The 21st June 2009 is a stepping stone for the development of Petanque in Australia.
Thanks to the visionary thinking of the new board of Petanque-Federation-Australia, we could share now a home with a petanque-sport-club.
The cohabitation of petanque-tradition with petanque-sport will be beneficial to Petanque:
The Tradition and Sport Petanque.
Hereunder is the welcoming article from the Prospect Petanque Club's Newsletter of Winter-2009.
New home for Petanque-Tradition
It may have been the shortest day of the year but the sun shone brightly on the group gathered at the Prospect Club on Sunday 21 June for the new Petanque-Tradition Jean Philippe's enthusiasm is contagious. "Thisis a picnic style social day for families, the way petanque is played informally outside coffees and in the public places in France." Seated at a long table, a group of about 30 people enjoyed Jean Philippe's hearty Provencal soup with crusty bread, cold meats, cheeses and a carafe of wine. Anyone is welcome including beginners. Some bring children or grandchildren who can play at the playground or tennis court if not engaged in petanque play. It was good to see Trudy back on the piste. Petanque-Tradition will be at the Club on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. Bring a picnic-lunch. Beer & wine and soft drinks are available at the Club at very reasonable prices. For friendly, casual and fun petanque come and try Petanque-Tradition. Put it in your diary now -