Council endorse Feasibility Study focused on Option 4 - Demolish and Rebuild.

At the May 2026 Ordinary Meeting of Council, Council resolved to:

1. Receives the Leeming Recreation Centre – Pre-Feasibility Study (Attachment 1);
2. Notes the Leeming Recreation Centre – Needs Analysis (Attachment 2); and
3. Allocates $100,000 in the draft 2026/27 Annual Budget to undertake a detailed Feasibility Study focused on Option 4 – Demolish and Rebuild, including further investigation of redevelopment on the existing site or an alternative location within the precinct;
4. Notes that the detailed Feasibility Study is to include (but not be limited to):
   • Wider community engagement and consultation;
   • Ongoing collaboration with the Department of Education and Leeming Senior High School in parallel with their business case process;
   • Confirmation of the preferred location within the precinct;
   • Confirmation of the facility scope and required supporting works;
   • Preparation of a concept design and site master plan;
   • Detailed capital, lifecycle and operational cost modelling;
   • Financial sustainability and funding pathway assessment;
5. Requests the Chief Executive Officer to update the relevant State and Federal Members of Parliament on the project.