Top 10 Sports Complexes in Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

Escape the heat at one of Cairns' best known landmarks, the Esplanade Lagoon. Set on the Cairns foreshore overlooking Trinity Inlet, the 4800 sq metre saltwater swimming lagoon offers locals and tourists a year round safe swimming location. Saltwater is pumped from the inlet and filtered through a state of the art filtration and chlorination system, to meet Australian Standards. The kids can enjoy the sandy edges, build sand castles and play in shallow water. On the other side of the Lagoon, visitors can lounge on the timber decks in moderate shade. Shady trees, landscaped gardens and open spaces all contribute to the leisurely atmosphere on the Esplanade The Lagoon is open 6am-6pm Thursday - Tuesday, Midday-6pm Wednesday all year round.

This is a unique cable-driven water skiing park that my son tried twice during our recent vacation. It's mostly used by locals, but is open to anyone and they treated us fine, so I'd like to review it. It's a good spot for active teens and older kids who want to do things rather than sightsee.

Welcome To Tobruk Memorial Pool Belgravia Leisure, on behalf of Cairns Regional Council, proudly manages the iconic Tobruk Memorial Pool. The recently redeveloped facility offers members and guests a FINA approved ten lane 50m Olympic Pool, a six lane 25m lap pool, a warm water therapy pool, a toddler splash area, a Flow Rider (artificial wave machine), Cafe, two function rooms and retail. The Tobruk Memorial Pool is by far the most exciting aquatic facility in North Queensland. Whether you’re a future flowboarder, a young Ian Thorpe, an aqua aerobics lover or just looking to enjoy a good coffee; Tobruk Memorial Pool is a place where tourists and locals can come to socialise, train and enjoy state of the state of the art facilities.