Save Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre chairman Don McKinnon saw Monday night's meeting to discuss the plan for the $30 million aquatic centre with the community as useful, but understood the challenges ahead.

Council is expected to receive a report on the meeting on October 22.

Mr McKinnon said it was entirely in the councillors' court as to how they proceed from here.

"I expect the report will come in on the basis of what the council administration is saying," he said.

"That means it's up to the councillors. They're the ones who vote, they have the final say."

City of Greater Bendigo city futures director Stan Liacos presented council's plans for the site at the meeting. He also discussed an alternative plan put forward by members of the community to retain the leisure centre while also building the aquatic centre on the same site.

Mr Liacos showed the way in which a push for a 50-metre swimming pool had made the aquatic centre into a major project.

While supporting an aquatic centre in principle, Mr McKinnon said should council decide to proceed with the current plans, they still had a VCAT case as back-up.

"VCAT is basically our safety net," he said.

"Of course, we're not here to stop the aquatic centre from going ahead. It's a great opportunity for Kangaroo Flat. We just want to retain our leisure centre."

Monday night's meeting was held in response to community concerns over the plans for the aquatic centre.

John Walsh, who drafted alternative plans to retain both centres on one site, said the meeting went "reasonably well".

"There were a lot of people who were very concerned about it, and plenty of other issues too," he said.