ANNUAL REPORT 2006-07 COVER: Sally Mclellan Set a New Australian Record in the Women’S 100M Hurdles at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane
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ANNUAL REPORT 2006-07 COVER: Sally McLellan set a new Australian record in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane. 4 From the President 38 Athletics ACT 6 From the Chief Executive 40 Athletics Victoria 10 From Telstra 42 Athletics Tasmania 12 From the Australian Sports Commission 44 Athletics South Australia 14 High Performance 46 Athletics Western Australia 18 Commercial Operations 48 Athletics Northern Territory 22 Competitions 50 Australian Olympic Committee 24 Development 52 Australian Paralympic Committee CONTENTS ANNUAL REPORT 2006-07 26 Life Members 56 Finance 27 Australian Honours List 58 Directors’ Report 28 Vale 62 Declaration 30 Australian Records/Medallists 64 Financial Report 31 Australian Rankings 80 Staff 32 Registration Figures 81 Commissions 34 Queensland Athletics 36 Athletics New South Wales ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2006-07 3 FROM THE PRESIDENT s I refl ect on the year that’s been, I take immense Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability and Marie Kay HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS I would like to sincerely thank the Australian Sports A pride in the continued growth of Athletics Australia, won the Masters Athlete of the Year. Our objective for high performance is to build a Commission for their consistent and growing our people and our programs. Although our recent bid for the 2011 or 2013 focused and transparent system that delivers exceptional support of athletics. Following a fantastic Commonwealth Games, a high World Championships was unsuccessful, we hope to performance outcomes in a cost effective manner by Also our thanks must go to the Australian Olympic standard was set for our sport - on the track, on the fi eld bring an international athletics meet to Australia in the 2012. There are two core strategies for achieving Committee, the Australian Paralympic Committee and and, of course, off it. not-too-distant future to show the world what an incredible high performance: the Australian Commonwealth Games Association. Melbourne 2006 ignited what promises to be an country, facilities, offi cials, volunteers and, of course, Thank you to our sponsors and supporters, especially exciting yet challenging three-year window with the 2007 athletes we have. 1. Establish a network of at least fi ve event-focused our principal sponsor Telstra who will not continue our World Championships in Osaka and the 2008 Olympic I would like to say a big thank you to Queensland Premier, National High Performance Centres (NHPCs) to relationship beyond December 2007 but has been a Games in Beijing. The Hon. Peter Beattie MP, Queensland Events Corporation provide coaches and athletes with access to the best fantastic supporter of our sport for many years. Key ingredients will be the opportunity for our athletes to chairman Des Power, CEO Michael Denton and bid team support infrastructure within the State Institute of Athletics Australia is now focused on securing a new compete in quality competition environments both within manager David Lloyd for the enormous amount of work put into Sport/State Academy of Sport (SIS/SAS) framework. principal sponsor to support the sport from grassroots Australia and overseas and, post-Commonwealth Games, the bid. I look forward to working with QEC again and the IAAF Some of these centres have commenced; Victoria to the Olympics. we were very pleased to see a very successful European to secure a major athletics event for Australia in the future. (distance), New South Wales (sprints and relays), Further, thanks to Asics, SBS, Accor, Healthe and season unfold. I’ve continued with the construction of a new Athletics Australian Capital Territory (400m, 400m hurdles Cadbury Schweppes. Performances of signifi cant note this year included Craig Australia board. We have three new directors; David Grace and jumps) and Western Australia (pole vault). Australia is one member of the IAAF (International Mottram’s win at the World Cup in Athens in September 2006, QC, Nick Moore and the new chairperson of the athletes’ Association of Athletics Federations) and there are 212 creating history as the fi rst Oceania athlete to defend his title. commission, Bronwyn Thompson. 2. Create a national junior development program to member federations worldwide. The competition for In doing so he produced the best run of his career to dethrone David, a former athlete, is a well-known Melbourne lawyer identify and nurture talented young athletes. The success is huge and Australia is doing well! one of the most decorated distance runners of all time, who has worked with the Australian Olympic Committee, the elite junior development pathway continues in 2007 The IAAF controlling body has been a tremendous help Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele. Australian Commonwealth Games Association and was chair with the National Under-17 Development Squad during the year and I would like to specifi cally thank IAAF Steve Hooker won the pole vault at the same event to of the Athletics Australia tribunal for many years. being selected. This group will be developed by the President Lamine Diack, General Secretary Pierre Weiss reclaim the world No. 1 ranking from training partner Nick has 21 years’ experience in business and information National Youth Event Coaches (NYECs). This year we and IAAF Councillor and Area Representative - Oceania Paul Burgess while Sarah Jamieson clinched a spot on the technology and also has 36 years’ experience and have also chosen a National Under-19 Talent Squad Bill Bailey for their support to me personally and to podium in fi nishing third in the 1500m. involvement in athletics at all levels. which will meet for two camps. Athletics International Australian athletics throughout the year. At the World Junior Championships in Beijing in Bronwyn is Australia’s leading female long jumper and personally sponsors and supports the National Unfortunately, athletics in Australia is under-funded and August 2006, Australian athletics welcomed a new star in one of our most respected athletes. Her professional Under-19 Talent Squad and provides individual we have diffi culty competing with the professional sports Queensland teenager Robbie Crowther who claimed the background is physiotherapy. mentors for each squad athlete. This is proving to be in our country. We will continue to work with the Australian gold medal in the long jump. Sydney teenager Dani Samuels All have already made signifi cant contributions to the a fantastic opportunity for all. All personal coaches and State governments, IAAF and our new sponsors to produced a new personal best and beat a 16-year-old board and I very much look forward to their valuable input and mentors are invited to attend the camps with bring more funds and facilities into our wonderful sport for Australian junior record to win the World Junior discus title in the future. coach development and networking opportunities the benefi t of all of Australia’s athletes. while rising star Vicky Parnov took out the bronze medal in Thank you to our other board members for their skilled provided. Thirty-plus athletes will attend the World A special thank you to all the coaches, parents, the pole vault. and considered input over the past 12 months. Youth Championships in Ostrava in July where they offi cials, volunteers and supporters who do so much to At the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World The new Athletics Australia board now consists of persons will again have the opportunity to compete against help our athletes achieve their goals. Championships in Assen, Holland in September 2006, the who understand our sport, with a broad mix of business, the world’s best on the international stage. Ours is a great sport. We are a diverse sport and we Australian team once again competed tremendously fi nishing fi nancial, legal, media, IT and organisational skills. will all achieve a great deal more by working together equal second with 16 gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze medals. A special thank you to the staff and management team Athletics Australia is in regular discussions with in a spirit of co-operation. This is happening more and Beaten only by China and on par with the USA, some of our at Athletics Australia who work tirelessly to keep the wheels Australian Little Athletics regarding working more more. Well done to all of us! Bringing our sport together exceptional athletes included Kurt Fearnley, Amanda Fraser, in motion toward our common goals. Our CEO Danny closely together on a range of issues to improve our is our biggest challenge and potential strength and I look Darren Thrupp, Tim Sullivan, Heath Francis, Paul Benz, Corcoran is doing an excellent job covering the many sport. This should include the after schools programs forward to working with all in our sport to keep the Katherine Proudfoot, Russell Short, Rod Farr, Angie Ballard, and numerous functions of his position with skill, and childhood obesity. positive momentum that is now back in Australian Eliza Stankovic and Richard Colman. patience and competence. The Athletics for the Outback program is reaching athletics moving forward. The year concluded superbly when four-time I would also like to thank the Athletics Australia committees more areas with the goal to develop a structured system Finally, I wish all our athletes great success in the Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nathan Deakes and commissions for the time and expertise they provide that will encourage Indigenous Australians to participate 2007/08 season and in their future athletics goals. broke the 50km road walk world record in December in to the organisation. in athletics via school programs. There is also a talent Geelong in a time of 3:35.47. Thank you to our eight member associations who work identifi cation and development program that commenced He then took out some fantastic sporting greats to win the enormously hard and are a pleasure to work with.