It was a long road to Yawa Aquatic Centre becoming a reality, but the wait has been worth it for the community who have embraced it. Adding to the excitement of Yawa being open, last month the centre was named Community Facility of the Year at the 2022 Parks & Leisure Australia Awards of Excellence in recognition of its innovative design, development, and operation features.
“The state-of-the-art facility was built in record time during the pandemic and opened in July 2021,” said Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor Anthony Marsh. “It has some amazing features, like 916 solar panels saving 400 tonnes of greenhouse gas per year, and 100,000 litres of rainwater captured to top up pools. This award is a huge credit to our team who helped deliver this incredible community infrastructure project and to the previous council for their leadership.”
Mornington Peninsula Shire’s nomination covered Yawa’s construction and the first six months of its operation. Yawa is now up for the National Awards of Excellence, which will be announced by Parks & Leisure Australia later this year.
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