ANNUAL REPORT MISSION STATEMENT: For athletics to be the premier recreational and competitive participation sport in Victoria OUR VISION: To provide leading opportunities in athletics to all Victorians WHAT WE OFFER: JOIN. EXPERIENCE. BENEFIT. JOIN as a member – competing athlete, official, coach, affiliate, club; as a commercial partner; a government; any stakeholder partnership. EXPERIENCE our events & competitions, educational courses & seminars, athlete development, sponsor activation, and consultation services. BENEFIT from overall health & wellbeing, individual and team performance & results, personal & professional development, knowledge gain, social integration and community relationships, club awareness & member return, and team identity. FROM THE PRESIDENT PG 02 PAST PRESIDENTS PG 05 HONOUR ROLL PG 06 OFFICE BEARERS & STAFF PG 09 FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PG 10 DEVELOPMENT PG 15 MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS PG 18 OFFICIALS PG 21 COMPETITIONS REPORT PG 23 STATE TEAMS PG 30 VICTORIAN RECORDS PG 32 XCR’15 TROPHY WINNERS PG 34 VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT PG 37 COACH EDUCATION PG 39 RECREATIONAL RUNNING PG 41 FINANCIAL REPORT PG 42 On behalf of the Committee of Athletics deliberately coincides with the release of the Vision for Victoria I am pleased to present the 2015 Athletics in Australia, expected later in 2016. President’s report which will be my first A significant amount of work has been completed by Athletics Australia, Little Athletics Australia, State report to the membership. Members Associations from both organisations and our members and stakeholders who all consulted on the I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr Ian vision. While it is a bold approach it provides the base Jones who stood down as President at the 2015 Annual from which Athletics Victoria will incorporate some of General Meeting. Ian was first elected to the then the components of the vision to form our next strategic Board of Athletics Victoria in 2008 and was elected as plan which is to commence in the season 2017/2018. President in 2011 where he continued in that role until he stood down last year. Ian successfully represented AV A key driver is ‘Onesport’ which will involve the at many national and state events and played a pivotal continuation of conversations to better align the role as a member of the Joint Sub Committee between products and services offered by various organisations Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Australia and also in our sport. Athletics Victoria already has a close on the Athletics Australia sub-committee to amend the working relationship with Little Athletics Victoria with AA constitution. I would personally like to thank Ian for shared offices and joint staff arrangements. There is his commitment and work towards athletics in Victoria still more work to be done and it is imperative that but also for his mentoring and guidance over the past we continue to engage each other at all levels from years. clubs to centres, regions to zones. There is a general agreement that we need to align our sport but there is Turning now to this year, Athletics Victoria continues also an inherent fear that perhaps clubs will lose their to proceed in a positive direction to maintain growth history or club administrators may lose their power or as we head towards the strategic objectives. With position. But it is clear Clubs are at the heart of the sport the constitutional changes adopted at the 2015 and play a key role in ensuring we retain and recruit Annual General Meeting, the Committee has spent new members who can clearly understand how to considerable time on the following areas – governance, participate in our sport We have to move away from this resources and IT services, member communication and to make sure we retain and recruit new members who developing new channels to market the product and can clearly understand how to participate in our sport services we have to offer. and understand that they have the option to come in or out of the sport at any level or capability they wish. The introduction of the model rules has now aligned the business with our legislative requirements as The Committee along with the Management Team an association and provides a strong foundation to has worked to continue to improve engagement with continue with good governance. Four sub- committees athletes, officials and coaches. Members receive regular were created in 2015 and Committee members updates through the AV News, monthly updates from assigned based on the skills assessment completed the Chief Executive Officer, communications to club before the 2015 AGM. The sub committees are there Presidents, along with photos and news via Facebook, to advise and ultimately set up the framework for the Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. We continue to Management team to conduct business. With a strong welcome members’ feedback, either directly to the representation of skills across the four committees Chief Executive or to the President via president@ the work has begun to continue to support the athsvic.org.au. Management team to achieve the goals and objectives set out in the Athletics Victoria Strategic Plan. The Prior to the introduction of the new membership Strategic Plan will be in its final year cycle in 2016 which offering, the Committee consulted extensively with members and tested the modelling undertaken by the A key driver is ‘Onesport’ which will involve the continuation of conversations to better align the products and services offered by various organisations in our sport. Management Team. The Committee is firm in its belief athletes, officials and coaches. These people, along that moving to a user pays model across the whole with the exceptional staff and Management Team of season is the right model for the sport. However, as Athletics Victoria led by Glenn Turnor are the key to with all new offerings, there may be some minor tweaks maintaining a bright and successful future for our sport. required. Finally, I would like to thank the Committee for its The Committee is also considering, and will report tireless work, but particularly to Russell Clowes and back at the next Annual General meeting, in relation Eric Sigmont who are both stepping down after to increasing the number of Committee positions. serving the maximum of nine years on the Any increase in Committee positions would be direct Committee and to Peter Jones who stepped down appointments to the Committee to ensure that the from the Board in April 2016. Your commitment right skills are available, without reducing the number to the sport is commended. of club representatives. Heather Ridley, President Athletics in Victoria would not be the success it is today without the support of the dedicated support of the VICTORIAN AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1891 - 1897 Hon Robert W BEST MLA * 1897 - 1897 Mr Walter T COLDHAM * 1897 - 1901 Mr Montague COHEN * 1901 - 1905 Mr Lawrence A ADAMSON * 1905 - 1918 Sir John MADDEN * 1918 - 1943 Sir William H IRVINE * 1943 - 1957 Sir John G LATHAM * 1957 - 1970 Sir Wilfred K HUGHES * 1970 - 1976 Sir Edgar S TANNER * 1976 - 1978 Hon Justice Allan W McDONALD 1978 - 1982 Sir Murray V McINERNEY * VICTORIAN WOMEN’S AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1929 - 1935 Miss Louise C MILLS * 1935 - 1937 Mrs Doris M MULCAHY * 1937 - 1938 Mrs Flora HYAMS * 1938 - 1945 Miss Louise C MILLS * 1945 - 1948 Miss Doris J CARTER * 1948 - 1952 Mrs Doris IL DAVIS * 1952 - 1961 Mrs Mabel E ROBINSON * 1961 - 1962 Mrs Lena BERZINSKI * 1962 - 1965 Mrs Aileen VE KENNEDY * 1965 - 1976 Mrs Joyce I DAVIS * 1976 - 1982 Mrs Margaret L MAHONY VICTORIAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION INC. 1982 - 1983 Dr Frank P LARKINS 1983 - 1984 Mr Gary A COZENS 1984 - 1989 Mr Stan M L GUILFOYLE 1989 - 1992 Dr Brian HODGSON ATHLETICS VICTORIA INC. 1992 - 1994 Dr Brian HODGSON 1994 - 1995 Mr Greg D LEWIS 1995 - 1997 Mr Kevin L DYNAN 1997 - 2002 Mr John K HIGHAM 2002 - 2005 Mr Max C BINNINGTON 2005 - 2011 Ms Anne LORD 2012 - 2015 Dr Ian K JONES 2015 - Present Heather RIDLEY * Deceased LIFE MEMBERS 1982 BELL Donald F OAM * DYNAN Kevin L 1896 PARKINSON Basil J * 1983 DAVIS Robert L * 1901 COHEN Montague * TUNALEY William S * 1904 BARRETT Albert O * 1984 GALBRAITH Alec C * 1906 TRAVIS Herbert A * 1985 BIGGINS Jack McD * 1909 BRIGGS Walter E * DOWNES Lola C OAM * 1912 CROLL Robert H * STANTON Horace J ISM * 1914 ADAMSON Lawrence A CMG MA* 1986 COLDREY Fred H * 1915 SERLE E Hamilton OBE* FIELD Ralph W * SHAPPERE Philip * GRIERSON William R * 1920 STILLWELL J Alexander * KNOTT George CH * 1926 SMITH Harry D * LONNQUIST Arthur H * 1928 ABBOTT Harry A * McBETH Emily T * LANGFORD George E * PATTERSON Marion J OAM 1935 WEIR Hugh R CBE * STANTON Doreen F * 1938 RYAN William M * TURNER Dick A * 1939 SCHOBER Albert V * WOOD WJP “Bill” * 1944 AKERS Phyllis M * 1988 GRAF Fred JG * MILLS Louise C * NICHOLLS Stanley L OAM * WILLSON Doris M * ROBLEY Stuart E 1945 NEVILLE Lilian M OAM * SCHUBERT Henri J MBE * PAINTER Wilfred E * SHILSTON Mark W * 1948 ROBINSON Mabel E MBE * 1991 GRANT Irene M * O’DRISCOLL Jack X QC OBE * HODGSON Brian 1949 KENNEDY Aileen VE BEM * 1992 KENNY Raymond M * PIZZEY F H “Bill” * 1993 HINES Joan L * GRANT C William H * ROBERTS Phyl M * 1951 AITKEN C Ronald CBE * 1994 SAUNDERS Margaret L * CURNOW Leonard B OBE * 1995 ABBOTT Sylvia M * 1953 GARDINER C Herbert G QJM * DUNBAR Margaret E 1954 KIELY Nance * FRASER Martha * 1957 BENNETT Iris I * THOMPSON Margaret A MAYER Sidney M * WATT Eileen M * MORRIS Evelyn LF * 1996 AGG Patricia J 1958 DUNCAN F May * 1997 GUILFOYLE Stanley ML AM DAVIES