Thank you for your feedback

Thank you for your involvement in the engagement on the proposed redevelopment of Cardinia Life.

A series of face-to-face workshops were held with key stakeholders and internal Council business units, whilst online surveys were sent to State sporting associations and recreation bodies and Cardinia Shire Sporting Clubs.

A seven-week engagement plan commenced on 28 March and concluded on 15 May.

The engagement was promoted via:

  • Council’s Creating Cardinia engagement platform (4,216 views)
  • Emails (8,200)
  • Social media (77,099 reach)
  • Postcards (10,000 distributed to sites across Cardinia)
  • Posters (distributed to sites across Cardinia)
  • Local media advertising (5 promotions/articles)
  • Media (4 media releases and a new story)

Activities undertaken through the engagement included:

  • Survey
  • Creating Cardinia visioner function
  • Pop-ups
  • Briefings
  • Focus groups
  • Interviews
  • Workshop
  • Phone calls
  • Emails received

In total, 657 contributions were received through these various activities during the engagement program. Thank you to everyone for your participation.


Next steps

We are advocating and seeking complementary funding to help deliver the proposed redevelopment Council will progress with concept and detailed designs and a report is due to be presented to the Council in 2023. Additional community engagement opportunities will be provided throughout the project. as it progresses.

Cardinia Life is our premier indoor Aquatic and Leisure Facility

Cardinia Life is a vital and much-loved community health, fitness, and wellbeing hub. It has reached its capacity due to population growth and increased use of the stadium, aquatics, and health club and we're planning its upgrade.

Cardinia Life needs to be redeveloped to provide the facilities, programs and services that meet the needs of our growing community, now and into the future.

We’re seeking your feedback to help inform the planning for the proposed redevelopment of Cardinia Life, and to help us seek funding for this significant community asset – we want to know how you currently use Cardinia Life, what you love about the centre and what you’d like to see in the future.


Tell us your ideas

We want to know how you currently use Cardinia Life, what you love about the centre and what you’d like to see in the future. We also want to understand why people do not use the Cardinia Life facilities, or any recreational centres.

Tell us about your ideas for the future of Cardinia Life from Monday 28 March to Sunday 15 May 2022
  • complete the survey
  • attend a focus group or workshop
  • visit us at a drop-in session
  • provide your feedback over the phone 5943 4495

To find out more about the redevelopment of Cardinia Life call 5943 4495 or email recreation@cardinia.vic.gov.au

  • Fill in the Survey

    This survey will ask you for your thoughts on the Cardinia Life redevelopment. This survey should take approximately 10 minutes.

    Start the survey 

  • What's your perfect community recreation facility?

    Tell us about your perfect recreation facility using the Visioner tool.

    Share your thoughts  

  • Attend a focus group and workshop

    You can register to attend one of our focus groups to hear about the project and have an in-depth conversation about the redevelopment.

    You can also attend a workshop at the end of the engagement where we will present and test the engagement findings and identify priorities and actions for the redevelopment.

    Register to attend a focus group or workshop 

Relevant documents

As with all Council projects, the Cardinia Life Redevelopment must adhere to Council plans, policies, and strategies. Relevant plans, policies and strategies for this project include:

Liveability Plan 2017-29 (reviewed in 2021)Sport Facility Standards Policy.
Council Plan 2021-25 and Community Vision 2040Community engagement policy
Gender Equality Leadership Commitment Statement Asset Management Policy
Sustainable Environment Policy

We are collecting your feedback to inform the Cardinia Life redevelopment project and other recreation projects. To see our complete Privacy Policy please see cardinia.vic.gov.au/site/scripts/terms.php#

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Personal information collected by Council is used for municipal purposes as specified in the Local Government Act 2020. The personal information will be held securely and used solely by Council for these purposes and/or directly related purposes. Council may disclose this information to other organisations if required or permitted by legislation. The applicant understands that the personal information provided is for the above purpose and that he or she may apply to Council for access to and/or amendment of the information. Requests for access and/or correction should be made to Council’s Privacy Officer on 1300 787 624 or mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au