2013-14 ANNUAL REPORT Contents President’s Report 2 Chief Executive Officer’s Report 6 Message from the Australian Sports Commission 8 High Performance 10 Competitions 14 Participation 16 Communications & Marketing 20 Board and Committees 22 Committees & Commissions 26 Summary of the Financial Report 30 Financial Report Directors’ Report 33 Auditors Independence Declaration 39 Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 40 Statement of Financial Position 41 Statement of Changes in Equity 42 Statement of Cash Flows 43 Notes to the Financial Statements 44 Directors’ Declaration 57 Independent Auditor’s Report 58 Participation Figures 60 Athletics ACT 62 Athletics New South Wales 66 Athletics Northern Territory 70 Queensland Athletics 72 Athletics South Australia 74 Athletics Tasmania 76 Athletics Victoria 78 Athletics Western Australia 80 Vale 82 Australian Records 86 Life Members & Award Winners 88 Athletics Australia Board of Directors & Staff 96 Athletics Australia Annual Report 2013-14 1 President’s Report It is my pleasure to present the Annual Report for State and Territory Sport Institutes and Academies. Athletics Australia for the 2013/2014 financial The contribution of the Federal and State year. The Board of Athletics Australia appointed Governments to the establishment and running of me as President and Chairman in November Lakeside Stadium and Athletics House is gratefully 2013, succeeding Rob Fildes OAM who had acknowledged. served 8 distinguished years as President. Rob gave outstanding service to the sport of Athletics Australia continues to work closely with athletics and I congratulate him on his overall the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) who performance. It is certainly the case that athletics provides expert advice in relation to governance in Australia is in a much stronger position as a and leadership. The ASC is satisfied that Athletics result of his leadership. Australia is substantially aligned with the ASC’s mandatory sports governance principles. As I extend my gratitude to my two Vice-Presidents an example of this alignment, over the past Nick Moore and Matt Mahon for their much year three new committees have been formed appreciated advice, counsel and support and focussing on key areas of our administration – also to fellow Board Members, Peter Bromley, governance, audit and risk, and nominations and Anne Lord, Melissa Babbage and Nathan remuneration. These committees have helped Deakes for their valuable contributions and to ensure that Athletics Australia is adhering to leadership. In addition to the retirement of Rob best-practice principles and have already had a Fildes, Eddie McGuire retired from the Board in significant positive impact on administration and September 2013. I thank Eddie for his valuable governance. contribution to the sport. He played a significant part in ensuring that the development of Lakeside One of the most important of the ASC’s Stadium and the establishment of Athletics House Mandatory Sports Governance Principles is that proceeded with full Government support. I sports should have a “single national entity for welcome Jan Swinhoe and Brenda LaPorte who all forms of the sport — from juniors through to joined the Board in July 2014. high performance — with horizontal integration of sport disciplines.” Athletics Australia expended Athletics Australia enjoys a strong relationship a great deal of time and effort towards this end in with our key partners including our major sponsor 2013/14 as we sought to unify our sport through the Australian Sports Commission, the Australian a merger with Little Athletics. I am proud to say Institute of Sport, the Australian Olympic and that Athletics Australia recognised just how vital Paralympic Committees and the Australian this structural reform is to the success of the sport Commonwealth Games Association. We also of Athletics in this country, and our Member enjoy good relationships with the IAAF, Federal, Associations voted overwhelmingly in support of State and Territory Governments and the various working towards a merger. Unfortunately Little Athletics Australia Annual Report 2013-14 2 Athletics Australia was not able to elicit the same our strong plans in the areas of able-bodied support from its members and the merger has not and para-athletics high performance, coaching proceeded. development, competition and participation. These core activities will all be expanded on in This is a source of great disappointment for detail elsewhere in this document but we can be Athletics Australia and, although we continue to justifiably proud of the growth and development work closely with Little Athletics, we still believe we have seen in all of these critical areas. that one single governing body for the sport of athletics in Australia at all levels is absolutely In Athletics Australia’s Strategic Plan for 2013 – essential. We are continuing to engage with Little 2016 one of the key areas of focus identified was Athletics Australia and remain hopeful that, as our Leadership. Athletics Australia must, in the words operations and activities grow increasingly closer of the plan, “provide clear direction and efficient over time, we can overcome the barriers that communication. Demonstrate strong leadership Little Athletics have to unification. We are grateful and governance. Develop a culture of success for the strong support that the ASC provided in within the athletics community.” In 2013/14 pursuit of the merger and their ongoing support in Athletics Australia has sought to live up to those this area. words through greater engagement with our State and Territory Member Associations, who deliver Despite this setback, there have been a number our sport at the local level around the county. of significant advances made by Athletics Australia in 2013/14. We have worked closely An excellent example of our engagement with with Federal and State governments towards the the Member Associations was the significant betterment of our sport. Our focus on improved advances we made towards establishing a unified government advocacy is evidenced in particular digital presence for our sport. In next year’s by the strong relationships we have established Annual Report we will be able to say that we have with government agencies such as Destination a single national database of every one of our NSW, the Victorian Department of Sport and Member Association’s members. All States and Recreation and Eventscorp in Western Australia. Territories with the exception of Victoria have The grateful support our Athletics for the Outback agreed to be part of our national digital network Program also receives from the Department of on IMG STG. Whilst Athletics Victoria will not Prime Minister and Cabinet is further proof of have their website on the IMG STG platform, they the strengthening ties and support we have with will link their membership data into the national Government. database. This offers our sport a new level of member engagement that has previously been Despite these burgeoning relationships, one unavailable to us with expected great benefits critical area that our Board is prioritising is the to administration, memberships, promotion, commercialisation of our sport with the aim of marketing and commercialisation. obtaining funding from the commercial sector rather than being so heavily reliant on government On the track, field and road, athletics has funding. extended Australia’s rich legacy of international success at both the junior and senior levels in Whilst we continue to be the beneficiary of 2013/14. Our achievements are too numerous significant investment each year from the ASC, we to list here and will be outlined later in this must develop existing revenue streams and identify document but Australia has continued to perform potential new sources of investment in our sport outstandingly on the global athletics stage. I will if we are to ensure the financial sustainability of however single out our three medallists from the athletics in the long-term. Towards this end, we 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow. The have established a Commercialisation Committee efforts of Sally Pearson, who overcame an injury which will focus on helping our sport identify and interrupted season to claim silver in the women’s capitalise on commercial opportunities. 100m hurdles final, inspired us all, as did the silver medal performance of Kim Mickle in the As a sport we have also continued to execute women’s javelin and Jared Tallent’s bronze medal Athletics Australia Annual Report 2013-14 3 in the men’s 50km walk. Also worthy of special Australian Paralympic Committee, the Australian note is Evan O’Hanlon, who took out a unique Commonwealth Games Association and Athletics treble at the 2013 IPC World Championships International for their support of our sport in in Lyon, winning gold in the 100m, 200m and 2013/14. 400m T38 events. All four gave their fellow Australian athletes something to aspire to and we The IAAF provides generous support to Australian are immensely proud of them. athletics. In particular their on-going commitment to the IAAF Melbourne World Challenge as part At the time of writing, our senior team has already of the global IAAF World Challenge series of competed at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth meets is a major vote of confidence in Australian Games and our Junior teams at the 2014 World athletics and essential to the event’s longevity. Junior Championships and 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Our athletes’ efforts there will be covered We continue to benefit from our membership and in next year’s Annual Report as they fall outside the support of the Oceania Athletics Association the 2013/14 financial year, but it would be remiss and we thank its president Geoff Gardner and of me not to at least note the many successes we Executive Director Yvonne Mullins for all their enjoyed in Glasgow, Eugene and Nanjing. The assistance to the development and representation emerging talent in Athletics is evident from the of athletics in the Oceania region.