Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre explained

Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre
Address:200 East Boundary Road, East Bentleigh
Postcode:3165
Opened:7 May 2012
Operator:Glen Eira City Council
Owner:Glen Eira City Council
Cost:$44 million dollars [1]
Architect:Mantric
Former Names:East Bentleigh Swimming Pool
Facilities:25 metre Indoor Pool, 50 metre Outdoor Pool, Two Water slides, Leisure Pool, Hot Water Pool, Spa, Sauna, Steam room, Gymnasium, 4 group exercise studios, 3 court indoor sports stadium, childcare centre, cafe, consulting suites.[2]
Website:GESAC

Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre (GESAC) is an aquatic centre in Victoria, Australia, that was developed by Hansen Yuncken and is owned by City of Glen Eira. It is a rival to Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre as it contains a 50-metre outdoor pool, 25 metre indoor pool, water slides, leisure pools, gymnasium and a stadium. It was constructed at a total cost of $44m dollars, with significant contributions from Federal and Victorian State Governments.

It is the first indoor pool in Glen Eira.

History

In 2009, construction was approved and the pool had started to develop. It was opened on Monday 7 May 2012 at 6:00am.[3] [4]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hansen Yuncken Projects. 4 April 2012. Hansen Yuncken.
  2. Web site: Facilities. 4 April 2012. GESAC. https://web.archive.org/web/20120313083407/http://www.gesac.com.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=59&h=-1&p=1. 13 March 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: GESAC Opened. 31 May 2012. GESAC. 7 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514053633/http://www.gesac.com.au/About_us/Latest_news/GESAC_Open_Monday_7_May_2012. 14 May 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: History of GESAC. 5 September 2012. Glen Eira City Council. 7 May 2012. 22 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120622231052/http://www.gesac.com.au/About_us/History_of_GESAC. dead.