As well as giving uptodate news on all issues of boccia, being played both in Australia and around the World, we hope you'll enjoy the Gallery of photos which look back over the years and show many happy memories, friendships and hard fought matches - all made possible through the game of boccia. Please check out the rules of the game and the classification sections and if you have any questions email bocciaaustralia@powerup.com.au and we'll reply quickly. After joining Boccia Australia one day soon you could be travelling interstate to go head to head with players from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Canberra, Tasmania, South Australia and New Zealand. Boccia Australia is growing fast and it would be a pleasure to have you grow with us.
We thank all the people who have helped create this website together with the many donations of information and photographs.
Nov
04
New boccia sessions starting in Victoria at Monash Uni on a Sunday morning – 8.30 to 10.30am – weekly, leading up to Xmas and then a change to Saturday mornings in the new year!!! First session on 13 November. It’s a bit exciting. For more info contact paul.vanoosten@paralympic.org.
Boccia competitions will be organised on a two-part basis; Pool Rounds followed by Elimination Rounds. Pool Rounds are based on pools of 3 – 6 sides which all play each other once, with an agreed number of sides progressing to the Elimination Rounds.
We upload some photos from the World Cup 2011 in Belfast please find them under gallery.
May
10
Congratulations to the following players & teams at the 2011 National Boccia Championships:-
BC1 Sgles: B Fear (NSW) 1st; J Richardson (Vic) 2nd, T Ellis (ACT) 3rd
BC2 Sgles: L Kavanagh (Qld) 1st; B Harris (Qld) 2nd; S Elsworth (NSW) 3rd
BC3 Sgles: T Cooper (NSW) 1st; A McReynolds (NSW) 2nd; G Thorneycroft (Vic) 3rd
Open/BC4 Sgles: S Burdett (NZ) 1st; P Butler (NSW) 2nd; J Morgan (Qld) 3rd
BC1/BC2 Teams: Queensland (W Marshall, L Kavanagh, B Harris, F Lyons) 1st
NSW (B Fear, M Howard, S Elsworth, M Paschali) 2nd
Tas/Vic/NZ Combined S Claridge, N Milner, Fleur Mann, J Richardson) 3rd
BC3 Pairs: NSW (A McReynolds, S Thomas, T Cooper 1st
Qld (R Oakman, H Kidd, L Solomon) 2nd
NSW/NZ combined (A Phillips, A Thomson) 3rd
Referees Award for Sportsmanship: F Lyons
Champion State: NSW
President’s Award: Terry Cooper (NSW)