Curling Australia is calling for entry nominations for teams seeking to compete at the 2025 Australian Junior’s National Curling Championships. The winning team will qualify as the first choice for selection(*) to represent Australia at international events for the 2025/26 season.

Refer to the Curling Australia Eligibility and Selection Policy (V2.0 Feb 2019) for selection rules. Curling Australia has also published an addendum to the selection policy that provides additional interpretation of the selection rules. Please note that Juniors are age-restricted events at the World Curling level and players entering the Australian Championship events must meet the World Curling age criteria for competition at the respective World Curling Championship event.

Competition Information

• Dates: 13-20 July 2025
• Venue: Maniototo Adventure Park Curling Rink. Naseby, Otago, New Zealand

* Dates may be adjusted depending on the number of entries.
Teams are advised not to commit to travel arrangements until the event schedule has been published.

Entry Requirements

Entries are open to all curlers registered with a Curling Australia Member State who meet the eligibility requirements:

• Team entries for Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s competition must include four players and may also include a designated Alternate player, team coach and additional support person.
• Team entries for Junior Mixed Doubles competition must include two players (one male and one female) and may also include a team coach and additional support person. 
• ALL entries must have a Team Contact who is an Adult who is not a player of the competing team. When completing the registration form, the Team Contact must also register as the Coach or Support person for the team and will be expected to complete the relevant Sport Integrity online training.

All players on each team (including any Alternate) must meet the eligibility criteria specified by Curling Australia. These eligibility criteria include: 

• Membership of a Curling Australia Member State Curling Body 
• Eligibility to compete in the chosen discipline at world Championships as a representative of Australia. For Junior Championships players must satisfy the Australian residency requirement of World Curling and must be under 21 years of age as at 30 June 2025. 
• Agreement to relevant Curling Australia policies, including the Eligibility and Selection Policy, Sport Integrity policy. These policies may be found online via the Curling Australia website. 
• Completion of mandatory Sport Integrity online training courses provided by Sport Integrity Australia. These modules must be completed by all players, coaches and support persons before the Team entry is submitted.
  • Details of required training modules and link to the Sport Integrity Australia eLearning Portal can be found on the Education and Resources page of this website.

Additional acceptance criteria for players, coaches and support personnel is required where Children and Young People are involved with a team, such as: 

• Parent and Junior consent 
  • Required for ALL players entering Junior Championships competitions (regardless of age)
  • Download the form here
• Working with Children check 
• Completion of Child Safeguarding online training  

All teams are advised to refer to the Curling Australia Eligibility and Selection Policy and the eligibility rules published by World Curling to ensure that all players are eligible for entry into the competition. Where there is any uncertainty, players may request a determination from Curling Australia as to eligibility for any specific competition by writing to [competitions@curling.org.au]. 

Entry Fees

Curling Australia collects an entry fee from all teams which is calculated to cover the full cost of staging the competition to a high competitive standard. The full cost will vary according to the number of entries and the total entry fee per team will not be determined until entries have closed. This entry fee is collected in two instalments: 

• A Deposit of A$500 per team is required on submission of entry and must be received into the Curling Australia bank account within 48 hours of close of entries. Entries where the deposit has not been received on time may be rejected. 
• A final payment calculated once all entries in the competition have been confirmed. 

For 2025 championships, the estimated total entry fee per team is

• Junior Men and Junior Women: A$ 850
• Junior Mixed Doubles: $500  

Note that teams and individuals are responsible for their own costs including  

• Travel & transport to/from the event 
• Accommodation 
• Transport between accommodation and the event venue 
• Meals 

How to Enter

All team entries must be submitted using the online entry form on the Curling Australia website. The form and instructions are available via this page: 

• National Championships Online Entry Page 

To submit an entry the following information is required: 

• The Team Contact person’s email address. For Junior Championships the Team Contact must be an Adult who is not a player of the competing team. The Team Contact email address will be used for all correspondence related to the team entry. The person submitting the online entry form must have access to the Team Contact email inbox.
• Full name, email address and state curling membership for each player on the team, including alternate. Date of birth is optional. The name and email used by each player must match that used when registering and completing online learning courses through Sport Integrity Australia. 
• The names and contact email address of any coach or support persons. The Team Contact must also register as the Coach or Support person for the team.

When the team entry is submitted, all members of the team will receive an email acknowledging their entry and asking them to confirm that their details are correct.

Closing Date

Closing date for entries is 26 April 2025. Late entries will not be accepted.