SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT www.susf.com.au costacover2.indd 1 29/04/2011 3:34:10 PM Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness would like to acknowledge our sponsors and strategic partners CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S PROGRAMS & REPORT PARTICIPATION MAJOR SPONSORS EXECUTIVE REPORT DIRECTOR’S OPERATIONS REPORT & FACILITIES REPORT HIGH MARKETING & CORPORATE PARTNERS PERFORMANCE MEMBERSHIP & CLUB REPORT DEVELOPMENT ® PROGRAM REPORT BLUE & GOLD CLUB REPORTS REPORT OFFICE BLUES BEARERS ASSOCIATION REPORT HONOURS & ORG CHART TRADITIONS SPONSORS & SCHOLARSHIPS PARTNERS STRATEGIC PARTNERS rossxtwo.indd 3 2/1/2011 9:08:10 AM 01 SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT 2010 PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR MANAGERS’ REPORTS 02 SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT PRESIDENT’S REPORT If I were to try to encapsulate This would apply equally to our financial Sport at the University lost a great friend and summarise the year 2010 stewardship, the refurbishment of our with the passing of ex-Vice Chancellor physical facilities and the achievements of Gavin Brown on Xmas Day last year. for our organisation the most our clubs and athletes. Gavin’s period as CEO coincided with apt phrase would be “sustained the great resurgence in our sporting For the third year in a row we were able to performances and he was an enthusiastic performance.” record a very healthy operational surplus supporter at many of our major games. which will be of great assistance to us as we need to undertake major capital Rob Smithies and his staff did an investment. We have also continued our outstanding job throughout the year but policy of upgrading our income earning I would also like to pay tribute to our centres of operation, most notably in the Management Committee. They were a past year by revamping and modernising very active and committed group whose the Arena gymnasium. This produced a contributions and deliberations were very very healthy increase in patronage. valuable in producing informed decision making for the organisation. Unfortunately Details of our sporting achievements are it was the last term for senior Vice President provided throughout the report, but I draw and ex-President of the Women’s Sports attention to the fact that while some of our Association, Denise Wee, who is moving to clubs such as Rowing and Men’s Rugby Santiago, Chile, for career advancement. continue their customary success others such Denise and I have enjoyed a very close as Australian Football and Women’s Rugby association for the past decade and her have reached new milestones of achievement. advice and support will be greatly missed. A major focus for our Executive Director, We remain extremely grateful for the Rob Smithies, and I during the year has very generous support provided by our been in negotiating with the University University since the introduction of VSU over the projected demolition of the HK but are hopeful that the current year will Ward Building due to the construction see the repeal of this reactionary and of the Centre for Obesity, Diabetes and mean spirited legislation. Cardiovascular Disease. The architects’ plans for replacing the facilities in Bruce Ross the old building provide for two new President buildings at the rear of the Sports and Aquatic Centre and on No. 2 Oval. When complete they will provide much enhanced accommodation for many of our clubs in future decades. We have made a commitment to contribute much of the cost involved from our own resources and by appealing to our alumni for assistance, but are still involved in negotiations with the University to ensure that all of the present facilities are replaced. 03 SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT PRESIDENT’S REPORT 04 SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT The year 2010 proved to be We established a fresh goal – to be the Directors of Sport, Administrators and another great year for Sydney leading provider of University-based Head Coaches work tirelessly at making sport, fitness and recreation services in the sure that we are doing our best every Uni Sport & Fitness (“SUSF”). Asia-Pacific region - and we took some week to ensure continued success for our All areas of our organisation huge steps towards fulfilling that goal. We sporting programs. were successful last year, and won a number of premierships, increased Our facilities continue to improve every revenue, lifted our exposure, increased this was achieved without year, and 2010 was no exception. In participation, renovated parts of our sacrificing any of our core values January/February we undertook a major facilities and delivered our third surplus in expansion and renovation in The Arena to or traditions. a row in a tight economic environment. In vastly upgrade our reception desk and to short, SUSF is in great shape, but there are double the amount of space devoted to still many challenges to be met and more cardio machines. This was a calculated risk, work to be done. given the many competitors appearing There are many pages of Club Reports in the Inner West fitness market over the contained later in this Annual Report last 3 years. As the year progressed it was that outline the successes of each Club evident that the move was the right one, as and so many of our athletes. They are we filled the expanded space to capacity a source of great pride, and it is almost on numerous occasions (an extra 30,000 unfair to highlight some achievements and visits during the year) and effectively not others. That said, the success of our earned enough additional revenue to pay men’s and women’s rowing programs, our off half the cost of the renovation. At the swimming club being named Australian same time, we revamped the weights/ Club of the Year for the second year cardio room at the Noel Martin Recreation running, and the premierships in rugby Centre and added new weights gear (their 6th title in a row, equaling the and cardio gear. Our facilities have never record set by Randwick), women’s rugby looked better and they continue to earn us (their first ever), women’s wheelchair additional revenue every year. Thanks to basketball, American football, and, at Dave Shaw, John Moloney, Paul Reynolds, the time of writing in 2011, men’s cricket Leon Talay, Anthony Ellison and Paul Gray are a wonderful testament to the hard for their efforts with the renovations and work of so many of our volunteers and for keeping us competitive and ahead of our full-time staff. To be premiers in men’s the game in 2010. Our Grounds team has rugby and men’s cricket at the same time also done a magnificent job in maintaining is particularly satisfying given the push to our playing surfaces for all of our sports throw both clubs out of their respective in all conditions, and our cricketers have premier competitions in Sydney in the late been especially impressed with the wickets 1990s. Since that time men’s rugby has won that have been produced – thanks to Ray 7 premierships and men’s cricket has won 3 Hunt and his team for their efforts. premierships. Enough said. Fundraising is becoming an increasingly This breadth of success doesn’t happen large part of our organisation, and our easily, and I would like to thank a number Blue & Gold functions are growing in of our staff for their dedication to the number each year. In 2010 we held two task. First and foremost, our new High cricket functions (announcing the teams of Performance Manager, Matt Phelps, who the 1960s and the 1970s) and introduced was appointed in February 2010, has done a Blue & Gold water polo function and a terrific job in making all of our elite a Blue & Gold rowing function as stand programs more professional, accountable, alone events – both were an instant hit, measurable and ultimately, successful. Well and we look forward to them being bigger done on a great first year Matt, and thanks and better in 2011. We also plan on for all of your hard work. Marty Harland hosting a Blue & Gold Athletics function in and Tim Leahy in our Physical Preparation 2011, and I would like to thank Rod Tubbs department have added several programs for everything he does to make our Blue during 2010 and increased the already & Gold functions what they are, together impressive output from the athletes within with his support of all of our sponsorships. their purview – thanks for your dedication In addition, our foundations are becoming guys. Ian Evans and his staff have done a more professional and gaining more great job in making sure our athletes are income for their respective sports as performing in the classroom, and our many our very generous donors contribute in 05 SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT greater numbers. This will be a key area for Whilst on the topic of profitability, There are 2 groups I specifically want to SUSF in the years to come, and will be an SUSF delivered another surplus in 2010 acknowledge for their immense support in increasing source of our revenue, and we ($433,619), our 3rd in a row. We also 2010. The first is the University of Sydney have been fortunate to have the services of reduced our aged debtors, increased who have supported SUSF through the David Collins as our resident Foundation the speed of collections, improved our post-VSU years and have enabled much of expert. In 2010 the Cricket Foundation reporting, invested wisely and paid our the success listed above to occur.