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Hello Everyone We have some great news from Bowls Australia, local clubs, some tempting local and international tours well worth considering and really what’s stopping you going to Hawaii or Norfolk Island and our wonderful bowls supplier’s with great specials and news. Special thank you to our wonder contributors Bowls Australia, Les Taylor, Barry Hamer, Vince Knauth, Greg Mahony, Frank Fox ,Henselite Australia, Aero Bowls and our travel agents bringing you great prices for a well-earned holiday, our health providers with new and innovative ideas. Make sure you support our wonderful advertisers who supply great products at fantastic prices. We are dedicated to report current Bowls News from Local Clubs in South East Queensland and to promote the fast growing sport of Bowls. As more and more younger people are discovering that Bowls is an inexpensive and fun sport and readily available at so many great clubs help them to see what you see and keep the age old sport of bowls at the top of their minds.
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Thank you for all the letters and emails from the last edition, we do appreciate your opinion. Until the next edition of Bowls Plus Queensland Magazine. Thank you for reading and enjoy…
IN THIS ISSUE 2020 World Champs to continue Gold Coast’s sporting legacy 12 Bowls Australia partner with Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation
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Kristina Krstic - Twice a World Champion
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Dispelling the Myth
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Jackaroos clain overall Trans Tasman Trophy
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Is Bowls Too Time Consuming?
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Nambour captures elusive Bowls Super Challenge Title
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Survival Considerations for a Club’s Future
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Gold Coast Plays to Home Advantage
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Lawn Bowls Haven on friendly Norfolk Island
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Enjoy Social Bowls and Sighyseeing in Hawaii
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Muscels matter when managing weight
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Noosa Riverfront Accommodation On the Beautiful Noosa River
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feels in the hand. I have played against a number of players playing with AeroBowls and have been impressed with the line they take and how they react with weight. Its also comforting for me to know that when I have to switch between sets of bowls of the same model that the bowls will be exactly the same”. Alongside Paul, Les Gillett, who will be back into the top 16 of the World Bowls Tour next season is also joining Team Aero. The company’s portfolio of players is an impressive read with world class players from all countries represented.In fact more than any other manufacturer. Model shown is for UK, Asian, Canadian/ USA and S African conditions.
Paul says “Aero are new and different and I wanted to be a part of that. The timing was right for me to make a move and it will freshen up my game and give me renewed focus and energy. I’m really looking forward to getting playing with the bowls and I love how the new Z Scoop grip
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Jo Edwards Makes Team Henselite Debut at Trans Tasman Blackjack superstar, Jo Edwards, who recently joined Team Henselite, has made a flying start with her new bowls in the annual Trans Tasman event against Australia from March 18-20, winning all but one of her singles games.
Christchurch. “I think people’s expectations are higher of you when you are at home, however the greens are suited to us. Playing anywhere other than NZ or Australia is very foreign to both nations and requires a lot of change in a lot of ways to get up to speed with the different conditions.”
Two of the world’s top bowling nations come together each year for this event which encompasses an open section and a development section. “The rivalry between NZ and Australia is alive and well,” said Jo. “We, as a small nation like to take on the bigger countries in any sport. We play the Aussies often and are friendly with them but we still want to get one over them.”
Jo came up against Team Henselite young gun Chloe Stewart who was making her senior Australian debut at the age of 18 and was very complimentary of her opponent’s performance. “I played against Chloe in both pairs and singles and I approached her the same way I’d approach any opposition. You have to respect your opposition but be confident in your own ability. She obviously has the goods and there was no way I was going to treat her lightly.”
Although New Zealand were unable to win the overall Trans Tasman trophy this time round, Jo was upbeat about their performance”The spirit in our Blackjack camp was a very good one. We have worked hard on our culture of ‘one team’ and it feels great to be part of a bigger picture.”
The 2014 Commonwealth Games Singles Gold Medallist has taken to the Dreamline XG which she chose for “its reliable line. I feel confident in its finish,” she said. “They are a great all round bowl.”
The Kiwis had the hometown advantage, this year playing at Burnside BC in
“The greens at Burnside were great. The first day was pretty rough conditions with wind, rain and a very cold temperature. The next two days improved and so did the bowls all round. My Dreamline XGs performed very well in all the conditions and I am really enjoying playing with them.”
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir, I refer to your article entitled, Bowls Clubs The Future, in Volume 5, No 2, Feb/ Mar 2015.
abiding by Motions that have been passed. Any deliberate breach in this area is not only unethical but also an offence under the QLD Associations Incorporation Act. As such they are committing an offence under Qld law.
It is an excellent article and can be used as a blueprint for Bowls Clubs to follow to ensure they not only survive but also grow and prosper. The Author rightly so identified a strong Leader as essential to the well-being of a Club. However one aspect I would have liked the Author to go into detail on, is that of poor Administration and inept Administrators.
Administrators need to realise that they are Caretakers only and all decisions made must be for the good of the Club and the majority of Members. Any attempt to play “favourites” is not only unconstitutional but leads to low morale and unrest from other Members and may actually lead to reduced Membership as the aggrieved Members move to another Club. A Club that will respect their rights as Members and Bowlers.
I am sure many Bowlers can relate to an Administration that is not only failing to take their Club into the future, but lack of administrative ability, substandard personal communication skills and poor understanding of the enormous responsibility of running a Club in the way of adherence to a Constitution and
Additionally, Volunteers will be not only be difficult but almost impossible to find. Why should a Member put in time and effort when the Club has no interest in looking after his/her wants and needs. (Name withheld)
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Broadbeach Win Best Club Award
World Championships 2020 coming to Broadbeach Broadbeach will be the first bowls club in the World to host the sports two biggest events, The Commonwealth Games & The World Outdoor Championships. At the recent World Junior Championships, press conference was held by Bowls Australia to announce that the Gold Coast will host the Championships. Musgrave Hill, Helensvale & Broadbeach will be the host venues. The World Championships & the 2019 Asia Pacifics will be held at the three clubs as well. What a time to be on the Gold Coast and Broadbeach. What a coup for the sport of Bowls.
Broadbeach was very honoured to win the prestigious best Bowls Bowls Club at the recent Keno Clubs Awards held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. Broadbeach was also in contention for best club on the Gold Coast but lost out to Currumbin RSL. Chairman Barry Gilbert, Secretary Colleen Gilbert and Bowls Co-ordinator Ryan Bester attended the award ceremony at the Gold Coast Convention
Centre.. The club who in the last twelve months has hosted two World Junior Championships, Queensland State Junior Championships, Queensland State Championships, Queensland District Sides and the Maccabi Games. The club is also looking forward to the Australian Open in June this year. The club would like to thank Les Gibbs and Chris Lanham for the world class greens & all the wonderful volunteers at the club for their hard work to make the award possible.
Colleen Gilbert Named to World Bowls Board Broadbeach’s own Colleen Gilbert has been named to the World Bowls Board. All the terrific & hard work Colleen has done for the club and the game of bowls has paid off and make people notice. Colleen will be the Corporate Development Director. Colleen’s business past will be a huge asset to the World Bowls Board
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EDITORIAL
AERO: NOW THE DOMINANT FORCE IN BOWLS Thanks to their massive investments in technology
around 32000 lines of programming for each model. As the World Bowls engineers pointed out it was the most sophisticated bowls facility they had ever seen. When Aero test bowls on the table, and every set is tested, each bowl always rolls into the next, every bowl finishes on a sixpence.
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They polish the bowls gently using the same machine Rolex use to polish their watches, absolutely no damage is done to the bias. Quite unlike the other manufacturers where the bowl receives a harsh polish.
The complete bowl is made by Aero in Sydney from the mould to the finished Walter Jacobs says ”Aero are the product. real deal, we decided their was no ”We control the entire manufacturing point in manufacturing bowls as the process and designed everything we others were doing...almost every set use” says CEO Ellen Falkner. of the Taylor Bowls I sold when I was the distributor were different...one Their 7 axis lathes are the most only has to look on any green to see sophisticated in the world and the this. Henselite,Greenmaster(made by same machine really does make parts Taylor) and Drakes are no different. for artificial hearts, hearing aids and aircraft. They place the blank in the robotic machine and the entire bowl is made without moving off it’s plane... The model is automatically selected for the correct bias and then the machining commences, bias, size, model, logo, graphics, WB stamp and grip. Our computer programme has
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You’ll never see this with Aero. That is our guarantee...the same line everytime”. The way they make bowls simply cannot match our process. No company has ever invested so much to make perfect sets and that is the reason we have so many of the world’s best bowlers using them.
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Many seniors who have fallen report that they were unable to reach a phone to call for help and had to remain on the floor for hours until someone discovered them. For those who live alone, some form of safety alert device is like personal insurance. We should think of it as a necessary expense, just as we do with car insurance. We hope we never need it, just as we hope we never have to claim on our auto insurance. Modern technology can be a bit daunting at times however the Mobile Alert is a simple, easy-to-use device.
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SIX TIMES WORLD CHAMPION TELLS ALL
Alex Marshall mbe
New AeroBowls Sales Manager, Alex Marshall mbe shares his thoughts on his recent world championship win, his new job, the Aero products and his hopes for the future. Congratulations on your recent world championship win. How do you feel? I’m over the moon. I always felt that there was a sixth world singles title in me but to actually achieve it, is something which I’m extremely proud of. The response I’ve had from everyone has been overwhelming. It’s been incredible. So how many titles is that? It’s my sixth world indoor singles title but my 20th in total with world indoor pairs, mixed pairs and outdoor golds. And four commonwealth gold medals too. Wow, you must be the most decorated player of all time?! I’m not sure whether I am or not but I am certainly very humbled to be talked about in the same breath as other players that I admire from our sport, the likes of David Bryant cbe, Tony Allcock mbe and Willie Wood mbe who also plays with Aero Bowls. You have recently been in the news for moving to AeroBowls, what made you change? My decision to move was based on a number of reasons. We are a new, cutting edge brand and everything we do is high quality. I believe in the products, the technology and am impressed by how passionate the team is about the sport and wanting to make an impact and a difference. And its great for me to have a new challenge. Plus I’m supported and encouraged to play bowls all over the world which is brilliant for me as I love playing and testing myself against the best.
So what bowls are you playing with now? I am in Australia playing Pennants for Warilla, doing Demo days for Aero and will top it all by playing in the Australian Open on the Gold Coast. I will be using the Optima with Z Scoop and the Space with Z scoop,both size 4 for the slower greens. Both models hold the line longer with a small amount of weight and they bend earlier into the head making for remarkable accuracy. No question Aero Bowls are superior in handling all conditions compared to all the other brands I have used. The new grip they have developed is years ahead of its time.
Kelvin Kerkow oam Commonwealth Gold Medalist, Australian and World Champion welcomes Alex Marshall mbe to the Aero team.
What is the most interesting thing you have done in Australia?
Most interesting thing! I went to the Aero factory soon after The ZScoop is a grip genuinely like arriving in Australia. I have worked no other. This will give any bowler at Taylor and have been to the maximum confidence in delivery. It Henselite factory. What I saw at was one reason I changed to Aero Aero amazed me.They make bowls and no doubt many other bowlers 100% differently from the others will change as well. and now I understand why every set of each model is the same. I was What makes Aero different? gobsmacked, a robotic factory with Every set is the same. This is huge for one operator. Henselite and Taylor me when having to change between are 20 years behind...It is no wonder red and green sets in World Bowls Tour you NEVER see an advert from them events. There are also a large number about the same line everytime. I of colours and grips to choose from know they are not...I have used - so many that I’m still learning all of them. them! So basically there is something I will be leaving my bowls in Sydney for everyone from our range. Plus we when I go to the Gold Coast and I offer a 21 day money back guarantee will pick up a set there. It IS the same so no risk for the customer. line everytime with Aero.
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Footnote: Alex Marshall will be at Kelvin Kerkows AeroBowlsworld Burleigh Heads all day on Friday 12th June and Monday 15th June. He looks forward to meeting all bowlers at the shop.
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2020 World Champs to continue Gold Coast’s sporting legacy The Gold Coast has been confirmed as the host of the 2020 World Bowls Championships Queensland’s Gold Coast will continue to be an international sporting mecca long after the dust has settled on the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with the region’s tourism bodies and bowls’ governing bodies inking a deal to host the 2020 World Bowls Championships. The popular holiday destination was already the envy of the bowling world, after securing the rights to the $225,000 Australian Open annually from 2015 until 2019 and the prestigious World Champion of Champions later this year, but has further bolstered its credentials by acquiring the sport’s blue-chip tournament. An agreement with Tourism and Events Queensland and the City of Gold Coast, World Bowls and Bowls Australia confirmed the event would be held in the state of Queensland for the first time since the event’s inception in 1966. Staged every four years, alternating with the Commonwealth Games, the World Bowls Championships will feature teams of five men and five women from the top-24 ranked nations across the globe in each discipline for 16 days of high class action from May 23 to June 7, 2020. In a major coup for the sport nationally, the Gold Coast has now procured both of the sport’s eminent international events on the horizon, the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2020 World Bowls Championships, as well the sport’s most lucrative open tournament in the Australian Open, which will award more than $1,125,000 in prize money and attract more than 20,000 participants over its five year duration. Broadbeach Bowls Club, Musgrave Hill Bowls Club and Club Helensvale have been handpicked to simultaneously stage the World Bowls Championships, given the necessity of eight bowls greens to accommodate the 240-player draw. As a consequence of securing the sport’s pinnacle event, a number of ancillary international events will also head to the Gold Coast in the preceding years.
The annual Trans Tasman test series between Australia and New Zealand will take place on the coast for a three-year period, from 2017-2019, in addition to the 13-nation 2019 Asia Pacific Championships, the Southern Hemisphere’s qualifying event for the World Bowls Championships.
“Bowls is already hugely popular in this city increasingly so among our young people, so it’s good sense to make this kind of investment.
Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Commonwealth Games, Kate Jones said the partnership between TEQ, local government and bowls’ governing bodies to secure the Championships would provide Queensland with a positive legacy to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
World Bowls Chief Executive Officer Gary Smith said that the event is a coup for both the sport of bowls and the region.
“Major events play an important role in growing tourism and a strong tourism industry means jobs for Queenslanders,” said Ms Jones. “The 2020 World Bowls Championships will generate more than 30,000 visitor nights and an estimated $5.71 million in spending.” Bowls Australia Chief Executive Officer Neil Dalrymple said that while the Gold Coast region is already a heartland for the sport, it’s fast becoming the lawn bowls capital of the world. “This is a significant announcement for the sport and ensures that the 602,788 annual participants and 495,056 club members have the opportunity to witness the premier event on the international bowls calendar,” Mr Dalrymple said. “With the number and quality of bowls events to be staged across the Gold Coast over the next five years, the region has truly positioned itself as the jewel in the crown of lawn bowls internationally.” Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said securing lawn bowls’ pre-eminent event was testament to the Gold Coast’s resounding appeal and world-class sporting facilities. “This event will capitalise on the legacy of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, utilising the upgraded Broadbeach Bowls Club,” said Cr Tate.
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“It’s events like this that are helping to give the city international recognition as both a vibrant events capital and a sporting destination.”
“We are delighted that the pinnacle event on the World Bowls events calendar, our four yearly World Championships, will again be staged in Australia and on the magnificent Gold Coast,” Smith said. “World Bowls is sincerely grateful to all those who will contribute in a wide variety of ways to what will no doubt prove to be another outstandingly successful and memorable event for all involved.” The announcement ensures Australia will stage the coveted event twice within an eight year period, after the Australian Jackaroos created history by claiming five gold and two silver from the eight disciplines on offer during a stellar campaign at the 2012 iteration in Adelaide, South Australia. The 2016 World Bowls Championships will be contested in Christchurch, New Zealand, from November 29 to December 11. TIMELINE OF EVENTS IN QUEENSLAND • 2015 Australian Open - June 13 to 25, 2015 Across a minimum of eight Gold Coast based clubs • 2015 World Champion Of Champions November 16 to 22, 2015 - Club Helensvale • 2016-2018 World Junior Championships March - Broadbeach Bowls Club • 2016-19 Australian Open - Date TBC - Across multiple Gold Coast based clubs • 2017-19 Trans Tasman - Date TBC - Venue TBC • 2019 Asia Pacific Championships - June 4 to 12, 2019 - Broadbeach Bowls Club, Club Helensvale, Musgrave Hill Bowls Club • 2020 World Bowls Championships - May 23 to June 7, 2020 - Broadbeach Bowls Club, Club Helensvale, Musgrave Hill Bowls Club
Bowls Australia partner with Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation has been announced as Bowls Australia’s Official Charity Partner. Bowls Australia has announced Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation as its new Official Charity Partner for the next two years. ZRF was established in 2004 by CEO Allan Turner and his wife Kim, following the sudden death of their seven year-old daughter, Zaidee, from a burst blood vessel in the brain called Cerebral Aneurism. At the time of Zaidee’s death the Turner family had been registered Organ and Tissue Donors for five years, which made it possible for Zaidee to donate her organs and tissues at the Royal Children’s Hospital, which resulted in the lives of up to seven other people being improved or saved. Zaidee was also one of only six children to donate nationally and one of the youngest Australian donors on record that year. Through this new partnership, Bowls Australia will assist ZRF to achieve its mission of inspiring discussion about organ and tissue donation to save and improve life by promoting the initiative to its members and participants.
Zaidee’s Rainbows Foundation CEO Allan Turner rolling up in ZRF’s signature rainbow shoelaces, which can be purchased for $2.00 to help raise awareness of organ and tissue donation to save and improve life.
ZRF will have a presence at the sport’s largest and most lucrative tournament, the $225,000 Australian Open, with an educational stand at Broadbeach Bowls Club, the final’s host venue. The partnership will also extend to the national participation program Jack Attack, with all participants provided information on the relationship and details on the benefit of donation. “Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation are doing essential work promoting organ and tissue awareness, donation and transplant, and I’m pleased to announce them as our Official Charity Partner,” Bowls Australia CEO Neil Dalrymple said. “Our aim is to make organ and tissue donation awareness more prevalent in our community by informing bowlers of the importance of discussing these issues with their family members, should they ever be placed in the same situation as we were, with Zaidee’s sudden death,” Mr Turner said. “We hope to greatly improve the donation rate year upon year, giving those that are currently on transplant waiting lists a better chance at getting their transplant by encouraging people to register as organ and tissue donors.”
Organ and tissue donation facts: • One organ donor can transform the lives of 10 or more people. • One tissue donor can transform the lives of 40 or more people. • Around 1600 people are on Australian organ transplant waiting lists. • In 2013, 391 organ donors gave 1,122 Australians a new chance in life. BOWLS PLUS QUEENSLAND APRIL / MAY 2015 13
CHRIS WILL FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Kristina Krstic Twice a World Champion Kristina Krstic is the new World Under 25 Champion, winning not one but two World titles during last month’s Junior World Championships at Broadbeach BC in Queensland. Up against Henselite teammate and fellow Aussie, Chloe Stewart, in the singles final, the WA ace was able to reverse last year’s silver medal effort with a 21-16 win to take the title. It was the second consecutive time the pair had faced each other in the World Championship final. In the mixed pairs Kristina was partnered by Ben Twist, and the pair saw off Team Henselite’s Sheldon Bagrie-Howely and his partner Katelyn Inch from New Zealand to take out the thrilling final, 18-17. “I’m so stoked to have won, it’s taken me a couple of days to settle in and believe what’s happened,” Kristina said. “It feels amazing to be World Champion and to win not only one but two titles.” “To be over there with all those people that were there with me was incredible. I had so much support from my fellow Aussies. My family unfortunately couldn’t be there due to work committements and things but the
Australian Team were basically like my family for the week.” “Chloe and I are great friends and we were just both so excited to know that in the final there were two Aussies playing off for Gold and Silver. We were so happy for each other, It was the best possible result. I really wanted to win the final but either way I was really stoked.” “I was using my Henselite Fusions and as I’ve said before, I just always find that they are really true. This as especially the case on the beautiful greens up there. It was often really windy and it was really hard for bowlers whose bowls were being affected by the wind and didn’t have a true turn. In all conditions the Fusions always take the same line. I didn’t have to think ‘it’s really windy, I’ll have to take more grass’, they were always consistent.” “We have Australian Sides in April this year and I’ll be skipping my first game for the state. I’ve got three newbies in my rink so that will be really nerve wracking for all of us! But ti’s all really exciting, I can’t wait.”
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To Bowls Plus Queensland Magazine “I’m in Hobart today, playing in the southern suburbs. I’ve done 663 clubs, closing in on the record of 670. By the time I leave Tassie, I’ll have played at 680 clubs. I’m heading west to SA and WA in April and May, before finishing in northern Vic in June. I still have three months to go, 800 clubs is on the cards. I’ve raise $30,560 for cancer research, with a goal of $50,000. Cheers, Chris Thomas M: 0449 295 342 F: Chris Will For Cancer
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Have you ever wondered how the revenue raised from the National Merchandise Program is distributed? There is a common misconception within the bowls fraternity that the National Merchandise Program funds go directly to the National team and High Performance Program. In fact since the beginning of 2013 the NMP has contributed over $1.5million back into the sport, helping generate revenue to support the employment of 16 Regional Bowls Managers servicing metropolitan and regional areas nationwide, as well as the general development of the game at the grassroots level. The National Merchandising Program has helped to enhance the image of bowls in Australia by creating consistency in attire worn at pennant and above level competitions. Under the NMP, clothing manufacturers are endorsed by Bowls Australia and issued with a license that allows them to use the BA logo on garments they have manufactured. The revenue generated from the NMP is going back into the bowling community by allowing the 16 Regional Bowls Managers to make over 6300 club visits annually, helping bowling clubs attract new members and generate more revenue. Regional Bowls Managers are able to assist your club in the following areas: • Increasing Participation and memberships within the sport of bowls • Providing support to clubs with business planning through: - Member recruitment and retention - Governance and business/ strategic planning - Funding and grant submissions - Targeted program for under-represented groups - Information technology and volunteer strategies - Implementing whole-of-sport programs delivered at club level - Accurate recording of local members and participation data - Increasing the quantity and quality of coaches and officials There have been some wonderful success stories of clubs working with RBM’s to obtain community grants, get their members accredited as coaches and umpires, work with schools to attract junior bowlers and recruit
new members through the new national participation program Jack Attack. During the 2013-14 financial year, Regional Bowls Managers were involved with clubs gaining over $1.6 million in funding to improve the sport and facilities of bowls in local communities. The Jack Attack program brings the Australian Premier League format and style of play directly to club land, where they can capitalise on it’s social, fast past format to help boost participation, by appealing to people opposed to playing in longer formats like pennant, and providing a more structured competition than barefoot bowls. There are now over 60 clubs signed up to Jack Attack nationally and with the help of the RBMs, bowling clubs have been running successful six week seasons, getting more traffic on their greens and helping transition barefoot bowlers into full bowling members. In the 2014 census report bowls participation grew 5.6% on the previous year and much of this success is a credit of the wonderful work RBMs are doing with clubs to grow the grassroots of the sport.
Bowls Australia would also like to acknowledge the financial support the Australian Sports Commission provide Lawn Bowls; in particular to the High performance Program which is run solely on government funding. The ASC works closely with a range of sports, state and local governments, schools and community groups to ensure sport is well run and accessible so that everyone can participate and enjoy the benefits.
For more information on the programs discussed please follow the links on the Bowls Australia website. http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/Club-Assist/Regional-Bowls-Managers http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/Merchandise www.jackattack.com.au
We had a practice on the first day and then the competition commenced the next. After an impressive march-on with 11 countries represented mixed pairs was played in the various classifications in a 4X4 format. Carolyn Nelson (NSW) and Tony Bonnell (Qld) won gold in the B6. On Sunday the Singles Competition commenced with 21 up format. Once again the Singles were in different classifications with some having two divisions necessitating semis and finals. Carolyn gained a bronze in the B6 losing one game. Congratulations! The game of the series was between Barry Charity (Aus) and Doug Lambert (Aus) in the semi final of the singles. Barry was leading 17-0 and won 21-16! Doug Lambert was the NSW representative as well as Carolyn Nelson and Lynn Smith. Gold was won by Debra McGary, Christopher Flavel and Liam Buckley.
Numerous state associations contribute to the RBM Program, which allows Bowls Australia to offer their services to bowling clubs without directly using member’s capitation fees.
It also works through the Australian Institute of Sport and state and territory institutes and academies, to develop Australia’s elite sportsmen and women.
14 participants plus our Manager and Coach assembled at Sydney Airport for a “trip of a lifetime” where we represented Australia. We wore our gold and green tracksuits and excitement was in the air. Carolyn Nelson (Engadine) and Lynn Smith (Roselands Flames) were our NSW Women representatives.
The weather was perfect except for a cloudburst one morning where the volunteers swept the water off the green and we commenced at 10am. The bowling clubs were set in picturesque valleys with mountains surrounding them. The volunteers were fantastic and the organization by the Clubs and the DBA officials was excellent. Overall Australia gained 4 gold. 2 silver and 3 bronze and gained 5th place. We had no representatives in the Visually Impaired. The Closing Ceremony with the national flags being raised and the anthems played for the gold winners was spectacular. Our coach, Jan Palazzi and Manager, Rosemary Packham kept us on our toes and led a happy, supportive team. Doug Lambert (Park Beach) was the NSW male representative. Gold for Australia was won by Debra McGarry (undefeated) Christopher Flavel and Liam Buckley in the singles classifications. Lynn Smith
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Jackaroos claim Overall Trans Tasman Trophy
The Australian senior team have taken the overall honours at the Trans Tasman, despite losing the women’s event by the slimmest of margins.Australia has claimed the overall honours at the Trans Tasman for a fourth consecutive year. The green and gold stranglehold over the fiercely contested annual event continued in Burnside in March, with the Australian senior team completing its assignment of retaining the Overall Trans Tasman Trophy despite dropping the final test in both the men’s and event’s events. The Jackaroos men had already wrapped up the open men’s event a day early, after producing a whitewash of the six rubbers in the second test yesterday earned them an unusable two test lead, but managed to record victories in just one of the four matches on the New Zealand greens on the final day. After splitting the first two tests in the women’s event, Australia was left rueing what could have been when the third test was forced to a count back to determine the titleholder. Australian captain Lynsey Clarke engineered the nation’s first blue-ribbon singles win in the women’s event, defeating dual Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jo Edwards after a coaching decision to alter the positional line-ups for the third test paid immediate dividends, while a second win to Claire Turley, Chloe Stewart, Anne Johns and Kelsey Cottrell forced a count back of net shots to find a winner. New Zealand claimed the spoils by 9 shots, but despite losing today’s final test in both genders, the overall senior Trans Tasman glory was awarded to the green and gold contingent.
“The decision for me to play singles was made late last night, young Chloe has had a great debut, she is certainly a credit to the sport, but the coaches wanted to try a few different positions and combinations around for the last test,” Clarke said after winning the last singles encounter. “I was grateful to have four bowls in these conditions, it certainly helped with trying to draw close. “I’ve been leading in the other matches so I was already focused on trying to get my first couple of bowls close, which was important because Jo is such a quality player. “We’ve got a really good mix of youth and experience, I’ve been around for 12 years, we’ve got Chloe who has just made her debut, and everything in between. “Our whole team just get on really well and we have a good support crew, which helped make results go our way.” It was a reversal of fortunes in the development side of the tournament. After splitting the development men’s first test on both wins and net shot margin, and then producing an emphatic five wins and a draw on day two, Australia was assured of retaining their Trans Tasman Development Men’s Trophy regardless of the final test’s result. Which proved to be particularly advantageous situation to be in, considering they too only managed to post winning results in one of their four matches today. Despite falling short on the last test, they still walk away with some silverware, although not the coveted Overall Trans Tasman Development Trophy.
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That accolade was awarded to New Zealand, who prevailed in the development women’s event after winning the opening two tests. Since the inaugural Trans Tasman in 1979, Australia has held sway against New Zealand in the senior event, claiming the men’s title on 22 of the 37 occasions, while its women have captured 12 of 19, including a draw. Bowls Australia would like to congratulate all participating athletes for their contribution to the 2015 Trans Tasman. Bowls Australia would like to acknowledge the assistance and funding provided by the Australian Commonwealth Games Association to Bowls Australia for athletes in the 2015 NextGEN AUSComGames Squad program (formerly known as ‘Australian Junior Commonwealth Games Squad’ program). NextGEN AUSComGames was devised by the ACGA to provide assistance to junior players who have been identified as potential 2018 and/or 2022 Commonwealth Games level athletes; these players will be showcased at the 2015 World Junior Championships, 2015 Trans Tasman and 2015 World Cup. Overall results: Development Women - New Zealand win 2 -1 New Zealand win Development Women’s Trophy Development Men - Tied series 1.5 - 1.5 Australia retain Development Men’s Trophy NZ win Overall Development Trans Tasman Trophy Open Women - NZ win 2 - 1 New Zealand win Women’s Trophy Open Men - Aust win 2 - 1 Australia retain Men’s Trophy Australia win Overall Trans Tasman Trophy
Is Bowls Too Time Consuming? Traditionally, bowls games, (except for singles which is generally only played in championships and tournaments), are of 21 ends and about three to three and a half hours duration. The times and duration of games were established a very long time ago when life moved more slowly, personal transport consisted of a horse, with or without a buggy, and very few women participated in the workforce. Fast forward a hundred years or so: Gone is the weekly trip to town to shop and pay bills, and gone is the convenient “corner shop”. Medical advances have seen a proliferation of X-Ray, Pathology and Skin Clinics; Medical appointments have gone from “once a year” to once a month, supermarket shopping occurs three or four times a week and most women under 60 go to work. In this modern era are our games too long? Is a change overdue? Fifty years ago, going to the club for a game was always going to take up the whole afternoon, but with today’s personal transport, a person could go to a club, have a shortened game of bowls and attend a doctor’s appointment or do some shopping in one afternoon without any trouble. The sport of cricket has evolved over the past few years and an even shorter version of the “one day” games; 20 – 20 has become very popular. Now, tennis has introduced a shortened version of their game. Were these just random decisions, or were they the result of recognising the faster pace at which life is played in the 21st century? No one would suggest that test cricket over four or five days be abandoned nor would there be any change to major tennis events. Similarly, major bowls events at all levels events should retain traditional formats, but maybe there is a case to be made to reduce the number of ends in weekly social games. Without going to the extreme of the APL, a shortened game could also be started later in the afternoon, thus getting away from most of the oppressive heat of summer. Is it worth polling members to get a response to this suggestion? One of the objections to a later start and finish to a game was that “many older players like to be home to watch the news at night”. But with most households having Foxtel and the introduction of the ABC’s “News 24” this doesn’t seem to be a valid point.
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Are there any clubs willing to take up the challenge? The introduction of Sets play and latterly, “Jack Attack”, seems to indicate that even State and National administrations are conscious of the need for shorter formats. Players generally do not to like sets play. One of the major objections seems to be that a player or team can score the most shots overall and still lose the match. To many, it doesn’t seem fair that a player who wins the first set by say seven shots, loses the next by one and the tiebreaker by one can be the overall loser. Best of three sets could possibly gain some converts. The solution, I believe, is to reduce the number of ends of social games, with a later starting time. In fact, this would be a common sense adjustment during the heat of summer. Most clubs would have observed many instances where players have either cancelled or, (sensibly), abandoned games on particularly hot days. A later start would also open up the possibility of attracting some of the local tradespersons or shift workers who finish around two or two thirty and could not manage a one or one-thirty start. School staff also might be enticed to a game starting at 3.30. For clubs with dining facilities, would it be possible to introduce a package deal consisting of a game of limited duration followed by a meal? To make it attractive Clubs would probably need to forget any idea of making a profit on the arrangement but it could conceivably result in the recruitment of some new and younger members and introduce them to the club. While barefoot bowls is incredibly popular among young adults in high density urban areas close to cities, that doesn’t seem to have had any positive effect on club membership. No one likes to see clubs close, but this is a rationalisation process. Just as we no longer need a shop on every street corner, we no longer need so many clubs. If clubs are to survive they have to appeal to the demographic of their immediate area and they do need to change. What was popular fifty years ago, (and continues to be popular among our very senior citizens), is obviously not the way of the future. By Frank Fox
Frank Fox is very unwell this month and we wish him a speedy recovery - Ed
The thrill of winning at bowls is no different a sensation whether it is at club or international level. To you the bowler winning is still a buzz. All lawn bowlers, like all sportspeople, seek to improve their performance but find many stumbling blocks on the pathway to success. International bowls coach, Lachlan Tighe, does not promise easy answers, but within the commitment he requires in the detailed methods of his recent book ‘Winning becomes you, in Bowls’ he offers absorbing enjoyment, improved technique, tactical skills, mental strength, game planning and teamwork. Can this book help you secure that buzz sensation? The author sincerely hopes so, that’s why he wrote it. That’s why he coaches.
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Stocks of this book are rapidly diminishing. If you wish to purchase a copy of ‘Winning becomes you, in Bowls’, at the cost of $30, which includes postage, ensure you advise me of your name and home mail address for the delivery of the book, and, send a cheque for $30. payable to ‘Lachlan Tighe’ 12 Elm Street, Hawthorn Victoria 3122
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As a service to bowls clubs, I can be contacted to discuss the prospect of my coming to conduct a coaching seminar at the bowls club, and, bring a supply of the bowls book should any members wish to purchase at that club seminar event. Lachlan Tighe email: l.a.tighe@bigpond.com or mob 0409 532 953 Website: www.lachlantighebowls.com for other information on bowls. BOWLS PLUS QUEENSLAND APRIL / MAY 2015 17
The Super Challenge Bronze 2 team of ladies form Tugun got as far as the ¼ finals , the only Gold Coast team in the Bronze section to make it so far. They were defeated by Noosa Heads 1. Noosa Heads 2 were beaten by the Ipswich Swifts who were beaten in the final by Cleveland (by one shot) A well played competirion. The Tugun team in Bronze Section 6 also had a good year.
Tugun Bowls and Community Club is the hub of activities in Tugun Village. It really is a club for the community of Tugun, a village at the southern end of the Gold Coast. The last Sunday of the month is “SUNDAY FUNDAY ON THE GREEN”. This is sponsored by LJ Hooker at Palm Beach and for a gold coin donation, there’s barefoot bowls and free fun for the kids.
Recently, the Tugun Ladies hosted their “FRIENDSHIP DAY”. Many visitors came from clubs including South Tweed, Tweed Heads, Coolangatta, Burleigh Heads, Sapphire Gardens, Paradise Point and Algester in Brisbane. If the sound of laughter is a measure of the day’s success, then this event was a WOW! happening.
No mention of Tugun Bowls and Community Club can be made without information about the club restaurant, Kaleena’s, well known by visitors and locals who choose Kaleena’s for weddings, wakes, birthday parties etc. Open on Wed nights for Steak and schnitzel, Thurs, Fri and Sat nights for a la carte menu with specials, and Sun lunch a la carte 12:30 till 2 p.m.
For the last four years the Gold Coast Antique Auto Club has centred their annual rallying weekend, “AUTORAMA” at the Tugun Bowls venue. Once again this year, the weekend of 14th and 15th November will see perhaps up to 100 Historic and Classic vehicles on display on the park adjacent to the club. The vintage motorists then avail themselves of the first class facilities at the club’s restaurant and bar for the Saturday Night Dinner/Dance to the music of a Jazz band. Local support for this event is given by the Bendigo Bank, and the Golden Riviera Resort donates two night’s accommodation as a raffle prize.
The winners on Friendship Day!
The Tugun Ladies Bowling Club will once again this year, on 25th May, be hosting The Big Morning Tea in aid of Cancer research. Thousands of dollars have been raised by the ladies and the community of Tugun over the years for this worthy cause. Models will come from the Tugun Ladies’ ranks, and the fashion parade will feature clothes from the Burleigh Church of Christ Op-Shop! $5 will give you a great morning’s enjoyment with the money raised going to a good cause. Phone the organiser, Coral, on 07 55345 941 for information on this event. The two chefs
Serving up the sumptuous barbeque
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NAMBOUR CAPTURES ELUSIVE BOWLS SUPER CHALLENGE TITLE Nambour Bowls Club has proven that perseverance and belief really can pay dividends when its Men’s Team captured the elusive Bronze Division Trophy in the 2015 Queensland Bowls Super Challenge. The victory comes after many years of trying since Nambour was one of 18 foundation clubs when the competition was devised in 2000. Being crowned Champions in the hotly contested 63 team Bronze Division is undoubtedly the biggest prize in the Club’s 83 year history and one which all members of past and present teams are immensely proud and cherish. Team Manager and Life Member Rex Thorogood was delighted with the performance as the team also achieved the distinction of going through the entire competition undefeated. “What made this performance special was that it was a team effort throughout the finals series with consistency displayed by all teams”, he said. Nambour emulated its previous best performance last year by winning its opening quarter final match on Saturday morning against Coolangatta 3-2 with wins in the Singles, one Pairs and the Fours. The afternoon’s semifinal match against Pine Rivers was another close contest with both Pairs and the Triples teams successful in a second 3-2 result. Sunday morning’s Grand Final against Carina Leagues had both sides locked in a tense battle before Nambour emerged with solid wins in the Singles and one Pairs. Attention quickly turned to the Triples and Fours matches where the outcome of very close tussles would surely determine the fate of the contest. In a cliff hanger finish, Nambour held out a determined Carina Leagues to win the Triples by 2 shots and establish an unbeatable 3-0 lead. The Fours contest was then tied after 21 ends while Nambour trailed in the second pairs contest with a few ends remaining as the clubs agreed to cease further play in both games. A veteran of many sports himself, Rex Thorogood
Members of the victorious Nambour Bowls Club Super Challenge Team: Back Row (l to r) Allan Owen, Bob Smith, Glenn Whitney, Neil Brown. Middle Row (l to r) Ian Hatch, Len Hughes, Barry Langton, Daniel Hollingworth, Tony Green. Front Row (l to r) Michael Thorogood, Derek Tomkins, Rex Thorogood (Manager), Robert Combes, Graham Morton.
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Team Manager Rex Thorogood expresses his delight with Nambour’s win by hoisting the Bronze Division Trophy aloft
described the win as “absolute magic” and rated it up there with the best given the tightness of the competition. “Competing and winning at this level was a new experience for many team members”, he said, adding that the win would give the Nambour club a great boost and serve as a much needed tonic for lawn bowls throughout the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
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Survival Considerations for a Club’s Future - Clubs and the Bowls Authorities. The previous article, “Bowls -The Future” in Bowls Plus, Vol 5, No.2, suggested clubs to consider changing their club operations, to diversify and engage the community by attracting, being welcoming and creating a club atmosphere that is inviting. A business approach was suggested as a basis for club operations to achieve this community-minded approach. Much of what was suggested in that article was not new but the important aspect was that clubs should consider the information to use in their survival should a club be declining or not. Survival considerations that a club may want to explore are there and clubs can take these proposals, think of other ways and generally become proactive in promoting and marketing their club. It will take regular involvement by the club in holding open days and other promotional bowls evenings and/ or days. Think of the social side as well, so you may like to include food, music and fun bowls. Other activities to attract patrons can be explored i.e. trivia and music nights. See Bowls Victoria Lighthouse Clubs Program website for stories about many clubs that have excelled in Community Engagement, Junior Development and in other areas that should interest all clubs that wish to increase membership and club finances. Bowls Clubs and the Bowls Game. Where are they? Bowls clubs invariably are that, a place to play bowls. The game is in decline and to get the community playing bowls again in the numbers that the game once had will take much effort by Bowls Australia (BA), State and Territory Bowls bodies and the clubs. However, all want the clubs to survive with good numbers of bowlers and therefore all do their best to get new bowlers. New promotions for the non-bowler in Jack Attack and barefoot bowls are of interest to many with outdoor activity, friends and the fun of bowls with music that creates a lively and friendly atmosphere that attracts. Those clubs that promote this form of the game usually do well and have been financially rewarded. I believe that eventually these nonbowlers will rollover and become the traditional bowler. But firstly you have to get them to your club. What therefore are clubs doing to attract? Barry Hamer, in his, ‘The Innovator’ column in Bowlsplus, Aug/Sept 2013, mentioned the ‘golden years ‘of lawn bowls after WW II towards the 1950’s. He wrote “At that time newspaper and radio once provided limited coverage on lawn bowls through to the mid 60’s, and like our membership those services progressively diminished. The overly conservative profile of lawn bowls, officialdom, formats, rules and uniforms, saw early signs of membership stress fuelled with negative media attitudes inhibiting our efforts to boost numbers.” Food and some barefoot bowls is the golden era now for some clubs. See Sydney bowls clubs reinventing themselves as foodie destinations. (The Daily Telegraph 9 December 2014, www.dailytelegraph. com.au/sydneybowlsclubs) The BA 2010 Census on bowls recognises that “over 50% of club members were non-playing members who joined a club for social activities, other (non-bowls) recreation. Clubs with meals, poker machines, pool/snooker, darts, fishing and other (attractions) attracted these non-bowlers. The offset in the decrease in formal bowls membership has been the growth
in social and corporate bowls, and other participation by non-members of bowls clubs.”
Bowls Australia and State Bodies. Are they marketing the game in the community?
BA with Jack Attack has Fox Sports promoting this form of the game and it is intended for a younger age group, although any age could be attracted. However, the essential thing is that those watching this on Foxtel can come to their local club and experience the game for themselves. You have to let them know that your club invites them and that you have this format available. Food and drink, along with the bowls and music is a fun event for them. It is up to you and your club to make this regular entertainment and sport. Keep attracting them and get them to join your club. Even if at first they are only barefoot bowlers they are, however, members that will help club finances.
Both BA and State Bodies give assistance to clubs in the recruitment of members and club management which is necessary but I see the need for a bigger involvement and a more concentrated use of assistance to clubs. Unlike other sports the majority of bowlers have no contact whatsoever with the powers to be of bowls. They pay an affiliation fee and are known by name by the state and territory bodies but that basically is it until some disciplinary action is involved. It would be good if individual bowlers and the club as a group had more contact with the respective bowls bodies. Other than club delegates that report to the committee, most bowlers would not think that they are part of an organisation that they are registered with as a player. Therefore, the bowls governing bodies and the district/zone representatives need to be more active with the membership of clubs. Their attendance at a club on occasions can do much for member awareness of bowls as a sport that their club is part of in the wider world of the game at State, National and International level. This could lead to better and informed knowledge of the game that may see the members take a more active role, particularly in administrations. How does the community stand in its exposure to bowls?
We can all do our bit to promote bowls. The Club and Members, what can they do? The public perception of lawn bowls is that it is an old person’s game. We all need to convince everyone that it is a game for all ages and that it is also one of the cheapest sports to play. Members and clubs can cultivate awareness of their club in the local area, wherever and whenever. A regular letterbox drop of surrounding suburbs can be invaluable, especially when the leaflet invites the community to bowls days and updates on club matters, including what the club offers. Club hall hire/function venue can be advised in this letterbox leaflet. The recruitment of members, I suggest, should be a yearly plan, done in ways (to name a few) such as• open days • members introducing new members • members family bowls events • community social night bowls • corporate bowls • state body promotional material and van • colour club leaflet • schools program and competition • marketing in magazines & radio events calendars • advertising in newspapers • markets, festivals • Jack Attack The above ways to recruit and market a club are not exhaustive but they are well proven ways. Apart from bowls bodies help is available from state departments of sport, local government and other bowls and sporting club administrators. The internet is also a wonderful source of websites that can assist in many areas of information on marketing, recruitment and club management. Remember that bowls, unlike other sports, does not have any public facilities, nor can it be played in a backyard. The public can only experience bowls through a bowling club. Therefore clubs need to explore every avenue for getting nonbowlers through club gates and on to the green. Barry Hamer further commented that, “The simple fact is that lawn bowls is essentially an amateur game (Ho Ho) extensively ignored by the media, and a significant number of bowling club members preferring to be recipients rather than servers. Perhaps the recipients may consider becoming servers to assist the ongoing growth of our membership numbers into the future? “ It is said that a club member is the best advertisement for a club? I would urge all members to stand up for your club and give your club a future by being active in it.
Much more, I suggest, needs to be done in the community through active promotion and marketing. Although clubs do this, I feel, it needs to be driven by the governing bodies. Clubs need to be part of an Australian effort, led by BA, which will raise the profile of bowls and instill pride in bowlers for their game and club. I would like to see a sponsor who will fund a bowls advertising program outside of the bowls magazines and into the community through advertising promotions of the sport of bowls in newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and any other promotional avenues. Remember the Mazda Jack High Channel 9 TV Series? That program had bowls successfully marketed and the sponsor did well. Bowls bodies need to keep looking for potential sponsors for big events that will promote bowls again within the community. Bowls events that the older bowlers will be in. Jack Attack has a market age group but the over 50’s need major event exposure to interest that group of the community who are not in sport. BA and the State and Territory bowls newsletters and magazines could contain more practical advice on bowls membership recruitment and club operations with marketing and promotional articles by professionals to the fore. Less articles on coaching, greens maintenance and laws of the game could accommodate these very important aspects for the survival of clubs Therefore, a suitable and willing business partner, who wants to be associated with bowls and who sees benefit in this for them needs to be sought out. In conjunction with this, I firmly believe that BA should levy each bowls club in Australia an amount of $100 per year to be used in marketing the game of bowls, our game, from the levy funds. I also suggest that BA should have a team that produces a plan that will be the basis for that marketing. This team could be made up of staff from BA, state bowls bodies and their districts/zones and interested bowlers for example. Professional marketing advice could also be sought. Greg Mahony
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GOLD COAST PLAYS TO HOME GROUND ADVANTAGE
Social Bowling Interests
The glittering Gold Coast certainly made an impression at the recent Keno & Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence, taking home a mammoth seven awards! Over 1200 guests from across the State attended the awards new home at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre event to see Currumbin RSL take home four awards (separate release), in addition to BMD Northcliffe taking home the trophy for Best Surf Life Saving Club, the Broadbeach Bowls Club taking home the award for Best Bowls Club Venue and CSi – Club Southport receive the Best Keno Coordinator title. BMD Northcliffe smashed its competitors in this award category, donating $1.75 million to the surf life saving club to ensure it can continue supporting and educating volunteer members and the local community on surf awareness, surf safety, resuscitation and contribute towards youth development. Broadbeach Bowls Club has four greens of International Standard with shading, disability access and two greens having lights for night bowls. Holding important competitions in 2014 such as State Districts, Uni Games and World Under 25’s, the club will also seek to host the Australian Open and Maccabi Games in 2015 for a future five years. Developing a fantastic youth program to encourage young players develop a love for the game, Broadbeach Bowls Club is bucking the stigma that bowls is only for older players. CSi Southport staff member Jaimi Peacock took home the award for her commitment, enthusiasm and responsibility as Keno Coordinator, with her meticulous attention to detail, trainingsessions and promotional displays contributing heavily to the growth of Keno at the club. Clubs Queensland Chief Executive Officer Doug Flockhart congratulated the Gold Coast region on their outstanding awards success. “With an ingrained philosophy and ongoing commitment to its community, boosting tourism and ensuring surf safety locally, nationally and abroad, as well as a beautiful vista of the Surfers
We have work mates, we have best friend mates and we have bowling mates. So while we are members of a bowling club we also combine these interests into social bowling clubs or groups. This is great and rewarding and then we can take it a step higher where a number of these groups come together to play bowls and socialize. Sunday morning on the 18th of January saw three such clubs come together at Red Hill Community Sports Club’s bowling greens to play with and against each other. These days are made for fun and enjoyment and the bowlers lived the fun day. Queensland Newspapers Bowling Club, The Gap Services Bowling Club and Normanby Social Bowling Club were the clubs. How wide a range could you get with newspapers, Services and footballers but common interest in bowls and friendship bound them together. There was not a prize or trophy to play for; the idea was fun. Still, bowlers need to be fed and a host of volunteers ably led by Allan Cunnington, AKA Captain Tongs of the good ship “Barbie Plate”, served up a yummy tummy filling lunch.
Paradise coast line, BMD Northcliffe is one of the finest clubs on the Coast,” Mr Flockhart said. “Set to host bowls for the Commonwealth Games, the Broadbeach Bowls Club will continue to grow and expand its facilities and will soon become world renowned,” he said. The Keno & Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence celebrates the collective and individual achievements by this vibrant $1.9 billion industry. 22 BOWLS PLUS QUEENSLAND APRIL / MAY 2015
The presidents: Col Cable of Normanby, Geoff Hurst of The Gap and Peter Edwards of Newspapers look forward to assembling their members for a repeat soon. There was too much frolicking not too.
Lawn bowls haven on friendly
Norfolk Island
Only two hours flight from Australia, Norfolk Island is a lawn bowls paradise and once discovered by bowlers it’s pretty much guaranteed to become a hot bowls favourite. It’s no wonder with Norfolk Island being renowned as the friendliest island in the South Pacific, the local club slogan sums it up nicely “there are no strangers in this club, only friends you haven’t met”. Locals find genuine pleasure in welcoming bowlers back, sometimes every year for their favourite tournament! It’s easy to see why Norfolk Island draws bowlers back year on year. It doesn’t take long for visitors to slip into Norfolk mode after they arrive. The airport is 5 minutes away so you can deplane, collect your bags, book in and be on the green within an hour of arrival if you choose! The Norfolk Island Bowling Club is located in the heart of town with a few accommodation options close-by, some next door, so driving after play is optional. As a golden rule most things are 5 minutes, maximum 10 minutes away from the Bowling Club! There’s no such thing as traffic jams on Norfolk in fact the island has no street lights, one roundabout, cows roam the roads outside of town and locking your car is optional! Norfolk Island enjoys a sub-tropical climate and the Norfolk Island Bowling Club makes the most of it with three main tournaments scheduled in the year, appealing to bowlers in three different ways as Pairs, Triples and Fours events. The Bounty Bowls (Fours) tournament has been popular for a long time and it will be 53 years this year! Although the other two events are fast picking up in popularity too, there’s a big reason why Norfolk Island bowls tournaments are such a success. The Norfolk tournaments give bowlers, family and friends the perfect excuse to combine bowls with a holiday! Norfolk Island is a fascinating destination offering a pristine environment with lots to see and do around tournament times. Norfolk has some of the best fishing in the Pacific and visitors soon realise for a small island the range of activities are diverse. Swimming and snorkeling in Emily Bay lagoon, history tours, chef school, rainforest walks including a walk through the magnificent and pristine 100 acres, 4WD tours, horseriding, farm tours, progressive dinners to island homes, ghost tours and sunset fish fries. The Norfolk Island Bowling Club also invites all family and friends to attend the welcome, presentation and social functions during the week. The Norfolk Island Bowling Club invites bowlers to join them for one of their annual tournaments in May, August or February. Or if bowlers prefer to come another time of year or travel as a Club they’re most welcome. In fact travelling with your Bowls Club as a social bowls holiday is encouraged with some accommodation properties offering a 1 in 10 stay free deal for bowling groups. Local bowlers love any opportunity to mix, mingle and roll up with bowlers and invite visitors to travel over any time of year.
Competing in a tournament on Norfolk also means you will not only compete and socialise with the locals but also with New Zealand bowlers. Norfolk is unqiue because competitors literally meet in the middle on green Norfolk Island greens, events become a true Trans-Tasman comp with Aussies, Kiwi and Norfolk Island bowlers on the green. Take advantage of the super special packages on offer with Norfolk Island Travel Centre a locally owned travel agency who also proudly sponsor the Norfolk Island Bowling Club. Special travel packages have just been released with prices starting from $999 per person ex Brisbane or $1039 per person twin share ex Sydney for a seven night stay. Prices includes return ‘seat and bag’ airfare to Norfolk Island, pre-paid airline taxes, meet and greet at the Norfolk airport, 7 night’s twin share accommodation, 7 days car hire including surcharge and basic insurance (petrol usage extra cost), discount shopping card, complimentary mini-golf and complimentary ‘A Walk in the Wild’. Prices are current today and subject to change without notice. Conditions apply. For those interested in travelling with friends from your local bowling club ask Norfolk Island Travel Centre about a special club promotion where some accommodation properties provide 1 in 10 bowlers stay free. For larger groups this can be teamed with 1 in 21 bowlers fly free. Conditions apply. For more information contact Norfolk Island Travel Centre by calling free phone 1800 1400 66 | Email joyce@travelcentre.nf | fax 0011 6723 23205 | or visit www.norfolkislandtravelcentre.com
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TWEED HEADS MEN’S BOWLS CLUB “NIMBLE” NINETIES CLUB
A couple of years ago I wrote an article in this magazine about the Tweed Heads Men’s Bowls Club’s “Nimble 90’s Club”. At that time there were 8 male members in their 90’s. It seems that the older they become the better they are with more members joining this elite club. The “Nimble Nineties” club is forever increasing at Tweed Heads Men’s Bowls Club and it must be something in either the water or the air. Whatever it is life is worth living in the Tweed. Hosted by President, Jim Croghan, on Wednesday March 11 the Men’s club celebrated a special afternoon tea with the current list of ‘Nimble Nineties’ club members, of which 18 of the 25 members who have or will attain the age of 90 years ‘young’ this year, were in attendance. Also participating in proceedings was the President of Gold Coast Tweed District Bowls Association, Malcolm Johnston, who presented the latest inductees, Gordon Henshaw, [January 20, 2015], Michael McDowell [February 13, 2015], Gordon Holthouse [March 13, 2015] and Peter Crerar [April 15, 2015] with their Patriarch’s badges. To cut the cake was the “youngest” member of the ‘Nimble Nineties’ brigade, Frank Birkin, who turned 97 in November 2014, and who still continues to play bowls 3 days per week. All being well another 4 will be turning 90 later in the year increasing the total of Patriarch members to 25 of which 14 regularly participate in bowls between 1and 3 times per week.
TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB
Tweed Heads Men’s and Ladies clubs have become a beehive of activity since the beginning of 2015 with teams playing in the Bowls Super Challenge [Gold and 2 Bronze divisions [men and women]; The Tweed Valley Shield [men]; Cross Border Shield [women]; Summer Nines [men] as well as the start of both the Indoor and Outdoor Championships. The Ladies completed their first club championship [Open Fours] recently with Wendy Wilson skipping her team of Leigh Rayward, Barbara Makin and Kristy Thatcher defeating Val Young, Alison Ebsworth, Rosely Griffin and Di Cunnington, 18/12, in the final. The Ladies Open Pairs championship went to Barbara Makin and Wendy Wilson defeating Rosemarie Calverley and Lorraine Robins, 26/12. In the Men’s club there were 2 championships being played simultaneously, the Open Fours and the Indoor Singles. The Open Fours final was won by Steve Ross, Simon Bailey, Brendan Wilson and Latif Karim defeating John Matchett, Peter Goldsmith, Les Rootsey and Allan Nimmo, 28/13. The Indoor Singles championship for 2015 was won by Greg Ash who beat Jon Bosisto 25/15 in the final.
CARNIVALS:
The results of the Ladies Autumn Fours carnival held on Monday March 2 were as follows. Overall winners: Val Jackson, Cheryl Heaps, Bev Hadlee and Gail Waitai, [Broadbeach] with 6 plus 55 shots up. 2nd place: Pauline Stewart, Sally Lyons, Betty Goodwin and Linda Brack [Bramble Bay] with 6 plus 11; 3rd place: composite team of Leigh Rayward, Jean Smith, Christine Hawkins and Carol Rembacher with 6 plus 10 and 4th place: Lyn Cuthbertson, Annie McClure, Chris Pavlov and Sue McKenzie [Broadbeach] with 4 plus 20. Two teams of Random winners were: Joan Lyon, LeslieAnn French, Marie Purcell and Delmae Woods and Ellen Joselin, Karen Figura, Marion Daily and Bernice Bryant all from Tweed Heads.
MEN’S CLUB CARNIVALS 2015
Classic Pairs: Monday 25 May. Open 16 March; close 22 May Consolation Fours: Fri 12 June. Open 4 May; close 9 June
2015 Monday 10th to Thursday 13th August Saturday 1st to Sunday 2nd August
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Winter Mixed Pairs: Monday 13 July. Open 12 June; close 8 July Farewell Mixed Pairs: Monday 31 August. Open 13 July; close 26 August. All carnivals are limited to 40 teams with a blind draw on arrival. Entry fee is $25.00 per player. Prize money to value of: Pairs $1540.00; Fours $3000.00. All 3 games over 15 ends or bell start at 9.00am, sectional play. Entries to Games Director: Col Elsey, Tweed Heads Men’s Bowls club, PO Box 167 Tweed Heads 2485; phone: o7 5506 8157; e’mail paul.girdler@thbc.com.au
LADIES CLUB CARNIVALS 2015
May Triples: Monday 4 May Ladies Open Singles: Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 June Spring Medley [6 a side]: Monday 7 September Classic Pairs: Monday 5 October Indoor Inter Club Challenge: Monday 2 November Major/Minor Pairs: Monday 16 November For more information and conditions of play contact Tweed Heads Ladies Club Games Director, Judy Pearce, PO Box 167 Tweed Heads 2485, e’mail paul.girdler@thbc.com.au: or phone 07 5506 8157 Note that these carnivals are open to all registered lawn bowlers where applicable.
MAJOR EVENTS 2015
Tweed Heads Prestige Open Mixed Singles: Sunday June 28 to Wednesday July 1. [Best performed male and female gain wildcard entries into Golden Nugget]. Entry form now available on club website @ www.thbc.com.au; Tweed Heads Silver Nugget: Monday July 20 to Wednesday July 22 [Winners of both male and female receive wildcard entries into Golden Nugget] Tweed Heads Junior Nugget [Indoor event]: Saturday August 1 and Sunday August 2 Tweed Heads Golden Nugget Invitational Singles: Monday August 10 to Thursday August 13. Australian Indoor Singles Championships [Indoor event]: Monday August 24 to Thursday August 27. Note: All events and dates are subject to change so please check the club website @ thbc.com.au for latest information. Bernie Fletcher, Publicity Officer.
2015 Sunday 28th June to Wednesday 1st July
Golden Nugget Prestige Invitational Singles Mon 10th - Thurs 13 August 2015
LADIES FIELD
MEN’S FIELD
Stewart, Chloe
VIC
Bester, Ryan
QLD
Cottrell , Kelsey
NSW
Casey, Mark
QLD
Edwards , Jo
NZ
Fisher, Dylan
VIC
Johns, Anne
NSW
Glasson , Steve
NSW
Murphy, Karen
NSW
Henry, Jeremy
NSW
Scott, Natasha
NSW
TBA
Van Ash, Rebecca
TAS
Kerkow, Kelvin
QLD
Clarke, Lynsey
QLD
Ruediger, Wayne
SA
Anderson, Carmen
NSW
Wilkie, Brett
QLD
Turley, Claire
NSW
Sheriff, Aron
NSW
WILDCARD POMS
WILDCARD POMS
WILDCARD SILVER NUGGET
WILDCARD SILVER NUGGET
The 2015 Golden Nugget Invitation Prestige Singles is the “Jewel in the Crown” of Singles tournaments in Australia, with the who’s who of bowlers participating . The Opening Ceremony commences at 11.15 am on Monday 10th August followed by round 1 at 1.00 pm. Two rounds each on Tuesday and Wednesday before the semi-finals and finals on Thursday 13th August. Free Grandstand seating is available for all spectators, with Corporate seating, and Corporate Boxes again being offered for this years event. Come and watch the talent blessing Tweed Heads Greens, with plenty of excellent matches guaranteed. THBC will again broadcast an up to date Live Scoreboard for every day, every match and every end - from our web site: www.bowls-thbc.com.au
2015 Tweed Prestige Open Mixed Singles Sunday 28th June to Wednesday 1st July. Over $20,000 in prize money, and a wildcard entry for best performed male and female to this Year’s Golden Nugget. Enter online.
Check out the Clubs new Bowls Website.
www.bowls-thbc.com.au
Australia’s Rising Stars will once again bless Tweed Heads Bowls Club Greens, where the Countries Best 18 to Under 25 Bowlers will compete in this year’s Under 25 Silver Nugget Prestige Singles, proudly Sponsored by Taylor Bowls. This event starts on Monday 20th July with the final played on Wednesday 22nd July. Come and support and watch our rising stars in action.
LADIES FIELD
Men’s Field
Boddington, Sarah
NSW
Noronha, Jessie
NSW
Anderson, Kiana
QLD
Ingham, Sean
QLD
Cowan, Elise
VIC
McWhinney, Dean
QLD
Noronha, Natalie
NSW
Copeland, Eric
QLD
Bruce, Taylor
NZ
Johnson, Billy
NSW
Millerick, Bolivia
QLD
Wilson, Aaron
VIC
Whitehead, Kylie
VIC
Sims, Michael
TAS
McPharlin, Renee
SA
Teys, Aaron
NSW
Richards, Kelly
NSW
Glasson, Ben
NSW
WILDCARD
NSW
WILDCARD
NSW
Worsnop, Jamie-Lee
NSW
Wedlock, Corey
NSW
Ryan, Ellen
NSW
Wilson, Nathan
VIC
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RAIL TOURS Black Opal Classic Bowls Tournament
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QUEENSLAND GARDEN EXPO Go there by steam train to Nambour Sunday 26th July, 2015
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Upcoming Rail Tours: On 2nd May 2015, The Australian Railway Historical Society will be running their annual Rail and Sail Tour. Starting off from South Bank on MV Queenslander we travel down the Brisbane River and across Moreton Bay to Redcliffe. A coach will transport you to Sandgate Station where you will board a Steam Train for the return to Roma Street and South Bank. The Queensland Garden Expo will be held at Nambour on the 11th July 2015, and what better way to get there then by a Steam Train! Coaches will transfer passengers between Nambour Station and The Expo site. 2015 makes 150years since Queensland’s first train ran between Ipswich and Grandchester. To mark this memorable occasion the Society will be running a Steam Train from Brisbane to Grandchester and return on Sunday 26th July 2015. Many exhibits from a bygone era will be open for inspection at Grandchester. For detailed brochures and bookings please contact the Australian Railway Historical Society on 07 3252 1759, email: tours@arhs-qld.org.au or visit our website at www.arhs-qld.org.au/sunshine-express-rail-tours On a cruise to Alaska, I saw my very first glacier in the magnificent Inside Passage. Excitedly, I asked the ship’s officer what it was called. “It’s some dumb glacier,” he replied. Disappointed by his attitude, I bought a map to figure it out for myself. I calculated our location and found the name of the ice mass. It was called, just as he had said, “Sumdum Glacier.” 26 BOWLS PLUS QUEENSLAND APRIL / MAY 2015
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A little about bowls in Hawaii‌ Five minutes by bus or car from glamorous Waikiki, the Honolulu Lawn Bowls Club is located at Ala Moana Beach where after a game, bowlers can relax in the calm, crystal clear turquoise tropical waters 100 yards from the club. Close by there are several restaurants and bars which are popular with bowlers after games. The green is located in a public council park, and is maintained by committed volunteers. It is the only bowling green in Hawaii. The green was constructed during 1935 to 1936 by Australian servicemen stationed in Honolulu. Initially, for several years it was used exclusively by them, but by the early 1950s the green wasn’t used and became overgrown with weeds. It was restored and has been used continuously since 1956.
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If you love social bowls, colourful culture, warm and hospitable people, breathtaking scenery and wonderful cuisine … then you simply must not miss this ‘one-off’ fully escorted Hawaii Bowls Carnival Tour in October this year. Playing alongside locals, your social bowls consists of two half-day carnival days, plus a social roll up in island attire. This unique ‘unpack once’ holiday has it all … taking in all the ‘must do’s’ when visiting the breathtaking Hawaiian island of Oahu - Pearl Harbour, opportunity to snorkel on the breathtaking Turtle Canyon Cruise, island sightseeing tour, Polynesian Cultural Centre, plus experience an award-winning Hawaiian “luau” (traditional feast) with fabulous entertainment! There’s also plenty of free time to explore the island on your own, or take the opportunity to shop ‘til you drop in Waikiki!
Hawaii With Uplift’s reknowned fun, friendly and caring hosts looking after everything for you, all you need to do is relax and enjoy your magical Hawaiian holiday! Following the very successful annual Cook Islands Bowls Carnival Tours since 2013, Queensland based group travel specialists Uplift Tours and Travel has partnered for this year only, with Hawaiian Tourism and Hawaiian Airlines to bring this exceptional travel experience for the Australian social bowler in 2015.
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Tour package is offered ex Brisbane and Sydney, with deposits due now, and final balance by 16 July. For further details on the 2015 Hawaii Bowls Carnival Tour, other over 50’s escorted tours or travel planning for private groups, contact Uplift Tours and Travel at groups@uplifttours.com call (07) 3283 1966 or visit www.uplifttoursandtravel.com
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Muscles matter when managing weight Maintaining healthy muscles is important not just for movement and balance but also to keep your metabolism firing as you get older – which is important in maintaining a healthy weight.
Here is an example of a meal plan that includes 4 serves of dairy: Breakfast: Raspberry & Yogurt Bircher Muesli (see recipe) Morning tea Fruit salad (1 cup) 1 scone with jam Lunch Tuna salad with cheese Grainy bread roll Afternoon tea 200g tub yogurt Banana Dinner
Stir fried beef with capsicum, bok choy, zucchini, carrot and onion
After dinner
200 mL custard
Recipe ideas from The Dairy Kitchen
Regular exercise is one way to keep your muscles in good shape, but it is only one piece of the puzzle – you also need to make sure your food choices complement your exercise routine. There’s something in your fridge that ticks all the boxes when it comes to supporting your active lifestyle.
Your weight and dairy foods – the facts Some foods are natural stars when it comes to maintaining healthy muscle while helping you achieve your weight goals. The latest research shows eating adequate amounts of dairy foods like milk, cheese and yogurt each day, as part of a calorie controlled diet, can improve weight loss, reduce body fat and reduce waist circumference.
Wondering what’s so special about dairy foods? • The high-quality protein in dairy foods supports the maintenance of metabolism-boosting lean muscle; • The calcium in dairy foods may reduce the amount of dietary fat absorbed by the body; and • Dairy foods like milk, cheese and yogurt can help you feel fuller for longer and reduce feelings of hunger. If you avoid dairy foods in an effort to lose weight, you’re missing out on these benefits, not to mention the bone protecting effects of dairy’s nutrients. And if you’re trying to maintain your current weight, dairy can also help. The evidence review underpinning the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines found no link between eating milk, cheese and yogurt and weight gain or risk of obesity in adults. Making sure you meet your recommendations from the dairy food group also means you’re giving your body the benefit of their natural package of protein, calcium and other vitamins and minerals.
Fuel up and wind down with dairy Start your day with a smoothie, yogurt and fruit or a milky coffee for the essential nutrients and energy you need to fuel up. End your day with fruit and custard, a hot chocolate or a cheese platter. For more ways to start and end your day with dairy, visit www.legendairy.com.au/recipes www.legendairy.com.au/nutritionfrom50
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Raspberry and Yogurt Bircher Muesli Serves 4 Ingredients 1½ cups rolled oats 2 tablespoons pepitas (pumpkin seeds) 250ml reduced fat Australian milk 1 apple, grated ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice ½ teaspoon finely grated orange rind 200g fresh or frozen raspberries 200g Australian low fat natural yogurt 2 tablespoons pistachios, chopped Method 1. Combine oats, pepitas, milk, apple and orange juice in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. 2. Stir orange rind through muesli and divide between serving bowls. Top with fresh raspberries, a dollop of yogurt and a sprinkling of pistachios. NOTE: Use strawberries or other seasonal fruits in place of raspberries if desired. LINK: http://www.legendairy.com.au/recipes/recipe-db/raspberry-and-yogurt-bircher-muesli
Thai-style Tuna Wraps Serves 4 Ingredients
1 small carrot, grated 2 spring onions, sliced 2 tablespoons roughly chopped coriander leaves 1 Lebanese cucumber, chopped 185g can tuna in spring water, drained and flaked 1 cup grated reduced fat cheddar cheese 2 tablespoons Thai-style salad dressing 4 tortilla or lunch wrap breads
Method
1. Combine all ingredients except wraps in a small bowl. 2. Spoon topping onto wraps and fold up to enclose.
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From your spacious balcony, enjoy the spectacular ocean view, the pristine waters of Pumicestone Passage and untouched beauty of Bribie Island. To your left the ever passing procession in the shipping channel and the panoramic night time view of the lights of Caloundra is simply breathtaking. Whether you enjoy fishing, windsurfing, golfing, walking or just relaxing on the sand, it is right on your doorstep.
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Our comfortable fully self-contained accommodation includes a magnificent Penthouse, superb Executive Suite, two specially designed disabled apartments and spacious two and three bedroom apartments all with ensuites and large north easterly facing, sunny balconies. Freeform freshwater swimming pool, heated in the cooler months for all year round enjoyment. These superb apartments offer guest the perfect tranquil haven for the family holiday, honeymoon, romantic getaway, or just a few quiet days to soak up the sunshine. All apartments come with a full size kitchen with all modern conveniences (dishwasher, oven, microwave) and own laundry facilities.
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KEY LARGO HOLIDAY APARTMENTS 6 Aerodrome Road, Maroochydore QLD 4558 Hosts: Cas & Bear Rawlinson PH: (07) 5443 7774 www.key-largo.com.au Email: enquiries@key-largo.com.au
Billy was at school this morning in the English countryside and the teacher asked all the children what their fathers did for a living. All the typical answers came out, fireman, policeman, salesman, chippy, captain of industry etc., but Billy was being uncharacteristically quiet and so the teacher asked him about his father. “My father is an exotic dancer in a gay club and takes off all his clothes in front of other men. Sometimes if the offer is really good, he’ll go out with a man, rent a cheap hotel room and let them sleep with him.” The teacher quickly set the other children some work and took little Billy aside to ask him if that was really true. “No” said Billy, “He plays cricket for England but I was just too embarrassed to say.”
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Bluewater Cruises has been described as the “best value cruise EVER”. Mention this ad and pay just $20 to experience this great day out. We offer a 1½ hour smooth water cruise around the beautiful canals and waterways of Surfers Paradise and the Gold Coast, with an informative commentary. The vessel has both an open sundeck for those gorgeous Gold Coast days, as well as a fully enclosed and weather-proof room, two toilets, easy access and seating for up to 40. The cruise takes you around Chevron Island and Cronin Island where the staff will point out some fun facts about the area, before heading out into the Nerang River and past the million dollar homes of Paradise Waters. The cruise then ventures out towards Marina Mirage at Main Beach where guests can look upon the many magnificent vessels that moor in the area. Next it’s on to the broadwater past Palazzo Versace and taking in the sights of Sea World, before heading back for a spectacular view of the Surfers Paradise skyline. Cruise operates 7 days a week - multiple cruises daily and caters for individuals, as well as small and large groups. Please contact Jodi 0433 693 422. BOWLS PLUS QUEENSLAND APRIL / MAY 2015 31
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The incomparable stars of screen and stage, Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills, daughters of the legendary actor Sir John Mills, return to Australia this year to star in the Australian premiere of James Kirkwood’s hilarious and touching comedy Legends! Co-starring international heartthrob Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2, Dynasty, The Colbys), the play takes audiences into a world of gossip, rivalry, reminiscence, longing and scandal. As the sun sets in Manhattan, the claws come out as two famous but fading movie stars try to upstage one another. Leatrice Monsee (Hayley Mills) and Sylvia Glenn (Juliet Mills) are hustled by a theatre producer (Maxwell Caulfield) to kick-start their once luminous careers by starring in a Broadway–bound play. There’s just one problem: they loathe one another. The fiery feuds of Hollywood legends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford fade in comparison to those of Leatrice Monsee and Sylvia Glenn. The fast-paced play takes audiences on a joyous journey from the glamour of Hollywood to the excitement and promise of a new lease of life on Broadway. Broadway legends themselves, Mary Martin and Carol Channing starred in the original US tour of Legends! in 1986-7, and played more than 300 performances. A subsequent US tour from 2006-7 featured the rivals from TV’s Dynasty, Joan Collins and Linda Evans. The pairing of Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills promises to be a sensational sister act full of back stabbing and banter, wisdom and wit. Their consummate talents will shine in this riotous new production directed by Christopher Renshaw (The King and I), designed by Justin Nardella and also starring Maxwell Caulfield and Leah Howard. Written by Pulitzer Prize winner James Kirkwood (A Chorus Line) and produced by John Frost, the Australian premiere of Legends!, opens in Brisbane at QPAC in May for a strictly limited season, followed by a national tour to Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne. legendstour.com.au
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All of our systems and pricing include full installation, (for a standard property), this includes connection to the grid. We’ve spent many years in the Redlands building our company, for this reason we don’t use any subcontractors, only our own highly qualified electricians. Another aspect we provide to the customer is full after installation service and support. We have technical advisors on hand to help you through any information regarding your system, or any queries you have about expansion. All of our technicians have been fully trained in inverter servicing. This means that at any stage, everything is kept in-house at our workshop in Cleveland. No messy turnaround times while other companies send your inverters away to get fixed. We use all stainless steel fixings and bolts, and aluminum rails to ensure that your system withstands the test of time. Everything is fully sealed so there will be no roof leaks. Because it’s only our own electricians doing the installs, it makes it easy for us to keep such a high level of quality control. This means every panel array will be straight, there will be no damage to the roof, and the switchboards will be done to the upmost standard of safety.
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CAN YOU AFFORD TO RETIRE? There is an awful lot written in newspaper articles about how much you need in Superannuation to be able to retire. The problem is, most Baby Boomers don’t have anywhere near that amount, and are never likely to. I will address this issue in two ways – homeowner and non-homeowner. For those that own their own home - try very hard to pay off your mortgage before you retire. If you own the roof over your head, you are doing well. Secondly, start budgeting now for how much you need in tax free income in retirement, per fortnight, and practice living on that amount now, before you retire. If you can’t budget now, you will have more trouble in retirement. Your superannuation, however much you have, will not pay tax on its earnings once it is pension phase, saving 15% tax. You will be entitled to a part or full pension once you reach pension age, unless you are over fairly generous assets and income tests, so your superannuation only needs to be drawn in small amounts, to provide some of the extras on top of the aged pension. You are allowed to drawdown on your capital in Super, you don’t need to just draw the earnings. If funds are still tight, rent out one or two of those spare bedrooms. This will help with all the housework and gardening too, if tasks are shared. Not everyone who
retires, has their own home, or can afford market rent in a unit of their own. This brings me to group number two retirees who rent. There are options to draw on Super to buy a unit, and then qualify for an aged pension, as your own home isn’t counted as an asset for Centrelink. Alternatively, rent a two bedroom unit with another retiree and share the costs, with both applying to Centrelink for rent assistance. Otherwise, look at options with group one, the homeowners. Renting a room in a house, could be very cost effective. Financial Advisers assist with budgeting, superannuation pensions and Centrelink entitlements. Their role is more than just getting you to borrow and invest. ‘This document contains general information only. You need to consider with your financial planner, your investment objectives, financial situation and your particular needs prior to making an investment decision. SMSF Advice Pty Limited and its Authorised Representatives do not accept any liability for any errors or omissions of informationsupplied’. The Anchorage, Suite 3, 20 Masthead Drive, Raby Bay, Cleveland Qld 4163 Email: admin@abc50plus.com.au ph: 07 3821 7589 web: thefinanceboomer.com.au Baby Boomers Super Pty Ltd ACN 167 453 643 trading as The Finance Boomer ABN 28 167 453 643 Corporate Authorised Representative of SMSF Advice Pty Limited AFSL 234664.
New technology for cataract patients at John Flynn Private Hospital For the 1.5 million people living with cataracts in Australia, a new and exciting intraocular lens technology has just become available at John Flynn Private Hospital. The TECNIS® Symfony lens is the first and only extended range of vision lens available and will help to significantly reduce or even eliminate the need for glasses and contact lenses. It will help give people with cataracts the ability to see better across all distances, including near, intermediate and far and will result in a greater freedom from glasses. Dr Cathryn Edrich from See View Eye Specialist Clinic at John Flynn Private Hospital, Tugun, has successfully implanted these lenses since they were recently made available in Australia at the end of 2014. “I became very interested in this lens after discovering that it offers significant advances over previous technologies. It is quite similar to a traditional lens implant but with the added benefits of improved reading and contrast, yet with a much reduced incidence of glare, halos and other visual effects, familiar to other lens designs. Consequently it is not subject to the usual limitations and drawbacks associated with some of the other
lens implants, making it a great visual solution for a much wider audience of refractive cataract patients,” said Dr Edrich. “My experience so far has been very positive. I have seen a very high level of patient satisfaction with regards to both quality of vision and ability to see well close up, right through to far distance. By what my patients are saying, I feel that this lens implant represents a significant step forward, with the potential to help a much larger number of patients, many of whom perhaps would not have been suitable candidates for previous lens technologies,” said Dr Edrich. The TECNIS® Symfony lens offers a seamless transition between near and far away viewing, similar in action to a camera zoom lens. Unlike previous lens designs, you don’t have to find a particular “sweet” focussing spot for reading or seeing the computer screen to achieve clear vision,” added Dr Edrich. To find out more contact John Flynn Private Hospital, 42 Inland Drive, Tugun on (07) 5598 9000 or visit www.johnflynnprivate.com.au
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At the rear of the home is a very private, paved courtyard that is fenced; making it an ideal home for your 4-legged companion. The home has a Solar panels and inverter, electric hot water service, two garden sheds and adjoining the home is a carport with a remote operated roller door and space for one vehicle.
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The home has two good sized carpeted bedrooms with built-in robes and ceiling fans; master with mirror door robe. The 3-way tiled bathroom comprises of a large shower cabinet, a separate toilet and a separate area with a large vanity unit. The home has a laundry located in an external building.
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The home features an entrance porch with a pleasant outlook towards the park amenities, spacious open plan living areas with almost new Panasonic reverse cycle air-conditioning and ceiling fans. The living areas, kitchen and hallway were tiled less than two years ago. The tiled kitchen has plenty of storage space and work surfaces/ bench-tops with dark green onyx laminate and contrasting, cream coloured flat panel doors with stainless steel handles. The kitchen is complemented with a built-in Simpson fan-forced oven/grill with cook-top, tiled splash-backs and a double stainless steel sink.
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The ‘Pet Friendly’ resort spans over 25 acres and its amenities include swimming pools, a fully licensed Lakeclub Community Centre, landscaped gardens, bowls green, sports centre, arts & crafts centre with workshop, storage facilities and tennis court making it an ideal living environment.This immaculately presented home is conveniently located across the street from the swimming pool, bowling green and visitor car parking. Plus, the home is just a short stroll to the lakeside club house.
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The good-sized, fully renovated kitchen has a stainless steel Delonghi gas stove with a modern stainless steel range hood. The kitchen has plenty of storage space and work surfaces with dark onyx laminate bench-tops and white flat panel doors with stainless steel handles. The kitchen is complemented with tiled splash-backs, double stainless steel sink and a large pantry.
The fully tiled and recently renovated bathroom comprises a large shower recess with a new shower screen, modern vanity unit and toilet.
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At Inspired Outcomes we have identified a need amongst seniors in their retirement years. That need is a single place they can contact to get assistance with all matters of living arrangements, from moving to a better environment to everyday requirements. Inspired Outcomes was started in 2006 as a Project Management consultancy and has now changed paths to specialise in Seniors Advocacy Services. Margaret has her Real Estate certificate which assists in ensuring the Professional Real Estate Agents introduced perform to a Code of Conduct. Margaret was previously a Registered Nurse with experience in geriatric nursing and has a Business Administration degree majoring in Financial Management. We use this experience to ensure every effort is made to reduce the stress for the client and allow them to enjoy the experience of finding and moving into a new home. The business has been developed on the following tasks: • Selection of a new home – retirement village • Assistance in selling their home • De-clutter the home for moving • Pack the house, move to the new home and unpack.
The most important thing for seniors is the kind of assistance we offer as many do not have children or other family living close by. We can help with the many issues, both big and small, that seniors will come across when they move to retirement living. Inspired Outcomes is able to fill this position by helping them through our pickup service. This service enables our seniors to travel around and individually look at retirement sites so they get the right feel about the place they are considering moving into. Once satisfied we then take care of the rest, assisting to complete the numerous details of purchasing and moving. In Essence we become ‘surrogate’ children and family. Some of the tasks we have undertaken include: • Made arrangements for the moving of pets • Sourced curtain makers for the new home • Assisted in disposing of redundant furniture and other goods • Plotted the new home’s floor plan to ensure that furniture will fit and should be moved. • Arranged for the packers and movers to quote and fulfil the relocation.
INSPIRED OUTCOMES - SENIORS ADVOCACY SERVICES At Inspired Outcomes we have identified a need amongst seniors in their retirement years. That need is a single place they can contact to get assistance with all matters of living arrangements, from moving to a better environment to everyday requirements. Inspired Outcomes was started in 2006 as a Project Management consultancy and has now changed paths to specialise in Senior Advocacy Services.
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How To Look After Your Bird
With a little research & by following a few simple steps, a pet bird can be a wonderful companion. Here are a few things to keep in mind if you think a bird is the pet for you.... First of all, find out a bit about different types of birds, so you can make an informed decision about which one might be best for your home. It’s also a good idea to speak to your local pet store or vet, to help you find a reputable breeder in your area. CARE & CLEANING Your bird’s cage, feeders, perches & toys need to be cleaned weekly, in a mild detergent solution & then rinsed thoroughly. Birds are clean animals, so you’ll also need to put a bowl of water into the cage each day for it to bath in. Help your bird exercise it’s feet & avoid claw or joint problems, by providing a variety of natural branch perches to rest on. Your bird will also need plenty of room to extend it’s wings, so make sure movement around the cage isn’t restricted by too many toys. Keep an eye on your bird’s health, especially when first bringing it home. Alertness, bright eyes & shiny feather are all signs your bird is happy & healthy. DIET & NUTRITION Provide your bird with fresh seed daily & make it easy for it to remove the nutritious kernels from the seed, by discarding empty husks. You can add variety to your bird’s diet by introducing fresh fruits & vegetables or a cuttlebone (check which are ok to feed your bird beforehand, as avocados for example are not good for birds) & you should also make sure your bird has fresh, clean water every day. Birds are creatures of habit & may need time to become accustomed to new surroundings or foods, so be patient & introduce them gradually. As with any animal, birds have dietary requirements that need to be met. TRILL® mixes are blended from at least five different seeds and whole grains, to provide your bird with the protein & carbohydrates it needs. They also contain shell grit, which is a valuable source of calcium, essential for the development of strong bones & healthy muscles. Birds need more nutrition than is offered by just seeds, so TRILL® also contains NUTRIVIT®, a uniquely formulated multivitamin supplement that contains vitamins A, B group, C, D3 and E, plus Calcium & Iodine.
Trill® seed mixes are blended from at least five different seeds and whole grains, to provide your bird with the protein and carbohydrates it needs to stay healthy. They also contain shell grit, which is a valuable source of calcium & essential for the development of strong bones & healthy muscles.
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Seeds alone won’t provide your bird with a complete diet. So TRILL® contains a uniquely formulated multivitamin supplement called NUTRIVIT® that combines Vitamins A, B group, C, D3 & E plus Calcium and Iodine.
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As well as seed mixes, the TRILL® range of Honey Sticks provide birds with a deliciously healthy treat that offers hours of enjoyment and entertainment. Handmade using pure honey (no glue!), real berries, fruit & nuts, each treat also contains NUTRIVIT® to provide that additional multivitamin supplement.
Treat your bird because you love ‘em!
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It’s never too late to start looking after your skin. There are over 9 Australian Skin Cancer Clinics currently in operation throughout Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and we are continuing to expand. We specialise in the early detection, treatment and management of skin cancer and melanoma.
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The Australian sun is one of the harshest in the world. Australians have two to three times the number of incidences of skin cancer compared to Canada, the US and the UK. Quite often people think that a sunspot is simply just a sunspot, but given time, they can change into something that is life threatening. Any change in a mole is important, and changes can occur in size, shape, and colour, or moles can start to itch or tingle. These are serious warning signs and a signal to get your moles checked. Unfortunately, 3 to 4 Australians die each day from melanoma and 1 to 2 Australians die of the lesser-known skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma. The real problem with skin cancer and melanoma is that most of the damage occurs before the age of 20, therefore early detection and treatment is vital. Though melanoma is very rare before the age of 14, it does affect young people between the ages of 20 and 40. Squamous cell carcinoma affects mainly the older age group from 55 onwards. We expect 2 out of every 3 adult Australians to develop skin cancer at some point in their lives that will either be life threatening or severely disfiguring. Many adults recognise that damage done to their skin occurred when they were young, therefore we should all be thinking about our children. Prevention is better than cure, so remember to slip, slop, slap by making sure children are appropriately attired with ultra-violet protective suites, covered in sun screen, and wear hats at all times. The friendly, experienced staff at Australian Skin Cancer Clinics make it easy for you to come and get your skin checked. Bulk billing is available and no referrals are necessary, so don’t delay, make an appointment today. Call 1300 SKIN DOC (that’s 1300 7546 362) to speak to your nearest clinic.
- Naracoorte Caves A sell out audience of 250 people enjoyed the 4th inaugural Opera in the Caves, held on 21 March in the World Heritage listed Naracoorte Caves. Sponsored by Australian Air Holidays, this year’s opera featured tenor David Hobson, one of Australia’s best known operatic recording artists. The performance was an adaptation of Bizet’s classic Opera, Carmen. David, who played Don Jose, was ably supported by a pianist and a cast of 28 opera scholars. Opera Scholars Australia assists in the development of young singers through providing scholarships, training and opportunities to perform in a variety of locations. The Naracoorte Caves makes for a unique natural auditorium for music events with its outstanding acoustics and cathedral like atmosphere enhanced by the 1000 lit candles around the cave. The Opera was the centrepiece of Australian Air Holiday’s 3 day tour of the Limestone Coast.
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A high school teacher was arrested today at Sydney’s Kingsford-Smith International airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule, and a calculator. At the press conference, the Attorney General said he believes the man is a member of the notorious extremist Al-Gebra movement. He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the AFP with carrying weapons of maths instruction.
Last year we went all out to find a permanent home for the Big Bark Picture of ‘The Olgas’ ... Over the years we have tried the Art Galleries, Museums, Hall of Fame etc. but nobody had space big enough to fit 10 panels 4ft x 9ft equalling 9ft high x 40ft in length. It was on display at Ipswich Plant Expo March 2014. it was great success, plenty of viewers but nobody had space for it. It then went again on display at the Ipswich Girls Grammar School they were overjoyed to display it in their Assembly Hall same comments, but nobody had room for it.
in Bark members went up for it and there were three of us there who worked on the Big Bark Picture over thirty years ago. It’s the world largest Bark Picture and is in the Guinness Book of records for 1985 Noosa Pengari Steiner School have it on display in their Assembly Hall and it looks really great. Art in Bark members are so pleased it has finely found a permanent home. if you wish to go and see it, give the school a call on 5471 0199, and make arrangements.
“Al-Gebra is a problem for us”, the Attorney General said. ‘They derive solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in search of absolute values.’ They use secret code names like “X” and “Y” and refer to themselves as “unknowns;” but we have determined that they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, “There are three sides to every triangle.”
In October Art in Bark have an annual show with the Quilt and Craft Fair, in Brisbane’s Exhibition and Convention Centre, Expert Events N.S.W. do the publicity and they went all out we had Newspapers, NITV.
When asked to comment on the arrest, Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said, “If God had wanted us to have better weapons of maths instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes.”
TV Brisbane and Radio ABC 612 Spencer Howson had me on their morning Show and that’s where the Principal Allen Kloeden of Noosa Pengari Steiner School heard about it. Got in touch and we made the transport arrangements up to the school, they had the unveiling on Wednesday 18th March and Art
Fellow Labor colleagues told reporters they could not recall a more intelligent or profound statement by the Opposition Leader.
The three ladies who worked on the picture: Joyce Pole, Ruth Cheney and Barbara Parker
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