2018 Annual Report

2018 Annual Report social DINING & BAR ASIAN RESTAURANT Photography by Meg Gibb SS&A | 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2 In This Report About SS&A Albury .................................................................................2 About This Report ...................................................................................3 Key Achievements...................................................................................4 Member Focus ..........................................................................................5 Redevelopment News ...........................................................................6 The Year That Was ....................................................................................7 SS&A Fun Facts .........................................................................................8 Employee Focus ....................................................................................10 Sports Sponsorship Focus ................................................................11 Community Focus ................................................................................12 Executives' Report ................................................................................17 Directors' Report ...................................................................................19 Finance Report ......................................................................................25 Auditor’s Declaration ..........................................................................40 SS&A | 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 1 This was to be not merely for RSL men who had served About SS&A Albury overseas, but for many ex-servicemen who had not The origins of the Albury Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen’s left Australia. Club Ltd may be traced back to the Albury and District Using the Memorial Hall Fund, the RSL bought the War Services Hall Appeal Committee. This group of buildings at 611 Dean Street, which had been a service World War I diggers, service groups and parents of rest room throughout the war and up to February men serving in World War II set out in 1944 to raise 1946. SS&A was formally opened in October 1946 and 14,000 pounds for a Services Memorial Hall. was registered under the Liquor Act in 1947. In 1954, After the war ended, the Memorial Hall Fund was far the club bought land in Olive Street and a new club short of its target. Also, different attitudes prevailed headquarters, independent of the RSL, was opened when the boys came home. Instead of a memorial hall, there in July 1960. the idea of a licensed club gained favour. Source - SS&A Club: A History, by Howard C. Jones, 1994 Today, SS&A Albury is a premium entertainment venue in the heart of the Albury CBD. The venue has two restaurants catering for small to large groups. Social Dining & Bar features your favourite club classics including succulent steaks, schnitzels and burgers as well as an extensive kid’s menu and enclosed kid’s play area. Zhúzi Asian Restaurant offers authentic Asian flavours in traditional dishes that are sure to please. The venue features three bars, each with their own With an outdoor courtyard, plenty of convenient identity, creating three distinct destinations in parking plus conferencing and function facilities the one place. The Studio boasts the best free live available, SS&A Albury is the place for Albury entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights; enjoy Wodonga locals and visitors to eat, drink and play. the Aurum Lounge for an upmarket experience; while The Locker Room is the region’s best sports bar with giant screens and betting facilities. SS&A | 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2 Our Mission To be regional Australia’s best entertainment experience About This Report The 2018 Annual Report provides a comprehensive account of the venue’s performance from 1 June 2017 to Our Promise 31 May 2018. The report is presented We promise to give our customers an experience as a commitment to transparent they’ll never forget and an experience they’ll want financial reporting, good corporate to share. We promise to exceed their expectations on the quality of food and beverage, entertainment governance and clear strategic and customer service. We promise to give them planning for future sustainability. more reasons to keep coming back. The Annual Report demonstrates initiatives undertaken throughout the 2017/18 period to strive toward our mission of regional Australia’s best entertainment experience, to maintain our brand identity as a Our Brand community-orientated hospitality We are a community-oriented hospitality venue and to deliver on our customer venue that is welcoming and down-to-earth first promise. while also being dynamic and entertaining for our wide range of customers. Finally, this publication reflects our commitment to improving member equity, to serving our community and to enhancing the working life of our employees. Our Values Customer First Entertain Exceed Expectations Teamwork Clever Dicks SS&A | 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 3 Key Achievements In the past five years, SS&A Albury has been committed to a strategic plan of ensuring financial stability. Through that time it has continued to experience a period of financial growth and development that has seen the introduction of the brands that make up the identity of SS&A Albury today. $6,500,000 $140,000+ wages and other staff benefits training costs or $1,300 per staff member $355,000 SS&A partnered with 197 in direct community grants, businesses including 88 local businesses donations and sponsorship Membership Growth Five Year Growth 2013 15,386 2014 17,671 Revenue ................................... +15% 2015 18,578 2016 20,809 Food, Beverage and Gaming Revenue .... +36% 2017 21,092 2018 23,748 Food and Beverage ....................... +37% EBITDA ..................................... +40% Net Profit ............................... +150% Development Timeline Development investment into the facilities at SS&A Albury for the past five years has exceeded $5,185,000. 2014 2015 Zhúzi Asian Restaurant, The Locker Room + The Studio X-Golf + Aurum Alfresco ASIAN RESTAURANT March September December September December 2016 2017 2018 Lush Bar Albury Street Food & Bar Social Dining & Bar ALBURY STREET FOOD + BAR social DINING & BAR SS&A | 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 4 Member Focus Pat’s Lifetime Commitment Recognised “I went to TAFE to do a computing course for the bowls, and also went there to use a lathe and do some A former Director of five years and woodwork. I made lounge chairs for the club to raffle, foundation secretary of the SS&A Women’s made all the shields for their championships and also Bowling Club, Pat Flynn has been the ones for the Riverina District, which they still play for today.” honoured with a Life Membership of SS&A. It’s the first time a female member of SS&A has received the accolade. Her involvement with SS&A came largely through her husband Des, who was also a long-time member, going on to also become a Club Director and Life Member. “I’ve had such a long attachment to the club really, through my husband Des, early on in 1969 when it was a men’s only club,” Pat said. Pat held numerous roles at the SS&A Women’s Bowling Club, including 25 years as Secretary, but perhaps her greatest memory is when women were allowed to be full members of SS&A. While it’s difficult to sum up the years of voluntary work and commitment to SS&A, Chief Executive “Probably my best thoughts were when they told us Officer Gerard Darmody says Pat’s honour as a Life we could be full members, because we thought it Member is well deserved. would never happen,” Pat said. “I think its excellent, from the board’s perspective and Pat’s five years as a Club Director was also an accolade the members who nominated her,” Gerard said. “It’s a that only came about through encouragement once great reward and recognition for all her time and effort husband Des stepped down due to ill health. put into the Club over many years. We’re very proud, Pat’s trailblazing ways for women were forged early it’s a great achievement.” when she pursued a career in the Airforce. As the first female awarded a Life Membership, it’s Pat even turned her hand at creating many of the clear Pat’s trailblazing ways are still making an impact. trophies for the bowling club. Source – Border Café, article by Kylie King, October 2018 | Photography by TruPics We Celebrate Our Life Members Bert Braddy 1951 Merv Burke 1978 George Spurr 1982 Fred Scott 1987 Eric Foley 1952 Jack Phillips 1978 Col Fraser 1984 Pat Cain 1997 Clarrie Bowring 1952 Ted Easton 1978 Eric Shields 1987 Paul Packham 2006 Doug Milham 1973 Roy Maloney 1982 Des Flynn 1987 Graham Garvie 2016 SS&A | 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 5 Redevelopment News The period of Financial Year 2017/2018 was a year where SS&A Albury lived and breathed our promise to give members and guests more reasons to keep coming back. Lush Bar was altered into one of the trendiest cocktail During the summer period, SS&A Albury was the place bars in the region. With value for money cocktails to be with the launch of Albury Street Food & Bar – the featuring premium spirits, Cocktails @ Lush Bar gave region’s first and only outdoor street food eatery. A patrons an intimate setting to meet up with friends section of the venue’s carpark was transformed into for an after-work tempter, a pre-dinner palette a casual dining experience where different cuisines cleanser or a post-band refresher. After extensive rotated weekly, creating a new experience each week. training with SouthTrade International, the supplier

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