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CONTENTS

Cover Australian Open VisionImpaired Pairs Champions Peter Doherty (Dir), Helen Boardman, Jake Fehlberg & Grant Fehlberg (Dir)

Volume 45 Issue 6

8 – Queenslanders at Australian Open

10 – 2022 Commonwealth Games

17 – National Blind Bowlers Championships

18 – Capalaba’s new green

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MEDICAL CERTIFIER CERTIFICATE FOR THORPY

Thorpy can now do both technical & medical classifying for the IBD

Queensland boys play Hong Kong in friendly warm-up

17 RBM

24 club news

Introducing North Queensland’s Nick Twining

Catch up on news from clubs across Queensland

20 UMPIRE

34 coaching

Umpire Joan explains measuring processes in bowls

Coach Thorpy discusses the importance of performance reviews

Editor: Jo Grey

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From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson The receipt of emails enquiring about unification is extremely encouraging to see, and shows an increased number of clubs and districts progressing towards unification.

Unification will bring the bowls fraternity into the modern era, where associate Ladies Clubs become full voting members of the club in which they, through hard work and having supported the growth of club over many years, are now able to become part of the management team for the betterment of the club. In instances, this will reduce the number of volunteers required to run separate clubs.

NATIONAL MEDICAL CLASSIFIER CERTIFICATE FOR BQ’S THORPY Alan Thorp was presented with his National Medical Classifier certificate by IBD Head Classifier, Sheila Corcoran, at the recent Australian Open.

Alan attended training with Sheila in Adelaide during May. Alan has been a technical classifier for the IBD (International Bowlers with a Disability) and is now qualified to do the medical component as well.

Alan assisted Sheila at the Australian Open where they classified many new disability bowlers.

The classification team consisted of Alan IBD Head Classifier Sheila Thorp, Bruce Walker from New Zealand Corcoran presents Alan Thorp with his National Medical and Sheila Corcoaran. On June 18, at the Classifier certificate Mermaid Beach Bowls Club, 14 bowlers were classified prior to them competing in the Australian Open.

Players in attendance came from all over Australia, Thailand and one player from India.

Congratulations Thorpy and thank you for all of your hard work!

At the time of unification, we’ll see all will have a voice in the affairs of the club and in ensuring the club remains viable.

Clubs, with the assistance of districts, are preparing for and running the new 8-A-Side mixed competition. It is pleasing to hear from Club Presidents that it has been well accepted by all parties.

I am sure it will continue to increase in numbers and become an established State-wide event.

Peter Williamson

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Alan Thorp, NZ Parajack Pam Walker, Sheila Corcoran and Bruce Walker (Pam’s husband with his Technical Classifier for NZ). Pam is representing New Zealand at the 2022Commonwealth Games & is also the head of Para Bowls New Zealand.

L-R: Richard Gale, Uptal Basumatari from India & Alan Thorp

Alan Thorp (left) and Sheila Corcoran (second from left) with Bruce Walker (second from right) and members of Thailand’s Bowlers with a Disability team

CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie Australian Jackaroos Congratulations to all the Open and Para Australian Representatives selected for the Commonwealth Games Team. Commiserations to those who missed out on this occasion.

new 40-59 Men’s and Women’s QLD Teams to take on NSW at Taren Point (Sydney) on Monday 22 & Tuesday 23 August. This three-test series will be live streamed by Bowls NSW.

QLD Multi Disability Championships This will be held at the Chermside Bowls Club from August 15-18, 2022. Entries are open for the four disability groups: Physically Impaired, Hearing Impaired, Vision Impaired and Intellectually Impaired. Nominations close on July 12. Thank you to the Brisbane City Council and Chermside Bowls Club for their support of this event. This event will be live streamed on Bowls QLD Facebook page and website.

Australian Open Well done to all Queenslanders who went well in the Australian Open. It was pleasing to see some nice weather after the shocking weather we had for our State Championships.

QLD vs NSW U18 Test Series Partnership with IWE Group Congratulations to all selected in the U18 QLD Girls’ and Boys’ teams. Thank you to Chermside Bowls Bowls Queensland welcome IWE Group (LED Lighting Company) on board as a new partner. IWE Club who will host this Test Series. Eight players of Group are leaders in sports field LED lighting, their each gender will contest this series for each State on Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 August. Five tests will be stringent testing ensures their products are built played over the two days in singles, pairs, triples and to last. Backed by a 10-year warranty, you can be sure of the finest quality. IWE Group LED lights are fours disciplines. This event will be live streamed on used in the most extreme Australian environments. the Bowls QLD Facebook page and website.

Given this, it is essential that all their LED lights are Australian Indoor Singles QLD Qualifying put to the test to ensure success out in the field.

Congratulations to our QLD qualifiers through to the www.iwegroup.com.au Australian Indoor Singles, held from August 15-19.

Disability Sports Australia Conference I attended this conference at the University of Sunshine Coast in June, it was good to learn more about the “Pathway to 2032” for parasport along with the options available for people to get involved in disability sport. Bowls caters for many disabilities, and I encourage clubs to welcome new people with a disability to try the sport at their club.

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. More information will be distributed to clubs during July.

Capalaba’s New Undercover Green I attended the opening of the new undercover green These days need all club members to get behind them at Capalaba Bowls Club and accepted the challenge by inviting their friends and family to come along, also by volunteering to assist on the day. to play bowls with Kelvin Kerkow, Steve Glasson and club representatives Graham, Alan and Lesley. Secondary Schools Cup The new greens are a great addition to the club and Thank you to the many clubs who are the members would like to welcome all players to running school bowls sessions to get an test their new facility. See more on page 18. entrant into our State Finals at Club Pine Rivers on August 24-25.

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The Australian Open was a true festival of bowls with a record breaking 2977 entries coming in from all corners of the globe and more than 900 of those were from Queensland. After the disappointment for Victorians unable to attend last year and the event cancelled due to COVID in 2020, it seemed the bowls community had been craving the world’s richest bowls event and we were full steam ahead for 2022 on the Gold Coast. Queenslanders are lucky to have an event of this magnitude on our doorsteps and naturally we dominated the numbers, but we also dominated the dais!

Home-grown hero Lynsey Clarke extended her ascendency on this event, claiming her 10th title; however, the title of most prolific winner of Australian Open crowns was matched by Kelsey Cottrell just hours after the pair had teamed up to claim their third consecutive Fours titles together. Cottrell created her own history becoming the first player to win back-to-back Player of the Tournament awards courtesy of victory in the Women’s Fours and Women’s Singles on the penultimate day of competition. It was a healthy pay day for Cottrell, collecting $16,500 and a wealth of National Ranking points along the way.

The Blue-Ribbon Men’s Singles title went the way of Broadbeach’s Aron Sherriff in a classy display against one of Australia’s most in-form players Corey Wedlock. Remarkably, that was Sherriff ’s fourth Australian Open Singles title, two more than any other male or female Singles Champion and was also a 12th round singles match after a record breaking 1100 entries were received in that discipline alone. We couldn’t snatch gold in the open men’s team events but honorable mentions to Jake Rynne, Jacob Nelson, Kane Nelson, Sean Baker, Barrie Lester, Aron Sherriff, Matt Lucas, Nic Gosley and Mark Armstrong for all making the semi-final stage.

A composite Queensland side of Serena Bonnell, Gail Crompton, Vicki Day and Marilyn Emmerton contested a hardfought Women’s Fours Final, going down narrowly to Samantha Ferguson (NSW), Lynsey Clarke (QLD), Bec Van Asch (TAS) and Kelsey Cottrell (QLD).

A Queensland pairing of Terese McAlary and Faye Clarke kept the Over 60s Women’s Pairs trophy in the home-state with a comprehensive victory over Sharon McReynolds (NSW) and Sue Coultas (SA). Brendan Hoey was runner-up in the Men’s Over 60s, going down to another Queenslander Scott Franklin who had teamed up with Ian Stone (NSW). Both those matches were live on Facebook and will feature on The Bowls Show (see more information here: www.bowls.com.au/the-bowls-show-1/).

Participation in the disability events is growing each year and we had plenty of Queenslanders showing their wares.

Commonwealth Games debutant Damien Delgado teamed up with clubmate Cooper Whitestyles to win the Open Pairs by just one shot; whilst another Commonwealth Games bound player Cheryl Lindfield was defeated in the 8

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women’s singles final by Tweed Heads’ Pamela Branton 19-21. Jake Fehlberg joined forces with his new mixed pairs partner, Enoggera’s Helen Boardman, to claim gold in the Vision-Impaired event.

The story of the Australian Open was undoubtedly the efforts of Women’s Pairs Champions Olivia Bloomfield and Paris Baker who fundraised at their local club back in New Zealand to get to the Open for the first time and won the $8,000 first prize. Unfortunately, that was at the expense of QLD’s Wendy Wilson and partner Trish Doolan (VIC) in the coveted final.

Volunteers came out in their droves and made the event a success. All the host clubs did a magnificent job entering scores, marking singles games, feeding the players and looking after the spectators.

If you didn’t enter the Australian Open this year, make it a bucket list item for next year! Other support events like the Mixed Pairs and Mega Bowls ensure there is plenty of bowls to be played, there’s lots of shopping to be done in the Trade Stand and, of course, being sectional play the chance of lucky-loser spots should give everyone the confidence to have a go!

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A cohort of champion Australian lawn bowlers will travel to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in July seeking to add to their golden reputations on the international circuit.

The combined Jackaroos squad of 18 team members contains a well-balanced mix of gold medallists and emerging talents seeking a first for the Aussies at the Commonwealth Games – gold medal victory on English soil.

For all the success Australia has enjoyed in elite international competitions, the tactical challenges posed by the slower, heavier greens in the United Kingdom have always stymied our bowlers.

Queenslanders Back L-R: Lynsey Clarke, Grant Fehlberg, Jake Fehlberg,

To assist in the squad’s preparations, the Helen Boardman, Peter Doherty, Barrie Lester, Serena Bonnell. Front Jackaroos created a practice green at Mount L-R: Cheryl Lindfield, Damien Delgado

Tamborine in south-east Queensland that mirrors the ones they will play on at Birmingham, getting them used to the English conditions.

Victorian Aaron Wilson, Queenslander Jake Fehlberg and Tasmanian Rebecca Van Asch have all stood atop the podium for their nation at previous Commonwealth Games and will headline this bowling line-up.

Jake Fehlberg, a vision-impaired bowler, is hoping to defend his gold medal in the mixed B2/B3 pairs event and is excited to share the experience again with his dad Grant.

“For Dad and me, winning gold on the Gold Coast with Lynne and Bob (Seymour) was an awesome experience,” Fehlberg said. “It is great to be heading to our second Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and it’s pretty cool to be going to the Games and experiencing it all with Dad.” Aside from the defending Gold Coast gold medallists, Lynsey Clarke and Barrie Lester bring a wealth of experience to the Australian squad heading to Birmingham. Clarke, from Queensland, was a gold medallist in the women’s pairs at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006 and is heading to her fourth Games.

She has won gold medals at the World Outdoor Championships and Asia Pacific Bowls Championships and represented Australia on more than 400 occasions.

Heading to his third Commonwealth Games, three-time medallist Lester is ready for the Birmingham Games and believes the selected team will also be representing those who missed out.

“I am thrilled to be going to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and can’t wait to be representing Australia again at the Games,” Lester said. “I have grown so much as a player since my debut at the 10

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Melbourne 2006 Games, and as I head to my third Commonwealth Games, I feel like I’m bowling the best I ever have.

“We have such an exciting group of bowlers heading to Birmingham, 11 of them are debutants… we are like one big family, so I can’t wait to share my experience and my knowledge with my Jackaroo teammates to make sure we are all at our best at the Games.

“I feel for those have has missed out as well, but this team has such a strong culture and know that they will be cheering us on as we head to Birmingham.”

Para-bowler Serena Bonnell is aiming to match the deeds of her Commonwealth Games gold-medal winning husband Tony Bonnell when she makes her debut in Birmingham.

Damien Delgado, who bowls for Club Tweed in Tweeds Head, is compiling an enviable resume despite juggling parenting duties as a father to three young children. Delgado, who lost a leg in a car accident in his twenties, was honoured to win the Bowls Australia Bowler with a Disability Award last year and is sky-high on confidence as he aims for a gold medal in Birmingham.

Commonwealth Games Australia Team Chef de Mission Petria Thomas OAM said the diligence the Australian Jackaroos have displayed in the preparation for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games was impressive. She is confident the team, which has left no stone unturned in a bid to find a winning recipe for the UK, will carry on from their outstanding performance on the Gold Coast in 2018.

AUSTRALIAN JACKAROOS SELECTED FOR THE 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES Women’s team: Lynsey Clarke (QLD) Kristina Krstic Ellen Ryan Rebecca Van Asch Natasha Van Eldik

Men’s team: Carl Healey Barrie Lester (QLD) Ben Twist Corey Wedlock Aaron Wilson

Para team Women’s Pairs:

Thomas said the Jackaroos who will be representing Australia at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are a testament to, and a result of, their hard work and commitment to their sport.

Serena Bonnell (QLD)

“It is an exciting mix of defending gold medal champions, returning alumni and debutants, Thomas said. “The preparation for the lawn bowls team has come down to replicating almost the exact green conditions they will be playing on at Leamington Spa, giving our Jackaroos the best chance to be bold, brave and brilliant in Birmingham.”

Men’s Pairs:

Birmingham 2022 will see a record 11 gold medals up for grabs in lawn bowls. Australia has never won a gold medal in lawn bowls at a Commonwealth Games held in England, Wales or Scotland.

Cheryl Lindfield (QLD)

Damien Delgado (QLD) Chris Flavel Visually Impaired Pairs: Helen Boardman (QLD) Jake Fehlberg (QLD) Directors – Peter Doherty & Grant Fehlberg (QLD) Queensland Bowler July 2022

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Commonwealth Games lawn bowls medals summary by nation: NATION

GOLD SILVER BRONZE

TOTAL

England

19

9

20

48

Scotland

18

10

9

37

South Africa

17

11

14

42

Australia

14

22

11

47

New Zealand

13

12

15

40

Bowls Queensland’s CEO Brett Wilkie, a former Australian representative who has played in three Commonwealth Games and won medals in each, knows how hard each bowler would’ve worked to get to this level.

“It takes many, many hours of practice plus motivation, dedication and stamina to make the team, and great support from family, friends, clubs and mentors,” Wilkie said.

“Well done to all players who were selected, especially our Queenslanders.”

OPEN AND PARA AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES ON UK PRE-COMMONWEALTH GAMES SELECTION TOUR Prior to the selection of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games Jackaroo final selection, trials were held in May at Club Tamborine on the Gold Coast to select 10 Queensland players. These players earned their place on the national squad which toured UK in early May as part of a 2022 Multi-Nations test event.

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Open Jackaroos Women: Lynsey Clarke (Tweed Heads) & Chloe Stewart (Tweed Heads)

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Open Jackaroos Men: Barrie Lester (Burleigh Heads) & Matthew Lucas (Helensvale)

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Para-squad Women’s Pairs: Serena Bonnell (Broadbeach) & Cheryl Lindfield (Mt Gravatt)

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Para-squad Men’s Pairs: Tony Bonnell (Broadbeach) & Damien Delgado (Tweed Heads)

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Vision Impaired Mixed Pairs: Helen Boardman (Enoggera) with Director Peter Doherty & Jake Fehlberg (Bargara) with Director Grant Fehlberg

Damien Bartlett, the greenkeeper at Mt Tamborine had meticulously prepared the surface to replicate a UK style of green to help the Jackaroo bowlers with their preparations for the upcoming Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in July. However, nothing was going to be quite like playing on ‘the real thing’, which made the UK squad trip an invaluable experience in both the physical and psychological aspects of their preparation.

Despite post-COVID travel delays and lost luggage and bowls for four to five days, the UK tour was unanimously declared a “great success”. Each member of the team took on the challenge of being outside their comfort zone to prepare on the Royal Leamington Spa greens. They experienced English weather conditions and gained the benefits of bonding as a team, which only a hands-on experience can offer.

The Australian Green and Gold teams both performed well and the tour finished on an even note, boding well for Jackaroo 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games success.

In summing up the success of the squad tour itself, Helen Boardman stated that “whilst on tour, every experience was fascinating, amazing and wondrous”.

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National coach Gary Willis was buoyed by the selected squad and was soundly impressed with the recent trials at the Australian Institute of Sport and in Queensland on the Mt Tamborine greens replicating the experience at Leamington Spa in May and again later on at the Commonwealth Games in July.

The Queensland Bowler magazine caught up with some of our Jackaroos and asked a few questions after the UK tour.

What did you like about the tour?

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Lynsey Clarke: I loved that we were FINALLY able to get over to the UK and enjoy some international competition for the first time in over two years. It was great to have our entire squad there as well – so women’s and men’s open, our para women and men, and our vision impaired women and men. We’re a very close and united squad so it was great to share that experience with everyone.

We were able to celebrate several milestones across the squad including a number of debutants as well as my own ‘400th Cap for Australia’ so those moments were really special and memorable as well.

Barrie Lester: I liked how professionally it was run and organised. Our HP team did a mountain of work to put it together. It was great to have the entire Jackaroos family together again for the first time since COVID began. I enjoyed the English conditions and learning more about slow green play and tactics.

Serena Bonnell: It was an opportunity to get to know everyone better, to experience a different style of play, to mingle with elite athletes from other nations and to familiarise ourselves with the Leamington Spa Bowling Club. And of course, the opportunity to wear green and gold and secure my first cap for Australia.

Matthew Lucas: There was a lot to like about the tour. The main part was the openness and willingness from all the current squad to genuinely include everyone. We really enjoyed the competition against some of the world’s best with the added challenge of the comparatively slow surfaces we encountered.

Cheryl Linfield: I liked everything about the tour, even the lost luggage and bowls for around 4-5 days. It showed how strong our Aussie team bond was when faced with any challenge, and everyone pulled together to make the tour a great success. We even had sunny weather for the majority of the time we were away, while Brisbane and other areas in Qld were awash with heavy rain.

Damien Delgado: I was initially scared of going on the tour as I’ve never been on a plane that long since being in a wheelchair.

But once it all sunk in that I was going I was really excited. The tour was awesome, getting up and close to the best players from Australia and UK and watching them play was great. It was good experience for me to play on the heavy green and it was great to meet other athletes with disabilities.

Helen Boardman: I was most enthralled by the inordinate kindness shown to me and my director whilst in England. I loved being a new member of the Jackaroo family and how they care for us so well. Whilst on tour, every experience was fascinating, amazing and wondrous. I felt honoured to be there.

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Jake Fehlberg: It was great to be back involved in international competition and to do it as part of the Australian Jackaroos made it even better.

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What do you hope to achieve at the games?

Lynsey Clarke: This will be my fourth Games which is something special and cool, and the result of a huge amount of work and commitment from both myself and my family.

I want to soak up the atmosphere and experience with my teammates, and when we hit the greens, we will be aiming to put everything we have learnt and built on into practice. We’re determined, focused, and have a huge amount of self-belief. For us, it’s not about thinking what we want to achieve at the end, it’s about the way we go about it through the whole journey.

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Barrie Lester: I hope definitely winning a medal!! We are well prepared and have a strong team. Achieving team success for our country is always our goal.

Serena Bonnell: This is the first time ever that the Commonwealth Games have included a para ladies bowling discipline. That’s history making. Myself and my partner Cheryl are wanting to etch another piece of history, in being the first to win gold in that discipline.

Matthew Lucas: The obvious answer would be medals, which is right at the top of the agenda. But our lead in and focus as a squad has been more about our actions and behaviour as people, both in and out of uniform. We pride ourselves on being good humans first and foremost. While we are driven to succeed in competition, we hope to achieve the respect of our peers, our opposition and our community and leave a legacy worthy of remembrance.

Cheryl Linfield: Many of us received our first cap for Australia on the greens at Leamington Spa and it was an honour to be part of the presentations and listen to how much representing our wonderful country and people meant to everyone. An emotional experience and memories I will have with me forever.

Damien Delgado: What do I hope to achieve at the games? Gold, gold, gold. I feel that the gold medal is a real possibility and I’m excited to get back to England.

Helen Boardman: I hope to achieve my best performance, yet in keeping with the great experience of my pairs partner, Jake Fehlberg. He is there to defend his golden title and I am right there with him.

Jake Fehlberg: I would love to defend my title from 2018 and win another medal for Australia.

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Lynsey Clarke: Playing on English greens was hugely beneficial.

We have done a lot of preparation over the last two years during Covid lockdowns in terms of team building and mental toughness.

However, nothing compares to time spent on the greens and at the venue you’re about to compete on at the highest level. It’s about knowing the greens and rinks inside out and now, having been there, visualising and mentally feeling how it’s all going to happen.

For me, both my technique and style of play changes dramatically in the northern hemisphere so it’s great to have really honed in on that and know what works for me and what doesn’t.

Barrie Lester: For sure it was beneficial playing on English greens; not just the pace but the mindset and playing in combination to get them right for the games. There are five greens that all have their own characteristics and it’s super important to recognise all of them.

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Serena Bonnell: Club Tamborine has done an exceptional job in replicating the conditions of the UK greens. But going to Birmingham further solidified our knowledge of the different conditions we should expect and how that will impact our game, such as our choice of percentage shots. Having Ellen Faulkner as the para high performance coach and Andy Thompson as our tactical coach, is no doubt a winning combination with their experience. But getting to pick their brains whilst in the UK was invaluable.

Matthew Lucas: Having the chance to play on the English greens was a huge benefit for our squad. We were able to share our learnings with each other and continue to refine our techniques with each game. The heavy schedule was perfect for us to school ourselves on different types of game styles and strategies.

Cheryl Linfield: Serena and I will be the first Australian parasport women’s pairs to play in the Commonwealth Games as parasport women’s pairs have not featured in previous Comm Games. We are greatly advantaged by having the opportunity to get the feel for the greens in Leamington Spa and know that the greens we practiced on at Mt Tamborine are very similar. We hope to bring back gold and also encourage everyone watching the Games (all ages and abilities) to participate in our wonderful, inclusive sport and possibly aim to represent Australia in the Comm games in Melbourne in four year’s time.

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Damien Delgado: Most definitely, it was a real eye opener playing at Leamington Spa. Knowing what I know now will only help us once the games start. Any inside information we have will be beneficial to us.

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Helen Boardman: What is more challenging playing in the English weather than the greens? Damo prepared Club Tambourine greens so befitting English ones that I had no trouble on those greens. However, it was beneficial to be in English weather conditions; both warm and dry and very wet.

Jake Fehlberg: It was a great experience to bowl on the English greens and the team is in a lot better position with the preparation.

Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers about your UK tour experience?

Lynsey Clarke: It was a great learning experience and development opportunity for all our squad. A super successful tour filled with wonderful memories on and off green that we’ll remember for a lifetime and that we’ll hold close when we head back to the UK in the middle of July to represent not just our fellow squadmates but our entire country. first is the at the This h t r eve time ealth ded w n o m lu Com e inc v a ling es h Gam ladies bow a a par ne. That’s li discip making. ry histo ll onne ena B ~ Ser

Barrie Lester: I would like to share that the entire group benefitted from the trip as bowlers and as people. We all learnt the values of being a Jackaroo and supporting each other on and off the green. Learning more about the greens and the environment will be a huge positive when returning for the Commonwealth Games.

Serena Bonnell: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. We are a hard working Jackaroos squad and have never been more prepared to play on the UK soil as we will be for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. We have been given every chance to reap the rewards of our hard work.

Matthew Lucas: I am very excited to see what our squad can achieve at this year’s Commonwealth Games and beyond.

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Cheryl Linfield: I watched the 1982 Comm games in Brisbane and I joined the sport in 1983 because of that experience. So, around 40 years later, here I am playing for Australia. This shows it is never too late to join a club, learn to play and have friendships and wonderful sporting memories for life.

Damien Delgado: I’m just really excited to have the opportunity to play for Australia and it‘s even better playing at my first Commonwealth Games. I really have to thank my wife and kids for all the support and encouragement they have given me. I couldn’t do this without them.

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Helen Boardman: Whatever you put your hand to, do it to the best of your ability. No one can fault you for doing your best. Then great results will follow.

Jake Fehlberg: It was awesome to mix with all the open Jackaroos throughout the tour and to learn from their experiences and share knowledge.

Lawn Bowls and Para Lawn Bowls will take place at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa, between Friday 29th July and Saturday 6th August.

AUSTRALIA ENDS TRANS TASMAN SERIES ON HIGH Australia won the 2022 Trans Tasman, held from June 4-6, 2022, at Club Tamborine in Queensland. After almost two and a half years between events, Australia and New Zealand finally locked horns once again, this time at Queensland’s Club Tamborine for the 2022 Trans Tasman.

Following the Jackaroos‘ and Blackjacks‘ 2022 Commonwealth Games squad announcements, the selected teams battled it out on greens with speeds aimed to replicate those at Royal Leamington Spa in late July.

The Right at Home Australian Jackaroos ended the near-perfect 2022 Trans Tasman Test Series with a whitewash over the New Zealand Blackjacks.

Pictured below back L-R: Chris Flavel, Jake Fehlberg, Serena Bonnell, Peter Doherty, Grant Fehlberg, Carl Healey, Ben Twist, Corey Wedlock, Aaron Wilson Front L-R: Kristina Krstic, Rebecca Van Asch, Cheryl Lindfield, Barrie Lester, Damien Delgado, Natasha Van Eldik, Ellen Ryan, Lynsey Clarke

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Welcome to North QLD’s new RBM - Nick Twining Queensland’s Regional Bowls Manager team is once again full. Thanks for the contributions that previous team members Wade Mutzelberg, Central Queensland and Lesley Bates, North Queensland made to their clubs and districts during their time with Bowls Australia.

You have already been introduced to David Barnes, the Central Queensland regional manager. David is no stranger to Queensland Bowler readers, after reading a couple of his very informative columns in the RBM section of the magazine.

I would now like to welcome Nick Twining to the team as the North Queensland Regional Manager. Nick is a member of the Edge Hill Bowls Club.

Nick is a well presented, industrious and highly personable individual and possesses a huge range of abilities for providing support and leadership. He has a proven record of contributing to the profitability in the businesses and clubs with which he has worked.

Welcome to North Queensland’s new RBM, Nick Twining

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Nick Twining 0429 213 207 ntwining@bowls.com.au

Nick is looking forward to making a significant contribution by working with clubs, districts and local, state and federal departments to progress the sport of bowls throughout the north of our State.

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2022 BLIND BOWLS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2022 ABBA National Championships were held from May 16-25 at the Tweed Heads Bowls Club. States competed for the “Top State 2022” and the title went to WA, with Queensland coming in second and Victoria third.

Congratulations to all who participated in the championships. Medal winners for Queensland were: • Bryan Forster (Director Bruce Jones) - B1 Open Singles bronze • Bryan Forster & Vanessa Hinton (Director Michelle Jordan) - Open Pairs gold • June Brittain (Director Christine McDonald) & Jake Fehlberg (Director Grant Fehlberg) - B2 Open Pairs silver • Saul Calyces (Director Chris Mudd) and Don Dias (Director Liz Blake) - B2 Open Pairs bronze • Scott Kinnear (Director Grahame Kinnear) - B4 Open Singles silver • Fred Tarry (Director Bruce Hill) and Scott Kinnear (Director Grahame Kinnear) B4 Open Pairs - gold • Tony Tully (Steve Dawes) and Dennis Wormald (Christine McGrath) - B4 Open Pairs bronze • Vanessa Hinton - Best Performed Female Shield.

L-R: QBBA President Marian Morrison presenting the Best Performed Female shield to Vanessa Hinton

L-R: QBBA President Marian Morrison presenting Fred Tarry (and dog Ripley) with their medals

L-R: June Brittain & Christine McDonald on the indoor green at Tweed Heads BC Contributed by Beatrice Kassulke, Games Director July 2022 Queensland Bowler 17

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Managed by Graham Curtis, one of the Board of Directors, the project took 38 weeks to complete after eight years of planning. The grand opening of the new greens on June 17 was a proud day for the more than 250 bowlers who call Capalaba Sports Club home. Local dignitaries, members and guests enjoyed an exhibition match by world class bowlers Brett Wilkie, Kelvin Kerkow and Steve Glasson, which was live streamed around the world.

The community spirit of Capalaba Sports Club was clear when more than $5,000 was raised at the opening for the Windsor and Jindalee Bowls Clubs devastated by floods earlier this year.

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Governance Requirements for Incorporated Associations: An Update Following on from our article in March 2021, there have been numerous amendments to the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld) (“the Act”) that impact the governance requirements for incorporated associations in Queensland. Given that most bowls clubs are incorporated associations, it is necessary that these changes are considered and incorporated into your club’s governance policies.

New duties to prevent insolvent trading and act in good faith As of 22 June 2022, management committee members are now required to exercise due care, diligence, and act in good faith. This extends to exercising a degree of care and diligence that a reasonable person would exercise (for the best interest of the association) and make judgments in good faith and for a proper purpose.

Further, a management committee member will commit an offence where the association is insolvent and there were reasonable grounds to suspect the association was insolvent or would become insolvent.

Remuneration Disclosure Generally, there will be a duty to disclose remuneration paid or other benefits given to management

committee members, senior staffers, and their relatives at the associations AGM. There will also be a requirement for management committee members to disclose where they have a material personal interest in a matter to be discussed at a management committee meeting.

The Office of Regulatory Policy has advised that although these remuneration disclosure laws have commenced on 22 June 2022, it will not provide specific details of the remuneration disclosure requirements until 1 July 2023.

As a result, remuneration disclosure obligations will have no effect until such time.

Internal Grievance Procedure Incorporated associations will be required to have an internal grievance procedure for disputes between their members and the management committee or the association itself.

In particular, the grievance procedure must include a mediation process for disputes and reasonable steps must be taken to resolve a dispute through the procedure prior to applying to the courts for direction. If the incorporated association’s grievance procedure is not consistent with the Act, it will

be taken to have adopted the model rules.

Again, although these internal grievance procedure laws have commenced on 22 June 2022, the model rules have not been prepared yet. So the obligations will not actually take effect until the model rules are finalised, which is expected to be on 1 July 2023.

What’s Next The Office of Regulatory Policy have advised that they plan to give incorporated associations at least one year (to allow one AGM to occur) to amend their rules, should they wish to introduce their own grievance procedure that is consistent with the model rules.

This will also allow time to determine what management committee members, senior staff and their relatives are required to disclose remuneration benefits.

If you have any queries or concerns about your incorporated association meeting the new regulatory requirements as they come into effect, please contact me, Matt Bradford, at 07 3224 0353.

Umpire with Joan Brotherton Measuring processes Further to my June Column covering Duties of Pennant Players, I would like to go through the various measuring processes to assist players who are in the position of deciding the result of an end. The following could also be of assistance to all players in the same position, whatever game they are playing.

I would like to cover the various measuring duties as needed in Section 1.6 – Result of an End (pages 35–37).

Law 22 – The shot: 22.1 A shot or shots refers to the bowl or bowls (called shot bowls) which is or are nearer the jack than the nearest bowl played by the opposing team or opponent in singles.

22.2 A bowl must not be moved until the opponents have agreed whether it is a shot or not, except where a bowl has to be moved so that another bowl can be measured.

22.3 As the shots are agreed, each shot bowl can be removed from the head.

22.4 Shot bowls can be placed in a group where they will not interfere with measuring.

22.5 If shot bowls have been placed in a group, the number of bowls in the group must be agreed by the opponents.

22.6 The skips or the marker where appropriate must be told (or have signalled to them) the number of shots scored in each end.

It is recommended and suggested that the player who is to measure the shots each end have the following equipment with them on the green as this will be of great assistance when measuring the shot/s.

1. Chocks/wedges for supporting leaning bowls to prevent them falling prior to or during measuring (these come in various sizes and can fit in your uniform pocket).

2. An appropriate measure that you are familiar with and are confident to be able to use it.

3. Preferably that the measure you decide to use will also have callipers attached to it.

Box string measure

Measure including callipers

Measure to the flat bowl first

Showing a chocked bowl

Variety of chocks/wedges

Measuring with callipers

I will go through the procedures for the equipment you will need: Chocks/Wedges: • Any bowl in danger of falling or not lying flat should be secured before you start measuring, provided at least 30 seconds has elapsed since the last bowl has come to rest if a player has requested this delay (Law 23.2).

• Work from the side opposite to where the bowl is leaning and carefully place the chock/ wedge under the bowl.

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Callipers: • Using chocks/wedges, secure any leaning bowls. Working on the open side and at right angles to the jack and bowl, knee on the green (if possible) and set the callipers at a distance slightly less than the assessed distance between the bowl and the jack.

• Steady the hands by resting them on the green and move the callipers between the jack and the bowl, working from the bowl to the jack. Make the initial contact with the bowl rather than the jack as the bowl is the heavier object, and less likely to move. Also recommended that you go to the flat bowl first.

• Ensure that the callipers are at the correct angle between the nearest points of the jack and the bowl.

Remember, the measure is made from the closest points on the bowl and jack so the callipers must be on an incline as shown in the diagram opposite.

• Remove the callipers from between the bowl and jack to make any adjustments. Do not adjust the callipers while they are between the bowl and jack. Open the callipers gradually and make repeat adjustments until bare contact is made with both bowl and jack.

• Without disturbing the setting of the callipers, check the other bowl/s. Always return to the first bowl to recheck the measurements. Make a decision as to which bowl is “shot” and roll it out in agreement with your opponent and communicate the decision.

Box String Measure: • Using chocks/wedges, secure any leaning bowls. Place the pointer of the measure against the jack with the string facing the bowl to be measured and extend a short distance. Hold down the release button.

• Extend the string to the bowl until the tip of the measure just touches the bowl. Do not jiggle the tip of the measure up and down or sideways. Lock in the measure by releasing the button and recheck the measure.

• Without altering the setting of the measure, move the measure so that the pointer is against the jack but pointing toward the second bowl to be measured. Extend the string and check the measure against the second bowl. Return to the first bowl to recheck the measurements. Make the decision which bowl is “shot” and roll out in agreement with your opponent and communicate the decision.

It is important that if a decision cannot be made as to the shot bowl/s, please call the umpire on duty who will make the final decision.

I hope that the above is of assistance to the players that will be performing the measuring duties when playing Pennant or any game. Remember, if you have any queries or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or the BQ Umpire Committee. Enjoy your games, stay safe and well.

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U18 qld boys vs hong kong in friendly warm up

L-R: Walter Kwok, Chrissy Pavlov, Nixon Man, Todd Brain, Isaac Ho, Hayden Oster, Ian Chung, Corey Marshall, Jeffrey Chung, Sam Collier, Alan Lai

Four U18 boys from QLD Todd Brain, Hayden Oster, Corey Marshall and Sam Collier challenged Hong Kong U18 boys Nixon Man, Isaac Ho, Ian Chung and Jeffrey Chung at Club Tweed on June 20 and Southport BC on June 21 to some bowls as a warm up to the Australian Open U18 Boys Singles. Thank you to Club Tweed, Southport BC and their volunteers for their assistance.

Top row from Club Tweed L-R: Julie Frewin (marker), Russ Frewin (Director Gold Coast Bowls & Chairman Gold Coast Officials), Debbie Franzi (marker), Dennis Agnew (Men’s President Club Tweed Bowls and marker), David Crowe (marker) Bottom row players L-R: Nixon Man, Todd Brain, Isaac Ho, Hayden Oster, Ian Chung, Corey Marshall, Jeffrey Chung, Sam Collier 22

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Back row L-R: Ben Mack (marker), Wayne Lovell (Men’s President marker), Tony Stewart (Chairman marker), Dick Martin (House Director marker) Middle row L-R: Brad Harris, Hayden Oster Corey Marshall, Sam Collier, Todd Brain, Alan Lai (HK coach) Front row L-R: Isaac Ho, Jeffrey Chung, Nixon Man, Ian Chung

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WHAT’S YOUR C Beat this!

At the Southern Cross Bowls Club in Warwick, whilst competing in the District Mixed Pairs Competition, Ron Philps and Sue Butz from the Tannymorel Bowls Club were able to get 3 touchers in the ditch this close to the jack. Good bowling indeed.

Photo supplied by Ron Philps

Gladstone’s $15,000 Open Fours Disappointed at having to cancel its $50,000 Festival of Bowls Carnival, Gladstone Bowls Club held the $15,000 Open Fours Carnival on June 4-5, which consisted of five rounds of 18 ends.

Congratulations to Brian Cornish, Ken Riddle, Phil Lindfield and Lester Schelbach who won the $6,000 first

prize. The second prize of $3,000 went to Gus McCrohon, Russel Farquhar, Cam McCrohon and Dave Olsen, with third place going to Peter Pershouse, Tony Leggio. Tony Wyper and Ian Hogan who won $1,500. Damien Rideout, Shane Rideout, Rob Huggers and Clayton Boon won the fourth prize of $1,000.

It was a great carnival with good bowls and sportsmanship. Thanks to all involved.

The sponsorship was supplied by Bendigo Community Bank and Croc Thomas of Battery World. A big thank you to the sponsors, a thank you also to Graham McVean and Tony Leggio for their organisation, to Phil Dunnet and Shane Cummings for the greens and all volunteers.

Contributed by Pedro Tappenden

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CLUB BEEN DOING? International Legends of League visit Biloela

Winners of the day L-R: Allan Spillman, Cameron Cooney, Raymond Radke & Jaiman Lowe

L-R: Paul Carige, Phil Casey & Trevor Shaw

Friday May 6 saw the Biloela Bowls Club host the International Legends of League for an afternoon of bowls for the Banana Shire community.

The International Legends of League takes rugby league games to regional areas throughout Queensland, New South Wales and PNG. NRL players that came along included Ben Hannant, John Hopoate, Royston Lightning, Reggie Cressbrook, Paul Carige and many more.

Teams of four played for 25 minutes for three rounds, with the losing team of each round moving on to the next rink.

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Corner-to-corner was played after bowls, with local bowler Cameron Cooney taking out the prize.

Around 160 people took part in the day.

Contributed by Bianca Swift

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New uniform for North Mackay North Mackay Bowls Club (Goosies) has changed the uniforms for both men and women and they are now the same. The club has had different uniforms for many years, and this is a transition to a more modern look.

Clive Wales in the old uniform

Pictured in the new uniforms is our number two division men’s team who won the Division 2 pennant for the Mackay district. Next year we will be promoted to Division 1. The last time we won Division 2 was in 2016, and there are several members from that team still playing in this year’s Division 2 team.

Contributed by Tony Allsop

Division 2 pennants team Back L-R: John Kennel, Clive Wales, Mick Walsh, Ian McDonald, John Priest & Dave McKendry. Front L-R: Clint Vassie, Peter Grant, Tony Allsop, Greg McLean & Chris Banney

Celebrations at Tully Bowls Club Sunday May, 22 saw the members of the Tully Bowls Club celebrate two events, the final of the men’s pairs championship and a member’s 80th birthday.

The pairs event was contested by Peter Smith with Rod Bradley and Ray Downing with John Taylor.

Peter and Rod were holding a favourable lead by the 15th end, but as the saying goes, “it is not over until the fat lady sings“. Peter and Rod were the eventual victors, but only by three shots.

Rod had another event to celebrate, his 80th birthday, and the members surprised him with a small celebration of the event. During the celebrations, President Joan presented Rod with his “Super Veterans“ badge.

Pairs winners L-R: Rod Bradley & Peter Smith with runners-up Ray Downing & John Taylor

Another member, Betty Cochrane, joined in the celebration for her forthcoming birthday.

Contributed by Rod Bradley

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President Joan Mercer presents Rod Bradley with his Super Veterans Badge

Hervey Bay Bowls Club Men’s Classic Pairs The last weekend in May saw Hervey Bay BC host their Men’s Classic Pairs, which attracted a top field of players from across Queensland. Fortytwo teams took part and spectators were treated to some first class bowling on the slick Hervey Bay carpets.

The three shade covered greens were full and the event was live-streamed by the Gold Coast Tweed Media Team, reaching a world-wide audience.

Competition was tight over the five games with the eventual winners being Paul Kajewski from Across the Waves and Mark Mizzi from East Bundaberg. Second place went to Liam Kronk and Brett Davis from Moore Park Beach BC. Filling the third spot was Allan Spence of Hervey Bay and Craig Hodges from Urangan.

Prizes were paid down to tenth place and all prizes were presented by Cr. David Lee of the Fraser Coast Regional Council, who are one of Hervey Bay BC’s regular Sponsors.

The weekend was a credit to the many Hervey Bay BC volunteers who worked hard to make the Hervey Bay Bowls Club a venue that bowlers from outside the ‘Bay’ will want to visit.

L-R: Allan Spence & Craig Hodges with Cr David Lee

L-R: Jim Spirrit, Paul Kajewski, Mark Mizzi with Cr David Lee

We’d like to give a big thank-you to all our sponsors and raffle contributors who make these events possible.

Also, a big thank-you to Tim Smith who had to pull out of the event but still travelled down from Bundaberg to MC the Friday night Calcutta.

Contributed by Jim Spirritt

L-R: Brett Davis & Liam Kronk with Cr David Lee

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Tara Open Fours Carnival During the recent Tara Open Fours Carnival, Tara Bowls Club recognised three members for their huge contribution to the club over the past 30 years, honouring them with a Life Membership.

John Smith, Tom Duffy and Jim Smith were shocked with the surprise announcement during the lunch break on the Saturday with many family members and friends present to congratulate them.

Winners L-R: Dan Collins, Delacy Kehl, Kerrod Barker & Jimmy Keleher

John has been a stalwart of the club for many years. He is the current president, has been on the executive committee for well over a decade and dedicates a lot of time and effort to ensure the club ticks over nicely.

Tom is a silent achiever and has been doing the gaming machine nominee role for over twenty years. Nobody else knows what Tom does, but it is certainly appreciated.

Nothing is an issue in making sure the books add up and legislation met.

Runners-up L-R: Barry Rablin, Garry Schultz, Iain Gibb & Mick Robbins

New Life Members L-R: Jim Smith, Tom Duffy & John Smith

Jim is the volunteer greenkeeper at the club and performed the role for a decade.

Jim has also been on the executive committee for 15 years or more, undertaking the green’s director position and also had a stint as president during that time. The quality of the surface is testament to Jim’s dedication.

The carnival itself was a great weekend, with plenty of fun had on and off the green.

In the end, it was a closely contested affair coming down to the last end in a couple of matches to determine the winners.

There can only be one winner, and it was a team thrown together pretty much at the last minute that went through undefeated.

Jimmy Keleher from Taroom was joined by Delacy Kehl, also of Taroom, Kerrod Barker of Chinchilla and local Tara player Dan Collins took the cash by a single shot over Geebung’s Iain Gibb, Barry Rablin, Mick Robbins and former Geebung, now Dalby player, Garry Schulz.

Contributed by Matthew Prain

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Club Champion again - North Mackay Bowls Club North Mackay Bowls Club recently conducted the finals of the club championships.

This year’s club champion is Chris Banney, who was also the club champion last year, as well as winning the club pairs and fours last year.

The final was very close, with Chris finally winning against

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Chris was the manager and skip of our second division pennants team that won the division this year and will be playing first division next year.

Contributed by Tony Allsop

Pictured L-R: Runner-up Clint Vassie with North Mackay’s club champion, Chris Banney

Social bowls at Bundy’s Burnett

Cleveland BC’s women L-R: Kerry Heelass & Betty Clarke (silver medallists with Georgina Moore & Kay Smith (bronze medallists)

First time medallists for Cleveland women Cleveland Bowls Club is very proud of members who, for the first time, have claimed two out of the three available medals in the Women’s Over-60 Pairs at the recent Queensland State Championships.

Not only did these bowlers win two medals in the same category, this is the first time any Cleveland women has won a medal in the State Championships whole event.

Congratulations to Kerry Heelass and Betty Clarke (who won the silver medal) and Georgina Moore and Kay Smith (who won bronze).

Contributed by Kay Pearson

QRI members enjoyed another great day of social bowls at Burnett Bowls Club Bundaberg West, proudly sponsored by Ken & Sue Barritt of Kens Kepnock Butchery. Twenty members played 3 bowls pairs on Burnett Bowls Club’s well prepared greens.

Pictured above are (from left to right) winners Wayne Fagg, Sue Barritt (sponsor) & Richard Senyard.

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Ravenshoe Memorial Bowls Club - ATBC Patron’s Day Ravenshoe Memorial Bowls Club in Far North Queensland held its ATBC Patron’s Day event on May 22, 2022. Ten teams from the Atherton Tablelands and Mossman played on the day. After all the rain we had been having, the weather was very kind to us and it was a beautiful day for bowling.

The team from Yungaburra won on the day and Ravenshoe 2 were the runners up. Both teams won four games, but Yungaburra won the day on points.

A good day was enjoyed by all, and congratulations to our local Eric Willsmore, who was given the ATBC Patron’s Badge for twelve months.

Contributed by Dell Mitton

Yungaburra winners L-R: Guy Birmingham, Suzie Hemensley, Chad Hodgind, Jack Lanham & Patron Eric Willsmore

Ravenshoe runners-up L-R: Col Skennar, Kim Mitton, Des Turner, Stephen Rickson with Chairman Peter Larsen (left) & Patron Eric Willsmore (right)

First NQ Pennant win for Magnetic Island BC Magnetic Island Bowls Club won the 2022 North Queensland (NQ) Men’s Purple Pennant in June. This was the club’s first NQ Pennant win, after winning the Townsville Purple Pennant in 1976, 1997 and 1998.

The Third Division Purple Pennant competition is reduced to two rinks of fours to accommodate smaller clubs like Magnetic Island, but is also open to larger clubs for more of their members to participate in a pennant competition.

There is no limit to the number of teams competing, meaning that the luck of the draw comes into play and we drew teams from four of the larger Townsville clubs.

This year, 12 NQ teams participated.

Photo: Michelle Emmerson

Our club is located on Magnetic Island, eight kilometres off-shore from Townsville and the distance and ferry timetables were an issue when we needed to subsitute a player at short notice.

Fortunately, another club member was in Townsville overnight and played the early game on Saturday before another member arrived from the island for the next two games. Another member played two games on Sunday.

This resulted in some disruption to coordination of one of the rinks, but the accumulated scores over the seven games gave the club the winning edge.

The Purple Flag and framed Purple Pennant now hang proudly in the Clubhouse. Magnetic Island has been promoted to Red Division for next year’s pennants.

Contributed by John O’Neil

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Iris Hooper Day at Mudgeeraba The Iris Hooper Day is a great day out for members of the Mudgeeraba Bowls Club. It is only for Mudgeeraba full members and we pay out eight prizes on the day.

Iris’s wish is to spread the money around and she always loves seeing us in our uniforms.

The entry fee of $20 for the day also includes a formal sit down lunch. Congratulations to Ross Morrison and Ray Landers who won the trophy for 2022.

Contributed by Fiona Hall

Iris Hooper with the trophy

Winners: Ross Morrison & Ray Landers

Entrants in the 2022 Iris Hooper Day at Mudgeeraba Bowls Club

50th Year for DS Shield and Maryborough wins!

Bundaberg Queensland Rail Institute (QRI) Social Club members celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the District Supervisors (DS) Shield at the Burnett Bowls Club. Malcolm Misfeld, District Superintendent of Queensland Rail, donated the shield in 1972 for play between Gympie, Maryborough and Bundaberg QRI Social Bowls Clubs. Congratulations to this year’s winner, the Maryborough team.

Bundaberg QRI members are now looking forward to travelling to Gympie in June next year for a rematch.

President Keith Ware also welcomed Tom Morris, who was born in Warwick in 1938 and started work with QGR (railways) as a lad porter in February 1954. He travelled through many stations, chasing promotions, until finally transferring to Maryborough in 1970 as a guard. He retired as a driver in Maryborough in 2003 after 49 years of service.

He joined QRI in 1973 (approx) and was made a life member in 2012 on both local and state branch.

L-R: Ray Bermingham (Gympie), Keith Ware (Bundaberg QRI President) & Mick Wilson (Maryborough & State QRI President)

L-R: Bundaberg QRI President Keith Ware welcomes Tom Morris

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Moore Park’s Golden Sands Carnival The Moore Park Beach Bowls Club hosted the 44th Golden Sands Carnival with an entry of 20 women’s teams on June 7, a cool winter’s day. Having cancelled the carnival in 2020 and 2021, it was a welcome change to again host these games. Home teams were joined by members of district and intrastate clubs for a three-game tournament. Congratulations to the following teams with money paid on both greens: Ray Townson Green 1st Verna McMah, Wendy Campbell, Lorelle Hofstetter 2nd Tulu Chippendale, Leslie Burnell Jones, Judy Nowell 3rd Deb Handley, Carolyn Campbell, Shirley Nichols 4th Iris Dickson, Sue Bond, Grietje Kitson 5th Terry Merritt, Jenny Hearn, Bev Watt

Norm Townson Green 1st Dawn Franklin, Betty Klaassen, Jacki Noll 2nd Helen Morton, Tania Adams, Lyn Miles 3rd Robyn Chandler, Barbara Trudgian, Faye Constable 4th Terry Heath, Jess Cannon, Kerry Gallagher 5th Lyn Donaldson, Bev Parker, Josephine Mitzi

The day was a great success but would not have been so without our sponsors, Des Allen & Co Funerals and Jacki Noll. Our volunteers contributed their invaluable time and energy and our bistro delivered an assortment of mouth-watering morsels for morning and afternoon tea with cold meats and salad to satisfy those hunger cravings at lunchtime.

Contributed by Raelene Fryer

Winners Ray Townson Green L-R: Lou Haggart (Ladies’ President), Verna McMah, Wendy Campbell & Lorelle Hofstetter

Winners Norm Townson Green L-R: Dawn Franklin, Jacki Noll, Betty Klaassen & Lou Haggart

Runners-up Ray Townson Green L-R: Lou Haggart, Lesley Burnell-Jones, Judy Nowell & Tulu Chippendale

Runners-up Norm Townson Green L-R: Lou Haggart, Helen Morton, Lyn Miles & Tania Adams

Club Tweed’s Championships Kira Bourke recently defeated Jessie Cottell 25-23 in a sensational final to become Club Tweed’s Ladies Open Singles Winner.

It was a great weekend for Kira as she also claimed the Indoor Mixed Pairs final with Wayne Turley.

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Contributed by Wayne Turley

Broadbeach’s Matador Fours & Blue Diamond Pairs Congratulations to Nick Cahill, Scott DeJongh-Fitzpatrick, Jessie Cottell and Clinton Bailey who won the inaugural Broadbeach Bulls Matador Fours and well done to runners-up Aron Sherriff, Nathan Rice, Sean Igham and Matty Baus.

Winners L-R: Nick Cahill, Scott DeJongh-Fitzpatrick, Jessie Cottell & Clinton Bailey

The Broadbeach Bulls also held the annual $20,000 Blue Diamond Pairs on June 6-7. Fifty-six teams from Australia and New Zealand competed for the $6,000 first prize.

This year’s winners were Broadbeach’s own Sean Ingham & Aron Sherriff who won all six games with the highest margin. Second prize of $4,000 went to Matthew Baus & Jeremy Henry with Bolivia Millerick & Kane Nelson winning all six games as well placing in third position.The highest five game winners were Steven Tong & Ryan Bester. Eighteen of the 56 teams received prize money. The tournament was 3 bowl pairs of 21 ends with no respot or time limit.

Contributed by Ryan Bester

Victoria Point’s Novice Pairs On Sunday, June 19 we held our second Novice Pairs Morning. Last year we held the event in November and the women who attended enjoyed it so much, they requested we hold another Novice Pairs Morning.

We had a very good attendance, with many teams coming from Algester, Beenleigh, Belmont Services, Capalaba, Cleveland, Ipswich, Mt. Gravatt and Victoria Point. The day started with an enjoyable morning tea, trial ends at 9.00am, play at 9.15am, followed by 21 ends.

An enjoyable BBQ followed, which was prepared and cooked by our wonderful men – Peter, John and Ian. After lunch, the presentations were made to the following: • •

Winners: Digna Zanesco and Nelly Marsh from Belmont Services Runners-up: Pat Bottin and Judy Hampson from Cleveland

Mystery prizes were given to five teams. The weather was very kind to us and again, the players requested that we hold a similar event in the future, so we will hold another Novice Pairs Morning on Sunday, November 13 and we look forward to seeing all novices there. It is wonderful to have this type of competition where novice players can compete against each other.

Special thanks to all the helpers that worked so hard to make the day incredibly special and to our Contributed by Joan Brotherton wonderful sponsors, Oak Tree Retirement Villages - thank you.

Winners: Digna Zanesco & Nelly Marsh from Belmont Services

Runners-up: Pat Bottin and Judy Hampson from Cleveland

Four excited Victoria Point pennant team members looking forward to the pennant season Queensland Bowler July 2022

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Coaching with BQ Coaching Committee Why are performance reviews important?

Good Performance • Win: Remember strategies and tactics It is a well known fact that top athletes in all sports perform, display or use seven skills, actions or processes • Lose: Review strategies and training program motivation to work harder. to attain excellence in their sport. This is also the case Poor Performance with lawn bowls.

• Win: Review for improvement For this publication of the Queensland Bowler, I • Lose: Review, set new goals and then forget have chosen to focus on the seventh skill, which is performance. performance review.

A performance review is undoubtedly a Why have I chosen performance review? Mainly contributing skill or action process that should because after being involved with the State District be used to gain excellence in bowls for individual Sides, State Championships and the Australian performances or during team play. Therefore, Open, I viewed it as an important time to have a consider the following statements: look at performance review.

• Debrief after every game, as each game is played Reviewing our performance in today’s environment under different conditions of play, venues, weather is often a discussion over a few drinks after the conditions and the type of game varies; game. Generally, the discussion doesn’t include • Accept constructive criticism as this will allow much dialogue about the game itself especially at you to cope with winning and losing, develop trust individual, club and district level. and enhance team culture; If we really want to be successful and learn from • Never be afraid to admit if you didn’t play well, our experiences, we need to sit down and genuinely as this will enhance team cohesion and respect thus review our own performance either in a team or in contributing to team building and ownership; an individual game.

• Learn from critical incidences during the event; • Learn from your mistakes and record them for An effective performance review will: future reference; 1. Increase confidence; • Teamwork: The performance review provides 2. Provide goals for training sessions; a great opportunity to openly discuss and reset 3. Assist in providing strategies and tactics for future the values of the group. Never be concerned about competitions; revisiting previously set values.

4. Minimise the damage from a poor performance; It is imperative that an effective performance review 5. Increase team culture and harmony; is conducted for both individuals and teams. It will 6. Maintain the importance of members owning the enhance your bowling skills and lead to more consistent team. and optimum performance and good bowling.

By Alan Thorp

Sunshine Coast District Coaches were kept very busy with an Advanced Skills Session, with 16 bowlers attending the day at Palmwoods.

ECKA’S TIP Ultimately, the skip has the final call. An option could be for the skip to ask a player to walk up to the head and discuss any options. If the the skip does not agree, the player must follow the skip’s instructions.

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A coaching course was held at Bongaree Bowls Club in May with BQ coaches Alan “Thorpy” Thorp & Eric”Ecka”Tomsene and assistance from Bongaree Club Coach Rod Curtis.

UPCOMING COURSES Victoria Point Bowls Club - Skills & Bowling Arm Training 08/07/2022

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