RINK CLOSURE
ON 31ST AUGUST 2022, AT 6.30 PM
CANTERBURY OLYMPIC ICE RINK
WAS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
WHILST URGENT REPAIRS ARE UNDERTAKEN TO THE ROOF
SEE LATEST UPDATES BELOW
Update: 22nd March 2025 – Issued by the Board of the Ice Skating Club New South Wales (ISCNSW)
Development Application (DA) Approval
We are pleased to announce that the Development Application (DA) has now been formally determined and approved by the Planning Panel and the Council. This approval marks a major milestone in our redevelopment plans, allowing us to move forward with finalising the tender process with prospective builders. Our intent is to award a contract in the coming weeks, bringing us another step closer to delivering the much-needed new facility to our community. We will make further announcements as we reach the next stages of this exciting journey.
OTHER UPDATES
Board Retirement – Steve Aird
After many years of dedicated service, Steve Aird has announced his retirement from the Board at the upcoming AGM. We extend our sincere gratitude to Steve for his longstanding contributions, leadership, and tenure as Chair, which has played a significant role in shaping the future of the rink.
New Chairperson – Alexander Allan
Following Steve’s decision to step down as Chair, the Board has unanimously elected Alexander Allan to take on the position. We congratulate Alexander on his appointment and look forward to his leadership as we continue progressing key initiatives.
Upcoming AGM
Please be advised an Advanced Notice of AGM will be issued shortly for our meeting to be held on Wednesday 28th May 2025 at Magpie Sports Club.
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Update: 3rd March 2025 – Issued by the Board of the Ice Skating Club New South Wales (ISCNSW)
Dear Members,
We’re pleased to provide an update on the progress of the ice rink redevelopment. Over the past months and since the original submission of the Development Application (DA) in September last year, we’ve been working tirelessly through a number of challenges as part of the DA process which threatened the timeline to the reopening of your new rink.
We appreciate your ongoing patience, support and most of all attention and curiosity to the progress of the DA.
Below we would like to outline the challenges we have faced and give you an update with how things are progressing.
Key Updates:
Land Ownership Challenges Resolved
One of the more complex challenges we faced was obtaining owner consent for a small area of land at the rear of the site, adjoining Little Tasker Park, as the owner could not be identified or located. After extensive work with the Land and Titles Office, the Premier’s Department, WSIG, our state member Sophie Cotsis’ Office, and Local Council staff, we were able to track down the ownership history, which ultimately led us back to the Council and Public Works. Given that this issue arose just before Christmas, we are especially grateful to all those involved in helping us resolve it in time to ensure a timely DA determination.
DA Determination Progress
The draft DA conditions have now been received ahead of the scheduled determination date (10/03/2025). This early insight allows us to prepare for any potential challenges as we move towards the next phase of construction.
We are now in ongoing discussions with the Planning Panel and Council around conditions in the DA to ensure they are appropriate and enhance our ability to deliver the project and open the doors on time and unhindered.
As part of the DA application, we are required to submit a Plan of Management (PoM), this sets out how the facility will be operated and becomes a document which will govern its operation (including hours of operation and the like) going forward. This has been a key topic of focus for both the Planners and the Board to ensure we are able to continue to operate the rink in a similar fashion to when we closed. But more on the specifics at a later time (after determination).
Builder Procurement Update
The Expression of Interest (EOI) process for builders was issued before Christmas, attracting seven interested builders, with only one withdrawing due to existing commitments and not being able to commit to the current time frame. This means we are heading into a highly competitive tender process, this is great news for the co-op. The Tender are due to close on 14/03/2025. This coincides with the issue of the DA determination and final DA conditions which means tenders will able to consider any minor changes to this document. The next step is to move into the tender assessment period where we will analyse and consider all the information submitted, conduct further interviews, discuss any outstanding queries with builders and narrow down to the successful party. Given the nature of the works this will involve considerable board involvement including a full board approval/sign-off prior to proceeding with any successful party to ensure the highest level of compliance.
Recently (week ending 22/02/25), prospective builders are being given walkthroughs of the existing facility as part of the selection process.
We are encouraged by the progress so far and look forward to sharing further updates as we move closer to construction. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Other updates:
Membership Renewals
Please be reminded that if you haven’t renewed your Co-operative membership for 2025, please do so.
Upcoming AGM
We’ll be issuing information shortly about the upcoming 2025 AGM.
Again, we wish to thank the whole of the Co-Op community for your continued support and we look forward to providing further updates as they happen.
Kind regards,
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Update: 28th September 2024 – Issued by the Board of the Ice Skating Club New South Wales (ISCNSW)
Just a quick update on the status of our Development Application submitted to Canterbury Bankstown Council in August. The DA is currently on public exhibition until 8 October 2024 and is accessible to view and comment via the link below.
You will be able to view the Architectural Plans and other documentation as submitted, and most importantly under the “Submission” heading you will be able to make a submission/comment on the DA that will be taken into consideration by the Planning team through the review and approval process. We would of course be grateful for any supportive submissions.
We have sent out an Expression of Interest to a number of suitable construction firms based on these plans, and will evaluate the responses with our Project Manager as they come in over the coming weeks.
Once Council provides formal questions/responses to our DA we will be in a position to issue the construction tender to the shortlisted firms – the timing of this process remains fluid and we are now only 3 months from Christmas (!!!) so our current estimate is that we will hand over the site to the successful bidder around March/April. As we receive further information we will continue to share it with you.
The Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink Roof and Amenities Upgrade project is proudly funded by the NSW Government.
Update: April 21st 2024: Current Status – Issued by the Board of the Ice Skating Club New South Wales (ISCNSW)
The Western Sydney Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) Update (formerly West Invest)
Over the past several months, our Project Manager, Andrew Stanton, in conjunction with the Board representatives have been working closely to tender and award each of the key Consultant packages required to produce the documentation required for the approvals process. The Board has also established a Project Control Group, made up of representatives of the Board and our Project Manager. This group meets on a monthly basis to discuss general Project Health, Project Status, Objectives, Program, Risks and Opportunities. Although we have constant communication with our Project Manager, this setting ensures we have positive governance around our Project, enables the project team to raise issues and continue to progress the project forward at a much more rapid rate.
As many may have noticed, Canterbury Aquatic Centre redevelopment has taken full effect next door with demolition works well underway. The Board has been working very closely with Council Representatives and Public Works officials in “untangling” the two buildings structures, which, has been quite an involved and complex process. We have worked closely to plan the demolition of the grandstand, which sits over the existing skate hire, while ensuring that this process does not cause the roof of the ice rink to suddenly fail. In planning this process and undertaking design development on the Ice Rink development, we have ensured that the works being undertaken by the Council have positively influenced our design intent.
All major Consultant packages have been awarded and, the Consultant team has been working hard to understand the existing building, its existing condition as well as understand what is required from a compliance perspective to deliver a project of this nature. The initial Concept Plan which was previously approved by the Board has since been further developed by our Project Architect, Kennedy & Associates, and is progressing well through the design development stage. We are expecting a milestone presentation from our project Architect with developed floor plans, building elevations, details around each of the rooms and finalisation of compliance issues. This milestone meeting will serve as an opportunity for the Architect and the Board to clarify the overall design objectives and ensure we are moving in the right direction. Pending finalisation of feedback from the board, we anticipate that we will be ready to submit a DA in the two to three months.
The WSIG Program is also maintaining brief web pages for each of the funded projects, and you can find ours HERE. This will be updated periodically, and as we finalise design and move to DA we look forward to adding some visuals.
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NSW Government: Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink Roof & Amenities Upgrade Project
Keep up-to-date and get further information on the project by visiting the NSW Government website using the link pasted above.