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IN THIS ISSUEChris Will for Cancer Research 6The Innovator - Testing your drawing ability? 8Coaching - an Alphabet towards success 11Cottrell appointed to communications role 12Fisher and Stewart secure world titles 13Jack Attack arrives 15Murray Steamrolls Adelaide in APL02 Trophy 16Premier Sevens on the rise 20South Tweed Sharks win Bowls QueenslandDivision One State Pennant Titles 21Team Henselite’s National Champions of Champions - Scott Thulborn & Katrina Wright 23An Aussie look at the History of Lawn Bowls 24

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Hello Everyone. Merry Christmas… from the staff of Bowls Plus Magazine. We would like to wish all our readers, contributors and suppliers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. A special thank you also for our readers as they have supported us into our 5th year anniversary edition. With the addition of our new web-site Bowls Plus has taken the readership out to a new and wider audience. Bowls Plus is dedicated to report current Bowls News from Local Clubs in Queensland and to promote the fast growing sport of Bowls along with lifestyle issues. More young people are discovering that Bowls is and inexpensive and fun sport and readily available at so many great clubs. Keep your stories coming through to us. We love to hear from you with local events, news, upcoming events and stories about your club. A special thank you to our wonderful contributors, Bowls Australia, Les Taylor, Barry Hamer, Lachlan Tighe, Frank Fox, Henselite Australia, Vince Knath, Dr Neil Peach to name a few and our travel agents and advertisers bringing you great prices for a well-earned holidays and products. May sure you support our wonderful advertisers whom supply great products at fantastic prices Until the next edition of Bowls Plus Magazine. Thank you for reading and enjoy...

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Wow! $20 for a game of bowls and AND a fabulous buffet lunch with fresh prawns, cold meats and salads. That was the deal on offer at Mermaid Beach Bowls Club on Melbourne Cup Day and what did the members say?

They said ‘You becha’! Throw in plenty of Cup sweeps, great raffle prizes plus a bottle of wine for the best dressed man and women and you have a great day out.

Three bowls triples started at 10am with a finish time of 12.30, then into the bistro to see the wonderful setup the club personnel had achieved, Balloons on every table, party fire crackers and noisy toys aplenty. There was even a replica Melbourne Cup which looked surprisingly similar to one that normally resides in the trophy cabinet.

The new Chef surpassed expectations with his spread of prawns, meats and some very exotic salads. A special big screen was set up for the race and the atmosphere was electric and the bowlers remarked ‘Now this is living’.

Melbourne Cup Electric Fever at Mermaid Bowls Club

Left: Bribie Island’s Peter Hughes on his way to a 21 / 13 win over the Northern Territory’s Lee Farrell and the Gold Medal in the Alice Springs Masters Games. Below: The Bribie Island contingent - from L to R: Frank Fox, Bronze Medals; Men’s Fours and Men’s PairsPat Gee, Bronze Medal; Ladies FoursAlf Gee, Bronze Medal; Men’s FoursPeter Hughes, Bronze Medal; Men’s Fours, Gold Medal; Men’s Singles. Sent in by Frank Fox

On our way home (the long way round) from the Alice Springs Masters Games.

Bowlers go head to head: Port City Bowling Club President Paul Brady took on Chris Thomas during Thomas’ world record bowls attempt on Thursday. Thomas

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CHRIS WILL FOR CANCER RESEARCH

Chris Thomas on a bowls trek to raise cash in cancer fight

Chris is selling shirts to raise money, and so far has raised about $7000 in 10 weeks. It’s a cause close to Chris’ heart. He buried his father Wyneham Thomas on Christmas Eve.

Wyneham died of prostate cancer.Chris said he wanted to do something special for his father’s memory. “He got me into bowls in the first place,” he said.

He was at Port City Bowling Club and Westport Bowling Club on Thursday. Then it was on to Lake Cathie and Kew.

If you would like to donate to the cause, visit Chris’ Facebook page Chris Will for Cancer. You can follow the links to his donations page.

UPDATE I’ve just done my first five months. 420 clubs down and $18,000 funds raised for cancer research.

I like to thank all the clubs I’ve been to so far for their massive generosity. The winner of the first Fashion Club Wear quarterly raffle for $1,000 of club gear went to Banyo Bowling Club. Congratulations to Banyo Bowls Club. I have completed the NSW coast and ACT. I am back in Victoria, heading east.

Chris Thomas 0449 295 342 f: Chris Will For Cancer

aims to visit 700 clubs in one year, and at the same time is raising money in the fight against cancer, the disease which took his father s life. Pic: PETER GLEESON

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The best under 25 bowlers in the world descended on Broadbeach to compete for singles and mixed pairs glory.

Australia, Scotland & Malaysia dominated the events. The mixed pairs saw two undefeated teams contest the final with Malaysia & Scotland. In a top class game that came down to the last end with both teams tied up. Malaysia drew early shots in the end and Ryan Burnett from Scotland just fell short with his last to give Malaysia the inaugural mixed pairs trophy.

The singles saw Australia and Scotland dominate the early rounds and clashed in the semi finals and finals. The ladies final was an all Australian affair with Chloe Stewart facing off against Kristina Krstic. Chloe got off to a flying start but Kristina fought back to make the score 20-17 in the game to twenty one up. Kristina held shot but Chloe with the last bowl of the end drew shot and became World Junior Champion.

The men’s final was a battle of probably the two best performed males of the week.

Australian’s Dylan Fisher against Scotland’s Ryan Burnett. The crowd was certainly treated to one of the best singles games in recent memory. Both Dylan and Ryan were peppering the jack. With scores going back and forth the game was 9-9. Dylan then played two great drives to go up six shots. Dylan managed to keep Ryan at bay and become World Champion.

A big thank you to all the volunteers at Broadbeach Bowls Club for an outstanding week and successful tournament.

Melbourne Cup SuccessThe club held its annual Melbourne Cup Calcutta Night and Melbourne Cup Luncheon.

The Calcutta was the biggest the club has ever had with the club full of interested punters. John Greening was once again the

MC and everyone had a great night vying for there favourite horse. On the big day the club held its annual seafood buffet lunch. Members and Guests all dressed up in their best and came for a great afternoon. After the food was served it was time for the big race. The club was silent as we saw My Perfectionist stride to victory. The next event at the club will be the members presentation and Christmas Party on December the 14th. Broadbeach BOWLS Club were informed by TattsBet that it had the largest turnover for self service terminals on the Gold Coast and 3rd largest in the State. Bowls Clubs can find alternative income to supplement their bowls requirements and costs.

NCT @ BroadbeachNCT (National Training Challenge) is being held at Broadbeach this week. NSW v Qld in a variety of tests. The best Under 25’s from each State are playing for their positions in next year’s juniors.

This is the first of multi tests and training camps to be held at Broadbeach over the next 4 years.

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While many pennant bowlers may wish to win a pennant for their club, the simple fact is that many club members may not be motivated enough to support or go the hard yards to achieve such a wish, So selecting one of the options A to C below may be worth assessing. (a) Is your club mainly focused on socials rather than winning pennant competitions?

(b) Is your club a social club that enjoys visiting other club events, and watching pennants?

(c) Is your club a very competitive club committed to winning a pennant at any level? Should option (c) become your choice, application of the format below may assist addressing the options listed above. Over the past 40 years developing various innovations to improve drawing skills especially for leads, the one standout program that has achieved most credibility and improved results named “Four-Play”(c) Drawing Test Program” for lawn bowls, is detailed below subject to copyright and finally available for readers to trial it for personal use only.

Any club member may participate in the above program playing alone, or may be officially tested by an allocated club coach evaluating a member’s personal level or pennant grading level, generally takes up to 30 minutes to complete on a conventional bowling club green. SEQUENCE:• The testing program may be carried out on any well prepared bowling green surface preferably running at a speed between 14 to 16 seconds.• Players should use their own competition set of four bowls to carry out the test. • One rink is allocated for the tests and is spotted along the center line of the testing rink to pre-place jacks on the indicated Minimum, Medium, and Maximum length positions ready to draw to during the test. Note: the players do not roll the jacks during the test.

• Prior to commencing the test, an appointed club coach or marker supervises the test and tallies the scores at the completion of each end to calculate their final score.• The testing sequence is the same procedure that most bowlers normally adopt when practicing alone on a rink, delivering their bowls to pre set jack, length, and mat positions along the way delivering 4 bowls forwards then backwards on the green during their practice session.• Similarly during this test, the player delivers 4 bowls forward to the jack placed on the Minimum spot ahead, notes the score, then turns around and repeats that process delivering 4 bowls backwards to the first jack already placed on the 2m spot to complete the 1st and 2nd ends.• This sequence continues to complete the 6 ends required delivering a total of 24 bowls to complete the test. • This process continues until the 3rd 4th 5th and 6th ends have been completed.• Each delivered bowl resting within 60cm of the head scores 1 point.• Maximum score each completed end scores *4 points.• Maximum score completing six ends scores 24 points.

1st end: Minimum length delivering forward > To commence the test, the player being tested delivers four bowls to the jack placed on the minimum length spot; that is two bowls must be delivered on the forehand and two on the back-hand in any order seeking to score one point for each delivered bowl coming to rest within 60cm of the jack to score a maximum of *4 points for each completed end. 2nd end: Minimum length delivering Back • After tallying the score for the first end move the resting bowls aside to place the mat on the minimum spot mark to commence drawing back to the second end by delivering the four bowls in the reverse direction ahead to the jack already placed on the 2m starting spot to complete the second end.

• Tally and enter the score for the 2nd end.• That jack remains in that position (the start spot) for the 1st, 3rd , and 5th deliveries. • Repeat the above procedures for the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th ends to complete the test.

Note:• Maximum **score at the end of the test is 24, (6 completed ends x 4 points).• It should be noted that “Four Play”(C) is not a competition, but rather a practical monitoring program assessing a pennant player’s drawing performance level. GUIDELINE SCORES GRADE BOWLS IN HEAD TALLIED SCORES NSW Grade Rep. 4 19 to 24 No 1 Pennant. 3 17 to 18 No 2 /4 Pennant. 2 12 to 16 No 5/ 7 Pennant. 1 1 to 11 Notes:One of the most important aspects of the (c)“Four-Play” program, will depend on how acceptance of the format, analysing current and long term monitoring takes place? The resulting scores of the testing programs will not become the be all and end all judgment of a bowler’s drawing capacity, but rather to put to rest possible nepotism of some self promoting bowlers occasionally inhibiting the integrity of the greater majority of club members seeking credible solutions to win pennant flags. 2015 may present an opportunity reviewing critical issues simmering under glowing ashes so get out the rake and discover hidden gold worth exploring, if you can dig that? So dear readers it’s Christmas time! So let’s put away things past, sharing goodwill together in harmony, celebrating family time and a productive time together for Lawn Bows 2015.

Merry Christmas and New Year all!- The Innovator Barry Hamer

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TESTING YOUR DRAWING ABILITY?


60’s AND OVER AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

One hundred and Eighty bowlers contested the Australian Senior Sides Championships for 2014 at Tweed Heads Bowls Club between October 7 and October 10 playing 2 rounds per day over 7 rounds of fours in a round robin format.

Unfortunately, Northern Territory Women failed to field a side so only 6 rounds were played in the Ladies section.

Overall winners in the women’s section was Western Australia winning all games and 11.5 rinks with New South Wales as runners-up with 3 game wins and 8.5 rinks on a countback from Queensland who finished with 3 game wins and 7 rinks wins.

In the Men’s section New South Wales won 6 games finishing with 13.5 rink wins with Queensland as runners-up with 5 game wins and 16 rink wins on a countback from Western Australia with 5 game wins and 14 rink wins.Since this championship commenced in 2005 New South Wales have now won on 4 occasions in the Men’s section, now equaling Queensland also on 4 occasions, and in the Women’s section, which only started in 2011, Western Australia have won on 2 occasions. The inaugural championship only had 4 states, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and A.C.T. and was played at the Gymea Bowls Club, [suburb of Sydney].

In 2007 Western Australia and Tasmania joined the line-up, in 2010 Northern Territory came aboard then in 2012 South Australia joined in to ‘complete the set’.

2011 saw the women’s Senior Sides playing along side the Men with Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, ACT Western Australia and Tasmania with South Australia and Northern Territory joining in 2012 and the championships were rebranded the ‘Australian Senior State Sides Championships’.

Sadly, Northern Territory was unable to field a women’s team in 2013 and again in 2014 which is unfortunate for the territory.

WARILLA CHALLENGE

The fourth annual Warilla club challenge was held over the weekend of October 24/25th at the NSW South Coast club with the format being the club’s Indoor Champions, both Men and Women in disciplines of Singles, Pairs and 2 bowl Triples played over 3 test matches.The 2014 overall results went to Warilla with 11 game wins to Tweed Heads 7 game wins over the 3 matches played on the Indoor green.Test 1: Warilla 4 d. Tweed Heads 2; Test 2:

TWEED HEADS MEN’S BOWLS CLUB

Warilla 4 d. Tweed Heads 2 and Test 3 Warilla and Tweed Heads drew 3 games all.

Best performed players from both clubs were Wendy Wilson, Tweed Heads singles winning her 3 games and honours were shared by the Warilla pairs combinations of Di Davis and Natalie Noronha [ladies] and Aaron Teys and Wilson Patuwai [men] who both won their 3 games.

Tweed Heads was represented by, Max Jaffray [Singles], Ken Emura and John Millington [Pairs], Blair Girdler, Brendan Wilson and Paul Girdler [Triples] in the Men’s team and the Ladies were represented by Wendy Wilson [Singles], Betty Bradley and Lois Hodsdon [Pairs] and Karen Figura, Leigh Rayward and Christine Hawkins [Triples] and for Warilla it was Jared Hamilton [Singles], Aaron Teys and Wilson Patuwai [Pairs], Neill McCall, Aaron Spears and Geoff McGillvray [Triples] for the Men while Samantha Noronha [Singles], Di Davis and Natalie Noronha [Pairs] and Pamela Willetts, Sue Jones and Debbie Waldron [Triples] represented the Ladies.

Currently the scores are 2 challenges to each club with Tweed Heads winning in 2011 and 2013 with Warilla in 2012 and 2014.

The next challenge is scheduled to be held on the Indoor Green at Tweed Heads during October 2015.

LADIES INTERCLUB INDOOR CHALLENGE

The last of the club’s carnivals was played on Monday November 3 on the Indoor complex wit 16 teams competing in a 2 game fours event.

Overall winners of the major prize went to Lyn Cuthbertson, Gai Watai, Melissa Larcombe and Christine Pavlov from Broadbeach with plus 17 with runners-up Betty Bradley, Jean Smith, Francis Hewitt and Christine Hawkins with plus 16 from Tweed Heads.

Consolation winners were Celia Clegg, Teresa Armitage, Carmel Gibb and Pat Allsopp with plus 13 followed by Bernice Bryant, Barbara Malin, Denise Knight and Ellen Joselin from Tweed Heads, with plus 8.

Winners of the ‘blind draw’ were Margaret Bowbler, Leanne Lord, Val McCullam and Narelle Foster from McKenzie Park.

BOB FOREMAN MEMORIAL JUNIOR PAIRS

Bob Foreman passed away on January 19, 1998 at the age of 61. He was affectingly known

as ‘The Man on the Mat’ and was the media officer for Tweed Heads Bowls Club during the major events conducted by the club.

The “Bob Foreman Memorial Tournament” for juniors started as a singles competition but has now become a pairs event and is conducted on the Indoor Complex at Tweed Heads.

Played over 3 rounds on Sunday November 9, 2014 this year’s event attracted 32 junior bowlers from as far as Alstonville [Lismore area], NSW to Tin Can Bay [Qld] and all points in between.

Overall winners were Jake Rynne [North Dalby] and Hayden Vogler [West Toowoomba] with 6 plus 42. Runners-up prize went to Jacob and Kane Nelson [Cleveland] on 6 plus 38, 3rd place went to Shane White [Helensvale] and Mitchum Sowden [Broadbeach] with 4 plus 21 and 4th place went to Max North and Michael Bailey-Nelson [Broadbeach with 4 minus 5.

QUEENSLAND STATE PENNANT FINALS

The State Division 1 pennant finals for the Men and Ladies from Queensland clubs was finalized at Tweed Heads on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November, 2014.

Representing the 8 Men’s clubs were, in section 1: Edge Hill [group 8]; Wynnum Manly [group 2]; Bribie Island [group 4] and Mooloolaba [group 5] and in section 2: South Tweed [group 1]; Souths Suburbs [group 7]; North Toowoomba [group 3] and Bagara [group 6].The 8 Ladies clubs were represented by, in section 1: West Toowoomba [group 3]; Yeppoon [group 6]; Cleveland [group 2] and Club Helensvale [group 1] and in section 2: Bramble Bay [group 4]; Souths Suburbs [group 7]; Club Kawana [group 5] and Townsville Suburban [group 8].

Some leading names in the bowls world competing in these finals include, Julie Keegan, Lynsey Clarke [nee Armitage], Kelvin Kerkow, Bill Cornehls and Col Pritchard.

These finals were determined by the round robin system played over 3 rounds and the finalists for the Men were Wynnum Manly in Section 1 with 3 wins and South Tweed [section 2] with 3 wins and Club Helensvale in Section 1 with 3 wins and in Section 2, Club Kawana also with 3 wins for the LadiesIn the finals the Men’s winners were South Tweed [2] 70 defeating Wynnum Manly [1] 49 and in the Ladies final the winners were Club Kawana [1] 62 beating Club Helensvale [2] 50.

Bernie Fletcher, Publicity Officer.


I received a call last week from a mate who decided he wanted to head down to the local lawn bowls club. My first reply was why? His answer was simple – cheap beer and a chance to have some fun on the greens.

Despite the pulling power of a few quiet frothies that won’t burn a hole in the cash I set aside for my mortgage repayment, I still wasn’t convinced. But I decided to give this lawn bowl thing a go. And, as I reasoned with myself I came to this conclusion – how hard could lawn bowls be? I mean, I’ve seen men and women play it for years and I even sat and watched it a few times on television, there’s nothing to it.

And as my grandfather once told me – “bowls is simple game, it has just been stuffed up by experts and pen pushers who have never played the sport”. As I saw it, I’m in my early 30s and I’ll be sharing the greens with retirees enjoying a quiet life and some players nearly double my age. It will be a walk in the park.

I could picture the accolades flowing from the moment I set foot in the clubhouse and the compliments ringing in my ears – “you’re a natural”, “if only I had your skill and modesty” and the big one - “if you were here 30 years ago I would have married you”.

Look, a part of me understood that these comments would all be right on money and I have certainly heard them all many times before, but I still wanted to pay my dues and respect this great sport.

So as I met my mate on rink 4. I was ready to knock back the national selectors. I had already worked on my signature “sorry to disappoint but I’m remaining an amateur” wave.

We met our playing partners – or should that be opposition – and set about winning our game. It started well enough and I patiently waited my turn to have a roll.

I must admit, I was a tad nervous as I held the bowl in my hands and slowly worked out my game plan, but as you may have already guessed, I didn’t lack confidence… that was until I let go of the bowl. From this moment on, I became a complete mess. The bowl went massively left like a shocking hook on a golfers swing.

The bowl passed through rink 5, stopped and had a sandwich and a drink on rink 6 and then totally interfered with the game on rink 7 by winking at the pretty woman in the pink top and skirt. Thankfully there was no rink 8!

What had happened? I tried to put the blame on my opponent, but he was the club president. That wasn’t my best decision of the day. I then turned and took the club microphone to plead my case.

“I don’t mean to alarm the club members, but the bowling green is clearly leaning heavily to the left – I think we need to get on to the council about this.”Before I could continue a little old lady with thick

glasses came up to me, smiled and then whacked me with her bowls bag!

The ladies president then approached and recommended that I leave the premises immediately. The bar manager locked the clubhouse doors and gave me an unpleasant finger gesture and even the former green keeper, who now spent his time cleaning the shoes of the club’s executive team, shook his head in disgust.

I looked to my mate in my moment of need. He had already left the club and I clearly saw his car make a sharp right on the way out of town.I was alone. I needed some help. It didn’t arrive.

As I packed up my bag and then slowly walked home I thought about how I could have done things better. Then I received a call from a club member. It was good to hear his friendly voice. “I don’t think lawn bowls is for you,” he said. “We have had an emergency committee meeting and we’ve decided you’re banned for life”.

So that was it – my lawn bowls career done and dusted in one day. I’m convinced that the majority of the readers of this article don’t want to believe that I will be lost to the sport forever.

Thankfully, there is no need to worry folks, as since this event unfolded I have been offered a position on a new governing board looking at ways to improve the sport. This should be fun. Adam Blom

CRACK A SMILE

Wednesday the 26th of November Broadbeach held its annual Thelma Crocker Triples. This tournament is in memory of a past member and is played every year just before Christmas. It is two games of 21 ends and in the middle a Christmas dinner. This year we had sixteen teams enter from across the Gold Coast District. Lucky door prizes were handed out to all individuals as well as prizes donated by club members. The winners also received $150 and a Christmas Ham. The winners this year was Broadbeach’s own Anne McClure, Gail Waitai and Christina Pavlov.

Broadbeach Bowls Club is located in the heart of Broadbeach on the Gold Coast, just metres from the beautiful white sandy beach. You can enjoy a game of bowls all year round on our world class greens.

There is always something going on at our club, with live entertainment, great promotions and member’s draw every Friday night. Our popular Barefoot bowls is available most days and enjoy our great range of menu options available in our Bistro.

You’ll love our friendly service and welcoming staff.So join us today and enjoy the many activities we have on offer.

169 Surf Parade, Broadbeach Phone: 5531 5913 [email protected]

Thelma Crocker Day

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Attitude • All about practicing habits; your attitude level, and mine as coach, will determine your/ our success

Bend• Bend and extend are two words to utter to players to ensure smooth deliveries;

Commitment• I see in those who choose to do the extra yards without anyone else even asking;

Decision making• You can have the best forehand draw delivery in the world, but if it is not the priority option, and you choose it, then your decision making skill is inadequate; coach the players how best to decide;

Experience• You do not have to like this comment but it is a straight steal from Rick Charlesworth, that great national hockey coach with Olympic and world gold medals to boot… experience is overrated, it is how quickly you learn, not how many games you played;

Fun • Although passionate in my coaching, I also want to enjoy it so lets ensure from day one we enjoy, we have fun; everyone tries, no one dies; apply this word FUNdamental

Feedback • Let’s agree we all have biases; you don’t have to like me, I don’t have to like you , but… I want you to have an accurate, reasonably immediate feedback system; we can do it in a game with my game segments approach; we certainly do it after a game as a review of performance; if you want to improve and I want you to improve, you must have a realistic view of what your skill and performance is now, TODAY, not yesterday, not tomorrow; and you need to feel comfortable in also giving me feedback be it good, bad or indifferent;

Glamour• Never won gold; grit and goals win gold;

Goals • I know what I want to achieve as coach and wrote them down on paper; I can only assist you if you set your own goals, then as a squad set the squad goals; I see this as your top priority; of interest/ importance

is whether you and I have overlapping goals;

Game plan• Fail to plan, plan to fail; each of us in a team has to know our role, our plan as a unit

Game simulation training• I want to have you reproduce your excellent training on the battlefield; and the way we do that is focus on the game through simulated game training to hone your tactical and mental skill; it is not pressure, it is a challenge so enjoy it

Guarantees• I cannot guarantee success; I believe in my approach and am totally committed to (enjoying) success with you because like you I want to be the best (coach) I can possibly be

Honesty • I will be upfront in my dealings with each and every one of you, and in doing that I also acknowledge that means giving news that some wont like and at times being wrong; in that case I shall acknowledge my errors; I expect the same honesty from every one of you

Inspiration • Inspiration is brief and short lived and only helps to kick start the process

Individuals • I see my role as accommodating all individuals and merging them into team; I have to coach individual people who make up a team; it requires a recognition that you are / will be different; I may do that well I may be abysmal, but I will be trying my best; we are a team sink or swim, however in my mind each member is the equal (worth) of any other member

Improvement continuum• In any elite sport, bowls is no exception, if you do what you did last time, last year, then don’t be surprised to not winning; why? because someone else, some other team, has used your previous success and added to it to be better; as coach I need to be constantly looking to improve you and improvement requires change

Leadership • Yours not mine; this is important; I want the squad to set your direction; successful teams always have a strong leadership group

within the team who want to take ownership over the processes of the team;

Lifestyle • Bowls can take over your life and it can be a downer if we/ you don’t win; so keep the game in a sense of balance; I coach people, who are termed bowlers, who enjoy the rigours and success gained from elite bowls;

Measures • Objective measures are the only measures; mat length measures are tools; we will have skill ratings, we will have peer discussions, we will have game objectives, we will have selectors appraisals; all of these are tools to give you an idea of current progress or performance

Motivation • Motivation is within you, not me, as you decide the importance of your goal; motivation provides for the required perseverance; as coach I need motivated bowlers to succeed as it is only then that I can assist you to achieve

More • We won’t do mindless drills, repetitive skill measures, numerous reports (I can do that) or excessive and unnecessary exercise; but, you should not compete in numerous sub-standard events; get up and realize you are elite, not turkeys;

Plans • Planning is the key to success; Dave Parkin maintained it was in an hours ratio of about 3 plan 2 prepare, 1 perform, and, I always operate on a variation of that

Ritual• The vital one is having a pre-delivery routine riveted into your mind;

A sample of observations and comments to share or make with the bowler(s).

Coaching – an Alphabet (abridged) toward success

Roles in teams• I ensure every player knows his (measured) role in the team position, and skills set to perform for the team; train the players with that in mind;

Situation awareness• Skips, or singles players, having the skill to be constantly switched on to patterns of play in the competition, where sometimes we are doing it all well, other times they come into the game, and when to know any one player has shifted their performance level, either way, and to alter the game in accord;

Team • The winning team has members who want to make the extra effort for their team; what I will do with and for you is create the best training and competitive team environment that has/ attracts the people willing to do extra for the winning team

Think• Thinking, or hardly thinking; an acronym to consider, TCUP which is…think carefully under pressure

Us• No one, not one of us, is as good as all of us;

Values• Great teams have values, most bowls team and clubs have not sought to nurture values

Winners• Winners know how to win and expect to win in the knowledge they have trained to prepare for the level of competition

Lachlan Tighe, 2014


After experiencing nearly all lawn bowls has to offer on the green, current Australian Jackaroos squad member Kelsey Cottrell has taken a step behind the scenes to help generate coverage for ‘the sport for life’, after landing a plum role at the sport’s national governing body.

Cottrell, who completed her Bachelor of Journalism Degree at Griffiths University earlier this year, was today appointed to the Communications Coordinator role at Bowls Australia, where she will focus on creating informative and entertaining content through web articles and media releases for the organisation’s digital platforms; bowlsaustralia.com.au, australianopen.bowlsaustralia.com.au, australianpremierleague.com.au and jackattack.com.au.

ACT based Cottrell, who will assume the part-time role remotely, will work collaboratively with the organisation’s head-office based staff, particularly the Communications and Digital Coordinator, General Manager of Commercial Operations and the yet-to-be-appointed part-time Marketing Coordinator - which was open for applicants until the close of business on Tuesday, November 4.

24 year-old Cottrell’s intricate knowledge of the sport she has grown up playing, coupled with her tertiary qualifications, will provide the perfect foothold for her to expand the level of coverage for the sport nationally, and at the same time, develop her own skill set with valuable industry experience.

Having assisted with coverage for bowlsaustralia.com.au previously, particularly at the recent 2014 National Champion of Champion event at Taren Point, Cottrell already has a detailed understanding of what the role entails, and will transition seamlessly from player to writer.

Cottrell appointed to Communications role

Landing the new position won’t compromise Cottrell’s ability to represent Australia, NSW or St Johns Park, with the flexibility of her role allowing her to remain apart of the Jackaroos contingent and participate at big ticket national and club based events in the future.

The 246-game international veteran already has her boarding pass stamped for next month’s Hong Kong International Bowls Classic, after becoming the first women in the event’s history to claim three pairs titles last year, following

Kelsey Cottrell has been appointed to the part-time Communications Coordinator role at Bowls Australia.

victories in 2009 and 2010, and will enter alongside Victoria’s Carla Odgers as red-hot favourites when they embark on a campaign to defend their crown, a task no one has accomplished since 2001.

Following her hit out on the world stage, Cottrell officially began in her new Communications Coordinator role on November 18, in time for the sport’s second iteration of $110,000 Australian Premier League competition at Brisbane’s Club Pine Rivers.

“24 year-old Cottrell’s intricate knowledge of the sport she has grown up playing, coupled with her tertiary qualifications, will provide the perfect foothold for her to expand the level of coverage for the sport nationally”


Victoria’s Dylan Fisher and Chloe Stewart became world singles champions after triumphing at the World Junior Championships.

Australia reaffirmed its position as the powerhouse under-25 nation in the sport of bowls, claiming two gold medals at the World Junior Championships in Broadbeach in November.

Victoria’s Dylan Fisher and Chloe Stewart were both saluted on the international stage at the inaugural 13-nation event, securing the top honours in the blue-ribbon men’s and women’s singles disciplines after six days of competition on the Gold Coast.

Fisher, a member of the $110,000 Australian Premier League’s Blundstone Melbourne Roys franchise, cut a swath through the nine sectional rounds, dropping just one rubber to finish on top of the standings and advance directly to the semi-final decider.

With the green and gold nation fielding representatives in both sections of the men’s and women’s singles competitions, hopes were pinned on a gold/silver finish in both genders, until Queensland’s Sean Ingham was drawn into the Fisher’s pool for post-sectional matches after a second-placed finished in the opposite side of the draw.

Ingham’s hopes were crushed by Scotland’s Kevin Anderson in the quarter-final 21-14, but Fisher turned the table on the Scottish ace in the semis, 21-8, to book a final decider berth against Anderson’s national teammate Ryan Burnett, who overcame Malysia’s Fairus Jabal 21-4.

In an arm-wrestle encounter, Fisher was left holding the coveted silverware aloft, prevailing 21-17, and moments later was joined by a fellow Victorian at the top of the dais.

Australia’s two chances in the women’s event, Stewart and Western Australia’s Kristina Krstic enjoyed similar results on opposite sides of the draw, both finishing in second place before clawing their way through the play-off encounters.

Fisher and Stewart secure world titles

Escaping being drawn into the same pool kept the nation’s hopes of a one/two finish alive, which is exactly what eventuated, after Stewart accounted for New Zealand’s Tayla Bruce 21-17 and Wales’ Jessica Sims 21-9, while Krstic also posted a 21-17 win in the quarter-final, against Scotland’s Lesley Gordon, and then ended fellow Scot Stacey Laidlaw’s run 21-13.

After a fiercely contested decider, the world title was claimed by second Victorian junior

spearhead, Bowls Australia’s reigning Under-18 Female Bowler of the Year Stewart, by a 4 shot margin in the first-to-21 format.

Bowls Australia congratulate Dylan Fisher and Chloe Stewart on their golden run at the World Junior Championships, Kistina Krstic on her runner-up finish, and Sean Ingham and Bolivia Millerick on their endeavours on the world stage.

Dylan Fisher cuts a swath through the nine sectional rounds to advance directly to the semi final decider.

Victoria’s Dylan Fisher and Chloe Stewart take top honours at the World Junior Championships.



Clubs can now register to become and official Jack At-tack host club Bowls Australia’s highly anticipated new participation product, Jack Attack, is being rolled out across the nation, with clubs now able to register to become an official host venue.

Jack Attack emulates the style of play of the revolutionary Australian Premier League, which was again staged at Club Pine Rivers and broadcast live on Fox Sports and SkyTV NZ in November, and brings it directly to clubland, where they can capitalise on its social, fast past format to help boast participation, by appealing to people opposed to playing in longer formats like pennant, and providing a more structured competition than barefoot bowls.

The Jack Attack program is intended to be run as a six to eight week competition, staged ideally on a midweek evening, in the format of two bowl triples with substitutions permitted, two sets of five ends, a sudden death tie-breaker if required, and a duration of play of just 60-75 minutes.

Former women’s tennis world number eight Alicia Molik is Jack Attack’s official ambassador, and played a part in the pro-am tournament staged between APL02 semi-finals live on Fox Sports in November.

Molik, who plans to participate in Jack Attack at a Western Australian club when the program rolls out in 2015, was joined by former Broncos Rugby star Alfie Langer and APL Ambassador Mick Molloy for the pro-am event, which proved to be fast and fun – just like Jack Attack itself.

Clubs can register to become an officially recognised host club for $450.00 per annum, through the ‘register’ tab on jackattack.com.

au, granting them access to utilise Jack Attack logo and promotional material, like flyers, have their club included in the ‘find my nearest Jack Attack club’ finder, have access to online registration for participants, access to the Jack Attack competition management system and scorecards, branded polo shirts for program facilitators, and access to Bowls Australia’s 16 Regional Bowls Managers for guidance on planning and staging the Jack Attack program specifically at your club.

The launch of the program coincides with the eagerly awaited second instalment of the $110,000 Australian Premier League, which ignites under the Club Pine Rivers roof structure from November 18 to 21 and showcases the sport with even more hours of coverage broadcast live into the living rooms of hundreds of thousands of Fox Sports and SkyTV NZ subscribers this year.

For further details on the Jack Attack program, contact your local Regional Bowls Manager, whose details can be found at bowlsaustralia.com.au/Club-Assist/Regional-Bowls-Managers, or phone Bowls Australia on 03 9480 7100.

Jack Attack arrives...

“Former women’s tennis world number eight Alicia Molik is Jack Attack’s official ambassador”


Expansion team Murray Steamers have defied the odds and secured a momentous victory at the $110,000 Australian Premier League in late November, relegating the Adelaide Endurance to a consecutive runner-up finish.

Despite having to contend against six origin teams, and the second expansion franchise Gold Coast Hawks, the Moama Bowling Club aligned Steamers cut a swath through the opposition during four days of sectional and live Fox Sports broadcast rounds.

Boasting two genuine international heavy-hitters within their contingent, including arguably the best bowler in the world, Scotland’s Alex Marshall, and Canadian ace Ryan Bester, alongside Moama local Michael Walker, the Steamers were heavily backed by pundits pre-tournament to go the distance in their inception year, and support swelled after

Murray SteamrollAdelaide for APL02 trophy

The Murray Steamers have become the first expansion team to secure an Australian Premier League title

border-town team finished the round-ribbon matches in second position with eight wins from 14 rubbers.

The Adelaide Endurance again proved they shouldn’t be underestimated on the national stage, after causing a stir in the first APL02 semi-final by eliminating the top-of-table New Zealand Blackjacks during the live broadcast encounter to secure passage to the ultimate decider, but came unstuck for a successive year on the final hurdle.

After accounting for the Perth Suns 6-3, 4-all in the second semi-final, the Steamers lit up the Club Pine Rivers carpet in the final, capitalising on the obvious advantage of having just come off the rink moments earlier.

After counts on four successive ends, and a 6 shot margin, the $40,000 first prize cheque

and APL02 silverware appeared destined to be heading back to the border town, with the final score line of 6-2, 5-3 just a formality.

After being crowned champions, Alex Marshall was given further cause for celebration, named the APL02 Most Valuable Player; a honour which he takes from Endurance star Scott Thulborn.

“I’ve enjoyed every single minute of this,” Marshall said after the event.

“I’ve never played in an atmosphere like this before, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it.

“Back home they would not believe what happened, I’ll certainly be taking a fee DVDs back to show them.”

The Australian Premier League will head


back to Brisbane’s Club Pine Rivers next year, while the sport’s clubland spin-off format, Jack Attack, was officially unveiled by ambassador Alicia Molik in a pro-am session live on Fox Sports.

Jack Attack emulates the style of play of the revolutionary APL and brings it directly to clubland, where they can capitalise on its social, fast past format to help boast participation, by appealing to people opposed to playing in longer formats like pennant, and providing a more structured competition than barefoot bowls.

The Jack Attack program is intended to be run as a six to eight week competition, staged ideally on a midweek evening, in the format of two bowl triples with substitutions permitted, two sets of five ends, a sudden death tie-breaker if required, and a duration of play of just 60-75 minutes.For more information on Jack Attack, head to jackattack.com.au

Canadian ace Ryan Bester, alongside Scotland’s Alex Marshall, and Moama local Michael Walker.

However lonely you feel, you’re never alone. There are literally millions of bugs, mites and bacteria living in your house. Goodnight.

Robert Wild, Kelvin Kerkow and Mark Casey


From the sad insolvency of Ithaca Bowls Club in June 2011 andliquidation of assets in September 2011 the Normanby Rugby League Club,the Normanby Social Bowls Club, the Ashgrove RSL sub branch and some former Ithaca members re-energized the facilities to cater for their needs and those of the local community as Red Hill Community Sports Club in September 2011.

On the formal bowls front the new club had to go through the process of registrations and graduating in pennants from the low rungs. And on the club side, generating interest and member participation in all aspects of club administration, maintenance and services has been hugely successful and on going. With one employee only, Red Hill has been massively supported by its members, some seen and a lot unseen beavering around in the background.

Serious pennants and ultra social bowls days bring pleasure to all levels of bowls and club life. ”Tur-key Triples” usually held on the first Sunday morning of each month

After a controversial club fours win, the fantastic four went on to become State Champions, a real boost for the boys and the club itself. Well Done boys!

In other news, Hamilton Power have signed up Sam Twining for the 2015 PLQ season after a job opportunity arose at the club for Sam, who is a prominent young green keeper. Hamilton would like to welcome Sam to the club and wish him all the very best in his endeavours.

Hamilton now have a new club App for your smartphone or tablet, it is also available on your home pc, with news, team selections, standings and even chat, the new App is great for all Hamilton members or Hamilton fans, for details on how to download the App, please contact our club coordinator Sean Baker on [email protected]

BAZINGA Hamilton continues to grow and after a thrilling win in the Division 1 Pennant against arch rivals Pine Rivers, the club is full of confidence and again looking to make an appearance in the 2015 PLQ Finals series, after a narrow loss to Wynnum Manly in a qualifying final.

Hamilton has a great range of youth and experience in the side, but also a lot of depth in the other inter-club competitions. This year Hamilton will not only challenge PLQ, but will also compete in Premier 7’s Open Division 3 and Over 60’s, as well as Bronze Super Challenge, Hamilton encourages all bowlers to come and join the club and be a part of the wonderful atmosphere.

Hamilton Bowls Club....The Bowlers Choice!

John Newell, Jason Moore, Jim Wise and Steven Tong have won the QLD State Champions of Champions fours gold medal with some thrilling wins in the State finals held at Toombul BC.

is open to anyone (like barefoot bowls) where teams and positions are drawn out of the hat and anyone can win prizes during the sit down lunch. In October this event had a Fijian theme with bowlers in sarongs and leis having the times of their lives. Mara, a top player in the club, was born in Fiji and had a whale of a time.

Bringing to the front there were two lovely members preparing all the meals for the sit down lunch and hearty thanks is given to Avis McGrath and Cathy Kuskelly for this.

Red Hill Community Sports Club

On other fronts the organization was slick with no hick ups; a neat feat considering the large number of non bowlers participating.

Starting from the bottom in 2012 the cool pennants sides have mastered their divisions. In 2014 the sides were promoted to 5th and 6th divisions of Brisbane District. Both reached their finals with 6th division going down on the last cliff hanger bowl against Toowong.

More magical was 5th division’s emphatic 71 to 52 win against New Farm. However more honours were in store. Representing Brisbane

District this impressive 5th division side took out the South East Queensland Pennant Championship.

In Red Hill’s “Involving All Our Community” project which aims to make the club’s facilities friendly to families and people with disabilities Brisbane Broncos Leagues Club provides generous support. Toilet and shower with wheelchair access have been a result of this project. Red Hill Community Sports Club also appreciates the support of Councilor Geraldine Knapp and Saxon Rice MP.

The impressive 5th division side took out the South East Queensland Pennant Championaship.


Buderim, I am sure you are all aware, is located on the beautiful Sunshine Coast approximately 100km north of Brisbane.

The area was first opened up for settlement in the 1870’s for agricultural purposes with sugar cane, bananas and coffee being some of the earlier crops planted and tended by the Kanakas.

Around the time of the First World War, Buderim rose to prominence when it was determined that the soils were very much suited to the growing of ginger and the Buderim Ginger factory was certainly one of the first tourist attractions on the Sunshine Coast. Today, the Buderim district is a much desired residential address with an ever expanding University, many private and public schools, a good industrial base and of course, one of the best climates in our nation which attracts tourists from around Australia and the world.

The establishment of our Bowls Club dates back to 1952 when, a

dedicated group of locals, saw the need and benefit of having its own Lawn Bowls Club. We started, like most clubs, with just one grass green but an ever increasing membership and use of the facilities saw a second grass green opened in 1972.

Today, due to the ever increasing cost of maintenance, the grass greens have been replaced by high quality carpet which are protected by retractable shades and this has proved very popular with club members and visitors alike.

A typical week at the Buderim Bowls Club would see many people having a rollup practice on Monday, the Ladies Social Bowls played on Tuesday pm, two games of Men’s nominated pairs played am and pm on Thursday, mixed mufti triples played Friday pm, men’s selected fours played Satur-day pm and various social events played on some Sundays.

We appreciate and welcome many other clubs visiting our club and challenging us in the game we all love to play. And let us not forget,

BUDERIM

Bowling green construction 1952

The grass greens have been replaced by high quality carpet which are protected by retractable shades.

our bar facilities offer the cheapest bar prices in town to quench the thirst after a challenging game on the green.

Our major event each year is the BBC Prestige Fours which will be held on May 31/June 1 for 2015.

For more information about our club please visit our web site buderimbowls.com.au

Club Central Caloundra is a not-for-profit organisation and as such we rely on support from our members, the local community and local businesses.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our members and guests, and our primary purpose is to provide the facilities and infrastructure for the playing and enjoyment of the sport of Lawn Bowls in a friendly environment.

The Club is a well-established social hub of the area with many members from all walks of life both young and

old. Together with our friendly staff, we invite you to come along and enjoy all our club has to offer.

Located in central Caloundra we have excellent street parking available to our members and guests and we have full disabled access. The club is fully licensed with large areas to view our three bowling greens.

You’ll find the latest poker machines in our Gaming Lounge that offer great weekly gaming promotions.

We also have live entertainment, weekly raffles as well as great priced meals from the bistro.

If you are interested in becoming a member ask us how to become a Social Member

Trading Hours:The Club is open from 10am to late each night and is open for Sunday Breakfast from 8am.

Welcome to Club Central Caloundra


WHAT started out as an offshoot of the Queensland Premier League has become the fastest growing bowls tournament in Australia. Premier Sevens had modest beginnings in 2009 with just a handful of clubs in two divisions. The 2015 model starting on January 10 comprises 147 teams from 56 southeast Queensland clubs playing for $100,00 in prizemoney, an increase from 90 teams and 36 clubs for the 2014 series. Premier Sevens was borne partly out of a dispute that prevented PL clubs entering teams in another popular competition, Super Challenge, and partly to give smaller clubs a chance to be competitive with the bigger ones. Tournament director Peter Doherty said the number of new clubs applying had been overwhelming and formulating draws for five divisions had involved many nights of burning the midnight oil. “We’ve been inundated with new clubs wanting to come onboard, the sevens concept is a real winner and all entry money goes back into prizemoney,” he said. “We’ve tried to limit the amount of travelling but that has proved difficult in some situations.”

A new section, Division 5-Over 60, has been added this season joining Divison 1 (five sec-tions), Over 60 Open (three sections), Division 3 (eight sections) and Division 5 (seven sections). Matches are played on a home and away basis with teams comprised of a singles, pairs and fours. Powerhouse Gold Coast-Tweed club Helensvale, the current Queensland Premier League champions, head the entry list with seven teams while Bramble Bay, Darra Cementco, Manly, Springwood and Sunnybank all will be represented by five teams. The reigning champions are Chermside (Div 1), Sandgate (Over 60), Yeronga (Div 3) and North Ipswich (Div 5). Chermside will have to survive a tough section comprising Buderim, Manly, Sunnybank, Indooroopilly and Darra. Manly and New Farm both will field two powerful line-ups in Div 1.

Two-time winners Toowong, looking to improve on this year’s disappointing showing, have acquired ex-state skip and coach Jeff Twist, and Alan Keighley, a former topline player making a comeback. But they could be without star player Rob Rimes who is trialling for Wynnum Leagues’ PL side. Yeronga, with Kevin Higson and Alan Kennedy as spearheads, have stepped up to the top division following their Div 3 success and will be up against Kawana, Springwood, Manly and New Farm. Sandgate will seek their second successive O-60 title from a section containing Bramble Bay, Hamilton, Windsor, Bribie Island and Buderim. Div 5 champions North Ipswich have moved up to Div 3 and will also field a team in the new Div 5 O-60 section. Div 5 continues to grow and includes three teams each from Sunnybank and Beaudesert. David Falkenmire

Premier SevensON THE RISE


We are the Champions and the South Tweed Sharks left no doubt about that when they decisively won the Bowls Queensland Division One State Pennant Titles for the first ever on the weekend.

The Sharks knew from the start to keep on fighting on every end and no time for losers as in order to be the best – you have to beat the rest! And they certainly did that, winning the Final on Sunday against Wynnum Manly 70 shot to 49 – a 21 shot margin

The best performed rink in the final for the South Tweed Sharks was led by young 23 year Dean McWhinney, ably assisted by front men Dan Smith, Phil Brandon and Dean Smith who finished the weekend on 4 wins from 4 with a margin of 41 shots.

The dominant Sharks won through the first round of sectional play on Saturday with a first up win over South Suburban 66/37 and then followed the match of the day against defending champions Nth Toowoomba Bushrangers. Both sides knew this was for the section win and a place in the final and proved to be the toughest match with McWhinney defeating Scott McLachlan 20/19, Neville Jenkins won against Graeme Kath 19/16 and Kelvin Kerkow overcame Jason Grundon 22/15 to score 61/50 – a margin of 11 shots with 3 rink wins.

Wynnum Manly faced a tough encounter also in round 2 against the strong Mooloolaba side and scaped over the line by 6 shots 60/54 which made it 2 wins from 2 plus 27 shots up and a place in Sunday afternoon final.

The final, played in hot blustery conditions, was well supported by a full house crowd of supporters at the Tweed Heads Bowls Club and although Wynnum Manly edged in front by 2 shots in the early ends the Sharks kept on fighting on every end to win comfortably at the end of a great weekend for the champions from South Tweed.

The final rink scores were McWhinney 32/10 over Jason Hoy, Jenkins lost 13/21 to Jamie Nordloff and Kerkow won 25/10 against Brendon Egan.

Overall the new Champion of Queensland Pennant, the Sharks won all 4 matches on the weekend scoring a massive 263 shots to their opponents 263 a

margin of 100 shots with the loss of only 1 rink! Awesome stats for a State Final against class op-position and they fully deserve the title as the Best because they best the rest!

The Ladies final was fought out between the super clubs from the Gold and Sunshine Coasts with Club Helensvale and Club Kawana supporters cheering on their teams continuously throughout the final. The superstars Lynsey Clarke and Former Australian and International Julie Keegan clashed in the final and this rink alone was enough to excite the both supporter groups. But the most valuable player in the final was Louise Witton with a great win over Rosie Lovelock by 17 shots, 31/14. Club Helensvale won on 2 rinks by only by 5 shots and Club Kawana won overall 62/50 – a margin of 12 shots in a great final.

The final rinks scores were – L Witton defeated R Lovelock 31/14, J Keegan lost to L Clarke 20/21 and Jane Bush lost 11/15 to Pam Rowe.

Host club Tweed Heads Bowls Manager Paul Girdler said he’d never seen such a great crowd at the club for a State Final. “We get crowds like this for Nugget, it’s fantastic to see, everyone’s stayed to see these four great teams play off, and the supporters have made the event extra special,” Girdler said.

Club Helensvale’s Teresa Armitage said it was the crowd that made this year’s State Pennant final so spectacular. “There was so much noise, our supporters versus Kawana’s supporters, it was back and forth and it was so loud, it really lifts you, it was so exciting to play a final like this, and it felt like I was on the field at an AFL final!”

South Tweed Sharks winBowls Queensland Division One State Pennant Titles

QPAC presents

The Illusionists 1903Dates: From 4 January 2015Venue: Concert Hall, QPAC, Cultural Precinct, South Bank, BrisbaneTickets: Please refer to www.qpac.com.au for current pricesBookings: Go to www.qpac.com.au or phone 136 246

The team behind the biggest selling magic shows in the world will hold the world premiere of their brand new production, The Illusionists 1903 in the Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) from 4 January 2015.

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Team Henselite’s Scottish International Alex Marshall MBE and his Murray Steamers teammates secured a momentous victory at the Australia Premier League in the final against Adelaide Endurance at Club Pine Rivers last month.

In the second staging of the national event - dubbed APL02 - first time contenders, the Murray Steamers from Moama Bowls Club, finished in second place to advance to the finals stage. After defeating the Perth Suns in their semi, Alex Marshall and his team of Ryan Bester and Michael Walker set up a confrontation with Adelaide Endurance who had beaten the top of the table Blackjacks in their respective semi-final. Adelaide’s all-Henselite outfit had proved again that they were not to be underestimated as they reached the final for the second year in a row.

But it was the bordertown trio who were able to claim the $40,000 first prize cheque and APL02 silverware with a final scoreline of 6-2, 5-3.

After being crowned champions, Marshall was given further cause for celebration when he was named the APL02 Most Valuable Player, taking over from Henselite team-mate Scott Thulborn (Adelaide) who took the honours last year.

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“I’ve enjoyed every single minute of this,” Marshall told Bowls Australia after the event.“I’ve never played in an atmosphere like this before, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it”.

“Back home they would not believe what happened. I’ll certainly by taking DVDs back to show them”.

Chloe Stewart from Kyenton, Victoria is the new World Junior Singles Champion after triumphing on the international stage at Broachbeach Bowls Club last month. The 18-year-old took out the title in the Under-25 tournamement after taking on some of the world’s best young bowlers. And she still can’t quite believe it.

time for me to be able to do that. In the past I’ve played against others I have known well and lost because I’ve not been able to separate being on the green and off the green so it’s something I’ve worked hard on and learnt over the years.”

With the World Championships played at Broadbeach BC on quick greens, Chloe chose to use her Henselite Fusions and found them to be ideal. “My Fusions were the perfect bowls for the quick greens and windy conditions during the Junior World Cup. Their line was consistent and I always had faith they would come back in the wind. Love them!” she said. It was an all Fusion final with Kristina all using her Henselite Fusions as she did to win the Silver Nugget back on the Gold Coast earlier this year.

So what’s next for the Junior World Champion? Chloe has just finished her first year of a Bachelor of Health Sciences and has ambitions to practice speech pathology in the future. But for now she has representative duties for the Victorian senior side in an upcoming test against Tasmania. “Hopefully I’ll get selected for a few more of the tests in the next couple of months and I’ll also be going to Burnside (NZ) for the Invitational Pairs in January before going back to Uni in March.” she said.

Chloe Stewart wins World Junior Singles Championship“It’s unbelievable, fantastic, amazing - all of those emotions, I still have to pinch myself and think ‘did that really happen?’”

“My first match was pretty tough, that was one I lost and then I had another tough match against Tayla Bruce from NZ. Against Tayla, the first time I played her she had a pretty good lead on me 10-1 and I came right back and I ended up beating her by one shot or two shots.” It was a comeback that gave Chloe a lot of confidence for the rest of the tournament which was much needed as she came up against fellow Australian, Henselite team-mate and great friend, Kristina Krstic (WA) in the final.

Chloe who is the reigning Under-18 Australian Female Bowler of the Year took out the final with a 4 shot margin in the first-to-21 format.

“It’s obviously pretty hard playing against Kristina, she’s one of my best mates, we were staying together for the whole week. We just had to put that aside and focus on the game for a couple of hours and after that it’s all good again.”

“Once I step out on the green I switch off and focus on my bowls, my line and weight and just concentrate on that. It’s hard, it’s taken a long


Playing at Taren Point Bowls Club, NSW’s Katrina Wright made the most of her home club advantage in the final when she took on SA’s Sue Coultas. Both bowlers were using Henselite Dreamline XGs in a final played in gusty, rainy conditions.

Katrina is a former Australian representative and has won the two other National Titles

Team Henselite’s National Champions of Champions Scott Thulborn and Katrina Wright

on offer, the Australian Open Singles and the Australian Indoors. While her opponent never let her get too far ahead, it was Katrina’s experi-ence that got her over the line and she picked up 4 shots on the final end to win 21-12.

“This win was really special as it was on my home turf. The rain was horizontal into my face but there were lots of spectators there and

all my teammates on the sidelines. To have my family there too was great.”

“As for my Henselite Dreamline XGs, I couldn’t have been any happier with them. The condi-tions were terrible but they worked perfectly. I had full confidence in my bowls.”

This win takes Katrina into the history books as the only woman to win all three Australian National Titles. “It’s a good feeling to have won all three titles. That’s something that no one can take away from you.”

In the final of the men’s event South Australian bowls’ Man of the Moment, Scott Thulborn, continued his stellar form with a 21-13 victory over WA’s Thomas Mitchell.

Scott, who also uses Dreamline XGs, then went on to take part in the Australian Premier League in November as part of the Adelaide Endurance team who finished runners up to the Murray Steamers.

Both Scott and Katrina will pull on the Green and Gold, representing Australia at the World Champion of Champions at Club Helensvale on the Gold Coast in 2015.

Two of Team Henselite’s finest are the new Australian Champion of all Champions after Katrina Wright and Scott Thulborn took out the coveted women’s and men’s singles titles in October this year.


Most bowlers would be aware of the story of Sir Francis Drake and the Spanish Armada, but there have been many more references to the game of Lawn Bowls throughout history that are just as interesting.

In 1361, a game which could have been the forerunner of Lawn Bowls was banned by Edward the third of England because it was becoming more popular that archery and the population was neglecting that skill which was so necessary for war. Later, some licences were issued to certain landowners but they were withdrawn in 1555 by Queen Mary because it was deemed that they could be an excuse for unlawful assembly. But official opposition to Bowls must subsequently have been withdrawn because the celebrated game between Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkyns occurred on July 19, 1588.

Both James 1 and Charles 1 are reported to have enjoyed the game, but it also became popular with the lower classes and soon became associated with excessive drinking and gambling as games were arranged at or near public houses and support for the game generally, disappeared in England sometime during the 1600’s.

While Lawn Bowls languished in England, it became popular in America and with none other than George Washington who built his own green. However, that attraction was short lived as relations between America and England deteriorated owing to the tax on tea, and during the Revolutionary War a statue of George 111 was converted into bullets for subsequent firing at the English; Washington’s green was dug up, and Lawn Bowls in America has never regained any considerable popularity since. (Although an American representative, Skip Arculli with (Scottish) substitute, George Adrain won the World Bowls Championship pairs in 1984.)

Although Bowls seems to have been in the doldrums everywhere during the 1700’s, it seems to have had at least one supporter because Captain James Cook was responsible for naming “Cape Bowling Green”; a little piece of land jutting out into the Coral Sea somewhere between Ayr and Townsville, and Lawn Bowls, or at least an association to it, came to Australia.

Lawn Bowls was actually resurrected in Scotland where it had been played since the 1600’s, and are basically responsible for introducing the modern game to the rest of the world. They built level greens for play, and in 1849 a committee appointed a Glasgow solicitor, a Mr. W. Mitchell, to draw up the first

‘Laws of the Game’ although they were probably not known by that name. Subsequently, Scottish immigrants took the game with them wherever they went and that included Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

The first recorded game of bowls in Australia occurred at Sandy Bay in Tasmania in 1845. The game was so popular that it is recorded that a match at that venue in 1852 attracted 1000 spectators, although since one team was from the military, some may have attended for reasons other than their love of the game.The Melbourne Club was formed in 1864 – the first in Australia and the following 20 years saw clubs formed in NSW, SA, WA and Qld. The Brisbane Club came into being in 1878 with a green in the Botanic Gardens. This subsequently became Booroodabin Bowls Club which is situated at Newstead and is the oldest club in Queensland.

The popularity of Bowls in Australia was such that in 1880, associations were formed in both New South Wales and Victoria. Over the next twenty or so years, other countries adopted this practice and associations were formed in England, Ireland Scotland and Wales, in New Zealand, Canada and South Africa. During this time the world renowned Cecil Rhodes built a green in Rhodesia. Bowls was gaining in popularity in most of the English speaking countries of the world. Famed English cricketer, W. G. Grace took up bowls on his retirement from cricket and was a moving force in the formation of the “International Bowling Board” in 1905.

In Australia, the “Australian Bowling Council” was formed in Melbourne in 1911. The first Australian Championships were played in 1912, and the first international in 1914 against New Zealand in New Zealand. World war 1 delayed many activities and 1925 saw the first visit by a British team, and the introduction of the “table test” for bowls by the ABC, (which was not abandoned until 1981). The first “Empire Games” were held in Canada in 1930 unfortunately without any bowls representation from Australia.

Englishman, Dr Neil Benjamin brought forward the concept of a World Bowls Championship in 1963. This came into being in 1966 with Australia being the inaugural host. The Singles was won by England’s David Bryant; Fours went to New Zealanders, Bill O’Neill, Gordon Jolly, Ron Buchan and Norm Lash, while Australia was victorious in the Pairs with Geoff Kelly and Albert Palm and in the Triples with John Dobbie, Athol Johnston and Don Collins. These championships

have been played every four years since with women’s competition beginning in 1969. The first Australian National Championship of State Champions, Singles, Pairs and Fours was played in Melbourne in 1979.

1980 was a most important year for Australian Bowls. The World Championships had excellent TV coverage and as a direct result, the Mazda Jack High competition was born with coverage by the ABC. It featured four top Australians against four overseas players and was almost compulsive viewing, not only for bowlers but also by thousands of sports lovers all over the country. Sadly, this series was abandoned in 1989.

The 1990’s saw the ABC adopt the new corporate name of “Bowls Australia”, a more modern approach to administration, a reduction in the number of delegates from the states, a shift in emphasis towards junior participation and in 1996 the introduction of a “merchandising” scheme incorporating the BA logo. A committee was formed in 1997 to pursue a merger of the Men’s and Women’s organizations.

2011 Bowls Australia introduced the Lawn Bowls Hall of Fame and honoured thirty nine past and present members of the bowling fraternity including the legendry Glyn Bosisto. Nominations are considered every two years.

Afterword:Sadly, changing lifestyles and the perceived need for ‘instant gratification’ has seen bowls numbers decline in recent years and the number of clubs dwindle dramatically. While representative players have become younger, (some barely out of their teens), the participation of the 35 – 55 year age group has sadly declined. Is there some link here, and are we destined to become a two tier sport, with representative players involved between the ages of say, 19 and 30, and the remainder of bowlers aged over 60? With the current administrations fixated on youth, change needs to be initiated at club level by men and women with a clear eye to the future.

A recent initiative by the administration is the formation of the Australian Premier League with franchises from Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Moama, Sydney, Perth and New Zealand. While this may find some popularity among serious bowlers, focussing on elite players will not have any effect on recruitment to the sport. Whether the implementation of the “Bowls in Australia Strategic Plan” has any effect remains to be seen.

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Situated just minutes from Tweed Heads/Coolangatta, the over 50’s ‘Pet Friendly’ Palms Village is ideally located enjoy everything the Gold Coast, Tweed Valley and Tweed Coast have to offer in a secure environment.

This immaculately presented two bedroom home is located in a quiet area of the village and features a large covered entrance verandah with timber deck that has a pleasant streetscape. This is one of the largest homes in the village and features spacious living areas and kitchen area with bay windows. The living areas have both ceiling fans and reverse cycle air-conditioning for comfort.

The two good-sized carpeted bedrooms have ceiling fans and built-in robes; master with direct entry to the bathroom.The two way tiled bathroom consists of a shower cabinet, vanity unit and there is a separate toilet.

The large kitchen has plenty of storage/cupboard space with mottled, laminate bench-tops/ work surfaces with ivory coloured panel doors. The kitchen is complemented with a Westinghouse electric stove, tiled splash backs and a modern double sink.

A single carport with a stencil-crete finish adjoins the home and at the side of the home there is a fenced garden/courtyard making it an ideal home for your 4-legged companion.

The home has a Solar hot water service, garden shed and an internal laundry.

This well presented home is in perfect condition and would be perfect for those who just wish to move in and enjoy, with nothing left to do!


New data from Medibank Private (Medibank) shows that dental disease was the second most common reason Medibank policy holders needed to attend hospital for chronic disease related admissions; accounting for 18% of those admissions in the 2014 financial year.

Dr Terry Pitsikas AM, Chair of the Australian Dental Association (ADA)’s Schedule and Third Party Committee, said: “Since Medibank currently has the largest number of policy memberships in Australia, it’s likely that this pattern also applies to other private health insurance policy holders. This is not unexpected as dental after medical is the next highest payout by private health insurance to policy holders.

“The figures released by Medibank relate to policy holders yet despite having cover for dental care, 18% of chronic disease related admissions still needed in-patient hospital care for dental treatment. I am concerned that the Medibank figures might be inflated as Medibank insists on restricting rebates to only two hour dental theatre cases. Restorative cases often require more than two hours of treatment so one has to wonder if the figures also include readmissions for unfinished treatment. The lack of additional rebate for longer duration cases is unfair to policy holders. Many other insurers do not apply this two hour limit for rebates. The risk of a patient needing a second theatre session because of a private health insurer’s rule is hard to justify.”

In spite of continuous premium increases, private health insurers have for years failed to increase the level of rebates policy holders receive for preventive and restorative dental treatment such as basic scale and cleans. The gap between premiums paid and rebates is ever increasing. Private health insurers such as Medibank also place limitations on the frequency of treatments and the actual services rebated by them, such as oral examinations and preventive treatments. For the last three years private health insurers have averaged well in excess of $1 billion surplus per annum for general treatment policies and dental care represents about 52% of general treatment services.

PHIs place annual monetary limits on the amount of rebates policy holders can receive, even though no such limits apply to rebates for medical services. For some services, policy holders are restricted to a “once in a lifetime” claim even though full premiums are demanded annually by PHI even after a claim has been made.

Dr Pitsikas continued, “Restricting policy holders’ access to prevention does not make oral health problems go away. Medibank’s own data shows this.”

Poor oral health has been linked with chronic disease, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This is particularly concerning considering that nine in 10 deaths have chronic disease as an underlying cause.

“Dental disease, such as caries and gum disease are in many cases preventable. PHI need to better support preventive and restorative services so that their policy holders not only avoid dental disease, but also improve their chances of avoiding chronic disease and the hospital too. Many of the restorative issues could be nipped in the bud if detected earlier and avoid many of the hospital admissions”, Dr Pitsikas concluded.

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the kilometres of nerves in our bodyWithout sufficient magnesium to balance our over-calcified bodies, muscle and nerve functions are compromised and energy diminished Cardiologist Dr Dennis Goodman MD, in his book “Magnificent Magnesium – Your essential key to a Healthy Heart and More” says that people are unaware of how important magnesium is.He says that the right level of magnesium can help avoid heart attacks, lower blood pressure, halt muscle cramps, relieve insomnia and boost calcium absorption. Other doctors like Dr Carolyn Dean MD, ND agree. In her book “The Miracle of Magnesium “Dr Dean reports on studies of thousands of Americans and found that the very high calcium levels were contributing to a major health problem as it was depleting of the bodies of magnesium. Our bodies should have twice as much calcium as magnesium and the calcium should be kept in the bones by the magnesium.

However the studies showed that there was between 6 and 10 times as much calcium as magnesium in our bodies which resulted in chronic conditions such as arthritis, heart disease, depression, migraine, osteoporosis, kidney stones and much more. Dr Norman Shealy MD PhD and neurosurgeon – author of “Holy Water Sacred Oil” says “Deficiency of Magnesium is associated with virtually every known disease”. Dr Shealy is one of many doctors who have found that skin application –spray on and rub in magnesium “oil” or gel – can restore intracellular levels of magnesium within four to six weeks. Topically is faster and more absorbable because it by-passes the digestive system. So if you want to relieve your cramps, lift your spirits, increase your wellness and boost your health, try the spray-on magnesium oil by Ancient Minerals. This is the purest source from deep beneath the ground in Europe and is uncontaminated, unlike many sea water and inland lake sources. Available online at www.rejuvehealth.com or by calling 07 5476 5454

There are over 9 Australian Skin Cancer Clinics currently in operation throughout Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and we are continuing to expand. We specialise in the early detection, treatment and management of skin cancer and melanoma.

The Australian sun is one of the harshest in the world. Australians have two to three times the number of incidences of skin cancer compared to Canada, the US and the UK. Quite often people think that a sunspot is simply just

a sunspot, but given time, they can change into something that is life threatening.

Any change in a mole is important, and changes can occur in size, shape, and colour, or moles can start to itch or tingle. These are serious warning signs and a signal to get your moles checked.

Unfortunately, 3 to 4 Australians die each day from melanoma and 1 to 2 Australians die of the lesser-known skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma.

The real problem with skin cancer and melanoma is that most of the damage occurs before the age of 20, therefore early detection and treatment is vital. Though melanoma is very rare before the age of 14, it does affect young people between the ages of 20 and 40. Squamous cell carcinoma affects mainly the older age group from 55 onwards.

We expect 2 out of every 3 adult Australians to develop skin cancer at some point in their lives that will either be life threatening or severely disfiguring. Many adults recognise that damage done to their skin occurred when they were young, therefore we should all be thinking about our children. Prevention is better than cure, so remember to slip, slop, slap by making sure children are appropriately attired with ultra-violet protective suites, covered in sun screen, and wear hats at all times.

The friendly, experienced staff at Australian Skin Cancer Clinics make it easy for you to come and get your skin checked. Bulk billing is available and no referrals are necessary, so don’t delay, make an appointment today.

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Services:• Respite Services: 7 days per week centre-based and in-home respite. Locations: Gordon Park, Ipswich, Toowoomba, Upper Mount Gravatt, Windsor

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Do you snore, feel tired or sleepy during the day? You may be suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). Common daytime symptoms of OSA include early morning headaches, daytime sleepiness, poor concentration, irritability and falling asleep during routine activities.

Common night-time symptoms include loud persistent snoring, pauses in breathing (witnessed by your partner), choking or gasping for air, restless sleep and frequent visits to the bathroom not associated with prostate problems. If left untreated, you run increased risk of suffering from stroke, high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythm and type 2 diabetes. A simple overnight test in the comfort of your own bed can help determine whether CPAP (Constant Positive Airways Pressure) therapy would be of benefit. To discuss options for alleviating snoring, call Brendan West at CPAP Professionals for a consultation. AW1498698

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Aged care in the home is evolving.From 1 July next year, there will be a new way of delivering home care packages; with greater flexibility and choice over the care and services you receive. Consumer Directed Care will give you more choice about the types of care and services you want - how care is delivered, who delivers it, and when. Delivering services such as nursing, social support, respite care and domestic assistance, these services can be provided as part of your package to help you stay independent in your own home for longer. Your home care service provider will work with you to coordinate and deliver services within your budget and you will receive a regular statement so that you can see how the money is being spent.

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ACSA QUEENSLANDAged and Community Services Australia is the national peak body representing not-for-profit and faith-based providers of residential and community care, housing and support for people with a disability and their carers.

Now that you’ll have greater flexibility and choice, you need to know what providers are out there. The best way to do this is to contact My Aged Care by calling 1800 200 422, where you can speak to a real person about your circumstances or you can visit www.myagedcare.gov.au to find information about your options in the one place. Planning ahead ensures help and support will be there when you need it. The sooner you know your options and can begin planning, the better the outcome will be to ensure you can live life the way you choose.

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Alzheimer’s Queensland (AQ) is your local Queensland champion of quality dementia services both in the community and residential sector. The organization boasts a Dementia Care Hub, 3 Aged Care Homes, 7 Multiservice Centres, a 24hour Helpline and additional dementia education and support services.

AQ’s primary aim is to keep their clients most of whom have dementia connected within their local communities through a flexible suite of care and support services offered by the organization. A good quality life and wellness are the cornerstone objectives of all AQ services.

Among the many AQ wellness and lifestyle programs is the “Gym” program offered through AQ’s Gordon Park Multiservice Centre located on 45 Shamrock Street, Gordon Park. Staff at the centre have gone beyond the funding objectives of providing respite and established a gym program. Clients have individualized goals and plans developed by

an AQ Physiotherapist and attend the local gym weekly with staff support. The sessions are geared towards assisting to maintain balance, strength and mobility. As part of the day, after the gym session clients either had out for lunch together or a group member hosts lunch at their place. Going to the local gym followed by social time has re-ignited AQ clients’ social lives; immersing them into their local community and building new friendships.

To learn further about the services of Alzheimer’s Queensland call 1 800 639 331.


National survey of 11,000 HCF members rates John Flynn Private Hospital in the top 5 private hospitals nationally and top 2 in Queensland.

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Improvements in disease prevention and management have increased the life expectancy of our population and many adults maintain high levels of activity and competitive sport well into their 80s. Active older adults may end up developing a variety of sporting or activity related ailments, therefore it is important that injuries capable of causing longer-term problems are diagnosed and treated appropriately early in their appearance, and not just fobbed off as “old age aches and pains”.

Lawn bowls is a common activity for people of all ages, particularly so in the older age group. Gluteal tendinopathy is a condition frequently seen in females between the ages of 40 and 60, and usually presents with lateral hip pain that can interrupt sleep or make everyday activities difficult (such as getting up from sitting, squatting or bending). The problem may often arise due to

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problems in the gluteal muscles when standing on one leg – this may be particularly relevant to lawn bowling due to repetitive going down on one leg and bending over to deliver a bowl.In lawn bowlers who suffer from this condition, there are three

common approaches that most GPs will recommend: injection, physiotherapy or adopting a wait and see approach.

Currently there is little research that supports one of these approaches over the others and so the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is doing a study that tests these three approaches.

This study will tell us what is the most effective management approach for both short and long term success.

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Congratulations to Mrs Joy Giles of Fernleigh on being the 100th patient to have her Anterior Approach Hip Replacement with Dr Hugh Won.

She is very active around her farm and is now seen helping to dog-sit for her son. When her hip arthritis became severe in April, she came to the John Flynn Private Hospital for the Anterior Approach Hip Replacement so she could rapidly regain her active lifestyle. Dr Won was able to access the hip from the front of the joint, through a 6cm incision. With this different approach, the muscles and tendons are not cut so pain is reduced and muscle strength is preserved. Unlike conventional approaches, there is also no need for hip precautions due to the joint stability. Joy does not have to avoid low chairs, cross leg positions or sleeping on her side. Joy was home after 4 days and was able to fully weight-bear. She was able to drive after 2 weeks. To find out more about Dr Hugh Won and Anterior Approach Hip Replacements, please visit www.legbones.com.au or call (07) 5598 0757 for an appointment.

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Since opening in 1995,Tweed Day Surgery has provided high quality clinical care and a warm caring environment for patients from the south end of the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales.

We recognise the integral and important role we play as part of the Tweed Heads/Coolangatta community. This is reflected in the excellent support programs we offer our patients and referring doctors.

We are happy to help patients with concerns and questions about Tweed Day Surgery, their stay, as well as planning resources for after-hospital recuperation.

Please call on (07) 5500 5522 to arrange a time to drop in and take a look at our facilities.

Our surgical services include:• Gastroenterology & Endoscopy• Ophthalmoogy• Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery• Oral & Dental Surgery• Maxillofacial Surgery• Urology• Plastic, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery• Gynaecology• Pain Management• General Surgery

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Seabrae Manor Aged Care Living opened its doors on 1st July 2014 and is filling fast with residents enjoying a new place to call home.

The home is simply stunning with modern and stylish furnishings and decor. The single level building has been carefully designed to create an open and homely feel with a sense of community. There are large glass bi-fold doors opening from the main lounge and dining areas to the outdoor landscaped gardens and seated area. The home has ageing in place, dementia specific services, concessional places and respite services. There are spacious single and double suites (for couples) available to suit different pricing budgets. There is a social hub in the heart of Seabrae Manor Aged Care Living with a variety of

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planned activities and entertainment. Residents can enjoy the onsite facilities including internet access, hairdressing salon, activities and craft room, private dining room for special occasions or simply sit back and have a chat and coffee from the onsite café amongst friends and family.

Family members are encouraged to visit loved ones at the home which is easily accessible via the main arterial road – Anzac Avenue. The home is conveniently located at 21 Buchanan Street, Rothwell, Queensland next to The Village at Redcliffe.

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When I was five years old, I recall my neighbours from the back-blocks of Melbourne packing their car and six kids and heading up to see the Great Barrier Reef. This was the seventies and the idea had me transfixed: the magic blue waters, white sands islands, corals and fish in all the colours of the rainbow, old wrinkly sea turtles, and

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giant whales. Better than a shop full of sweets.

Shortly after, and unbeknownst to me at the time, Australia did something historic. Despite the global oil crisis, our government protected the Reef from the threat of oil drilling and

declared it what was then the world’s largest

marine park. Then in the eighties, it was listed as a world heritage area and later, my dream of visiting the Reef came true.

It was unbelievably beautiful and we thought it was protected. Safe. But not forever. Decades on, the Great Barrier Reef is in trouble. There has been a long slow decline from farm runoff which reduces the water quality and encourages the outbreak of crown-of-thorn starfish.

While our governments, ever so slowly, are investing in and working with farmers to redress this, more

funds are needed. And when it comes to industrial development it’s a whole different ball game.

The Queensland government is fast-tracking major mining and indus-trial developments in Queensland, and that means mega-ports, dredging of seabed, dumping of dredge spoil and a shipping superhighway. Sometimes the dredge spoil is dumped in the Reef ’s clear waters and sometimes in precious wetlands which are havens for waterbirds and the natural filters of the Reef. Either way it’s bad news. Currently there are plans for about 100 million tonnes of dredging in the Reef ’s waters. There are plans to build or expand seven ports along the Reef which would see an increase in ships from 4000 to 7000.

This scale and speed of industrial development along the Reef is unprecedented in its history. And at a time when the Reef ’s health is suffering, it can’t take the additional pressure of these port expansions.

What can we do? How can we protect our precious world famous Reef?The Australian Marine Conservation Society’s Fight for the Reef campaign has mobilised thousands of supporters calling on our governments to minimize dredging and ban dumping in the Reef ’s world heritage waters. Working with tourism operators, fishers and community members, people are raising their voices and governments are being forced to listen. Just recently the Queensland government was forced to announce plans to dump some of the dredge spoil on land. But we have a long way to go to ensure that the Reef is safe again.

We owe it to every small child who dreams of one day exploring the magic of the Great Barrier Reef to do what we can. And together we can make a huge difference. Please join us.For more information and to join in visit fightforthereef.org.au

Felicity WishartGreat Barrier Reef Campaign DirectorAustralian Marine Conservation Society

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