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CLUB HISTORY



In the mid-1970's an Eltham Council Sports and Recreation 
Advisory Committee found that there was a need for a bowling 
club in central Eltham. State government funds for sporting 
purposes were scarce at the time although there were ample 
funds available for recreation purposes - hence the recreation 
path was pursued and the name of Eltham Recreation Bowling 
Club resulted.

The club was founded in the late 1970's and established in 1981. 
The club started with one green with a second green being added 
in 1986. For the first 21 years the club operated from an old 
farmhouse which was later extended by club members. However, 
there was a continuing problem with accessing this building as 
it was considerably higher than the greens with an external 
staircase of over 40 steps.

The club embarked on a long campaign to have new clubrooms at the 
same level as the greens. This campaign was eventually successful 
in 2002 and we moved into our current modern clubrooms in 2004. 
The club currently has approximately 150 members with new members 
joining us regularly.