Exhibition of Draft Plan of Management - Church Street Reserve/ Oasis Aquatic and Fitness Centre and Windsor Pre-School

Council is inviting community members to view and comment on Council’s Draft Plan of Management – Church Street Reserve/ Oasis Aquatic and Fitness Centre and Windsor Pre School which will be on public exhibition for a period of 42 days from Monday -- June to Monday -- July 2025
The Draft Masterplan and Plan of Management for Church Street Reserve/Oasis Aquatic and Fitness Centre and Windsor Pre School, has been developed in response to the Crown Land Management Act 2016 which requires Council Crown Land Managers to develop Plans of Management for all Crown reserves under their management. The Draft Plan of Management provides a framework for managing the land and sets out how the land is intended to be used, managed, maintained, and enhanced in the future.
The Draft Plan of Management for the Church Street Reserve/Oasis Aquatic and Fitness Centre and Windsor Pre School is accompanied by a Masterplan which illustrates proposed physical changes to Church Street Reserve/Oasis Aquatic and Fitness Centre and Windsor Pre-School.
The Masterplan envisions a quality aquatic and fitness centre that meets contemporary standards. Proposed extensions and improvements to the Oasis Aquatic and Fitness Centre will expand upon the current Centre within the existing boundary to include better amenities for patrons, including:
• New shallow-depth 15metre x 10metre multi-purpose program swimming pool for learn to swim and seniors’ programs, including accessibility ramp and hydrotherapy, accessible toilet and shower, on the southern side of the existing centre.
• New multi-purpose training/media/audio-visual/meeting room
• New covered outdoor activities area adjacent to the existing gym and the program pool, with access from the gym and the pool deck
• New external covered and fenced softball play area with opening wall access from the existing creche
• Extension to the aerobics gym
Additional amenities (toilets and showers including accessible bathrooms)
• Extension to the change room for school age programs to be accessible from the outdoor 50 metre pool
• New covered deck to connect the changerooms to the outdoor café area
• Improved shading to the outdoor café seating area • New children’s splash park • Additional seating
• Storage
• Touchpads at the end of the outdoor 50 metre pool
• Additional carparking (30 spaces) accessed via Drummond Street to cater for large events and peak periods
• Access ramps.
The Draft Plan of Management – Church Street Reserve/ Oasis Aquatic and Fitness Centre and Windsor Pre School and other supporting documentation is on public exhibition from -- June to -- July 2025 and can be viewed on Council’s website at https://www.yourhawkesburyyoursay.com.au/ under the documents tab on this page.
A hard copy of the Draft Plan of Management – Church Street Reserve/ Oasis Aquatic and Fitness Centre and Windsor Pre School and other supporting documentation can also be viewed during the exhibition period at Council’s Administration Building, 366 George Street, Windsor from 9am to 4pm. Council will receive online submissions via www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au or in writing addressed to the General Manager by mail to Hawkesbury City Council, PO Box 146, WINDSOR or email council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au up to close of business on – July 2025.
The inclusion of personal information with your submission is voluntary. However, if not provided Council will not be able to contact you about the proposal. The information will be stored in Council's electronic records system and paper files.
Should you have any enquiries with respect to this matter, please contact Megha Pathiyil, Strategic Planner, on (02) 4560 4444.