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CONTENTS

Cover Australian Gold Triples Men’s champions: Peter Balderson, Alan Howard & Mitch Mears

Volume 42 Issue 1

6 – Entries now open for State champs

12 – Australian Championships

10 – Camp Hill on the rise

18 – QLD vs NSW

19 SUN SAFETY

28 Coaching with Dotty

Are you keeping safe from the sun this season?

Dennis discusses the ins and outs of selection

20 What’s your club been doing?

33 Saving a bowler’s life

Catch up on all the news from clubs around Queensland

How a retired GP saved a fellow bowler’s life

27 Umpire with Joan

34 Development with Qld’s RBMs

Umpire Joan looks at health and safety on the green

Lesley Bates reports on recent events

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From the President

with BQ’s Peter Williamson

Another year has passed and BQ staff are

back in full swing preparing for the upcoming AGM and Council meetings in March.

A reminder to Districts should they have any

Entries open!

items for discussion at the Council meeting,

QLD State Championships

to please forward them to be placed on the

Entries are open for the 2019 State Championships to be held on the Gold Coast from May 13-26. Thank you to the City of Gold Coast Council who have sponsored the event. District Sides will also be held on the Gold Coast at Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach, Musgrave Hill and Club Helensvale prior to the State Championships.

agenda. This also assists BQ staff should further information be required.

The past year has seen BQ Board and staff working through several projects to enhance the sport, some of which have come to fruition and other ideas are being worked on and fine-tuned.

QLD Junior State Championships Entries are also open for the QLD Junior State Championships to be held at the Caloundra and Pelican Waters Bowls Clubs from April, 6–11.

The RBMs have been with us for a few years now and, although we have seen a couple of changes in the North and South, it is believed they are now

Go to the Bowls Queensland website: www.bowlsqld.org and click on the “Events” tab, then click on the link to the State Championship event to find the entry form.

becoming established as an additional arm for BQ when visiting clubs and districts to assist on our behalf where and when required.

There was a visit to the Downs District Bowls Association when celebrating their 90th year of operation. It was pleasing to see the number of club and district representatives that also attended. The Toowoomba Club was the host venue and after the formalities of the day, some unique bowls were played. A special mention was made of the retiring District Secretary Harry Warr

2018 State Singles Champion Jay Dawe with Jacob Nelson (runner-up)

for putting in 22 years’ service.

Peter Williamson

2018 State Singles Champion Bolivia Millerick with Jessie Cottell (runner-up)

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CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie Congratulations to Queenslanders Carlo Campana and Mark Casey who have been awarded the honour of OAM for their services to lawn bowls. Carlo was a BQ State Selection Coordinator and involved with the Gold Coast District for many years. Mark Casey has amassed 292 caps and a swag of world and Commonwealth Games medals after a 13-year international career representing the BCIB Australian Jackaroos.

AGM Nominations opened in January for the following positions on the Bowls QLD Board: President and two Board Directors, these closed on the January, 28. Details of Nominations received will be in the March Bowler and the Bowls QLD AGM will be held on March, 20.

Membership/Pennant At the Bowls QLD delegates meeting held in September, the delegates approved the motion to amend the BQ Constitution in regard to Affiliation Fees and Levies. Players who belong to more than one club only need to pay affiliation fees at their registered club, although they must submit a declaration form (available from their district) to nominate their registered club.

Players can only represent one club in the Champion of Club Champions – Singles, Pairs and Fours.

At the 2018 September BQ Board meeting, the directors approved the changes in the BQ By-Laws which now include a Pennant Permit. A player can be approved to play with another club other than their registered club by submitting an intra club Pennant Permit Request Form to their district prior to the pennant competition in which they wish to play. No application will be considered after commencement of a pennant competition unless agreed by the district. This form must be endorsed by both clubs (Pennant Permit). If agreed to by the district, a Pennant Permit remains in place until the district pennant season in that calendar year ends, and the player is not eligible to play Pennants for their registered club or another club in Queensland that calendar year.

Contact your club or District Secretary for more information.

Name Change The Wide Bay/Gympie District Ladies Bowls Association are currently in the process of changing their name to Fraser Coast District Ladies Bowls Association.

QLD State Championships Entries are open for the 2019 State Championships to be held on the Gold Coast from May 13-26. Thank you to the Gold Coast Council who have agreed to sponsor the event.

District Sides will also be held on the Gold Coast at Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach, Musgrave Hill and Club Helensvale prior to the State Championships.

QLD Junior State Championships Entries are also open for the QLD Junior State Championships to be held at the Caloundra and Pelican Waters Bowls Clubs from April, 6–11.

Bowls QLD Event Hosting Expressions of Interest are open for any clubs interested in nominating to host the following Bowls QLD events: •

2019 State District Mixed Pairs

•

2019 State Champion of Club Champion Finals Series

•

2019 State Pennant Finals

•

2020 District Sides & State Championships

•

2020 Junior State Titles

Representatives Good luck to our teams selected to represent QLD vs NSW on February, 21-22 at Tweed Heads BC. This series will also include the U25 Test Series at the same time/venue, go QLD!!

Thank you to Tweed Heads BC for their sponsorship of this event.

Queensland sport Awards Commonwealth Games Medalists Jake Fehlberg from Burleigh and Lynne Seymour from Thuringowa were finalists in the Queensland Sport Awards at the end of last year. Congratulations to both players, this is great recognition for our sport. Canoeing’s Curtis McGrath won the award for “Athlete with a Disability of the Year”, McGrath was a multiple World Champion and Invictus Games Gold Medallist.

Congratulations too to Rob Parrella, who was the only bowler to make the Courier Mail’s top 100 Queensland Sportspeople of all time. The 1990 Commonwealth Games Singles Gold Medallist came in at 81 on the highly regarded list. He is also the only bowler in the Queensland Sporting Hall of Fame.

Vale Condolences to the family and friends of the following people who passed away recently: Beryl Willett – QLBA Life Member and QLBA/AWBC Past President and Max Morris – Bowls Gold Coast Tweed Patron.

Brett Wilkie Left to Right: John Newell (Hamilton BC), Sheryl Fehlberg, Jake Fehlberg, Lynne Seymour, Grant Fehlberg, Jimmy Seymour, Brett Wilkie, Joan Parrella and Rob Parrella

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The Return of Camp Hill

Camp Hill BC massive turnaround for Riverfire

The year was 2014 and the outlook at Camp Hill wasn’t great. An ongoing decline in men’s and ladies’ memberships, combined with a rapidly changing neighbourhood, had left the inner city club with an uncertain future. It was in these darkest moments that the committee decided upon a change in direction.

Camp Hill decided to fully embrace the wider community and hasn’t looked back.

Camp Hill and surrounding suburbs is very different today to that which existed when the bowls club opened in the 1940s.

Young families with their busy lives now occupy the streets that were recently the homes of an older generation with more time on their hands.

Club President, Scott Walton said if they hadn’t responded to their changing demographics, the future would have been uncertain.

“It took some brave decisions at the time but we were fortunate to have a very supportive membership base that also recognised change was needed,” Scott said.

“Perhaps the bravest and best decision we made was to hand over our bottom green to the community,” he said.

“Giving up one of our greens to the community was a watershed moment.”

Camp Hill has since embarked on a business model based around hosting major community events. Moving into events wasn’t a complete unknown for the club as it has a

Bowling members helping out on the community green

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famous view of the city and they have been staging events for *Riverfire for a while.

Club secretary, Luke Murnane, believes that having a small active membership worked in their favour.

“It may sound ironic, but only having an active bowling membership of around 50 gave the club some flexibility,” Luke said.

“Trying to support two greens with only 50 active members wasn’t just a financial strain, but it was a missed opportunity,” he said.

“We had to make ourselves relevant to the community and we had an underutilised green overlooking parkland.

“There was little point in being strictly a bowls club if the community was more interested in using the club as their social hub.

“What we never appreciated was the sheer demand for a venue where kids are welcome and can run around while parents relax in an affordable and casual environment.

“It still blows us away.”

Camp Hill has evolved again in more recent times in hosting more events more often to meet the demand. The club is now holding weekly live music on the ‘community’ green and things continue to be on the up. The club is supported by a Thai restaurant that also helps to diversify revenues and attract non-bowlers to the club. Recently completed improvements to the outside of the clubhouse that better caters for those socialising at the club is a clear signal of the club’s direction.

Left to Right: Scott Walton, Doug Donaldson & Luke Murnane stand proudly at the entrance to Camp Hill Bowls Club

The club has been is well-entrenched in Camp Hill since the 1940s

President Scott Walton says one of the challenges is trying to anticipate what sort of crowd will roll up because of staffing costs and other overheads.

“We made a last minute decision to put something on for the afternoon of Ekka Day this year,” Scott said.

“We thought we’d keep it simple, a guy on a guitar and a jumping castle.

“We put a sign out the front and a post on social media.

“We estimate we had around 1,000 people here and they were 20 deep at the bar all afternoon.

Yesteryear at Camp Hill Bowls Club

“I’ve never seen so many prams in one location.”

Luke is philosophical about the club’s positioning.

“If you could monetise community goodwill, we would be the richest bowls club in Australia,” he said.

“People are genuinely grateful for the club’s existence.

“We sell baseball caps and stubby holders by the dozen because people believe in what the club stands for.

“Our business model is closely tied to facilitating community outcomes.

“We love our community and our community loves us.”

But Scott and Luke are quick to point out that whilst the club is enjoying a renaissance as a community venue, it hasn’t deprioritised bowls. Indeed, after years of declining memberships, Camp Hill is experiencing a reversal with memberships up over the past twelve months. Camp Hill has a proud history in both the men’s and women’s sections and at one time had a waiting list of over two years to become a member. They believe that the club’s social dimension is the obvious way to fund improvements to the club as a bowling venue.

Camp Hill BC is a thriving community club

“Having a high standard competition green will always be one of our key strategic priorities,” Scott, who also happens to be the club’s current men’s singles champion, added.

Camp Hill appears to have created a dynamic whereby a traditional bowls venue coexists alongside a thriving community hub. Community mindedness is laying the platform for a revitalised bowls section. In many respects, they are redefining how a suburban bowls club can be at the heart of the local community, just as it was in the 1940s. *Riverfire is a large, annual community event with a firework display along the Brisbane river.

2018 Australian Championships

Queenslanders on fire at Club Sapphire The 2018 Australian Championships got off to a flying start at Club Sapphire on the Sapphire Coast with Queensland and New South Wales claiming gold in the first event of the four day long program.

Victorian unflappable foursome The fours combination of Jordan Yates, Darren Burgess, Jay Bye-Norris and Anthony Flapper flew the flag high for Victorians, giving their supporters plenty to cheer about when they defeated a strong New South Wales line-up in a cracking men’s fours final.

Josh Berry, Mat Pietersen, Nathan Wise and Ben Twist from St Johns Park (NSW) were gallant in defeat and could do nothing more than simply acknowledge the outstanding play their opponents had brought to the gold medal match.

Yates, Burgess and Bye-Norris laid the platform for the Big V, getting the Victorian side off to the best possible start, but as we see often, it was their skipper Anthony Flapper who left the lasting memories on the titanic final.

On the penultimate end Flapper, in true Flapper style, opened up the shoulders and drove New South Wales’ closest shot bowl out of the head, leaving the

Victorians holding four and a strangle hold on the match.

With a three-shot advantage playing the last end, the Victorian’s made every post a winner, counteracting everything the Blues threw at them.

Ben Twist had nothing left to do than try and kill the end, and when his final bowl missed marginally wide, the Victorians both on the green and in the stands began their celebrations.

Having trailed for most of the match, the victory will have been more satisfying having to fight their way back into the match.

The women’s fours final was happening on the rink next door and whilst the game was played with less aggression, it certainly wasn’t lacking in quality.

South Australia and Western Australia were going shot for shot in the early stages of the match, before the experience of the Sandgropers, Laura Merz, Robyn O’Brien, Therese Hastings and Helen Morss kicked in and they started to open up their lead.

Whilst the scoreboard was starting to favour the West Aussies, the South Australians were not giving up and had chances appearing to get themselves back into the match.

Helen Morss, as she had done all day, was solid under pressure and played some telling shots in the middle stages of the match to keep a grasp on the gold.

Merz and O’Brien were silver medallists in the triples on day one, but this was to be their day.

In the bronze medal playoffs, the Australian Capital Territory won their first medal of the championships defeating the women from Queensland, whilst in the men’s playoff, Queensland snatched victory from the Northern Territory on the final end, scoring four shots to win by one.

After the fours, the singles action commenced at Club Sapphire with the favourites for the title, Carla Krizanic (VIC), Ray Pearse (NSW) and Lee Schraner (TAS) all securing victories in the opening round.

Fours Winners Men’s Gold Medal Match Darren Burgess, Jordan Yates, Anthony Flapper & Jay Bye-Norris (Essonden, VIC) defeated Mathew Pietersen, Ben Twist, Nathan Wise & Josh Berry (St Johns Park, NSW) 16-12

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Men’s Bronze Medal Match Sean Ingham, Reed Burgess, Darren Christie & Sam White (Composite, QLD) defeated Mark Malogorski, Ian Smith, Graeme Kitto and Tristan Smallacombe (Darwin, NT) 15-14

Women’s Gold Medal Match Robyn O’Brien, Helen Morss, Therese Hastings & Laura Merz (Manning Memorial, WA) defeated Barbara Maiden, Chris Keller, Fiona McGregor & Anne Onto (Hawthorn, SA) 16-7

Women’s Bronze Medal Match Kristen Steele, Sharon Steele, Sharon Harmer & Margaret Bacchetto (Weston Creek, ACT) defeated Val Dunn, Cheryl Hutchinson, Heather Hodgson and Wendy Usher (Composite, QLD) 21-11

Australian Triples The Queensland triples combination covered the sunshine state with entrants from Brisbane to Mackay. Alan Howard, Peter Balderson and Mitchell Mears completed their fairy tale year by winning a maiden Australian title in a classy performance on day one.

The trio went through undefeated with an intact record, whilst also claiming the honours of best post-match celebration after their emphatic victory over the Victorians in the final, courtesy of the enthusiasm shown by Peter Balderson.

An end replay occurred after a rebounding jack hit a player’s leg, which turned out to be fortunate for the Queenslanders, after Skip Mitchell Mears saved six shots at a crucial point in the match, spurring the maroons to deliver gold in the closing ends.

Victorians Jonny Sanders, Troy Stafford and Josh Sanders were thrilled with their silver medal performance, still wearing their medals proudly the next day. In the Men’s Bronze Medal Match Dave Carter, Gary Thompson and Gary Meekcoms (Modbury, SA) defeated Garry Chalker, Hemi Palmer and James Reynolds (Weston Creek, ACT).

In the women’s final it was the New South Wales Blues: Louise Cronin, Kate Walker and Katrina Wright from Sydney’s Taren Point Bowling Club who held their nerves in a spectacular final against a strong Western Australian team skipped by BCiB Australian Jackaroo Kristina Krstic and fellow state representatives Laura Merz and Robyn O’Brien, claiming gold on an extra end.

The match lived up to expectations by going right down to the wire; an umpire’s measure was needed to decide the teams fate on the 15th end with the ladies from the west looking confident of snatching victory with Krstic’s final bowl, but that wasn’t the case and an extra end was required to spilt these two competitive sides.

The final bowl of the match was delivered by winning skip and former Australian representative Katrina Wright, who played with weight through short bowls with the intention of making contact with a NSW bowl. It worked and that is exactly what she did, hitting her team mates bowl up for shot.

The spectators from Taren Point, made up of family and friends of the winning side, jumped for joy as they watched their daughters and clubmates claim a memorable victory.

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Triples Winners Men’s Gold Medal Match Peter Balderson, Alan Howard & Mitch Mears (Composite, QLD) defeated Josh Sanders, Johnny Sanders & Troy Stafford (Lilydale, VIC) 20-11

Men’s Bronze Medal Match Gary Thompson, Dave Carter & Gary Meekcoms (Modbury, SA) defeated Garry Chalker, Hemi Palmer and James Reynolds (Weston Creek, ACT) 24-6

Women’s Gold Medal Match Louise Cronan, Kate Walker & Katrina Wright (Taren Point, NSW) defeated Robyn O’Brien, Laura Merz and Kristina Krstic (Manning Memorial, WA) 14-13

Women’s Bronze Medal Match Gayle Edwards, Shelley Allen & Brooke Edwards (Altona, VIC) defeated Jessica Srisamruaybai, Claire Turley and Chloe Stewart (Tweed Heads, QLD) 15-12

Australia’s Leading duos Night two of the Australian Championships at Club Sapphire saw four entertaining medal playoffs in the pairs competition and again it was Queensland and New South Wales dominating the podium.

The Queensland men were two from two after Victoria Point’s Jade Groenewege 14 queensland bowler February 2019

and Sean Baker combined brilliantly to win their final against the gallant Victorian side of Adrian Marchioli and Nathan Murray in a quality encounter.

Baker, no stranger to this kind of competition, added another Australian title to his resume, alongside his partner Groenewege who couldn’t take the smile off his face after winning the biggest

event of his career.

A young player on the rise, South Australia’s Joshua Studham and his partner Stuart Forbes got their hands on a bronze medal after defeating Tasmania in their playoff match.

Anne Johns and Kelsey Cottrell were defeated in their opening round against Alex Reynolds and Chris Keller

from Hawthorn in South Australia; the past and present Australian representatives had to claw back the deficit in the final sectional match against a strong Queensland side skipped by Chloe Stewart, teamed up with clubmate Jessica Srisamruaybai.

that third round match and took that momentum into the final against Victorian representative Rebecca McMahon and partner Leeanne Fitzgerald from country Victoria.

New South Wales led the final from start to finish; Anne Johns may have been carrying an injury but you couldn’t tell

The Blues posted a strong win in

by the performance she was putting on whilst Cottrell played some important shots at crucial times in the match keeping the Victorians at bay.

Meanwhile, in the women’s bronze medal playoff, Queensland narrowly hung on to victory with a one shot win over Tasmania.

Pairs Winners Men’s Gold Medal Match Jade Groenewege and Sean Baker (Victoria Point, QLD) defeated Adrian Marchioli and Nathan Murray (Bundoora, VIC) 15-9

Men’s Bronze Medal Match Josh Studham & Stuart Forbes (Holdfast Bay, SA) defeated Ricky Richardson and Luke Richardson (South Burnie, TAS) 23-11

Women’s Gold Medal Match Anne Johns and Kelsey Cottrell (St Johns Park, NSW) defeated Rebecca Mcmahon & Leeanne Fitzgerald (City of Colac, VIC) 24-7

Women’s Bronze Medal Match Jessica Srisamruaybai and Chloe Stewart (Tweed Heads, QLD) defeated Amelia Bruggy and Lyn Triffitt (Composite, TAS) 11-10

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Sizzling singles at Sapphire

Singles Winners

Cabramatta’s Ray Pearse won his first Australian title as well as creating history in New South Wales by winning his fourth State Singles title and claiming the unprecedented state singles double in 2018, also reigning supreme in the State Champion of Champion Singles.

Men’s Gold Medal Match Ray Pearse (Cabramatta, NSW) defeated Leeroy Schraner (Rosny Park, TAS) 25-19

Women’s Gold Medal Match

However, despite all of Ray’s success in New South Wales, having already represented Australia and won medals on the international stage, that elusive National Title had been a bucket list item for some time.

The beginning of his quest wasn’t going to plan when he found himself 0-11 behind in the opening round against Queensland’s Jay Dawe and also falling behind in his second round match against young gun Joshua Studham from South Australia; however Pearse quickly turned things around and after three sectional matches he progressed to the final with Tasmania’s Lee Schraner, the current back-to-back Australian Champion of Champion Singles winner and persevered, walking away with the title.

In the women’s coveted singles final, Carla Krizanic showed why she is one of the world’s best with a solid victory over Tasmania’s Lynn Triffet to claim another trophy to her ever-growing trophy cabinet.

Krizanic had made her intentions clear from round one, accounting for Northern Territories Shenayde Heldt 25-9.

The showdown between two BCiB Australian Jackaroos Krizanic and Kristina Krstic (WA) was a talking point prior to the event kicking off and the game did not disappoint.

The pair were going shot for shot until a loose end from Krstic opened the door for Krizanic to pick up four shots and move within striking distance of the 25 shots required to win the match.

Krizanic got out of the blocks early in the final; Lynn Triffett was fighting back in the middle stages of the match, however it was Krizanic who ran away with a 10 shot victory.

Carla Krizanic (Sunbury, VIC) defeated Lynn Triffett (New Norfolk, TAS) 25-15

Ray Pearse (Cabramatta, NSW)

Carla Krizanic (Sunbury, VIC)

Left: Singles men’s silver medalist Leeroy Schraner (Rosny Park, TAS) with Club Sapphire Chairman Peter Moore

Left: Singles women’s silver medalist Lynn Triffett (New Norfolk, TAS) with Louise Witton (BA Board member and player at Coolum Beach)

Source: Bowls Australia Images: Bowls Australia

Men’s Bronze Medal Match Left: Joshua Studham (Holdfast Bay, SA) defeated Robert Craven (Queanbeyan RSL, ACT) 25-22

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Women’s Bronze Medal Match Left: Kristina Krstic (Manning Memorial, WA) defeated Judy Monks (Sawtell, NSW) 25-10

MABA State Championships The Maroon Arm Bowlers (MABA) are pleased to confirm the 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.

The Flyer, Entry Form and Conditions of Play can be found on the MABA website: www.maroonarmbowlers.teamapp.com

You could be setting sail in November!

Helloworld Travel’s Kerri Cottell is a “bowls mum” (to state rep Jessie) and a travel agent passionate about designing great holidays for her many clients in the Queensland bowls community.

She has just opened bookings on an exclusive 14-night “bowls cruise” to New Zealand on premium Australian cruise line Princess, departing from Brisbane in November 2019.

“I’m so excited. I think it’s the perfect recipe because so many bowlers have told me how much they love cruising.”

“You can expect spectacular scenery, fabulous on-board activities, all your meals and entertainment across 14 nights of relaxed cruising,” Kerri said.

“Then at all but one port of call, you’ll be transported by private coach, firstly taking in a few hours of local sightseeing, before heading to a local bowls club for lunch.”

“This will be followed by a social or competitive Aussie vs Kiwi ‘international flavoured’ game of bowls, followed by fellowship,

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Kerri has returned from last November’s bowls cruise to New Zealand ready to make the 2019 tour as successful.

“The feedback received was very positive and in all my time escorting tours, this would have had to be one of my most enjoyable,” Kerri said.

“The bowlers were so enthusiastic and really enjoyed themselves.”

“Book now to secure your preferred cabin the best price. I’d like to get this cruise finalised as soon as possible and then we can all look forward to a great time!” Kerri said.

For bookings on the Helloworld New Zealand Bowls Cruise 2019, contact Kerri Cottell at Helloworld Nerang on 07 5578 2544 or email kerri.nerang@helloworld.com.au

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QLD NSW vs

interstate Test Series Old rivalries will be renewed when Queensland’s Open and Under 25 teams take on arch-rivals New South Wales in their annual test series. This year’s three-test series will be staged at Tweed Heads Bowls Club on February, 21-22.

Last year in the Men’s Championships, the Blues took home the Wal Currey Shield silverware but this year, QLD is going all out to reclaim the title. Since 2010, NSW has clocked five overall wins and QLD has four, so 2019 could be the year when QLD evens the score to 5 QLD and 5 NSW wins over the last 10 years. The Under 25 Men, however, have the opposite situations, with five Archer-Stewart Title wins to QLD (after taking the title last year) and four to NSW since 2010, leaving QLD in a great position this year to boost the results to a tidy 6-4 to QLD.

QLD Men’s U25 Reigning Champions

In the women, NSW has clocked seven The Ashes titles since 2010, with QLD behind at just two overall wins. However, the impressive QLD line-up this year with skips Linsey Clarke, Bolivia Millerick and Chloe Stewart will surely make the Blues worry about defending their winning streak. The Under 25 women are facing the same challenge with seven wins to NSW since 2010.

Test One will be played Thursday afternoon (2pm Qld time) and Test Two (8:30am) and Test Three (1pm) will be played on Friday.

QLD Team WOMEN Jessie Cottell (Broadbeach) Georgia White (Helensvale) Julie Keegan (Broadbeach) Lynsey Clarke (Helensvale)

WOMEN Cassandra Millerick (Broadbeach) Dee-Anne Robertson (Broadbeach) Pamela Fantini (Helensvale) Bolivia Millerick (Broadbeach)

WOMEN Jessica Srisamruaybai (Tweed Heads) Emma Spicer (Enoggera) Claire Turley (Tweed Heads) Chloe Stewart (Tweed Heads)

MEN Matthew Lucas (Helensvale) Anthony Kiepe (Helensvale) Sean Baker (Victoria Point) Aron Sherriff (Helensvale)

MEN Jayden Christie (Helensvale) Jamie Anderson (Enoggera) Sean Ingham (Broadbeach) Nathan Rice (Helensvale)

MEN Jay Dawe (Maroochydore) Steven Tong (Pine Rivers) Brett Wilkie (Helensvale) Kurt Brown (Tweed Heads)

Under 25 Team WOMEN Shervawn Wilson (Kawana) Jacinta Weier (Broadbeach) Jessica Parolin (Bribie Island) Natasha Jones (Helensvale)

WOMEN Tahlia Camillier (Helensvale) Julia Allen-Best (Nth Toowoomba) Isabella Lawson (Enoggera) Lauren Carpenter (Tweed Heads)

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MEN Tyler Pettigrew (Pine Rivers Mem) Brendan Wilson (Tweed Heads) Braidan Leese (South Tweed) Nic Gosley (Enoggera)

MEN Jesse Turnbull (Hamilton) Dale McWhinney-Shillington (Beenleigh) Cohen Litfin (South Tweed) Jacob Nelson (Belmont Services)

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Sun Safety How often have you gone for a roll up without any form of sun protection? Did you know that skin damage can occur in less than 15 minutes?

Australians are especially at risk due to our proximity to the equator and high levels of ultraviolet radiation we receive on a dayto-day basis.

The UV Index published by the Bureau of Meteorology provides a simple measure of the UV radiation level on a daily basis, the scale starts at zero and as it increases, so does the chance of skin or eye damage.

The Cancer Council says the average person will have a moderate chance of skin damage when the UV index is above three. Regardless of the time of the year, Queensland never drops below a three on the scale at the peak time of UV exposure which is between 10 am and 2 pm.

Photo of Dave before he knew about his skin damage

“With the exposure Queenslanders see every day, it’s vital they protect themselves all year round.”

Cancer Council Queensland recommend the use of the five sun protection measures.

In December, the average level between the peak times for the majority of Queensland sits at a UV reading of 14 which is the upper end of what BOM considers extreme levels of exposure!

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Slip on protective clothing.

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Slop on minimum SPF30+ broad spectrum, water resistant sunscreen.

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Slap on a broad-brimmed hat.

Yet during this time it’s common to see people out on the greens for hours at a time without any sun protection. This repeated and prolonged exposure increases your risk of skin cancers regardless of whether you were burnt or not.

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Seek shade where possible.

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Slide on sunglasses.

“The Sunshine state has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world, with almost 3,700 people diagnosed each year across the state with melanoma,” Cancer Council Queensland CEO, Ms Chris McMillan said.

Statistically, the core demographic of this magazine (people aged 55+) are most at risk due to the cumulative exposure to UV radiation.

Sun damaged skin is something Shadex Industries manager, Dave Furneaux, unfortunately knows all too well.

Damaged areas of his skin were highlighted during Dave’s treatment

While you may have seen his shade advertisements in this magazine, you will not have known he had his own cancer scare after a routine trip to skin clinic led to him to discover he had solar keratosis which although benign had the potential to become cancerous.

Dave had no idea it the solar keratosis was lingering under the skin and the news of it had caught him off guard as he spends a lot of his time in the office and rarely goes to the beach.

“I don’t spend a lot of time outside so I didn’t think I’d be at risk at all, it really blew me away and it was a bit of a wakeup call,” Dave said.

Luckily for Dave his solar keratosis was removed through the use of photodynamic therapy but he urges people to be careful and seek shade wherever and whenever possible.

Does your bowls club have enough shade? If not, why not? Ask your club to get shades so

at least you have some protection from the sun!

THE VERY BEST IN BOWLS CLUB SHADES AND SEATING SINCE 1989

Australia has a high UV index, especially in Summer.

Ask your club for more shade and contact us for advice.

Call 07 5574 5911 or visit www.shadex.com.au

Coolangatta Christmas cheer

By Pam Bews Yes, we are known as the “friendliest little club on the coast” and we certainly shared lots of friendship and laughter during our break up day in December.

We had a great turnout on the day.

Bowling to 10 Spiders was first up, if you were lucky to get a toucher, the reward was a nip of Baileys. Our Providore Debbie and team produced a scrumptious lunch.

Raffle prizes were won (thanks to our club for donating the much sought after ham for one of the prizes). Tongue-in-cheek “Awards” were presented by President Pam. The best-dressed award went to Bev. Thanks for making memories everyone, it was fun. Special thanks to my hard working committee and to all the women

for the many voluntary tasks each and everyone of you take on. See you all back on the greens in 2019.

We welcome new members, both male and female – free coaching – give us a call on 5536 6677, you’ll be glad you did.

Help solve the mystery of the unknown quilting bowler

By Juliana McGahan Mid-November last year saw the arrival of a quilt with a difference cross the doorway of the Dalby Vinnies’ store. Luckily, a bowler from the Dalby Bowls Club was working the day it arrived.

Vinnies’ store manager Leigh McDonald, whose husband also plays bowls, kindly offered the quilt to the Dalby Club for a donation to the charity, so the hat was passed around and a sizeable donation was given to Vinnies.

What makes this quilt unique?

The quilt is made from bowls cloths from around Australia dating from 1982. Our theory is that it has been made from holiday journeys and either the quiltmaker or a close family member (possibly a husband and wife) were bowlers.

Can you help solve the mystery?

Members from the Dalby Bowls Club would like to know who made the quilt so that the usual dedication can be inscribed on the back. The dedication is usually the person’s name and the year of completion. If anyone remembers this quilt, could they please contact Juliana McGahan on 0419652312 with this information so that the quilt can be dedicated to that person. Plus, it would help solve the mystery of who made this wonderful work of art.

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Club Manly ready to roll Club Manly has been working hard towards huge success in 2019. The club has recently finished covering the second green, so now has two international standard indoor carpet greens. Players from all over Australia are coming to play at Club Manly.

The club has recently employed a bowls coordinator, Toni Donda, who comes to the club with excellent bowls experience after playing the game and also hosting events. Another great step forward is having teams in each Division from 1st to 5 Division in the Queensland 7s tournament that commenced in early January.

Club Manly also runs social bowls events throughout the week and offers free weekly coaching clinics for bowlers of all levels. The new Open Super Singles on Thursday nights is very popular with players from across

Brisbane, Open Carnivals have started up again and there are more new events planned for this year.

Whether it’s competitive, barefoot or corporate bowls, head on down to the club and have a go. Please see our web site for more details: www.clubmanly.com.au

Nambour Heights celebrates top players

By Ian Coleman Nambour Heights members and guests gathered on December 1 to celebrate the club’s Presentation Night. With a Christmas dinner provided by the club’s caterers Jean and Paul and tables decorated by Andee, members and guests were treated to a wonderful night.

Highlights of the night included Michael “Digby” De Grono winning the “B” Singles and Judy Jones winning the “Gordon Green” singles. Junior bowler, Brendan Tessmann, was a winner in the Major/Minor pairs and the Men’s Triples. New bowler Mark Geppert won in the Mixed Fours and Peter Slade received a Pennant Award.

President Ron Price (left) presenting Greg Lyons with his award.

Toni Donda & Kepler Wessels

Husband and wife team Kaz and Baz Neil walked away with the top prize in both the Mixed Pairs and Fours. D Welk, M Coleman, P Bourke and R Price won the Men’s Fours and Lady President Del won the Ladies Singles.

Once again, Greg Lyons was a winner in the Mixed Fours, Men’s Pairs and “A” Singles and capped off his outstanding year by winning the “Allan Jones Memorial Trophy” for the second year in a row.

President Ron Price presented his “President’s” award to Michael “Digby” De Grono for his outstanding contributions to the club.

Ron thanked the committee and all members for their efforts and support during 2018 and is looking forward to 2019.

L-R Del, Kaz, Del & Andee.

President Ron Price (left) presenting Greg Lyons with his award.

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Gearing up for the carnival

Winners of the Pialba Classic Men’s Carnival L to R Alex Murtagh (Hamilton), Aaron Hewson (Pine Rivers), Steve Petsky (Ferny Grove Club) & Sean Baker (Victoria Point)

Pialba Bowls Club Inaugural $10,000 Classic Men’s Fours Carnival

By John Walker What a great weekend of bowls at Pialba on November, 24-25.

The carnival was first promoted in May 2018 and took five weeks to fill a full field of 32 teams. Come Carnival day there were no withdrawals from the original field.

A Calcutta was run on the Friday night by auctioning the teams rather than selling any tickets to boost the pool. Auctioneer Geoff Gees completed a mammoth task and raised the pool to $6,630. First prize for the Calcutta winner was $3,978. Team Sean Baker went for $750.

Runners-up Kane Nelson. Nick Cahill, Tyler Pettigrew & Jacob Nelson

Three games of 18 ends over a timed period of 2hrs 30min per game were completed on Saturday and a further two games were completed on Sunday morning, followed by a light lunch and presentations.

Sean Baker, Jacob Nelson, Chris Ryan, Big Jimmy Anderson, Brian Kunde Jnr, Mick Tobin, Kurt Brown, David Keogh and their players really turned it on with their performances on fast running greens with perfect weather.

The young guns from the Qld Under 18s skipped by Jacob Nelson with third Nick Cahill, Tyler Pettigrew and lead Kane Nelson were the big attractions for the spectators, while Sean Baker’s side of Aaron Hewson, Alex Murtagh and Steve Petsky also drew the crowds.

There were many great shots played, but the shot of the carnival would have been from Sean Baker, lying two down on the head in the last game at a critical part on the score board. He played his last bowl on a full-length end to gain a wing of the shot bowl to trickle the kitty into the ditch. The players and spectators erupted acknowledging a magical shot deliberately played.

Scoring was 3-win points per game and 1-win point for a draw. If points were equal, then ends won were the deciding factor.

The Hervey Bay weather made it a real challenge on the Saturday with a 20 – 25 knot northerly making some play rather difficult. Sunday provided an overcast day with calmer conditions and we saw some fantastic draw shots made. Bowlers of high-calibre such as

Overall Winners 1st Place $4000 – Sean Baker, Aaron Hewson, Alex Murtagh and Steve Petsky. - 15pts + 61 ends 2nd Place $2000 – Jacob Nelson, Nick Cahill, Tyler Pettigrew and Kane Nelson. – 15pts + 54 ends 3rd Place $1200 – Chris Ryan, Cec Cecchin, David Pearson and David Stewart. – 15pts + 50 ends 4th Place $1000 – Mick Tobin, Ian Jnr. McMah, Tony Townsen and Chris Toft. - 12pts + 56 ends 5th Place $800 – Geoff Renowden, Col Bryant, Dave McDonald and Talon Lawson. - 12pts + 54 ends 6th Place $ 600 – Daniel Keogh, Adam Liddell, Dave Keogh and Alan Brown. – 12pts + 53 ends Best last game $400 – Jim Anderson, John Finlayson, Ian Law and Mitch Mears with 22 shots.

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Overall it was an awesome tournament with well-presented 16-second greens and great hospitality.

All of Pialba’s wonderful volunteers were dressed in their club colours to create the friendly atmosphere.

Pialba’s Facebook page has had thousands of hits since the completion of this wonderful carnival here in the Paradise City of Hervey Bay.

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KIDS CONQUER COOLUM

By Tim Phillips Youth reigned supreme with the Nelson brothers winning the North Shore Realty Classic pairs played at Coolum Beach Bowls Club in December. Kane (14) and older brother Jacob were one of only two teams to win all six games. Their six wins with a margin of 82 saw them emerge as worthy winners over the Booval Swifts Team of Steve Bell and Chris Mudd; six wins with a margin of 37 with Max Jaffary and Kurt Brown; five wins with a margin of 100 rounding off the podium in third place.

A total of 40 teams competed for over $8,000 in prizemoney in hot and windy conditions on splendid greens. Day two provided stiff competition with many changes to the leader board, and while eight teams started the day undefeated, by the start of the final games this was reduced to three. Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to the major sponsors Gillian and Noel Mooney for your support.

Runners Up Steve Bell & Chris Mudd with North Realty Principles Gillian & Noel Mooney

Winners Kane & Jacob Nelson with North Realty Principles Gillian & Noel Mooney

3rd Place Finishers Max Jaffary & Kurt Brown with North Realty Principals Gillian & Noel Mooney

Ingham on a roll Sean Ingham from Broadbeach has been awarded the Gold Coast Tweed Men’s District Representative Bowler of the Year. Ingham was part of the successful Queensland District Sides team that won the series in May on the Sunshine Coast. He also played in multiple interdistrict quad series throughout the year, gaining him enough votes from his peers to claim the award.

GCTD Bowler of the Year Sean Ingham

Ingham’s highlights of the year include winning the Queensland State Fours, Queensland State District Mixed Pairs, Tweed Heads Prestige Singles, Broadbeach Club Singles and runner up in the $60,000 Helensvale Club 5-a-Side Challenge. He was involved in the recent Australian Camp on the Gold Coast as an Emerging Jackaroo Squad Member. When not bowling, Ingham works behind the bar at Broadbeach Bowls Club in a Duty Managers role.

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Mt Gravatt Open Triples

By Reg Walls The greens were full at Mt Gravatt Bowls Club as 28 teams competed in the Open Triples for the $3,300 prize on the December 8-9. A weekend of bowls played in fine weather allowed many players to experience the retractable shades on the new synthetic green for the first time. Players said it was an excellent event all round, with five games of triples, three on Saturday, two on Sunday. The club was thankful to be sponsored by Southside Sport and Community Club and Travelodge Garden City that allowed for a great competition. The annual event will run again in October 2019.

Prize winners were as follows:

John Hammond Secretary/ Manager of Roma Bowls Club discussing the format of the Roma Lawn Bowls Event during Easter in the Country with Maroon Arm Bowlers Association of Queensland Member David Bowden

EOI wanted for Easter in Roma The Roma Bowls Club is asking for expressions of interest in a proposed bowls event during the Easter in Country Saturday and Sunday.

Visiting bowlers and locals can enjoy social bowls on Saturday afternoon coupled with a special event on Sunday. For non-bowling partners, there are several events in and near Roma from Thursday to Monday.

Winners: Brad Woodland, Kevin Craig, Jim Brown & sponsor Travel Hotel Lodge Garden City – Manager, Simon Pucko

There will be an opportunity for men, women, mixed and bowling arm pairs teams to compete. This will also serve as an introduction of the bowling arm for those with a disability to the south western clubs of Roma, Mitchell, Injune, Yuleba, Surat, St. George, Charleville etc.

Call Roma Bowls Club 0746221146 or David Bowden 0429664275 to express your interest.

Turkey Triples triumph Brett Wilkie, Matthew Lucas and Aron Sherriff (pictured with Pine Rivers’ Dave Antney) were successful in winning the Club Pine Rivers Invitational Turkey Triples Runners up: Gary Andrews, Gary Groeger & Clayton Foster

Third: Peter McKeough, Craig Garske, Paul Round & Simon Pucko

in December. First prize was $7,500 and the total prize money was $20,000.

Photo: Neil McLean

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Highest Margin Rd 5: Jenny Bostock, Simon Pucko, Sue Mckenzie & Dee Robertson

Managing risks – employees and contracts As committee or board members may not always play a hands-on role in the management of a club, licensees need to be able to trust their employees to make rational decisions regarding purchases from third party suppliers (for example, in relation to the acquisition of furniture, stock and the like, as well as contracting for cleaning and other services).

The situation does arise, however, where an employee contracts with a third party for the acquisition of goods or services without authorisation to do so. Whether or not the third party will be entitled to rely on that agreement will depend on the circumstances.

One relevant consideration is whether that employee has habitually dealt with that supplier, and whether that supplier is accustomed to dealing with that employee for contracts. If there is a history of that employee making decisions in respect of that particular supplier, the licensee might struggle to convince a Court that they should not be bound by the contract when they have allowed the employee to deal with that situation on previous occasions.

If, however, it is well known to the supplier that the licensee insists on personally reviewing every single purchase agreement, there is a reasonable argument to suggest that the supplier should have known that the employee

had no authority to bind the employer and, therefore, the supplier cannot hold the licensee to the relevant contract.

The question, ultimately, is one of “actual or ostensible authority”. If you have given an employee actual authority to do what they did, then you are unlikely to be able to wriggle out of the agreement.

But if the employee has held themselves out to be in a more senior position than what they actually are, or has represented that they did have authority to enter into the agreement, then the question will be much harder.

To avoid this situation, you should ensure that the appropriate levels of authority and the necessary sign-offs are made clear to all of your frequent or habitual suppliers, and you should confirm who the authorised representatives are in writing to them so there is no confusion as to who they may deal with in these matters.

It is also best practice to clearly define the level of authority of employees, such as through limits on the value of any contract an employee may be allowed to enter on behalf of the employer. If the contract is a “one-off”, then this should be clear.

The next practical step is to ensure that the scope of authority granted to the employee is clearly communicated to the employee. Regardless of what any contract may say, if the employee does not

understand the limits of their authority, then costly questions may arise about whether, or to what extent, the employee had authority to bind their employer to a third party.

When an employee acts outside the scope of their authority and enters a third party contract on behalf of their employer, the employer may be bound to the contract and need to perform what the contract requires. If this is not done, the employer may be in breach of that contract and be exposed to a claim for damages. The employer may seek to recover directly from the employee any losses arising from the contract, however this may not be sufficient to cover the loss.

These potential pitfalls are all avoidable, but communication with both your employees and suppliers is key.

If you have any queries in relation to these issues, please contact me on 07 3224 0230.

AUTHORS Curt Schatz MANAGING PARTNER and Scott Vanderwolf SOLICITOR

More volunteers and members: How the NDIS can assist clubs

By Douglas Connor The sport of lawn bowls has a long and proud history of providing inclusive sporting and recreational opportunities to people with disabilities.

With the arrival of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Queensland in 2017, more and more people with disabilities be will getting out and about in their communities and looking for opportunities to get involved in many different activities available in the community, like sport.

The NDIS is the new way of providing support for Australians with disability, their families and carers.

The goal of the NDIS is to ensure greater social and economic participation of people with a disability in community life, which includes participation in sport and recreation.

More than 25,000 Queenslanders now have approved NDIS plans and are receiving supports to help reach their goals.

When the state-wide rollout is complete, the NDIS is estimated to provide support to about 91,000 people with disability in Queensland.

The social and economic benefits to the community from the inclusion of people with disability are endless.

How does this relate to bowls?

As clubs and members, it is important you are actively advertising that you are inclusive of all people in the community, including people with disability, for all roles associated with your club.

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Queensland bowlers at the 2018 State Multi-Disability event

are going to be looking at different ways to increase their social and economic participation in their local area.

This will mean people looking for work and volunteering opportunities, as well as those just keen to get involved with sport as a player, spectator or as a social member of a club.

This is good news for bowls clubs as it potentially means more members and volunteers, as well as more people attending the social events that bowls club offer, raising more money for the club and strengthening the club community.

There are also great competitive pathways for players with a disability to compete at state, national and international levels, which can in turn create more opportunities for the club and its members to travel, volunteer and be more involved in the greater bowls community.

What about accessibility?

Bowls clubs have a head start when it comes to sports club accessibility, with assistive technology available to help people with disability compete without disadvantage alongside able bodied competitors.

An inclusive sporting environment can often be achieved with minor or no modifications to the playing area, with bowls a great example.

Outside of physical accessibility, clubs can practice inclusion by being consistently welcoming and inviting of people with disabilities, as well as people from all communities.

Inclusion can also mean involving people with a disability in non-playing roles, such as coaching or being an official.

Clubs can also work towards making their written and verbal communications like flyers and newsletters and promotional videos more accessible to people with vision impairment and Deaf or hard of hearing members of the community, by providing online options, translation, captioning or similar services.

Above all else, a willingness to be creative and to adapt to the needs of people with disability is a great step towards providing accessible bowls for all.

Umpire with Joan Brotherton

Important health advice Welcome back everyone and I do hope that you all have had a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year and are looking forward to a competitive, successful and enjoyable 2019.

Many championships and competitions have now commenced and I would like to comment on one particular and important item and that refers to a marker. Many of the Players, Ann, Marg, Dee and Gail sitting on the bank with Players, Ann, Dee, Marg and Gail sitting on the seat behind feet in the ditch and feet on the edge of the ditch – behind the rink of play competitions being played the head end watching the bowls include a singles game and a majority of these commence early in the year, when we experience Some dangers that could occur if the I can assure you that it is very important very hot weather. practice is continued are: to adopt a routine to enable you to have a drink without interfering with your It is very important that the marker • during a drive, the bowls/jack could marking duties as if you don’t, it can MUST have a full water bottle available end up hitting the players sitting on lead to dehydration and other health and identify a convenient place for it the bank and could cause various problems. It is also important that the at the end of the rink but out of sight injuries duty Umpire is aware that the Marker, as of the player. A suggestion is to have • damage to the ditch, edge of the well as themselves, need to drink water it at the end where the scoreboard is green and sand being moved during the game and to regularly check positioned, as in most games the marker or kicked onto the grass/green that this is happening. attends to the scoreboard every second (greenkeepers will be concerned end and that would allow them the Another matter that has been brought here). opportunity to have a drink and then up for discussion is players sitting on the It could also be a distraction to the quickly return to their correct position bank with their feet on the green/ditch player on the mat ready to bowl, plus on the green. either at the head or mat end. it’s not a good look from a player or There is no specific law that covers this spectator’s point of view.

Water bottle positioned practice except that umpires have a at the scoreboard end If this is happening at your club, please duty of care and are responsible for the giving easy access when changing the ask the players politely not to sit on management of a hazard free and safe scoreboard the bank but to use the seats that are environment during a game, and are to available behind the rink and there make sure that all players are protected should be no further problems arise. from unexpected dangers.

Water bottle positioned at the end of the rink out of sight of the players

Rink view of game in process

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Coaching with BQ coaching committee

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Gibby

Ecka

Thorpy

SELECTORS: VILLIANS? OR SCAPEGOATS?

By DENNIS O’TOOLE

Have we got the cart before the horse? Maybe organisations aren’t providing the proactive policies in regards to the philosophy (aim) of that organisation.

Perhaps there is little structure in the recruitment of selectors. Guidelines may not have been set down on a definite method to be used in the development and selection of the playing group.

Research after the last Olympic Games on Australia’s poor results showed areas where organisations failed to provide the necessary criterion when structuring the required formulas for sport growth, policies and personnel suited to be selectors.

The three areas that are going to be addressed here are:

Love them or hate them, they have an enormous role in the sport’s growth by developing teams at club, district, state or national level.

1. Recruiting the correct selectors

Without paying out individual selectors because some deserve it, let’s focus on how their organisations are assisting them by implementing a defined performance schedule for all stakeholders.

3. Conflict of interest

Specifically, does your organisation have the necessary policy to guide and support the selection process? Has it been recorded and set into the constitution, making it available to all?

Let’s start with the organisation’s aims or philosophies: •

If it is to win Pennant, Premier League or have a certain size playing group, what are they going to do to assist in realising their goals?

2. Brief resume for the selection of players

There are two types of selectors: INVOLVED i.e. playing currently or coaching players as a Club Coach or a parent.

INDEPENDENT i.e. not playing and not having a vested interest in any particular players.

In general, whichever type they must display the following qualities: •

Respect for policies

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If it is to recruit better players, will they introduce productive training opportunities?

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Fairness

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Independence

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Are they going to fund attractive playing days?

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Knowledge

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Will they be more inclusive with the playing group by bringing potential bowlers in and letting them develop their game with the top bowlers?

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Respect for others and be respected

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Diligence and efficiency

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Integrity

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Accountability and transparency

In other words, aims are excellent but they become S.M.A.R.T. when something concrete is done about it.

Bowls Queensland have a Selection Course available to assist organisations. Listed here is what is available: •

Discussion on Aims/Philosophies

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Methods on recruiting the correct selectors

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Definite process in the selection of players

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Outline of exposure to conflict of interest

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A necessary Appeals Process

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Examples of how to set it all out, get it ratified by all the stakeholders and include it as part of the constitution.

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Selectors could be retired players, technical officials, coaches, life members, or have a background in the management of people and existing players.

Ecka’s TIP It all starts on the mat, relaxed stance with feet pointing to the intended line to be taken.

METHODS FOR SELECTING PLAYERS – A combination of objective and subjective criteria should be used:

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KEY EVENTS – Trials, club & inter-club games, performance at events.

OBJECTIVE

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GUT FEEL of Selectors.

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Top 5% in trials and tests

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Win or high performance in District Championships or higher

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Selection based on facts.

SUBJECTIVE • •

Collective opinion based on experience, knowledge and virtue of being a team player Selection based on opinion.

All of the above criteria sound good. However, creating performance standards and collecting data is important so players have an idea of what they need to achieve, what they need to know, and when they need to know it so that they can track their own progress.

Therefore, organisations require Performance Standards Criteria with an inbuilt ratings system, with the following headings to be included: •

MENTAL – Attitudes that include people skills, positive play, compatibility, body language and how pressure situations are handled.

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BOWLS – Draw shots, conversion shots and drives.

Backhand, forehand, long ends, short ends, slow or fast greens.

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PHYSICAL FITNESS – Bowls is an endurance sport so stamina, core strength, flexibility and general good health is very important.

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OTHER AREAS – Such as positional play, role in team, commitment, compatibility, availability and motivation.

BQ events 2019 FEBRUARY Queensland vs New South Wales Test Series - February 21 & 22 Queensland vs New South Wales Under 25 Test Series February 21 & 22

APRIL Junior State Championships - April 6 to 11 Australian Sides Championships - April 11 to 14 Presidents XII ANZAC Test Series - TBA Queensland Indoor Qualifying Rounds - MEN - April 27 to 29 Arm Bowlers Championships - April 27 to May 1

MAY State District Sides Championship - May 8 to 11 State Championships - May 13 to 26

JUNE Bowls Australia - Australian Open - June 1 to 14

JULY Queensland Indoor Qualifying Rounds - WOMEN - July 6 & 7

Arguably, the most damaging situation that can arise in all sports is the perceived bias from the selection group. Not only can it destroy reputations, it can destabilise organisations, create areas of animosity and, in turn, affect the playing performance of the members. In extreme conditions, it can reduce the playing group.

Conflict of interest procedure It is imperative that selectors are protected by the organisation by having a well-defined conflict of interest procedure. Conflicts of interest arise if the selector: •

is a player

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coaches a particular player

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is closely aligned to the club for which a player is being selected

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is a family member or friend

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is affected by outside pressure from controlling bodies.

A Conflict of Interest Policy should include: •

An obligation by the selector to make any actual or perceived conflict known

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The authority of the committee to ask a particular selector to step aside from a particular selection decision

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Procedures to be followed when a conflicted selector has been asked to step aside

It is obvious from all of the above that selection is a fundamental and important part of organisations and the sport in general.

All that I’ve written about selectors has been sourced from information compiled by various sporting bodies throughout Australia.

I suggest that selectors and organisations arrange to attend the Bowls Australia Selection Module run by Bowls Queensland.

Queensland vs New South Wales Under 18 Test Series - July 7 to 9

AUGUST Australian Indoor Championships - August 26 to 29 Secondary School Cup - August TBA SEPTEMBER State District Mixed Pairs - September 28 & 29 (please note change of date) Multi Disability State Championship - September TBA

OCTOBER Australian Under 18 Championships - October 2 to 4 Australian Champion of Champions - October 9 to 11 Australian Senior Sides Championship - October 21 to 24 Champion of Club Champion - October 26 to 31

NOVEMBER North vs South Challenge - November TBA State Pennants - November 9 & 10

DECEMBER Australian Champions (state title winners) - December 2 to 5 February 2019 queensland bowler 29

A special welcome to Violet Broadbeach Jackaroo Bolivia Millerick and partner Jackson Harrington have celebrated the arrival of their first child in early December. Violet May Harrington was welcomed into the world at 12:31am weighing in at 3.26 kilograms.

Arm Bowlers App The MABA website contains flyers and information on all upcoming MABA events. Arm bowlers with smart phones can down load Team App from the app store, enter Team App and search for Maroon Arm Bowlers and then access everything found on the website – a handy way to check on upcoming events.

Seen reading the Bowler was Graeme Sargent from Coolum Beach Bowls Club

Calling Brisbane North arm bowlers Following the successful launch of the second branch of MABA in Mackay, a meeting was held at Kallangur on January, 13 of arm bowlers representing Brisbane Northside, to gauge the interest in forming a branch.

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Beryl Willett – former AWBC President

Beryl Willett featuring on the cover of the March 1993 Bowler after becoming the President of the then Queensland Ladies Bowling Association (QLBA)

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We at Bowls Queensland were saddened to receive the news of the passing of QLBA Life Member Beryl Willett on January 2 at age 90. We’d like to take some time to celebrate the life of a woman that allowed bowls to be what it is today.

Born in Manly in 1928, Beryl eventually found a passion for the game of bowls.

Beryl said she was hooked on bowls from the start, picking it up after she could no longer play tennis. Fiercely competitive, she joined the Cleveland Bowls Club in the 1970s playing in District and State competitions while also presiding as President. She played every part one can think of on the green. From managing teams to umpiring games, Beryl was one of the first women to become a level two coach in 1982. Beryl’s consistent progress saw her rising to the position of President of the Queensland Ladies Bowling Association (1993-94) and the Australian Women’s Bowling Association (1995-97). Beryl also played a key part in encouraging professional coaching in the sport and was Chairman of Coaching for the Queensland Association. This culminated in her receiving the Australia Sports Medal for her services to bowls in 2000. Beryl was as an inspiration, on the vanguard of women, in business and in leading in her community.

RIP Beryl, you will be missed.

Retired practitioner saves man’s life during a game of lawn bowls

Dr Mark Odling and the plaque as presented by Veteran’s Bowling Fraternity

BY HANNAH ORR A MAN suffering a suspected heart attack during an afternoon game of lawn bowls at Caboolture Lakes Bowls Club on 3 September 2018 was lucky to have a retired doctor nearby.

The 81-year-old retired Doctor Mark Odling from Northern Suburbs Bowls Club was alerted to the incident only thirty minutes into the Veteran’s Day game.

“We were playing at Caboolture Lakes, and suddenly I was called over to save this chap who’d fainted on the green,” Dr Odling said.

“Someone rang triple zero, and in the meantime, I gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and cardiac massage.

“He was unconscious, but I got his heart started and got him breathing”.

Mr John (Jock) Muir back playing at his home club Ashgrove Bowls Club

Dr Mark Odling holding his most prized possession in front of Northern Suburbs Bowls Club main green

Images: Hannah Orr

Veteran’s Bowling Fraternity Honorary Secretary Colin Orr along with other Delegates presented Dr Odling with a plaque on 26 November 2018 to honour his efforts.

the life of a fellow member at Caboolture Lakes Bowls Club 3rd September 2018”.

Dr Odling was very happy to receive the plaque as recognition in which he said now holds pride of place in his home.

The patient, 88-year-old John (Jock) Muir from Ashgrove Bowls Club has recovered well after the incident and is back on the green bowling and winning again.

“I was very humbled to receive this, and I will treasure it,” he said.

Mr Muir had the opportunity to meet Dr Odling at the Ashgrove Bowls Club after he was released from Wesley Hospital.

The engraving read: “Mark Odling. Extreme thanks and appreciation for your experience and expertise in saving

“He was busy bowling, and I didn’t want to interrupt … I met him on the top green, shook his hand and thanked him,” he said.

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Development with Lesley, Wade and Micheal Lesley

Wade

Micheal

Regional Bowls Manager’s Role in the Bowls Community

By Lesley Bates In 2012, I had a one year contract with Bowls Queensland which I thoroughly enjoyed, travelling 29,000 kilometres and visiting 130 clubs, 40 schools, festivals and fetes; so I knew what was in store when the position of Regional Bowls Manager (RBM) for North Queensland was advertised. I was determined to be successful in securing the position which meant relocating to Townsville. I am looking after around 90 clubs in this region from Thursday Island, Theodore and Mount Isa and Rockhampton, so I have a lot of territory to cover!

Expos planned for February are:

In my three months, I have joined a fabulous new club in South Townsville, settled into my lovely unit (great value compared to Brisbane), made new friends and am enjoying living in my new adopted town. The support I have received from club and board members, district committees, Department of Sport and Recreation, Regional Councils, Bowls Queensland and Bowls Australia has been top shelf. My experience on boards, voluntary work with my clubs and Queensland Blind Bowls Association, and being a keen bowler certainly helps with establishing new relationships in bowls.

Rockhampton Show Grounds - 8:30am to 1pm Sunday, February 24, 2019

We now have three Regional Bowls Managers in Queensland: Micheal Sorrensen, Wade Mutzelburg and myself. We attended the RBM National Conference in Melbourne where we met team members from across the country. They are an extraordinary group of people, all with a passion for lawn bowls, energy, ideas and genuine goals of helping our clubs to be as successful as possible for the betterment and continuation of our sport. We covered live streaming events, BPL Cup, Jack Attack (Bowls Australia’s participation program), Sporting Schools and had an excellent presentation on fixed roofing structures which is so relevant to my part of Queensland. It amazes me to see the number of clubs without shades so hopefully this is something we can address and concentrate on with the grants on offer in 2019.

Mount Isa Regional Council- Sign on Expo Buchan Park Entertainment Centre- 9am to 1pm Saturday, February 2, 2019 Mackay Regional Council – Sports Expo 2019 Mackay Entertainment Convention Centre- 9am to 1pm Sunday, February 10, 2019 Rockhampton Regional Council – Sport and Health Expo

In my three months I have seen the excitement of the opening of East Tigers Bowls Club, sad closure of North Rockhampton and the folding of the Ladies’ Club in Collinsville. The Collinsville Men’s side is still running strong with a new committee who are determined to see changes with the renovation of the kitchen and green and a Mums and Bubs facility.

All clubs are different in structure, whether they are leased or owned, gambling reliant, small or gigantic but we are all striving for the same thing, to create a sustainable and modern facility that attracts a diverse community where our members can come and enjoy bowling and friendships.

The main purposes of the RBM’s role is to support clubs in any way we can from growing membership and participation, assisting with business and strategic planning to implementing successful participation programs. In my role, I discuss what Bowls Australia, Bowls Queensland and I can do to help your club with ideas, grant offers and anything that will attract increased membership and community support for your club.

RBM Lesley Bates with Townsville’s Captain Active

No longer can clubs rely on green fees and food and beverage sales just from members to keep the doors open and venue viable. Our clubs now need to be progressive, successful businesses, with less dependence on volunteer help and grant funds.

There is also a lot of change and topics that are being addressed are: •

Weekend pennants to accommodate women still in the workforce

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Use of voluntary labour offered through Centrelink

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Promotion of lawn bowls and our club facilities to our local communities.

A lot of clubs participated in the state wide Come and Try Days with varying successes, any attempt at recruiting new members and being proactive is to be congratulated as it takes a lot of effort and planning.

South Townsville and Bowls Queensland/Australia had a very successful day at the Get Active Expo in Townsville recently with 2,700 people attending- now that is great free exposure for our sport.

RBM - NORTH QLD

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Carolyn Huddy, John Smith & Lesley Bates at the Get Active Expo in Townsville

2019 will be a great year- here are 5 of my goals: •

To increase the number and value of grants for my 90 clubs

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Bring events to the North

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Increase the number of umpires and coaches

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Showcase our sport with open days and involvement in Expos and local festivals

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Help nurture and encourage the next generations of bowlers.

Has your club made goals for this year?

RBM - CENTRAL QLD Wade Mutzelburg 0429 442 818 wmutzelburg@bowls.com.au

RBM - SOUTH EAST QLD

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

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