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Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust Annual Report 2008/09 Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust Annual Report 2008/09 Trust Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground 2008/09 Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust Annual Report 2008/09 TABLE OF CONTENTS Minister’s Foreword ..............................................................................................................1 Chairman’s Report ...............................................................................................................2 Managing the Events ............................................................................................................4 Commercial ........................................................................................................................ 11 Major Projects .................................................................................................................... 13 Service Providers ............................................................................................................... 14 Managing the Assets .......................................................................................................... 15 Business Development .......................................................................................................20 Corporate Services Financial Report ................................................................................. 22 Human Resources ...............................................................................................................29 Information Technology ....................................................................................................... 31 Organisational Chart ...........................................................................................................32 Trustees .............................................................................................................................33 Trust Charter and Constitution ............................................................................................36 Trust Meetings .................................................................................................................... 37 Statutory Audit Report ........................................................................................................38 Statement by Members of the Trust ....................................................................................39 Audited Financial Statement and Notes ..............................................................................40 Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement .......................................................................................82 Code of Conduct ................................................................................................................83 Complaints Handling/Privacy Policy ....................................................................................86 Freedom of Information ......................................................................................................88 2008/09 ANNUAL REPORT MINISTER’S FOREWORD The year marked the official The Trust is to be acknowledged opening of the Sheridan Building, on reaching agreement with the new Trust administration Sydney FC for the continued building named in honour of Philip staging of home games at the SFS Sheridan, first appointed in 1875 until 2016 and also on securing as one of the original Trustees at agreement with the Wests Tigers the SCG. NRL Club who will stage home matches at the SCG/SFS. The Sheridan Building includes office accommodation for the Following the inception of the Basil headquarters of Sydney FC, AFL Sellers Sports Sculptures Project (NSW/ACT) and FanFirm, joining last year, a number of outstanding I am pleased to provide this each of the Trust’s major Sports sporting identities have been foreword for the Annual Report Partners now based within the honoured at the SCG and of the Sydney Cricket & Sports precinct. Another major initiative SFS. During the past year Dally Ground Trust for the year ended is the opening of the Stadium Messenger and Fred Spofforth 28 February 2009. The Trust Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine joined Richie Benaud as the first is to be congratulated on its Clinic. of a select group of sportspeople achievements and initiatives in the to be acknowledged in this past year. The SCG and SFS hosted a strong way. The legendary barracker program of events with over Yabba (Stephen Gascoigne) also The Sydney Cricket Ground and one million spectators attending became a permanent feature at the Sydney Football Stadium Test and one day international the SCG following the unveiling offer outstanding facilities for cricket, rugby union, rugby league, of his sculpture in the new Victor patrons and players and continue AFL and the football A-League Trumper Stand. each year to host a broad range competition. Highlights over the of sporting and entertainment past year included: the Australian I note the Trust’s role in supporting events. Cricket team’s New Year’s Test a number of community and win against South Africa, the charitable events during the year The Trust undertook an extensive men’s and women’s Twenty20 including the McGrath Foundation $58.8M capital works program in International double-header and the inaugural Jane McGrath 2008/09 which culminated in the between Australia and New Day (celebrated on Day 3 of the completion and opening of the Zealand; the NSW SpeedBlitz Test Match), Australia’s Big Bash magnificent new Victor Trumper Blues winning the 2008 Pura Celebrity Twenty20 game in aid of Stand on the site of the old ‘Hill’ at Cup Final; the NSW Breakers the Victorian Bushfire Appeal and the Sydney Cricket Ground. completing an undefeated season the induction of nine of Australia’s winning the 2008/09 Women’s greatest ever rugby league players The new Stand, which was National Cricket League Final; the as Life Members of the SCG. officially opened in December Sydney Swans reaching the AFL 2008, was partly financed through finals series; the Centenary Rugby I particularly acknowledge the a successful partnership between League Test between Australia efforts of the Trust Chairman, the Trust and the State and and New Zealand at the SCG, Rodney Cavalier, his deputy John Federal Governments who jointly the 2008 Rugby League World Cloney, their fellow Trustees and contributed grants totalling $50M Cup games at the SFS, Sydney management, during the past for the redevelopment. The $82M Roosters reaching the NRL finals, year. Victor Trumper Stand provides the SFS hosting the two NRL first class public and corporate Preliminary finals and Sydney FC, facilities for patrons attending THE HON KEVIN GREENE MP a semi finalist in the A-League. cricket and football events at the Minister for Gaming and Racing SCG. Minister for Sport and Recreation SYDNEY CRICKET & SPORTS GROUND TRUST 1 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT The Trust exists to serve the glory every spectator who has been to Cathy Weiszmann, an artist with of sport. Even in the course of a our grounds. The unveiling was an intuitive feel for the essence of serious economic downturn, with performed by General Mark Kelly, her subject. so many of our members and Land Commander at Victoria the sporting public compelled to Barracks. Rugby league celebrated its restrain their spending, the Trust centenary. To celebrate the met its mandate and maintained a An official opening was performed first league international, a Test profit. Anyone making one dollar by the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, was played at the SCG against more than they have to spend and the Premier, Nathan Rees. New Zealand. It was a splendid is doing heroically in present Both men delivered exceptional occasion, nine of Australia’s circumstances. speeches. The Stand, completed greatest ever league players months earlier, enjoyed its first were inducted as Life Members Although there was much sadness serious testing on the first day of the SCG. Noel Kelly earned about the final disappearance of the Test Match against South a reputation as the hardest of of the Hill, in truth its character Africa. The Steve Waugh Room players. He cried that night at the was lost long ago when the established itself that day as a honour the Trust had conferred Government insisted that seating desirable location for lunches and on him. The event was tinged with replace the grassy slope. That dinners, not necessarily with a sadness when news reached the sadness can now be replaced by sports orientation. The ceremony Ground that Jack Gibson had the pleasure of seeing or sitting that day heard appropriate died just before the kick-off. The in a stand named after Victor recognition paid to John Howard Ground reverberated the retelling Trumper, the greatest cricketer of and Peter Costello, Morris Iemma of thousand of stories about Jack his age, a founder of the rugby and Michael Costa, leaders and before falling totally silent in a league, an inspiration on and treasurers at the time the critical minute of silence in his honour. off the field for a generation of decisions needed to be made. sportspeople. His death in 1915, The same ceremony heard The opening ceremony of the at age 37, was like a death in tribute paid to Rod Kemp, then Rugby League World Cup took the family. In an Australia not Federal Minister for Sport, who place at the Football Stadium. lacking in causes for grief, Sydney approached Jamie Barkley and A big crowd saw Australia take stopped for the funeral of a man myself at an AFL Grand Final care of New Zealand. The Sydney about whom no unflattering
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