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Christmas and New Year hours 2024

PARC Christmas and new year operating hours

Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas from everyone at PARC. Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year! We will have a change in operation hours over the Christmas and new year period. Please find our hours for PARC, PINES and SKATE over the silly season below. 

PARC Centre opening hours
Friday 20 December – Monday 22 December: Normal hours 
Christmas Eve Tuesday 24 December: 5am – 6pm  
Christmas Day Wednesday 25 December: Closed  
Boxing Day Thursday 26 December: 7am – 7pm  
Friday 27 December – Monday 30 December: Normal hours  
New Years Eve Tuesday 31 December: 5am – 6pm  
New Year’s Day Wednesday 1 January: 7am – 7pm  

Waterslide opening hours 

From Monday 23 December (excluding Christmas eve, public holidays): weekdays 10am-7pm, weekends 10am-6pm
Christmas Eve Tuesday 24 December: 10am – 6pm  
Christmas Day Wednesday 25 December: Closed  
Thursday 26 December: Public holiday hours 10am – 6pm  
Thursday 27 December – Monday 30 December: weekdays 10am-7pm, weekends 10am-6pm  
New Years Eve Tuesday 31 December: 10am – 6pm  
New Years Day Wednesday 1 January: Public holiday hours 10am – 6pm  
Tuesday 2 January onwards (weekdays): School holiday hours 10am – 7pm  

PINES Centre hours 

Christmas Eve Tuesday 24 December: 6am-6pm 
Christmas Day, Wednesday 25 December: Closed 
New Years Eve, Tuesday 31 December: 6am-6pm 
New Years Day, Wednesday 1 January: Public holiday hours 8am-6pm 

Frankston Skate Park staffed hours
Christmas Eve Tuesday 24 December: 12pm-6pm 
Christmas Day, Wednesday 25 December: No staff hours
Thursday 26 December: 12pm – 6pm
New Years Eve, Tuesday 31 December: 12pm-6pm 
New Years Day, Wednesday 1 January: Public holiday hours 12pm-6pm 
School holidays:

  • Monday to Friday: 12pm-6pm 
  • Saturday & Sunday: 11am-7pm 

PARC Swim 

Lessons will finish on Sunday 22 December. We will be busy over the school holidays preparing for the start of Term 1, when lessons resume on Tuesday 28 January. 

Group Exercise 

Please note that for Group Exercise, we will have a limited instructor led timetable available over the Christmas period. Throughout January we will slowly ramp up the number of instructor led classes. You can view the timetable via the Customer Portal here. 

If you’re going away over the holiday period you can keep up your workout routine with PARC Plus, our digital online fitness portal. Learn more here: PARC Plus

Café 

Christmas Eve Tuesday 24 December: 8am – 3pm
Christmas Day Wednesday 25 December: CLOSED
Thursday 26 December: 8am-3pm 
New Years Eve Tuesday 31 December: 8am-3pm 
New Year’s Day Wednesday 1 January: 8am-3pm 

Childcare  

Please note, we have made the decision to permanently close the PARC Childcare service, with the final day of operation to be Friday, 20 December 2024. You can learn more about this major service update here. 

 

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Get your dancing shoes on! 💃

It’s nearly time for our Sweat & Smile Zumba Party! Get ready for the ultimate dance-fitness celebration, on Sunday 17 May from 5pm – 6pm. It’s going to be a night full of fun, smiles and energising, international beats sure to get you moving and grooving.

The event is free, and open to both casual visitors and PARC members. Bookings are open, so get your spot before they run out!

#frankston #southsidefestival #zumba #PARC #dance

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Get your dancing shoes on! 💃 It’s nearly time for our Sweat & Smile Zumba Party! Get ready for the ultimate dance-fitness celebration, on Sunday 17 May from 5pm – 6pm. It’s going to be a night full of fun, smiles and energising, international beats sure to get you moving and grooving. The event is free, and open to both casual visitors and PARC members. Bookings are open, so get your spot before they run out! #frankston #southsidefestival #zumba #PARC #dance

Want a bonus entry in our 30-20-2 Movement Challenge? 🌟

Complete our AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible) Challenge to gain an extra entry into the prize draw to win 1 of 50 limited edition PARC scarves!

How it works?
🏋️‍♀️ Complete the 5‑minute AMRAP challenge
📝 Grab one of our gym team to record your Week 1 result.
💪 Focus on improving your Week 1 result over the next 4 weeks.
🤩 Complete the entire AMRAP challenge and have your results recorded in Week 1 and Week 4 to receive a second entry into the prize draw to win one of our limited‑edition PARC scarves.

Good luck!

#PARCfrankston #winterchallenge #gymchallenge #amrap #amrapchallenge #frankstongym

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Want a bonus entry in our 30-20-2 Movement Challenge? 🌟 Complete our AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible) Challenge to gain an extra entry into the prize draw to win 1 of 50 limited edition PARC scarves! How it works? 🏋️‍♀️ Complete the 5‑minute AMRAP challenge 📝 Grab one of our gym team to record your Week 1 result. 💪 Focus on improving your Week 1 result over the next 4 weeks. 🤩 Complete the entire AMRAP challenge and have your results recorded in Week 1 and Week 4 to receive a second entry into the prize draw to win one of our limited‑edition PARC scarves. Good luck! #PARCfrankston #winterchallenge #gymchallenge #amrap #amrapchallenge #frankstongym

Let’s Groove! 🕺🪩

Bring your best moves and get ready to dance the night away at our Sweat & Smile Zumba Party. We have the ultimate dance-fitness celebration planned, featuring energising, international beats sure to get you moving!

When: Sunday 17 May 2025, 5pm – 6pm
Where: PARC
Cost: FREE!
Bookings: Bookings are open via our Customer Portal with limited spots available.

#frankston #southsidefestival #zumba #PARC #dance

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Let’s Groove! 🕺🪩 Bring your best moves and get ready to dance the night away at our Sweat & Smile Zumba Party. We have the ultimate dance-fitness celebration planned, featuring energising, international beats sure to get you moving! When: Sunday 17 May 2025, 5pm – 6pm Where: PARC Cost: FREE! Bookings: Bookings are open via our Customer Portal with limited spots available. #frankston #southsidefestival #zumba #PARC #dance

One week until our 30-20-2 Movement Challenge kicks off! 😱

Make sure you`ve collected your card from reception, and get ready for four weeks of fun! Attend 12 times over the 4 weeks between Monday 18 May to Sunday 14 June, and go into the draw to win 1 of 50 limited edition PARC winter scarves! 🤩🏋️‍♀️

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One week until our 30-20-2 Movement Challenge kicks off! 😱 Make sure you've collected your card from reception, and get ready for four weeks of fun! Attend 12 times over the 4 weeks between Monday 18 May to Sunday 14 June, and go into the draw to win 1 of 50 limited edition PARC winter scarves! 🤩🏋️‍♀️

Happy Mother`s Day to all the amazing Mothers and Mother figures out there! We appreciate all the hard work you do 🩵

We`re so lucky to have such a lovely community of Mums here at PARC! We hope everyone has a great day celebrating and spending time with their Mum or that special Mum figure in their life. 🌹💝

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Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing Mothers and Mother figures out there! We appreciate all the hard work you do 🩵 We're so lucky to have such a lovely community of Mums here at PARC! We hope everyone has a great day celebrating and spending time with their Mum or that special Mum figure in their life. 🌹💝

Our 30-20-2 Winter Challenge is just around the corner! 🎉

It kicks off in just over a week, on Monday 18 May and will run for four weeks until Sunday 14 June.

All you need to do is grab a card from Reception, attend PARC 12 times over the four weeks of the challenge and you will go into the draw to win 1 of 50 limited edition PARC winter scarves!

Let`s get moving! 🤩

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Our 30-20-2 Winter Challenge is just around the corner! 🎉 It kicks off in just over a week, on Monday 18 May and will run for four weeks until Sunday 14 June. All you need to do is grab a card from Reception, attend PARC 12 times over the four weeks of the challenge and you will go into the draw to win 1 of 50 limited edition PARC winter scarves! Let's get moving! 🤩

Skate Jam is this Saturday! 🛹

Join the fun at our Family Fun Day this Saturday 9 May. Enjoy free skate clinics, skateboard and equipment hire, plus a community sausage sizzle!

When: Saturday 9 May 2025, 12.00pm – 3.00pm

Where: Frankston Skate Park

Open to all ages and abilities. Bookings for the skate clinics are open via the Skate Park Customer Portal.

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Skate Jam is this Saturday! 🛹 Join the fun at our Family Fun Day this Saturday 9 May. Enjoy free skate clinics, skateboard and equipment hire, plus a community sausage sizzle! When: Saturday 9 May 2025, 12.00pm – 3.00pm Where: Frankston Skate Park Open to all ages and abilities. Bookings for the skate clinics are open via the Skate Park Customer Portal.

Beat the cold with PARC Reformer!

This weather may be cooling down, but we certainly aren’t! Join one of our reformer classes in our state-of-the-art studio, and enjoy a class that’s perfect to get your body moving. Whether it’s led by one of our fabulous instructors, or a virtual session, there’s something for everyone!

#PARCfrankston #reformerpilates #reformerpilatesworkout #reformerfrankston #reformer

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Beat the cold with PARC Reformer! This weather may be cooling down, but we certainly aren’t! Join one of our reformer classes in our state-of-the-art studio, and enjoy a class that’s perfect to get your body moving. Whether it’s led by one of our fabulous instructors, or a virtual session, there’s something for everyone! #PARCfrankston #reformerpilates #reformerpilatesworkout #reformerfrankston #reformer

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