Lismore Memorial Baths - July 2023

Planning is underway to restore the Memorial Baths ready for Summer. While there are still challenges to reach this goal, early dewatering of the pool to enable hydraulic investigations has commenced. In addition, orders for long lead time mechanical equipment have been placed.

Draining the pool of water is a complex operation that if not done correctly could lead to the pool lifting out of position. Our team spent considerable effort in the planning phase to ensure this didn’t happen, including rolling out a number of contingency plans.

Council’s Water and Wastewater team successfully repaired the downstream sewer connection to allow draining to occur. As water levels fell, Bennett Constructions was able to clean the sides of the pool.

Swimplex Aquatics have been contracted to partner with Bennett Constructions to complete the works.

The fences surrounding the site will also be receiving a creative and colourful update, displaying artworks from 10 local artists as part of The Creative Fencing Project. To read more on this project, take a look at Lismore Regional Gallery's post.

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