Visiting the Victorian Croquet Centre
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The Victorian Croquet Centre, our headquarters, is the perfect venue for
your event. It is available for hire to
Corporations, Businesses, Community Groups, Individuals and Family Groups
for events with or without croquet.
The purpose-built facility in Cairnlea, in the western suburbs of Melbourne,
features 12 full size courts and a state-of-the-art pavilion. The
function area seats 200, with a licensed bar and a commercial kitchen, and
overlooks manicured grass courts.
Enquiries and bookings: (03)
8361 8887 or by email
There are plenty of places to stay nearby. Here are some accommodation suggestions.
Here is a map [google.com] of all the clubs in Victoria.
To find and contact a club near you, use the Club Finder
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WCF Golf Croquet World Championships
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Victoria is hosting the Golf Croquet World Championships in February and March.
As well as the Main Event, the program also includes
a Qualifying Event, the Under 21 GC World Championship, and the Ramsis Cup.
Merchandise is available for pre-order on the Event Website
along with information about the venues and some accommodation suggestions.
Admission is free for spectators. Registration is now open - please download free tickets if you are planning to attend so that we can predict numbers and plan catering.
The winning Victorian team:
John van der Touw, Trish Watts, Lester Hughes, Gail Hopkins, Anne Quinn,
Wendy Dickson (captain), Jim Saunders, Terry Hopkins.
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2017-02-17  | U21 Worlds officially opened
In a brief ceremony today, Tournament Director Tony Hall welcomed competitors and their families to the second Under 21 Golf Croquet World Championship.
He was followed by Jim Clement, president of Croquet Victoria and the Tournament Referee, who welcomed participants to Victoria. read more... |
2017-02-01  | Croquet for Cancer
Melbourne Cup Day is always a significant date on the croquet calendar in Gippsland. For many years now, Morwell CC have played host to a day of fun, food, friendship, fundraising and some not so serious croquet, with the proceeds from the day being donated to the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre at Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon. read more... |
2017-02-12  | Inaugural Cairnlea Classic
The inaugural Cairnlea Classic was run on 11/12 February, as a support event for the Victoria / Victoria A Practice Match which is part of the State Team’s preparation for the Eire Cup.
While numbers were modest the event was successful. read more... |
2017-02-08   | Hot work: Country Week at Swan Hill
The relief was palpable! Returning to Melbourne and getting the cool change on Thursday was welcome relief after a couple of days of hot weather in Swan Hill. We had originally planned to play for three days but shortened it to two. How lucky we were - in Swan Hill on Thursday the thermometer reached 43°C.
The weather aside, Country Week this year was fun. read more... |
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