The Maltese Bowlers Social Group NSW, Australia, Inc. The Maltese Bowlers Social Group NSW, Australia, Inc. was founded on the initiative of Moses Mifsud. The scope of the association was to create an opportunity for lawn bowlers of Maltese origin to get together on a regular basis to play and promote their sport in a friendly environment, socialise, make new friends and have a good time with bowlers of the same background.
On the 6th December 1998, nine Maltese-Australian bowlers met for their first official game at the Bexley Bowling Club and gave birth to this new Sydney based association. Thanks to those founding members and the great enthusiasm and continuous hard work of Moses Mifsud, the association developed and matured having been built on sound foundations. The Maltese Bowlers of NSW, as they are known for short, made their first official home base at the Auburn Bowling Club in July 1999. A couple of years later, in June 2001, they were certified as an incorporated association by the Department of Fair Trading. After the closure of the Auburn Bowling Club, they moved to the present home base, the Rosehill Bowling Club, on the 1st of May 2005. They organise monthly friendly games of lawn bowls at different NSW bowling clubs. Pairs and Triples championships are organized within the club every year and trophies are presented to the winners. At every game the bowlers wear the official club gear and the association’s flag is flown. From time to time they hold social functions and day trips for their members and friends. Currently the club, that is managed by a committee of nine, averages 90 members of both genders who play at their respective registered bowling clubs in all grades and who, through their activities, uphold the Maltese culture, heritage and good standing in the community of which they are all very proud. They are also proud to belong to a well respected and well run association. They are a combined member with The Royal NSW Bowling Association Inc. and support the Australian division of the Malta Lawn Bowls Association in its activities. The club is an active member of the Maltese Community Council of NSW. They are honoured to have the Hon. John Aquilina MP, Leader of the House, as their Patron and greatly appreciate the assistance they receive from their major sponsor Breakaway Travel as well as from BCIB Insurance Brokers, The Maltese Herald and The Bank of Valletta. They also receive good publicity support from the Maltese language radio programmes broadcasted in Sydney on 2GLF, 2RRR and SBS. The current office bearers are as follows: Office Bearers: | President | Victor Fenech | | | Secretary | Tony Pace-Féraud | | | Treasurer | Carmen Samuel | |
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