Purruna Spencer Newton Centre

Water safety doesn't take a season off, and neither do we. Attending swimming lessons year round is as important as ever.

Our qualified swimming teacher and heated pools are here year-round. Enrol now to keep your child's skills sharp this winter.

Read our latest article here: purruna.ymca.org.au/about/news-events/keep-swimming-keep-safe-why-winter-lessons-make-the-difference

Swim To Win is back! 💦

Keep your child swimming through winter and you could win a 2 night stay at Discovery Parks & Resorts!

Competition entry is easy, just attend 10 or more YMCA SA swimming lessons between 1 June and 23 August to go in the draw.

Don’t forget to scan in at reception each visit so your lessons count.

Winner drawn on Monday 24 August 2026. Competition T&Cs are available on our website.

See you in the pool this winter!

🗓️ On Monday 8 June the following changes to operations will occur at the centre for the King's Birthday public holiday.

📅 The centre will be open 8:00am - 2:00pm
🏃 There are limited wellbeing classes (please check the YMCA SA app for class availability)
🚸 Drop-in sports courts are available
🏊 No swimming lessons running
🌊 Casual and lap swimming available during opening hours.

On Tuesday 9 June services return to normal.

Enjoy the holiday!

See which buddies are coming along to workout with you, and let them know you’ll be there too!

To turn this feature on, head into the YMCA SA app:

1️⃣ First, go to PROFILE and upload a photo of yourself.

2️⃣ Then, go to SETTINGS, select “Change Privacy Settings” and toggle on “Show my profile among class attendees”

That’s it; your photo will appear for others in the class, and you’ll see theirs too.

📱 Give it a go before your next session together.

Behind the scenes of our shoot day at Purruna.

Over coming months you'll start to see some fresh content across our socials and marketing. You might recognise a face or two from our wonderful Purruna community. Thankyou to everyone who was involved on the day - we can't wait to see you all shine in the final images and footage!

🎉 Pool party at Purruna? Yes please! 🥳

Did you know you can book your birthday party at Purruna?!

Options include
🎉 Pool party only with our smaller inflatable toys
🎉 Inflatable obstacle course party as well as the smaller inflatable toys

Still some available dates through May and June remaining

Head to our website for all the details https://www.purruna.ymca.org.au/visit/birthday-parties

Are you an Aqua Fit Instructor? We'd love to hear from you.

Our members are loving Aqua Fit!

✅ Classes are busy and full of energy
✅ Beautiful views over the city of Adelaide
✅ A supportive team environment

👉 Reach out to Angie for a chat
[email protected]

🧜‍♂️ We are looking for more superstar Swim Instructors to add to our Purruna Team!
If you are
🐬 Passionate about teaching children swim skills for life
🐬 Have weekend and afternoon/evening availability
🐬 Completed relevant certification
We would love to hear from you! Reach out to our Swim School Manager, Lanny
🐟 [email protected]

🤯🪪 Now there’s no need to carry your access card to scan in! 📱
🦘 Skip the access card altogether and scan in using the QR code in the YMCA SA app.
🥽 Children on your account in swimming lessons also get a QR code, making arrivals quicker and simpler.
😉 The best place to scan the QR Code is at our member scan station, but if you have questions for staff they can also scan you in.