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CONTENTS

Cover Under 18 Queenslanders

Volume 41 Issue 7

10 – Club Helensvale’s 5 a Side

12 – Broadbeach keeping nice ‘n cool

22 – Ladies day at Chinchilla

21 – $10,000 draws crowd to Monto

12 Under 18 Test Series

27 Toowoomba’s Pairs Carnival

The new look U18 Queensland team faced off against NSW last month

Thrilling finish to the Open Classic Pairs Carnival

23 Pennant Conditions of Play

28 jackaroos best performing at 10-Nations

Umpire Joan talks about the importance of the conditions of play

Jackaroos walk away with medal stash

24 Update from Rocky

34 How to use centering in bowls

Rockhampton looks to the future

BQ Coach Thorpy discusses the centering technique in bowls

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From the President and watch the under 18’s test series

Ferny Grove Ladies 2 Bowl Triples

between Qld and NSW that was held at

By Vince Knaut

with BQ’s Peter Williamson

The highlight of the month was to attend

Capalaba Bowls Club. Some very close games, however, Qld were not to be the victors this year. This has given our selectors a chance to have a number of new players enter the system and a chance for them to represent Qld at the Bowls Australia U/18’s open to be held in September, also at Capalaba Bowls Club.

The selectors have been busy putting

Ferny Grove ladies Lunch

On the green at Ferny Grove

together teams to play in the Senior Sides Championships to be held in South Australia again in October this year.

The South vs North Test series is still under discussion, to be held later in the year in the northern region of the state.

By now the new Artificial Devices Policy issued by Bowls Australia and forwarded

by BQ to Districts and Clubs will have been received. A number of queries, in particular on the Bowlers Arm, have been received and will be forwarded to Bowls Australia.

Congratulations from all at BQ to Andrew Howie, RBM Gold Coast, who has been moved into the position of Events and Competitions Manager at Bowls Australia.

Peter Williamson

Noelene Christie and Judy Schultz

Patsi Saunders, Sandra Sanderson, Karen Perkins & president Cheryl LeCerf

The Ferny Grove Ladies Bowling Club recently held a 2 Bowl Triples Carnival with sets play and a power play end, consisting of three games, with two sets of eight ends a one end tie break if it was one set all. The power play end, nominated at the start of each set, brought about hoots of laughter across the greens.

Players came from clubs across Brisbane and as far away as Bribie Island. The day began with morning tea and a sumptuous spread provided by the members of Ferny Grove.

Congratulations to Patsi Saunders, Sandra Sanderson, Karen Perkins and president Cheryl LeCerf who were the winners on the day.

Keith and Alan of our Ferny Grove Club had developed a computer program to electronically manage the scoring, which identified winners and round winners and enabled scoring to be completed efficiently and in quick smart time.

Ferny Grove is very grateful to Regis Aged Care, Maverick Travel and Anton Brown Funerals, who were our valued sponsors for the day.

Overall the day was a huge success. Organisers identified a few areas for minor improvement that will make the carnival bigger and better in 2019. So, ladies keep an eye on our Ferny Grove Ladies bowls calendar for your next fun day with us.

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CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie Australian Open Bowls Australia have decided on new dates for the 2019 Australian Open by swapping the event with the scheduled Asia Pacific Games which will also be held on the Gold Coast.

The 2019 Australian Open will be staged across the Gold Coast from June, 1-14 with the Asia Pacific Championships now to be held from June, 18-28.

Following consultation with event partners Tourism and Events Queensland, City of Gold Coast, World Bowls and Bowls QLD, Bowls Australia has elected to amend the dates of the two competitions, switching the order in which they are played to allow the Australian Open to be utilised as a lead-in event for international competitors.

2018

Cunningham District champs

By Helen Wood-Bradley

The 2019 QLD District Sides and State Championships will also be held on the Gold Coast from May, 8-11 for District Sides and May, 13-26 for State Championships.

Secondary Schools Cup Schools are currently playing off around the state to advance to the State Secondary Schools Cup Finals to be held at Club Pine Rivers on August, 30-31. Thank you to our Bowls Australia RBMs for assisting with this event and well done to clubs who have been active in running school programs at their venue.

New Role Congratulations to South East QLD RBM Andrew Howie who has been promoted to the role of Bowls Australia Events Manager after Mark Casey resigned recently. Andrew will transition out of his RBM role into the new position during the start of August in time to coordinate the Australian Indoor Singles at Tweed Heads from August, 20-23. Mark has taken up a position as Director/CEO of the new bowls event “Ultimate Bowls Championship” which is set to start in 2019.

QLD Under 18 Team Well done to our QLD U18 team who fought hard and conducted themselves well versus NSW in July at the Capalaba Sports Club. Both our boys’ and girls’ teams lost their series, but this was valuable experience for them all prior to the Australian Junior Championships that will be held from October, 3-5. Thank you to the Capalaba Sports Club for being a fantastic host for this national event and we look forward to seeing the action at their club in October. Thank you to team coach/managers Greg Bostock and Christina Pavlov for their time and dedication to the team.

Senior Sides Congratulations to all players selected to represent QLD in the Australian Senior Sides (Over 60s) competition which will be held in Wallaroo and Moonta in South Australia during October.

QLD Multi Disability Championships Entry forms are out for the Multi-Disability State Championships which will be held at the Chermside Bowls Club from September, 9–13 (this may finish on the 12th depending on entries received). Entry forms can be found at www.bowlsqld.org.

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The Cunningham District Champion of Club Champion finals have led to some great results for the men.

Swifts bowler Jay Cross has defended his District Singles Championship title after a great run against Tarragindi’s Gary Groeger.

Another Swifts team consisting of former state junior representative Zac Adams and 2017 Champion of Club Champions Singles champ Chris Mudd, managed to prevail over Algester’s team of Steve Blake and Mitch Mears in the pairs final.

Showing his fighting spirit, Mitch Mears sought revenge over the fours team of Josh Haira, Gary Ayre, Jay Cross and district skip Graeme Hooper from Swifts.

Mears skipped the Algester team of Curtis Black, Alex Harman (substitute for Greg Robbie) and Jason Crockett to a hotly contested victory which denied the Swifts Club a clean sweep of the finals.

The first of the women’s events saw the Club of Club Champions Singles event run and won by Linda Brack of United, who defeated last year’s champion Susan Connellan of Jindalee.

Linda displayed consistently outstanding bowls throughout the competition, having beaten fellow district representatives Teresa Smedley (Algester) and Helen Wood-Bradley (Darra Cementco) in close matches.

Teresa Smedley will be searching for the Champion of Club Champion Pairs title, and both Linda Brack and Helen Wood-Bradley will be contesting the fours title in the coming weeks.

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$100,000 up for grabs at BPL 08 The next BPL promises to be as enthralling as the last with the competition heading to one of the top clubs in the country, Club Pine Rivers who will welcome the eight franchises once again from November, 13-16. The last instalment of the BPL, which took place across the ditch at Nae Nae in Wellington, New Zealand, saw Club Helensvale take out the $25,000 first place prize.

BPL07 Winners Club Helensvale in Wellington, NZ

Nestled in the Brisbane North/Caboolture bowls region the club features state-of-the-art facilities including two magnificently roofed greens with two synthetic greens, allowing for play to continue under all conditions.

Past winners:

In 2010, Club Pine Rivers completed $6 million dollar renovations making it the one of the most established bowls and social venues in Brisbane and is a recipient of multiple ‘Queensland Bowls Club of the Year’ awards.

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The BPL continues to grow in popularity with bowls fans and is helping to flip the perception of lawn bowls on its head with lightning quick matches, where results can be turned almost instantly in the high-energy, fast paced 70-minute matches.

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Reigning 5 a side champions, Broadbeach Bulls

2018 Club Helensvale National $60,000 Club 5 a Side The excitement and buzz around town is beginning to build as Club Helensvale prepares to stage the 12th annual National $60,000 Club 5 A Side event, to be held in September, 3-6.

Flapper brothers, South Australia’s Adelaide crew another dark horse to watch, while the pride of the Apple Isle will lie in the hands of the Burnie Boys.

Highly regarded throughout the bowls world as one of the most prestigious, lucrative and toughest club events on the circuit, the 2018 instalment is set to be another blockbuster battle with twenty clubs and a multitude of bowls stars already eager to take to the greens.

The first ever international club side and the runners up in 2017, the Eastbourne Eagles, are again crossing the ditch keen to take the silverware and title back to New Zealand shores for the first time.

After coming agonisingly close last year, the motivation to go one step further is sure to keep these boys toward the top of the leader board.

The full field of illustrious clubs and competitors will be finalised in midAugust, so keep your eyes on the Club Helensvale Facebook page and website to keep up to date with all the info.

Also on the Facebook page will be live streamed action of the event, so make sure you’ve ‘Liked’ Club Helensvale’s page to be alerted to each live round.

Further challengers for the title and $20,000 first place prize will come from all corners of the country with the return of WA’s Cambridge Knights side, NSW’s Cabramatta Bullants to be led by Commonwealth Games Singles Gold Medallist Aaron Wilson, Victoria’s Essendon team to include the talented

Helensvale can’t wait to welcome all of the fabulous competing teams, supporters and spectators for what’s sure to be another feast of bowls for all to enjoy. Action is set to kick off with the ever-popular Calcutta evening and live draw on Sunday September, 2 from 6pm - let the games begin!

Spearheading the list of ‘favourites for the title’ this year will be the defending champions Broadbeach Bulls, led by their favourite Canadian son and reigning Australian Open Singles Champion Ryan Bester. The Bulls team remains unchanged from last year and they will no doubt go in to the tournament as the side to beat.

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Bryan Forsyth believes My Health Record is important for future healthcare

My Health Record – your health in your hands Lawn bowler Bryan Forsyth can tell you a thing or two about bowls.

And he’s also got a few tips about My Health Record.

“I definitely won’t be opting out, as I believe that it’s really important that our health care information is easily available if you need it,” Bryan said.

“You might have an accident or fall over in a shopping centre, and if you go to hospital, they will have your medical records straight away, making it easier to treat you.

“As you get older, you also forget what medications you’re on.

It’s taken me three years to remember mine. If I travel round Australia or go overseas, I can still find out my important health information,” Bryan said.

My Health Record brings together health information such as medical conditions, medicines, allergies and test results which are stored securely online. It can also contain your immunisation history, whether you choose to be an organ donor, and you can also upload your Advanced Care Plan.

›› Because healthcare providers have access to clinical information prepared and shared by other health professionals, they may have a more detailed picture with which to make clinical decisions, diagnose and provide treatment.

For those that require assistance accessing your My Health Record, you can nominate someone that you trust to act on your behalf or you can ask your doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers involved in your care to add information to your record.

If you want a My Health Record, it will be automatically created for you by the end of this year, unless you tell us you don’t want one by 15 October, 2018.

For more information: Myhealthrecord.gov.au or call the Help line on 1800 723 471

It’s your choice about which medical professional can see your My Health Record, and what information you wish to share with the healthcare providers involved in your care.

Some key things to remember about My Health Record: ›› Your important healthcare information is available online, and easily accessible by you, your doctors, specialists or hospitals. ›› When moving interstate or travelling, the information can be viewed securely online. ›› In emergency situations, treating doctors can view information such as current medications and Advance Care Plans to provide the appropriate treatment quickly. ›› You don’t need to remember the dates of tests or medicine names or dosages as you can access them online through the My Health Record website.

(l-r) Bob Scott, Barry Young, Bryan Forsyth and Roland Aiken are all supportive of My Health Record

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My Health Record has various safeguards in place to protect your information.

Personally controlled It’s your choice who sees your My Health Record and what’s in it.

This year, you will get a My Health Record unless you tell us you don’t want one by 15 October 2018.

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New shades keep

Since the beginning, Broadbeach Bowls Club’s Barry Gilbert and his wife Colleen have striven to ensure the club remains a showpiece venue for their sport by maintaining a high standard of excellence both inside and out.

After hosting April’s hugely-successful Commonwealth Games, Gilbert knew he needed to replace the ageing greenside sun shades before the club played host to the prestigious Blue Diamond Pairs and the Australian Open which were both less than two months away.

“What we had planned had never been done before,” Gilbert said.

In the back of his mind, Gilbert knew what he wanted.

We knew we needed to have some of the shades designed to be retractable to allow the sun on the green and be placed in a way that they would not block viewing from the Clubhouse.

All good ideas but where to look to find someone not only capable of turning that into a reality but within such a short time frame?

He was the ideas man while his wife had colours firmly in mind.

“We knew all along that after the Commonwealth Games we were going to have to replace and upgrade,” Gilbert said.

“I was keen for a beachy/wave look to fit in with the coastline which is so close to the club and very much part of what we have always sought to achieve,” he said.

“It was something we had planned to do ourselves but we approached the Gold Coast City Council who agreed to come on board as part of the agreement we

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had with GOLDOC to return the club to the same state it was before the Games.

“The council, understandably, wanted three quotes. They all came back pretty much the same but one stood out.”

Enter Dave Furneaux from Gold Coastbased Shadex Industries.

No Johnny-cum-lately in the shade business, this was still a challenge despite being able to point to a long list of clubs - at the last count around 1500 - who had benefited from the Shadex expertise over these past 30 years as they supplied and, in many cases, installed sun protection at bowling clubs across Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada.

The result was a stunning transformation in an ‘out with the old, in with the new’ approach which left all parties happy.

“It is unbelievable how quickly the job was done,” Gilbert said.

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Broadbeach cool Barry Gilbert and Dave Furneaux enjoying the shade under the branded “Broadbeach Bulls” new Riviera covers

Furneaux was under no misapprehension as he quoted for the $120,000 challenge.

“We were invited to quote on March, 26 but we could not properly access the site until May 4,” Furneaux said.

“We were very aware of what was coming up at Broadbeach and how tight the time frame would be.

“It was the biggest job we have ever undertaken in perimeter shading and a real challenge.”

The shades are Australian Design Engineered and Certified, the fabric has a highUV rating of 94%, are flame proof and the entire project comes with a Shadex Industry-leading seven-year shade warranty.

“We wanted to ensure as high a rating as possible given the sunny conditions on the Gold Coast,” Furneaux said.

They wanted the new Riviera design and Colleen adamant on what colour she wanted, even though their design and colour was not in the Shadex range.

Furneaux, English-born but living in Australia ‘for most of my life’ apart from a time in Christchurch, New Zealand, has never played bowls but has owned Shadex Industries since 2001, using his engineering background to good effect and improving the shade design and longevity.

Not only did they have to be pretty to look at, they also had to be functional and long-lasting.

“I am an extremely pedantic guy, but Clint (Dave’s right-hand man of 16 years) is even worse than me.

Barry and Colleen knew what they wanted.

“He is a perfectionist and certainly the right man for the installation job - as all clubs he has worked at will testify!”

They needed to be just that plus some in meeting such a deadline.

“We were just four hours past the desired deadline in finishing this project, that’s after four weeks of working 12-hour days, six days a week, starting from scratch and working with what was to be brand new and unique design,” Furneaux said.

Unlike other designs, the whole lot of these shades here can be taken away with nothing left protruding out of the ground – a safety and aesthetic feature of the design – to be easily re-installed.

“All the posts, baseplates, ground plates, bolts and welds are stainless steel.

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All fabrics are made from heavy grade 325gsm material for superior sun protection and longevity,” said Furneaux.

To produce something both functional and easy to look at, a total of 102 canopies using 124 posts were installed by Shadex, who worked closely with Tim of Edge Consulting Engineers, Rick from Aspect Awnings and Russell at Coastal Powder Coating to produce the shade canopies on time.

And, as a gift from Shadex to the club in of respect for the Gilberts’ achievements, the rampant bull logo of the Broadbeach Bulls has been laser cut into the gusset of each of the centrepiece Riviera shades.

The last word came from Barry Gilbert who also paid tribute to the role played by Council.

“Everyone says the club looks fantastic,” he said.

“I have had people who live in high rises across the road saying just how good it all looks and how well it sets off the club.

“It is something we are all very happy with, while Dave Furneaux and his Shadex team have a showpiece they can be very proud of indeed.”

Article courtesy Inside Bowls Magazine

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Team manager Christina Pavlov, Hannah Ogden (Bargara), Caysee Wilson (Kawana), Zayah Morgan (Capalaba), Isabella Lawson (Enoggera), Nick Cahill, Jake Rynne (Nth Toowoomba), Kane Nelson (Belmont Services), Brad Flegler (Enoggera), Team manager Greg Bostock, BQ President Peter Williamson. Front Kyandra Kelly (Tin Can Bay), Carl Flegler (Enoggera)

U18 State Team Debutantes Bowls Queensland president Peter Williamson was on hand at the Queensland vs New South Wales Under 18 Test Series to present Queensland’s six debutants with their state representative badges. As new members of the Queensland team, they have joined the illustrious ranks of some the biggest stars in the sport including Kelsey Cottrell, Lynsey Clarke and Mark Casey who have all been former members of the U18 side.

Greg Bostock, Christina Pavlov & BQ President Peter Williamson

The six debutants were:

Bradley Flegler

Zayah Morgan

Carl Flegler

(Enoggera)

(Capalaba)

(Enoggera)

Hannah Ogden

Caysee Wilson

Kyandra Kelly

(Bargara)

(Kawana)

(Tin Can Bay)

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A tough series for Queensland 16 queensland bowler august 2018

It was a tough but valuable first outing for the new look Queensland U18 team who competed against the New South Wales juniors at the annual Queensland vs New South Wales Under 18 Test Series at Capalaba Bowls Club (July, 8 - 10).

The Queensland girls finished as the best performing side of the series for Queensland after they drew two tests and lost the second one. Girls’ team manager Christina Pavlov said although the girls had been unable to pull off the series win they had all learned a lot.

“We lost the first test but had an absolute nail biter in the triples played by Hannah Ogden (Bargara), Zayah Morgan (Capalaba) and Caysee Wilson (Kawana), which we managed to just clinch by one shot,” Pavlov said.

“We had a total of four new debutants in a five-girl team, so they haven’t had much experience playing together, however, they worked well together and really showed great team spirit.

“We came up against a tough New South Wales side and I think there was a bit of nerves in that first, test but as you can see from the shot margin the team got better and better as the series went on and it gave us the chance to test out new formations.”

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“All credit to NSW who played some very good bowls, some great conversion shots and they were the better team in this year’s series.

“Well done to Queensland too, you could see the team improving as the series went on.

The second test for the girls saw them close the margin to just 22 shots despite only finishing with one winning rink in the test. Hannah Ogden and Enoggera’s Isabella Lawson secured a 23-12 win against NSW’s Erin Swatridge and Rebekah Lord.

The third test proved to be the girls’ best performance, they finished with another draw after winning in the pairs and singles games and were only down by 13 shots, which secured them their second draw of the series.

In the boys’ series, New South Wales finished as the victors to claim their ninth straight win of the Interstate Challenge Shield after they picked up two test wins and drew the second test.

It was a tough first test out of the gate for the maroon boys, who conceded every game to NSW despite a valiant effort in the singles by North Toowoomba’s junior powerhouse Jake Rynne, who was pipped at the post by Jono Davis in their excruciatingly close 20-21 game.

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Test number two afforded Queensland a bit more breathing room with substantial wins in the triple and fours disciplines, but the Blues outperformed them in the singles and pairs to tie the test.

Queensland had everything on the line for the third and final test of the series. With one win and one draw, they needed to secure the third to collect the series silverware but only managed to finish with a 16-13 win in the triples which gave the NSW the series win.

Boys’ team manager Greg Bostock said it had been a good learning experience for the young side and a great help for the selectors who had used the series to help work out the best combinations for the upcoming nationals.

“The whole team was exemplary on and off the green which was great to see as it means they understand what is expected of them when they’re representing their state which is very important,” Bostock said.

“I think it was a bit daunting at first for them, but they did play some great games, we had some really good results and I think we really rattled their cages at some points throughout the series.

“I’d also really like to thank Capalaba Sports Club for their hospitality and great service throughout the series, the greens have been fantastic and everyone has been incredibly helpful which has made for a great series.”

Queensland will return to Capalaba Sports Club in October for the 2018 Australian Under-18 Championships (Oct, 3-5).

Congratulations to NSW who walked away with the titles this year – we’ll get you next time NSW!

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20 v 21 3 Singles

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16 v 13

0 Triples

Fours 0 11 v 16 3 Fours RESULTS 3rd TEST -17 +17 - winner NSW 3 9 SERIES RESULT NSW WIN

scores FIRST TEST 3 21 v 17 0 Singles 0 4 v 26 3 Pairs 3 16 v 15 0 Triples 0 5 v 20 3 Fours +32 RESULTS 1st -32 TEST - DRAW 6 6 Singles Pairs Triples Fours

Singles Pairs Triples Fours RESULTS 2nd TEST - WINNER NSW Singles Pairs Triples Fours RESULTS 3rd TEST - Draw

SECOND TEST 0 4 v 21 3 23 v 12 0 12 v 16 0 9 v 21

3 0 3 3

-22

+22

3

9

THIRD TEST 3 21 v 17 3 15 v 9 0 9 v 18 0 6 v 20 -13 +13

0 0 3 3

SERIES RESULT 6 - NSW WIN

Singles Pairs Triples Fours

NEW SOUTH WALES

QUEENSLAND

Back row: Bradley Flegler, Nick Cahill, Carl Flegler, Kane Nelson, Jake Rynne Front row: Isabella Lawson, Hannah Ogden, Kyandra Kelly, Zayah Morgan, Caysee Wilson

girls

Singles Pairs Triples Fours

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New Dalby champs To win one District Champion of Champions title is enough of a challenge for your average bowler, but not for Springsure’s Julie-Ann Johnson who took out three titles at Leichardt’s 2018 District Champion of Champions finals.

Johnson took on the singles discipline at Clermont Bowls Club on July, 7 and was up against two representative bowlers from Emerald and Dysart.

The singles final knockout saw Johnson sitting out of the first game on a bye while Emerald’s Gwen Crampton took on Roxy Barbagallo (Dysart) to win 25-20.

The Springsure bowler emerged victorious with a 25-9 win over Crampton that placed Johnson in the history books as the first

Springsure women to win a Leichardt District Champion of Champions title since 2011.

The win follows her Champion of Champions pairs title with Colleen Kelly and the fours title with Kelly, Shae Spencer and Lou Harris.

“To have a Springsure women’s team in all three events for zones is a huge achievement, not just for the club but for the other girls who I’m greatly proud of,” Johnson said.

Colleen Kelly & Julie-Ann Johnson

Julie-Ann Johnson with all three winners badges

“The girls are a joy to play with and it has just been a pleasure to have good teammates.”

Johnson will soon head to the zone finals at Moranbah Bowls Club with her Springsure teammates to compete against the winners of Mackay District.

L to R: Jules Johnson, Colleen Julie-Ann Johnson, Gwen Kelly, Shae Spencer Far back Crampton (singles r/up) right: Louisa Harris president Roxy Barbagallo.

Way to go Dalby!

Way to go Wondai!

Congratulations to Dalby’s Stephen Savage and Joel Smith who won their Champion of Champions Pairs title after they defeated Miles’s Wally Rinehart and Tim Wise in the Grand Final at Chinchilla Bowls Club. Thanks to the Chinchilla Club for hosting this event.

Image: Pete Ward

“A” Pairs Champion of Champion Results Round 1 - Dalby 28 def Jandowae 11, Miles 27 def North Dalby 18 Semi-Finals - Dalby 19 def Tara 15, Miles 27 def Chinchilla 14 Grand Final - Dalby (Joel Smith & Stephen Savage) 26 def Miles (Wally Rinehart & Tim Wise) 15

Images: Julie Jones

Congratulations to the Men’s Fours from the Wondai Bowls Club who claimed the recent Burnett District Champion of Champions title after defeating Kingaroy and Murgon, then winning against Tansey.

Stephen Savage & Joel Smith with the Champion of Champions Shield

Tim Wise & Wally Rinehart (Miles) Stephen Savage & Joel Smith (Dalby)

Stephen Savage & Joel Smith

Jacob Nelson and his father Gregory Nelson from Belmont Services defeated Logan City and progressed through to the final of the Gateway District Champion of Champions Pairs competition where they defeated Manly in a close 20-18 game. “It was a very proud moment to achieve this with Jacob,” Gregory Nelson said.

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Wondai’s wonder boy Meet Evan O’Rourke, Wondai’s singles, pairs and fours club champion.

Image: Pete Ward

Nelson duo bring it in for Belmont

been doing? $10,000 on the line in Monto

By Bronwyn Torrens

Monto Bowls Club’s annual Men’s Fours competition attracted some fierce competition (June, 30 - July, 1) with plenty of strong teams in the mix including Australian Indoor qualifier Alex Murtagh’s team and another team with Blue Opal singles winner Kurt Brown.

Teams travelled from all over Australia to make up the field of 30 teams all vying for the $3,200 first prize bounty, which the small country club raised without help from big sponsors.

“New teams and players came to support the carnival, as well as our loyal Monto supporters who arrived to enjoy the topquality competition,” Monto’s Bronwyn Torrens said.

“We even had a team from South Australia come up to enjoy the experience after meeting some of our club mates at a Past Presidents Carnival earlier in their home state.”

This year’s winners were the combined Cleveland and Greenslopes team of Damien Stewart, David Pearson, Carl Cecchin and skip Chris Ryan who finished with five wins and 64 ends.

Winners (L to R) - David Pearson, Damien Runners-Up (L to R) - Tony Townsend, Stewart, Carl Cecchin & Chris Ryan Nick Cahill, Daniel Stanton-Cook and Keith Whaley

3rd - Damien Rideout, Steve Petsky, Peter Ivey & Alex Murtagh

“The Monto Fours proved to be another awesome event and we had the good fortune of being this year’s winners,” David Pearson said.

place went to Alex Murtagh and his team of Steve Pesky, Damien Rideout and Peter Ivey who finished on five wins and 59 ends.

“Myself, Carl, Damien and Chris took a drive to Monto Bowls Club and enjoyed the best hospitality ever.

“Put Monto on your map and come enjoy some of the best hospitality around; country clubs know how important it is to make teams welcome so players, please spread the word and hopefully this will fill our green for future carnivals,” Torrens said.

“We arrived in town just after 5.00pm on Friday, checked into the caravan park and did not touch the car again until Monday morning.

“The Monto crew were red hot with the courtesy bus and we took advantage of it to enjoy more than just a few drinks at the club.”

Second place went to Keith Whaley, skipping his team of Daniel StantonCook, Nick Cahill and Tony Townsend with five wins and 61 ends, while third

“These carnivals help us keep the doors open and the greens in tip top condition.

“Monto Club and its members appreciated the wonderful support from all of those who attended.

“We welcome all visitors and many enjoyed camping in our club surrounds in their caravans and motor homes.”

Ingham win Standard Cup North QLD District’s premier women’s fours competition, the Standard Cup (June, 25 - 27), has been won by Ingham Bowls Club in a nail-biter of a final at Wangaratta Bowls Club.

Ingham’s skip, Elsa Piotto, was thrilled to have defeated Noorla in a close 18-17 match with her fellow teammates Janice Casanovas, Luisa Di Bella and Janese Craven.

The final was dogged by rain after the first six ends which added pressure to an already tight final between the two teams.

“It was a fierce competition this year against 13 great teams fielding their club’s best four players, so there were no easy games,” Piotto said.

“It was our club’s second ever win in the competition, which is really great for our club who last won it in 2012.

“The win is a real boost for our club both in terms of prestige and financially as we will be hosting the 2019 competition as the result of our victory.”

President Lidia Marbelli, Skip Elsa Piotto, Lead Janice Casanovas, Third Luisa Di Bella and Second Janese Craven

FINAL RESULTS STANDARD CUP Winner: Ingham Bowls Club Runner-up: Noorla Bowls Club Third: Wangaratta Bowls Club august 2018 queensland bowler 21

Jenny Wood, Sue Downes, Tanya McDermott, Tanya O’Dowd, Pamela Sheehan, Regina Hyland and Laurel Ison

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Tanya O’Dowd, Regina Hyland, Pamela Sheehan and Laurel Ison

Elise, Angela, Sharon, Hayley & Barb Batchelor, Jill O’Dea, Charmaine Nixon Anje Schimpf

Imposter Jill Donnelly

Chinchilla Bowls Club held a ladies day with a difference on the green in June. The club ran a fancy-dress competition and, as you can see by the photos, the entrants took the dress code to heart and turned up in a wide array of outfits. While most of the entrants were women, there were a few “imposters” who were welcomed and joined in the fun.

Kathy Cameron, Best Dressed Single

Imposter “Jill” Reid

Anje Schimpf, Barb Batchelor, Charmaine Nixon & Jill O’Dea

It was a day filled with fun and laughter, followed by drinks, dinner and karaoke for those who stayed or whose families or friends joined them. chilla nners, the Chin Second prize wi DOLLS” R PE “PA cy en Newsag

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Back row, Jo, Caitlyn, Angela, Lilly, Elise front row Sharon, Casey and Hayley.

Umpire with Joan Brotherton

Pennant Conditions of Play As you are approaching or already have commenced playing the 2018 Pennant Season, I hope that you all have a copy and have read the 2018 Conditions of Play for Pennant as it is important that we all know the conditions and that they are carried out.

Some important questions that keep coming up, not only with regard to Pennant but other Events are:

Re-testing and re-stamping bowls

Law 52.2.3 (page 74) states: For domestic play, Member National Authorities can decide the requirements for re-testing and re-stamping bowls.

Therefore, DR.4.9 (page 122) applies: Requirement for stamps on bowls: ›› DR.4.9.1 – For events where Bowls Australia is the Controlling Body, as a minimum, all bowls must carry the stamp of the current or future calendar year in which the competition/event takes place. ›› DR.4.9.2 – For Domestic events where Bowls Australia is not the Controlling Body, the stamp of a current or future year is not required unless specified by the Controlling Body in the Conditions of Play for that event.

I hope that both these Domestic Laws clarifies when you are required or not required to have the current or future year stamp on your bowls.

Adhesive (stick-on) markings

Law 52.1.8 (page 73) states: The Controlling Body can supply adhesive (stick-on) markings for players to temporarily fix to both sides of their bowls, or allow players to use their own markings. When these markings are used: ›› 52.1.8.1 – they are part of the bowl for all purposes under the Laws of the Sport of Bowls. ›› 52.1.8.2 - there must be only one layer of markings fixed to either side of the bowl. ›› 52.1.8.3 – they must not be put over the serial number and the World Bowls Stamp which are present on the bias side of the bowl. ›› 52.1.8.4 – all bowls belonging to players within a team or side must have these markings on them and the markings must all be of the same design and colour. However, players may use markings which are different in size from those used by other players in their team or side where this is necessary due to differences in the sizes of the manufacturers’ rings on the bowls.

Also DR.4.7.4 (page 121) states: For Domestic play in Australia, adhesive (stick-on) markings (as permitted under Law 52.1.8) may cover the distinguishing mark on the bias side of the bowl.

Note: It is very important that only one adhesive sticker per side of the bowl is allowed at one time.

For example, you must remove any previous stickers before placing the new stickers on the bowls that are to be used in the current game. When checking bowls once trial ends have been completed, make sure that the stickers on the bowls match and that there is only one layer of stickers on each side of each bowl.

Bowl showing date stamp – 13 - Can use this bowl for events as stated in DR.4.9.2.

Absentee players in a side game:

Law 39.2.3 (page 58) states: For domestic play, Member National Authorities can approve regulations which are different from those mentioned in Law 39.2.2.

DR.2.5 (page 119) – Absentee players in a side game.

(Law 39.2.3) ›› 2.5.1 – If 30 minutes after the scheduled start time for a game, or sooner if the Controller Body decides, one player is absent from one or more teams in a side and no eligible substitute is available or allowed, the game must continue, however:

Bowls showing date stamp – 19 and 26. These can be used for events as stated in DR.4.9.1 and also DR.4.9.2.

2.5.1.1 – A team with an absent player plays as though the second is the missing player.

2.5.1.2 – The order of play shall be maintained by the second of the complete team playing consecutive bowls.

2.5.1.3 – Each player must use the number of bowls specified in the Conditions of Play for that event. ›› 2.5.2 – If a player has commenced the game, however is unable to continue the game and no eligible substitute or replacement player is available or allowed, play will continue as if one player is absent as per 2.5.1. ›› 2.5.3 – If an absent player arrives late, they must take their original place in the team when they arrive and enter the game at the completion of the end in progress. ›› 2.5.4 – If an eligible substitute or replacement player becomes available and is permitted by the Controlling Body they may be introduced to the game at the completion of the end in progress.

Note: This situation can and does occur when playing Pennant and if it does, the above Domestic Rules cover the situation and sets out exactly the procedures to be adopted.

Adhesive (stick-on) markings on both sides of each bowl as per Law 52.1.8.

Adhesive (stick-on) marking on the bias side of the bowl showing that it is not over the serial number and World Bowls Stamp as stated in Law 52.1.8.3.

Also DR.4.7.4 states that it may cover the distinguishing mark on the bias side of the bowl.

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Rocking ‘n rolling the bowls world in Rocky Jack Attack Winners Season 1 2018

By Bernie Gottke

Congratulations to Jae Walters, Karen Paroz and Melissa Genninges, the ‘Overarmers’, who won the 2018 final of Season 1 of Rockhampton Bowls Club’s Jack Attack program.

Jae and Karen are full members of Rockhampton and are now starting to play in our Twilight competition. Jae and Karen were also our JA ‘conveners’ for 2018 and have done a great job.

Brian Auld from the Capricornian was on hand to watch the final and to present the Capricornian Shield to the ‘Overarmers’ as well as the winners trophies.

Runners up were ‘Purple Bandits’ and they were also presented with medallions.

There is already interest in Season 2 (2018) with a number of new teams expressing interest in this fun style of lawn bowls.

The commencement dates for JA Season 2 has yet to be determined by our Bowls Committees but it may be around mid to late August 2018.

Rockhampton looks to the future

By Bernie Gottke

Last year the Rockhampton Bowls Club’s chairman Peter Tyler and myself had the opportunity to meet and confer with representatives from the Torquay Bowls Club in Victoria which won the best Club in Australia Award in 2017.

The Rockhampton Bowls Club men’s and ladies’ committees hosted a breakfast and a free morning of bowls to celebrate their members and guests

Rosemary Canning, Torquay’s secretary, called in while passing through Rockhampton on holiday and spent five hours with Peter and myself. Rosemary gave us an insight as to why they have become so successful over the past several years.

Reading all these documents will no doubt give RBC the opportunity to enhance our own documents of a similar nature and we have permission to do this as a goodwill gesture from The Victorian Torquay Bowls Club.

What became very clear was that their endeavour to operate as a business by a management committee was met with a lot of resistance from some members who were anchored in past practices of days long ago.

Following the meeting with Rosemary, the club had a phone meeting by with Selina Scoble to better formulate the club`s five-year plan. Rockhampton Bowls Club can also go from strength to strength and plans formulated for future years must be supported by future committees and members.

However, careful planning gradually received the backing of most members and the club is now incredibly successful and is going from strength to strength.

It was interesting to note that the RBC management committee is steering Rockhampton in a similar direction.

Rosemary shared Torquay’s operational documents with us; some documents were formulated by professional business consultants.

Jack Attack Winners, the ‘Overarmers’ team of Jae Walters, Karen Paroz, Melissa Genninges & Capricornian business and development manager, Brian Auld.

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The documents included a strategic bowls plan, marketing procedures, hire terms and conditions, charity activities and code of conduct for members, standards and behaviour, bowls etiquette, twilight history, profile of bowls, pennants information requirements, membership and volunteers.

The Torquay Bowls Club has this commitment by having a management structure that has the power to operate as a business and is supported by its members.

Rockhampton could revise our structure to also have the power to operate as a business and be supported by the members.

We are in a great demographic position to do this.

In appreciation of our members supporting their club and the longterm visitors from the south, the management committee with help from the men’s and ladies’ committees held a free breakfast and a free morning of bowls.

Club Mergers and Diversification of Revenue Streams – How to stay relevant Recently, we’ve seen a number of clubs seeking to ‘scale-up’ their club by merging with another club or partnering with another community or private group. We discuss the options, and the costs/benefits of each, below.

Mergers Merger options include merging with a similar club, amalgamating with a larger licensed club that is not a bowls club, or seeking private investment/management.

When considering amalgamation, being proactive and exploring your options early is critical. If a club is considering merging due to financial pressure and delays making such a decision, the club will likely find itself in a weaker bargaining position with fewer options.

A common avenue for amalgamation is to merge with a neighbouring bowls club. This has the benefit of consolidating membership bases of a similar demographic and ensures members do not have far to travel to attend the merged club.

Usually the clubs pool their assets, operate out of one venue and sell off any remaining assets. Where one of the clubs owns its own freehold land, often the merged entity moves to the venue that is a Council leasehold (or similar tenure) so the freehold land can be sold off, generating cash for investment in the new merged club.

Diversification Another recent trend has seen bowls clubs merging with other licensed clubs – particularly RSL, leagues and general

sporting clubs. The other club will generally purchase the bowls club’s freehold land, or take over its Council lease, and take over responsibility for operating the licensed clubhouse premises and maintaining the bowls greens.

The bowls club members will become members of the other club, but the bowls club can still continue to exist as an independent entity in its own right.

This allows it to continue with its own elections and committee, running its own competitions, and continuing affiliation with Bowls Qld and the relevant district – without having to move to another site, merge with a neighbouring bowls club, or manage a licensed club business operation.

We have also increasingly seen private investment in bowls clubs. This occurs when a bowls club sells its freehold land to a private entity and leases it back and/ or where the bowls club enters into a management agreement with a qualified management company that takes over management of the licensed club business for a fee.

Selling the freehold to a private entity unlocks cash for the club to spend on operations, however clubs must ensure they can service the annual rental payments under the lease-back. A management agreement provides access to a professional manager with on-premises clubhouse operation skills, with a view to improving profitability and long term sustainable revenues for the club.

Investment by retirement village operators has likewise become popular in bowls and other sporting clubs. As the demand for these services increases with our ageing population, this will become even more common. Clubs which own their own freehold land are partnering with retirement villages and subdividing or leasing the land. This provides convenient aged and retirement living facilities for nearby members as well as upgrading the club’s facilities, creating a win-win for the retirement village and club, but more importantly the members.

With all of the above options there are many benefits but also disadvantages and risks.

It is important to obtain expert advice and consider your options early, allowing all avenues to be properly canvassed. This will ensure the best possible outcome and structure is achieved for the club, providing maximum benefit for members into the future.

Should you wish to discuss your club’s options further, or have any other queries, please contact me on 07 3224 0230.

AUTHORS Curt Schatz MANAGING PARTNER and Scott Vanderwolf SOLICITOR

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Winners are Grinners: North Toowoomba $4,000 Open Mens Pairs Classic winners Jimmo Hagan & Ross McPherson (centre) with carnival sponsors Simon Carrie (Create FS) Rod Banks (Clearspan) and far right Gavin Bradford (Diesel Care)

Thrilling end to North Toowoomba’s pairs carnival

By Peter Rookas

It was a thrilling finish to the $4,000 Open Classic Pairs Bowls Carnival (June, 30 - July, 1) held at the North Toowoomba Bowls Club at the end of June.

Sponsored by Clearspan, Diesel Care & Create Financial Services, a capacity field of 32 teams from far & wide took part in the two day Open carnival.

Teams made the trek from Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast & south to the border town of Goondiwindi.

A twilight Open Pairs & Calcutta evening was the precursor to the weekend carnival, with an added touch of a jazz night at the bowls club, featuring the very popular Windy City Jazz band as the main headline act.

Mild winter conditions for Toowoomba (usually freezing this time of year!!) made for a very competitive two days of bowls and the talented pairings involved didn’t disappoint, with only a handful of shots separating the five leading teams going into the final round.

The combination of North Toowoomba’s Graham ‘Stretch’ Elton & Gary Peterson seemingly had victory in their grasp, winning all three matches on Day 1 and securing the morning match on Day 2.

However, they knew it was going to be a tough final round match against fellow Norths star player Mark Algate & Toowoomba club ‘young gun’ Justin Weir.

Trading shot for shot in a tense 16 end final round, Elton & Peterson held shot on the final end, however with nerves of

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steel, Weir played the perfect final bowl to close the game out and end their opponents unbeaten run.

Meanwhile, West Toowoomba’s ‘Jimmo’ Hagan was ‘on fire’, having an outstanding carnival paired with North Toowoomba club stalwart Ross McPherson and they too were untroubled in their first four round games.

West Toowoomba’s Hayden Vogler & South Toowoomba’s Josh Steffens and the team of Toowoomba’s Jai Singh & West Toowoomba’s Callum Brownie were also in the mix.

Hagan precision play continued and his ‘radar like’ bowls in the final round game with McPherson saw the pair finish with an unblemished record of five wins, no losses and a +18 margin to claim the 2018 North Toowoomba Open Classic Pairs title and the major share of the prize money.

The tight loss by Elton & Peterson proved costly, pushing them back into third place, behind runners-up Vogler & Steffens who finished strongly.

Algate & Weir and Singh & Brownie filled the minor places, all four teams recording four wins out of the five rounds, margins being the only difference.

North Toowoomba Bowls Club officials were ecstatic with the success of the carnival, filling the 32 teams required six weeks out from the staging of the event.

With Pennant season just around the corner, the next major event at Norths will be in November when the time-honoured Grundon Family Mens Fours Classic carnival will be contested, this year boasting a record $10,000 purse.

Rooko’s AO encounter You may have seen one of the articles North Toowoomba bowler Peter ‘Rooko’ Rookas has contributed the Bowler over the past year. As a relatively new convert to the sport of bowls he had not had the chance to play in the Australian Open before, so he decided to give it a go this year. Rooko shared his first taste of the Australian Open with the Bowler staff.

I led the fellow I played first up, 4-0 after two ends and then 12-11 halfway through, he then started to ‘fire’ and picked me off not once but twice when I was on the kitty for three shots each time!

“I must say I enjoyed my first foray into the Australian Open scene at the Gold Coast, I have to tell you a funny story though…

The marker, who introduced himself only as Anthony at the start of play said to me afterwards that he was a former Toowoomba boy and our Dads knew each other.

I turned up at Helensvale for my first round sectional play, it was the first time I’d played singles as I missed the club championships last year and I’ve only been bowling for two years.

I didn’t look at who I was playing first as I was excited just to be there.

Nominations will close on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 11.59pm, so don’t miss your chance to nominate someone who you think deserves to be recognised as an award winner.

I thought to myself ‘lucky b@1&%$^’, needless to say he won the game 21-12 but I was still pleased with the game as it wasn’t a bad result for a first up attempt.

Turned out it was Anthony Keipe, I said ‘b@#$%^ hell, you’re a Queensland player and one of the best, what are you doing marking my card.

He said ‘don’t worry about me, do you know who you have just played??’

I said ‘no, but he was a nice fellow named Ryan and he had a different accent.

You guessed it, it was Ryan Bester!

I apologised profusely to Ryan afterwards, saying I didn’t have a clue who I was playing, we had a great laugh about it over a drink and now we’re mates on Facebook.

Ryan’s invited me to come down to a few of the Broadbeach Bowls carnivals he organises, and boy, have I got some mileage out of the story after Ryan ended up winning the AO title!”

Bowls Australia are calling for the public to nominate others for the prestigious Awards Night, with nominations opening today.

The awards to be handed out at this prestigious event are, with those requiring nominations from the public highlighted in bold:

The 2018 Awards Night will be held on the sunny Gold Coast on October 25, 2018.

Female Bowler of the Year

Male Bowler of the Year

This prestigious event is a celebration of the year gone by in the sport of Bowls and a chance to recognise and celebrate the outstanding performers of 2017 and 2018.

International Bowler of the Year

As part of this process, Bowls Australia is calling upon all members of the bowling public to put forward nominations for a number of the awards to be handed out on the night.

Bowler with a Disability of the Year

Twelve awards will be bestowed on the night, with eight awards up for grabs via the nomination process.

Volunteer of the Year

Under 18 Male Bowler of the Year Under 18 Female Bowler of the Year Club of the Year Official of the Year Coach of the Year Regional Bowls Manager of the Year

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Jackaroos outplay their 10-Nations counterparts (July 6-14)

By Steve Glasson

The Welsh 10-Nations event came to a dramatic conclusion, with the Australian Jackaroos undoubtedly the best performed nation with a swag of medals of all varieties, including half the competition’s gold, as National Coach Steve Glasson reports on some of the highlights of the tournament.

In the men’s pairs Jesse Noronha and Aaron Wilson had to be considered the underdogs against the South African duo of Wayne Rittmuller and Pierre Breiten, due to the fact the South Proteas had already defeated the Jackaroo pairing in the sectional play, albeit by a solitary shot.

As expected, it was a tight contest with the Aussies leading the way for the most part, however typical of any proud South African team, it was only a matter of time before fierce pressure was applied, and albeit only a couple of shots ahead, there were always questions asked of us by the other green and gold contingent.

All four players contributed to the contest, however Aaron Wilson was the difference with a high level of consistency and some big shots when it really mattered.

The final scoreline read Australia defeated South Africa 18-12.

However, the most exciting, edge-of-your-seat, nail-biting, match of the day tension most certainly went to the Women’s Pairs; on paper, a classic between Australia and Malaysia.

Once again, the Aussies owed our Malaysian colleagues an ounce of pay-back, if you like, and early it was looking promising, except for a touch of “X factor” holding us back; that being Malaysian skip Siti Zalina Ahmed.

The Aussies could easily have been close to 10-nil up, however Siti continually turned the heads over and with that, the scores were all locked up.

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From there, the Malaysians took charge and went ahead, the maximum being 7 shots until a length change, some successful attacking shots and some quality play got Australia back to leading by 1 with an end to play.

With both skips having a bowl to play each, Malaysia holding one, Cottrell ran and was perfect, until she found a hole which really didn’t exist, therefore allowing Lina a chance to draw the winner.

The margin of error for both was minimal and a near miss by Siti saw the players reaching for a coin to decipher who would lead-off on the extra end decider.

Australia won the toss and wisely accepted the opportunity to roll their most successful length and when Ellen Ryan nailed the jack with her first bowl, it was always going to be difficult to convert.

The final score posted was Australia 15, Malaysia 14; gold to Australia!

In the women’s triples final it was a Southern Hemisphere battle with our girls taking on the might from South Africa.

With the green now running exceptionally fast, it was advantage Australia and our trio grabbed the opportunity with both hands.

Experienced Proteas skipper Elma Davis kept the South Africans in the contest with some classy draw shots, but at the end of the day, consistency proved too much and Kristina Kristic, Chloe Stewart and Rebecca Van Asch ran out winners 19-9.

Men’s medal results: Men’s Singles - Bronze Men’s Pairs - Gold Men’s Triples - Silver Men’s Fours - Gold

Women’s medal results: Women’s Singles - Silver Women’s Pairs - Gold Women’s Triples - Gold Women’s Fours - Bronze

Development with Rachel, Wade and Andrew Rachel

Wade

Jack Attack a success at Southport in more ways than expected

Andrew

By Jill Peters Southport Bowls Club is well known for its Jack Attack program. Being one of the first clubs in Australia to embrace the format in 2015 it is still strong and successful with a Jack Attack match held every Wednesday at 4.30pm. This program alone is responsible for more than 100 new members at Southport and numerous social members. Southport claims it has changed the culture of the club to welcome new and younger members and to mentor them right through to the highest levels. A perfect example of this is ex Jack Attacker Marcus Yost (pictured).

Having never bowled a lawn bowl in 2015 he joined in the fun Jack Attack format and quickly became addicted to the game. He commissioned a new set of bowls in his Kangaroos AFL colors with their team logo and we knew he was going to be a great player. He caught the eye of the selectors and was asked to play in the Level 1 Pennant team in 2016, but Marcus has just taken a huge step further by winning the open Men’s Champion Singles title at Southport in June this year. Marcus had already tasted success in the Men’s Pairs competition in 2017 after winning the club Pairs Champions with his partner D.J. McDonald, then repeated the Pairs win this year.

On the final day of competition in the Men’s Singles Champion semi-final Marcus faced off against Cain Burns - the winner of the singles title for the past three years. Cain put up a good fight but finally succumbed to Marcus relentless drawing ability 25–13. In the final, Marcus tackled Graham Lenden, the runner up in 2017. In another hard-fought game, Marcus prevailed 25–11. The Southport greens were running fast and Marcus had their measure just slightly better than both his more experienced opponents.

Congratulations Marcus and congratulations Jack Attack for introducing new and exciting talent to the game of bowls. Southport now has a group of younger and enthusiastic bowlers who represent the future of the sport and the club.

RBM - NORTH QLD

Rachel Todd 0429 213 207 rmulcahy@bowls.com.au

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BA updates the Artificial Devices Policy Bowls Australia’s Board has approved an important amendment to the sport’s Artificial Devices Policy, specifically relating to the use of a Bowlers Arm device.

The critical change to the Policy is in section 5.1.8, which now stipulates:

previously mandated, that the jack had to be rolled using the bowlers arm.

Whenever a player commences using a bowlers arm in a game, the player must use it for the remainder of that game. This does not apply to the rolling of the jack, which can be rolled either by hand or by a bowlers arm.

The revised Policy came into effect on July 16, 2018.

The change now allows the rolling of the jack to occur either by hand or bowlers arm, rather than, as was

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k c a J e h t t o p S WIN A SET OF HENSELITE BOWLS!

Simply put an X where you think the missing jack was located in this picture, fill in your details below and send this page to:

Queensland Bowler Spot the Jack PO Box 476, Alderley QLD 4051 The first correct entry drawn will receive a free set of Henselite bowls.

Winners can choose from a selection of models, colours and sizes.

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Entries must be received by 31 August 2018. Winner will be announced in the October 2018 issue. One entry per household. Original entry forms only, no photocopies.

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Bill McKenna, Peter Hull & Dave Compton (Absent - Dennis Whitmore)

Police Legacy bowls day hailed a success The Queensland Retired Police Association held their 12th annual lawn bowls day (July, 6) to raise funds once again for the Queensland Police Legacy scheme at the Northern Suburbs Bowls Club in Brisbane.

Congratulations to this year’s winners, Dave Compton’s team of Bill Mckenna, Peter Hull & Dennis Whitmore, who finished on a margin score of 41 from their two games, which meant they edged ahead of the second-place team skipped by Scarborough’s Harry Boyan who finished on 40.

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“This year’s competition was good and we nearly filled all the rinks, we just had a couple of teams pull out as the rain had scared them away but other than that we have had a really good response,” Queensland Retired Police Association member Allan Dale said.

“We’re up on competitors from last year and we’re also up on money raised, so we have had a great turnout.

“It was the first time the Queensland Police Lawn Bowls Club have attended too and they brought in two teams.”

This year’s bowls day managed to raise $9,298.70 for the scheme which brings their total raised since the start of the police bowls days to more than $76,000.

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“It’s great to see the bowlers and businesses rally around the cause and it really does do a lot to help families of police officers who have unfortunately lost their lives in the line of duty,” Dale said.

The scheme ensures the officers children are looked after from kindergarten through to University and Retired Police Association state President Greg Early says he has personally seen the great work done by Legacy first hand.

“I have a personal interest in the police legacy scheme, because some 40 years ago my late wife’s brother who was a serving police officer was killed on duty and he left four boys behind and the scheme cared for those boys all through high school,” Early said.

A good shirt for a great cause

By Bronwyn Torrens

Recently Mark and I attended the Australian Open Bowls Carnival at the Gold Coast where I played in the women’s fours.

I loved the competition, as it gave us the chance to watch a lot of bowls and see the best of the best compete on the green.

We were sitting watching the men’s singles one day and it was getting up into the top end order of the competition and the likes of Ryan Bester, Aaron Wilson and Teys were playing, while Alex Marshall and Jeremy Henry were on the sideline, enjoying a cold beverage or two.

It was then when I had the idea to get some memorabilia from the AO and ask all of the great players there to sign it and use it as a terrific raffle prize for a really good cause during our Monto Men’s Fours Carnival to be held later in the month. We chose Cancer Research as the cause, as we know so many unfortunate people going down that path.

(Sheriff, Teys and Wilson), Nathan Rice, Brett Wilkie, Steve Glasson, Bec VanAsh, Natasha Scott, Carla Krizanic, Kristina Krstic, Lynsey Clarke etc... You name them, we had them!

They were all so lovely and happy to sign for such a good cause. I am sure we have all been touched in some way this frightening disease.

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Rex Eatts & Bronwyn Torrens with the Australian Open autographed shirt raffled at Monto Bowls Club with proceeds going to the Cancer Council

We sold tickets and with much gratitude to all who purchased a ticket, we ended up with a total of $450 which was donated to the Cancer Council Queensland.

We set off to buy ourselves one of the AO Shirts and found the orange volunteer shirts were on sale, we brought one and proceeded to get as many of the top players to sign it for us over the next few days.

The shirt was won by Rex Eatts from Kimba, SA who was playing in our carnival with his mate and had travelled all the way up to camp at the club in their caravans.

We were thrilled by the response we had from the players who graciously signed the shirt and those with Aussie Team numbers included the detail.

While he was very excited to win, Eatts said he would have to study up on the names to get his bearings as to which country or state the names were from.

We had a shirt full of names in no time, including top bowlers like Alex Marshall, Jeremy Henry, Ryan Bester, the Aaron’s

Mark, myself and the Monto Bowls Club thank all those who signed our shirt and everyone who brought a ticket in the raffle.

ou y k n a h t g i Ab y e r d u A m o r f As a now 91-year-old retired bowler from the Sunshine Coast, I would like to convey my appreciation and respect for the bowling clubs, their members, volunteers, office bearers, catering staff and all those who devote so much of their time for the love of the game.

Press clipping of Audrey Reed delivering the final bowl at the Solander Lake Ladies Pairs Championship

Many of these clubs were instrumental in what I can only say were 22 years of wonderful fun, camaraderie and hospitality.

My only regret is the fact I should have started playing bowls earlier than 67 years of age.

My experience over the 22 years I played bowls at clubs from Noosa to Bribie Island has always been pleasant, all members both on and off the greens were welcoming, engaging and hugely entertaining.

I believe bowls to be highly underrated and suggest it as a wonderful pastime for all ages including young families.

I always knew any day which involved playing either social or competitive bowls would be a day of enjoyment.

In closing I would like to express a big thank you to all clubs and members that contributed in providing me with so many wonderful memories and some of the happiest times of my life.

If I hadn’t played bowls I would have not met my dear friend Liz, as well as many others.

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The benefits of centering

By Alan Thorp As a keen sportsperson like many other Australian arm chair experts, I like yourself, have often wondered why athletes on television close their eyes and seemingly want to go to sleep.

Wrong, wrong, wrong! They are carrying out a procedure referred to as centering.

Don’t be alarmed if you have never been exposed to this procedure, most casual and non-professional athletes like myself and many others have never even heard of it. So, as an adjunct to our first article on Mental Skills for Lawn Bowls, let’s address the procedure known as centering under the following headings.

WHAT IS Centering?

Centering is an effective and adaptable short-term technique to control stress and help you to focus your attention on the task at hand. There are two parts to the technique; the first involves deep slow breathing to induce an appropriate level of relaxation, while the second is designed to break the cycle of negative or distracting thoughts and requires the athlete to focus his/her attention on the performance to follow. Centering produces a calming effect, releasing the anxiety and tension often associated with pressure. When their muscles relax and the mind calms, athletes are more able to refocus their thoughts from the negative and distracting to task orientated objectives. It’s easy to learn and any top professional athlete as viewed on television is possibly using the technique to assist them with the pressure of the situation. Once centering has been learnt, athletes will always have it at their disposal and it’s an extremely beneficial tool to have during the heat of a competition.

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THE PROCEDURE

Stand comfortably with your feet shoulder distance apart and your knees slightly flexed.

2 Release muscular tension in your face by smiling slightly so that your lips part.

3 Shake your arms and roll your head slightly to consciously relax your neck, arm and shoulder muscles. Close your eyes and drop your chin toward your chest.

4 Focus on the movement of your abdominal muscles to the exclusion of all else.

5 Take a long, deep breath using the diaphragm. There should be minimal chest movement and no hunching or raising of the shoulders as this tends to increase muscular tension in the shoulder region. Notice how your stomach extends with the breath. Focus your thoughts on the movement of your abdominal muscles.

6 Exhale slowly letting yourself go.

Feel yourself get heavier as all your muscles relax.

7 Focus your attention now on the immediate task at hand.

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WHEN TO USE Centering

Centering can be used in all pressure situations to calm pre-event nerves, block out outside distractions and recover from negative thoughts. It is especially useful in pressure situations where time is limited, because it is a very quick and adaptable procedure. For example, a football player before kicking for goal, a tennis player before serving, a basket-ball player before free-throwing and a lawn bowler before drawing or driving. In fact, once learnt and practiced, the art of centering could be utilized in many of the pressured situations confronting lawn bowlers during competitions.

BQ Coach Eric Tomsene (pictured far right) with 24 bowlers who completed the coaching course at Tweed Heads in early July

HOW TO PRACTICE Centering Practise the centering procedure for 10-15 minutes daily. Begin by completing sets of three long deep slow breaths before focusing on the task at hand. At first you may find it difficult to focus exclusively on the movement of your abdominal muscles, but this is an important part of the technique and it will become easier with time and practice. To start with, practice the technique in a quiet room until you feel proficient, then try centering during training sessions and then finally during competition.

WHY PRACTICE Centering?

Like physical abilities, mental abilities are developed into skills by practicing and can be acquired quickly. Your coach, where possible, should have you practice centering in game set situations or at least provide scenarios where you will need to centre. If you practice and perfect centering in training, you will be able to draw on the technique easily and automatically during competitions, thus reducing tension and anxiety associated with the situation at hand.

Summary

The centering technique described can be extremely beneficial to a bowler who experiences pre-game nerves or who is unaware of how centering can be used to assist them during competitions. It must be remembered it can only work if you are dedicated and practice the technique.

If you are affected by nervousness or anxiety, please give it a go and I am confident you will see the improvement in your ability to have better control over your mental state in pressure situations.

Source: Much of the information in this article is sourced from Dr Ian Lynagh, Sports Psychologist, from a seminar held in September 1994 at Tweed Heads Bowls Club

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