2017annual report Presented to Members of the Sports Federation of Queensland Inc. trading as QSport at the Annual General Meeting 27 March 2018 Sports Federation of Queensland Inc. Sports House, Cnr Castlemaine & Caxton Streets, MILTON QLD 4064 Telephone 07 3369 8955 Facsimile 07 3369 8977 email [email protected] www.qsport.org.au 2017 Table of Contents 02 The Organisation 03 Governance and Management 04 Membership 06 Chairman’s Report 08 CEO’s Report 10 Sponsorship 11 Board 12 Member Services 13 Representation and Policy 14 Promotion 18 Treasurer’s Report 19 Financial Statements 27 Auditor’s Report 2017 Annual Report 1 The Organisation The Sports Federation of Queensland, trading as • assisting in the coordination of broad, long QSport, is the representative body for organised, term planning for sport in the State, including affiliated sport in Queensland and by dint of its optimum use of sports facilities and other extensive membership of mainly State sporting sporting resources in the State organisations representative of their sporting activity throughout Queensland, is accepted by • seeking and identifying direct or indirect government as the industry peak body for sport in funding sources which could be made the State. available for the development of sport in the State, aiming to ensure that these funds are Established in 1992, the Federation is put to their most effective use incorporated as an independent industry based collective. • promoting its role and that of sport by, amongst other things, the establishment and Its mission is to enhance the development of presentation of awards of merit or any similar sport in Queensland by working to promote and form of recognition for skill, service and ability sustain interest in the development of organised sport in the State by: QSport is analogous to the Sports Federations of other Australian States which collectively form • providing members with forums for the Community Sport Australia Ltd. exchange of information, advice and assistance, where appropriate • formulating policies on any subject pertaining to sport by the collection and collation of the views of members and presenting both the majority and minority view to any other organisation, institution or body governmental, semi-governmental or otherwise as appropriate 2 2017 Annual Report 2017 Governance and Management PATRON CHAIRMAN The Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier of John Brennan OAM Queensland DEPUTY CHAIRMAN BOARD MEMBERS Rob Moore Aquatic Sport Group John Brennan OAM Surf Life Saving Queensland TREASURER Janne Ellis Diving Queensland Kate Eggar (to 30 August 2017) Matt Helmers (from 12 December 2017) Field Team Sport Group Louisa Begley Hockey Queensland CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Rob Moore Queensland Rugby League Peter Cummiskey Indoor Sport Group OPERATIONS MANAGER Kym Dowdell OAM Gymnastics Queensland Kylie Thomson Kate Eggar Taekwondo Queensland (to 30 August 2017) AUDITOR BDO Outdoor Sport Group Matt Helmers Equestrian Queensland Cameron Pearson Tennis Queensland (to 27 February 2017) Independent Members John Mullins Ken Rogers 2017 Annual Report 3 Membership ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP Field Team Sport Group Any autonomous incorporated organisation which, AFL Queensland in the opinion of the Board, is actively engaged Baseball Queensland in the conduct, administration, promotion and Football Queensland development of a sporting activity, and is the Hockey Queensland representative body of that sporting activity in the Netball Queensland State. Queensland Cricket (Section 5(1)(a) and 5(2) of the Sports Federation of Queensland Gaelic Football & Hurling Association Queensland Inc Constitution) Queensland Rugby League Queensland Rugby Union ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP Queensland Touch Any other body corporate* or business directly Queensland Ultimate Disc Association contributing to the conduct, administration, Softball Queensland promotion or development of sport and/ or recreation in some reasonable way shall be Indoor Sport Group entitled to apply for “Associate Member” status at Australian Karate Federation (Qld) the discretion of the Board. Basketball Queensland (Section 5 (1)(b) and 5(3) of the Sports Federation of Boxing Queensland Queensland Inc Constitution) Darts Queensland *other than an Ordinary Member Gymnastics Queensland Handball Queensland Members for 2017 were: Judo Federation of Australia (Qld) Q Squash ORDINARY MEMBERS Queensland Badminton Association Queensland Fencing Association Aquatic Sport Group Queensland Floorball Association Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing (Qld Centre) Queensland Indoor Bowling Association Australian Underwater Federation (Qld) Queensland Weightlifting Association Diving Queensland Skate Queensland Association Dragon Boat Queensland Sport Climbing Queensland Masters Swimming Queensland Sports Taekwondo Queensland Queensland Canoeing Table Tennis Queensland Queensland Dragon Boat Federation Tenpin Bowling Association of Queensland Queensland Synchronized Swimming Association Volleyball Queensland Queensland Waterski & Wakeboard Federation Rowing Queensland Royal Life Saving Society Qld Surf Life Saving Queensland Surfing Queensland Swimming Queensland Water Polo Queensland Yachting Queensland 4 2017 Annual Report 2017 Outdoor Sport Group Otium Planning Group Archery Queensland Queensland Bridge Association BMX Queensland Queensland Cricketers’ Club Bowls Queensland Qld Fitness, Sport & Recreation Skills Alliance Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Croquet Queensland Rugby League Cycling Queensland Queensland Olympic Council Equestrian Queensland Queensland Police-Citizen’s Youth Welfare Golf Queensland Association Little Athletics Queensland Queensland Raceways Operations Model Aeronautical Association Queensland Shooting Association Motorcycling Queensland revolutioniseSPORT Orienteering Queensland Ross Planning Pistol Shooting Queensland South Queensland Archery Society Pony Club Association of Queensland Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association Queensland Athletics Sports Connection Queensland Parachute Association Sports Medicine Australia (Queensland) Queensland Polo Association Sportspeople Recruitment Queensland Polocrosse Association Squash Australia Queensland Rifle Association Sunshine Coast Sports Federation Tennis Queensland Supercars Triathlon Queensland UQ Sport ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ACHPER QLD Active8 Sports Solutions AFL SportsReady Australian Commonwealth Games Association (Qld) Australian Professional Rodeo Association Inc. Australian Strength & Conditioning Association Australian University Sport Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Lions AFC Cowboys Rugby League Football Club Deaf Sports and Recreation Queensland Events Management Queensland Former Origin Greats Gold Coast Academy of Sport Gold Coast Suns Football Club Gold Coast Titans Lander & Rogers Life Stream Services Major League Corporate Marketing North Queensland Sports Foundation 2017 Annual Report 5 Chair’s Report I am pleased to present this report to QSport the State Budget in June and it was full steam members and other interested and related parties ahead on a more projects based funding model on the 2017 calendar year for Queensland’s than in years past. longstanding sports collective. The State Budget in June for 2017-18 increased the In this the sixth year for me as Chair of the overall allocation for sport and Minister de Brenni QSport Board and representing the State’s major subsequently increased support for QSport’s representative body for sport when and where annual promotion and recognition program in required, I found that once again, despite some the Queensland Sport Awards / Hall of Fame delay in being able to finalise our program of Presentation which was successfully conducted in activities and underpinning funding support, late November and which the Minister attended in QSport was able to make a reasonable fist of his own right and representing the Premier who delivering on a good deal of what was expected of continued as QSport Patron. the organisation. QSport acknowledges the support the State With State Treasurer Curtis Pitt moving on early in Government provides, not only as the single biggest the year from ministerial portfolio responsibility individual contributor to QSport but also to member for sport and leaving the job of finalising the level State sporting bodies and their constituents. It of State Government funding support and related is appreciated, as is the Government’s response requirements to his Cabinet colleague in Public to the QSport 2017 State Election Sport Policy Works and Housing Minister Mick de Brenni, the Platform conveyed by Minister de Brenni in the run first quarter of the year saw the QSport Board and up to the election last November which provides staff engaged on the usual fare associated with QSport with a sound platform for pursuing what annual reporting on the previous year and an AGM are mutually beneficial propositions for sport here at end March that resulted in no change to the faces in the next few years. around the Board table after the return of tennis administrator Cameron Pearson to Melbourne. The current QSport Strategic Plan took account of Sports Federation activities ln other States In addition, the task of prioritising activity for the and is now a work in progress, emphasising the post AGM period took on more than usual interest, Board’s vision for QSport to be the voice for sport thanks to a more expansive Strategic Plan for in Queensland, consistent with its role as the 2017-20