North Melbourne Recreation Centre

Last updated October 2026

YMCA recreation centre at 204-206 Arden St, North Melbourne, with seasonal outdoor pools, swim lessons and kids' sport; child swim $5.50.

North Melbourne Recreation Centre is a YMCA-run recreation centre at 204-206 Arden Street, North Melbourne, with a gym, stadium courts and the seasonal North Melbourne Pool at 39 Macaulay Road. The outdoor pools (25-metre, leisure and shaded children's splash pools) are open from 1 October 2026 to 30 April 2027. Seasonal swimming lessons for preschool and school-age children run in the outdoor pool from 5 October 2026 to 24 April 2027 at $21.70 per lesson, billed fortnightly. As of October 2026, casual swim entry is $5.50 for a child, $8.70 for an adult and $22.20 for a family of two adults and two children; stadium casual entry is $4.50 an hour. Kids' programs at the centre include Little Kickers soccer for ages 1.5 to 5 on Saturday mornings ($88 a month) and Kensington Colts junior basketball (Under 8s to Under 18s).

Facts checked against the venue's own website on 12 October 2026.