Sunshine Leisure Centre

Negative experience: Not that good

Negative experience: Unfortunately, very old facilities and equipment which sometimes creates a safety issue. If it wasn’t for 2-3 instructors here and the group classes I would have already left. Another frustrating thing that happened to me here is when I forgot my yoga mat and I sought it at the reception after 6 days I was advised it had been donated. Who exactly gives you the right to do these things with the patrons’ personal property?

Fantastic experience: Spa day are always better refreshing days to flush your tired body and souls. My regular go to place for steam sauna, swimming and jacuzzi.

Negative experience: If you USE A WALKER,! LIKE ME! OR USE ANY DISABILITY! GADGET! THE SUNSHINE LEISURE CENTRE IS A DISGRACE PLACE TO GO TOO,! AS A DISABILITY PERSON! THIS PLACE WAS NOT BUILT FOR ANY DISABILITY PEOPLE TO ENJOY THEMSELF AT ALL,! YES ! I HAVE NO GAS OR HOT WATER AT HOME,! OK,! I NEED A SHOWER OK,! AS MY SHOWER IS TO SMALL AND I CANNOT WALK IN MY SHOWER AT ALL! BECAUSE OF DISABILITY I HAVE! SO I NEED A PLACE ! I CAN WALK IN TO WITH MY WALKER! THIS SUNSHINE LEISURE CENTRE! DOES NOT HAVE ANY DISABILITY CHANGE ROOM OR SHOWER ROOM TO FIT A SKIN PERSON LIKE MYSELF! I PAYED A TAXI'S FARE OF $35.00 ONE WAY,! $70.00 RETURN HOME IN SOUTH WEST SUNSHINE,! IT A BLOODY DISGRACE,! THIS PLACE IS IN SUNSHINE,! YES! I HAVE notified the BRINKBANK counsellors And the disability AUSTRALIA group ! about this place ! THIS CENTRE WAS BUILT FOR NON DISABILITY PEOPLE IN MIND AT ALL! IT IS A DISGRACE! Jeffrey Schwarze here! Waiting for comments! Thank you,! Peace and Blessing to all! That read this letter AMEN!

Fantastic experience: Good facilities but sometimes things aren't in working order and I get charged different rates every time I go...

Fantastic experience: Took my grandson for swimming lessons. Ava, the swimming teacher and her colleague had an excellent rapport with the kids and performed their roles exceptionally well. There is multi-level parking across the road (not a lot of traffic) which is free if you are under 3 hours. I can't speak to gym etc, but for young children's swimming lessons: highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: Great place for a swim and then fantastic facilities to get changed

Positive experience: Reception staff were fabulous, pool water is just too cold for kids and the teacher my sons class had for school swimming was just not very patient and rather rude to 6yrs olds

Fantastic experience: Great pool, staffs, teachers and atmosphere

Positive experience: Great staff and the pool is generally well maintained.

Positive experience: I've only had good experiences with the swimming lessons and the teachers were accommodating to our needs. The rest of the place is reasonable condition for its age.

Fantastic experience: Sunshine Leisure Centre is a fantastic facility, always clean, well-maintained, and welcoming. The staff are incredibly friendly, helpful, and professional. They go out of their way to make sure everyone feels comfortable and supported. Great place to work out, swim, or just unwind. Highly recommend!"

Fantastic experience: Love the place. Hot swimming pool, Steam room & Spa all in one place with Gym. Was amazed with the front desk staff being alone on Busy Friday afternoon but she helped me to understand what was on offer at this place and got me signed for membership. Now I got a place to look forward going in the weekends.

Fantastic experience: Affordable, relaxing, rehabilitation, and fun for kids as well.

Negative experience: I really regret signing up at this gym. It doesn’t have even the basic equipment you’d expect from any standard gym. Just a few treadmills and stationary bikes — that’s it. It honestly feels more like a hangout spot for elderly people who want to walk on the treadmill for half an hour, not a place for serious training! The pool is always crowded and often dirty, which makes it really unpleasant to use. There is nothing positive I can say about this facility. Paying $90 a month for this was a big mistake. If you’re a professional athlete or someone who wants to train seriously with a structured plan, this is absolutely not the place for you. It reminds me of a small neighborhood park in my home country where older folks go just to pass time — not an actual fitness center.

Fantastic experience: Has a gym sauna and swimming indoor and outdoor

Fantastic experience: Beautiful autumn in sunshine

Positive experience: Facilities are out dated and it is always 35c plus degrees inside.

Fantastic experience: Sunshine's leisure centre is a nice facilitity for everyone especially family with kids. Staff are friendly especially Madaesya she is the star. Great attitude and always provides services with a smile. I only go to places that staff are friendly helpful and enjoy doing their jobs rather 'its just a job'. Keep up the good work Madaesya and all the staff at SLC.

Fantastic experience: I recommend it is so good for kids and some of the best lessons

Fantastic experience: We really don’t want to share a review of this place because we’re afraid it will get overrun with people. But the staff here is wonderful. It’s a smaller facility but clean, friendly, and wonderful. If you want fitness, it’s a great place. If you wants swims, here’s the place. If you wants the giant slide, not the place.

Positive experience: The outside pool should be kept open week days for retirees and on weekends and school holidays when families would utilise it most whether or not it's 'profitable'. It has been absolutely heartbreaking being kicked out at 12 o'clock on glorious sunny bright blue- sky days simply because those are the hours. There is no sense behind the decision to limit access to the only outdoor pool in the western suburbs this way. Our taxes and rates pay for this. The benefits of public pools to the community in terms of physical and mental health and wellbeing and social cohesion far outway their monetary value. Public services are not meant to be money making ventures.

Negative experience: Spotted some racist behaviour practiced by some of the reception staff. Was monitoring this for half an hour and how the people are treated based on their ethnicity and colour was different. Asian people were not even looked or greeted when entering or returning where as it opposite for others. These staff need to be educated as they are getting paid by the membership we take here. Management please take action to make this community a better one.

Positive experience: One star lost because of the cold showers in the bathrooms. Otherwise the centre is pretty good. A-bit old school but it works.

Fantastic experience: Great range of pools for Learn to Swim, laps, kids play plus sauna & spa. Parking station nearby.

Positive experience: Water is a good temperature, warm Does get busy, early morning is best

Positive experience: A great pool, it has lots of pools with different sizes all for different ages. There is nothing too special about this place but is still very nice.

Negative experience: ARROGANT MONEY GRABBERS. I have been a customer of sunshine lesuire center in the past myself and my husband both had gym memberships. we recently had a son who we thought would be able to benefit from their swim school. but we wanted to trial a class before we signed up to a membership as you would for any membership, youd do a free or paid trial session. when i enquired about this they said they do not offer this regardless of the fact we have done business with them in the past they refused and were rude and arrognat in their delivery. they con you into a membership with a minimum of 3 weeks payable rather than allowing casual entry to a class to try out before you commit. this screams, ammature management. who runs a center this way? what sense does it make? they tried to lie say they have too many kids to allow casual members (not reguar casual mind you just a once off beofre singing up... willing to pay of course)... I checked online they have HEAPS of spaces available for the swim classes I'm enquiring about. its deceptive, rude and terrible off putting. no wonder they have so many empty spots... wasnt just rude from the staff memebr who i originally spoke to but I got a clal back from the supervisor at my request who continued to be just as rude. i guess the staff can only learn to be as decent as their supervisor so i now understand why i was spoken to so poorly the first time having dealt with the supervisor who was condesending, arrogant and dismissive. you catch more bees with honey.

Fantastic experience: Love the outdoor pool, great music. Staff are absolutely lovely.

Positive experience: Great pool for kids swimming. Outdoor splash pad is nice on a hot day, pity it isn't shaded at all. Outdoor pool, spa, steam room, lap pool and casual recreational pool. On the negative, the showers are these high pressure, set pressure and temperature showers that are really unpleasant. My daughter hates these showers, the best we can do is give her a quick rinse instead of soaping like we do everywhere else.

Positive experience: I use the gym at Sunshine leisure centre purely for the convenience. Sure, there are better gyms out there, but this one has pretty much everything you need without the gym junkies. Rarely have to wait and is perfect for those who head to the gym during normal working hours. And of course the convenience of a pool, steam room and spa are a bonus.

Negative experience: It dirty I don't like it

Positive experience: nice and clean, friendly staff

Fantastic experience: Kids love it here either during the summer in the outside pools where we take some sausages for the bbq they have there. And the inside pools are actually heated! everywhere I take the kids, they say heated pools but they are freezing! Not here.

Fantastic experience: Always friendly staff.

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff and nice 25m outdoor pool for maximum laps in minimum distance

Fantastic experience: It's soo good, it's crowded. From rates to experience everything is really good. Beneficial health wise. Parking space available. Everything is great. Just one problem. There should be longer hours for the aquatic area.

Positive experience: Nice place to take the family and friends

Positive experience: Parking can be a idle tricky during busy times but staff are friendly and the centre is clean and tidy

Negative experience: Wonderful location (close to station and shops) but the management is old-school (not proactive). The centre closes on weekends at 4:30pm...YES...just when many families must've finished their daytime chores and thinking about going for a swim!! They have this awesome outdoor pool and picnic area but guess what...on weekends it is CLOSED at NOON!! Pure genius. They heat the pool for few hours and just close it down, just because few "smart" people who're running the centre decided it is too expensive to operate it after lunchtime. No other outdoor pool in Melbourne stays closed for public (they are actually open until 8:00pm) and that too during warm Spring/Summer time. They keep saying they don't get enough patrons to justify the extended hours; this is hard to believe. Why is Sunshine different from other suburbs, where people do use the outdoor facilities until late in the evening? You keen it open or even incentivise people (by offering them discount for using the facility on weekends) and see more people will frequent their visits. Not many suburbs have this much land + infrastructure to offer healthy-lifestyle benefits to their citizens. Here in Sunshine we have everything, but the management lacks the willingness to change!!

Positive experience: Nước hồ bơi quá lạnh. Spa sụt không mạnh.

Negative experience: Not good quality steaming room

Fantastic experience: Great place for a great workout!!

Negative experience: Constantly filled up with swimming classes , overcrowded and nowhere to swim Poor management .

Fantastic experience: Good facilities for swimming a few laps

Positive experience: A nice swim centre to take the kids in summer.

Negative experience: Bottom of pool felt slimy Limited disability access

Positive experience: Great community feel. Very organised center

Fantastic experience: Staff have always been polite and helpful.

Positive experience: Has decent space for kids and plenty of parking

Positive experience: Needs a revamp, our local pools though, how can we not support it.

Fantastic experience: Every things is in order and accessible and great place for everyone

Positive experience: Good outdoor pool that never seems overcrowded.

Fantastic experience: Swimming teacher's were very good with local School primary children.

Negative experience: Sadly they are cancelling & rescheduling a lot of their classes, makes me not want to go

Negative experience: No program dates and times so how do you know what is going on. Heaven is it that had to plan??

Fantastic experience: I have really enjoyed my hydrotherapy and gym sessions here with MK Movement. One very happy customer!

Negative experience: need to be renovated badly or relocate

Positive experience: Yeah not bad but their group fitness class are becoming more virtual following opening of Brimbank Aquatic Centre

Positive experience: Leisure centre is good but lacking some facilities like dryers.After swimming you can’t dry your swimsuits because there is no dryer available in the leisure centre.

Negative experience: Unkept and not very clean. Lockers were out of service, and worst of all, there was a large group of people there (approximately 10 families - 50 or so people), who's boys were very rough and loud in the water, which forced a lot of the other patrons in the outside pool to have go to the inside pool, and the lifeguards seemed to be too afraid to say anything to them. Totally inappropriate and wrong, both by the parents of the boys and the lifeguards that let them virtually run amok the entire time. We won't be going back there again, and I suggest all other people/families that are looking for a pleasant day at the pool to totally stay away from this place (Sunshine Leisure Centre). ☹️

Fantastic experience: Went there for the first time for the women only session and it was such a great experience. The staff were very friendly and met new people. They have women only sessions everyday Sunday 5pm - 7pm.

Negative experience: Equipment is limited, dirty and outdated. Gym is too small and things are placed in a doltish form. Very unorganised. People are ok, we do what we can. The pools are nice though, pretty convenient and safe.

Fantastic experience: Just signed up for full access membership and had a great first work out. Staff were very friendly and helpful. I recomend signing up. Price is very reasonable considering the access to amenities and included programs avaliable.

Fantastic experience: Very good service. I love this place.

Fantastic experience: The very friendly staff is amazing. I come here for the gym and swimming. Sunshine Leisure Center it's a very great place for any person and family too. Great service and nice staff! good work.

Negative experience: Rule seems to change depending on the day. 1 week your allowed to be in the spa while 9 year old is in the pool, As long as you got you sees on him at all times. Next week your not allowed to be in the spa, just the pool.......‍♂️‍♂️ If you you are going to have a rule saying parent's cant be in the spa while child is in the pool, so you can supervise child at all times. At least make it a consistent rule.

Fantastic experience: It was the first visit for me during one of the ladies only Saturday evening swimming sessions. Only 2 indoor pools were open with spa, but it was plenty of space. The inclusion of the 1.2m pool was perfect for slow laps swimming. I hope the ladies swimming session will be made permanent.

Positive experience: Very friendly staff but facilities could use an upgrade. Sister gym in Keilor is a amazing. I come here for the friendly staff and feels more like meeting friends then working out. Keep up the good work.

Fantastic experience: I recently visited Sunshine Leisure Centre and had an amazing experience. The environment was comfortable and the staff were incredibly friendly. The prices were affordable, and the customer service was outstanding. The range of services provided was impressive, catering to a diverse set of interests and needs. I highly recommend visiting Sunshine Leisure Centre for a truly enjoyable and welcoming experience.

Fantastic experience: Best leisure centre I've been in! Good, clean and neat facilities.

Fantastic experience: Swimming, sauna, fitness health & gym Service's.

Positive experience: Gud but water kinda salty

Fantastic experience: Fantastic place friendly staff and clean

Positive experience: Looks like there have done a lot of work on the centre over the last 9 years

Positive experience: Great place for fitness . Good services. Friendly staffs.

Fantastic experience: Great centre, great staff. Parking so so during busy times.

Fantastic experience: Great place, suitable for everyone. A Pools a pool, how do you upgrade a pool. No need for any change.

Negative experience: The staff are rude. Their rules are unreasonable and prevent paying customers from using their facilities. Their swimming instructors are so incompetent that the Sunshine leisure centre's own staff don't trust them to supervise the children in their lesson. This is a terrible place to swim.

Positive experience: Great swimming centre. In the indoor section there’s an area for the small kids with sprinklers and shallow waters. There is a pool for swimming laps and another pool for free swimming and that’s also where they have classes such as water fitness. There’s also a very busy spa bath and a sauna. Outside there’s another area for kids and a big pool for laps and plenty of space for relaxing. The changing rooms are the only let down. It is always a bit dirty, rubbish on the ground and so on. All in all it’s a great facility and I would highly recommended it.

Positive experience: Most of the gym instructors are pleasant and professional. It's hard to get a park in front of the gym due to the new fruit shop that has opened up across the road. There is an Asian lady at reception Thuy who knows nothing and is rude and arrogant to members!!

Positive experience: Not the most well equipped pool, but there are plans to become better. Staff do their best and their attitudes are fantastic. Unfortunately patrons frequently blow bushys in the steam room. First thought is Yeah I’m heading out now after that effort you disgusting pig. I am looking forward to the future. Been coming here for over 3 decades and have seen many changes. Would appreciate a better car park setup where the inconsiderate customers don’t double park and wait for long periods blocking traffic.

Fantastic experience: Wonderful place to take kids for a swim. Variety of pool depths and water play equipment cater for all ages. Attentive staff are there to keep everyone safe.

Fantastic experience: Excellent staff.

Fantastic experience: Visited the indoor pools. Great variety for the lil kids and adults. Reasonably priced. Plenty of seats. Clean and heaps of lifeguards.

Fantastic experience: It's a great place !

Fantastic experience: Very friendly and helpful staff, clean and welcoming. Very popular, so to have another pool would be great.

Fantastic experience: I think it's good for health ..but I wana try first ..

Fantastic experience: The lifeguards always keep an eye on the swimmers which is the reason I like swimming here. The lifeguards are very good.

Fantastic experience: Great place to reset the mind. Great staff, been coming here for nearly 20 years.

Fantastic experience: Great outdoor heated pool!

Fantastic experience: Nice place to get wet and chill. Nice outside area and good stream room. Small place, but that makes it good because it can only get so busy

Fantastic experience: nice pools kids love it good place to spend a couple of hrs in the water

Fantastic experience: My second time visiting this place after 7 years and it's still the same, I think it needs a makeover it's long overdue now the prices have increased too ‍♀️

Fantastic experience: wanted to say a big thanx to the all staff that was helping me today and explaining everything and also a big sorry for the naughty kids you had to put up with you guys need a pay increase i dont know how you deal with it 10/10 parking is easy to find everything is nice and clean and great food

Positive experience: The lady at the front counter is really nice. She helped me with my purchase and gave me a special discount.

Positive experience: Amazing. Had a good time there. Heard swimming lessons are good there for the kids, place looks quite modern, and for the 3-7age section there's a mini pool and a water fountain. Saw toddlers splashing around in the fountain, it was the cutest thing I saw all day! Outside there's also more water fountains. For the indoor swimming pool mainly for teens/adults a sign says the pool is heated, when I went in, it was freezing. I am used to icy water, but I was a bit confused at the fact it said heated. One more thing, maybe add more family rooms with showers. There are only 2, I saw a family of 5 waiting outside one, 15 minutes after I had a shower and changed clothes they were still there. The disabled toilet door doesn't open. I saw someone with a kid try and open it since it said "vacant" but it wouldn't budge a bit. St Albans Leisure Centre is closer to me, but as that is getting heavily renovated (reconstructed) Sunshine leisure centre has been my go-to.

Negative experience: The "life guards", staff and facility could be better

Negative experience: Poor service. Showers are filthy and full of hair

Negative experience: Nice place but terrible phone service.you can ring them all day no one bother to attend your call.