SWELL Palmerston (Palmerston Pool and Gym) - Moulden, Northern Territory

Linda W.

Love swimming in the open air.
2 pools - one 20m and the other 50m. Plus a children's water play area.
Small pool is heated and not really deep, great for walking, exercising or just lolling around.
50m pool has 5 swimming lanes, is deep and quite busy. Lots of groups just enjoying the cooler water.
Wear sunscreen at all times.
There has been issues with the cleanliness of changerooms, but hopefully all sorted now.
Whiteboard as you enter let's you know if different areas have been booked at different times during the day.
Not much interaction with staff.
Usually 2 life guards on duty.
Best thing is it is FREE!!
Well done Palmerston city council.

Ainslie M.

Crap communication, difficult to work out how to book the high ropes course (confusing council website). We asked staff directly at the pool who were more helpful, however we finally make it to a session and the supervising staff stated there wasn't allowed to be any photos taken with the equipment.
This was not mentioned in the app/website, by the front desk staff and there was no signage to say this, including on the rules list!
Completely understand not taking photos of other people's children, but this felt extreme and unpleasant. (Plus other people in the session said it was the 6th time they'd done it and never been told that before!)

Also the entire women's toilets had been hosed out, all the loo paper was wet, and there are no lockers available. Disappointed overall!

Line S.

It was good at the beginning when they just opened. But a year later, it's falling apart, bad contractors. The shower rooms can't be locked, one of the unisex shower has been 'out of order' for a couple of months. It's hard to take shower when there are more than 3 people taking shower at the same time. The ridiculous building regulation doesn't help as there are so many toilets, but not enough shower rooms. How many people would use the toilet at the same time vs taking shower at the same time?
Staff are great, but not sure about the management as it's hard to organise an event with Belgravia Leisure, the management company. They didn't reply to enquiries, making it hard to book for an event.
The choice of building an obstacle course wasn't well thought out. Each person needs to go through paperwork and briefing, essentially only a couple of people can use it in an hour. It's not inclusive and wasting space and resources.
Other than that it's a functional place, a good oasis in the middle of Moulden with plenty of carpark.

Elvis M.

Many sports facilities and pools, you can spend the whole afternoon there.

Ramit K.

Perfect swimming spot any day everyday

Theresa O.

Great place to swim, however, there are no lockers to place valuables in.
The pool needs more 🚓 as the offenders break in and damage property.
So sad that this is happening.

Suggestion to the vandals,
You might want to make something out of your life,
Join the armed forces and protect the country.

Trevor H.

A Palmerston council incentive. 3 beautiful pools, 50m, 25m and baby pool with water toys and all covered with a beautiful tropical sunshade. Water quality is excellent. Modest cafe/drinks area and a fully fitted gym which unfortunately I didn't have time to checkout. Lifeguards vigilantly supervising all pools. And the best. It's free for Territorians until 2025.

Tina S.

Took the grandkids after school Thursday 8/2/24. Excellent facilities, staff were very helpful they even provided us a tour of the facilities.
I took a packed snack basket not knowing what was on offer. Limited seating but plenty of grass to sit down picnic style. Lifeguards were excellent keeping an eye on any inappropriate behaviour (well done). Booked kids on to the rope climbing which was brilliant the staff were fabulous going through safety features etc, a definite must. Easy to book this online so no hassles when we got there. I will definitely be returning. Well done Palmerston City Council. Only suggestion would be a clock so anyone in pool who does not wear a watch knows what time it is. We were having so much fun in the big pool time got away from me 🙂