PHOTO: Celebrity landscape gardener Charlie Albone for the 100 Cool Pools Project. Picture: Tim Hunter. Source: News Corp Australia

The backyard pool has come a long way since the days of sky-blue marblesheen and varying shades of brown pebblecrete to become the headline act of summer, as most Australians can attest to, even in these challenging times.

Our pools have become a vital part of our homes as we reinvent the way we live, how to we want to live and how we entertain.

As such, we have scoured the country, from coast to coast, from north to south to bring readers the ultimate list of Australia’s 100 Cools Pools – a sneak selection of which you can view in this article.

With celebrity landscape designer Charlie Ablone as our very special guest judge we will count down from 100-51 this Saturday (February 13) and the unveil Australia’s greatest pools on Sunday.

Australia’s highest pool. Picture: Australia 108 in Southbank

Australia’s highest pool. Picture: Australia 108 in SouthbankSource:Supplied

So, visit 100coolpools.com.au this weekend or the online version of your local News Corp newspaper to check it out.

We will also feature the best of the best in your local weekend News Corp newspaper in print and great tips on how to make a cool pool your own in the relaunch of our fantastic home ideas magazine At Home, that comes with Saturday’s paper.

A very cool pool in a very cool home. Picture: CPlusC Architectural Workshop

A very cool pool in a very cool home. Picture: CPlusC Architectural Workshop Source: Supplied

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