Pool for a Small Backyard: 2026 SPASA Gold Winner – The Journey
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The Journey from Nexus Pools has been named as the 2026 SPASA Gold winner for the Courtyard and Small Pool up to $80,000 category (Victoria). It shows how smart design can level up daily life, even when space and budget are tight. This compact fibreglass pool is the perfect pool for a small backyard, offering premium quality and family-friendly features.
SPASA (Swimming Pool & Spa Association) is the peak industry body for the swimming pool and spa sector across Australia and New Zealand. Regional pool and spa builders from across Australia and New Zealand compete for their prestigious Australasian Awards of Excellence, showcasing the best projects and businesses in the industry. The award recognises The Journey as a standout pool for a small backyard, demonstrating how thoughtful design can make compact outdoor spaces more functional.
What Makes The Journey an Award Winner?
The Journey makes pool ownership feel easy.
Nexus Pools’ smart design simplifies your pool journey from start to finish: easy styles to choose from, a quick installation process, and low maintenance after purchase. Decades of design experience have shaped this 2.40m wide compact pool, making The Journey an ideal pool for a small backyard while still combining a quality shell and full-size features. For under $80,000 in Melbourne Bayside, it is one of the best fibreglass swimming pools on the market. In metropolitan areas like Melbourne or Sydney, a swimming pool can feel out of reach. Not to mention, planning approvals can also be hard to obtain in heritage suburbs. The Journey was made for these areas – that is why The Journey is the best pool for a small backyard.
The award-winning pool is available in two compact sizes, both measuring 2.40m wide. Options include a 5.00m or 6.10m length, with both sizes offering a minimum depth of 1.10m. The 5.00m pool has a maximum depth of 1.45m, while the 6.10m pool reaches a maximum depth of 1.55m.
The Journey is designed as a pool for a small backyard, making it easier to maximise available space without compromising on functionality. The fibreglass swimming pool style also offers a range of thoughtful features designed to make the most of your backyard, from relaxing ledges and bench seating to practical entry steps and a dedicated swimming corridor.
Dual Entry Steps
Convenient entry points at both ends of the pool make getting in and out while offering flexibility in how you use the space.
Wrap-around Ledge
A generous wrap-around ledge runs along the pool, providing a practical point of support for swimmers when in the pool.
Pool Steps
Purpose-designed pool steps have been integrated to provide an inviting entry point while adding to the pool’s compact, functional design.
Sloping Pool Floor
The sloping floor creates varying depths throughout the pool, providing both shallow and deeper areas for different activities or depth preferences.
Full-length Bench Seat
A full-length bench seat provides plenty of room to sit, relax and enjoy the water while making the most of the pool’s length.
Full-length Swimming Corridor
The full-length swimming corridor provides a dedicated space for swimming, making the most of the pool’s compact footprint.
How Nexus Pools Supports Your Lifestyle for Years to Come
A pool’s longevity isn’t just about the pool itself. How it’s installed can play a major role in how it performs and stands the test of time. Proper site preparation, earthworks, installation and finishing are all important to ensuring your pool is built to perform for years to come.
At Nexus Pools, our authorised dealership network manages your project from start to finish. Choosing the right pool for a small backyard is only part of the process; professional installation and careful site preparation are equally important to ensuring your pool performs well for years to come. When your pool is installed with care from the beginning, you can spend less time worrying about it and more time enjoying it for years to come.
The Nexus Pools’ authorised dealer in Melbourne Bayside, Tanzanite Pools, delivered this award-winning project from start to finish, including the on-site consultation, pool area design, earthworks, pool installation and landscaping.
The Melbourne Baydside authorised Nexus Pools dealer has transformed a tight Melbourne backyard into a tranquil oasis. The Journey maximises space while maintaining an open feel thanks to a full-length swimming corridor. Bespoke grey marble herringbone tiles was an excellent choice to compliment the light grey Mist pool colour. The surrounding tropical plants create harmony with the black fence, turning the overall backyard into a backyard retreat.
Finding the right pool for a small backyard can transform a limited outdoor space into a more functional and enjoyable area. In the decades to come, The Journey will accompany and level up your everyday wellness, fitness activities, and special occasions with your loved ones.
Our Lifetime Warranty Gives Ease of Mind
The Journey comes with ViPoxy shell technology – a highly resistant material to osmosis and structural damage. This advancement allows Nexus Pools to provide a lifetime structural warranty and a lifetime osmosis warranty. Our initiatives in pool innovation and warranty are to set a stress-free ownership experience for our customers.
View the Award-Winning Pool’s Gallery
Want to see more of this award-winning pool? Explore the full gallery of the award-winning Journey to see the details, finishes and design features that make this compact style a standout pool for a small backyard.
FAQs
Nexus Pools’ authorised dealer network supports customers from start to finish, including quoting, excavation, installation, and landscaping. The Melbourne Bayside dealer is a good example of how the right pool builder can turn a tight backyard into a useful and attractive pool area.
The SPASA Gold award recognises The Journey as a standout project in the Courtyard and Small Pool up to $80,000 category in Victoria. Since SPASA is the top body for the swimming pool and spa sector across Australia and New Zealand, this award highlights The Journey from Nexus Pools’ strong design, value, and fit for compact spaces.
The Journey is an ideal pool for a small backyard, with compact dimensions designed to make the most of a limited space. Measuring at 2.40m wide with optional lengths of 5.00m or 6.10m, this pool makes a good fit for tight backyard spaces. Despite its smaller size, it still includes a full-length swim corridor, bench seating, entry steps, and a sloped floor, so homeowners can swim, relax, and use the space as a family pool without needing a large yard.
Are you interested in installing a new swimming pool?
If you’re ready to explore your own backyard transformation, connect with your local dealer via our website, call 1800 MY NEXUS (1800 696 398) or browse our range of fibreglass pools, spas, and extra outdoor solutions today.
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