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We popped in to Willeton while we whizzed around country WA visiting all the clubs. We met some lovely people there so decided to write a blog. The ladies were all sitting having a nice chat when we arrived. Jean had a great conversation with them all about our trip. There is an impressive array of Pennant flags. Marg went and found an old over-sized Swan shirt for Jean. They have new dragon shirts now! There are two synthetic greens. The sky was stormy over the green. They have electronic scoreboards. We haven't seen many of those. Mal wanted a rollup. As usual he started out very well. Jean not so much! Jean was determined to do better. She managed a shot among errant bowls. Still errant but two shots for Jean. After our Willeton rollup we visited many more clubs that day.

We've already been to North Beach Bowling Club. In fact we've done all the WA clubs except those on highway 1 for our trip home. We're having a little break so came back for a nice game of Fours. The Beach Bar inside the clubhouse is nice. Mal met Brian at the desk. He told us to make ourselves comfortable inside. All the 40 bowlers sat together happily chatting. They were all very friendly. People kept coming up and introducing themselves. The Pennant flags were impressive. There are three greens. One is grass. We played on Green A. Plastic synthetic. The Jim Slater Green. The permanent shades are good. The rose garden is lovely. We had two games of 11 ends. It was Graeme, Peter, Jean and Yvonne Who played Wal, Tricia, Brett and Ron. Mal was on the Triples green with Barbara and Peter Against Peter, Erica and Rob. Jean put one in early. It was very windy so all the bowls went right. She won a measure. Mal reckoned he didn't do any good bowls but Jean spied one. Jean's second game was against Mike, Simon. Will and Steve. Mal played Gordon Trish and Brian. Mal lost one and won one. Jean's team got third place with two wins. Tough sea breeze at North Beach.

So we're finally in Perth. We're doing six to ten clubs a day so we can get to all of them before we leave late April. We weren't going to do a blog today but met some lovely people at Kardinya.. The ladies were sitting inside. Jean had a great chat with them about our trip. They're all a bit tired after Pennant finals. They are The Kardy Kats. There are lots of trophies. With pictures of special events. There are two synthetic greens with pull-over covers. This is the one out front. The John and Pat Cranny Green. We met June when we arrived. She told us all about the club. June introduced us to Matthew the Vice President. The ladies told Jean they just had a Gala day with a Friday 13th theme with over 100 ladies.. All the club's ladies worked in the kitchen. Everyone joined in the theme. Looks like fun though hard to bowl in! Scary days at Kardinya!

So we've been criss-crossing WA to visit all the bowling clubs before end of April. Today we did eight clubs but we finished with a great visit to Collie. It's a nice clubhouse with a long inviting bar. Inside are lots of bowls memories. Jean met Ladies Captain Kerry working in the kitchen for the Pennant barbecue. President Hans is sitting out because he hasn't been well. One of the members told us Collie is the coldest place in WA. That made us feel quite at home! There are two synthetic greens. One is plastic The other is a Tiger Turf. There were two Pennant games happening. One was Busselton (which we visited today) vs Collie. The other was Brunswick where we'll be tomorrow. We watched a bit of the Pennants. We saw some great bowls then went to our caravan park. Collie - some good Pennants

We're still zig-zagging across the WA countryside to get WA to get all the clubs done. YEALERING Yealering is a tiny town that's lucky enough to have a bowling club. The only sign was initials on the gate. WICKEPIN We were surprised to see people at Wickepin on a Tuesday. They were there for Pennant finals. The ladies were sitting inside waiting for the final in the afternoon. There are some great Pennant memories on the wall. Marge (The club's oldest member) and son Greg came to check us out. There are two plastic synthetic greens. They were playing Pennant on the first green. They were hosting the semi-final of the Women's Pennant. It was Brookton vs Williams. Wickepin topped the ladder so they play the winner this arvo. LAKE GRACE Lake Grace is the furthest East for a while. We were happy they had a couple of fuel stations. All the bowls information sits above the bar in the clubhouse. We got our pic in front of the nice sign. There's one plastic synthetic green. KUKERIN One of the ladies from Wickepin told us she was from Kukerin. Mal peeked through the window at the clubhouse. The sign was ours for the taking. It has two plastic synthetics. We parked our caravan momentarily by the green. The permanent shades looked solid. DUMBLEYUNG The we popped in to Dumbleyung. It made us think about Harry Potter. There's a beautiful mural across the street at the Indigenous centre. We stood below the sign. And saw through the window the clubhouse. WAGIN Our last stop for the day was Wagin where we were staying. The sign was in front of the green. We couldn't see a lot through the window. We took off for our caravan park in Wagin. East to West again for us - six clubs.

In our bid to finish the 139. 8 remaining clubs in WA before we leave late April - we're doing lots of clubs each day. Today we went from Northam east to Narrembeen. We started in York. YORK Ou r first stop was York Recreation Centre. We got the obligatory photo with the sign. It has two plastic synthetic greens. We were excited to get to Beverley because we met some of the people in Northam yesterday . BEVERLEY We wanted to come to Beverley Bowling Club because Jean wanted to get one of their shirts. It's a pleasant clubhouse. They respect their life members and old stories. We liked the lady bowlers. Farmer Jeff came for a chat. We learnt about GPS Headers from him. Brendan. Rick. Ben. Alan Sheldon, David and Aaron had just finished the Fours. We had a great chat with them about our trip, There are two plastic synthetic greens. They played Club Fours on the front green. The permanent shades are lovely. Jean managed to get her shirt. Off to Quairaiding. QUAIRAIDING We had a quick stop in Quairaiding. Here's our photo with the sign. We peeked inside the window. There's a plastic synthetic green. Shackleton was next for us. SHACKLETON Shackleton all looks pretty new. They seem to be building the clubhouse. We found the sign. Some ladies guarded the entrance. And the plastic synthetic. The shades are sturdy. Off to Bruce Rock next. BRUCE ROCK We didn't get a photo of the Bruce Rock Sports Clubhouse. But we did get one with the sign. President Keith came over to say hi when we arrived. They were playing Club Singles. Keith told us to look inside the Sports Clubhouse. There's a great photo array of all the sports. There's one of the bowling green in the middle. There are some great bowls memories. It's a huge 14-rink plastic synthetic. With lovely, wide, permanent shades. Off to the last stop - Narrembeen. NARREMBEEN We've come East to Narrembeen where we'll stay the night. It's a sports club with a nice bar area. We got a photo with the Recreation Centre sign. There are two plastic synthetic greens. There were a few guys playing 100-Up. They have great permanent shades between the greens. West to East to Narremburn - lots to see!

We did seven clubs today. We weren't going to write a blog - just take a photo - but we unexpectedly ended up staying at Northam Bowling Club and got to watch them play Pennants against Beverley so yes we'll write it! We left Merredin this morning and stopped at six clubs before we got to Northam. We started at Doodlakine, Then Kellerberrin. Next was Tammin. We popped in to Cunderdin And Meckering, Before we drove up to Toodyay. After that we landed down at Northam. We were going to stay at the Northam free RV Camp but when we saw Northam Bowls Club's shady, roomy carpark we asked if we could stay here. They were getting ready to play Pennants. One of the guys said " Well I'm on The Committee and I say yes! ". Good enough for us. Jean sat and chatted with spectator Gail who's here from Beverley. It's a nice old-fashioned clubhouse. They've had some success. There are some great trophies. The clubhouse was opened in 1963. Out the back is a great barbecue area. It was donated by The Scroungers Club. There are two plastic synthetic greens. One out the back And one at the side. The Wally Grafton Green. It seems there used to be four greens. The two grass have gone by the wayside. They started the Pennant game It was against nearby (well 50 minutes!) Beverley. We loved both shirts. Mal was riveted. " I've seen some great bowls at Northam today! " They told him he could start a beer tab so he was very happy. The Northam shirt has Parramatta colours so of course Mal had to buy one! We came inside to join the Pennant players for a drink. Northam - glad we stayed.

Jean's been in touch with Merredin Club via Messenger and they said we could could park our caravan there. We were supposed to arrive Thursday but they said players were coming back from Country Week in Perth on Friday so we'll stay two days.. It's an old-fashioned clubhouse with a long bar. There are some great memories on the wall. The sign says "Home of the 15,000". It's a little out of date. It refers to the ANZAC weekend tournament. Prize money is now $20,000. It's two-bowl Triples - section play. If you want to play you need to get in early. It's already full for 2026. We spoke with President Mick who told us where we could park our caravan. Mick told us there's another club here we didn't know about. Merredin Civic. The club opened at 4:30 on Thursday. We came in for a drink and met Frank (Barbecue - Webber), Muzza, Willow and Fluff. Willow had come to welcome us when we arrived. He went and found two hats for us and he gave us power for our air conditioning. It was 38°! There are two grass greens. The only ones in the region. Because the Greenkeeper has been at Country Week they haven't been mown for a week. FRIDAY The greens still weren't mowed, it was 37° and the players were too tired to roll up so we just came in for drinks with Steve and Muzz. We thought we'd check out Merredin Civic. MERREDIN CIVIC Merredin Civic is part of the Merredin Regional Community and Leisure Centre. It's about 500 metres from Merredin Club. It's a nice modern bar. Plenty of room. Jean said " It's nice here but it doesn't have atmosphere! " We took our photo outside the centre. They have lots of sports here - all proudly displayed. Among all the other sports is some bowls memorabilia. There are two synthetic greens. The back one is carpet. The front green is plastic synthetic. With great sturdy shades. We had a great time in Merredin - mostly at Merredin Club.

Southern Cross is as far East as we go before we go home in May. We've stopped at two clubs on the way to Yilgarn at Southern Cross. The first club we did was Mukinbudin Sports Club. MUKINBUDIN We got our usual photo out the front. We saw the bar inside. There's one plastic synthetic green. WESTONIA Everywhere we've been they said "You've got to go to Westonia. It's a tiny little town with a dome over the bowling green. It's called 'Wanderers Stadium'. Our photo in front of the sign. There's a big outdoor area. It's not really a clubhouse, just a tiny little room. The plastic synthetic green has a huge dome over it. Quite an achievement for a town with a population of 270 people. Our last stop was in Southern Cross. Yilgarn Bowling Club. Yilgarn is the name of the shire. YILGARN (SOUTHERN CROSS) It's a nice modern little clubhouse. It's for bowls and tennis. It was opened in 2012. It's a good sign out front. With a nice-looking green. and lovely permanent shades. Southern Cross in the far east.

We met a guy at the Bencubbin Caravan Park who told us the caravan park at Beacon is much better. We decided to stay a night there and visit the Beacon Country Club. KOORDA On our way there we diverted via Koorda Sports Club and we're surprised with what we saw. First thing we saw was a sign saying the club died. It looks ok inside but the fridge is empty. We also noticed all the strings were down on the plastic synthetic green. It was called The Jack Watt Green. BEACON Jean's been in touch with Beacon Country Club via Facebook Messenger. She told them we were coming today. The Pennant ladies are away today but the club is open from 5pm so we've come to check it out. There's a nice big bar in the clubhouse. It's a Sports Club so there are lots of other sports on display. The bowls stuff is proudly shown. The ladies sat for a relaxing drink outside. The mats are donated. It's a plastic synthetic green. Mal went out for a late afternoon roll-up. As usual he did a few good shots. Jean took her turn. She was slightly happy with a shot. Then she did a pearler. Jean's been chatting on Messenger with Tegan at the bar. We had a great chat with her. We asked her about getting some shirts that are Parramatta colours. Brandon came by with two shirts for us. A roll-up and a friendly drink at Beacon.

We're headed out East to do all the clubs in tiny towns out there. Today it's Dowerin, Wyalkatchem, Training, Bencubbin where we're staying and Nungarin . DOWERIN Dowerin is a Community Club with a big bowling Green. It's a nice community space. With a large outdoor shady area. There's a big ten-rink plastic synthetic green. We headed further east to Wyalkatchem Club. WYALKATCHEM Wyalkatchem Club is another great community Sporting facility. We peeked inside to see a big bar and pool table. The big shade area overlooks the bowling green and tennis courts. It's another plastic synthetic green. With good permanent shades. We went on to Trayning. TRAYNING SPORTING CLUB Another great sports facility is Trayning & Districts Sporting Club. It seems inviting. Yet another plastic synthetic green. With nice red shades. Greg was in the driveway on his phone. He came out for a chat. Next was Bencubbin. BENCUBBIN We're staying the night at Bencubbin. It took us a while to find the Recreation Center but we did. It was founded in 1986. There were people from another sport having a little party in the clubhouse. The green looks in good shape. Our last stop was Nungarin Recreation Ground. NUNGARIN Nungarin is a bit off the beaten track so we had to drive 45 minutes so we didn't miss out seeing it. Another club that looks welcoming. Outside is a barbecue area with a pizza oven. The green is carpet. With sturdy permanent shades. Five clubs in one day - not too bad!

We're staying overnight at the caravan park by the river in Guilderton. We stopped first to check out the Country Club.. We saw inside the clubhouse. Out front is an anchor from a wreck. The shady outdoor area is good. There's a little barbecue area. The green was established in 2011. We met a lady who offered us a roll-up. We thought we'd have to wait to check in to the caravan Park so - why not! The only way down is via the stairs. Carry your bag! There's one synthetic green. Seems a bit rich - though it's not a bowling club! It's a country club. Mal went first. Mal yelled " Woo hoo! Resting Toucher! " Jean tried to do better. Hmm, not so - but she got two. Jean nearly did it. Mal was on the money. We got to the caravan Park. Jean asked Mal "Do you want to swim out to the diving platform with me? It's only about 250 metres." He said "NO WAY! As soon as I saw it I thought 'Well there's a challenge for Jean!'" Challenge accepted. She did it, Guilderton - a roll and a swim!