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May 31, 2022

Kids, Get your Skates on & Celebrate!

Newcastle-born Kailani Craine found her love for skating after attending a Hunter Ice Skating Stadium birthday party.


“I was eight years old when I went along to a birthday party at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, and I liked it so much that I kept going. One thing led to another. From attending a birthday party, I have now skated in two Olympics. It’s amazing how one small decision to go skating has led to this,” says Kailani.

Kailani has represented Australia in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympic figure skating competitions and has recently begun coaching at the Warners Bay rink around her training schedule, giving aspiring Olympians the chance to learn from the best.

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium offers birthday party rooms and open skating sessions for all ages to grow their skating dreams with birthday party packages that are guaranteed to make your child’s birthday the coolest place to be in Newcastle. And without the stress, mess, and cleaning-up!

With four dedicated party rooms that can be booked for 8+ children to attend, prices include skate hire, decorations, food,

drinks, and an ice cream birthday cake – all starting from $34pp. Parties can be booked to take place during the public ice-skating sessions on Friday afternoons and evenings and Saturdays and Sundays.

Even if you’re not having a birthday party, public skating sessions will allow you and your family to hone your skating skills.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday sessions are ideal for families and skaters of all ages, and skating frames are available to help beginners get comfortable on the ice.

If you don’t own skates, there are skates available to hire for all public skate sessions so you can get along and practice!

For session times or more information on birthday parties, visit www.hiss.com.au