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CONTENTS

Cover Inaugural North vs South event

Volume 41 Issue 11

12 – Inaugural North vs South

16 – State Pennants

28 – BPL08 Treasure for the Pirates

32 – ANZAC

20 What’s your club been doing?

27 Umpire seminar

Catch up on all the news from clubs around Queensland

Umpire Joan discusses the recent umpire seminar

24 Moranbah’s three-bowl triples

30 Woombye’s $10,000 prize pot

Moranbah hosts 34th Annual Carnival

Woombye hosts 12th three-day event

25 Maleny boosts membership

34 Imagery training

Maleny streamlines processes and holds wine launch

Coach Thorpy discusses how imagery can help your game

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From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson

Compliments of the season to all from the Bowls Queensland board and staff.

Congratulations to the Queensland recipients of the Bowls Australia Awards.

It has been a busy period since the last issue of the magazine with visitation by board members to various club celebrations. Some we have had to decline due to work commitments and other engagements, we apologise if we have been unable to attend your District/Club celebration or game day.

The trip to Townsville for the inaugural North vs South series gave the opportunity for some members of the BQ Board to meet with members of clubs and discuss local issues regarding bowls in the northern regions of the state. The series, played at Suburban Bowling Club, ended in a very close finish for the men and full on friendly games were played by the women’s teams. BQ wishes to thank the NQDLBA and NQDBA Districts, together with the members and staff of the Suburban Bowling Club for the way they supported the event. The numerous sponsorships that were given are very much appreciated and went a long way to make this event viable. I believe this event was well received by the media and was aired on local television and the local newspaper.

Mackay’s Invitational Fours Carnival

Congratulations to the winners of the Mackay Northern Beaches Invitation Fours Carnival held in October. Jenny Hansen, Althea Vaughan, Anne Browning and Myra Wilson from Yeppoon won the women’s trophy and Kelvin Kerkow, Ben Cribbin, Adam Johnstone and Bob Toolin walked away with the men’s silverware.

I made a hasty return from SA to be at Club Pine Rivers for the final day of the Bowls Queensland President XII vs Australian Defence Force Lawn Bowls Association playing the 5th Annual Commemorative Test Series. As always, the contingent ably led by CPO Black, President ADF team, played in the true spirit of the sport and are a credit to the forces.

On behalf of the ADFLB and BQ we thank Club Pine Rivers for hosting the event and my personal thanks to BQ Vice President Kerry Green and President Dave Antney for their assistance in my absence. The consensus being we will continue to hold this event and return it to April of each year.

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CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie Moreton Bay District Merger The Brisbane North and Caboolture Districts are currently merging to create the Moreton Bay District.

The women have already held their AGM for the new district and have elected an Inaugural Board. The men have a steering committee in place and will commence under the new District from the January, 1 2019.

They will hold their AGM to elect their Inaugural Board early in the New Year.

North vs South Challenge This event was a great success in Townsville with planning already starting for next year’s challenge.

Thank you to the North QLD DBA/ DLBA and the Suburban Bowls Club for their assistance in preparing for and running this event.

Thank you to Damien McGee and Oz E Cool (Electrical, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning Domestic, Commercial & Industrial), North QLD Men’s/Ladies Districts, Suburban Bowls Club, Henselite and Mercure Townsville for their sponsorshipof this event.

The Mercure in Townsville have offered a special rate $109 a night for a double/twin room for any Bowls QLD member up until the end of 2019. www.mercuretownsville.com.au Mitsubishi I am pleased to welcome Nundah Mitsubishi back on board as a Partner of Bowls QLD. Mitsubishi are offering huge National Fleet Discounts for all Bowls QLD members, contact Nundah Mitsubishi or your local dealer today to see what savings are on offer, don’t forget to mention the special code: GC50 State Pennant Finals Thank you to Tweed Heads Bowls Club for hosting the State Division 1 Pennant finals and to Ben Slater/ Bowls Gold Coast Tweed for live streaming the event.

QLD Sport Awards Congratulations and good luck to Jake Fehlberg and Lynne Seymour who have been named as finalists in the QLD Sport Awards - Athlete with a Disability of the Year category.

This awards night will be held on November, 28 after the magazine has been finalised, so please keep an eye on our website for any announcements.

BPL08 Congratulations to the Brisbane Pirates for winning the BPL08 at Club Pine Rivers. This event was a great promotion for our game with four nights of live TV, well done to Club Pine Rivers and Bowls Australia.

Presidents XII vs Australian Defence Force Well done to the QLD President’s XII who defeated the Australian Defence Force Team 3-0 in their annual ANZAC Test Series. This was played in November this year due to the Commonwealth Games, it will now revert back to April next year. Thank you to Club Pine Rivers for hosting and to Club President Dave Antney for leading the commemorative Wreath Laying Ceremony.

Australian Championships Our State Champions from May in Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours head to Club Sapphire in Merrimbula NSW to represent QLD in the Australian Championships from 2-6 December, good luck to all. Our Women’s Singles Champion Bolivia Millerick is unable to make the journey due to expecting her first child.

QLD vs NSW This Annual Series will be held at the Tweed Heads Bowls Club on February, 21-22 and will include Men’s and Women’s Open and Under-25 Teams.

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, enjoy the time with your family and friends, stay safe over the holiday period and all the best for the New Year ahead.

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Meandarra Bowls Club turns 60

By Kate McDonald

On the 30th March, 1957, a Public Meeting, convened by Mr Reg Laxton, was held in Meandarra. Some members of the neighbouring Tara Bowls Club were invited to address the meeting and advise the necessary steps to be taken to form a bowling club.

A lease for the site of the green was obtained from the Lands Department, finance was arranged through the National Bank and a large number of well-wishers subscribed to debentures.

Construction commenced immediately.

Volunteers worked with wheelbarrows, trucks and tractors all supervised by C Harvey, an experienced Bowling Green builder. After approximately 12 months the green and clubhouse were completed and the first game of bowls was played in May 1958.

Sixty years on and the club, still operational, has a large membership base of social bowlers and a growing contingent of competitive bowlers. A celebration weekend was planned, invitations and flyers sent to past and present members, local community and surrounding clubs. The support we received was heart-warming.

A fun game of bowls was organised for the Saturday afternoon, this was supported by 26 bowlers from Victoria, NSW and Qld. In keeping with the theme ‘fun’, winning names were drawn out of a hat to receive the trophies.

On Saturday night, we held a celebration dinner for a full house of 70 people. The meal was beautifully catered by the Westmar/Inglestone Branch of ICPA. A band played live music for dancing 10 queensland bowler december/january 2018

and memories were shared by all who attended.

Long-time member Mrs Lynette McDonald was awarded a Life Membership which was unanimously agreed to by the entire committee.

Keeping this a secret since July was a commendable effort by everyone – thank you! Lyn has been, and continues to be, an integral part of our club since 1973. She has held all positions in the club over the years with the exception of one – greenkeeper! She recalls, as a new member, the trip to the ladies room with Ladies President, Pearl Lee to have the hem and sleeves of her bowls dress measured to ensure there wasn’t too much bare skin on show. My how times have changed! Lyn still travels to competition days; she coaches new players at the club and is always available to share her knowledge with our school children. Lyn is a hugely valued member of our club.

Sunday was a full day of competition mixed rinks. Nine teams travelled from Dalby, Chinchilla, Taroom, Tara, CDBA, Wandoan and Yuleba. Meandarra

made sure of a full green by providing a massive five teams. Once again the catering was outsourced, this time to the Meandarra SS P&C Association. Locally made trophies were awarded to Taroom and the runners-up were Wandoan.

Meandarra Bowls Club would like to thank Western Downs Regional Council for the provision of funding through the Local Events Grant. We are also proud to have supported two of our local volunteer run committees, local Westmar/Inglestone Branch of ICPA and the Meandarra SS P&C Association in giving them the opportunity to raise funds by catering. We would also like to acknowledge our fellow bowlers in the Condamine District, thank you for travelling to our small town to help us celebrate our milestone.

So now we settle back into our regular routine; Sunday Social Bowls, sometimes Friday afternoon fun bowls and plenty of socialising during the week around the bar from 5pm! Meandarra Bowls Club….. where everyone is welcome and good times are had by all!

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Challenge The inaugural QLD North versus South Challenge held at the Suburban Bowls Club in Townsville has been hailed as a great step forward for bowls in the state.

The format for event was three rinks of four for both the men’s and women’s teams representing both the North and South.

The three test series was contested over the course of two days, with two games played on the Saturday and the final test held on the Sunday.

The North’s teams were selected from Tropical Far North QLD, North West QLD, North QLD, Mackay, Leichhardt, Central QLD, Port Curtis, Bundaberg, Burnett, Fraser Coast (Wide Bay/Gympie), Condamine and Maranoa/Warrego districts.

South’s teams were chosen from the Sunshine Coast, Caboolture, Brisbane North, Brisbane, Gateway, Cunningham, Downs, Southern Downs and Gold Coast districts.

The division of north and south was worked out by drawing a line horizontally across Queensland, leaving half the clubs north of the line and half the clubs south of the line.

This line passed through the Sunshine Coast, Condamine and Maranoa/Warrego Districts, and it was decided to drop all Sunshine Coast into the South and move Condamine and Warrego into the North.

Selectors were advised to select teams from names nominated by districts and to include a mix of state and non-state representatives.

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Suburban Bowls Club (Nov, 3-4)

What people had to say about the inaugural QLD North versus South Challenge: Christina Pavlov - South Women’s team manager & BQ selector

Greg Bostock - South Men’s team manager & BQ selector

Ron Mitchell - North Men’s team manager & BQ selector

“The North vs South Challenge as a selector gives you a chance to view a wider range of bowlers and it was really encouraging seeing the standard of play at this event,” Christina Pavlov said.

“We had positive feedback across the board,” Greg Bostock said.

“We were robbed,” Ron joked.

“It was a great opportunity for players across the state.

“There were some great performances across the board from both sides and it led to an exciting third test between the two women’s teams.

“As predicted, the north were very strong and played well; they had us really worried in the third test and I think they were out to prove themselves throughout.

“I think the high level of competition made it a perfect opportunity to see emerging players from the north, who we don’t always get to see.

“There’s definitely some potential state prospects in the north outfit and I think we were all impressed.

“I think there was some difficulty for the north women at the beginning for them as some of the players had not played with each other before, but you could see the north emerge with confidence as the games went on.”

“It’s been part of our problem not being able to see the talent in the North we’ve always known it was there but just didn’t have as much of a chance to spot it, so this series is really great for the sport in the state.

“The event will continue to grow and grow.”

“It was a brilliant concept and I’m glad it’s finally come to fruition.

“I think the players really enjoyed it and were very happy with their performance.

“I couldn’t fault the north boys.

“While the South had the higher aggregate score, when you drill down into the results the North won on six rinks.

“I think Brett Wilkie’s rink was the difference for the south as he just played like a madman all weekend.

“We did very well considering we only had two rep players in North QLD side.

“There’s always the saying that regional players need to travel down to the South East be recognised, but that’s just not possible due to costs and the time off work needed for a lot of players, so I think the North v South Challenge helps with the recognition of the country bowlers.

“From a regional perspective it helped show our boys the standard they need to be playing.

“Well done to both the South and the North, I think the biggest winner of the weekend was the game itself.” december/january 2018 queensland bowler 13

North Men’s back row (left to right): Peter Williamson, Ron Mitchell (manager), Colin Kelly, Tony Williams, Ben Cribbin, Damien mcGee, Robert Hammond, Kurt Brown, Jason Andrewartha. Front Row: Nathan Harriott, Mark Edward, Justin Cribbin, Ashley Hammond, Mick Tobin.

South Men’s back row (left to right): Greg Bostocil (manager), Steve Hayden, Nathan Rice, Sean Ingham, Jay Cross, Sean Baker, Wade Multzelberg. Front Row: Jacob Nelson, Cohen Litfin, Brett Wilkie, Tyler Pettigrew, Mitchell Mears, Jay Dawe.

The Game: The inaugural North versus South Challenge showed off North Women’s back row (left to right): Peter Williamson, Lydia the depth of talent both sides Marbelli (manager), Carmen Cobb, Bev Peters, Wendy USher, of the North-South divide, Penny Warren, Wendy RYan, Sue Brady, Kate Leverton, Adele Pershouse. Front Row: Terry McAlary, Christine Scott, Jacinta the skill of the South prevailed Weier, Wendy Jones. in the end with the both of the southern teams returning from their incursion as victors who won two tests to one over their opponents.

South Women’s back row (left to right): Christine P (manager), Pamela Fantini, Julia Allen-Best, Natasha Jones, Emma Spicer, Cassandra Millerick, Dea-Anne Robertson, Natalie Nordloff. Front Row: Georgia White, Noelene Dutton, Julie Keegan, Janet Healey, Willa Permpoon.

Day one of the event saw the South Women claim the first two test series in one fell swoop to secure the first ever North v South title in their favour and go down in the history books as the first winners of the event.

Meanwhile, the North Men scored a five on the last end of the first test to claim a 57-57 draw thanks to a sublime conversion by former Australian rep Colin Kelly.

The North then jumped out to an early lead in the second test until the South staged an enthralling comeback to draw level with two ends left to play.

Kurt Brown’s rink claimed a four for the North on the second last end and then hung on to win by three and finish 58-55 over the South, which gave the North the upper hand in the third and final test.

Day two gave the South Men a chance to come back fresh after their narrow defeat at the end of day one.

Determined not to let there be a repeat of the second test, the South staged a remarkable comeback to claim after a slow start.

The North had picked up 15 shots across their three rinks, all within minutes to take a commanding lead in the third and final test.

The South Men bounced back to take the test and force a one end shootout to decide the title.

The North held game until a drive from Nathan Rice with the last bowl of the match snatched victory in an amazing series.

The South Women found themselves under far less pressure in their final game with the knowledge that they had already secured their series after wins in the first two tests.

The North Women put up stiff resistance, however, the talent of the South shone through and allowed them to sneak in with a smaller margin to win 58-51.

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Test 1: Women

Test 1: Men

South 74 def North 41

Men South 57 drew with North 57

Rink breakdown - Keegan 24 d Ryan 16, White 18 d Brady 13, Fantini 30 d Usher 12

Rink breakdown - Baker 15 lost to Kelly 19, Rice 17 lost to Williams 24, Wilkie 25 d Brown 14

Test 2: Women

Test 2: Men

South 72 def North 49

Men North 58 def South 55

Rink breakdown - White 20 def Ryan 12, Fantini 25 def Brady 13, Keegan 27 def Usher 24

Rink breakdown - Kelly 21 def Rice 16, Williams 13 lost to Wilkie 23, Brown 24 def Baker 16

Test 3: Women

Test 3: Men

South 58 def North 51

South 77 def North 70

Rink breakdown - Fantini 18 def Ryan 15, Keegan 16 lost to Brady 19, White 24 def Usher 17

Rink Breakdown - Wilkie 29 def Kelly 16, Baker 23 lost to Williams 28, Rice 25 lost to Brown 26. *Men’s drawn series shootout: South 2 def North 1*

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Power packed play at Pennants may be over for another year but many bowlers will talk about the 2018 State Pennant Playoffs for many more years to come.

morning, but in the afternoon the Gold Coasters were upstaged in a classy performance by Tropical Far North Queensland’s Marlin Coast 62 to 50.

It was a remarkable conclusion to the Men’s and Women’s State Pennant season at the fabulous Tweed Heads Bowls Club, with hundreds of spectators witnessing two days of action-packed bowls involving the best players from around Queensland doing battle for their 12 extremely proud clubs.

As we see so often in bowls, no victory is guaranteed and the next morning the Club Helensvale women were counting their lucky stars when the South Suburban ladies knocked off the previously undefeated Marlin Coast by enough shots for Club Helensvale to jump back on top of the ladder and qualify for the afternoon’s final showdown.

Two powerhouse South East Queensland clubs, Enoggera and Club Helensvale qualified for both the men’s and women’s final event, which had everyone on the edge of their seat.

Whether watching first hand at Tweed Heads in the grandstands, from the jammed-packed balcony or getting a bird’s eye view from the second level of the clubhouse, spectators were treated to a master-class on how pennant should be played.

To decide the finalist for 2018, clubs were put through their paces during sectional play, of which two of the eventual finalists, Club Helensvale women and Enoggera men had to overcome a loss in order to progress into their respective Grand-Finals.

The Club Helensvale women started their campaign with an emphatic 76 to 42 victory over South Suburban in the 16 queensland bowler december/january 2018

The Enoggera women overcame a scare in their first sectional match when their opponents from Algester’s star-studded side played consistently. However, it was the experience of the Enoggera women that shone in the closing ends, ensuring they got the job done with a tender 3-shot victory.

With a bye in section one, another win by the Enoggera women over Hervey Bay 68-33 in round two meant it was enough to secure them a spot in the grand-final and make the Sunday morning match between Hervey Bay and Algester merely a fun game to end their state pennant playoffs.

The Club Helensvale men were hot favourites to claim the State Pennant flag and they didn’t disappoint with a faultless record during their three sectional matches.

Across the Waves men

Winners Helensvale men

Runners-up Enoggera men

Algester women

Chinchilla men

Winners Helensvale women

Runners-up Enoggera women

Yeppoon women

Pennants Club Helensvale were three wins with a margin of +164 after registering huge victories against Across the Waves, Chinchilla and Leichhardt.

In section two, the Enoggera men started well with a 71-41 win over Pialba in round one. However, like the Club Helensvale women, the Saturday afternoon match proved difficult for the big guns from Brisbane, and we witnessed another quality side defeated in a hard fought tussle with South Suburban 63-66.

Enoggera had to claw back a 27-shot deficit on the Swifts, who were sitting on top of the ladder with two wins and a margin of +54, and that is exactly what they did, winning their third sectional match 75-44.

Tension was high over lunch, spectators were rushing to get their seats, the greenkeeper was double rolling the green to ensure it would run at its best and the rink draw was being conducted by the managers.

The stage was set for a fabulous afternoon of bowls and never at any point in either the men’s or women’s finals did one side look like running away with a comfortable victory.

Scores were close in the men’s encounter from the first end to the last, whilst in the women’s game the master scoreboard was chopping and changing regularly.

The script couldn’t have been written any better with the men’s final being forced into an extra end after scores couldn’t be split at the conclusion of the 63rd end (each rink to play one end against the same opponents in a shootout) while at the same time, Club Helensvale’s Kelsey Cottrell was drawing the shot with her final bowl of the penultimate end to level the scores in the women’s final.

The Enoggera men had played brilliantly to score one shot on both Brendan Egan and Jamie Anderson’s rink, giving them a two shot advantage on the big board.

If you were an Enoggera supporter you would have felt ill watching Brett Wilkie’s bowl coming toward the head.

Club Helensvale was holding shot and had at least two third shots; Wilkie never looked like missing when he sat Enoggera’s second shot out of the head for four much to the delight of the green and gold army of Helensvale supporters and team mates.

“One up and turns that into a four, that was an absolute ripper bowl from Brett which killed us,” said Brendan Egan.

Egan watched on as Ryan Digby’s final attempt was unable to reduce the count but he was still so pleased with the outcome of his young side.

“We’re building something special at Enoggera and certainly heading in the right direction; I’m going to say we will be ultradecember/january 2018 queensland bowler 17

final scores Enoggera men

Enoggera women

Pialba men

Men Club Helensvale 55 def Enoggera 54 Nathan Rice 12 lost to Jamie Anderson 21 Aron Sherriff 22 def Brendon Egan 9 Brett Wilkie 21 lost to Ryan Digby 24

Women Helensvale women

Helensvale men

Souths Suburban men

Club Helensvale 65 def Enoggera 63 Kelsey Cottrell 28 def Noelene Dutton 16 Georgia White 14 lost to Ester Regan 32 Pam Fantini 23 def Maria Rigby 15

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Hervey Bay women

Marlin Coast women

Leichhardt men

Pennant lineup

Swifts men

Souths Suburban women

competitive when Premier League kicks off, just by what has happened here today as well as the recruitments we have coming in,” Egan said.

Whilst the Club Helensvale men celebrated their victory, all eyes moved back over to the women’s match which was 63-63 after 62 ends.

It had come down to the skips, Dutton (Enoggera) and Cottrell (Club Helensvale) walked back to the mat with Cottrell to go first, one down at the head.

“If I was told I would be down and had to play a match winning shot on the last end, I would have asked for it to be a simple scenario, a bowl jack target with plenty of seconds and back bowls; the girls had set up the head so well and just needed me to hit it,” Cottrell said.

“I always take my time in those situations and make sure my grip is perfect, so I rubbed some sand between my fingers, picked my favourite hand to drive on, took a deep breath and then hoped for the best.”

Much to the delight of her team mates gathered nervously behind the rink, Cottrell sunk the jack into the ditch and her toucher followed it in about 30 centimetres away.

Noelene Dutton had limited room to work with and was unable to make the right contact with Club Helensvale’s other counting bowls, leaving Club Helensvale to celebrate the double.

Club Helensvale’s Pamela Fantini said she was so proud of how well her team mates dug deep and how much fun it was being part of a great team and playing in such a hard fought final.

“It’s never in the Hawkies or Queensland spirit to be down and out,” Fantini said.

“Obviously the luck was on our side today in making the final, but our team gelled well and supported each other, if one wasn’t there then the other was.

“We played some great bowls in the final and it’s awesome to win such a prestigious event here in Queensland.”

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WOMEN - GROUP WINNERS GROUP 1: Club Helensvale / Gold Coast Tweed GROUP 2: Algester Bowls Club / Cunningham GROUP 3: Bye GROUP 4: Enoggera Bowls Club / Brisbane GROUP 5: Hervey Bowls Club / WideBay Gympie GROUP 6: Yeppoon Bowls Club / Central QLD GROUP 7: South Suburban Bowls Club / Mackay GROUP 8: Marlin Coast Bowls Club / Tropical Far Nth QLD

MEN - GROUP WINNERS GROUP 1: Club Helensvale / Gold Coast Tweed GROUP 2: Swifts Bowls Club / Cunningham GROUP 3: Chinchilla Bowls Club / Condamine GROUP 4: Enoggera Bowls Club / Brisbane GROUP 5: Pialba Bowls Club / Fraser Coast GROUP 6: Across the Waves Bowls Club / Bundaberg GROUP 7: South Suburban Bowls Club / Mackay GROUP 8: Leichhardt Services Bowls Club / North West QLD

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The Element at Coolum Beach

By Tim Phillips The Element on Coolum SEQ Pennant Finals were held at Coolum Beach Bowls on the second weekend in November.

144 players from 6 districts competed on splendid greens in glorious conditions to determine the South East Queensland Division 3 & 4 Pennant Champions.

Bundy’s bowls day

By Roderick Devenish-Meares The State Past Presidents AGM and Bowls Day was held at Across the Waves Bowls club in Bundaberg on November, 4. Two of Bundaberg’s most seasoned female past presidents enjoyed a game of bowls. Edna Angrove, a young 90 and Beris Pershouse, another youngster at 88 enjoyed a game of bowls on the day. It was a good turnout of 88 bowlers with outgoing State President Gary Pickett and Patron John Robinson joining in.

Division 3 saw the result decided in the final game between Borval Swifts & Windsor Wombats with Swifts emerging victorious.

In Division 4, Beaudesert produced a flawless display to win the Division remaining unbeaten over the 5 round event. Aspley edged out Club Kawana for the runner up spot.

A big thank you to all players who competed, the spirit and manner in which you played the game was a credit to you all.

Edna Angrove & Beris Pershouse

Palmwoods Club celebrates 70 years

By Joan Clark

Boval Swifts SEQ Division 3 Pennant Winners

Beaudesert Winners SEQ Division 4 Pennant Final

Div 5 Winning Beaudesert Manager Reece Dohne with Coolum President John Lennon & Games Director Tim Phillips

Winning Boval Swifts Manager Mark McAllister with Coolum President John Lennon

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Palmwoods Bowls Club held their 70th Anniversary Ladies Fiesta over two days in October. Teams from as far as Gympie and North Brisbane made the journey to play in the Fiesta, vying for the prize money. A local rose farm donated bouquets of roses that adorned the whole club. The fiesta would not have been able to be run if it wasn’t for the generous support of local businesses and dedicated volunteers. The visit from Colleen Ryan from Bowls Queensland was greatly appreciated and made the Fiesta even more enjoyable.

(left to right) Darren Williamson, Dell Casey (Chairperson), Norma Rochow (Bowls Secretary), James Tustin (Bowls President), Colleen Ryan (BQ), Joan Clark (Board Secretary).

State Past President Roderick Devenish-Meares and Stan Mason Bundaberg District Past President

Tewantin Noosa’s raffle night assisting others Every Wednesday night is Raffles night at Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club (TNBC). During 2018, TNBC gifted the profits of these raffles to local Junior Sporting Clubs and the club can proudly say that this has been in excess of $4000. The club would like to thank the bowling community and local community for supporting these clubs through vital fundraising to help junior athletes stay active. TNBC will be conducting the same program in 2019.

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Elio Crema Cup 2018

By Mal Mackney Mossman Bowls Club winning team: David Cooke (2nd), Mick Frese (Lead), Chris Payne (Third) and Gary Tryer (Skip) receive the Elio Crema Cup from TFNQDBA Vice President Elio Crema.

Mossman 28 defeated Babinda 8 in the final of this year’s TFNQDBA Inc. Elio Crema Cup played at Malanda. Mossman progressed to the final after being undefeated in the Tableland Section while Babinda won the Coastal (FNQ) Section Final by defeating Marlin Coast in their play off.

This event has been played in the Far North in various forms for over 50 years. It was Mossman Bowls Club winning team: David Cooke (2nd), Mick Frese (Lead), Chris Payne (Third) and Gary Tryer (Skip) originally an inter-district game with teams receive the Elio Crema Cup from TFNQDBA Vice President Elio Crema. for FNQDBA and ATDBA playing off in When Elio took over the sponsorship The event has always recognised district knockout competitions for the right of the event, the format was changed high achieving Far North Bowlers and to then play off in the inter district final. to a round robin competition in each administrators including such people area prior to the final, thus avoiding the Following the amalgamation of the two as Lui Toffanallo, Bazil Creedy, Bill possibility of a club travelling for up to districts and the formation of TFNQDBA Morris Snr and now Elio Crema (Current 4 hours or more to be beaten in their 1st district, it was decided to keep the TFNQDBA Vice President, past State game and then having to travel home format going as a recognition of the two representative, Foundation and Life again. This has encouraged more of our districts successful past, with the two Member of Dimbulah Bowls Club and distant clubs to compete in the event sub-committees running their individual Vice Chair of Atherton Tablelands Sub and continued to raise the status of the sections, with the final as a play off Committee of TFNQDBA). between the two sub-committee winners. event in the District.

Dalby Life Members

By Juliana McGahan Life Memberships are earned, not bestowed on unsuspecting members.

No matter what sport club or association, there are always members who go beyond the call of duty. At their recent quarterly meeting, the Dalby Bowls Club Ladies Division presented this prestigious award to two women: Dawn Blissner and Helen Newlands.

Dawn Blissner joined Dalby Club in 1980 and Helen Newlands set down her bowls bag in the club in 1983.

Both women have given of their time in every sense of the word.

Dawn presided over the Provedore’s position for three years and then became a selector, a position she still holds. Helen has given the President’s position a good knock four times during her membership.

Dawn Blissner (life member), President Majella Nolan & Helen Newlands (life member).

Not only have these two women held important and responsible positions, they have also helped in the kitchen and sold raffle tickets.

Congratulations to both women and we hope that your tenure at the Dalby Bowls Club remains for many years to come.

Dawn Blissner and Helen Newlands cutting the cake supplied by Betty Vaughan

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Hervey Bay’s Jean still top of her game

Arm bowlers visit Mackay

By Pat Elgey In late October, MABA respresentatives President Cheryl Hutchinson, Vice President Peter Hutchinson, Secretary David Johnson and Julie Johnson visited Mackay and gave arm bowlers in the area an overview of the workings of MABA.

More than 50 years playing bowls and Jean Robinson is still at the peak of her game playing in top Division.

The 85-year-old began her bowls career in the mid 1960s playing at Everton Park, Aspley and Sunnybank Bowls Clubs. As retirement loomed, Jean relocated to Hervey Bay. Blowing past any notion of rest, Robinson had made her name known in local competitions. She has since won numerous championships and carnivals, and has reached several Pennant Finals.

Players competing against Jean always know they’re in for a battle and victory will not be easy.

An enthusiastic meeting was held, and 26 arm bowlers present became members on the day. New members came from North Mackay, Airlie, Proserpine, South Suburban, Sarina, Marian and Northern Beaches Bowls Clubs. A new Committee has been formed and is now in working order. The meeting was followed by lunch and a very enjoyable game of bowls.

Jean is not only a top bowler but has held many positions at her club. She has been President, worked on the Match Committee, been on the Social Committee and has held a position on the Board of Management.

100 years in the making Graceville Bowls Club will be launching their Centenary Year on February 8, Friday from 2:30pm enjoy some afternoon tea, a thrilling 12-end bowls competition and more!

On February 11, Monday, 6:00pm join Graceville Bowls Club to celebrate 100 years since their foundation day! Enjoy dinner, drinks and a trophy ceremony hosted by Club President Gordon Dickson. For members and partners only, tickets are on sale now.

Official Launch of the Centenary Year Program February 8, Friday 2.30pm 2.30: Welcome – Club President Gordon Dickson.

2.45: 2 ends demonstration of bowls with hopefully The Governor invited to lead (if he attends) 3.00: Afternoon Tea 3.30: Dignitaries depart 3.45 12-end bowls competition 5.30 Sausage sizzle February 11, Monday 6.00pm Dinner to celebrate foundation day of GBC and Trophy night (members and partners only) 6.00pm: Drinks (cash bar) and nibbles 7.00pm: Dinner (cash bar) 8.00pm: Trophy “ceremony” – Gordon Dickson 9.30pm: Evening finishes Tickets on sale now

How has Jean played bowls for the better part five decades? She’s lived by these mottos. Play the game, fair and have a good relationship with your team. Never criticise or complain about them, and you will have a team forever.

Airlie beach women win Yeppoon Fours Carnival Yeppoon Ladies Fours Carnival winners from Airlie Beach. Photo L to R: Yeppoon Ladies President Diana Vaughan with winners Margo Stanley, Elaine Hadlow, Jenny Ryder and Betty Nicole.

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Event announcement: Graceville Centenary

OLGR interview powers – what are my rights and obligations?

It is not uncommon for clubs or their staff to be approached by Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) inspectors asking for a statement or interview to assess compliance with liquor and gaming legislation. In these circumstances, it is important to know your obligations and rights so that any interview (whether planned or not) can progress smoothly.

As a general rule, clubs should ensure that for any notable incident, a detailed statement is kept by those directly involved. The statement should be written in isolation by the person giving the statement and should be done so as soon as possible after the event.

The detail in these notes will be important in order for the club to best protect its own interests should the incident be taken any further by the regulator and/or the police.

The same will apply for any interviews which have been recorded. The interviewee should ensure that a complete copy of the record of interview is obtained.

The Liquor Act 1992 (Qld) (Liquor Act) and the Gaming Machine Act 1991 (Qld) (Gaming Act) outline circumstances in which investigators are able to conduct interviews or take statements at licensed premises.

For the purposes of performing a function under either Act, inspectors can require individuals to state their name, address and age and, if necessary, provide evidence of these particulars. If an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that a person may be able to provide information relevant to

the administration or enforcement of either Act, the inspector can require that person to answer a question which is relevant, or, under the Gaming Act, require the person to attend an interview at a specified time and place.

A person being interviewed must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to answer questions asked by an OLGR regulator. One such reasonable excuse is if the person could incriminate themselves by answering that question.

Without reasonable excuse, failing to answer interview questions is an offence under the Liquor Act. Currently, the maximum penalty for this offence is 100 penalty units or $13,055. Similar provisions also appear in other Acts regulated by the OLGR. A club or staff member being interviewed has the right to have a legal representative and/or support person attend their interview.

A legal representative can provide legal advice and support to the person being interviewed, and a support person can support the person being interviewed but must not answer questions on behalf of the interviewee. The details of the legal representative and/or support person should be provided to the OLGR investigator prior to the interview.

There are also specific provisions which deal with obstruction of inspectors. Obstruction includes assaulting, abusing, hindering, resisting and intimidating; it also includes preventing a person from appearing

before, being questioned by, or supplying information to, an inspector.

In relation to witnesses to an event, there are no clear provisions in the Act which place obligations on the club in this regard.

However, as pointed out, it is important that clubs are seen to cooperate with the regulator and/or the police while protecting their own interests. Accordingly, detailed notes of any incident and statements from any witnesses should be kept on record by the club, together with incident registers, as the value of these statements may not become apparent until disciplinary action is taken months or even years after the event.

We recommend that clubs have a dedicated and experienced person or persons on hand to deal with OLGR inspectors or police should they come to the premises. This will allow the club to corporate with the relevant authorities while also ensuring that its own interests are protected.

If you have any queries in relation to this issue please contact my office on (07)Â 3224Â 0230.

AUTHORS Curt Schatz MANAGING PARTNER and Scott Vanderwolf SOLICITOR

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Moranbah three bowl triples carnival

By Shane Witherspoon

Moranbah Bowls Club recently held their 34th Annual Three Bowl Triples Carnival last month.

26 teams competed in the event, playing five games over two days with the traditional Calcutta taking place on Friday night.

Players travelled from Yeppoon, Rockhampton, Emerald, Clermont, Proserpine, Mackay, Sarina, Middlemount, with five teams coming from Townsville and a number of local teams from Moranbah to battle out some very competitive bowls for the 2018 title.

Winners: John Beach Jnr, Betty Nicolle, Armando Isgro (Airlie Beach)

Runners-up: Steve Mottin, Mark Defrancisis, Angus Miller (Townsville)

But it was an Airlie Beach combination of Armando Isgro as Skip, John Beach Jnr playing second and Betty Nicolle as Lead that fought off all opponents to secure the coveted title with five wins and 99.5 points.

Third: Bob Neilson, Trent Smalley & John Lenon (Yeppoon / Diggers)

Carnival history was also made with Betty Nicolle being the first women player to take out the title.

The other place getters for the carnival were Steve Mottin, Mark Defrancisis and Angus Miller from Townsville in second place with four wins and 94.5 points.

In third place was Trent Smalley, Bob Neilson& John Lenon from Yeppoon / Diggers Club, four wins plus 94 points.

Coming fourth was David Print, Greg Dellany & Russell Sumpton from Townsville with four wins plus 87.5 points.

The Moranbah greens were running in excellent condition thanks to the voluntary dedication of Joe Aidulis and his team of hard workers for many weeks leading up to the carnival.

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Fourth: David Print, Greg Dellany & Russell Sumpton(Townsville)

Development with Lesley, Wade and Michael Lesley

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Michael

Maleny’s social membership boosts income

By Wade Mutzelburg

The Maleny Bowls Club recently held a wine launch at their club as a celebration/opening of their new bar.

The club saw this as an opportunity for a recruitment and social membership drive and offered social membership, barefoot bowls and finger food for just $10. Cheap right! The social membership was used as a systemised approach to collecting all of the attendees’ contact information for further marketing endeavors including the club’s next Jack Attack Season. The club currently runs Jack Attack throughout the year for all age groups. Parents’ details are also collected from school programs the club runs during the term and school holidays, where parents can have a morning on the greens with their children for just $3. By running these activities, the club has become a popular option for Christmas parties and presentation nights for local businesses and sporting groups. This has been invaluable to the Maleny Bowls Club.

The club first applied for the Gambling Community Benefits Fund Grant and received $20,000 out of the possible $35,000 grant available. They were also successful for an $8,000 Grant from the local Sunshine Coast Council. With the addition of some club funds they were able to fund the new bar including the installation of tap beer. In preparation for increased business from the new bar, the club moved its accounting and point of sale online. By adopting these technological advances, the club has streamlined their accounting and admin processes, reduced the time spent on these tasks, reduced audit fees, improved cashflow and provided more timely and accurate financial reports. As a smaller club with 41 members, it is a pleasure to see the club evolve and take steps towards securing their future.

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Come & Try Day at Drayton Bowls Club A successful Come and Try Day at Drayton Bowls Club at the end of October was very encouraging for the club.

Hawaiian shirts were in and shoes were off for the neighbouring university students as they stepped onto the green for the first time.

“They thought that if they were going to try bowls, they’d dress up,” Ladies President and Promotions Director Shirley Ticehurst said.

The club attracted 38 people and everyone enjoyed a sausage sizzle and a day on the green.

With a university close to their club, Shirley made it a focus to go hard and get some of the students to come to the day.

“They saw it as a bit of fun and enjoyed it immensely,” she said.

What’s your Come & Try Day story?

Send your story and some photos to the Bowler at media@bowlsqld.org.

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Young-at-heart umpire will umpire “as long as he can” At 98-years-old Ron Eyers has held nearly every position under the sun and is still umpiring at Brisbane’s Mt Gravatt Bowls Club.

Cracking a half-century in bowls, he has been a part of 12 clubs in three states leaving a long legacy behind him.

In 2017, that was recognised when Eyres received the Order of Australia Medal for his services to bowls. He said he was honoured and surprised that someone nominated him.

“I don’t like touching the gold because I’ll wear it off all of the medal,” he laughed.

Taking up bowls at 48, he spent 13 of those years as a player, committee member, selector and coach.

His former career as Victorian Railways engineer lead to someone suggesting umpiring, “since he was an engineer and should be capable of learning all the rules and measuring.”

Starting his umpiring career in Victoria, 37 years ago he became a Level 1 umpire at Blackburn North in Victoria, a Level 2 umpire at Forster and Turncurry in 1996 and joined the district umpire panel on the Gold Coast at Twin Towns and South Tweed from 2001-2011.

“I used to umpire VFL games before I started in bowls; I did more than 400 games over 20 years and I used to get abused and sometimes assaulted,” Eyres said.

“That’s the last thing that would happen in bowls, there’s nothing I don’t like about umpiring in bowls.”

A back injury earlier in the year has slowed down his ability to play even with a delivery arm but you can still find Eyres

on the green with his measuring stick in the Pennants.

“I’m going to be umpiring as long as I can.

“I don’t think I’ll be able to play but I go to bowls on Thursdays to talk to the bowlers.”

Still Number One on the Honours Board at the Mt Gravatt Bowls Club, Ron thinks he will see out the rest of his days at the club.

With his 99th birthday coming in March, people are already asking him for invitations to his 100th birthday.

“It’ll be a kick if I get there,” he said.

“I go to my cardiologist and every time he asks and says, ‘I want the invitation to your birthday.’”

Summer Comps Next year, Round 1 commences Saturday, February, 2 with finals held March 23-24. The Gr8 Bowls Challenge is a summer competition that was launched in 2016 with 24 teams. In 2018, the competition experienced a growth of 395 per cent and now has 95 teams, with three divisions for both men and women.

The Gr8 Bowls Challenge comprises of a team with eight players. These players compete in a two pairs and a fours format over six weeks with each team playing home and away. Teams are awarded three points a rink win and one point for the most aggregate shots. See greatbowlschallenge.com. au for more information.

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Premier League Queensland (PLQ) is one of the most hotly contested events in Australian bowls. Since its inception in 2000, the PLQ has grown and is widely known as the place to see all the stars in action throughout the exciting summer season of bowls.

With innovative concepts, world-class players, games under lights, music pumping – the PLQ has revolutionised the image of lawn bowls. PLQ will run each weekend from January, 12 to March, 24 with competing clubs stretching from South Tweed to Kawana. See plq.com.au for the draw and more information.

Over 3,000 bowlers in 300 teams will be competing in the 2019 season of the 7s (previously the Premier 7s), with more than $250,000 in prize money up for grabs.

The season begins on December, 9 (with Karen Murphy as patron) and will run until the Grand Final weekend on April, 13-14. See p7s-qld.ocm for more information.

Umpire with Joan Brotherton

Pennant finals and seminar What a great finish to the 2018 Pennant Season. I was very fortunate to attend the State Pennant Finals as a member of the State Umpire Committee at Tweed Heads Bowls Club on November, 10-11.

It was an exciting weekend with great bowls being played and congratulations to all who competed. The finals went right down to an extra end for the men and the last end for the women. Both Helensvale Men and Women’s teams were the successful winners, with Enoggera Men and Women’s teams being the runners-up. Well done to everyone.

Special thanks to all the umpires that were on duty during the weekend.

Another event that I attended along with BQ State Umpire Coordinator, John Kirkpatrick was our first seminar for umpires and any other members that wished to attend. This was held in the Gateway District at Capalaba Bowls Club on November, 4.

We are hoping to hold these seminars in districts around the state and encourage any district that is interested in hosting a seminar to please contact Bowls Queensland.

The suggested format for the day is: 9.00am

Welcome and the format for the day explained

9.15am

Roles and responsibilities of the BQ State Umpire Committee. Discussion on accreditation and reaccreditation of markers, measurers and umpires

10.00am

Morning tea

10.30am

Question and answer session relating to the Laws of the Sport of Bowls

12.00 Noon Lunch 1.00pm

Discussion re measuring

1.30pm

On green activity relating to measuring

3.00pm

Overview and feedback of the day’s activities.

We feel that these seminars are important as it gives all members attending the opportunity to be interactive and be a part of the presentation, to bring forward questions relating to the laws, discuss any problems they may have relating to incidents that have happened, queries and anything that is of concern and of interest to those attending.

A very interesting decision was made recently and one that I personally have never come across and would like to share it with you.

All entries for this particular event had been received and the draw completed – therefore all players were intended members as explained in DR.2.1.5.

A telephone call was received advising that the skip of the team was not available and therefore a substitute would be needed and would play skip. This was approved, however the substitute could not play skip – DR.2.1.8 and DR.2.3.6.2.

On checking the draw the team actually had received an unpaired bye in the first round of the competition and therefore became constituted as soon as their opponents for the second round become constituted – DR.2.2.4.

Therefore the substitute became a replacement player and could play skip – DR.2.4 and DR.2.4.3.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and enjoyable New Year. Many thanks to everyone for your continued support and friendship.

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e h t d i a r Pi rates t s e h c e r u treas Winners are grinners: Pirates Kelsey Cottrell, Alex Marshall, Michael Breen & Dave Edwards

at BPL08

Club Pine Rivers November, 13-16

Proud Pirates Kelsey Cottrell, Alex Marshall, Michael Breen & Dave Edwards

The Brisbane Pirates have been crowned as Bowls Premier League (BPL) champions for the second time in eight seasons, after defeating the Moama Murray Steamers in straight sets in what was a gripping finale. Gold Coaster Kelsey Cottrell joined Michael Breen and Scottish legend Alex Marshall to defeat the Murray Steamers in straight sets in what was a gripping finale.

Having already been defeated by the table-topping Steamers in the Semi Final, the Pirates were forced to qualify for the final via the Preliminary Final, where they defeated the Melbourne Roys in a tie-break.

Pirates Alex Marshall, Kelsey Cottrell & Michael Breen

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An electric Club Pine Rivers home crowd appeared to spur on the Pirates in the final, with spearhead Alex Marshall turning it on much to the locals’ delight.

BA Awards Night Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners of the Bowls Australia (BA) Awards. Award winners were crowned for 11 categories, including the prestigious International Bowler, Male Bowler and Female Bowler of the year categories. Queensland had six representatives secure awards on the night.

Volunteer of the Year - Geoff O’Meagher (Club Helensvale, QLD) MVP Ryan Bester in action

Geoff is a prized member of the Club Helensvale family and is highly regarded as their go-to operator when it comes to major events.

City of Gold Coast Coach of the Year Kelvin Kerkow (Tweed Heads, QLD) Kelvin Kerkow OAM played a vital role in helping Australia to glory on the world stage, in his capacity as Coach of the para-sport team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Pirate Alex Marshall

Steamers star Ryan Bester was crowned tournament MVP following an impressive four days, while the Pirates’ Kelsey Cottrell was arguably the best-performed female.

The Pirates pocketed the $25,000 winner’s purse and will now set their sights on BPL09 when the event returns to the Naenae Bowls Club in Wellington, New Zealand in February, 2019.

Earlier in the day, Narrabri (NSW) were crowned BPL Cup champions following a straight sets victory over North Toowoomba (QLD).

Article and images: Bowls Australia

Stockland Retirement Living Club of the Year - Rockhampton Bowls Club (QLD) Rockhampton BC prides itself on its ability to conduct its business affairs in a very robust and documented fashion, allowing for a seamless running of the club off the green which in turn has resulted in prosperity on the green.

Bowler with a Disability of the Year Jake Fehlberg (Burleigh Heads, QLD) At just 24 years of age, Jake has truly cemented himself as one of Australia’s finest para-sport bowlers in 2018 after securing a gold medal in his debut Commonwealth Games with Lynne Seymour to go with the Vision-Impaired Singles crown at the 2018 Australian Open.

BCiB Insurance Brokers Under-18 Female Bowler of the Year Jessie Cottell (Club Helensvale, QLD) Another incredibly exciting product to come out of Club Helensvale, Jessie capped off an outstanding 12 months with victory in the 2018 Australian Open Under-18 Girls’ Singles and selection in the Emerging Jackaroos squad. She was a member of the Queensland team that took out the overall prize at the 2017 Australian Under-18 Championships, winning gold in the Girls’ Pairs discipline along the way.

Australian Sports Commission International Bowler of the Year - Brett Wilkie (Club Helensvale, QLD) BCiB Australian Jackaroos stalwart Brett Wilkie enjoyed a scintillating conclusion to his nine-year international career in 2018, with both international events contested during the eligibility period played in his home city, the Gold Coast.

Wilkie will be forever etched in the sport’s annals, as one of Australia’s highest achievers, with more than 240 appearances to his name and a swag of medallions of all varieties collected over the journey.

Images: Bowls Australia

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Woombye’s

$10,000 PRIZE POT

By Tash Hennig Bowlers from all over Queensland descended upon Woombye on the weekend to compete in the 12th annual Woombye Bowls Club $10,000 competition.

First place ($4,000): Allan Newman team: Peter Hughes, Dean Sluce, Allan Newman, Robert Bianco with WBC member and Major Sponsor Peter Harris.

Second: Ken Laverty team: (WBC Chairman Allan Lambert second from left)

With a first prize of $4,000, the three-day event attracted 94 bowlers from the Sunshine Coast, north Hervey Bay, south Brisbane, Chinchilla and Cloncurry.

The level of expertise on the green was fierce but it was Allan Newman, Dean Sluce, Robert Blanco and Peter Hughes who went home with the main prize. Second place was Ken Laverty’s team and third place was John Allen’s team. Round winners were C. Coster, Alan Young, Matthew Prain, Iain Gibbs, Tony Clark, Paul West and Shane Krause.

Visiting bowlers were highly impressed with the greens, citing them as one of the best they’ve played on in Queensland, which was a nod to WBC’s dedicated greenskeeper Jeff Steele.

Jeff boasts half a century experience in the art of greenkeeping, and his talent was further recognised when the Club hosted the Sunshine Coast 1st Division Penance Finals earlier this year.

WBC $10k Coordinator Howard Riach and Chairman Allan Lambert thanked all the competitors, umpires, sponsors, staff and volunteers who all pitched in to create an outstanding three days of bowls.

Third: John Allen Team: M. Brown, John Allen, M. Potts, G Schultz (WBC Chairman Allan Lambert far right)

Fourth: Troy Somerville team (WBC President Allan Lambert far right)

Fifth: Stan Munster Team (WBC President Allan Lambert second from right)

Barry Ashby (pictured) Andy Webb and Rick Paris were the umpires.

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

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

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Firm Up Your

Annual ANZAC Finances The weekend of November, 17-18 saw the ADF and BQ vying for the 2018 President’s XII cup.

The Bowls QLD President’s XII have taken out the Annual ANZAC Test Series versus the Australian Defence Force at Club Pine Rivers.

The ANZAC test series has been played for five consecutive years (2014-2018) to mark the centenary of the ANZAC legend. It commemorates the efforts of our soldiers over the past 100 years, since World War I started in 1914, with the centenary of ANZAC to be honoured in 2018.

The Bowls Queensland Presidents XII test side is a combination of Queensland’s aspiring, experienced and multi-disability representatives, while the Defence team is comprised of the elite bowlers of the Australian Services Bowling Association.

Jacob Nelson’s rink of Linda Morish, Jake Fehlberg and Brendon Wilson dominated the series for QLD, leading the way to win the series 3 tests to nil. The ADF played a fantastic series in great spirit. Kicking off on Saturday, November 17 at 12:30pm, the first test saw BQ steadily taking the lead and defeating the ADF 71-52.

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Before the second test began, the players payed their respects at the ANZAC wreath-laying ceremony.

The second test kicked off at 5:45pm and the ADF wasn’t bowing down to BQ, holding their own on two rinks when ADF Reeves’ team beat Wilkie’s BQ bowlers 24-14 and ADF Sobolewski’s crew defeated Howard’s BQ players. However, BQ sharp-shooters under Nelson’s lead defeated Black’s team with a tidy 41-10, pushing BQ ahead of the ADF once again, with the total score 67-61 to BQ.

Although the ADF started off with a bang for the first three ends, Sunday saw the BQ team pushing through and winning 63-43, thereby claiming the trophy with a final total score 3-0 to BQ. Thank you to Club Pine Rivers for hosting the event and Club President Dave Antney for leading the memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony.

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Detailed scores Test 1: BQ 71 def ADF 52 A Thorp, B Sellars, J Turnbull, A Howard 20 def A McCloskey, K Lane, D Wagstaff, D Reeves 16 S O’Toole, G Fehlberg, J Wise, B Wilkie 19 lost to S Christie, G Harkins, S Adams, P Black 20 L Morish, J Fehlberg, B Wilson, J Nelson 32 def S Mauger, D Booth, M Carley, S Sobolewski 16

Test 2: BQ 67 def ADF 61 Howard 12 lost to Sobolewski 27 Wilkie 14 lost to Reeves 24 Nelson 41 def Black 10 ADF team

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Test 3: BQ 63 def ADF 43 Howard 27 def Black 17 Wilkie 19 def Sobolewski 10 Nelson 17 def Reeves 16

TOTAL: BQ 3 def ADF 0

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Imagery training for sport

By Alan Thorp, Coaching Committee Coordinator

In the last Bowler, we outlined what imagery training involved, what it was, and how you could perfect this wonderful skill and include it into your training program. As previously outlined, imagery is a skill and, like any other skill, requires practise. Therefore, you must make time to perfect this mental skill by practising if it is to affect your performance.

Most bowlers perform many of the skills and practise for countless hours trying to improve their performance. It’s fair to say that bowlers are trying to be more competent and consistent without really knowing the basic fundamentals of bowls delivery, and more importantly, the mental skills involved and required in reaching the ultimate pinnacle of the game.

How can imagery improve performance?

In Part 1 of the Imagery Training series, I spoke about the mental rehearsal of imagery. It’s advisable to read that article in conjunction with this article. Imagery can improve performance by the following adaptations of this technique: Familiarisation with competition: the venue, your opponents, tactics, the game, strong and weak considerations of opposition from historical data, etc.

Attitude: positive thoughts, confident, reflect on past performances, scores, etc.

Concentration: improving focus on your task at hand and in preparation taking into consideration your ‘pre pre shot routine’, pre shot routine and your shot timeline.

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Coping: using imagery in training on how to cope with distractions and irrelevances, for example learning how to control the controllable elements by use of imagery.

Skills: perfecting or improving specific skills by using imagery and the learning of new skills in training and competition.

Performance planning: being able to go through the entire performance perfectly making note of what you do well and what you can improve on.

Goal visualisation: setting goals and achieving goals in particular performance, stepping and outcome goals.

Competition: in the process and during a competition, being able to imagine breaks in play, periods of rest and how best to use these periods for the sustainability of fitness, endurance, concentration and focus with the emphasis on both physical and mental state of all high performance athletes.

Next year, the State Coaching Committee will continue to include articles on mental skills, as we have received feedback from bowlers who have been enjoying the series.

In closing, I take this opportunity to wish all bowlers a Merry Christmas and a great New Year from the State Coaching Committee and we truly thank you all for your support and encouragement in 2018.

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