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BowlsLink Release v1.34 March 2025

The latest updates for BowlsLink are now available.

Some key items include

  • Opt in Member Diversity, Equity and Inclusion fields
  • Sets Play display format update
  • Live Scoring display for Pennants (Sides & Shots)
  • Customisable Certification Report

As is the case with every BowlsLink release remember if you have any issues following the update to refresh your screen Control + R and/or clear your browser cache. More instructions available Google help – clear browser

The Bowls Australia BowlsLink Manager Aaron Delaporte takes us through the latest release in this video.

Support articles relevant to this release include

Pennant Live Scoring

How a Member can edit their Profile Information

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Member Information

We encourage clubs to reach out to their Bowls Australia Club Support Manager for any further help in ways to make BowlsLink assist your club.

The full list of BowlsLink changes for BowlsLink release v1.34 is as follows

Certifications
Develop customizable certifications report.

Membership
Introduce support for member DEI information.
Develop member DEI report, from Key Details report.
Develop club memberships report.
Remove references to member categories.
Remove associations between fee-packages and members.
Split participation counts into distinct columns for Club Member Numbers (Financial & Participation) report.

Competitions
Confirmation emails to distinguish between free competitions/events and competitions/events that have no fees configured.
Remove gender option ‘other’ from Competition entry restrictions.

Results Portal
Display live scores for Sides matches.
Introduce new display format for sets-play matches.
Change reference to Queensland in footer to Bowls QLD.

Bugs & Fixes
Failed membership validation when adding a new member not being communicated to end user. Fixed.
Auto-mapping competitors not working correctly when one or more pre-mapped competitors exist. Fixed.
Non-competing primary contacts being included in player counts on Results Portal. Fixed.
Result stats for entrants being left flagged as invalid. Fixed.
Custom ladders including unsupported ends-won criterion for Sides-shots. Fixed.
Campaign Monitor (Email Campaigns) custom lists not syncing correctly. Fixed.


For more support please contact bowlslink@bowls.com.au

Updated on September 11, 2025
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