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City of Melville wins fitness award

The City of Melville’s LeisureFit Centres have been recognised for their ability to meet the needs of the community, taking home the People’s Choice – Large Business award at this year’s AUSactive Awards.

The awards were announced at a sold-out gala evening in Sydney on Friday, 11 October 2024 with a record number attending.

The sector event annually recognises exemplary exercise and active health practitioners from across Australia.

AUSactive is Australia’s peak body for the exercise and active health sector, representing over 22,000 members nationwide.

“I’m so pleased that all the care and effort our LeisureFit team continues to invest in our community has been recognised by the AUSactive national awards,” said Mayor Katy Mair said.

“What’s particularly gratifying about the People’s Choice award, is that this award is determined both by public voting numbers as well as the nomination submission. It is particularly special because it was driven by the support of our wonderful Melville community.”

“We make it easy to be healthy in Melville and our LeisureFit centres form part of the City of Melville’s commitment to healthy lifestyles and wellbeing for the community.

“Our passionate team are dedicated to helping City residents to stay fit, active and healthy throughout their lives.”

Winning the People’s Choice award in their size category, the City’s popular fitness and health centres LeisureFit Booragoon and LeisureFit Melville, also placed as finalists for the 2024 Leisure Centre of the Year and the 2024 Multi- Service Business of the Year.

The City of Melville’s LeisureFit centres are well-subscribed health and fitness hubs, offering an innovative variety of fitness activities and active health facilities, tailored to different ages, abilities and interest groups in the City of Melville.

LeisureFit offers a diverse range of recreational and fitness programs tailored to the varied needs of the community with a commitment to making physical activity accessible to everyone.

The community focussed service offers more than 250 fitness classes per week, including reformer pilates and barre, gym, pools, sports courts, health lounge, indoor sports courts, swim school, over 50s, PT and physio-led small group programs, youth and teen programs plus much more.

LeisureFit Booragoon’s pools are currently undergoing a major refurbishment which includes the Leisure Pool, 50m Pool, changing facilities and replacement of the air conditioning and ventilation systems.

The exciting upgrades will see the centre be transformed into a modern, contemporary and accessible new swimming facility, with both pools to set reopen in January 2025.

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