HAWK TALK
BOWLS NEWS
| NOVEMBER 2018
CLEAN SWEEP FOR CLUB HELENSVALE AT THE 2018 BOWLS AUSTRALIA AWARDS NIGHT
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AROUND THE GREENS To say Club Helensvale was successful at this year’s Bowls Australia Awards Night is a complete understatement! We walked away with 3 from 3 awards. It was a magnificent night for our Club. What an epic night of bowls achievements! On the night of Thursday 26th October, Bowls Australia held their annual Bowls Awards Night at The Mantra on View, Surfer’s Paradise. There was an array of talent on display including some of our very own. We had Geoff O’Meagher up for Volunteer of the Year, Jessie Cottell for U/18 Female Player of the Year and Brett Wilkie up for International player of the year. We are very proud to announce that all three of our nominees won their categories. Congratulations to Geoff, Jessie and Brett on all your achievements and your win! Well deserved for all.
Massive congratulations to QLD State Champ of Club Champ pairs team of Brett Wilkie and Aron Sherriff and fours team of Sam White, Mark Casey, Mat Lucas and Aron Sherriff who took out top spots in each discipline. Both our pairs and fours teams played exceptionally well and earned their first place win! Well done Hawkies we are super proud of you!! We have a date set for our annual Bowls Presentation Night. December 1st will be the night we celebrate our Hawkies achievements over the 2017/2018 season. Be sure to grab yourself a ticket, and enjoy a two course meal . The night will be full of celebrations, laughs and good times. Tickets will be available from reception
as of 1st November. The BPL08 is fast approaching as Pine Rivers Bowls Club will be hosting this pinnacle event from November 13th to November 16th. BPL is an amazing bowls event that everyone must experience! The atmosphere is upbeat and exciting. Be sure to catch a ride on one of buses heading up to show your support for our Gold Coast Hawks competing in this major event. This year we have a new addition to our team in Georgia White, who will be making her BPL debut. She is nothing short of experienced though with multiple Australian Open titles under her belt. Good luck to Georgia, Aron and Nathan, we are sure you will do us Hawkies proud.
October 31st marks our first week of Jack Attack night bowls. This event runs for six weeks and attracts quite a number of participants with both bowlers and non bowlers. It follows a quick and exciting format of bowls . With its quick format its the Lawn Bowls version of TWENTY20 cricket - for all the cricket fans out there! Congratulations to two of our Hawkettes, Amanda Haevecker and Sarah Duffield who teamed up to win the Ladies Gold Coast District Pairs competition that was held at Coolangatta Bowls Club from 29th - 30th September. It was a nail biting battle going into the last end with the Helensvale girls down 19-16. Sarah played a cracker of a bowl to trail the jack back for three and with Amanda’s final bowl siting in for fourth shot saw them come out on top beating the Broadbeach duo. Well done girls on this awesome achievement! We are very proud of you both! In junior news we had a number of our academy stars play at this year’s Pine Rivers Junior Senior Day. It was a successful day with one of our stars Jessie Cottell taking out top spot with her partner Brendon Egan from Enoggera. Well done also to
our other stars Corey Marshall and Tahlia Camilleri who also played at this event. We are very proud of all our junior stars! In Pennant news, our Ladies Division 1 Gold Coast pennant champions played their Zone final against Gateway champions, Victoria Point on the 5th October at Belmont Bowls Club. Our ladies played particularly well to take out the top spot winning 64-38. They will now proceed to the Queensland State Pennant Final alongside our Men’s Division 1 pennant Champions to battle it out for ultimate glory and to be crowned the 2018 QLD State Pennant Champions. Head on down to Tweed Heads Bowls Club on the 10th and 11th November to cheer on our Hawkies! On 6th and 7th October, our Men’s Division 5 Pennant team played in the Queensland District Pennant Final at Musgrave Hill Bowls Club. Our boys played exceptionally well taking out all five games across the two days. With such a brilliant effort, they were crowned our 2018 South East Queensland Champions. Congratulations gentlemen! We are very proud of your achievements. Our Ladies Senior Singles Champion has been crowned
- Congratulations to Christine Leeden! On Thursday October 4th, the final of our senior singles was played. Our finalists were Terese Armitage and Christine Leeden. No doubt this game was going to be tough, but it saw Christine crowned the 2018 Champion. Congratulations and well done to you both. The mid week over 50’s have had exceptional success over the last few weeks. They are currently sitting at the top of the ladder with only two rounds to go. Get down to Musgrave Hill on November 12th for the final, to support our Hawks! Baby Clarke #2 has arrived and it is a BOY! Harvey Reeve Clarke, born on the 10/10/18 at 2.36pm weighed in at 8.3 pound. Both mum and bub are doing well, and little Kenzie is very excited to have a baby brother. Massive congratulations to both Lynsey and Brad from your family at Club Helensvale!
Tahlia Camilleri
ACTING BOWLS COORDINATOR
MEET YOUR STAFF
Paige
RECEPTIONIST / GAMING
NICKNAME: Pai or PWALL FAMILY: Dad; Simon, Mum; Kellie, Sister;Mackenzie and Partner; Ash HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED AT THE CLUB: just over two years WHAT IS YOUR ROLE: Reception/ Gaming HOBBIES: Jet Skiing on the weekends SPORTING HERO: None other than the Georgia White FAVOURITE FOOD: Sushi FAVOURITE RESTAURANT: Loose Moose Tap and Grill House
DREAM HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Greek Islands IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT 3 THINGS WOULD YOU NEED: Endless supply of food, jet-ski and good company DREAM DATE: David Beckham PERSON YOU’D LEAST LIKE TO SIT NEXT TO ON A LONG FLIGHT: Donald Trump FASCINATING FACT: I am in my final year of my paramedics degree
CASH GIVEAWAY
NIGHTLY DRAWS 6-8PM
CHAIRMANS REPORT Congratulations to three of our Helensvale Hawks who were recently recognised by Bowls Australia at their annual Awards Night. Well done to Geoff O’Meagher - Volunteer of the Year, Jessie Cottell the U/18 Female Player of the Year and Brett Wilkie the International Player of the Year. I hope to see a great turn out for our annual Bowls Presentation Night on December 1st. It’s always great to celebrate our achievements over the 2017/2018 season. Tickets on sale now at Reception. BPL08 is coming up fast at Pine Rivers this month from 13-16th. I’m excited to see the Gold Coast Hawks in action!
Don’t forget we have a great free Melbourne Cup event here at the Club on Tuesday 6th. No need to book, just turn up for a fun day, with race cuisine available at blu bistro and the races live on the big screens. Taila Gouge will be performing live straight after the big race. The TAB is open from 7am and our courtesy bus will be running from 9am.
There are five chances to win per $5 ticket. You could win a Parrot Drone, a Nintendo Switch, a Playstation 4 and over 30 other great toys. It will be drawn on Monday 17th December with special events happening for kids. Free face painting, balloon twisting and Santa Claus will be making an appearance that night!
The festive time of year is fast approaching and there will be lots happening around the Club. The always popular Christmas raffles are back every Thursday night from 15th November. Tickets are still only $1 a strip!
You can earn entries now with every $20 spent Club wide in our amazing Christmas Cash Tree member’s promotion. Every night in December up until Christmas Eve you could win up to $1000 cash. Now that’s a Merry Christmas!
Tickets are on sale now for a fantastic Christmas Toy Raffle.
I hope to see you around the Club this month.
PHOTO GALLERY
Lto R: Ladies District Pairs Winners; Senior Single finalists; Pine Rivers Junior Senior day; Pine Rivers Junior Senior Winners; Ladies Div 1 Zone Champions; Men’s Div 1 Zone Champions; Men’s Div 5 SEQ champions; QLD CoCC Fours Winners; QLD CoCC Pairs Winners; BA Volunteer of the Year; BA U/18 Female Bowler of the Year; BA International Player of the Year; Baby Harvey.
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COACH’S CORNER Drawing to a Spilled Jack
Bob Hill
There can be many occasions in the course of a game when a jack is touched by a bowl and so moved off the centre line. Hence the term ‘spilled jack’. On many greens it is not uncommon to see a spilled jack travel up to a metre or more off the centre line.
COACHING
Thursday mornings from 9am or by appointment Bob Hill
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Ron Wallace
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Jim Merrick
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Colleen Dillon
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Nathan Rice
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Lynsey Clarke
0401643958
Anthony Kiepe
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Wherever the jack may come to rest it should not cause concern to the player who has established reference marks. After calculating the distance the jack has moved, carefully assess the changed line from the original focus point. If the jack is within a metre of either side of the centre line, be careful of length control because the rink normally will run faster for the last 5 metres near the ditch, since this is the area continually walked on. A draw into the ditch is a wasted bowl! Should the jack finish near the side boundary line, give extra thought to line and length. The bowl originally must pass over grass that has had very little use and thus will be a little slower, but for the last 5 metres, if near the ditch, will run faster. One must if possible play the widest drawing hand for this shot, as you have less chance of ditching with the wide draw.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY LAWN BOWLS? Lawn Bowls is a game the whole family can play. It is a great way to socialise and meet new friends while also enjoying a competitive game. Coaching is provided free by one of our friendly coaches who are keen to help get you started. Bowls equipment can be provided free to use until you decide to buy a set of your own. Coaching is provided every Thursday morning at 9am or by appointment. Barefoot Bowls sessions are held every Sunday from 2pm - 4pm (except when major bowls tournaments are scheduled). Equipment is provided. Corporate groups and barefoot bowls parties can be catered for on request by contacting our Bowls Coordinator. Men’s Bowls: Men play social bowls every Friday and Saturday. This includes self selected pairs on Friday morning starting at 9am. Championship games are usually held on weekends at different times throughout the year. Saturday afternoon Open pairs commence at 1pm. Ladies Bowls: Ladies play every Tuesday morning starting at 9am. Each Tuesday morning ranges from social bowls to special events and sponsored days on occasion. Championship games are usually held on Tuesday or Thursday mornings at 9am throughout the year. Mixed Bowls: Mixed triples are held every Wednesday afternoon starting at 1pm. These days vary from club selected days, self selected days and sponsored days. Open men’s, ladies or mixed pairs are held every Tuesday and Friday starting at 1.30pm. These are great events for beginners (Mufti). Junior Bowls: Junior bowls sessions are held every Saturday morning at 9:30am or by appointment. For more information contact our Bowls Coordinators. For enquiries regarding lawn bowls, coaching, events, sponsorship and bowls promotions, please contact our Bowls Coordinators: Lynsey Clarke 0401 643 958 or Anthony Kiepe 0411 321 605 Email: bowlscoordinator@clubhelensvale.com.au Membership Fees: Full Membership - $120.00 Junior Membership - $25.00 Admin Fee - $15.00 Social Membership - $5.00 (Admin Fee: New bowlers or bowls members that are transferring from another club outside QLD)
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