A long-awaited plan to build a new public swimming pool in sydney’s south-west is a step closer, despite concerns the $62 million project could face further delays after the architecture firm that designed it collapsed.
Residents of Carnes Hill, a booming residential suburb about eight kilometres west of Liverpool, had been promised an aquatic and recreation centre since 2022. Liverpool City Council contracted Brewster Hjorth Architects to design the facility – until the company entered voluntary liquidation.
The architecture firm also designed the $122 million North Sydney Olympic Pool, the $65 million soon-to-be-completed Willoughby Leisure Centre and the $44 million Ashfield Aquatic Centre.
Liverpool City Council’s acting chief executive Peter Scicluna this month said staff were blindsided by the collapse of the NSW government-recommended architect, and it was too early to…