Could Canberra be Australia's curling capital?

clancy33
Nov 23
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February 14, 2022

Could Canberra's next winter Olympian be a curler, asks ABC's 666 Afternoon Show presenter Anna Vidot?

Canberra's ice sports community is eagerly awaiting the outcome of the ACT Government's final deliberations for the planned new twin-sheet ice sports centre in Tuggeranong.

ACTISF has prepared the groundwork for an ACT Curling Association and are hopeful that Canberra will soon be able to host a variety of curling events, right through to the elite level.

Federaton president Tony Prescott spoke with Anna about what's possible with a new ice sports centre.

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