Season 26/27 Opened in Style

There was music, delicious food, lots of raffle prizes, plenty of chatter and visits by our local pollies - the Mayor of Bayside Debbie Taylor-Haynes opened the season and was accompanied by local Councillor Geoff Leigh. Hon Tim Wilson, Member for Goldstein, had to be in Canberra so was an apology however our State Member Hon. Brad Rowswell was able to join us despite his busy schehdule. The new manager of the Sandringham Community Bank, Chris Munro joined in the fun as well.

Dorian Grey generously provided music throughout the afternoon. Not much dancing but great background to all the chatter.

A big thank you to all our workers but in particular Joy Elliot and Trevor Isaacs who worked tirelessly in the lead up and during the event. Trevor had been on bar duty with the soccer club until late the previous evening! Also thank you to Michael Jewell the driving force behind the event.

Go to Photos of Interest for more photos from the day - thanks Rob Sinclair.

A Great Effort - Thanks Team

From silver cleaning, kitchen and lounge tidy up to pruning, mulching (lots of it!), blowing and sweeping, the group who helped out this morning at the club did a fantastic job. Thanks to all of you and maybe it might encourage more members to join in next time. Anyone with time available 8-10 on a Monday will be welcomed - there’s always more lawn mowing, edging, clipping and weeding to be done.

Club Championships 2026-27

The Board has endorsed six club championship formats for the 2026/27 season, details of which can be found below.  The club championships are for all members, not just the strongest players.  The aim is to promote inclusiveness, build player confidence by developing playing skills, create social interaction and strengthen club culture.  The formats and eligibility criteria for the competitions have been developed specifically to encourage greater participation across the membership cohort from novice bowlers to experienced bowlers.  The success of each competition will be assessed at the end of the season.

To ensure that participation is affordable, entry costs have been capped at $10.00 to enter one competition or $20.00 to enter two or more competitions. 

Name sheets for each competition have been placed on a table in the clubhouse opposite the noticeboard.  Please add your name to the name sheet for each of the competitions that you wish to enter.  You will find envelopes on the table.  Endorse the envelope with your name and indicate which competition/s you wish to enter.  Place $10.00 or $20.00 (cash or token/s)  into and envelope, seal it and place it in the competition’s lockbox.  EFTPOS payment cannot be accepted at this time.    

All members regardless of ability are encouraged to participate in the club championships to help strengthen the competitive and social aspects of our club.  Members who do not necessarily expect to win often gain valuable experience and become more engaged with the club.

 1.  Men’s Singles - Open to full members only. 4 bowls each, first player to 25 shots.  Opponents drawn randomly.

2. Ladies’ Singles - Open to full members only. 4 bowls each, first player to 25 shots. Opponents drawn randomly.

3. Fair Go Singles - Not open to players who have been selected to play 1st team pennant in the forthcoing pennant season. 4 bowls each - first player to 19 shots. Oppponents drawn randomly.

4. Combined Pairs - Open to all members. 4 bowls each best of 15 ends. Teams drawn randomly.

5. Open Proportional - Open to all members. 4 bowls eafh first to 100 points. Handicaps applied to all players. Opponents drawn randomly.

6. Mixed Triples - Open to all members. Round Robin: 3 x 8 end games, 3 bowls each. Enter your own team however a team may only have 1 player who has been selected to play in the 1st pennant team in the forthcoming season.

Sandy Welcomes Visitors

Visitors from Parkdale BC and Black Rock BC joined us for a social bowl on Tuesday. Both clubs are undergoing maintenance of their greens and we benefit with a boost in numbers and extra competition and Melbourne turned on perfect Autumn conditions.

Sandy Bowls - A Great Venue for End of Year Parties

Two very successful get togethers were held at the Club over the last weekend.

Bowling proved to be popular with both groups - thanks to Chuckles and Ken and their spectacular organisation cut throat bowl offs!