July 18, 2020
Bowls Victoria plans to alter its region structure from July next year, this will see the removal of the Bendigo Bowls Division, Campaspe Valley and potentially the Goldfields division as […]
July 14, 2020
Chermside Bowls Club’s grants & sponsorship director, Michael McMahon, says that his club has benefited greatly from the council grants which has given them the capital they needed to install […]
July 8, 2020
BCiB Australian Jackaroo Natasha Van Eldik and recently-retired inter- national teammate Karen Murphy are amongst 22 current and former Australian athletes named AIS-Lifeline Community Custodians for 2020-21. Now in its […]
July 2, 2020
Name: Athol SnookDate: 1942Unit: 100 Squadron RAAF Location: New Guinea Flying Officer Athol Snook was a survivor. In 1942, he spent 47 days at sea in a lifeboat sailing from […]
June 30, 2020
Story by Clare Hockey (Bowls VIC) Bowls Victoria’s Roll Up program is moving into its second year of existence in 2020. Thus far, we have seen 12 Hub clubs run […]
June 24, 2020
While it may be infeasible to travel internationally in the short term, as the Coronavirus restrictions continue to ease across the country domestic travel will be very much in vogue […]
June 22, 2020
Drive west along New Zealand’s state highway from Invercargill to Riverton, and you’ll pass by the turnoff to the settlement of Thornbury. One kilometre off the highway, Thornbury is a […]
June 20, 2020
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 University’s School of Medical and […]
June 18, 2020
Pumpkin Soup Ingredients 750 g jap pumpkin diced 250 g potatoes diced 2 onions diced medium 3 chicken stock cubes crumbled 3 1/2 cups water 250 ml thickened cream 1 […]
June 17, 2020
June 14, 2020
The Coronavirus will continue to keep our lives on hold until at least June, this will force most of us to stay home, but we can still go some way […]
June 11, 2020
By Bowls Australia In these difficult times, clubs are searching for ways to engage their members, keep them involved and, most importantly, make sure that when the current restrictions are […]
June 11, 2020
A good social media strategy can have a positive effect on sales as it increases the overall exposure of your club, and it can help you promote your club’s deals […]
May 1, 2020
Have you thought about how you will be marketing your club to new members after the lockdown has ended? The most important ingredient of any club is its members, but […]
April 30, 2020
We’ve put together a list of the four most picturesque bowls clubs you need to getaway to once travel restrictions are lifted in Australia. Mornington Bowling Club – Victoria Located […]
April 28, 2020
Bowls Australia (BA) is actively taking steps towards readdressing the gender balance in bowls, through the use of the Women in Bowls Working Party which met for the first time in Melbourne […]
April 20, 2020
The second Mildura All Abilities Regional Bowls Carnival was held on March, 5 with 45 students from Mildura Specialist School playing bowls in the morning and 18 adults participating in […]
April 18, 2020
What do we do when we are stuck indoors? We bake bread! Delicious, easy fresh cheese bread. Yum! Try and make our toppings too, especially if you have a lemon […]
April 16, 2020
BCiB Australian Jackaroo Ellen Ryan, who recently completed her journey to becoming a Retained Firefighter for Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW). With much of the world currently shrouded in uncertainty, […]
April 7, 2020
At some point you may have wondered what it would be like to be in prison, well thanks to the coronavirus we’re all going to experience prison like conditions as […]
April 2, 2020
Compulsory testing of in-car dog restraints and better education about the dangers of having pets loose in the car are needed to ensure the safety of drivers and pets, a […]
March 31, 2020
Youthful talent abounded at the Bowls Queensland Junior State Championship in Toowoomba from January, 19-24. Held across Toowoomba and North Toowoomba Bowls Clubs, players vied for the Fours, Triples, Pairs […]
March 30, 2020
We all know that lawn bowls can be strenuous – who has played bowls all day under the beating sun? Talk about stamina! Bowls is fun, available to all and […]
February 25, 2020
OVER 50,000 Australian military veterans live in communities affected by this season’s unprecedented bushfires and there is support available to them through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA), Minister for […]
February 21, 2020
New South Wales pair Corey Wedlock and Genevieve Delves have maintained their mantles as the top-ranked Australian male and female bowlers respectively following the end of the 2019 calendar year. […]
February 18, 2020
Bowls clubs and bowlers around the country continue to dig deep for Bowls Australia’s (BA) Bowls Disaster Relief Fund, with more than $25,000 raised since the start of January. Thornbury […]
February 15, 2020
Experts are warning that the Wuhan coronavirus (2019 nCoV) is now likely to become a pandemic that circles the globe, as cases continue to rise at an alarming rate. In […]
December 12, 2019
Do you need to convince your friends to join you on the green? Or maybe you’re just trying to educate them that bowls is not just the sport you play […]
December 10, 2019
BCiB Australian Jackaroos stalwart Karen Murphy has announced her international retirement, effective at the end of the year. Murphy, 44, made her debut for Australia as a 23-year-old at the […]
December 9, 2019
By Lachlan Williams BCiB Australian Jackaroo Aron Sherriff was one of the biggest winners as those involved in bowls across Australia celebrated the sport’s night of nights at Gold Coast’s […]
December 5, 2019
High intensity interval training (HIIT) may be doing more than just keeping you fit and strong – it may also help prevent age-related cognitive illnesses, such as dementia. A University of Queensland […]
December 5, 2019
By Domenic Favata BCiB Australian Jackaroos veteran Nathan Rice has announced his international retirement, effective at the end of the 2019 Multi-Nations. Rice, 40, made his debut for Australia in […]
December 2, 2019
Australia scored a mighty double at the World Singles Champion of Champions in Adelaide last month, when Victorian state teammates Kylie Whitehead and Lee Schraner reached the pinnacle of their […]
November 5, 2019
BY DOMENIC FAVATA The Jackaroos collective make-up for the 2019 Trans Tasman Test Series is beginning to take shape, with the disciplines confirmed for the previously announced Development team. As has […]
November 3, 2019
By Domenic Favata, Bowls Australia In a boost to the event, an Over-60’s component will be added to the annual Trans Tasman Test Series against New Zealand later this year. […]
November 1, 2019
By Tom Sharman Former Queensland police Sergeant Darryl Coventry is on a mission to create a national lawn bowling initiative which aims to provide support for both current and former […]
October 31, 2019
By Justin Sayson A competition to honour a great man and legend of bowls, the Greg Kelly Open Fours competition was played on September, 1. A year in the making, […]
October 29, 2019
Congratulations to UK pair Jamie Reynolds and David Leighfield for smashing the world record for longest marathon of indoor bowls singles with a new record of 32 hours. The Guinness […]
October 27, 2019
MEDIA RELEASE from World Bowls Two international representatives will join bowls immortality in Australia over the next seven days when the sport crowns this year’s men’s and women’s world singles […]
October 17, 2019
The face of lawn bowls for Victoria’s This Girl Can Campaign, Courtney Gabb, has been honoured with the 2019 Women in Sport Award at this year’s Women in Sport Breakfast. […]