Paradise Point Bowls Club

What Paradise Point Bowls Club does

Paradise Point Bowls Club is a private, membership-based community lawn bowls club located in Paradise Point on the northern Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Its operations integrate lawn bowls sport with a full hospitality offering, including a bistro, two bars (main and gaming room), a café, a bottle shop, and a poker-machine gaming room. The venue operates seven days a week, with the café opening from 8am, gaming and bar service from 10am, and extended hours on Friday and Saturday nights. A free courtesy bus extends the catchment to a 15km radius on Wednesday through Friday evenings.

The company's revenue is generated through five streams: lifetime membership fees (a $1-for-life program), food and beverage sales (bistro, café, bars, and bottle shop), gaming revenue from poker machines, weekly raffles and promotional draws, and function/event hire for birthdays, life celebrations, and corporate barefoot bowls days. Pricing is unit-based and pay-as-you-go, with member-only discounts on F&B and access to member-exclusive gaming promotions. Free Junior Bowls training (ages 8-18) and the recurring Morning Melodies seniors program position the club as a multi-generational community venue rather than a sport-only facility.

Go-to-market is event-driven and community-led: a dense weekly calendar of trivia, raffles, themed dinners, live entertainment, and bowls activities is the primary draw, supported by Facebook and Instagram content, an email newsletter, and an online booking system. The company has no disclosed parent, no funding history, no partnerships, and no intellectual property. Technology is standard hospitality operations with a basic online booking system; no AI, proprietary platforms, or differentiated technology stack is present.

Name

Paradise Point Bowls Club

Legal name

Paradise Point Bowls Club

Website

https://paradisepointbowls.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Paradise Point Bowls Club is a private community bowls club on the northern Gold Coast, Australia, operating a bistro, bars, gaming room, bottle shop, and bowls greens, and generating revenue from F&B, gaming, raffles, functions, and a $1 lifetime membership program serving local residents and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Hospitality and Lawn Bowls Club

NAICS

Bowling Centers (71395), Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Other Gambling Industries (713290)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Supper Clubs & Dinner-Theater Restaurants (THAFACAL)

Keywords

• Lawn bowls club
• Casual dining bistro
• Gaming venue
• Community hospitality club
• Function venue hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Gold Coast

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Lifetime membership program offering extremely low entry cost ($1 for life), providing recurring revenue from a loyal member base that accesses club facilities, events, and promotions.
2. Food and Beverage: Bistro dining, main bar, gaming room bar, and bottle shop generate significant revenue from meals, drinks, and retail alcohol sales. Operating hours extend from 8am (cafe) to late daily.
3. Gaming Revenue: Poker machines (pokies) available from 10am daily, generating gaming revenue through member and visitor patronage.
4. Raffles and Promotions: Weekly raffles (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday) with meat trays and cash prizes, plus promotional draws like EOFY Bill Busters ($15,000 prize pool) drive gaming revenue and member engagement.
5. Functions and Events: Birthdays, life celebrations, corporate barefoot bowls days, and special event bookings (including Valentine's Day, theme nights) generate function revenue through catering and venue hire.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Paradise Point Bowls Club operates a community bowls and hospitality venue offering lawn bowls participation and coaching, casual bistro dining, main bar and gaming room bar service, poker machine gaming, café, bottle shop, and function/event hosting. A $1 lifetime membership program underpins recurring member patronage, and a weekly calendar of raffles, trivia, theme nights, and live entertainment drives food, beverage, and gaming revenue.

Product overview

Paradise Point Bowls Club is a community bowls club on the northern Gold Coast offering a unified hospitality and leisure experience. The core offering centers on The Bistro (casual dining), The Bars (main bar and gaming room), and Lawn Bowls activities including coaching and barefoot bowls. Additional services include a Café, Bottle Shop, Functions & Events hosting, and a Membership Program. The club operates various entertainment events including Trivia Tuesday, Raffles, and gaming promotions. The venue is complemented by a Courtesy Bus service within a 15km radius.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Bistro Casual dining restaurant at the club offering lunch and dinner with a menu of pub classics, steaks, burgers, pizzas, pastas, and schnitzels. Open to members and visitors at Paradise Point on the northern Gold Coast, with member pricing and daily specials such as $13 Super Saver Lunch and Cheap Tuesday Dinner.
• The Bars (Main Bar and Gaming Room Bar) Bar service offering beer on tap, top-shelf spirits, wines, and cocktails at the Main Bar, with a separate Gaming Room Bar serving patrons of the poker machine area. Open daily to members and visitors.
• Lawn Bowls Lawn bowls sport participation on the club's greens, inclusive of all genders, physical abilities, and ages. Qualified coaching is available for beginners through dedicated learn-to-play sessions, and barefoot bowls sessions are offered for casual players.
• Functions and Events Hosting Event hosting services covering birthdays, life celebrations, and corporate barefoot bowls days. Offers a range of platter options and a professional, customer-focused function service that can be tailor-made to client needs.
• Membership Program Club membership program offering $1 lifetime membership. Members receive access to all club facilities, member-exclusive promotions, and discounted pricing across food and beverages.
• Café Café open 7 days a week from 8am to 9pm, serving breakfast and light refreshments to members and visitors.
• Bottle Shop Bottle shop open 7 days a week from 10am to 10pm, providing retail alcohol sales to members and visitors.
• Trivia Tuesday Weekly trivia night hosted by Barry Van Peppen, held every Tuesday. Free to play with teams of any size; arrive at 6:30pm, trivia starts at 7pm.
• Raffles (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday) Regular raffle events including Wednesday Night Raffles (15 meat tray raffles), Friday Raffles (20 x $50 meat trays plus Pick-A-Box $200 cash), and Sunday Raffles. Tickets sold in tiered bundles (e.g., $10 for 100 numbers on Wednesdays).
• Junior Bowls Training Free junior bowls training program for ages 8 to 18, held every Monday from 4:30pm to 6pm. Designed to introduce young players to lawn bowls and develop the next generation of bowlers.
• Courtesy Bus Free courtesy bus service operating within a 15km radius of the club. Available Wednesday 4pm–9pm, Thursday 4pm–9pm, and Friday 12pm–Midnight, supporting customer access from surrounding suburbs.
• Gaming Room Poker machine gaming room open from 10am daily, featuring promotions such as Cash Buster, Hidden Riches, Paradise Cash Splash, and Market Day. Open to members and visitors subject to gaming regulations.
• Barefoot Bowls Casual barefoot bowls sessions held on the 1st and last Sunday of the month, offering two hours of play for $10 per person with green-side host service. Designed for casual and visitor groups.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tweed Heads Bowls Club: Bowls club immediately across the Queensland/NSW border with F&B, bar, gaming, and bowls. Highly comparable membership and product mix, serving a closely adjoining catchment.
• Broadbeach Bowls Club: Bowls club on the Gold Coast combining lawn bowls with dining, bar, gaming, and entertainment. Directly competes for the same local leisure, function, and bowls participants.
• Burleigh Heads Bowls Club: Gold Coast lawn bowls club offering bistro dining, bars, gaming (pokies), raffles, and bowls events. Operates the same membership-sport-club-plus-hospitality model in a directly adjacent catchment to Paradise Point.
• Mermaid Beach Bowls Club: Gold Coast community bowls club with comparable bistro, bar, gaming, and barefoot bowls offerings. Serves a neighbouring beachside catchment with an analogous family-friendly community positioning.
• Mudgeeraba Bowls Club: Gold Coast hinterland lawn bowls club offering bistro dining, gaming, and bowls in a community-club format. Comparable scale and operating model to Paradise Point.
• Palm Beach Bowls Club: Gold Coast-area lawn bowls club with dining, gaming, and live entertainment. Directly comparable as a community-owned bowls and hospitality venue on the southern Gold Coast.

Broad incumbents

• Twin Towns Services Club: Major Tweed Heads registered club with extensive dining, multiple bars, large gaming floor, and entertainment. Comparable Australian registered-club model at substantially larger scale.
• Southport Sharks: Larger Gold Coast community sports club offering multiple sports (AFL, cricket), extensive F&B, gaming, and family entertainment. Broader incumbent with overlapping F&B/gaming/community-club model.
• The Southport Club: Established Gold Coast registered club with bistro, bars, gaming, live entertainment, and functions. Larger incumbent competitor with similar Australian community-club economics.

Regional players

• Club Banora: Northern NSW community club across the Tweed border offering dining, bars, gaming, and entertainment. Operates the same Australian registered-club model in an immediately adjacent regional catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ParadisePointBowls
• Instagraminstagram.com/paradisepointbowls
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paradise-point-bowls-club-inc

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Investors

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