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The Collingwood Leisure Centre redevelopment was a City of Yarra project designed by Peddle Thorp and completed in 2012, with the aquatic area reopening in January that year. The $7.8 million upgrade expanded the pools and refreshed the centre’s supporting facilities; it was intended to increase the centre’s capacity by a projected 40,000 visits a year. That redevelopment is separate from the centre’s current electrification project, which is affecting aquatic access during works scheduled for 2026–2027.
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It was a major upgrade of a public aquatic and fitness facility in Collingwood, Victoria, commissioned by the City of Yarra and designed by Peddle Thorp. The architect lists the project as complete in 2012. Council records place construction start in October 2010 and say the aquatic area opened in January 2012. Those dates describe the 2010–2012 redevelopment—not the separate electrification works now underway.
The project’s core purpose was to increase the centre’s capacity and improve its aquatic and support spaces. The architect’s project summary describes a gymnasium and aerobics room alongside a 25-metre lap pool, toddler pool, learn-to-swim pool, spa and sauna. Council’s account of the construction details a new pool hall and roof structure, a pool concourse, reception and staff offices, a crèche, and a ramp intended to improve accessibility. Peddle Thorp’s project page and the City of Yarra’s 2011–2012 annual report document the completed project and its facilities.
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The timeline helps distinguish planning from delivery: construction began in October 2010, while the aquatic area reopened in January 2012. Council’s annual report described the additional 40,000 visits per year as projected capacity associated with the redevelopment. It should not be read as a confirmed attendance total or as a measured increase after the centre reopened.
Who designed it, and what did the project change?
Peddle Thorp was the architect. The redevelopment enlarged the lap, learn-to-swim and toddler pools, upgraded the spa and sauna, and refurbished change rooms. Council’s earlier construction update describes a larger seven-lane lap pool, a new pool hall and roof, and a redesigned concourse and front-of-house areas.
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Peddle Thorp lists the fitness and aquatic functions as part of one facility, but the records do not set out the precise size or equipment of the gym and aerobics room. They also do not provide detailed architectural drawings, pool dimensions beyond the 25-metre lap-pool description, or a room-by-room account of the refurbishment. The firm’s project page names Rob Alessi as principal.
The project descriptions use two different levels of detail: Peddle Thorp’s summary identifies the centre’s programme, while Council’s construction account records specific additions such as the seven-lane pool, roof, concourse and crèche. Together they indicate an upgrade that addressed both swimming capacity and the spaces needed to support a broader visit, from arrival and changing through to fitness and aquatic activities. The sources do not state how much larger each pool became, give the former pool configuration, or quantify the area added to the building.
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How much did the redevelopment cost?
The reported project cost was $7.8 million. The City of Yarra’s 2010–2011 annual report records that the estimate had been $6.3 million, then says additional funding was approved as the scope expanded. The following year’s annual report records the completed redevelopment at $7.8 million; Peddle Thorp also lists that figure. The records establish the reported project cost, but do not provide a breakdown by construction package or say whether the amount is adjusted for inflation.
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The State Government contribution was reported as $1.239 million in the 2010–2011 annual report. The 2011–2012 report rounds it to $1.2 million. These are two presentations of the contribution, not evidence of separate payments. The annual reports are the primary sources for the earlier estimate, funding and construction timing and the completed project cost and opening.
What environmental features were included?
Peddle Thorp describes the project as incorporating a high degree of environmentally sustainable design, but its project page does not itemize the systems behind that description. A 2012 report by Australasian Leisure Management, attributing details to Peddle Thorp design director Peter Brook, identifies cogeneration for pool electricity and heating, photovoltaic panels, and an underground stormwater tank used to supply toilets.
The report gives the tank’s capacity as 100,000 litres. That figure and the descriptions of the energy and water systems come from the trade report, rather than a detailed technical specification on the architect’s page. The sources do not give system capacities, energy savings, operating results or a measured environmental-performance assessment. It is therefore more accurate to describe these as features reported for the design than to claim a quantified reduction in energy use or emissions.
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The systems serve different functions. As Brook described it, cogeneration supplied electricity and heat for the pool, photovoltaic panels generated electricity, and stored stormwater was used for toilet flushing. The tank’s stated 100,000-litre capacity gives a scale for the water-storage element, but there is no reported annual volume of rainwater reused or account of how often the tank was replenished. Nor do the cited project descriptions state the photovoltaic output or cogeneration capacity. These limitations make it possible to describe the design intent and reported equipment, but not to calculate operational savings.
Brook characterized the approach as “a low cost solution for leisure centres for Local Governments,” as quoted in the 2012 reopening report. That is the design director’s description, not a verified comparison of the project’s cost with other leisure centres.
Did the redevelopment deliver 40,000 more visits a year?
No verified post-completion attendance result is established by the cited records. Council’s 2011–2012 annual report projected that the redevelopment would support an additional 40,000 visits per year. That is a forecast of added capacity, not a reported count demonstrating that attendance later rose by that amount.
The distinction matters because a larger facility can accommodate more visits without necessarily receiving that many additional visits in a given year. The available material supports the project’s stated capacity goal, but does not establish actual annual attendance after reopening. The figure is useful as an indication of the scale of capacity Council expected the upgraded centre to provide, rather than a performance result against which later attendance can be assessed.
How does the current electrification project differ?
The current electrification work is a later, separate project—not part of the $7.8 million redevelopment completed in 2012. City of Yarra lists a $10.4 million budget for the electrification project and scheduled construction from August 2026 through January 2027. Planned work includes replacing gas boilers with electric heat pumps, adding pool-hall cooling, upgrading air handling and installing heat recovery in change rooms.
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The two projects address different needs. The 2010–2012 redevelopment expanded and refurbished the public facility; the current work is focused on building services, heating, cooling and heat recovery. In broad terms, the older facility’s gas-boiler heating is being replaced by electric heat pumps, while the newer scope also addresses pool-hall cooling, air handling and heat recovery in change rooms. Council’s stated scope does not provide equipment capacities or a detailed explanation of how each system will operate, so the comparison is about the planned building-services changes rather than a complete technical specification.
Council says aquatic areas are temporarily closed during the electrification works, while its facility page lists gym and group exercise availability during the closure. The closure is a consequence of the later upgrade, not evidence that the 2012 redevelopment is incomplete. Schedules and access can change, so check the electrification project page and the current facility page before travelling.
A City of Yarra update dated 30 July 2026 estimates the electrification project will reduce emissions by approximately 304 tonnes each year. This is Council’s projected reduction, not a measured outcome. It is a forecast for the later electrification work and should not be attributed to the 2012 redevelopment’s cogeneration, solar or stormwater features. The project page and Council’s update on the works provide the current scope and estimate.
What should readers take away from the project?
The Collingwood Leisure Centre redevelopment was a completed 2010–2012 public-facility upgrade: Peddle Thorp designed it for the City of Yarra, construction began in October 2010, and the aquatic area opened in January 2012. The reported cost was $7.8 million after scope expansion, with larger pools and refurbished visitor and support spaces. Council forecast 40,000 additional visits each year, but the cited record does not verify that as a realized attendance increase. The electrification work affecting aquatic access in 2026–2027 is a distinct later project.
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Who was the principal for Peddle Thorp’s Collingwood project?
Peddle Thorp’s project listing names Rob Alessi as principal. The listing identifies the practice as architect for the City of Yarra redevelopment.
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When did construction begin and when did the aquatic area reopen?
The City of Yarra’s 2010–2011 annual report places construction start in October 2010. Its 2011–2012 report says the aquatic area opened in January 2012.
How much did the redevelopment cost, and why did the figure change?
The final reported cost was $7.8 million, compared with an earlier $6.3 million estimate. Council’s 2010–2011 annual report says it approved additional funding as the project scope expanded; it does not give a component-by-component cost breakdown.
How large was the stormwater tank in the 2012 design?
The 2012 reopening report describes an underground tank with a 100,000-litre capacity, used to supply toilets. That detail is attributed to Peddle Thorp design director Peter Brook.
Did the centre actually receive 40,000 additional visits per year after the redevelopment?
The City of Yarra’s 2011–2012 annual report projected capacity for 40,000 additional visits a year. The cited records do not establish that this forecast became a verified attendance increase.
The Bottom Line
Bottom line: Peddle Thorp’s $7.8 million Collingwood Leisure Centre redevelopment ran from 2010 to 2012, enlarged and refreshed the aquatic facility, and included reported energy and water-management features. Council’s 40,000-visit figure was a projection. The separate $10.4 million electrification project is a later building-services upgrade, with aquatic access and construction timing subject to Council updates.
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