Gwandalan Women’s Bowling Club celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.
In 1958 Jim McPherson and his wife and friends decided to form a bowling club on swampland at Gwandalan.
They obtained a lease from Council, formed a committee and proceeded to work hard to raise funds to build a green and clubhouse on the site.
Initially two army huts were used as a clubhouse.
The women’s club members were coached and played at Catherine Hill Bay and Halekulani/Killarney clubs until their own green was installed.
The Gwandalan club opened in 1965.
Today it has two greens and a modern clubhouse and restaurant with stunning views over the lake.
The army huts are now the greenkeeper’s domain.
The women’s club has been extremely successful over the years, winning 13 district flags, including three grade 2 pennant flags plus one state-level grade 2 flag in 1987.
The women have also won numerous district championships with one of them representing NSW on several occasions.
In recent years the club has updated its uniforms.
Numbers have diminished over the years, as the population aged and more young families moved into the area, and the club is no longer strongly competitive.
But the friendships and the pleasure of playing there have not lessened and all are welcome to join Gwandalan Women’s Bowling Club.
great to see clubs like that still push ahead regardless of falling numbers