Heads Up E-News

The 30th June 2017 edition of "Heads Up" is now available from Bowls Victoria. Topics include the Australian Open plus more. I'd suggest the new tees will be popular! - see details on the site with additional sayings.

View the latest edition here on the Bowls Victoria web site.

Bowls NSW Rookies

"The Bowls NSW Rookies is open to players who have been playing bowls for less than 30 months. To be eligible to enter you must not have been a bowler with any club (anywhere in the world) before 1 April 2015."

Zone qualifying rounds will be held in August with Zone 14 at Nambucca Heads.

View details here on the Bowls NSW web site.

Bowls Connect E-News

"Welcome to another edition of Bowls Connect, Bowls Australia's fortnightly newsletter.

What an exciting fortnight it has been in the bowls world! We've witnessed another Australian Open event on the Gold Coast, which saw 18 individuals/teams claim the nation's most coveted titles and a slice of $250,000 prize-money."

View the latest edition of Bowls Connect here on the Bowls Australia web site.

Australian Open Survey

As part of our annual review process, we would invite you, as one of 2,000+ participants of the event, to complete our post-event survey.

View the latest news release here on the Bowls Australia web site.

Bowls Buzz E-News

The June 2017 edition of "Bowls Buzz" from Bowls NSW is now available.

Some articles of interest may include the Umpire News, Applications for host clubs for 2018 and the June board report.

View the latest edition of the newsletter here on the Bowls NSW web site.

News from Port City - MBC

The news report from the Port City Men's Bowling Club for the week ending Sunday 25th June, 2017 is now available.

View the report below with thanks to Colin Halls.

News from Hibbard - MBC

The news report from the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 25th June, 2017 is now available.

View the latest report below with thanks to Paul Sloane.

News from Hibbard - WBC

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Sunday 25th June, 2017 is now available.

View the latest report below with thanks to Paul Sloane.

News from Lake Cathie - WBC

The news report for the week ending Sunday 25th June, 2017 from the Lake Cathie Women's BC is now available.

The latest report follows with thanks to Liz Fuller.

Port Macquarie Mixed Pairs - Final Results.

The weather cleared and this popular tournament finished today, Sunday, under sunny skies.

Click here for the final results with many thanks to Paul Webster, Port City.

Click here for some photos taken during the tournament.

Port Macquarie Mixed Pairs Day 2

Play continued today in the Port Macquarie Mixed Pairs with all players changing clubs in the new format this year to rotate through the 3 clubs. The fine weather has continued with sunshine to warm up the winter day.

View some additional photos here Photos of the group playing at Hibbard today have been added to the album.

Scoring for all teams below with thanks to Paul Webster, Port City.  Gremlins have been banned! 

Port Macquarie Mixed Pairs

 The annual Port Macquarie Mixed Pairs commenced today under ideal winter weather for bowls. With play at Hibbard, Port City and Westport this popular tournament includes many visitors.

View some additional photos here of the groups playing at Port City and Hibbard today.

See below for scoring after day 1 with many thanks to Paul Webster, Port City

Note: Revised scoring after day 1. Paul advised this morning (Saturday) that "Gremlins got into the system yesterday afternoon". Apologies to all - Corrected version follows.

Australian Open Final Day

"Nathan Pedersen has claimed the sport’s most coveted national title and reaffirmed himself as one of the most promising young prospects at just 22 years of age."

View the latest news release here on the Bowls Australia web site.

The Roll Up E-News

The 23rd June edition of "The Roll Up" from Women's Bowls NSW is now available.

"Congratulations to NSW bowler Ellen Ryan, who has thoroughly displayed her fine form, as she has claimed the Women's Singles title for the second time, earned second place in the Women's Fours with Karen Murphy, Kay Moran and Julie Keegan, and is set to compete in the Women's Pairs final with Julie Keegan this afternoon."

View the latest edition here on the Women's Bowls NSW web site.

Australian Open Day 13

"Josh Thornton and Barrie Lester have claimed the 2017 Australian Open Men's Pairs in an exciting final against Australian Jackaroos Wayne Ruediger and Scott Thulborn."

View the latest news release here  on the Bowls Australia web site.

Zone 14 has details of players in the Zone progressing to date - click here to view.

Australian Open Day 12

"The first set of Australian Open finals to be broadcast LIVE on Fox Sports 505 have been decided today at Club Helensvale in front of a packed house.
A mouth-watering Women's Singles encounter between some of the tournaments most in form players, the 2015 Australian Open Singles Champion Ellen Ryan and Club Helensvale's Georgia White was pencilled in."

View the latest news release here  on the Bowls Australia web site.

Zone 14 has details of players in the Zone progressing to date - click here to view.

News from Port City - WBC

The news report from the Port City Women's Bowling Club for the week ending Tuesday 20th June, 2017 is now available.

View the report below with thanks to Gail Carmody, Publicity Officer.

Past Presidents' Day at Port City

Australian Open Day 11

"It was moving day at the World's Biggest Bowls Festival, as the semi-finals of the Men's Singles and Pairs, as well as the quarter-finals of the Women's Pairs were decided."

View the latest news release here  on the Bowls Australia web site.

Zone 14 has details of players in the Zone progressing to date - click here to view.

Australian Open Day 10

"It was a big day for competitors with three rounds of Women's Fours, Men's Pairs, Over-60s Men's Pairs and Bowlers with a Disability; the last two of which commenced their Australian Open campaigns with sectional rubbers."

View the latest news release here  on the Bowls Australia web site.

Zone 14 has details of players in the Zone progressing to date - click here to view.

News from Port City - MBC

The news report from the Port City Men's Bowling Club for the week ending Sunday 18th June, 2017 is now available.

View the report below with thanks to Colin Halls.

News from Hibbard - MBC

The news report from the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 11th June, 2017 is now available.

View the latest report below with thanks to Paul Sloane.

News from Hibbard - WBC

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Sunday 18th June, 2017 is now available.

View the latest report below with thanks to Paul Sloane.

News from Lake Cathie - WBC

The news report for the week ending Sunday 18th June, 2017 from the Lake Cathie Women's BC is now available.

The latest report follows with thanks to Liz Fuller.

Australian Open - Day 9

"Ellen Ryan is just two wins away from becoming the second women to claim multiple Australian Open singles title after securing passage through to the semi-finals today."

View the latest news release here  on the Bowls Australia web site.

Zone 14 has details of players in the Zone progressing to date - click here to view.

Port City Grade 6 & 7 Tournament

The $7,800 Grade 6 & 7 two bowls triples tournament was completed  today at Port City. Congratulations to Dave Stamel and team with an impressive 8 wins and a margin of 68 shots.

Additional details of the winning teams are available on the Port City Bowls web site - click here to view.

Many thanks to Paul Webster, Port City, for the results. Today's results follow below.

Australian Open Day 8

"It was a dark day for the former champions and international raiders looking to secure a slice of the sizeable prize purse on offer in the blue-ribbon men’s singles event of the 2017 Australian Open."

View the latest news release here  on the Bowls Australia web site.

Zone 14 has details of players in the Zone progressing to date - click here to view.

Port City Grade 6 & 7 Tournamant Day 2

The $7,800 Grade 6 & 7 two bowls triples Tournament continued today at Port City. Not the best weather but games 4 - 6 were successfully completed.

View the results here for progressive scores and the draw for tomorrow's (Sunday)  2 games.

Many thanks to Paul Webster, Port City, for the results. Today's results follow below.

Australian Open Day 7

The Australian Open is progressing with day 7 completed on Friday 16 June.

View the latest news release here  on the Bowls Australia web site.

Zone 14 has details of players in the Zone progressing to date - click here to view.

Port City Men's Tournament

The $7,800 Grade 6 & 7 two bowls triples Tournament commenced today at Port City. With 3 games today (Friday) & Saturday and 2 and Sunday this has proven to be a well attended competition. 

View the results here for games 1 to 3 and the draw for tomorrow's (Saturday) 3 games.

Many thanks to Paul Webster, Port City, for the results. Today's results follow below.

Heads Up E-News

The 16th June 2017 edition of Heads Up from Bowls Victoria is now available.

View the latest edition here on the Bowls Victoria web site.

News from Westport - WBC

The news report from the Westport Women's BC for the week ending Sunday 18th June, 2017 is now available.

The report follows with thanks to Kaye Stingel, Publicity Officer.

Australian Open - Day 6

"Warning shots as big guns start to fire

A star-studded rink skipped by Australian Jackaroo Aaron Wilson headlines today’s men’s fours qualifiers at the 2017 Australian Open, as most of the favourites emerge unscathed."

View the latest news release here  on the Bowls Australia web site.
Zone 14 has details of players in the Zone progressing to date - click here to view.

Port City Men's June Newsletter

The Port City Men's Bowling Club newsletter for June 2017 is now available with thanks to Colin Halls.


 The latest newsletter follows.

Australian Open - Day 5

"Stars set to collide in knockout

Hopefully we have seen the last of the rain because the quality of matches we have in the coming days will be worthy of finals"

View the latest news release here  on the Bowls Australia web site.
Zone 14 has details of players in the Zone progressing to date - click here to view.

NSW State Junior Championships

2017 NSW State Junior Championships Sunday 9-Monday 10 July, 2017.
Sponsored & Hosted by Warilla Bowls & Rec Club

View the news release here with the draws on the Bowls NSW web site.

Ken Howard Memorial Tournament

Soggy yet defiant, the bowlers played cat and mouse with the rain in the 41^st Ken Howard Memorial Bowls Carnival at the Nambucca Heads Club.

View the complete article here in the Guardian News

News from Port City - WBC

The news report from the Port City Women's Bowling Club for the week ending Tuesday 13th June, 2017 is now available.

View the report below with thanks to Gail Carmody, Publicity Officer.

Australian Open - Day 4

 "Re-scheduled matches following Tuesday, June 13

Following the persistent rain today, the following sections and/or matches were not completed today:"

View the latest news release here regarding the re-scheduling and click here for the report on day 4 on the Bowls Australia web site.

Zone 14 has details of players in the Zone progressing to date - click here to view.

Bowls Connect E-News

"Welcome to another edition of Bowls Connect, Bowls Australia's fortnightly newsletter.

What an enormous fortnight it has been in the sport of bowls. We've had two international events run and won on our shores, in the 2017 Trans Tasman and 2017 Gold Coast Multi-Nations events, both staged on the Gold Coast. Australia did particularly well at both events, as you will read below."

View the 13th June edition here on the Bowls Australia web site.

Australian Open - Day 3

"Final few casualties fall in Men's Singles, as women kick off.

Men's Singles sectional's wrap up!"

View the latest news release here on the Bowls Australia web site.

Australian Open - Day 2

"Wet n' Wild day at the Australian Open!

As the rain falls so do some of the sports biggest names."

View the latest release here on the Bowls Australia web site.

News from Lake Cathie - WBC

The news report for the week ending Sunday 11th June, 2017 from the Lake Cathie Women's BC is now available.

The latest report follows with thanks to Liz Fuller.

News from Port City - MBC

The news report from the Port City Men's Bowling Club for the week ending Sunday 11th June, 2017 is now available.

View the report below with thanks to Colin Halls.

Australian Open Day 1

"Usual suspects progress as the Australian Open kicks off!

The coveted Men's Singles kicked off proceedings on day one of the Australian Open, and it was relatively smooth sailing for many of the top players in this year's field."

View the latest news release here on the Bowls Australia web site.

News from Westport - WBC

The news report from the Westport Women's BC for the week ending Sunday 11th June, 2017 is now available.

The report follows with thanks to Kaye Stingel, Publicity Officer.

Australian Open News

"The third instalment of the Australian Open on the sunny Gold Coast has arrived. We have an exciting 14 days ahead of us in what promises to be the biggest and best Australian Open to date."

View the latest release here on the Bowls Australia web site.

The Roll Up - E-News

"Welcome to the twenty-fifth issue of the Women’s Bowls NSW newsletter The Roll Up. The time of year is fast approaching, when a total of 54 selected Country and City players come up against each other in a friendly rivalry that is fiercely contested. Last year marked the end of the Country team's reign, who went in steady with a fourth consecutive win in mind but suffered a three test loss to the determined and invigorated City team."
View the latest edition here on the Women's Bowls NSW web site.

News from Kew

The news reports from the Kew BC are available on the Club's web site.

View here.

Australian Open News

"What you need to know in preparation for the Australian Open!

In today's (Wed. 7 June) AO Scoop, we look at some more important player information, including part 1 of a brief summary of the Conditions of Play for the event."

View the news release here on the Bowls Australia web site.