Table Tennis Australia Inc Annual Report 2010 Table of Contents Table Tennis Australia Organisational Structure ........................................................................... 2 President Report – Will Goodier .................................................................................................... 3 CEO Report – Peter Marriott ......................................................................................................... 4 Life Members of Table Tennis Australia ........................................................................................ 7 Australian Sports Commission Message ....................................................................................... 8 Membership and Volunteer Statistics ........................................................................................... 10 Domestic Results ......................................................................................................................... 11 International Results ..................................................................................................................... 21 Australian Representatives ........................................................................................................... 24 National Awards ........................................................................................................................... 28 Rankings ....................................................................................................................................... 29 Financial Statements .................................................................................................................... 34 Director of Finance Report ............................................................................................................ 47 State/Territories Reports Tasmanian Table Tennis Association............................................................................................. 49 Western Australian Table Tennis Association ................................................................................ 51 Australian Capital Territory Table Tennis Association ................................................................... 53 Table Tennis Queensland .............................................................................................................. 57 Table Tennis Victoria .................................................................................................................... 60 Table Tennis New South Wales ..................................................................................................... 61 Table Tennis South Australia ........................................................................................................ 63 Table Tennis Australia would like to acknowledge the following people for providing images for this report: Geoff Scott – Australian Closed Photography Brian Peppy and Bev James – Australian Veterans and AWD Photography Vy Bui, Lily Phan – Australian Juniors Photography Peri Campbell-Innes – XIX Commonwealth Games Photography Page 1 Table Tennis Australia Inc Annual Report 2010 TTA Board of Management From Left to Right Will Goodier – Chairman; Phil Males; Phil Davis; Graeme Ireland; William Henzell; Barbara Talbot – Director of Finance; Leonie Whiteford TTA Staff Left to Right Peter Marriott – CEO; Sue Stevenson – High Performance & Coaching Coordinator; Brett Clarke – National Head Coach; Adele Butler – National Administrator Page 2 Table Tennis Australia Inc Annual Report 2010 President’s Report WILL GOODIER It was a year of initiatives , consolidation , successes and some failures- all covered in the Annual Report- but overall Table Tennis Australia moved forward positively in terms of growth and achievements. It is pleasing that during a year of such growth the accounts reflect a surplus thanks to the support of our sponsors and the attention to detail by the Finance Director and the Staff. Our initiatives include the National Insurance Scheme and the development and implementation of the new constitution as well as the substantial growth of our PPP programme with the generous support of the Australian Paralympic Committee. In terms of consolidation, it is pleasing to see how board teamwork developed during the year. Networking continued at an accelerated pace both internationally and in Australia, mainly by the CEO and President with the Australian Sports Commission, Australian Commonwealth Games Association, Australian Olympic Committee, Australian Paralympic Committee and International Table Tennis Federation. Successes in 2010 included the National Tour aimed at a better communication between Table Tennis Australia and the member states, the adoption of our new identity and constitution as a Company Limited by Guarantee and acceleration of our Paralympic Preparation Program. Behind the scenes, where we do most of our best work outside public scrutiny, the CEO and staff have improved governance and delivery of outcomes to our membership and sponsors. We expect this work to be rewarded by greater successes in the near future. Our non successes –failures- were mostly in the results of our High Performance programme. This is not a reflection on the staff athletes or coaches but on the funding available to Table Tennis Australia. While it has been difficult to make the dollars stretch, I am confident in Table Tennis Australia’s ability to succeed in this arena in the long term. I am grateful for such a strong, ongoing commitment from our Directors. Barbara Talbot has brought her expertise as Director of Finance to the board as well as her vast knowledge of AWD. Phil Males the Vice President with his involvement with Oceania and his vast experience in table tennis administration. We are indeed fortunate to have Graeme Ireland as one of our directors who brings his International and Officiating experience with ITTF. Leonie Whiteford has many years experience in domestic and international competition and in veterans table tennis. Phil Davis has experience in many areas of administration and the running of international competitions and High Performance. William Henzell brings the players perspective to the board discussion and with his many years of experience. Finally, I acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our office staff. Even though we are a small organisation the amount of work that comes from the office is staggering considering the number of people involved. I thank Sue Stevenson who continues as the glue binding Table Tennis Australia and also Adele Butler our Administration Officer. Over the past year I have worked closely with CEO Peter Marriott and am impressed with his ability in administration and communication. Page 3 Table Tennis Australia Inc Annual Report 2010 CEO Annual Report PETER MARRIOTT 2010 has been a busy year for the office; Adele Butler joined the team as Administration Officer in May and has done a tremendous job in learning the systems and keeping the accounting records up to date. Sue Stevenson continues to excel as the National High Performance & Coaching Coordinator and has helped maintain a close relationship with our key Stakeholders. Brett Clarke spent a lot of the year travelling to events with both junior and senior teams. After holding the National Coach position for 18 months Brett will be missed by all the players after finishing his employment on the 31st of December. Will Goodier and the Board have maintained a stable leadership of the organisation and have continued to drive the sports attempts to improve Governance. I would also like to acknowledge the many volunteers who donate their time to the various committees of Table Tennis Australia. Achievements in 2010 After 12 months of discussion and planning with member state / territories, the Australian Sports Commission and our Lawyers, the new constitution and organisational structure was adopted at Special General Meeting in October. Table Tennis Australia has now changed its structure to a Company Limited by Guarantee with a new and modern constitution and positions the sport in line with the governance principles of the Australian Sports Commission. Whilst the process took 12 months to complete, everyone involved should be congratulated on their efforts as many other National Sporting Organisations are still working through the process. Table Tennis Australia is committed to providing the best governance for our sport and continues to work closely with the Australian Sports Commission in achieving this goal. The Board of TTA has undergone a number of changes this year as it was left without a Finance Director for the first few months of the year with the resignation of long time Board member Peter Campbell-Innes. Barbara Talbot accepted the position of Finance Director in late May. Barbara has brought her finance skills and a wealth of knowledge and experience with AWD to the Board. David Beaumont stepped down at the Annual General Meeting and was replaced by Leonie Whiteford. Phil Males was elected Vice President of the Board during the year (position previously held by David Beaumont). The National Insurance Scheme finished its first year of operation and has been renewed for the 2011. Premiums have been maintained and the level of cover has been increased. State & Territory Associations are now able to provide player accident cover for members and clubs are provided with Public Liability, Professional Indemnity and Associations Liability to protect their committee