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ARC 378.94405/ WOLL/39 pun TT f o r y o u r e y e s RSA Annual Report UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG RECREATION & SPORTS ASSOCIATION PATRON Prof Ken McKinnon EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1994 PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT Dr. P. Webb John Pemberton MEMBERS Barrie Keenahan Phillipa Mooney Craig Towers . Ulla Overskaien Paul Patterson David McMillan Andrew Lynn Jenny Crawford EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Paul Manning HONORARY LIFE HONORARY MEMBERS: SOLICITOR: Mr I. Dunn Mr J. O’Donnell Mr D. Lear (Atkins and Jones) Mr N. McKinlay Mr J. Pemberton COUNCIL APPOINTEES TO GENERAL COMMITTEE J. Steele vacant Cover Photo: Rob Martin 1 RSA Annual Report AWARDS 1994 Clubperson of the Year: Paul Webb (Rugby Union) Canio Fierravanti (Rugby Union) Sportsperson of the Year: Lorraine Davis Jim Cotter Club of the Year: Rugby Union Blues: Stephen Webb - Golf Brent Wilsmore - Hockey Bradley Wilsmore - Hockey Gaye Kolsky - Hockey Jenny Swaison - Tennis Leanne Wilford - Athletics Lucas Molloy - Skiing Jeremy Smith - Surfing John Forrest - Cycling Colours: Bradley Kane - Rugby Union Adam Westwood - Touch AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES CHAMPIONSHIPS 1994 Championship Teams: Men’s Beach Volleyball Women’s Tennis Mixed Beach Volleyball Men’s Touch Men’s Soccer Men’s Hockey Women’s Hockey Triathlon Surfriding Part of the huge crowd at the Gold Medal games for men's and Women's Hockey, both of which Wollongong won! 2 AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES SPORTS FEDERATION INTERNATIONAL TOURING TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: ATHLETES Golf Stephen Webb, Joshua Taylor (World Student Golf C’ships) Ski Lucas Molloy (World Student Winter Games) Surfriding Kate Skarratt, Jeremy Smith, Andrew Penkethman (AUSF, Tour of South Africa) Cross Country Leanne Wilford (World Student Cross Ctry C’ships) MANAGERS Surfriding Jeff Parnell (AUSF, Tour of South Africa) Golf Paul Manning (AUSF, Topy Cup, Japan) Peter O'Brien (AUSF, FISU Golf, Spain) Wollongong's International Golfers! Stephen Webb (left), Joshua Taylor (centre) and Manager Peter O'Brien (right) after representing Australia at the 1994 World Universities Golf Championships in Spain. 3 RSA f i Annual Report GENERAL REPORT The year began with continuation of the disruption associated with major capital development which ran 3 months over time and some $150-200,000 over budget. The year finished with the Australian Universities Games, an event which over one week involved a budget of $750,000 and the co-ordination of over 400 officials and saw 5,000 student athletes spend over $5m in the Illawarra. Many recreational programs were curtailed or cancelled while others ran at a loss for the first time due to space difficulties in Autumn session and RSA staff redirected to the Games. The pool itself continued a downward trend and ran at a more substantial deficit due mainly to the building works. Commercial ventures of the RSA had good results in 1994, with the drink vending through Pepsi and then Games sponsor Schweppes doing very well, the Sports Medicine Clinic picking up well, and G & A Sports continued to service members efficiently and reliably. Also, Cafe at the Pool started up in late August. • Highlights of the year were: • Even though faced with substantial problems with building work, the RSA posts a surplus with excellent results in ancillary areas. • The third Sports Scholarship given to Leanne Wilford, Australian jnr 800m champion. • The pool finally has the top quality changerooms it deserves. • The Aquatic Centre, while still running at a loss, outperforms all other facilities of it’s type in Australia. • Winning the Champion University Title, as well as the Doug Ellis Trophy at the Games. • The RSA purchases it’s fifth 4WD vehicle, and makes a healthy book profit of over $8,000 on the changeover! Paul Manning EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4 RSA ........... Annual Renort MEMBERSHIP In 1994 there were 11,760 student members (11,060 in 1993). This figure is not an increase over 1993 but instead a change in how the figures are compiled, with PAGE students being considered for the first time. PAGE students do not pay fees to the RSA. The total number of staff members in 1994 was 1315 (1265 in 1993). The total number of life members at the end of 1994 was 3,266. The annual subscription for 1994 was $76.00 an increase of $2.00 over the level that had applied in 1993, while the joining fee for 1994 remained at $25.00 ATTENDANCE AT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Name Attended Apologies Absent Possible U. Ovaskainen 4 2 1 7 P. Webb 6 1 0 7 B. Keenahan 4 4 2 10 J. Pemberton 9 1 0 10 J. Crawford 7 3 0 10 A. Lynn 10 0 0 10 P. Mooney 9 1 0 10 P. Patterson 8 2 0 10 I. McKinlay 3 0 0 3 S. Oxenbridge 3 0 0 3 D. McMillan 7 0 0 7 P. Manning 10 0 0 10 The Recreation and Aquatic Centre before the Stage 5 works begin. 5 I Annual Report the University in the Eastern Conference Games. SPORTS CLUBS The men’s team was unseeded but managed to win all their games to finish in the gold position. This success was achieved due to the players CLUB INDEX commitment to train hard and work together as a team. Badminton In the 1994 University Games, Wollongong men’s team finished in 7th position Basketball and the women’s team finished in tenth position. Cricket The men’s team suffered a setback when two of Cycling & Triathlon our very fine players got injured. This forced Hockey the team to play with minimum players. The team still made it to the quarter final but lost to Kendo Edith Cowan University. The women’s team had Outdoors shown fantastic team work and spirit even though Rugby League most of the players had never played in a Rugby Union tournament before. Thus, 1994 University Games has provided good exposure for the Sailing & Windsurfing women’s team. The Wollongong University Scuba Diving Badminton teams would also like to thank Iggi Ski Gan for coaching the men’s and women’s team. Soccer On a higher note, everyone seems to be satisfied (especially the women’s team) with their Squash once in a lifetime experience to be a part of the Surfriding 1994 University Games. Tae Kwon Do Looking ahead into 1995, the club has 2 Tennis aims: 1) To keep on maintaining the number of club Touch members and encourage socialising Underwater Hockey among members from a variety of cultures. Volleyball 2) To recruit more women players so that there Waterpolo will be University women’s team for next year and also a better balance of BADMINTON members in the club. 1994 has been an eventful year for the Finally, my sincere thanks to all the players club. Club membership numbers have been and committee members within the club for maintained. This has been a result of the club’s making the club a successful one. I would also effort of putting notices around the campus and like to thank the RSA for the use of their facilities help from members spreading the news about the club existence. and hope to foster a better relation in the future. During the Easter semester break, a team of 8 members were sent to Canberra to represent David Chong Secretary Annual Report BASKETBALL premiers after University seemed to have the title The Basketball club consisted of one 13- ‘in the bag’. Both fourth grade teams, the ‘blues’ grade female team and a couple of social players. and the ‘reds’ participated in the semi-final The female team won the local B-grade series, with the ‘blues’ winning the fourth grade competition held at Beaton Park Basketball premiership. Congratulations to Captain stadium by approximately 50 points and they are Mettam and his fellow blueys on their victory. looking forward to competing in the higher grade The 1993/94 season will also be next year. Apart from this successful outcome remembered as a difficult one for the club the Club, there are many basketball players on administrators. The district introduction of club campus but they are not interested in representing criteria qualifications placed added pressures the University of Wollongong in the local and responsibility onto already overworked competition. This is becoming a difficult shoulders. To earn the right to take our place in situation for the club as there is little interest in the competition, the U.W.C.C. was asked to signing up new members, keeping the current become heavily involved with the Illawarra members and forming a committee. Should this Junior Association. Our involvement included approach continue next year, the club will be hosting and co-ordinating grade games, the lucky to exist. If the club is unable to recruit Wattyl Cup day, the semi final and final in the new members to play in state carnivals which U/16 age group, doing our part in junior fund are held over occasional weekends. It would be raising ventures and running our annual school­ disappointing to see the Basketball Club boy cricket competition. I must take this disintegrate when the campus can boast that it opportunity to thank Mark Thomas and his band has many top level basketball players. Hopefully, of helpers for their efforts in this area. 1995 will see the club become more prosperous! Renovations to the sports lounge for the concluding third of the season also upset the Nicole Barlow smooth running of the club’s off-field activities. Acting President Many after match functions were regrettably disrupted or postponed due to this facility being CRICKET unavailable. With such improvements to the On the playing field the 1993/94 season will sports lounge being completed in the off-season, be remembered as the one the ‘flagship ran we look forward to renewed off-field aground” with first grade missing out on the entertainment in the coming season.

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