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June 28, 2019
Source: World Bowls Australia had a great time at the Asia Pacific Championship finals on Australia’s Gold Coast today winning three gold medals from the four finals. However New Zealand […]
June 27, 2019
Source: World Bowls All eyes will be on the Broadbeach Bowls Club in on Australia’s Gold Coast tomorrow when the last four Asia Pacific Championships gold medals will be decided. […]
June 25, 2019
Source: World Bowls There’s an old sports writer’s edict to ‘never lead with the weather’, but its influence on today’s play in the Asia Pacific Championships was so irritating, it […]
June 25, 2019
Source: World Bowls After last week’s postcard perfect Gold Coast weather, yesterday (June 24) was a reality check for the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, with a wild storm anchored just […]
June 20, 2019
Source: World Bowls THE next two days on Australia’s Gold Coast will reverberate to the excited strains of a bowls community poised to experience the best of the best, when […]
June 20, 2019
Source: World Bowls THE first epistle of this year’s Asia Pacific Championships in Australia has reached the business end with candidates only having today’s (June, 20) remaining rounds of men’s […]
June 19, 2019
This photo was taken on Saturday June 8, 2019 when bowlers from the Ballina RSL Men’s and Women’s Club played their last game on the Canal Road Greens. Photo: Elfo […]
June 18, 2019
Source: World Bowls The first stanza of this year’s Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Queensland rolled off in postcard perfect conditions today with a solid diet of men’s pairs and […]
June 7, 2019
It was never a guarantee that Lucas Protopapas would be able to walk. Being born diplegic cerebral palsy, his leg muscles were constricted. As he grew Lucas needed surgeries to […]
June 7, 2019
by Annette Gomez Whether you are running a sporting club or a business, one of the key areas to growth is attracting more people. While it may sound easy, this […]
June 7, 2019
Campaigning for the recent federal elections resulted in much debate, often heated, about how the superannuation system will operate and be taxed going forward. In particular, opportunities to make contributions […]
June 3, 2019
By Greg Danvers On Sunday June 9, 2019 the very LAST game of lawn bowls will be played at Ballina RSL Bowling Club after Ballina RSL Club Limited made the […]
May 7, 2019
By Bronwyn Slatter Disability Sport and Recreation (DSR) and the Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (VPRS) recently invited Bowls Victoria to participate in the DSR Kids Hospital Sports Program at the […]
April 10, 2019
Weeks spent in rehab and transferring hospitals couldn’t deter Les Gilbert from a return to the bowling green. Six weeks after breaking his hip, the 96-year-old returned to Encounter Bay […]
April 4, 2019
Irish international Gary Kelly and New Zealand superstar Jo Edwards are the new World Cup indoor singles champions. The World Cup Indoor Championships held March, 5-19 at the Warilla Bowls […]
April 3, 2019
It was a great turnout for the NSW Master Builders Bowls Club annual charity bowls day on March 15 helping raise funds for the Westmead Children’s Hospital. Held at the […]
April 3, 2019
After a newspaper advertisement calling for expressions of interest to form a bowls club in the western suburbs in 1918, to celebrating 100 years of trade, Graceville Bowls Club celebrated […]
March 9, 2019
With sides featuring some of Australia’s best bowlers this year’s Phil Bushby Shield drew a crowd. Played in honour of one of NSW’s first ever professional bowls players, the shield […]
February 2, 2019
Women who drink a daily cuppa are more likely to be physically active, University of Queensland researchers have found. The School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences found that women […]
January 20, 2019
How often have you gone for a roll up without any form of sun protection? Skin damage can occur in less than 15 minutes. We all need that fix of […]
January 17, 2019
Surrounded by champions amateur bowler Russell Bates fended them off to win the $50,000 prize at the Everest of Bowls Competition.
January 5, 2019
It took five years but Myponga Bowls Club are celebrating the installation of their new synthetic green. Now they're preparing to host more competitions.
October 26, 2018
Story by Bowls Australia As part of Bowls Australia’s (BA) ongoing research on what makes an elite bowler, Dr. Fraser Carson from Deakin University has completed a report on the […]
October 26, 2018
Here in Mackay and North Queensland we have just experienced one of the most magnificent winter periods of weather on record. Historically, it is our “dry season” but this year, […]
October 26, 2018
Australian Jackaroos Rebecca Van Asch and Aaron Teys claimed the 2018 Australian Indoor Championships titles at Tweed Heads Bowls Club after four days of battle which culminated in a day […]
October 12, 2018
The NSW State Reserves side were crowned the champions of the Inaugural Soldiers Point Classic contested at Soldiers Point Bowling Club.
September 24, 2018
Bowlers from around the Hunter River District partook in the celebrations for Kurri Kurri Women’s Bowling Club’s 90th birthday. The club, which was founded in 1928 is the oldest women’s […]
September 20, 2018
An absolutely stunning spring day was turned on by the weather gods for the 2018 SA Super League Grand Final. The day began with the crowning of the 2018 Andrew […]
September 17, 2018
Bowls Australia’s Board has approved an important amendment to the sport’s Artificial Devices Policy, specifically relating to the use of a Bowlers Arm device. The critical change to the Policy […]
September 10, 2018
After more than 149 years of bowling Sydney’s oldest lawn bowls club in inner-city Balmain says it has serious concerns about the cripplingly high rates and ongoing maintenance costs the […]
September 10, 2018
Prior to the Great War, Peterborough was one of the busiest single-track railways in the world. The locomotive depot worked around the clock, with men employed in all aspects of […]
August 29, 2018
More than 200 people attended the reopening of the $7m Playford facility with members of the merged Elizabeth and Munno Para bowling clubs celebrating a new beginning. The Playford Bowling […]
August 24, 2018
Dave and Jo Edwards had a fantastic time with fellow bowlers in the Cook Islands recently. Dave wrote a diary during his stay which made us want to go after […]
August 20, 2018
Warilla High School emerged as winners of the 2018 NSW Combined High Schools (CHS) Bowls Triples Championships finals held at Glenbrook Panthers Bowling Club from June, 13-14. This year’s win […]
August 17, 2018
Since the beginning, Broadbeach Bowls Club boss Barry Gilbert and his wife Colleen have striven to ensure the club remains a showpiece venue for their sport by maintaining a high […]
August 17, 2018
Board members of both the Blayney Bowling Club and Newstead Bowling Club say the planned amalgamation of the two clubs will still happen. There were rumours the Blayney club pulled […]
August 13, 2018
Are you stretching before games? While bowls may be a low impact sport, players can still benefit greatly from stretching before a roll up. Professor Tony Blazevich from Edith Cowan […]
August 10, 2018
With Pennant season well underway, I thought it might be interesting to ask club members for their reaction to arm bowlers competing at the top divisions in Pennants. My experience […]
August 9, 2018
While synthetic greens are a cost-effective bowling green solution, they still require regular maintenance to help curb the growth and spread of algae, moulds and organic matter that can cause […]
August 6, 2018
By Steve Glasson The Welsh 10-Nations event came to a dramatic conclusion, with the Australian Jackaroos undoubtedly the best-performed nation with a swag of medals of all varieties, including half […]