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CONTENTS

Volume 38

Issue 10

14 06 Champ of Champs wrap

18 Cover Story

Queensland’s top club players clash on the Gold Coast over six action-packed days of championship bowls.

Is this the last stand alone State Mixed Pairs? Poignant win for Port Curtis mum and son, Alison Ogle and Damien Rideout.

12 Under-25s Test Series

22 Senior Sides

Queensland shares the honours with New South Wales in test series showdown at Tweed Heads.

aiden title win for Queensland’s over- s women as Maroons breeze through Senior Sides undefeated.

14 Who will fly the flag?

26 Under-18 Nationals

ribie sland ears up to host Queensland’s top club sides at the 2015 State Pennant Division 1 play-offs.

GOLD RUSH! Queensland teens blitz national champs in ACT and press for national selection.

Editorial and photos: Naomi Cescotto Christine Robertson Stu Taylor

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CHAMP OF CHAMPS

Singles champs Ester Regan and Ryan Bester

ESTER AND BESTER BY A WHISKER

The wedding singer from Bramble Bay turned the tables in the last three ends of the State Champion of Club Champions omen’s in les nal to power past West Toowoomba talent Tracy Foster and steal the show - . didn’t want to be the bridesmaid a ain an ecstatic ster e an said referring to her State Mixed Pairs silver earlier in the month. Foster looked to have an unassailable lead up - after ends only six shots short of victory. wo rinks over one of the best bowlers in the business yan ester from roadbeach had a similar lead over Carina’s Gre ate - after ends. he rst ht-back came in the men’s nal ate takin two on the th and th ends to claw back to half of ester’s score savin some pride. ut by the nd ester was on match point and it looked to be all over. t was a late run but ate found his ow three doubles in a row - . It was extremely exciting to watch ustralia’s o bowler bein put to the test by a relative unknown and at such a critical point. owever ester had time and his elusive sin le came - .

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nother rst in Queensland bowls history for ester bein the rst to win both tate Singles and State Champion of Club Champion in les in the same year. “Did you all see it as exciting as I saw it out there marker for the men’s nal and Q chairman ohn awson asked and the answer was es t feels ood these points will probably take me to o in ustralia was a tie o with elvin erkow behind o eremy enry and o cott hulborn.

ate didn’t nd ester’s fast and furious style intimidatin . ah the uicker the better liked it it didn’t throw me off at all yan is a entleman on the reen ate said. stru led early and when nally found my ran e it was a lon way back.

“I didn’t want to be the bridesmaid again…”

Bester said he never took the match for ranted even when he was far ahead.

Ester Regan

n the women’s nal the challenger succeeded in reversin the result. rom - down e an took of the next ends nally puttin her nose in front on the th end after a run of triples.

“When I picked up that three it ave me a boost and all my ener y came back kept sayin to myself don’t want to be the bridesmaid e an said.

f someone makes it this far you know they have to be a ood player ester said.

Foster managed only two shots in the second half of the ame e an nishin off with a double and a sin le - .

Gre has all the shots a lot of people can draw but not everyone can drive well Gre can drive he saved a few ends.

he fat lady san said one incredulous spectator referin to the idiom that means it isn’t over until it’s over...

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Top left: Women’s Fours runners up Bribie Island, Veronica McDermott, Natasha Jones (s), Margaret James, Maureen Gittins,; Women’s Fours winners Sunnybank, Dell Lehmann, Sonja Smits (s), Julie Ezzy, Elizabeth Parry; Men’s Fours winners Broadbeach, Robert Thompson, Clint Bailey, Sean Ingham, Ryan Bester.

CHAMPION OF CLUB CHAMPIONS STATE FINALISTS 2015

WOMEN’S SINGLES: on a mits unnybank arcelle roadhurst anly racy oster est oowoomba Men’s Fours runners up Maryborough Services Memorial’s Anthony Williams, Clive Williams, Steve Henry, Trevor Learoyd with BQ’s Colleen Ryan.

Earlybird gets the worm The early bird gets the worm or in the case of the unnybank women’s fours team it was the tate Champion of Club Champions title. t the start of the championships it was the unnybank our comprisin ulie y ell ehmann li abeth arry and on a Smits who were the early birds to the reens at Club elensvale rst to be ready and full of hope in their uest for the title. As the only team to make it through the rounds undefeated the unnybank our went into the nal a ainst ribie sland aureen Gittins ar aret ames eronica c ermott and atasha ones con dent but still wary of their opponents known for their kick. fter three ends unnybank had an early lead - before ribie brou ht the score up to knock on their door only one shot behind. mit’s team kept the door rmly shut a ainst ribie takin three more shots

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A rally from Bribie saw them take the lead brie y in the sixth end - the unnybank Four coming back to level by the end of the ninth in what was shapin up as a thrillin state nal. ut from there unnybank sur ed ribie scoring only six more shots for the rest of the ame the nal score - . unnybank skip on a mits said consistency was the key for the team. e ust ot it to ether and it was ama in mits said. am ust elated with the result and want to thank my team mates for their excellent bowling today – consistency was what won it for us. “We could not have done it without our reserve player enise Cro ier who was here cheerin us on today. The entire Sunnybank team were full of praise for the reens at Club elensvale.

ster e an ramble ay iani ndersen awana dele ershouse ar ara eb ennis orthern eaches ackay Chris obinson ownsville uburban .

MEN’S SINGLES: yan ester roadbeach Gre ate Carina ob Capelli he ummit tanthorpe hawn avidson oodford oel ndersen awana Darren McCracken (Across the Waves undaber ichael innear roserpine ave Goode ubilee

WOMEN’S FOURS: unnybank skip on a mits indsor skip elly Gauntlett illmerran skip aree Gibbs ribie sland skip atasha ones ooloolaba skip hirley ackaway ar ara skip ev arker arina skip enny yce areeba emorial skip ue rady.

MEN’S FOURS: roadbeach skip yan ester Capalaba skip amie nderson oma skip obert ammond olander ake skip en uck aryborou h ervices emorial skip nthony illiams ictoria ark ockhampton skip red assmore ackay skip ichael alsh arlin Coast skip en oore.

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CHAMP OF CHAMPS

David v Goliath

Pairs winners Marilyn Clayton, Wade Mutzleburg, Joel Andersen, Brenda Balchin.

Fours showdown

Maryborough boys keep Broadbeach honest ike their namesake the boys from roadbeach obert hompson Clinton ailey ean n ham and yan ester were a ra in bull in their ht for the tate Champ of Club Champs en’s ours title. espite bein favourites from the outset skipped by one of ustralia’s best bowlers yan ester their opponents from small country club Maryborough Services Memorial revor earoyd teve enry Clive illiams and nthony illiams came mi htily close to thwartin their dreams. The tears had to sting going back to Maryborou h with the silver avid havin almost slain Goliath. ll eyes were on the underdo aryborou h’s entle iant of a skip nthony illiams as he stepped up to the mat to deliver the nal bowl of the st end. Would he kill it and give his team of terriers another shot at the title? he roadbeach ulls nished the penultimate end two shots ahead - . oldin shot for only one illiams needed a miracle drive to keep aryborou h’s hopes alive. he ack hit the bank at force and ricocheted sideways buryin itself a onisin ly short a mere centimetre or two from the dead spot illiams sou ht. he favourites claimed their title well deserved - . e ardless of his many titles the roadbeach skip said winnin this one was special. fter losin our triples a few years a o it’s reat to nally be able to et our second Clint ailey his rst state title yan ester said. e started in anuary it’s been lon months and to think of all the clubs in Queensland who have been part of this it’s really remarkable to win. Bailey said he was lucky to be able to play with such a reat roup. his is my rst state title and it’s unbelievable. o be honest it’s ust reat to play with the best player in the world ailey said. he runner-up skip was speechless the one that ot away the loss hard to take iven how well his boys had played. don’t know what to say it’s hard enou h to win at your own club so to et to the state nal is reat but it’s ut-wrenchin to lose illiams said. illiams praised his teammates particularly his third his father Clive illiams.

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Coolum and Kawana win Pairs Coolum each’s arilyn Clayton has skipped all the way to her rst Champ of Club Champs state title with reat mate renda alchin.

aniel tanton-Cook and arren c amee didn’t et the chance last year because chan ed the system very disappointin .

he win came in the second last end the score ridlocked at -all when Clayton took four.

ell we didn’t win for undaber this year but we came second we’re very happy ar ara lead eith ayntun said.

Townsville Suburban skip Chris obinson a whi at convertin a ti ht head mana ed only a sin le on the nal end the win oin to an ecstatic Coolum - .

ar ara skip Gre Charteris praised the ood sportsmanship of Club awana winners ade ut lebur and oel ndersen.

t feels fantastic absolutely fabulous Clayton said t’s also ama in to win as a skip ’m normally o in a four. Clayton said the only disappointment was not being able to go on to play for a national title. think owls ustralia should x this it doesn’t matter if orld owls doesn’t hold a pairs event we’d like to play off a ainst the other states Clayton said. t’s like an anti-climax tryin for a national title in pairs is ust as important as in sin les how about it owls ustralia he other state nalists a reed. “Bundaberg District has been in the last three state pairs nals all former antitha players ar ara’s haryn ayntun said.

“Unfortunately we gave them too much of a head start it’s always easier to keep a lead than to play catch up but they were really ood to play with the best uys we played all weekend. t was -year-old ndersen’s rst state title in pen division and it may be his last for some time for Queensland since the awana ace is headin south to play for club Cabramatta. ut lebur was the most consistent in the men’s pairs nal worth takin the day off work as an accountant bowls today tax tomorrow but it’s fantastic to win a state title he said.

n teve c amee and ason Andrewartha got to play for the national title and won but cross the aves’

t was such a ood positive atmosphere too we really en oyed ourselves and magical things happen when you en oy yourself...

2015 STATE FINALISTS - PAIRS

WOMEN: manda aevecker

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arren u ent Colin altmarsh elensvale teve ayden Gre olls ewmarket amie ohnston arby Coutts ittsworth avid Compton eff yan oombul ade ut lebur oel ndersen awana eith ayntun Gre Charteris ar ara avid ama e an Cameron on reach teve ed e Graham on off t sa

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am owe elensvale esley ones ue ’ oole ew arm melda rumpton racy oster est oowoomba andy c ntyre atasha ones ribie sland renda alchin arilyn Clayton Coolum am unck endy ason oyne annum ynda eyshon alma ac elvie ouths uburban ackay endy ones Chris obinson ownsville uburban .

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CHAMP OF CHAMPS Both siblings win through t was a rare double for the ndersen family at Queensland Champion of Club Champions this year.

rother and sister oel and iani both won throu h to the tate inal representin Group after beatin the best of Club awana and the competitive unshine Coast district. he siblin s’ bi est fans were there to cheer them on includin mum ris and iani’s son alyn pictured ivin ncle oel a ood luck hu . oel’s sin les contest came the day after winnin the pairs for Club awana but he wasn’t able to do the double. iani ust missed a berth in the sin les nal after oin down to racy oster in the nal round.

Switching sports at 80 Golfer makes bowls final one year later After more than three decades of playin olf ar ara lead al ohn never thought she would compete in a bowls state championship less than a year after startin the ame. i hty years of a e is not a time to chan e sports but did and am so happy ’ll be a bowler for life now ohn said Despite not winning a game in the state nal the ar ara team thorou hly en oyed the tate Champion of Club Champions process. t the be innin of the year decided we should have a new bowler in our team ar ara skip ev arker said. “Val had been bowling for only six months at the time and we decided to bring her into our team for Champion of Club Champions not expectin to do reat thin s but to come all the way to the state nal is ama in . ohn said the lovely people at ar ara had made the switch from golf to bowls very easy. “I am so lucky these girls picked me up when knew practically nothin ohn said. innin would have been wonderful but ust to compete with this calibre of bowlers has been ust ama in .

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Above, Bargara’s Bev Parker (s), Gail Crompton, Val Kohn and Tulu Chippendale, former golfer Val making a state final one year after changing sports, at age 80. Left, State Champion of Club Champions singles runners up Greg Tate (Carina) and Tracy Foster (West Toowoomba). Below, State Champion of Club Champions pairs runners ups, Wendy Jones and Christine Robinson (s) (Townsville Suburban) and Greg Charteris (s) and Keith Bayntun (Bargara).

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Down to the wire TIGHT CONTEST IN QLD V NSW U25s Queensland men were slow to warm up but then never took their foot off the accelerator reclaimin the coveted Archer Stewart test shield from - in the annual three-test series weed eads ct - . Queensland women looked the team to beat after a da lin rst test but the dogged Blues girls got one back for their boys a - test rally ivin them a third consecutive shield win. wo hi hli hts of the series for Queensland were outstanding performances by Coolan atta’s raiden eese and elensvale’s Charlie arkness . ne of Queensland’s most impressive uniors-ever eese has uickly found his feet in the senior ranks. He clinched the critical singles rubber for Queensland twice in the series a ainst uality opponents ilver u et champ esse oronha - and runner up ason ewis - . he surprise was eese’s loss in the pairs on paper he and skip am hite looked the team to beat national runners-up at the ustralian pen in uly. owever they were frustrated by out t illy ohnson on debut and ason ewis as they brilliantly converted ti ht heads. or Queensland women former Q state development of cer Charlie Harkness achieved a perfect treble skippin the winnin air in the rst test the winnin our in the second test and rewarded with the in les

rubber for the third and nal test she won that too a ainst a uality opponent amantha oronha. (Samantha led for atasha cott’s champion Four at this year’s ustralian pen the team takin home rst pri e he women’s result went down to the wire one test each and one match each nal

in the third and test awaitin the result of the Fours decider.

e were all s uare on the th end of the Fours but unfortunately for Queensland irls won that critical nal end to clinch the series Q state coach ill Cornehls said. he stats in the men’s series showed how evenly matched the teams were Q winnin double the number of match points against for the series - but endin up slightly behind on the shots count due to ’s reater mar ins in the rst test.

Winners are grinners, QLD U25 reps Nathan Wilson, Braidan Leese, Jay Cross, Sam White, Sean Ingham, Scott De Jongh-Fitzpatrick, Cohen Litfin.

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U25 TEST SERIES QLD V NSW OCT 6-7, TWEED HEADS

MEN - QLD WIN Tests: 2-1 Match Points: 18-9 Shots: 129-136 WOMEN - NSW WIN Tests: 2-1 Match Points: 15-12 Shots: 156-131 All EVENTS results BQ website www.bowlsqld.org

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From left, NSW star Jesse Noronha hands over the coveted Archer Stewart test shield to QLD U25 men’s captain Sam White; QLD U25 women kiss the test shield goodbye, going home again to NSW, a narrow loss to Kiani Andersen, Cassandra Millerick, Lauren Wilson, Madi Styles, Connie-Leigh Rixon, Natasha Jones, Charlie Harkness; Sizing each other up, NSW’s Samantha Noronha and QLD U25 team captain Madi Styles.

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Who will wave the flag at 2015 State Pennant? Bribie Island is the proud host of State ennant movin north a ain after four years at the southern reaches of Q at weed eads. can’t think of a better location than Bribie Island Bowls Club to bring the State ennant titles north a ain oreton ay ayor llan utherland said. t’s a win for competitors and the local economy. Q chairman ohn awson said with four well-maintained reens and newly refurbished facilities ribie sland was a reat choice for the ercely competitive ivision ne nals.

“State Pennant is a high octane showcase of the top ei ht men’s and women’s club sides representin the best of districts and ei ht ones stretchin the len th and breadth of Queensland r awson said at the of cial launch. Bribie Island chairman Peter Patrikeos said the club was looking forward to showin off a recent up rade. e have a wonderful new bowler’s loun e and of ce we’re very excited to be able to show the rest of Queensland what Bribie Island Bowls Club has achieved in terms of building new infrastructure and membership r atrikeos said. he ivision ne tate ennant a s are currently yin proudly over the reens

of winners outh weed men and Club awana women . he awana hunderbirds will be back to defend their title but the outh weed Sharks were defeated at district level by the Broadbeach Bulls in the competitive Gold Coast weed comp. ho will win the ri ht to y the a this year

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he men play for the arl lease Perpetual Shield and the women for the owls Queensland adies ection erpetual hield. raw and team lists www.bowls ld.or

Can’t wait for State Pennant 2015, Bribie Island coach Mick Cherry, Bowls Queensland chairman John Dawson, Moreton Bay mayor Allan Sutherland, Bribie Island chairman Peter Patrikeos.

State finalists 2015 MEN:

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WOMEN:

GROUP 1: Broadbeach / Gold Coast Tweed

Broadbeach / Gold Coast Tweed

GROUP 2: Ferny Grove / Brisbane

Ferny Grove / Brisbane

GROUP 3: South Toowoomba / Downs

West Toowoomba / Downs

GROUP 4: Pine Rivers Mem / Brisbane Nth

Bramble Bay / Brisbane Nth

GROUP 5: Coolum Beach / Sunshine Coast

Club Kawana / Sunshine Coast

GROUP 6: Gladstone / Port Curtis

Yeppoon / Central Qld

GROUP 7: Souths Suburban / Mackay

Souths Suburban / Mackay

GROUP 8: Cutheringa / Nth Qld

Townsville Suburban / Nth Qld

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t’s the Gold Coast awks who have set feathers yin amon the other teams with their hot form in the warm up to the on-camera bowls extravaan a bein hosted at Club ine ivers ovember -

Queenslanders you are spoilt for choice if you plan to o alon in person to Club ine ivers on any or all ni hts uesday to riday with two state-based teams to support risbane Gold or Gold Coast awks. f you come from interstate or across the ditch cheer for your own home-side team a rich pickin of some of the bi est names in the sport from erth delaide elbourne ydney and country oama and ew ealand. here’s be somethin for everyone so brin friends family and nei hbours you’ll be proud to show off how colourful and excitin our sport can be or anisers said. he rinkside action boasts li htnin uick matches power play ends which can turn results on their head and top level tactics. Pictured, Brett Wilkie, Nathan Rice, Mark Casey, coach Anthony Fantini, Gold Coast Hawks APL03.

WILLIAMS FOURTH GEN Maryborough Services Memorial is very proud of the multi- enerational illiams family of bowlers. ost Queenslanders will know the names of patriarch Clive and his eldest child and only son nthony who narrowly went down to yan ester in this year’s Champion of Club Champions fours state nal. nthony’s dau hter achael is the family’s newest recruit to the sport makin up a recent club - - ide rep team. oun achael teamed up with her grandmother Sue and aunties icole iona and eta

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and did a reat ob a ainst some erce ide ay clubs at a recent tournament the illiams irls placin third club secretary os ansen said. icole is ames director at Maryborough Services Memorial. achael is actually our fourth eneration illiams bowler my parents Glad and oe are life members of Cooroy proud randfather Clive said. Pictured, twins Nicole and Fiona Williams, 30, mum Sue, Peta, 27, granddaughter Rachael, 7, with club secretary Jos Hansen.

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Winning...it’s in the genes Port Curtis mum-and-son reign supreme at Bowls Queensland State Mixed Pairs. ort Curtis mum-and-son combo lison le and amien ideout were not the red-hot favourites oin into Q tate ixed airs at Capalaba ct - .

was a bit rusty to start with but once ot my line was ri ht but the bi est issue was wei ht today with the wind le said.

ut they were de nitely the team to watch oin into the nal the only team to make it through three rounds of sectional play undefeated.

The Port Curtis reps achieved the unima inable blowin out the score to in ust seven ends leavin risbane orth fro en on a sin le shot.

heir fa ade was cool and calm but lead le was the rst to admit she was feelin far from con dent knowin she faced the ercest of warriors in the title showdown defendin champ ster e an from ramble ay and runner up ichard trawbrid e from Club ine ivers representin risbane orth.

s expected the city team snapped back into action with shots unanswered in the next three ends back in the ame - .

I was expecting a tough match against Richard as he is a great competitor, and as expected, it was tough! Conditions for the state nal were tou h with a crosswind playin havoc.

nfortunately for e an and trawbrid e it was the closest they came to the country pairin mum and son takin shots to three over the next nine ends the ame declared when the result became inevitable ends . Strawbridge has been the bridesmaid at tate ixed airs before and keen to o one better this year but it wasn’t to be and he had nothin but praise for the champs. hey played very well in the nals and deserved to win trawbrid e said. ideout and his mum have made it throu h to the state nals of tate ixed airs before comin third but never makin the nal.

et the win came easier than expected iven the calibre and experience of e an and trawbrid e.

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“I was expecting a tough match against ichard as he is a reat competitor and as expected it was tou h ideout said. he ideout family is competitive when it comes to state medals amien’s son le’s randson hane one up on his dad this year. “I am happy to get one back on the young fella he was one up on me winnin tate unior ours earlier this year ideout said pleased to even the tally. Main Picture: 2015 Mixed Pairs winners: Alison Ogle & Damien Rideout (Port Curtis) Inset: Runners-up Ester Regan & Richard Strawbridge (Brisbane North)

LAST STAND? Is this the last stand-alone State Mixed Pairs? There was a certain sense of poignancy and occasion about what could be the last State ixed airs in its current format. very year there are rumbles about costs of travel to state nals and Q is seekin reater economies of scale. owever all tate ixed airs nalists this year said the competition should endure because it’s such a reat example of the sport bein a draw-card for all combinations family lon -time friends new and old ac uaintances. t also suits all a es and abilities Cleveland’s ary oss and acob elson won the tate ixed airs title in for Gateway district a -year a e ap no barrier this year Tracy Foster from West Toowoomba made the tate inal from owns district playin with ifestream bowler athan ppleton from orth oowoomba.

State Mixed Pairs state finalists 2015, Damien McGee & Bev Peters (NW QLD), Marilyn Emerton & Michael Sorrensen (Sunshine Coast), Brett Merkel & Sue O’Toole (Brisbane), Ray Glasser & Julie Dean (Gold Coast Tweed), Nathan Appleton & Tracy Foster (Downs), Sherry Crowley & Tony Connor (Mackay).

owlers from far away crannies of Queensland have a chance to prove they can meet and beat the best from the south-east corner despite having limited access to facilities and coachin . n the country came out on top ort Curtis district’s lison le from iloela and amien ideout from Gladstone.

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orth est Queensland district always has the furthest distance to travel but t sa’s ev eters and Cloncurry’s amien cGee said despite the cost they would never pass up a chance to compete at tate ixed airs.

She got herself a tattoo to proclaim her love of bowls, and as State Mixed Pairs 2015 progressed, she confided she just might have to celebrate by adding a little extra ink, should she and Damien take the title…

here’s not much chan e out of each for the trip but the uality of the competition brin s us back cGee said. do it for the love of the ame. Peters takes the opportunity to also catch up with family in risbane. am ust so excited to be here love the competition and the uality of the competitors it’s worth every dollar eters said. Winner Ogle said it would be disappointing if State Mixed Pairs were to lose its individual identity.

Alison Ogle was seen as the matriarch of State Mixed Pairs 2015, but the woman affectionately called ‘mum’ by many of the state finalists has a hidden wild side.

Mum and son differ in their appreciation of the art form, Damien tattoo-free and with no plans to celebrate his state title in ink. However the Ogle-Rideout family remain tight knit, saying affectionately “the family who bowls together, stays together”. Mum and son share a house, Damien initially attracted into the game of bowls by his parents. “My husband and I used to play together, and then Damien decided he wanted to learn,” Ogle said. “And now our grandson (Damien’s son Shane Rideout, aged 12) is learning the game, he won the Fours at State Juniors this year.” However, it’s not always smooth sailing playing with family, as Alison points out. “We get along pretty good, but he does tell me what I am doing wrong out there,” she laughed.

think it’s well worth the trip I have felt privileged to be able to play at this level with my son le said. he owls Queensland board has a ed a chan e to the timing of State Mixed airs with the su estion of a two-year-trial runnin tate ixed airs in ay at the end of tate District Sides and before the tate Championships.

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From the Chair What’s wrong with the old black bowls? As the Christmas party season comes around and barefoot bowls is likely to ramp up at clubs wanted to address the issue of the new brightly coloured barefoot bowls we see advertised at very cheap prices. ome people say they’re reat and it’s about time clubs had some trendy fun and cheap bowls to offer to recreational bowlers on their once a year visits. Get rid of those old black bowls that are trotted out by clubs to bare-footers they do the ima e of bowls a reat disservice some say.

Others see the new cheap and cheerful barefoot bowls as an affront to endorsed bowls manufacturers who ump throu h many hoops and meet strict minimum standards in order to have their clothin e uipment and bowls approved for use on a reen. (Approved bowls manufacturers also contribute some of their pro ts back into the sport via endorsement fees and sponsorships.

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Clubs and bowlers should be clear they are not endorsed for competition that is to say any sort of competition. ust as you can play beach cricket with any set once you o out on a pitch to play a ame you are re uired to use approved and endorsed ear. Same with the cheap colourful non-endorsed barefoot sets.

“Just as you can play beach cricket with any set, You can buy them once you go out on a you can use pitch to play a game, you them but are required to use approved when you go onto a and endorsed gear. The green to play same applies with cheap, a structured colourful, non-endorsed game of bowls the barefoot bowls.”

Others are concerned some individuals may end up feelin tricked should they buy the non-stamped barefoot bowls on price then expect to use them on a reen in a competition whether a state competition or an intra-club fun competition.

f it’s a competition accordin to the laws of the sport the bowls must be stamped and approved to ensure it is a fair competition for all whether the competition is club only or oes on to representative levels. he barefoot bowls purchaser may then have to pay twice for the initial barefoot set and a new le al set to pro ress. owls Queensland would like to make it clear we do not approve or endorse the new “barefoot bowls in any way.

of cial approved standardi ed ear must be used.

Bowls Australia prefers clubs seeking trendy colourful ear for barefooters to consider their new ack ttack kits approved endorsed and attractive albeit at a hi her price than the no-name barefoot sets . n si nin off for this month let me say thank you for the positive feedback we’ve received about the reports in last month’s owler about the rst six months of this year and the future of bowls. The Board will discuss a number of issue arising from this feedback and report back in ecember owler.

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Historic win five he ational omen’s ver ound obin Cup will come home to Queensland for an historic rst time since the women’s comp be an ve years a o.

Compatibility made the difference teams play well when they work hard and et alon well and encoura e each other Q state coach ill Cornehls said. y ob as coach was to hi hli ht the little one-percenters to help lift them over the line. he aroon irls tou hest ame was a ainst ictoria a narrow two-shot victory on the nal day of the excitin four-day tournament at orth aunceston owls Club ct - . he bi est surprise was on win - .

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PLAYERS OF SERIES layers of the eries for Queensland were Chrissie avlov roadbeach and i el mith outh weed . Chrissie’s rink won six out of seven and she come up with the big shots in times of adversity takin pressure off the team Cornehls said. i el was in every do ht always in there doin somethin addin counters convertin the head addin position bowls to secure the end consistent.

e years in the making QUEENSLAND’S 60+ WOMEN ARE NATIONAL CHAMPS, AFTER AN OUTSTANDING, UNDEFEATED AUSTRALIAN SENIOR SIDES CAMPAIGN.

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n the one-shot loss to Q men took heart from a mighty comeback from more than shots down. e pe ed them back it took the whole length of the game after that disastrous start it came down to all-s uare with one end to o Cornehls said. e were up by one with playin the last bowl. t was a bi shot they ot two winnin by one shot. n the wash up multiple scores cost us across the board in our three losses. en’s ustralian enior ides winner for was ictoria runner up . hird-placed Queensland’s only run-away loss was to the champs - . ictoria played super bowls they did the hard yards by getting into a position to win and kept oin their front end players put pressure on our players from the start we ust didn’t come to terms with it Cornehls said. Q chairman ohn awson said he was very proud of the team’s efforts. Queensland’s mascots kept mysteriously disappearin fortunately we ot them back ohn said. “I was thinking I might have to stand in as mascot Queensland has done exceptionally well this year think ’m brin them luck

owls asmania’s new C ebecca an Asch said she was very proud to host such a fabulous event ust three months into her tenure. “We have a very lean staff at Bowls Tasmania ust me full time and arren Groves as our part-time admin person ebecca said. nfortunately for arren he didn’t make the ver s this year fortunately for me because he stepped up as Tournament irector and did an excellent ob.

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A woman of focus oan ilson was oined at her -year celebrations at verton ark owls Club on ctober by her sister leanor and her two sons rian and eil and their families not to mention her extended bowls family who refer to oan affectionately as Queen um . oan and her husband ic oined verton in in its rst year of operation with oan becomin ady resident in . he went on to serve on the Q - as vice president and state president. or years from oan worked for bowls as an accredited umpire. efore movin to Queensland and takin up bowls oan worked for the mana er of the avis Cup tennis in outh ustralia. oan has been awarded life membership of three or anisations close to her heart Collins rove ennis Club delaide verton ark owls Club and owls Queensland. n oan was awarded a Centennial ports ward and in an ustralian overnment ports ward.

er on- reen achievements include winnin verton ark pen in les seven times.

“I kid you not, this remarkable woman on meeting days takes notes in shorthand; at 100 years old, she still remembers more from her school days than most of us have forgotten.” oan became club atron in her th year in the role.

BQ board director Margaret Vincent with birthday girl Joan Wilson.

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“You are a remarkable lady and an inspiration. e acknowled e your successful and rewardin life as we applaud your reat milestone in attainin years said verton ark bowler and oan’s friend of years ath evine.

Milestone for Durack-Inala’s Roy oy athaway is proud to become the newest atriarch of urack- nala owls Club after turnin on ctober .

hat’s one thin ’ve learnt in life there’s no substitute for family and friends oy said.

oy no lon er bowls but he is still a keen visitor to the club on a weekly basis comin to watch the bowls and have a beer with friends.

oy was born in hropshire n land in leavin home at to oin the avy and seeing active service during World ar . fter settlin in ustralia oy was when he oined Chelmer owls Club in . e celebrates sport this year.

He nominates his best achievements on the green as his wins in the Chelmer -Grade in les in and oree inter Carnival in .

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NOV 10-13 APL03, Club Pine Rivers

NOV 14-15 Ladies Team Challenge Grand Finals Weekend, Mooloolaba

NOV 16-22 World Champion of Champions, Club Helensvale

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oy has proudly served in all volunteer executive and support positions at Chelmer bein honoured with life membership.

WHAT’S COMING UP IN NOVEMBER?

NOV 24 – DEC 6 World Bowls Asia Pacific Championships, Christchurch NZ

NOV 28-29 BQ State Pennant, Bribie Island.

Qualify on one day ONLY! Qualifying dates are Sat 12th, Sun 13th, Thursday 17th & Friday 18th December 2015. 9am start, 32 teams each day (8 sections of 4-3 games)

8 Section WINNERS from each day will go into the Main Event which is knockout on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th Saturday 19th at 9am 32 section winners play knockout games Sunday 20th Semi Final 9am, Final 1pm Total Prizes Per Team WINNERS $5000 2nd $2500 Equal 3rds $1250 5th-8th $400 9th-16th $250 17th-32nd $150

All games played over 16 ends, no time limit with the exception of Semi & Final, which will be 21 ends. No dead ends, jack to be re spotted.

Presentations 4th to 32nd Saturday PM Winners, Runner up and Equal thirds Sunday after Final

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BABY MAROONS CROWNED 2015 AUSSIE CHAMPS “It’s the second year in a row every Qld junior has come home with a medal, but we got more gold this year.”

Queensland is champion state winnin the overall obert iddleton tate Champion eam as well as nishin o oys and o Girls teams at the ustralian Championships at Tuggeranong Valley C ept - .

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t’s the second year in a row every Queensland unior has come home with a medal but we ot more old this year proud Q state coach ill Cornehls said.

AUST U18 TRIPLES

“We were champion state last year in arwin but we nished o to in the irls comp and o to ictoria in the boys comp this year we made a clean sweep. n fact Queensland won half of the old medals on offer four out of ei ht as well as two silvers and one bron e. nly the Girls airs nished ust outside the medals. AUST U18 SINGLES

BQ state coach Bill Cornehls

ei nin ustralian pen irls sin les champ Sophie Young from Capalaba came back from - down in the third round of sectional play against Tasmania to earn Queensland a place in the nal. he won G - over ictoria’s iffany rodie. Musgrave Hill apprentice greenkeeper Dale c hinney- hillin ton stayed in touch in the rst half of the old-medal playoff a ainst ’s ono avis but avis slowly rew the mar in ale brin in home . AUST U18 PAIRS to Queensland’s ale c hinney- hillin ton and ic Gosley -

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Call up for national duty our Queensland bowlers are in with a chance to don the green and gold at next year’s rans asman international test series Christchurch arch . ophie oun Capalaba aleah utney Gayndah acob elson ynnum anly and ic Gosley eenlei h have been selected in a national s uad of which will be whittled down to ust two boys and two irls to represent ustralia in ew ealand. he call-ups are a ust reward for the unior aroons’ dominant performance at the ustralian Championships at u eranon alley C ept - . op left ustralia’s o tate oys team Q ’s ale c hinney- hillin ton itchell ears ic Gosley acob elson ayden o ler. nset left Girls in les Gold ophie oun Q ilver iffany rodie C ron e akayla Gibson

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Brittanny Wiley, Michaela Bailey-Nelson, Taleah Putney

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Brittanny Wiley, Michaela BaileyNelson, Taleah Putney, Tiffany Murray

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Mitchell Mears, Hayden Vogler, Jacob Nelson, Nic Gosley

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Dale McWhinneyShillington

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Mitchell Mears, Jacob Nelson, Hayden Vogler.

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Dale McWhinneyShillington & Nic Gosley

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Umpire with Joan Brotherton

LAW BOOK Q&A The Lead in Team A delivers the jack and it passes the 2m mark and Team A’s Skip stops the jack and places it on the “T” presuming it will not go in the ditch. However, Skip B disagrees and states that it would have gone in the ditch. They decide to call the Umpire for their decision. s the ack in course was stopped by eam ’s kip the following Law applies: aw . . . a e f a ack in its ori inal course is displaced by a member of the team that delivered the ack the opposin lead must place the mat as described in aw . . and redeliver the ack makin sure that is centred but must not play rst. The Skip in Team A is busy talking at the head and accidently moves a bowl at rest with their foot but not enough to disturb the head. What will happen now? s eam ’s kip has moved the bowl at rest the followin applies:

aw . . . a e f a bowl at rest or a toucher in the ditch is displaced by a player and it has not disturbed the head after it is displaced the opposin skip must put the bowl back to its former position. rule to remember when bowls acks are displaced whoever displaces a bowl ack or makes the mistake it is the opposition opponent that puts it back to its former position. here are some aws dependin on the situation where the opposing skip or opponent has various decisions to make. n the case of a bowl ack displacement by a neutral person or ob ect it is then both the skips and opponents that have to a ree as to the correct position of the bowl ack and if not the end is declared dead. hat is why it is a ood idea to always consult your Law Book or the Umpire and look at the situation in order of what transpired and nd the aw that relates to exactly what happened. ll the information can be found on a es to and there is also a bowl and ack displacement chart on a es to which provides a uick reference uide to assist you in decidin which action to take. A team has decided to enter a competition and after the entries have closed and the draw has been completed, however the day before the game, one member is too sick to play and another member has had an accident. They then want to use a Replacement Player and a Substitute. Can they do that? o. hey would have to forfeit the ame as they are both classed as ntended layers and the eplacement layer cannot be used until after the rst round and therefore they would not be able to use two ubstitutes. . . . a e ntended layer one whose entry has been accepted as a player team or side for a particular competition from the time entries close until the member is constituted. . . . a e eplacement layer a player who is appointed to take the place of a constituted player who cannot play

in any round after the rst round of that competition for a reason accepted by the Controllin ody. . . . a e nly one substitute will be allowed in a team at any time durin a ame pairs triples or fours . One of the players in Team A’s 2-Bowl Triples team decides that they would like to use 4 different bowls (that is – 2 bowls from 2 different sets) in the trial ends. The Umpire notices this and advises the player they cannot do that. Why? aw . . pa e ach player must not use more than the number of bowls bein used durin the ame. f a player or an umpire notices that a player is using more than the permitted number of bowls the defaultin player will loss the ri ht to play any bowls remainin to be played in the trial ends. herefore the ame was a - owl riples ame and only bowls could be used in the trial ends and not however the followin aw could have been used if the player decided to use bowl from different sets. aw . . a e ach player can use any combination of bowls taken from different sets of bowls. That is why the Umpire inspects the bowls when the trial ends are completed allowin a player to decide in this case which bowls they wish to play with as lon as they are from the same set and practicin with from each set allowed the player to choose after the trial ends were completed which they preferred. Team A wins the toss and commences the first trial end and then insists on going first in the second trial end. Team B objects stating that they should go first in the second trial end. Who is correct? eam

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aw . . a e he opponents of the team which started the rst trial end must start the second trial end. It is interesting to note here the following Law if you toss before the trial ends. aw . . a e f the coin is tossed before the start of the trial ends the option the winner of the toss chooses will apply to both the rst trial end and the rst end of the ame.

I hope that the foregoing is of help to you when playing your games and most probably some of these situations you have already experienced or seen happen but always remember that the mpire of the day is there to help you not only to measure shots in uestion but to answer any aw uestions or problems you may have so please do not hesitate to ask.

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s you all know social media is a very relevant topic in today’s world.

way of regulating this is by having a detailed social media policy.

expressly in an employer’s contract of employment and social media policies.

The following article was written by my colleague Alan Strain who is Special Counsel in our mployment aw section.

State and Federal law places no speci c re ulatory limits on employer’s social media policies. eed into the mix that there is no statutory or common law ri ht to employee privacy and an employer has a number of tools in his kit ba to not ust view private social networking websites of employees but also to re ulate employees’ online behaviour when off duty.

t is not ood enou h to ust simply have a social media policy on the intranet or led away in some personnel le.

s of ctober the number of smartphones and devices on the planet exceeded the number of people on the planet. n ustralia alone there are million re ular acebook users and million active witter users. The risk to employers is that social media communication enables spontaneous interaction to an instant global audience in a format that can be saved or reposted to create a record that is almost impossible to control delete or amend.

The risk to employers is that social media communication enables spontaneous interaction to an instant global audience

Unregulated employee misuse or abuse of social media can lead to vicarious liability for an employer.

An employer can make clear what inappropriate posts are and what the conse uences are for doin them.

or example employees could be postin discriminatory bullyin or harassing content or defamatory content.

Issues will also arise with employees who leave employment and their continued use of social media including the likes of inked n which will usually have professional or business connections witter accounts and followers.

It can lead to brand and reputational dama e as a conse uence of content posted by employees who are readily identi ed or associated with the employer and who have posted inappropriately. This can happen both within and out of the workplace workin time and on employees personal or business accounts. The simplest and most straightforward

You will need to establish the employee’s awareness and also the currency of that awareness. e ular training will serve to maximise the potential for the employer to enforce a social media policy against the employee and to establish that a dismissal or any disciplinary action is fair and appropriate in all the circumstances. hould you re uire any further information in relation to or assistance in this topic please contact either myself on or lan train on .

Classically the use of restraints would be appropriate and can be tailored to refer to social media contacts. n addition to that there are issues of con dentiality with re ard to business connections that may have been made throu h for example inked n. These matters can be covered

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Bowls mentor launches unique manual “BOWLS, BIASED AND UNCENSORED” COACHING MASTERPLAN Bowler coaching columnist Ian Schuback OAM has brilliantly captured 30 years in the sport as a bowler, coach, mentor and commentator in his new book.

For the sake of the journey, I will refer to you becoming a “champion”.

“Bowls, Biased and Uncensored” is a masterplan from the four-time world champ about becoming a champion yourself (whatever that means to you).

Over the years, there have been many stories told about me, both positive and negative.

As a player, coach and commentator, I have been asked thousands of questions about bowls. All questions share a common characteristic, a lack of core knowledge. This is what my book is about, regardless of the level of bowls you play, socially, or internationally.

This is just a generic term for becoming the best you can be, whatever your aspirations.

I find the most useful way to deal with criticism is to turn it into a tool for increased motivation. I can be an arrogant so-and-so on the green, however I can look at myself in the mirror after and say honestly “I left nothing in the locker.” It’s all a mask. My book takes you behind the “mask” of a professional player. Reaching the highest level of a sport takes enormous sacrifice. Being on the road for three months out of every four, with the majority of my 15-year professional career spent flying or driving to yet another tournament, I missed the

Shoey’s book is full of valuable and inspiring tips, processes and tools to get you where you want to go in bowls.

“I was not lucky enough to have natural talent. My success came from pure hard slog and it cost me, financially, personally, emotionally and physically.” It includes some great photos and names of Queensland and Australian bowlers, why he rates them, and what you can learn from them. So skipping to Shoey’s last chapter, was it all worth it? “In a heartbeat. The Bowls. The Cancer. All of it.” About four years ago, I thought I had finally got through life’s challenges. I was commentating for the ABC, mentoring players and after finishing my time with Bowls Australia, I was writing this book. Then it all changed, no warning signs, in one week, two things happened. ABC cut Super Series, so I lost my job, and there was a spot in the middle of my shoulder blades.

important growing up years of my two daughters. Was it worth it and would I do it all again...? (You’ll have to read the last chapter of my book to find out...) I hope that whoever and whatever you are, this book will help you achieve your goals, whatever they may be. If you follow the knowledge I pass on, I know you will improve as a bowler, and also as a person.

“Bowls is unique. Bowls can never be truly mastered. Bowls is seriously addictive.” 34

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I will never forget the specialist basically telling me to enjoy what time was left. Just when I was thinking my time as a competitor was over, I had a new opponent in the biggest tournament of my life. The “mask” was dragged out of the cupboard, dusty but comforting, in a journey of self-discovery, strange protocols, endless potions, and despair interjected with joy. I am still here. I feel great. I got to finish my book. I got to see my daughters married and spend time with the “grandies”. I hope you enjoy your time bowling through the book and it will help you become the player you always wanted to be. Shoey will explain more about “the mask” in his Bowler column next month. “Bowls, Biased and Uncensored” is a great read, insightful, inspiring, useful. Available from a bowls or book shop near you, or from publisher Slattery Media Group. RRP $29.95.

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