| posted on September 14, 2017
ALBANY Roller Derby League’s meteoric growth in popularity has resulted in the burgeoning club setting up a new purpose-built venue in Gledhow.
ARDL president Natalie Jarvis said games should start this December at the new facility called The Track, on Roundhay Road.
“Albany Roller Derby League has worked hard to secure a space perfectly designed for smaller indoor sports and community groups in the Great Southern,” she said.
Ms Jarvis said The Track covered more than 1000sqm, with a mezzanine floor for smaller groups and an 825sqm playing area.
Facilities included team rooms, showers, kitchen and reception area.
“It is an Australian first to have a space to train and compete that is operated by a roller derby league,” Ms Jarvis said.
“Albany Roller Derby League wants to see all community groups able to access safe spaces to run physical well-being programs.
“The Track will be accessible 365 days a year at any time of the day for indoor events, training and competitions.”
Ms Jarvis said The Track would have a Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) regulation size track for training and competition.
She said it would also be available for any other roller sport.
The league is appealing to the public to help pay for flooring.
“We have one last piece of the amazing new venue to put in place,” Ms Jarvis said.
“We are launching our crowd funding Pozible campaign to fund the sport court surface so that we have a top quality and easy-to-maintain playing surface.”
Ms Jarvis said it would cost $70,000 to install 8000 individual tiles that would make up the floor of The Track.
“This all-or-nothing style campaign will not take any money until our goal is reached,” she said.
“This also means we raise it totally or we are back to square one.”
Further information on the Albany Roller Derby League’s crowd funding campaign is available at https://pozible.com/project/the-track-albany-australia.
The crowd funding campaign closes on November 5.
ARDL has been hiring court space at Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre for training and derbys since its inception.
