Glenorchy Ice Skating Rink

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Glenorchy Ice Skating Rink
Glenorchy Ice Skating Rink
Location327 Main Road, Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia 7010
Coordinates 42°50′1.1″S147°16′50.1″E / 42.833639°S 147.280583°E / -42.833639; 147.280583
Capacity 100
Surface30 m × 15 m (98 ft × 49 ft)
Opened1980(44 years ago) (1980)
Closed21 May 2022
Tenants
Ice Hockey Tasmania (1980-2022)
FSAT (Figure Skating Association of Tasmania) (1980-2022)
Website
www.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]

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Facilities

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

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ice-Skating Tasmania". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ice Hockey Tasmania". Archived from the original on 1 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ice Skating Tasmania". Archived from the original on 2 October 2015.
  4. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Facilities". www.iceskatingtasmania.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ice Hockey". www.iceskatingtasmania.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Raabus, Carol (27 May 2011). "Flying on ice with Ice Hockey Tasmania". ABC Radio Hobart. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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