Annual Report 2018/19 1 June 2019
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2018/19 Annual Report Financial Year (1 March 2018 – 28 February 2019) 2 LETTER OF SUBMISSION Sydney Cricket & Sports Grounds 4 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT General Enquiries: (02) 9360 6601 6 CEO’S REPORT 10 KEY OBJECTIVES Email: [email protected] 12 EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS SCG Office: Suite 208-1M, Building 208, The Entertainment 18 CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE Quarter, 122 Lang Road, Moore Park NSW 2021 22 MEMBERSHIP 26 COMMUNITY AND HERITAGE GPO Box 150, Sydney NSW 2001 30 CORPORATE SERVICES sydneycricketground.com.au 36 FINANCIAL INDICATORS Contents 38 INFRASTRUCTURE 42 HUMAN RESOURCES 46 TRUSTEE AND MANAGEMENT PROFILES 63 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 106 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION 108 RIGHT TO INFORMATION Sydney Cricket & Sports Grounds Annual Report 2018/19 1 June 2019 The Hon John Sidoti MP Minister for Sport GPO Box 5431 SYDNEY 2001 Dear Minister Letter of submission 2018/19 ANNUAL REPORT SYDNEY CRICKET & SPORTS GROUNDS The Trust is pleased to submit the Annual Report of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Grounds for the year ended February 18, 2019 for presentation to Parliament. The Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with requirements of the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984, Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Regulation 2010 and the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983. Yours sincerely KERRIE MATHER Chief Executive Officer Level 2, Sheridan Building GPO Box 150 T 02 9360 6601 Moore Park Road Sydney NSW 2001 F 02 9360 1319 Moore Park NSW 2021 www.scgt.nsw.gov.au 2 Sydney Cricket & Sports Grounds Annual Report 2018/19 3 4 Sporting venues aren’t always forever. In Sydney, we Inquiry in the NSW Legislative Council, an unprecedented have farewelled the old Sports Ground, the Sydney process that made public all records relating to the Stadium and the RAS Showground. Melbourne’s development of the NSW Government’s stadia strategy. Chairman’s Waverley Park, the first purpose-built AFL venue in the Added to that was a couple of court cases which found world, is now a residential suburb. in favour of the Government and its strategy. Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium bears little resemblance to As I write this, the demolition of the original SFS is all but Report the Lang Park where Arthur Beetson led Queensland to complete. We, like all who love sport, can’t wait to see that famed first State of Origin win in 1980. what the NSW Government delivers in its place. It will be the best stadium of its type in the world and coupled with Tony Shepherd recaps a groundbreaking In the US, stadiums come and go with regularity. improved access for all who use the venue. year for the SCG sporting precinct Among many, we’ve seen the replacement of ‘The During the past year, the SCG has faced many House that Ruth Built’ Yankee Stadium and also Chicago challenges outside of its normal responsibilities. The Stadium where basketball’s Michael Jordan reigned increase load of events decanted from the Sydney supreme. Football Stadium have put unprecedented pressure on our curatorial staff who have risen to the challenge. In the UK, the big business of the Premier League drives massive investment in new home grounds. Only recently, We have also farewelled our long-serving Chief Executive Tottenham Stadium has replaced Whitehart Lane, while Officer Jamie Barkley after more than two decades of Arsenal, Manchester City and West Ham play out of contribution that puts him alongside the SCG’s most completely redeveloped venues. loyal servants in its 160 years. His departure came not long after that of former GM Corporate Services, Bernie The one constant is that when the bulldozers leave, Lamerton, whose start at the SCG predated every history remains. spectator facility in the precinct bar the historic Members Fartown will always be remembered as the place that the and Ladies Pavilions. home team of Huddersfield beat Dally Messenger and We have welcomed Kerrie Mather, who swapped her Australia’s first Kangaroos in 1909 – 5-3 for the record. Trustee badge to become only the 11th CEO at the SCG English fans, pining for football to come home, will never in our long history and the first woman in the role. Kerrie forget Queen Elizabeth handing Bobby Moore the World is the highest of high calibre leaders, having clocked up Cup in 1966 at Wembley. many other firsts during her hugely successful career running Sydney Airport and before that in infrastructure So it is for the Sydney Football Stadium, a venue and banking. rich with memories – memories that will live on in its replacement. I take this opportunity to thank our faithful fans and members, the sporting codes and clubs, our commercial The 1989 NSWRL grand final with Canberra’s extra- and community partners, the promoters and most time win to the heartbreak of countless Balmain fans. importantly the Government of NSW all for their support The 1993 visit of Diego Maradona on a night when and patience in turning a dream into reality. Argentina’s superstars had to settle for a draw against our Socceroos, or the women’s gold medal football The SCG is in the safest of hands, as is the new SFS match of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. – and I can’t wait to see it rise from the rubble of its predecessor in the months ahead. George Gregan’s tackle that saved the Bledisloe Cup in 1994 and the 1997 ARL grand final, which features among the very best moments in rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns’s career. Last year’s Sydney Roosters-South Sydney Rabbitohs preliminary final provided the ultimate closing show. An all-time record crowd for the venue at 44,380 and a memorable Easts win against their oldest rivals. One of the most important responsibilities of the Trustees of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Grounds is to remember and record that history while ensuring we are providing the ideal environment for the next generation of sporting superstars to write their own. And above all, that the people who are there to cheer them on can do it safely and comfortably in modern facilities. Without fans there is no game. Tony Shepherd AO Much was said and written about the need for a new Chairman Sydney Football Stadium. There was a Parliamentary 4 Sydney Cricket & Sports Grounds Annual Report 2018/19 5 6 Like many, the Sydney Cricket Ground holds a significant Prior to Team India’s visit for the 2018-19 summer of place in my and my family’s memories. cricket, we completed a $20m fan experience technology upgrade, reusing state-of-the-art equipment from the CEO’S As a young girl, I watched from the grandstands alongside decommissioned SFS. This enabled us to: my father – spending valuable time together as he took a break from his working life. » Switch on the biggest videoboard in an Australian stadium; Report Later, I attended with friends as we spent our summer holidays watching cricket from the pavilions. The SCG has » Extend the free wi-fi network to all parts of the ground; always been a place to enjoy the sport as much as you Kerrie Mather reflects on her new beginning at the SCG enjoy the company of your friends and family. » Install multi-level 360-degree LED ribbon boards; and My memories are similar to countless others – and all are » Expand the Internet Protocol TV network to more than linked by the special place, and the special piece of turf, 1500 screens in the venue. that is our SCG. The December 2019 arrival of the NSW Government’s I have watched centuries scored, goals kicked and all CBD and South East Light Rail line represents a significant manner of sporting highlights. In November 2018, I added improvement to the transport options to the precinct. a personal career highlight to that bank of great moments. The new light rail network will complement the traditional On the day I was appointed as the 11th CEO or equivalent ant trails to the ground that have been bedded down over of the SCG, I had my own opportunity to walk out on our generations, as well as providing new links to our ever- famous piece of turf. growing city. The field was empty apart from our grounds team and our We’ve already seen some of the early benefits of the photographer waiting on the other side of the field. project, with the new Sydney Swans training field in Moore Park East a huge improvement on its predecessor. It is It was a great privilege to walk across the pristine surface, now a fully compliant AFL, AFLW and NEAFL-standard and I kept expecting someone to come and tell me to get elite playing field. back behind the fence. But more than that, the amenity of the unique parkland It is also a great privilege to lead the Sydney Cricket and setting – which doubles as our front door –has been Sports Grounds, to work closely with the sports that call significantly improved. The high fences have come down, the SCG home, and to work with the NSW Government on the event bus stops shifted closer to the dedicated bus the redevelopment of the Sydney Football Stadium. lanes – all linked by a large pedestrian-friendly boulevard that makes a feature of Moore Park’s trees. I thank the Trustees for putting their faith in me to continue the work of my predecessor Jamie Barkley. The SCG invested $5m as part of the project, continuing our history of greening and improving Moore Park. Jamie served more than two decades for the SCG and his achievements are too many to list, but include highlights Both projects improve the arrival to the precinct, making such as: our venues easier to get to and get home from.