Bowls Queensland
Australian governing body for lawn bowls
Bowls Queensland (BQ) is the governing body for lawn bowls in Queensland, Australia.
History
BQ in its current form has only existed since 2005. Previous to that, bowls in Queensland was governed by two separate organisations, the Royal Queensland Bowls Association (RQBA), established in 1903 and the Queensland Ladies Bowls Association (QLBA).
Queen Elizabeth II conferred the title "Royal" upon the Queensland Bowling Association in 1959, after which it became known as the Royal Queensland Bowls Association (RQBA). Bowls Queensland was formally established in 2004, with Gordon Baker serving as its first Chairman from 2004 to 2005, followed by Brian Stewart from 2006 to 2008. The organisation unified the previously separate men's and women's governing bodies, with the QLBA having its own list of Past Presidents dating back to 1930.
Currently, more than 26,000 Queenslanders are members of a BQ affiliated club.
Structure
Bowls Queensland is governed by a Board of Directors, including a President, Vice President, Finance Director and 4 ordinary directors.
A number of supporting committees assist the board, currently including:
Coaching
Umpires
Match
Selection
Junior
Strategic Plan
The current Bowls Queensland Strategic Plan 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. Each club is part of one of 20 district associations, which are divided into men's and women's equivalents.
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