Burley Ice Rinks was founded by Pat Burley in 1964, and has since built ice rinks around the world. Pat Burley first began creating ice floors for the American company Ice Capades, which toured all Cities of Australia during 1964 and 65.
He installed his first public ice skating rink in Albury, NSW in 1965. His next ice rink was installed in Moorabin, Melbourne in 1966. Then in 1970 Ringwood, Melbourne, Pat Burley constructed the first purpose-built ice skating rink in Australia; Subsequently in 1980 He opened another public ice rink in Footsgray, Melbourne. Pat then went on to purchase the Dandenong ice skating rink Melbourne. In 1983 he converted a Wool Store in Ballerat, Victoria to a full-size ice skating rink. He also operated the famous Prince Alfred Park ice skating rink in Sydney for 11 years, along with the Prince Alfred Park swimming pool.
Up until 2008, Burley Ice Rinks has constructed temporary ice rinks around the world, for companies such as Moscow Circus, Disney on Ice and exclusively The Torvil and Dean Show.In recent years Burley Ice Rinks has had ice rinks in Southbank, Melbourne and Fox Studios Sydney.
In 2008, Mr Pat Burley along with wife Nancy Burley, and daughters Sharon and Robyn, were inducted in the Ice Skating Hall of Fame.
in 1996 Pat Burley along with Son-in-law Grahame Sullivan and daughter Sharon Burley-Sullivan constructed Iceland Bundall here on the Gold Coast, and now 18 years later the rink has had a massive refurbishment, with the latest ice floor technology.
This is just a snippet of the long and established career of Burley Ice Rinks. Today the family-owned company lives on through Pat Burley's Children and Grand-Children.
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