Articles tagged: Bluewater
Stadium could open by March
Colac basketballers and Colac Secondary College students could be playing sport at Bluewater stadium again by March.
Stadium and cinema present challenges for councillors
CONFIRMING an opening date for Bluewater’s problem-plagued basketball stadium is among the challenges facing Colac Otway Shire’s new councillors.
Timeframe needed for Bluewater users
COMMUNITY members are urging Colac Otway Shire Council to set a timeframe for fixing the problem-plagued Bluewater stadium floor to allow groups to plan for the future.
Council gives answers on Bluewater
Colac Otway Shire Council has finally responded to community concerns, raised in the Colac Herald, last week about the Bluewater stadium floor.
MP demands answers on Bluewater delays
Colac’s unfinished Bluewater centre redevelopment has already cost ratepayers $3 million more than they expected, and community leaders are demanding answers.
COST BLOWOUT: Bluewater project exceeds $13 million
THE cost of Colac’s Bluewater redevelopment has already hit more than $13 million, with both the council and building contractor unwilling to take responsibility for the warped stadium floor.
STADIUM WOES: Demand for details of Bluewater farce
TWO Colac Otway Shire councillors say the community deserves monthly updates on the incomplete, over-budget Bluewater stadium which was due to open more than 18 months ago.
Swimming club rapt to have pool again
COLAC Swimming Club officials say they are rapt to have a pool in Colac again after two years of travelling to train.
Pools open but worry continues
COLAC’S Bluewater swimming and hydrotherapy pools will open today but sporting groups look set for a long wait to use the centre stadium which is “unsafe” and unusable.
Colac’s swimming complex reopens next week
COLAC’S long-awaited redeveloped Bluewater swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool and children’s splash pad will open to the public next Friday.
Council initiates probe into Bluewater delays and blowout
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council has ordered a review into the overdue and over-budget Bluewater sports centre redevelopment.
Stadium delays sideline young basketballers
ALMOST 200 young basketballers will be sidelined due to delays with Colac’s Bluewater stadium redevelopment.
Bluewater setbacks and uneven floor disappoint council
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council’s chief says she is “disappointed to inform the community that the Bluewater stadium will not be ready for the start of the upcoming summer season of sport”.
Bluewater upgrade facing a new snag
COLAC’S Bluewater pool and stadium redevelopment has hit another hurdle with contractors still searching for a cause and solution to fix the new floor.
Gym in top shape for opening
COLAC'S new redeveloped and extended Bluewater gymnasium will open on Monday.
Colac gym opening, but pool and stadium face delays
COLAC’S Bluewater centre will open in stages, with civic leaders announcing the council-owned gym will open on August 17.
Councillors clash over lack of Bluewater opening date
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council remains unable to confirm a completion date for Colac’s Bluewater redevelopment, which is already more than six months overdue.
No opening date for pool redevelopment
COLAC’S Bluewater Fitness Centre redevelopment is unlikely to open by June 30, with Colac Otway Shire Council unable to confirm a completion date.
Pool re-surfacing ready to start
CONTRACTORS have repaired leaks in Colac’s Bluewater fitness centre’s 25-metre pool allowing for a re-surfacing of the pool surface.
Centre closer to opening date
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council chief Sue Wilkinson says the council is closer to announcing an opening date for the redeveloped Bluewater Fitness Centre.
Vote to help pick Bluewater’s logo
COLAC residents have a chance to choose the new identity of Colac’s Bluewater Fitness Centre by voting on the centre’s new logo.
‘Secret’ time capsule contents still safe
COLAC’S Bluewater Fitness Centre staff have “no idea” what’s inside a time capsule which was buried when the centre opened in 1992.
Rebranding for fitness centre
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council will spend $7000 of its multi-million-dollar Bluewater Fitness Centre redevelopment budget creating a new logo.
‘Critical’ roof issues hit Bluewater work
COLAC Otway Shire Council officials say Bluewater Fitness Centre’s redevelopment remains on track despite concerns about the building’s interior roof.
