Bowlers roll up to support Community House

HEATHCOTE Bowling Club will run a special tournament on Australia Day to support Heathcote Community House.

Play on 26 January will be 2.4.2 triples starting at 10am.

Three games of 10 ends will be contested and the Power Play will play.

Entry is $75 per team.

There will be multiple raffle prizes drawn across the day.

Entries can be phoned to Bill Gardner on 0437 685 001, or Lorraine Speirs on 0409 133 194.

On the pennant bowls front, Heathcote leads the division two ladder in weekend pennant, and has climbed to the fourth rung in midweek pennant’s division three standings.

The Saints scored a two-shot win at home against Castlemaine in the Charity Round played on December 15 before the Christmas-New Year break.

Heathcote 49 d Castlemaine 47.

Lorraine Speirs 15 lt N. Hufer 20, Dot Cutajar 13 lt M. Fletcher 16, Chris Morcom21 d R. Roberts 11.

Midweek pennant resumes on 19 January.

It will be the Saints against the Demons as Heathcote will play on the White Hills greens.

Weekend pennant resumes on 17 January.

The ladder-leading Saints will play at Strathfieldsaye.

Heathcote made its way to Harcourt for the final match of 2025.

Heathcote marked a 78-65 victory and leads the division two race.

Maurice Lee 14 lt R. Harris 18, Bill Gardiner 26 d B. Jerkinson 10, Adam Luxford 19 lt G. McAuliffe 23, Chris Morcom 19 d S. Douglas 14.

In division six, Heathcote will host Woodbury on 19 January.

The Saints played one of the best matches of the season in the Charity Round against Strathfieldsaye Maroon.

Just one shot separated the teams after the final bowl as the ladder-leading Strathfieldsaye Maroon claimed a 52-51 victory.

Ron Barron 17 d T. Phelan 13, Tony Leahy 19 lt B. Rogister 24, Lorraine Speirs 15 dr S. Preece 15.

Social bowls on 3 January drew 22 bowlers to play three games of pairs and tirples.

Winners were Rod Hanson (s) and Sue Fitton, three wins, 43 points, +7 shots.

Runners-up were Eileen O’Brien (s) and Tony Leahy, two wins, one draw, 40 points, +14 shots.