Croydon’s Aquahub will close its pools and sauna from mid-November to March while essential maintenance works are undertaken.
The four month closure of these facilities will occur while the pools are retiled, grouting maintenance of surrounding tiled areas is completed and maintenance and ventilation improvements of the changing areas are done.
Users of the pool have been advised there will be no access to the pools, spa and sauna during these works and aqua programs will be relocated and/or cancelled during this time but the health club and group fitness studios will remain open throughout the works and the gymnastics program will operate as usual.
Maroondah Leisure has said that summer is an ideal time because its a period of the least amount of programming and the offering of swimming at the Croydon Memorial Pool will be available.
The confirmed dates of opening for the Memorial Pool are Saturday 16 November to Sunday 30 March.
Aquanation will also be available for access during the closure period.
Learn to Swim and Aqua Aerobics classes will be relocated to both Croydon Memorial Pool and Aquanation.
Other options for the Yarra Ranges include Lilydale, Healesville, Olinda and Belgrave’s Outdoor Pools, the Yarra Centre, Jack Hort Indoor Pool and Monbulk Aquatic Centre.
Despite the alternatives, residents of Kilsyth and members of the Rebuild Our Kilsyth Pool group have expressed concern about the lack of access to other pools in the Yarra Ranges.
“Croydon Aquahub is closed from 18 November till late March 2025. The whole Summer. The assumption in the YR Aquatic Strategy that everyone in the YR Urban area (40,000 people) can just go swimming at the small Aquahub is blatantly false,” a post read.
“Now, in Yarra Ranges, we have nowhere to swim this Summer that is without driving 30km to the small Yarra Junction pool or 21km to the small Monbulk pool.”
More information about the Aquahub closure can be found at maroondah.vic.gov.au/Development/Developing-Maroondah/Maroondah-projects/Aquahub-retiling-project and maroondahleisure.com.au/News-Events/Venue-updates/Aquahub-retiling-project-FAQs
