Blind Sports Victoria - Lawn Bowls

Bowls or lawn bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a “jack” or “kitty”.

Lawn bowls is played for the challenge and competition, personal enjoyment and the pleasure of spending time outdoors and for social interaction. It is also a low-impact, therapeutic form of exercise. When playing lawn bowls, members with a vision impairment are accompanied by their own sighted helper who are also a member of the club.

For beginners, bowls are available for use on the day and free coaching assistance is always available on the day of the game. Lawn Bowls is a sport suitable for all people over the age of 12 and low vision is no barrier when it comes to playing lawn bowls.

A weekly game is held each Sunday from September to April.