Annual Report 2010–11 Stadiums Queensland Annual Report 2010–2011 23 August 2011 The Honourable Phil Reeves MP Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Sport Level 7 111 George Street Brisbane Qld 4000 Dear Minister I am pleased to present the Annual Report 2010-2011 for Stadiums Queensland. I certify that this Annual Report complies with: • the prescribed requirements of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009, and • the detailed requirements set out in the Annual report requirements for Queensland Government agencies. Yours sincerely Mike Pelly Chair Stadiums Queensland Metricon Stadium Contents Stadiums Queensland is charged with Stadiums Queensland at a glance 2 managing, operating and promoting the use of major public facilities for the Corporate Overview 4 staging of community, elite sporting Chairman’s Report 6 and entertainment events. Chief Executive’s Report 8 Stadiums Queensland, formerly the Major The Board 10 Sports Facilities Authority until April 2008, was established by the Major Sports Facilities Organisational Structure 12 Act 2001 and commenced operations on 21 Dec 2001. Corporate Governance 14 Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland – Our Contribution 18 Venue Reports 20 Financial Statements 52 Contact Information 88 © The State of Queensland (Stadiums Queensland) 2011 annual report 2010–11 1 Stadiums Queensland at a glance Our achievements • The Women’s Tennis Association • Skilled Park hosted the second (WTA) upgraded the status of the annual NRL Indigenous All Stars • Stadiums Queensland venues Brisbane International to a ‘premier’ v NRL All Stars match. The hugely hosted more than 4.64 million event. This means the Brisbane successful event attracted a near patrons throughout the year International can now attract several capacity crowd of 25,843. The at more than 630 events. This top ten women players whereas it popularity of the event attracts compares with 4.3 million last was previously limited to just one; thousands to the Gold Coast each financial year; • Construction was completed on year and has now become a regular • Independent research shows that the $4.8 million Sleeman BMX feature of the Gold Coast events Stadiums Queensland’s venues Supercross track. This facility calendar; pump more than $308 million opened on 4 June with more than • Skilled Park was confirmed as the per annum in to the Queensland 330 riders participating in an new home of the Australian leg of economy and provide employment official race day. the HSBC Sevens World Series from for more than 2,050 Queenslanders. • Stadiums Queensland’s venues 2011 – 2014; This does not include other major developed new websites this year. • Two of the most highly respected events such as the Ashes ($59m) The websites are more user friendly entertainment industry magazines or the ANZAC Test ($5.7m) which and provide patrons with easier ‘Venues Today’ and ‘Billboard’ occurred at venues this year; access to event information; rated the Brisbane Entertainment • Construction was completed on • Stadiums Queensland entered the Centre as the world’s best, when Stadiums Queensland’s ninth major realm of social media with the it comes to hosting events in the sporting facility, the $144.2 million establishment of Facebook pages 10,000 - 15,000 seat capacity. Both Metricon Stadium at Carrara on the for the Gabba and the Sleeman BMX magazines periodically publish Gold Coast. The 25,000 capacity Supercross Track; venue rankings based on the stadium offers world class playing number of events held during a • Stadiums Queensland reduced and training facilities as well as certain period (in this case 16 Oct its annual water consumption providing spectators with a first 2010 to 15 May 2011), the number by 14% this financial year. When class view of the field. Metricon of tickets sold and gross box office compared to the Queensland Water Stadium will provide the Gold Coast takings; with an enhanced opportunity to Commission’s (QWC) base line year • For the second consecutive year, attract additional events to the city 2004/2005 water consumption has Suncorp Stadium was voted by the including sporting and non-sporting been reduced by 68.42%; Professional Footballers Association events; • The Gabba hosted the first Ashes as having the best field of play in Test in the 2010/11 series which • Metricon Stadium is now the home the A-League; and to the Gold Coast SUNS, the AFL’s attracted 132,714 patrons over • According to figures from leading 17th team. During construction the five days. This Test match had an research company Repucom more stadium provided employment for economic benefit of $59 million to than 53 million patrons have more than 1,100 people across a the Queensland economy; watched televised events held at SQ range of trades and industries; venues over the past year. That’s one million sets of eyes per week looking at events in Queensland at our major venues. 2 Stadiums Queensland Suncorp Stadium after the deluge. 2011 Flood Response • Suncorp Stadium and the Queensland Tennis Centre both received significant damage during the January floods. Cyclone Yasi damaged Dairy Farmers Stadium in Townsville; Our priorities • QSAC was quickly transformed • Continue to work with industry into an emergency evacuation partners including Events centre which, at its peak, housed Queensland in support of 400 Brisbane residents whose Queensland’s tourism industry by property was either under threat attracting international, interstate or destroyed. Staff were praised and intrastate patrons to major • QSAC and the Sleeman Sports by both the Red Cross and the national and international sporting Complex are crucial hubs for the Salvation Army for their efforts; and entertainment events; development and training of elite • The accommodation facilities at sports people. Both venues also • Create jobs through major the Sleeman Sports Complex were provide first class facilities for construction projects (such as the used to house over 130 interstate members of the community to train development of a second Olympic SES volunteers and Fire and or compete in sporting activities; pool and aerial ski facility at the Rescue personnel who had been Sleeman Sports Complex) which • Continue to provide the community, sent to Queensland to assist with contribute to the State’s sporting schools and other educational recovery efforts; infrastructure; institutions with access to a range • The Brisbane Entertainment Centre of quality sports, entertainment • Launch new marketing initiatives was commandeered as a launch and leisure facilities, to foster including the new iPhone point for over 6,700 volunteers for participation in sport and the “Megafan” application along with ‘Salvation Saturday’ as soon as the performing arts; the “Stadium Functions” website; clean-up of flood affected areas • Maintain the State’s major sporting • Continue to introduce began; and entertainment facilities to a environmentally sustainable • The strength of SQ’s business world class standard and provide technology and practices into the model was shown during the safe venues for patrons; and venues such as recycling, public flood crisis as scheduled events at transport, online ticketing and • Provide opportunities for venue Suncorp Stadium and Dairy Farmers solar power; patrons and all members of the Stadium were moved to Skilled community to access Stadiums • Continue to promote the Park to avoid their cancellation. Queensland venues through the membership products of both the Skilled Park hosted an additional ongoing promotion of facilities Gabba and Suncorp Stadium; two Brisbane Roar matches and one and events. North Queensland Fury A-League • Continue to develop innovative football match during this period; partnerships with educational and institutions and relevant sports • Suncorp Stadium, Queensland industry bodies, both locally Tennis Centre and Dairy Farmers and internationally, to foster Stadium were all operational within better training and development a month of the natural disasters. opportunities for elite athletes and research opportunities for the future of the sports industry; annual report 2010–11 3 Corporate Overview Our Vision Our Mission Our Core Values great venues. good times. Building better venue experiences • Teamwork • Trust • Integrity • Service • Respect Our Operating Principles • Attracting and retaining quality, dedicated personnel who exhibit Our Core Values • Good corporate governance and sound business practice • Adding value for venue members, hirers, tenants and patrons • Ensuring maximum operational effectiveness at each venue • Attracting and retaining quality events and activities • Building and enhancing the reputation of each of our venues • Acting in a commercially responsible manner • Developing the organisation to support business directions • Striving for excellence 4 Stadiums Queensland Nitro Circus at Skilled Park Key Outcome Statements As part of performing its function Stadiums Queensland has developed Key Outcome Statements based upon the three critical elements that give life to the organisation: People Process Places • Through sound business practices Our venues: • Stadiums Queensland is a great Stadiums Queensland achieves the • Provide for the champions of today place to work that nurtures, Government’s outcomes and its and tomorrow. develops and inspires excellence, corporate objectives by balancing • Provide a place for the viewing of and celebrates success. its environmental, social and sport