Global InformationBowls Australia information
 | This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (September 2021) |
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| Sport | Bowls |
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| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Affiliation | World Bowls |
| President | Bob Boorman |
| CEO | Neil Dalrymple |
| Official website | |
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Bowls Australia is the governing body for the sport of bowls in Australia.[1] Bowls Australia is responsible for the leadership, development and management of lawn bowls in Australia. It is a not-for-profit organisation governed by a voluntary board that provides the strategic direction for the sport and the strategies that are implemented by the staff at the national office.
Bowls Australia's members are the nine state and territory bowls associations.
There are over 2,000 clubs and 240,000 registered participants affiliated with member states and territories. In addition there are many social bowlers participating in competitions across Australia.
Bowls Australia is affiliated with World Bowls[2] and the Australian Commonwealth Games Association where it is a core sport in the Commonwealth Games held every four years.
- ^ Bowls Australia Constitution - Objects pp8-9
- ^ World Bowls Archived January 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine