North Balwyn Bowls Club

🏆 WE’RE PROUD TO BE AN INNOVATIVE CLUB! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce that NBBC has been awarded the 2026 Boroondara Innovative Club of the Year! 🥳

The Innovative Club Award recognises clubs creating new experiences for members and finding new ways to welcome and attract participants.

NBBC has proudly led the way. 💚

Over the past 18 months, we’ve introduced Pickleball and Mahjong — opening our doors to fresh faces, new energy and activities that bring our community together across all ages.

🌿 North Balwyn Bowls Club — your friendly sports & activities hub

Come along and discover what’s happening at NBBC:

🎳 Outdoor & indoor bowls
🏓 Pickleball
🀄 Mahjong
🃏 Bridge
🧶 Craft group
🤝 Social activities & more!

There’s always something happening at NBBC. Come along, get involved and be part of our community! 💚

Still thinking about giving lawn bowls a go?

There’s still time to join our 4-Week Lawn Bowls Coaching Program at North Balwyn Bowls Club.

No experience needed — coaching, bowls and equipment are all provided. Come along, meet new people and enjoy an afternoon on the green!

📅 Sundays, 9 August – 30 August
🕑 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
📍 60 Buchanan Avenue, Balwyn North

Register today:
https://northbalwynbowls.com/.../86584-come-give-bowls-a-go

Come Give Bowls a Go at North Balwyn Bowls Club!

Discover a new sport, meet new people and enjoy time on the green.
Join our 4‑Week Lawn Bowls Coaching Program.

✅ Coaching provided
✅ Bowls and equipment supplied
✅ Suitable for beginners

✨Starting Sunday, 9 August
📆 Every Sunday for 4 weeks
🕑 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
📍 North Balwyn Bowls Club, 60 Buchanan Avenue, Balwyn North

Register today by scanning the QR code or using the link below:
https://northbalwynbowls.com/public/schedule/events/86584-come-give-bowls-a-go

We look forward to welcoming you to the club!

📅 Come & give bowls a go - 09-08-2026 🗓️ 09-08-2026 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM 📍 60 Buchanan Ave

Book a pickleball game on Tues or Wednesday from 7pm to 9.pm. under supervision of a coach or book your own court at
https://northbalwynbowls.com/public/pages/booking

Or book for Friday's at 0930 am

Pickleball booking North Balwyn Bowls Club, Inc. — Pickleball booking — Your community gathering place

Best Fridsy morning ever. 3 courts of experienced players, and 1 courts of novices under instruction

NBBC Club member inducted into the World Bowls Hall of Fame

It is with immense pleasure we inform you that NBBC Life Member, Betty Collins OAM, has been inducted into the World Bowls Hall of Fame. This great honour caps a wonderful contribution to the sport of lawn bowls over many decades. Not only a great player, Betty was an exceptional administrator of the game and a great mentor. Her conferment will be awarded during the World Bowls Indoor Championships to be held in Ocean Grove from 11th May.
The official announcement from World Bowls records the following information.
“Betty was the first female president of the unified world body and is a life member of World Bowls. Only those intimately involved in the 1990s and early 2000s will be aware that the effort to get one unified world body agreed was a very challenging task.
It took several years and Betty was the key leader on the women’s side of the sport who supported the change. There were many who did not! First Betty played a key role in the unification of the Australian Women’s Bowling Council with Bowls Australia, before undertaking the same task with World Bowls, resulting in the formation of World Bowls Limited, based in Scotland.
Betty was initially Deputy President and on becoming World Bowls president, Betty was instrumental in getting approval for there to be one uniform set of Laws of the Game (previously there were three versions). She also got Board approval for New Zealand’s application to host the first combined World Championships in Auckland in 1988.
Betty was a gracious but strong president whose leadership over two terms played a big part in the modernisation of the game. During her presidency there were many new events introduced including the World Champion of Champion Singles, and other innovations like rankings.
Betty was honoured with the Order of Australia Medal in 2002. She was inducted into the inaugural Bowls Australia Hall of Fame in 2011.
Previously, Betty was president of both the Australian Women’s Bowling Council and the Victoria Ladies Bowling Association. She was a Victorian State selector, Committee member, and Councillor.
Betty was an Australian team manager at the Commonwealth Games and Chair of the Women’s World Championships in 2000 held in Moama, New South Wales, Australia.
In retirement Betty continues to enthusiastically support our sport, and the Betty Collins Trophy is awarded to the top performing women’s team at the Australian Senior Sides event”.
We at North Balwyn are immensely proud that you call NBBC home and wish you a great evening for the presentation. We pass on our warmest congratulations for being inducted into the World Bowls Hall of Fame and thank you for a lifetime of service and contribution to the sport of lawn bowls.

A big day of bowls and presentations to our club champions and runners up at North Balwyn Bowls Club yesterday. Despite a wintry social Triples competition won by a joint NBBC and Donvale team, team, we followed up with a terrific afternoon tea for our Presidents and Presentation Day. Thanks to Pinnacle Living who were our sponsors for the social Triples on the day and prizes for winners and runners up of all our club championship events.

Our Saturday social bowls program is going strong with 35-45 people attending our triples or pairs events each week. Click on the link https://northbalwynbowls.com/public/pages/winter-saturday-bowls-competitions to come join us.

Saturday Social Bowls

We have revamped our winter Saturday competitions with a variety of formats depending on the week. Team entry is preferred for Nominated Triples and Pairs, but you can register as an individual and be placed in a team. Good prize money available. All bowlers are welcome.

Registration

Online registration is preferred via https://northbalwynbowls.com/public/pages/winter-saturday-bowls-competitions
Otherwise, contact the organisers below.
Please contact either of the following if you have any questions:

· Mike Johnson on 0425 761141 or [email protected]

· Roger Yates on 04437 877103 or [email protected]

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