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CONTENTS

Cover Aron Sherriff Australian Open Men’s Singles Champion Photo: Bowls Australia

Volume 42 Issue 6

5 – Player Rankings

10 – Multi-disability championships

20 – Brisbane Open

14 – Australian Open 2019

6

Celebrating a milestone

26 What’s happening in queensland clubs

Corinda Bowls Club’s 75th birthday

Club news from our Queensland bowlers

23 Regional Bowls Managers’ column

30 Alligator Creek

Plan to succeed or succeed to fail

Small community club hosts mixed triples event

24 Umpire Joan talks about the new rule book

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What are the changes?

How our physiology works and how it can be related to bowls

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Bowls Queensland Patron: His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland 4 queensland bowler July 2019

Bowls Australia

Pl ayer Rankings

National player rankings MEn

WomEn 1

Aron

Sherriff

QLD

1

Natasha

Scott

NSW

2

Corey

Wedlock

NSW

2

Genevieve

Delves

NSW

3

Ryan

Bester

OS CAN

3

Dawn

Hayman

NSW

4

Ray

Pearse

NSW

4

Chloe

Stewart

QLD

5

Lee

Schraner

VIC

5

Kelsey

Cottrell

NSW

6

Sean

Baker

QLD

6

Helen

Morss

WA

7

Aaron

Teys

NSW

7

Kristina

Krstic

WA

8

Sean

Ingham

QLD

8

Carla

Krizanic

VIC

9

Dane

McKinnon

VIC

9

Maria

Rigby

QLD

10

Jesse

Noronha

NSW

10

Katelyn

Inch

OS NZ

Congratulations to Bowlers of the Year, Aron Sherriff and Natasha Scott!

Did you know that both Aron and Natasha won Bowler of the Year in 2013 too?

Well done to the following Queensland top 20 ranked players: AUS QLD Ranking Ranking

MEn

AUS QLD Ranking Ranking

WOMEn

Aron

Sherriff

QLD

1

1

Chloe

Stewart

QLD

4

1

Sean

Baker

QLD

6

2

Maria

Rigby

QLD

9

2

Sean

Ingham

QLD

8

3

Ester

Regan

QLD

11

3

Mcwhinney-Shillington

QLD

11

4

Lynsey

Clarke

QLD

18

4

Scott

De Jongh-Fitzpatrick

QLD

12

5

Bolivia

Millerick

QLD

22

5

Dean

Mcwhinney-Shillington

QLD

14

6

Jessica

Srisamruaybai

QLD

24

6

Kurt

Brown

QLD

19

7

Cassandra

Millerick

QLD

25

7

Steven

Tong

QLD

23

8

Wendy

Wilson

QLD

30

8

Jamie

Anderson

QLD

24

9

Julie

Keegan

QLD

31

9

Clinton

Bailey

QLD

27

10

Karen

Goldsworthy

QLD

38

10

Mitchell

Mears

QLD

30

11

Adele

Pershouse

QLD

40

11

Mark

Casey

QLD

35

12

Dee-Anne

Robertson

QLD

40

12

Alan

Howard

QLD

37

13

Jackie Mcwhinney-Shillington QLD

44

13

Mathew

Lucas

QLD

37

14

Julia

Allen-Best

QLD

49

14

Jake

Rynne

QLD

37

15

Jessie

Cottell

QLD

49

15

Bradley

Lawson

QLD

59

16

Heather

Hodgson

QLD

52

16

Kane

Nelson

QLD

59

17

Faye

Clarke

QLD

62

17

Jayden

Christie

QLD

61

18

Brenda

Thompson

QLD

62

18

Jade

Groenewege

QLD

62

19

Vicki

Day

QLD

68

19

Brett

Wilkie

QLD

65

20

Sue

McKenzie

QLD

70

20

Ray

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From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson

Nominations for the various committees have been received by the board and were discussed at the June BQ Board meeting. Successful persons have now been placed in the various committees.

Congratulations

to Corinda Bowls Club, celebrating their 75th anniversary.

To all who nominated and were unsuccessful, I wish to thank you for your nomination. It is unfortunate that we were unable to place everyone who had nominated.

I’d like to remind clubs to consult the state and national calendars before scheduling club and district events. It is regrettable and inevitable that some clashes will occur, but I recommend the events calendars on BQ, BA and World Bowls websites to you for consideration before committing to your own club event dates.

I have had the opportunity to attend games at the Australian Open and the Asia Pacific Championships held on the Gold Coast, where I saw some of the best bowls played this year. I attended a most productive meeting with the World Bowls CEO Gary Smith, BA President Darryl Clout and BA CEO Neil Dalrymple to discuss the BA Nationals in 2020. An announcement will be made on the Nationals in the not too distant future.

The staff at BQ has been inundated for supplies of the new Law Book Crystal Mark 3rd Edition Version 3.1. You can read more about the updates in the new law book on pages 24-25 of this Bowler magazine.

Peter Williamson

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Corinda’s diamond anniversary had over 140 people come in and remember its storied history. The event wasn’t without some distinction with speeches by local councillor Nicole Johnston and State MP Jess Pugh.

In the rush of the event, festival organiser and Corinda Greens Director Greg Wallace, took a moment to appreciate what he saw.

“I just stood back and looked back at the green and seeing people bowling, seeing everyone enjoying themselves makes it for me,” he said.

It was that atmosphere that drew him into the club in the first place, and what hopefully can draw more people in the future.

“Everybody is happy and accommodating, they all enjoy bowls for what it is as well as having a beer and a laugh,” he said.

With a strong network of volunteers supporting the club, he said he hopes to see the club reach the 100th milestone.

But as always new members are welcome and the club is more than happy to accommodate all people. Gary said they’re happy to offer financial assistance to anyone that wants to join, as well as provide coaching and offer a place to meet good people.

“We’ve got that happy, friendly vibe,” he said.

bribie island

Bowls them over!

In a hotly contested category, it was Bribie Island Bowls Club that took out the gong for Best Bowls Club (large) at the Keno & Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence on March, 26 this year.

The award, sponsored by Mullins Lawyers, recognises the achievements of bowls clubs in their communities.

The community club, whose motto is ‘where friends meet’ has continued to go from strength to strength, bucking the trend of declining bowls membership and building a strong social membership. A major drop in bowling members several years ago sent a strong signal to the club that they needed to do some work before it went the way of other clubs in the district, which has less than 50 per cent of clubs remaining.

“In my 10 years as CEO of Clubs Queensland, one of my greatest joys is seeing how our community clubs continue to evolve,” Doug Flockhart, CEO Clubs Queensland said.

“Bribie island Bowls club is a wonderful example of a community club that has kept its roots firmly entrenched in supporting bowls and at the same time evolved as a magnificent venue for the Bribie Island community.”

“Winning this award is another major achievement for the club and they should be extremely proud,” said Mr Flockhart.

“Turning the tide on a declining membership is not an easy ask and Bribie Island Bowls has managed to hold steady, and in fact grow its membership because they are continually searching for ways to find new membership and offer new and innovative services.”

Bribie Island Bowls Club Chairman Peter Patrikeos “On behalf of the management committee, I would like to thank the staff for their dedication, commitment and hard work,” Peter Patrikeos, Bribie Island Bowls Club Chairman said.

“They provide the best service and experience at our club and are the ones who allows us to achieve such success.”

The Keno & Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence, which this year celebrates its 20th year, is an important event on the calendar for an industry that contributes some $2.2 billion to the Queensland economy and over $850 million in social contributions.

“To continue to provide for our communities, the club sector is always striving to be the best it can be, and these awards are a way we recognise the incredibly hard work of our clubs, dedicated club managers and volunteer boards and committees,” said Mr Flockhart.

“Interestingly, the very first club to open in Queensland in 1888, the Booroodabin Bowls Club, won an award too this year. ‘The Boo’ as it is known, is still very relevant and still striving to be the very best club it can be.”

About Clubs and The Keno and Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence •

The Keno and Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence were held on Tuesday March, 26 2019 and recognise the outstanding achievements of community clubs.

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There are over 40 awards across a range of categories.

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Keno is a long-term supporter of the Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence.

The club also believes it is important to help out the local community and charities however they can through cash donations, prizes, vouchers, or the free use of a room to hold a committee meeting.

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Clubs in Queensland are membership-based, not-for-profit organisations that exist to provide services to members and the local community.

“The club takes a very holistic approach to nurturing their membership and the community. The awards judges were particularly impressed with the way the club engages with its community and has created an intergenerational meeting place for the community, in particular the diverse range of bowls programs for all ages,” said Mr Flockhart.

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There are over 1,100 community clubs in Queensland. Together, they hold 2.4 million memberships, employ over 22,000 people (with 9,000 based in regional Queensland), return over $850 million in social contributions and generate annual economic activity valued over $2.2 billion for the State’s economy.

“This type of relationship with members is what makes community clubs so valuable.”

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The surplus generated by clubs is used to deliver important and highly valued services in their surrounding communities and to visitors to their region. This support includes cash contributions, non-cash benefits, community assets and the mobilisation of volunteers.

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These are important community hubs for social interaction and engagement. Members have a shared sense of values and belonging and this strengthens the social fabric and promotes strong community cohesion.

Bribie Island Bowls Club is the backbone of bowls in the district, running an operationally professional venue that provides the funding to support a very competitive bowls programme, right through to monthly barefoot bowls, and programs such as the MBRC Older and Bolder programme and the MBRC Healthy and Active program which are designed to keep seniors in the community active.

Bribie Island Bowls Club General Manager, Kevin Bertwistle, said the club was thrilled to win the award for the second year in a row.

“An industry award such as this demonstrates we are on the right path in our support for our local community,” he said.

“It is recognition and the return support we receive that make that effort so rewarding.”

A big congratulations to the other bowls clubs who also won Keno & Clubs Queensland Awards: Mossman Memorial Bowls Club - Hall of Fame & Best Club Far North Queensland Weipa Bowls Club - Best Bowls Club Venue - Small & Best Club Rural Community July 2019 queensland bowler 7

CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie Disaster Relief Thank you to North Queensland DBA and DLBA President’s Gary Costigan and Lidia Marbelli who presented cheques to the Suburban Bowls Club in Townsville and Giru Bowls Club on Bowls Queensland’s behalf. Both clubs were affected by flooding, thank you once again to all clubs, districts and their members for their contribution.

Australian Open Congratulations to our many Queenslanders who were successful in the Australian Open (AO) held during June. Well done to all the clubs across the Gold Coast who banded together to make the Australian Open such a success. The great work of all the club volunteers and staff was amazing, showcasing one of the best places in the world to play bowls. This event continues to grow every year with record entries in 2019, so well done to Bowls Australia with great support from Tourism & Events QLD and the Gold Coast Council on another great AO. It was great to see the announcement recently that this event will be on the Gold Coast for another five years.

Australian Indoor Singles – QLD Qualifying Our Queensland women will be qualifying for the Australian Indoor Singles at Tweed Heads and Paradise Point Bowls Clubs on July, 6.

QLD v NSW U18 Good luck to our QLD U18 team who will take on NSW at Cabramatta Bowls Club from July, 7–9.

QLD Multi Disability Championships Entry forms are out for the MultiDisability State Championships which will be held in Mackay at the Souths Suburban and Mackay City Bowls Clubs from September, 3-6. Entry forms can be found at www.bowlsqld.org.

Secondary Schools Cup Many secondary schools around the state have been finalising their winners to advance to the state finals at Club Pine Rivers on August, 28-29.

Regional Bowls Managers (RBMs)

Just a quick reminder for clubs to make sure they utilise their local RBM to assist their club in various Asia Pacific Championships areas. Our three RBMs are very passionate about the game and Well done to Broadbeach, Musgrave Hill and Club Helensvale eager to do whatever they can to assist, find their contact details on clubs on hosting the successful page 23.

Asia Pacific Championships. This is a qualifying event for the 2020 World Championships, which will to be held at the same three clubs in May/June next year.

Congratulations to our Aussie Jackaroos on another great event.

Brett Wilkie

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QLD Multi-Disability State Championships to be held

in Mackay Bowls Queensland, in conjunction with our Sports Connect partners, Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association, Life Stream Australia, QLD Blind Bowlers Association, and QLD Deaf Bowlers Association, are proud to announce the holding of the 9th Annual QLD Multi-Disability State Championships.

These championships will run from September, 3-6 in Mackay at the Souths Suburban Bowls Club and also the Mackay City Bowls Club if needed.

Bowls Queensland would like to thank the Mackay Regional Council and the Souths Suburban Bowls Club for their support in attracting this event to Mackay.

Mayor Greg Williamson said it was tremendous that council was able to support this exciting event through its Invest Mackay Events Attraction Program.

“Bowlers from across Queensland travel to compete in this event and for us to be hosting the championships here in our region is a real privilege,” Cr Williamson said.

“It’s going to be a fantastic four days of competition, with some of our State’s best bowlers with disability rolling off against each other.”

Souths Suburban Bowls Club Secretary John Palmer said that the club has been very supportive of lawn bowlers with a disability for many years.

“Our members have assisted and coached up to 20 bowlers with their carers on Friday mornings on our undercover carpet green,” he said.

These bowlers with a disability are very excited about having the opportunity to watch Queensland’s best at the championships in September.”

This event is open to all affiliated members of Bowls Queensland who: •

Have a disability which has been, or can be, classified by one of the above organisations.

•

Comply with the qualified organisation regulations regarding entry of an event.

Shadex magic delights Ballina club They’re a happy lot at the Cherry Street Sports Club in Ballina following the recent fantastic Shadex makeover of the club’s bowls green seating and sun protection facilities.

The most experienced business of its type in Australia, Shadex won rave reviews when it upgraded the Gold Coast’s Broadbeach club after last year’s

Commonwealth Games with its new Rivier shade range and aluminium seating.

Obviously the Cherry Street management were impressed and engaged Shadex to work its magic at the Ballina location. The result is astounding with 54 Riviera shades and 54 seats with backrests installed and giving the venue a fresh new outlook.

Cherry Street manager Tere Sheehan is delighted with the result. “The Shadex guys were amazing - working long hours through poor weather conditions to get the project completed before the long weekend for us. And importantly, it came in under budget,” he said.

“Special thanks to manager Dave Furneaux who was awesome from inception to completion.”

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Multi-Disability Championships: What a great effort by Queenslanders in 2019

By Alan Thorp

The 2019 Multi-Disability Lawn Bowls Championships took place at Mackay at the Souths Suburban Bowls Club on May, 19-25 with five states and the ACT participating in this outstanding event.

Back Row L-R: David Hayes, Kaytlyn Smith, Bernie Wolland, Louise Hoskins, Tony Bonnell, Serena Bonnell, Don Currie, Deb McGarry, Brett Sellars. Front Row: Alan Thorp, Damien Delagdo

Queensland performed outstandingly well during the championships and brought home a swag of medals, narrowly missing out by two points to Victoria who claimed the title of National Champions.

Even though I reluctantly had to hand over the coveted trophy to Victoria, they certainly played well and deserved their victory.

Josh Barry had an exceptional tournament winning three gold medals - congratulations to Josh.

All players from the Queensland team can be very proud of their achievements. They won medals in seven out of the eight disciplines and displayed great sportsmanship and fellowship during the championships.

This is what makes this event so wonderful. It is an absolute privilege to be associated with this group of athletes and to mix with all the competitors from other states and the ACT. Unfortunately, South Australia were unable to participate this year but hopefully will be able to join us in 2020.

I am looking forward to next year when, once again, I will be in awe and marvel at what these special people are able to achieve.

Many thanks to Bowls Queensland for their support, especially for the BQ uniforms and the administration tasks associated with the championships, in particular Roxanne Bell and Brett Wilkie. It is much appreciated and certainly makes my role as Coach/Team Manager much easier. Thanks to all.

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Brett Sellars

Deb McGarry & Kaytlyn Smith

Bernie Wolland, Kaytlyn Smith & Damien Delgado

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Louise Hoskins & Serena Bonnell

Tony Bonnell

Don Currie, Deb McGarry & Brett Sellars

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David Hayes

Kaytlyn Smith

Tony Bonnell

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2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Champions

2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONS Men’s Singles: Aron Sherriff def Gus Templeton 21-6 Women’s Singles: Natasha Scott def Tiffany Brodie 21-12 Men’s Pairs: Ray Pearse & Aron Sherriff def Nathan Pedersen & Wayne Ruediger 13-11 Women’s Pairs: Genevieve Delves & Dawn Hayman def Jessica Hogan & Carmen Anderson 17-12 Men’s Fours: Bradley Lawson, Scott De Jongh, Jamie Anderson & Kurt Brown def Wayne Hutson, Mark Thatcher, Steven Tong & Matthew Lucas 16-13 Women’s Fours: Lynsey Clarke, Anne Johns, Kelsey Cottrell & Rebecca Van Asch def Brianna Smith, Louise Cronan, Jessica Hogan & Tiffany Brodie 13-9 Under-18 Boy’s Singles: Jarryd Davies def Nathan Black 21-15 Under-18 Girls’ Singles: Kira Bourke def Kate Argent-Bowden 21-12

The world’s biggest open bowls festival, the Australian Open (AO), was back on the Gold Coast for its fifth consecutive year and lit up the Sunshine State across 13 venues from Coolangatta to Paradise Point.

From June 1-14, a record of more than 2,600 bowlers from across Australia and around the world took part in the $250,000 completely open-to-enter event. This year, the number of international competitors soared with another record-breaking 300+ players journeying from overseas.

One of the best aspects of the AO is that it does not require players to qualify in order to take part and features a randomised draw with no seedings in either sectional or knockout play.

This is where the romance of the Australian Open really comes to the fore, with the distinct possibility for your average club bowler to come up against a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, a remarkable facet of the sport.

Over-60’s Men’s Pairs: Sam Laguzza & Rowan Brassey def Garry Williams & Peter Armstrong 20-8

New champions were crowned and history was made at this year’s Open. With our Queensland bowlers taking a handful of the trophies and the Open secured to be on the Gold Coast until 2024, the strength of the Sunshine State shone through.

Over-60’s Women’s Pairs: Jude Whaites & Jane Bush def Carol Fair & Brenda Thompson 15-10

Sectional rounds of the following disciplines were contested across:

Multi-Disability Open Singles: Ken Hanson def Nathan Appleton 21-16

Open Singles (Men’s & Women’s); Open Pairs (Men’s & Women’s); Open Fours (Men’s & Women’s); Over-60 Pairs (Men’s & Women’s); Under-18 Singles (Boys’ & Girls’); Multi-Disability Open Singles; Vision-Impaired Open Singles and Pairs and Multi-Disability Open Pairs.

Multi-Disability Pairs: Lucas Protopapas & Ken Hanson def Richard Rombouts & Damien Delgado 14-13 Vision-Impaired Singles: Jake Fehlberg def Don Dias 21-5 Vision-Impaired Pairs: Brandon Smith & Jake Fehlberg def Jacqueline Hudson & Rob Barker 15-7

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Following the trend from this event’s previous instalments on the Gold Coast, a true festival atmosphere was in place for the fortnight, with live events and the fan-favourite ‘Mega Bowl’ running twice throughout the tournament.

While the Australian Open is a mega event in itself, many bowlers considered utilising the event as a tune-up for the 2019 Asia Pacific Championships (June, 18-28) held soon after the Australian Open on the Gold Coast (to be covered in the August Bowler).

Women’s Singles Having previously won the title in 2016, Natasha Scott secured her second Australian Open singles crown following a comprehensive 21-12 victory over Tiffany Brodie in the final.

Brodie had opened an early lead but struggled to keep Scott at bay as both parties traded shots to keep the game in contention to sit at 10-10 after 14 ends. However, 28-year-old Scott was not to be stopped as she surged by 11 shots to win the match.

“It means everything,” Scott said in her post-match interview with fellow Jackaroo Barrie Lester.

“Obviously I’m playing the sport I love but putting in the hard work off the greens makes the result even sweeter. It’s an unbelievable feeling.”

Women’s Singles Champion Natasha Scott

Men’s Singles In the men’s battle, BCiB Australian Jackaroo Aron Sherriff capped off his outstanding 2019 Australian Open campaign with his third Men’s Singles crown following victory over Musgrave Hill’s Gus Templeton.

Sherriff was at his decisive and clinical best from the outset, cruising to a 21-6 victory to secure the title against his fellow Gold Coaster.

The first person to win three Australian Open singles crowns, Sherriff was also awarded Player of the Tournament seeing him pocket a total of $17,500 for his efforts across the fortnight ($10,000 Singles, $5000 Pairs, $25000 Player of the Tournament).

“It was a dream final really,” Sherriff said, “I had felt really comfortable all morning at home, I went out and had a nice brekky with my wife Amanda and mum, I just chilled out and tried to enjoy the experience for what it is and I’m just stoked with the result.”

When asked about his opponent in the final, Sherriff praised Templeton and said he had thoroughly enjoyed the contest against him.

“It was a phenomenal effort (from Gus), there’s 900 of us that started this event, so for him to get down to the final two and the last game of the tournament is an incredible effort,” he said.

Men’s Singles Champion and Player of the Tournament Aron Sherriff

“Gus is a good man and I enjoyed that final with him.”

Multi-Disability Open Singles The penultimate day of the 2019 Australian Open also saw 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games hero Ken Hanson claim a 21-16 victory over Dalby’s Nathan Appleton.

Opening the game up 6-0 off the bat, the Dalby prodigy made an aggressive start to the final and held off Hanson who persisted to chip away at the deficit before taking the lead 12-10.

While Appleton had made inroads against Hanson, by the time the scoreline had reached 20-16 his fate was all but sealed.

A valiant last ditch attempt by Appleton with an accurate drive failed to dislodge Ken’s toucher and clipped the jack, this afforded Hanson the opportunity to deliver a lovely controlled draw to claim shot and walk away as the day’s victor.

“It was a long campaign and after five days of bowls every day, I’ll be looking for somewhere to lie down tonight and a fair bit of tomorrow too!” Hanson joked post-match.

Multi-Disability Open Singles Champion Ken Hanson

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U18s Singles Victorian young gun Jarryd Davies was the dominant force in the U18 Boys’ Singles final, beating South Australia’s Nathan Black 21-15 after holding the lead for the vast majority of the match.

In the U18 Girls’ Singles final Tweed Heads’ Kira Bourke trumped South Australian finalist, Kate Argent-Bowden, with a 21-12 victory.

Bourke never missed a beat and always looked to be a step ahead of her competitor as she led the game to its thrilling conclusion.

“It has been awesome to win, I can’t thank everyone enough and I’d like to say a big thank you to my coach Greg Bostock and my mum and dad,” Bourke said.

“In the game, I had to tell myself to take one bowl at a time and take it easy, I was trying to not get too greedy I suppose, and I just had to believe in myself.”

Under-18 Girl’s Singles Champion Kira Bourke

Under-18 Boy’s Singles Champion Jarryd Davies

Vision-Impaired Open Singles In the VI Singles it was an all Queensland final with Aspley’s Don Dias taking on Commonwealth Games gold medalist Jake Fehlberg.

The Burleigh Heads powerhouse ended his blitzkrieg of a campaign on a high by vanquishing Dias 21-5 in the playoff for gold to add yet another title to his already heavily-ladened belt.

In his post-match interview with match commentator, Robbie Allan, Fehlberg was humble about his win and said it had been a difficult match to play with testing environmental conditions.

“I felt you had to take a fair bit of grass in either direction, I didn’t quite get that for most of the game, I lost my line a fair bit there and that made my weight more inconsistent as I was trying to constantly correct,” Fehlberg said.

“It was a little bit more sheltered towards the club, so it was a bit more comfortable coming back that way.”

Vision-Impaired Singles Champion Jake Fehlberg (Director Grant Fehlberg)

Pairs Finals In the Women’s Pairs Genevieve Delves and Dawn Hayman produced a gutsy come-from-behind victory to claim the Women’s Pairs title, 17-12, over Cabramatta pair Jessica Hogan and Carmen Anderson.

While in the men’s competition, BCiB Australian Jackaroo combination Ray Pearse and Aron Sherriff tasted victory in the Men’s Pairs Final, winning 1311 over the South Australian duo of Nathan Pedersen and Wayne Ruediger.

Over-60s Men’s pair Sam Laguzza and Rowan Brassey secured back-to-back titles with their 20-8 win over another NSW pairing of Garry Williams and Skip Peter Armstrong.

The Over-60s Women’s competition saw Club Kawana’s Jude Whaites and Jane Bush take on Victoria’s Carol Fair and Brenda Thompson, the duo finished off a strong performance with a scintillating 15-10 game win.

“It’s absolutely brilliant to be the 2019 champions, I never thought I’d be here and I’m just over the moon,” Whaites said.

Complimenting the strength of her partner, Bush said she had enjoyed the final and attributed their win to Whaites.

“Jude just improved every game and she absolutely plastered that final - I didn’t have to do anything,” Bush remarked.

“It was a great armchair ride for me!”

Women’s Pairs Champions Genevieve Delves & Dawn Hayman

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Over-60s Men’s Pairs Champions Rowan Brassey & Sam Laguzza

Over-60’s Women’s Pairs Champions Jude Whaites & Jane Bush

Men’s Pairs Champions Aron Sherriff & Ray Pearse

Multi-Disability Pairs Adding another medal to his tally, Ken Hanson teamed up with Victorian Lucas Protopapas in Multi-Disability Pairs to win a narrow victory over Richard Rombouts (NSW) and 2017 Queensland State Multi-Disability gold medalist Damien Delgado.

Tweed Heads bowler Delgado set the pace of the game but, by 12 ends in, both teams were level pegging on 8 shots a piece, from there Delgado and Rombouts jumped in front again. However, Hanson and Co. were hot on their heels and retook the lead to finish 14-13 on the final end.

Multi-Disability Pairs Champions Ken Hanson & Lucas Protopapas

Vision-Impaired Pairs It was back into the winners circle once again for Fehlberg who doubled his AO medal tally after a win in VisionImpaired Pairs with his teammate from Babinda Bowls Club in North Queensland, Brandon Smith.

Vision-Impaired Pairs Champions Jake Fehlberg & Brandon Smith

Women’s Fours There was another Australian Open crown for the foursome of Kelsey Cottrell, Anne Johns, Rebecca Van Asch and Lynsey Clarke which brought their number of AO titles between them to an incredible 24.

Their opponents in the final were the rising star combination of Brianna Smith, Louise Cronan, Jessica Hogan and Tiffany Brodie, and while the young guns were able to apply pressure in the end, experience proved to be key with Van Asch and her team seizing the final 13-9.

“We’ve played together well throughout the whole of the Aussie Open so it was good to walk away from all that with a win,” Bowls Tasmania CEO and skip Van Asch said.

“It never really felt like we were out of the woods really, even in the last end when we were five shots up, but I don’t think we thought we were really safe until that last bowl.

“They were really great competitors, they really did a good job.”

Women’s Fours Champions Kelsey Cottrell, Anne Johns, Rebecca Van Asch & Lynsey Clarke

Men’s Fours In the men’s competition the quartet of Jamie Anderson, Scott De Jongh, Bradley Lawson and Kurt Brown prevailed 16-13 in a titanic Men’s Fours Final late in the day over Wayne Hutson, Mark Thatcher, Steven Tong and Matthew Lucas.

“Brad put two bowls in and Scotty played a bomb and we got the T; I was pretty confident going into that last bowl from then as I knew we had everything covered,” Skip Kurt Brown said.

“It’s great to be back on the TV rink, in the big dance and back on the honours list once again.”

Men’s Fours Champions Jamie Anderson, Scott De Jongh, Bradley Lawson and Kurt Brown

Images: Bowls Australia.

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Five more years on the Gold Coast

for the Australian Open Queensland will play host to the world’s largest open lawn bowls event for the next five years with Bowls Australia’s Australian Open tournament secured for the Gold Coast as part of the Commonwealth Games legacy.

Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones said the Queensland Government via Tourism and Events Queensland had secured the event to stay on the Gold Coast from 2020 – 2024.

“The Australian Open is the largest open lawn bowls event in the world, attracting thousands of competitors and visitors from across the globe to take part in the prestigious sporting competition,” Ms Jones said.

“Securing this event for the next five years is a great achievement for Queensland as it supports local jobs, generates millions for the local economy and raises the profile of our state as an events destination.

“The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games showed the world that Queensland is a world-class events host and many events are vying for a position on our state’s blockbuster event’s calendar, worth $800 million to the economy.

“This event was secured as part of the legacy of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and will centre around Broadbeach Bowls Club, one of the venues that was upgraded ahead of the Games.

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“A record number of competitors were recently on the Gold Coast for this year’s instalment with over 2,600 entrants from across Australia and the world competing, over 300 of those participants from overseas.

“This year’s competition took place across the city, at a total of 13 venues, once again shining the spotlight on the Gold Coast for two weeks of competition and spectacular winter weather.”

Bowls Australia CEO Neil Dalrymple said the transition of the Australian Open to the Gold Coast in 2015 has been seen as a significant pillar in the development of this marquee-calibre event and the positioning of South East Queensland as the natural hub of bowls in Australia.

“The Australian Open has established itself as the world’s premier open bowls event, catering for nationals and internationals of all ages and abilities through the 14 disciplines contested, and is the sport’s most lucrative open competition, distributing more than $1.2 million in prize money during its five years on the Gold Coast,” Mr Dalrymple said.

“We are delighted to see this event remain on the Gold Coast for a further five years and hope to see more and more people experience this wonderful destination and the hospitality of our host venues as the event continues to grow.

“On behalf of Bowls Australia and the thousands of bowlers who experience the Australian Open each year, I wish to convey our thanks to the event’s Principal Partners, Tourism and Events Queensland and City of Gold Coast, for their ongoing support of this beloved competition.”

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said securing lawn bowls’ pre-eminent event was testament to the Gold Coast’s resounding appeal to hold major sporting events, such as the Australian Open.

“This event will capitalise on the legacy of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, utilising our world-class sporting facilities and in particular the upgraded Broadbeach Bowls Club,” Cr Tate said.

“Bowls is already hugely popular in this city and it’s events like this that are helping to give the city international recognition as both a vibrant events capital and a sporting destination.”

Images: Bowls Australia.

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Ben Twist takes out the $25,000 Brisbane Open Singles at Club Manly

By Toni Donda

L-R Toni Donda (Club Manly Bowls Coordinator), winner Ben Twist and Ian Reed (Club Manly Chairman)

More than 70 bowlers from Australia and across the world competed in the inaugural $25,000 Brisbane Open held over three days at Club Manly on June, 14-16. Ben Twist from St Johns Park defeated Corey Wedlock from Warilla in the final 17-12. Winner Ben walked away with $10,000 of the prize pot, while Corey scored a nifty $5,000 as runner-up.

Ben Twist beat Kurt Brown in an extra end semi-final 16-15 and Corey Wedlock defeated Brett Wilkie 17-11 after Brett defeated Gary Kelly in the quarter finals.

This was the first major event hosted and run by Club Manly and the club is looking forward to further successes throughout 2019. The Brisbane Open will be back and will be bigger and better in 2020.

Please go to www.brisbaneopenbowls.com.au to see a photo gallery of the event over three days.

Thanks to all the bowlers that competed in this year’s event and we look forward to seeing you at Club Manly again very soon.

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Brisbane North Side Arm Bowlers

by Tony Watson

The Brisbane Northside Arm Bowlers Association Tournament at Northern Suburbs Bowls Club was held on May, 26 with 28 arm bowlers competing from 16 clubs from Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Laidley and South Brisbane.

Game 1: 2x4x2 winners were: Stan Dunbar (Hamilton) and Toby Heathcote (Toombul) with a 2 + 17 and runners-up were Dianne Keogh (Sandgate) and Doug Bristow (Pine Rivers).

Game 2: 3 Bowl Pairs winners were: Geoff Hankinson (Chermside) and Peter Kanowski (Kallangur) with a 2 + 15 and runners-up were Stan Dunbar (Hamilton) and Toby Heathcote (Toombul) with a 2 + 14.

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Congratulations to the overall winners Stan Dunbar (Hamilton) and Toby Heathcote (Toombul) who achieved a 4 + 31. Runners-up were Geoff Hankinson (Chermside) and Peter Kanowski (Kallangur) with a 4 + 19.

The bowlers enjoyed a lovely morning tea of sandwiches, tea and coffee.

Development with Lesley, Wade and Micheal

Lesley

Wade

Micheal

Plan to succeed or succeed to fail

By Wade Mutzelburg As we roll into a new financial year, we are seeing more clubs align their own financial year accordingly. It is therefore time to review the club’s budget to consider if it is in line with its business plan for the next 12 months and beyond.

A good business plan and budget saves your club time and money. However, a business plan does not need to be very technical or highly detailed. Sometimes a simple one page plan with key strategic goals in dot points is all you need to make a huge difference to the business performance of your bowls club.

Planning helps you: •

focus on key initiatives

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predict change and provide effective responses

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effectively allocate time and resources

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provide direction and focus to members and staff

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get ahead of the game and ahead of your competition.

A budget is a necessity in a good business plan. It is one of the best business tools we have in allowing us to set financial goals, targets and measure the club’s performance accordingly. A budget is not just income and expenses, it also allows you to effectively allocate the resources you need to achieve financial goals.

If you don’t already have a business plan or budget, check out the Bowls Australia website and access the ‘Club Support’ section.

Your plan and budget are always great to have on hand as your club applies for grants, looking towards the future for both capital expenditure and participation programs.

Just a reminder that we currently have rounds of the BPL Cup underway. Check out the Bowls Australia website for all the round dates and details of how to enter.

As always, if you have any questions or would like any further information on the above, feel free to contact your local RBM to see how they can help your club.

Giru Bowls Club

Lesley Bates RBM North Qld., Helen Collins Ladies President, Kevin Collins Men’s President and Chairman, Betty Corradi Life Member, Vicki Connell Ladies Vice President and Deputy Chairlady

By Lesley Bates It was lovely catching up with Giru to see the progress of the restoration of their green and to present a cheque for $2,500 from the Bowls Australia Disaster Fund. Bowls Queensland has also assisted by providing flood disaster funds to clubs affected in Queensland and the Bowler will be reporting on the details in a future issue.

At Giru, so much hard work has been put into the rehabilitation as the green was under water for eight days during the floods. The funds will be put towards the cost of managing the ongoing battle with weeds.

Giru were expecting relief from the state government to help with the cost of a levee to stop future flood damage, but unfortunately these funds were not available to Not for Profit organisations. Plus, because Burdekin Regional Council had not been declared a disaster area, they could not access funds that were available to Townsville clubs.

Kevin and his club are so grateful for this assistance and the financial contributions from clubs and districts.

RBM - NORTH QLD

Lesley Bates 0429 213 207 lbates@bowls.com.au

RBM - CENTRAL QLD Wade Mutzelburg 0429 442 818 wmutzelburg@bowls.com.au

RBM - SOUTH EAST QLD

Micheal Sorrensen 0447 507 040 msorrensen@bowls.com.au July 2019 queensland bowler 23

Umpire with Joan Brotherton LAWS OF THE SPORT OF BOWLS CRYSTAL MARK 3RD EDITION VERSION 3.1 Now available – will come into effect in Queensland – July, 1 2019.

New law books may be purchased through Bowls Queensland.

The main updates are to the Domestic Regulations (DR), in particular DR2, which has been rewritten to make the requirements for substitutes and replacement players simpler and more easily understood. It also includes some changes to maintain participation after the withdrawal of players, additions to Law 52 – Bowls, Bowls Australia Policies, plus a number of various changes to the index.

The new DR allows for controlling bodies to approve changes to the players nominated to form teams before the first round has been played. The change will reduce the need for teams to forfeit in the first round when players who have nominated are no longer able to play.

The complete DR 2 – GAME ANOMALIES are:

2.1 Definitions:

2.1.1

2.1.2

Eligible Member – A player who has satisfied the eligibility criteria, as stated in the Conditions of Play set down by the Controlling Body for that event.

Affiliated Member – A player who is registered with a state or territory association as a member of an affiliated club.

2.1.3 Substitute – A player who is appointed to take the place of a team member who is unavailable to play in any time (including the first

end of any game), for a reason accepted by the Controlling Body.

2.1.4

Replacement Player – A player who is appointed to take the place of a constituted player who is physically incapable or otherwise prevented from taking further part in any end (after the first round), for a reason accepted by the Controlling Body. The replacement player becomes a constituted member of the team.

2.2 Team nominations: 2.2.1

If approved by the Controlling Body, the players nominated to form a team entered in a competition may be changed before their first round in that competition.

2.2.2

Any player withdrawn before the first round shall be regarded as not having entered the competition and can act as a substitute or replacement player in the competition.

2.3 Constitution of teams: 2.3.1

A team shall become constituted when the jack is rolled in the first end of the first game to be played by that team.

2.3.2

Players in a team forfeiting or receiving a forfeit shall be constituted and cannot act as a substitute or replacement player in any other team in that competition.

2.3.3

If a player in a team becomes unavailable or is incapable of playing, the Controlling Body may authorize the use of one substitute player and/or one replacement player.

2.4 Substitutes (see definition 2.1.3):

2.4.1

Only one substitute will be allowed in a team at any one time.

2.4.2

Substitutes shall be chosen from “Eligible Members” who have not been constituted in that competition.

2.4.3

If there are no “Eligible Members” available, the Controlling Body can approve an “Affiliated Member” to act as a substitute.

2.4.4

A player acting as a substitute, may with the approval of the Controlling Body, be changed at the completion of any end during a game or between succeeding games in the same competition.

2.4.5

Substitutes must play in the same position as the player being substituted, except if it is the skip. If a substitute is required for skip, then the other members of the team must rearrange their positions as necessary.

2.4.6

A player for whom a substitute is obtained, will, if they become available and are physically capable, rejoin the team in the player’s original position at the start of the next end and the others must revert to their original positions.

2.4.7

A player who has played as a substitute, is eligible to again play as a substitute in that team or another team in that competition.

2.4.8

Substitutes are not permitted for a singles player who is not part of a sides completion.

2.4.9

If a replacement player is used in a pairs team, then a substitute is only permitted to take the place of the replacement player and the original team member must be skip. Otherwise a substitute cannot be permitted.

2.4.10 A substitute is not to be approved for a player who is unavailable because of a commitment to play bowls in another event they have entered.

2.4.11

A substitute must be permitted for a player who is unavailable to play because of their selection as a player in a recognized National, State or Divisional/Regional representative Side.

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2.5 Replacement players (see definition 2.1.4):

2.5.1 Only one replacement player will be allowed in a team and when approved by the Controlling Body, becomes a constituted player.

2.5.2

2.5.3

Replacement players must be chosen from available, “Eligible Members” and when approved by the Controlling Body can play in any position including skip.

Constituted players are ineligible to act as replacement players or substitutes.

2.6 Absentee players in a side game: 2.6.1

If, 30 minutes after the scheduled start time for a game, or sooner if the Controlling Body decides, one player is absent from one or more teams in a side and no eligible substitute is available or allowed, the game must continue, however:

2.6.1.1 A team with an absent player plays as though the second is the missing player.

2.6.1.2 The order of play shall be maintained by the second of the complete team playing consecutive bowls.

2.6.1.3 Each player must use the number of bowls specified in the Conditions of Play for that event.

2.6.2

If a player has commenced the game, however is unable to continue the game and no eligible substitute or replacement player is available or allowed, play will continue as if one player is absent as per 2.6.1.

2.6.3

If an absent player arrives late, they must take their original place in the team when they arrive and enter the game at the completion of the end in progress.

2.6.4

If an eligible substitute or replacement player becomes available and is permitted by the Controlling Body, they may be introduced to the game at the completion of the end in progress.

Law 52 – Bowls: 52.1 – Specifications:

52.1.1 and 52.1.2 are the same – the new alterations/additions are as follows:

52.1.3

Each set of bowls can carry a player’s individual emblem, logo or engraving as a distinguishing mark on both sides of every bowl.

52.1.3.1 The distinguishing marks must be the same design and colour on each bowl, but can be different in size.

52.1.3.2 The distinguishing mark on the bias side of the bowls must be inside the smallest grooved ring surrounding its centre.

52.1.3.3 If there are grooved rings surrounding the centre of the non-bias side, the distinguishing mark must be inside the smallest ring.

52.1.3.4 If there are no grooved rings surrounding the centre of the non-bias side, the distinguishing mark must be inside the

indentations designed to help the player grip the bowl during delivery.

52.1.3.5 As well as the distinguishing marks, each set of bowls can carry a player’s name or signature. Imprints on the running

surface of bowls must be avoided.

52.1.4 The requirement for distinguishing marks applies to all bowls used in International Events, World Bowls Championships and Commonwealth Games.

52.1.5

For domestic play, Member National Authorities can decide the requirements for distinguishing marks.

52.1.6

Bowls made of wood must:

52.1.6.1 Measure between 112 millimetres and 134 millimeters across at their widest points; 52.1.6.2 Weigh up to 1.59 kilograms.

52.1.7

Bowls made of rubber or plastic resin must:

52.1.7.1 Measure between 112 millimetres and 131 millimetres across at their widest points; 52.1.7.2 Weigh up to 1.59 kilograms.

The remainder of the Laws under Law 52 – Bowls remains the same.

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Emu Park joins Keppel Bay Sailing Club New life has been breathed into Emu Park Bowls Club with a recent partnership inked with Keppel Bay Sailing Club. Now known as Club Emu Park, the whole club is undergoing a facelift with a new bistro, café, bowls clubhouse and synthetic green. President of the Men’s section Sandy Surridge said that the renovations have allowed bowlers to focus on playing the game.

“The improved facilities in the club and on the green and the new staff in the restaurant has taken a lot of the weight off the volunteers,” he said.

With the new green coming in they’re looking forward to being able to play all year round.

Venue manager Tenniel Healy has been part of the transition from the very start and said it has been good to see new members trickle into the club.

“It is very exciting to be her for the before and after and also for the community to have somewhere new to go,” she said.

“We’ve had the support of both the bowlers and the community and this is what helps the club stay afloat.”

With the next stage renovations currently underway, the bowlers are already planning tournaments for their new green.

Family shows its worth!

By Dell Stretton Five siblings with the same passion for lawn bowls competed together in the Five A Side carnival at Albert Bowls Club Inc. on May, 19. Jeff Worth, Dell Stretton, Peter Worth, Charlie Worth and Janelle Walker grew up around the sport. Grandad Chas Millers was a foundation member of Kandanga Bowls Club which was form in 1949.

Wally Worth (father) joined the Albert Bowls club in approximately 1950, Mum Joan Worth joined in 1957. Both Wally and Joan have held President Games Director and Providore roles. Wally has also supplied labourers and machinery to renovate the greens on several occasions, all on a voluntary basis.

Son Jeff has been bowling for about 50 years and is the green keeper and a current member of Kandanga Bowls Club. Daughter Dell, a member of the Albert for 17 years, joined Kandanga 45 years ago. Dell had an 18 year hiatus from bowls when she helped run a butcher shop and raised her family. Dell has held most positions at the Albert except for president, and is currently the secretary and purchasing officer. Daughter Janelle joined Kandanga in 2004 and transferred to the Albert in 2006. Currently the finance officer at the Albert, she said she was never going to play bowls as she played hockey until she was nearly 50 and enjoyed ten pin bowling. Look at her now! Son Peter joined Kandanga approximately 36 years ago. He is the competitive one also playing at Mooloolaba, Coolum and now at the Albert so he can play with his two sisters. Charlie joined Robina Bowls Club last year and plays socially every Sunday. Charlie is the family’s very social player.

The 5 A Side Carnival was a tremendous success with the following 16 teams playing across two full greens: Tin Can Bay; Caboolture/ Albert; Callipoe/ Albert; Red Hill Brisbane; Coolum Beach; Maryborough; Gympie and Albert.

Jeff Worth, Dell Stretton, Janelle Walker, Peter Worth & Charlie Worth

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Congratulations to the winners: First Tony Broom, Tin Can Bay; Second Greg Rolls, Red Hill; Third Jeff Worth, Albert and Lance Popock, Coolum Beach.

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Mateship on the Coast with the Over Sixties

By Ron Price

For more than 30 years, a competition for bowlers over the age of 60 has been played at these Sunshine Coast Hinterland Clubs: Nambour, Nambour Heights, Palmwoods and Woombye.

In its heyday, it was sometimes difficult to get a game of bowls as it was regularly oversubscribed. However, even though numbers have dwindled of late, players and their respective clubs continue to support the event.

The over sixties games are played every Tuesday across the four clubs. It is worth noting that although it is called the “Over Sixties”, the vast majority of the players are over the age of 70. The event is not so much about winning the proverbial meat tray, it’s more about mateship, bowling against friends and enjoying each other’s company.

It is good to see the event continuing after such a long time, mainly due to players and clubs supporting one another.

Keeping the event running is a simple process. There is no organising committee, as the hosting club co-ordinates directly with the others, keeping the process uncomplicated and it works well. It is an excellent event that keeps the older generation of bowlers active and, for those who are alone, provides an opportunity to meet up on a regular basis for a some social activity.

While a number of bowlers in our area still work and have limited time for bowls, we hope that when they do retire, they will continue to play. They will be welcome to join us so that we may continue for another 30 years.

Broadbeach pairs the best in the district Broadbeach’s Joan Tennant (pictured left) and Cheryl Hutchinson (right) won the Gold Coast Tweed District Ladies Pairs after they defeated club mates Serena Matthews and Joanne Cooper in the final. After being 18 all with three ends to play, Hutchinson and Tennant won two of the remaining three ends to take the title.

Blue Opal Open Singles Ryan Bester won the second $64,000 Blue Opal Singles at Broadbeach on May, 31 beating New Zealand’s Shannon McIlroy in the final to win 25-12.

Bester’s victory was even sweeter after having a major hand in creating the event.

“It was fantastic to win a huge event that I created.

“But I am more proud of assembling one of the best fields in singles history with most of the best players in the world competing.

“To come out on top was icing on the cake” Bester said.

Twenty-eight of the 64 strong field were either current or former international level players.

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Cancer charity day at Coolangatta Bowls Club raises over $6,000

By Pam Bews

A sea of pink and blue graced the Coolangatta bowling greens on Sunday May, 26 as “the friendliest little club on the Coast” held its Annual Cancer Charity Day for the 16th year. Pink wigs, tutus, blue bandanas and blue and pink hats were the uniform for more than 80 fun-loving bowlers. The greens were full, the club house was pumping and the sausages sizzling.

It was 16 years ago when Ladies’ President Edna Harrison, along with Toni Buckley, held the first Cancer Charity Day on the balcony at Edna’s Coolangatta unit. The Beach House Resort loaned Edna furniture to put on her balcony to accommodate the 50 guests attending the event. Entry was $10 for a cup of tea, scones and rainbow sandwiches and a whopping $700 was raised. A beautiful bunch of flowers was raffled on the day.

Edna and Toni held the Charity Day the following year on her balcony when it was suggested future events be held at the Coolangatta Bowls Club. The Coolangatta Pie Shop and Bakers Delight have supported the club over the years with their scones and bread for which we are very appreciative. This fundraiser has raised well in excess of $20,000 over the years.

Heads shaved this year were Barbara McGrath, Susan Sealby and Gail Rottier under the expert clipper hands of hairdressers Lin Phillips and Suzie and Ivan from the HAIR Salon at our neighbouring Senior Citizens Centre, who kindly donated their time and skills. These three women alone raised over $2,500 for the head shave.

A cheque for in excess of $6,000 was presented to the Oncology Unit of Tweed Heads Hospital.

A great day was had by all. Call the “friendliest little club on the coast” on 5536 6677 for membership enquiries or come to our free coaching on Tuesdays 3pm to 4pm. Remember “the little ring goes on the inside” and you can’t go wrong. Happy bowling!

Musgrave Hill Open Pairs Jackaroos Nathan Rice (pictured left) and Ray Pearse (right) won the Musgrave Hill $5,000 Open Pairs on June, 2-3. The Australian Mens Pairs combination for the Asia Pacific Games in June used the event as part of a training camp along with the rest of their Jackaroos teammates. Fellow Jackaroos Aron Sherriff and Carla Krizanic teamed up to run second, Bec Van Asch and Barrie Lester ran third, while Lynsey Clarke and Kelsey Cottrell finished fourth.

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Let’s talk liquor: what you need to know about licensed trading hours Do you know about the provisions in the Liquor Act that allow bowls clubs to have extended licensed trading hours? Or the restrictions on trading hours for certain days throughout the year? Learn how to maximise your club’s trading hours with important insights from hospitality partner, Matthew Bradford.

Standard and late night trading While standard liquor licence trading hours for venues in Queensland are 10.00am-12.00am, seven days per week, clubs can seek approval for late night extended hours to trade until 2.00am, or until 3.00am if they are located within a designated Safe Night Precinct.

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

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a unique or infrequent special public event of local, state or national significance. Examples include a local music festival or a televised international sporting match involving an Australian team; or a private function not open to the public, such as a wedding or birthday.

Early morning trading All licensees can apply for early morning extended hours to trade from 9.00am-10.00am if they can demonstrate community need for liquor sales during this period, and community club venues can seek additional early morning extended hours to trade between 7.00am and 9.00am if they can demonstrate community need.

However, because of the unique nature of sporting activities and early morning starts at bowls and golf clubs, there is a presumption that there is a need for liquor sales between

7.00am and 10.00am and therefore bowls and golf clubs do not have to demonstrate community need during these hours.

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Christmas Eve – you cannot sell liquor after midnight on 24 December. Gaming must also cease at midnight.

Non-club licensees can only obtain approval to trade between 7.00am and 9.00am for functions. Temporary one-off extended hours permits can be obtained for early morning trading, but these are limited to four permits per year.

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Christmas Day – from 10.00am-12.00am on 25 December, liquor can only be sold with a meal. 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.

Of course, a club can still continue to use its premises outside of the approved licensed hours, provided it does not permit the sale or consumption of liquor at these times.

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New Year’s Eve – all licensees are authorised to sell liquor until 2.00am, without needing to seek an extended hours permit.

Licensees should also be aware that the Liquor Act allows for a 30 minute grace period after your trading hours cease, to allow patrons to remain on premises to finish off drinks they have already purchased.

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Good Friday Eve – you cannot sell liquor after midnight on the Thursday before Good Friday. Gaming must also cease at midnight.

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Good Friday – from 10.00am-12.00am on Good Friday, liquor may only be sold with a meal. 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 Good Friday.

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Easter Sunday and Easter Monday – licensees can trade during their usual hours for a Sunday and Monday.

Operating outside approved licensed hours

Gaming hours Standard gaming hours for licensees are 10.00am-12.00am. No gaming is permitted before 10.00am. Clubs can seek approval to operate gaming for up to two hours after their liquor licence hours cease. So a club that has approval to sell liquor until midnight could obtain approval to operate gaming machines until 2.00am.

Restrictions for prescribed days There are also certain prescribed days that have restrictions on trading hours as follows: •

Anzac Day – you cannot sell liquor after midnight on 24 April. Between 10.00am and 1.00pm on 25 April, liquor can only be sold with a meal. Normal trading hours apply after 1.00pm. However, RSL Clubs are allowed to sell liquor from 5.00am and other clubs can apply to trade from 5.00am if they are hosting an event on behalf of an RSL Club.

Have you got questions about your club’s liquor licence? Contact me on 07 3224 0353

AUTHOR Matthew Bradford PARTNER

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mixed triples

By Lesley Bates

Small community club Alligator Creek hosted a mixed triples event on June 15-16.

Collinsville, Brandon, Wangaratta as well as a host of Townsville clubs supported the competition with a $2,000 prize pot.

Alligator Creek is a small community club 20 minutes from Townsville, surrounded by mature palms and glorious mountain scenery. The club offered camping onsite and many of the participants arrived on Friday afternoon to start the festivities. Tents, caravans and utes with swags were set up and a huge camp fire provided warmth.

Although, the overnight temperature reached a mellow 14C so the fire was more for aesthetic appeal. Hot showers were available in the club and the meals were fantastic.

Everyone has vowed that next year they will all be camping out. The club also announced that the insurance company had agreed to totally replace the green by November 2019. Funds were also bolstered by the club taking advantage of the State Government’s $5,000 Flood Relief Package to replace some of the ditches.

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Gus going great guns

By Brett Wilkie

Congratulations to Musgrave Hill’s Gus Templeton on a gallant effort of reaching the final of the Australian Open Men’s Singles. Gus, 67, won the hearts of many around Australia and the world when he took on 33-year-old Aron Sherriff, the final two in the field of 912.

Bowls Queensland CEO Brett Wilkie caught up with Gus to learn more about his story.

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What were your expectations going into the Australian Open?

To qualify and enjoy my bowls.

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Every game was a highlight because I had no expectations.

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Awesome, Aron showed me a lot of respect which was a highlight. But, as I had played in two World Championships in different sports, I wasn’t over awed.

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I played in the World Billiard Championships in 2001 and captained the New Zealand 8 Ball team in the 1997 World Championships.

Wow, well done. Tell us your story of where and when you started bowls, and your journey till now.

I started playing bowls in 1976 after getting injured playing senior hockey and tennis. I then took up bowls and billiards. I have won the New Zealand Inter Club 7’s bowls in 2004, won New Zealand and South Island Clubs Fours in bowls. I am a life member of Bowls Hornby formerly the Hornby Domain Club in Christchurch NZ, but moved to Australia in 2008 because the climate was too cold in Christchurch. I am enjoying year-round bowls in an awesome climate on the Gold Coast at Musgrave Hill, instead of just six months a year in NZ.

Gus Templeton

What aspirations do you have in the game after your great AO performance?

I am too old to have any aspirations, I just want to continue enjoying my bowls.

I see your wife Karen is a great supporter.

Absolutely, yes she is my inspiration, we are together 24/7 and she never misses a game. She is extremely supportive, not only with my games but in all club games I am involved in. We both enjoy playing poker and have managed to win a few tournaments, our highlight being playing in the APL Millions in Sydney last year.

What a great story, while talking with Gus he asked, “How long is it since a pensioner got in the final of the Australian Open?”

I think he may be the first in its 15-year history!

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Neuroscience of mindfulness: the bowler’s physiology

By Alan Thorp In July 2018, I commenced articles in the Bowler entitled Mental Skills for Lawn Bowls. Since then, we have covered mental focusing for lawn bowls, centering, mental imagery and imagery training.

So as not to scare bowlers away from the important aspects of the mental skills required in lawn bowls, the articles were interspersed with other interesting material submitted by Dennis O’Toole. Over the next few months in the Bowler, we will continue the Mental Skills for Lawn Bowls pathway. We will be introducing other characteristics that help make one athlete perform better than another and highlight what gives them the mental toughness every time to perform.

We will be looking at the characteristics of mentally tough competitors, mindfulness, self- talk and affirmations, concentration in sport, motivation/goals and arousal and attentional focus.

So, to kick it into gear for this issue, we are going to have a look at the Neuroscience of Mindfulness. Or, to put it simply, let’s say that mindfulness is a technique that will help us to quieten our brains. If you think about it, our brain becomes very noisy with thousands of thoughts swirling around in it every single day. To have a greater appreciation of the Neuroscience of Mindfulness, I will be covering this interesting topic over more than one edition in the Bowler.

Step One In this step, I am going to take us all back to school for some revision on physiology, which as we remember is the science of function and phenomena of living organisms and their parts. Even if we think we are clever and sophisticated, never forget our bodies are still genetically programmed to behave the same as those cavemen who lived thousands of years ago. Their sole purpose was to hunt, feed the children and protect the family from the dangerous environment in which they existed. More often than not, whilst out hunting for food, the caveman would encounter a large and dangerous animal. Whatever the threat, the hunter would only have a split second to decide whether to fight or run, and had to quickly decide whether the situation involved either challenge or danger. This is referred to as the fight-or-flight response. For this to occur, a biological mechanism evolved called the Sympathetic Adrenal Medullary System (SAM system).

The hunter, by means of the sympathetic nervous system from the hypothalamus in the brain, sends a signal to the adrenal glands (situated above the kidneys). This activates a secretion of the hormone from the adrenal medulla called adrenaline (epinephrine), which rapidly circulates throughout the body. Just think back to a time when you had a severe fright or a threat and remember how you felt. Your reaction was because of the hormone adrenaline, responsible for the body reacting to any given situation.

Step Two The threat to the hunter would have led to an enormous amount of adrenaline racing to all parts of his body. Adrenaline causes your body to stop digestion so that all energy and blood can be redirected to the muscles. This happens because he will require all the muscle power to either fight off his aggressor or use all of his energy to flee and survive. In simple terms, energy in the form of glucose is released for rapid action.

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The body will also exhibit these signs when releasing adrenaline: •

the pupils of the eyes will become dilated

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the heart rate increases

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the sinuses and other mucous membranes stop secreting mucus.

During the incident, the hunter’s entire body is focused on one thing, and one thing only: fighting or running away as fast as possible.

Step Three After the challenge is over or the danger has passed, your brain switches from the sympathetic nervous system to the parasympathetic nervous system (which is responsible for the everyday working of your internal organs). The body starts to return to normal, the secretion of mucus begins, digestion recommences, breathing slows down and the heart rate returns to normal. I will discuss the hormones that are involved in the body’s functions returning to normal in the next edition.

It is important to cover the fight or flight response, the SAM system, because you will find that mindfulness is associated with being aware of where you are in the moment, and being able to focus on the activity that you are doing, to the exclusion of everything else. In the coming editions, we will cover mindfulness training, understand how the brain becomes overwhelmed by constant thoughts and feelings and why we become less focused and more confused.

I know from my own experiences in life that when the mind is cloudy and cluttered with rubbish, it is impossible to perform at your peak in anything. This is the case in bowls. Players become frustrated, annoyed, lose focus and concentration and, as a result, their performance falls away. Mindfulness training will allow players to concentrate only on the task at hand and get the job done as required by your skip and team mates. As we know, if a player is having difficulties with a skip, the player becomes agitated and stressed. In the next issue I will describe what happens when a player becomes stressed and how mindfulness training can help in this situation.

In conclusion, for this edition let’s say that mindfulness is about being able to clear your thoughts and feelings and will help you feel more relaxed and better able to concentrate on the task at hand. We will be looking at the Neuroscience of Mindfulness in more detail and I will describe some of the mindfulness activities that will enable you to engage in this activity.

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