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CONTENTS
Cover 2021 Men’s State Pennant Div 1 winners, Club Kawana.
Volume 44 Issue 11
6 – New Patron of Bowls Queensland
9 – NEW free competition system for QLD clubs
10 – 2021 Division 1 State Pennant Finals
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22 – North vs South Test Series
21 ADVERTISING RULES OVER THE HOLIDAYS
COMING UP!
The 2022 Junior State Championships will be held in Toowoomba
Mullins Lawyers discuss the laws on advertising alcohol
18 RBM COLUMN
26 COME & TRY DAY
Micheal Sorrensen urges clubs not to leave it too late
Come & Try Day successes for Enoggera and Wangaratta
20 UMPIRE
34 Coaching
Joan gives tips on how to be a marker
Thorpy reflects on 2021, the year that was
Editor: Jo Grey
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Bowls Queensland Patron: Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM, Governor of Queensland 4 queensland bowler December/January 2022
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From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM, Governor of Queensland, having been formally requested to be Patron of Bowls Queensland has answered, “The Governor is delighted to accept your request for the duration of her term in office”. Bowls Queensland is looking forward to working with Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM, Governor of Queensland. I’d also like to take this opportunity to wish all bowlers, staff, volunteers and their families a safe and Merry Christmas, with best wishes for a Happy New Year.
Peter Williamson
NEW PATRON of bowls qld Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM is the new Patron of Bowls Queensland.
Governor of Queensland Dr Jeannette Young and her husband, Professor Graeme Nimmo are proud to serve all Queenslanders. The Governor was born in Sydney in 1963, eldest daughter of Dr David Young and Mrs Lilly Young. After graduating from Medicine at Sydney University in 1986, she commenced her medical career at Westmead Hospital. During that time, she married, had a daughter, Rebecca, and transitioned to Medical Management, completing a Master of Business Administration at Macquarie University. After her marriage ended, the Governor – with Rebecca – moved to Queensland in 1994 to become Director of Medical Services at the Rockhampton Hospital. In 1999, she relocated to Brisbane to take up the role of Executive Director of Medical Services at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, and served on various workforce committees, including as Chair of AMWAC (Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee). During this time, the Governor met her second husband, Professor Graeme Nimmo. In March 2000, they were married, and in June 2001 welcomed a daughter, Jane. In August 2005, the Governor was appointed to the role of Chief Health Officer for Queensland, with responsibility for leading the State’s preventative health and public health agendas, including response to public health emergencies. In January 2020, when the COVID-19 virus outbreak was declared a pandemic, the Governor became the State Health Incident Controller. During her medical career, Dr Young had specialist qualifications as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators and as a Fellow by Distinction of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom. She was also appointed Fellow of numerous other eminent education and research institutions, has received honorary doctorates from two Queensland Universities, and has received an Australia Day Achievement Medallion, as well as a Public Service Medal. Her Excellency was sworn-in as the 27th Governor of Queensland on 1 November 2021. Mr Peter Williamson Bowls Queensland Limited PO Box 476 ALDERLEY QLD 4051 pesident@bowlsqld.org Dear Mr Williamson Thank you for submitting a request for Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette
Mr Peter YoungWilliamson PSM, Governor of Queensland, to be Patron of your organisation. The Governor is delighted to accept your request for the duration of her term in office. Bowls Queensland Limited PO Box 476 To assist QLD Her Excellency in providing support and advocacy for your organisation, I have ALDERLEY 4051 enclosed Patronage Protocol Guidelines for your reference. Within two months of
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receiving this letter, please ensure the Governor is acknowledged as Patron in printed pesident@bowlsqld.org material and on your website. More information about the Governor, including Her Excellency’s biography, can be found at https://www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/.
Dear Mr Williamson
COMING UP: JUNIOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS WHEN: January 16-21, 2022 WHAT: 2022 Junior State Championships WHERE:
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CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie With another year drawing close to an end, I would like to thank the board, committees and staff of Bowls Queensland for the time and dedication they have given to bowls in QLD during 2021. I must also thank all the volunteers and staff at clubs and districts throughout the State for their contribution to administering our great game. Many clubs have record numbers attending Christmas barefoot bowls functions, birthday parties and other events. This is a great time to utilise this added traffic of new people to clubs, it is important that clubs provide a good experience for these people to encourage them to come back to the club in the future. Whether it is as a social member using the facilities, or joining up to play the game regularly, much will hinge on their first impressions, the hospitality and the club’s atmosphere.
Secondary Schools Cup Information has been sent to clubs for this event in 2022. Secondary schools and bowls clubs are encouraged to align and host an intra-school playoff before June 24. The winner will then proceed to an interschool Bowls District Playoff to be completed by July 22. One winning team from each bowls district will then advance to State Finals on August 24-25 at Club Pine Rivers. RBMs are available to assist clubs/schools. Regional Bowls Manager – Central QLD (RBMs) Welcome to our new RBM in Central QLD David Barnes. David is the current Chairperson of the Pomona Bowls Club. BQ wishes David all the best in his new role and encourages clubs and districts to utilise his services.
North vs South Challenge Well done to the South teams on winning another hard fought series against the North. Thank you to the Mossman Memorial Bowls Club, Manager Kevin Rynne, staff and volunteers for hosting another great series, also to the Douglas Shire Council and TFNQ DBA and DLBA for their support.
QLD Bowler Magazine Thank you to Jo Grey and her team for producing this magazine and BQ Media throughout the year. A lot of work goes on behind the scenes to bring this magazine to QLD clubs and members each month.
Queensland Sport Awards Congratulations to Kane Nelson for being a finalist in the QLD Sport Awards “QLD Junior Sports Star of the Year”.
New Year ahead.
Live Streaming Thank you to the Bowls Gold Coast Tweed Media team for live streaming Bowls Queensland’s events throughout the State Pennant Finals year. Our numbers continue to grow watching our streams Congratulations to Club Kawana (men) and Broadbeach Bowls Club (women) for winning this year’s titles, well done both on the BQ Website and Facebook. Many clubs now to Burnett Bowls Club and Bargara Bowls Club for reaching play these streams on their club televisions which is great the finals and all teams who made it through to the playoffs. for local members and guests to watch. Thank you to host clubs Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach and to BQ Office Closure Major Events Gold Coast for their support of this event. The Bowls Queensland office will close for Christmas and New Year from COB on December 23 and reopen on 2022 Junior State Championships January 10, 2022. Good luck to all juniors in this event at the North Toowoomba and Toowoomba Bowls Clubs from January I would like to wish everyone a Merry 16-21. All six days will be live streamed. Thank you to the Christmas, enjoy the time with your Toowoomba Regional Council and Sunblessed Sunscreens family and friends, stay safe over the for their ongoing support of this event. holiday period and all the best for the
Brett Wilkie
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Bowls Queensland have developed an electronic competition draw/results system which is now available for all BQ Affiliated Clubs and Districts to utilise free of charge. Bowls Queensland have been using this system for State events and working with various district representatives to hone the system. The programme is now available for clubs to utilise. Features of the system include: • Complete a draw for a knockout competition. • Complete a draw for a round robin competition. • Complete a draw for a round robin competition which then advances to knockout rounds. • Enter results for each round, the system then automatically updates the overall ladder for round robin competitions or advances to the next round for knockout. See example of this system at the following link: http://bowlsqldonline.org This is a completely free system without ongoing cost for Affiliated Districts and Clubs in Queensland. All information is held in accordance with the Privacy Act and cannot be divulged to marketing groups. If you would like to learn more about this system or sign up to utilise for your club, contact Roxanne Bell at Bowls Queensland: roxanne@bowlsqld.org or 07 3354 0777. The competition system links in with Bowls Queensland’s online membership database management system which is currently in use by most districts and clubs in the State. This online database enables districts/clubs access to their members details registered with BQ, make minor changes to contact details and complete form 2’s etc. If your club is not already utilising this online system, please contact Roxanne Bell to register and learn how to use this important tool.
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State Pennant Finals
Winners Broadbeach Bowls Club Back L-R : Gail Waitai, Adele Pershouse, Rachel Davies, Karen Goldsworthy, Serena Bonnell, Heather Hodgson, Serena Matthews, Anne McClure& Team Manager Joan Tennent Front L-R: Kelsey Cottrell, Bolivia Millerick, Val Jackson & Cheryl Heaps
State Pennant Finals November 6-7, 2021 Rampaging Bulls take the flag By Kelsey Cottrell
Mermaid Beach Bowls Club was the host venue of the Women’s State Pennant Finals and they were treated to top class bowls from eight of Queensland’s best clubs.
Runners-up Bargara Bowls Club Back L-R: Elizabeth Adams, Julie McInally, Debra Handley, Wendy Collins. Bev Munis & Terry Heath. Front L-R: Jenny Dingle, Jenny Hearn, Team Manager Maxine Stauffer, Judy Nowell, Sandra Burgess, Elizabeth Beale & Tulu Chippendale
The Gold Coast’s own Broadbeach Bulls made it six flags in seven years after rampaging home with a convincing whitewash of rinks in the final, skipped by Bolivia Millerick, Kelsey Cottrell and Serena Mathews against Bundaberg’s Bargara Bowls Club, skipped by Terry Heath, Tulu Chippendale and Debra Handley. The 2020 final rematch was a one-sided affair but played in great spirit. Bargara may not have the big names that their opponents had lining up against them, but they had already featured in two previous State Pennant Finals and had qualified undefeated from section one. With wins over North Toowoomba, Condamine and Urangan, the ladies from Bargara showed they are some of the best in our state; consistently making finals is no mean feat but today they would have to settle for silver again. Broadbeach jumped out of the blocks early. All rinks had picked up large multiple counts in the early stages and with the quality of their side, from the leads to the skips, Broadbeach weren’t going to let any lead slip. What shaped up to be a semi-final of sorts, Broadbeach and Kawana (both undefeated) had squared off in the final round of sectional play that morning. Both sides had defeated Tropical Far North QLD represented by the Marlin Coast Bowls Club and Mackay represented by the North Mackay Bowling Club.
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To say the game was worthy of a final is no understatement. For three quarters of the game it was anyone’s guess who would claim victory on this occasion with only a handful of shots ever separating them. Kawana had led narrowly for majority of the match with Julie Keegan’s rink holding the difference on the master board; however, a few strong ends from Bolivia Millerick’s team saw the Bulls edge back in front, whilst the other two rinks were both level. After 48 ends Broadbeach was in front for the first time in the match and they continued to go from strength to strength in the closing ends, going on to win by 17 shots.
Women’s Final Result Broadbeach Bulls def Bargara 89-34.
Karen Goldsworthy, Bolivia Millerick, Cheryl Heaps & Serena Bonnell
Broadbeach Bulls Winning Side Team 1 Cheryl Heaps, Serena Bonnell, Karen Goldsworthy & Bolivia Millerick Team 2 Adele Pershouse, Rachel Davies, Heather Hodgson & Kelsey Cottrell Team 3 Val Jackson, Gail Waitai, Anne McClure & Serena Mathews Manager - Joan Tennent
BARGARA RUNNERS-UP SIDE Team 1 Jenny Hearn, Elizabeth Adam, Wendy Collins & Terry Heath Team 2 Jennifer Dingle, Judy Nowell, Elizabeth Beale & Tulu Chippendale Team 3 Sandra Burgess, Beverley Munis, Julie McInally & Debra Handley Manager - Maxine Stauffer
Kelsey Cottrell, Rachel Davies, Adele Pershouse & Heather Hodgson
Anne McClure, Gail Waitai, Val Jackson & Serena Matthews
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Broadbeach Bowls Club - Gold Coast Tweed
North Toowoomba Bowls Club - Downs
Chinchilla/Dalby/Nth Dalby/Taroom Bowls Club - Condamine
Club Kawana - Sunshine Coast
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Urangan - Fraser Coast
Bargara Bowls Club - Bundaberg
North Mackay Bowling Club - Mackay
Marlin Coast Bowls Club - Tropical Far North Qld
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Winners Club Kawana Back L-R: Team manager Tim Phillips, Kurt Brown, Ryan Burnett, Chris Kiepe, Joel Anderson, Lewis Stumbris, Peter Leon, Mark Munro & Geoff Harrison Front L-R: Brett Wilkie, Richard Strawbridge, Mark Williams & Darren Muir
THUNDER ROLL BURNETT IN MEN’S STATE FINAL Kawana Thunder would have been smiling all the way back up the M1 after a brilliant conclusion to the Men’s State Pennant Finals at the Broadbeach Bowls Club. The Sunshine Coast based club Runners-up Burnett Bowls Club Back L-R: Keith Whalley, Beau Mark, have been building a side worthy of Mick Jeffs, Jerome Vereshakla, Geoff Ferguson, Howard ( Yogi) Best & state glory; it was a classic case of third Steve Coleman. Front L-R: Darren Mc Cracken,Robbie Swallow, Team time lucky for the back-to-back runner Manager Jack Stewart, Kyle Franks. up team, having previously settled for Kneeling L-R: John Martin & Darryl (Crusty) Austin 2nd against Tweed Heads in 2019 and Belmont Services in 2020. To make this year’s final Club Kawana had to get past a formidable Club Helensvale line-up in their section and that brilliant encounter came down to the final bowl on the 63rd end. Fast forward to the final the next day and suddenly Club Kawana would start favourites against the Burnett Bowls Club from the Bundaberg region, a classic David versus Goliath battle. At the halfway mark it appeared the favourites were cruising; however, that was short lived as Burnett staged their comeback. Club Kawana skips Kurt Brown and Ryan Burnett finished with rink wins under their belts but the game was in the balance. It was up to Brett Wilkie to bring it home for Club Kawana. Courtesy of a brilliant last bowl from Kurt Brown sitting his opposition’s shot bowl out to pick up three shots on his final end, Club Kawana was one in front playing the last end. An uncharacteristically poor start from Brett Wilkie’s rink was soon forgotten when the former Australian Jackaroo and World Champion delivered the goods. Two down and only a foot to draw the shot, the steady hand of Wilkie did just that.
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Burnett’s Darren McCracken and his side were leading 25-10 over Wilkie and collectively had done all they could to get their club over the line. It wasn’t to be as McCracken’s final delivery missed by the smallest of margins. The victory clearly meant a lot for the men from Kawana as they all ran out onto the green to celebrate as a team, joined by their women’s side who had also performed admirably in the women’s competition at Mermaid Beach. The Sunshine Coast Men’s District last won the State Pennant Title in 2012 courtesy of Mooloolaba. We thank the Bowls Queensland Match Committee for their efforts this year and Major Events Gold Coast for their sponsorship of the State Pennant Finals.
men’s Final Result Kawana Thunder def Burnett Bowls Club 56-54.
CLUB KAWANA’S Winning Side Team 1 Geoff Harrison, Darren Muir, Mark Monro & Brett Wilkie Team 2 Mark Williams, Lewis Stumbris, Peter Leon & Kurt Brown Team 3 Richard Strawbridge, Chris Kiepe, Joel Anderson & Ryan Burnett Manager - Tim Phillips
BURNETT RUNNERS-UP SIDE Team 1 Geoff Ferguson, Mick Jeffs, Kyle Franks & Keith Whalley Team 2 Jezza Vereshaka, John Martin, Beau Mark, Howard (Yogi) Best Team 3 Rob Swallow, Steve Coleman, Darryl (Crusty) Austin, Darren McCracken Manager - Jack Stewart
BQ President Peter Williamson, Cr. Darren Taylor (Gold Coast City Council) & Club Kawana’s Kurt Brown
BQ’s Kerry Green, Peter Williamson, Cr. Darren Taylor & Burnett Bowls Club’s Jack Stewart
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Club Helensvale - Gold Coast Tweed
Algester Bowls Club - Cunningham
Roma Bowls Club - Maranoa/Warrego
Club Kawana - Sunshine Coast
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Pialba Bowls Club - Fraser Coast
Burnett Bowls Club - Bundaberg
Souths Suburban Bowls Club - Mackay
South Townsville Bowls Club - North Qld
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Development with Lesley and Micheal
Don’t leave it too late to ask for help
Lesley
Micheal
By Micheal Sorrensen
I recently sat in on a meeting with a club and it wasn’t just any meeting. This was the club’s final meeting before informing Bowls Queensland about having to fold. I asked myself why it took this long to ask for assistance. This was once a very proud bowls club and all that was left was a small band of concerned members who were left to make the tough calls after previously, well-intentioned members had made ill-informed, poor decisions. I’m not laying blame, don’t get me wrong, we all make mistakes. In all cases of clubs that have folded, there have been warning signs of what was about to happen. As a member of a club, not just the board of management, the simple questions of what, when, where, why and how should be asked, not in any particular order. • WHAT do we look for? Poor financial performance, lack of willingness to stand for positions on committees, declining membership, lack of volunteers, poor staffing and poor maintenance of your facility. • WHEN do we look? All the time, we should be noticing what is going on around us. Membership should mean that you are a shareholder in the club and you want to see your dividends grow. • WHERE do we look? Annual reports, notice the little things (declining numbers on the green and around the club, not enough or too many staff, declining volunteers), lack of transparency and poor maintenance of your facility. • WHY do we look? It’s your responsibility as a member to notice what is transpiring around you. It’s important to not only think of yourself, but of future members. It’s your responsibility to protect what was built for you by the previous members and community. • HOW do we look? Study your annual report, read your monthly committee meeting minutes, observe what is and isn’t working around the club, listen for rumours or grumblings, consider whether the facility needs maintenance. These are basic questions we, as members, can ask ourselves. In my last article I explained how important planning was to running a successful business/club. Not planning is planning to fail. It all starts there, if you think there is an issue, don’t wait until it’s too late, ask the question and if you don’t get an answer ask again. There are avenues for individuals and if need be clubs that can be contacted for advice and help. You have Bowls Queensland, Clubs Queensland and Bowls Australia as close as a phone call away. Again please don’t wait until it’s too late to ask for help. These organisations may not have all the answers but they may know someone that could possibly help. If you don’t ask, you will never know. RBM - NORTH QLD
Lesley Bates 0429 213 207 lbates@bowls.com.au
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RBM - SOUTH EAST QLD
Micheal Sorrensen 0447 507 040 msorrensen@bowls.com.au
Advertising alcohol specials this festive season It’s the most wonderful time of the year, which means popping the bubbles and visiting some of your favourite clubs for a very merry soirée! With that being said, I want to remind clubs and venues of the rules surrounding the advertisement of alcohol promotions this festive season. Your obligations As a liquor licensee, you have an obligation to practice and promote responsible drinking on your premises. More specifically, licensed clubs must not advertise the following outside of the venue: • free liquor, or multiple quantities of liquor such as “two for one” deals; • the sale price of liquor for consumption on the premises; or • promotions offering discounted drinks such as “happy hour” or “all you can drink”. These types of specials may be advertised inside the premises, so long as the advertisement is not visible or audible outside of the premises, including through the venue’s digital marketing. Clubs need to ensure that whoever oversees
their website and social media pages are aware of the restrictions around what can and cannot be advertised outside the premises. Exceptions Despite the general prohibition on advertising outside the premises for alcoholic specials available at your venue, licensees may advertise “meal and drink” packages in the following circumstances: • A meal and one alcoholic drink up to 1.5 standard drinks; • A meal for two and a standard bottle of wine or champagne, in which case the meal must be eaten in a designated dining area on the premises; or • A package offering accommodation and a standard bottle of wine or champagne. In such cases, the alcohol is considered secondary to the meal or accommodation. However, the meal must be substantial enough to be considered a proper meal, so just offering appetisers or a plate from the tapas menu is not sufficient. Caution should be taken to ensure that any such promotion outside the premises does not hint at the
possibility that other drinks specials may be available on the premises. We regularly work with bowls clubs and other venues to create or assist with plans and policies addressing the advertising, service and promotion of alcohol at their premises. These documents are a helpful tool to ensure that your staff and relevant contractors, such as promoters and third party marketing professionals, all know the legal obligations that you must satisfy when advertising alcohol and meal and drinks packages. Like a Risk Assessed Management Plan (RAMP), such documents are kept on-premises and given to all employees as part of their training. If you require assistance to develop policies for your club, or if you have any other questions, then please do not hesitate to contact me on 07 3224 0353. If you require any guidance or advice, please contact Matthew Bradford at 07 3224 0353.
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Marking with Joan It has been a busy November for everyone and I thank all officials, players, live streaming personnel and clubs that hosted the various state, club championships and events. I have had many enquiries about a column on marking, so I checked my records and found the last time I wrote an article about marking was in September 2018. I hope that the following is of assistance to you. What is a marker? » Ask if players have a preference for the position of A marker is a crucial official with clearly defined duties the jack in the trial ends. listed under Law 42 – page 62 of the Laws of the Sport of Trial Ends Bowls – Crystal Mark Third Edition. As markers, you need to • Centre the jack where it comes to rest unless have a good understanding of Law 42. The primary duty requested by the players. Centre with your hands not of the marker is to assist the players so that the game can your feet. proceed within the laws. • Indicate as each bowl comes to rest with hand signals If you have been requested to mark a game of singles at and pick up and place the bowls neatly in groups on your club, the preparation required is as follows: opposite sides of the centre line, at the back of the • Dress: Be neatly attired and in the required uniform, rink near the ditch. one that does not restrict your movement when • At the completion of trial ends, shake hands and wish bending to measure or mark touches. the players all the best. Then take your position at the • Extra items: Remove any extra unnecessary items end of the rink ready for the start of the game. from your pockets. At the start of each end: • Water bottle: Keep your water in a safe position • Write time of commencement on card. at the end of the rink, out of view of the players • Take position between the 2 metre mark and front and spectators. A suggestion is to place it near the ditch, making sure that the mat has been positioned scoreboard if you are required to change the board correctly on the centre line. every second end. Your water bottle would then be in • Make sure the player has delivered the jack to a legal a position to enable you to get a quick drink. length and place it on the centre line. • Conditions of play: Make sure you have a copy of • Centre the jack that comes to rest between the 2m the Conditions of Play, that you have read them and mark and the front ditch at the 2m mark as described marked what you need to be familiar with for the under Law 9.2. event you are marking. For example: • Develop a routine for each end, which should include » Number of shots required. positioning and the position of the head. » If it is a timed game. Positioning: » Rules for re-spotting the jack. • Two metres behind and 1 metre to the side of the jack. » Player movement. • Arrival at the venue: Introduce yourself to all officials • Do not obstruct the centre line/boundary pegs so the head can be clearly viewed and the marker is in of the day, especially the umpire and find out where a position to react to anything that happens at the the umpire and equipment will be located. head. • Marker equipment: Chalk for marking touchers • Stand in the same position each end except if the jack (spray chalk is recommended), box string measure, is in the ditch (still stay on the green unless the players three or four wedges, pen or pencil, scorecard, coin for request you not to) or if the jack has been moved. The the toss at the start and for extra ends if needed, shot marker will need to move to a new position but still indicators if required. If using spray chalk, remove the try to maintain a position of 2 metres to the rear and lid and test that it is not blocked before going on the 1 metre to the side of the jack. green. • Stay out of shadows – move to the other side or • Scorecard: Collect and make sure names of both slightly further towards the back ditch. players and rink number are on the card and whether • Move to the front for a drive as this enables the there is a board turner. marker to avoid bowls or the jack, which may be • Arrival at the rink: Introduce yourself to the players disturbed and make it easier to observe if a bowl and: becomes a toucher. » Advise you will mark touchers as soon as they come to rest and before the next bowl is delivered, Position of the Head: suggest players allow time for this. The marker should only answer questions about the state » Seek permission to remove obvious dead bowls. of the head from the player in possession of the rink and » Ask how players would like distances indicated, should answer these clearly, precisely and positively. i.e. with hand signals and whether they would These may include: like distances in imperial (feet & inches) or metric • Position of the jack – not the position of jack high, (metres). only show with hand not foot. » It is helpful to make a note on the card – colour of • Who has shot. each player’s bowls or any other features. • Position of shot bowls indicate with hand only. 20 queensland bowler December/January 2022
Umpire with Joan Brotherton
Marker Lesley showing the position of the jack with her hand.
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Distances between bowl/jack, jack/ditch, bowl/bowl. If the players have agreed that the marker indicate distances, these need to be clear and consistent by holding both hands the approximate distance apart with the palms facing inwards. Marker Lesley indicating that it is a measure between 2 shots.
shoulders with the tops of the indicators in line with or slightly above the level of the marker’s forehead. Completion of the end: At the completion of an end the marker will stand two metres to the front of the head and wait until the players declare the head before giving any indication of the shots scored and before marking the card. Do not touch the jack or bowls as it is up to the players to decide if any bowls are to be removed. Once the number of shots has been decided advise the players of the score, then walk briskly up the rink indicating the score with spread fingers or by displaying the shot indicators. Completion of the game: • At the completion of the game, congratulate the players and shake hands. The marker then has a number of duties to perform as follows: » Check the scores and transfer the result to the front of the scorecard. » Ensure the players sign the scorecard immediately the game is finished in their correct designated areas. » Complete any other relevant information required on the front of the card. » Follow the controlling body’s instructions regarding the return of the scorecard. A good marker needs to develop and practise a regular routine to enhance the game and not interfere with the player’s time during play, allowing players to concentrate on their own performance.
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Mark all touchers preferably on both sides so that bowls do not have to be picked up to check if they are touchers in the event of changes to the head. • The marker should try to anticipate the player’s questions so that an accurate answer is ready quickly and uses common sense. • When requested to use shot indicators it should be: » After two bowls have been delivered by each player. » As the position at the head changes. » At the completion of the end after the result of the end has been determined. • Shot indicators should be held in one hand with the arm extended to the side of the body in line with the Marker Lesley standing 2 metres behind and 1 metre to the side of the jack and using the shot indicators.
The above is a brief outline of what a marker is required to do during a game. A more detailed description of a marker’s skills and duties can be read in the Officiating Manual for Marker, Measurer and National Umpire. I highly recommend that you obtain a copy from Bowls Queensland as it is well worth reading and a great reference for you to look up all details covering marking, measuring and umpiring. If you are interested in becoming a marker, please contact your District Umpire Committee who will arrange the necessary course for you. I know you will not regret the decision. On behalf of the BQ Umpire Committee: John, Jess, Barry, Trevor, Chris and myself, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May 2022 bring you all happiness, good health and enjoyable bowling. Have a wonderful and safe break. Thank you for your continued support of the umpire column and your friendship. December/January 2022 queensland bowler 21
South men’s team
TEAM SOUTH Women: •
Isabella Lawson (Enoggera)
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Yvonne Lovelock (Musgrave Hill)
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Jessie Cottell (Tweed Heads)
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Bolivia Millerick (Broadbeach)
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Amanda Haevecker (Helensvale)
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Debbie Logan (Algester)
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Emma Spicer (Enoggera)
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Julie Keegan (Kawana)
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Janet Healey (Kallangur)
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Tracy Foster (Drayton)
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Pamela Rowe (Tweed Heads)
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Wendy Wilson (Chermside)
Team Manager: Christina Pavlov Men:
NORTH VS SOUTH CHALLENGE 2021 October 30-31, Mossman Memorial Bowls Club South women and men have prevailed for the fourth year in a row in this hotly contested test series with the women winning 2 tests to 1 while the men won 3-0. The north women staged a remarkable comeback from losing the first test by 21 and the second test by 14 to win the third test by 21 shots. The first test was a triumph for the south women comfortably winning two of the three rinks, but the third rink between the two Wendys, Wendy Ryan (north) and Wendy Wilson (south), was a tight game with the northerners winning 23-21. The north team had a good start in the second test and pushed the south women hard until about halfway, then just couldn’t hold on and the south women pulled away to win 65-51. Event though the north women won a rink in each test, and won all three rinks in the third test, the south team were always in control of the master board and the south women claimed the victory 2-1. The south men were on fire from the first match, maintaining a consistent lead throughout all three tests and defeated the north men 3-0.
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Bradley Lawson (Enoggera)
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Colin Hayes (Goondiwindi))
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Ben Walsh (Red Hill)
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Jamie Anderson (Enoggera)
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Jay Dawe (Coolum Beach)
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Hayden Vogler (North Toowomba)
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Gary Pearson (Burleigh Heads)
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Cohen Litfin (Jindalee)
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Chris Rosanes (Pine Rivers Mem)
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Dale McWhinney-Shillington (Beenleigh)
1. (South) I Lawson, Y Lovelock, J Cottell, B Millerick def (North) L Foot, R McAnelly, M Styles, S Brady 24-11 2. (South) A Haevecker, D Logan, E Spicer, J Keegan def (North) D Charman, A Pershouse, B Torrens, F Clarke 23-13 3. (North) K Leverton, W Jones, J Callaway, W Ryan def (South) J Healey, T Foster, P Rowe, W Wilson 23-21
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Glen Pitts (Algester)
Second Test – South def North 65-51
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Aaron Hewson (Pine Rivers Mem)
1. (South) A Haevecker, D Logan, E Spicer, J Keegan def (North) L Foot, R McAnelly, M Styles, S Brady 24-12 2. (North) D Charman, A Pershouse, B Torrens, F Clarke def (South) J Healey, T Foster, P Rowe, W Wilson 25-19
Team Manager: Brad Harris
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WOMEN’s results First Test – South def North 68-47
South women’s team
3. (South) I Lawson, Y Lovelock, J Cottell, B Millerick def (North) K Leverton, W Jones, J Callaway, W Ryan 22-14
4. Third Test – North def South 62-41
TEAM NORTH Women:
1. (North) L Foot, R McAnelly, M Styles, S Brady def (South) J Healey, T Foster, P Rowe, W Wilson 22-14 2. (North) D Charman, A Pershouse, B Torrens, F Clarke def (South) I Lawson, Y Lovelock, J Cottell, B Millerick 20-11 3. (North) K Leverton, W Jones, J Callaway, W Ryan def (South) A Haevecker, D Logan, E Spicer, J Keegan 20-16
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Lexie Foot (Northern Beaches Mackay)
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Robyn McAnelly (Pomona)
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Madi Styles (Marlin Coast)
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Sue Brady (Mareeba)
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Denise Charman (Silkwood)
Results – North 1 Test lost to South 2 Tests (women)
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Adele Pershouse (Bargara)
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Bronwyn Torrens (Monto)
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Faye Clarke (Bargara)
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Kate Leverton (Thuringowa City)
1. (South) B Lawson, C Hayes, B Walsh, J Anderson def (North) M Tonkin, P Kite, M Armstrong, N Gosley 23-12 2. (South) J Dawe, H Vogler, G Pearson, C Litfin def (North) R Kurtz, S Rideout, A Williams, J Cribbin 17-15 3. (South) C Rosanes, D McWhinney-Shillington, G Pitts, A Hewson def (North) M Edwards, T Smith, R Hammond, B Cribbin 24-20
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Wendy Jones (Thuringowa City)
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Jill Callaway (The Albert)
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Wendy Ryan (Cooloola Coast)
Second Test – South def North 65-44
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Matthew Tonkin (Bargara)
1. (South) J Dawe, H Vogler, G Pearson, C Litfin def (North) M Tonkin, P Kite, M Armstrong, N Gosley 20-13 2. (South) C Rosanes, D McWhinney-Shillington, G Pitts, A Hewson def (North) R Kurtz, S Rideout, A Williams, J Cribbin 26-14 3. (South) B Lawson, C Hayes, B Walsh, J Anderson def (North) M Edwards, T Smith, R Hammond, B Cribbin 19-17
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Phillip Kite (Ingham)
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Mark Armstrong (Pialba)
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Nic Gosley (Pialba)
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Ray Kurtz (Souths Suburban)
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Shane Rideout (Monto)
Third Test – North 52 lost to South 66
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Anthony Williams (Boonooroo-Sandy Straits)
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Justin Cribbin (Jubilee)
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Mark Edwards (Thuringowa City)
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Tim Smith (Across the Waves)
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Robert Hammond (Roma)
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Ben Cribbin (Edge Hill Mem)
Men’s Results First Test – South def North 64-47
1. (South) C Rosanes, D McWhinney-Shillington, G Pitts, A Hewson def (North) M Tonkin, P Kite, M Armstrong, N Gosley 24-10 2. (South) B Lawson, C Hayes, B Walsh, J Anderson def (North) R Kurtz, S Rideout, A Williams, J Cribbin 21-13 3. (South) J Dawe, H Vogler, G Pearson, C Litfin def (North) M Edwards, T Smith, R Hammond, B Cribbin 29-21 Results – North 0 Tests lost to South 3 Tests (men)
Team Manager: Kaye O’Sullivan Men:
Team Manager: Ron Mitchell
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North women’s team
Thank you to sponsors Douglas Shire Council and the Mossman Memorial Bowls Club for hosting a great series along with the Tropical Far North District Men’s and Ladies’ Associations. To see the full results including rinks, vist the BQ website: https://www.bowlsqld.org/events/north-vs-south-challenge/.
For more photos and video coverage of the challenge, go to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ BowlsQld
North men’s team
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Ron Mitchell & Brad Harris
Christina Pavlov & Kaye O’ Sullivan
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WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING? WANGARATTA’S COME & TRY DAY A GREAT SUCCESS By Penny Warren
It was fantastic to see 25 budding bowlers take over the green at Wangaratta Club on Saturday, November 13 to try out the game of bowls. Coach Penny Warren welcomed the visitors, gave them a short introduction and explanation of the game before heading onto the covered green. Players of all ages ranging from 8 to 80 enjoyed a fun afternoon with Wangaratta members who offered their experience and advice. It was great to see the visitors’ enthusiasm for the game and their eagerness to improve with every bowl. After a few practice ends and with club members’ help, they participated in a short game followed by afternoon tea and a chat about the afternoon. The consensus of the group was that it was a fun afternoon in a friendly atmosphere and afternoon tea was great. There were lots of laughs and some competitiveness during the game. It is indeed hopeful that they will return to the club in the future and consider playing more regularly. Thanks to our visitors for coming and having a go, and our members for taking them under their wings and helping to provide a fun afternoon. That is what it is all about, enjoying the game.
ENOGGERA’S COME & TRY DAY SECURES NEW MEMBERSHIP By John Green The Enoggera Bowls Club rose to the “Come & Try Day” challenge and set the date for our day on October 16 from 10am and 12pm. After months of planning and promoting the event, I am pleased to say it was a successful day for the club with around 50 participants attending and seven of those participants joining the club as new members. A charity raffle was held and we were able to raise $440 for Breast Cancer Research.
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PINE RIVERS LADIES PRESENT CHEQUE TO DVO CHARITY By Susan Williams
At the recent Pine Rivers Ladies Bowls Club Presidents at Home Day, President Ann Heidke presented a cheque for $5,300 to the CEO of DV Connect, Rebecca O’Connor. This fantastic achievement was the result of monies raised with special raffles and a recent stall at our Friendship and Charity Day in September. These funds were accumulated over two years club closures due to Covid-19 required our current president to continue her role for two years instead of the usual one year term. This meant that the president Ann’s selected charity fundraising was also carried over for two years and hence became a very useful amount for the charity. DV Connect helps Queenslanders find pathways to safety, away from domestic, family and sexual violence. The Pine Rivers Ladies’ Bowls Club would like to thank all members and visitors who contributed in any way to this collection.
L-R: Rebecca O’Connor, CEO of DV Connect and Pine Rivers Ladies’ Bowls Club President Ann Heidke
ACCREDITATIONS IN MACKAY By Joan Brotherton
BQ Umpire Coordinator, John Kirkpatrick and I travelled to Mackay to conduct accreditations and reaccreditations on the weekend of October 16-17. After meeting everyone at the North Mackay Bowls Club, we set up measuring stations for members to complete their required accreditation or reaccreditation component. Members were required to go through each measuring station with demonstrations, practice and examining on the use of the correct equipment needed for measuring the various shots at each station.
Some of the newly accredited and reaccredited members at North Mackay Bowls Club, pictured with BQ’s Joan Brotherton
This was followed by the reaccreditation theory exams, while the accreditation candidates worked on theory needed for the marking/measuring/umpiring components, then completed their own exams. On green activities/exams regarding marking were then conducted and discussions held on the officiating structure in Australia, the tiers of administration across bowls and the various conditions of play that relate to each tier. It was a very enjoyable visit and various issues, questions, laws and many items were covered during our stay and we thank all the officials and members that always welcomed and assisted us, it was very much appreciated.
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BUNDY’S SOCIAL BOWLS TOURNAMENT AT BURNETT By Trish Hansen
The Queensland Rail Institute (QRI) Lawn Bowls Social Club recently played their biannual Liturie-Pollard Shield at Burnett Bowls Club Bundaberg West against Burgowan Bowls Club. Burgowan won on the day with a very close score, the first time they’ve won for a number of years. Many thanks to the club’s “Crackerjack” Bistro for putting on a lovely luncheon which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. QRI members will travel to Burgowan in April next year for another great day of social bowls.
L-R: Phil Liturie & ‘Tiger’ Pollard with their shield
GOOSIES $10,000 DRAWS A CROWD By Tony Allsop
The annual initial “CMR Goosies 10,000” bowls competition at North Mackay Bowls Club (Goosies) was played over the weekend of November 6-7, preceded by an excellent Calcutta on the Friday night. This very popular tournament is a Tier 4 event and teams came from as far away as the Gold Coast and Townsville, with some of Queensland’s top players taking part.
Winners from Bowen, Robyn Stitt, M.
Wilson, M. Drummond & A. Rolfe
All 16 rinks were filled, with a couple of teams on standby, all happy with the prize money of $10,000 on offer. Winners were the Bowen team of Robyn Stitt, M. Wilson, M. Drummond and A. Rolfe. In second place was the team of Lexie Foot, Cooper Whitestyle, Paul Foot and Steve Mau while third place was filled by Carol Savage, Trevor Trenberk, C. Burns and Barry Brown. Early interest has already been shown for this event for next year. Moves are afoot to avoid this tournament clashing with the State Pennant finals in future.
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MEMORIAL DAY AT PALMWOODS FOR LORNA By Joan Clark
Palmwoods Bowls Club celebrated the late Lorna Hardingham’s exceptional life as a lawn bowler with a memorial pairs event during the club’s 90th anniversary. The sun shone brightly on November 13, and the day was well supported with many people sharing their stories about Lorna. One of the region’s well known and most successful bowlers, Lorna’s achievements included a national title in 1975 when she and clubmate Val Lingard were part of a successful fours unit.
Sylvia Clyde, Lorna’s sister
She had four state victories to her name, the Queensland singles and pairs in 1971, pairs in 1982 and fours in 1983. She was also a 20-time club champion at Palmwoods and claimed two medals at the Australian Games in 1985. The Lorna Hardingham Memorial Pairs was generously sponsored by her sister Sylvia Clyde, a long-term member of Palmwoods who kept the crowd entertained with her stories about the club.
Cutting the cake
Bowls president Dell Casey presented prizes to the winning team of James Tustin and Bruce Hogan and runners-up Claudia Cartwright and Geoff Brown. Lorna was raised and lived in Palmwoods for over 80 years, but unfortunately passed away on May 8 this year after a short illness. Lorna was looking forward to celebrating the Palmwoods Bowls Club’s 90th anniversary in November, but sadly died before the event took place. RIP Lorna.
By Robyn Hayes
Trevor Johnston recently enjoyed the company of 46 members of his family and friends at the West Cairns Bowls Club to celebrate his 80th birthday.
Lorna Hardingham
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR TREVOR AT WEST CAIRNS BC
Trevor started playing bowls in his home town of Mossman, North Queensland in 1969. He won the club championship in 1974 then moved to Cairns that same year and joined the Edge Hill Memorial Bowls Club. He won three more championships, singles and “boasts” that he has won all club championship pairs and triples several times. Trevor won the championship singles at West Cairns 34 years after his last singles win and was also the president at Edge Hill Memorial Bowls Club for three years. He remembers his best weekend when he qualified with six single wins to play against the 12 best in Australia at that time. The game he remembers the most was his last game when he played Rob Parrella and went down 25-23 in the roundrobin games played at Cutheringa in Townsville in January 2000. Trevor says it’s the best weekend he’s ever had!
Trevor with his two daughters, Robyn & Paulla
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GEOFF’S MUCH LOVED PAID HOBBY By Natasha Adams
When bowlers visit the Hinterland club in Woombye on the Sunshine Coast, they always compliment the stunning greens. The club’s secret ingredient to its premium greens is its greenkeeper of more than 17 years, Geoff Steel. Geoff’s love of keeping the greens immaculate is evident and, with almost half a century of experience, the quality of workmanship is abundantly apparent. In fact, one of the most received comments is “You can tell it’s a Geoff Steel green!” The 73-year-old began his career by working on the railways in Armidale, New South Wales, but didn’t see much future in it. When he saw a job advert for a greenkeeper, he knew it was for him. At age 19, he started learning the ins and outs of the trade and has worked on greens at various bowls clubs in NSW and Queensland. He moved to Nambour in 1985 and cared for the local bowls club greens in town as a contractor for 23 years, in that time he added the Woombye and Mapleton Bowls Clubs to his schedule. He decided to cut down to working for just two clubs and to this day he remains a stalwart on the cutter, spotted at the crack of dawn fertilising, watering, cutting and rolling the greens with precision and care.
Greenkeeper Geoff Steel
Asked what he loves about the role, Geoff said he sees it as a paid hobby. “One of the main rewards of my attention to detail on the greens is the appreciation from bowlers, whether they are at local, state or international level,” said Geoff. “Now that I’m in my 70s, people ask when I’m going to retire; however, I just love what I do and being outdoors. “It’s also a great job where I can work on my own, be out in the fresh air and have no bosses to speak of. I’m responsible for the greens and the buck stops with me. My partner Joan has always been a strong supporter getting me up at all hours and sending me off with my lunch.” The bowls community has always been another attraction for Geoff, with many close friends made during his time in the field. There are some sad times though, as since Geoff started greenkeeping, he has seen many friends pass on, as is such in the widely older bowling community. “The people I have met throughout my career are some of the nicest people you’d ever come across,”he said. Woombye Bowls Club Chairman Elliott Mitchell said Geoff is the best greenkeeper on the Sunshine Coast, by a long shot. “He was trained properly and is absolutely dedicated,” said Elliott. “Even when we had the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, I asked Geoff what he wanted to do. His reply was ‘I don’t care if you pay me or not, I don’t want the greens to deteriorate, and I’ll be there every day.’’’ “We get so many compliments about the conditions of our greens, especially during our biggest event of the year, The Woombye 10,000. A lot of players reckon they want to tear some of the green up and take it home, it’s so good!” Geoff was bestowed a Lifetime Membership to the club last year and was allocated the number one membership number. This interview occurred earlier this year; however, since then Geoff has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and has sadly been given a few months prognosis. His retirement has come sooner than expected and it’s left the bowls community and his family shattered. It will be hard to fill those boots which have walked back and forth across greens, thousands of kilometres over his half a century of dedication to providing the perfect green for bowlers.
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100 YEARS FOR EDE AT ROSEWOOD Congratulations to Life Member Ede Bambling, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday and 50 years membership of Rosewood Bowls Club. Ede has many mentions on the club’s Honour Boards and her commitment and enthusiasm for bowls was shared with her family and her bowling friends during a special event held in her honour. BQ’s Carmel Gibb, Cunningham District’s Michelle Davidson and Graham Lewis attended and made presentations to commemorate the occasion.
Ede with her family
BQ’s Carmel Gibb with Ede Bambling
96 BOWLERS ATTEND MARYBOROUGH’S SOCIAL DAY OF BOWLS By Bob Magee
A total of 96 bowlers were warmly welcomed to Maryborough Bowls Club on October 26 for a fun day of social bowls. Bowlers from Bribie Island Social Bowls Club and Wide Bay Past Presidents joined in with club members for a most relaxing social game of bowls. Club Chairman Laurie Genrich and Men’s Section President Alan Blackwell were full of praise for the contributions from all the volunteers who made the event possible. This sentiment was echoed by both visiting teams, highlighting the camaraderie and friendliness of the Maryborough Club members.
SEAFOOD DAY AT BURNETT By Trish Hansen
Bundaberg QRI recently held their annual seafood day at Burnett Bowls Club Bundaberg West. Ninety two bowlers had a wonderful morning of bowls. It was great to see new and first time bowlers taking part in such a memorable annual event. Many thanks to all of our sponsors.
Winners L-R: Q R I President Keith Ware, Vernon Eggmolese, “Gazza”, Paul (Tilt) Sullivan & Roy Eggmolese
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Woodford’s living legend By Geoff Lacey
The Woodford Bowls Club is a small club about an hour’s drive west of Brisbane and has approximately 70 members. The club is proud to introduce its oldest living legend, (Henry) George Cox (86). To acknowledge George’s service to lawn bowls, the club held an Open Fours Day in his honour on October 31. Teams from SE Queensland and as far north as Bundaberg joined the event. George’s initial bowls administration commitment was with the Woodford Men’s Committee and he served in almost every role including Chairman of the Board (1999), selector, games director and men’s president (2007). In 1998, George joined the Caboolture District as the Woodford Club’s delegate, a position he retained until the amalgamation of the districts, where he became the new district delegate in 2019. In 2005, George was elected district president and went on to be the district delegate for Bowls Queensland for more than three years. For eight years, George was on the district match committee where he was known for his fairness, impartiality, and knowledge of the rules. In 2007, George joined the Caboolture Branch of the Queensland Past Presidents’ Association and was elected as president in 2010, then became junior, followed by senior, then vice president of the State Past Presidents of Queensland in 2011. He was president in 2012 and remains on the state committee. George was made a life member of Woodford BC in 2016 and is the Patron of the district. He has visited more than 160 Queensland bowls clubs across the State and has played bowls at more than 100 of those clubs. George was born in Brisbane on July 3, 1935 and grew up in Wellers Hill. When George was six-years-old, his mother was laid up for about 12 months after falling from a horse, so George’s aunts added him to their broods which is when he became interested in local sports. His mother encouraged him to participate in several sporting events, including representing Brisbane in rugby league and representing Queensland in cricket in Sydney at a national carnival in 1952. From1954, George served as an Ordinary Seaman on the HMAS Vengeance for operational service in Korea. After marrying Margaret in 1958, the couple and their children lived in Goondiwindi, Warwick, Gympie, Kilcoy, Beachmere and Caboolture before settling in Woodford in 1991. George has been a talented administrator whose heart and soul is in bowls. Thank you, George, for everything you have done for bowls.
MONTO’S OPEN PAIRS By Bronwyn Torrens
Monto Bowls Club recently held its annual Three Moon Creek $5,000 Open Pairs carnival with a full house of 32 teams over its two greens. Event Coordinator Garry Price was very pleased after the carnival field was filled after just one week. Garry thanked all teams for their support of the Monto club. A late call up for Cameron McCrohon, Gladstone and local Shane Rideout paid dividends when they cruised through their games to come up five from five and 54.5 points, narrowly beating brother Shane McCrohon, Biloela and Tony Legio, Gladstone who took out the second place prize.
Winners Skip Shane Rideout & Cameron McCrohon
Five teams ended the weekend with five from five wins, so it came down to ends won overall. The grass greens were running well and rain fell only after the end of play. Prizes were paid down to eighth place and two lucky bonus envelopes were awarded for those teams who fell outside of the winners circle. Club Chairman James Sinclair thanked everyone who participated and all of the local volunteers who put in the effort to host another great carnival. “It was a pleasure to have all of our visitors in town for the weekend, let’s do it again soon,” he said. 32 queensland bowler December/January2022
Runners-up Skip Shane Mccrohon & Tony Legio
HAMILTON BOWLS CLUB’S MOTHER & DAUGHTER TEAMS By Wendy Wilson
It’s a rare thing to have three mother and daughter teams all in the one club, but Hamilton Bowls Club in Brisbane has just that. These mother and daughter teams enjoy bowling together
Kerrie and Jannah Dymnycz Kerrie and her husband started playing bowls at Lyndon Bowls Club in the early 2000s and both moved to Darra Cementco BC in 2011. Jannah’s sister got a job behind the bar there but had a migraine for her first shift in March 2012 and Jannah went in to fill in for her. Three hours into the shift the president realised she wasn’t the person they’d hired! The club offered her a job too and by September she was out on the green. They only had a handful of women at Darra Cementco in 2015, but they had enough for a pennant side and won their first Div 1 flag undefeated. Playing at Hamilton is the second time Kerrie and Jannah have had the opportunity to be part of a foundation ladies’ team. Their favourite achievement together was playing in the $20,000 Weipa Ladies Classic Pairs and being runners-up in the 2019 tournament.
WENDY WILSON AND LAUREN Carpenter Lauren started bowling in 2008 at Tweed Heads after playing in a family barefoot bowls day. Her brother, Brendan, joined the club six months later. The only available time they had outside of school was on weekends and they had no one to skip for them, plus there weren’t many juniors at the club at that time. Lauren approached a coach, Jenny, at the club and asked for coaching help. She was still playing competitive TenPin bowls at the time so was used to a 13kg ball and sending it down the lane at 30km/h. The transition to a small, lightweight lawn bowl was a huge adjustment. Wendy joined Tweed Heads in 2009 and Lauren and Wendy won their first B grade champions pairs together in 2010. They were both selected to represent the GCTDBA district in 2015 and won their first Division 1 flag at the Queensland district sides. Lauren has been an U18, U25 and Open Side state player, as well as a State representative in 2016. She was recently selected to represent Queensland again in the new Over-40s team. Lauren married (fellow bowler) Jason Carpenter from Pine Rivers and has lived in QLD for the past 5 years. Lauren & Wendy both joined Hamilton this year as they both now live in Brisbane. Both mother and daughter said that it was very special to be bowing together again.
MERYL and PAM Rowe The family started playing social bowls at Alligator Creek Bowls Club south of Townsville in 1999. Alligator Creek wasn’t an affiliated club at that time, so they had to join Giru Bowls Club, where Pam & Meryl won a club pairs tournament. The mother and daughter pair moved to Suburban Bowls Club in Townsville City and won yet another club championship pairs. After moving to Brisbane, they joined Hamilton Bowls Club where they said they are both having a having a ball playing together again.
L-R: Kerrie & Jannah Dymnycz, Wendy Wilson & Lauren Carpenter, Meryl & Pam Rowe
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Coaching with BQ coaching committee 2021 A year to remember By Alan Thorp, Coordinator SCC.
The State Coaching Committee had an interesting start to the year with myself and Dennis O’Toole being placed in lockdown in Townsville in early January. We arrived in Townsville to present a Selection module, followed by a Club Coach course and a Skills and Bowling Arm seminar. We successfully completed the Selection module on the Friday but, on return to the motel that afternoon, we were advised that having come from the Moreton Bay region we would be required to self isolate for three days in our motel room, with all motel/resort facilities denied. Ron Mitchell, Gary Costigan and Muddy from the Cutheringa Bowls Club, where the courses were being held, were fantastic and between all parties including BQ CEO Brett Wilkie, Dennis and I were home within 15 hours. Six weeks later Jacqui Hineman and myself were able to return and complete the courses and once again the reception and service provided by Muddy of the Cutheringa Bowls Club was exceptional. From this interesting start to the year, things escalated from there with the P&As from the State Coaching Committee visiting many districts and clubs during the calendar year. Having been involved with the coaching committee for almost 10 years, I can say that 2021 has been by far the busiest year for providing coaching activities to members throughout Queensland. Also, as many coaches would be aware, an extension of twelve months was granted for those requiring reaccreditation as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. I am happy to report that more coaches have reaccredited in 2021 than in previous years. As readers would be aware, each month a member of the State Coaching Committee pens an article for the Bowler and this will continue. We are fortunate as the editor Jo is always on the ball and ensures that the author of the article is on time. So Jo, from me as the coordinator I thank you very much and working with you and the team is a pleasure, also my gratitude to the State Coaching Committee members for their input and articles produced.
restrictions of last year and have given total support and assistance to the high demands of 2021. As the coordinator on behalf of the bowling community, I thank you for allowing the committee to provide this service. Well, it certainly was a very rewarding and successful year for the State Coaching Committee and generally the back page of the Bowler is reserved for an article on the fundamentals of bowls or any related bowling matter. However, I believed that a thank you here and there would not go astray at this time of year. As I previously stated “it was a year to remember” and how true that is. In closing, many thanks to the staff at BQ and, hopefully as a united team, we can continue to bring coaching activities to all areas within our State. Please stay safe and we wish that all bowlers and their families have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year, from all of the State Coaching Committee.
Alan “Thorpy“ Thorp and Eric ”Ecka” Tomsene at Bargara Bowls Club with 12 people who completed the coaching course, plus drills and bowling arm demo. All were competent.
UPCOMING COURSES Drayton Bowls Club/Downs District • Selection & Competition Modules 11/02/2022 • Club coach course 12/02/2022 & 13//02/2022 • Skills and bowling arm training 14/02/2022
This year the board at BQ have been very gracious to our coaching requests, and without their support and backing the very large number of activities conducted this year would not have eventuated. The board were aware that this year would be more demanding due to the Covid-19
ECKA’S TIP If rain is predicted and you’re playing on grass, practise long ends to gain confidence when delivering the bowl further. If a hot and sunny day is predicted and you’re playing on a synthetic green, expect the surface to expand and run slower than usual over the course of the day. 34 queensland bowler December/January 2022
Have a wonderful Christmas & Happy New Year!
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