SOLDIERS POINT BOWLING CLUB LIMITED

What SOLDIERS POINT BOWLING CLUB LIMITED does

Soldiers Point Bowling Club Limited is a privately held, community-focused bowling and hospitality club located at 118 Soldiers Point Road in Soldiers Point, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. The club operates a single physical venue providing lawn bowling facilities (social bowls, club championships, tournaments, and casual barefoot bowls at $10 per person), Taylor's Bistro restaurant serving modern Australian cuisine with local oysters and seafood, and two function rooms accommodating events of 20 to 400 guests including weddings, corporate functions, and celebrations. Ancillary facilities include a bottleshop, TAB and Keno gaming services, two pool tables ($2 per game), a courtesy bus service, and a children's play area with school holiday programming.

The business generates revenue across at least eight distinct streams: recurring membership fees ($10 for a one-year social membership, $25 for three years), food and beverage sales, function room hire with catering packages, gaming commissions, bottleshop retail, pool table rental, barefoot bowls, and children's activities. Pricing across categories is predominantly pay-as-you-go and unit-priced, with a few weekly meal deals (e.g., $25 burger and drink on Mondays, $19 schnitzel on Wednesdays). Technology consists of standard hospitality and leisure operations with no proprietary platform or AI components; digital infrastructure is limited to a website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and an email newsletter for marketing.

Go-to-market is community-led, with customer acquisition driven by local sponsorships (ClubGRANTS, Mayoral Academic Scholarships, local sports clubs), social media presence, community events, and word-of-mouth. Customer segments are horizontally diversified across bowling enthusiasts, function/event guests, families with children, and casual diners, with no anchor enterprise accounts. The club trades seven days a week and is closed only on Christmas Day. Leadership disclosure is minimal, with one named director (Julie Lister). Ownership structure is not publicly disclosed and the company appears to be member-owned or independently operated as a community organization.

Name

SOLDIERS POINT BOWLING CLUB LIMITED

Legal name

Soldiers Point Bowling Club Limited

Website

https://soldierspointbc.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Soldiers Point Bowling Club Limited is a privately held community bowling and hospitality club in Port Stephens, NSW, operating a single venue with lawn bowling greens, Taylor's Bistro restaurant, function rooms, gaming facilities, and children's activities for local residents and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bowling Club & Hospitality

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKAEAH

Multi-Sport Complexes & Community Sports Parks

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Venues & Facilities (Stadiums, Arenas, Tracks, Complexes)

SECONDARYCRANACAC

Sports Bars

Consumer Products & Retail/Tobacco, Alcohol & Cannabis Retail/On-Premise Alcohol Retail (Bars, Pubs & Taprooms)

Keywords

• Bowling club services
• Lawn bowls facilities
• Function venue hire
• Club dining services
• Community recreation

Headquarters

HQ city

Soldiers Point

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual and multi-year social memberships providing access to club facilities, bowling greens, and member benefits.
2. Food and Beverage Sales: Taylor's Bistro restaurant serving modern Australian cuisine including local oysters, seafood, gourmet burgers, pizzas, and daily specials. Also includes Coffee Shop with light snacks and baked treats.
3. Function Room Hire: Venue rental for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, staff parties, sporting presentations, and fundraisers. Catering packages from 20-400 guests with complimentary room hire for large bookings.
4. Gaming Services: Keno and TAB (betting) services with regular promotions and prizes including travel, memorabilia, and vouchers.
5. Bottleshop: Retail alcohol sales including beer, wine, spirits, mixers, and gift packs. Also offers Feature Wine of the Month.
6. Pool Table Rental: Two pool tables available for over 18s at $2 per game, with weekly pool competitions on Thursdays.
7. Barefoot Bowls: Casual barefoot bowls at $10 per person including bowls hire, available outside of club fixture times.
8. Kids Activities: Kids' party bookings and school holiday activities including free discos and Little Wings Kids' Bingo at $10 per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Soldiers Point Bowling Club is a community hospitality and leisure venue in Port Stephens, NSW, operating seven days a week. It offers lawn bowls (including social, barefoot, and competitive tournaments), on-site dining at Taylor's Bistro, function room hire for events of 20-400 guests, gaming services (TAB and Keno), a bottleshop, pool tables, and a kids' activity program.

Product overview

Soldiers Point Bowling Club operates as a traditional hospitality and leisure venue offering a single unified experience centered around its bowling green facilities and dining services. The club's core offerings consist of Taylor's Bistro (on-site restaurant), lawn bowls activities (including barefoot bowls and competitive play), and functions/events hosting. Additional revenue streams include gaming facilities (TAB, Keno), a bottleshop, pool tables, and kids' activities. The various services are integrated within the club premises rather than delivered as separate modules or a platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Taylor's Bistro: On-site restaurant serving modern Australian cuisine with local oysters, seafood, burgers, and pizza. Open 7 days for lunch and dinner.

Products and services

• Taylor's Bistro On-site restaurant open 7 days for lunch and dinner, serving modern Australian cuisine including local Holberts oysters, seafood, gourmet burgers, pizzas, daily blackboard specials, and a coffee shop with house-made light bites and baked treats.
• Lawn Bowls Lawn bowling facilities offering social competitions, club championships, competitive tournaments, and casual barefoot bowls. Bowls hire is included for barefoot play; open to seasoned players and newcomers.
• Functions and Events Venue Venue hire for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, staff parties, sporting presentations, and fundraisers. Two function rooms accommodate 20-400 guests with customizable catering menus and complimentary room hire for large bookings.
• Kids Activities Children's entertainment including a safe shaded outdoor play area, school holiday supervised discos with games and prizes, Little Wings Kids' Bingo, and children's party packages with food and dedicated party times.
• Gaming Services (TAB and Keno) On-site gaming facilities including TAB with race coverage and betting services, Keno with regular promotions and prizes, and Sky Channel for sports and racing broadcasts.
• Bottleshop On-site retail alcohol outlet offering beer, wine, spirits, mixers, and gift packs, with weekly specials and a Feature Wine of the Month program.
• Pool Tables Two pool tables available near the bar for patrons over 18, charged at $2 per game, with weekly pool competitions held on Thursdays.
• Courtesy Bus Complimentary transport service for members and guests, operating Monday-Saturday from 4:00pm and Sundays from 3:00pm, with varying departure times until evening.
• Social Membership Annual ($10) or three-year ($25) social memberships providing access to club facilities, bowling greens, and member benefits including gaming promotions.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Nelson Bay Bowling Club: Lawn bowls and community hospitality club located within Port Stephens, directly overlapping SPBC's catchment and offering a comparable mix of bowling greens, dining, gaming, and function venue services.
• Forster Bowling Club: Mid-North Coast NSW lawn bowls club with restaurant, gaming (TAB/Keno), and function venue operations, serving a similar regional community and tourism-driven customer base.
• Tuncurry Bowling Club: Twin-town bowling club to Forster Bowling Club operating an identical member-based bowls and hospitality model, representing a near-clone competitor in the same Mid-North Coast geography.

Broad incumbents

• Club Marconi: Large Western Sydney community club operating multiple dining outlets, gaming, function rooms, and live entertainment — a scaled version of SPBC's hospitality-plus-gaming model with broader geographic reach.
• Twin Towns Services Club: Major NSW-QLD border community club offering bowls, multiple restaurants, gaming, entertainment venues, and large-scale function facilities — analogous business model at significantly larger scale.
• Bankstown Sports Club: Large-format Sydney community club combining dining, gaming, events, and multiple entertainment venues under one membership-based umbrella — comparable operating model to SPBC at much higher scale.
• Wests Group Australia: Multi-venue Western Sydney community club group operating hotels, bowls, dining, gaming, and events across several sites — represents the scaled, diversified version of the community club concept SPBC operates.

Emerging players

• Nelson Bay Golf Club: Port Stephens-based country club with golf course, clubhouse dining, and event hosting — a sport-substitute venue with the same membership-plus-hospitality business model as SPBC, competing for the same leisure and function customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SoldiersPointBowlingClub
• Facebookfacebook.com/SoldiersPointBowlingClub
• Instagraminstagram.com/soldiers.point_bowling_club
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/soldiers-point-bowling-club-limited

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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