Australian Men's Curling Championship Explained

Australian Men's Curling Championship
Established:	1991
Current Host City:	Naseby, New Zealand
Current Arena:	Naseby Curling Club
Current Champion:	Hugh Millikin

The Australian Men's Curling Championship is the national curling championship of men's curling in Australia. The winners of the tournament represent Australia at the Pan Continental Curling Championships (previously the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships). The event is organized by the Australian Curling Federation.

The event is normally held in Naseby, New Zealand, as Australia currently lacks a dedicated curling facility.^[1]

Past champions

The past champions and medallists of the event are listed as follows:^[2]

Year	Host, Dates	Winning Team	Runner-up Team	Bronze Team	PACC/PCCC result
1991		Hugh Millikin, Tom Kidd, Daniel Joyce, Stephen Hewitt, alt.: Brian Stuart
1992		Hugh Millikin, Tom Kidd, Gerald Chick, Brian Johnson, alt.: Neil Galbraith
1993		Hugh Millikin, Tom Kidd, Gerald Chick, Stephen Hewitt, alt.: Brian Johnson
1994		Hugh Millikin, Stephen Johns, Gerald Chick, Stephen Hewitt
1995		Hugh Millikin, Stephen Johns, Gerald Chick, Andy Campbell
1996		Hugh Millikin, Gerald Chick, Stephen Johns, Stephen Hewitt
1997		Hugh Millikin, John Theriault, Stephen Johns, Trevor Schumm
1998		Hugh Millikin, John Theriault, Gerald Chick, Stephen Johns
1999		Hugh Millikin, John Theriault, Gerald Chick, Stephen Johns
2000		Hugh Millikin, Gerald Chick, John Theriault, Stephen Johns
2001	Bendigo	Hugh Millikin, Ian Palangio, John Theriault, Stephen Johns	Gerald Chick, Mark Wuschke, Jonathan Wade, Stephen Hewitt
2002	Bendigo	Hugh Millikin, Ian Palangio, John Theriault, Stephen Johns, alt.: Stephen Hewitt	Neil Barry, Gerald Chick, Donald Glendenning, Stephen Hewitt	Jonathan Wade, Mark Wuschke, Frederic Legrand, Frank Forster
2003	Bendigo	Hugh Millikin, Ian Palangio, John Theriault, Stephen Johns	Ricky Tasker, Derril Palidwar, Rob Gagnon, Stephen Hewitt	Frederic Legrand, Mark Wuschke, Paul Dixon, Frank Forster
2004	Bendigo	Hugh Millikin, Ian Palangio, John Theriault, Stephen Johns	Derril Palidwar, Andrew Butler, Rob Gagnon, John Pollock, alt.: Mark Wuschke
2005		Ian Palangio, Hugh Millikin, Ricky Tasker, Mike Woloschuk
2006	Bendigo	Ian Palangio, Hugh Millikin, Sean Hall, Mike Woloschuk	Dave Thomas, David Imlah, Ali Cameron, Mark Wuschke	Gerald Chick, Paul Meissner, Matt Panoussi, Vaughan Rosier
2007	Bendigo	Ian Palangio, Hugh Millikin, Sean Hall, Stephen Johns, alt.: Stephen Hewitt	Gerald Chick, Paul Meissner, Matt Panoussi, Vaughan Rosier	Dave Thomas, Mark Wuschke, Bill O’Chee, Murray Jacklin
2008	Dunedin	Ian Palangio, Hugh Millikin, Sean Hall, Stephen Johns, alt.: Stephen Hewitt	Gerald Chick, Matt Panoussi, Paul Meissner, Vaughan Rosier	Dave Thomas, Tim McMahon, Ali Cameron, Phil Goschnick
2009	Naseby	Ian Palangio, Hugh Millikin, John Theriault, Ted Bassett	Matt Panoussi, ?, ?, ?	Dave Thomas, Ali Cameron, Tim McMahon, Nick Sheard
2010	Naseby	Ian Palangio, Hugh Millikin, Stephen Johns, Don Glendinning	Gerald Chick, Matt Panoussi, Paul Meissner, Vaughan Rosier	Tim McMahon, David Imlah, Angus Young, Phil Goschnick
2011	Naseby	Hugh Millikin, Ian Palangio, Jay Merchant, Stephen Johns	Matt Panoussi, Vaughan Rosier, Gerald Chick, Tim McMahon, alt.: Paul Meissner	Angus Young, Dean Hewitt, Stephen Hewitt, Brian Lee
2012	Naseby	Ian Palangio, Hugh Millikin, Sean Hall, Stephen Johns, alt.: Angus Young	Gerald Chick, Matt Panoussi, Vaughan Rosier, Paul Meissner, alt.: Rob Hanson	Dave Thomas, Phil Goschnick, Max Thomas, Bill O’Chee, Mark Wuschke
2013	Dunedin	Ian Palangio, Hugh Millikin, Duncan Clark, Angus Young, alt.: Stephen Johns	Gerald Chick, Matt Panoussi, Wyatt Buck, Vaughan Rosier	Dave Thomas, Ali Cameron, Phil Goschnick, Bill O’Chee
2014	Dunedin	Ian Palangio, Jay Merchant, Dean Hewitt, Shawn MacLachlan	Matt Panoussi, Vaughan Rosier, Max Thomas, Sam Williams	Hugh Millikin, Wyatt Buck, Stephen Johns, Angus Young
2015		Ian Palangio, Jay Merchant, Dean Hewitt, Derek Smith
2016	Naseby	Ian Palangio, Jay Merchant, Dean Hewitt, Derek Smith	Tim McMahon, Geoff Davis, Tanner Davis, Angus Young	Matt Panoussi, Gerald Chick, Mitch Thomas, Sam Williams
2017	Naseby	Dean Hewitt, Ian Palangio, Chris Ordog, Hugh Millikin, alt.: Jay Merchant	Geoff Davis, Tanner Davis, Matt Panoussi, Sam Williams, alt.: Angus Young	Ian Gagnon, Bruce Freshwater, Pete Manasantivongs, Clive Webster
2018	Naseby	Dean Hewitt, Jay Merchant, Rupert Jones, Ian Palangio, alt.: Stephen Johns	Dustin Armstrong, James Boyd, Keswick Pearson, Hal Jenkins	Geoff Davis, Tanner Davis, Matt Panoussi, Angus Young
2019	Naseby	Dean Hewitt, Sean Hall, Tanner Davis, Jay Merchant	Hugh Millikin, Stephen Johns, Hamish Lorrain-Smith, Matthew Millikin	Dustin Armstrong, James Boyd, Keswick Pearson, Andrew Walker
2020, 2021	Australian Championship cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022^[3]	Naseby	Dean Hewitt, Jay Merchant, Tanner Davis, Justin Grundy	Hugh Millikin, Matt Panoussi, Sean Hall, Derek Smith	Jonathan Imlah, Jordan Ensinger, Zach Boland, Emil Cooper
2023^[4]	Naseby	Dean Hewitt, Jay Merchant, Tanner Davis, Justin Grundy	Matt Panoussi, Gerald Chick, Derek Smith, Sam Williams	Hugh Millikin, Steve Johns, Mike Woloschuk, John Anderson
2024^[5]	Naseby	Dean Hewitt, Stephen Johns, Stephen Hewitt, Hugh Millikin	Sean Hall, Matt Panoussi, Derek Smith, Sam Williams	Ian Gagnon, Clive Webster, Bruce Freshwater, Ash Wood

(skips marked bold)

See also

• Australian Women's Curling Championship
• Australian Mixed Curling Championship
• Australian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
• Australian Junior Curling Championships
• Australian Senior Curling Championships
• Australian Wheelchair Curling Championship

Notes and References

1. News: Winter Olympics 2022: Australia qualifies curling team for Olympics for the first time at Beijing 2022. Fox Sports Australia. Lachlan. McKirdy. 11 December 2021.
2. https://curling.org.au/australian-nationals-mens-results/ Australian Nationals – Men’s Results – Australian Curling Federation
3. Web site: 2022 Australian National Championships . Curlingzone . en .
4. Web site: 2024 Australian National Championships . Curlingzone . en .
5. Web site: 2024 Australian National Championships. Curlingzone. May 18, 2024.