Our Personal Trainers
Luke Grounds
Samira Amisse
Group Fitness Classes
Waurn Ponds offers a variety of online and group fitness classes – indoors and out! We have a great mix of traditional strength training and functional strength with a particular emphasis on getting the maximum amount of health, strength and wellness training out of group fit classes.
The variety of group fitness classes includes – Pilates, Yoga, HIIT, Core, Boxing, and Spin
View our group fitness timetable here.
Visit the membership portal to book into your classes.
Stadium
Located within the DA building, there are 2 full sized basketball courts that are available to hire to play basketball, netball, volleyball, or badminton games. This space can also be outfitted to suit commercial or University needs such as functions or testing rooms.
*Want to book the stadium? Make your inquiry via the form below.
Freeplay Fridays
Kick off your weekend with Free Play Friday at Waurn Ponds! Free Play Friday is your opportunity to have a casual friendly game of basketball, badminton, shoot a few casual hoops or simply come along as a spectator!
All students are welcome – it’s a great way to meet new friends, stay active and have fun in a safe and accessible environment.
Freeplay Fridays: 3-7pm every Friday afternoon.
Squash Court
Come and try our squash court out for some casual fun and fitness with your friends. Call 0429 658 925 to book.
Equipment Hire
Don’t have the equipment needed to play? Don’t worry we have you covered with hire available for balls, badminton and squash equipment.
Elite Sports Precinct
Located just outside the DeakinACTIVE fitness centre is the Elite Sports Precinct. This collection of state-of-the-art sporting facilities is everything an athlete needs to enhance their skills. These facilities support the activities of a wide range of users, from elite athletes like the Geelong Cats AFL team to student-based clubs like the Deakin Ducks Soccer Club.
The facilities of the Elite Regional Sports Precinct include:
- an MCG-size elite AFL oval with perimeter fencing, behind-the-goal netting, sports lighting, video recording facilities and team benches and supporting sports pavilion with two change rooms and a kitchen.
- a synthetic FIFA-grade soccer pitch
- an eight-lane, IAAF-accredited 400-metre athletics track
- an outdoor teaching hub with direct access to the athletics track
- a 50-metre long-jump track and sandpits, plus incline sprint lanes
- outdoor basketball and netball courts
- a high-quality baseball diamond
- facilities that have been planned to be accessible, with pathways linking the sports areas and seamless synthetic playing surfaces.
These fields and equipment are available for hire at various rates for times depending on their availability. Want to hire the Elite Regional Sports Precinct?
Make your inquiry now by emailing: active.regional@deakin.edu.au
Location
Accessed via Pigdons Road and Alfred Deakin Drive, DeakinACTIVE Waurn Ponds is located in the DA building at the Waurn Ponds campus.
Waurn Ponds Campus Map