20 annual 19report Presented to Members of the Sports Federation of Queensland Inc. trading as QSport at the Annual General Meeting 27 May 2020 2019 Table of Contents 2 The Organisation 3 Governance and Management 4 Membership 6 Chair’s Report 8 CEO’s Report 10 Sponsorship 11 Board 12 Member Services 13 Representation and Policy 14 Promotion 18 Treasurer’s Report 19 Financial Statements 2019 Annual Report 1 The Organisation The Sports Federation of Queensland, trading as the majority and minority view to any other QSport, is the representative body for organised, organisation, institution or body governmental, affiliated sport in Queensland and by dint of its semi-governmental or otherwise as extensive membership of mainly State sporting appropriate organisations representative of their sporting • assisting in the coordination of broad, long activity throughout Queensland, is accepted by term planning for sport in the State, including government as the industry peak body for sport in optimum use of sports facilities and other the State. sporting resources in the State Established in 1992, the Federation is • seeking and identifying direct or indirect incorporated as an independent industry based funding sources which could be made collective – the Queensland sports collective. available for the development of sport in the State, aiming to ensure that these funds are Its mission is to enhance the development of sport put to their most effective use in Queensland by working to promote and sustain interest in the development of organised sport in • promoting its role and that of sport by, the State by: amongst other things, the establishment and presentation of awards of merit or any similar • providing members with forums for the form of recognition for skill, service and ability exchange of information, advice and QSport is analogous to the Sports Federations assistance, where appropriate of other Australian States which collectively form • formulating policies on any subject pertaining Community Sport Australia Ltd. to sport by the collection and collation of the views of members and presenting both Community Sport Australia Ltd directors with Sport Australia executives, March 2019 2 2019 Annual Report 2019 Governance and Management PATRON CHAIR The Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier of John Brennan OAM Queensland DEPUTY CHAIR BOARD MEMBERS Rob Moore Aquatic Sport Group John Brennan OAM Surf Life Saving Queensland TREASURER (to 3 April 2019) Peter Doig Melanie Woosnam Water Polo Queensland (from 6 June 2019)) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Peter Cummiskey OAM Field Team Sport Group Louisa Begley Hockey Queensland (to 6 June 2019) OPERATIONS MANAGER Richard Griffiths Football Queensland Kylie Thomson (from 1 to 20 August 2019) AUDITOR Indoor Sport Group BDO Kym Dowdell OAM Gymnastics Queensland BANKER Outdoor Sport Group Bank of Queensland Peter Doig Queensland Rifle General Members Ben Callard Australian Sailing Rob Moore Queensland Rugby League Independent Members Terry Johnston (from 27 March 2019) John Mullins (to 27 March 2019) Ken Rogers 2019 Annual Report 3 Membership ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP Field Team Sport Group Any autonomous incorporated organisation which, AFL Queensland in the opinion of the Board, is actively engaged Baseball Queensland in the conduct, administration, promotion and Football Queensland development of a sporting activity, and is the Gridiron Queensland representative body of that sporting activity in the State. Hockey Queensland (Section 5(1)(a) and 5(2) of the Sports Federation of Netball Queensland Queensland Inc Constitution) Queensland Cricket ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP Queensland Gaelic Football & Hurling Queensland Rugby League Any other body corporate* or business directly contributing to the conduct, administration, Queensland Rugby Union promotion or development of sport and/ or Queensland Touch recreation in some reasonable way shall be Queensland Ultimate Disc entitled to apply for “Associate Member” status at Softball Queensland the discretion of the Board. (Section 5 (1)(b) and 5(3) of the Sports Federation of Queensland Inc Constitution) Indoor Sport Group *other than an Ordinary Member Australian Karate Federation (Qld) Australian Taekwondo Queensland Members for 2019 were: Basketball Queensland ORDINARY MEMBERS Boxing Queensland Darts Queensland Aquatic Sport Group Gymnastics Queensland Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing (Qld) Handball Queensland Australian Underwater Federation (Qld) Ice Skating Queensland Diving Queensland Judo Queensland Dragon Boat Queensland Q Squash Masters Swimming Queensland Queensland Badminton Paddle Queensland Queensland Fencing Queensland Synchronized Swimming Queensland Floorball Queensland Waterski & Wakeboard Queensland Ice Racing Rowing Queensland Queensland Indoor Bowling Royal Life Saving Society Queensland Queensland Weightlifting Surf Life Saving Queensland Skate Queensland Surfing Queensland Sport Climbing Queensland Swimming Queensland Table Tennis Queensland Water Polo Queensland Tenpin Bowling Association of Queensland Yachting Queensland Volleyball Queensland 4 2019 Annual Report 2019 Outdoor Sport Group Events Management Queensland Archery Queensland Former Origin Greats (FOGS) BMX Queensland Gold Coast Academy of Sport Bowls Queensland Gold Coast Suns Croquet Queensland Gold Coast Titans Cycling Queensland Lander & Rogers Equestrian Queensland Life Stream Services Golf Queensland Major League Marketing and Events Little Athletics Queensland North Queensland Sports Foundation Model Aeronautical Association Otium Planning Group Motorcycling Queensland Queensland Bridge Association Motorsport Australia Queensland Cricketers’ Club Mountain Bike Australia Queensland Endurance Riders Orienteering Queensland Queensland Fitness, Sport & Recreation Skills Pistol Shooting Queensland Alliance Pony Club Association of Queensland Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Rugby League Queensland Athletics Queensland Olympic Council Queensland Clay Target Queensland Raceways Operations Queensland Parachute Queensland Shooting Association Queensland Polo revolutioniseSPORT Queensland Polocrosse Ross Planning Queensland Rifle South Queensland Archery Society Tennis Queensland Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association Triathlon Queensland Sports Medicine Australia (Queensland) Sportspeople Recruitment ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Squash Australia ACHPER QLD Sunshine Coast Lightning Active8 Sports Solutions Sunshine Coast Sports Federation AFL SportsReady UniSport Australia Australian Cricket Society Queensland UQ Sport Australian Strength & Conditioning Association YHA Australia Brand Ambassadors Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Lions Brisbane Roar Commonwealth Games Australia (Qld Division) Cowboys Rugby League Football Club Deaf Sports and Recreation Queensland 2019 Annual Report 5 Chair’s Report I am pleased to present this report to QSport The QSport Board and other members took note members and other interested and related parties in August of what it entailed, noting that a number on the 2019 calendar year for Queensland’s sports of “top down” funded member State sporting collective. organisations and a couple of other more “bottom up” resourced would be the beneficiaries of “pilot Those last three words continued to accurately partnership” arrangements while the remaining 70 describe QSport in 2019 and to state the obvious plus existing funded State bodies, including peak i.e. that Sports Federation of Queensland Inc. bodies in QSport and QORF, would have existing trading as QSport, the major representative body 2019 funding extended to mid-2021. for organised sport in Queensland, comprised of some 70 of some 80 plus State sporting Activate! Queensland presented as an opportunity, organisations, is the Queensland sports collective as well as a probable future requirement, to and has been since its establishment in the early demonstrate how sporting bodies can assist the 1990’s. State pursue the strategy’s objectives, noting that some – a minority better resourced that most – The QSport AGM in March 2019 saw the end will be better placed than the majority which have of a long, valuable ten year contribution from their hands full coping with increasing demands Independent Director John Mullins and in early and relatively less resources. April, the departure after 19 years of fellow Director and Chair of seven years in John Brennan QSport, with its lean, small secretariat, pushed OAM. further into representation at State and national level, assisting members with professional The counsel, experience and other contributions development, information sharing and networking those two gentlemen made were suitably opportunities, and at year’s end, the delivery of acknowledged, as was the loss of their presence Queensland sport’s major State based recognition on the Board heading into continuing challenging and promotion program in the 25th annual Sport times. Awards / Hall of Fame Presentation. The same can be said of the next two similarly It could not have done so successfully without the longstanding QSport Board members in Rob State Government’s financial support and that Moore and Ken Rogers who will not be continuing of the other sponsors and supporters, including on in 2020, having served the maximum terms members. allowable. On behalf of the Board, I acknowledge all for Their backgrounds in government in previous their support in 2019, but particularly thank my roles and their lifetime involvement in sport at fellow Board members for their contribution various levels, their