CLUBS QUEENSLAND AWARDS

From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson

The board of BQ was able to hold a meeting this month at which the committees for 20-2021 were appointed. Selection Coordinator Greg Bostock became unavailable for appointment. Bowls Queensland’s board and staff wish to thank Greg for his time on the selection panel. Greg is not lost to the sport as he will continue with coaching when he is able. Congratulations to those who are returning for another year on committees and a warm welcome to all the new committee members.

BQ has in the past weeks lobbied various government departments on behalf of our members to allow players back on greens. BQ has achieved, to date, having 20 players per green to practise. In other words, roll ups are allowed as long as all safety precautions are in place. As the diagrams show players in a pairs position, some club committee members erroneously have taken this to mean the club could proceed with social bowls, which is a competitive team game. The guidelines are for practice only and not a constructed game of social bowls. Please see Laws Sport of Bowls; 1.2 Team game and 1.2.1 Pairs Game. To do anything other than practise places the club member and club in a position that will breach the Health Act as directed by the CHO Dr Young. BQ have anticipated that Stage 3 will see more restrictions removed and bowlers may move forward to some sort of normalcy.

Peter Williamson Bowls clubs bag multiple Clubs Queensland awards

The Bribie Island Bowls Club, Kirwan Sports Club, Redlands Sporting Club and The Waves Bundaberg all received gongs at the 21st Keno & Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence event. Kirwan Sports Club picked up the Best Bowls Club award, as well as the Best Dining award (one to 50 seat capacity); the club also finished third place in the Club of the Year: Intermediate category and the Best Bowls Club category. The Waves Bundaberg also scored highly and took home the Best Multi-Sports Club award, Club Chef of the Year award for Glenn Whitehurst and The Waves’ Tony Castro finished second place in the Club Director of the Year category. Bribie won the Club of the Year award in the Grand category, the category for clubs with 100 to 199 gaming machines, and received second place in the Best Bowls Club award category as well as the Heart of the Community Award category for their NYE laser light show event. Camp Hill Bowls Club finished second in the Club of the Year: Non-gaming category, Beenleigh Bowls & Recreation Club also received a mention as they finished third in both the Support of Sport category and the Special Achievement Award - Responsible Gambling. Redlands Sporting Club finished runner-up in both the Responsible Gambling and Responsible Service of Alcohol Special Achievement Award categories. In the Health & Wellbeing honours, Weipa Bowls Club and Coolangatta Bowls and Recreation Club finished second and third, respectively, while in the Best Dining (51-100 seat capacity) category Club Pine Rivers’ Sparkes Cafe finished in third place.