2014 Annual Report UWA SPORT AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION Highlights 16,986 TOTal association members 4,484 TOTal fitness members recreate® kids sports 2,909 participants 2,223 participants social sport university sport +staff 4,659 participants 2,767 participants 500 participants including on campus, regional, national, at the 2014 staff sports fun day and international competitions student 259 participants at 2014 community events +total +total students sports club 70 employed 6,000 members 2 | www.sport.uwa.edu.au Contents President’s Report 4 National Indigenous Tertiary Education Student Games 17 Australian University Games 18 Executive Director’s Report 6 International Events and Exchanges 20 Sports Council Report 8 Scholarships and Awards UWA Sports Scholarships 21 Mission Values and Objectives 9 UWA Sports Awards 22 Office Bearers 10 Leadership Practicum and Volunteering 23 Operational Centres 12 External Relations and Community Engagement Membership 24 Student Engagement Programs 24 Membership 13 Staff Events 25 Programs and Social Competitions 14 Events 16 UWA Sports Clubs and Teams 26 Pathways to Excellence: Marketing and Communications Report 28 Competitions and Events Tertiary Sports Western Australia 17 Financial Report 30 Cover: Tim Widdicombe, 2014 Convocation Sport Scholarship recipient Contents: Nathaniel Baldwin (l), Kat Madden (m) and Jordan Stares (r), UWA Sports Fitness Instructors The University of Western Australia Sport and Recreation Association | 3 that priority of access to our resources should belong to the student body. The Association supported the School of Indigenous Studies to host the 19th National Indigenous Tertiary Education Student Games (NITESG) at UWA with the largest and most successful event held to date. The UWA Western Waagyl teams came 1st and 3rd. A UWA team of over 340 student competitors came 5th overall and 4th on per capita at the Australian University Games in Sydney supported by a team of eight Association staff. UWA also won the President’s Report TSWA competition for the 15th year. Our UWA affiliated Sports Clubs have claimed wins at the highest level of sport in WA in Rowing, AFL Football, Women’s Hockey (who also won The following is a brief summary • 19th National Indigenous Tertiary second and 3rd divisions) and Rugby of what we have been up to during Education Games, Men’s. 2014: • Strategic Alignment and Structures of Sport at UWA. It is always very satisfying to report • Social Sports increased their on these successes; however the number of teams, The Association has completed most satisfying achievement in the • Our web based interaction has another busy year providing sporting last few years and during 2014 has improved with the relaunch of and recreational opportunities been our increasing participation our website and increase in to students and staff at UWA at rates across all levels. This has social media contacts, affordable rates and at convenient placed increased pressure on our • Completion of student times and locations. This has not facilities and staff making it difficult participation survey, been without its challenges especially for us to explain the situation to those • Increased college membership, in making sure that the finances of on our waiting lists. The Association • Increased sign up to Sports the Association were managed with continues to draw attention to the Clubs at O Day, due diligence and without financial state of our facilities and understands • Over 150,000 visits to the losses on tight margins. the constraints that are placed on the Recreation and Fitness Centre, capital budgets of the University. We • Improved offerings in the We are very proud of our student can only highlight and underscore our Recreate® program, engagement and 2014 was no arguments with the annual proof that • Inbound and outbound exception. The Association sets a our students and staff take up our international tours and high standard for our clubs and staff sport and recreation offerings with exchanges, to achieve as we believe that the overwhelming enthusiasm. This in • Development of leadership resources of the Association and the itself should offer encouragement to activities, University need to be appropriately the planners of our campus to cater • Stronger participation by UWA channeled for the benefit of our for this increasing demand. at the Australian University students. That is not to say that our Games and winning the TSWA alumni and the general community The second part of my report deals Championship, are not welcome and that their with the Strategic Alignment and • Completion of a second contributions are not recognised but Structures of Sport at UWA. The synthetic hockey turf, they must respect and acknowledge panel has completed its task and in 04 | www.sport.uwa.edu.au summary has recommended that structure to enable it to adhere knowledgeable background to the University seek a new model to to strict governance rules and by address those needs. The very nature replace the Association to take up having separate representations of sport and recreation is that it is the new challenges that will face the from its stakeholders the focus of competitive and evolves quickly with University and the delivery of sport accountability was enhanced and new ideas and emerging trends. The and recreation for an ever increasing reinvigorated as new members joined Association has been able to plan population on campus. the Board. strategically, optimising its resources, operating efficiently (on small To achieve this the University will University and sport and recreation margins), consistently developing take direct management control of environments in Australia have and maintaining effective systems, all University sporting and recreation undergone significant change and holding individuals accountable and services, activities and assets. This the Association has adapted to meet increasing participation. should include all facilities such as those changes. This is a positive playing fields, courts, the Recreation reflection on the Association’s These achievements have been and Centre, and the facilities at UWA organisational structure and its ability driven by successive representative Sports Park, the Watersports and and willingness to meet and adapt to Boards and executed by an Leadership Centre, the Boat Club, those changes. A recent significant accountable management. swimming pools and any associated change is the Student Amenities assets. and Services Fee and the need for In the area of technology the a greater student engagement. The Association has embraced new The review was timely and one that Association successfully made the systems at the earliest stage the Association welcomed especially transition and achieved very high possible. The Association has had as the timing was consistent with levels of student engagement with the will to take on the benefits of new the strategic planning that the the trend showing an increasing technology rather than just rely on Association had been working engagement. traditional delivery methods. This has on in the last 5 years. The needs been driven by the representative of students and staff and their The Association by its objectives nature of the Board where younger respective expectations need to be has offerings of a broad range of members’ expectations and addressed in the current context. programs, services and activities. experiences demand rapid methods The Association was able to make These are essential because of the of communication and up to date adjustments but its major constraints diversity of the UWA community and state of the art equipment (take a visit have always been finance and its their interests whether they are male to the gym to experience first class dependence on the fortunes of the or female, weekend social sportsmen gym equipment). University. or sportswomen, casual gym users or elite sportsmen or sportswomen. I am confident that the new structure The Association was able to will be much improved and will define the market within which it In order to cater for this diverse take sport and recreation on the operated at UWA and was able range, the organisational structure UWA campus to new heights of to deliver affordable sport and of the Association has had a sound achievement and enjoyment. recreational activity to a wide understanding of the needs of sector using a representative Board the participants and an informed In closing, on behalf of all our stakeholders, I thank the current Board and its predecessors, the enthusiastic management team and staff for their contribution and support of the Association over the years “University and sport and recreation and in 2014. It has been a privilege to represent our stakeholders and environments in Australia have to serve on the Board and as its President and to now hand over the undergone significant change and the reins to Professor Alec Cameron, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education). Association has adapted to meet those changes. Pino Monaco President The University of Western Australia Sport and Recreation Association | 05 3rd) • Expanded from nine to 14 business units • Established a Capital Funding Plan 2003 to 2005 - three years of SSAF with repealed state legislation but Federal VSU was already on the political agenda • 3 major sporting facilities were Executive Director’s Report planned and built: The UWA Watersports Complex, The UWA Waterpolo Pool, The UWA Tennis As we report on another successful they happened be at University Centre at UWA Sports Park year in 2014 and move into a new era when there was no funding due to • Every UWA Sports Club now this is an opportune time to reflect VSU”. This was achieved during had a home with the completion on the long term achievements of the times with little or no funding of these facilities the UWA Sport and Recreation and even more was achieved each • Hosted the 2004 Australian Association and its contribution to the time funding was resumed by University Games (UWA came UWA student experience and to the maximising the opportunities through 3rd) broader UWA community.