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CONTENTS

Volume 40

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Fraser Coast Winter of Bowls, Tony Bonello, Sue Lawler, Al Johnson, Alan Pritchard, Fran Emmerson, Marijan Read, George Duck, Izzy ‘Harvey the Whale’ Reckenberg

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QLD U18 V NSW with BQ president Peter Williamson, Kane Nelson, Shane White, Indi Conlan, Jayden Cottell, Jake Rynne, Jessie Cottell, Rebecca Rixon, Julia Allen Best, Shervawn Wilson, Jess Srisamruaybai

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Dunn Cup 2017, youngest player Justin Cribbin, 19, Jubilee with NQ patron Ren Cantatore, oldest player Dino Poli, 81, Home Hill

06 Bundaberg bound

14 Have you looked yourself up?

Alert! State Juniors will be held earlier than usual in 2018, January 13-19, in Bundaberg

We have a look at QLD’s Top 10 in the rankings and meet some of our bowlers who feature further down the list

08 Dunn Cup 75th

16 Cahill wins Junior Nugget

Milestone inter-club challenge attended by BQ’s Peter Williamson and Kerry Green

Nick Cahill in line for the singles berth for QLD at U18 Nationals on the strength of his performance at Tweed Heads

12 U18 girls post a blinder

34 No more negative thoughts

Interstate travel and an unfamiliar green didn’t blunt the sharp QLD U18 girls against old rivals NSW

BA coaching committee’s George Franklin gives tips for getting rid of NATs out of your game

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From the President

with BQ’s Peter Williamson

Southern Cross 70th

During the past month, there has been an increase in inquiries from clubs regarding Unification of Ladies and Men’s Clubs, the advantage being less volunteers required to run the two organisations.

One tier with sub sections has been a popular choice. Win Win! The Under 18s test series between Qld and NSW displayed a very high standard of bowls. The young women came home with the Sue Young Shield having successfully defended the Shield they won last year. It was unfortunate we were not able to bring home the trophy played for by the young men. Overall, it was a great hit out prior to the Nationals at the end of next month.

The board at its last meeting finalised the appointments of the various new committees.

A sincere thank you to all who have served on the committees in the past and welcome to all new members of the incoming committees.

Selection did not have time to settle in as they were straight into the selection of the Over 60’s sides.

Expressions of interest from Districts/Clubs to host the 2019 State District Sides and State Championships will be called for in the near future. If you’re interested, now is the time to assess the availability of your region to hold these events, including investigating if any funding may be gained from local Council etc for promotion, tourism and to offset expenses.

The database has entered another stage and Roxanne is getting more secretaries of clubs involved and is teaching them how the process works.

Peter Williamson

Pic: Southern Cross women’s president Daphne Cross with BQ board directors Carmel Gibb and Colleen Ryan.

BQ board directors Colleen Ryan and Carmel Gibb were honoured to attend the 70th anniversary of the Southern Cross Bowls Club at Warwick on Sunday July 16.

Club chairman Claire Hope welcomed 80 bowlers and guests from other Southern Downs District clubs and said the club was enjoying its highest membership numbers in the past 15 years.

Winners of the 70th anniversary bowls were Southern Cross men’s president Dave Scotney and Rob Francis teamed up with The Summit president Rob Parker.

Patron Noel Fletcher and Patroness Lola Butler cut the 70th anniversary cake.

Southern Cross was the third green constructed in Warwick City back in 1947 because the queues of people wanting a game was so long (remember those days?)

Rev Father Concannon called a meeting of 49 bowlers and citizens in St Mary’s Hall to

discuss the feasibility of a new green.

On July 10, 1947, Southern Cross Bowls Club was affiliated with the Southern Downs Bowls Assn and debentures of 10 pounds were issued to raise funds.

By September 1947, Mr Kelly was hard at work building the new green, which was planted with Indian Couch.

An ex-Army building bought for 115 pounds from the local Scots College was the new club house.

The green was ready to play on by January 1948, but sadly the driving force behind the new green Father Concannon never got to have a roll up, as he died on New Year’s night 1948.

Green fees and afternoon tea cost 1 shilling, the bowls mats made by Wright the sadler cost 22 shillings.

Club badges were designed by Wallace Bishop. The inaugural president’s daughter Ann Murphy donated the bell and Mrs Butler donated two flags.

Father Franco, James Lister (LNP Candidate), Noel Fletcher, John Shannon (Southern Downs district rep), Dave Scotney, Claire Hope, Daphne Cross, Cheryl Wickham, Colleen Ryan, Carmel Gibb, Mayor Tracy Dobie, Lola Butler, Rebecca Taylor

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CEO REPORT

Bundaberg to host State Juniors 2018 (January 13-19), pictured from left, Dot Davidson, Daph McCrracken, Blake Batchelor, Ryan Korner, Justin Todd, Giorgia Melham-Mackay, Jack Davies, Des Kemp, Hannah Ogden, Ira Korner, Breeanna Pegg, Annette Goldsworthy, Nick Cahill, Brett Wilkie Chrissie Pickwick, Keith Sinclair.

STATE JUNIORS 2018 - JANUARY 13-19, BUNDABERG ALERT! The 2018 BQ Junior State Championships will be held in January next year due to the Commonwealth Games being held during the State Juniors usual time slot of April.

The venue is Bundaberg and the dates are Sunday January 13 - Friday January 19.

I hope Bundaberg gets lots of support!

I visited recently to have discussions with men’s district junior development officer Des Kemp and district rep Bill Conmey.

They are already hard at work with their support crew to make sure State Juniors 2018 is great!

Des has put many years of work into the juniors in Bundaberg District and it was a pleasure to meet the junior bowlers and their coaches.

GRANTS We have supplied many supporting letters to clubs for grant applications over the past month for the “Get Going” & “Get Playing Places and Spaces” funding opportunities to help clubs grow or improve facilities.

It is fantastic to see clubs being active in applying for these State Government grants https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/ Clubs should also keep an eye out for their local Council grants offered during the year.

MARLIN COAST INITIATIVE It’s great to see Marlin Coast Bowls Club (TFNQ) using their initiative.

They have added their own spin to the TV commercial produced by Bowls QLD and are using it to promote the game and their club at local businesses and other sporting clubs.

This commercial is available for clubs to utilise in their local area, subject to Bowls QLD approval.

Please contact the office.

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GREAT DAY OUT “The Great Day Out” TV show segment on bowls in early July was very popular both on Channel 7 and on social media.

This was a great promotion for our game and thank you to all the people who shared it on Facebook (currently up to 28,000 views).

STATE MULTI DISABILITY – AUG 27-30 The 7th annual Queensland Multi-Disability State Championships will be held at the Chermside Bowls Club later this month. This is a fantastic event for all our players with disabilities to come together and enjoy the cameraderie of our great game.

AUSTRALIAN INDOOR – AUG 28-31 Good luck to our nine (four men, five women) QLD Qualifiers in the Australian Indoor Singles Championships to be held at Tweed Heads Bowls Club at the end of the month.

THANKS KALLANGUR! Thanks to Kallangur Memorial for hosting the QLD v NSW U25 Test Series this month.

(The report on the U25 interstate clash will be in September Bowler due to the event being played after August Bowler print deadline.)

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By Scotchie O’Neil The 2017 Dunn Cup, the pinnacle event on the North Queensland District Men’s calendar has been played at Thuringowa City Bowls Club, Kirwan, Townsville (June 8–11).

This was the 75th playing of the Dunn Cup which was first played in 1937 – with a hiatus during WWII – and established as a competition between ‘the top four players’ from each club in the NQ District.

Pic: Raising the flags, Maxine and Henry Stauffer, Wendy Campbell.

BQ president Peter Williamson with Dunn Cup 2017 winners Mark Edwards, Matt Clark, Dave G Round games were played over four days and two nights.

held off until immediately after the last bowl of the final.

The start of the competition on Thursday June 8 coincided with a sudden start to winter - NQ style – with unusually low day time temperatures, chilly winds and cloud cover with threatening rain which

These weather conditions caused many fluctuations to playing conditions providing yet another challenge to players’ bowling skills.

This year 17 clubs from as far as Bowen in the south, Ingham in the north and Charters Towers in the south-west competed for the coveted trophy.

These 17 Teams were allocated into two sections according to the Order of Merit from the previous year, with the winning team from each section playing off in the final.

Cutheringa: Greg Waters, Darryl Colledge, Chris McCaffery, Glen Atfield (s)

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Dunn Cup winners, Suburban: Mark Edwards, Matt Clark, Nathaniel Cuzner (s), Dave Goode

Thuringowa Gary Costigan (s), NQ district president & Bowls QLD selector Ron Mitchell, NQ district secretary Bill Green

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Thuringowa: Gary Costigan (s), Steve Jocelyn, Dave Wells, Geoff Ryder

RESULTS DUNN CUP 2017 Thuringowa June 8 - 11 WINNERS Suburban Bowling Club, Townsville RUNNERS-UP Ingham Bowls Club REN CANTATORE SHIELD PLAYER OF THE FINAL

Mark Edwards, Suburban

Goode and Nathaniel Cuzner (skip), with BQ vice president Kerry Green. Pic Rebecca Sander Favouritism for the final two spots waivered throughout the weekend with only Ingham in Section 2 winning all their round games.

However, they were challenged by Jubilee in the last round, the challengers

needing to win by seven shots to take the top position.

However Ingham, who finished tenth in 2016, held fast to make the final.

Team photos by Wendy Jones

In Section 1 four teams, Suburban, Thuringowa, Noorla and Macknade, were in contention at various stages.

Again, it came down to the final round with Thuringowa and Suburban having six wins each but with Suburban holding a narrow margin of two shots.

‘Subs’ finished their game first and held a substantial margin advantage; but last year’s winners Thuringowa were not fazed.

In fact, they held a winning margin on the second last end only to have the Noorla skip kill the end!

Subs won the Section by just three shots.

Ingham: Jamie Donadel, Col Campbell, Frank Pallanza (s), Glen Torrisi

The 25-ends final was played between Suburban – Mark Edwards, Matt Clark, David Goode and Nathaniel Cuzner (skip) – and Ingham – Jamie Donadel, cont page 10

Noorla: Neville Ingram, Gary Accornero (s), Graham Wegert, Tony Fraccia

South Townsville: Angus Miller, Steve Mottin (s), Don Zahner, Mark DeFranciscis

Jubilee: Vic Salerno, Greg Cuttriss, Justin Cribbin (s), Tom Watson

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THE WINNING TOUCH Suburban skip Nathaniel Cuzner and his team employed a deliberate and consistent tactic of bowling minimum length ends for the whole four days and did not stray from that plan.

This was not only a technical ploy but it was also psychological.

Opposing skips not only had to achieve end wins but had to change lengths to attempt to overcome Subs obviously practiced advantage, only to see the next end return to minimum length should they lose the end of their choice.

But for Subs to achieve success with this ploy, lead Mark Edwards had to roll the Jack right to his skips feet and do likewise with his two bowls on the Jack.

BQ president Peter Williamson and vice-president Kerry Green attended Dunn Cup on Saturday and Sunday (June 10-11) and conducted a forum for NQ club presidents (men and women).

He did this without fail all weekend to set up the team’s win and was undoubtedly the Player of the Tournament, as well as the official ‘Player of the Final’.

As defending champions, Suburban will host the 2018 Dunn Cup.

T HE F I RS T DUN N C UP (19 3 7 ) The Dunn Cup was named for Mr Samuel Thomas Dunn, an engineer from a pioneering South Australian family who came to Queensland in 1903 to work as an engineer, at Chillagoe, and in the sugar mills in the Mackay and the Burdekin Districts.

Spectators Elaine Young, Hugh Montgomery, Mary Poli

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They were joined by NQDMBA Patron Ren Cantatore at the final and all three presented the trophies and medallions at the conclusion of the competition.

Mr Dunn arrived in Home Hill in 1929 and set up a general store with his son.

Mr Mulholland went on to organise the first Dunn Cup competition, contested on New Year’s Day 1937 between Home Hill, Ayr, Collinsville, Townsville and Suburban.

In 1930, the only bowler in the town Mr Frank Mulholland asked Mr Dunn to become a foundation member of a new bowls club.

Sadly, Mr Dunn died suddenly in 1938, aged 67 so he never got to see much of the proud competition that still bears his name, 75 years later.

Spectators Lorraine McClintock, Sandy Print

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Spectators Anna Fudriga, Lydia Marbelli, Elaine Young, Mary Poli

Beating the black dog It’s unusual for a Lead to win the best and fairest award (and it hasn’t happened before in the rich 75-year history of the Dunn Cup), this honour often being earned by the winning Skip.

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MARK’S STORY I started playing bowls at West Dubbo (NSW) when I was 17, because a few close friends played.

I made a few finals but never thought I’d crack the big time.

I moved to Brisbane with my parents and gave the game away for a while, but after a subsequent move to Townsville, I got the bug again and joined Suburban.

But there was something special about Suburban Lead Mark Edwards, 38, our August cover star (thanks to Thuringowa’s Wendy Jones for the great pic!)

I played there for three years until disaster struck - my beautiful mum died, I lost my job, and my oldest brother died.

The next five years were a dark time.

The grief spiralled into depression and I became very anxious.

Mark used to be a skip and was used to handling stressful situations, both on and off the bowls green.

When I came back to Townsville, I went to church for the first time in a long time and a personal approach by the head pastor turned my life around.

However, when he lost two dear family members in close succession, his grief spiraled him to a dark place.

Finding God and getting to know God has changed my life for the better.

When I felt I was ready, I went back to bowls and decided that Lead was the best place for me.

After years of struggle and time away from the sport, Mark made his tentative comeback in Dunn Cup 2017, choosing to play Lead as it would be less stressful, knowing he could rely on very capable teammates to back him up.

My goal was to get back to playing at my best as a Lead before trying to step up to Skip.

This year I won my first ever major championship and my club Singles championship.

Mark performed beyond expectation, knocking the socks off the opposition with his canny lead bowls.

And now I have played in the winning Dunn Cup team – I feel richly blessed.

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I am so full of thanks to be back on a bowls green and doing well again.

He was thrilled to win the Dunn Cup 2017 Player of the Final Award, proudly presented by the King of Dunn Cup Ren Cantatore, in the presence of Bowls QLD president Peter Willamson and vice president Kerry Green.

Thanks to God, the team at Calvary Christian Church, the members of Suburban Townsville Bowls Club for welcoming me back with open arms, and my team mates from Dunn Cup 2017, Matthew Clarke, David Goode and Nathaniel Cuzner, it has been a joy and privilege to play Dunn Cup with you.

Congratulations Mark, you’re a star!

And we’ll be back next year to defend it!

Mark Edwards writes his story for Bowler (adjacent).

- Mark Edwards Dunn Cup Player of the Final

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Ingham and Home Hill supporters Pedro Rodrigues, Thomas Garate, Anna Fudriga, Lydia Marbelli, Mary Poli, Elaine Young

Spectators NQ District Umpire Coordinator Allan Leverton, Carol Williams, Ross Cribbin

Official party Ren Cantatore, Ron Mitchell, Townsville City Councillor Russ Cook, Peter Williamson, Kerry Green

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DREAM TEAM DOMINATES Pic: QLD U18 Girls Shervawn Wilson, Jessica Srisamruaybai, Rebecca Rixon, Jessie Cottell and Julia Allen-Best celebrate their second consecutive win against NSW at Taren Point Bowls Club

QLD U18 GIRLS SHINE AGAINST NSW They tasted sweet success on the hallowed greens of Taren Point (NSW).

Queensland’s U18 superstars Jessie Cottell (Broadbeach), Julia AllenBest (North Toowoomba), Shervawn Wilson (Tin Can Bay), Rebecca Rixon (Kawana) and Jessica Srisamruaybai (Tweed Heads) scored a second consecutive victory for their

state in the U18 Test clash between QLD and NSW. The same ‘dream team’ last year ended an 11-year domination by NSW girls in the annual Series hosted by QLD at Tugun, and this year they showed it wasn’t a fluke by coming up with the goods again, with a decisive 2-1 test victory.

The girls secured the first test with a comfortable 3-1 win, just missing out on a clean-sweep due to a loss in the pairs, good mates Rebecca Rixon and Jessie Cottell going down 17-24 against NSW’s Brianna Smith and Jessica Smith.

The QLD girls carried their form into the second test, pulling off a second 3-1 win, only missing out in the singles after an epic battle, Jessie Cottell losing by an excruciating one shot 20-21 to Louise Cronan for NSW.

Pic: Jayden Cottell, Jake Rynne, Shane White, Toby Peters, Indi Conlan, Michael Phillips, Hayley McDonnell, Jessica Smith, Shervawn Wilson, Rebecca Rixon, Julia Allen-Best, Jessica Srisamruaybai, Kate Matthews, Zac Corr-Johnson, Jono Davis. Front, Jayden Gebbie, Lachlan Freeman, Brianna Smith, Louise Cronan, Haylee Ross, Brittany Camp, Jessie Cottell, Kane Nelson

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RESULTS QLD v NSW U18 TEST SERIES July 3-4, Taren Point

Singles, Jessie Cottell and Louise Cronan The Queensland team entered the third test with the series in the bag but NSW were out to salvage pride.

The Blues fought hard and managed to claim every discipline except the pairs, where Rixon and Cottell had their revenge with a 26-8 win over NSW’s Jessica Smith and Hayley McDonnell.

Rixon said the win did not come easy against a tough opposition and credited the victory to great teamwork between the Maroon girls.

“It was a proud moment for us, I think we know each other's strengths and weaknesses really well, which probably gave our team the edge,” Rixon said.

“We have been playing together for such a long time now and we are all great friends too and that's important when playing together.”

BOYS It was a tougher confrontation for the Queensland’s U18 boys who showed great spirit throughout the competition but

Girls Test Series: 2 - 1 QLD win Boys Test Series: 0.5 - 2.5 NSW win

Singles, Indi Conlan and Jono Davis

were unable to rattle the crack NSW contingent.

However the Maroons never lost heart and managed a draw in the final test, which was a step up from losses in Tests 1 and 2.

Queensland boys team manager and coach Greg Bostock said he was proud of the effort put in by the entire Queensland side and pleased with the performance of debutantes Indi Conlan (Enoggera), Kane Nelson (Belmont Serv) and South Tweed’s Jayden Cottell, who filled in as a last-minute replacement for Bargara’s Nick Cahill who was out due to injury.

“We brought three debutants into the series who all did well against a tough and talented NSW side,” Bostock said.

“It was a positive experience and I think everyone learned a lot from this year’s competition and they worked well together as a team.”

Enoggera’s Indi Conlan said the Blues had been the dominant force but he enjoyed his first experience playing for his state.

“It was good to get an insight into how the state team plays together and I enjoyed the opportunity to represent Queensland,” Conlan said.

“NSW had the home ground advantage and knew the speed of the greens, but they also outplayed us and had a hold on the Series after their first test win.

“But we’ve learned from it and will hopefully take that experience to Nationals.”

The QLD v NSW Interstate Test Series gives an opportunity for selectors from both states to pick their final teams for the Australian U18 Championships, which will also be held at Taren Point Bowls Club starting next month, September 30 to October 2.

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HAVE YOU LOOKED YOURSELF UP? When you win a state championship or participate in a ‘ranked’ tournament, points accrue to your name.

Having a higher ranking does not necessarily mean you are a better bowler than someone ranked lower, but it might mean you are more ‘in form’ because you are participating in more ranked tournaments (and winning or placing).

As a general rule, the top bowlers will have a fairly high ranking.

You can also apply to have ranking points to accrue to your club tournament.

Some bowlers look to play tournaments with ranking points attached and you might drum up some more business for your club.

PLAYER RANKINGS Q LD TOP 10 women

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Chloe Stewart

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Kurt Brown

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Julie Keegan

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Georgia White

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Melissa Larcombe

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Lynsey Clarke

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Cassandra Millerick

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Dee-Anne Robertson

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Maree Gibbs

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Sue Brady

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WOMEN - QLD The QLD women’s rankings go from No 1 - 172.

There are various ‘clusters’ where more than one bowler is on the same ranking because they have accumulated the same number of ranking points.

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For example, eight QLD women with 12 ranking points (QLD No 72, AUST No 407) are Julia Allen-Best, Sarah Duffield, Amanda Haevecker, Linda Morish, Brittanny Wiley, Helen WoodBradley, Jo Worsley and Janet Hogan.

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The QLD men’s rankings go from No 1 307 and there are many ‘clusters’ within the men’s rankings also.

Eight QLD men on 36 ranking points (QLD No 44, AUST No 215) are Luke Day, Michael Kinnear, Grahame Kinnear, Darren McCracken, Roy Nunn, Graeme Shillington, Keith Whalley, James Wise.

There are 17 QLD men with 24 ranking points sitting on the same ranking – QLD No 72, AUSt No 375 – John Balzarolo, Michael Bannah, Jaime Camara, Robbie Day, James Hagan, Al Johnston, Colin Kennedy, Scot MacDonald, Wayne Masters, Neil McCullagh, Ray McKay, Sean McKinlay, Wayne Moffat, Alan Pritchard, Ian Schuback, Nigel Smith, Larry Taylor.

HELENSVALE

BROADBEACH

BROADBEACH

MILMERRAN

MAREEBA MEMORIAL

KAWANA

Nathan Rice

HELENSVALE

Sean Ingham

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Jayden Christie

HELENSVALE

Sean Baker

VICTORIA POINT

Jade Groenewege BROADBEACH

Scott De Jongh

BURLEIGH

Stephen Halmai TWEED HEADS

Peter Leon

PINE RIVERS

Des Cann Jnr HELENSVALE

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Louise Witton

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Ester Regan

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Shirley Sampson

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Gail Waitai

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Jules Johnson

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Gail Crompton

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Greg Silverthorne

Marianne Keunzle

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Jason Andrewartha

Wendy Jones

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David Balchin

COOLUM BEACH BRAMBLE BAY MARLIN COAST BROADBEACH

EMERALD

BARGARA

CLUB MAROOCHY THURINGOWA

NAME Brett Wilkie

HELENSVALE

Aaron Hewson

PINE RIVERS

Brad Harris ENOGGERA

Ray Kurtz

STHS SUBURBAN MACKAY

Nev Jamieson

HERVEY BAY WOODGATE

ACROSS THE WAVES

COOLUM BEACH

Full Rankings Lists are available at www.bowls.com.au/PlayerRankingSystem Courtesy of Honorary BA Rankings Administrator Sam Clough OAM

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PLAYER PROFILES

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT...?

SHIRLEY SAMPSON

AARON HEWSON

Marlin Coast Bowls Club (TFNQ)

Club Pine Rivers

QLD RANKING: 21

QLD RANKING: 29

AUST RANKING: 89

AUST RANKING: 158

WHAT’S GOOD?

WHAT’S GOOD? “The best part about bowls for me is just getting to hang out with the boys and have a few drinks which is what I love doing.”

FOCUSING ON…?

“We have just won the TFNQ round of Pennant so we’re going to Townsville this month, which is exciting! I like the competitive nature of the game and the social aspect.”

“I’m not really working on anything to specific at the moment I’m just preparing for Club Helensvale’s National 5-A-Side in early September, so we have been working on the basics with former New Zealand coach Dave Edwards who has been putting us through our paces.”

FOCUSING ON…?

START IN BOWLS? “I have been playing bowls since I was about 10-years-old. I lived across the road from Kilkivan Bowls Club and I started to visit the club with my family and my mum’s dad became my first coach.

“I started playing bowls after I had an injury which stopped me playing tennis, my friend said I would love the competitive nature of bowls and told me to have a go. I have been playing for more than 25 years now!

DREAM BOWLS OPPONENT?

DREAM BOWLS OPPONENT?

“If I could choose to play against absolutely anyone, it would be Alex Marshall as I would love to play against him. It would definitely be a bucket list match, he’s just a freak, he can do it all and is just the sort of bowler everyone aspires to be.”

“It’s a tough question but if I could play anyone, I would have to say it would be Lynsey Clarke. I just love the way she plays bowls and she would make a great opponent.

“I’m working on my concentration in the game and we don’t get the chance to practice in many big games up here, so we have to go down south to get more experience.

START IN BOWLS?

NEV JAMIESON

GAIL WAITAI Broadbeach Bulls

Hervey Bay Bowls Club

QLD RANKING: 24

QLD RANKING: 100

AUST RANKING: 100

AUST RANKING: 513

WHAT’S GOOD?

WHAT’S GOOD?

“There’re many things I love about the game, I enjoy the social element of it and I have made many friendships through the game with people all over Australia and the competition is great too. I’m playing well at the moment and have recently had a bit of a lifestyle change which has allowed me to relax more and get out and play bowls more.

“We have just started our Fraser Coast Pennant season which is a lot of fun.

Also at this time of year, we have many visitors from South Australia, WA and Tassie which means a lot of big fields and plenty of carnivals, which is great.

FOCUSING ON…?

“I’m happy with how I’m going at the moment, I’m still practising a couple of times a week and when I do practise, I try to work on every element of my game.

“I always love a roll up and at the moment I’m working on my lead bowls, as I haven’t been a lead for some time. I have been hard at work to improve my consistency and get my game to state level.”

START IN BOWLS? “I’ve been playing for more than 25 years, I got into it after my parents started to bowl. I used to live close to a bowls club and walk past it every day and always wanted to give it a go. My dad took me down to his local club and gave me lessons and after that I signed up to my local bowls club and I have played here ever since.

DREAM BOWLS OPPONENT? “There are so many great bowlers but I’m a great fan of Ian Schuback! I really love him as a person, he is very approachable, always happy to talk, and just a lovely man. He injects great enthusiasm into the game and has just a huge wealth of experience as a bowler. If he asked me to give him a game, I would be thrilled!

FOCUSING ON…?

START IN BOWLS? “I started playing bowls 34 years ago when I was told to give up golf due to a bad back. I’ve always played a lot of sport and love being competitive. I was looking for a sport and it was my old boss who suggested I have a go at bowls and I haven’t looked back.

DREAM BOWLS OPPONENT? “I’ve played a fair few bowlers in my time from the older legends of the game like Rob Parrella, Stan Coomber and Ian Schuback through to current legends like Kelvin Kerkow and Brett Wilkie. I would like to play against Matt Flapper as I have not played against him yet and he seems like a nice bloke. He is so good at his bowls and I think it would be a great congenial game.”

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IT’S ALL HAPPENIN JUNIOR NUGGET

CAHILL & CRONAN CROWNED Bargara’s Nick Cahill won the 2018 Junior Nugget at Tweed Heads (July 22-23) against a quality field which included fellow QLDers Max North (South Tweed), Indi Conlan (Enoggera), Jayden Cottell (South Tweed), Sean Gillis (Jindalee), Shane White (Helensvale), Kane Nelson (Belmont Services), Jake Rynne (North Toowoomba).

For the girls, NSW’s Louise Cronan took the title, crashing through a wall of tough QLD competitors including Jessica Srisamruaybai (Tweed Heads), Brittanny Wiley (Binjour), Rebecca Rixon (Kawana) and Jessie Cottell (Broadbeach).

Pic: Junior Nugget champs 2017 Nick Cahill and Louise Cronan with Tweed Heads Bowls Club chairman Leigh Tynan

GOLDEN NUGGET QLD bowlers playing Golden Nugget 2018 at Tweed Heads (July 31 – Aug 3) are Steve Tong (Tweed Heads), Ryan Bester (Broadbeach), Kevin Anderson (Broadbeach), Kelvin Kerkow (South Tweed), Lynsey Clarke

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JULY 31 – AUG 3

(Helensvale) and Serena Matthews (Broadbeach).

The Australian Indoor Championships will also be held at Tweed Heads at the end of the month (Aug 28 – 31).

G AT T W E E D H E A D S ‘TOPS’ SINGLES THRILLER TWIST & MATTHEWS TOP THE TABLE It was a milestone year for the prestige $15,100 Tweed Open Premier Singles (TOPS) played over four days (June 25-28) with former NZ international Serena Matthews, 60, from Broadbeach playing herself into the history books as the first woman ever to make it into the final.

Pic: Tweed Open Prestige Singles 2017 winners Ben Twist (St John’s Park NSW) and Serena Matthews (Broadbeach)

Matthews defeated home-club favourite Ann Maree Peart 21-18 in a thrilling all-female semi to line up a shot at the title against St John’s Park’s Ben Twist, a veteran of the sport at only 27, having started to play as a junior 13 years ago.

Twist went on to win the historic ‘battle of the sexes’ final 21-12 in a clash that captivated the crowd, pocketing the $3,500 winner’s cheque.

Despite the historic final, neither competitor thought gender was an issue.

“I have thought for a long time about this and I think there’s no reason why there should be a difference between male and female bowlers in terms of skill,” Serena Matthews said.

Pic: TOPS women’s runner up Ann Maree Peart (Tweed Heads) with THBC chairman Leigh Tynan and deputy chairman John Rayward

“I’ve never been frightened to take on a male bowler at any stage.”

Twist echoed the sentiments.

"There's a lot of debate as to whether women can compete with men and I think this has been a really good promotion for the sport; some men think you should be able to beat a lady because she's female, but that's stereotypical, the ladies can beat anybody if they play well,” Twist said.

"Bowls is such a great sport and any age - man or woman can play, this week has been a great promotion for that.”.

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Matthews flies between her home in Canterbury NZ and the Gold Coast during the winter months to compete.

Although she didn’t win, she was pleased with her performance.

“My score against Ben didn’t really reflect the game as a whole and I made sure he had to really fight for each end,” Matthews said.

“It was a good competition and I was in a happy place just bowling away and it all sort of came together in the earlier rounds to set me up for the final.”

Twist is usually a favourite of the Tweed Heads spectators but he said this time the sentiment was with Matthews.

"She had a lot of support and rightfully so, people wanted to see her win,” Twist said.

"I had to get over that obstacle, being on the other side of the ledger was different but credit to her, she was fantastic.”

The 2017 TOPS champ said singles is a mental game and you have to play your own game, not worry too much about the opposition.

“I thought, it’s just another opponent,” Twist said.

"You don't enter a tournament to come second, and I've played in this five or six times and haven't been able to win it, so this was a big one.”

A total of 168 players competed in TOPS 2018.

As TOPS finalists, both Matthews and Twist received a wildcard entry to this year’s prestige Golden Nugget event (July 31 - August 3) at Tweed Heads Bowls Club.

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WHAT’S YOUR CL Bulimba cup

lowood fours

By Vicki Cameron The Lowood and District Memorial Bowls Club held its Open Fours Carnival on June 3-4.

The green ran beautifully with two days of exceptional weather.

A total of $3260 prize money was hotly contested by 16 teams who travelled from Quirindi, Dayboro, Mermaid Beach, Kilcoy, Gatton, Ipswich, Rosewood and Esk to join the Lowood locals.

Pic: Glenn Hamilton, Tim Hanley, Howard Thompson, Brian Bliss, Michael Beattie, Mathew Langdon, Wayne Head, Graham Gumley, Rory Canning, Joseph Pegler, Mathew Howard, Bryan Mowat, Mark Newton, Alexander Hodge, Nathan Howard (absent Donald Knight) The annual interclub battle between four bowls clubs in the Brisbanebased electorate of Bulimba is always a fiercely contested competition.

The competition is a fours format with each team fielding four rinks to total 16 players, two rinks play away while two rinks play at home.

Bulimba, Camp Hill, Cannon Hill and Norman Park Bowls Clubs do battle in early winter each year for supremacy and the title of best bowls club in their area.

This year’s winners on June 10 were 11- time cup winners Bulimba (11 out of 17), who were back to retake the throne after Cannon Hill dashed their dreams of a hat trick in 2016.

The 17-year-old competition was started and sponsored by Bulimba Labor MP Pat Purcell in 2001, as he wanted to see more bowlers on the local greens.

Bulimba’s Brian Mowat says he is elated by the fact his club is back in the winner’s circle.

Subsequent MPs have continued the tradition, including former MP Aaron Dillaway and current MP Di Farmer.

“Pat who was a bowler himself wanted to have more competitions on during the quiet middle year period prior to the Pennant season and he hoped it would create some extra income for the local clubs too,” Bulimba Cup coordinator Howard Thompson said.

“The competition is played in a round robin format and the final is played at each club on a yearly rotational basis, with this year’s final held at Norman Park Bowls Club."

“It was a good to win this year after last year’s loss, we were down on numbers and missing some good players, but we were stronger for this competition and put up a good fight,” Mowat said.

“The Bulimba Cup is a good little interclub competition and there is a little bit of animosity among the four clubs which makes for some tough games and a tough competition, although we are the most prominent club as we have the most wins!

The 2018 Bulimba Cup competition will be hosted by Cannon Hill.

Pic: Col Rolley, Di Farmer MP for Bulimba and Allan Mitchell

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Michael Niethe from sponsor Somerset Funerals competed himself in the bowls and did the honours as prize presenter.

Congratulations to the winners, a mixed team from Lowood and Rosewood Bowls Clubs, Stu Pinder (Lowood), Steve Sellars, Mark McAllister (both Rosewood) and skip Mick Brindle (Lowood).

Pic: Mick Brindle, Stu Pinder, Steve Sellars, Mark McAllister The 2016 winners and defending champs were pipped at the post into second spot this year.

Terry Jendra, Ted Jenkins (both Lowood), Derec Lightower (Laidley) and Livio Lucarini (Ipswich) received their runners up cheques from Janine Watkins representing sponsor the Lowood and Fernvale Community Bank (the local branch of Bendigo Bank).

Michael and Janine stayed on to present 3rd place to Trevor Skinner’s team and 4th place to Troy Howard’s team on behalf of sponsors the Club Hotel Motel Lowood and Niagra Therapy (Therapeutic Medical Equipment) who were unable to attend the presentation.

Pic: Di Farmer MP for Bulimba

A big thank you to all, sponsors and volunteers, who helped make our community bowls carnival the great weekend that it was.

UB BEEN DOING?

$10,000 monto fours

By Bronwyn Torrens Monto Bowls Club has proudly hosted one of the best carnivals in the state, the successful 2017 $10,000 Men’s Fours Carnival on July 1-2.

The Club is the primary financier of the Carnival so player support is essential to the successful hosting of the event.

We are proud to say the carnival was filled to capacity on the club’s two lawn greens.

The weekend started off with a bang with an Open Two Bowl Pairs competition held on Friday afternoon (June 30), with 28 teams taking up the challenge including a Newcastle couple who called into the club and stayed for a few days in their camper van.

(Too bad for the QLD competitors, the $300 prize money went to the NSW duo Donna Mulder and Harley Ryan.)

The temperature plummeted overnight and visitors were left wondering what the next day would bring, but as normally happens in Monto, the weather turned on warm sunny days which made for enjoyable winter bowling.

The club was humming with plenty of mates, laughter, good food and of course great bowls, to the delight of games director Barry Woodall, the full complement of 32 teams was achieved.

Pic: Bruce Vanderwolf (Mt Larcom), Dennis Lockwood (Gladstone), Dave Olsen (Gladstone) and Peter Tappenden (Mt Larcom)

The format for the main weekend event featured five games of 18 ends to cater for the shorter winter days and the prize money was paid all the way down to 8th place, with a further three random draws for the remaining teams.

One team only achieved the maximum five wins with Gladstone skip Dave Olsen and his team of Dennis Lockwood, Bruce Vanderwolf and Peter Tappenden successful winners, Second place went to Across the Waves' Mick Tobin who skipped his mates Tim Smith, Junior McMah and Brian McMah, with Bagara skip Keith Whaley taking third.

Monto’s own Craig Hall was fourth, fifth prize went to Phil Jarvis from Emerald, sixth to Kurt Brown from Kawana, seventh to Brad Harris from Enoggera and eighth place going to Team Damien Rideout, made up of local and visiting players.

Many visitors expressed thanks to Monto club members for their generous hospitality over the three-day weekend.

Regular players to Monto, Bill and Brad Imberger, said they enjoyed the whole

carnival atmosphere and they booked their team ahead for the 2018 carnival!

Brad Harris from Lawn Bowls 2U (gear online and shops at Currimundi and Enoggera Bowls Club) was delighted he brought his gear and a team to play bowls at Monto.

His teammate Brandon Hill said "Well done all, it was my first trip to Monto and I had a blast!”

Monto men’s president Mark Torrens said it was a busy weekend and he was extremely thankful to all members who assisted.

“It takes a lot of willing people to run such a carnival and I was immensely proud of our club members, who along with our greenkeeper Rex Williams, made up a great team,” Torrens said.

He also thanked all teams for participating in the Monto carnival and invited them to return for the Monto Open Pairs competition later in the year.

Monto Bowls Club Inc has only this year become a unified club of men and women bowlers, with both genders represented on the club management committee.

“There were many regular faces back for the weekend and it was also very pleasing to gain new support from teams and players who traveled a distance to our club, making this one of the best carnivals in recent years,” Woodall said.

Along with the locals, players came from Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Chinchilla, Emerald, Gin Gin, Rockhampton and Bundaberg, as well as members from fellow clubs within the Port Curtis District.

Pic: NSW’s Donna Mulder and Harley Ryan with Monto president Mark Torrens

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WHAT’S YOUR DIST

DOWNS * CUNNINGHAM * BRISBANE NORTH * SUNSHINE COAST * GOLD COAST TWEED

PRESIDENT’S DAY MUDGEERABA REVIVAL Three months on from the flood damage caused by ex-tropical cyclone Debbie, the Mudgeeraba Bowls Club (Gold Coast Tweed District) is still hard at work restoring the club to its former glory.

It got a helping hand from four BQ bowls districts on July 2 when BQ vice president and Downs District president Kerry Green decided to host his President’s Day at Mudgeeraba instead of at his home club of Laidley.

Mudgeeraba’s Lee-Ann Morrison and Bill Melville thanked the BQ community for their support, relief funding presented by BQ’s Kerry Green

Attending districts were Downs, Cunningham, Brisbane North and Sunshine Coast.

The President’s Day raised $750 in donations for Mudgeeraba with more than 50 people attending and a Mudgeeraba club raffle on the day raised $272.

The BQ vice president handed over a cheque for $5,400 from the BQ Disaster Relief Fund, on behalf of the BQ bowls community (thanks to individuals, clubs and districts who contributed).

Mudgeeraba has been thrilled by the level of support shown by the BQ community.

Downs and Cunningham Districts support Mudgeeraba

“The club is very appreciative of the contributions and continued words of encouragement from our fellow bowlers and bowling clubs,” Mudgeeraba chairman Bill Melville said.

“The club is more confident now with the help of insurance and the community that we will be able to get back to business as usual.”

The BQ vice president said it was a great feeling to help out.

“It could have just as easily happened to anyone’s club and I would like to think if it had happened to my home club, the community would be there to help us out too,” Kerry Green said.

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BQ board director Brian Marshall and Gold Coast Tweed support the day

RICT BEEN DOING? WHITE ROSE SUNSHINE COAST The Sunshine Coast’s 15th annual “White Rose” Trophy for Minor Pairs has been won by Caloundra’s Mary Needham and Robyn Lewty, 30-14.

The runners-up were Club Maroochy’s Shirley Cornish and Jane Mantle.

The history of the SCDLBA Minor Pairs goes back to 2002 when the ‘Two Brendas’ from Caloundra Bowls Club joined forces to try to encourage more participation by less experienced bowlers in district championship events.

The ‘Two Brendas’ were then-QLBA regional umpire Brenda Dransfield and QLBA regional coach Brenda Ross.

The ‘Two Brendas’ have continued to sponsor the competition ever since and they are now on their second trophy, the first one filling up after 10 years.

The name of the competition “White Rose” has personal significance for them both and significance to the sort of competitors they were trying to attract.

White is the pennant colour associated with newer bowlers, and the Rose is the floral emblem of the English County of Yorkshire, the birthplace of Brenda Dransfield, and for Brenda Ross, the rose is a symbol associated with organ donation, a cause close to her heart.

Brenda and her husband Alan lost their only daughter Colleen-Ann 21 years ago in 1996 at the age of 41, and her organ donations aided seven others, three of those donations being life-saving.

“The rose “Reflection” (albeit a red rose) was specially bred and formally dedicated to organ donors and their families,” Brenda Ross said.

“I have worn a gold rose brooch on my collar every day since, even on my bowls uniform in the days when no jewellery was allowed.

Pic: White Rose 2017 finalists Shirley Cornish, Mary Needham, Jane Mantle and Robyn Lewty. she hasn’t been well enough to travel in recent years to meet the winners.

“I have been proud to represent both of us in recent years, presenting the trophy and cloths to the winners and runners-up, and the District presents the cheques,” Brenda Ross said.

“I’m 82 now and since 2013 I have personally driven my motorhome up from Victoria each year to be part of the “White Rose” competition.”

“This joint sponsorship is something that has been very dear to the ‘Two Brendas’.”

The White Rose is usually held in April each year, the 2017 competition was held at Woombye Bowls Club over two days (April 18-19).

Pic: Brenda Ross presenting The White Rose Trophy to Robyn and Mary

“Congratulations to all who participated in 2017 and many thanks to the ‘Two Brendas’ for recognising this need 15 years ago and sponsoring this wonderful minor pairs championship for the Sunshine Coast District, at Woombye this year,” Woombye PR Pam Cranney said.

Before she left the Sunshine Coast in 2013 to be near family in Victoria, Brenda Ross personally made and embroidered 40 bowls cloths, making a total of 80 to date, for the annual winners and runners-up.

Brenda Dransfield now lives at Renaissance Retirement Village at Victoria Point (Brisbane) and she follow the competition with keen interest but

Pic: ‘The Two Brendas’ when White Rose started in 2002, Sunshine Coast regional umpire Brenda Dransfield and regional coach Brenda Ross

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Winners with sponsor Brett Hoban from Townsville Taxis Corinne Dibnah, Linda Smith (s), Linda Tickle, Penny Warren

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Pics: Wendy Jones

RESULTS STANDARD CUP 2017 NORTH QLD DLBA JUNE 24-25

WINNER Wangaratta (Bowen) Penny Warren, Corinne Dibnah, Linda Tickle, Linda Smith (s) RUNNER UP Suburban (Townsville) Sharon McConochie, Barbara Koch, Chris Robinson, Rhonda Tawse (s)

Wangaratta: Corinne Dibnah, Linda Smith (s), Linda Tickle, Penny Warren North QLD District’s premier women’s fours competition, the Standard Cup, has been won by Bowen’s Wangaratta club, back on the dais after losing their crown last year to Thuringowa.

Runners up were Suburban Townsville, the margin four shots 23-19 in a thrilling final that had the crowd on the edge of their seats.

Suburban started hard in this year’s final powering to an 8-0 lead, but Wangaratta picked up a two and six to level quickly.

From there the game see-sawed to the final three ends where Wangaratta managed to stash an extra bowl or two up their sleeves.

Skips Linda Smith for Wangaratta and Rhonda Tawse for Suburban continued to play bowl for bowl until the final dramatic finish.

“We were three up on the card going into the final end and holding one, they had to kill the end and fortunately for us, the drive missed,” Wangaratta skip Linda Smith said.

“I didn’t play my final bowl…”

Runner up skip Rhonda Tawse from Suburban said it was a great competition and they never stopped trying but it wasn’t to be on the day.

The 2017 Standard Cup was played at Thuringowa on June 24-25.

(Thuringowa hosted both NQ District prestige competitions in 2017, the women’s Standard Cup and the men’s Dunn Cup, since the club won both

competitions last year, a fairly rare double.)

COMEBACK KIDS 2017 Standard Cup was a ‘comeback’ of sorts for both Wangaratta skip Linda Smith and Suburban skip Rhonda Tawse.

COMPETING CLUBS Wangaratta (Bowen), Suburban (Townsville), Bowen, Collinsville, Thuringowa, Jubilee (Townsville), Cutheringa (Townsville), Brandon (Burdekin Shire), Ayr, Charters Towers, South Townsville 2017 HOST CLUB Thuringowa

Linda hadn’t played Standard Cup for about 13 years until she came back as second in Wangaratta’s winning side from 2015, skipped by perennial Enid Maltby, a fearsome warrior.

2018 HOST CLUB Wangaratta

When Enid retired, she anointed Linda to fill her shoes and Linda said her stomach churned with the responsibility.

“Enid was such a great competitor, I really just wanted to direct the traffic, tell them what to do, but yes, I had to step up and make some conversions,” Linda said.

“But the girls made it easy, we all gelled, we clicked together well, if someone was off a couple of shots, we backed each other up.

“It was a lovely feeling after we won but my guts were churned up a bit until then!”

For Suburban skip Rhonda Tawse, it was only the second time she had played Standard Cup. “I played back in 2008 and we won in the final against South Townsville, that was very exciting,” Rhonda said.

“It was wonderful to be picked again this year and make the final.

RUNNERS UP:Suburban Townsville: Sharon McConochie, Christine Robinson, Barbara Koch, Rhonda Tawse (s) “Our closest game in our section was against Ingham, we went shot for shot over 21 ends and we had to bowl an extra end to win the section and get into the final.

“Thuringowa was a fantastic host club and we had wonderful support from our club Suburban, we all enjoyed the competition.”

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F R C O W I OF

A S E R A S T ' S N T E R BOWLS

Our first year of Fraser Coast Winter of Bowls was a great success.

women’s and men’s games across the Fraser Coast clubs.

The concept of promoting all of our great carnivals in one package was well received and rewarded with extra registrations.

A number of Carnivals were registered for ranking points, our carnivals offered total prize money of more than $50,000!

Already many have expressed interesting in being part of next year’s 2018 Fraser Coast Winter of Bowls.

The Carnivals and social days offered a range of games including social, mixed,

Pic: Chris Allard, Club Maroochy president Gary Barton and Jack Philip

Pic: Caloundra’s Tony Young

This has been an excellent Winter of Bowls for 2017 and we are expecting an even bigger 2018!

Thanks to everyone who supported us.

- Sue Lawler, Pialba Bowls Club

Pic: Peter Thomas, Sunshine Coast vice president Tim Phillips and Matio Cipolla

Pic: Burrum Heads games director Maureen Wood (far left) and president Deb McGarry (far right) congratulate the winners of the club’s Winter Sun Carnival (June 21-22) Bev Underwood, Jenny Woodcroft, Sue Petersen, Kay Webster (skip). The Carnival attracted 18 teams, second place was won by a Maryborough side skipped by P Williams Pic: Baz Neil, Ray & Fay Whittaker and Graeme McDonald

Pic: Fraser Coast Winter of Bowls, supporters at Hervey Bay Boat Club, Mick Thompson, Warren Dawes, visitor WA, Karen Parker, Margaret Hall, Vee Pidgeon, Chris Hutchinson, Garry Parker, Leanne Meikle, visitor WA, Alan Taylor, Greg Bean, visitor VIC, Laurie Bean, Kenny Wells

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Pic: Peter Dorreen (NZ), Jane Bush (Kawana) and Jo Inch (Club Maroochy)

SUNNY COAST'S C A R N I V A L B L O W O U T

R E S U LT S

MOOLOOLABA OPEN PAIRS July 3 Tony Reed & Neville Weckett (SA), Neil Fisher & Steve Cox (NZ)

The 55th annual Sunshine Coast Winter Carnival was a smashing success with a total of 1600 bowlers taking part, numbers up 500 on last year.

CALOUNDRA MIXED PAIRS July 4 Mark & Lynda Lynn (NSW) TEWANTIN NOOSA OPEN TRIPLES July 5

With 85 per cent of the participants coming from outside Queensland, it’s no surprise the lion’s share of the prize money went to interstate or overseas interests.

Mark Tonkin, Lyn Prosso, Daryl Gray CLUB MAROOCHY OPEN PAIRS July 6

But with a total prize pool of $76,000, there was still plenty to go around, and the host clubs benefited from the extra custom.

John Leighton & Dennis Arthur (VIC), Jack Philip & Chris Aldred (NZ) PELICAN WATERS MIXED PAIRS July 7

In fact, the Carnival had to be extended by six days to accommodate the explosion of interest!

Originally planned from July 3 – 13 with a total of 15 events, the Carnival was extended to July 19 and three extra events added to satisfy demand.

“I’m not surprised by the amount of players we attracted as we have great weather, very good prize money, we have a lot of fun, and it’s also very competitive, which is a great recipe for a successful carnival season,” Sunshine Coast District Bowls Assn president Geoff Osborne said.

“The real surprise this year was the numbers coming from across the ditch, more than 60 per cent of the entries were from NZ bowlers and we had some amazing talent on the greens.”

Jo Inch (Club Maroochy) & Peter Dorreen (NZ) COOLUM & WOOMBYE MEN’S PAIRS July 8

Pic: Club Kawana’s Kurt Brown and Jane Bush Host clubs hosting or supporting the 2017 Sunshine Coast Winter Bowls Carnival were Buderim, Caloundra, Club Kawana, Club Maroochy, Coolum Beach, Cooroy Community, Headland, Maleny, Mapleton, Mooloolaba, Nambour, Nambour Heights, Pacific Paradise, Palmwoods Bowling Club, Pelican Waters, Tewantin Noosa, Woombye and Yandina.

The 2018 Carnival is already in the planning!

Wayne Wrack & Steve Cox (NZ) CLUB MAROOCHY OPEN PAIRS July 9 Gary Miles & Ron Amato (SA), Chris & Scott Mc Garrity (NSW) BUDERIM OPEN PAIRS July 10 Mario Cipolla & Peter Thomas (VIC), Jo Hood & Eileen Strongman (NZ) CALOUNDRA MIXED PAIRS July 11 Mark Tonkin & Lyn Prosso (SA) CLUB MAROOCHY MIXED FOURS July 12 Mark Tonkin, Lyn Prosso, Daryl & Kaye Gray (SA) NAMBOUR & COOLUM OPEN MIXED SINGLES July 14 Allan Newman CALOUNDRA OPEN PAIRS July 17 Glenn Stoddart & Dawn Stoddart (SA) BUDERIM OPEN PAIRS July 19

Pic: Rebecca Rixon, South Australia’s Mark Tobin, Lyn Prosso, Kaye Gray, Sunshine Coast Council marketing manager Kylie Daniel, Darryl Gray (SA) and Connie Rixon

Steve Cox & Jack Philip (NZ)

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Real Estate Clash

They help us buy and sell our houses and they love our sport, almost 90 real estate agents from QLD and NSW played for state glory in the 68th Annual Interstate Real Estate Bowls Challenge (June 19-23).

It was QLD’s turn to host this year and clubs such as Solander Lake, Caboolture Lakes, Buderim, Pine Rivers Memorial and Scarborough shared the duties.

“There was something for both states in the results,” Real Estate Bowlers QLD secretary Les Elborne said. “NSW won the Turner Cup for the best aggregate score over five ‘tests’ but QLD won the Jim Yates Memorial Trophy for the best combination of daily aggregate scores and rink wins.

Solander Lake Bowls Club chairman Chris Jenkins said it was great business for the club to host the real estate bowlers’ carnival.

"There were 90 people coming in for two meals and drinks and whatever else,” Mr Jenkins said. “It was good business, they made a good speech and thanked the club.”

With NSW winning both trophies in Maitland (NSW) last year and NSW and QLD sharing the honours this year, QLD is out to win both trophies in 2018.

The 69th annual carnival will be hosted at a NSW venue at the end of April, 2018.

“It wasn’t exactly a walk over for us, there was only a 10 shot difference over five days of play across five rinks of four, so it was incredibly close, but we were thrilled with the win.

“It's only the fourth time in the history of the competition the result has been split, usually one side wins both trophies, but not this time.”

Each state fields a side of 20 (five rinks of four, playing 21 ends) and they play a test each day for five days, at five different clubs.

The combinations on the green vary each day, depending on who is feeling more competitive and who is feeling more social.

“It’s a great competition and it’s a great trip away for the bowlers, with many bringing their wives and partners,” Elborne said.

“We go to all the local tourist attractions, have lunch, employ local coach companies and we stay in motels for a week at a time, we definitely spend a fair bit of money so it's also good for the local economy.”

Pic: QLD president John Lang, QLD patron Antonia Mercorella and NSW president Bruce Hawkins Pic top: Ken Robertson,Terry Holmes, Sid Parry, Peter Watters, Noel Power, Leo Behan, Jim Bryce, Terry Gesch, Bill Corcoran, Alan Hooper, Ashley Pyle. Front, David Pluckrose, John Waterman, Bob Clarke, Aklan Cole, Bernie Carroll, Jack McErlean, Les Elborne (Secretary), John Lang (President), Rowley Steer, Les Ockendon (Treasurer)

Pic: The annual carnival is a great time for QLD and NSW Real Estate bowlers to catch up

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Uni Bowls Clash

Hopes of Griffith University seizing a back-to-back victory in Yeppoon at the 2017 annual Northern University Games (July 2-6) were dashed by a well oiled Queensland University of Technology team who claimed this year’s title as the best Uni team in Queensland.

The QUT Tigers winning combination of Jack Dickson, Thomas Land, Joshua Lewis, Lachlan Rowden, Luke Stutter, Matthew Vellacott and George Warrener stormed to victory after they defeated Griffith’s seasoned side two games to one in the final.

Tigers’ Luke Stutter says it was great to see his team finally taste victory after QUT fell short of the mark in the 2016 competition, when they finished fifth.

“It was such a great week for me and the boys, I think we did incredibly well for a bunch of dudes who haven’t really played bowls before,” Stutter said.

“This year the quality of competition was high, QUT were outstanding during all rounds, a close fought competition,” Doggett said.

“The Griffith team of new bowlers performed exceptionally well against tested and experienced opposition and I am extremely proud of their performance.

“However, at the end of the day QUT were the deserving winners of the Gold medal.”

This year’s bowls component of the Northern University Games featured 26 bowlers playing in four teams, representing QUT, Griffith, Griffith Uni Gold Coast and Australian Catholic Uni. The Northern University Games serves as a qualifier for the Australian University Games which was founded in 1993.

This year’s 24th annual Nationals will be held on the Gold Coast over six days from September 24-29.

“Lochie was an ex-Under 18 Queensland champ (2012 State Juniors U18 Singles, 2011 U18 Fours) but the rest of us haven’t played outside of the Northern Uni Games, but we are all keen for the nationals now and should make a strong showing.

“Also state bowls rep Jesse Turnbull (QLD U25s) will be available for the QUT side for Nationals, Jesse was in the 2016 Australian University Sport 'Green and Gold' merit squad after a great performance at last year’s Australian University Games in Perth, so he will be a great asset.”

QUT’s win was a setback for defending champs Griffith University who have been a strong force in the Northern University Games since their first NUG outing in 2013, in fact, Griffith has finished on top in three out of the past five challenges (2013, 2014, 2016).

It may be the swansong for Griffith team anchor, veteran Andrew ‘Big Dog’ Doggett who completes his Masters in Sports Management in October (pictured right).

Doggett has an impressive NUG record, with a tally of 125 individual match wins and only five losses over four years competitions.

He said the team would have liked another win this year but are happy with second.

Pic right: Andrew Doggett Pic top: Aden Kemp, James Borger, Troy Simkin, George Warrener, Jack Dickson (manager/captain), Lachlan Rowden, Josh Lewis, Charley O’Brien, Andrew ‘Big Dog’ Doggett, Geramie ‘Rocco’ Bruno.Front, Liam Adams, Declan Morrissy, Matthew Vellacott, Thomas Land, Vanessa Petrie, Nirupama Sivakumar and David Menczer

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Umpire with Joan Brotherton Many thoughtful and interesting questions were raised during the umpire committee’s recent visit to North QLD, which I will begin to address this month for our Bowler readers’ benefit.

Q&A

Also many questions and queries have arisen with respect to timed games and various Conditions of Play.

The main issue that arises which is a cause of consternation is: what happens when the bell is rung at the required time, and specifically, immediately after the jack has been delivered?

Firstly, let me explain that the bell simply means that the players are playing their final end as the time for the game has expired, not that the game has come to an instant end.

Therefore Law 10 – improper delivery of the jack – applies to the situation that most players query.

They have placed the mat and delivered the jack and it goes in the ditch as the bell rings.

This is classed as an incomplete end and therefore the end has to be completed according to the Laws.

Law 10.2 states – if a player improperly delivers the jack, the opposing player must place the mat as described in Law 6.1.1 and redeliver the jack, making sure it is centred, but the opposing player must not play first.

Therefore it is possible that Law 10.3 may also happen and both leads have improperly delivered the jack and it is placed on the tee and the end is continued.

During that end it is important for both umpire (and player) to be aware of the Conditions of Play for the event, as most Conditions state that if the end is made dead after the bell, the jack will be respotted as per either Laws 56.5.2 or 56.5.3.

In most (but not all) Conditions of Play, Law 56.5.3 applies, which is the One re-spot position.

Some Conditions also state that if the end is made dead, it is replayed, and if it is made dead again, it is re-spotted on the tee.

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Section 2.3 – Bowl and Jack Displacement: For questions about Displacements, your go-to place is the Law Book, Pages 46 to 57, as well as Appendix C, which shows various charts relating to situations and actions.

Things to remember to assist with Section 2.3 are: “Displacement” means the interference with any part of the head of a bowl or jack. If the displacement is caused by a player on the rink, it is the opposition that fixes it and there is no discussion or argument.

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IMPORTANT Regarding damaged bowls, there are a number of situations the umpire must take into account before making a decision.

Law 31 – Damaged bowls: 31.1 If a bowl is damaged during the course of play, the umpire must decide if a replacement bowl is needed.

31.2 If a bowl that has been struck by another bowl during the course of play splits into pieces, the end must be declared dead.

31.3 In the circumstances described in Laws 31.1 and 31.2, the damaged bowl must be replaced by another bowl from the SAME SET before the start of the next or replayed end as appropriate.

Neutral displacement is settled by agreement between the contestants, whether singular or by a team representative.

31.4 If a bowl at rest in the rink of play splits into pieces without having been struck by another bowl, the bowl must be replaced with another bowl from the SAME SET and the end continued.

What happens if you are called to the rink of play because the jack or bowl has been damaged?

31.5 If a damaged bowl cannot be replaced by another bowl from the same set, all bowls in the damaged set must be replaced with bowls from a DIFFERENT SET.

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Law 30 – Damaged Jack: 30.1 If the jack is damaged during the course of play, the umpire must decide if a replacement jack is needed.

30.2 If a replacement jack is needed, the end will be declared dead and Law 20 will apply, in particular Law 20.3.

Law 20 – Dead End: 20.3 If the skips or opponents in Singles or the umpire declare an end dead, the first to play in that end must also play first when the end is replayed.

So it is important that you are aware of all the Conditions of Play, as they can vary considerably.

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Is anyone permitted to place a cloth on the green or even a lifter to indicate position and/or leave it there to indicate where a skip requires a bowl to finish?

Not allowed - Law 34 – Objects on the green: Under no circumstances, other than those described in Laws 14, 18, 41, 49 and 56.5, must any object be placed on the bank, the green, in the ditch, on the jack, on a bowl or anywhere else to help a player.

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE? Email your umpiring conundrum to Joan via media@bowlsqld.org

DEVELOPMENT More on Law 34 Objects on the Green

SECONDARY SCHOOLS CUP

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United Bowls Club at United Sports Club, Ipswich is looking forward seeing their student bowlers in action at the 2018 State Secondary Schools Cup, which returns to Pine Rivers Memorial Bowls Club on the first weekend of the September school holidays (September 16-17).

Here is a great link to find help for how to sort your club paperwork:

Districts around QLD are in the process of finalizing their Secondary School Cup candidates.

RBM - CENTRAL QLD

BPL CUP BPL Cup rounds are underway at clubs around Queensland which will proceed to district and zone finals ahead of the National final at Club Pine Rivers during the ‘pro’ BPL06 (November 14-17).

Pic: Cloth on the green indicating where to get another shot

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bowls.com.au/club support There is plenty of step-by-step information and templates about how to work out a club mission statement and strategic plan, budget etc.

Bowls Australia has conducted interviews to fill the role of the departed Central QLD Regional Bowls Manager Peter Nixon.

Peter has agreed to stay on part time in the CQ RBM role until a new appointment is made.

SCHOOLS CUP IN SIGHTS STATE FINAL : SEPT 16-17 : CLUB PINE RIVERS United Sports Club general manager John Dodrill said many local schools had been bowling at United for years, including boys from Ipswich Grammar (pictured).

“They’re really good and competitive bowlers, they do bowls as part of their PE course and they ask good questions about the future of the sport and they’re interested in how to promote the benefits of sport,” Mr Dodrill said.

Pic: Lifter on the green showing where the shot is required

Pic: Getting in some practice at United this week were Ipswich Grammar School’s Lachlan Glew and Jacob Busch.

Pic: Players indicting that the bowl did not stop where the cloth or lifter was!!

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ON THE THE LAWN LAWN ON WITH MULLINS MULLINS LAWYERS LAWYERS WITH

Lending money money to to family? family? Make Make sure sure you you don’t don’t regret regret it it Lending

Curt Schatz, Curt Schatz, MANAGING PARTNER MANAGING PARTNER

For this edition I am For this edition I am pleased to share an article pleased to share an article by my colleague, Partner by my colleague, Partner Michael Klatt. Michael is an Michael Klatt. Michael is an esteemed Wills & Estates esteemed Wills & Estates lawyer with more than 25 lawyer with more than 25 years of experience and years of experience and TM was named Best Lawyers was named Best LawyersTM 2018 Edition Wealth 2018 Edition Wealth Management / Succession Management / Succession Planning Practice “Lawyer Planning Practice “Lawyer of the Year” in Brisbane. of the Year” in Brisbane.

Michael has written an Michael has written an article on the topic of article on the topic of loaning money to family. loaning money to family.

Whether you or someone Whether you or someone that you know is considering that you know is considering loaning money to family, it loaning money to family, it is important to know how is important to know how to guarantee that person to guarantee that person is true to their word and is true to their word and repays the loan. repays the loan.

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We were reminded of how a family loan We were reminded how a family wrong loan in Important considerations when loaning money arrangement can goofdevastatingly Important considerations when loaning money arrangement can go devastatingly in a case that attracted a lot of mediawrong attention • Written evidence helps prove the terms of a aearlier case this that year. attracted a lot ofelderly media parents attention • Written evidence helps of loan a It involved verbal agreement.

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The club hosted the popular $2400 Reef & Beef Men’s Triples on June 10-11 and they’re now gearing up to host the

Chermside, Aug 27-30 popular annual Straddie 10,000 over four days (Mon Aug 21 - Thurs Aug 24).

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Moama NSW BQ Secondary Schools Cup Pine Rivers, Sep 16-17 Pine Rivers Junior Classic Pine Rivers, Sept 18 – 20 Australian U18 Champs NSW, Sep 30-Oct 2

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TWAMLEY CUP New Farm’s Twamley Cup held in October each year honours a pioneer of the women’s game Mrs Maud Twamley who was the foundation president of QLD Ladies Bowling Assn (QLBA) from 1930.

Nominations for the 2017 Women’s Fours event are open, with a new naming rights sponsor AVEO Newstead.

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Coaching with BQ’s George ‘Minibus’ Franklin

THORPY

NATS begone!

THE ART OF BANISHING NEGATIVE ANXIOUS THOUGHTS The mind game is the most difficult part of your game to improve: How do you learn to ignore the things you cannot control and devote energy only to the things you can control.

The second tip is to understand your Pre-Shot Routine and concentrate on the shot at hand, one shot at a time, to help diminish and control NATs from planting seeds of doubt.

The first step is goal setting: Write down the things about your game that you think you can control and a separate list of those you cannot control.

I have been very fortunate over the years to train very successful bowlers.

Some days even the things that are within your power to control seem to take on more difficult aspects than the day before.

The aspect of the game that plays with most bowlers’ heads is the ‘luck’ element.

It is very difficult not to let disappointment show if you see your opponent consistently getting a result from wicking off other bowls and getting ‘shot’, or pushing up a bowl six meters short to obtain ‘shot’.

This has a negative effect on your game – not the fact of it happening but the fact it is hard not to get stuck on the unfairness of it all when you are on the wrong side of Lady Luck.

If you allow the victim mentality to set in, we coaches say you are under the control of NATs - Negative Anxious Thoughts.

The main difference between this group and other bowlers is their ability and willingness to devote time and energy to the mental aspect of their game.

These bowlers all understand that achieving a goal takes sacrifice and a great deal of hard work, sometimes for years before a goal is achieved.

The third tip to erase NADs is to set achievable goals for your bowls life, working through the SMART acronym: S (Simple/Specific) This provides a clear focus.

M (Measurable) By writing your goals down, they will be believable and observable, this allows you to objectively gauge your progress.

A (Achievable) Consider the difference between ‘difficult’ and ‘challenging but possible’.

R (Realistic) Consider current skill and performance levels, time availability, motivation and other commitments.

Once these NATs take control of the mental aspect of your game, you are on a road to nowhere…

T (Time) Goals should fit into a time frame, set small goals and achieve those before progressing.

Luck plays a big part in all sports and it is the athletes who make conscious choices to rid NATs from their minds when luck is running against them who triumph in the end, through sheer force of their mental strength and directed thoughts.

Setting SMART goals minimises your chances of being dogged by NATs.

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We coaches say the simplest way to improve your game and beat your opponent is to make less mistakes than they do, and with less NATs to distract

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