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With four sets of iceless stones, directly shipped from Canada within four days, Ballarat Badminton Association\u2019s President of 17 years, Neil Henderson said the 70-minute, 10-end games are very inclusive.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a great game for social clubs and it\u2019s an all abilities sport,\u201d he said. \u201cSo far Probus and McCallum have been playing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve only been running it publicly on Wednesdays at two o\u2019clock, but there\u2019s an option there for everyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have push sticks if you\u2019re in a wheelchair. It\u2019s cheap, it\u2019s fun and it\u2019s exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Member for Wendouree, Juliana Addison was \u201cthrilled\u201d to support the association to increase community participation in sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cBallarat loves sport, and now we\u2019ve got a new offering,\u201d she said. \u201cCurling is a huge sport in Canada that can be played on ice, or for Ballarat, indoors here.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe newest people to the game can have a go, it doesn\u2019t require a high level of fitness, you can sit and curl, stand and curl and it\u2019s a great way to get to know people as you swap end to end, similar to lawn bowls.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A TOUCH of Canada has rolled into the Ballarat Badminton Association\u2019s offerings on ball bearings. Having received a $5000 Sporting Clubs Grant from the State government, iceless curling is now permanently available to play at the Ken Kay Ballarat Badminton Stadium. With four sets of iceless stones, directly shipped from Canada within four days, Ballarat […]<\/p>\n