Club News

22 August 2025 Barefoot Bowls - We hosted a group of Willetton Primary School dads for a social evening including barefoot bowls, "the winners were grinners" and everyone had a great time.

If you would like to organize a fun night for your work social group function at our club, please contact Ricki Phillips on 0429 425 173

16th August 2025: 5-a-side Open Gender Competition

Our rescheduled event was held in perfect weather with a field of 16 teams who enjoyed a great day of bowling, food and drink! The prize winners pictured below:

14th August 2025 - Ladies Winter Scroungers Semi Finals and Final followed by Season Opening Lunch

The morning may have been somewhat chilly and windy but the sun shone and the spectators were treated to some very good bowling by our six finalists - Sue Bartels, Rhonda Porter, Pat Willans, Sue Freeth, Judy Fenner, Ricki Phillips - to all of whom we must say very well done for reaching this stage.

After two close games, Judy and Rhonda emerged as the grand finalists. Four ends later we had our winner for this year - Judy Fenner - CONGRATULATIONS!!

The game was followed by our season starter lunch and as always the ladies produced lovely food and lots of it.

9th August 2025 - It was just as well the Committee made the call yesterday to cancel the 5 A Side event to be held today as the forecast rain has really arrived and the greens are flooded! It would have been a swimming event!

But don't despair, it has been rescheduled for next Saturday, 16th August and there are a few places available so if you are interested contact Justin Wright on 0427 936 345.

Our Greens Chairperson, Trevor Williams, has been extra busy this last week or so readying the grounds and greens for our 5-a-side carnival to be held on Saturday, 9th August. Trevor and his son were out early one morning in the freezing cold weather loading up all the old timber removed from the backs of the greens into the skips together with old lockers and later in the week Trevor and his helpers Dave Reynolds, Steve Clayton and Rick Schmidt spent hours line marking the greens. Thank you, guys, without you we could not run these events!

We wish Justin Wright all the very best over the next couple of weekends as he participates once again with his bowls partner Chris Carruthers (from Safety Bay) in the PBA event in Mandurah. They have both won this competition previously and as a result, represented Australia in the UK in March 2024.

The aim of the PBA (Professional Bowls Association) is to promote and develop Professional Bowls worldwide and in doing so, foster, safeguard and encourage the game of bowls at all levels. It was formed in 1997 by bowlers worldwide.

Good luck Justin!

Congratulations to Ken Monkhouse (“Monkey”) who has been selected in the 2025 WA State Bowling Arm side. The team will play in the 11^th National Bowling Arm Sides Championship which will be held at Warrnambool, Victoria in September.   All six States will participate in this 5-A-Side event and Bill Taylor, WASABA Chair, believes the WA side to be one of the strongest seen to date. Well done Ken!!!

The Mount Lawley Men’s Master’s Singles event was held on 16 -18 May and a few of our members played. An outstanding effort by Josh Calyun who, after facing some very difficult opponents, reached the semi-finals. So proud of you Josh!!!

Josh also joined Cameron Girvan, Gavin Dodge, Justin Wright and Trevor Thompson (who subbed for Justin on the 2^nd day) in the HiltonPark 4’s Classic in May.
They won the event, playing through the two days undefeated. Congratulations!

In April, the Osborne Park Bowling Club held a 2^nd Division and Under Singles and Pairs tournament.
Our very own Kelvin Ruffell won the Singles event. A wonderful achievement Kiwi! Well done ….

At our recent Presentation Night, congratulations go to two bowlers who won the
Encouragement Award (Lorraine Brooks) and the Roy Scarfe Award (Kevin Creed).

What a wonderful pennant season we have had. A big thankyou to a number of our men who stepped up and played for the Tuesday ladies when we were short of players. Some of them joined the ladies at the Pennant Wind-up held at the Swan Yacht Club recently. What a great turn-out!

MASSIVE NEWS : Dr Jags and the Premier ……………….