Griffith Regional Aquatic Leisure Centre's Fitness Club is set to receive a major equipment upgrade following community consultation with members who requested fresh, modern and high quality facilities.

The gym floor will soon feature an extensive range of new equipment including a five station multi gym, squat rack with lifting platform complete with barbell, weights and trap bar, and new straight bars ranging from 10 kilograms to 55 kilograms. Additional equipment includes new abductor and adductor machines, a bicep curl tricep extension machine, an assisted chin dip machine, a power lifting bench, an air bike, a lat pulldown seated row machine and a ski erg, along with other items.

The upgrade represents a significant investment in providing members with an enhanced training experience designed to motivate, inspire and support their fitness journeys. Centre management emphasised that the improvements are part of an ongoing commitment to deliver the best possible facilities for members.

To safely complete the installation, the gym floor will be temporarily closed from Monday 8 December to Friday 12 December 2025. During this period, all group fitness classes will continue as scheduled in the aerobics room, and members will be able to access the aerobics room outside class times with limited equipment available.

Personal training sessions will proceed as normal, though trainers may need to make temporary adjustments. Members are being encouraged to take advantage of their full access to all pools during the closure period, with suggestions to explore alternative training options such as laps, water running or recovery sessions.

The temporary closure represents a brief interruption to regular gym services before members return to a refreshed and re energised fitness environment. Centre management has thanked members for their patience during the upgrade process and expressed excitement about welcoming them back to the enhanced facilities.

The upgrade follows direct feedback from the community consultation process, demonstrating the centre's responsiveness to member needs and preferences in shaping facility improvements.