"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.
Thursday, 31 December 2015
Wednesday, 30 December 2015
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.
Monday, 28 December 2015
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.
View the draw and results on the Cherry Street Sports web page.
Sunday, 27 December 2015
Terrific Two Rewrite Record Books
View the complete article from The Coffs Coast Advocate.
Thursday, 24 December 2015
"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.
View the 23rd December issue here on the Bowls Victoria web site.
Wednesday, 23 December 2015
"Bowls Buzz"
The latest edition of "Bowls Buzz" from Bowls NSW is now available.
View the 22nd December edition here for details.
View the 22nd December edition here for details.
Tuesday, 22 December 2015
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.
"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.
Monday, 21 December 2015
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.
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
NSW State Championship Finals Venues 2016
NSW Pennant Finals Venues 2016
Sunday, 20 December 2015
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.
Click here for the report with thanks to Colin Halls.
Friday, 18 December 2015
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.
"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.
Thursday, 17 December 2015
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
Draws are now available. A great line up including some locals.
Pairs draw
Singles draw
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
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.
View the latest newsletter here.
Tuesday, 15 December 2015
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.
Sunday, 13 December 2015
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.
Click here for the report with thanks to Colin Halls.
Saturday, 12 December 2015
"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.
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.
Friday, 11 December 2015
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.
Thursday, 10 December 2015
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.
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.
View here for the newsletter dated the 3rd December.
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
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.
Click here for the report with thanks to Barbara Standen, Publicity Officer.
Monday, 7 December 2015
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.
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
Sunday, 6 December 2015
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.
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.
Click here for the report with thanks to Colin Halls.
Saturday, 5 December 2015
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. |
Thursday, 3 December 2015
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.
Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
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.
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.
View the 1st December edition here for details.
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
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.
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.
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