Nelson Bay Croquet Club has been established for 24 years. It is located in the Blue Water Paradise of Port Stephens, just north of Newcastle, NSW. Membership is open to all who are interested in the game, and visitors are warmly welcomed.
Members play all the three internationally recognised forms of Croquet – Golf, Ricochet and Association. The Club plays both social and competitive games five days each week on four professionally maintained full sized courts and has a small clubhouse on-site. We also have an active program of social events.
Playing schedule available here:
URGENT NOTIFICATION
With the permission of Port Stephens Council, the Club is able to resume play under very strict guidelines and on a carefully managed level. All playing sessions must be pre-booked through David Wilson, by mobile 0476 158 555 or e-mail
NEWSLETTER
We need YOUR help!! If you have items that need to be communicated to other members of the Club, please e-mail them to David Wilson at
Also, if you have photographs of members and/or Club events, please e-mail them to Karen Lilly at
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Club Social Play Resumes
As indicated above play has been resumed under very strict guidelines and on a carefully managed level. Details of the current Club calendar of play is available at:
CNSW State Pennants 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in the State Pennants Division 2 and 3 being cancelled, It is not clear if they will be re-scheduled and it is likely that they will not be played in 2020.
Competition Dates for 2020
All the club competitions are on hold due to the COVID-19 crisis. The dates will be re-scheduled once close to normal play is possible
Division 3 Pennants Final
Winter Doubles
Division 2 Pennants Final
Gala Day
Ricochet Competition
Thompson Trophy
A Grade
B Grade
C Grade
Blowes Shield
Division 1 Pennants Final
Handicap Singles
Date to be advised
Sunday 17th May
Date to be advised
Wednesday 17th June
June/July
Sunday 28th June
Sunday 19th July
Sunday 26th July
Sunday 27th September
Monday 19th-22nd October
Sunday 25th October
LATEST NEWS
MAITLAND SWEET PEA COMPETITION
14th-16th MARCH
Nelson Bay Croquet players enjoyed considerable success at the Maitland Sweet Pea Golf Croquet Doubles Competition held from Saturday 14th March to Monday 16th March.
Trevor Black and Cheryl Lloyd finished runners-up in Block A.
Peter Gordon and Karen Lilly finished 3rd in Black B.
Liz Friend and Rae Uptin finished runners-up in Block D with Rae Black and Sherry Gordon finishing in 3rd.
Well done, all competitors
Trevor and Cheryl receive the runner-up award for Block A
The Nelson Bay players
Liz and Rae receive the
runner-up award for Block D
AUTUMN DOUBLES
SUNDAY 8th MARCH
Very fitting that on International Women's Day the final should be contested between two all women teams. In a close game, Linda Butler & Rae Uptin beat Liz Friend & Kay Smith 5-4.
Both teams were unbeaten in the qualifying blocks. Liz & Kay topped Block A ahead of Jim Ball & Rae Black, Marion & Len Graff and Sandy Tawa & David Wilson. Linda & Rae topped Block B ahead of Trevor Black & Penny Wilson, Barrie Carter & Jan Puckeridge and Cheryl Lloyd & Margaret Thompson.
A very successful and friendly competition, well organised by Club Captain Susan Timbs.
Well done, Susan, and congratulations to the winners, Linda and Rae.
Linda & Rae enjoy the spoils of victory
(presented by Susan Timbs)
Action from the final
Spectators enjoy the final
NEW COURT DEVELOPMENT
The grass was laid for the new courts on Thursday 19th December - the redevelopment is nearing completion and the contractor is likely to finish in early January although we are unlikely to be able to play on the new courts until at least May 2020.
The redevelopment work has been on-going since late October but the Club has experienced almost no interruption to play until now - the watering of the courts to keep the new grass alive means that morning sessions must finish by 11am each day.
Until the new grass is established, morning sessions will start at 8:15am with players expected to be at the courts by 7:45am.
The successful bid by Port Stephens Council's under the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund stated:
"$200,000 to construct two new croquet lawn courts at Tomaree Re bid bygional Sports Complex in Nelson Bay. A new access road will also be built, and drainage and irrigation works will be carried out."
