On Monday, 24 November 2025, contractors began major accessibility and changeroom upgrades at the Port Huon Sports and Aquatic Centre.

What’s being delivered

The works will provide modern, welcoming facilities for all users, including:

  • Fully compliant accessible toilets and showers
  • Two new family changerooms
  • An upgraded sauna
  • A new ceiling in the hallway leading to the bathrooms to help keep the area warm and cosy
  • A refreshed upstairs fitness room, therapy room and hot desk space

Why we’re doing this

This project is part of Council’s ongoing investment in high-quality, inclusive community infrastructure across the Huon Valley—supporting active participation for people of all ages and abilities.

Funding

This project is jointly funded by Huon Valley Council and a grant through the Department of State Growth’s 2023–24 Tasmanian Active Infrastructure Grants Program — Large Stream, with thanks to Member for Franklin, Hon Jacquie Petrusma MP for her support in getting this project off the ground.

Timing

  • Expected completion: late July 2026

Temporary closures and access during works

To allow works to be completed safely and efficiently:

  • The sauna and existing toilet and changeroom areas inside the Centre are closed from 24 November 2025 until the project is finished.
  • Portable toilets (including an accessible toilet) are available outside the Centre.
  • The pool will remain open throughout the works.

Using other facilities

  • Where possible, swimmers are encouraged to use the Huonville Pool while works are underway.
  • All current Port Huon pool memberships will be valid at the Huonville Pool for the duration of the project.

Stay informed

We appreciate the community’s patience and look forward to welcoming everyone back to enjoy the upgraded facilities in early 2026. Further updates (including progress photos) will be shared on this page and on social media as works continue.

Floor plan of Port Huon Aquatic & Sports Centre showing renovated change rooms, new showers, benches, partitions, sauna, male and female toilets, ramps, and entrances, along with labeled pool and sports court areas.

Stage 2 works update – June 2026

A clean public restroom with blue floors, gray benches, wall hooks, and several stalls, one with an open blue door revealing a toilet. Fluorescent lights brighten the space.
A clean public restroom with blue floors, white walls, two sinks with mirrors, soap dispensers, a toilet stall, and a bench in the corner. The space is brightly lit with overhead lights.
Three shower stalls with blue doors and gray partitions in a tiled bathroom. A sign on the wall to the left indicates this is the female shower area. The middle stall is open, revealing a showerhead inside.
Accessible restroom with large white tiles, blue floor, toilet, toilet paper dispenser, wall-mounted trash bin, baby changing station, and metal grab bars on the wall for support.
A hallway with white walls and blue carpet leads to a pool entrance with glass doors. To the right, there is a door labeled Parent Room with a sign showing a parent and child icon.
Accessible bathroom with shower, toilet, sink, grab bars, and a fold-down seat on dark blue speckled flooring.
A hallway with directional signs on a white wall indicating left for “Women’s Changeroom,” straight ahead for “Sauna,” and right for “Men’s Changeroom.” The floor and lower walls are blue.
An indoor pool facility with accessible ramps and yellow tactile paving leading to womens and mens changerooms and a sauna; signs are visible above the doors and a wet floor caution sign is on the left.

The upgraded changerooms, accessible toilets and showers, family changerooms, sauna and hallway ceiling are now open and ready to enjoy. Please note the upstairs areas are not yet open — we’ll share more information when they become available. Thank you to everyone in the community for your patience throughout the construction period. Read the full media release here.

Construction update Monday 8 April 2026

Works on the Port Huon Sports and Aquatic Centre changerooms, toilets and sauna upgrade are nearing completion. While we were aiming to finish by the end of March, there’s been a slight delay due to some supply issues. We’re now expecting completion later in April.

The upgraded facilities will significantly improve the space and your experience, and we can’t wait to open them and share the finished result with you all. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Construction update Friday 9 January 2026

A person in work clothes uses a shovel to load rubble into a blue wheelbarrow inside an industrial building under renovation, with stairs and construction materials visible nearby.
A room under construction with exposed masonry walls, wood framing, and visible wiring. There is a small window with a fan, boards leaning on a wall, and construction materials scattered on the dusty floor.
A construction worker wearing a hat and gloves is kneeling on the floor, working with tools and sand inside an unfinished room with exposed brick and drywall panels leaning against the wall.
A person in an orange shirt and shorts sits on the floor of a construction site, working with green pipes amid tools, buckets, and building materials in a hallway with unfinished walls.
A room under renovation with unfinished walls showing numerous patched holes, two step ladders, a broom, a paint bucket, scattered construction materials, and a partially boarded floor.

Works are now well and truly underway at the Port Huon Sports and Aquatic Centre. Our hardworking contractors have been busy stripping out the toilets, change rooms and sauna back to the bare bones, getting everything ready for brand-new interiors, fittings and fixture

Key Dates

24th November Start date
July 2026 Estimated completion date