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Volume 38

Issue 01

06 Across the Ditch

16 Super Challenge

Queensland’s rising stars shared the spoils with Auckland when the sides met for their annual development series.

The 2015 Season of Taylor Bowls Super Challenge kicked off in January, with over 2000 bowlers taking part.

08 Player Profiles

18 Burnside Pairs

Face-to-face with two of Queensland’s most promising young bowlers.

A last minute entry into New Zealand’s Burnside Pairs almost won Queenslander Sean Ingham the title.

10 Premier League Qld

28 Greens Guru

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Soil pH, pests and those “flamin’ crows”...Greens Guru Rino Parrella has the low down on what to look out for in February.

Editor: Wayne Griffin Reporter: Naomi Cescotto naomi@bowlsqld.org Published by: Bowls Queensland

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A Queensland U18 invitation side brought home the fourth annual “Across the Ditch Challenge” shield, after a gruelling three-day development test series against Auckland, played at Musgrave Hill Bowls Club (Dec 9-11).

Unfortunately for Queensland, the U25 Shield went back “across the ditch” (a reversal of the 2013 result, which saw Queensland U25s win “away” in New Zealand, and the U18s leave the Shield behind).

“You see it a lot, a host country often has a significant advantage in international competition, playing on a familiar surface,” Queensland high performance coach Bill Cornehls said.

“When we play “away” in Auckland, our young bowlers experience a very different sort of surface, the bowls run differently, and they have to adapt.

“This time, in Gold Coast playing conditions, the younger Auckland side struggled, and the Queensland U18s made a clean sweep.

“However, the Auckland U25 side was of such quality, including national squad members and one Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games bowler, that they had little trouble adapting.

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Developing Rivalries Queenslanders and Kiwis share honours at annual development series showdown “Every end was hotly contested, it was a high standard of play and an exciting contest, with many highlights from both sides, and lessons learnt.

“In fact, the U25 Challenge was a “tie”, three tests won by each side, but the visitors won on margins, a total of only 16 shots over six tests, an astoundingly close result.

“Unfortunately, the weather had a bearing on the competition when it washed out the seventh and final test, a mixed pairs challenge.”

“But regardless of the win-loss, the whole purpose of a development test series is to provide promising young bowlers an opportunity to step up and play high-pressure bowls in a learning environment, but under test conditions, before they move into the senior ranks.

“I’m confident “Across the Ditch” is well worth the support of Bowls Queensland, with our aim being to help identify future

stars who will be an asset to future state teams, and boost our stocks at future national titles.”

The Queensland invitation sides “test shirts” were in Musgrave Hill colours, blue and gold, to show appreciation for the host club’s generous support, while the Auckland team wore the traditional New Zealand black and white.

“We had generous sponsorship for this latest test series, and Auckland coach Howard Sandler and I are very appreciative,” Cornehls said.

Bowls Queensland supports the series by providing “in kind” organization and the silverware; host club Musgrave Hill donated greens and all meals; Goodridge Australia supplied two playing shirts for each bowler at a reduced rate (Queensland “keeps one, swaps one” with their Auckland counterparts) and the series has been supported from the outset by BCiB Clubs Insurance, Bowls Queensland, and Auckland Bowls. v38/01

ACROSS THE DITCH the thrills and the spills U18 - QLD WINS

Queensland 6 def Auckland 0 U25 - KIWIS WIN...JUST!

Queensland 3 def by Auckland 3 (margin 16 shots)

ILLSophie Young’s 18-0 singles THwin Rover Auckland’s Alex Greer in the U18 5th test. “Nobody was going to win against Sophie that day, she never dropped an end, a powerful performance,” Cornehls said. The scoreline might have been even greater had the rain not put an early end to the match.

SP ILL Jindalee ace Cohen Litfin

drew a daunting U25 first test Singles card, against NZ Blackjacks squad member and current NZ U25 national singles champ Greg Ruaporo. “It was a very close game, 19-19, then 20-20, then Ruaporo stuck the killer blow, 21-20, it was a bitter pill, to lose by one shot, when Cohen had done enough to win,” Cornehls said.

LLDale McWhinney-Shillington I R H T (South Tweed) foxed with his

Auckland counterpart Jess Russell.

When they rolled the jack, Jess chose a shorter length, Dale went long.

“Dale managed to get more bowls in the area at the longer lengths, and managed to minimise his losses on the shorter ends, to take a strategic win in the Boys U18 singles first test 21-10,” Cornehls said.

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Clockwise from page 6: Qld’s U18 outfit: (back) Christina Pavlov (manager), Brittanny Wiley, Jacinta Weier, Dale McWhinney-Shillington, Tiffany Murray, Jacob Nelson, Rebecca Rixon, Daniel Keogh, Sophie Young, Liam Stephen, Mitchell Mears, Bill Cornehls (state coach), (front) Jessie Cottell and Nathan Wilson : Qld’s U25s Taleah Putney, Kiani Andersen, Cohen Litfin, Aymee Bellert, Brendan Wilson, Madi Styles, Jason Carpenter, Bolivia Millerick, Paul Kajewski, Michaela Bailey-Nelson , Nick Gosley and Ben Savva : Qld team huddle : Auckland team conga - Antonia Victor, Alex Greer, Cait Bassett, Ashleigh Jeffcoat, Sophie Fisher, Mackenzie Blucher, Braydan Silby, Liam Van Rijn, Jeremy Brosnan, Clayton Hockley, Jesse Russell, Aidan Takarua, Salina Goddard, Kate Inch, Holly McIlloy, Alzeena Levi, Savannah Lauder, Nicole Toomey, Scott Evans, Monte Pawa, Cairan MacElvanna, Scott Mouton, Greg Ruaporo, Rory Soden : Raising the shield: Qld’s Tiffany Murray and Jacob Nelson with Auckland’s Jeremy Brosnan and MacKenzie Blucher.

Gayndah’s Taleah Putney, 16, was selected for the tougher U25 squad instead of the U18s. In her first international Singles, she was pitched against NZ Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Selina Goddard.

“Taleah was very nervous, but she played well, the score was 18-18, but the more experienced Selina skipped away at the end, winning 21-18 for Auckland, Taleah was very competitive, she’ll take a lot from that experience,” Cornehls said.

Both coaches were full of praise for many outstanding moments in the 2014 development test series, saying all invited players acquitted themselves well.

(Full results BQ website www. bowlsqld.org Events)

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Queensland stars on the rise ACROSS THE DITCH TEENS LOOK FORWARD TO A BRIGHT FUTURE IN BOWLS Nathan Wilson is hooked on the “adrenalin” of bowls, so he was rapt to be selected by state coach Bill Cornehls for the Across the Ditch development series (Dec 2014), where he played “awesome” by all accounts.

Jessie Cottell’s favourite part of the recent Across the Ditch development test series was her singles match against gun Auckland bowler Sophia Fisher.

At 2014 State Juniors, Wilson made the semis in both singles and pairs, beaten in the singles by Queensland junior rep Jesse Turnbull.

Jessie was 14-2 down, when team coaches Bill Cornehls and Chrissie Pavlov stepped in with some sound advice which dramatically lifted Jessie’s score and mindset.

Going forward, it will be a big year for Wilson, as he leaves school and the junior ranks behind.

Jessie lifted to level the score to 19-19, taking 17 shots to Sophia’s seven. (Sophia ultimately took the rubber 21-19, but Jessie stayed in the game, fighting to the final bowl.)

“I didn’t lose a game, it was a fantastic experience,” Wilson said.

The 14-year-old Year 9 student at Palm Beach Currumbin State School staged an inspired comeback, and learnt some important lessons.

In the pairs, he teamed up with Queensland rep Paul Kajewski, and in a magnificent comeback from 6-19 down, they levelled the score against Cohen Litfin and Joel Anderson, but lost in an extra end. (Litfin and Anderson went on to win the title.)

“Bill saw I was under pressure and said “just start a new game” and that really helped, I was able to forget what had gone before and just start again,” Cottell said.

He graduated from Padua College last year with a top score (OP4); he turned 18 last month; and this month, he starts first year engineering at University of Queensland.

“Chrissie told me when you’re down, don’t look at your own score, look at the team score, there’s strenght in being part of something bigger.”

In bowls, he’s playing Premier League for Club Pine Rivers, where he’s already enjoyed a promotion from A-grade to Premier-grade in the second round, to play in Robbie Wild’s rink, the best experience ever, Wilson said.

“I’m pretty chilled, I like to win, I like the adrenalin, and I’ll play wherever I’m put,” he said.

Wilson came to bowls when he was sidelined from his beloved junior sport of AFL.

His knee was so badly damaged in a tackle, he was told at the age of 12 that he’d need a knee reconstruction, but he was too young, and he’d have to wait a few years until the growth plates fused.

So what does a sports-mad kid do when he’s benched for years?

Wilson found lawn bowls, outdoors, and safe.

He started at Everton Park because lots of Brisbane District juniors were meeting there at the time, and coach Devon Slater (now at Kawana) lit the fire.

He moved to Ferny Grove two years ago, where coach Peter Leon and senior player Bob Dobinson stoked the fire a little more...

Wilson knew he was hooked when Dobinson asked him to play a $16,000 Pairs tournament at Club Pine Rivers in December 2013, and they came third.

He bought his first set of bowls with the prizemoney, Greenmaster Super-10s, and they made the sport so much more enjoyable and easy for him, and he’s never looked back.

Now Wilson’s family have taken up bowls too, mum Julie, dad Scott, brother Kane, 16, and sister Tegan, 14.

The Wilson siblings will play State Juniors this year at Bundaberg (April 8-15).

“It gets us out together as a family,” Julie said.

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Jessie has been playing bowls for only 16 months.

Her first major tournament was the 2013 Pine Rivers Junior Classic, and she had risen to the top of that event within 12 months, taking the U15 Pairs event at Pine Rivers 2014, leading for 10-year-old Dalby sensation Jake Rynne.

“Jessie used to roll carpet bowls down the hall,” mum Kelly remembered, “She’s got great hand-eye coordination and she’s steady.”

Jessie is part of Greg Bostock’s Gold Coast Juniors development squad and she was a recent proud runner up at her home club Broadbeach’s Invitation Ladies Pairs, leading for Lyn Cuthbertson.

The Australian champion dancer has won through to the national titles in her other sport of physical culture every year since she was five years old, and she has high aims for her bowls too.

“I’d like to play for Australia in the Comm Games,” Cottell said.

When asked about her heroes or mentors in the sport, she mentions two of particular inspiration.

“My Broadbeach clubmate Selena Goddard, because she’s a young U25 bowler, and she’s already won a Commonwealth Games bronze medal in the fours for New Zealand (Glasgow 2014), and Karen Murphy, she’s amazing, she’s everything, I saw her playing APL, and she’s like the “ice queen”, so calm under pressure,” Cottell said.

Cottell said what she likes about dancing is being able to “get her emotions out” and what she likes about playing bowls is the social side.

“I’ve met so many new people, bowls is so much fun, I love it, I’m very excited to see how far I can go,” Cottell said.

Jessie’s brother Jayden also plays bowls.

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OFF AND RUNNING Queensland’s powerhouse clubs have started flexing their muscles in the 2015 Aero Bowls Premier League competition, with three-time champs Wynnum Manly Leagues topping the table as this month’s Bowler goes to print.

Despite a rocky start that saw the Gulls drop their season opener to Broadbeach 57-52, Wynnum Manly lead the field after four rounds, following wins over South Tweed, Jindalee and South Toowoomba.

Their time at the top could be short-lived however, with Greenslopes snapping at their heels, just one rink-win behind in second place.

And the Geckos aren’t their only worry.

Unbeaten at third and fourth on the ladder, the Broadbeach Bulls and Helensvale Hawks are behind only on a technicality.

The Hawks have played just two rounds to date, while the Bulls have completed only three.

If their form continues, these sides could easily leapfrog the Gulls and Geckos at the top of the table.

With two wins from three, Hamilton Power rounds out the top five on the leader board.

It’s been a long time between drinks for the Power, with the Brisbane side last lifting the trophy in 2001.

But an impressive season opener against Pine Rivers, 70-41, will have given the Hamilton boys plenty of confidence going forward.

Meanwhile, it’s been a baptism of fire for newbies, the Jindalee Jags, with the Brisbane west outfit bottom of the table heading into Round 5.

The Jags dropped three of their four opening games, including an 80-43 clanger against the Gulls in Round 3.

Their solitary win came in Round 2, but it was far from convincing, with the Jags and Bribie Island Breakers splitting rink-wins, (one win and one draw apiece).

Luckily, star skip Des Cann stepped into the breach, blasting the Breakers’ Anthony Griffiths 31-11 to push Jindalee over the line, 74-57.

Jindalee aren’t the only cellar-dwellers, with the Breakers, Capalaba Comets, South Toowoomba Tigers and mighty South Tweed Sharks all on one win each after four rounds.

Languishing at 11th on the table, the Sharks will be mightily disappointed with the campaign to date.

Losses to the Geckos (77-44) and Gulls (63-66) have cost the three-time champions dearly and left them with a lot of ground to make up if they are to recapture the title held in 2013.

But time is on their side, with eight rounds to play before the grand final on March 22.

(The Sharks had only played three rounds at the time of print, their Round 3 clash with Hamilton is scheduled for February 15).

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Big guns firing in fast-paced Sevens The 2015 season of Premier League Queensland’s SEVENS competition got off to a flying start on January 10.

With 147 teams from 56 clubs participating this year, the event has grown considerably since its inception in 2009.

THREE of Queensland’s best known bowlers, John Lang, Jeff Twist and Barry Ward, figured prominently in the opening rounds of the Sevens competition.

State legend Lang is playing pairs for Darra Cementco in the Over-60 Open division, former state skip and coach Twist is skipping the pairs for Toowong in Division 1, while Ward is the pairs skip for Salisbury’s O-60s.

Lang showed he has lost none of his high-class drawing skill as he and skip Des Cox notched up wins against Toowong (33-8) and Ferny Grove ( 17-12 ) Twist skipped Alan Keighley, on the comeback trail after 15 years out of the game, to narrow wins against Helensvale and Sunnybank, as 2011 and 2013 Division 1 winners Toowong made their best ever start with 3-0 score lines.

Ward, one of Brisbane’s leading bowlers for more than 20 years, combined with Errol Richardson for success in the first two rounds against McKenzie Park and Toowong.

There were seven unbeaten teams in the five sections after the first two rounds of what is a highly competitive Division 1 competition, but Toowong were the only ones to score the maximum 12 points.

As this month’s Bowler goes to print, Toowong top Section 3, ahead of other unbeaten teams, Darra Cementco and Victoria Point.

Also making unbeaten starts were Manly No 1 in Section 1, Sandgate in Section 2, as well as Sunnybank Green and titleholders Chermside in Section 5.

The five section winners, plus the best performed three second-placed teams, will advance to the quarter-finals on March 28.

Titleholders Sandgate were among the unbeaten teams after two rounds of the fiercely contested Over-60s Open competition. They beat Buderim 3-0 and Windsor 2-1 to be on 10 points, but trailed Bramble Bay (11) in Section 1.

Ferny Grove and Salisbury were the pacesetters in Section 2, on 10 points, with South Tweed (8) the only unbeaten team in Section 3.

The four semi-finalists will comprise three section winners and the best-performed second team.

There are eight sections in Division 3 and Benowa were the only one of 48 teams to emerge with 12 points after two rounds.

In Div 5 Over 60s, Bribie Island completed two rounds with maximum points, while Helensvale were the lone team to emerge with 12 points from seven sections in Division 5.

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Powerhouse club launches new junior academy Gold Coast powerhouse Helensvale Hawks has started its own junior flyers academy.

The first inductee is 14-yearold Shane White, who moved to Queensland from Tasmania last year.

“Shane joined us only six months ago (July 2014) but he’s already made a big impact in the Hawks’ nest,” said Club Helensvale bowls coordinator, Lynsey Clarke, (pictured right with Shane).

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The Hawks Junior Academy has been set up to identify and foster U18 bowlers showing exceptional qualities.

The club offers Saturday morning coaching sessions on a casual basis for interested juniors (starting 9.30am).

“Our goal is to help talented juniors achieve their dreams and goals in bowls, I went through such a programme when I was a junior and I know it helped me a lot, now I am at the helm, and I think it’s important for the Hawks to be proactive in fostering junior talent,” Clarke said.

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IS THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN FOR YOU? The Australian Open has something for everyone whether you’re a local entering for the enjoyment factor, a southerner wanting to escape the cold, or an international bowler wanting to play on the best greens in the world, this year’s Australian Open will be better than ever!

The Australian Open will be played across eight of the best bowling clubs in the Gold Coast region from June 13-25, with the 2018 Commonwealth Games bowls venue, Broadbeach Bowling Club, set to become the hub of bowling festivities for the 13 day tournament.

Whilst the prize purse of $225,000 will attract the best players in the world, it is expected more grassroots players will enter now the Australian Open is a truly open event without the arduous qualifying.

Sunshine Coast bowlers Brenda Balchin, Marilyn Clayton and Wendy Ryan are well accustomed to each other’s game, having played in numerous tournaments together, but have never before combined for an Australian Open.

The trio have shared in great success within Queensland and now that the Australian Open has moved closer to home, they can tick ‘playing in the best tournament in the world’ off their bucket list.

These Sunshine Coasters will not shy away from a challenge and despite recognizing that a number of interstate and international bowlers will likely be their opposition throughout the 13 day festival of bowls, they don’t care who they come up against.

YES! “I’d love the Australian Open experience even more so if we come up against an international player because we don’t get that opportunity on the Sunshine Coast,” Clayton said.

“I think interstate and international visitors will appreciate what a great location the Gold Coast is for bowls, they can combine a holiday with playing quality games on great greens and everything is so accessible around the Broadbeach area,” Ryan said.

Looking back on previous Australian Opens, there is invariably an underdog that features on the podium, someone who clawed their way from relative obscurity to stand among the nation’s premier players, therefore it’s not outside the realm of possibility to think that come June, there might a few Queensland locals that have become acclimatised to the world-renowned greens on a weekly basis among the winners’ circle, as we’ve seen in the past.

Brenda Balchin is not interested in sitting back and watching, she’s wants to be part of the Australian Open and knows she can be competitive no matter who she comes up against.

“I’m very excited and looking forward to the Australian Open because I’ve had a really good year in 2014 and I’d like to continue that form into such a prestigious event,” Balchin said.

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Rain can’t dampen Maroochy’s Christmas Carinval Holding steady and keeping their nerve paid off for Club Maroochy when wild weather threatened its much-anticipated Christmas Carnival (Dec 27-29).

Delaying the start rather than cancelling paid off as the clouds stayed low but the rain dried up and held off for the first two days of the Men’s Pairs and Open 3-Bowl Triples.

The final day’s Mixed Pairs was played in hot and humid conditions.

The $1000 Men’s Pairs was won by Graham Houston and Ron Lewis (6 points, 43 margin) ahead of Gary Moss and John Straatsma (6, 21) and Ron Cox and Ross Handley (6, 19).

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(Round winners were Wade Muzzelburg and Tony Young, Hans Van Roy and Wayne Knetter, and Bruce Moore and Col Hitchenson.)

The $1200 Open 3-Bowl Triples was won

by Judy Whaites, Lee Fortington and John Ferguson (6 points, 38 margin), second was Ellie Josephsen, Kevin Lock, and Paul Green, third Ellen and Peter Ross and Ken Richter.

(Round winners were Faye Whittaker, John Bird and Ray Whittaker, Pam Duffy, Danni Carter and Ian Duffy and Molly Nagle, Col Hitchenson and Nick Kurtz.)

The $1000 Mixed Pairs comp was won

by Jennie Smith and Lorry Axiak (6 points, 27 margin), second Molly Nagle and Nick

Kurtz (6, 16), third Ellen and Peter Ross (6, 1) (Round winners were Graham Houston and Bev Costin, Nathan Watts and Lorraine Tate, and Martie Pettifer and John Oxenham.)

“We were very proud of our efforts as hosts and the players said they all enjoyed the carnival they would like to come back for more bowls at Maroochydore,” secretary Molly Nagle said.

Pictured: From left Jodie McDonell, Martie Pettifer, John Oxenham : John Ferguson, Judy Whaites, Lee Fortington : Jennie Smith and Lorry Axial and Graham Houston, Ron Lewis

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B Bowls’ biggest inter-club comp kicks off of bowlers hit the greens as the 2015 Taylor Bowls S Thousands Super Challenge Season gets underway across Queensland C The 2015 season of Taylor Bowls Super Challenge kicked off in January, with more than 2000 bowlers across Queensland taking part.

This year’s comp boasts 93 men teams, while the women’s

comp has 77 teams.

Clubs enter teams of 12 in three different standards of competi-

tion, from Gold (12 men’s teams, 9 women’s teams), Silver (18

men’s teams, 17 women’s teams), and Bronze (63 men’s teams, 51 women’s teams).

In the men’s game, one point is awarded for each “rubber”, with five “rubbers” played each time the sides meet (1 x singles, 2 x pairs, 1 x triples, 1 x fours).

The men also add 6 points for a match win to their round tally.

(The most points possible for a round win is 11, a “rubber” tally of 5-0, plus six points for the team win. If it was a close win, 3-2, the winning side would receive 9 points, a point for each rubber (3), and six for the team win.)

The women tally points wins and rink wins but their comp is decided on “shots for”.

Book in your Super Challenge Finals Weekend:

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March 28 – Bronze final, Tweed Heads (morning)

March 28-29 – Silver and Gold finals, Algester Sports.

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Defending champs: Mooloolaba After two rounds, men’s defending champs Mooloolaba Snappers have opened up an early lead, joined at the top of the table by North Toowoomba Bushrangers (two wins, 12 points each).

Coolum Beach and Rainbow Beach are next in line, both on one win (6 points), with second rounds yet to be played.

WOMEN Defending champs: Kawana Kawana Thunder is looking good to defend its title, on two wins and 114 shots.

Tweed Heads (93 shots) and Coolum Beach (83) have also opened up a gap on the pack.

Mooloolaba on 54 shots, is ahead of the other contenders, still in the 30s and 40s (yet to play second rounds).

Round 3 is scheduled for Jan 31, Rounds 4 – 7 in February.

Rounds 9-11 in March, culminating with the finals weekend.

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Defending champs: West T’ba With only one round played, Tarragindi is top of the ladder in Section 1, followed by Musgrave Hill, Cleveland, and West Toowoomba, who all posted wins.

In Section 2, Moorooka posted the best result in Round 1, followed

by Kallangur, Ferny Grove and Scarborough, all with wins.

Club Maroochy, Pacific Paradise and Tewantin Noosa all fell at the first hurdle and will be playing catchup in Round 2.

For cellar-dwellers Mermaid Beach and Mooloolaba the only way is up.

WOMEN Defending champs: Bribie Island Helensvale is top of the table in Section 1 on 60 shots, closely followed

by Wellington Point 58.

Cleveland and Ipswich United Services also posted first round wins and are tied on 47 points.

In Section 2, Club Kawana is top of the ladder, followed by Bribie Island and Moorooka, all with first round wins.

BRONZE MEN Defending champs: Toombul In the Men’s Bronze comp, the FNQ Section 3 is already decided, with Edge Hill the first sectional finalist to book a berth in the Bronze title fight, to be held at Tweed Heads on the morning of Saturday March 28.

Yungaburra was runner up in the Section 3 comp, followed by Mareeba, South Johnstone, Marlin Coast, Mossman and Innisfail.

With only one round played in most of the sections in the southeast corner, there’s plenty more action to be had in Bronze Super Challenge 2015.

Who will join Edge Hill in the final?

Well posting first points at the top of their sections are Coolum Beach (S1), Swifts (S2), Carina Leagues (S4), Nambour (S5), Paradise Point (S6), Ferny Grove (S7) and Scarborough (S8).

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Last minute entry sees Ingham almost snatch Burnside Pairs title It was a tournament Broadbeach ace Sean Ingham didn’t expect to enter, let alone almost win.

“It was weird, I’ve had success playing in New Zealand, but I didn’t think I’d be available for the Burnside (Jan 16-18), so I ruled myself out, but then I ended up booking a flight, and I put my name down as a reserve,” Ingham said.

The Australia-A-squad member didn’t get a call up at all last year, but finally he got his game, not in a high performance Aussie rep side, but playing mufti, a fortunate last minute team up with NZ big gun Shaun Scott.

The pair won two out of three sectional games at Burnside and a prestigious Division One finals berth.

“We played a couple of Aussie teams, we beat Nathan Rice and Dylan Fisher (21-7), and a narrow loss to Mark Casey and Gary Willis (10-11),” Ingham said.

Although the journey was impressive, the pair failed to take opportunities in the final, the winner’s crown going to Rob Ashton and Rodger Glendinning, 17-2.

While the Australian selectors couldn’t have failed to notice Ingham out-played the 16 Aussie reps in the field, Ingham says he wasn’t surprised not to be named in the upcoming Trans Tasman test side.

“There are just so many deserving players, and instead of five U18s and five U25s, this year it’s just two U18s and

three U25s, and they all deserve to be there,” Ingham said.

Ingham will be kept busy at his home club for a while anyway, where he works behind the bar.

Broadbeach will host the 2015 World U25 titles (March 8-15), a follow up act to successfully hosting the 2014 World Juniors (November 10-16).

Aussie big guns bundled out at Burnside Pairs Out of 48 killer pairs entered in the invitation-only Stewart Buttar Burnside International, Australia was granted eight double-berths (six more than usual).

The concession meant Aussie selectors could test 16 high-performance players on the different NZ playing surface, ahead of this year’s Trans Tasman and Asia Pacific Games (Christchurch NZ, Nov 24-Dec 6) and next year’s World titles (where Australia is defending champion), also to be held at Burnside.

Despite an obvious lack of silverware, national coach Steve Glasson was very positive about the outcome in Burnside, with the girls out-performing the boys.

Anne Johns and Chloe Stewart were the highest- placed Australian combo, equal-third in Division One (behind tournament runner-up Sean Ingham and Shaun Scott).

We played a couple of Aussie teams, we beat Nathan Mark Casey and Dylan Fisher were down a rung, equal fifth Rice and Dylan Fisher, (VIC) in Division One, with Nathan Rice and Aaron Wilson coming equal and a narrow loss to seventh.

Queenslander Brett Wilkie and Mark Casey and South Australian skip Andrew Howie Gary Willis. were the only Aussie unit to make a

It might seem like Ingham has been

around a long time, but in fact, he’s only just turned 20.

He has previous form on the Burnside greens in Christchurch, winning the U26 Singles tournament in 2013.

final, finishing runner-up in Div Two.

Jackaroos captain Lynsey Clarke with Victoria’s Sam Shannahan, finished well off the pace, placing equal-third with another Aussie combo, Claire Turley and Sarah Boddington, in Div 6.

“The Burnside Pairs was tough, but fun, a great learning curve ahead of Asia Pacific and Worlds,” Clarke said.

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Wilkie to lead Aussie charge Queenslander Brett Wilkie will lead the charge for Trans Tasman silverware, with the former world No 2 chosen to play singles in Christchurch, NZ (March 18-20).

“It’s always an honour to play for Australia but getting the singles is an even greater honour,” 40-year-old Wilkie said.

A bronze medallist in the fours at Comm Games Glasgow, Wilkie had a consistent 2014, being the singles runner-up in both the Australian Open and Australian Indoor, a semi-finalist in the prestige Golden Nugget singles at Tweed Heads, and an unbeaten eight-from-eight record for Club Helensvale in the national club teams Five-a-Side series.

Helensvale south-paw Mark Casey and Australian Jackaroos captain Lynsey Clarke will join Wilkie in NZ.

Each nation will parade and hand over a flag to the chairman of Broadbeach, to fly over the greens as they compete.

A strong Scottish delegation has signed up and Scottish nationals living on the Gold Coast are encouraged to support their team.

Competitors will also come from such diverse nations as the USA, Turkey and Nui.

It’s only been a few months since the last World Juniors (November 2014) at Broadbeach, but World Bowls has moved the event to March for the next five years, where it will fall in line with the Australian Open also moving to the Gold Coast (June 13-25), leading up to and around the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018.

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Saturday 25th April 2015

2 Games of 18 ends or the bell 3 hours 1pm-4pm 5pm-8pm Aussie BBQ 4pm to 5pm

Conditions of Play

Victorian Chloe Stewart has been awarded singles duties this year, teaming up with St John’s Park’s Anne Johns (NSW) in the pairs; Clarke, Claire Turley (NSW) and Cottrell in the triples; and

The spectacular opening ceremony of the World Junior Under-25 Championships is scheduled for 3.30pm on Sunday March 8.

$3000 Men’s Twilight Pairs

Green fees $80 per team includes meal

Wilkie will join Aron Sherriff (NSW) in the pairs; the triples team is Wayne Ruediger (SA), Casey and Matthew Flapper (VIC); while Ruediger, Casey, Flapper, and Sherriff will play the fours.

If you want to catch some of the best juniors in the world in action, roll along to the Broadbeach greens next month, from March 9-15.

ANZAC DAY PAIRS

1st $1200 2nd $700 3rd $500 Two round winners $300 per team

Former Gold Coast-based Kelsey Cottrell, who played singles for Australia in the Trans Tasman last year, has been chosen again in the five-player side, which will play singles, pairs, triples and fours under a Commonwealth Games format.

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Alan still rolling at 95 Dalby bowlers turned out in force to mark the special occasion of one of their favourite sons turning 95.

Alan Willis is still an active bowler, once or twice a week, his favourite session being the Wednesday men’s bowls.

“Alan turned 95 on December 9 and more than 50 of us turned up the next day for his regular Wednesday session, to help him celebrate reaching this special milestone,” Dalby’s Ted McNally said.

“Alan started in bowls when he was relatively old, at 43, and he often says he wished he started when he was younger.”

Alan lived on a sheep property at Tara for the first 60 years of his life, before retiring to Dalby, serving as president at Tara Bowls Club.

He is also a past president of Condamine District Bowls Association.

Alan’s proudest personal achievement in bowls was his win in the Dalby “B” Singles some 20 years ago, but he couldn’t quite crack an open singles title.

“Alan has been part of many good team wins over many years, he’s a fierce competitor, but always an absolute pleasure to play with,” McNally said.

“Dalby is very happy to have a great role model like Alan Willis as a member, he’s always very encouraging of new bowlers.” queensland bowler | 19

Celebrating a century

Ethel Steinhardt with BQ’s Athol Radnidge

Springwood centenarian Ethel Steinhardt has received a Bowls Queensland 100 years medallion from BQ director and fellow club member Athol Radnidge.

Ethyl was born in Ipswich on December 9, 1914, and grew up on a farm with six siblings.

Demolition has begun at the former Peregian Beach Bowls Club on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Noosa Council says it will consult the community about a new use for the land.

Ethyl followed her son Gil into the sport 42 years ago.

She joined Springwood Bowls Club in 1981 and reached the peak of her powers between 1995 – 2000, winning various club titles in pairs, triples, fours and veteran singles.

Farewell Peregian

When she was 21, she married her husband George, a nearby farmer who was also a keen bowler.

Ethyl was an active member of Springwood’s Wednesday ladies social bowls until about two years ago.

While they lived on the land, Ethyl played tennis, but a move to the city 50 years ago also led her to bowls.

She was honoured at a ceremony at the club on December 10, the day after her 100th birthday.

“Council has saved various goods of sentimental, historic and functional value from the old bowls club,” council community services director Alan Rogers said.

Peregian’s old scoreboard, mower, and other useful items have been re-homed at nearby Tewantin-Noosa Bowls Club.

Furniture and other excess equipment has also gone to a good home, two community groups and the Salvation Army.

Golden oldies instrumental in Maryborough win Maryborough Services Memorial boasts a proud double act in patroness Bev Baker and life member Iris Witt.

With a combined total age of 180 years, the two “girls” were instrumental to the club’s 2014 win over Doon Villa in the annual Patroness and Life Members Shield challenge.

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Club secretary Jos Hansen said age was no barrier at Maryborough Services Memorial, and the girls are hopeful Bev and Iris will help defend the Shield again in November.

Pictured back, Bev Goodman, Leanne Gundry, Rosalyn Hucknall, Madge Clitheroe, Susan Williams, Lorraine

Greenhalgh, middle, Leanne Wallace, Lesley Coulter, Heather Bernicke, Karen Thomson, Lena Parsons, Brenda Richardson, Dianne Braddock, Jocalyn Hansen, and front, proudly holding the Shield, Bev and Iris. (Absent Helen Potter).

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Back row (from left): Gary Willis, Corey Wedlock, Aaron Teys, Ray Pearse, Jesse Noronha, Ben Glasson, Sean Ingham, Eric Copeland, Robbie Wild, Des Cann, Kurt Brown, Brett Wilkie. Front row: Kelly Richards, Jamie-Lee Worsnop, Samantha Noronha, Natalie Noronha, Ellen Ryan, Kiani Andersen, Bolivia Millerick, Cassandra Millerick, Natasha Jones, Pam Rowe.

Comm Games hopefuls clash on the Coast In what may be a good omen for the upcoming QLD V NSW senior test series, a specially selected high performance squad of Queensland juniors recently won a development “test series” against New South Wales (Nov 24-29, Broadbeach).

The state’s juniors won 3-0 (boys) and 2-1 (girls), finishing on 16 wins, +42, with NSW on 8 wins -42.

The test series was supported by Bowls Queensland and organised by Bowls Australia’s National Training Centre (NTC) coach for Queensland, Brett Wilkie, and his New South Wales-ACT counterpart, Gary Willis.

The idea of national coach Steve Glasson was to pick a handful of juniors from each state and train them up to possibly win selection for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018.

Five males and five females were selected from each state, to learn more

skills in match play, skill drills, and team building, under match pressure.

This is the first year of the NTC Challenge, but it will be back next year, and in 2017, in the lead up to Comm Games 2018.

The players are — Queensland: Sean Ingham (Broadbeach), Des Cann (Jindalee), Eric Copeland (Caloundra), Robbie Wild (Pine Rivers), Kurt Brown (Pine Rivers), Pam Rowe (Helensvale), Natasha Jones (Bribie Island), Kiani Anderson (Kawana) and twins Bolivia and Cassandra Millerick (Caloundra).

New South Wales: Ray Pearse and Corey Wedlock (Cabramatta), Ben Glasson (Mt Lewis), Aaron Teys and Jesse Noronha (Warilla); Female: Kelly Richards (Raymond Terrace), Ellen Ryan (Cabramatta), Jamie-Lee Worsnop (St Johns Park), Natalie and Samantha Noronha (Warilla).

“This event is designed to give the future stars of our game the strongest

competition and experience at the

2018 Commonwealth Games venue, Broadbeach Bowling Club” the NSW coach Gary Willis said.

“Their results, dedication and

determination over the next two to three years could well and truly place them in

the mix for the ultimate prize in our sport – Commonwealth Games Selection for Australia.”

Wilkie added “This is a fantastic

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Rideout boys building Biloela bowls dynasty Three generations of Rideout boys from Biloela are looking forward to a great year in bowls in 2015.

The fifth round of the recent Monto Triples Carnival (October 2014) turned into an inter-generational battle when dad and son played off against grand-dad, experience ultimately trumping youth!

Rod, Damien and Shane Rideout

After four rounds, grandson Shane, 11, leading for his dad Damien, found themselves only one

point behind the team skipped by his grandfather Rodney.

It was a fierce battle in the final round, but granddad prevailed.

The youngest generation of Rideout to take to the green impressed with his maturity and ability.

(Grandma Alison Ogle is also a gun bowler.)

“He’s only been playing about six months, but you’d think it was five years, by the standard of his bowls,” Monto bowler and club PR man Jack Muller said.

Mooosey on over for our annual Reef & Beef Carnival!

The heady mix of bowls, prawns and steak is on the menu again at Point Lookout Bowls Club (North Stradbroke Island), June 13-14.

The annual $2100 Men’s Triples Reef & Beef Tournament is a busy weekend, with seafood lunch included Saturday, full breakfast Sunday, and BBQ lunch Sunday.

Green fees $90/player ($10 early bird discount pay by May 15).

(Pandanus Palms has accommodation packages, inquiries Shaun Surridge 3409 8182.)

Queenslanders pull on green and gold for World Disabled Bowls Champs Five Queenslanders are off to Hutt City, New Zealand, later this month to play for Australia at the International Bowls for the Disabled (IBD) World Championships (Feb 16-27).

The national team has 14 male and female competitors across B5-B8 physical disability classification groups, including Glasgow Commonwealth Games rep Tony Bonnell (Club Pine Rivers), John Green (Souths Suburban Mackay), Debra McGarry (formerly Rathdowney, now Burrum Heads), Serena Nicholls (Burleigh Heads) and Kaytlyn Smith (Edge Hill).

“Tony, Kaytlyn, Debra and Serena were members of the Queensland team that won six medals at the National MultiDisability Lawn Bowls Championships in March last year, and Tony also won Disability Sport Australia’s Graham Golley award for best international lawn bowls performance,” said Queensland Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association sport and recreation manager David Bartholomaeus.

“John has been a solid performer for many years and will bring valuable experience to the Australian team.”

Disability Sports Australia CEO Jenni Cole said the Australian team was self-funded, but if anyone wanted to contribute to individuals or the team, DSA had partnered with Just Giving to create an easy to use fundraising portal.

Contact Jenni for more info 0419 274 198.

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WHITESTYLES Best-dressed Cooper puts personal pain aside to raise funds for cancer research South Suburban’s Cooper Whitestyles showed lots of spirit to win the runner up prize and “best dressed” award at the West Mackay club’s recent “blue and pink” charity bowls day, to raise money for breast and prostate cancer.

“Despite a tough year for Cooper personally, with two major operations in the past 12 months to straighten his right leg, and more ahead to straighten his left leg, it didn’t deter Cooper from getting back on to the green to help raise money for someone else,” South Suburban’s Ann Putland said.

Still in recuperation, Cooper (pictured left) played from a wheelchair and used a bowling arm.

“Under the coaching of Beverly Rush, who is very experienced in working with disability bowlers, Cooper was practicing from a

wheelchair well before his operation, playing each week with eight other disability bowlers, including amputee bowler John Green, who will play for Australia at the IBD World Championships in New Zealand later this month (Feb 16-27),” Putland said.

The Souths Suburban cancer charity bowls day raised $3000.

Cooper, 15, was born with achondroplasia, a condition that causes dwarfism.

In bowls, he’s found a sport he enjoys, and where he can shine.

In 2015, Cooper plans to continue playing disability bowls on Fridays, and Warehouse bowls on Saturdays at two clubs, Souths Suburban and Mackay City.

Cooper’s family is very proud of his commitment and achievements in bowls.

Qld Kallangur bowlers vs NSW back cutie Claire’s Queensland will play NSW in its annual inter-state clash, at Chermside Bowls Club, Tues Feb 17 and Wed Feb 18.

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50km charity ride

When Narangba’s Claire Winwood, aged 7, decided to ride 50km on the school holidays to raise money for kids cancer, she knew where to turn for help.

Great-grandfather Frank Priestley ran Claire’s quest past his fellow Wednesday afternoon bowlers at Kallangur.

A quick whip around and Claire was up $205 towards her first charity fundraising goal of $1000.

“Thanks so much to all our generous bowlers, and I’m really proud of Claire, she wanted to do something to help children who suffer with this terrible disease,” Frank said.

The Riding to Fight Kids’ Cancer- Great Cycle Challenge is held in October each year.

Claire (pictured), a Year 3 student in 2015 at Northpine Christian College, exceeded her financial target, raising $1210 to fight kids cancer.

She also succeeded at her own personal challenge, to cycle 50km.

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CHAMPIONSHIP LAWS I trust that you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and that you are all looking forward to 2015, which looks like being a busy year with a full program of events, many of which will be held in Queensland.

In my December column I did mention that I would continue with the various changes to the new laws, however, I have decided to go down a different path, mainly because you have probably read the various articles put out by Bowls Australia and on Bowls Queensland’s website re the changes.

So I thought, as many of you will be commencing your 2015 Championships, I would look at the changes that mainly affect these games, firstly the laws in the 3rd Edition and then the Domestic Laws.

LAWS:

3. Choosing the rinks for Play: Law 3.3 now reads – If after the draw for rinks has been made, a player in a competition or game plays on the same rink before the start of play on the day of the competition or games, that player will be disqualified. This does not apply to open tournaments.

(Therefore the Controlling Body, Player/s or Manager/s would need to ensure that the same rink was not used and a redraw carried out otherwise the player would be an ineligible player and Laws 39.1.1 and 39.1.2 would apply and the team/side would forfeit the game to their opponent).

5.1 Trial Ends: Law 5.1.4 now reads – Each player must not use more than the number of bowls being used during the game. If a player or an umpire notices that a player is using more than the permitted number of bowls, the defaulting player will lose the right to play any bowls remaining to be played in the trial ends. (Self-explanatory).

6. Placing the mat: Law 6.2.6 new – To gain better grip during adverse weather conditions a player, can before delivering their bowl, lift the mat, turn it over and replace it in its original position.

of at least one foot on the mat. At the moment they deliver the jack or bowl, the player must have all or part of one foot on or above the mat. (Whereas before, a player before delivery had to be standing on the mat with one foot fully on the mat).

20. Dead end: Law 20.1 now reads – A dead end must be replayed in the same direction unless the skips or opponents in singles agree to play it in the opposite direction. (If the jack and bowls need to be transferred to the opposite end of the rink before the end is replayed, they must be transferred in a way which avoids distracting players on neighbouring rinks. (Before, the bowls had to be carried up the rink).

23. Deciding the number of shots scored: Law 23.3 now reads – No measuring (that is, the use of equipment, such as that described in Law 54, placed between the jack and bowls to decide which bowls are shot) will be allowed before the process of deciding the number of shots scored starts (as described in Law 23.1). If a player measurers before the process of deciding the number of shots scored starts, the defaulting team will lose the right to play any bowls remaining to be played in that end and the non-defaulting team will deliver their remaining bowls to complete the end. (Self-explanatory).

40.1 The Skip: Law 40.1.9 now reads – For domestic play, Member National Authorities can transfer the skip’s duties described in Law 40.1.7 to other members of the team.

However they must make sure that the duties are transferred to players whose positions, in order of play, are the same in each team.

(See further details below under Domestic Regulations).

56.5.

Respotting the Jack: Law 56.5.3 new – One re-spot position. A single re-spot position which is 2 metres from the front ditch and on the centre line can be used as an alternative to the threespot position described in Law 56.5.2.

(Self-explanatory).

DOMESTIC REGULATIONS:

The numbering of the Domestic Regulations has been set out similar to the Laws which will assist Members when checking the specific Regulations as mentioned in the various Laws. The main changes that affect players are:

DR.2. Game Anomalies: This replaces DR.4 (Replacement and Substitute players) and covers the following: 2.1 Definitions, 2.2 Constitution of Players/ Teams, 2.3 Substitute Players, 2.4 Replacement Players, 2.5 Absentee players in a side game. I recommend that all these Clauses be read in full as they are important to members that are entering any Championships or Competitions as many of them have been altered with the main change being the definition concerning Replacement Players and Absentee Players in a Side Game which are as follows: DR.2.1.7 Replacement Player: a player who is appointed to take the place of a constituted player who cannot play in any round after the first round of that competition for a reason accepted by the Controlling Body. (As you can see the Replacement Player can only be appointed after the first round where before the Replacement Player could only be appointed prior to the start of the competition so care would be needed when this situation needs to take place and Controlling Bodies also need to be aware of the change).

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(Self-explanatory).

7. Position on the mat: Law 7.1 now reads – Before delivery a player must be standing on the mat with all or part

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Mixed Pennant pursuit Brothers Edmonton chasing Far North pennant hat-trick The annual Mixed Pennant competition is a highlight of the Tropical Far North district calendar.

It’s become a spirited contest between the traditional FNQ coastal clubs, and the wider TFNQ community, which includes Cairns city, and Atherton Tablelands clubs.

Brothers Edmonton (Cairns) is going for its third consecutive Mixed Pennant title in 2015, but they won’t have it all their own way, based on last year’s result.

The winner wasn’t decided until the final end of the final round, Brothers Edmonton winning by just three shots over South Johnstone at Silkwood.

The victorious Brothers Edmonton team was Denis Jacoora, Eddie Rick, Jack Huey, Bradley Reason, Glenda Anderson, Sue Row, Daphne Begg and Audrey McCormack (pictured below).

The TFNQ Mixed Pennant comp runs during March and April each year, nominations to Gordon Goes from Innisfail gjgoes2@hotmail. com or 4061 6009.

Homeside heros take Tannymorel title Winner of Tannymorel’s Mixed Fours Carnival on November 2 was the host club’s No 1 team, club president Craig Thompson, games director Terry Bandit, Wayne Tucker, and Ken Bryson (pictured). Runners up were Stanthorpe.

Board secretary Diane Walsh said a good day was had by both hosts and visitors to the Southern Downs district club.

“We had full greens, 16 teams in total from Tannymorel, Killarney, Warwick,

Southern Cross, Urbanville, Stanthorpe, Texas, Inglewood, Coraki, The Summit and Clifton,” Walsh said.

“We played three 16-end rounds, the weather looked threatening but the storm clouds dissipated by the afternoon and play was interrupted, although a cross wind made the bowling tricky.

“Our many volunteers had the greens in excellent condition.

“The multi-draw raffle was popular and everyone went home happy.”

UMPIRE

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completing and dealing with the card (as per Law 42).

DR.2.5.1.2 Each player must use the number of bowls specified in the Conditions of Play for that event.

3.2.3 In Triples – the skip of each team.

(e.g. in fours, each player is required to play 2 bowls as specified in the C of P. When a team in a side is 1 player short each player plays 2 bowls each (6 bowls - lead, third and skip) against 8 bowls). (Whereas before the number of bowls played by each defaulting team was made up by the Lead and Second both playing 3 bowls and one fourth of the total shots were deducted from the score).

DR.3. Duties of Players:

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DR.3.1.1 The scoreboard may be updated at any time by any person but must be updated at least every second end and the skip is responsible for ensuring it is correct as per the scorecard.

DR.3.2. Skips duties relating to scorecards: (Law 40.1.9)

For Domestic Play in Australia, all duties relating to the scorecard set out in Law 40.1.7 (including keeping and completing the scorecard) shall be performed by: 3.2.1 In Singles – the marker is responsible for keeping,

3.2.2 In Pairs – the skips of each team.

3.2.4 In Fours – the second of each team.

(The main change here is that the Second in a Fours game keeps the card).

DR.4.7. Distinguishing marks on bowls (Law 52.1.5):

4.7.4 For Domestic play in Australia, adhesive (stick-on) markings (as permitted under Law 52.1.8) may cover the distinguishing mark on the bias side of the bowl. (Therefore the “dot” can be used instead of the small ring to avoid covering the W.B. stamp or Serial number and all bowls belonging to players within a team or side must have these markings on them).

The foregoing are the main changes that will affect your games, however I am sure there will be others and as these come to hand and are looked into, I will advise you in future columns, in the meantime, good luck and good bowling in your Competitions. queensland bowler | 27

with Rino Parrella With Christmas behind us and a new year just begun, most greens should be back in play.

So it’s the perfect time to talk about the importance of soil pH and the negative effect low soil pH can have on your green.

Soil pH is an important chemical property, affecting both the availability of nutrients to plants, and the activity of soil microorganisms.

Many greens struggle to get grass coverage, and this can sometimes be attributed to very acidic soil.

I believe soil should be checked around August every year and if any adjustment is needed, you can rectify it leading up to renovation time.

This offers good chance for grass recovery.

So what is soil pH and what does it mean?

Well Soil pH is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of the soil, on a scale of 0 to 14.

A higher soil pH indicates increased soil alkalinity, while a lower pH indicates increased soil acidity.

The optimum pH for most grass types is 6.5 to 7.0, although different grass types can tolerate a range of pH levels.

Grass species such as centipede grass prefer a more acidic soil, with pH levels around 5.0 - 5.5 considered optimum.

(In most cases you may assume that your soil is not too acidic for centipede grass, so you should NOT need to apply lime for centipede grass.)

But for Tifdwarf, which is what most bowling greens have, a pH of 6.5 – 7 is fine.

HOW TO TEST SOIL PH Testing your soil pH is quite simple. Just about every garden centre sells DIY soiltesting kits, and for around $20, they’re a great guide to your soil’s pH level.

If your soil tests indicate too much acidity, you will need to add lime to increase the alkalinity and reach your target pH.

RAISING SOIL PH To raise your soil pH you will need to apply lime.

It is considered a natural soil amendment rather than a fertilizer and furnishes important plant nutrients such as calcium and magnesium.

Lime also reduces soil toxicity while promoting the regulation of nutrients such as zinc, copper, and especially phosphorous.

Do not over apply lime to your soil, as this will cause big issues with any crops including grass.

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It’s best to spread it out over three to four months so the soil can adapt to the changing environment.

Also a rule of thumb is never to apply fertilizer and lime together as they can neutralize each other, I like to give it a couple of weeks apart just to be safe.

Lime is commonly sold as ground agricultural limestone and comes in 20-25 kg bags, in a dispersible greens form, which broadcasts easily through a Scotts Spreader.

The pelletized lime easily dissolves with a follow up of water.

LOWERING SOIL PH If your soil test indicates too much alkalinity, then you will add sulphur to increase soil acidity to reach your target pH. The lowering (acidifying) of soil pH is much more difficult and expensive than raising soil pH.

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► This is a yellow powder, sometimes referred to as flowers of sulphur, and is not nutritionally available to plants until it is oxidized by soil bacteria into the sulphate form.

(Do not confuse elemental sulphur with the sulphur contained in sulphates such as ammonium sulphate.)

FERTILISERS AS ACIDIFYING MATERIALS Sulphate is also present in ammonium sulphate [(NH4)2SO4] fertilizer, a common nitrogen fertilizer that acidifies soil.

However, the ammonium in fertilizers, not sulphate, is responsible for the soil acidification.

Ammonium containing fertilisers can acidify soil.

This process is slow compared to acidification by the natural elemental sulphur.

BE PATIENT Lime and sulphur can take up to 2 - 3 months (or longer) to react with soil, so you’ll need to be patient.

The soil pH should be tested again at this point in time and may require that the soil be treated again, so be sure to allow for this extra time if green are to be renovated.

You will also need to work the lime or sulphur into the soil if possible.

This can be difficult unless you aerate the green beforehand, but it will give the best and quickest results.

Add in a hit of Primo Growth Retardant, and with a couple of grooms or scarifies, greens should be up and running well again.

PESTS This time of year is when all the pests arrive.

Look out for lawn grubs, curl grubs and webworm; they love juicy lush grass as their main menu.

They are easy to kill with most insecticides, but be sure you always read the labels and use the correct doses.

It is highly recommended for a more accurate measure that a professional soil pH test be performed before you attempt to adjust your soil pH.

Also baby black beetles are flying in at night looking for a new home, and what better than a bowling green to land on and burrow into, only for those flaming crows to dig them up next morning, leaving holes everywhere.

This soil test can be obtained through your Nuturf or Globe chemicals Agent.

The end of January is when the first application of Banner MAXX should be applied to prevent spring dead spot later on in the year.

Also, don’t take a soil sample just after you have fertilized the green, as you will get a false reading.

THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN FEB By this time of year greens renovation fertilizer should be just about exhausted.

Also white and black Helmo fungi will attack the crown of the plant with any wet, overcast weather around.

TIP OF THE MONTH With hot weather regularly pushing the mercury above 30 degrees, it’s important to use a good soil wetter to avoid dry patches and to water your greens evenly to prevent turf loss.

As I’ve said many times before, once tifdwarf dries out past a certain point, it won’t return, and you will have to regrow the grass.

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From the Chair

Happy New Year to all, this being the first Bowler magazine for 2015, after the summer break.

I hope you enjoyed some family time and maybe even some bowls, so you’ve got your eye in for what looks like being an exciting year ahead.

with Ron Chambers It’s on the BQ website (www. bowlsqld.org) but the main points are as follows:

I’m particularly looking forward to Queensland’s reign as host state for the Australian Open 2015, the first of five consecutive years, wrapping around the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast.

• All players and spectators to wear a hat.

• Tap water available at all venues.

• When the temperature reaches 35 degrees, play/competition should be interrupted every 25 minutes for a 10-minute break, when cold drinks should be made available.

If you’re not planning to play the Open yourself, I’m sure you’ll have lots of friends and colleagues who will take the opportunity to enter such a prestigious competition, without the same travel costs as when the tournament is held in Victoria.

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DEVELOPMENT

Building for the future Can your club get involved with Secondary Schools Cup in 2015?

The Bowls Queensland development team is always looking for innovative ways to turn on a new generation to the sport of lawn bowls.

The Secondary School Cup has been running since 2005, in a number of formats, with pairs being the most recent and the most popular.

Clubs generally find it not too much of a burden to take on two high school teens, usually one with prior bowls experience, and a newbie.

(Even within the same town, one club might take on a pair from a certain high school, while a pair from another high school might train with a different club.)

At the end of the day, the high school pairs within a town will eventually play off, the winner progressing to a district play off, and perhaps a zone play off, before the club-supported secondary school pairs team is ready to play at a State final.

The state final for the Secondary Schools Cup is held in September each year, so if your club would like to support a school-based pair, get in touch with your local high school soon, and choose your weapons!

In 2014, the winning secondary school pairs team for Queensland was Rebecca Rixon and Keely Ansell from Siena Catholic College on the Sunshine Coast.

The year before, the best-performed unit at State was Matthew Dunlop and James Rowley from Townsville’s St Anthony’s Catholic College.

This year’s 2015 Secondary School Cup will be played a weekend earlier than usual, September 12-13 (venue to be confirmed, it has been held at Club Pine Rivers for the past two years).

(The first weekend of the September school holidays was becoming less attractive to families and school teaching staff who support the secondary school bowling programmes.)

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Damon Faulkner, Jolo Gapusan, Cassie Grange and Lian Pitt

Primary school play-off goes ahead thanks to dedicated volunteers While last year’s attempted innovation of an official Primary Schools Cup didn’t have a huge take up among clubs or schools around the state, a few keen schools and clubs around the state did a great and committed job, and the youngsters really seemed to enjoy their bowls.

For example, Mt Cotton teacher Sean Christie, a Pennant and PLQ Sevens bowler from Springwood, was rapt with the progress of his keen L-plate bowlers, which he found came mostly from the middle primary school years, 4-6.

When the scheduled play off for a state title didn’t come about (sadly) due to insufficient numbers, Christie lined up an unofficial “title match” against Christ the King Primary School at Deception Bay, where Queensland state player Emma Brown teaches.

Capalaba Sports Club and bowlers Troy Jones and Peter Kelly came on board with a great venue and the contest was on!

A few dozen 8-12 year olds played 5 ends-three bowl pairs and had a great time and some showed a real feel for bowls.

The Mt Cotton primary school bowlers will miss Mr Christie this year, since he’s been transferred to Waterford West (Logan).

Emma’s Christ the King students played off among themselves to decide third and fourth places, with Jolo Gapusan and Cassie Grange defeating Lian Pitt and Damon Faulkner.

As a bonus treat to mark the primary school students first year in bowls, Emma took them along to watch some of the exciting APL at nearby Club Pine Rivers.

They got to meet some of the biggest stars of the sport, with the TV cameras whirring nearby, and see what Mrs Brown does for fun when she’s not in front of a whiteboard!

Thank you to all the schools and clubs around the state who showed interest in supporting and developing the primary schools programme.

We hope to work with you again in 2015.

Pictured below: APL treat for Christ the King bowlers.

Mt Cotton’s Winter Barnsdale and Blake Cooper cruised to glorious victory, with the runners up also from Mt Cotton, Tyson HutchinsonReakes and Madi Say.

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Club Law with curt schatz

Drawing the line

Managing employee conduct in the workplace Reading the recent case of MitchelInnes v Willis Australia Group Services*, reminded me of the importance of clear and specific guidelines in managing employee conduct in the workplace.

This case concerned a state manager who turned up for work the morning after a work-related function clearly intoxicated.

Apparently he had been drinking into the early hours and was so drunk that he slept on a bench near his hotel because he couldn’t find his room key.

Accordingly, this case serves as a timely reminder of the importance of clear and specific policies, practices and procedures, which spell out to employees what are and are not acceptable behaviours in the workplace, and what are the likely consequences of unacceptable behaviours.

Lessons to be learned The adverse finding of the New South Wales District Court may have been avoided if there was:

He smelt of alcohol, spoke loudly, threw a lollipop and made animal noises!

Unsurprisingly, the state manager was sacked for being drunk.

Unfortunately for the employer the District Court found that they had not proved gross misconduct on the part of the employee.

The reason for this was that on a proper reading of the contract of employment, consideration of the employer’s policies (read in the context of their practice in relation to alcohol at work) all indicated that intoxication at work of itself (within the employer) was not sufficient to warrant summary dismissal for gross misconduct.

Where did it all go wrong? ► Work related function It was of significance that the state manager had been at a work-related function the night before. This created the link with his employment and with his employer. ► Employer’s practice in relation to consumption of alcohol The employer routinely met the cost of alcohol consumed at work-related functions and events, irrespective of the quantity of alcohol consumed. The District Court found this of significance as it indicated an approach, support and tolerance of alcohol consumption by them. ► Consistent practice.

The fact that the other colleagues were not sacked was of significance.

The colleagues with whom the state manager had drunk until the early hours of the morning did not make it to work the following day, and were presumably unable to attend because of their “condition” yet they had not been sacked.

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► A clear policy on acceptable conduct at work

If there had been a policy that stated unequivocally that an employee who attended for work under the influence of alcohol or drugs would be committing an act of gross misconduct, which would result in summary dismissal, the position may have been different. ► Definition of the workplace

If that policy had also dealt with what constituted acceptable/inacceptable conduct in the workplace, the situation may have been avoided. Many employers and employees think (mistakenly) that the workplace starts and finishes at the office, factory, shop or wherever the employee actually attends to perform work during set hours. The workplace is actually more expansive than that. The workplace can extend to work related activities, work which occurs outside the workplace, but which is work related such as training courses, conferences and work functions.

Some guidance in this regard may be had from the well-publicized case of Streeter v Telstra where following the work Christmas party six Telstra employees had privately booked a hotel room. The conduct of three employees in that room in front of other employees was sufficient to merit disciplinary action, notwithstanding the fact that the conduct took place outside their office and out with normal working hours.

Furthermore, the case of Brown v Aristocrat Technologies, which concerned an intoxicated employee who, after the Christmas party had concluded, urinated over a balcony in the Christmas party venue down into a restaurant below and that was sufficient to merit dismissal.

If there were clear acceptable standards of conduct policies in place, then the decision may well have been quite different. ► Culture

The employer had a practice of not just tolerating but also supporting (financially) the cost of alcohol consumed at employee gatherings, irrespective of the quantity consumed. This indicated a tolerance and acceptability of such conduct. If clear guidelines had been issued on acceptable consumption of alcohol at work related events, the employer’s policy on reimbursing or funding the consumption of alcohol had been moderated, then the decision may have been different. It would not be enough simply to have a written policy in isolation. Its likely that such a policy would have to have been supported from the top down, employees made aware of and trained in the policy and been consistently enforced.

The way forward Appropriate behaviour in the workplace is important to manage risks of exposure to employers. Risk can arise as a consequence of conduct within what is traditionally defined as the workplace and out of it. Failure to manage the risk can result in significant damages and consequences for the employee and employer, legal costs and management time in defending litigation, potential prosecutions, fines and criminal sanctions, brand and reputation damage, moral, productivity, sick leave and workers compensation claims.

Employers should have clear policies and procedures governing standards of business conduct and workplace behaviour, which should be available to read and understood by all workplace participants. It should be trained on and consistently enforced in order to mitigate any risk. It should become part of your workplace culture.

If you have any queries in relation to this issue, please contact either myself on (07) 3224 0232, or my colleague Alan Strain on (07) 3224 0323. * Mitchel-Innes v Willis Australia Group Services Pty Ltd (No 2) 2013/148638, NSW District Court, 8/12/ 2014.

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Coaching with Ian Schuback

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SHAPE UP & BOWL BETTER! Just three hours of exercise a week could improve your game

As the New Year begins and you reflect on what worked for you last year and what you might do to improve in 2015, there’s one coaching tip guaranteed to lift your game.

It’s not a new concept but it always works, and it’s called fitness.

Would you be prepared to put in a small amount of time and effort each week?

How much you ask?

Well it’s my view that you can make significant physical improvements in just three hours a week, broken up into three one-hour training sessions.

If you’re serious about playing better bowls, this is not too much to ask of yourself?

But how do you over-come some of the road-blocks, for example, injury, ill-health, poor time management, and lack of incentive or motivation?

How do you convince yourself that better fitness leads to feeling better about yourself and improved sports performance?

Dr Michael Lloyd, a sports psychologist who has worked with many of Australia’s leading

bowlers, says from his experience, women athletes generally have to feel good to play well, whereas male players generally have to play well in order to feel good.

Bowling clubs and other community organisations are a wonderful resource of knowledge, and it’s usually just a matter of asking several members if they know of anyone who might be able to assist you to get started.

You will never regret it once you start, The first step allocating just three is setting a goal hours each week to and planning how to achieve help your body and it by breaking up the bigger goal your mind to deliver Getting fitter is into smaller “good always much more your best habits”. fun if you do it with Former Aussie rules another! games! coach Ron Barassi used to So how do you take the steps to achieve greater fitness, feeling great, and bowling great?

say: “It’s just as easy to develop good habits as bad habits, but if you develop bad habits, you’ll end up in a rut, and a rut is nothing more than a coffin with the ends kicked out!”

So one of the best coaching tips to follow, as the year gets under way, is to make your body fitter, stronger and a little more flexible.

You’ll be amazed by the new-found feeling of control and positivity, and also, I believe, about how much your performance will improve.

Just a little bit more fitness will improve your confidence, self-esteem, selfbelief, body language, and overall mental toughness.

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The good news is that you don’t need to spend a lot of money or rush out and join a gym or enlist help from a personal trainer.

If you are reluctant to ask, your local Council, the newspaper or good old “Google” will help you with a range of activities to choose from.

Just start off with basics that suit your lifestyle, maybe a brisk 30-45 minute walk, or a swim?

Would you have a go at dancing, canoeing, or head to a yoga class?

Your body will love even fifteen minutes of stretching, or you could aim to build up your core strength with an increasing number of sit-ups and push-ups and voila - you’re on your way!

Do some research on how to supplement this with good foods and of course, good times with others.

You will never regret it once you start, allocating just three hours each week to help your body and your mind to deliver your best games!

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