Supporting the Future of Australian Bowls
For 15 years, from 2011 to 2026, MakMax proudly partnered with Bowls Australia and the wider Australian bowls community, contributing not only through sponsorship but also by sharing our engineering and industry expertise. Working alongside Bowls Australia, we helped support the development of club construction and facility guidelines, drawing on decades of experience designing and delivering weather protection solutions for bowling clubs across Australia. Throughout this partnership, we helped transform bowling venues across the country with innovative, award-winning canopy solutions while contributing to the growth, visibility and long-term sustainability of the sport. Our involvement extended beyond the projects we delivered, supporting clubs, associations and industry stakeholders to create facilities that improve playing conditions, increase participation and strengthen club communities.
MakMax has also proudly supported fundraising initiatives, community events, raffle prize donations and club development activities, helping clubs create better experiences for their members and visitors. We have partnered with many of Australia’s most respected bowling venues, including Club Pine Rivers, Moama Bowling Club, Club Helensvale and Ocean Grove Bowling Club, building lasting relationships across the industry.
Today, our commitment to the sport remains as strong as ever. From grassroots community clubs through to elite competition, including our sponsorship of the Geelong Jets BPL team, MakMax continues to invest in the future of bowls and support the people, clubs and organisations that make the sport thrive.
Current Bowls Sponsored Partners
Geelong Jets BPL Team
The Geelong Jets are more than just a team, they represent the voice of regional cities in the national conversation, standing strong against metropolitan dominance. Our core principles reflect our commitment to fostering a strong community supporter base and promoting the health and wellbeing of our younger generations through school programs and other initiatives.
MakMax was a founding sponsor of the Geelong Jets BPL team in 2024 and we continue that partnership through to 2027.
Ocean Grove Bowling Club
Nestled in the coastal beauty of regional Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula, you’ll find the award-winning Ocean Grove Bowling Club. Its modern and progressive facilities, including the bespoke bowling green canopy, have earned it a well-deserved reputation as one of the premier licensed community clubs in the region.
Ocean Grove is home to the Geelong Jets BPL team – of which MakMax was a founding sponsor.
Barrie Lester
Barrie Lester is an Australian Jackaroo, four-time Commonwealth Games medalist, BPL winner with the Melbourne Pulse, and part of the winning Men’s 4’s team at the 2023 Australian Open. Barries simple, yet effective philosophy of BLEST, which stands for Bowls, Leadership, Excellence, Skills & Training, has seen him succeed in this sport and he uses this very same philosophy to share the love of the sport with others.
Club Helensvale
Club Helensvale chose MakMax Australia to design and construct a world class bowling green canopy for the club’s members and guests to enjoy for many years to come. The middle green canopy will begin development in late 2022 and opened for play in September 2023. Work will soon begin on a second canopy at the club.
Deer Park Club
The Deer Park Dome is the club’s latest addition to supporting the community and sport on a local, state, national and international level.
The two green, 12 rink indoor complex boasts state of the art features as far as the eye can see.
Clayton Sports Club
MakMax worked with Clayton sports Club to design and develop the plans for their undercover bowls facility. Featuring a MakMax Flatback canopy with a bespoke leading edge profile to connect the clubhouse to the undercover green, the Cobra Dome sets a new standard in Clayton, a fully undercover, all weather green built for year round play.
CluBarham Bowls
CluBarham is a premier destination for Bowls along the Murray River. In 2022 cluBarham underwent a major transformation to their lawns bowls facilities which now feature two brand new 9 rink synthetic world class surfaces with a MakMax Bowling Green Canopy over one green for recreational and competitive use all year round. The canopy was extended to cover the second green in 2024.
St Johns Park
St Johns Park Bowling Club is a dominant force in lawn bowls with many national and state players, offering a high level of mentoring and coaching to players of all levels.
The club has never lost sight of their principle charter, which is to promote and foster the game of lawn bowls.
Tuncurry Beach Bowling Club
Tuncurry Bowling Club was founded in 1955 by 50 keen bowlers, who, without a bridge across the entrance to Wallis Lake, found it was difficult for them to get to the nearby Forster Bowling Club. Tuncurry Bowling Club now has over 8,000 social and bowling members, a large modern club house and three greens.
It is amalgamated with Sydney-based St Johns Park Bowling Club which has increased investment in the club and improved the range of services and benefits for members and visitors.
East Maitland Bowls Club
Located just off the New England Highway on Banks Street at East Maitland, East Maitland Bowling Club is an easy 10 minute drive from Maitland, 25 minute drive from Newcastle, or 40 minute drive from the Hunter Valley vineyards.
This contemporary club offers something for everyone including comfortable lounge areas, entertainment and activities, and of course, three fabulous Bowling Greens.
Karingal Bowling Club
Home to the “Rolls Royce” of Bowling Canopies, Karingal Bowling Club in Frankston is home to the Skyedome PTFE Canopy.
MakMax is proud to support Karingal Bowls Club’s annual Skyedome Superleague competition, an 8-week round-robin style nighttime bowls league.
City of Geelong Bowls Club
The only club in the Geelong region with a full-cover bowling green canopy over one of its greens, the City of Geelong Bowls Club grew out of a merger between two of Geelong’s oldest clubs, Geelong West and Drumcondra.
Installed in 2018, the 1950 sqm PTFE bowling green canopy has created a fantastic facility for the City of Geelong club members.
Sponsoring Lawn Bowls Since 2011
Supporting Lawn Bowls Towards 2032
MakMax Australia is proud to support Bowls Australia’s campaign to have Lawn Bowls Included in the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.
The 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟮 campaign – an ambitious joint initiative between Bowls Australia and World Bowls to advocate for the inclusion of bowls in the Olympic and Paralympic Games when the world gathers in Queensland in 2032.
The campaign highlights bowls’ global footprint, unmatched inclusivity, and deep cultural ties to the host nation, and aims to demonstrate how the sport can enhance the Olympic and Paralympic programs through accessibility, legacy, and innovation.