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NOVEMBER 2020

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CONTENTS

NOVEMBER 2020

Cover Meet our newly crowned State Champions

TIME LIMITS ON GAMES: THE RULES YOUR COMMUNITY

Volume 43 Issue 10

12 – 2020 State Championships

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23 – What’s happening in clubs

24 – The 63rd Dunn Cup

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new champions for queensland

NEW STATUE FOR ATHERTON

26 – Matriarch presentation Pine Rivers

7 PREVIEW STATE PENNANTS

Meet the club’s latest member, Jack High

Division 1 Live-streamed from Cleveland and Capalaba

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29 REN’S 57 YEARS OF SERVICE

VALES

R.I.P. Margaret Rixon and Jack Prandolini OAM

Meet Ren Cantatore from Ingham Bowls Club

32 LAWS FOR TIME LIMITS

34 Coaching

Umpire Joan takes us through important sections of the law book

Coach Felix highlights the people supporting players with a disability

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Bowls Queensland Patron: His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland 4 queensland bowler November 2020

MAROON ARM BOWLERS The Maroon Arm Bowlers Association (MABA) will be hosting the 2021 Queensland State Arm Bowlers

Singles and Pairs Championships at Club Musgrave from Saturday the 23rd of January to Wednesday the 27th of January 2021.

This is deemed to be the most appropriate dates for the Championships and follows the cancelation of the 2020 State Arm Bowlers Championships owing to the pandemic. The availability of greens to schedule the event into the crowded Bowls Queensland calendar before May 2021, limited the available dates to long weekends or late January. As the event is used to strengthen Arm Bowlers grounds for inclusion in the Queensland State Arm Bowlers squad, moving the event to the start of the year enables all arm bowlers to showcase their abilities early in the selection process.

The Conditions of Play for the Championships dictates that all entrants must use a bowling arm to deliver the bowl at all times. They must also be members of Bowls Queensland. There is no requirement for entrants to be a member of MABA but this is strongly encouraged for insurance protection. Bowlers competing in the event are not protected by their home Club insurance while attending MABA events.

The ultimate goal for Arm Bowlers is to be selected in the Representative Team that competes in the Australian Arm Bowling Sides Championships each year. Warnbro Bowls Club in WA has confirmed they will host the 2021 Championships in September 2021, following the cancellation of the 2020 Championships.

Each team member must contribute equally to the costs of attending the event, estimated to be around $1,000 with the balance paid by MABA fundraising. Expressions of Interest (EoI) are now open for Selection in the 2021 Squad and should be emailed to the Convenor of Selectors, Peter Hutchinson at pocmhutch@gmail.com. Enquiries to Peter on 0431198 318. EoI received for the 2020 squad remain current, unless withdrawn.

Enter the State Arm Bowling Championships by emailing the MABA Secretary for an entry form at maroonarmbowlers@gmail.com. Alternately, the entry forms can be found on the web at maroonarmbowlers.teamapp.com under Tournaments.

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From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson We often get asked what services BQ provides to its clubs and members. Here are just some of the things BQ does: •

holds regular competitions for bowlers of all abilities;

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live streaming as many events as possible;

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offers districts and clubs eligibility for Government Funding, as without official organising bodies, the structure of a sport is not considered professional;

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provides clubs and their members with a professionally run administration office with efficient and friendly staff on hand for immediate assistance, constitutional advice, access to the BQ Online Database and staff for support;

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provides insurance cover for district officials and representative players in areas of public liability, directors and officers, volunteer workers and player liability, saving districts thousands of dollars each year;

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provides coaches, umpires and training for officials

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maintains corporate sponsorships that bring money into our sport at a State level;

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produces bowls promotional material such as Queensland Bowler Magazine, BQ Facebook/Instagram and website;

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development through the Regional Bowls Managers;

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player development through pathways to State selection;

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provides resources and TV Commercial for club use;

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access to the BQ Database and soon to be completed Competition Management System;

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recognition of service to the sport through awards.

Peter Williamson

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JACK HIGH: ATHERTON’S NEWEST MEMBER

By Beth Johnston The members from the Atherton Bowls Club would like to introduce you to its newest member, Jack High.

Elaine Kruck has been a member of the Atherton Bowls Club for 13 years and is a very talented and resourceful artist.

Elaine went to a clay sculpturing school in 1999 and over the last 20 years has completed many original works.

During COVID-19 lock-down Elaine found a productive way to fill in the days while we were advised to stay at home; she created and sculpted a male bowler and christened him Jack High.

The statue is made of New Zealand limestone. It took Elaine approximately 150 hours (over two months) to complete.

Jack is very detailed in his stance and appearance and the members are thrilled to have him on display at the club.

In appreciation of the companionship given to her over the years Elaine has kindly donated Jack to the Atherton Bowls Club and he sits pride of place at the entrance to the club.

Winners Div 1 Women Broadbeach Bowls Club and Men Tweed Heads Bowls Club

2020 STATE PENNANT & CHAMP OF CHAMPS When: November 7-8, 2020

When: November 21 & 22, 2020

Where: Cleveland Bowls Club (Men)

Where: Chermside Bowls Club

What: Queensland State Pennant Division 1

What: State Champion of Club Champions – Singles

Successful group playoff winners from around the state will battle it out for the Division 1 State Pennant flag.

Queensland’s top club bowlers will go head-to-head for the Champion of Club Champions – Singles title in November.

See bowlsqld.org/events/state-pennants for more details.

See bowlsqld.org/events/champion-of-club-champion for more details.

Capalaba Bowls Clubs (Women)

Women’s Fours Gold Winners Group 1 Jessica Srisamruaybai, Kira Bourke, Chloe Stewart & Claire Turley with BQ’s Kerry Green

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CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie Come and Try Month Well done to all clubs who hosted a come and try event during October. BQ have had really good feedback from several clubs who attracted many new people to their club to try the game, they also gained new members out of this day. Some clubs ran multiple sessions throughout the month.

State Championships Congratulations to all the winners of the State Championships who will now advance to the Australian Championships from 24-28 May 2021 at Club Dandenong in Melbourne.

Thank you must go to the following for their contribution to this event: • • • • •

Major Events Gold Coast for their support; Paradise Point Bowls Club Management, greenkeepers, staff, umpires and volunteers for all their help with hosting the finals the 11 events; All the clubs on the Gold Coast who hosted events during the fourteen days; BQ Match Committee, umpires, board and staff who contributed to another great event; Bowls Gold Coast Tweed Media Team for their live streaming.

The live streaming numbers were amazing for the State Championships and we thank all the people who shared these live feeds out to their non-bowling family and friends. This is a great way to help promote our game and for people to watch our events live throughout the world.

State Multi Disability Championships 27 – 30 October 2020 at Chermside Bowls Club This event was held following the writing of this column and was also live streamed. These championships bring together four disability bowls groups which is truly inspirational: QLD Blind Bowers Assoc, Deaf Lawn Bowls QLD, Lifestream (intellectual) and Sporting Wheelies (physical). Thank you to the Brisbane City Council and Chermside Bowls Club for supporting this event.

North vs South Challenge 31 October & 1 November 2020 at Mossman Memorial Bowls Club Thank you to Exodas Transport, Douglas Shire Council, Tropical Far North QLD District Men and Women and the Mossman Memorial Bowls Club for sponsoring this event.

State Pennant Finals 7 & 8 November at Capalaba (Women) and Cleveland (Men) Unfortunately, the Albert Bowls club has had to withdraw in the women’s event which has created a bye. Good luck to all teams from across the State.

State Champion of Club Champion Singles Finals 21 & 22 November at Chermside Bowls Club Good luck to all players competing with the winner advancing to the Australian Champion of Champions on 24 & 25 March 2021.

The three events above will all be live streamed on Bowls Queensland Facebook.

Paradise Point 50th Birthday I attended the clubs celebration which was well supported by their members who all had a great day.

Brisbane District Meeting Thank you to the Brisbane District for inviting me to give a presentation at their General Meeting along with RBM Micheal Sorrensen.

Vale John Lang John Lang was a State representative and most recently the inaugural inductee into the Cunningham District Bowls Associations Hall of Fame. John played more than 500 games for the Cunningham District. I attended John’s induction into the Hall of Fame and met John’s family who accepted the honour on his behalf as he was unwell at the time. John’s passing is a big loss to our sport of bowls. R.I.P. John.

Brett Wilkie

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RIP MARGARET RIXON

By Joyce McGeorge It is with sadness that we report the death of a very energetic and tireless worker of our bowling association for more than 25 years, Margaret Rixon.

Margaret held many positions during her life of bowls. She commenced as a junior vice president of the Downs in 1982 and became match chairperson in the same year. Margaret was our district president in 1984-85, but her main expertise was organising our district games as match chairperson, a position she held for over 11 years.

She also recognised bowlers with special skills, was a district selector for five years and a Bowls Queensland appointed state selector in the Southern region, a position she also held for five years.

Margaret continued to assist the association through other positions, such as district secretary, regional umpire examiner, junior liaison officer and was also our district delegate to Bowls Queensland.

Because of her willingness to share her organisational ability and talents, she was granted life membership of the Downs and district in 2000.

Margaret made an impressive contribution to our sport, she was a great lady who will be remembered for her encouragement and diligence, especially the way she encouraged new members. Vale Margaret.

R.I.P. JACK PRANDOLINI OAM Jack Prandolini OAM was a gentleman of our sport of bowls, an elegant dresser, a great orator and had a great head for lawn bowls. He originally joined Gaythorne Bowls Club in 1975 and was a member of Stanthorpe Bowls Club from 2000. Jack passed away last month.

Jack was awarded a life membership of the RQBA in 2000 after almost two decades of impressive service, during which time he held the posts of RQBA president, was Queensland delegate to Bowls Australia and Queensland delegate to the Commonwealth Games Association. At national level, he served as chairman of the national events committee and vicepresident of the Australian Commonwealth Games Association.

He was honoured with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2002 for his dedicated contributions at district, state and national level, particularly in the area of junior bowls.

Jack was a life member of the Brisbane District, where he served as publicity officer, junior promotion officer and president.

Current Stanthorpe Club Secretary Len Girgenti said that Jack was the club secretary for many years. “He was a true gentlemen and will be sadly missed by all who knew him,� Len said. R.I.P. Jack.

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Latest advances in non-melanoma skin cancer treatment offering new hope to Queenslanders

Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world and approximately two in three Australian’s will be diagnosed with skin cancer before age 70.

People who have spent time working outdoors, can receive up to 10 times more sun exposure than indoor workers.

Surgery is standard treatment, but it can sometimes be cosmetically challenging, particularly if the lesion is on the face, and more so if it is on the nose, lip, ear or close to the eye. Multiple non-melanoma skin cancers spread across a wider area of skin can also be difficult to remove surgically, and prescribed creams may not always work. So, what’s the alternative?

Radiation therapy has been used to treat non-melanoma skin cancers successfully for many years and advances in technology have recently revolutionised its use. The latest techniques now enable treatment to be delivered with more precision and accuracy than ever before.

‘The past four decades have witnessed unprecedented improvements in the capacity of radiotherapy to treat [non-melanoma] skin cancers’ explains Dermatologist Dr Robert Sinclair. ‘Virtually any cancer can now be treated with very high cure rates and without scarring. This provides a real alternative for our patients, especially the elderly, those with medical conditions, or patients taking blood thinners who are less suitable for surgery.’

The team at GenesisCare have seen a significant change in the way skin treatments can now be delivered and the positive impact this can have on patients and their families.

‘Previously, it could be tricky to shape radiation beams around curved surfaces and deliver an even dose just to the skin. Using the latest treatment technology, we can

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now precisely shape the radiation to the treatment area whilst sparing normal surrounding tissue. This means that we can safely, effectively and more accurately treat skin cancers on and around the face, or multiple lesions spreading across the forearm, leg or scalp,’ explained radiation oncologist, Dr Bradley Wong.

‘Radiotherapy requires multiple daily treatment sessions.

The treatment itself only takes a few minutes and is a bit like having an X-ray. Not everyone is suitable for radiation therapy, but we are happy to provide an assessment. Talk to your GP who can refer you on to us, if appropriate’ Dr Wong added.

Brett found a new way to treat his skin cancer Brett is 55 years of age and lives in Maroochydore, Queensland. A lifetime of enjoying the harsh Australian sun has taken a toll on his skin. Brett has had multiple skin cancers on his scalp and face and has tried several treatments to lessen their impact. In the last 25 years, Brett has attempted to alleviate his non-melanoma skin cancers through surgery, topical creams and a range of other treatments, but the improvement in his skin quality has been minimal and short-lived.

A turning point for Brett was when his doctor referred him to GenesisCare to be considered for radiation therapy to address the non-melanoma skin cancers on his scalp and face. Following his treatment, Brett’s scalp and face are now free from non-melanoma skin cancer.

GenesisCare has 9 centres across QLD, and with a national and international network to draw from, GenesisCare provides access to innovative cancer care, close to home.

For more information, speak to your GP, phone your local centre on 1300 422 753 or visit newface.genesiscare.com

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The 2020 State Championships was held in clubs across the Gold Coast from October 12-25, with all finals played at Paradise Point Bowls Club. With thunderstorms and having to move between grass and synthetic greens, the players remained resilient and showed their best in this year’s competition.

A LAST-MINUTE PAIRING MIXED PAIRS CHAMPS

By Kelsey Cottrell We could not have asked for a better final to kick start the 2020 Queensland State Championships.

The mixed pairs final saw Cassandra Millerick and Sean Ingham (Broadbeach) up against Lynsey Clarke (Tweed Heads) and Brett Wilkie (Kawana) who were stepping out in their first outing for their respective new clubs. Not only were we guaranteed a topquality match with four household names contesting this final but whoever triumphed would add another QLD State Title to their collection.

If the semi-finals were anything to go by, spectators would have been hard pressed to determine a favourite heading into the decider. Ingham and Millerick were victorious by 6 shots against their good mates and fellow Broadbeach players Katelyn Inch and Ryan Burnett after fighting back from a 2-13 deficit. Janet Healey (Kallangur) and Dean Mcwhinney (Beenleigh) put up a great show against Clarke and Wilkie but fell short by 10 shots.

The final started well for the Broadbeach pairing jumping out to an early lead; however, in the middle stages of the match Clarke and Wilkie found their groove and got themselves back into the match trailing by just 5 shots at the half way mark.

Mixed Pairs champions Cassandra Millerick & Sean Ingham

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The wind was swirling at Paradise Point; however, players were sticking to the wide hand as much as possible and making the conditions look easier than they were. We were all waiting for the turning point in the match and it came on the 18th end when Sean Ingham trailed the jack into the ditch after Clarke and Wilkie had built the head up nicely holding three shots. Millerick and Ingham scored two on that end and extended their lead 16-9.

The Broadbeach pair looked confident and it was always going to be hard for Clarke and Wilkie to score multiples with Millerick leading well and Ingham backing her up nicely. The final score was 19-11 giving Millerick her 7th state title and Ingham his 6th title; both first time mixed pairs champions.

“I’m so excited to win the mixed pairs for the first time and I’m grateful to Sean for filling in for Kevin (Andersen) at the last minute,” said a delighted Millerick. “It was a great final against two super stars, we just played our game; I don’t look too far ahead, I just like to turn up and try and play well.”

“Getting the first win of the championships is amazing because it does give you confidence going into the next events, I feel as though we know what the greens are doing now so I’m looking forward to playing in the pairs, fours and singles.”

FINAL SCORE: 19-11

Mixed Pairs Winners Sean Ingham & Cassandra Millerick with runners-up Lynsey Clarke & Brett Wilkie TRIPLE WIN FOR TRIPLES STATE CHAMPIONS

By Joan Brotherton The Women’s Triples State Championships was jampacked with action with multiple fast-paced games being played.

The semi-finals gave us a taste of what was to come with Gail Crompton, Karen Goldsworthy and Bolivia Millerick against Jessica Srisamruaybai, Claire Turley and Chloe Stewart, while Christine Leeden, Margi Donaldson and Sonya Smits took on Emma Boyd, Jackie McWhinney and Maria Rigby.

The finals had a tough line-up of Jessica Srisamruaybai, Claire Turley and Chloe Stewart v Emma Boyd, Jackie McWhinney and Maria Rigby with both teams more than ready to face their competition. The game saw many ends changing with great draw shots, on shots and drives with the score finishing on the 23rd end – 30 to 21 to Jessica Srisamruaybai, Claire Turley and Chloe Stewart from Tweed Heads Bowls Club. This was their third successive State Women’s Triples win.

Lead Jessica Srisamruaybai said that the win felt perfect and was excited that this was the third year running that the team had won this event.

“It was a fantastic team effort,” Claire Turley said.

Chloe Stewart said that the game was “amazing and awesome”.

FINAL SCORE: 30-21

Triples State Champions L-R: Chloe Stewart, Jessica Srisamruaybai & Claire Turley

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State Men’s Triples The games commenced with the quarter finals followed by the semi finals with Paul Gilbert, Nick Cahill and Wayne Turley taking on Jake Rynne, Kane Nelson and Jacob Nelson, while Jay Dawe, Jamie Anderson and Sean Baker challenged Keith Whalley, Kurt Brown and Steven Tong.

Semi-finals winners Jake Rynne, Kane Nelson and Jacob Nelson took to the rink against Jay Dawe, Jamie Anderson and Sean Baker with both teams hoping to stake their claim on the title. The game had everything – draw shots, on shots and drives and many ends there were at least 5 -6 bowls very close to the jack and one did not know who would win the end. It was anyone’s game right up to the 24th end the score was 19 – 18 but a magical bowl by Sean Baker was the deciding factor leading to a score of 20 – 18 making Jay Dawe (Enoggera), Jamie Anderson (Enoggera) and Sean Baker (Victoria Point) the triples champions for 2020.

Jay Dawe was full of praise for Skip Sean Baker and his first words after the win were “well done Baksey”. Jamie Anderson said that it was amazing as he has now won Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours at State level, while Skip Sean Baker echoed his sentiment by saying it was wonderful having also won Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours in previous State Championships.

FINAL SCORE: 20-18

Triples State Champions L-R: Jay Dawe, Jamie Anderson & Sean Baker

Runners-up women L-R: Emma Boyd, Jackie McWhinney & Maria Rigby

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Runners-up men L-R: Jacob Nelson, Jake Rynne & Kane Nelson

PROLIFIC STATE CHAMPIONS PREVAIL IN THE FOURS

By Kelsey Cottrell

The men’s 2020 State Fours final was a David versus Goliath match-up with state and national champions taking on four relatively unknown club bowlers from Maroochy Beach on the Sunshine Coast. Beware of the underdogs; the Sunshine Coast four skipped by Paul Newman had already taken several big scalps throughout the fours event, but they had their eyes on one last prize, a shot at a maiden QLD state title.

Four guys standing in their way, Newell, Groenewege, Ingham and Baker started the match like the season campaigners of big time matches that they are, jumping out to a 7-0 lead and they weren’t looking like giving their opponents any chance to get back into the match by continuing to dominate and thus extending their lead 16-2 at the half way mark. It was a one-sided affair but with the match broadcast live through our Facebook page, we still got to witness some great bowls in the closing stages of the game with Newell’s team defeating Newman’s team 26-13.

Sean Ingham and Sean Baker have now won 2 state titles in 2020, Jade Groenewege and John Newell bag their first this year but all four players have multiple state titles to their names across their careers.

“It feels great to win another state title, we had a great game set up by the first 11 ends when we came out and played well from the start,“ said Newell. “We knew our opposition had done a great job in making today’s final so we were expecting a tough game.”

“We had a tough run to the final, our section alone had Ryan Bester, Jacob Nelson and Des Cann Jr so we were happy to get through, but wanted to go on with it after working so hard to reach the final.”

FINAL SCORE: 26-13

Fours winners L-R: Sean Ingham, Jade Groenewege, Sean Baker & John Newell

SEEN READING THE BOWLER Graham Pastoors and John Stack from Paradise Point Bowls Club were seen reading the Queensland Bowler magazine at the 2020 State Championships.

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Women’s Fours

Fours winners L-R: Isabella Lawson, Maria Rigby, Ester Regan & Leigh Fortington

In the women’s final we were in for a real treat; eight players all well known around the competitive bowls circuit were going to

strut their stuff in the prestigious state final with both sides well and truly capable of the feat.

Their roads to the final gave little indication of who might be pre-match favourite with both sides having to win past quality teams; however after 10 ends it was all one-way traffic with the rink skipped by Ester Regan leading 16-4 after 11 ends. Not through lack of trying, Millerick’s side comprising of her sister Cassandra, Karen Goldsworthy and Jessie Cottell were being matched end after end by the determined combination of Regan, Maria Rigby, Leigh Fortington and Isabella Lawson.

A turning point was brewing when Millerick sunk the jack into the ditch to hold five shots; but the steady hand of Ester Regan drew the shot within a foot of the ditch making the score 19-5 instead of 18-10 which would have seemed achievable for the defending fours champions. They shook hands at 25-6.

“It was great to get off to a good start, my lead and second really set us up, Maria played great too, if one was not there the other would back them up; a great team effort“, said a delighted skipper Ester Regan.

FINAL SCORE: 25-6

Fours winners & Runners-up: L-R Back: Cassandra Millerick, Isabella Lawson, Maria Rigby, Ester Regan, Leigh Fortington & Karen Goldsworthy Front L-R Bolivia Millerick & Jessie Cottell 16 November 2020 queensland bowler

BACK-TO-BACK FOR KEEGAN AND INCH Katelyn Inch and Julie Keegan took on Natasha Jones and Cassandra Millerick in the Women’s Pairs.

It was always going to be a game with a difference due to the rain but the players were all giving their best and adapting to the situation.

After 11 ends 10-7 to Inch and Keegan, they took a swift extra three points with some well-timed shots, just in time for a massive downpour which left the outdoor green unplayable. After a break, play resumed on the 14th end with a score of 13-7 in Keegan and Inch’s favour.

Keegan and Inch continued to work the green, and after 16 ends were at 19-8.

Jones wasn’t to be outdone and kept lining up good bowls and Millerick got shot on the 17th end but the game was concluded with a score of 25-11 to Keegan and Inch.

“I’m over the moon,” Julie said.

“It was very tricky when we got rained off; we felt like we had a bit of momentum at the start but it was a game changer moving to the carpet as you never know what’s going to happen.

“It was great playing against these girls, Cass is a club mate and we are all really good friends.

Women’s pairs winners L-R: Julie Keegan & Katelyn Inch

“To play with Katelyn was amazing and it’s awesome to go back-to-back.

“You don’t want to jinx yourself so you try not to think about it too much when wanting to win back to back.

“I’m really, really stoked, especially after winning two years in a row,” Katelyn said.

“It’s also been great playing with Julie, she’s been the person who has really looked after me since coming over from NZ to Broadbeach.

“She’s like my Australian mum, so it’s really nice to win it with her.

“We had a few tough moments, we knew it was going to be tricky with that rain.

“We knew we just had to play out the game, get heaps of bowls in the head and just take one end at a time.

“We only had eight ends on the indoor green in the second half of the game so we took our time, used our experience and it paid off!”

FINAL SCORE: 25-11 Runners-up L-R: Cassandra Millerick & Natasha Jones

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Men’s Pairs

Pictured with BQ’s Colleen Ryan are the men’s pairs winners Matthew Lucas (middle) & Chris Le Lievre (right)

Powerhouse pair Aron Sherriff and Sean Ingham defeated Dean McWhinney and Dale McWhinney-Shillington 21-14 in the semi-finals while Matthew Lucas and Chris Le Lievre defeated Scott DeJongh and Dean Smith 27-24.

A thrilling final ensued with nail-biting climaxes throughout, not least when the score was 16-12 in Lucas and Le Lievre’s favour and Sherriff scored four in the final end to boost the score to 16-16. The crowds were enthralled as Lucas held shot and the final score settled at 19-16.

“I feel top of the world now but 20 minutes ago I was sweating bullets,” Matthew said.

“You know you’re never safe playing against Aron.

“I got a bit worried as with the particular set of bowls I was using, as soon as the jack went down the other far end, there wasn’t much of a draw line there for me so I was having to overplay a few things and guess a little bit.

“We played good enough to hang in there and had a little buffer which was great.

“I’m super proud of Chris for his efforts, right the way through and his quality was really solid upfront.”

“It feels pretty good,” Chris said.

“I’m stoked for Matty too because things are a little different for me being a New Zealander and I don’t have any aspirations to play for Queensland.

“But for him it’s great, he’s in the state side so a result like this probably solidifies his position.

“Although it got a bit tough during the sectional play, we have probably never both gone off at the same time so it was fine.

“Usually with eight bowls, one of us has played something good, we’ve never fallen apart with all eight bowls which is great.

“I’m playing in the singles tonight so I won’t do anything crazy to celebrate but the first couple of sips of this beer tasted good!”

FINAL SCORE: 19-16

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Runners-up L-R Aron Sherriff & Sean Ingham

FIRST QLD TITLE FOR FRANKLIN & LINTON Men’s Over 60 Pairs Scott Franklin and Crawford Linton pushed ahead to score 6-3 over Scott Chamberlain and Greg Brown by the sixth end.

Chamberlain and Brown continued to push through, when three or four behind, they closed the gap to catch up but in the end Franklin and Linton won the game on 17-11.

“I’m ecstatic to have won up here, it’s our first year in Queensland after coming up from NSW,” Scott said. “It’s the first state championship I’ve played in Queensland and it’s been magnificent to play with Crawford.

“We weren’t ever in doubt, we led throughout the game but it wasn’t easy. They’ve been very hard to play against.”

“It was absolutely fantastic,” Crawford said. “Especially after we lost our very first game and it was a hard struggle just to win the section from here.

“As luck would have it the right team lost the last game and we got through on margin. You often need that one break in a tournament to set you up for it, without that you rarely go through without a hiccup.

“They just kept coming at us, we just sort of get three or four ahead then the next thing we’re only one in front.

“I thought Scotty (Chamberlain) bowled really well, he’s a class player.

FINAL SCORE: 17-11

Winners L-R:Scott Franklin & Crawford Linton with runners-up Scott Chamberlain & Greg Brown Women’s Over 60 Pairs The final game saw Karen Goldsworthy and Merrill Ahern picking up 7 shots to Christine Russell and Linda Mitchell’s 4 by the sixth end. It was a back and forth game with Goldsworthy and Ahern increasing their lead. The game ended with a 10-point difference to Goldsworthy and Ahern, a 24-14 score.

“I’m over the moon,” Karen said. “Merrill played great the whole way through, especially in our sectional as I was really tired because of the fours final the day before that.

“When the rain came and we had to come in on the carpet, it took us a few ends to settle down.

“It’s fantastic to win and fantastic to win with Merrill. She played beautifully.

“It’s so good to be out here playing. It’s amazing.

“I’m really happy, relieved and tired,” Merrill said. “Karen and I have been friends for a long time so this is a really lovely way to win.

“I’m really fortunate, I play with lovely ladies and my two sisters so I’ve got the best of both worlds.

“Bowls is bowls, you do your best and if it doesn’t work out on the day, well then there’s always tomorrow.

Winners L-R: Merrill Ahern & Karen Goldsworthy with runners-up Christine Russell & Linda Mitchell

FINAL SCORE: 24-14

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the match had some more twists and turns. Half an hour later and Chloe Stewart had scored 18 shots to Katelyn Inch’s two and the defending champion had hit the lead. That sparked Inch into action, striking back with a three and regaining the lead 20-19

INTERNATIONAL RAIDER CLAIMS SINGLES GOLD

By Kelsey Cottrell Katelyn Inch is no stranger to winning prestigious titles; however, a number of those victories have been on kiwi soil before moving to the Gold Coast to pursue an international bowls career.

Her opponent, BCiB Australian Jackaroo Chloe Stewart was aiming for backto-back State Singles titles but that looked like a monumental task when she fell 1-15 behind in the final against the New Zealand star who plays out of Broadbeach. As former club mates and both now Gold Coasters, both girls knew what to expect from each other’s game, and despite the score line early, everyone, including Inch was anticipating Stewart to get herself back into the match.

“I just knew that against a really good competitor like Chloe I needed to get off to a really good start,” Inch said. “I seemed to find the rink quite easily at the start, getting my line and length quite well so I just said to myself get as many shots as you can now because she is going to come back.”

When Stewart picked up two scores of three on back-to-back ends and won a further three of the next four ends to reduce the deficit to just five, we knew 20 queensland bowler November 2020

“It was looking scary for a while; as soon as she got in front I said that’s enough I need to stick this out and I knew I could grit it out at the end.”

The last 10 ends had a bit of everything; both girls saved game, killed ends and contended with the extra mental battle of a bad storm rolling in at any time.

“I’ll need to go back and watch the replay because I was so nervous, I jumped really high when the thunder and lightning started to hit, but it was worth it,” Inch recalled.

The lead chopped and changed but it was Inch who managed to get to the jack first on the final end, 24-24, and a final drive from Chloe Stewart was only able to remove one of the shot bowls, giving victory to Inch with a final score of 25-24.

FINAL SCORE: 25-24

THUNDER STRIKES TWICE FOR LEON

By Kelsey Cottrell

People could be excused for not knowing the names Peter Leon and Chris Rosanes well in the bowls community; however keen followers of bowls in QLD would know that Leon has been a main stayer for a number of years around Brisbane and Rosanes has been in top form since relocating from NSW to join powerhouse club Pine Rivers. Both players relished the underdog status in their semi-finals against BCiB Australian Jackaroos Barrie Lester and Aron Sherriff and were not overawed by the occasion.

The weather had turned poor so play was moved under cover at Paradise Point, a move that would not concern either player having both played countless games on a similar surface at Pine Rivers. In the battle of youth and experience, the experienced hand of Leon was winning out in the early stages leading 17-9 and looking confident on the rink.

Leon continued to dominate and despite Rosanes best efforts to find the form he had leading into the final, Leon ran away with a comprehensive 9 -hot victory, finishing the match in style with a toucher.

“I’ve changed my style in the last month, now I’m playing with some elevation in my stance, I’ve gone back to my old style and that’s had a lot to do with having success here,” Leon said. “I just played the right bowls at the right time; if Chris had played like he did this morning he would have been impossible to beat, but it’s all about what happens on the day.”

“When you’re playing the good players, they put themselves under a lot of pressure and I just snuck on through. I’m still keen as ever, I enjoy the company on and off the green and just love the game.”

The first time Peter Leon won the Queensland State Singles was in 2006; so, despite it being 14 years in between drinks he showed today that age is no barrier, and in true class spoke highly of his young opponent as a star of the future.

It was nice to hear Leon recalling stories from when he last won in 2006 saying that the reason he entered back then was the prize money was lifted to $3500!

FINAL SCORE: 25-16 Thank you to all the volunteers, Paradise Point Bowls Club and Major Events Gold Coast for their support. Best of luck to all champions who will represent Queensland at the Australian Championships in 2021.

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L-R: Catherine Gledhill, Event Partnerships Executive from Major Events Gold Coast with BQ’s Brian Marshall and Carmel Gibb 22 queensland bowler November 2020

WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING? HAPPY 96TH BIRTHDAY ALLAN BARKER Coming from Kedron to Mermaid Beach Bowls Club in 1983 where there was a strong membership, Allan Barker had to go on a waiting list before being accepted.

Since then, Allan has won “B” singles, “B” pairs, Open Fours, Triples and Pairs along with Pennant wins. Celebrating his 96th birthday in October he is still playing social bowls and is looking forward to playing in the Championship Mixed Fours in which he was a winner in 2015 and runner-up in 2018.

Well done Allan and happy birthday! Mermaid Beach Bowls Club is very proud of you.

NEW PATRON FOR PELICAN WATERS BOWLS CLUB

By Tony Carter The Pelican Waters Bowls Club recently elected a new patron for the Men’s Bowling Arm. Frank Geritz, pictured receiving his patron badge from Bill Sullivan, president of the Men’s Bowling Arm, has been bowling for more than 65 years and joined the Pelican Waters Bowls Club in 1996. When Frank joined PWBC, he became a member of “Dad’s Army”, a group of volunteers who help out maintaining the grounds of the club and he has remained a member of Dad’s Army to this day.

At the young age of 91, Frank can still be found most days of the week at the club, mowing lawns, tending the gardens, cleaning, and maintaining Frank Geritz, Patron of Men’s Bowling Arm the fixtures, fittings and equipment of the club. Frank was made a life member of PWBC in 2012 and is universally loved at the club. He still plays (left), with Bill Sullivan, president of Men’s Bowling Arm a mean game of bowls and can teach those “young fellas” a thing or two.

Frank takes over as Patron from long term Patron Snow Woollett who sadly passed away in July.

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WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING? DUNN CUP IN ITS 63RD YEAR

By Paul Hallam

Congratulations to the Ingham Bowls Club team, winners of the 2020 Dunn Cup held at Suburban Bowling Club in Townsville on October 3-5. In its 63rd year, the inaugural game was played in 1937 and has been played every year except during the war from 1941 to 1946. It is played at the club of the winner from the year before.

This year, Ingham took on Thuringowa in the final. It was an excellent match to watch and both teams played well, which was appreciated by the spectators. Three games were played on both Saturday and Sunday and one game on Monday.

The winners of both sections A (Thuringowa) and B (Ingham) played 25 ends in the final on Monday afternoon.

Well done to the winning Ingham team: Jeff Crossman, Brad Wilson (2nd), Phil Kite (3rd) and Frank Pallanza (skip).

Commiserations to the Thuringowa team: Mark Edwards, Fergie Watson, Neil Brown and Gary Costigan. Congratulations also to Phil Kite winner of the Cantatore Shield.

This year, 16 clubs were divided into two sections, A and B. They are in the order of their finishing position from the previous year. Last year Suburban won, Ingham was second.

Section A clubs: 1. Suburban; 2. Brandon; 3. Thuringowa; 4. Wangaratta; 5. Gold City; 6. Cutheringa; 7. Alligator Creek; 8. Ayr. Section B clubs: 1. Ingham; 2. Jubilee; 3. South Townsville; 4. Macknade; 5. Noorla; 6. Bowen; 7. Magnetic Island; 8. Collinsville.

Dunn Cup L-R: Mark Edwards, Fergie Watson, Neil Brown, Gary Costigan, Frank Pallanza, Phil Kite, Brad Wilson & Jeff Crossman Winners L-R: Jeff Crossman, Brad Wilson, Phil Kite & Frank Pallanza

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Matriarch Presentation Pine Rivers Ladies Bowling Club

By Cynthia Shields

Kathleen Williamson recently became a Matriarch member at the Pine Rivers Ladies Bowling Club and was presented with her badge.

Kath was born on 6th September 1930 and joined the Pine Rivers Ladies Bowling Club on the 3rd July 1982 where she served two terms as president in 1990 and 1997.

Together with her husband Ted, Kath worked hard over many years alongside the members of both the Men’s Club and the Ladies’ Club. As was the practice in past years, the ladies did all the catering, not only for the club members but also for weddings and other functions.

Kath has seen the development of three bowls clubs at Pine Rivers from when it began to where it is now. In the early days Kath and Ted, along with some other members, mortgaged their home in order to provide sufficient funds for the club to continue to develop.

Kath has been a member of the club through the days of QLBA, BNDLBA and now MBDLBA so she has seen many significant changes indeed.

Within the Pine Rivers Ladies Club as a bowler, Kath has played pennants for Pine Rivers Ladies and won a number of championship events at the club. Kath has not only been involved with lawn bowls but also with basketball as coach and captain of Queensland. However, today Kath is one of our many volunteers who happily assists wherever needed. We have enjoyed many a story of the history of our club with her.

Kath continues to attend the club each Wednesday, participating in all meetings with continued interest in developing the club through her suggestions and historical information, and is a generous supporter of our Pine Rivers Ladies Bowling Club and all its members.

Matriarch Kath Williamson with PRLBC President Ann Heidke

ALGESTER WOMEN’S TRIPLES

By Brad Harris Congratulations to Dee-Anne Robertson, Jenny Bostock and Sue McKenzie (pictured right) on winning the Algester $6,000 Ladies Triples. Runners-up were Joanne Stockdale, Kim Jackson and Debbie Farley, while third place went to Louise Witton, Brenda Thompson and Brenda Balchin. Fourth place went to Jackie Mcwhinney Shillington, Gail Waitai and Lesley Behnke and fifth place to Tessa Smedley, Dawn Warren and Sheridan Gollan. The event was played over two days with six games of 18 ends. It went down to the final round with 8 teams all in contention to win. queensland bowler November 2020 25

WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING?

MORANBAH AGM

By Lesley Bates

I was pleased to be invited to Moranbah Bowls Club’s AGM in September and finally met the retiring bar manager/secretary Trudy “Pinkie” and her husband Jonathon Lewis, the retiring president who were moving back to Stradbroke Island. It was lovely to finally meet this hard working team, as it was like reuniting with long term friends.

During the time the club was closed, Trudy painted the entire interior of the club which makes it bright and welcoming. John and Trudy recently secured a grant of $26,870 for equipment and upgrade for the kitchen.

The meeting went well with Simon West the recently appointed councillor of Isaac Region Council for Division 4 attending. Simon is committed to helping our community-minded bowls clubs in any way possible. Isaac Regional Council have Blair Athol Clermont and St. Lawrence in their area. Bruce Wright, the council facilities manager, recently wrote a Community Gambling Grant Fund grant for the latter club to upgrade the kitchen.

L-R: Shane Witherspoon with Eddie Jones

There were a few tears in people’s eyes with the changeover to a very capable Debra Kiesing, who has a excellent background in administration as new secretary and Eddie Jones, a long-time club member taking on the presidency roll. We enjoyed a sausage sizzle and roll up on the excellently presented greens attended to by long-term volunteer greenkeeper, Joey Aidulus.

The Federal Volunteer’s $5,000 grant was closing that evening so Debra had her first experience writing a grant, while Cathy and Eddie Storer (joint members of Clermont) also lodged a grant for a ride-on mower.

Cathy and Eddie, who are the secretaries of the Men and Ladies’ Leichhardt District, went home to write grants for their district. Fingers crossed for success!

A spectacular wooden carved and painted shield for the club was expertly made by Shane Witherspoon (Spoonye) for presentation to the new president. The wood was sourced from an enormous fig tree that L-R: Debra Keisling, Eddie Jones, Simon West, Trudy & Jonathon Lewis removed from the property.

SUNDAY SKILLS AT MAPLETON On September 22, a Sunday Skills session was held at Mapleton with 27 attending also having some fun with SC District Coaches Eric Tomsene, Graham Woolley, Marie Milner & Bert Williams.

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BILOELA OPEN FOURS

By Cameron McCrohon Eighty bowlers hit the greens at the Biloela Bowls Club in pursuit of a share of in the $5600 bounty on offer in the Bandits October Open Fours carnival. Teams came from as far as Hervey Bay, Bundaberg, Yeppoon, Rockhampton and Gladstone. With each team playing five games over the two days the competition was fierce. But when the dust settled at the end of play only one team remained undefeated and that was the Biloela Monto combination of Cam McCrohon, Sam Lunck, Rodney Rideout and Brad McInally. This is the first time the club has held an open fours carnival, a decision they made after Covid forced them to scrap their annual Bonanza Pairs and 5BS carnivals.

Skip Cam McCrohon said they played in very tough contests and he was lucky to have his team mates play so well over the weekend.

“The district governing body scrapped all carnivals planned before Covid and encouraged each club to host

Brad McInally, Sam Lunck, Cameron McCrohon, sponsor Lozza Gall from Lozza Elec electrical, Rodney Rideout

just one event after restrictions lifted,” Cam said. “By hosting a two day open fours event the club thought they would attract more bowlers and make it more financially rewarding for the club that was battling post Covid.”

Cam McCrohon said a big thanks needed to go out to all the volunteers who helped make the day a success and to sponsor Lozza Elec electricial.

BURNETT’S CLUB SINGLES

By Trish Hansen President Denis Bust of Burnett Bowls Club Bundaberg West congratulates Keith Whalley who won the club championship singles.

Keith defeated Brian Pownell 25-17. This was a very close game, the scores were locked at 12-all and 17-all before Keith eventually won the game. The green was running 17 seconds, which led to some great draw bowls.

COOLUM COACHING TACTICS Talking tactics, skills and a bowling arm demo was held at Coolum on September, 30.

Coaches included were Joe Pantry, Rob Spalding, Ecka, Paul Halliday, Marie Milner, Ross Sloan & Bert Williams.

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WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING? REN’S 57 YEARS OF SERVICE

By Paul Hallam Meet Ingham Bowls Club President Ren; Renato Luigi Cantatore, was born on Thursday, 2 February 1933 in Ingham North Queensland.

He started school at Victoria Plantation School, then went to Townsville Grammar School to complete his secondary education. Ren participated in all sports and excelled in most of them.

In 1952, he commenced an apprenticeship in pharmacy in Townsville, then in 1956 went to Brisbane to obtain his diploma in pharmacy.

Whilst there, a friend nominated him to compete in the long jump and triple jump at the Queensland Athletic Championships. He won the long jump with a leap of 23 feet 2 inches and finished second in the triple jump.

As a consequence, he was selected to represent Queensland in both events at the Australian Championships. He gained a bronze medal in the long jump and was selected to attend the Olympic Trials, but didn’t compete because it interfered with his pharmacy exams.

In 1957, he qualified as a pharmacist and returned to Ingham where he worked in a pharmacy owned by Angelo Nucifora. After a couple of years, he purchased the pharmacy from Angelo. In the same year he married Livia Deambrogio and they have two children, Geoffrey and Trina and four grandchildren.

Ren continued playing all types of sport and was introduced to bowls in 1961.

In 1963 he was elected to the Ingham Bowls Club Council. He is still on the council, having served for 20 years as Secretary and as President for the last 11 years. This is an outstanding achievement, 57 years serving the club.

Ren has many bowling achievements, which include winning the Open Singles on 29 occasions. He also won the North Queensland title and the District Champion of Champions twice. Ren has been in a winning team in the Dunn Cup 17 times, and 15 of those times as a skip.

In 1980, Ren was selected in the Queensland State side and represented Queensland on 40 occasions. In 1989, he represented Queensland when the state won the Australian Sides Championship event.

When not bowling, or looking after the club, Ren enjoys watching sport and old westerns on TV, gardening and playing on the computer.

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Post Covid-19 Return to Play

By Lesley Bates Grants- My clubs and districts received around three quarters of a Basically my job is helping clubs to make our sport more successful. • million dollars in the 18/19 (18 grants) and 19/20 (37 grants) financial I believe that the accomplishment of this purpose is reliant on the years. Already in the first quarter of 20/21 our count is 87 grants continuity of having committed people from the bowls community totalling over one million dollars. Hopefully these small opportunities in these positions. Micheal Sorrensen and I have recently will keep flowing and the larger Queensland Sport and Recreation celebrated our two year milestones and Wade Mutzelberg has grants will recommence once the state election is decided. clocked up three years with Bowls Australia. The full merchandising income funds part of the program and the rest of our budget is • Sports Expos- I have enjoyed helping the clubs with these sourced from grants and support of our sponsors. An example of opportunities to showcase our sport. our reliance on sponsorship is the upgrade of our fleet to cars with • Secondary Schools Cup- our two girls Ashlee Knight and Maddison extra safety features which is so necessary with the large North Andreassen from Mackay City won this in 2019.

Queensland area that I cover.

There are another 20 plus highlights that I could share and I know Wade and Micheal have had similar wonderful and positive outcomes in the Highlights: south.

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North South Tests- Bowls Queensland has committed to have play in the north every year and Suburban Townsville hosted the very successful first two events. Mossman welcomed players and guests to their wonderful facility for the third showdown.

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Districts- I admire the continuing hard work of the committees who have been successful in obtaining grants, taking road shows to clubs for awareness of the COVID requirements and successfully packing eight months of play into four months which has been quite a feat. They have made sure our northern and western players have the opportunity to represent on a state, federal and world stage as well as supporting clubs events to get turnover happening.

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Disability Championships- the 2019 national and state events were seamlessly run by South Suburban Mackay

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Bowls Australia Club of the Year for 2019 was Suburban Townsville.

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Player with a Disability for Mackay Regional Council was Cooper Whitestyles in 2019.

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Umpire with Joan Brotherton Time limits on games I trust that everyone is enjoying returning to bowls and playing both social and competitive games and please remember to observe all required restrictions. We have also returned to our State Monthly Umpire Meetings and there have been several queries received and discussed. The main problems are with the start of an end when the time limit is about to be reached – these are the laws: Time limits on games Law 26.2: If competitions or games are played for a fixed length of time, the Controlling Body will be responsible for making sure, that the Conditions of Play are in place to cover these competitions or games.

Law 55.3.2.2: When the pre-arranged number of ends has been completed or Law 55.3.2.3: If an end is in progress when a pre-arranged time limit is reached, when the end has been completed.

Law C.7 - End: Delivery of the jack, delivery of all the bowls required to be played by all the opponents in the same direction on a rink, and deciding the number of shots scored.

Law 5.3 - The Start of Play: 5.3.1: In any game, the start of play is the delivery of the jack by the first player in the first end.

5.3.2: In any end, the start of play is the delivery of the jack by the first player to play in that end.

Law 5.4 - Play in other Ends: In all ends after the first but apart from an extra end, the winner of the previous scoring end must place the mat and then deliver the jack and the first bowl.

Law 10 - Improper delivery of the jack – this law needs to be read in full as well.

When the time limit is about to be reached, it is important that all the above laws are carried out and the end is completed as per C.7.

Another issue that occurs frequently is the following: Scenario: During the playing of a fours game and whilst measuring the shot/s a player inadvertently moves the jack with the measure.

Law 38.4.1 – Jack displacement during measuring: If the jack is displaced by the equipment being used by a player during measuring, an opponent MUST put it back to its former position. The word MUST is defined in the conventions at the beginning of the law book – Laws of the Sport of Bowls Version 3.1 as follows: 1. Conventions: References to “MUST” and “WILL” within these laws means that the action is COMPULSORY. Therefore, the only option available to the opponent (non-offending player) is that the player MUST replace the jack to its former position. There is no option and the offending player has no input into the replacement of the jack. The question then arises what happens if the opponent refuses to replace the jack. As there is no penalty in the section for a player who refuses to replace the

Robyn measuring the shot

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jack to its former position, one must look at the Policy “Instantaneous Penalties” which states in part: 2. Instantaneous Penalties: 2.1 If an umpire, by observation or on appeal by the Controlling Body, a side manager. a skip or an opponent, decides that a breach of any Law or Rule has taken place, or any action by a player (where there is no penalty specified in that Law or Rule) has occurred, then the end shall be immediately regarded as completed and the opponent of the offender shall be awarded as many shots as there are bowls in use by the opponent in a singles game, or opposing team in a team game, or team in a side game.

2.2 Upon a second such offence by the same player in the same game, the player shall be excluded from taking any further part in that game according to the Laws of the Sport (Crystal Mark Third Edition).

2.3 Should this penalty be applied, no replacement or substitute player will be allowed for his/her team.

2.4 In a team game the defaulting team will forfeit the game to their opponent.

2.5 In a side game B.A. Domestic Regulations will apply.

2.6 A replacement player is not permitted for a singles player, B.A. Domestic Regulations will apply.

2.8 The umpire must forward a detailed written report about any incidents involving an Instantaneous Penalty to the Controlling Body and the relevant STA/s within seven (7) days of the incident.

In this instance the opponent has refused to replace the jack to its former position, therefore the player has breached the Law and is penalized the eight shots. If the breach reoccurs then the player is excluded from taking part in the game. No substitute or replacement player can be used to cover the absence of the excluded player. In a team game, the team is disqualified and in a side game the team with the excluded player plays with three players in the team.

Should this policy be used the umpire must furnish a report about the incident to the Controlling Body as per subsection 2.8 mentioned above. The format for the report is also available on the Bowls Australia website as well as the full copy of the Instantaneous Penalties Policy.

The definition for the term “former position” is defined in Law C.11 which is as follows: C.11 Former Position: The position of a jack or a bowl at rest within the rink of play immediately before it is displaced. If a law says that a jack or bowl must be put back to its former position, the person replacing the jack or bowl in this way must decide where that position is. If this person cannot accurately identify the former position, they must put the jack or bowl as near as possible to its former position.

If any members have any questions/queries they would like answered or discussed, please do not hesitate to forward them to Bowls Queensland for the attention of the State Umpire Committee. Take care everyone.

Photo showing that the jack was moved during measuring – Law 39.4.1 – Jack displacement during measuring

Judy has placed the mat and rolled the jack – Law 5.3.2 – Start of play in any end

How to protect your patrons from gambling harm in the wake of COVID-19 It has been fantastic to see most Queensland clubs managing their COVID-19 operations well. While the changing regulations and restrictions imposed by the State Government have resulted in a dynamic, agile operational environment, we have found that most venues have been able to manage well in the recent months. Since the return of gaming operations in Queensland in early July, we have seen increased turnover for EGMs and increased regulatory attention from the OLGR, particularly in relation to responsible gaming obligations.

It is important to keep in mind that, given the shutdown period earlier this year, some patrons may be at heightened risk of gambling harm now that gaming operations have resumed. For instance, many patrons may have been driven to gamble as a result of unemployment, isolation or anxiety suffered throughout the COVID-19 period, while others may have an increased urge to gamble more frequently which has built up over the recent closure period. As such, we thought it timely to remind clubs of their general obligations relating to responsible gambling and exclusions, which are particularly relevant given the popularity of gaming and hospitality venues more generally, post-shutdown.

Your obligations

Clubs have an important role to play - as both gaming providers and community advocates - to spread awareness and mitigate harm through responsible gambling measures, including the selfexclusion regime under the Gaming Machine Act 1991 (Qld) (the Act).

Self-exclusion is where a person requests that a club ban them from the venue or gambling activity offered at the premises.

Under the Act, clubs are required to assist any person requesting self-exclusion, and receiving this notice triggers the club’s obligation to issue a self-exclusion order prohibiting the person from entering or remaining in the venue or gaming area. A self-exclusion order remains in force for a period of five years and cannot be revoked, except within a 24-hour “cooling-off” period, or otherwise after 12 months from commencing. Clubs are obligated to provide contact details of at least one gambling counselling service.

Venue-initiated exclusion is where a club reasonably believes that a person is a problem gambler and on this basis provides them with a notice banning them from the venue or gaming area. Unless the person makes a written application to the venue or an appeal is made through QCAT, this exclusion will also remain in place for five years.

Clubs must maintain a register of excluded persons and, once an order or notice is given, clubs (or employees) must take reasonable steps to prevent excluded persons from entering or remaining in the venue or gaming area.

The effects on your club

It is important that clubs and their employees uphold high standards for their RSG practices and ensure that responsible gaming policies are kept up to date. These practices will help to mitigate the risk of a gambling related incident occurring at your

club and in turn, assist with the protection of your club should you be required to substantiate the club’s measures to encourage responsible gambling.

While historically there have been very few fines and/or prosecutions for breach of obligations regarding self-exclusion (and to a lesser extent, responsible gaming obligations in the general sense), recently we have seen a draft Bill proposed in New South Wales in an effort to strengthen the obligations venues have to protect their patrons from gambling harm. This proposed reform is indicative of the increased scrutiny on gaming operations we can expect going forward.

Look to the future

With the effects of problem gambling seemingly high on the community’s (and the Regulator’s) radar, and given the proposed legislative reform in New South Wales, it is not unreasonable to expect regulatory and/or legislative changes relating to gambling in Queensland introduced in the near future. Now more than ever, it is important that clubs continue to be aware of these issues and their responsibilities, in order to lead by example and ensure that the reputation of the industry continues to rise.

If you require any guidance or advice as to your responsible gambling obligations, please contact Matthew Bradford at 07 3224 0353.

Coaching with BQ coaching committee State Multi Disability Championships

By Felix Purcell

As the state multi disability championships are held this year around this time, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the local and state support we receive for our athletes.

Firstly thank you to Bowls Queensland for organising and running the event and thank you to Mackay Regional Council for grants for multi disability bowlers. Thank you too to South Suburban Bowls Club for the use of their facilities for past 12 years, to the Sporting Wheelies for their support over many years, financial assistance for travel etc. Multi-disability training is held on Friday mornings at South Suburban Bowls Club.

A big thank you to the coaches, Beverley Rush and Ann Putland for their efforts over many years, there are many volunteers in our sport who give of their time freely and ask nothing in return and one such person is Beverley Rush. She has been coaching Multi-Disability for 30 years and has attended many State Championships over this time. Bev is not one to talk about herself, but she is an outstanding example of a dedicated bowls coach. Congratulations from us all Bev, may you continue well into the future.

ECKA’S TIP Keep your mind in the “now” only. Thinking about the future or the past may increase pressure and decrease your focus. You can’t control the future and you certainly can’t control the past.

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