Home » News » Craigieburn’s Splash Aqua Park and Leisure Centre celebrates first birthday

Craigieburn’s Splash Aqua Park and Leisure Centre celebrates first birthday

More than one million people have visited Craigieburn’s Splash Aqua Park and Leisure Centre since it opened its doors a year ago.

The $35.5 million centre celebrated its first birthday last Tuesday with a family fun day featuring a twilight Zumba dance party, entertainment and a free barbecue.

Since it’s opening, visitors to Splash have zoomed down the centre’s two waterslides 40,000 times and taken part in more than 680 swimming lessons each week.

In the gym, members have run 176,212 kilometres on the treadmills – enough to circle the Earth’s equator more than four times.

Members have also sweated their way through 4556 group fitness classes and booked in more than 20,000 health consultations.

 

Toby, 5, and Jai, 6 (Damjan Janevski).

 

Hume mayor Geoff Porter said the centre offered community members many ways to have fun, relax or achieve fitness goals.

“Over the past year, members and guests have visited Splash over a million times – what a fantastic achievement for the health and wellbeing of our community,” he said.

“Hume City Council is working to provide our community the facilities they need and that continue to make Hume a great place to live.”

Digital Editions


  • Step into the dark

    Step into the dark

    A different way of being entertained is coming to Werribee in March with Transmission – into the dark. The sell-out hit of Melbourne and Adelaide…

More News

  • Local art on show

    Local art on show

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 505473 The Woodend Lions Club are gearing up for its annual art show. In its 51st year, the show will feature local artists of…

  • Community Calendar

    Community Calendar

    International Women’s Day Whittlesea Whittlesea Jumbunna Country Women’s Association is hosting an International Women’s Day event in Whittlesea Township from 1pm to 3pm on Friday 6 March at the Whittlesea…

  • My Place

    My Place

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 536627 Theresa Micallef has been the first face to greet visitors at hospitals across Hume for over 40 years. She spoke to Courtney Black…

  • Talent League fixture released

    Talent League fixture released

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 471376 The Talent League seasons will kick off in late March. The boys season will kick off on the weekend of 21 March and…

  • Cleopatra performance showcases local talent

    Cleopatra performance showcases local talent

    A powerful new ballet is set to captivate audiences in Caroline Springs this March, as a cast of passionate adult performers present Cleopatra, The Last Pharaoh at the Catholic Regional…

  • Teenage artist reimagines mother nature

    Teenage artist reimagines mother nature

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 536538 At just 19 years old, Maryam Zuhair has publicly exhibited her first collection of paintings, ‘Mother Nature’s Creation’ in Craigieburn. Zuhair said she…

  • Skate park takes air

    Skate park takes air

    The new Olivine Skate Park in Donnybrook has officially opened, offering a vibrant space for local young people and families to enjoy. The park’s opening was celebrated at a community…

  • Push for women’s refuge

    Push for women’s refuge

    The Women’s Community Shelters (WCS) charity is calling for community support to help establish a women’s and children’s shelter in Hume. WCS chief executive Annabelle Daniel said there is a…

  • From the archives

    From the archives

    Star Weekly looks back on the pages of our predecessors. 10 years ago 22 March, 2016 Hume has experienced a 43 per cent hike in gun crime in 12 months,…

  • State urged to protect green wedges

    State urged to protect green wedges

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 246677 Whittlesea councillors have called on the state government to protect green wedge areas from urban sprawl after council approved a plan for a…