ABOUT US

Lawn Bowls offers an opportunity to participate in a social and competitive sport for all ages, genders, nationalities and abilities. We have the facilities, equipment and coaches to get you started.

Promoting the sport of Lawn Bowls is a focus of the Hoppers Bowls club which is achieved by offering corporate and social events, regular Barefoot Bowls events and we work closely with Bowls Victoria to offer Schools Challenges and support other initiatives.

The Hoppers Bowls Club was established in 1985 by local residents of the community who established the Hoppers Club. The Hoppers Club (5,000 members approx.) now has 9 sub clubs providing social and sporting opportunities for its members that’s creates a belonging to the local community.

A number of the foundation members still participate today. Recent initiatives that ensure the Hoppers Club and Hoppers Bowls Club remains a community club include installation of solar panels, redeveloped bowlers area, major renovations completed etc.

The recognition by Community Clubs Victoria at the recent Club Awards on awarding the Hoppers Club the Best Club Refurbishment and Best Club Manager (to CEO Michael Lewis) ensures the Hoppers Club is on the right path to success!

The Hoppers Bowls Club looks forward to another successful year both on and off via of a number of initiatives underway including;
• Continuing to promote lawn bowls socially and competitively to all ages, abilities, genders and nationalities
• Participating and hosting local school students and participating in the Bowls Victoria program “Schools Challenge”
• Weekly Barefoot Bowls events
• Corporate, birthdays, festive etc. functions throughout the year
• Our highest Saturday Pennant Team has been promoted to Division 2 and the challenge of competing against quality bowlers is welcomed
• Mid-week Division 1 pennant also pits our bowlers against the best in the region.
• New grass green opened January 2017

CONTACT US

Address:
180 – 200 Pannam Dr Hoppers Crossing VIC 3029
Phone:
03 9749 4844
Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9am – 12am
Friday: 9am – 1am
Saturday: 9am – 2am
Sunday: 11am – 12am

OFFICE BEARERS

President Steve Bartlett Mob: 0411 158 621 Home: 9734 0240 Email: s_bartlett1952@hotmail.com

Vice President Glenn Voysey Mob: 0427 012 059 Email: glenn.voysey@simplyenergy.com.au

Immediate Past President Len Woodfine Mob: 0438 502 654 Home: 9749 1818 Email: woodfinelb@yahoo.com.au

Secretary CCO Jan White Mob: 0400 076 557 Email: whiteshome2@bigpond.com

Treasurer Geoff Truman Mob: 0409 708 160 Email: ganddtruman@gmail.com

Assistant Secretary Treasurer Geoff White Mob: 0431 675865 Email: whiteshome2@bigpond.com

Tuesday Selection Chairperson Maxine McKenna Mob: 0402 302 159 Email: maxine.mckenna@gmail.com 

Saturday Selection Chairperson Robert Saker Mob: 0432 682 576 Email: rsaker9@gmail.com

Tournament Chairperson Bill Dobai Mob: 0419 301 352 Home: 9974 2017 Email: dobaiwilliam8@gmail.com

Coaching Director Paul Shelton Home: 9749 7026 Email: edwardshelton36@hotmail.com

Greens Director Gary Bottrell Mob: 0407 965 516

Assistant Greens Director Larry Downs Mob: 0403 016 405 Email: larrydowns42@gmail.com

Almoner David Letts Mob: 0414 568 469983 113 Home: 8742 2221 Email: dgl48@bigpond.com.au

Social Media Officer Glenn Voysey Mob: 0427 012 059 Email: glenn.voysey@simplyenergy.com.au

Bowls Vic Delegate Barry Watson Mob: 0408 556 631 Home: 9394 6708 Email: bazwat@hotmail.com

2017/18 Men’s Pairs Championship winners

Congratulations to Colin Ravenscroft and Steve Bartlett on winning the Mens Pairs.  

2017/18 Women’s Pairs Championship winners

Congratulations to Shirley Butler and Doris Bottrell on winning the Women’s Pairs.

2018/201 Life members

Congratulations to Douglas Young on receiving Life Membership to the Hoppers Bowls Club.      

Applying Bowls Stickers

An example of applying Bowls stickers can be found Applying Bowls Stickers.  

Coaching Skills Session

Coaching sessions are being held every Saturday morning. Please refer to the Facebook or Paul Shelton for further details. For information on the basic etiquette please see the below Lawn Bowls Etiquette.

Saturday Selection Committee

The 2017/18 Saturday Selection Committee have been meeting to plan their strategy for the upcoming season and have established some guidelines they will follow;

• Improve communication to bowlers
• Strive to retain the top side in Division 2
• Ensure all players enjoy their bowls
• Promote youth to enable the club to grow

If any players wish to discuss selection the selection committee will be available between 4:00PM – 5:00PM on Thursdays. Please use this time to discuss any issues as selectors DO NOT, SHOULD NOT & WILL NOT discuss selections on Saturday to ensure everyone can enjoy their bowls (selectors are bowlers too). Selectors will be seeking feedback from skips on match days on how sides performed on the day. Changes made to teams will be advised to effected players with feedback welcome. Selectors encourage all members to participate in practice matches so they can get feedback to enable bowlers to be selected in the right position and side for round one of the season. All bowlers are encouraged to attend Tuesday and Thursday practice sessions in September to practice and improve their game. Healthy competition by bowlers pushing their case for selection is a fantastic position for the club to be in. The 2017/18 Saturday Selection Committee have been meeting to plan their strategy for the upcoming season and have established some guidelines they will follow; Watch this space for ongoing updates. (25/7/2017) Practice games 2nd September Inter club matches 9th September 3 Teams playing against Melton at Hoppers for the Hoppers/Melton shield and 1 Team playing Mount Cotterell at Mount Cotterell 16th September 14 rinks playing at Moonee Ponds 23rd September Top 6 rinks playing Middle Park at Hoppers and the remaining Inter-club matches 30th September (Grand Final Day) 10:00 start

Tuesday Pennant Practice

Midweek Pennant practice starts Tuesday 5^th September.  Could all players please be at the club by 9.45 in uniform.  BYO lunch as it will not be supplied during practice games. We will be playing amongst ourselves for the first two practices and against Melton on 19^th September.  The season starts on 26^th September.  Could any player who is unavailable for any of the practice games or pennant games please put their names on the appropriate list which is on the board inside the club.

SATURDAY PENNANT

The 2018/19 pennant season will begin later in the year.  

The full Saturday draw can be found here.

TUESDAY PENNANT

SOCIAL BOWLS

WEDNESDAY  2018

Saturday 18th August  2018

INTERNAL TOURNAMENTS

Men’s Singles Champion

1990 K Reed

1991 B Keilor

1992 D Bell

1993 W Stewart

1994 J Strybosch

1995 S Protheroe

1996 W Stewart

1997 R Healy

1998 D Hewitt

1999 D Chritchlow

2000 T Ross

2001 G Jose

2002 J Robertson

2003 D Hewitt

2004 D Hewitt

2005 D Young

2006 W Stewart

2007 J Robertson

2008 G Berry

2009 J Cowan

2010 B Weir

2011 B Watson

2011 F Dalton

2013 D Hewitt

2014 C Ravenscroft

2015 A Wu

2016 G Gardiner

2017 Barry Watson

Women’s Single Champion

TBA

TBA

TBA