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CONTENTS

APRIL 2019

The art of

Cover

Bowls

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grand

Helensvale Hawks take out the PLQ

opening

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24 – World Cup

Hawks Soar

at PLQ

Jindalee’s member

recruitment

drive

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YOUR COMMUNITY

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16 – Jindalee’s school program

26 – BPL09

14 PREMIER LEAGUE QUEENSLAND

23 Q & A WITH JOAN

The Hawks soar again to victory

BQ Umpire Joan answers some your questions

15 THE ART OF BOWLS

29 GYMPIE JUNIORS

How can a simple game be an art?

How junior players from Gympie are embracing bowls

20 WHAT’S YOUR CLUB BEEN DOING?

34 MENTAL SKILLS TRAINING

Catch up on all the news from clubs around Queensland

Coaching for the district in Mackay

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Bowls Queensland Patron: His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland 4 queensland bowler April 2019

From the President with BQ’s Peter Williamson

At the time of writing BQ has just held the Annual Council meeting and AGM. Good governance has never been more important than now and to this end, BQ has commenced a new strategic plan with emphasis on growth for the bowls community.

Too much emphasis has been placed on the idea that formal membership is stagnating. Why? Because of the 60+ demographic, most clubs are endeavouring to turn this around by attracting younger people to clubs with recruitment drives etc. Not easy, but well worth the effort involved.

Some clubs have programs such as Jack Attack in place, which is great and has the advantage of bringing people to the clubs. However, unless work is done to convert those people into playing on a continued basis, it is seen as a short-term fix.

If your club has any programs in place that are proving effective, please let BQ know so the knowledge can be shared. Most successful clubs have a powerhouse team of volunteers who give unstintingly of their time and I congratulate and thank them for their efforts.

Live streaming continues to grow exposure for bowls in Queensland and will be used again at several events to be held throughout this year.

Bowls Queensland President X11 vs Australian Defence Force side will be played on April, 26-27.

This event shows our appreciation to serving defence force members who give so much for Australia. Spectators are more than welcome. The venue will be announced on the BQ website soon.

Peter Williamson

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BQ BOARD Members Congratulations to Geoff Osborne (left) and Brian Marshall (right) who begin a new two year term on the BQ Board. The positions were announced at the BQ AGM held March, 20.

Peter Williamson also begins a new two year term as president.

LIFE MEMBER

Congratulations to Ron Sommerville (right), coordinator of the BQ Match committee, who was awarded life membership on March, 20 at the BQ AGM.

CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie AGM/Council Meeting

North QLD Floods

It was great to catch up with the delegates at the recent Bowls QLD AGM/ Council Meeting and also meet some new faces.

It is pleasing to see so many clubs and districts still coming forward to donate to the Bowls QLD Disaster Relief Fund. Once all applications for assistance have been received, Bowls QLD will decide how these funds are dispersed.

Four nominations were received for the two Bowls Queensland Board Director positions up for renewal: Brian Marshall – Beaudesert BC David Whiting – Suburban Townsville BC John Rayward – Tweed Heads BC Geoffrey Osborne – Coolum Beach BC Congratulations to Brian Marshall and Geoffrey Osborne, who were successful in being elected by the district associations and ratified at the AGM. One nomination was received for president from Peter Williamson which was ratified at the meeting. These three positions run for a two year term.

Thank you and well done to the BQ Staff who worked tirelessly leading up to and on the day of the AGM. A lot of work goes on behind the scenes to make this day a success. Thank you to the Chermside Bowls Club for hosting these meetings.

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Bowls Queensland’s new apparel provider is Aceit. After a tender process for the opportunity to produce Bowls Queensland apparel, Aceit will now produce a new Queensland representative strip which will be used for the first time at the Australian Sides Championships in April. We look forward to working with Managing Director Gino Arcella and his team at Aceit.

Visit www.aceit.com.au for more information.

Strategic Plan We are currently working on a new Strategic Plan for Bowls Queensland.

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Thank you to the following clubs and districts who have donated to the BQ Disaster Fund so far to help clubs affected by the recent flooding in Northern Queensland: Across the Waves Ladies Bowls Club Beenleigh Ladies Bowls Club Bribie Island Bowls Club Brisbane District Bowls Association

Burleigh Heads Ladies Bowls C lub

Event Hosting

Camp Hill Bowls Club

Thank you to all clubs who showed expression of interest to host upcoming Bowls QLD events. Successful candidates are being finalised and clubs will be notified in the near future.

Capalaba Bowls Club

Representatives Congratulations to the men and women selected to represent QLD in the Australian Sides Championships in Ettalong, NSW from April, 11-14. These teams will also play Tasmania in a Test Series on April 10 as a lead into the Sides event.

QLD State Championships Club Helensvale will host all the finals for the $46,000 2019 State Championships from May, 13-16. Sectional play and post sectional rounds will be played at various clubs on the northern end of the Gold Coast. Thank you to Club Helensvale and City of Gold Coast for their support of this event.

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Central QLD District Bowls Association Central QLD District Ladies Bowls Association Chinchilla Bowls Club Coolangatta Bowls Club Coolum Beach Bowls Club Corinda Ladies had a family fun day to raise money for QCWA Rural Crisis Fund Dayboro Ladies Bowls Club Drayton Bowls Club Durack Inala Bowls Club Fraser Coast District Bowls Association Gold Coast Tweed District Ladies Bowls Association Kawana Bowls Club Logan City Rec/Sporting Club Mackay District Ladies Bowls Association Musgrave Hill Bowls Club Nambour Heights “Adopted a Club” to assist.

Paradise Point Bowls Club ran a bowls day to assist

Pine Rivers Ladies Bowls Club Roma Bowls Club

QLD Junior State Championship will be held at the Caloundra and Pelican Waters Bowls Clubs on the Sunshine Coast from 6-11 April.

Russell Island Bowls Club

Australian Indoor Singles Qualifying

Toombul Bowls Club ran a raffle

The Men’s qualifying will be held from April, 27-29 at Tweed Heads and Paradise Point Bowls Clubs. The Women’s event will be held on July, 6-7.

Wynnum Bowls Club

Vale My condolences to the family of Kevin E Herbener, who passed away last month. Kevin was a life member of RQBA and was State President in 1993.

Brett Wilkie

Samford Bowls Club Sarina Bowls Club

SEQ District Bowls Association Warwick East Bowls Club Wynnum Ladies Bowls Club Sarina Bowls Club ran a fundraiser with 72 bowlers participateing. The Sarina Tandara Hotel Motel donated all prizes for the afternoon, lots of raffles and a BBQ at the end .

f o s r ee n Pio n ee r g e th

By Kingsley Theiber

The Western Suburbs Rugby League Club Inc (Wests), Walkerston in the Pioneer Valley west of Mackay, is home to the new West Tigers Bowls Club.

Servicing a rapidly increasing regional population, this multi-sport precinct services 10 sporting clubs and over 20 community groups.

In 2012, the local Eton North Bowls Club formed a partnership with Wests after the upkeep of its open air green proved unsustainable. With the sale of their asset in 2013, Eton North made a contribution of $280,000 to Wests with the proviso that the money would be used for the “betterment of bowls”. Together, they agreed to explore funding options to construct an undercover green and invested in initial planning requirements. The Eton North committee of eight members continue to provide support and advice to Wests.

The Western Suburbs Rugby League Football Club’s undercover green is part of an ongoing program to meet the identified lack of sporting and community facilities in the area, as identified in the Mackay Regional Council, Pioneer Valley Regional Sporting Needs Analysis Report. The club

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was a successful recipient of the Federal Governments Regional Investment jobs package grant of $653,703 and the Mackay Regional Council building better communities grant of $250,000.

The club also invested $500,000 to complete this project.

Wests’ Board are confident the undercover green will attract teams of all ages for men’s, women’s, mixed, junior’s, special needs groups and interclub competitions, invitational games, local shields as well as social and corporate events year round, day and night. It will be the only undercover green in the Pioneer Valley.

With a current population within the Pioneer Valley at approx.

17,000 and expected to near 30,000 by 2036 (Ref: Qld Govt Stats Office, Regional Profiles Summary), the Mackay Regional Council recognised the lack of sporting and community facilities in its Pioneer Valley Regional Sporting Needs Analysis Report (Sept 2012).

The report identified that an undercover lawn bowls facility provided players with access to a reliable, all weather playing green throughout the year, reducing the need to cancel or reschedule games and tournaments, thus ensuring steady ongoing revenue for the club.

The unique design of the bowls green allows for conversion into a covered floor area that can be used by the wider community for school graduations, weddings, parties and community events.

Kingsley Theiber, Wests Tigers’ general manager, hopes that the new facility will attract younger players to the sport.

“We are encouraging people of all ages to visit our club, but in particular, we’re looking forward to welcoming junior bowlers.

“One of our goals is to reinvigorate the sport of bowls by investing in our junior players.”

West Tigers Bowls Club president Ian Stevenson said that the facility attracted people of all ages, including younger players.

“If you start them off young, they get a taste for the sport and will come back,” Ian said.

A project such as this one has provided a much needed lift for the community in terms of the economic benefits, It has also provided boost in morale for people living in the Pioneer Valley and its surrounds.

Federal Member for Capricornia Michelle Landry & Kingsley Thieber

NQ RBM Lesley Bates, Alan Dillon, Vince McSherry & John Green

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West Tigers Opening

By Lesley Bates March, 23Â On a perfect Saturday morning, Kingsley Theiber, general manager; Brett Leach, club chairman; Ian Stephenson, president and the West Tigers committee rolled out the red carpet to celebrate the opening of their wonderful bowls club facility.

Previous members of North Eaton Bowls Club; Federal Member for Capricornia Michelle Landry; Mayor Greg Williamson; Felix Purcell, president of Mackay District Men’s Association who represented BQ CEO Brett Wilkie and BQ President Peter Williamson; Regional Bowls Manager North Queensland Lesley Bates from Bowls Australia as well as 12 supportive clubs and guests from the Mackay area were greeted by Phil Kemp, Yuibera descendant and traditional custodian who conducted a moving Welcome to Country ceremony.

Mayor Greg Williamson and West Tigers club president Ian Stevenson

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Hawks reign supreme

Helensvale Hawks

Victors once again, the Helensvale Hawks are back-to-back Premier League Queensland (PLQ) Champions.

Their ninth title in the league, they’ve solidified themselves as the most dominant club in PLQ’s history winning since its inception in 2000.

Facing the Pine Rivers Pirates in the grand final, the Hawks, after a chippy start in the opening rinks started to build a lead.

With national and state players on both sides of the green, the competition was high quality. It took the team work of Aron Sherriff, Kelsey Cottrell, Michael Turner and Darren Christie to solidify the lead and make the thought of a comeback virtually insurmountable.

Sherriff’s rink defeated John Fleming 28-9 while Andrew Howie defeated Steven Tong 25-13; and Brett Wilkie defeated Robbie Wild 21-14.

With 11 ends left to play, the Pirates conceded defeat with Helensvale winning by 38 shots with a final score 76-57.

The Hawks’ win was dedicated to Sooty Rice, the father of player Nathan Rice, who is unwell.

In the reserve grade, the Tweed Head Ospreys knocked out Kawana Thunder to face the Enoggera Eagles in the final.

A competitive match, the Ospreys proved to be the better bird this year winning a handy 84-72 over the Eagles.

It was Tweed’s first title in in the either grade of the Premier League and they were delighted with the result.

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Tweed Heads Ospreys

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The art of

By Dennis O’Toole

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Bowls, the simple game of consistency, correction & adaptation How can a simple game by nature evolve into a complicated struggle requiring the use of all the senses, technical skills and mental skills?

After all, it only requires a green divided into rinks by boundary pegs, a centre line, a mat, a jack and players using between two and four bowls, with the only requirement being to get as many bowls closer to the jack than the opposition. Somewhere along the line, that “simple” becomes “art”.

The “art” of lawn bowls is in the skill and ability to contend with certain challenges. These include: 1. Weather - Scorching sun, blustery winds and drizzling rain.

These challenges, combined with the mental and physical factors required in perfecting bowls’ delivery, make the “art” of bowls more demanding.

This “art” is what makes our sport the most wonderful challenge.

That challenge is to be able to establish a smooth and synchronised delivery whatever the surface, weather conditions and external forces. We are able to establish our target, appreciate the line our bowl is required to run and apply the necessary force to our bowl, so that it can connect to achieve the perfect result.

As with all other sports, we must establish a routine delivery suited to our own physical structure. We must train ourselves to mentally focus only on the things that we can control and then we must learn to relax and enjoy the game, because the more relaxed we are the better we will play.

2. Greens - Grass greens and synthetic greens with completely

different structural elements.

3. External forces •

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Gravity Bowlers who raise and lower their body excessively with each delivery waste energy, combating the force of gravity.

Friction Resistance to motion created by two surfaces touching each other. For example, a fast green will create less friction than a slow green.

Air Resistance Resistance to motion or drag - bowls will perform differently depending on wind conditions and whether playing indoors or outdoors.

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Schools embracing

bowls at Jindalee The sight of dozens of school students walking around the green may surprise some but the members at Jindalee Bowls Club are delighted to show these schoolkids how to roll a bowl. More than 30 bowlers volunteered to help with coaching.

Secretary at Jindalee, Sue Mabel, said that while the boys that come from the local high school could be a bit loud, the club’s members are patient and are keen to coach.

“They [the students] can see other members of society contribute.

“It’s important for them to see and members can be role models.”

For Sue, it’s a personal highlight to see the students visiting the club and she said she hopes that other clubs could replicate their efforts. With a local primary school looking to book the green over the school holidays, things are looking great for Jindalee.

“This sort of fell in our laps, I’m so glad we have members that are responsive to this situation.”

“It’s exciting to have so many students respond to the call,” she said.

With two schools coming into the club every week, there were eight sessions held in March alone. When local high school Ambrose Treacy College said they were going to bring in four classes of students twice a week, Sue was taken aback.

“I nearly died, we had to scramble to get it all sorted out but it was a great experience ,” she said.

Head of health and physical education at Ambrose, Tim Walker said that incorporating bowls as part of the student’s curriculum has taught the teenagers to look at sport in a different way. More than just a competitive experience, sports and their clubs can be social and empowering for the community.

“It levels the playing field and with no social hierarchy, everyone’s starting from scratch,” he said.

The students are competitive and Tim has found it encouraging to see how the staff helped out.

“They [the students] get really competitive and want to learn more,” he said.

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Mackay to hold multi-disability championships

By Lesley Bates

The 2019 Multi-disability Lawn Bowls National Championship will be held on May, 19-24.

Friday games and practice for bowlers with disabilities have been organised by Bev Rush (a director for Queensland Blind Bowlers Association) for over 20 years at South Suburban Bowls Club in Mackay. It is no wonder then, that this supportive and inclusive club has been chosen to host this the multi-disability event which will attract around 50 bowlers and their supporters to Mackay. Recently, the Mackay Regional Council and Mayor Greg Williamson announced a $5,000 grant to help with staging this championship.

Lesley Bates, Regional Bowls Manager welcomes yet another large event for North Queensland. The event will be livestreamed by Brad Harris. If you would like to help out at this event or need any information, please contact John Palmer, tournament director on 0417 767 148.

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Junior bowlers from Allenstown State Primary School

Rocky’s juniors are rocking bowls

By Bernie Gottke The Rockhampton Bowls Club (RBC) has coached thousands of students from local high schools colleges over the past eight years but cannot retain them because there is no junior competition. However, after seeking some advice, steps are now being taken to cater to juniors.

Secretary of the Rockhampton Bowls Club 2018; Bernie Gottke discussed some ideas with 2018 Australian Women’s Champion, Natasha Scott, about forming a junior base at RBC. Natasha`s advice in the main was to concentrate on primary schools and not high schools.

Heeding her advice, the club met with the principal of Allenstown State Primary School, Gary Lynn, and the school has committed offering lawn bowls to their students for Friday sports afternoons.

Former teacher and club member, Moyna Richardson, rose to the challenge to organise a program for the students. Bill Richardson and long-time supporter of juniors, Brian Hegarty are also assisting with the project.

Challenges faced were transport problems and the need for smaller bowls. Transport was solved by the Rockhampton Regional Council (who are very active in helping sporting bodies) and the CQDMBA loaned RBC four sets of smaller bowls to add to the 10 sets of bowls that RBC already had available for the juniors. However, the club still needs more smaller bowls and is looking for sponsors to help purchase the very small bowls to help keep the students interested and not battle with the wrong size bowl.

Even with some of the students playing with bowls the wrong size, they are showing a lot of improvement after just four weeks.

The long term plan is to develop a successful program to introduce bowls to the juniors, not only at Allenstown State Primary School, but also the Crescent Lagoon State Primary School, Hall State Primary School and other schools in the area.

Milman State School has arranged for five students to participate in seven weeks of bowling. Parkhurst State Primary School is also considering offering their students a go at bowling.

Juniors have been an essential part of clubs in other areas for many years and continue to be, to ensure the long-term future of their clubs. RBC has undertaken Jack Attack programs and caters for hundreds of barefoot bowlers. Forming a junior section of RBC is also essential. However, we welcome any advice, support or help from clubs that are strong in juniors or sponsors willing to help children to play bowls.

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Who will be the ultimate champions?

A shake up to the world of bowls and a competition that will be broadcast globally, the Ultimate Bowls Championship has arrived.

With the first event set to start on April, 4-5 at Warilla Bowls and Recreation Club and with a $500,000 prize pool, some of the best bowlers are travelling from afar to compete. It’s bound be fiery competition.

A pairs’ event, every game will take just 25 minutes and with a revamped scoring system, the bowlers have a chance to score on every play. Viewers at home will be able to see the scores live on the UCB web-app, which will be connected to the electronic scoreboards.

The next events are scheduled for August, 15-16 at Deer Park in Victoria and December, 12-13 at Moama in New South Wales.

Teams featuring featuring players players from Queensland clubs Par arkk Ultr Ultraa Orbs Orbs – Kevin A Anderson nderson (SCO (SCO) – Broadbeach Broadbeach B Bo owls Club Albert lber t P Br Burnett (SC Broadbeach oadbeach B Bo owls Club – R Ryyan B Best ester er ((C CAN), R Ryyan Burnett (SCO O), SSean ean IIngham ngham Inc ofessionals QLD – SSean Newell ncome ome Tax P Prrofessionals ean Baker Baker,, John Newell NQ O Oz-E z-E Cool Cool Roos Roos – Brett Brett Wilk ilkie ie,, Damien M McG cGee ee Str treak eakyy Bay Bay Sharks Sharks – John Fleming Fleming Bowls Club – Kur Kurtt Br Bro own, Kelvin Ker Kerko kow w, Chloe St Stew ewar artt Tweed Heads Bo Weipa C Crrocs – Jo Edw Edwar ards ds,, Tyler Pettig Pettigrrew, ew, SSccott McLachlan McLachlan Go oQ Queenslanders! ueenslanders!

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Pialba skills course

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BQ’s Coaching Coordinator Alan Thorp (Thorpy) and CEO Brett Wilkie recently visited some clubs in the Fraser Coast District including Burrum Heads, Urangan, Maryborough Services and Pialba. Thorpy conducted a Coaching Skills course at Pialba (pictured) that was enjoyed by all.

BCIB’s Kelvin Kerkow also called in to say hi!

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

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Darra Master Pairs Queensland teammates Chloe Stewart (pictured left) and Dee-Anne Robertson (right) are the new Darra Ladies Master Pairs champions.

The Tweed Heads Bowls Club pair were one of two undefeated teams after the five rounds, with a margin of 55 shots elevating them to first.

Enoggera’s Maria Rigby and Ester Regan were second with five wins and a margin of 21.

Helensvale’s Jessie Cottell teamed with Enoggera’s Isabella Lawson to finish the best of the four game winners with a margin of 45 to claim third.

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been doing?

Dream team to Lead bowls renaissance Lawn Bowls, the iconic game contested on sport’s most level playing field with its roots firmly entrenched in the times of Merry Olde England, the Spanish Armada and swashbuckling British sea captain Sir Francis Drake, is to undergo a facelift in the near future.

England-based John Bell, president of World Bowls, the sport’s global governing body, has recruited a team of bowls-orientated experts with specific talents who can drive the aims of this Joint Working Party, or ‘Dream Team’ as some people have branded it.

‘It’s an extension of our determination to grow the World Bowls brand, to raise the profile of lawn bowls, and to gain maximum possible exposure from our media and marketing potential,’ Mr Bell said at the announcement.

‘This enterprise sets out to identify and develop effective practices, initiatives and actions that will enhance the image and profile of bowls; offer an effective and consistent approach to marketing and promotion of bowls across the globe; make bowls more attractive to potential participants, sponsors and media; and facilitate effective ‘best practices’ by key stakeholders to provide a universally more consistent and stronger approach to improving the profile.’

The ‘dream team’ comprises John Bell, chairman (World

Bowls president), Anna Mees (Bowls Canada), Adriana Sandoval (Bowls USA), Neil Dalrymple (Bowls Australia), Phil Jones (Bowls Oceania), Heron Lau (Hong Kong) and John McGuinness (Bowls England).

‘Hats off to Australia,’ Mr Bell continued, ‘the world’s largest bowls community, for being a tower of strength in the formation. We have joined forces in the project which will include the advantages of a full-blown marketing and consultative program Bowls Australia is undertaking, for a minimal investment.’

DDLBA Championship Singles March, 18-19 The DDLBA Singles Championships was held at the Toowoomba Bowls Club in March and attracted 26 entries. Some top bowls was played across both days, with all women bowling in the spirit of the game.

The semi-finals saw Julia Allen-Best (North Toowoomba) defeat Marlene Hannant (South Toowoomba) and Tracy Foster (West Toowoomba) defeat Dianne Derrick (West Toowoomba). The final game was conceded due to injury 17-3 in Allen-Best’s favour after nine ends. Congratulations to Julia Allen-Best (pictured) and runner-up Tracy Foster.

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Mixed Fours Winners, L-R: John & Judy Nowell with Ray & Betty Manwarring

Age is no barrier

By Jim See Bargara Bowls Club completed their first two competitions of the year with the champions having a wide range of ages.

There were no surprises when two 16-year-olds, Jack Davies and Nick Cahill teamed with Rob Pershouse and Matt Tonkin (subbed in final) to take out the Club Fours as favourites. They were pushed all the way in the final by John Murfett’s team of Barry Hearn, Potta Barker and Gary Kington. However, the winning Mixed Fours side proved to be something special. In the final, John Nowell’s side of wife Judy and Ray and Betty Manwarring were too strong for John Andrew’s four, with wife Pam and Kerry and Kay Cook. Betty received player of the match in both semi-final and final. Her great leading performance was the difference between the teams. Now at age 90, she and husband Ray are looking forward to defending their title in 2020.

Clive an asset to his club

“Steady” and Clive

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Moore Park Beach Bowls Club Member, Clive Rigby recently celebrated his 90th birthday on the greens. Clive transferred to Moore Park Beach in April 1989. Clive is at the club every morning around 6.30am to help Wayne Barnett (our greenkeeper) with maintenance on the greens. Actively involved overall, he is a life member and has had the gaming room named after him in honour of his commitment to the club. Clive started bowling in NSW in his late 20s and become a top bowler. Even today, he plays well with his bowling arm. Clive celebrated his birthday with his club mates in his usual way by cooking a barbeque for them.

Masters Pairs at Drayton Congratulations to Tracy Foster (left) and Maree Gibbs, winners of the Drayton Ladies Masters Pairs at Drayton Bowls Club.

Umpire with Joan Brotherton

Q & A with Umpire Joan This month, I thought I would set up a Question and Answer column to enable you to think about the question and check if you have come up with the correct answer.

QUESTIONS: 1. Skip A is waiting on the mat ready to bowl, however the third and skip of team B are at the head discussing the last bowl that has just come to rest and was not even a toucher. Skip A complains, is this justified?

2. The lead of team A commenced the end and played their first bowl. It was then noticed that it should have been their opponent who bowled first as they won the previous end. What should happen?

3. In the above situation what happens if a bowl has been played by EACH team?

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

5. Where can I stand at the head?

ANSWERS: 1. Yes. As soon as each bowl comes to rest, possession of the rink will transfer to the opposing player or team after allowing time for marking a toucher as soon as it comes to rest. Therefore the skip and third of team B were not in possession of the rink as the bowl had come to rest and was not a toucher and skip A was justified. (LAW 13.2)

Skip A – Marilyn on the mat positioned ready to bowl after having to wait until skip B and the third stopped discussing the head. They have now moved to the correct position.

Skip A – Shirley correctly allows the jack to go in the ditch.

5. Players at the head-end of the rink and who are not controlling play must stand: (Law 12.1.2) Behind the jack if they are members of the team which is in possession of the rink; (Law 12.1.2.1)

2. If, before a bowl has been played by EACH team, a player notices that the wrong team has delivered the jack, the correct team will re-start the end. As only one bowl had been played and that was by the lead of team A, the mistake was noticed therefore the lead of team B will re-start the end. (LAW 9.5) 3. If, after a bowl has been played by EACH team, a player notices that the wrong team has delivered the jack, play in that end must continue in that order. Therefore both leads had bowled their bowls before the mistake was noticed so the end continues in that order. (LAW 9.6) 4. 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 redeliver the jack, making sure that it is centred, but must not play first. It is a good lesson not to stop the jack while it is in its original course. (LAW 38.1.1.1)

Team A members, Maureen and Marg standing behind the jack while their skip plays her bowl.

Team B members, Pam and Sue standing behind the jack and away from the head while the other team is in possession of the rink.

Behind the jack and away from the head if they are members of the team which is not in possession of the rink; (Law 12.1.2.2) On the surrounds of the green if the jack is in the ditch; (Law 12.1.2.3) Well clear of the head if it is not possible to stand on the surrounds. (Law 12.1.2.4)

Skip A – Shirley stops the jack before it enters the ditch.

As soon as a bowl is delivered, a player who is controlling play from a position that is either level with or in front of the jack must take their position as described in Law 12.1.2.

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World Cup champions crowned

Gary Kelly and Jo Edwards

Irish international Gary Kelly and New Zealand superstar Jo Edwards (Queenslander) are the new World Cup indoor singles champions.

The World Cup Indoor Championships held March, 5-19 at the Warilla Bowls & Recreation Club, NSW, Australia was a thrilling event for players and spectators alike. The final matches between Gary Kelly (Ireland) and Brendan Aquilina (Malta) and Lucy Beere (Guernsey) and Jo Edwards (New Zealand) were no exception.

In his first tournament start at the mega club’s indoor stadium Kelly triumphed in his World Cup debut, while Edwards claimed an unprecedented sixth championship.

Kelly, who is currently calling Warilla home, defeated clubmate Brendan Aquilina, who represented Malta with distinction over the nine days of competition. Both were undefeated coming into the main event, having dropped just one set apiece from their 11 qualifying rounds.

It was Aquilina who ended local hopes of a seventh victory from resident pro Jeremy Henry with a straight sets semi-final win earlier today.

Of the 15 World Cups competed since 2005, no fewer than eight have been won by players of Irish descent, with James Talbot in 2011, Henry ‘s six in 2012, ’13, ’14, ’16, ’17, ’18 and now Gary Kelly with his 11-4 9-3 scoreline.

Edwards, the reigning Commonwealth Games singles gold medalist reaffirmed her mantle as the most-successful female competitor in bowls history when she claimed the women’s title.

She joined Jeremy Henry as a six-times winner of this event, having previously won in 2009, ’10, ’11, ’13 and 2017, plus, in the process Edwards won her 13th ‘major’, two clear of Northern Ireland’s legendary Margaret Johnston’s eleven.

The rangy Kiwi defeated Guernsey pocket rocket Lucy Beere, the defending champion 8-5 10-5 in the main event. In a repeat of the 2017 final – in which she defeated Beere 8-5 2-9 4-1 – Edwards remained calm under fire as last year’s winner made a last ditch charge at a repeat crown. But when the scores sat tied at 5-5 after six ends, Edwards raised the tempo scoring a single and a pair of twos to capture an unprecedented sixth title.

Scores: Men’s final: G Kelly (Ireland) def B Aquilina (Malta) 11-4 9-3.

Women’s final: J Edwards (New Zealand) def L Beere (Guernsey) 8-5 10-5.

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Conversion to full-time employment may soon become easier for casual employees A Bill was introduced to the House of Representatives last month that proposes to allow casual employees to convert to full-time or part-time employment if they have worked a ‘regular pattern of hours’ for at least 12 months. If the Bill is passed, there will be several implications for bowls clubs who employ casual staff, including the need for them to either grant or refuse a request for Casual Conversion within 21 days.

With many clubs employing a high percentage of casual workers, the potential changes are worth noting. My colleague, employment law expert Sam McIvor, explains how these changes could impact your club.

The Bill follows last year’s decision by the Fair Work Commission, which meant that a new standard conversion clause was incorporated into 85 Modern Awards.

The Bill seeks to ensure that all eligible employees will have access to a right to request casual conversion, including employees that are not covered by a Modern Award or an Enterprise Agreement.

What is casual conversion?

Casual conversion is where a casual employee is given the right to request a full-time or part-time position after a certain period of employment, subject to certain prerequisites.

When can an employee make a request for casual conversion?

The Bill provides that casual employees may make a request to their employer in writing to convert to full-time or part-time employment if the employee:

• is designated as a casual employee by their employer for the purposes of any fair work instrument that applies to them (e.g. Modern Award or Enterprise Agreement), or their contract of employment; and • has, in the 12 months before giving the request to their employer, worked a regular pattern of hours on an ongoing basis which, without significant adjustment, the employee could continue to work as a full-time or parttime employee.

What will employers need to do if they receive a request for casual conversion?

The Bill provides that an employer must give a written response to an employee’s request for casual conversion within 21 days after the request is made, stating whether the employer grants or refuses the request.

An employer must not refuse a request for casual conversion unless they have consulted the employee and there are reasonable business grounds to refuse the request. The Bill provides the following examples of what constitutes reasonable business grounds for refusing a casual conversion request: • granting the request would require a significant adjustment to the employee’s hours of work in order for the employee to be engaged as a full-time or part-time employee; • the employee’s position will cease to exist within 12 months after giving the request; • the hours of work which the employee is required to perform will be significantly reduced within 12 months after giving the request;

• there will be a significant change in the days on which and/or the times at which the employees hours of work are required to be performed within 12 months after giving the request.

There may be other reasonable grounds for refusing a request, including grounds that are specific to the particular workplace or the employee’s role. Whether a ground is reasonable is to be assessed by taking into account all of the circumstances, including the needs of the employer’s business and the nature of the employee’s role.

When will the new laws come into effect?

Not just yet. The Bill has been referred to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 26 March 2019. Mullins will provide an update on our website and LinkedIn page if the Bill is passed, however please contact me if you would like to discuss how this could impact your club.

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#BPL09: By The Numbers

Illawarra Gorillas - BPL09 Champions

The Illawarra Gorillas denied the Brisbane Pirates featuring Kelsey Cottrell, Alex Marshall and Michael Breen the chance to become back-to-back champions in this year’s BPL09 Grand Final. Though the Pirates didn’t leave completely empty handed, with Scottish Legend Alex Marshall being awarded the Most Valuable Player for the event.

Titleholders masters of the tie-break

As the dust begins to settle, we can take a closer look at some of the milestones that were reached, and even a few ‘firsts’ that unfolded over the course of the competition at Naenae, Lower Hutt in New Zealand.

Interestingly, the Gorillas also won the title with the lowest shot-differential ever, finishing with just +12 in that department.

A total of 60 matches were played with an estimated 7500 bowls delivered, probably none more vital than the last bowl of Aaron Teys, a resting toucher, which ultimately clinched a maiden title for the Asahi Illawarra Gorillas.

Remarkably, Illawarra become the sixth franchise to win the title after nine BPL events, which leaves just Blundstone Melbourne Roys and the Blooms The Chemist Perth Suns as the only remaining teams not to hold the coveted trophy aloft.

Aron Sherriff

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This year’s winner, Illawarra, showed the importance of winning tie-breaks, ending the competition with a 6-1 record in that department, which included their two finals.

Remarkably no team has ever completed a 14-round series without losing a tie-break.

New Zealand still hold the record, however, for the best tiebreak percentage, with a 7-1 record achieved at BPL02.

Undoubtedly, Illawarra played the big bowls when it mattered and won plenty of tight sets along with the tiebreaks.

Illawarra also became the first team to win the series after finishing last the previous year.

Magic Milestones The BPL competition notched up a memorable milestone at the completion of round 12, with the 4-3, 6-2 win by New Zealand over Sydney officially recorded as the 500th BPL match.

Michael Breen

Nathan Rice

Other major milestones in the series saw Shannon McIlroy and Aaron Wilson bring up their 100th game for their respective teams.

Alex Marshall and Aron Sherriff, with Kelsey Cottrell

Players notching up 50 games this series included Michael Breen, Barrie Lester, Kay Moran and Aaron Teys.

This was also the first series in which there were no new players introduced to the competition, with all 24 involved having had previous experience in the competition.

Tough series for some In every sporting competition the winners are celebrated, but unfortunately, there has to be teams on the receiving end.

New Zealand started the series on the backfoot, with six straight losses; the worst start by any team in BPL history.

Alex Marshall and John Slavich

However, it wasn’t the worst losing streak in history, with that unenviable record belonging to Illawarra, who went 0-8 to finish BPL08.

New Zealand finally put a win on the board against the Perth Suns in round 7.

The Suns could never really get into their groove at BPL09 though, as they ran into the superstars of the sport at their finest, with their 2-12 record only marginally better than the Sydney Lions debut series of 1-9.

However, the Suns did notch up the lowest amount of sets won for a series, with just five and a drawn set.

Another team to perform below their usual lofty high standards was the Murray Steamers, who unfortunately ended their record five consecutive finals appearances at this series.

Such was the standard of play that the talent of Bester, Walker and Ellen Ryan could manage only five wins, with a dip below the 50% strike rate for the first time in their history.

The good news for all the aforementioned teams that did it tough in BPL09, is that on three occasions the team that won BPL has come from a side that missed the finals the previous series.

Marshall the master Whilst Alex Marshall couldn’t come up with the winning bowl in the final, his MVP award moves him alongside Aron Sheriff as the only player to win both multiple MVP titles and trophies, with two apiece.

Unsurprisingly, Marshall’s record in this event is statistically the best, with his 82 appearances resulting in 57 wins at a 69.5% strike rate. His five BPL appearances have seen his team make finals on every occasion, with two victories and two runner-up placings.

Even more staggering is that he has an overall shot-differential of +205 from those 82 matches, in comparison Aron Sheriff is +232 shots over 132 matches. Both extremely impressive when you look at the quality of the opposition they face in every match.

Here’s hoping that Queensland can bring it home next year!

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BOWLS RETURNS TO SBS AND FOX SPORTS IN 2019 The sport of bowls will enjoy increased television coverage in 2019, with Bowls Australia (BA) announcing an extension of its broadcast partnership with paytv partner Fox Sports Australia and free-to-air partner SBS for 2019.

A number of the sport’s coveted premier events will return to Australia’s television screens this year, along with the inaugural World Bowls Challenge, which will debut in November from the Moama Bowling Club in NSW. Among the programs returning in 2019 is a fourth season of The Bowls Show, with 20 episodes broadcast nationwide from 3.00pm on SBS every Sunday from May 26, and also shown on Fox Sports.

For the second year in a row, the nation’s most prestigious and richest open title, the Australian Open, will be simulcast live on SBS and Fox Sports, with the blue-ribbon men’s and women’s singles and pairs finals to feature on June 13 and 14 from 11.30am until 4.00pm nationwide.

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The beloved BPL competition will again be showcased exclusively on Fox Sports with 20 hours of live coverage of the night sessions, including finals, of the tenth instalment of the Bowls Premier League (BPL10) from Queensland’s Club Pine Rivers in November.

The World Bowls Challenge, announced jointly in January by World Bowls and Bowls Australia, will feature Australia v Rest of the World in an exciting tena-side format played from November 29-30, with the action from both nights broadcast live on Fox Sports.

Jack Heverin will return to the hosting role of The Bowls Show, in addition to anchoring the commentary of events alongside the sport’s biggest personalities, with highlights of events to feature in the program to include the BPL09, Australian Open and Australian Indoor Championships.

Viewers who miss an episode of The Bowls Show or any of the Australian Open finals action will be able to catch-up via the SBS On Demand platform or on Fox Sports.

vindication of its appeal within Australia and the high-quality of our competitions and athletes.

“Bowls is very much part of the social fabric of Australia, with in excess of 650,000 regular participants in the sport annually, so we’ve worked hard to ensure that everyone continues to have the ability to watch and enjoy the sport on television.

“I encourage the entire bowls community to promote and watch these programs on Fox Sports and SBS to ensure bowls continues to remain at the forefront of sports broadcasting in the future.”

Article and image: Bowls Australia

Key details: The Bowls Show – Season 4 20 weeks from May 26 to October 6 Sundays at 3.00pm on SBS Australian Open Live on June 13 and 14

Bowls Australia Chief Executive Officer Neil Dalrymple said the continuation of the partnership with Fox Sports and SBS was a great result for the sport.

11.30am to 4.00pm on SBS and Fox Sports

“Fox Sports and SBS have been terrific partners for the sport and we are delighted to continue our broadcast relationship in promoting the sport of bowls to the masses,” he said.

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“To continue to have a free-to-air presence for the sport of bowls is

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Development with Lesley, Wade and Micheal Lesley

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Gympie juniors enthusiastic about bowls

By Wade Mutzelburg Recently, I had the privilege of working with The Albert Bowls Club in Gympie to coordinate their first ever Junior Bowls Competition, which saw 20 juniors from across the Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast Districts take part in the event. For the majority of competitors, this was their first ever competition as they had only been playing bowls for 6 to 12 months. These players have come through various school programs run last year at the Glasshouse Bowls Club, The Waves Bowls Club in Caloundra, The Albert Bowls Club and the Urangan Bowls Club.

One of these clubs had only run two, four-week programs in Term 4 last year, which saw the club sign up four new junior members of which three participated in the event. That’s a pretty good return on investment if you ask me!

I would like to thank the volunteers at the Albert Bowls Club who gave up their time for this event. It was also great to see so many spectators from various clubs come and support the event and I know the juniors loved the atmosphere on the day. Overall, the competition was a great success with many parents, coaches and juniors providing positive feedback and asking when the next event would be held.

The Albert Bowls Club plans on holding regular junior events throughout the year, so if you have any juniors at your club that may

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be interested, please get in touch with either myself or the club. Similarly, if your club is hosting or looking at hosting any junior events please remember to get in touch with your local regional bowls manager. We are a resource at your disposal to help with anything from the structure of the event to connecting you with other juniors in the area.

Recently, BQ CEO Brett Wilkie and the regional bowls managers caught up with Ken Rodgers, an education sports consultant and a past president of School Sport Australia. This was a very productive meeting in regarding our sports participation with schools and juniors in general.

Don’t forget the regional bowls managers will be coordinating Bowls Queensland’s Secondary School Cup again this year. Information flyers have been sent out to all districts from Bowls Queensland and clubs should have already received an email from the regional bowls managers.

Please remember, this event is structured to include a bowler and a non-bowler in each team. If you have any questions relating to the event, please get in contact with your local regional bowls manager.

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

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Brett Wilkie, Ken Rogers, Wade Mutzelburg, Lesley Bates, Micheal Sorrensen

RBMs working to further the quest for bowls

Seen reading the Bowler at Glasshouse Country Bowls Club was Bill Tunbridge

Usually Brett Wilkie, the three Regional Bowls Managers (RBMs) and Brett Hughes (RBMs’ supervisor) catch up with a phone link. As Lesley Bates was in Brisbane, Micheal Sorrensen, Wade Mutzelburg and Brett were able to have a productive four-hour meeting at the Bowls Queensland offices.

The team discussed some issues clubs are facing, successes, future events such as the Secondary Schools Cup and ideas to revamp our “Come and Try” days. The crew also met with Ken Rogers who is a consultant for QSports to get ideas to further the quest to have more lawn bowls participation in Primary and Secondary Schools.

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Australian Sides QUEENSLAND TEAM

Selectors have announced the team who will represent Queensland at the 2019 Australian Sides Championships to be held at Ettalong BC, NSW from 10-14 April 2019.

This year, there will also have a pre-test match against Tasmania the day prior to the Sides. Changes to the team include: Dean McWhinney returns to the men’s team to replace Anthony Kiepe who is unavailable. McWhinney has represented QLD at two Australian Sides in the past with his last representative game being in 2014. Kristy Thatcher returns to the women’s team after missing the recent QLD v NSW Series, this will be her seventh Sides Series.

Note: Nathan Rice withdrew for personal reasons.

WOMEN’S TEAMS Team 1 Lead Kristy Thatcher Tweed Heads Second Georgia White Club Helensvale Third Julie Keegan Broadbeach Skip Lynsey Clarke Club Helensvale

Team 2 Lead Cassandra Millerick Broadbeach Second Pamela Fantini Club Helensvale Third Dee-Anne Robertson Broadbeach Skip Bolivia Millerick Broadbeach

Team 3 Lead Jessica Srisamruaybai Tweed Heads Second Emma Spicer Enoggera Third Claire Turley Tweed Heads Skip Chloe Stewart Tweed Heads

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Team 3 Lead Jayden Christie Club Helensvale Second Jamie Anderson Enoggera Third Sean Ingham Broadbeach Skip Brett Wilkie Club Helensvale

MEN’S TEAMS Team 1 Lead Jacob Nelson Belmont Services Second Dean McWhinney Beenleigh Third Matthew Lucas Club Helensvale Skip Aron Sherriff Club Helensvale

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SELECTORS: OR SCAPEGOATS? Mackay district VILLIANS? takes the initiative

By Alan Thorp Mackay District’s men and women took the initiative and invited Mark McMahon (sports performance psychologist) and Alan Thorp (Thorpy), coach coordinator, Bowls Queensland, to conduct a Skills with Psychology for Lawn Bowls seminar March, 2-3 in Mackay at the Souths Suburban Bowls Club.

It was an inspirational idea from the Men’s District President Felix Purcell and Martin Corr, Chairman of Selectors, to expose their district sides to some advanced coaching and mental skills training prior to competing in the District Sides Championships on the Gold Coast May, 8-11. Prior to the commencement of the program set by Mark and Thorpy, Thorpy explained how important it was to have the mental side of the performance pie right and why it’s so critical in overall consistency and performance.

Topics that were covered by Mark and Thorpy included mindfulness, mental imagery, visualisation, motivation, concentration, focus, performance routines and concentration. Athletes were able to experience and participate in mindful activities and mental imagery conducted by Mark with Thorpy, including their newly learnt skills into on-green skill drills and game-based situations. Emphasis was especially placed on visualization, mental imagery, centering (breathing relaxation activity) concentration and focus.

At the conclusion of the seminar, athletes from both the men’s and ladies district sides were able to appreciate the powerful neuroscience behind mindfulness, the correct way in it’s use, the concept of Mental Imagery, visualization, centering and the effectiveness of sound communication skills between members within a team. All participants were able to successfully assimilate both the techniques of mindfulness and mental imagery. Most were confident that, with practise, they would be able to incorporate both skills into their everyday life, enabling them to understand and harness the power of mindfulness and imagery for improving overall performance.

In summary, the feedback from both the Men’s and Ladies’ District Sides, plus a number of players in the district development squad was simply overwhelming. All agreed that, in the performance pie, as in

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all sports including lawn bowls, the mental aspect is as important as physical conditioning and the technical/skills involved with the sport. It was therefore resolved that mental preparation should always be addressed in training and competitions if an athlete is going to reach a level to perform consistently and achieve their peak performance at the highest level they choose.

Alan Thorp takes this opportunity to thank Felix Purcell, Martin Corr and District Secretary Vince McSherry for the opportunity to present a skills program involving the mental aspect of lawn bowls.

It was also terrific to work with Sports Psychologist Mark McMahon.

A special thank you to Felix who took me out to the new recently opened bowls club, West Tigers, were I met the CEO Kingsley and spoke with a number of members, it’s a great club. Finally, to all districts, good bowling in the District Sides Championships in May but be aware of the power of the MIND.

Ecka’s tip A bit of etiquette: allow the last player’s bowl to come to rest before striding to the other end.

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