Many summers of my childhood and teenage years were spent at the St Albans pools, laying around…read moregossiping with my friends, splashing boys in the water and just all around making memories to last a lifetime. I also learnt to swim here when I was 4 years old, by a teacher who taught us that if you couldnt learn to blow bubbles in the water, you'd never swim to the deep end (So true). During university, my friends and I would go and sweat it out our blood alcohol content from the night before in the aerobics or spin classes, and occasionally hit the gym to tone up in time for summer. And my mum would come swimming here, or take a water aerobics class in the indoor heated pool when recovering from knee surgery- the same pool that I came to during school swimming lessons every year. Even with upgrades, the buildings are old, the floors feel kinda gross coming out of the pools, and Ive seen so many saggy boobs in the changing rooms that Im scarred for life. But this place is for the locals. And I never realised, until writing this review, how many memories it holds for me.

At our school we went for a swimming carnival recently, when we used the tap water near the…read morebathrooms the water was YELLOW. the staff are kind but I got a sore throat ever since I came there. Especially the outdoor pools, theres grass and dirt deep in the pool ,I had a sore throat for about 4 days right now .. And other kids at school are complaining about it to, so please put this into action​​​​​​​

Coburg Pool offers a real alternative to the overt poseury that you get at places like Fitzroy and…read morePrahran. The place is so under patronised that there are community fears for its perpetuity. The council is apparently desperate to develop (read: sell off) the site, yet there is a community resistance that seems to be winning out so far... What is great about Coburg Pool is the wide open space. There are three pools, including a diving pool that's only open for an hour each afternoon, and plenty of grassy and concreted, covered and outdoor spaces for your lounging enjoyment. You can see why the council wants this space back, it's prime real estate in the heart of Coburg and the property market there is rapidly catching up to Brunswick. Given it's not heated (and half the reason hardly anyone goes there), the pool is only open 1 December to 31 March and only when the air temp is above 23 degrees. You've gotta check it out and support this old girl, however, as it will be sorely missed when gone.

Clean pool , great facilities and friendly staff. I am in a wheelchair so I particularly notice…read more disability accessibility.

How lucky we are to have access to such a pool so close to the city. This is a 50 metre outdoor…read morepool that provides for the littlies as well with separate a kiddie pool. There are spacious surroundings with a lot of lounging area, although there is a distinct lack of grass. The pool is mostly clean and chlorine levels are well maintained. The spa is large enough for eight and it can get busy in the sauna and steam room. Lap swimmers mostly use the pool year round (thanks to the solar heating, this is easily possible in winter too), but in the warmer months hoards of people flock the pool, especially on weekends. On Sunday afternoons in summer, live bands play and the party atmosphere is contagious. Open since 1908, there are numerous photos and plaques to provide some history. Also there are huge cautions in Italian, to remind you of the history of Fitzroy.