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A short game of ten ends in 29° heat at Swan Hill Bowls Club
Jean contacted Swan Hill Bowls Club via Messenger during the week. They said they play Friday 1pm so Jean asked them to put our names...
Jean Mc
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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Charity game for MND at Lake Boga
We were told this morning at Murray Downs club that Lake Boga has a charity game tonight for Motor Neurone Disease. It's just 1 km from...
Jean Mc
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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Murray Downs - a proud club
Jean rang Murray Downs Resort yesterday afternoon and got our names down for a 9:30 start but we weren't convinced the message would get...
Jean Mc
Mar 16, 20232 min read
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Bowls with the birds at Stawell Bowling Club
When we were at Stawell Bowling Club on Saturday we met President Ivan and put our names down. We arrived 90 minutes early today and the...
Jean Mc
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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Help from a golfer at Chalambar Golf Club
A short story today. We decided to go back out to the bowling green at Chalambar Golf Club in Ararat because at least they gave us some...
Jean Mc
Mar 13, 20231 min read
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Aradale - the only help we got in Ararat
We had bad luck today. We've been trying to ring Ararat Bowling Club for days but they never answer. We've left messages but nobody...
Jean Mc
Mar 12, 20232 min read
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Jean won at Stawell Golf and Bowls Club
We tried to ring Stawell Bowling Club but got no answer so drove up. Ivan the Stawell President happened to be there and told us they do...
Jean Mc
Mar 12, 20232 min read
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Feeling very welcome at Terang Bowling Club
Mal rang the number Jean found for Terang Bowling Club and spoke with Graham. He asked if they have bowls on Thursday. Graham said no...
Jean Mc
Mar 9, 20231 min read
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Camperdown - Scotland in Victoria
When we were at Camperdown on Sunday one of the guys told us Camperdown Golf and Bowls Club plays on Wednesday and gave us Peter's number...
Jean Mc
Mar 8, 20232 min read
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Rollup with the Bushrangers of Lismore
As organised with the boys on Sunday at Camperdown, we phoned John this morning to check we were on for a rollup. He said he was mowing...
Jean Mc
Mar 7, 20231 min read
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Camperdown - we arrived in the nick of time
Mal was ringing clubs to find out when they play social. Camperdown Bowling Club said "Today, in 20 minutes!" They assured us Lake...
Jean Mc
Mar 5, 20231 min read
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A yucky "Old Synthetic' at Colac City Bowling Club
We went to the Colac Bulla factory. There was a sign to say they are refurbishing and one could buy goods from Coles. Where's the fun in...
Jean Mc
Mar 4, 20232 min read
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Rolled up for Division One Pennants champions at Colac Central Bowling Club
We're only in Colac for one night so we came late in the day for a rollup at Colac Central Bowling Club. We came in to ask if we could...
Jean Mc
Mar 4, 20231 min read
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Roll up at deserted Mentone
Jean's Thermomix broke down again so she had to take it all the way to Moorabbin for service. While we waited we decided to find a club...
Jean Mc
Mar 3, 20231 min read
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Great company and hospitality at Portarlington
Mal kept on his quest to ring all the clubs to find out when they have social bowls. Yesterday Portarlington rang him back to say they...
Jean Mc
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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A little rollup at Queenscliff
No games anywhere on Tuesday so decided to go for a rollup at Queenscliff which doesn't seem to have social bowls. It's actually QBT&C....
Jean Mc
Feb 28, 20231 min read
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Barwon Heads- a big game at a little club
We were supposed to go to Colac this week before heading north to Mildura but we have to wait around Geelong to pick our new mattress. We...
Jean Mc
Feb 27, 20232 min read
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Point Lonsdale welcomes Malcolm
Thursday Jean had to hang around for the guys to put in the new caravan air conditioner. Jean went out to Point Lonsdale during the week...
Jean Mc
Feb 24, 20232 min read
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Torquay by the ocean
Jean went online last week to put our names down because we'd been told it was hard to get a game with so many members. We've been in...
Jean Mc
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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At Anglesea Mal lost the line and weight
We took the weekend off to hang out with Jean's cousin Jenny. On Sunday Jean rang Anglesea to put our names down for Monday. We drove 25...
Jean Mc
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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