We came to Port Germein on the coast of the Spencer Gulf hoping for some cooler weather. Not so. It's 41°! No roll-up for us! We're staying at the Port Germein Caravan Park. It's adjacent to the club. Our caravan is 70 steps from the clubhouse. It looks like a bowling club! They tell us Neville Leue is the best bowler around. His father was just as good. Akky was watering the grass when we arrived. He told us to come back at 3:30 for Friday drinks. They are very proud

We're staying a night in Murray Bridge. There are a couple of clubs within a short distance so we thought we'd visit them all. The first was Jervois. The town is pronounced "Jervoice". They were playing Thursday Ladies Pennants against nemesis Tailem Bend. We visited there earlier today. Neil and Derek looked after the Jervois bar. We had a good chat with them. It's a nice, modern clubhouse. The wheel is decorated in Jervois colours. They've had lots of Pennant succe

So we're on our way back to WA! We've done regional Victoria (we'll nearly) and started our long western trek in Serviceton. Actually there was some confusion about whether Serviceton is in Vic or SA but we were proudly told by the locals it's in Victoria so its really our last in Regional Victoria!. They did say though the territory is disputed. It's a pretty little clubhouse . With lots of good memories on the wall. Members who have passed Jean's been chatting on Me

We're staying eleven days in Charlton (by mistake). We'd met Mark Hamley at Kerang Golf last year and he told us to look him up when we're here. He invited us to the Harness races. FRIDAY It looks like most bowls clubhouses we go to with bowls paraphernalia everywhere. It was opened in 1965. Mal enjoyed the long verandah out front. The Croquet green is at the end. There are two nice-looking grass greens. The lights overhang. It's the G.H. Parish Green. TUESDAY Mark

We met some guys from Wycheproof on Tuesday when they played Mid-week Pennants at Donald . They invited us our to see the State Singles there on Sunday. Wycheproof has a nice little clubhouse with bowls photos everywhere. Polly's Palace is a nice shady outdoor area with a barbecue. They remember passed members with their badges. The framing is donated by Audrey in memory of Jack Taylor. That's nice. They made a seat from old bowls. The club flag unfurls. There were player

We had a ball in Quambatook then dejectedly left to come to Donald via Birchip to see the two Donald clubs. Donald Golf and Bowls Club BIRCHIP We stopped in at Birchip on our way. It was all closed up. DONALD BOWLING CLUB Then we popped in to Donald Bowling Club where they were playing Pennants against Wycheproof - one of the two regional Victorian clubs we haven't yet done. We'll be there on Sunday. They have a great welcome sign out the front. It's one of the few grass gr

We stayed a couple of nights at Sea Lake then drove to Quambatook to see the bowling club. On our way we stopped at Culgoa And Berriwillock but there didn't seem to be much going on there. We're told by Quambatook people there is a green in Berriwillock so we'll have to go back and find it. It's a very bowlsy clubhouse. With nice old success photos. Meryl and Sandra were busy making lunch. They invited us to join in. Out the side is a nice concrete outdoor area. Tod

We've been in the town of Sea Lake for three days but we've been sweltering in 45° heat. Today, Saturday it's back down to 20° so we ventured out to the Sea Lake Bowling Club for a look. It's a nice old clubhouse run by volunteers. With lots of nice photos, pennants and trophies. Club Secretary Jennifer was here cleaning the clubhouse. We had a great chat about all things bowls. She asked us to take a photo of her late husband Ralph who was the World Blind Bowls Champion

Mal phoned President Darryl yesterday to find out about social bowls. Daryl said it's Harvest time so there's no bowls on but we were welcome to come for a rollup.. We saw the tiny little clubhouse through the window. We met Matt and Neil who were looking for a rollup as well. They didn't have their bowls with them so once the found out where the mats and jacks were they left. The clubhouse was opened in 1986. There's a nice under cover outdoor area. We found the mats a

So it being Chrissy we haven't had much bowls lately but today we're at Warracknabeal for a Wednesday morning game. It's usually afternoon but today will be hot. The clubhouse is lovely. It's full of great history. Lots of Pennant wins and old memories. Outside is an outdoor area There's a lady bowler on the wall. Jean's been chatting with President Edna. There are two plastic synthetic greens. This is the Number One Green. It's newer. There were only four of us so Edna

We've come to Nhill for Christmas week and dropped in to the Bowling Club for some Christmas Eve drinks. Of course the only thing we really know about Nhill is from the (reportedly bad) movie ' The Road to Nhill ' about four lady bowlers who have a car accident on the way to Nhill from Pyramid Hill . We had a stop at Mitre 10 for some supplies and met former President Allan. Allan told us the club is open for drinks at 5pm. We arrived and met President Tezza. It's a nice

So it's nearly Christmas. All the clubs around have finished Pennant for the year and most have no social bowls on. We popped in to St Arnaud to see what's happening. There are two clubs here. We first visited St Arnaud Bowling Club. There was nobody home. After that we stopped in at St Arnaud Country Club to see what's there. It's a little baby clubhouse. With a nice outdoor area. Steve, Gary and Mouse were having a chat when we arrived. The club has two nice gras

When we came to Shepparton in 2023 we missed a few local clubs So we're stopping at Tallygaroopna to catch up . They've got an event on so we're staying for that. SATURDAY The clubhouse was open. It's a tiny clubhouse. Though the flies were outrageous. They say there's a dairy farm next door! They call it ' Tally. 'The Tally train celebrates Pennant wins. Jean's been chatting on Messenger with Green keeper Mark about the big event on Sunday. Mark said we could camp here.

We missed Colbinabbin when we came to Bendigo in 2023 so today we've come back to check it out. It's a quiet little clubhouse With proud memories of success. The clubhouse is shared it seems with the Colbinabbin Netball Club. There's a welcome sign that says they are 'The Grasshopppers'! Outside we see that all the seats are donated. There's one grass green, somewhat under repair it seems. It's the Fin Rathjen Green. The Pennant scoreboard says they refer to themselves as 'C

We came to Castlemaine on Tuesday for a look then we found out they have social bowls on Wednesday so we messaged some admins to inquire. Don't forget to pronounce it "Casslemaine"! t's a nice old clubhouse with old buildings included. There are lots of memories on the wall. Ancient Presidents. It was opened in 1966. They are The Magpies. The Maggie guards the bar. They came for a visit. We'd been chatting on Messenger with Sandra who rang us and put our names down. Ther

We're on our way to Melbourne for Mal to have a procedure. We stopped in to check out Rupanyup. Fred was watering the green. He told us the club has 18 members. Just enough for a Pennant side. Tomorrow they are at Beulah. It's a cute little clubhouse . With lots of success. And a funny bowls clock. The synthetic green was put in in 2017. The outside under cover area is nice. It's a plastic synthetic green. The old grass green is sad. We didn't stay long. We said goo

We're staying at the Penola CMCA Park and the Caretaker pointed out where the bowling club is. We drove over hoping our information about Wednesday social bowls was correct. It was! The first thing we saw was a plaque recalling a tornado in 2010. They said it was a godsend because they got a brand new clubhouse out of it. When we arrived we met Jo and Secretary Norman. Jean sat with Sue, Geraldine, Heather, Gail and Sue. It's a small clubhouse but long and narrow. With Penn

We arrived in Mt Gambier on Friday morning. We decided (after a bit of long-awaited shopping) to visit the two bowling clubs. RSL was the first we found. We also went to Mt Gambier Club . FRIDAY It's a nice little clubhouse. It's all set up for a Christmas party tonight. There are nice memories on display. And a beautiful old clock. There's a nice shaded area out front under a curved roof. Well, it's obvious it's an RSL! Not all bowling clubs have a Leopard Tank! By th

We're in Mt Gambier for a few days. We decided to drop in to Mt Gambier Bowls Club for a look. We found the bar. All decked out for Christmas. The Honour Boards are impressive. There are three greens. A Tiger Turf out front with an under cover in the middle. Ladies Friday Pennants was on. They were against Robe where we were last week. We didn't do a blog there. Out the back is another synthetic green. We had some shopping to do at Bunnings and Dan Murphy's so didn

We met players from Beachport on Saturday at Kingston SE . We asked about social bowls and they told us to come on Thursday for practice night.. The bar is the centre of the club. President Plum stood guard. We'd met Plum the other day at Kingston . We got a photo of him And their shirt with Plum in the train driver's seat. We had to buy some. The clubhouse was opened in 1965. Plum told Jean the clubhouse used to be a railway station. They wanted to destroy the st