north east regional extra | June 21 - 27, 2023
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June 21 - 27, 2023
Making the Myrtleford Bowls Club world class By CHLOE JAENICKE
PRESIDENT of the Myrtleford Bowls Club, Lance Symons, prides himself on instilling positivity and inclusivity at the club and continues to do so with his proposal to add synthetic grass and a canopy for the green. Earlier this year, Mr Symons met with the Alpine Shire Council to present his plans for the club to gain some funding for the project. As the bowls club is not for profit, Mr Symons said financial assistance is crucial for the almost $3 million project to go ahead. “To get the whole project over the line, we need financial input for sure from federal and state governments as well as the Alpine Shire Council in addition to a contribution on a much smaller scale from the club,” he said. “Because the club itself is a not for profit community club we don’t have a million dollar bank roll, the money goes back into the club for the benefit of the members and all of the users.” Mr Symons first started working on the project in October of 2021 when he presented the idea to the Myrtleford Bowls Club board of directors. The need for a facility such as this was once again highlighted this year as the women’s Victorian Regional Bowls Championships had to be played in Moama due to there not being a suitable bowls club in regional Victoria, which a team from the Ovens and Murray region took part in and won. “It just highlights that the North East in particular could do with more top class sporting facilities in a game such as ours,” he said.
◆ WORLD CLASS FACILITY: Lance Symons has been working hard to add synthetic grass and a canopy to the green at the Myrtleford Bowls Club. PHOTOS: Brodie Everist
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