2026年4月20日、オーストラリア・NSW州ボークの議会が、7月のボウルズ大会への500ドルの支援を認めた。申請した委員会の書記でもある議員は、利益相反として席を外した。20 April 2026 — In Bourke, New South Wales, the council granted 500 dollars to a July bowls tournament. The councillor who applied, being the committee's secretary, left the room for a conflict of interest.

In Bourke, a town in New South Wales, Australia, the council on 20 April 2026 granted 500 dollars towards an 'A' Day bowls tournament to be held on 11 July.

The request had come from the tournament's own committee.

One councillor declared that he was the committee's secretary and the applicant, recorded a conflict of interest, and left for the discussion - out at 11:19, back at 11:20, the minutes say. The remaining eight debated it, and the grant was made.

What the 500 dollars is for is not written in the minutes.