The focus of Rowing Queensland’s Strategic Plan is to develop the capacity and capability and promote rowing in Queensland.There are six strategic priorities which we have pursued to achieve our mission: 1. Athlete High Performance - Creating the opportunity for those with the desire and talent to access the pathway to State and National Representation 2. Coaching Performance Development - Enable all participants to receive the coaching they need to perform at their optimum level 3. Improving the visibility of Rowing - Enhance & sustain the desired positioning of Rowing Queensland & its brands 4. Exchange Value with Sponsors and Government - Increase financial resources to underwrite the growth and future success of all levels of rowing and maximise the benefits realised from government and commercial rowing partnerships 5. Organisational Effectiveness - Provide sound leadership & equitable support to all stakeholders of Rowing Queensland 6. Club Performance Development – Creating innovative member focused programs and services that add value to participation and involvement.

3 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

Patron Governor of QLD, Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AO

President Mr Peter Schryver

Life Members Mr Roger Morton Mr Peter Huggett OAM Mr Calile Malouf Mrs Marjorie Morton Mr Jim Dowrie OBE Mr Jack Pritchard Dr Steve Hinchy OAM Mr Robert Alexander Dr Don McClymont* Mr Robert Barrett Mr Fred Jaques * denotes deceased

Vice Presidents Mr Steve Wilson Mr Merv Slean Mr Jack Hutchinson Mr Dave Amos

Regatta Secretary Mr Robert Alexander

Selectors Mr Chad King Mr Timothy Conrad

Masters Team Selectors Mr Chris Lyndon Mr Paul Hargraves Mr Paul Kerr

Auditor Mr Norman J Hoare, Morris and Batzloff Charted Accountants

4 Board of Rowing Queensland Inc.

The business of Rowing Queensland Inc is managed by or under the direction of the Board of Rowing Queensland. The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company, except any power the Corporations Act or the Rules requires the Company to exercise in a general meeting of members. The Board is responsible for the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer to do all things necessary for the proper management and administration of the organisation. The CEO is ultimately accountable to the Board of Rowing Queensland Inc. however the CEO is accountable to the Chairman on day-to-day basis.

The Board meets monthly, comprising of 6 Directors elected by the members of Rowing Queensland for two year terms. Rowing Queensland Inc. Directors throughout 2009:

PETER SCHRYVER (Chairman) Peter is a pilot for Qantas Airways. He has been involved in rowing since 1990 and has rowed across regional Queensland for many years and moved back to Brisbane in 2006. Peter also represents our interests on the Australian Masters Commission. Peter has a background in human resources and has been instrumental in placing many of the current staff at Rowing Queensland in their positions. He has participated in many roles at RQI over the years including Team Manager. Attended 12 of 12 meetings

ADRIAN HOWARD Adrian is a Senior Associate and client relationship manager for SKM, one of Australia's leading consultancy firms. Adrian was elected to the Board after the 2007 AGM attending his first meeting in April 2007 and has brought his engineering skills and corporate linkages to the Directorship over facilities management. Adrian is a competitive Masters athlete within the sport. Attended 12 of 12 meetings

BARNABY EATON Barnaby is an experienced rowing coach and administrator with skills in strategic planning, program evaluation, coach education and event management. Barnaby has experience at all levels of rowing from Novice and School rowing right through to Elite Competition. He has also competed recently in Masters Competition including the Australian Masters Championships in 2007 and 2009. Barnaby came onto the Board of Rowing Queensland in 2008. Attended 11 of 12 meetings

5 DEBORAH SANDFORD Deborah was co-founder of one of Queensland’s leading public relations companies. Since retiring she formed her own consultancy, specialising in property and health care. She is foundation Member and President of River City Women’s Rowing Club. Deborah has extensive high-level public relations experience with the government and corporate sectors. Attended 11 of 12 meetings

TIM CONRAD A 1976 Olympic rower, Tim is one of Queensland’s most experienced coaches having coached a number of state and national champions. Tim is the Queensland Academy of Sports Head Coach – Rowing working with Queensland’s elite rowers. Tim recently coached the Australian Men’s Four to a Silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Tim came onto the Board of Rowing Queensland in November 2009. Attended 11 of 12 meetings

CHRIS MORTON Chris is the Managing Director of Trinity Limited, an ASX listed property company. He is a solicitor by profession and has been a partner of an international legal firm. He has been involved in rowing since 1998, principally through the active involvement of his four sons and wife, Di. He has been President of the Property Council of Australia, sat on various government boards and chairs the Life Education charity in Queensland. His main focus on the RQ Board is directed towards establishing an international standard rowing course in south east Queensland. Attended 7 of 11 meetings

ROBERT ALEXANDER (Regatta Secretary) Robert has been involved in rowing in one form or another since 1961, where he commenced his rowing career at The Southport School. Bob has represented Queensland in the Kings and Presidents Cup on several occasions, as well as a Masters competitor in more recent times. Bob has been the organisation’s Regatta Secretary since 1987. The regatta secretary attends meeting of the Board however does not have any voting privileges. Attended 6 of 12 meetings

6 Staff of Rowing Queensland Inc.

CHRISTIAN RENFORD (until August 2009) Christian has been Rowing Queensland’s Chief Executive Officer since September 2006. Coupled with his Bachelor of Social Science (Sport) Christian recently completed a Masters of Business Administration. Christian moved back to NSW to take up the position of CEO for Rowing NSW.

ROSS SYMONDS (from September 2009) Ross was appointed CEO in September 2009. Ross has a long and successful career in sports administration and management spanning some 24 years. His previous positions in sport include: General Manager, Qld Volleyball; National Volleyball Coach; Operations Manager, Netball Qld; CEO of Qld Little Athletics and Manager/ Director of Sport & Recreation Services.

CAMERON ALLEN Cameron has been the RQ Operations and Events Manger since October 2008. Cameron is a former rower from the Rockhampton Grammar School and Emmanuel College, and coaches College rowing through UQBC. Cameron joined the Rowing Queensland family from the ‘Gabba’ where he worked in the Event Management Department, and has a Bachelor of Arts (Sports Studies) from the University of Queensland.

KYLIE CONWAY Kylie has been Rowing Queensland’s Administration officer since March 2007, and is responsible for the organisation’s financial reporting and office administration. Kylie comes to the organisation with solid administration and financial experience gained from working in her family’s business and organisations such as the ANZ Bank.

CHAD KING (from March 2009) Chad was a former rower with Nepean Rowing Club and Sydney Uni Boat Club and moved into coaching in 2001 working with The Kings School, Parramatta as well as The Lakes Rowers. Chad coached the Australian LTA 4+ to two gold medals in the 2002 and 2003 World Rowing Champs, before relocating to the UK and the Great Britain Rowing Team from 2005. In 2008 Chad was selected as Head Coach of Great Britain Paralympic Team winning two gold medals and 1 bronze medal in Beijing.

SAMUEL PICKETT Samuel’s appointment as Rowing Queensland’s Development Manager comes at the completion of his post graduate scholarship in biomechanics at the Australian Institute of Sport. Sam commenced his undergraduate studies at the University of the Sunshine Coast, and is a former competitive member of Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club.

7 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Mr. PETER SCHRYVER

It is my pleasure to present the Rowing Queensland Inc’s Annual Report for 2009 to our members and stakeholders on behalf of the Board. Over the past 12 months your sport has seen many changes that will have long term effects on our sport at many levels. With the Crawford Report into Sport complete we must review our operations to ensure Rowing Queensland can still deliver high quality service across all aspects of our business.

Within this report our CEO, Mr. Ross Symonds has compiled a series of updates from our financial position to the performance of our elite athletes. These will assist in the management of the organisation, as it continues to develop and grow. The Board of Rowing Queensland Inc has taken a great interest in this progress and their contribution is appreciated.

With 2009 being the first year of the 2012 Olympic cycle, it was great to see the high standard that our Queensland athletes delivered on the international stage. Some notable performances were; Anna Kaszycki (Juniors - Gold Medal), Jared Bidwell (Senior A - Silver Medal), Tom Amies and Nick Allen-Ducat (Juniors - Silver Medal), Madeline Edmunds and Jessica Hall (Juniors - Silver Medal), Sasha Belonogoff, Alison Scobbie and Gabrielle Kukla (Senior B - Bronze Medals). Congratulations are also extended to Mr Tim Conrad, coach of the Senior A - Silver Medal winning Men’s Four, Mr John Bowes, coach of the Silver Medal winning Junior Men’s Coxed Four and Lincoln Handley, coach Junior Men’s Quad and Senior A - Team Manager, Mr Ray Ebert.

Congratulations to the winning club of the 2009 CASTAWAY Premiership, Townsville and JCU Rowing Club. Congratulations to the clubs, athletes, coaches and volunteers on your victory. Once again a regional club has won our state premiership. This result highlights how important our regions are in our sport and what emphasis our organisation must place on assisting our regional clubs grow.

Local, State and Federal governments have once again been generous in their financial support of both our organisation and a number of rowing clubs throughout Queensland. However, the constant battle for more funds to maintain and grow our sport across the state remains our key challenge. Rowing Queensland is indebted to our loyal corporate partners, Roger and Marjorie Morton, through their company MPM Marketing Services and their leading Brand CASTAWAY and in particular the rowing community at large for your sponsorships, donations and most importantly your time.

The year has also seen some change in the staff at the RQI office. During the year, Peter Shakespear left us to join the team at Rowing Australia in Canberra. We thank Peter for his efforts during his tenure with us. Mr. Chad King has taken over from Peter. Chad has established himself in this role and is looking forward to help develop our top end athletes and ensure they meet their goals and expectations.

I must pay particular thanks to Mr. Christian Renford. Christian resigned as our CEO mid 2009 to join the team at Rowing NSW. I must personally thank Christian for the effort and passion he brought to his role as CEO. I am sure you will agree that Christian has ensured that our sport is healthy and ready to move forward into 2010.

I would like to welcome Mr. Ross Symonds as our CEO. Ross joins us with extensive experience in high performance sport and has been CEO in other large state sporting organisations. Ross commenced employment during September 2009 and has hit the ground running. I am sure you will join me in formally welcoming Ross to his new role.

The 2009 National Championships were held in Tasmania at Lake Barrington. With weather conditions wild to say the least our Queensland team showed great spirit to achieve a 2nd place in the overall points score. The consistent results over the past few years of our state team were topped off by the victory at the Youth Cup by the Queensland team. Our underage

8 athletes won the Rusty Robertson Trophy amidst a high standard of competition. I congratulate these athletes and coaches and look forward to seeing more great results in the future.

In 2009 the Australian Masters Rowing Championships were held in Rockhampton. With blue skies and great conditions, athletes, volunteers and spectators were treated to a great event. In a big year for Masters competition with the 2009 World Masters Games on, we achieved good attendance numbers and great feedback from those who attended. A particular thanks must go to the team of BRO’s headed by our own Dr. Stephen Hinchey. Our BRO’s are an integral part of our events structure and always ensure the safety of athletes and the conduct of our Regatta’s is first class. Thank you.

Our State Championships were again held in Bundaberg in December. The weather, although warm, was good for competition and gave our athletes, coaches and BRO’s another high quality event. Many athletes on scholarship or camp at the AIS in Canberra made the effort to attend the regatta. It is great for our younger athletes to see our elite athletes rowing at our own event.

With 2009 now behind us, it is time to look into 2010 and beyond. Our strategic plan is under review, our events and operations are all being looked at closely by the staff and board. We must ensure that Rowing Queensland can deliver on the expectations of its members, volunteers and supporters. I encourage everyone to provide feedback and input into our organisation. I look forward to working with you all closely in 2010 and beyond.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS REPORT Mr. ROSS SYMONDS

2009 was another big year for Rowing in Queensland. The implementation of effective business plans have realised achievements in many areas of the organisation that we should all be proud of. The following report speaks for itself and I have presented the results for each Key Performance Indicator from the 2008-10 Strategic Plan in a simple to read format.

2009 has continued to build on the recent successes of the past and has set the platform for the future. I look forward to observing the impact of these activities and anticipate that all will be enthused and motivated by them in the coming years.

Financial Position Rowing Queensland Inc is in a sound financial position. As a brief summary of the accounts, I will draw your attention to the following components of the audited financial report.

Revenues from Ordinary Activities returned a $6,564 deficit in 2009.

Overall, income revenue increased from 2008 to 2009 which saw the Association reach the $1M for the first time for income revenue. Factors impacting here included increased revenue primarily from the Brisbane City Council sponsorship grant for the Boat Light Subsidy program, various one off grants for development and High performance initiatives, hosting the 2009 Australian Masters Championships and the increased participation of the Regatta program.

With regards to operating expenses, three significant increases require comment. The increases in Administration and Employment expenditure is related to the growth of the administrational capacity of the Rowing Queensland Office from the employment of a High Performance Manager, and the Education and Safety initiatives and the Regatta costs. These activities were offset by the resulting increase in revenue derived from these activities.

Acknowledgements I would like to thank the RQI Board, staff and our leading volunteers and representatives from across Queensland for their efforts throughout 2009. The greatest strength of the organisation continues to be the volunteer members. Their dedication and commitment often goes well

9 beyond what would normally be expected. For Rowing Queensland Inc to continue to be an effective tool for promoting and developing our sport in Queensland, RQI must become more relevant to the members and stakeholders that it represents, running the business of sport more effectively and efficiently than ever before. As such, the Board is committed to best practice models of governance to guarantee the long term viability of the organisation. The Board drives organisational performance through the management team and establishes appropriate control processes and accountability systems.

Thank you to MPM Marketing Services and their leading brand CASTAWAY for their continuing support through the current structural changes within the organisation. As the Organisation’s Principal Partner, their support and commitment is enduring and gratefully received, and now ranks as one of Australia’s longest continual partnerships of a sporting organisation.

How We Met Our Objectives In 2009. A Review of the 2008-10 Strategic Plan

1. Athlete High Performance Creating the opportunity for those with the desire and talent to access the pathway to State and National Representation. State Of Next Steps In Initiative Outcomes Play 2010 Increase the number of  19 Queensland athletes represented  Elite athlete and Queensland athletes Australia in Junior, Under 23 and coach retention seeking and gaining Senior Teams.  Converting selection for Australian  4 Coaching and 1 Management representation in teams through High appointment to national Junior, Under  Junior and U/23 Performance pathways 23 or Senior Teams. teams to Senior National Teams To maintain integrity of  Employment of a High Performance  Develop objective High Performance Manager to design and implement a coach and athlete Programs state based High Performance satisfaction system program  Increase in  Greater program integration with the  benchmark Queensland Academy of Sport performances for  Review of all State team selection athletes and Policies coaches Elite rowing in  Implementation of monthly testing  Provide further Queensland is linked to, camps integrated with NTC and QAS assistance in and provides strong bench mark activities identifying and support for future rowing  Implementation of the NTID pathway measuring development initiatives, Passport, Rising Talent and  performance opportunities JETS programs. milestones for athlete and coach goals

Outstanding Athlete results A full list of achievements of Queensland Athletes is found elsewhere in this report.

2. Coaching Performance Development Enable all participants to receive the coaching they need to perform at their optimum level State Of Next Steps In Initiative Outcomes Play 2010 Support Rowing Australia  Ongoing communication with  NCAS to cater for e- in the content Rowing Australia to improve learning strategies development and efficiency and implementation of and distance direction of national course administration  education coaching and coach  Attendance to National forum for  Increased practical education improvements to NCAS course content of NCAS development; 2009-12 courses

10 Increase the quality and  Increased to 63% course completion  Development of number of qualified rate in Level 1 and 2 NCAS pathway initiatives to active coaches  5% increase in the number of Level encourage coaches 1 and 2 NCAS courses offered in  to progress from 2008 to 2009. school to club programs. Provide technical  Creation of resource library at RQ for  Development of resources for all aspects developing coaches to access online resource of coaching programs  Professional coach development library through RQ provided at RQ testing camps – website strength and conditioning, sports   Provision of further science coach support services at testing camps Train and improve the  Development coaches appointed to  Provide an effective skills of club coaches 2009 Youth Cup team mentoring framework  Co-coaches appointed to several for coaches using State crews which provided much  existing senior needed exposure and enhancement network coaches of Queensland’s coaching depth.

3. Improving the visibility of Rowing Enhance & sustain the desired positioning of Rowing Queensland & its brand State Of Next Steps In Initiative Outcomes Play 2010 Create valuable rowing  Work commenced on redeveloping  Investigate future and rowing related the RQ Website to improve it as a National Team products for the media one stop information channel for training camps in members and the public. Queensland  Successfully hosted 2009 Australian   Promotion of QLD Masters Championships in rowing Heroes Rockhampton. Establish rowing as the  Encouragement of rowing initiatives  Creation of rowing sport of choice for in non-traditional rowing areas via and rowing related individuals that have not Rowing Development Subsidy opportunities of previously experienced initiatives in the Logan & Districts  value to members rowing area. of the community Work to increase the  Ongoing development of media  Develop local media profile of Rowing relationships. strategic media plan Queensland and Rowing  encompassing new Queensland teams media

4. Exchange Value with Sponsors and Government Increase financial resources to underwrite the growth and future success of all levels of rowing and maximise the benefits realised from government and commercial rowing partnerships State Of Next Steps In Initiative Outcomes Play 2010 Seek out new  Continuation of fundraising strategy  Development and commercial opportunities for the HPP to allow tax deductible Implementation of a and to safeguard and deductions via the Australian Sports marketing strategy exploit RQI’s intellectual Foundation   Increase property  opportunities for consolidated RQI and club assets Maximise long term  20% increase in funding from the  Consolidate State government Queensland Government for the and Local contributions 2008-10 funding cycle. Government  Development of rowing lights  Funding to 2010 initiative with the Brisbane City and beyond Council

11 Rowing in Queensland has also continued to be supported by the Queensland Academy of Sport, Brisbane City Council, Rowing Australia and Konica Minolta. Their combined support has allowed RQI to provided better services to the members than would be possible otherwise.

The support of the Queensland Government through the Department of Communities should not be overlooked. Compared to our counterparts in other states, RQI receives proportionally more state government funding than other states. Rowing Queensland Inc is thankful for the support from the Queensland Government.

5. Organisational Effectiveness Provide sound leadership & equitable support to all stakeholders of Rowing Queensland. State Of Next Steps In Initiative Outcomes Play 2010 To implement best  Employment of Education and Safety  Review of practice as employer of Officer and Risk Management organisational professional staff and Consultant to investigate and policies to better volunteers and to promote a culture of safety on the meet the growing encourage and support Brisbane River for GPS Rowing expectations of the their development  Professional developed opportunities clubs and individual facilitated for RQ Staff  members  Development Manager to work more closely with clubs Implement an effective  Optimised communication pathways  Communications strategy for between RQ, clubs to their members channels direct from communication and  Regular update on State Team RQ to clubs and information at all levels performances at national and  individual rowers international regattas and supporters obtained Implement effective IT  Continued support of, and assistance  Education of clubs strategy to underpin all with the development of Rowing and individual areas of activity Australia’s, Rowing On-line  members on the use Management System (ROMS). of ROMS Increase the level of  2009 Schools Championships 755 Refinement of participation in Rowing competitors raced during three days regatta calendar in Queensland members of competition showing a significant conjunction with key competition and events increase of 20% from 2008 to 2009  State and National across Queensland programs

Improve rowing facilities  Development of state wide facilities Development of and venues across management plan. formal agreements Queensland to allow all  Buoying of Lake Kawana and with key waterways members to compete on management of centralised booking authorities in QLD. procedure for all rowing related  Finalisation of activities. infrastructure on the  Negotiations on a Rowing specific Gold Coast at course in SEQ Coomera

12 6. Club Performance Development Creating innovative member focused programs and services that add value to participation and involvement State Of Next Steps In Initiative Outcomes Play 2010 To ensure the decision  Board governance procedures and  Maintain and further making processes are performance appraisals develop effective appropriate to deliver  Publication of annual calendar of links between clubs RQI objectives at a events in timely fashion to promote  and school national, state, regional effective planning associations and club level  Review of RQ Rules and By-Laws Involve key stakeholders  Design and implementation of  Full review of the in the development, Rowing Development Subsidy for 2008-10 Strategic implementation and clubs by determining their priority planned for early monitoring of RQI’s needs specific to their local 2010 strategic plan environment.   Online membership  Monthly status reports provided to surveys Board meetings. Provide a quality  Design and implementation of regatta  Review RQ assurance framework for management systems manual and membership accredited clubs and risk management planning categories schools to work with documentation for regatta hosts. partners to achieve joint  Resource development to assist club  targets management and administrational requirements Value encourage,  Provision of BRO travel subsidy at all  Succession planning support and develop RQ endorsed regattas and ongoing volunteers at all levels  recruitment of BRO’s

13 ROWING QUEENSLAND BUSINESS UNIT REPORTS i. DEVELOPMENT MANAGER REPORT SAMUEL PICKETT

Schools

Rising Talent Camp - The Rising Talent Camp was held at the Bucca rowing course following the Queensland State Schools Championships. This is the third consecutive year the Rising Talent Camp has been conducted and as such is showing strong benefits for Queensland’s junior rowers, with past rowers medalling at State and National level and others showing a strong dominance in the U17 division at the Australian Championships. This camp focused on year 10 athletes who rank in the top 20 (10 male & 10 female) anthropometrically in regards to height, arm span, Talent Identification testing and 2000m Ergometer performance. At the Development Manager’s discretion there was a cause for athlete inclusion into the camp for outstanding on-water performances. The camp also selected the top performing year 10 and 12 school coaches who provided great depth of knowledge to our future rowing stars.

Junior Elite Talent Squad - The Junior Elite Talent Squad (JETS) was held on the back of the Rising Talent camp at Bucca rowing course. This camp selected the top year 12 rowers from Queensland and the best performing coaches in the school rowing systems for an action packed 2 days. Three of the athletes invited to the JETS camp were also selected into the newly reformed Passport program which is a Rowing Queensland and Rowing Australia funded program. The Junior Elite Talent Squad camp now in its 5th year has proven to be a strong development tool for Queenslands future rowers having been replicated at a National level with Rowing Australia’s JETS camp.

Regional School Regattas - The regional school regattas were contested for the fourth consecutive year with championships being held in South Queensland, Central Queensland and North Queensland. The championships featured some very fast performances and close races and were a great lead up to the Queensland State Schools championships.

Talent Identification Testing - Rowing Queensland conducted Talent Identification Testing at the South Queensland School Championships, Central Queensland Schools Championships and throughout State, GPS and BSRA schools. The TID testing is a development initiative that has been relocated from the high performance program to identify athletes whom have long term potential for rowing. This methodology is now implemented Nationwide to invest in athletes with long term potential from junior level up. During 2009 Rowing Queensland conducted Talent Identification Testing on 540 students.

Development Test Camp Series - In 2009 Rowing Queensland initiated the Development Test Camp series which have been conducted in South Queensland with a view to expand the camps further into North Queensland. The camps are targeted at developing rowers from year 9 through to youth level (21yrs). The camps which are run monthly have been designed to aid athlete development by assessing on-water and off water performances which relate to rowing skills, rowing posture, core strength, boat speed and athlete dynamic strength. A key component of the test camps is the education session that informs coaches and athletes on key topics that relate to rowing performance. The Camps provide Queensland’s rowers with a stepping stone from school level rowing to Rowing Australia’s Elite Development Program (State based time trials).

Education – In 2009 Rowing Australia conducted a review and update of the National Coaching Accreditation System (Rowing), this review is necessary for the Rowing Australia Accreditation Syllabus to gain reaccreditation with the Australian Sports Commission. Rowing Queensland has been present in all National education meetings to ensure the content integrated into the new syllabus is cutting edge and will allow Australia’s rowing coaches to be the best in the World.

14 Rowing Queensland has conducted seven level 1 and one level 2 coaching courses in Queensland with two Level 2 and one Level 1 course being cancelled due to restrictions being actioned by Rowing Australia to allow for the new syllabus to be completed. Rowing Queensland has educated 105 level 1 coaches and 8 level 2 coaches.

Interregional Championships – Unfortunately due to a lack of support from the majority of the regions the 2009 Interregional Championships were cancelled. Rowing Queensland has vowed to review the current format of the Championships and will consider it’s viability in either its current or an alternative format for 2010 onwards.

Clubs

Club Development Subsidy - Rowing Queensland conducted the Club Development Subsidy (CDS) program for the third consecutive year; the CDS is an initiative of the Rowing Queensland Board to allow all affiliated clubs/ associations to proactively determine what resources they require for their own specific needs, and how to best go about addressing this requirement. In 2009 Rowing Queensland contributed $20,000.00 to the successful CDS applicants. This $20,000 has allowed the following to occur:  Development of the Logan and Districts Rowing Association.  Volunteer Management Plan at the University of QLD Boat Club.  Development of Mackay’s existing coaches.  Safe Rowing Program at Centenary which identifies risks on the Brisbane River past Indooroopilly Bridge.  Coach and Licensing project at Sunshine Coast Rowing Club developing coaches and motorboat drivers. The Club Development Subsidy is not an equipment grant with its primary objective to promote the development of club rowing initiatives and the subsequent development of their members.

Central Queensland Development Camp – The Central Queensland Development camp was held at Bucca Rowing Course in Bundaberg. This camp focused largely on youth rowers with a very large showing from the Bundaberg, Rockhampton and Brisbane Metropolitan regions. The camp provided youth rowers with on-water & land feedback regarding rowing technique, stretching and posture, hydration levels, warming up and cooling down processes. There were also guest speakers talking to the 90 plus attendees about International racing experiences, racing tactics, core strength and the neutral spine.

South Queensland Masters Camp – The South Queensland Masters camp was held amongst bucketing rain, strong head winds and very rough conditions at Lake Kawana Rowing Course. The Masters camp ran over two days and covered topics such as: rowing technique, strength and conditioning, stretching and rowing feedback methods. The camp featured on water skills, drills and numerous racing pieces which proved very challenging given the rough conditions.

North Queensland Masters Camp – The North Queensland Masters camp was conducted out of the Townsville and JCU Rowing Club. The camp provided on-water coaching for athletes and mentoring for local coaches in the Townsville region. This camp provided the Townsville region with the opportunity to tap into the coaching experience of the visiting coaches.

Adaptive Program – The adaptive rowing program continued in 2009, with a greater level of input from Rowing Australia highlighted by visits from the RA Head Coach whereby he spent time on the water with Dragon’s Rowing Club’s top adaptive rowers. Good performances were seen by Peter Siri in 2009 which was highlighted by his selection into the 2009 Australian LTA4+. Rowing Queensland would like to thank Dragon’s Rowing Club, Sue Wallace and Bill Cowley for their driving force behind Queensland adaptive rowing.

15 Communication (Slipstream and Nationals Newsletters) - In 2009 Rowing Queensland made a concerted effort to enhance the communication methods used by the office staff to Rowing Queensland’s affiliated members. These communication strategies actioned the following:  Email News of Queensland Rowers performances at the National Championships (day by day).  Email News of Queensland Youth Cup team performances at SIRC (day by day).  Development of the Rowing Queensland FACEBOOK page.  Implementation of the Slipstream Youth Rowing Newsletter.

Queensland Youth Cup Team – The Queensland Youth Cup team created history winning the Rusty Robertson trophy for the first time!!! The 2009 Queensland team arrived at the Sydney International Rowing Course with unfinished business to settle; in 2008 Queensland placed second in the overall point score having been pipped by New Zealand by one (1) point on the final day of competition with this in mind the 2009 Queensland Youth Cup Team pulled together and set about creating history.

Queensland finished on top with 97 points and was pushed all the way by Western Australia (2nd on 89 points) and Victoria (3rd on 84 points). RQ High Performance Manager, Chad King praised the Queensland team saying that “with a few notable standout performances it was the teams consistency throughout the regattas that lead them to this victory. I am very proud of how this team prepared and has pulled together on tour.”

Masters Interstate Team – The 2009 Queensland Masters Interstate Team competed fiercely at the Australian Masters Championships on the Fitzroy River, Rockhampton. In some sizzling hot performances Queensland placed second in every event with one standout performance being the Queensland Men’s 8+ narrow defeat to the Victorian’s by 0.01 seconds or 5cm. Although there is no official point score for the Masters interstate championships, Queensland was very strong across the board and this is a testament to the strength of Masters rowing in our state. ii) High Performance Chad King

Queensland Teams The 2009 Australian Rowing Championships were contested at Lake Barrington in Tasmania in cold and windy conditions. Queensland clubs were well represented considering the travelling distance with the University of Queensland Boat Club and Commercial Rowing Cub placing 8th and 10th respectively on the overall point score for the regatta. Queensland had an excellent performance at the Interstate Regatta with wins by Sally Kehoe in the Women’s single and also by the Women’s Youth eight. For the second year in a row the team placed a close second on the point score ladder just behind Victoria. For the first time since its inception Queensland won the overall point score at the Youth Cup regatta in July. This was an exceptional effort winning over the strong New Zealand team who have won the event consistently in previous years. Well done all selected coaches and crews.

International Results Nineteen Queensland rowers and coaches were selected into the 2009 Australia Senior, U23 and Junior Rowing Teams and there were some outstanding results. Most notable was the silver medal won by Jared Bidwell in the Men’s Quad Scull and Tim Conrad’s Men’s Coxless Four at the Senior World Rowing Championships. Other notable performances included Alison Scobbie and Gabbie Kukla winning a bronze medal at the U23 World Championships, a gold medal won by Anna Kaszycki in the Junior Women’s Coxless Four as well as silver medals in the Junior Men’s Coxless Four won by Nick Allen-Ducat and Tom Amies coached by John Bowes, and also by the Junior Women’s Quad Scull including Jess Hall and Maddie Edmunds.

16 Performance Enhancement Team (PET) The PET was further developed this season with the addition of Rod McLean (Physiotherapist), Stuart Smith (Strength and Conditioning coach) and Dr Jeff Conn (Medical). Rod joins us after successfully attaining his Masters in Physiotherapy and has a vast amount of experience with the Great Britain Rowing Team and also the Minardi Formula 1 Racing team. Stuart is equally as qualified in his field with a Masters in Strength and Conditioning and Dr Conn is currently linked with Rowing Australia as the Australian Junior team doctor. The PET will not only continue to support the Passport, NTID and NEDP programs but also other elite rowers and clubs in QLD by acting as the point of reference for medical support, education sessions and also to conduct athlete screening as requested by the High Performance Manager.

RQ Gym Rowing Queensland has invested in developing a specialised rowing gymnasium located underneath the office in West End. The RQ gym will offer a facility with the space and equipment that allows Olympic lifting and other compound exercises that rowing clubs do not necessarily have. The equipment includes lifting platforms, bench press and pull, squat racks and dumbbells and is made available to NTID, NEDP and Passport rowers.

Passport Program The Passport program was developed to create opportunities for Youth rowers who have the potential for international rowing success at Junior, U23 and Senior competition. Whilst the concept of the Passport Program remains the same the structure has changed somewhat this season. Selected rowers participated in a centralised strength and conditioning program and trained out of the newly developed RQ Gym under the watchful eye of RQI staff. The selected athletes this season were:

 Madeleine Edmunds (CRC)  Jessica Hall (Brisbane & GPS)  Chloe Hill (Brisbane & GPS)  Adelaide Dadic (Brisbane & GPS)  Anna Kaszycki (TRC)  Gabby Kukla (Brisbane & GPS)  Tom Amies (UQBC)  Tom Coates (UQBC)  Cam Smith (CRC)  Angus McColl (UQBC)  Tom McAuley (UQBC)

Moving forward…  We must maintain effective communication to clubs, athletes and coaches.  Provide support to clubs to increase the number and standard of high performance athletes and coaches  Provide greater direction for clubs, coaches, and athletes through NTID and NEDP pathways

17 ii. OPERATIONS AND EVENTS CAMERON ALLEN

Rowing Queensland Regattas The 2009 Regatta season saw a further jump in regatta entries and athlete numbers across the whole of Queensland. Again North Queensland was a major area of growth, with the Mackay and Cairns regattas in particular almost doubling in size from 2008. The introduction of the Tablelands Regatta in 2010 will be an interesting case to test whether growth will continue. Both the Queensland Masters Championships and the Queensland Schools Championships had record numbers of entries, with the Schools Championships being an extremely successful event run over three days at Bucca Weir and over 750 individual competitors. The Masters Championships growth can possibly be attributed to the occurrence of the World Masters Games in Sydney; however the growth follows the trends of the past few years. In South Queensland the Pine Rivers and Noosa Regatta had extremely large growth in entry numbers which is a large boost to both of those clubs.

2009 Rowing Queensland Inc Regattas and Comparison Crew Entries Seats Athletes Date Regatta Venue 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 4 April Brisbane & GPS Masters & Club Regatta Brisbane River 131 154 155 365 451 435 158 185 192 18-19 April Queensland Masters Championships Lake Kawana 294 318 383 826 952 1114 258 243 282 2 – 3 May Mackay Masters & Club Regatta Pioneer River 87 113 191 197 265 481 70 66 102 6 – 7 June Townsville JCU NQ Premiership Regatta Aplins Weir 215 307 279 546 722 628 121 176 188 20–21 June Central Queensland Schools Championships Fitzroy River 238 299 270 430 526 503 124 198 180 18 - 19 July Cairns/Innisfail NQ Premiership Regatta Lake Tinaroo - 137 286 - 296 674 - 62 140 19 July Surfers Paradise SQ Premiership Regatta Lake Orr 423 395 183 833 722 352 221 212 104 1 –2 August South Queensland Schools Championships Lake Kawana 471 366 396 834 642 729 304 236 248 9 August Pine Rivers SQ Premiership Regatta Lake - 137 269 - 229 592 - 74 197 Kurwongbah 15-16 August North Queensland Schools Championships Riverway 217 235 255 420 477 526 143 192 193 22-23 August Bundaberg SQ Premiership Regatta Bucca Weir 294 53 136 618 119 272 150 30 85 5 September Noosa SQ Premiership Regatta Lake Kawana 268 165 293 508 330 669 173 117 213 12-13 Sept North Queensland Club Championships Riverway 120 224 244 309 574 611 72 164 146 19-21 Sept Queensland Schools Championships Bucca Weir 808 827 967 1662 1769 2216 641 627 755 24 October Tweed/Murwillumbah SQ Premiership Regatta Murwillumbah 291 397 344 606 698 670 202 224 196 21 - 22 Nov UQBC SQ Pointscore Regatta Lake Kawana 311 377 383 658 723 717 207 217 197 15-16 Dec Queensland State Championships Regatta Bucca Weir 604 465 582 1195 892 1037 289 230 270 Totals 4772 4969 5616 10007 10387 12226 3133 3253 3688

ROMS The statistics provided above were extracted due to the continual increases in performance and functionality of the Rowing Online Management System (ROMS). Over the course of the year several group and individual training sessions were held on the use of ROMS which is allowing clubs to utilize its functionality more fully. Towards the end of 2009 Rowing Australia renegotiated a new agreement with the creating company Bennett and Francis for the continued improvement and licensing of ROMS.

Boat Race Officials The past year has seen the introduction of the National Officiating Accreditation Scheme run through the Australian Sports Commission. To this end Boat Race Official courses are now run to a National standard with an Australian wide accreditation system similar to that for coaches.

Queensland was well represented in officials at the World Masters Games, with several taking time to travel to Sydney to assist with the largest regatta in Australia’s history. Dr Stephen Hinchy was the Regatta Referee and with his team of officials ran from all reports a highly successful and efficient event.

18 2009 saw Phillip Gunning join the ranks of Queensland Level 3 officials, which allows them to officiate at an Australian Championships. He joins Dr Stephen Hinchy, Roy Hinchy, Peter Huggett, Neville Dougan, Anthony Levick and Caroline Schomberg. The staff at Rowing Queensland would like to take this opportunity to thank all Boat Race Officials who assisted at all regattas over 2009, your presence is always greatly appreciated and we hope to work with you again in 2010!

King’s Cup and Interstate Luncheon The date for the King’s Cup & Interstate Luncheon for 2009 was moved after discussion between the Rowing QLD Board and the Luncheon committee, and was set for the 12th of February 2010 with the intention of being more relevant to the National Championships and Interstate Regatta.

Rowing Queensland Conference Rowing Queensland held its biennial Conference in October at the Urban Hotel, Brisbane. Over 60 coaches and administrators travelled from all over Queensland to attend making the event a great success. We were very fortunate to have the services of a wide variety of excellent guest speakers, including Peter Shakespear and Andrew Matheson from the National Rowing Centre of Excellence, QAS Head Coach Tim Conrad, NSWIS Rowing Manager and Beijing Olympian Marty Rabjohns and Rowing Queensland High Performance Manager Chad King. We would like to thank the staff of Urban Hotel for the excellent hospitality that we were shown while there and to all of those who attended.

Australian Masters Rowing Championships Over four days at the end of May the Rowing Queensland hosted the Australian Masters Rowing Championships on the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton. Over 500 competitors journeyed to Central Queensland including many from Tasmania, South Australia and Perth which was fantastic to see. The racing over the four days was fantastic, a notable example being the Interstate Men’s Eight which the photo finish camera judged as being won by Victoria by the smallest of margins, 5cm or 0.01 of a second. Several innovations where brought in for the event, including a 6m x 4m screen which showed live footage of all racing from three camera points down the course and an extended social program which included a rodeo at the renowned Great Western Hotel and ‘Burgers and Bonfires’ held at the regatta venue. The feedback from competitors was excellent and we believe a good time was had by everyone involved. Rowing Queensland was extremely fortunate to have the support of the Rockhampton Regional Council during and leading up to the event; special thanks must also go to the Local Organising Committee headed by Robert Lang. Without their tireless efforts the event would not have been the success it was.

19 RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE

i. 2009 INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

As an ambassador for Rowing Queensland, the following athlete’s representation of Australia has been central to developing the growing depth of rowing in Queensland. Your pathway to national honours and has highlighted opportunities for future Queensland rowers to aspire.

World Rowing Championships, Poznan, Poland 23-30 August 2009 Men’s Crews M4x Jared Bidwell SILVER MEDAL ML4- Darryn Purcell 2nd Place – C Final Women’s Crews W2x Sally Kehoe 4th Place W2x Pippa Savage 4th Place Adaptive Crews LTAMix4+ Peter Siri 6th Place Team Staff Coach M4- Tim Conrad SILVER MEDAL Team Manager Ray Ebert ML4 Chris Bigg Withdrew due to injury W4 Emma McCarthy Withdrew due to injury

World Rowing Junior Championships, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France 05-08 August 2009 Men’s Crews JM4+ Tom Amies SILVER MEDAL JM4+ Nick Allen-Ducat SILVER MEDAL JM4x Benjamin Morley 3rd Place – B Final JM4x Cameron Smith 3rd Place – B Final Women’s Crews JW4- Anna Kaszycki GOLD MEDAL JW4x Madeleine Edmunds SILVER MEDAL JW4x Jessica Hall SILVER MEDAL Team Staff Coach JM4+ John Bowes SILVER MEDAL Coach JM4x Lincoln Handley 3rd Place – B Final

World Rowing Under 23 Championships, Racice, Czech Republic, 23-26 July 2009 Men’s Crews BM4x Sasha Belonogoff BRONZE MEDAL BLM2x Angus Morton 3rd Place – C Final Women’s Crews BW4x Peta-Lee Eddington 2nd Place – B Final BW4- Phillipa Lindley 3rd Place – B Final BWL4x Alison Scobbie BRONZE MEDAL BWL4x Gabrielle Kukla BRONZE MEDAL

20 ii. OLYMPIC REPRESENTATIVES AND WORLD CHAMPIONS

Olympic Representatives 1972 MUNICH 1988 SEOUL 2000 SYDNEY Peter Shakespear; M4+ Richard Powell; M4x Duncan Free; M4x Malcolm Batten; M2- Bo Hansen; M4x Hamish Karrasach; ML2x Bruce Hick; Ml2x Marina Hatzakis; W2X

1976 MONTREAL 1992 BARCELONA 2004 ATHENS Tim Conrad; M8+ Richard Powell; M4x Duncan Free; M4x Gary Uebergang; M8+ Robin Bakker; M4x Shaun Coulton; M4x Peter Shakespear; M8+ Wayne Diplock; M8+ Bo Hansen; M8+ Bo Hansen; M8+ Michael Toon; M8+ 1984 LOS ANGELES 1996 ATLANTA 2008 BEIJING Duncan Fisher; M4+ Duncan Free; M4x Duncan Free*; M2- Ian Edmunds; M8+ Bo Hansen; M4x Pippa Savage; W1x David Weightman; M2- Sally Kehoe; W8+ Hamish Karrasach; ML4- Sam Conrad; M8+ Gary Lynagh’ ML4- Bruce Hick; ML2x Marina Hatzakis; W2X & W4X *Olympic Champions

World Champions 1985 BELGIUM 1992 CANADA 2005 JAPAN Adair Ferguson; WL1x Gary Lynagh; LM2x Sam Conrad; M2+ Bruce Hick; LM2x Hardy Cubasch; M2+

1986 UNITED KINGDOM 1993 CZECH REPUBLIC 2006 UNITED KINGDOM Malcolm Batten; M8+ Gary Lynagh; LM2x Duncan Free; M2- Bruce Hick; LM2x 1991 AUSTRIA 2003 ITALY 2007 GERMANY Gary Lynagh; LM4x Marguerite Houston; LW4x Duncan Free; M2- Bruce Hick; LM4x

21 iii. QUEENSLAND REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS RESULTS

Interstate Regatta

2006 2009 2007 2008 Lake Barrington, Lake Barrington, Nagambie, Vic SIRC, NSW Tas Tas Kings Cup; Men’s 8+ 4th 4th 4th 5th Queen’s Cup; Women’s 8+ 6th 4th 3rd 2nd Penrith Cup; Men’s LW4- 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd Victoria Cup; Women’s LW4x 5th 4th 5th 3rd Noel F Wilkinson Trophy; Men’s Youth 8+ 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd Bicentennial Cup; Women’s Youth 8+ 5th 3rd 1st 1st Presidents Cup Men’s 1x; 5th 7th 3rd 3rd Nell Slatter Trophy; Women’s 1x 4th 1st 1st 1st Overall – The Rowing Australia Trophy 6th 3rd 2nd 2nd

Nell Slater Trophy Presidents Cup Coach - Coach Lincoln Handley Sculler Sally Kehoe Sculler Jared Bidwell

Victoria Cup Penrith Cup Coach Peter Howard & Honor Conrad Coach Robert McNeill & Matt Toon Stroke Catriona Rose Stroke Darryn Purcell 3 Kylie-Ann Duff 3 Bob Hoyes 2 Alison Scobbie 2 Tom Gethin-Jones Bow Gabrielle Kukla Bow Chris Bigg

Bicentennial Cup Noel F Wilkinson Trophy Coach John Bowes Coaches Lincoln Handley Cox Elizabeth Salisbury Cox Mark Alexander Stroke Hannah O’Loughlin Stroke Jon Trovas 7 Jessica Hall 7 Scott Laidler 6 Francesca Paterson 6 Chris Anderson 5 Maddie Edmunds 5 Chris Camphin 4 Fiona Albert 4 Robert Lewis-Swan 3 Leah Billing 3 Ben Ward 2 Jenny Krippner 2 Adam Kachyckyi Bow Steph Krippner Bow Angus Morton

Queens Plate Kings Cup Coach Richard Fryer & Richard Paterson Coaches Peter Shakespear, Robert McNeill &Tim Conrad Cox Jennifer Gilbert Cox Michael Toon Stroke Sally Kehoe Stroke Kevin Pattison 7 Peta Eddington 7 David Galley 6 Sarah Eke 6 Mike Smith 5 Emma McCarthy 5 Brenton Canning 4 Suzanne Brown 4 David Nelson 3 Rachel Gibson 3 Charlie Ohtomo 2 Phillipa Lindley 2 John Dickson Bow Nicole Constable Bow Craig Dorrstein

Peter Toon (Team Manager)

22 Youth Cup - The Rusty Robertson Trophy

2006 2007 2008 2009 West Lakes, SA Nagambie, Vic Lake Kawana, QLD SIRC ACT 29 33 54 44 NSW 77 88 85 71 NZ 95 93 106 77 QLD 82 (3rd) 76 (=5th) 105 (2nd) 97 (1st) SA 89 37 59 74 TAS 68 82 50 40 VIC 80 91 72 84 WA 53 76 44 89

Men Women Cox Mark Alexander (UQBC) Cox Joanna Cripps (B&GPS) 2-, 4-, 8+ Scott Laidler (UQBC) 2-, 4-, 8+ Fiona Albert (COMM) 2-, 4-, 8+ Chris Anderson (UQBC) 2-, 4-, 8+ Leah Billing (COMM) 1X 4X, 8+ Jonathon Trovas (UQBC) 2-, 4-, 8+ Jenny Krippner (UQBC) 1X, 4X, 8+ Thomas McAuley (CWS) 1X, 4X, 8+ Chloe Hill (Centenary) 2-, 4-, 8+ Cameron Stitt (COMM) 1X 4X, 8+ Charlotte Travers (COMM) 2-, 4-, 8+ Dominic Gallagher (COMM) 2-, 4-, 8+ Stephanie Krippner (UQBC) L2X,4X, 8+ Angus McColl (CWS) L2X,4X, 8+ Clare Champman (COMM) L2X,4X, 8+ Ben Ward (UQBC) L2X,4X, 8+ Simon Huber (COMM) Res 1X, 2X Harrison Westbrook (COMM) Res 1X, 2X Clare White (COMM) Coach Robert Thomason (CWS) Coach Michael Opstelton (Centenary) Coach Matt Toon (COMM) Coach Susan Shakespear (COMM) Manager Andrew Service (TRC)

Australian Masters Championships Interstate Races

2006 2007 2008 2009 Nagambie, Vic Penrith, NSW Nagambie, Vic Rockhampton, QLD Men’s Interstate Eight 5th 2nd - 2nd Men's Quad Scull 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd Women’s Interstate Eight 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd Women's Quad Scull 5th 4th 3rd 2nd

Men's Quad Scull Women's Quad Scull Bow John Newcomb (MURW) Bow Diana Crouch (NYRC) 2 Brent O’Keefe (SCRC) 2 Barbara Hall (COMM) 3 Jeffery Peereboom (COMM) 3 Sian Hebron (NYRC) Stroke Jonathon Brett (Bris GPS) Stroke Karen Smith (SPRC) Coach Katherine Phillips (Bris GPS) Coach Hannah Every-Hall (NYRC)

Men’s Interstate Eight Women’s Interstate Eight Bow John Bliss (TRC) Bow Nikki Guy (TRC) 2 Gavin Keily (TRC) 2 Angelina Ellis (TRC) 3 Alan Macsporran (TRC) 3 Helen Wintle (TRC) 4 Paul Taylor (TRC) 4 Robyn Herries (TRC) 5 Peter Zahnleiter (TRC) 5 Heather Warren (TRC) 6 David Kennedy (TRC) 6 Marion Elliott (TRC) 7 Rick Kranen (MURW) 7 Julie Bourne (B&GPS) Stroke Ian Luxford (UQBC) Stroke Penny Mercer (TRC) Cox Mark Alexander (TRC) Cox Jade O’Neill (TRC) Coach Terry Mulligan (TRC) Coach Paul Cosgrove (TRC)

23 2009 CASTAWAY CLUB PREMIERSHIPS

Rowing Queensland North QLD Club Points Premiership Townsville & JCU Rowing Club 815.0 Winner – Townsville & JCU Rowing University of Queensland Boat Club 787.0 Club – 815.0 Points Tweed Heads Rowing Club 744.5 Commercial Rowing Club 711.5 Runner up – Cairns Rowing Club – 699.0 Points Cairns Rowing Club 699.0 Toowong Rowing Club 612.0 Centenary Rowing Club 504.0 Rowing Queensland South QLD Premiership Innisfail Rowing Club 454.0 Brisbane & GPS Rowing Club 437.0 Winner – University of Queensland Boat Club – 787.0 Points Riverway Rowing Club 352.5 Surfers Paradise Rowing Club 329.0 Runner up – Tweed Heads Rowing Murwillumbah Rowing Club 328.0 Club – 744.5 Points Mackay Rowing Club 267.5 Sunshine Coast Rowing Club 250.5 Castaway QLD Club Premiership Bundaberg Rowing Club 156.0 Winner – Townsville & JCU Rowing Dragons Rowing Club 138.0 Club – 815.0 Points Pine Rivers Rowing Club 102.0 Runner up – University of Queensland KAND Rowing Club 64.0 Boat Club – 787.0 Points Dutton Park Rowing & Supporters Club 43.5 Coomera Watersports Club 33.0 Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club 27.0 Tattersall’s Rowing Club 27.0 Tablelands Country Rowing Club 23.0 Vintage Vikings Rowing Club 22.0 Grammarians Rowing Club 12.0 Bond University Rowing Club 0.0 Boreen Point Rowers 0.0 Brisbane Grammarians’ Rowing Club 0.0 Gold Coast Master Rowers 0.0 Griffith University Boat Club 0.0 Oxenford Rowing Club 0.0 Redlegs Rowing Club 0.0 River City Womens Rowing Club 0.0 Rockhampton Fitzroy Rowing Club 0.0

24 2009 STATE CHAMPIONS

2009 Queensland State Championship Regatta

Championship Women’s Single Scull Championship Women’s Lightweight Championship Women’s Under 21 COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB Double Scull Eight Pippa Savage BRISBANE & GPS RC/DUTTON PARK COMMERCIAL RC/TOOWONG RC Coach: Tim Conrad R&SC Rebecca MacPherson Gabby Kukla (BGPS) Jacinta Edmunds Championship Women’s Double Scull Hannah Every-Hall Charlotte Travers COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB Coaches: Cameron Kennedy, Peter Rachel Haines Brooke Pratley Howard Maddie Edmunds Pippa Savage Anna Kaszycki (TRC) Coach: Tim Conrad Championship Women’s Lightweight Leah Billing Quad Scull Fiona Albert Championship Women’s Quad Scull MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY Cox: Elizaebth Salisbury TWEED HEADS ROWING BC/BRISBANE & GPS RC Coaches: Susan Shakespear, Paul CLUB/COMMERCIAL ROWING Alana Hewish Brown CLUB/TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Michaela Ledger Kasandra Surmon (THRC) Gabby Kukla Championship Women’s Under 18 Brooke Pratley (CRC) Kat Murray (MUBC) Single Scull Anna Kaszycki (TRC) Coaches: Cameron Kennedy, Peter BRISBANE & GPS ROWING CLUB Tara Kelly (THRC) Howard Gabby Kukla Coach: Garry Annand Coach: Cameron Kennedy, Peter Championship Women’s Under 21 Howard Championship Women’s Pair (Coxless) Single Scull COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Championship Women’s Under 18 Brooke Pratley Anna Kaszycki Double Scull Pippa Savage BRISBANE & GPS ROWING CLUB Coach: Tim Conrad Championship Women’s Under 21 Gabby Kukla Double Scull Eleanor Wilson Championship Women’s Four COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB Coach: Cameron Kennedy (Coxless) Charlotte Travers COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB Maddie Edmunds Championship Women’s Under 18 Leah Billing Coach: John Bowes Quad Scull Clare Gilbride BRISBANE & GPS ROWING CLUB Hannah O’Loughlin Championship Women’s Under 21 Chloe Hill Pippa Savage Quad Scull Regan Spark Coaches: John Bowes COMMERCIAL RC/TOOWONG RC Jessica Hall Charlotte Travers Eleanor Wilson Championship Women’s Eight Anna Kaszycki (TRC) Coach: Cameron Kennedy COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB Maddie Edmunds Sonya Graham Leah Billing Championship Women’s Under 18 Leah Billing Coach: John Bowes Four (Coxed) Charlotte Travers BRISBANE & GPS ROWING CLUB Clare Gilbride Championship Women’s Under 21 Morgana Jones Maddie Edmunds Pair (Coxless) Kateena Morey Hannah O’Loughlin COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB Katie Daubney Brooke Pratley Fiona Albert Adelaide Dadic Pippa Savage Leah Billing Cox: Harriet Messenger Cox: Elizabeth Salisbury Coach: Susan Shakespear Coach: Cameron Kennedy Coaches: John Bowes, Susan Shakespear Championship Women’s Under 21 Championship Women’s Under 16 Four (Coxless) Single Scull Championship Women’s TOOWONG ROWING CLUB CENTENARY ROWING CLUB Lightweight Single Scull Leah Billing Bronty Morris DUTTON PARK ROWING & Anna Kaszycki (TRC) Coach: Michael Opstelten SUPPORTERS CLUB Maddie Edmunds Hannah Every-Hall Fiona Albert Coach: Susan Shakespear 25 Championship Women’s Under 16 Championship Men’s Four (Coxless) Championship Men’s Under 21 Double Scull UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Double Scull CENTENARY RC/BUNDABERG RC BOAT CLUB UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Sophie Jarvis (BRC) Michael McBryde BOAT CLUB Bronty Morris (CENT) Chris Camphin Rupert Raineri Coaches: John Bigg, Michael Scott Laidler Thomas McAuley Opstelten Chris Anderson Coaches: Andrew Cruickshank Coach: Andrew Cruickshank Championship Women’s Under 16 Championship Men’s Under 21 Quad Scull (Coxed) Championship Men’s Eight Quad Scull CENTENARY RC/BUNDABERG UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND RC/ROCKHAMPTON GIRLS BOAT CLUB BOAT CLUB GRAMMAR SCHOOL Charlie Ohtomo Ben Ward Rachel Palmer Hugo Struss Tom Cox Bronte Conachan (RGGS) Chris Anderson Rupert Raineri Sophie Jarvis (BRC) Matthew Bolster Thomas McAuley Bronty Morris Chris Camphin Coach: Andrew Cruickshank Cox: Mark Papinczak Scott Laidler Angus Morton Championship Men’s Under 21 Championship Women’s Under 14 Michael McBryde Pair (Coxless) Single Scull Cox: Mark Alexander UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Coach: Andrew Cruickshank BOAT CLUB Olivia Bowler Chris Anderson Coach: Tom Jack Championship Men’s Lightweight Scott Laidler Single Scull Coach: Andrew Cruickshank Championship Women’s Under 14 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Double Scull BOAT CLUB Championship Men’s Under 21 CENTENARY ROWING CLUB Angus Morton Four (Coxless) Rebecca Fletcher Coach: Andrew Cruickshank UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Chloe Davison BOAT CLUB Championship Men’s Lightweight Tom Cox Double Scull Will Lindores Championship Men’s Single Scull TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Chris Anderson UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Khaney Lakaev Scott Laidler BOAT CLUB Jack Price Coach: Andrew Cruickshank Hugo Struss Coach: Keiran Dwyer Coach: Andrew Cruickshank Championship Men’s Under 21 Championship Men’s Lightweight Eight Championship Men’s Double Scull Pair (Coxless) UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND TOOWONG ROWING CLUB BOAT CLUB BOAT CLUB Jack Price Tom Amies Angus Morton Tim McDonnell Tom Coates Michael McBryde Coach: Keiran Dwyer Doug Wills Coach: Andrew Cruickshank Tom Swete Kelly Championship Men’s Lightweight Tom Cox Championship Men’s Quad Scull Four (Coxless) Rupert Raineri COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB TOOWONG RC/UNIVERSITY OF Will Lindores Peter Conomos QUEENSLAND BC Ben Ward Cameron Smith Sam Dutney Cox: Cameron Wong Mike Smith Oli Rowles Coach: Andrew Cruickshank Adam Kachyckyi Angus McColl (UQBC) Coaches: John Bowes Tom Heard Championship Men’s Under 18 Coach: Keiran Dwyer Single Scull Championship Men’s Pair (Coxless) UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Championship Men’s Under 21 BOAT CLUB BOAT CLUB Single Scull Tom Coates Scott Laidler GRAMMARIANS ROWING CLUB Coach: Andrew Cruickshank Chris Anderson Ben Morley Coach: Andrew Cruickshank Coach: Alan Bromiley

26 Championship Men’s Under 18 Double Scull UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Women’s Group 5 Single Scull BOAT CLUB MACKAY ROWING CLUB Tom Coates Alice Buda Tom Amies Championship Men’s Under 16 Quad Coach: Mike Partridge Coach: Andrew Cruickshank Scull (Coxed) ROCKHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL Women’s Group 5 Double Scull Championship Men’s Under 18 Quad Callum James CENTENARY ROWING CLUB Scull Matthew Learmonth Karlie Jennings ROCKHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL Nik Belonogoff Rhian Stack Joseph McLachlan Matthew Crouch Coach: Michael Optelten Stuart Harris Cox: Mitchell Archer Nik Belonogoff Coach: Alan Bromiley Men’s Group 3 Single Scull Matthew Crouch TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Coach: Alan Bromiley Championship Men’s Under 14 Tom Maloney Single Scull Coach: Keiran Dwyer Championship Men’s Under 18 Four SURFERS PARADISE ROWING CLUB (Coxed) Jackson Smith Men’s Group 3 Double Scull UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Coach: Jenny Pemberton COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB BOAT CLUB Michael Wright Tom Coates Brad Garrett Doug Wills Championship Men’s Under 14 Coach: Peter Toon Tom Swete Kelly Double Scull Tom Amies SURFERS PARADISE ROWING CLUB Men’s Group 5 Single Scull Cox: Pippa Robinson Jackson Smith THE SOUTHPORT SCHOOL Coach: David Dancer Samuel Ranson Christopher Munro Coach: Jenny Pemberton Coach: Rob Walker Championship Men’s Under 16 Single Scull Women’s Group 3 Single Scull Men’s Group 5 Double Scull TWEED HEADS ROWING CLUB BRISBANE & GPS ROWING CLUB TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Ben Walsh Amy James Harry Martin Coach: Garry Annand Coach: Cameron Kennedy Tom Maloney Coach: Keiran Dwyer Championship Men’s Under 16 Women’s Group 3 Double Scull Double Scull COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL Alanna Bodger Gabriel Brennan Jenaya Bodger Bradley Stevens Coach: Sarah McCarthy Coach: Stephan Muhlenberg

2009 Queensland Schools Champions

Championship Schoolgirls Single Championship Schoolgirls Quad Scull Championship Schoolgirls Four Scull ST PETERS LUTHERAN COLLEGE (Coxed) ST PETERS LUTHERAN COLLEGE Tess Campbell ST MARGARETS AGS Jessica Hall Sarah Zillman Alex Shepard Coach: Cameron Kennedy Katie Daubney Jacina Edmunds Jessica Hall Maddie Edmunds Championship Schoolgirls Double Cox: Harriet Messanger Phoebe Ward Scull Coach: Cameron Kennedy Cox: Emma Smith KENMORE STATE HIGH SCHOOL Coach: Jani Heino, Richard Dorrstein Alana Hewish Championship Schoolgirls Pair Chloe Hill (Coxless) Coach: Michael Opstelten BRISBANE STATE HIGH SCHOOL Kelsey King Elliet Barnes Coach: Ross King, Paul Barnes

27 Championship Schoolgirls Eight Championship Schoolgirls Year 10 Championship Schoolgirls Year 8 ST PETERS LUTHERAN COLLEGE Quad ScullST MARGARET'S(Coxed) AGS Quad Scull Nicole Whelans THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL BRISBANE STATE HIGH SCHOOL Tess Campbell Emma Josselyn Charly McIntyre Kateena Morey Breanna Koenen Renee Pihan Sarah Zillman Alexandra Kanowski Kenisha Ramsay Katie Daubney Alexandria McDonald Brittany Barham Claudia Mearns Cox: Caitlin Roseby Cox: Iona Binder Jessica Hall Coach: Stephan Muhlenburg Coach: Renee Muggleton Eleanor Wilson Cox: Harriet Messanger Championship Schoolgirls Year 10 Championship Schoolboys Single Coaches: Cameron Kennedy Four (Coxed) Scull ST MARGARETS AGS BRISBANE BOYS COLLEGE Championship Schoolgirls Under Georgina Pegg Tom Coates 17 Single Scull Jacinta Edmunds Coach: Peter Tierney KENMORE STATE HIGH SCHOOL Rachel Haines Chloe Hill Alex Hazlett Championship Schoolboys Double Coach: Michael Opstelten Cox: Emma Smith Scull Coach: Julia Pegg, Stephanie BRISBANE BOYS COLLEGE Championship Schoolgirls Year Corcoran, Katherine Corcoran Ashley Dighton 11 Double Scull Tom Coates KENMORE STATE HIGH SCHOOL Championship Schoolgirls Under 15 Coach: Peter Tierney Alana Hewish Single Scull Chloe Hill SOMERVILLE HOUSE Championship Schoolboys Quad Coach: Michael Opstelten Elizabeth Murdoch Scull (Coxed) Coach: Peter Herbert THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL Championship Schoolgirls Year Joshua Leigh 11 Quad Scull Championship Schoolgirl Year 9 Jacob Connor KENMORE SHS/CENTENARY Double Scull Alex Grunke SHS/BRIGADINE COLLEGE DEAD HEAT – SOMERVILLE HOUSE Joshua Pollock Karlie Jennings (CSHS) Julia Salisbury Cox: Christian Pretorious Bronty Morris (BRIG) Elizabeth Murdoch Coach: Stephan Muhlenberg Alana Hewish Coach: Peter Herbert Chloe Hill TRINITY LUTHERAN COLLEGE Championship Schoolboys Pair Cox: Mark Papinczak (SPLC) Daisy Stubberfield (Coxless) Coach: Michael Opstelten Rosalind Cartmill KENMORE STATE HIGH SCHOOL Coach: Jenny Pemberton Chris Dixon Championship Schoolgirls Year Yannick Dixon 11 Four (Coxed) Championship Schoolgirls Year 9 Coach: Michael Opstelten ST PETERS LUTHERAN COLLEGE Quad Scull (Coxed) Nicole Whelans SOMERVILLE HOUSE Championship Schoolboys Four Claudia Mearns Olivia Houston (Coxed) Kateena Morey Samantha Sheehan ST JOSEPHS NUDGEE COLLEGE Eleanor Wilson Julia Salisbury Darcy Egan Cox: Harriet Messanger Elizabeth Murdoch Levi Power Coaches: Cameron Kennedy Cox: Catherine Crombie Jack Chiarabaglio Coach: Peter Herbert Christopher Hislop Championship Schoolgirls Under 16 Cox: Harry King Single Scull Championship Schoolgirls Under 14 Coach: Greg Thorne ST LUKES ANGLICAN COLLEGE Single Scull Sophie Jarvis ST PETER’S LUTHERAN COLLEGE Coach: John Bigg Georgia Wilson Coach: Steph Krippner Championship Schoolgirls Year 10 Double Scull Championship Schoolgirls Year 8 SOMERVILLE HOUSE Double Scull Sarah Kennedy SOMERVILLE HOUSE Laura Healy Ellen Ziesemer Coach: Andrew McNicol Chantal Reid Coach: Jeffery Searle 28 Championship Schoolboys Eight Championship Schoolboys Year Championship Schoolboys Under 15 BRISBANE BOYS COLLEGE 11 Four (Coxed) Single Scull Sean Chidgey THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL ST PETERS LUTHERAN COLLEGE Kurt Lawrence Joshua Leigh Tobias Smith Andrew Homewood Jacob Connor Coach: Michael Opstelten James Stephens Alex Grunke Evan Mills Joshua Pollock Championship Schoolboys Year 9 Andrew Dow Cox: Christian Pretorious Double Scull Ashley Dighton Coach: Stephan Muhlenberg TOWNSVILLE GRAMMAR SCHOOL Tom Coates Cameron Small Cox: Jono King Championship Schoolboys Under 16 Alex King Coach: Peter Tierney, William Keates Single Scull Coach: Robert Hamilton ROCKHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL Championship Schoolboys Under Matt Crouch Championship Schoolboys Year 9 17 Single Scull Coach: Alan Bromiley Quad Scull (Coxed) BUNDABERG STATE HIGH SCHOOL THE SOUTHPORT SCHOOL Tristan Pagliano Championship Schoolboys Year 10 Dean Van Heteren-Swemmer Coach: Cassie White Double Scull Jack Cornelson ROCKHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL Vincent Cooney Championship Schoolboys Year Nik Belonogoff Cato Perrin 11 Double Scull Matt Crouch Cox: Harry McCallum THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL Coach: Alan Bromiley Coach: Alexander Paranthoiene Jacob Connor Joshua Pollock Championship Schoolboys Year 10 Championship Schoolboys Under Coach: Stephan Muhlenberg Quad Scull (Coxed) 14 Single Scull ROCKHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRINITY LUTHERAN COLLEGE Matthew Learmonth Jackson Smith Championship Schoolboys Year Alexander Armstrong Coach: Jenny Pemberton 11 Quad Scull (Coxed) Nik Belonogoff THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL Matt Crouch Championship Schoolboys Year Joshua Leigh Cox: Jack Barwick 8 Double Scull Jacob Connor Coach: Alan Bromiley TRINITY LUTHERAN COLLEGE Alex Grunke Samuel Ranson Joshua Pollock Championship Schoolboys Year 10 Jack Armitage Cox: Christian Pretorious Four (Coxed) Coach: Jenny Pemberton Coach: Stephan Muhlenberg THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL Bradley Stevens Championship Schoolboys Year Henry Smith 8 Quad Scull Gabriel Brennan TRINITY LUTHERAN COLLEGE Aaron Wilson Isaac Elliott Cox: Christian Pretorious Jackson Smith Coach: Stephan Muhlenberg Samuel Ranson Jack Armitage Cox: Maddison Ganis Coach: Jenny Pemberton

2009 Queensland Masters Champions

Championship Women’s Masters A Championship Women’s Masters C Championship Women’s Masters E Single Scull Single Scull Single Scull NOOSA YACHT AND ROWING CLUB COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Hannah Every-Hall Ceinwen Fay Marion Elliott

Championship Women’s Masters B Championship Women’s Masters D Championship Women’s Masters F- Single Scull Single Scull J Single Scull COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB NOOSA YACHT & ROWING CLUB Alecia Thomasson Mary Fenn Rachel Mecham (F)

29 Championship Women’s Masters A Championship Women’s Masters Championship Women’s Masters D Double Scull D Quad Scull Four (Coxed) TOOWONG ROWING CLUB COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Vanessa Whitehead Barbara Hall Marion Elliott Katrina-Ann Nugent Sally Broadley Heather Warren Mary Fenn Penny Mercer Championship Women’s Masters B Vicki Leary Julie Bourne Double Scull Cox: Gillian Parmentar NOOSA YACHT AND ROWING CLUB Championship Women’s Masters E Hannah Every-Hall Quad Scull Championship Women’s Masters E Emma Hebron NOOSA YACHT AND ROWING CLUB Four (Coxed) Cheryl Morton TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Championship Women’s Masters C Diana Crouch Helen Wintle Double Scull Karen Turnbull Robyn Herries COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB Emma Hebron Heather Warren Lynette Parker Marion Elliott Sally Broadley Championship Women’s Masters F - Cox: Gillian Parmenter J Quad Scull Championship Women’s Masters D NOOSA YACHT AND ROWING CLUB Championship Women’s Masters C Double Scull (F) Eight COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB Cheryl Morton COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB Barbara Hall Diana Crouch Barbara Hall Ceinwen Fay Karen Turnbull Sally Broadley Jean Clark Mary Fenn Championship Women’s Masters E Vicki Leary Double Scull Championship Women’s Masters A - Lynette Parker BUNDABERG ROWING CLUB C Pair Alecia Thomasson Fran Coleridge TOOWONG ROWING CLUB (A) Ceinwen Fay Veronica Taylor Vanessa Whitehead Louise Pattie Coach: John Bigg Katrina-Ann Nugent Cox: Sandra McGinnis

Championship Women’s Masters Championship Women’s Masters D Championship Women’s Masters D F - J Double Scull Pair Eight BUNDABERG ROWING CLUB (F) TOOWONG ROWING CLUB TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Susan Stewart Julie Bourne Nicola Guy Fran Colergidge Marion Elliott Angelina Ellis Coach: John Bigg Robyn Herries Championship Women’s Masters E Helen Wintle Championship Women’s Masters Pair Heather Warren A & B Quad Scull TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Marion Elliott COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB (B) Heather Warren Julie Bourne Sandra McGinnis Marion Elliott Penny Mercer Sonya Graham Cox: Gillian Parmenter Louise Pattie Championship Women’s Masters F- Lynette Parker J Pair Championship Women’s Masters E TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Eight Championship Women’s Masters Carol Watters NOOSA YACHT AND ROWING CLUB C Quad Scull Lynnette Brown Jean Clark COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB Darryl Gerson Mary Fenn Championship Women’s Masters C Linda Grams Ceinwen Fay Four (Coxed) Diana Crouch Alecia Thomasson UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Karen Turnbull Vicki Leary BOAT CLUB Julia Trotter Rachel Thomson Rachel Mecham Cathryn Rodmell Emma Hebron Flavia Gobbo Cox: Elizabeth Campbell Margot Draydon Cox: Timothy Douglas

30 Championship Men’s Masters A Championship Men’s Masters E Championship Men’s Masters F-J Single Scull Double Scull Quad Scull TOOWONG ROWING CLUB TOWNSVILLLE JCU/TOOWONG COMMERCIAL/GOLD COAST Peter Schryver ROWING CLUB MASTERS/MURWILLUMBAH Alan Coulton (TOOW) Robert Lack (COMM) Championship Men’s Masters B Alan Wallace (TJCU) John MacDonald (MURW) Single Scull Ray Clitheroe (GCMR) MURWILLUMBAH ROWING CLUB Championship Men’s Masters F Colin Brett (COMM) Rick Kranen Double Scull BUNDABERG ROWING CLUB/KAND Championship Men’s Masters A & B Championship Men’s Masters C ROWING CLUB Pair Single Scull Neville Doughan (KAND) TOOWONG ROWING CLUB (B) MURWILLUMBAH ROWING CLUB Malcom Ford (BUND) David Kennedy Rick Kranen Peter Zahnleiter Championship Men’s Masters G - Championship Men’s Masters D J Double Scull Championship Men’s Masters C Pair Single Scull SUNSHINE COAST ROWING CLUB TOOWONG ROWING CLUB UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Stjepan Ivelja David Kennedy BOAT CLUB Rodney Hutchinson Peter Zahnleiter Ian Luxford Championship Men’s Masters A - Championship Men’s Masters D Pair Championship Men’s Masters E B Quad Scull UNIVERSITY OF Single Scull UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND QUEENSLAND/MURWILLUMBAH UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND BOAT CLUB Rick Kranen (MURW) BOAT CLUB David Leach Ian Luxford (UQBC) Ian Luxford Bruce Bennett Jeffrey Conn Championship Men’s Masters E Pair Championship Men’s Masters F Timothy Douglas TOOWONG ROWING CLUB Single Scull Alan McSporran BRISBANE & GPS ROWING CLUB Championship Men’s Masters C Nicholas Wallrock Robert Alexander Quad Scull COMMERCIAL/TATTERSALL’S/ Championship Men’s Masters F - J Championship Men’s Masters G - UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Pair J Single Scull Philip O’Dwyer (UQBC) BRISBANE & GPS ROWING CLUB COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB Jeffery Peereboom (COMM) Ian Mathieson Colin Brett (J) Harry Fitzgerald (COMM) Brian Cox Russell Dean (Tatts) Championship Men’s Masters A Championship Men’s Masters A & B & B Double Scull Championship Men’s Masters D Four (Coxed) TWEED HEADS ROWING CLUB Quad Scull UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND (B) MURWILLUMBAH/SUNSHINE BOAT CLUB (B) Andre West COAST/BRISBANE & David Leach Paul Hickling GPS/COMMERCIAL Bruce Bennett Jeffery Peereboom (COMM) Jeffrey Conn Championship Men’s Masters C Jonathon Brett (BRIS) Timothy Douglas Double Scull Brent O’Keefe (SCRC) Cox: Shirley Clarke MURWILLUMBAH ROWING CLUB John Newcomb (MURW) Rick Kranen Championship Men’s Masters C John Ryan Championship Men’s Masters E Four (Coxed) Quad Scull UNIVERSITY OF Championship Men’s Masters D MURWILLUMBAH ROWING CLUB QUEENSLAND/TATTERSALLS Double Scull John MacDonald Jeffrey Conn (UQBC) COMMERCIAL ROWING CLUB Rick Kranen Philip O’Dwyer (UQBC) Jeffery Peereboom John Ryan Russell Dean (TATTS) Harry Fitzgerald John Newcomb Bruce Bennett (UQBC) Cox: Christine Clements

31 Championship Men’s Masters D Championship Men’s Masters F-J Championship Men’s Masters D Four (Coxed) Four (Coxed) Eight TOOWONG ROWING CLUB TOOWONG/BRIS & GPS (F) TOOWONG/BRISBANE & GPS Gavin Keily Alan McSporran (TOOW) Alan McSporran (TOOW) John Bliss Nicholas Wallrock (TOOW) Adrian Howard (TOOW) David Kennedy Robert Alexander (BRIS) Robert Alexander (BRIS) Peter Zahleiter Peter Jell (TOOW) Peter Jell (TOOW) Cox: Sandra Keily Cox: Gillian Parmenter Gavin Keily (TOOW) John Bliss (TOOW) Championship Men’s Masters E Championship Men’s Masters C David Kennedy (TOOW) Four (Coxed) Eight Peter Zahnleiter (TOOW) TOOWONG/BRISBANE & GPS UNIVERSITY OF Cox: Sandra Keily Robert Alexander (BRIS) QUEENSLAND/TATTERSALLS Peter Jell (TOOW) Timothy Douglas (UQBC) Championship Men’s Masters F - David Kennedy (TOOW) Jeffrey Conn (UQBC) J Eight Peter Zahnleiter (TOOW) Ross Williams (TATTS) TOOWONG/BRISBANE & GPS (G) Cox: Marion Elliott Cameron Stephenson (UQBC) James Gibb (TOOW) Charles Sweeper (UQBC) Nicholas Wallrock (TOOW) Philip O’Dwyer (UQBC) James Garner (TOOW) Russell Dean (TATTS) Christopher Bell (TOOW) Mark Howden (UQBC) Terry Connelly (TOOW) Cox: Jo Cook Chris Lyndon (TOOW) Robert Alexander (BRIS) Peter Jell (TOOW) Cox: Paula Lyndon (TOOW)

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009 ROWING QUEENSLAND INC FINANCIAL REPORT

STATEMENT TO MEMBERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

In the opinion of the Committee of Rowing Queensland Inc:

(a) Rowing Queensland Inc is not a reporting entity;

(b) The financial statements consisting of the Statement of Income & Expenditure, Balance Sheet and Notes to the Financial Statements are drawn up so as to present fairly the financial position of Rowing Queensland Inc at 31 December 2009 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended, and are in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements, and comply with the provisions of the Constitution and the Associations Incorporations Act (QLD); and

(c) There are reasonable grounds to believe that Rowing Queensland Inc will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Committee of Rowing Queensland Inc.

Peter Schryver Chairman

Date: 23 February 2010

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STATEMENT BY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

I, Ross Symonds, being the person responsible for the preparation of the attached financial statements of Rowing Queensland Inc for the year ended 31 December 2009, state that to the best of my knowledge and belief such financial statements present fairly the financial position of Rowing Queensland Inc at 31 December 2009, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended, and are in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the provision of the Constitution and the Associations Incorporations Act (QLD).

Ross Symonds Chief Executive Officer

Date: 23 February 2010

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INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO MEMBERS OF ROWING QUEENSLAND INC FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

Scope

The financial report and committee of management’s responsibility: The financial report is a special purpose financial report and comprises the Balance Sheet, statement of Income & Expenditure, accompanying notes to the financial statements, and the statement to the members for Rowing Queensland Inc (the ‘association’), for the year ended 31 December 2009.

The association’s committee of management is responsible for preparing a financial report that presents fairly the financial position and performance of the association. This includes responsibility for the maintenance of adequate accounting records and internal controls that are designed to prevent and detect fraud and error, and for the accounting policies and accounting estimates inherent in the financial report. The committee of management has determined that the accounting policies used and described in Note 1 to the financial statements are consistent with the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act QLD and the association’s constitution and are appropriate to meet the needs of the members. These policies do not require the application of all accounting standards and other mandatory financial reporting requirements in Australia. No opinion is expressed as to whether the accounting policies used are appropriate to the needs of the members.

The financial report has been prepared for distribution to the members for the purpose of fulfilling the committee of management’s financial reporting requirements under the Associations Incorporation Act QLD and the association’s constitution. We disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on this report or on the financial report to which it relates to any person other than the members, or for any purpose other than that for which it was prepared.

Audit approach: We conducted an independent audit of the financial report in order to express an opinion on it to the members of the association. Our audit was conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards in order to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial report is free of material misstatement. The nature of an audit is influenced by factors such as the use of professional judgement, selective testing, the inherent limitation of internal control, and the availability of persuasive rather than conclusive evidence. Therefore, an audit cannot guarantee that all material misstatements have been detected.

We performed procedures to assess whether in all material respects the financial report presents fairly, in accordance with the accounting policies in Note 1 to the financial statements, a view which is consistent with our understanding of the association’s financial position, and of its performance as represented by the results of its operations and cash flows.

We formed our audit opinion on the basis of these procedures, which included:  Examining, on a test basis, information to provide evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial report; and  Assessing the appropriateness of the disclosures used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the committee of management.

While we considered the effectiveness of management’s internal controls over financial reporting when determining the nature and extent of our procedures, our audit was not designed to provide assurance on internal controls. 36 Independence We are independent of the association, and have met the independence requirements of Australian professional ethical pronouncements.

Audit Opinion In our opinion, the financial report of Rowing Queensland Inc presents fairly, in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements, a view which is consistent with our understanding of the association’s financial position as at 31 December 2009, and of its financial performance as represented by the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended.

Morris & Batzloff

Norman J. Hoare Audit Partner Brisbane

Date: 24 February 2010

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STATEMENT OF INCOME & EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

Note 2009 2008 $ $ REVENUES FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES 2 1 003 807 823 070

Administration expenses 160 464 150 623 Affiliation Fees 12 987 12 033 Boat race officials’ expenses 12 749 13 120 Employment expenses 285 750 260 704 Education and Safety 123 449 - Education and Training 8 198 11 916 Development & High Performance 84 449 52 831 Major event expenses 125 333 127 656 Occupancy costs 17 420 17 740 Regatta costs 80 866 58 905 Team costs 62 306 66 328 973 971 771 856 PROFIT/(LOSS) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE 29 836 51 214

INCOME TAX EXPENSE RELATING TO OPERATING ACTIVITIES 1 (c) - -

PROFIT/(LOSS) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES AFTER INCOME TAX EXPENSE 29 836 51 214

NON-OPERATING EXPENSES Revaluation/loss on disposal of non-current assets - 1 130 Depreciation – non-current assets 36 400 40 314 36 400 41 444

PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR YEAR AFTER INCOME TAX EXPENSE (6 564) 9 770

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BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

Note 2009 2008 $ $ CURRENT ASSETS Cash 3 555 280 502 686 Receivables 4 29 479 90 646 Prepayments 5 6 790 5 202

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 591 549 598 534

NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant and equipment 6 52 082 86 279 Intangible assets 7 10 905 -

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 62 987 86 279

TOTAL ASSETS 654 536 684 813

CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditors 8 354 892 382 291 Provisions 9 20 468 16 782

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 375 360 399 073

TOTAL LIABILITIES 375 360 399 073

NET ASSETS 279 176 285 740

EQUITY Retained Profits 10 279 176 285 740

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Basis of Preparation

The financial statements of Rowing Queensland Inc have been prepared as a Special Purpose Financial Report for use by the Committee and members of Rowing Queensland Inc to fulfil the Committee’s responsibility to prepare a financial report. The financial report has been prepared on the basis that Rowing Queensland Inc is not a reporting entity.

AASB 1031 Materiality AASB 110 Events after the Balance Sheet Date

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies adopted by the association in the preparation of the financial statements.

(b) Basis of Accounting

The financial report has been prepared on the basis of historical costs.

Rowing Queensland Inc is an exempt body under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

(d) Non-Current Assets

Property, plant and equipment have been brought to account at officers’ valuation (as at 31 December 2009) and at cost less accumulated depreciation.

The depreciable amounts of all fixed assets are depreciated over their useful lives commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.

The carrying amount of fixed assets is reviewed annually by the committee to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount of those assets.

The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of expected net cash flows which will be received from the assets employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have not been discounted to their present values in determining the recoverable amounts.

(e) Accounting Period

These financial statements are for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.

(f) Employee Entitlements

Provision is made for the Association’s liability for employee entitlements arising from services rendered by employees to balance date. Employee entitlements expected to be settled within one year together with entitlements arising from wages and salaries and annual leave which will be settled after one year, have been measured at their nominal amount.

Contributions are made by the Association to an employee superannuation fund and are charged as expenses when incurred.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009 (Cont’d)

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont’d)

(g) Leases

Lease payments are charged as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred. Lease commitments are outlined in Note 11.

(h) Goods and Services Tax

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office. In these circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense.

(i) Recognition of Income

All revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the entity and the revenue can be reliably measured.

(j) Comparative Figures

Where necessary, comparative figures have been altered to comform with changes in presentation.

2. OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) Included in the operating profit/(loss) are the following revenues arising from operating activities:

2009 2008 $ $ Grants - Office of Sport Grants 206 866 215 232 - Elite Development 33 125 45 000 - Development Programs 12 500 65 621 Development & High Performance 56 266 10 278 Sponsorship Income 95 000 80 000 Membership Registrations and Affiliations 115 236 92 008 Education and Safety 141 586 - Education & Training 14 258 11 364 Major Event Income 136 778 143 795 Merchandise Sales 4 929 3 436 Interest Received 10 495 17 481 Rent Received 1 745 4 168 Regatta Income 128 061 105 365 Team Contribution 21 918 6 841 Profit on Disposal of Non-Current Assets 4 449 - Other Income 20 595 22 481 1 003 807 823 070

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009 (Cont’d)

2009 2008 $ $

3. CASH

Cash at Bank - Operating 554 486 502 464 Cash on Hand 794 222

Total Cash 555 280 502 686

4. RECEIVABLES

Accounts Receivable 29 479 100 720 Less Provision for Doubtful Debts - 10 074

Total Receivables 29 479 90 646

5. PREPAYMENTS

Team Costs - 5 202 Other 6 790 -

Total Prepayments 6 790 5 202

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Coaching Equipment 13 615 17 694 Office Furniture & Equipment 22 729 30 904 Regatta Course Equipment 15 738 31 826 Motor Vehicles - 5 855

Total Property, Plant and Equipment 52 082 86 279

7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Website Development 10 905 -

Total Intangible Assets 10 905 -

8. CREDITORS

Income Received in Advance – Grants 277 098 233 963 Trade Creditors 18 043 51 837 GST Payable 16 163 24 836 Other Creditors & Accruals 43 588 71 655

Total Creditors 354 892 382 291

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009 (Cont’d) 2009 2008 $ $ 9. PROVISIONS

Employee Entitlements 11 782 11 782 Club Development 8 686 5 000

Total Provisions 20 468 16 782

10. RESERVES AND RETAINED PROFITS

Balance at the Beginning of the Year 285 740 275 970 Net Profit/(Loss) Attributable to Members of Rowing Queensland Inc (6 564) 9 770

Balance at the End of the Year 279 176 285 740

11. FUTURE COMMITMENTS

Premises Lease

The association’s premises lease with the Brisbane City Council commenced in 2003 and expires in 2023. Initial rent per annum was $10 500 and this is subject to CPI adjustment each year until 2023.

Motor Vehicle Leases

Rental Payable Within 1 Year $ 18 120 Rental Payable After 1 Year $ 13 553

12. MORTGAGES, CHARGES

There are no mortgages or charges over any property of the association.

13. EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO BALANCE DATE

No matters have arisen since 31 December 2009 which would have a material effect on these financial statements.

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