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What's on at your local aquatic centre
Current updates
- Swimming carnivals in the summer months sometimes impact on the availability of the 50m pool at Maitland Aquatic Centre. Visit the location and opening hours page for details
- East Maitland Aquatic Centre will remain closed throughout the early months of 2023, with urgent repairs and upgrades on the way. Read more about those works
- Any questions? Please contact us via email or call us on 02 4939 1036
The swimming and water safety program is an annual program that runs based on school terms. To enquire about enrolling for a term, please complete our enrolment forms and email to [email protected] or feel free to talk to one team members in person onsite for more information.
A range of aqua classes are on offer at Maitland Aquatic Centre. View the updated timetable here.
It's hard to believe that school is back for 2023 which means it won't be long to the first school holiday break for the year and of course Easter.
Entertain the kids throughout the holidays with a choice of indoor and outdoor swimming options to splash about in. The Splash Pad will be open daily from 11.00am to 3.00pm, our Holiday Intensive Swimming Lesson Program will be back, plus save the date for our Winter Launch Party 12 April 2023.
Save the date for our Winter Launch Party 12 April 2023. We are looking forward to hosting this event which will be free for the community to enjoy.
More info to come soon.
During the Summer holidays, the Splash Pad at Maitland will be open daily from 11.00am to 4.00pm.
At East Maitland, the inflatable dragon returns daily from from 12.00pm to 3.00pm.
As they are every year, our Aquatics Centres will be FREE ENTRY on Wednesday 26 January 2022 to help our community celebrate Australia Day.
The Centres will be open from 8.00am to 6.00pm, with free entry from 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Please note that the inflatables will not be open on Australia Day, due to the expected volume of patrons. The splash pad at Maitland Aquatics Centre will be open from 11.00am to 4.00pm.
In addition to daily activities, we’re also excited to welcome the return of Dive In Cinema to East Maitland Aquatics Centre! Dive In Cinema will bring three different movies to the Centre throughout the month of January, with titles to be revealed in mid December.
The cost of entry is $5 for out of pool tickets, and $10 for in pool tickets. Gates will open at 6pm, with the movies to begin at 8pm. The schedule is as follows:
- Friday 14 January: Raya and the Last Dragon (PG)
- Saturday 15 January: The Little Mermaid (G)
- Friday 21 January: Jungle Cruise (M)
We’re also excited to be bringing laser tag to Dive In Cinema, along with your favourites: food trucks, free swim until the movie begins, lawn games, and more!
If inclement weather strikes, Saturday 22 January has been reserved as a backup date.
Tickets are now on sale, and you can head to the MyMaitland website to purchase yours.
During the Summer Holidays, our Aquatics Centres also run five day Learn to Swim: Intensive Swimming and Water Safety Programs.
These run from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 12.00pm, and cost $80 per week, per child.
In January 2022 there will be two Learn to Swim: Intensive programs running, beginning on weeks starting Monday 10 January and Monday 17 January.
Find out more by visiting our Learn to Swim page.
Come to the pool, be cool and help plant a food bowl.
Kids will have a take home pack of seeds, planning instructions, and some craft resources to make their own plant markers.
There will be a few short story readings, including Jack-the-Silly Yak which will be read by author Alexandra Mangano and she will lead some on pool fun activities.
Lunch will be on us, kids can prepare and share the perpetual food bowl, things like tomatoes, beans and cucumbers, and more.
- Tuesday 11 January from 10.00am
- Wednesday 19 January from 10.00am
Find out more about the Perpetual Food Bowl by visiting our Maitland Library website.
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