Community members living with a disability will soon have better access to Yarraman Memorial Pool with local contractors Taddio Building Group announced as the successful tenderer for construction of the project.
Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) Environment and Community Services Committee Chair Cr James O'Shea said he is pleased a local contractor will be delivering the works and excited the project is progressing.
He said the project will involve the construction of a new change room which will meet relevant Australian Standards for People with Disability (PWD) access.
"Council is excited for these works to start construction in the coming weeks," Cr O'Shea said.
"We're proud to be carrying out upgrade projects across the Region to bring older facilities in line with modern building standards under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1992," Cr O'Shea said.
"As part of these works, the outdated sling hoist will be replaced with a new chair lift to improve access to the pool, along with a new wheel chair accessible pathway between the kiosk, change room and the pool.
"Our Region celebrates diversity and inclusion and Council is always looking for ways to improve our outdated community facilities and improve PWD access to ensure all community members have the same opportunities."
These works will have minimal impact on the use of the pool during the 2021/22 summer season, which is currently expected to begin Saturday, 18th September 2021.
Construction of the new change room and the associated works are expected to start in early September and be completed by early 2022.
The $350,000 project is proudly funded by the Queensland Government's Unite and Recover program in association with TRC.
