Annual Report 2012
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MELBOURNE & OLYMPIC PARKS TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2012 MELBOURNE & OLYMPIC PARKS TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2012 CONTENTS Governance 4-5 The Chairman’s Report 6 The CEO’s Report 7 Highlights 2011-12 9 Our Partners 11 Financial Overview 12 Financial Statements 13-41 Administrative Reporting Requirements 42–44 Disclosure Index 45 ANNuAl REPORT 2012 3 GOvERNANCE Establishment • To provide for the development, promotion, management, operation and use of facilities and services for the parking The Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust (MOPT) was of vehicles and other necessary services to be used in established on 5 October 1995 pursuant to the provisions of conjunction with any of the facilities operated or managed The Melbourne and Olympic Parks Act 1985 (as amended). by the Trust It was created by the merger of the National Tennis Centre • To provide for the management of Gosch’s Paddock by Trust (established 13 Nov 1985) and the Olympic Park the Trust as a committee of management under the Committee of Management (formed originally in 1909). The Crown lands (Reserves) Act 1978. Act is jointly administered by both the Premier of victoria, the Honourable Ted Baillieu, and the Minister for Sport and Recreation, the Honourable Hugh Delahunty. The Trust’s Vision To be recognised as being amongst the world’s best and most The Melbourne and Olympic Parks Act 1985 successful sport and entertainment precincts. The Purpose of the Act: The purposes of the Act as outlined in section 3 are: Our Mission • To create a Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust to Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust - Managing one of the administer the National Tennis Centre, Olympic Park and world’s leading destinations for sports, entertainment and certain other land and facilities for the purposes of tennis, recreation. other sports, recreation and entertainment The Trust: • To provide for the management and operation of the • Provides venues, services and infrastructure of an National Tennis Centre and Olympic Park international standard to: • To provide for the use and promotion of the National – provide a home for Tennis Australia and the Tennis Centre and Olympic Park Australian Open; • To provide for the development, promotion, management, – attract and support the delivery of large spectator operation and use of sports, recreation and entertainment based indoor and outdoor sporting and entertainment facilities and services in victoria in addition to those at the events; National Tennis Centre and Olympic Park. – enhance Melbourne’s public recreational amenities; under the Act the Trust has the following primary functions: – support victoria’s major events, tourism and sports strategies. • To accept appointment and act as a committee of management of Crown lands. • Ensures that it earns a sufficient income from its activities in order to be able to deliver on these obligations in the • To be responsible for the care, improvement, use and long term; promotion of the National Tennis Centre and Olympic Park as facilities for tennis, other sports, recreation and • Operates a small but flexible customer focussed entertainment organisation that delivers successful events in partnership with key stakeholders; • To operate the National Tennis Centre and Olympic Park efficiently and effectively to obtain the best possible use of • Maintains an environmentally sustainable precinct the facilities integrated with the City and its parklands. • To provide planning for the operation of the National Tennis Centre and Olympic Park which is coordinated between the two facilities • To be responsible for proper financial management of the National Tennis Centre and Olympic Park • To provide for the planning, development, promotion, management, operation and use of other sports, recreation and entertainment facilities and services in victoria 4 MElBOuRNE & OlyMPIC PARkS TRuST GOvERNANCE TRuSTEES Russell Caplan kate Joel Scott Tanner David Stobart The Honourable John Cain Sue Nattrass AO Diana Nicholson Deborah Beale (to 26/5/2012) John Howie (to 24/3/2012) Ray Smith Geoffrey Pollard AM Tim Jacobs ExECuTIvE GROuP Brian Morris - Chief Executive Officer Shane Mates – General Manager AAMI Park Travis Mardling - Chief Financial Officer Donna Price – General Manager People and Culture lloyd Freeburn - Director of Services and Building Infrastructure Mark Zundans – Director of Operations Melbourne Park Statement of Corporate Governance Finance Audit and Risk Committee Procedures have been established at the Trust and executive The Trust has established a Finance Audit and Risk management level, which are designed to safeguard the Committee to advise the Trust in relation to matters falling assets and interests of the Trust and to ensure integrity into the broad areas of: of reporting. The Trust acknowledges the need for and • Financi al reporting, accounting policies and internal continued maintenance of the highest standards of corporate controls governance practice and ethical conduct by all Trustees and employees of the Trust. • Risk management • Governance Remuneration Committee • Funding The Trust has established a Remuneration Committee The Committee meets monthly or more often as required and to govern the Trust’s policy and practise for executive makes recommendations to the Trust on specific issues. remuneration and to determine the individual remuneration packages for its executive staff. The Committee meets as The Members of the Committee during the year ended 30 required and makes recommendations to the Trust on specific June 2012 were: issues. The members of the Committee during Ray Smith (Chair) John Cain the year ended 30 June 2012 were: Russell Caplan Geoff Pollard Russell Caplan (Chair) Sue Nattrass Deborah Beale Sue Nattrass All Finance, Audit & Risk Committee members are Geoff Pollard independent from management. John Howie Diana Nicholson Ray Smith Strategic Planning Committee The Trust’s Strategic Planning Committee is established to provide independent and expert advice to assist the Trust to discharge its strategic planning responsibilities. The Members of the Committee during the year ended 30 June 2012 were: Russell Caplan (Chair) kate Joel Deborah Beale Ray Smith Tim Jacobs Scott Tanner ANNuAl REPORT 2012 5 THE CHAIRMAN’s report Another dynamic year of diverse events generated a positive The new Olympic Park Oval and its surrounds are currently financial result for the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust. The under redevelopment and due for completion at the end of 2012. precinct is undergoing extensive redevelopment as it implements The oval and parkland under construction will further enhance the long term master plan addressing the needs of the Australian the precinct’s public open space and recreational facilities. To Open and other precinct stakeholders. Maintaining MOPT’s honour the site’s athletics and Olympic heritage, the iconic strong financial results during the redevelopment period will be statue ‘Sportsmanship’ (commemorating John landy and Ron a challenge, as costs will increase before the new facilities are Clarke’s famous Olympic qualifying race) and 1956 Olympic operational and a significant, albeit necessary, portion of the new interpretive pieces will also be located in this area. infrastructure will not be revenue generating. AAMI Park welcomed its one millionth patron in February after The year produced many highlights including another less than two years of operation, a testimony to the popularity Australian Open record attendance of 686,006 patrons, thanks of the stadium. A celebratory 360 degree Fan Cam photograph in part to the wonderful weather. The tournament broke the was taken of the crowd at the Melbourne victory v Melbourne worldwide Grand Slam one day attendance record when 80,649 Heart Derby and was widely distributed through social media fans flocked to the precinct for the middle Saturday. In the channels. The stadium also delivered its first concert, the men’s final Novak Djokovic won his third Australian Open Foo Fighters 2012 Australian tour, attracting capacity 30,000 defeating Rafael Nadal in a gruelling five set match played attendances both nights. over 5 hours and 53 minutes (the longest final in Grand Slam history). victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the AAMI Park continues to attract worldwide attention and won Women’s Final for her first major title. several significant awards during the year including the Professional Footballers Association ‘Best Pitch’ award and Our extensive redevelopment is being completed in stages ‘most iconic and culturally significant’ stadium at the 2012 and this year’s Australian Open used the improved public World Stadium Awards held in Doha, Qatar. facilities now available between Rod laver Arena, Hisense Arena and Batman Avenue. Additionally, significant storm water In line with global trends there were fewer Rod laver Arena harvesting, treatment and clear water storage facilities have concert days than last year; however the arena is still reported been installed under these areas to reduce the precinct’s usage by international live music industry trade magazines as being of potable water, while allowing improved landscaping and amongst the world’s top live music arenas. maintenance during times of drought. On behalf of the Trustees, I would like to recognise and thank In January, the victorian Government unveiled the new design retiring member John Howie for his outstanding contribution for Margaret Court Arena with an operable roof, improved public and service to this precinct for