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2021 State Junior representative Stella Palmer from Roma Bowls Club

JUNIORS WHAT’S HAPPENING

AT YOUR CLUB?

YOUR COMMUNITY BOWL

25 – Come & Try

26 UMPIRE COLUMN

BOWLS IN THE OLYMPICS

Bowls’ challenge to be part of the 2032 Games

Bowls’ laws lockdown Q & A activity

20 BOWLS IN SCHOOLS

33 NORTHERN WOMEN’S CHALLENGE

How to approach your local school to encourage junior bowls

This event drew bowlers from all over North Queensland

22 BUNDY’S TRAILER

34 Coaching

Promoting bowls throughout the Bundaberg District

Coach Thorpy discusses PRIDE in bowls

Editor: Jo Grey

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5 – Relief for Tannymorel

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RELIEF FOR TANNYMOREL

By Diane Walsh

Tannymorel Bowls Club, which is coming up to 70 years old, serves a rural community of farming and small villages. We have approximately 30 bowlers, a total of 122 members and are famous for our hospitality. We feel that we are more than a bowls club; we are a gathering place for members of our community to have a drink, a game of social bowls and a meal on Friday night with our friends. During the recent (and ongoing) drought and COVID-19 restrictions, we provided relief from the stress on our farmers and those whose livelihood was affected.

Like all country bowls clubs, our membership has fluctuated Brian Walsh receiving the disaster fund cheque over the years, but we have an energetic board, and what our from BQ’s VP Kerry Green bowlers lack in numbers, we make up for in enthusiasm. We enjoy participating in events with other district clubs and enter the Q7s competition each year. We have always had our head above water and our figures in the black.

Things changed for us on 27 May. At about 8am a freezer in our storeroom shorted out and caused a fire which destroyed our storeroom and cold room. The roof struts are burnt out and we are unable to use our bar area. We were very lucky though.

Sonya Carr, who isn’t a member and doesn’t usually drive down our street, just happened to be there at the right time and saw the smoke. She promptly called 000 and the Fire and Rescue Service responded quickly. They told us that if there had been another 15-20 minutes we would have lost the whole building.

Our board, staff and members have been working hard to keep us open. Our dining room has become a temporary bar area.

A local business loaned us a mobile cold room and we have hired another. We are back in business, if in a limited capacity.

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We are very thankful to Bowls Queensland who sent Director Kerry Green out to our Tuck’s Tanny Triples day with a cheque for $5,000 from their Disaster Fund. This money will be a big help with our recovery efforts.

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From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson During the past month I have had a number of inquiries regarding the amalgamation of Ladies and Men’s Clubs and District Ladies and Men’s Associations.

Not only is this type of move cost effective for clubs and districts, it reduces the number of volunteers required and also the workload.

Organisations that supply grants consider amalgamations such as these a positive move towards a more cohesive sport, where it is easier to work with one body than two, essentially similar but separate, organisations in the same location that are competing for resources.

Should any club/district require assistance with the amalgamation process please forward a request to BQ. I have been accosted by quite a number of disgruntled bowlers during the two weeks when limited numbers were allowed back on the greens. Within an hour of the announcement by the Premier that no community sport was to be played, the CEO and myself were proactive in contacting government agencies to get an outcome that allowed limited roll ups for our members. It wasn’t the best outcome, but under the circumstances, better than some other sports that missed out. When these situations come about, they are on a case-by-case basis, negotiated during times of intense stress levels in government circles. Give and take is the order of the day. Clubs that stay within the bounds of what is allowed under these restrictions ensure that next time, even though we hope there won’t be a next time, we will be seen as a responsible sporting organisation and be allowed more leeway.

Since the return to play after our shut down in the LGAs, BQ staff have been asked questions from club members relating to pennant promotion, relegation and who can play where and when. Our staff is unable to answer these questions. The advice they are able to give is for the enquirer to see their club secretary, who is a mine of information and will, I am sure, have the answers to hand. If not, they will know where to source the information required, as each district has their own conditions of play.

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CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie Council Meeting Twenty ladies and 20 men’s district delegates will attend Bowls Queensland’s annual September Council Meeting on Wednesday, September 29. This is a great opportunity for delegates across the State to come together and discuss bowls in QLD. The Bowls QLD Board and committee coordinators will also be in attendance.

Covid-19 Unfortunately, many of our clubs were affected by more lockdowns recently and also restrictions coming out of those lockdowns. Bowls Queensland continue to liaise with the QLD Government, Clubs Queensland and QSport to advocate for our sport. Thank you to the clubs and their members in the impacted areas for following the directions of the QLD Government. Many people were frustrated with some of the restrictions, although our sport was lucky to still have some sort of bowling activity when most sports were shut down completely.

Bowls Queensland Committees 1.7.21 – 30.6.22 Congratulations and thank you to the newly appointed Bowls Queensland Committees for volunteering their time to Queensland Bowls for the next 12 months. Thank you to those who nominated but were unsuccessful on this occasion.

• Umpire Committee: John Kirkpatrick (Coordinator), Joan Brotherton, Jessie Cannon, Barry Ashby, Christopher Berry, Trevor Govey.

• Coaching Committee: Alan Thorp (Coordinator), Dennis O’Toole, Eric Tomsene, Felix Purcell, Malcolm Mackney, Jacqueline Hineman. Sub Committee: David Hatfield, Peter Bryan.

• Match Committee: Ron Somerville (Coordinator), Jim See, John De Erneste, Linda Morish, Denis Kirkman, Linda Mitchell.

• Selection Committee: Christina Pavlov (Coordinator), Ron Mitchell, Brad Harris, Gary Costigan, Wendy Wilson.

State District Mixed Pairs This event will be held at the Coolum Bowls Club on September 25-26. Live streaming of the weekend can be viewed on the Bowls QLD Website and Facebook. Thank you to “Life Without Barriers” and “J Carroll Club Promotions” for their support of this event.

Secondary Schools Cup Due to the current Covid-19 situation, Bowls Queensland decided to postpone the Secondary Schools Cup which was scheduled for August 25-26, 2021. This event will now be

played on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 October 2021 at Club Pine Rivers in Brisbane.

Come and Try Month – October Many clubs have already signed up, but we need more! If your club has not organised a day, please consider organising an event to attract people to try bowls at your club.

North vs. South Challenge Mossman Memorial Bowls Club will host the QLD North versus South Challenge once again this year on October 30-31.

This event has been a great promotion for our game over the last three years throughout the State. Bowls QLD had great feedback following the event at Mossman MBC last year and look forward to another great event at the club. Thank you to Mossman MBC, local businesses, the Douglass Shire Council and TFNQ DBA & DLBA for their support in attracting this event to the region again. This event involves teams of 12 women and 12 men playing for the North and South in a three test series.

The Nationals Unfortunately, Bowls Australia’s 2021 Nationals event (scheduled at Broadbeach Bowls Club), which amalgamates six of the sport’s most revered competitions, will not go ahead entirely as planned this year. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, border closures, lockdowns and uncertainties affecting many States across the nation, the decision has been made to cancel the four selected events, while also postponing the two qualifying events that make up the 2021 Nationals.

The selected events impacted include the Australian Under-18 Championships, Australian Multi-Disability Championships, Australian Senior Sides Championships and Australian Sides Championships, which will now not be staged. The two qualifying events that will be contested include the Australian Champion of Champions and Australian Championships; however, these will now be staged in April 2022, at Broadbeach Bowls Club.

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Australian Champion of Champions: Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24, 2022 • Australian Championships: Tuesday, April 26 – Friday, April 29, 2022 The 2022 Nationals events will still proceed from 30 September – 14 October 2022.

2022 District Sides and State Championships These events will be held on the Gold Coast next year; thank you to Major Events Gold Coast who have confirmed they will sponsor the 2022 District Sides and State Championships.

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BOWLS’ CHALLENGE TO BE PART OF 2032 GAMES

By Aidan Davis - Bowls Australia

Like most sports-loving Australians and national sporting bodies, Bowls Australia welcomes the historic announcement that Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Naturally, as a result of Australia’s enduring love and considerable success at the sport of bowls on the international arena, much speculation has occurred in recent times as to whether bowls could be included among the programme of sports at a home Games in 2032.

In order to be considered, bowls must first be recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and/or the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

World Bowls undertook steps to achieve IOC recognition in 2015 and in 2018 examined the process and requirements that must occur to fulfil the obligations, while also identifying the potential issues that the sport could face. The initial step is for World Bowls to become a member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF).

The initial hurdle faced by bowls is that the minimum criteria for GAISF members is 40 Full Member Nations of the applying International Federation (World Bowls) but those Member Nations must be individually internationally recognised, which is problematic because certain nations, such as England, Scotland, Wales and other UK countries, Hong Kong China, Macau, Norfolk Island, Cook Islands, Niue, won’t be individually counted or contribute to the requirement.

Admission to the Paralympics also remains a possibility; given bowls has been part of the Paralympics programme on four previous occasions (1976, 1984, 1988, 1996).

The International Bowls for the Disabled (IBD) is the sport’s peak international body, which would need to gain admission as a member of the IPC for bowls to be considered for the Paralympics.

Bowls Australia’s Chief Executive Officer Neil Dalrymple provided clarity on the path that lies ahead for the sport to be included for a fifth time. “The IBD’s CEO is Jan Palazzi, formerly Executive Officer of Bowls NT and an Australian Jackaroo, and whilst Disability Sport Australia (DSA) have been the member of IBD, with DSA’s agreement, Bowls Australia (BA) will become a direct member of IBD and I will attend the upcoming General Assembly occurring on 22 August,” Dalrymple said.

“The next steps will see BA working very closely with World Bowls and IBD to explore what it takes to get Bowls in the Olympics and Paralympics for 2032 and addressing the areas of concern that could hinder our ability to be included.

“You can be assured that every effort will be made by BA (and World Bowls) to place our credentials before the Games organisers, pointing out that we are not only a major sport globally but we are a low-cost option in terms of facilities which are the equal of anywhere around the world.”

Bowls Australia remains hopeful that the sport can overcome these hurdles and that come July 23, 2032, the Australian Jackaroos will be among the athletes competing at a home Olympic Games and that from August 24, 2032, our Australian Para-Sport Jackaroos will be granted the same opportunity at a home Paralympic Games.

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MEET QUEENSLAND’S UP-AND-COMING BOWLERS We caught up with our junior squad to find out more about them, what they loved about bowls, their thoughts on the future of bowls and what they’d like to see happening in the sport. All believed that bowls should be an Olympic sport and would like more opportunities to play against other juniors.

Our young players are the future of bowls and thrive in their clubs when encouraged. It’s up to all of us to encourage them and support junior events as much as possible. If you’d like tips on how to attract more juniors to your club through linking with your local school, see page 20 for more information.

Boys’ U18 State Juniors Back L-R: Cody Bernard, Ty Jesberg, Jake Rynne, Harrison Kemp.

Front L-R: Sam Collier, Wyatt Martin, Jackson Kemp & Kane Nelson

Girls’ U18 State Juniors Back L-R: Sophie Kiepe, Hannah Ogden, Caysee Wilson, Olivia Rothwell.

Front L-R: Chloe Runge, Stella Palmer, Dekota Brindle & Ashlee Knight 10 queensland bowler September 2021

DEKOTA BRINDLE - DARRA CEMENTCO Dekota (15) started playing bowls at the age of 13 after being encouraged by her dad. She travels about an hour to her home club, Darra Cementco, to play bowls for 10-12 hours per week. Before playing bowls, Dekota used to enjoy playing netball.

She is most proud of making the State junior team, Division 1 for her club, the final four in the District Mixed Pairs and the most consistent mixed pairs in the COVID Pairs events. Dekota has some bowls-specific goals and says that she wants to be known and looked up to and encourage others. “ I want a young kid to see me and feel encouraged to follow in my footsteps,” she said.

When asked who she most admired in bowls, she was quick to respond that it was mainly her dad. “He encourages me to be the best sportswoman and person I can be for myself,” she said. “I also have a mentor, Helen Wood-Bradley, who helps me.”

While bowls has had a positive effect on Dekota’s life, she sometimes finds that most weekends are prioritised with bowls, so having time to see friends and family can be hard.

Another unfortunate problem that Dekota has experienced is verbal abuse and discouragement from some other bowlers. Having said that, she wants to encourage any young bowlers to be kind to themselves, believe in their ability and themselves and play bowls because they have a passion for the game.

Finally, when asked “If you could make one wish for bowls in Australia, what would it be?” she answered, “for bowls to be better known, as not many people even know it’s a sport. I’d also like to see more opportunities for women.”

JAKE RYNNE - NORTH TOOWOOMBA

When Jake (17) was six years old, his grandpa played bowls and the local kindergarten took all the kids down to the club once a week, so he was introduced to bowls at a very young age. He usually trains for six hours per week, depending on what competitions are being held over the weekends.

Jake has to travel on average about three hours one-way each weekend for bowls. When not playing bowls, and when he gets the time, he plays “basically any sport I get the chance to”. He plays squash, school footy and cricket and also enjoys going out hunting with mates chasing pigs, roos and foxes.

When asked about his proudest bowls moment so far, Jake said winning the State Champion Of Champions Singles has been his biggest win.

“However, the most memorable would be team achievements; the State pennant tops that list and, to be honest, all the tournament wins with Kane and Jacob are always pretty exciting too, haha!”

Jake aspires to win gold for Australia one day. He admires bowler Kelvin Kerkow and looks up to Jacob Nelson.

“Bowls makes lifetime friends and that is probably the biggest attribute of the sport.”

One challenge in particular that Jake faces, is that playing bowls takes a toll on his education because he seems to be at bowls more than school.

Also, he finds that getting through patches of bad form or having a lack of motivation to train can be hard at times.

Jake would like others to know that bowls isn’t just a sport, it’s an opportunity to meet many people and make many friends that are from all walks of life, which is so important because “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”.

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ASHLEE KNIGHT - MACKAY CITY Ashlee (17) started playing bowls five years ago to join her family, as they were playing bowls “all the time, so I wanted to give it a go”.

“I ended up loving the sport,” she said.

She plays bowls for 10-12 hours each week and also enjoys switching greens from bowls to golf whenever she can.

Ashlee has to travel to Brisbane from Mackay sometimes, which is a long way to go but worth it.

Ashlee is most proud of winning the 2019 State Schools Cup with her friend, Maddison Andreassen, and also being selected for the Queensland team.

When asked about her goals for playing bowls, she wants to “do the best I can and keep improving to one day play for Australia”.

She admires Karen Murphy and her mentors, Robyn Beale and her dad Joe Taylor.

Playing bowls has been a positive experience for Ashlee as the whole family plays, although she has found that some older people aren’t always supportive of her successes.

She encourages any beginner bowlers to “practise hard and listen to your coaches, because it will all pay off at the end”.

SAMUEL COLLIER - TWEED HEADS Sam (15) rolled his first bowl when he was seven years old. He grew up on a small island in northern Queensland and his mum was part of a small group of people who were trying to get the local bowls club up and running again, so they spent a lot of time at the club.

Sam plays bowls for between four and 12 hours a week, depending on the COVID situation and school commitments. “I don’t have to travel too far now for bowls since I moved to the mainland,” he said. “When I lived on the island, mum would organise four trips off the island every year for the kids in the club, and we would have to travel more than 1,000kms by boat and plane to compete!”

When Sam’s not playing bowls, he loves to surf most days with his brother.

He skates, rides his mountain bike on the trails and plays volleyball. Sam is proud of being in the final 16 in the 2018 Victorian Open Men’s Open Pairs when he was 12. “We had some pretty tough competition to make it that far and it’s my favourite competition,” he said. Sam says he was “pretty stoked” to make the State team this year and feels privileged to live closer than 1,000kms to another club. “I still can’t believe a kid from a little island that played on a black wobbly rubber green could actually make it,” he said. “My new club has been so great in supporting me”.

Sam’s big brother Josh is his mentor, even though Josh stopped playing competitive bowls when he went to university, he is still a great training partner. “Actually, it’s really annoying how good he is at bowls still and he hardly plays,” Sam laughed. Fellow club member, Joe Franzi, is also a mentor as he encourages Sam to play his best. “Just being around and watching other club members play or playing against them is pretty cool. I guess they are my silent mentors,” he said.

Sam’s message to all young people is to give it a go! “It’s a lot of fun; there aren’t too many sports you can play on level pegging with older, wiser dudes, who know a bunch more about life than you do, and yet you still get the chance to whoop butt (sometimes). Hell yeah! Some days you feel like you can play like a champion, and the next day you feel you’d play better with your eyes closed. Bowls is like ping-pong chess on steroids. Sometimes there’s way too many pings and pongs and the game gets crazy out of control, but with calculated persistence and consistency, success can come. And that’s what you train for.”

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SOPHIE KIEPE - HELENSVALE Sophie (16) put down her first bowl at the age of nine with her brother Ryan, but took it up seriously 18 months ago. She plays bowls at least five hours a week. When she’s not playing bowls, she likes to socialise with friends and enjoys swimming.

Her proudest bowls moments were when she was selected for the U18 QLD team and the Helensvale Div 1 ladies pennants team, making the semi-finals with Matty Bell in the Gold Coast District mixed pairs and being selected and playing in the Gold Coast Tweed District team vs. the Darling Downs. “I was also proud of winning the Helensvale Open Ladies Fours with my mum and playing in the Q7s. I loved playing with my family, granddad, Allan Kiepe, his friend, Kay, and my mum, Tanya Kiepe, in the Toowoomba Carnivals,” Sophie said.

“One day, I’d like to represent Queensland and Australia like my three uncles and my granddad,” she said.

Sophie looks up to Lynsey Clarke, Aron Sheriff, Ron Wallace and her grandad. She says it’s “been interesting” to fit her bowls in with her education, her part time job and social life but she enjoys it. She’d like to practise more often but clubs are too far for her to walk to. She’d like to encourage young bowlers to “just do it as it’s not just for old people and it’s a great way of making new friends”. Sophie would like to see men and women treated as equals in all events and would like to find a way to introduce bowls into schools as a school sport to encourage more young people.

CODY BERNARD - THE ALBERT Cody (16) started playing bowls when he was 12 years old. During school holidays, his grandparents would take him along to bowls. “Nan gave me a set of club bowls, showed me the basics and encouraged me to roll up and then Bob Hill took it further.” Cody plays bowls for about 15 hours per week, but as he works too, it can be hard to get down to the club all the time. “I travel a bit, I try to get around to as many competitions as I can. I live in Gympie, which is about an hour away from the Sunshine Coast and 90 minutes to Hervey Bay. Brisbane and the Gold Coast are a bit further away, so I don’t get there as often as I’d like to.”

When Cody isn’t playing bowls, he plays rugby union and volleyball but says bowls always comes first. His most memorable bowls moment was winning his club championship pairs with younger brother Riley (13).

Cody also enjoyed it when he skipped against Dalby in the Qld pennant final and won his game with his brother playing in his team. A proud moment for Cody was being selected for the State under 18’s squad. “My ultimate goal is to represent Australia and to win the Australian Open pairs with my brother,” he said.

Cody admires bowler Aaron Teys, who he thinks is a legend. “I always watch his games when I can; I love the way he plays and how he conducts himself. I have not met him personally but he seems like a great bloke on and off the green.” Many people have given Cody advice along the way and supported him. “I’ve met new people, who I now call my friends and bowls has made me closer with my family. My brother, sister and I are closer than ever and I credit that to our love of bowls. If we aren’t rolling up together we are playing together or encouraging one another.” Going places sometimes gets a bit difficult as mum is a single parent who works full time. “I’m lucky to have a great support behind me with people who help out whenever they can,” he said.

“Don’t worry about what your friends say. Bowls is one of the best things that’s happened to me. Find a dedicated coach and watch YouTube for some lawn bowls coaching tutorials, as there are some really good ones out there. Bowls isn’t an ‘old persons game’ - it’s really great fun. A big thank you to everyone who has supported me so far, I appreciate it so much.”

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STELLA PALMER - ROMA Stella (16) started playing bowls regularly in 2018 after seeing her parents play bowls in several clubs around Queensland. “I decided that I really wanted to have a go, because it looked like a lot of fun and the idea of it being different appealed to me,” Stella said.

Stella plays bowls for 15-20 hours per week and this includes training on three or four days. Sometimes she’s had to travel up to 600kms one way to play bowls. Stella’s most memorable bowls moment has been getting selected for the Queensland Junior side in 2021. She’s most proud of winning her club championship Ladies Pairs, B Grade Open Singles, Ladies District Pairs and being a runner-up in the Junior State Singles.

Traveling with her parents to different carnivals has always been one of Stella’s highlights and she says she really enjoys just playing bowls. Her goals are to continue playing for Queensland and in time, Australia.

“I would really like to play in the Commonwealth Games,” she said.

“I don’t have any specific mentors; however, I am fortunate to have the support of many senior players and especially my parents. I look up to my parents who have always been there to coach and support me.” “ I also have the benefit of having two other State players in our regional Roma club who are always willing to give me guidance.”

Stella says that being involved in higher performance bowls has meant she has to reorganise her approach to school work and commitments outside of bowls. Training in the afternoons during a school week means less time with friends and having to do school work at a later time. “I find that living in regional Queensland means I don’t have regular opportunities to play with juniors of my age, but I make up for this by playing in as many carnivals as I can. “ “I’d encourage young people to have a go because you’ll enjoy the competitiveness and just having fun. It is a sport that can teach a lot about life skills such as self-discipline, patience and goal setting. It’s a lot more fun than expected, and surprise, surprise it’s actually played by young and old.” Stella would really like it if bowls was made a school based subject so juniors come to love it as much as she does. “I would like to say to fellow readers to continue to encourage junior players within your club, I have really enjoyed the support offered to me by club bowlers and I’m very appreciative of my opportunity to represent Queensland.”

TY JESBERG - LONGREACH Ty (17) started playing bowls at the age of eight, after his parents decided to join a local club to try something new. “Because I was only eight, I had to tag along; best decision ever on mum and dad’s behalf! “ he said. Now, Ty bowls “a lot”, twice a week or more when there’s an event or social game being played.

Ty struggles to think of just one memorable bowls moment, but putting his Kookaburras uniform on in 2019 was one of them. “I can just remember how proud my family, club, coach and friends were, best feeling!” Ty is also proud of winning the Junior State Single title this year.

As the family live in Longreach, during the Premier League Ty’s parents and Ty travelled 12 hours down and 12 hours back to Brisbane every week. This does not include the travel to events when they arrive in Brisbane nor does it include any other competitions they attend throughout the year.

“I am lucky enough that my family and occasionally my coach will travel with me and support me throughout my comps and events. As for school, and friends, this can be hard. If I don’t keep on top of my studies while travelling it is easy to fall behind but I can hold my head high and say I have a great support system! Teachers, friends, sisters and parents all push me to do the best I can while I focus on my bowls career.”

Ty’s biggest learning/lesson from playing bowls so far is that commitment and persistence in and/or to your game is something you learn to carry on through every aspect of your life. “I’ve also learnt to be patient, have respect for others, to believe in myself and how to communicate well with others.”

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CHLOE RUNGE - GLASSHOUSE MOUNTAINS Chloe (16) rolled her first bowl at the age of 10, encouraged by her uncle and next door neighbour Bill Tumbridge, who is a junior bowls coordinator. She hasn’t looked back since then, practicing three days per week, and is fortunate enough to be within walking distance of her club.

Chloe has a few moments of which she is proud. “I competed in the recent Australian Open and got runner-up in the U18 Girls’ Singles; at my club Glasshouse Mountains, I won Ladies B Singles, Ladies A Singles, Ladies Pairs, Mixed Pairs and have also been consistently selected in the U18 State junior squad.“ “I hope that one day I can play for Australia and go further in my coaching, as I have recently completed a coaching course.” While Chloe says she doesn’t really have a bowls hero, there are a lot of people who have helped her along the way who she appreciates and looks up to. "My coach Jimmy Tatum and Jacqui Hineman have helped a lot, as well as Bill Tumbridge who has helped a lot with me and the 12 other juniors at our club, plus my uncle and the rest of the people at my club have been very supportive along the way."

Although Chloe is busy with bowls, it hasn’t interfered with her seeing family and friends. “They are very supportive and come along and watch most of my games,” she said.

Chloe doesn’t want others to think that bowls is “boring and an old person sport”, because it really isn’t . “There is so much more to the sport; it is exciting and it can be competitive just like other sports. There are so many friendly people; you make friends along the way,” she said. “There is more to it than rolling a bowl down a green, so don’t judge the sport till you have a go!”

Chloe would like to see more younger people playing the game and says that clubs need to encourage juniors and not make it seem like an “old person’s sport like most people think”. She suggests making it fun and exciting and holding more junior events to encourage new bowlers.

HARRISON KEMP - Gayndah Harrison (17) put down his first bowl at the beginning of 2017, so he could help boost the junior member numbers at coaching when his older brother was playing bowls.

Currently, he trains for about two hours a week, plus plays at carnivals on weekends when he’s able to.

He can travel for up to two hours one way to reach many clubs in his bowls district. Bigger centres such as Bundaberg are also about two hours away.

When Harrison isn’t playing bowls, he’s involved as a volunteer in a local railway organisation, which does restoration of carriages, equipment and station maintenance.

He’s most proud of winning the bronze medal for U15 Boys’ Singles at the State Championship in 2019 and winning the Gayndah Men’s Pairs club championship with Jackson (his twin brother) in 2019.

When he moves away from home for work next year, Harrison would like to keep playing bowls.

“It will allow me to become part of a new community,” he said.

He looks up to his coach, Ashley Harris. He’d like to see more regular carnivals being held in his district and more players in rural and regional clubs. When asked about what advice he could give to young, new bowlers, he said “have a go and enjoy it!”

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CAYSEE WILSON - GLASSHOUSE MOUNTAINS Caysee (17) started playing bowls in 2010 after her mum (who worked at a country club in Tin Can Bay) said that the bowls coach was desperate for new bowlers. “My sisters wanted to play and I was going along just to watch as I was only six: however, I ended up having a go myself and immediately loved it.”

Caysee plays two to three hours of bowls per week. Being a part of the State team means that she has to travel within Queensland and interstate.

Her most memorable bowls moment was in 2018 at her first Nationals, where she skipped the fours and triples. “We came away with seven out of eight wins and I played the best games of bowls that I had ever played before,” she said. “It was not only the highlight of my bowls career, but also my family’s. That was the proudest moment I believe I’ve had in the 11 years I’ve been playing.”

Ian Schuback is Caysee’s bowls hero. “He was my coach for roughly two years; I think he impacted the way I bowled and taught me very valuable life lessons. He is my hero in bowls as if it wasn’t for him, I don’t think I would have gotten as far as I have.”

“Jimmy Tatum and Jacqui Hineman have been kind enough to recently coach me at Glasshouse Mountains. My original coaches, Kelvin and Erica Young, are the reason I got into bowls in the first place and I still remember the small sayings like ‘there is no such word as can’t’ that I think about when playing an important game.”

Caysee finds that being Year 12 with “a million assignments”, as well as having a job and playing bowls is hard. “However, I’m able to manage my time well; I dedicate every Tuesday afternoon to bowls. This means that I’m able to get on the green at least once a week but still have the rest of the week to make up for everything else.”

As a junior, she finds that there will always be older people that won’t like it when you beat them. “It personally gives me more motivation to win, but for others it’s extremely disheartening when someone older than you expects so little of you.”

She says that the other side of bowls are the friendships that you can make. “There are so many more juniors that you probably haven’t met yet but will soon make a difference to your game of bowls.” Her advice to young bowlers is that bowls isn’t always about the bowls. “Sure, that’s 85% of the time but the other 15% is your attitude towards the game. You may hear people say it all the time, but if you believe that you will have a bad game before you play it or think that you’re going to lose, that’s exactly what’s going to happen.”

JACKSON KEMP - GAYNDAH Jackson (17) first played bowls in early 2017. His older brother was playing so he decided to start as well.

He trains for about two hours per week plus plays in carnivals on weekends whenever possible. He often has to travel up to two hours each way to play in bowls events.

When not playing bowls, Jackson enjoys restoring tractors and other machinery.

One of Jackson’s most memorable moments was seeing Coach Ashley’s reaction to all three Gayndah boys making the U18 squad (Jackson, brother Harrison and Wyatt Martin).

In response to the question about his future with bowls, he wants to “continue playing and see where it takes me”. Jackson’ s ‘bowls hero’ is Coach Ashley Harris.

Jackson thinks that there are limited junior carnivals in rural areas and it would be great to have more carnivals and support for beginner bowlers.

He’d like to encourage anyone to play bowls. “Have a go, don’t be scared to try.”

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HANNAH OGDEN - BURNETT Hannah (17) started playing bowls in 2015, after she had just finished netball and her nana suggested trying out bowls on a Saturday morning.

Nowadays, Hannah plays bowls for about 12 hours each week.

Sometimes she has to travel far to play bowls, the furthest she has travelled is to New South Wales.

One of her proudest moments was playing her first junior test series and nationals for Queensland.

She enjoys playing bowls at her current level, she says, “who knows what may happen in the future?”

There are a few bowlers that Hannah looks up to.

“One person who I looked up to when I first stated at Burnett was a member called Duncan. Every time we would play together I would always learn something new.”

“At my club we have many people who help support me but the main person is Des Kemp.”

When Hannah first started playing at the higher levels, she found it hard to balance school and bowls at the same time.

“One of the main problems in my bowling career is the travelling,” she said.

“I miss out on some competitions because they are just so far away.”

Hannah stresses that bowls is not just for old people. “It’s a great game that is really underestimated.”

KANE NELSON - BELMONT SERVICES Kane (17) started bowls at the age of three and played his first district and pennant game when he was five. His dad was a mad golfer but had a bad car accident and went down to local bowls club. “My brother Jacob followed on and so did I,” he said. “I try to practise every day if I can after school and play until it is too dark to see.”

Kane has to travel many hours for bowls. The longest trip was 13 hours in a car to Longreach. He loves playing all kinds of sport, especially cricket and footy with his brother. “We have some pretty intense games of ping pong at home,” he laughed.

He’s most proud of his first junior state gold medal, which was the U15 singles against his mate, Jake Rynne.

“I also love representing my club and to win the current State pennant flag was amazing; this moment stands out to me because it was with the best group of people and also with my dad and brother,” he said. “Oh, the most recent memorable event to date would have to be winning the Junior State Singles title this year.”

Kane hopes to one day play for Australia in the Olympic Games. He looks up to his brother, Jacob, and their dad, as well as Sean Baker, Brett Wilkie and Ryan Bester.

“I think these guys are some of best players and people in the sport,” he said. “I love being able to play and challenge myself against Jacob in both bowls and outside the green.”

“Bowls has taught me some incredible things in life, like showing respect and being a team player, as well as given me some really close friends.

He finds that one challenge with bowls is sometimes when you work really hard for something, and don’t achieve it, it can be really demoralising but “you must always pick yourself back up and keep working hard”.

His advice to players is to work hard if you want to be the best. He’d like more people to have a greater understanding of what the sport really is, to enjoy the game and make friends.

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OLIVIA ROTHWELL - ENOGGERA Olivia (17) started playing bowls in 2017 after a family member in the Northern Territory invited her along for a social game. She trains for around three to five hours a week, and competing can be anywhere from three hours upwards.

Olivia’s local club is only 15 minutes away, but competing in higher level competitions can mean travelling for up to three hours. If Olivia isn’t playing bowls or going to school, she’s usually reading.

Winning gold at the U18 Queensland Singles championship this year is a significant highlight and her proudest moment so far. Olivia is also proud of being able to represent both the Northern Territory and Queensland and wants to continue to represent Queensland beyond U18s. She would also like to play premier league with Enoggera BC and play in every competition she has had to defer because of school commitments. She’d also like to see more mixed events on the bowls calendar.

When asked about the people she admires most in bowls, there were four names that immediately sprang to mind.

“Jo Edwards, she’s the nicest person I have met and played with; Maria Rigby, who has been a great bowler for so long; Chrissy Pavlov, a great coach, she helps me find my own way in a game and Kathy McGowen, who first taught me how to deliver a bowl properly.”

Sometimes the logistics of playing bowls can be challenging, such as when Olivia moved interstate, bowls and keeping her connection with friends was her focus. “Having to balance bowls and school and not being able to compete as often as I would like was difficult at times.”

Olivia says that while bowls can sometimes be seen as a very individual sport, there is a lot of teamwork involved. Her advice for new players is to “check your ego, there are better players you will come up against.”

WYATT MARTIN - GAYNDAH Wyatt (15) was eight years old when he started playing bowls, after his mum saw an advert in his school newsletter and asked him if he wanted to give it a go.

Seeing as he used to play with his grandad's bowls in his lounge room and on his lawn when he was a toddler, he decided to try it again and see if he liked it. The rest is history.

Wyatt plays bowls for two hours per week unless he’s training for competitions, when he puts in more time. He usually needs to travel around the North/South Burnett region for bowls, although around two hours is the furthest he usually he has to go. When not playing bowls, he enjoys playing rugby league and cricket .

Wyatt says his favourite bowls memory has been getting picked for the Queensland junior squad for the first time this year. “I would love to play for Australia one day,” Wyatt said.

“I have always looked up to Kurt Brown, I have followed him for a while now,” he said. “I have also always looked up to my coach, Ashley Harris, who has helped me through this journey all the way.”

Playing bowls hasn't really affected Wyatt, other than being able to spend less time with his family and friends and on other hobbies.

There’s also the travelling and costs involved.

He thinks that more people should give bowls a go. “I would say if you think bowls is an old people’s sport, it's not, it's for all ages and it is heaps of fun,” he said. Wyatt would like to see more juniors get involved with bowls, “cause it's a good sport.”

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Bowls is perfectly suited as a school sport so what better place to start than at school level. Realistically clubs may not gain many new members from school programs, but let’s plant the seed.

Where to Start Firstly, appoint a Junior Liaison Officer to your bowling committee, you may already have one! Make sure that person is ‘children friendly’ as their main objective is to increase junior bowlers and run structured competitions against other clubs/ schools/volunteers.

What to Offer

BOWLS IN SCHOOLS One way to increase the number of juniors joining your club is to create some junior activity programs through your local schools. School sports usually run for 60-90 minutes, so establish when your greens are available and the number of helpers required so you can determine how many students you can accommodate. Try one rink per helper to start off with.

Put a cover letter together to outline what you are offering, focusing on the benefits of bowls being low cost, a low contact sport, has no player limitations and provides activity. Also, cover club Blue Card holders, numbers you can accommodate and times available.

Send your invitation proposal package to all schools in your local area, one copy to the headmaster and another to the head of the sport department.

What to Charge Lawn bowls can be a cheap alternative to other expensive school sports, but this service doesn’t have to be offered for free. What you charge is up to you but $2 as a minimum charge per student would be fair. This would still be cheap for the schools but bring in extra income for your club for little outlay.

Activities Aim for keeping the students interested so be prepared to offer something different, such as Snake (drawing to the previous bowl to form a line of bowls or snake), or even circuit training to improve skills. Keep it challenging.

Again, think outside the square!

Equipment Obviously, smaller bowls would be more appropriate for children. Also, an advantage would be to have a pack containing colourful, inexpensive equipment for use with young students such as Rookie Rollers kits, tennis balls, hula hoops and markers. The items in this ‘kit’ will not damage your green and you can even play indoors in rain or teach at the school.

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Volunteers Volunteers are imperative to running a successful school program. Focus on ‘kid friendly’ volunteers who have the club and students’ best interests at heart.

Blue Card Committee members and volunteers involved in the running of a school program must hold a current Blue Card for Working with Children. The Blue Card is provided free for volunteers and should be applied for through your club. See the website: www.bluecard.qld.gov.au for more information.

Active After School Communities Primary school children can access free sport and other structured physical activity programs after school 3.005.30pm under the national initiative of Sporting Schools, a $320 million Australian Government initiative designed to help schools increase children’s participation in sport and connect them with community sport opportunities.

Sporting Schools programs are provided free to children and their families to help students build the confidence and capability to be active for life. The aim is to engage otherwise inactive children in sport through a positive and fun experience, which may inspire them to join a local sporting club. Find out more at www.sportaus.gov.au/ schools/sporting_organisations/get_started#bowls Funding Setting up and running a school program requires very minimal outlay, however there are some areas where funding may be available to assist. The main area of expense is the purchase of junior bowls. Grants that would assist in this area are available from Department of Sport and Recreation, Local Council or Community Benefit Fund. Bowls manufacturers may offer discounted junior bowls for clubs to purchase.

Where to From Here While planting the seed at a school level for later in life may not initially gain too many members by itself, experience has shown that offering junior coaching on weekends, week nights or afternoons helps those who are interested to take what they have learnt to the next level and gives juniors a chance to see if they enjoy bowls enough to become a member. If they do progress to becoming members, try and accommodate them by playing against other members of a similar age, perhaps in school holidays. Consider arranging an inter-club tournament for your juniors to give them the incentive to continue playing and the opportunity to taste the thrill of a more competitive environment.

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PROMOTING BOWLS IN BUNDY

By Des Kemp

Since 2013, the Bundaberg District Bowls Association has been using a specially adapted trailer designed to help volunteers promote the sport of lawn bowls throughout the district.

Over the last eight years, the bowls trailer has visited many schools, community events and council-run sports expos. The trailer has slide-out mat racks to make it easier to remove and replace the mats in the trailer and has been set up to allow the mats to be used on any surface. The trailer is set up with Queensland Bowler magazines and other generic promotional material.

For clubs who use the trailer, they are only required to bring their own club promotional material.

“The trailer was funded originally through a Queensland Government Sport and Rec Community Fund,” Bundaberg District Lawn Bowls development officer, Des Kemp said. “We think it has been a great tool for clubs to use to promote the sport and I think it’s an idea all districts should look at; however, it’s a costly exercise so they need to make sure there’s going to be dedicated volunteers that use it on a regular basis.”

“It’s something that other districts can replicate and should do if they have the means and desire to promote bowls.

“I’d also like to say thank you to Adam from Taylor Bowls for helping us out with sponsorship which allows us to keep it out on the road.”

Burnett Bowls Club’s 2021 Junior Squad

Presidents Dennis Agnew & Joclynn Stebbings

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Important considerations when planning to expand or renovate your club Expanding or renovating your club is an exciting project that can bring with it a number of benefits. But it is the type of project that can throw a number of unforeseen obstacles your way if not approached correctly. We have seen instances where venues are well into a construction program and discover that they have not met the relevant council building approval or town planning requirements. As bowls clubs are generally licensed premises, any alterations to the licensed area of the club must be approved by the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR), which often proves to be an oversight of venues when planning such projects.

Council Approval In most situations where you decide to undertake construction works to a property, you are required under the Planning Act 2016 to seek certification by the local council for the works.

Often this can be achieved by simply obtaining a Building Approval. This involves having plans professionally drawn, lodged with Council and approved.

However, where the renovations will significantly change or intensify the use of the premises, town planning approval may also be required. This can create a number of issues. A common one being that council may require you to provide more car

parking spaces, which, depending on the layout of your premises, could be problematic.

It is therefore critical to obtain appropriate town planning advice to avoid any unforeseen setbacks. As town planning approvals can take a substantial amount of time, it is important that you take these steps at the outset.

OLGR Approval The Liquor Act requires licensees to obtain approval from the OLGR prior to commencing works unless the works do not materially alter the licensed premises in any way and are valued under $50,000. The relevant application forms can be found on the OLGR website. You will also need to lodge layout plans showing the proposed changes, and a plan of the site showing the existing and new licensed areas (if this is to change as part of the renovation works). A failure to obtain this prior approval usually leads to an on the spot fine. It is also important to remember that this may impact your compliance history which in turn could lead to higher annual licence fees.

If the proposed works relate to a gaming room and the gaming machines need to either be switched off or relocated as part of the renovation or refurbishment works,

then specific approval needs to be obtained from the OLGR to change the gaming room layout, as well as approval to store the machines if they will be stored for more than two months. Your Licensed Monitoring Operator will also need to be notified.

The OLGR will want to conduct a final inspection once the works have been completed to clarify the licensed area and suggest any appropriate conditions that may be required.

Depending on the facilities and the changes that have been made, you may also need an acoustic report to determine new noise conditions.

Last Words Comprehensive planning is paramount to a successful expansion or renovation project. Clubs and their committees should conduct appropriate due diligence, including the careful selection of consultants and builders, proper consideration of cashflow costs and the overall business case that supports the decision.

If you require any assistance in relation to potential works at your club, please contact me on 07 3224 0353.

If you require any guidance or advice, please contact Matthew Bradford at 07 3224 0353.

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Development with Lesley, Wade and Micheal Lesley

Structure and planning

Wade

Micheal

By Micheal Sorrensen

Leadership and structure are essential parts for building a strong and progressive community club. You may ask, how do we achieve this?

1. Three levels to a club’s structure and the importance of getting the right structure for your club 2. Club planning day 3. Committee meetings 4. Succession planning.

1. The three levels • Executive Committee Decision makers who provide strategic direction and much more. These are the chairperson/president, vice chair/president, treasurer, secretary or refer to your clubs constitution.

• Non-Executive Committee Members who sit on the general, not executive, committee and have a defined role to play. These are other elected office bearers and committee members.

• Non-Committee Members who don’t want to be a part of the committee but help by fulfilling a role such as grants officer, coaches, umpires, sponsorship officer, volunteer coordinator, etc.

2. Planning Day The wrong person in a key role, particularly if it’s a senior position, can set the club back. Varied skill sets are essential to good club structure. Prioritise the roles the club needs and identify members with the right skills.

Sourcing the right personnel to fill the appropriate roles is winning half of the battle when introducing the correct structure for your club. It is important you find the structure that best fits your club, as what works for someone else may not work for you. Share the work load.

3. Committee Meetings Maximise the effect of club committee meetings by ensuring that you include the following: • • • • •

Meeting times & agenda Minutes Action items Meeting length Technology such as Zoom, Skype or Microsoft Teams.

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

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Committee meetings should be kept as short as possible.

Juggling family, the club and work increases stress on the members. You can help reduce the stress by: • leaving the little items out of meetings • starting your meeting on time • sticking to the agenda, which will ensure the meeting length is accommodating to all.

Opening your committee meeting to technology can allow members the opportunity to attend even if they are away, or during COVID when we are unable to meet. Time doesn’t stand still just because we are not there.

Forced closure should be seen as a time to keep planning, what else is there to do? Zoom, Skype and Microsoft Teams apps are wonderful tools in such times. If you’re unaware of these products, I recommend you investigate how you can incorporate them into your meetings.

4. Succession Planning What processes are in place for the changeover of committee members? Having a succession plan in place is vital for sustainability of your club, in particular key roles.

Would your club be in a strong position if one or two of your key administrators had to step away from the club?

Do you have any formal handover of roles, or training processes in place at your club?

Holding a planning day is how you can start to work on achieving the leadership and structure necessary for building a strong club. Identify potential members who can or could fill key roles into the future.

Setting procedures or pathways for training to fill essential roles is important and may make what looks daunting much more attractive for future leaders within the club.

Failing to Plan, is Planning to FAIL Don’t forget Bowls Australia’s Regional Bowls Managers Wade Mutzelburg, Lesley Bates and myself are here to help your club. Please feel free to get in touch.

RBM - CENTRAL QLD

Wade Mutzelburg 0429 442 818 wmutzelburg@bowls.com.au

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

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Umpire with Joan Brotherton Q & A lockdown activity I do hope you are all well and taking care during the various lockdowns that we have been experiencing.

At present, I am writing this during one of our lockdowns and thought that it would be a convenient time to set out some questions and answers to give you all the opportunity to look through your law books.

I have listed the questions first with the answers at the end of article.

QUESTIONS QUESTION 1: In a time limited game, the lead has rolled the jack out of bounds as the bell sounds. The lead’s side is leading by one shot and the skip claims the game is completed as the bell has rung. The opposing skip objects and the umpire is called to resolve the dispute.

What is the decision?

QUESTION 2: A bowl comes to rest, then falls over and touches the jack whilst the next bowl is in course. The skip moves forward to mark it as a toucher to which the opposing skip objects.

Is this bowl a toucher?

QUESTION 3: A player drives, and a bowl which is not a toucher rebounds off the face of the bank, coming to rest within the rink and is 19.4 metres from the mat line. The opponent says that it is dead, but the player claims that it is live.

What is the position?

QUESTION 4: Skip A is the last to play and has one bowl left. Skip A tells the opposing skip that he/she is not going to bowl the last bowl and requests that measuring of the head commence. The third suggests that they are one shot down, to which the skip replies that he/she had better play the last bowl.

Is this in order?

QUESTION 5: Play is in progress in a singles match when the green is closed due to bad weather. The match is continued the following day and one player decides, because the speed of the green has slowed, to play with a different set of bowls.

Is this permitted?

QUESTION 6: The lead in team A delivers the jack which passes the 2-metre mark. Before it comes to rest, skip A picks it up assuming that it will not reach the ditch and places it at the 2-metre mark. Skip B objects.

What should happen now?

QUESTION 7: A player is unable to play in the third round of the club’s championship because of work commitments. A substitute is approved by the controlling body. During the game, the player arrives because his/her work has finished early. As the team is well in the lead, the player decides to retire to the bar and to allow the substitute to finish the game.

Is this permissible?

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Following are the full laws covering the above questions and I hope that they are of assistance to you all.

ANSWERS ANSWER 1: Law 10: Improper delivery of the jack: • 10.1: The jack has been improperly delivered if it comes to rest: • 10.1.2: Completely outside the boundaries of the rink: • 10.2: If a player improperly delivers the jack, the opposing player will place the mat as described in Law 6.1.1 and redeliver the jack, making sure that it is centred, but must not play first.

ANSWER 2: Law 14: Touchers: • 14.2.1: For the bowl to be a toucher – it falls and touches the jack before the next bowl is delivered.

ANSWER 3: Law 17: Dead Bowl: • 17.1: A bowl is a dead bowl if: • 17.1.2: It is not a toucher and rebounded onto the rink after contact with the face of the bank or with the jack or a toucher in the ditch.

ANSWER 4: Law 25: Delivering the last bowl of an end It is not compulsory for the last player of any end to deliver the final bowl of the end, but the player must tell the opposing skip or opponent in singles of the decision not to deliver the final bowl before the process of deciding the shots scored starts (as described in Law 23.1). This decision is final.

ANSWER 5: Law 29.3: Changing Bowls: • 29.3.2: If a game that has been stopped as described in Law 32 is continued on another day a player can use a different set of bowls to the set they used during the game that was stopped.

ANSWER 6: Law 38: Jack displacement: • 38.1.1: Jack displacement by another player: Law 38.1.1: Displacement of a jack in its original course: • 38.1.1.1: If a jack in its original course is displaced by a member of the team that delivered the jack, the opposing lead must place the mat as described in Law 6.1.1 and re-deliver the jack, making sure that it is centred but must not play first.

ANSWER 7: •

D.R.2.4.6: A player for whom a substitute is obtained, will, if they become available and are physically capable, rejoin the team in the player’s original position at the start of the next end and the other players must revert to their original positions.

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WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING? PUDDY’S 20TH CLUB SINGLES VICTORY

By Lorraine Emery

Players, management and staff at Kandanga Country Club are very proud of former Australian and State Selector, Adrienne (Puddy) Dan, who has this year achieved the twentieth Club Championship Singles title at Kandanga Bowls Club. Puddy’s first Club Championship Singles win was in 1984 but one of her main achievements was winning 12 consecutive Singles from 1987 to 1998.

This year, Puddy went through to contest the final of the Gympie Division Champion of Champion Singles, but was narrowly defeated by Jill Calloway from The Albert Club in a great game. Jill then progressed to victory in the Fraser Coast District Champ of Champ Singles. Great effort ladies.

L-R: The Albert Club’s Jill Calloway & Adrienne Dan (Puddy). Jill took out the Fraser Coast District Champ of Champ Singles

President of the Kandanga Ladies Bowls Club, Lorraine Emery, said Puddy is a wonderful asset to the club.

“Puddy does a mountain of work to keep our club running, and I think it’s fitting that she receives recognition for her sporting prowess, about which she is very humble,” Lorraine said.

SOUTH TOWNSVILLE WOMEN BREAK 17 YEAR PENNANT DROUGHT

By Kaos and Lynette Riches

South Townsville Ladies finally brought the blue pennant flag home this season in the North Queensland District after last winning the flag in 2004. After a tightly contested competition that saw four clubs play nine 18-end games over three days, the ‘Green Machine’ floated to the top of the ladder. It was a nailbiting finish between South Townsville and Thuringowa that went into the final match both on six wins.

The green machine teams of June Bode, Lee Church, Sandra Harbourne and Lyn Pool; Sandie Print, Elaine Murdoch, Carolyn Huddy and Christine Sturzaker; Lorraine McClintock, Lynette Riches, Kay Lehmann and Kaos finished with seven match wins +79.

Thuringowa’s team of Kate Leverton, Denise Davis, Corinne Dibnah and Wendy Jones won the Wilma Berryman Trophy for best performed team with seven wins and one draw plus 49 narrowly nudging out Kaos’ green machine team who had 7 wins 1 draw plus 30.

This pennant victory was extra special for South Townsville Bowls Club Inc who are celebrating their 75th anniversary this year.

It was great to see the women capture the top flag in North Queensland to join our men’s victories in the blue and purple pennants.

Congratulations to all.

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50 years for maureen at the ALBERT

By Janelle Westlake

The Ladies Section of The Albert Bowls Club recently held a special day to celebrate 50 years at the club for Maureen Dodt.

Maureen is 87 years old and still skipping teams and playing.

Maureen has an impressive list of achievements under her belt as listed below. Well done and thank you, Maureen!

27/07/1972 – 20/07/2021 (50 YEARS) President: 1988 1989 Games Director 1998 Championship Singles 1992 2006 2007 2008 Championship Pairs 1993 B Booth Golden member Maureen Dodt with her sons 2005 B Webb 2014 J Waters Championship Triples 1988 B Booth & D Bermingham 2000 D Bermingham & B Webb 2007 J Waters & B Webb Championship Fours 1997 S Saunders, C White, E Schroeder

2005/2007/2008/2009 J Paff, S Saunders, E Schroeder 2010/2013 P Tarrant, J Paff, S Saunders 2016 L Locker, S Saunders, J Paff Handicap Singles 2000/2008/2015/2019 Gympie Association Pairs 1999 E Kunst Fours 1991 S Cummings, D Watt, E Kunst

2008 J Paff, S Saunders, E Schroeder (C of C)

2016 L Locker, S Saunders, J Paff

GREEN KEEPER WANTED

Dalby Bowls Club requires the services of a part-time green keeper.

Accommodation next to the bowls club available.

For phone enquires call John at 0407 761 995. Post or email your CV to the club - addresses below.

P.O. Box 332, Dalby 4405

dalbybowls@hotmail.com

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NEWS FROM BURNETT QRI NEWS

WELL DONE CRUSTY!

By Keith Whalley & Trish Hansen

QRI’s Graham McLennan & QRI President Keith Ware welcomed new member Breeanna Pegg (Graham’s granddaughter) at Burnett Bowls Club

Burnett Bowls Club member Darryl Austin, or more affectionately known as “Crusty”(due to his occupation as a baker) won the Bundaberg District Champion of Champion Singles playoff.

L-R: Bowls Club Men’s President Denis Bust with “Crusty”

The final was played against Terry McCrystal from the Bundaberg Brothers Club. Darryl trailed most of the game with Terry playing some telling conversion shots to maintain a small buffer most of the game, however Darryl again rallied late in the game to overcome his spirited opponent 25-21 to claim the honors. Crusty has now taken out the Zone Title in Rockhampton for the Champion of Club Champions in the Singles. He is now heading to Mackay in October for the State Titles. We wish you all the best Crusty!

Winners of the Bundaberg QRI Social Triples Trophy Day L-R: A Setter, H Foster (sponsor), C Burks & J Goldsworthy.

LADIES TRIPLES WINNERS

BURNETT’S BEANIE NIGHT

By Kellie Kemp

Burnett Bowls Club Thursday Night Bowlers have been holding a fundraising beanie night every year for the past seven years. Each year, funds raised are donated to a different charity. Recently, Congratulations to the winners of the Burnett Bowls Club Bundaberg we sadly lost one of our members, Duncan West Ladies Triples L-R Hannah Ogden, Robyn Williams & Janet Hamilton, who fought a courageous battle Ogden against prostate cancer. Duncan was a huge supporter of our Thursday Night bowlers and enjoyed every beanie night we held. This year, we decided that we would hold our first Duncan Hamilton Memorial Beanie Night and all funds raised would be donated to prostate cancer. We raised $2,016.20. Thanks to all members for their support and let’s do it again in 12 months!

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INGHAM’S ANNUAL FOURS

By Elsa Piotto

The Ingham Bowls Club held their annual Invitation Fours during the last weekend in July. Teams from Cairns to Proserpine and west to Hughenden competed in the very successful event. Thank you to all who helped with the event. Finally, thank you to all the players for supporting the event with good sportsmanship and friendship. It was a pleasure having you.

Winners: L-R: Patrick Ryan, Ren Cantatore, Rico Basaglia & Phil Kite (skip)

Third L-R: Luchie Gardel, John Fielding, Wayne Handley & Gavin Milne

Runners-up L-R: Damien Johnson, Nathaniel Cuzner, Treigh Cuzner & Brad Wilson (skip)

Sportsman Prize for 2021: Mick Robinson, Bob Bean & Bob Best

SEEN READING THE BOWLER IN INNISFAIL

By Lesley Bates

Succession planning is very important to Innisfail Bowls Club which is renowned for their effective committee of dedicated volunteers who have steered the club to the success it enjoys today.

Reading the August issue of the Bowler are Ladies’ President Diana O’Brien and Helen Paterson who is “learning the ropes” and will probably step up to Diana’s role as she is planning and due a well-deserved retirement from board duties.

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Innisfail celebrates “David and Goliath” Conquest

By Lesley Bates

Innisfail Bowls Club has a new green. It was a mammoth task to stabilise the embankment and refurbish the green, but it was worth it. The club is an important part of the social fabric of Innisfail. The improved facility is a terrific asset and has provided covered eating areas and extra room for social gatherings with the spectacular backdrop of the river views.

If anyone can organise an event that attracts the attendance of state, federal and local dignitaries, leave it in the capable hands of Diana O’Brien, Alf Strano and the Innisfail team.

Ribbon cutting L-R: Mayor Mark Nolan, Ladies’s president Diana O’Brien, Curtis Pitt, Shane Knuth and Chairman Alf Strano

Cassowary Coast Regional Councillors, Trudy Tschui, Renee McLeod, Barry Barnes, Jeff Baines, CEO James Gott and Planner/Strategic Planner – Byron Jones (Master of Ceremonies) all attended the official opening on 20th August, 2021.

Shane Knuth- State Member for Hill; Curtis Pitt State Member for Mulgrave; Bob Katter Senior Australian Member of the House of Representatives; Mayor Mark Nolan all had wonderful things to say about the persistence of Innisfail to have the project come to fruition. Help was given by the Department of Natural Resources and the National Disaster Fund as many major events had contributed to the decline in the structural integrity of the embankment.

Chairman Alf Strano was very emotional when he added, “Past U.S. president, Abe Lincoln once said ‘Good things come to those who wait’- my mum told me it was Santa Claus! Either one will do. Well it certainly is the case with the Innisfail Bowls Club. After 74 years of lobbying, finally the erosion problem of the embankment has been fixed. The club thanks the Federal, State and Local Council and everyone who has been involved in the $1.2 million project.”

Shane Knuth was a major force behind the project and acknowledged the dedication, determination and the “never give up” attitude adopted by members.

Guests were treated to a magnificent spread of sweet and savoury treats prepared in the soon-to-be-renovated kitchen using monies recently secured from the Community Gambling Grant Fund.

Hopefully with persistent lobbying and the extra grant funds being offered by the Department of Sport and Recreation, as well as a special series of grants from Community Gambling Grant within the next year, the club’s dream of a dome covering will also become a reality. It will be a boon to the local bowls clubs as major events can be played all year around as the closest clubs with all weather systems are in Atherton and West Cairns.

The 100 year anniversary in 2023 promises to be an awesome celebration if this new goal of a covered green can be achieved.

Happy club members with Shane Knuth (front, third from left) who championed the cause of stabilising and refurbishing the green

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WOMEN’S NORTHERN CHALLENGE

By Lesley Bates

As with many events last year, the one scheduled for Ingham was cancelled. Fortunately, the 2021 event of three days was contested in mid-July by four teams from the Tropical Far North Queensland, Mackay and North Queensland Districts in what was previously called the 5D Shield. Tropical Far North Queensland District, because of the size and number of players fielded two teams - Rainforest and Reef. A moving rendition of the National Anthem was sung by Brian Galloway accompanied by his skilful guitar playing with 72 competitors and spectators joining in.

The event was won for the second consecutive year by North Queensland District Ladies Bowls Association side consisting of: Team 1 - Kate Leverton, Corinne Dibnah, Elsa Piotto, Wendy Jones; Team 2: - Lorraine Mcclintock, Linda Tickle, Bernadette Hay, Lyn Harasymiuk; Team 3 - Penny Warren, Ann Polkinghorne, Kay Lehmann, Irene Wilson. Reserve: Sandie Print. Manager: Gwen Thomas.

Irene Wilson’s Team was the most successful team and won the Leslie Watson Trophy. Irene was thrilled and congratulated seasoned players and the emerging bowlers who had never competed at this high level of competition.

Manager of the runners-up Mackay District team, Hilary Jones-Rowan, was emotional and thrilled with how her players had performed. The Mackay side consisted of: Team 1 - Sue Mccall, Lois Deguara, Nuggy Pratt, Dealia Walsh; Team 2 - Carol Savage, Leanne Mcgeough, Carol Crosbie, Rhonda Meng; Team 3 - Karli Burns, Betty Nicolle, Dot Mcnamara, Lorraine Silman. Assistant Manager: Carmel Kirwan. Manager: Hilary Jones-Rowan.

Queensland Selectors Ron Mitchell and Gary Costigan watched many excellent games and it is wonderful that there is such a large talent pool of future State and North/South Test Series candidates.

Special thanks was given to the major sponsor, Oak Tree Retirement Village and Manager Veronica Hollands. After the event, it was with great sadness it was announced that long-time member of the Mareeba Bowls Club, Eileen Stevens had passed away peacefully in her sleep. Eileen was 76 which exemplifies that lawn bowls is a sport that can be played and enjoyed at an elite level no matter what age.

The Rainforest - Tropical Far North Queensland DLBA Team consisted of: Team 1 - Joy Baird, Christine Scott, Vicki Weiland, Liz Plowman; Team 2 - Dareyle Hester, Lorraine Lewis, Joy Dennis, Glennis Buttigieg; Team 3 - Lee Ann Mayell, Jeanette Ward, Eileen Stevens, Terry Mcalary. Reserve: Diana O’Brien. Manager: Wendy Zieth.

The Reef - Tropical Far North Queensland DLBA Team consisted of: Team 1 - Carmel De Zen, Kath O’Halloran, Daphne Begg, Denise Charman; Team 2 - Lois Ceely, Colleen Thompson, Trish Arnold, Sue Brady; Team 3 - Debbie Maxwell, Robyn Williams, Eileen Hamann, Judy Rick. Reserve: Pam Anderson. Manager: Jenny Keeling.

Winning team North Queensland DLBA

The Rainforest - Tropical Far North Queensland DLBA

Runners-up Mackay DLBA

The Reef - Tropical Far North Queensland DLBA

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Coaching with BQ coaching committee PRIDE in lawn bowls

By Alan Thorp

I often hear sports athletes comment that they “play with pride” and I respond “to play with pride is to play the game and still have fun”. With this in mind, and having observed the performance of our athletes at the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, I thought now would be a good time to address the simple acronym pride in relation to lawn bowls.

Bowlers want to improve their performance by reaching their unique goals associated with our wonderful game of lawn bowls. At the same time, they understand that playing bowls creates a bond with those they play against (opposition) and provides fulfilment, excitement, satisfaction and achievements along the bowling pathway (progress goals and stepping stone goals). The bowler takes pride in their own personal development (hopefully with a coach) as they progress through the different levels of the sport.

Let’s look at the acronym pride in relation to bowls. PRIDE = Preparation, Respect, Integrity, Determination and Excellence.

P: Preparation This is your physical and mental preparation needed to play the game while understanding the difference between social and competition events. To do this, we must address the three components of the Performance Pie: a. Physical/conditioning. b. Psychological, the mental aspects of bowls. c. Technical/skills.

If we wish to compete at the highest level or perform at our optimum, we must address all components of the Performance Pie (best achieved by working with an accredited coach).

R: Respect Always have respect for your opposition; they will have respect for you if you treat them the way you would like to be treated. It’s great to be competitive and aggressive in your game, but always display sportsmanship and respect. Always show respect for the game, its rules, the umpire and other people involved with the event such as the controlling body and match committee.

I: Integrity These North Queensland women play bowls with pride

Be honest with yourself and others. Failure to abide by this moral can, and will, influence your bowling career.

D: Determination Set your boundaries and be determined in your approach to all aspects of the game. Know what you want to achieve, know your purpose and intentions, and find out what you need to do to become the best at lawn bowls.

E: Excellence What do you need to do to attain excellence in your chosen sport of lawn bowls? Is it the quality of bowls you play that deserves merit? Or attainment of excellence surpassing merit through hard and determined work, by achieving and excelling?

In summary, I have only outlined what I believe to be an understanding of pride in lawn bowls. Pride is used in many aspects of everyday situations and is a very powerful acronym. While the majority of us are not going to play for the Jackaroos, we can adopt pride and introduce it into our own preparation when aiming to fulfil our goals, no matter what level we might play. Finally, to achieve your optimum peak performance, always attain the assistance of an accredited coach - they will help.

ECKA’S TIP What qualities does a good communicator have? Many people describe great communicators as those who actively listen, acknowledge others’ thoughts and feelings and can transmit their message accurately.

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