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Ivanhoe Bowling ClubNewsletter
1-11 John StreetIvanhoe VIC 3079
03 9497 2656//www.ivanhoe.bowls.com.au
Est1912
December 2018Sept 2020 Number 16
Inside This Issue
Chairman’sMessage 1
Board ofManagement,Pennant Update
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MembersHandbookCoaching,IBC/EIBC Update
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Club Champions4
Most ValuablePlayers 6
VolunteersNeeded 7
LockdownUpdate 8
Sponsor’s 9
Chairman’s Message
[email protected] Bowls Club
Welcome to the Spring edition of the Ivanhoe Bowling Club
Newsletter.
We are delighted to welcome so many new Members to the Club: Joe
Arcuri, Ray O’Halloran, and Mario Vitellone from Richmond
Union.
From Darebin, Marie Moore, May Irvine, Lorraine Bliss,Kingsley
Smith, Lynne Hahn, Murray and Majorie Seiffert, Fred and Rosemary
Einsiedel, Bruce Renn, Teresa Minato, Elsie Nash, Con Douvos, Gary
Lazarus, Joe Lewis , Meg Montell , Andrew Hua and Lay and Edward
Gwee.
I would like to thank Anne Greening for her role in encouraging
her old team mates to join her at Ivanhoe.
Domenic Castorina joins us from Brunswick and Debbie Code
rejoins us from Eltham.
All new members received a comprehensive information pack
prepared by Alan Willocks.
A big welcome to all.
COVID Update
The Club is in its third lock down in the six months since the
first restrictions were introduced in mid March. Hopefully, we can
slowly reopen when we get to Stage 3 (late October?) but it is
unlikely that Pennant will resume until 2021.
We will make sure we can get onto the green as quickly as
possible.
The green was scarified and cored in mid September. The Board
has approved that the normal Xmas green renovations will occur in
October allowing the green to remain open for the remainder of the
season. We will confirm plans in due course.
Eddie inspecting the (brown) green which is looking pristine
(the green that is – you can make up your own mind regarding
Eddie)!
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Board of Management
Pennant & Bowling Update
Bowls Victoria have released a draft Tuesday and Saturday
Pennant draw with play
scheduled to commence in early November.
Our view is that is highly unlikely restrictions will be
sufficiently relaxed for this to occur.
We will continue to take advice from Bowls Vic and keep everyone
up to date.
Selectors have advised that it is likely we will have 4 Saturday
and 3 Tuesday sides
when pennant resumes. Our 4th Saturday side will play in
Division 5 in stead of Division
6 due to some teams not resuming in the new season.
As we slowly reopen, we will look to having some structured
social Bowls on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday with events to be confirmed. Practice on
other days for those
who wish to do so.
The Gala Day tournament has been postponed.
The Cup Day tournament has been cancelled. If we are open, we
will run a Club event
with details to be confirmed.
Club Championships
Where possible will try and run Club events prior to the
resumption of Pennant and
hopefully complete the outstanding ones from last season.
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IBC/EIBC Update
During August, the Ivanhoe Sports Precinct Plan community
reference group consisting of Banyule Councilors' and Officer’s and
representatives of the sporting groups from Ivanhoe Park,
Chelsworth Park and John Street (Bowls and Tennis) met to review
the latest options. This group has been meeting since May 2019.
The Council are looking to put in place a long term plan to
upgrade the three sites.
From a Bowling perspective Option 1 has bowls at IBC and Option
2 bowls at EIBC. Our view is that bowls should be located at IBC.
EIBC do not agree.
The next steps are for Council to undertake community
consultation, decide on the preferred option, develop a masterplan
with detailed staging and costings , conduct further community
consultation and finally approve the masterplan. We have not been
advised on timing, but I expect the process has at least 18 months
to run.
This is a big project across a wide rang of sports including
football, cricket, netball, croquet, tennis, athletics, and bowls.
Expenditure will be in the range of $15 million. Aging clubhouses
at all three sites will require redevelopment, access to bowling
greens/tennis courts need upgrading and a raft of other
improvements are being proposed.
Coaching
This video shows some top bowlers who go through the process of
a pre delivery routine and developing a consistent delivery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwNjbmj1Ja8
This video highlights common problems that players have
delivering a bowl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFO8q7uAfW8
Brayden Ellis will be running some skills and drills sessions
during the season. When we reopen, we will provide dates for the
skills training.
Brayden is also available for individual coaching. Please
contact him via text on 0428 084 439 to arrange.
Members Handbook & Team App
Ken Montgomery has had the difficult task of putting this
together. Our plan is to publish the information that is static,
for example committee’s information, policy’s, sponsors, Members
contact details; etc, in the usual Members Handbook.
With Pennant, Yarra Region and Club event dates yet to be
confirmed our plan is to publish these details on the Club web site
and in the team app. Alan Willocks has spent countless hours
preparing the systems to be up and running.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwNjbmj1Ja8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFO8q7uAfW8
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Sue Evans won her first club singles in just her second season
of bowls and her first experience of playing singles. She defeated
Laurel Montgomery in the final 25/20 after a tight battle. She got
to the final with wins over Bronwyn Bannan 25/7 and Anne Greening
25/20
Club Champions
Men’s Singles
Cliff Lynch made it successive losses in singles finals after
losing to David Daws last season. He progressed to this year’s
final with wins over Adrian Ballinger 25/24, Phil Mithen 25/10,
Eddie Hart 25/19 and John Angus 25/21
Brayden Ellis won his first men’s singles in his first year at
the club. He made his way to the final with wins over Rob Waddell
25/9, Alby Clark 25/3, Stan Blight 25/22 and Alan Willocks in the
semi-final 25/20 before facing Cliff Lynch in the final.
He had an excellent start, racing to a 16/5 lead before Cliff
started to get a few near the jack. At 21/20 either player could
win it and that player turned out to be Brayden, scrambling over
the line 25/21
Women’s Singles
Laurel had good wins over Pam McColl 25/2 and Alene McCarthy
25/20 on her way to the final. If she’d been playing Sue McEvans in
the final the result may have been different.
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Ivanhoe’s premier couple, Ken and Laurel Montgomery, broke
through for their first mixed pairs title after being runners-up in
the previous two seasons. A first round bye followed by wins over
Warrick Carbis and Alene McCarthy 18/14, then Jim Gay and Magdalena
Lyczewska 21/11 and finally Cliff and Peggy Lynch 19/16 was how
they triumphed.
Club Champions (cont..)
Minor Singles
Arthur had a charmed run with walkovers in the first and second
rounds. Despite the lack of match practice he was able to beat Pam
McColl 21/11 in his first time on the green before struggling
against Anne in the final
Anne Greening was another winner in her first year at the club
in taking out the minor singles 21/8 over Arthur Bourtsos. After a
first round bye she beat Joan Fry 21/16 then Bruce Trippett 21/19
in the semi-final.
(In the picture, Anne is the one on the left)
Mixed Pairs
Cliff and Peggy Lynch share a surname but are unrelated: Cliff’s
immediate ancestors are from around Warrnambool way then before
that County Claire in Ireland; Peggy told me once where she was
from but I’ve forgotten (although it definitely wasn’t
Warrnambool). They reached the final with a first round bye then a
win over Adrian Ballinger and Pam McColl 18/14 and John Higgins and
Bronwyn Bannan, the winners in 2017/18.
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Club Champions (cont..)
Open Pairs / Open Triples / Handicap Singles
Coronavirus prevented playing of the finals of the open pairs
between Max McGuire and Arthur Bourtsos vs Stan Blight and Brayden
Ellis, the open triples Bronwyn Bannan, John Higgins and Cliff
Lynch vs Laurel Montgomery, Ken Montgomery and Frank Whillans and
the handicap singles between Paul Ryan and John Rose. These are
expected to be played soon after we’re allowed back on the greens.
At a recent meeting the board agreed any outstanding championship
event not played before the first pennant match of the 2020/21
season will be voided.
Most Valuable Pennant Players
Saturday Side 1
Cliff Lynch
thenBrayden Ellis,Alan Willocks,Gary Dillon,John Angus
Saturday Side 2
John Solyom
then Alby ClarkFrank WhillansKen MontgomeryAnne Greening
Saturday Side 3 Saturday Side 4
Bronwyn Bannan
then Warrick CarbisIan ThatcherPeggy LynchColin Sutton
Phil Mithen
thenGerry FaulknerGlynis JohansenIan PenneyIan Thompson
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Most Valuable Pennant Players (…cont)
Tuesday Side 1 Tuesday Side 2
Peter Templeton
thenCliff Lynch, Alan Willocks, Anne Greening, John Higgins
Bob Muir
thenIvy SmithOssie MarshallJohn SolyomPeggy Lynch
Warrick Carbis
thenJenene MarshallAlene McCarthyColin HigginsIan Penney
Tuesday Side 3
Volunteers Needed
Looking for 1 or 2 people to purchase kitchen provisions and
some drinks from Campbells Wholesale Grocers and to purchase soft
drinks from Coles or Woolworths.
If you can help out please phone Laurel Montgomery on 0410630737
for more information.
Thanks to (Professor) Cliff Lynch for providing this information
& artwork.
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Lockdown Activities
What have you been doing during Lockdown?
I have been busy travelling…. Stay Safe
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