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BOWLED OVER MOUNT WAVERLEY BOWLING CLUB INC.
BOWLED OVER
                                  MOUNT WAVERLEY BOWLING CLUB INC.
                                            ‘The friendly bowls club’
www.mwbc.com.au                                                                       Club Mobile: 0478 952 026
                                                 September 2021

Lockdown fatigue                                           Are your details correct?

I’d like to send a bowl                                    It is time to get the Club Handbook ready for printing. As
Smoothly down the green.                                   part of the review process, we need to know if you have
I’d like to hit a tennis ball.                             had a change of phone numbers or the wrong number
But the powers that be say that’s not allowed,             has been printed in the handbook. Do you still have a
Not till they’ve vaccinated all.                           home phone number? How do we contact you?

Week by week we walk and walk,                             If there is a change in your contact details or the number
But day by day the less we do.                             in the current handbook is wrong, could you please send
Lockdown fatigue is all the talk,                          the right contact number to Attention David Beard: at
I’m feeling it, aren’t you?                                info@mwbc.com.au

The hours grind slow
But the days go fast.
What we don’t know                                         2021/22 Season Opening Breakfast
Is how long it will last.

But we’re lucky, we know                                   Due to Covid restrictions the Club’s Opening Breakfast is
When we look at the world,                                 postponed not cancelled. We will have our season
And all the trouble they’re in.                            opening breakfast when we can.
So we’ll pack up our troubles,
-they’re nothing compared-                                 Social Bowls Match following breakfast at 10:30 am
And put them in the bin.

So get out the garden tools,
Gather all you need.
‘Cos when we’re back on the bowling green
There’ll be no time to weed!

Thank you Lindsay for this wonder reflective poem:

Pennant Fees:
The pennant fees invoice will be sent out to playing
members once there is clarity as to when the season can
commence. The Green and Catering fees will be adjusted
to reflect the number of games this season.
BOWLED OVER MOUNT WAVERLEY BOWLING CLUB INC.
September 2021

Let’s stay connected: MWBC Unmasked                            Uniform Update:
The Social Committee are running Friday night zoom             Several members have asked if we would be ordering
catchups from 4:30pm each week while we remain in              MWBC jackets to match our Pennant tops. We currently
lockdown. Come and join in.                                    have no plans to do so, so if you want a new jacket, CoM
                                                               recommends that you purchase a BV approved Royal
To join in: Zoom Meeting ID 6408836369
                                                               Blue (Club colour) or White one from any Bowls Shop.
No passcode required.
                                                               Of course, you can still wear your older design Club
         th
Friday 24 will be football themed. Come in your teams          jackets.
colours.
                                                               If you are not an online shopper, remember you will be
Have any questions? Contact Kaye O’Hara 0417015991             able to buy a new jacket when the shops reopen.
or Robyn Beard 0412793122
                                                               Pennant tops

                                                               We still have a number of polos available for purchase
Sponsor News                                                   although not all sizes or sleeve length are available. A
                                                               sheet will be in the Club house for anyone wanting to put
The good news on sponsorship continues!                        their name down for a size which is not currently held as
One of our major sponsors – Ryman Healthcare – has             the minimum number for another order is 10 and we do
offered us a generous sponsorship package for 2021/22,         not hold large quantities of stock.
consisting of:                                                 The Club’s new pennant tops will be available at the
    -  Naming Rights to the new Social Deck                    postponed opening breakfast event.
    -  Sponsorship of 6 Summer Bowls events
    -  Sponsorship of 8 Winter Bowls Events
    -  1 Shelter Shed advertisement
    -  2 scoreboard advertisements
    -  Advertisements in each of our monthly
       Newsletters.
Many thanks to Ryman Healthcare for their on-going
support.

Night Pennant 2021-2022 Session:
Wanting to play bowls of an evening?

Lots of fun and a way to get into bowls competition in a
more relaxed manner.

Cost: $2.00 per home games, $8.00 per away games.

To join the Night Pennant team or for any enquiries
please call:
        Phil Rosengarten - 0402 821 951 or
        Chris Cullinan - 0409 968 962.
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BOWLED OVER MOUNT WAVERLEY BOWLING CLUB INC.
September 2021
                                                          Footy Tipping Results – Round 23

                                                          The leader board looks like

                                                          AFL LADDER 2021

                                                          1. DEMONS 70
                                                          2. PORT ADELAIDE 68
                                                          3. GEELONG 64
                                                          4. BRISBANE LIONS 60
                                                          Please forgive me non dees supporters for this one last
                                                          indulgence - it has been 57 ‘bloody' years! JUST MAYBE
                                                          THIS IS OUR YEAR!

                     Photo 2                              ROUND 23 proved to be more straight forward with an
                                                          average of 6 tips scored across our comp. (NOTE no
                                                          point is awarded for the draw).

                                                          2 tippers John Jennings and Richard Sluggett tipped 8
                                                          winners. John’s highest score nomination of 110 points
                                                          was the closest to the highest score of 136 kicked by the
                                                          Sydney Swans.

                                                          CONGRATULATIONS to John who wins the Round 23
                                                          weekly prize of $50.

                                                          BIG KEV has proved to be an indomitable force and
                                                          retains his position at the top of the tipping ladder.

                                                          Janet and Kaye have held their nerve in the last round
                                                          to sit in equal 2nd position.

                                                          And Richard Sluggett has done a MAX GAWN timing his
                                                          run to perfection and joined Janet and Kaye in equal
                                                          2nd position.

                                                          Chris

                                                                             Round 23             Points
                                                                      Kevin Pendlebury             134
                                                                      Janet Cullinan               129
                                                                      Kaye O’Hara                  129
                                                                      Richard Sluggett             129
Thinking of You:                                                      Bruce Morley                 128
To all Club members that have recently had surgery,                   Chris Cullinan               128
we wish you a speedy recovery. Looking forward to                     Peter Armstrong              128
seeing you back on the green when we all get there.                   Kaye Callea                  128
                                                                      John Fanshaw                 127
We extend our condolences to Margaret, family and
                                                                      Katie Cullinan               127
friends of Club member Keith Campbell who passed
                                                                      Graeme Tempany               127
away in July.
                                                                      Bruce Bennett                127

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BOWLED OVER MOUNT WAVERLEY BOWLING CLUB INC.
September 2021

                                                          Have another look at the 3 photos – Do you have a
                                                          caption to go with any of them? Send your caption ideas
                                                          in and they will be published in the October Bowled
                                                          Over. Send to Robyn – rmadillo@hotmail.com

PK Free Range Butchers Mt Waverley Village for your
     free-range meat, chicken and fish supplies.

                                                                       STOP PRESS!!!!!!
                                                          The Club has just been invited to apply for a $6500
                                                          Powering Communities grant by the Federal
                                                          Government for:

                                                          1 Upgrading of the bar refrigeration

                                                          2. Lighting of the social deck

                                                          Well done Jill!

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BOWLED OVER MOUNT WAVERLEY BOWLING CLUB INC.
BOWLED OVER
                          MOUNT WAVERLEY BOWLING CLUB INC.
                                           ‘The friendly bowls club’
www.mwbc.com.au                                                                             Club Mobile: 0478 952 026

                      SEPTEMBER 2021
Sunday           Monday    Tuesday            Wednesday Thursday Friday                              Saturday
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Happy Birthday                                                                   MWBC Unmasked –
to club                                                                          Zoom social catch
members                                                                          up from 4:30pm
celebrating in
September                                                                        Meeting ID:
                                              Sarina Bonnici   Ian Kennedy       6408836369

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                                                                                 MWBC Unmasked –
                                                                                 Zoom social catch
                                                                                 up from 4:30pm

                           Patrick Quinn                                         Meeting ID:
                           Michael            Celia Ware       Nihal DeRun       6408836369
                           Emerson                                               Keith Clapp
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                                                                                 MWBC Unmasked –
                                                                                 Zoom social catch
                                                                                 up from 4:30pm

                                                                                 Meeting ID:
John Natoli                                                                      6408836369

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                                                                                 MWBC Unmasked –     Grand Final
                                                                                 Zoom social catch   Day
                                                                                 up from 4:30pm

                                                                                 Meeting ID:
                                                                                 6408836369
                                                                                 ‘Football teams’
Alan Coleman                                  Ben MacGeorge    Barrie Castieau   Alan Barwick

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                           Rob Tactor
                           Colin Walden       Howard Rose
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