Welcome to the September mid-month edition of the Bowls NSW Newsletter!
Eleven NSW players, coaches, officials and clubs have been nominated as part of the Bowls Australia 2022 Hall of Fame Awards night. Bowls NSW congratulates all nominees and wishes you all the best on the night!
Well done to NSW Juniors Katie Astley and Brendan Ford who have been recognised by the Western Sydney Academy of Sport and awarded a scholarship in the Lone Star Program.
Entries into the Bowls NSW State Mixed Pairs and State Rookies Qualifying are open, get your entries in today!
Read on to find out what’s happening on the greens in New South Wales. |
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NSW Players, Officials, Clubs Recognised with BA Awards Nominations
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The sport’s top contributors have been shortlisted for honours at Bowls Australia’s 2022 Hall of Fame and Awards Night. Players, officials, administrators and clubs from across the country have been unveiled as finalists in 12 award categories, with winners set to be recognised at the gala dinner on October 10, the first in-person staging in three years.
Congratulations to our eleven fantastic NSW players, coaches, officials and clubs who have been nominated as part of the Bowls Australia 2022 Hall of Fame Awards night!
International Male Bowler of the Year - Ben Twist & Aaron Wilson
International Female Bowler of the Year - Natasha van Eldik
Under 18 Female Bowler of the Year - Taylor de Greenlaw
Under 18 Male Bowler of the Year - Joseph Clarke & Jack Mc Shane
Coach of the Year - John Rodis & John Roberts
Official of the Year - Alan Clarke
Club of the Year - Club Merrylands
Community Service Award - Forster BC
Bowls NSW wishes you all the best, as well as all the other nominees. Click here to read more |
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 | Ben Twist |
 | Aaron Wilson |
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 | Natasha Van Eldik |
 | Alan Clarke |
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 | Taylor de Greenlaw |
 | Joseph Clarke & Jack McShane |
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 | John Rodis |
 | John Roberts |
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2022/23 Lone Star Squad Announced
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Congratulations to our NSW Junior Blues representatives Katie Astley and Brendan Ford!
The Western Sydney Academy of Sport implements quality development programs for Western Sydney’s talented young athletes across a number of sports. The Lone Star Program is available to athletes who are not eligible to nominate for a current Academy squad-based program. The Program will aim to prepare talented young athletes for progression to higher levels of individual performance and achievement – specifically State and National representation. Successful nominees will be provided with a 12-month scholarship, comprising of combined induction and education workshops, personal development opportunities as well as technical support where feasible.
Click here to read more |
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2022/23 State Rookie Singles & Pairs
Entries Open! |
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Entries into the 2022/23 State Rookie Events are now open via BowlsLink! Simply login to your BowlsLink account and follow the steps below to enter your team today. Here is everything you need to know about the event: Eligibility To be eligible as a Rookie for the 2022/23 events, you must have joined a bowling club after 1st April 2018. (Any person who was a member of a bowling club prior to this date is not eligible). This qualification date has not changed as a result of COVID and the related lockdowns over the previous two years, meaning any player who may have missed out in 2020 or 2021 will still be eligible this year. Entries are open to male and female bowlers. Pairs teams are not required to be from the same club, although they are required to be from clubs within the same Zone boundaries. Qualifying Dates | Event | Qualifying Dates | | Rookie Pairs | 26 – 27 November 2022 | | Rookie Singles | 10 – 11 December 2022 |
Qualifying Venues Qualifying will take place at a designated venue within each of the sixteen Bowls NSW Zone boundaries. Names of the specific host clubs will be provided in due course. Entry Closing Date Entries close on the 31st October 2022. Click here to read more |
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Farewell ‘Lovely and Gracious’ Queen |
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Bowls NSW is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll. Bowls NSW shares a long history with Her Majesty beginning in 1954 with her first official visit to Australia. In February 1954 on the first of sixteen official visits to Australia, Her Majesty met the then-current President of the Association Mr. Norman Noss.
Mr. Noss was invited to represent the NSW Bowling Association and its fifty thousand bowling members at an official garden party and the Lord Mayor’s Ball. Mr. Noss reported to members of the event at the next council meeting
“There is no doubt gentlemen that her majesty is lovely and gracious. She is everything that you and I used to dream about as our fairy queen”.
“I think this visit of hers has done us an immense amount of good and has shown the close ties of loyalty we have with the crown”.
Bowls NSW Ltd acknowledges the Australian Government’s decision to announce a National Day of Mourning on Thursday 22nd September to recognise the service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II following her passing. The National Day of Mourning has also been recognised as a National public holiday.
Accordingly, any Bowls NSW Association event matches scheduled on this day MUST be rescheduled with participants to be given at least 6 days’ notice of the new playing date, as per the Bowls NSW CoP. Bowls NSW Association events are covered in the Bowls NSW CoP and include any Pennant and State events.
Club competitions scheduled for this day may be run at the discretion of the club, however Bowls NSW highly recommends that any club competition matches be postponed.
Click here to read more |
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Bowls NSW Volunteer Survey |
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Like many sports, lawn bowls relies on the support of our wonderful volunteers at grassroots level to help run clubs, competitions and everything in between. Bowls NSW wants to hear from members about their experiences being a volunteer within the sport for their club, zone, district or Bowls NSW. Responses will be used to aid our submission to the NSW Volunteer Taskforce gathering feedback and opinions on how organisations like Bowls NSW can further improve its work with and for volunteers. The NSW Volunteer Taskforce seeks to identify and consider emerging trends, and priorities for action based on the needs, challenges and opportunities across the NSW Volunteering Sector. Through the information it receives, the Taskforce will deliver a NSW Volunteering Taskforce Report, including recommendations for action. We kindly ask that members click the link below and fill in the survey in as much detail as possible. The survey takes approximately six minutes to complete.
Click here to Complete the Bowls NSW Volunteer Feedback Survey |
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Expression of Interest
Bowls NSW Ltd Directors |
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The Board of Directors of Bowls NSW is seeking Expressions Of Interest to fill two Director casual vacancies on the Bowls NSW Board. The Board seeks to appoint one male and one female director. The term of the appointment will be in accordance with the Bowls NSW Constitution and will be for the period from the date of appointment to the second AGM of the entity Bowls NSW Ltd, which will be in October 2023.
Click here to read more |
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Help KENO Build a Stronger Partnership
with Your Club |
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Keno wants to hear what its NSW bowls club partners think about Keno to better understand how venues view their relationship and become a more strategic partner.
Keno will be sending out its 2022 Pulse Survey during September and invites your team to share your thoughts.
An email will be sent to clubs with a link to the survey. Responses can be anonymous unless your venue chooses to identify itself.
“While our past results are encouraging, Keno is committed to continually improving on previous results and enhancing our offerings to our partners during 2022. We look forward to your team sharing their insights with us,” says General Manager for Keno’s Licensed Venue Operations, Paul Malek.
Over the past four years, Keno has significantly improved its relationships and advocacy across the board: its Net Promoter Score increased from +5 in 2018 to +33 in 2021.
The 2021 survey revealed that the strength of Keno’s relationships remains robust, and while COVID-19 significantly impacted the ability to grow them, 47% of venues are promoters of Keno.
In addition, 43% of venues said they feel like they have a partnership with Keno. The growing strength of partnerships is supported by 7% more venues viewing Keno as strategic or business partner since 2018.
Look out for the email and have your say.
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