Sport
29 August, 2025
Champions roll in to town
MORE than 250 players converged on the Caramut Road stadium in Warrnambool this week to contest the Australian Championships of Indoor Bias Bowls.
The players, representing five states, took to the indoor greens from last Sunday to contest the national titles.
For the first time in event history, the Australian men’s and ladies’ singles championships were run as an open event, attracting 120 men and 80 women from around Australia and New Zealand.
Sectional play was followed by elimination matches.
Queensland’s Max Evans and New South Wales player Annika van Lierop were named Australian champions on Monday afternoon.
Round-robin matches continued in all other events on Tuesday morning, culminating in finals, presentations and a closing ceremony later in the week.
Of the 52-member Victorian team, Warrnambool and Heytesbury provided 20 players.
Congratulations to all local representatives who performed well throughout the championships.
Jacinta Marney (ladies pairs), Arthur Finch (men’s pairs), Noah Mungean (men’s pairs), Pam Wines and Brett Mungean (mixed pairs).
Maureen Drennan, Pam Dwyer and Lara Mungean (ladies triples).
Julie Pollock, Debbie Keane and Gill Phillips (ladies fours).
Ian Swain, Brendan Keane, Rob McCrabb, Peter Neal and Peter Baker (mixed fours).
Nettie Ryan, Allen Armistead and Steph Hunt (mixed fours).
Max Heaton-Harris (junior singles).
