Work is about to start on the next stage of the Campbelltown Billabong Parklands – swimming lagoons.
For the past 18 months the site has undergone significant excavation to achieve the correct levels and install extensive drainage.
A sandstone coloured, reinforced concrete pile wall now spans the upper side of the 10 acre site, reaching heights of up to seven metres across a distance of more than 200 metres.
“It’s great to see this significant part of the project now complete and I am looking forward to seeing the water bodies start to take shape in the coming months,” says council’s director of city lifestyles, Scott Grant.
“We are eagerly anticipating a lot of activity around the site as the project transitions into its next phase of development, including tree planting and landscaping that will produce a real parkland,” Mr Grant said.
Since being appointed in August last year, the final design and construction details of the water bodies have been developed by swimming pool specialists Crystal Pools, who will commence construction onsite in the coming weeks.
The water bodies will incorporate a lagoon that will be up to two metres deep, children’s pool, a series of rock pools with streams and a zero-depth water play area with interactive water elements.
A key feature of the project is the extensive landscaping that will incorporate hundreds of native trees to fulfil the aspiration of the parklands representing Dharawal National Park.
Hundreds of native trees will be planted around the site to help to achieve this result, with some plantings of tube-stock and mature plants beginning in spring.
Architectural drawings for the amenity buildings within the facility are currently being finalised and in coming months, council will commence the process of procuring contractors to finalise works.
