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State District Mixed Pairs
By Kelsey Cottrell
Adele Pershouse and Tim Smith representing the Bundaberg District have claimed the last State Title on offer in 2022, the Bowls Queensland State District Mixed Pairs.
The champions didn’t have far to travel and had plenty of support from the locals playing at Bargara Bowls Club on November 19-20.
The event started with eight group winners from all over the state playing in two sections of four, and ended with a riveting final medal match live streamed by the Gold Coast Tweed District Media Team.
BQ’s Kerry Green with gold medal winners Adele Pershouse & Tim Smith- Bundaberg
Lynda Brownen and Kurt Brown (Sunshine Coast) were Bundaberg’s opponents in the final; they progressed with three wins +35, and just to be slightly outdone, the Bundy pairing qualified for the final with three wins +36. Spectators knew they were in for a close match when the first three ends were just single shots scored by the team from Kawana; however, their good work was undone on end four when they dropped a three to even the ledger.
On the eighth end it once again looked as though Kawana’s Brownen and Brown would break away scoring a four, making the score 10-5; just 3 ends later scores were level once again.
The quality draw shots from Pershouse and Smith had Kurt Brown on the drive in the backend of the match, but the drives were only reducing the count and not adding the score for Kawana. On the penultimate end, Brown trailed the jack for four; however, Smith held his nerve to draw second shot and hold on to a five shot lead playing the final end.
It was a shame for the quality match to come to an end with the crowd appreciating all the great shots being played, but they were certainly happy with the result, a win for the locals, Pershouse and Smith 20-14.
On the neighbouring rink in the playoff for bronze, it was a see-sawing battle between the Gateway District and Mackay District.
Sue Mullen and Kane Nelson had lost just the one sectional game to Brownen and Brown but had their work cut out for them against Dealia Walsh and Peter Blackburn. It was an entertaining match with never more than a handful of shots separating them. Nelson played the final bowl of the match with the game lying a draw, he managed to draw second shot just a foot behind the jack to claim a one-shot victory.
We sincerely thank the Bargara Bowls Club and the Sandhills Sports Club for their hospitality and once again congratulate the eight teams who won through their districts and groups to compete at this final state event of the year.
BQ’s Kerry Green with silver medal winners, Kurt Brown & Lynda Brownen – Sunshine Coast
L-R: Bargara Bowls Chairperson Sandy Bianchi, Sandhills Sports Club General Manager Jodie Harris, BQ’s Jess Cannon & Kerry Green BQ’s Kerry Green with bronze medal winners, Sue Mullen & Kane Nelson – Gateway
The coveted State District Mixed Pairs Shield BQ’s Chrissy Pavlov, Kerry Green & Jim See
Sue Mullen & Kane Nelson – Gateway (Group 1) Dawn Warren & Glen Pitts – Cunningham (Group 2) Wendy Usher & Doug Wilson – Condamine (Group 3)
Lynda Brownen & Kurt Brown – Sunshine Coast (Group 4) Evan O’Rourke & Cheryl Lorkin – Burnett (Group 5) Tim Smith & Adele Pershouse – Bundaberg (Group 6)
RESULTS
GOLD MEDAL FINAL Bundaberg def Sunshine Coast 20-14
BRONZE MEDAL FINAL Gateway def Mackay 23-22
By Kelsey Cottrell The Bowls Premier League showcases the sports best players, it’s live on national television, it boasts the best audiences of any bowls event around the country and the format makes us watch every game on the edge of our seats. Queensland was well represented with three franchises, the Moreton Bay Pirates (formally Brisbane Pirates), the Club Helensvale Gold Coast Hawks and the Tweed Heads Ospreys. At the end of a whopping 18 sectional matches, Queensland had just the one team left in the competition; the Moreton Bay Pirates were Minor Premiers and absolutely looking the goods to lift the silverware. With Scottish superstar Alex Marshall MBE at the reigns, well supported by World Champion Jo Edwards (New Zealand) and Queensland representative and local Pine Rivers star Chris Rosannes, the trio were combining brilliantly and had the home-grown crowd supporting them. Club Pine Rivers always erupts on finals night, but nothing can compare to the atmosphere of a home-crowd getting behind their beloved Pirates. It wasn’t meant to be with the Pirates bowing out with back-to-back losses against the Melbourne Pulse and Adelaide Pioneers. Thankfully the crowd hung around to witness more world-class bowls. The Gold Coast Hawks had another disappointing finish to their BPL campaign ending at the bottom of the ladder, but it wasn’t all doom and gloom for the Club Helensvale owned franchise. Kelsey Cottrell, Nathan Rice and Shannon McIlroy (NZ) were in equal 6th position heading into the final days play and needed just two out of three wins to progress to finals, but once again the tie-breaks were not friendly to the Gold Coasters. The Tweed Heads Ospreys spent most of BPL16 on the bottom of the ladder; however, a strong finish for Kira Bourke, Aaron Teys and Corey Wedlock moved them up into nineth with two wins on the final day. Corey Wedlock was named BPL16 MVP with a record number of votes. Wedlock polled 49 of a possible 54 votes throughout 18 games for the Ospreys, surpassing the previous record of 47 votes set by Aron Sherriff in BPL15. We had other Queenslanders representing the sunshine state as members of other franchises. Aron Sherriff represented the Moama Steamers, alongside Broadbeach’s Ryan Bester and former Queensland representative Cassandra Millerick; they finished fifth on the ladder, scraping into finals by the barest of margins with a round 18 victory over the Adelaide Pioneers. Their victory over the Pioneers pushed them down into fourth position so the two teams met in the knockout finals match only a few hours later, and this time it was the Pioneers taking victory. Barrie Lester (Melbourne Pulse) represented the Dandenong-owned franchise and went into BPL16 as the Defending Champion team. Having that title on their heads was no problem for Lester, Ellen Ryan and Gary Kelly (NRI) who finished in the prized top 2 position. They won their qualifying final against Moreton Bay to move directly into the Grand Final, to then come up against a weary Adelaide Pioneers who the Pulse made light work of, 6-3 10-1. The next Bowls Premier League will be held in Moama from February 20-24, 2023.
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Given we are in the festive period, we thought it would be a timely reminder to recap the rules on advertising and promoting alcohol at bowls clubs. With many clubs promoting their premises as the most suitable location for special events during this period, it’s important to note the restrictions around promoting alcohol in Queensland.
Obligations for alcohol advertising and promotions
As a licensee, clubs have an obligation to ensure alcohol is supplied and promoted in a way that minimises harm and preserves peace and good order around a club. Whilst the Liquor Act does not prevent clubs from promoting activities that encourage patronage, there are several restrictions on advertising alcohol outside a club to ensure it is done in a way that minimises harm. Specifically, clubs must not advertise the following outside their premises: • free liquor or multiple quantities of liquor (e.g. two for one deals); • the sale price of liquor for consumption at the club; or • promotions for discounted drinks such as a ‘happy hour’ or
‘all you can drink’ deals. These liquor specials can be advertised within the club’s premises, so long as the advertisement is not visible or audible outside the premises (this includes a club’s website and social media pages). We suggest your club’s marketing team are made aware of the restrictions on advertising and promoting alcohol on social media, particularly if marketing is handled by a third party.
Exceptions to liquor promotion restrictions
There is an exception to the prohibition on advertising outside the club’s premises for drink specials where the club is advertising ‘meal and drink’ packages. Specifically: • a meal and one alcoholic drink up to 1.5 standard drinks; • a package offering accommodation and a 750ml standard bottle of wine or champagne; or • a meal for two and 750ml standard bottle of wine or champagne. It is important to ensure that the meal in the package is a full-size meal and any promotion does not refer to other drinks specials that are available at the club.
Promotions with prizes of alcohol
Your club may host reward promotions as long as they don’t encourage excessive consumption of alcohol or promote intoxication. Permitted promotions include: • raffles where the prize is free liquor; and • ‘buy one get one free’ promotions. Low-risk promotions are also allowed, such as: • ‘beer of the month’ brand switching to encourage trialling a new product; and • loyalty reward programs conducted over more than one trading day. The Mullins hospitality team can help your bowls club with its obligations when it comes to advertising and promoting alcohol for special events during the holiday period. Please contact Matthew Bradford on 07 3224 0353.
Merry Christmas and see you all next year!
I would like to wish everyone associated with Bowls Australia & Bowls Qld a fantastic Christmas & New Year. 2022 has been a great year and I look forward to visiting each of my clubs in 2023! - Nick Twining Happy Christmas everyone. From my family to yours we wish you all a very happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year. I look forward to continuing our endeavours in 2023.
RBM - NORTH QLD
Nick Twining 0429 213 207 ntwining@bowls.com.au - David Barnes
RBM - CENTRAL QLD
David Barnes 0429 442 818 dbarnes@bowls.com.au I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my clubs and their members a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year. Bring on 2023.
- Micheal Sorrensen
RBM - SOUTH EAST QLD
Micheal Sorrensen 0447 507 040 msorrensen@bowls.com.au
Suggested responses to criticism about the “cheatING stick”
The picture on the right displays the four “approved” BA “arms” for lawn bowls. They are generally a matter of personal choice, except that many thousands of bowlers across Australia have a chronic physical disability, have suffered an injury which limits their movement or are just too old to manage a three-hour game of lawn bowls.
To those who challenge this personal choice, I would point out the analogy of the bowls we use to enjoy our beloved game. Although all are of similar shape, we can choose our weight (1 – 5) we can choose our manufacturer, we can choose our performance and bias characteristics and our colour schemes.
Yet, after years of “arms or sticks” being approved by BA, we still hear our selfappointed club experts criticising arm bowlers for using the cheating stick and not playing “the game”! The irony of this, as outlined above, is these same critics do not hesitate to choose their own bowls and often give advice to other bowlers on the alleged merits of different makes and types of bowls.
Many clubs in Queensland and Australia would cease to function if members using artificial arms were denied their rights to choose this equipment and allow them to continue playing notwithstanding their “disability”! Here are some suggested arm bowlers’ responses to ill-informed comments: • Ignore it as you would any comment generated through ignorance. • Ask them to talk with arm bowlers to understand how their medical conditions would stop them from bowling, if it were not for the arm. • Challenge them to roll up for at least 30 mins. using the arm. Ideally for longer in a practice game. If they are honest, they will acknowledge that the arm has as many challenges (line, length/weight and control/release point) as the human arm. • If appropriate, use humour and confirm that to make it an even contest, you have switched off all laser sighting and radio controls in the arm!
Contributed by Ian Rowan
“I’m sorry, if you were right, I would agree with you” – Robin Williams.
BUDERIM HOLDS SUCCESSFUL COME & TRY DAY
By RBM David Barnes
If your club has ever considered hosting a Come & Try day and wondered if it was worth the while, then look no further than Buderim Bowls Club who hosted their day on Sunday, October 16.
The day was planned to go from 11am to 1pm, followed by a band on the green. Well, with the assistance from Bowls Queensland advertising the event and the club being very active within the community and on Facebook, the day ended up being a massive success with more than100 people turning up for the event.
The band set up on the green at 1pm while there were people still bowling either side of the band until after 4pm. Not only was the day a financial success for the club, but they offered free membership for the rest of 2022, and they received 11 new forms with eight ladies and three men.
The community had a wonderful day with a lot of laughs and fun being had by everyone. The club itself could not believe the success of the day and are already planning to host similar events more regularly moving forward.
A big congratulations to the club for making the effort; this shows the effort you put into an event can bring great results and has put the club on the map in Buderim. Below is an extract from the club’s newsletter:
“What a huge weekend! Sunday morning saw our Come & Try day successfully completed, with many thanks to the Ladies’ and Men’s members outstanding support. As a result of this event, we had eight Ladies’ and three Men’s applications for membership.
Following on from the Come & Try bowls, the band ‘Hen Pecked’ took to the front green and played some outstanding music to a packed crowd.
Thank you to all members who supported the event, especially the volunteers and staff who ensured its success.”
Great work Team Buderim!
Watching Nana win Silver!
Shailer Park Primary School tuned in to let the grandkids in Grades 1 and 2 watch Charlotte’s Nana play bowls on live stream. Pictured left is Charlotte, Grade 2, watching Joan Tennent from Burrum Heads play for her silver medal in the recent Champion of Club Championships held in Mackay.
Pink & Blue Ribbon Day at Surat
Surat Ladies’ Bowls Club hosted their annual Pink & Blue Ribbon Open Day at the end of October, raising money for both breast and prostate cancer charities. The day was supported well as always with 36 players taking to the green for a fun afternoon/night of bowls. The afternoon kicked off with the first round of 14 ends or the bell and was followed by dinner before heading back out for another round of 14 ends or the bell. Plenty of laughter could be heard across the green as everyone was enjoying themselves. At the completion of the night, we had our presentations of overall, runners-up, first round and second round winning teams and drew our multi draw raffle where all prizes had been kindly donated. All greens fees and raffle money were donated to both charities. In total we raised $1,465 to help support breast and prostate cancer charities. For the last six years, Armour Energy has been sponsoring this day and we would like to thank them for their ongoing sponsorship. Without their generosity, days like this would not be possible. Thank you to Armour Energy Surat team and Andrew from Brisbane for coming along and joining in with the fun.
Contributed by Lorraine McPherson
Toowoomba City’s Open Carnival
Despite the threat of inclement weather, the 4th Toowoomba City Bowls Club $10,000 Metals-R-Us Open carnival was completed over the October long weekend. Whilst rain disrupted the fourth round on Sunday, enough play was able to be completed to determine a result. Twenty teams competed over the two day carnival, with the eventual winners being local team Jake Rynne, Jason Grundon, Gavin Bradford and Mark Algate. Club Secretary, Graham Healy said the club was delighted with the
Winners L-R: Ryan Goodwin (MetalsR-Us), Jason Grundon, Mark Algate, Gavin Bradford, Jake Rynne & Michael Healy (Metals-R-Us) response from teams. “Obviously the prize money is a huge attraction for teams and again we were delighted to see nominations from right across South East Queensland”, he said. Mr Healy was particularly thankful for the continued support of local sponsor Metals-R-Us, a subsidiary of the Neil Mansell group of companies. “Neil has been a great supporter of our club for many years and it was a pleasure to have him on board again this year.” Other sponsors included Black & White Cabs, Hammel’s Plumbing & Gas, Ray White Real Estate and Andrews Meats. Contributed by Graham Healy
Super Vets at Southern Cross
The extremely popular third Novice Pairs morning was held on November 13. It was another wonderful and enjoyable morning with players coming from Beenleigh, Belmont Services, Capalaba, Cleveland, Ipswich, Mt. Gravatt and Victoria Point. The friendship combined with the commitment of all players stood out and produced some remarkable and exciting bowls which was enjoyed not only by the players but by the considerable number of spectators that attended. The morning commenced with morning tea, trial ends and 21 ends of four bowl pairs. The barbeque was prepared by the club’s hard-working men – Ian, John, Marcel, Peter and Danny and was enjoyed by all. Congratulations to the winners Nelly Gordan and Josephine Caldwell from Capalaba and runners-up Judy Hamson and Kay Hildebrand from Cleveland. We will be holding another Novice Pairs morning in the future as we received many requests for this event. Flyers with more details will be forwarded to all clubs. Special thanks are expressed to all those members who assisted in making this special morning enjoyable for everyone. Contributed by Joan Brotherton
Winners: Nelly Gordan & Josephine Caldwell (Capalaba)
Runners-up: Judy Hamson & Kay Hildebrand (Cleveland)
Matriarchs, patriarchs and carers ready to play in the 2022 Super Vets event
Southern Cross Bowls Club was the host for the SDDLBA Super Vets from Southern Cross, Tannymorel, Tenterfield, Warwick and Warwick East.
Chatter and laughter was heard throughout the club as bowlers greeted others they had not seen since the last Super Vet and welcomed several new bowlers who reached Super Vet status this year.
The carers and members of Southern Cross joined with the Super Vets for bowls. Although many of the Super Vets had not set foot on a bowling green for some time, some of the heads were so tight, it showed they had not lost their ability to play a good game. Sadly, many faces were missing due to illness, we wish you well and hope to see you soon; and to family and friends of our bowlers no longer with us, our thoughts are with you.
Thank you to all the Super Vets, the Southern Cross Bowls Club for hosting this special day, the ladies in the kitchen, the bar staff, the green keeper and all who worked behind the scenes. Stay safe and well and see you on a green somewhere soon.
Toogoolawah’s Valley of the Lakes Carnival
On October 29-30, Toogoolawah Bowls Club proudly held the 38th Valley of the Lakes Carnival, sponsored by our local IGA. This event was started by Neville Denman in 1984, still a great supporter of the club, who was then supported by the owner of the Exchange Hotel, Max Bower and his son-in-law Bruce Reid. The XXXX brewery tossed in a keg of beer and away it all went. The original carnival started with a visit from a bus load of Brisbane bowlers who played bowls on the Saturday, stayed the night and played again on Sunday. It didn’t have a name until the following year. The year after that, Tyrone Richter assisted with the very successful two-day event, which continued for many years and led to its success today. Five games came down to the last game to determine the outcome. Winners on the day were Neil Jennings team; runners-up Clayton Foster’s team; third Steve Blessley’s team; fourth Josh Haira’s team; fifth, Rob Wiemer’s team and finally the last prize went to Barra Bob’s team. We were extremely fortunate to have such great weather throughout the event. Congratulations to all the contestants and a great thank you to the small, but wonderful, band of volunteers from our little club who made this possible.
Contributed by Keith McWhirter
Well done ‘Goldie’!
QRI President Keith Ware congratulating Annette Goldsworthy, who represented Burnett Bowls Club in Bundaberg West on winning silver in the National Bowlers with a Physical Disability Women’s Singles Championships. Annette also won the bronze medal in the ladies pairs with Cheryl Lindfield and claimed the gold medal with her Queensland team for the best overall team at the national Multi-Disability Championships. Fellow Q R I members & Burnett Club members wish Annette a hearty congratulations also. Well done “Goldie”!
L-R: Annette Goldsworthy & QRI President Keith Ware
It’s Carnival Time at Woodgate again!
The October Fours Carnival at Woodgate has proved successful again this year. The event began when Games Director Maurie Strano had the idea of a weekend of top class bowls and Woodgate Club Manager at the time, Charlie Redman, came on board by securing a $5,000 sponsorship from the then owner/manager of Woodgate Beach Houses in 2007. Both Maurie and Charlie were top class bowlers who played all over the district as well as further afield. The first competition was invitation only and was quickly booked out. This popular event is a firm favourite with fierce competition and
L-R: Woodgate Bowls Club President Wayne Stanley friendly rivalry. and winning team skip Brian Cornish Fifteen years later, the competition has gone from strength-to-strength, with a prize pool of $11,000 and teams competing from all over the State. Contributed by Lesley Christensen
Pennant Team’s Determination to Succeed Pays Off
A group of ladies from the Bundaberg District wished to play in Division One Pennant but the local clubs they played for were not entering. So they all joined the Burnett Bowls Club and played under their banner, to at least have a go. They beat the strong rivals of Bargara to win at District level and then played Central Queensland and Port Curtis for the Zone finals and again won. This shows what can be achieved when you set your mind to something.
Contributed by Sue Jardine
L-R Back: Roslyn Byers, Annette Goldsworthy, Gail Stallan, Jayne Jones & Fiona Dowling. Middle: Sally Squires, Tania Munro, Cherryl Johnston, Josie Mizzi, Penny Sellers, Sue Jardine & Donna Smith. Front: Shirley Pennington & Helen Foster
ETIQUETTE in bowls
By Mal Mackney
As we finish up this year and prepare for the next, we thought a refresher on bowls etiquette would be timely. We coaches often hear comments such as, “there is no etiquette in bowls anymore”. What is etiquette? What is the difference between etiquette and the rules of the game? The Laws of the Game and Conditions of Play control the playing of the game and are enforceable by an umpire or controlling body.
There are many unwritten codes of conduct and expectations known as the etiquette of bowls and, while they are not enforceable by an umpire or controlling body, contribute to the continued flow of the game and allow everyone to enjoy the game. Some are normal good manners, while others have evolved to allow the game to provide an enjoyable time for all players. Below are some of the etiquette of bowls suggestions: • Be on time • Be prepared. Ensure you have all the equipment you need for your position in the game • Ensure your bowls bag and any other personal gear is placed neatly away from the bank so as not to interfere with any players • Always respect your opponent/s and treat them appropriately.
At the beginning of the game: • Introduce yourself to opponent/s, shake hands and wish everyone good bowling • Ensure you have all your equipment with you • Turn off your mobile phone and put it in your bowls bag • Skips toss, communicate result to the team and ensure they carry all necessary equipment to the other end. During the game: • Be respectful. Never cheer false shots from the opposition or yourself that result in your favour • If playing lead, when the opponent rolls the jack, pick their first bowl up and hand it to them, unless they request that you do not do so. Expect the same courtesy • Stand at least 1.5 meters behind the player on the mat and 1.5 meters behind directors at the head. Always be quiet and still, otherwise stand on the bank • Never stand in front of or behind rink markers, or directly behind the jack • Walk down the centre of the green when changing ends • “Possession of the mat” is a rule that all players should be aware of and follow • When a skip has played the last bowl, as soon as the mat is clear, the opposing skip should pick up the mat and place it in a safe position on the bank • Ensure any lifters or other equipment are placed on the bank in a safe way • Never encroach another rink • Any bowl from an adjoining rink on its correct bias that is stopped must be returned to be replayed.
At the end of a game: • Shake all opponents’ hands and congratulate/ commiserate on the result • Ensure all equipment is returned as per club policy • Skips sign cards if necessary and cards are returned to the day’s official person on duty • Invite/join opponent for post-game drinks • If organised, join teammates for a debrief.
It is also important to remember that how you speak and act can, and does, affect all other players on the rink and sometimes the green. The “Beginners Guide to Lawn Bowls” and “Coaching Basics and Etiquette of Bowls” are two resources that can be purchased from the BQ website under “Forms” in Stock Requisition. I would suggest clubs buy a stock of these to be made available to all bowlers.
Six newly accredited Sunshine Coast District coaches,who all were made competent under the guidance of BQ coaches Eric Tomsene & Dennis O’Toole. L-R: Jon Butler, Eric Tomsene, Graham Tanis, Richard Blackburn, Barry Ashby, Wayne Butler, Barbara Williams & Dennis O’Toole
ECKA’S TIP
We are all aware Christmas is just around the corner, so all of us on the coaching committee would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, certainly a Happy New Year and great bowling for 2023.
