The club has been on its current site on Invermay Road since 1908 and chairwoman Rebecca Van Asch believes the campus relocation will bring more people to the area.

“Bowls is a sport that appeals to all ages, we have members from nine to 90 but we’d love to see some uni teams come to play here,” she said.

“I think they [the uni students] would fit in here very well with our others members.”

Mrs Van Asch said the club had a diverse member demographic and believed an injection of university students would help to build the club’s reputation.

The link that will be created between the university and Launceston’s CBD could also attract other clients.

University of Tasmania revealed its master plan for the Launceston campus move on Tuesday and called for community input into the designs.

The plan has been met with mixed reviews from the public, with some citing concerns around traffic congestion management and parking and others unsure about the aesthetic of some of the designs.

Master plan designs were completed by Victorian-based architect firm McBride Charles Ryan.

Invermay Bowls Club hopes to increase participation in its barefoot bowls program, that is a social game run Wednesday nights during the season.

“A lot of people probably don’t know we’re here so we’re hoping we can get some interest from the students,” she said.

Bowls season is run from September to April to maximise on the good weather but the two greens at Invermay are open from August.

Barefoot bowls encourages non-bowlers to give the sport a go and allows them to make use of the club’s bar and kitchen facilities.

Invermay Bowls Club has recently refurbished their dining and bar area, opening a week ago with a new name – Swampy’s Central.

Mrs Van Asch said she hoped Swampy’s would become a regular watering hole for students at UTAS.

“People from Invermay have always been known [colloquially] as ‘swampies’ so we saw an opportunity.”

She said she believed the campus move would connect the ever-growing suburb of Invermay with the rest of the city and create a great environment for the suburb.

Invermay Bowls Club is also run nearly entirely on volunteers.

It has one paid employee – the green-keeper.

The Invermay Bowls Club is open Friday nights for counter meals and barefoot bowls is run on Wednesdays.