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Brisbane City Council Is Offering $2 Entry to 22 Public Pools This Summer

Brisbane City Council Is Offering $2 Entry to 22 Public Pools This Summer
Brisbane City Council Is Offering $2 Entry to 22 Public Pools This Summer
Brisbane City Council Is Offering $2 Entry to 22 Public Pools This Summer
Brisbane City Council Is Offering $2 Entry to 22 Public Pools This Summer
Brisbane City Council Is Offering $2 Entry to 22 Public Pools This Summer
Spring Hill Baths·Photo: Courtesy Of Brisbane City Council
As temperatures climb, pools across the city will lower their prices to make cooling down in the city literally cheaper than chips.

· Updated on 15 Nov 2023 · Published on 09 Nov 2023

Temperatures may have been skirting close to 30 degrees Celsius all week but technically summer doesn’t kick off until December 1 – and this year, summer will start with a splash. Brisbane City Council’s Summer Dips initiative (which is back for a third summer) offers $2 entry to all 22 of its pools until February 28, 2026.

For just a gold coin – or a quick tap – you can score entry to a council pool to enjoy water play, swim laps, attend a fitness class or just lounge by the pool.

This includes the Newmarket Olympic Swimming Pool with its eight-lane Olympic-length pool, kids slide, splash pad, wading pool and barbeques; Sandgate Aquatic Centre with its leisure pool and slides; and the colourful, heritage-listed Spring Hill Baths.

The initiative drops the price for entry for adults and kids alike to $2 across the board. (Kids under the age of two swim for free, as do carers accompanying people with disabilities.)

Check out the full list of public pools offering $2 entry throughout summer:
• Acacia Ridge Leisure Centre
• Bellbowrie Pool
• Carole Park Pool
• Centenary Pool, Spring Hill
• Chermside Aquatic Centre
• Colmslie Aquatic Centre – Morningside
• Dunlop Park Memorial Swimming Pool – Corinda
• Hibiscus Sports Complex Pool – Upper Mt Gravatt
• Ithaca Pool – Paddington
• Jindalee Pool
• Langlands Park Memorial Pool
• Manly Pool
• Mt Gravatt East Swimming Pool
• Musgrave Park Swimming Centre – South Brisbane
• Newmarket Olympic Swimming Pool
• Parkinson Aquatic Centre
• Runcorn Pool
• Sandgate Aquatic Centre
• Spring Hill Baths
• The Emily Seebohm Aquatic Centre – Fitzgibbon
• Valley Pool, Fortitude Valley • Wynnum Aqua Park
• Yeronga Park Memorial Swimming Pool

Looking for something a little closer to home? Check out the best outdoor pools in town.

This article was updated on December 19, 2025.

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Lucy Bell Bird is Broadsheet’s national assistant editor.

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