Phillip Island Croquet Club celebrates its 50th birthday

Australian Open Doubles Event

Australian Association Doubles were held at the Victorian Croquet Centre at Cairnlea 16th to 18th November 2025

Winners:    Michael Giddings and Chris Borlase   

Runner up: Trevor Bassett and Stephen Pearce 

The Victorian Association Croquet Divisional Championships were run over the weekend of 8-9 November.  

The top section was the Tregellas Medal where players were in the handicap range of 6-10.  This event was first played in 1941 and was won this year by Damien Hadfield (Kyneton) who didn't lose a game.  Runner up was Andrew Moulton (Kew) who only had one loss.

Monthly November 2025 M and P Newsletter

Read all the news in the Newsletter including the Club in Profile this month .See links below

November 2025 Publicity Newsletter

Monash Club Profile

Vale Jim Clement
Sadly, informing the croquet community that Jim Clement has died this morning (9 November 2025).
We have been told that Jim said he did not want a funeral. If funeral arrangements are provided we will share via this page.

Sporting Grants now available

The Sporting Club Grants Program is back and clubs can apply for multiple grants in one round, unlocking support for uniforms, equipment, and future-focused training and development.

The handicap singles event saw new faces at VCC- 2 Divisions were played

Winner of Division 1 ( -9 handicap) was Gary Dykes ( Maldon), runner up Jan Proudley (Sandringham)

Winner of Division 2 ( 10-14 handicap) was Janelle Morris (Belmont), runner up Joy Mitchell (Kew) by 1 hoop showing how close competition was throughout the weekend.

Reg Bamford of South Africa wins World Association Croquet Championship 2025 in Florida

Reg defeated England's Mark Avery

Images of some of the Australians off court, with special thanks to Junko Hill for her amazing photos each day of the tournament.

For more of her final photos, see Croquet Victoria's Facebook page

Jim Clement Retires From National Roles

Jim Clement, past president of Croquet Victoria, has resigned from all roles with Croquet Australia for health reasons.

Jim was essentially a golf croquet player, trying association croquet in recent years. However, it has been his contribution to supporting the sport where he excelled.