City Diamonds got on the winners' list as City Memorial Bowls Club celebrated its Community Club Victoria (CCV) best sports club award on Tuesday.
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Diamonds thumped Port Fairy Gold 74-33 shots at home in Western District Playing Area division one midweek pennant.
Skipper Ray Cooknell said it was a new-look City team looking to make a finals appearance.
"We've had a tough start that's true but we're looking now to get some wins on the board and establish ourselves in the top-four," he said prior to the match.
"We have a different team this year, the personnel has changed."
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Relatively new club player Peter Meade, a lead, played his first midweek division one match for the club.
Koroit Orange retained its position at the top-of-the-table with a 70-46 trouncing of City Sapphires. Orange is the only undefeated side.
Terang Gold finds itself in second place after a 68-59 victory over third-ranked Timboon Maroon.
Meanwhile, Warrnambool Gold got itself on the winners' list for the first time with a 62-49 win against City Rubies.
Cooknell, who has been playing at City for a decade, was thrilled the venue received the CCV best sports club award for regional Victoria on Monday night.
The award covered areas such as providing excellent facilities and investing in redeveloping them as well as promoting bowls to varied age groups.
The dome over two new greens had been the most outstanding feature of City's major development in recent years.
"It's state of the art, it's the envy of most bowlers who come here," Cooknell said.
"We're lucky to have it but it's here for all clubs to use and the division.
"It might be on our premises but we'd like to see a lot of bowls played and for all the clubs to use it and get some benefit."
Cooknell said more clubs were considering putting their greens under a roof.
"They are getting more of them established throughout the state, I think in another five or six years you'll see every regional centre will have at least one," he said.
"We've been in consultation with quite a few clubs which have picked our brains and they're endeavouring to get funding."
"We were lucky or in a way unlucky, we had to fund our own - we were in a position to do that - but a lot of them are seeking government assistance now to achieve the same thing, so it's all good for bowls."
Cooknell is City's chairman of directors and his role, along with Dosser, has involved project management.
Diamonds play Koroit Orange at home next week.