October 2015

October 2015

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Warilla Gorillas beat the best at Club Helensvale

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CONTENTS

Volume 38

06 National 5-A-Side

14 BQ Council Report

Australia’s top 20 clubs battle for glory and a $60,000 pay day at Club Helensvale’s National Club 5-A-Side.

Bowls Queensland board executive reports to district delegates at BQ Council budget meeting.

08 Aus Champ of Champs

20 Secondary Schools Cup

Mt Gravatt’s Debbie Logan and Springwood’s Harold Whitman do Queensland proud at Australian titles.

Students get a taste of state level bowls at Queensland’s premier schools bowls event.

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22 Multi-Disability Games

Bowls is back on TV at the third annual installment of Australia’s most exciting bowls showcase at Club Pine Rivers.

Sporting Wheelies, Lifestream and Blind bowlers play their state championships at Aspley Memorial Bowls Club.

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Issue 09

Warilla’s winning side included two first timers, Greg Jeans (left) and Harley McDonald (right) with Jesse Noronha, Aaron Teys, and Jeremy Henry.

The consistency of the NSW Warilla Gorillas won them the big money and their third title at the $60,000 National Club 5-A-Side at Helensvale (Sept 7-10).

Runner up was Clayton, the best-performed Victorian team ever in the National 5-A-Side, going down three games to one in its first finals’ appearance.

Two Queensland clubs finished equal third, defending champs Club Helensvale with a record four titles since the comp began nine years ago (2007-8, 2011, 2014) and Club Pine Rivers.

“Finals day was an almighty classic, four great teams playing some of the best bowls Club Helensvale greens have ever seen,” bowls coordinator Lynsey Clarke said.

The toughest and most dynamic clubs in Australia line up in the 5-A-Side, three rounds of singles and fours, then pairs and triples, for three consecutive days.

All want to be among the top four to go through to finals day, when the slate is wiped clean and they start again.

Queensland clubs competing were Helensvale, Pine Rivers, Broadbeach, South Tweed and Hamilton.

“The field is quality, it’s a final every time you go out there, but that’s what we play the game for,” said national coach Steve Glasson, playing for Mount Lewis alongside

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Big names bowls-fest

Top 20 clubs play $60,000 National 5-A-Side at Club Helensvale

son Ben, who has just debuted for NSW U25s.

It was East Launceston’s debut in the Top 20, singles rep Sam Springer saying it wasn’t too scary going one-on-one against some of the biggest names in bowls world.

“I used to be a pro-golfer, now that’s stressful,” Springer said.

“It’s a terrific experience to play against the best, our greens are still closed in Tasmania so we’re a little under-prepared, but it’s great for our club’s profile.

A 21-4 demolition job by Australian singles specialist Brett Wilkie for Club Helensvale meant plenty of time for a chat afterwards.

“It’s the best fun I’ve had for an arse-whipping!” Springer said.

There was only one woman in the field, Australia’s No 1 Natasha Scott playing alongside husband Lennon for Raymond Terrace.

“It’s a little bit intimidating, where are all the girls?” Scott said.

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Kawana’s Joel Andersen was thrown in at the deep end, trialling for Cabramatta, NSW. “He’s going good, not bad for a lefty!”

Cabra’s Australian Jackaroo Ray Pearse said.

Broadbeach rolled out its Scottish imports Ryan Burnett and Kevin Anderson.

Photos clockwise from top left, Runners up from Clayton VIC, Graham Archer, Liam Garlick-Adams, Winston Brackley, Ali Forsyth, Aaron Wilson; Nathan Rice and Kelvin Kerkow; East Lonnie’s Scott Summers Corey Bowerman, Will Springer; Natasha Scott; Brendan Egan for Hamilton; Helensvale volunteers Elizabeth Carter, Terry Heath, Jeanie Rae, Carmel Gibb, Colleen Dillon; Broadbeach’s Ryan Burnett, Robbie Thompson, Kevin Anderson; Ben and Steve Glasson. Pics Stu Taylor

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Great Scott

Natasha Scott and Scott Thulborn take the titles at Australian Champ of Champs at Coolum Pre-tournament favourites Natasha Scott (NSW) and Scott Thulborn (SA) lived up to expectations and claimed the 2015 Australian Champion of Champions singles crowns at Coolum (Sept 16-18).

Thulborn is the first Australian champion to go back-to-back, after almost 40 straight victories in club singles and champion of champion events across three states over the past two years.

Thulborn will don the green and gold for World Champion of Champions at Club Helensvale in November with Kristina Krstic (2014 Australian winners), and be at World’s 2016 with Scott (as 2015 winners).

“I’m really excited, to have done my club Adelaide proud, and I hope I do my country proud on the international stage,” Thulborn said.

2014-2015 Aero Bowls Female Bowler of the Year Natasha Scott won her maiden Australian

Champion of Champion singles title by two shots on margins over fellow Jackaroo Rebecca Van Asch from Tasmania.

Both dropped one game each in the tournament, Rebecca losing to Natasha, and Natasha losing to Queensland’s Debbie Logan, in the fourth round.

“The game against Debbie Logan was a wake up call for me and helped me fight harder to win,” Scott said.

“I’m excited now to represent Australia at World Champion of Champions next year and I hope to have the opportunity to represent Australia at the Asia Pacific Games in November.”

Clockwise from top left - Scott Thulborn with BQ chairman John Dawson; Coolum volunteers Brenda Balchin, Keith Wilson, Graeme Sargent and Dave ‘Billo’ Billington; Natasha Scott and Rebecca Van Asch, Scott, umpire Peter Landers and Debbie Logan; Qld champs Logan and Harold Whitman.

Queensland’s Debbie defeats the national champ Mt Gravatt’s Debbie Logan pulled off the upset of the women’s comp on Day 2 when Queensland played New South Wales, denying Australia’s No 1 woman bowler Natasha Scott, 21- 15.

“It was good to have a good game against Natasha, I haven’t played her before,” Logan said.

Logan got ahead and stayed ahead, calmly staving off the inevitable run by Scott, keeping her to singles until she got the chance to deliver her coup de grace.

In the men’s QLD V NSW clash, Springwood’s Harold Whitman gave North Sydney’s Kenta Treacher a big lead, but warrior that he is, his comeback was only a touch late.

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So far overlooked for state selection, Logan finished third behind two world champs, Scott and Rebecca Van Asch.

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Whitman finished a creditable fifth out of eight, now playing without his trademark handlebar moustache.

“To be honest, it’s been a nightmare in my head for the past year (waiting for nationals), a year in the making,” Whitman said.

“The people I’ve met have been competitive but not nasty.”

Treacher was 2015 men’s Australian Champ of Champs runner up.

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APL03 - the trilogy Kick back with your favourite Broncos

Club Pine Rivers Fun Factory will be fully cranked up, Tuesday to Friday, November 10-13, during APL03.

You can snap a personal souvenir in the Club Pine Rivers Combi-Van photo booth or meet some Broncos at the Past, Present and Future, Sportsman’s Lunch on Friday November 13.

“If you like a beer, a bet, bowls, a great time for the kids, if you like to be loud and boisterous or just sit quietly in a corner, round up the troops and c’mon on down!,” the events team at Club Pine Rivers chorused.

“We’ll watch the morning rounds of APL, then head upstairs for a few hours for the lunch with our Broncos guests, then back downstairs for APL finals, the crowd will be ready to go by then,” foundation APL host club president Ron Howden said.

“This whole experience at Club Pine Rivers will be GOLD and I can’t wait!”

Brisbane GOLD jerseys for APL03 are sponsored by Moreton Bay Region & Industry Tourism, to acknowledge the tireless work of Club Pine Rivers in creating a carnival event to appeal to the wider Moreton Bay community, as well as diehard sports fanatics, and a live television audience of hundreds of thousands around Australia and overseas.

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“The atmosphere will be awesome, everyday and every night, with themed nights to get the crowd involved, if your taste is family, sports, outback or beach, you’ll be fully rapt with what Club Pine Rivers has to offer during these key four days.

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Alex the Great will be the Face of Club Pine Rivers during APL03, not only because he’s a great bowler, but because he loves the place.

“The club has a huge heart, it’s always trying to do things better, not just the bowls, but offering a total experience to ensure visitors become regulars,” Murtagh said.

“Bring down “It’s innovayour mates, tive, imagiand girlfriends, the native active.” kids and the Murtagh has been a grandkids.” part of Club

“And if you’re not 100 per cent delighted, let “The Peoples Champ” Alex Murtagh know about it!

Murtagh is one of the best known faces around the huge Bray Park super-complex, with the popular duty manager followed by more than 1000 Facebook friends.

The People’s Champ is stoked to be off the bench this year, although he’s the first to admit he gained great insight into the APL format working the sidelines as coach for the past

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two years, which he will bring to the main stage as player.

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Pine Rivers for 10 years, working as a duty manager when he’s not playing bowls.

“Bring down your mates, girlfriends, the kids and or the grandkids,” said “The People’s Champ”.

“Pass this Bowler magazine to the young people in your street and personally invite them to experience Club Pine Rivers during APL03.

“I’m 100 per cent sure they’ll have an amazing time.

“And follow us on Facebook, for all the latest updates and player talk.”

Murtagh will play alongside Queensland’s most capped bowler Kelvin Kerkow OAM and Northern Ireland import and world star Jeremy Henry in the Brisbane GOLD team in APL03.

“I can’t wait!” Murtagh said.

“To play with these guys, it’s going to be intense, full of big shots and action packed.”

The GOLD are out to win their second APL title in three years (they won the inaugural title in 2013).

“But you know, we don’t even mind if you don’t barrack for us,” Murtagh said.

“It will make it just as interesting if you jump on the back of Adelaide or Perth or New Zealand, any team really (maybe not Gold Coast!), but it’ll bring out the mongrel in us if we’re underdogs!”

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APL03...LET THE BIFF BEGIN! This isn’t average lawn bowls…APL is bowls’ best in action. The third instalment of the revolutionary Australian Premier League is a month away and all the biggest names in the sport will descend on Club Pine Rivers to compete for the $110,000 prize pool. Whio will you be cheering for?

With Alex Murtagh coming off the bench for APL03 and twotime Australian Indoor Champion Jeremy Henry relocating from the Solargain Perth Suns to join Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kelvin Kerkow, the local franchise will be hard to beat and plenty of noise will be coming from the infamous Wayne’s Can Bar for the mighty men in maroon.

For all the New Zealanders living in Queensland you have already been treated to consecutive semi-final appearances from the Tower New Zealand Blackjacks, but could 2015 be the Year of the Kiwi? The world’s number one ranked female bowler Jo Edwards, and long serving members of the NZ Blackjacks Ali Forsyth and Shannon McIlroy will be hoping so.

The Gold Coast Hawks have picked up departing Brisbane Gold player Mark Casey, back in his familiar Club Helensvale colours, joining fellow Australian Jackaroos Nathan Rice and Brett Wilkie. The trio have gained plenty of attention from other franchises as a team to beat in APL03.

Perhaps defending champs, the Murray Steamers will be your pick to create APL history and go back-to-back with international superstars Ryan Bester of Canada, Safuan Said of Malaysia and Moama’s local star Michael Walker teaming up for the only regional based franchise in the tournament.

The Blundstone Melbourne Roys have been flying under the radar for the first two installments of APL, however this year Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Matt Flapper, former World Junior Singles Champion Dylan Fisher and newly selected Australian Jackaroo Aaron Wilson have all the fire power needed to claim the $40,000 first prize.

The state-owned Messenger News Adelaide Endurance have made consecutive grand finals and this year are as strong as ever with back-toback Australian Champ of Champs singles winner Scott Thulborn, Comm Games bronze medallist Wayne Ruediger and Australian rep Max Kleinig chasing a maiden APL trophy.

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Will you throw your support behind the BCiB Sydney Lions with former-Queenslandersturned-NSW-converts Ben Twist and Steve Glasson OAM joined by a world-class teammate, in three-time International Bowler of the Year Aron Sherriff? The Sydney Lions have vowed to overcome their tie-breaker hoodoo and with the inclusion of under-25 world champion Ben Twist; this is a team on the rise.

The state-owned Solargain Perth Suns have stacked their side with three of their best Western Australian representatives; Clive Adams, Tom Mitchell and APL debutant Matt Ellul in the hope of doing WA proud in the Suns third APL appearance.

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With a very active six months under our belts, the new board is working well, always with the best interests of bowls in Queensland as our focus. Thanks for your support. - BQ chairman John Dawson • The board did not immediately appoint a new CEO because duties needed to be updated to reflect modern management practises. A review is underway to consider staff skill sets needed for the future of BQ, as the sport shrinks and costs rise. Recommendations will be considered by the Board and communicated to delegates in due course. I have been Acting CEO in a voluntary capacity and the money saved has more than paid for the review cost.

• The chairman has an ex-officio role on all BQ committees, that is, umpires, coaches, match and selection. I have availed myself of this role over the past six months. The role of our state committees is to instruct and support district committees, which in turn instruct and support club officials. The state umpires or coaching committees should in no way take over district committees’ responsibilities to train, accredit and re-accredit coaches. However, it is clear from feedback at the council meeting that the former state coaching committee did a lot of good work in far-flung places, where access to “coaching the coaches” may not be so easy. However the most cost effective system going forward is for the state committees to work towards all districts having their own qualified district Presenters and Assessors (P & As) to train and examine club umpires and coaches. BQ does not have the budget for state committees to train and

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Report from Bowls Queensland Coun

examine at club level on an ad hoc “fly in, fly out” basis.

• A “BQ State Event Venue Selection Policy” has been created to enable greater transparency and accountability with respect to which clubs or districts are allocated state events, and provide insight as to why your club may or may not have been successful. 2016 allocations will stand but the board in line with the new policy will review allocations for 2017.

• The Board will consider moving State Mixed Pairs from a stand-alone tournament in October to follow immediately after District Sides and before State Championships in May, with a view to saving costs for both bowlers and BQ. This is proposed as a two-year trial. Several country districts spoke against this proposal at the council meeting, saying the current format is popular and beneficial, with clubs taking turns to host the event and share the green fees and hosting benefits. The Board will reconsider this issue.

• BQ is committed to financially supporting Coorparoo Bowls Club, at an annual cost of more than $100,000.

Given the current savings drive, BQ will keep this commitment under review.

• All funds derived by Bowls Australia from the licensing of the BA logos on bowls clothes was originally to be returned to the states to fund events, but when this was seen as inequitable, the money went instead to funding community development officers (CDOs) or regional

BQ deputy chairman Ron Mitchell and chairman John Dawson

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development officers (RDOs), including vehicle costs and equipment. I am hopeful talks currently underway with BA will result in an investment from BA in development in this state.

• It has come to the Board’s attention that BQ pays for two other BA services it doesn’t use: a memberships tracking computer programme called Sports Connect and a match programme called Sports Desq. It is my intention for key BQ staff and volunteers to receive training on these programmes. Since we are committed to paying for both programs and training for some time to come, we should work with the programs to extract maximum value for BQ. • With membership numbers in steady decline, BA is looking for certainty in forward planning. The system for 2016, likely to be passed at BA’s AGM later this month, is to “lock in” membership numbers at 2015 levels, and send an annual invoice to each state and territory association based on the number of bowlers in 2015, plus an automatic 3 per cent annual increase. Assuming the sport will continue to contract, this new system is likely to involve significantly increased expenses, as bowlers left behind split a total bill based on 2015 figures, which will no longer be reflective of actual numbers.

• BQ Media gives good value for money for its limited budget. It has been a cost effective area of BQ, with Bowler magazine, BQ Facebook, event coverage and website management costing BQ only around $50,000 each year, due to advertising sales for the Bowler magazine covering the publication costs and much of the staff costs. When the media manager left earlier this year, BQ regrettably lost expert website management skills. However the out-ofpocket expense to BQ for the remaining media services, including Bowler magazine, has reduced to $17,000. The website management issue has not yet been resolved and the look of BQ Media in the future will be considered by the review, as will be all BQ services.

I am happy to hear constructive views on any of the above issues or any others of concern.

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“It’s not a money grab and BQ is not a policeman.”

What is a social member?

BQ deputy chairman Ron Mitchell urged all district delegates to clarify the term “social” bowlers with their clubs.

“It’s not a money grab and BQ is not a policeman,” Mitchell said.

“But full bowls club membership is relatively cheap and it’s reasonable to expect people who regularly use a club’s green to pay full membership.

“A social member is someone who comes for a meal or a drink but doesn’t use the green, except maybe once a year at a Christmas party.

“Full membership should still be paid by regular greens users, whether they play in club championships or district pennant.”

District delegates at the September council meeting voted to support the push.

Cunningham delegates Frank Sauter and Liz Parry

“It’s not a matter of trying to squeeze more out of clubs, it’s a matter of all clubs expecting all users to pay to make the whole sport cheaper for everyone.

“It also helps ensure state and national bodies have funds to advocate on behalf of the sport, which is sometimes based on numbers.

(That’s not to say state and national bodies should not be accountable for every dollar, they must be, but bowls is a lean sport, becoming leaner, and if we all pay our way, it will be cheaper and fairer for everyone!)

Leichhardt delegates Ray Harmsworth and Janice Anderson

“It’s a bit like condoning shoplifting,” Mitchell said, “At the end of the day, someone has to pay, but if we all do the right thing, those of us who love bowls and pay our way will show we are serious about the sport’s survival.

“It’s easy for someone to find a loophole but really, we need to support each other as the sport goes through a huge attrition.

BQ Board and state committee co-ordinators Ron Somerville, Alan Thorp, Jim See

“If full fees are charged to everyone taking the green, it makes it cheaper for everyone and promotes and protects the future of the sport, at club, district, state and national level.

“We should expect all ‘social’ bowlers who regularly use greens to sign up for full membership.”

BQ Council delegates hard at work

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The biggest challenge to bowls is its survival BQ director of finance Greg Flynn has taken on “Future of Bowls” as his board portfolio. His research into how the numbers have changed in bowls in Queensland over the past 10 years was well received by the district delegates. Almost unanimously they approved a $4 increase in affiliation fees for 2016. With 2000 members leaving the sport each year for the past four years, and numbers down from 50,000 to 30,000 over the past 10 years, the most important issue facing bowlers is not whether they can afford an extra $4, but whether the sport will survive.

What does BQ do for me? Why do my fees go up each year? Ever found yourself asking these questions?

We have to increase fees each year because membership is shrinking, and to provide the same basic services, costs increase for those left behind.

Over the past four years, 8,000 bowlers dropped out of the sport in Queensland. That’s an average of 2,000 bowlers a year.

In 2006, ten years ago, Bowls Queensland membership was 50,908.

By the end of this year, the number will be 32,450.

18,500 affiliated members have opted out in the past 10 years, and the pace has escalated since 2010.

BA is seeking to “lock in” this figure as a base, plus add an annual uplift factor (rather than base their bill on actual numbers, as has been done previously).

With trends showing BQ membership will continue to decrease, to 32,450 by the end of this year, there will be 1,374 fewer members to meet BA’s increased bill, next year, and in subsequent years.

Can you afford to be blasé? Is your district beating the odds?

My research says no. Each bowls district in Queensland has shrunk by roughly 30 per cent over the past 10 years, yes, even the powerhouse districts.

Between 2010 and 2014, Gold Coast Tweed district conby 34 per cent, from 7945 8000 bowlers tracted in 2005 to 5201 in 2014. Sunshine Coast contracted by 29 per cent, left the sport in from 5442 to 3887. new membership in Queensland. eachYetclubtheisaverage seven members/per club/

In another five years, on current trends, I expect our BQ membership to drop to around 20,000.

per year for the past two years.

Remember squash, the glamour sport of the 1970s? All but gone.

It’s not inevitable bowls will go the way of squash, but urgent action is required.

(See Dr Neil Peach’s survival template, P 18.)

Number of paying members goes down, costs go up There is a bottom line for the cost of basic services provided by BQ. With an average 2000 less members paying fees each year, revenue falls by some $60,000 each year. BQ has and does rationalise services but we can’t offer the same services with reduced member numbers, unless fees increase.

Bowls Australia seeks to lock in funding model Our adjusted membership as of mid-June 2015 is 33,824. Even if BA keeps its fee level the same as last year ($13.09 incl GST), our bill from BA will be some $440,000.

Many clubs have gone to a full volunteer model to survive and most of their volunteers are people aged in their 70s and 80s.This situation won’t endure.

Roughly 52 per cent of our bowlers are aged 70 or older.

What does Bowls Queensland do for you?

I had a look at Netball Queensland to see what it “does” for its members.

We do all the things Netball Queensland does, but at half the cost. (And we also throw in a Bowler magazine and a paid state coach.)

It’s unlikely we’ll return to the days when you had to put your name down a week in advance to get a game.

Where did they go?

Why did we lose 8000 bowlers between 2010 and 2014? We lost 3782 bowlers last year, 2045 new ones came in, a deficit of 1737. Only 425 were deceased.

We can only speculate where the other 1312 went and how to get some of them back. (See BQ deputy chairman Ron Mitchell’s case, P 15).

Future of Lawn Bowls in Queensland BQ board contact: Greg Flynn

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BQ has endeavoured to be modest with fee increases, sometimes too modest. In 2012 there was no increase, and in 2014, only $1. This was too little.

BQ would have ended up in the red this year if the CEO had not departed and chairman John Dawson had not filled the interim role on a voluntary basis.

This year district delegates have supported an increase of $4 to $42pp, incl GST. Juniors will pay $30 incl GST. (BA are yet to notify their fees for 2016.)

“We really need to keep this show on the road, there are consequences if we don’t increase by $4 at this critical stage,”

Sunshine Coast district delegate Geoff Osborne.

“I see this as a critical point, I would endorse an increase of up to 10 per cent,”

Caboolture District delegate Doug McPherson.

“Congratulations Greg, thank you for all your hard work, it’s a hard game to deal with,”

Maranoa-Warrego district delegate Lloyd Harth “Our invoices for 2016 are sent out on October 1, we really need to sort out affiliation fees at the AGM, not in September, it’s too late.”

Caboolture district delegate Rose McCormack

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Time to turn the tide Neil Peach is not afraid to address the elephant in the room. He

knows there are too many bowls clubs in most Queensland districts, especially in the south-east corner.

He wants clubs in saturated areas to get on the front foot with each other and with their local councils before they have nothing left to negotiate.

“There are deals to be done if we get in early but if we sit on our hands and do nothing, our future will be frittered away, as it gets harder each year to make ends meet,” Peach said.

“We’ll end up having to surrender all of our precious, well located

Brisbane District Bowls Plan

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The BDBA plan has been prepared over a period covering 18 months, starting in early 2014.

The purpose of the plan is to support the future development of bowls in this District and in so doing, to operate as a guide and support for the District management team and Clubs operating within the District.

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For too long the narrative in bowls has been and continues to be a negative one “there’s nothing we can do about the decline of bowls clubs”.

This is not true, but we do need a positive framework, supported by clubs, districts, state and national bodies to build a positive narrative around our sport.

I for one would be most grateful if this were to happen, because I happen to love a good game of bowls!

First comes an appraisal of your district and its features: For example, the Brisbane District Bowls Association could be summarised as having the following characteristics: • •

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You can drive to all of the clubs in the District in a round trip of about 2 hours.

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If we act sooner rather than later, we could give some back on our own terms, in return for council assisting us to create one or more centrally located, well funded havens, close to friends and near neighbours. This will bring atmosphere and energy back into bowls.”

Peach briefly addressed district delegates at the September meeting of BQ Council, providing them with a “food for thought” plan he and his committee have been working on for the Brisbane District, which includes his home club of New Farm.

Currently, a few hundred volunteers support the operation and delivery of the game and many of these community spirited people are likely to be in a senior age category

It is estimated that there are about 800 current active bowlers who are regularly participating in bowls and this number is heading towards half that number (400?) in the next decade

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19 members are under 25

The plan puts forward specific recommendations that are intended to provide ongoing impetus to developing a positive narrative for bowls in the District.

The district comprises 1600 individual male and female members and this number is heading towards about 600 over the next decade, given the age profile

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Approximately 33% of the members are 75+

3 (potentially soon to be 2) clubs own their assets freehold

The recommendations include:

The District adopt a ‘cluster’ perspective for seeking to ensure that bowls has viable clubs and assets in appropriate locations across the district. This would see the District adopt four clusters as follows a. b. c. d.

North West - Ferny Grove/ Samford

Central -Newmarket/Ashgrove/ Grange/Enoggera/Gaythorne/ Everton Park/Stafford East - Windsor/Merthyr/New Farm

West - Toowong/West Toowong/St Lucia/Red Hill/Bardon

Clubs be requested to participate in working with other clubs in their cluster to establish a simple ‘narrative’ on how best to develop the game in their cluster. This would cover e.

Four post code ‘clusters’ contain 70% of the District’s membership numbers

These models will provide a framework to assist clubs to consider the most effective approach for long term sustainability.

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Four Clubs make up 45 % of the District’s membership

During the planning process several models emerged about how clubs may wish to develop their long term future.

There are 17 clubs - likely to be at 2 or 3 less in the next year or so and likely to be about 6-10 remaining in the next decade

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green spaces back to council because we’ve run out of money and run out of puff.

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funding bids for grants and the like

shared events or tournaments membership development buying agreements

asset sharing arrangements

Over time, the objective would be to have at least one and preferably two high quality bowls venues in each cluster. (This is not intended to be proscriptive and not intended to indicate a maximum number - simply to indicate a minimum objective that would enable the sustainability of the game in our district. The ‘sports’ market in the broadest sense of the word will dictate exact numbers.)

Our plan has been prepared so as to gain as much input as possible from those who are interested in the development of the sport of lawn bowls in the Brisbane District.

For this reason, the first version of the plan has been prepared as a ‘consultation’ version to gain as much feedback and more ideas that will contribute to the next version of the plan.

The over-arching timetable is to enable the District to have an agreed plan in place to support the future operations and decision making of the District from 2016 onwards.

BQ thanks Dr Neil Peach for his valuable contribution. neil.peach@gmail.com

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Secondary Schools Cup

Helensvale pips Atherton in Schools Cup final Helensvale State High School has won the 10th annual BQ State Secondary Schools Cup, the tournament impressive not only for its bowls, but the students’ sportsmanship and clear enjoyment of the game.

Some had only a few hours experience under their belts, but they took to the greens with a determination not only to win but enjoy themselves and make friends.

32 students from 15 schools came from around Brisbane and much further afield, Cairns, Mundubbera, Mackay, Rockhampton, Atherton, the Gold Coast, Hervey Bay, Monto, Emerald, Toowoomba, Mount Larcom and northern New South Wales, to the welcoming greens and generous hospitality of host club Pine Rivers.

Helensvale State High School’s winning lead Tahlia Camilleri was new to bowls, but she said her experience during the competition had made her consider participating in the sport in the future.

But for the moment her first love is the hammer-throw, where she has represented Queensland at the junior nationals.

“My biggest concern (on the green) was being too heavy with the bowl, and throwing it down the green like it was a hammer,” she said. “But after a bit of practice, I got the hang of it.”

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Camilleri and Helensvale SHS skip Shane White took the competition 19+76 over their closest rivals, Atherton State High School’s Toby Furber and Cory Johnson, 17+64.

The Gold Coast team was leading the Far North Queensland team by a very narrow margin as the schools entered the 10th and final round, and the gold could have easily gone either way as several teams looked to better their final positions.

“It was great to win, but just being part of the competition was awesome,” White said. “It was great to play against and meet other kids from across the state.

We’ve all made some new friends.”

The Helensvale team was coached and managed by the very experienced Australian Jackaroo Lynsey Clarke, who said she was immensely proud of the students’ achievements.

“I didn’t have a lot of work to do,” she said.

Runner up Atherton also showed the right mix of experience and raw new talent, with skip Corey Johnson following in his dad’s Gavin’s footsteps.

Gavin Johnson is chairman at Yungaburra Bowls Club and he and Corey play competition together. Teammate Toby Furber is a generally talented sportsman who took up the game especially for the competition.

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“Corey asked me to be his team-mate so I thought I’d give it a go,” Furber said.

“There aren’t a lot of young bowlers in Atherton.”

North Mackay State High School teammates Kolbee English and Dylan Rudorfer competed against other Mackay schools for a chance to rep- resent their district in the final.

Unlike others schools, such as Monto where bowls is an official school sport, they joined the competition after playing it as an extra-curricular activity.

“We are in our final year at school and want to experience as

Clockwise from left, 2015 Secondary Schools Cup field; Champs Shane White and Tahlia Camilleri with Helensvale SHS team mentor Lynsey Clarke; Brittanny Wiley; Runners up Atherton, Corey Johnson, BQ deputy chairman Ron Mitchell, Toby Furber; Kolbee English; Joshua Collier; Cooper Whitestyles.

much as we can before moving on to the next phase of our lives,” English said.

But she wasn’t sure if bowls would be a part of her future.

“I think the competition is a great opportunity to try bowls and learn from others,” she said.

“But at the moment for me it is about having fun and enjoying the weekend.”

Teammate Rudorfer agreed.

“I don’t know if I will keep playing when I leave school. I might play some social bowls with friends and see how it goes.”

Chloe Ainscow of Fairholme College in Toowoomba said taking part in the challenge was an opportunity she would highly recommend to other students.

“It doesn’t matter how much you play at school, it is so much better playing another person in an actual competition,” she said.

Bowls Queensland deputy chairman Ron Mitchell, who presided over the final, said he was impressed by the commitment and ability of the bowlers.

“Their bowling for the greater part was exceptional and their sportsmanship was exemplary,” he said. “They did their schools, their parents and themselves proud.”

“It’s a great opportunity to promote our game with younger people and get them interested while they are still at school,” Club Pine Rivers chairman Ron Howden said.

“If the game is to survive and strive we need many more young people to take up bowls as a sport of choice.”

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Member for Aspley Tracy Davis rolled the first bowl, flanked by BQ state development officer Daryl Francey, BQ board director Colleen Ryan, Aspley chairman Ray Wilson and bowlers Andrew Reisenleiter, Chris Backstrom and Bernie Wolland.

Spirit in spades at State Multi-Dis Champs The fifth annual Bowls Queensland and Sports Connect Multi Disability State Championships was the first event to be played on Aspley Memorial’s new synthetic greens (Aug 30 – Sept 2).

Also first time for Andrew Smith from Beaudesert, adapting to life with multiple sclerosis.

“It’s the third year we’ve been involved, it’s wonderful to provide our facilities to this group, they enjoy life, anything we can do to support them,” Aspley men’s president Jim Eastes said.

Brett Sellars from Bongaree took the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled comp by storm last year in his first outing at State Champs, taking the scalp of gold favourite Tony Bonnell in the quarters and pipped in the semis by one shot by eventual runner up David Lendon.

Member for Aspley Tracy Davis opened the Games for a second year in a row.

With the change of government, she is no longer Disability Services Minister but she retains a keen interest.

Full results on the BQ website: www.bowlsqld.org Events, State Multi Dis, Results

“We’re birds of a feather, it’s going to be great,” Smith said.

This year it was Sellar’s turn to get stopped short unexpectedly, in the sections.

Carrie Jones and Grant Atherinos from Wellington Point teamed up for the Pairs.

Sporting Wheelies and Disabled

“I used to play for the Canberra Raiders back in ’82 and I’ve played Queensland Western League.

“I had a car accident and it’s a long journey back…”

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Carrie Jones and Grant Atherinos “I didn’t make the finals last year, so I’m glad to be in the finals this year, we’re going to get out and give it a go!” Smith, 24, said.

“We were down 0-8 after three ends, but we came back, winning nine ends to five,” Weir said, after being awarded his gold medal.

“It’s the first time I’ve played with Clive, brilliant bowler, brilliant man, I never thought I’d be good enough to play with him.”

First time at State Champs for John McLeod from Townsville Bowls Club. (wheelies pic opposite page) “I’m here to suss out the competition, to see where I fit, to see if I’ve got a chance of making Commonwealth Games,” McLeod said.

The Div 1 final was won by David Weir (Springwood) and Clive Williams 15-12 over Kaytlyn Smith and Warren Fraser.

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The Weir and Williams families go back a long way.

“I’m playing well, it’s a good game of bowls, and we’re not getting upset if we lose,” Jones said.

“I’ve known David since he was a wee tot, our two families used to play indoor bowls, Weir V Williams, to see who was the best in the state,” Williams said.

A decision by BQ state development officer Daryl Francey to run a Div 1 and Div 2 final in the Sporting Wheelies comp was well acclaimed.

“I’ve always wanted to play Pairs with him, I enjoyed myself.”

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“We had car accidents within a few years of each other (Clive in 1982, David in 1985).

“I bowled well but I bowled one wide, that’s bowls, I still enjoyed it,” silver medal winner Warren Fraser from 1770 Bowls Club said.

The Div 2 final was won by Dale Mansfield (Springwood) and Christian Lenske (Gympie), defeating Louise Hoskins (South Johnstone) and Col Neyland (Marlin Coast) 15-13.

“It all worked well, good line, width, the new carpet was good,” Mansfield said.

Technical classifer Allan Starrett from NSW was at Aspley to help choose a state side for Queensland, which will try to beat his team at Nationals on the Gold Coast this month (Oct 11-16, Musgrave Hill).

“Shhh, I don’t think NSW will be too happy if I pick a good team,” Starratt said.

Starratt is NSW state selector and coach “as well as transport driver, coffee maker…”

Graeme Chesterman has driven for Queensland Sporting Wheelies for 14 years.

“It’s an awesome turnout, new faces and regulars,” Chesterman said.

Lifestream Darren Davis from Rockhampton Diggers had his eye on the Lifestream Pairs Gold (and he wasn’t disappointed!)

“I like the people and the bowls, and I’m here to win my Pairs,” he said.

Kaye Freeman from Cleveland had a blinder in the Lifesteam Open Singles.

“I’m only one lady and I beat all the men,” Freeman said.

Freeman defeated Gympie’s Andrew Reisenleiter in a ‘battle of the sexes’ final, 21-18, but Reisenleiter still took home gold as best in the men’s comp, with the silver going to Phil Siggers from Glasshouse Country.

Blind Darryl Melville from Cutheringa came to State Multi Dis for the first time in 2013 and didn’t win a game.

He had a stroke last year and wasn’t able to attend the 2014 Championships but he’s

Andrew Smith (Beaudesert), Christian Lenske (Gympie) and John McLeod (Townsville) Pictured below: Warren Fraser and Kaytlyn Smith; bottom - Darryl Melville; bottom left Darren Davis.

very grateful to be well enough to come back this year, and with only one goal in mind, to win one game.

“I had immense value and fun, and I won two games in pairs!” Melville said.

The Men’s Singles final (QBBA) was a marathon, 21-year-old uni student Jake Fehlberg from Burleigh Heads ultimately prevailing over QBBA state president Chris Backstrom (New Farm).

With Chris being selected over Jake to play singles for Australia at the World Cup in South Africa in 2017, Jake had a point to prove, the two locked 19-19 after three hours of play, with Jake managing to take two shots on the last end to win state gold, 21-19.

“I won Men’s Pairs Gold and Mixed Pairs Gold at Nationals, I lost only one game in 10 days, but Chris won the Gold in the Singles, Chris had a better for and against, I got silver,” Jake said.

“So it’s Chris who gets to go to South Africa along with Craig Newbery.”

(Backstrom is ABBA president and Newberry is an ABBA vice president.)

Twenty minutes later, the fierce rivals in Singles teamed up to wih the Pairs.

Thuringowa’s Lynne Seymour shone in the Women’s Singles, out-performing the two biggest names in the women’s game, Marian Morrisson (silver) and Joy Forster (bronze).

The “Bushy” for overall best blind bowler of the tournament went to Jake Fehlberg, his fourth in six years, the trophy donated by former champ Les Bush.

“I bowled for 12 years, I finally finished up in 2010 and along came Jake in 2011, luckily I finished when I did,” Bush said.

“Thanks to dad (Jake’s director Grant Fehlberg), my coach Ron Alexander and Aero Bowls for supporting me,” Jake said.

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Sporting Wheelies and supporters celebrate.

Lifestream Open Singles GOLD Kaye Freeman (Cleveland) Women’s Singles GOLD Kaye Freeman Men’s Singles GOLD Andrew Reisenleiter (Gympie), SILVER Phil Siggers (Glasshouse Country) Open Pairs GOLD Darren Davis (Rockhampton Diggers) & Andrew Reisenleiter, SILVER Brian Hampson (Jindalee) & Phil Siggers

Sporting Wheelies Men’s Singles GOLD Tony Bonnell (Pine Rivers) SILVER Col Neyland (Marlin Coast) Women’s Singles GOLD Serena Nicholls (Burleigh Heads) SILVER Kaytlyn Smith (Edge Hill) Open Pairs Division 1 GOLD David Weir (Springwood) & Clive Williams (Maryborough Services).

SILVER Kaytlyn Smith & Warren Fraser (1770).

Open Pairs - Division 2 Winner Dale Mansfield (Springwood) & Christian Lenske (Gympie). Runners up Louise Hoskins (South Johnstone) & Col Neyland.

Blind Men’s Singles GOLD Jake Fehlberg (Burleigh Heads) SILVER Chris Backstrom (New Farm) BRONZE John Vance (Tamborine Mountain) Women’s Singles GOLD Lynne Seymour (Thuringowa) SILVER Marian Morrison (Enoggera) BRONZE Joy Forster (Chermside) Open Pairs GOLD Chris Backstrom & Jake Fehlberg SILVER Don Dias (Enoggera) & John Vance BRONZE Des Mackay (Silkwood) & Olwyn Conomos (Everton Park)

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Clockwise from above: Kaytlyn Smith, David Bartholmaeus, Serena Nicholls; Lynne Seymour; Chris Backstrom and Jake Fehlberg with directors Mei Mew and Grant Fehlberg; Tony Bonnell; Kaye Freeman.

Countdown to Caloundra

Queensland’s boys and girls in blue are on a recruitment drive and if you’re a great bowler with police affiliations, this is a shout-out!

The Australian Police Bowls national championships will be held at Caloundra in March 2017, and the host state is keen to step up.

“It’s only 18 months away and we’re on a membership drive,” Adam Taylor from Queensland Police Bowls said.

“We’ve had some big name recruits but we still need more, this series historically has been dominated by the other states.”

Recent quality recruits to the Target 2017 campaign are Robert Edwards, Kim Harlow and Clint Clarke from the Gold Coast, Paul Cieply from Hervey Bay and pairs specialists Bob Blucher and Neville Ingram from Mackay.

The revamped maroons first test will be at next year’s 58th national titles in Adelaide (April, 2016).

who have been supporting the comp for so long.”

top level against colleagues from all over the country.

Despite a very keen team of 24 at this year’s 57th national titles at Tuncurry Beach, NSW (March 2015), the Queensland boys finished behind the other four mainland states and a visiting contingent from Hong Kong Police Bowls.

The Queensland Police Bowls Club meets monthly, email Adam Taylor for details adam.brb4@bigpond.com

Russell Harber from Charters Towers was the only Queenslander to finish in the medals, a silver in the singles. (Russell went on to win singles gold at the 2015 Sunshine Coast Winter Carnival.)

The 2017 championships at Caloundra, (tentatively March 18-23) will include a Police Legacy charity bowls day (Wed March 15).

Sunshine Coast’s Kel Emerton (pictured, right) made the semis in the singles and fours.

(As a former NSW police officer of 35 years, Kel still plays in the annual NSW state police bowls competition; last month at Tuncurry, he won the NSW state singles and pairs titles.)

“We’ll find out then if we’re on track for 2017,” Taylor said.

“It’s good fun playing police bowls, there are some top class bowlers around the country, some district and state bowlers, but we need to get more of our retired coppers back into it,” Emerton said.

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Sophie Young (Capalaba) and Dale McWhinney-Shillington (Musgrave Hill) have been nominated to play the first singles rubbers for Queensland, possibly against the best singles players in Australia, tough NSW duo Jono Davis and Molly Wilton.

“The way the draw is, they’ll only get to play against Jono and Molly if they all get through the sectional matches, they would meet in the gold medal playoff,” BQ state coach Bill Cornehls said.

Tiffany Murray (Miriamvale) will skip the girls’ pairs and fours and Nic Gosley (Beenleigh) the boys pairs and fours.

Taleah Putney (Gayndah) and Hayden Vogler (West Toowoomba) will skip the triples.

Over the years, the competition has proved to be a successful nursery for the likes of Commonwealth Games gold medalists like Lynsey Clarke and Mark Casey, and current world number six Kelsey Cottrell.

Players must be aged U18 as of September 30, 2015.

Accompanying the Queensland team is coach and manager Christina Pavlov (Broadbeach) and BQ state coach Bill Cornehls.

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Hat-trick for McWhinney-Shillingtons 2015 Australian Open Pairs silver medalist Jackie McWhinney-Shillington is one proud mama.

With her youngest cub Dale, 16, stepping up into the Queensland team, the McWhinney-Shillington household is awash with Maroon pride.

Dale’s dad Graeme “Shillo” Shillington has donned the Maroon

for Queensland, ditto elder brother Dean, a skip of note for South Tweed.

Queensland’s new U18 singles pick has stepped into the family hobby.

Will he also step into the family trade, with three green-keepers (including Jackie) in the McWhinney-Shillington household?

(Taleah Putney, Brittanny Wiley (Binjour), Sophie Young .

Who are the national selectors watching?

National coach Steve Glasson has approved the inclusion of 24 young Queenslanders in state NTC coach Brett Wilkie’s training squad for 2015-16.

The NTC squads serve as a feeder programme into the top-tier Australian Jackaroos, the following players earmarked as potential future national players: Kawana’s Kiani Andersen, 22, (pictured right with NTC coach Brett Wilkie) and 19-year-old brother Joel, Sean Baker, 30, (Hamilton), married duo Kurt Brown, 25, (Club Pine Rivers) and Emma Brown, 35, (Kawana), Des Cann, 25, (Jindalee), Sean Ingham, 20, (Broadbeach), Braidan Leese, 19, (Coolangatta), Cohen Litfin, 19, (Wellers Hill), Mitchell Mears, 16, (Algester), twins Bolivia and Cassandra Millerick, 21, (Caloundra), Jacob Nelson, 16, (Wynnum Manly Leagues), Taleah Putney, 17, (Gayndah), Pam Rowe, 28, (Club Helensvale), Kristy Thatcher, 29, (Tweed Heads), Jesse Turnbull, 18, (Toombul), Georgia White, 26, (Musgrave Hill), and brother Sam White, 23, (Paradise Point), Robert Wild, 25, (Club Pine Rivers), Sophie Young, 15, (Capalaba), Natasha Jones, 20, (Bribie), Nic Gosley, 17, (Beenleigh), Connie Leigh Rixon, 18, (Kawana).

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Allen bucks his own trend and rides into Secondary School Cup final With his country swagger and a 10 gallon hat that rarely leaves his head, Allan Tankard looks as though he’d be more at home on the back of a horse than a bowling green.

The pair’s coach, Pedro Tappenden, said it was disappointing Tankard would give up bowls for the country circuit because he seemed to have a natural talent for the game.

But he hoped Tankard’s and Bayles’ positive championship experience would encourage other children and teenagers in the small community to consider playing bowls.

In fact, the 17-year-old freely admits his first love is bull riding rather than horses and his ambition is to become a licensed rodeo clown.

But that didn’t stop him putting his best foot forward to compete in the 2015 Secondary School Cup final.

“I think bull riding is better for me, at least for a while. I want to get on the rodeo circuit.”

Tankard and his bowls partner Jaime Bayles, from Mount Larcom near Rockhampton, had only a few coached roll-ups and one sanctioned game before entering the school competition.

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Winner Tahlia Camilleri of Helensvale State High School is a state-ranked hammer thrower and Westside Christian College’s Caleb Magee leaves later this year for a tour of Europe and England with the Brisbane Lions Football (Soccer) Club where he hopes to be selected for an international spot.

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Game anomalies...

This month I would like to go through Section 2 – Game Anomalies (commencing on Page 41) as a “Q & A” as I am sure that many of you have experienced problems regarding “Irregularities Affecting Play”.

Q1. Team A’s second plays their 2nd bowl. Team B’s third then delivers their 1st bowl, however, while it is in course realizes and calls out that it was not their turn it was Team B’s second that had to play their 2nd bowl. The opposing skip stops the bowl. Can they do that?

A. Yes. Law 29.1.1 – If a player plays out of turn, the opposing skip can stop the bowl and return it to the player to play it in the proper order.

Laws 29.1.2 and 29.1.3 explain what to do if the bowl has come to rest and has or has not disturbed the head.

Q2. In the same game, Team B’s third is now all confused and plays the wrong bowl. Nobody knows what to do so the Umpire is called to explain what needs to be done for the game to continue.

A. Law 29.2.1 – If a player plays another player’s bowl instead of their own, the other player’s bowl must be replaced with the player’s own bowl.

Law 29.2.2 – If the bowl which was replaced was marked or nominated as a toucher, the player’s own bowl must be marked or nominated as a toucher.

Q3. Unfortunately the game is then stopped because of bad weather and cannot continue on the same day and will now continue the next week.

Team B’s third is getting a new set of bowls and trading in their existing set.

Can they play with the new set or not?

A. Yes. Law 29.3.2 – If a game that has been stopped as described in Law 32 is continued on another day, a player can use a different set of bowls to the set they used during the game that was stopped.

Q4. During the continued game, the jack was damaged after a drive. The Umpire is called to inspect the jack.

What will now happen?

Law 31.3 – In the circumstances described above in Laws 31.1 and 31.2, the damaged bowl must be replaced by another bowl from the same set before the start of the next or replayed end as appropriate.

Q7. A bowl at rest suddenly splits into pieces. What would happen?

A. Law 30.1 – If the jack is damaged during the course of play, the umpire must decide if a replacement jack is needed.

Law 30.2 – If a replacement jack is needed, the end will be declared dead and Law 20 will apply.

A. Law 31.4 – If a bowl at rest in the rink of play splits into pieces without having been struck by another bowl, the bowl must be replaced with another bowl from the same set and the end continued.

Law 31.5 – If a damaged bowl cannot be replaced by another bowl from the same set, all bowls in the damaged set must be replaced with bowls from a different set.

(note: this did happen when I was umpiring a game recently and the jack, after a drive, actually went down a drain hole and could not be rescued).

Q5. During the playing of a game on another rink, a bowl is damaged. The Umpire is called to advise what is to happen.

A. Law 31.1 – If a bowl is damaged during the course of play, the umpire must decide if a replacement bowl is needed.

Q6. Then a bowl in course is hit by another bowl from the next rink but unfortunately it splits into pieces. The Umpire is called to make a decision.

A. Law 31.2 – If a bowl that has been struck by another bowl during the course of play, splits into pieces, the end must be declared dead.

As you can see from the above, there are many unusual irregularities that can affect a game and situations that we would never anticipate happening, but they do and I have seen them happen, so hopefully some of the Laws above will help you and if any of those situations do occur you will know what to do or where to get help - Law Book – Pages 41 – 43. If you have any situations that you need clarification or would like to share them with our Readers/Members, please contact the Queensland Bowler and I will endeavour to include them in future editions.

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Curt Schatz

Club Law

Is it time to review your RAMP?

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Licensees would be aware of the requirement for licensed premises to lodge a Risk Assessed Management Plan (RAMP) with the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR).

It is important that licensees ensure that RAMPs are up-to-date and adhere to the OLGR’s requirements. This is particularly relevant if a RAMP was lodged a number of years ago as the OLGR is often changing and updating its list of issues which are to be addressed in a RAMP. The purpose of a RAMP is to outline how a licensee will manage their premises in order to minimise harm caused by alcohol abuse and misuse.

A RAMP will have to be provided when applying for a number of various liquor licences.

A RAMP will not be required when applying for subsidiary on-premises meals and cafe licences, provided the premises is low risk (meaning the premises is not open past midnight, does not hold an adult entertainment permit and is not in a restricted area).

There are a number of matters which must be addressed in a RAMP. These include the following: • Responsible service of alcohol (RSA) - description of practices and training for staff employed to ensure RSA; • Liquor accord - details of membership (if applicable); • Lighting – describe lighting within and outside premises for security purposes;

• Noise mitigation - describe how the licensee monitors noise levels and practices to reduce noise levels; • Security - detail the numbers employed throughout a standard week, where security providers are to be assigned, employment of security with respect to private and public functions, details of CCTV; • Transport services - describe transport services available to patrons leaving the premises (e.g. local transport, taxi ranks); • Provision of meals - describe available catering services for the provision of meals and specify the types of services (e.g. bistro/bar dining, buffet etc.); • Training of staff - detail training processes for staff, including relevant liquor licensing matters that the licensee trains staff to deal with, how regularly training is conducted; • Dealing with minors on the premises - describe management practices with respect to preventing minors on premises where appropriate and dealing with minors found on premises; • Dealing with unduly intoxicated and disorderly patrons - describe the methods employed by staff to deal with these patrons; • How the impact of the business on the amenity of the community will be limited -provide detail on how the premises will mitigate noise from emptying bins, etc., patron behaviour in and around licensed premises particularly leaving the

premises, parking and any other relevant issues; • Consultation with community and industry groups - describe matters on which the licensee has consulted with any community liquor industry groups; • Ensuring the conduct of business at the premises complies with the Act and other laws – outline strategies/practices employed to manage a number of issues including footpath dining, designated outdoor smoking area, advertising, number of patrons on the premises, adult entertainment and/or functions.

The responses to each of the above matters must be of sufficient detail to satisfy the OLGR and to provide a basis for conditioning the operation of the liquor licence. A RAMP must be approved by the OLGR and may be changed as long as any of the proposed amendments are lodged with the OLGR and approved by the Commissioner prior to taking effect.

The licensee or permit holder must notify the Commissioner of any change in proposed operating practices by lodging a new RAMP. Failure to advise the Commissioner of any changes may result in remedial action.

Should you require any further information in relation to or assistance in drafting and/or reviewing a RAMP, please contact Curt Schatz on (07) 3224 0230.

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

We minimise your risk and help grow your business.

For more information contact: Curt Schatz, Partner

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

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

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

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Entries must be received by Oct 31. Winner will be announced in the December issue. Only one entry per household.

Original entry forms only, no photocopies accepted.

Rayna Ellis from Birkdale

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UNTIL I MET A MAN WITH NO FEET How many times have you complained about a sore back, sore eyes or sore feet and while you are thinking on those ailments you probably have a few more you could add?

Imagine our astonishment when John and I went to the fifth Bowls Queensland State Multi Disability Games this week, held at Aspley in Brisbane between August 30 and September 2.

Some bowlers like 45-year-old Dionne Farrow from Salisbury Bowls Club had multiple challenges.

Our North Dalby representative was Kenneth Kimpton who has Cerebral Palsy and we went along to give him some extra support and along the way ended up working as markers and umpires, volunteers of course.

Dionne stood no more than 145cm (4’8”) and was called the “Pocket Rocket” but her ability to bowl was first rate.

Kenny was teamed up with David Hayes in the Pairs and had some success.

David was missing one hand completely and only had two fingers on his other hand.

On the third day Kenny went into the Singles and was elated to succeed, beating Rodney Bradley from Tully 21-12 and Ray Head from North Mackay 21-7.

Ray is in great form, recently winning North Mackay’s 2015 Open Singles club championship.

Dionne was born with Cerebral Palsy and she is also profoundly deaf.

I was privileged to say that I helped to wheel her from one end of the green to the other, after she had bowled.

There were a few bowlers who never left their wheel chairs and bowled with as much success as those who stand tall.

There were others who could stand to bowl but who were in need of wheeling at the end of each end.

Don Moore has physical disabilities but his mobility up and down the green showed his determination.

Kenny was then defeated by Colin Neyland in the semi-final 21-6.

My husband John and I were pleased to assist Don when required, and also John Green from Mackay, another Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Assn bowler.

The 58 bowlers at Aspley managed many different types and degrees of disability, including loss of limbs, blindness, and deafness, some from birth, or caused by stroke, or car accidents.

Many bowlers would have trouble finishing a carnival of two days; some of these bowlers with disabilities were playing three games of 15 ends a day for the whole of four days.

David Hayes (Glasshouse) and Ken Kimpton (North Dalby)

Marking for the blind bowlers was my first job and I was humbled and emotionally challenged to get through the first game.

Jake Fehlberg is 21 and his sight had been deteriorating since he was eight years old.

A form of Macular Degeneration was his diagnosis and he was unable to see me standing at the opposite end of the green.

How, do you ask, did these blind bowlers know where to send their bowls?

Firstly, when the jack was sent, I would tell them the distance and then their director, who in Jake’s case was his father, would give extra information as to where to stand on the mat, where other bowls were adjacent to the jack, the strength and the width would all be discussed and then the bowl would be sent.

Jake would be able to beat me, in any game, on any day, even though he couldn’t see the bowls ahead, that’s how good he is.

Never once in the four days that we attended these games did I hear a complaint or harsh word against an opponent.

These bowlers keep their heads up and show the world they count.

It was a joy and a privilege for my husband and I to assist in the 2015 Queensland State Multi Disability Games.

Thank you for the opportunity.

Juliana McGahan

Brian Harris (Rathdonwey) and Dionne Farrow (Salisbury) Story and photos contributed by North Dalby volunteer umpire and market Juliana McGahan and her husband John.

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