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The City of Port Phillip has a wide range of sports facilities. Facilities provide for lifesaving, yachting, football, soccer, cricket, touch football, baseball through to the less intense activities like angling, lawn bowls, croquet and trugo.
Contact details for each sporting club are available from the Port Phillip Community Directory.
Reserves
Elwood Park
 Elwood Park - Map Overview
Elwood Park - Aerial Photo
Ormond Esplanade, Elwood - Elwood Park offers five sporting grounds and accommodates Touch Football, Cricket, Soccer and Sub-Football (summer soccer). The grounds can also be converted to accommodate Australian Rules Football and Rugby League. Other features include three cricket practice pitches and training lights on the Wattie Watson Oval and Esplanade Oval. Pavilion with change rooms, public toilets, children's playground and off street parking.
Peanut Farm
 Peanut Farm - Aerial Photo
Peanut Farm - Map Overview
Blessington Street St Kilda - suitable for Australian Rules Football and Cricket, there are two cricket practice pitches available. One Netball and one Basketball court are also available. Limited training lights available. Pavilion with social and change rooms, public toilets, tennis practice wall, children's playground and off street parking.
Alma Park
Alma Park - Aerial Photo
Alma Park - Oval Map
Alma Road East St Kilda - suitable for Cricket and Soccer. The ground can also be converted to accommodate Australian Rules Football. Pavilion with change rooms, children's playground. BBQ facilities, public toilets and off street parking.
Lagoon Reserve
Lagoon Reserve - Aerial Photo
Lagoon Reserve - Overview Map
Liardet Street Port Melbourne - suitable for Soccer and Cricket, there are three Cricket practice nets available, limited training lights, BBQ facilities, pavilion with change rooms, public toilets and off street parking.
Port Melbourne Cricket Ground
Port Melbourne Cricket Ground - Aerial Photo
Port Melbourne Cricket Ground - Map Overview
525 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne - suitable for Australian Rules Football and Cricket. Training lights and turf cricket wickets are also available. Pavilion with social and change rooms, public toilets and off street parking.
Murphy Reserve
Murphy Reserve - Aerial Photo & Map Overview
351 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne - there are five fields: S. S. Anderson (2) suitable for soccer; G.S. Williams for baseball; A.T. Aanenson suitable for football and has training lights, synthetic cricket wicket, two practice cricket wickets; J.M. Woodruff suitable for football, turf cricket and has training lights.
Open spaces available, BBQ facilities, children's playground, pavilion with social and change rooms, public toilets and off street parking.
Football grounds
Albert Park Reserve
Albert Park Reserve is managed by Parks Victoria. For information on hiring grounds and facilities located in Albert Park Reserve contact Parks Victoria Sport Liaison Officer on 9695 9008 or visit the Parks Victoria website
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Sports grounds bookings
The City of Port Phillip manages 14 sports grounds that are home to a number of clubs over both the summer and winter seasons. The grounds may be available for hire for small groups, clubs and organisations.
To book a ground or if you have a club looking for a home ground contact our Sport & Recreation Administration Officer on 9209 6514 for information.
The  City of Port Phillip Sports Ground Booking Application Form outlines the details involved in hiring grounds managed by the City of Port Phillip.
Please note that casual bookings are currently limited due to water restrictions and ground conditions.
Albert Park Reserve
Albert Park Reserve is managed by Parks Victoria. For information on hiring grounds and facilities located in Albert Park Reserve contact Parks Victoria Sport Liaison Officer on (03) 9695 9008.
For further information visit - Parks Victoria
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Swimming pools / Aquatic centres
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Swimming pools are not run by the council and should be contacted individually for more information
Melbourne Sports & Aquatic CentreThe Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre is one of Melbourne's premier leisure facilities. It serves as a training venue for some of Australia's premier athletes, hosts some of the country's most exciting sporting events and provides the public with excellent sporting amenities such as seven pools, a health and fitness centre, 10 basketball courts, 10 squash courts, a play creche and a whole lot more.
Aughtie Drive, Albert Park 3206
(03) 9926 1545
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
South Pacific Health Club
25 meter salt water pool, hydrotherapy pool, steam rooms and spa.
10-18 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda 3182
(03) 9525 4888
Web: South Pacific Health Club
St Kilda Swim Centre
25 metre chlorine pool, sauna.
97 Alma Road, East St Kilda 3183
(03) 9521 1995
Southport Health Club
25 meter chlorine pool, spa, sauna it is a members only facility.
Waterfront Place, Port Melbourne 3207
Telephone: (03) 9646 3666
Website address: www.southporthealthclub.com
Swimming pools
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Gymnasiums / Fitness centres
St Kilda Police & Citizens Youth Club
The St Kilda Police Citizens Youth Club Inc. was established in 1947 as a non-profit incorporated organisation. It is operated with a voluntary committee. The aim of the club is to provide a low cost affordable, safe and supervised leisure and recreational activities for young people.
The PCYC still provides excellent service to the Port Phillip and surrounding community in the way of programs or activities, such as: Friday night youth activities, Homework support program (12-18), regular boxing, kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu, weight training and recreational activities for young people at minimal cost. All other staff and other expenses are supported by income from club activities, sponsorship, grants and donations.
179 Inkerman St St Kilda 3182
(03) 9534 7584
For more information email: stpcyc@hotmail.com, visit the website St Kilda PCYC or drop in.
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
MSAC Fitness Centre is a members-only facility
Aughtie Drive Albert Park 3206
(03) 9926 1545
Web: Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
South Pacific Health Club
South Pacific gymnasium is a members only facilities. Casual use of the pool is available.
10-18 Jacka Boulevard St Kilda 3182
(03) 9525 4888
Web: South Pacific Health Club
Southport Health Club
It is a members only facility with pool, tennis courts, gymnasium.
Waterfront Place Port Melbourne
(03) 9646 3666
Web address: www.southporthealthclub.com
Fitness First
97 Alma Road St Kilda
(03) 9572 3334
Private clubs located in Port Phillip
For information on Private Clubs and Fitness Centres in the City of Port Phillip visit the yellow pages search on Yellow Pages Australia
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Community centre classes
The City of Port Phillip offers a variety of courses and classes for all levels and all interests.
For more information call the Course Hotline on (03) 9209 6371 or contact the community centre co-ordinator by telephoning ASSIST on (03) 9209 6777.
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Tennis
There are several tennis clubs and centres within the city. Club and centre surfaces can vary. Some clubs can cater for casual hire while others only have membership. Look in the Community Directory for contact details. You can view a map of Tennis Courts in Port Phillip.
- Elwood Tennis Club - Elwood Foreshore - Ormond Esplanade, Elwood. Casual hire.
- Port Melbourne Tennis Club - Morris Reserve, Port Melbourne. Casual hire.
- Albert Park Lawn Tennis Club - St Vincent Gardens, Albert Park. Members only.
- Albert Park Tennis / Hockey Centre - St Kilda Road, St Kilda. Casual hire. Visit Albert Park Tennis website for more details.
- Carmelite - Middle Park Tennis Club - Albert Park Reserve, South Melbourne. Casual hire.
- St Kilda Tennis Club - Junction Oval, St Kilda. Managed by Parks Victoria.
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Golf
- Albert Park Golf Range - Albert Park Reserve
- Albert Park Public Golf Course - Albert Park Reserve
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Skate facilities
Port Melbourne Skate Park, underneath the Graham Street overpass has been transformed and now includes trainee ramps, a fun box and fun box hip and a high manual pad. The skate park is under the cover of the overpass, so skaters will be able to use it all year round.
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Basketball courts
Indoor
Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre has 10 basketball courts on offer for more information contact the on (03) 9926 1555 or basketball at msac - www.msac.com.au
You can view a map of Basketball courts in Port Phillip.
St Kilda Police & Citizens Youth Club
179 Inkerman St St Kilda 3182
(03) 9534 7584
For more information email: stpcyc@hotmail.com, visit the website St Kilda PCYC or drop in.
Outdoor
Playball Basketball Association. After school primary school aged competition. Telephone (03) 9537 2697 or visit www.playballbasketball.com. Operate 4.00pm - 5.30pm, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
- Albert Park Reserve - South Melbourne Districts Sports Club
- Julier Reserve
- Talbot Reserve
- Peanut Farm - Blessington Street St Kilda
- Local schools may also offer basketball facilities
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Netball courts
Outdoor
- Peanut Farm -Blessington Street St Kilda
- Local schools may also offer netball facilities.
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