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am pleased to advise that the Association’s financial statushas remained in a positive phase with the announced netprofit of $25,721 for the 2011-2012 year. This result wasbrought about through CEO Greg Helm’s and Treasurer RonKing’s concerted efforts in keeping costs to a minimum andmaking wise investments which resulted in a slight rise ininterest rates. It should also be noted that considerable legalcosts were incurred during the compilation of the newConstitution and the Association changing from anincorporated association to a company limited by guarantee.In order to ensure that the Association financial positionremains in a healthy state it was deemed necessary that therewould have to be a small rise in subscription fees for 2012-2013.Bowls NSW had a successful year on the greens in 2011-2012with our all-conquering State side winning all events itcontested in 2011, indeed a wonderful effort. The sideexperienced a successful start to 2012 when it overcameVictoria in its annual test series to retain the shield. However,it just failed to successfully defend its National SidesChampionship on the Gold Coast despite defeating traditionalrivals Queensland (eventual winner) and Victoria. The Stateside finally had to settle for a close runner-up position but didcombine with the NSW Women to win the National ChampionTeams Cup for the second successive year.Bowls NSW had the honour of being nominated as a finalist intwo categories namely the Event of the Year (our inauguralIndigenous Tour) and the Organisation of the Year at the NSWSports Federation Annual Sports Awards. We soon ascertainedthat we had some very serious opposition from other sportingorganisations and sadly we did not experience a win in eithercategory but it was still an honour to be named as a finalistand it certainly paid a fine tribute to all the people who workso hard for our Association.Several national individual awards went to NSW bowlersincluding Ettalong Memorial’s Aron Sherriff who led the wayat Bowls Australia’s Awards Night when he took out the MaleBowler of the Year award, then capped it off by securing theBCiB International Bowler of the Year award. Warilla’s SeanMawdsley added to the euphoria when he claimed thenational Under-18 Male Bowler of the Year and Cronulla’s JackHawkins wrapped up an excellent night for Bowls NSW whenhe was announced as the ACEIT Coach of the Year. I alsoacknowledge and congratulate St Johns Park’s Steve GlassonChief Executive Officer’s ReportI would like to think that the past twelve months or so will beremembered as a period which saw the Association take agiant step forwards, through embracing new opportunitiesand implementing positive change for the long-term benefit ofthe sport.Embarking on fundamental and significant change to theConstitution of the Association seemed an overwhelming taskwhen it was taken on by the Board of Management some 18-24 months ago. However through their strategic foresight anda willingness to improve the operation and administration ofthe sport, Bowls NSW now has a structure which is modelledon the principles of Best Practice Sports Governance and hasalso transferred from an incorporated association to awho doubles as the National Coach for being named in theAustralia Day honours list as a recipient of the Order ofAustralia medal for his services to lawn bowls.The Bowlers Club Red Room in Sydney was the venue for our2011 Annual Presentation Evening and yet again the eveningwas declared a resounding success with TV identity JohnMangos returning to perform the duties of Master ofCeremonies. The large gathering in attendance obviouslythoroughly enjoyed the evening and as usual the bowlerawards for 2011 were the evening’s highlight with AronSherriff claiming his third Bowls NSW Bowler of the Year title.The Most Improved Bowler of the Year award was for the firsttime shared between Roseland’s Carl Healey andCabramatta’s Michael Clarke while St Mary’s William Waltontook out the Senior Bowler of the Year and Warilla’s SeanMawdsley was announced as Junior Bowler of the Year. TheDisability Bowler of the Year was Walcha’s Brian Lockyer whileCronulla’s Jack Hawkins took out the Coach of the Year titleand Ettalong Memorial’s Reg Richardson was named as SeniorClub Personality of the Year.The 2011 sole inductee into the John Young Hall of Fame wasNewcastle legend Sam Laguzza who, among many otherachievements, played a total of 322 tests for NSW and nodoubt this award would rate as one of the highlights of hisillustrious career. The Illawarra’s Shane Garvey wasrecognised for his achievement of playing 100 tests for NSWand the Southern Highland News’ Lauren Wright took out the2011 Media Award.Whilst we have certainly witnessed some changes in pastmonths it has to be stated that it is anticipated that there willbe further changes over the ensuing months to ensure thatthe Association and its affiliated bodies can be become moreefficient and continue to move forward in a progressivemanner to meet the challenges that almost certainly lieahead. The Board is doing everything in its power to ensurethe future of the Association is secure in the long term but aconsiderable improvement in the current economic climatewould certainly make the task just that little easier. Inconclusion, I wish everyone connected with Bowls NSW andour bowlers good health and good bowling and may each andevery one enjoy a successful 2012-2013 both on and off thegreen.Ian McKnightState Presidentcompany limited by guarantee under the Corporations Act2001.We have for many years spoken aboutthe challenges facing the sport and theAssociation, and I believe that throughthe achievements of the past twelvemonths, the Association with thesupport of the members and clubs willbe in a strong position to overcomeany challenges that the future holds.I sincerely thank the Executive, StateCouncillors, Zone and District officialsBowls NSW, 2011-12 Annual Report & Year Book Page 4
and the individual members who contributed to the successfuldevelopment and adoption of the new Constitution. Thefeedback, critical commentary and suggestions which werereceived not only ensured that a wide range of views wasrepresented within the document, but also showed that thereis a general underlying passion for the sport of bowls amongstthe members and that successful outcomes can be achievedwhen the members involve themselves and take an interest intheir Association.Much time and effort has been invested into improvingcommunication lines within the sport and ensuring that theservices provided by the Association match the needs of themembers and clubs.With our members being the lifeblood of the Association, weacknowledge wholeheartedly that the way in which wecommunicate with and the relevance of the services weprovide to clubs and our members is central to the success ofthe entire organisation.The introduction of the new BowlsBox email system for clubswill revolutionise the way in which Bowls NSW disseminatesinformation, as well significantly reduce operational costs byreplacing the need to post “hardcopy” circulars and noticeseach month.The development of a new Bowls NSW website which is bothfunctional and informative, will allow members easier accessto relevant resources and the ability to connect with theAssociation more regularly than ever before, throughpersonally subscribing to receive e-news and circulars.Our core business of administering and running bowls eventsremains at the forefront of our strategic objectives. We striveto ensure that all Association events we conduct, regardless ofthe skill level of the players, is of a first-class and professionalstandard and that all players have a positive experiencewhether they lose in the first round or win the title.Our corporate and event partners have again played asignificant role in the success of our events and I thank each ofthem for their ongoing support of the Association and thesport of bowls in general.The initiative of introducing a hosting fee for a club to hostone of the seven BCiB State Pennant finals, has enabled thecreation of the Travel Assistance Grant Scheme to financiallyassist Individuals and clubs who may be experiencing hardshipdue to the travel costs associated with playing in Associationevent State finals. As a self-funding program which does notimpact on member funds, I am confident that the TAG Schemewill be of great benefit to a large number of clubs andmembers well into the future.The achievements of our bowlers over the past year cannot beoverlooked, in particular our NSW State Junior Side whoconquered all before them in Interstate Series defeating theACT and Queensland in their annual matches, as well as takingout the Quadrangular Series against Victoria, WesternAustralia and South Australia. The NSW Boys also managed totop the year off at the National Junior Championships winningan unprecedented 4 gold medals from 4 events.Playing no small part in this amazing achievement was ourState Junior Coach Jack Hawkins, who was also awardedCoach of the Year by both NSW and Bowls Australia for 2011.Having recently stepped down from this position, I would liketo take this opportunity to thank Jack on behalf of theAssociation for his dedication and commitment to thedevelopment of junior bowls in NSW.The NSW Keno-Hi-Jackers, on the back of their undefeated“Year of the Blues” again represented our bowlers proudlydefeating Victoria and Queensland in their annual test seriesand finishing runner-up to Queensland at the Australian SidesChampionships.The Association is extremely fortunate to have suchhardworking and dedicated employees who are bowlsfocusedand passionate about the sport, and I am sure thatthose members and administrators, who deal directly with theBowls NSW office on a regular basis, will also echo mysentiments. The sport has even had a strong influence on our“non-bowling” employees with Office Manager CourtneyAllouche naming her recently born son “Jack”!Simply, not enough can be said to quantify the importance ofhaving a good team and a cooperative working environment –and fortunately at Bowls NSW we have both. Thank you andwell done to all.Greg HelmChief Executive OfficerBowls NSW, 2011-12 Annual Report & Year Book Page 5
Page 2 and 3: ContentsState President’s Report
Page 6 and 7: Bowls NSW Office Bearers 2011-12201
Page 8 and 9: Sports Development Report2011 was a
Page 10 and 11: State Coaching CommitteeRe-accredit
Page 12: Junior BowlsNSW junior bowls has pr
Page 16 and 17: Keno Hi-Jackers NSW State SideNSW v
Page 18 and 19: NSW Junior (Under-18) Representativ
Page 20 and 21: 2012 NSW Under 18 State SquadThe 20
Page 22 and 23: NSWIS Lawn Bowls SquadProgram partn
Page 24 and 25: Championships, with the Marlins hav
Page 26 and 27: Champion of Club Champions Singles
Page 28 and 29: 1985 and 1991 State Fours and the 2
Page 30 and 31: Wallis (Kahibah) 25-19 in a maratho
Page 32 and 33: members of the host clubs and their
Page 34 and 35: Senior SinglesSenior PairsSPR Singl
Page 36 and 37: 2011 Zone 12 ChampionsEventWinnerSi
Page 38: 2011 Zone 15 ChampionsEventWinnerSi

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