Club History

In 1924 the Honorary Member Mr Keast set aside a section of land beachside of the Nepean Highway for the community of Carrum, for the purposes of recreation.

The formation of the local Bowling, Football, Tennis and Cricket clubs soon followed, situated on the land known as Keast Park.  In 1958 the Football and Cricket clubs relocated to the their current site on Roy Dore Park, however the Carrum Bowling Club and the Keast Park Tennis Club remained on the original site that Mr Keast had designated for community use.

In 1961 new clubs rooms were built to provide the much needed facilities to the thriving Bowling Club.

In 1996 the Keast Park Tennis Club closed and in 1997 the Bowling Club was able to utilize the land formerly used by the Tennis Club and install a second grass green.

2003 was an exciting time for the club when it was selected as the venue to film the movie Crackerjack. Some members of the club participated in the making of the movie making this event even more special for our club.

In 2006 a new synthetic green was installed providing the club members with the opportunity to play year round.

Our exciting new facilities were built during 2011 and in November 2011 we moved in ready for the start of the bowling season. These facilities include club rooms, a function centre which is available for both the club members and the Carrum community and a café/restaurant.

Construction of a new synthetic green to replace the original grass green commenced in November 2013 and was completed, and well tested, in time for the start of the 2014/15 pennant season. Lighting for the new green has further enhanced our club’s facilities.

In 2019, the club house was extensively renovated to cope with the increased membership.

  • CBC Bowls Opening Ceremony 1924

    The Carrum Bowling Green was officially opened by the Prime Minister Mr. Stanely Bruce on Saturday 27th September 1924.

  • James Albon (1856-1925)

    First Secretary Carrum Bowling Club

  • CBC Players On The Green (1925)

  • Carrum Bowling Club Centenary.

    1924-2024

  • CBC Bowling season (1932-33)

  • CBC Pennant Team (1935-36)

  • CBC Pennant Team (1935-36)

  • CBC Jubilee Year (1973-74)

  • Carrum Bowling Club

    Carrum Bowling Club east and west greens and the old two-storey clubhouse built in 1963 and demolished in 2010.

  • Interior of the old club rooms

  • The East Green Construction (1997)

    The east green was constructed in 1997 over the former Carrum Tennis Club court.

  • Carrum Bowling Club (1997)

    Work taking place for a new east green.

  • Crackerjack Movie (2002)

    Carrum Bowling Club was the venue for the making of the Crakerjack movie that had it’s initial release in November 2002.

  • CBC President's Day (2004)

    During the 2004 bowls season a new synthetic green was installed providing year-round bowls play.

  • December (2010)

    CBC Members saying farwell to the old brick clubhouse soon to be demolished.

  • CBC Demolition (2011)

    The demolition of the two-storey brick clubhouse took place in January 2011

  • New two-storey Clubhouse Building (2011)

    $3 Million dollar facilities include clubrooms and a function centre available for both the club members and the Carrum community. Designed by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects.

  • Carrum Bowling Club Centenary 1924-2024

    Carrum Bowling Club (2024)