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BY MICHELLE TAIT<\/strong><\/p>\n

LOCAL representatives of the Victorian team at the fiftieth Australian Indoor Bias Bowls National Championships at Mount Gambier had an amazing week.<\/p>\n

The squad affectionately called the foursome lead by Heather Hopkinson The Golden Girls, with the team, three of who are Ballarat bowlers, bring home a gold medal.<\/p>\n

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Cherril Helmore, Norma Betteridge, Michelle Tait, Yvonne Clark, Jarrod Matthews, Sandy Grano, Elizabeth Kierce, Tom Clarke, Stuart Lacy, Trish Speechley, David Speechley, Ian Hedger, Anne Draffen (F) Stuart Hedger (F). Photo: HEATHER HOPKINSON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BY MICHELLE TAIT LOCAL representatives of the Victorian team at the fiftieth Australian Indoor Bias Bowls National Championships at Mount Gambier had an amazing week. The squad affectionately called the foursome lead by Heather Hopkinson The Golden Girls, with the team, three of who are Ballarat bowlers, bring home a gold medal. […]<\/p>\n

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