Glenorchy Ice Skating Rink

42°50′1.1″S 147°16′50.1″E / 42.833639°S 147.280583°E / -42.833639; 147.280583Capacity100Surface30 m × 15 m (98 ft × 49 ft)Opened1980 (44 years ago) (1980)Closed21 May 2022TenantsIce Hockey Tasmania (1980-2022)
FSAT (Figure Skating Association of Tasmania) (1980-2022)Websitewww.iceskatingtasmania.com.au

The Glenorchy Ice Skating Rink was an ice sports and public skating centre built in 1980 and located in Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia. On 21 May 2022, the Glenorchy Ice Skating Rink closed its doors permanently.^[1] Prior to its closure, it was the only ice rink in the state and served as the home of Ice Hockey Tasmania^[2] and FSAT.^[3] There are currently no ice skating rinks in Tasmania.^[4]

Facilities

Facilities that were at Glenorchy Ice Rink are detailed below:^[5]

30 m × 15 m (98 ft × 49 ft) ice rink
100 capacity for spectators
Skate Hire (sizes from tiny 5 up to adult 14)
Lockers for hire
Skating aids
Party rooms
Cafe
Male and female toilets

Events

Glenorchy Ice Rink hosted regular events including general public skating sessions, Friday night skating discos, figure skating (public, semi-public, and private sessions), ice hockey (3 on 3 hockey including the Van Diemen's League and Ice Breakers development program), and an annual ice hockey charity exhibition event hosted by Ice Skating Tasmania and Ice Hockey Tasmania. The event was in honour of former local ice hockey player Aaron Burns, who died from Leukaemia. All money raised went towards junior ice hockey training and promotion of ice hockey in Tasmania.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Ice-Skating Tasmania". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ "Ice Hockey Tasmania".
^ "Ice Skating Tasmania".
^ Burgess, Georgie (15 February 2022). "How a shopper docket led to a skating career and push to put Tasmania on ice sports map". ABC News. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ "Facilities". www.iceskatingtasmania.com.au. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Ice Hockey". www.iceskatingtasmania.com.au. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ Raabus, Carol (27 May 2011). "Flying on ice with Ice Hockey Tasmania". ABC Radio Hobart. Retrieved 5 May 2019.