Leisurelink Aquatic & Recreation Centre — Local services in Grovedale

Went with my husband and son. We love this facility for the following reason - 1) centre is spacious and clean, and feels really welcoming. 2) Highly recommended for family with children. There are a number of pools. A learn to swim pool that is only about 0.9m deep. Good for 3yo and above to learn swimming there. Also has a wide pool that is much shallow good for infants and toddler. Also has wsterslides and water park for children who just want to play and run around. 3) There are a number of change rooms and family change rooms. Did not even see a queue for the bathroom unlike werribee aquatic center. 4) entry price is very reasonable. A parent with child below 5yo pays only $6. An adult $8. Think it does not include waterslide but you can check this out. 5) food in cafeteria is quite nice. My husband had calamari and chips. We love the chips. Price not too ex. Overall very impressed on our first visit and we have decided to come here whenever we can. Dun mindmthe travel. A few negatives are, we dun see a lot of floats around. May have to get your own. Warm pool does not allow parent with older children at certain times too... But we still manage to get my boy in there for a while. Staff was very polite when he finally ask us to...

Love the pool. It's just always insanely busy. I always look on google at the live tracker of how busy it is and I go when it says it isnt busy but then I get there and I can't even get a lane. And even when you get a lane there's no guarantee you'll keep it. Two weeks ago I had a lane taken over by a lady, a man and his son. I was in there first, how on earth did they think the 4 of us where going to fit in that lane! I've read reviews of life guards being to stricked and honestly I think the opposite. I've also had kids messing around playing marko pollo mid lane and I end up giveing up and getting out because I get too angry. And in this case I say ok I'll go in the heated pool and do some light exercise, its what my doctor says im meant to be doing anyway. and the pool is FULL of people standing around talking and in a lot of cases playing around which it says in the rules that's not aloud.. People need the space to do rehabilitation and they can't even get it. I don't know how staff could fix this, I know everyone has paid to get in there but it's become not worth the money for me unfortunately. I'm hoping it's just busyer in warmer months and I can go back when...

I want to address the good before the bad. Excellent facilities, nice environment, majority of patrons adhere to etiquette and everytime I leave I feel great. The bad; pretentious staff and over priced. It isn't specifically a Leisure link problem but something you find at public pools. The lifeguards develop an authoritarian complex and it seems to influence their behaviour so much so, some of the staff at Leisure link come across pretentious and arrogant. Not a quality you want in an individual who's supposedly looking out for your children's safety. I'm not speaking for all of my interactions there, some of the staff are absolutely fantastic. Leisure link (waurn ponds) would be a much nicer place if majority of staff would address their unhealthy behaviour. I also understand they're only human and we all have bad days. Just make a better effort to ensure your service responsilities are fulfilled to the best of your ability, or, seek another profession.

All the best,

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