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Active Melbourne

Active Melbourne provides a world of choice, accessible opportunities, and inspiring experiences designed to help you find your active, improve your wellbeing, and add your own chapter to our city’s rich recreational history.

Five women standing in a field with a soccer ball, wearing Active Melbourne tshirts.

Here, you’ll find everything you need to get moving. From community sports teams and clubs, dedicated opportunities for women and girls, gyms, and learn-to-swim programs, to pools and a variety of recreational activities such as fishing, kayaking, cycling, walking and running paths, and accessible facilities ensuring everyone can join in.

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced athlete, explore Active Melbourne for resources and inspiration to help you live everyday better and create your own active story. 

Find your active

Gyms and swimming pools

The City of Melbourne is home to five recreation centres to gym, swim and play!

Community sport

Discover our sports facilities plus resources for organisers.

Recreation on the water

Fish, boat, or kayak on our waterways.

PT and group fitness in parks

Permit requirements for personal training activities on public land.

Outdoor gym equipment

Discover gym equipment nestled in Melbourne's parks.

Walking and running

Our parks and gardens are ideal settings for walking and running.

Skateboarding

Our skate parks and BMX facilities cater to riders of all levels.

Cycling

Stay fit while getting around the city on our cycling network, with over 135 km of on and off road routes.

Golf

Explore the Royal Park Golf Course, located between Carlton and Brunswick.

Stay up to date

Partnerships

The Y (YMCA Victoria): Active Melbourne centres are owned by the City of Melbourne. Eight of our facilities are run in partnership with The Y. The Y is a leader in community and recreation facility management and aims to provide the best in community care and services.

GreenSpace Management: Our iconic golf course is operated by GreenSpace Management. GreenSpace Management take a hands-on approach to create facilities that communities can be proud of. They provide innovative solutions that are market leading and globally benchmarked.

our acknowledgement

  • Torres Strait Islander Flag
  • Aboriginal People Flag

The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. 

 

We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.