Media Releases

• 01/08/2008 Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope Celebrates 5 Million Visitors

  Local person Diana McPherson of Stanhope Gardens, made history on Wednesday 23rd July 2008 when she walked into Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope and became the award-wining Centre’s 5 millionth visitor.

• 25/06/2008 Have fun and get fit this July with Kidz Blitz at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope

  School holidays at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope are guaranteed to be packed with excitement with the Kidz Blitz School Holiday Program offering and amazing array of activities to keep kids active and entertained.

• 25/06/2008 It's great to Acceler8 this July at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope!

  Don’t have time to fit learn-to-swim classes in during the school term? Then Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope intensive learn-to-swim program ‘Accler8’ is for you!

• 17/06/2008 It’s ‘Financial Fitness Week’ at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope – Work Your Money Out!

  With the rising cost of petrol and interest rates many people are more concerned about the health of their bank balance and not their own. This is where Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope’s ‘Financial Fitness Week’ can help.

• 10/06/2008 Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope hosts Solomon Islands National FUTSAL Team!

  The Solomon Islands National FUTSAL Team dropped into Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope for a training and recovery session last week.

• 10/06/2008 Winter School Holiday Guide for Blacktown City

  If you are stuck for ideas on what to do this coming July School Holidays, then Blacktown City Council has the solution – the Blacktown City School Holiday Guide!

• 14/05/2008 Winners are Grinners at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope!

  Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope health and fitness Member Gaye Dwyer has won $6,000 in a competition run by the Centre’s corporate partner, Mortgage Choice at Stanhope Gardens.

• 14/05/2008 It’s time to get fit for winter at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope

  The weather may have turned cold outside but things are just heating up at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope. With a range of activities under the one roof, you can stay fit and healthy this winter – no excuses!

• 08/04/2008 It’s great to Acceler8 at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope

  Don’t have time to fit learn-to-swim classes in during the school term? Then Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope intensive learn-to-swim program ‘Accler8’ is for you!

• 07/04/2008 Have fun and get fit with Kidz Blitz at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope!

  School holidays at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope are guaranteed to be packed with excitement with the Kidz Blitz School Holiday Program offering and amazing array of activities to keep active and entertained.

• 31/03/2008 Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope celebrates 5 years

  Friday 1st February, 2008 marked the 5th Birthday of Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope.

• 18/01/2008 WIPE OUT at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope’s Surfsational 5th Birthday Party

  In order the celebrate this landmark occasion the Centre is offering FREE AQUATICS AND FITNESS CENTRE ENTRY all weekend on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd February between 8am and 5pm.

• 18/01/2008 Active Family Fun Day at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope

  Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope will open their doors for an Active Family Fun Day from 12pm to 4pm on Sunday 3 February for an afternoon of fun water activities conducted by Royal Life Saving.

• 11/01/2008 Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope’s 5th Birthday celebrations - set to make waves!

  Friday 1st February, 2008 will mark the 5th Birthday Anniversary of the Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope. Since opening its doors in 2003 the Centre, has had in excess of 4.5 million customers through the door, more than 430,000 learn to swim enrolments and over 9,000 Health and Fitness exercise classes have also been conducted.

• 27/11/2007 BLCS Austswim Large Swim School of the Year

  Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope has shown again that it is the best in the state at teaching children and adults to swim by taking out the top industry award – Austswim’s Large Swim School of the year.

• 27/11/2007 Aqua Natal program a hit with Mums – day or night!

  Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope’s Aqua Natal program continues to be a huge success with over 1,005 new and expectant mothers experiencing the benefits since its launch in July 2005.

• 27/11/2007 Mayor launches Poseidon ‘The Lifeguards Third Eye’

  The Mayor of Blacktown City Cr Leo Kelly OAM and the Minister for Water Utilities and Emergency Services Hon Nathan Rees MP today joined forces with Poseidon International, Third Watch Australia / New Zealand and the Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope to launch Australia’s first computer aided drowning detection system.

• 24/08/2007 Spring is just around the corner. Are you ready?

  Get out of your winter hibernation and spring into spring! One of the best ways to do this is to join the team at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope – it not only offers the best in aquatic fun and facilities, it also features a first class health-and-fitness studio, with personalised programming to make sure everyone gets the results they want.

• 12/07/2007 Corporates Take Up The P1 Personal Training Challenge

  'P1' Personal Training is the newest program to be launched by Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope. To celebrate the new program, the Leisure Centre has 'kicked off' a very special 'P1 Challenge'.

• 12/07/2007 Corporates Take Up The 'P1' Personal Training Challenge

  'P1' Personal Training is the newest program to be launched by Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope. To celebrate the new program, the Leisure Centre has 'kicked off' a very special 'P1 Challenge'.

• 10/07/2007 Sydney’s largest Doll Fair returns to Blacktown City!

  Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope will host the Doll Collectors Club of NSW’s annual Doll Fair for the fourth consecutive year on Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29, from 10.00am to 4.30pm, cnr Sentry Drive and Stanhope Parkway Stanhope Gardens.

• 28/06/2007 2007 National Orimatech Industry Award for Excellence awarded to Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope’s Melanie Morson

  Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope and Blacktown Olympic Park’s Business Development Manager, Melanie Morson was congratulated on being awarded the prestigious, Aquatics and Recreation Industry, 2007 Orimatech Industry Award for Excellence, by the Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Leo Kelly, OAM at last night’s Council meeting, Wednesday, June 27, 2007.

• 13/06/2007 4 millionth visitor goes International at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope

  Ludmila Brozek, all the way from Poland made history at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope last Friday, May 25, when she became the Leisure Centre’s fourth millionth visitor in just four years of operation.

• 13/06/2007 Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope gets personal

  Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope will focus on personal training this month, with the ‘P1’ Personal Training program, aiming to help the Centres members reach their personal health and lifestyle goals.

• 03/04/2007 Have fun and get fit with Kidz Blitz at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope!

  The Kidz Blitz holiday program will run each weekday from 10 - 20 April, 2007 (excluding public holidays) and offer an amazing array of activities to keep your kids active and entertained.

• 06/03/2007 ‘Live Life’ at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope’s Seniors Week Seminar

  Live Life’ at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope’s FREE Exercise and Longevity seminar during Seniors Week from 10.30am on Monday, March 12, 2007. Lead by the Centre’s health and fitness professional, Sean Christie; the Exercise and Longevity Seminar will provide Seniors with valuable information on the benefits and importance of exercise to their overall health and wellbeing.

• 13/02/2007 GET MIXED in Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope’s ALL NEW NETBALL COMPETITION

  Why not get some friends together and come and experience the new social mixed netball competition being launched on Sunday, February 25 at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope, cnr Stanhope Drive and Sentry Drive, Stanhope Gardens.

• 27/12/2006 WIPE OUT at Blacktown’s Surfsational Summer Beach Party

  The Surfsational Summer Beach Party will hit Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope on Sunday January 7th – get your boogie board ready and get down there to experience the ultimate in entertainment and fun. The day will be jam packed with all sorts of excitement from 12noon to 4pm

• 27/12/2006 Summer Kids Fun

  The Kidz Bliz holiday program at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope is packed with action and fun.

• 20/12/2006 Get the 2007 Shape Fix

  Let’s kickstart the New Year with a resolution to get back into shape. Once of the best ways to do this is to join the team at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope

• 24/11/2006 Fitness Industry Crowns Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope for the Fourth Time

  The 2006 CYBEX/Bliss Fitness Industry Awards of Excellence recognised Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope as the Local Government Sector Fitness Centre of the Year for the fourth time, on Saturday 18th November 2006 at the Hilton Hotel Sydney.

• 20/11/2006 Fit and Fun For Young and Old at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope

  Aquarobics has have been a popular way of keeping fit for years, particularly for people with certain health problems or those recovering from injury. However, aquarobics has recently extended its appeal to accommodate younger fitness enthusiasts, with fitness centres like Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope offering an increasing number of classes at a number of different aerobic intensities.

• 13/11/2006 Another Shooting Star from Surfees Swim School!

  The winner of the latest Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope “Surfees Shooting Star” Award is 8-year-old Thomas Hall, an outstanding swimmer from the Surfees school-aged program.

• 06/11/2006 Get Into Life at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope

  With Summer just around the corner now its your turn to change your life at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope! The Centre has first class gym facilities including a fully-equipped fitness studio and group fitness studio but you can also unwind in the spa, sauna and steam room or splash out in Western Sydney’s only wave pool!

• 06/11/2006 Birthday Splash at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope

  Kids Birthday Parties are a favourite at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope. The enthusiastic birthday party team can turn your child’s next birthday party into the ultimate fun-packed birthday experience to never forget!

• 19/10/2006 Active Family Fun Day at BLCS

  Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope throws open their doors for the Active Family Fun Day from 1pm on Sunday 5 November for an afternoon of fun water activities. And there is FREE casual swim entry between 12pm and 4pm!

• 05/10/2006 New Mums Keep Fit and Healthy With 'Aqua Natal'

  Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope is glowing with expectant mothers after the completion of the Centre’s most recent Aqua Natal course.

• 04/10/2006 Surfees Teaches Kids Skills for Life

  Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope’s award-winning Surfees Swim School has just completed Safety week – making sure all kids know the importance of water safety and lifesaving skills.