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CONTENTS

Volume 38

Issue 11

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18 06 2015 State Pennant Finals

16 From the Chair

Broadbeach created history at Bribie Island, becoming the first club to win both men’s and women’s Div 1 flags.

BQ is ready to appoint a new CEO, with the Chairman John Dawson flagging a tight ship BQ in 2016.

10 Ladies Team Challenge

18 APL03

Power Puffs prevail in the sixth annual installment of the popular weekend comp for working women.

The trophy and prizemoney go across the ditch with the New Zealand Blackjacks in the big bash at Pine Rivers

12 Roving Ron packs up his lens 34 Coaching - behind the mask With his beloved South Toowoomba Tigers out of Premier League this year, what does the future hold for Ron Ward?

Tips from four-time world champion bowler Ian Schuback OAM about what it takes to be a successful bowler.

Editorial and photos: Naomi Cescotto Christine Robertson Col Clifford

Editorial contact: Queensland Bowler Ph: (07) 3355 9988 E: news@bowls-queensland.org

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Bull Rush History was made when Broadbeach not only made the finals of Queensland State Pennant for the first time, but both the men and women went home with the prestigious Division One flags.

“So proud, so very special,” said Broadbeach matriarch Sue McKenzie.

The men prevailed 69-42 over South Toowoomba, who picked up their second runners-up flag (2011, 2015).

It was a maiden state final for both the Bulls and Bay girls, and despite the grit displayed by Bramble Bay, Broadbeach had the scent of the flag and wouldn’t be deterred, charging to a 73-56 win.

To put the icing on the cake, all six Broadbeach rinks were victorious.

“It feels absolutely fantastic for both the ladies and men to win – it just shows we are the best club in the world,”

Broadbeach skip and Scottish import Ryan Burnett said, playing in his first Queensland State Pennant.

“This win is the most exciting thing that has happened in my bowling career and it’s amazing that both the men and the women came home with this momentous win,” former Victorian and new skip for Broadbeach Melissa Larcombe said.

“We’ve got the Commonwealth Games coming up and it shows we are the club to be at!”

Broadbeach manager Colleen Gilbert said the teams “dug deep” to win and it was disappointing for Robbie Thompson and Ryan Bester to miss out (but what a thrill for subs Chris McKibben and Robbie Allen!)

“Ryan’s in NZ doing so well playing Asia Pacific for Canada, he’ll be thrilled,” Gilbert said.

Scot and new Broadbeach skip Kevin Anderson agreed.

“It was great to win today, but the team performance over the season was outstanding; we could not have been here today without the efforts of our whole team, including Ryan Bester and Robbie Thompson, an out

standing occasion.”

Not content with taking home the major prizes, Broadbeach also claimed the record for the youngest State Pennant winner-ever (Jessie Cottell, 15) and the oldest supporter, Lyn Cuthbertson’s mum Mavis, 98.

Lyn has 52 caps for Queensland and her mum never misses a game, in fact, she bowled herself until she was 92.

Pictured: Lyn, Mavis and Jessie.

Victorious Broadbeach Double Act, from left, Todd McIntosh, Robbie Allan, Phil Brandon, Sean Ingham, Michael Turner, Kevin Anderson, men’s manager Robyn Ingham, Liz McCleary, Jessie Cottell, Anne McClure, Jamie Smith, Dee Robertson, Mel Larcombe, Sue McKenzie, Ryan Burnett, women’s manager Cheryl Nielsenbeck, Gail Waitai, Clinton Bailey, Ethan Lord, Val Jackson, Madi Styles, Gary Thomas, Chrissie Pavlov, Lyn Cuthbertson, reserve Margaret Rowles, Chris ‘Tassie’ McKibben, Cheryl Heaps.

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Charged down in final Pennant Scorcher Conditions were hot and muggy at Bribie Island for State Pennant 2015 (Nov 28-29).

A strong wind blew up on Sunday, bowling up and down the green, but without bringing any breeze.

Fortunately most of the bowlers had gone home by the time a cracking thunderstorm struck around 8pm, filling up the thirsty greens like swimming pools, and blacking out the clubhouse, leaving everything in darkness.

“State Pennant was brilliant for Bribie, good for the club, the Island, the businesses,” Bribie bowls coordinator Mick Cherry said, “we did lots of things right!”

Gracious in defeat, both South Toowoomba and Bramble Bay applauded the historymaking clean sweep by Broadbeach.

“We came away with three wins over the weekend and unfortunately just missed the big one – Broadbeach played well today,” South Toowoomba second David ‘Rowdy’ Taylor said.

“Everyone tried their best and I am very proud of everyone’s efforts,” Govan said.

“There was some magnificent bowls played,” Bramble Bay manager Beverley Roos said.

Bay patron Aileen Nemeth, 90, with club mascot Ted.

“It was a great weekend and a very well run competition.”

South Toowomba manager and selector John Walkley said he wouldn’t change any of the players under any circumstances.

“They’re all born and bred South Toowoomba players, no imports, I’m overwhelmed at how well they’ve done,” Walkley said.

Bramble Bay third Mary Govan said it was a thrilling match for all in the final.

“We had 200 bowlers playing and 300 people watching.”

Men’s runner up South Toowoomba, from left, Dave Taylor, Geoff Gill, Sheldon Quade, Mal Briese, Joshua Steffans, Trevor Briese, manager John Walkley, Ted Murray, Ross Phoenix, Shaun Kiepe. (Absent: Ian Bailey, Allan Kiepe, Chris Kiepe, reserve Mark Radnedge.)

Women’s runner up Bramble Bay, from left, Barbara Gribbin, Maria Rigby, Natasha Jones, Paula Feuerriegel, manager Beverley Roos, Anne McDonald, Gwen Shields, Shirley McHenry, Dot Overbeck, Ester Regan, Mary Govan, Caire Hill, Kay Roberts.

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A Round 3 win by Ferny Grove kept defending champs Kawana out of the final, paving the way for Broadbeach to go through.

Both sides of the women’s draw were tough and nobody could predict who would go through.

In Section One, Souths Suburban Mackay led at the end of Round 1, followed by Bramble Bay, Suburban Townsville and Yeppoon.

“They relaxed and won, just goes to show you can turn up on the day and win, against the odds,” Ferny Grove manager Noelene Christie said.

By the end of Round 2, Suburban Townsville had seized the lead; by the end of Round 3, Bramble Bay had come through to claim the finals berth.

In Section Two, West Toowoomba started strongly as usual, finishing on top of the table at the end of Round 1, ahead of Broadbeach, defending champs Kawana, and Ferny Grove.

“They’ve got a team full of state reps, we’ve got one, Sue Bond.”

Broadbeach came through by the end of Round 2, but Kawana known for its late kick had also moved up a position into second.

But when a relaxed Ferny Grove beat Kawana 68-53 in the final round, Kawana’s dream of going back-to-back was over.

“Good competition, bowls played in a friendly manner, we enjoyed the sportsmanship.”

Souths Suburban Mackay manager Hazel Chiconi.

Photos clockwise from top left, Souths Suburban Mackay flagbearers, including manager Hazel Chiconi (right), Ferny Grove V Broadbeach; Suburban Townsville, West Toowoomba V Kawana,; Bramble Bay’s Maria Rigby, Yeppoon’s Joan Strohfeldt, Kawana supporters Kurt Brown, Aileen Duckett, Ian Schuback; West Toowoomba’s Jan Rollo and Ferny Grove’s Desley McDougall.

Women’s finalists (in order of finish): Broadbeach, Bramble Bay, Kawana, Ferny Grove, West Toowoomba,

Souths Suburban Mackay, Suburban Townsville, Yeppoon.

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State Pennant 2015 Completely by coincidence, the men’s draw threw up an exclusively “country” section and a “powerhouse SE corner” section.

South Toowoomba were comfortable winners, finishing ahead of Souths Suburban Mackay, Gladstone and Cutheringa, the Kiepe family dad Allan and sons Shaun and Chris doing their share of the heavy lifting.

The “city” section was fought tooth and nail to the final end, with the early money on Coolum Beach after a brilliant display

by Fred Diamond.

Coolum Beach remained at the top of the table after Round 2, but there was only a handful of shots between first and last, each team winning one game each.

“It’s going to be very, very tight,” BQ Match’s Ron Somerville said, and it was.

Broadbeach dug deep to finish the toughest of the tough in Round 3, ahead of Pine Rivers, Coolum Beach, and Ferny Grove, booking the finals berth against South Toowoomba.

Photos clockwise from top left, Gladstone’s Rod Rideout, Liam Blundell, Eddie Whiteside; Pine Rivers Bob Dobinson and Coolum Beach’s Jason Thomas; Ferny Grove’s Geoff Ellison, Keith Brown, Gerry ‘Jnr’ Lindsay; supporter Ken Luck from Solander Lake Bowls Club (Bribie Island), BQ selector Peter Stanton, host club greens director Barry Svensson; Pistol Pete Blackburn from Souths Suburban Mackay.

It was a proud family occasion for Cutheringa’s Les Gwynne playing alongside stepsons Chris “Chip” McCaffery and his elder brother Paul (pictured above).

The Townsville rinks say Chris got his nickname because he’s “one Chip short of a scoop” …

Paul says it’s because when they were young, he used to call Chris “a little sh**”…

Mum Shirley told Paul he had to say “chip” instead, and it stuck!

(Shirley had eight children in 11 years, four boys and four girls, and she was one of eight children herself.)

Men’s finalists (in order of finish): Broadbeach, South Toowoomba, Pine Rivers, Coolum Beach, Ferny Grove,

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LTC organiser Michelle Russell with LTC champs 2015 Power Puffs Brenda Balchin, Annica McGill, Marilyn Clayton, Liza Burgess, Louise Witton (Coolum Beach Bowls Club).

Powder Puffs ignite LTC For five strong women, “Powder Puffs” seemed an unlikely name for the winners of the sixth annual Ladies Team Challenge.

“I made a typo on the entry form, we were meant to be the Power Puffs, but then it was such a funny stuff up, we had to keep it,” said Brenda Balchin.

The Coolum girls like to keep their bowls fresh and fun, but more than anything, they like to win.

Balchin, Marilyn Clayton, Liza Burgess and Louise Witton previously won LTC back in 2012, as Coolum Cougars.

But with Witton due to be overseas, Annica McGill was brought into the side, with Louise as reserve (she managed to fit in a game).

“We’re absolutely stoked to win for a second time and take the trophy back to the club, really exciting,” Balchin said.

The Ladies Team Challenge kicked off in 2010 specifically to cater for working women, two pairs playing as a team, on Saturdays.

In 2015, 300 women played five rounds of fixtures in zones from Brisbane Metro, Gold Coast, Downs, Sunshine Coast and Caboolture, with 16 teams going through to finals weekend at Mooloolaba Bowls Club (Nov 14-15).

“The sectional finals are knockout, we had two tough games on the Saturday, only two shots in the first game against a Brisbane Metro team and in the second game, we came through on the last bowl, Maz played the shot, unbelievable,” Balchin said.

The semis were played on Sunday morning, the first semi being an all-

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Sunshine Coast affair, Powder Puffs defeating Tewantin Terrors, 45-29.

The other semi saw 2011 LTC champs Sex Pistols (Tugun – Gold Coast zone) go down to first time finalists Bay Girls (Bramble Bay – Brisbane Metro zone), 40-33.

It was the first time a Brisbane Metro team had made an LTC final, the flag proudly carried by Bay Girls Mary Govan, Kay Roberts, Barbara Gribbin and Marilyn Head.

In the title decider, the Bay Girls came out of the blocks quickly and put pressure on the Powder Puffs, but the Coolum girls steadied and took control, powering through for a proud win, 50-33.

New teams and zones are welcome for Ladies Team Challenge 2016.

LTC runners up 2015 Bay Girls, Kay Roberts, Mary Govan, Barb Gribbin, Dorothy Field, Marilyn Head (Bramble Bay Bowls Club).

Five rounds run Sat Oct 8 – Sat Nov 5. Finals Sat-Sun Nov 12-13 (venue TBA).

Contact Michelle Russell ltcadmin@iinet. net.au or 0411 652 718.

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Ron’s favourite picture of Steve Tong in action for Wynnum Manly drew the ire of Bowler readers when it was published due to the spectators overflowing onto the bank.

Roving Ron packs up his lens Has photographer Ron Ward taken his last shot at Premier League?

His interest in bowls also stemmed from his father, a bowler in Gunnedah.

Ten years ago, Toowoomba’s Ron Ward (pictured right) took his camera along to a Premier League game being played at the bowls club of his beloved South Toowoomba Tigers.

Ron followed his dad into the sport in 1964, aged 25, more than 50 years ago.

Since that first game, Ron has attended every game except one that South Toowoomba has played, and always armed with his trusty camera.

Ron estimates he has taken well over 10,000 photos over 10 years of Premier League.

“As well as the photographs, I have kept a complete history of all of the games including the draws, results and team sheets, plus any newspaper articles that covered the games,” Ron said.

“I have a spare room set up like a library…”

Ron became interested in photography at a young age; his dad had a Box Brownie and taught him how to use it.

During the working week, Ron was a motor mechanic; at weekends, he was never far away from his camera.

“Before bowls, I was always at the V8 Supercars taking photos,” Ron said.

“However, after 10 years in the role, I think it’s time to hang up the camera for Premier League and let someone else take over the role.”

While South Toowoomba Tigers won’t play Premier League this year, they will field five teams in Premier Sevens, so is it possible Roving Ron Ward may be coaxed out of retirement…?

- by Col Clifford

After moving to Toowoomba in 1979, Ron joined South Toowoomba Bowls Club, becoming president in 1983.

With the introduction of the digital camera in the early 2000s, Ron could afford to escalate his hobby.

“Instead of taking 20 photos, I could now take 200,” Ward said.

“I started to photograph the Premier League games, and it wasn’t only South Toowoomba that was interested, so were their opponents.

“Then I received requests to supply my photos to the Premier League web site.

Hot, Hot, Hot for Premier League Queensland 2016 Everyone’s looking forward to a great new season of Aero Bowls Premier League Queensland and Premier Sevens.

The PLQ welcome brand new teams to the fold in 2016 including Belmont Services, Enoggera and Swifts but unfortunately say farewell to Jindalee, South Toowoomba and Wynnum Manly Leagues.

Round 1 kicks off on Sat Jan 9, with Enoggera V Swifts, Pine Rivers V Hamilton, South Tweed V Greenslopes, Belmont Services V Broadbeach, Bramble Bay V Capalaba, and Bribie Island V defending champs Helensvale.

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Round 2 will be played on Sun Jan 10, and then the action continues each Saturday until the final Round 11 on Sat March 12, followed by finals weekend, Sat-Sun March 19-20 at Club Pine Rivers.

PLQ tragics Owen Bradley, Peter Doherty, Les Miller and Ed Richardson will concentrate their talents on the exploding Sevens competition, which is once again popular.

“We’ve increased our numbers again this year, five new teams, 156 teams in total, with Div 3 and Div 5 particularly popular,” Doherty said.

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“We’ve actually got teams on a wait list for these divisions.”

Division 1 was also well supported but the 60+ teams numbers were down, which Doherty says may lead to a rethink in 2017.

Sevens finals host club and sponsor is Bramble Bay Bowls Club.

Conditions of play and draws for both competitions are on the PLQ website www.plq.com.au New names on the PLQ executive include chairman Brett Wilkie, secretary Sean Baker and tournament director Kurt Brown.

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Did you get your photo taken at State Pennant?

We take a lot of photos at BQ tournaments and some people say “Oh but I don’t have Facebook...”

The good news is, you don’t need to be “on Facebook” to enjoy the photos. If you have access to a computer, simply type ‘Bowls Queensland’ into your Search Engine or www.bowlsqld.org Scroll down on the BQ website and you will see a link to BQ Facebook.

You don’t have to join up; just click on the link and you can follow tournament updates, comments, and photos.

(Same with Queensland Bowler magazine. Click on the magazine on the BQ website and you can read the Bowler online and also click on old issues.)

Two Bites of the Cherry Two chances to play mixed pairs at State level in 2016

Musgrave Hill hosts Multibowls It was smiles all round for Queensland at the top of the table in the national triples final at the Australian Multibowl Championships at Musgrave Hill (Oct 12-16), Serena Nicholls, Tony Bonnell and Warren Fraser winning gold and Kaytlyn Smith, Clive Williams and Bernie Wolland silver (pictured).

“It was a very successful national championships for the Sporting Wheelies & Disabled Association, Queensland disability bowlers achieving their usual outstanding results,” BQ development officer Daryl Francey said.

BQ board director Colleen Ryan also attended the championships in support of the Queensland bowlers.

Logan Reindeer Fours Logan City’s Reindeer Fours is a festive occasion, held this year on November 23.

“We had three full greens, visiting clubs, everyone dressed in the Christmas spirit, and special guests Cameron Dick MP and Russell Lutton the deputy mayor of Logan City,” said Logan City Snr VP Anne Boast.

Logan City won Division 3 Pennant.

Pictured Mike Wilson, Sally Wood, Lynne Mills and Logan City president Derrick Milne.

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BQ board has listened to the members with respect to the mixed pairs format at state level.

There will be a mixed pairs discipline added into the 2016 State Championships, which will be on the Gold Coast as recommended by the state match committee and the stand-alone Mixed Pairs State Final will be added to the Champion of Club Champions finals in October.

“Effectively there will be two opportunities to play mixed pairs at state level,” BQ chairman John Dawson said.

“A state championship, which anyone can enter, played in May, and a mixed pairs state final, which is played in October by the top eight group winners that have filtered through from winning district titles.

“The traditional format is favoured by some country clubs, which benefit from green fees and hospitality when conducting various stages of the competition.

“Other players who want to play mixed pairs without the restrictions of which club or district they belong to, can simply enter the state championships mixed pairs discipline with the goal of playing through for a state title.”

Planning for BQ 2016

by BQ Chairman John Dawson

What I learnt during my first year in the chair at Bowls Queensland is that an old dog can learn new tricks!

With the CEO departing for greener pastures, the immediate challenge was to ensure the business side of BQ kept ticking over as the new board attended to policy.

As you know I have been filling the role of acting CEO on a voluntary basis.

Thanks to a comprehensive independent review, which considered input from staff, board, bowlers, and professionals, we have advertised for a new CEO with a clear job description.

The Board has a vision for a more effective, more empowering, and more cost effective BQ. These are challenging times and the board will meet and beat these challenges.

Thanks to dedicated number crunching by BQ director of finance Greg Flynn, we are now making plans based on facts rather than a general sense of unease or fear.

How can 8000 bowlers have left the sport in the past five years and nobody asked any questions?

The sport has shrunk by an average of 30 per cent in all Queensland districts over the past decade, and as such, the cost of running BQ and BA has cost each bowler proportionally more, as the core costs are shared across fewer bowlers.

(No district has been immune from this significant contraction, not even strong districts like Gold Coast Tweed and Sunshine Coast.)

If the current trends continue, the sport will shrink from 30,000 in 2015 to 20,000 in 2025.

If we want to save our sport, it has to be all hands on deck, all bowlers paid up financial members, helping to share the costs of administration equally.

Thanks to doing the figures this year, a long overdue exercise, this new board is well aware the sport cannot afford for Bowls Queensland to doddle along doing what is comfortable and familiar; it’s the board’s job to drive change.

The success of BQ is critical to the survival of the sport in Queensland.

What have we done in 2015?

I have been astonished by the number of times I have been asked since I became chairman “What does BQ do for me?”

If you don’t know the answer to that question, it means BQ has failed in the past to communicate.

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Congratulations to Bribie Island Bowls Club on a great job hosting Division One State Pennant 2015, pictured, Bribie bowls coordinator Mick Cherry, myself, head umpire Lynn Brayley (ITO), and BQ deputy chairman Ron Mitchell.

Firstly, BQ requires a new dynamic CEO and that recruitment process is already underway.

Secondly, BQ requires a lean staff capable of fulfilling the essential roles required to run a modern not– for-profit sporting organization; staff have provided input into the review of BQ operations and action will follow in 2016.

Thirdly, we need a dynamic board prepared to make critical changes, acting on facts not fear.

My vision and that of the board is to transform BQ into the sort of organization you no longer have to ask “What does BQ do for me?

I will ask for your vote in due course for a second term to see the work started this year carried through.

My vision and that of the board is to transform BQ into the sort of organization you no longer have to ask “What does BQ do for me?

These are exciting and challenging times.

Paperwork As a club bowler and volunteer official for many years, it is clear to me what I expect of a state organizing body.

It is exactly the same as what you would expect: relevance, effectiveness, costeffectiveness and innovation, to name a few.

State administrative bodies like BQ are important to sports because of the way government reporting is structured in the sophisticated and accountable modern world.

Grants, sponsorships, accreditations for coaching and umpiring, all ask for evidence of a state body to give a sport legitimacy, credibility, and a sense of permanence.

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It is part of BQ’s role to keep up to date with legislative changes, communicate them to our members, and provide advice and training to enable our members to become compliant.

BQ 2015 is part of the solution, with a coaching committee in place training coaches; the aim is to have a committee in every district, with its own qualified Presenter and Assessor (P & A).

The new CEO will be equipped and expected to drive sponsorship and grant opportunities for the sport, to keep costs down for members.

As you know, I was looking forward to visiting every district this year to discuss what members expect from Bowls Queensland and how we can be more available and transparent.

Unfortunately with the unexpected departure of CEO Doug Evans, there was an obligation to carry out many of the duties usually assigned to the CEO, while still attending to the duties of the Chairman of the board.

Once we have a new CEO in place I will look forward to seeing you in your own districts and receiving your input and feedback first hand.

In the meantime, I am always available by emailing chair@bowlsqld.org Enjoy the festive season and I look forward to seeing you fresh and strong in the new year.

BLACKJACKS

TRUMP

APL03 The New Zealand Blackjacks have taken the silverware home, leaving the consistant Adelaide Endurance (SA) as runners-up for the third year running.

Despite having two teams in the competition, Queensland didn’t get a crack at the grand final, with the Gold Coast Hawks bowing out in the preliminary final with a loss to the Melbourne Roys, and Brisbane Gold taking home the wooden spoon.

“A couple of tough results early meant we lost momentum and with this style of game you really have to get on a roll, but we are still happy with how we played, even though we ended up at the wrong end of the table,” Brisbane Gold’s Robbie Wild said.

“Hopefully we’ll get another crack next year!”

Hawks bowler Nathan Rice was quick to agree about the momentum of the game.

“A few bad ends can cost you a game… overall it was not to be, but hopefully next year,” Rice said.

“There is just a great atmosphere here, the game is quick, it’s sharp and it’s live on TV – you can’t beat that.”

Part of the spectator appeal of APL is its action-packed format, which had the enthusiastic crowds at Club Pine Rivers lift to the occasion.

High in the grandstand, the iconic ‘Wayne’s Can Bar’ was well patronised, with supporters full of life and coming up with some funny oneliners to keep the crowd entertained.

Host club trio Des Wilson, Steve Radcliffe and Noel Cox in full pirate regalia said there was no better place “brilliant atmosphere”.

Spectators who chose the less rowdy spots and corporate boxes backed up these sentiments.

“Some of the shots are just unbelievable, well worth coming,” said visitor June Rivers.

Photos clockwise from top left, Gold Coast Hawks Mark Casey; APL03 champs NZ Blackjacks Jo Edwards, Shannon McIlroy, Ali Forsyth, NZ national coach Dave Edwards; Malaysia’s Safuan Said guest international for defending champs Moama Murray Steamers; host franchise Brisbane Gold’s Alex Murtagh, Jeremy Henry, coach Robbie Wild, Kelvin Kerkow OAM; coach Perth Suns Wayne Turley; an appreciative audience.

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Big Bash of Bowls Backers say worth it The packed stands and enthusiastic crowd at the grand final of the Australian Premier League (APL) were proof that this modern take on traditional bowls has made a huge impact.

Three years ago, Club Pine Rivers put its money and reputation on the line to sign up as the inaugural host of this bowls innovation.

(President Ron Howden calls it a “bowls revolution”, and over the past three years, he hasn’t backed away from his conviction one little bit!)

“We have played a major part in a new direction for bowls, which is aimed at a huge section of the community which is time poor,” Howden said.

“It’s a shorter format, it’s more exciting, and it’s attracting a new generation of bowlers; personally I love the old format, but that era is dying out and we need to embrace our new way of life.

Howden said more than 60 volunteers helped run APL this year and it’s hard to get volunteers; everything has changed since bowls was in its heyday as a major sports and social outing for the over-50s.

“Most over 50s these days are still working or minding grandchildren and they have so much choice for leisure activities,” Howden said.

“Bowls is competing for numbers in a saturated market, and I love the sport, I want it to survive and I support trying new things.”

Many sporting codes across the nation are looking at shorter and more actionpacked versions of their games to keep players on the paddock, spectators on seats and sponsorship dollars, including cricket and netball embracing variants of their traditional format.

Drawing on his experience with 20/20 cricket, Bowls Australia CEO Neil Dalrymple said he drove the development of the APL format for bowls.

Pine Rivers were quick to get behind him and with much consultation, APL was finally ready for launch in 2013, when host club Brisbane Gold won the $100k tournament.

The formula was tweaked in 2014 and in 2015, APL had its most successful year yet.

“This is the most successful APL in terms of ratings and crowds and the players have got the hang of the format too, really playing up to the crowd, who doesn’t like to play to a full house?” Dalrymple said.

Bowls Australia wants clubs to support APL by buying a BA Jack Attack kit and running their own fast paced competitions, to attract a generation time poor but still looking for a sporting and social outing.

While there are many ideas out there about a shorter and faster paced format, everything takes time and money to develop, and Jack Attack is the version BA is throwing its weight behind for now.

The consensus is that APL is value for money and it will be back in 2016, at a venue to be decided early next year.

One thing for sure, the team at Club Pine Rivers are believers and would love to have APL04 back in Queensland in 2016.

“I am going to do everything I can to get it back to Pine Rivers next year,” APL’s No 1 fan Ron Howden said.

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Magnetic Magic “One competitor from Cairns who has played all over Queensland praised the Magnetic Island Bowls Club green as the best in the state!”

Pictured: (top) “The Players” (blue) from South Johnstone win the Magnetic Magic Fours 2015, runners up Tropicats from Mission Beach; (bottom) Tropical Lagerphones from Silkwood win Best Dressed.

South Johnstone team “The Players” skipped

by Shane McInerney has won the Sealink “Magnetic Magic” Weekend of Bowls for the third consecutive year.

Last year they came as “The Hulas” and the year before (2013) as the “South Johnstone Mongrels”, to reflect the outfits they wore in the weekend’s Best Dressed Team competition.

More than 70 bowlers attended, from clubs as far afield as Weipa, Deception Bay and Charters Towers, as well as supporters.

The annual carnival kicked off with the Best of Magnetic Knockout Two Bowl Triples, won by South Johnstone (Shane McInerney, Kevin Foord, Vera Rowe), runner up Cairns/Townsville (Benny Cribbin, Geoff Ryder, Lindsay Coves).

The main competition the Magnetic Magic Fours features six rounds of bowls played on an accumulated points basis.

“Interestingly, three teams from the Far North led for two rounds each, and all three teams finished in the top five prize winning teams,” Graham Holden from the organising committee said.

“One competitor from Cairns who has played all over Queensland praised the Magnetic Island Bowls Club green as the best in the state!”

Among the prizes, Rydweld Rogues from Townsville/Cairns won the Arcadia Village Motel Accommodation Package for 2016 and Tropical Lagerphones from Silkwood won the Weipa Bowls Club-sponsored Best Dressed Team.

The Sealink Magnetic Magic Fours winning team from South Johnstone was Louise Hoskins, Ross Cribbin, Kevin Foord, Shane McInerney 87.5 points, followed by second placed Tropicats from Mission Beach, Len & Denise Charman, Bryan Meyer, Kenny Robers on 78 and Rydweld Rogues Lindsay Coves, Bruce Griffiths, Geoff Ryder, Benny Cribbin on 76.5.

“The Magnetic Magic was the brainchild of property developer Kevin O’Shea when he lived on the Island in 1997,” Holden said.

“It’s been running for 19 consecutive years, and planning is already underway for a very special 20th anniversary event in 2016.”

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World Singles (Nov 16-22) The World Singles Champion of Champions has been run and won at Club Helensvale, with Australia’s Scott Thulborn and Katrina Wright (pictured above) picking up bronze medals in a tough field.

Former World Singles rep Brett Wilkie thoroughly enjoyed his rinkside duties reporting on the championships from his home club.

Thulborn will be back at Club Helensvale next year for the same competition, after going back to back in this year’s Australian Champion of Champion Singles at host club Coolum Beach, which feeds through to next year’s World titles.

Deb recognized Burrum Heads bowler Deb McGarry (pictured) was presented with her Most Improved Athlete of the Year Award at the 35th annual state para-sports awards gala by Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association board member Cornelis van Eldik.

Deb has made the transition from state champion to world champion since her first win in mixed pairs at the State Multi Disability Championships at Aspley in September 2014.

Deb took up lawn bowls as part of her rehabilitation for injuries caused by a car accident.

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Casey won bronze in the Men’s Triples teamed with Wayne Reudiger and Aron Sherriff. (The final will have some interest for Tweed Heads, with two club members Ken Emura for Japan and Paul Girdler for NZ facing off for gold.)

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Casey skipped the Men’s Four of Rice, Reudiger and Ray Pearse to bronze, while Aron Sherriff is through to the Men’s Singles final against NZ’s Mike Kernaghan.

Australia’s women Kelsey Cottrell, Karen Murphy, Carla Odgers, Anne Johns and Natasha Scott will play for gold in all disciplines, singles, pairs, triples and fours.

JUNIOR NEWS

NQ Junior Carnival winners from left: Corey Johnson (Singles and Triples), Thomas McLean (Triples), Jesse Farrell (Triples), Samuel Collier (Pairs), Tom Lawlor (Pairs), Hayden Daly (Encouragment Award).jpg

NQ Juniors Yungaburra’s Corey Johnson, 17, came back hard to take out the prestige singles at the 2015 NQ Junior Championships at Thuringowa, beating Thursday Island’s Josh Collier by just one shot, 18-17.

Josh took off like a rocket, leading 17-11, knocking on the door of the 18 shots needed to win, when Corey powered back to put his nose in front.

Corey’s victory at NQ Juniors (Sept 26-28) came hot on the heels of an outstanding state runner-up performance at 2015 Secondary School Cup a fortnight earlier (Pine Rivers Sept 12-13), skipping the pairs for Atherton SHS. The NQ Juniors pairs and triples finals were as exciting as the singles, with both results coming down to the last roll.

In Pairs, Ingham’s Tom Lawlor and Thursday Island’s Sam Collier edged out Charters Towers Services Memorial runners-up Jack Donaldson and Ashley Wheeler.

The Triples, played as a round robin, had everyone waiting on the last game to decide places, with Thomas McLean (North Mackay), Corey Johnson and Jesse Farrell

(Jublilee) getting the nod over runners-up Jack Donaldson (Charters Towers Memorial Services), Josh Collier and Elvis Costello (Mackay).

The NQ Junior Carnival Encouragement Award went to Jubilee’s Hayden Daly.

“It’s an incredible competition, apart from the bowls, it was a real credit to the kids and parents, there was not one dummy spit over three days, everyone looked out for each other, a great show of sportsmanship,” said impressed BQ state development officer Tim Blake.

(2016 NQ Junior’s will be held at Jubilee Bowls Club, Townsville, Sept 24-26.)

Justin Cribben, Corey Johnson and BQ’s Tim Blake

FROM THE CHAMP “The North Queensland Junior Championships is a great weekend, a chance to catch up with old friends and meet new faces.

Winning the NQ Juniors Singles and Triples is one of my greatest accomplishments.

While my Triples win was not my first, it was my first as a skip. Getting the chance to lead your team to a championship is one of the greatest feelings.

The Singles championship was my first and it was one of the toughest, most grueling, back and forth finals I have ever played.

The feeling of winning was a mix of jubilation, pride and a whole lot of exhaustion.

Winning the Singles has to be the top achievement in my bowls career so far.

I have won other things like club rinks and junior pairs and triples, but in the singles, having no one to help you or save you makes winning a lot harder.

But when you do win, it feels like you have actually earned it.

I have played most sports like cricket, hockey and football but I have never had as much success and enjoyment as in bowls. Bowls is such an enjoyable sport not only because of the great competition and atmosphere, but all the people you meet along the way, that are so laid back and easy to get along with.”

- by Corey Johnson, 2015 NQ Juniors singles and triples champ

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Bowls Queensland update DEVELOPMENT The BQ development team is encouraging all affiliated clubs to hold “Come & Try” Days to create community awareness and provide participation opportunities to help increase membership.

Unlike in previous years, “Come & Try” Days can be held at dates and times convenient to your club.

Bowls Queensland will support registered clubs by providing promotional kits containing flyers, A4 posters and a media release per event.

We can also promote your event via the Bowls Queensland website and Facebook page, as well as on various community event websites and other event advertisement outlets.

You can register your event via the BQ website (Come & Try Tab). Your club can register for more than one event each year.

The development team can help promote your event as well. You can book a promotional vehicle by completing the booking form on the BQ website. For more information, call BQ (07) 3355 9988.

ADMINISTRATION 2016 BQ ANNUAL ELECTIONS Monday January 4, 2016 Nominations open for elected board positions (Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Director of Finance and 2 Directors) and expressions of interest for committees (coaching, selection, umpires). Friday January 29, 2016 – 4pm Nominations for board positions close. Fri Feb 26 — 4pm Expressions of interest for BQ committees close. Nomination posters and forms will be sent to clubs in early January and will be available on the BQ website.

COACHING ACROSS THE DITCH DEVELOPMENT SERIES At time of publication, BQ state coach Bill Cornehls was preparing to go to New Zealand with an invitation player squad of 12 boys and 12 girls to play seven tests in three days. The U18 and U25 development test series, affectionately known as “Across the Ditch”, is to be hosted this year by Point Chevalier Bowls Club Auckland (Dec 8-10).

The young bowlers, targeted as having potential to represent Queensland in the future, are tested over singles, pairs, triples, and mixed pairs. “It’s a challenging programme designed to simulate the pressures of a competition environment,” Cornehls said.

Now in it’s sixth year, the event has the support of the young Queenslanders contributing to the cost, Bowls Queensland, Auckland Bowls, and sponsors BCiB and Goodridge Australia Clothing. Current shield holders from 2014 are U18 Queensland and U25 Auckland.

2015 Invited Girls: Brittanny Wiley (Binjour), Jacinta Weier (Urangan), Jessie Cottell (Broadbeach), Jessica Srisamruaybai (Tweed Heads), Rebecca Rixon (Kawana), Connie-Leigh Rixon (Kawana), Charlie Harkness (Helensvale), Madison Styles (Broadbeach), Michaela Bailey-Nelson (Musgrave Hill), Taleah Putney (Gayndah), Tiffany Murray (Miriam Vale) and Sophie Young (Capalaba).

2015 Invited Boys: Bradley Lawson (Everton Park), Daniel Keogh (Windsor), Dean McWhinney (Musgrave Hill), Jayden Cottell (Broadbeach), Jesse Turnbull (Hamilton), Justin Cribbin (Jubilee), Mitchell Mears (Algester), Mitchell Weier (Urangan), Nathan Wilson (Pine Rivers), Nic Gosley (Musgrave Hill), Nicky Cahill (Bargara), Zac Adams (Swifts).

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EVENTS Feb 16-17

QLD V NSW (NSW))

March 7

Entries close Junior State Champs

March 14

Entries close Aus Indoor, Qld Qualifying - men

March 21

Entries close State Champs

March 31 April 3

Australian Sides Champs (ACT)

April 2-8

Junior State Champs (Capalaba & Manly)

April 9-15

Junior World Bowls (Broadbeach)

April 16-18

Aus Indoor, Qld Qualifying - Men

April 18

Entries close Aus Indoor, Qld Qualifying - women

April 23-24

Chairman’s XII ANZAC Test Series

May 4-7

District Sides (Gold Coast)

May 9-22

State Champs (Gold Coast)

May 28-29

Australian Indoor, Qld Qualifying rounds - Women

June 11-24

Australian Open (Gold Coast)

***Dates and venues can change.

Keep up to date on BQ website www.bowlsqld.org EVENTS.

MEDIA Want to get published? Want to get your club’s story published in Queensland Bowler magazine? Or in your local paper? Here are Top 4 Tips from Naomi Cescotto, BQ Media.

1) The first tip is to take a decent photo. It sounds obvious to say but you’d be surprised at the number of blurry photos we’re sent with the hope that somehow we can make them useable… We can’t! Take more than one photo in case one is blurry. And the general rule is to get in closer. “Wide shots” rarely work for a magazine. We need to see faces, eyes open, preferably no sunglasses or hats hiding faces. It should be taken with a digital camera and sent as a JPEG file, in original size (at least 1 MEG in size, preferably larger).

HINT: Check your SENT ITEMS. If the photo file size is around 300kb (or less than 1 MEG), it will be too small for us to use in print, even though it might look great on your screen. Look for a size of at least 1 MEG. Send only 1-2 photos per email so it doesn’t “bounce”.

2) Send names of the people in the photo. List them from left to right, as you look at the photo on your screen. Check spelling of names.

Write full names (John Smith, not J Smith).

HINT: When you take a photo of a pair, triple or four, get them to stand in the correct order, lead on the left, skip on the right, as you look at them, so you can check names against the programme.

3) Send details of your tournament along with the photo. For example: Who won? Runner up? How many people entered? Where did they come from? Dates? Any highlights of the tournament? Is it held every year? What number is this? (For example, 14th annual) Is it on again next year? Is this the second time this team has won this tournament? Anything unique or newsworthy about the event?

4) Include a contact name and phone number. In case the journalist needs to check something or request more information.

HINT: Follow up if you don’t get a response to your email. Sometimes emails get overlooked. You can phone or email again to say “Just checking. Did you get my email? If so, any questions?”

GOOD LUCK in getting your event covered and/or the results published.

Pictured: BQ volunteers on duty at State Pennant 2015, from left, Nev Galbraith (Match), Ron Somerville (Chairman Match), Margaret O’Rourke (Selector), Helen Doherty (Match), Peter Stanton (Chairman Selectors), John Dawson (Board Chairman), Ron Mitchell (Board Deputy Chairman), Colleen Ryan (Board director), John Kirkpatrick (Chairman Umpires).

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SEL’S EMERGENCY GREENKEEPING TIPS: 1. Seek out an experienced greenkeeper and learn from and take notice of his advice.

2. Don’t get angry or upset if you get some constructive criticism from the club members, you’re never too smart to learn but sometimes you need a thick skin.

Toowoomba’s new green keeper Lenny Rasmussen gets some sage advice from emergency green keeper Sel Naumann, (right) Sel having a roll up with his mates.

EMERGENCY GREENKEEPING Selwyn Naumann celebrated his 91st birthday at the end of October 2015 and he still loves the game of bowls and all that goes with the sport.

Even though he retired from his role of Greenkeeper at the Toowoomba Bowls Club in the year 2000, Sel still gets a thrill out of being asked to help out whenever there is a need at his beloved club.

The club lost its greenkeeper in August this year and naturally, it was Sel who was asked if he could help out once again until a replacement could be found.

Even though his strength isn’t what it used to be when he was younger, his knowledge is still strong and his ability to keep the greens looking good and performing well is just what his club depends upon when an emergency occurs.

Sel Naumann grew up and worked on the family farm at Felton near Toowoomba.

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That knowledge of working on the land gave him the confidence to take on a new role when he was asked if he would fill the role of greenkeeper at the nearby Cambooya Bowls Club.

He must have been doing something right, as after four years, he got the offer to move into Toowoomba as the greenkeeper of the Toowoomba Bowls Club, where he continued in the role for the next 22 years.

Greenkeeping has changed since his retirement with more modern equipment, fertilising and watering systems; but the different turf used these days, makes maintaining the greens a lot easier, according to Sel. “It used to take all day Monday just to water the two greens and I was on call seven days a week,” Sel said.

“One year I worked on Christmas Day to make sure the new turf was kept damp while it was establishing.”

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3. Get to know your soils and products and remember it’s very important to maintain the machinery and equipment.

Sometimes Sel thinks the new ways of greenkeeping aren’t necessarily the best ways, and when a new greenkeeper starts at the club, Sel is the first person they go to see for his knowledge and advice.

A new permanent greenkeeper, Lenny Rasmussen who has relocated from the Holland Park Bowls Club, has now started at the Toowoomba Club, and Sel is happy to hand over the reins once again.

He’s also pleased that the “new guy” respects his knowledge and talents and comes to him for a helping hand when necessary.

Selwyn Naumann is back to enjoying his game of bowls and the social aspect of his bowls club, but he’s been a handy club man to have around, as he steps up when required to perform the duties of emergency caretaker greenkeeper.

- by Col Clifford

MARLIN COAST BEATS THE HEAT It took more than 10 years to get approved but what a way to beat the heat!

The decade long dream to play bowls undercover finally paid off for Marlin Coast Bowls Club at Trinity Beach (Cairns).

The $750,000 roof project was selffunded by the club and officially opened in December last year by Mayor of Cairns Bob Manning (pictured below right with then Marlin Coast chairman Andrew Jennings and club member Malcolm Holland).

“We had no luck getting grants, the complete project was funded entirely by our small club of volunteers, an outstanding effort by the members and

committees,” former chairman Andrew Jennings said.

“We paid half in cash, and took a loan for the other half, with a council guarantee, and we’ve already paid it down to $130,000, very proud.”

The club supervised the project, construction by Bruce Engineering Townsville, and LED flush mounted lighting by Thorn, suitable for day or night bowls.

Gone troppo Magnificent table settings featuring stunning home-grown hibiscus and mini-tropical fish aquariums were just two of the features of Silkwood Bowls Club’s colouful “tropical theme” President’s Day this year.

Silkwood president Jean Messina robbed her own garden to deck out the clubhouse for the occasion, with appreciative bowlers visiting from as far away as Ingham and Townsville.

Best dressed bowler prize went to Louise Hoskins (South Johnstone).

Pictured, Jean (second from left) presents the winning rink prize to Anne Andrews (Babinda), Angie Fleming (Silkwood) and Kay Rotondo (Ingham).

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THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF ENCOURAGING TOO MUCH SOCIAL MEMBERSHIP BQ has received correspondence from a club asking about “social” memberships.

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Lui Honoured Macknade is very proud of new life member, Lui Marbelli.

BQ deputy chairman Ron Mitchell presented Lui with his badge, while brother Mario proudly looked on.

Lui has been at Macknade for more than 30 years, serving as president for 12 years and always working for the club.

“He is there for all members, he works tirelessly, rain, wind, cyclone, he is the always the first one over the club house, we are all very proud of him and grateful for his commitment to the club,” PR Coral Gard said.

Lui is also a top bowler, with Macknade runners up in this year’s Dunn Cup.

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TANTALIZING TOUCHERS It was great to catch up with many members from around the State during the Champion of Club Champions – State Play-offs held recently at Helensvale Bowls Club.

I thank you all for making yourself known to me and for the conversations that we had mainly about umpiring situations.

As we wind down after another busy year and one that saw many changes, not only to the Law Book but a change in direction to officiating, I hope that it has been an enjoyable and rewarding year for you all. In keeping with the Q&As, I thought I would look at a lighter and happier law which effects all of us and one that we all hope we get during a game and that is Law 14 – Touchers – Pages 30 and 31.

The Lead in Team A delivers the jack and it passes the 2m mark and Team A’s Skip stops the jack and places it on the “T” presuming it will not go in the ditch. However, Skip B disagrees and states that it would have gone in the ditch.

They decide to call the Umpire for their decision.

As the jack in course was stopped by Team A’s Skip the following Law applies: Law 38.1.1.1 (Page 54) - If a jack in its original course is displaced by a member of the team that delivered the jack, the opposing lead must place the mat as described in Law 6.1.1 and redeliver the jack, making sure that is centred, but must not play first.

What is a toucher?

Law 14.1 - A bowl in its original course which touches the jack, even though it comes to rest in the ditch within the boundaries of the rink of play, is a live bowl and is called a toucher. If a bowl in its original course does not touch the jack, it is called a nontoucher.

A bowl in course comes to rest and then falls and touches the jack. Is this a toucher?

It would depend on the following situation: Law 14.2 - A bowl is also a toucher if, after having come to rest: 14.2.1 - it falls and touches the jack before the next bowl is delivered, or

Note: It is advisable to mark both sides so that bowls do not have to be picked up to check if they are touchers in the event of changes to the head. Mark the touches on the running surface of the bowl and not on the dimples.

A toucher was not marked or nominated when it came to rest, is it still a toucher?

It would depend on the following: Law 15.3 - If before the next delivered bowl comes to rest or, in the case of the last bowl of an end, before a period of 30 seconds that applies under Law 23.1, a bowl is neither marked nor nominated, it is no longer a toucher.

Please note: that the difference between marking a toucher and a bowl that falls and touches the jack.

Marking the toucher has to be done before the next delivered bowl comes to rest or the 30 second period after the last bowl. whereas: When the bowl at rest falls and touches the jack it has to be before the next bowl is delivered or within the 30 second period for the last bowl.

What happens if the toucher mark has not been removed when it is delivered?

14.2.2 - in the case of the last bowl of an end, it falls and touches the jack within the period of 30 seconds that applies under Law 23.1.

Law 15.5 - If a player fails to remove a mark from a bowl before delivery and that bowl does not become a toucher, a member of the opposing team or the marker must remove the mark as soon as the bowl comes to rest.

The jack is in the ditch and a player’s bowl falls into the ditch and touches the jack. Is this a toucher?

Hoping you all experience many touchers!!

No. Law 14.3 - No bowl will become a toucher if it plays onto, or comes into contact with, the jack when the jack is in the ditch.

How is the toucher marked?

Law 15.1 –-A toucher must be marked with chalk by a member of the team that delivered the bowl or the marker as soon as it comes to rest.

Law 15.2 - If, in the opinion of either skip or opponent or the marker, a toucher comes to rest in a position in which marking it would be likely to move the bowl or alter the head, the bowl must not be marked but nominated as a toucher instead.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER ESTATE PLANNING The lives that people lead are varied and it is for this reason that estate planning and will drafting cannot be approached with a “one size fits all” formula.

It is important that you not only have a Will, but that the Will is drafted in a way that makes your wishes abundantly clear and unambiguous.

If you read a Will and ask, “Did she mean this or did she mean that?” or “What did she mean?” then it is highly probable the people you have left your estate to are going to end up in front of a court to ask what the Will means.

If the will is unclear, especially in relation to how the business is to continue after death, then the impact on the business can be severe.

Questions of who controls the business, who can hold relevant licences, who receives the income how the expenses are paid can have a big impact on how the business is run and sometimes if it continues to trade at all.

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After all of your hard work to build up a business; it would be devastating to see the business suffer because proper care was not taken in planning for the future.

The best way to ensure that your Will does what you want and does not end up in front of a Judge for interpretation is to see a lawyer who specialises in estate planning.

The lawyers in our Private Client Group are able to provide that expert estate planning advice.

Michael Klatt, the Partner that heads our Private Client Group, is a Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in Succession Law.

A Judge of the court is the only person who can decide what a will means; the executors and beneficiaries cannot simply decide to agree on that.

Mullins Lawyers has recently been recognised as one of four First Tier firms in Queensland for Wills and Estates Litigation in the prestigious Doyle’s Guide.

These types of court applications can be very expensive and the costs are often paid by the estate of the Will maker.

Michael was also recognised

by Doyle’s Guide as one of four Pre-eminent lawyers in this field in Queensland.

If someone has gone to the trouble of making a Will, one can assume the Will maker thought her wishes were properly recorded in the Will and her estate would be distributed in accordance with those wishes.

Doyle’s Guide rates and recommends law firms based on extensive telephone and face-to-face interviews with clients, peers, and relevant industry bodies.

It can also be assumed that the Will maker wanted her intended beneficiaries to receive the money that is otherwise spent in a court application.

Should you require any further information in relation to or assistance in this topic, please contact either myself at Mullins Lawyers on (07) 3224 0230, Michael Klatt on (07) 3224 0370 or Chris Herrald on (07) 3224 0256.

Business owners in particular must ensure that their Wills are prepared properly.

Hospitality law requires the best heads in the business.

When it comes to legal advice for a club, you need more than just legal advice you need lawyers who know your industry.

With specialist divisions in hospitality and business services, we understand your industry and all its legal requirements.

We minimise your risk and help grow your business.

For more information contact: Curt Schatz, Partner

Level 21, Riverside Centre 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane Qld 4000 Telephone 07 3224 0230 cschatz@mullinslaw.com.au

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Coaching ­­- Shoey’s Top Tips

The Mask Achieving success requires more than technical skills, you also need mental toughness!

Oscar Wilde knew the mystery and power behind wearing a mask when he wrote “A mask tells us more than a face”.

Since the release of my book ‘Bowls, Biased & Uncensored’, I have been surprised by the feedback regarding the topic of wearing a mask to improve performance.

person, famous leader, or maybe even an animal.

competition, it’s perceived as a sign of weakness.

Your mask provides anonymity and a rare opportunity to act without inhibition, and without your normal self-limiting beliefs and fears.

Imagine a pro golfer having to make a 20-metre birdie putt to win a tournament walking around the green with a big smile on their face.

It can be quite energising to play the role of a customised character - just ask any actor!

I doubt if that type of player could make a big pressure putt.

Positive results can certainly be Study the facial expressions of achieved when both coaches elite athletes during competition and players recognise the and you’ll soon realise what Nobody can importance of combining the face of a champion technical and shot-making make you feel looks like: focussed, skills, with equal portions determined and bad without your spent on developing confident. valuable tactical and permission, so never let Study the body mental skills. a mistake, bad shot or language of these If two players have champions and you’ll see a loss make you feel what roughly equal ability I mean. in a singles contest, I’m like a loser.

Their movements prepared to bet on the player are strong, assertive and who is toughest mentally; this is commanding; they walk with where “the mask” becomes a valuable purpose, their shoulders back, and their aid to improve consistency and help you heads held high. perform at your best.

Notice how some elite athletes are so Once your technical and tactical focussed they gaze at nothing - their skills are developed to a reasonably eyes are open, yet they don’t seem high standard and you start competing to see anything in particular, and against tougher opposition, the difference they don’t make eye contact between success and failure is often with anyone around them. dependant of the level of your mental They are in the zone and skills. totally fixated without any As such, if you wish to realise your true distractions - an actor on potential and take your game to a higher stage presenting the best level, it’s essential you spend as much performance of their life. time improving your mental skills as you Get that mask on do practising your draw shot. and fake it until you And in the process, the development make it! of these mental skills will identify the Change your elements essential to playing the role of body language and a winner by customising your very own see how you “mask”. feel.

Put on your mask, both externally and Don’t internally. smile too This sends a message to your mind and much body, and to your opponents. during Nobody can make you feel bad without your permission, so never let a mistake, bad shot or a loss make you feel like a loser.

The mask you wear is the role you are playing; you could try adopting the characteristics of a successful sports

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Now think about the expression and body language of another player who has made four consecutive birdies and is facing the same 20-metre putt to win the event.

The player is stalking the ball, weighing up every conceivable angle, line and speed of the putt; the crowd is screaming encouragement, but the player hears nothing because his game face is on.

He’s wearing the mask of a winner.

The same applies in competitive bowls.

I encourage you to start experimenting with different masks, in both training and competition, and begin to learn and understand the hidden value of acting a particular role.

It’s great fun, but also very liberating.

Warmest wishes of the season, Shoey.

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