Annual Report 2019 – 2020
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ANNUAL REPORT 2019 – 2020 Snow Australia (ACN 063 859 423) Snow Australia | Annual Report 2019–20 CONTENTS i Our purpose Our partners PAGE 1 01 02 Chairman’s Report CEO’s Report PAGE 6 PAGE 8 03 04 Message from High Performance Sport Australia PAGE 12 PAGE 14 05 06 Sport Development Business and Participation Development PAGE 24 PAGE 30 07 08 People Development Legacy PAGE 32 PAGE 34 09 10 Financial Statements Board, Staff & Committees PAGE 40 PAGE 62 Snow Australia | Annual Report 2019–20 OUR PURPOSE To support athletes and develop champions ABOUT OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES Snow Australia is the nationally and High Performance internationally recognised National Sporting Ensure Australia remains a successful nation at Organisation (NSO) for competitive snow World Cup, World Championships, Olympic and sports in Australia. Snow Australia is affiliated Paralympic Games. with the Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS), the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), Sport Development and Participation Paralympics Australia (PA) and recognised by Sport Australia (SA). Snow Australia manages Increase participation and community athlete pathways, conducts events and engagement in competitive snowsports programs in Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, at all levels. Freestyle Skiing, Snowboarding, Para-alpine, Para-snowboard and specialty sub discipline Business Development activities within each. Generate financial resources and provide effective administration and communication. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES People Development Communication Strengthen network of coaches, volunteers, Improve awareness and understanding of technical officials and administrators who the vision, opportunities and achievements provide support of competitive snowports of our organisation. in Australia. Capability Increase the skill level and wellbeing of athletes, coaches and programs within the performance pathway. Community Increase participation in competitive snowsports. Capacity Increase human and commercial resources. Section: i | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Introduction 5 OUR PARTNERS PRINCIPLE PARTNERS OLYMPIC, PARALYMPIC AND INSTITUTE PARTNERS RESORT PARTNERS SPONSORS Snow Australia | Annual Report 2019–20 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT DEAN GOSPER President Snow Australia Snow Australia Chairman’s Report to be included following the Annual General Meeting Section: i | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Chairman’s Report 7 Belle Brockhoff – Finished the season ranked 2nd overall on the FIS World Cup standings. Laura Peel – Holding the Globe as the FIS World Cup Champion in Womens Aerials Tess Coady – On the podium after her win at the Seiseralm World Cup Snow Australia | Annual Report 2019–20 CEO REPORT MICHAEL KENNEDY Chief Executive Officer The past 12 months has been an unprecedented more, highlights the innovative approach taken to time for all of us. The challenges of COVID-19 maintain connection and support the community across the world has been significant albeit the during periods of lockdown and isolation. impact varying at every level for each community, 2019-2020 International Season family and individual. Whilst COVID-19 cast a shadow over the 2020 Given sports’ social and, at times, intimate domestic season, it was not before a hugely settings, Snow Australia felt the full impact of successful international season. Significant the virus and the restrictions that stemmed highlights included FIS and Para World Cup from it. 2020 was the most challenging year the events which saw Australian athletes again rise Australian snow industry and our community to the top on several occasions. have ever faced. Scotty James and Laura Peel both claimed the From an organisational perspective Snow Crystal Globe and World #1 ranking in their Australia navigated the uncertainty of 2020 respective events. Ben Tudhope produced his about as well as any sport in the country. This best season to date winning the Crystal Globe was due in part to: in Para Snowboarding. Josie Baff (SBX) made history as Australia’s first ever gold medallist at − Financial Health. Prudent financial a Youth Olympic Games, while Belle Brockhoff management and a low-risk business completed an incredible return after missing two model have generated reserves and a seasons due to injury, to claim victory and four diverse revenue stream which ensured our other podium finishes in FIS Snowboard Cross organisation remains viable and can, to some World Cups. Details of these performances and extent, adapt and minimise the substantial more were shared with our community as the financial impacts. annual Snow Australia Awards moved into an − Unified Structure. As one entity for the online format. whole sport has enabled us to be nimble and communicate with a single voice to our High Performance & Pathways community which has made management of this issue more effective. The fact that our success in both Olympic and Paralympic disciplines would not be From a sport perspective, the restrictions possible without the unique and valued high and closures meant that for the first time in performance partnerships cannot ever be taken living memory, no events were held on snow for granted. The wintersport model remains this winter. This included the cancellation of unique in that an alignment of partners and all Interschool snowsport events across the expertise in delivery continues to produce country, which are the driver of so much of our results completely disproportionate to the participation and critical to our industry and amount of investment made. sport development. Snow Australia enjoys a close working Away from the resorts, the Snow Australia relationship with our high-performance team looked to support the athletes, programs partners, in particular the Olympic Winter and community by adapting and focusing on Institute of Australia (OWIA). The OWIA continues several important projects which underpin our to operate high performance programs on commitment to improve the overall quality and behalf of Snow Australia in Australian Institute performance of athlete pathways. The work of Sport (AIS) designated Tier-1 sports of aerial done to bring the Snow Australia Awards online, skiing, mogul skiing, park and pipe, snowboard community education forums, club performance and ski cross. The Australian Olympic Committee planning, coach academy/education, Futures and (AOC) makes a direct financial contribution Section: i | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | CEO Report 9 to the high-performance programs via their Our vision is to create a world class training funding support of the OWIA. facility for the off-snow daily training environment (DTE) for athletes at the pre-elite, Snow Australia works closely with the OWIA both development and elite performance levels. The operationally and strategically to maximise the NSTC will provide a home for Snow Australia’s prospects for success. We are fortunate that both northern operations and a focal point for the the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) broader snowsport and local communities. and the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) continue Affordable athlete accommodation is also part of to play such important partnership roles in the the overall NSTC concept. The NSW Government delivery of our high-performance programs. has committed $5.1 million towards the project. From a performance pathway and emerging Snow Australia thanks the NSW Office of Sport, talent perspective, Snow Australia welcomes the the Deputy Premier John Barilaro and acting increase in investment by the AIS specifically for NSW Minister for Sport Geoff Lee for their this purpose. For the first time Snow Australia ongoing support of the project. Snow Australia has dedicated funding resources provided by looks forward to working with the NSW Office the AIS to target next-generation athletes and of Sport, NSWIS and the local community to coaches. These initiatives, such as the Emerging maximise this special opportunity to deliver a Talent Program, Coach Academy and a dedicated sport-focused, world class facility which ensures performance pathway talent manager, will Australian athletes will be equipped to enjoy support the stated goal of sustained success in success into the future. future Olympic and Paralympic cycles. Additionally, I would personally like to thank Snow Australia Medal John & Gemma Hancock and Jeff Easton (The After many years in development, The Snow Lind Partners) who have pledged to support Australia Medal was launched during the Australia’s next generation of snow athletes via winter to recognise the achievements and ongoing program donations, enabling additional careers of those past and retiring athletes investment and support of the Emerging Talent who represented Australia at the highest level Program. of snowsport competition. It is an important project to better connect our sporting alumni. Infrastructure Projects The announcements that have been made so Critical infrastructure projects, which aim to far are merely the first step of a broader legacy build capacity within the sport, took significant programme. steps forward during the reporting period. The It has been fantastic to read the stories of our Geoff Henke Waterjump facility in Brisbane early pioneers, along with unique insights on the opened to athletes in October 2020. The challenges our Olympic and Paralympic athletes realisation of the Waterjump in Queensland has faced in the early days of the sport. been a decade in the making and is the result of the determined efforts by the Olympic Winter