VACFUN is here for the October School Holidays!

Vacfun at The Blackwood Recreation Centre We aim to provide a safe and caring environment with a variety of structured and free choice recreational activities within a fun-filled active program. Our next program commences on the 2nd of October till the 13th of October in the school holidays. Our VacFun program is available for children…

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VACFUN is here for the July School Holidays!

Vacfun at The Blackwood Recreation Centre We aim to provide a safe and caring environment with a variety of structured and free choice recreational activities within a fun-filled active program. Our next program commences on the 10th of July till the 21st of July in the school holidays. Our VacFun program is available for children…

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VACFUN is here for the October School Holidays!

Vacfun at The Blackwood Recreation Centre We aim to provide a safe and caring environment with a variety of structured and free choice recreational activities within a fun-filled active program. Our next program commences on the 4th of October until the 14th of October in the school holidays. Our VacFun program is available for children…

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VACFUN is here for the July School Holidays!

Vacfun at The Blackwood Recreation Centre We aim to provide a safe and caring environment with a variety of structured and free choice recreational activities within a fun-filled active program. Our next program commences on the 11th of July until the 22th of July in the school holidays. Our VacFun program is available for children…

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VACFUN is here for the April School Holidays!

Vacfun at The Blackwood Recreation Centre We aim to provide a safe and caring environment with a variety of structured and free choice recreational activities within a fun-filled active program. Our next program commences on the 19th of April until the 29th of April in the school holidays. Our VacFun program is available for children…

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Gymsports COVID Credits

Blackwood Recreation Centre would like to extend an opportunity for those participants who have been identified as a Close Contact, Classroom Contact or confirmed as a Positive Case to request a credit for missed classes during a mandated quarantine in line with Government Directions. Please read each question carefully and ensure you fill out the…

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Message from the President

Hi Everyone,   I thought it appropriate to keep all Recreation Centre members informed of the latest developments on our lease saga.  However, first of all I would like to thank all Centre members, who wrote to the Mayor, CEO and Elected Members of the Mitcham Council, to local papers, politicians, would be politicians and…

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VACFUN is here for the October School Holidays!

Vacfun at The Blackwood Recreation Centre We aim to provide a safe and caring environment with a variety of structured and free choice recreational activities within a fun-filled active program. Our next program commences on the 27th of September, running every weekday until the 8th of October. Our VacFun program is available for children of…

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Underlease with the City of Mitcham

Background In 2002 the City of Mitcham signed a Heads of Agreement with the Minister for Education to build a new Community Recreation Centre on the site of Blackwood High School.  The centre was to replace the existing centre on Coromandel Parade that was no longer meeting the needs of the community.  Blackwood High School…

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VACFUN for the July School Holidays!

Vacfun at The Blackwood Recreation Centre We aim to provide a safe and caring environment with a variety of structured and free choice recreational activities within a fun-filled active program. Our next program commences on the 5th of July, running every weekday until the 16th of July. Our VacFun program is available for children of…

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Annual Report 2020

On Thursday April 22nd the Blackwood Community Recreation Centre held its Annual General Meeting. To read the annual report please click here: ANNUAL REPORT 2020 After a tough 2020 with many interruptions, it was great to have such an excellent turnout for this years AGM.   Board Members Brad Williams Ian Bracken Ron Boath Garry…

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VACFUN for the April School Holidays!

We are very excited about our April Vacfun Program! We have a bunch of activities to entertain the kids these school holidays. Activities are held every school holidays throughout the year. Our aim is to provide a safe and caring environment with a variety of structured and free choice recreational activities within a fun-filled program.…

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VACFUN is back at the Blackwood Rec Centre!

We are very excited to be welcoming back our Vacfun Program! We have a bunch of activities to entertain the kids these school holidays. Activities are held every school holidays throughout the year. Our aim is to provide a safe and caring environment with a variety of structured and free choice recreational activities within a…

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COVID UPDATE 26/11/2020

26th of November 2020 Dear Centre Patrons We are hoping to recommence the majority of our programs from the Tuesday 1st of December. Please be aware this is a rapidly changing environment and the information provided could change pending on the directions given by the SA Government. The programs will include: Senior team sports (Futsal,…

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What is Trampolining?

What is Trampolining? Trampolining or trampoline gymnastics is a recreational activity, acrobatic training tool as well as a competitive Olympic sport in which athletes perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. In competition, these can include simple jumps in the straight, pike, tuck, or straddle position to more complex combinations of forward and/or backward somersaults and…

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School Holiday Workshops

School Holiday Workshops are back again! The following workshops will be available from Mon 28th September to Friday October 9th. All classes run from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM and will be $15 per child. Payment is required at the time of booking. New participants to the centre’s programs will need to call the Centre…

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What is GymFun?

What is GymFun? GymFun is an educational gymnastics program that incorporates elements of all gymnastics disciplines.  It is relevant for children of all ages and abilities and offers the perfect complement to any sporting or lifestyle activity. GymFun is inspired by the national ‘Gymnastics for All’ program that encourages participants to enjoy a range of…

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School Holiday Gymsport Programs

School Holiday Gymsport Workshops are here! The following classes will be available Tuesday July 7th & 14th and Thursday July 9th & 16th. All classes will be $10 per child and payment is required at the time of booking. New participants to our Gymsport programs will need to call the Centre on 8278 8833 to…

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Update on Fitness Studio Re-Opening Date

Since the last email that was sent out on Monday 25 May, the Government has brought forward the start date for Step 2 of the Recovery from COVID 19, to Monday 1 June. To align with this, we are re-opening the Fitness Studio on MONDAY 1 JUNE at 7:00am. The online schedule has been updated for next…

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Gymsports Road to Recovery

Dear Gymsport Families,   We know that COVID-19 has brought serious challenges to our gymnastics family. For many of our members it has been difficult to stay positive, motivated, and committed to a sport we love when the road back to the gym has seemed so far away. We are so proud of our community…

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Gymsports Hall Revamp

From the 4th of May the Gymnastics, Trampoline and Kindergym Coaches and staff have been busy moving, cleaning, restoring and maintaining the equipment in the Gymsports hall. The Coaches had been planning on rearranging the Gymsports hall in the near future, but instead used the centre’s closure time as the perfect opportunity to do so.…

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A Positive Outlook!

  Our Fitness Instructor Sammy has written an article on how a positive outlook can improve your day to day life!   As our restrictions are slowly lifted you may be a little unsure as to how to move forward. These times have proved to be difficult for some whilst others have embraced family times,…

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Love Your Guts!?

  Our Fitness Instructor Sammy has written out an article on how you should consider helping out your gut health, as well as some tips to keep your gut happy!   Gut health has become a well talked about subject over recent years and for good reason. Something we should perhaps consider is how we…

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