Bowls Plus Queensland December 2013 - January 2014

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A must read before buying new bowls!

The clear choice is Aero!

Aero Bowls Head Office Unit 16 Harcourt Business Park Harcourt Parade, Rosebery NSW Australia Tel: 1300 13 25 75

Buyers

Choice! More World Class bowlers have switched to Aero in the last 18 months than to any other brand

Kelvin Kerkows Aero Bowlsworld Factory Store 1/11 Kortum Drive Burleigh Heads QLD Phone: (07) 5535 0110 Email: [email protected]

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IN THIS ISSUEAero Wins Big at US Open 6Team Henselite Scoops AustralianChampion of Champions Titles 8Brisbanes Panning for Gold Pays Off 14Murphy puts Australia on Top of the World... again 16Report Identifies Motivation for Bowls Participation 19History: Doolittle Raiders 20Entertainment Plus 24Travel Plus 33

Publishers Desk A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our Bowlers and Clubs and wonderful advertisers - from the team at Bowls Plus Queensland Magazine (some of them above).Another year has raced by and Christmas is here again. We wish to thank all our staff for their wonderful efforts during the year and look forward to an exciting year ahead in 2014.A special thanks to Bowls Australia, Barry Hamer, Les Taylor from Banora Point and all our contributors that have made 2013 a great year.Merry Christmas and until next time...


In September 2013 more than 300 players took to the greens for the 2013 USA Open of Lawn Bowls (Open), an annual tournament for national and international players. This was the fourth of five consecutive years that the event was held in Orange County, California.

Teams from around the world, including Australia, competed for the Open title where the event included Mens and Womens Singles, Pairs and Fours.

For the first time in an Open, a team from Australia (Steve Halmai, Glen Lyon, Steve Massey and Keith Donaldson) were sponsored and supported by Aero Bowls.

It was Aero Bowls debut as they touched down on US (Los Angeles) soil and a touch of history for a company that has grown so fast. As the Australian Aero Bowls team graced the US greens, there was a lot of head turning and whispering, and Aero Bowls became the most talked about bowls related subject throughout the event. So popular in fact, that all Aero Bowls stock was sold out even before the Open started.

Team players played with an Aero Bowl specially designed for US greens, called the Groove, a much wider bias bowl compared to what is used here on Australian greens and proved to be perfectly suited for the heavy US greens.

If Aero Bowls wasnt already popular enough with the US and International players, they became even more popular after the team successfully won all three (3) disciplines in

Aero wins Big at US Open

their respective divisions - Singles (Steve Halmai), Pairs (Steve Halmai and Glen Lyon) and Fours (Steve Halmai, Glen Lyon, Steve Massey and Keith Donaldson). Quite a feat considering it was the first time the players competed together in such a respected event.

Not only is Aero Bowls the No.1 seller in Australia, guided by the response from our international allies, AeroBowls expansion into the overseas market is looking very promising as well.

In the USA they have around 20,000 bowlers and bowls is much more casual game where drinking, barbecuing and socialising are as important as winning. Generally bowls

is played in Florida, California and Arizona where greens will run at around 12 seconds and can be used year round.

Events such as the Open are enticing more Americans to the game and hopefully the sport will grow to a size similar to Australia in time.

Hospitality, one cannot beat the American at this so while they may not be the worlds best bowlers they were unbeatable in the way they took care of us and all visitors.

In 2014 Aero are again going to go and represent unofficially Australia and what a great pity an official Australian team is not selected.

Steve Halmai, Glen Lyon, Steve Massey and Keith Donaldson were sponsored and supported by Aero Bowls.


Installing thirty-nine tons of steel and two thousand one hundred kilograms of fabric over an existing pristine Berry Bowling synthetic surface is certainly a challenge, but thanks to the innovation of Trevor Scott from Light Weight Structures, Manly Bowls Club (Qld) patrons will be enjoying a cool, ambient weatherproof bowling environment this Christmas.

The installation of a wide span fabric canopy over an existing bowling green is an Australian first. This incredible feat was achieved with cranes and equipment located outside the bowling green and an innovative method of cano-py manufacture and installation. The project build time is also worthy of mention, the structure was built in four weeks, with the full process fromconcept to completion, including building approvals taking four and a half months.

Club Chairman Norm Broadhurst has been impressed Ive been involved in a high caliber of engineering all my life, what Ive seen from Trevor and the Light Weight Structures team is nothing short of first class, I can only offer rave reviews.

Light Weight Structures can add the successful project outcome at Manly Bowls Club to other significant achievements including the design, engineering and installation of the award winning (2011) Mooloolaba Bowls Club canopy structure. To Trevor Scotts credit the Mooloolaba project was again, another Australian first offering fabric roofing and column free open space over two bowling greens (3200 sqmts). Previously other companies covered two greens with two individual struc-tures with dividing columns between the greens. Light Weight Structures other no-table achievements include the award winning (2012) single green fabric cover at the East Cessnock Bowling Club (NSW) and back in 2003 the product development design and engineering for the Shadex, Shademaster retractable shade system.SEE PAGE 38

October 11 to 13, 2013 Ascot Park Bowling Club, South Australia Mens Singles Australian Champion of Champions David Holt, NSW

David Holt has become Australias newest Champion of Champions - claiming his first National title in his adopted country since arriving in 2002.

After qualifying as the state representative for the event by winning the NSW Champion of Champions Singles almost a year ago, David has been patiently waiting for his chance to shine again on the national stage.

When the draw first came out I knew I had two difficult opponents in my first two games with Andrew Howie from ACT and Kurt Brown of QLD both young current State players whom I know very well. he said.

Davids match against Andrew Howie was of a very high standard with only really close bowls having a chance to count. David won the last 6 or 7 ends straight to go from 15 all to finish up 21-15 winner, remarking to the marker that it was a good enough game to be worthy of the final not first match!

My second game was equally important as Kurt had had a fairly convincing win in his first game so I needed to get off to a good start. At 11-4 down I was obviously very concerned as Kurt was really outbowling me on the longer ends time and again. Fortunately I managed to play a perfect conversion shot on the next end

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and remove his shot bowl and move the jack slightly to make a maximum full count of 4 shots narrowing the gap to 11-8 and also giving me a lot more confidence. From there on I switched to very short jacks which is a good tactic playing against someone with pretty narrow bias bowls and dominated the play myself to run away 21-13 winner.

At this stage of the day David was in an excellent position with 2 wins (+14) with Kurt on 1 win +3 and Andrew on 1 win -5 . Davids final game was against TAS representative David Genford who had lost both his opening two games. I would have to say I was feeling pretty confident, he said. However it just goes to show you that never in a bowls tournament can you take any opponent lightly as my opponent came out and played brilliantly with his last bowl to get the shot end after end and put me 20-10 down and looking like I was gone from the competition and on the plane home!

Luckily for me I managed to dig exceptionally deep in my years of bowls experience and raise the standard of my play to a much higher level, knowing I was on the verge of defeat and clawed back end by end to finish up 21-16 down at the finish which was enough for me to get through on shot difference.

In the final I must admit I felt pretty relaxed going into the game and had a confidence that if I could play to the best of my ability I had a good chance against another young player in Daniel Patterson from WA. said David.

He started well at 5-0 and even though Daniel came straight back to level at 5-5, once David lengthened the jack his consistency with the draw shot which has been the cornerstone of his success in Singles matches over the years, and enabled him to build up a substantial lead. On the few ends Daniel was beating me to the jack I managed to get away with losing just a 1 shot deficit and win fairly comfortably for my first Aussie Title.

Throughout the final and indeed throughout the event the wind was blowing fairly strongly and gusty and once again I would have to say my trusty Dreamline XG Size 4 Breaker that I have used for the last 7 months or so handled the conditions as well as and probably a bit better than most of my opponents other bowls, with a very even and predictable line on both sides of the green. From my experience with these bowls I am now very confident that I could go and play an event anywhere in Australia and they would take all the varying conditions in their stride.

When I first came out to Australia in Feb 2002 I was very focused and determined to make a name for myself in Australian bowls and ultimately represent my new adopted country. In my second year I won the NSW State Singles and then made it through to the Australian Singles final in Tasmania but ultimately went down to the Victorian champion who bowled brilliantly on the day.

I have now had an amazing 11 years playing bowls all around Australia and won many titles and have come to the realisation that representative teams at both State and National level are heavily biased towards youth in their selections and that like the rest of us Im not likely to get younger any time soon. Hence I will be a very happy and a little bit emotional man when I finally get to wear the green and gold and represent Australia at the World Champion of Champions event next November. Hopefully I will be able to play well in Christchurch, New Zealand, and have a really fair dinkum crack at bringing the title back to Sydney my home that I love so much.

Womens Singles Australian Champion of Champions Noelene Abe, WA

Noelene Abe is arguably WAs top female bowler. In the last three years alone she has won just about every prize on offer throughout the state including 2013 wins in the WA State Singles, Champion of Champions Singles and at Country Week where she won the pairs and fours and was duly named as WAs most Outstanding Female Bowler.

When she stepped up to the mat at the Australian Champion of Champions, it was her third attempt at the title. As the WA Champion in 2011 and 2012, shed won the right to represent her state at the event but hadnt been able to take home the trophy.

I lost narrowly to Karen Murphy last year and I knew I was in with a chance to win this year if things went my way, she said.

And they certainly did go her way. Noelene was able to get past all her sectional opponents with wins against the State Champion of Champions of NT, SA and VIC before booking her spot in the final against Queensland young gun, Kirsty Thatcher.The game began with both bowlers trading shots, however Noelenes experience in the big events allowed her to play her best bowls when it counted most. After piling on 10 shots in 5 ends, she finished the final with a 21-13 victory.

Im using Henselite Fusions and I am really happy with how I have been playing since Ive gone to them. They are very kind and hold their line on less than perfect surfaces.

Noelenes WA and Henselite team-mates, Kristina Kristic and Rechelle Cole, finished runners-up in the Australian Champion of Champions Womens Pairs, losing narrowly to Kerry Farrell and Betty Herbertson of NSW.

A win at the National Champion of Champions means that Noelene will be pulling on the Green and Gold to represent her country with fellow member of Team Henselite, David Holt, at the World Champion of Champions in late 2014.

Mens Pairs Australian Champion of Champions Cameron Curtis, NSW

Cameron Curtis is a name well known in Australian bowls. Hes had not only a highly decorated career as a player but also as coach of the Australian Team where he led the countrys finest bowlers to their greatest ever medal haul at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

However, its been 23 years since he won his last National Title as a bowler which came in the form of the Australian Fours back in 1990. 2013 would prove to be the year he held another National Title as he won Australian Champion of Champion Pairs with NSW State Bowler, Carl Healey.

It was a great feeling to win, he said following the final. Carl Healey is someone Ive been working with since I was National Coach. We met in 2007 and spotted his talent. He was looking to move from his club at Penrith and I was lucky enough to talk him in to coming to Roselands where I had been working as Bowls Manager for a number of years.

The enjoyment of this win is twofold. Firstly, its the pinnacle of our journey together, as Ive been acting as a mentor to Carl. Hes solidified his spot in the NSW State Side and Id like to see him in the Australian Team eventually. Secondly, its also personally very satisfying winning a national title 23 years after my last one. I now play bowls for enjoyment, rather than it being a job, so its a nice feeling when you can still mix it with the best.

Cameron and Carl were barely troubled on the road to the final, overcoming ACT and QLD fairly easily in the first two rounds. They then encountered an undefeated Tassie team but showed their class and were able to run out the winners, booking a berth in the final against Victorian pair, Nick McIntyre and Adrian Marchioli.

I have know Nick for a long time, hes been in the Australian Silver Tier and A squad so I know hes a quality player. They started really well but Carl was able to shut them down, it was the best game Ive seen him play.

Cameron used Henselite Dreamline XGs to win both the NSW State Champion of Champions and now the National Title. They are a great all round bowl. Im completely comfortable about using them in all con-ditions. I like to have one set of bowls that I use all the time. I switched to them around 18 months ago, and I feel like my games improving more and more. The Dreamline XG is the best bowl Ive used in my career.

The Australian Champion of Champions marked the penultimate pairing of Cameron Curtis and Carl Healey who will have one final event together rep-resenting Roselands BC. Theyll take part in the 2013 NSW Champion of Champion Pairs with Cameron now moving from Roselands to take up a position at Grandviews.


The Broadbeach Bulls are very happy to have two of the best greenkeepers in the country.

Les Gibbs and Chris Lanham show their professional attitude in maintaining four world class grass greens. The club in recent years have held some of the biggest events in the country. The Australian Sides Championship, Queensland District Sides Championship, Australian Junior Championships, State Titles, Australian University Games, The Macabi Games and the Winter Carnival. All this on top of our busy schedule at the club playing Premier League, Pennants, Mid Week Challenge and Summer 9s.

The events keep piling up and Les and Chris are the ones to deliver a great surface for the players, with the biggest of them all the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Talking to a few International players and the consensus is that 2018 will be remembered as one of the best surfaces to ever host a major International event. The greens are kept busy especially in the winter months with many visitors making Broadbeach their winter home, filling up four greens at least four times a week for social competitions. Les is an avid sportsman and enjoys Baseball and Rugby League. Chris a top bowler in his own right playing in the top side at the club and was part of a rink that went undefeated in pennant in 2012 in the strong Gold Coast District. The club is very honoured to have these two as part of the successful team at Broadbeach and appreciate all their hard work.

Bulls Getting Ready to Charge AgainThe Bulls are gearing up for their second season in Premier League and Premier League 7s.

After a successful first year in which saw the Premier League lose in the semi finals to eventual winners South Tweed and having three Premier 7s team make the grand finals and winning two. The club has recruited New Zealand Star and double World Champion Gary Lawson which will add to the great atmosphere that is premier league. The juke box will be loud and the Bullpen be cheering for the Bulls home games. The Bulls will be entering a 7s team in each division and looking for more success.

With all of rule changes and bright ideas impacting on our game announced last month its time to open the gates. Most sports competing internationally have clearly defined rules, and apart from a number of essential technical changes, spectators and sponsors opinions must be heard and be critically assessed to achieve optimum results. All of that sounds fine and reasonable however there is a fine line between success and failure depending on why changes are promoted and how such changes are dealt with in order to satisfy various needs. I dont know of any other sport that could sustain the endless changes that lawn bowls has endured over the past 25 years and survived? Regarding the recent introduction of the new Premier League format to feature an adrenaline-fuelled action packed format of the game, my hope is that it will complement rather than compete against main stream of lawn bowls within Australia and overseas. The past introduction of World Series Bowls and Super Bowl was introduced for much the same reasons as the above in order to market our game rather than revolutionise it. I believe that certain elements of future programs offered should not be seen an alternative to our existing game enjoyed by all lawn bowlers playing every day of the week, but rather a means of enriching and marketing lawn bowls. Officialdom in the 70s saw similar concepts as a threat rather than a means to not only grow membership but to position lawn bowls status at home and internationally, a missed opportunity that must never be repeated. Last months innovation column highlighted some of the innovations to our game so allow me to explore further by addressing the rules/formats part of that list to be featured and expanded fully in 2014 Rules/Formats..Policy..Planning & Methodology..Attitudes..Special projects. Before getting into the nitty-gritty, the following sample will provide an insight regarding the extent to which the issues will be dealt with along the way. Topic one; The coveted New South Wales pennant competition was the prime benchmark event establishing grading levels for all bowlers participating and the blue ribbon event enjoyed by players envied by others overseas. The manner in which colour was introduced for our New South Wales pennant competition and other high profile events to attract spectators ignored the strict specifications specifically created and demonstrated to excite and attract membership live or on TV. Ignoring the specifications of the formats for the marketability of lawn bowls by not consulting and developing specifications for the credibility of our game that way, created the diabolical situation that followed? That is, the original specifications for the use of colour for lawn bowls and uniforms in competition was more about clarity, watching these events live on TV to attract membership and players, rather than an opportunity to merchandise such products by opportunistic retailers. In a nutshell one must fully appreciate and understand how separation between traditional lawn bowling games and commercial bowling events have two important roles both requiring unique formats yet be closely related? Therefore every effort should be made to ensure tradition is professionally conducted and monitored, while innovation provides new ideas and formats creatively developed for the welfare of both to excel. New formats specifically created for a television series must never be introduced without comprehensive evaluation and trials, likewise new rules and formats for the traditional game must have the same attention. While the traditional lawn bowls format played in Australia substantially resembles the international game, the real challenge will be how embracing new formats created to excite TV or live audiences can satisfy traditionalists while maintaining essential innovations along the way. In the meantime, readers consider exploring the large range of innovations that have crept into our game while enjoying your Christmas break. Youll be amazed by the large number of changes introduced into our game over the past 30 years? That is not an assignment readers but rather an opportunity to appreciate the gravity and urgency of the task ahead being critically examined offering fresh ideas and innovations to be featured in 2014 Apart from that assignment readers, have a joyful Christmas and a resourceful New Year for our game. The Innovator, Barry Hamer

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QUEENSLAND BOWLS CLUB OF THE YEAR 2009 AND 2012

The best of the best will showcase their talents for six days on the beautiful Broadbeach Bulls greens. From October 26 until November 1st,112 athletes from across Queensland will compete to be named Queensland Champion of Champions. This is a unique event in each athlete would have started winning at club level, then progress to district, group and finally to the State Finals. Thus thousands of bowlers have competed in each event so to win this State title is quite an achievement.The disciplines will be fours, pairs and singles. Extra attention on the pairs and singles events, which lead to the Australian Champion of Champions next year. The singles winner at the Australian event will go to the World event.

Bowls Champions Converge on Broadbeach

Broadbeach will have three athletes competing. Gail Waitai will be in the womans singles, while Dave Gardiner and Under 25 Australian rep Sean Ingham are in the mens pairs event. The favourite in the mens singles is Helensvale Brett Wilkie who won this event just three years ago and won the World Championship.

Action starts Saturday with the fours competition, with the final being played Sunday afternoon. Monday and Tuesday are the pairs turns to light up the greens, with the pairs finals Tuesday afternoon. While the Blue Ribbon singles event takes

place Wednesday with the champion being crowned Thursday morning.

This event will end 2013 with a bang for the club which gets ready for a busy 2014 year. The Queensland Junior Championships, District sides and State Championships will be held at the club. With the possibility of the World Under 25 event being staged on the world class greens.

Be sure to come down to the home of the Bulls to see the champions compete.

Gail Waitai Dave Gardiner Sean Ingham Brett Wilkie


The 2014 Aero Bowls Premier League QLD season is fast approaching and much has transpired in the off season.

We welcome the Springwood Titans back into the competition after a year off and the Bramble Bay Vikings will make their debut in 2014. The Titans have reclaimed their nucleus of top line players from past years which will see them win their fair share. The Vikings have signed Jamie Smith from Wynnum Manly, Harley McDonald from Ettalong (Aron Sherriffs apprentice!) and many quality players from around Brisbane North, Bribie Island and the Sunshine Coast. They will be looking to make their presence felt in their maiden year.

Unfortunately we say farewell to Ferny Grove Eagles who have decided to withdraw from the competition due to a lack of player numbers/quality. The Eagles have showed a lot of character in their many years of PLQ and its a shame to see them depart, we wish them well in future endeavours.

Major signings from around the clubs include Mark Casey returning to Helensvale Hawks from Broadbeach Bulls/St Johns Park; Hamilton Power have signed ex New Zealand rep Matt Gallop from Cabramatta who is now working at the club; Broadbeach Bulls have secured multiple World

It all started at an Hawaiian bar with Aloha, the traditional Hawaiian greeting and the traditional Aussie reply Gday

The chance meeting between the Vice President of the Honolulu Lawn Bowls Club and Michael Beaumont, the Bowls Operations Manager of Bowls NSW may prove to be the best thing to happen in our sport for years.

Honolulu bowls President Mark Berwick, concerned that the local memberships was dwindling in the most perfect bowls setting in the world met with Michael and asked for some ideas to re energise their beautiful club. And now we have a competitive pathway for barefoot bowlers to compete to win a trip to Hawaii!

The Aloha Barefoot Bowls, the unofficial World Barefoot Championships, has attracted entries from Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the USA and has already created huge interest in Australia.

Bowls NSW has entered 6 teams in the 2014 Championships played over three days in the idyllic setting of the Honolulu Lawn Bowling Club in downtown Waikiki, the Aloha Bowls Championships takes the laid-back approach of Australias most social sport, Barefoot Bowls to new levels!

This summer (December 2013/January 2014) YOU can register a team and qualify at any (or all) of the 10 NSW Aloha Pilot venues in the Inaugural.

Aloha Bowls Championships with SIX lucky teams heading off to Hawaii to play in the Unofficial World Barefoot Championships in February 2014!

Five teams will qualify by first winning at their venue and then a playing-off against another venue winner. The sixth qualifying team will be drawn from ALL ENTRIES and CAN BE ANY TEAM that hasnt already qualified!!!

The format is Five Bowl pairs, with teams restricted to a maximum of 1 registered bowler per team who must play skip and play only 2 bowls each end. The lead in each team must not have been a registered bowler for the past ten (10) years - or preferably never at all... they will play 3 bowls each end. Both players can also be new bowlers or non-registered for the past 10 years.

All games are fun, fast and frantic with only 7 ends in sectional play and knockout rounds to follow. The five winning teams to win the trip to Hawaii with accommodation and must play in qualifying rounds at 10 participating clubs, Ettalong Memorial, Nelson Bay, North Manly, Taren Point, Northmead, The Hills

District, Fairy Meadow, Towradgi Park and Leeton Soldiers Bowls Club

Bowls NSW Program Officer Chris Green will accompany the 6 winning barefoot teams to Hawaii as the tournament organiser and as this first year is a pilot program before a major launch across the whole of NSW for the 2015 Aloha Barefoot Bowls Championship.

Many clubs across the nation have opened their greens for corporate events and also for casual barefoot bowlers to enjoy a roll up on the greens with a background of music, casual clothing, food and drinks and has over many years now proved to be very popular and a great source of much needed revenue for small and large clubs across all states in Australia.

The Aloha qualifying events, across the 10 participating clubs, allows barefoot bowlers to play in an organised championship with a recognised lawn bowler and to follow a competitive pathway for a major prize a trip to Hawaii and accommodation.

With Barefoot Bowls in general and barefoot bowlers on the increase across all States in Australia, the membership of our sport is still in a spiral downwards with only a low percentage of barefoot bowlers becoming registered lawn bowlers. Competitive bowls, wether it is social, pennant or championship rounds is the backbone of our sport competing as a team in pairs with a chance to win is the way to enthuse our barefoot bowlers that Bowls is for real and hopefully Aloha Bowls will entice more bare footers to play in our great sport

More information of the Unofficial World Barefoot Championships can be found on the web site www.alohabowls.com.auor contact Michael Beaumont at Bowls NSW on (02) 9283 4555

Champion Kiwi Gary Lawson who is guaranteed to add some spice to the comp; Brendan Egan and Jamie Anderson have departed Capalaba Comets with Egan moving down the road to Wynnum Manly Leagues Seagulls and Anderson across town to Pine Rivers Pirates; South Tweed Sharks have resigned National Coach Steve Glasson and have gained National Junior Singles Champion Braidan Leese from the Bulls in their bid to defend the title after defeating the Pirates in last years final; South Toowoomba Tigers and Greenslopes Geckos will field similar sides to last season.

This seasons finals series will be held at Club Pine Rivers for the second time after the club hosted a successful finals series last season. The Pirates were firm favourites for last seasons title on home turf(-carpet!) and were trumped in the grand final by the Sharks. I am sure the Pirates will be looking to take advantage of the home ground and go one better this season.

Club Helensvale will also be looking to improve on last years major semi-final loss; the Hawks have won the title a record five out of fourteen years since its inception.

Three time champions Wynnum Manly Seagulls have recruited heavily after a couple of lean seasons

with the experienced Jason Hoy, John Finlayson and young guns Nic Gosley and Jacob Nelson adding depth to their side.

The Annual PLQ Sponsors Day will be held at Club Helensvale on Thursday 5th December at 10am. All clubs will be in attendance to show their support for our valued sponsors and launch another exciting Premier League and Premier7s Season.

Thank you to our 2014 sponsors: Aero Bowls (Naming rights sponsor), ComfitPro, BCIB, Club Pine Rivers, Club Helensvale and Wynnum Many Leagues Club. The Premier 7s competition has proved to be extremely popular once again with many new clubs and teams entered. The seven a side format with a single, pair and fours team has been appealing with the competition continually growing every year. With a grading system based on the previous pennant season, players are pitted against similar standard players each week. The open over 60s division has also proved to be popular.

The Premier League QLD and Premier 7s are proud to be open gender competitions and wish all clubs and their players the best of luck for the new seasons commencing in January through to March 2014. Round 1 commences on January 4 with the finals at Club Pine Rivers on the weekend March 29/30

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TWEED HEADS/WARILLA CHALLENGEThe third challenge between Tweed Heads and Warilla is for the current Indoor Club Champions from both clubs to be pitted against each other over 3 tests in 3 disciplines, Singles, Pairs and 2 bowl Triples for both the Men and Ladies from each club.

The tests were played over Friday October 18 and Saturday October 19 at the Tweed Heads Indoor Complex.Test 1: Mens Singles: Warilla 25/21; Pairs: Warilla 24/11; 2 Bowl Triples. Tweed Heads 24/17; Ladies Singles: Tweed Heads 25/10; Pairs: Tweed Heads 21/13; 2 Bowl Triples Tweed Heads 31/9 Progress score Tweed Heads leading 4 rinks to 2.

Test 2: Mens Singles: Tweed Heads 25/16; Pairs: Warilla 29/12; 2 Bowl Triples. Tweed Heads 25/9; Ladies Singles: Tweed Heads 25/11; Pairs: Tweed Heads 20/10; 2 Bowl Triples; Warilla 18/16. Progress score Tweed Heads 8 rinks to 4.

Test 3: Mens Singles: Warilla 25/24; Pairs: Warilla 20/13; 2 Bowl Triples. Tweed Heads 20/18. Ladies Singles: Warilla 25/20; Pairs: Warilla 22/17; 2 Bowl Triples; Tweed Heads 24/11.

Final standings: Tweed Heads 10 games plus 56, Warilla 8 games minus 56Indoor Challenge standings: Tweed Heads 2, Warilla 1.

Representing Tweed Heads Men were, Paul Girdler, Singles; Don Shoobert and Graham Simpson, Pairs, and Simon Bailey, Sam Ramsay and Brendan Wilson, 2 Bowl Triples. The Tweed Heads Ladies were represented by Di Cunnington, Singles; Leigh Rayward and Wendy Wilson, Pairs, and Jean Finney, Chris Cragg and Alison Ebsworth, 2 Bowl Triples.

For Warilla they were represented by Men Singles; Geoff McGillivray, Jesse Noronha and Aaron Teys, Pairs, and Glen Bryant, Rod Barrett and Dallas Delatorre, 2 Bowl Triples. The Warilla Ladies representatives were Natalie Nononha, Singles, Marion Skinner and Samantha Noronha, Pairs and Lauren Shaw, Katie Davis and Jessica Hili, 2 Bowl Triples.

The best performed team was the Mens Triples combination of Tweed Heads who won all 3 games and the Mens Pairs team from Warilla who also won their 3 games.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all readers from Tweed Heads, the friendly club. Bernie Fletcher, Publicity Officer.

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Hometown heroes Brisbane Gold claimed the major spoils at the inaugural $100,000 Australian Premier League, broadcast live on Fox Sports 2 last November.

The innovative format drew comparisons to crickets T20 Big Bash League, with lightning fast matches, impactful results, and an electrifying atmosphere culminating in product that won over a new audience of sports loving spectators when it went to air live on November 19 to 22, with replayed vision of each nights action shown the following day; totalling more than 30 hours of lawn bowls coverage.

The city versus city competition brought together teams from Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, and across-theditch rivals New Zealand, whilst signaling in a new era of unprecedented media exposure.

The star-studded Gold contingent of former world number one Mark Casey, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kelvin Kerkow OAM and local Pine Rivers lad Robbie Wild blasted their way past the New Zealand Blackjacks in the second semi-final encounter in straight sets, after the Adelaide Endurance narrowly overcame the Perth Suns in a tie-break hit-out to secure the first final berth.

The enthralling gold medal encounter, staged in front of a capacity crowd of vocally supportive Brisbane faithful at Club Pine Rivers, could not be split in the first set, with the two franchises halving it 4-all.

Endurance were quick out of the blocks in the second set, surging away to a 4-love lead over the first three ends before the crowd favourite Kerkow turned the game on its head with a massive 8 shot Power Play end to all but ice the match, and finish 7-4, 8-2 victors.

The Power Play ends, which teams are allowed to nominate once per set and doubles the amount of shots collected if the team scores, were utilised to perfection by the Gold contingent during the four days of play and ultimately marked the difference between them and the opposition.

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Boasting nearly a million regular participants throughout Australia each year, the innovative event also helped propel a new fastpaced format of bowls into clubland, called Jack Attack, aspiring to bridge the gap between noncompetitive forms like barefoot bowls and traditional pennant matches, which will be rolled out in selected states for a trial period early next year.

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Karen Murphy won the 2013 World Champion of Champions title in Christchurch. For the second time in just over 12 months, world number two Karen Murphy won a world singles title and in so doing affirmed Australia as the dominant nation in world bowls.

In November 2012, Murphy spearheaded the Australian Jackaroos at the World Championships in Adelaide winning two of Australias five gold medals including the womens singles and also as a member of the womens triples combination (with Lynsey Clarke and Natasha Van Eldik) and start of December captured the coveted World Champion of Champions title in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Australias male representative at the singles event, Melbournes 19-year-old rising star Dylan Fisher dominated his section of the draw throughout dropping only one match before falling agonisingly short of making the mens final by two shots after being beaten in his semi-final on Saturday by Scotlands Alastair White 7-8, 5-6 in what shapes to be a career-defining tournament for the teenager.

Murphy has enjoyed a stellar year on the green which included winning her sixth Australian Indoor Championships title at

Tweed Heads and bookended her year by winning the World Championships gold medal last November and now the World Champion of Champions gold medal both of which had eluded Australias number one female bowler throughout her career.

To win both titles in the space of about 12 months is an incredible feeling and I feel somewhat rewarded for the extensive training and travel Ive had to do to get here, Murphy said after her victory.

This is such a prestigious event and has been won in the past by some wonderful players so I am just honoured and privileged to now be able to hold the title amongst some great names in bowls.

The path to simply qualify for the event is such a long one given the number of club, district, state and national titles you need to win over a long period of time just to earn your ticket so that makes it even more special.

Murphy becomes only the second Australian female to win the World Champion of Cham-pions title after Kelsey Cottrells 2009 success in Ayr, Scotland.

Fisher was attempting to emulate the feats of former Australian winners Leif Selby, Brett Wilkie and Aron Sherriff who claimed the champions trophy in three consecutive years from 2008-2010.

Murphy puts Australia on top of the world...againNational Coach Steve Glasson was rink side in New Zealand for the duration of the event and leaves proud and full of praise for his national representatives.

Karens performance was outstanding against some quality opposition from all parts of the world.

She has embarked on a hectic schedule this year and particularly recently so to be in such solid and dominant form and ready for this event, and her 14 matches in a week, is a credit to her, Glasson said.

She has now got the chance to play the World Cup at Warilla in April and that presents her with an opportunity to hold all three major world singles titles in the one year which would be incredible for not only her but for the sport of bowls in this country.

The performance of Dylan Fisher to play like he did in an internationally acclaimed event such as the World Champion of Champions cannot go without acknowledgement either as he dropped only one match en-route to making the semi-final which is a superb effort, Glasson added.

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A profile of bowlsKEY STATS

Seeking to play a competitive sport.

A particular interest in the skill-based nature of bowls.

The sense of camaraderie and sense of belonging from being part of a team sport.

The social connections that participation in bowls provides.

The capacity to engage in social drinking within a club environment.

The perceptions that the specific activity of playing bowls offers mental health benefits.

The most important motives for participation in bowls are: the sense of camaraderie and belonging from being part of

a team sport, and

the social connections that participation in bowls provides.

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Improving their governance and management practices.&

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La Trobe University have undertaken pivotal research into key areas of the sport of bowlsIn 2012, Bowls Australia commissioned La Trobe University to undertake pivotal research into key areas of the sport of bowls, specifically looking at what the physical and mental characteristics of a bowler is and what motivates participation.

Led by Professor Russell Hoye, the research project team included Associate Professors Kevin Brown and Matt Nicholson, Dr Emma Sherry and Tom Clement from La Trobe Universitys Centre for Sport and Social Impact.

The research findings for Bowls in Australia, titled Building an evidence base to increase participation in Lawn Bowls, was the result of a two-stage process and many months of personal interviews and paper surveys.

Report identifies motivation for bowls participation

In fact, the initial stage of the project consisted of 90 face-to-face semi structured interviews across 18 clubs in Australia with current bowls club members bowling in traditional pennant competitions, social bowlers, previous non-current members and club committees and staff.

The philosophy of the first stage was to gather data relating to seven major themes including; Reasons for playing Mental and physical health benefits The bowls experience Bowls formats Changes in the bowls experience Why people stop bowling Club survival challenges

The next stage included 4000 club members from 100 clubs across the country completed a paper survey that focussed on motivations for playing, satisfaction levels from their playing experience and their commitment to remain involved in bowls among others.Bowls Australia Chief Executive Neil Dalrymple was happy with the findings of

the research project and the insights identified for the future growth of the sport.

It is extremely important to BA and our State and Territory Associations and especially all bowling clubs around Australia to know more about our participants and what motivates them to play and stay playing, Dalrymple said.

It is equally important for us to identify why people cease playing or never choose to take the game up in a competitive sense or become club members and remain irregular participants primarily through social bowls.This research project and its findings allowed us to work through the psyche and desires of a bowler and what is required for us to ensure participation in the sport continues to rise.

More diverse and appealing membership offerings, shorter formats of the game and more flexible playing times are key outcomes that will assist us to deliver the sport to a broader audience over the important next phase of the sports development.

SURFERS PARADISE BOWLS CLUB MISSED BY LOCAL AND VISITING BOWLERS

Member for Gaven Dr Alex Douglas MP has called on the Deputy Premier to investigate the fire-sale of public land to a company associated with Gold Coast Mayor, Cr Tom Tate for the construction of a 60-storey tower on the former Surfers Paradise Bowls Club site.

Dr Douglas told State Parliament today a development approval planning application by Red Rock and Gersbach with Gold Coast City Council shows that State and Gold Coast City Council land will be revalued and sold at car park value to the company, formerly known as Crestden.

The company owns the neighbouring former bowls club property which adjoins the site for the proposed tower, and the amalgamation of these

three properties would make it one of the most valuable development sites in Surfers Paradise, he said.

Going on recent sales in Surfers Paradise including 2 Holborrow Av, 180-184 Ferny Ave and the Thifty Car Rental site, the GCCC site must be worth at least $5.7 million and the state site, $2.5 to $3 million, particularly as the land is zoned for unlimited height and the highest densities can as of right be built.

Selling these properties at such ridiculously low prices will devalue properties across Surfers Paradise at a time when everyone is looking for an increase to improve loan to value ratios.

Mayor Tate could potentially net $15 million from this deal.

The Mayor claims he has not participated in the council process of gaining approval for the tower which sits in front of the Surfers Plaza building and above the former Surfers Paradise Bowling Club.

Plaza Building residents and investors were told in 1991 when they purchased their properties that they would have unrestricted views of a clubhouse, bowling green, restaurants and a large car park on ground level under an elevated bowling green development.

Instead they now find they may be staring at a 60-floor development immediately to their north-east. When Crestden bought the bowling club and poker machines, which reduced its debt from $770,000 to zero, it claimed to be representing the Gold Coast Commerce Club apparently made up of backpackers from Mr Tates nearby Islander Resort.

Sadly the bowlers, whod been offered up to $7.5 million by Sunland prior to the GFC, thought the Commerce Club was to be their saviour, but they were totally excluded and their assets taken for a fraction of their true worth.

Crestden even operated the car park as a public car park without a permit.

The site is the key to the whole process, is flood prone and when the proposed building is completed will be 300 car parks short of the council requirement; therefore leaving both the residents of the new tower and the adjoining building without enough car spaces.

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Why we play bowlsTo those of us 50+ it may be we have time to fill in so bowls and its ease of access enables that time gap to be filled. The real beauty of the game is that it is an easy sport to pick up, so those of us in this age bracket can gain a level of skill to compete rather well against better, experienced, and even younger bowlers.

However, our age bracket tends not to work too hard at developing the skills for our game as the game has to fit in with our other random pursuits. Yet I observe far too many of us in this age bracket carry on about our skill not being suitably recognized at the selection table. Now, those of you under 40, yes 40 years of age, your general fitness and motor skills, call them ball skills, are such, that if you chose to apply yourselves to skill training, most of you could or would be duly considered at a higher competitive level of the sport.

Problem!You get a bit carried away, smug; so you beat an older player recently, wowee!!! All you did was as much as was necessary to win, to retain your place in the pennant side, then, have ample time to go and lounge in the club bar.

My take on all this is what a pity for the keen younger bowler. They are going to be lead by this example to be discouraged from an attitude of better training because you blokes at the bar will tell them it aint necessary, mate(read that too as hey youngster dont threaten my prized position in the team by training to be better than me).

Any bowler, young or older should be actively encouraged to improve as it is good for them, and good for the teams our club has representing it in any pennant format. And who at your club is standing up and saying, even demanding, enough! get out and train if you want to be a club representative and stop hindering the keen bowlers who wish to be far better.

Social bowls is great. Socialising after competitive bowls and relevant skill training is also great. Distinguish between the two. Eagles tend to soar, so separate the turkeys from the eagles.

P.S.my book Winning becomes you, in lawn bowls is available in December, 2013. If interested in purchase, contact me direct on email [email protected] or check the Henselite website for details of availability.

COACHING IS COMMUNICATIONRecently whilst on my daily morning walk along the Yarra river I heard a female rowing coach bark at a young female roweryou have real talent, dont waste it!

I could not but over react to that (negativity) and the implied adverse reaction for the future of her rowing from the young rower. Why do coaches feel they have to speak like that to be effective communicators?

For me the lesson from that river experience was to reinforce how I prefer to instill a sense of worth and value into the person, the bowler, I coach. All of the women I coach have real talent, though in the case of one of them, I say to her you are graceful bowler, a talented bowler, enjoy that feel of gracefulness, revel in that talent being enjoyed and developed; Not surprisingly these bowlers win championships. Most rewarding.

In bowls, if we were effective as coaches we would jump on and retrain those players who do all and any of the following as it reeks of negative communication: Negative verbals as an outcome of a poor delivery Negatives/ hesitant calls seen as instructions Information (the score at the head) seen as instruction Information overload in the call Information call with contradictions (to recipient) Body language deplorable reeks of negativity Body language lethargic displays disinterest And where the skip takes themself onto the bank away from the head tells me they are disinterested, have little regard for you as a team member Body language of team walking to the head tells the story, strut the stuff troops Balance loud self criticism with balance self praise or else just shut up, and, perform

Such negative communications act as barriers that stifles progress in we bowlers- old habits die hard. Coaches have a role to play here to improve these skills. And be conscious of their own communication skill.

Lachlan Tighe

Our Christmas Break up party will be celebrated on the 2cnd December at the Christine Ave Sports Club,12 oclock noon, we look forward to a happy day.Our AGM was held at Palm Beach Share and care on the 14th OctoberOffice bearers are as follows:-Jill McFadyen Immediate Past President Mermaid BeachJoy Till President Mermaid Beach Maureen Hughes Vice President Burleigh HeadsJoan Powell-Menzies Secretary Mermaid BeachFaye Brady Treasurer Burleigh HeadsShirley Rushton Games Director Tweed HeadsLee Smith Assistant Secretary RobinaSheila Jenkins Assistant Treasurer GymeaDot Putland Welfare RobinaPamela Reilly Welfare RobinaJean Meiklejohn Patron TugunLorna Fritz Patron Musgrave Hill Our first meeting will be on the 3rd. February 2014 9.30am Palm Beach Share and Care centre. We will be playing Indoor Bowls Monday 24th Feb. 10 oclock Qld Time We are planning a trip to The Prawn Farm in March. We wish Joy Till a speedy recovery from surgery, Joy is a tenacious lady, She plans to be at our break up party 5 days after her operation, by hell or high water.We extend to any past president an invitation to join us, even if you do not play bowls Any longer through illness or natural attrition, we would love to have you join us for Companionship.Our Patron Jean Meiklejohn celebrated her 90th Birthday in October. We had a lovely Birthday cake Supplied by our then President Jill.We would like to wish all our members a happy and safe Christmas, a healthy newYear , good bowling, jolly company and look forward to seeing you in the new year. Secretary Joan Powell-Menzies

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Theyre all in their 90s now, but in the darkest days of World War II, they were daring young men who launched the first American attack on Tokyo, flying B-25 bombers that were never meant to take off from an aircraft carrier.

They once were among the most revered men in the United States. There were 80 of the Raiders in April, 1942, when they carried out one of the most courageous and heart-stirring military operations in USAs history.

The mere mention of their units name, in those years, would bring tears to the eyes of grateful Americans. Now, only four survive!

After Japans attack on Pearl Harbour, with the United States reeling and wounded,

something dramatic was needed to turn the war effort around.

Even though there were no friendly airfields close enough to Japan for the U.S.A. to launch a retaliation, a daring plan was devised. Sixteen B-25s were modified so that they could take off from the deck of an aircraft carrier.

This had never before been tried sending such big, heavy bombers from a carrier.The 16 five-man crews, under the command of Lt. Col. James Doolittle, who himself flew the lead plane off the USS Hornet, knew that they would not be able to return to the carrier. They would have to hit Japan and then hope to make it to China for a safe landing.

But, on the day of the raid, the Japanese military caught wind of the plan. The Raiders were told that they would have to take off from much further out in the Pacific Ocean than they had counted on. They were told that because of this they would not have enough fuel to make it to safety.

And those men went anyway.

They bombed Tokyo, and then flew as far as they could. Four planes crash-landed. Eleven more crews bailed out, and three of the Raid-ers died. Eight more were captured, three were executed. Another died of starvation in a Japanese prison camp. One crew made it to Russia.

The Doolittle Raid sent a message from the USA to its enemies, and to the rest of the world. We will fight. And, no matter what it takes, we will win.

Of the 80 Raiders, 62 survived the war. They were celebrated as national heroes, models of bravery. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced a motion picture based on the raid. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo starring Spencer Tracy and Van Johnson, was a patriotic and emotional box-office hit, and the phrase became part of the national lexicon. In the movie-theatre previews for the film, MGM proclaimed that it was presenting the story with supreme pride.

Beginning in 1946, the surviving Raiders have held a reunion each April, to commemorate the mission. The reunion is in a different city each year. In 1959, the city of Tucson, Arizona,

Recently (June, 2013) in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the surviving Doolittle Raiders gathered publicly for the last time.

Doolittle Raiders


as a gesture of respect and gratitude, presented the Doolittle Raiders with a set of 80 silver goblets.Each goblet was engraved with the name of a Raider.

Every year, a wooden display case bearing all 80 goblets is transported to the reunion city. Each time a Raider passes away, his goblet is turned upside down in the case at the next reunion, as his old friends bear solemn witness.

Also in the wooden case is a bottle of Hennessy Very Special cognac. The year is not happenstance: 1896 was when Jimmy Doolittle was born.

There has always been a plan: When there are only two surviving Raiders, they would open the bottle, at last drink from it, and toast their comradeswho preceded them in death.

As 2013 began, there were five living Raiders; then, in February, Tom Griffin passed away at age 96. What a man he was. After bailing out of his plane over a mountainous Chinese forest after the Tokyo raid, he became ill with malaria and almost died. When he recovered, he was sent to Europe to fly more combat missions. He was shot down, captured, and spent 22 months in a German P.O.W. camp.

The selflessness of these men, the sheer guts there was a passage in the Cincinnati Enquirer obituary for Mr. Griffin that, on the surface, had nothing to do with the war, but that emblematizes the depth of his sense of duty and devotion. When his wife became ill and needed to go into a nursing home,

he visited her every day. He walked from his house to the nursing home, fed his wife and at the end of the day brought home her clothes. At night, he washed and ironed her clothes. Then he walked them up to her room the next morning. He did that for three years until her death in 2005.

So now, out of the original 80, only four Raid-ers remain. Dick Cole (Doolittles co-pilot on the Tokyo raid), Robert Hite, Edward Saylor and David Thatcher.

All are in their 90s. They have decided that there are too few of them for the public reunions to continue.

The events in Fort Walton Beach, will mark the end. It has come full circle; Floridas nearby Eglin Field was where the Raiders trained in secrecy for the Tokyo mission. The town is planning to do all it can to honour the men; a six-day celebration of their valour, including luncheons, a dinner and a parade.

The men have decided that, after the June, 2013 public reunion, they will wait until a later date in the year to get together once more, informally and in absolute privacy. That is when they will open the bottle of brandy. The years are flowing by too swiftly now; they are not going to wait until there are only two of them. They will fill the four remaining upturned goblets and raise them in a toast to those who are gone.

A special thank you to Les Taylor for a hell of a story.

Edward Saylor

David Thatcher

Richard Cole

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Hilarious Australian play Caravan, written by David MacDonald, is the opening show of Javeenbahs 2014 Playbill season and is set to kick off another year of spectacular shows.

The story follows Penny and Parkes and their oldest friends Rodney and Monica on their annual caravan holiday. Theyre joined by bachelor friend Pierce who brings his very young and very new girlfriend Gwendolyn. Six people crammed into a caravan during days of incessant rainfall is bad enough, but, add to that the various secrets and scandals and a very awkward holiday ensues.

Director Barry Gibson says rehearsals are well under way. The cast of Caravan features some veterans to the Javeenbah and Gold Coast theatre stages alongside some eager and talented newcomers, making for a well-rounded and harmonious cast, he said. Theyre having just as much fun on stage as the audience will have watching the show. Most of the actors have worked together before and there has been much hilarity while attempting to fine tune the slapstick blocking and the witty dialogue and gags, he said.

Notable Musgrave Hill bowler, Trevor Love, once again takes to the stage (and the bed of several women) as the wishy washy Rodney Rice. No stranger to bedroom antics on stage, Trevor found himself in a similar compromising position in his last stage appearance at Javeenbah Theatre in Theres A Burglar in My Bed.

Playing his acid-tongued wife Monica is Javeenbah regular Naomi Thompson. The couple is joined by long-time friends, cantankerous Parkes Robinson (played by Noel Thompson) and his eager-to-please wife Penny (played by Libby Ban-croft) for a two week holiday in their caravan. Also invited is old chum and perpetual bachelor Pierce (played by Clinton Brett) who has brought along his latest bit of fluff, Gwendolyn (played by Chantelle Wright) much to the disgust of the others.

It should be the makings of a wonderful holiday. Except for the rain, the primitive con-ditions, the leaky roof, the secrets, the squabbles., Mr Gibson said. The audience may even recognise small parts of their own dysfunctional family holidays in the characters and the story line either way its going to be a night of laughs.

Caravan runs from 24 January 8 February 2014 at Javeenbah Theatre. Tickets are $25.00 - phone 5596 0300 or visit www.javeenbah.org.au to book tickets now. Javeenbah Theatre is located on the Cnr of Stevens St and Ferry St, Nerang.

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The Arts Centre outshines itself in 2014 with performances from some of the very best state and national performing companies. Performing Arts Manager Brad Rush says This program brings together some of the countrys most exciting and innovative dance, music, comedy and theatre pieces in a Season that is truly memorable.

The three State companies will return to the stage in 2014; Queensland Ballet with their stunning production of Cinderella, Opera Queensland with the most romantic opera of all time, La Bohme, and Queensland Symphony Orchestra with Bach to Beethoven. Sydney Dance Company are back with their new production, 2 One Another, and the stage will be flooded with water in the contemporary dance performance, Lake.

Therell be laughs aplenty in David Williamsons Managing Carmen, as well as the Hitchcock spoof The 39 Steps and Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow. TaikOz takes the stage with Japanese drumming, and therell be some incredible puppetry in the fantasy adventure The Harbinger. George Orwells 1984 comes to life in an intense, theatrical staging

Lost slippers, Bohemian operas and smash-hit musicals

The 2014 Season has launched!

From sparkling symphonies and magical fairytales to shocking dramas and cross-dressing comedies The Arts Centre Gold Coasts 2014 Season is brighter than ever.

and New Zealands first ever Pacific musical The Factory will capture hearts.

And while were talking musicals, The Arts Centre is thrilled to announce the return of The Arts Centre Gold Coast produced musical! In 2014, one of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice classics will grace the stage - Jesus Christ Superstar.

Says Performing Arts Manager Brad Rush, Were placing more focus on being a production hub in 2014. Were very proud to produce a large scale musical, as well as several new independent theatre works in our Independent Season. These productions provide a commitment to not only professional but also community theatre practice in our region.

For the first time ever, there are 28 shows in the Season, including Main Stage, Independent Season, Family Series and A Morning With shows. Patrons can save money by purchasing five or more shows in a Season Package, making each ticket cost less than $48.00. Anyone who books a Season Package before 6 January 2014 will go in the draw to win a trip to Singapore, courtesy of Scoot!www.theartscentregc.com.au for more details.

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On Sunday October 20, 2013 iconic singer, songwriter, musician, actress and philanthropist DOLLY PARTON announced the Australian tour dates as part of the Blue Smoke World Tour starting in February 2014. Parton returns to Australia after a widely successful 2011 tour. Dollys latest studio album of all new material Blue Smoke will be released worldwide on Dolly Records with a release date to be announced soon.

Australia, here I come again. We have a lot of new and exciting things for the show and cant wait to share it with you. I love my fans in that part of the world. Youve been so very good to me for so many years and I know that were gonna have a wonderful time. Its a long way from home in your part of the world, but I always feel like Im right at home. So Australia, Im coming home. Wait up!

In 2011, Dolly continued to receive accolades for what was her most successful European and Australian tour of her 45-plus year career - The Better Day World Tour! During the 2011 tour, Dolly performed for record-breaking attendances in both Europe and Australia, surpassing her previous attendance records. In 2008, Dolly performed 17 European shows to over 170,000 fans, surpassing her then-best 2007 European tour, where she played 21 shows for over 140,000 people. Each of these treks grossed in the tens of millions of dollars and established Dolly as Europes favourite and most successful country artist.

Dolly fans get ready for an opportunity like none other! Dolly Parton is about to announce some very exciting news, and she thinks youll like what she has in store. New VIP packages are coming out for this upcoming tour that include access to Dollys personal wardrobe and instruments, a backstage tour, and an opportunity to meet Dolly. Keep your eyes peeled for these packages. You wont want to miss out! For the latest VIP Experience updates, please visit www.dollypartonmusic.net.

AUSTRALIAN DatesFebruary 11th Melbourne, Rod Laver ArenaFebruary 15th Hunter Valley, Hope Estate WineryFebruary 18th Sydney, Entertainment CentreFebruary 21st Brisbane, Entertainment CentreFebruary 25th Adelaide, Entertainment CentreFebruary 27th Perth, Perth Arena

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The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) has today confirmed the 2014 dates for the centres highly successful festival, Clancestry, A Celebration of Country.

Running from Tuesday 18 to Sunday 23 February 2014, across the Cultural Precinct, on the Cultural Forecourt and in the Courier Mail Piazza, South Bank and around QPAC, the 2014 festival will feature a conversation series and key events during the week, culminating in a weekend full of FREE performances, a family day, workshops and markets.

Arts Minister Ian Walker said he was proud to see Clancestry, A Celebration of Country return in 2014. Clancestry celebrates arts and cultures of the worlds First Nations Peoples with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Mr Walker said. The inaugural event in February this year attracted more than 10,600 people.

I am delighted to announce that Clancestry, A Celebration of Country will receive $50,000 in funding from Arts Queenslands Backing Indigenous Arts initiative to support the Clancestry Family Day, with free activities and a family-friendly community performance program as part of our commitment to Arts for all Queenslanders.

QPAC Chief Executive John Kotzas said the 2014 festival will be accessible to all, featuring local cultural groups, emerging artists and nationally significant artists yet to be announced, with the full program FREE for audiences.

The first Clancestry featured a comprehensive program that put Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in the spotlight. Our vision for Clancestry is that in time it will grow to incorporate participation from First Nations peoples from around the globe. We will see the beginning of this in the 2014 program.

Through Clancestry we want to encourage the continuation of a deeper connection, two way communications and a high level of engagement between the wider Queensland community and our first nations people, said Mr Kotzas.

The 2014 Clancestry, A Celebration of Country festival will see more collaboration across the Cultural Precinct and South Bank and will see some big names working with QPAC to ensure the event is not only entertaining but also focused on cultural preservation and education.

Clancestry, A Celebration of Country runs from 18 to 23 February 2014, across the Cultural Precinct, the Cultural Forecourt and The Courier Mail Piazza, South Bank and around QPAC. The full festival line up is yet to be announced, for more information visit http://www.qpac.com.au/clancestry/.

Clancestry has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through Arts Queenslands Backing Indigenous Arts initiative.

QPAC presents: Clancestry, A Celebration of Country When: Tuesday 18 to Sunday 23 February, 2014Where: Cultural Precinct, the Cultural Forecourt, the Courier Mail Piazza and QPAC, South Bank, BrisbaneTickets: FREE

The Friendship Agreement between the Centres will explore opportunities for collaboration in staff professional development and training; arts and cultural industry and market knowledge; and production development and collaboration.

QPAC Chief Executive John Kotzas said, The Friendship Agreement marks a milestone in QPACs cooperation with GOH, a rela-tionship that has developed over the past two years. This is the first time QPAC has formed a partnership like this with one of our contemporaries in China. Its important for us as an organisa-tion, to learn and grow through partnerships such as this and to share our own thinking and expertise in an Asian context.

Agreements such as this are acritical part in preparing our industry for the Asian Century and in helping to build pathways for Queensland companies and artists Mr Kotzas said.

QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE SIGNS FRIENDSHIP AGREEMENT WITH GUANGZHOU OPERA HOUSE

From left to right: Ms. Liang Lizhen (Director Arts Education and Executive Office, Guangzhou Opera House), Consul-General Ms Jill Collins (Australian Consulate Guangzhou), Mr John Kotzas (Chief Executive - QPAC), Mr Tony Wang (Trade and Investment Queensland)

A delegation of seven senior managers from GOH visited QPAC in March 2013 to undertake an immersive education and cultural exchange program.

Mr Kotzas said, The visit by a delegation of staff from GOH was a wonderful experience for staff from both QPAC and GOH and created unique opportunities for cultural exchange, professional development and learning.

QPAC is working towards developing a number of strategic relationships in China and Asia to assist with opportunities for Queensland artists to perform internationally, to increase Queenslanders opportunities to engage and learn about Asia through QPACs program, to develop reciprocal professional development opportunities and to assist QPAC increase its global competitiveness, said Mr Kotzas.

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) has signed a Friendship Agreement with Guangzhou Opera House (GOH), one of the most prestigious performing arts centres in China.

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If joint pain or stiffness is restricting your ability to bowl or is killing your enjoyment of the game then the e-cell PEMF medical device may well be the answer for you.

Developed in WA, the e-cell has been specifically designed to reduce inflammation, speed up natural healing and eliminate pain far quicker than previously thought possible.

The e-cell may also aid in the recovery of long standing injuries that have failed to fully recover; typically osteoarthritis and muscle and tendon damage.

Have you have been thinking of using an extender arm? Well why not try the e-cell first. Being able to continue to use your natural abilities and not have to relearn how to do the basics is just one of the benefits the e-cell offers you and your game.

WAs Edith Cowen University investigated the e-cell in 2012 and found: the results suggested that the e-cell treatment significantly enhanced the recovery of muscle function including a rapid return of strength and range of motion, reducing swelling and tenderness said researcher Harry Banyard.

Being lightweight, totally portable with no wires, pads or other restrictions you can once again enjoy the game (and the club later, after winning)! By the way you can even use the e-cell whilst playing; it is that user friendly.The e-cell does more than relieve pain- it is designed to get to the source of the pain and speed up the natural process of healing at a cellular level. So no pain, improved range of

Aches and Pains Spoiling your Game?motion and increased strength are the results to look for when using the e-cell.

The e-cell can be used for a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions which the whole family can benefit from.

So many of us put up with annoying niggles whilst we are younger that in the long term, turn into painful life changing conditions. Why? Because this programmable PEMF technology was not generally available before now in such a convenient, affordable user friendly product.Today you have the opportunity to change your lifestyle back to the one you used to enjoy. Grab it now and continue to be a pennant contender well into the future.

You can find a full description and technical information on our website www.ecell.com.auOr you can phone the friendly support team at Medic Technology International - 1300 764 117

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And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, heSaid, And if I had all the whiskey in the world,Id take it and pour it into the river.

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