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AUSTRALIAN ANNUAL AGE OF DINOSAURS 2020 LIMITED REPORT 1 Photo ABC News Australian Age of Dinosaurs Limited Lot 1 Dinosaur Drive PO Box 408 Winton Qld 4735 07 4657 0078 [email protected] ABN 79 130 127 392 Open daily, 8.30–5pm (Apr–Oct) Open six days a week, 8.30–5pm (Nov–Mar) australianageofdinosaurs.com Dinosaur Stampede National Monument Winton Jundah Road PO Box 408 Winton Qld 4735 07 4657 0078 [email protected] DECLARATION ABN 79 130 127 392 This report represents the 12-month financial trading Open daily, 8.30–5pm (Apr–Oct) period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. The Open six days a week, 8.30–5pm (Nov–Mar) Directors hereby submit the financial statements for Australian Age of Dinosaurs Limited (the Company) dinosaurtrackways.com.au for the financial year ended 31 December 2020. AUSTRALIAN AGE OF DINOSAURS LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2020 Our guiding values: Passionate customer focus, Shared curiosity, Fair-dinkum integrity, Dynamic evolution TABLE OF CONTENTS Chairman’s report 6 Appointed board 8 Organisation chart 11 Review of operations 12 Review of financials 26 Statutory financial statements 34 Auditor’s independence declaration 36 Notes to the financial statements 48 Directors' declaration 62 Independent auditor’s report 63 OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTION OUR VISION A world-class natural history Museum for all Australians. OUR MISSION To further the public knowledge and understanding of Australia’s natural history through displays, education programs, scientific research and the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Journal. Dynamic Fair-dinkum GUIDING VALUES evolution integrity Shared Passionate curiosity customer focus Symbol Elliot Symbol Tyrannosauropus and Wintonopus Founded 2002 Opened 1979 Site 1,400ha Site 374ha Animals Animals Four holotypes – three dinosaurs Four types of dinosaur, 150 and a flying reptile – a 54-metre-long individual dinosaurs tracksite featuring many prehistoric and 3,300 footprints. trackmakers and a plethora of unpublished dinosaurs. The long-term drought in western Queensland coupled with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across Australia and the world has made it a particularly difficult year. However, through the dedicated support of our visitors, volunteers and supporters, the Museum team have consistently demonstrated an extraordinary level of resilience and flexibility. I would like to thank the AAODL Board and Museum Management Team for their commitment and leadership during the worst of the pandemic and I would like to acknowledge the efforts of the Federal Government and the Queensland Government in keeping businesses viable during this time. Although the pandemic has presented its challenges, it has also been a time to complete projects and develop new ways to stay connected with our visitors and the world. One of the most important projects completed in 2020 was the relocation of the Snake Creek tracksite. The builders from the Thai Metal Crafters After two and a half years the relocation of the 54-metre-long tracksite to the Museum was finally foundry with the 17m-long sauropod completed in late October. This national treasure is before it was shipped to Australia. now safely housed in the climate-controlled March of 6 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT the Titanosaurs exhibition where it will be preserved major infrastructure projects also continued, with for posterity. many staff members helping by rendering walls, mixing concrete and cleaning buckets. Everyone's In 2020 the Museum was successful in two major hard work was revealed with the official opening of funding applications. Funding from the federal the Dynamic Destination project on 8 May 2021. government’s Building Better Regions Fund was used to extend the Fossil Preparation Laboratory and Lastly, I would like to thank the many visitors who install a water pipeline from Winton to The Jump-Up. travelled to Winton in the second half of 2020 as Through the Queensland Icons Program 2020 the COVID-19 - restrictions eased across Queensland. Museum’s on-site accommodation extension will be This boost in visitation and subsequently to morale completed and virtual excursions rolled out to schools cannot be overstated. In 2021 I look forward to across the world. While virtual excursions have been welcoming people from all over Australia as we in the Museum’s development plans for many years, prepare, once again, to take the Australian Age of the opportunity to develop a new revenue stream Dinosaurs Museum experience to a whole new level. and education service that is not reliant on visitation has become increasingly necessary for the post- COVID-19 world. The Museum is on track to begin offering remote curriculum-mapped lessons to school classrooms from July next year. While closed to the public the Museum team prepared countless Australia Through Time specimens for David Elliott OAM display and created a new training portal to assist staff Director and Chairman members. In the midst of the pandemic the Museum's 4 June 2021 7 APPOINTED David Elliott OAM (6) Bill Wavish (6) BOARD Qualifications Qualifications • Justice of the Peace Qld • Chartered Accountant (retired) FCA (NZ), CMANZ, ACIS, The Company is incorporated Current positions ANZIM under the Corporations Act 2001 • Executive Chairman, Australian and is a company limited by Age of Dinosaurs Limited Current positions guarantee. If the Company is • Director, AAOD Legacy Fund • Director, Australian Age of wound up the constitution states Limited Dinosaurs that each member is required to • Chairman and Co-Founder, contribute a maximum of $1 each Acknowledgments National Indigenous Culinary towards meeting any outstanding • Marie Watson-Blake Award for Institute obligations of the company. At 31 Outstanding Contribution by an • Chairman and Co-Developer, December 2020 the total amount Individual 2019 Chava Resort, Thailand that members of the Company are • Medal of the Order of Australia • Patron, SportsConnect, liable to contribute if the Company 2015 TransTasman Business Circle is disbanded is $1. • Winton Citizen of the Year 2014 Previous positions The Board met six times during the • Churchill Fellow 2011 • COO Dairy Farm Group HK year and the number of meetings • Queensland Finalist Australian • Finance Director, Arnotts attended (either in person or by of the Year Awards 2009 Biscuit Ltd teleconference) by each member • Queensland Museum Medalist • CFO, Campbells Soup Asia is shown in brackets. 2006 Pacific • Finance Director then A list of the Directors’ experience Previous positions Supermarkets Director, and qualifications can be found on • President, Australian Age of Woolworths Ltd the Museum’s website. Dinosaurs Inc • Executive Chairman, Myer Group Ltd • Director, Dick Smith Ltd THE BOARD, 2020 Bruce Collins OAM (6) Dr Scott Hocknull (5) • Mr David A ELLIOTT Qualifications Qualifications • Mr Stanley B COLLINS • Bachelor of Rural Science • PhD – palaeontology • Mr William PR WAVISH • 1A Hons – zoology • Dr Scott A HOCKNULL Current positions • Bachelor of Science, geology • Ms Carol TREWICK • Director, Australian Age of and zoology majors • Mr Robert A ELLIOTT Dinosaurs Limited • Director, AAOD Legacy Fund Current positions COMPANY SECRETARY, 2020 Limited • Director, Australian Age of • Director, B&H Collins Dinosaurs Limited • Mr Ian MERRITT Investments Pty Ltd • Senior Curator, Geosciences, Queensland Museum Acknowledgments • Honorary Research Fellow • Centenary Medal 2001 • Medal of the Order of Australia Acknowledgments 2009 • Centenary Medalist, 2003 • Young Australian of the Year Previous positions 2002 • Director, Waltzing Matilda Centre Previous positions • Director, Undaval Pty Ltd • Riversleigh Area Community • Director, Dutana Pty Ltd Science Advisory Committee • Mayor, Winton Shire Council • Acting Head of Geosciences • Chairman, Waltzing Matilda • Curator, Geosciences, Centre Board Queensland Museum 8 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 Carol Trewick (6) Ian Merritt Qualifications Qualifications • Bachelor of Commerce • Bachelor of Education • Master of Law • Diploma of Teaching • Certified Practising Accountant • Justice of the Peace Qld • Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors Current positions • Justice of the Peace NSW • Company Secretary, Australian Age of Dinosaurs Limited Current positions • Company Secretary, AAOD • Director, Australian Age of Legacy Fund Limited Dinosaurs Limited • Secretary/Treasurer, • Chair, AAOD Legacy Longreach Local Ambulance Fund Limited Committee • ANZ Chief Financial Officer, • Representative, CNH Industrial Australia Pty Commissioner’s Reference Ltd Group, QAS • Director, Queensland Ag Shows Previous positions • Project Controller, Pentair Acknowledgments • Commercial Manager and • Local Hero Award, State Finance Business Leader, Government 2013 GWA Industries • State Administration Manager, Previous positions Suez Environmental • Treasurer, Tower Hill Picnic • Commercial Manager, Toll Ipec Race Club Inc • Financial Controller, GKN • Representative of the State Australia Council, Queensland Teachers’ Union Robert Elliott (5) Qualifications • Certificate 2 in agriculture • Certificate 4 in agriculture • Certificate 4 in wool classing • Certificate 1 in rural operations • Certificate 2 in shearing Current positions • Director, Australian Age of Dinosaurs Limited • Grazier • Committee member, Corfield Sports Club Committee Acknowledgments • Queensland Museum Medal 2006 A freckled monitor (Varanus tristis) on The Jump-Up. 9 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 ORGANISATIONAL CHART Australian Age of Dinosaurs Ltd Board Accountant Executive