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Boules Atristes
9/20/2009 7:48:29 PM
http://www.boulesartistes.org.au/

The Boules Artistes are committed to introduce the sport of Petanque to the general public, and to improve playing standards and promote a high level of sportmanship.

The Boules Artistes are proud to be supported by Petanque Boules Australia, Australia's No 1 supplier of petanque equipment, including OBUT®, JB Petanque®, Okaro® and La Boule Noire®. Marcel Linares has been a major supporter of petanque in Australia and is our first life member.
 

Invitation from Newcastle Petanque Club
9/15/2009 8:34:42 PM
“How Good is Your Team?”
MAJOR MIXED TRIPLES TOURNAMENT
26TH - 27TH SEPTEMBER 2009
Hosted by the Newcastle Pétanque Club, this Mixed Triples Tournament will have the following competition format, based on a maximum of forty teams competing.
• Welcome, Free Breakfast and Registration – from 9.00 am Saturday 26th September
• Registration Fee: $75 per team
• Play Starts at 10.30 am sharp on Saturday and 9.00 am Sunday
• All Players must have a current PFA or overseas licence
• Format - Seven Preliminary Rounds to 13 points to be completed by 11.00 am Sunday
• Elimination Finals – Top 16 (based on 40 teams)
• Consolante Knock Out provided for Teams outside top 16 in Groups of 8
 
Prizemoney & Trophies – 90% of registration money plus sponsors money of $1,000 will be returned as prize money. The distribution of prizes will be as follows.
Amounts will be subject to change if less than forty teams.
Principal – 1st $1,500 + Medal
2nd $750 + Medal
3rd $480 + Medal
4th $240
5th $120
6th $120
7th $75
8th $75
Consolante – Winner and Runner Up teams in each
Group of 8 will receive $60 and $30 respectively
Food & Drinks will be supplied by the Club at reasonable prices.
Please NO BYO Drinks due to our Club’s Liquor Licencing conditions
Tournament Director – Delys Brady
Umpires and Jury to be appointed
Accommodation Advice - Peter Ryan (02)49632326/ Grant Threadgate (02)49633731
Please join us!!
Delys Brady, President, Ph 04072599
 
Newcastle Pétanque Club
PO Box 473
New Lambton NSW 2305
Located at: Cnr Brookes St & Anzac Parade, Cooks Hill
 
Registration by 8.00 pm Wednesday 23rd September by contacting Neil Brown on 49754141 or mobile 0412 754 141 or email browns195@optusnet.com.au
Please provide full names of team members, team contact phone number and team email
 
Tournament Sponsor – Private donator
Raffle Sponsors – OBUT (Marcel Linares), Purnell’s Trophies
www.petanqueboulesaustralia.com.au
AUSSIE KIDS BOWLED OVER BY PETANQUE REPRESENTATIVE HONOUR
9/9/2009 8:14:30 PM

It’s a fair bet you’ve never played petanque, let alone know where or how to.

But it’s a sport enjoying growing numbers, so much so that juniors make up half the Australian team, set to contest the world championships in France.
Watch Video http://www.nbntv.com.au/index.php?s=petanque
 

LERIDA CUP* Doubles Petanque Tournament
8/15/2009 10:58:51 PM

The Lerida Estate Winery in conjunction with the Capital Petanque Club are proud to announce the

LERIDA CUP* Doubles Petanque Tournament

Dates: Sat. 19th & Sun. 20th September, 2009
Venue: Lerida Estate Winery, Federal Hwy, Lake George, NSW
Start time:10am both days
Entry Fee: $20

PRE REGISTRATION NECESSARY – BY FRIDAY 18th SEPTEMBER

*PFA sponsored Tournament

Social Petanque Competition

Enjoy the food and wine, meet some new people, and play the French game of Petanque, an interesting, easy to learn and fun game.

Separate casual competitions will be held on both days – come for one or both.

Dates: Sat. 19th & Sun. 20th September, 2009
Venue: Lerida Estate Winery, Federal Hwy, Lake George, NSW
Start Time: 11:00am both days
Entry Fee: $10

Great Prizes and Beginners Welcome

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - applys to both events:
Location: Click here for a map...
Food: Available from Restaurant or BYO
Drinks: Soft drinks, Beer, and Wine at Restaurant. NO BYO Alcohol
Insurance: All Social players covered by Lerida Estate public liability policy.
Registration: Capital Petanque Club, PO Box 652, Civic Square, ACT 2608
Contacts: Tony Wynd tw@jvgroup.com.au and Ivo Ostyn Ostyn@ozemail.com.au or call Ivo on: (H) 02 6292 1629  (W) 02 6282 4877.

Sunday the 21st of June - The Donald Hosie Triples Challenge - Sponsored By Petanque Boules Australia!
6/10/2009 8:39:49 PM
Sunday the 21st of June - The Donald Hosie Triples Challenge - Sponsored By Petanque Boules Australia!
Boules Artistes Petanque Club www.boulesartistes.org.au
For those of you who don't know, Donald was my older brother who died in a car crash in April 2000. He was only 11 months older than me and so we were very close and played in the same soccer teams and bands together. Even when we were kids we were into 'obscure' sports and ran a Subbuteo Table Soccer League that at it's peak boasted around 60 participants with multiple divisions, relegation and promotion as well as home and away matches all over the North Shore! There were other competitions too, as well as interstate clashes against Victoria and Queensland. This was a major operation for school kids. In fact at it's peak we had almost as many members as the NSWPL - just much younger!
 
Donald was our number 1 player until I finally usurped him and went on to be the Australian Champion for 7 years and repesented the country at the World Championship in Rome, 1990. Donald came along as a supporter/manager/bodyguard (a funny story!) and we had a great time and were feted in Rome meeting a number of real football heroes including Trevor Francis, Craig Johnston and most noteably Bobby Moore, the captain of England's World Cup winning team from 1966 at a 7 course dinner in an ancient Roman villa! And you thought petanque was bizarre! Table soccer is something else! But I digress.
 
Donald was a fantastic soccer player with offers to play professionally in his youth, but at 40 he was winding down and starting to get interested in petanque and showing his customary natural talent. He would have been a great asset to the sport.
 
The DHTC is a tribute to his love for life but also his high level of sportsmanship and sense of honour. We hope that this event is played in that spirit and is truly a tribute!
 
Petanque Boules Australia has very generously donated 3 sets of competition boules to be presented to the winning team in the Open competition. Each set is valued at around $170.00 so this plus the usual cash and wine is a competition something well worth winning!!
Marcel Linares a life membership of the Boules Artistes Petanque Club
6/10/2009 8:34:55 PM
Marcel Linares - Our First Life Member
For some time now we have discussed the idea of offering Marcel Linares a life membership of the Boules Artistes Petanque Club. Marcel has made a fantastic contribution to the sport in this country not only be supplying the equipment we need to play but by starting great competitions such as the OBUT Masters in Tahbilk and supporting clubs in other similar ventures. This decision was made before his kind offer to sponsor the DHTC.
 
Marcel has been a great friend, member and supporter of the Boules Artistes. He now rarely plays competitions since retiring 'up the coast' but we would like to acknowledge his part in our development by making him our first life member! Congratulations Marcel
2009 Tahbilk Masters Doubles
4/11/2009 9:44:58 PM

 

2009 Tahbilk Masters Doubles Information

This Sunday 19 April 2009 event at the historic Tahbilk Winery at Nagambie is intended to combine the ambience of the venue with the best social aspects of Petanque, with 5 set rounds of competitive Petanque.

Everyone will be a winner as Entry Fee ($36 per team) includes, for each player, a Tahbilk Winery carry bag,

Coffee/soft drink voucher for the Tahbilk Wetlands Cafe and a commemorative engraved Tahbilk wine glass.

All participating players will be part of the presentation of prizes with wine/vouchers/prizes and cash

(minimum $1000) being divided up amongst all players. Spot and Novelty awards will be made throughout

each of the 5 rounds so everyone can join in the fun of this premier social Petanque event.

The timetable looks like this:

9 April 2009 event at the historic Tahbilk Winery at Nagambie is intended to combine the

8:30 am Registration opens at 8:30 am

9:40 am Registration closes promptly at 9:40 am

9:45 am Player briefing by Tournament Director and Umpire

10:00 am Play for the first three rounds commences

12:45 – 1.45 pm There will be no new games scheduled during this 1 hour break for lunch.

Enjoy Food, desserts and refreshments from the Tahbilk Wetlands Cafe,

and Wine from the Cellar Door

1.45 pm Play continues for the final two rounds

4:00 pm Presentation of prizes for raffle and petanque events. All players present

will receive a gift of Tahbilk wine.

4:30 pm We aim to close the event by 4:30 pmSo start your day by using your coffee voucher at the Wetlands Cafe (or a fruit juice or soft drink if you

prefer.) Consider the Wetlands Cafe menu and make a booking for lunch (explaining that you are with the

Petanque sports day). Their menu and prices are available on

http://www.tahbilk.com.au/wetlands/

After Round Two you may wish to purchase a pre-lunch sparkling wine from the Cellar Door to lift your

spirits for round three and prepare for lunch.

Remember Tahbilk Winery is a licensed venue and the wine you choose to drink on the day should come

from the Winery. Look at the Winery/Cafe information sheet – wines available at all prices from $6 to $60.

Enjoy the local product and maybe order some for home. Your Tahbilk winery carry bag will contain forms to

become a Tahbilk Wine Club Member so you can get your extra 10% discount on wine immediately.

Timed games will ensure we can all celebrate as winners at the Presentation area at 4:00pm before you

depart for home at a sensible hour.

Special offer - if you want your own Mini Marquee then contact Tom on 5427 2826 to find out details.

Websites of interest: Tahbilk Winery:

http://www.tahbilk.com.au/

Woodend Hanging Rock Petanque Club:

http://www.petanqueattherock.com.au

Competitions – Open, Womens and Veterans (60 or over) providing that at least

otherwise into Open (prize recognition for special events if this happens.)6 teams enter the event
The Grampians Pétanque tournaments Saturday, May 9, 2009
4/6/2009 10:34:20 PM

The Grampians Pétanque Club conducts two major tournaments each year, in May and September. These are well supported by clubs from Melbourne and Adelaide as well as clubs in regional and rural Victoria and South Australia.

Seventy eight players competed in our triples tournament in May, 2008 and interest continues to grow.

Tournament Diary

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009

Format: Triples Tournament

Registration: 9 am

Commence Play: 10am SHARP

Tournament Format:

Play will commence at 10 am SHARP with three qualifying rounds to 11 points to be completed before a lunch break between 12.30 and 1.30 pm. The afternoon session will comprise a knockout quarter-final and a semi-final, both played to 11 points. The finals of the Principale and Consolante will be played to 13 points. Arrangements for the social competition will be decided on the day, depending on numbers, but all competitors are guaranteed to play in at least four games.

The tournament is a social occasion open to anyone interested in playing petanque in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere with no pre-conditions or affiliation requirements. Licensed and non-licensed players are equally welcome. (This event is not a PFA sanctioned and day licences will not apply. For insurance cover, see note below).

The use of social boules is permitted for this tournament.

Entry Fee: $15 per person, including lunch. Beer, wine and soft drinks are available at bar prices and free tea and coffee will be on hand all day in the pavilion.

The traditional WELCOME DINNER with a French flavour will be held on
FRIDAY NIGHT (May 8th) at The Quarry restaurant in Halls Gap.
Contact Leigh on 5356 4858 to make your reservation.

For further information contact Alan Pritchard on 03 5356 4755, 0428 56 4755 or email info@grampianspetanque

INSURANCE:
Please note that the Grampians Pétanque Club is an incorporated body affiliated with the Halls Gap Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Inc., the responsible authority for our facility. Players and visitors are fully covered under their $20,000,000 public liability insurance policy for incidents occurring within the property boundary, which is on Crown Land and under the auspices of the Dept. of Sustainability and Environment (DSE).

Next Major Tournament:

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009.

Format: Doubles – Full details on this website closer to the date..
 

Contact & Enquiries:
Phone: 03 5356 4755 (International Code +61353564755)
Mobile Phone: 0428 564 755 (International Code +61428564755)
Email:send email
Website: www.grampianspetanque.com.au
 

Grampians Pétanque Doubles Tournament September 5, 2009
4/6/2009 10:32:19 PM

The Grampians Petanque Club conducts two major tournaments each year, in May and September. These are well supported by clubs from Melbourne and Adelaide as well as clubs in regional and rural Victoria and South Australia.

Seventy eight players competed in our triples tournament in May, 2008 and interest continues to grow.
Tournaments are arranged so that (usually) three rounds of games are played before lunch and the eight top teams are assigned to play off for the Principal, over four games. The next eight teams play off for the Consolante, again over four games and the remainder play in the social competition.

Prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category and other prizes may also be awarded at the discretion of the organisers. This tiered format guarantees a full day of competition for competitors as no teams are eliminated in the early rounds.
Tournament Diary

Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009

Format: Doubles
Registration: 9 am
Commence Play: 10am

 

Contact & Enquiries:
Phone: 03 5356 4755 (International Code +61353564755)
Mobile Phone: 0428 564 755 (International Code +61428564755)
Email:send email
Website: www.grampianspetanque.com.au
 

Location:
Grampians Rd
Halls Gap Recreation Reserve
Halls Gap
Victoria 3381
Australia

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