Melton Waves - Melton (VIC)

3 /5 Forgotten Magpie: Not the best pool I’ve ever been to. The wave pool does not seem to run much so I have never had the chance to try it and the same with the river rapids section which seems to a be permanently closed section where dirt, algae, bandaids, and other discarded items accumulate. The pool has lanes for different speeds of swimming or hydro exercises, but nobody seems to enforce it, so you may want to do some exercise, but may struggle to when there is many small children splashing around and getting in the way in the exercise lane. The spa is way too hot and is only ok if you like the sensation of being boiled and cooked! The hot and cold showers that you use before getting into the spa are extremely hot or extremely cold, there is no medium temperature to rinse off in. At least the air temperature is always comfortable so you dont freeze after a shower. The change rooms are a little confusing and could have better signs at the pool side entrance. The showers are not built for big people and you really could not hold your arms out and spin around! You may feel cramped in and bump and bruise your elbows whilst shampooing your hair. The female change rooms only has around 5 showers in it, so whilst there are swarms of children around you could be left waiting around for up to 1hr to use a shower as mothers will wash both their boys and girls in the women’s change/shower room. The costs to use Melton Waves could be better especially for those struggling on low incomes or paying for fuel to go there from nearby towns. Concession membership seem way out of reach with few other options and direct debit being the most affordable is something that those on low incomes would find very hard to do without incurring extra costs from banks for getting overdrawn at times. Over $80 to go just to the pool daily for a fortnight is a huge chunk to pay out of a pension, especially when paying travel expenses on top, it becomes financially crippling! I believe Melton waves is owned by the council and if the council would like the people of their shire to be fit and healthy then they should make prices more in reach and their pools more inviting. Instead it seems to be made for only those who can afford to get fit.

1 /5 Karmin _soccer: Possibly one of the worst pools you could go to ever. The lowest of the lowest. This place needs a renovation for sure the play area for toddlers is very limited and boring. The bathrooms are gross and there’s no ventilation whatsoever so if you have problems breathing that would probably end your life, even if u breath fine you’ll hate your life in there with the lack of ventilation. The staff are always eyeing parents even when they actively supervise their children making it uncomfortable. If you want to hate your day I definitely recommend you come here.

5 /5 Mahadi Hasan: We left Melton Wave in 2019 because of issues with mis-management and poor service. However, under new management, everything has significantly improved. The swim teachers are of high quality, the pool maintenance is excellent, and customer service has also seen remarkable improvements. Give it another chance—you might be pleasantly surprised!

1 /5 Elisabeth Profilio-Kaminski: The melton acqutic centre (the wave pool) is dilapidated, short staff public risk. One life guard on circling the pool area, no waves cos of lack of life guards. Waste of time!! more than the waste money.. a complete management fail on public satisfaction and communication.

1 /5 Debra Coulson: Very poor rate it a 2 . Mold on the pool stairs getting out, couldnt use the hydro pool full of men just talking in it , spa not working cold water, could not even been able to get into the spa with out falling over shoes that the 20 men in the hydro pool just walked out of them. In the steam room my 70 year old hubby slipped getting of the top seat trying not to step one peoples drinking bottles everywhere. People drinking out of their drink bottles then washing the seats with their water bottles instead of using the bucket of water what its there for. They only clean the pool once a day at night thats why you could not smell chlorine in the water it was gone. Dont let me start about the change rooms and toilets . Never going there again.