Michael Clarke Recreation Centre

Negative experience: New management have ruined the relationship we had with this place. Been going to it along time and now they want to charge us an extra 10 minutes for the basketball courts, when we weren't playing, we were just taking our shoes off and chatting. Been going to this place for years and old management respected us and gave us extra time as a reward for going there for years but now new management specifically Dom has been disrespecting us.

Fantastic experience: It is highly recommended that you hire Shiva as your personal trainer. She is a pleasure to work with, knowledgeable, and experienced. She takes extra care to make sure that every exercise is performed correctly at the beginning of my kids program in order to reduce the risk of injury. My kids enjoyed training with Shiva. Her lovely personality makes even the hardest workout much easier to bear.

Negative experience: Front reception rude

Positive experience: The heart of sport and fitness in Carnes Hill, Michael Clarke Recreation Centre is Liverpool City’s newest sports and leisure centre. Offering you a state-of-the-art health club and indoor stadium with event and function facilities, creche and kiosk for you to enjoy while at the centre. Named after the legendary former international cricketer and captain of the Australian Test team, the Michael Clarke Recreation Centre offers a wide range of sports, including basketball, badminton, tennis and indoor soccer. The health club offers a full range of group fitness classes, personal training, functional training and fitness programs for people of all ages and abilities. Come and visit us at the Michael Clarke Recreation Centre, we look forward to providing you with the best health and leisure experiences possible

Fantastic experience: Good facilities

Positive experience: Good gym. Would be even better if you guys had a hip abduction machine!

Positive experience: Basketball Court 2 needs some maintenance, other than that place is great

Positive experience: Good place to workout . Full of positive vibes

Positive experience: Wonderful place to hold a tournament

Positive experience: I recently attended a Taekwondo tournament at the Michael Clarke Recreational Centre in Carnes Hill, and I have mixed feelings about my experience. While there were certainly some positive aspects, there were also a few areas that could use improvement. Let's start with the positives. The facilities at the center were generally good. The venue itself was spacious and well-maintained, providing ample room for the tournament activities. The floors were clean and suitable for martial arts competitions, and the overall atmosphere was conducive to a competitive and focused environment. One major advantage of the Michael Clarke Recreational Centre is its location. It is conveniently situated close to a shopping center, which makes it easy for participants and spectators to grab a bite to eat or run errands before or after the event. The proximity to a petrol station is also convenient for those traveling from farther distances who need to refuel their vehicles. Additionally, the center's close proximity to the M7 motorway makes it easily accessible and reduces travel time for visitors. However, one area that needs improvement is the parking situation. During the tournament, I found it quite challenging to find a parking spot due to the limited number of spaces available. This resulted in some frustration and delays, especially for those arriving closer to the start of the event. I believe expanding the parking area or implementing better parking management strategies would greatly enhance the overall experience for visitors. In conclusion, the Michael Clarke Recreational Centre in Carnes Hill provides good facilities for events such as the Taekwondo tournament I attended. Its convenient location near a shopping center, petrol station, and the M7 motorway is certainly a plus. However, the parking situation needs improvement to ensure a smoother and more hassle-free experience for participants and visitors. I hope that the center's management takes this feedback into consideration and makes the necessary improvements to enhance the overall experience for future events.

Negative experience: Takes them 4 seconds to take the payment but 4 weeks to refund. Unorganised, untrained, no team communication or a process in place. Ridiculous

Negative experience: My friend (arguably the strongest man is western Sydney) is complaining that the leg press machine is too greasy

Positive experience: I love the centre, many options to choose from cardio facility, weight, classes Basketball court. However, the timetable on the website needs to be updated , I went in on the 19th Jan Thursday, for a cycle class in the morning , which was not scheduled. The receptionist was kind to have taken a updated photo of the timetable for classes! Otherwise, people are lovely and helpful.

Fantastic experience: Nice and wonderful place

Negative experience: Tee’s gotta get off the phones. She’s literally the opposite of good customer service and is most likely a member of the soviet union with the way she was speaking. I think i’d have a better time calling a prison inmate for 10 minutes than having to speak to Tee for 10 seconds.

Negative experience: Bad customer service

Fantastic experience: Great place to train love tge classes also friendly staff clean n protein shakes

Fantastic experience: Creche is clean and tidy, gym is spacious and clean. Some staff are amazing and friendly and other staff have no idea what's happening.

Fantastic experience: Staff are friendly, great tennis courts

Fantastic experience: Great physical playing space for kids.

Fantastic experience: The staff there are so fun and friendly I play a soccer there and everyone is so lovely

Fantastic experience: Love this gym! MCRC have a great selection of classes and the trainers are supportive and motivational. The 6am classes are the best, great bunch of people with amazing energy that also help you reach your goals.

Fantastic experience: MCRC is more than just a gym its a community and a place you are welcomed by friendly staff and great facilities. The timetable offers varied classes for all fitness levels. If you want to push yourself in an supportive environment the 6am classes are for you. Alecia will make sure you have the best workout whilst explaining the science behind it all at the same time. Everyone who attends gives 100% and that creates a fun and supportive environment to push yourself. You wont ever regret joining!

Fantastic experience: Love the area very clean

Positive experience: Basketball courts are a bit dusty and tennis courts are at $20 an hour. I’ve heard of cheaper courts but the centre is definitely solid and taken care of with nice staff and at a convenient location.

Fantastic experience: Staff are amazing

Fantastic experience: Why did lock the community tennis court??

Fantastic experience: Great

Fantastic experience: Great gym with lovely people

Fantastic experience: Love the gym, new equipment and friendly staff

Fantastic experience: Love this recreation centre. My daughter did ready steady here, it also has a lovely Cafe Black Elk Espresso next door

Fantastic experience: Very spacious and very good basketball court. Nice outdoor as well. Good for families and small children.

Fantastic experience: Awesome facility. Amazing staff.

Fantastic experience: It's wonderful to see how the Carns Hill community has grown in the latest 5 years. Michael Clarke recreation centre has been a great addition to the Liverpool region. I have been going to the centre for the last 4 years and I can't imagine going anywhere else. The friendly staff are very knowledgeable in regards to health and fitness. I mainly use the gym and it's lovely to see the new equipment that has been introduced to provide more variety to the valued members. Along with the classes run by the fitness instructors with years of experience. I am also a part of the futsal competition that runs on Tuesday nights. There is a ref for every game which is organised by the centre. Its a great court with plenty of variety such as basketball, volley ball, dodge ball and badminton. There is also a tennis court. If you are looking for a new gym or exercise facility I would highly recommend going in and seeing the staff to find out any other information. Big thumbs up.

Fantastic experience: Great staff and great facility

Fantastic experience: Good gym has everything you need

Fantastic experience: Michael Clarke centre is great set up always clean.

Fantastic experience: Wonderful sitting arrangement with good facilities. Stuffs are very friendly too.

Negative experience: Limited and basic weight room. Definitely not worth going during busy periods. Worst customer service I've experienced in some time with counter staff having an attitude of don't bother me I'm busy. I left my Fitness Passport card during a visit which I called and advised I'd be around to pick up when I'm in the area. The person that took the call said it was going to be left for me. When I turned up the girl was like no we probably just threw it out as if it's been over a month we don't want people's cards laying around. She didn't even bother looking other than opening a drawer and closing it.

Fantastic experience: Family-friendly recreational facility. Really great facility for soccer, volley ball, netball, and lots more.

Fantastic experience: Very nice facilities

Fantastic experience: Nice and clean courts, can be a little bit slippery but not too bad

Fantastic experience: Great facilities

Fantastic experience: Coffee is average, but great facilities

Fantastic experience: Nice facility

Fantastic experience: Great staff . Covid plans are great to see.

Negative experience: Attended and paid 37 dollars for half a court basketball. Even before our game could finish, there was people running around and kicking balls on our court. I reported it to Shiva who was working there. She told me the manager Micheal was going to call me and discuss what happened. I DIDNT GET ANY CALL FROM MICHEAL. My group and i were left bitter. I recommend people to stay away from this facility. Not very professional at all.

Fantastic experience: Great place clean and friendly people

Fantastic experience: We have a group of Intermediate level players play’s Badminton each Saturday from 12-2 PM @ the Michael Clark centre. We are looking for more players to join our club. Pls contact uni.buzz@ Hotmail.com.

Fantastic experience: COVID - 19, temperature checks are completed before entry, details for tracing taken. Social distancing signs are everywhere in the facility. Well done.

Negative experience: Hosts a basketball comp that rarely plays. Games are often called off due to faulty or broken equipment.

Negative experience: Very poor communication! People are happy to take your money without providing any service.

Fantastic experience: The centre is amazing, the facilities are state of the art and the staff are extremely professional and helpful. I am so impressed and glad we have such facilities.

Fantastic experience: Great centre with good facilities

Fantastic experience: Nice place, very big and clean

Fantastic experience: very good playgrounds and sports courts

Fantastic experience: Great facility

Fantastic experience: Nice

Fantastic experience: Love it

Positive experience: Great cente , has everything you need from a centre like this. Only down side is the indoor courts are at times too slippery when playing. Maybe something to look at in the future.

Positive experience: Good centre with decent facilities

Fantastic experience: Prayed Juma here which takes place between 12-1pm during winter. Excellent facilities. Great location, Great parking options.

Positive experience: It's nice Fitness center.

Positive experience: Spacious courts and facilities great place for team and social sports. Parking a little limited

Fantastic experience: Hussain Akbar people with your attitude are not needed anywhere. Delighted we have never met you. Yotala book and pay for the use of the gym which is open for all to utilise, pre book and pay. Keep your nasty comments to yourself

Fantastic experience: It was a pleasant surprise coming here!! Open airy spaces and great atmosphere.

Fantastic experience: Doing him for Australia stamp in class right now

Fantastic experience: A pleasure to use as a facility to work out.

Positive experience: Great club/centre, good equipment most of the staff friendly and helpful people, shops close by. Air conditioning needs a major overhaul .

Positive experience: Enjoying 50s active class

Fantastic experience: Great courts. Just needs a water fountain

Fantastic experience: Great value for kids parties. Host takes kids through a series of soccer and/or basketball. A lot of fun 4 the kids.

Fantastic experience: New

Fantastic experience: Hitting the gym for a free week trial

Negative experience: Absolutely disgusting, you cant really play soccer, might as well bring your skiing gear, thats how slippery the floor is.

Fantastic experience: Everything you need in one location, tennis courts, basket ball courts, euro handball, gym, women’s activities, kids activities, karate, a library and a cafe in one! Love it!

Positive experience: Great courts, always been maintain well. The worst thing is when the sun shines into the courts during the afternoon. So while playing badminton the sun will shines on your eyes distracting you while playing!

Fantastic experience: Hectic, Gym Lads. Honeslty the gym is quite small, the architecture wasn't in the right mind to make the room for the lessons to make it bigger than the gym. Love the employees.

Fantastic experience: The place is good my daughter does gymnastics there

Positive experience: Nice facilities to support the community but overpriced.

Positive experience: This place has friendly staff all around and have great customer service.

Fantastic experience: Good facilities, Wish to have online booking for Badminton

Positive experience: Very good

Fantastic experience: Amazing place to train or hit the gym

Negative experience: Decent gym with convenient parking. The gym doesnt have all the machines though and is pretty small so in peak times you will be waiting. It is overpriced for what you get. Worst part is they use a company from New Zealand that takes the payments and they kept messing around and not pulling out the payment and charging late payment fee the following week. Cant do cash payments either so thats a shame.

Fantastic experience: good facilities

Fantastic experience: Great place from the local government with many usable areas.

Positive experience: Well maintained courts. Polished floors. Staff are very helpful. Played a tournament here with about 40-50 other people. The staff helped us set up and ensure that the courts were prepared for our event. Great experience.

Fantastic experience: Nice place

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere! Excellent customer service. I attended the yoga class and loved it. Gym is good, although its lacking a stretching area.

Positive experience: Its a great gym with very friendly and helpful staff

Fantastic experience: A great place for beginner fitness as they provided a program face2face that help new people get started.

Fantastic experience: Cool Fitness gym, Tennis Court, Basket Ball Court

Positive experience: Nice centre. Basketball courts are a bit slippery because it's not wood floor.

Negative experience: Don't bother with the gymnastics classes...a lack of supervision and duty of care... keep your kids safe people!!!

Fantastic experience: It's my happy place , I look forward to the gym each morning.

Positive experience: Basketball courts are brand new but the surface is already slippery

Positive experience: Slippery floors but otherwise good venue

Fantastic experience: Great coffee at Black Elk

Positive experience: Ideal with children on a sunny day, like with any place new some things require maintenance and care, for example the excessive leaf litter build up in the water feature means it floods or the broken drains which are a potential hazard..