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Adelaide City Council has closed down the Aquatic Centre’s spa baths because they need repairs costing more than $100,000 – four years after the diving tower was declared off-limits due to safety concerns.
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Adelaide Aquatic Centre looks set to remain in North Adelaide, with the majority of city councillors in support of rebuilding the current 50-year-old complex off Jeffcott Road or a new centre at a nearby site close to O’Connell Street.
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Adelaide City Council has asked the state and federal governments to contribute over $40 million towards the cost of building a new aquatic centre in the city or North Adelaide in the hope taxpayers can foot the bulk of the bill.
A new city aquatic centre to replace the ageing North Adelaide facility could be located next to Adelaide Oval, opposite Santos Stadium, in the northern park lands or on Franklin Street – but the Adelaide City Council has warned the project might not go ahead unless the state and federal governments contribute.
The state and federal governments and metropolitan councils will be asked to chip in funding to redevelop the North Adelaide Aquatic Centre to help stimulate the economy in the wake of COVID-19.
The Adelaide City Council has knocked back a push to reject a Crows’ bid for a park lands headquarters – claiming that to do so would hurt the council’s reputation.
