Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre turns one

Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre (AFAC) has set the benchmark in gym and aquatic experiences since opening one year ago, so it’s no surprise it’s continuing to take its services to the next level.

On Wednesday, 11 March, AFAC celebrated its birthday with a giant cake, a special appearance from its resident mascot ‘Arry’ and an awards ceremony, recognising member achievements such as ‘most active senior’ and ‘Swim School big achiever’.

City of Armadale Mayor Ruth Butterfield said, the centre has been a great success since its opening last year with over 6,000 members now enjoying the state of the art gymnasium, pools, crèche and cafe.

“It was exciting to celebrate the first birthday with special guests, fellow councillors, centre members and staff.  It’s so nice to see everyone enjoying the picnic areas, splashing in the pools, or working up a sweat in the health club.

“It’s not hard to see why AFAC was recognised by Parks and Leisure Australia as the 2019 WA Community Facility of the Year,” she said.

In attendance at the celebration were Alyssa Hayden, Shadow Minister for Tourism; Small Business and Member for Darling Range, City of Armadale Mayor Ruth Butterfield, CEO Joanne Abbiss and Councillors Kerry Busby, Gary Smith, Colin Campbell, JP and Grant Nixon.

The community’s response to the centre in just a year has been incredible, with membership almost three times higher than projected. Swim School enrolments have also surpassed projections. It’s expected that within the next three months the centre will achieve a total visitation of 850,000 since opening. Of the 5,570 group fitness classes delivered there have been a whopping 91,000 participants!

The birthday’s continue in 2020 as further facilities are celebrated across the City of Armadale, with the Champion Centre marking 10 years of operation, along with noteworthy anniversaries for all three of the City’s libraries - Kelmscott 60 years; Armadale 10 years in the Armadale Central Shopping Centre; and the recently refurbished Seville Grove Library 30 years.