October 2018

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Longreach scholars on top at the Secondary Schools Cup –– Games athletes recognised by QLD Govt Grant

Kiwis claim the $60,000 Helensvale 5-A-Side

4th time lucky for David Hayes at State Multi-Disabilty Champs

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CONTENTS

OCTOBER 2018

Cover

– Games athletes recognised by QLD Govt Grant

Longreach trumps Schools Cup – read more on p10

10 – Longreach trumps Schools Cup

Kiwis claim the $60,000 Helensvale 5-A-Side

4th time lucky for David Hayes at State Multi-Disabi lty Champs

YOUR COMMUNITY

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6 – NEW North vs South Challenge

Longreach scholars top at the Secondaryon Schools Cup

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8 – Join our Hard of Hearing bowlers

12 – Qld Multi-Disability bowlers shine at state champs

18 Is your club prepared?

26 Mind your Ps & Qs

What would you do if someone collapsed at your club?

Etiquette on the green

22 Re-spotting the jack

28 Club Helensvale’s 5-A-Side

Umpire Joan explains where the jack should be placed

Kiwis win the pot at the $60,000 event

24 Back from the brink

34 Study in motion

How the Meandarra community rallied for their club

Coach Dennis stresses the importance of exercise

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From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson

The Multi-Disability State Championships at Club Chermside are now over. I was able to attend and see some wonderful bowls being played and presented Gold, Silver and Bronze Medallions for all the disciplines. Read more on pages 12-17 in this Bowler edition.

Pennant season is coming to an end with zones play off now commencing. It is well to remember when selecting venues to host zone finals, that distances to be travelled by players is taken into consideration by District Match Committees.

The South verses North event is gaining momentum with districts putting forward several players for selection. This will give the selectors a chance to look further afield.

A club with which I am acquainted is in the process of conducting a five-a-side (Pairs & Triples) competition for their members. The players will be club selected with the Conditions of Play using scoring methods other than the norm, which is something differing from standard social club competitions.

BQ is investigating another state-wide promotional advertising programme using radio to encourage people to give bowls a try.

Bowls Australia have been holding interviews for Regional Bowls Managers in the Gold Coast and Northern state areas to replace Andrew Howie and Rachel Todd.

Peter Williamson

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QLD North vs SOUTH

Challenge

Preparations are underway for a QLD North versus South Challenge to be held at the Townsville Suburban Bowls Club on November, 3-4.

The format for this event will be: • • • • • •

Men’s and Women’s teams 12 players per team 3 rinks of fours 3 tests of 21 ends 2 games Saturday 1 game Sunday

Teams will be selected from the following Districts: NORTH: Tropical Far North QLD, North West QLD, North QLD, Mackay, Leichhardt, Central QLD, Port Curtis, Bundaberg, Burnett, Fraser Coast (Wide Bay/Gympie), Condamine and Maranoa/Warrego.

SOUTH: Sunshine Coast, Caboolture, Brisbane North, Brisbane, Gateway, Cunningham, Downs, Southern Downs and Gold Coast.

The division of north and south was worked out by drawing a line horizontally across Queensland leaving half the clubs north of the line and half the clubs south of the line. This line passed through the Sunshine Coast, Condamine and Maranoa/Warrego Districts and it was decided to drop all Sunshine Coast into the South and move Condamine and Warrego into the North.

This event will be sponsored by Damien McGee’s company Oz E Cool (Electrical, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning Domestic, Commercial & Industrial). McGee also regularly sponsors the North West Men’s District Sides Team and has also bought a franchise in the new Ultimate Bowls Championship competition starting next year, known as the North QLD Roos.

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CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie Council Meeting It was great to catch up with representatives from all Districts at the recent Council Meeting, thank you to all who attended. This day marked my second anniversary at Bowls QLD, thank you to the BQ Board, districts, clubs, members and staff for your ongoing support. I am enjoying the role and look forward to working with you all into the future.

North vs South Challenge I had the pleasure of meeting with North QLD District men/ladies and club representatives recently regarding the North vs South Challenge (see more on p6). The North are excited for this event which will be a great opportunity for players from all over QLD to try and gain selection.

This will also be an opportunity for State Selectors to be able to see more country players in action.

Gary Costigan - NQ District Men’s President, Lidia Marbelli - NQ District Ladies President, Wanda Goodwin - Suburban Bowls Club Ladies President, Allan Brown - Suburban Bowls Club Management President and Brett Wilkie at the Townsville Suburban Bowls Club

Thank you to Damien McGee and Oz E Cool (Electrical, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning Domestic, Commercial & Industrial) for sponsoring this event. If you are after an air conditioner, order it online and get it delivered to your door www.ozecool.com/shop Come and Try Month – October We have had a good response from clubs holding come and try days in October, but we would still like more. It is not too late for clubs to register and organise a day at their club. For those that have organised a day, club members need to band together and help promote this to their non-bowling friends/family and

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share it on their social media etc. They also need to volunteer on the come and try day to assist where needed. An important part of bowls these days is to create a fun and friendly atmosphere, then have something planned to attract the participants back repeatedly in the future.

RBMs Bowls Australia have been going through the recruitment process to replace Andrew Howie (Southern QLD) and Rachel Todd (Northern QLD).

Michael Sorrensen has been appointed to the Southern QLD RBM role and will commence on October 8 with an induction in Melbourne, he will then be on the ground in QLD the following week. Michael has experience in club/ hotel management, bowls coordinating and greenkeeping. He has represented the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast in District representative teams.

Interviews took place for the Northern QLD position in Townsville and Lesley Bates has been awarded the position.

Lesley has experience in working for Bowls QLD as a development officer in 2012/2013. She has played for many years at both New Farm and Enoggera where she has held administration positions at both clubs. Lesley will start in this position with an induction alongside Michael on October 8.

QLD Multi Disability Championships Thank you to Chermside Bowls Club and all competitors for another great QLD Multi-Disability Championships event in September. Well done to all who won medals, player support crews, club staff/ volunteers and the BA Match Committee for contributing to a successful event.

Australian Junior Championships This event will be held at the Capalaba Bowls Club from 3-5 October. Good luck to our QLD team and also Breanna Pegg from Bundaberg who will be representing a composite team.

Brett Wilkie

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For further details contact Deaf Lawn Bowls Queensland president Barry Greentree on 0400 194 540 (text only) or Email bulldogsgreentree@gmail. com Or Treasurer Caroline Price Phone: (07) 3206 6477 SMS: 0427 219 050 Email: pricevans3@bigpond. com

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Longreach trump the competition

Longreach High Schools’ winning team of Ty Jesberg & Blake Young

The 2018 Secondary School entrants

Longreach Bowls Club’s Ty Jesberg (14) was back once again to defend his Secondary School Cup title after his win in 2017 with Drew Young, but this time around Jesberg teamed up with Drew’s older brother Blake Young (15) to tackle the competition.

This year’s combination proved to be just as successful as the last, with Young and Jesberg a tour de force and the most consistent team throughout.

“I’m really happy to have won this event and I’m glad we were able to replicate the success Ty and my brother had last year,” Blake said.

second time and celebrate Blake’s first victory. Harmsworth said he had been impressed by the skill and dedication shown by both players.

The country pairing won eight out of their nine games, only going down to Emmaus College 11-7 in the final round, to finish as the champs on 16 points and a margin of 57.

“I’m sure the school will be really proud of us.”

“We came back after being invited by our RBM and I think both boys have done themselves proud this year,” Harmsworth said.

Both players were thrilled to have picked up Longreach’s second title in as many years and despite it being his first outing in the competition, Blake Young said he had enjoyed the event and was proud to have done as well as they did.

“It was a great win and I really enjoyed coming back to play this year,” Jesberg said.

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Young gun Jesberg was equally pleased with the result after two long days of competition.

A tireless supporter of junior bowls in Leichhardt, BQ delegate Ray Harmsworth was back once again to watch Ty raise the cup for the

“Ty is a very promising young bowler.

“He’s already taken out the State Under 15s Pairs title with another junior from Thursday Island, which was a great thing for him and hopefully he’ll go onto bigger and better things.

“They’re both great kids to work with.

THIS YEAR’S COMPETITORS WERE: • St Patricks College (Mackay) - Connor McLeod & Jerome Ribaldone • Bentley Park College (Cairns) Michael Clark & Trae McLean • Longreach High School - Blake Young & Ty Jesberg • Emmaus College (Rockhampton) - Caleb Sell & Luke Sell • St James Lutheran College (Urangan) - Chloe Jarrett & Kody Jarrett • Mt Larcom High School - Ky Bayliss & Georgina Douglass Runners-up Everrit Evans and Chloe Runge from Beerwah State High

• Roma State College - Travis Weaver & John Hammond • Chisholm Catholic College (Brisbane) - Kai Donohue & Zayah Morgan

“They’ve both come to training every time and they keep working and wanting to play, which is brilliant to see.”

Beerwah State High School’s Everrit Evans and Chloe Runge were this year’s runners-up and finished their campaign on 15 points and a margin of 73.

Their impressive run saw them win seven games, lose one game 12-7 to St James Lutheran College’s Chloe Jarrett and Kody Jarrett and draw 7-7 against Kai Donohue and Zayah Morgan from Chisolm Catholic College.

Club Pine Rivers president, Dave Antney said the club had enjoyed hosting the competition again this year as it had showcased some great junior talent and had been a pleasure to watch.

“It’s helping the juniors graduate and hopefully go through to a more senior role, as has happened with a number of other players in years gone by like Ben Cribbin, Kurt Brown and Rebecca Rixon,” Antney said.

“I was impressed by the standard of bowling this year, especially from the smaller country towns as it shows they’ve got a lot of potential up there.”

• Anglican

Church Grammar (Brisbane) - Edward Simpson & Samuel Hinds (James Nash HS) • Mt Maria College (Gaythorne) - Alexis Williams & Isabella Lawson • Ormeau Woods High School (Gold Coast) - Dominic Stogryn & Corey Marshall

State High - Everrit • Beerwah Evans & Chloe Runge • Glasshouse

Christian College Jeffrey Parkes & Jack Murphy

Nash High School - Jarrah • James Anderson & Cody Bernard.

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8th ANNUAL QLD STATE MULTI DISABILITY CHAMPIONSHIPS The 8th Annual Multi Disability State Championships (September, 9-12) returned to the Chermside Bowls Club with dazzling displays of bowling from this year’s competitors.

Brisbane City Council was a supporter of the 2018 Championships, with the event officially opened by Cr Fiona King representing the local BCC ward of Marchant.

Cr King wished all the competitors well, saying bowls was a sport dear to her heart (her father bowls locally at Northern Suburbs).

The championships are proudly organised and supported each year by Bowls QLD and Sports Connect, representing Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association, Queensland Blind Bowlers Association, Deaf Sports and Recreation QLD, and Life Stream Australia.

“By the time the final came along I was really tired and I didn’t get any respite, as I didn’t feel there was any point or any one moment where I thought the game had really changed to my favour,” Hayes said.

“I had to continuously draw bowls to the jack.

Sporting Wheelies Glasshouse Mountains Bowls Club’s David Hayes got to have a taste of the winners’ circle for the first time after his scintillating campaign in the Men’s Singles competition.

Hayes’s fourth run in the championships (having already competed in 2013, 2015, 2017) saw him produce healthy wins against all five of his opponents in the sectional rounds.

His fifth win saw him claim the scalp of 2012 Multi-Bowl Open Pairs winner Bernie Wolland with an impressive 21-17 win over the seasoned bowler, despite Hayes having been down 16-9 in the earlier stages of the match to secure his spot in the grand-final.

“All games leading up to the gold medal match were difficult and I had to play some fantastic bowls to win the whole five games,” Hayes said.

“My last sectional game against Bernie was a beauty, as I came from 16-9 down, to win 21-17 and go through to the gold medal match which was just an amazing feeling.”

The play off for gold saw Hayes tackle Bargara’s Warren Fraser in a 21-14 game to claim the prestigious 2018 Men’s Singles title.

Sporting Wheelies Women’s Singles Winner – Deb McGarry

Sporting Wheelies Men’s Singles Winner – David Hayes

Sporting Wheelies Men’s Singles Runner-up – Warren Fraser

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“I knew my opponent was a good draw bowler, so on each end I wanted to be as close to the jack as possible to either have shot or cut him down.

“At one point it was 6-5 in my favour and I picked up a four; from that point my aim was to maintain the lead for the rest of the match which I did.”

In the contest for bronze, last year’s men’s gold medallist Damien Delgado (Tweed Heads) took on Maryborough’s twotime (2012 & 2016) men’s singles gold medallist Clive Williams, Delgado managed to edge out over Williams 21-19 to secure his silverware.

In the women’s competition, Burrum Heads bowler Deb McGarry claimed her maiden singles title after a close 16-14 battle with Burleigh Heads’ Serena Bonnell, who already had the 2015 & 2016 back-to-back women’s singles titles to her name.

It was a tough fight for McGarry who had started the final on the back foot after Bonnell had opened up an 11-2 lead.

“She’s a tough competitor and she plays strategically, she knows I’m better at shorter ends so Serena played ‘T’ to ‘T’ and opened up a big lead on me,” McGarry said.

Sporting Wheelies Women’s Singles Runner-up – Serena Bonnell

Sporting Wheelies Men’s Singles Third place – Damien Delgado

Sporting Wheelies Women’s Singles Third place – Louise Hoskins and Cr Fiona King

“I really had to fight to get back in the game.

“I managed to take an end so I shortened the mat right up and was able to get back level on 14-14 and take two on the final end to win 16-14.

“I really enjoy playing at the Multi-Dis, it’s great to meet everyone again once a year and also have the chance to meet new friends too.

“The thing I love about the championships is the fact we all can have a good laugh with each other and then as soon as we’re on the green we’re in the zone and playing to win.”

The women’s bronze went to South Johnstone’s Louise Hoskins who defeated Burnett Bowls Club’s Annette Goldsworthy 21-12.

In the Open Pairs, Deb McGarry linked up with North Ipswich’s Don Currie to sail to a cruisy 18-6 victory over Louise Hoskins and Musgrave’s Andrew Reed.

In the battle for third place Tweed Heads’ Richard Rombouts and Damien Delgado claimed their bronze medal with a 17-11 win over Serena Bonnell and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anthony Bonnell.

Sporting Wheelies Open Pairs Winners – Don Currie and Deb McGarry

Life Stream Open Singles Runner-up – Philip Mahoney

Life Stream Despite having won the last two Life Stream Singles titles in a row, Glasshouse’s Phillip Siggers had to make way for McKenzie Park’s Glen Holmes who proved he was the top dog at this year’s competition.

Newbie Holmes wasted no time at his first Multi-Dis and claimed victories in four out of his five sectional games, only succumbing to Jindalee’s Brian Hampson who put a 21-16 dent into Holmes’s clean sheet.

Life Stream Open Singles Third place – Phillip Siggers

Holmes’s final clash saw him take on Philip Mahoney (Albert) and finish with a comfortable 21-15 win.

In the battle for third place Phil Siggers fought his pairs partner Darren Davis (Diggers Mem.) and triumphed 21-6.

In the Open Pairs Glen Holmes had a second taste of victory with his fellow club mate and girlfriend Krystie Ebert against the duo of Davis and Siggers.

“It was awesome to win this year and to do it with Glenn was really exciting,” Ebert said.

Life Stream Open Pairs Winners Krystie Ebert and Glen Holmes.

“There was some stiff competition up against us.

“I think the fact we are going out helped give us the edge when it came to working as a team and the fact Glenn has been bowling for more than 20 years helped too.”

Life Stream Open Pairs Runners-up – Darren Davis and Philip Siggers

Sporting Wheelies Open Pairs Runners-up – Louise Hoskins and Andrew Reed

Sporting Wheelies Open Pairs Third place – Richard Rombouts and Damien Delgado

Life Stream Open Singles Winner – Glen Holmes

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8th ANNUAL QLD STATE MULTI DISABILITY CHAMPIONSHIPS Blind Bowlers

And the Bushy goes to...

After four years of heartbreak, Joy Foster has picked up her first Muti-dis win since her Open Triples win with Des Mackay and John Vance back in 2014.

Dennis Wormald and his director Margaret Wormald.

The Bushy award goes to the best performed vision impaired bowler of the state titles.

It was a thrilling crusade for Forster who had progressed through the sectional rounds in earnest winning all three of her games by a larger win margin each time.

Her round one victory over Edmonton’s June Brittan finished 21-13, round two against Jenny Skinner (Aspley) saw Forster win 21-12 and in round three she beat Moorooka’s Christine Henry 21-8.

While Forster said she was ecstatic with the result, she wished more bowlers had competed this year as numbers were down compared to previous championships.

& 2016), Wormald’s pursuit of this year’s title left Comm Games hero Jake Fehlberg in his wake after Wormald beat him 21-17 in the second round of the sections.

The final saw Forster square up against June Brittan once again and go fourfor-four with an even bigger 21-6 win margin.

“If you have thought about participating you should consider it as it’s always a good time and you get to meet some great friends,” she said.

“I was really thrilled with my win as I haven’t been getting to play bowls as much as I would like to this year, so to come this year’s champs and win has been great,” Forster said.

“The host venue always does a great job and this year was no different at Club Chermside.”

The grand final saw Wormald take on John Vance from Tamborine Mountain who had played well through his sectional rounds to earn his spot in the final.

“The field was tough, as I was up against the likes of June Brittain, you really need to keep your wits about you when you play people like her.”

Blind Bowlers Men’s Singles Winner – Dennis Wormald and director Margaret Wormald

Blind Bowlers Women’s Singles Runner-up – June Brittain

Third place honours in the women’s singles went to Christine Henry who defeated Jenny Skinner, 21-15.

In the Men’s Singles competition Narangba’s Dennis Wormald surged to victory in his hunt for a third Multi-Dis singles title (following his wins in 2014

Director Barry Chatel and Blind Bowlers Men’s Singles Runner-up John Vance

Blind Bowlers Women’s Singles Third place – Christine Henry

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Although Vance put up stiff resistance his opponent was able to skilfully take control of the game to triumph 19-7.

“With John you need to make sure you get hold of the kitty first,” Wormald said.

“Once he gets in his groove you really have to fight to stay in front as he’s a great bowler.

Blind Bowlers Men’s Singles Third place Jake Fehlberg and director Grant Fehlberg

Blind Bowlers Open Pairs Winners – Peter Uther and John Vance

Women’s Singles Winner - Joy Forster and director Bruce Jones

Blind Bowlers Open Pairs Runner-up – June Brittain and Dennis Wormald

Blind Bowlers Open Pairs Third place – Helen Boardman and Jake Fehlberg

WINNERS 2018 BLIND BOWLERS

Hard of Hearing Open Singles Winner – John Price

“I managed to get hold of the kitty and I was able to keep in front this time around.”

This year’s bronze medal for the men’s singles went to Burleigh Heads’ Fehlberg who pushed to a comfortable 21-3 victory over Bill O’Rourke (Headland).

The Open Pairs event was hotly contested in the sectional rounds with a number of close games played.

However, in the end it was Peter Uther and John Vance who had the final say in the matter after they trumped the Men’s Single’s winner and June Brittain 12-8.

Hard of Hearing The 2018 Multi-Dis will be a memorable one for Victoria Points’ John Price who did the double this year with a win of both the Open Singles and Open Pairs titles with his teammate Robyn Riddle.

In a funny turn of events Price played off against his pairs partner in the playoff for the singles title.

The victory was twice as nice for Price who was denied last year’s singles title

by Beenleigh bowler Brian Taylor in the grand final and revenge was sweet for Price who defeated Taylor 21-9 in round four of this year’s sectional play.

Price credited his success at this year’s Multi-Dis champs to the competitions he has played over the last two years.

Hard of Hearing Open Singles Runner-up – Robyn Riddle

“I love bowls and competing, especially in pennants, Premier 7’s and club championships etc... and in the past two years I have played pairs every week and have been playing as the skip in our pennants team which I think has really helped develop my game,” Price said.

“I thought the field was tough this year with the return of Diana Reddick to the competition.

“I had never played against Diana before even though we have both been part of the Queensland team who played in the National Deaf Bowls last year in Perth and this year at the Australian Deaf Games Lawn Bowls in Albury and Wodonga.

“Stuart Orr was also a force to be reckoned with and will be a top contender in the future; I think my game against Stuart was the hardest to win.

Price says he is delighted with his result in this year’s championships.

“I was absolutely thrilled to win both the Singles and Pairs titles,” he said.

“This is my third year competing in the Multi-Disability Championship and I think the challenge of four days of competing really ranks up there with a challenging degree of skill and fitness required to succeed.”

Open Pairs Winner - Peter Uther & John Vance Runner-up - June Brittain & Dennis Wormald Third place - Helen Boardman & Jake Fehlberg Men’s Singles Winner - Dennis Wormald Runner-up - John Vance Third place - Jake Fehlberg Women’s Singles Winner - Joy Forster Runner-up - June Brittain Third place - Christine Henry

HARD OF HEARING

Open Pairs Winner - Robyn Riddle & John Price Runner-up - Brian Taylor & Diana Reddick Third place - Stuart Orr & Barry Greentree Open Singles Winner - John Price Runner-up - Robyn Riddle Third place - Dianna Reddick

SPORTING WHEELIES

Open Pairs Winner - Deb McGarry & Don Currie Runners-up - Louise Hoskins & Andrew Reed Third place - Richard Rombouts & Damien Delgado Men’s Singles Winner - David Hayes Runner-up - Warren Fraser Third place - Damien Delgado Women’s Singles Winner - Deb McGarry Runner-up - Serena Bonnell Third place - Louis Hoskins

Hard of Hearing Open Singles Third Place – Dianna Reddick

Hard of Hearing Open Pairs Runners-up – Diana Reddick and Brian Taylor

Hard of Hearing Open Pairs Winners – Robyn Riddle and John Price

Hard of Hearing Open Pairs Third place – Barry Greentree and Stuart Orr

LIFE STREAM

Open Singles Winner - Glen Holmes Runner-up - Philip Mahoney Third place - Phillip Siggers Open Pairs Winner - Krystie Ebert & Glen Holmes Runner-up - Darren Davis & Philip Siggers Third place - Alan Duffy & John Stuart october 2018 queensland bowler 15

8th ANNUAL QLD STATE MULTI DISABILITY CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Is your club

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In September, 2014 the then chairman of Burrum Heads Bowls Club, Martin Brindley was enjoying a social night out at his club when he suddenly collapsed and stopped breathing to the shock of his friends. Luckily for Martin, the club owned an automated external defibrillator which the club’s duty manager used to revive him.

The paramedics said they had been called out to eight heart attacks that week and Martin was the only one who survived despite having been unconscious for 10 minutes.

Martin, who was 70-years-old at the time, said he felt as fit as a fiddle before the turn and it had come as a surprise to him as he had felt he was one of the fitter members at the club.

Four years on and Martin says it’s more important than ever for clubs to be ensuring they have these devices on hand for their members and says clubs who do not own one are effectively rolling the dice with their members lives.

“If your club doesn’t have one, you really have to wake up to the fact we do have an older population at bowls clubs, it could strike anyone and I know of people younger than I was who have died from heart attacks because a defibrillator wasn’t available,” Martin said.

“If I had been at a different club that day which didn’t have a defibrillator, I wouldn’t be here today.

“It’s that simple really.

“They’re incredibly smart too, in the heat of the moment while I was unconscious Wendy had attached one of the probes to my chest but forgot to remove the plastic sheath on it.

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“The machine explained what was wrong and talked her through the process to save my life.”

Survivor Martin Brindley

Martin serves as a poignant reminder that cardiac events can strike almost anyone at any time. The Heart Foundation estimates that each year, around 30,000 Australians suffer a cardiac arrest.

Photo courtesy Hervey Bay Independent

By the time paramedics arrived, around 20 minutes later, he had regained consciousness and was talking again. The paramedics praised the quick actions of club manager Wendy Fifield who they say had saved his life.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says on average 22 Australians die from those cardiac events each day, equivalent to one death from a heart attack every 66 minutes.

The average ambulance response time for a cardiac arrest is approximately eight minutes and every minute that passes without oxygen getting to the brain results in a 10 per cent reduction in chance of survival.

Wendy Fifield, Martin Brindley and attending paramedics Grant Schirmer, Phillip Switzer & Warren Pickering after Martin’s recovery

The brain starts to suffer from brain damage at around three to four minutes, so having an AED on hand drastically increases the survival rate to nearly 75 per cent.

Understandably, Martin’s wife Marion would love more bowls clubs to be in the same position as Burrum Heads.

“We both feel it’s great for the other clubs to know how important it is to have a defibrillator, as it is what saved Martin’s life,” Marion Brindley said.

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Victorians secure 6th straight National Bowling Arm Championship title (September, 10-13)

Victoria claimed its sixth successive National Arm Bowling Championship title with an amazing come from behind victory on the final day of competition at East Maitland Bowls Club while Queensland ended the championships strongly in third place.

The series format in the National Bowling Am Championships sees each state play every other state in Fours, Triples, Pairs and Singles.

Each team aims to win as many rinks as possible with each individual match worth two points, the state who

Queensland Arm Bowlers

accumulates the most points is declared the National Champions.

It was the third time Queensland have taken part in the championships and

this year’s championships also featured a Tasmanian representative side for the first time.

TarOom Fours packed out again Story by Condamine District Bowls Association The Taroom mixed fours carnival has continued to go from strength to strength with the 2018 event run over the weekend of September, 15-16.

The carnival’s reputation has grown to the point where the 16-team field often have to nominate their team straight after the event to ensure their place in the field for the following year.

The teams assembled this year were of high quality, with many bowlers travelling from as far away as Sarina, Maryborough, Binjour, Kingaroy, Dalby and Tara. the carnival was also well supported by “locals” from Roma, Injune and Wandoan.

A good mixture of Taroom players were represented as well.

After the calcutta auction, the matches on Saturday were played in warm, blustery north-westerly winds, which made the conditions tricky.

After the first two rounds, there were only a handful of teams with two wins.

The third round saw most of the tworound winners play each other, which turned out to be a heavyweight tussle between the two top fancies that saw Robert Hammond’s outfit defeat Nathan Appleton’s team to progress as the only three-round winners.

Sunday morning saw a complete turn-around in the weather, with cool conditions and southerly winds greeting some weary soles.

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Winners: (L-R) - Matthew Prain (Tara), Jimmy Keleher (Taroom), Robert Hammond (Roma) & Delacey Kehl (Taroom)

3rd place (L-R) - Dennis Maddern (Sarina), Margaret “Hoot” Rolfe (Sarina), Kevin Kelly (Taroom) & Jeff Reid (Sarina)

Whilst there were no major upsets, most fourth-round games were closely contested and those on two wins scraped home to ensure some exciting fifth-round matches were on the cards, with only margin separating three teams on three wins. Hammond’s team was the only one without a loss.

Kingaroy, her husband David who plays out of Wondai, Pat Darlington of Binjour and Mark Gee from Maryborough Services, who played well together to record four wins.

Appleton’s team, consisting of his Mum Margie (Dalby) and Roma’s travelling Caletti’s Greg and Melissa, battled it out for a win but could not secure a big enough margin to finish any higher than fourth.

In third, also securing a narrow win in the last round, were the Sarina trio of Dennis Maddern, Margaret “Hoot” Rolfe and Jeff Reid, ably assisted by Kev Kelly of Taroom.

The surprise packet in the field, based on their $40 price tag in the calcutta, was the team skipped by Lynda Cecil of

As is the case in all carnivals, there can only be one winner and Robert Hammond’s team was the only team to record five wins for the weekend.

Hammond, a current QLD representative player from Roma, was well supported by talented Taroom players Jimmy Keleher, Delacey Kehl and Tara’s Matthew Prain.

Everyone who spoke heaped praise on the Taroom Club for their efforts in making the carnival such a success.

The club’s hospitality could not be faulted and the quality of the green was commended by all.

The 2019 event promises to be better than ever.

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From the operating theatre to the bowling green: Jim Dwyer’s remarkable story Story by Bowls Australia Bowls, a sport that fails to discriminate.

That sentiment has never rung truer than in the case of Jim Dwyer.

Having been involved in the sport since 2003, beginning at Cutheringa Bowls Club in Townsville, Jim’s position with the Royal Australian Air Force saw him later playing in both Brisbane and Darwin before returning to Cutheringa.

In August 2017, while performing routine work on a runway in Townsville in his role with the RAAF, the 57-year-old was involved in an accident that led to his right leg below the knee being amputated and his left foot being damaged.

The result would be a bionic limb for his right leg and a left leg heavily damaged around the foot area.

“Wherever I went, I played bowls, it became a huge part of my life,” Jim said.

“I was a very average bowler but I was just starting to hit my straps (before the accident) ... I just wanted to become a regular first-grade bowler.

“Things were really looking up for me before the accident.”

In hospital for just over three months and having faced numerous operations to save his left foot, Jim was released just before Christmas and remarkably, ‘wheeled’ his way out onto the green by mid-late February.

“The first thing I wanted to do when I got out was to have a beer and have a bowl. Obviously, that took a long time,” he said.

“Queensland Sporting Wheelies organised for me to borrow a wheelchair until I could organise my own (which is still in the pipeline).

Still learning to walk again and having endured yet another operation on his left foot just recently, Jim is adamant on gradually increasing his playing time on the green with an aim to participate in more social bowls, and even pennant down the track.

“I don’t think I’ll ever be able to bowl from a normal stance because my left ankle is fused,” he said.

“I can stand for small periods and walk short distances but there’s no way known that I’d be able to walk for a game of bowls.

“But that’s what the chair is for... I should have my own (chair) in the next month or so.”

Jim’s go-getting attitude following such a horrific moment in his life is a lesson to all, bowler and non-bowler, that absolutely anything is achievable with the right attitude.

Marlin Coast come out on top

By Jan Baumann The Champion of Champion Ladies Fours was recently contested at the South Johnstone Bowls Club between Marlin Coast and Thuringowa with the Marlin Coast ladies coming out winners 18-14.

The Marlin Coast team of Joan Carey, Christine Scott, Jill Kefford and Shirley Sampson (skip) will now travel south in October to contest the State Finals.

The Singles competition was played between Wendy Jones (Thuringowa) and Terry McAllary from the Cairns club of Edmonton.

Wendy won in an exciting game 25-18 and is looking forward to the state finals in October.

Fours L to R Christine Scott, Joan Carey, Shirley Sampson and Jill Kefford

Singles L to R Wendy Jones, Tropical Assn President Wendy Zieth and Terry McAllary

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Umpire with Joan Brotherton

Re-spotting the jack The past month has been a busy one on the bowling calendar with many special events being held, as well as Pennant and District and Group Champion of Club Champion play-offs. I was fortunate to be invited to umpire at two special events, the Straddie 10,000 and Cleveland’s Strawberry Carnival.

Both events were played over four days and attracted many bowlers. I enjoyed meeting and catching up with all of them and thank both clubs for inviting me to umpire.

As their Conditions of Play stated, if the end was made dead, the jack is re-spotted at the “T”. I did comment on this as a “footnote” last month due to some confusion, however because of continued enquiries, I will go into more detail and hopefully the photos will assist as well.

The Law referring to this is Law 19 – Dead Jack.

19.1

If the jack is moved by a bowl in play, it is a dead jack if it: 19.1.1 passes above the face of the bank; 19.1.2 passes completely outside a side boundary of the rink of play; 19.1.3 comes to rest in any hollow in the face of the bank; or 19.1.4 comes to rest at a distance of less than 18 metres, as measured in a straight line, from the centre of the mat line to the nearest point of the jack.

19.3 The skips or opponents in Singles must decide whether a jack is dead or not as soon as they realise it is necessary. (If players do not realise that a decision is necessary as soon as the jack comes to rest, the decision can still be made even if a number of bowls have been played after the jack came to rest). If they cannot reach agreement, they must ask the umpire to make a decision.

19.4 If the jack is dead, the end is a dead end and Law 20 will apply. However, Controlling Bodies can decide not to have the end declared dead. Instead, they can decide to have the jack re-spotted in line with Law 56.5 (the law that covers the situation and what to do).

The question asked frequently is: Where do you place the jack?

Law 56.5 Re-spotting the jack: 56.5.1 If a jack in motion passes completely outside the boundaries of the rink of play, comes to rest in any hollow in face of the bank, or rebounds to a distance of less than 20 metres from the mat line, the end must be declared dead. Instead, the jack must be placed with the nearest point of the jack to the mat line at the appropriate spot described in either law 56.5.2 or 56.5.3 and play must continue. (See photo) The following also occurred and was explained to players as follows: 56.5.4 If any of the spots mentioned in laws 56.5.2 and 56.5.3 are partly or completely covered by a bowl, the jack must be placed as close as possible to the covered spot, between and in line with that spot and the corresponding spot at the opposite end of the rink, without touching the bowl. (See photo)

Jack positioned at the “T” - correct, covered Bowl on the “T” in Law 56.5 – Re-spotting the jack.

Another question that was asked was:

If Lead A has delivered the jack and it has gone in the ditch and then Lead B has to then deliver the jack – can Lead B reposition the mat?

The answer? Yes. Law 10.2 If a player improperly delivers the jack, the opposing player must place the mat as described in law 6.1.1 and redeliver the jack, making sure that it is centred, but the opposing player must not play first.

10.3 If the jack is improperly delivered once by each player in any end, it must be centred with the nearest point of the jack to the mat line being 2 metres from the front ditch and the mat must be placed as described in law 6.1.1 by the first player to play.

Jack positioned on the ”T” - incorrect

Bowl on the “T” – Jack touching the bowl – incorrect

Bowl on the “T” – Jack to be positioned as close as possible – correct, covered by Law 56.5.4 – spot partly covered or completely covered by a bowl.

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MEANDARRA BOWLS CLUB

Meandarra rejuvenation Only a couple of years ago Meandarra Bowls Club was sat on the precipice of closure, which had coincided with the decline of the small country town that had at one-time been a booming agricultural hub.

While the town’s main industry is still agriculture, the population has declined to less than 200 people leading to the bowls club’s membership base dwindling to just a couple of members.

“If you talk to some of the older members of the club, they’ll tell you that at one point it was hard to even get a game as the club was that busy,” Meandarra’s games director Merv Slack said.

“As time went on though the town slid into a bit of a decline with people leaving due to the rising cost of living and businesses finding it harder to turn a profit.

“It looked as if the club was going to be finished.”

Luckily for Meandarra there was a renewed sense of interest in the club with a few of the younger inhabitants of the town visiting the club to play.

“A lot of people in the town didn’t want to lose the club,” treasurer Kate McDonald said.

“We decided to work at getting some grants and trying to update the club as much as we could with our limited budget.

“We updated the facilities a bit by installing a new cool room, an EFTPOS system which has helped boost sales, as well as new blinds and a fresh coat of paint to name just a few bits of work.

“Everyone who works at the club is a volunteer and they do a great job, our greens have gone from being practically dust to a great playing surface.”

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The injection of renewed interest in the club has helped turn the club around, so

much so that the club now has its first pennant team in over 20 years.

The small committee of dedicated volunteers have single-handedly turned the club into a thriving centre of bowls in country Queensland.

“We now have grey haired nomads who often travel through and stop off at the club, a number of whom have been repeat visitors,” McDonald said.

“Our new uniforms have helped give the club an identity and generate pride amongst our players.

“The club’s transformation has been down to the consistently hard working volunteers.”

The club now holds regular social days and events throughout the week which brings people not only to the greens for a game of bowls but to the bar as well which has helped sustain the club’s momentum.

Meandarra now focuses more on social functions and thinks of itself as a family friendly community hub and this has allowed it to maintain its bowling operation.

“It’s a great community club which has been a part of the club for nearly 60 years,” Merv said.

“It looks like we’re on track to keep it that way now.”

Meandarra celebrated its 60th anniversary this year with an anniversary weekend (held September, 29) that featured a social day of bowls followed by a day of competitive bowls, a meal and live entertainment.

Development

Bob Hill from The Albert BC has taken charge

Bob Hill from the Albert BC has taken charge and has actively been promoting bowls to secondary schools in the area. He now has two schools regularly coming to his club for bowls lessons. Every Tuesday from 12 pm-1 pm he has James Nash school and has an open training session after school from 3:30 pm-5 pm. This is open to any school student that has gone through his coaches school sessions. Through this process Bob has been able to form not only a group/junior squad at his club, but also has facilitated the Secondary Schools Cup playoff for the district as the numbers were there for the juniors. His pair from James Nash were also lucky enough to win through and compete at the Secondary Schools Cup state playoff at Pine Rivers BC as two brand new, non-bowling juniors. By all accounts the students enjoyed themselves and could not wait until their next bowls competition, let alone trying to qualify

for next year. Lastly due to Bob’s continued efforts he was able to fill a last minute pull out for the event which then saw James Nash have three juniors at the event. In conjunction with their RBM Wade Mutzelburg the Albert has also been able to participate in the district sports day organised by the Department of Sports and Recreation. The sports day had 38 students from all around the district coming to the Albert BC for a day of structured coaching and games at the end of the day to put their new found skills to the test.

The Albert BC is not only specifically targeting juniors as potential new participants of the sport, but is also opening up their club to the broader community with plans for a BQ open day event in October.

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ZONE 3 LADIES COMPETE IN WINDY CONDITIONS

By Margie Read

The Zone 3 Ladies played off in trying windy conditions for the for the chance to play in the Champion of Champions State Event. I am very pleased with our match committee, Chris Dwyer, Diana Buckley and myself for a very well run three days. Congratulations to all players and to the winners, Wendy Usher (Singles), Chris Dwyer and Heather Flett (Pairs) and Betty Vaughan, Valerie Dun, Jenny McNally and Lorraine Tebbit (Fours).

Singles players Wendy Usher, North Dalby Club, Condamine District (winner), Wendy Hurnall & Elaine Taylor

Pairs Winners - Chris Dwyer & Heather Flett, Chinchilla, Condamine District

Fours Winners - Betty Vaughan, Valerie Dun, Jenny McNally, Lorraine Tebbit, Dalby, Condamine District

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Etiquette

and the game of bowls

By John Roberts (Bowls Victoria)

Tips for good etiquette: •

Be punctual and always welcome visitors.

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e polite and friendly to your opponents including not using B offensive language.

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Introduce each other at the start of play.

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Respect the laws of the game and the role of the umpire.

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o nothing to distract the bowler on the mat and make sure D you are not standing in front of the view of the boundary pegs.

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o not move at either end of the rink where it may distract the D player on the mat.

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Watch your bowl until it stops and learns from the shot.

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Concentrate on the game and the state of play.

There may have even been a little book to read.

Etiquette is different from the Laws of the Sport.

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ommend your teammates, and your opponents, when they C play a good shot.

So, what is bowls etiquette?

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dmit a fluke shot when you play one and remember it when A your opponent gets one later in the game. Team members should not clap a “lucky” bowl - remember it’s a poor bowl with a great result.

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emain behind the mat and within the confines of the rink and R walk up the green, after the player has left the mat and in a direction that allows the player to see the path of their bowl.

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E xcuses for bad play should not be blamed on the condition of the green, wind or other weather conditions. These conditions are the same for all players.

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eep silent while others are delivering their bowls and remain K outside their gaze.

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obile phones (unless for emergencies) should be in your M bowls bag turned off or on silent.

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I f music is playing it should not impact on how the game is progressing.

Older members of our current bowls clubs will often speak about bowls etiquette and a part of any induction for any new bowlers was to learn about etiquette as well as the laws of the sport

According to J. P. Munro, a well-known lawn bowls historian. “It is those little acts that help make our game such a wonderful creator of sociability and friendship.”

Friendly and sporting acts towards your teammates and your opponents should be appreciated and reciprocated. We should all approach our bowls with enthusiasm, friendliness, good company and tolerance.

Etiquette is relevant to attire, politeness and general behaviour and adds to the feel of the game.

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Expanding your Premises – Getting Bigger, Better From time to time you may look to expand the licensed footprint of your premises or construct an expansion of your licensed premises While these projects are exciting and can bring a number of benefits to the club, it is critical that you understand some of the obstacles associated with such a proposal and to ensure that you satisfy all of the requirements.

All too often we have seen clients who are halfway through an expansion program and haven’t met the Council’s building approval and town planning requirements, as well as those of the OLGR, which can cause significant issues with these projects.

We summarise some of the key points to consider when embarking on these plans below:

Town Planning

Most premises have been properly approved by the relevant local council to conduct the use of the premises under the relevant Town Plan, however we have come across many situations in the past where the original approval was not obtained properly, and the use is actually, or potentially unlawful.

When you are seeking to expand your premises, it may result in what is called an “intensification of use”. This can create a number of issues, and a common problem we have seen recently is a requirement of the Council for you to have more car parking spaces. Depending on the circumstances and layout of your premises, you may not have sufficient land to accommodate additional car parks.

In this regard, it is critical to get the appropriate town planning advice at an early stage for the development

or expansion, and to understand and accept both legally and commercially, any conditions that are attached to such approval once obtained.

Council

From a construction standpoint, on most occasions it will be necessary for you to obtain a building approval from the Council for the proposed extension. This involves having plans professionally drawn, lodged with Council and approved, as well as obtaining approval of the completed works from a building inspector or certifier following construction.

OLGR

If you wish to expand your premises and thereby expand the licensed area, you will need the approval of the OLGR. For the OLGR to give its approval, generally the expanded area must be “contiguous” with the current licensed premises, meaning that it must be adjacent to, alongside or abutting the main premises.

Additionally, Guideline 35 under the Liquor Act requires that an expansion must be constructed such that it is immediately apparent to any consumer that the original premises and the extended or expanded premises are part of the same business.

To satisfy this requirement, it is important to keep colour schemes, signage and the style of construction of the original and

expanded premises in mind to ensure consistency.

Construction Contracts

It is vital that you negotiate a construction contract with a builder where the contract is fair to all parties concerned, and we would strongly recommend that you have these building or construction contracts vetted by an expert in the area with a view to ensure that they are appropriately drawn, and protect you.

Finally, the OLGR will generally approve the extension provided that all of the various certificates are provided, including those from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Council, and any other relevant authority that has an interest in the premises.

These are some of the obstacles involved in these projects, and if you intend to expand your licensed premises, please give me a call and we can discuss your plans further.

AUTHORS Curt Schatz MANAGING PARTNER and Scott Vanderwolf SOLICITOR

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National $60,000 club 5 A side

Story by Lynsey Clarke (Club Helensvale Bowls Coordinator)

Eastbourne eagles crowned Ultimate

s n o i p C ham

After the 12th staging of the prestigious event, international raiders Eastbourne Eagles from New Zealand have claimed the Club Helensvale $60,000 National Club 5 A Side (September, 3-6) in spectacular fashion.

In a rematch of last year’s Grand Final, the Eagles overcame defending champions Broadbeach Bulls in a nail-biting final.

Eastbourne won both pairs and fours matches with a margin of ten shots going into the singles and fours disciplines.

required just two shots from the last two ends to claim back to back titles.

Things came unstuck for the Bulls on the penultimate end, with the Eagles finishing off the stronger to claim their first title and the $20,000 first prize by a slender three-shot margin.

Earlier in the day, the Eagles defeated NSW State Pennant Champions Cabramatta Bull Ants in one semi while the Bulls overcame local favourites Helensvale Hawks in the second leg of the semi.

The Bulls Ryan Bester kept their hopes alive by winning his singles match 21 – 18 after a phenomenal last bowl saw him steal the three shots required to take victory.

The Eagles included four former Kiwi Internationals Gary Lawson, Jamie Hill, Justin Goodwin and Philip Skoglund, making up the five was Australia’s current number one ranked player David Ferguson.

At this point in time, the Bulls had won seven ends in a row to come from behind in their fours match which meant they

Hill was their only change from last year’s event after being a late withdrawal in 2017.

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(Picture from left: The winning Eastbourne Eagles team of Philip Skoglund, Justin Goodwin, David Ferguson, Jamie Hill & Gary Lawson.)

Mike Carroll made way for Hill to return and took up the role of team manager.

In exciting news for the sport of bowls in NZ, hot off the press during our post-game interview, Gary Lawson has declared himself back out of retirement after the Eagles maiden victory today!

Congratulations to all finalists, competitors and very worthy champions on making this the best competition in the world – what a privilege to have witnessed such outstanding games throughout the competition.

All of the action was professionally live streamed so if you missed any of the excitement it can all be re-lived by visiting the Club Helensvale Facebook page.

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Have you been watching The Block on Channel 9?

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This master storyteller, fun-loving Australian was junior singles champion and collected various titles throughout the late 90s and early noughties.

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While she may now be a popular breakfast radio host for the Sunshine Coast’s Sea 91.9 FM and own her own online childcare support service, she was at one-time a national lawn bowls champion.

Some of the biggest accolades she picked up included the 2002 national junior singles title at Moama and three separate Victorian state junior singles titles.

Eva also represented Australia in a development series against New Zealand in 2006.

Pine Rivers’ Matriarchs Congratulations to Pine Rivers Ladies Bowling Club’s two ladies Marian O’Brien and Alma Gibb who celebrated their 90th birthdays within weeks of each other.

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Alma played bowls for 28 years (no longer plays) and has also been on numerous positions on club committees and also President in 1994. Alma attends most playing/financial days and helps out where necessary.

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Marian (right) with BNDLBA Patron Judith Wrembeck

Alma (right) with BNDLBA Patron Judith Wrembeck

2018 Awards Night finalists named

Story by Bowls Australia

The finalists for next month’s national Awards Night have been confirmed, with the sport’s most outstanding athletes, administrators and officials set to be recognised and Queensland will be represented with nine Queenslanders in the running for an accolade.

Finalists for 11 awards have been unveiled for the 2018 Awards Night, with winners set to be crowned at the gala dinner on October 25.

Finalists for the coveted Sport Australia International Bowler of the Year category include dual Commonwealth Games gold medallist Natasha Scott and recently retired Jackaroos vicecaptain Brett Wilkie, who had a dominant performance at the Trans Tasman test series leading into the Games.

Regardless of the outcome of that award, Scott is already assured of a piece of silverware on the night.

Scott, alongside fellow NSW player David Ferguson, are the only two already-confirmed winners for the night, having secured their respective Tourism and Events Queensland Female and Male Bowler of the Year titles by virtue of winning the sport’s National Player Rankings for 2017/18, decided at the end of June.

Memorial’s Andrew Howard, who provided assistance to the Australian Senior Sides Championships.

Two exceptional International Technical Officials have been selected as as finalists in the Official of the Year category, in Western Australia’s Sue Hogg and South Australia’s Joan Prosser.

Three deserving Bowls Australia employees have been confirmed as finalists in the Bolton Clarke Regional Bowls Manager of the Year award, for their contribution to the assistance of clubs in their region, including NSW’s David Inglis, Victoria’s John Emerson, and NSW’s Brett Hughes.

Full Award finalists: Sport Australia International Bowler of the Year finalists: Brett Wilkie (Club Helensvale, QLD) and Natasha Scott (Raymond Terrace, NSW) Tourism and Events Queensland Male Bowler of the Year winner: David Ferguson (Engadine, NSW) Tourism and Events Queensland Female Bowler of the Year winner: Natasha Scott (Raymond Terrace, NSW)

Scott and Ferguson, who finished as Australia’s number one bowlers, will be bestowed their prize of $3,000 each during the function.

BCiB Under-18 Male Bowler of the Year finalists:

In the junior ranks, 2017 Junior Golden Nugget winner Nick Cahill and South Australia’s open-aged Male Bowler of the Year Josh Studham have been named as finalists in the BCiB Under-18 Male Bowler of the Year.

BCiB Under-18 Female Bowler of the Year finalists:

In the BCiB Under-18 Female Bowler of the Year category, 2018 Australian Open under-18 girls’ singles winner Jessie Cottell and Queensland under-18 state singles, triples and fours winner Rebecca Rixon are the two finalists.

Nick Cahill (Across The Waves, QLD) and Josh Studham (Holdfast Bay, SA) Jessie Cottell (Club Helensvale, QLD) and Rebecca Rixon (Club Kawana, QLD) Bowler with a Disability of the Year finalists: Lynne Seymour (Thuringowa, QLD) and Jake Fehlberg (Burleigh Heads, QLD) Stockland Retirement Living Club of the Year finalists:

After stellar years on the green, it will be difficult to split 2018 Commonwealth Games vision-impaired mixed pairs gold medal winning teammates Lynne Seymour and Jake Fehlberg in the Bowler with a Disability of the Year award.

Werribee (VIC) and Rockhampton (QLD)

Last year’s runner-up in the Stockland Retirement Living Club of the Year award, Queensland’s Rockhampton Bowls Club, has again been selected as finalists, against Victoria’s Werribee Bowls Club.

Volunteer of the Year

In the City of Gold Coast Coach of the Year accolade, the three Coaches that orchestrated the Australian Jackaroos success at the recent Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games have been selected as finalists, in National Coach Steve Glasson OAM, National Assistant Coach Gary Willis and Para-Sport Coach Kelvin Kerkow OAM. Two tireless contributors to the sport have been recognised as finalists for the Volunteer of the Year gong, in Club Helensvale’s Geoff O’Meagher, who contributed greatly to the Australian Open and Helensvale’s National Club 5 A Side, and Moonta

City of Gold Coast Coach of the Year finalists: Steve Glasson (Club Mount Lewis, NSW), Kelvin Kerkow (Tweed Heads, QLD), Gary Willis (Cabramatta, NSW) finalists: Geoff O’Meagher (Club Helensvale, QLD) and Howard Andrew (Moonta Memorial, SA) Official of the Year finalists: Sue Hogg (Manning Memorial, WA) and Joan Prosser (Payneham, SA) Bolton Clarke Regional Bowls Manager of the Year finalists: David Inglis (Riverina & Western NSW), John Emerson (North East Victoria) and Brett Hughes (Greater Sydney, NSW) The winners of the awards will be announced at the Awards Night on October 25, to be staged at Mantra on View in Surfers Paradise, Queensland. october 2018 queensland bowler 33

Coaching with BQ coaching committee

Dotty

Gibby

Ecka

Thorpy

Acquisition of Skill – Study in motion DOTTY’s TIP Part 2

By Dennis O’Toole

Understanding speed is a most important element in all sports. To teach and develop speed without compromising skill and technique, we must use the principle: “Get the technique correct first then add the speed.”

Speed is dependent on the ability to relax rather than just effort. Therefore, the faster you want to go, the more relaxed you must be. The types of speed will vary, for example speed on the mat, speed of the step and speed of the arm swing.

As always, check with your doctor before starting or adapting an exercise routine.

 Shoulder and Chest  Triceps Stretch  Standing Quadriceps  Standing Calf

DYNAMIC STRETCHES

BODY BALANCE

 Arm Swings  Side Bends  Trunk Rotations  Leg Swings Use the above Dynamic Stretches as part of your warm up and make sure the body is thoroughly warm.

Remember:

Static flexibility refers to the range of motion which a joint or muscle can be taken and then held by a slow and forceful movement. Here are some general guidelines to bear in mind when following the Static Flexibility Programme:

 Strength gives us stability i.e. we move better with more control.

Athletes are encouraged to use body weight as their training loads for body strength. Try the big five: push ups, chin ups, dips, squats and sit ups.

Stretch or flexibility exercises maintain and improve the joint range, or amount of movement joints are capable of.

The rules associated with exercise are: Perform all exercise with smooth, steady rhythm 2 Co-ordinate movement with breathing 3 Be aware of what is happening in the different parts of the body as you exercise 4 Never force any joint, especially a problem joint 5 It takes time to learn and then reap the benefits of any exercise programme, so take it gently 6 Constantly relate the exercise to your bowling delivery and technique 1

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 If tightness intensifies, or you feel pain, stop the stretch  Shake out limbs between stretches  Complete 2-3 stretches before moving onto the next exercise Areas to concentrate on are:-

Dynamic flexibility is the range of motion that is used when the body is moving.

It is important for coaches to observe an athlete’s flexibility and understand that it could be hindering the way a skill is performed. Range of motion can be a limiting factor in the execution of a skill.  Flexibility gives us joint range i.e. we move further

We all know about exercise, why not try it!!

These can also be used for people with Arthritis or Vertigo: 1

S ide Sways: Legs shoulder width apart, transfer weight to the right feeling sensation on calf, feet and lower legs. Then transfer the weight to the left.

2

F orward and Backward Sways: Notice the gripping action of the toes and the sensation of the work in the calves and hamstring.

3

ircular Sways: Stand with legs C shoulder width apart. Begin in a clockwise circular swaying action starting with a small swing, then gradually develop a larger circle. Be careful not to lose your balance. Then reverse the direction.

STATIC STRETCHES

 You should be thoroughly warmed up before performing these exercises  Stretch to just before the point of discomfort  The feeling of tightness should diminish as you hold the stretch  Breathe out into the stretch and avoid holding your breath  Hold each stretch for 10-30 seconds

STANDARD DELIVERY ACTION You can make this part of your exercise programme. Ensure your routine is positive, fluid and relaxed. Time the process of your routine to ensure all aspects are correct. Remember to breathe properly during the action.

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