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CONTENTS

Cover Gold Coast Tweed Div 1 winners (men) of the State District Sides

Volume 44 Issue 4

10 – Mike’s legacy for Kawana

9 – Bob Fraser retires

20 – Junior squad’s training camp

12 – State District Sides

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COMING UP: QLD MULTI-DISABILITY CHAMPIONSHIPS

22 BPL CUP

Held this year in Mackay

RBM Wade encourages bowlers to support the BPL Cup

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28 MT TAMBORINE’S SPECIAL DAY

NEW OWNERS FOR HENSELITE

There’s a new family at the helm of Henselite

The late Dr John Vance honoured at club

10 BPL #13

34 Coaching

Another win for the Tweed Heads Ospreys

Coach Dennis discusses the fundamentals of bowls

Editor: Jo Grey

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COMING UP: MULTI-DISABILTY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS When: July 19 to 22, 2021 Where: Souths Suburban Bowls Club and Mackay City Bowls Club Since 2011, Bowls Queensland in partnership with Sports Connect, has run the MultiDisability State Championships.

This event includes four disability groups: QLD Blind Bowlers, QLD Deaf Bowlers, Lifestream (Intellectual) and Sporting Wheelies (Physical).

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From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson The State District Sides held during April and May was one of the highlights of the year, with bowlers from all over Queensland representing their districts and playing some top bowls throughout the four-day event. Congratulations to all division winners, competitors and to everyone who watched the matches live or through live video feed. It was pleasing to see so many people from up north supporting this event.

At the time of writing, the State Championships are underway and, if the District Sides are anything to go by, the standard of play is going to be exceptional.

A new initiative for prize money was implemented for the first time during the State District Sides, which was the electronic transfer of prize money instead of cheques.

Peter Williamson

New owners of Henselite, Ian and Thomas Paterson

Henselite is happy to introduce the new owners of Henselite (Australia) Pty Ltd, Ian and Thomas Paterson.

With a background in business management and manufacturing, Ian will take on the role of company chairman.

“My father was a committed bowler and a club president, who was down at the bowls club most nights and every weekend. I took up the sport in my 20s to spend time with him and fell in love with the game. I bowled until moving from Cobram to Melbourne with my young family for business. When I saw last year that the iconic Australian lawn bowls company, Henselite, was up for sale, I knew I had to buy it.”

Ian’s son, Thomas, will be the Henselite Managing Director, taking charge of the day-to-day operations.

“Dad and I have worked together in family businesses for the last 20 years and we’re both really looking forward to building on the proud 100 year history of this Australian family company and taking it forward.”

Tactics, Skills, Bowling Arm Demo held at Maleny Bowls Club with the Sunshine District Coaches on 18 April with 27 bowlers in attendance and BQ coaches Eric Tomsene (front left) & Jacqui Hineman (front right)

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Division 1 winners, Gold Coast Tweed Men & Women ‘A’ 2019

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CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie QLD State District Sides Championships Congratulations to all players from the 20 districts, managers and support crew on another great District Sides Event, well done to all division winners. Thank you to host clubs: Cleveland, Logan City, Belmont Services, Wynnum and Manly. Thank you to Exodas Transport and the QLD Government for their support of this event.

QLD State Championships Capalaba Sports Club will host all the finals of the $50,000 2021 State Championships from 4-17 May. Sectional play and post sectional rounds will be played at various clubs in the Gateway District. Thank you to Capalaba Sports Club for their support of this event. Thank you to the following event sponsors: • State Mixed Pairs – Nic Fisher, Image Realty • State Men’s and Women’s Triples – Nic Fisher, Image Realty • State Fours – Henselite • State Over 60 Men’s and Women’s Pairs – Life Without Barriers • State Men’s and Women’s Singles – ITP QLD and Henselite Thank you to all host clubs for the State Championships.

Good luck to all competitors.

Live Streaming Every day of the State Championships will be live streamed on the Bowls QLD Facebook and also on the Bowls Queensland website. Each day of the State District Sides were also live streamed and can be viewed on the website.

Committees Expressions of interest to nominate for the following Bowls QLD Committees are open and close on 11 June: Coaching, Match, Selection and Umpire Committees. The term for these roles will be one year commencing on 1 July.

QLD Junior State Squad Our Junior Squad members attended a training camp on 14 & 15 April at Broadbeach Bowls Club. Thank you to

Christina Pavlov, Alan Thorp and Lynsey Clarke for facilitating this camp. Thank you to Major Events Gold Coast and Broadbeach Bowls Club for their support of this event.

ANZAC Test Series Unfortunately, this event was postponed due to travel restrictions imposed on the Australian Defence Force personnel following the Brisbane lockdown at the start of April. A new date will be set for this event to be played later in the year.

QLD Representative Team Trials This trial went well with players being considered for the Open, Under 25 and the new 40-59 age group to represent QLD versus NSW on 28 & 29 July. Thank you to Major Events Gold Coast and Broadbeach Bowls Club for their support of this event.

QLD Multi Disability Championships Entries are open for this year’s event that will be held in Mackay at the Souths Suburban and Mackay City Clubs from 19-22 July 2021. Thank you to Souths Suburban, Mackay City, Souths Leagues Club and the Mackay Regional Council for their support of this event. This event encompasses the four disability groups: QLD Blind Bowlers, QLD Deaf Bowlers, Lifestream (Intellectual) and Sporting Wheelies (Physical).

Please contact Bowls QLD if you would like to join one of these groups or be classified. Entries close on 21 June.

Australian Indoor Singles Qualifying The men’s qualifying will be held on 26 & 27 June, the women’s event will be held on 10 & 11 July, both genders qualifying will be held at Tweed Heads and Paradise Point Bowls Clubs. Entries Close: Men – June 1; Women – June 8.

BPL Congratulations to Tweed Heads on another BPL victory. Well done to Club Pine Rivers on hosting another great event.

Henselite It was great to catch up with Henselite’s Colin Doolan and the new owners, Ian & Thomas Paterson. We wish them all the best in their new venture.

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Bowls Stalwart Retires Long time bowls administrator, Bob Fraser, has handed over the secretary’s reins to Ian James after retiring from the Moreton Bay District Bowls Association (MBDBA). Prior to that, Bob was secretary of Caboolture District Bowling Association before it became the MBDBA in 2019.

Bob is a Bowls Queensland Life Member and has been involved in various administrative roles during his many years of bowls. Bob’s ‘Record of Achievements’ over 50 years (between 1962-2012) alone fill over four A4 pages.

State Coaching Committee Coordinator Alan Thorp (Thorpy), when asked about Bob, said there is nothing he hasn’t done.

“Sometimes he even got to bowl!” Thorpy said.

Bob Fraser with his OAM for long service to lawn bowls awarded in 2016

Bob first became involved in the world of bowls in 1962, when a letterbox drop about the formation of a new bowls club in his area aroused his interest.

He became one of the nine founding members of Wellers Hill Bowls Club in Brisbane and his administration flair was put to good use almost straight away.

Bob was a cabinet maker by trade, but also started up milk, bread and parcel runs and drove council buses for 12 years. He built on his small business and financial experience to become an invaluable administrator along the way.

Over the years, Bob has been a member at Wellers Hill, Moorooka, Bongaree and Solander Lake. He has filled almost every position available in bowls administration and “enjoyed every minute of it”. In his various positions, Bob has visited almost every club in Queensland, and was the first State President to visit Thursday Island, which he found quite an experience.

In 1973, Bob became involved in the Royal Queensland Bowls Association (RQBA), serving on the rule’s revision committee and umpire committee. He was elected RQBA Vice President in 1983 and “worked his way up to” President in 1987, becoming heavily involved in constitutions in 1988.

In 1997, Bob joined the board of management of RQBA and served until 2003, when the interim board of Bowls Queensland took over. Bob became secretary of the Combined South East Queensland Bowls Association in 1996 and was instrumental in starting pennants competitions from the second division down.

During his time with RQBA, Bob won all of the awards, including Meritorious Service (1987), Distinguished Member (1992), Life Membership (1996) and Bowls Queensland Hall of Fame (2012).

Bob’s proudest achievement was being awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2016 for his long service to lawn bowls.

Without dedicated volunteer administrators such as Bob, bowls would not be the great sport it is today, and Bob is wished a well-deserved rest. Bowls Queensland would like to thank Bob for his untiring efforts in supporting bowls in Queensland.

Bob in 2012 after being inducted into the Bowls Queensland Hall of Fame

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Ospreys ADD ANOTHER TITLE TO DYNASTY Photo: Bowls Australia

By Lachlan Williams

The Tweed Heads Ospreys’ Bowls Premier League (BPL) dynasty is now complete, claiming the #BPL13 title to make it their third championship in four events.

The Ospreys were the dominant side all week at #BPL13 at Club Pine Rivers, dropping just one match on their way to winning the trophy and $25,000 cheque. They join the Sydney Lions as the most successful BPL franchise, with three titles each.

Taking on the Murray Steamers in a semi-final, the Ospreys managed their way through to the grand final thanks to some Aaron Teys magic.

Earlier in the night, home-team Brisbane Pirates were bundled out in straight sets by a dominant Lions outfit. Ryan Bester was on song in the preliminary final against the Lions, steering his side into a second final in three events. The Ospreys capped off an unbelievable week, with a thumping win over the Steamers in the final to make it back-to-back titles with scores of 12-2, 7-1.

Tweed Heads Ospreys: Aaron Teys, Corey Wedlock, Chloe Stewart & Wayne Turley

KAWANA’S MIKE STEVENSON MEMORIAL FOURS The Mike Stevenson Memorial Men’s Fours was held at Kawana Waters on March, 27-28.

The tournament attracted many former world, Australian and Queensland representatives. All up there were 28 teams for the event, with three games of 18 ends played per day.

As a long-term member of the club, ‘Stevo’ was honoured and remembered as a lovable larrikin who will be sorely missed. He was an avid bowler, had served as a selector and was involved in many aspects of the club.

On his passing, Mike generously bequeathed a substantial amount of money to the club to be used for specific purposes. He had stipulated his request to attract Kurt Brown back to the club as the bowls manager and part of the Premier League Team. Brett Wilkie (BQ’s CEO) was humbled by Mike’s request that he also come over to the club. Brett had known Mike from playing at Kawana and had played against him in the State Championships. Mike’s legacy also helped to attract Ryan Burnett and Katelyn Inch to compete for the club. In addition to attracting the new players, money was allocated towards lighting for the greens and different social events to be held within the club at various levels.

Overall Winners L-R: Sean Ingham, Ryan Burnett, Sean Baker, Aron Sherriff, Aileen Duckett (Board Director) & Peter Mullins (Board Chairman)

Mike’s legacy has been great for the club to Runners-up L-R: Kurt Brown, Peter Mullins, Aileen Duckett, Mark Thatcher, help promote the game and take the financial Nathan Rice & Brett Wilkie burden off the club in certain areas. The memorial event proved a great weekend for everyone to come together to celebrate Mike’s kind gesture. Teams came from Cairns, Bundaberg, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sydney to support this event and play against some of Australia’s top bowlers.

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2021 STATE DISTRICT SIDES

DIVISION 1 WINNERS - Gold Coast Tweed Women

By Kelsey Cottrell

Leading into the 2021 District Sides Championships, you could not be faulted for thinking the Gold Coast Tweed teams were favourites to claim both titles, especially after a glimpse of the honour roll showed some five straight victories for the men and four consecutive wins for the women.

DIVISION 2 WINNERS - Gateway Maroon Women

After missing the 2020 event due to COVID, it was great to see some 500+ bowlers proudly representing their districts.

The final game of the day at Cleveland between Gold Coast and Cunningham would decide the 2021 Division 1 men’s champions with both sides defeating Mackay and Gateway to put themselves in a position to take out the title. A third of the way through and only 2 shots were separating the top sides on the big board; but the powerhouse Gold Coast were just too consistent on all four rinks and without registering any big margins, and in fact going down on one rink, Gold Coast were all class claiming their 6th straight division 1 flag.

Cohen Liftin 16 def by Steven Tong 17 Graeme Hooper 22 def Sean Ingham 19 Aron Sherriff 19 def Josh Greenhalgh 14 Barrie Lester 18 def Des Cann Jnr. 11 In the women’s competition we were expecting a close encounter when the Gold Coast District took on the Sunshine Coast in the second game of the day; however, Bolivia Millerick was all business taking down Julie Keegan’s rink 28-7, Ellen Ross (SC) got the better of Dee-Anne Robertson (GC) 18-12, Serena Matthews (GC) and Jane Bush (SC) had just a couple of shots between them.

Cunningham were their opponents in the final round and they weren’t phased by the big names and form of the Gold Coast ladies. However, they had a mammoth task ahead of them, not only did they need to beat the Gold Coast but beat them by over 21 shots. They managed one part of the equation, a victory on the big board, although it was not enough to knock Gold Coast out of top spot.

Mackay District Men were thrilled with their appearance in Division 1; the first time their district had qualified for top division in 20 years. “You little beauty,” Peter Balderson captioned in the tournament’s best Facebook selfie!

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DIVISION 1 WINNERS - Gold Coast Tweed Men

GATEWAY STORM HOME IN DIVISION 2 Heading into the final round of the day it could not get much closer than the Division 2 ladies who were sitting on one win apiece.

Fraser Coast had a 15-shot advantage over Brisbane, however, they were a green away taking on Bundaberg, whilst the Fraser Coast would have their work cut out for them playing against the formidable Gateway District (maroon) side.

DIVISION 2 WINNERS RUNNERS -UP Sunshine Coast Men

Gateway (maroon) started to jump the Fraser Coast, but would it be enough to hold out Brisbane who were also compiling a margin on Bundaberg? It was more than enough; Gateway finished on 2 wins +20 whilst Brisbane were 2 wins +9, a remarkable achievement to come from 3rd place with a negative margin after 2 rounds. It could have been a different story had Gateway not managed to secure a victory over Brisbane by 1 shot after the bell in round 1, courtesy of Karen Goldsworthy’s cracking final bowl.

The Sunshine Coast men were in the box seat with a 24-shot buffer over their final opponent of the day, the gents from the Downs District. Sunshine Coast had all the star power with new recruits Brett Wilkie, a former Australian representative, and Ryan Burnett, a Scottish U25 Champion skipping two rinks. Some other familiar faces from the Sunshine Coast, Peter Carmody, Paul Hendricks and Jay Dawe were also going to be hard to beat.

The Downs District were holding their own on three rinks, but Kurt Brown’s team was doing the most damage shaking hands with 23-8 on the scoreboard.

Thank you to our sponsor, Exodas Transport for supporting this event. Thank you to all the host clubs, Belmont Services, Cleveland, Logan City, Manly and Wynnum who did a sensational job hosting 560 bowlers, officials, and spectators across the four days of play.

At the presentations it was announced that next year’s District Sides Championships would be held on the Gold Coast.

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WINNERS Women Division 1 - Gold Coast Division 2 - Gateway Maroon Division 3 - Mackay Division 4 - Port Curtis Division 5 - Burnett

Gold Coast Media Team in action, streaming live video from the event

Winners Men Division 1- Gold Coast Division 2 - Sunshine Coast Division 3 - Brisbane Division 4 - Condamine Division 5 - North West

Div 3 Winners Men - Brisbane

Div 4 Winners Men - Port Curtis

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Div 3 Winners Women - Mackay

Div 4 Winners Women - Port Curtis

Divison 5 Winners - Burnett

Lyn Gray (left) & Carol Ackerman learning the role of ‘Very Observant Scorekeepers’

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STATE DISTRICT SIDES MEN

Gateway

Tropical Far North QLD

North West QLD

Gold Coast Tweed

Burnett

North QLD

Downs

Fraser Coast

Leichhardt

Sunshine Coast

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Moreton Bay

Cunningham

Central QLD

Brisbane

Southern Downs

Port Curtis

Maranoa/Warrego

Mackay

Condamine

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STATE DISTRICT SIDES WOMEN

Port Curtis

Condamine

Fraser Coast ‘White’

Gold Coast Tweed

Gateway ‘Maroon’

Burnett

Moreton Bay

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Bundaberg

Maranoa/Warrego

Sunshine Coast

Gateway ‘Gold’

Southern Downs

Tropical Far North QLD

Mackay

Fraser Coast ‘Blue’

Downs

North QLD

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JUNIORS SHINE AT TRAINING CAMP The 16-member Queensland U18 squad, comprising eight boys and eight girls, recently completed a two-day intensive training camp at Broadbeach Bowls Club as part of their preparation for the test series against NSW in August and the U18 National Championships later in the year.

In exciting news, Bowls QLD and Bowls NSW have agreed to expand their annual Under 18 QLD vs NSW Test Series from five girls and five boys to eight players of each gender. The test series will be held in Queensland on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 August, with a venue yet to be announced. Five tests will be played over the two days in singles, pairs, triples and fours disciplines. Ten players will make their debut for QLD. “Every player in the Queensland U18 squad will now get the opportunity to play in the NSW test series, giving the selectors a much better opportunity to assess player performance prior to selecting five girls and five boys for the National Championships,” Chrissy Pavlov said. ”Targeted training camps and exposure of more junior players to interstate competition will greatly assist the development of junior players in our state.”

U18 Girls Squad Caysee Wilson, Kawana

U18 Boys Squad Jake Rynne, North Toowoomba

Hannah Ogden, Burnett

Kane Nelson, Belmont Services

Olivia Rothwell, Enoggera

Ty Jesberg, Longreach

Debutantes

Debutants

Ashlee Knight, Mackay City

Cody Bernard, The Albert

Chloe Runge, Glasshouse Country

Harrison Kemp, Gayndah

Dekota Brindle, Darra-Cementco

Jackson Kemp, Gayndah

Sophie Kiepe, Helensvale

Sam Collier, Tweed Heads

Stella Palmer, Roma

Wyatt Martin, Gayndah

Bowls Queensland would like to thank Broadbeach Bowls Club and the City of Gold Coast for their support of this event.

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Caysee Wilson - Kawana

Sam Collier - Tweed Heads

Ashlee Knight - Mackay City

Stella Palmer - Roma

Ty Jesberg - Longreach

Jackson & Harrison Kemp from Gayndah celebrated their 17th birthday at the U18 Training camp

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By Wade Mutzelburg

The BPL Cup provides an opportunity for club-based teams to progress through various rounds to the National Finals, played in parallel with the November leg of the BPL at Club Pine Rivers. This competition allows the novice bowler to play the Jack Attack format in a competitive environment at club level. With the first of these competitions kicking off in April across the country there has never been a better time to register for a competition near you. Queensland currently has 12 BPL Cup competitions open for registration. These can be found by visiting the Bowls Australia Website > Events > National Events > BPL Cup. Just a reminder about free club resources from Bowls Australia’s National Marketing Campaign Local Legends Wanted which was launched last year. Bowls Australia are aiming to increase participation and improve club health by calling individuals to visit their local club.

So, what’s available to clubs?

A digital Media Kit is available to download, with the following contents: • 60 second video • 30 second video • 15 second video • 30 second radio recording • 4x A3 print-ready poster designs • 2x social media tiles • 2x long web banners • Email signature image • Digital advertising graphics: MREC, Half page MREC and Leaderboard • Templated social media PDF, providing ideas for three social media posts.

Physical signage Clubs prepared to invest in purchasing physical signage (flyers, pull-up banners, fence signage, etc.), can receive tailored artwork with specific club logos and call to actions free-of-charge from Bowls Australia. The club can then take the artwork to a local manufacturer for production (cost of production is worn by the club).

You can access everything for Local Legends Wanted by visiting the Bowls Australia website > News & Media > Local Legends Wanted.

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Native Title and Bowls Club Leases Many of the bowls clubs that we act for occupy their clubhouse and bowls greens under a lease of property situated on Crown Land, which may be administered by the local council or by a state government department (state lease).

whether or not it still potentially exists or has been extinguished by prior legislative act, or what is often called ‘occupational inconsistency’.

It is also important to remember that native title is deemed to exist over crown land, There are certain native title considerations until proven otherwise. Its existence is not that bowls clubs should be aware of if they dependent on there being a registered or have a state lease, and which may impact determined native title claim. your club’s rights to renew or extend your lease or licence or even remain in your Therefore, if your bowls club is a tenant of premises. land that is granted under a state lease, the 1. State Leases The most common types of state leases that are granted are “Term Leases” or “Perpetual Leases”. As the names suggest, the main difference between the two types is whether there is a specified term for the duration of the lease. What will not differ between the two types of state leases is that they will always contain conditions imposed by the State.

Where your club is located on land the subject of a state lease, you should look out for conditions in the lease setting out what will occur in the event that a native title claim is determined over the land.

Under the Native Title Act 1993, where a grant of freehold tenure is made native title will generally be extinguished. But in situations where the land is anything other than freehold, native title must always be considered, to determine

potential for native title to be determined over the leased land may have adverse implications for your club.

2. Potential Implications We recently provided advice regarding conditions contained in a newly-granted term lease to a client who operates a club on a state reserve. One of those conditions authorised the State to terminate the lease at any time in the future if native title was determined to exist over the subject land.

If that occurred, the conditions of the lease also allowed the State to require the tenant to remove any works established under the lease (i.e. buildings/car parks/etc.) at the tenant’s cost, expense and risk – with no compensation payable from the State to the tenant for the initial costs of any such development, nor the costs of removing them.

The type of state lease that was granted in this instance is a common type of lease granted to community groups. Therefore, the scenario highlights the potential implications that a state lease may have on your club too if native title is subsequently determined to exist – specifically, you might not only lose the right to occupy your clubhouse and bowls greens, but your club may also be required to remove buildings and other improvements upon the land at your own cost.

Fortunately, in the above case, because the original clubhouse had been constructed under an earlier state lease prior to 23 December 1996, the grant of that earlier state lease was considered a “previous exclusive possession act”. Under the Native Title Act 1993, a “previous exclusive possession act” extinguishes native title. Therefore, native title could not be determined to exist over the land at any future time and the club was not at risk of losing their right to occupy the clubhouse.

Should you have any queries about your lease, or if you would like to know more about native title, state leases and the potential implications on your club, please contact me on 07 3224 0353.

If you require any guidance or advice on these amendments, please contact Matthew Bradford at 07 3224 0353.

Umpire with Joan Brotherton Laws of the sport of bowls - rink possession, mat position & player changes During the past month I have continued to receive many queries regarding the interpretation of various laws and I thank all members again for the opportunity to discuss their various queries. I trust that I have been of assistance to you all. Some of these queries are as follows: Q: A player had just delivered his/her bowl and it was about half-way up the rink when the opponent stepped onto the mat to deliver their bowl. Is this correct?

A: No – refer Law 13 (page 29) – Possession of the Rink: 13.1 Possession of the rink will belong to the player or team whose bowl is being played.

13.2 As soon as each bowl comes to rest, possession of the rink will transfer to the opposing player or team after allowing time for marking a toucher as soon as it comes to rest.

Important: No one shall play a bowl while the previous bowl is still in course and if it is a toucher it is required to be marked as soon as it comes to rest.

Q: A player has just delivered the last bowl of the end and it has not come to rest yet when the opponent picks up the mat. Is this correct?

A: No – refer Law 6.2 (page 23) – During each end.

6.2.4 If a player picks up the mat before the end has been completed, an opposing player must replace the mat in its original position.

Important: It could happen that the last bowl being played may be displaced, interfered with and must be returned to be replayed and therefore if the mat has been removed then Law 6.2.4 would cover the situation.

Therefore, if when the last bowl comes to rest and marked if necessary then the following will happen.

6.2.7 After the last bowl required to be played in each end has been delivered, a player or the marker must lift the mat and place it completely beyond the face of the rear bank. Opponents in Singles can, however, agree to carry the mat up the rink so that they can use it at the next end.

Q: A team of four (4) players enter the Club Fours Championship and before the 1st round, one of the players is not available due to ill health and will most likely not be available for the whole championship. What is the situation regarding replacement of the player?

A: The player can be changed before the 1st round as follows: DR.2.2 Team Nominations (page 115/116) 2.2.1 If approved by the Controlling Body, the players nominated to form a team entered in a competition may be changed before their first round in that competition.

2.2.2 Any player withdrawn before the first round shall be regarded as not having entered the competition and can act as a substitute or replacement player in the competition.

DR. 2.3 Constitution of Teams (page 116) 2.3.1 A team shall become constituted when the jack is rolled in the first end of the first game to be played by that team.

2.3.2 Players in a team forfeiting or receiving a forfeit shall be constituted and cannot act as a substitute or replacement player in any other team in that competition.

2.3.3 If a player in a team becomes unavailable or is incapable of playing, the Controlling Body may authorize the use of one substitute player and/or one replacement player.

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Lesley completing her delivery of her bowl – correct

Valda stepping on the mat before Lesley’s bowl has come to rest – incorrect

After Valda has picked up the mat, she has just thrown the mat on the bank – incorrect

Valda picking up the mat just as Lesley has completed her delivery of her last bowl which is still in course – incorrect

Correct positioning of the mat on the bank – as it is completely beyond the face of the bank – correct May 2021 queensland bowler 25

WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING? ROMA BC IN EASTER PARADE

By David Bowden

The Roma Bowls Club appreciates the assistance from the Origin staff in having a presence in the 2021 Roma Easter Parade.

Maxine Thomas from Origin & David Bowden of the Roma Bowls Club Committee at the 2021Easter in the Country Parade

The threat from the snap COVID shut-down three days before Easter caused a change of plans to the parade. The original plan included a truck pulling a trailer with an indoor carpet bowls mat laid out with bowlers on board simulating a bowls game. This was scaled back to just the truck and bowlers standing.

The final result, when we were notified the Easter Parade was going ahead, ended up being a utility with the Roma Bowls Club banner and placards announcing the next Origin Pairs event on 15 May. The mental gymnastics was nearly as mind bending as a championship game! For further information please contact me (David Bowden) from Roma Bowls Club at 0429 664 275.

TULLY’S EASTER OPEN TRIPLES

By Ron Bradley

Tully Bowls Club recently held an Easter Saturday Open Triples event that attracted players from Ingham in the south through to and including Cairns in the north. With a full green, a total of 48 men and women competed in three games of 15 ends with a one hour and 45 minute time-frame.

The day started out overcast with rain threatening to disturb play at any time. The first game was completed without any interruption, but, before the second game could commence, the sky opened up. The players sheltered and enjoyed one another’s company whilst watching the green become covered with water.

After a number of attempts to clear the water by some Tully players, the rain slowed and the decision was made to commence the second game. After completing the next two games, players gathered for afternoon tea and the presentation of winners. Two consolation prizes were awarded to teams drawn from the ‘bucket’ (boxes of Easter eggs).

After the success of the day, the Tully Club has decided to make this an annual event on the FNQ Bowls Calendar.

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President John Brown with winners L-R: Mick (Dutchy) DeVries, Ian Humphries & John Phillips

President John Brown with runners-up L-R: Eddie Rick, Judy Rick & Glynnis Buttigieg

L-R: Mike Considine who joined in 2000 & Ron Usher who joined in 1994

75th White Diamond Members’ Gala Dinner AT MAPLETON BOWLS CLUB

By Nita C Lester

While celebration was definitely a key element of Mapleton Bowls Club’s night, of equal important was members joining together in fellowship to share memories.

As a number of members had moved from the district, the evening re-established old friendships and encouraged a general catching up of news.

The tasty three-course meal and background music by Tom, John and Ian set the scene, while themed table and room decorations, along with the keepsake placemats, gave the club a festive feel. The static photographic and rolling digital displays of past happenings at the club attracted considerable interest throughout the night.

L-R: Patron Eileen Lovelock who joined the club in 1982 & Joy Lee who joined in 1992

With Master of Ceremonies Phillip Lester as the skip, the night featured a special toast to our Patron, Eileen Lovelock, as well as a toast to life members and long-standing bowlers. Councillor David Law congratulated the club on such a successful past and present and foresaw a continued partnership with the Sunshine Coast Council.

Lynette Bateman, whose membership dates back to the 1970s, and Ron Usher (life member), told some stories about the club. Lynette’s memories touched many as her ‘carefree’ recalling of past challenges brought the house down.

The 75th anniversary gala evening was an incredible success. It was testament to the values, ethics and professionalism club members have exhibited over such a long period. Competitive bowling and friendly relaxing service to our members and the community has been a feature throughout the life of the club. Thank you to the 75th planning committee and to all members who helped us celebrate this milestone in the club’s history.

Major club sponsors, Marianne and Graeme Fenton from Mapelton IGA and BP, said that they both had a good time. “‘It’s great to see how much it has changed over the years from such humble beginnings. I really enjoyed the speeches with all the history. I even got to see my lovely friend Carol and had a great chat, I haven’t seen her in such a long time. Thanks again,” Marianne said.

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WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING? CLUB TAMBORINE’S INAUGURAL DR JOHN VANCE MEMORIAL DAY

By Sharee Young

On March 28 Club Tamborine hosted the first official ‘Dr John Vance Memorial Day’ to celebrate John’s memory and raise funds for QLD Guide Dogs.

John and Dawn Vance moved to Tamborine Mountain in 1996 just prior to John retiring because of his sight issues. It was also at this time that John joined the Tamborine Mountain Bowls Club as he was already playing with the Blind Bowlers.

John was the president of Blind Bowlers Queensland and then became the president of the Australian Blind Bowlers Association, taking the team to England in 2013 for a 10-nation competition in which Australia came second. It was clear that John touched many lives both in the bowling community and in the local community with his kindness, generosity and determination to leave a legacy.

He was an active member of Club Tamborine for 22 years. Barry Chatel was John’s bowling director for two-and-a-half years and in that time, he competed in two national championships with him as well as numerous other events.

John was an active member of the guide dogs community for 23 years and an incredible advocate for the blind and low-vision community. He was elected as a guide dogs board director in August 2008 and, until Mrs Dawn Vance with Vogue recently, was also the Chair of the Client Services Liaison Committee and a member of the Volunteer Peer Support Program. He passionately advocated on issues such as disability parking access for Queenslanders and accessibility issues on the Queensland Rail network. John also assisted in the training of staff to ensure they could best help people with low or no vision. He was recognised for his enormous ongoing contribution by being awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2014 for services to the blind and vision impaired.

In November 2011, John was matched with guide dog ‘Vogue,’ who became his steadfast and loyal companion. The CEO of QLD Guide Dogs attended the event brought Vogue along. Vogue made a direct path towards Mrs Vance and their special bond brought tears to the spectators.

LONG TIME MEMBERS ON GREENS EACH WEEK

By Dianne Reed

The Kingaroy Bowls Club would like to honour four of its long serving players, who have a combined age of 361. Their attendance and participation in bowls on a regular basis is quite insurmountable, even when temperatures have reached more than 30 degrees.

In past years at Kingaroy, ladies played each Wednesday while the men filled the three greens on most Saturdays but now Thursday is the most popular day. Many of the players also attend other South Burnett Clubs for annual ladies’ days.

L-R: Merv Wolski (age 85), Bess Thorp (101), Beryl Woods (89) & Val Jeppesen (86) - Bess recently celebrated her 101st birthday with a special bowls afternoon 28 queensland bowler May 2021

The men’s Country Masters tournaments have brought many male bowlers from all parts of Queensland to Kingaroy, with the ladies club members prepare morning teas and luncheons.

Kingaroy Bowls Club is proud of their members and welcome anyone for a visit to their club.

HAPPY 40TH VICTORIA POINT!

By Joan Brotherton

Victoria Point Bowls and Recreation Club celebrated their 40th birthday with a party on April, 14. A very special welcome was extended to guests, past presidents, all members and sponsor ‘Fun Over 50’ . The club was originally called the Redland Bowls Club Ltd. and was provisionally formed by a group of local bowlers and their friends after they decided another bowls club in the southern end of the Redland Shire was needed.

Provisional affiliation was granted in 1981 and it was then that an inaugural meeting of the Ladies Club was held and attended by 64 women. The following ladies were appointed: President – Dorothy Peele; Secretary – Ailsa Smith; Treasurer – Carla Kent and Patroness – Alma Dowling.

Since then, we have had a total of 35 wonderful lady presidents with five of three holding the position twice. We have also enjoyed and celebrated great results in many competitions and events organised by the club, district, State and international authorities. These results are proudly displayed on the Championship Honour Board in the function area.

QLBA & GDLBA Pennant photo collection

We welcomed 20 teams to our special birthday, including Beenleigh (our sister club), Capalaba, Cleveland, Logan City, Manly, Mount Gravatt, Pottsville and Victoria Point.

After a game of bowls, we welcomed all special guests and bowlers, acknowledged past presidents and life members, introduced the management committee of Gateway District Ladies Bowls Association and the sponsor, ‘Fun Over 50’, cut the cake and gave out prizes and raffles.

A special thanks was extended by President Lesley to everyone for attending and to all the special members for their hard work and hours of preparation to make the celebration of our special 40th birthday so successful and enjoyable.

GDLBA Executive Management L-R: G.Pratt (President), L.Mitchell (Secretary), K.Fick (Vice President) & K.Smith (Treasurer)

Special & long time members L_R: J.Perrott, A.Taite (Patroness), D.Deasy & M.Cosser

Atherton’s ladies in action during their “Under the Roof” event

Honorary and Long Time Members Back L-R: M.Palmer, M.Freeman, T.Manley, R.Tabner, M.Potter, L.Fisher, B.Johnson & S.Bath Front L-R: V.Kilvington, J.Hilless, D.Deasy, M.Cosser, R.Howie, A.Taite, S.Hetrick, J.Perrott & P.Ware May 2021 queensland bowler 29

WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING? NAMBOUR REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

By Ron Price

The Heights in Nambour (Nambour Heights Bowls Club) has been gearing itself up for the future following the COVID lockdown. It has completely revamped its website with a fresh, vibrant presence including more news, information and pictures. Also, the club now has an extremely popular Chinese restaurant supplying members and visitors with an extensive menu that can be viewed on our website.

Our social and bowling membership has shown a steady increase for many reasons, not least of all from participation in our Sunday afternoon Chook Run, where individuals play for a couple of hours for just $2 and the winners get a chook. Funds raised from this event are donated to a local charity. Last year, $1,000 was given to the Cittamani Hospice.

The club logo has also been revamped, clearly stating what The Heights is all about “More than just a bowls Club”. I am excited about our club’s prospects and look forward to continued success.

Enjoying St Patrick’s Day were members Gary, Clint, Christian & Mel

Nambour Heights bowlers enjoying the day

‘dad’s army’ going strong at burnett bowls club

By Trish Hansen

Burnett Bowls Club in Bundaberg West have a Dads’ Army, a group of fine ‘young’ men who volunteer every Monday morning doing lots of different jobs.

Photographed are two members installing new assistance poles. Wayne Watson on the left made them and Wayne Fagg on the right painted them.

Thank you to Cal Toft who donated the poles.

Noel with members of his club

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70 YEARS FOR DOWNS DISTRICT

By Joyce McGeorge

The celebrations for the Downs District 70th Anniversary was held recently in lovely sunny weather with lots of laughter at Toowoomba Bowls Club.

We were very honoured to have two board members from Bowls Queensland, Carmel Gibb and Colleen Ryan, as our special guests. A most enjoyable few hours was spent in the company of these ladies, which helped to make our anniversary celebrations even more special. Also present was Vice President of Bowls Queensland/ DDBA President Kerry Green, who was accompanied by DDBA Secretary Graham Horn. A special invitation was also extended to a team from Southern Downs who were in attendance. Two representatives from each of our 12 district clubs, along with seven of our eight life members and past presidents of our district were present.

A very informative booklet was put together by SVP Margaret Morris and sub-committee, containing lots of photos and interesting achievements over the 70 years, too numerous to mention here of course. How times have changed over this period of time.

Cutting of the Anniversary cake (L-R): Carmel Gibb (Bowls Qld), Diane van Zeeland (Toowoomba President), Bonnie Gordon (DDLBA President) and Colleen Ryan (Bowls Qld)

Looking back on the dress code, length of dresses and hats in 1951, we have come a long way in a more relaxed environment to enjoy the sport of bowls that we all love to play.

Congratulations to all who contributed to this special day to make it the success it was and we look forward to continuing as a district on the Downs for many more years to come.

Bowlers and guest enjoying the 70th anniversary festivities at Toowoomba Bowls Club

SVP Margaret Morris, Shirley Alcock (Southern Downs), B.Q. Board Member Colleen Ryan, DDLBA President Bonnie Gordon, Barbara Carter (Southern Downs), DDLBA Secretary Vicky Sawyer & Lyn Collie (Southern Downs) DDLBA Treasurer Kay Jenkins

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WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING? Innisfail Bowls Club- Miracles Do Happen!

The Sportsman’s Award went to the team representing Gin Gin Bowls Club.

Pictured L-R Ken Fritz, Burnett Bowls Club Men’s President Denis Bust, Wayne Morgan, Bevan Flanders & Alan Stevens

By Lesley Bates and Alf Strano

What was recognised as a serious problem in the late 1940s, has now been rectified after 75 years of lobbying Council, State and Federal Governments.

Shane Knuth was a champion of the club’s cause after being asked to become involved two years ago.

The embankment has been stabilised and the green was replaced with a needle punch carpet. Seven day’s work laying the carpet was completed in four days with club volunteers putting in 13-hour days to have everything ready for the pennant season. It is hoped that there will be enough funds in reserve to construct disabled toilets.

The 100-year anniversary of the club is due in 2023 and plans are in place to renew the kitchen, replace the bar fridge doors and paint an indigenous themed mural on the front block wall. The organising committee would love to have 100 donations of shirts from different clubs to display.

The next big project is to investigate covering the green with a light-weight dome structure. A new cover will encourage more school participation, barefoot bowlers and the next generation to use the facility. The oppressive heat and plentiful rain is a big factor in keeping clients away and hindering the prospects of hosting major events.

NEW MOWER FOR BURNETT

By Trish Hansen

Keith Ware (pictured) is enjoying using the new Husqvarna lawn mower donated to Burnett Bowls Club from Wayne Evans and team of Bundaberg Marineland.

The new mower will help keep the surrounds up to their usual immaculate condition.

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Coaching with BQ coaching committee Disability classification and new coaches for Sunshine Coast Club Coach, Skills and Bowling Arm Coach courses We, P&As Felix Purcell and Alan Thorp, conducted a Club Coach Course on 6-7 March at North Mackay Bowls Club with five members in attendance. The feedback was good and all participants were deemed competent.

Four of the participants were able to attend and assist with the Skills /Bowling Arm on 8 March held at the West Tigers Bowls Club, where there were 27 members in attendance from various clubs within the district. Both clubs looked after us extremely well and if visiting Mackay we hope to revisit West Tigers once again. The feedback was very encouraging.

On 9 March, again at the North Mackay Bowls Club, a Coaches Workshop was held with 17 coaches in attendance from a number of clubs including Airlie Beach, Sarina and even a member from Bowen.

The workshop went very well with good feedback, although a number of important points were outlined and the program will be adjusted to assimilate the information.

All in all, the workshop was very beneficial and hopefully more districts will avail themselves of this initiative introduced by the State Coaching Committee.

12 new Sunshine Coast District accredited club coaches with P&As Eric Tomsene & Graham Woolley.

12 new club coaches on the Sunshine Coast accredited at Glasshouse Bowls Club with P&As Jacqui Hineman & Eric Tomsene

Aaron Payne (pictured) has been recently classified by Thorpy and is looking forward to the State Multi Disability Championships in Mackay on 19-22 July. Good luck Aaron.

ECKA’S TIP On the green communication must be enthusiastic, positive and clear. If communication is negative, not only will it impact on your player’s performance, but it will also give the opposition more motivation.

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Coaching with BQ coaching committee Fundamentals of lawn bowls

By Dennis O’Toole

Whether you are a player or a coach, you must have a sound understanding of the fundamentals associated with the sport of lawn bowls.

Obviously, the application of these fundamentals are different to the individual. However, all contribute to make the level of success achieved.

These important components are: 1. Goal setting 2. Constants and variables of the delivery 3. Communicating not only from a coach but also from the player 4. The methodology required in the sport Interestingly, goal setting is the first fundamental required. We realise that all players and all coaches have different aspirations and require different plans to achieve their ambitions. These plans come under what is called “The Smarter Plan”, in other words, they must be specific, measurable, action orientated, realistic and relevant, timed and targeted, evaluated and recorded. Coaches organise a series of processes or stepping stone goals to improve the performance of the player or players. These performance goals lead on to positive outcome goals. All good coaches have a sound understanding of the player’s individual goals so that they can adequately plan, recognise and record the improvement that has been made.

The second of the fundamentals are the constants and variables and these make up the necessary requirements for the delivery of the bowl. There are five constants and they are evident in all sports. These are: 1. Understanding the line your bowl needs to take and how to get the bowl on that line 2. Keeping your balance throughout the delivery and be stable both at the start and at the delivery point 3. Controlling your momentum or speed of movement throughout the delivery to assist timing and rhythm 4. Making sure the bowl is delivered so that it runs smoothly 5. Being sure that you are consistent The six variables are:1. Where and how you place your feet 2. Ensure a comfortable grip on the bowl to make sure it allows the bowl to be delivered smoothly 3. The stance should be mostly upright to give easy transfer of weight from back foot to step out foot 4. Step normally towards the line you want your bowl to travel 5. Bend so that you can keep the bowl along the running surface 6. Deliver your bowl with enough force to reach the target Acknowledging that communication is more involved than only talking is very important. Communication is a process where either coach or player imparts a point they want to make and the recipient actively listens and interprets that point. It should be concise, accurate and open to questions from either party to ensure correct understanding. Other parts of communication are demonstration, body language, attentiveness and voice tone.

Sports Methodology is a process that coaches use to facilitate the understanding of a technical or important point being made to a player or players. This point is explained and demonstrated three separate times with active questioning done to ensure recognition and understanding of the process to be attempted. The player shows by repeating verbally and kinaesthetically the process until it is learnt.

Bowls Queensland State Coaches run Skills Days at no cost for groups of players where all the fundamentals are discussed and attempted in greater depth. The committee also provides a Coaches Workshop which gives access to further training for those wishing to improve their own skill level.

For further details contact Bowls Queensland.

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