Bowls Matters 2017 January-March

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JANUARY - MARCH 2017

VOLUME: 70 NUMBER: 1

2016 BOWLS NSW

PLAYER AWARDS NIGHT PAGE 34

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Interstate Test

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Contents FEATURE STORIES

PATRON Mrs Linda Hurley DIRECTORS

OLYMPIC DREAM 9

PLAYER AWARDS NIGHT PAGE 34

Maryann Parcell Pam Andrich Nanette Jemmeson Eunice Roberts Lesley Swales Claire Turley Katrina Wright

President

Jess Chapman

Appointed

COMMITTEES

REGULARS INTERSTATE TEST SERIES 18

Editor's Note

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President's Message 5 The 2017 State Carnival ‘Women in Disney’ Dinner will be hosted at the Diamonds Reception Lounge in Warilla Bowls and Recreation Club on

Governance Report 10

Sunday 21 May 2017 Invitations will be sent out in late March and this event is sure to sell out quickly, so hurry and return your RSVP to: Level 7, 309 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000 or directly email communications@womensbowlsnsw.org

Let your imagination get the better of you, as the best dressed group is presented with a prize on the night!

STATE CARNIVAL INVITE 25

Match Report 12 Umpire's Report

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Coaching Report 16 Bowl For Others Report

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Interstate Test Series 18 Sports Community 20 CLUB CHALLENGE 30

Club History 26 Special Days

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Around the Greens

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Meet a Bowler

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LADIES PREMIER CUP 32

ENQUIRIES WOMEN’S BOWLS NSW Phone (02) 9267 7155 EDITOR Ayla Karabulut MAGAZINE CORRESPONDENCE Email news@womensbowlsnsw.org ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES Ayla Karabulut Email communications@womensbowlsnsw.org

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Match

Pam Hockings Jenny Palmer Jenny Clark Robyn Lewis

Coaching

Kathy Chatillon Deby Brien Ruth Wood Jane Conlon

Umpires

Selection

Governance

Special Events

Lesley Swales Bev Mitchell Barbara Stonham Gary Willis Corinne Crouch Joan Thomas Margaret Smith Pam Andrich Wendy Herbert Delsie Fardell

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DISCLAIMER The Editor reserves the right to cull and edit material submitted for publication in Bowls Matters.

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Editor \\ AYLA KARABULUT

BOWLMatSters S NSW N OF WOMEN’S BOWL O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O

JANUARY - MARCH 2017

VOLUME: 70 NUMBER: 1

2016 BOWLS NSW

PLAYER AWARDS NIGHT PAGE 34

EDITOR'S NOTE Inside:

Olympic Dream PAGE 9

Interstate Test PAGE 18

Ladies Premier PAGE 32

Player Awards Night See story page 34

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Welcome to the first issue for 2017, Bowls Matters!

By the time this magazine is in your hands, nearly a quarter of 2017 will have already passed. I hope that by now, you have all settled into the new year and have not broken too many resolutions!

Women’s Bowls NSW were delighted to co-host the Player Awards Night with Bowls NSW. It is always a great opportunity to provide recognition to high achievers in all aspects of our sport – congratulations to all finalists and award winners. Please refer to page 34-36 for the full story.

Our State Team had farewelled 2016 with a test series against the ACT and defeated them in all three test games. They faced Queensland in January and Victoria in February. State Side Manager, Jenny Palmer’s report on these state test series can be found on pages 20-21.

The State Carnival Opening Dinner is scheduled to take place at Warilla Bowling Club’s Diamond Reception Lounge on Sunday 21, May. The theme for this year is women in Disney, so get creative and purchase your tickets for an enjoyable night to kick start a fun week of bowls!

For those clubs/districts that are yet to adopt the newly revised club/district constitution, this issue of Bowls Matters consists of an article by the Governance Committee which sheds light on the topic.

If further information or explanation is required, the State Governance Committee (comprised of Wendy Herbert and Pam Andrich) are on hand to provide assistance every Wednesday.

Match Report clarifies two recent issues: events which take precedence and the fact that no changes have been made to the 2017 WBNSW Conditions of Play, regarding movement of players during Club or District Championships and Pennants. The Umpires’ Report discusses the topics of practice and trial ends, with a test your knowledge segment.

Lastly, the Coaching Report follows on from their report in the 2016 December issue of Bowls Matters and outlines the importance of a consistent and competitive second.

Staying informed and keeping up to date is important, not only for club Secretaries but all members. As the magazine is produced quarterly, quite a number of changes can take place between each issue. WBNSW e-newsletter, The Roll Up contains recent updates that are worth taking note of, and club and district results, which are not being published in the magazine anymore. All issues of the Roll Up are accessible on our website: http://www.womensbowlsnsw.org/ News/The-Roll-Up You may subscribe via the above link or you simply email communications@womensbowlsnsw.org

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President’s Message

MARYANN PARCELL \\ STATE PRESIDENT

"It certainly has been an eventful few months. Thanks again to everyone for your words of encouragement and support."

WELCOME TO 2017 Welcome back from the Christmas break.

I sincerely hope you are rested and ready to enjoy another full year of bowls with your buddies. At Board level, we recently welcomed two new members to our Board. Pam Andrich who has a wealth of business and bowls experience to offer and Jess Chapman, a barrister and bowler.

They are already fitting into the team and making valuable contributions.

PENNANTS Most of us are either well into or preparing feverishly for the Pennant season.

Remember, it’s an honour and privilege to be selected in a Club Pennant team. There are not many events on our calendar where club selection is necessary, so wear your selection as a badge of honour, no matter which team or position you are selected in.

TEST RESULTS It gives me great pleasure to watch our elite bowlers perform against other States and Territories. In Dapto, our ladies secured victory against a valiant ACT squad who are improving every year. In January, we travelled to QLD, to Club Kawana and our team won the test series, in stifling heat, 2-1 against a new, young QLD side who are not to be taken lightly.

Merimbula hosted the test series against Victoria at Club Sapphire in February. Their new, beautiful under-cover venue will change the face of bowls on the Far South Coast. Sadly our Open Side were narrowly defeated 1-2. But the bright note was our Under 25s 3-0 win. Some future stars of the game in that team. Now it’s off to the premier event on the interstate calendar, the Australian Sides Championship, which will be contested in Adelaide in early April.

Our women's Open Side is in the box seat to win an astonishing sixth consecutive title. What a feat that would be for WBNSW. We wish them every success and hope that whatever the result, they perform to the best of their ability and are worthy ambassadors for our State. www.womensbowlsnsw.org

CHANGE IS HAPPENING Lots of little changes can sometimes make a big difference. Here are some that you might not be aware have happened: • Now, the Runners-Up in State Pennant will receive a badge instead of a certificate • State Pennant Winners and Runners-Up will be able to fly their flag on the day they return triumphant to their Club, but just for the day. Then they need to follow the old rule and wait for the official ceremony to occur.

• Pennant flags will actually have a point again • Umpire Accreditation costs have been significantly reduced • State Singles winners will receive a mounted Jack as a memento of their win • State Carnival entrants may wear any apparel with the BA logo and team members don’t have to match – come on, it’s a Carnival – so enjoy yourselves.

• State policies have been revisited and updated. These include the Uniform (Dress) Policy, Selection Policy, Travel Policy and Extreme Weather Guidelines.

Several others are also currently in review so stay tuned for more news from your Club Secretary about these.

And there is more change afoot. We are already planning some new and revitalised events for 2018 and we hope to make announcements about these very soon.

CLUB CALL PROJECT As some of you may know the Directors have been making a concerted effort to personally telephone every Club Secretary in the State and this project is about 80% complete. We’ve introduced ourselves, asked questions about club successes so that we can share the good news stories and listened to the concerns of everyday bowlers. We are collating this data so that we can address some of the burning issues out there and turn our hands to finding some solutions.

SPONSORSHIPS We are very pleased to be welcoming back many of our current sponsors and some new faces. St Johns Park Bowling Club and Domina BCiB are wonderful supporters of WBNSW and we appreciate their continued support. Cabramatta Bowling Club continue to help us out, hosting State Camps and meetings regularly and they certainly look after our teams. One of our new sponsors, Drakes Pride, are doing great deals for us in the clothing and accessory areas and we thank them for their efforts. Of course there are many host clubs out there who are very keen to assist with staging events for the State, this year and next. These include Warilla, Ettalong, Rosehill, Carlingford, Taren Point, Soldiers Point and The Entrance and the Central Coast and Illawarra District Clubs.

Thanks to you all.

FIXED FEES In February the Board made the challenging decision to move to a fixed fee Club affiliation model. This is new and innovative and I’m pleased to say that most members can see the benefits and rewards that such a model offers. I trust that you understand that, while it was a difficult decision, it has been made with the best interests and the future of the sport at the forefront of our minds. There will be teething issues, no doubt, but let’s be positive and give it a chance to work.

I’m hoping that within two to three years we start to reverse the current downward spiral of membership issues, to one where we maintain numbers, grow modestly and then begin to prosper and thrive again.

COMMITTEES It is indeed wonderful to be able to say that our State volunteer committees are nearly at capacity and the teamwork is fantastic. We have a new Selection Committee, for the first time in nearly four years. We very much rely on all of our hard working committee members to keep the Association functioning well. Check out some of them in the image above. Having so many willing volunteers means that they can share the workload, take turns at playing lawn bowls events and make sure they stay in touch with our grassroots members to keep us informed about the issues and concerns of lady bowlers in NSW. When you see one of them on the green….say “Gday”.

Maryann Parcell

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Past Presidents' Report Happy New Year! We hope all our members had a lovely Christmas and are ready to go. Yes, it seems we are there again, another year is upon us, so Season’s Greetings and hopefully it is a wonderful year for all.

To begin, I would like to welcome back our President, Gladys Barnes, after her hospitalisation and hope she is recovering well.

To business, a reminder that all membership fees are due and payable by May 31, for 2017-2018. Fees are as last year, and it would be appreciated if all branches and metropolitan members could have these paid no later than 30 June 2017, to enable the mailing lists to be kept up to date, thus saving some money on postage.

The meetings for metropolitan members will be held as always at Level 7, 309 Pitt St, Sydney, and it is hoped there will be a few more interested in attending this year.

Meetings are held on the last Friday every two months, beginning with February 24, 2017 at 10.00am, followed by a half yearly meeting at 11am. All other meetings begin at 10.30am.

Until the next issue, and more to report, stay safe and well.

Cecily White Honorary Secretary

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// Olympic Dream

Quest for ‘Olympic Dream’ draws closer LAST year a pathway for lawn bowls to achieve official International Olympic Committee (IOC) Recognition arose when our number of participating member nations was formalised to be in excess of fifty – a minimum requisite criteria.

And although there is more work to be done, a meeting last week in Lausanne, Switzerland at IOC headquarters, between senior officials and the world leadership of lawn bowls, saw a hearty welcome, and much positive and respectful reaction to the quality of World Bowls’ application. This was also fortified by a mutual agreement to work together in the spirit of open-armed encouragement and support.

Leading the World Bowls executive delegation was president John Bell and chief executive Gary Smith, who, as part of the recently lodged ‘Lawn Bowls application for IOC Recognition’ bid, met with Mike Joyce, IOC Coordination des Sports manager; and two representatives from SportsAccord, Philippe Gueisbuhler, head of Administration and Convention; and Michel Filliau, senior advisor to the President in charge of Membership Relations.

‘I’m delighted with the excellent work done to date, along with the meeting in Lausanne,’ president John Bell said on return. ‘The meeting was extremely positive and has given us clear guidelines on how to progress our application. It will hopefully set us on course for achieving our sport’s ‘Olympic Dream.’

Mr Bell added the meeting clearly demonstrated the IOC has undoubted respect for both our sport and our bid for official recognition; saw many positives in our assessment; and is impressed by the globalisation of lawn bowls, its popularity, its values and its good governance.

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It was acknowledged that the future development of lawn bowls at all levels is inextricably linked to IOC Recognition.

In keeping with the recommendations outlined at our meeting, World Bowls will now pursue membership of the SportAccord International Federations’ Union.

SportAccord is the umbrella organisation for all (Olympic and non-Olympic) international sports federations as well as organisers of multi-sports games and sport-related international associations.

The lawn bowls application will be submitted to SportAccord’s General Meeting in April 2018; and if successful, the World Bowls bid for IOC Recognition will be resubmitted to the IOC to be considered by one of the IOC Executive Board meetings later that year.

Written by David Allen Article from : http://www.worldbowls.com/2017/02/20/quest-for-olympicdream-draws-closer/

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// Governance Report PAM ANDRICH, WENDY HERBERT // CONSTITUTION@WOMENSBOWLSNSW.ORG

CONSTITUTIONS AND BY-LAWS

What’s new in the State Constitution and By-Laws?

1. Many of the changes introduced into the State documents have filtered through to the District and Club documents.

Examples are:

What is a constitution?

The constitution of an association is a contract between the association and its members, who agree to adhere to the provisions outlined in the constitution. It sets out the ‘important’ information about the way the association is structured and will run its affairs such as, its objectives, membership, office bearers and committees, fees and financial arrangements, disciplinary procedures, the number, and nature of meetings to be held, voting rights of members and election procedures. Because WBNSW is an incorporated association it means that the State, District, and Club Constitutions can only be altered by a special resolution at a General Meeting of members in accordance with Section 39 of the NSW Associations Incorporation Act 2009, which states that the special resolution must be passed by 75% of those members eligible to vote. Any changes to District and Club constitutions must still conform to the State Constitution and be approved by the Registered Club and WBNSW. Please note: it would be an exceptional circumstance for WBNSW to approve an alteration to a District or Club Constitution template.

What are By-Laws?

By-Laws are more operational in nature. They are the regulations or procedures to be followed to meet the rules set out in the constitution. They often provide more detail on different sections of the constitution. There is no set determination as to whether a piece of information/ rule should be included in the constitution or the by-laws, however, by-laws are easier to alter to suit the needs of the members or keep up with legislative changes.

The WBNSW Board of Directors and District and Club Management Committees have the power to alter their ByLaws without taking the changes to a General Meeting for approval. Any change to District and Club By-Laws must still conform to the State and District and Club Constitutions and be approved by WBNSW.

ender neutral language – the language used in the G Constitutions and By-Laws is gender neutral.

Committees – ‘Standing’ and ‘Operational Committees’ have been changed to ‘Committees’.

Disciplinary procedures – the State Disciplinary ByLaw Annexure A sets out the disciplinary procedure to be used at State, District and Club level.

Financial year - means the year commencing 1 July and ending the following 30 June. Clubs can no longer set their own financial year.

2. Preferential voting for Board Directors – voting for Board Directors has changed from a ‘first past the post’ method to preferential voting. See State By-Law 15.4 & 15.5.

What’s new in the District Constitution and By-Laws?

1. M ember Clubs – all ambiguity has been removed by clearly indicating that the members of the District Association are the Member Clubs. At District, General Meetings each Member Club has one vote.

2. Election of Officers – nominations for positions on the Management Committee or Committees must be delivered to the District Secretary 35 days (5 weeks) before the AGM. Previously, this was 28 days (4 weeks) before the AGM. 3. C lub Delegate – each Club is only to send one (1) Delegate to General Meetings.

4. M eetings of the Management Committee – District Management Committee meetings now come in line with the State Constitution which allows committee members present in Australia, to meet via phone or video conference or Skype or any other form of communication that allows all persons participating to communicate with each other effectively.

Please note: this does not apply to General Meetings, where electronic, postal and proxy voting is not permitted.

5. D isciplinary procedures – clause 11 states that the new disciplinary procedure to be used is the State Disciplinary By-Law Annexure A. 6. Casual vacancy on the Management Committee or Committees – the procedure for filling a casual vacancy is now explained more clearly. A recommended Expression of Interest template is provided on the website.

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7. T he type and number of meetings - has been removed from the By-laws. The type and number of meetings held by the District Association can be decided annually by the Management Committee. Under the Act, the Annual General Meeting cannot be held before the end of the financial year.

What’s new in the Club Constitution and By-Laws?

1. E stablishment of the Club – clause 6.1 more explicitly states that the Club must be, and always remain, a member of WBNSW and its relevant District. Affiliation with a District does not apply to those clubs designated as Isolated Clubs.

2. Club is bound by the WBNSW and District Constitutions – clause 6.3 now includes ‘the District Constitution’, so stating that the Club agrees to be bound by the WBNSW Constitution and the District Constitution.

3. Election of Officers – nominations for positions on the Management Committee or Committees must be delivered to the Club Secretary 35 days (5 weeks) before the AGM. Previously, this was 14 days (2 weeks) before the AGM. 4. Club Delegate – only one (1) Delegate is elected to attend General Meetings of the District. Previously, clubs could elect more than one delegate, but only one delegate voted.

Due to long distances, some country clubs like having two delegates so the members can share the driving to the District meeting. This is still possible; however, one member would be the Delegate and the other member would be an observer. The Club would then have a ready deputy should the Delegate be unable to attend.

5. M eetings of the Management Committee – Club Management Committee meetings now come in line with the State Constitution which allows committee members present in Australia, to meet via phone or video conference or Skype or any other form of communication that allows all persons participating to communicate with each other effectively.

Please note: this does not apply to General Meetings, where electronic, postal and proxy voting is not permitted.

6. D isciplinary procedures – Club Constitution clause 13 and By-Laws 10 & 11 state that the new disciplinary procedure to be used is the State Disciplinary By-Law Annexure A. 7. Casual vacancy on the Management Committee or Committees – the procedure for filling a casual vacancy is now explained more clearly. A recommended Expression of Interest template is provided on the website.

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8. Financial year (District & Club) – has been removed from the By-Laws. Districts and Clubs must follow the same financial year as outlined in the State Constitution i.e. the year commencing 1 July and ending the following 30 June.

9. T he type and number of meetings - has been removed from the By-laws. The type and number of meetings held by the Club can be decided annually by the Management Committee. Under the Act, the Annual General Meeting cannot be held before the end of the financial year.

10. The role of the President – the duties of the President that are specified in the documents are: the nominal head of the Club, the Chair of all meetings, an ex-officio member of all Committees and able to approach the Club Limited and the greenkeeper. Because some clubs struggle to fill the President position, WBNSW advises that a club may continue to run if it has a Secretary and a Match person.

11. P resident’s term of office (District and Club) – the President shall be eligible to serve a maximum of three consecutive years, however, with the adoption of the new Constitution, the President who is elected under the new Constitution, starts her term of office again. This means that if a current President is re-elected under the new Constitution, she can preside for another 1, 2 or 3 years.

12. C ommunications Officer – replaces ‘Publicity Officer’ and acknowledges the many communication channels that Clubs may use to communicate with their own members and external audiences.

13. Requisition of Special General Meeting – clause 15.2 (b) The Secretary shall convene a General Meeting within twenty-eight (28) days of receiving a requisition signed by 30% plus one of Members entitled to vote at General Meetings. Previously, this was 15% of Members entitled to vote at General Meetings.

14. N otices to Members sent by post – clause 31.1 (b) states that service of a notice sent by post is deemed to have been effected three (3) days after posting. Previously, this was two (2) days.

15. Life Members – By-Law 7.4 has been added which states that when a Life Members has been inactive with the Club for a period of three (3) years, their membership with WBNSW and the Club shall be discontinued until such time that the Member returns to active participation with the Club. This rule will free Clubs to elect more Life Members.

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// Match Report //PAM HOCKINGS, JENNY PALMER, JENNY CLARK, ROBYN LEWIS // MATCH@WOMENSBOWLSNSW.ORG

MATCHREPORT Several enquires have been received from players who have noted that their Clubs have scheduled Club championships during the WBNSW Indoor Singles and also the BA Australian Open and they have been wondering if things have changed regarding events which take precedence.

No there has been no change to the list in the Conditions of Play for 2017 from previous years, and if any player enters the WBNSW Indoor Singles or the Australian Open they cannot be carded for a Club or District Championship until eliminated or the event concludes, allowing adequate and a safe and reasonable time for travel. Obviously with expenses for accommodation and travel to be considered players entering events a long way from home or interstate would in fairness make their bookings, allowing for the best discounts and availability possible. Therefore, as no player enters assuming they will be eliminated in the first round, the full event dates should be taken into consideration when carding games. If there are no players from your Club or District entering these priority events, then there is no need to delay in scheduling championships. However, it is also a responsibility of the players involved to advise their Club Chair of Match should they enter or are selected for events that require dispensation from Club/District games.

There have been no changes to the 2017 WBNSW Conditions of Play for Association Events regarding movement of players during Club or District Championships and Pennants. Unless it is stated in the Conditions of Play for an event that there is restricted movement of players during the playing of an end, which is an optional inclusion at the discretion of the Controlling Body, then these restrictions do not apply. For all Club and District Championships the State Match Committee is the Controlling Body and while the men's Association has introduced this restriction in their Championships, it does not apply for any WBNSW controlled event. If a

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male umpire is officiating at any event in your Club, please ensure they have a current copy of the WBNSW Conditions of Play and do not enforce conditions applicable only to the Men's Association during a women's event. The only event in the WBNSW Calendar where any restriction of movement applies is the WBNSW Indoor Singles at Warilla, in the sets play format, and this is outlined in the Conditions of Play for this event.

A recent announcement from Bowls Australia has advised the reintroduction of the Australian Championships which will be held at the newly refurbished Club Sapphire at Merimbula for the next few years. The event is scheduled for November/December 2017 and the winners in the Singles, Open Pairs, Triples and Open Fours State Championships will be eligible to enter. We are yet to be advised the finer details of this BA event, but the Conditions of Play will be available in due course and will be placed on the website. A further incentive to enter the District Championships and progress through Regionals to State playoffs at Taren Point in October 2017 and secure the State title and qualify for the possibility of winning a National title.

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// Umpires' Report //LESLEY SWALES, BARBARA STONHAM, BEV MITCHELL// UMPIRES@WOMENSBOWLSNSW.ORG

UMPIRES' REPORT PRACTICE AND TRIAL ENDS If only one round of a competition is being played on one day, the players or team may be entitled to a limited number of trial ends. If more than one round of a competition is being played on one day, a player or team may be entitled to practice, as well as trial ends, before a subsequent round. It is important to ascertain your right to these entirely separate activities.

PRACTICE The circumstances which give a player or team the right to practice are described by the Laws of the Sport of Bowls Law 4 and reads in part: ‘If a player or team that has not yet played is due to meet a player or team that has already played on the same day, the player or team that has not yet played can practice. Law 4.1 However, practice is subject to the following conditions: 4.1.1

The Controlling Body gives approval.

4.1.2 There is enough time available without delaying the competition.

4.1.3 Another rink is available apart from that on which the player or team has been drawn to play later that day.

The Controlling Body should allocate the rink on which a player or team can practice. Law 4.3 If two players or two teams are entitled to practice: 4.4.1

they can practice together and

4.4.2 the format of and the number of bowls used in the practice should be decided by the players concerned.

The following are examples for which players/teams may practice:

Example 1.

ROUND 1.

Team A is to play against Team B - Team C has bye

Team D is to play against Team E - Team D withdrew

Team F is to play against Team G

ROUND 2.

Team C is to play winner of A and B - Team C may practice.

Team E is to play winner of F and G. - Team E may practice

Teams C and E may, if they wish, practice together. There is no limit to the number of ends they may practice, but they should not delay the competition.

Example 2.

Teams K and M each receive either a forfeit or bye in Round 1. On the same day in Round 2, Teams K and M are drawn to play each other. NEITHER team may practice as neither player or team is due to meet a team “who on that day has previously played”.

TRIAL ENDS Whether a player/team is entitled to trial ends before the start of a game, depends on the Conditions of Play for the Event.

For State Events: Before the start of play in any game, or before continuing an unfinished game on another day, one trial end should be played in each direction. Law 5.1.1 For Domestic play: the Controlling Body can limit the number of trial ends to be played [no trial ends or one trial end in one direction]. It can also decide whether the trial ends are played immediately before or immediately after the scheduled start time for a game. Law 5.1.2

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It is important that all players/teams are aware of the Conditions of Play for the game which they are to play, whether it is a State Event or a Club Competition.

The above conditions also apply in the case of unfinished games resumed on a subsequent date.

There is no reason that a player/team should not commence their trial ends if it appears that the opponent[s] will not arrive at the venue in time to commence trial ends, but must comply with the Conditions of Play. Any player arriving on or after the specified time of commencement of the game shall forfeit the right to trial ends.

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Test Your Knowledge 1. A bowl, which was a toucher in the previous end, is delivered with its chalk mark still on the bowl. It does not touch the jack but the chalk mark is not removed.

As a result of play, several bowls later this bowl is forced into the ditch within the confines of the rink. What should happen?

2. A player after delivering her bowl, walks up the green a few metres and stands there to watch her bowl come to rest. May she stand there until her bowl comes to rest and then retire to a position behind the mat?

4. A delivered bowl comes to rest on the green and in contact with the jack which is in the ditch. It is claimed that, as the bowl is a live bowl and is in contact with the jack in the ditch, it is a toucher. Is this correct?

5. A bowl in course from Rink B was about to displace a number of bowls in the head of Rink A. What action should the players or marker take to prevent the displacement of the head, and what would happen to the bowl in course?

3. I f during a game on a very windy day the jack is moved by the wind, what should happen?

Answers:

1. The bowl is not a toucher in the current end and should be removed from the ditch. A bowl is dead if, not being a toucher, it comes to rest in the ditch. Law 17.1.1 Should a player fail to remove a toucher mark from a bowl before playing it and should the bowl not become a toucher in the end of play, the mark should be removed by an opposing player or Marker immediately the bowl comes to rest. Law 15.5 2. N o. As soon as each bowl comes to rest, possession of the rink will transfer to the opposing player or team, after allowing time for marking a toucher as soon as it comes to rest. Law 13.2 Players at the mat end of the rink who are not delivering a bowl should stand at least 1 metre behind the mat. Law 12.1.1. If the player having delivered her bowl does not comply with the above law she could be deemed Delaying Play and the opponents may appeal to the umpire to enforce Item 15[a] of the Conditions of Play for Association Events.

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3. If during the course of play, the position of the jack or a bowl is altered by the wind, a storm or any other unforseen incident, the Skips or opponents in Singles should put the jack or bowl back to its former position. If they cannot agree on the jack or bowl’s former position, they should declare the end dead. Law 35 4. N o. No bowl will become a toucher if it plays onto, or comes into contact with the jack when the jack is in the ditch. Law 14.3 5. S top the bowl. Law 37.6.1.2. Law 37.6.1.1 says a player may lift the bowl at rest. i.e. one bowl only and as there are several bowls this rule would not apply.

A marker must stop the bowl. Law 37.6.2 T he bowl in course would be replayed provided it was on its correct bias. Law 37.6.3

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// Coaching Report

THE IMPORTANCE OF A CONSISTENT AND COMPETITIVE SECOND The second is a very important part of your fours team whether it’s a pennant side or a club fours team.

Good competitive seconds are the corner stone of your fours team. The basic requirements of a second in a fours team are:

consolidating the lead's good bowls and also to convert an end in your favor and play a position bowl to cover opposition bowls.

After you have received the skip's call use your PSR (Pre-Shot Routine)

1. Stand behind the mat, visualise your shot, focus on aiming point and length.

1. The confidence and ability to play all shots.

2. I s very aware of the need to reach the head and play the shot required by the skip, i.e. if the lead only has second shot, the second will need to play a positive bowl to change the situation in the head to the team’s advantage.

2. Step onto the mat, adopt your stance, re-focus, breathe, relax and deliver your bowl with the same smooth practiced routine.

3. Stay down, observe the path of your bowl to the aiming point.

4. Step forward watch your bowl come to rest, retire behind the mat, breathe and relax.

3. Be proficient and confident to play either hand, as a draw shot, a position bowl, or to change the structure of the head with a weighted shot.

4. S econds need to be confident in the skip's calls and have good rapport and communication skills with the skip.

No team member should preempt the skip's call. Take your time and observe the skip's call before stepping onto the mat and playing the shot you can see or think they want you to play. If the second is unsure of the call put down the bowl and walk down to the head have a look and talk it over with the skip. It’s your mat and doing this will give you a clear, positive knowledge of the shot required.

Be confident and positive of everything you do. You have to be mentally tough and ready to bounce back from any end that may not go your way. Know how important your role is in the team. It is pivotal and can play a huge part in

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Don't engage with your opposition in conversation that doesn't concern the game, this will distract you from the job at hand. Socialise after the game.

Seconds need to be encouraging and handle pressure, stay calm and collected, mentally and physically. Problems that could pop up could be a loss of concentration if the lead is performing well, so concentrate and add to the good shots played by the lead. Be mindful of line and length, be aware of opposition bowls.

Play bowls that give your team the possible advantage but creates the least possible damage. Always present a confident and encouraging appearance, playing second is a demanding position that will require calm focus and intense concentration, loose bowls will place the team at a disadvantage by adding pressure and changing the tempo and strategy of the game, a good second is compatible with

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BOWL FOR OTHERS all team members offering encouragement and being aware of the rest of the team’s feelings. Don’t criticise. If any problems or issues arise during the game talk them through as a team after the game. Acknowledge a good bowl from a team member.

Seconds also need to keep the cards in order, signed and time recorded at the end of the game. They need to make arrangements with the skip to change the score board when they are not at the score board end. Do your score card and score board at the completion of an end – check with the opposition to ensure that both cards are the same. Compare and check cards have the same results with the opposition before signing off at the completion of the game.

The lead and second positions are the engine room of the team, get started well and keep on rolling smoothly and efficiently.

Competent, confident seconds are always in demand.

Proficiency in this position will stand you in good stead for every other discipline in our game.

"The lead and second posititons are the engine room of the team, get started well and keep on rolling smoothly and efficiently."

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Our first Committee Meeting was held on Monday, January 16, and the following dates were set: Committee Meeting – Monday January 29 at 10.00am Annual General Meeting – Monday July 17 at 10.00am These meetings are held at Level 7, 309 Pitt Street, Sydney. We are looking for interested bowlers to join our Committee.

The annual luncheon and presentation of philanthropic cheques will be held on Friday, October 6, at the Masonic Club (Castlereagh Boutique Hotel – 169 Castlereagh Street, Sydney).

The cost of the tickets will be advised in the next issue of Bowls Matters. We must guarantee 70 people will attend.

We would like to thank the following Clubs for their recent donations: Wingham, Bankstown Sports, Caringbah, Hunters Hill, Concord RSL, Padstow, Pennant Hills, Blayney, Newstead, Manildra, Millthorpe, Molong, Orange City, and Howlong Golf. These extra monies assist us in making our yearly donations.

Secretary Gladys wishes to thank her bowling friends for their best wishes for her recovery following her car accident.

G Barnes Hon. Secretary

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// Interstate Test Series

INTERSTATE TEST SERIES NSW vs ACT 14-15 NOVEMBER 2016 New South Wales contested their annual test series against the ACT on Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 November 2016 in Dapto. Congratulations to the Blues who won all three test matches, etching their name onto the trophy once more!

ALL TESTS WERE VERY CLOSE

Test 1: NSW 65 – ACT 52 Test 2: NSW 65 – ACT 53 Test 3: NSW 62 – ACT 58 This test series marked the first-time Genevieve Delves, Natalie Noronha and Samantha Noronha represented the WBNSW Open Squad. Well done to the ACT Squad for their great performance and displaying the friendly competition associated with lawn bowls. WBNSW thank Dapto Citizens Bowling Club for their hospitality in hosting this test series.

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NSW vs QLD 16-17 JANUARY 2017 Probably not the best time of the year to have a Test against Queensland. It was hot and humid but the players prevailed and came out on top winning two Tests to one.

This made 13 Series wins to each State.

The first Test was played on the Monday afternoon with NSW having a close win. In the second Test that evening, Queensland led most of the way and then on the 19th end, great team work resulted in a four, a three and a three on the three rinks – 10 shots in one end to take the lead and ultimately win the Test.

The third Test the next morning was again very close, with Queensland coming out ahead by only a few shots.

The Club Kawana had widely promoted this series which resulted in good vocal crowds to watch all games and a fair amount of publicity in the local press. Club Kawana's hospitality was exceptional.

A very successful two days for the Ladies, with the Men going down two Tests to one.

Test 1: NSW 64 – QLD 54 Test 2: NSW 51 – QLD 47 Test 3: NSW 49 – QLD 57

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NSW vs VIC 7-8 FEBRUARY 2017 It was a long and windy road to Merimbula only to be greeted by rain, and wind and relief from the hot Sydney weather. We left Central just after 9.00am and met the balance of the players at Albion Park Bowling Club, arriving in Merimbula around 4.30pm.

A quick change into playing uniform to attend the opening ceremony of the newly covered greens, attended by the local Mayor, Kirsty McBain, and the NSW Minister for Infrastructure, Andrew Constance, who both rolled a bowl. Everyone was then shown how it was really done

by Karen Murphy and Aaron Wilson. After the official speeches we had dinner at the club before returning to the accommodation for an early night.

Play was delayed by about an hour as the Victorian team had to land at Albury to reduce the weight of the plane to land at Merimbula in the rainy weather. Some of the weight that was reduced was actually sets of bowls. This made for a late night on Tuesday with play finishing around 11.00 pm.

Details of play have been posted on the website by Chris Green. The Open Side lost their first two Tests, by eight shots and seven shots, but came back with a vengeance for the third Test with a win by 51 shots.

The Under 25’s won their three Tests, winning all their games except a Pairs game in the First Test.

The hospitality of the Merimbula Bowling Club was excellent with the provision of lunch and dinner on the Tuesday and lunch on the Wednesday before we set off on our long bus trip home, arriving back in Sydney around 8.00 pm. Some of the players then had either a night in Sydney or another two or three hours to travel to their homes.

Jenny Palmer

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// Sports Community

The

POWERFUL BENEFITS t s o 10 m

OF BEING A VOLUNTEER

There is a myth about volunteering that still remains front of mind for many when considering giving their valuable time, and that is that volunteering is all about giving when in fact quite the opposite is true.

Volunteers stand to receive far more than they give and here are the many ways in which volunteers reap the rewards of their efforts in no particular order: 1. GAINING VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE Volunteering is a great way to get ‘real life’ experiences in many areas of human endeavour, this is particularly noteworthy for students who are often faced with the catch 22 of requiring experience to get a job but needing a job to get the experience. For example, students interested in digital media could offer their services to their local sports club to manage digital media assets such as websites and video production and in this way build a portfolio of work to be used to gain future employment. In fact, many clubs and organisations offer financial help to their volunteers to put them through formal training to get the skills required to help their club.

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2. NETWORKING Networking is not a skill that is taught in schools and yet it is often the difference between those that make it to the top of their chosen occupations and those that do not. Volunteering offers exposure to other people that have skills or connections that you can benefit from in your own personal life or occupation.

3. SOCIAL BENEFITS Volunteering offers the opportunity to meet others and extend circles of friendship. Many volunteers have found their life partners or lifelong friends through the act of volunteering.

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4. B ECOMING PART OF A COMMUNITY One of the most difficult challenges for those seeking to start in a new country, state, city, town or community is to set up their support networks and gain valuable information about their new surroundings – where the doctors are, best places to eat, bank locations, bus services and so on.

Volunteering, whether it is at the local sports club, the local lifesaving club or emergency services, offers an avenue for newcomers to feel a part of their new community.

5. SELF ESTEEM For the majority of us, giving to others makes us feel good about ourselves. Volunteering allows us the opportunity to help others and along with that comes the sense that we are contributing to the communities in which we belong and to the lives of people in our communities and that in turn makes us feel better about who we are.

6. BALANCE In a world where we often have to put ourselves first in order to get ahead, where our day-to-day challenges can make us selfcentred and absorbed in our own lives, volunteering becomes a circuit breaker. Being a volunteer means you are helping others, that you’re focused on the welfare of others for no reward apart from the satisfaction of doing so. This form of selflessness can provide the balance to being concerned with self and stop us from becoming too obsessed with the challenges of our own world that could lead to mental health issues such as stress and anxiety.

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7. DIRECT IMPACT Many of us work in jobs where we do not see the end results of our actions. Volunteering offers us the opportunity to directly impact on a person or organisation through coaching, mentoring or contributing of skills. You may never get to speak to the customer that you send an invoice to as part of your job but every word you say as the coach of your junior basketball club will have a direct impact on the kids you coach.

8. HELP ORGANISATIONS SURVIVE Many organisations are dependent on volunteer resources to stay operational – local clubs, welfare and charity organisations, community theatres and so on.

Your contribution as a volunteer could mean the difference between those organisations being able to hold events to raise funds and survive or go under.

9. HELPING KIDS STAY HEALTHY AND HAPPY Without volunteers, many of our local sports clubs simply would not exist and our kids, and generations to come would be deprived of the opportunities to keep fit and socialise and this would have disastrous ramifications in terms of health and wellbeing.

10. SAVING A LIFE Yes, this may seem dramatic but it is true. And this is not just the case for lifesavers or emergency service volunteers but can also apply to the many who work in charitable foundations or even sports clubs.

Sometimes the actions or words of a volunteer could mean a meal to provide the strength or the words to provide the strength to get through the day. Words that can inspire and provide direction to lost souls and convince them that they have alternatives. Volunteers not only change lives but they can save them.

Volunteering offers the opportunity to meet others and extend circles of friendship.

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s y a w 9 Top

TO GET YOUR CLUB INTO THE LOCAL MEDIA

One of the greatest unknowns for many new committee members is how do they get the stories about their club into the local media. It often seems that every other club gets into the local media easily. So how is it done?

1. RELATIONSHIPS Like everything else in this world strong personal relationships are vital so you need to form strong relationships, firstly with your local sports reporters and secondly with their editors or station managers.

2. INVITE THE MEDIA TO YOUR EVENTS Initially when you don’t know the reporters, station managers and editors it is a lot easier to be contacting these key people if you have a purpose rather than just ringing to introduce yourself and your club. Therefore, create or tailor a club event to make it news worthy and then invite the media to attend your event. Season launches or your first home game/ competition are ideally suited for this purpose.

3. MAYORS AND COUNCILLORS LOVE TO BE IN THE MEDIA Create opportunities for them to be in the media. Likewise, the local media love featuring Mayors and Councillors so invite both groups to your events and let the other party know that each other will be there.

4. CREATE YOUR MEDIA LIST Continually update a list of all media outlets, newspaper, radio, TV and also don’t forget to consider “unofficial” digital media such as a blog or forum that covers your sport and club locally. Understand who is the right person to contact, when are their publication deadlines and how do they like to receive their stories.

5. CONSISTENTLY PRODUCE AND SEND MEDIA RELEASES Write media releases that contain not just the competition results but also a story, a quote from a key person or people relating to the story, where possible a photo and the contact details of somebody from the club authorised to talk on the topic if they want further information. If a reporter has a choice between a complete story of community interest with quotes and photos lobbing on their desk or having to go out interview somebody and then write the story, well most would take the easy

6. DON'T JUST TELL SPORTS STORIES Don’t aim just at the sports pages – local sports clubs do so much in the community that is non-sport related. Make sure the media outlets are aware of these stories, well in advance if possible. This significantly increases the potential for the story to be picked up because it can be run in any part of the media publication not just in the sports section.

7. RELIVE CLUB HISTORY Local media is all about story telling so continually tell the stories from great events and people from your clubs past. Link them into current day events if you can. For example if your club had soldiers who went to war then tell their stories around ANZAC day, premiership reunions and anniversaries of key club and individual milestones are also a great stories the media love to pick up.

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8. D EVELOP LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS Relationships take time to build and even longer before they allow you to influence the behaviour of the other person. Make sure that you are continually looking for ways to build relationships with the reporters, editors and station managers over the long term.

Don’t just make one phone call to the sports reporter and then assume they will automatically start covering your club. You have to educate them about your club over time and hopefully they will “fall in love” with your club, its culture, what it stands for and its standing and role within the community.

Unfortunately this takes time.

9. SELF PUBLISH Even if you have strong relationships and publishing great media releases every week you still may not get into the media as much as you like. If this is the case you may wish to consider joining the media. Grab a smart phone and start interviewing coaches, presidents, volunteers, players and anybody else around your club then publish the video on your clubs webpage and social media each week. You will be surprised, if you publish the video or recorded interviews consistently at the same time each week just how quickly you will build an audience of people interested in your club.

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// Club History

Chatswood Bowling Club

built, the pavilion was extended to become a magnificent club house, a greenkeeper’s cottage and storage rooms were constructed and generally the bowling club blossomed. Tennis fell by the way.

The club, a gem tucked between the Northshore line and the Pacific Highway, has a long and proud history. The dignified old club house, top class greens and gardens are kept immaculate by a small group of dedicated members.

The generous warmth and welcome to visitors, a long tradition with the club and still very much apparent today, is attributed to the example set by those long past bowlers.

It is recorded that in 1902 an Interstate test was played at the Chatswood B.C. The Committee, ignoring the caution of two staid members regarding the rather perilous financial position of the club, ordered sparkling champagne to toast some 350 visitors from Victoria and NSW. Thus was the origin of the splendid tradition of hospitality at the Chatswood B.C. However, the extravagance of bubbly was apparently a “once off” and from then till today the hospitality comes in the less effervescent form of tea and biscuits.

B.J. Price’s book “Chatswood Bowling Club 1899-1942” gives account of the colourful history of the club up to 1942. Amongst the drier record of finances, constitutional matters, minutes etc, can be found informative passages which illuminate the spirit of the club in those days.

Right from the beginning a friendly but competitive spirit was encouraged and the club interacted on a “return match” basis with clubs both local and as far afield as Newcastle, generating a wonderful sense of comaradie within the game of bowls.

It all started when a bright young bowler, William Wilkie decided that the sleepy rural area of Chatswood needed a bowling club. Personally weary of missing the infrequently running Northshore trains after bowling sessions at the St. Leonards Bowling Club (today North Sydney Bowling Club) and arriving home for one cold dinner too many, he decided that something had to be done.

Of course, in line with those times, the club was entirely a male domain. Apparently at some stage two ping-pong tables were acquired by the club and to the horror of some of the more conservative club members ladies (gasp) were invited to play on Thursday evenings and in deference to the female sensibilities it was motivated that (gasp again) the bar be closed. Needless to say, both suggestions fell on sterile ground. It is reassuring to note that whilst the pingpong tables were deemed unnecessary and were disposed of. The ladies were not so easily shrugged off and in 1911 two unused rinks were leased to them, naturally conditional to complete segregation from the men.

And so, in 1898, William together with a small band of enthusiasts, was instrumental in getting the bowl rolling towards the formation of the Chatswood Bowling and Recreation Company. The stated objective of the club was “to promote Bowls, Tennis and Skittles” and to acquire the requisite lands to do so.

By February 1900, the site of the present-day club had been acquired, a pavilion built and a green constructed and ready for bowling. This was leased to the newly formed Chatswood Bowling Club at a nominal rental of 15 pounds for the first six months. Pretty soon thereafter the Company had acquired further land and built two tennis courts.

Skittles, for some unfathomable reason, slipped off the list of “must haves”!

In 1909, the Company, having fulfilled its objectives rang down the curtain and offered its freehold to the Chatswood Bowling Club. Terms were agreed, the company dissolved and the Chatswood Bowling Club began its independent life. As the years progressed three bowling greens were

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The popularity of the game in those early years was amazing. In 1906, for example, the club hosted a contest between New Zealand and New South Wales which attracted 500-600 people Today even at the highest level of international competition a crowd of this size would be considered impressive.

Naturally it was not all jolly comaradie and “good bowling chaps”. There were differing opinions, dominant and conflicting personalities, the odd whinger or two and all those other elements which tend, even today, to be part and parcel of any club dynamic.

Back then controversial issues involved dissent over the deemed too frequent changing of club colours, permitting a poker machine, allowing women to play, how the finances were spent and so on. However, none of these issues in Bowls Matters January - March 2017

anyway impeded the growth of the club or impacted on its burgeoning good spirit and success. Despite the 2nd World War which negatively affected most Australians, Chatswood Bowling Club continued to flourish and by the end of 1944 it is recorded that the club was fairly sound financially and a force to be reckoned with in the competitive field.

The complete history of the club is obviously too long and colourful to detail but some of the post 1944 high-lights include: In 1953, winning of the State Pennant, a goal our current Pennants team is determinedly pursuing.

In May 1955, the Club House was extended.

In 1978, after many years of appeal and rejection lady bowlers were allowed to participate in a Mixed Competition, and not too long thereafter the Chatswood Womens Bowling Club was formed and proceeded to be a strong and influential section of the club.

In 1990, the Chatswood Bowling Club Constitution was amended to incorporate women as voting members with representation on the Board of Directors.

In June 1998, the Clubhouse was refurbished and was formally re-opened by Mayor Reilly and Councilor Bartels.

In June 2000, the members celebrated the club’s Centenary Year in the presence of civil leaders and officials of the bowling fraternity.

The club has a Vision Statement which reads Respect the Past, Shape the Future. As the winds of change buffet the bowling world the club’s current Committee Members and Board are doing their utmost to mould the club to accommodate these changes which strike at the core of traditional bowling.

And so, in tandem with the formal bowling sessions, the club has open its greens for fun bowling, with “Corporate Days” becoming a popular source of revenue for the club.

On these days the greens resound with laugher and hilarity as barefoot players of all ages and sex hurl their bowls up the rink with uncompetitive glee, the beers on the bank and a sizzling barbecue ultimately gaining precedence over the game.

A certain degree of informality has also crept into the traditional game. The strict criteria of old- “Men Only”, “Ladies Only”, “Formal Whites”, “Stick to the Rules” and so on have been diluted to accommodate the growing number of serious bowlers who desire a more relaxed approach to the game. Today not only will greens be a blaze of different colours (kit and bowls) but one can often witness a lady skip bossing the blokes! www.womensbowlsnsw.org

Not only has the character of the game changed in recent years but also the very nature of sports clubs, most of which are unable to remain dedicated sports clubs, nor remain viable on members’ subscriptions alone.

Taking up the challenge the club has realized that its premises, a truly appealing oasis in the hubbub and highrise of modern Chatswood, have the potential for diverse use without compromising the inherent spirit and character of the club. With increasing exposure to the community the club is on its way to becoming a popular venue to hire for a spectrum of activities and functions (Church groups.

Wedding, Birthday Parties, Social groups etc.)

Thus, we find that this once “hallowed hall” of male bowling, where a sign stating “Women and Children not permitted was once placed (albeit briefly) at the door, is now alive at various times with people of all ages and types enjoying activities far removed from the game of bowls.

Despite all this, respect for history has not been forsaken.

The club is still imbued with the genteel essence of those days gone by and traditions have been upheld. When the bowlers hold fort, visitors are still given a warm and friendly welcome. Tinkling tea cups and biscuits still prevail. There are no clanging pokies, loud music and flashing lights to drown the quiet conversation of bowlers relaxing over post game drinks.

This is a club, proudly 116 years old, which is a part of Chatswood’s past still alive in the present, a fine example how history can flow into and merge happily with modern life to the enjoyment of all.

"It all started when a bright young bowler, William Wilkie decided that the sleepy rural area of Chatswood needed a bowling club"

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// Special Days

CANOWINDRA CHARITY DAY Canowindra held a Tipsy, Topsy, Turvy Dress Up Fun Day, to raise funds for breast cancer research, on October 25, 2016, with lots of fun and laughter.

A donation of $1,150 was made to breast cancer research.

All the bowlers were very generous on the day – well done!

Some incredible outfits were designed by the ladies, some quite funny.

The winner of the dress up competition was Sheryn O’Malveney, one of the club’s Vice Presidents.

CANTON BEACH 60TH ANNIVERSARY November 2016 Canton Beach Women’s Bowling Club celebrated their 60th anniversary which was formed on 9th November 1956 with 19 members. On 9 November 2010, the Club name was officially changed to "Canton Beach Women's Bowling Club".

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Back (l-r) D. Mooney, B. Jenkins, R. Tatterson, H. Hoad, S. O’Malveney (Canowindra); Front (l-r) M. Gosper (Canowindra) and A. Cutcliffe (Forbes)

President Chris welcomed District President Dianne Elsom, District Secretary Robyn Cosgrove and representatives from 10 other clubs in the district as well as members of Canton Beach Women’s Bowling Club.

After a most enjoyable morning of bowls a light lunch was served and President Chris and District President Dianne cut the birthday cake.

It was a great day enjoyed by everyone who attended.

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DURAL WBNSW PLAQUE At the recent fiftieth anniversary birthday celebrations WBNSW’s representative, Sue O’Keefe presented the Dural Women’s Bowling Club with an Anniversary Plaque. The Dural Country Club Board and the men bowlers joined the women as the plaque was unveiled on the wall of the Dural Country Club.

Board Sport Director, George Truelove joined President Judith Harris in removing the “veil” to reveal the shiny new plaque. This marked the end of the celebrations as the bowlers look forward to many more years on the green at Dural.

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WERRIS CREEK 60TH ANNIVERSARY On Wednesday September 14, Werris Creek celebrated their club’s 60 years of bowling. President Janelle Ison and her members worked hard for a successful day but the weather did not comply. It was too wet to play bowls, resulting in the 60 bowls (pictured) being made inside.

Invited guests from Central Northern District, President Judy Sills, Vice Presidents Robyn Schumacher and Elaine Radcliffe and Chair of Match Veronica Bruce, were great ambassadors for the District. The local invited guests, Bettye Weir, Life Member and who has held all positions within the club over the years, Lyn Truelove, past Secretary/member, Yvonne Maloy past member/patron.

The cake was made by Cheryl Carlisle and cut by District President Judy Sills and Bettye Weir. Gary and his staff worked well and the club’s Steam Bistro served a delicious 2 course meal. Werris Creek only has 16 members, who all work well together. The women’s bowling club could not successfully run these days without the help that they have from non-members and men bowlers. Thank you to everyone for all the help and support.

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// Around the Greens

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20 U-Design Bowlswear Club Challenge Article and photographs courtesy of Bowls NSW

Over 250 players set out to prove that they were up to the challenge when they proudly represented their club in the State finals of the 2016 U-Design Bowlswear Club Challenge at Warilla and surrounding clubs on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December. Some spectacular finals were witnessed, the Men’s and Women’s Gold Divisions thrilling with extra ends determining the champions.

Seven Divisions were contested, allowing everyone the chance to take part in this multi-discipline inter-club competition. Three Men’s, two Women’s and two Mixed Divisions had sides of 6 players and battled it out in singles, pairs and triples. To win a match a side had to record the most number of wins from the three disciplines contested.

In the Men’s Gold Division a count-back was needed to determine the sides to contest the final. In Pool 1, Port City were in the box seat after winning their opening two matches before a third round loss to Ettalong opened the door and Cabramatta sprung ahead with 6 discipline wins (12 points) to Port City 5 (10 points). In Pool 2, Warilla was the only unbeaten side after the opening two rounds before West Dubbo threatened to oust the reigning Grade 1 State Pennant Champions. With the singles won by the Roos and the Pairs by the Gorillas the match and berth in the final came down to the triples and with 2 ends to go scores were level. Warilla pushed their advantage with a count of 4 shots on the penultimate end. Three sides finished on 2 wins and the countback saw Warilla top the Pool (12 points) ahead of Towradgi Park (11 points) and West Dubbo (10 points).

The final between Cabramatta and Warilla saw three tight finishes. In the singles, Ray Pearse played a cracking last bowl to go from game down to winning, claiming a 25-23 win over Matt Miles before Aaron Teys kept Warilla in the match by winning the Pairs 16-15 over Corey Wedlock. The triples finished the regulation number of ends with the score deadlocked at 19 each, and with one bowl left to play Jesse Noronha’s Warilla team held shot and position but a controlled weight shot from Mitch Waterhouse was on target, pushing his own bowl onto the jack and closer to a Cabramatta bowl to give the Bull Ants the Champions medals.

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The Women’s Gold Division saw Taren Point and Kahibah score one win each. Former Australian rep Katrina Wright had a strong win in the singles for Taren Point and Kahibah took the triples 20-14. The pairs completed their 21 ends with the scores at 18-18, Taren Point electing not to play their last bowl, leaving the game to go to an extra end to determine the Championship. Taren Point claimed the shot early on the additional end and held that shot to take the end and the title.

Dapto Citizens had the early running in the Mixed Gold final against The Greens The Entrance (TGTE). 2016 State Singles Runner Up Peter Taylor, playing his last game for TGTE (moving to the Far North Coast), gave the Seahawks the advantage fighting back to shade Zone 16 Champion of Champions Singles winner Brett Pieper 25-21. The Seahawks triples team included the youngest female competitor in the State Finals, Hayley McDonnell. Dapto Citizens led 8-0, but from there TGTE took all of their chances and stormed home 21-13. Sally Golding and Warren Haviland prevented the Central Coast side from completing a clean sweep, claiming the pairs for "Citos" 27-22.

Thomas Rich laid his claim as the youngest ever winner of a State Title when his Mudgee side claimed victory over Nelson Bay in the Men’s Silver Division final. Rich played his part in the triples win of 24-14. The singles and pairs were a great battle. Mudgee threatened to run away with the match, jumping out to a great lead in the singles but Alan Breakwell refused to give in and scored a string of single to threaten a heroic fightback. Pete Farrell ensured the celebrations for Mudgee by closing out the game 25-18 at almost the same time as the pairs combination confirmed the clean sweep with an 18-15 win.

Nelson Bay had progressed to the final with an unbeaten record, while Mudgee had scraped through their Pool with 2 wins, just ahead of Grandviews and Kiama who recorded 1 win and 1 draw and Taren Point 1 win.

Wiseman Park Wollongong City and Cabramatta fought out the Men’s Blue Division final after both sides enjoyed an unbeaten record in their Pools. Cabramatta had the early advantage in the final with a 25-22 win in the singles, but WPWC levelled by winning the Pairs 24-13. WPWC claimed the advantage in the closing stages of the triples, scoring on the penultimate end to establish the lead and then holding on to take the game 21-19 and claim the winners’ medals.

The Mixed Bronze and Women’s Pink Divisions both featured a round robin final series contested by four sides.

Padstow claimed the honours in the Mixed Bronze Division after surviving an early onslaught from Dubbo Railway in the final round. Railway could have secured the title with a strong win over Padstow and appeared to be on track to do

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so, but the “Stow” finished stronger in each of the disciplines to ensure an unbeaten record to claim the Championship.

Port City, after an opening round win over Dubbo rail and a second round loss to Padstow, scored wins on the pairs and triples over Towradgi to claim second place in the Pool finish as State Runners Up.

Congratulations to the Champions and Runners Up:

In the Women’s Pink Division, Mt Lewis was the only unbeaten side after two rounds, recording wins over Windang and Lithgow Workers WBC while Maitland City and Windang had each recorded 1 win. Maitland City recorded wins in the singles and triples over Mt Lewis in Round 3 while Windang scored wins in the singles and pairs. In a great competition three sides finished on 2 wins. Maitland City were proclaimed as the Champions, their 6 discipline wins (12 points) giving the Hunters the edge over Windang and Mt Lewis (both 5 wins, 10 points). The Prawns took the medals over the Lions, Windang’s margin (nett shots over the finals series) of +8 putting them ahead of Mt Lewis with -5.

Women’s Pink: Winners – Maitland City, Runners up: Windang

Bowls NSW thanks U-Design Bowlswear and their agents A&J Apparel for their support of the Club Challenge.

Special thanks also to the State Finals sponsor and host Warilla Bowls. Warilla’s support of this event over a number of years is greatly appreciated. Warilla is also a wonderful venue for the State Finals series with great greens, handy accommodation on site and superb clubhouse facilities.

Women’s Gold: Winners – Taren Point, Runners up – Kahibah

Mixed Gold: Winners – The Greens The Entrance, Runners up – Dapto Citizens Mixed Bronze: Winners – Padstow, Runners up – Port City Men’s Gold: Winners – Cabramatta, Runners up – Warilla Men Silver: Winners – Mudgee, Runners up – Nelson Bay Men’s Blue: Winners – Wiseman Park Wollongong City, Runners up – Cabramatta

Bowls NSW also thanks the clubs who hosted Pool matches on the opening day, the host clubs putting in a great effort to ensure that the competitors were well looked after and enjoyed their State Finals experience. Thanks to Corrimal, Dapto Huntley, Kiama, Windang and Oak Flats Bowling Clubs.

Mixed Gold winners: The Greens The Entrance

Women’s Pink winners: Maitland City

Women’s Gold winners: Taren Point

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Mixed Bronze winners: Padstow

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// Around the Greens 2016 Ladies Premier Cup at Merrylands. While the players are all very social off the green; with the music playing and players dancing; when the games begin it’s deadly serious with everyone out to get the trophy.

2016 Ladies Premier Cup Ladies Premier Cup was set up in 2008, when three players from Merrylands, St Johns Park and Cabramatta had an idea to bring big time bowls to the fore for women, along the lines of the Men’s Premier League.

At the outset they incorporated a hand chosen Country team, along with the three big clubs to fight it out over a weekend taking in the men’s pennant format of three teams of four players. This was so popular that there are now three invited sides: North Country, South Country and Metro.

This year 72 players from around NSW (many State and International) were hand picked to play in the prestigious

North Country

Merrylands

After the third round there was only two points separating the top 4 teams and going into the last round, 5 of the 6 teams all had a chance of winning.

The final results of the top 3 teams were separated by 0.5 of a point, with the winners being decided on the last bowl of the last games finish.

FINAL RESULTS WERE: NORTH COUNTRY

17 points MERRYLANDS 16.5 points SOUTH COUNTRY 16 points This event needs a sponsor for 2017. Please contact Jenny Clark at Club Merrylands for further details.

South Country

Competitions at Dural Country Club Each year Dural conducts two special events for which the teams are drawn from pools for each position. These events give everyone a chance to play with any other member and it is really encouraging to see the excitement of some less experienced bowlers being in the winners’ circle. It often leads them to enter the championships or put their name on the list for pennants.

2016 competitions winners were; DRAWN TRIPLES: Gwen Scott, Elizabeth Whelan, Eileen Bromley DRAWN FOURS: Dinie Smith. Christine Fitzgerald, Margaret Yeend, Judith Harris.

Next year Dural plan to have another event, run over two bowls days, to give more people a chance to play competition bowls.

(l-r) J. Harris, E. Whelan, D. Smith, M. Yeend, E. Bromley, C. Fitzgerald, G. Scott

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SATURDAY MORNING TRIPLES

2016

Eight zones played this year (two new zones were welcomed: Georges River, and Oak Flats, also Eastern Suburbs who did not have a competition last year). A total of 106 teams entered (ten more than last year). This event was commenced by Petersham Women’s Bowling Club in 2000, Zone name, Inner West, with three Clubs involved.

Our late Chairperson, Margaret Osborne, would be pleased to see the Saturday Triples still being played. The late Lenore Dunn, a Past State President, was also instrumental in furthering the Saturday Triples since its inception, and encouraged Junior Bowlers, and players in the workforce, to play these Saturday games, which commence at 9.00, sometimes 8.30 am. The Annual Winner’s Trophy was donated

by Lenore, and all players appreciate the result of her foresight.

The Runner-Up Trophy was donated by Margaret Borgenicht, a previous Chair of State Match Committee.

Eastern Suburbs - played 4 weeks in September 2016 - 10 teams- won by Louise Baldwin, Ros Madgwick, Taryn Keir (Randwick)- “The Wick Chicks”.

Georges River - played 16th July to 20th August - 8 teams- won by Susan Moore, Lynne Cole, Christine Keep (Engadine) – “Mon Amies” Gosford Waters - played July/August - (5 weeks)- 16 teams- won by Sandra Anderson, Patricia Clark, Laurel Ellis (Gosford City) – “The Townies”.

Harbour Side - played 5 rounds March/April - 14 teamswon by Kate Nobel, Emma Brown, Anne Coleman (North Sydney)- “The Northern Stars”.

Inner West - scheduled to be played 4 weeks 18th June9th July –played 4 games over 2 Saturdays- 16 teams- won

by Anthia Hart, Mei Wan (both Ashfield), Marie Senico (Leichhardt)- “Smith’s Crisps”, North Western - played 13th August-16th September – 16 teams- won by Chris Fitzgerald, Suzanne Vindin, Dianna Sweeney (Dural)- “Garden Lovers”.

Oak Flats - played 5 weeks July/August - 6 teams- won by Julie Martin, Deborah Kelly, Leanne Smith (Oak Flats)- “The Sunday Musketeers”.

Western Suburbs - played 20th February- 19th March – 20 teams- won by Joy Young, Lan Lim, Bobbie Cochrane (Castle Hill) – “The Kacky Handers”. www.womensbowlsnsw.org

(l-r) Eastern Suburbs (winners): L. Baldwin, R. Madgwick and T. Keir, WBNSW and Regional Representative M. Wicks, Georges River (runners up): C. Keep, L. Cole and S. Moore

The winners of each Zone played the Quarter Finals and Semi-Finals on Saturday 12th November at Marrickville Bowling Club. The results of the morning games were Eastern Suburbs over North Western, Western Suburbs over Oak Flats, Gosford Waters over Inner West, and Georges River over Harbour Side.

The afternoon semi-final results were Eastern Suburbs over Western Suburbs, and Georges River over Gosford Waters.

The final, three bowl triples, 18 ends, was played on Sunday morning, November 13, and was won by the Eastern Suburbs Zone, Louise Baldwin, Ros Madgwick and Taryn Keir (Randwick). The standard of play for all games was very high and the supporters enjoyed such good bowling.

Margaret Wicks, the Region 14 Representative was present on behalf of WBNSW. The Winner and Runner-Up Trophies were presented by Margaret, and we thank her for doing so.

We thank our Umpires, Shirley Lowe, who attended on the Satrurday, and Kate Spears who attended on the Sunday.

Each Zone Committee organises their events, conditions of play, arranging the venues and Umpires, and we thank those Committees for their good results, as they work independent of their Club. Sponsorships are obtained by some Zones, and weekly raffle proceeds also go towards the trophy monies.

Encouragement Awards are given to teams, while some Zones have regular teams who play each year and they have a Most Improved Award.

We also have teams who play in two Zone Competitions. We have a ruling if a Team who has won a Zone Competition wins another Zone Competition, that Team must play for the first Zone in the Finals- the Runners-Up in the Second Zone Competition then represent that Zone in the Finals.

If anyone is interested in starting another Zone, please contact Gladys Barnes, 9799 1052, or Sherron Wilson, 0429 005 367.

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2016 BOWLS NSW

PLAYER AWARDS NIGHT Women’s Bowls NSW and Bowls NSW co-hosted the 2016 Bowls NSW Player Awards Night on Wednesday 22 February, 2017 at the iconic Kirribilli Club. With 350 people in attendance, the event had reached full capacity and was sold out; a testament to clubs rising to the occasion in support of their members, who were announced as award finalists.

displayed when each finalist’s name was announced, particularly from a large Neutral Bay crowd, with 26 members in attendance. Cecily Johnson was declared the 2016 Volunteer of the Year by Bowls Australia President, Nigel Smith and was presented with her award and $500 travel voucher.

The Awards Night was sponsored by major sponsor Cabramatta Bowling Club and tier two sponsors KENO and Domina BCiB. The Vice Regal party consisting of His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley, Governor of NSW, Mrs Hurley and Lieutenant Commander Kylie Storen RANR were in attendance. The evening commenced with the Australian National Anthem being sung by Blake Condon. The Welcome to Country was made by an elder from the Gadigal Country, Uncle Chicka Madden. An open address was made by Bowls NSW President, Barry Watkins and Women's Bowls NSW President, Maryann Parcell, who invited guests to have a memorable evening ahead.

Maryann Parcell took to the lectern as she inducted three people into the WBNSW Hall of Fame who have all attained great levels of success and continue to be outstanding ambassadors for lawn bowls. Merle Richards sent her apologies as she could not attend, Daphne Shaw was announced as the third WBNSW Hall of Fame inductee, and Willow Fong was the fourth.

2016 proved to be yet another successful year for the State of New South Wales, as the women’s Open Squad claimed the Marj Morris for a record breaking fifth time and were victorious in their state test series. NSW juniors, seniors and disability bowlers tasted success in a myriad of events throughout 2016. Sports are also built on the backs of volunteers who selflessly dedicate their time and knowledge to the progression of a sport they are passionate about. The four finalists for the 2016 Volunteer of the Year award were John Luchetti (Yamba), Jenny Palmer (Neutral Bay), Bruce Diffey (Henty) and Cecily Johnson (Cumnock). A large amount of support was

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Maryann then announced the WBNSW Special Achievement Award for a particular bowler who had achieved international success on the back of a club championship.

Natasha Scott (Raymond Terrace) had won her Club Singles, the State Champion of Club Champions Singles and in 2016, claimed the National and World title in this field. She was also the first female bowler to claim the Australian Open Singles, Australian Indoor Singles and Australian Champion of Champions Singles title in the same year.

Greg Helm, CEO of Bowls NSW, inducted Phil Bushby (posthumously) and Bob Fishlock into the John Young Bowls NSW Hall of Fame. Bowls NSW Program Coordinator, Chris Green, presented the Indigenous Hall of Fame Awards. William (Henry) Gordon and Ernie Gordon were posthumously inducted, with their family members present in honour of the occasion.

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The major playing awards commenced with the 2016 Female Senior Bowler of the Year (sponsored by KENO).

The finalists were Leone Barnett (Warilla), Julea Morgan (Warilla), Beth Quinlan (St Johns Park), Christine Myers (South Tamworth) and Anne Gosden (Windsor). After a year of great success at club, region and state level, Julea Morgan was announced the winner. The 2016 Male Senior Bowler of the Year (sponsored by KENO) finalists were Crawford Linton (Belrose), Tony Taylor (Belrose) and Wayne Crane (Warilla). Crawford Linton was called to the lectern as he was awarded 2016 Male Senior Bowler of the Year.

Association Patrons, His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley, Governor of NSW and Mrs Hurley were called to award the Male and Female Bowler of the Year. Finalists for the 2016 Female Bowler of the Year were Margaret Smith (Avoca Beach), Karen Murphy (Cabramatta), Ellen Ryan (Cabramatta), Val Smith (Merrylands) and Kay Moran (Cabramatta). Mrs Hurley called Val Smith to the stage as she was declared the 2016 Female Bowler of the Year after winning State Champion of Club Champion Singles, WBNSW Indoor Singles, progressing to the State Singles and winning the District Mixed Pairs.

The 2016 Disability Bowler of the Year was the next category as Mark Whiteman (Mayfield West), James Reynolds (Merimbula), Geoff Seton (Leichhardt), Sharon Dunk (St Johns Park) and Jo Hunter (Gymea) were announced as the finalists. James Reynolds was declared the winner after claiming numerous state titles with Wheelchair Sports NSW and progressing to the quarter and semi-finals in the Bowls NSW State Singles and Triples.

The 2016 Male Bowler of the Year award was sponsored by major sponsor Cabramatta Bowling Club and the finalists were Jono Davis (Dubbo Railway), Aron Sherriff (Ettalong Memorial), Lee Trethowan (Ettalong Memorial) and Mathew Pietersen (St Johns Park). For 2016, the award had joint winners as His Excellency called upon Aron Sherriff and Lee Trethowan of Ettalong Memorial to the stage.

The finalists for the 2016 BCiB Female Junior Bowler of the Year were Kate Matthews (Raymond Terrace), Briana Graham (Armidale Ex-Services) and Louise Cronan (Asquith). After claiming victory in the State Triples and runner up in the 7-a-side, Kate Matthews was announced as the 2016 Female Bowler of the Year and was also presented with $500 from award sponsors Domina BCiB. The 2016 Most Improved Female Bowler finalists were Shirley de la Harpe (The Hills), Dawn Hayman (St Johns Park), Shendelle Smith (East Maitland), Molly Wilton (Raymond Terrace) and Jan Sutherland (East Maitland). After winning the State Triples, making it into the semi-finals in the State Singles, claiming Regional Open Fours and progressing through to the State Championships, as well as winning the District Pairs, Molly Wilton was declared the winner.

The evening could not have taken place without major sponsor Cabramatta Bowling Club and tier two sponsors Domina BCiB and KENO. Women’s Bowls NSW and Bowls NSW thank these generous sponsors for their continued support of the Player Awards Night. Both Associations thank the bowls community for their support of this event, which has grown each year. It is always a joyous occasion that provides recognition to high achievers in all aspects of our sport. Congratulations to all finalists and winners. Both Associations wish everyone another great year of bowls ahead!

The 2016 Most Improved Male Bowler finalists were Jono Davis (Dubbo Railway), Adam Troth (St Johns Park), Daniel Mathieson (East Cessnock) and Nick Hancott (Hazelbrook).

Jono Davis was awarded with the trophy for 2016.

The 2016 Best Performed Metropolitan and Country Club of the Year Awards were sponsored by Domina BCiB. Finalists for Metropolitan Club were Cabramatta, Merrylands, St Johns Park, Taren Point and Engadine. Finalists for Country Club were Ettalong Memorial, Raymond Terrace, Wagga Rules, Warilla, Park Beach and Merimbula Imlay. St Johns Park and Warilla were announced as the 2016 Best Performed Metropolitan and Country Club of the Year respectively.

N. Smith and 2016 Volunteer of the Year C. Johnson

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// Players Awards Night

WBNSW Hall of Fame Inductees D. Shaw, W. Fong

Special Recognition Award recipient N. Scott, M. Parcell

Female Senior Bowler of the Year J. Morgan

Disability Bowler of the Year J. Reynolds

Female BCiB Junior Bowler of the Year K. Matthews

Female Most Improved Bowler of the Year M. Wilton

Best Performed Metropolitan Club of the Year St Johns Park

Best Performed Country Club of the Year Warilla

Female Bowler of the Year V. Smith

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// Meet A Bowler

MEET A BOWLER Barbara Roberts OAM Dural Country Club Ophthalmic Nursing in Australia and third world countries I trained as a general nurse before then specialising in ophthalmic nursing.

In 1965, I found I preferred ophthalmic nursing, mainly surgery and specialist clinics, to general nursing, and an opportunity arose for me to work with Professor Fred Hollows, who became my mentor. I was very honoured to work with him at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick NSW. My nursing career changed when I left Prince of Wales in about 1968. I became a foundation member of the Australian Ophthalmic Nurses’ Association, which is still running today, stronger than ever.

I became very involved in becoming a resource person and mentor to many young ophthalmic nurses along with distance education in ophthalmic nursing.

I have a very understanding husband; he was very encouraging of my work and helped greatly in raising our four children. Along with working in several hospitals I was also involved in setting up a number of ophthalmic day surgeries in the Sydney metropolitan area and having them accredited by the NSW Department of Health.

In 1996, I had the opportunity to work with two ophthalmologists in missionary hospitals in Papua New Guinea. We had to take all of our equipment with us, and we would set off in a van and perform cataract surgery. We did this for 2 to 3 weeks a year for 3 years. It was a great experience - I found the Papua New Guinea people to be delightful, but was saddened by the number of children I saw suffering from TB. During one of my trips to Papua New Guinea, I was working in a clinic not far from Rabaul when a young woman, Catherine, came into the clinic. It had taken her 10 hours in a small tinny to get to the clinic. She had a huge basal cell carcinoma on her eye and the surrounding bone structure. All I could do was explain to her that unfortunately there was nothing we could do for her at the clinic.

I took some photos and told her that I would talk to my colleagues back home. www.womensbowlsnsw.org

I spoke to one of my ophthalmic surgeon friends, and he suggested that Catherine should come to Sydney. Catherine was pregnant when I first saw her in Papua New Guinea, so we had to wait for her to have her baby, so her aunt could look after the baby while Catherine was having her treatment in Sydney.

Getting her to Sydney was easier said than done, so we started to organise her travel arrangements. Rose Bay Rotary donated $20,000 dollars for Catherine’s travel and expenses. A travel agent managed to obtain a free flight to Sydney with Qantas. I wrote to the Sydney Eye Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital to obtain accommodation for Catherine’s medical treatment.

My ophthalmologist doctor friend organised five surgeons, all specialists, to help with the surgery, which was quite intense. The surgery was performed on New Year’s Eve, and took 13 hours. All the surgeons provided their services free of charge.

Catherine stayed at the War Memorial Hospital (Nurses’ Home) at Waverley for about five months while she had chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

The Papua New Guinea people here in Sydney were very kind, helping with Catherine’s care and recovery. My family, especially my husband, was a great support during this time.

When the time came for Catherine to go home, it was a very sad day for both of us. She left PNG with nothing and went home with five boxes of excess luggage containing cooking utensils, clothing, make-up and other essentials.

I don’t hear from Catherine, and I doubt that she is still with us today. I am just so proud of all who helped me in Catherine’s journey.

up eye clinics, training local eye doctors and nurses. We still have contact with the eye doctors and some of the nurses we trained, and they are going from strength to strength.

Since 2002, I have been involved in the development of the ophthalmic operating theatres at the Jivitadana Sangha Hospital in Wachet, Myanmar (Burma) and in sourcing, purchasing, organising and transporting second hand and new ophthalmic surgical equipment to Wachet – initially in the suitcases of members of the team! Over the years, we have been able to supply and gradually upgrade the basic equipment needed to provide treatment and specialist surgery at the Jivitadana Sangha Hospital. During this time, I have trained local girls and young women to become skilled ophthalmic technicians and nurses.

In 2010 I was very honoured and proud to receive the Order of Australia Medal. I still go over to Myanmar each year to help the nurses in the operating theatre, and reinforce their knowledge. My family and husband have been very understanding and supportive of all my projects.

Now I enjoy lawn bowling at the Dural Country Club, where I have made many wonderful friends.

In 1999, we went to work in Siem Reap, not far from Angor Wat, just after the Pol Pot regime. The country was very poor, the roads impassable as there were still landmines around and many of the bridges were down – but that didn’t stop us. Again we took all of our equipment and travelled around the country, setting Page 39