It is with deep regret that we advise members who knew Paul Finn that he passed away on Tuesday 20 October. Paul was 92 years old and a 24 year member of the Section until illness forced his resignation in 2018.

Condolences to Helen and family.

Dear Members,

It is with deep regret that we advise members that John Sykes passed away this morning after a long battle with cancer. John was 85 years old and a 15 year member of the Section until illness forced his resignation in January this year.

John will be sorely missed around the club for his friendship on and off the green. He was always happy to volunteer his assistance with functions and other tasks as required. He was a great clubman and avid Demons supporter who was often at the ‘G’ watching them play.

Condolences to John’s family.

Congratulations to our very own Louise Mejean who has been selected to participate in the Bowls Australia Future Female Leaders Program. We wish you all the best as you embark on this program.

Bowls Australia has approved the use of 3 different brands of laser measures which may be used to measure for shot.  Any player is permitted to purchase and use one of the approved laser measures in competition provided that s/he is competent in its use.  A BA Memorandum has been released describing how to use each of the 3 approved devices. Copies of the memorandum should be available on the BA website. Otherwise a copy can be provided by John Graham (Mob. 0417 034 417).

Dear Members,

I was very saddened to receive a phone call from Terry Connolly advising that his father-in-law Jack Arundel passed away last night (8 August) after a very sudden illness.

Jack was 95 years old and had been a member of the Section for nearly 23 years. Jack was regular bowler until no longer physically able to and then became a regular member of the Bridge players at Glen Street on a Monday and Friday. I know that Jack made a great contribution to the Section and will be sadly missed by those who knew him. A private ceremony will be held with family members only.

Condolences to his daughter Penny, Terry and family.

Regards

Ian McKay

Secretary

Due to the latest restrictions just imposed by our Premier Daniel Andrews, the club will be closed from midnight Wednesday 8 July 2020 until restrictions are eased again.

Keep safe and stay at home.

David Quin, aged 92 and a long time member of MCC Bowls Club, died yesterday after a prolonged illness.  He played pennant for the club until required to resign for health reasons, some years ago.  An excellent club member for all his time at the club.  Although he was aged, there may be some members of the club who still remember him and would be pleased to be informed as to his death.  An excellent man in every respect.  There is no funeral notice yet or details re a funeral.  In this current Covid-19 time the idea of a formal large scale funeral is unlikely.  If any further details are required his daughter Catherine can be reached on mobile 0404017418.

UPDATE (28/6/20) – All BV Events Postponed again due to COVID-19 – more to come

With the Victorian Government easing restrictions on bowling activities, Bowls Victoria has released an altered version of the Victorian State Championships for Season 2019/20.

Instead of all events being played at Bendigo over a week and a half (commonly known as Champions Week) the State Championships will be played over 4 weekends starting in Shepparton (July 10-12), Geelong/Metro (July 18-19) and Warrnambool (July 24-26) for the Preliminary Rounds (R16, QF and SF) plus Super Saturday where Deer Park will host all the Finals on August 1.

MCC has 10 bowlers competing in this years State Championships across an impressive 10 events. See below the details of all our bowlers in action.

Good bowling to all our members. More details can be found on the Bowls Victoria website CLICK HERE

We’ll keep you posted on more details if spectators will be allowed and on any results we can.