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ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE ANNUAL REPORT 2011-12 September 2012 Adelaide Festival Centre King William Road ADELAIDE SA 5000 GPO Box 1269 ADELAIDE SA 5001 Telephone: (08) 8216 8600 Facsimile: (08) 8212 7849 Website: www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au ABN: 90940 220 425 ISBN: 978-0-9807040-6-8 Contents Introduction ......................................................................................................... 4 Chairman’s Report .............................................................................................. 5 CEO & Artistic Director’s Report ......................................................................... 7 ROLE, PERFORMANCE AND GOVERNANCE ................................. 9 Adelaide Festival Centre Trust Act 1971............................................................. 9 Trustees .............................................................................................................. 9 Risk and Audit Committee ................................................................................ 10 Risk Management ............................................................................................. 10 Remuneration Committee ................................................................................. 10 Precinct Reference Group ................................................................................ 10 The Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation Board .............................................. 10 Organisational Chart ......................................................................................... 11 The Objectives of Adelaide Festival Centre Trust ............................................. 11 Key priority areas for the period ........................................................................ 12 Overview of business operations ...................................................................... 12 South Australia’s Strategic Plan........................................................................ 13 HIGHLIGHTS, OPERATIONS, INITIATIVES .................................... 13 Calendar of Events ........................................................................................... 13 The Riverbank Precinct .................................................................................... 28 Year long Season ............................................................................................. 28 OzAsia Festival ................................................................................................. 30 Adelaide Cabaret Festival ................................................................................. 31 Adelaide International Guitar Festival ............................................................... 31 Family programming ......................................................................................... 31 GreenRoom ...................................................................................................... 32 Student Tix (STix) ............................................................................................. 33 Education Program (CentrED) .......................................................................... 33 Performing Arts Collection ................................................................................ 34 Work Experience Program ................................................................................ 35 Venue Operations ............................................................................................. 35 Patron Services ................................................................................................ 36 Facilities Services ............................................................................................. 36 BASS (Best Available Seating Service) ............................................................ 37 Volunteers......................................................................................................... 37 Catering ............................................................................................................ 38 Merchandise ..................................................................................................... 39 Workshops ........................................................................................................ 39 Development ..................................................................................................... 40 MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES .................................... 41 Employee Numbers, Gender and Status 2011-12 ............................................ 41 Employment Contracts and Relationships: ....................................................... 41 Number of Employees by Salary Bracket ......................................................... 42 Status Of Employees In Current Positions ........................................................ 43 Executives by Gender, Classification and Status.............................................. 44 Leave Management .......................................................................................... 44 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees .......................................... 45 2 Number of Employees by Age Bracket by Gender ........................................... 45 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity ........................................................................ 46 Total Number of Employees with Disabilities (According To Commonwealth Dda Definitions) ........................................................................................................ 47 Number of Employees Using Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements by Gender .............................................................................................................. 47 Documented Review of Individual Performance Management ......................... 48 Leadership and Management Development ..................................................... 48 Leadership and Management Training Expenditure ......................................... 48 Accredited Training Packages by Classification ............................................... 49 Equal Employment Opportunity Programs ........................................................ 50 Workplace Health Safety and Injury Management ............................................ 50 OTHER REPORTING ITEMS............................................................ 53 Consultants ....................................................................................................... 53 Overseas Travel 2011-12 ................................................................................. 53 Whistleblowers Protection Act 1993 ................................................................. 54 Disability Action Plan ........................................................................................ 54 Freedom of Information (FOI) ........................................................................... 55 Energy Efficiency Action Plan ........................................................................... 55 Greening of Government Operations (GoGO) .................................................. 56 ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE FOUNDATION ............................. 56 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE .......................................................... 60 Operating Review ............................................................................................. 60 Financial Review ............................................................................................... 60 Fraud ................................................................................................................ 60 Account Payment Performance 2011-12 .......................................................... 60 Contractual Arrangements ................................................................................ 61 3 Introduction The Festival Centre was established as a statutory authority under the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust Act 1971. The organisation is responsible for encouraging and facilitating artistic, cultural and performing arts activities throughout South Australia, as well as maintaining and improving the building and facilities of the complex. Adelaide Festival Centre is the cultural centrepiece for a City and State that is a hub of arts excellence and acknowledged as such - locally, nationally and internationally. An integral part of the Riverbank Precinct, the venues and facilities of the Festival Centre require urgent refurbishment and redevelopment. The redevelopment would further support the targets of the State’s 2011 Strategic Plan Update. Taking a program led approach; the Festival Centre presents a unique mix of popular, high quality and innovative work. Adelaide Festival Centre presents a wide range of performances from around Australia and the world to a broad audience all year round. 4 Chairman’s Report Operationally, the year end result is a significant achievement reporting a positive trading result of $792,000, before depreciation. The net result for the year after taking into account various accounting adjustments was a surplus of $261,000. The general operating net cash flow for the year was $10.386 million, an increase of $3.790 million from last year with general revenue increasing by 8.2 per cent. Over the past three years we have been successful in managing expenses closely while delivering a notable increase in programming and services with Adelaide Festival Centre generating higher revenue levels over the