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 permanent indoor ice skating venues in Australia.
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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Phillip Ice Skating Centre | 1 Irving Street, Phillip ACT 2606 | 35°20′23″S149°05′03″E / 35.339664°S 149.084126°E | 500 | 6 December 1980 [2] | 55m x 25m |
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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Darwin Ice Skating Centre | 8 Osgood Drive, Eaton NT 0820 | 12°23′50″S130°51′45″E / 12.397278°S 130.862638°E | 18 July 2017 | 30m x 19m | |
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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Gold Coast Iceland | 15 Strathaird Rd, Bundall QLD 4217 | 27°00′27″S153°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″S153°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″S153°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″S153°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″S146°46′14″E / 19.275181°S 146.770666°E | 200 | 1980 | 32m x 22m |
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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IceArenA | 23 James Congdon Drive, Thebarton SA 5031 | 34°55′11″S138°34′41″E / 34.919679°S 138.578061°E | 2000 | 17 September 1981 | 56m x 26m (secondary rink: 30m x 15m) |
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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O'Brien Icehouse | 105 Pearl River Rd, Docklands VIC 3008 | 37°48′44″S144°56′08″E / 37.812192°S 144.935678°E | 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 | 37°55′33″S145°05′38″E / 37.925739°S 145.093929°E | 500 [9] | 7 July 1971 | 51.8m x 22.2m |
IceHQ | 1 Blake Street, Reservoir VIC 3073 | 37°43′57″S145°02′17″E / 37.732434°S 145.038050°E | 500 | 1 July 2018 | 61m x 26m |
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Capacity | Opened | Surface |
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Cockburn Ice Arena | 401 Progress Dr, Bibra Lake WA 6163 | 32°06′00″S115°49′16″E / 32.100013°S 115.821068°E | 24 October 2015 [10] | 60m x 28m (secondary rink: 60m x 30m) | |
Perth Ice Arena | 708 Marshall Rd, Malaga WA 6090 | 31°51′24″S115°54′18″E / 31.856755°S 115.904892°E | 1000 | April 2009 | 60m x 28m |
Former ice skating venues in Australia.
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″S149°03′58″E / 35.424129°S 149.066155°E | 3600 | 2025 [45] | 60m x 30m (secondary rink: 60m x 30m) | ||||
New South Wales | |||||||||
Ice Zoo | 137A Princes Highway, Wolli Creek NSW 2205 | 33°56′08″S151°09′00″E / 33.935690°S 151.150060°E | 400 | TBD [46] | TBD | ||||
South Australia | |||||||||
Inner North Arena | Corner Main North Road & Philip Highway, Elizabeth SA 5112 | 34°43′11″S138°40′21″E / 34.719821°S 138.672483°E | 3900 | TBD [47] | Olympic | ||||
Marion Arena | 262a Sturt Road, Marion SA 5043 | 35°01′01″S138°33′04″E / 35.017016°S 138.551227°E | 450 | TBD [48] | Olympic | ||||
Victoria | |||||||||
Australian Ice Sports, Pakenham | 270 Bald Hill Road, Pakenham VIC 3810 | 38°05′31″S145°30′39″E / 38.092019°S 145.510773°E | 500-800 | TBD [49] | 61m x 26m | ||||
Formerly proposed, but cancelled, permanent indoor ice skating venues in Australia.
Arena | Address | Coordinates | Proposed | Cancelled | Notes | ||||
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New South Wales | |||||||||
Winter Sports World | 2 Tench Ave, Jamisontown, NSW 2750 | 33°45′34″S150°40′14″E / 33.759440°S 150.670647°E | 2018 | 2022 | Ice rink removed from Winter Sports World proposal. [50] | ||||
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