About The Club
Glen Eira McKinnon Bowls Club is a small, friendly club, with a friendly and diverse membership, located in Joyce Park, in the heart of McKinnon.
We field 3 teams in Bowls Victoria's Saturday pennant competition (Div 3, Div 7, and Div 8).
We field 2 teams in Bowls Victoria's Midweek pennant competition (Div 4 and Div 5).
We also field a team in the Southern Districts Electric Light Competition (Division 2).
Glen Eira McKinnon (Glenmac) bowling club is in the heart of McKinnon, and we welcome barefoot bowlers to our friendly club.
We also make our club available for social and corporate events.
A Rich History
The Glen Eira McKinnon Bowls Club has grown from the combination of three bowls clubs with rich histories.
The McKinnon Bowls Club founded in 1950 with a membership of about 190 became a very strong club reaching high levels within the Bowls Victoria pennant competitions. Unfortunately, by the 1990's the membership numbers had dwindled, and they were struggling to continue.
Carnegie Bowls Club which also started about the same time in Leila Road, Ormond was also having membership problems.
City of St Kilda Bowls Club which was based behind Luna Park in St Kilda started in the late 1940's with one and half greens. In the period 1980 to 1990 they had a growth of members and the club was booming. During this period, the club was winning State Pennant titles and members of the club were representing the State and Australia. At this time many of the members were unable to get a game.
In the second half of the 1990's the St Kilda Council made it difficult for the club to remain as they had decided the land could be put to better use for the local community.
In 1998 City of St Kilda BC merged with Carnegie BC to become Glen Eira Bowls Club based in Leila Road. There were now two full size greens though the numbers continued to grow, and the club outgrew their facilities. Also, the Club house need a lot of maintenance.
In 2002 McKinnon BC and Glen Eira BC merged, as McKinnon had three greens, big club house and a small ageing membership.
The new club grew and had over 300 members and fielded 10 Saturday pennant sides. These sides included successful Premier Division in the men's competition and Division 1 in the Ladies midweek pennant.
Club Sponsors
Glen Eira McKinnon Bowling Club would like to thank all of our sponsors for their ongoing support. Need to find out who our sponsors are, get their logo's and website addresses, and include these.
We offer all bowlers at any level free tuition with our accredited coaches.
We are looking for new players to fill additional pennant sides.
Glenmac hosts a very popular Bridge tournament every Friday morning.
Our facilities are available for hire, so if you're planning a function contact Terry 0403247636 or email Glenmacbowls@yahoo.com.
Administered by the Board of Management.
Barefoot bowls and BBQ nights are run from October to March.
If you are interested in playing lawn bowls, Glenmac is keen to get you rolling with us.
Success
The club has recently reinvigorated itself, with results on the green and a healthy attitude off the greens. To get the most out of your time with this club, have a team-first attitude, and lend a hand when something needs to be done.
There is no "I" in team.
We field 3 teams in Saturday's pennant competition (Div 3, Div 7, and Div 6 - 6-a-side) and 2 teams in Midweek pennant (Div 4 and Div 5), along with 1 team in the Southern Districts Electric Light competition (Div 2).
Our facilities are frequently used for local community meetings, weddings, birthdays, corporate events, Christmas breakups and other social functions.
Barefoot bowls is available on Saturday afternoons and Thursday night. Although we also have a number of organised barefoot functions during the year. Barefoot bowls provides a great social night out.
Gallery
A collection of photos that show pennant bowlers and social members enjoying the clubs facilities.
Membership Prices
New season memberships are now available. A reminder that the membership year runs from 1st July to 30th June so please re-join now. By being a member, you have the benefits of being able to use the club facilities as well as supporting your local community.
Junior Membership
Social Membership
New Bowler - First Year
Other Memberships
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