BERWICK BOWLS
Berwick Bowling Club recently celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Lila Cotter Ladies Only Fours event on Sunday 26 November.
This event was commenced in 1973 by Lila Cotter and it continues to this day, bearing Lila’s name to commemorate her contribution to the club and bowls across the West Gippsland area.
Lila was awarded Life Membership of Berwick in 1987 and included in her contributions was being President of Berwick Bowling Club and West Gippsland Bowling Association for a number of years.
Lila was also a champion bowler, winning Club, District and State Championships on 14 occasions.
The event was sponsored by the Cotter family, through their business ‘Anco Instant Turf’, along with support from Stockland Halycon Communities and the club thanked them for their support
The Cotter family were strongly represented on the day, with many family members attending; some coming across from Adelaide to lend their support to the event and Berwick Bowling Club is greatly appreciative of their ongoing participation.
Lila Cotter established this event with the intent of bringing together the Country and Metropolitan lady bowlers in competition, with friendship as the prime objective.
This year saw that aim again achieved with some great bowling played in a competitive but enjoyable and friendly way.
This year’s event was attended by 164 players from 33 clubs across greater Melbourne and surrounding rural areas.
This very popular event was again a resounding success and in the words of so many of the ladies, it was “fantastic and fabulous”.
The weather remained kind and the ladies thoroughly enjoyed the playing conditions with Berwick greens being in their usual top condition.
The catering was again first class and the company was most convivial.
Much of the success of this event, and for so many years, was due to the work done by Life Member Jean Fothergill.
Jean has been coordinator of this event for 19 years and works for nearly the full year, every year, to make the table decorations, items for the Christmas market stalls, and gifts for every player.
Many members (and also Fothergill family members) also volunteered to assist on the days leading up to the day and the long day of the event itself.
Members also contributed by way of making donations to the market stalls which is popular attraction for the ladies topping up their Christmas gifts.
Berwick Bowling Club congratulates all participants and all volunteers; another successful Lila Cotter Day.
Results
Best game winners were:
First Game: K. Bailey, A. Ward, J. Holmes and K. Rice (Skip).
Second Game: Kerryn Anderson, Lyn Manning, Mellie Kostz and Ellen Weir (Skip).
Third Game: Eva Donnellan, Jan Lapinskas, Joan Marshal and Marg Jorgensen (Skip).
The overall winners for the day in a very tight finish were:
Third Place: Gordana Baric (Monbulk), Wendy Cantwell (Berwick), Sandy Popple (Whittlesea) and Sarah McDade (Whittlesea) (Skip).
Second Place: Sheila Korda, Kerry Wallace, Pauline Summerhayes and Carole Klop (Skip). (Dandenong Club).
First Place: Julie Galloway (Dandenong RSL), Selena Pitman (Blackburn North), Claire Smyth (Hampton) and Martine Kohler (Skip). (St Kilda).
