New ice racing, curling coaches

clancy33
5 days ago
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November 9, 2022

Australian ice sports athletes and coaches are clamoring to get to Canberra after the ACT government made a long-awaited announcement (on 7 November) that a Heads of Agreement had been signed to design, construct and operate a new twin-sheet ice sports facility in Tuggeranong. Dutch ice racer Jay Overvliet-now ACT resident, and Marist high school teacher and Australian-representative curler Matthew Millikin have stepped forward to coach new participants when the facility opens.

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