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National Blind Bowlers Championships
from JULY 2022
Welcome to North QLD’s new RBM - Nick Twining
Welcome to North Queensland’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. 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.
RBM - NORTH QLD
Nick Twining 0429 213 207 ntwining@bowls.com.au RBM - CENTRAL QLD
David Barnes 0429 442 818 dbarnes@bowls.com.au RBM - SOUTH EAST QLD
Micheal Sorrensen 0447 507 040 msorrensen@bowls.com.au
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: June Brittain & Christine McDonald on the indoor green at Tweed Heads BC L-R: QBBA President Marian Morrison presenting Fred Tarry (and dog Ripley) with their medals
