Last month, ‘plan A’ was revealed, which would see play begin on October 9 (mid-week pennant) and 10 (weekend pennant).
Under the plan, divisions with eight teams would play 14 rounds and those with six teams would play 15 matches.
All games would feature 21 ends.
“The current restrictions in place mean we’re unlikely to go ahead with our original plan,” CVBD chairman Barry Brown said.
“But the committee has been working hard to get other plans in place so we can get people out on the greens.
“Any decision we make about a start date is going to be based around the safety of our players.
“We need to ensure everyone feels comfortable about playing their games.”
Brown said three other potential starting dates had been discussed.
“If we start in either November or December the plan is to play a full season,” he said.
“But if we’re forced to wait until January, we will only fit in half a season.
“There is still a lot of water to go under the bridge before we make a decision.
“The committee has been meeting regularly to keep our clubs and members informed.”
Deniliquin RSL has already elected to sit out the season after a unanimous vote at a meeting between the club's committee and members last week.
‘‘We have still paid our association fees with Bowls Victoria but being an interstate competition we just don’t feel comfortable playing in the CVBD yet,’’ Deniliquin RSL president Ken Wellard said.
‘‘We also wanted to make the decision early, rather than waiting around in uncertainty as to when the season would actually start.
‘‘This decision was made not only to ease the minds of our bowlers, but for their health and safety as well.
‘‘We will still play our yearly honour board competitions, however, and will play amongst ourselves during the 2020-21 season.’’
CVBD said for play to go ahead it would require government restrictions to allow for public gatherings of more than 50 people.
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