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PARC Swim places available – book your child’s spot for term 4!

New classes added to our PARC Swim lesson timetable! Secure your place for Term 4 now.  

 Thanks to our STAR (Swim Teacher Active Recruitment) Program, we have 15 new Swim Teachers ready to hit the water in term 4, which means we are adding nearly 70 new classes to the program for Term 4!

Our STAR Program is a new Peninsula Leisure initiative that sees us cover the cost of our new teachers’ qualifications, training and in water teacher training hours, meaning we are attracting amazing, local swim teachers to our PARC Family!  

How to sign up? 

  1. Please attend one of our allocated sign up sessions in Centre (dates below, first in best choice of class). Location: PARC foyer:
  • Tuesday 6 September: 9am-11am 
  • Friday 9 September: 12pm-1.30pm 
  • Sunday 11 September: 10am-12pm 
  • Monday 12 September: 5pm-6.30pm 
  • Thursday 15 September: 9am-11am 
  • Saturday 17 September: 10am-12pm 

Wednesday 21 September: 5pm-6.30pm

2. One of our friendly staff will find you a class and time that suits your lifestyle.

3. Once we have you locked into a class, you will need to pay the standard Join Fee of $29 on the day. Then, pay nothing until 29 September for your first direct debit, with your swimming lessons beginning in Term 4, the week commencing 3 October!  

4. When your booking is complete, you will receive a PARC Swim member’s wrist band (access to centre), a car park permit, and free swim bag. 

Summer is around the corner so there is no better time than to equip your child with vital water safety skills and build their lifelong love of water.  

 We can’t wait to welcome more students to the program, and live our vision that ‘every child in Frankston can swim’.  

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Expressions of Interest are open for our Can Swim Adult Program 🏊

Our 5-week intensive program is designed to help adults develop essential swimming and water safety skills. Participants will gain confidence in the water, improve swimming technique, and learn practical survival and rescue skills

🧑 Who: Adults 18+, complete swimming beginners or those with low water confidence
🕐 When: Commencing week of 2 March 2026
📆 Sessions: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 2:55pm or 6:45pm
🏊‍♂️ Includes access to PARC & Pines for practice between sessions

Complete an Expression of Interest via our website - link in bio. 

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- PARC Swim Membership Includes: 

- Weekly swimming lessons with fully licensed teachers. 

- Skills and confidence that last a lifetime - and could save a life 

- Unlimited access to both PARC and PINES outside of lessons 

- Make up lessons with easy to manage credits 

- No invoice period during school holiday breaks 

Plus, heaps of fun in the water! 

Visit our website to learn more or to book into a PARC Swim Start today. Link is in our bio.
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By participating in the Birth Tree, your contribution will go directly to funding baby swim programs. 
Be sure to get in before registrations close! Visit the link in our bio to register.
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Participate together with your child and learn the fundamentals of water familiarisation to begin their swimming and water safety journey. This program equips parents with the skills and knowledge to practise in their own time and build essential, foundational skills with their child. 

Who: Children aged 6 months – 2 years 11 months (with a parent/carer in the water)
What: Learn water familiarisation fundamentals and build early safety skills together
When: Mon 23, Wed 25 & Fri 27 February 2026
Sessions: 30 mins at 8:30am or 11:10am
Cost: Fully subsidised

👉 How to apply: Submit an Expression of Interest via our website, open throughout January. Link in bio.

#CanSwim #PARCFrankston #PinesFrankston #WaterSafety #FrankstonCity #MorePeopleCanSwim
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Make sure you come and visit us before it ends! Book a session on Splash Island for a day of family fun, check out our raft waterslides, and aquatic playground. 

We can't wait to see you there 😎

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