WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING?

Diggers Memorial celebrates 50 years

Diggers Memorial Bowls Club has celebrated its 50th anniversary with an open fours carnival. Past servicemen formed the Diggers Memorial Bowls Club in 1972 and built their first bowls green using their own labour at the club’s current location in Rockhampton. The club continues to respect these servicemen’s memory, as well as the memories of current returned services members through various Remembrance Services and bowls events.

To celebrate this momentous event, Diggers Memorial Bowls Club held the Bendigo Bank 50-Year-Jubilee Open Fours Carnival in November, 2022. The Calliope and District Bendigo Community Bank very generously sponsored the carnival with a donation of $10,000 towards prize money. This is Bendigo Bank’s first sponsorship of Diggers Memorial Bowls Club and the club greatly appreciates this support, which has significantly enhanced participation in the sport.

Twenty-six teams entered the carnival from a wide area of Queensland (Longreach to Bundaberg) representing 15 individual clubs. Only one team, Suzanne Kington’s team, came through the two days of bowling undefeated, albeit winning one game by only 1 shot and another by 2 shots.

John Wessling, Branch Manager of Calliope and District Bendigo Community Bank, paid tribute to those who organised the carnival and did a lot of hard work which went into the successful two days. John’s team couldn’t quite get into the prize money and we will not reveal where his team finished, but he had a great weekend.

Many thanks to John and the Calliope and District Bendigo Community Bank for their support.

15 Years for Ruth at Gracemere

Maryborough’s Kombi Social Bowls Challenge

Towards the end of last year, experienced and new players got together at Maryborough Bowls Club (MBC) for the Annual Kombi Challenge between Maryborough’s Recreation Vehicle Home Base (RVHB) and Maryborough Bowls Club. This annual social day is a competitive, yet friendly, event that involves bowlers from RVHB and MBC competing for the Kombi Trophy. The trophy represents the original Recreational Vehicle (Kombi van) on an old style bowl mounted on Black Bean timber.

Thank you to everyone for a truly great day and special thanks to our volunteers (you know who you are). Final results: MBC 164 and RVHB 151.

Contributed by Bill Wells

Pomona’s Keith turns 90!

Congratulations to Pomona Life Member Keith Muir who celebrated his 90th birthday at the end of last year with bowlers and friends at the club.

Keith joined the Pomona Bowling Club after moving from Imbil in 1964 and has been a competitive bowler until recently. Keith’s name features on the men’s honour boards more than 40 times and he has won the District Champion of Champions numerous times in all disciplines. Keith’s bowling ambition was to win all champion disciplines in a single year, a goal he achieved.

Keith reached the Queensland Singles top eight and also trialled for the State team in 1995. Keith is the club’s Patron, has filled all club committee positions and has been the club chairman, vice chairman, green’s director and men’s delegate. He is always an avid supporter of members who play in club competitions and away from home. Members would like to thank Keith for all the time he has generously donated to the club.