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Published: 06 March 2023

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Club Update March 17 2023

Vice President Appointed
Congratulations to Dale McInnes who has stepped up to the plate and taken on the role of Vice-President. Dale has a range of skills that will prove useful in this position. He will shadow Gordon and support all members of the Executive Committee in their duties.  

BPC Member Defibrillator and CPR Workshop 
As part of the OH&S framework it is proposed that Club members have an opportunity to learn how to use a defibrillator. 

We have access to a defibrillator that is located in the BEBC building on the wall to the left of the external doors one usually walks through to access the bar area.

A local provider will guide attendees through the use of the defibrillator machine and provide instruction on basic CPR using “Re-sus Annie” mannequins. 

This workshop is available to all Club members and extended family as well.

Location: BEBC Clubhouse.

Proposed dates:

Thursday March 23 or Friday March 31

Thursday Format

6.00pm BBQ (gratis)
6.30pm Workshop

Friday Format 

5.00pm Workshop commences
Pizza ordered to arrive at 7.00pm
Pétanque play to follow.

Interested members please follow the link and indicate your preference of date.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FZQKWWZ

Please complete your response asap (Ergo, over the next few days.) The most popular day will become the confirmed date.

Appropriate Footwear Whilst Playing
It is expected that all Club members wear closed toe and heel footwear whenever playing. This prevents the distraction and discomfort of gravel flicking under the feet and offers some protection if a boule falls directly on  the foot or toes. This is a requirement that is part of the PFA approach to the game and anyone such as a guest who plays in sandals or thongs does so at their own risk.

February 2023 Ballarat Mixed Doubles Review
It was felt that the recent Ballarat Pétanque Club Mixed Doubles Tournament was a great success on so many levels. Once again various Club members happily pitched in to ready the pistes and complete a range of different organisational and catering tasks with everything set to go in a timely fashion. The presence of the coffee van was considered a bonus and should be a feature each tournament. 

Upon reflection, the inclusion of Mixed meant fewer teams competed and it was determined that in future the event will be an Open Doubles allowing mixed and single gender teams to enter. 

Dove Mixed Doubles Sunday March 12, 2023 Outcome
Winning isn’t everything but its nice when it happens. It might have only been the 3^rd Division, aka the Consolante, but Amanda and Don came first, winning all three games in the play offs. Two lovely bottles of wine is better than nada. Overall they finished 17^th. The field for the day was filled with top quality players, so not making the Principale was not a surprise.  Cheryl and Ken were so unlucky in their games with the final end determining the outcome in multiple games. They  finished the long 7 hours of game time under a hot sun in 23^rd place. (out of 28 teams, so still quite a few below them.) Ken Mason noted that many of the players he encountered were prepared to share strategies and provide advice… post game of course.

 

Upcoming Tournaments

Event	Date	Location	Player Limit	Registration/EOI Close
Avoca Open Doubles	Sat March 18 -Sunday March 19 2023 (2 days)	Avoca	54 teams (at the time of writing 46 teams have entered.) Not too late to play!	https://www.mypetanque.com Friday March 17 or on the day
Jennifer Shaw 60+ Triples	Friday March 24 2023	Mt Martha	48 teams	https://www.mypetanque.com Thursday March 23 2023
Nagambie Cup Mixed Doubles	Sunday April 2 2023	Nagambie	26 teams	https://www.mypetanque.com Sat April 1 2023
Dove Mixed Doubles	Sunday April 16 2023	Oak Avenue Doveton	30 teams	https://www.mypetanque.com Sat April 15 2023
North-West Challenge Cup	Sunday April 23 2023	Grampians (Hall’s Gap)	2 x BPC teams of 5	This is a limited player event so team selection will occur via the process published in Club Update Feb 7 2023. If you wish to submit an EOI to play, please email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  by Mon March 27 2023.
Maldon Pétanque Club Forster Cup	Saturday May 6 2023	Maldon St Brigid’s Church	24 teams	https://www.mypetanque.com by Thursday May 4 2023 5 games using Swiss system. No finals
Golden Boule 2023	Round 1 June 3  Pyrenees (Avoca) Round 2 June 17 Home vs Smythesdale Rpund 3 July 1 Home vs Maldon Round 4 July 15 WHRPC (Woodend)Round 5 August 5 Home vs MMPC	Various clubs as per published draw	10 BPC players for each of 5 rounds	This is a limited player event so team selection will occur via the process published in Club Update Feb 7 2023. If you wish to submit an EOI to play in a BPC team please email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by May 01 2023 indicating your availability for which round(s). or  place your name on the Sign Up Sheet in the relevant spaces It is on the red box on the left hand side of the Shed.