On the wondrous autumnal morn on Sunday 8 June and under a cloudless sky with nary a hint of breeze, what better place could there possibly have been than on the manicured courts of the Noosa Croquet Club?
Well, that was certainly so for those of us who, with varying degrees of obsession, addiction, and levels of competency, so enjoy the art and craft (or should that be the crafty art) of croquet.
A quarter of our entire membership of 80, were on the five courts for the standard Sunday fare of social games of golf-croquet. Of the three codes of croquet – association, ricochet, and golf – it is this latter one, the least complicated but most participative and interactive form of the game, that is most suited to the two social games of doubles that are on offer on Sunday mornings as well as afternoons.
Golf croquet is also played on Sunday afternoons, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Thursday mornings. Association and ricochet are played on Friday and Saturday mornings. In addition to social play, the club also holds a number of competitions. The First Division of the club’s golf championships were played on Saturday 7 June.
The winner, the senior Noosa club champion for golf croquet for 2025, was John Dark who did not lose a single game in the five-game tournament. This was an outstanding achievement by John in competition with five other talented club members.
The interclub competition for the croquet clubs in the Sunshine Coast region is now just past the half-way mark of its season. In 2025, the Noosa Club has entered a team in the regional ricochet competition for the first time for several years.
The Noosa Club prides itself in its commitment to its ‘members first’ priority.
New members are always welcome, and the club offers a come-and-try experience on the first Sunday morning of every month at the ground at Seashell Place, Noosa Waters Noosaville with an arrival time of 8.15am at the latest.
