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ANNUAL REPORT 1 March 2015 - 29 February 2016 Financial Year Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust CONTENTS Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust 2015 /16 ANNUAL REPORT 1 March 2015 - 29 February 2016 Financial Year Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust CONTENTS General Enquiries: (02) 9360 6601 2 LETTER OF SUBMISSION 34 MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS Fax: (02) 9360 1319 3 MINISTER’S FOREWORD 36 CORPORATE SERVICES Email: [email protected] 4 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 46 HUMAN RESOURCES 6 VISION AND GOALS 50 TRUSTEE AND MANAGEMENT PROFILES Trust Office: Administration Office, Level 2, Sheridan Building Moore Park Road, Moore Park NSW 2021 8 KEY OUTCOMES AND PROGRESS 62 TRUST CHARTER AND CONSTITUTION Postal Address: GPO Box 150, Sydney NSW 2001 10 MANAGING THE EVENTS 64 FINANCIAL INDICATORS 16 MANAGING THE ASSETS 66 AUDITED FINANCIAL sydneycricketground.com.au STATEMENTS (TRUST) 20 HEALTH AND SAFETY 114 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 24 STRATEGY AND PROJECTS (TRUST STAFF AGENCY) 26 COMMERCIAL 138 CONSUMER RESPONSE 28 MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING 1 MINISTER’S FOREWORD Sport binds our nation, it links communities and provides common ground for friends old and new. For some, sport is a way of life. For most of us it provides a break from the everyday. A chance to cheer your favourite player, their team, your place of birth or our nation. Nowhere can you see that more clearly and more regularly than at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Allianz Stadium, NSW’s two favourite places to watch sport. And nowhere could you see that passion, enjoyment and camaraderie more vividly than during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. The SCG hosted three pool games and a quarter-final and semi-final. For each, the grandstands and the atmosphere of NSW’s favourite ground took on a completely different feel to what most regular patrons would have experienced. The Hon Stuart Ayres MP The Sri Lankans made the Bill O’Reilly Stand their own when they arrived to cheer on their team, and their hero Kumar Sangakkara, against the Australians. The Trust’s financial year began with a sold- When the West Indies played South Africa, and AB out international event, so it was fitting De Villiers scored the most remarkable of One-Day that it finished with another one. International tons, you could have been mistaken for thinking that you were at Newlands or Sabina Park. The Sydney Sevens attracted more than 73,000 fans over two sold-out days of rugby at Allianz But when India arrived for the knockout semi-final Stadium – an estimated 20,000 of them from against Australia at the SCG, the atmosphere was the overseas in a boon for the tourism industry. perfect mix of the subcontinent and the great southern land – loud, ceaseless and intense beyond belief. It was a new event for Sydney, the result of a partnership between the Australian Rugby Union, NSW Government In front of more than 42,000 fans, Australia won their and the Trust. It was the perfect illustration of what way through a tournament final they would also claim. happens when you firstly put sport where it should be played, but secondly where fans want to watch it. The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup might have been over but the reporting year was just starting for I congratulate the staff of the Sydney Cricket and the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust. Sports Ground Trust on their achievements over the past 12 months and their continuing vision for To follow would come genuine premiership tilts by the future of sport and entertainment in NSW. anchor tenants the Sydney Roosters (NRL), Sydney Swans (AFL) and the NSW Waratahs (Super Rugby). Sydney FC and the A-League continued their surge into the mainstream of Australian sport, attracting two near sellout crowds for the Sydney Derby against the Wanderers. THE HON STUART AYRES MP Minister for Sport, Minister for Few live events could match Ed Sheeran braving Trade, Tourism and Events a lightning storm in front of nearly 50,000 fans, before being joined by Sir Elton John for a duet performance of Don’t Go Breaking My Heart. 2 Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust Annual Report 2016 3 The Sydney Sevens was a fantastic example of just Meanwhile, the SCG is home to all international CHAIRMAN’S REPORT what a new major sporting event can do for our city. cricket in NSW and all Sydney Sixers games for Hotels were full, restaurants and pubs did a roaring the next seven years. The non-stop calendar of trade, and an estimated 20,000 rugby fans travelled from events has been enhanced by an improved game It started with a Cricket World Cup interstate and overseas to be part of the experience. day experience for fans. High speed wi-fi, express food and beverage ordering and advancements bonanza and ended with a Sydney In football, Sydney FC reaffirmed their status in IPTV technology provide supporters and our Sevens spectacular. This has been a as perennial heavyweights of the Hyundai members with a dynamic day of sport. A-League. After a successful season under coach massive year for Moore Park, with almost Graham Arnold, they went down to Melbourne Our growing membership base, that includes more Victory 3-0 in the 2014-15 grand final. than 40,000 signed up or on the waiting list, is 1.5 million sporting fans attending events vital to our existence and we thank them for their at the SCG and Allianz Stadium. Their unswerving support continued this season, ongoing support of the SCG and Allianz Stadium. and while results didn’t swing in their favour, consecutive crowds of more than 40,000 came Our Trustees and senior management led by Chief The Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust has to watch one of the best spectacles in Australian Executive Jamie Barkley, have worked tirelessly to delivered on its mandate and again made a modest sport − the Sydney Derby at Allianz Stadium. ensure Moore Park remains the number one destination profit in a challenging climate, while continuing to for sport in NSW. And while the redevelopment of Allianz serve the glory of sport. Our sports partners have In the opening months of 2015, Allianz Stadium hosted Stadium has been put on hold until the next term of excelled on and off the field, drawing strong crowds three sold out sporting fixtures – a feat unmatched government, the Trust remains absolutely committed and performing to their potential across the board. by any other venue in the state. Moore Park remains to improving the precinct − just like we did when the the number one place to watch sport in NSW and Sydney Football Stadium broke ground in 1988. The NSW Waratahs, off the back of their maiden the unrivalled calendar of events continues to attract Super Rugby title, delivered another impressive new fans and keep the old ones coming back. That vision includes Stage III and Stage IV of the season for their loyal fans. They played six home SCG master plan, which would transform the games at Allianz Stadium and went down in the During the reporting period we saw more than 47,000 celebrated venue into one of the best oval grounds semi-final to eventual champions, the Highlanders. fans watch British superstar Ed Sheeran perform and the world has ever seen, while continuing to preserve more than 83,000 supporters attend the NRL finals. the historic Members and Ladies pavilions. The Sydney Swans farewelled club great Adam Goodes at the season’s end and attracted bumper crowds Tony Shepherd AO – Chairman The Trust, with the support of the NSW Government, In June 2015 the SCG collected two prestigious trophies throughout 2015. Their total attendance across eight also completed a detailed design phase for a new world at the Stadium Businesses Awards in Barcelona. The games was 258,033 and that number will continue to class stadium at Moore Park. Renowned architects grand old lady won Sports Event of the Year for the flourish with the announcement that all home games Populous were in charge of a $5.8 million blueprint for 2014 Major League Baseball Opening Series and will be played at the SCG for the next 30 years. In January, the two Sixers sides combined to break Moore Park, which included a drop-down activation halo Project of the Year for the MA Noble, Don Bradman a NSW domestic cricket attendance record at the to scale the venue to “club” and “championship” mode and Dally Messenger stand redevelopment. Early in the 2016 season, the Swans made the decision annual Sydney Smash against the Thunder, the second − raising the bar for sporting innovation in Australia. to relocate their three remaining matches from Homebush time the record had been broken in 12 months. The It’s been an incredible year for sport in NSW and for to the SCG and, while it presented some scheduling BBL is proving to be a great boon to Cricket. Following the announcement to restructure the the Trust in particular. We watched some of the best challenges, it proved a master stroke with the Swans biggest investment in NSW sporting infrastructure athletes of this generation play in two premium venues on track for the highest average crowds on record. Then there was the excitement of India returning to since the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Allianz and farewelled some of the greats of the past. the SCG. The crowd favourites played out a highly Stadium will now receive a refurbishment once works For the third year in a row the Sydney Roosters won the entertaining One-Day International against Australia are completed at Homebush and Parramatta. Arthur Morris springs to mind, and his legacy will be NRL minor premiership, which included a remarkable run and reached their total with just two balls to spare.
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