Four proposals for leisure centre

The Woy Woy Sports and Leisure Centre Committee has examined four proposals submitted by experienced firms interested in designing the leisure centre that Gosford Council proposes for the Woy Woy swimming pool site.

"The committee was excited by two of the proposals and will meet again within a fortnight to meet both consultants and discuss their proposals," according to committee member Cr Lynne Bockholt.

"Both proposals deal with the three stages of the proposal so that the community will get to see the extent of the proposal and know what the site will eventually look like.

"Both proposals will be examined by the Council. They include two full-size basketball courts, gym, weights, massage room, training room, creche, kiosk and cafe as well as different suggestions about the future of the pools."

Cr Bockholt said she had been discussing with Mayor Cr Chris Holstein the possibility of finding enough funds to do the whole thing in one hit rather than staging it over several years.

"The Mayor has agreed to examine the funding issue as he understands how desperately the Peninsula needs this whole new facility to be up and running as soon as possible."

July 14