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NOVEMBER

is BOWLS QLD STATEWIDE ‘GET IN THE GAME’ MONTH Give non-bowlers a chance to get more active and ‘Come & Try’ our sport! Organise a ‘Get in the Game’ session at your club some time during November. We’ll promote QLD ‘Get in the Game’ month through our TV commercial and social media. Starter packs are ready to go with a ‘How To’ sheet, A4 posters and letter box drop leaflets. Your local RBM will assist where possible.

It is not just up to Bowls QLD, clubs and districts - we need you!

Invite your non-bowling family and friends to come along and try our great sport!

Phone: (07) 3354 0777 Email: admin@bowlsqld.org Web: www.bowlsqld.org

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CONTENTS 22

Volume 40

Issue 08

Barry & Dot Cooke

Woolgoolga Triples

‘Peta’ Jones

BQ board director Colleen Ryan is a special guest at the 2017 Golden Nugget

07 Bill shock?

12 Forum success

A new advocate for a better deal in electricity prices, Make it Cheaper bids for business in QLD clubs market.

Calls for another one as Domina BCIB’s first Future of Bowls Forum in QLD proves popular with BQ clubs.

08 Finally...

16 New blood

The U25 Maroons achieve their first clean sweep ever in the annual QLD V NSW Test Series at Kallangur.

The female selections were steady but there were multiple new caps among the male teams for U18 and Over 60 Nationals.

10 November taster

18 25 and counting

The BQ CEO encourages clubs to set up their festive trade in November with a state wide Come & Try taster.

BQ preferred partner Fred Dickman helps 25 QLD clubs achieve solar savings over the past two years.

Editor: Naomi Cescotto

Editorial contact: E: media@bowlsqld.org

Editorial assistant: Tom Sharman Graphic designer: Kristina Guy

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

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ADVERTORIAL

From the President

with BQ’s Peter Williamson

I attended the recent QLD Government Department of Sport and Recreation Stakeholder Forum: A discussion on the future of sport and active recreation in Queensland and the National Sports Plan. It was hosted by The Honourable Mick de Brenni MP Minister for Sport. It was a very informative Forum of discussions by various Qld sporting bodies who have similar problems faced by the bowls community. The results of the Forum will be sent to all BQ stakeholders as soon as BQ receives them. I was fortunate enough to have a talk with the Minister for Sport who assured that Government funding will continue to be made available for use at grass roots level.

PAYING TOO MUCH? Is your club paying too much for electricity and gas?

With large energy price hikes happening around the country, we’re reminded about how important it is for businesses to get the most competitive rates for their energy. Here are four common reasons why businesses are paying too much for energy.

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UNDER 25s MAKE HISTORY The annual Under 25s interstate test between Qld and NSW was held at Kallangur Bowls Club where we saw Qld’s women’s development team defend and retain the Shield won last year at Cabramatta. The men were also successful, wresting the Archer Stewart Shield from NSW. Congratulations to all who participated on a special milestone since it’s the first time in the history of the series that QLD has won both titles in the same year. The support from the spectators who enjoyed the competition was much appreciated. DOMINA BCIB FORUM I was invited to the BCIB open Forum run in conjunction with Bowls Australia at which BQ CEO Brett Wilkie was asked to give a presentation on QLD and take questions from the floor. Brett was also able to present the state’s TV commercial which was well received. Several questions asked were of a nature that could only be answered by clubs or districts. The address given by the President of Bowls Australia Nigel Smith was enlightening on how he perceived the direction sport was heading. BA CEO Neil Dalrymple also addressed the assembly and national coach Steve Glasson went through some humorous interludes with some of our prominent players. Council delegates from the state’s 21 men’s and women’s districts meet at BQ this month. Peter Williamson

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DOUBLY NICE - QLD THUMPS NSW TWICE

QLD U25 celebrate (back row) Dale McWhinney-Shillington, Scott DeJongh, Nic Gosley, Joel Andersen, team manager Greg Bostock, team manager Christina Pavlov, BQ Board director Brian Marshall, Brendan Wilson, Jesse Turnbull, Cohen Litfin (front row) Angie Earle, Kirsty DeWaard, Lauren Wilson, April Wilson, Natasha Jones, Jacinta Weier and Julia Allen-Best By Tom Sharman It was more than a strong performance at this year’s Under 25 Interstate Test Series, the Maroons entered the history books as the first QLD side to win both Series titles since the competition began in 2007. WOMEN The Queensland women secured their title at Kallangur Memorial Bowls Club after three long years of watching the NSW women walk away with the Shield stepping proudly back into the winner’s circle with a clean sweep. QLD’s Lauren Wilson said she was elated and credited the team’s hard work and tactics for the drought-busting win. “I’m really pleased with the result, it has been a long time coming!” Wilson said. “This time we really just wanted the win come hell or high water and we just gave it the best crack we could and the results came our way for a lot of the games.”

By the Third Test, the NSW women were in damage control and came out more aggressively to win the singles 21-9, but Pialba’s Kirsty DeWaard and skip Jacinta Weier (Hervey Bay) were up to the task, posting a thrilling win 17-16 in the Pairs. Then it was up to the Fours combination to bring home the clean sweep, Julia Allen-Best (North Toowoomba), Angie Earle, Lauren Wilson and skip Natasha Jones (Helensvale) thrashed the opposition 19-10. MEN Queensland ruled the roost with a clean sweep in the First Test followed by a near perfect run in the Second with a win in pairs and fours, but Australian rep Billy Johnson saved Blues pride in the Singles 21-15 against QLD debutante Joel Andersen (Caloundra).

With two tests in the bag and the Series tied up, the pressure was off for QLD but NSW came out swinging in Test 3, claiming the singles 21-9 and pairs 12-8. However fours skip Brendan Wilson (South Tweed) and his rink of Jesse Turnbull (Hamilton), Dale McWhinneyShillington (South Tweed) and Joel Andersen were able to hold back the Blues from a complete romp in the Third, rounding off the Series win for QLD, 12-8. “I am stoked with the result, a lot of the NSW players play for Australia so to get across the line against those boys was brilliant,” Brendan Wilson said. “To bring home the Shield for three years in a row was what we were aiming for and it was good to carry it on with the boys from last year.” Pic: Billy Johnson, Samantha Noronha, Jacinta Weier and Joel Andersen

In the First Test, the women fell only in the pairs against the Blues’ Jodie Marshall and Molly Wilton 18-15. In the Second Test, the women again won two rubbers to one, the singles going to Club Helensvale’s April Wilson against Jessica Hogan 21-13 and Angie Earle (Hamilton) and skip Lauren Wilson (Helensvale) winning the pairs 17-15.

Thanks to all at Kallangur Bowls Club for their awesome hospitality and amazing greens! 8

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MEN QLD WIN Test Series Result: QLD 2-1 NSW FIRST TEST Nic Gosley 21 DEF 11 Jono Davis Scott DeJongh & Cohen Litfin (sk) 23 DEF 13 Billy Johnson & Mason Lewis (sk) Jesse Turnbull, Dale McWhinney-Shillington, Joel Andersen, Brendan Wilson (sk) 16 DEF 14 Beau Prideaux, Jack Lewis, Haydn Bojkowski, Corey Wedlock (sk)

QLD V NSW

WOMEN

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QLD WIN Test Series Result: QLD 3-0 NSW

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FIRST TEST

July 27-28

Natasha Jones 21 DEF 11 Samantha Noronha Julia Allen-Best & Angie Earle (sk) 15 DEF.BY 18 Jodie Marshall & Molly Wilton (sk) Kirsty DeWaard, Jacinta Weier, Lauren Wilson & April Wilson (sk) 14 DEF 11 Cindy McGrath, Briana Graham, Jessica Hogan, Maddison Fennell (sk)

SECOND TEST

Andersen 15 DEF. BY 21 Johnson

Wilson 21 DEF 13 Hogan

McWhinney-Shillington & Wilson (sk)

Earle & Wilson (sk)

19 DEF 12 Davis & Bojkowski (sk)

17 DEF 15 McGrath & Fennell (sk)

DeJongh, Turnbull, Litfin, Gosley (sk)

Allen-Best, DeWaard, Weier & Natasha Jones (sk)

18 DEF 14 Lewis, Prideaux, Wedlock & Lewis (sk) THIRD TEST Gosley 9 DEF. BY 21 Wedlock DeJongh & Litfin 12 DEF. BY 18

8 DEF. BY 14 Graham, Marshall, Noronha & Wilton (sk) THIRD TEST Wilson 9 DEF. BY 21 Molly Wilton

Lewis & Johnson

DeWaard & Weier (sk) 17 DEF 16

Turnbull, McWhinney-Shillington, Andersen & Wilson (sk)

Graham & Hogan (sk)

12 DEF 8

Allen-Best, Earle, Wilson & Jones (sk)

Bojkowski, Lewis, Davis & Prideaux (sk)

19 DEF 9 Marshall, McGrath, Fennell & Noronha (sk)

The girls won!

Both team s won?!

The boys won!

First time EVER!

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CEO REPORT The 26th of this month marks my 12-month anniversary as the CEO of Bowls QLD. I am thoroughly enjoying the role and look forward to the future.

Support and three casual media staff, who produce the QLD Bowler magazine, provide tournament coverage, social media and membership/website admin support.

NOVEMBER - GET IN THE GAME MONTH

There are many BQ volunteer committees, Coaching, Umpires, Match, Selection, Constitutional, Disputes and Audit & Risk, who enrich the sport in QLD.

Bowls QLD will facilitate and support a Statewide ‘Come & Try’ month in November - let’s finish the year hard! We’re asking our clubs to pick their own date and time anywhere in November to hold a small or large event at your club - to reach out to the local community and give them a taste of our sport. Register your event with BQ and we’ll provide a “How to...” kit and publicity material. Our BQ TV AD will be adjusted to prompt viewers to reach out to a bowls club near them during the month of November. We need ALL bowlers on deck to invite family, friends and work colleagues to support their club to hold a successful event. We want more Queenslanders to “GET IN THE GAME” in the month of November!

We’d like to build better digital capabilities at BQ, including lifting our game in the media and social media area. Our new TV AD was cost effective and we hope it translates into more inquiry at clubs and more bowlers on greens. (You are welcome to adapt the AD to your club’s requirements – contact the BQ office.) We have improved our database and it is being made accessible to clubs. The goal for the coming year is to attract more sponsorship to improve our events and enable us to provide better quality live streaming. EVENTS

(You might even get some festive season bookings out of this taster!)

Thank you to Kallangur Bowls Club for hosting the recent U25 QLD V NSW Test Series.

Good Luck and let the office know if we can be of support in any way.

At time of publication, Chermside Bowls Club was about to host the State Multi Disability Championships, with the support of Bowls QLD, the Brisbane City Council and the QLD Government (report in next month’s magazine).

SNAPSHOT OF BQ At a recent Future of Bowls Forum held at South Tweed by Domina BCIB, I went through the current structure/stats of Bowls QLD. As published in our 2016 Annual Report, there were 31, 811 bowlers in QLD, 317 clubs, 21 districts and 8 groups (with 2-4 districts in each group). Group (zone) finals are used to narrow down the winners of District finals into eight competitors for State Finals, in events such as Champion of Club Champion, State District Mixed Pairs, and Division 1 Pennant. There is a BQ Council with 42 delegates (1 male and 1 female from each District). They attend biannual meetings: an AGM in March and a Budget meeting in September. The BQ Council votes on any major decisions relating to Bowls QLD and elects seven Board members who serve two-year terms. BQ has a small staff: Four full timers, CEO, Finance Manager, Events/Memberships, Administration/Committees

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Club Pine Rivers will host the 2017 Secondary Schools Cup this month, ahead of their own Junior Classic. The RBMs have assisted with the revival of this flagship event - welcome to the new RBM for Central QLD Wade Mutzelburg. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to the U25s on their double win in the latest test series against NSW and congratulations on some very special personal milestones to newlyweds Des & Rebekah Cann and first-time parents QLD RBM Andrew Howie and Australian Jackaroo Kelsey Cottrell. Brett Wilkie

Former State rep Des Cann married his sweetheart Rebekah in Brisbane on Saturday, August 19, 2017.

Sienna May Howie, firstborn for proud parents Andrew Howie and Kelsey Cottrell on August 20, 2017.

Congratulations from the BQ community.

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DOMINA BCIB

FUTURE OF BOWLS FORUM COULD HAVE DONE BETTER Bowls AUST president Nigel Smith outlined many proud achievements of BA in recent years but acknowledged the one thing BA had not done well was communicate with the grassroots of the sport. “We could have done better, it’s something we haven’t done well in the past, but through Facebook, Google, web and email, we will share our information with you, it is extremely important,” he told an audience of more than 100 club and district representatives at Domina BCIB’s first ever QLD Future of Bowls Forum at South Tweed (Aug 10).

the cage at the top and see if it filters down (to more club memberships). “It’s great to see QLD and TAS doing their own TV ads!” A proud Gold Coaster, Smith said he was delighted that BA had secured for QLD every major international bowls tournament until 2020. “This is the best bowls arena in the world, second to none, with our airport, quality greens and weather; even with the conditions at the Australian Open this year (torrential rain), we lost half a day at most, any other venue in Australia would have lost two to three days.”

As for the future, the BA president said “sign up to social media!”

10 Yrs at the top for BA CEO

“It’s going to explode!, it staggers me that even I was going to be on Facebook but I am, even if you don’t like it, get on to it!”

In his 10th year in the job, Bowls AUST CEO Neil Dalrymple recently won a sports administrator of the year award over the CEOs of other sports.

Biggest gripe tackled

“He is a keen bowler, a workaholic, and extremely approachable,” national coach Steve Glasson told the Forum.

Smith said he felt BA had successfully tackled one of bowlers’ biggest gripes, losing bowls on free to air TV. “Now we’ve got it back, a lot of people helped us, we now have a 20-show series on SBS for the second year. “We’re hopeful SBS may broadcast 2019 Asia Pacific Games and/or 2020 World Championships. “This works in concert with our deal with Fox Sports - Fox isn’t targeted at us, the bowls tragics. Fox viewers tend to be sport orientated and we’re aiming at those who flick through the channels, it puts our sport in front of them. We rattle

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The CEO said one complaint he hears a lot is about “grassroots money” being spent on the elite, but he said almost all of the money spent on high performance comes from government grants. “But it’s dependent on us winning gold medals, we have to win,” he said. He said roughly 20 per cent of the federal budget is spent on health and of that, only 0.5 per cent goes to sport, with research ongoing to determine if more of the health budget should be allocated to sport, as a preventative step.

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SOUTH TWEED - AUG 10 Sponsored by Domina BCIB

Pictured above: Guest speakers Steve Glasson, Brett Wilkie, Nigel Smith, Neil Dalrymple, Kelvin Kerkow, Karen Ferguson, Karen Murphy.

Social bowls increases as clubs close With respect to the future, the BA CEO said bowls remained a major participant sport but the whole industry of sport was under pressure. “Club membership is declining all over the world, not just in bowls, people are time poor” Dalrymple said. “Bowls worldwide declines about 3-4 per cent a year, for example, Scotland loses six clubs a year.” The CEO said it was important to save grassroots clubs, especially when two thirds of Australian bowls clubs were in regional and country areas. Forum participant Phil Blank from Kallangur said the top level of bowls was not stepping up. “Bowls QLD or Bowls AUST should have a team to go in and assist struggling clubs, otherwise they spend all their money on improvements and then sell up anyway, it’s all wasted,” Blank said. “We can’t force a club to do what we want them to do,” Neil Dalrymple said, “However the point of the RBMs is to help country clubs.” “Clubs Queensland is very helpful in this sort of situation,” BQ CEO Brett Wilkie said. “We have found them to be well resourced and helpful.”

CELEBRATING

SNAP SHOT

Karen Ferguson, BCIB CEO, said:

BA CEO Neil Dalrymple said:

30 YEARS

Domina BCIB is celebrating 30 years as an insurance broker, starting with the small club of Woonoona north of Wooloongong in 1987 and now looking after 750 clubs.

FUTURE OF BOWLS

Question Time with BA CEO Neil Dalrymple

“In QLD, 50 bowls clubs shut their doors in the past 10 years.”

“Bowls Australia has gone to a fixed fee model because we want everyone who plays bowls to be accounted for, everyone to be in the database,” BA CEO Neil Dalrymple said. Karen Murphy, Tweed Heads Wendy Wilson

HOST CLUB UPDATE

“VIC, NSW and SA have gone to fixed fee. “There are some issues, like when people move around, but with the fixed fee model, clubs can have different kinds of membership; as far as BA is concerned, if they’re in the database, they can play.”

Kelvin Kerkow OAM Kelvin is in his tenth year with Domina BCIB in QLD, servicing 200 clubs between Yamba in northern NSW to Rockhampton, with Mackay Northern Beaches his most northern club.

COMM GAMES

A. More people playing bowls! With good social programmes, clubs will do well.

Fixed Fees

“Insurers are pulling out of the market, which will move prices up.” “Some (other) insurers are charging extra premiums to cover synthetic surfaces and large storm excesses, 80 per cent of all claims are for storm damage.”

Q. What is the goal?

“The collection of fees is very complicated and chews up administrator time at every level.” Tugun’s Owen Kenny, Kallangur’s Phil Blank

Broadbeach GM Colleen Gilbert said:

Simplify, Unify “There are too many layers, we need to unify - it’s not healthy for the sport to have for example separate men and women’s state organisations in NSW,” Dalrymple said. “We need to avoid duplication and share services.”

Embrace technology “Our kids spend so much time on devices, it’s scary.” “It’s been a six-year process to bring this all together.

BQ CEO Brett Wilkie, Clliff Jones Paradise Pt

“It costs a lot, we don’t want to use Team App, we don’t want to someone else to own our data.”

“I’m told bowls is fully booked; 2500 people will attend every session, there’ll be two games each session, 89 security guards to move people in and out between sessions.

Bowls clubs are closing It’s worldwide, all clubs not just bowls clubs.

“It has to be a big sell because if we do it right, the Gold Coast will benefit and so will the sport. “The club will be closed off for four weeks prior to the Games.

A BA App is coming.

Coolangatta’s Tony Jackson and Trevor Gerrish with Capalaba’s Vic Fernie

Bowls worldwide loses 3-4 per cent a year, e.g. Scotland loses six bowls clubs a year.

Target retirement villages “People who are 50, 60 plus are looking to connect, most want social bowls but some may want competition, they all buy gear, it’s an opportunity for the sport.

“If any Gold Coast clubs want to host a visiting bowls nation, contact GOLDOC.” “These will be the best greens they’ve ever played on at a Commonwealth Games – ever!”

Innovative community engagement

Pic above: Broadbeach’s Ryan Bester, Noel Parmenter, Colleen & Barry Gilbert.

Dee Jones, Marilyn Bradley, Linda Gardiner, Sue Crumblin from Gold Coast Tweed district

Can you incorporate a service into your club space, for example, community nurses, they could offer free health checks to members.

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Under the spotlight…

MAIDEN NUG

WITH NATIONAL COACH STEVE GLASSON Domina BCIB ambassador and national coach Steve Glasson spiced up the recent Future of Bowls Forum by interviewing three of the guest speakers, legends of the sport Kelvin Kerkow OAM (Domina BCIB, QLD), Karen Murphy (Domina BCIB ambassador and World Bowls director) and BQ CEO Brett Wilkie.

Glasson’s next interview revealed the insurance industry is a natural fit for QLD’s most capped player, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kelvin Kerkow OAM.

“What’s one word to sum up your personality, Karen,” Glasson asked.

“He’s flipped a catamaran, been air/ sea rescued in his boat (he knows insurance from the inside out…)”

“Meticulous!” she said.

“Everyone who played Mazda Jack Hi in the early 1990s got a Mazda car, I think Kelvin bashed every bit of concrete in the parking lot in that car,” Glasson said.

Turns out the bowls icon with almost 600 international test matches for Australia doesn’t like to share a room on team trips.

“I was young…” Kerkow said.

“I’m fussy, I bring my own cooking pack, and I get up early and stretch – because I’m old,” Murphy said.

Glasson’s dad said the young Kingaroy bowler was “the one to watch” and sure enough, they faced off in the final.

“We call her Nana,” Glasson said, “It’s an honour to work with the stars...but sometimes it’s really scary…” “Who is the next rising star?” Glasson asked, “The next Karen Murphy?” Murphy anointed dual Australian Open women’s singles winner (2015, 2017) Ellen Ryan, now bowling at Murphy’s club of Cabramatta. “I’ve been able to take her under my wing, like Daphne Shaw took me under her wing,” Murphy said. “A few of us are getting on, having babies, Ellen Ryan is the next one, she’s humble, and mentally tough.” Murphy said 80 per cent of the game is mental, only 20 per cent skill. “The top players have very good emotional management skills, she said Murphy was the first bowler sponsored by BCIB founder Ian Hopper when she was 14 and the close relationship with the sport of bowls has continued. “I think Ian Hopper is running a not for profit, it’s ridiculous how much they put back into bowls, more than $400,000 a year!” Glasson said.

The banter between the two started in their early teens at the Pine Rivers Junior Classic.

“I won!” Glasson said. “And we’ve stayed mates ever since. We’re Godfathers to each other’s kids, we’re rivals and friends. “Just make sure you pick me a good team for Comm Games!” Australian selector Kerkow said that would be an extremely tough decision. “We can only pick five men and five women, Brett Wilkie and Karen Murphy are in the squad but six or seven doesn’t go into five; whoever we pick, it will be a fantastic Australian team.” Of BQ CEO Brett Wilkie, Glasson said he was “highly respected and highly admired”. “How do you balance being an elite player with Bowls QLD?” Glasson asked. “It does get tricky, I appreciate the support from the BQ Board to try and make the team,” Wilkie said. “I also couldn’t do it without the support of my wife Fiona, my parents who help with the kids, my club Helensvale, and Bowls Australia too, the Australian team is like a family.”

Pictured at the Forum, QLD RBM Andrew Howie, bowls icon Karen Murphy, Domina BCIB CEO Karen Ferguson, national coach Steve Glasson.

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JO EDWARDS WHY THE NUGGET? “There’s only 12 players here and they all deserve a spot, so it doesn’t matter which section you're playing in, you’re going to be up for a tough five games!” BOWLS INSPIRATION? “Growing up and playing in an earlier age, it was Millie Kahn, Marlene Castle and Marie Watson, they were on the team when I first made the Kiwi team and they were the people I looked up to. I liked everything about them as players, they were very professional and well liked, respected both on and off the green. They were huge motivators for me and I wanted to be just like them.”

GGETS FOR TOP BRASS

JULY 31 - AUGUST 3 TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB By Tom Sharman

The 31st Golden Nugget eluded all six of the Queenslanders playing at Tweed Heads Bowls Club (July 31 – August 3), with two southern raiders and Jackaroos heavyweights both delighted to snap up their first wins in the prestige singles showdown. Aron Sherriff, 31, from NSW and Carla Krizanic, 27, from VIC won their maiden Nugget titles against seasoned Nugget campaigner Ryan Bester (QLD) and Australian Open Singles sensation Ellen Ryan (NSW) A Nugget winner in 2014 and 2015, Canadian international Bester (Broadbeach) was the only QLD bowler to progress past the sectionals, denied a third title by Aussie great Sherriff 25-9 in the final. The other five QLD challengers in the prestige field of 12 men and 12 women were 2006 Nugget winner Lynsey Clarke (Helensvale), four-time winner Kelvin Kerkow (South Tweed), Steven Tong (Tweed Heads), and Kevin Andersen and Serena Matthews (Broadbeach).

KEVIN ANDERSEN

LYNSEY CLARKE

KELVIN KERKOW

WHY THE NUGGET? “It’s one of the best tournaments in Australia and it’s always good to be invited - although I have to say I have been playing pretty sh&#@ here this week!

WHY THE NUGGET? “When I was a junior I used to come down to Tweed to watch and thought how awesome it would be to play. It’s a really tough competition, the best of the best, so to be a part of it is special to me.”

WHY THE NUGGET? “It’s always competitive here and hard to get a win!”

“It’s great to be here though, there’s always a great crowd who appreciate watching the bowls, it’s a fantastic atmosphere.” BOWLS INSPIRATION? “I’d have to say someone like Willie Wood from Scotland - he pretty much set the standard for Scottish bowlers! He played in eight Commonwealth Games which is crazy so I would pick Willie. He was just the boss.”

BOWLS INSPIRATION? “It’s definitely Karen Murphy which is funny because she’s now one of my best friends. I came through in that era when Karen was the standout female player, exciting to watch, aggressive, really different to the style of women back then. She was a big idol and playing alongside her in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne was hands down my biggest highlight.”

“I’m a four-time winner and I’ve played here 22 times. Just to get into the field is an achievement and to do well is a bonus. It’s a fantastic event, one of the most prestigious singles events in Australia, a first class field.” BOWLS INSPIRATION? “Well… I have been around for that bloody long, I’ve played just about every man and his dog! But I’d probably have to say Richard Corsie, not everyone would know who he is but he is a triple World singles champion (from Scotland) and just an all-round class bloke.”

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Quest for national glory The QLD U18 Maroons are off to Taren Point NSW at the end of the month and there are six new caps in the QLD OVER 60s to contest next month’s Australian Senior Sides Championships. Follow the progress of our teams BQ Facebook and website.

AUST UNDER 18s

Lawson, 16, will look to make her mark in competition to secure subsequent selections.

“Those picked are all aware it’s a great honour to play for their state and it’s Queensland pride that rallies the team together.”

Returning to the state team is Bargara’s Nick Cahill,15, replacing Jayden Cottell (South Tweed) who stepped into the state side for the recent test series against NSW (July 3-4) while Cahill was out of action with a broken arm.

The U18 girls team who have won the past two inter-state clashes against NSW are together again, Jessie Cottell, Shervawn Wilson, Rebecca Rixon and Jessica Srisamruaybai, with Lawson coming in for Allen-Best.

The Queensland selectors said they were pleased with quality of the team for Nationals.

In the U18 boys, only one out of five has played Nationals before, North Toowoomba’s Jake Rynne, but the other four come with years of experience, Nick Cahill, Shane White, Indi Conlan and Kane Nelson.

“We are confident with the selection, especially after the great success the girls had at the recent inter-state series, we have made some small changes and we feel it’s the best side we could have picked,” BQ selector Greg Bostock said.

AUST OVER 60s There are a total of six new caps in the QLD team of 12 men and 12 women to contest Senior Sides at Moonta Memorial Park and Wallaroo Bowling Clubs on the Copper Coast of South Australia next month (Oct 16-19).

The only newcomer is Broaddbeach’s Lyn Cuthbertson, available for the first time for the 60 plus age group and bringing a long history of experience in the Open state team (52 caps). The QLD men finished middle of the field last year and the selectors have brought in some new blood. On debut for the state are Lindsay Ponting (South Tweed), Geoff Jensen

(New Farm), Alan Thorp (Bribie Island), John Finlayson (Belmont Services) and Geoff Maskell (Broadbeach). In an interesting twist, the selectors will run four of the debutantes in the same rink, in the hands of experienced Victorian state skip Maskell, stepping up for QLD this year. “We didn’t think of it that way, we picked the skips first and built the teams around them,” BQ coordinator of selectors and Senior Sides team manager Greg Bostock said. “We feel these combinations will do the best job for QLD in South Australia.” Women’s team manager is state selector Brenda Thompson. The six state and two territory teams play a round robin over four days, usually with a thrilling finish coming down to the final round to decide places.

SAME PLACE NEXT YEAR South Australia’s Copper will host Australian Senior Championships for the next consecutive years (2017 – BA president Nigel Smith said recent Future of Bowls Forum.

Coast Sides three 2019), at the

“It’s expensive to rotate it to the smaller states - we don’t get change out of $3040,000 with flights and accommodation - and the Copper Coast is tipping in serious dollars to host this event for the next three years,” Smith said.

Host duties for the Over 60s Nationals used to rotate around the states and territories but this year Bowls AUST got an offer to good to refuse.

“We’ve also been asked ‘What about an Over 70s?” since we’re all living longer, Who knows? it’s something to consider...”

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SINGLES Jessie Cottell (Broadbeach) Nick Cahill (Bargara) PAIRS Rebecca Rixon (Kawana), Jessie Cottell (Broadbeach) Jake Rynne (North Toowoomba), Indi Conlan (Enoggera) TRIPLES Isabella Lawson (Enoggera), Shervawn Wilson (Tin Can Bay), Jessica Srisamruaybai (Tweed Heads) Kane Nelson (Belmont Services), Shane White (Helensvale), Nick Cahill FOURS Isabella Lawson, Shervawn Wilson, Rebecca Rixon, Jessica Srisamruaybai Kane Nelson, Shane White, Jake Rynne, Indi Conlan

QLD SENIOR SIDE TEAMS WOMEN Team 1: Anne McClure, Adele Pershouse, Mary Geary, Wendy Ryan Team 2: Sally Hickman, Linda Morish, Sue O’Toole, Louise Witton (s) Team 3: Lyn Cuthbertson, Gail Waitai, Gail Crompton, Christina Pavlov MEN Team 1: Max Jaffray, Peter Johnson, Glen Bailey, Trevor Broadbent Team 2: Greg Ash, Lindsay Ponting, Nigel Smith, Neville Jenkins Team 3: Geoff Jensen, Alan Thorp, John Finlayson, Geoff Maskell

OCT 16-19, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

The QLD women go into the 2017 Series as defending champs after a sparkling campaign in Perth, WA last year.

It will be the last time to represent their state as juniors for 17 year olds Jessica, Shervawn and Indi.

QLD U18 TEAMS SEPT 30 – OCT 2, TAREN POINT, NSW

On debut for Queensland is Enoggera Bowls Club’s Isabella Lawson replacing Julia Allen-Best (Tin Can Bay) who has progressed into the State U25s.

“The team has recent experience at Taren Point so we think that will help us at Nationals, but we know the competition will be quality and our QLD bowlers will have to give 100 per cent against every team they play.

P O L IC E L E GACY By Tom Sharman Former officers of Queensland’s thin blue line responded to a call from Northern Suburbs Bowls Club recently but they were not there to fight crime. Instead they got together on the greens to raise thousands of dollars for a charity close to their hearts, the Queensland Police Legacy Scheme. Representatives of the Queensland Retired Police Association handed over a generous $7,341.75 to the charity from their 11th annual QRPA bowls day (July 7), bringing the total of donations over the years to more than $66,500. Police Legacy was founded in 1971 to provide ongoing assistance to dependent families of deceased Queensland police officers; over the past 46 years the charity has helped 228 families and 411 dependent legatee children. Police Legacy currently assists 54 police families with a total of 86 police legacy children. Retired Police Association state president Greg Early says the help and care is of immense value to the families of fallen officers. “It’s a big thing for someone to lose a spouse and father in the line of duty and Police Legacy provides a lifeline, we look out for the children,” Early said. “The money helps with various things including computers for school; we take the children on holiday once a year for a

Senior Sergeant Lindsay Rattray and Acting Assistant Commissioner Brent Carter week and we make sure they are never seen wanting. “Police Legacy has recently taken in three more children with the recent murder of Senior Constable Brett Forte in Toowoomba, so we’ll be looking out for his family now too.” The scheme looks after children from kindergarten through to university. Early says he has seen the great work done by Police Legacy first hand. “I have a personal interest in the scheme because some 40 years ago my late wife’s brother who was a serving police officer was killed on duty and he left four boys behind and the scheme cared for those boys all through high school,” Early said. “It really helped my sister immensely when her husband was killed, she couldn’t even drive a car back then as her husband had done all the driving.” Acting Assistant Commissioner Brent Carter said days like the charity bowls day helped a great deal in fundraising and it was also important for morale of former police too. “It’s important because when people join the police service,

they join a family and we look after our people and retired officers get together in various forms to keep the friendships alive,” Acting Asst Commissioner Carter said. “A lot of retired of police officers say they don’t miss the job itself but they miss the friendships and personalities they met over their years in the service and it’s important that we maintain the connections between older officers and current officers. “Every year someone of substantial rank comes to these events to show support and show that when they leave the service we don’t just forget about our officers. “I love these events as I get to meet retired police officers and thank them for their service.” This year’s charity day attracted 20 rinks of four, undeterred despite the rain causing some disruptions. QLD Police Legacy president Snr Sgt Lindsay Rattray presented a total of $1000 prize money, with $400 to the winning team of Keith Brown, Roger Connolly, Don Brumwell and skip Mick Potts from Ferny Grove, who won both matches on the day.

Acting Assistant Commissioner Brent Carter with Ferny Grove’s Mick Potts, Don Brumwell, Roger Connolly and Keith Brown

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AUSTRALIAN SOLAR POWER CONSULTANTS BQ PARTNERS SINCE 2015 ADVERTORIAL

More than two years and 25 clubs later, it’s been a busy, exciting roller coaster ride partnering with BQ clubs. “BQ clubs have saved hundreds of thousands of dollars on their power bills over the past two years, including BQ head office at Enoggera which was one of the first to go to solar in November 2015,” Aust Solar Power Consultants’ Fred Dickman said. “The savings for my client clubs will continue years into the future, even as rebate levels change, because the cost of electricity rarely goes down… “I am very proud of the work we have done with BQ clubs and I will continue to work hard for the best savings for clubs throughout Queensland with Australian Solar Power Consultants.”

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WE DO THEM ALL - BIG AND SMALL 25 QUEENSLAND BOWLS CLUBS IN 2 YEARS

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Here is a proud record of the solar systems installed by Australian Solar Power Consultants at BQ clubs (Aug 2015 – Aug 2017).

Dysart

Moura

Springsure

6.5

Taroom

12.5

16.5

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Wandoan

12.5

16.5

12.5

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Chinchilla

Kilcoy

Dalby

Dayboro

6.4

Milmerran

Woodford

12.5

16.5

Kawana

100

Samford

Mooloolaba

77.6

Musgrave Hill

100

Burgowan

Wellers Hill

Gin Gin

6.5

Gaythorne

12.5

Rockhampton (Vic Pde)

Everton Park

12.5

16.5

Gracemere

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Yarraman

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“We are very pleased with the savings resulting from the installation of our solar panels by Australian Solar Power Consultants. We’re very happy about the service Fred Dickman’s company provides.”

TESTIMONIALS Read what our Queensland bowls clubs have to say about Australian Solar Power Consultants.

“We’re very happy with Australian Solar Power Consultants. We went live in September 2016 with a 100kW system. Our power bill was around $120,000 a year and we’ve saved $20,000 in the first year. The payback period is short, in five to six years we’ll have it covered.”

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Brian Baldwin, Manager/Secretary

“Are we saving with the Australia Solar Power Consultants installation? Absolutely! We used to pay around $5000 for electricity every three months, now it’s about $3200. The biggest thing for us is that we’ll pay it off in two years and the savings will be even better. We pay back $400 a month and we’re total happy.”

“We have the poker machines going non-stop, cold rooms, freezers, air conditioning - the cost of electricity to run all these things just keeps going up. We track our investment and savings on egauge. The solar installation with Australian Solar Power Consultants has definitely saved us money.” Barbara Fisher, Administration Manager

Margaret Scott, Treasurer, WOODFORD BOWLS CLUB

MUSGRAVE HILL BOWLS CLUB, SOUTHPORT QLD

“We used to pay around $1000/ month in electricity, now it’s just over $500. In the hot, hot period earlier this year (before the system was operational) we paid $1400$1500/month, we’re expecting to halve that for the same time next year. We’re also looking at battery back-up because most of our club activity is at night. We’re hoping to run the club for three hours in the evening with the solar savings stored in batteries. We’re paying off the system over five years at $300/month so it will be paid off in four and a half years. I take the readings every Friday: we’ve got a 15kW inverter and it peaks pretty close - 14.9kW.” Ray Jamieson, Hon Secretary, WELLERS HILL BOWLS CLUB, TARRAGINDI

“Our power bill has gone down by half! We’ve had no problems at all and Fred gives us a call every now and again to check how we’re going.

“We were one of the first bowls clubs in QLD to go with Australian Solar Power Consultants. We’ve got a small installation but we’re very happy with the savings, it’s cut our power bill by a third. We applied for two grants to put in the solar and heard nothing, then suddenly a cheque arrived in the mail! We’ve installed LED lighting and instantaneous gas hot water to make the power savings even better.” Bill Edwards, Manager/Secretary

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WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING?

paradise point pairs Broadbeach buds Ryan Bester and Jade Groenewege won the $7500 Paradise Point Open Pairs (Aug 6-7) by three shots 14-11 in the grand final over runners up Wayne Masters (Greenslopes) and Warren Mills on his home green.

The draw had something for everyone, with the top eight teams from Day One playing off for the first prize of $2,200, with the remaining 34 teams competing for winner / runner up prize money in five groups of sectional play.

“It was a great success, a total of 84 players, the greens were full, the bar trade was good, and thanks to all who took part behind the scenes, the green keeping staff, umpires, catering and games room volunteers,” Paradise Point president Cliff Jones said.

The 25th Annual Bargara Women’s Fours (July 17-18) was hotly contested with only three points separating the top four teams, the game’s format scored on 10 points for a win and one point per end win.

Mizzi and skip Lynn Donaldson on five wins and 49 ends (pictured above with sponsor), one point ahead of Moore Park’s Chris Strowger, Robyn Chandler, Betty Klaassen and skip Sue Jardine on five wins and 48 ends.

Cannon’s team of Jenny Hearn, Verity Reitzenstein and Adele Pershouse.

The two top teams were ‘foreign’ raiders, just off the pace were two local teams.

Rounding out the top four were Bargara skip Judy Everett’s team of Katie Shipp, Annette Goldsworthy and SallyAnne Russell and Bargara skip Jess

BARGARA FOURS

Winners Bundaberg Brothers were Jenny Dingle, Jenny Mallett, Josie

The Bargara Carnival attracted 38 teams including from Downs, Fraser Coast, Sunshine Coast and NSW. “We had perfect weather and a great turnout,” Bargara’s Jess Cannon said. “Thanks to all the volunteers and the sponsors Carlyle Gardens who have supported the event since 1992.”

WO O LG O O LG A T R I P L E S With BA ranking points up for grabs, a number of Queenslanders hit the road south to Woolgoolga near Coffs Harbour to contest the Countrywide Liquor Winter Triples (July 7-9). It was well worth the trip for QLD combo Phil Brandon (Broadbeach), Peter Leon (Pine Rivers) and skip Richard Strawbridge (Kawana) who proudly

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claimed the runners up prize of $1800 with seven and a half wins, a draw in Round 2 proving costly. The top prize of $3000 went to a local side, Craig Donaldson, Michael Chapin and Shane Garvey, on eight wins. C.ex Woolgoolga bowls coordinator Brenden Neal said the $8,000 triples always attracts a high-quality field.

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“It’s tough but anyone can win, the perfect weather and slick greens make it a great competition and it’s the start of a few big weeks of bowls on the Coffs Coast with around $50k up for grabs at local clubs.” Pic: Brenden Neal,Countrywide Liquor rep Mark Lynch, Ron Whelan, Peter Leon, Phil Brandon, Richard Strawbridge (s)

WHAT’S YOUR DISTRICT BEEN DOING? quad MASTERS DOWNS DISTRICT By Joyce McGeorge The Quad Master Challenge prestigious event was originally instigated by Cunningham District in 2014 to be played annually between Brisbane, Cunningham, Downs and the Gateway District women. The inaugural event was won by the Downs District in 2014 with Gateway winning in 2015 and 2016 and this year the Downs District won the trophy for the second time. It was an exciting finish to the line for Downs contesting the third round – the decider between Gateway and the Downs. The final result would be determined by the outcome of this particular game as Gateway were narrowly leading the competition after two rounds but Downs were lessening the margin after a 16-shot first round loss to Brisbane, and a tight win 111-102 over Cunningham in the second round. Downs were jubilant to post a strong win over Gateway 111-77, the margin putting them well ahead to be the overall winner. Next year’s Quad Challenge will be held in the Cunningham District around midyear. The other exciting news from Downs District is that many schools are coming into our bowls clubs and under the generous guidance and tutelage of our volunteers, they are learning the skills of lawn bowls. One of the school teachers – using his manual arts skills - has offered to make a trophy using one of the bowls for a competition towards the end of the sporting block. Pictured top right: 2017 Quad Master Challenge victors Downs District, back row, Lorraine Zimmerman, Imelda Brumpton, Julia Allen-Best, Debbie Petersen, Jan Baldock, Margaret Podmore, Fay Hunter, Theresa Thomas, Karen Livingstone, Maureen Pyne, middle row, Denise Parkinson, Marlene Hannant, Lorraine Callaghan, Sue McManus, Val Mahony, front, Bonnie Gordon, Tracy Foster.

PROSERPINE pride MACKAY DISTRICT Proserpine is the proud winner of this year’s Mackay District Division 1 Pennant. “This is only our second win, the last time we won Division 1 Pennant was back in 1995,” Wayne Handley said. “We clinched our win by defeating Mackay club to win by half a point over Souths Suburban. “Not too bad for a club with under 40 members!”

“What made this even more remarkable was that we had five family members playing in our team this year, Grahame Kinnear and his four sons, Scott, Shane, Luke and Michael, all playing in Division 1. Proserpine will now progress to the Group 7 final against the winner of Leichhardt District. BQ State Pennant will be held a few weeks earlier than usual this year, the first week of November rather than the last (Nov 4-5, Tweed Heads).

Proud win for Proserpine, back row, club president Shane Spann, Gavin Milne, Scott Hamilton, Wayne Handley, Michael Kinnear, Barry Saroglia, Luke Kinnear, Luchie Gardel, front row, Nathan Dodds, Shane Kinnear, Scott Kinnear, Grahame Kinnear. Absent: Jonathon Bye, Vince Olsen (subs)

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IF YOU CANT B E AT ‘EM, JOIN ‘EM CHINCHILLA LADIES DAY - JUNE 3 Looking at the photos from Chinchilla’s recent “Ladies” Day, it’s clear the club has embraced the concepts of “amalgamation” and “unity” when it comes to men’s and women’s bowls.

The “ladies” certainly had a great day on the green on June 3, with some great bowls played and plenty of socializing, given the prizes were bottles of wine. “We had about 50 ladies taking part and they had a great time, everyone is asking when we’re going to have our

next Ladies Day, even though we did have a few imposters,” Chinchilla’s Julie Jones said. But it’s not all froth and bubble out Chinchilla way. The recent Men’s Fours and Pairs Carnival was also a great success.

Photos by Julie Jones, clockwise from top: Grrrr, teachers Natalie Herbert, Elissa McCullough, Tiffany Ross, Samantha Taylor Some sheilas will do anything to get a game on Ladies Day, Mrs (Glen McCullough) Fuzzy, Bearice (Bill) Reid, Peta (Peter) Jones, Carla (Craig) Smith Teachers Natalie Budden, Belinda Jones, Tenille Olm, Sarah Bates Carmel Bidstrup, Cheryl Jones Robyn Laxton The essentials for a game of bowls.

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I F AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED CHINCHILLA MEN’S CARNIVAL JULY 15-16

attended the Chinchilla Carnival, it was great to finally get a win!” Merrell said.

year, even though we didn’t get to play him directly in five games,” Merrell said.

He’s had a go at the $4000 Chinchilla Men’s Fours a dozen times and finally Toowoomba City’s Blair Merrell cracked the winner’s circle.

The action-packed weekend of bowls was contested by 30 teams on July 15-16, each team playing five games, with results scored on rink wins and ends won.

“It’s a good competition, people come from all around, the club is hospitable and makes you feel very welcome.

While Merrell has been playing in the annual carnival for 12 years, he’s only been playing with his current combination for the past five years and they’re all celebrating a win worth the wait, Merrell, Shane Greentree (Pittsworth), Stephen Martin (Summit) and skipper Gary Gray (West Toowoomba). “We’ve come second a few times but this is my first win in the 12 years I have

Men’s Pairs, pictured top left: Winner local father and son team Peter and Tim Jones were the best of 28 at Chinchilla this year. Peter lives in Chinchilla while Tim lives in Brisbane and plays for Hamilton.

Gray’s team beat Taroom skip Jim Keleher’s rink consisting of Noel Corbin (North Dalby), Brian Slatter (Dalby) and George Hoath (Jandowae) by a margin of just four ends to claim the competition’s top prize. “Jimmy Keleher’s team beat us in last year’s competition so it was nice to finally get a bit of revenge on him this

“A lot of the same people go every year as well so it’s a great chance to socialise and catch up with friends you don’t get to see often.” The top three teams all finished on five wins so it came down to shots. The Calcutta raised $2500 which was a great result for the club, volunteers and sponsors. Date Claimer: OCT 14-15 Chinchilla Open Triples

M E N ’ S 4 s R E S U LT S

1st

Blair Merrell

2nd

Jim Keleher

3rd

Richard Dixon

4th

Frank Mohr

Runner up Brian Slatter, Jim Keleher, George Hoath, Noel Corbin

5th

Mick Gleeson

Pictured right: David Jones, Richard Dixon, Peter Jones, Jim Donnelly (top), Frank Mohr, John Crawford, David Noble, Paul Evans (middle), Alan Thorp, Bob Lamb, Tony Bennett, Glen Hawkins (bottom)

O THER P R IZE WINNER S

Runner up was North Toowoomba’s Nathan Appleton & Ian Groves from Oakey, third was Crows Nest’s Tony Collins and Ray Madsen. Men’s Fours, pictured top right: Winner Shane Greentree, Stephen Martin, Gary Gray, Blair Merrell

(by Skip)

(Toowoomba City) 5 wins, +92 (Taroom) 5 wins, +88 (Chinchilla) 5 wins, +85 (Woombye) 4 wins, +78 (Chinchilla) 4 wins, +75

D AY 1 Chris Hart (Chinchilla) D AY 2 Alan Thorp (Bribie Island) F I NAL RO UND Matty Prain (Tara)

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MEANDARRA MATRIARCH Meandarra Bowls Club’s Marie Wright, 90, has been awarded her Bowls Queensland Matriarch Badge. After 39 years of bowling, she says there’s a lot you can learn about life and people from playing bowls and she will never grow tired of the club or the sport. “My husband was a keen bowler and after my children got a little bit older I decided to join as a social member, but that didn’t last very long and before I knew it I was a full member and doing different bits to help out at the club,” Marie said. “I just love the companionship and the friendship down at the club and it’s good

to meet different people from other clubs when they come to play or visit.” Marie turned 90 in October last year and was awarded the Matriarch’s badge on July 26 by Condamine District Ladies president Margaret Read. Since joining the club in 1978, Marie has held many positions including president, treasurer and games director. She no longer bowls but still serves as a committee member and club delegate at district level. Members of the BQ community are eligible for a Matriarch or Patriarch Badge when they turn 90.

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S AY ! The controversy around bowling arms being used is quite fierce, but “to play or not to play at all”, that is the question! (I’m sure Shakespeare won’t mind my paraphrase!) For many bowlers who now find themselves with injuries or illness, this is the only option to stay on the greens. If learning to use a bowling arm is the only way these players can remain in the sport they love, then learn it they will. The arm bowlers at the North Dalby games had many and varied reasons for using an “arm” from vertigo, knees that won’t bend, two ladies had pins and bolts in their spines just so they could stand straight and walk. Other reasons for using “arms” are strokes, torn rotator cuff in shoulder, scoliosis of the spine and of course old age often brings the dreaded arthritis to deal with.

Lyn McDonald, June Brawne, Marie Wright, Heather Koebrugge, CDLBA president Margaret Read

DEVELOPMENT Congratulations to the following state finalists for Secondary Schools Cup 2017.

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Mercy College (Mackay) Charters Towers SHS Mount Morgan SHS Tagai SS + Distance Ed (Thursday Island) Longreach SHS (Longreach) Emmaus College (Rockhampton) Gympie SHS Mount Larcom SHS Burnett State College (Gayndah) Sienna Catholic College (Sunshine Coast)

RBM - TROPICAL NTH QLD Paul Jackson - 0429 213 207 pjackson@bowls.com.au

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The original bowling arm was modelled and registered with Bowls Australia as an aide as far back as 40 years ago by Trevor Harker. There are now many different kinds of arms available and some 16,000 users in Australia.

PAUL

ANDREW

St Mary’s College (Maryborough) Nambour SHS Roma SHS Mountain Creek SHS (Sunshine Coast) Ipswich SHS (two teams) Monto SHS Wavell SHS Chisolm Catholic College (Capalaba) Goodna SHS

Queensland has now joined Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia in the annual “national” interstate competition. There will come a day when some players against the use of bowling arms will find themselves in a position where they have to join the club or give up the sport they love. There’s nothing wrong with knitting or chess…but if you want to stay out in the fresh air on a bowls green, the bowling arm is a wonderful access tool.

It will be an exciting weekend of student bowls at Club Pine Rivers on the first weekend of the school holidays, September 16-17.

The arm bowlers I met at North Dalby deserve accolades (certainly not criticism or accusations) for continuing to stay active on the greens for as long as they can.

RBM - SOUTH EAST QLD

Juliana McGahan, North Dalby

Andrew Howie - 0409 498 786 ahowie@bowls.com.au

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In Praise of the Bowling Arm QLD Maroon Arm Bowlers will contest the 2017 Arm Bowler Nationals at Moama on the border of VIC and NSW this month (Sept 11-13).

For the first time, the five mainlands states will be represented, with TAS hoping for next year. There are around 15,000 arm bowlers in Australia.

North Dalby games director John McGahan worked tirelessly for six months to bring this unique carnival to fruition, the first bowling arm carnival for the Western Downs but with a twist – teams were permitted to have a non-arm bowler as lead.

Players from Bundaberg to Tweed Heads “went west” to experience the North Dalby hospitality on May 29.

Overall winners were Mary and Geoff Geary from Mooloolaba playing with John Amos from Algester.

Taking on the local bowlers were representatives from Urangan, Pialba, Mooloolaba, Brisbane, Helensvale, Broadbeach, Musgrave Hill, Laidley, Ipswich, Roma, Chinchilla, Oakey, Tara, and Dalby.

Second place went to an Oakey team, Barb Poole, Betty Lorrimer and Paddy Boyton.

“Usually husbands and wives who accompany arm bowlers just have to sit and watch but at this carnival we had 14 triples teams comprising 33 arm bowlers and 9 non-arm bowlers, it was a great success,” John McGahan said.

The weather was perfect, the greens ran true, and there was a generous prize purse of $1290 thanks to sponsor Mrs Flora Farley.

Juliana McGahan writes for Bowler about a recent arm bowler tournament on the Western Downs and why she has a lot of respect for arm bowlers.

Third was Leon and Lisa Dwyer from Pialba playing with David Bowden of Roma. Fourth place went to Donnetta Vidler (Tara), Robyn Buckley (Dalby) and Don McDonald (North Dalby).

Fourth, Don McDonald, Flora Farley, Robyn Buckley, Donnetta Vidler

Runners up, Oakey’s Paddy Boynton, Barb Poole, Betty Lorrimer

Cheryl & Peter Hutchinson, Ray Dixon with Flora Farley

Gordon & Wendy Usher, Harold Coggan with Flora Farley

Winners, John Amos (Algester), Geoff Geary, Mary Geary (Mooloolaba)

Organiser John McGahan, Richard Dixon, sponsor Flora Farley, QLD Maroon Arm Bowlers’ David Johnson

Third, David Bowden (Roma), Lisa & Leon Dwyer (Pialba)

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BOWLS QLD

MATCH

COACHING

2017/18

COMMITTEE

WHAT DOES BOWLS QLD DO FOR YOU?

WHO?

Ron Somerville - coordinator Jim See Helen Doherty Nev Galbraith John De Erneste BQ Board liaison: Geoff Osborne

Alan Thorp - coordinator George Franklin Dennis O'Toole BQ Board liaison: Carmel Gibb

CHANGES? No changes, same team. ROLE? BQ Match enforces the conditions of play and amends the conditions when required during Bowls Queensland events. We ensure games are completed in a timely manner and we are responsible for the smooth running of all state events. We develop competition draws and collate the results, including collating results from host clubs who help run our events. We declare sections where appropriate and send the results from each day’s play to BQ media and outside media. We work with staff and volunteers from event host clubs with the aim of creating a first class experience for all of our BQ bowlers. “I like the opportunity the job gives us to go to all of the different clubs and help out, it can be stressful at times but over the 14 years that I have been involved, I have met a lot of people who once were strangers but are now friends. “I’ve also had the opportunity to watch a lot of the juniors progress through the ranks and go from little kids to playing for their state to even representing Australia on the international stage. “We’re not expecting any huge changes over the next 12 months but it will be interesting to see how we get on with State Juniors in January due to the competition being moved forward due to a clash with the Commonwealth Games, we hope everyone will come and support the event in Bundaberg in January (13-19). - Ron Somerville

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CHANGES? Chrissy Pavlov has left BQ Match and will move to Selection - but first she is committed to the defence of the QLD’s Women’s Over 60s national title won at Senior Sides in WA last year. This will be Chrissy’s last appearance for the state as a player before taking on State Selector duties. Brisbane District coach and presenter and assessor Dennis O’Toole from Windsor Bowls Club is a new appointment to BQ Match. Dennis has written his first Bowler column on Page 34. ROLE? The coaching committee has many roles but its main objectives are to: • identify potential coaches in clubs currently without a coach or where there is likely to be a need for a new coach • develop appropriate skills enhancement clinics / workshops for existing coaches. The committee also liaises with coaches to ensure they have the latest information and organises regular interaction between coaches and umpires through meetings and competition and acts as a mentoring resource for all new coaches. “The best thing about this job is getting into the grass roots of the game and helping people improve their bowls and getting to meet like-minded bowlers. “I have also helped the disability bowlers which was really fun. It was a brilliant year for them, with the QLD team’s fantastic results in the national Multi-Disability competition at Raymond Terrace NSW. “As a committee, we help bring new people into the sport and strengthen the bowls community. We help out the more remote areas of Queensland by coaching presenters and assessors and helping them to run successful coaching classes so bowlers are more confident and knowledgeable to pass on skills to club members. “A lot of people say Bowls QLD doesn’t care about the districts outside of Brisbane and the Gold Coast, but that’s not true. We try to get to as many clubs as possible and we plan to visit Thursday Island and Mount Isa in due course. “As part of our key performance indicators, we commit to conduct programmes in a minimum of five districts every year. “We try to cover as much ground as possible with the small team of volunteers we have.” - Alan Thorp

BOWLS QLD

COMMITTEE

SELECTION

UMPIRE

2017/18

WHO?

Greg Bostock - coordinator Brenda Thompson Ron Mitchell Christina Pavlov BQ Board liaison: Brian Marshall

John Kirkpatrick - coordinator Joan Brotherton Jessie Cannon BQ Board liaison: Colleen Ryan

CHANGES?

Due to the recent death of long time BQ Umpire committee member Ivor Boon, the Board will consider a replacement appointment in due course.

CHANGES?

NQ district president and former BQ deputy chairman (2015) Ron Mitchell has been appointed to BQ Selection and Chrissy Pavlov makes the transition from state player to state selector after Australian Senior Sides next month. Former QLD rep Peter Stanton from Kilcoy Bowls Club will not serve on the Selection panel this year after two terms as coordinator (2015-16, 2016-17). Peter was sent out with a bang when his final QLD U25s selection won both the men’s and women’s Shields for the first time ever at the recent interstate test series against NSW. “It is an honour to wear a state badge and I’m protective of its value,” Stanton said. “I’m disappointed not be on the team again but the upside is more free time and I wish the new committee success with their selections for the upcoming U18s and Over 60s.” ROLE? The selection committee is an impartial body which researches and selects athletes for special events as required by Bowls Queensland. The committee determines the eligibility of players by attending various events whenever possible to assess form of players. The committee also compiles written documents recording player ability, personal attributes and their achievements. Selection also considers factors such as player performance, technique, mental attributes, consistency, behavior and dedication to representing the state.

“The best part of the job is the research and trying to find the very best players to represent Queensland. “It means we have to watch a lot of players and work well as a panel to make sure we have a clear line of open communication to do the job well. “When Queensland does well it is great as it means all of the time spent doing our homework and all of the other bits of hard work was worth it. “The first challenges for the new committee were to select the QLD Under 18 teams for Nationals at Taren Point and Over 60s for the Australian Senior Sides in South Australia.” - Greg Bostock

VALE IVOR BOON

BQ Umpire committee answer all matters pertaining to umpiring and accreditation and promote the benefits of becoming an umpire.

To the music of Slim Dusty and the poetry of Henry Lawson, BQ umpire Ivor Boon was appointed for duty at that great bowls green in the sky.

We are also tasked with maintaining the high standards of umpires in Queensland as well as accrediting and re-accrediting them.

Ivor died with his sharp mind and generous spirit well intact on July 21, the day after his 82nd birthday.

We provide documentation on the laws of the sport of lawn bowls for instruction of candidates for accreditation as national umpires and measurers and resolve and report on any questions, interpretations or decisions on the laws of the sport of bowls in QLD.

Peter Williamson (BQ President), Joan Brotherton and John Kirkpatrick (BQ Umpires) and Cath Crowe (BQ Admin) represented the BQ community on July 28 at Ivor’s farewell service.

ROLE?

“It’s a great chance for us to be able to put something back into the game and help the game run smoothly by assisting the districts and helping people to understand the laws,” “I’m looking forward to another year with our strong team.” - John Kirkpatrick

“Congratulations to the successful Bowls QLD committee members recently appointed by the Board. We look forward to working with you over the next 12 months. Thank you to all who nominated but were unsuccessful on this occasion.”

Many stories were swapped about the former competitive tennis player who switched to bowls in the mid-1970s and thought it only made the game better if everyone knew the rules. Ivor was a member at Jindalee, Bribie Island and Geebung Bowls Clubs and he served as Cunningham District president in 1993. Ivor’s real love and super strength was the laws of the game and he served generously on the state umpires committee for 17 years from 1999-2000 to July this year. Ivor will be fondly remembered. Sincere condolences to Val and family.

– BQ CEO Brett Wilkie

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Q&A 1

I am holding 2 shots and have the final bowl to play in the end. Do I have to play it? No.

You are at the head and a bowl from an adjoining rink is about to enter your head. What should you do?

Law 37.6.1 If a bowl at rest on the rink is in danger of being moved by a bowl from a neighbouring rink, any player at the head must choose whether to: 37.6.1.1: Lift the bowl at rest to allow the other bowl to pass and then replace it, as long as this action would not influence the outcome of the head; or 37.6.1.2: Stop the bowl from the neighbouring rink. Important points to note: •

Any player, but not all players, at the head may lift ONE bowl. The player closest to the likely disturbance is allowed to lift ONE bowl.

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Any player at the head may STOP an intruding bowl.

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A bowl may only be lifted if so doing WILL NOT affect the result of the end.

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In singles, the MARKER CANNOT LIFT BOWLS they have to STOP THE BOWL.

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If in any doubt, stop the encroaching bowl and return for replay provided it was on the correct bias.

Lifting a bowl at rest to allow the bowl from the neighbouring rink to pass and then replace it. (Law 37.6.1.1)

What happens if the bowl from the neighbouring rink is going to come into contact with the mat?

Law 6.2.5 If a bowl from a neighbouring rink, moving in its original course and on a bias which will take it back into its own rink, is travelling on a path which will bring it into contact with the mat, any player on the rink on which the mat is being used can lift it so that the bowl can pass and then replace the mat in its original position.

Law 25 Delivering the final bowl of an end: It is not compulsory for the last player to play in any end to deliver the final bowl of the end, but the player must tell the opposing skip or opponent in Singles of the decision not to deliver the final bowl before the process of deciding the number of shots scored starts (as described in law 23.1). THIS DECISION IS FINAL. Important points to note: This only applies to the last player in an end who can elect not to play the last bowl but must advise the opposing player.

During an end, I realized that I did not play one of my bowls. The Umpire was called to make a decision.

Law 29.4.2: If a bowl has been played by each team before the players discover that one of them has failed to play a bowl in the proper order, that player will lose the right to play the bowl. Important points to note:

Lift the mat to allow the bowl from the neighbouring rink to pass and replace in its original position. (Law 6.2.5)

In this situation the Umpire, if called, needs to establish when the mistake was noted and then check to see how many bowls had been delivered by each of the opponents up to that time. If they had delivered one or more each, then the unplayed bowl is forfeited.

P & A IN EVERY DISTRICT Bowls QLD is progressing its goal of ensuring every BQ district has the services of a trained umpire Presenter and Assessor.

Janice Gray (Gold Coast Tweed), Cynthia Shields (Brisbane North), Allan Salkow (Cunningham) and Greg John (Maranoa Warrego).

A P & A umpire course was held at Enoggera Bowls Club on July 8-9 by visiting education and training advisor for Bowls Australia Peter Hanlon.

Five current district P & As also attended, Owen Kenny (Gold Coast Tweed), Pauline Okon (Cunningham), Ian Hazell (Sunshine Coast), John Kirkpatrick (Brisbane North and BQ Umpire committee coordinator), Joan Brotherton (Gateway and BQ Umpire committee).

Six new district P & A candidates received training, Dietmar Thomas (Port Curtis), Terry Gesch (Brisbane),

Hands on training, Port Curtis District’s Dietmar Thomas was one of five new umpire P & A candidates to present to the group.

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“The Cook Islanders make everyone feel welcome and we appreciate the friendliness, the stunning scenery and fascinating cultural programme.

“It really is social bowls in paradise,” Uplift Tours host Claire McErlane said.

“Our annual visit has helped the Raratonga club install solar panels and Sky TV and develop their junior programme - some of the juniors even play in the Bowls International.”

“We have NZ bowls icons Jo and Dave Edwards joining us on the 2018 tour, we look forward to some great tips!

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Claire said the southern states had signed up early this year but QLD bowlers had been slower than usual. “Now is the time to sign up to secure a place and for the best deal on price,” Claire said. The Bowls International is a social Open Fours Carnival with mixed teams.

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New RBM for QLD Wade Mutzelburg has been appointed Regional Bowls Manager – Central Queensland commencing duties on Monday September 4. Wade has a Bachelor of Business Degree in Accounting and more than 10 years of professional experience in the accounting industry on the Sunshine Coast. He has played bowls for almost 10 years and after a number of near misses, finally won his first state title in 2015 at State Champion of Club Champion Pairs, leading for Joel Andersen.

National Club 5-A-Side Club Helensvale, Sept 4-7

Wade is currently on the board of the Caloundra Bowls Club in the role of Treasurer. “We welcome Wade in the role of RBM for QLD where he will work closely with Bowls QLD clubs in the CQ regional and country areas,” BQ CEO Brett Wilkie said.

National Club 5–A–Side For the first time in 2017 a New Zealand club will be on the starting blocks at the $60,000 Club Helensvale National 5-A-Side Clubs Challenge (September 4-7). The Eastbourne Bowling Club team will be spearheaded by double world champ Gary Lawson.

It’s a fabulous spectator event with 20 of the biggest club names in the sport proudly showing off their colours in a fierce competition over singles, pairs, triples and fours. The qualifying rounds are held over three days, Monday – Wednesday, with the Top 4 going through to semis and finals on Thursday.

bowler on the hustings Brisbane North district bowler Shaun Byrne has put up his hand for the upcoming state election to represent the electorate of Aspley, which covers the suburbs of Aspley, Chermside West, Geebung, Bridgeman Downs, Carseldine, Bald Hills and McDowall. “I play first division Pennant for Hamilton and I played for Brisbane North at District Sides 2017, another highlight for me this year was winning the QLD RSL State Fours,” Byrne said.

“I am struggling to think of a previous candidate who was an avid bowler before running in a State Election.” When asked “Why Politics?” Byrne said when you’re on a green or in the clubhouse, politics, life, health, and the cost of living come up in conversations and bowlers are worried about their pensions. “I think it would be good to have a bowler in politics, I’d see what I could do for bowls clubs and their members.”

Bowling Arm Nationals Moama NSW, Sept 11-13 BQ Secondary Schools Cup Pine Rivers, Sep 16-17 Pine Rivers Junior Classic Pine Rivers, Sept 18 – 20 Australian U18 Champs NSW, Sep 30-Oct 2 Australian Champ of Champs NT, Oct 11-13 BQ District Mixed Pairs State Final Souths Suburban Mackay, Oct 14-15 Australian Senior Sides SA, Oct 16-19 BQ State Champ of Club Champs Mermaid Beach, Oct 21-26 BQ State Pennant Tweed Heads, Nov 4-5 BPL06 Club Pine Rivers, Nov 14-17 Australian Champs Merimbula NSW, Nov 27-Dec 1

Shaun Byrne will stand as a candidate in the next State election

BQ State Juniors 2018 Bundaberg, Jan 13 – 19

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Coaching with BQ coaching committee

THE COACH’S EYE

DOTTY

MINIBUS

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The power of effective feedback Effective feedback is very important in the development of players and the sport in general. A coach may utilize any or all of the basic coaching styles, i.e., ‘democratic’, ‘easy going’, ‘business-like’, ‘authoritarian’, ‘intense’ and ‘nice guy’ to enable a message to be heard. The benefit of the “coach’s eye” is to provide structured feedback to a player, which is a critical part of creating a positive training environment. A coach will sometimes ask a player to focus on more than one thing at a time to bring an aspect of their game to greater glory. For example, in correcting a delivery, there are three things to concentrate on: 1. Point your feet where you want the bowl to go. 2. Hold the bowl comfortably in your hand. 3. Stay down and balanced as you deliver the bowl. Players have an expectation to gain knowledge about the results of their performance immediately, accurately and constructively. Without this information being delivered effectively, i.e.,in a way they can understand, an athlete will be unable to correctly address any shortfall and/or improve their skills level. Effective feedback depends on two things when it comes to coaching: 1. the coach’s personal communication skills and 2. the coach’s knowledge and ability to communicate about the skill under focus. For example, does the coach know the fundamentals of the delivery of a bowl? Or the highest percentage shot to be played during an end?

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Coaches who want to make a difference look to update their own knowledge and skills bases so there are more tools in their kit when it comes to coaching others. “Telling” someone how to do something is not generally recognized as an effective coaching tool. The more effective and motivated coaches seek to provide opportunities for a bowler to practise the feedback they’ve received, under a range of different task conditions. They will use video or demonstration in combination with key words to improve performance. The player or playing group will respond to this with their own appreciations and the feedback circle is how the coach/ bowler relationship will grow everstronger. Players should advise their coach what worked for them, or what did not work, and where an issue might need to be revisited. Never underestimate the power of positive feedback – the carrot is much more effective than the rod! Praise e.g., “great bowl mate” or a positive observation e.g. “you were nicely balanced that time” will improve and motivate all concerned. The key to being a great coach is to communicate what you’d like done and notice when players respond. Effective communication is all about the feedback loop from coach to player to coach being well oiled and expressed in a patient, positive manner. Coaching and learning can be two steps forward, one step back, but every time our brain and body engage is an achievement to be appreciated and celebrated.

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DOTTY’S TOP TIP GET THE RIGHT ADVICE Registered coaches have been trained in the art of providing correct feedback. Another bowler’s personal style may not necessarily be right for you. UPCOMING COURSES Sept 18 Gateway – Skills (Capalaba) Sept 22-24 North QLD – Skills/ Club Coach (Townsville) Sept 30 – Oct 1 Brisbane North – Club Coach (Venue TBC) Sept 30 – Oct 1 Sunshine Coast – Club Coach (Maroochydore)

Enquiries to BQ - 3354 0777 Should you wish to hold a coaching course at your club please download the form from the BQ website. http://bowlsqld.org/Home/ Resources-for-Officials/Coaches A club must complete this form to register interest in hosting a coaching course; the form must then be forwarded to their District for endorsement. The District then sends the form to the BQ State Coaching Committee via BQ. Courses available: Club Coach, Introductory Coach, Selection Module, Competition Module, Skills Training and Bowling Arm Demonstration.

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