Work is completed at Cabramatta Bowling Club, now with one perfect green play has resumed. President Barry Watkins is now reaping the benefits of the new playing arena.
As well as providing a sun-safe playing environment, the venue will now run night bowls and all weather bowls.
Cabramatta Bowls Club is the first lawn bowls facility in the world to cover a bowling green with state of the art PTFE (polytetraflouroethylene) fabric roofing. The inner fibres of PTFE are in essence fibre glass with a Teflon outer coating, this will help to keep the surface a clean, crisp white colour for decades to come. Other facilities that use PTFE for roofing include Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast, The Gabba in Brisbane, Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre as well as countless stadiums world wide. The application for bowls is brand new, MakMax are confident the product is the perfect fit to suit Cabramatta’s needs now, and well into the future.
Barry Watkins, General Manager of Cabramatta Bowls Club says “The new covered green means a big change for our club, we’re looking forward to the opportunity to host major events, even international competitions”.
With one green out of three covered the club is able to plan events and programmes that weren’t possible previously. Watkins adds, “The fact that play won’t be interrupted by weather also helps, we can rely on a schedule and there is definitely comfort in that.”
Cabramatta currently have 8 world champions past and present calling the club home, the space and flexibility created under the roof allows the club to expand its operations considerably. Watkins continues, “In the future we hope to set up a training centre, and develop programmes that will benefit our community.”
Cabramatta will host the Bowling for Bowls Supports Breast Care event presented by Taylor Bowls on Tuesday, November 22. All proceeds go to the McGrath Foundation. Call Tim at Taylor Bowls to register your stop in this event on 0404 1876 6788
