CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie

Come & Try Month – October

All clubs are encouraged to support Bowls Queensland’s Come & Try month of October by holding some form of event at your club as part of a State-wide push to entice new people to try our sport.

This could be an Open Day, Barefoot Bowls Session, Bring a Friend Day, Bring a Relative, Family Fun Day, Community Day, fancy dress theme or whatever you may like to call it that would be popular in your area. Your local RBM will be happy to assist if needed.

Bowls QLD will provide promotional material to assist clubs if they would like to utilise it. Information was distributed to clubs in June. These days, clubs need all members to get behind them by inviting their friends and family to come along, also by volunteering to assist on the day.

Australian Indoor Singles, QLD Qualifying

Well done and good luck to our QLD qualifiers Chloe Stewart, Roger Stevens and Adam McKeown who have won through to the Australian Indoor Singles at Club Tweed from 14-17 August.

the first time this event has been played as a tri-series and will be live streamed on Bowls NSW Facebook and YouTube.

QLD vs NSW Test Series

Congratulations to all selected in the Open, U25 and 40-59 Men’s and Women’s Queensland Teams to take on NSW. This three-test series will be played at Club Tweed on Tuesday 18 & Wednesday 19 July. This will be live streamed on Bowls QLD Facebook and YouTube with links on the Bowls QLD Website. The first two tests will be played on Tuesday and the third test on Wednesday morning. Thank you to Club Tweed for sponsoring this event. Make sure you come down to Club Tweed and cheer on the QUEENSLANDERS!!

Secondary Schools Cup

Thank you to the many clubs who are running school bowls sessions to get an entrant into our State Finals at Club Pine Rivers on 23 & 24 August.

QLD Multi Disability Championships

This event will be held at the Souths Suburban and Mackay City Bowls Clubs from 7 - 10 August 2023.

National Development Series

Four squads of Bowls Australia Pathways Program athletes from across the country will do battle in this event from July 11-13 at the Broadbeach Bowls Club.

Vale Robert (Bob) Fraser

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Robert (Bob) Fraser OAM, RQBA/Bowls Qld/Caboolture District Life Member. Bob was involved with bowls for almost 60 years. R.I.P Bob.

We pay tribute to Bob on page 13 of this issue.

Australian Open

Congratulations to all the medallists in their respective events. Well done to Bowls Australia, all host clubs and their volunteers on another memorable event on the Gold Coast.

QLD vs NSW & VIC U18 Tri-Series

Congratulations to all selected in the U18 QLD Girls’ and Boys’ Teams. Eight players of each gender will contest this series for each State from Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 July at Cabramatta Bowls Club in Sydney. Six rounds will be played over the three days in singles, pairs, triples and fours disciplines. This is

Vale Felix Purcell

Bowls Queensland was sad to hear about the passing of BQ Coach Felix Purcell. Felix was an integral part of the State Coaching Committee, as well as being involved at club and district level. R.I.P Felix.

Coaching Committee Co-ordinator, Alan Thorp, pays tribute to Felix on page 20 of this issue.

Brett Wilkie