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CONTENTS

Cover QLD Men - Test Series Champions

Volume 42 Issue 2

10 – QLD vs NSW Test

18 – Graceville’s 100th birthday bash

16 – North Queensland floods

24 – Coolangatta turns 70

20 What’s your club been doing?

29 Our trendy sport

Catch up on all the news from clubs around Queensland

RBM Micheal discusses how bowls is changing

27 Umpire exams

30 Cast your vote

Umpire Joan provides some tips on reaccreditation

Vote for our Queenslanders nominated for the Clubbies award

28 Learning new skills

32 Active goals possible

Coaching at Mossman Bowls Club

How the NDIS can help bowlers with a disability

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From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson

How quickly the month has passed with staff working towards the AGM to be held at Chermside Bowls Club on March, 20 due to works at Enoggera taking away vehicle parking for the short term. The auditors have completed the BQ annual audit and all is ready to be included in the annual report.

The BQ Board has been working on a new strategic plan reviewing the survey results that will be put forward at the March council meeting for discussion. Following on will be the operational plan for day-to-day workings with the sport and an aid for acquittal of state funding.

The Qld vs NSW test series played at Tweed Heads Bowls Club saw the men’s team in a thrilling finish to win the Wal Currey Memorial Trophy, last won

by Qld in 2017.The women’s team, going into the last test one all, were not able to produce the form of the previous win and went down to NSW 2 to 1. The under 25 women’s and men’s teams, though playing with determination, were unable to match the strength of the opposition.

The highlight of the month being the opening of the West Tigers Bowls Club at Mackay, opened by the Mayor Greg Williamson and having the District President Felix Purcell speaking on my behalf for BQ. I now refer to the first issue of the Bowler magazine of 1947 which still holds true today.

The cooperation of club correspondents will be necessary if club notes are to appear regularly in the magazine.

I wish to thank the board and staff for the continued support throughout the year given by them to the sport. To the incoming board, all the very best wishes for the forthcoming year.

Peter Williamson

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Junior State Championships April 6-11, 2019 Queensland’s Junior State Championships will be held on the Sunshine Coast at Across the Waves and Pelican Waters Bowls Clubs. This event showcases the extraordinary young talent being developed across the state. Juniors compete in Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours in the under-18 category, while there are also boys’ and girls’ Singles and combined Pairs events for under-15s. If you are in the area, please head on down to the clubs and support our junior players.

Our Gold Coast Stars Congratulations to Brett Wilkie (left) who won the Daphne Pirie AO MBE Spirit of Sport Medal at the Gold Coast Sports Star awards on the Gold Coast in February. Well done to Kelsey Cottrell who made the Gold Coast Sport Star of the Year finals and Jake Fehlberg (right) who was a finalist in the Gold Coast Disability Sport Star of the Year.

CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie Congratulations to the QLD men’s team who defeated NSW at Tweed Heads on February, 21 - 22. Well done to our women’s team who fought hard but lost one test to two. Hard luck to our U25 men’s and women’s teams who lost their respective series, well done on the way you conducted yourselves.

Secondary Schools Cup We will be running the Secondary Schools Cup again this year with schools from across the state playing off in their districts for the opportunity to play in the State Finals event. Information has been sent out to clubs and schools.

AGM

QLD State Championships

Four nominations have been received for the two Bowls Queensland Board Director positions up for renewal.

Nominees for director (2 to be elected) – 2019 Bowls Qld Board Annual Election (in order of the random draw for the ballot paper):

Entries are still open for the $46,000 2019 State Championships to be held on the Gold Coast from May 13-26. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win a state title and qualify for the Australian Championships from December, 2-5 this year at Merimbula NSW in Men’s/ Women’s Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours.

Entries close on Monday, March 18. Finals for all State Championships will be held at Club Helensvale, thank you to Club Helensvale and City of Gold Coast for their support of this event.

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Brian Marshall – Beaudesert BC

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David Whiting – Suburban Townsville BC

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John Rayward – Tweed Heads BC

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Geoffrey Osborne – Coolum Beach BC

All districts in Queensland vote to determine who will be elected into these positions.

One nomination was received for president from Peter Williamson, thus no ballot will be needed for this position.

These three positions will be formalised at the Bowls Queensland AGM on Wednesday March, 20 this will be held at the Chermside Bowls Club due to the redevelopment of the Enoggera Bowls Club.

BCiB It gives me great pleasure to announce the ongoing support of BCiB once again this year. BCiB have been a long-time supporter of Bowls Queensland and will continue to have naming rights of the District Sides Competition. BCiB continue to grow in QLD through the hard work of QLD Area Manager Kelvin Kerkow and the recent return of Commonwealth Gold Medallist Brett Duprez.

North QLD Floods Our hearts go out to the clubs and members affected by the flooding in North QLD. It is pleasing to see so many volunteers helping clean up at various clubs. Thank you to the many clubs and districts who have donated to the Bowls QLD Disaster Relief Fund, this really shows the great spirit of our bowling community. Bowls QLD have also contributed to this fund, all funds received (along with BQ’s contribution) will be dispersed to clubs who apply for assistance. If you have made a donation, please let us know.

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QLD Junior State Championship entries close on March, 4 and will be held at the Caloundra and Pelican Waters Bowls Clubs on the Sunshine Coast.

Australian Indoor Singles Qualifying The men’s qualifying will be held from April, 27-29 at Tweed Heads and Paradise Point Bowls Clubs. (The third day will only be used if needed, this has not been needed in recent years). Entries close on March 11, the women’s event will be held on July, 6-7.

Bowls QLD Event Hosting Expressions of Interest have now closed to host many of Bowls Queensland’s upcoming events. These venues will be announced in the near future so keep an eye on the Bowls Queensland website for details. Thank you to all clubs and districts who showed interest in hosting these events.

Thank you Thank you to the following clubs and districts who have donated to the BQ Disaster Fund so far to help clubs affected by the recent flooding in Northern Queensland:

Across the Waves Ladies Bowls Club Beenleigh Ladies Bowls Club

Brisbane District Bowls Association Camp Hill Bowls Club

Capalaba Bowls Club Central QLD District Bowls Association Central QLD District Ladies Bowls Association

Chinchilla Bowls Club

Dayboro Ladies Bowls Club

Drayton Bowls Club

Fraser Coast District Bowls Association Gold Coast Tweed District Ladies Bowls Association Logan City Rec/Sporting Club Mackay District Ladies Bowls Association Paradise Point Bowls Club ran a bowls day to assist

Pine Rivers Ladies Bowls Club

Roma Bowls Club

Russell Island Bowls Club

Samford Bowls Club

SEQ District Bowls Association Toombul Bowls Club running a raffle

Warwick East Bowls Club

Wynnum Bowls Club Wynnum Ladies Bowls Club If you have made a donation to this fund, please let us know.

Club Visits I attended Graceville’s 100th Anniversary Celebrations, congratulations to the club on this achievement and on organising a special day to commemorate their success.

I enjoyed a great trip with BQ’s Coaching Coordinator Alan Thorp recently, where we visited some clubs in the Fraser Coast District including Burrum Heads, Urangan, Maryborough Services and did a Coaching Skills morning at Pialba. Thank you to John Walker for organising the visits and all who caught up with us or attended the coaching session.

Brett Wilkie

RETRACTION The Bowler would like to apologise for the incorrect by-line on p33 “Life saved at Caboolture” in the February Bowler. The correct author of the article is Hannah Orr. Coaching visit to Pialba Bowls Club where Kelvin Kerkow also called in for a chat.

Bowls Queensland and BCiB March 2019

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Building contractors will generally have a policy of insurance that covers the value of the work being undertaken, but does not extend to the existing premises. They tend to rely on their public liability insurance to cover your premises, but this will only be BCiB manage insurance programs for over 820 clubs nationally, effective when loss or damage occurs and we have done so for over 30 years now. In Queensland, we (a) the builder is proven to be at fault and (b) you take lengthy manage the insurance for over 190 club, suitably serviced by and expensive legal action against the builder.

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The New South Wales versus Queensland test series always finds a way to stir up emotions and with a series as closely contested as this was, there’s no wonder players and spectators were on the edge of their seats for the two days of play at the wonderful Tweed Heads Bowls Club.

Fire was burning on the green with the two powerhouse states doing battle in the annual three-test series. With an array of talent spread across the Open and Under-25 categories, it goes without saying that this was one of the more hotly contested affairs we’ve witnessed in recent years.

Among the players, seven female BCiB Australian Jackaroos, eight male BCiB Australian Jackaroos, five Emerging Australian Jackaroos, World Champions, Commonwealth Games gold medallists and Australian Champions were going head-to-head in the open event, whilst the sport’s most promising young stars were also on display.

With the booming voice of ‘Big Jimmy’ Anderson bellowing across the greens with energy and enthusiasm, along with a standout performance from Nathan Rice, memorable debuts for Steven Tong and Jay Dawe and a lot of pride shown by 10 queensland bowler March 2019

Queensland Open men win the Wal Currey Memorial Trophy. Back row L to R Matt Lucas, Sean Baker, Aron Sherriff, Nathan Rice, Jimmy Anderson, Kurt Brown, Sean Ingham, Coach Dennis O’Toole Front row L to R: Steven Tong, Brett Wilkie, Jayden Christie, Jay Dawe, Anthony Kiepe

all wearing maroon, it all contributed to an impressive victory for the Queensland men.

There were only four shots over 189 completed ends that separated the QLD and NSW men, so every shot, whether you were up or down on the scoreboard, was like gold.

The QLD women had a new-look side with Chloe Stewart awarded her first opportunity to skip for QLD after an impressive State Championship campaign, which saw her win the State Pairs, Triples and Mixed Pairs whilst also boasting two Australian Open Fours titles in recent years Emma Spicer and Georgia White returned to the maroons after a short hiatus from representative duties, whilst new mums Bolivia Millerick and Lynsey Clarke rounded out the skips for this series.

Cyclone Oma did her best to disrupt play but despite the treacherous conditions, the players still managed to deliver on day one before play was moved to the indoor green, as powerful winds and heavy rain was predicted for day two.

Day one went in favour of the QLD men who claimed their opening test by a slender three-shot margin. Nathan Rice appeared to have it on a string and his rink dominated Ben Twist’s men from start to finish to anchor the Queenslanders in the opening test.

First Test Rink Scores Men M Lucas, A Kiepe, S Baker, A Sherriff 21-21 M Miles, N Dawson, A Teys, A Wilson J Christie, J Anderson, S Ingham, N Rice 24-10 M Lewis, J Noronha, C Healey, B Twist J Dawe, S Tong, B Wilkie, K Brown 13-24 B Johnson, C Wedlock, D Ferguson, R Pearse First Test Result QLD 58 defeated NSW 55

The women on the other hand were on the receiving end of a bulldozing blues outfit who put on 13 shots in three ends to wrap up what was a close test until those closing ends. A huge conversion from Natasha Scott (NSW) started her comeback trail, picking up the first of two fives and then a further three shots to lose by one to Chloe Stewart.

First Test Rink Scores Women J Cottell, G White, J Keegan, L Clarke 16-25 N Noronha, A Johns, D Hayman, K Cottrell C Millerick, D-A Robertson, P Fantini, B Millerick 14-24 J-L Worsnop, K Walker, E Ryan, K Murphy J Srisamruaybai, E Spicer, C Turley, C Stewart 22-21 B Smith, G Delves, B Quinlan, N Scott First Test Result QLD 52 lost to NSW 70

With play moving indoors on the second day, it was hard to know which state that would favour more, but what it certainly did was increase the quality of matches with the best players in the world being able to show what they can do in near perfect conditions.

After 61 ends, the men were locked at 51-51 with Nathan Rice and Kurt Brown playing the final two ends. Jimmy Anderson’s front toucher remained shot for the rest of their end, so with just a few bowls left, QLD had a one shot lead. A screamer from Aaron Teys (NSW) meant that all eyes were on Kurt Brown to try and win the series here and now. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be with his final attempt missing wide and we were heading to a decider.

Second Test Rink Scores Men M Lucas, A Kiepe, S Baker, A Sherriff 17-17 M Lewis, J Noronha, C Healey, B Twist J Christie, J Anderson, S Ingham, N Rice 17-12 B Johnson, C Wedlock, D Ferguson, R Pearse J Dawe, S Tong, B Wilkie, K Brown 18-24 M Miles, N Dawson, A Teys, A Wilson Second Test Result QLD 52 lost to NSW 53

Over on the women’s rinks Bolivia Millerick had got off to a fantastic start leading 18-4 over Natasha Scott. There were never more than a couple of shots separating Cottrell and Stewart whilst Lynsey Clarke’s rink were keeping their noses in front over six-time Australian Indoor Champion Karen Murphy.

As we witnessed in test one, Natasha Scott made a rampaging run home, finishing her match with a draw. There was still nothing separating Cottrell and Stewart with that match finishing in a draw also, so whilst the Queensland ladies had dominated the master board from end one, they only held on to their victory thanks to the five shot win by Lynsey Clarke’s rink.

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Second Test Rink Scores Women J Cottell, G White, J Keegan, L Clarke 23-18 J-L Worsnop, K Walker, E Ryan, K Murphy C Millerick, D-A Robertson, P Fantini, B Millerick 19-19 B Smith, G Delves, B Quinlan, N Scott J Srisamruaybai, E Spicer, C Turley, C Stewart 15-15 N Noronha, A Johns, D Hayman, K Cottrell Second Test Result QLD 57 defeated NSW 52 It’s always fitting when a test series of this calibre comes down to the final match, but what about when every test comes down to the final bowl and millimetres decide the winner? That’s exactly what happened in this remarkable men’s series.

The final hour of play was as tense as you can get. Aron Sherriff was on the receiving end of a clinical performance from Ray Pearse, however, the good news for Queensland supporters was that Nathan Rice had Aaron Wilson (NSW) down 18-1 and Kurt Brown was on his way to posting his first win of the series.

With two rinks posting victories, Queensland were holding a 56-50 advantage with two ends left to play; New South Wales were throwing everything at us but a great shot by Jimmy Anderson drawing to the lip of the ditch was holding NSW at bay.

If there was any NSW player who Queensland supporters didn’t want to see playing the last bowl, it would probably be Commonwealth Games gold medallist Aaron Wilson. Wilson needed to make three shots to force a draw, and as expected he went mighty close, but Queensland held on to claim the test series 2-1.

Final Test Rink Scores Men M Lucas, A Kiepe, S Baker, A Sherriff 10- 30 B Johnson, C Wedlock, D Ferguson, R Pearse J Christie, J Anderson, S Ingham, N Rice 21- 10 M Miles, N Dawson, A Teys, A Wilson J Dawe, S Tong, B Wilkie, K Brown 25- 14 M Lewis, J Noronha, C Healey, B Twist Third Test Results QLD 56 defeated NSW 54

NSW Teams

Queensland Women’s Open Back L-R Claire Turley, Julie Keegan, Chloe Stewart, Emma Spicer, Bolivia Millerick, Pamela Fantini, Front L-R Georgia White, Jessie Cottell, Lynsey Clarke, Dee Anne Robertson, Cassandra Millerick, Jessica Srisamruaybai

The start of the third test was looking promising for Queensland with all rinks holding their own; however in one fell swoop New South Wales scored a 5, 6 and 7 and on the master board Queensland now trailed by 13.

Lynsey Clarke won her second match of the series and Chloe Stewart had another draw, but it wasn’t enough to cover the deficit and New South Wales went on to win the third test by 14 shots.

Final Test Rink Scores Women J Cottell, G White, J Keegan, L Clarke 23- 19 B Smith, G Delves, B Quinlan, N Scott C Millerick, D-A Robertson, P Fantini, B Millerick 16- 34 N Noronha, A Johns, D Hayman, K Cottrell J Srisamruaybai, E Spicer, C Turley, C Stewart 13- 13 J-L Worsnop, K Walker, E Ryan, K Murphy Third Test Results QLD 52 lost to NSW 66

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Debutante Tyler Pettigrew with BQ’s President Peter Williamson

Debutante Jay Dawe with BQ’s President Peter Williamson

Debutante Steven Tong with BQ’s President Peter Williamson

Debutantes Steven Tong and Jay Dawe

Thank you to Kelsey Cottrell and Tahlia Camilleri for the photos.

Entries open!

QLD State Championships Entries are open for the 2019 State Championships to be held on the Gold Coast from May, 13-26 with finals at Club Helensvale. Thank you to the City of Gold Coast Council and Club Helensvale that have sponsored the event.

Go to the Bowls Queensland website: www.bowlsqld.org and click on the “Events” tab, then click on the link to the State Championship event to find the entry form. Entries close March, 18.

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Under-25 Series The New South Wales U25s were too strong on this occasion winning the series 3-0. Despite the score line, Natasha Jones and Lauren Wilson both won a rink and only went down by three shots 43-46 in test one. The Queensland U25s started a little slow but after a change to their line up for test three, they finished the series on a higher note winning 46-41.

Congratulations to Tyler Pettigrew on making his Under-25 State debut.

Queensland Men’s U25 L-R Back Dale McWhinney-Shillington, Cohen Litfin, Brendan Wilson, Braidan Leese, Front L-R Jesse Turnbull, Tyler Pettigrew, Nic Gosley, Jacob Nelson

Queensland Women’s U25 Back L-R Lauren Carpenter, Natasha Jones, Jacinta Weier, Shervawn Wilson, Front L-R Tahlia Camilleri, Julia Allen-Best, Jess Parolin, Isabella Lawson

Jesse Turnbull (Hamilton) Dale McWhinney-Shillington (Beenleigh) Cohen Liftin (South Tweed) Jacob Nelson (Belmont Services) skip

Shervawn Wilson (Kawana) Jacinta Weier (Broadbeach) Jess Parolin (Bribie Island) Natasha Jones (Helensvale) skip

Tyler Pettigrew (Pine Rivers Memorial) Brendan Wilson (Tweed Heads) Braidan Leese (South Tweed) Nic Gosley (Enoggera) skip

Tahlia Camilleri (Helensvale) Julia Allen-Best (Nth Toowoomba) Isabella Lawson (Enoggera) Lauren Carpenter (Tweed Heads) skip

Players of the Series Jess Parolin (Bribie Island) Lynsey Clarke (Open - Club Helensvale)

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Nathan Rice (Club Helensvale) Jacob Nelson (U25 - Belmont Services)

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North Queensland floods Mother Nature threw all she had at us – now we will respond

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Once again bowlers in the state’s north have faced yet more extreme weather and adversities in the region, which has already seen plenty of hardship caused by a long drought season.

service but say it may take up to two months.

A number of clubs were caught up in the damage caused by flooding in the North East which saw unprecedented rainfall in what has been referred to by experts as a ‘once in a century flood’.

“She damaged our clubhouse, she damaged our green, she damaged our bowls shop and she damaged our memories.

Those hardest hit have been Thuringowa, Suburban and Giru.

The rainfall topped the 10 day record of 925mm in 1953, with Townsville receiving more than a year’s worth of rain in just 10 days.

Thuringowa Bowls Club’s green was submerged under more than 350 millilitres of flood water by the time members had arrived to assess the damage, luckily the club house had remained relatively unscathed.

The Suburban Bowling Club was the hardest hit by the flooding, which resulted in a significant amount of damage to the club’s bowls shop and green. Despite the destruction, members from the club remained defiant as they worked in earnest to clear the debris.

The club remained optimistic and declared on Facebook that “the beer man came and fixed all the connections so that the beer can flow freely.”

“That will be a relief to a few members.”

Suburban says they are committed to ensuring the club will be back to normal

“Mother Nature threw all she had at us,” the club stated on their Facebook page.

“Now we will respond, we will repair our clubhouse, we will repair our green, we will repair our shop and we will create new memories.”

Unfortunately for Giru, while the clubhouse had remained unharmed, its green which had just undergone a major renovation was submerged underwater for more than seven days. However, due to the hard work and determination of the club’s members, the green should make a full recovery.

Jubilee, Cutheringa, Ayr, Brandon and Alligator Creek escaped with minor damage to their clubhouses and greens.

The Alligator Creek Bowls Club was used as an evacuation centre for those concerned about their safety during the flood.

North Queensland RBM Lesley Bates said the army had been out in full force to support the community, along with the hundreds of volunteers from both clubs and the general public.

As has happened in the past when unfortunate events have occurred across

Giru Bowls BEFORE Queensland, Bowls QLD has a Disaster Relief Fund to assist bowls clubs affected.

“With the recent trail of destruction by flood water in Northern QLD, our thoughts go out to all clubs affected by this natural disaster and we wish them all the best in their recovery,” BQ President Peter Williamson said.

Bowls QLD are calling on support from the bowling community to contribute to this fund.

All money raised is allocated to affected clubs along with a contribution from Bowls QLD. Already, the bowling community has rallied to show support for the North East and have dug deep to help with repairs.

SEQ Bowls Association President Nev Galbraith presented BQ President Peter Williamson with a cheque for the Disaster Relief Fund to assist those clubs in North East Queensland affected by the recent flooding.

To contribute to the Bowls QLD Disaster Fund, please donate to the following account.

NAME: Bowls Queensland BSB: 034 036 ACCOUNT: 378 027 Please let Bowls QLD know once you have donated to this fund. If you have already donated and not told us, then please send a message to admin@bowlsqld.org so we can acknowledge you.

There is also a Queensland Government clean-up grant available to the public, more information can be found about the grant on their website: https://www.communityrecovery.qld.gov.au/

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100 Years

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Graceville Bowls Club is thriving Governor Paul de Jersey opens the proceedings

A great community turnout for Graceville’s 100th bash

After a newspaper advertisement calling for expressions of interest to form a bowls club in the western suburbs in 1918, to celebrating 100 years of trade, Graceville Bowls Club celebrated its centenary last month.

While some clubs may be struggling to keep afloat, Graceville has expanded, mainly due to the management of the club and strong community support.

“I have come to the conclusion that one can’t play bowls with any satisfaction to oneself … or to one’s partner without bias.

So, after making an honest attempt to eliminate bias from my bowls, and finding they took to wandering over neighbouring greens, as well as in parts of my own, I have come to the conclusion that, not only is it not a Governor’s duty to play bowls, but it is this Governor’s duty not to play them.”

The club changed direction after 36 years as a men’s club, after members at a sub-committee meeting on April 27, 1955 considered amending the rules regarding a controversial admission of a Ladies Club. The inaugural meeting of the Ladies Bowling Club was held on July 6, 1955. Over the years, membership increased to almost 200.

Governor Paul de Jersey rolled the first bowl (a traditional wooden bowl called a ‘wood’) at the celebration on February, 8 to the delight of the crowd.

When the club was first formed, membership was capped at 80 members (even though only 48 people joined at the time), and while the club has seen many variations over the years, today it is thriving with 99 formal members and 61 social members.

Richard Cooper, a member of the club, said that there were no other bowls clubs in the surrounding areas, from Chelmer to Corinda, when the Graceville club was first established. That, plus an active community and some prominent people being members has added to the club’s success.

In 1920, the membership was a healthy 75 and when compared to Graceville’s population in 1921, 10 percent of the suburb’s population were members. Just imagine if we could have those percentages today?

“The club’s logo, featuring the redbill that was common in wetlands at Chelmer then and the sulphur-crested cockatoo that was common in Corinda, is a reference both to the birds and the shared past of bowls players from the two suburbs,” Richard said.

To celebrate the centenary, historian Val Donovan has published From Fields to Greens. In her book, Ms Donovan says that the club’s status was enhanced by Sir Matthew Nathan, Governor of Queensland 1920 to 1925, after he became an honorary member of the club. On a visit to the club in 1925, Sir Nathan said: 18 queensland bowler March 2019

The Right Honourable His Excellency Paul de Jersey Governor of Queensland puts down the specially made wooden bowl at Graceville’s centenary celebration

Changes in the 1980s saw the need for costly repairs and maintenance to the clubhouse and greens. Unfortunately, this coincided with rising costs and a decline in membership due to there now being 11 clubs in the surrounding areas.

While the finances appeared to have improved by 1989, even though the membership had further declined to 123, the club was ‘running on a shoe-string’.

The declining membership and the gradual ageing of club members led to a reluctant decision to install “pokies” in early 1993.

However, the onerous reporting and compliance requirements became too much and the club removed the machines three years later.

Since 2012, the club has been recovering from the lean years due to increases in membership, income from community functions and investments.

As with many bowls clubs, Graceville Bowls Club had a thriving membership in the early years, but has experienced some tough times. The club’s success is due to the assistance of many loyal members over the years who have given their time voluntarily and selflessly. Today, the club is a small and friendly club with active event participation and a flourishing membership.

Happy birthday Graceville!

The club challenged BQ’s CEO to a 2-end rollup, we won’t say who won!

Brothers in arms, Chris (Graceville BC) & Greg Flynn (BQ)

Bowls Australia President Darryl Clout

Brett Wilkie, Gordon Dickson, Judy Beal & Greg Flynn

Bowls Australia President Darryl Clout, MP Mark Bailey, Gordon Dickson, The Right Honourable His Excellency Paul de Jersey with the special ‘wood’, Brett Wilkie, Councillor Nicole Johnston

Gordon Dickson proudly accepting the 100th memorial plaque from BQ’s Greg Flynn

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Greg Flynn (BQ), John de Jersey (Governor Paul de Jersey’s brother) & Brett Wilkie

Women’s teams hit Toowoomba for Open Fours Carnival

Major sponsor The Village on the Downs (Sales Manager) Mary Goodall, West Toowoomba’s Imelda Brumpton, Letitia Weir, Lorraine Callaghan, Tracy Foster & Cherie Hagedoorn (The Village on the Downs Manager)

The Village on the Downs’ Mary Goodall, West Toowoomba’s Maree Gibbs, Merril Ahearn, Pauline Laverty, Jenny Blundell (Millmerran/ Kawana) & Cherie Hagedoorn

The Darling Downs Ladies Bowls Association (DDLBA) has once again staged a superb 2-day Ladies Open Fours carnival, despite a fairly major hiccup leading into the competition.

Originally to be played at South Toowoomba, problems with the condition of the greens at South led the DDLBA to reconsider their position just two weeks out from the event. An S.O.S. was sent out and the highly regarded North Toowoomba Bowls Club came to the rescue. With their greens in superb condition under the watchful eye of Greens Director & curator Dave Howard, the Bushrangers were quick to ensure that the ladies 13 year tradition of staging a major 2-day Open Fours carnival went ahead.

Twenty four teams from around South East Queensland assembled at North, eager to capture a slice of the $4,000 prize money on offer from major sponsors, Village on the Downs, a local retirement village plus cosponsors Clive Berghofer Land Sales & Burstows Funerals. It was renowned philanthropist Clive Berghofer who sponsored the inaugural event in 2006, after an approach from then DDLBA President Bev Higgins.

This year, 12 visiting teams coming from The Summit, Taroom (2), Dalby (2), Chermside (2), Kawana, Pine Rivers, Graceville, Ipswich and United Services joined with 12 local teams to battle it out. A sprinkling of outstanding top flight bowlers were among the field including former BQ State representatives Tracy Foster, Imelda Brumpton, BQ Under 25 squad member Julia Allen-Best of North Toowoomba & State Fours winner Wendy Usher of Dalby plus BQ Over 60’s pair Jenny Blundell & Merril Ahearn of Kawana who just returned from playing for BQ in South Australia.

Local knowledge proved important and in a close finish the West Toowoomba team of Imelda Brumpton, Letitia Weir, Lorraine Callaghan and Tracy Foster ran out winners with a score of 5 wins plus 89. The visiting Kawana team of Pauline Laverty, Merril Ahearn, Jenny Blundell teamed up with another visitor, Millmerran’s Maree Gibbs to finish runners-up with 5 wins and a margin of plus 81. Third place went to Di van Zeeland, Margaret Podmore, Kay Pott ( all of the Toowoomba club) and Brenda Shea (South Toowoomba) with 4.5 wins plus 59.

The Village on the Downs’ Mary Goodall, West Toowoomba’s Diane van Zeeland, Margaret Podmore, Kay Pott, Brenda Shea (Toowoomba/South Toowoomba) & Cherie Hagedoorn

Planning for the 2019 carnival is in full swing with the final November dates to be confirmed.

Article and images: Peter Rookas

Register now for the Australian Open The countdown has begun for the world’s richest open bowls event, with registrations officially now open for the 2019 Australian Open.

Any affiliated bowler across the globe can enter and strike a share of the $250,000 annual prize purse.

The event is set to return to the sunny Gold Coast from June 1 to 14, with more than 2,000 bowlers expected to compete across the two weeks. Follow links from www.bowlsaustralia.com.au to enter.

Mackay Regional Council Sports Expo

By Lesley Bates, Regional Bowls Manager, North Queensland.

A big thank you to all the wonderful bowlers who gave up their Sunday morning sleep in on February, 10 to fly the lawn bowling flag at Mackay Regional Council Sports Expo. This successful event drew a crowd of over 6,000.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t attend because of road conditions after the floods, but the stand was staffed by a large number of helpers organised by John Palmer from South Suburban and Janette Dark of Mackay City Bowls Clubs.

Thank you to the following people who helped out: Cath Davis; Judy Petersen; Marlene May; Maria Atkins; Kerrie White; Marie Frederickson; Alan Bennett; Rob Harris; Gary Putland; Lyn Jackson; Kathy Matthews and Kaitlin Scott who is one of our up-and-coming junior bowlers.

Kaitlin attracted the attention of some of her school friends and their parents and there is a good chance that they will participate in future Come and Try days.

People were interested in the stand and lots of flyers were handed out, plus there were plenty of entries in our Aero bowls prize draw. These Sports Expos are a fantastic opportunity to showcase our sport to such a large audience.

MABA State Championships Don’t forget that The Maroon Arm Bowlers (MABA) 2019 State Arm Bowlers Singles and Pairs Championships will be held at Musgrave Hill Bowls Club on the Gold Coast from Saturday April, 27 to Wednesday May, 1. Pairs Sectional Play will be held on the Saturday with winners progressing to the knock out rounds on the Monday. Sectional Play for singles will be held on the Sunday with winners progressing to the knocks outs on the Tuesday. The finals for both singles and pairs, along with any other uncompleted rounds, will be held on the Wednesday.

More details can be found on the MABA website: www.maroonarmbowlers.teamapp.com

Mackay Expo 10 Feb 2019

Junior Bay Islander of the Year Zayah Morgan

Have you checked out Bribie’s new look?

Congratulations to young state bowler Zayah Morgan who has received the Junior Bay Islander of the Year title. It’s another feather in the cap for the Russell Island native who took home the under 18s’ trophy in the last championships.

Zayah was awarded the trophy not only for how she competes on the green, but also for being an inspiration to the youth on the islands, teaching them lawn bowls and how sport can be a great way to improve your life.

Established in 1929 by members of the Windsor Bowls Club after their many trips to the Island, the club now in its 90th year of operations has recently received a spruce up.

Image: The Friendly Bay Islander

Mackay Expo 10 Feb 2019

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The club now boasts a reinvigorated and renovated bistro, reception, bottle shop and perhaps most importantly bistro bar!

Bribie remains one of the largest Bowls clubs in Queensland with over 400 bowling members together with more than 6,000 social members and currently boasts four outdoor greens and a large modern Clubhouse.

been doing?

MARLIN COAST BOWLS CLUB LAUNCH THEIR NEW GREEN

By Bronwyn Andreatta and Christine Scott.

It takes a lot of people to work through the process of replacing your bowling club’s green. Firstly, you need the funds. You also need a dedicated group of members to assign time and effort into researching, choosing surface styles, and negotiating the tenders. It is also very helpful to have the support of your local Councillor.

Here at Marlin Coast Bowls Club at Trinity Beach on the northern beaches of Cairns, we have made it happen!

After much research and discussion, club members, Libby and Andy Jennings and Calvin and Mary Twigger spent time travelling to Townsville and Melbourne, trying greens with different surfaces. There are some great products out there, so the decision was always going to be difficult.

However, armed with their ideas and thoughts, our club made the choice to use the product offered by Tiger Turf.

When your club’s income is basically green fees and bar takings, a bowling club with 140 members needs to work together to keep it a functioning enterprise. Our club relies on volunteer member support and we are lucky to have a cohort of members who offer that support unconditionally.

Club Chairman Paul Standidge & Councillor Brett Olds

Our Chairman, Paul Standidge and his dedicated Management Committee members, have helped ‘steer the ship’ and together have managed the areas that help keep the club operating in a profitable and very socially and enjoyable environment. A new green has been on the Management Committee’s agenda for some time. Now it is a reality!

At this point, our Greenkeeper, Calvin Twigger needs to be acknowledged as the person who has steered, negotiated and project-managed the whole process of the new green from go to whoa. Our club thanks you Calvin.

Our local Councillor, Brett Olds also needs to be thanked. He has given his support by assisting our club with much-needed funding.

Needs that often take our hard-earned savings away from our bigger goals – in this case, a new green; thank you, Brett.

Over January Tiger Turf have, against all-weather odds (believe me – it was wet!!) installed our fantastic new green. They were professional and organised, and back us with their after-installation support imbedded in their contract.

When you add a new green to a bowls club with a fantastic allweather roof that has allowed our Club to play and host fixtures in all conditions, Marlin Coast Bowls Club is looking onward and upward, and producing some good bowlers along the way. So, when you’re in our area, why not come and have a game. We’re friendly as well!

Ladies President Colleen Thompson, Green Director Calvin Twigger, Men’s President Dave Spicer.

Councillor Brett Olds

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70 Years at Coolangatta

By PAM BEWS

Coolangatta Bowls Club’s history commenced with the formation of the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Bowling Club in 1921 on crown land in Coral Street Tweed Heads adjacent to the mouth of the Tweed River. After 25 years the club dissolved harmoniously in 1948 to form two new clubs of Coolangatta and Tweed Heads.

Coolangatta Bowls Club was founded New Year’s Day, with one green and welcomed 76 players.

The clubhouse total cost was 1,000 pounds ($2,000) which included the clubhouse and the green. A purchase of a wartime U.S. Army dwelling “hut” at a government disposals was delivered in two halves, placed on site, joined and modified somewhat to form the first clubhouse. Today’s clubhouse is in fact built around this structure.

Charles Morley was the foundation president, then Len Ricketts followed as president, with John Shinnie as secretary and Herb Hattersley as the treasurer. A.W. Hume was appointed as the greenkeeper at a salary of seven pounds.

Kelvin Kerkow joined in for the 70th celebrations

November of 1949 saw the completion of the second green and its official opening, with more than 200 bowlers, officials and guests. The Ladies Club was opened April 20, 1950.

Throughout the post war years, the scarcity of beer and tobacco supplies along with shortages of all commodities was a great problem to the new club. Hotels and clubs were on strict quotas – opening only for “sessions” at midday and late afternoon.

This situation remained without much relief until some years after the opening of the Grafton Brewery in 1953, which signalled the start of the break of the great beer drought in the region.

The club’s limited beer quota was especially ordered in five gallon wooden kegs, and without cold room or chilling facilities, the kegs were stored at Kirra Ice Works until required. They were picked up and delivered to the Hotel Coolangatta where some members would syphon the contents into bottles, which were then picked up and stored in the club’s refrigerator. The “bottled” draught was then sold at sixpence per 6 ounce glass.

As the club grew it was decided to appoint its first club manager in 1957 of which there were 42 applications. Mr Young from Stanthorpe was appointed as the club manager.

Coolangatta All Sports Club was formed over 50 years ago and still remains today with a limit of 40 players.

Today’s building of brick, brick veneer, timber and plaster provides adequate and comfortable surrounds for its male and female members gaining us the title of the “friendliest club on the coast”.

The club at one stage had many Australian, state and district players including Len Ricketts, Jimmy Adams, Len Peak, Herb Hattersley, Alan Winchester, Aub Martin, Stan Willis, Noel Ogden, Arthur Cattell, Stew Shannon, George Makin, Lou Murray, Ray Lederhose, Bob Purcell, Bill Stafford, Neil Crichton, Albert Newton, Fred Lewis, Greg Halpin, Ian Schuback, Robbie Dobbins, Kelvin Kerkow, Allan Collier, Gil Steinhardt, Phil Doyle, Helen Bosisto, Laurraine Murray, Charlie Hayes and Bill Stafford, Rob Parella and Ray Meehan.

Rah Meehan (89) continues to be involved in the Box Office and Rex Jermanus is still proving you are never too old to stop bowling at the age of 92 – what wonderful inspiration these two gentleman have been to members of our club.

Coolangatta bowlers. This deviation attracted television coverage and the next day, a telegram from RQBA ordered us to “get the colour off the greens” and suspended the club from holding a registered event for one year. Five years after this ban, the RQBA approved the use of colour on the greens.

Coolangatta celebrated their 70th birthday milestone by holding a Masquerade Cocktail Party on February, 3 to congratulate the club on all its wonderful achievements. We are indeed, the friendliest little club on the coast. All members, past, present and dignitaries thoroughly enjoyed the celebration.

Ian Schuback commenced his bowling career at Coolangatta at the age of 28 and became one of the world’s best known and best performed bowlers.

Remember, keep the little ring on the inside and roll the bowl up close

Bowls history was created in 1985 at the “Master of Masters Tournament” where, for the first time, coloured shirts were worn by

Coolangatta is always looking to welcome new members with free

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Two ways clubs can free up capital and/or increase profit Bowls clubs throughout Queensland are seeking opportunities to free up capital or increase profit as financial pressure continues in this industry. Clubs often don’t investigate their options until the future of the club is in trouble, however it is prudent for clubs to understand the options available to them. Although each club is unique, there are ways that all bowls clubs can alleviate financial pressure, including by implementing new management agreements, identifying assets to sell or engaging in a property lease-back arrangement. Here are two options that may be relevant to your club.

1. Sell an asset and engage in a lease-back arrangement Many bowls clubs are asset rich and cash poor. This gives some clubs the option to either sell off assets to increase cash flow or pay out creditors. It is often particularly appealing for a club to sell a property asset if they own the freehold land. Selling the land doesn’t necessarily mean the club will need to move premises, as the club may negotiate to lease-back the premises from the buyer.

Alternatively, the club may relocate to a new site (perhaps a Council leasehold

site) or even merge with a like-minded club nearby.

2. Engaging an external manager to boost profits Some bowls clubs choose to merge with larger clubs so they can have onpremises management support or access to more capital. However, there are other business models where clubs can engage external managers (with expertise in on-premises trading) to assist with boosting food, beverage and other sales.

This is usually done via a management agreement.

For clubs who offer their patrons gaming services, the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) takes an active interest in reviewing these management arrangements. This is to ensure the club is not entering into arrangements which are financially unfair or which lead to a transfer of control (either directly or indirectly) to third parties.

Should a club intend to enter into a management agreement, one of its major obligations is to submit the documentation to the OLGR for approval at least 30 days prior to executing the agreement. This is because the OLGR

wants to ensure the committee or board of the club remains in control, and that a third party with a commercial interest will not control the club’s affairs. The OLGR will also want to see that an appropriate share of profits are returned to the club for the benefit of the venue and its members, and that the fee paid to the manager is reasonable and proportionate.

As a firm committed to the clubs industry, we are advocates for clubs to investigate any avenue that may help them succeed.

The above are two of several methods clubs may be able use to help remain profitable in a difficult market.

If you would like to investigate options to improve your club’s profitability, please contact me on (07) 3224 0353.

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National support team supporting australian athletes Story by AIDAN DAVIS - Bowls Australia Bowls Australia were among 15 sports that recently received Australian Institute of Sport funding for the employment of a sport-specific Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement Manager, with Bowls Australia subsequently employing Megan Fritsch in a part-time capacity.

The AIS declared that the initiative had already enhanced the support of Australia’s athletes and led to improved collaboration among sports.

AIS Deputy Director Matti Clements says sports are working together to place greater priority on the importance of athlete wellbeing and mental health, 12 months on from the establishment of the AIS Wellbeing and Engagement division.

The AIS has funded and embedded Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement managers in 15 sports over the past six months, with plans to further expand that network to 20 across Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games sports by end of 2019.

Clements said the national expansion of these services had enhanced direct support for athletes, but it had also led to greater collaboration across Australia’s high performance sporting system.

“Our goal is to support Australian athletes to be the most successful they can be in sport and life,” Clements said.

“To do that, it has been critical to build a national approach to athlete wellbeing.

“The AIS has worked in partnership with sports over the past year to elevate the importance of athlete wellbeing in the high performance environment.

We want high performance environments where coaches are having meaningful conversations with their athletes about their wellbeing as well as training.

“We are building a team of Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement managers across sports and Australia. It’s providing support in areas of mental health, career and education, community engagement, conduct and professionalism and personal development.

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“As this network continues to grow, we look forward to launching some new initiatives this year with resourcing for mental health and activities where athletes can better interact with their local communities.”

Former world champion swimmer Linley Frame is working with Swimming Australia as their Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement manager.

Frame, a former AIS scholarship holder, said it was important the AIS had led a national approach to athlete wellbeing.

“Sport has changed a lot since I was at the AIS in the 1980s and 90s, and the AIS has great oversight to identify areas where sport has the most need and requires leadership.

“Some sports have been further ahead in terms of athlete wellbeing support than others, but the great part of this network is that everyone is now connected and, of course, everyone is passionate about athlete wellbeing and making sure they’re our focus.

“It’s a gradual process but already I’m seeing athletes directly benefit from it.

We need to continue to communicate to athletes – emerging pathway athletes in particular – so they know what support is available to them.”

The AIS will host a second annual Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement Summit in May. Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement managers across sports: Megan Fritsch (Bowls Australia), Josh Sebbens (Athletics Australia); Donna Jones (Australian Sailing); Sarah Conlon (Basketball Australia); Garry Moss (Hockey Australia); Angie Bain (Netball Australia); Alana Rybicki, Nikki Burger (Olympic Winter Institute of Australia); Matt Murphy (Paddle Australia); Bianca Fermi (Rowing Australia); Deidre Anderson (Softball Australia); Jason Patchell (Surfing Australia); Linley Frame (Swimming Australia); Troy Baverstock (Triathlon Australia); Sharyn Arnold (Water Polo Australia).

Umpire with Joan Brotherton

Reaccreditation exams As we are entering the third month of 2019 already, I am sure there are many umpires that are due for reaccreditation in 2019.

The new revised reaccreditation exams and on green tests for 2019 – 2022 under the new National Officiating Scheme have now been received. These will be, or will have already been, forwarded to your districts’ presenters & assessors who will use these new exams and processes when reaccrediting national umpires, measurers and or markers.

These reaccreditation exams will be “open book” and candidates should use their Law Book and B.A. Officiating Manual (as shown in the photos). There is also a new component “Test on the Green” covering the marking component.

If you are due for reaccreditation in 2019, it is important that you please contact your district umpire committee to make arrangements to complete your reaccreditation.

Following is a brief outline of what is required in each category and your assessor & presenter will explain fully what is needed when making arrangements for your reaccreditation.

Reaccrediting National Umpires: Part One:

Questions 1 to 15

Part Two:

On Green Assessment – Umpires and Markers

Part Three:

Self-Management

Part Four:

On Green Assessment – Measuring – Umpires and Measurers

Reaccrediting Markers: Part One:

Questions 6 to 10

Part Two:

On Green Assessment - Marker

Part Three:

Self-Management

Reaccrediting Measurers: Part One:

Questions 11 to 15

Part Three:

Self-Management

Part Four:

On Green Assessment – Measuring

I wish everyone the best with their reaccreditation exams as I am sure you will agree that officiating at all events is very important.

Officiating Manual – Marker, Measurer and National Umpire

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Mossman – a little piece of paradise Presenters and assessors Alan Thorp and Mal Mackney ran some courses in January for over 60 bowling members at the Mossman Bowls Club in Tropical Far North Queensland.

“I highly recommend you drop in to this wonderful club,” BQ Coach Alan Thorp (Thorpy) said.

“It’s a terrific venue for bowls and the members strive to make you feel welcome.”

See more about the courses held at Mossman Bowls Club and more coaching news on page 34 of this Bowler issue.

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Development with Lesley, Wade and Micheal Lesley

Wade

Micheal

We Are Trendy

By Micheal Sorrensen Hey guys, grab your thongs, we are going down to the Bowlsie for a roll. This is the common theme and growing trend I am seeing from the coast through the hinterland and even to the mountains of the Downs district.

Hi, my name is Micheal “Hollywood” Sorrensen. I was employed

by Bowls Australia as the Regional Bowls Manager for South East Queensland in October, 2018. During my first three months, the most common discussion point was barefoot bowls and how the clubs of my region are embracing the growing popularity of our sport. Yes, we are trendy and we are embracing this. The normal “I’m not playing bowls, that’s an old persons sport” comment is going out the door. In actual fact, it’s a young person’s sport that old people play.

The perception of bowls has come a long way in the community.

Our sport has been embraced and clubs are very welcoming of the younger generation and family unit. With colourful bowls, music and barbeques being fired up all around my area. Participation in our sport has no doubt come from the positive results and coverage of the Commonwealth Games and followed up by the BPL and BPL Cup competitions.

RBM - NORTH QLD

Lesley Bates 0429 213 207 lbates@bowls.com.au

Yes, we’ve just gone through the holiday and party season, and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. People are now wanting to have another go. Enquiries for birthday and themed parties are being booked ahead throughout the year. Clubs are also looking towards their Jack Attack licensed program to take advantage of this. The benefits of a shortened game to enable time-poor people to put away an hour or so to fit in a game of bowls are becoming known. In conjunction, people can grab the Junior Jack Attack kit and make it a family day with the little ones.

In short, clubs all across my region are taking advantage of our trendier than ever sport of lawn bowls. We are tapping into a revenue stream and we should be taking advantage of this ever growing trend and look to increase our membership. We offer an experience that few other clubs can, to be welcoming and embrace the community supporting our clubs.

Remember that every person through our doors is a potential member, whether social or full.

If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact your Regional Bowls Manager.

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

RBM - SOUTH EAST QLD

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Support our Clubbies!

Our Regional Manager for North Queensland put forward three nominations including our wonderful Cath Crowe who is a legend in the bowls community with her patience, even-manner and wealth of knowledge. Lesley was successful in having Glen Atfield and Rockhampton accepted as finalists in the Sportscover “Clubbies” competition, now it is up to the power of the Queensland Maroon support to get them over the line.

Glen “Muddie” Atfield- Best Administrator The man they call Muddie has reached legendary status at the Cutheringa Bowls Club. The celebrated bowler has an impressive “role” call: five years club president, banking officer, cook, bar manager, poker machine wrangler, greens maintenance, events organiser, grants writer – and that’s before we look at the district level. Glen volunteers an estimated 40 hours per week while running his painting business and being a dedicated husband and the loving father of four children. The members all agree that without this tireless, generous man’s contribution the club would have closed its doors many years ago.”

Rockhampton Bowls Club- Best Club Rockhampton Bowls Club is 106 years young and if its members have their way it’ll still be rocking in another 100. To survive the downturn in the sport’s profile, the club embraced change by introducing potential newcomers to programs such as “Jack Attack” as well as welcoming Bare Foot Bowlers social groups. They adopted the Bowls Premier League, another success story, maintained an active social media presence and in 2018 won Bowls Australia’s Club of the Year. This was an amazing achievement as they were up against multi-million dollar establishments. They’re a club with a big heart.

This is the link for our bowlers to use to vote for Glen Atfield (Muddie) as best administrator and for Rockhampton Bowls as best club: https://www.insidesport.com.au/clubbies/vote Eight winners will be announced in April. Total prizes valued at more than $10,000.

Please vote and bring the awards home to Queensland as this is a nationwide competition.

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After twenty years of making-do himself, Glasshouse Mountains local David Hayes is blown away by the support he is receiving through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will make a big difference in his life.

A year ago David, who was born without legs and hands, didn’t know what the NDIS was about and thought it had nothing to do with him.

“I don’t know what other people do, I never knew there were things I could get help with,” David said after a meeting with Carers Queensland about accessing and using the scheme.

“Any 40-year-old guy can fix a light bulb and hammer a nail. I can’t do that,” he said. “If I can get help with that, that’s a big thing for me.”

With his NDIS plan, David will be upgrading his prosthetic legs to a type more suitable for active

and daily living. He is a keen lawn bowls player and enjoys keeping fit, but has to be selective with his activities.

Swimming in the surf is something David would love to do and with better prosthetic legs, he is looking forward to being able to swim at the beach for the first time in 20 years.

Right now David is learning more about the support available to him to make his daily living more accessible. Carers Queensland, the NDIS Local Area Coordination Partner in the Community for the Sunshine Coast, will continue to help David connect with community support and learn more about using the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

His advice to others like him who never thought the NDIS was for them is to look into it.

“At least make a phone call, see what it can offer you. I would never have considered doing it if someone hadn’t suggested it,” David said.

David is a Glasshouse Country Bowls Club member who has been bowling for five years. He was born without legs and hands and has just received his approved plan for support through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

David took out a gold medal in the 2018 Queensland State Disability Bowls Championships in September last year and is looking forward to carrying on playing bowls.

What does 2019 look like to David now?

“It’s going to be more active.”

To find out more about the NDIS Call 1800 80 110 Visit ndis.gov.au

Email Carers Queensland NDIS LAC PITC on SunshineCoastLAC@carersqld.com.au March 2019 queensland bowler 33

Coaching with BQ coaching committee

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Thorpy

SELECTORS: VILLIANS? OR- SCAPEGOATS? Tropical Far North Queensland What a place

By Alan Thorp Presenters and assessors Alan Thorp and Mal Mackney conducted a skills day, bowling arm seminar, competition and selection module from January, 18 to 21 for over 60 bowling members at the Mossman Bowls Club in the magnificent district of Tropical Far North Queensland.

and my co-presenter for their invaluable organisation and support. I am very much looking forward to my return visit to TFNQ, a truly wonderful place, inhabited by terrific people with a healthy bowling culture in place.

The Mossman Bowls Club is a wonderful club and I would highly recommend you drop in to the club if you are ever up that way. It is a terrific venue to play bowls. The members are incredibly courteous and strive to make you feel welcome. The club has a fully enclosed carpet green of excellent quality, fantastic catering and cold beverages for the thirsty bowler!

Thorpy’s tip

The past and present management committees, staff and volunteers can and should be extremely proud of their achievements. They have produced a wonderful venue for bowls, socialising and a community focal point for the township of Mossman.

I have no doubt at all that those who visit will be in envy of their little piece of paradise, well done to all.

On the first day of coaching, approximately 33 members attended the skills day from clubs within the district and the feedback was very positive with most expressing their gratitude and thanks for the program. The feedback, as is usual, was dominated by the “on green” segment with bowlers enjoying the drills and bowling tips given by the presenters.

I was also able to do some “one-on-one” coaching and video analysis which was thoroughly enjoyed by those participants.

Mal Mackney was of great assistance and, having accredited as a P&A last year, his enthusiasm and skills stand the district in good coaching stead for the next few years.

Mal was also able to encourage the following coaches throughout the district to attend: Ann Phillips, Eric Smith, Dave Egan, Michael Pleusche and Bernie Wolland.

All the coaches became very active assisting with the skills program, which allowed for the smooth and professional running of the course especially the on green session. My thanks to those coaches for their assistance and from my point of view, it is very pleasing to see the enthusiasm and interest displayed by the coaches in this remote area.

On day two, 25 members arrived for the bowling arm seminar and once again, the feedback was very positive with bowlers leaving with a better understanding of the different types of arms and the release mechanism. They also left understanding the necessary administration paperwork for having the bowling arm approved if using it and bowling above social status within your club.

The second part of this seminar involved speaking with a number of coaches from within the district and once again feedback was positive.

Sunday, the third day, was extremely busy with both modules being conducted on the same day. The selection module had 11 in attendance and the competition module had eight attendees.

Once again, I was ably assisted by Mal but by the day’s end, both presenters were exhausted and may I say it was a once-off event.

In closing I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Kevin and his staff from Mossman Bowls Club for making me welcome and in particular the District President Bernie Wolland and District Secretary Mal Mackney

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Building team harmony: Don’t be a loudmouth or show-off; this won’t produce many friends. Being confident, sincere and able to listen will serve you much better. This is an important step to feeling close to the rest of the team.

Upcoming courses March, 14-15 Club Coach at Caboolture Lakes Bowls March, 25 Bowling Arm Course Pine Rivers Bowls Club Session 1: 9am-12pm; Session 2: 1pm-1.30pm March, 29 Coaching Forum 9am-12pm Maroochydore Bowls Club; Register your place with Jacqui Hineman, email Jacqui.h@live.com.au March, 30-31 Club Coach Maroochydore Bowls Club

Note from BQ: Congratulations to Thorpy who is now a National Technical Classifier for the International Bowls for the Disabled Inc.