24 April 2024 – Child/Young Person Safe Commitment Statement
Released 24 April 2024 – The Australian Curling Federation (ACF) is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all Children/Young People that are involved in our sport. In support of this commitment and in addition to our Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy, in January 2024, the ACF published its Child/Young Person Safe Commitment Statement.
More details can be found here.
18 February 2024 – First Nations Artwork Unveiled
Released 17 February 2024 – The Australian Curling Federation (ACF) is proud to announce our First Nations artwork created by two-time Olympian and Indigenous Artist Brad Hore.
More details can be found here.
8 February 2024 – Updated National Integrity Framework Policies
Released 8 February 2024 – The Australian Curling Federation (ACF) is pleased to announce its adoption of the updated National Integrity Framework (Framework) in partnership with Sport Integrity Australia. The Australian Curling Federation’s updated National Integrity Framework came into effect on 1 January 2024.
More details can be found here.
3 February 2024 – Nationals Announcement for May 2024
Released 3 February 2024 – The Australian Curling Federation has opened nominations for May Nationals. The following disciplines will be held: Men’s, Women’s, Mixed (Fours), Mixed Doubles, Open Doubles, Junior Men’s, and Junior Women’s.
More details and the nomination process can be found here.
17 November 2023 – Appointment of Perry Marshall as Head Coach
Released 17 November 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation is thrilled to announce the appointment of Perry Marshall as our new Head Coach. Please see this link for further details here.
16 November 2023 – Notice of Special General Meeting
Released 16 November 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation is giving notice of a Special General Meeting being held on 13 December 2023 to elect a new ACF Vice President. This position is currently vacant and we are seeking nominations. Nomination forms and agenda can be found here.
10 November 2023 – National Teams Announced from September Event
Released 10 November 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation is delighted to announce the three National teams from the Australian National Championships held from 18-20 September 2023. Please see this link for further details here.
1 October 2023 – National Teams Announced from June Event
Released 1 October 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation is delighted to announce the five National teams from the Australian National Championships held from 6-11 June 2023. Please see this link for further details here.
21 September 2023 – Australian Curling Seeks Head Coach
Released 21 September 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation (ACF) is seeking Expressions of Interest for an Australian Curling Head Coach. EOI closing date is 5 October 2023. Please see this link for further details here.
3 August 2023 – Australian Curling Launches 3-Year Strategic Plan 2023-2026
Released 3 August 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation (ACF) is pleased to officially announce the launch of a new 3-year Strategic Plan 2023-2026. The new plan captures the emerging themes and priorities for the Sport of Curling within Australia and will allow the Executive team to maximise effort and impact to ensure success. Read the full announcement here.
20 May 2023 – Australian Curling Celebrates Mixed Doubles Team’s Success
Released 20 May 2023 – Earlier this month, the Australian Curling Federation (ACF) welcomed home Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt from the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships (WMDCC) celebrating their 8th place finish at the event. The 2023WMDCC featured 2 Pools of 10 teams and took place in Gangneung, Korea from 22 – 29th April at the 2018 Winter Olympic venue. Australia placed 4th in Pool A narrowly missing out on playoffs and moved up from an 11th place finish in 2022. This year’s 8th place ranking is their best finish overall for the team at this event. Teams finishing in the top 16 remain in the 2024 World event whilst the bottom 4 teams are relegated. For more info about the WMDCC click here. Photo © WCF / Eakin Howard
6 April 2023 – Notice of 2022 AGM
Released 6 April 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation’s (ACF) Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Thursday 25th May 2023 at 2030 hours AEST. Please see below for a description of the documents pertaining to the AGM and nomination forms which can be found on the website link here.
4 March 2023 – First Wheelchair Curling Classifier for Australia
Released 4 March 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation is delighted to announce that, with the support of Paralympics Australia, wheelchair curlers will now have a classifier in Australia. Perth-based physiotherapist Claire Tucak is in Richmond, British Columbia, where she has completed the World Curling Federation (WCF) 2023 Wheelchair Classifier course. Read more here.
1 March 2023 – Nationals Announcement for 6 to 11th June 2023
Released 1 March 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation has opened nominations for June Nationals. The following disciplines will be held: Men’s, Women’s, Mixed (Fours), Junior Men’s, Junior Women’s and Wheelchair (Fours).
More details and the nomination process can be found here.
22 February 2023 – Member Survey Opens
Released 21 February 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation is seeking input and ideas from members, stakeholders and volunteers at the National level. The feedback is intended to provide the Executive Board with data and trends to develop a 3-year Strategic Plan for Australian Curling. The survey is anonymous and information will be consolidated for use by the Executive Board. ACF President, Laurie Weeden, is encouraging all members and stakeholders to take ten minutes to share their thoughts on a range of topics. The survey can be found here.
31 January 2023 – Seeking Volunteers for Nationals Committee
Released 31 January 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation is seeking volunteers to help organise both Nationals events (June and September). Events like Nationals are dependent on the Volunteers that organise them. If anyone is interested or wants more information please reach out to: australiancurling@gmail.com.
Check out the Upcoming Events page of the website for details on what is happening in 2023.
12-22 January 2023 – FISU 2023 World University Games Team
Released 24 January 2023 – The University Women’s team of (L-R) Kirby Gill (skip), Tahli Gill, Ivy Militano, Jayna Gill and alternate Joanne Robins represented Australia for at the 2023 World University Games from 12-22 Jan 2023 in Lake Placid, NY. This is the first time Australia has sent a team in Curling. Ten nations took part in the Women’s event. Final results from the competition are here. This event featured highly competitive teams and provided many development opportunities. Super effort!!!!
The University Women’s team and the ACF gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship funding received from the McKeage Cole Foundation in support of U25 development.
12 January 2023 – Date Claimer for 2023 ACF Nationals
Released 12 January 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation (ACF) is announcing two ‘Date Claimers’ for Nationals in 2023:
• 6 – 11 June 2023 with anticipated disciplines: Men, Women, Junior Men/Women, Mixed (4), Wheelchair (4) [Note: 5 June 2023 is a holiday in NZ and rink is closed]
• 18 – 22 September 2023 with anticipated disciplines: Mixed Doubles, Wheelchair Mixed Doubles, Senior Men/Women.
Please note these dates have been booked to secure dedicated Curling ice in Naseby, New Zealand and no further discussions have taken place. These dates can be used for planning purposes with the understanding dates may change due to circumstances out of the ACF’s control. Travel should not be booked until official notification. Check out all upcoming 2023 events here.
4 January 2023 – National Integrity Manager Jen Krawczyk
Released 4 January 2023 – The Australian Curling Federation (ACF) is extremely fortunate to have Jen Krawczyk as our National Integrity Manager (NIM) – a position jointly shared between the ACF, Olympic Winter Institute of Australia and Snow Australia since July 2022. This new role was made possible from Sport Integrity Australia grant funding to assist national sporting organisations with the National Integrity Framework (NIF) adoption and implementation. Currently Jen chairs an ACF NIF working group, made up of members from all states, to determine the way forward and build capacity within the ACF and States. More information about this group in the near future!! Jen is featured on Pages 16-17 of the newly released December issue of Sport Integrity Matters. Check out what she has to say here.
31 December 2022 – Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games
Released 31 December 2022 – The Australian UniRoos team has been announced for the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games and our University Women’s Curling team is a debutante. The Games run from 12 – 22 January 2023 in Lake Placid, New York and includes 12 sports and 2500 athletes and coaches. This will be the first time Australia has sent a Curling team. More information can be found here.
20 December 2022 – Kim Forge Wins Director Election at WCF
Released 20 December 2022 – From the news page of the World Curling Federation: “Australian Kim Forge has joined the World Curling Federation Board after an election to fill the seat vacated by Catherine Lindahl following her decision to stand down early at the Annual General Assembly in September 2022. Forge joins the Board for an initial two-year term and defeated her two opponents on the second round of voting. Forge was the Australian Curling Federation President from 2014–2022 and has worked on a number of World Curling Federation commissions, including the Athlete’s Commission from 2016–2021”. Click here for the full story. Photo © WCF / Christopher Hamilton
16-18 December 2022 – Nationals for Mixed Doubles – Naseby New Zealand
Released 18 December 2022 – The Australian Curling Federation hosted the first Mixed Doubles Nationals since 2019 in Naseby, New Zealand where there is a dedicated Curling facility. The competition featured a double round robin draw schedule where Team Gill/Hewitt went undefeated in the round robin and won the ‘finals game’ against Team Westhagen/Panoussi. Team Gill/Hewitt have won the Nationals Title in Mixed Doubles capping off an extraordinary year after representing Australia at 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games. The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships will be held in Gangneung, Korea from 22 – 29 April 2023 where Team Gill/Hewitt will represent Australia. Congratulations to all teams competing in this event. Click here for the final draw results of each game. For a summary of current and historical results visit the results page for each discipline located on this Nationals page.
19 November 2022 – Australian Curling Federation looks back on 31 years of Men in Curling
Released 19 November 2022 – International Men’s Day was on the 19th November. As part of this, we look back on 31 years of Men in Australian Curling from the first Men’s team in 1990 with ten year increments to more recently in 2021 where the first Olympic quota spot was secured in Mixed Doubles. Men’s teams, including Senior’s and Junior’s, have proudly represented Australia in an incredible 584 games at 72 International events. These photos only capture some of the amazing sportsmen who have represented – if you want to see more go to the website and look through the Photo Gallery. International Men’s Day celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. Photos © WCF
31 Oct- 6 Nov 2022 – Inaugural Pan-Continental Curling Championships, Calgary, Canada
Released 31 October 2022 – Two teams from Australia will represent at the inaugural Pan-Continental Curling Championships taking place in Calgary, Canada from the 31 Oct to 6 Nov 2022. Representing in the Men’s A-Division is Team Merchant and in the Women’s A-Division Team Westhagen. For more information on the event click here. Wishing all Australian teams the best of luck as they take on teams from Asia, North American and the Pacific to compete for a spot at the World Championships.
15-21 August 2022 – Nationals for Men, Women, and Mixed Fours – Naseby New Zealand
Released 21 August 2022 – The Australian Curling Federation hosted the first Nationals since 2019 in Naseby, New Zealand where there is a dedicated Curling facility. The disciplines held during the week featured the Men’s and Women’s competitions (15-18 August) and then Mixed Fours (19-21 August). Team Merchant placed 1st out of 8 Men’s teams and Team Westhagen placed 1st out of a record 6 Women’s teams – the highest number of teams in Australian Curling history. In the Mixed field, Team Hlushak placed 1st out of 13 teams – also a record number of teams for this discipline since it began in 2015. Congratulations to all teams. Click here for the final draw results of each game. For a summary of current and historical results visit the results page for each discipline located on this Nationals page.
12-14 August 2022 – ACF holds Kick Start the Quad Curling Camp, Naseby New Zealand
Released 14 August 2022 – Three intense days filled with everything you ever wanted to know about Curling…and then some. The camp featured Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing as camp instructors. The whole event has been highly motivating for all participants and helped provide a foundation for many teams and individuals to kick off the Quad. A huge thank you to our volunteer team assisting Jennifer and Brent.
The ACF is grateful to our sponsor The McKeage Cole Foundation and funding support from WCF Development Assistance Programme and Olympic Solidarity. New Zealand Curling provided amazing lunches for participants all three days keeping everyone fuelled. Click here for more information about the camp.
30 June 2022 – ACF Announces Adoption of the National Integrity Framework
Released 30 June 2022 – The Australian Curling Federation is pleased to announce its partnership with Sport Integrity Australia and the adoption of the National Integrity Framework and associated integrity policies. This is an important step in protecting our sport and our members from integrity threats like harassment, bullying, abuse, illicit drugs, and competition manipulation. Click here for more information.
16 June 2022 – AIS Education Scholarship Recipient, Tahli Gill
Released 16 June 2022 – Today the AIS announced Tahli Gill, who is currently completing her Bachelor Degree of Education (Primary) and is Australia’s first female Curling Olympian, has been awarded an Education Scholarship. Forty-one scholarships were awarded in 19 sports to support athletes to be successful in sport, education, and life. Click here for more information.
15 June 2022 – Junior Curlers Meet with WA Premier
Released 15 June 2022 – It was an exciting day for two Juniors and their respective parents in WA today when they met up with The Honourable Mark McGowan MLA, Premier of Western Australia, to discuss Curling and their upcoming attendance at a World Curling Federation training camp in Norway.
9 April 2022 – 2021 Annual General Meeting Announcement
Released 9 April 2022 – The Australian Curling Federation’s (ACF) Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Thursday 26th of May 2022 at 2000 hours AEST. Please see below for a description of the documents pertaining to the AGM and nomination forms which can be found under the Resources>Policies and Documents>Annual General Meeting page of the website. Read more here.
20 March 2022 – Australian Curling Federation: A Message from the President, Kim Forge
First of all I would like to thank all of the state associations and their members for going above and beyond during the Olympic campaign and afterwards. The interest in our sport has grown to new heights within Australia and everyone involved should be proud of their efforts to put curling in the best possible light. Thank you to the leaders, the parents, the families, the volunteers, the club members and to Tahli and Dean. Read more here.
10 March 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases: Aussie Curling, Monobob and Free Ski Big Air here to stay
Australia’s first-time participation at the Winter Olympics in Curling, monobob and free ski big air is just the beginning of a competitive future on the world stage in each of these disciplines. Mixed Doubles curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt beat the odds with their excellent play to get Australia into the Beijing 2022 Olympics, as 67 countries around the world were all vying for a spot in the 10-nation round robin competition. Once at the Games, they beat the PyeongChang 2018 defending champions Canada and silver medallists Switzerland. Read more here. Photo © IOC/Getty Images
8 March 2022 – Australian Curling Federation looks back on 30 years of Women in Curling
In recognition of International Women’s Day today we look back on 30 years of Women in Australian Curling from the first Women’s team in 1991 with ten year increments to more recently in 2021 where the first Olympic quota spot was secured in Mixed Doubles. Women’s teams, including Senior’s and Junior’s, have proudly represented Australia in an incredible 450 games at 61 International events. These photos only capture some of the amazing sportswomen who have represented – if you want to see more go to the website and look through the Photo Gallery. International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. Photos © WCF
19 February 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases: Geoff Lipshut Salutes Australian Team at Beijing 2022 After Record Result
Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt finally found their breakthrough in Australia’s Olympic curling debut beating Switzerland 9-6 and Canada 10-8 at the Beijing 2022 mixed doubles tournament. Olympic curling debutants Australia had a day of breakthroughs and plot twists, winning their last two matches of the mixed doubles competition at the National Aquatics Centre on Sunday (6 February). Read more here. Photo © IOC/Getty Images
7 February 2022 – International Olympic Committee Releases: Australia produce major curling upset beating Canada in day of drama
Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt finally found their breakthrough in Australia’s Olympic curling debut beating Switzerland 9-6 and Canada 10-8 at the Beijing 2022 mixed doubles tournament. Olympic curling debutants Australia had a day of breakthroughs and plot twists, winning their last two matches of the mixed doubles competition at the National Aquatics Centre on Sunday (6 February). Read more here. Photo © IOC/Getty Images
7 February 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases: Curlers capitalise on second chance with huge back-to-back wins
Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt have finished a whirlwind final day in Beijing by knocking off Canada 10-8 in the mixed doubles curling. Read more here. Photo © AOC
6 February 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases: Curlers claim hard-earned historic victory
In an Australian Olympic first Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt have recorded Australia’s maiden curling win with a 9-6 triumph over Switzerland. It was a wild match with constant momentum swings, but the Aussie pair dictated terms when it mattered to close the game on a 6-0 spurt. Read more here. Photo © AOC
6 February 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases: UPDATE: Australian Curling Pair Earns Late Reprieve
Australia’s curling team in the mixed doubles has been given a late reprieve and will compete this afternoon following an urgent meeting of the Medical Expert Panel (MEP) in Beijing. Read more here. Photo © AOC
6 February 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases: Australian curling pair’s campaign ends early
The Australian Olympic Committee is making arrangements for Australia’s first curling Olympians Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt to return to Australia, after Tahli returned a series of positive COVID tests late yesterday. Read more here. Photo © AOC
5 February 2022 – SMH from Beijing: One man’s ‘ridiculous’ push to turn Australia into a curling nation
Out of Beijing, Sydney Morning Herald reporter Eryk Bagshaw writes: Hugh Millikin was half-a-point away from becoming Australia’s first curling Olympian. Twenty years of practice came down to a matter of centimetres in 2010, when Australia was last within grasp of an Olympic berth. “You never get over it,” he said “I think you know all athletes around the world when they’ve been close to achieving a goal, you know, it’s always in the back of your mind. The pain and agony of not making it never goes away.” Read more here. Photo © SMH/AP
5 February 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases: Courageous curlers keep trying for victory amid loss to Italy
Dean Hewitt and Tahli Gill will have to wait at least another day to record their first win at the Olympics, as the unbeaten Italian pair put Australia away 3-7 at The Ice Cube. Read more here. Photo © AOC
4 February 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases: Curlers force world champs to tiebreaker in loss
Underdogs Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt have given Great Britain’s world champion curlers all they could handle in an epic comeback, but weren’t able to pull away for victory. It was a tremendous performance fuelled by strong Aussie spirit, which they can be very proud of despite the final result. Read more here. Photo © AOC
4 February 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases: Hewitt and Gill push Sweden in tight contest
It was another agonisingly close finish for Australia as they went down 6-7 to Sweden at The Ice Cube in their fourth round robin match. Read more here. Photo © AOC
4 February 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases: Australia still searching for first curling win after tough loss
It was a tough night on the ice for Australia’s Dean Hewitt and Tahli Gill, who fought hard but came up short against a ferocious Czech Republic side in their third game of the round robin series. Read more here. Photo © AOC
3 February 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases: Curlers show nerves of steel despite coming up short against China
Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt have fallen short of Australia’s first Curling victory at the Olympics by the narrowest of margins, going down to China’s SuYuan Fan and Ling Zhi 5-6 in Match 2 of the round robin competition. Read more here. Photo © AOC
3 February 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases: Curlers kick-start Australia‘s Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Campaign
Australia’s Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt have made history, becoming the first Aussie representatives in Curling at the Winter Olympics in a valiant performance while narrowly going down 5-6 to Team USA. Read more here. Photo © AOC
2 February 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Releases Curling Preview: AUS v USA
Two days before the Opening Ceremony, Australian fans will get their first glimpse of our Winter Olympic athletes in action when the Curling gets underway on Wednesday 2 February. Dubbed ‘Australia’s answer to Cool Runnings,’ curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt will have the eyes of the world on them as they are the first Aussies to ever qualify for an Olympic Games in their sport. Read more here. Photo © AOC
31 January 2022 – Washington Post: Australia’s first Olympic curlers swap sunshine for sweeping
Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press, writes: In a sunburned country, with no ice to call their own, Australian curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt were left to practice their sport’s legendary sweeping in the most ironic of places: Their kitchens. While sweeping their tiled floors was a less-than-ideal substitute for sweeping the painstakingly prepared ice of a curling rink, the duo still managed to do what no other Australian curler ever has: Snag a spot at the Olympics. Read more here. Photo © Chris Hocking/OWIA
31 January 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Confirm Curler Tahli Gill Returns Second Negative Test
The AOC has confirmed that the arriving Australian athlete who tested positive on the weekend has now twice tested negative and will resume normal Games preparation. Read more here. Photo © AOC
25 January 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Beijing 2022 Preview: Curling
Curling will be the first sport played at Beijing 2022, beginning two days before the Opening Ceremony, and for the first time in Olympic history Australia will be in the competition. Read more here. Photo © Steve Seixeiro
16 January 2022 – Australian Olympic Committee Names Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt to the Australian Olympic Team
From Australian Olympic Committee News: Curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt have been announced as the first Australians selected to the Australian Winter Olympic Team for Beijing, with the pair also set to make history as Australia’s first Olympic curlers. After securing their mixed doubles quota in a nailbiting, undefeated run in the final Olympic Qualification Tournament in the Netherlands in December, the pair was nominated by Australian Curling Federation and officially selected by the Australian Olympic Committee. While Australia competed when Curling was a demonstration sport at Albertville 1992, today’s selection means 22-year-old Gill, who grew up in Brisbane and 27-year-old Victorian Hewitt will become Australia’s first Olympians in the sport. Read more here. Photo © AOC
10 December 2021 – Australian Olympic Committee Congratulates ACF
From Australian Olympic Committee News: AOC Chief Executive Officer Matt Carroll says the pair has written a new chapter for the sport. “The AOC congratulates the Australian Curling Federation on having their first athletes qualify to represent Australia at the Winter Olympics. This wasn’t an easy path, but Tahli and Dean have shown outstanding form in this qualifying event with an unbeaten run. Their last match went down to the wire but they got there.” Read more here. Photo © WCF / Steve Seixeiro
10 December 2021 – Australian curlers qualify for Beijing2022
From ABC News: “Australia will have representation in curling at the Winter Olympics for the very first time in Beijing. Dean Hewitt and Tahli Gill won all seven of their matches at the qualification tournament in The Netherlands. [This]…earned Australia’s first quota spot in the mixed doubles at this week’s Olympic qualification event in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands overnight.” Read more here. Photo © WCF / Steve Seixeiro
19 November 2021 – International Men’s Day
In celebration of International Men’s Day the Australian Curling Federation takes a moment to highlight the trailblazers in Australian Curling history. Over six days, we will celebrate some of the contributions of Australian men in Curling. There are many individuals who have influenced and shaped Australian Curling since its inception.
This year we highlight the following: Jim Oastler as the First ACF President, First Men’s Curling team (1990), First Senior Men’s Curling team (2003), Dave Thomas and Matt Panoussi who collaboratively created the first Member Protection Policy enabling the ACF to successfully apply for National Sports Recognition, and the First Men’s team to compete in the Olympic Winter Games (1992). Each team and individual are remarkable. Read more…
14 November 2021 – Australian Mixed Doubles Team Featured in Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
Photo © Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt
30-31 October 2021 – Australian Mixed Doubles Team Win WFG Okotoks Mixed Doubles Classic
Released 1 November 2021 – The Australian Mixed Doubles Team of Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt are currently in Alberta, Canada training. This weekend they went undefeated at the WFG Okotoks Mixed Doubles Classic after playing the Canadian Team of Laura Walker and Kurt Muyres in the finals.
The event hosted 16 teams in four pools of 4 teams. Team Gill/Hewitt placed at the top of Pool D with the following results:
| Game 1 | Gill/Hewitt 8-5 Broderson/Stewart |
| Game 2 | Gill/Hewitt 9-0 Wytrychowski/Dumont |
| Game 3 | Gill/Hewitt 9-3 Johnson/Fenrich |
| QF | Gill/Hewitt 7-6 Skrlik/Hamilton |
| SF | Gill/Hewitt 10-0 Brunton/Lyon-Hatcher |
| Finals | Gill/Hewitt 8-3 Walker/Muyres |
14 October 2021 – Australian Mixed Doubles Team Takeover Australian Olympic Team Account
Released 14 October 2021 – The Australian Olympic Team’s Instagram account was taken over today by Team Gill/Hewitt while they train in Alberta, Canada.
For those on Facebook you can check out the post by clicking here. This is what it said:
Sweep your way into the world of Curling with Team Gill/Hewitt‘s #OlympicTakeover!
Australia’s top Mixed Doubles Curling Team are working hard in Alberta, Canada, to qualify a spot at next year’s #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics. Tahli and Dean are taking over our Facebook and Instagram story on Thursday to give you an insight into their sport and answer all your curling questions – submit your questions via our Instagram stories!#ChasingWinterOlympic Winter Institute of Australia
17 – 23 May 2021 – World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Results – Aberdeen, Scotland
Released 24 May 2021 – At the end of the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland, Team Australia placed 7th in Group A during the round robin games retaining a place in the 2022 WMDCC and 13th overall in the event. This is a fantastic outcome for Australia as future Mixed Doubles events, will see the field split into a qualification event for the Worlds and World event. Going forward, the bottom 2 ranked teams from the 2022 WMDCC event will move into the World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event (WMDQE) and the top two teams from the WMDQE will move into the WMDCC event. More information can be found about Team Australia retaining a place at the WMDCC here.
Currently Australia is ranked 14th in the World. World Curling rankings are listed here, select the Mixed Doubles button at the top.
Team Australia (Tahli Gill/Dean Hewitt) Photo © WCF / Céline Stucki
19 May 2021 – World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship – Aberdeen, Scotland
Released 19 May 2021 – After the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was cancelled last year due to the Pandemic, athletes were thrilled to be getting back on the ice to compete in the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (WMDCC). Strict Covid-19 protocols were in place to ensure athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers were kept safe and healthy for the duration of the event.
Today was a strong performance by the Australian Mixed Doubles Team of Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt when they got their first win on the board at the 2021 WMDCC. The Group A match up, with Team Australia playing Team Canada, ended with a final score of 8-5 and Team Australia securing the win. More information can be found on the World Curling Federation News page here.
A Curling Canada article written about the game said: If there was an MVP named for this game, look no further than Australia’s Gill. Her 89 per cent shooting average is outstanding for a mixed doubles game and can cause any opponent trouble when she’s placing the first and last rocks of an end with that kind of efficiency. A link to the Curling Canada article Tough Loss to Aussies is here.
12 May 2021 – National Curling Season Update
Released 12 May 2021 – The Australian Curling Federation (ACF) recently issued an expression of interest to seek input from all Australian Curlers as to their intention to compete should a National Championship be held for the Men’s and Women’s disciplines.
As part of the extensive consultation process, input from the Athlete Commission and all the athlete submissions, comments and questions were considered. During the expression of interest timeframe, stakeholders were further consulted. Many individuals need to be acknowledged for their contributions. Read more…
1 May 2021 – Expressions of Interest Sought for Men’s and Women’s Nationals
Released 1 May 2021 – As Australia has not qualified for the Olympic Qualification Event in either of the Men’s or Women’s disciplines, Australia is eligible to send a Men’s and Women’s team to the Northern Hemisphere autumn 2021 Open Men’s/Women’s World Curling Federation (WCF) Pre-Olympic Qualifier event. To determine what team will be given first preference to compete at this event, the ACF Executive, in consultation with the Athlete Commission, will refer to Eligibility Document V2.0. As part of that process, the ACF is considering the feasibility of holding a National Men’s and Women’s competition now that the Australian/NZ bubble presents opportunities for un-restricted travel to a location with prepared curling ice. Read more…
9 April 2021 – 2020 Annual General Meeting Announcement
Released 9 April 2021 – The Australian Curling Federation’s (ACF) Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 25th May 2021 at 2000 hours AEST. Please see below for a description of the documents pertaining to the AGM and nomination forms which can be found on the website link here. Read more…
8 March 2021 – International Women’s Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day the Australian Curling Federation takes a moment to highlight the trailblazers in Australian Curling history. Over the years there have been many contributors in Australian Curling with each Curling team or individual Curler inspiring future female Curlers.
This year we highlight the following: first Women’s Curling team (1991), First Australian Curler to be named as one of the game umpires for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, first Senior Women’s team (2013), first and highest qualified Coach, first female President of the Australian Curling Federation. Each team and individual are remarkable. Read more…
9 January 2021 – Carlee Millikin Successful with Scholarship
Congratulations to Carlee Millikin who was successful in her scholarship application for the Postgraduate Certificate, “International Sports Management“, developed and delivered in conjunction with the University of London. Carlee received news from the World Curling Federation that she was the recipient of a half scholarship and starts this month. As a current member of the Women’s National team it is fantastic to see athletes furthering their interests. We wish her success in this exciting new challenge!
This opportunity was offered by the World Curling Federation — in partnership with the World Academy of Sport — to provide Member Associations with greater opportunities to learn new skills to help them improve their professional careers and the curling community around them.
29 November 2020 – Ian Palangio (1972 – 2020)
The Australian Curling family is mourning the loss of Ian Palangio, a long-time National Athlete and Executive member for the Australian Curling Federation. Ian wore ‘lucky number’ 13 for the Rock Wallabies, the Men’s National team, and began representing Australia at the Pacific Curling Championships in 2001. Nicknamed “Ice Nut”, Ian logged a total of 153 Pacific-Asia Championship Curling games over 16 years, winning 2 Gold medals along the way. Ian went on to represent Australia at the World Men’s Curling Championships (WMCC) 4 times narrowly missing out on Olympic qualification in 2010. When writing a World Curling Championships bio he once stated the 2005 WMCC was his most memorable sporting achievement. Read more…
11 June 2020 – Australian Umpire, Sandy Gagnon, To Umpire at Olympic Winter Games 2022
The World Curling Federation announced today the list of International Technical Officials for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 and Australian, Sandy Gagnon (Vic), has been named as one of the Game Umpires – a first for Australia. Read more…
7 May 2020 – All Australian Curling National Championships Cancelled for 2020 Season
As you know, the current worldwide situation due to COVID-19, including Australian state and territory border restrictions, business closures and social distancing requirements, have impacted the Australian Curling Federation’s ability to adequately plan and host National Championships on dedicated curling ice this calendar year. As a result, the Australian Curling Federation (ACF) must provide an alternative to the Australian National Championships in order to appoint Australian representative teams to 2020/2021 World Curling Federation (WCF) sanctioned events. Read more…
31 March 2020 – Announcement of 2019 AGM to be held 19th May 2020
The Australian Curling Federation’s (ACF) Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 19th May 2020 at 2000 hours AEST. Please see the attached document (click here) for information about documents pertaining to the AGM and nomination forms. All AGM documents can be found under the Resources Heading at the top of the website, then select “Policies and Documents” and then “Annual General Meeting“.
18 February 2020 – Emil Cooper in Russia on Sports Media Trainee Opportunity at World Junior Curling Championships, Russia
National Junior Men’s Team player, Emil Cooper (Qld), is currently in Krasnoyarsk, Russia photographing the World Junior Curling Championship as part of the World Curling Federation’s Sports Media Trainee Programme. This is the seventh year of the programme and this season (2019-2020) six students from six different countries are attending three different events (1 student photographer and 1 student journalist per event) to gain first-hand experience working in a fast-paced media team at international curling events. They will be mentored by professionals in the field. Emil is studying Bachelor of Design (International) Major in Landscape Architecture in Brisbane. Catch up on Emil Cooper’s final media blog on his Sports Media Trainee opportunity here. Photo © WCF / Richard Gray
10 February 2020 – National Mixed Doubles Team Gill/Hewitt win Silver
National Mixed Doubles Team Gill/Hewitt have just finished the final competition on their Mixed Doubles World Curling Tour in Canada with a silver medal at the Sutherland Mixed Doubles Classic in Saskatoon, Canada. The team comprised of Tahli Gill (Qld) and Dean Hewitt (Vic) have been travelling through Canada for the past few weeks. This concludes the Canadian competitions in the lead up to the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Championships in Kelowna, British Columbia in April.
13-18 January 2020 – Australian Women’s Team Compete in World Qualification Event
The Australian National Women’s Team are currently in Finland competing in the World Qualification Event being held for Women and Men’s teams seeking qualification to the World Curling Championships. The purpose of this competition is to qualify the last two women’s and two men’s teams for the subsequent 13-team World Curling Championships, later in the season. The event in Lohja, will qualify teams for the World Women’s Curling Championship 2020 in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada (14-22 March) and the LGT World Men’s Curling Championship 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland (28 March-5 April). Photo Credit Jyrki Paajanen
2-9 November 2019 – Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
The Australian Men’s and Women’s teams competed in the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Shenzen, China. The event website is https://worldcurling.org/events/pacc2019
The Men’s team of Sean Hall, Dean Hewitt, Tanner Davis, Jay Merchant and Matthew Millikin finished in 6th place out of 10 teams with a 4 wins and 5 losses record, and failed to qualify for the World Championships.
The Women’s Team of Lauren Wagner, Jennifer Westhagen, Kristen Tsourlenes and Carlee Millikin finished in 6th place out of 8 teams with a record of 2 wins and 5 losses. Due to two Women’s teams declining to attend the World Qualifier Event in Finland for Jan 2020, the Australian Women’s team will be able to attend this next event with the goal of qualifying for the World Women’s Curling Championships in 2020.
12-19 October 2019 – World Mixed Curling Championships – Aberdeen, Scotland
The World Mixed Curling Championships occurred from October 12 in Aberdeen, Scotland. The event website is https://worldcurling.org/events/wmxcc2019
The Australian team of Hugh Millikin, Kim Forge, Steve Johns and Anne Powell finished in 26th place with a 3 wins and 4 losses record.
3-5 September 2019 – Gold Medal to Team Australia at WCT Pacific Ocean Cup 2019
The National Mixed Doubles Team of Tahli Gill (Qld) and Dean Hewitt (Vic) won a Gold Medal at the World Curling Tour Mixed Doubles tournament in Vladivostok, Russia. They played Korea in the Gold Medal game and hung on for a tight 5-4 win.
27-30 August 2019 – Mixed Doubles Silver Medal to Team Australia New Zealand Winter Games
Competing in the 2019 New Zealand Winter Games Team, Australia 1, made up of National Team winners Tahli Gill (Qld) and Dean Hewitt (Vic), took out the Silver medal in Naseby, New Zealand this week. The Maniototo Curling International rink in Naseby is the only dedicated curling rink in the southern hemisphere and is a favourite training facility and National competition rink for Australian teams. Countries participating in the 2019 NZWG were Australia, Canada, Finland, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United States. Final results can be found here.
14-19 August 2019 – Nationals for Men, Women and Senior Men – Naseby, New Zealand
A few disciplines for the Australian National Championships took place in Naseby, New Zealand. The champion teams are: Team Hall for Men, Team Wagner for Women, Team Millikin for Senior Men and Team Gagnon for Senior Women (who were unchallenged).
For the women, Lauren Wagner, Anne Powell, Kristen Tsourlenes and Carlee Millikin won the final in a high scoring game 11-7. On the Men’s side Sean Hall, Dean Hewitt, Tanner Davis, Jay Merchant won the final in a very close battle 8-7. In Seniors, Hugh Millikin, Steve Johns, James Boyd and Hamish Lorraine-Smith won the final with a score of 7-4.
6-9 June 2019 – Nationals for Mixed Doubles and Mixed – Naseby, New Zealand
Mixed Doubles: The team of Dean Hewitt and Tahli Gill won the Mixed Doubles tournament to qualify them for the April 2020 World Championships in Kelowna, Canada where Olympic points can be earned.
Mixed: The team of Hugh Millikin, Kim Forge, Steve Johns and Anne Powell won the Mixed Curling tournament to qualify them for the October 2019 World Mixed Curling Championships in Scotland.
April 2019 – 4th Place Finish for Australia at World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships
The team of Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt finished the World Mixed Doubles Championships with a very strong performance in 4th place. This qualifies Australia directly to the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships in 2020 where the top 16 countries from the previous year are granted a spot automatically. This is the highest finish of any Australian Mixed Doubles Team since the inception of Mixed Doubles in 2008. More information can be found here. Photo © WCF / Alina Pavlyuchik
April 2019 – Bronze Medal at World Cup Tour Latvian Mixed Doubles – Riga, Latvia
The Australian Mixed Doubles team of Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt were in Latvia this weekend from the 11th to the 14th of April competing in the World Cup Tour Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup. After progressing through the playoffs Team Gill/Hewitt scored 5 in the first end against Turkey in the bronze medal game. After scoring a further 4 points in the 4th end Australia finished the game with a strong 11 – 5 score winning the bronze medal. Team China placed first and Team Czech Republic placed second. More information can be found here.
Jan 2019 – World Junior B Curling Championships – Lohja, Finland
The WJBCC occurred in Lohja, Finland in early January. Australia sent two Junior teams. The Junior Men’s team consisted of Mitchell Thomas, Matt Millikin, Jordan Ensinger, Nicholas Hurford, Jonathan Imlah with coach Matt Panoussi and finished 20th out of 23 countries. In the Men’s event, China (Gold), Russia (Silver) and Germany (Bronze) all qualified for the World Junior Curling Championships later in the year at Aberdeen, Scotland – 3-10 March, 2018. On the Junior Women’s team, Tahli Gill, Samantha Jeffs, Ivy Militano, Kirby Gill, Jayna Gill and coach Lyn Gill finished 20th out of 22 countries with China (Gold), Turkey (Silver) and Norway (Bronze) all qualifying for the World Junior Curling Championships Scotland.
14 July 2018 – Tahli Gill Awarded Keith Wendorf Award at International Junior Camp
National Junior Women’s Team player, Tahli Gill (Qld), has been awarded the Keith Wendorf Award while attending the World Curling Federation Füssen Junior Camp in Germany. This award is voted on by all camp instructors and assistants. It is awarded to the camper who best displayed leadership & teamwork. The World Curling Federation hosts annual training camps for juniors and adults. Photo © WCF / Christian Leibbrandt
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