That's recently been rectified, with the opening of the COC Skate Park in Wanneroo. Leeming and Ocean Reef Recreation Centres also offer skating sessions with jump ramps and other equipment on offer. Students from a UWA Sports skating class grace the cover of the alumni magazine. Well, I'm happy to report that lessons are available in Perth, for kids or adults. UWA Sports runs classes on weekends and up to three weeknights.
Courses run for five weeks and equipment is provided.
Instructors are Mark Lindup and yours truly. After four years, these classes are more popular than ever and we can barely keep up with demand. Skate About is a new enterprise, founded by Andrew Curran. He's an accredited Roller Sports instructor with his own fleet of skates and equipment. Skaters of all ages are accomodated.