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Navigating the BowlsLink App

In October 2025, the BowlsLink App, formerly BowlsNow, evolved into its new, member-centric user platform with advancements in member functionality, Competition registration, digital cards for membership and certifications and more. The guide will walk members through each of the new and existing areas of BowlsLink App and how members can manage their mobile experience.

Downloading, Installing and Signing-up to BowlsLink App #

For new members, they will need to download the BowlsLink App, via the Apple or Android app stores –

Android – BowlsLink

The minimum operating system for Android devices is Android 6.0 and up

Apple – BowlsLink

The minimum operating system for Apple devices is iOS 14 and later

If you already have the BowlsNow App we recommend removing it from your home screen before you download the BowlsLink App – this will ensure the app is correctly named BowlsLink

For further steps on How to Sign-up to BowlsLink, we have created an article demonstrating these steps – How to Sign-up to BowlsLink App (Mobile)

Video Demonstration #

Home Page #

Once members have logged in, they will see their new interface, including a four panel dashboard that includes Home, Competitions, Results, Account and More.

The Home page will display News, Upcoming Matches, Media links, Resource links and more in addition to a customised State or Territory Authority colour scheme. Each STA has had their colours uploaded into BowlsLink App, customising the experience to each user and representative of their State.

News will be linked to the State or Territory Authority of the member and their news feed from their direct websites. These articles can be viewed and read natively via the app.

Upcoming Matches will display any matches members are registered to that are being played in the short term, including details of the Competition, date and time, competitor, section and round. There is an option for ‘See More’ which will show other matches on later dates with the same relevant information.

Clicking the match tile itself will direct members to the BowlsLink Results Portal with other details of the Competition and competitors.

Media Links will display for three (3) Bowls Australia links and four (4) relevant to the member’s State or Territory. These links will direct members to areas such as STA Youtube or Facebook, Bowls Australia Bowls Connect Newsletter, Club Support, Find a Club and more!

Competitions #

An exciting and much requested development to the app is the ability for members to register for competitions via their mobile devices – this is now available.

The Competitions page will also allow members to filter their competitions by their Club, State, Region and National as well as manually searching for competitions by name and filtering by Format (Singles, Pairs, Triples or Fours), location (within a specified kilometer radius from the member) and dates.

From this page, members will be able to Enter and pay for (if payments are setup in the Competition) their competitions simply from their mobile device. The steps to enter are similar to those of the desktop site, requiring them to nominate players, contact details, team name, any additional entrant information, payment and terms and conditions of entry.

Once completed, these will display on their Upcoming or My Competitions pages of the app.

For more on How to register via the BowlsLink App, please see our Support article – How to Register for Competitions via BowlsLink App

BowlsLink Results Portal #

The links to the BowlsLink Results Portal is still a feature of the BowlsLink App, directing members to their competitions and competitors and the ability to search for competitions across Clubs, States, Region and National in BowlsLink.

Favourites can be found atop the Results tab
The Green star indicates a favourited Competition, Group, Club or Event

Account #

In the Account area, members will be able to manage and view their Clubs, Certifications, Personal Details, Invoices, Favourites, and ‘My Competitions’

Clubs #

Members will be able to view their current and expired club memberships, with all new digital hard cards displaying the members’ National ID Number, Membership expiry, Membership type and when clicked on, the cards will show further membership history.

If the member’s Club has uploaded a logo, these are shown on the digital cards.

For memberships that are expired, they will also show as digital cards, however, they are in black and white instead of the colours of the Club – these can also be clicked on to view the history of the membership, including when it had expired.

Certifications #

Another new feature of the BowlsLink App is the ability for members to view their Certifications with digital cards, replacing the physical cards that were previously utilised.

These certifications can be customised States and National administrators by colour and logo with the cards showing the Certification type and expiry date and like the Club cards, when clicked on, they will display history of the Certification.

Expired certifications will also show and coloured black and white.

My Details #

The My Details section of a members profile includes further areas of Key Details, Personal Details, Account Security and Club Details that are specified to additional information that may have been required by the club when applying for membership.

Key Details #

Members can manage their Key Details which include their Title, First Name and Last Name and Preferred Name.

Personal Details #

Members can edit their Personal Details that cover Gender, Residential Address and Emergency Contact.

Account Security #

Account Security allows members to modify their Email Address and Mobile Number. When editing and updating these details, members will be required to verify the changes by inputting a pop-up code.

Club Details #

If a member has multiple Clubs, these will also appear here with any additional information required as part of membership and can be managed by the member. Examples of these additional club details are locker numbers, ability to volunteer for the Club, any skills the member may share, etc…

Invoices #

Members are able to view any of their Paid, Revoked (Void) or Outstanding invoices.

The Invoice details will include the Amount, Due Date, Status, Invoice Number and the ability to Download the invoices as PDF.

To make payment for an Invoice, go to Account > Invoices and click Pay on the desired transaction. A receipt will be sent to confirm payment.

Favourites #

Members can quickly and easily find the ‘favourited’ competitions they have saved via the Bowlslink Results Portal.

When viewing the ‘Results’ in the App dashboard, Competitions, Regions, Clubs, State or Territory bodies can be favourited by clicking the STAR icon. This will save and display them in the ‘Favourites’ area of the the profile account.

A shortcut will also be available from the Results tab – see ‘View Favourites’

My Competitions #

Under the ‘My Competitions’ area, members will see all their upcoming and past competitions, listed in date order with the next upcoming competitions showing first and past competitions towards the bottom.

Members can manage their entries via this area by clicking ‘Manage’ on the entry tile – this will direct the user to a mobile friendly webview of the desktop site where they can make any changes to the entry as needed. Similarly, they can see the Competition on BowlsLink Results by clicking the ‘Results Portal’ button in the tile and this will also direct the member to the portal.

More #

The final menu item on the App dashboard is More which covers further Find a Club, News, Find a Competition, Terms and Conditions of BowlsLink and Support.

Find a Club #

Through this area, members are able to locate a Club or clubs within their city or suburb by searching via suburb name or postcode and specifying any clubs within a specific distance (10km, 25km or 50km). Clubs can also be specified by Categories – these are tags that flag what the club offers, i.e. Function Bookings, Entertainment, Meals, TAB, Social Bowls and Jack Attack. These categories are set the the Club.

Once a Club is found via search, the member can find details such as Websites, Club Email, Phone Number and Residential Address.

NOTE: Searching for Clubs WITHOUT location will display all Clubs in alphabetical order.

News #

This area of News is an extension of the Homepage area with the ability for members to view news of other States or Bowls Australia. The News will default to the State location of the member but clicking through the state option on this page will load all the selected States’ news feed from their websites and each of these articles are app friendly for reading.

There are also Filters available which allows members to manually search by key terms, dates or State/National body.

Find a Competition #

This function will replicate the ‘Competitions’ dashboard menu item which members can search for and find upcoming competitions. For more, see How to Register for Competitions via BowlsLink App.

Terms and Conditions #

Members can view policies and terms for using the BowlsLink App and desktop platforms.

Support #

If members click this header, they will be directed to BowlsLink Support where they can find relevant support documents for the BowlsLink App and general FAQs, step-by-step guides and user manuals for Members and Administrators

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