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CONTENTS

Volume 39

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06 They’ve DUNN it together

16 What’s in it for me?

Success is twice as nice for Thuringowa City in NQ’s premier competitions.

Chairman Peter Williamson answers the oft-answered question about why Bowls Queensland is worth it.

11 Tennis Great honoured

18 Victoria Point blossoms

Northern Suburbs bowler Fay Colthorpe revealed as a tennis legend

Victoria Point Bowls Club explains what it’s been doing right. And they’re celebrating 10 years of weekly Trivia.

12 Getting selected

28 Use the Eye to get ahead

What does it take to get selected? Your questions answered.

Jubilee bowler Dave Goode has a new invention to make calling the head easier, being test driven successfully at his Townsville club.

Editorial: Naomi Cescotto

Editorial contact:

Editorial assistant: Tom Sharman

Ph: (07) 3355 9988

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Bowls Queensland Patron: His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland

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THEY’VE DUNN It’s not too often North Queensland’s premier competitions are won by the same club but Thuringowa City is celebrating this mighty achievement in 2016.

The 74th annual Dunn Cup was won by Dave Wells, Steve Jocelyn, Geoff Ryder and Gary Costigan.

The 65th annual Standard Cup was won

by Wendy Jones, Pam Nolan, Roz Arnold and Dian Catelan.

Thuringowa skips Gary Costigan and Di Catelan said club support helped them get over the line.

“We were playing away, in Townsville and Bowen,” they said, “we’re incredibly grateful for all the support, it really lifts a side.”

The Dunn and Standard Cups are the most prestigious events and sought after trophies on the North Queensland men’s and women’s calendars.

It’s an extremely tough competition to win, with the teams selected from the best of the best from each club.

It’s quite rare for a club to win both the men’s and women’s Cups in the same year, in fact, a check of the Cups shows it’s only been done five times by four clubs going back over the decades. (Suburban did it twice, in 2006 and 2008.)

The winning club hosts the competition the following year and Kirwan Sports Club manager Gavin Johnson said everyone is excited to be hosting both events in 2017.

(Kirwan is the home of Thuringowa City Bowls Club.)

In another rare coincidence, Charters Towers Services Memorial won both of the runner’s up spots in the Dunn and Standard Cups.

Ren’s legacy

The Ren Cantatore Shield for player of the final was awarded to Gary Costigan (pictured left). Ren, 83 (pictured below), is the patron of NQ district and affectionately known as the “Godfather of the Dunn Cup”, having seen more Dunn Cup action than anyone else ever, being picked for Ingham 47 times, making the final 23 times, and winning 17 times.

STANDA Thuringowa City won the 65th annual Standard Cup undefeated, the proud team made up of Wendy Jones (lead), Pam Nolan (2nd), Roz Arnold (3rd) and skip Dian Catelan (pictured above).

“We came fourth last year and we were hoping for third this year, it is very competitive and very hard to win, so we’re thrilled,” skip Di Catalan said.

“It was my first time being selected to play Standard Cup and it was very exciting to win on my first time, it was incredible,” lead Wendy Jones said.

Wendy happens to be the better half of Dunn Cup winning skip Gary Costigan.

(There is a story about Ren in Bowler November 2013, available online on the BQ website. Click on the current issue of Bowler and it will bring up the library of previous issues.)

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“He got there just in time to see the last few ends and watch us win the Standard Cup, doing the double with the boys was very exciting for us all,” Wendy said.

Runners up were Charters Towers Services Memorial, Vonnie O’Brien (lead), Robyn Seibold (2nd), Ashley Wheeler (3rd) and Mary Donaldson (skip).

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The Dunn Cup has been contested since 1937 and it’s the one every bloke in North Queensland wants to win!

Thuringowa City’s win in the 74th year of competition was a cause for much celebration, with lead Dave Wells, second Steve Jocelyn, third Geoff Ryder and skip Gary Costigan (pictured below) still reliving the best shots.

“We get on very well together, the boys combined well, played well and we fought hard, we backed each other all the way,” said Costigan.

This year’s Dunn was played at Jubilee Bowls Club (Townsville) over four days in June (June 9-12).

RD CUP Twelve teams nominated for this year’s competition, played over three days at Wangaratta Bowls Club in Bowen (June 27-29).

The play was in two sections, with the final between the winners.

“The Thuringowa-Charters Towers final was extremely closely contested in the early stages, it was anyone’s game,” Di Catalan said.

Runner up was Charters Towers Services Memorial Bowls Club, a proud moment for lead Clint McPherson, second Mark Rooney, third Aaron McPherson and skip Ian Fisher, only narrowly defeated by Thuringowa.

17 teams nominated and play was in two sections, with the winners playing off in the final.

Charters Towers was never in doubt as the Section 2 winner, winning six of its seven matches.

However it was a different story in Section 1, with three clubs, Thuringowa, defending champs Jubilee and Suburban equal on six

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match wins, with margins of +94, +79 and +68 respectively going into the final round.

Suburban beat Cutheringa by two shots (not enough) and Thuringowa won over Jubilee by 15 shots, clinching its place in the final.

“It was a tough section, Suburban beat us, Bowen beat Suburban…we got through on a better aggregate,” Costigan said.

In the final, Charters Towers led most of the way, but Thuringowa kept in touch, the score locked at 19-19 after 21 ends.

Thuringowa peaked at the right time, scoring a single and a double to go up 22-19 after 23 ends.

On the 24th, Charters Towers were back in the game holding two, but a brilliant shot from Thuringowa skip Gary Costigan converted that into two for Thuringowa, to give them a five-shot lead going into the final end.

The Services lead put two right on the kitty, but his second and third were both long whereas Thuringowa were either short or wide.

Services skip Ian Fisher needed to move the kitty back about a metre for a five or possibly a six but Costigan played a well placed cover bowl right on the spot where kitty needed to be moved.

Services won the battle but not the war, scoring three shots on the final end to bring their score up to 24 – 22, but not enough to take the silverware.

Thuringowa played nine games, including the final, to lift the Dunn Cup.

Charters Towers started strongly when they picked up five on the second end but Thuringowa City retaliated by regaining the five lost shots on the next end.

On the 13th end, Thuringowa were down six shots on the head, when skip Di Catelan under pressure drew shot with her last bowl.

On the next end, Thuringowa were down three, when 3rd Roz Arnold was called to drive at the head and brilliantly converted a three down to two-up.

On the 17th end, Thuringowa scored four shots and from that point on never looked back, maintaining a secure lead, the coveted Cup firmly in their sights.

They were nine shots up with one end to go and did not play the last end.

The Standard Cup has been contested

by NQ district women since 1951.

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BOWLS QUEENSLAND CHAMPION OF CLUB CHAMPIONS 2016 Musgrave Hill Bowls Club, October 22-27

Nominations close Sept 19

There’s life in the old dogs yet!

Kingaroy bowlers Richie Patterson, 75, and Col Kratzmann, 79, did not let age worry them, taking out the recent Group 5 Champion of Club Champions Pairs at Maryborough.

They were given no chance of success when they took on the Group heavyweights Kawana and Maryborough Services, however Patterson and Kratzmann were not listening to the chatter.

With Kratzmann playing solid lead bowls and ably backed up by skip Patterson, they comfortably rolled over favourites Kawana, 22 -13.

In the next game against Maryborough Services the contest was considerably closer, coming down to the last end with the scores tied at 17-all. The Kingaroy pair maintained their composure and ran out winners 18 -17.

The Group 5 men’s comp includes Burnett, Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast Districts.

Comparing playing numbers, Kingaroy is a minnow compared to many clubs, with Kawana one of the bigger clubs on the Sunshine Coast and Maryborough Services having four times the members.

The laid back Kingaroy pair will go to Brisbane next month to represent Group 5 in the State Champion of Club Champions title-fight. (And in typical Patterson and Kratzmann fashion, they expect to be told once again they won’t win and they have no chance… and once again, they probably won’t be listening…)

- Geoff Clutterbuck

Woombye hosts Group 5 women Woombye Bowls Club is basking in the praise of its greens and hospitality after hosting the recent Group 5 Women’s Champion of Club Champions play-offs (Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay/Gympie, Burnett Districts).

Club champs from Murgon, Mundubbera, Caloundra, Gayndah, Maryborough, Coolum Beach and Tin Can Bay represented their districts with pride.

Going through to State Champion of Club Champions for Group 5: Fours: Coolum Beach (Liza Burgess, Brenda Balchin, Marilyn Clayton, Louise Witton) Pairs: Coolum Beach (Kay Darling and Annica McGill, pictured) Singles: Caloundra (Cassandra Millerick)

Woombye Fiesta Woombye’s annual Ladies Fiesta was held on August 3 and it was a great success, with 88 competitors from many Sunshine Coast clubs and as far away as Chinchilla playing an all-day Fours event.

Competition was keen and the standard of bowls was high on well-prepared and true greens appreciated by all bowlers.

The winning team with two wins and a margin of 14 came from Caloundra.

Congratulations to all bowlers for an enjoyable day and displaying good sportsmanship.

Many thanks to the kitchen volunteers who prepared the delicious food, umpire Jack Harper, games director Ian Cranney and Fiesta games director Graham Clark, organiser Denise Kuss, our hardworking greenkeeper Geoff Steele, and Noel Allison who kept on top of the washing up!

Our Fiesta sponsors were APIA, Instyle Orthodontics, Woombye IGA, Brady’s Fruit.

Woombye ladies are planning another big event in March-April 2017, our second annual Easter Friendship Day. - Pam Cranney Pictured: Woombye’s Millie Milne, with helpers Denise Kuss (left) and Elaine Kruger.

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TARRAGINDI STRIKES A DE AL Plans are before Council for a new development at Tarragindi Bowls Club Plans are before Council for a new development at Tarragindi Bowls Club.

is a good outcome as we get to retain our name and our clubhouse.

The club has struck a deal with a retirement village developer to take some of their land in return for saving their club.

“The hope is that we will now get to grow in membership size and the club will have a higher profile as a location where the local community are welcome.”

The initiative has to be approved by Council but both parties are confident the deal is in the best interests of bowlers and the local community.

The proposed developer is RetireAustralia, a private company which has been developing retirement villages in Queensland over the past 10 years.

The club has agreed to a 99 year lease of its land to RetireAustralia to enable them to have security of tenure and in return the club would be able to build a new bowls clubhouse around an existing green to service Tarragindi bowlers – and hopefully future residents of the new retirement village complex, should it be approved.

“This deal will mean there is a viable club within the community for at least the next 100 years, that’s the plan,” Dogget said.

Tarragindi club president John Hunt said he hoped the deal would go ahead because it would keep the club alive for another 100 years, something it wouldn’t achieve otherwise.

“It’s a win for the Tarragindi Bowls Club and a win for the local community, due to the fact that there aren’t any retirement homes in the local area,” Hunt said.

“A lot of other clubs in our area have merged or been lost but for Tarragindi this

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The proposed redevelopment will see the club reduced from two greens to one, however the clubhouse will be larger and include a new modern cafe and bar.

Tarragindi greens and games director Andrew Doggett said that despite reducing the number of greens, the financial boost would lead to more games being played and the remaining green being utilised more.

“This deal will mean there is a viable club within the community for at least the next 100 years, that’s the plan,” Dogget said.

“We’re all very excited to think that Tarragindi Bowls Club can have a viable future.”

The Tarragindi club was founded in 1944 and after 72 years, as with many bowls clubs these days, the challenges were mounting; the RetireAustralia offer was seen as stitch in time.

Local councillor Krista Adams said she couldn’t comment on the chances of the development being approved because it was already before Council officers.

Tarragindi Bowls Club is located at 30 Andrew Avenue on Brisbane’s southside and is owned by Yeronga Services and Community Club.

The developer claims around 80 per cent of the site will be retained for sport and recreation purposes should the proposal be given the go-ahead.

“There is a clear demand for retirement living in many inner and middle-ring Brisbane suburbs so exploring partnerships

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with sporting clubs with under-utilised land makes good sense,” RetireAustralia’s chief executive Alison Quinn said.

“This project will deliver a lifeline to Tarragindi Bowls Club.”

Ms Quinn said the company’s due diligence showed there are 3200 people aged over 70 living within 2.5km of Tarragindi Bowls Club but there were no retirement villages in that same area.

Pictured: Tarragindi greens and games director Andrew Doggett and club president John Hunt; the current club; artist’s impression of the proposed development.

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Northern Suburbs bowler Fay Colthorpe (nee Muller) was a trailblazer for Queensland women in tennis and her legend will live on thanks to a new rebound wall named in her honour at Frew Park, on the site of the old Milton Tennis Courts.

“I’m greatly honoured, especially to be remembered at Milton, that’s where it all began for me,” Fay said.

Fay, now 82, notched up a unique series of “firsts” as a Brisbane sports woman, beginning at Milton in 1948 as a 15-year-old.

She was a member of the first Queensland women’s team to win the Wilson Cup in 1951, the first Queenslander to represent Australia in an overseas tennis team in 1955, the first Queenslander along with Daphne Seeney to play in the women’s doubles final on Wimbledon’s centre court in 1956, and with Mal Anderson, the first all-Queensland mixed doubles team to win an Australian Open Championships in 1957.

Fay played the biggest names on the international circuit for four years during the 1950s and her international tennis career continued into the 1960s.

Fay then moved on to other sports including golf as well as playing Masters tennis but eventually she saw the light and took up bowls 12 years ago at Southport.

With a move to Brisbane, Northern Suburbs became her new home two years ago and her passion for bowls grew because it is both social and competitive.

“I’ve played a lot of different sports and this is a fabulous sport to be playing in your older years,” Fay said.

“It’s a bit like tennis because you’re trying to outwit your opponents, it requires skill and patience.

“There’s a lot of finesse in it and I love playing here at Northern Suburbs because the camaraderie between us here at the club is brilliant.”

Fay plays at Northern Suburbs twice a week and is a member of the club’s Pennant team.

The Fay Muller Tennis Rebound Wall is located on the old Milton Tennis Courts site, now transformed into 3.5ha of inner city parkland called Frew Park, which includes six tennis courts (in a nod to history) and also honours other great Queensland tennis players, including the Roy Emerson Tennis Centre and the Wendy Turnbull Green, with shaded picnic areas and a mega-playground.

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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET There are 30,000 bowlers in Queensland and only five men and five women are selected to play tests and 12 men and 12 women play sides.

If you were a betting person, you wouldn’t lay odds on being selected to play for your state.

Yet there are certain skills and personal qualities that come up time and time again and if you possess them or pursue them, you will increase your chances.

BQ selectors Peter Stanton (coordinator), Geoff Hicks, Margaret O’Rourke and Greg Bostock all have

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years of selecting experience under their belts and many more years of playing experience. Ipswich United’s Brenda Thompson has recently joined the panel (see story over page).

It’s an incredibly tough and unpaid job with every decision scrutinised.

“If a team wins, people say it was due to the players, if a team loses, it was because of the selectors,” Bostock said.

The selectors narrow down thousands of potential options to just a handful, so they have a very detailed criteria of what they are looking for in a state team.

So what does it take to be selected?

Tom Sharman sat down with the BQ selectors to find out.

WHAT ARE THE KEY ELEMENTS YOU LOOK FOR IN A PLAYER, WHEN CONSIDERING THEM FOR SELECTION? Margaret O’Rourke: Being a team player!

Geoff Hicks:

Being a team player. You need someone who can play not just for themselves. They have to be compatible and get along with others. You also need a player with experience regardless of

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ability. Practise. Work ethic. Experience is necessary in all positions for players to be able to judge changing situations. If the wind gets up, the lead has to be able to cope with the changes, you’re outside in the elements, conditions can change every 15 minutes.

Natural ability is also highly desirable but it needs to be followed up by practise and hard work.

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petitive nature. It’s good to be competitive but always showing respect for the game and your opponents. As a state player you need to show decorum and we look for a good sport both on and off the rink.

ARE PLAYERS FROM REGIONAL AREAS AT A DISADVANTAGE WHEN IT COMES TO STATE SELECTION?

Peter Stanton: They definitely are

less visible because they don’t get the same exposure as players from the Gold Coast or the metropolitan areas. Our only real chance to see them play under pressure is when the District Sides are on.

HOW DOES THE SELECTION PROCESS WORK?

Margaret O’Rourke:

This is the first year the selection committee has been combined and we picked the men’s and women’s teams together. How hard it is depends on what we agree on and what we don’t. Once we pick our teams and finalise our list, it goes to the BQ Board for approval. Once approved, the players get sent an email offering them a position, which they accept or not.

SELECTED? DOES AGE HAVE ANY BEARING WHEN IT COMES TO SELECTING PLAYERS? ARE PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 40 AND 60 INVISIBLE TO SELECTORS?

Peter Stanton: Well there’s no written

theory but it’s becoming more and more evident that if you start bowls at the age of 35 you’re going to struggle because you’re going to be up against someone who’s 25 and probably been bowling for 10 or 12 years. At the other end, the Over 60s generally have more time to put into the game, compared to someone in that middle age bracket, who’s probably still working 40 hours a week. But of course you can be picked for the state side at any age, if you’re performing and you have time to put into your bowls. Once people would make their debut in bowls at 55 and a 40 year old would be the youngest in a state side, not any more. Two years ago we picked a 10 year old in the U18 side. If there is natural talent, it will be noticed, and you will be selected at any age.

Greg Bostock: Age doesn’t come into

it. We have a lot of people in the 40-60 age group who say they wish they had started bowls earlier. If they were competitive at other sports, they will find they adapt easier to bowls and their natural talent will shine through. That age group gets a lot of satisfaction at still being able to play a sport competitively (And yes, they can be picked in a state side!)

WHAT IS THE MOST ENJOYABLE PART OF BEING A SELECTOR?

Margaret O’Rourke: Picking winning teams! Most recently my highlight was being the manager when the Queensland junior girls won the Under 18s QLD V NSW Test Series Shield. The last time Queensland won that was all the way back in 2005. So that was very good and it was a whole new team as well that hadn’t played together for Queensland before.

Peter Stanton: I got a kick out of

picking last years women’s Over 60’s team for Australian Senior Sides. It was the first time we had been involved as a single panel, picking the women’s team. We had to pick three teams of four, so we had to pick three skips, three thirds, three seconds etc… and then to go away and beat all of the other states undefeated was a fantastic feeling!

Who’s watching you?

Pictured: BQ Selectors Geoff Hicks, Peter Stanton, Greg Bostock, Margaret O’Rourke

Out of all the bowlers in Queensland, there are only five boys and girls in the U18s, seven in the U25s, 12 in the Open men and women and 12 in the Over 60s. Of all the winners we see, we create three teams of four bowlers who can win a Sides for Queensland. The bowlers have to be compatible because if they’re not team players, we can find many others who are.

-Peter Stanton, BQ Selector

PETER STANTON

Co-ordinator Peter Stanton is a butcher from Kilcoy.

He has been playing bowls on a regular basis since 1986 after retiring from cricket and rugby.

He says bowls allows him to be competitive “without being as harsh on the body” as rugby.

Stanton became a selector in 2010 because he felt the selection process needed a fresh perspective and he wanted to give back to the bowls community.

He says the real joy of selecting comes from seeing teams go on to do well at events.

She has helped coach and select hundreds of players for Queensland since then.

“I played for the state for quite a few years in the open side and then in the seniors side,” O’Rourke said.

“Then I wasn’t selected again, so I thought I would put something back into bowls so I decided to get into this side of it.

Margaret has been a state selector for the past four years.

“I find it challenging but I thoroughly enjoy it, I love watching the games being played,” O’Rourke said.

“I find I’m still trying to watch everyone else, even when I’m playing myself.”

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GEOFF HICKS

Geoffrey Hicks from Moore Park (Bundaberg) has been the longest serving selector on the BQ panel, in his 13th year, but says he still finds it “thoroughly enjoyable” to this day.

“I love doing it, I love doing the club selecting too, I can sit there all day,” Hicks said, “It’s especially satisfying seeing the younger ones improve over a period of time.”

Hicks says there are always challenges when it comes to the job of selecting.

“I think the biggest problem for me personally as a selector are the people who are winners and think they should be playing in different positions to what we give them,” Hicks said.

“At the end of the day, we have to come to a unanimous decision and the players just have to accept the decision.”

MARGARET O’ROURKE

Margaret O’Rourke from the Sunshine Coast is a five-time state title winner and has been playing since 1996.

Greg Bostock is from the Gold Coast and his current passion is the development of juniors into the game.

Greg is a seasoned coach whose last junior squad created four championship winners.

He values integrity and discipline in players.

“The most important thing for me is if you ever want to be selected for your state, you must have good manners,” Bostock said.

“You must have a good on and off field presence and be respectful of others and if you don’t have those qualities there’s a very good chance you probably won’t be picked to represent your state.”

“At the end of the day, we have to come to a unanimous decision and the players just have to accept the decision.”

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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK

“Personally I would like to see the Over 60s dropped down to Over 55s and have it continue through to Australian Representative level also.”

Brenda Thompson from Ipswich is the newest selector appointed recently to round out the selection panel to five (and avoid any hung decisions!)

She started in lawn bowls in 1995 but because she worked, she played only social bowls with the men at North Ipswich Bowls Club.

Two years later, she started playing a lot more.

“My greatest achievement to date has been winning the 2005 Australian Grand Prix Singles at Helensvale,” Thompson said.

“I defeated Australia’s No 1 singles player Roma Dunn in the first round then other great players like Ceri Ann Davies and the reigning Commonwealth Games singles champion Siti Zalina Ahmad.

“I also won the 2008 Black Douglas Singles (now South Tweed Ladies Prestige Singles) and got runner up in the Australian Indoor singles.”

Why did you want to become a state selector?

Lawn bowls is my great passion and due to a terrible misfortune that has left me with a

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disabled right hand, I feel as a selector I can still be involved and give something back to this great sport. I have always enjoyed watching and playing bowls.

What will you be looking for in your selections?

Well I’m only new in the job but as a selector, the most important things I look for in a player is their ability, positivity, the position they play best, and their compatibility as a team player.

What do you think will be interesting about the selector’s job?

Bowls is a unique sport where an 80 year old can beat a 20 year old. I have seen that happen at the Tweed Open Singles. As we have Under 18, Under 25, Open and Over 60s state teams to select, I feel all age groups have representative chances.

Personally I would like to see the Over 60s dropped down to Over 55s and have it continue through to Australian Representative level also.

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This would make Lawn Bowls a very unique sport allowing that age group to fulfil their goals and dreams.

Lawn bowls was an “old” persons sport allowing older people to compete for Australia and most Australian representatives are now much younger.

Bring in an Over 55s Australian team and then market it, what a unique sport we have!

What do you think will be the hardest thing about being a state selector?

As I have only just taken on the position, I probably don’t know what is in store for me (as friends have pointed out to me!). I would say the hardest part would be that there are just so many good players and therefore most will miss out on selection. In the past I have experienced that heartbreak and I encourage all players not to give up on your dreams! Instead of getting bitter, work harder to prove you deserve a position.

Sometimes it is not about your performance but an over-abundance of your playing position. (I am always open to positive feedback!)

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The new-look Ipswich United is entering its third year and striving to uphold the traditions of its predecessor Ipswich United Services, a force in bowls for nearly 70 years and like its bowlers, with no plans to slow down.

An injection of funds by a group of investors in the year 2014 has given the historic ex-servicemen’s club a new lease of life.

“We were turned into a multi-income stream club because we were not progressing, having to rely only on bowls income,” club president and member for 32 years Alan Hassall said.

“It’s great that we bowlers can now concentrate on playing and organising bowls and let licensed club experts take care of the rest.”

Ipswich United was formed in 1946 to cater for ex-servicemen and serving members of the military.

Two greens were built and the first bowls rolled in 1947.

A Ladies Club was formed two years later, in 1949.

Bowls highlights over the years include fielding a First Division team in Metropolitan Pennants during the 1960s, 70s and 80s.

This involved lots of travel as at that time Ipswich clubs in all divisions could be drawn to play against any club in Ipswich or Brisbane located south of the Brisbane River, with the exception of Mt Crosby.

It was a proud moment for IUS in 1978 when the clubs 2nd division team won the Metropolitan Pennant.

In later years IUS became part of the Cunningham District and in 2003 teams qualified for the final in all divisions, from 1 to 6.

Bowlers bringing fame to the club include Dorothy Lergesner, selected to play for Australia in the Commonwealth Games of 1994, and Col Morgans, who represented Queensland in 1978.

Other highlights for IUS include the Warriors winning Premier League in 2003 and hosting the televised Queensland Open in

Ipswich United president Alan Hassall receives an Australian flag for the club from Federal MP for Blair, Shayne Neumann.

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2011 and Australian Open qualifying rounds in 2013.

With IUS’s two greens bursting at the seams during the 1980s, a third green was built and officially opened in 1993.

“Nobody knew it then but the decline in participation in bowls was just beginning,” Hassall said.

“The Internet started, there were more dual income families with grandparents asked to do babysitting duties, travel became cheaper and more common - all competing for bowlers time and money.”

As the decades rolled on, IUS found it harder to keep up with changing demands.

The formation of United Sports Club has made a great difference.

The venue is now a home base for a number of local sports clubs and a base for functions, with an acclaimed restaurant open for lunch and dinner daily.

“United Bowls Club has a positive outlook and is strong, including a new executive committee with a mix of experience and fresh ideas,” Hassall said.

New members are joining and some former ones are returning.

Both men’s and women’s Pennant teams have been fielded in several divisions, with mixed success.

Ipswich Veterans and associates play on Thursdays, there is bowls under lights on Friday nights during summer, and there is a social club, United Barflies.

In the Over 60s, United has a home and away comp with Musgrave Hill and regularly plays West Toowoomba for the Young Friendship Shield, as well as running a schools programme.

VALE MAVIS O’BRIEN

Broadbeach remembers

A former Queensland state player over three decades (1970s-90s) Mrs. Mavis Eileen O’Brien died on July 3, just four months short of her 100th birthday.

Mrs O’Brien was born on March 2, 1917.

She was an accomplished junior tennis player, moving to bowls in the 1960s at Lynndon Bowls Club (recently closed) in Brisbane, before moving to the Gold Coast in 1967.

“I came to Queensland from Melbourne in 1982 and one of my first games was with my dad Ken against Mavis and another lady at Gold Coast Lawn,” former BQ development officer Nev Wood-Bradley remembered.

“I was about 30 at the time, Mavis was in her early 60s, and she flogged us!”

Mavis’s husband Jim was in real estate and instrumental in securing land for Broadbeach Bowls Club, which Mavis later joined.

She won her first club singles title in 1971; the first of 10 district singles titles in 1978 (“an amazing feat, unlikely to be repeated!” WoodBradley said); and 23 district team titles.

Only one of Mavis and Jim’s children took up bowls, Margaret Rowles, who plays for Broadbeach.

Mother and daughter played their first Queensland State Championships together in 2005 and Mavis’s last bowls outing was in the Pan Pacific Masters Games when she was 91.

She is fondly remembered by the Brisbane and Gold Coast bowls communities.

The clubs signature annual events are Easter Triples, Ladies 2-Day Carnival (April), Malayan Cup (May), and Fours Carnival (October).

“It’s great to see the club progressing in such a positive and exciting manner,” Ladies president Rhondda Jones said proudly.

Greenkeeper Joe Haughey, Ladies Games Director Marie Lipp,and United Sports Club manager John Dodrill.

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WHAT’S IN IT FOR Did you know Bowls Queensland offers a wide range of right across the state?

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State Events BQ holds regular competitions for club bowlers of all abilities, including State Championships, Champion of Club Champions, District Sides, State Mixed Pairs, State Juniors, State Multi Disability Championships and State Pennant.

Government Funding Being a member of a state body like BQ enables member districts and clubs to be eligible for Government funding and other grants. Without official organizing bodies, the structure of a sport is not considered professional and an unaffiliated club is not likely to be able to access a wide range of grants and funding options.

Administrative Support Constitutional and other advice from BQ helps ease the administrative burden at club and district level. We encourage and welcome access to the BQ database and staff for advice and support.

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BQ provides free cover for players and district officials in areas of public liability, directors and officers, volunteer workers and player liability. This saves districts thousands of dollars each year.

Sponsorships

BQ seeks and maintains corporate sponsorships to bring money into our sport at state level, including current relationships with Domina BCIB, Club Super, Henselite, Mullins Lawyers, Australian Solar Consultants, and the Queensland Government.

Junior Development

Clubs and districts keen to attract more juniors into the sport can buy discounted junior bowls sets through BQ. Attracting juniors into the sport has been a priority of BQ development team members in recent years but with the transfer of this role to national level, it will now fall to the newly appointed Regional Bowls Managers (RBMs) to assist clubs and districts with junior and other development initiatives. Queensland and the other states contribute to the RBM scheme and not “doubling up” on development services will save Queensland bowlers money.

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By BQ chairman Peter Williamson

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From the Chairman

by Peter Williamson

AMALGAMATION

During the past month I have had a number of inquiries regarding amalgamation of Ladies and Men’s Clubs and District Ladies and Men’s Associations.

Not only is this type of move cost effective for the clubs and districts, it reduces the number of volunteers required and also the workload.

Also, it is regarded by organisations that give grants as a positive move towards a more cohesive sport and it is easier to work with than two essentially similar but separate organisations in the same location competing for resources.

Should any club/district require a copy of guidelines to help in the amalgamation process please forward a request to BQ.

RBMs

I have received the first monthly report from the three Bowls Australia Regional Bowls Managers (RBMs) based in Queensland.

I am pleased to see they are out and about and filling some of roles previously done by our former BQ development officers.

The RBMs are not only employees of Bowls Australia but they are also an arm of Bowls Queensland so accordingly, please seek access to them and utilise their services.

Constitutional matters, disputes, suspensions etc. are to be forwarded to BQ and not put on the shoulders of an RBM. RBM Paul Jackson stated local clubs are concerned what Bowls Queensland was doing for them. (See adjacent article to answer this question.)

PROGRAMMES IN THE PIPELINE:

• Increased programmes for Coaching P & As. At least one for each district to assist District panels. The aim is to have more accredited Coaches at club level. (Including coaching of special needs).

• Increased Umpire programmes for P & As. To increase accredited Umpires at club level.

Coaches and umpires

The BQ coaches and umpires panels hold regular seminars to train and accredit Queensland bowlers to in these skills for the benefit of all clubs and districts.

Player development

All Queensland bowlers have the chance of selection in a state squad or representative team. A high performance programme is available and many players have taken advantage of access to advanced coaching programmes.

Bowler magazine and BQ facebook and website

Every club receives as many copies of Bowler magazine as they require each month. More than 10,000 copies are delivered. Club members are encouraged to take their copy home and pass it on to the local doctor’s reception room or café to spread the word about bowls. Members and clubs are encouraged to submit articles of interest and photos to be considered for publication. If a photo is not suitable for Bowler magazine, it may be used on the BQ facebook page or website. Bowler magazine has an advertising budget to meet each month to minimize costs to bowlers. Bowler staff take photos at BQ tournaments which are uploaded to BQ’s facebook for the enjoyment of all and used in the magazine.

• Update Bowls Queensland’s antiquated data system so that State, Districts and Clubs have better access to information.

This will assist districts and clubs in their ability to plan and run events.

• School programmes to be recommenced.

ANNIVERSARIES

BQ has been advised of the following bowls club anniversary celebrations: Proserpine 75th President at Home (Sept 7), Cannon Hill 50th (Sept 18), Taroom 60th (Oct 8-9). Please get in touch with the relevant clubs if you’re interested in attending.

COMMITTEES

The Board has decided to form a Constitution-Disputes and Disciplinary Committee.

MEDIA

It is very pleasing to see the number of club articles from different regions throughout the state being sent into the Bowler Magazine. Keep them coming in!

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VICTORIA POINT LOOKS TO THE FUTURE

The question of how to successfully move forward into the future has been debated long and hard. Victoria Point is one bowls club looking forward to the future with enthusiasm and confidence.

For a number of years Victoria Point has been considering its options, faced with the same challenges as many other independent clubs with no outside affiliations, relying on bowls activities, sponsorships and a small income stream from facilities hire for functions.

“We have explored a number of options over the past year or two and decided to continue as a stand-alone bowls club, concentrating on growing and developing bowls as a sport and enjoyable pastime,” Victoria Point chairman Wayne Goninan said.

Reigniting the club’s competitive spirit is a core goal of building the club’s future.

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To this end, Victoria Point has started the year well, winning two prestige competitions, the Poinciana and Bayside Challenges.

“This is historic for the club in that it has never before won both of these competitions in the same year, let alone both on the same day!” Goninan said proudly.

Former Australian player and Queensland state player Sean Baker has joined the club as a bowls development officer and the club’s top class greens are looked after by greenkeeper Sam Twining.

The club has also recently won two grants to refurbish the clubhouse and replace asbestos.

“Much value has been added to our facility and labour costs were greatly reduced

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thanks to a wonderful and very skilful band of volunteers,” Wayne Goninan said.

Another popular club bonding and publicity tool has been a newsletter called “Upshot” compiled by editor Lorraine Sims and published monthly.

“Members eagerly await each edition as a broad range of topics is covered, with news of club achievements and developments as well as items of a broader social nature,” Lorraine Sims said.

“Initially the newsletter was designed to convey information to hearing impaired members and it has not only achieved this goal but has played a much bigger role in keeping all members informed, thus developing a very inclusive club.”

Building membership Victoria Point has proudly welcomed 76 new members over the past two years.

New members have come from business and community bowls, novice bowlers and transfers-in from other clubs.

“Our transfer-in members have brought a new competitive edge to our games, whether social play or championship play, which is leading to a higher standard in the club and hence more interest in representing Victoria Point Bowls Club,” memberships coordinator Marty Smith said.

Above: Victoria Point bar manager Sean Baker with Marty Smith (memberships), Lorraine Sims (newsletter editor), and board chairman Wayne Goninan.

The club is proactive about asking why bowlers are joining them, to minimize guess work in targeting their membership drives:

mixed play offered on three days each week, as well as the usual men’s and ladies days.

• A great social environment in the clubhouse after play.

• Opportunity to play and advance to a higher level from where they were playing at their previous club.

• The club encourages our better players to invite the newer players to the game, to join them in club championship games and further their experience of bowls.

• Members have the opportunity to play more games each week, with social

• A great vibe within the club of harmony and making all new members feel part of the club from day one.

“I used to pride myself that I knew all new members, but this is not so any more,” said club newsletter editor Lorraine Sims.

10 Years of Trivia Victoria Point Bowls Club has just celebrated 10 years of Trivia with two of the original callers as guests of honour.

Alice Cullen and Joan Brotherton were invited to cut the 10th anniversary cake at the Thursday August 4 milestone gathering.

(The Thursday night Trivia group continues to meet at Victoria Point Bowls Club at 7pm each week for friendship and competition. All welcome.)

“There were many times over the years when it looked like Trivia Night would finish because of all sorts of reasons but the determination and commitment of members from all teams have kept it going.”

When Joan moved to Cleveland, various team members got together and decided the calling would be done on a rotation basis to ensure the popular Trivia Night tradition would continue.

“Many friendships have been formed and the night is a lot of laughs”

Alice was the original organiser and caller when the games began back in early 2006 and carried on for years until her health interfered, when Joan filled in.

“I thought it was for just one night but that was not correct and I spent many years carrying on Alice’s great work,” Joan said with a laugh.

“Many friendships have been formed and the night is a lot of laughs, enjoying dinner together and of course, serious and competitive trivia!” Joan said.

At Victoria Point’s 10th Year of Trivia Night, competing teams were Boomerangs, Farmhands, Thinkawons, Two for the Road, Zookeepers, Beltones and We Don’t Know with a delicious dinner by Victoria Point’s renowned chef Cyril Bonny.

Alice Cullen and Joan Brotherton celebrate

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CARPET BURN

QLD bowlers shut out of Indoor Queensland’s best-performed bowlers at Australian Indoor 2016 were quarter finalists Lynsey Clarke and Kristy Thatcher, amongst the final eight out of 32 women.

For Queensland’s men, four out of five survived the initial cut (32 to 16), Luke Day, John Balzarolo, Andrew Howie and senior high-flier Alan Law from Mudgeeraba.

At the other end of the age bracket, a 17 year old from Victoria not only made the semi but took the scalp of giant Aron Sherriff, booking a place in his first Indoor final against defending champ Jeremy Henry seeking back-to-back. (QLD’s Kelvin Kerkow is the only other Indoor champ to win successive titles, in 2006-7).

Henry was magnificent, winning his third Indoor 11-2, 9-8, previously winning in 2015 and 2011. (National coach Steve Glasson has the record, 9 Indoor titles.)

The Melbourne Bowling Club junior also impressed at Tweed Heads last month on the outdoor greens, runner up in the Junior Golden Nugget – See P26).

“I’ll finish year 12 this year and I think I’ll spend a year focusing on my bowls, trying to get a few titles, and throw my name out there to the selectors and hopefully get picked for something,” Hanley said.

For the women, Natasha Scott proved she is the most in-form singles bowler in Australia, winning the Indoor crown hot on the heels of her Open singles.

She won a tiebreak thriller over Bowls TAS CEO Rebecca Van Asch 6-8, 8-6, 2-1.

As 2016 Indoor champs, both Henry and Scott will receive direct entries into next year’s World Cup at Henry’s home club of Warilla (NSW).

Other Indoor qualifiers for QLD were Emma Brown, Cass Millerick, Chloe Stewart, Mel Larcombe and Clint Bailey – all currently bowling at Broadbeach.

Pictured from top left; Kristy Thatcher (Tweed Heads); Luke Day (Broadbeach); 2016 Australian Indoor Champions Jeremy Henry and Natasha Scott. PIC: BA.

V A L E

Queensland’s longest serving player in our Senior State Side Ken Luck has played his final game.

After a short battle with cancer, Lucky died on August 9, two months short of this year’s Australian Senior Sides in Perth (Oct 10-13).

It was where he shone, skipping a rink, the friendliest soul, he would talk to anyone.

“He’ll be missed,” BQ high performance coach Bill Cornehls said, “He was an asset to our Side.”

Lucky played 58 test matches for QLD in Senior Sides since 2005, helping win four national titles for QLD (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011) and being declared

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Player of the Series twice (2009, 2012).

He won an Australian Mixed Pairs title in 2005 with Marilyn Peddell (now Emerton) and a Queensland State Fours title in 2010.

He made the state final of the Champion of Club Champion pairs with son in law Anthony Hughes from Bribie and taught wife Sue to play, taking great pride when she won her first club singles this year.

“He’s left a lot of work undone,” Sue said, “He promised to teach me to drive like he could!”

Lucky and Sue have been together 12 years, marrying in Hawaii three years ago.

“We met through bowls, that’s what he did, bowls and fishing,” Sue said.

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“He had a nickname for everyone, Captain Breakdown, Braffo, Zero, Fingers...” (You know who you are...)

Ken’s last appearance in Maroon was at the Chairman’s XII QLD V Defence ANZAC Test Series in April (pictured left), where he was his usual hale and hearty self.

Three months later, he had left us for that other bowling green and fishing spot, aged 72, leaving many shocked and sad at the sudden turns life can take.

His beloved Bribie Island Bowls Club hosted a celebration of his life on August 12.

Condolence to Sue Luck and Ken and Sue’s families.

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Snow Woollett – Living Treasure Pelican Water’s “No 1 bowler” turns 94

Snow Woollett celebrated his 94th birthday on August 20 with his bowls family at Pelican Waters.

Snow was born on August 20, 1922 at Haden, a small country town near Toowoomba.

He was a foundation member, he has been a life member since 2005, and his membership number is “1”.

He went to Dinkie Valley school, one of just 13 pupils, and later furthered his education by correspondence and at Toowoomba Grammar School.

“It was an honour to meet Snow Woollett,” Russell Moore from Just Bowls told Queensland Bowler.

“He’s remarkably fit and active with an absolute passion for bowls and Pelican Waters Bowls Club.”

Without a doubt, Snow Woollett’s proudest achievement in bowls over many decades was to secure the land to establish Golden Beach Bowls Club in 1979, (which changed its name in 2002 to Pelican Waters Bowls Club).

The late Bevan Henzell - a well-known name in Queensland real estate - granted the club freehold title to the land on the understanding it would not be sold or redeveloped for residential purposes.

(Snow proudly points out that the deal was done with a handshake!)

Another well-known local identity Syd Lingard played a big part in the planning, developing and overseeing of building the original grass greens and clubhouse for the Golden Beach club.

In 1939 at the age of 17 he want to work as a clerk in the Premier’s Office in Brisbane, at that time The Hon William Forgan Smith.

Snow decided city life wasn’t for him so he transferred to Dalby and worked in the Court of Petty Sessions before signing up to the Air Force in 1942.

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Lingard also loaned the club $40,000 interest free until the club could afford to repay him.

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“Thank you Bevan and thank you Syd!” Snow said. “Lest we forget!”

Snow Woollett has a very simple philosophy about bowls.

“Enter the competition - accept the dream run – and any luck you get.”

After 18 months of service, he was called back to the family dairy farm at Jandowae after his father suffered a heart attack.

Snow married Edith from the Army Signals Corps in 1944 and at the end of the War, the young couple bought a

sheep property and successfully turned it to dairy.

When eventually they sold the farm, Snow worked in a soft drink factory and as a van salesman for Tickles.

The couple moved to Caloundra in retirement but never one to be idle, Snow worked with a mate repairing old Army vehicles and later opened a chain of real estate offices in partnership with his son.

Snow took up bowls and won several Pennant titles at both country Clifton and coastal Golden Beach Bowls Clubs, as well as many other major singles, pairs, triples and fours events.

Snow served as senior vice president, greens director and board member at Pelican Waters Bowls Club.

His wife Edith Woollett also had an impressive bowling career, winning the singles title nine times at Clifton Bowls Club and seven times at Caloundra Bowls Club, and representing Queensland on two occasions.

-Russell Moore www.justbowls.info Editor’s Note: Snow’s wife Ede Woollett died in 2015 aged 90. There is a story about her in March 2015 Queensland Bowler magazine, which you can read online on the Bowls QLD website. (Click on the current issue of Bowler magazine to bring up the library of previous issues.)

21 Again…

Downs District secretary Harry Warr wasn’t expecting to blow out the candles on a 21st birthday cake ever again.

But District president and Bowls Queensland deputy chairman Kerry Green decided Harry’s 21 years of consecutive service to Downs District as the man wielding the pen deserved recognition.

So why at 88 is Harry still Downs District secretary?

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He was president at North Toowoomba in 1995-96 and moved to West Toowoomba not long after.

Harry was re-elected to the district secretary’s role at this year’s AGM on August 14.

He blew out his candles and a few minutes later, he was “Because no other buggar will off to Surat, a three our drive take on the job!” Harry said. each way, on zone business with president Kerry.

Harry started bowling in the mid-1970s when he was at “What can you say about RAAF Amberley.

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years, he tried to retire a few years ago but we won’t let him,” Kerry said.

“He might be the president but I get to boss him around, I’ve been here longer,” Harry joked.

Harry is no longer the Downs District men’s delegate to BQ but he never misses a BQ AGM or Budget meeting in September and he never backs away from a fight.

BIG WIN ON A SMALL MARGIN It was a narrow but sweet victory for the winners of the annual $5000 Men’s B-Grade Fours hosted by Mackay Bowling Club (July 8-10).

Barry Paskins (skip), Rex Aitken, Jim Wallace, Jack Mundy (pictured above) managed to clinch a 16-13 win against Tony Gibson, Grant Edmonds, Peter Molloy and Neil Ahern to take home the major prize.

The three-day carnival was won over the final few ends between two teams from the host club.

Paskins reached the final with a 25-13 win over South Suburban Mackay’s Paul Brunker (third place) and Ahern had a 38-4 win against Sarina’s Sam Campion (fourth).

Club president Tony Gibson thanked all who played and made special mention of the small Moranbah club who supported the carnival with 10 bowlers.

Winner of the second division was Moranbah’s Nev Bell and third division went to Seaforth’s Col Walters.

“HisStruik said the local paper was very supClub secretary Kees portive of bowls in Mackay.

“It’s great to have the support of the local news when it comes to getting the word out about bowls,” Struik said.

“It really helps keep the sport alive and creates a good sense of community around the game in Mackay.”

HOW MUCH WILL YOU NEED TO RETIRE? Australians will need a super balance at retirement of $640,000 for a couple or $545,000 for a single to live comfortably in retirement, according to a recent report (August 2015) by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA).

This figure may seem daunting but Club Super, a supporter of Bowls Queensland, wants club employees to be aware they are not alone.

“We have client services managers (CSMs) on the road every day answering members superannuation questions,” Club Super marketing coordinator Bern Leong said.

“This travelling advice service can assist members to find out their current situation and plan for their dreams in retirement.”

Club Super is a Queensland-based Industry Superannuation Fund catering specifically for employees in sporting and recreational clubs and associated industries.

Experienced client service managers like Tanja Prell, Brenda Gormley and Phil Toma (pictured below) are on the road every day to help members.

CSMs are able to provide general advice relating to members Club Super accounts including: • Insurance and Beneficiaries; • Investment choice; • Salary Sacrifice; • Co-contributions;

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Over the past six month, every time a member inadvertently put a bowl down during a game on the “wrong bias”, it cost them $1 for the prostate cancer support kitty.

Brenda Gormley: 0408 873 520 | brenda.gormley@clubsuper.com.au Phil Toma: 0409 485 476 | phil.toma@clubsuper.com.au

We’re not saying how often this happens at Urangan, but let’s just say bowls section presidents Barry Tryhorn and Sue Wrighter were able to present a generous cheque for $1000 to Ros Male from Hervey Bay Cancer Support on August 10, pictured above with club chairman Ken Bennett.

Urangan Bowls Club runs a collection tin for a period of six months after which the tin is emptied and the contents donated to a local charity of choice.

The next group to benefit will be Angel Flight Australia.

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GOLDEN NUGGET Internationals strike Gold

Main photo: the prestige field at the 2016 Golden Nugget. Back row: Stephen Halmai (QLD), Jeremy Henry (NSW), Ryan Bester (QLD), Aaron Teys (NSW), Leif Selby (NSW), Aaron Wilson (VIC), Paul Girdler (QLD). Middle row: Karen Murphy (NSW), Steve Glasson (NSW), Jo Edwards (NZ), Lynsey Clarke (QLD), Kelvin Kerkow (QLD), Scott Thulborn (SA), Aron Sherriff (NSW), Brett Wilkie (QLD). Front row: Rebecca Van Asch (TAS), Carmen Anderson (NSW), Carla Krizanic (VIC), Sandra Keith (NZ), Ellen Ryan (NSW), Anne Johns (NSW), Chloe Stewart (QLD), Natasha Scott (NSW), Kelsey Cottrell (NSW). Pics: Kristy Thatcher (THBC) Two internationals trumped a quality field in the 30th annual Golden Nugget at Tweed Heads Bowls Club (Aug 8-11).

Irish-born Jeremy Henry (NSW) and New Zealand’s Jo Edwards triumphed in the final over runners up Aaron Wilson (VIC) and Kelsey Cottrell (NSW).

Of the seven Queenslanders in the starting line-up, only South Tweed’s Kelvin Kerkow got through to the semis, the four-time Nugget champ hoping to go one better than his runner up finish last year.

But it wasn’t to be, Kerkow on the wrong side of a tight tussle against Henry, 20-25.

“Everyone who plays in this event is extremely talented and anyone could win on any given day,” Kerkow said.

Left behind in the sections were Helensvale’s Brett Wilkie, Broadbeach’s Ryan Bester and Tweed Heads Paul Girdler and Stephen Halmai.

There were only two QLD women in the field of 24, which included 14 current or former world champions.

Broadbeach’s Chloe Stewart claimed a big win 25-14 over NZ international Sandra Keith but just missed out on the semis, finishing 5th.

“All the games are really tough, this is one of the best singles tournaments in the world,” Stewart said.

Helensvale’s Lynsey Clarke was off to a great start getting the edge over Anne Johns (NSW) 25-23 but having to forfeit two rounds left her out of the running.

(Full scores are available on the Tweed Heads Bowls Club website.)

Pictured from top left: Marker Sam Ramsay and 2016 Nugget best performed Queenslander Kelvin Kerkow; Nugget winners Jo Edwards and Aaron Wilson flanked by runners up Kelsey Cottrell and Jeremy Henry; QLD’s Lynsey Clarke in action; the opening ceremony.

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QLD KNOCKS ON DOOR OF NUGGET SUCCESS Four Queenslanders made the semi finals of this year’s Junior Golden Nugget (July 30-31) but unfortunately the big prize eluded them all.

In the girls competition, Broadbeach’s Jessie Cottell was eliminated by tournament runner-up Louise Cronan (NSW) 21-17 and Tweed Head’s Jessica Srisamruaybai went down by two shots to winner Kate Matthews (NSW) 19-21.

In the boys’ semis, Algester’s Mitch Mears was outplayed by eventual winner Jordan Yates (VIC) 10-21 and Musgrave Hill’s Dale McWhinney-Shillington went down to runner-up Curtis Hanley (VIC) 15-21.

It was Cottell’s second Junior Nugget and one of the highlights of 2015 for her, so she was thrilled to be asked to play again.

“It takes a lot of hard work to win due to the level of competition, there’s some

really talented players, but I love it, I came third last year (and third this year) and had a lot of fun,” Cottell said.

The four Queenslanders beaten in the semis played off against each other to determine third and fourth places, with Cottell defeating her QLD teammate Srisamruaybai 21-5 and Mears trumping his state teammate McWhinney-Shillington 21-15.

The girls Junior Nugget champ for 2016 Kate Matthews from New South Wales won silver at the 2015 Junior National Fours and the boys Junior Nugget winner for 2016 Jordan Yates from Victoria stepped up two places from third in last year’s Junior Nugget.

Other Queenslanders in this year’s Junior Golden Nugget field were Brittanny Wiley (Binjour) and Shane White (Helensvale).

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Main Photo: Back row: Shane White(QLD), Rebecca Rixon (QLD), Jacob Nelson (QLD), Jarryd Davies (VIC), Todd Trewarne (VIC), Curtis Hanley ( VIC), Jordan Yates (VIC), Joshua Studham (SA), Tyson Wilson (SA), James Bodnar (SA). Middle row: Jake Rynne (QLD), Ebony White (TAS), Amelia Bruggy (VIC), Lachlan Sims (TAS), Louise Cronan (NSW), Brianna Smith (NSW), Mitch Bellingham (NSW), Briana Graham (NSW), Brittanny Wiley (QLD), Julia Allen-Best (QLD), Kate Matthews (NSW).

Front row: Jessica Hogan (ACT), Jess Srisamruaybai (QLD), Mitchell Mears (QLD), Nick Cahill (QLD), Jessie Cottell (QLD), Jayden Christie (QLD), Dale McWhinney-Shillington (QLD), Mikayla Fuller (TAS), Mikayla Long (VIC), Tayla Morison (VIC), Natasha Russell (VIC).

Below; QLD finalists Mitch Mears, Dale McWhinney-Shillington, Jess Srisamruaybai, Jessie Cottell; Jnr Nugget winners Kate Matthews and Jordan Yates flanked by runners up Louise Cronin and Curtis Hanley.

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BQ SELECTOR IMPRESSED Bowls Queensland selector Greg Bostock was impressed by what he saw at Tweed Heads at this year’s Junior Golden Nugget.

With QLD the defending state at the upcoming junior national titles and QLD juniors being honoured with more than a third of the prestige places in the Nugget (12 out of 32), Bostock considered it a gift to be rink-side.

“The juniors that play in this competition have to be at a really high standard to be invited, it’s one of the best junior competitions in Australia,” Bostock said.

“This year’s field is the best display of junior talent I’ve seen in the Nugget to date.”

Bostock said there were many thrillingly close games for Queenslanders in the sections, including Nick Cahill from Bargara’s one shot win over Jarryd Davies (VIC) and Jordan Yates (VIC) 14-13 win over Mitchell Mears (Algester).

Queensland section winners in this year’s Nugget were Jacob Nelson (Belmont), Jayden Christie (Helensvale), Rebecca Rixon (Kawana), Jessie Cottell (Broadbeach) and Julia Allen-Best (Tin Can Bay).

QLD squad member Jake Rynne, 12, travelled from North Dalby to compete.

He said high-level competitions like the Nugget gave players a lot of experience.

“This is my first year playing the Junior Nugget, I lost my first two games but I’m not getting absolutely flogged so I am enjoying it,” Rynne said.

SELECTED! QLD U18 TEAM – DEFENDING NATIONAL TITLE-HOLDERS The QLD U18 team to represent the state in the upcoming Australian U18 Championships at Holdfast Bay (SA) (Sept 30 – Oct 3) is: GIRLS Jessie Cottell (Broadbeach), Rebecca Rixon (Kawana), Jess Srisamruaybai (Tweed Heads), Julia Allen-Best (Tin Can Bay), Shervawn Wilson (Tin Can Bay).

BOYS Jacob Nelson (Belmont Services), Jake Rynne (North Dalby), Jayden Christie (Helensvale), Mitchell Mears (Algester), Dale McWhinney-Shillington (Musgrave Hill).

The singles rubbers will be played by Jessie Cottell and Jacob Nelson.

Main pic: Jake Rynne. Below: Pics BQ Jacob Nelson and Jess Srisamruaybai, Jessie Cottell, Nick Cahill, Shane White and Frances Hewitt, Tweed Heads’ Kristy Thatcher with tournament volunteers Judy Pearce and June Gilroy.

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TOWNSVILLE INVENTOR HAS EYE ON THE HEAD

Jubilee (Townsville) inventor Dave Goode is feeling pretty proud of himself and his new product, the “Bowls Eye”, designed to take the guesswork out of who has the edge in the head.

“Having used the ‘crossed finger technique’ for the past 10 years to estimate distances between Jack and bowls to determine the state of the head, it frustrated me there wasn’t a more reliable and accurate method,” Goode said.

“So early last year the concept of the ‘Bowls Eye’ was developed and after several prototypes and sending the device to Australian and World Bowls authorities for approval, we’re now ready to go to the world market.”

The Bowls Eye website will be up and running later this month www.bowlseye. com.au Orders can be placed via the website, cost is $25 including postage anywhere in Australia.

“It’s the most accurate way to legally gauge the state of the head,” Goode said.

“As well as being cost effective, quick and easy to use, and light and easily kept in the pocket during play.”

Goode said Bowls Eye would speed up games by saving on unnecessary measures and give players and markers more confidence in calling the state of the head.

FIRST FOR ARM BOWLER Ian Rowan is the first Arm bowler to win a major championship at Club Pine Rivers, winning the PRBC Novice Championships on July 24.

Currently a Div. 10 Pennant player, 67-year-old Rowan brought all his mental toughness and determination to the final against a Div. 4 Pennant player 40 years his junior, Tom Lynch, 27.

The final was a marathon tussle of with Lynch holding the upper hand the final end.

Rowan held his nerve and delivthree bowls close to the jack, a phant overtaking-magiving him the magic of 25.

A founding member of the Maroon Arm Bowlers Assn of QLD, Rowan uses a bionic arm due to severe osteoarthritis.

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MEASURING UP A number of umpires/measurers/players have asked me to explain the use of a Long Tape measure with the Vernier end.

This tool is used by measurers/umpires and is approved for use at International, B.A., STA and Club events.

(I believe this is because the heavy end would be more likely to move the jack than the bowl.)

It is important to remember to make sure that the bowl in the ditch is a toucher before measuring.

It is used to decide the shot when the bowls are beyond the range of other measures (usually over distances in excess of two meters) or when the jack or bowl is in the ditch.

I personally like and feel comfortable with this measure and find it very accurate.

The accompanying photographs demonstrate some of the points listed above.

The long tape can also be used for measuring over the plinth or greenside face of the ditch to the jack or bowl in the ditch.

It is also interesting to note that the back cover of the current Law Book shows a picture of an umpire/measurer and assistant using the Long Tape Measure.

The measures typically have a heavy base that can be pegged to the green.

If using on a synthetic green, an assistant is necessary.

They are often used in the opposite way to standard tapes, with the heavy end against the bowl and the ‘zero’ or ‘decision’ end taken to the jack This technique is sometimes queried by players as the measurement is typically taken from the jack to the bowl.

The measure is usually made from the bowl on the green to the jack in the ditch using the same technique as described above.

Depending on the depth of the ditch and the position of the jack/bowl in the ditch, the tape will bend downwards at an angle necessary to make contact at the nearest point of the jack/bowl in the ditch.

Most long tapes have a flexible joint that allows for this.

Ensure that the tape crosses the edge of the ditch in a straight line between the jack and the bowl, and that it does not cut into the green at the point where it crosses the edge of the ditch.

When using a long tape:

(a) Make sure you follow the common procedures for conducting a measure first; for example, assess the situation, chock any leaning bowls, and check the assistant is ready. (b) Place the tape base so that it is just touching the bowl. (c) Looking from behind the bowl, make sure the tape is pointing in a straight line from the bowl to the jack and spike the tape. If an assistant is with you, ask them to hold the tape securely against the bowl while the measurer/umpire takes the decision end of the tape. (d) Extend the tape until the screw adjuster is just short of the jack and lock the tape at this distance (or ask your assistant to lock it). (e) Work the screw adjuster until bare contact is made with the jack, then check that the tape base is still in contact with the bowl. (f) Without altering the setting of the measure, remove the tape from the bowl then reposition it against the second bowl to be measured in such a way that it points directly to the jack. (g) Always return to the first bowl to recheck. (h) Make the decision. (i) Roll out the shot bowl and communicate the decision to the players.

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I hope this clarifies the procedure to be used when measuring with the Long Tape Measure and that it is an instance when the measure is taken from the bowl to the jack.

Pictured: (main photo) Setting up the tape base from behind; (inset) Long Tape Measure with the Vernier End; extending the tape until the screw adjuster is just short of the jack by the umpire/measurer; Adjusting the screw adjuster until bare contact with the jack by the umpire/measurer; measuring from the bowl on the green to the jack in the ditch.

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THIS TIME YOU’RE PLAYING TO WIN Queensland’s annual Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (RGAW) is held in July every year and according to the Queensland government, RGAW continues to have success in encouraging gamblers to develop responsible habits.

Importantly, RGAW also highlights the support options available to those who feel gambling may have become a problem.

In Queensland, there are approximately 44,000 gaming machines in licensed pubs and clubs around the State (or about 1 machine for every 110 people).

Under the Act, a person can give a licensee a notice asking the licensee to prohibit the person from entering or remaining in the licensee’s licensed premises or a gaming machine area on the licensed premises (as the case may be).

No doubt this is often a difficult, and embarrassing, step for the problem gambler.

The giving of this notice triggers the licensee’s obligation to issue the person a self-exclusion order prohibiting the person from entering or remaining in the licensed premises or gaming machine area.

This notice must also include details (including the name and address) of at least one entity that provides counselling services for problem gamblers. A failure by a licensee to comply with these obligations attracts a maximum penalty of 50 penalty units. A penalty unit is currently $121.92.

Given the popularity of gaming machines in Queensland, and their ease of accessibility to the general public, licensees often find themselves at the coalface when it comes to providing assistance (whether direct or otherwise) to problem gamblers to “break the habit”.

Licensees will be aware of their general responsible gambling duties and obligations under Queensland law.

An important aspect of the responsible gambling regime, and one which can assist directly in reducing instances of problem gambling, is the self-exclusion regime under the Gaming Machine Act 1991 (Qld).

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Once a person is given a self-exclusion order:

1. they must not enter or remain in the licensed premises or gaming machine area.

If they do so, they face a potential penalty of 40 penalty units; and 2. a licensee (or an employee of the licensee) must take reasonable steps to prevent the person from entering or remaining in the licensed premises or gaming machine area (as the case may be) if they “know” that person is an excluded individual.

A failure to comply with this obligation attracts a maximum penalty of 250 penalty units for the licensee and 40 penalty units for the employee. Implicit in this obligation is a requirement for the licensee to have a reasonable monitoring policy and procedure in place to assist in quickly identifying self-excluded individuals.

A self-exclusion order lasts for a period of 5 years and cannot be revoked, except within a 24-hour “cooling-off” period, or otherwise after 12 months from the date of the exclusion.

An unfortunate predicament that a licensee can potentially find themselves in is where a self-excluded individual is not identified by the licensee and goes on to claim a win.

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Should the licensee pay out? In these circumstances, the licensee should refuse to pay the win (due to the individual being in breach of the Act) and report the pay-out refusal to the OLGR. Paying out the person in these circumstances can result in a further breach of the Act. If you require advice as to your responsible gambling obligations, including the self-exclusion regime, contact Curt Schatz on 07 3224 0230 or Adam Hamrey on 07 3224 0383.

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Coaching with BQ coaching committee WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

The BQ coaching committee is working towards all BQ districts having their own qualified coaching presenters and assessors (P & As) as soon as possible.

Gone are the days when anybody with some skill and a good heart could take to the green and “coach”!

There is now state and federal legislation when it comes to sports, sports clubs and organizing bodies that anyone seeking to coach must be trained and accredited, for insurance reasons - and because it’s the right thing to do.

There is a lot to coaching and we want to make sure our coaches know what they’re doing and know their rights and responsibilities under the law so no damage is done to themselves or anyone else.

We want more club coaches formally trained and accredited and this will be the job of the district P & As, with our support.

Coach training and accreditation and the development of more coaching P & As in Queensland is in a building phase and it is an honour for the BQ coaching committee to be in on the ground floor and working towards increasing excellence and accountability in the sport through better coaching systems.

- Alan Thorp

What is the BQ coaching committee?

The BQ coaching committee is appointed each year by the Board of Bowls Queensland in the month after the AGM (March). The coaches all volunteer many hours of their time in planning and conducting courses and follow up (expenses are reimbursed).

In October last year I was asked to consider taking on a role with the BQ state coaching committee after a vacancy occurred.

I must admit I knew little about the role and responsibilities of this committee, as my only interactions with committee members had been during coaching accreditation and re-accreditation workshops and assisting the state high performance coach with state teams.

The BQ coaching committee has been tasked by the BQ Board with reviewing the training and accreditation of coaches in Queensland.

This will involve putting in place a network of coaching P&As (Presenters and Assessors) and assessing the feasibility of having an accredited coaching P&A in each district.

“I accepted the position on the committee because I thought the role would be both challenging and rewarding.”

I learnt that the BQ coaching committee oversees the accreditation of coaches in Queensland and liaises with the districts on coaching matters.

The state committee delivers skills training programs to at least five separate districts each year and importantly to some of the more remote districts where access to accredited club or advanced coaches is limited.

I accepted the position on the committee because I thought the role would be both challenging and rewarding.

- Chrissy Pavlov

Chrissie Pavlov started bowling more than 20 years ago with Pennant Hills (NSW), moving to QLD in 2001. Since then, she has worn the Maroon for QLD more than 80 times. She has served as club president, selector, delegate and coach and has assisted BQ state high performance coach Bill Cornehls with the QLD U18, U25, Open and Over 60s sides. She has attended the last three Australian U18 National Championships as QLD U18 Girls coach/manager.

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Club coaching course were run at Chermside and Toowoomba in August. Coming up: September 19-20 Club Coaching - Sapphire Gardens (Gold Coast Tweed District) October 3-4 Club Coaching Bongaree (Caboolture District) October 5 Club Selection – Bongaree (Caboolture District) November (date TBC) – Club Coaching and Skills - Maranoa Warrego District

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Coach re-accreditations:

BQ board member Carmel Gibb from Helensvale is a new appointment to the BQ coaching committee, pictured, coordinator Alan Thorp, Chrissie Pavlov, Carmel Gibb, George Franklin.

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