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North Balwyn Bowls Club - Your friendly sports and activities hub

With approximately 370 members, our club provides a friendly gathering place for the following activities:

  • Bowls - Outdoor and Indoor comps both in a Pennant and Social format.  We have Beginners sessions for you try the sport and receive coaching
  • Bridge - Supervised play and competitive Duplicate sessions.  Beginners lessons twice a year
  • Pickleball - Tuesday & Wednesday evenings 7-9pm, Friday mornings 9.30-11am
  • Craft - Craft meets on the 2nd Monday of the month
  • Mahjong - Mahjong meets on the 2nd & 4th Fridays of the month
  • Library - Our members have created a free library of games, puzzles and books
  • Social Activities - We celebrate occasions such as Grand final day, Cup Day, President’s Day and Christmas for all members, with meals and drinks
  • Garden Plots - Grow your own vegetables and share the products of your labour, we have sunny garden plots available for hire
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Come & give bowls a go
Aug
30
Come & give bowls a go
60 Buchanan Ave
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Never tried Bowls - bring the family - bring friends  FREE 4  WEEK LAWN BOWLS PROGRAM - COACHING and BOWLS PROVIDED Sundays 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th August 2026   2pm - 4pm  To register simply apply below for a free ticket for each attendee  PLEASE WEAR FLAT SHOES Should the weather be wet on any of these afternoons still attend as Indoor Bias Bowls will be available in the clubrooms.    
Bridge Monday Evening
Aug
31
Bridge Monday Evening
North Balwyn Bowls Club
7:15 PM – 9:45 PM
Competitive Duplicate session & Back to Basics session. B2B is an opportunity for newer players to practice their newly learned skills at the table in a supportive and educational environment. Players can ask questions about bidding and card play. Discussions can be for the table or just for you. You might even like to play a hand in one contract, and then re-play it in another contract to see how it plays out. We provide experienced mentors. You do not need a partner. We build tables of 4 as people arrive. Please purchase your tickets, save your email with attached tickets and show them at the door on arrival.
2026-2027 Season Opening Day
Sep
05
2026-2027 Season Opening Day
North Balwyn Bowls Club
12:00 PM – 4:30 PM
All North Balwyn Bowls Club Members are invited to attend the Official Opening of the 2026-2027 Bowls Season on Saturday 5th September 2026 commencing at 12.00PM. Please arrive at the Club no later than 12 noon for registration. An Official Opening ceremony will take place on Green 1 at 12.15pm and bowls will commence immediately after this ceremony.  Bowls will continue until 3.00pm follwed by a special afternoon tea at 3.15pm with a report from our Bowls Director on the upcoming season.  All members are welcome to attend regardless of their intention to play bowls on the day. You are also invited to stay for the "Happy Hour". PLEASE SELECT ONE OF THE TICKET OPTIONS INDICATING YOUR INTENTION TO ATTEND PRIOR TO WEDNESDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2026 Club uniforms are to be worn or neat casual attire for our new bowlers. We look forward to seeing you to commence our official bowls season.