Aquatic centres

There are nine aquatic centres available for public use in our Local Government Area.

Each centre offers a range of activities including swimming club, learn-to-swim, school sport, professional coaching, recreation and fitness swimming.

Most centres have kiosks and toddler's pools.

Swimming facilities provided by Council include:

Freshwater pools (listed from north to south)

• Helensburgh (solar heated)
  Walker Street, Helensburgh;
• Corrimal (heated), open all year round and fees apply
  Short Street, Corrimal;
• Beaton Park (indoor, heated), open all year round and fees apply
  Foleys Road, Gwynneville.
• Western Suburbs (solar heated)
  Chapmin Street, Unanderra;
• Berkeley
  Winnima Way, Berkeley; 
• Dapto (heated), open all year round and fees apply
  Bangaroo Avenue, Dapto;

Ocean saltwater pools (listed from north to south)

• Thirroul
  The Esplanade, Thirroul;
• Wollongong (Continental)
  Cliff Road, Wollongong;
• Port Kembla
  Olympic Boulevarde, Port Kembla.

Council provides a professional lifeguard service at all of its aquatic centres.

Children's Learn-to-Swim
Council has entered a partnership with the Royal Lifesaving Society NSW, to conduct their award winning learn-to-swim program-'Swim and Survive', at Council's aquatic centres during the summer season. The program caters for children aged from 18 months to 12 years. All instructors are AustSwim qualified.