WYNCITY MORWELL

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  By Steve Krupjak
  This is a long post but please read and share ;)
  There is a disability bowling league that has been run at the Morwell bowling alley (now Wyncity) for nearly 30 years – run by the same group of parents that started it all those years ago – The Happy Achievers Bowling League. Every Saturday at 2pm. If ever you want to meet or see a group of joyous, happy people, then that is the place to be! There are 40 or so bowlers in 14 teams that bowl week after week and most love bowling as it is the one of the only things they look forward to every week. Many family members come along and are involved. It makes me smile every time I hear “Louise, watch me bowl” or giving numerous high 5’s to various players on any team or seeing my son do well and get excited about it (he has autism). It is ‘team spirit’ at its best! I’m sharing about this as things are about to change. Morwell tenpins has new owners who are about to put a spanner in the works! We were informed today (25/6/16) that next week will be our last week of “Happy achievers” at the 2pm timeslot. We are now to move to a 9.30am time or fold. One week’s notice! It looks like the league will fold as this time is not suitable for many or any involved. No negotiation, no other options given. The explanation given is that children’s birthday parties are to take priority over our league and she wants it to be a ‘family oriented’ venue. Apparently, our families don’t matter! A lot of our bowlers have a carer that brings them along, they cannot automatically change their times and for many of us, it takes a long time to change a routine (especially with those bowlers who have been involved for nearly 30 years!). We are only there for one hour, surely a party could be booked before or after without any loss to them. Our constitution stands till December and fees have been paid for the whole year but this makes no difference either. This is the only league of its kind in this area, we have no other choice to move venue as this is it! I thought that bowling leagues were the ‘bread and butter’ of such an establishment but apparently infrequent users take priority. We want to fight this decision but need your help – firstly, please share this post far and wide (especially across Gippsland), secondly, if you’ve ever been or going to Morwell tenpins please express your disappointment at the way our league is being treated, thirdly, make a complaint to Wyncity and lastly, reconsider patronising such an establishment that will not cater to the needs of local people with disabilities. We can’t allow them to take this away and cannot go quietly, there is little as it is for people with disabilities by way of sports and they should not miss out on something that they enjoy so much and will not have opportunity to do anywhere else if they can’t bowl at Morwell.
  Shame on you Wyncity, Morwell! ;(
  April 22, 2017