Annual Report 2016/17
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Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust 2016/17 ANNUAL REPORT Financial Year (1 March 2016 – 28 February 2017) Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust CONTENTS General Enquiries: (02) 9360 6601 2 LETTER OF SUBMISSION 32 CORPORATE SERVICES Fax: (02) 9360 1319 3 MINISTER’S FOREWORD 42 HUMAN RESOURCES 4 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 46 TRUSTEE AND MANAGEMENT PROFILES Email: [email protected] 6 VISION AND VALUES 58 TRUST CHARTER AND CONSTITUTION Trust Office: Administration Office, Level 2, Sheridan Building Moore Park Road, Moore Park NSW 2021 8 KEY OUTCOMES AND PROGRESS 60 FINANCIAL INDICATORS 10 MANAGING THE EVENTS 62 AUDITED FINANCIAL Postal Address: GPO Box 150, Sydney NSW 2001 STATEMENTS (TRUST) 16 MANAGING THE ASSETS sydneycricketground.com.au 107 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 20 STRATEGY AND PROJECTS (TRUST STAFF AGENCY) 22 COMMERCIAL 134 CONSUMER RESPONSE 24 MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING 136 RIGHT TO INFORMATION 30 MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS 137 INDEX 1 MINISTER’S FOREWORD It has been a groundbreaking year of sport for NSW and the SCG and Allianz Stadium have continued to provide a world class experience for spectators June 2017 and competitors alike. The Hon Stuart Ayres MP Watching sport and entertainment at Moore Park Minister for Sport is a weekly ritual for thousands of fans across the GPO Box 5431 State, with supporters turning out in droves to SYDNEY 2001 some of the biggest events of the year including Coldplay’s two sold-out concerts, the annual New Year’s Test and the Wallabies-England blockbuster. Dear Minister Plenty of work has been done to capitalise on the rise Letter of Submission of women’s sport as well. Between the SCG and Allianz 2016/17 ANNUAL REPORT Stadium, all five women’s codes have now been hosted. SYDNEY CRICKET & SPORTS GROUND TRUST We saw the fruits of this journey during the second year The Trust is pleased to submit the Annual Report of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust of the WBBL, and at the Sydney Sevens tournament for the year ended 28 February 2017 for presentation to Parliament. in February, which saw Olympic gold medallists, the Australian Women’s Sevens Team, compete alongside The Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with requirements of the Annual Reports the men in three days of action-packed rugby. (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984, Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Regulation 2010 and the Public The Hon Stuart Ayres MP Finance and Audit Act 1983. Then there was the incredible run by the Sydney Swans to the AFL grand final. The supporter base Yours sincerely that turns up to the SCG for every home game has made them the biggest sporting club in NSW. Let’s not forget the ongoing success of the Sydney Sixers in the BBL, Australia’s One-Day Internationals, Sydney FC took the A-League competition by Sheffield Shield action and the biggest of them all, storm with their record-breaking season, winning the New Year’s Test at the SCG. Australia completed more games than any other team in history. Their a clean sweep of Pakistan in front of the largest ever penalty shootout effort in front of 41,546 fans to beat crowd against the touring country, bringing thousands of JAMIE BARKLEY Melbourne Victory in the grand final will go down interstate and overseas travellers to the five-day event. Chief Executive Officer as one of the code’s greatest moments to date. The SCG has been a sentinel overlooking more The Wallabies have made Allianz Stadium their own than 160 years of sport but never before has the and while the Cook Cup was lost in 2016, the support ground seen a batsman score a century before for rugby continues to build. A total of 44,063 fans lunch - David Warner did just that with an incredible turned out for the third and final Test in June – the knock on the opening day of the Test this year. biggest crowd in the venue’s 29-year history. It’s one of the most exciting times to be a It even surpassed the day that the Socceroos took Diego part of sport in this country and I’m looking Maradona and Argentina to a 1-1 draw in their historic forward to another busy year of events at Moore 1993 World Cup Qualifier at the Sydney Football Stadium. Park, and of course, the Ashes in 2018. The NSW Waratahs and Sydney Roosters I congratulate the staff of the Sydney Cricket and did it tough last year but have bounced back Sports Ground Trust on their achievements over with a renewed purpose in 2017, as they look the past 12 months and their continuing vision for to make their mark on the competition. the future of sport and entertainment in NSW. Level 2, Sheridan Building GPO Box 150 T 02 9360 6601 Moore Park Road Sydney NSW 2001 F 02 9360 1319 The tricolours may not have been at the centre of the Moore Park NSW 2021 www.scgt.nsw.gov.au NRL Finals but it didn’t stop the crowds, with 59,384 fans turning out for two phenomenal spectacles. The Cronulla Sharks kept their premiership dream alive at Allianz Stadium, beating the North Queensland THE HON STUART AYRES MP Cowboys by 12 points in front of a jubilant crowd Minister for Sport, Minister for from the Sutherland Shire in week three. Trade, Tourism and Events 2 Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust Annual Report 2017 3 in 80 games of rugby sevens across an action-packed League grand final where fans lined the rooftops of the CHAIRMAN’S REPORT weekend of fanfare. It was a great weekend enjoyed by all SCG and the adjoining showground. The A-League’s ages. Sydney Derby sold out for a sixth straight time, while the Big Bash event set a women’s attendance record. The Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground The Socceroos put on a thrilling performance for their Double-headers are common but Moore Park may not see Trust enjoyed a hugely successful year with home crowd, continuing their 10-year undefeated run at the likes of this for years to come. We are undoubtedly the stadium. The Australian side beat Jordan 5-1 in their NSW‘s favourite sporting venue. more than 1.8 million people from all over all-important World Cup Qualifier with superstar Tim Cahill scoring two goals to help the team through to the next There was plenty to celebrate off the field as well with the Sydney, regional NSW and overseas visiting stage of qualifying. Trust marking the 120-year anniversary of the Ladies the SCG precinct during 2016/17. Pavilion alongside Moore Park’s 150th birthday The winter codes made way for the cricket season in celebrations. I had the pleasure of unveiling a plaque at December, with fans getting an early taste of what was to the SCG in October alongside the Duchess of York Sarah There was plenty of sport to choose from. Some fans come when Australia and New Zealand faced off in a Ferguson and her sister Jane, in the exact location that made the annual trip to the SCG for the New Year’s Test, One-Day International. Captain Steve Smith led the way, their great grandmother had laid the pavilion’s foundation while others got their fix by watching Buddy Franklin and scoring 154 runs from 157 balls to beat AB de Villiers’ stone in 1896. the Swans work their magic during winter. record for the fastest 50-over ton at the SCG. History was also duly recognised with a lifesize bronze A standout moment was the all-time venue record crowd In January, cricket lovers from all over the world made sculpture of Johnny Warren unveiled outside Allianz at Allianz Stadium when more than 44,000 fans watch the their annual sporting homage to the grand old ground for Stadium in tribute to the Australian football legend. It was Wallabies take on England. It was the largest crowd since the New Year’s Test between Australia and Pakistan. Fans fitting also that current Socceroo champions Tim Cahill 1993 when Diego Maradona led an all-star Argentinian were treated to an incredible opening day with David and Matt McKay were on hand to unveil the latest addition side against the Socceroos in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. Warner becoming the first batsmen to score a century to the Sports Sculpture project sponsored by Basil Sellers. before lunch on home soil. His efforts set Australia up for The Trust hosted an abundance of major sporting events an emphatic 220-run victory which drew the largest crowd The SCG Trust’s thriving membership base, that includes and delivered on its mandate to make a modest surplus in between the two countries at the SCG. There is no doubt more than 40,000 signed up or on the waiting list, is vital Sydney’s highly competitive sporting landscape. Of David owns the SCG. to our existence and we thank them for their ongoing course, all surplus funds were invested back into facilities. support of the SCG and Allianz Stadium. Without our loyal Test-goers donated generously to the McGrath Foundation members, we would not be here. Our sports partners have excelled on and off the field, Tony Shepherd AO – Chairman as the SCG again turned pink on the day three to raise drawing strong crowds, creating history and surprising funds for the placement of breast cancer nurses in Within our limited resources, capital works were many along the way during a remarkable year of sport in Australia – one of the many charity initiatives the Trust undertaken to improve existing facilities including a the Harbour City.