Blackwood Community Recreation Centre

28/09/2026

💚 Kickstart For Kids 💚

We’re proud to be supporting as our next community charity!

KickStart for Kids is a South Australian not-for-profit organisation working to give children experiencing hardship a more equal start in life. Through school breakfast and lunch programs, mentoring and other support, they help children feel supported, included and ready to learn.

Their programs currently reach more than 360 schools across South Australia, providing around 70,000 breakfasts and 10,000 lunches every week.

We’ll have a KickStart for Kids donation box at our front desk, and we’d love our community to get behind this wonderful organisation. Every contribution can help support children across South Australia who are experiencing hardship.

If you’d like to support this wonderful cause, you can make a donation at our front desk and help us give back to children in our community. Together, we can help KickStart a brighter day for a child!

Find out more about KickStart for Kids: kickstartforkids.com.au

26/09/2026

‼ Public Holiday Closure Reminder ‼

Blackwood Rec Centre will be closed on Monday 5th of October for the public holiday.

No regular activities or programs will be running. Our Fitness Studio will still be open from 8:00am–12:00pm for general workouts only. Please note there will be no fitness classes running during this time.

Enjoy the long weekend and we’ll see you back at the Centre soon!

24/09/2026

🏀🤾‍♀️Team Sport Nomination Final Call! 🤾‍♀️🏀

Final call for our Team Sport Nominations for the Summer 2026/27 Seasons!

Get your friends together and come and join one of our great competitions!
Netball, Basketball, Soccer, and Volleyball all available!

To enter your team, call us on 8278 8833 or head to: https://www.blackwoodrec.com.au/our-centre/enter-a-team/

18/09/2026

🤸‍♀️Coaching Call 🤸‍♀️

We’re growing our coaching team!

Whether you’re an experienced coach, newly accredited, or looking to take your first steps in your coaching jounrey, we’d love to hear from you! We’re passionate about developing our coaches and creating a supportive, positive environment for both our athletes and coaching team.

We have coaching opportunities available across a range of our programs:

Gym For All Programs
• GymFun
• GymSkills
• Inspire

Rhythmic Gymnastics

WAG Programs
• Levels 1–3

Send through your CV or a statement outlining your suitability and interest to [email protected].

Come be part of a team that helps athletes build confidence, develop skills and fall in love with gymnastics!

14/09/2026

🎉 SEPT/OCT VACFUN BOOKING NOW OPEN 🎉

There is something for everyone these school holidays at the Blackwood Recreation Centre! We offer both daily workshops for an exciting morning activity or full day bookings for a whole day of VacFun fun!

Full Day Bookings - $55, Workshops: $22 (10:30am - 12pm)

Joining us for our Full Day Bookings will include:
🛼Skating: All day, bring your own or use ours. Blades and 4 wheel skates areavailable.
🤸Gym: 3 super tramps, beams, bars, gym mats and shapes.
🏀Stadium: Skating, basketball, soccer and group games.
🎨Craft: Various arts and crafts activities daily.

See blow for our daily workshops and get ready to spin, skate, twirl and get creative these school holidays!

For more information on our Vacfun Schedule head here: https://www.blackwoodrec.com.au/activities/vacation-care/

Roller Skating 🛼🛼🛼
Weekdays: 1pm - 4pm
Weekends: 3pm - 5pm
$16 skate hire $14 no hire

For more information on our Roller Skating head here:
https://www.blackwoodrec.com.au/activities/rollerskating/

Our VacFun Program runs in all school holidays throughout the year. VacFun runs week days with drop off from 8am and latest collection by 6pm. Please note, VacFun does not run on Public Holidays.

13/09/2026

🎃🛼 HALLOWEEN ROLLER DISCO 🛼🎃

The spookiest skate of the year is coming and you’re invited!

Join us on Saturday 31st October from 6:30–9:30pm for a Halloween Roller Disco packed with music, mayhem and spooky fun!

Put on your best costume, grab your skates and get ready to hit the rink! With games, face painting, DJ and giveaways throughout the night you definitely won’t want to miss out!

🎟️ Tickets:
Skaters – $14
Spectators – $7
*Tickets purchased on the night: skaters $20, spectators $10

Book here: https://events.humanitix.com/halloween-roller-disco-2026

Bring your best costume, grab your crew and get ready to roll if you dare!

📞 08 8278 8833
📧 [email protected]

12/09/2026

🔦 Sponsor Spotlight — Cooinda Curtains & Blinds 🔦

We’re shining a spotlight on another one of our fantastic local sponsors, !

A proudly South Australian, family-owned business, Cooinda Curtains & Blinds has been helping Adelaide homeowners transform their spaces since 1996. With more than 25 years of product knowledge, their team is passionate about finding the perfect window furnishings to suit your home, style and lifestyle.

From beautiful custom curtains and roller blinds to plantation shutters, awnings, Ziptrak blinds, Roman blinds, Venetian blinds and more, Cooinda has options to suit every room and every style. They also offer free onsite measuring and quotes, taking the guesswork out of finding the right fit.

Whether you’re looking to add a little style, improve privacy, control the light or make your home more comfortable, the team at Cooinda can help bring your vision to life.

Check out their range or book a free measure and quote: https://cooindacurtains.com.au/

A huge thank you to Cooinda Curtains & Blinds for supporting Blackwood Recreation Centre and our local community!

08/09/2026

👟 Walk a Mile Summary 👟
In August, the Blackwood Rec Centre community came together to support the Hutt Street Centre’s Walk a Mile in My Boots campaign, raising funds and awareness for people experiencing homelessness.

As part of the campaign, we hosted our own Walk a Mile in My Boots event with a walk through Belair National Park and when we say our community showed up, we mean they really showed up! Despite the weather doing its best to keep everyone at home, 20 brave members of our community pulled on their walking shoes, grabbed their rain jackets and joined us for the walk, raising $170.

The fundraising continued throughout the month, with our community also generously contributing through our online fundraising page and our in-centre charity collection box, totalling in $533.55 raised!

We were also incredibly grateful for the support of our sponsor, , who generously donated to support our team and help us reach our fundraising goals.

A huge thank you to everyone who braved the rain, donated, contributed to our collection box, supported us online or helped spread the word. We are so proud of our community for getting behind the campaign and helping make a difference.

04/09/2026

🤸‍♀️ JUNIOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 🤸‍♀️

What a weekend for our Blackwood Gymsports athletes at the 2026 Junior State Championships!

We’re so proud of every athlete who stepped onto the floor and represented Blackwood with such confidence and sportsmanship. See below for some results highlights below.

Level 3 Under 9 Junior
Jessica – 4th All Around, 4th Uneven Bars, 4th Balance Beam, 4th Floor

Level 3 Under 10 Junior
Holly – 6th Floor

Level 3 Under 10 Senior
Abigail – 7th All Around, 3rd Vault, 6th Uneven Bars, 4th Floor

Level 3 Open
Lillian – 🏆 State Champion – All Around, 🏆 State Champion – Vault, 10th Uneven Bars, 4th Floor
Harper – 3rd All Around, 4th Vault, 6th Balance Beam, 🏆 State Champion – Floor
Lily – 5th All Around, 🏆 State Champion – Uneven Bars, 3rd Floor

Level 4 Under 11 Junior
Maple – 3rd All Around, 8th Vault, 3rd Uneven Bars, 🏆 State Champion – Balance Beam, 4th Floor
Emma – 9th Vault, 7th Floor

Level 4 Under 11 Senior
Laura – 5th All Around, 9th Vault, 2nd Uneven Bars, 5th Balance Beam

Level 4 Open Senior
Caitlin – 9th All Around, 4th Vault, 7th Balance Beam
Phoenix – 8th Uneven Bars, 9th Balance Beam

Level 5 Under 12 Senior
Halle – 8th All Around, 7th Vault, 🏆 State Champion – Uneven Bars
Zara – 7th Uneven Bars, 9th Floor

Level 5 Open Junior
Anissa – 9th All Around, 10th Vault, 7th Uneven Bars, 10th Balance Beam

And a massive thank you to our coaches and judges who helped our athletes get to the floor and do what they love. A huge thank you to Gymnastics SA for running another incredible event and thank you to the SMC's and volunteers who put in countless hours to ensure the event was a success!

Well done, Team Blackwood!

02/09/2026

🏀🤾‍♀️Team Sport Nomination Now Open! 🤾‍♀️🏀

Team Sport Nominations are now open for our Summer 2026/27 Seasons!

Get your friends together and come and join one of our great competitions!
Netball, Basketball, Soccer, and Volleyball all available!

To enter your team, call us on 8278 8833 or head to: https://www.blackwoodrec.com.au/our-centre/enter-a-team/