Manly Waterworks

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Manly Surf n Slide (formerly Manly Waterworks)
Location Manly, New South Wales, Australia  
Coordinates 33°47′57″S151°16′51″E / 33.799097°S 151.280924°E / -33.799097; 151.280924 Coordinates: 33°47′57″S151°16′51″E / 33.799097°S 151.280924°E / -33.799097; 151.280924

Manly Surf n Slide re-opened in December 2016 after spending over $150k to upgrade what was the former Manly Waterworks. The Manly Waterworks was a water park in Manly, New South Wales, Australia. It was operated jointly with the Mount Druitt Waterworks and Cairns Waterworks, surviving after the later two became defunct. [1]

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Manly Surf n Slide features in the movie BMX Bandits starring Nicole Kidman during which an escape is staged in one of the waterslides. [2]

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References

  1. "Daily Telegraph "Manly Waterworks manager takes to chains in protest of eviction notice"" . Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. "Gridskipper Website "Sydney Thrill Rides"". Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.