How hot has it been here in paradise! Thankfully, our wonderful cover has made things much cooler for all the bowlers — though the bowling itself has been sizzling hot.
Tuesday afternoon social bowls saw 14 bowlers vying for the prize. They should have realised that Tony “Take the Money” Whitehorn was playing, and teamed with Dawn Dowell, the pair won convincingly with 21 points.
On Wednesday afternoon, social bowls produced another brilliant performance, with skipper Arthur McManus and Alan Pershouse in startling form, easily outplaying the rest of the field.
Results from Wednesday night’s Business House Bowls will be updated next week.
Friday morning’s Endeavour Foundation group is really progressing well, with Cathy, Kiara, Michael, Jett, and Dion all showing great promise. With continued practice, they could be representing Airlie Beach at the Queensland Disability Games in 2026.
Friday afternoon saw more than 20 bowlers arrive from the Christian College for lessons. Madeline Riley, Eliana Langshore, Shannon Matthews, Ryker Boers, Pazel Davis, and Ocean Houlding all showed excellent potential and could easily represent the Whitsundays at the 2026 Queensland Schools competition with further training. Special mention must also go to Taylor Fairhall and Alannah Jackson — keep up the great work! It would be wonderful to see the Christian College representing our area.
Saturday morning’s Scroungers competition is nearing its conclusion. This week’s first-round winners were Greg Fennell, Tony Whitehorn, Merve Stewart, and Des Ballance. In the final, Tony Whitehorn defeated Greg Fennell and now sits on minus 10 points alongside Andy McDougall. Maureen Barnard won the B Grade final.
On Sunday afternoon, 24 bowlers took to the greens. We welcomed Brett Fleming, formerly from Hervey Bay Bowling Club, as a new member of our little club, and it was great to see Alma Zaldivar back from the Philippines, Tony Kelly back from illness, and Liz McManus return to the greens.
The dice was rolled by Nilo Ballance, landing on five points for a win and ends won. The day’s winners were the team of skipper Margo Stanley, lead Eric Barnard, and second Brett Fleming — well done to all!
Contributed with thanks to Mark Mawson
Saturday morning Scroungers. Photo supplied
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