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Our Club
Lockleys Bowling Club was founded in 1913. The greens were then at Cross Street, but to meet increased membership the move to the current location (46 Rutland Avenue, Lockleys, South Australia 5032) was completed in 1964.
In 2006 the Constitution was changed so that men's and women's sections were integrated for the purposes of managing the club, although men’s and women's pennant competitions and tournaments remained separate except for the mixed pairs. Since then, in accordance with changes made by BowlsSA (the governing body for bowls in SA), open gender competition has been introduced into all pennant events. Club tournaments remain separate, except for the mixed pairs, and social cosmo events. The wonderful layout of the clubhouse and the four greens influenced the club being chosen as the venue for two Jack High singles championships in the 1980s, with winners being well known NSW bowlers Ken Williams and Ian Schuback. This led ten years later to selection as the venue for the World Bowls Championship of 1996. The club has been further recognised by being invited to be the main venue for the World Bowls Championships in 2012; see http://www.worldbowls2012.com/ for further information. A club history is planned for publication in time for that event, and is already in an advanced draft stage of preparation.. The four greens and the banks were refurbished in 2005-06 and are second to none in Adelaide. Again in 2007-2008 two greens were refurbished, and the other two were done in 2008-2009, with C green to again receive attention late in 2009. The club is putting every effort into having both greens and facilities in great condition for not only the World championships in 2012 but also the Australian Deaf Bowlers Championships in April 2010, and the Asia-Pacific Games in November 2011 We welcome new members, and provide coaching through our qualified coaches. Former State coach Peter Gageler is the club coach, while Geoff Ellis, Brian Teakle and Barry Day also provide coaching assistance. |
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