Sport and leisure
We offer many leisure and recreation facilities - swimming centres, sportsgrounds and a golf course.
Management of these facilities is undertaken by a combination of Council staff, contractors or volunteer groups and associations.
Recreation centres
Boroondara is home to a number of leisure facilities featuring heated swimming pools, indoor and outdoor courts, gyms and much more:
Ashburton Pool and Recreation Centre
- 8 Warner Avenue, Ashburton
- phone: 9885 0333
- website: Ashburton Pool and Recreation Centre
- sustainable transport options
Balwyn Leisure Centre
- 230 Balwyn Road, Balwyn North
- phone: 9857 8031
- website: Balwyn Leisure Centre
- sustainable transport options
Boroondara Sports Complex
- 271C Belmore Road, Balwyn North
- phone: 9851 0444
- website: Boroondara Sports Complex
- sustainable transport options
Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre
This centre is currently closed for renovations.
To find out more visit the Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre project page.
- Linda Crescent, Hawthorn
- phone: 8862 9100
- website: Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre
- sustainable transport options
Keep up to date with our plans to rebuild the centre.
Kew Recreation Centre
- 383 High Street, Kew
- phone: 9853 6177
- website: Kew Recreation Centre
- sustainable transport options
Keep up to date with our plans to upgrade the centre
Boroondara Tennis Centre
- corner Thompsons and Bulleen roads, Balwyn North
- phone: 9850 4500
- website: Boroondara Tennis Centre
Learn more about the redevelopment of the centre.
Freeway Golf Course
The Freeway Golf Course offers a challenging 18-hole layout suitable for golfers playing at all levels from beginner to advanced. The course is located in picturesque parkland along the Yarra River with undulating couch grass fairways and small challenging greens. It is open from dawn until dusk every day, except Christmas Day.
- address: Columba Street, Balwyn North (Melway 32 C11)
- phone: 9859 9000
- email: Freeway Golf Course
- website: Freeway Golf Course
Sports clubs and organisations
Visit our Sporting clubs information page to view information for clubs operating within Boroondara. You can download the Seasonal Tenancy Guide from this section, and view our Sporting club newsletter, From the Boundary.
You can also search our Community Information System database to contact various sporting clubs and organisations within Boroondara.
How to search the CIS
If you are looking for a tennis club in your local area:
- type your keyword (eg. "Tennis") into the "Subjects" field
- click "Submit Query"
A list of clubs located in Boroondara will appear along with contact details for you to get in contact with the club of your choice.
Interested in the facts around leisure participation in Boroondara?
View or download the Leisure Participation Trends Project Report - June 2008.
Contact us
- email: boroondara@boroondara.vic.gov.au
- phone: 9278 4444
Files
Leisure Participation Trends Project Report (pdf, 7.54 MB)
In this section
Freeway Golf Open Day - free clinic
The popular Freeway Golf Course has undergone a significant upgrade and Council is holding an open day to celebrate the great new facilities.
Gordon Barnard Reserve Pavilion virtual tour
Take a 360-degree virtual tour of the rebuilt pavilion.
Accessible recreation
Boroondara is home to many facilities and services offering recreation services accessible to all people in our community.
Boroondara Tennis Centre Project
Learn more about the redevelopment of the Boroondara Tennis Centre.
Grounds and facilities
A list of sportsgrounds and facilities in Boroondara by suburb.
Sporting clubs information
Use this section to get the latest information for Boroondara's sporting clubs, such as the Seasonal Tenancy Guide.