Strike Bowling Bar

Strike Bowling Bar
Industry Leisure and Entertainment Attraction Operator
Founded 2002 (2002)
Headquarters Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia
Key people
 Michael Schreiber (Founder & CEO)
Website Official website

Strike Bowling Bar is an Australian-based company that owns and operates 13 venues along the east-coast of Australia. [nb 1] Strike Bowling is currently Australia's largest privately owned bowling chain. [nb 2]

Strike Bowling Bar along with the Australian division of Sky Zone Trampoline Park, Holey Moley Golf Club and Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq forms one of the four entertainment brands owned by Fun-Lab which has been established since 2002 by Michael Schreiber.

Strike Publicity

QV2.0 Unveiling and Launch of Casino Heist Escape Room

Strike threw a launch party for the grand unveiling of QV2.0 and launch of Casino Heist Escape Room, including an amazing live appearance from The Potbelleez in October 2015.[3]

Fitzy & Wippa's 'Strike from Work' Strike Party

Close to 200 people went on strike from work on Thursday 6 June 2013 and headed along to Strike Bowling Bar at the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park for Fitzy and Wippa's Strike Party.[4]

Social media powered flight

In April 2012, in the middle of Melbourne Central Shopping Centre, Strike Bowling launched their media manager 40 feet into the air using the power of Facebook shares, likes, tweets and instagrams. Every social interaction was rewarded with more helium into the balloons engaging the public. [nb 3] [nb 4]

Live on the Lane

Strike launched 'Live on the Lane' in June 2011 at Strike King Street Wharf, Sydney with Bag Raiders headlining the event and DJs, Alison Wonderland and Hobophonics as supporting acts.[7]

Ruby Rose Fashion Launch

In 2010, Ruby collaborated with the Australian fashion label Milk and Honey. The laidback launch party took place at Strike Bowling Bar Moore Park in 2011.[8]

Ruby Rose at Strike Charlestown Square Launch Party

Star DJ and entertainment personality Ruby Rose was among the first to test the lanes at the Strike Bowling Bar VIP launch party at Charlestown Square in November 2010. Rose joined members of the Newcastle Knights, Zoo magazine calendar girls and a few lucky competition winners for a night of bowling, cocktails and karaoke.[9]

Celebrity Visits

Angelina Jolie takes the family bowling

Whilst in Queensland, Australia filming Unbroken, Angelina Jolie mixed business with pleasure visiting Sydney with her children, and took them bowling at Strike Bowling Bar Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park. Staff said the family were "lovely" and didn't want a "big deal" made over them.[10]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Strike Bowling Bar[1]
  2. ↑ Australasian Leisure Management, 2012, Laserforce opens new gaming site with australia's largest boutique bowling chain [2]
  3. ↑ CB, Campaign Brief, 2012, Strike Bowling Bar's new venue promoted with world's first social media powered flight[5]
  4. ↑ Best Ads, 2012, Strike Bowling: The World's First Social Media Powered Flight[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Ten Pin Bowling, Laser Tag & Karaoke - Strike Bowling
  2. ↑ Latest News - Australasian Leisure Management
  3. ↑ "Strike QV2.0 | Now more Striking". www.strikebowling.com.au. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  4. ↑ "Fitzy and Wippa's Strike Party video". Nova 919. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  5. ↑ Strike Bowling Bar's new venue promoted with world's first social media powered flight - Campaign Brief Australia
  6. ↑ Outdoor ad: Strike Bowling: The World's First Social Media Powered Flight
  7. ↑ "Strike Bowling's Live on the Lanes with Bag Raiders moves to Sydney this week! | the AU review". the AU review. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  8. ↑ Johnson, Kent (2011-03-11). "Street Fashion Sydney: Ruby Rose (fashion designer) we Love You!". Street Fashion Sydney. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  9. ↑ Media, Fairfax Regional. "Ruby Rose a striking success". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  10. ↑ "Angelina Jolie's life in the Aussie fast lane - family goes bowling in Sydney".

Further reading

  • Taylor, Andrew (10 December 2007). "Strike Bowling Bar". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  • "Two strikes". Time Out Sydney. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  • "Strike to bowl over Macquarie Centre". The Weekly Times. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  • "Strike Escape Rooms". Strike Bowling Bar. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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