2014 2014 ANNUAL REPORT PRESENTED ON TUESDAY 21APRIL 2015 Contents The South Australian Olympic Council is pleased to present the 2014 Annual Report on the occasion of the Annual General Meeting, Tuesday 21st April, 2015 at SA Athletics Stadium, Railway Terrace, Mile End, SA. Patron and Members of the Executive 3 President’s Report 4 Executive Director’s Report 6 Life Members 8 Order of Merit 9 Olympians Club of SA 10 Acknowledgement of Committee Members 11 Premier’s Games Appeal Dinner 13 Pierre de Coubertin Awards 14 Affiliated Sports 15 Financial Report 16 Independent Auditors Report 29 Team Appeal Fundraising 32 Australian Olympic Team Partners 33 South Australian Olympic Council 27 Valetta Road KIDMAN PARK SA 5032 (08) 7424 7749 [email protected] www.olympics.com.au/sa 2 Patron, Members of the Executive & Staff Patron His Excellency The Honourable Hieu Van Le Governor of South Australia Assumed office 1 September, 2014 His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR Governor of South Australia In office 8 August 2007 – 7 August 2014 President Emeritus David Prince OAM Executive Board - 2014 President Penny Halliday Vice President Travis Moran Joe Stevens Executive Board Michael Parker Jenni Screen David Tillett AM John Heard Staff Executive Director Kirsty Withers Membership & Events Kellie Snowdon (13 January – 29 August, 2014) Coordinator Membership Services Kristen Taylor (13 October – 31 December, 2014) & Events Manager 3 2014 President’s Report Once again we at the South Australian Olympic Council have had a very busy year. Our main purpose is to support the Australian Olympic Committee in their fundraising activities with 2014 being a year to build on these activities from 2013 heading towards Rio 2016. Our Quarter Club which is the fund raising arm of our Council raised $219,469 with $140,000 being distributed to the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (SA) for the Australian Commonwealth Games Team in Glasgow in 2014. In doing so they also provided excellent networking opportunities for their members. It was a huge effort in a non Olympic year and with the current economic climate. The Quarter Club Members enjoyed lunches with the Lord Mayor at the Adelaide Town Hall and with guest speakers such as David Koch, Channel 7 and Port Adelaide Football Club. As our fundraising activities also included raising money for the Paralympians and also the Commonwealth athletes, we have asked these two organizations to contribute a nominal amount to assist with the financial costs of operating our office. I would like to thank all of the members of these committees for their time and effort in raising these funds. In particular I would like to thank Mr. Robert Gerard AO, Mrs. Fay Gerard OAM, Mr. Josh Simons, Mr. Mark Butcher and Mr. Matthew Hobby for the valuable time they devote to chairing the various committees that support the South Australian Olympic Council. Our small but effective office in South Australia is extremely well lead by Kirsty Withers supported part time by Kristen Taylor since October and previously by Kellie Snowdon. The Adelaide office has many responsibilities. Co-ordinating the Premier’s Games Appeal Dinner, education of the Olympic Movement including the Pierre de Coubertin Awards, supporting the Olympians Club, and requests for Olympians to attend functions etc. Kirsty performed these duties without hesitation and with impeccable professionalism. I would like to thank my fellow council executives for their effort over the past year. Each member has a specific portfolio. Pierre de Coubertin Awards have now been placed on- line, so this should be easier for the schools to access. “Meet with a Champ 2015” is now being organised, with several South Australian schools agreeing to host these sessions. Thank you to Joe Stevens for overseeing these initiatives. The accounts in any organisation are very important and we are lucky to have Michael Parker to assist Kirsty in this important role. Thank you Michael. I will leave all the accounts reporting to Michael but suffice to say we are in a good financial position at this time of the Quadrennium. Travis Moran and now David Tillett being lawyers assist us with all things constitutional, and ensure our governance is up to date. Thank you to both for your valuable contribution. We now have four Olympians on our Council, namely John Heard representing the Olympians Club Committee, Travis Moran, David Tillett and Jenni Screen. Travis was chosen by the Australian Olympic Committee to attend the International Olympic Academy Session for Young People and achieved a Diploma in Olympic Studies in Olympia, Greece. A very highly regarded course. All of these members have been assisting with a revival of 4 the Olympians Club Committee. Enclosed is a report from Leon Gregory, President of the Olympians Club of SA with regards to the activities of the Club including their annual dinner and their very successful Reunion cocktail reception. Travis Moran and now David Tillett being lawyers assist us with all things constitutional, and ensure our governance is up to date. Thank you to both for your valuable contribution. With the recent resignation of Jenni Screen in January 2015 due to her move to Victoria, we now have two casual vacancies on our council and hope to announce new members to fill these shortly. It is important that we have a diverse representation of the Olympic sports, and in particular Olympians, or skilled personal. The Australian Olympic Committee had their AGM in May which myself and Kirsty attended. Since then a change has occurred with Fiona De Jong taking over from Craig Phillips as Secretary General at the AOC. We wish her well in a very demanding position. The South Australian Olympic Council operates with the backing of the South Australian Government and the Department for Recreation and Sport and we thank them for their continued support. David Prince continues to be a huge support to me with advice and encouragement and I thank him personally for this. In closing, I would like to thank our stakeholders, the sports associations, for their hard work in their respective sporting bodies. I would ask that each organization considers buying a table at the annual Premiers Games Appeal Dinner. This year’s dinner promises to be very exciting and different from previous years. Come and enjoy the fun. This is our primary and most important fundraiser with the proceeds going to the athletes in their quest to be an Olympian. We all have budding athletes in our respective sports and wish to help them as much as possible and foster the Olympic spirit in the younger generations. I would also ask you to encourage the younger athletes in your sport, to be active in our Olympians Club. We are very proud of all of them and wish to recognize them as much as possible. Thank you for your support over the last year. I hope that next year we can achieve all our goals. PENNY HALLIDAY President SA Olympic Council 5 2014 Executive Director’s Report We are in a pleasing position half way through the current Olympic quadrennium. Our fundraising results are on track to see us meet our expectations. Year 3 and 4 of each quadrennium has proved to deliver our greatest fundraising results, which we expect once again as the Olympic momentum builds towards Rio 2016. The Quarter Club continues to deliver, whilst membership is repeatedly getting harder to grow, we have a wonderful base of loyal supporters and stakeholders who are committed to the success of this initiative. With the business community becoming more discerning the Quarter Club must deliver a greater number of benefits year round to enable members to justify the annual subscription fee. The SA Olympic Council manages on average 8 events per year, with special guest speakers at each. It is vital that these events are produced at a quality expected by our members and synonymous with the Olympic brand. With a constrained business economy the cost of fundraising has increased considerably, this continues to put additional pressures on the resources available to the SA Olympic Council. We farewelled Kellie Snowdon with the completion of her contract in October as Events & Membership Coordinator. That same month we welcomed Kristen Taylor, who fulfils the newly created role of Member Services & Events Manager. Kristen’s role and skills have become vital in our quest to meet our membership and fundraising targets. Our sub committee’s; namely the SA Games Appeal Committee, chaired by Robert Gerard AO, continues to work across the corporate sector assisting us with introductions with key personal who can contribute towards our success. Contrary to many people’s understanding, the SA Games Appeal Committee is a sub-committee of the SA Olympic Council, formed in 1994, it is administered by the Council and governed under our constitution, all decisions with regards to distribution of funds are ratified by the Executive members of the SA Olympic Council. Our other Sub-Committee’s chaired by; Matthew Hobby, Mark Butcher and Josh Simons, each make a considerable commitment towards supporting both Kristen and myself. Their professional support is irreplaceable, and I would like to acknowledge each of their contributions. Given the Australian Olympic Committee had already committed to an increase in funds to assist with our Operational costs, we have communicated with the other two organisations that benefit from our activities; the Australian Paralymic Committee and Australian Commonwealth Games Association (SA Division) that reaching our targets under the current financial structure would be challenging. Each of these organisations have been pledged an amount of $170,000 towards their respective teams raised from our fundraising activities, namely the Quarter Club and Premier’s Games Appeal Dinner.