February 2020

FEBRUARY 2020

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CONTENTS

FEBRUARY 2020

Cover Junior State Pairs U18 Champions Kane Nelson & Nick Cahill Newly crowned

Junior State

Champions Steps to take during extrem

e weather

YOUR COMMUNITY

Volume 43 Issue 1

6 – Feedback needed!

27 – Extreme Weather Policy

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Kallangur President’s Cup

32 – Kandanga’s Celebration

26 Bus to bush How Cleveland bowlers helped with the bushfires

16 Queensland vs. Scotland

28 Bowls at Woodford

Test series as part of the Scotland selection process for the 2020 World Championships

RBM Wade Mutzelburg reports on the Jack Attack Program

18 Club news

34 Coaching across Queensland

What’s been happening around Queensland

Coach Felix shares his first coaching column with you

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

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10 – Junior State Championships

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The Prime Minister’s Cup Story by Kallangur’s Public Relations Officer Debbie Henricksen

Bob Hawke – Gone but not forgotten, the Prime Minister’s Cup continues at Kallangur. For a competition that has been running for 36 years, the Cup has overcome changing fortunes but shows no sign of losing its popularity.

It is the only bowling trophy and event of its kind, with the Charter document elaborately framed and signed by both Bob Hawke and Dean Wells and displayed at the Kallangur Memorial Bowls Club.

In 1984, the then Prime Minister Bob Hawke along with Dean Wells MP established a charter with the most important clause being that the Prime Minister’s Cup remains so named for the life of the trophy.

This is a personal trophy, not a government trophy and is intended to transcend all political views.

The Cup was originally inaugurated at what was then the Redcliffe City Bowls Club. However, through changing financial times and the merging of the Redcliffe City and RSL Services Club, the newly named Redcliffe City RSL Bowls Club met the provisions of the Charter and the trophy continued.

Unfortunately, the club closed its doors in December 2010 due to concerns about the aged clubhouse, which was 84-years-old. It was

3rd place from Kallangur - Wayne Dickson, Gavin Scannell, Lyn Miles and Iris Dickson

the oldest club on the Peninsula. Mr Wells agreed to add a clause to the Charter to allow Deception Bay Bowls Club to be the venue for the 2011 cup.

In 2015, the Deception Bay Bowls Club won the Cup, but unfortunately this was the year the club closed due to financial problems.

Again, Mr Wells amended the Charter to agree to allow Kallangur Memorial Bowls Club to host the Cup from 2016.

In 2019 the event was an invitational mixed fours competition.

Nineteen clubs in the Moreton Bay District were invited to compete with 18 teams playing on the day.

The winners were a team created on the day with Kallangur’s Jo Gatt, John Orr and Scarborough’s Val Hanson and Dorothy Field. Runners up were Jo Edwards, Linda Mitchell, George Sahlauts and Kerry Mitchell from Pine Rivers. Kallangur’s Wayne Dickson, Gavin Scannell, Lyn Miles and Iris Dickson took third place.

It was a great day for everyone to participate in a game with a unique trophy and unique heritage.

2nd place from Pine Rivers - Jo Edwards, Linda Mitchell, G Sahlauts and Kerry Mitchell

Winners Presentation to John Orr, Val Hanson and Dorothy Field and Jo Gatt

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From the President

with BQ’s Peter Williamson

Bowls Queensland is now moving steadily towards the Annual General Meeting to be held in March. I wish to thank all the board members who have given of their time and effort to ensure smooth running of the board and continued support to committees and members throughout the state.

As in past years districts, clubs and BQ have not found it easy to maintain the interest of members in the competitive side of the sport. We have all heard it said, I am too old to play Pennants or club competitions and only want to play social bowls. My answer is get involved again and enjoy the fellowship that is found in visiting and playing at other clubs. You never know, you may be the one who has members from other clubs visit your club for a social game and once again be seen as a true asset to your club.

Our RBM Wade Mutzelburg in conjunction with BQ has arranged to hold a number of forums in his region during the month of February, so please take advantage of them and come along.

The 2020 Junior State Championships were held at North Toowoomba and Toowoomba Bowls Clubs. Thanks to the clubs for making the venues available.

A wrap-up and results may be found on pages 10-15.

Peter Williamson

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We need you!

It’s our first issue of the new decade and we really want to hear your feedback and thoughts on the Queensland Bowler magazine.

We want to know what you like about the magazine, what you dislike about the magazine and what we should add or take away from YOUR COMMUNITY magazine.

To take part in the survey and to have your input in the future of the Bowler magazine, head to the Bowls Queensland’s website bowlsqld.org and click on “news” and follow the links to have your say.

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coaches and umpires Do you love coaching? BQ needs accredited coaches and umpires, so contact your district to see how and when you can become an accredited coach or umpire.

NZ National Women’s Broadbeach’s Katelyn Inch won the recent New Zealand National Women’s Singles and completed a rare double by also winning the Pairs with ex club mate Selina Goddard.

MABA STATE ARM BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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The Maroon Arm Bowlers Association (MABA) State Arm Bowling Championships will be held at Musgrave Hill Bowls Club on the Gold Coast from April, 18-22.

Arm bowlers from all Bowls Queensland affiliated bowls clubs are welcome to enter the Open Singles or Open Pairs events, provided they use an approved artificial device to deliver the bowl at all times.

Australian Champs Chloe Stewart took out the Australian Women’s Singles and Triples Championship, capping off a great year for the Jackaroo Squad member. Stewart teamed up with Tweed Head’s teammates Kira Bourke and Claire Turley to win the Triples on the first day of the Championships defeating Victoria in the final.

Stewart then claimed the blue-ribbon Singles title defeating Australian Indoor Singles Champions Genevieve Delves (NSW) 25-12 in the final.

The jack can be delivered by hand or with the artificial device.

Pairs of any combination will commence with sectional play on Saturday, followed by knockout rounds and early finals on the Monday. Open Singles will commence with Sectional Play on the Sunday, followed by knockout rounds and early finals on Tuesday. The final (and possibly semi-final) of both disciplines will be played on the Wednesday.

Broadbeach’s Katelyn Inch and Julie Keegan took out the Women’s Pairs title defeating South Australia 12-7 in the final, while Victoria Point’s Jade Groenewege and Sean Baker won the Men’s Pairs for the second year in a row.

Entry forms and the Conditions of Play can be found at https://maroonarmbowlers.teamapp.com/events.

All enquiries should be directed to David Johnson at david@davlie.com.au. Entries close April, 10.

Scott DeJongh combined with Mt Isa’s Eric Johannes and David Cahill to claim Silver in the Men’s Triples.

Aron Sherriff teamed up with his mother-in-law Liz Walton from Burrum Heads to claim silver in the Mixed Pairs, going down to Aussie teammate Aaron Wilson and Erin Swatridge from Cabramatta on the last end of the final.

Chloe Stewart, Australian Women’s Singles Champion

Kira Bourke, Chloe Stewart and Claire Turley, Australian Women’s Triples Champions

Hear from: - Bowls Australia Regional Bowls Manager Wade Mutzelburg - Bowls Queensland CEO Brett Wilkie - Clubs Queensland’s Wayne Moffatt - QLD Sports & Recreation Advisors

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CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie

Summer Comps

Another exciting year of bowls has commenced with summer comps underway. All the best to districts, clubs and members across the State for the year ahead.

Queensland Government Thank you to the QLD Government for their ongoing support of Bowls QLD, districts and clubs throughout QLD through their “Activate” program.

BQ Board and AGM Nominations opened in January for the following positions on the Bowls QLD Board: Vice President, Finance Director and two Board Directors and will close on February, 7. Details of nominations received will be in the March Bowler and the Bowls QLD AGM will be held on the March, 18.

Bowls QLD Event Hosting Expressions of Interest are open to any clubs interested in nominating to host the following Bowls QLD events: •

2020 State District Mixed Pairs

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2020 State Champion of Club Champion Finals Series

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2020 State Pennant Finals

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2021 District Sides & State Championships

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2021 Junior State Titles

Queensland 7s The Q Seven’s has commenced with 240 teams from 90 clubs competing across South East Queensland. Semi-finals and finals will be held on the weekend of April, 4-5.

For more information, check out p7s-qld.com

Forums Peter Williamson, Kerry Green, RBM Wade Mutzelburg and I will be attending the following Forums if anyone would like to attend: •

February, 11 at Club Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast – 5:30pm

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February, 12 at Bundaberg Bowls Club – 5:30pm

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February, 18 at Dalby Bowls Club – 5:30pm

QLD Junior State Championships Thank you to the North Toowoomba and Toowoomba Bowls Clubs for hosting this event. Well done to all participants and medallists. Thank you to the parents/carers/family who supported the juniors in attending this event.

QLD State Championships Entries are open for the 2020 State Championships to be held in the Gateway District from May, 14-17. District Sides will also be held in the Gateway at Cleveland, Wynnum, Belmont Services, Manly and Logan City prior to the State Championships from April, 29-May, 2. Both these events have been brought forward a week just for 2020 due to the World Championships being held on the Gold Coast in May. Trans Tasman Good luck to the Australian Jackaroos selected for the Trans- Tasman Test Series versus New Zealand on the Gold Coast from 4-6 February at Broadbeach, Musgrave Hill and Club Helensvale.

Nationals Bowls Australia have decided to combine many of their National events into a two-week block at one venue called the “Nationals”. The following events will be played at the Broadbeach Bowls Club from October, 2-16.

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Australian Sides Championship

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Australian Senior Sides Championships

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Australian U18 Championships

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Australian Championships

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Australian Champion of Champion Singles

The Bowls Australia Awards night and AGM will also be held during the Nationals.

BPL11 will be held from February, 25-28 at the Moama Bowling Club.

Brett Wilkie

Premier League Queensland The first weekend saw defending champions Helensvale Hawks going straight to the top of the Queensland Premier League ladder after two convincing victories against Kawana and North Toowoomba in the opening double header. Aron Sherriff’s rink of Kelsey Cottrell, Darren Christie and Nic Gosley led the way for the Hawks winning both games with a margin of 34 to lead the best skipper list.

Newcomers Burleigh Hammers had an impressive start defeating Victoria Point and Algester to sit second, Gary Pearson and Barrie Lester’s rinks were undefeated. In the match of the round during round 3, State Men’s Pennant Champions Tweed Heads Ospreys defeated Helensvale Hawks by one shot thanks to a big win from Wayne Turley’s rink of Kira Bourke, Clinton Bailey and Peter Taylor. Burleigh Hammers fell agonisingly close to Enoggera Eagles losing by one shot, even though they claimed two rink wins. At the time of writing, Enoggera were now the only undefeated team after three rounds; six teams all sat on two wins with the Hawks holding onto second thanks to seven rink wins while the Hammers were not far behind in third place.

The eleven rounds have commenced and will continue until March with a top 5 finals series in both grades.

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FABULOUS FINALE AT

STATE JUNIOR FINALS

By Peter Rookas

Youthful talent abounded at the Bowls Queensland Junior State Championship in Toowoomba from January, 19-24. Held across Toowoomba and North Toowoomba Bowls Clubs, players vied for the Fours, Triples, Pairs and Singles titles.

The championship entered the first stage of its finals with the Open Under-15 and Open Under-18 Pairs and the Open Fours championships being contested at the North Toowoomba Bowls Club, where all finals were held.

Open Pairs A large crowd gathered for the finals and they weren’t disappointed as the standard of play was up with the best seen in a State Junior carnival. The gold/silver and the bronze medal matches were held concurrently, providing plenty of action.

The Under-18 gold medal match saw some of Queensland’s finest young bowlers in action. Nick Cahill (Kawana) and Kane Nelson (Belmont Services) teamed up to take on Ty Jesberg (Longreach) and Shane Rideout (Monto). After a fairly even start, Cahill applied the pressure and secured a handy lead of 12–6 at the midway point of the 18-end contest. Then, a superb combination of bowls from Nelson and then Cahill gave them four shots on the 13th end and a commanding 19-7 lead. Rideout and Jesberg remained upbeat and continued to pull back shots to trail 19-11 before conceding on the 17th end.

In the Under-15 gold medal match on the adjoining rink, Corey Marshall (Helensvale) and Syarra Blain (Victoria Point) took on Christian McLellan (Gin Gin) and Hayden Oster (Gympie). Again it was a close start at 8-all by both combinations before Marshall and Blain pounced to break away to a 14-8 lead on the 12th end and then scored another four shots on the 13th end to put the result beyond doubt and the final score of 21-8 sealed the championship.

The bronze medal Under-18 match saw North Toowoomba’s Jake Rynne team up with Kira Bourke (Tweed Heads) and career away to a commanding 23-3 victory over Brad and Carl Flegler (Enoggera) while the Under-15 Bronze was won by Harry Goodberg (Caloundra) and Oscar Culley (Caloundra) 21-13 over Cody and Riley Bernard (Albert).

U18 Pairs Gold Medal winners Kane Nelson & Nick Cahill

U18 Pairs Silver Medal winners Ty Jesberg & Shane Rideout

U18 Pairs Bronze Medal winners Kira Bourke & Jake Rynne

U15 Pairs Gold Medal winners Syarra Blain & Corey Marshall

U15 Pairs Silver Medal winners Hayden Oster & Christian McLellan

U15 Pairs Bronze Medal winners Oscar Culley & Harry Goodberg

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Open Fours The Under-18 Open Fours final provided the highlight of the day. In what many good judges believed would be a close match, Nick Cahill’s team stunned Jake Rynne’s team to lead 8-0 and then 12-4 before the combination of Rynne, Ty Jesberg, John Hammond (Roma) and Kira Bourke staged a massive fight back to draw level. Cahill, Corey Marshall, Caysee Wilson (Kawana) and Kane Nelson then steadied to claw their way back in front. With the score at 17-16 on the last end in favour of Cahill’s team, Rynne played a near dead draw with his last bowl to 80cm, leaving Cahill to have the final say. In what initially looked short, Cahill’s final bowl finished less than a centimetre inside Rynne for a thrilling 18-16 victory. The bronze medal went to the team of Mitchell Doyle, Dekota Brindle, Chloe Runge and Caleb Bowles.

Fours Gold Medal winners Kane Nelson, Nick Cahill, Kneeling Caysee Wilson & Corey Marshall

Fours Silver Medal winners Ty Jesberg, John Hammond, Kira Bourke & Jake Rynne

Triples Following on from the superb play seen earlier in the week with the Fours and Pairs, the junior triples teams continued to wow crowds with their skills, professionalism and enthusiasm.

Homeboy North Toowoomba Bowls Club Champion Jake Rynne led his Triples side to victory in one of the most thrilling junior finals witnessed in recent years.

With the two teams containing the cream of Queensland’s junior players, it was always going to be a mighty battle over the 18-end contest. With Longreach youngster Ty Jesberg as lead and Tweed Heads prodigy Kira Bourke second, Rynne’s team took an early 3-0 lead over Kawana’s Nick Cahill’s team of fellow club mate Caysee Wilson as lead and Belmont’s Kane Nelson playing second. That lead very quickly evaporated on the fourth end, as Cahill capitalised on some great bowls from Wilson and then Nelson, to take four shots from the end and the lead.

It was then nip and tuck throughout as the lead swung from one team to the other, with never any more than three shots in it. In an unusual twist to this enthralling final, the scores were locked at 14-all after 14 ends, so the stage was set for an epic finish. First Cahill’s team edged ahead on the 15th end to lead 15-14 before Rynne’s team bounced back with two shots after sublime play by Bourke to grab a 16-15 lead. Rynne then produced the bowl of the match to dead draw to the jack for a 17-15 lead but you knew the game was far from over.

Caysee Wilson, who bowled superbly in the final, covered the jack with her two bowls while Jesberg covered the back

Fours Bronze Medal winners Caleb Bowles, Chloe Runge, Dekota Brindle & Mitchell Doyle

to be only centimetres outside Wilson’s bowls. Bourke then produced her own bit of magic to almost match Wilson and the head saw Cahill’s team holding just the one shot. Nelson’s deft touch almost secured the second shot so it became up to the skips. Rynne again edged into the head to have Nelson covered and Cahill put his first bowl only a centimetre outside Rynne’s, leaving it up to Rynne to ensure Cahill’s options were limited. He again produced a magic draw but Cahill still held shot and it was then up to Cahill and his final bowl. With nine bowls within a meter of the jack, you could have covered the head with a bath towel (see image on this page).

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It was going to be difficult and with the big crowd on the edge of their seat, Cahill was up to the challenge and narrowly missed to come up one shot short for the Gold medal.

To steal a well-known golf phrase, it was a victory for the ages and neither team deserved to lose. For the locals, though, it was jubilation and a sigh of relief as you’d go a long way to see a better contest.

Gold Medal Triples winners Ty Jesberg, Kira Bourke, BQ’s Kerry Green & Jake Rynne

Silver Medal Triples winners Kane Nelson, Caysee Wilson & Nick Cahill

Bronze Medal Triples winners John Hammond, Zayah Morgan & Shane Rideout

Singles The final day of the 2020 Bowls Queensland Junior Championships held at North Toowoomba provided plenty of action and excitement, with the Singles title up for grabs in the Under-15 Boys and Girls plus Under-18 Boys and Girls categories.

With two greens in action, it was hard to know where to look as the standard of bowls was outstanding and the closeness of the scores nail-biting.

A riveted crowd of families, supporters and local bowls enthusiasts gathered under heavy skies to witness the culmination of what many considered to be the best Queensland Junior bowls carnival staged in recent memory.

Superbly prepared greens and hospitality second-to-none laid the platform for a week of bowls featuring the best young talent in Queensland.

The Under-15 Girls section provided a close finish in an all-Helensvale Hawks match, with Sophie Allan snatching the Gold medal from club-mate Sophie Kiepe 21-19. Impressive youngster Syarra Blain of Victoria Point took the Bronze medal 21-10 from Capalaba’s Ella Hilton. The Under-15 Boys drew the most bowlers from around the state and provided plenty of excitement. In an all-Albert club final, Travis Pearce withstood the pressure to prevail 21-19 over Cody Bernard while the Bronze medal saw an impressive Todd Brain from Cunnamulla defeat Oliver Corken of Thuringowa 21-8.

The Under-18 Girls and Boys finals lived up to the all the anticipation and hype generated in the earlier matches of the week. Defending champion Kira Bourke of Tweed Heads, in her final year of Juniors, claimed back-to-back Under-18 titles but not before a great struggle with Enoggera’s Olivia Rothwell. Locked together at 15-all, it was Bourke’s steadier play that saw her take the match 21-15. The Bronze medal match saw Zayah Morgan (Capalaba) an impressive 21-13 winner over Chloe Runge of Glasshouse Mountain.

The highly awaited Under-18 Boys finals were sublime. With barely a split hair between the four players, Kawana’s Nick Cahill outlasted Enoggera’s Carl Flegler in a close finish and Belmont’s Kane Nelson came from behind 12 queensland bowler February 2020

to deny the local hope, North Toowoomba’s Jake Rynne. The Gold medal match between Cahill & Nelson was fought out tooth and nail, with Cahill securing the match 21-15 to claim his third Gold medal for the week after capturing Gold in the Fours and Pairs. Nelson played strongly until the final stages when some of the upshots and drives he was executing superbly throughout the week deserted him when it mattered.

Meanwhile there was some joy for the local Bushranger’s supporters when Jake Rynne overran Carl Flegler 21-16 with some deft touch in the closing stages.

The Bowls Queensland Junior Selectors named the Boys and Girls 8-bowler squads, with the conditions being that each bowler had to be under the age of 18 come June 2020. The squads will now train in preparation for the National titles, and will be reduced to 5-player teams to represent Queensland.

Girls squad : Caysee Wilson (Kawana) Chloe Runge (Glasshouse Mountain) Olivia Rothwell (Enoggera) Syarra Blain (Victoria Point) Zayah Morgan (Capalaba) Hannah Ogden (Burnett) Ashlee Knight (Mackay City) Breanna Pegg (Burnett) Boys squad: Jake Rynne (North Toowoomba) Kane Nelson (Belmont) Ty Yesberg (Longreach) Shane Rideout (Monto) John Hammond (Roma) Corey Marshall (Helensvale) Caleb Bowles (Swifts) Brad Flegler (Enoggera) U18s Boys’ Singles Silver Kane Nelson,U18s Boys’ Singles Gold Nick Cahill with U18s Boys’ Singles Bronze Jake Rynne

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U18s Girls’ Singles Gold - Kira Bourke

U18s Girls’ Singles Silver - Olivia Rothwell

U18s Girls’ Singles Bronze - Zayah Morgan

U15s Boys’ Singles Gold - Travis Pearce

U15s Boys’ Singles Silver - Cody Bernard

U15s Boys’ Singles Bronze - Todd Brain

U15s Girls’ Singles Gold - Sophie Allan

U15s Girls’ Singles Silver - Sophie Kiepe

U15s Girls’ Singles Bronze - Syarra Blain

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Queensland’s female component took on the best female bowlers Scotland has to offer in a two-day friendly series at Broadbeach Bowls Club last November, 25-26.

The two teams played singles, pairs, triples and fours as part of the Scotland selection process for the World Championships in 2020.

Representing the QLD side were Cass Millerick, Georgia White, Natasha Jones, Jacinta Weier and Dee Robertson, while Emma McIntyre, Carla Banks, Dee Hoggon, Claire Walker and Lauren Baillie-Whyte were the Scottish contingent.

Queensland’s manager Christina Pavlov said it had been a great hit out against the Scottish side and that Queensland had been in fine form against their international opponents.

“It was a good development opportunity for our girls,” Pavlov said.

“They did very well against Scotland and it really goes to show the quality of our State side, as we can go up against the best international teams and still give them a run for their money.”

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Results wrap-up: Test 1 QLD 1 rink def by 3 rinks SCO Test 2 QLD 2 rinks draw 2 rinks SCO Overall QLD 3 rinks (0.5) def by 5 rinks (1.5) SCO

Dee Robertson, Natasha Jones, Jacinta Weier, Georgia White & Cass Millerick

Summerland Series at Ballina Congratulations to recent Tweed Heads recruit Peter Taylor who won the Ballina Summerland Singles after defeating Aussie star Aaron Teys 21-19 in a thrilling final. Broadbeach’s Kevin Anderson claimed the pairs with Ben Twist after defeating Tweed’s Kurt Brown and Keith Whalley (Burnett) on the last end of the final 15-12. Brown defeated club mates Kerkow and Taylor in the semi-final.

Ballina Summerland Pairs Champions, Ben Twist & Kevin Anderson, pictured with Ballina President Mike Hynes. Photo: Ballina BC

Tweed Heads Peter Taylor after winning the Ballina Summerland Singles, pictured with Ballina President Mike Hynes. Photo: Ballina BC

Perfect Score at Coolum

By Coolum Beach Bowls Club Manager Tim Phillips Coolum Holidays Prestige Pairs held November, 30 and December, 1 2019 was contested with a full field of 40 teams. The competition over the two days repeatedly produced bowls of the highest quality.

Going into the final round, two teams remained unbeaten leaving nine teams still in the running to take out the event.

John Finlayson and Jake Rynne combined to produce the only unbeaten record and emerged as worthy winners.

Regular visitor Peter Leon and his partner Richard Gascogne finished second while Sunshine Coast locals Geoff Allen and John Thain took third place on the podium.

Thanks to all the sponsors, players, volunteers and staff who contributed to making the event such a success.

2019 Coolum Holidays Winners Jake Rynne & John Finlayson with Coolum Holidays & Northshore Realty Principles Gillian & Noel Mooney and Coolum President John Lennon

2019 Coolum Holidays Runners-up Peter Leon & Richard Gascoigne

2019 Coolum Holidays 3rd Place John Thain & Geoff Allen

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DDLBA’s Bowler of the Year Story by DDLBA Media officer Joyce McGeorge Well done to the Downs & District Ladies Bowling Association Bowler of the Year, Marlene Hannant.

Marlene is a member of South Toowoomba Club and is pictured with the trophy for Bowler of the Year, which is donated by the DDLBA past president, Bev Higgins.

Marlene was thrilled to receive this trophy as it is her first time winning this competition and claiming the title from some tough competitors on the Downs.

The club is very proud of Marlene’s achievement and hopes that she has many more trophy wins in her bowling career.

Pialba Bowls Club $10,800 Classic Men’s Fours Carnival

By John Walker Players from across the state converged on Pialba Bowls Club for the weekend to participate in the Pialba $10,800 Classic Men’s Fours on November, 23-24.

Some of Queensland’s best bowlers from the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton and not forgetting Big Alex Murtagh from Mt Isa all wanted to have a go at taking the prizemoney.

The Calcutta was run on the Friday night prior to the event when we sold tickets at $2 to boost the funds which increased the starting pool to $5,200. Auctioneers Geoff Gees and Tim Smith completed the mammoth task of auctioneering all 32 teams to raise the total pool to $10,300.

The first prize for the Calcutta was $5,665 won by the lucky final bidder from the Burnett area. Brett Wilkie’s side sold for a mammoth $1,100 and Kurt Brown went for $900. The eventual winners went for $750.

Three games of 18 ends over a limited 2hrs 30min per game were played on the Saturday and a further two games were completed on Sunday morning, followed by a light lunch and presentations.

and basically battled for the remainder of the games.

Last year’s winning side of Sean Baker, Aaron Hewson, Alex Murtagh and Steve Petsky also attracted the spectators as did the eventual winners Steven Tong, Jimmy Anderson, Sean Ingham and Mitch Meares.

Hervey Bay produced perfect weather for the carnival. Competition was tight and there were some great match ups striving for their win on both even running grass greens of around 15/16 seconds of pace. High-calibre players such as Brett Wilkie, Sean Baker, Jacob Nelson, Nick Cahill, Chris Ryan, Big Jimmy Anderson, Kurt Brown, Steven Tong, Tony Smith and not forgetting the Broadbeach whizz kid in Sean “Nugget” Ingham really turned it on with their precise draw bowling and shot play to thrill the crowds watching.

Overall Winners 1st Place $4000 – Mitch Meares, Sean Ingham, Jimmy Anderson & Steven Tong - 15pts + 59 ends

2nd Place $2000 – Keith Whalley, Jaye Dawe, Peter Leon & Kurt Brown – 15pts + 54 ends 3rd Place $1200 – Steve Petsky, Alex Murtagh, Aaron Hewson & Sean Baker 13pts + 54 ends 4th Place $1000 – Matt Bell, Mike Bermingham, Scott McLauchlan and Trentan Healey - 12pts + 52 ends 5th Place $800 – Peter Wright, Steve Henry, Tony Smith & Evan O’Rourke - 12pts + 48 ends 6th Place $ 600 – Les Hamilton, Graeme Woodcroft, Bobby Lane & Brad Piper – 12pts + 47 ends 7th Place $600 – Graeme McNaughton, Alan Johnson, Geoff Westall & Craig Hodges – 12pts + 44 ends 8th Place $500 – Kane Nelson, Brad Lawson, Nick Cahill & Jacob Nelson – 10pts + 51 ends Best last game $300 – Team Neil Chauvier from Burnett District.

With music playing in the background, the greens and surrounds were a kaleidoscope of colourful flags, beer tents, coloured shirts and bowls.

We had the privilege of having the 2019 International Bowler of the Year and the Australian Hall of Fame inductee in Mr Brett Wilkie entering a side into this great event. Many visitors turned up just to see this Gentleman of Bowls playing. In one game he killed the jack on two rinks. “What a Drawcard.” It was unfortunate his team went down by 1 shot in their first game

Sean Ingham, Jimmy Anderson, Mitch Meares & Steven Tong with LNP member for Hervey Bay Ted Sorenson (far left) & Fraser Coast Regional Council Mayor George Seymour (far right)

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Woombye’s Final Seafood Day for 2019

By Pam Cranney Congratulations to all who helped make our sixth and last Seafood Day for 2019 at Woombye Bowls Club another successful event for our small club.

Thank you to all bowlers, staff and volunteers for a great day. Our wellmaintained greens (thanks Geoff and Andy), our hard working staff and volunteers, loyal club members and supporters and great food combine to make our events so successful.

The overall winners with 3+26 were Woombye team Ivan Close, Ian Kuss, Ian Cranney and Paul Carter. Well done!

Runners up with 3+22 were Ray Williams, Gary Ingersill, Geoff Cagney and Brian Bell, while third place with 3+19 went to Michael Burrell, Warren Leslie, Peter Tatchel and Marina Burton.

The competition was very strong and kept everyone on their toes, while the great sportsmanship displayed by all made a happy end to our bowling year.

Thank you to everyone involved at Woombye in 2019. Best wishes for a safe and happy 2020.

L-R: Overall winners Ian Kuss, Ivan Close, Paul Carter & Ian Cranney

Dorrie Dolan’s 90th Birthday

By Hilda Schmidt Bundaberg Bowls Club member Dorrie Dolan celebrated her 90th birthday with family and members of our club on December, 16 with a special luncheon held in her honour. Dorrie has been a valued member of our club for about 10 years, however she had been playing bowls for many years before joining the Bundaberg Bowls Club.

While Dorrie is a lovely lady and always shows poise and grace, at times she can be a real demon on the green and plays the odd mean bowl. Dorrie is regarded as one of the best leads in our club when playing in championships club games. We all congratulate Dorrie on reaching this milestone and may she have many, many more birthdays and continue her bowling for years to come.

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L-R: Third Place Skip Michael Burrell with Woombye Men’s President Ivan Close

The hard working and dedicated Frank Moore, who has collated results for 90 Seafood Days!!!

L-R: Runners-up Gary Ingersill, Geoff Cagney, Brian Bell & Ray Williams

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Ian honoured as a life member New Farm Bowls Club’s Ian Macaulay was recently awarded with a life membership to his club in recognition of his service and contributions to New Farm over the years.

Club President Dean Merlo presented the award at the club’s annual championships presentation night.

Ian served many years on New Farm’s board of management and was always available to assist the greenkeeper Chris Rosenthal with back-up knowledge as required for any improvements to the greens and surrounds for play.

Macaulay’s bowling career spans 57 years in the sport, Ian has bowled at club, metro, district and state level after being selected to represent Queesnland in 1981.

Ian is a former national umpire and coach, he fitted those roles alongside his full time job as a principal teacher in turf and greenkeeping, Ian also had a major input into the commencement of the TAFE Queensland’s Turf and Greenkeeping apprenticeship in the early 80s.

After retirement from TAFE QLD, in 2003 Ian has returned to competitive bowls.

He spent many years researching and presenting the lawn bowls segment in the Saturday morning Sports Program on Community Radio Bay FM 100.3.

Corporate Christmas function at Ingham Bowls Club

By Paul Hallam Late November saw the staff and families from Rabo Bank enjoy their Christmas Function at Ingham Bowls Club.

More than 60 people took to the greens with enthusiasm and enjoyed the barbeque, run by “chef” Alf Di Bella and his assistants, Luisa Di Bella, Joyce Covell and Bev Eddleston. As always, it was a delicious meal, thank you.

Paul Hallam, Michael Bube and Phil Kite were bowls assistants and helped to keep everything “rolling” smoothly.

Thanks to Phil Kite and Gavin Kluger for organising the event bar staff - Elsa and John Piotto, with Ren Cantatore, who were joined by Alan Torielli and Michael Bube. Thanks also to Paul Hallam and Alan Torielli for keeping the fridge stocked.

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Bribie’s hot shots recognised Story by Angela Kratzmann Bribie Island’s 2019 Club Presentation Night was held at the Bribie Island Bowls Club on December, 15.

Congratulations to the following Club Championship Winners and runners-up who took home a share of $6,750 in prize money plus walked away with trophies and winners badges.

Ladies Novice Singles Winner: Sharon Teunis Runner Up: Anne Williams Ladies C Singles Winner: Glenda Riley Runner Up: Sharon Teunis Men’s C Singles Winner: Larry Savige Runner Up: Mick Gaine Men’s B Singles

Runner Up: Michael Durham & Graham Woollett Ladies B Pairs Winner: Judy Noonan & Mary McGregor Runner Up: Glenda Riley & Pat Mannion Ladies B Singles

Runner Up: Annie Studd, Colleen Smith & Pamela Cordaz Ladies A Pairs Winner: Annie Studd & Yolanta Ackroyd Runner Up: Margaret James & Noela Gray Men’s A Pairs

Winner: Linda Williams

Winner: Trevor Turnbull & Jeremy Jones

Runner Up: Colleen Smith

Runner Up: Kerry Muller & Gary Teakle

Ladies Consistency

Men’s Fours

Winner: Noela Gray

Winner: David Kaatz, John Howarth, Nigel Crocker & Ted Dean

Runner Up: Isobel Mclaren Mixed Pairs Winner: John Howarth & Linda Williams

Runner Up: Mick Cherry, John Oliver, Ken Opray & Jeremy Jones

Runner Up: Yolanta Ackroyd & Mark Rooney

Ladies Fours

Open Singles

Winner: Mary Geddes, Jessica Parolin, Heather Groves & Linda Williams

Winner: Ken Opray

Runner Up: Margaret James, Desley McDougall, Lily Tweddle & Noels Gray

Runner Up: Ian Cooper Men’s Triples Winner: Don Gibson, Warren McDougall & Wally Whitehead

Ladies A Singles Winner: Heather Groves (OVERALL LADIES CLUB CHAMPION 2019)

Winner: Neil Holzberger

Runner Up: Gregory Akeroyd, Don Currie & Kevin Fuller

Runner Up: Ian McClelland

Ladies Triples

Men’s A Singles

Men’s B Pairs

Winner: Mandy McIntyre, Diane Viterale & Lesley Wright

Winner: Jerry Dieben (OVERALL MENS CLUB CHAMPION 2019)

Winner: Mark Rooney & Glen Hawkins

Men’s Overall Club Champion Jerry Dieben (r) with Chairman Peter Patrikeos (l)

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Runner Up: Margaret James

Runner Up: Clark Barclay

Ladies’ Overall Club Champion Heather Groves with Chairman Peter Patrikeos

Men’s A Pairs Runners up Gary Teakle, Mens Past President Stan Andrews & Kerry Muller

Ladies’ Triples Winners Lesley Wright with Pat Andrews, Mandy McIntyre & Diane Viterale

Ladies’ B Pairs Runners Up l-r Ladies Past President Pat Andrews with runners up Glenda Riley & Pat Mannion

Ladies’ Past President Pat Andrews with Ladies B Pairs Winners Judy Noonan and Mary McGregor

MC John Newcomb

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Bribie lights up the sky Story by Angela Kratzmann The Bribie Island Bowls Club presented and hosted this year’s biggest NYE laser sky show in Australia.

The laser and water screen show dwarfed the beaches around the Bongaree Jetty with 50W full colour lasers filling the night sky all along the entire coastline stretching from the Pumicestone Passage all the way out to the Glass House Mountains.

The show was to replace traditional NYE fireworks, so the bar was set high, however, this show set the new standard from the 300 metre fireworks to several kilometres of glowing effects across the countryside and ocean horizon.

Managing Director of Gold Coast Lasers, Michael Ludvik, who produced the laser show said it was easily the “biggest scale laser light show” in the entire country for New Year’s Eve of 2019.

“Already we have plans that are in place for several even larger shows for the 2020 year,” Ludvik said.

Bribie Island’s general manager Kevin Bertwistle said it was important that his bowls club was environmentally aware during the first year of taking over this community event.

“We are thrilled the club provided our community with an amazing New Year’s Eve,” Bertwistle said.

“It is a very sad time at the moment with fires ravishing our country, so it was important to give our community a fire friendly event but still offering the wow factor.”

It is estimated the event attracted more than 25,000 people to the Island packing out the entire waterfront passage from the Bribie bridge down to where the main event was held at Brennan Park.

The bowls club volunteers also went around and raised money for the Fire Appeal raising over $750 in loose change.

Thanks to the light show, locals were thrilled they were able to bring their dogs down to the event as well, which also featured markets, free jumping castles and face painting for the kids as well as free entertainment produced by local entertainer, Wayne Stewart.

Light Show

Congratulations to the Crow’s Nest and District Ladies Bowling Club who celebrated their Golden Anniversary in November.

Pictured: Some members past and present after a morning game and lunch.

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Bless them all. The long, the short and the tall.

By Jim See A recent club competition at Emerald showed the wide variety of people who play bowls. It was a “long” end, with the “short” in Eric Paskins and the “tall” in Shane Warner.

Emerald bowls

Russell Island’s November Fours

By Russell Island Secretary Michael Verry

November, 15-17 saw the Russell Island Bowls Club hold its annual “November 4s” tournament. The event consisted of five games over two days, with an invitation pairs game held on the Friday afternoon for teams who arrived early. A total of 16 clubs from Bramble Bay to Gold Coast and Brisbane clubs attended. Most players stayed on the island for the weekend and thoroughly enjoyed their time.

The event was won by the Beenleigh Muddies team, who collected the $1,400 first prize pool!

Beenleigh Muddies winning team members S Batchelor, Skip P Langdon, F Silver & L Silver with Club President Laurie Gurr, with Club Captain Andrew Cooke at the rear

State Past President Open Fours The State Past President Open Fours (November, 23) were held at Urangan Bowls Club between Darling Downs and Central Queensland.

Central Queensland were victorious this time around winning the shield 23-16 over the Downs.

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South East Division 3 & 4 Pennant Finals Story by Tim Phillips Coolum Beach hosted the South East Queensland Division 3 & 4 Pennant Finals over the weekend of November, 16-17.

Amid forecasts of thunder and hail storms, players were able to complete the five-game round robin competition.

Congratulations to Division 3 Winners Hamilton and Division 4 Winners Broadbeach.

I’d like to give a big shout out to green’s staff Dipper and Michael, who presented three excellent greens for the weekend, to Club

Manager Wendy and her staff for great service, to the umpires and World Bowl’s Barry Ashby.

Also, thank you to the Coolum team and my team of volunteers who sliced, diced, buttered, cooked, washed up and fed 170 players and officials each day. Your fantastic efforts helped highlight our club as one of the best at running events like this.

On behalf of all of the visiting players, officials and supporters I thank you all.

I’m privileged to be part of a great club.

Happy 100th Jean!

Jean Bell has attended a few 100th birthday parties – and recently it was her turn to be the centre of attention.

Great-great grandmother Jean Bell celebrated her 100th birthday on December, 3 amongst friends at Ipswich Bowls Club.

More than 300 people have helped Jean celebrate her 100-year milestone at a number of birthday parties held around Ipswich.

Jean and her late husband George were avid lawn bowlers. Jean has played bowls since 1972 and still plays three times a week. Jean has also served as President of both the Booval and Ipswich Bowls Clubs.

Jean Bell at Ipswich Bowls Club

Maximum benefit for Jindalee with sponsor Maxima

By Bob Henderson

BQ’s Carmel Gibb, Jean Bell & Colleen Ryan (BQ)

minutes. Lunch will be provided on both days and there will be snacks at the end of each day’s play. The charity to benefit from the raffle will be the lnala Youth Service, “Creating Opportunities”.

Jindalee Bowls Club are pleased to announce that Maxima Disability Employment Services will be sponsoring its Gold Cup Tournament on May, 9-10.

Nominate your team by phoning Jindalee Bowls Club on 3376 1240 or send an email to jindaleeb@gmail.com

The event will include a mixed fours game, starting with three games on the Saturday, followed by two games on Sunday.

Where: Jindalee Bowls Club, Cnr Sinnamon and Yallambee Roads, Jindalee

Total prize money will be $1600 and a team entry fee will be $140. All teams must be mixed, for example a minimum of three men and one woman or a three women and one man. Games will be of 18 ends or a bell after 2 hours and 40

Start time: 9am both days

What: Gold Cup Tournament

Date: May, 9-10 Format: Mixed Fours Prize money: $1,600 Entry fee: $140 per team

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Bus to bush

There were 41 club members and friends who set off for Yarraman, along with our coach driver Graeme and his wife Lorraine, with the aim of injecting cash into a small, drought-affected, country town of 1,064 residents.

We had a coffee stop at Woodford where the sight of our Cleveland Sharks uniforms wandering around was a point of interest for locals.

Yarraman Bowls Club welcomed us for a barbeque lunch and a game of bowls in the afternoon.

To boost their playing numbers, members of other nearby bowls clubs took part, we filled their green with eight rinks playing fours.

Of course, we had “drink breaks” and thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon.

Members were then dropped off at their accommodation - ensuite cabins in the caravan park, and the Yarraman Gardens Motel - before joining up again at the Royal Hotel for dinner.

What a great night we had there, the kitchen staff were slightly overwhelmed with the numbers compared to their normal Thursday night trade.

We ate, drank and played on the poker machines - with the stayers in the public bar drinking Baileys over ice until late.

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Story by Cleveland Sharks Bowls Club Men’s President Des Hedger

The owner of the hotel expressed her appreciation to us for visiting Yarraman and how it’s really assisted her business.

The motel proprietor provided breakfast Friday morning for all of us ($12 a head for continental and hot breakfast, as much as you could eat!).

Trish, a member of the Queensland Country Women’s Association, met up with us at the motel where a donation of $450 was given to the QWCA on behalf of members of our club who were unable to join our bus trip but wanted to contribute.

Trish gave us an insight into how dire the situation is with the effects of drought being felt by not just the adults but also the children at school.

We then set off for Nanango for another game where Nanango/ Kingaroy/Yarraman/Cleveland bowlers filled their green with, again, the obligatory “drinks breaks”.

Nanango provided a ham salad followed by jelly/fruit/custard for lunch.

Speaking with our bowls country cousins over the two days gave us an insight into the extreme difficulties being faced by these people.

We drove home via Toogoolawah & Esk and saw first-hand the dwindling water supply at Wivenhoe Dam, before we stopped at Fernvale where we picked up their famous pies to take home for dinner.

Umpire with Joan Brotherton Extreme Weather Policy complete at the rescheduled time when the play/competition is cancelled due to adverse weather.

Special welcome back to bowls and I wish you all a very enjoyable and successful 2020!

I had planned on writing about a few topics, however, after speaking with players their main concern for the next few months is the very hot weather that we have been experiencing and the relevant guidelines on safety during extreme heat.

As many of you will have commenced playing in club and district championships as well as the Premier League and Q7’s competitions, I thought that now would be a good time to have another look at Bowls Queensland’s Extreme Weather Policy (updated December 20, 2019).

The policy continues on, covering hot weather, wet/cold weather, lightning and sun protection. As we are mainly dealing with hot weather at present, I will list the relevant information.

HOT WEATHER •

Players, officials and spectators should at all times be encouraged to wear head hats or other head protection. It is recommended that a hat be part of the club uniform.

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Drinks should be available at every venue where play/ competition takes place. Tap water should be available free of charge and in unlimited quantities. Other drinks may be served or sold as determined by each club.

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Bowls Queensland is concerned that its members’ participation in the game of bowls is the safest environment possible and with minimum risk of harm.

When the temperature reaches 35C, play/competition can be interrupted at regular intervals for a short period of time (at the conclusion of the current end), during which time drinks should be made available.

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Weather conditions can vary greatly throughout Australia and Bowls Queensland does not intend to second-guess the judgement of the umpire or controlling body at any game.

The temperature reading should be taken from a ventilated location, not in direct sunlight, which will allow a general reading.

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The decision whether to suspend or discontinue play is at the discretion of the umpire/controlling body.

Where available, shelter should be offered for players and officials not involved in current play.

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Bowls Queensland has provided the following guidelines in assisting the Umpire/Controlling Body in making that decision.

Where the temperature reaches 40C, it is recommended that play/competition be discontinued.

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It will be at the discretion of the umpire/controlling body to determine whether to discontinue play. In making the decision, the umpire/controlling body will take into account all relevant factors including the age and health of players and officials, the weather and climate for that part of the country, the level of humidity, the evacuation and emergency plans of the club and venue and the amount of shade or shelter available at the venue.

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The umpire/controlling body must take serious consideration upon a complaint and request from a player, players playing in the play/competition about the playing conditions as set out above at the time that the request is made.

To assist you as players, umpires and officials, the policy is as follows: Extremes in Australian weather raise the question about Bowls Queensland’s Policy in relation to stopping play or competition when severe weather strikes and Bowls Queensland has a responsibility to ensure that best practices are adhered to in the interests of its members’ health and wellbeing.

GENERAL GUIDELINES Please Note: All temperatures referred to in this Policy are guidelines only and are not binding.

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Each club and or controlling body should ensure where elderly and under 18’s persons are participating, due care is taken in extreme weather conditions.

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Each club should have in place evacuation and emergency policies and procedures.

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Each club/controlling body should provide a contact phone number that players and officials can ring if they are in doubt as to the state of play on any given day.

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Bowls Queensland advises where possible, clubs/controlling body should usually continue play or competition where they are able to do so, however, player and official’s safety will remain the paramount consideration.

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The umpire/controlling body should suspend play/competition for up to two hours if the adverse weather conditions may improve. Where conditions have not improved in that time, the umpire/controlling body should cancel the play/competition for that day and reschedule.

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The umpire/controlling body may approve rescheduling play/ competition to another day or weekend if the umpire/controlling body determines that conditions are unsafe for players, officials or spectators. Typical reasons for this include consistent heavy rain, slippery conditions, extreme heat or cold, snow, bad light and lightning.

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If play/competition is to be cancelled and rescheduled, the umpire/controlling body will use their best endeavours to notify participants. The umpire/controlling body will determine the most appropriate method of communication and might consider community radio, newsletter, phone calls or emails.

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Each club/controlling body should have its own Policy as to refunding any fees to those participants who are unable to play/

I will cover the Wet/Cold Weather, Lightning and Sun Protection Policies in a later issue and recommend that you have a copy of these policies with you at all times. They are very important and personally I find that making a weather decision is one of the hardest to make as unfortunately we cannot please everyone. However, we must all remember that we have: A DUTY OF CARE TO ALL PLAYERS, OFFICIALS AND SPECTATORS The full Policy can be found on the Bowls Queensland Website (bowlsqld.org) – under Governance – Policies.

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Development with Lesley, Wade and Micheal

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Wade

Micheal

Woodford on a roll with Jack Attack

by Wade Mutzelburg Throughout last November Woodford Bowls Club successfully hosted a Jack Attack Competition which was run every Friday for four weeks.

letterbox drops in selected areas and approached local businesses and sporting clubs, members were encouraged to invite friends and family.

There was a great turn out, with five rinks consisting of 10 teams competing on the first night, another rink joined after with late comers and people from inside the club.

A Facebook event was created for the competition and used the digital images provided in the Jack Attack Kit to advertise the event on social media.

The club created a great atmosphere on the night with music spilling out across the green, the competition also tied in seamlessly to the club members draw & raffles which were held throughout the night.

The evening saw participants from all ages and backgrounds, there were young children trying it for the first time, former rugby league players as well as other participants who usually played indoor carpet bowls.

The competition was run with a bowling member on each team to help show newcomers the ropes on the green.

Not only is this club running a successful Jack Attack Program, but they have also been successful in obtaining a recent Gambling Community Benefit Fund Grant for a new water system to help with the maintenance of the greens & surrounds and they can now replace existing Shades with a permanent structure at the edge of the greens.

The use of the Jack Attack coloured decals on the bowls helped new bowlers differentiate between each teams’ bowls.

Everyone was pleased with the event, organisers and members were thrilled to see that the competition had brought in patrons who would not normally be at the bowls club on a Friday night, there were also people at the club which members had not seen before from outside of town.

In order to get the Jack Attack Program off the ground the club used the posters included in the kit, they also conducted

RBM - NORTH QLD

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If you would like to talk about potentially running a Jack Attack competition at your club or getting some assistance regarding obtaining grants for your club, make sure you get in contact with the RBM in your area.

RBM - CENTRAL QLD Wade Mutzelburg 0429 442 818 wmutzelburg@bowls.com.au

RBM - SOUTH EAST QLD

Micheal Sorrensen 0447 507 040 msorrensen@bowls.com.au

Privacy laws and business card draws It is no surprise to see more and more bowls clubs using marketing techniques to connect with members, advertise services and promote upcoming events. We have recently seen an increase in email and text message marketing, with clubs building electronic databases to fit their specific target audience. However, clubs should be mindful that there are strict rules as to how personal information such as phone numbers and email addresses may be collected, stored and used.

personal details are collected and recorded, you must treat the information in accordance with the Act to ensure the security of the information.

Also, information may only be kept for as long as is required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected.

Under the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) within the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act), an organisation must not disclose personal information it holds for the purpose of direct marketing, unless that information has been collected from someone who has either consented to have their personal information used for direct marketing, or who would reasonably expect their information to be used for that purpose.

Depending on the circumstances, some people might answer “no” to that question. However, even if you answered “yes”, it is important for businesses to clearly communicate the purpose for collection, and to get additional consent, particularly if personal information is to be provided to a third party (such as an event sponsor) who also wishes to use that information for marketing purposes. You could achieve this by having a notice on the box for business cards confirming that the information may be used for marketing purposes in accordance with the club’s privacy policy, or by including a reference to this in your club’s privacy policy.

Penalties under the APP and the Act can be very serious – including fines in the millions of dollars for companies who misuse or fail to protect sensitive personal information. Your club is unlikely to be hit with such maximum penalties but even smaller fines could be potentially damaging for your club.

There are a number of ‘danger zones’ for clubs and businesses when it comes to collecting personal information for marketing purposes, most commonly involving: 1.business card collection and draws; 2.online application and booking forms; and 3.online or paper-based raffles and competitions.

If using one of these avenues to build your club’s database, it is important to remember that once

For example, if you drop your business card into a prize draw in the hope of winning a bottle of wine or a holiday, would you expect to be followed up with a marketing email?

Conducting a business card draw is just one example of how you might collect contact details to add to your database. When collecting personal information more broadly, there are three simple ways to reduce your club’s risk: 1. Ensure that consent is provided When adding a new contact to your online database, it is essential to first obtain clear consent to use their personal information for marketing. This can be done through a simple email or form (including checking a box) on a website, so that the information you take in from events or website visitors is clearly reasoned.

2. Provide a simple way to opt-out or unsubscribe An individual receiving your marketing correspondence should be able to easily determine how to opt out. Not only is this recommended under the APPs; in fact, under the SPAM Act 2003, opt-outs are mandatory for every electronic marketing communication. Failure to provide recipients with a low or no cost way to get out (e.g. an “unsubscribe” button in an email or text message) could attract significant penalties.

3. Comply with requests If an individual asks your club to stop using their personal information for marketing purposes, then you must comply with this request within a reasonable time (usually 30 days). If asked, you must also provide your source for an individual’s personal information, unless it is impracticable or unreasonable to do so.

In addition to avoiding potential fines, complying with privacy laws is likely to produce healthier, and ultimately, more productive data for future marketing purposes.

If you require assistance to develop a management plan for your club, or if you have any other questions, then please do not hesitate to contact me on 07 3224 0353.

AUTHOR Matthew Bradford PARTNER

Trish Hansen from Bundaberg West with her new bowls won in the October 2019 Spot the Jack competition.

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k c a J e Spot th WIN A SET OF HENSELITE BOWLS!

Simply put an X where you think the missing jack was located in this picture, fill in your details below and send this page to:

Queensland Bowler Spot the Jack PO Box 476, Alderley QLD 4051 The first correct entry drawn will receive a free set of Henselite bowls.

Winners can choose from a selection of models, colours and sizes.

Name Address

State Postcode Daytime telephone *email

Entries must be received by 29 February 2020. Winner will be announced in the April 2020 issue. One entry per household.

Original entry forms only, no photocopies.

This month’s winner From November Spot the Jack

Congratulations to:

Wayne Eaton FROM MANLY, QLD You will receive a set of Henselite bowls of your choice from a selection of bowls colours and sizes.

Conditions of entry: This is a game of skill and the judge’s decision is final. By entering this competition, you will be signed up to receive news from Henselite and from Bowls Queensland. You can automatically unsubscribe at any time.

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KANDANGA COUNTRY CLUB CELEBRATES 70 YEARS Story by Julie Worth

A little country club situated right in the heart of the Mary Valley proudly claims to have one of the most esteemed records of its type in Queensland (if not Australia). Nestled on the banks of Kandanga Creek is the Kandanga Country Club.

Once poised to have ready access to water even before town water supply was available, this year, this little club with one very big heart, celebrates 70 years of continued patronage.

Like so many places in the Mary Valley, the Kandanga Country Club has been built on the shoulders of history and has faced incredible challenges head on yet survives time and time again to tell the story.

The land was donated in 1947 by Kandanga pioneer Reg Hasthorpe with the green and original clubhouse opened in 1949. This was made possible by the foundation members who went door-to-door selling debentures to finance the project.

While the blessings have been many, so too have the challenges. with the positioning of the club house and greens nestled above Kandanga Creek, when heavy rains arrive, so do the floods. In 1955, 1979, twice in 1989 and twice in 1992,

1999 and 2013 the clubhouse and greens faced the brunt of devastating floods.

In true country spirit, this little club after each calamity has bounced back bigger and stronger with resident volunteers and members coming out of the woodwork to ensure the playing surface and club were refurbished and ready for the next event.

The peak years of the club were from the 1950s to the 1970s when a healthy membership entailed 80 very enthusiastic bowlers.

Today the club can claim 18 men and 14 women as playing members, eight club members and 250 social members.

Kandanga Bowls club recognised an Australia wide decline in bowling numbers in 2014 and changed its name to Kandanga Country Club, repositioning it with a branding of “connecting community through sport”.

The recognition of 70 years is an absolute milestone for any club and Kandanga wears this milestone with great pride.

This little club boasts national, state, and district champions who have proudly worn the colours representing their state and country.

Such players have also achieved the honour of great ambassadors for their tiny club.

The honours list is substantial. The Worth family name has been connected to bowling in Kandanga for as long as the club has been in existence. Barry Worth represented the State in the 70s.

Norm Hasthorpe (the son of the clubs original benefactor) was undoubtedly the utmost quality of players to wear the club uniform also representing Queensland. If anyone could issue a challenge to Norm’s status at Kandanga, the honour would go to his close friend and partner in crime Chubba Dan. Norm’s nephew Jack Horne in recent years has equalled his uncle’s records by gaining selection in representing his State for the State Senior Sides.

Charlie Hayes Jnr was another Kandanga member who was recognised for State selection.

A young school student at the time Douglas Wilson, won the Queensland and Australian junior singles championship, the State Junior Fours and was a runner-up in the Australian Junior Fours.

Jenny Harragon OAM

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He capped off his big breakthrough year by becoming the youngest person at 17 years ever to be selected as a member of the Queensland Open team.

Douglas later represented New Zealand.

The women too have been responsible for spreading the notoriety of the club far and wide.

With two Australian selectors following one another it is an enviable achievement.

Puddy Dan and Jenny Harragon contributed a total of 11 years between them as Australian selectors.

From the early days, another long-standing Kandanga Champion Grace Morris won eight Kandanga singles titles and became a Queensland representative.

Puddy Dan who gained life membership in 2001, joined the club in 1963 and has been an active member taking on roles as Secretary, Treasurer, President, Games Co-ordinator, Selector, Provedore, and Delegate.

Puddy has won 19 club Singles championships and nine Champ of Champion and Association Singles titles, a record that is unlikely to ever be broken.

Her bowling career took her Australia wide.

Representing Queensland in four National Round Robins, achieving gold in two.

She played 15 State of Origin games, 12 Country V Metropolitan games, three Test games, achieving three silver medals for state games, and played three Zone Classic Singles.

Puddy was Lady of the State carnival in 2003, and Manager of the Queensland Side National Development Series. She was also both a state and national selector for five years, plus represented Australia in the Senior Trans-Tasman series.

Jenny Harragon rose to prominence at State level in 1994 when she was selected as a member of the QLBA development squad.

The following year saw Jenny move to the National AWBC development squad.

Jenny’s career awarded her with five State Championship silver medals, four Australian Round Robin gold medals, one World Championship Silver medal. She played 70 games for Australia including the Manchester Commonwealth Games and World Championships in Leamington Spa England.

Jenny was Lady of the State Carnival in 1998 and National Selector for six years. She was awarded The Order of Australia medal in June 2018 which was received by her family after Jenny’s passing on May 20, 2018.

While the list of champions is extensive for a club of its size, there can be no doubt its members past and present would agree that the harmony which has seemingly always been a hallmark of the club has largely contributed to its success.

From its earliest days the Kandanga club provided a wonderful social and sporting environment for the people of the district, to ‘work hard and play even harder’. It is a past to be proud of and a future worth working for and this little club still has a lot to prove.

Jenny and Puddy

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Coaching with BQ coaching committee

Dotty

Gibby

Ecka

Thorpy

Coaching across Queensland

By Felix Purcell As this is my first article in the QUEENSLAND bowler magazine, I thought I would introduce myself. I am a national advanced coach, an accredited presenter and assessor, national umpire, Mackay Men’s DBA President and coach of both the MMDBA and MDLBA district representative sides.

Like Mal, I was truly honoured to be elected to the State Coaching Committee. With Mal based in Tropical Far North Queensland and myself in Mackay, BQ are endeavouring to look after all bowlers throughout Queenland.

I would also like to acknowledge the help I have received over the years from George [Minibus] Franklin, Alan Thorp (Thorpy) and Dennis O’Toole [Dotty]. Thank you too to Cath Crowe and Roxanne Bell for all the assistance and support they give the committee year in and year out.

Recently, I travelled to Across the Waves in Bundaberg for a skills weekend and the reaccreditation of club coaches where more than 30 bowlers attended the sessions on both days.

Thank you to Across the Waves President Keith Jobling, Secretary Bill Conmey and all who attended this great weekend. The bowls club itself is incorporated into the

Across the Waves sporting club, which has a magnificent club house facility and incorporates many sports. If visiting Bundy, call in to the club. It is a fantastic complex of which any city would be proud.

In my next article, I will discuss balance and stability in the delivery sequence and how it effects our consistency in finding our intended delivery line.

On behalf of the coaching committee, I wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous 2020.

Remember that if you would like coaching courses at your club, contact your district or Bowls Queensland direct.

ECKA’S TIP In a team game, break the game down into smaller components. For example, aim to get a certain number of shots in the first seven ends.

Congratulations to newly accredited club coaches L-R Glen Costin (Gympie), Peter Manson (Gympie), Fay Whittaker (The Waves Caloundra), Cameron Oster (Gympie), Patricia Claridge (Pelican Waters) and BQ’s P&A Eric Tomsene BQ Coach Thorpy

Coaching at Innisfail L-R Glen Costin (Gympie), Peter Manson (Gympie), Fay Whittaker (The Waves Caloundra), Cameron Oster (Gympie), Patricia Claridge (Pelican Waters) and BQ’s P&A Eric Tomsene

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