For over 40 years the Waterloo Bay Leisure Centre has been a central hub for the community, hosting events, classes, and gatherings for young and old.
Concerts are held regularly in our auditorium (which is also a popular hire with locals looking for an awesome wedding venue), classes and activities are held in our various activities rooms, and our bi-monthly markets which take over the entire centre (including the beautiful Shire Clerk’s Cottage) keep going from strength to strength! The focus of our activities and events is an emphasis on participation, rather than observation – which has immense therapeutic value.
We are staffed wholly by volunteers, and all money raised goes towards keeping the centre open. As one of Wynnum’s most prominent non-profit organisation, we are proud to serve our community, even though we don’t receive any operational funding from Federal, State or Local Government.
History
The Centre opened on the 16th September 1978 as the 50 and Over Leisure Centre, owing to demand from the community for social activities for older people in the district.
Over the past 40 plus years, the Centre has hosted numerous celebrations, from the ubiquitous Christmas and Melbourne Cup parties, through to mock-up reenactments of royal weddings!
As well as the large leisure centre, the organisation is also the custodian of the Shire Clerk’s Cottage, which was renovated in the 1980’s, almost a hundred years after its initial construction.
Meals On Wheels operated as an adjunct to the Waterloo Bay Leisure Centre for many years before moving to a purpose built location in 2020.
Organisation
The Leisure Centre Management Committee is responsible for the operation and running of this complex and consists of President, Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Promotions / Publicity Officer. Management Committee Meetings are conducted on the third Monday of the month and all committee members are volunteers.
Operating hours
The centre’s reception is staffed by volunteers on Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8am – 12pm; Tuesday 8am – 1pm; and Thursday 8am-3pm – however activities and hire events occur at times throughout the week outside these hours.
You are welcome to make telephone enquiries, but the fastest way to get responses regarding venue hire, class or activity attendance, or market stall bookings, is via our online forms.
Phone: 07 3396 9488
Fax: 07 3396 4772
Please note – the centre is closed on Public Holidays, Melbourne Cup, and the final weeks of December, and no classes will run unless specifically stated otherwise.
Waterloo Bay Leisure Centre: 241 Tingal Road, Wynnum QLD 4178 (Google Maps link)
Members enjoy activities for only $6 – saving 50%.
Contact us to join – for only $22 you’ll pocket the savings after only a few classes!
Photography Credits
All photos of activities and venues on this site were taken by Stephen Scott of Yet Another Creative unless specified.
Wedding photography has been supplied by Eve Wheeler at Photography2Envy, Paul & Bec Finch at The Finches, and others where noted.
Photos to promote external hire activities are supplied by the hirer who are responsible for confirming they have permission to use; or have been sourced using the Fair Use principle.