Police from the Central Hunter Local Area Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding an armed robbery of a bowling club at Beresfield.

About 9am today (Sunday 27 October 2013), a man entered a bowling club on Anderson Drive, armed with a firearm.

He threatened the 23-year-old male employee, who was working behind the cash counter, and demanded money.

The employee handed the man cash and he fled the club.

Police attended and established a crime scene, which was examined by investigators.

The man has been described as being 183cm tall, olive complexion, athletic build with stubble on his face and a nose ring. He was wearing a grey-coloured top, dark-coloured pants, a white hat and black sunglasses.

No-one was injured during the incident.