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The winter colour watch

With less than half the Winter Bowls season remaining, competition for the highly prestigious, completely unofficial Brightest Bowler Award is intensifying. The secret judges have no qualifications [...]

Winter Bowls photography, Wednesday 8 July 2026

The skies were grey, but spirits were anything but, as Winter Bowls returned on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, after a break caused by heavy rain. The infectious exuberance of the four bowlers on Rink 2 [...]

These girls wanna have fun

The place to be at Winter Bowls on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, was Rink 2. Lesley Dunstall was in sparkling form, dancing, gesticulating and generally behaving as though she'd won the lottery before [...]

The return of the orangutan

Some bowlers rely on impeccable technique. Others depend on years of experience. Stewie Allen occasionally turns to a less conventional strategy. At Winter Bowls on Saturday, 27 June 2026, he once [...]

Winter Bowls photography, Saturday 27 June 2026

After two weeks of heavy rain, Saturday, 27 June 2026 provided a welcome return to fine weather on a Saturday, and Winter Bowls participants made the most of it. Toby Carter brought his usual [...]

The warmth of Winter Bowls

The organisers of Winter Bowls at Sturt Bowling Club achieve far more than simply running a weekly social competition. Week after week, they create something rather special: an atmosphere where [...]

Winter Bowls photography, Wednesday 24 June 2026

After two weeks of rain, bowlers were delighted to be back on the green, and Winter Bowls on Wednesday 24 June 2026 certainly didn't disappoint. Deano Pye ditched his steel arm and, with it, [...]

Birthday Boy, Steve van der Veen, 24 June 2026

Steve van der Veen is one of those larger-than-life characters who contributes to the club's colour and character. Bon vivant, raconteur, provocateur and lovable rascal, he's also one of our finest [...]

Eliminating the dreaded wobble

One of the joys of watching Winter Bowls at Sturt is to note that many bowlers send their bowls off on the journey down the rink, with the bowl upright, not on a lean. Queensland bowls coach R. C. [...]

Volunteer in focus: Alan Ludlow 2016-2026, selector, Strangler, tournaments, bins, co-Bar Manager

Every successful bowls club depends on volunteers, and few at our club have contributed as much, in as many different ways, as Alan Ludlow. A tireless worker and talented all-rounder, Alan combines [...]