Fremantle Leisure Centre and Samson Recreation Centre are reopening this Thursday 18 June following the State Government’s Phase 3 easing of restrictions.
The City of Fremantle temporarily closed the centres in March following government directive to ensure community safety and reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Mayor Brad Pettitt said the City was excited to welcome back swimmers, gym goers and indoor sports to the Fremantle Leisure Centre and Samson Recreation Centre.
“We know how much our community members have missed the Leisure Centre and Recreation Centre, and staff have also missed the friendly interactions with the regulars,” Mayor Pettitt said.
“Since announcing the reopening date less than two weeks ago, staff have been working urgently behind the scenes through the logistics of reopening and implementing the government’s COVID-19 safety standards.
“I’m sure everyone is thrilled to get back to some kind of normalcy and getting back into a health and fitness routine is an encouraging step forward.”
In preparation for Thursday’s reopening, staff are completing COVID-19 infection control training, increasing cleaning schedules and erecting physical distancing signage to ensure the centres are a safe place for returning members and the wider community.
Contracted technicians are also testing and switching on all the mechanical equipment and heating the leisure centre’s pools, which takes about a week for the size of these swimming pools.
The leisure centre’s squad program will restart on Thursday 18 June. No shared equipment during swimming lessons, no lending of goggles and a limit of one spectator per swimmer are some of the COVID-19 safety measures that have been put in place.
Planning is underway to resume the leisure centre’s remaining swim programs, including Aquababy, Learn to Swim Under 5s, Learn to Swim Over 5s, Youthswim, Teenswim, Junior Lifeguard Club, Dolphins and Adults, commencing term three, Monday 20 July. Members will be updated with booking information once programming details have been confirmed.
Inside the leisure centre’s gym, equipment and foot traffic flow have been reconfigured to comply with the 1.5m physical distancing requirements, with a stricter no towel/no workout policy implemented.
