List of ice rinks in Australia explained

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.

New South Wales

Arena	Address	Coordinates<	--Required for -->	Capacity	Opened	Surface
The Big Banana Fun Park	351 Pacific Highway, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450			November 1999
Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink	17A Phillips Avenue, Canterbury NSW 2193		300[3]	5 March 1971 (temporarily closed Sept 2022)[4]	60m x 30m
Erina Ice Arena	A008 Karalta Rd, Erina NSW 2250		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		1000	2000	60m x 30m
Ice Zoo Ice Rink	689 Gardeners Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015			2016	55m x 25m
Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink	424-458 Hoxton Park Rd, Liverpool West NSW 2170		500	1979	55m x 25m
Macquarie Ice Rink	Macquarie Shopping Centre, Herring Rd & Waterloo Rd, Macquarie Park NSW 2113		2000	1981	60m x 30m
Blue Mountains Ice Skating Rink	1 Sublime Point Road, Leura NSW 2780		90	2022	600m2

Queensland

Arena	Address	Coordinates<	--Required for -->	Capacity	Opened	Surface
Gold Coast Iceland	15 Strathaird Rd, Bundall QLD 4217			1996	56m x 26m
Iceworld Olympic Ice Rink	2304 Sandgate Road, Boondall QLD 4034		600	2001	60m x 30m
Iceworld Acacia Ridge	1179 Beaudesert Rd, Acacia Ridge QLD 4110		600	1979	56m x 26m
Planet Chill Ice-Skating Rink	122 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217		60	7 February 2013[6] [7]	10m x 15m
Warrina Ice Skating Rink	3-11 Illuka Street, Currajong QLD 4812		200	1980	32m x 22m

Victoria

Arena	Address	Coordinates<	--Required for -->	Capacity	Opened	Surface
O'Brien Icehouse	105 Pearl River Rd, Docklands VIC 3008		1500 (Henke Rink)[8]	12 February 2010	60m x 30m (Henke Rink) 60m x 30m (Bradbury Rink)
Olympic Ice Skating Centre	1080 Centre Road, Oakleigh South VIC 3167		500[9]	7 July 1971	51.8m x 22.2m
IceHQ	1 Blake Street, Reservoir VIC 3073		500	1 July 2018	61m x 26m

Western Australia

Arena	Address	Coordinates<	--Required for -->	Capacity	Opened	Surface
Cockburn Ice Arena	401 Progress Dr, Bibra Lake WA 6163			24 October 2015[10]	60m x 28m (secondary rink: 60m x 30m)
Perth Ice Arena	708 Marshall Rd, Malaga WA 6090		1000	April 2009	60m x 28m

Former venues

Former ice skating venues in Australia.

Arena	Address	Coordinates<	--Required for -->	Capacity	Opened	Closed	Surface
style=background:#A9A9A9 colspan=10	Australian Capital Territory
Paradise Ice Rink	Flemington Rd & Northbourne Avenue, Mitchell ACT 2602			16 October 1974[11]	24 June 1979[12]	21.5m x 12m[13]
style=background:#A9A9A9 colspan=10	New South Wales
Sydney Glaciarium	849 George Street West, Sydney NSW 2007			25 July 1907	1955	52m x 23m
Ice Palais	1 Driver Ave, Moore Park NSW 2021			10 June 1938[14] [15]	22 November 1952[16]
Dungowan Ice Rink	7 South Steyne, Manly NSW 2095			23 June 1949[17]	1951[18]
Hurlstone Park Ice Palais	686 New Canterbury Road, Hurlstone Park NSW 2203			1961[19]	1966
Homebush Ice Rink	55-57 Paramatta Road, Homebush NSW 2140			1960	1980[20]
Bondi Junction Ice Rink	93-97 Spring Street, Bondi Junction NSW 2022				1963[21]
The Glaciarium Ice Centre	2 Railway Parade, Burwood NSW 2134			1964	1969	26m x 51.5m
Prince Alfred Park Ice Skating Rink	Chalmers St, Surry Hills NSW 2010			1959	1996/1997[22]
Blacktown International Ice Arena	8 First Avenue, Blacktown NSW 2148[23]			May 1979	28 October 2007[24]
Sydney Ice Arena	11 Solent Circuit, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153			2002[25]	9 October 2017	60m x 30m
Warringah Ice Skating Rink	Lagoon Street, Narrabeen NSW 2101			1970s	Late 1990s
Penrith Ice Palace	7-10 Pattys Place, Jamisontown NSW 2750		1500	2000	June 2022[26]	60m x 30m
style=background:#A9A9A9 colspan=10	Queensland
Mowbray Park Ice Rink	234 Shafston Ave, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169			1960	1967[27]
style=background:#A9A9A9 colspan=10	South Australia
Adelaide Glaciarium	91 Hindley Street, Adelaide SA 5000		580	6 September 1904	25 June 1907[28]	35m x 26m
St Moritz Adelaide	141 Hindley Street, Adelaide SA 5000			1964[29]	Late 1970s[30]
South Australian Ice Centre	Cnr Portrush and Paynham road, Payneham SA 5070			1979	Late 1980s[31]
Noarlunga Ice Skating Rink	32 David Witton Dr, Noarlunga Centre SA 5168			2001	30 June 2016[32]
style=background:#A9A9A9 colspan=10	Tasmania
Hobart Glaciarium	7 Main Street, Moonah TAS 7009[33]			23 October 1950[34]		26m x 56m
Glenorchy Ice Skating Rink	327 Main Road, Glenorchy TAS 7010		100	1981	May 2022[35]	30m x 15m
style=background:#A9A9A9 colspan=10	Victoria
Melbourne Glaciarium	16 City Road, South Melbourne VIC 3205		2000	9 June 1906	1957	55m x 27m
Iceland Ringwood	Maroondah Highway, Ringwood, Victoria, 3132		2000	1971	2005[36]	60m x 30m
St. Moritz Ice Rink	16 The Esplanade, St. Kilda, Victoria, 3182	-37.8653°N 144.9747°W	2000[37]	10 March 1939	Closed early 1982
Iceland Footscray	109 Hyde Street, Footscray, Victoria, 3011			1978	1986
Dandenong Coliseum				1977	1987[38]
Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium	60-64 Hattam Street, Golden Square, Victoria, 3555			1986	2010[39]
Eastern Ice Skating Centre	Jersey Road, Bayswater, Victoria, 3153			2004	2005[40]
Geelong Ice Arena	37-39 Separation Street, North Geelong, VIC, 3215			2000	2005[41]
style=background:#A9A9A9 colspan=10	Western Australia
Perth Ice Palais	32 Beaufort Street, Northbridge WA 6000			14 December 1949[42]	2 February 1952[43]	29m x 26m
Premier Ice Rink - Perth	291-293 Stirling Street, Perth WA 6000			1963[44]	1982[45]
Skates Ice Rink	52 South Terrace, Fremantle WA 6160			1970's	1990's
Cockburn Ice Arena	239 Barrington Street, Bibra Lake WA 6163			December 1995	2015 (move to new facility)
Xtreme Ice Arena	15 Chesterfield Rd, Mirrabooka WA 6061			30 November 2010	23 April 2020

Proposed venues

Proposed permanent indoor ice skating venues in Australia.

Arena	Address	Coordinates<	--Required for -->	Capacity	Opens	Surface
style=background:#A9A9A9 colspan=10	Australian Capital Territory
Canberra Arena	Rowland Rees Crescent, Greenway ACT 2900		3600	2025[46]	60m x 30m (secondary rink: 60m x 30m)
style=background:#A9A9A9 colspan=10	New South Wales
Ice Zoo	137A Princes Highway, Wolli Creek NSW 2205		400	TBD	TBD
style=background:#A9A9A9 colspan=10	South Australia
Inner North Arena	Corner Main North Road & Philip Highway, Elizabeth SA 5112		3900	TBD	Olympic
Marion Arena	262a Sturt Road, Marion SA 5043		450	TBD	Olympic
style=background:#A9A9A9 colspan=10	Victoria
Australian Ice Sports, Pakenham	270 Bald Hill Road, Pakenham VIC 3810		500-800	TBD[47]	61m x 26m

Cancelled venues

Formerly proposed, but cancelled, permanent indoor ice skating venues in Australia.

Arena	Address	Coordinates<	--Required for -->	Proposed	Cancelled	Notes
style=background:#A9A9A9 colspan=10	New South Wales
Winter Sports World	2 Tench Ave, Jamisontown, NSW 2750		2018	2022	Ice rink removed from Winter Sports World proposal.[48]

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

External links

• Sydney Ice Rinks map

Notes and References

1. Web site: Macquarie Ice Rink - Private Lessons . 20 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160219201507/http://www.macquarieicerink.com.au/index.php/lessons/private-lessons . 19 February 2016 . dead .
2. News: Ice-skating rink open for testing. . 6 December 1980 . 23 July 2017.
3. Web site: About Us. Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink . 23 July 2017.
4. Web site: Importance of Working With The Community. Charlotte Askew . 27 July 2017.
5. Web site: Erina Ice World: Structural steel adds sparkle to new venue . www.libertygfg.com . 2019-04-26 .
6. Web site: Planet Chill is now in Orbit at Paradise Resort. Paradise Resort Gold Coast . 7 February 2013 . 23 July 2017.
7. Web site: Planet Chill – Australia's Newest Ice Skating Rink. Escape Travel . 5 March 2013 . 23 July 2017.
8. News: O'Brien Icehouse. 30 April 2024.
9. News: Forever Skating On Thin Ice. . 1 March 2002 . 30 July 2017.
10. Web site: Official Opening Cockburn Ice Arena 401 Progress Drive, Bibra Lake . Mayor Logan K Howlett, JP . 24 October 2015 . 23 July 2017.
11. News: Ice Rink Opens. . 16 October 1974 . 24 July 2017.
12. News: Paradise rink burnt. . 26 August 1974 . 24 July 2017.
13. News: Work begins on ice rink. . 26 August 1974 . 24 July 2017.
14. News: Opening Of New Ice Palais. . 11 June 1938 . 23 July 2017.
15. News: Perfect Ice For The Champions. . 9 June 1938 . 23 July 2017.
16. News: Advertisement. . 22 November 1952 . 24 July 2017.
17. News: Correspondence. . 18 June 1949 . 23 July 2017.
18. News: Ice Skating Proposal. . 3 May 1951 . 23 July 2017.
19. Web site: Hoyts Hurlstone Park Theatre . Cinema Treasures . 23 May 2019.
20. Web site: Hoyts Vogue Theatre . Cinema Treasures . 22 December 2022.
21. Web site: Glaciarium . Stars On Ice . 27 July 2017.
22. Web site: History of Prince Alfred Park. 27 March 2013 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207224618/https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/histories-local-parks-playgrounds/history-prince-alfred-park . 2 May 2024. 7 December 2022 .
23. Web site: Blacktown Ice Arena . Blacktown International Ice Arena . 27 July 2017.
24. Web site: Blacktown Ice Arena Closing. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/gU3Kye_p9Iw . 2021-12-14 . live. . 23 October 2007 . 27 July 2017.
25. Web site: Two Apartment Towers To Replace Sydney Ice Arena . Domain Media . 30 December 2017.
26. Web site: Penrith Ice Palace to close at the end of the month . Ice Hockey News Australia . 2022-06-05 . 2022-09-11.
27. Web site: Brisneyland on Ice. 13 May 2024.
28. News: Correspondence. . 25 June 1907 . 23 July 2017.
29. Web site: Neverland. icelegendsaustralia.com. 2 May 2024.
30. News: History of Ice Rinks and Ice Skating in Australia . historymatters.sydney.edu.au . 20 November 2016 . 2 May 2024.
31. News: Correspondence . freewebs.com . 19 October 2017 . 18 October 2017.
32. News: After 15 years, ice-skating rink in Adelaide's south closes its doors ahead of school holidays. . 5 July 2016 . 23 July 2017.
33. Web site: AE819/1/3236. 19 September 1952 . Tasmanian Government . 24 July 2017.
34. News: Glaciarium Reports £1,059 Profit. . 27 April 1950 . 25 July 2017.
35. Web site: Ice Sports Tasmania call on government to help establish new ice sports centre . Ice Hockey News Australia . 2022-04-25 . 2022-09-11.
36. Web site: Iceland in Ringwood played host to Australia's biggest bands in the 1970s . . Kimberley . Seedy . 2017-07-10 . 2019-04-26 .
37. Web site: St Moritz – The Skating Lady . www.stkildahistory.org.au . 2019-04-26 .
38. Web site: Blackhawks . 13 May 2024 .
39. Web site: BENDIGO ICE SKATING RINK SHOCK CLOSURE . . 19 February 2010 . 30 April 2023.
40. Web site: Wake-up call in struggle to keep ice open . . 26 April 2005 . 30 April 2023.
41. Web site: Wake-up call in struggle to keep ice open . . 26 April 2005 . 30 April 2023.
42. News: Ice Skating. . 8 December 1949 . 23 July 2017.
43. News: Ice Palais Closes Up. . 3 February 1952 . 23 July 2017.
44. Web site: Premier History. perthvoiceinteractive.com . 8 April 2021 . 2 May 2024.
45. News: History of Ice Rinks and Ice Skating in Australia . historymatters.sydney.edu.au . 20 November 2016 . 2 May 2024.
46. News: New ice sports facility to be named Canberra Arena . 16 January 2023 .
47. News: Skating facility on ice . 25 June 2019 .
48. News: Revised design for Winter Sports World revealed as neighbours flag concerns . 7 December 2022 .