2012 Calendar
JANUARY
9th District Open Re-opens
9th Nominations close DBA Junior Pairs and Singles
13th Nominations close Summer 9′s, Mid Week Challenge
16th/17th DBA Junior Pairs Championships
18th/19th DBA Junior Singles Championships
21st Super Challenge commences
24th Board Meeting
26th Mermaid Beach Seafood Two Bowl Triples – all day
30th Entries close District Sides Championships
FEBRUARY
4th Summer 9′s – Round 1
10th to 25th Australian Open
11th Summer 9′s – Round 2
18th Summer 9′s – Round 3
19th Reserved DBA
20th Mid Week Challenge Commences
24th Nominations close DBA Singles
25th Summer 9′s Round 4
28th Board Meeting
MARCH
3rd Summer 9′s – Round 5
4th BGCT vs Tweed/Byron DBA (Robina)
5th Council Meeting (Mudgeeraba)
10th Summer 9′s – Round 6
11th DBA Singles – Rounds 1,2 and 3
15th Nominations close State Mixed Pairs
17th Summer 9′s – Round 7
18th DBA Singles – Rounds 4,5 and 6
19th Tweed Heads Mens Open Pairs Carnival
19th Sapphire Gardens – Birthday Bowls Mixed Fours
24th Summer 9′s – Finals
25th State Mixed Pairs – Rounds 1 and 2
27th Board Meeting
APRIL
1st State Mixed Pairs – Rounds 3 and 4
7th/8th/9th Musgrave Hill Easter Open Prestige Singles Mixed – $10,000
7th/8th McKenzie Park Open Easter Pairs
7th/8th Beenleigh Easter Mixed Pairs – 1 pm
8th/9th Burleigh Heads 75th Birthday Mens 2 Bowl Triples
13th Nominations close District Junior Team Challenge and Champion of Club Champions
14th Mudgeeraba $1500 1 bowl Fours
15th Quad Series – Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Brisbane North – away
16th Sapphire Gardens – Six A Side Medley
19th to 24th Australian Sides Championships – Broadbeach Bowls Club
21st Champion of Club Champion Fours – Rounds 1 and 2
22nd Champion of Club Champion Fours -Rounds 3 and 4
21st/22nd Beaudesert Mens Two Day Carnival
24th Board Meeting
28th Champion of Club Champion Pairs – Rounds 1 and 2
29th Champion of Club Champion Pairs – Rounds 3 and 4
MAY
5th Junior Challenge – Round 1
5th Mermaid Beach Colin Bone Day – Club selected 2 bowl triples
6th/7th Helensvale Mens $3000 2 day pairs
7th Tweed Heads Classic Pairs Carnival
9th to 12th Mens and Womens District Sides Championships – Gold Coast
12th Junior Challenge – Round 2
14th to 29th State Mens and Womens Championships – Gold Coast
19th Junior Challenge – Round 3
20th Beenleigh All Day Fours – $1100
21st Sapphire Gardens Past Presidents Day Mixed Fours
22nd Board Meeting
26th Junior Challenge – Round 4
29th to 31st Black Douglas – South Tweed
JUNE
1st Pennant Nominations Close
2nd Junior Challenge – Round 5
3rd Champion of Champion Singles – Rounds 1,2 and 3
3rd Neil Crichton Day – Coolangatta
4th Council Meeting
9th Junior Challenge – Round 6
9th to 11th Burleigh Heads Mens Classic – $10,000
16th Tamborine Mtn Presidents Day
& 60th Anniversary Bowls (open)
16th/17th Queensland Indoor Qualifying – Men
17th/18th Broadbeach Over 60 Pairs
18th Tweed Heads Mens Two Bowl Triples Carnival
18th Sapphire Gardens Winter Fours – Mixed
23rd Champion of Champion Singles – Rounds 4,5 and 6
23rd Paradise Point President and Patrons Day (closed)
24th BGCT vs Zone 1 NSW – home
26th Board Meeting
27th Mermaid Beach Bowls Club Any Combination Pairs Tournament – all day
29th to 1st Mudgeeraba $4500 1 Bowl Fours
29th/30th Coolangatta Bonanza $5000
30th Club Helensvale President’s Day (closed)
30th Tweed Heads President’s Day (closed)
JULY
1st South Tweed President and Patrons Day
1st Southport Annual 2 Bowl Triples – all day
2nd Southport – Welcome Pairs – all day
3rd/4th Southport – Warm Up Fours
1st to 4th Prestige Open Mixed Singles – Tweed Heads
2nd to 4th Qld vs NSW Under 18 Boys and Girls Test Series
5th to 24th Winter Bowls Carnival – Mens and Ladies
13th Tweed Heads Consolation Fours Carnival
14th McKenzie Park Consolation Fours
16th Sapphire Gardens – Shirts vs Skirts – Mixed Fours
21st Musgrave Hill – New Zealand Day Mixed (Kiwi Day) – mufti
23rd/24th Musgrave Hill Annual Pairs (all day)
24th Board Meeting
25th Mermaid Beach Any Combination Two Bowl Triples Tournament – all day
28th/29th McKenzie Park Open Two Bowl Triples
28th Tugun 2 Bowl Mens Triple Bowlathon
29th Tugun Mixed Fours Bowlathon
28th to Aug 2nd Queensland Open
29th/30th Southport Annual Classic Pairs
29th/30th Golden Bowl Mixed Event – Coolangatta
AUGUST
4th Pennant – Round 1
4th/5th Junior Golden Nugget – Tweed Heads
5th/6th Paradise Point Classic Pairs $5000
6th to 9th Golden Nugget -Tweed Heads
8th Mermaid Beach Any Combination Pairs Tournament – all day
11th Pennant – Round 2
12th Quad Series – Gateway, Cunningham and Downs – away
12th/13th Broadbeach Blue Ribbon Pairs
13th Tweed Heads Winter Mixed Pairs Carnival
13th Mick Winders Triples – Club Banora
18th Pennant – Round 3
19th Group Play off Champion of Champions / Mixed Pairs
19th Musgrave Hill Mens Presidents Day (open)
20th Sapphire Gardens International Day - Mixed Fours
22nd to 24th Australian Indoor Championships
25th Pennant – Round 4
26th Reserved DBA
28th Board Meeting
SEPTEMBER
1st Pennant Round 5
3rd to 6th Club Helensvale National Club 5 a side Challenge
8th Pennant – Round 6
10th Tweed Heads Spring Mixed Pairs Carnival
10th Notify BQ Group Winners Champion of Club Champions / Mixed Pairs
15th Pennant – Round 7
17th Sapphire Gardens Spring Festival – Mixed Fours
18th Southport Keith Hunt Trophy commences
22nd Pennant – Round 8
22nd/23rd All Schools Cup Final
24th Banora Triples – Club Banoraa
25th Board Meeting
29th Pennant – Round 9
30th/1st Helensvale Mens $3,000 day Pairs
OCTOBER
1st to 4th Australian Under 18′s Championships
6th Pennant Finals
7th Pennant Finals
8th Council Meeting
13th Group Play off – Division 1 Pennant
13th/14th Robina Mens $4000 Fours Tournament
13th/14th State Mixed Pairs Final
15th Notify Bowls Qld Group Winners – Pennant
17th Nominations close DBA Triples
20th Musgrave Hill Prawn and Chicken All Day Fours – Mixed
20th to 25th Champion of Club Champions – State Finals
21st Beenleigh Mens All Day Versatile Fours
23rd Board Meeting
25th Tamborine Mtn 5′s
26th to 28th Australian Champion of Champions
NOVEMBER
3rd/4th Canungra Bowls Club Inc Men’s Classic
4th DBA Triples – Rounds 1 and 2
11th DBA Triples – Rounds 3 and 4
13th Southport Keith Hunt Trophy Final
18th DBA Triples – Rounds 5 and 6
19th Sapphire Gardens – Patrons Day Mixed Fours
24th/25th Pennant State Finals
27th Board Meeting
DECEMBER
3rd Annual General Meeting and Council Meeting
18th Board Meeting
20th Office closes
Details of playing dates for 2012 DBA Open Championships
DBA Junior Pairs Championships & DBA Junior Singles Championships
| Monday 16th January | Tuesday 17th January |
| Wednesday 18th January | Thursday 19th January |
DBA Singles – Entries Close 24th February
| Sunday 11th March – Rounds 1,2 & 3 | Sunday 18th March – Rounds 4, 5 & 6 |
State Mixed Pairs – Entries Close 15th March
| Sunday 25th March – Rounds 1 & 2 | Sunday 1st April – Rounds 3 & 4 |
DBA Triples – Entries Close 17th October
| Sunday 4th November – Rounds 1 & 2 | Sunday 11th November – Rounds 3 & 4 | Sunday 18th November – Rounds 5 & 6 |
Note: Club entries for Champion of Champion Fours, Pairs and Singles close Friday 13th April 2012.
Champion Of Champion Fours -
Sat 21st April Rounds 1 and 2, Sun 22nd April Rounds 3 and 4
Champion Of Champion Pairs -
Sat 28th April Rounds 1 and 2, Sun 29th April Rounds 3 and 4
Champion of Champion Singles -
Sun 3rd June Rounds 1,2 and Sat 23rd June – Rounds 4, 5 and 6
Inter District Events
| Sun 4th March | BGCT vs Tweed / Byron (Home) |
| Sun 25th April – Quad Series (Away) | Sunshine Coast, Brisbane & Brisbane North |
| Wed 9th – Sat 12th May | State District Sides Championships |
| Gold Coast / Tweed District | |
| Sun 24th June | BGCT vs NSW Zone 1 (Home) |
| Sun12th August | Quad Series (Away) Gateway, Cunningham & Downs |