Test Your Knowledge

The last question was: In a 25 up singles tournament a player scores 4 on the last end to win 27-23. What is the margin? The choices were 4 shots (reflecting the actual scoring in the game) or 2 shots if the recorded score is 25 - 23.

Women's Bowls NSW Fees

Women's Bowls NSW has announced their affiliation fees for 2015 / 2016 with a modest increase of $1.00 for the year.

Click here for details on the Women's Bowls NSW web site.

Port City WBC Weekly News

After all the rain we received over the Australia weekend we were quite surprised to get the games in on Tuesday. President Barbara welcomed 34 members and also a visitor Lorraine Stuart. We hope you enjoyed your first game with us Lorraine.

Zone 14 Membership Summary

Paul Russell, Zone 14 State Councillor, has kindly provided his summary of membership by branch for our Zone.

As Paul stated in his earlier report "the latest registration list for 2014 /15 was only down by 16 members." against 3000 for the whole state. Hopefully through the new Model, Aloha Bowls, Jack Attack - and various other strategies- the figures will reverse in years to come."

Click here to view the detailed listing by branch for the period 2003 - 2014 that will be of interest to bowlers in Zone 14.

News from Port City

The news report from the Port City Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 25th January is now available thanks to Colin Halls.

The home of the Port City Koalas

News from Hibbard

The news report from the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 25th January is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

New Laws of the Sport of Bowls

The following is an excerpt from a Bowls Victoria newsletter regarding the new Laws with some clarifications you may find of interest.

 

Men's LNC Trials

Details of the 2015 LNC Representative Trials to be held on Saturday 14th February at Port City are now available.

Click here for full details, including all teams, on the Zone 14 web site.

Port City WBC Weekly News

 

In the absence of President Barbara, who was playing at Lake Cathie, Vice President Carol welcomed 48 ladies to play District Triples; we also had 22 social bowlers. The weather didn’t look very promising but then the sun came out and we managed to get the full games in.

News from Hibbard

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 21st January is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

News from Westport

The news report from the Westport Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 18th January is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Tony Kimber.

HHD Winners

Here are the winning Port City teams from the Women's District Senior and Open Fours. Many thanks to Ann Butlin for the photos.

HHD Senior Fours (L-R) Margaret Walsh, Pat Light, Lyn Zahra, Shirley Devine

HHD Open Fours (L-R) Judy Brady, Carol Bowman, Barbara Barratt, Debbie Amor

HHD Championships

The Hastings Haven District Women's Bowling Association fours competitions have now been completed. Thanks to Ann Butlin, District Publicity Officer, for this informative report. 

Hastings Haven District championships for 2015 have now begun.

News from Port City

The news report from the Port City Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 18th January is now available thanks to Colin Halls.

News from Hibbard

The news report from the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 18th January is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

Women's Bowls NSW Newsletter

The latest edition of the Women's Bowls NSW E-News dated 16th January is now available -click here to view.

Test Your Knowledge

The last question was 'A bowl delivered on the correct bias on another rink will make contact with the mat. You should -' stop the bowl / lift the mat / take no action. 75% voted to stop the bowl.

The correct answer is that you should lift the mat - Law 19.2.5 states "--- any player on the rink on which the mat is being used can lift it so that the bowl can pass then replace the mat in its original position".

The new question concerns singles tournament scoring with winners decided on wins and margin.

Port City WBC Weekly News

 

Another hot & humid day on Tuesday for our ladies social bowls, and 52 players took to the greens. We welcomed back President Barbara and Secretary Judy after their cruise, and they assured us they had a wonderful time.

New Law Book

It would appear that the new 'Laws of the Sport of Bowls' is now available.

Click here for details on the Bowls Australia web site.

News from Hibbard

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 14th January is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

News from Kew

The news report from the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 11th January is now available.

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

News from Port City

The news report from the Port City Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 11th January is now available thanks to Colin Halls.

The home of the Port City Koalas

News from Hibbard

The news report from the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 11th January is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

Inside Bowls Magazine

The official world magazine for bowls  'Inside Bowls' is now available. There are some interesting Australian articles as well as international items.

Click here to view the latest edition.

Port City WBC Weekly News

 

Back to Bowls on Tuesday and Vice President Gail welcomed 46 eager players. She gave new bowler Sandy Mahon a warm welcome and also a visitor from Maroochydore Elizabeth Schroeder. It was also great to see Barbara Campbell back after her long vacation.

News from Westport

The news report from the Westport Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 4th January is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Tony Kimber.

Tony has also forwarded a copy of the January edition of the 'Westport Bowler' with details of the Men's & Women's programmes for 2015 plus more. Click here to view.

Open Bowls Policy

Bowls Australia has produced a statement in regards to Open Bowls in Australia

Open Bowls is defined as a competition that does not discriminate based on gender, age, religion, race, culture, disability or any other trait. For example, where a competition allows for both genders to participate in an event concurrently, open competition does not need to be staged.
Victoria has had Open Bowls for some time and I believe SA has recently introduced this policy.

Click here for the news release from Bowls Australia.

News from Hibbard

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 7th January is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

Port City WBC Newsletter January 2015

 

Happy New Year Everyone

Welcome back to bowls – hope you have all had a very happy Christmas break

Our Christmas Break-up Party was very successful, the meal was delicious, orange juice, wine, chrissy pud – all good. Congratulations to everyone who entertained us – excellent as usual.

Merimbula-Imlay on the attack

Here is an article covering Merimbula-Imlay (Club Sapphire), who are taking a proactive approach to their bowls activities and membership, that will be of interest.

"The road to recovery looks positive for Club Sapphire who has attracted 50 new members in the past 18 months and they are constantly coming up with new ideas to keep membership on the incline."

Click here for the article from Bowls Australia

Glasser wins Singles

The final of the Summerland Series singles was played yesterday, Sunday, at the Ballina BC. Ray Glasser (Paradise Point) took out the title defeating Ryan Bester (Broadbeach)  31 - 30. Greg Kelly, Tweed Heads BC, reported the score was 30 - 30 going into the final end!

Click here for the complete scoring of the series in both the pairs and singles.

News from Port City

The news report for the Port City Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 4th January is now available thanks to Colin Halls.

The home of the Port City Koalas

News from Hibbard

The news report from the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending 4th January, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

New for 2015

A new feature, or 'gadget' as it is called in Blogger, has been added to the 'Latest Bowls News' web blog. You can now register to receive an email notification ,usually the next day, when a new posting is added to this site. See the link on the right under the Bowls Photos slideshow to register.

If you want to cancel out later it is very easy to unsubscribe to the email notice.

Test your Knowledge

The last question concerned a short bowl - "A delivered bowl comes to rest 13.5 metres from the mat. Is it still a live bowl?" The answer is 'no'. The minimum length is 14 metres as measured in a straight line from the centre of the mat to the nearest point on the bowl. (refer law 27.1.3)

The new question concerns a bowl, on the correct bias, from a neighbouring rink that will make contact with the mat.

Until such time as the new law book is available reference will be made to the existing 2nd edition.