There are 20 ice rinks in total around Australia. They are used for recreational, educational and private use. Most of these ice rinks have private lessons[1] in all aspects of ice sports such as ice hockey and figure skating.
Current venues
Current permanent indoor ice skating venues in Australia.
Australian Capital Territory
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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Phillip Ice Skating Centre | 1 Irving Street, Phillip ACT 2606 | 35°20′23″S 149°05′03″E / 35.339664°S 149.084126°E | 500 | 6 December 1980[2] | 55m x 25m |
New South Wales
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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The Big Banana Fun Park | 351 Pacific Highway, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 | 30°16′29″S 153°08′06″E / 30.274772°S 153.135048°E | November 1999 | ||
Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink | 17A Phillips Avenue, Canterbury NSW 2193 | 33°54′35″S 151°06′48″E / 33.909760°S 151.113402°E | 300[3] | 5 March 1971 (temporarily closed Sept 2022)[4] | 60m x 30m |
Erina Ice Arena | A008 Karalta Rd, Erina NSW 2250 | 33°26′15″S 151°23′26″E / 33.437551°S 151.390551°E | 1200 | November 2003
(Temporarily closed 2019-2022, refurbished/reopened 2022)[5] |
60m x 30m |
Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | 230 Macquarie Rd, Warners Bay NSW 2282 | 32°57′45″S 151°39′24″E / 32.962505°S 151.656638°E | 1000 | 2000 | 60m x 30m |
Ice Zoo Ice Rink | 689 Gardeners Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015 | 33°55′11″S 151°10′58″E / 33.919749°S 151.182778°E | 2016 | 55m x 25m | |
Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink | 424-458 Hoxton Park Rd, Liverpool West NSW 2170 | 33°55′45″S 150°52′30″E / 33.929260°S 150.874932°E | 500 | 1979 | 55m x 25m |
Macquarie Ice Rink | Macquarie Shopping Centre, Herring Rd & Waterloo Rd, Macquarie Park NSW 2113 | 33°46′37″S 151°07′13″E / 33.776828°S 151.120309°E | 2000 | 1981 | 60m x 30m |
Blue Mountains Ice Skating Rink | 1 Sublime Point Road, Leura NSW 2780 | 33°43′19″S 150°20′29″E / 33.721907°S 150.341282°E | 90 | 2022 | 600m2 |
Northern Territory
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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Darwin Ice Skating Centre | 8 Osgood Drive, Eaton NT 0820 | 12°23′50″S 130°51′45″E / 12.397278°S 130.862638°E | 18 July 2017 | 30m x 19m | |
Queensland
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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Gold Coast Iceland | 15 Strathaird Rd, Bundall QLD 4217 | 27°00′27″S 153°24′07″E / 27.007561°S 153.401857°E | 1996 | 56m x 26m | |
Iceworld Olympic Ice Rink | 2304 Sandgate Road, Boondall QLD 4034 | 27°20′25″S 153°03′30″E / 27.340310°S 153.058338°E | 600 | 2001 | 60m x 30m |
Iceworld Acacia Ridge | 1179 Beaudesert Rd, Acacia Ridge QLD 4110 | 27°34′38″S 153°01′26″E / 27.577288°S 153.023836°E | 600 | 1979 | 56m x 26m |
Planet Chill Ice-Skating Rink | 122 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217 | 27°59′36″S 153°25′37″E / 27.993396°S 153.427048°E | 60 | 7 February 2013[6][7] | 10m x 15m |
Warrina Ice Skating Rink | 3-11 Illuka Street, Currajong QLD 4812 | 19°16′31″S 146°46′14″E / 19.275181°S 146.770666°E | 200 | 1980 | 32m x 22m |
South Australia
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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IceArenA | 23 James Congdon Drive, Thebarton SA 5031 | 34°55′11″S 138°34′41″E / 34.919679°S 138.578061°E | 2000 | 17 September 1981 | 56m x 26m (secondary rink: 30m x 15m) |
Victoria
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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O'Brien Icehouse | 105 Pearl River Rd, Docklands VIC 3008 | 37°48′44″S 144°56′08″E / 37.812192°S 144.935678°E | 6500 | 12 February 2010 | 60m x 30m (secondary rink: 60m x 30m) |
Olympic Ice Skating Centre | 1080 Centre Road, Oakleigh South VIC 3167 | 37°55′33″S 145°05′38″E / 37.925739°S 145.093929°E | 500[8] | 7 July 1971 | 51.8m x 22.2m |
IceHQ | 1 Blake Street, Reservoir VIC 3073 | 37°43′57″S 145°02′17″E / 37.732434°S 145.038050°E | 500 | 1 July 2018 | 61m x 26m |
Western Australia
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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Cockburn Ice Arena | 401 Progress Dr, Bibra Lake WA 6163 | 32°06′00″S 115°49′16″E / 32.100013°S 115.821068°E | 24 October 2015[9] | 60m x 28m (secondary rink: 60m x 30m) | |
Perth Ice Arena | 708 Marshall Rd, Malaga WA 6090 | 31°51′24″S 115°54′18″E / 31.856755°S 115.904892°E | 1000 | April 2009 | 60m x 28m |
Former venues
Former ice skating venues in Australia.
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Closed | Surface | |||
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Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||
Paradise Ice Rink | Flemington Rd & Northbourne Avenue, Mitchell ACT 2602 | 35°13′59″S 149°08′45″E / 35.233088°S 149.145958°E | 16 October 1974[10] | 24 June 1979[11] | 21.5m x 12m[12] | ||||
New South Wales | |||||||||
Sydney Glaciarium | 849 George Street West, Sydney NSW 2007 | 33°53′01″S 151°12′10″E / 33.883610°S 151.202757°E | 25 July 1907 | 1955 | 52m x 23m | ||||
Ice Palais | 1 Driver Ave, Moore Park NSW 2021 | 33°53′42″S 151°13′27″E / 33.895107°S 151.224229°E | 10 June 1938[13][14] | 22 November 1952[15] | |||||
Dungowan Ice Rink | 7 South Steyne, Manly NSW 2095 | 33°47′59″S 151°17′23″E / 33.799650°S 151.289597°E | 23 June 1949[16] | 1951[17] | |||||
Hurlstone Park Ice Palais | 686 New Canterbury Road, Hurlstone Park NSW 2203 | 33°54′17″S 151°07′45″E / 33.904786°S 151.129264°E | 1961[18] | 1966 | |||||
Homebush Ice Rink | 55-57 Paramatta Road, Homebush NSW 2140 | 33°51′53″S 151°05′08″E / 33.864745°S 151.085595°E | 1960 | 1980[19] | |||||
Bondi Junction Ice Rink | 93-97 Spring Street, Bondi Junction NSW 2022 | 33°53′34″S 151°14′56″E / 33.892874°S 151.248959°E | 1963[20] | ||||||
The Glaciarium Ice Centre | 2 Railway Parade, Burwood NSW 2134 | 33°52′41″S 151°06′23″E / 33.877947°S 151.106475°E | 1964[20] | 1969 | 26m x 51.5m[20] | ||||
Blacktown International Ice Arena | 8 First Avenue, Blacktown NSW 2148[21] | 33°46′06″S 150°54′40″E / 33.768408°S 150.911180°E | May 1979 | 28 October 2007[22] | |||||
Sydney Ice Arena | 11 Solent Circuit, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153 | 33°43′56″S 150°57′42″E / 33.732191°S 150.961754°E | 2002[23] | 9 October 2017 | 60m x 30m | ||||
Warringah Ice Skating Rink | Lagoon Street, Narrabeen NSW 2101 | 33°42′46″S 151°17′54″E / 33.712701°S 151.298339°E | 1970s | Late 1990s | |||||
Penrith Ice Palace | 7-10 Pattys Place, Jamisontown NSW 2750 | 33°46′08″S 150°40′23″E / 33.768823°S 150.672980°E | 1500 | 2000 | June 2022[24] | 60m x 30m | |||
South Australia | |||||||||
Adelaide Glaciarium | 91 Hindley Street, Adelaide SA 5000 | 34°55′24″S 138°35′46″E / 34.923393°S 138.596080°E | 580 | 6 September 1904 | 25 June 1907[25] | 35m x 26m | |||
South Australian Ice Centre | Cnr Portrush and Paynham road, Payneham SA 5070 | 34°53′48″S 138°38′23″E / 34.896569°S 138.639713°E | 1979 | Late 1980s[26] | |||||
Noarlunga Ice Skating Rink | 32 David Witton Dr, Noarlunga Centre SA 5168 | 35°08′24″S 138°29′21″E / 35.139928°S 138.489185°E | 2001 | 30 June 2016[27] | |||||
Tasmania | |||||||||
Hobart Glaciarium | 7 Main Street, Moonah TAS 7009[28] | 42°51′02″S 147°17′55″E / 42.850534°S 147.298736°E | 23 October 1950[29] | 26m x 56m | |||||
Glenorchy Ice Skating Rink | 327 Main Road, Glenorchy TAS 7010 | 42°50′01″S 147°16′50″E / 42.833561°S 147.280589°E | 100 | 1981 | May 2022[30] | 30m x 15m | |||
Victoria | |||||||||
Melbourne Glaciarium | 16 City Road, South Melbourne VIC 3205 | 37°49′14″S 144°58′01″E / 37.820542°S 144.966871°E | 2000 | 9 June 1906[25] | 1957 | 55m x 27m | |||
Iceland Ringwood | Maroondah Highway, Ringwood, Victoria, 3132 | 37°49′14″S 144°58′01″E / 37.820542°S 144.966871°E | 2000 | 1971 | 2005[31] | 60m x 30m | |||
St. Moritz Ice Rink | 16 The Esplanade, St. Kilda, Victoria, 3182 | 37°51′55″S 144°58′29″E / 37.865301°S 144.974746°E | 2000[32] | 10 March 1939 | Closed early 1982 | ||||
Iceland Footscray | 109 Hyde Street, Footscray, Victoria, 3011 | 1978 | 1986 | ||||||
Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium | 60-64 Hattam Street, Golden Square, Victoria, 3555 | 36°46′53″S 144°15′40″E / 36.781393°S 144.261062°E | 1986 | 2010[33] | |||||
Eastern Ice Skating Centre | Jersey Road, Bayswater, Victoria, 3153 | 37°50′33″S 145°16′46″E / 37.842372°S 145.279375°E | 2004 | 2005[34] | |||||
Geelong Ice Arena | 37-39 Separation Street, North Geelong, VIC, 3215 | 38°06′40″S 144°20′46″E / 38.111188°S 144.346196°E | 2005[35] | ||||||
Western Australia | |||||||||
Perth Ice Palais | 32 Beaufort Street, Northbridge WA 6000 | 31°57′03″S 115°51′43″E / 31.950759°S 115.861927°E | 14 December 1949[36] | 2 February 1952[37] | 29m x 26m | ||||
Cockburn Ice Arena | 239 Barrington Street, Bibra Lake WA 6163 | 32°06′54″S 115°48′52″E / 32.115009°S 115.814579°E | December 1995 | 2015 (move to new facility) | |||||
Xtreme Ice Arena | 15 Chesterfield Rd, Mirrabooka WA 6061 | 31°52′08″S 115°51′22″E / 31.868769°S 115.856147°E | 30 November 2010 | 23 April 2020 | |||||
Proposed venues
Proposed permanent indoor ice skating venues in Australia.
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opens | Surface | ||||
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Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||
Canberra Arena | Rowland Rees Crescent, Greenway ACT 2900 | 35°25′27″S 149°03′58″E / 35.424129°S 149.066155°E | 3600 | 2025[38] | 60m x 30m (secondary rink: 60m x 30m) | ||||
New South Wales | |||||||||
Ice Zoo | 137A Princes Highway, Wolli Creek NSW 2205 | 33°56′08″S 151°09′00″E / 33.935690°S 151.150060°E | 400 | TBD[39] | TBD | ||||
South Australia | |||||||||
Marion Arena | 262a Sturt Road, Marion SA 5043 | 35°01′01″S 138°33′04″E / 35.017016°S 138.551227°E | 400-500 | TBD[40] | TBD | ||||
Victoria | |||||||||
Australian Ice Sports, Pakenham | 270 Bald Hill Road, Pakenham VIC 3810 | 38°05′31″S 145°30′39″E / 38.092019°S 145.510773°E | 500-800 | TBD[41] | 61m x 26m | ||||
See also
- List of Australian Football League grounds
- List of Australian cricket grounds
- List of indoor arenas in Australia
- List of National Basketball League (Australia) venues
- List of Australian rugby league stadiums
- List of Australian rugby union stadiums
- List of soccer stadiums in Australia
- List of Oceanian stadiums by capacity
References
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- ↑ "Ice-skating rink open for testing". The Canberra Times. 6 December 1980. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ "About Us". Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ "Importance of Working With The Community". Charlotte Askew. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "Erina Ice World: Structural steel adds sparkle to new venue" (PDF). www.libertygfg.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ↑ "Planet Chill is now in Orbit at Paradise Resort". Paradise Resort Gold Coast. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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- ↑ "Forever Skating On Thin Ice". The Age. 1 March 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "Official Opening Cockburn Ice Arena 401 Progress Drive, Bibra Lake". Mayor Logan K Howlett, JP. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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- ↑ "Hoyts Hurlstone Park Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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- ↑ "Blacktown Ice Arena". Blacktown International Ice Arena. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "Blacktown Ice Arena Closing". Seven Network. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "Two Apartment Towers To Replace Sydney Ice Arena". Domain Media. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "Penrith Ice Palace to close at the end of the month". Ice Hockey News Australia. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- 1 2 "Correspondence". The Advertiser. 25 June 1907. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ "Correspondence". freewebs.com. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ↑ "After 15 years, ice-skating rink in Adelaide's south closes its doors ahead of school holidays". The Advertiser. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ "AE819/1/3236". Tasmanian Government. 19 September 1952. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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- ↑ "Ice Sports Tasmania call on government to help establish new ice sports centre". Ice Hockey News Australia. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ↑ Seedy, Kimberley (10 July 2017). "Iceland in Ringwood played host to Australia's biggest bands in the 1970s". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ↑ "St Moritz – The Skating Lady" (PDF). www.stkildahistory.org.au. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ↑ "BENDIGO ICE SKATING RINK SHOCK CLOSURE". Bendigo Advertiser. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ↑ "Wake-up call in struggle to keep ice open". The Age. 26 April 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ↑ "Wake-up call in struggle to keep ice open". The Age. 26 April 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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- ↑ "Ice Palais Closes Up". The Sunday Times. 3 February 1952. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ "New ice sports facility to be named Canberra Arena". 16 January 2023.
- ↑ Olympic ice skating rink plan for Wolli Creek, 15 August 2023
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