Bowls Victoria

The governing bodies for bowls in Victoria are the Royal Victorian Bowls Association (RVBA) established in 1880 and the Victorian Ladies’
Bowling Association (VLBA) established in 1907.

For most of their history, these two bodies were open to membership as male-only (RVBA) and female-only (VLBA), but since the early part of this century, both bodies are open to male and female membership due to a ruling by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) which assessed the game of bowls as a sport not justified in discriminating between men and women on the basis of strength, stamina or physique. In 2007-08, in excess of 60,000 affiliated bowlers were registered with RVBA and VLBA.

In 2009 the RVBA and VLBA members voted for the unification of their organisations which has now occurred.

Click here to visit the Bowls Victoria website for the latest news on bowling in Victoria including the Bowls Victoria Weekly Bulletin.