Sports and Leisure Facilities:
Brisbane has an excellent range of sports and leisure facilities to suit all
ages, interests and fitness levels.
From world class sports
complexes to local skate
parks, rebound
walls, basketball
courts and school
tennis courts, there are so many great ways to have fun and keep fit
while enjoying our great city.
Enjoy a cool dip at your local pool,
take in a few rounds of golf at
our recently refurbished courses, explore your suburb on a bikeway or
go star-gazing at the Sir
Thomas Brisbane Planetarium.
Brisbane health
and fitness clubs also offer a great range of sport and leisure options
from aqua aerobics to squash courts.
Brisbane Table Tennis Centre at 86 Green Terrace Windsor has
20 tables, international playing conditions and a large multi-cultural membership.
It is the biggest association owned table tennis centre in the Southern Hemisphere,
providing for teams competitions, social play,handicap competitions, junior
and senior coaching and as a major championships venue. It has a glass-walled.
airconditioned club canteen/lounge
Recreation & Leisure Programs:
Brisbane City Council offers regular recreation and leisure programs to encourage
Brisbaneresidents to be healthy and active. There are six programs catering
for all ages, interests and fitness levels. In this section you can find out
about all the programs on offer.
The Chill
Out program offers school holiday activities for 12 to 16 year old including
ice-skating, kite making, Afro-Caribbean and belly dancing, pottery, surfing
and more. Activities are held at various locations around Brisbane.
The Walking
for Pleasure program offers free guided group walks to explore Brisbanesuburbs
and places of interest. The program includes early bird walks, structure
weekday walks and longer weekend walks.
GOLD!
(Growing Old and Living Dangerously) is Brisbane City Council's popular
program for people over 50. GOLD! introduces seniors to a new way of life
through experiencing a variety of activities ranging from yachting to using
the Internet.
RAW
(Real Adventure Women) is an outdoor activity program for women aged
16 and over. RAW aims to give women the opportunity to experience sporting
and recreational activities in a friendly, supportive and non-competitive
environment. Activities suit both beginners and those with more experience.
GOLD
'n' Kids gives older people and children the opportunity to participate
together in a variety of recreation and leisure activities including abseiling,
camel riding, sailing and cooking.
BushlandExperience
program offers a variety of recreational and educational activities catering
for all ages and interests. The programs are held at various bushland and
wetland locations around Brisbane. Activities include Ranger Guided walks,
bird watching, canoeing, learning about bush medicines, ecological debates,
making bush jewellery and wildlife rescue.
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