Kiama Bowling Club was proud to host the 64th annual South Pacific Carnival over the Christmas break. The competition ran over ten days from 27 December 2023 to 5 January 2024. 

More than 780 bowlers entered the competition representing 40 different clubs, spirits were high and competition was on. World class sportspeople like Karen Murphy, Jeremy Henry, Dawn Hayman, and Kay Moran were in attendance. 

Kiama’s own team, The Kookaburras, represented the LGA with multiple entries in various sections. Geoff McIntyre deserves a big congratulations for being the best performer, making it through sectional play in his singles, pairs and fours events. 

Along with McIntyre, Terry Boniface, Craig Fleming, Chris Wade all made it through to the semi-finals in the fours and brought some fierce competition.  

The games kicked off at around 9am on 27 December with the Fours segment and continued on with the pairs and single segments. 

The post sectional fours competition placed Kookaburras against each other to battle it out for a spot in the quarter finals. 

The South Pacific singles final saw Warilla’s Jeremy Henry play against Camden’s Matt Hooker. A big congratulations to all teams and players involved in the games, especially The Swans who took out their second win in a row in the Fours segment. Jeremy Henry and Jamie Mitchell took out the Pairs segment and Steve Sprod and Kay Moran were deemed the mixed pair champions. 

This is the second time that Kiama Bowlo has hosted this event, the last time over the summer of 2019/2020. The competition always draws in plenty of spectators who enjoy the sport and the friendly atmosphere.