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CONTENTS

Cover 2022 State Singles Champions, Kelsey Cottrell and Dean McWhinney

Volume 45 Issue 5

6 – Police Bowls Championships

8 – State District Sides

22– State Championships

32 – Windsor 100

17 RBM

31 WEIPA WOMEN ON A ROLL

David explains why a strategic plan is important for your club

Weipa women enter District Pennant competition for the first time

20 UMPIRE

32 BABINDA’S NEW GREEN

Joan refreshes us on player positions and duties

Babinda Bowls Club celebrates its new carpet green

30 CLUB NEWS

34 coaching

Catch up on news from clubs across Queensland

Coach Jacqui discusses how a champion team is made

Editor: Jo Grey

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AUSTRALIAN POLICE BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

with BQ’s Peter Williamson

Since the last issue of the Bowler magazine, BQ committees have had to work under extreme pressure throughout the State District Sides and State Championships with quite a number of staff and players falling ill including myself (no fun). Congratulations to all who won or became runners up during these events. I attended a meeting of State Presidents, CEOs and Bowls Australia held at Mermaid Beach Bowls Club. It was announced the proposed BA centre of excellence and offices was being put on hold until further discussions with interested parties could take place. The BA strategic plan is well under way and BQ will be commencing their plan prior to the end of the year. The BA Privacy policy was tabled and, at BQ’s request, comments by our law firm Mullins Lawyers will now be taken into consideration. Our northern RBM Lesley Bates has retired, BQ thanks her for her contributions to BQ state activities. We look forward to working with her replacement following an announcement by BA that the position will be filled within the next month.

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Keen bowlers from policing agencies across the country assembled on the Gold Coast in early May for the Australian Police Bowls Championships. The carnival, held at Coolangatta Bowls Club, consisted of current, retired and former police officers and employees representing Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The carnival began with an opening ceremony involving local school choirs, Queensland Police Pipes and Drums, Dog Squad, Highway Patrol and Mounted Police and was attended by commissioned officers from Queensland Police Service and New South Wales Police Force. On one of the days, the carnival played for a Police Legacy Charity Day. Funds raised will be presented to Police Legacy at a presentation dinner. The Queensland Police Bowls Club and participants look forward to the opportunity to give back and presenting funds raised to Police Legacy at the dinner. Queensland Police Legacy aims to provide ongoing assistance to the eligible dependent families of deceased Queensland Police Officers with the primary focus to ensure the dependent children of those families receive the education their parents intended for them, that they deserve and that they may have been deprived of due to circumstance. Images and words contributed by State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) 2022

CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie District Sides Championships Well done to winners in each of the five divisions and to all players selected to represent their respective districts. Thank you to host clubs Musgrave Hill, Paradise Point, Mermaid Beach and Broadbeach. Thank you to Major Events Gold Coast and J Carroll Club Promotions for sponsoring the Championships.

Live Streaming Thank you to the Bowls Gold Coast Tweed Media Team for live streaming every day of the State District Sides and State Championships. Thank you to all bowlers who shared the streams on Facebook to expose the game to their non-bowling friends and family, this is a great avenue to promote the game.

QLD State Championships Congratulations to all winners and finalists and thank you to those who entered the eleven events. Winners from each event (except Over 60 Pairs) now advance to the Australian Championships to be held at Broadbeach from 11-14 October 2022. I must thank the Bowls QLD Match Committee and Staff for the time/effort devoted in planning and running the District Sides and State Championships. Also, our Umpire Committee for assisting with the events and Selection Committee for their attendance while on the lookout for potential Queensland representatives.

Australian Jackaroos Congratulations to all the Open and Para Australian Representatives who made their debut or reached milestones on the recent UK Tour. We will have a feature on this in our July edition. Congratulations to those selected to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games in July/August and the Trans-Tasman at Mt Tambourine from June 4-6. Pictured left are Tweed Ospreys Lynsey Clarke, Damien Delgado & Chloe Stewart ready to depart Brisbane to represent Australia in the UK tour in preparation for selection for the Commonwealth Games later in the year.

Thank you to Major Events Gold Coast and Broadbeach Bowls Club for their support of the State Championships. Unfortunately the championships were hampered by rain and I must thank the greenkeepers at our main venue Broadbeach Bowls Club for a wonderful job with many great comments from players regarding the standard of the greens considering the rain. Thank you to Club Managers Colleen and Barry Gilbert, their staff and volunteers for being a great host venue. Thank you to the following event sponsors: •

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Thank you to all host clubs used for the State Championships with a special mention to the Paradise Point Bowls Club for hosting a number of days on their undercover green due to inclement weather. Bowls Queensland appreciates Paradise Point being on standby and cancelling some of their club events to allow the QLD Championships to continue. Thank you to Jo Grey, Dee Ayre and Kelsey Cottrell for their media expertise during our events.

Blind Nationals Well done to all medallists in the recent Blind National Championships held at Tweed Heads. BPL At the time of writing, the BPL is being held at Club Pine Rivers and is looking to be an exciting event. QLD Multi Disability Championships This event will be held at the Chermside Bowls Club from August 15-18, 2022. Entry forms will be distributed in June. Australian Open The Australian Open is shaping up to be another great event on the Gold Coast from June 11 – 24. Clubs all over the coast will host players from across Australia and overseas in another great promotion for our sport in QLD. Well done to BA, all clubs involved and their volunteers for contributing to this event. Brett Wilkie

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2022 STATE DISTRICT SIDES

Division 1 winners (men) Gold Coast Tweed District (left) & runners-up Sunshine Coast District (above) pictured is Manager Greg Kaspar with BQ Director Kerry Green

DIVISION 1 WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP

Division 1 winners (women) Gold Coast Tweed District Blue (right) & runners-up Cunningham District - Marie Lipp Chairperson District Ladies’ Selectors (above) with BQ Director Kerry Green

The Gold Coast Tweed Districts continue their domination of the Queensland District Sides Championships with both the men and women claiming victory late into the evening on finals day at the Broadbeach Bowls Club. The women’s Val Woodward Perpetual Shield has lived on the Gold Coast for the past seven years and they will hold onto it proudly for another 12 months courtesy of their Blue side, skipped by Amanda Haevecker, Jessie Cottell and Karen Goldsworthy, going through the 2022 Championships undefeated. The closest any side got was the neck and neck tussle with Gateway DLBA during sectional play which saw just 6 shots separating the two districts on the big board. In the division one playoffs, Gold Coast Blue started their finals day in style with a 54-34 win over their fellow Gold Coasters (gold side); Gold Coast Blue then posted another strong win over Cunningham and the icing on the cake was a 3-rinks to nil victory over the Brisbane District who boasted a strong side skipped by Hamilton Power stars Pam Rowe, Wendy Wilson and Jacinta Weir.

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2022 STATE DISTRICT SIDES

Division 2 winners (men) Gateway District (left) & runners-up Downs District (above) Manager Mark Algate with BQ Director Kerry Green

DIVISION 2 WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP

Division 2 winners (women) Bundaberg District (right) & runners-up North QLD (above) - Manager Carolyn Huddy with BQ Director Kerry Green

The Gold Coast Tweed Men’s District didn’t have the one-sided affair that many may have thought; they suffered a loss in sectional play to eventual division two champions Gateway. Gateway couldn’t keep that same form flowing into their next round encounter with the Sunshine Coast, going down 44-56 and consequently dropping them back into division two playoffs. In the division one playoffs, Gold Coast Tweed kicked off the day with their second win over the Sunshine Coast in as many days and then came out after lunch and put 33 shots over Moreton Bay. It became an uphill battle for Cunningham to snatch the silverware when they stumbled to the Sunshine Coast in round 2 and still had to face the undefeated Gold Coast Tweed in the final round. Gold Coast Tweed were too good winning that battle 78-56; and that deficit helped Sunshine Coast stay in second place despite their 2-shot loss to Moreton Bay in their final round, making this their eighth consecutive win. The Sunshine Coast District was proud to have included two juniors into their side for the first time in a decade and celebrated a milestone achievement for one of their players Peter Johnson, playing his 100th game for the district during this event.

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Division 3 winners (men) Tropical Far North QLD (above left) & runners-up Brisbane District (left) - Manager Keith Brown with BQ Director Greg Flynn Division 3 winners (women) Downs District (above right) & runners-up Mackay District (right) - Manager Hilary Jones Rowan with BQ Director Greg Flynn

DIVISION 3 WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP The Gateway District Men‘s side romped home in the division two playoffs, undefeated with wins against Mackay, Bundaberg and the Downs. Gateway were a whopping 113 shots clear of the second placed Downs District. In the women’s division two playoffs it was Bundaberg who won the flag, equal on points with North QLD but a huge 53 shot gap between themselves and 2nd. The Sunshine Coast was proud to be named the host district for the 2023 State District Championships. We thank host clubs Broadbeach, Musgrave Hill, Paradise Point and Mermaid Beach for their greens and hospitality during the event. Also thanks to sponsors J. Carroll Club Promotions, Broadbeach Bulls and Major Events Gold Coast.

DIVISION 4 WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP Division 4 winners (men) Fraser Coast District (below left) & runners-up Burnett District (left) - Manager Burnett District Geoff Gees with BQ Director Carmel Gibb Division 4 winners (women) Sunshine Coast District (below right) & runners-up Central QLD District (right) - Manager Jeanette Stevens with BQ Director Carmel Gibb

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Division 5 winners (men) North West QLD District (above left) & runners-up Southern Downs District (left) - Manager Paul Beaman with BQ Director Colleen Ryan Division 5 winners (women) Burnett District (above right) & runners-up Maranoa/Warrego District (right) - Manager Valma Cochrane with BQ Director Colleen Ryan

DIVISION 5 WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP 2022 State District Sides Championships Winners and Runners-up

Division 1 Women 1st Gold Coast Tweed Blue 2nd Cunningham

Division 2 Women 1st Bundaberg 2nd North Queensland

Division 3 Women 1st Downs 2nd Mackay

Division 4 Women 1st Sunshine Coast 2nd Central QLD

Division 5 Women 1st Burnett 2nd Maranoa/Warrego

Division 1 Men 1st Gold Coast Tweed 2nd Sunshine Coast

Division 2 Men 1st Gateway 2nd Downs

Division 3 Men 1st Tropical Far North QLD 2nd Brisbane

Division 4 Men 1st Fraser Coast 2nd Burnett

Division 5 Men 1st North West 2nd Southern Downs

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Save Women’s Sport - Necessary Protection from Discrimination? For all sports, including bowls, ensuring fairness between competitors is a core value. There has been a growing debate in the media surrounding the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse individuals in women’s sport. Of recent note, transgender athlete Lia Thomas has created headlines in the US for dominating women’s college swimming competitions. Lia, like many other transgender athletes, was relatively mediocre in male competitions before transitioning to female competitions. This has resulted in numerous bigname figures in sport advocating for the protection of female athletes and their competitions. This is due to males having increased physical performance which is largely due to higher testosterone levels. On the other hand, many major Australian sporting organisations such as Cricket Australia, the AFL and Rugby Australia have released policies aiming to promote the

inclusion of transgender athletes in their competitions. For bowls clubs, the question is whether inclusion of transgender and gender diverse competitors in the women’s game will create unfair competition in the sport. Whilst many sporting organisations are attempting to balance transgender and gender diverse inclusion with competitive fairness, the Sex Discrimination and Other Legislation Amendment (Save Women’s Sport) Bill 2022 has been introduced into Commonwealth Parliament seeking to ‘clarify’ current discrimination laws. If the Bill is passed by parliament, laws will be amended to: • insert definitions of ‘man’ and ‘woman’, noting that ‘sex’ means biological sex; and • provide that it is not unlawful to exclude an individual of one sex from participating in sporting activity for a different sex. This will mean that sporting organisations will not be liable for any claims of discrimination

for facilitating same-sex sporting competitions based on biological sex at birth. As a result, bowls clubs will be able to exclude transgender and gender diverse competitors from female competitions, without risking a discrimination claim. For now, the Bill will not be considered by Parliament until after the federal election. But regardless of this outcome, it is important for bowls clubs to consider their stance on same-sex competitions and whether promoting gender diversity will improve growth in the sport and impact on the fairness of competitions. If you have any queries or concerns about discrimination arising from same-sex competitions in your bowls club and you want to ensure you are protected from a legal perspective, please contact me, Matt Bradford, at 07 3224 0353.

Development with David Barnes

A Strategic Plan - A Vital Tool for Business Many businesses do not have a strategic plan. A strategic plan guides where the business is going and how to get there. This planning can also assist businesses with their goal setting and how this can have a positive impact on their communities. The strategic plan can also assist with budgeting how the business intends to achieve an income and how they are going to spend it. Goals are documented which ensure they are met in the allocated time frame. The strategic plan does not need to be set in stone and can be a fluid document, as times change and different directions are taken. The strategic plan should contain a number of headings to assist with structure and ease of reading. •

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Executive summary: this should be a shortened version of the most important information about the strategic planning and desired results. This summary should be no longer than two pages and should include the goals and any foreseen issues that may arise. The strategic plan should also include time frames as to when and how the business will achieve these results. Organisation description: this piece should be for interested parties such as potential new members and sponsors. It should include a brief history of the business and what products and services it offers. This is where the business can highlight any accomplishments and important events. Mission statement: the mission statement should provide the reason for the business and why its products and services are offered. This should be no longer than a sentence or a short paragraph. This statement can include why they are here. Values statement: this includes the business’ core values and how these values determine the implementation of the vision and mission. The board and team members should adhere to these values through their actions and behaviours. RBM - NORTH QLD

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Vision statement: a description on what the business wants to achieve and what will happen when these goals are achieved. This statement can give the stakeholders an inspirational view of where the business wants to be. Plans and goals: this section should step out what the business wants to achieve and how the board is planning to achieve these goals. The SMART process is a common feature to use when analysing if the strategic plan is robust and achievable. SMART is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound.

Strategic plans can also include how board and team members are developing, as well as information on purchasing and maintaining new facilities. These plans should also explain why the business is heading in this direction and how it will affect the community. Every goal in the strategic plan should include how the board and staff will achieve these goals and by when. There are normally two time lines in a strategic plan, short-term goals (normally expected to be achieved within one to three years) and long-term goals (usually between three to five years). Long-term goals may require some planning as in refurbishing the building, employing new team members or applying for grants. These goals need to be achievable but if they aren’t, then resetting goals is a good option. Add ons can be made to the plan if required and they are usually included in the appendix. This may include financial reports and budgeting. The plan should always be achievable and shared with appropriate stakeholders, so that everyone understands the goals and how they are going to be achieved.

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Umpire with Joan Brotherton What to do during each end and a refresh on player positions The State Districts Sides and State Championships are now complete and I trust that you all enjoyed the championships whether playing or watching the live streaming. Thank you to all officials who participated in various capacities during these exciting events. Further to the article in the May Column, I have had a request to comment further on Law 6.2 – During an end on Page 23 regarding the mat. 6.2 – During each end: *After the start of play in any end, the mat must not be moved from its original position except in the following circumstances: 6.2.1. If the mat is displaced, it must be replaced in its original position. 6.2.2. If the mat is out of line with the centre line, it must be straightened on that line. 6.2.3. If the mat is off the centre line, it must be moved to that line. (Note: not the jack). 6.2.4. If a player picks up the mat before the end has been completed, an opposing player must replace the mat in its original position 6.2.5. If a bowl from a neighbouring rink, moving in its original course and on a bias which will take it back onto its own rink, is travelling on a path which will bring it into contact with the mat, any player on the rink on which the mat is being used can lift it so that the bowl can pass and then replace the mat in its original position. 6.2.6. To gain better grip during adverse weather conditions a player can, before delivering their bowl, lift the mat, turn it over and replace it in its original position. 6.2.7. After the last bowl required to be played in each end has been delivered, a player or the marker must lift the mat and place it completely beyond the face of the rear bank. Opponents in Singles can, however, agree to carry the mat up the rink so that they can use it as the next end. *The essential information stated is “after the start of play”.

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If mat has been turned over to gain a better grip, it must be replaced in its original position

As most of you will be approaching the 2022 Pennant season, I did, some time ago, deliver a talk on the positions of a lead, second, third and skip in regard to playing Pennant and also covering Law -40 – Players’ duties: which can be found on pages 59, 60 and 61. All positions are important and each has a particular law that applies, but remember that to be a good team member, encourage each other and enjoy your game. DUTIES: LEAD: Law 40.3. Being the lead is an important position as it can have a positive influence on the team and game. The lead of the team to play first in an end should: 40.3.1. Place the mat as described in law 6.1.1 and 40.3.2. Deliver the jack and make sure that it is centred before delivering the first bowl of the end. SECOND: The second has equal attributes as a lead. • Introduce your team members to the opposing team. • Be responsible for the score card supplied by the controlling body while play is in progress. 20

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In pennant, all names should be already on the score card, if not, enter all names. Record, on the score card, all shots scored for and against the team as each end is completed. Compare the score card with that of the opposing second as each end is completed. Change the score board every second end and check that it is correct. At the end of the game, complete and compare the score card, write the time that the game finished and then sign the card and hand to the opposing second for their signature. When completed and correct, hand the score card to the manager.

THIRD: Law 40.2. The third is also an important position in a team as it requires many talents and effective communication skills with the skip. 40.2.1. The third can measure any and all disputed shots. 40.2.2. The third can tell the skip the number of shots scored for or against their team as each end is completed. SKIP: Law 40.1. The skip requires many talents as they are in a leadership role of the team. 40.1.1. The skip will have sole charge of the team and all players in the team must follow the skip’s instructions. 40.1.2. The skip must decide all disputed points with the opposing skip, making sure that any decision reached is in line with the Laws of the Sport of Bowls. 40.1.3. If the skips need to check any part of the Laws of the Sport of Bowls before reaching a decision, they must ask the umpire for an explanation. 40.1.4. If the umpire considers that a decision reached by the skips is not in line with the Laws of the Sport of Bowls, the umpire must overrule that decision so that it is in line with the laws. 40.1.5. If the skips cannot reach agreement on any disputed point, they must ask the umpire to make a decision. The umpire’s decision is final. There are further laws covering the skip’s duties – 40.1.6 to 40.1.10 which I recommend that you read, however the above laws cover what is required when playing Pennant. Note: The skip may delegate and ask any member of the team to measure for shot if the third has a physical disability, however, they must advise the opposing skip. Another important member of the Pennant Side is the manager who is usually a non-player appointed by each club for each side entered. The club shall be responsible for issuing all managers with a copy of the Conditions of Play, result sheets, score cards and list of team members. Please continue to enjoy all your games and play to the Laws of the Sport of Bowls.

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2022 STATE CHAMPionshipS: MAY 9-22

Silver medal winners Sean Ingham & Bolivia Millerick

Mixed Pairs gold medal winners Kelsey Cottrell & Nick Cahill

MIXED PAIRS

Bronze medal winners John Balzarolo & Sue Brady

that saw Cahill and Cottrell get out to an early lead and keep their noses in front the entire game. The other semi-final Queensland young gun Nick Cahill teamed up with Australian match was going down to the wire, with Jackaroo Kelsey Cottrell to win the 19-all at the final end. State Mixed Pairs in wet conditions Sue Brady and John Balzarolo defeated at the Broadbeach Bowls Club. the husband and wife pairing of Eileen Swanson and Tim Swanson from The conditions didn’t put a Enoggera, who had also made the semidampener on the day with the finals in 2021. Sue Brady is no stranger four semi-finalists all playing to state finals having won numerous exceptional bowls despite the constant rain and blustering winds. titles throughout her career whilst John Balzarolo was playing just his second state final, a relatively unknown player Our gold medallists continued outside his Gold Coast Tweed District. their rich vein of form after Cottrell and Cahill tasted success The pair were teaming up brilliantly and getting the better of their Broadbeach for Queensland at the Australian opponents, jumping out to an 11-5 lead Championships just a fortnight after scoring back-to-back threes on the prior to these championships; Cottrell in the pairs with Cassandra 10th and 11th ends. Millerick, whilst Cahill won gold in It took a great drive by Cahill putting the triples with Barrie Lester and the jack in the ditch to pick up a 3 Aron Sherriff. themselves; Cottrell then threw ditch-toMembers of the Broadbeach Bowls ditch and the eventual winners started to find their groove as the rain continued Club, Cahill and Cottrell had to first overcome club mates Bolivia to fall. Cottrell and Cahill continued to Millerick and Sean Ingham in the chip away at the deficit and grind out a memorable victory 18-12, just in the nick semi-final, in a classic encounter

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of time as the heavens opened, and the greens begun to puddle! “Today was nothing short of special teaming up with Kelso and winning on our home turf,” a delighted Nick Cahill said. “Even though the conditions were extreme, we kept focussed and snuck over the line; they were both hard fought battles with great shots being played by everyone. You couldn’t play a final against two nicer people in John and Sue and congratulations to Bolivia and Sean for winning bronze and Eileen and Tim on making the final four again.” Results Mixed Pairs • Gold/Silver Play off: Kelsey Cottrell, Nick Cahill 18 def Bolivia Millerick, Sean Ingham 12 • Bronze Play Off: Sue Brady, John Balzarolo 19 def Eileen Swanson, Tim Swanson 11 Thanks to sponsors of this event Major Events Gold Coast, Nic Fisher - Image Property and Broadbeach Bowls Club.

TRIPLES Congratulations to the new Triples Champions for 2022, Aron Sherriff, Nick Cahill & Chris Le Lievre (men) and Sue Brady, Terry McAlary & Dareyle Hester (women).

Triples gold medal winners L-R: Chris Le Lievre, Nick Cahill & Aron Sherriff

With 44 men’s and 27 women’s teams lining up on day 1 (Thursday, 12 May) during bleak weather, it was always going to be a tough competition. Three rounds of sectional play were conducted at Club Musgrave by the women and at Broadbeach by the men. In the women, winners of six of the seven sections went through to the quarter finals on day 2, while Jacinta Weier’s team with Pamela Rowe and Jannah Dymnycz went straight through to the semi-finals. In the men, winners of sections one to five claimed their spot in the quarterfinals, while winners of sections six to 11 played post-sectional games to claim the three remaining quarter-final spots. It was another blustery and rainy day on the coast on day 2 that greeted bowlers for what was sure to produce some great action. These players did not disappoint, with the quality and standard of bowls played first-class despite the conditions. The sides progressed through the rounds during the semi-finals, with Sherriff and Cann’s game being steady for the first

Silver medal winners were Dale McWhinneyShillington, Ryan Burnett & Dean McWhinney (men) and Maree Gibbs, Adele Pershouse & Pauline Laverty (women). Bronze medal winners were John Balzarolo, Scott Franklin & Crawford Linton (men); Pamela Rowe, Jannah Dymnycz & Jacinta Weier (women).

few ends, until Cann’s team took a 3 pushing them into a slight lead over Sherriff’s team 5-4. Sherriff wasn’t having any of that and hit back on end 6 with a 3, then it was a solid climb for Sherriff with Cann remaining on 5 until the 13th end and gaining a few shots over the next four ends. Sherriff continued with steady increases until the 16th end when his team claimed 5, pushing the score to 24-8. Cann fought back, claiming a 2, 1 then another 2, but by this time Sherriff had sealed the game with a 26-11 win. Burnett and Franklin’s game was relatively evenly matched until the 4th end. Burnett started scoring consistently from then and got a taste for the win, pushing through to a 23-6 win over Franklin. In the women, the Gibbs team was on a roll after an evenly matched start but then started claiming more shots over Kington’s team until they consistently remained ahead by 10, finishing with a 20-10 result to Gibbs. The Brady/Weier match was a close call throughout, although it looked

Silver medal winners L-R: Dale McWhinney-Shillington, Ryan Burnett & Dean McWhinney

to be in Weier’s favour for the first 5 ends with Weier in the lead 6-2. Brady’s team rallied and claimed 5 shots in the 6th end, which led to a seesaw of scoring right until the 22nd end when it was 19-all. Brady’s team dug deep and took 5 more shots in the last 3 ends, winning with 24-19. Through to the Gold Medal women’s finals the combination of Maree Gibbs, Adele Pershouse and Pauline Laverty was edged out by Sue Brady, Terry McAlary and Dareyle Hester in a close encounter, starting off with a bang then maintaining their lead until the 14th end when Gibbs started to climb. By the 16th end, it was 13-10 in Gibbs’ favour. Brady’s team retaliated with a 6 in the 18th end and the game changed again. Gibbs fought hard but Brady’s team came out tops winning 22-19. Ryan Burnett’s team with Dean McWhinney and Dale McWhinneyShillington had to fight hard against Aron Sherriff, Nick Cahill (newly crowned State Mixed Pairs champion) and Chris Le Lievre. The Sherriff team was determined to defend their title from last year. They weren’t giving up

Bronze medal winners L-R: John Balzarolo, Scott Franklin & Crawford Linton Queensland Bowler June 2022

easily and quickly stamped their authority on the game, snapping up 7 shots in the first 7 ends to Burnett’s 2. Sherriff’s team continued to play on all cylinders, leading by a solid margin until they won 23-14. The women’s bronze medal match between the Jacinta Weier and Suzanne Kington teams were close too, ending with a result of 22-20 to Jacinta Weir, Pamela Rowe and Jannah Dymnycze and fourth place going to Suzanne Kington, Triples gold medal winners L-R: Sue Brady, Terry McAlary & Dareyle Hester Debra Handley and Jenny Hearn. In the with sponsor Nic Fisher - Image Property (left) & BQ Director men’s bronze medal match, Scott Franklin Carmel Gibb (right) with Crawford Linton and John Balzarolo (silver medal winner in the mixed pairs) defeated Des Cann Jnr’s team with Cohen Litfin and Kepler Wessels in a tidy 27-12. Thanks to sponsors Major Events Gold Coast, Nic Fisher - Image Property & Broadbeach Bowls Club. • Bronze Play Off: Results Triples Men • Bronze Play Off: Results Triples Women John Balzarolo, Scott • Gold/Silver Play off: Pamela Rowe, Jannah • Gold/Silver Play Franklin, Crawford Aron Sherriff, Nick Dymnycz, Jacinta off: Sue Brady, Terry Linton 27 def Kepler Cahill, Chris Le Lievre Weier 22 def Suzanne McAlary, Dareyle Hester Wessels, Cohen Litfin, 23 Dale McWhinneyKington, Debra 22 Maree Gibbs, Adele Des Cann Jnr 12 Shillington, Ryan Handley, Jenny Hearn Pershouse, Pauline Burnett, Dean 20 Laverty 19 McWhinney 14

Silver medal winners L-R: Maree Gibb, Adele Pershouse & Pauline Laverty

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Bronze medal winners L-R: Pamela Rowe, Jannah Dymnycz & Jacinta Weier

Pairs with Kelsey Cottrell and State Triples with Sherriff ). Hewson’s team wasn’t going to allow the match favourites an inch, and started off strong until Sherriff’s team took 4 shots bringing the score to 7-5 to Sherriff. Hewson’s team kept on going, reaching 11-all in the 12th Held at Broadbeach on May 14, the end, having dropped 2, 3 shot ends. In the men’s gold medal match, it women’s gold medal match was It was a close continuation of ends, was Bradley Lawson, Nick Cahill, contested between Wendy Wilson’s with the question “will there be Steven Tong and Aron Sherriff vs team and Suzanne Kington, Debra another end?” on everyone’s lips. Michael Breen, Jason Carpenter, Handley, Sandra Burgess & Jenny Hewson’s team dropped another Chris Rosanes and Aaron Hewson Hearn. While Wilson’s team started couple of 3s, getting to 19-15 by the in what was always going to be a off strongly with 4 shots after the 18th end. Sherriff was determined to first two ends, Kington’s team started pressure cooker. Sherriff and Cahill end on a high and very nearly made were out for gold, aiming for a hitting back early and the players double win for Sherriff (after winning it after climbing one-by-one until the got to 9-all halfway through the 21st end but it wasn’t enough and the State Triples with Cahill) and match. From there it looked like Wilson was on a winning streak after Cahill (after winning the State Mixed Hewson took the title at 19-18. Congratulations to the 2022 State Fours Champions Wendy Wilson, Gail Crompton, Anne McClure and Valerie Jackson (women) and Michael Breen, Jason Carpenter, Chris Rosanes and Aaron Hewson (men).

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gaining 3 shots in a row on the 14th and 15th end, but Kington’s team responded with her own double set of 3s on ends 16 and 17 making the score a close 16-15 to Wilson. The last four ends were a seesaw with the eventual close result 19-18 to Wilson.

The women’s bronze medal match saw Ann Russell, Brenda Balchin, Liz Walton, Yvonne Lovelock vying against Lynda Brownen, Fay Whittaker, Denice McLean, Debbie Dalliston. Brownen’s team gained a solid early lead, but although Russell’s team scored 6 shots on end 15, it wasn’t enough to gain momentum and Brownen’s team played 6 shots in the 20th end leading to a winning result of 26-13. The men’s bronze medal match between Alan Law, Michael Lewis, Ian Law, Gary Andrews and David Breed, Chris Monk, Justin Weir, Ryan Wiegand was looking to be a winner for the Law team right from the beginning, with Monk’s men trailing about 10 shots behind for most of the game. By the 17th end, the gap started to close but Law’s team came out tops with bronze after defeating Monk 19-15. Results Fours Women • Gold/Silver Play off: Wendy Wilson, Gail Crompton, Anne McClure, Valerie Jackson 19 def Suzanne Kington, Debra Handley, Sandra Burgess, Jenny Hearn 18 • Bronze Play Off: Lynda Brownen, Fay Whittaker, Denice McLean, Debbie Dalliston 26 def Ann Russell, Brenda Balchin, Liz Walton, Yvonne Lovelock 13

Results Fours Men • Gold/Silver Play off: Michael Breen, Jason Carpenter, Chris Rosanes, Aaron Hewson 19 def Bradley Lawson, Nick Cahill, Steven Tong, Aron Sherriff 18 • Bronze Play Off: Alan Law, Michael Lewis, Ian Law, Gary Andrews19 def David Breed, Chris Monk, Justin Weir, Ryan Wiegand 15

Fours gold medal winners L-R: Michael Breen, Aaron Hewson, Jason Carpenter & Chris Rosanes with BQ Director Kerry Green (left) and Henselite’s John Newell (right)

Fours gold medal winners L-R: Wendy Wilson, Gail Crompton, Anne McClure & Valerie Jackson with BQ Director Kerry Green (left) and Henselite’s John Newell (right) Thanks to sponsors of this event Henselite, Major Events Gold Coast and Broadbeach Bowls Club.

Silver medal winners L-R: Steven Tong, Aron Sherriff, Nick Cahill & Bradley Lawson

Silver medal winners L-R: Suzanne Kington, Deb Handley, Jenny Hearn & Sandra Burgess

Bronze medal winners L-R: Michael Lewis, Ian Law, Alan Law & Gary Andrews

Bronze medal winners L-R: Lynda Brownen, Fay Whittaker, Donna Smith & Debbie Dalliston Queensland Bowler June 2022

Open pairs medal winners Scott De Jongh Fitzpatrick, Nick Cahill (silver), Chris Le Lievre, Matt Lucas (gold) and Ryan Digby, Dean McWhinney (bronze)

Open pairs gold medal winners Chris Le Lievre (left) and Matt Lucas (second from right) and Tilly Orero (second from left) and Marilyn Emerton (right)

Open pairs medal winners L-R: Tilly Orero , Marilyn Emerton (gold), Natasha Jones, Jacinta Weier (silver), Lorraine Callaghan & Pauline Laverty (bronze)

OPEN AND OVER 60 PAIRS State Championship Pairs finals day gave spectators a little bit of everything at the Broadbeach Bowls Club; a fairy tale victory, masterclass performances, hot favourites prevailing, familiar faces back on the podium and newcomers reigning supreme.

had just played a superb conversion whilst he was match down.

Matt Lucas returned serve in the replayed end, drawing the 2nd shot his team required to win the match by one, with Cahill’s final attempt just half a bowl tight of the desired target. This was the fourth out of The big guns came out for the Men’s four State Finals Broadbeach star Open Pairs Final with an in-form Nick Nick Cahill had contested in these Championships, winning two (mixed Cahill teaming up with Burleigh’s pairs and triples) and losing two Scott De Jongh Fitzpatrick and (fours and now pairs) by just one Australian Jackaroo Matt Lucas shot. skipping New Zealand Blackjack Chris Le Lievre. Chris Le Lievre and Matt Lucas have now won two state titles together The live stream match had viewers in three years and won silver in the glued to their devices with many Australian Pairs in 2020. predicting an extra end to separate the teams; no team was giving “Chris played so well throughout an inch in the final ends and the bowls being played under immense the whole tournament, I was lucky enough to get some fortunate pressure were a credit to all four results against Bakes (Sean Baker) in players on the rink. A killed last end added a bit more tension to a match the semi and then managed to play a that had been neck-and-neck for 20 couple of goodies in that final,” Matt ends; Matt Lucas was forced to drive said. to save the game after Nick Cahill 26

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Matt had only got back from a tour of the UK where he was trialling for the 2022 Commonwealth Games a few days prior to the pairs starting and said it took a few ends to adjust back to Aussie greens. “I was expecting someone to tell me the greens were running at 14-15 but I felt like they were 18,” he said. The Women’s Pairs Championship produced a fairy tale result for gold medallist Tilly Orero (Broadbeach) and Marilyn Emerton (Kawana) having joined forces in the 11th hour. Emerton, with plenty of experience in big matches like these, was teamed up with Broadbeach super-sub Tilly Orero and took on young guns Natasha Jones, a former State Pairs Champion, and Jacinta Weier, a player knocking on the door of state selection. Jones and Weier just didn’t have the answers in today’s final after blitzing through their semi-final and Orero and

Over 60 pairs gold medal winners Adele Pershouse, Gail Crompton with Neville Jenkins & Max Jaffray

Over 60 medal winners (women) Adele Pershouse & Gail Crompton (gold), Betty Clarke & Kerry Heelass (silver), Georgina Moore & Kay Smith (bronze)

Over 60 men’s silver medal winners John Hrabak & Ray Glasser Silver pictured with sponsor from Identified Services, Kevin Campion (left) and BQ Director Kerry Green (right)

Over 60 men’s bronze medal winners Peter Hughes & Mark Beutel pictured with sponsor from Identified Services, Kevin Campion (left) and BQ Director Kerry Green (right)

Emerton ran away comfortable winners 24-7. Open Pairs bronze medals went to Dean McWhinney and Ryan Digby and in the women’s bronze playoff Pauline Laverty and Lorraine Callaghan finished their campaign in style with a 20-13 win over Joanne Albers and Dee-Anne Robertson. The State Over 60 Pairs is becoming increasingly harder to win with a talent pool nothing short of brilliant and the high level of entries in the competition making it a long and gruelling three days. Gail Crompton already has an Over 60 Australian Open pairs title and was also backing up from a gold medal in the Open Women’s Fours earlier in the week. Crompton teamed up with another accomplished player in Bargara’s Adele Pershouse and the pair combined brilliantly. It was going to be a tough ask for any team to beat Crompton and

Pershouse; and despite Cleveland duo Betty Clarke and Kerry Heelass’ best efforts, they were four shots short in the final. Cleveland was well represented on the podium with Kay Smith and Georgina Moore securing bronze.

Results Open Men • Gold/Silver Play off: Chris Le Lievre & Matt Lucas 20 def Scott De Jongh Fitzpatrick & Nick Cahill 19 • Bronze Play Off: Dean McWhinney & Ryan Digby 18 def Jamie Anderson & Sean Baker 15

Results Over 60 Women When we say hot favourites • Gold/Silver Play off: Adele prevailed, you couldn’t look much Pershouse & Gail Crompton 19 further than Max Jaffray and Neville def Betty Clarke & Kerry Heelass Jenkins in the Over 60 Men’s Pairs as 15 the team to beat. Once again, we see • Bronze Play Off: Kay Smith & these two gentlemen from Tweed Georgina Moore 18 def Cheryl Heads in the winner’s circle. Hutchinson & Carmen French 17 The reigning Australian Open Results Over 60 Men Champions claimed gold against Paradise Point’s John Hrabak and Ray • Gold/Silver Play off: Max Jaffray & Neville Jenkins 19 def John Glasser 19-17. Hrabak & Ray Glasser 17 • Bronze Play Off: Mark Beutel Results Open Women & Peter Hughes 22 def Peter • Gold/Silver Play off: Tilly Orero & Rookas & Jimmo Hagan 15 Marilyn Emerton 24 def Natasha Jones & Jacinta Weier 7 Thanks to sponsors of this event • Bronze Play Off: Pauline Laverty Identified Services Cleaning & Lorraine Callaghan 20 def Maintenance, Major Events Gold Coast Joanne Albers & Dee-Anne and the Broadbeach Bulls. Robertson 13

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Silver medal winner Jessie Cottell with BQ Director Kerry Green

Singles medal winners L-R: silver Jessie Cottell, gold Kelsey Cottrell & bronze Marilyn Emerton Bronze medal winner Marilyn Emerton with BQ Director Kerry Green

Silver medal winner Gary Pearson with BQ Director Kerry Green

Singles medal winners L-R: silver Gary Pearson, gold Dean McWhinney & bronze Aron Sherriff

MAIDEN SINGLES CROWNS FOR COTTRELL AND MCWHINNEY A fitting conclusion to the 2022 State by the players, volunteers and live Championships with two new singles streaming staff after all grass greens on the Gold Coast were closed. champions emerging after three long days of play. The Burleigh Heads Bowls Club The weather tried to put a dampener were rocking after their star players Dean WcWhinney and Gary Pearson on the event, but the players were contested a memorable State Singles just pleased to be out of the rain Final. when post-sectional play was relocated to the Paradise Point Bowls McWhinney is always round the Club. mark when the State Championships loom each year but 2022 will be one Seventy-one games were played to remember, winning gold in front on Saturday between 8:15am and of family and friends after eight 10:30pm to get the men down to gruelling matches. the last 16 and the women down to the semis; a monumental effort 28

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Bronze medal winner Aron Sherriff with BQ Director Kerry Green

Dean McWhinney took out Aron Sherriff in the semi-final in a 25-24 thriller; whilst in a contrasting semi, Gary Pearson got out to a big lead and maintained it against an in-form Cohen Liftin. It was hard to separate the Burleigh club mates in the early stages of the final; it was just going to take someone to string a couple of good ends in a row to break away on the scoreboard. It was looking like Pearson was edging his way to gold, but McWhinney held his nerve and

despite being down 21-23 he played two brilliant ends to score multiple twos and snatch victory back from his good mate. The women’s singles final had taken place earlier in the day between a current Jackaroo and an emerging Jackaroo star. Kelsey Cottrell and Jessie Cottell put on a masterclass in their final encounter, trading blow after blow with nothing separating the pair on the draw. Victory could have gone either way with Cottrell and Cottell sharing the lead at various stages of the match. A big conversion by Cottrell to take her to 22, followed by two ends of beating Cottell to the jack with their opening bowls gave Cottrell that slight edge needed to get her over the line. In the playoff for bronze, it was Marilyn Emerton from Kawana Waters who clawed her way back against Vicki Cameron from North Ipswich. Emerton added her bronze to the gold she won in the pairs earlier in the week.

2022 Singles Champion Dean McWhinney with BQ Director Kerry Green

In the men’s playoff, Aron Sherriff defeated Cohen Liftin 25-16, also adding to his gold medal from the triples. Women’s Results • Gold Medal Play Off Kelsey Cottrell 25 def Jessie Cottell 21 • Bronze Medal Play Off Marilyn Emerton 25 def Vicki Cameron 20

Men’s Results • Gold Medal Play Off Dean McWhinney 25 def Gary Pearson 23 • Bronze Medal Play Off Aron Sherriff 25 def Cohen Litfin 16

2022 Singles Champion Kelsey Cottrell with her daughters

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WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING? MONTO FOURS By Bronwyn Torrens

Monto Bowls Club hosted its annual $5,000 Classic Open Fours Carnival recently with 20 teams coming from across the state. Games Director, Garry Price, said he was “very pleased with the final tally of teams who supported us for the carnival”. The winning team of Lester Schelbach, Phil Linfield, Ken Riddle and Skip Brian Cornish from Boyne Tannum came in for the big money with four wins and 50.5 points. Second place went to local team skipped by Barry Woodall.

Winners Boyne Tannum: L-R: Lester Schelbach, Ken Riddel, Skip Brian Cornish & Phil Linfield

Four teams ended the carnival with four wins from five games. Prizes were paid down to eighth place and a lucky team draw for the rest went to the local team skipped by Barry Hampson. Green Director, Mark Torrens, said both greens ran well and he was happy especially as green number 1 was just coming back from major renovations over the last few months. Secretary, Bronwyn Torrens, said “we are very spoiled in Monto as our greens are some of the best around and we enjoy these greens every week when we play here. It doesn’t just happen without great volunteers and our Greenkeeper Rex Williams”. President Barry Woodall thanked everyone who travelled and supported our carnival, and it was amazing to see our grounds covered in a sea of caravans over the few days. He especially thanked all of Monto’s tireless volunteers who pulled together to make the weekend such a great success. Monto will next host its annual Men’s Fours Carnival in July.

2nd Monto L-R: Garry Price, Jean Jasch, Wayne Dangerfield & Skip Barry Woodall

3rd Moore Park L-R: Skip Liam Kronk, Rod Death, Greg Constable & Faye Constable

THE TIGER POLLARD-PHIL LITURI SHIELD By Trish Hansen

The Bundaberg Branch of the Queensland Rail Institute Lawn Bowls Social Club members recently travelled to Bergowan Bowls Club to compete for the Tiger Pollard-Phil Lituri Sheild. This bi-annual competition has been going for four decades. Congratulations to the Bergowan team that was successful on the day, winning by a small margin. All Bundaberg QRI members look forward to a return visit from Bergowan members in November.

Tiger Pollard & Phil Lituri

THE GREAT LADY OF WOODFORD BOWLS By Lesley Christensen

Gloria Newby came to Woodgate with her husband Mark in 1993, after purchasing a holiday cottage in the town, then retired in Woodgate in 1998. Originally from Auckland, they came over in 1981 settling in Rockhampton. Gloria worked as a cosmetician and then trainer for cosmeticians throughout New Zealand. In Australia, Gloria worked in pharmacies in the beauty and vitamin area. On retirement, Gloria commenced bowling in Woodgate. Gloria has always been a keen competitor, singles, pairs and fours, she’s won them all! She was Junior Vice President in 2000 then Senior Vice President, before becoming President in 2005 and again in 2012. She was also a club coach with Barb Thompson for several years after playing for only two years. Gloria was awarded her Life Membership earlier this year as the last official event of the Ladies Bowls Committee before the amalgamation with the men’s club. Gloria often refers to herself as “The Little Old Lady” but I think she’s the “Great Lady” of Woodgate Bowls. 30

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TULLY’s EASTER TRIPLES By Rod Bradley

Tully Bowls Club held their annual Open Triples on Easter weekend. The event was again successful with a full green of ladies and men players from throughout the Far North. Everyone enjoyed the day, their bowls and the camaraderie and are looking forward to 2023. Only four points separated the top three teams. Congratulations to the winning team, skipped by Mick (Dutchy) DeVries with Ian Humphries and John O’Brien the other members of the team. Second place was the team of Sergio DellaPozza, Ron Omodie and David Leach. The third team was skipped by Rod Bradley with Michael Greenwood and Rob Moody. President Joan assisted Vice President Rod with the presentation of the prizes and the drawing of the raffle.

1st place L-R: President Joan Mercer , Ian Humphries, John O’Brien, Mick (Dutchy) DeVries & VP Rod Bradley

Runners-up L-R: Ron Omodie, David Leach, President Joan Mercer, Sergio DellaPossa & Rod Bradley

3rd Place L-R: President Joan Mercer, Rob Moody, Michael Greenwood & Rod Bradley

MCKENzIE PARK - NERANG PAIRS By David Baker

McKenzie Park-Nerang Bowls Club hosted another successful Easter pairs event on April 3-4. From the field of 28, filled from clubs across Queensland, it was a Gold Coast combination (Broadbeach and McKenzie Park) that took home the bacon. This annual event sees all teams play four games of 12 ends on Saturday – the results of which determine the division they are allocated on Sunday (three games of 15 ends) – from Section A to Section G. All section winners and runners up receive prize money and all four teams in Division A take something home. Section winners this year were: Section A: Reed Burgess and David McCann, from Eric Kaupinnen and Col Prescott; Section B: Doug Kleinhans and Ron Keating; Section C: Kevin Clark and Leigh Winners L-R: Reed Burgess Leishmann; Section D: Neville Jenkins and Clinton Bailey; Section E: Tim and Garry Hale; & David McCann Section F: David Ross and Theo Hitz; Section G: Sandra and Russell Taylor. It was a fantastic field of some of the nicest people you will ever meet in lawn bowls and we thank them all for their sportsmanship and camaraderie over the weekend.

WEIPA WOMEN ON A ROLL By Jan Baumann - Tropical Far North QLD District

For the first time, women from the Weipa Club have entered the 2022 District Ladies Pennant Competition. Due to the travel involved, it was decided that Weipa club would name a Cairns green as their home club as we play home and away matches.

Weipa District Side

They chose Gordonvale, which has a grass green, as does Weipa and recently played (and won) their three home matches. In July, the women will play their three away matches and those eligible to play in the Champion of Champions event will remain for that week. Tropical Far North QLD District Side - ready to fly We are slowly introducing more games that include the Weipa out of Cairns to contest the State District Sides. members. The Weipa Shield was played in Cairns over three consecutive days last month and the Bowls Carnival (9 a side) is in October. We welcome the Weipa women and have already had players as part of our district side and no doubt more will follow. June 2022 Queensland Bowler

WINDSOR 100 CLASSIC MEN’S FOURS

By David Keogh

Winners L-R: Sean Baker, Paula Neilsen (Major Sponsor), Aaron Hewsen, Jimmy Anderson, Steve Petsky & Dave Keogh (Tournament Director)

The annual Windsor 100 Classic Men’s Fours Carnival was held on the weekend of April 30 - May 1. There was some doubt whether this popular event would proceed this year due to the devastating floods that inundated the club in late February. Flood waters peaked at 1.7 metres throughout the ground floor, resulting in significant rebuilding and refurbishing.

However, thanks to the tireless efforts from the club’s management and an enthusiastic band of volunteers, the clubhouse and greens were fully operational and ready to host the carnival in time. A full complement of 28 teams came from across Queensland and interstate to participate in one of the most popular bowls events on the bowls calendar. So popular, this $10,000 event is always filled months in advance. This year’s field was the strongest ever assembled with multiple current and former Queensland players and state champions competing. Such was the strength of the field, no team was able to win all five games. Amazingly, there were 12 teams still in contention for the $4,000 first prize at the conclusion of the penultimate fourth round. Dale McWhinneyShillington’s team was the only undefeated team coming into the last round and looked likely winners. However, they stumbled against a wily Ferny Grove outfit skipped by Chris Loane. The final results were: • • •

1st. Steve Petsky, Aaron Hewson, Jimmy Anderson, Sean Baker. 4W +35 2nd Terry Cummings, Steve Bell, Matty Bell, Reed Burgess. 4W +29 3rd Daniel Keogh, Stephen Springate, Brett Kitchen, Nathan Chapman. 4W +21 A huge thanks to the Gold Coast and Tweed District Bowls Association media team for live streaming the weekend. Thanks once again to the major sponsors in Neilsens Concrete, XXXX and Bare Funerals. The 2023 Windsor Classic promises to again be bigger and better (if that is possible) so pencil it into your diaries for 29th and 30th April next year.

BABINDA CELEBRATES NEW GREEN By Ron Omodei

Babinda celebrated the ‘official opening’ of their new green on April 9, hosting a mixed team of FNQ clubs from Silkwood to Marlin Coast. The Marlin Coast team of Steve, Eddie, Paul & Robbo were close winners over the TFNQ team headed by Mal & Jan. Prior to the new green, the club had been without a green or income for two months. The needle punched carpet was ordered in mid-June 2021, with a threemonth expected delivery from the UK. COVID delays added to the extended delivery time and it eventually arrived in Brisbane in December. The team commenced work on December 8 and removed the 14-year-old synthetic green, installed extra drainage, renewed the plinths and laid the 100mm bonded aggregate and fine sand levelling. After 10 hard days of work they departed, expecting to return early in the New Year to install the under pad and the beige/ green playing surface.

L-R: Eddie Blythe, Steve Vidgon (seated), Paul Cavendish & Robbo (Nev Robson)

However, extreme wet weather down south cut off main roads and delayed the return of the team until 24 January. Heavy rain in Babinda during this time caused some subsistence, and extra sand fill and levelling was required. Max and Carl were then left to complete the job, experiencing some very humid weather, extremely hot on the day of stretching the carpet! Eventually, the job was completed on February 4 and we could play bowls again! 32

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Official opening of new green

PELICAN WATERS celebrates 40th ANNIVERSARY By Tony Carter

The Pelican Waters Bowls Club recently celebrated its 40th anniversary On 15 April 1982, the very first game of bowls was played at the Pelican Waters Bowls Club, then called the Golden Beach Bowls Club, with 53 members and eight visitors playing a game of social bowls. Since that first game, the club has grown to include two greens, expanded its club house and has a healthy, increasing membership base with well over 350 bowling members. The club is a vital part of the Pelican Waters and Golden Beach community. Members performing their first song of the evening

On Saturday 9 April 2022, the club held a Gala Celebration Dinner. Several members formed an entertainment troupe and had practised for many months before putting on a show of music and comedy acts that had the crowd with sore faces from laughing so much.

On Sunday 10 April, with a number of sore heads, a 40th Anniversary Bowls Day was held with full greens and plenty of great bowls, fun and laughter. The Sunshine Coast Men’s Bowls Association also held their April competition at the club to help celebrate the 40th. A memorabilia wall has been built at the club with old photos, bowls, club shirts, signs and more on display. A digital photo presentation was displayed at the club during the month with photos from throughout the club’s 40 years. The club is extremely proud of what has been achieved over the last 40 years and members are incredibly grateful to the many volunteers who have built the club from ground up into the wonderful bowls club it is today. As we look forward to the next few years, we will be replacing the carpet on green #1 this year and on green #2 in two years, and will hopefully have a roof system over the greens in about five years.

BOWLS WITH BOB ON 80TH BIRTHDAY By Bronwyn Torrens

Monto Bowls Club member Bob Kerr turned 80 recently, with members and family helping him celebrate with a fun afternoon of bowls on April 2. Bob’s wife, Colleen, had asked how he would like to celebrate his milestone birthday and without hesitation he said, “something for the community”. Over recent years, Bob and Colleen have been the driving force behind an annual charity bowls event at the club, raising funds for the local retirement home, Ridgehaven Retirement Complex. So, when his special birthday was coming up, it was an easy decision for Bob to combine the two and make it a fun day to enjoy his birthday, whilst everyone from the community could get involved and support a local cause that is very close to Bob’s heart. With more than 30 bowlers and visitors taking part in the day and enjoying a delicious BBQ dinner afterwards, there was much laughter out on the greens and in the clubhouse. Bob was enormously proud of the $900 that was raised from the day and he thanked everyone sincerely for their birthday wishes and for joining him and Colleen to celebrate. Bob and Colleen were both thrilled knowing that the money raised will be used to purchase something important at Ridgehaven. Bob said he thoroughly enjoyed the support and kindness of everyone who joined in on the day. Secretary Bronwyn Torrens said Bob has been a member of the Monto club for many years and has over the years won many competitions and been a member of the local club committee.

Bob Kerr - 80 years

Bob was also a very successful indoor bowler. She said everyone wished Bob a very happy birthday and our club was happy to join in and celebrate his birthday and support the charity day. Queensland Bowler June 2022

Coaching with BQ coaching committee What makes a champion team? By Jacqui Hineman

This month we are going to explore what makes a champion team and why a champion team can beat a team of champions.

These steps are known as forming, storming, norming and performing.

Step 1 Forming The forming stage begins once selections have been made and individuals have been notified of their playing position While selectors select individuals to within the team. The selectors have play together, it is the actions of these formed a team of individuals who they individuals that make or break a team. feel will work well together. It is now up to The adage ‘the whole is more than the sum of its parts’ highlights the importance the players and coaches to transform the group of individuals into a team. of looking at the bigger picture and remembering the common goal of Step 2 Storming the team. In a team, no-one is more After the forming stage, the storming important than anyone else. Everyone has stage begins. This is when everyone a role, everyone’s position is important, has a say in their role within the team and every bowl played has a purpose. as well as deciding the collective goals We have all seen teams where negativity of the team. Each team member should and doubt have contributed to team be encouraged to have input into disharmony and team performance. On discussions as this will help the skip get to the flip side, other teams seem to be in know each player better. synch and everyone works together in This stage is where strengths and a positive way. These teams are a joy to weaknesses of players are acknowledged watch. and shared goals are set. There are four steps that teams need to take before they can successfully work as Step 3 Norming The norming stage is when individuals a well-oiled machine.

work together to establish a set of standards and patterns, or norms that are recognised and accepted by all team members. These norms are unique to each team and provide all players with a sense of belonging. This is the time to establish a game plan, so that each player knows their role and what is expected of them, not only in the position they play, i.e. skip, lead, but also as a supportive and positive team mate. It is at this stage that team culture is developed. Step 4 Performing The team has now reached the performing stage. The team has to put into practice what has been learnt while working through the various stages. A group of individuals, who may not have played together before, are now a team with the information and skills to play in a collaborative and cohesive manner, while working towards a common goal.

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Together, Everyone, Achieves, More

Club Coach Course and re-accreditation at Surat Bowls Club

Attending a coaching course recently were back L-R: Steve Claridge (Pelican Waters), Keith Bennetts & Daniel Carter (Pialba). Front L-R: Helen McGlynn & Suzanne Partridge (Pelican Waters) with BQ’s Eric Tomsene

BQ’s Alan Thorp (far left) and Jacqui Hineman (far right) held the second part of a skills session for 13 Gateway District women, after the course had been washed out

Advanced Skills coaching for Sunshine Coast bowlers by district coaches - kneeling is BQ’s Eric Tomsene

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Developing Good Habits: An important part of the mental game is to develop a preshot routine (PSR) Your routine needs to become a habit in both your practice and your game to achieve maximum results. Repetition will help your routine become a habit. Your shot timeline needs to be efficient, effective and easily repeated. 34

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