NEWS FROM AROUND THE GREENS
As March came to a close, so did the end of the Premier
League, Premier 7’s and Ladies Super Challenge seasons.
A very successful year was had here at the ‘Hawks Nest’
with both our Premier Team and Premier A Grade
ﬁnishing the regular home and away season as Minor
Premiers. Our Premier Team went on to win back to back
)tles, a*er defea)ng the Pine Rivers Pirates in the Grand
Final by 5 shots on their home ground. This is the 7th
Queensland Premier League Championship to be brought
home to our club, making us the most successful team in
PLQ history. Unfortunately our A Grade side couldn’t
quite make it a back to back double, going down in their
Grand Final to local rivals, the South Tweed Sharks, by 22
shots.
Bre= Wilkie, Mark Casey and Lynsey Clarke all travelled
to Christchurch in March to take on the kiwis in the
annual Trans Tasman Test Series which was televised live
on Sky Sports and also live streamed on the internet. The
men were successful in winning their series 2-1, the
women went down in their series 2-1, but both teams
combined to secure the overall Trans Tasman Shield
victory for Australia.
In Premier 7’s we had four of our seven teams make their
way through the rounds and win spots in the ﬁnals
stages. Both Division 3 and both Division 5 teams earned
their qualifying spots, unfortunately with our Division 5
teams drawing each other in the quarter ﬁnal. Our
Division 5 Sec)on 7 team were the only team to make
the Grand Final stage, where they were just pipped at the
post by another local rival, Southport, 2 rinks to 1. Well
done to all our Premier 7’s teams and players, especially
those in Div5/Sect7 who went through the en)re season
undefeated all the way through to the Grand Final where
they just went down.
And ﬁnally in the Ladies Super Challenge Silver Division,
our Ladies team was overtaken in the last few rounds
where they eventually ﬁnished the regular home and
away season in 6th posi)on on the ladder. Again
congratula)ons to all players, managers, reserves and
supporters for another successful season for everyone
here at Club Helensvale. Thankyou for your )me and
contribu)on represen)ng our club in a great manner.
In some big news for our club, at a media launch held at
Broadbeach Bowls Club on Thursday 12th March, Club
Helensvale was oﬃcially announced as one of three host
clubs for the 2020 World Bowls Championships.
Musgrave Hill and Broadbeach will be the other two
venues that will share in the hos)ng rights and privileges
of this pres)gious event.
Our player probe is back! With some new recruits to our Hawks nest over the past 12 months it’s about time we got to know them a bit better
and discover some interesting facts you just may not have known about them!
NICKNAME: Whitey
FAMILY: Fiancé - Rosie, Sons - Blake 20, Kyle 10, and Shane 14
HOW LONG HAVE YOU PLAYED BOWLS: Started in 1986 when I was 8!
MOST MEMORABLE BOWLS MOMENT: Winning the state pennant final last year with my
dad as my lead is certainly way up there. Mind you, winning the 2015 Premier League was
* Australian
Trans Tasman
Team
also pretty special!! :-) Also, every one of the 107 tests I played for Tassie!
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR DREAM JOB: I’m pretty happy doing what I do but I love sport
so something in sport admin would be good. Maybe on the Hawthorn Footy Club Board!
Good luck to our Hawks players that will represent
Queensland in April as they head over to Perth on the 7th
to compete in the Australian Sides Championships. The
men will be hoping to defend their Gold Medal from
2014, while the women will be hoping to go one be=er
then their Silver Medal from last year. All the best to Pam
Rowe, Yvonne Lovelock, Lynsey Clarke, Mark Casey, Mark
Thatcher, Nathan Rice, Anthony Kiepe, Anthony Fan)ni
and Bre= Wilkie.
* Hawks Premier A Grade Team - PLQ Runners Up
60 Seconds with…ADAM WHITE
Congratula)ons to Teresa Armitage and Lynsey Clarke
who have been selected in the 12 person Queensland
team to take part in the Anzac Test Series which will be
held at Hamilton Bowls Club on the 1st and 2nd May. The
Queensland representa)ve side will take on 12 of the
best selected from the Australian Services Bowling
Associa)on in this annual event.
The Ladies Gold Coast Tweed side has been selected for
the upcoming District Sides Championship to be held on
the Sunshine Coast from the 3rd to the 6th May. Club
Helensvale’s Teresa Armitage and Pat Allsopp have been
selected in this team, congratula)ons ladies and best of
luck at this event.
SPORTING HERO: Shane Crawford!!!
FAVOURITE FOOD: Favourite meal would probably be something as simple as rissoles,
mash potato and gravy. With a nice cold beer to wash it down!
FAVOURITE RESTAURANT: Hmmm, I’ll have to get back to you on this one! Haven’t found
it yet!
DREAM HOLIDAY DESTINATION: I love somewhere with a swim up bar! Loved Daydream
Island for this reason.
IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT 3 THINGS WOULD YOU LIKE
TO HAVE WITH YOU?: Definitely my family, a carton of beer (or two), and a radio so I could
listen to the mighty Hawthorn Hawks!
WHO WOULD BE YOUR DREAM DATE: Obviously you mean besides Rosie so I
would have to say I think Angelina Jolie ticks a lot of boxes :-)
PERSON YOU’D LEAST LIKE TO SIT NEXT TO ON LONG FLIGHT: Julia Gillard
FASCINATING FACT: As a junior I made the state squads in 4 different sports,
representing Tassie in 2, before I decided to give them all up & focus on bowls!
CLUB HELENSVALE PHOTO GALLERY
Nathan Rice competed in the lucra)ve Richmond Union
Master Singles event which was held from the 20th – 27th
March. Nathan was in fantas)c form during this event,
where he reached the ﬁnal. A fantas)c display of bowls
from both Nathan and his opposi)on, state player Aaron
Wilson, was a ﬁDng end to the event – which saw
Nathan just pipped at the post going down 25-16.
Our Ladies B Grade Triples Champions were ﬁnalized at
the end of March with Margaret Donaldson, Joy Whelan
and Deryl Hardy crowned our newest champions. The
girls defeated Tanya Kiepe, Dawn Wilson and Pat Dodd in
a quality ﬁnal that was shot for shot and only a couple of
points separa)ng both teams at any one )me.
Deryl’s team struck on the 20th end with a
vital count of 3 and ﬁnished up winning the
Lynsey Clarke
match 16-13.
BOWLS COORDINATOR
2015 Ladies Club B Grade Champions
Queensland Premier 7’s Division 5 Runner Up
Premier 7’s Grand Final
Margaret Donaldson, Deryl Hardy &
Geoﬀ O’Meagher, Craig Holmes, Stu Willis, Graeme Bond, Judy Merrick, Yowie
The colourful Yowie was in ﬁne form
Joy Whelan
Wilson, Gary Thomas, and Tony Hyland
during the Division 5 Grand Final
COACHES CORNER
NORTH GOLD COAST RSL SUBSUB-BRANCH
(Now meeting at Club Helensvale)
All correspondence to:
The Secretary, PO Box 641 Oxenford Qld 4210
07 55028054 Email [email protected]
Sub Branch activities: Please note your diaries with the following details:
Upcoming events:
BOWL SPEED AND FOLLOW THROUGH
Bowl speed - the speed that the bowl will travel towards the
head is generated by the pendulum arm swing and forward
body movement. All movement should be as natural and easy
as possible. Bowl speed is both a mental and physical process.
APRIL 2015
Inside this issue:
Chairman’s Desk
1
News from around the
greens
2
60 seconds with...
3
RSL News & Events
4
Coaches Corner
4
ANZAC Day activities
ANZAC Day badge selling 2015, Sat 18 to Fri 24th April – volunteers
needed please help where you can
Site team leaders are required so if you are available please let the
committee know or talk to Tony Young directly
ANZAC Day Dawn Service will again be at Club Helensvale, assemble
0515h for 0525h start. Breakfast at Club Helensvale follows
ANZAC Day Mid-Morning Service will again be at the GCCC Cnr Abraham
and Reserve Roads Upper Coomera, assemble 1030h for 1100h start.
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School guest speakers required for Friday 24 April – currently have four (4)
requests to fill please help. Pre-written speeches are available
Annual General Meeting
Saturday 30th May 2015 commencing at 0930h. Nominations for committee
positions to the Secretary by 15th May 2015.
Members Annual Luncheon
Sat 30th May
Salt Water Creek Hotel, 1145 for 1200
RSVP—Melanie Annand by Friday 17th May
No charge for attending - Member and a guest is invited (Sub Branch cost –
meal and drinks)
2015 General Meeting Dates (0930)
30 May (AGM and GM) (Annual Luncheon)
25 July
Concentrate on how far then how fast - focus on the
ﬁnishing point of the bowl ‘judgment of speed’ during
the pre shot rou)ne.
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Adjust the speed of delivery according to the result of
the previous bowls.
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If your bowl is too long - bowl a li=le slower by slowing
down the delivery ac)on.
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If it is too short - bowl a li=le faster by quickening the
delivery ac)on.
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The body ac)on consciously responds to the thought
pa=ern to provide consistency.
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The speed of the bowl is controlled by the arm speed,
which in turn controls body movement and amount of
momentum being generated.
Therefore controlling the arm speed is the most important
factor in the delivery ac)on!
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Club Helensvale
20 - 26 Discovery Dr
Helensvale QLD
PO Box 92
Helensvale QLD 4212
Phone: 5573 1491
Fax: 5573 1577
[email protected]
www.clubhelensvale.com.au
Follow through—essenal for consistency.
Editor
Lynsey Clarke
Complete the follow through with the bowling arm following
behind the bowl, down the intended line, ﬁnishing in a
horizontal posi)on. Correct follow through is important to
maintain consistency of line and speed. A number of players
develop bad habits at bowl release and follow through.
It has been another fantastic
month for bowls, the
Helensvale Hawks are
unstoppable and we are all so
proud of the bowls
achievements so far this year
with much more to come! A
special congratulations to our
Premier League side, quite an
achievement to be the most
successful team in PLQ history
I’m sure you all agree! Hawks
flying high!
26 September
28 November (Annual Dinner)
2015 Committee Meeting Dates (0930)
27 June
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29 August
31 October
Upper Coomera Centre Exercise Physiology
Introducing a new veterans’ hydrotherapy and exercise rehabilitation at the
brand new Upper Coomera Community Centre. Eligible Veterans may be
entitled to full services for no charge. We offer exercise rehabilitation for
injury, pain or illness. We provide fitness, balance and flexibility programs
that can be completed both on site and in the privacy of your own home. We
offer hydrotherapy programs in the heated pool on site, perfect for back
pain, severe injury or to exercise in a pain free environment.
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Keep hand aligned behind the bowl throughout delivery.
Arm following along intended line of delivery with palm
to heaven and head s)ll.
Stay down during delivery with the body moving
forward AFTER BOWL RELEASE AND FOLLOW
THROUGH!!
Complete weight transfer by bringing the
anchor up to the leading foot.
Movement oﬀ the mat must be forward
along the intended delivery line.
Bob Hill
Coach
Hope Island
We are located at the Corner of Reserve Road and Abrahams Road, Upper
Coomera.
To discuss your eligibility for free services or to have a chat and find out
more, please call Harmonee Dove (Accredited Exercise Physiologist and
Exercise Scientist) on 0434 284 287
Recognition
The Sub Branch would like to recognise the generous and on-going support
for its fundraising activities by Club Helensvale members.
2015 QLD PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!
Shop 4, Hope Island Shopping Centre QLD 4210
Thursday mornings from 9.00am or by appointment
Bob Hill Consultant 5573 2776 Brenda Walker 5573 7273
Ron Wallace 5556 0046 Cameron Wilson 0452421961
Brett Wilkie 0427965169 Jim Merrick
0429371695
Nathan Rice 0415750512 Lynsey Clarke 0401643958
Graham Brittain
What a fantastic turn out we
had the for the Mitsubishi ASX draw on Sunday 19th
March. Congratulations to our winner Glenys. She was
only the third finalist to pick a key and what a great
pick! The room erupted when they realised she was
the winner and it was great to see that the crowd was
so happy for her. We hope you enjoy driving around in
your new car Glenys and thank you to Von Bibra
Helensvale for another great car draw.
CONGRATULATIONS
GLENYS!
(L-R) Duty Manager Daniel
Brunt, car winner Glenys &
Joel from Von Bibra
The 25th April we will commemorate the ANZAC Centenary with a dawn service at the rear of the car park.
The North Gold Coast RSL Sub Branch has another
moving service planned with special guests including
Stuart Robert MP, Michael Crandon MP and CR
William Owen-Jones. The service commences at
5.20am with a traditional gunfire breakfast to follow at
blu bistro. As we are expecting a larger than usual turn
out we will do our best to accommodate all attendees,
however we do ask for patience on this special day.
If you enjoy a flutter you will love our new gaming
promotion Lucky Fortunes. Each Sunday two members
will be drawn between 2-4pm and will win $100 each.
Then on 31st May at 4.00pm all 18 finalists will smash
open a giant fortune cookie to reveal a cash prize.
With a major prize of $10,000 and over $25,000 in total
prize money this is going to be a lot of fun with lots of
lucky winners!
Wishing you all a great Easter long weekend and great
April!
PLEASE NOTE:
CLUB CLOSED
ON GOOD
FRIDAY