Field Doubles for Summerland Singles

"A record number of bowlers will compete in the annual Summerland Singles at the Cherry Street Ballina Bowling Club."
 Read the complete article here on The Northern Star web site.

Ballina Pairs Winners

"It was victory for the underdogs at Ballina's prestigious Summerland Pairs bowls tournament, with local bowlers Alf Boston and Allan Abbott claiming the title."

Read the complete article in The Northern Star web site. 

Ballina Summerland Series Pairs

The Ballina BC Summerland Series Pairs results are now available. Play commenced on Sunday 27th and continues until tomorrow Tuesday 29th December.

View the draw and results on the Cherry Street Sports web page.

Terrific Two Rewrite Record Books

 

"There are two very proud dads at Sawtell Bowling Club after they shared a piece of sporting history with their 10-year-old offspring."

View the complete article from The Coffs Coast Advocate.

"Heads Up" from Bowls Victoria

The latest edition of 'Heads Up' is now available. Another good article on a successful bowling club from the Fitzroy BC in Melbourne.

View the 23rd December issue here on the Bowls Victoria web site.

"Bowls Buzz"

The latest edition of "Bowls Buzz" from Bowls NSW is now available.

View the 22nd December edition here for details.

Barefoot Bowls in Canberra

"The popular Australian pastime of barefoot bowling has taken the younger generation by storm.
"It's huge, it's not only at this club but Australia wide," Turner RUC manager Jeremy Wilcox said."
Read the complete article here with thanks to The Canberra Times.

News from Hibbard - MBC

The news report from the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 20th December, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

Bowls NSW State Final Venues 2016

When you or your team / side win the Men's Zone Championship you can now plan for the state finals! Bowls NSW has announced the venues as follows for 2016.

NSW State Championship Finals Venues 2016

NSW Pennant Finals Venues 2016

News from Port City - MBC

The weekly news report from the Port City Men's Bowling Club for the week ending Sunday 20th December, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Colin Halls.

Lawn Bowls Bridges Generation Gap

Some quotes from the younger players:

"You get a bit of cheek from them, saying the young ones shouldn't be here, they're too good."

"There are quite a lot of laughs at first and people joking about how old I am, but they kind of respect me and think it's pretty cool that I'm playing something that most people wouldn't do," Jacob said.

View the full article and additional photos on the ABC News web site.

Ballina Summerland Series Draws

The annual 2015/16  $24,500 Summerland series singles and pairs will be held at the Ballina Bowls Club from Sunday 27 - Tuesday 29 December (Pairs) and Saturday 2 - Monday 4 January (Singles).

 Draws are now available. A great line up including some locals.

Pairs draw
Singles draw

Port City MBC Newsletter - December

The Port City Men's Bowling Club newsletter for December 2015 is now available with thanks to Colin Halls.

View the latest newsletter here.

Men's Grade 1 Pennant NSW

Bowls NSW has issued a news release with the draw for the new format applying to Grade 1 Pennant. Zone 14 teams are in various sections in the Northern Conference.

 

View the news release  and follow the link to the conference draws. Scroll down for the various sections and the draw.

News from Port City - MBC

The weekly news report from the Port City Men's Bowling Club for the week ending Sunday 13th December, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Colin Halls.

"Heads Up" - Bowls Victoria

The latest edition of 'Heads Up' is now available and contains some interesting articles.

The 'good news' story from Buninyong BC includes a quotation regarding their success ---", it’s all about creating and maintaining a strong club culture that promotes enjoyment of a great game, setting and communicating a clear vision for the club, but most importantly, engaging with our members so that the club is a place where people want to be.”

View the 11th December edition on the Bowls Victoria web site.

Game Changer

It was great to see that the West Dubbo Bowling Club has taken a proactive approach to bowls membership with a major reduction in fees as follows. Association fees are a major issue with many members and this should help with the retention of existing bowlers as well as attract new members. 

"GAME CHANGER - Club Dubbo will be introducing significantly lowered full bowling membership fees for 2016 / 17 (Starting 1st January 2016)

 

The fees will be reduced by up to $50 for the 2016/17 season with the club paying all Bowls NSW, WBA and District and Zone fees."

 

Men $20 (currently $70)

Women $20 (currently $65)

Junior $10 (currently $25)

 

View the Club's web site and Facebook pages.

Lawn Bowls Generation Gap

An interesting article regarding Junior Jack Attack.

View the article here from the ABC's news site.

News from Hibbard - WBC

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 9th December, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

Women's Bowls NSW E-News

The latest E-News from Women' Bowls NSW includes articles covering the 2015 Asia Pacific Championships, World Singles Champion of Champions + more.

View here for the newsletter dated the 3rd December.

News from Port City - WBC

The news report from the Port City Women's Bowling Club for the week ending Tuesday 8th December is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Barbara Standen, Publicity Officer.

Port City Women's BC Newsletter

The December 2015 monthly newsletter for the Port City Women's Bowling Club is now available.

View the newsletter with thanks to Barbara Standen.

News from Lake Cathie - WBC

The news report for the week ending Sunday 6th December, 2015 from the Lake Cathie Women's BC is now available.

Click here for the news report with thanks to Anne Wilson, Publicity Officer.

80th birthday celebration - see Anne's report for details

 

News from Kew - MBC

The news report from the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday the 6th December, 2015 is now available.

View the latest report with thanks to Brian Charters, the driving lead.

News from Port City - MBC

The weekly news report from the Port City Men's Bowling Club for the week ending Sunday 6th December, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Colin Halls.

Australian Open 2016

Entry into the world’s biggest and most lucrative open bowls event, the 2016 Australian Open, is set to launch next Monday, December 7, 2015. The open will be held from June 11 - 24 next year. View the newsletter dated the 4th December from Bowls Australia.

News from Hibbard - WBC

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 2nd December, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

News from Port City - WBC

The news report from the Port City Women's Bowling Club for the week ending Tuesday 1st December is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Barbara Standen, Publicity Officer.

"Bowls Buzz"

The latest edition of "Bowls Buzz" from Bowls NSW covers player and volunteer awards, Kempsey father and son team Aloha winners plus more.

View the 1st December edition here for details.

Zone 14 Membership by Club

The men's Zone 14 registered membership by club has now been updated to include data for October 2015. With thanks to Paul Russell, Zone 14, figures now show Oct 2014 and Oct 2015 to provide a direct comparison at the same time of the year.

The MNC shows a decline of 10% and is strongly influenced by the closure of West Coffs and Bellingen.

In the LNC the decline is minimal with many clubs increasing or maintaining their level of registered male bowlers.

View here for the full details with thanks to Paul.

News from Lake Cathie - WBC

The news report for the week ending Sunday 29th November from the Lake Cathie Women's BC is now available.

Click here for the news report with thanks to Anne Wilson, Publicity Officer.

News from Kew - MBC

The news report from the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday the 29th November, 2015 is now available.

View the latest report with thanks to Brian Charters, the driving lead.

Ballina Summerland Series

The annual 2015 / 2016 $24,500 Summerland series singles and pairs will be held at the Ballina Bowls Club from Sunday 27 - Tuesday 29 December (Pairs) and Saturday 2 - Monday 4 January (Singles). Always popular with many top players entering.

View the tournament details on the club's web site.

Pairs / Singles entry form from Cherry Street Sports.

"Heads Up" Newsletter from Bowls Victoria

The latest edition of "Heads Up" is now available.

Newsletter dated 27th November from Bowls Victoria.

Test Your Knowledge

The previous question was: "Can a team's coach go on the green to inspect the head prior to giving advise ?"

Polling showed the following results: Yes - 1 votes: Yes (if approved by the umpire) - 4 votes: No - 12 votes.

The majority were correct with the "No" vote. Refer law 44. The coach.....can give advice to a player during the course of play as long as: (law 44.4) "the person giving the advice does so from outside the boundaries of the green." No provision is given in the laws for the coach to go on the green of play.

No new question is posted at this time to "test your knowledge". If anyone has a question that may be of interest please email me on bmsmith26@gmail.com for a posting in the new year.

News from Hibbard - WBC

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 25th November, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

News from Port City - WBC

The news report from the Port City Women's Bowling Club for the week ending Tuesday 24th November is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Barbara Standen, Publicity Officer.

See Barbara's report for details and additional photos.

'Holding Shot' Newsletter from Bowls Australia

The November edition of 'Holding Shot' from Bowls Australia is now available.

'Bowls Buzz' from Bowls NSW

The November edition of the Bowls NSW newsletter "Bowls Buzz" is now available. Topics include live streaming, Australian Premier League, Board report plus more.

 

Click here for the latest edition on the Bowls NSW web site. Note that you can subscribe on the site to receive 'Bowls Buzz' by email.

News from Lake Cathie - WBC

The news report for the week ending Sunday 22nd November from the Lake Cathie Women's BC is now available.

Click here for the news report with thanks to Anne Wilson, Publicity Officer.

News from Kew - MBC

The news report from the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday the 22nd November, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Brian Charters, the driving lead.

News from Hibbard - MBC

The news report from the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 22nd November, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

Men's Zone 14 Minor Championships

The Zone 14 Champion of Club Champions Singles & Pairs semi finals and finals were played at Westport today.

 

Singles: Phil Dacre (Port City) defeated Howard Burrows (Kew) in the final.

Pairs: W. Malcolm & K. Rivett (Westport) defeated R. Host & B. Stirling in the final.

 

Many thanks to Dave Griffiths, Westport, for the results.

 

Photos from the semi finals.

 

Zone 14 web site - scroll down for draw & results.

 

Women's Bowls NSW E-News

The November 19, 2015 E-News includes the 2015 Champion of Champions, Volunteer of the Year Award, 2016 State Carnival plus more.

Women's Bowls NSW E-News

Bowls NSW State Championships - Final Day

"Aaron Teys (Warilla) has won the 2015 NSW Champion of Club Champions Singles title, beating Chris Herden (South Tamworth) 31 - 21 in the final at Port City Bowling Club."

Click here for the full article on the final.

Detailed scoring for all rounds is available on the Bowls NSW web site. Well done to Bowls NSW for their excellent reporting for these championships on the web!

Port Macquarie News article.
 
Click here for some photos from this morning's play in the semi finals.

News from Hibbard - WBC

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 18th November, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

News from Port City - WBC

The news report from the Port City Women's Bowling Club for the week ending Tuesday 17th November is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Barbara Standen, Publicity Officer.

Men's State Championships - Singles

The Bowls NSW Champion of Club Champions Singles commenced today under ideal weather conditions at the Port City BC. The first round of 16 and the quarter finals were completed with the following progressing to the semi-finals tomorrow (Thurs 19th) at 9:00 am.

Semi-Finals: Chris Herden (South Tamworth) vs. Darren Morrison (Terrigal) and Nathan Dawson (Kurri Kurri) vs. Aaron Teys (Warilla).

Click here for the Bowls NSW web sheet for details and scoring in the singles.