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BQ in its current form has only existed since 2005.[2] Previous to that, bowls in Queensland was governed by two separate organisations, the Royal Queensland Bowls Association (RQBA),established in 1903[2] and the Queensland Ladies Bowls Association (QLBA).
Currently, more than 40,000 Queenslanders are members of a BQ affiliated club.[3]
Structure
Bowls Queensland is governed by a Board of Directors, including a chairman deputy chair, finance director and 4 ordinary directors.
A number of supporting committees[4] assist the board, currently including:
Men's
Ladies
Coaching
Umpires
Match
Selection
Sports Connect
Strategic Plan
The current Bowls Queensland Strategic Plan[5] is focused on these initiatives:
Increase funding
Stabilise and then grow membership using Annual Report figures
Lack of corporate governance and strategic planning programs for clubs and district
Regular training and education of Board, Committees and staff members
Succession planning for Board and Committees in BQ
Assist clubs to implement programs for local demographics
Implement new data base
Communication to bowlers
Ownership of Coorparoo
Clubs
There are over 600 bowls clubs in Queensland, with more than 40,000 members all up.[3] Each club is part of one of 20 district associations.
CLUBS:
CAIRNS & Far north: Gordovale bowls club, Edmonton bowls club, West Cairns Bowls club, Stratford Bowls club, Marlin Coast bowls club, Edge Hill Bowls club, Mossman bowls club, Mareeba bowls club, Yungaburra bowls club, Weipa bowls club
Central Queensland: Charters Towers bowls club, Hughenden bowls club, Richmond bowls club, Cloncurry bowls club
Brisbane: Coorparoo bowls club, Merthyr bowls club, New Farm bowls club
Former clubs: Masonic Bowls club (Cairns), Cairns Bowls club, Surfers Paradise bowls club, Townsville city lawn bowls club, East Brisbane bowls club, South Brisbane Bowls club, Moorooka bowls club
QLBA
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Organisation
BQ is run by a board of directors. The board's chair, deputy chair and Director of Finance are elected annually by BQ's member districts. The four other directors are elected on a two-year rotational term, that sees two of the directors standing for election each year.[6]
A number of committees[4] assist the board, including:
Men's
Ladies
Coaching
Umpires
Match
Selection
Sports Connect
Events
Champion of Champions
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The state Champion of Champions is an annual event run by BQ. Club champions in singles, pairs and fours compete against other champions in their district. Whoever wins the district competition, moves on to the state champion of champions. This year's champion of champions will be held at Bribie Island Bowls Club from 22 to 27 October 2011.
Previous winners include Mark Casey, Nathan Rice, Lynsey Armitage as well as a host of other Australian representatives.
Year
Singles
Club
Pairs
Club
Fours
Club
2001
Mark Spiller
The Summit
Peter Craven, Kris Lehfeldt
Kingscliff
Nathan Rice, Sean Roach, Mark Casey, Kelvin Kerkow
South Tweed
2002
Brian Baldwin
Musgrave Hill
Nathan Rice, Robert Thompson
South Tweed
Neil Frost, Damien Power, Brett Young, Elwyn Jeffs
Ferny Grove
2003
Colin Kelly
Far North Queensland
Brett Wilkie, Nathan Rice
Gold Coast
Ken Murray, Larry Pershouse, Royce Parker, Peter Pershouse
Bundaberg/Port Curtis
2004
Alex Murtagh
Brisbane North
Frank Vell, Steve Halmai
Gold Coast-Tweed
Ray Kurtz, Alan Howzrd, Paul Bailey, Ray Mackay
Mackay
2005
Darren Mullens
Hamilton
Ken Woodward, Alan Cullen
Algester
Tim Prendergast, John Abercrombie, Leon Thomas, Daryl Abercrombie
Townsville Suburban
2006
Chris Ryan
Greenslopes
Wayne Lyons, Roger Connolly
Ferny Grove
Rob Berlyn, Gerard Kerr, Pat Campbell, Garry Ryan
Stafford
2007
John Walker
Pialba
Dean McWhinney, Graeme Shillington
Tamborine Mountain
Devon Slater, John Fern, Ray O'Brien, Robert Dobinson
Ferny Grove
2008
Chris Gee
Mackay Northern Beaches
Noel Ryan, Greg Stanton
Dalby
Shaun Kelly, Waly Schmidt, Todd McIntosh, Joe Wood
Junior bowlers from across the state converge once a year for a week to compete in the Junior State Championships. The Junior State Championships divisions include U18 Boys Singles, U18 Girls Singles, Under 15 Boys Singles, Under 15 Girls Singles, Under 18 Open Pairs, Under 15 Open Pairs, Open Triples and Open Fours. The location of the competition is subject to change every year.
Locations Of Junior State Championships
Year
Location
Host Clubs
2021
Toowoomba
North Toowoomba Bowls Club
Toowoomba Bowls Club
2020
2019
Caloundra
The Waves Club
2018
Bundaberg
Burnett Bowls Club Inc.
2017
Caloundra
The Waves Club
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Disabled Bowls
There are four divisions of disabled bowls in Queensland - blind, deaf, physical disabilities and intellectual disabilities. Bowls Queensland took over the organisation of the state disabled bowls championships in 2011. In this first year, BQ combined the previously separate competitions of Queensland Blind Bowlers Association, Deaf Bowlers, Lifestream (intellectual disabilities) and Sporting Wheelies (physical disabilities).
The winners of each section qualify for the disabled draw of the Australian bowls open.
State Squads
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Queensland has supplied 26 men and 23 women to the Australian team since 1950. Lynsey Armitage, a current representative, was also named the first ever Australian bowls captain.
Here is a full list of Queenslanders who have played bowls for Australia, in order of selection
BQ produces Queensland Bowler, a monthly publication free of charge to all Queensland bowls clubs. This magazine is also available on their website as a readable pdf.
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