March 2018

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CONTENTS

Cover U25 Men after defeating NSW in Feb Test Series Photo Brett Wilkie

Volume 41 Issue 2

24 – A game for all ages

9 – QLD vs NSW Test Series

28 – Support our bowlers in the Queen’s Baton relay!

33 – Bowlers Arm Policy refresher

07 SIZZLING SUMMER COMPS

19 THE POWER OF A COMMUNITY

March is an exciting month for the Premier League Qld, Premier 7s and The Great Bowls Challenge

Solander Bowls Club and community raise funds for Jordan Grant in the ‘Help my dad walk again’ fundraiser

10 BONGAREE BOUNCES BACK

32 IAN HAS LEFT THE BUILDING

See how Bongaree Bowls Club boosted their membership and turned their club around

Ian Macaulay has retired from presenting his Saturday morning lawn bowls radio segment

12 STATE CHAMPS COMING UP

34 COACHING TIPS

Entries close soon so make sure you get in quick!

This month we look at the bowlers arm from a coaching perspective

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Bowls Queensland Patron: His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland 4 queensland bowler march 2018

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From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson

Bowler Report March

2018 “Easter”* Open Prestige Singles

BQ is preparing for the forthcoming AGM and council meeting. To make the council meeting scheduled for the same day more productive, it is requested that items of general business from the districts be forwarded to BQ for inclusion on the agenda. This will give staff and committees time to collate the answers to any questions that may be required.

The board is continuing to investigate ideas for more competitions throughout the state, particularly under U/35s, O/35s to U/60s and O/60s, plus other types of competitions that may appeal to players of the sport. Junior comps are also in the pipeline. The incoming board will, I am sure, continue with the work and progress these ideas further.

Thanks to the board and committees for their time and effort, allowing BQ to achieve important programmes throughout the year. Thanks to the staff, who have performed at a very high level to ensure the company continues to support the sport through some very trying times. The database and events programming is moving steadily ahead and will be fully online within the next months. It will be fully owned by BQ, thereby addressing the concern about who has control over the collective data.

The U/25s and Open Sides test series against NSW gave our selectors an opportunity to assess the players for the Australian Sides series to be held in Darwin during May. The U/25 men won and were able to bring back the shield, but unfortunately other shields won last year were relinquished.

The hospitality shown to Qld under the leadership of WBNSW President Maryann Parcel and BNSW President Vince Beard could not be faulted and we thank them and all at Raymond Terrace for a great series. Thanks to all who represented Qld in the test against NSW. Congratulations to all who have been selected to represent Australia at the Commonwealth games.

May your bowls run true and not unluckily against the bias.

Peter Williamson

Sat 5 May (64) Sun 6 May (64) Concludes QLD Labour Day Mon 7 May (Last 8)

Winner

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Summer Competitions update The Great Bowls Challenge

Premier League

The 2018 season has seen further growth with 95 teams playing over three male and three female sections. This represents a growth of 396% since 2016.

We are grateful to have JPG Print Design Signs, Bowlers Paradise and Taylor Bowls as sponsors again for 2018.

PLQ seems to be even more popular than ever this year, why do you think that is?

It has definitely been a massive year for the Premier League, with big name players from Sydney coming up in preparation for the Commonwealth Games.

By Darren Colburn

BQ caught up with Pine Rivers’ Steven Tong to get an update on the 2018 season.

Can you tell us about the new QLD Premier League Bowls Show?

Hamilton’s John Newell created the show that is broadcast live every Wednesday from 7.30 pm where we break down what has happened over the weekends and chat to some guests.

This year we have had four newcomers: Caboolture Lakes, Pomona, Gympie Men’s and Bramble Bay Ladies. The quarter and semi-finals will be held at Caloundra and Club Kawana on March, 24, with the final being held at albert (Gympie) on March, 25.

For more info, see www.greatbowlschallenge.com.au

When are the finals?

The PLQ Finals Series will be held at Club Helensvale on the weekend of March, 17–18.

Premier 7s

Premier 7s chairman Owen Bradley is impressed with the calibre of players and competitiveness of the teams this year, which has been the biggest season to date with more than 300 teams from more than 100 different clubs taking part.

“I’ve been surprised by a lot of teams in 2018, but one of the standouts are the Div 5 Chermside Ladies who have made it through to the finals for the first time, after being the the competition for five years,” Bradley said.

The P7s quarter-finals and grand-finals will be held at Mermaid Beach Bowls Club on March, 17-18 and March, 24-25.

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QLD v NSW Test Series Raymond Terrace Bowling Club, Feb 12-13

Debutantes John Bain, Robert Hammond, Matt Lucas and BQ’s Peter Williamson with debutantes Jessie Cottell and BQ’s Peter Williamson Claire Turley

Scott DeJongh-Fitzpatrick accepts the U25 Men’s winning trophy from NSW Selector/Manager Frank Schocher

Under 25 Men’s Winners: Back L-R: Nic Gosley, Joel Andersen, QLD v NSW Players of the Series - Jessie Cottell (Open Brendan Wilson & Dale McWhinney-Shillington. Front: Jesse Women), April Wilson (U25 Women, Scott DeJonghTurnbull, Scott DeJongh-Fitzpatrick & Jacob Nelson Fitzpatrick (U25 Men), Brett Wilkie (Open Men).

The annual Queensland v New South Wales Interstate Test Series proved a tough competition to crack this year, with the NSW Blues the dominant force in both of the open test series after securing the men’s and women’s test series titles.

The men and women played as sides of three rinks of four (12 players) with the winners decided by the overall shots.

Men

In the men’s series, Queensland were placed on the back foot from the start by a strong New South Wales side, who pulled off wins on all three rinks to win test one on the first day of the series.

The Maroons fought back on day two when the Queensland men gave the Blues a taste of their own medicine and delivered two wins and a draw to lock down the second test as a win for QLD. New South Wales struck back in the third test once again and put a stop to the Queensland comeback with comprehensive wins across all three rinks and the win handed NSW the series title 2-1.

Queensland men’s team manager Greg Bostock said the team, including the three new debutants (Robert Hammond, Matt Lucas and John Bain), had played well but New South Wales were too hard to beat.

“We lost the first game but came back in the second test, but New South Wales just proved to be the better team overall and deserved to win the series,” Bostock said.

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Debutante Tahlia Camilleri with BQ’s Christina Pavlov

Women In the women’s test series the Queensland women shared the same fate on day one as their male counterparts with a first test loss.

The Blues put their mark on the game with seasoned veterans Karen Murphy and Natasha Scott leading the charge and winning both their rinks, allowing the Blues to finish four shots ahead of Queensland, with the Blues winning 62-58.

Queensland’s only victors on day one were Bolivia Millerick’s rink consisting of Jessie Cottell, Dee-Anne Robertson and Kristy Thatcher, who beat Sarah Boddington, Anne Johns, Dawn Hayman and skip Kelsey Cottrell in a 25-13 encounter.

The second test proved to be just as challenging for the Queensland side with an even bigger 64-45 defeat on day two, when skip Julie Keegan led Queensland’s only rink win with Cassandra Millerick, Lauren Wilson and Claire Turley triumphing 21-17 over Karen Murphy’s

contingent of Jamie-Lee Worsnop, Liz Baker and Ellen Ryan.

In the final test of the series, Queensland managed to reign in the Blues’ lead to within just three shots when Keegan and Co pulled off a 22-16 win over Kelsey Cottrell’s rink. Unfortunately, they could not make up the loss suffered by the other two Queensland rinks and left the final score at 58-55 to the Blues.

The third test win secured New South Wales the series title with a 3-0 test series win.

Queensland women’s team manager Christina Pavlov said the Queensland team had performed well and had the luck gone their way it could have performed well.

“We only went down by just four shots in the first and three in the third test, so it could have been a different story,” Pavlov said.

“I think the loss was partly down to a bit of unfamiliarity with the green and the fact that New South Wales is such a quality side; they always make such a tough competition which is a great tune-up for our girls.”

Under 25 test series

The Under 25 series played as sides of seven players competing in singles, pairs and fours in each test. The winner of the Under 25 Test was the side to have won the greatest number of disciplines.

Men

Our Under 25 Men fared the best out of all four Queensland teams and pulled off QLD’s only test series title win. The Maroons suffered a defeat in the first test, losing the singles and fours games to the blues but skip Nic Gosley and Scott DeJongh-Fitzpatrick won 24-14 in the pairs against the opposing skip Dylan Riley and Zach Robertson.

QLD vs NSW Scores Queensland vs Keno NSW Blues (Open Men’s)

Queensland vs Keno NSW Under 25 Blues Under 25 (Men’s)

Test two proved to be more fruitful for Queensland who started off day two with a clean sweep over all three disciplines to take out win the test 3-0.

TEST 1 J Christie, M Lucas, B Wilkie, N Rice vs M Pietersen, C Wedlock, A Teys, A Wilson 17-21 S White, R Hammond, R Wild, S Baker vs J Noronha, N Dawson, R Pearse, B Twist 20-27 J Bain, S Ingham, A Kiepe, K Brown vs M Lewis, C Herden, C Healey, D Ferguson 11-21 First Test Results QLD 48 – 69 NSW

TEST 1 J Nelson vs J Davis 15-25 S DeJongh-Fitzpatrick, N Gosley vs Z Robertson, D Riley 24-14 J Turnbull, D Shillington, J Andersen, B Wilson vs J Lewis, H McDonald, B Johnson, J Breust 11-21 First Test Results NSW WIN

In the third test, Queensland’s Scott DeJongh-Fitzpatrick picked up a 25-16 win in the singles over the Blues’ Jay Breust, while Joel Andersen, Jacob Nelson, Brendan Wilson and skip Nic Gosley won the fours on an incredibly tight margin 16-15.

TEST 2 S White, R Hammond, R Wild, S Baker vs M Pietersen, C Wedlock, A Teys, A Wilson 20-17 J Bain, S Ingham, A Kiepe, K Brown vs Noronha, N Dawson, R Pearse, B Twist 24-12 J Christie, M Lucas, B Wilkie, N Rice vs M Lewis, C Herden, C Healey, D Ferguson 24-24 Second Test Results QLD 68 – 53 NSW

TEST 2 N Gosley vs Singles B Johnson 25-16 D McWhinney-Shillington, B Wilson vs H McDonald, J Breust 17-16 S DeJongh Fitzpatrick, J Turnbull, J Nelson, J Andersen vs J Davis, Z Robertson, D Riley, J Lewis 20-16 Second Test Results QLD WIN

The Maroons were stopped from a second clean-sweep after Jesse Turnbull and Dale McWhinneyShillington’s 23-12 lost in the pairs against Jack Lewis and young gun Jono Davis.

TEST 3 J Bain, S Ingham, A Kiepe, K Brown vs M Pietersen, C Wedlock, A Teys, A Wilson 17-29 J Christie, M Lucas, B Wilkie, N Rice vs J Noronha, N Dawson, R Pearse, B Twist 12-18 S White, R Hammond, R Wild, S Baker vs M Lewis, C Herden, C Healey, D Ferguson 9-26 Third Test Results QLD 38 – 73 NSW

TEST 3 S DeJongh-Fitzpatrick vs J Bruest 25-16 J Turnbull, D McWhinney-Shillington vs J Lewis, J Davis 12-23 J Andersen, J Nelson, B Wilson, N Gosley vs Z Robertson, D Riley, H McDonald, B Johnson 16-15 Third Test Results QLD WIN

Queensland vs Keno NSW Blue’s (Open Women’s)

Queensland vs Keno NSW Blues Under 25 (Women’s)

TEST 1 A-M Peart, N Jones, C Stewart, L Clarke vs J Worsnop, L Baker, E Ryan, K Murphy 19-24 C Millerick, L Wilson, C Turley, J Keegan vs S Farrell, G Delves, B Quinlan, N Scott 14-25 J Cottell, D Robertson, K Thatcher, B Millerick vs S Boddington, A Johns, D Hayman, K Cottrell 25-13 First Test Results QLD 58 – 62 NSW

TEST 1 A Wilson vs S Noronha 17-25 K DeWaard, T Putney vs M Fennell, K Matthews 13-32 T Camilleri, A Earle, J Weier, T Murray vs L Cronan, H McDonald, B Smith, J Hogan 10-18 First Test Results NSW WIN

Women

The New South Wales women seemed to be unstoppable in the Under 25 Test Series and managed a clean sweep across all three tests against the Queenslanders.

“The Queensland girls played well showed great spirit throughout the competition; they stayed really upbeat and positive throughout the competition,” women’s team manager Chrissy Pavlov said.

“Even though they were unable to secure a rink win, they should be celebrated for their determination and resolve.

“New South Wales were a more experienced side in the end; they have had a lot more practice playing on the synthetic green there, which is different to the greens our girls were used to playing on.

“We didn’t have a lot of time to practice on the greens at Raymond Terrace before the competition, so I think that played a factor in the result and you could see that the girls were getting more used to the surface in the last two tests with some incredibly close games being played.”

TEST 2 C Millerick, L Wilson, C Turley, J Keegan vs J Worsnop, L Baker, E Ryan, K Murphy 21-17 J Cottell, D Robertson, K Thatcher, B Millerick vs S Farrell, G Delves, B Quinlan, N Scott 11-28 A-M Peart, N Jones, C Stewart, L Clarke vs S Boddington, A Johns, D Hayman, K Cottrell 14-19 Second Test Results QLD 45 – 64 NSW TEST 3 J Cottell, D Robertson, K Thatcher, B Millerick vs J Worsnop, L Baker, E Ryan, K Murphy 19-25 A-M Peart, N Jones, C Stewart, L Clarke vs S Farrell, G Delves, B Quinlan, N Scott 13-17 C Millerick, L Wilson, C Turley, J Keegan vs S Boddington, A Johns, D Hayman, K Cottrell 22-16 Third Test Results QLD 55 – 58 NSW

TEST 2 J Weier vs L Cronan 21-25 T Camilleri, A Wilson vs J Hogan, S Noronha 14-31 A Earle, K DeWaard, T Murray, T Putney vs B Smith, M Fennell, K Matthews, H McDonnell 13-16 Second Test Results NSW WIN TEST 3 T Murray vs K Matthews 20-25 A Wilson, J Weier vs L Cronan, H McDonnell 11-22 K De Waard, T Camilleri, T Putney, A Earle vs M Fennell, B Smith, J Hogan, S Noronha 19-22 Third Test Results NSW WIN

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How Bongaree solved its membership woes Submitted by Marilyn Weston

Coach Rod Curtis

Coach John Johnson

U3A Students at Bongaree Bowls Club

Coach Wendy Rollason

Coach Gary Ryan

Coach Leigh Weston

Like a lot of bowls clubs, our membership was decreasing and that meant the club could not sustain this constant loss.

When a new Board of Management was elected in March 2015, it held a “Think Tank” on how to improve the club. We identified three major areas of concern which were our dwindling membership, club finances and general low morale.

The outcome was that if we increased membership, the other two areas of finance and morale would be enhanced.

How did we do this?

We approached the Bribie Island U3A (University of the Third Age) for the opportunity to have “How to play lawn bowls” as a subject.

They welcomed us with open arms, as they were also looking for more outdoor activities for their members.

This was a win-win situation as the bowls club needed new members and there was a strong chance that U3A students might acquire an interest in the game and maybe join the club.

Bongaree Bowls Club now offers a six week training course for U3A members.

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This is held four times a year at the beginning of each school term. As the numbers of students attending increased, the coaches introduced a coaching booklet for new bowlers with a six week plan on what was being held at each training session.

Due to the numbers of attendees we required more qualified coaches. Seven club members have gained their club coach qualifications in the past two years and we now have 10 club coaches.

Fixing the membership as we know it, together with other fundraising activities introduced to our club, has helped the club to move forward, but the key was membership.

Bongaree Bowls Club is well underway in the rejuvenation process and the future for our bowls club is very positive.

Note: Bongaree Bowls Club’s Marilyn Weston is happy to answer any questions about the process they used to boost their membership. Please contact her at bongbowl@bigpond.net.au

U3A is the University of the Third Age, which is the age of active retirement that comes after the age of youth, work and homemaking. University is a loose term - there are no academic requirements for membership and no exams.

U3A is a worldwide self-help organisation promoting learning for personal enjoyment and wellbeing.

Keeping the brain active, doing interesting things and making new friends are essential for helping older people to maximise their chances of independence, and this is what U3A does very effectively. U3A is making a very substantial contribution to society by helping its members to remain healthy and active for longer.

Queensland’s deaf bowlers triumph The Australian Deaf Games, Jan 20 - 27, Albury-Wodonga

Queensland’s top deaf bowlers returned to the sunshine state with a swag full of medals from a successful trip down to the 18th annual Australian Deaf Games held in Albury-Wodonga.

The Queenslanders walked away with a total of two gold medals and a bronze from the competition out of the four disciplines played (men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s fours and women’s fours).

in the first round, Lynne won the encounter 21-7 which took Annear out of the competition, while John Price and Barry Greentree were also removed by their opponents.

Reddick’s top class performance was rewarded with a surprise selection for next year’s 8th International Deaf Bowls Championships Christchurch, NZ (Jan 10-24).

The third and final day was the most fruitful for Queensland.

The women’s fours team consisting of skip Janet Hogan, Suellen Tappenden, Gail Dellar and Diana Reddick scored 20-16 to claim the fours gold medal, while the men collected bronze after a 20-9 loss to the Victorian men.

In the women’s singles, Diana Reddick went from strength to strength after an impressive 21-4 victory over Victoria’s Anne Corcoran and followed it up with a 21-14 triumph over Lyn Raeburn (VIC). Reddick continued her stellar performance in the final, defeating Robyn Larkin 21-16 to bag herself a gold medal.

Meanwhile, in the men’s singles Barry Lynne had to playoff against the Victorian substitute Queenslander Ivan Annear

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Deaf Lawn Bowls Qld: Queensland Team Ladies Fours Gold Medalists, L To R: Skip Janet Hogan (Boyne Tannum), Suellen Tappenden (Mount Larcom), Gail Dellar (Mooloolaba), Diana Reddick (Corinda), Barry Greentree (Sandgate), Ivan Annear (VIC), John Price (Victoria Point) & Barry Lynne (Mareeba)

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CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie Staff Congratulations to Bowls Queensland’s Operational Administrator Cath Crowe who recently celebrated her 10th Anniversary working for BQ. Sporting Wheelies Congratulations to Lynne Seymour for being a finalist in the Sporting Wheelies Female Athlete of the Year, also to her Director/husband Bob. Secondary Schools Cup We will be running the Secondary Schools Cup again this year with schools from across the State playing off in their Districts for the opportunity to play in the State Finals.

Information has been sent out to clubs and schools.

Representatives Well done to our Queensland U25 Bowls Team who defeated NSW in our Annual Test Series recently at Raymond Terrace, NSW. Hard luck to the rest of our teams who lost their series: Open Men, Open Women and U25 Girls. Thank you to our selectors who travelled with and supported the teams in coaching and managing roles: Greg Bostock, Ron Mitchell, Christina Pavlov and Brenda Thompson.

The selectors will now pick a team to travel to Darwin to contest the Australian Sides Championships in early May. Commonwealth Games The Australian Team will go into pre-camp for the Commonwealth Games on the 27th March and commence playing on the 5th April. Thank you to all for your support.

It is exciting times for QLD to have this event in our backyard. Many of our bowlers will be running in the Queens Baton Relay (see page 28 in this magazine for dates and times).

Australian Indoor Singles Qualifying This will be held at Tweed Heads and Paradise Point Bowls Clubs on the following dates: Ladies 21-23 April (Entries Close 12 March), Men’s 2-4 June (Entries Close 16 April).

The third day of each event will only be used if needed, although this has not been needed in recent years.

Inaugural State Arm Bowlers Championships Nominations continue to come in for the Inaugural State Arm Bowlers Singles and Pairs Championships to be held at Musgrave Hill Bowls Club from 28 April – 2 May. Entries close on 26 March.

State Championships Entries are open for the 2018 State Championships to be held on the Sunshine Coast from 14 – 27 May. Thank you to the Sunshine Coast Council who have agreed to sponsor the event. District Sides will also be held on the Sunshine Coast prior to the State Championships and the winners will once again continue onto the Australian Championships. This year’s Men’s and Women’s Singles Finals will be live streamed on our website and on Facebook, while finals of other events will be live on Facebook. Entries close on the 19th March.

Brett Wilkie

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Save the date!

Queensland State Championships May 14 – 27

Fantastic prize money!

Entries close on Monday, 19th March.

Winners Advance to Australian Titles (Men’s and Women’s Singles, Pairs, Triples & Fours) This event promises to be exciting for both players and spectators, and if you can’t make it to the venue then you can watch it on our Facebook page the finals will be live streamed.

Visit www.bowlsqld.org and enter today!

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community with a relaxed atmosphere, resort-like amenities, with likeminded neighbours in a stunning location.

Salesperson for Fiteni Homes, Chris Platt, says that the interest in Fiteni Homes is coming from buyers from all over South East Queensland.

“Our customers are not looking for large developments with clubhouses and libraries etc. They are more than happy with our 20m heated lap pool, outdoor BBQ and dining pavilion, air conditioned gymnasium and communal vegetable garden. It also means that our weekly fees are much lower,” he said. “Victoria Point itself offers everything you need. We are walking distance to the waterfront, shops and public transport and only a short drive to a major shopping centre, cinemas, restaurants and the local bowls club,” he added.

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North Toowoomba President Cam King instructs Jake Hampton (age 8)

Lawn bowls e m a g the s e g a l l for a

87 years ‘young’ Len Cherry

By Peter Rookas

Jake Rynne

At North Toowoomba Bowls Club, age or gender neither determines nor discriminates when it comes to playing lawn bowls.

The strong female contingent at North Toowoomba is led by State representative, Theresa Thomas and rising Queensland junior, Julia Allen-Best, a State Under-18 and now Under-25 representative.

Whilst many think that bowls is a game for ‘old people’, the current Club Champion Jake Rynne, who also happens to be the Toowoomba, Darling Downs District & Zone Champion in our region, is all of 13 years old.

All that is required to play bowls is a thirst to learn and a slice of patience, because as simple as it may look, lawn bowls can be very demanding.

To top that, young country bowler Jake Hampton couldn’t get a start at his local club so North Toowoomba President, Cam King, didn’t hesitate to sign him up for Social Bowls on a Wednesday night and Sunday afternoon at just seven years old.

Jake turned eight just recently and his birthday present? A new set of bowls and creams of course!

The oldest active member at North Toowoomba, Len Cherry, is 87 and with his 88th birthday just around the corner, he has no plans to give the game away. A retired businessman, Len, has enjoyed close to 30 years of bowls and simply loves the game.

Len is one of many retirees that have taken to the game but there are bowlers in all age groups from eight years, to teens and on to octogenarians.

For youngster, Jake Rynne, it was a family love of bowls that introduced him to the game. Jake’s Grandfather Jimmy handed him a bowl at age 8 and the rest is history.

A Queensland Under-18 representative, Jake collected his first Australian title this year with a win in the Pairs competition against the best junior bowlers in the land.

He finished a very respectable fourth against the best Open bowlers in Queensland at the State Champion of Champions which included the Open Australian and Canadian champions and a long-term Queensland representative.

The North Toowoomba Bowls Club welcomes enquiries from anyone keen to be involved. Just contact the club on 4639 2338, email to ntbc@bigpond.com or like them at NTBC Facebook page.

Queensland State Championships May 14 – 27 Entries close on Monday, 19th March.

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The Naturally Refreshing Sunshine Coast is the official destination partner for the event

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Toowong teeters

More than seven years after the devastating flood of 2011 and Toowong Bowls Club is still struggling to keep its head above water, as it battles to hold creditors at bay and manage the $1.8 million loss caused by the restoration and its two year closure.

Secretary Sue Goode, Chairman Les Chamberlain and President David Falkenmire of the Toowong Bowls Club have plenty to offer bowlers and guests

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on the edge

“We’re making very small inroads but we still have a significant debt situation,” Toowong’s chairman Les Chamberlain said.

“We face a loss of more than $80,000 a year just to run the bowls,” he explained.

“Before we can even start making money from our commercial operation on the bar and bistro, we’re having to cover the $80,000 loss, so we’re starting from behind the eight ball.

“We’re basically buying ourselves time at this point, as we’re only paying off the interest repayments on the debt and not actually servicing it.

“We are in constant talks with our creditors which has helped, but we are still struggling.”

Chamberlain says unless things change soon, the club has at best 12 months left before its time is up, but despite the grim prospects Chamberlain says he remains positive.

“I’m always positive, even though I’m not confident at the moment as we are practically walking a tightrope,” he said.

The club, which originally opened in 1905, is currently the oldest affiliated club, but it’s future now relies on the outcome of its ongoing class action lawsuit against the State of Queensland and the dam operators Seqwater and Sunwater.

“We’re reliant on the payout from the case to actually pay down the debt and we’re hoping there will be an outcome in the next three months,” Chamberlain said.

“If we don’t get a result out of it then we will have to go back to our creditors and if the club survives then we’ll be in debt forevermore, but if we can keep servicing the debts then at least there will be no reason for anyone to close us down.”

Chamberlain believes if the club can invest more time into marketing, then it will have a better chance of staying afloat, but says it’s difficult to find the money to invest and the club has had to look at cheaper methods of advertising.

Toowong has so far found letterbox drops to be ineffective at gaining interest, but has had success with direct marketing with the club utilising student representatives to help draw people into the club.

The club has used their database of email lists to remarket to social members and previous customers who have previously hired the club for functions. They also update their Facebook page and website regularly.

“One area where we really need to step up is in finding sponsorship,” club president David Falkenmire said.

“There’re openings for signage all around the greens, which would help us generate more annual revenue and we’ve looked at electronic signs inside and outside of the club.”

The club says it struggles to find internal help with only a few of the core members helping with the heavy lifting needed to keep it in operation.

Chamberlain works as the chairman, accountant and as the pseudo handyman to cut costs.

“It’s difficult to stay positive when you look at the membership and then look at how many people put their hands up to volunteer for virtually anything to help out,” secretary Sue Goode said.

Despite the club’s struggles, the small hardworking executive team within the club says it will continue the fight to remain open.

The club’s main battle now is to remain commercially viable and keep people coming through the door, but Chamberlain says it has been hard to do with rival businesses forcing Toowong to keep its prices down to stay competitive.

“We’ve got to put more effort into promoting the club and we’re continually looking at our cost structure and our pricing to make sure we can make more of a profit,” Chamberlain said.

“When we were closed we lost a whole generation of university students who live in the area, who were picked up by the Royal Exchange hotel (a local pub) and we’ve had to compete with them for the business ever since.”

Ready to pour your favourite pint!

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Jackaroos take on Malaysia ahead of Games National coach Steve Glasson OAM gives his insights on the first major test ahead of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Story from Bowls Australia

Team Malaysia returned home following a fortnight of intense trialling and training at the Broadbeach Bowls Club on the Gold Coast, the centre stage for bowls at this year’s Games.

provided an opportunity to mirror start and finish times for matches, conditions of play and many other noted logistical components the Games will have in store.

Malaysia faced the might of the New Zealand Blackjacks early in their tour, before entering into a two-day ‘friendly’ test series against Australia to round out a strenuous camp.

Australia and Malaysia have enjoyed long-standing respect for one another on and off the green and this relationship was only strengthened following this friendly series.

The Malaysian contingent returned home for some domestic competitions before returning to the pristine Gold Coast greens later in February, where they will now establish themselves right up until the Games begin on April, 5.

As for the Jackaroos, just like so many other sports and nations, there is a high level of excitement and anticipation now that we are close to the Games kicking off on Australia shores for the first time in 12 years.

The series was a perfect opportunity for both nations to go head-to-head in a competitive manner, further honing in skills ahead of possible match-ups between the two on the big stage.

Following an arduous and extended period of preparation, the Aussies are in a good place leading into the Games, while certainly acknowledging and respecting the challenges that are upon the team.

Apart from the competitive facet of this camp, the friendly series against Malaysia

Queensland Blind Bowlers Association Inc.

More directors needed The Queensland Blind Bowlers Association need more directors to help their blind and vision impaired bowlers play bowls.

Directors duties include: • Helping the bowler on/off the green • Placing the mat on the centre line • Assisting the bowler on mat • Reading distance and head • Assisting bowler with green and choice of shots • Assisting with measuring.

Congratulations to Lynne Seymour for being a finalist in the Sporting Wheelies Female Athlete of the Year, also to her Director/husband Bob. Att: Brisbane bowlers, we play at Enoggera Bowls Club on Mondays from 9am – 1pm. Lunch is provided.

For bowlers outside of Brisbane, please contact Christine at 3274 4774 (secretary) or Don at 3263 6967 (public relations officer).

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Solander Lake bowls for Jordan

In 2012, 24-year-old Jordan Grant was involved in a tragic car accident. He was immediately taken to the nearby Blackwater Hospital where he was put into a medically induced coma and placed on life support due to the severity of his injuries.

He was then flown more than 850 km by helicopter to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit so he could be given the specialist treatment needed to save his life.

Jordan spent the next three months of his life in the intensive care unit being treated for a plethora of severe injuries and complications associated with them, as well as having to come to terms with the fact the accident had left him wheelchair bound as a C4 incomplete quadriplegic.

Now age 29, the devoted father of two continues to battle on and has set up a Go Fund Me campaign. The goal is to raise $60,000 to help pay for stem cell treatment and intensive physiotherapy at a specialised facility in the United States, which could potentially give him the ability to walk once again.

Knowing Jordan had such a colossal goal to achieve, his brother-in-law Dan Pritchard decided to help. Dan came up with the novel idea of a 24 hour bowls challenge to help Jordan raise the money via donations.

Pritchard, who is the greenkeeper at Solander Lake Bowls Club, enlisted the help of bar manager Jaydene Hughes to organise the event.

On Saturday the 27th of January, Dan along with Jaydene, her husband Anthony Hughes as well as Charlie Neave, Jordan’s brother Alex and his dad Trevor Stewart commenced the mammoth bowling session.

The two teams of three played pairs and took it in turns to play for four hours at a time with a two hour break.

“The game was long and gruelling but the guys really stepped up to the task and powered through it,” Pritchard said.

Their hard work was not in vain and by Sunday they had raised a staggering $11,200 in donations, which has made a major dent in Jordan’s goal amount.

“After attending the event at Solander Lake Bowls Club, I saw the generosity of those involved who had an amazing community spirit,” Grant said.

“It has restored my hope as the father of two beautiful children that I will one day reach my ultimate goal of being more active with them.

“And I hope to one day be able to walk my daughter down the aisle on her wedding day or just play a game of backyard cricket with them.

“From the bottom of my heart I cannot thank enough the people at Solander Lake Bowls Club and the people of the community for getting behind my cause and supporting me in reaching my ultimate goal.

“My wish is to walk in and shake all their hands and show them my absolute gratitude.”

If you would like to donate to help and help Jordan, you can do so via the following web address: www.gofundme.com/6sah58qs The campaign is called ‘Help my dad walk again’ by Jordan Grant The 24hr challenge bowls team would love to thank the supporters as well as the people and businesses that made donations for Jordan’s campaign - Dan Pritchard.

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Waitangi Day Coolie Style Contributed by Pam Bews

New Zealanders celebrate Waitangi Day each year to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Coolangatta decided to join in the celebrations and hosted a Waitangi Day on Tuesday, February 6 with the Aussies V New Zealanders. Well, 40 of us had a load of fun.

3.30pm arrived, the weather was cool, the outfits colourful, the banter between the Aussies and the Kiwi’s friendly and energetic.

The greens were ready to take on the fierce competition, the music was pumping and we were off and bowling.

Wafting across the greens tantalising our taste buds was the aroma of our “Coolie style” Hangi under the watchful eye of Ross Hastie.

Ross Hastie and Mens Section Secretary Greg Bews firing up the Weber

Club President Andy Braithwaite and Providore Maria Anesbury

The bell rang and the games finished – in true comradeship it was declared a “friendly draw” and we retreated to the bar for some celebratory drinks and the most delicious Hangi style dinner.

Everyone is marking their diary for the 2019 Waitangi Day at Coolangatta. Would love to see you there.

Greg, Gail, Joan, Charles and Ros – one of the Aussie Teams

Leon taking this very seriously for the Kiwis

Toowoomba City’s glow bowls Toowoomba City’s club members are hoping “glow bowls” will attract a new audience to the sport.

Night bowls has become an attraction at some clubs, but some greens do not have lighting so some club members have decided to take the light to the bowls.

“It’s bowls without lights,” City Bowls Club chairman Jim Cosgrove explained.

“We’ve painted bowls in different iridescent colours.

“It’s great for functions or barefoot bowls and just a fun night out.”

City Bowls Club members duplicated the concept they found at a bowls club on the Gold Coast and another in Brisbane (Coorparoo) which had introduced glow bowls and made it a success.

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“The Gold Coast club had it, but after they won a grant for lights, we bought their bowls and lights from them,” Cosgrove said.

Cosgrove said it was imperative clubs kept looking for innovative ways to attract new members and patrons.

“It’s hard in Toowoomba for bowls clubs to survive, so you’ve got try something different,” he said.

“We feel we have the ideal set-up in the middle of town, especially now with Grand Central all around us.

“We’re hoping to get some of their market and we want to encourage office workers to come and play here after hours.

“It’s functions like these that keep smaller bowls clubs like ours going, rather than just members playing bowls.”

Glow bowls is becoming a popular option for clubs such as Coorparoo and City Bowls in Toowoomba (Image: Coorparoo Bowls Club).

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Cleveland gets a fresh new look Staff and members at the Cleveland Bowls Club hope that the club’s recent facelift will keep current clientele happy and also attract new club members to ensure its financial well- being is preserved. The club was very careful to incorporate its history and culture in the new, modern revamp and, despite the changes, Cleveland Sharks Sports Club’s general manager Mal Cochrane says it will be business as usual for the regular bowlers.

“The bowls program will continue to be run as it has been by its loyal and dedicated volunteers,” Cochrane said.

“However, there will be also be new social bowls opportunities on weekends.

“You may see some familiar faces too with some staff from the Victoria Point Sharks joining the staff at the bowls club.”

The club’s changes include a new café, as well as an air-conditioned gaming room that features modern gambling machines, TAB facilities and Keno.

Cleveland Bowls Club before the recent renovations

New outdoor cafe and takeaway (with some seating indoors)

The club after its facelift

Toowoomba city gets an upgrade The City Bowls Club has become one of the last green spaces within the concrete jungle of Toowoomba’s city centre and the club hopes its newly constructed $200,000 green will be an even bigger selling point for new visitors.

The new carpet green was built by Berry Bowling Systems and paid for

by Probuild who erected the newly opened Grand Central shopping centre complex adjacent to the club.

“Probuild put offices on one of our greens during the Grand Central reconstruction and agreed to pay for a new green when they left,” club secretary Graham Healy said.

“They were here nearly three years and during the winter, the building

The Cleveland Shark has pride of place at the newly renovated club

Diggers Club VeTeran

beside us casts a shadow across the green and we can’t grow grass so they put down an all-weather surface.

“This is carpet and it’s good but we have to vacuum it.”

As part of its three-year union, Probuild also donated $20,000 for a new kitchen for the club.

“This club really is an oasis now; it’s the only green space in a concrete jungle,” Healy said.

“It’s very comfortable and the club needs to have functions to keep going.

“So, we’re hoping to attract social clubs along for a game or Friday night after-work functions where the workers can come along for a game and use the club facilities.”

Col James (left) receiving his Veteran badge from Diggers President Joe Mastroieni.

Congratulations to Col James who received his Veteran’s Badge on February, 17. Col started playing bowls at Dee Club in Mt. Morgan at the age of 20 in 1968 and soon proved he had what it took to go all the way in the sport.

He has played non-stop since then with the great support of his wife, Judy.

Col has won numerous tournaments throughout Queensland during his time on the greens, with over 60 club titles and over 40 district titles along with Champion of Champion titles and many Pennant wins to his name. In all, Col has represented Queensland on 68 occasions and has played in the District Sides representing CQDMBA for 42 years. march 2018 queensland bowler 21

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Logan’s newest matriarchs

Hervey Bay gets a makeover

By Joan Brotherton (Gateway District Ladies secretary) Two very special women celebrated their 90th birthdays by sharing the day with fellow club members and friends.

After a game of bowls, Mary Casali joined her good friend, life member Beryl Irvine for a lovely lunch, special sweets and then cut the beautiful birthday cake which everyone enjoyed.

After lunch, President Lyn introduced both matriarchs and shared stories how they joined the bowls fraternity in 1990.

Unfortunately, Beryl is now unable to play bowls but still thoroughly enjoys spending time with, and making morning tea for, her fellow members each week and that includes fellow matriarch Mary who is still an active bowler.

I (Joan Brotherton) presented both ladies with their Matriarch Badges and was instructed to be very careful pinning them on their shirts!!

Mary (left) and Beryl cutting their cake

After the presentation, it was entertainment time and President Lyn appeared all dressed up in a special outfit, which was followed by lots of laughter, dancing to music and clapping of hands.

It was an enjoyable and fun day with both Beryl and Mary receiving some lovely flowers and cards and I’m sure they went home with lovely memories of a very special day spent with the members of Logan City Bowls Club and their friends.

Coaching at Bagara

The club will pay for the renovation with a $30,000 grant from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.

Secretary Gary Smith said he had consulted the club’s members and they had agreed the club needed an updated look.

“We got to a stage where we stopped all of our social events, because it was looking a bit too much like a barn and that’s not what people wish to see,” Mr Smith said.

“There’s nothing worse than going somewhere and enjoying yourself except when the ambience of the place is not right.”

Mr Smith said the club renovated the kitchen with the help of members, but more needed to be done.

Happy bowlers who attended the recent coaching day at Bagara Bowls Club.

BQ Coach Dotty is back left.

“There’s so many little small things that need to be done, like the roof of the dining area has got to be replaced,” he said.

East Bundaberg Bowls Club on the rise in 2018

By Maureen Lakeman

In 2018 the Magpies Bowling Club has entered a new era with membership on the rise and for the first time the club has entered into the Taylor Fraser Coast Challenge, a mixed event for the region.

To kick the season off, congratulations to Peter Ey, Rob Macham, Phil Benton, Noel Cullen on entering a team into the Australia Day Bagara Men’s Fours carnival and coming third overall.

East Bundy’s Men’s Fours players

The Hervey Bay Bowls Club plans to renovate their dining area in a bid to attract new members.

This is a great effort for a small club on the rise.

“We’re paying for the roof to be done and we are also looking to get new furniture.”

He said he hoped new furniture and carpet would create a space which would be more attractive to potential new members.

“We can do cheaper weddings for people and, because we do a lot of barefoot bowls here, we’d like to have the decor looking good,” he said.

“Our natural attrition is falling off and by making these changes to our club, we think we’ll attract some younger members.”

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Hervey Bay club hope that theirpartner covered for greens The Naturally Refreshing Sunshine Coast is the official destination the and event new dining room makeover will attract more members

ON THE LAWN WITH MULLINS LAWYERS

Social media - how to minimise your risk and protect your reputation This month I thought I would touch on the importance of social media for businesses, and highlight some key risks and things to be wary of when establishing your club’s online presence.

Recent statistics show that nearly 80% of Australians use some form of social media, and in the hospitality industry social media platforms are critical in marketing and profiling venues, with the advantage of connecting more frequently with members, as well as reaching a vast audience instantaneously. For all of the benefits of social media, it is important to note that the use of these platforms can be a double-edged sword to the extent that you can potentially be exposed to liability and negative publicity.

It is equally important to be aware of the risks that may lead to legal liability when third parties, often disgruntled customers, post on your corporate social media pages, and to understand what you can do in these circumstances.

Arguably, reputation risk is the most important risk to minimise when using social media. Reputations of venues or owners/operators can incur significant damage in a short period of time due to the instantaneous nature of social media.

One of the biggest social media disasters in the food and beverage industry was the Dominos YouTube saga, where two employees filmed a prank video showing unhygienic food practices at a Dominos store in America, which received more

than one million views within days. The speed at which this video spread forced Dominos into damage control, shutting the store temporarily, and forcing the company to allocate resources towards minimising the damage to its reputation, rather than getting on with running its business.

Club owners and operators should also be aware of their potential responsibility for false and/or misleading and deceptive comments made by third parties on its social media pages. A number of recent cases have found businesses to be liable for comments made by third parties on their social media pages where they are knowingly false, misleading and deceptive, where they knew of the statement’s existence, and still failed to remove them.

Social media can also create the risk of trademark infringement, in circumstances where a third party takes your trademarked name on a social media page and starts using it inappropriately.

Additionally, you may be liable for publishing defamatory material posted to your corporate social media page, even in the event that the material is posted by one of your employees or by a third party. You may also be at risk of being liable to pay compensation for breaching intellectual property rights in the event that a trademark, or other material protected by copyright by another party, is posted to your corporate social media page.

AUTHORS

Curt Schatz, MANAGING PARTNER & Scott Vanderwolf, SOLICITOR Despite these risks, social media is a highly successful marketing tool for businesses, and in a competitive industry like hospitality, having a strong social media presence, and increasing your interaction with members is worth its weight in gold.

In order to minimise risk, it is important to ensure you implement a social media strategy for your venue and implement policies and procedures addressing how complaints, negative comments and inappropriate material are to be handled.

Additionally, we recommend training your management and employees in the effective use of social networking sites and when issues should be referred to a more senior level or to legal representatives. Most importantly, online social networking needs to be continually monitored.

If you wish to discuss your rights when your business receives a complaint on social media, or how to develop a social media strategy, please contact Curt Schatz on (07) 3224 0230.

TRUSTED ADVISORS SINCE 1980 We have extensive experience advising the club industry with everything from liquor and gaming to structural change.

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BQ’s ideal

The most successful Come & Try Days were the ones which provided visitors with enticing incentives (i.e a free sausage sizzle) and a relaxing atmosphere. It’s also important to make sure you allow for marketing expenses in your budget.

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Images: Bowls Australia

Come &Try Day!

What to do on the day

When organising your club’s Come & Try Day, remember that many of the people attending have never played bowls or have only ever played barefoot bowls, so it is a good idea not to be too formal when it comes to the game itself.

You want to create a relaxed and fun atmosphere as this will bring people back to the club in the future. Most people who attend will not be interested in becoming a full member straight away. The club’s Come & Try Day should focus on getting people through the door and making them want to revisit the club, at which point you can convert them to social members and eventually full club members at a later date. If people express an interest to sign-up on the spot then great! Most people however, will not want to commit to anything on the day, so organisers should not be trying to actively recruit members, as people may be scared off by people trying to sign them up on the spot.

As club organisers become disheartened when people say no to signing up and visitors feel pressured into committing to a membership, we suggest having a sign-up sheet available for people to provide their details if they are interested. This means that no one feels obligated to do something they do not want to do and they can just enjoy their time at your club.

We suggest having music playing at the venue, this helps create a better atmosphere which in turn can potentially result in better takings at the bar (which could possibly cover the cost of the day!). If the club does not have speakers, you could borrow some from a club member or even hire some for the day. It’s important to make sure you play music which suits your visitors’ demographic. We suggest connecting a mobile phone with a music streaming app (i.e Spotify) to the speakers, which will give you a vast selection of songs and genres to play.

Keep any coaching informal, as you don’t want to be instructing them constantly. Just show them the basic techniques to make sure participants are not dumping the bowls on the green, then just let them enjoy the game and be on hand to offer tips and advice if needed.

To keep things interesting once they have got a grip of the basics, you could invite them to play in a small social competition with a small entry fee (between $1 to $5). The money could then be used as prize money in a condensed competitive game over five ends.

You may want to have a different format, but small games would work best for non-bowlers as they may not want to play a three-hour long game. A short and sweet game would give visitors a taste of competitive bowls and help make the day even more memorable.

Advertising

Online: The cheapest and most effective form of advertising is through targeted paid Facebook advertisements; you can target potentially thousands of people in the local area around your club which will help raise awareness of your event over the space of a week for less than $100.

You can also encourage current members of the club to share the ad on their personal Facebook page for free to help increase the reach of your advert, as well as posting on the club’s own page and on local community group pages.

Word of mouth and letter drops: Another great way to advertise is through word of mouth and members can invite family members and friends to the event to help boost numbers. Clubs found this to be an effective form of advertising in November.

Recommended club Budget $200 Approx Food

$50 150 sausages $12 4 Kg Onions $8 8 Loaves of bread $5 Napkins $15 Sauces $30 Miscellaneous

(Cleaning supplies,

cooking implements)

Advertising

$80 Facebook advertising

Letter drops around the neighbourhood and canvassing in high traffic areas also help promote the event. When selling the event, it’s important to let them know there will be free food, music and a relaxed atmosphere (as well as beverages available at your club’s bar if your club has one).

TV/Radio stations and Newspapers: Try and see if you can get a small shout out for free on local media outlets about your day.

It’s also a good idea to invite them along to the event as they may come down to cover it as a news story, which will help provide the club with extra press and exposure. Any story you can get published about your club is free advertising! You may find the more metropolitan news outlets will be less interested in covering your event, but try selling the story to them as “local club rallying for community support at a time when many clubs are closing” and you may find them to be more receptive.

The more compelling and newsworthy your story is, the more likely they are to cover the event. Phrasing it simply as a “Intro to bowls day” will probably result in the outlet not wanting to cover it. It’s important to make sure the story captures the journalist’s attention and make it easy for them to write about.

Do you want to host a Come & Try Day at your club?

You can arrange for a personalised promotional pack for your club or find out more information by contacting Bowls Queensland at (07) 3354 0777 or emailing us at admin@bowlsqld.org.

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Flyer design101

By David Pearson

Here are two factors to consider when designing a flyer: Flyers are not just placed on your club’s noticeboard; they are often circulated by email and social media. Your flyer will be seen on a variety of screen sizes from computers right down to smartphones, so make sure the information is big, bold, easily read and suitable for a small screen.

Most clubs will happily put a flyer on their notice boards but they might not be so happy to print a flyer with large images or colour blocks due to the amount of ink it will use.

Flyer content:

While it may be common sense, it is surprising how many flyers do not display the relevant information, or have so much information the print size is too small to read, especially on a phone. I have even seen flyers without the club’s name or contact details.

Perhaps those flyers were designed to be placed just on the noticeboard at the club, but these days, flyers are regularly photographed and posted to social media.

What should go on the flyer:

Where is it This needs to be easy to read, and should include an address. The address is necessary because there may be another club with the same name. I had a bunch of my mates register for a Thursday evening triples game, without realising the venue was not local and was actually a 10-hour drive away.

What is it This is the section nearly everyone gets right, woo-hoo. I did, however

see a flyer recently posted on our Facebook page that we had to guess was a men’s fours.

When is it Best to have all the information here: day, date and year just to be sure.

Even the year is important here as I recently saw a 2015 flyer being shared as though it was a 2018 competition.

The prize pool Whether you are giving away cash prizes, seafood trays or hams, you need to promote this.

Entry fee Here is another one that nearly everyone gets right :) How to enter Can we enter online, is an email sufficient, do you want payment up front and who should we call to enter? It may not be your club we have to contact - it could be your games director, secretary or tournament organiser who is taking entries via their mobile phones.

Club contact details Your club phone number should be on your flyer. If I’m lost, or I have to pull out of the tournament at the last minute, the first place I look is the flyer so I can phone the club.

Flyer entry section Consider whether this is necessary. It could force the rest of

the flyer to be too crowded and as most people will see the flyer on a smartphone they are more likely to just call to register instead of printing and posting it in any way.

I hope these thoughts help you design your next successful flyer.

One final recommendation - Once you have designed your flyer, test it to ensure it is compatible with varied devices before release.

Join David’s SE Qld Bowls Events group on Facebook to keep updated on upcoming club comps (www.facebook.com/groups/seqldbowlsevents)

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Development with Wade and Andrew Wade

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North Queensland’s newest RBM Rachel Mulcahy will be filling the role of RBM for Tropical North Queensland from March 13 and will replace Paul Jackson who left the role in January.

Rachel holds a Bachelor of Sports and Exercise Science and since graduating in 2011, has continually been employed in the Sporting Industry with a strong focus on sports, business and program development.

Some of Rachel’s previous roles were with Magnetic North Netball and Gymnastics Townsville.

Rachel is coming to us from the role of NetSetGo Manager with Netball Australia.

RBM - CENTRAL QLD

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Substitutes and replacement players at championship events

By Ron Somerville – BQ Match Committee Coordinator In the past, it was highly unlikely that the Match Committee would approve a substitute or a replacement player in a Champion of Club Champions or District Mixed Pairs Championship at district level or above.

Unfortunately, a few years ago a player in two Champion of Club Champions events passed away during the group playoffs. We could not allow a replacement player, as the then Domestic Regulations did not allow for such an action. Also, at about this time, there were a couple of similar instances. I remember a player having a fall and being out of bowls for some months. Same story, we couldn’t allow a replacement.

replacement players in limited circumstances. This new rule seemed to work well for a while and we approved replacement players for ill health, accidents or accidents to family members. The Domestic Regulation was amended in the following Law Book to allow for a replacement player for a reason deemed acceptable by the Controlling Body (DR 2.4) and the Domestic Regulation (DR 2.3) for substitutes was also relaxed slightly.

After a great deal of consultation between our then CEO, Chair and Bowls Australia it was decided that we would be allowed to approve

Unfortunately, this relaxation led to some abuse of the system. What was originally intended to cover death, ill health, accident to a player or to a

player’s close family, has been used as an excuse to cover holidays and other less important matters.

After discussion with the BQ Umpires’ Committee, we have decided to restrict the use of substitutes and replacement players back to the original intent. In future, requests for substitutes because a player is booked to go on a cruise or going on a holiday will be refused.

The use of substitutes will be limited to short term illness of a player or immediate family (spouse or children) and the use of replacement players will cover the death of a player or long term accident or illness.

The Match Committee would like to remind all bowlers that if they enter an event, to please commit to them.

Do not let your team mates down by playing a few games and then saying, “Oh well, I’m off on holiday now, so you’ll have to get a sub. or replacement player”.

Your team won’t be impressed with you if, all of a sudden, they are forced out of the competition because you did not commit to following through with the event.

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The Queen’s Baton Relay is a Games tradition which aims to celebrate the diversity of the Commonwealth, inspire community pride and excite people about the world-class festival of sports. Seven Queensland bowlers have been selected for the honour of carrying the relay.

The Queen’s Baton carries a message from Queen Elizabeth II which calls the Commonwealth’s athletes to come together in peaceful and friendly competition. The GC2018 Relay will be the longest relay to date with the baton passing through hundreds of communities on its way to the Gold Coast.

The relay, which started on March, 13 2017 at Buckingham Palace, has already traversed much of its epic 388-day journey across the nations and territories of the Commonwealth. The baton stays in Australia for the last 100 days before the games.

The Queen’s Baton is scheduled to arrive on the Gold Coast for the XXI Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony on April, 4.

Attention SEQ Bowlers!

When and where will they be carrying it?

Jenny Harragon

Day 091 - March, 26 at 1:06 pm START Intersection of River Rd and Reed St, Gympie END 154 Mary St, Gympie

Brett Wilkie Day 097 - April,1 at 5:13 pm START 75 Discovery Dr, Helensvale END 61 Discovery Dr, Helensvale

Mark Casey Day 098 - April, 2 at 11:55 am START End of Loders Creek Bridge, Marine Parade, Southport END 161 Marine Parade, Southport

Each host nation of the Commonwealth Games has the responsibility to create a Queen’s Baton and Designworks, a small Brisbane company in Brisbane’s West End were commissioned to design and manufacture the GC2018 Queen’s Baton.

Robbie Dobbins

As part of the 388 day journey, the baton will travel more than 230,000 kilometres and visit 70 countries.

Julie Keegan

Which bowlers will be carrying the baton?

Jenny Harragon Brett Wilkie Mark Casey Robbie Dobbins Julie Keegan Kelvin Kerkow Anthony Fantini 28 queensland bowler march 2018

Support your fellow bowlers selected to carry the Queen’s Baton by showing up in your club uniform so that our Qld reps can recognise your support. Cheer them on - Go Queensland!

Day 098 - April, 2 at 11:57 am START161 Marine Parade, Southport END 146 Marine Parade, Southport

Day 099 - April, 3 at 4:59 pm START 45 Broadbeach Blvd, Broadbeach END Broadbeach Surf Life Saving Club, Broadbeach Blvd, Broadbeach

Kelvin Kerkow Day 099 - April, 3 at 5:01 pm START Broadbeach Surf Life Saving Club, Broadbeach Blvd, Broadbeach END Intersection of Broadbeach Blvd and Second Ave, Broadbeach

Anthony Fantini Day 100 - April, 4 at 10:20 am START Malibu Apartments, Breaker St, Main Beach END Intersection of Tedder Ave and Woodroffe St, Main Beach

Umpire with Joan Brotherton

This month I would like to look at an important part of Umpiring which is overlooked. Many officials and players are also not aware of the information that our BQ Policies contain and, unfortunately over the past month, many situations that are covered in the policy documents have neither been available nor carried out.

B.A. Policies (There are 27 different Policies listed on their web site) ›› Affiliation & Eligibility to Play + Interstate Pennant Declaration Form (March, 2017) ›› Appeals (July, 2017) ›› Artificial Devices - Wheelchairs/Bowlers Arms (May, 2016) - it is important that all umpires/officials have a copy of this policy. ›› B.A. Logo (Dress Regulations) (February, 2017) ›› Greens Protection (July, 2017) – another important policy. ›› Instantaneous Penalties (July, 2017) ›› The Use of Personal Electronic & Communication Devices (September, 2016) – important information. ›› Smoke Free & Alcohol Approved (July, 2017)

In Laws of the Sport of Bowls book is a list of Bowls Australia (BA) Policies starting from page 124. As the governing body for bowls, Bowls Australia is empowered to make policies, which are listed in the Laws of the Sport of Bowls book as well as on their web site.

B.Q. Policies (There are 9 Policies listed on their web site) ›› Attire By-Law (Clause 14 – Attire) ›› Risk Management (July, 2017) ›› Blue Card (March, 2017) - important for all officials to read. ›› Confidentiality (July, 2017) ›› Extreme Weather (November, 2017) - very important for all umpires/officials to carry a copy of this policy. ›› Member Service Charter (April, 2017) ›› Privacy (April, 2017) ›› Social Media (July, 2017) ›› Sun Protection (March, 2017)

You can access these policies by going to the BA website (www.bowlsaustralia.com.au) and clicking on the following: Get Involved >> Officiating & Laws >> Laws of the Sport >> B.A. Policies Bowls Queensland also have policies on their website (www.bowlsqld.org) under: Publications >> B.Q. Policies If there is no BQ policy that covers the particular issue, then BA policies are to be used.

Whilst I appreciate that to carry copies of all these policies is not possible, it is important that you are aware of them. I will list some policies* that are relevant to our every day games and if you are able to print and carry a copy with you when officiating, I am certain that they will be of great help.

As you can see from the lists above, there are a number of Policies that we all need to be aware of as well as the following: ›› Laws of the Sport of Bowls – Crystal Mark 3rd Edition ›› Bowls Australia Domestic Regulations ›› Conditions of Play for each Event that we compete in.

It is always handy to be able to print and carry a copy of any information you feel will be of assistance to you. If you keep the information with your Law Book, then when you are called for a Law or Condition explanation, you will have everything you need with you and will be able to answer as well as showing the player the information required. I personally carry my Law Book, Conditions of Play for the particular event I am umpiring, Extreme Weather Policy, Challenge to Bowls Form in a small plastic bag.

I keep handy various copies of policy documents that I feel are relevant to the game as well as my personal measuring equipment. *Most of these policies have been amended in 2017 and continue to be updated at various times.

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Annette Hansen and Norma Farrell from Mackay City Ladies Bowling Club enjoying the latest Bowler.

Annette (left) was the lucky winner of our ‘Spot the Jack’ competition and is pictured holding one of her new Henselite bowls! Annette’s daughter Trish Hansen is pictured between Annette and Norma.

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

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Entries must be received by 31 march 2018. Winner will be announced in the May 2018 issue. One entry per household.

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This month’s winner From Dec/Jan Spot the Jack

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You will receive a set of Henselite bowls of your choice from a selection of bowls colours and sizes.

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Firm Up Your

Finances Ian has left the building One of the South East’s favourite bowls’ personalities Ian Macaulay has decided to hang up the headphones after more than three years of presenting on Bay FM 100.3’s Saturday morning sports program.

As a volunteer announcer with the community radio station, along with his research and presentation of the lawn bowls segment, Ian was kept busy with a regular Monday slot from 9 am to 12 pm with panelling, studio announcing and putting to air the long running John Laws program.

Bowls and radio presenting runs in Ian’s blood. His mother Iris Macaulay was a former State Queensland

bowls champion who presented a similar program on commercial radio during the 1950s.

Along with the bowls segment, Ian presented a two hour music program ‘Music by the Bay’ on Thursday evenings.

Macaulay’s decision to retire from researching and presenting the lawn bowls segment has allowed to him to spend more time with family, travel and, of course, play many games of bowls.

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“I’d like to thank Bowls Australia, Bowls Queensland and the many bowls clubs and members who have supported this segment by providing items of interest, news, results and upcoming club events,” Macaulay said.

“Special thanks is extended to John Devine and Carol Wical, regular hosts of the sports program for their continued interest and support, also the important part they played in the promotion of lawn bowls in South East QLD.” Ian was pleased to present and promote lawn bowls through the bowls segment and was known for always signing off his bowls segment with the saying ‘Lawn bowls is a great game for all ages’.

The former state representative continues to have a passion for bowls and is a member of the New Farm Bowls Club.

Policy Title:

Artificial Devices As there has been a lot of discussion, articles written over the past months, I have decided to quote the new Policy that covers Artificial Devices and in particular the Bowlers Arm which was approved November, 2017 with the next review date being July, 2018. First I would like to quote the following: PRINCIPLE: The Bowls Australia philosophy is to allow access to our sport to as many participants as possible and ensure an inclusive atmosphere from club to elite level. That being said, we must also ensure that all users (regardless of any requirement of a wheelchair or artificial device) must not damage the green during play.

By Joan Brotherton

5.1 Bowlers Arms: (Page 3).

5.1.1 “Bowlers Arms” were introduced into the game to allow persons with a medical condition that would otherwise prevent them from playing the game, the opportunity to play or continue playing bowls. There are various types of bowlers arms approved for use in Australia.

5.1.1.1 Each device is manufactured in several lengths and release mechanisms. Only approved arms (with a BA logo as part of the National Merchandising Program) can be used in Australia. Modifications are not permitted (with exception to the rubber grip on the bottom of the arm which may need to be replaced as it wears out). For a list of approved bowlers arms refer to the Bowls Australia website.

5.1.2 An affiliated member must gain approval from their State Governing Body to use an artificial device (bowlers arm). A medical certificate stating that the affiliated member requires the bowlers arm to continue to participate in lawn bowls must accompany the application for approval.

5.1.3 A player using an approved bowlers arm should have their State Governing Body issued approval card/ certificate with them on the day of play.

5.1.4 If a player is using a bowlers arm that is not approved, the player becomes a defaulting player as per Law C.2 and will forfeit the game as per Law C.10.

5.1.5 If a player is using a bowlers arm that is approved but does not have approval to use one, the player becomes a defaulting player as per Law C.2 and will forfeit the game as per Law C.10.

5.1.6 If a player is using an approved bowlers arm but does not have their approval card/certificate with them on the day, the player must show their State Governing Body issued approval card/ certificate to the Controlling Body of the competition within five (5) working days.

5.1.7 A player may use any number of bowlers arms during trial ends for suitability. Once a game has commenced, the designated brand or style of bowlers arm chosen by the player must stay the same during the match.

5.1.8 The bowlers arm once used in a game must be used for the remainder of the game, including rolling the jack.

5.1.9 A player cannot alter/change the brand or style of the bowlers arm during the course of a game except in such circumstances where the device is rendered unplayable and in this instance, the player may change to another designated brand or style of bowlers arm on approval by the Umpire or Controlling Body.

5.1.10 Challenge on appeal to an Umpire regarding a bowlers arm could occur before the trial ends or up to 10 minutes after a game (but not during the game) as similar to Law 52.4.3 and 52.4.4.2.

important dates Entries Close for Qld Women’s Indoor Qualifying Mar 12

QLD Indoor Qualifying Rounds (Women) Apr 21-23

Entries close for State Men’s and Women’s Championships Mar 19

State Arm Bowlers’ Championships Musgrave Hill Apr 28 – May 2

Commonwealth Games Broadbeach, Apr 4-15

Australian Sides NT, May 2-6

Domina BCIB District Sides May 9-12 BQ State Championships May 14-27 QLD Indoor Qualifying Rounds (Men) Jun 2-4 Australian Open Gold Coast Jun 9-22 march 2018 queensland bowler 33

Coaching with BQ coaching committee

Dotty

Gibby

Thorpy

Use of Bowling Arms 1

Bowls Australia allows the use of Bowling Arms from three suppliers (all have different gripping and release functions): • Bionic Bowlers Arm • DHB Bowlers Arm • Drakes Pride Bowlers Arm

2

Bowls Queensland require that you complete an Artificial Device Approval Form. You will need a Doctor’s/ Medical Certificate, the name of the store you have purchased the device from and also the model, type and brand of the device. Bowls Queensland will then issue you with a card that you will need to carry with you as required by conditions of play.

3

Interesting observations and statements are expressed from learned persons in relation to Bowling Arm Players: “They couldn’t play that well until they got the cheating arm” My observation: Correct statement, obviously the player’s body was affected by a disability preventing them from performing the tasks required in the correct biomechanical sequence. By using the artificial device, the body can get the correct muscle movement required.

“Everyone should be able to use one” My observation: Why would you want to? To perfect a grooved routine in sport you need to use the body and its mechanics to perform at the highest level. Therefore, the more natural the way you do things, the higher the level you should be able to perform.

4

The strengths of using a Bowling Arm are being able to stand naturally during the delivery sequence, body movement is limited and it’s easier to focus on the target. The weaknesses are lacking the ‘feel’ of the object to which force is going to be applied, the extra drag from the gravitational pull and wind velocity and dealing with the precise biomechanics for perfect balance, timing and rhythm.

5

The delivery technique uses the same delivery constants as other bowlers.

The only differences are in the variables, such as the use of our feet, grip, stance, step and delivery. Obviously, there is no bend. The constants are: • Deciding our intended line and how to get the bowl to travel along it • Being balanced throughout the whole sequence and be stable at the correct stages.

• Ensuring our momentum is smooth and controlled, for example the speed of the arm back and the quickness of step forward.

• Getting the bowl on the running surface so that it runs true.

• Having a consistent routine.

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To get the correct combination of constants and variables, we need to establish the right mix of these points • Point your feet, body, head and eyes toward the line • Be balanced and stable and acknowledge your target before you start to move.

• Start your arm from a forward position and swing back past the body before you step.

• Make sure your step-out foot is stable before bringing the arm forward.

• Apply appropriate force along your intended line ensuring you are balanced and stable at release.

• Develop your routine and style by controlling the speed of your arm when swinging back and the length of your step forward.

• Use muscle memory to each of the moving parts of your body and be aware of your sense of feel throughout the entire sequence.

• Stand erect, do not bend or lean over I suggest you communicate with a Sports Physio to strengthen the muscles surrounding the Rotator Cuff in your shoulder.

BOWLS QLD COACHING COURSES COMING UP Pialba Coaching Assessment Course – 21st & 22nd March

Dotty’s Coaching Tip Concentrate on your routine when you do your training

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