Bowls Australia is the

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for the

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. 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

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and the

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where it is a core sport in the Commonwealth Games held every four years.

History

In 1911, Bowls Australia, originally known as the Australian Bowling Council, was formed at conference of state delegates in Melbourne.Bowls Australia Website - history
/ref> The first Australian Championships under the new body were held in 1912, and the first Australian representative side played in New Zealand in 1914. In 1928, the Australian Bowls Council became affiliated with the International Bowling Board, now known as World Bowls Inc. The first

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was played at Kyeemagh Bowls Club (NSW) in 1966.

Structure

The national body has eight state member associations: * Bowls Australian Capital Territory * Bowls Queensland *

Bowls NSW Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gr ...

* Bowls Northern Territory *

Bowls Western Australia Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...

Bowls Victoria Bowls Victoria, established in 1880 is the governing body for the sport of bowls in the State of Victoria. In addition to its specific responsibility for governing the sport and the development of the game at all levels, it also has a social obje ...

Bowls South Australia Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...

Bowls Tasmania Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gr ...

The main competitions BA organises are the annual Australian Open (AO), Bowls Premier League (BPL) and BPL Cup. They also stage a number of other important national competitions as well as hosting international events in Australia including the upcoming World Bowls 2020 Championships.

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