THE new $4.5 million home for Carrum Surf Life Saving Club has been officially opened.
The facility was built with $2.1 million in state government money and $2.4 million from Kingston Council ratepayers.
The new clubhouse features expanded ground floor storage capacity, more change rooms, a first-floor observation deck, additional office and dry storage space, and other improvements.
Kingston councillor Cameron Howe said the new facility would help keep swimmers safe. “Carrum SLSC has had the highest metropolitan rescues in the past and the $4.5 million redeveloped clubhouse has more space to train, patrol and store, allowing volunteer and paid professionals to keep an eagle’s eye out for the safety of the public,” Howe said.
“Further investment to enhance Carrum foreshore is planned in the new year to renovate the Beauty Spot, and indicatively from mid-year extend the popular boardwalk north, featuring 180-degree bay and river views at the gateway to the bay.”
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 6 December 2023