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    Published on 09 October 2026

    Pirates Cove is Getting a Makeover

    Exciting changes are underway at Pirates Cove! 

    We’re getting started on the transformation of this much-loved family space, with the first stage of works beginning in October. 

    This is just the beginning. While these initial works will prepare the space for what’s ahead, the Pirates Cove transformation won’t be complete just yet, with more exciting improvements still to come. 

    Important Dates

    • Partial pool access: Monday 19 to Thursday 22 October 

    • Surrounding pool area reopens: Friday 23 October 

    • Pool area and waterslides closed: Sunday 15 to Sunday 29 November 

    • Pool area reopens: Monday 30 November 

    Swim School lessons

    All Learn to Swim lessons will continue during this period. 

    Where required, lessons will be relocated to alternative pools within GESAC. Families will be contacted directly with any class-specific information. 

     

     

    The transformation begins

    From Monday 19 October, the Pirates Cove play structure will be closed as work begins to remove the red and blue slides. 

    During this first stage, the pool area behind the playground structure will remain open, while the pool area immediately surrounding the play structure will be temporarily unavailable. 

    More of the pool area reopens 

    From Friday 23 October, the pool area surrounding Pirates Cove will reopen, while the Pirates Cove play structure remains closed and fenced off. 

    Preparing for the next stage

    From 1pm on Sunday 15 November, the entire pool area surrounding Pirates Cove will close, and the water will be drained to allow the next stage of works to begin. 

    The pool area will remain closed until Sunday 29 November, with reopening planned for Monday 30 November. 

    The transformation continues 

    These works are just the beginning of the Pirates Cove transformation. Although the pool area will reopen following this stage of works, the transformation won’t be complete, with more improvements still to come. 

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