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Annual Report Sports Federation of Queensland Inc. Sports House, Cnr Castlemaine & Caxton Streets, MILTON QLD 4064 Telephone 07 3369 8955 Facsimile 07 3369 8977 email [email protected] www.qsport.org.au 20 annual18 report Presented to Members of the Sports Federation of Queensland Inc. trading as QSport at the Annual General Meeting 27 March 2019 Table of Contents 2 The Organisation 3 Governance and Management 4 Membership 6 Chair’s Report 8 CEO’s Report 10 Sponsorship 11 Board 12 Member Services 13 Representation and Policy 14 Promotion 18 Treasurer’s Report 19 Financial Statements 2018 Annual Report 1 The Organisation The Sports Federation of Queensland, trading as • assisting in the coordination of broad, long QSport, is the representative body for organised, term planning for sport in the State, including ailiated sport in Queensland and by dint of its optimum use of sports facilities and other extensive membership of mainly State sporting sporting resources in the State organisations representative of their sporting • seeking and identifying direct or indirect activity throughout Queensland, is accepted by funding sources which could be made government as the industry peak body for sport in available for the development of sport in the the State. State, aiming to ensure that these funds are put to their most efective use Established in 1992, the Federation is incorporated as an independent industry based • promoting its role and that of sport by, collective. amongst other things, the establishment and presentation of awards of merit or any similar Its mission is to enhance the development of sport form of recognition for skill, service and ability in Queensland by working to promote and sustain interest in the development of organised sport in QSport is analogous to the Sports Federations the State by: of other Australian States which collectively form Community Sport Australia Ltd. • providing members with forums for the exchange of information, advice and assistance, where appropriate • formulating policies on any subject pertaining to sport by the collection and collation of the views of members and presenting both the majority and minority view to any other organisation, institution or body governmental, semi-governmental or otherwise as appropriate 2 2018 Annual Report Governance and Management PATRON CHAIR The Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier of John Brennan OAM Queensland DEPUTY CHAIR BOARD MEMBERS Rob Moore Aquatic Sport Group John Brennan OAM Surf Life Saving Queensland TREASURER Janne Ellis Diving Queensland Peter Doig (from 24 October 2018) (to 27 March 2018) Matt Helmers (to 5 September 2018) Field Team Sport Group Louisa Begley Hockey Queensland CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Rob Moore Queensland Rugby League (to 27 March 2018) Peter Cummiskey OAM Indoor Sport Group OPERATIONS MANAGER Kym Dowdell OAM Gymnastics Queensland Kylie Thomson Outdoor Sport Group Peter Doig Queensland Rile AUDITOR (as from 4 October 2018) BDO Matt Helmers Equestrian Queensland (to 5 September 2018) BANKER Bank of Queensland General Members Ben Callard Australian Sailing (as from 27 March 2018) Rob Moore Queensland Rugby League (as from 27 March 2018) Independent Members John Mullins Ken Rogers 2018 Annual Report 3 Membership ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP AFL Queensland Any autonomous incorporated organisation which, Baseball Queensland in the opinion of the Board, is actively engaged Football Queensland in the conduct, administration, promotion and Gridiron Queensland development of a sporting activity, and is the Hockey Queensland representative body of that sporting activity in the State. Netball Queensland Queensland Cricket (Section 5(1)(a) and 5(2) of the Sports Federation of Queensland Inc Constitution) Queensland Gaelic Football & Hurling Queensland Rugby League ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP Queensland Rugby Union Any other body corporate* or business directly Queensland Touch contributing to the conduct, administration, promotion or development of sport and/ or Queensland Ultimate Disc recreation in some reasonable way shall be Softball Queensland entitled to apply for “Associate Member” status at the discretion of the Board. Indoor Sport Group (Section 5 (1)(b) and 5(3) of the Sports Federation of Australian Karate Federation (Qld) Queensland Inc Constitution) Australian Taekwondo Queensland *other than an Ordinary Member Basketball Queensland Boxing Queensland Members for 2018 were: Darts Queensland ORDINARY MEMBERS Gymnastics Queensland Aquatic Sport Group Handball Queensland Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing (Qld Centre) Judo Queensland Australian Underwater Federation (Qld) Q Squash Diving Queensland Queensland Badminton Dragon Boat Queensland Queensland Fencing Masters Swimming Queensland Queensland Floorball Queensland Canoeing Queensland Indoor Bowling Queensland Dragon Boat Federation Queensland Weightlifting Queensland Synchronized Swimming Association Skate Queensland Queensland Waterski & Wakeboard Federation Sport Climbing Queensland Rowing Queensland Table Tennis Queensland Royal Life Saving Society Qld Tenpin Bowling Association of Queensland Surf Life Saving Queensland Volleyball Queensland Suring Queensland Swimming Queensland Water Polo Queensland Yachting Queensland 4 2018 Annual Report Outdoor Sport Group Former Origin Greats (FOGS) Archery Queensland Gold Coast Academy of Sport BMX Queensland Gold Coast Suns Bowls Queensland Gold Coast Titans Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Lander & Rogers Croquet Queensland Life Stream Services Cycling Queensland Major League Marketing and Events Equestrian Queensland North Queensland Sports Foundation Golf Queensland Otium Planning Group Little Athletics Queensland Queensland Bridge Association Model Aeronautical Association Queensland Cricketers’ Club Motorcycling Queensland Queensland Endurance Riders Mountain Bike Australia Queensland Fitness, Sport & Recreation Skills Orienteering Queensland Alliance Pistol Shooting Queensland Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Rugby League Pony Club Association of Queensland Queensland Olympic Council Queensland Athletics Queensland Police-Citizen’s Youth Welfare Queensland Parachute Association Queensland Polo Queensland Raceways Operations Queensland Polocrosse Queensland Shooting Association Queensland Rile revolutioniseSPORT Tennis Queensland Ross Planning Triathlon Queensland South Queensland Archery Society Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Sports Connection ACHPER QLD Sports Medicine Australia (Queensland) Active8 Sports Solutions Sportspeople Recruitment AFL SportsReady Squash Australia Australian Cricket Society Queensland Sunshine Coast Lightning Australian Strength & Conditioning Association Sunshine Coast Sports Federation Brand Ambassadors Supercars Brisbane Broncos UniSport Australia Brisbane Lions UQ Sport Brisbane Roar YHA Australia Commonwealth Games Australia (Qld Division) Cowboys Rugby League Football Club Deaf Sports and Recreation Queensland Events Management Queensland 2018 Annual Report 5 Chair’s Report I am pleased to present this report to QSport As it turns out, it is, barring something unforeseen, members and other interested and related parties the last time I will make this input, given I have on the 2018 calendar year for Queensland’s sports resigned from SLSQ and will cease to be its collective. delegate to QSport after the AGM in late March 2019. Early in the year, QSport celebrated 25 years of service to sport in Queensland since its In looking back on 2018, following the 25 year incorporation in 1993. celebration in February, the AGM in March saw transition arrangements relating to the size and Incorporation then came about as a logical composition of the QSport Board come into efect. development for those of our predecessor administrators led by the late Robin Just who With two less Board members and maximum worked during the previous year or so to bring terms applicable for those remaining, it was a into existence a federation of sports at State case of 2018 being the end for longstanding level to assist the development of sport here in Board member and sport administrator with Queensland. hockey and then diving in Janne Ellis, who did not seek re-election, and the inal year for another So on 8 February 25 years on, in Parliament longstanding Board member in sports law House in Brisbane thanks to Minister for Sport specialist John Mullins. Mick de Brenni, some 100 invited QSport member delegates, sponsors and supporters Both made useful contributions over the years acknowledged the journey that the Sports and in John Mullins’ case, we have particularly Federation of Queensland has engaged in over valued his input on constitutional matters and two and a half decades in the quest to enhance other matters legal descending on sport, as well as sports participation, health and wellbeing and fun sponsorship support. and enjoyment for Queenslanders via sport. Along the way in the second half of 2018, Around about 25 years ago, I started a journey Treasurer Matt Helmers resigned from Equestrian through sports administration with Surf Life Saving Queensland to take up employment closer to Queensland (SLSQ), an original member of the home on the Gold Coast, replaced as Treasurer by Federation via one of my predecessors as SLSQ Peter Doig, the Queensland Rile CEO. CEO in Brett Williamson. The AGM noted an operating surplus for QSport For 19 of those years, I have been the delegate for the year ended December 2017 and an to the Federation, trading these days as QSport, expected deicit in 2018,
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