Annual Report 2020 Contents
3 OUR PURPOSE
4 PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE REPORT
6 MESSAGE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION
7 MESSAGE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
8 MESSAGE FROM COMMONWEALTH GAMES AUSTRALIA
9 OUR STRATEGIC PILLARS
10 HOCKEYROOS AND KOOKABURRAS STATISTICS
11 PILBARA COMMUNITY HOCKEY PROGRAM
13 HIGH PERFORMANCE UPDATE
15 STRATEGY AND GAME DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
17 COMMERCIAL, COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTS UPDATE
18 FINANCE UPDATE
19 COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
23 HOCKEY AUSTRALIA FINANCIALS
44 HALL OF FAME
45 SPONSORS
46 THANK YOU
2 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Our Purpose
To lead the growth and success of hockey in Our Values Australia. Hockey is a sport played across Australia, from the city to the country, equally by men and women, boys and girls. Our national teams are among the best in the world and regularly achieve podium performances at major benchmark events. The sport of hockey is a welcoming, family friendly LEADERSHIP and inclusive sport and we wish to fully embrace existing and new - players, coaches, officials, staff, volunteers and fans alike. We consider enjoyment across all aspects of the game to be a central philosophy which underpins how we operate. We also strongly believe that every participant should have the opportunity to strive to achieve INTEGRITY their personal aspirations as a player, coach, official, volunteer or paid administrator.
Our values are central to our way of working. At Hockey Australia we will: • continue to LEAD by working collaboratively with our EXCELLENCE stakeholders. • operate with INTEGRITY in all areas of our work by placing the best interests of hockey in Australia at the centre of any decision. • pursue EXCELLENCE both on and off the field of play.
• INCLUDE and welcome any person who wants to engage in, and enjoy, our wonderful sport. INCLUSION
3 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Hockey Australia President and Executive Report
As President and CEO of Hockey Australia fortunate to play and deliver the early Across the year, progress continued to be (HA), we are pleased to present this joint home rounds of the FIH Pro League in made with the Hockey Co-Op project. A report on behalf of the Board of Directors Sydney and Perth. While both teams revised set of guiding principles outlining and staff. had mixed results, performances were the roles and responsibilities between HA regarded to be on track in relation to our and MAs was endorsed at the November Following an incredible year for HA in 2019, Tokyo preparation. Council meeting and adopted by most and as we anticipated the 2020 Tokyo MAs. This step has been important with Olympic Games that were scheduled to The high-performance program was redefining how HA and MAs can better commence on July 24, no one could have significantly disrupted because of work together and reduce areas of predicted the impact that COVID-19 would the pandemic, causing the 12 month duplication. have on communities across Australia and postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. This around the world. significant change required HA to pivot A common chart of accounts was finalised and recalibrate all planning for the Games. in 2020 along with a set of operating At the outset we want to thank, recognise principles that we envisage will be and acknowledge the thousands of Across this period our players and staff advantageous to sector financial reporting players, coaches, officials, committee demonstrated great resilience amidst and insights. Xero was identified as the members, staff, volunteers and members immense uncertainty. For some players, preferred accounting package. of our hockey family who have all been this has meant deciding to extend their impacted in some way due to COVID-19. international careers for another 12 months. The sport moved onto a common The sport of hockey is indebted to all membership registration platform In April and May, HA suspended the of you in playing such a vital role with with the successful migration onto requirement for players to be based at supporting hockey communities across revolutioniseSPORT. the centralised daily training environment Australia at what has been perhaps our in Perth, allowing them to determine HA was pleased to launch our new 2021- most challenging period. We wish you all where they wanted to be located during 2022 Participation and Engagement Plan. well in what we hope will be a period of the pandemic. The program ramped up The Plan was developed with extensive recovery in 2021. again across August and then back into engagement with MA participation staff At the start of 2020, with the Kookaburras full program delivery from September. and provides the framework to drive our and Hockeyroos ranked 1 and 2 in A selection camp was conducted in participation across the next phase. the world respectively, and with the November in lieu of the cancelled Sultana Work also commenced on a review of the completion of the first season of the Bran Hockey One League. This camp Coaching and Officiating Accreditation Sultana Bran Hockey One League, our was necessary to undertake a selection Pathways. New resources are in the focus was on maximising the emerging process for the 2021 national squads. process of being developed, including opportunities for the year ahead. This During the height of COVID-19, HA video content enabled by an improved proved to be short lived as the impact of unveiled several resources to help shape learning management system. COVID-19 was realised. our response to the pandemic, designed We undertook a detailed independent Extensive modelling and re-modelling to support hockey clubs and associations review of our Information Technology of our position was undertaken on a with the recommencement of training, requirements. HA will now seek to frequent basis as we navigated our competitions and programs in a safe and implement the next phase of work path. Close and regular engagement responsible manner. including full migration from our current with Member Associations was central In April the decision was made to servers to the cloud. to our approach in 2020, which has led postpone the remainder of the 2020 to stronger relationships and a greater Financially, HA has emerged from 2020 Pro League matches. Soon after, HA understanding of the shared challenges in a strong position. This has been due confirmed the decision to cancel all that were faced by all. The support and to a combination of factors including remaining national championships for spirit of collaboration between Member government stimulus packages, reduced 2020 due to COVID-19. Associations and HA is a strength for our event expenses and internal cost sport and something we should be proud With the support of our event partners, reduction measures. of and continue to build on into the future. it was agreed that almost all 2020 We remain fortunate to have incredible national championship events would In January, the National Indoor partners working with us including be re-positioned to be held in the Championships were successfully Fortescue Metals Group as the major same locations on similar dates in 2021. delivered in Wollongong, New South partner of the Kookaburras and Ausdrill Thank you to our stakeholders and event Wales. In February and March, we were (Perenti) as major partner of the partners in allowing this to happen. Hockeyroos.
4 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Hockey Australia President and Executive Report
HA were successful with engaging several Extending our reach onto a range of other Of significant concern are the events new commercial partnerships. These platforms was also a feature which has seen that emerged at the end of 2020 within included Legacy Lighting (official venue fantastic growth on sites such as LinkedIn. the national women’s program, which lighting partner), JDH (Hookin2Hockey shone a light on several areas that will be The newly developed Safe Hockey and Schools partner) and Blackroll (Official addressed by the Board. HA immediately framework and National Integrity Supplier of Athletic and Recovery Tools). undertook an internal review, which Framework started operations in 2020 was subsequently taken up by Sport We sincerely thank all of our partners under the watch of HA’s Integrity Unit. An Australia through the appointment of an - Fortescue Metals Group, Ausdrill important element to support the safe independent review panel led by Bruce (Perenti), Kellogg’s Sultana Bran, delivery of our sport, all HA Staff and Collins QC and included Moya Dodd and Westfund Health Insurance, On The Board, and many MA Boards received Gabrielle Trainor. Go, the Australian Institute of Sport, the Safe Hockey education session led Sport Australia, the Australian Olympic by Sam Dellamarta. Hockey is proud of Having received the independent report Committee, Commonwealth Games the work that has been undertaken in this and recommendations into matters Australia, the State and Territory Institutes area as we deepen our commitment to of culture and leadership within the and Academies of Sport, the Western the safety of children and young people. women’s program, the Board will take Australian Department of Sport and action in 2021 to address the identified Our commitment to inclusion took some Recreation, SportsLink Travel, Bloomex, areas through the establishment of a important steps. We submitted in the Just Hockey, ASICS, TigerTurf, CTM, Review Implementation Working Group. Pride in Sport Index for the first time, Aqualyte, Kookaburra, 2XU, APE Medical released our Inclusion Position Statement, To all HA Directors, Management and Elastoplast. and launched our Guidelines for the and staff and Member Association The delay to the 2020 Olympic Games Inclusion of Transgender and Gender Boards and staff, we thank you for your has been unprecedented and for which Diverse People in Community Hockey. ongoing commitment. Thanks and there is no previous playbook. HA acknowledgement to all the Committee As an organisation, we have implemented wishes to thank the Australian Olympic members, volunteers and officials at Club a staff feedback survey. The Culture Amp Committee, in particular Matt Carroll and Association level across Australia. Platform provides HA with an insight into and Ian Chesterman for their extensive Without your commitment and dedication the ‘mood in our camp’ and benchmarks engagement, support and continued to keeping our members safe, we would us against others in the sports industry. commitment to the safe delivery of our not have been able to return in the Pleasingly, HA has had very low staff teams to and from Tokyo. manner we did. For this you must all be turnover across the year at 2.5%, truly commended. HA wishes to note the additional support which is extraordinary considering the provided by Commonwealth Games circumstances. As we look to the year ahead, it is hoped Australia to assist our teams prepare we will be in a position to enjoy the full At Board level, we recognise the significant for the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth delivery of hockey in 2021. While there contribution of former director Stuart Games, as well as the investment being is no doubt there will be challenges in Carruthers who has played an important made in our junior pathways. This support the future, we look forward to continuing role in chairing the High-Performance has been an invaluable complement to to work together by building on our Committee following the Rio Olympic our high-performance grant from the AIS. successes and strengthening our Games. On Behalf of the Board, we thank partnerships. We acknowledge the wonderful support Stuart for his contribution across this from Sport Australia and the Australian period which saw the men’s and women’s Institute of Sport on behalf of the Federal program’s once again move into the top 2 Government which is fundamental to our on the world rankings. ability to support our national teams and At the November Council Meeting, we play our national leadership role. welcomed the appointment of Mary Throughout the year, the Marketing and Konstantopoulos as an elected Director Communications Team undertook a (previously an appointed Director); Ross commitment to stay engaged with our Sudano as an elected Director; and community through several social media Sandra Sully as an appointed Director Melanie Woosnam Matt Favier campaigns. The Hockey at Home series (previously an elected Director). President Chief Executive featuring Kookaburras and Hockeyroos was Hockey Australia Hockey Australia extremely well received.
5 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 A message from the Australian Sports Commission
It is my great honour to be appointed Between Tokyo and what we all hope will Chair of the Australian Sports be confirmation of a successful Brisbane Commission. bid, some of the world’s biggest sporting events will converge on our shores, Like so many Australians, sport has been presenting more wonderful opportunities a cornerstone of my life and has shaped for Australian sport to thrive over the next me in ways I could never have imagined. decade and beyond. 2020 was a year like no other, I am passionate in my belief in sport’s “and while it has required an unrivalled ability to unite, inspire, and We’ll never forget the astonishing scenes incredible resilience to get build healthier, stronger communities when the Australian Women’s cricket to this point, our sports will and I am committed to ensuring that team claimed the ICC Women’s T20 continue to be challenged every Australian who wants to be part of World Cup in Melbourne last year, and a sports community, in any role they see our Men’s team will have their chance to in 2021 and beyond as we fit to participate, enjoys the extraordinary replicate that feat when they host the ICC emerge from the pandemic. benefits and grows as a result of their Men’s T20 World Cup in 2022. Next year However, we know sport engagement with the sport of their choice. Australia will also host the FIBA Women’s will play a crucial role in the World Cup of Basketball, then in 2023, nation’s rebuilding efforts, 2020 was a year like no other, and while the FIFA Women’s World Cup. 2027 also which presents us with great it has required an incredible resilience to presents another golden opportunity, get to this point, our sports will continue with our bid to bring the Rugby World opportunities as well. to be challenged in 2021 and beyond as Cup back to Australia for the first time we emerge from the pandemic. However, since 2003. And this is just to name a we know sport will play a crucial role in the handful of the world class sport on offer nation’s rebuilding efforts, which presents in the coming years on top of our local, us with great opportunities as well. state and national competitions.
There is already much to look forward The Australian Sports Commission to. Nothing inspires and invokes our (ASC), comprising Sport Australia and Aussie pride quite like an Olympic and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Paralympic Games, and we will continue is proud to support sport at all levels to put the health and safety of our throughout Australia, on behalf of the athletes front and centre as they finalise Australian Government. While we support their preparations for Tokyo in July and our athletes competing at the pinnacle of August. After waiting an extra year, we world competition, we continue to focus can’t wait to finally see our green and on nurturing and developing sport at gold athletes in action. the community level with the help of our partners across the industry. The announcement earlier this year of the IOC’s recommendation of South- The sporting pyramid needs to be East Queensland as its preferred bid built on a strong base. When we are Josephine Sukkar AM candidate for the 2032 Olympic and able to grow the grassroots of sport CHAIR Paralympic Games has provided another by focussing on our participants and AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION significant injection of optimism across volunteers and get that formula right, our our sector. For the young boys and girls high performance programs ultimately enjoying their sport and dreaming of flourish. This is pivotal time for our sector representing their country, this is an but out of the recent uncertainty comes announcement that makes the possibility an opportunity to refocus our goals and of a home Games more tangible and real. consider the role that each of us can play in rebuilding a stronger, leaner and healthier sports industry.
6 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 A message from the Australian Olympic Committee
The Australian Olympic Committee’s Centenary On Olympic Day June 23rd, we launched But the celebration mainly took place in the year was experienced in a way that none of the Parliamentary Friends of the Olympic digital space with the AOC’s website and us could have imagined when the COVID Movement in Australia - a bi-partisan forum social media platforms breaking all records for pandemic disrupted every aspect of our lives. open to all Senators and Members which will audience engagement with the stories, videos promote the values of Olympism in Australia. and snapshots of our Olympians and the great With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games postponed moments. The #MySydney2000 hashtag was on 25 March for 12 months, the training, The AOC also became a signatory to the United received more than 72 million impressions. preparation and ambition of our aspiring Nations’ Sports for Climate Action Framework, Tokyo athletes were thrown into extraordinary acknowledging the active role that sport can The wonderful remembrance of Sydney uncertainty and difficulty. play in delivering sustainable operations for only heightened interest in the prospect of the benefit of the environment. Australia’s potential to host a third Olympic However, our athletes stood tall and proved Games, with Queensland’s candidature for 2032. so much to the Australian community, to their The AOC has committed to embracing sports, friends and families. sustainability in its day-to-day operations, While our candidature formal process was measuring progress, advocating and suspended in March due to COVID-19, When confined to home, athletes responded educating with member sports. work continued behind the scenes with the by recording and posting home-workout finalisation of a Brisbane 2032 Games Master routines designed to inspire Australians to stay The AOC Athletes’ Commission undertook a Plan and Transport Plan. healthy as well as reinforcing key government survey of Australian Olympians and aspirants messaging around a “TeamAUS” approach to for the Tokyo 2020 Games, following an IOC By year’s end, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, beating the virus. Athletes’ Commission initiative to explore the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk different ways of how athletes can express and Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner In the absence of the Games themselves, the their support for the principles enshrined in had all reaffirmed their strong commitment Olympic spirit has never shone more brightly. the Olympic Charter. to holding the Games. Consequently, the Throughout this period, the AOC’s regular Queensland candidature is very strong, highly The findings, released in August by Athletes’ community programs such as Olympics developed and ready for the next step. Commission Chair Steve Hooker, found that Unleashed and Olympic Change-maker more than 80% of all respondents felt a protest This year was also challenging in terms of my continued, but in a virtual format with athletes on the field of play would detract from the role as the Chair of the IOC’s Coordination giving their talks to students via online platforms. performance or experience of athletes. Commission for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Olympic Unleashed passed an important Off the back of this survey, the Athletes’ Working closely with the Japanese milestone, surpassing 150,000 students who Commission initiated an educational forum Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Government have received face to face or virtual visits examining Australia’s Indigenous history, and the Tokyo Olympic Games Organisation from Olympians or Tokyo aspirants and Indigenous issues and the challenges of Committee, there have been significant strides their wonderful messages of resilience and reconciliation. taken to develop counter-measures to enable goal-setting. the Tokyo Games to proceed, while also The “Walk with Us” forum was held live The uncertainty created by the pandemic simplifying the Games to reduce cost, without on-line in November evening featuring and the constantly shifting travel access, impacting on the performance of athletes. panel discussions with Indigenous and border restrictions and access to training non-Indigenous Olympians, questions from Most importantly for the AOC, the focus on and competition necessitated frequent and Olympians and presentations from prominent working so closely and constructively with our accurate communication from the AOC to Indigenous figures Stan Grant and Dean National Federations this year was outstanding athletes, our Member sports and importantly, Parkin. in its detail and thoroughness. This focus will our Partners. see our Australian Team safely into Tokyo when The AOC is currently finalising its inaugural The AOC rolled over these sponsorships for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will go ahead. Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) as a valuable another year with Tokyo 2020 postponed until And safely home. ingredient of its Indigenous Strategy. 2021, for no additional contribution from that partnership group. This year contained so many milestones. John Coates AC It was our Centenary Year and also the 20th Throughout this year, the AOC managed to PRESIDENT AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC anniversary since the Sydney 2000 Games, the launch a number of significant new initiatives COMMITTEE | VICE PRESIDENT greatest Games ever. that will have an enduring impact for the INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE Olympic movement. With the relighting of the Olympic Cauldron at Sydney Olympic Park on September 14th, we began a national and international recollection of these record-breaking Games.
7 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 A message from Commonwealth Games Australia
Commonwealth Games On the road to Birmingham 2022 Australia proudly investing our financial support continues with in our hockey players Commonwealth Games Australia committing $193,000 in 2018/19 and Whilst not a Commonwealth Games year, 2019/20 to support programs which 2020 was a busy one for Commonwealth will help develop the next generation of Games Australia as we built on the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras. legacies of the Gold Coast 2018 Work is well underway for Birmingham Commonwealth Games. 2022 and we look forward to building on Following the conclusion of Gold Coast the successes of the Gold Coast 2018 2018 related activities, Commonwealth campaign and continuing our work with Games Australia shifted its focus Hockey Australia to deliver team success to the governance review initiatives together in Birmingham. commenced in 2017. Most notable was It is important that we continue to the introduction of an independent rather engage with our member sports and than representative Board. the Australian sporting system, and this Commonwealth Games Australia will be a priority of the Commonwealth commenced a ‘refresh’ of its Strategic Games Australia Board. Plan – First Among Equals - to reset We thank Hockey Australia and the our priorities to embrace the future members of the Hockeyroos and beyond Birmingham 2022 to the 2026 Kookaburras for their continued efforts Games. With a strong focus on our dual and support. vision of ‘Pursuing Sporting Excellence’ and ‘Connecting with Communities’, the revised Plan incorporates five strategic priorities: Delivering Team Success; Connecting with Communities; Presenting a Powerful Brand; Leading the Way; and Hosting Great Games. To help achieve our goal of ‘Delivering Team Success’ Commonwealth Games Australia has been a significant financial contributor and partner for Hockey Australia, delivering just over $1 million to the sport and our Hockeyroos and Kookaburras in the lead up to the Gold Coast Games. Craig Phillips During the 2018 Games cycle, CGA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER provided $21.6 million in funding to COMMONWEALTH GAMES AUSTRALIA member sports through programs ranging from youth to the elite. That is a significant contribution to Australian sport, for which we are proud, and we remain committed to working with our sports to improve our programs into the future.
8 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Our Purpose: TO LEAD THE GROWTH HOCKEY AUSTRALIA | 4 Year Strategic Plan 2019 – 2022 AND SUCCESS OF HOCKEY IN AUSTRALIA.
Key issues Address the Improve participant Increase the visibility Strengthen employee Ensure sustained Enhance the digital Safeguard the Ensure financial inefficiencies in recruitment and and commercial engagement and international success experience integrity of our sport sustainability our sport retention viability of hockey retention What we are going to do Develop a 2032 vision for Drive a return to playing hockey The Kookaburras and Position hockey to increase Provide contemporary, whole Deliver a safe sport for all to Strengthen our financial, Promote a culture that brings Hockey in Australia in 2021 Hockeyroos are internationally awareness and deliver of sport digital platform that enjoy. governance and risk our values to life and enables our competitive and consistently commercial value that will help increases engagement, delivers management frameworks whilst people to be at their best. ranked in the top 3 at major to grow the sport. commercial growth, improves delivering against our agreed benchmark events with future retention and achieves business short-term and longer-term players delivered through a efficiencies. financial targets. world class player development model. How we are going to do it • Conduct audit of the national • Generate insights on • Review and refine existing • Develop media partnerships • Conduct full data integration • Implement framework for • Implement a truly • Provide opportunities to operating, financial and participant behaviour to keep high performance operating and drive cross-promotional • Implement CRM system ethical decision making collaborative budget, planning develop the skills & leadership governance model our hockey family engaged model content and integrity and forecasting process with abilities for all of our people. • Re-design Hockey Australia’s both short-term and longer- • Develop and implement the • Explore contemporary • Implement a national • Implement engaging and online presence • Take a leadership role in child • Increase the visibility of our future operating model for models for engaging new/ athlete wellbeing framework personalised communications safeguarding by creating and term financial targets aligned values and integrate them • Explore new digital hockey in Australia re-engaging lapsed players, throughout the high using contemporary platforms leading in the area of policy to our 4 year funding cycle into our way of working, engagement and education officials and coaches performance pathway and practices and resource • Regular financial reporting recognising and rewarding platforms • Strengthen engagement with programs • Develop a national and and monitoring of financial • Set the strategic priorities Masters, Indoor and Country • Refine the high performance international influencing performance against targets and measure/monitor our hockey communities coaching pathway strategy • Continue to review the performance against them via • Enhance the junior hockey • Pursue opportunities to financial model and Performance Development experience diversify our revenue streams contractual agreements to Plans ensure we are best meeting • Deliver commercially-viable • Implement bi-annual employee the needs of the sport events to enable broader engagement surveys, sharing engagement with hockey • Implement a comprehensive the results and actions with Insurance, Health & Safety our people program that ensures our • Find ways to bring our people compliance obligations are together & have fun met and our employees and assets are protected How we will measure success • HA and all MAs endorse the • Increase the combined • 2 Medals including 1 x Gold • Fundraising foundation • Refreshed online presence is • 100% of athletes, support • Approved budget in place by • >75% Employee Engagement long term vision by December total participation across all medal at the 2020 Tokyo established by 2022 to relaunched by June 2020 personnel, staff and the start of the financial year • Delivery of an annual Staff 2021 categories by 5% by 2022 Olympic Games support hockey related • Whole of sport CRM solution volunteers (as required) have • 4 year rolling budget aligned Planning Day and mid-year • Grow all forms of pre-junior • 2 x Gold medals at the 2022 projects that generates in implemented by December completed required integrity to our Strategic Plan in place health check excess of $200,000 annually framework education annually participation programs by 50% Commonwealth Games 2020 by 2021 • All staff have an annual by 2022 • 2 x medals at the 2022 Hockey • A 20% increase in commercial • [25%] growth in engagement • Annual SITAM rating provided • Meeting financial performance Performance Development • Increase the percentage World Cup (non-government) revenue by level across our digital by NISU of LOW targets Plan in place that is monitored 2022 of recreational hockey • Post 2020 High Performance platforms by 2022 • 100% Member Association • 100% of hockey participants and reported against twice per participants to at least 5% of Operating Model analysis • Audience engagement adoption of child safe sport and assets covered for year total participants by 2022 completed by December through media monitoring is processes for each of the next insurance purposes • Reduce annual membership 2019 with agreed changes increased by 50% by 2022 four years churn rate by 3% by 2022 implemented from January • 4 x Hockey Australia endorsed • Increase the number of 2021 nominations (new) for key accredited and active coaches leadership positions in and officials by 15% by 2022 national and international bodies, across the 4 year period Hockeyroos and Kookaburras
Statistics and Figures
Hockeyroos
WINS: 3 LOSSES: 3 GOALS SCORED: 6 GOALS CONCEDED: 9
Major Career Milestones
Edwina Bone – 200 appearances Karri McMahon – 150 appearances Jocelyn Bartram – 50 appearances Rosie Malone – 50 appearances Kalindi Commerford – 50 appearances Hockeyroos Pro League Results
Debuts Date Played Results (Aus v Other) 25/01 Belgium 3-3 (4-2 Aus secures bonus point on penalties) Karri Somerville 26/01 Belgium 1-1 (1-3 Belgium secures bonus point on penalties) Retirements 1/02 England 2-1 Jodie Kenny 2/02 England Match abandoned (Aus wins match points) Karri McMahon 6/03 Argentina 0-2 Gabi Nance 7/03 Argentina 0-2
Kookaburras
WINS: 4 LOSSES: 4 GOALS SCORED: 27 GOALS CONCEDED: 20
Major Career Milestones
Eddie Ockenden – 366 appearances (most capped Australian player) Matthew Swann – 200 appearances Kookaburras Pro League Results Jake Whetton – 200 appearances Date Played Results (Aus v Other) Jeremy Hayward – 150 appearances Tom Craig – 100 appearances 25/01 Belgium 2-2 (2-4 Belgium secures bonus point on penalties) Tom Wickham – 50 appearances 26/01 Belgium 2-4 1/02 England 4-4 (3-1 Aus secures bonus point on penalties) Debuts 2/02 England 5-1 Nathan Ephraums 21/02 India 4-3 Kurt Lovett 22/02 India 2-2 (1-3 India secures bonus point on penalties) 6/03 Argentina 3-3 (1-3 Argentina secures bonus point on penalties) 7/03 Argentina 5-1
10 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Pilbara Community Hockey Program
Background Aim In 2011 HA and Fortescue Metal created For HA and Fortescue to become integral the National Indigenous Hockey Program. members of the regional communities The Program was designed to provide and have a meaningful and engaging a pathway for Aboriginal Pilbara school program embraced by the region. children to engage in hockey, and more HA’s vision includes broadly, to increase their engagement Key Objectives “ and attendance at school. embedding the PCHP 1. Deliver a substantial hockey program The Program delivers positive messaging within the Fortescue workforce into our international by engaging high-performance athletes locations - Pilbara region of WA. calendar ... providing the to be role models and hockey coaches. 2. Role model visits expanded to opportunity for talented In the first phase of this Program, the include primary schools and the hockey players from the aim was to inspire the next generation of broader hockey community, i.e. local, Aboriginal children through role models regional hockey associations, and key Pilbara to travel to the and physical activity to achieve high community events. matches location. school attendance levels. 3. Articulate pathways for talented To further enhance the Program and younger hockey players. its value to the regional communities, 4. Develop brand awareness of the HA and Fortescue have expanded the Program within the region. Program’s focus to increase hockey pathway outcomes. The program The PCHP operates with its activities name changed in 2017 to the Pilbara aligned to three key focus areas: Community Hockey Program (PCPH) Community Outreach, School Workshops, to better reflect the Program’s current and Indigenous Pathways. and future scope and reach. A specific function for developing Aboriginal hockey players is retained within the Program when exceptional talent is identified.
Vision To engage with and develop meaningful stakeholder relationships, promote and expand the sport of hockey in the Pilbara, and identify, encourage, and support Pilbara children (and specifically Aboriginal children) to develop their hockey aspirations.
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Department Update
The year began with great excitement, with the focus of both programs firmly fixed on preparations for the Tokyo Olympics. After returning to the Perth training environment in January, the teams had a short build up leading into the Pro League home leg matches. Games against Belgium and Great Britain in Sydney for both squads were soon followed by a Kookaburras tour to India and games against Argentina in Perth.
After a loss in the first match against Belgium, the Kookaburras bounced back to turn the tables on the Red Lions and win the second leg in a shoot out. An eight-goal match against GB, with a 4-4 (3-1) shoot out win to the Kookaburras was followed by a thumping 5-1 return leg. The Kookaburras dominance on display. Playing India in India is always a challenge, with both teams sharing the points in two tight contests, the Kookaburras winning 4-3 and India winning the second match 2-2 (3-1) in a shoot out. Returning to Perth games against Argentina were again split, with the Kookaburras delighting the home crowd with a second leg 5-1 win.
Two tight draws against Belgium with one win each in shoot outs started the Women’s Pro League season. Against GB, a last-minute field goal from Grace Stewart saw the Hockeyroos prevail 2-1. The Sydney weather impacted the second match, with the game cancelled due to thunderstorms, heavy rain and lightning. Back in Perth, the Hockeyroos were defeated twice by Argentina 2-0. A highlight was the debut of Karri Somerville who made her first international caps.
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The cancellation of the European Pro League tour for both squads and the closure of the Perth based training environment in late March preceded the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics. This was extremely disappointing for athletes, coaches and HP staff, with many athletes returning to their home bases around Australia. The focus of the next months quickly shifted for staff to project based work, with great gains being made in the development of Technical and Physical frameworks, athlete benchmarking and many other initiatives.
The transition back to the Perth based centralised program began in June. Covid safe training protocols and return to safe play strategies were developed. Special thanks to HA CMO Peter Steele for his work in returning our squads and staff safely back to the DTE. With many athletes requiring 14-days of self-isolation or quarantine when returning to Perth, credit must go to all HP staff, support staff and coaches for enabling the safe return of athletes to training in readiness for the November selection camp. With the cancellation of the Hockey One League competition, the importance of the National camp in November gained more significance for selection to the 2021 National Squads.
The 2021 National squads welcomed new players Dylan Martin (NSW) to the National Men’s Program and Meg Pearce (VIC/QLD), Aleisha Power (WA), Penny Squibb (WA) and Courtney Schonell (NSW) to the National Women’s program.
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Department Update
2020 posed obvious challenges, but also saw many opportunities emerge. 2020 Registered Participation Participants The impact of COVID-19 on participation rates in hockey was significant, with seasons delayed and cancelled completely in Victoria. Despite this, the 162,176 reduction in registered participants (club hockey and Hookin2Hockey) was just 20%, while total participants was just 15%. This reflects the incredible job across all layers in the sport in developing COVID- safe environments, and the passion of our hockey community.
Throughout 2020, HA and the MAs worked closely on a number of initiatives designed to grow participant 48% 52% 76,654 MALE FEMALE recruitment and retention. NATIONAL Key activities included: MEMBERS
1. Development of a National Participation and Engagement Plan for 2021-22. Using Sport Australia’s Participation Drivers as a framework, this plan will 29,407 2,303 be the guiding participation strategy for the sport Sporting School Hookin2Hockey participants in the COVID and recovery period, and has involved participants extensive consultation at all layers of hockey. 2. Successful roll out of the revolutioniseSPORT platform, providing the sport a single membership platform. 1,385 3. The alignment of the member engagement survey, Accredited which will now allow the sport to have better data Coaches on participant churn and a truly national view. 4. Reviews of the Coaching and Officiating Accreditation Pathways were undertaken, with the new framework to be released in 2021. 5. The Hookin2Hockey model was revised based on 2,475 Accredited a co-design process with MAs and feedback from Officials clubs. In 2021, a new fee split will be introduced along with the participant equipment pack becoming an optional purchase at the point of sale. 6. Greater social inclusion initiatives were a priority focus through 2020, with HA releasing an inclusion position statement, the release of Hockey’s Transgender Guidelines for Community Hockey, and work commencing on the development of a Reconciliation Action Plan.
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Hockey Co-Op Integrity Excellent progress was made in the The integrity systems in hockey continue Hockey Co-Op project, specifically: to strengthen, with HA providing national leadership in this space. Key activity to 1. Finalisation of the Roles and note included: Responsibilities Guiding Principles, which provides clarity among HA and 1. The National Integrity Framework was the MAs on who does what. reviewed and approved by the HA Board. 2. Endorsement of the National Policies approach, allowing for greater 2. The HA Integrity Unit is operating consistency and support in key policy and monitoring compliance against areas in the sport. integrity obligations. 3. Shared service opportunities 3. Product Fee and Integrity occurring, with staff working across Agreements have now been finalised different organisations within the with multiple Wagering Service federation. Providers. These will provide HA with enhanced integrity oversight on 4. Implementation of the Finance wagering activity on hockey into the Toolkit, which included: future. • A Common Chart of Accounts 4. The Safe Hockey framework was for HA and all MAs finalised and endorsed by the HA Board and will operating principles have been gradually be adopted by MAs. agreed to; and • Xero selected as the preferred accounting package for HA and all MAs, and this going live as at 1 January 2021 in most jurisdictions.
16 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Commercial, Communications and Events
Department Update
With no national or international hockey To celebrate the return of hockey, the played in Australia after March due to first training sessions of the Kookaburras COVID-19, the organisation had to pivot to and Hockeyroos back together after the Notable achievements included: develop a social and digital engagement initial COVID lock down were filmed and plan for the hockey community, many of developed into exciting commercials. From • Hockey@Home digital content series. whom were confined to their homes for here we continued to film a number of • #Sticks4Vics campaign. long periods. This led to the Hockey@ high end ads to promote our sport to our Home content series with the Kookaburras, most vulnerable segments being: children, • Return to Play Plan. Hockeyroos and the coaching and Hin2H, women aged 25+ and men and • Legacy Lighting joined the support staff providing fun, engaging and women aged 18-25. Developing and filming Kookaburras and Hockeyroos as the informative video content. With an eye on these during periods of hard lock down official lighting provider. 2021 and participation at grass roots, a was challenging, but the end result was • Jamie Dwyer’s business JDH joined Return to Play plan was developed with a professional and has seen fantastic results series of videos and a communication tool online and in the direct relationship to Hockey Australia as the official kit made available to Member Associations registered members. These commercials Hookin2Hockey equipment supplier. and Clubs. were also picked up by the 10 Network • Blackroll joined as the Official as community service announcements, While the search for new revenue is Supplier of Athletic and Recovery receiving over 100K of free air time. ongoing, 2020 commercially was about Tools to the Kookaburras and consolidating relationships with our Hockey Australia’s website project to Hockeyroos. partners and supporting them as a transition away from antiquated technology number fought to survive a very tough to an interim site was finally completed period. Hockey Australia started working in June. Member Associations followed in with Elite Sports Philanthropy (ESP) to two week rolling increments so that by the determine if there is an appetite to engage end of October all Member Associations philanthropically with key supporters and were on the new more user friendly the wider hockey community to support revolutioniseSport platform. Hockey several initiatives. Australia also set about renegotiating various service agreements which meant Led by Tyler Lovell, HA’s Commercial significant cost savings and a renewed Partnerships Manager, a High Performance focus on service and product delivery. working group undertook a review and subsequent transition to a new Game Before the full effects of COVID-19 were Analytic platform that has saved the business fully felt, the events team were able to $50,000 per year for the next three years. successfully deliver the National Indoor Championships in Wollongong as well Graphic Designer Isabella Udovicic left as three of the four legs of the home Pro the team at the end of 2020. We were soon League matches. Unfortunately, the final joined by Ashley McVea from Cricket Victoria leg of Pro League versus New Zealand was as Hockey Australia’s new graphic designer. postponed however plans are underway to The FIH Pro League matches that were reschedule these matches in 2021. All other played in Australia still provided the National Championships as well as the opportunity for Australian audiences to second season of the Sultana Bran Hockey see some of the best hockey players in the One League were cancelled. world. These Pro League matches, and We welcomed Legacy Lighting and the Hockey@Home series still provided Blackroll to the HA sponsor family and continued media exposure. were especially pleased to see the return Even though the Tokyo Olympics were of Jamie Dwyer in an official capacity as postponed there is still the opportunity to his business JDH joined as a sponsor of capitalise on the Games in 2021 with the Hookin2Hockey. Kookaburras and Hockeyroos.
17 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Finance
Department Update
FINANCIAL RESULT STRENGTHEN EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION
We are pleased to be able to report to Our people are at the heart of everything Despite the challenges of 2020, Hockey our members that we have achieved we do at Hockey Australia. Our staff Australia continued to embed a range consecutive operating surpluses bring passion for the sport, innovative of people focused initiatives and tools which has strengthened our financial ideas, new ways of thinking and role to align our people with our vision and position. As the beneficiary of significant model the HA values to help ensure that to assist our people to bring their best, Government Stimulus and prompt action HA is a successful and high-performing manage performance, develop their taken by management, 2020 provided organisation. We know that if we create skills, to have fun and to live a healthier Hockey Australia with the unique positive experiences, a flexible work and happier life. These included online opportunity to build upon our cash environment and career development social activities, learning opportunities, reserves which will enable us to invest in opportunities for our team, we can bring promoting the use of our Employee the future of the sport and strengthen our out their best and deliver on what is Assistance Program, celebrating sustainability. most important for our athletes, hockey contributions through our “Values participants, community and partners. Awards” and continuing to collect In addition to the strong financial result, feedback via our engagement surveys to we have improved collaboration and No part of our country was immune to the develop and improve on our workplace trust between Hockey Australia and challenges and uncertainty that COVID-19 culture. our Member Associations through bought upon us in 2020. As a result, we regular meetings, knowledge sharing took the unprecedented step of shifting After the challenges of 2020, we look and working hand in hand on national to a full time working from home model forward to expanding on our commitment financial, risk management and insurance in mid-March and some incredibly tough to our people in 2021, strengthening our projects throughout the year. We decisions had to be made to protect the employee engagement and continuing have also strengthened our internal financial future of our organisation until to enable our people to make a fantastic corporate governance practices, financial we were able to recommence community contribution to hockey. management and reporting processes hockey. Many of these decisions have and implemented a truly collaborative had significant impacts on our staff – budgeting, planning and forecasting from standing our people down early process throughout the organisation. in the year when our game at the elite and community level was suspended, Given the economic impacts arising to acquainting themselves with new from COVID-19, it is more important technologies and a different way of than ever that we continue to review the working and then being agile when financial model, our systems, and our needing to scale up resourcing quickly as risk management framework to ensure return to play finally appeared possible. that we are best meeting the needs of the sport. This includes realising the Throughout this entire period, Hockey potential of our newly implemented Xero Australia focused on providing support system with improved data quality and and care for our people as best as we enhanced reporting and analysis for could and communicated often, openly improved decision making. We will also and transparently in order to provide as ensure that we maintain our stringent much certainty as possible as soon as cost control measures and that we possible. The Board and Executive were keep one eye on the financial future by committed to being agile and flexible implementing a longer term multi-year in our approach and reviewing our budget aligned to our strategic plan that decisions regularly so we could act swiftly allows us to capitalise on opportunities. and in the best interests of our people. We are confident that this will ensure that we future proof the financial sustainability of hockey in Australia.
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Country Indoor
As with most Hockey Annual reports, the The Hockey Australia Indoor Hockey carried forward into 2021, with each event Country 2020-21 report is dominated by Festival returned to Unanderra, NSW, in rescheduled in 2021. (The IHWC Selection the impact of COVID-19 on our program. January 2020. The festival went ahead, Camp - August 2021, Under 21 Tour to It seems a long time since our 2019 despite the bushfires and smoke, through Austria and Czech Republic to play in Championships in Shepparton and the excellent management by the various tournaments and against National teams - sense of disappointment with having Tournament Directors. November 2021 and the Under 18 Training to cancel the 2020 Championships Camp - October 2021). scheduled for Albany (WA) is matched by The level of skill on show at the the frustration of uncertainty as we make Championships across all teams and With the travel restrictions and lockdowns plans for 2021. competitions was exciting to see. There in place throughout 2020 the Indoor were some exceptional performances by Hockey High Performance programs The 2021 Championships are scheduled players at both ends of the court, keeping embraced the online environment. for Albany in August 2021 and if things the spectators on the edge of their seats. remain relatively stable in Australia’s Numerous Zoom/Webex meetings and COVID scene we will most certainly enjoy The time put into developing the workshops were held with the national going to the west and resuming our Australian style of play and individual squads selected and various Indoor program. As with most planning in these players and coaches over the last few Hockey resources produced for coaches times we have to keep options open years has born fantastic results. In and players throughout Australia thanks and have in place contingency plans particular, the training camps and tours to the work of Steve Willer. regarding venues and timing. to Austria and Russia in 2019 elevated players’ skills, understanding and Australia’s Men’s Head Coach, Steve The situation is the same for the performances to a whole new level. Willer, conducted four free Indoor representative team selections and tour They have come back stronger, faster Hockey webinars, with each webinar options. The tours play an important role and more tactically aware, significantly targeted at a specific area relating to in the Country development pathway and increasing the strength and depth of high performance. The webinars were we have in place a number of options players within the Australian Men’s Indoor attended by players and coaches from designed to fit within the changing COVID Hockey program. over twenty different countries. The parameters. Those options naturally webinars were: ‘Winning with Corners’, centre around any stable ‘travel bubbles’ From the Open, Under 21 and Under 18 ‘Key Skills for High Performance’, that are established together with some tournaments six squads were selected ‘Dissecting Defensive Structures’ and ‘local’ options. to continue our development of high ‘Training for Success’. performance Indoor Hockey. In a time of ‘wait and see’ our principal Thank you to everyone who continues priorities are our local and domestic COVID-19 forced the postponement of to support the Australian Indoor Hockey competitions but with a keen eye on our the sixth FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup, programs. Country national scene. It is pleasing to scheduled to be played in February 2021, see so many regional competitions back in Liége, Belgium, to be set back by in action with local players making the twelve months. The tournament will now most of the opportunities. take place from 2-6 February 2022. The pandemic also saw our 2020 Indoor Hockey High Performance programs cancelled and the 2021 Indoor Hockey Festival did not take place. Due to no Indoor Hockey events for most of 2020 the previously selected squads were
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Officiating
2020 started very well in January with Tammy Standley, Josh Burt, Shayley were also invited to provide input into the appointment of panels to the Indoor McGurk-Davey and Adam Webster were what hockey was like for them in home Festival of Hockey in Unanderra, NSW. A also scheduled to appointments as Match states. The initial meetings were held total of 15 Umpire Managers and Assistant Managers over designated weekends. separately with the female umpires Umpire Managers were appointed, Minka Woolley was appointed as an on 28 June and male umpires on 19 together with 65 umpires to officiate the Umpire Manager, tasked with watching July. Joint Zoom meetings were then Indoor Open, U21, U18, U15 and U13 male LIVE streams of matches from around held to share information and discuss and female tournaments. Adam Barry the world and analysing them with the rules using various video clips. Zoom and Emily Carroll were appointed to umpires via video conference afterwards. meetings were held on 16 August, 20 the Indoor Hockey World Cup in Liege, September and 15 November. Thanks to Belgium scheduled for February 2021, Pro League matches continued Minka Woolley, Dave Saunders, Josh Burt however due to the COVID-19 pandemic throughout February and into the first and our Umpires Adam Kearns, Aleisha the Indoor Hockey World Cup has been week of March 2020 before COVID- Neumann, Ben Hocking, Jim Unkles and postponed until February 2022. Adam 19 caused the postponement of the Tim Sheehan for putting their hand up to and Emily have been advised that their competition. facilitate and present various segments. appointments will continue to 2022 which Following the 12 month postponement of is great news for our Indoor Officials. Thank you to Cheyne Hackett and Brad the Tokyo Olympics, the FIH announced McDonald from Hockey Australia for their Outdoor Hockey, in the year of the the original officials appointments for support and to the members of the HA Olympics, started successfully with Pro the tournament would carry forward to Officiating Appointments Panel – female League appointments of Adam Kearns, the rescheduled dates in 2021. This was committee - Lynn Cowie-McAlister, Aleisha Neumann and Steve Rogers. welcome news for the five Australian Charmain Gay, Angela Holloway, Kim Our three Australian umpires were to Tokyo Olympic hockey officials - Tammy Monoghan and Tammy Standley; male become a part of history when they were Standley (Technical Delegate), Josh group – Roy Dedman, Murray Grime, appointed to officiate in the first mixed Burt (Technical Official), Minka Woolley David Saunders and Michael Wiemers for gender umpiring teams at a top tier (Umpire Manager), Adam Kearns and their commitment to our Officials. International fixture which was played in Aleisha Neumann (Umpires). New Zealand. Adam and Aleisha umpired We look forward to more hockey, In an attempt to keep a level of the Men’s match between New Zealand enjoyment of our sport and the Tokyo connection and personal interaction and Belgium while Steve umpired the Olympics going ahead. Best wishes to all amongst our Elite Umpires and Umpire Women’s match between New Zealand of our Officials in every endeavour they Manager group, the Zoom meetings and Belgium with South African, Wanri persue. were organised to provide updates for Venter. On the second day of the Belgium the Umpires on what was happening vs New Zealand matches, Adam and Steve with HA tournaments and updates from umpired the men’s match and Aleisha and FIH on Fitness Guidelines for the various Wanri umpired the women’s match. International grading levels. Umpires
20 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Commissions and Committees
Masters
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS OPERATIONAL WORLD MASTERS HOCKEY (WMH) UPDATE The 2020 Australian Mega Masters Appointment of Tournament Officials: Championships scheduled to be Expressions of interest for official The COVID-19 pandemic caused the held in Newcastle and surrounds was positions at the beginning of 2020 were postponement of the World Cup 2020 cancelled due to COVID, much to the strong, highlighting the recognition that until 2021. disappointment of everyone involved. Masters Hockey now provides for an WMH conducted a survey seeking alternate pathway for officials who may INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Masters participation information from not otherwise have an opportunity to each National Association to which Due to the travel restrictions caused by officiate at National Championships. Hockey Australia Masters Committee COVID-19, no international events took Some work continued in collaboration responded by gathering information on place for Australian Masters participation with HA to refine the conduct of National Masters competitions and participation in 2020. The 9 men’s and nine women’s Championships under the Hockey throughout Australia. Member Association Masters teams selected for the World Australia model, with some differences Delegates were instrumental in feeding Cup 2020 were advised that the events retained to respect the cultures and this information back to Hockey Australia had been postponed until 2021. variances of men’s and women’s Masters Masters Committee. The collation of It was planned that the teams selected that have long been a part of their this data was completed and shared for the 2020 World Cup would participate respective Championships. with stakeholders to be used for future at the event in 2021. planning. Finance: HA now has full oversight of HA Masters Committee funds. Financial Sue Briggs and Norman Same continued transactions are performed by HA for to serve on the WMH Executive Board, the Masters Committee including for and Hockey Australia are proud that many domestic and international events and Australian volunteers have been recruited administration. to WMH Standing Committees for their experience and expertise. Media: HA Masters continued to share news updates about World Masters Hockey and participation events held in Australia. This is important to maintain a following and presence in the digital arena. HA Masters Facebook continues to be well followed with approximately 2,700 likes and 3,000 followers.
The HA Masters Committee Annual Meeting with Delegates scheduled for December 2020 was postponed. HA Masters Committee put in place a structural review, including a Delegates feedback process, which is planned to be implemented in 2021.
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Hockey Australia Limited
A.C.N. 088 988 836 FINANCIALS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Directors' Report 22
Auditor’s Independence Declaration 25
Independent Auditor’s Report 27
Directors’ Declaration 30
Statement of Comprehensive Income 31
Statement of Financial Position 32
Statement of Changes in Equity 33
Statement of Cash Flows 34
Notes to the Financial Statements 35
23 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Directors’ Report
The directors of Hockey Australia Limited (the “Company”) present their report together with the financial report of Hockey Australia Limited for the year ended 31 December 2020, and the auditor’s report thereon.
1.1 Directors The directors of Hockey Australia as at the date of signing the Directors report were:
Melanie Woosnam Patrick Hall Sandra Sully PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT
Qualifications Qualifications Tenure B.Ed. (Physical & Health Ed) Honours MBA, FAICD, FAIM, Grad Dip ECommerce Hockey Australia Director for seven years and Australian Institute of Company Directors (AOC elected Vice President for one year. Tenure Course) Hockey Australia Director for four years and Experience Tenure elected Vice President for one year. For the past 30 years Sandra has held Hockey Australia Director for seven years and news anchor, journalist, senior editor, and Experience elected President for four years. broadcast roles with Network Ten and 10daily. After an extensive career with the Royal Sandra currently holds several non-executive Experience Australian Airforce and in the Defence industry, directorships, patron and ambassador roles with Melanie is an experienced, qualified, and Patrick currently holds several non-executive the Spinal Cure Australia, Adoption Awareness motivated professional who has worked in the directorships including with The Dichotomy Australia, and Do Something – Volunteering as sports industry at executive level for over 20 Group, ECU Security Research Institute, well as being a member of the Carbine Club, years with organisations including Hockey NSW, Commonwealth Regional Network-Undersea NSW. Furthermore, Sandra established the hugely NSW Futsal, Qld Touch Football and Water Polo Decision Superiority, and is the Vice President successful Short Black with Sandra Sully podcast Qld as well as being Managing Director of her of RAAFA WA (Inc). Patrick resides in Perth and series in 2019 which highlights the work of own sports consultancy Active8 Sports Solutions. has had a lifelong playing and administrative amazing women from all walks of life. Sandra lives Melanie has previously held a non-executive association with Hockey including as a Past in Sydney and loves the sport of Hockey, having director role with Stadiums Qld and sat on their Vice President of Hockey WA and a Life Member played it at high school and at a local Brisbane Marketing and Audit, Risk and Compliance Melville City Hockey Club. club for many years. Committees. She is currently a Director on the Other Responsibilities Board of QSport and recently completed 8 years Other Responsibilities as President of the Redlands Hockey Association. • Member of Hockey Australia Finance, Audit & • Chair of Hockey Australia HR & Remuneration A former Hockeyroo and AIS scholarship holder, Risk Management Committee Committee Melanie resides in Brisbane, Qld and is married to • Member of Hockey Australia Masters • Chair of Nominations Committee Matthew and has two children, Jay and Charli, all Committee of whom are avid hockey players. • Member of Hockey Australia Hall of Fame Other Responsibilities Committee • Representative of Hockey Australia, Federation of International Hockey • Representative of Hockey Australia, Oceania Hockey Federation • Representative of Hockey Australia, Australian Olympic Committee • Representative of Hockey Australia, Commonwealth Games Australia • Member of Hockey Australia HR & Remuneration Committee • Member of Hockey Australia Nominations Committee • Member of Hockey Australia High Performance Committee
24 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Juliet Haslam OAM Bryan Zekulich Mary Konstantopoulos DIRECTOR FINANCE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
Qualifications Qualifications Qualifications B.Com B.Com, FCA, F FIN B.IGS, LLB (Hons), GDLP
Tenure Tenure Tenure Hockey Australia Director for four years. Hockey Australia Director one year. Hockey Australia Director one year.
Experience Experience Experience After an extensive career in sales and marketing, Bryan a qualified chartered accountant has Mary is a lawyer who spent time with Clayton Juliet established her own consultancy business spent his career in professional services, joining Utz before taking on her current role as Senior J5 Consulting which focuses on business Bombora Investment Managers as a Partner Regulatory Adviser at nbn co. Furthermore, Mary management, sports consultancy, marketing in July 2019, after spending 27 years at Ernst is an advocate for women in sport, writing for solutions and corporate speaking and consults to & Young where he was the Managing Partner several major publications including NRL.com leading sporting entities such as the AIS, ASADA of Private Equity. He has also worked with EY and the Roar. Mary has a hugely successful weekly and the AOC. In addition to this, Juliet currently in Germany, the UK and USA. In addition to his ABC Grandstand podcast ‘Ladies who League’ holds several non-executive directorships and directorship at Hockey Australia, Bryan is also a in the winter and ‘Ladies who Legspin’ in the ambassador roles with the Board of Governors Director and acts as Treasurer for the Australian summer. Mary is also an ambassador for the Full SA Hall of Fame, Port Adelaide Football Club, Investment Council (previously AVCAL). Bryan has Stop Foundation who raise awareness, educate, Coastrek, Robert Gerard Emerging Athlete played Hockey in Australia, Germany and France and support violence against women. Mary has Development Fund, Premier’s Reading Challenge, and currently resides in Sydney, and is married to previously held other voluntary roles, being Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation, Youth Suzanne with two boys Max & Harry. involved in the Clayton Utz Pro Bono program and Opportunities and Lifeline Australia. A former other associated initiatives including the Daystar Other Responsibilities Hockey SA director and Hockeyroo, Juliet is a 2 x Literacy Buddies Program and has been an gold medal winner at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 • Chair of Hockey Australia Finance, Audit & Risk active fundraiser for the National Breast Cancer Sydney Olympics. Juliet resides in Adelaide with Management Committee Foundation and the Ovarian Cancer Research her husband and two teenage sons. • Member of Hockey Australia HR & Foundation. Mary resides in Sydney Remuneration Committee Other Responsibilities
• Co-Chair of Hockey Australia High Ross Sudano Performance Committee Brent Dancer DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Qualifications Qualifications Colin Richardson Bachelor of Economics, GAICD B.Com (Acc & Finance), CA DIRECTOR Tenure Qualifications Tenure Hockey Australia Director since 27 November BA (Hons) Hockey Australia Director for one year. 2020.
Tenure Experience Experience Hockey Australia Director for two years. Brent is the current Chief Financial Officer Ross is a successful Chief Executive Officer in the with V&V Walsh Meat Processors & Exporters, consumer space with experience in disrupting Experience a leading red meat processing, exporting and existing markets through Little World Beverages Colin is a Managing Director of the ASX listed major supplier to Australian supermarkets. Prior (an entrepreneurial beer business competing in Moelis Australia Limited and non-executive to this, Brent spent 13 years working as a Senior a market oligopoly) and the launch of Anaconda director of the Twynam Group Holdings Pty Ltd. Manager in the Enterprise division at KPMG in Adventure Stores (created to disrupt the outdoor Colin resides in Sydney with his wife and three Perth supplying accounting, tax compliance and retail market) and competing in mature markets children. Another daughter is studying in London business advisory services to a range of private with Foodland Associated Limited (a mature where she plays hockey for the Wimbledon Club. companies and small listed entities. Brent was grocery business) and The Reject Shop (a mature Prior to joining the Board of Hockey Australia, also a member of the Kookaburras from 2009 business undergoing significant disruption). he served on the Board of Hockey NSW for three through to 2013 and was a member of the 2012 Combining experience gained through leadership years. London Olympic Squad of 28 players. Brent in business and sport, Ross has set up a social resides in Busselton, WA with his wife and son. Other Responsibilities enterprise to focus exclusively on delivering life changing experiences for individuals and Other Responsibilities • Chair of Hockey One League Pty Limited corporate teams and to raise funds on behalf of • Member of Hockey Australia Finance, Audit & LifeChanger Foundation. Ross is also a non- Risk Management Committee executive director of Inlight, a privately owned • Member of Hockey Australia High digital services business. A former hockey AIS Performance Committee scholarship holder Ross is actively involved in club hockey as a player and coach, lives in Melbourne and is married to Joanna. Together they have three children, Tom, Emma and Will.
Other Responsibilities
• Member of Hockey Australia High Performance Committee • Member of Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee
25 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 1.2 Company Secretary states and territories, directors believe that the 1.10 Indemnification and operations of Hockey Australia are sustainable The Company Secretary of Hockey Australia as insurance of officers moving forward without the stimulus. There at the date of signing the Director’s report was: has not been any other matter or circumstance During the financial year, Hockey Australia paid Matthew Favier occurring subsequent to the end of the a premium in respect of an insurance contract CEO & COMPANY SECRETARY financial year that has significantly affected, insuring the directors and officers of the Qualifications or may significantly affect, the operations of Company, against a liability incurred as such B.Ed, MBA the company, the results of those operations, a director, secretary or executive officer to the or the state of affairs of the company in future extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001. Tenure financial years. The contract of insurance prohibits disclosure Hockey Australia CEO for three years of the nature of the liability and the amount of Experience the premium. Matt is a well-respected and experienced 1.6 Future developments Hockey Australia has not otherwise, during or leader in the sporting industry having Disclosure of information regarding likely since the financial year, except to the extent formerly held high performance roles with developments in the operations of the permitted by law, indemnified or agreed to Athletics Australia, the Australian Paralympic Company in future financial years and the indemnify an officer or auditor of the Company Committee, QLD Academy of Sport, UK expected results of those operations is likely or of any related body corporate against a Athletics, UK Sport and as Director at the to result in unreasonable prejudice to the liability incurred as such an officer or auditor. Australian Sports Commission. An MBA Company. Accordingly, this information has not graduate and former 800m track and field been disclosed in this report. athlete with the AIS, Matt now resides in 1.11 Proceedings on behalf of Melbourne with his wife Michelle and three the Company children. 1.7 Environmental regulations No person has applied for leave of Court Other Responsibilities to bring proceedings on behalf of Hockey The Company’s operations are not regulated Attends by invitation Australia or intervene in any proceedings by any significant environmental regulation to which Hockey Australia is a party for the • Hockey Australia Finance, Audit & Risk under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of Management Committee or Territory. Hockey Australia for all or any part of those • HR & Remuneration Committee proceedings. Hockey Australia was not party to • High Performance Committee 1.8 Auditor’s Independence any such proceedings during the year. • Nominations Committee Declaration The Director’s have received the 1.12 Dividends Independence Declaration from the auditor 1.3 Principal activities and of Hockey Australia. The Independence No dividends have been paid during or since objectives Declaration forms part of the Director’s Report the end of the financial year. The Corporations Act 2001 prohibits companies limited by Hockey Australia exists to further the game of for the year end 31 December 2020. guarantee from distributing dividends to field hockey (and its derivations) throughout There were no non-audit services provided Australia. The Company’s purpose is to lead members. by Hockey Australia’s auditor, Deloitte Touche the growth and success of hockey in Australia. Tohmatsu in the 2020 financial year. 1.13 Members Guarantee 1.4 Review of operations The Company is limited by guarantee and 1.9 Directors’ meetings domiciled in Australia. Upon winding up each A review of the operations of Hockey Australia The following table sets out the number of member is required to contribute a maximum during the financial year and the financial Directors’ meetings held during the financial of $20 towards meeting any outstanding results of the operations, found that during year and the number of meetings attended by obligations of the Company. At 31 December the financial year the Company continued to each Director (while they were a director): 2020 there were 8 members (31 December engage in its principal activity, the results of 2019:8). which are disclosed in the financial statements. Eligible Directors Attended Signed in accordance with a resolution of Hockey Australia is pleased to announce a net to Attend Directors made pursuant to s.298(2) of the profit for the financial year of $1,414,319 (FY19: Melanie Woosnam 6 5 Corporations Act 2001 on this 15th day of April $144,428). The net profit is largely underpinned Stuart Carruthers 6 6 2021. by $1,076,850 of JobKeeper Government (resigned 27 November 2020) stimulus and $425,060 of other Government Colin Richardson 6 6 stimulus measures. Bryan Zekulich 6 6 ...... Brent Dancer 6 6 Melanie Woosnam 1.5 Subsequent events Sandra Sully 6 6 PRESIDENT Hockey Australia received Government Juliet Haslam 6 6 stimulus in 2020 to support the company Mary Konstantopoulos 6 6 to address the impacts of Covid-19. The Patrick Hall 6 6 JobKeeper program ceased on 28 March 2021 ...... and with the return of community hockey in all Ross Sudano 0 0 Bryan Zekulich FINANCE DIRECTOR
26 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu ABN 74 490 121 060
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The Board of Directors Hockey Australia Limited 66 Jolimont Street EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
15 April 2021
Dear Board Members,
Hockey Australia Limited
In accordance with section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001, I am pleased to provide the following declaration of independence to the directors of Hockey Australia Limited.
As the lead audit partner for the audit of the financial statements of the Hockey Australia Limited for the financial year ended 31 December 2020, I declare to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been no contraventions of: (i) the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and (ii) any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.
Yours sincerely
DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU
Robert D D Collie Partner Chartered Accountants
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27 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu ABN 74 490 121 060
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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Hockey Australia Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial report of Hockey Australia Limited (the “Company”) which comprises the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2020, the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies, and the declaration by the Directors.
In our opinion, the accompanying financial report of the Company is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:
(i) giving a true and fair view of the Company’s financial position as at 31 December 2020 and of its or financial performance for the year then ended; and
(ii) complying with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Regime and the Corporations Regulations 2001.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) (the “Code”) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.
We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been given to the Directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the Directors as at the time of this auditor’s report.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Other Information
The Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the director’s report for the year ended 31 December 2020, but does not include the financial report and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial report or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
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Responsibilities of the Directors’ for the Financial Report
The Directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Regime and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the Directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial report, the Directors are responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Directors either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.
As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the Directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, and whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with the Directors regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
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We also provide the Directors with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with the Directors, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial report of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU
Robert D D Collie Partner Chartered Accountants Melbourne, 15 April 2021
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30 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Director’s Declaration
In accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors of Hockey Australia, we declare that: In the opinion of the Directors: a. there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable; and b. the attached financial statements and notes thereto are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including compliance with accounting standards and giving a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of the entity
Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors made pursuant to S.295(5) of the Corporations Act 2001.
On behalf of the Directors
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Melanie Woosman Bryan Zekulich PRESIDENT FINANCE DIRECTOR
Melbourne, 15th April 2021
31 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME For the year ended 31 December 2020
31 December 2020 31 December 2019 Notes $ $
INCOME
Government grants 3(d) 7,163,591 8,326,468
Commercial and business revenue 3(d) 3,614,943 4,211,766
Special event income 647,926 2,216,596
Government stimulus – JobKeeper 1,076,850 -
Government stimulus – Other 425,060 -
Total revenue 12,928,370 14,754,830
EXPENSES
High performance program expenses (5,685,259) (6,990,629)
Marketing and development expenses (2,136,792) (2,800,592)
Event expenses (1,133,882) (2,614,435)
Operating and administration expenses (2,558,118) (2,204,746)
Total expenses (11,514,051) (14,610,402)
Net Profit attributable to Members of Hockey Australia 4 1,414,319 144,428
Other comprehensive income - -
Total comprehensive income for the year 1,414,319 144,428
The above Statement of Comprehensive Income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
32 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION As at 31 December 2020
31 December 2020 31 December 2019 Notes $ $
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents 15 6,315,327 3,247,537
Trade and other receivables 5 194,111 547,535
Inventories 6 - 245,040
Other assets 7 274,419 541,995
Total current assets 6,783,857 4,582,107
Non-current assets
Right-of-use assets 8 223,145 108,206
Plant and equipment 9 99,194 90,871
Total non-current assets 322,339 199,077
Total assets 7,106,196 4,781,184
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables 10 1,331,211 1,741,168
Employee provisions 11 297,130 277,960
Lease liabilities 12 105,062 108,195
Income received in advance 13 2,859,161 1,692,288
Total current liabilities 4,592,564 3,819,611
Non-current liabilities
Lease liabilities 12 119,768 14,052
Employee provisions 11 83,547 51,523
Total non-current liabilities 203,315 65,575
Total liabilities 4,795,879 3,885,186
Net assets 2,310,317 895,998
EQUITY
Retained Earnings 2,310,317 895,998
Total equity 2,310,317 895,998
The above Statement of Comprehensive Income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
33 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY For the year ended 31 December 2020
Retained Earnings Total Notes $ $
Balance at 1 January 2019 775,960 775,960
Adjustment on adoption of AASB16 (24,390) (24,390)
Amended Position 1 January 2019 751,570 751,570
Profit for the year 144,428 144,428
Other comprehensive income - -
Total comprehensive income for the year 144,428 144,428
Balance at 31 December 2019 895,998 895,998
Profit for the year 1,414,319 1,414,319
Other comprehensive income for the year - -
Total comprehensive income for the year 1,414,319 1,414,319
Balance at 31 December 2020 2,310,317 2,310,317
The above Statement of Comprehensive Income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
34 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the year ended 31 December 2020
31 December 2020 31 December 2019 Notes $ $
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Operating grant receipts 9,832,374 9,877,621
Receipts from members and other sources 4,589,132 6,768,948
Payments to suppliers and employees (11,162,094) (15,270,537)
Interest received 25,419 29,648
Interest paid on leases (3,201) (6,354)
Net cash provided by operating activities 3,281,630 1,399,326
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Payments for purchase of property, plant and equipment (61,870) (41,442)
Net cash used in investing activities (61,870) (41,442)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayment of lease liabilities (151,971) (122,345)
Net Cash used in financing activities (151,971) (122,345)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 3,067,790 1,235,539
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 3,247,537 2,011,998
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 15 6,315,327 3,247,537
The above Statement of Comprehensive Income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
35 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Notes to the Financial Statements
1 General information Hockey Australia Limited is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in Victoria and operating in Australia.
The Company’s registered office and principal places of business are as follows:
Registered office 66 Jolimont Street EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
Principal places of business 66 Jolimont Street EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
Perth Hockey Stadium BENTLEY WA 6012
2 Adoption of new and revised Accounting Standards 2.1 New and amended Accounting Standards 2.2 New and revised Australian Accounting Standards on issue but not yet effective that are effective for the current year At the date of authorisation of the financial statements, the Company has not applied the The Company has adopted all of the new and following new and revised Australian Accounting Standards, Interpretations and amendments that revised Standards and Interpretations issued have been issued but are not yet effective: by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (the AASB) that are relevant to its operations and effective for an accounting period that Effective for annual Expected to be begins on or after 1 January 2020. reporting periods initially applied in the Standard/Interpretation beginning on or after financial year ending
AASB 1060 – General Purpose Financial 3 Significant accounting Statements – Simplified Disclosures for 1 January 2022 31 December 2022 policies For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Tier 2 entities
Statement of compliance AASB 2020-1 Amendments to Australian These financial statements are general Accounting Standards – Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current and purpose financial statements which have been AASB 2020-6 Amendments to Australian 1 January 2023 31 December 2023 prepared in accordance with the Corporations Accounting Standards – Classification Act 2001 and Australian Accounting Standards of Liabilities as Current or Non-current – – Reduced Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Effective Date. comply with other requirements of the law. For the purposes of preparing the consolidated AASB 2020-3 Amendments to Australian financial statements, Hockey Australia is a not accounting Standards – Annual 1 January 2022 31 December 2022 for-profit public Tier 2 entity. Improvements 2018-2020 and Other Amendments
The Directors do not expect that the adoption of the standards listed above will have a material impact on the financial statements of the Company.
36 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Notes to the Financial Statements
Basis of preparation The following significant accounting policies • Revenue from state levies and have been adopted in the preparation and sponsorships is recognised over the The financial statements have been prepared presentation of the financial report: applicable period of the levies and on the basis of historical cost, except for sponsorship. certain non-current assets and financial instruments that are measured at revalued (a) Inventories • Revenue from event fees is recognised amounts or fair values, as explained in the when the event has completed. Inventories relate to rulebooks, coaching accounting policies below. Historical cost • Revenue from sale of goods is recognised materials and other Hockey related is generally based on the fair values of the at the point at which goods are provided to merchandise and are measured at the lower consideration given in exchange for assets. All the customer. of cost and net realisable value. Costs are amounts are presented in Australian dollars, assigned on an average cost basis. Government Stimulus unless otherwise noted. Government stimulus income is not recognised until there is reasonable assurance that the (b) Plant and equipment Critical accounting judgments and key company will comply with the conditions sources of estimation uncertainty Plant and equipment are carried at cost. All attaching to the income and that the grants will assets are depreciated over their useful lives be received. Government stimulus income that In the application of the Company’s accounting to the Company commencing from the time is receivable as compensation for expenses policies, which are described below, the the asset was held ready for use. or losses already incurred or for the purpose directors are required to make judgments, of giving immediate financial support to the estimates and assumptions about carrying The depreciation rates used for each class of company with no future related costs are amounts of assets and liabilities that are not depreciable asset are: recognised in profit or loss in the period in readily apparent from other sources. The which they become receivable. JobKeeper estimates and associated assumptions are payments of $1,076,850 were received and based on historical experience and other Depreciation paid to employees as required. factors that are considered to be relevant. Class of fixed assets Rates Actual results may differ from these estimates. Interest Office equipment 33% - 50% Interest revenue is recognised as it accrues, The estimates and underlying assumptions taking into consideration the effective yield on Motor vehicles 35% are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions the financial asset. to accounting estimates are recognised in Right of use assets 20% - 33% the period in which the estimate is revised if Gains the revision affects only that period, or in the Software 33% Gains on disposals of items of plant and period of the revision and future periods if equipment are determined by comparing the revision affects both current and future (c) Cash and cash equivalents proceeds with the carrying amount. These gains or losses are included in the statement periods. Cash comprises cash on hand and demand of profit or loss and comprehensive income. Long service leave deposits. Cash equivalents are short-term, Management judgement is applied in highly liquid investments that are readily determining the following key assumptions convertible to known amounts of cash, which (e) Income tax used in the calculation of long service leave at are subject to an insignificant risk of changes Hockey Australia Limited is a registered reporting date: in value and have a maturity of three months or less. not-for-profit sporting organisation and is • future increases in salaries and wages; exempt under the provisions of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (as amended). • future on cost rates; and (d) Income Accordingly, no income tax has been provided • experience of employee departures and for in these financial statements. period of service. In cases where there is an ‘enforceable’ contract with a customer with ‘sufficiently specific’ performance obligations, the (f) Impairment of non-financial assets Plant and equipment transaction is accounted for under AASB 15 Useful lives and residual value of plant and where income is recognised when (or as) the At each reporting date, Hockey Australia equipment are reviewed annually. Judgement performance obligations are satisfied. In reviews the carrying amounts of its assets to is applied in determining the useful lives all other cases the transaction is accounted determine whether there is any indication that of property, plant and equipment. Any for under AASB 1058 where the income is those assets have suffered an impairment loss. reassessment of useful lives and residual value recognised upon receipt. If any such indication exists, the recoverable in a particular year will affect depreciation amount of the asset is estimated in order to and amortisation expense (either increasing Grant Revenue determine the extent of the impairment loss or decreasing) from the date of reassessment Government grant revenue is recognised over (if any). through to the end of the reassessed useful time as the specific performance obligations life for both the current and future years. of the grant are being fulfilled. Where the Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value performance obligations are not sufficiently less costs to sell and value in use. Provision for doubtful debts specific, revenue is recognised when the Management’s judgement is applied in In respect of not-for-profit entities, where Company receives control over the funds. determining the provision for doubtful debts. the future economic benefits of an asset If the estimated recoverable amount of the Commercial and business revenue are not primarily dependent on the assets debtor is less than the amount of revenue Commercial activities income is recognised ability to generate net cash inflows and recognised, the difference is recognised in the when amounts are due and payable in where the entity would, if deprived of the provision for doubtful debts. accordance with the terms and conditions of asset, replace its remaining future economic the transactions. benefits, value in use is determined as the
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depreciable replacement cost of an asset less, (i) Goods and Services Tax (GST) • Variable lease payments that depend on an where applicable, accumulated depreciation index or rate, initially measured using the Revenues, expenses are recognised net of GST calculated on the basis of such cost to reflect index or rate at the commencement date except where GST incurred on a purchase of the already consumed or expired future goods and services is not recoverable from • The amount expected to be payable by the economic benefits of the asset. The current that taxation authority, in which case the GST is lessee under residual value guarantees replacement cost of an asset is its cost recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of • The exercise price of purchase options, if measured by reference to the lowest cost at the asset or as part of the expense item. the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise which the gross future economic benefits of the options that asset could currently be obtained in the Receivables and payables are stated with normal course of business. the amount of GST included. The net amount • Payments of penalties for terminating the of GST recoverable from, or payable to, lease, if the lease term reflects the exercise If the recoverable amount of an asset is the taxation authority is included as part of of an option to terminate the lease. estimated to be less than its carrying amount, receivables or payables in the statement of The lease liability is presented as a separate the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to financial position. line in the statement of financial position. its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately. Cash flows are included in the statement The lease liability is subsequently measured of cash flows on a gross basis. The GST by increasing the carrying amount to reflect Where an impairment loss subsequently component of cash flows arising from investing interest on the lease liability (using the reverses, the carrying amount of the asset and financing activities which is recoverable effective interest method) and by reducing the is increased to the revised estimate of its from, or payable to, the taxation authority is carrying amount to reflect the lease payments recoverable amount, but only to the extent classified as operating cash flows. made. that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have The right-of-use assets comprise the initial been determined had no impairment loss (j) Impairment of trade receivables measurement of the corresponding lease been recognised for the asset in prior years. A liability, lease payments made at or before the Hockey Australia recognises lifetime expected reversal of an impairment loss is recognised in commencement day, less any lease incentives credit losses (‘ECL’) for trade receivables. profit or loss immediately. received and any initial direct costs. They are The expected credit losses are based on its subsequently measured at cost less accumulated historical credit loss experience, adjusted for depreciation and impairment losses. (g) Employee benefits factors that are specific to the debtors, general economic conditions and an assessment Right-of-use assets are depreciated over the A liability is recognised for benefits accruing of both the current as well as the forecast shorter period of lease term and useful life to employees in respect of wages and salaries, direction of conditions at the reporting of the underlying asset. If a lease transfers annual leave, and long service leave when it is date, including time value of money where ownership of the underlying asset or the probable that settlement will be required, and appropriate. cost of the right-of-use asset reflects that they are capable of being measured reliably. Hockey Australia expects to exercise a Liabilities recognised in respect of employee (k) Leased non-current assets purchase option, the related right-of-use benefits expected to be settled within 12 Hockey Australia assesses whether a contract asset is depreciated over the useful life of the months, are measured at their nominal values is or contains a lease, at inception of the underlying asset. The depreciation starts at using the remuneration rate expected to apply contract. It recognises a right-of-use asset and the commencement date of the lease. at the time of settlement. a corresponding lease liability with respect The right-of-use assets are presented as a Liabilities recognised in respect of employee to all lease arrangements in which it is the separate line in statement of financial position. benefits which are not expected to be settled lessee, except for short-term leases (defined within 12 months are measured as the present as leases with a lease term of 12 months Hockey Australia applies AASB 136 Impairment value of the estimated future cash outflows or less) and leases of low value assets. For of Assets to determine whether a right-of- to be made by the Company in respect these leases, Hockey Australia recognises use asset is impaired and accounts for any of services provided by employees up to the lease payments as an operating expense identified impairment loss as described in the reporting date. on a straight-line basis over the term of the ‘Property, plant and equipment’ policy. lease unless another systematic basis is more Contributions are made by the Company to Hockey Australia sub-leases a building from representative of the time pattern in which an employee superannuation fund and are Hockey WA with significantly below-market economic benefits from the leased assets are charged as expenses when incurred. The terms and conditions principally to enable it to consumed. Company has no legal obligation to provide further its objectives. benefits to employees on retirement. The lease liability is initially measured at the Hockey Australia is dependent on this lease to present value of the lease payments that (h) Unearned revenue further its objectives as it utilises the building are not paid at the commencement date, to run its operations to deliver its services. To the extent that specific grant funding discounted by using the rate implicit in the Hockey Australia is restricted on the use of remains unexpended at balance date, the lease. If this rate cannot be readily determined, the building as agreed with Hockey WA and surplus is brought to account as a liability Hockey Australia uses its incremental may not utilise it for other purposes. The lease ‘Grants in advance’, consistent with provisions borrowing rate. payments are $1 per annum, payable annually. embodied in the service agreements. Lease payments included in the measurement Membership revenue which is received before As outlined in the Company’s accounting policy of the lease liability comprise: balance date and relates to the subsequent in note 3, the Company has elected to measure financial year is brought to account as a • Fixed lease payments (including this lease at cost. liability. in-substance fixed payments), less any lease incentives receivable
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31 December 2020 31 December 2019 $ $
4 Profit for the year
Profit for the year has been arrived at after crediting / (charging) the following items of income and expense:
Interest received 25,419 29,649 Employee benefit expense (4,586,050) (4,375,609) Depreciation and amortisation (237,454) (200,867) Inventory write-down (165,698) (117,543) Bad debt (write-off) / reversal (1,742) 20,373
5 Trade and other receivables
Trade receivables 51,461 545,316 Allowance for expected credit loss - - 51,461 545,316 Other receivables 142,650 2,219 Total trade and other receivables 194,111 547,535
The average trade credit period is 30 days (2019: 30 days).
6 Inventories
Stock on hand - at cost - 245,040
7 Other Assets
Prepayments & Other assets 274,419 541,995
8 Right-of-use assets
Right-of-use asset – Melbourne office lease 229,362 312,633 Less accumulated amortisation (19,944) (225,791) Net carrying amount 209,418 86,842
Right-of-use asset – office equipment 36,275 36,275 Less accumulated amortisation (22,549) (14,911) Net carrying amount 13,727 21,364 Total right-of-use assets 223,145 108,206
MOVEMENT IN RIGHT OF USE ASSET Balance at the beginning of the year 108,206 - Additions for the year 229,362 348,908 Disposals during the year at cost (337,833) - Disposals from accumulated depreciation during the year 337,883 - Depreciation expense (114,423) (240,702) Balance at the end of the year 223,145 108,206
39 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2020 31 December 2019 $ $
9 Plant and equipment
Office equipment - at cost 509,939 430,577 Accumulated depreciation (410,745) (339,706) Total plant and equipment 99,194 90,871
MOVEMENT IN TOTAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Balance at the beginning of the year 90,871 138,300 Additions for the year 73,663 41,442 Disposals during the year at cost - - Disposals from accumulated depreciation during the year (1,399) - Depreciation expense (123,031) (88,871) Work in Progress 59,090 - Balance at the end of the year 99,194 90,871
10 Trade and other payables
Trade payables 92,061 574,028 Cash held on behalf of self-funded groups 435,433 471,577 Sundry creditors and accruals 803,717 695,563 Total trade and other payables 1,331,211 1,741,168
The average credit period on trade purchases is 30 days (2018: 30 days). No interest is charged by trade creditors.
11 Employee Provisions
CURRENT Annual leave 266,364 231,340 Long service leave 30,766 46,620 297,130 277,960 NON-CURRENT Long service leave 83,547 51,523 Total employee provisions 380,677 329,483
The current portion of these liabilities represents Hockey Australia’s obligation to which employees have a current legal entitlement.
12 Lease liabilities
Not later than one year 131,938 103,660 Later than one year but not later than 5 years 100,809 23,494 Minimum lease payments 232,747 127,154 Less: Future finance charges (7,917) (4,907) Provided for in the financial statements 224,830 122,247
REPRESENTING LEASE LIABILITIES: Current 105,062 108,195 Non-current 119,768 14,052 Total lease liabilities 224,830 122,247
13 Income Received in Advance
DEFERRED REVENUE COMPRISING: Sponsorship 67,250 74,334 Australian Sports Commission and other grants 2,791,911 1,617,954 2,859,161 1,692,288
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31 December 2020 31 December 2019 $ $
14 Remuneration of auditors
Audit of the financial report 21,500 20,850 Assistance with the preparation of the financial report - - 21,500 20,850 The auditor of the Company is Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
15 Cash and cash equivalents
For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand and in banks and investments in money market instruments, net of outstanding bank overdrafts. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year as shown in the statement of cash flows can be reconciled to the related items in the statement of financial position as follows:
Cash at bank 5,839,946 1,736,012 Cash held on behalf of self-funded groups 435,433 471,577 Term deposits - 1,000,000 Bank guarantee 39,948 39,948 6,315,327 3,247,537
Cash at bank earns interest at floating rates based on daily deposit rates. Short-term deposits are made for varying periods of between one day and three months, depending on the immediate cash requirements of Hockey Australia, and earn interest at the respective short-term deposit rates.
Cash held on behalf of self-funded groups relates to cash at bank held on behalf of our Country, Indoor, Men’s and Women’s Master’s groups that must be spent at the direction of these groups in accordance with their scheduled activities.
Of the above cash and cash equivalents $3,227,344 (FY19: $2,089,531) is restricted funding that relates to grant funding received in advance that must be spent in accordance with grant terms and conditions and cash held on behalf of self-funded groups.
16 Financial Instruments
Significant accounting policies
Details of the significant accounting policies and methods adopted (including the criteria for recognition, the bases of measurement, and the bases for recognition of income and expenses) for each class of financial asset, financial liability and equity instrument are disclosed in note 1.
The Company’s principal financial instruments comprise receivables, payables, cash and short-term deposits. These activities expose the Company to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including interest rate risk and price risk, credit risk and liquidity risk).
The Company holds the following financial instruments:
(I) CATEGORIES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Financial assets Cash on hand and at bank 6,315,327 3,247,537 Trade and other receivables (net) 194,111 547,535 Total financial assets 6,509,438 3,795,072
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES Trade and other payables 1,331,211 1,741,168
Net exposure 5,178,227 2,053,904
(ii) Financing facilities Secured Bank guarantee – amount used 39,948 39,948 – amount unused - - 39,948 39,948
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31 December 2020 31 December 2019 $ $
17 Key management personnel compensation
The key management personnel during the year were:
Mr M. Favier (Chief Executive Officer) Ms L. Watt (GM – Finance, HR & Administration) Ms T. Cumpston (High Performance Director) – resigned 15 January 2021 Mr P. Gaudoin (Head Coach - Women) – resigned 16 March 2021 Mr C. Batch (Head Coach - Men) Mr T. Cherry (GM – Commercial, Communications & Events) Mr M. Johnston (GM – Strategy & Game Development)
The aggregate compensation made to key management personnel of the Company is set out below: Short term employee benefits 1,405,543 1,231,825 Post-employment benefits 125,033 113,283 Other long term employee benefits 16,753 10,233 Termination benefits - 9,426 1,547,329 1,364,767 The company provides all salary information to the Australian Sports Commission, which is used for confidential benchmarking on salaries paid in comparison to other similarly funded national sporting organisations.
18 Related party transactions
No member of the Board has received, or has become entitled to receive, a benefit by reason of a contract made by the Company with a member of the Board or with a firm of which he or she is member or with a company in which he or she has a substantial financial interest. Transactions between Hockey Australia and its Board members have occurred within the normal relationship between the Company and its Directors. During the year, Hockey Australia entered into the following trading transactions with each of the State Sporting Organisations that are members of Hockey Australia Limited:t
Contributions from related parties Contributions to related parties
31 December 2020 31 December 2019 31 December 2020 31 December 2019 $ $ $ $ Hockey ACT 33,779 120,897 38,814 12,225 Hockey NSW 86,033 571,998 27,496 8,778 Hockey Queensland 41,694 115,981 92,246 128,359 Hockey SA 7,177 49,999 1,804 - Hockey Victoria 28,000 295,278 61,584 285,338 Hockey Tasmania 13,779 140,861 786 57,480 Hockey WA 35,572 127,050 118,530 139,849 NT Hockey Association - 16,696 6,409 2,566
The following balances were outstanding at the end of the reporting year: Amounts owed by related parties Amounts owed by related parties
31 December 2019 31 December 2019 $ $ Hockey ACT 1,050 1,640 - - Hockey NSW - 5,118 - - Hockey Queensland 3,623 13,905 - 8,389 Hockey SA 4,131 6,239 - - Hockey Victoria 1,778 10,731 - - Hockey Tasmania - 1,734 - - Hockey WA - 119,082 - 150 NT Hockey Association 808 - - -
The amounts outstanding are unsecured and will be settled in cash. No guarantees have been given or received. No expense has been recognised in the current or prior periods for bad or doubtful debts in respect of the amounts owed by related parties.
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19 Economic dependence
A significant portion of revenue is received by way of recurrent grants from Sports Australia, the operating brand name of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), a Commonwealth entity within the Australian Government’s Department of Health Portfolio.
20 Contingent liabilities
No contingent liabilities have been noted at 31 December 2020 (FY19: $Nil).
21 Subsequent events
Hockey Australia received Government stimulus in 2020 to support the company to address the impacts of Covid-19. The JobKeeper program ceased on 28 March 2021 and with the return of community hockey in all states and territories, directors believe that the operations of Hockey Australia are sustainable moving forward without the stimulus. There has not been any other matter or circumstance occurring subsequent to the end of the financial year that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the operations of the company, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the company in future financial years.
43 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Hall of Fame Members
While COVID caused disruption to Six outstanding servants to the Australian the international and national hockey hockey community were granted HA calendar in 2020, one of the positives Life Membership. Sue Briggs OAM, Bob HALL OF FAME 2020 INDUCTEES was it provided an opportunity to put a Claxton, Lyn Hill, Carol Sheridan, Robert renewed focus on the Hockey Australia Taylor and Colin Wansbrough were Richard Aggiss AM Awards and Hall of Fame. announced as the latest Life Members at the HA Annual General Meeting. Julie Ashton-Lucy Hockey Australia and the Awards Craig Davies Committee, largely through the efforts Wendy Pritchard, John Sanders, Minka of Chair Richard Aggiss AM and Wooley and Graham Carter all received Elspeth Denning OAM committee members John Mackinnon, Hockey Australia Award of Merit for their Jim Irvine Wendy Pritchard and Peri Buckley made contribution to the sport. Treva King significant inroads in updating and refreshing the records and lists of Hall Acknowledging and maintaining accurate Annette West-Bail of Fame inductees, Life Members and records of Hockey Australia’s history Award of Merit recipients. and the people who have shaped and positively influenced the sport is This included contacting and informing important and significant. award recipients of the past 2-3 years and LIFE MEMBERS featuring special pieces on them on the Hopefully the work done by HA, the Hockey Australia website. The website Awards Committee and historian John was also updated with new templates for Sanders in the past 12 months has put Sue Briggs OAM the respective lists, which were checked Australian hockey’s history and awards in Bob Claxton for accuracy and made more easily an encouraging position to consolidate accessible to find with an Awards and Hall and build on in the years to come. Lyn Hill of Fame tab under the About section. Carol Sheridan
In 2020, there were seven new inductees Robert Taylor into the Hockey Australia Hall of Fame, Colin Wansbrough taking the total to 71 to have received this distinguished honour. Craig Davies, Elspeth Denning OAM, Jim Irvine, Treva King and Annette West-Bail were inducted into the Athlete Category, while AWARD OF MERIT 2019 Richard Aggiss AM and Julie Ashton-Lucy had their names etched into the General Category. Graham Carter (ACT) Wendy Pritchard (WA) John Sanders (WA) Minka Woolley (TAS)
44 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Sponsors
In a difficult and challenging year Commonwealth Games Australia led by In support of Hockey Australia and Hockey Australia was able to draw on the Chief Executive Craig Philips continue Hockey One, Sultana Bran (Kellogg) unwavering support of all its partners. We to provide significant financial support committed to a partnership in 2021 due are incredibly thankful and grateful that to assist the development of Hockey to the cancellation of the Sultana Bran each one has stood by us. Australia’s junior pathways program. Hockey One League and the lack of international hockey played in 2020. Central to this support has been Fortescue were again incredibly Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) and supportive of the Pilbara Community Thank you to Kellogg, Westfund and Ausdrill / Perenti Group. HA is looking Hockey Program especially in assisting O’Neill’s for their significant support of forward to working with Fortescue Hockey Australia to restart the delayed the Sultana Bran Hockey One League. and Ausdrill in 2021 to extend each program in 2020 due to COVID-19. We are Westfund are supporting both the partnership further. grateful also to the 12 schools, two hockey Sultana Bran Hockey One League as well associations and the youth drop-in centre as the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos as The support of all our partners is that joined the program in 2020 that allow the official health insurer. paramount to the ongoing commercial Hockey Australia to showcase our great viability of HA and support to the wider sport. Thank you also to the wonderful hockey community. It also assists to reduce support the program continues to receive the reliance on government funding. HA is by Kookaburras and Hockeyroos alumni grateful to the following partners: Legacy who visit the region to pass on their Lighting, On The Go Sports, SportsLink leadership and playing skills. International, Blackroll, JDH, Bloomex, Just Hockey, ASICS, TigerTurf, CTM, Aqualyte, 2XU, Michele’s Jewellers and Elastoplast (Biersdorf) and we look forward working together again in 2021.
Hockey Australia would like to thank its 2020 partners and sponsors
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45 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Thank you
Over a tumultuous 12 months, Hockey Australia worked more closely than ever with each Member Association. During this difficult time a tremendous amount of strategic planning, collaboration, and work was undertaken that delivered a challenging yet successful 2020. This planning will go a long way in setting up some positive outcomes for hockey in 2021. A sincere thank you to each Member Association from the team at Hockey Australia.
46 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020