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GOLD COAST TWEED DISTRICT BOWLS ASSOCIATION
The Gold Coast Tweed District celebrated its 75th Anniversary at Tweed Heads Bowls Club on August 12.
There was a fantastic turnout from local clubs, with plenty of past and present office bearers also on hand to help out with celebrations. Those attending enjoyed a friendly game of bowls in the morning followed by a two-course meal.
After lunch the proceedings were MC’d by Past President Brian Stewart, who also organised the anniversary celebrations. Congratulations to President Chas Turner, his Board and committee members for the continued success in running the district association. PENNANT
Districts around Queensland are currently staging their pennant competitions, allowing all club bowlers the opportunity to play competitively.
Any affiliated bowler can play Pennants, regardless of age or ability, and to win a coveted Pennant flag is the highlight of many bowlers’ careers.
The elite bowlers who take out their district’s Division 1 Pennant title will carry on to group play-offs, where they will have a chance to win a berth at the 2013 State Pennant Finals. The 2013 state finals will be played at Tweed Head Bowls Club on November 23 and 24.
Dear Editor,
My husband Jack and I signed up for the Cook Islands Bowls International after seeing the story in Queensland Bowler magazine. We had a beaut time, if you’re going on a bowls holiday, I’d highly recommend it!
The people were very welcoming, they came from 15 outlying islands to play and they love their bowls. They’re good bowlers too, they had a former Commonwealth Games gold medallist in their club and lots of junior bowlers, which was a really nice surprise.
They were all so happy, they had music on all the time, which was great, and we ate well, lots of fresh food from the islands. We were invited to march in the parade for their national day Te Maeva Nui and we got lots of cheering for the ‘Aussie Aussie Aussies’. It was a very enjoyable time for us all.
JUNIOR NUGGET
I was delighted to attend the 2013 Tweed Heads Junior Golden Nugget, which was held on Tweed’s indoor green on August 3 and 4.
We played two half-days of open fours competition with mixed Cook IslandsAustralian teams.
Unfortunately Queenslander’s didn’t prevail despite having the home ground advantage.
Kay Rotondo Ladies president Ingham Bowls Club
A large number of spectators came along to watch the action and were absolutely amazed at the skill level displayed by the young invited bowlers.
Congratulations to winners Corey Wedlock from New South Wales and South Australia’s Renee McPharlin. GOLDEN NUGGET
Tweed Heads staged its prestigious annual Golden Nugget just a week later, and as usual the field was a virtual who’s-who of Australia and New Zealand’s top bowlers. Once again spectators were treated to some amazing bowls, as they packed the stands to watch the stars of our sport in action.
Congratulations to New Zealand world champion Jo Edwards on winning the women’s title for a third time.
New South Wales youngster Mathew Pietersen was a deserving winner in the men’s event, having lifted the Silver Nugget title for under-25s a month earlier.
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