Welcome to the official website of Victoria Pétanque Clubs Inc.
Administrative Body
Victoria Pétanque Clubs Inc. (Pétanque Victoria) is the administrative body of pétanque in Victoria. The members of VPCI are the affiliated clubs.
Tournaments
Licensed Victorian petanque club members are eligible to participate in local, state and national tournaments. We are responsible for organising the Victorian State Championship Tournaments and setting the Calendar
Mission
Our mission is to promote petanque, increase player participation in Victoria and provide an environment and an organisational structure in which Pétanque can be enjoyed.
Affiliations
Pétanque Victoria is affiliated, through Pétanque Federation Australia (PFA), with the Federation Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provencal (FIPJP), the world governing body of Pétanque.
News & Announcements
From Thursday 13 October 2022, there are no COVID-19 restrictions for outdoor sport. However, please do not go to a Petanque Club if you are feeling unwell
The VPCI Committee has addressed some issues concerning licences and Calendar Events. To read this, click on the link below.
From an Event page on Mypetanque you can download a *.txt file to Import the list of registered Teams to the Petanque App. Click on Export to Petanque App (*.txt). On the note that next appears select the Teams ordered by registration date (select NO; typically for Random Rounds or Round Robin Events) or by player Ranking (select YES; for Swiss System Events).
From an Event page on Mypetanque you can download a *.csv file to Import the list of registered Teams to the Sport Program. Click on Export to Sport V6.26 (*.csv). On the note that next appears select the Teams ordered by registration date (select NO; typically for Random Rounds or Round Robin Events) or by player Ranking (select YES; for Swiss System Events).
The most up-to-date Player.csv file may now be downloaded from the Home Page of the mypetanque.com site. There are 2 versions available, the 1st one is ordered by state and club, and the 2nd by player name. Either may be Imported to Sport with the same result. Again, we are grateful to PFA for allowing the use of their player database in this regard.
Permanent Notices
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Please check the Calendar. If you are running a calendar event soon please email us the flyer and we will link that to the calendar entry.
Our Bendigo Bank account details are:
BSB: 633 000
A/c Name: VPCI
A/c No.: 151 047 958
Payments should be accompanied by a reference that indicates your club name. Also, when a payment is made please also send a brief email to the Secretary or Treasurer at VPCI informing us what the payment was for. Thanks.
The registered address of the VPCI is 5 Marbles Crescent, Ballarat East, Victoria, 3350
VPCI is a Victorian Incorporated Association, Registration No. A0056483K