2026 Senior Big V State Training Day Announced
Bowls Victoria is pleased to announce the invited athletes to the Senior State Training Day to be held on 28th June. Consistent with the process being followed with the Open and Development Sides, the final Squad has yet to be decided, and the work out on the greens at Deer Park Bowls Club will provide another useful preview for Selectors.
The Senior Side representative calendar includes a State Series against NSW in mid-August, and the Senior Sides Championships at The Nationals, hosted at Osborne Park Bowling Club in Perth.
Invited Athletes:
| WOMEN | |
| Sheryl Atkinson | Newborough |
| Jude Bartel | Kiewa Valley |
| Julie Dosser | City Memorial |
| Gayle Edwards | Deer Park |
| Julie Fitt | Brunswick |
| Alison Hall | Bundoora |
| Jan Hurst | Altona |
| Jenny Keep | Bendigo East |
| Sue Kerr | Highton |
| Jen Le Cerf | Ocean Grove |
| Leah McArthur | Midlands Golf |
| Rebecca McMahon | City Bowls Colac |
| Anne Miles | YMGCR |
| Lynne Moloney | Warrnambool |
| Mary Paton | Myrtleford |
| Sharyn Renshaw | Ocean Grove |
| Claire Sanders | Yarrawonga |
| Julie Simpson | Bendigo East |
| Vicki Smith | Lilydale |
| Claire Smyth | Pakenham |
| Jenny Suttie | Tarwin Lower |
| Robyn Thomassen | Moama |
| Lynne Wood | Narre Warren |
| Paula Wood | Clayton |
| MEN | |
| Michael Better | Traralgon |
| Neville Brown | Pakenham |
| Darren Burgess | South Bendigo |
| Peter Campbell | Moama |
| Frank Dalton | Yarraville/Footscray |
| Nick Dawe | Heathmont |
| Tom Englezos | Portland Memorial |
| Ian Ewing | Brunswick |
| Paul Girdler | Moama |
| Phil Godkin | Eaglehawk |
| Ray Jansen | Whittlesea |
| Les Johnson | Mortlake |
| Paul Lawrence | Deer Park |
| Russell Locke | Hill Top |
| Mick O’Neil | Altona |
| Ian Page | Echuca |
| Mike Pearce | Mt Eliza |
| Mark Petty | Dandenong Club |
| Tony Schiavello | Bundoora |
| Steve Shennan | Essendon |
| Paul Titcombe | Melbourne |
| Colin Veenendaal | Berwick |
| Michael Wilson | Clayton |
| Chris Young | Chalambar Golf |
Players unavailable through injury or prior commitments have been excluded from the list but remain in contention for selection.
State Selectors will be hard at work following the Training Day confirming Squads for the upcoming Series.
Good luck to those invited and those still in consideration.
