NOVEMBER 2022

Bowls Queensland Patron: Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM, Governor of Queensland

COMMUNITY BOWLS

CHAMPION OFCLUB CHAMPIONS

QUEENSLANDERS CLAIM BESTBOWLER AWARDS

Lynsey Clarke and Claire Turley after winning the State Champion of Club Champion Women’s Pairs Photo: Wendy Wilson

QLD VS VIC TEST SERIES

Congratulations to Queensland on defeating Victoria in the QLD vs VIC Test Series, which consisted of three tests (third test played as part of the Australian Sides at the Nationals) from 5-7 October.

The first test was held at Musgrave Hill Bowls Club on Wednesday, 5 October, the second test at Broadbeach Bowls Club on Thursday, 6 October (rain affected the length of the game) and the third test as part of the Nationals at Broadbeach BC on Friday, 7 October.

• Queensland women won 2 tests to 1

• Queensland men won 3-0

From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson

At the time of writing, the State Champions of Club Champions event is being played at Souths Suburban Bowls Club in Mackay. This will be followed by the North Vs South Test Series to be held in Townsville at Suburban Bowling Club on 29-30 October.

BQ thanks all clubs for allowing these events to be played in the regional areas of the State. These events will be live streamed by the Gold Coast media team for BQ and are available for later viewing.

Bowls Australia Board elections on 8 November will see five nominations from differing states for two directors’ positions on the board. These positions will be hotly contested with only three states not having a candidate.

Bowls Australia CEO Neil Dalrymple is finishing his time with BA in November and moving on to take the CEO’s position with World Bowls. On behalf of the State Board and Staff we wish Neil all the very best in his new position with World Bowls. This time of the year, clubs and districts are looking to have their AGM with election of their office bearers. It is also a time to look at good governance i.e., Role of the Club / District committee; including the committee structure (is the committee too large etc.). The role of the individual committee members should be clearly defined and understood by all.

Queensland Bowler

Back L-R: Barrie Lester, Cohen Litfin, Jamie Anderson, Sean Baker,Gary Costigan, Brett Wilkie, Nathan Rice & Sean Ingham. Front L-R: Matt Lucas, Chris Rosanes, Brad Harris, Nick Cahill, Aron Sherriff & Wayne Turley

Back L-R: Emma Spicer, Chloe Stewart, Wendy Wilson, Julie Keegan, Pamela Rowe, Tracy Foster & Chrissy Pavlov. Middle L-R: Amanda Haevecker, Kelsey Cottrell & Isabella Lawson. Front L-R: Bolivia Millerick, Claire Turley, Lynsey Clarke & Jessie Cottell

Players of the Series, Barrie Lester & Claire Turley

Peter Williamson

MakMax Partners with Club Helensvale for National 5-A-Side

Club Helensvale’s National 5-A-Side competition returned in September with a new Gold Sponsor, MakMax Australia. It was stars a plenty on the greens across the four days of play. Twenty teams from around Australia and a competing side from Hong Kong were among the starting line-up.

Taren Point was victorious over Cabramatta and took home a share of the $20,000 first prize. This is not the first time Taren Point has claimed the title, winning back in 2009. The Club Helensvale side fell agonisingly short of a finals berth finishing in fifth spot, with Ocean Grove and Musgrave Hill rounding out the top 4. “The National 5-A-Side was established in 2007 and quickly became the most sought after invitation in the country,” said Club Helensvale Chairman Paul Wilson. “Our club is proud to host a world class event and having the support of MakMax made it all possible, we thank them wholeheartedly. We look forward to hosting the National 5-A Side again in 2023 and beyond.” -

Known for designing and building premium-quality tensile membrane structures for sporting applications, such as stadium roofing and bowling green canopies, MakMax Australia is a local South-East Queensland business and delighted to join Club Helensvale to be a key supporter of both the annual National-5-A-Side competition and as a partner in the club’s exciting development plans. Over the coming year, Club Helensvale will be undertaking a multimillion-dollar renovation of the club facilities, including new food and beverage outlets, a new player lounge and a custom-designed bowling green canopy over the central green. “MakMax Australia is delighted to be partnering with Club Helensvale to build the first tensile membrane covered bowling green on the Gold Coast,” said MakMax Australia Director of Sales and Principal Engineer, Martin Eddleston.

“The stunning extensions and improvements being developed by BSPN Architecture include a MakMax TensoSport-MAX Canopy roof, customised to provide a weatherproof feature entryway to the club. The roof canopy will be proudly designed by our team in Brisbane, installed by our own specialists and under the supervision of the MakMax Engineering team. We look forward to working closely with the Club Helensvale team over the next 12 months to deliver what will be an iconic destination point on the Gold Coast!”

Julian Phillips, Business Development Manager at MakMax added, “It has been a pleasure and a privilege to join Club Helensvale on the journey to realising their vision for this substantial upgrade to their club and facilities. Paul, Tom, and the rest of the team at the club have been a driving force throughout the entire process. They have remained determined in their ambitions while allowing adequate freedom for MakMax to draw on our own extensive experience in the design development and problem-solving stages. Everything has been considered, from spectator vantages through to patron egress and pedestrian traffic flow”.

“We’re really excited to see future editions of the Club Helensvale National 5 A Side competition take centre stage beneath a MakMax canopy. The end result will be a fantastic facility for the local and visiting players, and we really are thrilled that the proverbial jewel in the crown will be a stunning tensile structure that adopts bespoke elements while retaining the hallmark features of a MakMax TensoSport-MAX bowls canopy.”

Mullins Lawyers Partnership

Bowls Queensland is pleased to announce that Mullins Lawyers has agreed to continue its partnership with Bowls Queensland for another term. Mullins has been a great supporter of Bowls Queensland and many clubs/districts in the State with their wealth of legal knowledge. BQ must also thank Matt Bradford from Mullins for his informative articles each month in this magazine.

State Consultative Body Meeting

Peter Williamson and I attended the biannual SCB meeting in October at Broadbeach. This meeting involves representatives from Bowls Australia and all State/Territories who come together to discuss issues from across the nation.

The Nationals

Congratulations to all QLD representative teams, and players who competed in the Nationals, on the way they conducted themselves. Queenslanders shared in much success over the carnival on the National stage, go the Maroons!! Well done to host clubs Broadbeach and Mermaid Beach together with Bowls Australia on a great Nationals Series.

Bowls Australia Hall of Fame & Awards Night

Congratulations to our Queenslanders who were recognised on the night. Rob Parrella was elevated into Legend status along with Steve Glasson and Karen Murphy. Bert Palm, a stalwart of Bargara was inducted into the Hall of Fame, unfortunately Bert has passed away and was represented by his daughter.

Receiving awards were Lynsey ClarkeInternational Female Bowler of the Year (voted on by players/coaches during Australian representation); Kelsey Cottrell - Female Bowler of the Year (rankings); Nick Cahill - Male Bowler of the Year (rankings); Serena Bonnell - Bowler with a Disability of the Year and Cheryl Lindfield a finalist.

QLD Champion of Club Champions State Finals

These events were held at the Souths Suburban Bowls Club in Mackay following writing the column, well done to all medallists. Thank you to Mackay Regional Council, ATSICHS, Souths Leagues Club, Henselite and Souths Suburban Bowls Club for their support of this event.

North vs South Challenge

Congratulations to all selected with many first timers travelling to Townsville this year on October 29-30. Thank you to Ron Mitchell, North QLD DBA and North QLD DLBA for their support of this event.

State 8-A-Side and State Pennant Finals

The Inaugural State 8-A-Side Event will be held at Club Tweed on Thursday and Friday November 3-4, followed by the State Division 1 Pennant Finals on Saturday and Sunday November 5-6. Well done to all teams that have qualified through their District and Zones to the State Finals. Thank you to the Tweed Shire Council and Club Tweed for their support of these events.

BPL

Returns to Club Pine Rivers from Monday 7 to Friday 11 November. Good luck to our QLD teams and competitors.

State District Mixed Pairs - November 19-20

This event will be held at the Bargara Bowls Club involving 8 teams who have won through their District and Zone playoffs. Well done and good luck to all teams.

2023 Junior State Championships

This event will be held at the Burnett and Across the Waves Bowls Clubs from January, 15-20. Entries are open and can be found on the BQ website. Thank you to the Bundaberg Regional Council and Des Kemp for their support and assistance with this event.

Brett Wilkie

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NATIONALS - AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

By Kelsey Cottrell

The Australian Championships were played on the final five days of a two week-long National carnival hosted by the Broadbeach Bowls Club and Mermaid Beach Bowls Club. Nationals consisted of Australian Under-18 Championships, Australian Disability Championships, Australian Singles Champion of Champions, Australian Senior Sides Championships and Australian Sides Championships before all the State Champions from across the country converged for these prestigious Australian Championships.

The Australian Championships got off to a fair start with Nick Cahill and Kelsey Cottrell opening Queensland’s medal account with a bronze in the mixed pairs.

The pair fell short against New South Wales in sectional play but held onto second spot to secure a bronze medal playoff against Western Australia in which they won 21-5 as the rain started to fall.

Interestingly ACT took gold in the mixed pairs with 3.5 wins + 3; essentially 3 wins by 1 and a draw across the day! Our next medal came the very next day with Aron Sherriff, Nick Cahill and Chris Le Lievre winning another bronze

in the men’s triples. The bronze medal match was a one-sided affair with our Queenslanders finishing the match early, leading comfortably 23-4. Our women’s triples representatives were Sue Brady, Terese McAlary and Dareyle Hester; they were defeated by Tasmania and New South Wales but had a great win against the ACT in sectional play.

Pairs action saw Tilly Oreo, Marilyn Emerton, Chris Le Lievre and Matt Lucas representing Queensland in a classy pairs field. The men’s combination contested our first final of the Australian Championships, but the

Mixed Pairs Bronze: Kelsey Cottrell & Nick Cahill

Triples Men’s Bronze: Chris Le Lievre, Aron Sherriff & Nick Cahill

result didn’t go the way we’d hoped, with QLD defeated by the New South Wales pairing of Jack McShane and Shawn Thompson. New South Wales made it a double when Samantha Ferguson and Anne Johns won gold on an extra end against South Australia.

Our men’s and women’s fours had tough days at the office; the combination skipped by Aaron Hewson went oh so close; losing their final sectional match by 1 to miss the gold medal playoff and then lost the bronze medal playoff on the final bowl against Tasmania.

The women’s fours combination of Val Jackson, Anne McClure, Gail Crompton and Wendy Wilson also had a hard luck story, losing on an extra end in the bronze medal playoff to the Northern Territory after holding game until the final bowl.

Down to the singles and we had Dean McWhinney and Kelsey Cottrell representing us on the final day of competition. McWhinney was defeated by former Australian Jackaroo Nathan Pedersen in the first round but showed good fighting spirit to defeat the eventual gold medallist in the final round of sectional play to get himself into the bronze medal playoff. Dean went down to Victoria 18-25.

Cottrell was challenged in two out of three sectional games winning 25-20 over Victoria and ACT and defeating NT 25-8 in the final round. In the gold medal playoff, she faced South Australia’s Laini McGorman who was also undefeated in her section.

Cottrell trailed by the barest of margins for most of the match; however, at 15-19 behind she went into another gear putting on 10 unanswered shots to check out 25-19. This was Cottrell’s 5th major singles title for 2022.

All State Champions represent us at next years Nationals, so make sure you get teams together for next year’s Queensland State Titles on the Sunshine Coast.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

Congratulations to Queenslander Julie Keegan on claiming the silver medal in the Nationals – Champion of Champions after seven rounds in the Round Robin.

Cohen Litfin placed fourth in the men’s section.

Women

Gold: Karen Murphy NSW

Silver: Julie Keegan QLD

Bronze: Laini McGorman SA

Men

Gold: Jono Davis NSW

Silver: Mark Nitz TAS

Bronze: Matthew Mitchell WA

Mixed Pairs

Kelsey Cottrell & Nick Cahill (bronze)

Men’s Triples Chris Le Lievre, Aron Sherriff & Nick Cahill (bronze)

Men’s Pairs Matt Lucas & Chris Le Lievre (silver)

Women’s Singles Kelsey Cottrell (gold)

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDAL

TALLY - QUEENSLAND

Singles Women’s Gold: Kelsey Cottrell with Bowls Australia’s Matt Burgess

Pairs Men’s Silver: Matt Lucas & Chris Le Lievre

Champion of Champions Women’s L-R: Karen Murphy - Gold NSW & Julie Keegan - Silver QLD

QUEENSLAND MEN TRIUMPH AT SIDES

Whilst we all had Queensland locked in as pre-tournament favourites for this year’s Australian Sides Championships the reality was that the men had not won the Alley Shield since 2014 and the women had only won the Marj Morris trophy once in the past eight years. It was going to be a big ask, but they rose to the challenge.

The biggest competition would come from New South Wales and that proved true when the Blues claimed the overall trophy after the 4 days of competition.

Queensland was in the hunt until the final bowl of the event was played; we did need Western Australia to cause an upset over the New South Wales men, which they came mighty close to doing so.

The biggest contributing factor for the overall trophy heading south was that the New South Wales women advanced through the Australian Sides Championships undefeated; our Queensland women were beaten on all three rinks when they met on day two of the competition.

The Queensland men showed they meant business accounting for New South Wales a few rinks over rather convincingly. The warning shot was fired and the only state to come close to our Queensland men for the

remainder of the competition was Tasmania on the final day’s play.

Tasmania had nothing to lose, and Queensland just needed a draw to secure the Alley Shield with a game left to play.

Queensland trailed the game for at least 50 ends, but in the final stages of the match, the lead was changing constantly.

Queensland did manage to secure the draw they required and interestingly on the neighbouring rinks just a few minutes earlier, the Queensland women had also drawn with Tasmania.

AUSTRALIAN SIDES CHAMPIONSHIPS

Alley Shield (Men) Queensland (gold)

New South Wales (silver)

Marj Morris Shield (Women)

New South Wales (gold) Queensland (silver)

Overall Trophy New South Wales (gold) Queensland (silver)

Back L-R: Matt Lucas, Jamie Anderson, Sean Ingham, Nathan Rice, Cohen Litfin, Sean Baker, Gary Costigan & Brad Harris Front L-R: Wayne Turley, Brett Wilkie, Aron Sherriff, Nick Cahill, Chris Rosanes & Barrie Lester

Men’s best rink L-R: Cohen Litfin, Barrie Lester, Brett Wilkie & Nathan Rice

Players of the series Julie Keegan & Nathan Rice

Whilst the Australian Sides Championships is the ultimate team competition there is also the award for best rinks during the event. In the women’s competition that was won by the team skipped by Dawn Hayman (NSW) and in the men’s competition Cohen Litfin, Barrie Lester, Brett Wilkie and Nathan Rice were undefeated to claim the men’s best rink.

Congratulations to Nathan Rice and Julie Keegan who were named the Players of the Series.

SENIOR SIDES

In the Australian Senior Sides Championships, we watched Victoria raise the trophy in both the men’s and women’s competition.

The Queensland men were in touch with one day left to play, but that fourth day of comp proved the hardest, with the Maroons losing to Western Australia and New South Wales and consequently dropping out of the top three.

The Queensland women needed Victoria to stumble at the final hurdle but that wasn’t to be. Victoria defeated South Australia by 11 shots in the final round which left Queensland sitting in the silver medal position.

We did take home some gold from the Senior Sides Championships, Sue Brady’s rink was the best performing with just one loss and a margin of +83 across the 7 matches. Well done to Karen Goldsworthy and Max Jaffray who were honoured with the Queensland Player of the Series awards.

Back L-R: Chrissy Pavlov, Julie Keegan, Kelsey Cottrell, Emma Spicer, Tracy Foster, Amanda Haevecker, Pamela Rowe, Claire Turley & Wendy Wilson. Front L-R: Chloe Stewart, Jessie Cottell, Lynsey Clarke, Bolivia Millerick & Isabella Lawson

Winning rink L-R: Sue Brady, Gail Crompton, Terry McAlary & Brenda Thompson

L-R: Leigh Fortington, Val Jackson, Linda Morish, Adele Pershouse, Terry McAlary, Karen Goldsworthy, Suzanne Kington, Gail Crompton, Brenda Thompson, Fay Woodward, Sue Brady, Debbie Logan & Chrissy Pavlov

Players of the series Karen Goldsworthy & Max Jaffray

MULTI-DISABILITY CHAMPIONSHIPS

We’re proud to have the crème of the crop here in Queensland when it comes to the country’s elite bowlers with a disability. At the Australian Multi-Disability Championships, our stars represented their State with distinction winning plenty of medals on the national stage and claiming the best State overall. It’s not just medals on the line for a lot of these players, it’s the opportunity to push for national selection in the 2023 World Bowls Championships which will have the para-athletes competing alongside our able-bodied athletes for the first time in decades.

After three days of competition, several Queenslanders contested gold and bronze medal playoffs at the Mermaid Beach Bowls Club. Kicking off proceedings was the New South Wales pairing of Michelle Campbell and Jo Hunter who accounted for our Queensland duo of Louise Hoskins and Right at Home Para-Jackaroo Serena Bonnell in the gold medal match of the B5-8 women’s pairs. In the bronze medal playoff, Birmingham 2022 silver medallist Cheryl Lindfield and her Queensland partner Annette Goldsworthy took home bronze with a 20-6 victory over the Victorians Annette Ruffle and Janet Morrison. In the men’s B5/6 singles it was 2018 Commonwealth Games champion Tony Bonnell who would have the gold medal draped around his neck after a 21-15 win against fellow Queenslander Brett Sellars. The Bonnell/Sellars duo also claimed the gold in the B5/6 pairs. In the B7/8 men’s pairs, Queensland duo Damien Delgado and Cooper Whitestyles defeated Tasmania’s Minns and Ryman by just 1 shot. Serena Bonnell claimed the top position in the B5/6 gold medal match against Joanne Hunter (NSW). Congratulations to all competitors and we hope to see many Queenslanders wearing the green and gold in 2023!

AUSTRALIAN MULTIDISABILITY MEDAL TALLY - QUEENSLAND

Men’s B5/6 Singles

Tony Bonnell (gold)

Brett Sellars (silver)

Women’s B5/6 Singles Serena Bonnell (gold)

Men’s B5/6 Pairs

Tony Bonnell & Brett Sellars (gold)

Men’s B7/8 Pairs

Damien Delgado & Cooper Whitestyles (gold)

B5-8 Women’s Pairs

Louise Hoskins & Serena Bonnell (silver)

Cheryl Linfield & Annette Goldsworthy (bronze)

L-R: GCTDLBA’s Vicki Day, Women’s B5/6 Singles winner Serena Bonnell & Right at Home’s Glenda Manne

L-R: Brian Marshall, B5/6 Gold Singles winner Tony Bonnell & Right at Home’s Glenda Manne

L-R: Brian Marshall, B7/8 Pairs Gold winners Damien Delgado, Cooper Whitestyles & Right at Home’s Glenda Manne

L-R: Brian Marshall, B5/6 Silver Singles winner Brett Sellars & Right at Home’s Glenda Manne

L-R: Brian Marshall, B5/6 Pairs Gold Tony Bonnell, Brett Sellars & Right at Home’s Glenda Manne

AUSTRALIAN UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS

After three long years, an Australian Under-18 Championships has finally been completed and we got the first glimpse at the crop of future stars around the country. Queensland took out overall honours with strong performances from both girls and boys teams, with our girls’ side taking out their respective competition.

Tasmania claimed victory in the boys’ section, having collected two silver medals and a gold over the two days of action. Queensland fielded a composite side as well to replace the bye in the draw with the Northern Territory unable to attend.

Back L-R: Cody Gerick, Jack Chirgwin, Oliver Corken, Kane Nelson, Todd Brain, Brad Harris & Chrissy Pavlov. Front L-R: Sophie Kiepe, Dakota Brindle, Stella Palmer, Chloe Runge & Corrine Stallan

BQ’s Alan Thorp & Dennis O’Toole

L-R: B5-8 Women’s Pairs Silver Louise Hoskins & Serena Bonnell

L-R: B5-8 Women’s Pairs Bronze Cheryl Lindfield & Annette Goldsworthy

Back L-R: Alan Thorp, Don Currie, Tony Bonnell, Louise Hoskins, Clive Williams, Dennis O’Toole, Annette Goldsworthy, Brett Sellars, Serena Bonnell. Front L-R: Cooper Whitestyles, Damian Delgado & Cheryl Lindfield

The boys’ triples gold was won by the composite team consisting of Queenslanders Corey Marshall, Sam Collier and Wayatt Martin. The trio defeated Tasmania in the gold medal match, with our other Queensland team taking home a bronze medal. It was an all-Queensland affair in the girls’ triples final, with Queensland taking on the composite side of players from Queensland. With a point to prove, the composite team of Holly Anderson, Sophie Allan and Kiera Powell came out on top by four shots in a quality encounter.

In the girls’ fours Queensland’s Sophie Kiepe, Dekota Brindle, Corinne Stallan and Stella Palmer took out the gold medal with South Australia in second and Victoria finishing in third position. Queensland’s Stella Palmer collected her second gold medal of the weekend, teaming up with Chloe Runge to win gold in the girls’ pairs.

It was a hard-fought contest against South Australia’s Anda Panchawat and Kate Argent-Bowden, with scores level with just three ends to play. However, it was the Queenslanders who were able to battle through heavy rain to take the victory. The rain caused havoc on the event so all our competing juniors should be commended on their performances. The future of bowls in Queensland is bright!

Boys’ Pairs Bronze L-R: Oliver Corken & Kane Nelson

Boys’ Triples Gold L-R: Wyatt Martin, Sam Collier & Corey Marshall (Composite side)

Girls’ Pairs Gold L-R: Stella Palmer & Chloe Runge

Girls’ Fours Gold L-R: Stella Palmer, Sophie Kiepe, Corinne Stallan & Dekota Brindle

Girls’ Triples Gold L-R: Sophie Allan, Kiera Powell & Holly Anderson (Composite side)

Girls’ Triples Silver L-R: Dekota Brindle, Sophie Kiepe & Corinne Stallan

Boys’ Triples Bronze L-R: Todd Brain, Cody Gerick & Jack Chirgwin

Boys’ U18 State Representatives L-R: Cody Gerick, Jack Chirgwin,Hayden Oster, Wyatt Martin, Todd Brain, Sam Collier, Oliver Corken, Corey Marshall & Kane Nelson

Girls’ U18 State Representatives L-R: Sophie Allan, Kiera Powell, Holly Anderson, Chloe Runge, Stella Palmer, Sophie Kiepe, Dakota Brindle & Corrine Stallan

In the boys’ pairs it was Victoria’s Will Mays and Koby Cromie who took home gold with their win over the New South Wales duo of Lachlan Thompson and Joseph Clarke and our Queensland combination of Oliver Corken and Kane Nelson claimed bronze.

BA’S AWARDS NIGHT

By Kelsey Cottrell - Source and photos Bowls Australia

Queenslanders were recognised for their achievements and contribution to the sport during Bowls Australia’s night of nights. The Hall of Fame and Awards Night was held on the Gold Coast during the National Championships and naturally the Sunshine State faired well!

Two award winners of the night had already been decided prior to the event with the Tourism and Events Queensland Male and Female Bowler of the Year Awards going to the two players finishing top of their respective National Rankings, Nick Cahill and Kelsey Cottrell. Nick and Kelsey weren’t able to be present at the awards night as they were playing in the Australian Mixed Pairs Championships bronze medal match.

Broadbeach’s Nick Cahill enjoyed a sublime 12 months, finishing as the number one ranked male bowler in the nation with 328 points, 43 points ahead of his nearest rival.

Nick’s season included a national title, in the 2021 Australian Championships’ men’s triples crown, the Queensland state mixed pairs and men’s triples, and silver medal finishes in the Queensland state men’s pairs and fours and Queensland Champion of Champions fours. Triumphs at the highly-regarded Launceston International Bowls Classic and Musgrave Hill Easter Open Prestige singles events cemented Nick’s position as the nation’s number one male bowler.

Kelsey Cottrell’s memorable year included many achievements on her path to finishing as the number one ranked female bowler in the nation with 326 ranking points, a staggering 164 points clear of the nearest opponent.

Kelsey’s year to remember included two Australian Open titles, in the blue-ribbon singles and fours disciplines and a quarter-final finish in the pairs, which earned her the event’s MVP title for a second successive year. A further national title came at the 2021 Australian Championships in the women’s pairs, while at a state level, she procured the Queensland state women’s singles and the mixed pairs titles, in addition to the Broadbeach Prestige Ladies pairs trophy.

Our Golden Girl Serena Bonnell enjoyed a scintillating year on the greens across district, state, national and international levels which all contributed to her winning the Bowler with a Disability Award, with Cheryl Lindfield

claiming the runner-up spot. On the national arena, an Australian Open women’s fours silver medal was a highlight, while on the international scene, Serena represented the Jackaroos with distinction during the UK Tour, Trans Tasman Test Series. Her year culminated with a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, after winning a para-bowls medal for Australia alongside fellow Queenslander Cheryl Lindfield. Serena is unquestionably a trailblazer and one of the biggest advocates for para inclusion and the sport of bowls more generally, vigorously promoting the inclusive nature of the sport and leading the way for para women.

An award highly regarded by the Australian Jackaroos is the Commonwealth Games Australia International Bowler of the Year as it is an award voted on by their peers. Our very own Lynsey Clarke reigned supreme, pipping Natasha Van Eldik for the title. Lynsey is clearly highly regarded as a player but importantly also as a person, whose leadership and commitment to culture has contributed equally to receiving this award as her ability on the green. Lynsey recorded significant votes for her performances on the green at the 2022 Multi-

Serena Bonnell - Bowler with a Disability Award

Nick Cahill - Male Bowler of the Year Award

Kelsey Cottrell - Female Bowler of the Year Award

Lynsey Clarke - Commonwealth Games International Bowler of the Year award

Nations test event, UK Tri-Nations, Trans Tasman Test Series and Birmingham Commonwealth Games, and was a clear standout in terms of attitude and culture, which has undoubtedly been recognised by the Jackaroos team.

Every two years, Bowls Australia add inductees to the prestigious Hall of Fame. This year Albert (Bert) Palm (deceased) was remembered for his achievements dating back to the 1950’s. Bert Palm was just the 14th international representative for Australia, debuting in 1950, but it was some 16-years later that he really cemented his place in the sport’s record books. A men’s pairs crown at the 1949 Australian Championships, representing Queensland and Bundaberg Bowls Club,

aided Palm’s selection for his international debut at the 1950 British Empire Games, now known as the Commonwealth Games, in the men’s pairs. The results didn’t fall his way, and it was some 16 years before Palm was able to get a second chance to make amends, but when he did, he truly left his mark on the sport, winning the men’s pairs gold medal at the 1966 World Bowls Championships in Kyeemagh, NSW, a feat which helped the Jackaroos secure the coveted Leonard Trophy for the men’s champion team.

When we think of legends here in Queensland it is hard to look past Rob Parrella. Rob was elevated to legend status during the awards ceremony and the room got the opportunity to reflect on an amazing career. Rob Parrella was unquestionably one of the first modern-day entertainers of the sport, having captivated audiences of bowlers and non-bowlers alike with an aggressive style of play on the green and all the graces of a gentlemen off it. Born in Italy, Parrella made the natural progression from bocce to bowls after arriving in Australia in the 1950s, and in many ways, went on to revolutionise the way the sport of bowls was played, with a famous driving style of game, which has since formed the blueprint of many modern-day bowlers. As Australia’s 71st male representative, Parrella notched up 127 international appearances, including at three Commonwealth Games, in three different countries -Brisbane 1982, Auckland 1990 and Victoria 1994 –for a complete set of all three possible medals in the blue-ribbon men’s singles discipline. Parrella etched his name into the sport’s history books as the nation’s first bowler to win an individual Commonwealth Games gold medal – the men’s singles – and just the second ever Games gold medallist, in 1990 at Auckland. Parrella’s victory was made even more historic when he famously defeated Englishman David Bryant, a four-time Commonwealth Games singles winner and reigning world champion, en route to the final, and paved the way for future Australian singles gold medallists. He secured silver and bronze medal varieties in the blue-ribbon discipline at the 1982 and 1994 Commonwealth Games events respectively. Parrella captivated television audiences during the height of his career, which led to a new wave of enthusiasm. He will be forever immortalised in this sport’s record books for his achievements on the green.

Congratulations to all our wonderful Queenslanders!

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Bert Palm was inducted into the Hall of Fame

Rob Parrella was elevated to legend status

CHAMPION OF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

FOURS: HEWSON AND MILLERICK SKIP FOURS TO VICTORY

By Kelsey Cottrell

The 2022 State Champion of Club Champions held October 22-27 at Souths Suburban Bowls Club in Mackay started with the tournament heavy weights firing the first shots in the fours discipline.

Club Pine Rivers combination of Michael Breen, Stephen Kaefer, James Schiulaz and Aaron Hewson overcame their challenges in both sectional play and the final to secure gold, whilst in the women’s event Rachel Davies, Karen Goldsworthy, Kelsey Cottrell and Bolivia Millerick from the Broadbeach Bulls went through the tournament undefeated, but with their own hurdles to jump during the two days of competition.

The Broadbeach combination overcame the eventual bronze medallist in the opening round of sectional play, a game worthy of a final came down to the final bowl with Millerick holding on for a slender one-shot victory over Hamilton’s Lauren Carpenter (nee Wilson), Pamela Rowe, Jacinta Weier and Wendy Wilson.

On the other side of the draw, Cheryl Lorkin, Beck Payne, Aymee Bellert and Dianne Reed from Tansey, had sailed through sectional play with a whopping 3 wins plus a margin of 94!

In the Gold Medal Match, despite being behind for most the game, Tansey finally got their noses in front with four ends left to play; however, this only brought out the best in the Broadbeach combination who accepted the challenge that was being thrown at them.

A killer blow for Tansey was a deadly accurate drive from Millerick, killing the 20th end whilst Tansey were holding two. A double on that end would have put Tansey three in front playing the final end, but instead on the replayed end, Cottrell and Millerick conjured up 3 shots with their final 3 bowls giving Broadbeach a two-shot lead playing the final end.

A fine attempt from Dianne Reed went ever so close to forcing an extra end but Broadbeach held on for gold, a first State Champion of Champion gold medal for Rachel Davies and Kelsey Cottrell, and back-toback golds for Goldsworthy who claimed the Pairs in 2021.

On the live streamed men’s Gold Medal match; the local favourites from neighbouring Mackay club Glenn Luck, Ross Blanchard, Tony Gibson and Michael Walsh were throwing the kitchen sink and some at the more fancied Pine Rivers side.

The crowd was certainly playing a big part with over 100 locals coming down to the Souths Suburban Bowls Club to cheer on the gents from Mackay. The difference in the match was the outstanding lead’s display from Michael Breen which helped turn a heavy deficit back in favour of the pirates.

Another major turning point was a big conversion from Hewson to remove Mackay’s two shot bowls to pick up three and then the tactical change up of playing minimum length ends gave Pine Rivers all the momentum in the final third of the match.

In the playoffs for bronze, Mt Isa (Nathan Barrett, Alex Murtagh, Duane Cahill and Damien McGee) came from behind against Burleigh Heads in the men’s match whilst Hamilton defeated Marlin Coast 30-24 in the women’s match.

Burleigh Heads Algester

Charleville

Pine Rivers Memorial

Broadbeach North Toowoomba Surat Hamilton

Tansey Biloela Emerald Marlin Coast

Boonooroo Bargara Mackay Mt Isa

Winners Gold Pine Rivers L-R: Michael Breen, Steve Kaefer, James Schiulaz & Aaron Hewson

Silver Mackay L-R: Ross Blanchard, Tony Gibson, Glenn Luck & Michael Walsh

Bronze Mt Isa L-R: Alex Murtagh, Duane Cahill Nathan Barrett & Damien McGee

Bronze Hamilton L-R: Lauren Carpenter, Jacinta Weier, Pamela Rowe & Wendy Wilson

Winners Gold Broadbeach L-R: Rachel Davies, Karen Goldsworthy, Bolivia Millerick & Kelsey Cottrell

Silver Tansey L-R: Cheryl Lorkin, Aymee Bellert, Beck Payne & Dianne Reed

Bowler

They say beware of the wounded bowler and that was proven at the Champion of Club Championship Pairs. The Tweed Heads pairing of Claire Turley and Lynsey Clarke sensationally claimed gold despite Claire playing in a moon boot to protect the two broken bones in her foot; being pushed along in a borrowed wheelchair by a local bowler Laura Andersen. A huge injury a few days out would have sent most packing, but with a State title on the line and not enough time to find a substitute, these two good mates weren’t going to die wondering. They progressed through their section with ease, three strong wins but they had to face a tenacious duo from Airlie Beach who had also qualified for the final undefeated in sectional play.

Carol Crosbie and Betty Nicolle had nothing to lose playing a current and former Australian Jackaroo; however, given the injury cloud over Turley they must have backed their chances for a big upset. At 7 a piece we were in for a cracking game; however, Tweed Heads quickly strung together 9 unanswered shots to lead 16-7 after 10 ends. Tweed Heads continued to apply the pressure and the biggest margin of the game was established at the 18-end mark, 26-16. Turley and Clarke went on to lift the trophy, adding another State title to their impressive resumes and no doubt this event will be one these mates will be talking about for years to come!

In the men’s competition we were treated to a top-level final with Broadbeach’s Chris Lanham and Sean Ingham taking on Nic Gosley and Mark Armstrong from Pialba. Both teams had qualified for the final with three from three wins in their sections, taking down some big scalps along the way. The start of the match was a see-sawing battle with plenty of close heads for the skips to play at, a few big drives and conversions by Armstrong and Ingham was entertaining for all, but at the half-way mark it was the boys from Pialba who were in the box seat. In the end the consistency of Gosley and Armstrong proved too good, and the pair went on to win in commanding style 24-8.

It was an all-round top effort for the Airlie Beach Club walking away with a silver in the women’s event and fourth in the men’s pairs. Airlie’s Shane Spann and Armando Isgro were defeated on an extra end 16-17 against young guns Joel Smith and Stephen Savage from Tara.

On the neighbouring rink Bargara’s Jennifer Hearn and Adele Pershouse were relentless in their pursuit of a medal with a 23-10 victory over sisters Fiona and Nicole Williams from Boonooroo-Sandy Straits.

SINGLES: TWO NEW SINGLES CHAMPIONS CROWNED

The weather wasn’t the only thing hot in Mackay, the quality of bowls for the Champion of Club Champion Singles event was everything we expected and more. Any victory over Aron Sherriff, especially off the back of his recent form, is a victory you will never forget, but to do it in such emphatic style shows the class of player our newly crowned State Champion is.

Glen Pitts, formally a top-level player from Northern NSW and now a Queensland Over 40’s representative, put on a clinical display in today’s final which saw Algester’s best score a 25-10 win over Broadbeach star Aron Sherriff and etch his name onto an impressive honour roll of previous winners. Pitts had qualified for the final with three strong wins over Alex Murtagh, Chris Rosanes and Armando Isgro; arguably the tougher of the two sections.

Sherriff had cruised through his section with a margin nearly three times that of Glen Pitts; but fast forward 24 hours and all that meant nothing when the final commenced. Pitts got out of the blocks the quickest and in the blink of an eye, he had established a 13-2 lead. Things didn’t get much better for Sherriff who was unable to find a way to stop his opponents great form and Glen Pitts ran away with the game.

In the women’s final earlier today the one who got out of the blocks the fastest was also the one hunted down. Julia Brownie (nee Allen-Best) didn’t let the slow start worry her, she knuckled down quickly and started to put her more experienced opponent under immense pressure. Brownie lost the first four ends

PAIRS: TWEED OSPREYS PAIRING ‘HOBBLE’ TO MEMORABLE VICTORY

Broadbeach

Laidley Tara Kawana

Tweed Heads North Toowoomba Roma Kawana

Boonooroo Bargara Airlie Beach Suburban

Pialba Gladstone Airlie Beach Weipa

Winners Pialba L-R: Mark Armstrong & Nic Gosley Silver Broadbeach L-R: Chris Lanham & Sean Ingham

Bronze Tara L-R: Stephen Savage & Joel Smith

Bronze Bargara L-R: Jenny Hearn & Adele Pershouse

Winners Tweed Heads Gold L-R: Lynsey Clarke & Claire Turley

Silver Airlie Beach L-R: Carol Crosbie & Betty Nicolle

against the former Victorian State Representative; however, it only took the West Toowoomba champ 16 more ends to claw back and defeat Burrum Heads’ Joan Tennent 25-13.

It was a one-sided affair in the women’s bronze medal playoff with Australian Emerging Squad member Kira Bourke defeating Mackay local Diane Faulkner 25-8.

The men’s playoff for bronze was a more see-sawing battle with never more than a handful of shots separating Alex Murtagh (Mt Isa) and John Hammond (Roma). The lead constantly changed but it was former Queensland State Representative Alex Murtaugh who claimed the victory 25-22. Our two champions, Glen Pitts and Julia Best will represent Queensland at next year’s Australian Champion of Champions as part of the two-week long national event on the Gold Coast.

Bowls Queensland would like to sincerely thank Henselite, Atsichs Mackay, the Mackay Regional Council for their support of this event and the Souths Suburban Bowls Club for their hospitality and acknowledge the volunteers and officials who made this event possible. Thank-you to the Gold Coast Tweed District Media Team who live streamed six days of play during the Champion of Club Champion Fours, Pairs and Singles; 12 games can be found on the Bowls Queensland Facebook page under videos. Thank you to Kelsey Cottrell and Wendy Wilson for assisting with photography.

Group winners men L-R: Evan O’Rourke (Wondai), John Hammond (Roma), Alex Murtagh (Mount Isa), Glen Pitts (Algester), Aron Sherriff (Broadbeach), Chris Rosanes (Pine Rivers Mem), Armando Isgro (Airlie Beach) & Robert Huggers (Biloela)

Group winners women L-R: Kira Bourke (Tweed Heads), Bronwyn Torrens (Monto), Wendy Wilson (Hamilton), Joan Tennent (Burrum Heads), Julia Brownie (West Toowoomba), Diana Faulkner (Mackay City), Sue Slatter (Chinchilla) & Denise Charman (Silkwood)

Winner Gold Algester’s Glen Pitts

Bronze Mt Isa’s Alex Murtagh

Silver Broadbeach’s Aron Sherriff

Winner Gold West Toowoomba’s Julie Brownie

Silver Burrum Heads’ Joan Tennent

Bronze Tweed Heads’ Kira Bourke

Umpire with Joan Brotherton

Laws on drawn games in a knockout, dead ends and live jack in the ditch

We have now completed the State Finals for the Champion of Club Champions, 8-A-Side, Pennant and the Nationals Congratulations to all winners and players. The State Mixed Pairs held 19-20 November will complete the finals for 2022 and I wish all players a successful and enjoyable weekend. Continuing on from the October column, I have still been receiving queries and questions regarding various laws and I thank you all for your calls and emails and trust that I have been able to answer your various questions. Following are some answers to these questions:

Law 28 (pages 39/40) A drawn game in a knockout (eliminating) competition.

• 28.1 In a knockout (eliminating) competition with a fixed number of ends, if the scores are equal when all ends have been played; an extra end must be played to decide the result.

• 28.2 The coaches in a side game (or, in their absence, representative of the sides), skips in a team game or opponents in Singles must toss a coin and the winner will decide who must play first as described in laws 5.2.2 and 5.2.3.

• 28.3 The extra end must be played from where the previous end was completed. If, before a bowl has been played by each team, a player, or the umpire notices that the extra end is being played in the wrong direction, it will be restarted in the correct direction. If a bowl has been played by each team, play in that end will continue.

• 28.4 If an extra end is completed and the scores are still equal, another extra end must be played.

• 28.5 If more than one extra end is needed, the coaches or representatives, skips or opponents must again toss a coin and the winner will decide who must play first.

• 28.6 If an extra end is declared dead, law 20.3 will apply. (See law 20.3 below for details).

Law 20 (page 35) Dead End.

• 20.1 A dead end is not counted as a completed end even if all the bowls required to be played have been played.

• 20.2 A dead end must be replayed in the same direction unless the skips or opponents in Singles agree to play it in the opposite direction. (If the jack and bowls need to be transferred to the opposite end of the rink before the end is replayed, they must be transferred in a way which avoids distracting players on neighbouring rinks).

• 20.3 If the skips or opponents in Singles or the umpire declare an end dead, the first to play in that end must also play first when the end is replayed.

Conditions of Play:

Problems seem to come up quite regularly with Conditions of Play. It’s important that all officials and players read the Conditions of Play for each event they enter or officiate at as regular changes can occur. They may be slight changes, but they are important and can affect your game.

I recommend that you read the following laws regarding the Conditions of Play Member National Authorities can make (domestic regulations) to cover aspects of the sport. Controlling Bodies must decide what Conditions of Play are necessary to govern their competitions.

Section 52 (page 91) Game Regulations.

57 Regulations for play – page 91.

57.1 Domestic regulations – pages 91 – 92 – 93.

57.2 Conditions of play – page 93.

• Appendix A – pages 95 – 100.

• Appendix B – pages 101 – 106.

• Appendix C – pages 107 – 110.

• Domestic Regulations – pages 111 – 121.

Question: A jack in the ditch is moved by a non-toucher played by Team A entering the ditch what should happen?

Law 18 (pages 33 – 34) Live Jack in the ditch.

18.4 If a jack in the ditch is displaced by a non-toucher entering the ditch, law 38.5.3 will apply.

Law 38.5 (pages 56 – 57 Jack displacement by a nontoucher.

38.5.3 If a jack at rest in the ditch is displaced by a nontoucher entering the ditch, an opponent or the marker must put it back to its former position.

The above are some of the questions/queries I have received and please remember, do not hesitate to contact me or the Bowls Queensland Umpire Committee with your questions/ queries and these will be discussed and answered.

Law 38.5.3 - If a jack at rest in the ditch is displaced by a non-toucher entering the ditch, an opponent or the marker must put it back to its former position.

Law 18.4 - If a jack in the ditch is displaced by a non-toucher entering the ditch, law 38.5.3 will apply.

Law 18 and 18.1 - Live jack in the ditch.

Help yourself!

In our role as Regional Bowls Managers, we are frequently asked about securing grants. These grants come in many forms and from many different sectors. Grants provide clubs with opportunities to do improvements they are not in a position financially to do themselves. With the added pressures of ageing members and declining memberships of clubs around Australia, increased competition within the hospitality sectors and wild weather events, these grant opportunities are welcomed.

Grants aren’t as easily obtained as they once were. As times become tougher financially, the people deciding on who receives money will be looking at a few things. For example:

• Is there a business or strategic plan in place?

• Is the club in a viable position - will it still be trading in three years?

• What opportunities will the money provide?

• Does this cater for everyone.?

Strategic/ Business Plan

Separate from our everyday bowls events, a business plan encompasses many factors, including knowing your local demographic and plans to grow your business each year. It gives a clear insight into the collective plan set down by your committee to continually grow your club. This may mean taking a chance and launching a Jack Attack program on a Monday night. Good news from another State shows that a Jack Attack event launched in such a positive manner at one club is now a local LGBTI go to, with a green full of social bowlers enjoying an accepting and non-judgemental environment. A night where the club used to close at 6pm now trades solidly until 9pm.

The importance of formulating a plan like this is critical. A club in my area, Yungaburra, has the best business plan I’ve seen so far. This club is in a small town, but has been very successful in maintaining their business and it is very pleasing to see.

Becoming all inclusive

No divide should exist between men’s and women’s bowls. I visited a club last week that I hadn’t been to in some time, that used to hold a men’s bowls event that filled three rinks at best. I was pleasantly surprised to see this event is now an Open event and had a green full of people. A small step in the right direction.

Ask yourself, is your club wheelchair accessible? Do you cater for people of all abilities? Of all cultures? Does your club have a junior bowls or schools program? The above mentioned groups can open up new lines of grants for running programs and events. This can often lead to new members, financial benefits and media attention.

Making Life easier

The COVID pandemic forced the world to evolve. Has your club evolved? One club in my area has a fantastic website, good social media coverage and a fully automated membership system. This system sends membership invoices out to current members reminding them of renewal. We are currently in a time poor society, so the person here that normally volunteers countless hours is now free to help out with multiple other tasks. For more information on this, feel free to reach out to Marlin Coast BC, they can provide more details.

In closing, the best chance at securing a grant is ensuring you have the following things in place. A business or strategic plan, solid programs in place or plans to do so, quotes for services (if applicable), letters of support, (think outside the square here) and be sure to provide details of how the grant will benefit your club and local community by giving projected facts.

Queensland has the best RBMs at your disposal, do not hesitate to reach out to your local Regional Bowls Manager, we are all too happy to help.

Your Guide to Trading Hours during the Holiday Period

As bowls clubs prepare for a variety of functions and festivities during the Christmas and New Year period, we thought it was timely for a quick reminder on the trading restrictions.

While your bowls club is approved for certain trading hours every day, your liquor licence specifically states that this excludes Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve.

Restrictions on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & New Year’s Eve

Christmas Eve

The sale and supply of alcohol must finish at 12 midnight on Christmas Eve. Bowls club’s patrons are still allowed the 30-minute grace period after 12 midnight to finish their drinks, but must leave the premises by 12.30am on Christmas Day.

Christmas Day

Bowls clubs may re-commence serving liquor between the hours of 10.00am and 12 midnight on Christmas Day. However, liquor must only be sold in conjunction with meal areas of the premises that are “ordinarily set aside for dining”. Bowls clubs can sell liquor to patrons one hour before, during, and up to one hour after the patron has their meal. Gaming is not permitted on Christmas Day.

New Year’s Eve

On New Year’s Eve, bowls clubs are permitted to trade until 2.00am without having to obtain specific approval for an extended trading hours permit.

Temporary Early Morning Trading

Temporary one-off extended hours permits can be obtained by bowls clubs for early morning trading prior to 10.00am, but these are limited to four permits per year.

Due to the unique nature of sporting activities and early morning starts at bowls clubs, there is the presumption that liquor sales are needed between 7.00am and 10.00am, which exempts bowls clubs (and golf clubs) from needing to demonstrate community demand for liquor during these hours. Other club licensees must demonstrate need for these hours, and non-club licensees can only obtain approval to trade for functions between 7.00am and 9.00am.

Temporary Late-Night Trading

While standard liquor licence trading hours in Queensland are 10.00am to 12.00am, 7 days per week, bowls clubs can seek approval for late night extended hours to trade until 2.00am (or

until 3.00am if located within a designated Safe Night Precinct).

Temporary one-off extended hours permits can be obtained for late night trading and are limited to six permits per year. These permits will only be granted for ‘special occasions’ which must be either:

• a unique or infrequent special public event of local, state or national significance, such as a local music festival or a televised international sporting match; or

• a private function not open to the public, such as a wedding or birthday.

Please note: If your bowls club wishes to apply for a temporary one-off extended hours permit, the application must be lodged with the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation at least 21 days before the event date.

The Mullins Hospitality team can help your bowls club with its obligations when it comes to restrictions during the holiday period and applying for temporary extended hours for special events.

Please contact me, Matt Bradford at (07) 3224 0353, for any further assistance.

WHAT’S YOUR CLUB

Monto’s Presidents’ Day & Life Member

The Monto Bowls Club recently held its annual combined Presidents’ Day when Ladies’ President Phyllis Williams and Men’s President Barry Woodall welcomed players from the Port Curtis and Burnett Districts, plus seven teams from Across The Waves club in Bundaberg.

During the festivities, the Men’s Port Curtis District President Bill Sophias presented Barry with the District Pennant flag recently won by Monto club and badges were presented to players by Life Member John James. Club members and visitors also congratulated and honoured John, who had reached his 50th year of club membership.

John joined the Monto Men’s Bowling Club on 22 March 1972. Several years ago, the club became the Monto Bowling Club Inc when the ladies and men’s sections were unified. He volunteers many hours at the club, whilst still playing and enjoying the game and the friendship of other members. He has won numerous competitions at home and away, has held office and mentored many others in club roles. John has been a dedicated green director, a local selector, opens the club on playing days and arranges most of the raffles for these days. John has been ably supported by his wife Peg, who has also contributed much to the local club, including being the Ladies’ Secretary for many years. John said he was humbled by the kind words and presentation made to him in recognition of his milestone and thanked everyone.

Contributed by Bronwen Torrens

Carnival time at Burrum Heads

Burrum Heads is the hidden gem of the Fraser Coast, approximately 25km north of Hervey Bay on the banks of the beautiful Burrum River.

The ladies’ section, with President Velma Lingard, recently held their Springtime Carnival. This Ladies’ Fours event is well supported by local clubs, visitors and many travelling bowlers. Much effort goes into these events to offer good competition whilst promoting our sport in the most positive and enjoyable way.

The men’s annual Open Fours will be in November and the regular “Gunsmoke” Open Pairs is held bimonthly on the third Thursday. If you are in the area, come check us out, or better still, make a special trip – you won’t be disappointed.

Winners L-R: Janice Sprobon, Lynda Kattenburg, Jo Dugdell & Joan Gleeson from Urangan

Runners Up L-R: Maree Gibbs, Brenda Shea, Delma Clark & Sue Ramsay

Volunteers L-R: Melda Kenyon, Margaret Andrews & Robyn Fielding

Contributed by Joan Tennent

Life Member John James, a member of Monto Bowls Club for 50 years

Men’s President Barry Woodall & Ladies’ President Phyllis Williams

BEEN DOING?

Pine Rivers Friendship and Charity Day

Many of the 70 members who attended the president’s annual Friendship and Charity Day at Pine Rivers Bowls Club donned pink for the occasion. The charity was Be Uplifted Breast Cancer Incorporated, a support service for breast cancer patients and just over $1,730 was raised from plants, food and bric-a-brac donated by our lady members.

After bowls, lunch was served on the deck and we all enjoyed the cake, cut by our Patron Rose Kling and President Lyn Giles, which was a joint celebration of our pennant teams and our charity day.

Our PRLBC Pennants teams won the Division 1 flag and were runners-up in Division 2. It was a great day with lots of fun, good bowling and some great outfits. We are looking forward to holding this event again next year.

Moura Bowls Club Hosts President’s Day

Moura Bowls Club played host to local Central Queensland teams for its recent Men’s President’s Day. Moura BC is a small country club with very few bowling members so President Brian Fisher was pleased to welcome so many visitors to his special day.

Despite early showers, the weather cleared for 48 bowlers to enjoy a full day of mixed bowls on our green. The day included two rounds of bowls, a delicious lunch and the meeting of old friends and new.

Winners were Moura’s Peter Hoath’s composite team, runners-up Victoria Park (Rockhampton) and some very pleased raffle winners. Moura Bowls Club looks forward to holding more events like the Men’s President’s Day in the future.

Contributed by Susan Williams

President Lyn Giles & Patron Rose Kling cutting the cake

Sponsors Ken & Lyn Giles (President)

Stall volunteers L-R: Ann Heidke, Ann-Marie Clark, Lyn Giles (President) & Linda Mitchell

Winners Moura team L-R: Robert Hamlyn, Ernest Hamlyn (Taroom), Wayne Kussrow, Peter Hoath & President Brian Fisher

Contributed by Marie Cherry

Sarina Ladies Celebrate 80 Years

Sarina Bowls Club ladies celebrated their 80th birthday recently with BQ Director Colleen Ryan, MDLBA President Lynn Jackson, along with bowlers from other clubs.

Five past presidents, four past members, club patroness and men’s president all attended the celebration.

A total of 93 people joined in the festivities with two hours of bowls, some great entertainment from four Sarina ladies followed by a delicious lunch.

It was a very successful day and enjoyed by all.

Tenterfield Celebrates 90 Years

From humble beginnings from the vision of a local man, Mr W H McCotter, Tenterfield Bowls Club now commands a central place in the history of bowls and recently celebrated its 90th anniversary.

Mr McCotter built a bowling green in front of his home in Molesworth Street and, on Australia day in 1930, Colonel Bruxner opened the green. Two years later, a five-year lease agreement was made with Mr McCotter, which included the clubhouse at extra cost with an option to buy and the first AGM was held. Newlyappointed green keeper, Robert Gardner, bought a motor mower, set green fees at 6d, determined the club colours and proposed a meeting with other clubs to form Northern Tablelands Bowling Federation.

By 1942, more land had been bought and a clubhouse built and the original house became the green keeper’s cottage. In 1944, the members held a special meeting to consider “the vexatious matter of the Ladies Bowling Club” and finally, in 1957, ladies bowls was launched. Motel Stage 1 happened in 2000 and expanded in 2005 by six units.

Marking the occasion of Tenterfield’s 90th anniversary, the No 1 Green was renamed the W H McCotter Green in the founder’s honour. Ian McCotter (grandson), Jim Bennett (Club President) and committee member Gary Chorley were on hand for the unveiling of the plaque to rename the green. Jim Bennett spoke briefly on the history of the bowling club and the importance of the W H McCotter building, the original green and clubhouse. Ian McCotter was introduced and thanked the club for the honour bestowed on his grandfather. Jim Bennett and Ian McCotter raised the Tenterfield Bowls Club flag and declared the green the W H McCotter Green.

L-R: Stephen Bowen (Club Manager), Bryce Titcume (President SDMDBA), Jim Bennett (Club President), Ian McCotter (Grandson of W H McCotter) & Gennyfer Whitehead (Bowls Committee)

Unveiling the W.H. McCotter Green

Contributed by Barbara Carter

District President Lyn Jackson, President Rita Hughes & BQ’s Colleen Ryan

Spring Day at Victoria Point

The Annual Spring Flower Day, first played in 1994, was held in September at Victoria Point BC. It has always been an important day on our yearly calendar and this year we received entries from 20 teams from the following clubs: Beenleigh, Cleveland, Logan City, Manly, Mt. Gravatt, Paradise Point, Wellington Point and our members from Victoria Point.

The day commenced with a delicious morning tea, Round 1 of 15 ends followed by an enjoyable lunch, then Round 2 of 15 ends with afternoon tea and presentations. We also had a wonderful raffle table, pick-of-the-table, hand-made craft articles and a display of Henselite products.

Burnett’s Jack turns 90!

Congratulations to Jack Stewart who recently celebrated his birthday with his Dad’s Army mates. Jack has been bowling for 48 years and a member of Burnett Bowls Club Bundaberg West since 2014. He was the manager of the Division 1 Pennant team for 2021 and a volunteer worker with Dad’s Army for six years. Jack said, “The boys give freely of their time and their expertise is outstanding”.

Contributed by Trish Hansen

Pomona’s Double 80th Celebration

Pomona’s Jan Mallett and Julanne Brown celebrated their 80th birthday with friends at the club.

Both ladies have been champion bowlers and are the ladies’ patronesses. They are still very active selling raffle tickets and enjoy talking to the many patrons at the club. Congratulations Jan and Julanne!

Contributed by Judith Muir

Winners L-R: Stephanie Carrington, Maggie Helmn, Lorraine Newton & Lesley Jaskowski

Runners-up L-R: Jenny Mills, Tamara Davis, Robyn Millard & Ann Van Der Loose

Mystery prize winners L-R: Barbara Black, Judy Roberts, Jan Myatt & Dianne Whimp

Jacky Cherry dressed for Spring!

Pick-of-the-table

Handmade craft stallRaffle table

L-R: Wayne Watson, Les Whalley, Wayne Fagg, Mick Jeffs, Birthday Boy Jack Stewart, Keith Ware & Barry Peat

New octogenarians Jan Mallett & Julanne Brown from Pomona Bowls Club

Contributed by Joan Brotherton

80 years for South Suburban’s Presidents at Home

The women from Suburban Ladies Bowls Club in Mackay celebrated their 80th birthday of the Presidents at Home. President Lorna Coad, club members, bowlers from surrounding clubs and district members joined in the festivities and BQ Director, Carmel Gibb, attended the event. A game of bowls and a lovely afternoon tea was had by all.

President Lorna, along with the MDLBA President Lyn Jackson, did the honours of cutting the tasty cake. A little fun was introduced when a town crier (Shirley Wesche) appeared and announced the arrival of “The Queen”. “The Queen” (Lorraine Griffiths) gave a wonderful, hilarious speech and presented President Lorna with the OBE (Over Bloody Eighty) medal.

Carmel said she enjoyed a lot of laughs and has built some good memories. “I would like to thank all the ladies and Col the Chairman of the Board, who was also my taxi driver, for their hospitality during my very short visit.”

Historic Journey to Pennant Flag for Coorparoo Doves

The Coorparoo Doves made history on September, 19 when they took out the Ladies Gateway District Division 4 Pennant title, bringing home the flag for the first time in 40+ years and the first time ever as members of the Gateway District.

It was 1979 when the Coorparoo women last brought home a pennant flag when they were a part of the old Brisbane District and before the Gateway District had been formed.

When the call was put out for nominations for the 2022 pennant season, just 11 ladies put their hand up. Two of the team had been bowling for less than two years, another few for less than five years, and this was the first pennant season for most of them – what an experience it was! With COVID, work commitments and illness, there were weeks where ladies with an injury still played just so that we weren’t forced to forfeit. The camaraderie between the strong, united team who were there for each other every week during the event, was evident to other teams.

To say that everyone was super excited to make it to the final is an understatement and we went into the game already feeling like winners. It really was just the icing on the cake to take home the flag.

The Coorparoo men also made it to the Division 3 grand final but, unfortunately, went down by a very small margin to Wellington Point. However, another fantastic effort and result for the club.

Contributed by Dennis Beitz

Contributed by Carmel Gibb

President Lorna Coad & MDLBA President Lyn Jackson cut the cake

The Queen (Lorraine Griffiths) with Lorna Coad

The Town Crier (Shirley Wesche)

Back L-R: Mel Carr, Karen Potrzeba & Erica Frost. Front L-R: Mary Williams and Val Daley (reserves), Mary Burton, Trish Hagenlocher, Cathy Delbridge and Christine Morris & Tanya Drewitt (skips)

Mikey’s Chook Run at Nambour Heights

Sunday afternoons at the “Heights” has continued to gain interest. This is when new, novice and experienced bowlers get together for a fun afternoon. It is only $2 to participate for a couple of hours. Funds raised are given to a local charity and, so far, $1,000 has been donated each year. The winning team takes home a chook (no, not a live one).

Since this began, the club has gained

new bowling members. Sadly, the person who strived to make it such a success recently passed away. However, his legacy will live on with the event to be known as “Mikey’s Chook Run” His name is now proudly displayed on the player’s shirts.

Contributed by Ron Price

Footy Fun Day at the Cross

It was a good NRL Bowls Fun Day at the Southern Cross Bowls Club in Warwick where most people wore NRL club colours and were sorted into football club teams for two games of competition.

Team Parramatta Eels were slow starters, but picked up some points in the second half. The Storm started well, but petered out as the competition got stronger. The Broncos had the talent, played well, but needed more than a new coach to get them over the line.

Last year’s bowls winning team at the Cross, the Dragons, were just too cocky to get enough points this time to do any good. The Bunnies put their best rabbit’s foot forward but got stuck on 13. The Cowboys had a good team, but unfortunately had some bad calls against them. The Bulldogs had a bit of bark but no bite and weren’t in it at all, especially after another forward pass from the Eels. Manly Sea Eagles thought a dozen points in each game would be good enough, but needed twin turbos to get them over the goal line. Just like a ref, the poor old jack was the centre of attention but was knocked about severely throughout the day and was found in the gutter more than once. The top scorers and winners were the Gold Coast Titans team players of Matty Shepherd, Cita Weier and Gordon Assay who won the mighty trophy that was kindly donated by Patrick Gainey, Clark Davidson and Dave Scotney. They will also receive Titans themed dot paintings from Pat as soon as the paint dries.

Thanks to our members as well as Penrith Panthers and North Queensland Cowboys for supporting our footy day with their generous donations. For barefoot bowls, social and competition bowls, functions and bar, it is hard to go past the Southern Cross Bowls Club Inc. opposite St Mary’s Church in Warwick.

Players participating in Mikey’s Chook Run

Matt Shepherd, Cita Weier & Gordon Assay receive the trophy presented by organiser Clark Davidson (right)

Contributed by Geoff Davis

Gympie ladies celebrate 90 years

Friends from surrounding clubs gathered in August to celebrate Gympie’s 90th birthday. Members from the club first took to the greens in August 1932 and the club was accepted into the QLBA in February 1934.

We started the day with great bowls and ended with a beautiful lunch prepared by our volunteers from both Sunshine and Gympie clubs. Betty Lawrence, a member since 1974, dressed in an old club uniform. How things have changed!

The event was proudly sponsored by Bendigo Bank and attending guests included The Honourable Tony Perrett and his wife Michelle, The Mayor Glen Hartwig, Linda Morish from Bowls Queensland and Janelle Westlake, President of the Fraser Coast Ladies District.

BQ’s Linda Morish (right) was the winner of a beautiful patchwork cushion made and donated by Betty Davis, the club’s treasurer.

L-R: Elva Haylock (Patroness), Betty Lawrence & Pat Shurety

Gympie ladies back row L-R: Diane Stone, Julie Sauer, Gloria Browne, Gillian Murphy, Kay Boston, Linda Collins & Betty Lawrence. Front row L-R: Ellen McDermott, Elva Haylock, Carol Reedman, Daphne Davies, Jenny Crerar, Lynda Lovett & Pat Shurety. Absent Betty, Audrey & Marie

Contributed by Gillian Murphy

Ashes Test at South Toowoomba

After South Toowoomba Bowls Club (Souths), sold their bowls club to Club Toowoomba and West Toowoomba Bowls Club (Wests) sold to the St Ursula’s college adjoining their club, they both made Club Toowoomba their home venue.

It worked well; however, there was a small problem. There wasn’t any room for their honour boards in the club rooms. They decided to digitally record the honour board, burn the oldest one from each club and place the ashes in a friendship trophy the two clubs had played for in the past. The ‘Burning Ceremony’ was originally held on Friday, September 10, a week before the

first test of “The Ashes”.

Souths Tigers won the first test. However, the Wests Lightning were determined to win the second test this year, played on September 17. With 72 bowlers on the greens, everyone enjoyed the day - a great meal, good weather and the camaraderie.

Wests Lightning struck, Souths Tigers were tamed and The Ashes is now held by West Toowoomba for the year ahead. Congratulations Wests - bragging rights are yours. The sharing of the Club Toowoomba venue has worked very well, with very few hiccups. Both clubs are building their membership numbers and Club Toowoomba has been motivated to keep all their members happy, so the venue is a bustling hive of activity.

Contributed by Rod Scollen

L-R: West’s representatives Graeme Wockner, Heather Browne & Larry Taylor with South’s representatives Phil Schultz, Kelly Cassidy (Club Toowoomba Mgr), South’s Gina Hawkins & Glenda Jeans

The Wests squad after a hard fought victory (Souths’ Chairperson Trevor Green holding The Ashes trophy)

The Ashes trophy

Coaching with BQ Coaching Committee

Coaching Presenters and Assessors meet to share information

By Jacqui Hineman

Our coaching Presenters and Assessors (P&As) have been busy this year conducting accreditation courses, re-accrediting coaches and running skills days throughout Queensland.

Therefore, they appreciated the chance to catch up for a two-day workshop at Chermside Bowls Club. As our P&As are scattered across the State and usually catch up monthly via conference calls, it was a great opportunity for everyone to meet face-to-face. Everyone felt like they were a part of the team whose job it was to inform and educate new coaches in an engaging and inclusive manner. This is something in which the P&As pride themselves.

The role of our coaching P&As is to deliver the National Coach Accreditation courses for introductory and club coaches, as well as present selection and competition modules.

In Queensland, the P&A has the extra role of delivering skills days to help bowlers improve their on-green performance.

It is in this role that Queensland coaching presenter and assessors spend most of their time. All our accredited P&As have the knowledge and experience to deliver these sessions to all bowlers, including bowlers who use a bowling arm.

Some of the information shared at the Coaches P&A workshop included

• Sports methodology

• Communication

• Constants and variables and the role they play in player performance

• Using methodology to assist in developing technique

• Working with players to set and achieve goals

• Training for different positions (front-end, back-end skills)

• Collecting, analysing, and recording data

• Mental strength strategies

• Pre-shot routines

Queensland currently has nine accredited P&As spread throughout the state, with another two-awaiting accreditation. Below is a list of BA accredited Coach Presenter and Assessors.

• Alan Thorp, Solander Lakes Bowls Club

• Dennis O’Toole, Chermside Bowls Club

• Jacqui Hineman, Burrum Heads Bowls Club

• Eric Tomsene, Coolum Bowls Club

• Mal Mackney, Atherton Bowls Club

• Felix Purcell, Mackay Bowls Club

• David Hatfield, Rockhampton Bowls Club

• John Krebs, Chermside Bowls Club

• Graham Woolley, Beenleigh Bowls Club

• Peter Bryan (awaiting accreditation), Club Musgrave

Please contact Cath at Bowls Queensland at (07) 3354 0777 if your district would like to book a any of the following courses: Introductory Coach Course, Club Coach Course, Re-accreditations or Skills Day (including armed bowlers).

On a cold and very wet day at the Waves Caloundra, 30 participants attended an

session indoors, with Eric “Ecka” Tomsene,

and Bert Peperkamp. Thanks to President Brian

for organising the day.

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Congratulations to Tony Bonnell (left) and Dennis O’Toole (right) on becoming certified National Technical Classifiers. Pictured centre is Medical and Technical Classifier, Alan Thorp.

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