Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre | |
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Location | 200 East Boundary Road, East Bentleigh, 3165 |
Opened | 7 May 2012 |
Operated by | Glen Eira City Council |
Owned by | Glen Eira City Council |
Architect | Mantric |
Former name(s) | East Bentleigh Swimming Pool |
Cost | $44 million dollars [1] |
Website | GESAC |
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] |
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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hansen Yuncken Projects". Hansen Yuncken. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Facilities". GESAC. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "GESAC Opened". GESAC. 7 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "History of GESAC". Glen Eira City Council. 7 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.