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Member Success Story – Tim Thwaites

Member Success Story – Tim Thwaites

We caught up with member Tim Thwaites after his success during the PARC Fit program to learn more about his achievements and experiences. “In September last year, I re-joined PARC after being a foundation member. I re-joined as I was incredibly unhealthy and felt sluggish every single day. After a few weeks of being at PARC, I received an email regarding an 8-week PARC Fit program and thought I’d give it a go. I put my head down, threw my diet upside down and worked hard to get myself mentally prepared for day one. During my day 1 warm-up, I rolled my ankle and it HURT, so during session 2 I could barely walk. I knew that if I could push through this, then the next 8 weeks I could push myself through anything. Injury struck AGAIN in weeks 4-5, as I strained my left hamstring. I iced it as much as I could and once again, battled through. During week 6, I was holidaying in Kingscliff, but completed 3 sessions from the holiday program Britt had sent me. That was the end of PARC Fit and it left me thinking – ‘what’s next?’ When the Portsea Twilight Fun Run popped up in my Facebook feed, I decided to set myself the challenge of running the 8kms in under an hour. The fun run was the hardest thing I have ever done, with the first 5kms being all uphill. However, I knew I had the mental strength to push through. Even though I wasn’t the first one to cross the line and was nearly last in my age group, I finished up with an end time of 58 minutes – 2 minutes under the goal I had set for myself. On top of this, I also managed to raise just under $700 for Beyond Blue. I am currently planning my next fun run and am looking forward to the next round of PARC Fit. Throughout my journey, I have lost 10kgs. Even though I’ve still got a long way to go, I am not giving up!”  

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Meet Rachel, one of our wonderful Group Exercise Class Instructors! 💃🪩

Rachel has been a member at PARC since 2019 and loved it so much that she joined team PARC as an instructor in 2023! She is known for her high energy, bubbly personality and action-packed classes! 

You may have caught snippets of her fun and high energy classes on our socials. She teaches both Zumba and Power Zone, and is trained in Zumba, Strong Nation, Zumba/Lift. 

Rachel’s classes are always a favourite among our members, so if you get the chance, book into one of her sessions and experience the fun for yourself!
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A friendly reminder that PARC opening at 1pm today, with reduced hours. 

Centre Hours: 1pm – 7pm 
Waterslides: 1pm - 6pm
Cafe: 1:30pm - 5:30pm 
PARC Swim: No Classes 
Group Exercise Classes: No classes. Book a virtual or on demand class via the Customer Portal or Peninsula Leisure Xplor app. 

Please visit our website to see a full list of our opening hours, as well as any alterations to operations over this time. 

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What an amazing time we had at Frankston Skate Park last Saturday for their  20th Anniversary 🥳🎂

Shoutout to the Frankston Skate team @frankston_skatepark  and the incredible community who showed up to celebrate! It was such an fantastic event, and we had so much fun! 🤩
Anzac Day 2026 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌹 
Just a friendly reminder that PARC will be open with reduced hours on Saturday 25 April, with the Centre opening at 1pm. 

 Here's what services we'll be running this ANZAC Day Public Holiday. 
🏢 Centre Hours: 1pm – 7pm 
🛝 Waterslides: 1pm - 6pm 
☕️ Cafe: 1:30pm - 5:30pm 
🏊 PARC Swim: No Classes 
🧘‍♀️ Group Exercise Classes: No classes. Book a virtual or on demand class via the Customer Portal or Peninsula Leisure Xplor app. 

Please visit our website to see a full list of our opening hours, as well as any alterations to operations over this time. 

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As the weather cools down, we’re making a small change to our waterslide hours. 

From this weekend, our raft waterslides will be open on weekends from 10.00am to 4.00pm. 

All other operating hours and services will remain the same, including our Aquatic Playground hours. 

To check our Centre operating hours and see what’s open before your visit, please visit our website.

We look forward to seeing you in Centre soon!
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The survey is open until 26 April 2026 and will take around 10 minutes. Participants can go in the draw to win 1 of 3 x $100 Rebel Sport vouchers! Complete the survey via the link in our bio.
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Last time we asked, you told us what’s working - and the survey results were awesome. Now we want your thoughts again, to help us keep delivering the skate park experience you love. 

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The details 
🕐 Takes just 2–3 minutes 
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