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Karen and Mandy: Staff spotlight

Karen and Mandy: Staff spotlight

We are super proud and excited to give a shout out to two of our wonderful PARC swim teachers.

Karen and Mandy are two of our longest serving swim teachers, teaching children to swim at PARC for a massive 8 years!

They have both taught hundreds of infants, children and parents important life saving skills around water, as well as a countless number of children how to swim.

Thank you both for your amazing service to PARC and to all of the babies, children and parents in the Frankston community. We are so lucky and proud to have you both working at PARC!

We caught up with Karen and Mandy in the water to ask them a few questions about themselves and why they love swim teaching so much.

Favourite past time:

Karen: Spending time with family and friends
Mandy: I love watching movies and going out for dinner

What is your favourite part of being a swim teacher?

Karen: I enjoy working with children and seeing them grow and enjoy the benefits of swimming, as well as watching them become confident in the water.
Mandy: I love seeing the children progress and their happy little faces.

What do you love the most about working at PARC?

Karen: It’s a very satisfying and positive place to work. Lots of encouraging people and good teamwork .
Mandy: I love the great atmosphere and the network of friends.

Levels you teach:

Karen: Infants levels, Pufferfish 1, 3, 4 and Tadpoles 1-3
Mandy: Infants and levels 1-2 . Infants are my favourite.

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Get behind the local community in support of the Snowdome Foundation 🏃

Join the thousands of locals supporting the Snowdome Foundation, in raising funds for life-saving Myeloma research. 

When: Sunday 15 March 

Start Time: 8:30am 

Location: Mount Eliza Regional Park 

Registration: Visit the My Mount Eliza website to register. 

PARC members can enjoy a 5% discount on their registration using our discount code
We’re open Labour Day Public Holiday 🏊

Looking for something to do this public holiday? Head down to PARC for a workout or enjoy some quality time with the family in the water. 

🕐 Centre hours: 7am-7pm 
🛝 Waterslide open: 10am – 6pm 
☕️ Cafe hours: 8am – 5pm 
🏋️‍♀️ Group exercise: reduced timetable, see the Customer Portal or Xplor Peninsula Leisure app for class details and to book in. 

Our sister site PINES is also open from 8am - 6pm. We can’t wait to see you!
⭐️ CUSTOMER SURVEY ⭐️ 

We would really appreciate your help in completing our customer satisfaction survey! We want to hear your thoughts on your recent Pines experience to help us improve in the future. 

This survey should take between 4 and 6 minutes to complete and is available until close of business on Sunday 15 March 2026. 

All visitors to Pines that complete the survey will be eligible to go into a draw to win a $100 Rebel Sports voucher. 

Complete the survey via the link in our bio.
Friendly reminder – our new access gates will be installed this week, Tuesday 3 March – Friday 6 March. 

The works will not impact members and guests, any gates already fitted will remain in the open position, and our team will be on hand to assist. For members attending a Group Exercise Class, please be sure to check in by scanning your wristband at our kiosks. 

We are excited to be improving our member and guest experience with the new access gates. 

You can learn more about the upgrade works via the link in bio.
Join us for a breakfast at PINES this International Women's Day! 

International Women's Day is recognised each year on the 8th of March to acknowledge and celebrate women's social, economic, cultural and political achievements. 

To celebrate IWD this year, our sister site, PINES, are hosting a free breakfast for our community. Head down for a morning swim and enjoy a yummy breakfast with the PINES team. 

📆 When: Friday 6 March 

🕖 Time: 7.30am - 9.00am 

📍 Where: PINES 

Please note, normal entry fees apply with breakfast included in entry fee. 

We look forward to seeing you there!
PARC is open this Labour Day Public Holiday. 

Come down for a workout or some fun in the pools with the family. 

- Centre hours: 7am-7pm 

- Waterslide open: 10am – 6pm 

- Cafe hours: 8am – 5pm 

- Group exercise: reduced timetable, see the Customer Portal or Xplor Peninsula Leisure app for class details and to book in. 

Our sister site PINES is also open from 8am - 6pm. 
We look forward to seeing you in Centre! 

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