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Secondary Schools Cup 14 – Golden Nugget
from OCTOBER 2022
SECONDARY SCHOOLS CUP
Congratulations to James Nash High School on their back-to-back win of the 2022 Secondary Schools Cup, held August 24-25 at Club Pine Rivers. This three bowl pairs competition is played over nine rounds before a winner is crowned. The game is played on shortened ends, limited to one hour or nine ends. With power plays in the mix, the score is doubled for one end only, giving teams a chance to swing a game in their favour. Teams consist of two girls, two boys, or a mixed team. Both players must attend the same recognised Secondary School. At least one student per team must be a non-affiliated player (not a member of a bowls club). An exception will be made if the non-affiliated team member joins a bowls club and becomes an affiliated member during the course of this competition. During the year, Secondary Schools and bowls clubs are encouraged to align to host an intra-school playoff. Winners then proceed to an inter-school bowls district playoff. One winner from each bowls district then advances to the State finals. Spirits were high throughout the event, with old friendships rekindled and new ones made. Kicking off on Wednesday, August 24, finalist medallions were presented to all players before hitting the green for rounds 1-5. By the end of day one, last year’s winner, James Nash High School, with well-known junior player Cody Gerick partnering with Madelyn McDonald, was in the lead with 10 points +71. Roma State High School with Stella Palmer, who represented QLD in the 2022 QLD vs NSW Test Series, teamed up with Reid Grant and was in second place with 8 points +57. Another U18 QLD vs NSW representative, Sophie Kiepe, formed a duo with cousin Nate, who is former Jackaroo and Queensland representative, Anthony Kiepe’s son, and brought Nerang State High School with 7 points +11 into third position.
Day two, Thursday, was an early start for the teens with a roll up at 8:15, followed by rounds 6-9 to seal the deal. Would James Nash HS win the Cup backto-back? Roma’s second position was challenged by Atherton who rallied and played strongly, getting a run on the board but the victory was short-lived and Roma remained second and claimed the runner-up position. Winning with 18 points +110, seasoned junior Cody and partner Madelyn from James Nash HS had set themselves up for victory from day one and claimed the title (a back-to-back win for Cody). Runners-up Stella Palmer and Reid Grant scored 14 +72 for Roma State High School and the Kiepe duo from Nerang State High School, Sophie and Nate came third with 13 +9. Well done to all winners and players.
TEAMS
Atherton State High School
April Lawrence & Harry Lawrence
Nerang State High School
Nate Kiepe & Sophie Kiepe
Kirwin High School
Lachlan Crawshaw & Jack Hayward
Roma State High School
Reid Grant & Stella Palmer
Mackay North State High School
Claire O'Loughlin & Drew Lawn
St Catherine's College
Corey Stroud & Harry Craig
Cunnamulla State High School
Thomas Russell & Jacob Russell
James Nash State High School
Madelyn McDonald & Cody Gerick
Highfields Secondary College
Corey Burton & Logan King
Australian Trade College
Avian Berryman & Cameron MacDonald
Mt Larcom High School
Will Copeland & Treay Hargraves
Grace Lutheran College
Mahli Jaffrey & Audrey Coe
Heights College
Rachel Field & Caitlyn Cox
Beerwah State High School
Paul Cremier & Zach Flood
Winners Madelyn McDonald & Cody Gerick with runners-up Stella Palmer & Reid Grant
BQ’s match committee, Denis Kirkman & Linda Morish
April Lawrence & Harry Lawrence – Atherton State High School Sophie Kiepe & Nate Kiepe – Nerang State High School Jack Hayward & Lachlan Crawshaw – Kirwin High School
Reid Grant & Stella Palmer – Roma State High School Drew Lawn & Claire O’Loughlin – Mackay North State High School Harry Craig & Corey Stroud – St Catherine’s College
Thomas Russell & Jacob Russell – Cunnamulla State High School Madelyn McDonald & Cody Gerick – James Nash State High School Logan King & Corey Burton – Highfields Secondary College
Cameron MacDonald & Avian Berryman – Australian Trade College
Rachel Field & Caitlyn Cox – Heights College Will Copeland & Treay Hargraves – Mt Larcom High School Audrey Coe & Mahli Jaffrey – Grace Lutheran College
Paul Cremier & Zach Flood – Beerwah State High School
Sherriff and Cottrell Treble Singles Crowns
The 2022 Golden Nugget was anyone’s to win with another stellar field assembled by the Tweed Heads Bowls Club Board. Whilst some players were unavailable off the back of a long Commonwealth Games campaign, it opened the door for fresh faces to get the call-up. Known as an event glittering with bowls’ best, the Golden Nugget never fails to disappoint. It was truly a clash of the titans at the invitation only tournament and was a site to behold for spectators as favourites fell and others rose to claim victory. We had several Queenslanders across the men’s and ladies’ fields.
Ladies
• Bolivia Millerick • Kira Bourke • Kelsey Cottrell • Chloe Stewart
Men
• Barrie Lester • Aron Sherriff • Ryan Bester QLD/Canada
In the men’s, event crowds were treated to a re-match of the men’s gold medal match at the Commonwealth Games in which the silver medallist Gary Kelly from Northern Ireland got some revenge on our Aussie star Aaron Wilson. That was just round one and it was a true indication of how difficult it is to win a Golden Nugget. Gary Kelly continued with his great form throughout sectional play only to drop 1 game against Broadbeach’s Aron Sherriff. Kelly and Sherriff qualified from section 2 and had victories over Corey Wedlock (Kelly) and Nathan Pedersen (Sherriff) in the semi-final. When it came to the final, many thought it was shaping up like a simple equation for Sherriff who had defeated Kelly 25-4 in sectional play; but Kelly had other ideas. The crowd was treated to a cliff hanger with Sherriff holding on to a tender 2 shot victory in a high-quality match.
We had two Queenslanders qualify for finals day in the women’s field. Kelsey Cottrell sailed through her section undefeated whilst Kira Bourke had a brilliant three days defeating Natasha Van Eldik, Ellen Faulkner, Dawn Hayman and Bolivia Millerick, only dropping her opening match with World Champion Jo Edwards 18-25. Bourke was unable to sneak past Jamie Lee Worsnop (NSW) in her semi-final; whilst Cottrell fought back from a 7 shot deficit to defeat Van Eldik (NSW) 25-18. Cottrell got out to a flying start in the final but Worsnop got herself back in the game and actually took the lead 22-20. Cottrell got back into gear and managed to snatch victory 25-23.
Golden Nugget winner Aron Sherriff with Tweed Heads BC Chairman Leigh Tynan
Golden Nugget winner Kelsey Cottrell with Tweed Heads BC Chairman Leigh Tynan Remarkably, Cottrell and Sherriff have now won the Australian Open Singles, Australian Indoor Singles and Golden Nugget this year. Sherriff is still alive in the Queensland Champion of Champion Singles and Cottrell will contest the Australian Singles Championship in October this year. Hopefully their run of form can continue! Kane Can!
The Junior Golden Nugget is a glimpse at our sports best young stars as they rise through the Under-18 ranks. Whilst some names you’ll be thinking they have been around forever, surely they’re over 18 now; others are rather new to the sport but had earned their opportunity to compete in the most prestigious junior tournament on the calendar. Queensland was well represented in the boy’s event with Kane Nelson (Belmont) and Cody Gerick (Kawana) battling it out in an all-Queensland final. Scores don’t always tell the whole story, but these young stars put on a great show despite windy conditions. Nelson added another trophy to his cabinet claiming the final 21-8 and taking home a bit of pocket money courtesy of the Tweed Heads Bowls Club. Our junior girls were unable to win their sections and the overall winner of the girls Junior Golden Nugget went south to New South Wales with new kid on the block Katie Astley.
Junior Golden Nugget winner, Kane Nelson
Laws on bowling arms, touchers and foot-faulting
As we are coming to the completion of many events such as Champion of Club Champions, Pennant, 8-A-Side, Mixed Pairs, I wish you all good bowling. Most of all, enjoy your games and I look forward to seeing many of you during this period. I have been receiving many questions regarding various laws and also some requests asking if I could write some of them in the column. Thank you and I hope the following is of assistance to you. The laws below are from the Laws of the Sport of Bowls, Crystal Mark 3rd Edition, Version 3.2.
The first question is regarding delivery, particularly with a bowling arm. If the player has a problem with their hand and because of this, it slips from the device, can the bowl be picked up and bowled again? The law covering this is as follows:
Law C.3 under C Play (page 9) Delivery: Deliberately releasing a jack or a bowl from the hand or an artificial device using an underarm movement.
If the jack or bowl accidentally slips from a player’s hand or artificial device during delivery, the player can pick it up and start the delivery again. What happens when a bowl is picked up before all bowls have been bowled?
Law 37.1.4. (Page 48/49) Displacement of a bowl at rest:
• 37.1.4.1 – If a bowl at rest or a toucher in the ditch is displaced by a player and it has not disturbed the head after if is displaced, the opposing skip must put the bowl back to its former position. • 37.1.4.2 – If a bowl at rest or a toucher in the ditch is displaced by a player and it has disturbed the head after it is displaced, the opposing skip must put the bowl back to its former position and replace any part of the head disturbed after the displacement.
Bill preparing to roll his bowl using a bowling arm The bowl accidentally drops out of the bowling arm - Law C.3 applies During the past few months, I have been a spectator at a number of events and, unfortunately, have noticed a number of players at the head have not been marking a toucher. It is very important to mark a toucher as it is possible that it could be moved into the ditch and, if it is not marked, it is a dead bowl.
Law 15 (page 30/31) Marking a Toucher:
• 15.1 - A toucher must be marked with chalk by a member of the team that delivered the bowl or the marker as soon as it comes to rest. • 15.2 – If, in the opinion of either skip or opponent or the marker, a toucher Morrie marking a toucher as soon as comes to rest in a position it came to rest - law 15.1 in which marking it would be likely to move the bowl or alter the head, the bowl must not be marked but nominated as a toucher instead. • 15.3 – If, before the next delivered bowl comes to rest or, in the case of the last bowl of an end, before a period of 30 seconds that applies under law 23.1, a bowl is neither marked or nominated, it is no longer a toucher. I suggest that Laws 15.4, 15.5, 15,6 – (page 31) be read as they cover further situations regarding the marking or nominating of a toucher. Foot-faulting is another issue that comes up regularly. Laws 7 and 8 cover the position on the mat and foot-faulting.
Law 7 (page 23/24) Position on the Mat.
• 7.1 - Before delivery a player must be standing on the mat with all or part of at least one foot on the mat. At the moment they deliver the jack or a bowl, the player must have all or part of one foot on or above the mat. • 7.2 – Before delivery a player using an approved wheelchair must have one wheel on the mat and, at the moment they deliver the jack or a bowl, the player must have all or part of one wheel on or above the mat. • 7.3 – Any player not meeting the terms of this law is committing a foot-fault, and law 8 will apply. I also recommend that if you have a problem with foot-faulting, please read Law 8 – Foot-faulting on page 24, as it sets out the procedures that need to be followed. I hope the above is of assistance to you and if you have any questions, or are experiencing any problems, please do not hesitate to contact me or the Bowls Queensland Umpire Committee.
At the QRU launch of the White Cloud Sport program (from left) Prof Adam Scott, Thomas Scott, then Minister for Sport Stirling Hinchliffe MP, QRU Community Rugby Manager Gaven Head, QRU Board member Jane Schmitt & Wallabies legend Tim Horan
New sports-focussed telehealth tool the answer for improving mental health
White Cloud Foundation (WCF) has developed and launched a novel tele-mental health service that is tailored to the needs of players, administrators and officials in all sporting codes. White Cloud Tele-Mental Health was established following clinical trials conducted in association with Queensland University of Technology. It was the brainchild of White Cloud Foundation Founder and Chair Professor Adam Scott, one of Australia’s founding fathers of telehealth. He has already implemented a world-first tele-cardiac investigations system through regional Queensland which was recently written up in the New England Journal of Medicine. Essentially, White Cloud Tele-Mental Health is a mental health treatment and support service provided via telehealth by a multidisciplinary team of professionals including psychologists, social workers, dietitians, exercise scientists/physiologists and counsellors. White Cloud have endeavoured to make the service as easy as possible for anyone over 12 years of age to access by making it free of charge, removing the need to travel to appointments (as they are conducted over the phone or by video conferencing so you could live anywhere from Winton to Wynnum), and there is no requirement for a Mental Health Plan or GP referral in order to access the service. White Cloud also strive to minimise the wait time for appointments, with all initial consultations generally occurring within a week of your first contact. The White Cloud Tele-Mental Health Service is not a crisis service. It is a low intensity intervention service designed for people aged 12 years and over who have mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety. By seeking help at the early stages of depression and/or anxiety, people are in a better position of overcoming the condition. Our multidisciplinary team will also work to build resilience for the future and give tools for managing symptoms should they resurface. A sports-focussed extension of the service, White Cloud Sport, was developed in consultation with Queensland Rugby Union and was launched across all QRU clubs in Queensland in 2021. White Cloud Sport is designed to complement any existing mental health programs that community sports clubs may have in place and provides access to a clinical pathway for anyone struggling with depression and/or anxiety through the Tele-Mental Health Service. Partnering with sporting associations in Queensland including Gymnastics Queensland, Basketball Queensland, Paddle Queensland, Queensland Rugby Union, Surfing Australia and a raft of other associations WCF are reaching the forefronts of communities at a grass roots level across the state. If you are interested in exploring White Cloud Foundation further or making a donation to the charity, please visit www.whitecloudfoundation.org
Secondary Schools Cup Success
Bowls Queensland held their Secondary Schools Cup on Wednesday and Thursday, August 23-24 with teams competing from across the State. Teams from Atherton State High, Kirwin State High, Mackay North State High and St Catherine’s College from the north; Cunnamulla State High and Roma State High in the west; Central Queensland was represented by Mount Larcom and Heights College while Sunshine Coast was represented by Beerwah State High. Grace Lutheran College and Australian Trade College represented Brisbane while Nerang State High and Highfields Secondary College represented the Gold Coast and Downs areas, and not leaving out the defending champions from James Nash in Gympie.
All nine rounds were live streamed by the Gold Coast Tweed Media Team with commentary provided by David BARNSIE Barnes and Micheal HOLLYWOOD Sorrensen with cameos by Brett Wilkie and Brian Marshall. Winners Madelyn McDonald & Cody Gerick (James Nash HS)
Each of the teams were accompanied by either teachers, family or both. The support provided to the students was amazing and the support teams for each of the teams enjoyed the championship as much as their teams.
For the fourth time in the 17 years of the championship, there was a back-to-back winner with Cody Gerick winning with new partner Madelyn McDonald from James Nash High in Gympie, in second place we had Roma State High’s Reid Grant and Stella Palmer and in third position, cousins Nate and Sophie Kiepie. It was a hard fought title this year, with all teams registering multiple wins and Cody and Madelyn being only undefeated team. Five teams finished with three wins each and a further five teams finished within three points of each other.
There was some international flavour to this year’s tournament with the team from Beerwah State High represented by French exchange student, Paul Gremier. I had the chance to interview Paul on the live stream, and got to ask him of his experiences in Australia and how he found the opportunity to play this great sport. Paul mentioned that he enjoyed the skill level and precision required to play lawn bowls. Paul also said he couldn’t wait to get back to Australia as he was flying home soon after the event. Paul is also a national representative for France in Volleyball.
A special mention goes out to Bowls Queensland and Club Pine Rivers for hosting this most unique championship, with all those attending the event having an experience that they will remember for all time.
L-R: Zach Flood with Paul Gremier (French exchange student) Micheal Sorrensen & David Barnes during the live stream GCTDBA’s Robbie Allan setting up the live stream
RBM - NORTH QLD RBM - CENTRAL QLD RBM - SOUTH EAST QLD
Micheal Sorrensen 0447 507 040 msorrensen@bowls.com.au
Earlier this year, AUSTRAC, Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regulator, started an awareness campaign focused on the importance of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism and completing compliance assessments. To date, AUSTRAC have visited over 500 pubs and clubs who operate electronic gaming machines (EGMs) around Australia to ensure an understanding exists of the need for compliant AML/ CTF programs. Following this educational campaign, AUSTRAC may potentially move to increased compliance investigations and fines being issued to pubs and clubs.
What are the AML/CTF requirements?
The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (the Act) aims to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. The Act requires clubs with gaming facilities to report transactions and suspicious activities to AUSTRAC and take steps to prevent their business from being used by criminals. The specific obligations for clubs will depend on the number of EGMs they are approved to operate (regardless of the number of EGMs actually in operation). If a club is approved to operate 15 or less EGMs, then it may be exempt from certain obligations, including having an AML/CTF program, customer due diligence, and submitting certain reports to AUSTRAC. However, the club will still be required to enrol with AUSTRAC and report suspicious situations. Clubs with more than 15 EGMs have additional requirements, including maintaining an AML/ CTF program and risk assessment, carrying out due diligence on customers, and submitting threshold transaction reports and annual compliance reports.
What are the consequences of a breach?
AUSTRAC have a number of enforcement actions that include (but are not limited to): • A direction/requirement to comply with certain parts of the Act; • Infringement notices for contraventions of some
obligations such as customer identification procedures and record keeping; • Notice for the club to appoint an external auditor to review
AML/CTF compliance, undertake a money laundering assessment, or provide
AUSTRAC with information about meeting AML/CTF compliance; • An enforceable undertaking by the club to AUSTRAC of how AML/CTF compliance obligations will be met in future; or • An application for a civil penalty order against the club. The Mullins Hospitality team can help you understand your obligations when it comes to AML/ CTF. With a potential crackdown looming on clubs meeting their AML/CTF obligations, we can assist with ensuring your compliance requirements are being met. Please contact me, Matt Bradford at (07) 3224 0353, for any further assistance.
