ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Contents Who We Are & What We Do .................................................................03 2016 Achievements ........................................................................................04 High Performance & Event Pathway ................................................05 Board Members ................................................................................................06 CEO’s Report ...................................................................................................... 08 Boardrider Clubs ...............................................................................................18 Chairman’s Report ..........................................................................................09 High Performance ...........................................................................................20 School of Surfing WA ...................................................................................10 International Events ........................................................................................ 22 Coaches & Officials ........................................................................................12 Specialty Events ................................................................................................ 25 State Surf School Network ........................................................................13 National Event Series ....................................................................................26 Membership ..........................................................................................................14 State Event Series ..........................................................................................29 Communications ..............................................................................................16 Junior State Champions ............................................................................30 Community Engagement & Advocacy ..........................................17 Open State Champions ..............................................................................31 Longboard & SUP State Champions .............................................. 32 Bodyboard State Champions ...............................................................33 Financials ................................................................................................................34 Sponsors .................................................................................................................39 02 02 Annual Report 2015-2016 Who We Are & What We Do MISSION WHAT WE DO To promote participation, interest and achievement Surfing WA seeks to encourage, promote, advance and in surfing for the West Australian community. administer the sport of surfing in WA. The organization is actively involved in all levels of the industry; from developing educational programs and training coaches WHO WE ARE and judges, to providing pathway initiatives for both young and experienced surfers. Surfing WA is the governing body of surfing in the state since 1964, covering all boardriding codes including shortboarding, longboarding, bodyboarding and stand up paddle boarding. NICK WOOLACOTT NICK WOOLACOTT / Stoked groms / Jed Gradisen at the 2016 Taj's Small Fries ED SLOAN / Taj Burrow competing at Margaret River for the last time 2016 Achievements 2015 Perth Airport Tourism Awards Launching the #NoTxtNoWrecks Celebrated the 31st Gold Winner in the Major Festivals road safety advocacy campaign in Drug Aware Margaret River Pro and Events Category, for the 2015 partnership RAC WA and the Road World Championship Tour Event, Drug Aware Margaret River Pro Safety Commission with a record amount of WA athletes in the competition The School of Surfing WA 23 National Finalists and 6 National Hosting the Toyota Australian SUP provided SunSmart Learn to Surf, Champions across the National Titles Titles supported by the City of SunSmart Learn to SUP and water Greater Geraldton for the first time safety education programs to 32,927 participants 15 Affiliated Surf Schools operating Surfing WA welcomed our 30th 107% growth across social at 23 locations across the state Affiliated Boardrider Club to the media platforms expanding state network 04 04 Annual Report 2015-2016 High Performance & Event Pathway TALENT ID PATHWAY EVENT PATHWAY National Squad Programs International Surfing Events Pro National Team Programs World Surfing Titles State Team Camps and National Surfing Events 4 Professional Development Opportunities for Coaches State High Performance Training State Surfing Titles 3 Sessions Including Event Coaching and Strength Training Gromprix Event State Talent Squad WAIS and Department of Sport and Recreation Developing Champions Workshop National Sporting Organisation Coaching and Strength Training Workshops for Athletes, Parents and Coaches State Wide Performance School Surfing Speciality Events 2 Clinics with Surfing WA and State Surfing Events High Performance Coaches Local Athlete Talent Squads Local and Junior Boardriders 1 with Surfing WA Licensed Surf Club Competitions Schools and Club Coaches SunSmart Learn to Surf Wahu and Modified Entry Participation Programs Including School Competitions Surfgroms with Surfing WA and Licensed Surf Schools "Surfing Western Australia is dedicated to providing a clear and accessible pathway for our states surfers from their first wave right through to the national and international surfing stage. Our high performance program has been developed through the input of current and past athletes, coaches and key stakeholders to ensure the program is paving the way for aspiring surfers across the state." TOM DICKSON / Sport Development Manager 05 05 Annual Report 2015-2016 Board Members Mike Best Warrick Hazeldine Tony Ince Chairman Mike Best enjoyed a successful career Warrick Hazeldine is a co-founder of Tony Ince is a director of his own as a civil engineer and retired as CEO successful corporate PR company specialist tax advisory business, and of Wood and Grieve Engineers, a Cannings Purple. He has extensive has over twenty-five years experience large national consulting firm, in June experience in investor, media, in tax consulting in Western Australia. 2012. Since then he has joined the government, stakeholder and Tony is a keen and active surfer and boards of a number of not-for-profit community relations advising Boards, is a life member of the Scarboro Surf organisations and privately owned leaders and senior executives. He Life Saving Club. His hobbies apart companies. Mike has been a keen has provided clients with strategic from the beach include his family surfer from a young age until an injury management consulting advice and and living a fit and active lifestyle. forced his early retirement from the high-level crisis/issues counsel for Tony has held a number of previous sport. He has rediscovered the thrill almost 20 years. He enjoys spending board positions in not-for-profit of surfing, this time from the relative time with his wife and two daughters organizations, educational institutions safety of a longboard. teaching them to surf, playing and small listed companies. basketball and travelling. Jane Seman Sam Dundas Luke Forrestal Jane Seman runs her own strategic Sam Dundas is a Partner at the Luke Forrestal is an experienced marketing consultancy, ThinkTribe national law firm, HWL Ebsworth. communications professional and has over 20 years experience Sam has broad experience as a and former journalist. He is in marketing, strategy and research. litigator and commercial disputes currently an Account Manager She has worked in strategic roles lawyer, ranging from banking and with leading Perth-based strategic for a number of Perth advertising insolvency disputes to mining, communications consultancy agencies and was Executive resources and construction contract Cannings Purple. In this role he Director Consumer Marketing at disputes. He has also had experience provides counsel to several major Tourism WA. Jane is a keen surfer as a front end transactional lawyer Western Australian companies. who lives in Margaret River with in London, and he brings that broad Before joining Cannings Purple her two surf mad grommets. She is ranging experience to the board. in 2014, he was a journalist with also an ex professional windsurfer Sam has been a surfer for 30 years the Australian Financial Review in and was ranked 3rd in the world for and is a passionate advocate for all Sydney. Luke was appointed to fill women's wavesailing. aspects of surfing life and the issues the temporary casual vacancy of affecting the surfing community. Warrick Hazeldine in accordance with the Surfing WA constitution. 06 06 Annual Report 2015-2016 Roger Goodwin Simon Hughes Jarrah Calder Roger Goodwin has had a love of a Simon Hughes has been Jarrah Calder has been exposed broad range of water sports since competitively surfing since his to surfing from an early age, having early days of boating with his family. early teens. The fierce competition grown up in the Margaret River Taking up windsurfing in the early between Simon and his two brothers region. Jarrah started competing eighties, Roger was lucky enough has seen all of them excel in the in Surfing WA events in 2006 and to travel and compete in several sport with Simon representing the has represented the State in both World Cup Events. Roger sat on the state on various occasions. Simon short boarding and long boarding steering committee