Lawn Bowls News
Disabled Coaching Course
2 Deaf Bowlers represented the Queensland Deaf Lawn Bowls for Disabled Coaching Course provided by Bowls Queensland at the Bowls Queensland Headquarters, Enoggera.
Congratulations to Gail Dellar & Barrie Knapton for their success and achievement on the coaching course.
The coaching course was well attended by the blind bowlers.
Any Deaf member wishing to learn to play bowls can approach Gail Dellar at the Mooloolaba Bowls Club or any bowls club when the QDLBA has a Social or Barefoot Bowls program.
Watching the Finals
Amy Sherwin of Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association possing with Deaf Bowlers watching the Finals of the Multi Disabled Championships.
Singles Winner & Runner up
Congratulations to G. Heselwood, Silver Medalist and R. Strong, Gold Medalist for playing in the Deaf Multi Disabled Singles final.
Pairs Championships
From left B. Knapton & G. Dellar G. Heselwood & K. Balfe.
Gordon & Ken took out the Gold and Gail & Barrie took out the Silver for the Pairs competition.
The format was 9 ends and 2 sets and a tie breaker of 3 ends or the bell. This was not an easy competition against each other and was worth to get prepared of the Australia Deaf Games that will play on the same format.
Congratulations to the winners and runner ups
Australia Open bowls championships Darebin International Sports, Thornbury Vic
Gail Dellar of Mooloolaba Bowls Club and Ken Balfe of Booval Swifts Bowls Club, Ipswich, and members of the Queensland Deaf Lawn Bowls Association were selected to represent Bowls Queensland to play in the Australia Disabled Bowls championships (Deaf section) held at the Darebn International Sports Centre, Thornbury Victoria. Ken Balfe withdrew from the team at the last minute.
Other states were also represented by their Deaf bowlers, were Victoria and West Australia.
The competition for the Deaf bowlers was a mixed competition due to lack of Deaf entries to the Australia Disabled Open.
Maryborough Bowls Carnival
Deaf Bowlers played in the "Charlie Stocks" bowls carnival on Sat 6th and Sunday 7th November 2010 at the Maryborough Bowls Club.
From left Reg Flanagan Skip, Barrie Knapton 3rd, Gordon Heselwood 2nd and Micheal O'Brien Lead.
The team finished with 3 loses and 2 wins.
The team finished 14th overall with 33 points. and were happy with the results. We played on difficult rinks that were not familar to us.
After the presentation, Maryborough Bowls Club thanked the Deaf Bowlers for comming and play bowls at their club.
Success in the National Deaf Bowls Championships
Congratulations to our Queensland Deaf Bowlers for their success in the National Deaf Bowls Championships played at Lockleys on 4th April to 9th April.
Four Queensland Men reached the 1/4 finals of the Men's Singles Championships, Barry Lynne, Ken Read, Richard Strong and Clive Flanagan. Only 1 Queenslander, Richard Strong, went into the semifinal of the Mens sinles championships and lost the event. He was beaten by a stronger oppontment but put in a fantastic effort.
40th Annual General Meeting & Bare Foot Bowls
Qld Deaf Lawn Bowls AGM 2010
It will be held at the Salisabury Lawn Bowls Club.
When: 7th March, 2010
Where: 17 Ainsworth Street, Salisbury
Time: 10.00 am
Lunch on sale
Bare Foot Bowls
Time: start at 1.00 pm sharp (after lunch)
Support the State Deaf Bowls teams for National Deaf Bowls Championship and Australia Deaf Games 2012.
Everyone - non bowlers, old bowlers, new bowlers, men and women of any age are welcome to enjoy the game for fun.
Percy Bates Announces his Retirement from Lawn Bowls
My name is Percy Frederick Bates, - Deaf aged pensioner aged 94. I have played some great sports with a group of Deaf sports members/ players and also hearing for so many years.
I declare to be retired from playing Lawn Bowls which was my last sport ever since I started sports at Deaf School at Dutton Park in 1928. Now retiring in 2009.
Lawn Bowls at Deaf Festival
Queensland Deaf Lawn Bowls was recently at the Deaf Festival. They had a lawn bowls competition. It was great to see some of the younger generation get involved and have some fun trying out a different sport. President of the Queensland Deaf Lawn Bowls would like to encourage more young deaf people to participate in the future.
The day was a huge success. Everyone enjoyed the variety of activities and it was great to be involved.
