Melbourne Pool + Outdoor Living

Dive straight into Melbourne’s most impressive pools and incredible landscapes in this bumper magazine edition. Take a view from soaring heights and explore the benefits of an above-ground pool, or choose to get cosy under the covers and immerse yourself in the benefits of the humble pool cover. Raise a glass to our industry professional’s most recent accolades, or escape to the ocean with advice to create the perfect seaside pool. Whether you’re building your dream pool, or revamping a tired landscape, this edition is the ideal guide to make your backyard into a true entertainer’s haven.

FROM THE EDITOR

Melbourne Pool + Outdoor design

The latest news from the local industry

CHAMPIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

HOT TUB HEAVEN

To Infinity And Beyond • When considering the ideal pool for your home, it’s important to look beyond the aesthetics. Swimming pools can offer a resort-like escape from the humdrum of daily life, but they can also provide practical perks too. Infinity edge pools are considered a luxury option for their beautiful design, but this trend has more to offer than simply catching the eye. Melbourne Pool + Outdoor Design’s Lucy Wadelton chatted with Dean Jones, Residential Manager of Neptune Pools, to explore the overflowing benefits of choosing the infinity pool.

A STAINLESS Reputation • From creeks and billabongs to the public baths of Ancient Greece and Rome, humans have been using both natural and man-made water structures to wash, play and swim for thousands of years. In fact, one of the oldest recorded pools, according to historians, was a public water tank in Sindh, Pakistan, which is believed to have been built around the third millennium BCE. Flash forward to now and the team at The OUTBACK Plunge Pool has reimagined this age-old product, developing and manufacturing its very own plunge pool design from stainless steel water tanks. Here, Melbourne Pool + Outdoor Design writer Penny Robinson gets the inside story from Beau Rixon, the general manager of The OUTBACK Plunge Pool, about the economic and environment benefits of these clever products.

POOL DESIGN

Swimming Pool of FAME • Maintaining a successful business is no easy feat in itself, but to then take that a step further and not merely succeed, but excel, is the mark of true skill and dedication. Here, we’re celebrating the recent accolades that some of the industry’s leaders have garnered over the last 18 months, and the outstanding projects, products and individuals that paved the way to glory.

Australian Pool & Spa Awards

2022 SPASA AUSTRALIA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

SEAMLESS DESIGN • A MODERN APPROACH

A FLAWLESS FINISH • STREAMLINED FUN FOR THE FAMILY

POOLSIDE FAMILY-FUN • SOAK UP THE SUMMER

A MODERN ARTWORK • EXQUISITE DESIGN AND LIFESTYLE

EXQUISITE OASIS • UNIQUELY SPA-LIKE

EXPERTS IN VERSATILE POOL INTERIORS • HIGH-QUALITY MATERIALS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

SUSTAINABILITY IN STYLE • DESIGNING NATURE

GREAT THINGS COME IN THREES • PERSONALISED PLUNGE POOLS

DIVE INTO LUXURY • A STUNNING HOME RETREAT

RESIDENTIAL VACATION • EXTRAORDINARY DESIGN

A Taste Of The TROPICS • THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME, BUT THERE’S ALSO NO FEELING QUITE LIKE A HOLIDAY. CHANNEL SOME MAJOR HOLIDAY HAPPINESS WITH THIS CURATED COLLECTION OF TROPICAL-INSPIRED TREASURES, READY TO ELEVATE YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE TO BLUE-SKY HEIGHTS.

A DREAM POOL COME TRUE • QUALITY CONCRETE AND FIBREGLASS POOLS

CUSTOM CONCRETE PLUNGE POOLS • VERSATILITY AT ITS FINEST

STYLISH AND PRACTICAL • DIVE INTO ELEGANCE

TROPICAL HOMESTAY HOLIDAY • A RESORT IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD

SPA DESIGN

HERE COMES The Sun • Ensuring the optimum levels of...