Bowls NSW News Letter March 2022

Welcome to the mid-month March edition of the Bowls NSW Newsletter!   This month we preview the upcoming 2021 Women’s and Open Gender State Pennant Finals. Bowls NSW would like to thank our incredible host venues for their hard work and wish all competing teams good luck and good bowling! The NSW Government Grassroots Sport Fund is closing very soon! The grant provides $1,000 to eligible Clubs, Districts and Zones across New South Wales, so get your submissions in as soon as possible. Entries into the State Carnivals, State Over 40’s Pairs and BPL Cup Preliminary Rounds are open to bowlers, get your mates together and submit your team today. Additionally, the 2021 Women’s State Championship Draws have been released and are now available to view on our website and through BowlsLink. Want to win a brand new car? With KENO’s 30th Anniversary Promo, you could be driving away in a Volkswagen T-Cross! Read more to find out how.   Click here to read more

NSW Government Grassroots Sport Fund

Applications are still open for bowling clubs to receive a grant from the NSW Government Grassroots Sport Fund. The Grassroots Sport Fund will provide a one-off grant of up to $1,000 to around 12,500 eligible local clubs and associations across the State to assist them with recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 and the recommencement of community sport. Click here to read more about the Community Sport Recovery Package Guidelines How to Apply: To apply to receive a grant, clubs will need to complete the following survey: click here These eligibility assessments MUST be completed  ASAP.  All grant funding must be distributed before 31 March 2022. If you require assistance to complete the survey, please contact membership@bowlsnsw.com.au.   Click here to read more

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2021 Pennant Preview March 2021

The highly anticipated State Pennant Finals are upon us! Originally set for play in 2021, both the Women’s and Open Gender finals were rescheduled for March 2022 to give all 2021 qualifiers the chance to compete for a prestigious state pennant. After months of waiting, teams will take to the greens again, vying for the title of 2021 State Pennant champion. The action starts with the Women’s State Pennant Finals taking place at Forster Bowling Club and Sporties Tuncurry. Grades 1 and 3 kick things off from 18 - 20 March, followed immediately by Grades 2 and 4 who play from 21 - 23 March.  Commencing right after will be the Grades 1 - 7 Open Gender State Pennant Finals held at various bowling clubs across New South Wales. Entry into all of these events is free, and for those who can’t make it to clubs, matches across the Women’s State Pennant Finals and the Grade 1 Open Gender State Pennant Finals will be live-streamed through the Bowls NSW Facebook page. A detailed schedule of live-streamed matches can be viewed here. Bowls NSW would like to wish all pennant sides good luck and good bowling! In the lead-up to these finals, we’ve taken a look at our host venues and what they have to offer participants and spectators.   Click here to read more

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2022 State O40’S Pairs Entries Open

The much anticipated Bowls NSW State O40’s Pairs competition is back on and entries are now open! The State O40’s Pairs is an Open competition to any members aged between 40 and 59 years as of 7 October 2022. Players must be from the same club and teams can be either men, women or mixed. (A men’s sub-club and women’s sub-club of the one club are considered the same club). Qualifying play will be held at venues in every zone/region of NSW on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 May 2022, with qualifiers heading to the State Finals at Club Maitland City from 8 – 9 October 2022. Entry into the event is $52.00 per team. Entries can only be completed through the BowlsLink Entry Portal. Entries close on 11 April 2022.   Click here for more information

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2021 Women’s State Championship Draws Released

Draws for the 2021 Bowls NSW Women’s State Championships have officially been released! They can be viewed through the BowlsLink Portal and on the event webpage. The 2021 Women’s State Championships will take place from 30 March – 8 April at South Tamworth Bowling Club and West Tamworth Bowling Club. Matches will be live streamed through the Bowls NSW Facebook page, and a detailed schedule of live streamed matches will be available closer to the event date. For more information on how to navigate BowlsLink, visit the BowlsLink Administration Page and view our instructional videos. To view the 2021 Women’s State Championship Draws go online to: bowlsnsw.com.au Click here for more information

2022 BPL Cup Preliminary Rounds  Approaching

The 2022 BPL Cup preliminary rounds are just around the corner! Several clubs across NSW will act as host venues for the preliminary rounds, and players can find a list of these clubs and their qualifying dates here. For clubs interested in becoming a BPL Cup venue, EOI’s are still open! All you need to do is fill out the survey link.  The fun, fast and fresh format of the BPL Cup promises to be better than ever, so get your entries and EOI’s in today.   Click here to read more

Win 1 Of 5 Cars In Keno’s 30th Anniversary Promo!

Celebrate 30 years of Keno with Keno’s biggest promotion ever – exclusive to ClubsNSW clubs! You could be driving away from your local bowling club in a brand-new car thanks to Keno and ClubsNSW’s exclusive promotional event. To celebrate 30 years of the Keno game in the state’s clubs, Keno is giving away five Volkswagen T-Cross cars valued at over $30,000 between Sunday 13 March and Saturday 16 April.  Plus, winners who are club members will also take home a bonus $2,500. To enter, customers simply need to spend $10 or more on Keno during any of the weekly periods, then visit win.keno.com.au and fill out their ticket and contact details. Customers can enter as many times as they like. Each week, a winner will be randomly drawn from the weekly pool of entries and broadcast across screens in ClubsNSW venues. Keno will contact each winner directly to advise them of their win. “What better way to mark this enduring partnership between ClubsNSW and Keno than with one of the biggest promotions Keno has ever run, giving away five cars exclusively to players in NSW clubs,” says ClubsNSW CEO Josh Landis. “While the wait has been long, it will undoubtedly be worth it when you get the chance to drive away in one of the coolest cars on the market,” adds Tabcorp’s General Manager Keno, Terry Fowler. Plus, if your bowls club has one of the five car winners, it will score a venue performance package, inclusive of a Keno screen, wall decals, local area promotions, and more. This means loads more Keno fun could be coming your way. Look out for the promotion at your club and be sure to get your entries in before 16 April. And remember to Gamble Responsibly. Click here to continue reading