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

It's been a while since we had a game. We're staying a couple of days at Millicent Showground. We saw some Millicent players the other day at Kingston S.E . and they recommended we come for Thursday afternoon social. It's a nice little clubhouse with the bar as centre. Nearby is the Bullshit Corner. There are lots of success photos. We arrived late and they'd already done the draw President Aaron told Steve " We can fit them in!" Of course Mal had to get the obligatory phot

We came over to Lucindale on Thursday to pick up some packages for Jean. We popped in to the bowling club.. It's a pretty country clubhouse. With bowls adorning the wall. And a beautiful native garden. There's just one synthetic green. Cheryl and her hubby were doing some work. The clubhouse lost its roof a few months ago in a freak storm. Cheryl told us Lucindale Division Three is playing at Kingston on Saturday and there's a Fours Tournament at Lucindale on Sunday. K

We're staying three days at Naracoorte. There are two clubs here, RSL and Naracoorte Bowling Club. We came to check out both clubs. Mal's been chatting with President Roger from Naracoorte BC who invited us to Friday roll-up and drinks. It's a nice little clubhouse inside. With a very long line of successes. When we arrived we met Ron and Mary on the concourse. We'd met a friend from Parilla who was mowing the grass at the Showground . He gave Jean a number for The Preside

We left Coonalpyn this morning and drove 40 minutes to Keith. It was a bit wet so we didn't try to roll up. We met Kevin the Bar Manager. It's another tiny little SA clubhouse. There are lots of great photos of their successes. Outside is a nice shady area. With a pretty rose garden. There are two Tiger Turf greens. One is out the back. This is the front green. It was a little wet. The permanent shades are nice. Kevin was working in the clubhouse. He let us in for a

We drove on Friday from Parilla to Geranium to check out the bowls club. We're astounded that in a town of 89 people they have a flourishing bowls club. They're playing Pennants at Parilla on Saturday so we'll see them there as Mal's playing for Parilla. FRIDAY We got let in to check out the clubhouse. Phil was there doing some work. He told us that when the club was built they did everything right which means the club is in really good shape decades later. We'd met Christ

We're staying at Parilla which is 16 minutes from Pinnaroo. Pinnaroo is right on the Victorian Border. Pinnaroo Friday night is practice night (drinks night). We came for a roll-up. It's a little baby clubhouse. This is the original clubhouse. The walls are covered with successes. It was established in 1955. Life members and Pennants winners are proudly displayed. There's a little under cover area by the green. A memorial plaque which dedicates the seats. There's a nice

We left Victoria this morning and arrived in Parilla S.A. just across the border. Our quarantine crossing was very easy this time because we ate most of the naughty things on Wednesday. Thursday is Parilla's pennant practice night. We came for a rollup and a feed. Sheralyn served us at the bar. The club's been here since 1960. They've had lots of success. Jean's been chatting on Messenger with Vice-president John. He showed us their new Roosters shirts. There's a well-

We've stopped at Underbool for three days to do a couple of clubs around here. We came in for afternoon drinks with the locals.. It's a little baby clubhouse. Ray opens up the club every afternoon at 4pm. He's 98 years old and has been bowling for 62 years. He still plays Pennants as Second in the Threes. He won a Singles game yesterday. He told us he was Secretary for 35 years - RW Gloster. Ray told us the clubhouse was built a few years ago. There's an under cove

We're staying at Underbool so thought we'd take a 40 minute drive to another tiny town - Murrayville. It's just under 30km from the border with South Australia. It's a Tuesday so there's nobody about. We peeked through the window. The club was opened in 1962. The clubhouse 1972. There's one grass green. We didn't roll up because Mal thought it needed a mow. There are nice fabric shades. The owl and the pussycat protect the green. We had to drive back to Underbool so

We're on our way to north-west Victoria and south-east South Australia. Tonight we'll camp at the Underbool Rec Reserve near the bowling club but we stopped off on the way to check out Ouyen. We're glad we did - we met some nice people. It's a nice little clubhouse. With a shady place under solar panels. We liked the Bert Latta Memorial Path. There are two greens. One is grass and the other is plastic synthetic. There were players on Green A. It's the DJ Doug Anderson Gre

When we were in this region in March 2023 we did all the clubs around Swan Hill. We met people from Tooleybuc and Manangatang at a tournement at Racecourse club . We didn't get this far north on that trip so came back to check them out. MANANGATANG We drove first out over the border from Tooleybuc to Manangatang - a cute little Victorian club. What a sweet little clubhouse! Outside is a nice shaded area. There's one really nice grass green managed by two volunteer greenkeep

Last time we were in this region in March 2023 we had a roll-up at Kerang . For some reason we didn't come to Kerang Golf while we were here. When we were at Gunbower last weekend we met some folks from Kerang Golf who invited us to the Terry White Chemist Triples tournament on Thursday. It's not really a clubhouse - more like a shed. This is the main golf clubhouse. There's a good under cover area. Jim looked after the money. Everyone stood around for a chat. We popped ba

We've been all around Barham the last few days. When we were at Gunbower the other day they told us Barham has a good Melbourne Cup bowls day so we rang up and got our names down. It's a pretty big club. It's an RSL which amalgamated with the Barham Bowls Club. The bowlers have their own area out the back. Outside is a nice entertaining area with comfy chairs. Garry looked after the money. Mark and Sue managed the Cup sweeps. John Hamilton is from Wakool. He knows Jean's

Pyramid Hill is another tiny Victorian town in the Loddon Shire. It has about 500 people and a beautiful bowling club. We've come today for a rollup. The clubhouse was opened in 1968. It's a little tiny room. Jean first spoke with the very helpful Jan who gave us contacts for Boort Bowling Club. Jan put Jean on to President Marie. Marie was very proud of the PHBC sculpture she arranged. Nearby the old roller sits proudly. We were fascinated by the mural with realistic fig