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Bowls Queensland

Bowls Queensland (BQ) is the governing body for lawn bowls in Queensland, Australia.[1]

Bowls Queensland
SportBowls
JurisdictionQueensland
Founded2005
AffiliationBowls Australia
PresidentPeter Williamson
Vice president(s)Kerry Green
Official website
www.bowlsqld.org
Australia

History

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BQ in its current form has only existed since 2005.[2] Previous to that, bowls in Queensland was governed by two separate organisations, the Royal Queensland Bowls Association (RQBA),established in 1903[2] and the Queensland Ladies Bowls Association (QLBA).

Currently, more than 40,000 Queenslanders are members of a BQ affiliated club.[3]

Structure

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Bowls Queensland is governed by a Board of Directors, including a chairman deputy chair, finance director and 4 ordinary directors.

A number of supporting committees[4] assist the board, currently including:

  • Men's
  • Ladies
  • Coaching
  • Umpires
  • Match
  • Selection
  • Sports Connect

Strategic Plan

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The current Bowls Queensland Strategic Plan[5] is focused on these initiatives:

  1. Increase funding
  2. Stabilise and then grow membership using Annual Report figures
  3. Lack of corporate governance and strategic planning programs for clubs and district
  4. Regular training and education of Board, Committees and staff members
  5. Succession planning for Board and Committees in BQ
  6. Assist clubs to implement programs for local demographics
  7. Implement new data base
  8. Communication to bowlers
  9. Ownership of Coorparoo

Clubs

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There are over 600 bowls clubs in Queensland, with more than 40,000 members all up.[3] Each club is part of one of 20 district associations.

CLUBS: CAIRNS & Far north: Gordovale bowls club, Edmonton bowls club, West Cairns Bowls club, Stratford Bowls club, Marlin Coast bowls club, Edge Hill Bowls club, Mossman bowls club, Mareeba bowls club, Yungaburra bowls club, Weipa bowls club

Central Queensland: Charters Towers bowls club, Hughenden bowls club, Richmond bowls club, Cloncurry bowls club

Brisbane: Coorparoo bowls club, Merthyr bowls club, New Farm bowls club

GOLD Coast: Helensvale Bowls club, Musgrave hill bowls club, Southport bowls club, Burleigh heads bowls club, Broadbeach Bowls Club, Tugun bowls club

Former clubs: Masonic Bowls club (Cairns), Cairns Bowls club, Surfers Paradise bowls club, Townsville city lawn bowls club, East Brisbane bowls club, South Brisbane Bowls club, Moorooka bowls club

QLBA

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Organisation

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BQ is run by a board of directors. The board's chair, deputy chair and Director of Finance are elected annually by BQ's member districts. The four other directors are elected on a two-year rotational term, that sees two of the directors standing for election each year.[6]

A number of committees[4] assist the board, including:

  • Men's
  • Ladies
  • Coaching
  • Umpires
  • Match
  • Selection
  • Sports Connect

Events

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Champion of Champions

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The state Champion of Champions is an annual event run by BQ. Club champions in singles, pairs and fours compete against other champions in their district. Whoever wins the district competition, moves on to the state champion of champions. This year's champion of champions will be held at Bribie Island Bowls Club from 22 to 27 October 2011.

Previous winners include Mark Casey, Nathan Rice, Lynsey Armitage as well as a host of other Australian representatives.

Year Singles Club Pairs Club Fours Club
2001 Mark Spiller The Summit Peter Craven, Kris Lehfeldt Kingscliff Nathan Rice, Sean Roach, Mark Casey, Kelvin Kerkow South Tweed
2002 Brian Baldwin Musgrave Hill Nathan Rice, Robert Thompson South Tweed Neil Frost, Damien Power, Brett Young, Elwyn Jeffs Ferny Grove
2003 Colin Kelly Far North Queensland Brett Wilkie, Nathan Rice Gold Coast Ken Murray, Larry Pershouse, Royce Parker, Peter Pershouse Bundaberg/Port Curtis
2004 Alex Murtagh Brisbane North Frank Vell, Steve Halmai Gold Coast-Tweed Ray Kurtz, Alan Howzrd, Paul Bailey, Ray Mackay Mackay
2005 Darren Mullens Hamilton Ken Woodward, Alan Cullen Algester Tim Prendergast, John Abercrombie, Leon Thomas, Daryl Abercrombie Townsville Suburban
2006 Chris Ryan Greenslopes Wayne Lyons, Roger Connolly Ferny Grove Rob Berlyn, Gerard Kerr, Pat Campbell, Garry Ryan Stafford
2007 John Walker Pialba Dean McWhinney, Graeme Shillington Tamborine Mountain Devon Slater, John Fern, Ray O'Brien, Robert Dobinson Ferny Grove
2008 Chris Gee Mackay Northern Beaches Noel Ryan, Greg Stanton Dalby Shaun Kelly, Waly Schmidt, Todd McIntosh, Joe Wood Hamilton
2009 Sean Baker Broadbeach Peter Ward, Bill Mitilinios Moorooka Jason Andrewartha, Kevin Bell, Tim Smith, Darren McCracken Tantitha
2010 Brett Wilkie Club Helensvale Jeff Twist, Ben Twist Greenslopes Jeff Watkins, Brett Clifford, Gary Thomas, Geoff Lanham Broadbeach

Women's

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Year Singles Club Pairs Club Fours Club
2004 Sue Brady Mareeba Memorial Theresa Pin, Sue Brady Mareeba Memorial
2005 Sue Brady Mareeba Memorial Gail Pratt, Clare Hall Wynnum Manly Jan Rohde, Brenda Carr, Sandra Landon, Fay Stapleton Burleigh Heads
2006 Dalma McKelvie Mackay Suburban Alana Sharp, Evette Petherick Springwood Alison Ebsworth, patricia Marriees, Betty Bradley, Robyn Mullings Tweed Heads
2007 Robyn Fisher Cooloola Coast Faye Clarke, Marilyn Peddell Beachmere Karen Locke, Marie Frahm, Venus Smith, Margaret Ragh Warwick East
2008 Marilyn Peddell Beachmere Kerrie Wilson, Sue Bond Ferny Grove Marilyn Larsen, Mareen Phelan, Rose King, Judy Tognazzini Pine Rivers
2009 Marilyn Peddell Bribie Island Robyn Tyson, Tracy Foster Manly Lyn Cuthbertson, Christine hawkins, Pamela Dearlove, Ann-Maree Hardey Tweed Heads
2010 Lynsey Armitage Club Helensvale Dell Lehmann, Sonja Smits Springwood Patricia Reely, Teresa Armitage, Desiree Lambert, Lynsey Armitage Club Helensvale

Junior Bowlers

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Junior bowlers from across the state converge once a year for a week to compete in the Junior State Championships. The Junior State Championships divisions include U18 Boys Singles, U18 Girls Singles, Under 15 Boys Singles, Under 15 Girls Singles, Under 18 Open Pairs, Under 15 Open Pairs, Open Triples and Open Fours. The location of the competition is subject to change every year.

Locations Of Junior State Championships
Year Location Host Clubs
2021 Toowoomba North Toowoomba Bowls Club

Toowoomba Bowls Club

2020
2019 Caloundra The Waves Club
2018 Bundaberg Burnett Bowls Club Inc.
2017 Caloundra The Waves Club

Disabled Bowls

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There are four divisions of disabled bowls in Queensland - blind, deaf, physical disabilities and intellectual disabilities. Bowls Queensland took over the organisation of the state disabled bowls championships in 2011. In this first year, BQ combined the previously separate competitions of Queensland Blind Bowlers Association, Deaf Bowlers, Lifestream (intellectual disabilities) and Sporting Wheelies (physical disabilities).

The winners of each section qualify for the disabled draw of the Australian bowls open.

State Squads

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The current state squads are listed below

Men

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Name Club
Jamie Anderson Capalaba
Sean Baker Broadbeach
Michael Breen Pine Rivers Memorial
Mark Casey Club Helensvale
Anthony Fantini Club Helensvale
Lee Fitzhenry Coolum Beach
Jason Grundon North Toowoomba
Kelvin Kerkow South Tweed
Anthony Kiepe Club Helensvale
Mark Monro Coolum Beach
Darren Mullens Club Helensvale
Alex Murtagh Pine Rivers Memorial
Nathan Rice Club Helensvale
Mark Thatcher Club Helensvale
Robert Wild Pine Rivers Memorial
Brett Wilkie Club Helensvale

Women

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Name Club
Lynsey Armitage Club Helensvale
Jane Bush Pacific Paradise
Faye Clarke Pine Rivers
Gail Crompton Burnett
Lyn Cuthbertson Tweed Heads
Tracy Foster Manly
Mary Geary Caloundra
Maree Gibbs Millmerran
Yvonne Lovelock Musgrave Hill
Sue McKenzie Tweed Heads
Christina Pavlov Broadbeach
Marilyn Peddell Coolum Beach
Ester Regan Mackay Suburban
Maria Rigby Manly
Gail Waitai Broadbeach
Kerrie Wilson Ferny Grove

Under 25's

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Men

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Name Club
Des Cann Jindalee
Jason Carpenter Wynnum Manly Leagues
Scott Dejongh Broadbeach
Scott McLachlan Dean McWhinney
Dean McWhinney Burleigh Heads
Jamie Nordlof Wynnum Manly Leagues
Judd Percy Salisbury
Paul Petersen Broadbeach
Jamie Smith Salisbury
Samuel White Musgrave Hill

Women

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Name Club
Amanda Bessell Wynnum Manly Leagues
Kristy DeWaard Urangan
Shahn Griffiths Pine Rivers
Amanda Haevecker Club Helensvale
Charlie Harkness Broadbeach
Lauren Ingham McKenzie Park
Elizabeth McKillop Pine Rivers
Pamela Rowe Pine Rivers
Emma Watts Beenleigh
Samantha Wilson Pacific Paradise

Under 18's

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Boys

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Name Club
Nathan Carpenter Wynnum Manly Leagues
Kyle Franks Burnett
Nick Gosley Beenleigh
Sean Ingham McKenzie Park
Braiden Leese South Tweed
Joel Leese South Tweed
Jacob Nelson Cleveland
Ashley Schmidt Urangan
Brendan Wilson Tweed Heads
Rohan Wilson Club Helensvale

Girls

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Name Club
Angela Earle Wynnum Manly Leagues
Natasha Jones Bribie Island
Rikki-Lee Kemp Burnett
Bolivia Millerick Burnett
Cassandra Millerick Burnett
Jamie O'Brien Maroochy Swan
Jessica Parolin Aspley
Madison Styles Marlin Coast
April Wilson Club Helensvale
Lauren Wilson Tweed Heads

Australian Representatives

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Queensland has supplied 26 men and 23 women to the Australian team since 1950. Lynsey Armitage, a current representative, was also named the first ever Australian bowls captain.

Here is a full list of Queenslanders who have played bowls for Australia, in order of selection

Men

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  • Robert Lewis (1950)
  • Albert Palm (1950)
  • Ronald Marshall (1958)
  • Allan Rafton (1958)
  • Keith Dwyer (1964)
  • Edward Holden (1970)
  • Alan Schulte (1970)
  • Stan Coomber (1972)
  • Keith Poole OAM (1974–85)
  • Errol Stewart (1974)
  • Clive White (1974)
  • Bruno Panazzo (1978)
  • Robbie Dobbins (1982)
  • Robert Parrella (1982–94)
  • Kevin Henricks (1986)
  • Trevor Morris (1987–93)
  • Steven Anderson (1990–2003)
  • Kelvin Kerkow OAM (1995- )
  • Bill Cornehls (2001–08)
  • Mark Casey (2003-)
  • Nathan Rice (2004- )
  • Anthony Kiepe (2007- )
  • Robbie Thompson (2008–09)
  • Brett Wilkie (2009- )
  • Sean Baker (2011 - )

Women

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  • Eileen Lowe (1967)
  • Jean Turnbull (1969)
  • Delcie McCollom (1981)
  • Patricia Smith (1982–85)
  • Menice Murray (1983)
  • Phyllis Kelly (1985)
  • Greeta Fahey (1986–89)
  • Edda Bunutto (1987–92)
  • Di Cunnington (1989)
  • Maureen Hobbs (1990)
  • Audrey Rutherford (1990–95)
  • Maisie Flynn (1991)
  • Dorothy Lergesner (1994)
  • Judith Nash (1994–95)
  • Marilyn Peddell (1996–2001)
  • Jenny Harragon (1998–2004)
  • Lynsey Armitage (2003- )
  • Helen Bosisto (2003)
  • Maria Rigby (2003–2006)
  • Kelsey Cottrell (2005- )
  • Ceri Ann Davies (2006–07)
  • Noi Tucker (2006–07)
  • Julie Keegan (2007- )
  • Rebecca Quail (2011- )

Hall of Famers

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The first inductees into the Australian bowls Hall of Fame were announced in 2011.Five Queenslanders were inducted on this inaugural announcement.

  • Robert Parrella OAM
  • Keith Poole MBC
  • Ian Schuback OAM
  • Lynsey Armitage
  • Kelvin Kerkow OAM

Publication

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BQ produces Queensland Bowler, a monthly publication free of charge to all Queensland bowls clubs. This magazine is also available on their website as a readable pdf.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bowls Queensland Limited Constitution, Changes adopted at Special General Meeting on 25/09/13 - p3 [1]
  2. ^ a b Bowls Australia - History
  3. ^ a b Bowls Queensland Annual Report 2012
  4. ^ a b Bowls Queensland Committee Structure
  5. ^ Bowls QLD Strategic Plan 2012
  6. ^ http://www.bowlsqld.org/index.php?id=647[permanent dead link‍]
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