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Sydney Morning Herald
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Big ambitions': Meet the man touted to lead the Perth Bears
Prominent Western Australian Peter Tinley says he is flattered to be mentioned as a candidate to become the inaugural Perth Bears chairman and says he will do everything possible to ensure rugby league is a success in the state if offered the role. The Bears are hoping to appoint a coach, chair, chief executive officer and football manager by the end of the month to ensure they are prepared to start putting a playing roster together from November 1. Under the agreement struck between the Western Australian government and the NRL, three of the original board members - including the chair - must come from Western Australia. An obvious chair candidate is Tinley. After a distinguished career serving in the Australian army turned his attention to politics, was appointed to cabinet in 2017 and served as a Minister from 2017 to 2021 in a range of portfolios. The 62-year-old, who recently retired from politics, has been one of the driving forces behind the scenes in ensuring a Perth-based side returned to the NRL. 'Peter Tinley is a candidate, absolutely,' ARLC chairman Peter V'landys said on Thursday when asked about the Bears chairmanship. 'He is a man of great experience and certainly knows rugby league and how rugby league operates. He would be one in consideration.' Tinley said he was humbled by V'landys' comments. 'I was deeply flattered to be mentioned,' Tinley said. 'I've been involved in, with many others over the past 15 years, about raising a Western Australian presence in the elite [rugby league] competition.'
The Age
09-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
‘Big ambitions': Meet the man touted to lead the Perth Bears
Prominent Western Australian Peter Tinley says he is flattered to be mentioned as a candidate to become the inaugural Perth Bears chairman and says he will do everything possible to ensure rugby league is a success in the state if offered the role. The Bears are hoping to appoint a coach, chair, chief executive officer and football manager by the end of the month to ensure they are prepared to start putting a playing roster together from November 1. Under the agreement struck between the Western Australian government and the NRL, three of the original board members - including the chair - must come from Western Australia. An obvious chair candidate is Tinley. After a distinguished career serving in the Australian army turned his attention to politics, was appointed to cabinet in 2017 and served as a Minister from 2017 to 2021 in a range of portfolios. The 62-year-old, who recently retired from politics, has been one of the driving forces behind the scenes in ensuring a Perth-based side returned to the NRL. 'Peter Tinley is a candidate, absolutely,' ARLC chairman Peter V'landys said on Thursday when asked about the Bears chairmanship. 'He is a man of great experience and certainly knows rugby league and how rugby league operates. He would be one in consideration.' Tinley said he was humbled by V'landys' comments. 'I was deeply flattered to be mentioned,' Tinley said. 'I've been involved in, with many others over the past 15 years, about raising a Western Australian presence in the elite [rugby league] competition.'
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Glenwood Roller Rink closes due to ‘structural damage,' owners say
The Glenwood Roller Rink has been closed due to structural damage, owners posted on social media. It was not immediately clear if the rink, 656 Holbrook Road, is permanently closed or just shut for repairs, and owners and representatives of the rink were not available for comment. The family also owns the Tinley Park Roller Rink and posted Friday on that rink's Facebook page about the Glenwood facility's closing. Customers on social media said they hoped that repairs would be completed soon and the rink would reopen. The village of Glenwood had no hand in the move to close the roller rink, a village official said. Brian Mitchell, village administrator, said there had been 'no action on the village's part.' The family has owned the Glenwood and Tinley Park Roller Rink, 17658 S. Oak Park Ave., since the 1960s, according to histories of the rinks posted at their websites. One longtime patron of the Glenwood rink said on social media she had been skating there since she was 16 and is close to being 63. She said she had her first kiss at the rink and met her boyfriend there. She said structural damage, apparently from leaks, was nothing new and should have been addressed long ago. 'For years when it rains we skated around traffic cones and garbage cans because we love Glenwood,' she said. 'To close the skating rink because of structural damage and no attempt to fix is a tragedy,' she wrote on the Tinley rink's Facebook page. The one-level former square dance hall in Tinley Park was built in 1953 and converted in 1965 by skaters Ray and Margaret Quitter, parents of Carey Westberg-Quitter who continues to own and operate the Tinley rink and Glenwood business. His mother died in November 2020. The family had previously owned the Markham Roller Rink. Along with operating the two rinks, Westberg-Quitter has produced movies such as the inspirational family film 'My Lucky Elephant,' according to a previous Daily Southtown article. The film is about a lonely boy who befriends an elephant that was shot in an elephant camp in Thailand. With its themes of respect, sharing and understanding, the movie was being used as a teaching tool in area schools, Westberg-Quitter told an interviewer.
Chicago Tribune
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Glenwood Roller Rink closes due to ‘structural damage,' owners say
The Glenwood Roller Rink has been closed due to structural damage, owners posted on social media. It was not immediately clear if the rink, 656 Holbrook Road, is permanently closed or just shut for repairs, and owners and representatives of the rink were not available for comment. The family also owns the Tinley Park Roller Rink and posted Friday on that rink's Facebook page about the Glenwood facility's closing. Customers on social media said they hoped that repairs would be completed soon and the rink would reopen. The village of Glenwood had no hand in the move to close the roller rink, a village official said. Brian Mitchell, village administrator, said there had been 'no action on the village's part.' The family has owned the Glenwood and Tinley Park Roller Rink, 17658 S. Oak Park Ave., since the 1960s, according to histories of the rinks posted at their websites. One longtime patron of the Glenwood rink said on social media she had been skating there since she was 16 and is close to being 63. She said she had her first kiss at the rink and met her boyfriend there. She said structural damage, apparently from leaks, was nothing new and should have been addressed long ago. 'For years when it rains we skated around traffic cones and garbage cans because we love Glenwood,' she said. 'To close the skating rink because of structural damage and no attempt to fix is a tragedy,' she wrote on the Tinley rink's Facebook page. The one-level former square dance hall in Tinley Park was built in 1953 and converted in 1965 by skaters Ray and Margaret Quitter, parents of Carey Westberg-Quitter who continues to own and operate the Tinley rink and Glenwood business. His mother died in November 2020. The family had previously owned the Markham Roller Rink. Along with operating the two rinks, Westberg-Quitter has produced movies such as the inspirational family film 'My Lucky Elephant,' according to a previous Daily Southtown article. The film is about a lonely boy who befriends an elephant that was shot in an elephant camp in Thailand. With its themes of respect, sharing and understanding, the movie was being used as a teaching tool in area schools, Westberg-Quitter told an interviewer.
