Be on the Blue

Last Saturday our blue Green was covered in a further splash of blue as Portland Memorial conducted their first Beyond Blue event. The event was a great success and the tournament is now to become a yearly feature on the bowling calendar.

Congratulations to our Beyond Blue Mental Health Bowls Tournament winners! In first place were Trevor Cosgrove, Ronny Robinson & Ian Merrett who put on a masterly display of bowls on the day, whilst the Runner-Up position was taken out by Robyn McCabe, Chris Elford & Wendy Gray. Third placing was taken out by Tony Hogan, Graham McCabe & Ian Benbow.

The winning team

Trevor Cosgrove, Ronny Robinson & Ian Merrett

A big thank you to Portland Family Practice for sponsoring this important event and Dr. Reza Shams for your presentation on mental health awareness and support.

Second Place

Robyn McCabe, Chris Elford & Wendy Gray

A fantastic day of bowls, friendship and community spirit culminated in this well-deserved victory. Thank you to Paul our bowls co-ordinator and everyone who played, volunteered, donated and supported this important fundraiser, helping raise awareness of mental health and the importance of looking after one another.

Third Place

Tony Hogan, Graham McCabe & Ian Benbow.

Together, we showed that bowls is more than just a game—it's about connection, inclusion and supporting our community. Every conversation and every contribution helps make a difference.

Well done to our champions and thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success.

This week has also seen our first School Holiday Program on offer. It was great to see both Primary  and Secondary school students involved. The participants undertook a variety of drills, applied these in some fun game scenarios and partook in a game of Scroungers which is a modified fast moving game situation. Thankyou to all participants and the parents for enabling the program and a special thanks to the volunteers, staff & kitchen for your great assistance on both days.