World Skate Oceania Artistic Seminar and Camp helps cement the future of the sport. Over 300 attendees from across Oceania and Asia attended the World Skate Oceania Artistic Seminar and Camp in Queensland earlier this month. Members from Australia and New Zealand through to China, India and Japan came together to learn and improve artistic skating.  The seminar for coaches and officials covered all aspects of teaching and evaluating artistic roller skating, led by the Chair o

The Speed Skating Championships hosted in Victoria brought together more than 130 competitors from across the country, ranging in age from eight to 70, for a full programme of racing that included explosive 100m sprints, road championships, and tactical pack races across multiple distances. “Many athletes achieved personal bests and several record-breaking performances, including Lannah Meadows (VIC) setting a new 200m dual time trial record and Jaxon Hansen (QLD) breaking th

Ron Woods reflects on his time competing in Speed Skating ahead of the National Championships in Victoria.

This year saw four Roller Freestyle athletes compete in Japan: Theresa (Junior Women’s Street), Hal (Junior Men’s Street), Rob Kellet (Pro Men’s Street and Park), and Sam Fogarty (Pro Men’s Street and Park). We also had the privilege of Sam’s brother attending as coach, following on from his recent stint at the World Skate Games in Italy. During that event, he went above and beyond by not only supporting the Australian athletes, but also showing true team spirit by assisting

The World Scooter Championships held in Sakai Ibaraki, Japan in 2025 were an outstanding experience. The Australian team consisted of 23 athletes, both male and female, competing across the Pro Junior, Pro Park and Street categories, supported by their families. We are a close-knit group with a strong and enthusiastic cheer squad, and the Australian presence was clearly recognised throughout the event. Our riders represented Australia with professionalism, skill, and pride wh

This year has seen strong growth, deeper engagement and steady progress across Roller Derby Australia as we continue supporting the derby community nationwide. A major milestone was the inclusion of World Skate Roller Derby in the Asian Championships for the first time, boosting international visibility and recognition. We also celebrated a stellar WFTDA World Cup performance by Team Australia, and for the first time, a WFTDA reserve team travelled to New Zealand to compete a

Big few months for Australian Rink Hockey - here’s a quick recap!   July: Our Australian Women’s and Under 19’s teams hit the 20th Asian Roller-Skating Championships, and our Women brought home a Bronze Medal. Huge effort!   October: In Argentina, Melbourne RHC represented the entire Asia/Oceania region at the inaugural World Skate Club Championships in San Juan, Argentina. They battled world-class teams like OC Barcelos and Centro Valenciano, and even claimed a historic win

Australian speed skaters continued to build valuable international experience throughout 2025, competing at Track Series qualification events in Namwon and the Asian Championships in Korea. The pinnacle of the year was the World Skate Speed World Championships in Beidaihe, China, where Australia fielded athletes across both junior and senior categories.   Junior skaters Tom Burgdorf and Raiden Dolder delivered consistent top 20 finishes in road distance events, including the

Artistic Skating has had a busy year in 2025, with nearly 20 clubs around Australia developing artistic skaters of all ages. Domestically, the highlight was our July National Championships in Melbourne, contested by over 200 skaters from around the country, many of whom featured in our social media promotion on Instagram (@ aus.art .skate) and Facebook and attracted over 1 million views in under 3 months! We also hosted the Oceania Championships and Pacific Cup in Brisbane in

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has today committed $50 million as an investment in Australia’s Summer and Winter Olympians. This commitment includes the launching of the $20 million Olympian Futures Fund which empowers Olympians to shape their lives beyond sport and incentivises them to compete in multiple Olympics. With a home Games in sight, the Fund aims to make Olympic careers more financially viable by providing a Retirement Grant of $32,000 per Games to assist O

Skate Australia, in partnership with Skate NSW, has launched a new national integrity management platform that strengthens the sport’s alignment with the National Integrity Framework (NIF) and reinforces its commitment to providing safe, fair and inclusive environments for all participants. Developed in close collaboration with Member Organisations, the platform offers a simple, confidential and nationally consistent way for participants across Australia to raise integrity co

Skate Australia is pleased to announce the Roller Freestyle and Scootering teams who will represent Australia at the 2025 World Championships in Sakai, Japan. Congratulations to the Australian contingent selected to travel to Japan to compete on the global stage. Australian Roller Freestyle Team Junior Mens Street Hal Durham Junior Womens Street Tongying Theresa Wang Mens Street Robert Kellett Samuel Fogarty Mens Park Robert Kellett Samuel Fogarty Hal Durham Team Officials Da