New Regional Bowls Managers commence in QLD and WA
Shenayde Heldt, Peter Nixon and Paul Jackson join the Bowls Australia team as Regional Bowls Managers in QLD and WA The Regional Bowls Manager Program is expanding with a further three staff members employed to commence their service to bowling clubs in Queensland and Western Australia.
The program will go from strength to strength with more Bowls Australia staff out in the field, visiting thousands of clubs and schools, building strong working relationships with clubs and helping to grow the grassroots of the game along the way.
Peter Nixon, a previous Regional Bowls Manager in Western Victoria who earned the inaugural Regional Bowls Manager of the Year Award at the 2014 Bowls Australia Hall of Fame and Awards Night, will join the team again when he commences his role in the Sunshine Coast to Hervey Bay region.
Nixon spent 23 years in the RAAF Logistics Branch and also held positions as Bowls Coach and Bowls Coordinator at Werribee, Ocean Grove and Moama Bowling Clubs in Victoria.
His experience as a Regional Bowls Manager in Victoria and his involvement with the sport of bowls will ensure Nixon can jump straight back into the role helping clubs and their committees in his new region grow the sport.
Paul Jackson will commence his role in Townsville after relocating from Geelong, perhaps chasing some sunshine, in order to take up this position with Bowls Australia, in conjunction with Bowls Queensland.
Jackson was most recently a Club Development and Bar Manager at the Highton Bowling Club in Victoria’s popular bowls region Geelong, a club he also bowled for.
Jackson previously held a similar role at the South Bendigo Bowling Club and prior to his involvement in our sport, Jackson brings to the role 26 years of service to the ANZ bank in a variety of management positions.
Shenayde Heldt has been a Western Australian State Lawn Bowls Representative (Under-18s and Open Ladies) since 2006 and is currently in the WA State Women’s Squad.
Heldt is also an accredited Bowls Australia Coach and very passionate about growing the sport that she loves.
Heldt made a tough decision to give up working as a Child Protection Worker with the Department of Child Protection and Family Support in WA to commence this role alongside current WA Regional Bowls Manager Clive Adams; together they will assist clubs, most of which are volunteer based, in the west to increase participation and develop business plans to ensure their clubs future.
RBMs are trained to provide the following services and advise to clubs-
• Club Health Checks
• Funding and grant applications
• Helping increase participation and membership retention
• Increasing the quantity and quality of coaches and officials
• Approaching schools for junior recruitment
• Strategic planning
• Website development
• Health and wellbeing seminars
• Purchasing bowls equipment
• Advertising and promotion
• Accurate collection of membership and participation data
All three new Regional Bowls Managers have commenced operation in their area and therefore will be making contact with clubs in regards to planning a time for them to come and visit.
This is a free service that we encourage all clubs to take up, so to find your clubs nearest Regional Bowls Manager click here.
Caption- three new Regional Bowls Managers commence their roles in Queensland and Western Australia.
