The ChooseCBR voucher scheme has overcome a system glitch to provide $7000 worth of discounts to local Canberrans on it’s first day of operation.

Wednesday morning the website was working slowly amid a large spike in activity, but the ACT government were confident it could handle the surge.

The Harmonie German Club general manager, Paul Berger has said it was a slow start for the club, but they were very happy to be a part of the scheme.