Design and renders

Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool (CMSP) will be a state-of-the-art and facility, designed to be more inclusive, accessible and sustainable for the community.

In June 2021, Council adopted the detailed design for Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool redevelopment following a period of community engagement. Council also adopted plans to pursue a 6-Star Green Star Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) certification process for the new centre, in line with Council’s declaration of a climate emergency.

The design incorporates feedback from consultation phases in 2020 and 2021, where the community expressed connection and nostalgia towards the previous facility and articulated the importance of retaining the essential elements of Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool. We responded to this feedback by keeping the new centre within its old footprint and including a red brick, timber, and concrete facade, which is a contemporary tribute to the mid-century design. The ‘grassy hill’ will be retained, where many residents have memories of themselves growing up, and watching their own children grow up. Other nostalgic elements from the Pool that are being retained and refurbished include the frog from the outdoor children’s pool, lettering from the old signage, the war memorial signage, the external time clock and the Castlemaine slate which surrounded the previous 50m pool. Lots of native landscaping will be used and open space will be retained to keep the look and feel of the previous facility.

The detailed design for Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool includes: