Oakleigh Recreation Centre

Always love the pool in summer with the family. The 3 different pools are great for kids of different ages. Recently started going to gym at active Monash, and it’s an amazing facility with a huge weights/machines bit, and then separate rooms for group fitness classes. We go to early morning and evening classes. I’m choose strength and stretching classes and my partner is more high intensity. Everyone friendly and helpful and offering alternatives in case there are injuries you are nursing.

Great gym and facilities but this isn't the 1990s. Every other gym around is 24 hours. 6am opening time is about an hour too late for so many people who want to workout before work. I'd re-sign back up here if you opened at 5am.

Outdoor 50m pool opens in Summer and is not too crowded, so great for lap swimming. The pool is clean and bright with plenty of trees surrounding to make for a pleasant swim. Staff are friendly. There is also a diving pool and kids wading pools in the large outdoor space. Inside there is also a cafe with lots of table seating and a gym. Change rooms are spacious and clean.

Waited a long time to use the diving boards here due to the ridiculous rule that they’re not open until the temperature is 30deg. Went today to be told you can only use them hourly after taking a swim test. Waited until the hour, did the swim test then was told we couldn’t dive for the next 15min as there was no lifeguard available. Lifeguard came 20min later to tell us no high boards allowed and not even allowed to dive off the 3m spring board (only the 1m springboard). Are they diving boards or jumping boards?! I wouldn’t waste your time or money, this place is pathetic.

1)They really need to put numbers on the courts so people that haven’t been there know what number each court is.2) The booking system is terrible, you must let people know which courts are booked, and which brings me to my 1st point have numbers on the courts.3) I’ve been playing basketball for 20 years and never have I seen or been to a basketball centre rec centre where they don’t have 1 court free at all time for casual shooting. It’s for the public so you really need to honor that obligation. Have 1 court free at all times rather then being money hungry for a booking

Called in the morning for casual hiring, said it was ok; then when I was about to proceed with booking, I was told that I need a two weeks notice for a casual court hiring(?). This is due to the need of extra time in setting up and packing up volleyball court which does not make sense (who books a court two weeks in advance if you are playing casually, and you literally need two polls and one net which won’t take you more than 5 minutes to set up or pack up). The positive experience from that conversation was that the staff was very apologetic, and I understand that it wasn’t her fault. Better training on court preparation and casual hiring policy are needed.

Great pool. Has large shaded pool for the young children. Big pool and diving pool.Large cafe , great coffee and food. Very pleasant staff. Lots of showersReally nice , clean changing rooms and hair dryers.Has large trees if you want to stay in the shade.Will go again.

After the renovations the complex is a delight. On this particularly hot day the pool area was an inviting oasis. There are large grassed areas with shade from trees or shade cloth structures.The 50 metre outdoor pool is divided into public swim and slow, medium and fast lanes. There was plenty of space available for all sorts of aquatic play.There is access to the cafeteria from outside for food and drink.Salt chlorinated water was crystal clear and didn't irritate the eyes.Lifeguards were constantly patrolling the pool area. Children under 10 have a bright yellow wrist band to identify potential poor swimmers.

Friendly serviceOutdoor pool was not very busy (which is great). Lots of grass floaties in the outdoor pool on the day I was there. Lots of aquatic activities for all ages.

Completely soulless now. Sad how so many people attended council meetings to keep it open, due to it having the dive pool only for them to strip it of any fun and not allow you to use the tower or actually dive off of the boards. I regret attending those meetings.