We Love Lambton Pool

20/08/2026

Really looking forward to the Lambton Pool reopening on Monday 24th August. 🎉

Details of opening times have been updated on the Newcastle Pools website.
Remember to check their website for lap lane and diving pool availability.

Enjoy your swims 🏊🏾‍♂️

10/08/2026

Lots of people are looking forward to the reopening of Lambton Pool.
It usually opens in mid to late August. So far there has been no confirmation of this season’s opening date unfortunately.
Keep an eye on Newcastle Pool’s website and hopefully we will get confirmation of the opening very soon.
🏊🏼‍♀️💧🦆🏊🏾‍♂️🤽🏽🥳

Newcastle Pools in Lambton is ideal for beginners to learn to swim. We offer lessons that work on the basics to build water confidence. More inside!

17/06/2026

$2 ENTRY FEE FOR CONCESSION HOLDERS 🥳

Council has voted to make the entry fee for all concession holders at Lambton Pool only $2!

This is a big win for those in our community that need it most and we thank ALL the Councillors that have pushed to reduce the cost of entry at inland pools.

We hope this trend continues and we soon see entry fees drop for everyone else to bring Lambton it in line with the other Council owned pools in Newcastle.

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$2 pool entry locked in, cheaper Lambton swims approved.

30/04/2026

Its time to speak up and ask for the money .. to be spend on the Lambton Pool.

Newcastle Council's draft budget is on exhibition at the moment. There is evidently money in the budget for an indoor pool, but no mention of refurbishment or renewal of the existing pools or for upgrading the changerooms.
Please make a submission via Council's Have Your Say page and ask for money to be allocated to the things you care most about.

Want to see what we're planning next financial year? Find out and have your say before 28 May 2026.

28/04/2026

We need to start asking for money

A few weeks ago, Sonia Hornery MP and City of Newcastle hosted an information session at Lambton Pool to share a proposal from Royal Life Saving Society – Australia. The proposal involves a new modular, prefabricated pool construction system that could be used to retrofit ageing pools or build new ones.

Newcastle is one place where this could work — but we’re not the only ones. Many councils across NSW have old pools in need of repairs. That means if we want Lambton Pool to receive funding to have the new method used to retrofit or upgrade Lambton Pool, or possibly also build a 25m indoor pool, we need to start asking for it loudly and often.

We all know the reality: fixing and upgrading the pool will cost far more than Council can manage alone. State Government funding is essential.

Before the State Government commits serious money to Lambton Pool, they need to see clear evidence that this is what the community wants. That’s where we come in.

👉 Please take a few minutes to write to Sonia Hornery MP ([email protected]) and the NSW Minister for Sport The Hon. Stephen Kamper MP ([email protected] or use the online form to contact him via the NSW Parliament website ) and ask them to push the State Government to invest in fixing and upgrading Lambton Pool.

Every email, letter and message helps show that Newcastle — and Lambton Pool in particular — is exactly where investment in public pools should begin.

If you love this pool and want to see it thrive into the future, now is the time to speak up. 💙

15/04/2026

Encourage anyone free on Friday 17 April to get along to the pool to hopefully find out what is being planned and what the process will be for consultation. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

LAMBTON POOL COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SESSION

City of Newcastle have been speaking to me about a year round indoor pool project at Lambton Pool.

Council are looking to partner with Royal Life Saving - NSW ACT Tasmania to be a pilot project using a modular design "pattern book" style pool.

The benefits of partnering with RLS NSW will be a lower cost for this pool and a chance for RLS NSW to work with other councils to update their pools at a significantly lower cost.

I'm very keen to hear from the community about their views on this project and so representatives from City of Newcastle and I will be hoping to hear from the community about this project.

There will be a community feedback session at Lambton Pool on:
Friday 17 April
From 1:30pm - 2:30pm

I'd love to hear from you!

If you are unable to make it to this session, you are always free to call my office or to call Council and leave your feedback.