Roller skating on the Sunshine Coast to take off with Rolla Bae

A Victorian business which battled through lockdown aims to hold outdoor pop-up events on the Sunshine Coast, but needs to find the right locations first.

A Victorian roller skating business is aiming to glide into the Sunshine Coast with pop-up events in July.

Rolla Bae, complete with a distinctive peach caravan, was created in 2019 and previously called Melbourne and Port Phillip home.

The roller skating business offers users skate hire and fun times at discos, skating on footpaths or private events.

Operations manager Amber Patterson, 34, took over from her sister who started the company and then moved to Canada.

In Melbourne the business worked with councils to entice people back to outdoor areas following Covid-19 lockdowns in the southern state.

Rolla Bae is hoping to hold pop-up events in the Sunshine Coast in July.

“What I love about Rolla Bae is that encourages people to be out in the community,” Ms Patterson said.

“It’s a sunshine state of mind, it’s about being outside.”

When Ms Patterson moved to Queensland, she decided to bring the business with her.

Rolla Bae is a roller skating business that is aiming to hold event pop-ups on the Sunshine Coast in July. Picture: Contributed

“We’re hoping to establish the business up here because it’s so much better weather-wise,” she said.

The operations manager said she was on the hunt for good places on the Sunshine Coast to hold the pop-up events.

“We go wherever we can find a good location, if there’s good concrete and we can get the right permits,” she said.

To find out more about the pop-up events, or to suggest a location, go to @rollabae on Instagram.