Graceville Bowls Club

24/09/2026

Latest on what's happening with the Coorparoo Bowls Club which may be of interest to our members and followers

Griffin Hospitality Group buys Coorparoo Bowls Club vowing to renovate the clubhouse and keep the greens open.

20/09/2026

We did it!!! 🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇CDBA Div 1 Pennant Champions 2026. What an effort over the whole season. Final against Darra was played in good spirit and thanks to our group of supporters who came along to cheer us to a win

19/09/2026

Get you team together for our Invitation Triples event on Friday 23 October 2026

12/09/2026

Our Graceville Div 1 team has made the District Grand Final in it's first year back in the top grade. What a fantastic effort from our boys and girls. Come and support us in the final at Algester at 1pm on Sunday 20 September👏👏💪💪🏆🏆🥇🥇

31/07/2026

Who’s going to take the crown tonight? Kicks at 6!!!

31/07/2026

Another full Friday on the greens!!

24/07/2026

Coverage starting at 5pm tonight with kick at 6pm. Grab some take away or order your favorite pizza for delivery. Come on down to your local club and enjoy the game with friends!!

24/07/2026

Heated mixed pairs competition today at the bowls club!! Come on down and enjoy a refreshing beverage!

23/07/2026

Interesting ABC Life Matters Podcast which reviews current issues around saving suburban bowls clubs which are in general decline. This is a 20 min listen. We trialled Social Sundays last year but found them not quite for our club. We'd be interested in our followers thoughts on what would work for GBC and the community.

Long before the film Crackerjack popularised the flipper, the venerated sport of lawn bowls has been a staple of Australian life. But for the oldest bowls club in New South Wales, that gentle sound of knocking bowls on the green has come to an end. After almost 150 years, Balmain Bowling Club in Syd...

22/07/2026

🎉 72 years in the making… we're back! 🎉
Graceville Bowls Club is back in First Division of the District Pennant competition for the first time since 1954!
While researching our club history in From Fields to Greens, we found reference to Graceville's relegation after the 1954 pennant season but no record of a return. That makes this season a truly historic milestone for our club.
Our promotion comes on the back of winning the Greater 8s Beta Championship earlier this year and is the reward for years of steady growth. A thriving Learn to Bowl program, led by our President and supported by Brisbane City Council, has helped grow our bowling membership from 85 to 155 over the past decade. Combined with the arrival of talented new bowlers, the welcome addition of several former Tarragindi First Division players following their club's closure, and the persistence of our long-serving bowlers who have been knocking on the First Division door for years, the pieces have finally come together.
Our increased membership now allows us to proudly field four pennant teams in Divisions 1, 2, 5 and 7—a fantastic achievement for a community club.
And we're not just making up the numbers… we've started our First Division return with two wins from our opening two matches!
Congratulations to every player, volunteer and supporter who helped make this happen.
Up the Cockatoos and Redbills! 💚💛