Nelson Bay Croquet Club

NELSON Bay Croquet Club Primed for 2026  

The new Nelson Bay Croquet Club Committee, elected in November 2025, took office on 1^st January 2026 and has wasted no time in preparing for a stellar 2026.

Dates for the club competitions have been approved, with the first competition being the Autumn Golf Croquet Doubles to be played on Sunday 1^st March and the first trophy, the Thompson Trophy Golf Croquet Singles Novice Grade, to be contested on Sunday 12^th April.

Entries for the Division 2 and 3 State Pennants are due by 15^th February and, at this stage, the Club looks likely to field 2 Division 2 teams and 1 Division 3 team. The Club has also successful bid to host the Division 3 State Finals which will feature four teams from regional qualifying rounds and will be held on Sunday 25^th and Monday 26^th July. Nelson Bay is the current holder of the Division 3 State pennants title.

The first social of the year was a Social Croquet and Pizza night on Saturday 3^rd January when 20 members enjoyed twilight croquet followed by a take-away pizza. This was followed by the Australia Day celebrations when 31 members and guests donned red, white and blue or green and gold while playing social croquet. A sausage sizzle was followed by the main event of the day, the 3-hoop thong knock-out challenge – following several shock results, the final saw Rob Batho triumph 2-0 over Rae Uptin.

By David WILSON