Have you ever heard of Curling?In Queensland of all places.
Are you looking to meet new people and try something fun?
How about developing a new skill or taking on a new challenge?
Well if you answered yes to any of these things - then the Queensland Curling Association is for you!
The Queensland Curling Association has been up and running since January 2005 and membership is growing each year. The club meets each week at Ice World in Boondall (2304 Sandgate Road, Brisbane) where teams slide and sweep across the ice like nothing else seen in the state.
Curling is a fun,interactive team sport. It is open to all ages and anyone at all can play. No experience is required and club members are more than happy to welcome you and show you how to play and help improve your skills. Queensland Curling also provides all equipment needed - brooms, sliders, curling stones and of course the sheet of ice. All you need to do is turn up in something warm and with comfortable footwear (we recommend sneakers or running shoes).
So why not come along and have a go? Who knows the Olympics could be beckoning?
The Queensland Curling Association plays weekly each Wednesday night (8-10pm) from late March through early November. Cost is $25 per adult / $10 per junior (under 21) per session for casual curling. This cost includes all equipment and instruction.
Corporate & private nights are also available- please contact us for more details
Membership to the Queensland Curling Association is also available to those who want to show their support for one of Australia’s least known but fastest growing sports. There are 2 types of membership available, Playing (which allows entry into the competitions or casual curling) and Associate (for those who don’t wish to play but want to show their support).
It is great fun for the whole family! If you would like more information on playing or you would just like to come and watch(no cost), contact us on the above link for more information
So whether you have never played or are a pro, come along and have throw, you will be surprised!
Queensland Curling Association – History
The Association was then formed in January 2005 by a group of enthusiasts who wanted to play the game and also develop the sport in Queensland. They also have the aim for providing the Australian Men’s, Women’s and Para-Olympic Curling teams.
The Queensland Curling Association first started with a come and try day held at Iceworld Boondall in late 2004. The Australian Curling Federation president, Gerald Chick, flew up from Melbourne to hold a come and try event with equipment supplied by the Victorian Curling Federation. Approx 20 people had a go and decided to make curling in Queensland a reality.
2005
Queensland Curling Association formed
Accepted to the Australian Curling Federation with the second highest membership base
Played every 6 to 8 weeks, 10pm to midnight Fridays
3 Women, Lyn Gill, Cherie Curtis and Sandy Gagnon along with 2 men, Ricky Tasker & Mike Woloschuk were named in Australian National Curling Team’s at the Pacific Curling Championships.
2006
Played weekly between February and December, Wednesday nights, 8pm to 10pm
Purchased equipment from Canada for the Association
Ricky Tasker and Mike Woloschuk play in the World Curling Championship’s in the USA. Where Australia beat both Canada and the USA
2 competition’s played during the year, Presidents Trophy & Wright Ice Cup with 6 teams
Presidents Trophies donated by Sun Tours Hervey Bay
Wright Ice Cup donated by Doug Wright
Members now include supporters based in Canada, the USA, Norway, England & Switzerland
Accepted as part of the Brisbane City Council’s RAW program
Sent Queensland Women’s Team to Australian Championships: Lyn Gill, Laurie Weeden & Sandy Gagnon. Won Australian Women’s Championship
Queensland send 2 men’s teams to the National Championships
Qld 1 Dave Thomas, Mark Wuschke, David Imlah & Ali Cameron placed 2nd
Qld 2 Phil Goschnick, Bruce Wilmot, Kent Hughes & Tim McMahon placed 4th
Mike Woloschuk and David Imlah played in the Australian Men’s Team that won the Pacific Curling Championships.
Appeared in the Curling News (Canadian Curling magazine), the Courier Mail & on TV’s the Great South East.
2007
Curling to be played weekly Wednesday nights between 8pm and 10pm
2 Competitions will be played again this year
First Queensland Curling Association Family day held
Coaching and training camp planned for May to be held in New Zealand
Mike Woloschuk and David Imlah to play in the World Curling Championships
Greg Potent and Maddie Wilson appear on ZZZ radio Sports line Program
Queensland Curling Association becomes the first Australian Curling club listed by Curl TV in their worldwide curling club listings
Queensland junior Men’s team, Matt Burls, Ryan Ellem, Josh Keogh, Ryan Keogh & Max Thomas become first full Queensland based team to win National Curling Title.
Jen Thomas & Gerald Chick representing Queensland win the first ever National Mixed Doubles Title
Lyn Gill, Laurie Weeden & Maddie Wilson are part of the winning Women’s team at the National Titles
Ali Cameron, Kent Hughes, Phil Goschnick & Allan Barnes are runners up for the National Men’s title
Dave Thomas, Mark Wuschke, Murray Jacklin & Bill O’Chee come 3 rd at National Titles in the Men’s division
Lyn Gill & Maddie Wilson represent Australia at the Pacific Curling Championships in China
Successful Media Night held showcasing the sport to media, Politicians, and representatives from Sporting groups around Queensland
Media night reported in the Winnipeg Free Press in Canada
Queensland Curling Association merchandise available and items shipped to Norway and Canada
Queensland Curling items appears in Alpha - national Sports magazine
2008
Curling will be played in a set season for the first time, 16 April to 29 October 2 Competitions planned, Presidents and Wright Ice Cups
Jen Thomas and Gerald Chick will represent Australia at the first World Mixed Doubles Championships in Finland in March
Queensland Curling will have their first overseas tour with teams travelling to New Zealand to play New Zealand National teams as part of the Trans Tasman cup in June 2008
Dave Imlah (skip), Randy Humphries, Jen Thomas and Richard Fairhead win the QCA Presidents Trophy in July
The Australian National Curling Competition was held in July at a world-class curling rink located in Naseby, New Zealand. The following Queensland Curling Association members participated:
The first all-Queensland Junior Women’s Curling team consisting of team members Madeleine Wilson (skip), Victoria Wilson, Emma Lin, Kelsey Hamsey and Kirby Ross are awarded the National Junior Women’s title and will go on to compete at the Junior Pacific Curling Championships in Harbin, China (January 2009)
Lyn Gill, Laurie Weeden, and Madeleine Wilson are awarded the Australian Women’sNational Curling team title along with teammates Kim Forge (skip) (VIC) andSandy Gagnon (NSW) and will go on to compete in the Pacific Curling Championships in November
Jen Thomas & Gerald Chick win the National Mixed Doubles title and will go to the World Mixed Doubles Championships being held in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy in April 2009
Ted Bassett (skip), Dave Thomas, Ali Cameron and Nick Sheard are awarded the National Senior Men’s Curling team title and will compete at the World Senior Curling Championships in New Zealand in April 2009
Randy Humphries (skip), Allan Barnes, Phil Goshnick and Grant Hamsey win the QCA Wright Ice Cup in November
In November, Lyn Gill, Laurie Weeden, and Madeleine Wilson represented Australia in Naseby, New Zealand at the Pacific Curling Championships against 4 Asia-Pacific countrier
In November, a new Queensland Curling Association (QCA) executive was elected for the 2009 season: Dave Thomas(President), Mark Wuschke (Vice President), Dave Imlah (Treasurer), Jennifer Thomas (Secretary), and Kerri-Anne Simic, Bill O'Chee and Kent Hughes as Committee Members
2009
Madeleine Wilson (skip), Victoria Wilson, Emma Lin, Kelsey Hamsey and Kirby Ross travel to Harbin, China with QLD Coach Lyn Gill to represent Australia at the Junior Pacific Curling Championships
Wednesday night curling starts up again on 25March at Ice World in Boondall with the first event commencing 22 April. Two events are again planned to be held this year: the Greg Potent Trophy (formerly the President’s Trophy) from April through July, and the Wright Ice Cup from mid-August through mid-November.
A fourth sheet of stones this year will allow casual curling to occur every week.
Jennifer Thomas and Gerald Chick will represent Australia at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy in April
Ted Bassett (skip), Dave Thomas, Ali Cameron and Nick Sheard will represent Australia in Dunedin,New Zealand at the World Senior Curling Championships in April
The Australian National Curling Competition for Men, Women and Junior’s curling will take place in Dunedin, New Zealand in Jun
The Australian National Curling Competition for Senior, Mixed Doubles and Wheelchair curling will take place in Naseby, New Zealand in September
Teams from Queensland Curling are again expected to compete at the Trans Tasman Cup on 12-14 June in Naseby, New Zealand. This competition is open to all interested curlers.
