Brunswick Surf Life Saving Club (BSLSC) has had a major rebuild of their facilities, however, unforeseen costs in the development have left the club short of operating funds this summer and they are asking for help from the community.
Prior to the redevelopment of the club they tested the site, to better understand the conditions, and determine the amount and extent of any asbestos present, and developed a site remediation program.
This was completed and a remediation program developed that was approved by both Crown Lands and Byron Shire Council and importantly was within their funding and fundraising.
New approved remediation
Unfortunately, when site preparation commenced significantly more asbestos was discovered on the site than test drilling had revealed. This required a new approved remediation and much more material was required for removal and treatment.
‘The overall impact of this was significantly more work in site groundworks for removal of asbestos, structures, additional remediation activities and approvals. All these additional activities resulted in significant costs (over $600,000), well in excess of the project contingencies.
As a result, BSLSC had to reallocate operational funds to continue to fund the new building construction,’ said club treasurer David Quemard.
‘We are now struggling to find the funds to continue to operate the club to provide our life-saving services to our local community and the many visitors to our area,’ said BSLSC president Craig Reid.
The club are asking the community to come on board and help with keeping their operations going. You can donate by contacting the club at [email protected].
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