Selwyn Times: August 22, 2018

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Pools reviewed as
the district’s population grows
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
SELWYN’S AQUATIC facilities
will be reviewed to cater for the
district’s booming population.
The district council operates
five pools including the aquatic
centre in Rolleston. The Darfield
and Southbridge pools will be
the focus of
the review. The
other pools are
the Leeston
Learners Pool
and Sheffield
Memorial Pool.
Darfield’s
population is estimated
to grow Pat McEvedy
from 2957 to
3562 by 2025, while Southbridge
will grow from 959 to 1030.
The aim of the review is to
work out which aquatic facilities
need to be prioritised for
funding or redevelopment in the
future.
It comes after work to upgrade
the plant rooms and equipment
at the Darfield and Southbridge
pools was approved in the Long
Term Plan 2018-28.
Funding of $342,500 and
$90,000 was approved for
Darfield and Southbridge respectively.
The review will start next
month. Selwyn’s population is
expected to increase significantly
over the next seven years, with
the district estimated to grow
from about 53,830 residents to
67,228 by 2025.
This has prompted a $14.8
million expansion of the Selwyn
Aquatic Centre, which is expected
to be completed by mid- 2020.
Darfield pool sub-committee
secretary Victor Dockerill said
while its swimming pool is
“fairly adequate”, he would like a
year-round covered pool.
Currently Darfield’s main 25m
x 9m pool is located outside and
only operates in the summer. It
also has two indoor pools and a
paddling pool.
Mr Dockerill said not only do
Darfield residents use the pool,
people drive from as far as Sheffield,
Springfield and Whitecliffs.
District councillor Pat
McEvedy said while pool
upgrades are always needed,
the Southbridge pool recently
received a new set of changing
2019
ON THE DOMAIN LINCOLN 2 MARCH 2019
FOCUS: The
Southbridge
pool will be
part of a
review into
the district’s
aquatic
facilities.
rooms, a pool filtration update
and had been re-fenced.
Southbridge pool committee
member Brenda Hampton said
the pool already has long term
projects planned, including an
upgrade of the paddling pool
and heating.
Southbridge has two outdoor
pools – a 25m x 13m lane pool
and a 5m x 6.7m paddling pool –
which operate in the summer.
The district council said
neither pool is at risk of being
closed.
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TAI TAPU CENTRE OPENS
The $4.6 million Tai Tapu
Community Centre was
officially opened on Sunday. The
facility at Rhodes Park replaces
the original community hall
and sports pavilion at the site.
Both suffered damage in the
earthquakes. The new centre has
changing rooms, public toilets,
three community rooms and a
covered outdoor courtyard.
SWIM TO SUMMER
Registrations are now open for
the Selwyn Aquatic Centre’s
annual swimathon, Swim
to Summer. The centre is
challenging residents to swim
or aqua-jog a combined total
of 10,000km in the lead-up
to summer. Aquatic facilities
manager James Richmond said
the free event aims to get more
people active, while fundraising
for the Mental Health
Foundation. Anyone who wants
to take part should sign up in
person at the centre and log their
laps for each swim at reception.
Prizes will go to the people who
swim the most laps. The event
runs until December 1. For more
information, visit the Selwyn
Aquatic Centre, phone 347 2734,
or email sac.enquiries@selwyn.
govt.nz.
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