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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 

Friday 20 December – Monday 22 December: 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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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! 

#PARCFrankston
Celebrate International Women's Day with Frankston Skatepark 🛹

This International Women’s Day, the team at Skate are hosting additional sessions of our very popular, Girls Skate, to celebrate all the wonderful girls and women in our Skate community. 

Come along to learn new skills and meet some of the incredible local riders!

🛹 Where: Frankston Skate Park 

🕐 When: Check the Customer Portal for lesson times 

🎟️ Bookings: You can book into a lesson via the Customer Portal or Xplor Peninsula Leisure app. 
We look forward to celebrating with you!

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