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Ultimate Bowlers Paradise
Ultimate bowler’s paradise
With two greens located above an underground parking facility, surrounded by luxury style retirement apartment buildings and with club amenities to rival a five star hotel the Bullcreek AFA Bowling Club may well just be the ultimate bowlers paradise.
The club located within the Air Force Association (RAAFA) the smaller clubs in WA with less than 80 active bowling largest WA retirement village on Bullcreek Drive is currently members, they have just one team in Men’s Saturday, Men’s having its synthetic greens upgraded and has benefitted from Midweek and Women’s Tuesday Pennant Competitions. a brand new building named Cirrus which cost $32 million What is perhaps not known to many bowlers is that members dollars to build, it was completed within 18 months in August do not need to be living within the expansive retirement estate last year. The village has 397 of the Air Force Association to independent living units on be members. the 28 acre estate and is also Bowls WA Operations home to two residential care Manager Aaron Delaporte facilities with a further 164 toured the new facilities in beds. The complex in addition December last year and was to the bowling club also has a impressed by what he saw. full gymnasium with swimming “The facilities provided to the pool and many other active bowlers at Bull Creek would social clubs. The Aviation rival the biggest and best clubs Heritage Museum which also anywhere within Australia. resides with the estate is also For the residents within the an amazing place to visit and estate to be able to walk out provides a unique insight into your self contained apartment how far aviation has progressed • The view to the greens. and onto two excellent synthetic in a short space of time along with many historical pieces greens and the magnificent club house and bar facilities has from wartime with a heavy emphasis of the Royal Australia to be what some bowlers could only dream of. I am genuinely Air Forces involvement. Surprising the bowling club which is surprised the clubs hasn’t got hundreds of bowlers given what located less than 15 minutes from the heart of Perth is one of is on offer here.”
• The Alfresco area. • The Bullcreek foyer.
Club member Kevin Thomson who showed Aaron around the amazing complex said the club is very keen to see new people join.
“The total membership fee is just $200 and this gives you access to the modern bar facilities, dining area and lounge including the brand new alfresco area all of which is great for pleasant conversations before or after a game, in fact at any time. The RAAFA provides lunches and dinner fivedays a week which bowling members can take advantage of and the food is amazing prepared from their state of the art kitchen. However most important of all is that club is full of friendly members who participate in plenty of social bowls along with the more traditional club competitions and of course WA pennant competitions. We are keen to let people know that you don’t need to be part of the estate to join the bowling club and we would love to see more bowlers enjoy our wonderful facilities.”
“We are extremely thankful to the RAAFA for the recent upgrades including the re-surfacing of the greens which will now be perfect to play on. We just hope we get a lot more people over the next few years come along to play as we are looking forward to celebrating our 50th year anniversary in 2025,” said Kevin.
There is no doubt Bull Creek AFA is one of the hidden gems within the WA bowls community with first class facilities to rival any club anywhere in Australia.
