Fitness centre planning call

Ararat Rural City Council has launched an online survey to gain community feedback to guide redevelopment of Ararat Fitness Centre.

The council will also host group consultations throughout January and February.

Ararat council chief executive Tim Harrison said community input would be vital to the redevelopment.

“The centre has served the community well. But it’s not up to modern standards,” he said.

The centre has a 25-metre indoor pool, basketball courts, gymnasium, aerobics facilities and squash courts.

Dr Harrison said with Ararat’s economy growing it had changed the way people lived and had influenced different types of recreational facilities.

“We need to hear from the community about what services are currently working well and identify any barriers,” he said.

The survey is available online at www.engage.ararat.vic.gov.au and closes February 28.