Bowls QLD

Bowls Queensland
Sport Bowls
Jurisdiction Queensland
Founded 2005
Affiliation Bowls Australia
Chairman Ronald Chambers
Chief Exec Keith Fullerton
Official website
www.bowlsqld.org
Australia

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

History

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

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:

Strategic Plan

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

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.

Organisation

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:

Events

Champion of Champions

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 22–27 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

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

Disabled Bowls

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

The current state squads are listed below

Men

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

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

Men

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

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

Boys

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

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

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

Women

Hall Of Famers

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

Publication

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.

References

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

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