Bowls NSW Newsletter - mid May 2022

Welcome to the mid-month May edition of the Bowls NSW Newsletter!   The Women’s State Carnival was recently held in the beautiful Shoalhaven Region in spectacular conditions. Over 170 teams took part in the event which spanned six host venues, and once again it was an incredible success. Congratulations to the team of Jacqui Short, Cheryl Patman, Kerry Farrell & Sue Moore on winning the Women’s State Carnival, and well done to all teams who participated. A huge thanks must go to Shoalhaven Council, Bomaderry Bowling Club and our host venues for their support.   Welcome to Bowls NSW, South Tweed Sports! The club has recently transferred to Bowls NSW after being affiliated with Bowls Queensland. Located south of the border, South Tweed was officially welcomed by Bowls NSW, Tweed Byron District and Zone 1 delegates.   Deputy Chair Pam Andrich has announced her resignation from the Board of Bowls NSW Limited. Bowls NSW would like to thank Pam for her commitment over the years, and we wish her and husband John, good health and all the best in her future endeavours.     Click here to read more

2022 Women’s State Carnival

Jacqui Short, Cheryl Patman, Kerry Farrell & Sue Moore have won the 2022 Women’s State Carnival in a gripping final against Linda O’Reilly, Mel L’Estrange, Chris Myers & Debbie Quick from South Tamworth. Both sides were in supreme form heading into the match after making their way through tough semi-final opponents.   Debbie Quick’s South Tamworth team overcame crowd favourites Gloria Schofield, Karen McKay, Sarah McKay and young gun Chelsea McKay 13 – 11 in a brilliant match. The Bateau Bay & Raymond Terrace team held a slender 8 – 4 nearing the halfway stage of the match, thanks in part to some skipping brilliance from Chelsea. However, determined to reach a second-straight State Carnival final, the South Tamworth team dug deep to level the scores 10 – 10 heading into the penultimate end. From there, they picked up a crucial three and managed to hold off their opponents in the last end to make the final. Those who missed the match or would like to re-live the action can watch the live stream on the Bowls NSW Facebook page.   It was a similar story in the other semi-final between Jacqui Short, Cheryl Patman, Kerry Farrell and Sue Moore against Bronwyn McPherson’s composite team. The match was a tight, low scoring affair from start to finish, with barely a shot separating either side at any stage, and the lead being exchanged multiple times. When it mattered most, Sue Moore produced some incredible shots from skip to help secure a 12 – 11 win.   In the final, both teams were ruthless, exchanging shots across all positions. Sue Moore’s team won the first end, but didn’t regain the lead again until the 15th end, leading by a single shot heading into the crucial end stages of the match. On the penultimate end with Moore’s team ahead 12 – 11, they produced arguably their best end of the match to pick up a count of four and take a decisive lead heading into the last end. South Tamworth tried their best to produce the five shots needed to force an extra end, but it wasn’t to be as Short, Patman, Farrell and Moore held on for a 17 – 11 win. Congratulations to Jacqui Short, Cheryl Patman, Kerry Farrell and Sue Moore on being crowned our newest State Carnival champions, and a special mention must go to South Tamworth’s Linda O’Reilly, Mel L’Estrange, Chris Meyers and Debbie Quick who have now featured in two-straight State Carnival finals, an incredible feat!   Bowls NSW would like to thank our main event sponsor, Shoalhaven Council as well as Bomaderry Bowling Club and all our fantastic host clubs for their support in the lead up and throughout the event. Thanks must also go to the hundreds of female competitors who took part in this year’s Women’s State Carnival - you are the reason this Carnival is a success. We hope you enjoyed the experience and made some new friends along the way!   Click here to read more

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Bowls NSW Welcomes South Tweed Sports

Since its foundation in 1964, South Tweed Sports has built itself into a club that boasts a rich bowling history, three championship quality greens and a modern clubhouse facility. The 140 strong bowling members are proud and proactive within the club, with none prouder than Bowling Club President Norm Pritchard. When Norm took on the role of Club President, he wanted to work with his committees to promote bowls to new members and increase participation in club events. The hard work put in by Norm and the committees has culminated in consistent growth in bowling membership over the last few years. Additionally, their most recent club Championships produced the greatest participation numbers on record for South Tweed – an incredible achievement. Norm has been full of praise for the South Tweed bowling members, “I am so proud of our members, the men and women all work together and have embraced the changes that we have made within the club. Their support has been immense.” One of the newest changes implemented by South Tweed has been to affiliate with Bowls NSW from Queensland. Despite being geographically located south of the border, the club has always been affiliated with Bowls Queensland. After receiving over 90% of support from a members’ vote, the club put in a formal application to transfer to Bowls NSW. The club encouraged a switch due to the ease of travel within NSW, the greater number of clubs in the area to compete against and the competition structure that NSW offers. South Tweed are already eager to participate in the upcoming Men’s and Women’s Pennant competition where they plan to have three Men’s and two Women’s sides competing. Bowls NSW State President Matt Goodwin, CEO’s Greg Helm and Anne Johns, Head of Sport David Ellis, Tweed Byron DBA President Sue Harriman and Zone 1 President Tom Cross all visited South Tweed to welcome them to NSW. Greg Helm said of the move, “South Tweed Sports is a fantastic club, and their move to NSW is a huge boost for men and women bowlers in the area. We extend a warm welcome to them into NSW and wish them every success in the future.” Click here to visit the South Tweed Sports website   Click here to read more

Pam Andrich Announces Resignation from Bowls NSW Board

Deputy Chair Pam Andrich has announced her resignation from the Board of Bowls NSW Limited. Pam has been an integral part of both Bowls NSW and previously Women’s Bowls NSW, serving as the Finance Director and President of WBNSW before taking on the position of Deputy Chair of the Bowls NSW Board. Pam also served on the BA National Governance Reform Working Group. Pam fulfilled her roles with passion and vigour, selflessly devoting her time to ensure the future viability of the sport. This enthusiasm was perfectly demonstrated in her work on the unification of the former WBNSW and RNSWBA. Pam was a champion of the unification process from its outset and worked tirelessly in promoting it to members from inception right to this day. Bowls NSW would like to thank Pam for her commitment over the years, and we wish her and husband John, good health and all the best in her future endeavours.   Pam Andrich Association Roles Finance Director, Women’s Bowls NSW (2012-2013, 2017-2019) Board Member – Governance Portfolio, Women’s Bowls NSW (2016-2017) State President, Women’s Bowls NSW (2019-2021) Deputy Chair, Bowls NSW Ltd (2021-2022)   Click here for more information

Camden Community Draws Together Following Floods

The rivalries between towns with two clubs have always been fierce, whether it is Bowls, Billiards or Baseball there is rarely any love lost between neighbouring clubs, however the recent flooding across NSW has seen at least one rivalry put on hold with the members of the neighbouring Camden Sports and Camden RSL Bowling Clubs supporting one another after the Sports Club was inundated twice in the space of five weeks.   Located on the outskirts of Sydney alongside the Nepean River, Camden is home to just over 3,000 residents and has recently seen some of the worst flooding the region has experienced in generations. The members of the Camden Sports Club watched on in dismay in early March as the rain kept falling and the water closed in on their little club. Measures were taken to move what equipment and furniture they could to higher ground within the club, but still the floodwaters rose to the greatest height in over 30 years. When the rain stopped the club had seen both greens and the inside of the club building underwater to nearly a metre. With the support of the bowlers the club got right to work, getting the mud off the green and clearing out the damage inside; carpet, walls and furniture were all ruined by the floodwater with the clean-up taking weeks. Directly across the road (but fortunately above the flood level) Camden RSL lent their support immediately, offering the Camden Sports members a green to play on, storage for equipment above the flood levels and a cold beer at the end of a days work or play. The rivalry between the two clubs put on hold while the community worked together to get the Camden Sports club cleaned up and re-opened.   Other clubs and members have reached out to offer support with donations of equipment and furniture coming from individuals and big club groups alike. Western Suburbs Leagues Club was able to donate furniture and the Bowls Australia Disaster Relief Fund has been able to support with a $3000 donation while many individuals gave up their time to help out in the rebuild. To the dismay of the community the rain began falling again in early April. With the clean-up nearing completion the Camden members looked on in horror as overnight the water rose to again engulf the club, again flooding the greens and damaging the new work internally. This flood came faster and peaked higher than the March incident, though fortunately the club was prepared and able to get things to higher ground, either upstairs at the club or across the road at Camden RSL. Members of both clubs shared their fear that Camden Sports Club may be lost to the community following the second flood event in the space of five weeks, but have resolved to battle on and get the doors open. Camden RSL have again generously donated their green for members to have a roll-up but it will be some weeks before the full extent of the damage is known.   Camden Bowling Club President Ken Morrell hopes to resume the rivalry with the RSL in due course, but acknowledged that all members have been thankful for the support they have received from the bowls community, whether it be by offering up a green or donations of time, money or equipment and he extends an open invite to bowlers from around NSW to come visit the club and the town once the clean-up has been completed.   *NB Camden Sports re-opened on Friday the 22nd of April and looks forward to welcoming back their community*   Story and photo by Nick Hind (Regional Bowls Manager - South East NSW and ACT)

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