Success on the World Stage Athletics Australia Annual Report Success on the World Stage Athletics Australia 2010–2011 2010–2011 Annual Report Contents From the President 4 From the Chief Executive Officers 6 From The Australian Sports Commission 8 High Performance 10 High Performance Pathways Program 14 Competitions 16 Marketing and Communications 18 Coach Development 22 Running Australia 26 Life Governors/Members and Merit Award Holders 27 Australian Honours List 35 Vale 36 Registration & Participation 38 Australian Records 40 Australian Medalists 41 Athletics ACT 44 Athletics New South Wales 46 Athletics Northern Territory 48 Queensland Athletics 50 Athletics South Australia 52 Athletics Tasmania 54 Athletics Victoria 56 Athletics Western Australia 58 Australian Olympic Committee 60 Australian Paralympic Committee 62 Financial Report 64 Chief Financial Officer’s Report 66 Directors’ Report 72 Auditors Independence Declaration 76 Income Statement 77 Statement of Comprehensive Income 78 Statement of Financial Position 79 Statement of Changes in Equity 80 Cash Flow Statement 81 Notes to the Financial Statements 82 Directors’ Declaration 103 Independent Audit Report 104 Trust Funds 107 Staff 108 Commissions and Committees 109 2 ATHLETICS AuSTRALIA ANNuAL Report 2010 –2011 | SuCCESS ON THE WORLD STAGE 3 From the President Chief Executive Dallas O’Brien now has his field in our region. The leadership and skillful feet well and truly beneath the desk and I management provided by Geoff and Yvonne congratulate him on his continued effort to along with the Oceania Council ensures a vast learn the many and numerous functions of his array of Athletics programs can be enjoyed by position with skill, patience and competence. so many across the Pacific. Thank you to the staff and management team One of our major challenges is for all clubs at Athletics Australia, who work tirelessly to keep Australia wide at the grassroots of our sport the wheels in motion toward our common goals. to continue to encourage and retain young athletes in our sport. We must work harder to I would like to thank all our commission and ensure that athletics is an important lifestyle committee members for their time and choice for Australians from 5 to 85. expertise provided to the organisation. Australian Athletics has had another successful year both on and off the track. The sport With our new partnership with Little Athletics continues to grow, with a significant amount of athletes now reaping the rewards of the many Thank you to our eight Member Associations Australia, we can ensure that thousands programs undertaken by our organisation. who are a pleasure to work with. Your more young athletes will be exposed to our dedication to the sport of athletics does not sport and the transition from 11-14 year olds, During the course of the year 2010/11, more than 500 Australian athletes competed across go unnoticed and I genuinely thank you for the globe. Performances of significant note on the world stage include: is much improved as the senior clubs take your commitment and hard work. up the leadership and management of the I would like to sincerely thank the Australian development of teenage athletes. Our new 1. XIX Commonwealth Games – New Delhi, 5. 1st Youth Olympic Games, Singapore, Sports Commission for its consistent and growing Junior Australian Championships through the India, 06-14 October 2010 14-26 August 2010 support of Athletics. Also our thanks to the clubs system had 1,700 entrants in its second An Australian Flame team of over 70 athletes, An Australian track and field team of Australian Olympic Committee, the Australian year. Club Athletics for those in their early 20’s coaches and support staff attended this 17 joined their counterparts in other sports Paralympic Committee and the Australian is also a wonderful sport and social activity, event in New Delhi, India. We finished the for the first ever Youth Olympic Games in Commonwealth Games Association. with the elite athletes then being seriously games with 11 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze Singapore during August. Nicholas Hough challenged to remain committed to athletics The interest in Athletics from the Federal Minister medals. Notable performances included led the medal charge with gold in the and become international champions. for Sport, Senator The Hon Mark Arbib, is also team captain Steve Hooker winning a 110m hurdles, with silver medals won by his most appreciated. The Athletics Australia High Performance consecutive Commonwealth Games gold Australian team mates Brandon Starc in the Strategic plan 2008-2012 has been medal in the pole vault, Sally Pearson high jump, Michelle Jenneke in the 100m I also extend my sincere gratitude to Ross continuing on track throughout 2010/11. The winning a gold medal in the 100m hurdles, hurdles and Liz Parnov in the pole vault. Burridge, the President of Little Athletics challenges we face to do well from the World Benn Harradine and Jarrod Bannister adding Australia, Adam Wallish, CEO, the LAA 6. 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships Daegu 2011 through to the throws golds to the Australian tally in the Board of Directors and all involved with Little Championships, Punta Umbria, Spain, London Olympics 2012 are being met with the discus throw and javelin respectively and Athletics Australia. We have continued to 20 March, 2011 business end of the four year Olympic cycle Kurt Fearnley taking victory in the T54 1500m. have productive joint committee meetings coming up fast! Our leading athletes will, we A team of 15 athletes, nine male and six throughout the year with the goal of making 2. IAAF World Half Marathon Championships are confident, compete to the best of their females, competed at the 38th IAAF World athletics one united sport, and were delighted – Nanning, China, 16 October 2010 ability and win our fair share of medals. We wish Cross Country Championships in Punta to sign a Joint Venture Agreement, supported them the very best in their preparations and A small group of six Australian athletes umbria, Spain. In the men’s 12km event, by the Australian Sports Commission. competitions. competed at this event, with Nikki Chapple Craig Mottram placed best in 21st from the highest placed Australian female, 122 athletes, while Lara Tamsett’s 24th out of We thank Chairman Steve Lance and his Board, Ours is very much a coach driven sport and we finishing 12th out of 55 athletes. Our only 109 was the best performance in the open who tirelessly lead Australian Masters Athletics, thank coaches at all levels for their dedication, male competitor, Clinton Perrett finished women’s 8km race. In the junior women’s a wonderful continuation of athletics for skill and patience with our athletes. 44th out of 68 athletes. The Australian team event Celia Sullohern finished 21st from 92, thousands of competitors nationwide. Our officials too, play an integral role and finished fourth overall. while Ethan Haywood was the highest place Many thanks to our footwear and apparel we encourage younger men and women to junior male in 40th of 110. 3. 13th IAAF World Junior Championships sponsors, Asics and 2Xu and our hotel supporter, consider a career in this very rewarding aspect – Moncton, Canada, 19-25 July 2010 I extend my most sincere thanks to my fellow Erdi Group. of our sport. Board Members first and foremost. Your support, The team for the IAAF World Junior The International Association of Athletics A special thank you to all the parents, skill and considered input these past twelve Championships comprised 35 athletes and Federation (IAAF) controlling body has once volunteers and supporters who do so much months has been greatly appreciated. for the first time they lined up under the again been a tremendous help during the year to help our athletes achieve their goals. name the Australian Spark. The team finished A specific mention to Jane Hansen, Michael and I would like to specifically thank the IAAF In closing, I wish all our athletes great success in 14th overall with a total score of 32 points Smellie and Bronwyn Thompson who this past President, Lamine Diack, General Secretary the 2011/12 season and ask that as an athletics as Julian Wruck won bronze with a throw of year have concluded their tenure on the Pierre Weiss and IAAF Councillor and Oceania community we work together, in a spirit of 61.09 metres in the discus throw. Athletics Australia Board of Directors. Thank you Area Representative, Bill Bailey, for their support to me personally and to Australian athletics harmony, to improve the sport of athletics 4. 10th Oceania Championships, Cairns, for your involvement, it is much appreciated, throughout the year. Bill will be retiring on 30 throughout Australia. QLD, 23-25 September, 2010 and to Lisa Weightman and Peter Bromley who now join us we say welcome. June and we thank him for his great work for This was the fourth time the event was held Oceania and Australian Athletics. in Australia and consisted of events in the The Board of Athletics Australia continues under 20 and Open Senior disciplines. The to work closely with Athletics Australia Oceania Athletics continues to thrive and I team finished with 12 gold, 12 silver and management on all issues to do with the daily wholeheartedly thank Geoff Gardner, President Rob H Fildes OAM of the Oceania Athletics Association and 7 bronze medals. Notable achievements running of our sport and to ensure that budgets President Yvonne Mullins, Executive Director, for their include Jeremy Roff taking victory in the are met and the financial stability of Athletics Athletics Australia 800 metre and 1500 metre events, as Australia continues to improve. continuing dedication to the sport of track and Bronwyn Eagles set a new championship record to win the hammer throw.