VISUAL ACUITY:
Rule must be >6/24 State (NSW) acuity
• B1: Right eye small light perception. Left eye No light perception.
• B2: Right eye <1/60. Left eye 1/60. R/L eyes 2/60. Vision about 3 metres, or between 5-7 paces from mat.
• B3: Both eyes 3/60 – 4/60 – 5/60 – 6/60. Are able to walk around unaided and recognise some objects within 8-10 metres. If they have tunnel vision they can often see the head but have limited vision either side.
• B4: 6/36 – 6/24. Have more freedom of movement and will not need as much assistance on or off the green.
The Vision Impaired and Blind Bowlers of Western Australia (VIBBWA) formerly WABBA is a non profit organisation dedicated to assisting totally blind and vision impaired people in participating in lawn bowls. Formed in 1975 to provide, or to assist in the provision of, facilities to encourage visually impaired persons to play the game of bowls so that their conditions of life may be improved.
We are located at: Perth and Tattersall’s Bowling & Recreation Club Inc., 2 Plain Street, EAST PERTH WA 6004
Contact VIBBWA (current as of 2024):
President:
- Michael Pullinger
- 0412 609 136
- mpullinger51@gmail.com
Vice President:
- Serge Ansquer
- 0447 931 910
- sergeansquer@outlook.com
Secretary:
- Dawn Hillman
- 0412 891 098
- secretary@vibbwa.org.au or
- vibbwa@gmail.com
- dawn.pullinger@gmail.com
Previous Champions
Singles Championships*
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Equal Third* |
| 2023 | Calvin Rodgers (Harvey) | Michael Pullinger (Perth & Tattersalls) | Ray Graham (Forrestfield) Graeme McLean (VIBBWA)* |
| 2022** | Calvin Rodgers (Harvey) | Ray Graham (Forrestfield) | Glen Evans (Perth & Tattersalls) Michele Stanton (Harvey) |
| 2021 | Serge Ansquer (Mt Barker) | Calvin Rodgers (Harvey) | |
| 2020 | Ray Graham (Forrestfield) | Mavis Ballantyne (VIBBWA) | |
| 2019 | Barry Green (VIBBWA)* | Elwyn Willis (Valley) | |
| 2018 | not held | ||
| 2017 | not held | ||
| 2016 | Graham McLean (Warwick) | Sharon Ferres (North Beach) | |
| 2015 | Sharon Ferres (VIBBWA)* | Jayne Parsons (VIBBWA)* |
** 2022 First year of Equal Thirds
Pairs Championships*
| Year | Winners | Runner Ups |
| 2022* | Lead: Michele Stanton – VI (Harvey) Skip: Calvin Rodgers – VI (Harvey) | Lead: Joseph Lehane – I (Gosnells) Skip: Peter Pewsey – I (Kalamunda) |
| 2021* | Lead: Kane McSherry – VI (Rossmoyne) Skip: Calvin Rodgers – VI (Harvey) | Lead: Peter Pewsey – I (Kalamunda) Skip: Joseph Lehane – I (Gosnells) |
| 2020* | Lead: Joseph Lehane – I (Gosnells) Skip: Peter Pewsey – I (Kalamunda) | Lead: Ray Graham – VI (Forrestfield) Skip: Serge Ansquer – VI (Albany) |
| 2019* | Lead: Mavis Ballantyne – VI (VIBBWA) Skip: Steven Hubbard – VI (Yanchep) | Lead: Joseph Maiolo – I (Gosnells) Skip: Joseph Lehane – I (Gosnells) |
| 2018 | not held – no entries | |
| 2017 | not held – no entries | |
| 2016 | Lead: Michael Pullinger (Perth & Tatts) Skip: Graham McLean (Warwick) | Lead: Gregory Strachan (Manning) Skip: Sharon Ferres (VIBBWA) |
| 2015* | Lead: Joseph Maiolo – I (Gosnells) Skip: Joseph Lehane – I (Gosnells) | Lead: Jayne Parsons – VI (VIBBWA) Skip: Julie Srhoy – I (Spearwood) |