WELCOME 2025 Nationals
The Board and staff of Bowls Australia warmly welcome all participants and spectators to Tasmania’s North West Coast, and specifically Devonport Country Club and Burnie Bowls Club for the staging of the 2025 Nationals.
The Nationals is bowls’ showpiece ‘state versus state/territory’ national competition, incorporating six of the sport’s most revered competitions and 31 national titles.
Bowls Australia express our sincere thanks to everyone involved at Devonport Country Club and Burnie Bowls Club for their contribution to hosting this prestigious eventm, in addition to the support provided by the Tasmanian Government through Events Tasmania, and Devonport City Council.
To the officials and volunteers who will be working tirelessly over the next fortnight, we thank you for your invaluable services and contribution to the sport of bowls and trust you will enjoy your involvement and the opportunity to be close to the action.
Finally, we thank Bowls Australia’s wonderful partners whose continued support and contributions ultimately allow us to stage such renowned events.
We hope the 2025 Nationals will exceed your expectations and wish the best of luck to the many competitors across all six national events.
PREVIEW 2025 Nationals
For the first time in its history The Nationals heads to Tasmania with Australia’s best set to battle it out in the biggest edition of the event to date.
With over 30 national titles set to be awarded, each of the six coveted competitions will be hotly contested between some of the strongest fields from each state and territory scattered across Devonport and Burnie.
Those six events being the Australian Champion of Champions, Under-18 Championships, Para Nationals, Senior Sides Championships, Australian Sides Championships and of course the Australian Championships.
The Champion of Champions remains one of the most coveted trophies on the Australian bowls calendar, with the the opportunity to bid for a world title a carrot dangling for all participants.
2011 champion Brett Wilkie is the only former winner in the men’s draw, that sees the extremely in-form Right at Home Emerging Jackaroo Jack McShane loom large.
Former World Champion Ali Forsyth is another that will eye the crown, as will South Australian stalwart Max Kleinig and Tasmanian star Rob McMullen.
The women’s draw sees two former champions looming ominously as Jackaroo Kylie Lavis bids to add to the crown that she held in 2018, while 2017 winner Colleen Orr is another dangerous prospect when it comes to the national stage.
Natalie Lewis poses a threat for New South Wales, as does Australian Open Over-60’s women’s pairs winner Adele Pershouse, while Tasmania’s Rae Simpson and South Australia’s Katrina Green will be tricky prospects.
The names in the Under-18 Championships continue to get bigger with the girl’s field seeing the likes of Chanel Chakouch, Anda Panchawat, Addy Ryan, Lacey Gerick, Lilly Vardy, Tahlia Kennedy, Zoe Davies and Mia Baldey.
In addition, the boy’s roster is equally as good with Charlie Boswood, Max Heaton-Harris, Charlie Hicks, Callum Alberti, Jacob Hoger, Rhys Gillman, Levi Rice, Oliver Morrison, Kobe Jarman, Jacob Cartwright, Harry Coleman, Cooper Sutton and Timothy Thorning all in a stacked field.
Following those two competitions will be the Para Nationals, which will boast a new look format in 2025 with each gender holding open singles, pairs and triples events instead of the previous classification
BOYS’ TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIPS Australian Under-18
Australian Under-18
CHAMPIONSHIPS
GIRLS’ TEAMS
Rhiana Manahi
Rhiana Manahi
CHAMPIONSAustralian Champion of
Kylie Lavis (Wodonga)
Natalie Lewis (Merrylands)
Colleen Orr (Darwin)
Adele Pershouse (Bargara)
Katrina Green (Kapunda)
Rae Simpson (Port Sorell)
Lorraine Donney (Queanbeyan)
Ali Forsyth (Clayton)
Jack McShane (Merrylands)
Daniel Baker (Darwin)
Brett Wilkie (Club Helensvale)
Max Kleinig (Port Noarlunga)
Robert McMullen (Ulverstone)
Sean Robertson (Vikings)
WA Karen Gaglia (Brusselton)
WA Lee Such (Victoria Park Carlisle)
MEN’S TEAMS
Coach/Manager:
C- Ian Ewing
M- Carol Protopapas
Coach/Manager:
M/C-
Coach/Manager:
M/C-
M/C- Jacqui Hineman
Coach/Manager:
Coach/Manager:
M/C- Julie Bannister
M/C-
Coach/Manager:
M/C- Denise
M/C-
Coach/Manager:
M- Karyn Mason
NATIONALS Australian Para
WOMEN’S TEAMS
SINGLES TRIPLES PAIRS
Coach/Manager:
C-
M- Carol Protopapas
Coach/Manager:
M/C-
Coach/Manager:
M/C-
M/C-
Coach/Manager:
Coach/Manager:
M/C- Julie Bannister
M/C- Anthony
Coach/Manager:
M/C-
M/C- William
Maureen Brett
MEN’S TEAMS
CHAMPIONSHIPS Australian Sides
THE ALLEY SHIELD
The Alley Shield was first competed for in 1959 and until 1974 was held only every second year before changing to an annual occurrence. The event is conducted between the eight states and territories in a robin format.
New South Wales
New South Wales
Queensland 1972 Western Australia
New South Wales
New South Wales
Queensland
Victoria
New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales
Western Australia
Queensland
Western Australia
Western Australia
New South Wales
New South Wales
Western Australia
South Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia
n Australia
THE MARJ MORRIS TROPHY
The Marj Morris Trophy was donated by Mrs Morris in 1978, after she received the valuable silver tray from clothing manufacturers as a token of their appreciation for her involvement in outfitting the Australian team in the 1977 International Women’s Bowling Championships.
New South Wales
Queensland
Queensland n Territory
New South Wales
ictoria
ictoria n Australia
New South Wales
ictoria
Queensland
Queensland
New South Wales
Queensland
Queensland n Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales
2016 New South Wales
Queensland
New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales
OVERALL CHAMPIONS TROPHY
This award was introduced in 2008.
2008
n Australia
New South Wales
South Wales
South Wales
New South Wales
South Wales 2024 New South Wales
QUALIFIERS & SECTIONS
Nth West Coast - Tasmania
THIS EVENT IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY BY THE TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT, THROUGH EVENTS TASMANIA,
DEVONPORT COUNTRY CLUB &
DEVONPORT CITY COUNCIL