ANNUAL REPORT 2 014 MISSION STATEMENT for Athletics to Be the Premier Recreational and Competitive Participation Sport in Victoria
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ANNUAL REPORT 2 014 MISSION STATEMENT For athletics to be the premier recreational and competitive participation sport in Victoria. VISION To provide leading opportunities in athletics to all Victorians. Athletics Victoria Annual Report 2013-14 Contents From The President 2 Past Presidents 5 Honour Roll 6 Office Bearers & Staff 8 From The Chief Executive Officer 10 Development 14 Membership Statistics 16 Officials 18 Competitions Report 20 Victorian Records 24 Summer Awards 26 XCR Cross Country & Road Racing 28 XCR’13 Trophy Winners 30 Victorian Institute of Sport 32 Recreational Running 34 Marketing and Communications 36 Financial Report 42 1 From The President Dr Ian Jones, President I am pleased to be able to make this, my third in quality staff which will serve to benefit our report to our members, partners, sponsors and the organisation in the medium-term future. I am pleased community at large. This report covers the 2013- to report that the proposed budget for the coming 14 athletics year, and focuses on activities and year will bring us back to an even position with only developments at Board level. I acknowledge the a small impost on our members. voluntary service of our Board members: Vice- Presidents Russell Clowes and Lisa Hasker, Treasurer A big positive for our sport has been the continuing Eric Sigmont; and Rohan Claffey, Rod Griffin, fruitful cooperation with Little Athletics Victoria. This Alan McCauley and Heather Ridley. Our Board cooperation has seen membership, staffing and members have all contributed generously of their financial benefits. A large national effort in 2013 time and expertise to ensure that high standards (initiated by the Australian Sports Commission) of governance are maintained. Two of our Board considered a merger of Athletics with Little Athletics, members, Lisa Hasker and Alan McCauley, will not and this consumed much of the Board’s time over the seek re-election, and so I take this opportunity to past year. Whilst that merger ultimately did not go thank them for their service. ahead, many benefits emerged from the sharing of information and experiences arising from the merger Overall, the year has been another successful process. The board of Athletics Victoria recently one for our sport, although this past year has also met with the board of Little Athletics Victoria to presented some particular challenges. We are scope future developments and cooperation, and to delighted to have welcomed CEO Glenn Turnor to maintain the good will and momentum that has been our organisation. Following the resignation of Nick generated. As I did last year, I thank our officials, Honey in early 2013, Glenn started with us in April our administrators and our coaches who are making last year and has thus just completed his first full a success of integrating their activities with those of year. Little Athletics Victoria. In terms of membership, the past post-Olympic Athletics Australia has led a project over the last two year has been one of consolidation, with numbers years to modernise and upgrade the use of digital remaining steady. The board believes that we really technology all across our sport. Known as The need to do better than this, especially considering Digital Project, this project also drew considerable the possibilities presented by community enthusiasm attention from our Board, especially in relation to for recreational activities. We need to continuously a proposal for a single provider for the national improve our products and services so as to attract platform. After careful analysis, the Athletics Victoria and engage with a larger section of the population. Board decided against changing our service We know that the community regards athletics as provider at this time. Although that decision caused the premier Olympic sport. Somehow, we need to some disappointment among our national partner harness that high regard, and provide appropriate organisations, it was taken in what the Board activities or services for interested people. believes are the best interests of our members. I particularly thank our staff at Athletics Victoria for Changes in Victoria’s Incorporations Act have their diligent efforts over the past year. In the past required changes to our constitution. Preparing the two years, a very high turnover of staff has, at times, amendments to the constitution has been our main threatened our ability to maintain a satisfactory level policy focus this year. In the coming year we will of service. This problem of turnover has been a need to maintain our attention on other policies, all priority focus for the Board, resulting in a decision of which require constant review in order to ensure to progressively move to higher levels in staffing, the best possible governance for our individual with concomitant higher levels of professionalism members, for clubs and for the organisation as a and stability. This process has proceeded at an whole. unanticipated rate, which has driven our budget into deficit. The improvement in our staff team has been In our operations, the expansion to a fourth very pleasing to see, but the consequential deficit metropolitan venue for the summer competition has, of course, been a major concern for the Board. provided significant challenges. Initial feedback I urge our members to regard this as an investment seems to indicate that, overall, this development 2 Athletics Victoria Annual Report 2013-14 has been successful. Athletics Victoria had to invest Maintaining our media activities is a constant in new equipment in order to service the additional challenge. We have to work successfully with the venue. This also did not help the budget bottom new generation who are very IT savvy, as well as line, but should be regarded as an investment in maintain our relationships with more traditionally- the future. The cross-country/road (XCR) program oriented members. Improving our web interface, is very well-tuned to the expectations of members, developing social media and developing athsvic TV and so the ‘winter season’ was once again highly is a constant priority. successful. In summary, this year has been a successful one but Last year I mentioned the need to increase revenue also in many ways a difficult one for the Board. I streams without imposing too heavily on our believe that the foundations are now set for a very members. The costs of meeting our members’ strong future. I thank all those individuals, clubs, expectations are constantly increasing, and so we organisations, sponsors and partners that have have to find funds from a variety of sources. This helped us throughout the past year. When one takes remains a high priority. Our revenues from managing account of the growth in our junior participation, athletics events, from participation and development one can only be confident about the future. grants, and from selling merchandise (mainly AV clothing) have continued as major revenue items. Unfortunately, after a modestly successful inauguration in 2013, the GP Fun Run, in which we were a partner, was not continued in 2014. The Board is keen to see a fun run that is substantially ‘owned’ by AV, and would welcome suggestions from clubs/centres. Such a fun run would help us to better engage with the large number of recreational Dr Ian Jones runners in Victoria. President www.athsvic.org.au 3 4 Past Presidents Victorian Amateur Athletic Association 1891 - 1897 Hon Robert W BEST MLA * 1897 - 1897 Mr Walter T COLDHAM * 1897 - 1901 Mr Montague COHEN * 1901 - 1905 Mr Lawrence A ADAMSON * 1905 - 1918 Sir John MADDEN * 1918 - 1943 Sir William H IRVINE * 1943 - 1957 Sir John G LATHAM * 1957 - 1970 Sir Wilfred K HUGHES * 1970 - 1976 Sir Edgar S TANNER * 1976 - 1978 Hon Justice Allan W McDONALD 1978 - 1982 Sir Murray V McINERNEY * Victorian Women’s Amateur Athletic Association 1929 - 1935 Miss Louise C MILLS * 1935 - 1937 Mrs Doris M MULCAHY * 1937 - 1938 Mrs Flora HYAMS * 1938 - 1945 Miss Louise C MILLS * 1945 - 1948 Miss Doris J CARTER * 1948 - 1952 Mrs Doris IL DAVIS * 1952 - 1961 Mrs Mabel E ROBINSON * 1961 - 1962 Mrs Lena BERZINSKI * 1962 - 1965 Mrs Aileen VE KENNEDY * 1965 - 1976 Mrs Joyce I DAVIS * 1976 - 1982 Mrs Margaret L MAHONY Victorian Athletic Association Inc. 1982 - 1983 Dr Frank P LARKINS 1983 - 1984 Mr Gary A COZENS 1984 - 1989 Mr Stan M L GUILFOYLE 1989 - 1992 Dr Brian HODGSON Athletics Victoria Inc. 1992 - 1994 Dr Brian HODGSON 1994 - 1995 Mr Greg D LEWIS 1995 - 1997 Mr Kevin L DYNAN 1997 - 2002 Mr John K HIGHAM 2002 - 2005 Mr Max C BINNINGTON 2005 - 2011 Ms Anne LORD 2012 - Dr Ian K JONES *Deceased www.athsvic.org.au 5 Honour Roll Life Members 1981 BEOVICH Beverley L * CHUGG Jack W * 1896 PARKINSON Basil J * MAHONY Margaret L OAM 1901 COHEN Montague * 1982 BELL Donald F OAM * 1904 BARRETT Albert O * DYNAN Kevin L 1906 TRAVIS Herbert A * 1983 DAVIS Robert L * 1909 BRIGGS Walter E * TUNALEY William S * 1912 CROLL Robert H * 1984 GALBRAITH Alec C * 1914 ADAMSON Lawrence A CMG MA* 1985 BIGGINS Jack McD * 1915 SERLE E Hamilton OBE* DOWNES Lola C OAM SHAPPERE Philip * STANTON Horace J ISM * 1920 STILLWELL J Alexander * 1986 COLDREY Fred H * 1926 SMITH Harry D * FIELD Ralph W * 1928 ABBOTT Harry A * GRIERSON William R * LANGFORD George E * KNOTT George CH * 1935 WEIR Hugh R CBE * LONNQUIST Arthur H * 1938 RYAN William M * McBETH Emily T * 1939 SCHOBER Albert V * PATTERSON Marion J OAM 1944 AKERS Phyllis M * STANTON Doreen F * MILLS Louise C * TURNER Dick A * WILLSON Doris M * WOOD WJP “Bill” * 1945 NEVILLE Lilian M OAM * 1988 GRAF Fred JG *