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BOWLS WELCOMES

MR XNick Xenophon becomes an ambassador of bowls

APL - BACK TO BACKAdelaide Endurance claim runner up status at APL02

Official Publication of Bowls SA December 2014

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The benefits of Sport and active recreation have been extensively documented. Benefits to the SA community alone are far reaching.

Almost 1 million South Australians enjoy sport as participants, coaches, officials and spectators and also recognise the positive impact on the economy, productivity, health and wellbeing of sport in our community. A valuable sense of community is generated from grassroots sport where Clubs provide sport for excellent health benefits while developing the physical and social well-being of all participants and the pathway to elite sport catering for high performance athletes competing at a state, national and international level and the success of our athletes. Sporting Clubs, and in particular Bowls Clubs at the centre of our communities and forefront of delivering the sport with all the benefits for the individual and our South Australian community are facing increasing financial issues impacting on the sustainability of their programs. This is becoming increasingly challenging as community sport is confronted with many financial burdens with insufficient and ageing infrastructure coupled with limited operational resources. An increase in costs to participate in and operate sporting activities and inadequately funded infrastructure is seeing many sporting activities, clubs, organisations and participants in South Australia facing financial pressure. This effect is being increasingly compounded as Sport competes along with many other priorities for the scarce public funding programs available. There are many examples of projects requiring support and it is clear that there needs to be greater recognition by

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Nick Xenophon aka Mr X becomes an ambassador for the sport of bowls

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policymakers of the significant role that is played by the Bowling Clubs providing valuable community, social and health benefits. An increase in public investment in Sport and recreation is required to ensure quality delivery and affordability of the Sport for all. As a focus of the Bowls SA Strategic direction the Board endorsed a State-wide Audit of all Bowls facilities, assisted by the Office for Recreation and Sport, with the final report set to provide a valuable resource for identifying areas of focus for future funding at all local, state and federal government levels. Congratulations to Janice (Jackie) Kelly OAM on her election as Bowls SA President and welcome to new Board Members Ron Mitchell and Bob Boorman who both have extensive business and Club membership backgrounds. A sincere thank you to Don Crosby for his contribution and dedication to the Board and the role of President over the last five years.

I would like to take this opportunity for and on behalf of the Bowls SA administration to thank you for your support throughout the year and wish you all a happy and safe festive season.

Mark EastonCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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Features & ArticlesBack to Back 8Bowls Welcomes Mr X 10National Bowling Arm Sides Championships 11Thulborn Reigns 12ANZ Night Out 13Sport SA Sports Administrator of the Year 14Clubs SA Konami Charity Bowls Day 15Young Generation Display their Skills 162014 Australian Senior Sides Championships 172014 Under 18 Nationals 18Food Safety 19Richard’s New Role 20We Work for You 21Seniors Supa Series and Volunteer Appreciation Days 22Capri Theatre - Volunteer Appreciation Day 23Clubs SA Liquor Licensing Mini Checklist 24New Procedures and Training of Educators 25

RegularsPresident’s Message 4Update 6Commercial Team Update 26Unbiased Opinion 27Regional Roundup 28Spot the Jack Competition 32Past Presidents 33You Be The Umpire Questions 33We Will Remember Them 34Coaches Corner 34Upcoming Events 35You Be the Umpire Answers 35

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BACK TO BACK

Adelaide Endurance claim back to back runner up status at APL02

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As this is the last Bowler for this calendar year, it seems appropriate to reflect briefly

on some of the achievements and challenges that occurred in the last twelve months.

A major challenge for everyone has been to provide first and foremost an Open competition. It has been pleasing to see that Associations and Clubs have risen to the challenge.

After problems were incurred as a result of high temperatures during the playing of the Country Round Robin, Bowls SA was obligated to further develop a policy that shows duty of care in all weather conditions. The Bowls SA Heat & Inclement Weather Policy was reviewed and distributed, and covers all State events.

The IMG system of registration has challenged everyone and although there have been some teething problems it is ultimately going to make recording data much easier in the future.The Bowls SA Constitution is still being reviewed and the Working Party has spent many hours in trying to update the document but also to make sure that Bowls SA meets the necessary legal obligations.

Perhaps our greatest achievement has been the success of Seniors’ events and Volunteer days which have been held both in metropolitan and country regions. These have given the Board the opportunity to meet members from across the State, to work with the Regions to not only recognise individual members of Clubs for

their contribution, but to also recognise all volunteers who are the backbone of our organisation.

Following the AGM in September the Board farewelled Don Crosby and we would like to thank him for his dedication to helping bowls perform in the best interest of all members. New faces on the Board are Ron Mitchell who is the male Metropolitan Director and Bob Boorman who has been appointed as an Independent Director.Both of these gentlemen bring skills and experience to the Board and we welcome them and look forward to working with them for the best interests of bowls.

An audit report of bowling facilities across the State has been completed and this will be a valuable tool for not only identifying issues, but also for attracting more funding.The Board will be looking at improving governance not only for the Board but for the members across the State. Good governance is being recognised by Bowls Australia and The Australian Sports Commission and any improvements Bowls SA can make to our governance structure and policies can only assist us with future success and funding.

While this is very early in my term as President I am hoping to meet as many members as possible and to have the opportunity to hear and discuss any bowling topics that are of general interest.In the meantime on behalf of the Board I would like to wish you Seasons Greetings and good bowling in the New Year.

Janice Kelly OAMPRESIDENT

President's Message

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RON MITCHELL

As a result of Wayne Prosser’s election as Vice President a casual vacancy was created in the role of Board Director - Metropolitan male and at the September Board Meeting Ron Mitchell was appointed by the Board to fulfil the term.

Ron is well known as a reliable person with high integrity, having served eight years as President of the West Lakes Bowling Club, and a Region Councillor for two years. His background as a Teacher/Principal has ensured he has wide experience in leadership, planning and time management.

Ron is also an active Club Coach, Chair of the Bowls SA Coaching Committee which has recently combined the Junior Development Committee.

BOB BOORMAN

Bob has been appointed to the Board of Bowls SA as an Independent Director.

Bob has an extensive business background in management in the areas of Project and Development Management being heavily involved in the planning and construction of many major South Australian developments.

Bob currently consults with various organisations and is a member of a number of Boards.

A member of the Adelaide Bowling Club, Bob has played over 200 Pennant games, has been a Board Member for the past four years and is currently serving his third year as President.

Adelaide will be the host for the XV Australian Masters Games to be held October 3-10, 2015. Lawn Bowls will be played at Payneham, Ascot Park and Marion Bowling Clubs.

Keep an eye out for entries to open around early March.

Following their successful bid the South Australian Masters Games are to be hosted by the Rural City of Murray Bridge in 2016, the 21st staging of these Games.

Previous host regions have included Ceduna, Clare, Mount Gambier, Orroroo, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, the Riverland and Whyalla.

The 2016 South Australian Masters Games will be held from Thursday the 14th through to Monday the 18th of April 2016.

Further information regarding dates and sports involved will be released at a later date.

A Coaches Revision Day will be held on Sunday February 15, 2015 at Kensington/Marryatville.

Special Guest speaker will be Sports Psychologist Geof Boylan-Marsland.

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Bowls SA congratulates partners Adelaide Shores on their success in all three SA Tourism Awards categories that they entered.

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The QANTAS Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism submission will now be judged for the Australian Tourism Awards, announced in February.

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Adelaide Endurance launched its bid for Australian Premier League success with an opening round clash against New Zealand Blackjacks as the APL got underway for the second year; the match being the forerunner to 14 preliminary round games in three days

for the team in their quest to win the $110,000 tournament at Club Pine Rivers, Queensland. The APL expanded to eight sides this year with the addition of Moama Bowling Club aligned team Murray Steamers and the Gold Coast Hawks.

Televised on Fox Sports, the APL with its shortened matches, power plays, coloured uniforms and in-game substitutions has been labelled bowls’ answer to Twenty20 cricket.

To cheer on our local heroes a good crowd gathered at The Highway on the first night of competition to watch the Endurance team do battle with the Gold Coast Hawks on the big screen. Our thanks to The Highway for providing a superb venue and atmosphere.

The APL side of Wayne Ruediger, Scott Thulborn and Simon Dorr with Faye Luke as Coach have excellent credentials, proving themselves on the green time and time again. Ruediger has enjoyed an exceptional year, winning Bronze at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games while Thulborn recently won the National Champion of Champions title and was named APL’s Most Valued Player of the inaugural series. New recruit Simon Dorr is a member of the Bowls SA State Squad with a string of wins to his name.Faye Luke is well known for her exceptional Coaching expertise at national and state level.

Endurance were clearly focussed on the prize and after two full days of play they were sitting in fourth place and into the finals with New Zealand’s Blackjacks, new comers Murray Steamers and Perth Suns in the final four.

Endurance finished the minor rounds in fourth position with seven wins and seven losses having secured two wins over last year’s Champions the Brisbane Gold, whilst the Kiwi’s had their measure in both clashes. All other head to head battles were split showing the evenness of the competition where the matches could have gone either way.

Guaranteed their finals spot when the Murray Steamers defeated the Melbourne Roys in their Round 14 encounter, Endurance didn’t have to rely on the result of the game against the Perth Suns in their final minor round.

From across the ditch the Blackjacks team of Shannon McIlroy, Jo Edwards and Ali Forsyth had booked their place in Friday’s semi-final rounds after a convincing 12 victories from 14 starts on the Club Pine Rivers’ carpet.

Being runners up after going down to Brisbane Gold in the final decider last year Endurance were keen to better this result but being drawn to play the Blackjacks in the first semi-final was their first challenge. Endurance by name and enduring by nature, Ruediger and Thulborn joined forces to play exceptional games to prove they should never be underestimated when they eliminated top of the leader board Blackjacks in two sets 10-2, 5 all. With a tense wait the Endurance then had to see who would emerge victorious from the Murray Steamers versus Perth Suns semi-final.

Third placed on the leader board, Perth Suns line up of Clive Adams, Jeremy Henry and Thomas Mitchell gave it their best but ultimately Murray Steamers came through with 6-3 and 4 all wins to move into the Final.

The Murray Steamers boasted some of the sport’s premier players including Scotland’s Alex Marshall, Canada’s Ryan Bester and local Michael Walker, and was widely regarded by people in the know as the team to beat at the start of the series.


Still on fire from their win over the Suns the Steamers took to the carpet with adrenalin pumping and the prize in sight. Endurance however didn’t go down without a fantastic fight recording 6-2 and 5-3 sets and a commendable back to back runner up status.

Alex Marshall was named APL02 Most Valued Player, taking the honour from inaugural winner Scott Thulborn.

Our thanks to Messenger Community News for their support and coverage of the Adelaide Endurance team in the lead up and during the APL and a special thank you to ANZ District Manager, Lindsay Nobes and ANZ Branch Manager McLaren Vale, Justin Kelly for their fantastic support of Bowls SA throughout the year.

In summing up his time at Pine Rivers, Justin Kelly said “It was a great experience watching quality bowling in a fantastic atmosphere and I was proud to represent ANZ as part of their involvement with Bowls SA.”

Bowls SA CEO Mark Easton said “On a world stage of quality players, our determination to expose our locally grown players has yet again proven just how much talent is here in SA and we can take pride that we can mix it with the best and come away champions.This is also a testament to Bowls SA staff and volunteers that behind the scenes, in the marketing and media and in the training sessions their lead up planning and preparation was exceptional. A big thank you to all.” Final placings:Murray SteamersAdelaide EnduranceNew Zealand BlackjacksPerth SunsMelbourne Roys Sydney LionsGold Coast HawksBrisbane Gold

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Clockwise from top left: Adelaide Endurance team for APL02 - Coach Faye Luke, Simon Dorr, Wayne Ruediger and Scott Thulborn; Scott and Mick Molloy; Representatives from each team at the launch; Simon Dorr in action; A view from the top - inside the APL02

Words such as colourful, endearing, trustworthy and approachable are not always the first adjectives to come to mind to describe

politicians but Independent Senator Nick Xenophon is definitely an exception.

Before becoming involved in politics, Nick was running a small suburban legal practice in Adelaide.

In 1997 he stood for the SA Upper House and was surprised when he was elected.

Re-elected in 2006 to State Parliament, he decided to run federally for the Senate in the 2007 election because he believed this would allow him to do more for SA on a whole range of issues.

Since starting in the Senate in July 2008, he has fought on key issues for SA - pokies, online gambling, water security, food labelling, education, health, aged care, cost of living pressures and a whole lot more.

Nick has been in the forefront of South Australian politics for many years and is well known and respected for his championing of the underdog, his crusades against injustice and causes, and he remains a staunch believer in his home state, South Australia.

He believes the most important part of his job is speaking up for people who might not otherwise have

a voice and he sums it up in saying “I would rather go down fighting, than still be standing because I stayed silent.”

A man with a quirky sense of humour, his stunts have been amusing but more importantly they’ve captured the attention of the public in his bid to raise the profile of his message and affect change.

Over the last year Nick has been quietly assisting Bowls SA in the background and so it is with a great deal of pleasure that we can announce Nick Xenophon as an Ambassador for Bowls in South Australia. Nick showed great promise as a bowler in his first roll up at the Lockleys Bowling Club recently and stayed for an interview with Bowls Exposed host T J Saunders in which he applauded bowls for its “strong sense of community, where people keep an eye on each other, have a sense of belonging, get fit and stay fit, which ticks all the boxes.” To hear the full interview visit YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u7Euy_WXoI

We welcome Mr X to the world of bowls and trust he will enjoy and gain from the relationship as much as Bowls SA will.

Bowls SA CEO Mark Easton and President Jackie Kelly with Nick Xenophon and Lockleys Bowling Club Members


Bowls Australia President Des Skinner and Women’s Bowls NSW President Robyn Procter welcomed the Bowlers Arm teams from Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales

to the second National Bowlers Arm Championships at the beautifully prepared Beresfield Bowling Club on September 15.

On the first day the three states did battle in Fours, followed by Pairs on the second day concluding with Singles and Triples on the third and final day.

Each state was vying for the Bowls Australia National Trophy as the overall winner. NSW and Victoria were also playing for the Starrett – Ashley Shield; NSW and South Australia for the South Shield;

Victoria and South Australia for the Bowlers Arm Challenge Shield.

Final results were Victoria with 30 game wins for 60pts, NSW with 17 ½ game wins for 35 pts with South Australia 11 ½ game wins for 23 pts. The South Australia team performance was outstanding when you consider that Victoria has over 3,000 bowling arm players compared to SA’s 200 or so.

In 2015 South Australia will host this event at Tranmere Bowling Club, September 7-9. It is expected that a team from Queensland will also be taking part in what has now become a feature of the National Bowling Calendar.

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Last year’s Australian Premier League Player of the Series has gone from strength to strength claiming his first Australian Champion of Champion singles title when he defeated Perth Sun’s new recruit Thomas Mitchell in

what were treacherous conditions at Taren Point Bowling Club. Scott continues to be in the forefront of the sport adding to his runner-up performance last year with the Adelaide Endurance and wins in Bowls SA events over the last two seasons. The final was delayed due to inclement weather and with reports of car’s floating down Taren Point Road overnight, a slight delay to the start of play was a good result for the greenkeepers who worked tirelessly to prepare the greens. Despite losing the opening three ends of the match Scott won the next six to lead 7-3, going on to a 12-5 lead he continued to jump ahead from Mitchell, extending his lead to 20-10. Mitchell kept his hopes alive scoring only his second multiple of the match, a three took him to 13-20, but the very next end Thulborn finished the match scoring his required one. Thulborn joins the likes of Brett Wilkie, David Holt and Dylan Fisher on the Australian Champion of Champions honour board. Thulborn will now represent Australia at the World Champion of Champions at Club Helensvale on the Gold Coast in 2015 alongside NSW’s Katrina Wright.

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What a night! Six teams of crazily-dressed bowlers, some learners and some masters had a great night of fun with a few drinks and pizza at the

Whyalla Bowls Club.

Teams were made up of a combination of ANZ staff and Whyalla Bowls Club members, playing 8 ends with many, many laughs and triumphs throughout the evening.

We had the pleasure of spending quality time with the Club President, Ron and the Club Secretary, Darryl to not only receive great coaching but to help them to understand a bit about ANZ and how we can help their club succeed.

A number of awards were presented by Club officials and we presented them with thank you gifts for their

hospitality and patience.

During the evening the Secretary spoke with our Whyalla Home and Investment Lending

Manager, Mick Gale, about putting an ANZ sponsor’s sign on their sponsors’ board

and the President went on to invite Relieving Branch Manager, Ebony

Curwood and Mick Gale to their next committee member to

educate their members on the Bowls SA Mortgage

Introducer Program initiative.

The following day one of the bowlers, Gary, visited ANZ Whyalla and asked for Ebony... He said: “Please thank everyone for their participation and entertainment last night” and added “It was the best night he has EVER had at the bowls club, and he can’t wait until we go there again!”

Not only did we build rapport with members of the Whyalla Bowls Club but we also gave SA North & West Branch Managers the opportunity to “try” bowling and to help them feel comfortable about the game and the culture, before visiting their local bowls club, to educate them on the ANZ/SA Bowls SA initiative.

As we know most sporting clubs often continue on with the same financial arrangements they have had for many years. This presents us with the opportunity to review our local bowls clubs current financial arrangements to provide advice from a Small Business perspective.

Our thanks to Amanda Schultz, Service Quality Manager for ANZ North & West South Australia for providing this report and some photos of what Bowls SA hopes is just one of many such nights of fun.

For more information please contact Daniel Lawlor at Bowls SA on 8234 [email protected] or call your local ANZ branch.

ANZ Team in fancy dress; Tamara and Ron ready to roll with their team beards



Congratulations Mark Easton on being named Sport SA Sports Administrator of the Year at The KPMG Celebration of South Australian Sport, Annual Sports

Awards dinner on Friday November 7 held in the William Magarey Room, Adelaide Oval.

As Chief Executive Officer of Bowls SA since March 2013 Mark has been instrumental in realising significant achievements both for players and the governance of the sport and has great visions for moving the sport forward.

Overcoming resistance to change is a key strength and Mark always maintains a very positive and friendly attitude towards Staff, Stakeholders and Members. He has the ability to work under pressure and always manages to resolve stressful situations.

Under Mark’s leadership, initiatives such as addressing male dominated weekend Bowls, women within the Sport, junior participation and inclusion of disability and multicultural groups have been and will continue to be addressed.

Mark is also a great promoter of Club Business and Strategic Planning, membership of Good Sports, Star Club and Clubs SA and recognition

of Bowls SA and Club volunteers who are the mainstay of the sport. The introduction of recognition awards, Club of the Year and Volunteer of the Year saw attendance at the annual Awards Night set a new national record.

Mark’s ability to multi task, undertake major projects and deliver key drivers for sustainability and promotion is a major asset to the Sport of Bowls. On the green publicity was given a boost when Mark administered the entry of the inaugural Adelaide side, the Adelaide Endurance, into the Australian Premier League (APL). This was seen as an opportunity to expose our local talent and build the profile of Bowls in South Australia. The decision to invest in local talent was rewarded when Adelaide Endurance were runners-up to the highest ranked side. A great exposure for our Sport.

Social Media, through Facebook and Twitter, have been established to promote the sport to current and an ever increasing number of potential members and to provide up to the minute news and results.

Mark’s lateral thinking and capacity to implement change has seen Bowls in South Australia lead the way in diversity nationally. His ability to engage, develop and understand relationships has placed Bowls SA in a sound position both financially and socially.

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Clubs SA recently held their annual Charity Bowls Day at Clearview Bowling Club raising much needed

funds for Heartkids SA. We would like to thank everyone who played, volunteered to assist running the day and our loyal sponsors who supported the event.

Despite the cooler weather the day was a resounding success, raising Six Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty Eight Dollars $6,558. The feedback has been extremely positive and will ensure the event will be back next year, bigger and better. No one went home thirsty or hungry either!

There were two divisions with the Jack High Cup to cater for the more serious bowlers and the Fun Cup which introduced bowls to many novices. The noise and laughter from the Fun Cup competitors demonstrated that a great time was had by all, although a few wrong biases were noticed. Club Marion were victors in the Jack High Cup and Team BOC in the Fun Cup. The real winners on the day were Heartkids SA who received 100% of the proceeds raised.

The funds raised this year will enable Heartkids SA to provide support for up to seven families to accompany their child when undergoing a heart operation in Melbourne. Unknown to most people, unless they are directly affected, heart operations on babies and young children are not generally conducted in South Australia, but in Melbourne.

HeartKids is unique in that it is the only organisation in Australia solely focused on all aspects of children’s heart disease. They aim to offer support to families of children with heart disease, be it congenital (born with) or acquired. Heartkids have also partnered with leading cardiologists and researchers and are working to provide funding to assist them in reducing the incidence of CHD and to improve the mortality rates currently being experienced.

Thanks again to everyone who attended or supported the day.

Greg Fisher Clubs SA Charity Bowls Day Coordinator Top: Presenting the cheque to HeartKids SA;

Bottom: Winners are grinners

Volunteering, discovering the complexities of the sport or just having fun are all great learning experiences for our younger generation.

As part of their summer PE component, Kapunda High School Year 11 & 12 students, attended the Kapunda Bowling Club on a weekly basis during 2013-14, and under the guidance of two club members became competent bowlers.

Part way through the summer season the Year 12 students (who had attended the season before) were moderated as part of their SACE Certificate.

The program is continuing this season and plans are in place for senior Primary students (Years 6 & 7) to participate in a bowling segment as part of their PE curriculum. The aim is to send a competitive team to Adelaide to compete in the SAPSASA competition to be held May 15, 2015.

In a new initiative, the Kangaroo Island Council, Bowls SA and Advance Kingscote recently worked together to recognise volunteers in sport on Kangaroo Island.

It was agreed to have a film evening and the Kangaroo Island Youth Council were happy to take charge.

Their involvement was to select a suitable film, to design and print tickets and flyers and write to all Sporting Clubs across the Island.

The film “Now You See Me”, proved to be entertaining and thought provoking as everyone tried to work out the plot before it was all revealed at the end.

Thanks to the generosity of Advance Kingscote and the Kangaroo Island Council the evening was free of charge and the only costs to individuals was buying drinks or chips; all this being organised and offered by the Youth Council.

Congratulations to the Youth Council and a big thank to the sponsors of the event. The Youth Council are now considering other film nights in the future.

Goolwa Bowling Club member Brian Penny, recently appointed as Junior Development Officer, was pleased to report that the Club’s school holiday ‘Learn to Bowl’ program finished on a high note with a group of juniors, parents and grandparents all joining in the fun with nearly all the participants being on holiday on the South Coast.

The Junior Jack Attack kit recently purchased from Bowls Australia was put to good use with the youngest children playing a mat-to-mat relay ably assisted by on green assistants Pat Willats, Hayley Woolfitt, Ann Penny and Reg Bastick.

Year 11 students from the Birdwood High School have been having bowls lessons at the Gumeracha & District Bowling Club. For the past six weeks, three classes of approximately 60 students have been using the facilities at the Gumeracha Bowling Club to learn about the game of bowls. PE teacher Diane Roberts comes to each session and instructs the students on how to play and gives them special tasks to make the game interesting.

Kapunda High School Year 11 & 12 studentsGoolwa School Holiday Learn to Bowl Program

Kieren Wood, Alejandro Bohorquez, Aidan Hamilton, Joshua

Keenan, Bowls SA President, Janice Kelly OAM; Beth Davis,

Advance Kingscote President; Erin Morrison, KI Youth Council

Chair and Connor HallBirdwood High School students at the Gumeracha Bowling Club


Established as a competitive outlet for players over 60 to compete in a National Competition the 2014 Australian Seniors Sides Championships were played at Tweed Heads Bowling Club,

October 7 – 10. This is still a relatively new event, with the Women’s Championship first held in 2011 and the Men’s in 2005. The Men’s Team started strongly with a win against NT, which was then followed by a heart breaking one shot loss to Victoria, losses to ACT, WA and NSW, a win against Tasmania followed by another loss to Queensland.The Women’s Team had a Bye in the first game, while in the second game against Victoria our women drew 54 all. A win against ACT, losses to WA, NSW and Tasmania followed by a thrilling two shot victory over Queensland concluded the tournament. The Men’s team finished in 6th position overall, while the Women’s team were 5th overall.Congratulations to SA Players of the series Marie Roberts and Steve Eichenberger.Next year the Australian Senior Sides are set to be held in Tasmania, so stay tuned for more information and dates for selection trials if you would like to be considered to be a part of the 2015 SA Seniors Sides Team.

SA seniors sides ready to roll

The Men’s side

The Women’s side

For the first time in history, the Australian Under 18 National Championships were held in the Northern Territory when Nightcliff Bowling Club played host to the

event from Monday September 29 to Thursday October 2.

With the host club having only two greens some major changes to the traditional conditions of play were necessary, including the introduction of a time limit for all games, no dead ends and a different schedule for the week.

Accompanied by State Under 18 Coach Mark Haines and Manager Erin Haines, SA’s young team included:

• Isaac Trenorden (West Lakes) • Josh Studham (Holdfast Bay) • Tyson Wilson (Grange) • James Bodnar (Lockleys) • Gerrin Jenke (Loxton) • Rianne Rieger (Adelaide)• Carly Otterspoor (Kapunda)• Jacqui Bowman (Gawler) • Bailey Rafferty (Salisbury)• Lynsey Trenorden (West Lakes)

With Northern Territory being short of players and due to the National Training Centre Partnership of SA and NT two more SA players, Stephanie Clarke of Encounter Bay and Jack Hateley of Birchmore, were given the opportunity to compete for NT and gained valuable experience that can only assist them in future years.

The humidity and heat was apparent as soon as the team stepped off the plane in Darwin and three practice sessions were set to assist the team in acclimatising to the conditions.

Sectional play on the first three days of the Championships saw SA in the same section as Queensland, ACT and Tasmania and on completion of sectional play, the SA Boys Triples finished undefeated to qualify for the Gold Medal Match against Victoria. Meanwhile the SA Girls Triples and SA Girls Fours both qualified to play off for the Bronze Medal

after finishing second in their sections.On what was the hottest day of the event, the teams gathered to compete for medals and placing’s play offs and in the first session our Girls Fours team started well against their NSW opposition. With the score locked at 9 all on the tenth end, NSW picked up a 5 to jump ahead and claim the Bronze; our girls finishing a respectable 4th after being unable to pick up enough shots to catch NSW before the end of the match.

The Boys Fours also played off against NSW for 5th and 6th position, with our boys claiming 5th spot in a thriller after an extra end was required.

In the Boys Triples Gold medal match the boys found themselves down 7-2 after the sixth end against old rivals Victoria. In a massive fight back SA claimed the Gold medal 16-13, sealing the deal with a single shot on the final end that Victoria were unable to dislodge.

In other finals the Boys Pairs went down 11-20 in the game against WA to determine 5th and 6th placing, while the Girls Singles went down 16-21 against NT in the play off for 7th and 8th.

The final sessions saw our Girls Triples take on Victoria in a fight for the Bronze medal. The girls put their foot down and surged to a 9-1 lead after five ends, then the Victorian girls started coming back before the SA girls kicked up a gear to take the Bronze Medal 24-11. The Boys Singles then played off against NT for 5th and 6th claiming 5th position with a 21-8 win, and the Girls Pairs grabbed 7th position with a 20-16 win against NT.

SA ranked 5th Overall, with the Boy’s team finishing 4th and the Girls 6th.

Three members of the 2014 team now step out of the Under 18 ranks, however with a talented Under 18 State Squad, the future bodes well for our State.

Gold Medal winners James Bodnar (Sk), Tyson Wilson (Second) and Gerrin Jenke (Lead); Bronze Medal winners, Carly Otterspoor (Sk), Bailey Rafferty (Lead) and Jacqui Bowman (Second)


FOOD SAFETY With the Bowls season in full swing, more social activities and summer heat to contend with it’s a good time for Clubs to review their food handling procedures to ensure any incidence of

contamination or food-borne illness is minimised.

Food Safety Practices and General Requirements apply to all commercial, charitable or community activities including ‘once-only’ projects that involve the handling or sale of food.

There are some exemptions for charities and community groups. Low risk food (such as cakes and jams) or hot food that is sold or distributed as soon as it is cooked (such as sausages and steaks) need not comply with the requirements.

An area where special care needs to be taken is providing sandwiches, finger food, salads and cold meats to players.

With chemicals used on greens, it is especially important that players wash their hands before touching food. Providing individual servings can minimise cross contamination. And it is particularly important to ensure food is not removed from refrigeration any longer than recommended by Food Safety Practices.

Information and resources are available from the South Australia Department of Health. Email [email protected] or call 8416 6333 and ask to speak to an Environmental Health Officer.

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It seems like only yesterday, that I and 14 strangers gathered in Melbourne to commence our journey as Community Development Officers for Bowls Australia.

After two solid weeks of training we were released into the world of Bowls to render assistance to bowling clubs around our nation.

The journey has seen us offer clubs a variety of services from Business Plans, Constitutions, Liquor Licensing advice, Grant Writing, Junior Development and many more areas.

In my area of the Northern Western side of South Australia I have attended to the needs of 114 clubs from Broken Hill to Ceduna and it has been an absolute pleasure to serve these clubs.

It has, however, come the time to make a change and so I take a different direction as General Manager of the Payneham Bowling Club, as of December 1.

I will miss the interaction with the club’s and the wonderful

people I have met and worked with over the past three years.

I would particularly like to thank my fellow CDO’s, the Staff at Bowls Australia and Mark Easton and the terrific people at Bowls SA for their support in the past.

I have been advised that the role will be advertised in the new year, and I would encourage any interested person to seriously have a think about applying as it is such a rewarding job, where you are surrounded by some really good people.

So I will sign off one last time and wish all clubs the very best for the future and please remember that if you are ever near Payneham and feel like having a roll or a great coffee, I will be more than pleased to buy you one.

Richard Law

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MGA Insurance Brokers is a proud South Australian owned company employing over 200 employees Australia wide. MGA prides itself on playing the

support and advice role to all of its clients. That is the essence of what a good Insurance Broker should be doing – providing solid and sound professional advice to its clients in policy coverage, claims service or any general insurance topics.Always remember that as your Insurance Broker, MGA represents your club and not the insurance company. We are always available to provide you with unbiased advice. Not only are we always trying to tinker and upgrade the policy benefits so that your club is able to enjoy the best possible covers, but now that we represent over half of the bowling clubs in SA, we have the ability to use those numbers to gain a significant buying power when it comes to insurance premium discounts.Having supported, and been a major sponsor of the sport of lawn bowls for over 20 years, we certainly do have the knowledge and the experience to be able to handle any insurance situation or query that may arise at your club. Especially when it comes to claims. Two significant claims that come to mind over recent times are the fires that occurred at both Holdfast Bay Bowling Club and Toorak

Burnside Bowling Club. MGA are extremely pleased to say that both potentially devastating events were settled with high satisfaction for both clubs. It is these results that give me personally, and MGA as a business enormous satisfaction to be able to perform our support role when it matters most.Then there are issues like the recently released ‘Heat & Inclement Weather’ policy instigated by Bowls SA. I am pleased to say that both Beck and I here at MGA, have been able to provide invaluable and important support to many of the SA clubs concerning the potential insurance impacts of this revised policy.So, no matter what the issue is to do with insurance, both Beck and myself are always willing to assist, advise and support you and your club whenever the need arises.MGA Insurance Brokers are extremely proud of the long standing mutually and co-operative business relationship we have with Bowls SA Inc and we look forward to serving them and the clubs of SA for many years to come.

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The Seniors Supa Series and Volunteer Appreciation Days continue to roll out and special guest Kevin the ATM has been busy meeting volunteers across the State.

SOUTH EAST

September 22 and 23 saw the Mount Gambier and Mount Gambier RSL & District Bowling Clubs host the ‘South Eastern 2 Day Bowls Classic’ which was followed on the Wednesday by a Volunteer Appreciation & Recognition Movie Morning. Approximately 40 volunteers representing Clubs from the Lower South East filled the City of Mount Gambier’s Dress Circle for morning tea and a screening of the movie ‘Blue Jasmine’.

Thanks go to the City of Mount Gambier for their wonderful support along with partners ANZ, Alsco, Clubs SA and Samuel Smith & Son. In attendance along with City of Mount Gambier Mayor, Steve Perryman were partners ANZ represented by Chris Imeson, Matt Foreman and ANZ Mount Gambier Branch Staff. A big thank you to Region Councillor Jenny Waugh and Assistant Councillor Heather Richards for assisting Bowls SA with the organising.

Merna Whitehead joined the Mount Gambier RSL Bowling Club in 1983-84 and a special presentation was made to acknowledge her 31 years of continued service.

Jeff England commenced bowls in 1987 at the Kingston Bowling Club. He has held the position of President for three years, Board Member for 15 years, a position he still holds and has been President of the Lower South East Bowls Association and Region 1 Assistant Councillor. In recognition of his service Jeff has been nominated for the Bowls SA Volunteer of the Year Award.

RIVERLAND

The Loxton District Bowling Club hosted over 60 volunteers on November 13 for a morning tea and presentation by guest speaker, Stewart McCully as part of the Riverland Volunteer Appreciation & Recognition Program.

Stewart McCully specialises as an Athlete Welfare Consultant and Corporate Training Facilitator and has worked with Stuart O’Grady, Glenelg Football Club, SA Jockey Association, Jayco Caravans, Palmer Hospitality Group, South Adelaide Football Club Junior Academy, Salisbury Talented Athletes Academy Netball, Adelaide Crows and Melbourne Football Clubs.

Stewart is also a former Glenelg League Footballer, playing 126 games, and a SANFL State Squad member in 1995.Stewart spoke of the importance of finding out an individuals’ motivation. Establishing and discovering why people do what they do, can make it so much easier to help them fulfil their goals or needs.

What motivates a person to volunteer could include the sense of fun, getting out of the house, socialising, helping people, giving back and working as a group to share the load.

It is also important to find out what drives non volunteers and what roles can be suggested that will encourage them to ‘give it a go’.

In addition to Bowls SA staff, Board Director Leith Gregurke ASM and Bowls Riverland President, Des Button were in attendance along with District Council of Loxton Waikerie CEO, Peter Ackland; Tony Pasin, Federal Member for Barker; Neil Martinson, Mayor of Renmark Paringa Council; ANZ represented by Lindsay Nobes, District Manager SA North East & Fleurieu District and staff from the local Riverland Branches.

Bowls SA thanks the District Council of Loxton Waikerie and partners ANZ, Alsco, Clubs SA, and Samuel Smith & Son for their wonderful support. Also a big thank you goes to Bowls Riverland President Des Button and Secretary Yvonne Jex for assisting Bowls SA with the organising.

A special presentation was made to Jenny Lyons who has been Secretary of the Berri Bowling Club for 10 years. Her dedication to community work resulted in her being presented with the Premiers Award for volunteer service earlier this year and Jenny has now been nominated for the Bowls SA Volunteer of the Year Award.

Presentations were also made to volunteers Dorothy Vaughan, Sue Lloyd, Kath Mader, Lorraine Lee, Bill Reichstein, Neville Taylor and Barb Taylor.

The following day the Waikerie Bowling Club hosted a Seniors Supa Series event and thanks go to Richard Law and Club members who ensured players in the 14 teams from Renmark, Loxton, Berri, Morgan, Barmera, Waikerie, Clare and Auburn had a great time. A Loxton team skippered by Peter Kimber took out the day with the Ken Stokes skippered Berri team runners-up.

Front row: Kevin the ATM, Bill Reichstein, Dorothy Vaughan, Sue Lloyd, Kath Mader, Lorraine Lee, Neville Taylor and Jenny Lyons; Back row: Leith Gregurke ASM, Stewart McCully, Lindsay Nobes and Peter Ackland; Jenny Waugh, Heather Richards, Kevin the ATM, Jeff England and Merna Whitehead

Volunteers and Bowls SA partners enjoyed ‘The Hundred-

foot Journey’ on Friday October 31 when Bowls SA hosted another successful Volunteers Recognition Movie Morning

at the Capri Theatre, Goodwood to celebrate the wonderful contributions that volunteers across the state make to the sport of bowls.

Before the movie Capri Theatre organist Peter Hale entertained guests and special guest of the day Kevin the ATM took to the stage and treated everyone to a display of his dancing skills partnered by President Jackie Kelly OAM.

Bowls SA wishes to acknowledge the partners who support the Bowls SA Volunteer Appreciation Program, ANZ, Clubs SA, National Pharmacies, Adelaide Shores, Alsco, I Love Coffee, Samuel Smith and Apia.

In the lead up to the Australian Premier League which has been played at Pine Rivers Club in Queensland, Simon Dorr, Scott Thulborn, Wayne Ruediger and Coach Faye Luke were interviewed and presented with their APL shirts.

Special thanks to Rob Jordan and his team of volunteers at the Capri Theatre for once again making the metropolitan movie morning such a great success.

Kevin the ATM with President Jackie Kelly OAM; The Capri Theatre; Peter Hale at the organ as guests take their seats

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Liquor Licensing - Mini ChecklistAll Clubs survive with the proceeds from Bar sales. It is an important facet of Clubs. The following are just some of the things to consider with the Bowls season well underway. Taking a few moments to check your Club’s compliance may save you a hefty fine!

v Approval of your committee by CBS ( see September 2014 SA Bowler article) v Mandatory signs are posted:

o All clubs must have a Section 113 sign (Persons under 18 will not be served) in every area of your Club as per your approved plan;

o Clubs that are licensed to serve alcohol after midnight need to have displayed at every entrance a Section 112 (Persons under the age of 18 must not remain on the premises after midnight);

v Optional signs posted, such as:o Responsible Service of Alcohol;o No ID - No Service;o House Policy;o Have you been asked to leave?o Unattended drinks will be collected.

vTraining of Bar staff - Everyone who serves alcohol, whether Volunteers or paid staff, must be trained in your Club’s Liquor Management Plan. Those serving in a ‘Full’ Club Licensed venue must have completed an accredited ‘Responsible Service of Alcohol’ certificate and a copy of the certificate kept in the Clubs SA provided Liquor Records Folder;

vIs a copy of your current Liquor License by the front entrance?vIs your approved Licencing Plan in the Clubs SA Liquor Compliance Folder or readily available

should an inspector visit?vDo you have available soap and hand towel in both the Bar and Kitchen?vHave you obtained Safety Data Sheets (SDS) from your Chemical supplier and keep them with

your Chemicals?vThere have been 2 liquor price rises this year – have you adjusted your bar prices accordingly

– not always popular, but better than raising green fees! How did you score?

If you would like a complementary Liquor Compliance check please call Greg Fisher at Clubs SA on 0420 455 305 or email [email protected].

May all your clubs be successful on and off the Green.

Please have a safe and enjoyable Festive season.

Greg Fisher Membership Manager Clubs SA

Liquor Licensing - are you compliant?



Important changes in the method of educating and assessing National Umpires, Measurers and Markers will commence on January I, 2015.

Already in place is the new and very simple method of re-accrediting Umpires and Measurers which involves a basic greens test and answering approximately five questions relative to each, thus eliminating the previous lengthy supervised paper which took approximately three hours.

This new procedure is competency based which means that emphasis is placed on what the candidate can do rather than what they know.

However, all umpires should be familiar with the Law Book and especially how to use the index when needed.

A new Law book will also be introduced on January 1 with a new format which will include some changes to the Laws and the Domestic Regulations.

Bowls SA will be asking all Educators, formerly known as Tutors, to conduct a refresher in their respective areas to make all umpires and interested persons aware of these changes.

Educators commenced their training in November and December and Eyre Peninsula and South East Tutors will have training sessions in their respective areas during December and early January.

There are now three modules which make up the National Umpire course:

MARKERS

This can be done separately and on completion of an approximately four hour session candidates will receive a certificate and card. The course is comprised of on-green training and laws relative to marking. There is no exam paper but simply an assessment of the candidate’s ability and their knowledge of the few laws involved.

MEASURERS

The other stand-alone module is to become a Measurer which is basically the same as the Marker module with on green work and knowledge of the laws relating to measuring and once again a certificate and card is issued. The time for this module is also approximately four hours. The Marker and Measurer modules may be done in any order.

NATIONAL UMPIRE

To become a National Umpire a candidate must have completed both the Marker and Measurer modules which leaves only a few laws for candidates to become familiar with.

These laws may require some work on the green or the use of some other resource. This module should also be completed in four hours with a similar method of assessing after which the candidate will become an accredited National Umpire.

Completion of any or all of the modules will give a member a greater understanding of the laws and how the game should be played.

With no lengthy exams required for any of the modules Bowls SA encourages interested members to become accredited, which will not only qualify them to provide a service to their Club but will open up the opportunity for involvement at a higher level if they wish to do so.

Bowls SA also encourages Umpires to consider becoming an Educator which would qualify them to provide ongoing training of Markers, Measurers and Umpires in local Clubs.

Educators will be trained to allow candidates who may not be fully competent in one area to have another try later in the session or on another day which eliminates the fear of not passing.

For further information please contact Bowls SA on 8234 7544 or email [email protected]

New Procedures and Training of Educators


Commercial Team Update

SOCIAL MEDIASocial media has given all sports great opportunities to expand their reach to new audiences that were previously difficult to engage with. Bowls SA has embraced social media (such as Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and LinkedIn) to develop more sophisticated forms of communications and interactions on a wide range of platforms.

With greater access to the internet via mobile devices, along with content being able to be produced and shared instantly, the use of social media has enabled Bowls SA to reach new markets and develop broader and larger fan bases.

Bowls SA’s Facebook page currently has 2116 Likes exceeding our goal of 2,000 Likes by December 31. Please encourage your Facebook friends to Like us.

Bowls SA utilises social media to promote events such as the Seniors Supa Series, Coaching & Officiating Revision Days, Berry Bowling System Synthetic Greens Maintenance Seminars and State Events.

There are also many Clubs that are engaging with one or more social media platforms. Many small clubs have websites which they find difficult to regularly maintain and update and there are real efficiencies and advantages in using social media as their online presence. A Facebook page can be updated easily and in an instant get information to members and supporters.

Sharing content posted by Partners and Sponsors and other items of interest such as newspaper articles is another benefit of social media which can assist sports to connect with a new audience, raise team and individual’s profiles and potentially open the sport to different markets and participants.

However, Clubs need to understand the following in order to maximise the potential of social media:§Who it is attempting to engage with?§What are the outcomes it wishes to

achieve?§How will it control its usage across

its organisation?§How will it measure the success

and/or failure?

Whilst effective utilisation of social media avenues can provide positive outcomes, the reality is that there can also be negative aspects which may be damaging, therefore Clubs need to exert ‘positive’ control over entities and individuals that are aligned with their

Club. In order to achieve this Clubs are encouraged to develop policies and guidelines with regard to professional and personal use and obligations toward their social media usage.

Helpful Sites:Bowls SA Facebook Pagehttps://www.facebook.com/bowlssa

Bowls SA Twitterhttps://twitter.com/BowlsSouthAus

Bowls SA LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/bowls-sa

Sports Communityhttp://sportscommunity.com.au/resources/social-media-what-is-it-how-can-clubs-use-it/

Play By the Ruleshttp://www.playbytherules.net.au/toolkits/social-media-toolkit

BOWLS EXPOSEDDuring October Bowls SA launched Bowls Exposed on YouTube. The show hosted by T J Saunders and featuring regular segments and special guests aims to showcase characters of our sport along with promoting events across the State.

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS UPDATE

Bowls SA are pleased to announce that Henselite, Leaders in Lawn Bowls, Clothing and Accessories have renewed their agreement with Bowls SA for a further two years.

Alsco have also signed for a further two years and Bowls SA supports Alsco in their drive to ensure Member Clubs provide a safe environment for their workers and members.

For further information on these and other Bowls SA sponsors please contact Bowls SA on 8234 7544 or [email protected]

SAVE THE DATES

MGA Country Carnival Welcome Nights Sunday 1 & Monday 2 FebruaryMonday 28 March

Welcome nights will again be held at the Adelaide Shores Caravan Park, Military Road, West Beach for players and their partners.Come along and meet Bowls SA staff, sponsors and other competitors for a few drinks and a BBQ in the Pavilion Kitchen from 5.30pm.

Seniors Supa Series 2015Friday 16 January Lockleys Bowling Club

Monday 23 February McLaren Vale Bowling Club

Wednesday 8 April Encounter Bay Bowling Club

Thursday 9 April Victor Harbor Bowling Club

Bowls SA Awards Night 2015Friday 29 May6.30 for 7.00pm start Endeavour Homes Pavilion, Morphettville Racecourse.Includes a 2 course meal and 4 hour drinks package. $95 per person.Ticket Order form is now availablewww.bowlssa.com.au\events

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THE LAMENT OFTHE INJUREDThe law in South Australia in respect

of injuries sustained either at work or through a motor vehicle collision

have changed dramatically. The effect is to diminish rights, and in some cases eradicate them altogether.

It is important that people are aware of these changes because in the past you had an ability to claim damages where someone caused you injury in a motor vehicle collision for their negligence which became a buffer and a security for not only pain and suffering but more importantly economic loss going forward. Those avenues of economic security will no longer be available to the injured, even though someone else is responsible for putting you in that position.

In the Workcover area the new Act is geared towards reducing an unfunded liability, to almost a negligible number. The fact that that had no real relevance in the first place other than when it wanted to be used politically has been lost in the debate. As at 1 July 2015 it appears to be that for current claims your injury will be deemed to have occurred on that date and that the maximum amount of income maintenance you will then receive for that injury is 2 years. If you can actually manage to work in that period but after that time become incapacitated you will not be eligible for income maintenance.

Payment of medical bills for current

claims are also going to finalise on 1 July 2018. Major surgery may be able to be claimed at a later date.

The new Workcover Act is a far cry from the acts of the past.

It is important that people are aware of these changes. If these changes are truly reflective of the views of the community then we no longer care as much for those who are injured at work and in motor vehicle collisions.

Their injuries will exist irrespective of changes to the law. What are they going to do? Where are they going to go because the injuries in many cases will affect earning potential and quality of life?

The Federal Government has made changes to the ability to obtain welfare payments. Welfare payments fall short in any event from having a properly constituted claim for damages to attempt to put you back or at least secure your position so you can move forward with confidence financially into the future despite the event that can in many cases devastate lives.

It will mean that private insurance, total and permanent disability insurance and income maintenance insurance will become more attractive and more necessary for many workers. The premiums for that of course are not insignificant and you would be paying that as well as paying a premium for your motor vehicle registration and third party insurance.

Introduction of a Life Time Care and Support Scheme is a commendable scheme but that will cater for a relatively small number of claims a year. The National Disability Insurance Scheme is also a bright light for the injured and those with disabilities but these schemes should be complementary to those that exist not instead of them.

Those suffering from significant injuries still deserve the right to choose their future, not have it dictated or imposed upon them and by taking away the rights that you are in fact limiting the issue of choice.

If you are involved in a motor vehicle collision post 1 July 2013 you should still get advice. The government campaign

regarding the changes was so significant that many in the community do not think they have any rights to claim. That is not the case. It is just that the claims are now far more difficult and in many cases the right to make a claim will become unviable and untenable for many, beyond medical bills.

A third wave of change regarding the injured is also to come. At this time there is a further report being rendered to the Federal Government before the end of this year which will talk about what happens to people when they are injured in circumstances other than at work or as a result of motor vehicle collisions.

If that report is consistent with the changes that we have seen in South Australia do not expect there to be a strengthening of the rights of the injured. It is highly likely that there will be an attempt to move towards an administrative scheme, restrict review rights and treat all injuries the same and that is the one thing that administrators do not seem to understand. Injuries affect people differently and should be compensated accordingly.

Coming into Christmas/New Year I am afraid as a person who has dealt with the injured and the effects of incidents upon them be it at work or in motor vehicle, I do not have much cheer.

I should turn my mind to more pleasant matters such as learning to bowl and joining the local club!

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REGION 1Penola Open New GreenRepresentatives from surrounding Bowling Clubs including Clunes, Victoria and Webconna in Ballarat joined Penola members when Scott Degenhardt MC welcomed Wattle Range representatives, His Worship Mayor Peter Gandolfi, his wife Cathy and Councillors Dean Burrows and Rob Thornett; and Bendigo Bank Manager Michael Mourbey. President Brian Larkin noted that on May 3rd 1939 a meeting was held to elect the inaugural committee of the Penola Bowling Club and now 75 years later everyone was gathered to witness the opening of the Club’s new synthetic green. Fifty-six players enjoyed a game and finished off the day with afternoon tea to conclude this special opening to the season.

The Opening of the new Green

Kingston New Greens The enormous contribution made by Kingston Club members to achieve the upgrade, including the reconstruction of all the banks and surrounds and the untiring assistance by the ladies in the kitchen, was acknowledged on Sunday October 19, 2014 when the new greens were officially opened.

President Ross Johnston welcomed special guests including representatives from the Kingston District Council and the many businesses that generously contributed to the upgrade through donations of their time, use of machinery and materials along with significant assistance from the Kingston District Council, including the servicing of a loan to assist with the funding.

Wally Ratsch who was a member of the planning committee was honoured with Life Membership for his dedication to the Club firstly as Secretary for 10 years and then as Treasurer for a further 13 years.

Winners on the day, Maureen Starling, Ross Johnston and Dirk Pietersma

REGION 2Melva BennettOn October 9 at Warooka a special presentation was made to Melva Bennett to mark her 90th Birthday when a certificate was presented by Audrey May, Region 2 Secretary with a citation read by Maureen Worden.

Melva has been a very valued member of the Minlaton Bowling Club since the mid-80s and has held many positions including President twice; the last time for four years and has been involved in many grand final pennant and club wins. Congratulations Melva.

Melva Bennett

Maitland 2014 marks the 80th Anniversary of the Maitland Bowling Club. A meeting was held on January 15th, 1934, to form a club and land was leased from the Corporation of Maitland, for the purpose of building a green and in 1948, a Ladies Bowling Club was formed.

During the wind-up evening for the 2013-2014 season Club President Peter Hallett inducted seven new Life Members, Patroness Lorna Arthur, Enid Baker, Lorraine Brokenshire, Rhonda Coleman, Julie Lodge, Mavis Saunders and Laurette Thomson.

L.Brokenshire, Vice President, J.Moody, L.Arthur, E.Baker, R.Coleman, L.Thomson, K.Lodge - Insert: M. Saunders President,

P. Hallett, J.Lodge

REGION 3Inter-section Round RobinSeason 2014-2015 opened for Upper North with the Ethel Mutton Shield annual event at the Port Augusta Bowling Club.

Teams of 32 players competed from Spencer Gulf, North Western and Flinders Bowling Sections. North Western were the winners of the day and the Ethel Mutton Shield was presented to President Wendy Pole by Region 3 Councillor Kathie Bowman.

Kathie Bowman and Wendy Pole

REGION 6Region Councillor Gaynor Pitcher welcomed 64 players to the Region 6 Gala Day, held at Murray Bridge Bowling Club.

A special welcome was given to guests, Assistant Councillor Jan Kennedy, Life Member Lorna Rowley and special guests Life Member of the Hills WBA Helen Duke and Marion Walker of Lameroo.

Twelve ends followed by lunch, a further 10 ends and presentation of plaques to the 2013-2014 Region Champions made for a very enjoyable start to the new season.


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Gaynor Pitcher, Lorna Rowley, Helen Duke and Marion Walker

REGION 7Clarendon On September 18 the ladies of the Clarendon Bowling Club celebrated the 60th Anniversary of their founding in 1954 with afternoon tea and a commemorative cake. Two foundation members Muriel Smart and Dot Richards joined with guests who were excited to catch up with long-lost friends and join in the celebrations. Muriel had made and decorated the cake and kept everyone entertained with her memories and then Dot read the minutes of the very first meeting when the ladies were all formally addressed to as ‘Mrs’.

Clarendon Foundation members Muriel Smart and Dot Richards

REGION 4Kapunda News Regional Bowls Manager, Richard Law opened the new season for Kapunda in late September and also presented Life Membership to Geoff Redden and Jack Trotta.

Having agreed to sell their property in White Street, the Kapunda Club will be relocating to new premises in Dutton Park which is also the home of the local tennis, basketball, cricket and football clubs. It is anticipated that the complex will be up and running before the start of the 2015-16 season. The new facility will have a 10 rink synthetic green under a metal roof with a brand new club house

under the same roof, enabling members to bowl all year.

Jack Trotta, Richard Law and Geoff Redden REGION 7 Regional rounds of the Bowls SA Open Singles were played in the Great Southern and KI Associations with Peter Barrett from Encounter Bay and Ernie Elf (Victor Harbor) ultimately vying for the honour of representing Region 7 in the Champions Week next April.

Both players are congratulated on their fine bowling but on the day Peter came through to win 25-18.

Fleurieu & KI Bowls Bowls SA Life Member, Ivy Kluske opened the Region 7 Gala Day and welcomed 96 players from all region Clubs and 11 from Kangaroo Island to the Yankalilla Bowling Club.

Last season’s Champions were presented with plaques by Ivy and Bowls SA Umpire Committee Chair, Beth Young.

Ten ends of bowls, lots of laughter, lunch, more bowls and afternoon tea with an address by Beth Young on Umpires news made for a busy day. Winners were Coralie Sheldon, Jenny Collett, Lee Robinson and Pam Nicholson.

Pam Nicholson, Jenny Collett, Ivy Kluske,

Coralie Sheldon and Lee Robinson

REGION 8Mallala “B” Green Opening Several years of planning and input from dedicated members finally reached its conclusion when President, Peter March welcomed over 100 people to the Official Opening of Mallala Bowling Club’s new synthetic “B” green by Regional Bowls Manager, Richard Law. Peter March acknowledged the contribution from the community organisations and members which allowed the magnificent facility to be opened debt free.

Special guests were Alf Sobczak from the Virginia & Districts Community Bank; Duncan Kennington, Mayor Mallala District Council; Peter Kirvan, President of the Mallala & Districts Lions Club; and Wooroora Association Presidents Bob Morris and Joy Milton.

As a mark of appreciation Malcolm Dunstan and Gresham Ebbs were presented with Certificates of Appreciation for their valued contributions to the Club and John Curnow, who has been a valuable contributor to the club for over 50 years, was presented with an 80 year badge by Region Councillor David Lamond.

Richard Law and Peter March

Section winners Jack Hateley, Ernie Elf, Tony Forshaw, Christine Dawkins,

Darryl Hammett and Peter Barrett


CLUB & REGIONAL NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE REGION 8 On November 11, the Balaklava Bowling Club hosted 96 players from Barossa & Light Association and the Broughton, Mid-North and Wooroora Sections in a Women’s Inter-section/Association match. Barossa & Light were presented with the shield much to the delight and surprise of Lyn Teakle who accepted the shield on behalf of her players. Special thanks to the Balaklava Bowling Club for hosting the event and to the Managers and Umpires for contributing to the success of the day.

Winners Barossa & Light

REGION 9Para Hills

The Opening of the Para Hills season proved to be a very special day when Mayor of Salisbury the Hon. Ms Gillian Aldridge opened the greens and the Club was presented with very generous donations.

Graham Purbrick and Colin Willington (former President) from the Rotary Club of Salisbury presented a cheque for $1,000 towards the cost of purchasing a

defibrillator for the Club. A donation of over $5,000 was presented by Fay Sampson and Kerry Rorison on behalf of the late Alister Sampson who was part of a group of wheelchair and handicapped bowlers who had always appreciated the help given by the volunteers and members of the Club.

On behalf of the Club thank you to the guests for attending and a special thank you for the very generous donations.

REGION 11 Clarence Gardens - The Knights Work commenced on the installation of the synthetic green in late July. Watching the progress proved of great interest and a number of working bees were conducted by the members to upgrade the irrigation and drainage of all greens. A solid roof was also put onto one of the shade structures to provide extra protection. With representatives from the SA Government including the local representative for Ashford, Stephanie Key MP, His Worship the Mayor of the City of Mitcham Michael Picton, Bowls SA and members the Club conducted its official opening of the season and of the new synthetic green in September.

The Club gratefully acknowledges the funding provided by the Office for Recreation and Sport and the City of Mitcham.

Knight Dean Cresswell doing a measure on the new green

Graham Purbrick, Colin Willington, Daryl Bonney (Club President), Glynn Cawthorne,

Fay Sampson, Hon. Mayor of Salisbury Gillian Aldridge and Kerry Rorison

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You Be the Umpire

During a game the umpire observed that a player had again foot faulted after previously being given a warning. The umpire called for the bowl to be stopped but before this could be done it disturbed the head. What should be done?

The jack is right against the boundary. The last bowl of the end comes to rest on its own rink very close to the jack. As the thirds commence determining the result of the end, the bowl falls of its own accord and pushes the jack over the boundary line. One skip wants to replace the bowl and jack and the other skip claims the end is dead. Which skip is correct?

As a result of a drive the jack flies in the air, rebounds off the rink number on top of the bank and finishes on the rink 18m from the mat line. The umpire is called and asked what should happen?

Lead of team A delivers a jack which passes the 2m mark at the opposite end. Skip A picks up the jack before it stops, assuming that it won’t reach the ditch and places it at the 2m mark. Skip B objects to this action. What should happen?

Player A delivers a fast drive which splits the jack in half. They then want the replacement jack to be placed in the ditch where they believe it would have come to rest. Is player A correct?

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Past Presidents

The following is a snapshot of Past Presidents activities from around the State since the commencement of

the bowls season.

LOWER SOUTH EAST BRANCH Players travelled to Coleraine, Victoria to compete for the Russell-Mitchell Shield. However, Victorian Western Districts Past Presidents proved too strong and they retained the shield 137 shots to 101. The best performed team for Lower South East was Max Richards (Millicent), Maureen Elton (Millicent), Beryl Versluis (Mount Gambier) and Ron Ploenges (Mount Gambier RSL).

SOUTHERN BRANCH A combined opening day with their Annual Charity Day proved successful with 83 bowlers and friends in attendance at Yankalilla. Four branches of the SES on the Fleurieu Peninsula were the beneficiaries of the day. Two games of 12 ends were played and overall winners were from Langhorne Creek – Bill Tonkin, Judy Zanker and Gerry Roberts and from Milang Kevin Newton.

Bill Tonkin, Judy Zanker, Kevin Newton, Gerry Roberts and Margaret Borlase (President)

LOWER NORTH BRANCH Forty Past Presidents playing two games of bowls had a great day at Two Wells with winners for the day Bev Molloy (Two Wells), Peg Sharrat (Lyndoch), Ian Rhode (Tarlee) and Bernie O’Reilly (Kapunda) which was decided by drawing cards.

LOWER MURRAY BRANCH Players travelled to Kingston to compete against the Lower South East Branch for the Frahn Trophy. The donor Trevor Frahn from Lower Murray was happy to present the trophy at the end of the day to Lower Murray President John Campbell. Best performed Lower Murray team (with two celebrity guests) was Alb Webb (Tintinara), David Plunkett (State Executive), John Campbell (Murray Bridge) and Don Priestley (State Executive). For Lower South East the best performers on the day were Ivy Allwright (Beachport), Brian Jolley (Beachport), Veronica Opie (Mt Gambier RSL) and Herb Henderson (Millicent).

Herb Henderson, Veronica Opie, Brian Jolley, Ivy Allwright and John Campbell

METROPOLITAN BRANCH The Annual Atwell Trophy Day at Prospect/Broadview saw the ladies versus the men in what was the 21st time this game has been played. The men have dominated this competition winning 17 games to 2 with 1 draw.

However, with a result that pleased all players, the ladies were successful. Ladies Captain Pauline Herring (Clarence Gardens) was delighted to receive the trophy from Men’s Captain and Metro President Steve White (Port Adelaide) who was generous in his congratulations.

Best performed teams were Sue Harvey (Port Adelaide), Daphne Partington (Novar Gardens) and Bev Maddocks (Clarence Gardens) and David Andary (Beaumont), David Partington (Novar Gardens) and Graham Bennett (Underdale/Airport).

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We Will Remember Them

ARDROSSANDoug Usher

BEAUMONTDoreen Hartley

BOOLEROOMabel Mahood

BORDERTOWNDenis Murch

BRINKWORTHStephen Klemm

CALTOWIERon Mudge

CLARENCE GARDENSGwenda JonesJean Lockwood

ENCOUNTER BAYChris Naylor

GLADSTONE Mavis Casey

GLENELGEsmond WarkRon Carter

HAPPY VALLEY Robin Hughes

HOLDFAST BAYRay Isherwood

JAMESTOWNBruce ClarkeKen Corbett

KENSINGTON/ MARRYATVILLEClaude Pryzibilla

KINGSTONClifton (Cliff) Starling

KIRTONJack Mundy

LAMEROOJack Walker

MARIONJim Bellingham

MOONTABrian Stokes

MOUNT GAMBIERBernard Shepherd

MUNDULLAJohn Nairn

MUNNO PARAWilliam (Jack) Humble

ORROROODennis ManningJimmy JonesSheila Toop

PARILLADonald Colwill

PORT ADELAIDEJames Pearce

PORT LINCOLNMary Noyce

PORT PIRIEDouglas Hazell

ROBERTSTOWNMerton NeindorfRonald Wilksch

SEMAPHOREMaxwell LinkeRobert Donnell

STREAKY BAYAllan Vincent

TWO WELLSJune StevensKelvyn Prescott

VICTOR HARBORLaurie Thomas

WAROOKADonald Hudson

WEST LAKESDorothy Bishop

WHYALLA GOLFJanet Sior

WILLUNGAMaxwell Williams

WIRRULLATrevor Watson

Coaches Corner

HEAD READING

STRENGTHSWhat are our shot advantages? What are the strengths of the bowlers whose turns are to follow? (Including our oppositions)

WEAKNESSESWhat is our deficiency of shots? What are the perceived weaknesses of our team? (Including our oppositions)

OPPORTUNITIESWhat opportunities or potential rewards does the head offer? What is the degree of difficulty entailed with each shot? (Including our oppositions)

RISKSWhat are the risks with each option? How will the scoring be affected by the worst outcome? (Including our oppositions)Not only do we need to understand our team’s strengths and weaknesses BUT we also need to quickly understand what our opponents are.

EXERCISE

As Skip what shot and hand would you ask your third to play on both teams?

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STATE SINGLESContact Region Closing Date - Country15 December Closing Date - Metro11 & 18 January Metro Qualifying23 - 29 April Finals - Champions Week

STATE SINGLES - UNDER 2512 January Closing Date 24 - 25 January Metro Qualifying26 January Finals

MGA MEN’S COUNTRY CARNIVAL2 - 8 February Sectional & Knockout Rounds9 February Finals - Marion Bowling Club

MEN’S COUNTRY ROUND ROBIN10 - 13 February Marion Bowling Club

WOMEN’S COUNTRY ROUND ROBIN10 - 13 February Payneham Bowling Club

STATE TRIPLESContact Region Closing Date - Country9 February Closing Date - Metro22 February & 1 March Metro Qualifying23 - 29 April Finals - Champions Week

WOMEN’S PRESTIGE MEDLEY5 & 6 March Marion Bowling Club

5 We Will Remember ThemUpcoming Events

METRO V COUNTRY (SCHROETER, KENNEDY AND ROGERS SHIELDS)

7 March Marion Bowling Club

MEN’S PRESTIGE MEDLEY8 & 9 March Marion Bowling Club

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS - PAIRS & SINGLES2 March Closing Date 15 March Singles - Qualifying22 March Pairs - Qualifying23 - 29 April Finals - Champions Week

MGA WOMEN’S COUNTRY CARNIVAL9 February Closing Date 23 - 28 March Sectional & Knockout rounds29 March Finals - Payneham Bowling Club

AUSTRALIAN SIDES CHAMPIONSHIPS9 - 12 April Yokine Bowling Club, WA

STATE UNDER 18 CHAMPIONSHIPS23 March Closing Date13 - 17 April Marion Bowling Club

CHAMPIONS WEEK23-29 April Lockleys Bowling Club

AUSTRALIAN INDOOR27 April Closing Date 16 & 17 May Qualifying18 - 21 August National Event - Tweed Heads BC

You Be the Umpire Answers

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The opponent should choose whether to: (a) Replace the head (b) Leave the head as disturbed or (c) Declare the end dead Law 21.3

The skip who called the end dead. The bowl remains in its position. Law 40.6.3. The jack is wholly beyond the side boundary and so is dead. The end is dead and should be replayed. Law 30.1.2

The umpire should inform the players that the jack is dead as it has passed over the face of the bank. Law 30.1.1

The jack has been displaced by a player from its own team therefore the opposing lead should replace the mat and deliver the jack but should not play first. Law 33.1.1.1.

No. If a replacement jack is needed the end will be declared dead. Law 48.25

STREAKY BAYAllan Vincent

TWO WELLSJune StevensKelvyn Prescott

VICTOR HARBORLaurie Thomas

WAROOKADonald Hudson

WEST LAKESDorothy Bishop

WHYALLA GOLFJanet Sior

WILLUNGAMaxwell Williams

WIRRULLATrevor Watson

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