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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. […]
October 17, 2019
By Michelle Taylor Alstonville pair Rodney McCabe and Peter Taylor have taken out the 2019 NSW Champion of Club Champions Pairs title, winning a gripping final at South Tamworth Bowling […]
October 17, 2019
Two of Australia’s teenage lawn bowls stars are donning the green and gold for the first time at the 2019 Trans Tasman Test Series. Both Queensland representatives, Kira Bourke, 17 […]
October 1, 2019
Your chance to bowl and bask in Fiji. The Suva Bowling Club is in the beautiful island of Viti Levu in Fiji situated along the waterfront of Central Suva. The […]
September 27, 2019
Bowls NSW has stated that “the requirement to be male in gender to register with Bowls NSW under the Bowls NSW Constitution and Regulations will be removed.” This allows any member clubs and affiliated sub-clubs to register a person of any gender as Member or registered player and will be able to compete in Association events.
September 23, 2019
The Carrum Bowling Club’s foresight to purchase a defibrillator unit has paid off, after its members used it to save the life of a passing cyclist. When Carrum Bowling Club […]
September 16, 2019
Bowls will see radio and tv coverage expanded thanks to a new five-year extension inked between Crocmedia and Bowls Australia. via Bowls.com.au The deal, signed with Crocmedia’s production arm Rainmaker […]
September 16, 2019
BY KALON HUETT Proactive members of Somerville Bowling Club recently helped save a player’s life in a medical emergency at Mt Eliza Bowling Club, during the Grand Final between Mount Martha […]
August 27, 2019
Two of Australia’s independent bowls testing operators, Barry Cox from ‘The Bowls Doctor’ in Queensland, and Greg Sherman from ‘The Bowling Arm’ in Victoria, have found that there has been […]
August 22, 2019
SOLDIERS Point Ladies Bowling Club are celebrating 60 years of bowls. Much has changed since the Soldiers Point ladies first started bowling back in 1956. Now the days of wearing […]
August 18, 2019
BY AIDAN DAVIS South Australia’s Torrensville Bowling Club’s highly anticipated under-cover bowls facility, which has been under-construction for the best part of 12-months, will be officially unveiled on August 2. The […]
August 15, 2019
By Justin Sayson Not many sports allow you to play with and compete against your parents. For the step-dad/step-son combo, Steve Sullivan and Simon McDonald and mother/daughter pair Heather and […]
August 13, 2019
By David Johnson The beginning The second Queensland State Arm Bowling Championships at Musgrave Hill Bowls Club on April, 27 attracted 62 entrants and provided some unexpected results in both […]
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 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 […]