The Victorian pennant bowls season hasn’t even started, but Melton is already celebrating a big win.
Melton Bowls Club has undergone a makeover in the off-season giving it top-of-the-range facilities after spending decades in a sub-standard clubhouse built in the 1980s.
A new 45-square extension includes a new kitchen and flooring, and a paint job.
Club secretary John Adams says the upgrade is a huge boost for the club as it looks to continue its rise through the ranks of the pennant bowls competition. Having crossed over from the Macedon Ranges Bowls competition five years ago, Melton’s top side has climbed from division 3 to division 1.
All other teams throughout the club have also been promoted.
After its division 1 side made the finals last year, Melton moved quickly to build on the momentum by adding 15 players in the off-season.
“Every division will be stronger because of the guys we’ve picked up,” Adams said.
“That means three or four have filtered down into the other divisions and made them really strong.
“It will strengthen up each division along the line, so the club is really looking forward to a good year.”
Melton will take on some of the western suburbs’ premier bowls clubs this year, with matches against the likes of Deer Park and Altona locked in for early in the new season.
The club’s round one match will be against Glenroy.
