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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 […]
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 […]
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
Story by Brian Kearney, Nicola Baldwin and Bowls VIC Paul Kearney started his bowls journey in his 20s after having to face the fact he wasn’t likely to ever “cut […]