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Our men rock the boat

Don't ever underestimate the competitive streak in the men at Sturt Bowling Club. Just when we thought the women members had taken an unassailable lead in the coveted unofficial award for Brightest [...]

Winter Bowls photography, Anzac Day 2026

Following the moving Anzac Day ceremony, bowlers swung their focus onto chasing a big score on the green. There were the usual dramas and laughs: Sonia Matteuci provocatively ate a banana in front of [...]

Meet Tami (and Sonia)

Everyone in our bowls club has a story, but this one is very different. It involves the intricate, long-term connection between two people at the club - Tami who works part-time behind the bar, and [...]

Women in green surge to lead

It was probably only a matter of time before the women of Sturt Bowling Club pushed aside the men and took a stunning lead in the coveted unofficial award for Brightest Bowler. On Wednesday 22 April, [...]

Winter Bowls dynamics, Wednesday 22 April 2026

Winter Bowls dynamics are different from the seriousness of pennant games or the ultra-competitiveness of Night Owls. At Winter Bowls on Wednesday 22 April, a rich set of dynamics were on show: [...]

Happenings at Winter Bowls, Saturday 18 April 2026

At Winter Bowls on Saturday 18 April there was plenty happening. As with the previous Wednesday, the weather was perfect and the greens superb, but strangely the rinks were north-south. And a rare [...]

New leader of Brightest Bowler at Winter Bowls

One of the most coveted awards at the club is the unofficial title of Brightest Bowler at Winter Bowls. The early leader in the title this year, Stewie Allen, and last year's winner Bob Rutten, now [...]

Schoolies takeover - Winter Bowls, Wednesday 15 April 2026

It was school holidays and the schoolies were out in force at Winter Bowls on Wednesday 15 April 2026. Current chalkies bestriding the green included Jonathan Webster, Stewart Allen and Alexander [...]

Sparkling Sturt women bowlers

The photos below from Winter Bowls on Wednesday 15 April 2026 capture some of the richness contributed to the club by our women bowlers. The photos highlight their: use of advanced skills, focus and [...]

Stewie - the new Brightest Bowler

Winter Bowls on Wednesday 15 April 2026 saw the changing of the guard. The longstanding winner of the Unofficial Award for Brightest Bowler at Winter Bowls, Bob Rutten, was unceremoniously replaced, [...]