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Recent Frontpage News (6 most recent)

2010 ILHA National Championships Schedule
published 8 September 2010
The Scheduled Fixtures for the 2010 National Inline Hockey Championships presented by South Australian Tourism Commission have now been published

2010 Skate with the Stars
published 8 September 2010
Come & Skate, with & alongside, some of Australia's finest skaters during the school holidays at the 2010 Skate with the Stars event on Friday Oct 1 in Mile End, SA

2010 AGM Agendas
published 3 September 2010
The Skate Australia, Artistic & Inline Hockey AGM's will all be held in Adelaide in October. All 2010 AGM agendas are now available to view.

Play for life
published 3 September 2010
The ASC is running a campaign called Play for Life to encourage children to join a sporting club, so that children and families can get the benefits from participating in club sports.

Ultraskate 2010 - 24 hour skate-a-thon
published 3 September 2010
A 24 hour skate-a-thon is coming to the Gold Coast to help raise funds for those affected by the Pakistan floods. Ultraskate is being held on Saturday 25 to Sunday 26, 9am to 9AM.

2010 Roller Speed Skating World Championships
published 26 August 2010
The official event website for the 2010 Roller Speed World Championships in Colombia is now live

Recent Inline hockey News (6 most recent)

2010 ILHA National Championships Schedule
published 8 September 2010
The Scheduled Fixtures for the 2010 National Inline Hockey Championships presented by South Australian Tourism Commission have now been published

2010 AGM Agendas
published 3 September 2010
The Skate Australia, Artistic & Inline Hockey AGM's will all be held in Adelaide in October. All 2010 AGM agendas are now available to view.

Shaylah Stritthof Receives Sports Star Nominee in Sunbury Leader
published 16 August 2010
Shaylah Stritthof was nominated Sports Star of the week in the Sunbury Leader community newspaper which features a story on her lead up to competing in the National Inline Hockey Championship in Adelaide next month

Inline Hockey hopefuls shine at clinic
published 13 August 2010
Skaters enjoyed a Inline Hockey development clinic at North Wollongong Indoor Sports Centre recently.

Learn Inline Hockey DVD snippets
published 10 August 2010
This is a video from the "Learn Inline Hockey" DVD that was produced for the Pine Rivers Inline Hockey Club to hand out to learning kids. It features James and Andy Thelander demonstrating the key aspects of Skating.

Skate SA wins Excellence in Youth Engagement Award.
published 10 August 2010
Last Friday the 6th of August, Skate SA won the Excellence in Youth Engagement Award for their 2009 Street Hockey – 'Face Off Up North' Program, as part of the 2010 Be Active Recreation & Sport Industry Awards.

Recent Artistic News (6 most recent)

2010 Skate with the Stars
published 8 September 2010
Come & Skate, with & alongside, some of Australia's finest skaters during the school holidays at the 2010 Skate with the Stars event on Friday Oct 1 in Mile End, SA

2010 AGM Agendas
published 3 September 2010
The Skate Australia, Artistic & Inline Hockey AGM's will all be held in Adelaide in October. All 2010 AGM agendas are now available to view.

Call for Noms: High Performace Artistic Coach 2010 - 2012
published 25 August 2010
In accordance with Skate Australia's High Performance policy the position of High Performance Coach will become vacant at the conclusion of the 2010 National Artistic Skating Championships.

Swag of Medals for Bunbury Skaters
published 10 August 2010
Bunbury (WA) skaters return home with a tally of medals after competing at the Oceanic Rollerskating Championships in New Zealand and now have their minds set on the National Championships in October.

Notice of Artistic AGM
published 9 August 2010
The Australian Artistic Committee (AAC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held 10.30am at ETSA Park Netball stadium in Adelaide on Sunday the 3rd of October.

Skating With Style
published 4 August 2010
Article from Townsville's Premier Sports Magazine, Sport Lifestyle, features a story on Keely Luck and her passion and drive to reach the top in Artistic skating.

Recent Speed News (6 most recent)

2010 Roller Speed Skating World Championships
published 26 August 2010
The official event website for the 2010 Roller Speed World Championships in Colombia is now live

2010-11 Skate Victoria Speed Event Calendar
published 2 August 2010
Skate Victoria has updated their Speed event calendar for 2010-2011.

Dates Announced for 2011 Oceania/Asia Pacific Champs
published 15 June 2010
Dates & Venues for the 2011 Oceania/Asia Pacific Champs on the Gold Coast are as follows....

2010 World Speed Skating Champs relocated to Colombia
published 4 June 2010
After the late withdrawal of Venezuela's Federation from the bid, the 2010 Worlds are scheduled in Guarne (Medellin) /Colombia. The championship dates are October 20 - 30, 2010.

2010 Korea Open Report
published 1 June 2010
2010 Korea Open Report - by Jon Evans (SV Speed Chairman)

Speed Oceanias Final Results
published 28 April 2010
Updated Speed Oceanias results for the Marathon event.

Recent Roller hockey News (6 most recent)

Results: Roller Hockey Trans Tasman Series
published 10 August 2010
The Australian Roller Hockey team have just returned from Papatoetoe, New Zealand after competing in the 2010 Trans Tasman Test Series.

2010 Trans Tasman Test Series
published 4 August 2010
The Australian Roller Hockey team will be travelling to Papatoetoe, New Zealand next month to contest in the 2010 Trans Tasman Test Series.

2010 Roller Hockey Club Championships Results
published 22 July 2010
Final results and trophy winners from each division from the 2010 Roller Hockey Club Championships held in Townsville earlier this month.

2010 Australian Roller Hockey Club Champs Final Fixture
published 25 June 2010
The final fixture (Version 3) for the 2010 Australian Roller Hockey Club Champs held in Townsville (26 June - 3 July) is now available to download.

2010 ARHC Annual General Meeting
published 7 June 2010
Notice of the 2010 ARHC Annual General Meeting to be held in Townsville on July 1st

2010 Roller Hockey Club Championships
published 22 April 2010
Australian Roller Hockey Championships to be held in Townsville June 26-July 3. Nominations close May 14.

Recent Roller derby News (6 most recent)

Leader of The Pack
published 25 August 2010
The Victorian Roller Derby League (VRDL) present their next bout, Leader of the Pack held at Puckhandlers on Saturday 4th of September,

Monster Bash Double Header
published 10 August 2010
In another first for Brisbane Roller Derby, the Northern Brisbane Rollers present a double bill of derby with two mighty bouts in one colossal night. Diner Might Dolls vs Brisbane City Rollers & Love Rockettes vs Gold Coast Roller Derby

Tamicial's Roller Derby Story
published 4 August 2010
Article from Townsville's Premier Sports Magazine, Sport Lifestyle, features a story on Tammy Thain (Tamicidal) and her inner speed demon passion and involvement with the sport of Roller Derby.

Rolling out the fun
published 30 July 2010
Roller Derby is coming to Gladstone. Competition organisers are calling for expressions of interest in the Gladstone Roller Derby League (GRDL).

Roller Derby chasing more men
published 28 July 2010
Ipswich's (QLD) roller derby league is on the hunt for new members and is calling for more men to join the sport.

Geelong Psychotics win roller derby final clash
published 28 July 2010
THE Geelong Psychotics skated their way to victory in yesterday's roller derby semi-final showdown against the Ballarat Rat Pack.