Bowlers throughout Australia are invited to enter the South Australian Grand Prix Qualifying Series to be played in Adelaide 6-10 December. The qualifying series comprises of men's and women's singles and triples events and will be played in sectional format. Those who perform well in qualifying will go through to compete in the South Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide 13-17 December which has a $20 000 prize pool.  [read more]

The Bowls Australia Board has introduced a risk management policy. This policy which covers risk awareness and management forms part of the Bowls Australia corporate governance plan. After reviewing and identifying the areas of risk that are applicable to the sport (financial and non-financial) the Board developed and implemented policies, procedures and processes to ensure these risks are minimised.  [read more]

　

Robbie Dobbins has announced his retirement from his position as head coach of the Australian men's and women's teams. Dobbins who as a player won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1982 was the first national coach appointed by the unified body of Bowls Australia Inc. After almost 10 years in coaching Dobbins has decided to take a well deserved break from his national coaching commitments after a successful 2 years in the position.  [read more]

Bowls Australia recently welcomed two new employees - Grant Weir and Alison Garner. Grant, a former Olympian who represented Australia in Baseball at 1998 Seoul Olympics has joined the team in the role of Participation & Development Manager.  [read more]

　

Bowls Australia and Bowls SA have joined together to introduce the Get on the Green with Night Owls' initiative throughout South Australia. Get on the Green is a national participation program funded by Bowls Australia and the Australian Sports Commission to assist clubs and associations to raise the level of awareness of bowls to the general public and to encourage new members to get on the green' with their local bowls club.  [read more]

ABC Television and Fox Sports continu e their coverage of international bowls in 2004. Bowls can be seen on Saturdays at 5.00pm on the ABC (check local guides for Fox Sports times) and in October and November the action includes:  [read more]

Bowls Australia received an impressive number of entries from its "Win a World Bowls Shirt" competition with 150 entries received from subscribers to the electronic version of High on Bowls through out Australia. The winner, Mr Diamond, from Wollongong, NSW has won a signed Australian team shirt from World Bowls. [read more]