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Jean Mc
Nov 19, 20231 min read
Creswick - a sad flood story
Mal rang Creswick Bowling Club earlier in the week to find out about social bowls. He was told by President Bernie that it's just dirt....
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Jean Mc
Nov 18, 20232 min read
Learmonth Bowling Club - let's bowl by the lake!
So today we stopped at Learmonth on our way to Ballarat. We thought we'd have a rollup . The town has just under 400 people. We were...
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Jean Mc
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Waubra - a very social club!
It's our last day in Clunes before we head back to Ballarat. We drove 20 minutes to the tiny town of Waubra for a rollup at Waubra...
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Jean Mc
Nov 15, 20231 min read
We met an old bowls colleague from Weston Creek at Clunes
We're in Clunes for two days. We can't make it to their training day on Thursday as we're at Waubra but Jean told them via Messenger...
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Jean Mc
Nov 14, 20231 min read
Trentham and Woodend - we scored another Pennant game!
We're stopping overnight at Trentham on our way to Clunes. Trentham was playing Pennants against Woodend where we had a great rollup. We...
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Jean Mc
Nov 12, 20231 min read
Bacchus Marsh and Avenue getting back together
We took the 16 minute drive from Rockbank to Bacchus Marsh . We knew there were no games so decided to roll up at both clubs. AVENUE The...
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Jean Mc
Nov 11, 20232 min read
Melton - we played Pennants again
We were shopping around Melton and dropped in to the Melton Bowling Club on Saturday Pennants day to try and get a rollup. We got much...
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Jean Mc
Nov 10, 20231 min read
A rollup with all the boys from Mt Cottrell
We arrived from Kyneton this morning to Rockbank. The closest club is Mt Cottrell. We drove out for a rollup. There's two clubhouses. The...
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Jean Mc
Nov 10, 20231 min read
Bowl with Kangaroos at Kyneton Golf
When we were at Kyneton yesterday we were flogged by the boys from Kyneton Golf who eventually won. They told us if we turn up at 4:30...
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Jean Mc
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Kyneton - who needs to win to have a good time?
On Monday Mal rang Kyneton Bowling Club to find out if they had any bowls on Melbourne Cup Day. They didn't but Secretary Cath told us...
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Jean Mc
Nov 7, 20232 min read
Pennants and sausages at Gisborne
We took the ten minute drive from Macedon to Gisborne to see if they'd put on Melbourne Cup do. Vlod told us at Lancefield while he...
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Jean Mc
Nov 6, 20232 min read
We caught a train from Macedon to Woodend for bowls!
We came to Woodend on Monday for a rollup. We were supposed to come for social on Wednesday but our travels didn't work out that way. We...
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Jean Mc
Nov 5, 20231 min read
Macedon Ranges - nobody home!
So we are staying in Macedon for three nights. We set up our caravan and drove over to the bowling club for a rollup. Alas, we didn't...
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Jean Mc
Nov 4, 20231 min read
Romsey Pennants and a rollup
So we came to Romsey on our trek West in Victoria after we stopped in to watch Pennants in Lancefield. They were playing Pennants against...
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Jean Mc
Nov 4, 20231 min read
A chat with the Pennant boys at Lancefield
We dropped in at Lancefield on our way to Romsey from Kilmore. It's Saturday so it's Pennants today. There's just one green so no rollup...
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Jean Mc
Nov 3, 20231 min read
We parked our caravan at Kilmore
So we're in Kilmore Victoria just one night. We're staying at the bowls club so we're here to meet bowlers as they turn up. Our caravan...
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Jean Mc
Nov 2, 20231 min read
Let's join them for a drink at Seymour VRI
We drove past Seymour Victorian Railway Institute (VRI) Bowling Club on Friday when we arrived in Seymour to find out about social...
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Jean Mc
Nov 2, 20232 min read
No hope for us at Seymour
We dropped in to Seymour Bowls Club on our way back to our caravan park on Friday when we arrived in Seymour just to say gidday. We met...
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Jean Mc
Nov 1, 20232 min read
Heathcote - we bowled with the bunch!
Heathcote is 30 minutes west of Seymour. Jean went onto their website to discover they have social bowls on Wednesday and Saturday...
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Jean Mc
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Avenel - a rollup during Pennants
Even though Jean contacted Avenel Bowling Club on Messenger, nobody got back to her. We assumed there'd be someone there for Pennants on...
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