In the mid-1970's an Eltham Council Sports and Recreation Advisory Committee found that there was a need for a bowling club in central Eltham. State government funds for sporting purposes were scarce at the time although there were ample funds available for recreation purposes - hence the recreation path was pursued and the name of Eltham Recreation Bowling Club resulted.

The club was founded in the late 1970's and established in 1981. The club started with one green with a second green being added in 1986. For the first 21 years the club operated from an old farmhouse which was later extended by club members. However, there was a continuing problem with accessing this building as it was considerably higher than the greens with an external staircase of over 40 steps.

The club embarked on a long campaign to have new clubrooms at the same level as the greens. This campaign was eventually successful in 2002 and we moved into our current modern clubrooms in 2004. The club currently has approximately 150 members with new members joining us regularly.