NEWS ARCHIVE

Good News? This is were old news goes - good or bad.

May 2009 to October 2008

9 May

Like we said below, Sunday May 10, Mothers' Day, mums can skate for free (if they bring at least one of the kids).

Big shake up in the skating world with major manufacturers amalgamating and some local suppliers going off-shore. Good excuse for us to find you even better bargains! During this "reorganisation" some deliveries may take an extra day or two than normal.

20 April

Back to school and back to regular term hours from today. Remember we open as usual on Saturday 25 April (ANZAC Day). Also welcome back to all of our hockey players as the new season kick-starts today. And, let's not forget Mothers - where would we be without them! Sunday May 10, Mothers' Day, mums can skate for free (if they bring at least one of the kids).

1 April

No mention of April fools here...

School Holidays start next week and as always we have extra sessions running. We also open Good Friday & Easter Sunday. No recession at Rollerway. $11 for up to 3 hours of fun (including hire) is pretty good value!

21 March

Busy times ATM with staff training, roller hockey league finals, new season sign-ups, special school promotions, and getting ready for the Easter School Holidays. So if we are a tiny bit slower than usual, please forgive us.

NEXT WEEK!

The boys get their turn on Friday March 27th, from 7:30-10:30, and as always, we offer the boys FREE admission to the centre and of course like with other similar events this offer does not apply to groups or parties. Hire charges are the usual $3 pp. BTW, girl's are welcome on that night too!

22 February

Fire relief fundraiser on this evening - SEE HERE

We open Labour Day for public/general skating from 1:30-4:30, and for roller hockey from 6:30 PM, as usual.

Girl's Night Out is on next Friday night, from 7:30-10:30 - girls get in FREE.

15 February

We were all looking forward to hosting the inline hockey event of the Australian Masters Games at our centre, but due to circumstances beyond our control, the event has been cancelled although some of the players may now participate in a fundraiser for the bushfire relief appeal. More info in our hockey news section HERE.

29 January

Back to regular session times now (times here)

School bookings now available - call or email for pricing & available times

It's back...

Last Friday in Feb (27th) from 7:30-10:30, it's our "Girls Night Out" with all girl's (of any age) getting FREE admission to the centre. Conditions? Other special offers don't apply. This offer also does not extend to groups or parties. Hire charges apply as usual.

Also, don't forget

We're celebrating Valentines Day on Saturday 14 Feb from 7:30-10:30!
Come with your partner and get a surprise...
Every couple will have a free pick from our lucky dip

23 January

We open as usual on the Australia Day holiday (Monday) for both our public/general skating and our roller hockey activities.

The last day for our School Holiday EXTRA sessions is Tuesday, 27 January, after which we return to our regular times.

17 January

Our roller hockey leagues get back to regular action from next Monday (except "hard puck" which has an extra week off).

Not long to go before the Australian Masters Games Roller Hockey event at our venue - REGISTER NOW!

Don't forget we have extra sessions during the school holidays up to 27 January, inclusive.

3 January 2009

Happy New Year folks. Our extra school holiday sessions will now run through to Tuesday 27 January, inclusive. Roller hockey resumes 19 January for most leagues. Check out our summer specials in the Skate Shop!

22 December

We will be closing for maintenance tomorrow at 4:30 PM and reopening at 11:00 AM 2 January 2009. NB ON-LINE SHOP ALWAYS OPEN although some deliveries may be slightly delayed.

Once again, best wishes to all and thank-you for the past year. This December was the busiest month we have had in a while with our on-line shop beating last year's skate sales record by over 50% and with more schools using us for end of year programs than for quite a while with over 300 EXTRA kids per week participating.

Perhaps it was due to a combination of factors ranging from simple things like the weather, to one-ff events like the little Family Payment's bonus, or the extra visits to schools by our staff, but most bookings preceded these events so we hope it is an indication of the growing interest in skating and it inspires us to work even harder in 2009!

1 December

First, thank-you to all the regular skaters, the birthday party people, the hockey players, our occasional customers, the schools that bring their students through out the year, the groups that use our centre to celebrate their special occasions, our mail order and internet shop customers, our suppliers, friends, family & staff, for the support throughout the past year and in keeping us strong when other sectors of the economy are struggling a little bit. Sincerely, best wishes to you all and may the coming year be even better for us all!

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With the school holidays officially starting on Saturday 20 December we should mention that we will be running extra sessions, as we normally do, but also that we will close down over Christmas/New Year for a few days as we normally do too, for annual maintenance.

So we will have extra sessions Monday & Tuesday 22 & 23 December, followed by the close-down from Christmas Eve to New Years Day, inclusive, and back to normal from Friday, 2 January 2009. In other words:

CENTRE CLOSED 24 December to 1 January INCLUSIVE
**REOPEN 2 January @ 11:00am**
ONLINE SHOP ALWAYS OPEN

As always, the online shop will take orders throughout the break, although some of our suppliers may be closed and a few items may be unavailable.

Hope to see you skating this summer.

29 November

Check out our new roller derby gear page HERE (it's kinda' modest ATM)
Schools almost over for the year so we have SPECIALS on for END OF TERM activities - call for info!
Only about 3 weeks to go before the mid-season break for our roller hockey teams - HURRY join now, before Christmas
New Rollerblade, Bauer, Nike, Mission, Easton, and other stock just arrived - see you at the shop, or shop online today

11 November

As I write this the chances are that you cannot read it! Why? Our local ISP was purchased by a larger national ISP who was sending email information to an old email address and they lost track of us!! The problem is now solved but it will take 24-48 hours for the updates to propagate through the DNS before you can see us again!!! Sorry for any inconvenience.

The internet is a great place - but only when it works, LOL

August, September & October 2008 News

14 October

We open as usual over the next few weeks, despite any regional or other fairs or activities, with public skating from Friday night through to Sunday afternoon, roller hockey Monday to Friday (as fixtured) and school and other private bookings, as arranged.

3 October

Please go to the hockey pages for updates on the new season.

From Monday onwards we resume our normal school-terms hours for our general-public sessions, school bookings, birthday parties and other rink and skate park activities.

29 September

Commiserations to the Geelong AFL Cats on the Grand Final outcome, but congratulations on an outstanding year and a tremendous effort. Hawthorn is a long way from our Centre, but they too should be congratulated.

Our hockey fixtures will be up soon. We are still negotiating with a few players and teams and the final touches are almost there!

27 September

And also in "blue & white," GO VIC! Wishing our local players competing in SA for the Australian Inline Hockey titles the best of luck.

23 September

Enjoying the school holidays? Don't forget we have extra sessions Monday to Friday morning & arvo' as well as our usual weekend sessions (Times).

Also don't forget that our hockey season has just finished and therefore the rink and skate park will be closed on the thee relevant NIGHTS (only) which are Monday night, Tuesday night & Thursday night.

If you want to get your team in for the new roller hockey season, please email me ASAP (email).

14 September

Hockey finals enter their last week this coming week, with the new season starting just after the school holidays. Speaking of holidays, our expanded timetable starts from 22 September.

6 September

Big night last night with our special Boy's Night Out! More especial events later this year.

School holidays are coming. Make sure you pick up our vouchers from your school.

Roller Hockey League finals start next week. Follow the above (top/right) link for more info. Also see there for details of the next season.

17 August

Fair is fair

The boys get their turn once more on Friday 5 September, from 7:30-10:30, and as always, we offer the boys FREE admission to the centre and of course like with other similar events this offer does not apply to groups or parties. Hire charges are the usual $3 pp. BTW, girl's are welcome on that night too (last time we had a few who thought the night was for boys only hehe).

May, June & July 2008 News

20 July

It's back...

Friday 15 August, from 7:30-10:30 it's our "Girls Night Out" with all girl's (of any age) getting FREE admission to the centre. Conditions? Like other special offers does not apply to groups or parties. Hire charges as usual.

13 July

Last day of the school holidays (boo! say some of the kids and hurrah! some of the mums, perhaps?)

Back to our regular times for public skating, roller hockey, and school programs from tomorrow.

8 July

Hope you are all enjoying the school holidays. They said the economy was slowing down due to higher interest rates but so far it hasn't deterred the skaters in our community (fortunately for us).

Although this is our most popular holiday for skating we are still able to look after birthday parties & groups, so don't hesitate to book in!

After careful consideration, we are now permitting BMX bikes in the Skate Park, although you will need to remove your pegs. Have fun!

23 June

Today, the first of several of our "international" inline (roller) hockey players took to the air on route to the US to participate in two international tournaments: the Junior Olympics & the World Championships, both in Philadelphia. For more hockey news follow the above link.

Although it's been said before, most people only read the last couple of news items so: School holidays are starting in a few days and we get to remind you that so do our extra sessions during the week.

September school holidays are another matter, although our new extended care program will be starting then (see below).

16 June

8:00AM-6:00PM "ALL-DAY" SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS

Starting from the September/October School Holidays we expect to have all-day programs that will have a host of skating & non-skating activities for our patrons. Enrol now as we only have limited places! SEE HERE FOR MORE INFO

10 June

School Holidays will be here soon and we will have EXTRA sessions Monday to Friday from 30 June through to 11 July (11:00-1:00 & 1:30-4:30 daily, and 7:30-9:30 Wednesday nights). Party bookings may still be made over the holidays.

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Congrats to all the hockey teams that participated in the Victorian Inline Hockey Championships this past weekend. More on the Inline Hockey page (link above)

5 June

Don't forget, we open as usual over the weekend PLUS we have an extra public session on Monday, the Queen's Birthday holiday, from 1:30-4:30, and our roller hockey leagues also play as usual on Monday night.

21 May

Routine website maintenance & routine rink maintenance have been stepped up in preparation for our very popular holiday period coming up. There should be no or minimal disruption to normal activities. Stay tuned for new developments in our schools' programs, roller hockey tournaments, skate shop bargains, and our kid's birthday parties!

11 May

New Inline Roller Hockey Season starts tomorrow, with six leagues from juniors through to AA "Hard Puck" and our NEW girls' & women's league.
Click HERE for more Hockey News

10 May

Mothers' Day on Sunday - mum's skate free when accompanying their skating child/children!

Mondays Mixed & Women's League Inline Roller Hockey fixtures now up. The Tuesday-Thursday fixtures will also be up shortly, with Friday's Junior fixture undergoing the final touches and due up early in the week.

March & April 2008 News

26 April

Our Hockey Finals have now concluded (SEE HERE FOR RESULTS) - Well done everyone! The NEW SEASON starts week beginning 12 May, including our inaugural Women's League.

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The good thing about being a sporty nation is that we have lots of sporty people. One bad thing seems to be the lack of government funding for our elite sports people, because "the powers that be" know we are going to compete anyway and probably do okay. Can you guess why we are taking this tone?

The above is just a bit of feedback following the Oceania's Inline (Roller) Hockey Championships. The Aus players had not trained together until they landed in NZ. It seems that the NZ players had been flown from around their country, each weekend for weeks, to train together at the venue where they would be competing, at government expense!

No doubt you have guessed by now that the NZ teams dominated Aus. (That stings a bit.) This was true in all divisions except in the 18's where after two losses, the young guns, including Geelong's own Jake Aparicio fought back to win the remaining 3 games and take out the Gold Medal! Great job guys!!!

We are all now looking forward to the Victorian Titles in June for many or our local players, and the AAU Junior Olympics and FIRS Junior World Roller/Inline Hockey Titles in Philadelphia in June/July for those who made the Aus teams.

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Our next public holiday is the Queens Birthday Holiday on 9 June. As with most public holidays, we are running an extra afternoon session (1:30-4:30). It is also the weekend we will be sending players to play in the Roller Hockey Vic Championships (wonder who is going to stay back and work?).

16 April

Oceania's Inline (Roller) Hockey Championships between Aus & NZ, played at Palmerston North in NZ from April 19-23 will have two local representatives. Ashlie Aparicio is part of the Junior Lady's Team and Jake Aparicio is in with the 18's Team. Good luck!

15 April

The first week of finals in our local roller hockey leagues has only just started and we have already seen a few upsets and some tough matches, with some of the positions for the coming Grand Finals already determined in some divisions. See HERE for finals times (updated within 48 hrs of the games played).

3 April

Anzac day is on a Friday this year, so we will have our usual night & hockey sessions, and also an extra session in the afternoon, starting at 1:30pm.

With the public school holidays ending this week, we go back to the regular (term) timetable (see here: Times & Prices Page).

Our House Roller Hockey Leagues start finals on the week beginning Monday 14 April. Get your teams in now for the new season which starts 12 May. Also starting that week will be our first ever "Girl's Only" league. Nothing compares with our FUN HOCKEY!

17 March

School Holiday sessions then operate from 24 March, for the subsequent two weeks.

The "Boy's Night Out" will be on the middle Friday of the holidays, 28 March, and all of our hockey leagues continue as normal, except for our Wednesday Hard Puck, which makes way for the night session on that night (just during the holidays) from 7:30-9:30.

As we often say, you can always check out our Times & Prices Page for more info.

3 March

Friday night, 28 March, "Boy's Night Out" boys of any age get in FREE.

Yes, we open Labour Day, 10 March. Our General "Public Session" runs from 1:30-4:30 & our evening hockey is on as usual.

Not long to go before some of the roller hockey "Masters" have a hit at our Centre. Also a Friday night (a late start) from 10:30 PM onwards on 14 March.

On the subject of hockey: Our first ever "Girl's Only Roller Hockey League" will be starting with four new teams, with the start of the new season in May (about 6 weeks away).

This year the first school term is a short one, but we have our usual extra holiday sessions running during the week, as well as the regular weekend sessions. Don't forget, on Good Friday we open 1:30-4:30 & 7:30-10:30. You can always check out our Times & Prices Page for more info.

January & February 2008 News

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16 February

REPEATED BY POPULAR DEMAND! Last Friday in February, that is the 29th Feb, from 7:30-10:30 it's our "Girls Night Out" with all girl's (of any age) getting FREE admission to the centre.

Then, as we mentioned earlier, it's the boy's turn on the last friday in March, the 28th, for the same deal!

5 February

We're celebrating Valentines Day on Friday 15 Feb - just to be different!
Come with your partner and get a surprise...
Every couple will have a free pick from our lucky dip

31 January

Two SPECIAL EVENTS coming soon

Girl's Night Out

Last Friday in February, that is the 29th Feb, from 7:30-10:30 it's our "Girls Night Out" with all girl's (of any age) getting FREE admission to the centre.

Boy's Night Out

Then it's the boy's turn on the last friday in March, the 28th, for the same deal!

30 January

Back to regular times today with the majority of students returning to school.

Birthday Party bookings still available.

Four of our hockey leagues resumed last week, with our Wednesday night league starting up again tonight. BTW, congrats to all the hockey teams that played in the Australia Day long-weekend Skate Victoria sanctioned tournament in Melbourne - WELL DONE to all and specially to the Division 1 team who made the Grand Final! We now look forward to competing in the Vic's (Victorian Titles in June).

School booking may now be made from 9:15 to 3:15 Monday to friday, until the end of term.

5 January 2008

Summer FUN!  Birthday Parties & extra sessions now in full swing once again, so come on down with family or friends for some fun on wheels!

Hockey returns in a couple of weeks.  Beginners through to Pro League players - we cater for everyone!

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2007 NEWS

24 December

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas & a safe and prosperous New Year, with a special thank-you to all of our patrons, club members, and customers from all over Australia.

We close today at 4:30 PM and reopen Tuesday 2 Jan at 11:00 AM
(see below)

3 December

OUR EXTRA SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAY TIMES BEGIN 2 JANUARY 2008
OPEN AS USUAL *EXCEPT* BETWEEN 25/12/07 to 1/1/2008
AS THE RINK IS CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE (ONLINE SHOP ALWAYS OPEN!)

As is normally the case at many Centres around Aus we are closing between Christmas & New Year, for maintenance, as this is normally the quietest week of the year.  We reopen 2 Jan 2008 with extra sessions for the Holidays.  Our online shop continues to operate during this time although some of our suppliers are closed and some items may be in short supply.

22 November

Not long to go before our School Holiday Sessions are back (January 2nd, 2008).

Our END OF YEAR school programs for school kids start in just a few days - has your school booked in?

We now have almost 40 teams in out House Leagues and some nights even have a waiting list, although we are still looking for more hockey players for some of our new leagues - SIGN UP NOW (no skill required, just lots of FUN!) 

12 November

New HOCKEY Season is here!  **STARTS TODAY**

BTW, THURSDAY HOCKEY FIXTURE AVAILABLE HERE

10 November

Hockey fixtures are being uploaded as soon as players and teams are confirmed.  If a link appears below, that league is "good to go!"

MONDAY HOCKEY FIXTURE AVAILABLE HERE
TUESDAY HOCKEY FIXTURE AVAILABLE HERE
WEDNESDAY HOCKEY FIXTURE AVAILABLE HERE
FRIDAY HOCKEY FIXTURE (PEEWEES) HERE
 

8 November

New HOCKEY Season is coming!
STARTING MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER
Fixtures being finalised – more info’ soon

SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2007 NEWS

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29 October

Rollerway Roller Hockey Leagues
TWO WEEK BREAK
Monday to Thursday Evenings 29 Oct to Thursday 8 Nov
*NO HOCKEY - until the new season
*resumes Monday 12 Nov
*Skate Park also closed Mon-Thur
WEEKENDS & SCHOOL TIMES AS NORMAL!!!

11 October

Rollerway Roller Hockey Leagues
FOR FINALS TIMES  CLICK HERE

1 October

Congratulations to all of our hockey players who recently represented Victoria in Queensland. Four players went and four Gold and one Silver medals followed them back for the five age groups represented. Three of the gang also made the Australian teams - GREAT JOB!!!

18 September

Some of our top inline (roller) hockey players are off to the National Championships in Caloundra, QLD. That includes the "yours truly" so website updates may be a bit slow...Good luck gang!

JULY & AUGUST 2007 NEWS

4 August

Hey students!  Grades 4, 5 & 6 and years 7 & 8 Find out how your class can play hockey FREE at Rollerway

NEXT SPECIAL EVENT "Boy's Night Out" Friday Night 7 September
7:30-10:30
FREE entry for boys of any age!

17 July

Another great winter holiday comes to a close and we return to our usual times (See HERE)
Our new expanded roller hockey league for C-grade teams started yesterday - well done guys!  A-Grade games now @ 8:30 Mondays.
We are booking up fast for Birthday Parties & School Groups.  Please book early to avoid disappointment

7 July

A couple of reminders.

You can Come-N-Try hockey FREE next Monday 9 July at 6:00PM (for anyone over 14 through to adult) or Friday 13 July at 4:45 for anyone under 14.

NEXT SPECIAL EVENT "Girl's Night Out" Friday Night 27 July 7:30-10:30
FREE entry for girls of any age!

3 July

The new website is up & running, although our domain's host didn't change us over to the Linux server in time, so our "new look" Online Shop will now be delayed until mid July, but don't worry it's business as usual with plenty of bargains on our top selling roller skates (save over $150 on some models).

MAY & JUNE 2007 NEWS

29 June

Holiday Features

EXTRA Mon-Fri holiday sessions start Monday 2 July click here for all session times

FREE Junior hockey Friday 6 & 13 July @ 4:45 P.M.

NEW website due on Tuesday 3 July (relocation of servers may interrupt site access temporarily)

Birthday Party bookings are still available over holidays

18 June

NEW WEBSITE & ON-LINE SHOP COMING SOON!

8 June

Don't forget we OPEN MONDAY 11 JUNE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY from 1:30-4:30 (hockey as usual, from 6:00 P.M.)

29 May

Junior Roller Hockey Fixture is now up for Fridays.  Players will be contacted in the next day or two.  Please email or ring us 0411 33 55 44 with any queries, if we don't catch you first.

25 May

NEW ROLLER HOCKEY FIXTURES are up for Monday, Tuesday & Thursday Leagues.  Players will be contacted over the weekend for confirmation and updates. Please email or ring us 0411 33 55 44 if we don't get to you first!

24 may

New hockey season starts MONDAY.  Stay tuned for fixture info: published over the next 48 hours (currently still negotiating with relevant teams).

23 May

COME-N-TRY HOCKEY FREE TONIGHT!  5:00-6:00 P.M.  Try it out and think about playing in our C-Grade comp next season.  CAN'T MAKE IT?  It's OK, just call 0411 33 55 44 and we'll see what we can do.  Never too late to join a team.

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