2009 Annual Report Queensland Athletic Including Annual Financial Report Association Limited

2009 Annual Report Queensland Athletic Including Annual Financial Report Association Limited Presented to Members at the Annual General ACN: 010 706 751 Meeting held on 8th May 2010 www.qldathletics.org.au TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Queensland Athletics Directory 2. Chairman‟s Acknowledgements 3. Directors‟ Report 4. Commission Reports 5. Open State Champions 2009 6. Athletics North Queensland President‟s Report 7. Sponsorship 8. Annual Financial Report Directors‟ Report Auditor‟s Independence Declaration Income Statement Balance Sheet Statement of Accumulated Funds Cash Flow Statement Notes to Financial Statements Directors‟ Declaration Independent Audit Report Disclaimer Trading Profit and Loss Statement 2009 Annual Report 1 QUEENSLAND ATHLETICS DIRECTORY AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009 PATRON Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AO, 25th Governor of Queensland VICE PATRON The Honourable Anna Bligh, MP, Premier of Queensland Councillor Campbell Newman, Lord Mayor of Brisbane BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Mr David Keating (Chairman) Mr Michael Hillardt (retired 23rd May 2009) Mr Bill Buckby Mr Sean Collins Ms Nicole Davis Mr Cameron Hart Ms Ruth Marshall STAFF Chief Executive Officer – David Bell (resigned 25th August) Grant Cremer (appointed 4th December) Operations Manager – Nick Girvan State Performance Coordinator – Tim Klar Southern Queensland Development Officer – Vacant Bookkeeper (P/T) – Jenne Johnson NORTH QUEENSLAND OFFICE Athletics North Queensland is Queensland Athletics' agent in North Queensland. Their office is located in Townsville and is staffed by Mr Jim Minehane, Ms Robyn Potts and Development Officer Cameron Clayton. COMMISSIONS Education Commission Track & Field Commission Officials Commission Non Stadia Commission Luke Donatini Peter Hannan Julie Vogler Wilma Bain Tui Edwards Annette Rice Janelle Eldridge Chris Gale Andrea Field Tom Brandt Shannon Russo Terry Larkins Des Johnston Fiona Cullen Jim Minehane Ryan McDonald Trish Kinnane Leanne Hines-Smith Dan O'Sullivan John Purcell Peter Kropp Greg Ison Helen Roberts Michael Schultz Geoff McKinnon Yvonne Mullins Paul Sorensen Bailey Pashley Sharon Dale Don Wallace 2009 Annual Report 2 CHAIRMAN’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Queensland Athletics is fortunate to have a range of wonderful volunteers who provide invaluable assistance to our sport. Their contributions are greatly appreciated by the Board and the wider athletics community. Officials, coaches, managers, club delegates and office bearers all add value and provide services, without which we would not survive. I would like to specifically acknowledge the contributions of our four Commissions and the individuals who convene and lead those Commissions. Each of the Commissions provides invaluable advice and support to the Board and the staff:- Track and Field Commission: The Convenor is Peter Hannan Officials Commission: The Convenor is Helen Roberts Non-Stadia Commission: The Convenor is Don Wallace Education Commission: The Convenor is Des Johnston These four people, and the members of the Commissions listed elsewhere in this report, provide an incredible volunteer resource to Queensland Athletics as an organisation and to the sport of athletics. David Bell resigned from his position as CEO in the middle of 2009 and Nick Girvan acted in that role until the appointment of Grant Cremer in December. Grant is a former high performance athlete and has qualifications and experience which qualify him to be an excellent CEO of Queensland Athletics. Our congratulations go to Nick and other staff members for their work during 2009. Certainly a great deal of excellent work is done by a very small number of staff members. I would particularly like to thank the Queensland Government for its continued financial support. This support plays a critical role in enabling Queensland Athletics to achieve our strategic objectives. The relationship with the Government remains strong and we also sincerely appreciate the fact that the Queensland Government supports community sport more than any other State Government in Australia. I would like to thank each of my fellow directors for their support during the year. I would like to particularly acknowledge Michael Hillardt who resigned from the Board in May last year after 4 years as a Director. As a former high performance athlete for Queensland and Australia, Mike provided excellent service to Queensland Athletics and added value to boardroom discussions. In March this year Cameron Hart resigned due to pressure of work duties. Cameron worked and lived on the Gold Coast and had been a member of the Board for almost two years. It is a pleasure to work alongside the Directors, who all have a passion for athletics and wish to see Queensland Athletics continue to grow both in terms of numbers of participants and relevance in the sport community. I would also like to acknowledge and thank Denise Boyd and Don Jowett for their support and wise counsel over the last twelve months. At our most recent Board Meeting, we agreed to invite Pat Carroll and Chris Auld to join the Board and they will commence their roles as Directors in early June and will be nominated at the AGM in May 2011. David Keating, for Board of Directors Queensland Athletics 2009 Annual Report 3 2009 DIRECTORS' REPORT Here in Queensland, the National Championships were again held in Brisbane in 2009. However, undoubtedly the highlight of the athletic year was the Berlin World Championships. It will be impossible to forget the absolutely sensational efforts of Queensland‟s own Mitchell Watt in his silver medal winning performance. His personal dedication and commitment, with the aid of a well balanced support team, was justly rewarded with an excellent series of great performances in 2009. Queensland Athletics also had a very busy year in 2009 with progress being made in a number of areas. Unification The Board of Queensland Athletics is committed to the philosophy that our sport needs to be unified. Further meetings were held throughout the year with the Board of Queensland Little Athletics and it is fair to say that those discussions were more productive than in previous years. These discussions have become more positive with the view to making more changes at the grass roots level to ensure that the two organisations begin working together on a range of issues. It is fitting then that the working group for these changes has taken on the title “Coming Together”. Competition The year 2009 continued the exciting interclub Shield Meet concept and Queensland Athletics is pleased with how the competition format is continuing to be embraced. Many clubs are viewing these Meets as a great way to invigorate their clubs and to build the sense of club pride. The Shield Meets directly contributed to an increase of 24% in the Brisbane Track & Field Competition participation numbers from the 2008 season. Average participation jumped from 180 to 224 participants at each meet. Track and Field Championship numbers also increased by 6.5% over 2008 entry numbers. Although the increase was not huge, it mostly came from participation in the younger age groups which is encouraging. In the winter, Brisbane Cross Country participation decreased slightly from the fantastic year we had in 2008. Participation numbers in 2009 were similar to those experienced in 2007, but unfortunately the level of school participation dropped slightly from 2008 with the number of club athletes remaining steady. However, the All Schools Cross Country Championships experienced huge gains with participation increasing by 43% from the 2008 Championships. The entry numbers were the biggest experienced in many years and are good indication of how this competition is starting to be embraced by the school community once again. It is clear that recreational running numbers continue to increase and that the popularity of fun runs keeps on growing. The Running Australia program, launched in 2008, is continuing to expand with over 15 events signed up to the program in 2009. This saw over 30,000 Queensland runners take part in the National program which has boosted 2009 Annual Report 4 our recreational running membership numbers substantially. It would seem that this program has huge potential for future years, and this looks likely to continue to increase over the years ahead. Representative Teams In 2010, the competition format for those athletes competing in the National school-age championships has changed, allowing for the combination of the Youth event with the Under Age Group in a new Australian Junior Championships. As such, the 2009 Australian All Schools and Youth Championships were the last edition of the championships in their traditional format. Queensland was the largest team to travel to Hobart in December 2009 for the Championships, and the 407 athletes that competed were very successful. The team‟s athletes won 57 gold medals, 48 silver medals and 49 bronze medals. The 2009 Australia Cup event was held in Brisbane and the Queensland team triumphed in this annual state-versus-state competition. Congratulations to the athletes that represented Queensland so capably. The Under 18 Youth Teams Match event was also held in Brisbane in 2009 and the Queensland team came from behind to beat Victoria in the final event of the competition. Congratulations to all the young athletes in this team, some of whom filled in at very short notice in extra events. Acknowledgements and thanks go to all our selectors and team General Managers who donated their time to assist these teams. In particular, special thanks go to Wilma Bain, Greg Ison, Rob Gilfillan, Sharon Dale, Brett Green, Sue Harris and Russel Hansen. Sport Development Officiating courses were conducted in 2009 to train new officials and to up-skill existing officials across all areas of the sport. As always, Queensland Athletics is committed to the challenge of recruiting more officials and increasing the skills of all officials. It is important that Queensland Athletics seeks to establish an Officiating Course plan that provides opportunities for anyone interested in officiating to become involved and further, that Queensland Athletics actively encourages people to get involved.

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