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Volume 37

Issue 7

Cover Story 14 Aus Open comes to Qld Australia’s marquee bowls event, the $225k Australian Open has found a new home on Queensland’s Gold Coast from 2015.

News 06 Deaf bowlers top of the world Six of Queensland’s top deaf bowlers have been given the nod for this year’s deaf world championships.

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Carmen Anderson has captured her third Black Douglas crown, beating Sarah Boddington in the final.

10 Junior Test Series New-look Queensland junior side slips up against New South Wales in Brisbane Test Series.

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We chat to Lynsey Clarke, Brett Wilkie, Nathan Rice, Tony Bonnell and Joy Forster. The five Queenslanders off to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this month.

18 How the west was won Queensland dominated the 2014 Blind Bowls National Championships in West Australia in June.

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The world awaits, for Qld deaf bowlers Six Queensland deaf bowlers have been called up to represent Australia at the 2015 World Deaf Bowls Championships in Northern Ireland.

Six deaf bowlers from Queensland are among 14 bowlers selected to represent Australia at the 7th International Deaf Lawn Bowls Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland (August 26 September 8, 2015).

Barry Lynne from Mareeba Memorial and Ken Read from Club Helensvale will play for the men, and Barrie Knapton from Pacific Paradise (Bli Bli) will serve as team manager.

For the women, Janet Hogan from Boyne-Tannum and Dianne Reddick from Corinda will burn up the greens, while Gail Dellar from Mooloolaba has been selected as a reserve.

The team was announced at the end of the first countrybased Australian National Deaf Lawn Bowls Championships in Mareeba last month (June 1-7).

Queensland’s Dianne Reddick and Ken Read were the toast of the tournament, having just become 2014 national deaf bowls singles champions.

They wiped all before them, Reddick defeating NSW’s Helen Cruden, 21-15, in the final, and Read defeated Western Australia’s Harry Hughes, 22-18.

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“It was a wonderful event, a real eye-opener for me, because I have never participated in something like this before, I didn’t expect to do so well,” Reddick said.

“I won the singles and triples and now I am going to play for Australia against the rest of the world in Belfast next month.”

Dianne first caught the eye of national selectors at the 2013 Queensland Multi-Disability Championships, supported by Bowls Queensland, played at Aspley in September last year.

After her success at Mareeba, Reddick will be back at Brisbane’s Aspley Bowls Club for the 2014 Queensland Multi Disability titles (Aug 31-Sept 5), honing her skills for the world stage next year.

For Dianne Reddick, the Games opening ceremony was the most moving.

“The Mareeba State School choir performed, half of them sang Advance Australia Fair, while the other half signed, which was interesting.

“Then four Aboriginal dancers came on, two men and two women, and they were deaf.

“They told us that even though they couldn’t hear the music, they could hear the beat of the drums. Things like that were exciting for me.”

More than 60 bowlers from Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Western Australia competed at the national championships.

Other highlights for Queensland included Gail Dellar and Janet Hogan winning the national pairs championship, beating Victoria in the final, 18-16, and Reddick, Dellar and Hogan beating Victoria to the Triples title, on margins.

Pictured: ▲ Event organisers Doug Murray and Barry Lynne; ►Mareeba helpers Eileen Stevens, Lorraine Cummings, Carmen Cobb, Liz Plowman and Carmel De Zen; ▼ Queensland team Barry Lynne, Roger Goodwin, Reg Flanagan, Janet Hogan, Ken Balfe, Gail Dellar, Barrie Knapton, Diana Reddick, Garry Legge, Michael O’Brien, Ken Read, Gordon Heselwood.

National Deaf Bowls president Allan Mann said he was thrilled at how well the experiment had worked, to hold a national titles outside a major city, for the first time ever.

At the urging and tireless follow up from Mareeba gun Barry Lynne, the national organisers were convinced Mareeba Memorial, with its two grass outdoor greens, would be a suitable venue. v36/7

Jake Stevenson (front row 3rd from left with best mate Mitchell Thatcher) is on his way to France for treatment after his star-studded group of supporters raised over $20,000 to help fund his trip.

WALK GIVES JAKE WINGS Deaf bowls photos courtesy of Kylie Reghenzani, Tablelands Advertiser, News Corp Australia.

A young lad with a debilitating skin disorder will soon be on his way to France for treatment, thanks to a group of Club Helensvale bowlers and their supporters.

A “Walk for Jake” on May 10 raised over $10,000 to cover the trip for 12-year-old Jake Stevenson and his mum Amber.

They will leave for a hydrotherapy centre in Avene, France on September 11 for three weeks of treatment, to see if Jake’s condition Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris improves.

“Jake goes to school with my son, no young boy should have to put up with what he’s going through, and since he’s developed this condition, it’s great to be able to do something to help,” Thatcher said.

The walkers, including bowls stars Mark Casey, Kristy Thatcher, Brett Wilkie, Lynsey Clarke, Nathan Rice and Robbie Grady, set off around 7.30am and finished around 2.30pm.

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“The support from the bowls community has been massive, people who’d never met Jake supported us, like Aussie bowler Barry Lester and state player Todd Simmons from Victoria,” organiser Mark Thatcher said.

“We raised $10,095.50 from people who sponsored us to do the walk, and others who put money in the buckets we carried along the beach.”

More than 30 Jake supporters trekked 33km from Duranbah at the northern end of the Gold Coast to Coolangatta at the southern end, a six and a half hour endurance test.

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$10,000 donation from Club Helensvale, where Queensland rep Thatcher is a member.

“It was a fantastic day, exhausting but amazing, and a great result for Jake,” Thatcher said.

“Jake was too crook in the morning to see us off, but he managed to meet us at the finish line.

“Thanks to everyone who helped.”

Mark said Jake will need a follow up treatment and each visit to France will cost around $15,000.

The fundraising drive has so far raised more than $20,000, with approximately $10,000 more to be raised before Jake is due for his next treatment, in February 2015. www.helpforjake.com.au. queensland bowler | 7

Pipped at the post Queensland reps dumped out in semis as Anderson notches up Black Douglas triple It could have been an all-Queensland final at South Tweed’s $10,000 Black Douglas (May 26-29), but two New South Wales terriers tore that dream to shreds.

After an undefeated run through the elimination and post sectional rounds, Queensland rep Sammie Wilson from Musgrave Hill was shut down in the semis by former World Singles champion, Cabramatta’s Carmen Anderson OAM. “I just couldn’t find the extra gear to match her in the semi, she played amazing bowls,” Wilson said following her 25-13 loss.

As the five-months-pregnant Wilson blazed her way through the tournament, Australian captain Lynsey Clarke was paying close attention.

“I was on a roll, the baby was kicking like mad; Lynsey joked that if pregnancy made me play such great bowls, she might have to try it for herself…”

(Wilson and fellow Musgrave Hill bowler Brett Davis are expecting their first child in October.)

Gold Coast bowler Chrissie Pavlov from Broadbeach is used to seeing big talent up close, being a current Queensland squad member and team manager, but even she was blindsided by the tremendous bowls played by her Black Douglas semifinal opponent, Sarah Boddington from Tuncurry NSW. “I just couldn’t fault Sarah, she played tremendous bowls, she’s a real star of the future,” Pavlov said, after her 15-25 loss to 8 | queensland bowler

the 2013 Silver Nugget winner and Black Douglas first-timer.

Pavlov is happy with her current form, going one step better in the Black Douglas this year, after being knocked out in postsectionals last year.

The Black Douglas is played by 64 of Australia’s best singles warriors, in sections of four, with the field reduced to 16 after two days play, and only four section winners going through to finals day.

It was also Wilson’s first Black Douglas, going through to the semis at the expense of section favourite and Queensland team mate Clarke, who suffered an unexpected loss to Tweed Heads’ Kristy Thatcher, 18-21.

Cassandra Millerick from Gin Gin celebrated her 20th birthday during the tournament by almost eliminating the eventual winner Anderson, with a 21-10 win in the post-sectionals, on her birthday.

Other Queenslanders who played Black Douglas this year include Gail Waitai, Gail Crompton, Sophie Young, Emma Brown, Linda Morish, Lolita Treasure, Rosie Lovelock, Natasha Jones and four-time Black Douglas runner-up Marilyn Emerton.

FINAL It was the third Black Douglas title for Carmen Anderson, who outlasted Sarah Boddington in a spectacular final, played over three hours and 34 ends, to finally settle the matter, 25-23.

“The scoring was predominantly singles, consecutive end wins were rare, and when they occurred, neither player could make a match-winning break,” South Tweed Sports CEO Gordon Rhodes said.

“Anderson led 24-22 after 32 ends, but Boddington wasn’t deterred, drawing beautifully at the 33rd end, and picking up another single, to trail 23-24.

With her heart in her mouth, Anderson had to wait on tenterhooks for the result of a tight clash between Broadbeach’s Lyn Cuthbertson and 2013 winner Beth Quinlan.

“With one bowl to play on the 34th end, Anderson paused and wiped the sweat from her hands, as she pondered the draw shot in front of her.

Cuthbertson prevailed 21-19, knocking out the defending champ, and giving Anderson a coveted ticket into the finals.

“Boddington held shot, but with around one metre to draw on her forehand, Anderson produced a wonderful dead draw, to take the end, and the match 25-23.”

Chrissie Pavlov also upset the favourite in her section, 2003 Black Douglas winner Maria Rigby from Manly.

Pavlov went through with a strong 11shot win over Broadbeach club mate Anne McClure 21-10, but also with help from Milmerran’s Maree Gibbs, when she defeated Rigby 21-16.

There are only two other three-time winners in Black Douglas history, Ruth McRae (1991-2, 1994) and Karen Murphy (2005, 2009, 2012), and now Carmen Anderson (2004, 2006, 2014).

Photo: Christina Pavlov, Sarah Boddington, Carmen Anderson and Sammie Wilson. v36/7

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Mitchell Mears, Lauren Shaw, Sophie Young, Ellen Ryan, Taleah Putney, Nic Gosley, Sam Hatch-Caccamo, Hayden Vogler, Jamie-Lee Worsnop

That’s why they call them the blues A STRING OF NARROW LOSSES COST QUEENSLAND’S NEW-LOOK JUNIOR SIDE A HOME WIN AGAINST NEW SOUTH WALES WHEN THE TEAMS MET FOR THEIR ANNUAL INTERSTATE SHOWDOWN IN BRISBANE THIS MONTH. They lost the series, but Queensland’s new-look juniors certainly earned their stripes, going toe-to-toe with a battlehardened New South Wales side at Toombul Bowls Club from June 30-July 2.

Vogler skipped the fours to great effect, with Rynne on lead and the selectors rotating Mears and Turnbull, losing the first test just one shot 15-16, and winning the next two, 12-8 and 14-11.

Seasoned juniors April Wilson, 17, from Club Helensvale and Connie-Leigh Rixon, 17, from Club Kawana, were unable to steal a rubber off NSW star juniors JamieLee Worsnop and Dawn Hayman.

It was always going to be a big ask for the mini-Maroons, with five debutants (three boys and two girls) making their first appearances in Queensland colours.

Vogler also skipped the triples, taking just one win from three.

Newbie to the maroon girls Tiffany Murray, 16, from Miriam Vale (also in Des Kemp’s Burnett Juniors squad), shared skip duties in the Triples and Pairs with Taleah Putney, 16, from Gayndah, winning three, and losing three.

For the boys, North Dalby’s Jake Rynne, 10, Algester’s Mitchell Mears, 15, and Hamilton’s Jesse Turnbull, 17, all dripped with focus, and found a promising fit with returning team members Hayden Vogler, 16, from West Toowoomba and Nic Gosley, 16, now playing with Wynnum Manly.

“I wish I could play bowls as good as these champions,” test umpire Peter Landers from Deception Bay said.

Gosley was undefeated in the singles, with an especially impressive show in the opening test, coming back from 5-14 down to win 21-16 against NSW champion junior Dylan Skinner.

“It was a fluke,” Gosley said, as he was immediately howled down by teammates, still awed by his impressive fight back.

Gosley had less success skipping the pairs contests with Turnbull and then Mears, the boys losing all three tests against various NSW combinations.

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NSW boys won the first test, 69-63, a six shot margin, which QLD answered in the Second Test, 63-57, also a six-shot margin, levelling the field ahead of the final test.

“They played a blinder in the Second Test,” Mitchell Mear’s mum Michelle said.

Unfortunately for Queensland’s boy, NSW hit the ground running in Test 3, winning the Pairs and Triples, and setting an almost impossible target of 20 shots for the Maroons to draw, 21 for a win.

Gosley made up six shots in the Singles, the Four added three, but it wasn’t good enough to take the series, the Shield going home again with NSW, 2-1.

“It was a close test series all round, with patches of brilliance on both sides,” NSW coach Chris Green said.

The U18 girls had their best test result on the opening day, when conditions were at their most gusty and unpredictable.

They didn’t win the first test but they did force a draw on points 4-4, and had the shots advantage, 70-68.

As with the boys, the girls didn’t fare well in the Pairs, with an especially shattering 7-33 loss for Wilson and Putney in the Second Test, Wilson on lead failing to find her usual killer form.

Sophie Young, 14, from Capalaba, was the second newbie in the girls’ side, she and Murray coming in for departed U18 anchor Natasha Jones and Burnett’s RikkiLee Kemp.

After the First Test draw, NSW won the Second Test convincingly, 90-46, and although there was some push-back from Queensland in the Third Test, it also went to the baby Blues, 72-48.

“They all played great, they’re a fabulous bunch of kids, with really good attitudes,” NSW coach Sharyn Renshaw said.

Based on test performances, state selectors will pick five boys and five girls to represent Queensland at the U18 nationals in Darwin, September 29 – Oct 2. v36/7

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▲ Queensland debutants Jake Rynne and Mitchell Mears; ► April Wilson, Connie-Leigh Rixon and Sophie Young; ▼ U18 Qld family support, Jake’s Godfather and uncle Craig Rynne, Jake’s uncle Bruce “Rocky” Campbell, Jake’s aunty Beryl Campbell, Jake’s grandpa Jim Rynne, Jake’s grandma Joan Rynne, Mitchell’s mum Michelle Mears and his nana Pat Hudson, and Jake Rynne’s mum Angela.

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Indoor hopeful Des Cann Jnr had No.1 fan Rebekah Lloyd cheering him on at Paradise Point

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Queenslanders book their spots at the 2014 Australian Indoors Two young Jindalee bowlers battled it out on carpet at the Gold Coast’s Paradise Point Bowls Club last month, for one of four Queensland men’s qualifying spots at the 2014 Australian Indoor Championships (Tweed Heads, August 18-21) In his last tournament as a junior, Cohen Litfin, 17, gave Des Cann a run for his money, forcing him to win on a tie-break, by just one shot, 11-5, 9-10, 3-2.

Cann, 24, a Queensland U25 rep, is pretty happy with his grass game, but it’s the carpet he’s turning his focus to now.

“It’s taken a while to get used to the carpet, I don’t play much indoor, but hopefully that’s about to change,” Cann jnr said.

Others men’s qualifiers were Cann’s fellow state U25 rep Eric Copeland (Caloundra), Commonwealth Games player Brett Wilkie (Helensvale) and the always tough-to-beat Steve Halmai (Tweed Heads).

In the women’s qualifying rounds, Capalaba’s Maria Rigby won her spot with ease, crediting her top form and new bowls.

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Indoor crown, winning the title almost a decade ago, in 2005, (although she was representing NSW at the time).

The only other Queensland champ is Di Cunnington, who claimed the inaugural title back in 2003.

Cunnington was back in the mix this year, but was bumped from qualifying by Tugun’s Lyn Baker, who went through on the back of her win.

Also at Tweed Heads, 18 yearold Natasha Jones (Bribie Island) won two rounds and drew a third to secure a place at the Championship in August.

Taking her man’s money World champions Lynsey Clarke and Karen Murphy will have a little extra pocket-money at this year’s Commonwealth Games, after winning first prize in the 2014 Helensvale Ladies Prestige Pairs (June 22-23).

Day One to second place at the close of play.

The event was sponsored by LJ Hooker Real Estate, Pacific Pines, with Lynsey’s husband, real estate agent Brad Clarke, only too happy to present the winner’s cheques (and receive a kiss from his wife!)

Jackson and Pavlov were beaten into third place, while dynamic twins duo Cass (lead) and Bolivia Millerick (skip) were fourth.

The Comm Games reps didn’t have it all their own way though.

They were on top of the ladder at the end of Day One, after three rounds of play, but with only a one-shot margin over skip Chris Pavlov and her lead Val Jackson.

Gail Waitai and 2014 Black Douglas winner Carmen Anderson were in third place.

On the second and final day, Clarke and Murphy were off to a rocky start, down 11-0 against Cleveland’s Val Treschman and Cathy Hume, but coming back to take the game, and the $1,100 winner’s cheque, 16-14.

Runners up this year were Helen Wood-Bradley (lead) and Eryn Finnigan (skip), who moved up from fifth place on

Wood-Bradley and Finnigan were the only other pair to win all their games (5 out of 5), but finished on a margin of 15, well behind Clarke and Murphy’s 5+64.

Waitai and Anderson finished fifth.

Prizes for highest margin in Round 4 went to Sam Wilson and Yvonne Lovelock, highest margin in Round 5 to Pam Rowe and Louise Witton.

Last year’s 2013 Helensvale Ladies Prestige Pairs winners were Club Kawana’s Carol Williams and Jane Bush.

Bush played again this year with Tweed Heads Ellen Joselin on lead, but finished out of the prize money.

Pictured above: Karen Murphy and Lynsey Clarke won the $1100 top prize sponsored by Lynsey’s hubby Brad Clarke and LJ Hooker Pacific Pines.

At Paradise Point, the club’s own Julie Dean won a spot, surviving a tiebreak against Queensland rep Pam Rowe, 4-11, 9-3, 5-3.

Kawana’s Monika Duff and Christina Pavlov from Broadbeach also qualified.

The six women and four men from the Queensland Qualifying rounds will be up against a total field of 32 men and 32 women to win the Australian Indoor crown.

The title has been won six out of the past seven years by defending women’s champ Karen Murphy, and Victorian Tony Wood from Melbourne in 2013. v36/7

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COMM GAMES Gold Fever - Queensland’s fab five are determined to make their mark on the biggest stage in world bowls

The plane engines are revving, ready to wing five Queenslanders among a 17-strong Australian Commonwealth Games team, to Glasgow.

The team of five women, five men and five disability bowlers, (with two directors for the two blind bowlers), will meet for a farewell lunch in Melbourne on July 11, before spending the next 24 hours in the air, hopefully on their way to glory at the 20th Commonwealth Games in Scotland (July 24-August 1).

Queensland has contributed two heavy lifters to the men’s rep team, Brett Wilkie and Nathan Rice from Club Helensvale joining Australian vice captain Aron Sherriff (NSW), Wayne Ruediger (SA), and Matthew Flapper (VIC) to play the four disciplines in Glasgow.

Jackaroos captain Lynsey Clark is the only Queenslander in the women’s rep side, driven by NSW heavyweights Karen Murphy, Natasha Scott, and former Queenslander Kelsey Cottrell, with debutante Carla Odgers (VIC) making up the five.

For the first time in the history of Comm Games, disability bowlers will feature in the main programme, with competing nations asked to field a physical disability Triples team and a blind Mixed Pairs team, with two directors.

Tony Bonnell from Club Pine Rivers will play second to lead Tim Slater (VIC) and skip Jimmy Reynolds (NSW) in the B5-8 Triples, while Joy Forster from Chermside with her director Bruce Jones will team

Joy Forster Joy Forster has been overwhelmed by the warm welcome extended to the disability bowlers from the mainstream Comm Games bowls team.

“The friendships we’ve made, it’s unreal how the able-bodied bowlers have welcomed us, especially Karen Murphy and Aron Sherriff, they’re a wonderful, wonderful group of people,” Forster said.

Forster, 64, and her director of 11 years Bruce Jones have been training at a heavy green on the Gold Coast in preparation for Glasgow.

“We get on well, we both listen and try to understand and comprehend each other.

We’ve had a lot of success, but it’s always hard work when you’re bowling against the best in the world,” Foster said.

“We’ve been bowling through sprinklers to make the green heavy, it’s been very interesting, it certainly changes your weight and delivery style.”

Forster knows her Comm Games Mixed Pairs partner Tony Scott from previous blind bowls world championships, both of them gold medal winners and reigning world champions.

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up with Tony Scott (VIC) and director/son Peter in the B2-3 Mixed Pairs.

Australia will field a relatively young side in Glasgow with the average age of the women’s outfit just 27 and the men’s team, 34.

The side will also include eight Comm Games debutants, Ruediger, Flapper, Odgers, Bonnell, Forster, Slater, Reynolds and Scott.

Lawn bowls has been a core sport since the Commonwealth Games started in 1930, with Kingston Jamaica (1966) the only time bowls was not included, in favour of shooting and badminton.

Australia has previously won nine gold, 18 silver and seven bronze medals since 1930, with women not playing until 1982.

Tony Bonnell Tony Bonnell, 46, gave up club bowls this year to focus on his Comm Games selection and preparation.

“I’ve been a regular at Windsor Croquet Club and Gold Coast Lawn Bowls Club, where they let a green go, for us to practise on,” Bonnell said.

Bonnell and his disability Triple lost the bronze medal play-off at 8-Nations last year, to a second-string Scottish home-side, something they don’t want to happen again.

“We weren’t used to the conditions, the run on a heavy green, we know now how to reach through the jack, not draw to the jack or the bowl falls short, we play two to three feet behind the jack.”

Bonnell is looking forward to being part of the Opening Ceremony, and taking the green the next day.

“The other highlight has been all these really good bowlers that we play with, like Karen Murphy, you see them but you never interact with them, they are the best bunch, they’ve really welcomed the disability bowlers into the side.” v36/7

Brett Wilkie Brett Wilkie, 40, from Club Helensvale, will play the lead in Pairs and second in the Fours for Australia in Glasgow, hoping to turn his silver medal from the Dehli Games in 2010, into a gold this year.

“Last Commonwealth Games, there was no atmosphere in the crowd, so definitely looking forward to the bigger crowds this year,” Wilkie said.

“We were lucky enough to play in Glasgow at the Kelvingrove venue at the 8 Nations tournament last year, so we know what to expect with the green.”

Wilkie won his previous silver Comm Games medal in Triples.

He has no time to slow down after the Commonwealth Games either, with his dance card booked solid with upcoming appearances at the Australian Indoor Championships and 2014 Golden Nugget.

“Following the Comm Games, it’s going to be tough for me, because I’m competing in the Golden Nugget Singles event at Tweed Heads, and a week after that, I’ve got the Australian Indoor comp, so it’ll be quite challenging to get into a rhythm,” Wilkie said.

Not only does Wilkie have a challenging competitive life, but his busy work and home life also keeps him on his toes.

“When I’m not playing bowls, I’m working with Bowls Australia as the national training centre coach or I’m spending time with my five children,” Wilkie said. v36/7

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Lynsey Clarke, 30, from Club Helensvale, is heading into her third Commonwealth Games, previously winning a gold medal in the Pairs, in Melbourne (2006).

Nathan Rice, 35, also from Club Helensvale, will play second in the Triples and third in the Fours, with his goal for Glasgow nothing less than gold.

This year she hopes to snag gold again, playing lead in the Triples and third in the Fours.

“I’ve been training hard for two years for this Commonwealth Games and I’m raring to go, I want to bump up to a gold in a world event,” Rice said.

Clarke said the team is feeling fairly confident heading to Glasgow, even though not all of them will be totally comfortable on the slowerpaced greens.

“The greens are so different over there, so hopefully 10 days to train up is enough time to get us at our peak,” Clarke said.

“We’re really spoilt with our greens, they’re so fast-paced, it’s really hard to find slow, heavy greens, but we’re lucky the Gold Coast Lawn Bowls Club has a slower green,” Clarke said.

The Australian side “gels well,” Clarke said.

“Our team is great, we’re really compatible, with a good mix of younger and experienced players, so we’re pretty confident, but you never know, it really is anyone’s game,” Clarke said.

“Although we’re the number one side in the world, Scotland isn’t far behind, and we can’t afford to discount any competitor,” Clarke said.

After winning gold in the AsiaPacific Pairs in 2007, silver in Fours at the 2009 World Bowls, and a bronze in Pairs at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Rice is an experienced international performer.

He believes the planets have lined up to add a Commonwealth Games gold to his medal haul.

“When I missed out on World Bowls last year, I thought it might have been my last chance, but I’m selected, and I’m focused,” Rice said.

Rice, along with the Australian Jackaroos, played 8-Nations in Scotland in 2013, giving him confidence heading back to the Kelvingrove Bowls Club this year.

“The men dominated last year in the 8-Nations tournament, so hopefully the weather conditions are similar and hold up,” Rice said.

“Scotland’s got the home advantage, playing on their surface, so they’re the raging favourites.”

Although the Australian team’s confidence is high, Rice said the other Commonwealth competitors would no doubt also be well prepared.

“After Glasgow, my husband and I are going on a two-week tour of Europe to wind down after the Games, we’ve only been married a year, no babies yet!”

“Scotland and England are the teams we need to watch out for, and Malaysia can be a dangerous team on the slower greens too, but we’re in the right place mentally.” queensland bowler | 15

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Bowls is the only sport I know of where an everyday Joe could be pitched against a master at a national event like the Australian Open.

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Australian Open finds new home on the Goldie

The world’s richest bowls event is making a sea change to sunny coastal Queensland.

It’s right in your back yard, and if you’re a financial bowler at any of Queensland’s 320-plus clubs, (or the 1600 other clubs across Australia), you too can have a crack at a staggering $225,000 in prize money.

“The substantial rise in prize money is to increase the chances of hotshot players entering, as well as encourage unknowns to have a go, and why not, since the travel will be more affordable for Queenslanders,” Bowls Queensland CEO Keith Fullerton said.

“Bowls is the only sport I know of where an everyday Joe could be pitched against a master at a national event. like the Australian Open.”

With the scrapping of state qualifiers in 2015, the Broadbeach Bowls Club and surrounding Gold Coast clubs will host an estimated 4000 bowlers from June 13-26.

Wilkie said the change in structure for the upcoming Gold Coast AO made it a true open event, and offered the tantalising opportunity for an unknown player to snag the title.

“The Open 2015 will give everyone a chance to start equal, so that every win is earned,” Wilkie said.

“I know many players from Queensland and other states who plan to bring their families to spend some time on the Gold Coast while they bowl in Australia’s premiere event, it will be a great boost for the sport, and a very family friendly Open.”

$225K IN PRIZE MONEY MAKES THE AUS OPEN THE WORLD’S RICHEST BOWLS TOURNAMENT.

The Australian Open has appointed two Queensland-based ambassadors, international star Brett Wilkie, and bowling mum Wendy Wilson from Tweed Heads, who has raised two junior bowls stars, Lauren, 20, and Brendan, 18.

“Having qualified and played in the Australian Open for the past four years, I’m looking forward to playing it on home turf greens and holidaying at home,” Wilson said. v36/7

(AO 2012 was a highlight for Wilson, having qualified in the singles in her own right, pairs with daughter Lauren, mixed pairs with son Brendan and the fours with a group of friends from the Gold Coast.)

It will be the first time the Australian Open has been hosted anywhere other than Darebin in Victoria since its inception in 2008.

Bowls Australia has signed a five-year deal with Tourism and Events Queensland and the City of Gold Coast to bring the AO north.

The five-year contract with Queensland makes sense, given it will wrap around 2018, when Broadbeach hosts Commonwealth Games bowls, and the Gold Coast is the 2018 Commonwealth Games host city.

It’s clever planning on the part of Bowls Australia, with more international players than ever before possibly prioritising the

Australian Open, to familiarise themselves with Gold Coast greens, in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games.

“Hopefully a lot of international teams will compete, ahead of Comm Games, the quality of clubs on the Gold Coast is second-to-none,” Wilkie said.

“And how fantastic is it going to be for us Queenslanders, we won’t have to travel to Victoria, where the weather conditions aren’t always great, you couldn’t ask for a better venue!”

The Australian Open prize purse has skyrocketed from $140,000 in 2014 to $225,000 for next year, enabling it to promote itself as the richest bowls tournament in the world.

Players that enter the three main disciplines, singles, pairs and fours, are assured of competing in seven matches over six days.

An improvement in the conditions of play includes more confirmed games for players, so bowlers can plan sun and surf breaks around their holiday.

“Although there are many positives to the changes for AO 2015 Queensland, it may be necessary for players who work full-time to start planning ahead,” Wendy Wilson said.

“For non-working players, two weeks on the Gold Coast probably sounds like heaven, but for working bowlers, they may need to line up some flexibility, for example, two weeks off work for if you’re on fire, or some flexibility to go back to work early, if you get knocked out early, that’s bowls,” Wilson said.

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QUEENSLANDERS BLITZ BLIND BOWLS NATIONALS

Maroons leave the competition standing as they clock up nine gold medals to finish more than 50 points clear of their nearest rivals at the 35th annual national blind bowls championships at Perth’s Bedford Bowling Club. Read on page 20 ►

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Pictured clockwise from above: Queensland’s extraordinarily successful blind bowls team pose outside Perth’s Bedford Bowling Club : Australian Blind Bowls Association President and Queensland B4 rep Dr John Vance gives a welcome speech at the opening of the 2014 championships : B4 Ladies Singles winner Lynne Seymour in action. Lynne also won the Best Individual Performance and Best Female Performer titles : B3 Ladies Pairs winners Mary Williams (director), Christine Henry, Marian Morrison and her director Beatrice Kassulke : Dr John Vance’s guide dog “Vogue” proudly sporting her Queensland colours : director Bev Rush and Sandy Clark B4, who won the B4 Ladies Pairs alongside Lynne Seymour and her director/husband, Bob.

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Queensland has blitzed the 35th annual Australian Blind Bowls national championships, held at Bedford Bowls Club in Perth.

The Maroons (142 points) did 50 per cent better than second placed state Victoria (95 points), Western Australia (3rd, 67 points), New South Wales (4th, 53 points) and South Australia (5th, 49 points).

In her maiden national championship, Queensland’s Lynne Seymour from Thuringowa Bowls Club won the trophies for Best Individual Performance and Best Female Performer.

In total, there were 25 trophies to be won, and Queensland claimed the lion’s share of first places, 13 trophies, followed up with a multitude of silver and bronze medals.

Queensland had the largest contingent of bowlers (13) so it wasn’t surprising to win the overall Le Mans Toyota Shield for the state with the most points from wins.

However, Queensland also claimed the best win-loss ratio, a true comparison of supremacy, with 60 per cent of games won, ahead of Victoria (57%), NSW (52%), WA (39%) and SA (38%).

The national championships, officially opened by the Governor of Western Australia, were run over nine consecutive days, from April 30 - May 8.

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series, were required to play up to 20 games of bowls, a big ask for any bowler, but there they all were, bowler and director, playing game after game, day after day, Queensland showed amazing resilience and stamina,” team manager Stuart Taylor from Enoggera Bowls Club said.

All competitors, and their heart-winning guide dogs, took part in a march past.

“I am in awe of these bowlers, who put their vision impairment behind them, and get on with life,” Taylor said.

He said special mention should go to Queensland’s B1 directors, Wally Whitehead (Noela Ryan, 14 games) and Andrea Gibson (Bryan Forster, 15 games).

“The totally blind bowlers are heavily dependent on their directors, they do a mighty job, guiding their bowlers to the rink, getting the bowls organised, placing the mat, handing them the jack, giving guidance about line of delivery and weight, guiding their bowlers to the head, measuring the shots and declaring the end, before starting all over again.”

“These aren’t your everyday game of bowls championships, it’s an extremely positive environment.”

The bowlers’ vision impairments range from being legally blind, or having tunnel vision, to being totally blind, and the bowlers are graded depending on their impairment, from B1-B4, B1 being totally blind.

SINGLES Noela Ryan (director Wally Whitehead) won B1 Ladies Singles Gold.

Joy Forster (director Bruce Jones) won B2 Ladies Singles Gold.

Christine Henry (director Mary Williams) won B3 Ladies Singles Gold.

Lynne Seymour (director Bob Seymour) won B4 Ladies Singles Gold.

PAIRS Joy Forster (director Bruce Jones) paired with NSW to win B2 Ladies Pairs Gold.

Christine Henry (director Mary Williams) paired with fellow Queenslander Marian Morrison (director Beatrice Kassulke) to win B3 Ladies Pairs Gold.

Dennis Wormald (director Barbara Whitehead) won B4 Men’s Singles Gold.

Sandy Clark (director Bev Rush) paired with Lynne Seymour (director Bob Seymour) to win B4 Ladies Pairs Gold.

Marian Morrison (director Beatrice Kassulke) teamed with Jake Fehlberg (director Grant Fehlberg) to win B3 Mixed Pairs Gold

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Pictured clockwise from page 18: director Wally Whitehead (back to the camera) guides B1 rep Noela Ryan as she delivers a bowl.

Joy Forster and director Bruce Jones (in white with Qld caps) can be seen standing in the background : director Andrea Gibson and player Bryan Forster B1 : WA Police Band Pipers : South Australia rep Neil Cundy’s golden retriever guide dog “Buddy” : Qld Interstate Challenge fours bronze medallists Thelma Parish (director), Dr John Vance B4, Mike Callum (director), Don Dias B2, Andrea Gibson (director), Bryan Forster B1, Mary Williams (director) and Christine Henry B3 : Team mascot – kookaburra : Bob Seymour (director) and wife / player Lynne Seymour B4 : Men’s B4 Singles winner Dennis Wormald B4 and his director Barbara Whitehead.

Qld Blind Bowls Assoc welcomes vision-impaired bowlers every Monday morning to play at Enoggera Bowls Club. New players are welcome.

They are also keen to train new directors to assist the vision-impaired to play their game of bowls. The commitment is half a day (and it doesn’t have to be every week).

Please contact QBBA (07) 3274 4774 for more information.

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From the with Chair Ron Chambers COMMONWEALTH GAMES Six Queenslanders, five bowlers and one blind bowls director, will do us proud later this month at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Congratulations to Lynsey Clarke, Nathan Rice, Brett Wilkie, Tony Bonnell, Joy Forster and director Bruce Jones on their selection, a great result for the state.

It’s tough at the pointy end of the selection process, with a number of other proven Queensland performers unlucky not to be joining these deserving athletes.

Lynsey, Nathan and Brett will feature in the main games and Tony and Joy will play in the bowler with a disability category, contested for the first time at a Commonwealth Games.

I am sure you will join me in wishing our Queensland stars great success at the Games.

May they bring home some medals, and above all enjoy themselves, and be great ambassadors for our sport.

We will keenly follow their progress at this exciting international contest.

NEW CEO Bowls Queensland chief executive officer Keith Fullerton will leave BQ next month.

He has accepted a new job in New Zealand, which will require less travel and enable him to spend more time with his young family.

Keith has served Bowls Queensland with distinction over the past five years.

His work in assisting districts and clubs with constitutions and general problems has been acknowledged and appreciated by bowlers throughout the state.

Keith has represented BQ at Bowls Australia meetings and worked on some of their committees.

On behalf of the board of Bowls Queensland, I would like to thank Keith for his contribution as CEO and wish him and his family all the best for the future.

The board will appoint a new CEO and a smooth transition is expected.

2015 COMPETITIONS 2015 will be a very busy year for all competitive bowlers, with the Australian Open being played here in Queensland from June 13-25.

Our BQ match committee, along with the BQ board of management, is currently meeting to consider how this will impact our usual bowls calendar.

The March to June period already has a very busy schedule, with the Australian Sides, District Sides, State Junior, and Open Championships all played at this time.

With the 2015 calendar of events already in place, all games will be monitored to see how the state calendar and AO will fit together.

Changes of times to some or all of our state championships may be put into effect for the 2016 season.

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Sunny Side Up Brisbane club Sunnybank celebrates 60 years Sunnybank Bowls Club has just celebrated 60 years of bowls.

“Our celebrations took place over a week, from Monday June 9 – Sunday June 15,” board secretary Chris Kadletz said.

“It was a great week of bowls and renewed acquaintances.”

sweltering hot in summer, but a few years later, two army disposal huts were bought at a cost of £100 and joined together to make a new clubhouse, 22m x 12m.

“This was sold in 1966 when our current club house was built, and with improvements and an extension in 1974.

“Since then, a new office has been added and we’ve installed air conditioning.”

The club hosted a 60th anniversary Veteran’s Day, The club was granted its Men’s and Open Pairs, first liquor licence in 1956, the Women’s and Mixed Triples, same year Sunnybank Women’s Fun Day, Ladies Bowling Club TWO ARMY Two-Bowl Open started.

DISPOSAL HUTS Pairs, Open Fours WERE BOUGHT and Jackpot Sunnybank AT A COST OF Pairs, as well as adopted the 100 POUNDS AND an anniversary pawpaw tree as JOINED TOGETHER dinner on its emblem, since TO MAKE A NEW Saturday June 14. the bowls club CLUBHOUSE was developed on a Organiser of the former pawpaw farm. anniversary week Ed Hooker said many interesting Poker machines came to details of the club’s history Sunnybank in 1991 and the had been researched and men’s and women’s clubs now preserved for posterity. were amalgamated in 2005.

“In July 1954, the newly formed Sunnybank club was granted a 30-year lease over approximately 18 acres of government land, which at that time was at the very outer reaches of Brisbane, approximately 16km from the CBD,” Hooker said.

“Part of that land was later excised to go to Sunnybank High School, leaving enough room for two bowls greens, a clubhouse, machinery shed and off-street parking.

“The first club house was a 10m x 7m fibro shed,

The club won its first RQBA Pennant in 1963 (4th Division) and since then, it has won 19 men’s Pennants at state and district level (Divisions 1-7) 16 women’s Pennants at state and district level (Divisions 1-6).

The club has contributed four men and one woman (Maureen Hobbs) to state teams since 1969.

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Winter wind down Things are a bit less busy this month, how is it going at your club?

Our greens lie dormant in the Winter, and while we’ve got our usual jobs to do, there’s usually nothing too taxing for us greenkeepers, demanding our full-on attention.

How do you find the April - August stretch on your greens?

Planning ahead, September is always a great time to be outdoors in Queensland, as the Spring comes on.

There’s more heat in the air and in the soil.

October is the time for precautionary fungicide applications; we talked about this last year in my early Queensland Bowler columns.

October is also the time if your club is planning a full re-surface, but as we all know, very few bowls clubs do this now, because of the expense.

November-December is the time for greens renovations, a big job, but it pays good dividends in the new year.

I’m hoping over the next couple of months to be able to pass on some tips from a few green-keepers I’ve admired over the years (in some cases, we’re talking about green-keepers with decades of experience!)

If you’re missing your hit of Green Guru tips, check out my “how to” videos on You Tube. Search for Rino Parrella Green Keeping Tips.

(You might enjoy my prototype of a magpie hat!)

Keep reading Queensland Bowler magazine and enjoy your Winter.

Stanthorpe two ice their rivals Stanthorpe’s Joan Potter and Frank Taylor are Southern Downs Mixed Pairs champions, after a close game against Mick O’Leary’s team from Warwick at Tannymorel.

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badges by Tannymorel’s Jim Rickard (left).

Tannymorel’s Myrtle Wagner, Veronica Banditt and Margaret Thompson won the Southern Downs District women’s triples against Warwick, 20-16.

Another highlight on the Tannymorel calendar also took place last month, the annual Friendly bowls carnival against Brisbane’s Gaythorne club. queensland bowler | 25

YEPPOON POWER PAIRS Yeppoon is celebrating the successful conclusion of its first six-week season of night-time corporate Power Pairs.

“I’m excited to say the concept was hugely successful and embraced enthusiastically by everyone who participated,” organiser Kim Martin said.

“We’ll look to run a second six-week season later in the year.”

Inaugural winners were Capricorn Coast Sand and Soil, Kev Luck, Robbie Martel, and Brad Hof, pictured receiving a certifi-

Two foundation members of Caboolture district ladies past presidents’ social bowls club were special guests at this year’s 30th anniversary celebrations.

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cate and vouchers from Yeppoon board chairman Diana Vaughan.

After a lacklustre start, down 5-0 after two ends, they came back hard in the next three ends, to hold the runners-up scoreless, and win 7-5.

Neither team used their Power Play to great effect in the final, Old Farts using it on the third end when they were scoreless, and Cap Coast Sand & Soil using it on the same end, which they won by one shot, for a total of two shots.

Pictured below from left is current Caboolture vice president Cathy Hartshorn, treasurer Patricia Richards and president Marie Heath, along with the two foundation members, current club secretary Margaret Collins and Evelyn Williamson.

But it got them on the board, and changed the game around in their favour, as they put on two shots and another three shots in the final two ends.

Runners up Old Farts were Dave Wootton and Steve Suthers.

The corporate power pairs is a fun format to spread the sport to newbie bowlers.

“It’s a great networking opportunity away from the workplace and it certainly blows away the daily stresses of operating a business for an hour or so on a Tuesday night,” Martin said.

The Caboolture district past presidents value their social bowls occasions, with 25 attending the 30th anniversary morning tea.

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Seeking Relief Engaging members in critical decision making when a club is in financial crisis.

by FTI Senior Director, Brendan Nixon

Heavy burden It can be a daunting, confusing and frustrating time for a board once it has determined that its club is trading whilst insolvent (or is likely to, in the near future).

A board may feel apprehensive to ‘break the news’ to members, on the club’s distressed financial position, particularly if the situation appears serious enough to justify a winding-up of the club’s affairs.

At the same time, the board may desire to take action as soon as possible to limit their own potential personal exposure to an insolvent trading claim, and also to attempt to do the best thing for creditors in a timely manner.

Engaging external assistance In these situations it can be prudent (and convenient) for the board to arrange a meeting with an insolvency practitioner, so as to get a thorough and complete understanding of possible options available for the club, and the expected impact of those options on the club, members and the board.

Voluntary winding-up: getting it started One of the options available for an insolvent club is a ‘voluntary winding-up’.

The first stage of this process involves the board passing a resolution that the club is unable to pay its debts as and when they fall due, and that it is in the best interest of the club to be wound-up.

The board also resolves as to the insolvency practitioner it intends to be the club’s liquidator.

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Members decide: the members meeting The second stage involves convening a meeting of the club members.

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Again, the proposed liquidator will generally provide the board with the draft notice documents to issue to members.

It is up to the members attending this meeting to decide whether to resolve to put the club into liquidation and whether to appoint the liquidator nominated by the board.

A board may feel apprehensive about ‘breaking the news’ to members, on the club’s distressed financial position, particularly if the situation appears serious enough to justify a winding-up of the club’s affairs.

Such a meeting requires some organisation (particularly for larger clubs), but allows the board to explain first-hand to members the club’s problems and for members to ask questions of the board and the nominated liquidator

Liquidator’s role Assuming a resolution is passed to liquidate the club, the board is immediately relieved of most of its decision-making and managerial duties.

The Liquidator will deal with issues such as: • Notifying all members, creditors and statutory authorities of the club’s windingup; • Arranging for the orderly cessation of trading, bowls activity, and other club activities; • Liaising with the club’s landlord (if applicable) and suppliers of leased plant & equipment; • Liaising with members and other parties (e.g. local council) about sourcing alternate temporary venues for activities previously undertaken at the club’s premises (if applicable); • Arranging the valuation and sale of club property; • Arranging for the return or transfer to safe-custody of sentimental club memorabilia and records.

Further information Further information on the voluntary liquidation process (or insolvency in general) is available from insolvency practitioner specialists FTI Consulting.

FTI Consulting is a global firm, with offices throughout Australia, including Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Please contact Brendan Nixon on 07 3225 4924 [brendan. nixon@fticonsulting.com], or Joanne Dunn on 07 3225 4913 [joanne. dunn@fticonsulting.com] for further information.

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Scootarbor If you’re travelling the Nullarbor in September this year, keep an eye out for a conga line of scooter riders, most of them aged over 65.

The inaugural Scootarbor Challenge is being organised

by Fraser Coast bowler Ian Jacobsen from Burrum Heads Bowls Club.

“It’s not about young, muscular, overpaid or beautiful superstars, it’s about slowing down, wrinkled, partially

Two of Ian’s bowling clubmates at Burrum Heads, Des Bretherton and John Gay, will join him on the great ride.

It’s not too often a three-way toucher saves the day, but this is how the game ended up at Buderim Bowls Club on May 22.

A pairs contest between Wayne Knetter and Noel Board and Paul Green and Steve Benson came to an 8-all draw after 12 ends, with this amusing result.

“The first maroon bowl got close, to cut Green’s lead down from five to two. The last maroon bowl gently wicked off a front bowl to fall softly on to the jack and the two touchers. No score recorded for the end,” Knetter said.

Green’s pair went on to win the day, beating the next challenger by 17.

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Jacobsen, a former Antarctic adventurer, said he was delighted the “harebrained scheme” he dreamt up a few years ago would finally become a reality.

“Harebrained we may be, but our planning is very detailed, with safety being our main concern,” Jacobsen, aged in his 70s, said.

It’s not about young, muscular, overpaid or beautiful superstars, it’s about slowing down, wrinkled, partially stooped, not so wealthy Australians, coming together to capture a little adventure and feel like they actively belong in society.

stooped, not so wealthy Australians, coming together to capture a little adventure and feel like they actively belong in society,” Jacobsen said.

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“Most people in Australia have had some experience with anxiety and depression, whether personal, or via family, friends or work colleagues.”

“” “It’s a charity ride for older Australians, to ride a lowpowered (50cc) motor scooter east to west across the Nullarbor, a total distance of 2390km,” Jacobsen said.

Scootarbor bikies John Gay and Des Bretherton

awareness and understanding of depression, anxiety and suicide prevention, and reduce the stigma of mental illnesses.

The scooters will line up in Port Augusta (SA) over the weekend of September 6-8, get on the road on Tuesday September 9, travelling 200-300km/day across the Nullarbor to Norseman (WA), via Wudinna, Ceduna, Eucla, Cocklebiddy, and Balladonia, finally ending up in Perth on Sunday September 21, two weeks later, including rest days.

“We’re not attempting to break records, but we have dedicated the ride to beyondblue,” Jacobsen said.

Beyondblue is a not-forprofit organization which runs programmes to increase

“We hope to bring some lighthearted entertainment to small communities along the route, a diversion from daily routine.”

Queries to Ian Jacobsen 07 5493 2271 / 0427 764 109 or Burrum Heads Bowls Club 07 4129 5169.

You’re Invited!

Burrum Heads Bowls Club (Hervey Bay) will sponsor a fun day on Sunday August 10.

Everyone is invited for a roll up, $15pp for bowls and BBQ, or $10 for lunch only. All funds raised will go to the Scootarbor Challenge, which is supporting beyondblue.

(At time of publication, riders had already collected $15,000 in donations.)

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Umpire with joan brotherton

How do you measure up?

I would like to revisit part of an article I wrote in the March 2012 Queensland Bowler in which I covered the various types of approved measuring equipment.

Each piece has a specific use and it is very important that all umpires and measurers, or members who are interested in becoming umpires or measurers, are familiar with and fully understand how and when to use the appropriate piece of measuring equipment when called to make a decision.

3. Callipers ▲ These have two legs, fixed together at one end by a spring.

Callipers are ideal to use when the distance between the jack and bowl is fairly short, between 10 and 150 millimetres.

Place reflective strips on the green between the jack and the bowl when using these.

1. Wedges ▲ Use wedges to secure a leaning bowl or bowls that are on their running surface before measuring. Use the most appropriate number and size of wedges.

4. Box string measure ▲ The box string measure is a length of string with a pointer at one end and a reel at the other.

This is the simplest and most common measure and is perfect if the jack and bowls are more than 150 and up to 800 millimetres apart. If the distance is longer than you can comfortably reach you may ask for assistance, as long as you take the decision end and the assistant the jack end.

5. Reflective strips ▼ These are used in conjunction with feeler gauges and callipers to aid accuracy.

2. Feeler Gauges ► These are ideal for situations where the distance between the jack and bowl is very small, between 0 and 10 millimetres.

The blades are different thicknesses and you can use them individually or in combination. Place reflective strips on the green between the jack and the bowls when using these.

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The bowl or jack may either be on the green or in the ditch. (a) A liner-siter is an open rectangular frame with a pointer and angled mirror at one end and a sighting-frame at the other. (b) A boundary scope has a sighting mechanism mounted on a stand.

6. Telescopic measure ▲

It may also have a ditch sighting-plate attached.

This is an alternative to the box string measure.

You can extend the rod to match the distance between the jack and bowls.

straight line from the centre of the mat line to the nearest point of the bowl or jack.

IMPORTANT – DO NOT CENTRE THE BOWL OR JACK. This article covers only the most common pieces of measuring equipment that umpires/measurers need to be conversant with.

I cannot stress enough the importance of practicing how to use each piece of equipment, as it will assist you when called to make a decision and you will feel more confident in your ability.

I will cover some of the less commonly used pieces of measuring equipment in a future article.

9. 30m Tape Measure ▲ This measure is to be used when checking whether the jack is beyond the minimum distance and should be measured in a straight line from the centre of the mat line to the nearest point of the jack AFTER THE JACK HAS BEEN CENTRED. 7. Long tape measure ▲ Use this when the distance is beyond the range of the string measure and other measures and also when the jack or bowls are in the ditch.

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It is also used to check the length of a delivered bowl or rebounded jack in a

How to measure: Y A

B X

A-B is the shortest distance. All measuring must be carried out on this line.

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Club Law with curt schatz

Privacy Laws - Be Careful!

Clubs must be aware of privacy laws in the digital era Modern advances in technology make it easy to capture information, and then to republish that information on an electronic basis.

As discussed in previous articles, this may lead you to improperly or unlawfully reproducing information about people which should be kept private.

This article sets out some considerations of the Australian Law Reform Commission concerning this topic.

Please read the article with a view to understanding the general trend in relation to privacy, and so you may keep on top of your obligations accordingly.

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has kept privacy in the headlines by releasing its discussion paper on serious invasions of privacy in the digital era.

The ALRC addresses what it considers to be complications and changing expectations of privacy which have arisen from the exchange of information through a digital (eg. internet and mobile technology, including social media) environment.

Of course, with the increase in popularity of this technology, comes an increase in associated risks.

The paper proposes a statutory cause of action (in tort) for those who suffer “serious invasions of privacy” in which the aggrieved will be able to seek injunctions and damages including exemplary damages as a penalty for the most outrageous breaches.

The proposal is consistent with similar rights enjoyed in Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

However, the ALRC has its work cut out as Federal Attorney General, Senator George Brandis, stated in The Australian

on 4 April 2014 that “the Government has made it clear on numerous occasions that it does not support a tort of privacy.”

The discussion paper follows the commencement last month of long awaited changes to the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth) and the introduction of new Australian Privacy Principles.

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The Privacy Commissioner wants businesses not to regard privacy as an add-on, but as an integral part of the collection and handling of information by businesses.

The privacy policies, procedures, training and education which are adopted or implemented by businesses should be regularly reviewed to ensure that they

Any business which develops a privacy policy and puts it in the bottom draw should be concerned about their exposure to claims in the event of a breach.

keep pace with the business, the type of information collected and changes in technology in the industry.

Any business which develops a policy and puts it in the bottom draw should be concerned about their exposure to claims in the event of a breach.

Privacy will also be relevant to a number of parts of most businesses.

This is best illustrated through the following (uncommon) situations which may have to be confronted by some organisations: • Related entities, clients or organisations who are passing information between one another (as the sharing of information will come under scrutiny).

• Employees who are changing jobs and either take or bring with them customer/ client lists or lists of referrers containing personal information.

• Vendors who provide personal information to a purchaser during the course of a due diligence or sale.

This topic is likely to stay on the radar for some time and there have been some recent high profile matters which have kept privacy in the headlines, including the French Data Protection Authority’s investigation into Google’s policy to aggregate information across its services including Gmail, Google maps and YouTube.

This also applies where businesses pass information to related entities or where clubs provide information to governing bodies.

We recommend Clubs review not only their privacy policies and related documents, but also their practices and procedures with a view to undertaking a wider audit to ensure compliance.

This means being careful with the email addresses which Clubs may secure on their databases from members and visitors.

If you have any queries in relation to this matter, please contact my Partner, Andrew Nicholson directly on (07) 3224 0261.

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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Welcome to the Queensland Bowler July edition of Henselite’s Spot the Jack competition.

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

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

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

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Coaching with Ian Schuback

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REACH YOUR POTENTIAL! Many people are held back by their own personal values and belief system Most players would love to play better bowls, but simply don’t know how to go about it.

Last month we discussed the benefits of using visualisation as part of your training and playing routine.

Yet, despite being a guaranteed way to improve your game, few players will actually give it a go.

Many readers have conveyed their pleasure and interest in reading my coaching tips, so this month I’m offering you a template to reach your full potential, in any field of endeavour, including bowls.

and attitudes or a quality of life that’s far below what you deserve. You need to set and live by these standards no matter what happens in your life.”

To achieve real, lasting results— you simply adopt new ways of thinking, feeling, and acting.

Listen to new voices. Ask new questions.

For example, criticism from those closest to us, even when not intentional, can have a negative effect not only on our performance, but our daily lives.

If that sounds like you, here’s a straightforward path to fast track a new learning concept.

Anthony Robbins is one of my favourite authors and has had a significant influence on my life, especially in developing worthwhile values and empowering belief systems.

In his book, “Awaken the Giant Within”, Robbins says, “If you don’t set a baseline standard for what you’ll accept in your life, you’ll find it easy to slip into behaviours

This spiral can build incredible momentum.

And very soon, you’ll find goals you considered “dreams” becoming your realities.

Potential

To build and maintain momentum, consistently seek out and model the strategies, techniques, beliefs, tools, and ideas of the best of the best.

belief attitude

If you’re prepared to accept such criticisms, chances are you’ll come to accept and expect mediocre performances in the future.

These new beliefs and attitudes will realise more of your potential, leading to better actions, better results, and so on.

It will allow you to compress years of effort into months, even weeks.

Put yourself into new states of thinking and feeling.

Many individuals are held back by their own personal values and belief system.

~ In turn, this increases the positive beliefs and attitudes you hold about yourself.

action

Then continually put what you have learned into practice.

Combine the highest standards with the firmest beliefs and a commitment to consistent action.

Results

TOP TIP: Find a recommended mentor who will be with you every step of the way, encouraging you and helping you to find the inner drive that will keep you ‘on-track’ to reach your potential.

Take new actions, get new results, and thereby gain new perspectives. ~ Everyone has unlimited potential within themselves, but unless that potential is fed by the best beliefs, attitudes, and resources, it remains untapped. ~ When you put that potential to the test by taking consistent action, your results grow exponentially,

For all the best news, views and comps make sure you get your copy of the

I was very fortunate to seek out many good role models and mentors.

One was the late Keith Poole, who was not only a Commonwealth Games gold medallist, but also a true gentleman and a superb source of knowledge.

Go for it - and good bowling!

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