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CONTENTS

Volume 40

Issue 01

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07 Accidental Hero

10 Howzat!

Cloncurry Bowls Club manager Shayne Barwick sets himself a bigger challenge than first thought.

Queensland returned servicemen blitz national titles, proudly bringing home two big trophies.

07 Ban the Bowls Eye

11 Mark of a champion

Townsville inventor Dave Goode raises the ire of sceptics abroad with his invention to pick the shot bowl.

Queensland’s new look men’s rep side bounces back from a devastating first test against NSW.

08 Best ever campaign

18 Sign up for State Champs

Australian Jackaroos celebrate their best-ever medal tally at a World Champs abroad.

Entries are open and the schedule is decided for BQ State Champs 2017 on the Gold Coast.

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Bowls Queensland Patron: His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland

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ceo report I hope everyone had a fantastic festive season with families and friends, I wish you all the best for the New Year ahead.

I am looking forward to a busy year in the role of CEO and getting out amongst the bowls community as much as I can.

BQ AGM Nominations opened in January for the following positions on the Bowls QLD Board: Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Director of Finance and 2 Board Members and closed on the 27th January. Details of nominations received will be in the March Bowler and the Bowls QLD AGM will be held on the 22nd March at Enoggera.

Nominations for the Bowls QLD Coaching, Umpires, Selection and Match Committees will be open from June 1-14 and the Board will appoint positions at the end of June.

Farewell Bill Unfortunately Bill Cornehls has resigned from Bowls QLD after five and a half years in the role of High Performance Manager/ State Coach and more recently crossing over into Events. Bill has accepted a role with South Tweed Sports as their Bowls Coordinator, thanks must go to Bill for his contribution to bowls in QLD and I wish him all the best in his new role. We have been looking at the structure and roles of the current staff and implementing a few changes to improve the balance. At Bowler magazine, graphic designer Jackie Ryan has gone to a full time job and Kristina Guy will fill the casual layout role, thank you Jackie and welcome Kristina.

New database Bowls QLD’s new Database System will roll out to Districts in the coming weeks.

We are currently trialling this system with a few Districts to iron out any bugs and to gather feedback on how to improve it.

QLD RBMs Queensland’s three Regional Bowls Managers (RBMs) recently had their half yearly performance review with Bowls Australia and Bowls QLD. Both Paul Jackson (Tropical North QLD) and Peter Nixon (Central QLD) have completed their six months probationary period and are now permanent employees of Bowls Australia with support from Bowls QLD.

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By Brett Wilkie Secondary Schools Cup It’s great news that the BQ Secondary Schools Cup (formerly All Schools Cup) will return again in 2017. Our RBMs will actively promote this competition throughout the state during their club visits. The finals for this competition will once again be sponsored by Club Pine Rivers and be played alongside their Junior Classic Event in the September school holidays.

State Junior Champs & State Champs Entries are open for the BQ State U18 Championships, which will be held at Caloundra and Pelican Waters Bowls Clubs from April 2-7. Entries are also open for the BQ State Championships on the southern Gold Coast Tweed from May 8 – 21. Entry forms are on the BQ website www.bowlsqld.org In an important and exciting new development, winners from this year’s Men’s and Women’s State Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours will progress to an Australian Championships from Nov 27 Dec 1 (venue to be announced).

Expressions of Interest Expressions of Interest to host the 2017 State Pennant Finals, 2017 State Champion of Club Champion Finals, 2017 District Mixed Pairs State Finals and the 2018 State U18 Championships (January) are open with forms available on the BQ Website. We will also be looking for venues to host the QLD v NSW U18 & U25 Test Series to be held in QLD this year.

Thanks Club Kawana Congratulations to Club Kawana for hosting and sponsoring our recent QLD v NSW Test Series. Thanks to the staff and volunteers for an amazing job in producing a high quality event. There was a record crowd, which created a wonderful atmosphere to play such an important annual test series. Well done to our QLD men for winning and the women for pushing NSW all the way.

World Champs Thank you to everyone for your support and good wishes for the World Bowls Championships in Christchurch at the end of last year. It was a very pleasing result for Australia.

BAN THE BOWLS EYE

ACCIDENTAL HERO Cloncurry Bowls Club manager Shayne “The Marathon Man” Barwick became a national celebrity after completing an epic 73 hours worth of continuous bowls which put him into the record books as the holder of the Guinness world record for the longest session of lawn bowls ever by a single player.

Queensland inventor of the Bowls Eye David Goode was certainly not expecting to ruffle the feathers of bowls associations overseas when he came up with the idea for the measuring device, but Goode’s small tool has upset one of the biggest names in bowls.

Bowls England CEO and giant of the game Tony Allcock MBE took issue with Bowls Eye and penned a letter to World Bowls asking them to review law 23.3 and change the legal status of the Bowls Eye to stop it being used in games.

“Maybe I am being a bit old fashioned but I really do not like this and think that it could make games a lot longer,” Allcock told Bowls International.

“Imagine every player, before every bowl, stopping to decide which of their bowls is shot, it is going to draw out games unimaginably. “I really do not see how this is going to benefit the game at all.”

Despite Allcock’s reservations, its creator remains adamant the Bowls Eye is beneficial to the game.

“I didn’t realise it would cause such a ruckus in the bowls world,” Jubilee Bowls Club’s Dave Goode said.

The Aussie battler became a viral sensation for his effort to aid his beloved bowls club, stopping for only 10 minutes every four hours.

Barwick played for three days straight, playing around 100 people, winning around 50 per cent of his games despite his fatigue.

At time of publication, he had raised more than $8,000 for a veranda to cover the disabled ramp at the club.

The idea of bowling for such a large amount of time came after a simple mistake: he believed the previous Guiness world record was 73 hours after seeing the number 73 when checking online what he would be up against.

“I thought bugger it, I’m going to break the world record,” Barwick told the ABC. He then made his plans public before he revisited the website and realised that what he thought was the previous record was actually a man’s age, completely unrelated to his goal!

“You seriously don’t want to know what I thought when I realised!”

Barwick said.

“I could have done 25 hours and it would have been a record…”

Starting at 9am on Friday morning (Jan 6) Barwick began his world record bid, with an ambulance crew on standby to monitor him as he began the longest continuous session of bowls of his life, smashing his previous record of between eight to 12 hours.

Along the way, he became a media sensation, his story picked up by newspapers, radio and television around the state and further afield.

“I’m feeling very well suntanned and relieved,” Shayne told ABC Brisbane.

“If someone told me they were going to do it, first of all I’d say ‘wake up to your bloody self’.

“Second, ‘there’s no way in the world you’d do it’.

“Third, of all ‘go have a cold shower after’.

“It’s ridiculous, 73 hours playing bowls in the Cloncurry heat — I would not wish it on my worst enemy.”

Contributions to honour Shayne’s effort to raise money for an improved disability facility at the club are welcome by contacting Cloncurry Bowls. The target is $20,000.

“But to have Tony Allcock notice and debate the use of the Bowls Eye is a bit special, he was stating it would slow the game down and that this would create issues,” Goode said.

“However it actually quickens up the game and on average it is probably used only two or three times during the entire game.

“It takes me about four seconds to use the Bowls Eye and get a result.”

Goode has had great uptake for his Bowls Eye since the website launched in September last year, with orders coming from bowlers in England, Scotland, Ireland, South Africa, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Canada and Spain, as well as Australia. www.bowlseye.com.au

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Best-ever oversea World BOWLS ChampIONSHIPS

Jackaroos take lion’s share of the gold A team of 10 Australian Jackaroos won medals in seven out of eight events at the World Bowls Championships at Burnside Bowls Club in New Zealand (Nov 29 - Dec 11), in their best overseas campaign to date.

The Jackaroos took gold in four events, the women’s fours, triples and singles, and men’s pairs.

They won silver in the men’s fours and triples, and bronze in the men’s singles.

The impressive tally was a step behind the all-time record set four years ago at the last World Champs on home soil (Adelaide, 2012), when the Aussie Jackaroos finished on top of the world with five gold and two silver.

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medals winning them the Taylor Trophy for best-performed nation across all female disciplines.

“It really is an amazing feeling to have been able to achieve this,” Van Asch said.

To the thrill of the crowd, Australia’s most capped bowler Karen Murphy successfully defended her title as the Women’s World Singles champion.

“It was a team effort, we were very strong together and we worked as one.”

“It’s so hard [to achieve a double], firstly, you’ve got to get picked in the team to get a chance to defend your title, and then you’ve got to get selected in that event,” Murphy said.

“I was really happy the selectors showed faith in me to do the job again and I got it done!”

Natasha Scott and Rebecca Van Asch became three-time world champions, winning in the pairs and triples together, after winning the triples (Scott) and pairs (Van Asch) in 2012.

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Bowls Queensland CEO Brett Wilkie was delighted with his campaign, winning a gold medal and world title in the pairs and a silver medal in the fours.

“It was a lot of hard work but I enjoyed it,” Wilkie said.

“I was paired up with Aaron Wilson on his international début and we brought home gold for Australia, it was a great feeling.”

Wilkie’s Helensvale teammate Mark Casey had the dream to wind up his sparkling international career as a world champion, but he had to be content with two silver medals, in

a s c a m pa i g n NEW ZEALAND, 2017

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BRONZE Aron Sherriff (30, Ettalong Memorial, NSW)

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GOLD Brett Wilkie (42, Club Helensvale, QLD) Aaron Wilson (24, Clayton, VIC)

TRIPLES

SILVER Barrie Lester (34, Mulgrave Country Club, VIC) Mark Casey (34, Club Helensvale, QLD) Aron Sherriff

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SILVER Barrie Lester Brett Wilkie Aaron Wilson Mark Casey

wo men the triples and skipping the men’s fours.

The men were runners up to New Zealand for the Leonard Trophy for the best performed nation across all male disciplines, world domination slipping out of their grasp when NZ’s Shannon McIlroy edged out Broadbeach’s Ryan Bester playing for Canada in the Men’s Singles gold medal playoff, giving NZ the edge over Australia for best performed nation.

The next major outing for the Jackaroos is in June at Broadbeach when Australia hosts the Trans Tasman and a multi-nation test series.

Pics: On top of the world, BA coach Gary Willis with Jackaroos Rebecca Van Asch, Karen Murphy, Kelsey Cottrell, Natasha Scott, Carla Krizanic, small pics from left, Brett Wilkie and Aaron Wilson; dad Mark Casey with Jackson and Eva; Karen Murphy; Jackaroos Aaron Wilson, Aron Sherriff, Mark Casey, Barrie Lester, Brett Wilkie. Pics courtesy BA

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GOLD Karen Murphy (41, Cabramatta, NSW)

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5th PLACE Kelsey Cottrell (26, St Johns Park, NSW) Karen Murphy

TRIPLES

GOLD Carla Krizanic (26, Sunbury, VIC) Natasha Scott (25, Raymond Terrace, NSW) Rebecca Van Asch (28, Invermay, TAS)

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GOLD Carla Krizanic, Rebecca Van Asch, Natasha Scott & Kelsey Cottrell

Go Queenslander!

Proud result for RSL bowlers With two wins and a runners-up result at the recent National titles, Queensland’s RSL bowls rep side of 26 is justifiably proud of its bowls prowess and success.

The 50th National RSL Bowls Tournament was held at Marion Bowls Club in Adelaide from Dec 28 - Jan 5.

“There are two events that are played for among all the states, the Jack Hamilton VC Trophy and the Dr Sydney Kranz Memorial Trophy,” QLD RSL state bowler George Franklin from Bongaree Bowls Club on Bribie Island said.

“Jack Hamilton VC was awarded this high honour of the Victoria Cross for his bravery on the Gallipoli Peninsula on August 9, 1915 and Dr Sydney Kranz was a well respected doctor whilst a Prisoner of War of the Japanese at the Burma Railway.”

Queensland RSL finished a tiesecond in the pursuit of the Jack Hamilton VC Trophy, Victoria 10, Queensland 6, NSW 6, South

Australia 4, Tasmania 4, Western Australia 2.

They were thrilled to go one better and win the national title in the Dr Krantz Memorial Trophy, Queensland 8, Victoria 6, NSW 6, South Australia 5, West Australia 3, Tasmania 2.

To top off a great show, a Queensland rink won the National Fours competition held in conjunction with the Inter-State Test Series.

To reach the finals of the National Fours means competing in 13 games of 21 ends over eight days.

“The Queensland RSL Bowls Association is a member of the RSL National Lawn Bowls Council, born out of a challenge through the RSL network in Victoria in 1961 to all states to play an annual interstate bowls tournament among veterans,” QLD RSL Bowls Assn state president Don Gibson said. “It was not until 1969 that Queensland accepted the challenge and we’re very proud of the efforts of our selected team in Adelaide.”

Pictured below: QLD RSL Lawn Bowls Rep Side; back row. Paul Boyns, John Krebs, Al Kalinis, Warren McDougall, Errol Lymbry, Geoff Williams, Jeff Newlove, Jeff Mulhall, Bernie Carroll, Wally Whitehead, Wayne Lees, Peter Harris, Ken Laverty, Fred Silver, Chris Jenkins, Andre Legosz, front row, George Franklin, Stan Andrews, Mal Ferguson, Ed Richardson, Rob O’Brien, Don Gibson, Micheal Liddelow, Alan Sait, John Bosisto, Shawn Toomey, Ron Gurr, Norm Bradbrook, Ray O’ Brien, Alan Thorp.

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RSL National Fours winners, Queensland’s Chris Jenkins (Solander Lake), Peter Harris (Maroochydore), Ken Laverty (Bribie Island) and Shawn Toomey (Algester).

Winners of the Dr Sydney Kranz Memorial Trophy at RSL Nationals 2017, from left, Paul Boyns, Stan Andrews, Mal Ferguson, George Franklin, Stan Andrews, Ron Gurr, John Krebs, President Queensland RSL Bowls Don Gibson.

I N T E R S TAT E T E S T S E R I E S 2 0 1 7 JAN 16 - 17

C L U B K AWA N A

QLD V NSW An electric crowd at Club Kawana helped turn around the fortunes of Queensland in the annual test clash against the Blues, the men successfully defending the sought-after Wal Currey Shield.

The rowdy supporters also urged the QLD women to close the gap on the tight knit NSW contingent, a tough 10-shot loss in the first test narrowing to just four shots in the second and finally a glorious win in the third.

The Maroons blooded seven new team members in their quest for glory over their old rivals, but the travelling team had no trouble carving up the new combinations in the First Test and leaving QLD bleeding in their wake, the men eviscerated 45-71 and the women with a painful paper cut, 54-64.

Helensvale’s Lynsey Clarke skipped the only QLD rink with a positive shot difference 19-16 against Blues skip Beth Quinlan.

The evening Second Test came with a parochial home crowd packing the grandstand and rink-side seats, urging Queensland to get back on track.

QLD skip Nathan Rice (Helensvale) opened up a huge 16-shot lead against Blues skip Wayne Turley, winning 31-15 and giving the men breathing space to stay in the game, winning 63-50, QLD 1- 1 NSW. The QLD women came tantalisingly close 47-51, their ‘Ashes’ dream dashed by the superbly-oiled NSW machine, QLD 0 - 2 NSW. BQ selectors and team managers Greg Bostock and Brenda Thompson were impressed with the skills and confidence shown by the new recruits to the state side Dee-Anne Robertson, Cassandra Millerick, Chloe Stewart (Broadbeach), Georgia White, Andrew Howie Jayden Christie (Helensvale) and Jacob Nelson (Belmont Services).

“They have done extremely well despite the fact they haven’t played as a team before and I’m incredibly proud of them,” Thompson said.

“They are a really compatible team and displayed wonderful spirit, despite a tough first test.”

Day two of the Test Series provided Queensland with an opportunity to flex its muscles and show what it could do after a full night’s rest, the entire team taking the green looking more confident and it showed in the score line.

With nothing to lose, the QLD women were relaxed and buoyant and ended up with their first test win 57-52, denying Series winner NSW a clean sweep.

The QLD men needed to win the Third Test to defend their title and retain the Wal Currey Shield and they didn’t disappoint, winning two out of three rinks for a total score of 65-56.

Above: Queensland’s new addition Andrew Howie and the Blue’s Wayne Turley.

Below: Test underway at Club Kawana. Pics: Stu Taylor

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2 0 1 7 I N T E R S TAT E T E S T S E R I E S

Qld team, back row from left, Louise Witton, Sue Brady, Dee Robertson, Emma Brown, Nathan Rice, Brett Wilkie, Sean Baker, Sean Ingham, Steve McNamee, Kurt Brown, front, manager Brenda Thompson, Andrew Howie, Chloe Stewart, Cassandra Millerick, Kristy Thatcher, Bolivia Millerick, Jayden Christie, Lynsey Clarke, Jacob Nelson, Sam White, Georgia White, Julie Keegan, Samantha Wilson, Braidan Leese, manager Greg Bostock.

The NSW men’s team, back row from left, Vice President of Bowls NSW Dennis Taylor, Carl Healey, Ben Twist, Aron Sherriff, Chris Herden, Matt Pietersen, Jesse Noronhan. Front from left - Lee Trethowa, David Ferguson, Aaron Teys, Wayne Turley, Nathan Wise, Ray Pearse, Blues’ coach Gary Willis.

The NSW women’s team, back row from left, Anne Johns, Sam Shannahan, Beth Quinlan, Natasha Scott, Jamie Lee Worsnop, Claire Turley, Kelsey Cottrell. Front from left – Sam Noronha, Sarah Boddington, Dawn Hayman, Kay Moran, Natalie Noronha

Greg Bostock, Brenda Thompson

Qld Player of the Series Sam White

Lynsey Clarke signing the QLD shirt for the charity raffle prize

Braidan Leese and Sean Baker Record crowds at the Day / Night 3 Test Series at Club Kawana 12

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NSW retains The Ashes

QLD retains the Wal Currey Shield

QLD 1 - 2 NSW

QLD 2 - 1 NSW

The Ashes

Wal Currey Shield

JAN 16 - 17 Club Kawana

JAN 16 - 17 Club Kawana

QLD RINKS

QLD RINKS

Sam White, Braidan Leese, Andrew Howie, Sean Baker (s) Steve McNamee, Jay Cross, Sean Ingham, Kurt Brown (s) Jacob Nelson, Jayden Christie, Brett Wilkie, Nathan Rice (s)

Samantha Wilson, Georgia White, Kristy Thatcher, Julie Keegan (s) Cass Millerick, Sue Brady, Dee Robertson, Bolivia Millerick (s) Emma Brown, Louise Witton, Chloe Stewart, Lynsey Clarke (s)

NSW RINKS

NSW RINKS

Jamie Lee Worsnop, Claire Turley, Dawn Hayman, Natasha Scott (s) Sarah Boddington, Natalie Noronha, Anne Johns, Kelsey Cottrell (s) Kay Moran, Samantha Noronha, Sam Shannahan, Beth Quinlan (s)

Carl Healey, Nathan Wise, Ben Twist, David Ferguson (s) Jesse Noronhan, Matt Pietersen, Ray Pearse, Wayne Turley (s) Lee Trethowan, Aaron Teys, Chris Herden, Aron Sherriff (s)

FIRST TEST: 54-64

FIRST TEST: 45-71

Baker 11 def by Ferguson 17 Brown 17 def by Turley 29 Rice 15 def by Sherriff 25

Keegan 20 def by Scott 26 B Millerick 15 def by Cottrell 22 Clarke 19 def Quinlan 16

SECOND TEST: 47-51

Keegan 18 def by Quinlan 19 B Millerick 14 def by Scott 20 Clarke 15 def Cotrell 12

THIRD TEST: 57-52

Keegan 20 def Cottrell 17 B Millerick 21 def Quinlan 14 Clarke 16 def by Scott 21

QLD PLAYER OF THE SERIES

“It was an absolute privilege to play for the state, proud as punch to have won the Series with a great bunch of players, to turn the game around and beat a team like NSW is brilliant.”

SECOND TEST: 63-50 Baker 11 def by Sherriff 15 Brown 21 def Ferguson 20 Rice 31 def Turley 15

THIRD TEST: 65-56

Baker 21 def by Turley 23 Brown 24 def by Sherriff 17 Rice 20 def Ferguson 16

QLD PLAYER OF THE SERIES Sam White

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How did you go in the rankings?

The QLD Rankings for 2016 compiled by Sam Clough OAM for Bowls Australia show Ester Regan now bowling at Kawana and Stephen Halmai from Tweed Heads are the No 1s in the state.

“In fact Australia’s No 1 Natasha Scott has just completed the best year ever of any bowler, male or female in the history of our game.

(Both Regan and Cass Millerick were the only two QLD women in the Top 10 of the National Rankings, at No 4 and No 5.)

“She is the only female to hold the National Open Singles, National Indoor Singles and National (and now World) Champion of Champion Singles all at the same time, equaling the great Leif Selby's 2008 record.”

No 2 on the 2016 Men’s Table for QLD is current state skip Kurt Brown.

(The state rankings don’t take into account international bowlers such as Ryan Bester from Broadbeach, who was No 5 in 2016 on the National table but doesn’t appear in the QLD rankings.

Bester was the only QLD male in the Top 10 nationally.)

Neither of Queensland’s No 1 bowlers were selected for the recent QLD V NSW test series.

QLD #1 Ester Regan “It could be said someone could skew the rankings by bowling full time and going to every registered tournament and amassing points but generally speaking, if a bowler is at the top of a state or national table, they have proven they are currently in-form,” Clough said, from his experience compiling the rankings tables over the past three years.

Ester Regan has previously bowled for the state but Stephen Halmai has never been selected.

No 2 on the 2016 QLD Women’s Table is Cassandra Millerick from Broadbeach, passing her twin sister and state team mate Bolivia in the rankings.

Cass has previously been selected for QLD U25s but the recent Test Series against NSW was her debut in the Open side.

QLD RANKINGS JAN 01 - DEC 31, 2016

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Stephen Halmai

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Cassandra Millerick (QLD)

Kurt Brown (QLD)

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Chloe Stewart (QLD)

Sean Ingham (QLD)

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Dee-Anne Robertson (QLD)

Jayden Christie (QLD)

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Lynsey Clarke (QLD)

Brett Wilkie (QLD)

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Melissa Larcombe

Sam White (QLD)

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Bolivia Millerick (QLD)

Scott De Jongh

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Maria Rigby

Dean McWhinney

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Debbie Logan

Eric Johannes

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Julie Keegan (QLD)

Geoff Maskell

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Georgia White (QLD)

Clint Bailey

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Emma Brown (QLD)

Max Jaffray

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Gail Waitai

Kevin Higson

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Maree Gibbs

Braidan Leese (QLD)

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Christine Baxter

Gary Pearson

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Louise Witton (QLD)

Peter Leon

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Jenny Blundell

Jamie Anderson

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Karen Goldsworthy

Brendan Hoey

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Brenda Balchin

Graeme Shillington

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Marilyn Clayton

Mark Casey (tie) Kelvin Kerkow (tie) Alex Murtagh (tie) Peter Thompson (tie)

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WELL DONE SAM!

QLD #1 Stephen Halmai (right), QLD #2 Kurt Brown (left).

No 3 and No 4 on the QLD women’s list are Broadbeach’s Chloe Stewart and Dee Robertson, both making their debut for QLD last month, and rounding out the Top 5, Helensvale’s Lynsey Clarke.

For the men, state team member Sean Ingham was No 3.

Helensvale rising star Jayden Christie came in at No 4, out ranking World Cup gold medalist and Australian Jackaroo Brett Wilkie at No 5.

The men’s table ranks 285 Queensland bowlers up to Shane Spann (Proserpine) at No 285 and the women’s table ranks 147 places Lorraine Quelhurst (Paradise Point) at No 147.

The full tables, how the rankings work, and which tournaments qualify is on the Bowls Australia website, including monthly tables updates.

What a great volunteer job Sam Clough does, keeping the record book of ranking points for Australian (and QLD) bowlers. Sam was honoured with an OAM in the Queen's Birthday List 2016. He is pictured here with the Governor of NSW His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret'd). Well deserved, congratulations Sam!

Arm bowlers Cheryl Hutchinson, Irene Francis

Paul Kajewski at the Australian Open

Tulu Chippendale at State Pennant

Mark Beutel at State Champs

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In our first issue for the New Year, BQ’s Tom Sharman looks back on the year that was.

Bowls Premier League 05, Auckland, NZ February 27 - March 2

February - The Queensland men’s test series team started 2016 by successfully stopping NSW from continuing their monopoly of the series, with the Maroons defeating the Blues 2-1. The women’s side showed fierce determination to reclaim the interstate prize after losing it in 2015, but the Blues showed no mercy and defeated the Queensland women in all three tests.

March - Australia dominated in New Zealand at the Trans Tasman and claimed five of six trophies, including the coveted Overall Open and Development Trophies. The Jackaroos cleaned up against their nearest neighbours and great rivals with a combined match wins of 60-48 over New Zealand.

May - The two weeks of BQ District Sides followed by State Championships had many memorable moments including when Kawana’s Kurt Brown won his fifth State Mixed Pairs title, his second with wife Emma.

Broadbeach’s Ryan Bester claimed a record third consecutive State Men’s Singles title.

The Women’s Fours final was incredibly close, with Jessie Cottell, Kay Cavanagh, Maria Rigby and skip Ester Regan winning the gold medal, with silver to Maree Gibbs, Gail Waitai, Christine Baxter, skip Debbie Logan. Ester was later named QLD’s No 1 Ranked women bowler in the BA Rankings.

June - The Australian Open was held for the second time at the Gold Coast. The pressure was on as 18 national titles were decided over just 14 days, with Queenslanders taking home half of the disability singles titles. However, QLD didn’t fare as well in the open events, with many big name locals knocked out in the rounds.

September - The Queensland Maroon Arm Bowlers entered the National Bowling Arm Championships for the first time and proudly hosted the event in Queensland at Broadbeach. While the 20-strong Brolgas team didn’t come first in the medal count, they proudly showed off their new QLD designed uniforms and were generous hosts.

Judy Rick at State Champs

Julie Keegan, Anne Johns, Rebecca Van Asch, Ellen Ryan at AO.

November - It was an interesting draw at the Division One State Pennant finals hosted for the second consecutive time by Bribie Island. The best of the country and the best of the powerful Gold Coast District faced off in the finals. In thrilling David V Goliath encounters, Bargara women played defending champs Broadbeach and mighty Chinchilla shaped up to Club Helensvale.

There was great camaraderie on the greens and the best of the best state players enjoyed their top tier competition.

World Cup, Warilla March 14 - March 22 World Junior Championships, Broadbeach March 27 - April 2 BQ State Junior Championships, Caloundra and Pelican Waters April 2 - April 7 Australian Sides Championships, SA April 6 - April 9 QLD Indoor Qualifiers – Women April 22-23 BQ Chairman’s XII V Defence Anzac Test Series, Paradise Point April 28 - 29 Domina BCIB District Sides Gold Coast Tweed May 3 - May 6 BQ State Championships, Gold Coast Tweed District May 8 - May 21 QLD Indoor Qualifiers – Men May 27 - 29 Trans Tasman, Broadbeach May 31 - June 2 Multi-Nations, Broadbeach June 4 - June 9 Australian Open, Gold Coast June 10 - June 23 Under 18 QLD v NSW Test Series July 4 - July 5 The Golden Nugget, Tweed Heads July 31 - August 3 Australian Indoor Champs, Tweed Heads August 28 - August 31 Australian U18 Champs, SA September 30 - October 2 Australian Champ of Champs, NT October 11 - October 13 BQ District Mixed Pairs October 14 - October 15 BQ State Champ of Club Champs October 21 - October 26 World Champ of Champs, NSW October 30 - November 5 BQ State Pennant November 4 - November 5 Bowls Premier League 06, Pine Rivers November 14 - November 17 Australian Champs November 27 - December 1

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From the Chairman

by BQ Chairman Peter Williamson

BONUS FOR STATE CHAMPS

Any assistance clubs and districts may need regarding Amalgamations etc. BQ is always willing to assist.

You asked for it and you got it! State winners in Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours will advance to a new Australian Championships this year, at a venue to be confirmed.

The date for the national state title-holders play off is Mon Nov 27 - Fri Dec 1 (at a venue to be confirmed). The first step is to enrol in the Queensland State Championships, to be held at the southern end of the Gold Coast Tweed District over two weeks from Mon May 8 - Sunday May 21.

These championships enable Bowls Queensland affiliated players to compete for State Titles in Singles, Pairs, Mixed Pairs, Over-60s Pairs, Triples and Fours. (There will be no progression to National titles for state winners of Mixed Pairs or Over-60s Pairs at this stage.) Good luck to all and get your entries in ASAP.

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Deadline for entries is March 20.

On behalf of the Board, in this first issue of QLD Bowler for the year 2017, we wish you and your family a happy and healthy year ahead.

Straight back to work, in early January Bowls Queensland saw a marked increase in the number of inquiries from clubs and districts requesting advice on Amalgamation.

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The Constitution Committee has been busy reviewing the BQ Constitution and will submit their findings to the Board for perusal and any changes will be by Council at the AGM. All other committees are in the process of formulating programmes for the year.

With the help of staff we have been able to get funding from the Queensland Government to cover years 2017 to 2019.

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Next step for the board will be a strategic plan to cover 2018-2020.

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Club Kawana hosted the Queensland V New South Wales Ashes and the Wal Currey Memorial Trophy.

(The playing schedule below is subject to change depending on volume of entries but major changes are not expected.)

Our events manager Bill Cornehls has taken up a position with South Tweed Bowls Club. We wish Bill all the very best.

• Roxanne Bell has once again taken on the Events role as well as co-ordinating the operations of bringing online a new database.

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SCHEDULE OF PLAY

Monday 8 May to Sunday 21 May

MONDAY 8 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

Sectional TUESDAY 9 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

MIXED PAIRS Post Sectional WEDNESDAY 10 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

MIXED PAIRS Semi Final & Final THURSDAY 11 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

TRIPLES – Women Sectional

TRIPLES – Women Post Sectional

TRIPLES – Men Sectional

TRIPLES – Men Post Sectional FRIDAY 12 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

TRIPLES – Women Quarter, Semi & Final

TRIPLES – Men Quarter, Semi & Final SATURDAY 13 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

FOURS – Women Sectional

FOURS – Men Sectional SUNDAY 14 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

FOURS – Women Post Sectional

FOURS – Men Post Sectional MONDAY 15 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

FOURS – Women Semi & Final

FOURS – Men Semi Final & Final TUESDAY 16 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

PAIRS – Men Sectional

PAIRS – Women Sectional

OVER 60’s PAIRS – Men Sectional

OVER 60’s PAIRS - Women Sectional WEDNESDAY 17 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

PAIRS – Men Post Sectional

PAIRS – Women Post Sectional

OVER 60’s PAIRS – Men Post Sectional

OVER 60’s PAIRS - Women Post Sectional THURSDAY 18 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

PAIRS – Men Semi Final & Final

PAIRS – Women Semi Final & Final

OVER 60’s PAIRS – Men Semi Final & Final

OVER 60’s PAIRS - Women Semi Final & Final FRIDAY 19 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

MEN’S & LADIES SINGLES Sectional SATURDAY 20 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

MEN’S & LADIES’ SINGLES Post Sectional SUNDAY 21 MAY, 2017 – commencing at 8.45am

MEN’S & LADIES SINGLES Semi Final & Finals MIXED PAIRS

Both sides are to be congratulated in the way they conducted themselves, our rep teams are a credit to the sport.

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QLD STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

Though a hard fought series, our QLD women were unable to retain the Ashes, however the Men wrested the Wal Currey Memorial Trophy from NSW.

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2017 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

2017 State Championships Playing Schedule

Janu

Q DO FOR YOU? JUNIORS - BACK ON TRACK The Secondary Schools Cup (formerly All Schools Cup) is back on track, thanks to the support of Bowls Queensland, BQ clubs and districts, and the new Queensland development team, RBMs Andrew Howie, Peter Nixon and Paul Jackson.

“It’s all about clubs getting their local school students interested in having a go at bowls, usually through their PE programmes, it’s all about participation,” RBM Andrew Howie said.

“For example, a school might commit to a four week programme, perhaps one session of coaching and three sessions of round robin to identify talent to potentially send through to the State Final.”

BQ affiliated bowlers are welcome to participate but there has to be at least one “newbie” in the Pair going through to the State Final.

Clubs are encouraged to approach their local schools to take part in the programme during School Terms 1 and 2, giving Term 3 for the students to hone their skills at their home club before the State Final at the end of Term 3, on the first weekend of the September holidays (Sept 16-17).

BQ has achieved a grant to help with expenses to transport the school Reigning Secondary School Cup Champs bowlers to the State Final weekend (2015), Helensvale High’s Shane White and at Club Pine Rivers. Club Pine Rivers Tahlia Camilleri and silver medalists Toby hospitality is legendary and the Sec- Furber and Corey Johnson from Atherton High. ondary School Cup competition will lead into Pine Rivers own popular Pine Rivers Junior Classic tournament, to be held from Mon Sept 18 - Wed Sept 20. Pic: 2015 Secondary School Cup winners.

Entries are open for the 2017 Queensland Junior State Championships to be held from April 2 - 7 on the Sunshine Coast (Caloundra and Pelican Waters Bowls Clubs).

Entries deadline is March 6.

BQ chairman Peter Williamson presented Queensland’s first time state reps with their name badges, (pictured) with Dee Robertson from Broadbeach.

“It was awesome, it was a good début, it was great playing alongside Cass and B’ who I play with at my club at Broadbeach so we gel really well,” Robertson said “I can’t wait for the next time, it would be good to play together again and the crowd was amazing and incredibly supportive, which really helped everyone dig deep.”

Another first timer Jacob Nelson from Belmont Services also stepped into the Open side with a mighty contribution on debut.

“There’s no better feeling than winning on debut for your state, it was exciting and nerve wracking, pretty much all of the emotions, really,” Nelson said.

QLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 JUNIOR STATE “There’s no better STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 SCHEDULE OF PLAY feeling than winning

Schedule of play on 2017 debut Sunday 2 April to Friday 7 April, Sunday 2 April to Friday 7 April SUNDAY 2 APRIL, 2017

Fours – Under 18 Open

Sectional

9.00am

Fours – Under 18 Open

Semi-Final

6.00pm

MONDAY 3 APRIL, 2017 Pairs – Under 18 Open

Sectional

9.00am

Pairs – Under 15 Open

Sectional

9.00am

Pairs

Post Sectional

6:00pm

Pairs – Under 18 Open

Semi Final / Final

9.00am

Pairs – Under 15 Open

Semi Final / Final

9.00am

Fours – Under 18 Open

Final

3.00pm

for your state... It’s been pretty surreal it was exciting and nerve racking pretty much all of the emotions really.”

Jacob Nelson

TUESDAY 4 APRIL, 2017

BQ chairman Peter Williamson wished Bill Cornehls all the best in his new job at South Tweed and thanked him on behalf of the BQ community for his services to Queensland.

new phone numbers

WEDNESDAY 5 APRIL, 2017 Triples – Under 18 Open

Knockout

Triples – Under 18 Open

Semi Final / Final

9.00am

THURSDAY 6 APRIL, 2017 Singles – Under 18 Boys

Sectional

9.00am

Singles – Under 15 Boys

Sectional

9.00am

Singles – Under 18 Girls

Sectional

9.00am

Singles – Under 15 Girls

Sectional

9.00am

Singles

Post Sectional

Singles – Under 18 Boys

Semi Final / Final

9.00am

Singles – Under 15 Boys

Semi Final / Final

9.00am

Singles – Under 18 Girls

Semi Final / Final

9.00am

Singles – Under 15 Girls

Semi-Final / Final

9.00am

Pam Van Homrigh, Earl Klease and Brian Stewart are conducting a review of the BQ constitution.

FRIDAY 7 APRIL, 2017

BQ has a new phone number!

(07) 3354 0777

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W H AT A R E Y O U D O I N G

Capalaba’s Pat Casey and Cal Brasher and Chris Monk.

Aaron Hewson, Pine Rivers Pirates

Friends off the green, rivals on! Broadbeach Bulls vs Belmont Blaze in opening round of Premier League QLD 2017. (Broadbeach ultimately the victors, wins in both Premier and A grades.) From left, Julie Keegan, Steve McNamee, Dee Robertson, Bolivia Millerick, Cassandra Millerick, Kerry Flint, Sean Ingham, Kane Nelson, Ryan Bester, Jacob Nelson. Pic Chrissie Pavlov

On debut in PLQ, Kawana’s Barry Wolgast, Jane Bush, Wendy Fitzgerald.

“It’s all about the atmosphere... the friendly rivalry, the friendly banter” Lewis Strumbris, PLQ Kawana

Geckos Wayne Earnshaw, Wayne Masters, Chris Ryan, Stewart McCosh.

Sibling rivalry, Helensvale’s Mark Thatcher and Tweed Heads Kristy Thatcher.

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Fo r the l ate st stats visi t www.premierleague.com.au

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Swifts, back row from left, Dave Wilks, Mick Ashworth, Jay Cross, Kerry Taylor, Brent Leembruggen, Todd Lloyd, Steve Blessley, Arthur Brockie, Mark Ellul, Don Follett, Steve Bell, Greg Tate, Gary Stephen, Ray Seidel, Dennis Caruana, Josh Haira, Gary Ayre, Chris Mudd, kneeling/sitting, Mick Bretherton, Shawn Toomey, Graeme Hooper, Hilary Goebel, Gary McCool, Dave Morgan, Nev Linke, front, Che Thiele.

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THIS SU MM E R ?

C ool for th e su mmer You might not expect to walk into a bowls club and find heavy metal as the soundtrack to the action on the green but hey, that’s Premier League.

Colours, music, crowds and bloody good hot Summer fun.

“First game…getting excited now… always good bowls, no matter who you play, it’s a challenge every week,” Capalaba’s Pat Casey said.

First year in the big time for Club Kawana.

“We were in Super Challenge previously, we’re really excited to be accepted into PLQ,” Kawana supporter Barry Wolgast said.

“We are passionate about the game and our club, we’ve got some great players, Ester is rated No 1 in Queensland,” Kawana supporter Wendy Fitzgerald said.

At the end of Round 3 (Sat Jan 21), the swashbuckling Pine Rivers Pirates were top of the leaderboard, a knife’s edge over Tweed Heads Ospreys.

PLQ STATS End of Round 3 Sat Jan 21

PREMIER GRADE 1.

Pine Rivers 6, 7, 54

The Bulls from Broadbeach have a mid-season charge in their sights, aiming to keep well clear of the snapping jaws of South Tweed Sharks, one point behind.

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Tweed Heads 6, 5.5, 40

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Broadbeach 5, 6, 23

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South Tweed 4, 5, 30

“We love the talent you play against each week, the standard of competition is probably the best in Australia,” South Tweed’s Peter Richards said.

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Greenslopes 4, 5, 12

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Helensvale 3, 3.5, 7

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Enoggera 2, 5.5, 4

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Hamilton 2, 5, -8

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Capalaba 2, 5, -22

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Belmont 2, 3, -24

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Kawana 0, 2, -43

12.

Swifts 0, 1.5, -73

Greenslopes Geckos are chirruping proudly to be in the No 5 spot ahead of Helensvale Hawks, on a slow burn.

“We’re a small club but we go for it!”

Greenslopes Wayne Masters said.

Defending champs Hamilton Power are saving their trump cards, currently in 8th spot.

B LK SE V EN S S ec ti o n L e a de r s End of Round 2 (Sat Jan 21)

TAYL O R BO WL S SU P ER CH A LLEN GE

A - GRADE 1.

Hamilton 6, 7.5, 22

2.

Broadbeach 6, 7, 80

3.

Helensvale 4, 8, 49

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South Tweed 4, 6, 14

5.

Swifts 4, 6, -39

6.

Belmont 2, 6.5, -25

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Pine Rivers 2, 6, 18

8.

Kawana 2, 5.5, 3

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Capalaba 2, 5, -28

Div 1: West Toowoomba, Burleigh Heads, Southport Stingrays, Mudgeeraba, Windsor Wombats, Darra Cementco Doggies and Wellers Hill Wasps.

Top 3, End of Round 1

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Tweed Heads 2, 5, -49

GOLD MEN

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Enoggera 2, 4.5, -26

Div 1/60+: Toombul, Mermaid Beach, Salisbury Magpies, North Ipswich Steamers.

Musgrave Hill, Paradise Point, Wellington Point

12.

Greenslopes 0, 5, -19

(Club, points, rink wins, margin)

Div 3: Robina, Ipswich Miners, Coolangatta, Salisbury Magpies, Helensvale Hawks, Kallangur.

Div 4: Bribie Island Breakers, McKenzie Park Highlanders, Beenleigh Muddies, Mermaid Beach, Algester Div 5: McKenzie Park Highlanders, United Ipswich, Paradise Point, Coolangatta, Pine Rivers Pirates, Robina, Rosewood.

Div 6: Salisbury Magpies, Banyo, Pine Rivers Pirates, Mt Crosby/Lowood Krocs, Broadbeach Bulls, Woongoolba

(Sat Jan 21)

SILVER MEN Cleveland, Red Hill, Musgrave Hill BRONZE MEN Section 1 - Scarborough, Manly, Paradise Point Section 2 - Pine Rivers Memorial, Scarborough, Ferny Grove The Women’s Silver and Bronze competitions begin this month.

Have you got your Bowler?

Geckos’ Mitchell Cameron

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B P L c r o s s e s t h e Ta s m a n The Bowls Premier League returns to television screens this month with the fifth instalment going across the Tasman to Auckland, NZ (Feb 27 to March 2).

All eight teams will return from BPL04 (Pine Rivers, Nov 8-11, 2016) going for a share of $100,000 in prize money.

The daily rubbers will be held at Sunnybrae Bowling Club and televised night matches from the neighbouring North Shore Events Centre (home of NZ Breakers basketball).

Bowls Australia has confirmed there will be a second BPL clash in 2017 at the usual venue, Club Pine Rivers

(Brisbane) in November, with all eight franchises committing to play two BPL events a year for the next three years.

Having two BPL events annually will double television coverage for bowls on Fox Sports Australia and Sky Sport NZ, bringing the total amount of live coverage to 40 hours across both tournaments, plus additional replays.

The Bowls Premier League is one of the toughest competitions on the bowls calendar, played by the biggest names in the sport including state and country representatives, in a televised action packed, fast format especially created for live television broadcast.

More than half a million tuned into Fox Sports to experience BPL04 (a BPL record), with an average daily audience of more than 60,000.

“The Bowls Premier League is more than just a competition, as it serves as an important marketing tool for the sport of bowls as well,” BA CEO Neil Dalrymple said.

“BPL looks great on television and is attractive to people who might not have thought about giving our sport a try.

“Our national participation product Jack Attack is similar to what they see on Fox Sports during BPL and it has been especially designed to appeal to new bowlers and entice them to try the sport.”

Pictured: Kelvin Kerkow

The BPL format is also loved by the best players of the traditional game because “it makes bowls exciting watch”, said

Gold Coast Hawks’ Nathan Rice.

“The atmosphere of the event is awesome, the crowd loves it, the players love it,” Rice said.

“You have the best players in the world and being on television helps promote the sport and engage with the fans, it’s about bringing crowds rink-side and creating atmosphere, to tempt new players into what is really a fantastic sport.”

Brisbane Pirates Kelvin Kerkow has played in every BPL since the inaugural event in 2013 and says it’s the level of competition is what makes it so great to watch.

“There’s not a lot between the teams to be honest, it’s a really level playing field,” Kerkow said.

“I’ve been lucky enough to be in the winning team and unfortunate enough to be in the bottom team, but we are all here to make it fun no matter what and ensure it is an entertaining experience for the spectators and television audience.”

Former Australian rep, Victoria Point’s Sean Baker was invited to play BPL for the first time at Club Pine Rivers in November last year, stepping into the Brisbane Pirates beside Kerkow and Australia’s No 1 female bowler Natasha Scott.

“I’ve come to watch every year and to actually be a part of the most recent BPL04 was very special,” Baker said.

“The power plays and substitutions add

Ready for BPL05 in NZ, boys from left, Ben Twist, Kelvin Kerkow, Michael Walker, Dylan Fisher, Max Kleinig, Sean Baker, Shannon McIllroy, Aaron Wilson, Brett Wilkie, Ryan Bester, Wayne Reudiger, Aron Sherriff, Pieter Harris, Tom Mitchell, Nathan Rice, Ali Forsyth, girls from left, Tiffany Brodie, Karen Murphy, Natasha Scott, Lynsey Clarke, Katelyn Inch, Breeana Dickson, Ellen Ryan, Kristina Krstic.

Feb 27 - March 2 a different flair to the format of bowls and the players and spectators know it well by now, it’s a great night out.”

During BPL04, there were 60 matches played over four days, 16 of them on live TV, with 20 hours of live broadcast and 40 hours of replay coverage.

The best performing advertising asset was the static blackboard, worth an estimated $1.4 million to sponsors and partners.

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H ow’s t hi s f o r a g r eat m em o ry ?

The $35,000 Black Opal Classic at Lightning Ridge (NSW) is a fabulous invitation only four-day fours event.

It was won by TWO QLD teams, skipped by Roma’s Robert Hammond and Milmerran’s Albert Gibbs.

In the competition’s 20th year, the cutthroat final was played in stormy weather, the QLD boys

going hammer and tongs, neither giving an inch.

Going into the final end, the score was 20-20 but neither side got to press their claim.

Finally the game had to be called off when the boys could no longer see each other or the green in the driving rain punctuated by lightning bolts.

Final stats? 20th year of the comp, 20th end, score 20-20.

They shared the prize money.

Black Opal winners Roma skip Robert Hammond and his team Greg John, Jimmy Keleher and John Hammond sharing the spoils with Milmerran skip Albert Gibbs and his team Allan Tighe, Tony Ryan and Bob Chevalier.

PS There’s a sequel it gets even better!

Both skips had to turn around and drive 800km through the night to get to Musgrave Hill for the start of the 2016 State Champion of Club Champions finals on October 22.

Albert’s wife Maree was in the Singles and Robert was in the Singles and Fours. (He made the final of the Singles…)

Pic: Black Opal Classic celebration cake

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Woombye Bowls Club proved to be a great supporter of 2016 Movember, raising $1644 for the men’s health charity.

Four members Paul Carter, Alan Young, Darryl Kopp and Ian Cranney stepped up to transform their looks while raising money for prostate and testicular cancer and men’s mental health.

Darryl Kopp cheekily told supporters the more money he raised, the more he would shave off…. but in the end, he didn’t have to do anything too

drastic, a beard and moustache he’d worn for more than 30 years sacrificed for $550.

“Even his wife Waveney had difficulty recognising him!” said Woombye’s Pam Cranney.

“Supporters on the day were invited to cut off some of his beard for a gold coin donation, which was a lot of fun and resulted in a few laughs too.

“Many thanks to Anne McDougall of Palmwoods, our volunteer hairdresser, who managed the cutting room floorand to those who donated.”

The moustache and beard-growing month of Movember has been held annually since 2003.

The Woombye club’s fundraising effort to pare back the hair took place on Sunday November 27.

Main photo: Paul Carter, Alan Young, Darryl Kopp and Ian Cranney. Small photos, Darryl Kopp going through his transformation, with volunteer hairdresser Anne McDougall and Darryl’s wife Waveney.

Father-Son Dream Team The combination of dad Blair Merrell from Toowoomba City Bowls Club and son Stephen who plays at South Toowoomba has been a winning one.

The Merrell boys teamed up with Pittsworth Bowls Club’s Darby Coutts and Shane Greentree to win the 2016 Grundon Fours at North Toowoomba Bowls Club and they have high hopes for more success in 2017.

The Merrell boys also won the West Toowoomba Classic fours in 2016, as well as having “a couple of goes” at state champion of club champion fours.

“We don’t always get to play together so when we get the chance, it’s always a lot of fun, we are going to try and get in as many games

together as we can this year,” dad Blair said.

“Stephen is a better bowler than me, I like playing with him as he’s competitive and has a good level of aggression in him on the green, which I think makes a good bowler.”

Already eyeing up competitions to play with his dad this year, Stephen says he’s looking forward to more family time.

“I like playing with my dad because he is a great mate,” Stephen said.

“Given my commitments to my two young boys, I don’t get to play too much bowls any more.

“I’m sure there will be some games to play though and in a few years, hopefully we can play a fours game, me, my dad and my boys.”

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Q & A WITH PAUL HENRICKS, BOWLERS PARADISE Father and son team Neil and Paul Henricks fired up Bowlers Paradise in 1997, making bowls their business.

Twenty years later, Paul carries on the family tradition.

“There used to be around 20 retail bowls shops in Queensland when we started, now there’s half a dozen,” Henricks said.

“Margins are low but what has helped retailers in recent years is the improvement in quality, the quality of the shoes, the better fabrics and materials.”

“We’re really proud to have been doing this for so long,” Henricks said.

“The secret of success is about the great relationships you create, being reliable, having the best range possible and sponsoring players, juniors and clubs, a percentage of what we make always goes back into the sport.”

The market has shrunk drastically and bowls membership has halved since Henricks started but he is optimistic the sport will survive.

He feels the key will be individuals with a head for business coming in and creating private competitions based at bowls clubs which are attractive to a wider range of people looking for recreational sport opportunities.

In the past five years, Henricks has done a lot more travel away from home to promote what Bowlers Paradise does, when once there was enough business on the Sunshine “It’s about Coast.

He’s also advertised in Queensland Bowler magazine all those years (see Page 5 for this month’s specials).

Paul’s been in retail most of his life, starting in the family chain of footwear stores 30 years ago.

the great relationships you create, being reliable, having the best range possible, and putting something back into the sport.”

They picked up Henselite and bowls sports gear in the late 1980s and 10 years later, Paul and his wife Kelly created Bowlers Paradise.

“In business and in life, things are changing so rapidly, it’s not an option to refuse to change,” Henricks said.

“Bowls clubs used to pride themselves on being constant but we won’t flourish if we stick only to tradition.”

WHAT SOLD WELL IN 2016?

The best seller in bowls was the Dreamline XG, they walked off the shelves based on performance, colour and range. The other best seller was ladies tops, ladies love shopping! The cut, style and fabrics of bowls clothes have improved so much in recent years you can wear them anywhere and for other sports and look great, that’s why the ladies love them.

PREDICTIONS FOR 2017?

As far as the retail business in concerned, more of the same. I don’t see anything like the black bowls to coloured bowls revolution.

I’m looking forward to the Winter events on the Sunshine Coast and I hope they continue to be successful.

Each club runs its own mini-carnival and they’re all about participation, that’s where the growth will be in the sport, playing bowls for recreation.

I’m looking forward to more of the same at Bowlers Paradise, we are a solid family business and we enjoy what we do.

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BQ UMPIRES COMMITTEE A member of the BQ Umpires committee attends all BQ events providing assistance and guidance to local umpires.

Should there be an appeal against an umpire’s interpretation of the laws of the game, the committee member is there to be part of the appeal committee providing advice and guidance.

Whilst attending these events several local umpires, players and spectators approach the member asking a variety of questions.

This allows members of the committee to be easily recognised at later events and builds a relationship.

As participants undertake relevant courses to become Marker, Measurer or Umpire, their papers are returned from the District Panel for review by a member of the BQ committee.

This ensures all Districts complete courses in a professional and proficient manner.

The BQ Umpires committee meets monthly to review questions forwarded from Districts for clarification.

BQ policy is that players should first forward their query to the local District Umpire Panel, who may either answer the query or forward to the BQ committee.

If the player is not satisfied with the local umpire panel response they may forward the query to us.

(If you wish to forward a query that has not been suitably finalised at District level, please forward all relevant information to save the query going back and forward.

This also allows for the correct response.)

The State Umpire Committee is a valuable asset to for use by District Umpire Panels and players alike.

Queries are welcome, following the procedure above.

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The BQ Umpires Committee is coordinator John Kirkpatrick, Ivor Boon, Joan Brotherton and Jess Cannon. All have extensive experience in interpreting the laws of the game and measuring procedures and great communication skills!

John Kirkpatrick - Springwood Like many men, John played rugby league until he was about 25.

He was introduced to bowls by a workmate and while living at Goondiwindi in 1981, decided he would do the Umpires course.

John has umpired at Warwick, Charleville, Innisfail and now in Brisbane.

(While moving around the state, sometimes he was the only umpire at his club!)

He became a Level 2 Umpire in 1998 and started encouraging and training others to become umpires.

“Over the years I’ve heard many times “You don’t need to be an umpire to play the game” but after players do an umpires course, they come back and say I was right,” John said.

“We all enjoy the game more and giving something back.”

John joined the BQ Umpires committee in 2014 and became coordinator in 2016.

in tennis so when he was transferred to Brisbane in 1979, he attended a lecture course at RQBA. He got his Level 1 Umpires and the opportunity soon came up to umpire Pennant, because the Jindalee club’s usual umpires were players.

He enjoyed being able to not only answer questions and resolve issues but also to show players where to find the answers in the rulebook.

Ivor was invited to join the District Umpires Panel and later, after serving as Cunningham District president in 1993, he pursued his Level 2 accreditation, to enable him to train other umpires.

Ivor spent 10 years at Bribie Island Bowls Club from 2003, helping run a number of BQ state events.

Ivor was invited to join the State Umpires committee just before the turn of the century (1999-2000) and 17 years later, with an ITO accreditation and wealth of experience, Ivor is still serving.

He says anyone playing a sport should know the rules and he would encourage anyone to do an umpires course.

“Players should be encouraged to learn the law, you’ll get a lot more enjoyment out of your game because more often than not, you can sort things out on the spot, you can even get your law book out. And if in doubt, call the umpire!”

Ivor says he will not reaccredit as an ITO because of his physical limitations, but he has loved his many jobs interpreting the laws of the sport at all major BQ events over many decades.

Joan Brotherton - Cleveland Ivor Boon - Geebung Ivor came to bowls from competitive tennis in the mid-1970s.

He asked for a rulebook to understand his new sport and was told he wouldn’t need one!

He said everyone used the rulebook

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Joan started playing bowls in 1969 at Corinthian Bowls Club, Ashfield (NSW), enjoying social and competitive bowls in NSW, QLD and NT while working and raising her family.

With almost 30 years of bowling experience under her belt, she did her Level 1 and Level 2 Umpires Accreditation at Kurri Kurri Bowls

“Our purpose is to ensure as much as possible that the playing field is level for all bowlers.”

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John Kirkpatrick, BQ Umpires Committee coordinator

Club (NSW) in 1998.

She was invited to sit for her ITO (International Technical Officer) Accreditation in 2009 and has reaccredited until 2020.

Joan is passionate about all facets of umpiring, with a special interest in marking and the laws.

She considers herself fortunate to have officiated at many exciting events.

Joan conducts tutorials and discussion groups as a presenter and assessor (P & A), covering marking, measuring and national umpiring.

She has been writing the Umpire column for QLD Bowler magazine since January 2012.

Joan became a member of the BQ Umpire committee in 2015.

She enjoys attending and supervising at State events and meeting and discussing with members any issues they may have about umpiring and the Laws of the Sport of Bowls.

Jess Cannon - Bargara Jess joined the BQ State Umpires committee in 2013.

Her goal was to further her knowledge and to have the opportunity to interact with other umpires at a higher level.

She had previously done her Level 1 Umpire in 1993 and her Level 2 in 2007.

“The Umpire panel to me represents a group who can try to adjudicate on different points of law and if unable to reach a decision, they can take the matter to a higher authority,” Jess said.

“Since joining the BQ panel, have gained more confidence in my role as a tutor.”

Jess started bowling at Bargara Bowls Club in 1979.

She enjoys the competitiveness and camaraderie of “the wonderful sport of bowls”.

Former state all-rounder John Parrella died on Dec 7, aged 77.

JP’s heydays on a green were in the 1980s.

He wore the Maroon for QLD 45 times between 1980 and 1993.

“He was very proud he had been selected in every position for QLD, lead, skip and in between,” son Rino Parrella said.

“Dad loved being outdoors and the social side of bowls, he was always jovial and friendly - and extremely competitive.”

Some highlights were winning State Fours 1982, 1983, 1987, State Pairs 1987, State Singles 1993, State Champion of Club Champion Singles 1984, and 10 A-Grade Singles.

The famous Parrella brothers John, Charlie and Rob (multiple Commonwealth Games medalist) were born in Italy during the Second World War and moved to Australia in 1956 when the boys were in their teens.

The new Australians worked on a tobacco farm at Inglewood, where the bocce players turned their hand to lawn bowls.

John the eldest got married and moved his family to Brisbane (Grange Bowls Club) and later, Wamuran Glasshouse Country.

He was the first greenkeeper at the ‘new’ war vets club Caboolture Memorial. His last stop was at Bramble Bay on the Redcliffe Peninsula; his name is on the honour board 56 times.

He also worked a taxi business and retired in 1990 to more bowls, fishing, caravanning and gardening.

Fond condolences from the BQ community to John’s wife Gina and their family, which includes brother Rob now at Musgrave Hill and retired greenkeeper son Rino (Scarborough), who wrote a Greens Guru column for Queensland Bowler magazine in 2014-15.

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OUT AND ABOUT SUMMERLAND SERIES

Helensvale’s Jayden Christie, 18, rocketed into the Top 15 in the Aussie Rankings with his end of year win in the $25,000 Summerland Series at Ballina NSW, following on from his win in the BQ State Pairs with mentor Mark Casey.

Christie teamed up with Broadbeach’s Sean Ingham to win the Summerland Greenmaster Pairs (Dec 27-29).

Ingham was also runner up in the Summerland Taylor Singles (Jan 2-6), finishing the Ranking Year No 14, one spot ahead of Christie.

Broadbeach’s Dee Robertson won the Summerland Women’s Silver Singles, Dee finished the Rankings Year No 4 in QLD, No 8 nationally.

Pictured, Jayden Christie, Cherry Street Sports president Paul Flood, Sean Ingham.

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The winners were skip Alex Murtagh, Tim Smith and Aaron Hewson (pictured below) took home the Christmas bonus, the best of 28 teams.

“The tournament was very successful, made possible by a great team effort by all concerned, we’ll definitely put it on again in 2017” organiser Des Wilson said.

Winners were determined by wins and margins, no finals, and prize money paid to 6th place, with day winners. The format was seven rounds of two-bowl triples, 18 ends or two hours.

“No team won all seven rounds, three teams won six and were separated by only five shots at the end of play,” Wilson said.

Just beaten were runners up Scott De Jongh (Broadbeach) playing with Shannon Gittoes and Richard Girvan from NSW.

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Skip Sean Baker (James Templeton, Robert Wild) and skip Jim Wise (John Newell, Indi Conlan) were next, and skips Trent Healy, Gary Pearson, Kurt Brown and Jeff Ryan also did well.

DEVELOPMENT I’ve now completed my first round of visits to 100-odd clubs in my region of Central Queensland.

The most important issue discussed on the first visit was the importance of clubs to expand their reach into the community.

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Collect email addresses from visitors and invite them back for another go, this is also very important. Some people just liked to be asked…

I’ve just commenced visiting clubs for a second time and it’s pleasing to see some clubs at least trying something different.

If it doesn’t work, try something else or try again, however we can’t give up, there are too many people out there that need to know what a great game they are missing out on!

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Pictured: Longreach president Peter Cattanach, RBM Peter Nixon and Longreach vice president Wayne Lewis.

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CLUB LAW With the Summer season in full swing, my Mullins Lawyers partner Mark Madsen and senior associate Ryan Solomons have written a piece on club obligations when it comes to food safety. I hope you find it helpful. On behalf of the partners and staff of Mullins Lawyers, we wish you and your club members a happy and safe 2017.

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Food Safety – Be Proactive Queensland clubs enjoy a reputation of excellence in relation to both customer service and food safety.

Occasionally, a licensee takes its eye off the ball and standards slip.

It is important to take immediate action to save the food business operated by your club.

The food safety regime is such that the local council will frequently hold random inspections of food businesses to determine where they meet and where they fall short of the relevant legislative standards.

There is no specific set of “one size fits all” protocols and procedures.

What is sufficient is assessed on a venue-by-venue basis.

In our experience, the best way to avoid infringements and prosecution is to give the regulator no reason to forever be watching in the first place.

Ensure that pest treatments and cleaning procedures are updated and reviewed frequently to ensure they remain adequate.

It is not enough to assume that a protocol whilst appropriate at a particular point in time will continue to be adequate in the future as environmental conditions can change over time.

It is also critically important to hire, continually train, and effectively supervise quality staff.

Importantly, inspectors don’t just look for whether the food served is actually safe, or if the kitchen is actually dirty, but are concerned with the potential for harm to customers.

In a recent matter we handled for a sizeable food business, our client received an immediate shut down notice as a result of some maintenance and cleanliness issues, together with some identified issues as to pests, despite no actual harm occurring or there being any unsafe food actually served or prepared.

We worked with our client and council to minimize the impact of this on the business and to remedy the issues identified within a couple of days, which enabled our client to resume trade after a very short closure.

Subsequently, our client received a show cause notice as to why its food business licence should not be cancelled.

The importance of responding thoroughly to a show cause notice cannot be overstated, particularly in the context of a business’s ongoing reputation with the council and the public.

We worked with our client to prepare detailed written submissions and supporting evidence, assisted them in updating their policies and procedures to ensure the identified issues didn’t

occur again, and worked with council regarding whether or not the standards identified by council in the notice were actually breached.

As a result of the hard and prompt work by our client and our detailed submissions, council was subsequently satisfied that there were no ongoing issues of concern in relation to the premises.

Unfortunately, where a club has already breached the Act and is able to keep its licence, that does not mean that it will avoid penalty altogether.

The licensing regime and the penal regime for breaches of the Food Act are separate.

Where a breach of the food standards code or Food Act is proven, notwithstanding that a venue is able to keep its food business license, it may be subject to prosecution by the council for the past breach of the relevant standards and will likely receive a sizeable fine.

In the above case, due to the submissions we made on our client’s behalf, we were successful in having the number of charges reduced.

When the matter subsequently came before the Court, we successfully obtained a penalty at the lower end of the likely range, minimizing the harm to our client.

The above circumstances may not be exactly the same for your venue, but these are the sorts of matters with which we can help your club and, ideally, help you to proactively avoid.

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CABOOLTURE ADVENTURERS Would you like to have a roll up with Caboolture District ladies this year?

The girls are talking about where to take their annual touring group in 2017.

They’re still talking with great enthusiasm about their latest trip to Bundaberg District.

Their first stop was Burnett Bowls Club where they were warmly welcomed.

“We had a lovely lunch followed by an friendly afternoon of bowls,” CDLBA’s Margaret Worrall said.

“We went to the RSL for tea and our coach captain Julie treated us like royalty too.

“The next day we visited the small Council zoo in the city centre and the local lavender farm, where most of us made some purchases.

“Our next stop was Elliott Heads Bowls Club, where we had another lovely lunch and we were lucky enough to take part in a President at Home Day, playing against 10 visiting teams.

“On our last day at Bundaberg Bowls Club, the ladies and men outdid themselves with another marvelous meal and we played our last game of bowls.”

“We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and we’re still discussing where to go this year, maybe northern NSW?

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IS THER E A R I GHT WAY ?

The dream of every bowler is to deliver a bowl to its intended line in a smooth and consistent way.

It is perfectly acceptable that players develop their own style - if it produces consistent results.

However if you think consistency may be letting you down, perhaps some bad habits have crept into your game?

Over time, a player will observe delivery styles and habits of perceived better players and may start to mimic, in the hope of lifting their own game.

This can be a good strategy - but it can also allow bad habits to take root.

Eager to do well and get desired results, a player should seek the input of a club coach before changing their game and adopting a strategy that may lead to less consistent play.

A club coach will assess a player’s technique and if necessary make some adjustments and set a skills training program.

Fellow players are almost always happy to offer an opinion (particularly around the bar after a game!) and much good

advice from experienced players can be gained here.

However it is always advisable to discuss advice with your coach first, to ensure it is suited to you and likely to help rather than hinder.

Not every player has a textbook delivery technique and there are many different types of position, grip, stance, step and delivery to be seen on the green.

Here are a few examples of exaggerated styles that might be worth talking to your club coach about before adopting as your own.

RIFLEMAN The player stands up on the mat with arm outstretched straight at shoulder height using the bowl to line up with the aiming point as you would a rifle aiming at a target.

BENDER The player grips the bowl, steps on the mat and then bends over until the bowl touches the ground, straightens and proceeds with delivery.

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C R A N K - I T- U P Prior to delivery the player rotates the bowl a number of times in a backward circular motion similar to crank starting an old car.

GOOFYFOOTER Using the wrong foot to step off the mat.

SIDE-STEPPER Stepping sideways off the mat and delivering the bowl outside the bodyline.

PUSHER At point of delivery the elbow is bent backwards and bowl pushed forward at time of release.

PROPOSAL The back knee rests on the ground at point of delivery then the player stays down on one knee until bowl comes to rest.

Exaggerated styles can impact on a player’s consistency by affecting balance and weight control. They may lead to strain injuries resulting in longterm health problems.

Is there a right way? Champs on the mat, Edge Hill’s Colin Kelly, Broadbeach’s Jessie Cottell, Chinchilla’s John Gray.

CHRISSIE’S TOP TIP You occasionally see a champion bowler achieve consistently good results using an exaggerated style, but instead of trying to copy on the chance it could work for you, it is better to work on your own delivery with the assistance of a club coach.

Often excellent results can be achieved with only a slight correction to existing technique.

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COURSES In December and January, courses were held at Chermside (Brisbane North), Goodna (Cunningham), Roma and Mitchell (Maranoa Warrego).

Coming up: Feb 3-5 Mackay (Skills) Feb 15-17 North Rockhampton (Bowling Arm, Skills, Competition, Selection) Feb 20 Camp Hill (Selection) April 1-2 Cunnamulla (Club Coaching)