BowlsLink is more than just a membership database, it is also the first purpose-built competition management system our sport has ever had. It allows Club Administrators (most likely your Club Secretary) to manage:
- Club information
- Individual Member data
- Competition entry, eg: Pennant, Club Championships, Tournaments, etc.
- Competition results
- Club website
- Email campaigns
- Invoicing
In addition, your individual members can manage their own profile and enter events like your Club events or even State events like the Victorian Open, directly via BowlsLink.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is BowlsLink?
BowlsLink is more than just a database system, it is the first purpose-built results and competition management system our sport has ever had. It allows Club Administrators (most likely your Club Secretary) to manage members details through a membership portal.
Clubs will be added to competitions (e.g. Pennant) so they can enter teams and results. It will also allow clubs to create a website, send emails and invoice members.
What are the benefits of BowlsLink?
Having the one online management system that all our bowling clubs are using has so many benefits across the State when it comes to competitions. Regions can run their Pennant competitions through the system, teams and results can be entered online by the clubs, so no more calling through results or sending in yellow sheets.
State Championship competitions can be created through the system, Regions can set up their competitions and individual members can enter using their BowlsLink account. Individual members can use their BowlsLink account to enter their own competitions like the Australian Open and the Victorian Open.
How can members start using BowlsLink?
Every member that is added through your club membership portal has a National Identification Number (NIN). The easiest way to log into your BowlsLink account is to follow the steps below:
- Type bowlslink.com.au into your web browser.
- Reset your password, the only method to reset your password is to use your email address to login.
- Once your password has been reset you can use your email address and that password to login.
- Once you have logged into BowlsLink you can: edit your personal details, view past and present competitions and down-the-track, enter competitions.
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BowlsLink Member Profiles
Having access to your own record ensures that you are in control of your details.
Over the coming months Bowls Victoria will provide simple login instructions and assistance to all of our members through their Clubs. Once your profile is activated, this will give you, the member, access to your personal member profile on BowlsLink, which opens up a range of game-changing possibilities.
To do this for our members, everyone will require a valid email address. A recent review has shown we are missing approximately 60% of club member email addresses. Which also means many people are missing out on the benefits enjoyed by others.
To make sure you don’t miss out, please fill in the following online form, providing us with your full name, Club, and email address and we will do the rest.
For families with a shared email address (whether partners or parent/child) it is okay to share email addresses with other members, but please note that if you wish to use the email address to login only one user can do so. Other users can choose to login with their National ID Number or their mobile phone number.
Under no circumstances will Bowls Victoria share member information with third parties and all appropriate privacy policies and guidelines apply.
Bowls Victoria Privacy Policy
Please click here to read.
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BowlsLink Club Admin Change Request Form
This online form is to be submitted by a Club Official (preferably the Secretary, CCO, or President) to request the addition or removal of a Club Administrator to BowlsLink for your club. Bowls Victoria recommends a minimum of two Club Administrators per club.
Looking to add or change who your Club’s BowlsLink Administrators are? Click above.
Need Assistance?
For more assistance, please contact
Matt Ottobre
P: 0411 516 328
E: matthew@bowlsvic.org.au
Or contact your club’s Regional Bowls Manager.
For more help, please contact us. Click above for more details.
Video/Print Tutorials & Webinars
Club Training and Education Manager Matt Ottobre’s series of tutorials and webinars have been recorded for those who were not able to participate in the live webinars. Covering each of the modules within BowlsLink, the recordings will be added here as they are released, accompanied with training manuals for print.
Tutorials
Resetting your BowlsLink Password
Are you a bowler looking to enter a Bowls Victoria competition? Here’s a video demonstrating the simple and efficient way to do so using BowlsLink.
Video length: 4 mins
Updating Member Details
Are you a Club Administrator looking to update your club members’ details? This short video explains and demonstrates how to update key contact details and personal information.
Video length: 4 mins
How to enter a competition using BowlsLink
Are you a bowler looking to enter a Bowls Victoria competition? Here’s a video demonstrating the simple and efficient way to do so using BowlsLink.
Video length: 4 mins
Webinar Series
Webinar 3 – Competitions
This first webinar in the Competition Module series will teach you how to enter all your club’s pennant data.
Module breakdown and quick links:
- Intro 00:00
- Logging in/Password Reset 10:04
- Entering Teams 11:10
- Entering Results 19:43
- Forfeits 27:19
- Public Results 37:12
- Q&As + Best Practices 37:28
Webinar length: 59 mins
Webinar 4 – The NEW Transfer Process
The second webinar in the Membership Module teaches clubs how to complete a player transfer from July 2021 within the BowlsLink system.
Webinar length: 43 mins
More helpful BV webinars:
- A Side Manager’s role for Pennant
- Conditions of Play document explained
- Coming soon – How to create a Knockout Competition (for club championships)