Annual Report 1999
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ANNUAL REPORT 1999 1 STATUTORY DECLARATION I, Do solemnly and sincerely declare that the attached Annual Report is a True and Correct record. Amendments to the Annual Report were made and carried after the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday xxxx. I make this solemn declaration by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 as amended and subject to the penalties provided by the Act for the making of false statements in statutory declarations, conscientiously believing the statements contained in this declaration to be true in every particular. Declared at Brisbane On this day of 1999 Before me 2 THE SIXTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF BRISBANE WOMEN’S HOCKEY ASSOCIATION INC OFFICE BEARERS FOR 1999 PATRONESS Ms Gail Austen OAM LIFE MEMBERS Mrs A Todd (Decd) - 1953 Mrs E McDougall (Decd) - 1962 Miss J Snarski - 1983 Miss J Clarke (Decd) - 1953 Mrs M Josiffe OAM - 1963 Mrs J Tidey - 1984 Mrs E T Dobbin AM - 1953 Mrs F Crunkhorn (Decd) - 1964 Mrs A Parkyn - 1985 Mrs R Robinson AM MBE - 1953 Miss B Watson - 1969 Miss J Ellis - 1988 Mrs K Langan - 1954 Miss S Otto - 1970 Mrs N Gordon - 1989 Miss W McMullin (Decd) - 1955 Mrs J Viertel OAM - 1972 Mrs L Thomas - 1990 Miss L Mauchlan - 1956 Mrs F Wastell - 1979 Mrs J Mecklem - 1992 Miss N Mauchlan (Decd) - 1956 Mrs E Green (Decd) - 1980 Mrs R Nix - 1995 Mrs E Grealy - 1958 Dr M Hughes OAM - 1981 Miss I Sim - 1961 Miss H Scraggs OAM - 1982 LONG SERVICE AWARDS Denise Byrne (15) – 1992 Jack Manders (15) – 1994 Jenny Heron (10) – 1997 Joyce Proctor (10) – 1992 Keith Tidey (10) – 1995 Lesley Schoenwald (10) – 1997 Denise Roberts (15) – 1992 Joyce Proctor (15) – 1996 June Ballantyne (10) - 1997 Jan Hadfield (15) – 1993 Keith Nix (10) – 1997 Graham Wakefield (15) - 1998 Julene Grant (10) – 1993 Caroline Schomberg (10) – 1997 Judy Keen (10) - 1998 PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER Meg Brodie Jenny Heron Mary Cockings MANAGEMENT C’TEE CONSTITUTION C’TEE FINANCE C’TEE Kim Thomasson Keith Tidey (C) Mary Cockings (C) Ruth Grim Mary Cockings John Whitlock Lisa-Marie Jones (Res 20.05.99) Ronda Nix Simon Brodie Mavis Rowe (Res 09.03.99) Sue Andersen Joyce Proctor Meg Brodie VICE PRESIDENTS Liz Lobb Di Brodie Lyn Thomas J Ewers Jenny Tidey R Pappalardo Robin Roberts (Appt 09.03.99) MATCH SECRETARY QWASC DELEGATES HQ DELEGATES Lyn Thomas Mary Cockings Meg Brodie Jenny Tidey Mary Cockings Jenny Heron 3 UMPIRES BOARD UMPIRES STEWARD UNIFORM & EQUIP OFFICER Kim Thomasson (C) Lyn Thomas Joyce Proctor Alyson Aleksic Michele Arnold Cheryl Kann GROUNDS COMMITTEE HOUSE COMMITTEE JUDICIARY C’TEE Jenny Tidey (C) Liz Lobb (C) Robyn Andersen John Bigg Caroline Schomberg Mavis Rowe Bruce Oakhill Angela Coleman Judy Keen Caroline Schomberg Joyce Proctor Helen Allan (Deputy) Bev Broadfoot Jenny Tidey Amanda Higgs (Deputy) Amanda Higgs FIXTURE & GRADING C’TEE FIXTURE & GRADING C’TEE Turf Grass Marilyn Chatfield (C) Christine Blanchard (C) Jenny Heron Pip Ahern Robyn Andersen Liz Lobb Sue Andersen (P) Lisa-Marie Jones (P) VETERANS SELECTION C’TEE SENIOR SELECTION C’TEE U18 SELECTION C’TEE Kym Bell (C) Marilyn Chatfield Melda Dunning (C) Jenny Heron Margaret Dilger (P) Sue McLatchey Diana Young Kerrie Richards Kim Thomasson Mary Cockings (P) Kym Ireland (P) HONORARY SOLICITOR HONORARY AUDITOR HONORARY ENGINEER Liz O’Connor Julie Bennett Keith Nix PLAYER DEVELOPMENT SHC ORGANISING C’TEE COACHES ASSN BOARD FUNDRAISING C’TEE Dick Roebuck Lyn Thomas Lisa-Marie Jones Bev Sunderland Mary Cockings Sandy Smith Sue Brough Gary Keene SPONSORSHIP, MEDIA Sue McLatchey PROMOTIONS C’TEE Julie Dwyer Robin Roberts SHC BOARD MEMBERS SOCIAL SECRETARY REGISTRATION OFFICER Mary Cockings Joyce Proctor Amber Worth 4 BWHA STAFF ADMINISTRATION DP CANTEEN CONVENOR PHYSIOTHERAPISTS Allyson Skuse (Res 1 Sept) Hayley Chatfield Karen Groves Kathy Duggan Marilyn Chatfield Allyson Woodford SPORTS TRAINERS SATELLITE COACH REGIONAL COACHING DIR John Thomas Kerrie Richards Sharyn Simpson Bruce Oakhill Richard Van Zyl Peter Lynskey` GROUNDSMAN Helen Phillips Damien Gray John Bigg HONORARY MEMBERS Mr Tony Aleksic Mr Jim Hawthorne Mr Jim Northcott AM Ms Julie Bartlett Mrs Helen Hill Mr Bruce Oakhill Mr John Bigg Mr Noel Hockaday Mr Des O’Connor Mr John Bowkett Ms Jan Hughes Mrs Pam Patterson Miss Bev Broadfoot Mr Gary Keene Mr Ross Pappalardo Mr Simon Brodie Mrs Kath Kenealy Mrs Daphne Pirie MBE Mr John Bozuwa Mr Dave Kenealy Mr Dick Roebuck Mrs Ros Cameron Mrs Janelle Kohn Mrs Bev Sunderland Mr Ross Carrington Mr Stephen Kohn Mr Mike Thomas Mr Steve Copsey Mrs Irene Leeming Mr John Thomas Mr Brad Duggan Mr Peter Lynskey Mr Keith Tidey Ms Karen Groves Ms Sue McLatchey Mr Richard Van Zyl Mr Neil Hawgood Mr Ross Mitchell Mr Graham Wakefield Mrs Rae Hawthorne Mr Keith Nix 5 PRESIDENT’S REPORT This year our main achievement has been rewriting the constitution. At this juncture we have only one point to be finalised. This is the voting structure. Currently having a division 1 and 2 team entitles a Club to an additional vote but the committee recommended a vote per team, thus giving clubs voting power relevant to size. The committee feels that this more democratic method should be used. Hopefully this may be finalised at the 1999 AGM. I would like to thank Keith Tidey for his organisation of the committee and its work and Sue Andersen for her constitutional expertise. Saturday at Downey Park has been somewhat easier for management with two people employed to actually run an office and be available to answer questions. As a neutral person it was possible for them to defuse situations with management making decisions in a calmer environment. I believe this was a great benefit to the Junior Management team in particular. This has been a very disjointed season with Champions Trophy and excessive rain. All this led to many changes of fixtures that made our staff on Saturdays invaluable. To accommodate the Champions Trophy, as we could not play fixtures for two weeks, we reduced the fixtures by three games by increasing divisions from 8 teams to 10. This also had the advantage of reducing the number of Sunday games played. I believe with the need for young people to work while studying, we must endeavour to standardise our fixtures to a certain day where possible. We do wish to encourage young women to continue playing sport for as long as possible. 2000 also poses problems, in that, we will need to be finished before the Olympics start on 16th September. The Champions Trophy was a wonderful opportunity for the people of Brisbane to see the best hockey in the world. It was an extraordinary event, well run and the media gave good coverage. The ball attendants were very professional and well trained by Marilyn Chatfield. This was a once in a lifetime experience for them. Also for the Hockeyroo's and Kookaburra's legion of fans to see them live and to actually talk to them. All the international players were very approachable and many autographs signed. The series culminated in both Australian men and women winning the event. Another major event was hosted by Brisbane. This was the Queensland veterans championship. The weather was perfect for the international event but became impossible for the vets. As much as possible was played with the aim of achieving a result. I wish to congratulate Elsie Quaite, Ronda Nix and Fay Wastell among many, for dealing with an almost impossible situation with remarkable calm. We have joined with Brisbane Hockey Association, Hockey Queensland and the State Hockey Centre to capitalise on the media interest and to hopefully gain some sponsorship dollars by jointly employing a person to market Hockey in Brisbane. This may cause us to rethink how fixtures are run at the State Hockey Centre to maximise the exposure for any sponsor and to increase the gate, canteen and club takings. Should an under 15 girls competition run on Sunday morning rather that representative training? Watch your daughter and then have a family breakfast! We need to look closely at our timing structures. Another achievement this year has been a joint application to State Government for coach and umpire training funding by six clubs. This was organised by Sharon Simpson our Regional Coaching Director. Hopefully it will alleviate the long recognised problem of lack of coaching staff. We have also applied for funding for risk management planning and have already made improvements in this area with a first aider at Rasey Park. 6 During the year we received funding for lights for field 10 at Downey Park and a lighting upgrade for Rasey Park. In the next year we must move with the times and establish a presence on the internet with our own site, linked to club sites. Registrations and updates should be done electronically. All our fixture results should be kept on a computer ready to input to a web site. Also in the finance area we should improve our accountability and transparency by having budgets for each portfolio. Currently the budgeting process is below par. These ideas are merely scratching the surface of ideas using technology that can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Brisbane Women's Hockey Association. This has been a successful year in that we achieved some things that have been planned for some years, notably the constitution, the joint club funding application and the joint marketing arrangements. We have also initiated negotiations with Hockey Queensland in respect to a student fee for full time students over the age of sixteen. In 2000, with the risk management strategy in place we will have a sound administrative base to challenge the next century.