Sports and leisure

If you want to join a sporting club or other interest group, then this is the place for you. Some of our sports and leisure facilities include:

Gym Memberships

Eltham Leisure Centre: Youth membership

Aligned Leisure encourages young people aged between 13-17 years to get active and stay that way. Youth Gym members gain confidence and become healthier, happier and more comfortable with exercising.

Eltham Leisure Centre has specific high relentless classes weekly.

For more information, phone 9439 2266 or visit Eltham Leisure Centre


Diamond Creek Community Centre: Youth membership

Youth memberships are designed to teach children and teenagers (aged 13 to 17) all about physical fitness. Their qualified health and fitness professionals design a safe, fun and exciting workout for young members.

Assisting to set the foundations for 'fitness for life' by teaching young people how to use gym equipment with correct technique.

Price

The cost is $13.00 per week with no lock in contract and no joining fee.

Go to the Diamond Creek Community Centre website for more information or contact 9438 5299 and make an appointment to get started today 

 

Skate/BMX facilities within the Shire

We have three concrete Skate/BMX facilities and one BMX Dirt Jump site:

Fergusons Paddock Hurstbridge mini ramp
Heidelberg-Kinglake Road, Hurstbridge

Diamond Creek Skate Park
Elizabeth Street, Diamond Creek

Eltham Skate Park
Alistair Knox Park West, corner of Bridge and Susan Streets, Eltham

Eltham BMX Dirt Jumps
Behind Living & Learning Nillumbik, Pitt Street, Eltham

Hurstbridge Skate Park  
1022 Heidelberg-kinglake Rd
Hurstbridge, Victoria, Australia 3099

For more information, email youth@nillumbik.vic.gov.au.


Local Sporting Champions program 

Young people find it difficult to meet the ongoing and significant costs associated with participation at sporting competitions, particularly those from regional areas.

The Local Sporting Champions program is an Australian Government initiative designed to provide financial assistance for young people aged 12-18 towards the cost of:

  • travel
  • accommodation
  • uniforms or equipment when competing
  • coaching or officiating at an official national sporting organisation (NSO) endorsed state, national or international sporting championships or a School Sport Australia state or national championships.

For more information, go to Australian Sports Local Sport Champion.


Diamond Valley Library

The Diamond Valley Library runs a lot of free activities and leisure groups within its walls. Chess club, book clubs, language classes and many more to cater for the more curious minds.

To see all the programs Diamond Valley has to offer, check out Yarra Plenty Regional Library.


Access for All Abilities

Disability Sport & Recreation provides and promotes sport and recreation opportunities for people with disabilities throughout Victoria. People with disabilities can engage in many different types of sport and recreation pursuits.

For most sports, if the activity doesn’t work for all abilities, it can usually be adapted to enable everyone to participate. There are sport and recreation activities available to suits all types of disabilities, level of ability and activity interests.  To find sport and recreation options near you. Go to Disability Sports Recreation

 

 

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