1 THE EIGHTY THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF BRISBANE WOMEN’S HOCKEY ASSOCIATION INC OFFICE BEARERS FOR 2017 LIFE MEMBERS * Denotes Deceased Mrs A Todd* - 1941 Miss J Clarke* - 1941 Mrs E T Dobbin AM MBE* - 1948 Mrs R Robinson AM MBE* - 1948 Mrs K Langan - 1954 Miss W McMullin* - 1955 Miss L Mauchlan - 1956 Miss N Mauchlan* - 1956 Mrs E Grealy* - 1958 Miss I Sim* - 1961 Mrs E McDougall OAM* - 1963 Mrs M Josiffe OAM* - 1963 Mrs F Crunkhorn* - 1964 Miss B Watson* - 1969 Miss S Otto - 1970 Mrs J Viertel OAM - 1972 Mrs F Wastell OAM - 1979 Mrs E Green* - 1980 Dr M Hughes OAM* - 1981 Miss H Scraggs OAM - 1982 Miss J Snarski* - 1983 Mrs J Tidey OAM - 1984 Mrs A Parkyn - 1985 Miss J Ellis – 1988 Mrs N Gordon - 1989 Mrs L Thomas - 1990 Mrs J Mecklem – 1992 Mrs R Nix OAM - 1995 Mrs J Proctor* - 1990 Mrs M Chatfield – 2000 Mrs J Heron - 2001 Miss M Cockings* - 2002 Ms J Hadfield – 2008 Ms C Kann - 2009 Ms C Schomberg - 2010 Mrs E Brennand – 2013* Mrs M Brodie - 2014 Dr K Walduck - 2016 LONG SERVICE AWARDS * Denotes Deceased June Ballantyne (10) - 1997 Lesley Schoenwald (10) - 1997 Judy Keen (10) - 1997 Michele Arnold (10) - 1999 Val Bartlett (10) - 2003 Bev Broadfoot (10) - 2004 Liz O’Connor (10) - 2004 Helen Allen (10) - 2005 Helen Hill (10) - 2006 Cathy Taylor (10) - 2008 Angela Coleman (10) - 2010 Karin Walduck (10) - 2011 Lesley Bennett (10) - 2012 Melda Dunning (10) - 2012 Desley Mackay (10) - 2012 Wendy Stephens (10) - 2012 Lyn Hill (10) - 2012 Ros Julien (10) - 2012 Kelli Robinson (10) - 2013 Anita Sikes (10) - 2014 Liz Lobb (10) - 2014 Pam Nitarski (10) – 2015 Elizabeth Palmer (10) – 2015 Debbie Wark (10) - 2015 Denise Byrne (15) - 1992 Denise Roberts (15) - 1992 Jack Manders * (15) - 1994 Nola Slade (15) - 2000 Julene Grant (15) - 2003 Rhonda Bentley (15) - 2010 Lisa-Maree Jones (15) - 2010 Robyn Sneddon (15) - 2011 Robyn Andersen (15) - 2011 Margaret Brown (15) - 2014 Di Brodie (15) - 2014 Sue Andersen (15) - 2014 Christine Blanchard (15) - 2015 Petra Faas O’Meara (15) - 2016 Alyson Aleksic (15) - 2016 Sonya Fisher (15) - 2016 Keith Tidey (20) - 2005 Nikki Taylor (20) - 2014 Graham Wakefield (25) - 2008 Keith Nix (25) - 2013 Sue Brough (25) - 2015 Diana Young (20) - 2016 2 PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT TREASURER Karin Walduck Christine Blanchard Sonya Fisher MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, TURF PLANNING GRANTS, SPONSORSHIP & Christine Blanchard COMMUNICATIONS & BUSINESS MARKETING ANALYSIS Sonya Fisher STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Sue Reid Karin Walduck COMPETITIONS – FIXTURES & COMPETITIONS –UMPIRES & SPECIAL ADVISOR GRADING TECHNICAL Susan Andersen Di Brodie Lesley Bennett GRADING C’TEE GOVERNANCE, CONSTITUTION & VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT TURF COMPLIANCE Kellie Roberts Di Brodie Kris Birch TURF MATCH SECRETARY GRADING C’TEE DATABASE Christine Blanchard GRASS Bron Morris Lesley Bennett GRASS MATCH SECRETARY Judy Hartnett (C) Christine Blanchard Meg Brodie ADMIN WORKING C’TEE Bron Morris (C) MASTERS MATCH SECRETARY COMPETITIONS C’TEE Christine Blanchard Lesley Bennett TURF Kath Proctor Liz Lobb (C) Liz Lobb APPEALS COMMITTEE Jenny Heron Maree Knight Ronda Nix OAM Di Brodie Di Brodie Petra Faas O’Meara Jane Hayes COMPETITION C’TEE AUDITOR GRASS Don Munro Kerrie Haines Sarah Sheppard (C) MASTERS MATCH SECRETARY HOUSE C’TEE Glenda Street Lesley Bennett Meg Brodie (C) Noala Gordon UNIFORM OFFICER JUDICIARY C’TEE Sue Barsby Kara Ramsay (Asc) GROUNDS C’TEE Wendy Nichols (Bul) Meg Brodie (C) TURF UMPIRES STEWARD Sonya Taylor (Ccial) Noala Gordon Kathy Proctor Amanda Higgs (Cdores) Caroline Schomberg (Easts) UMPIRES & TECHNICAL C’TEE GRASS UMPIRES STEWARD Deborah Gately (KW) Lesley Bennett (C) Judy Hartnett Terri Jeannin (Logan) Sarah Sheppard Bron Morris (Nths) Lyn Thomas MASTER UMPIRES STEWARD Kylie Cassidy (PH) Ronda Nix OAM Lesley Bennett Marianne Graham (PR) Cheryl Kann Petra Faas O’Meara (QUT) Judy Hartnett MASTERS FIXTURES C’TEE Anita Sikes (Red) Lesley Bennett (C) Frances Wright (Sts) MASTERS SELECTION C'TEE Miriam McMahon Elizabeth Parker (SBE) Pam Nitarski (C) Petra Faas O’Meara Sarah Dawson (SWU) Tracey Shirley Morgan Gallagher (UQ) Janene McCall MASTERS GRADING C’TEE 3 Lesley Bennett (C) Sally Harper (Valley) Diana Young Miriam McMahon Petra Faas O’Meara ARCHIVE C’TEE SENIOR UMPIRE MENTORS SUPER LEAGUE & OPEN Elma Brennand (C) TURF SELECTION C’TEE Shirley Otto Jan Hadfield Nikki Taylor (C) Sue Reid Lyn Hill Graham Wakefield Joanne Greensil Sonya Taylor Sonya Fisher Regie Fisher MDM Miranda McNamara Naomi Zerner U18 SELECTION C'TEE Liz Lobb Sonya Taylor Lucy Moxon Noreen Walton Brendan Edwards Kelli Robinson (C) Regie Fisher MDM BWHA STAFF & CONTRACTED SERVICES GENERAL MANAGER MEMBER DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT Kathleen Proctor MANAGER ADMINISTRATION Regie Fisher Sue Barsby SATURDAY ADMIN Lorraine Carroll ADMINISTRATION OFFICER DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Lisa Donaldson Amy Ryan HOCKEY BRISBANE MEDIA MANAGER GROUNDS STAFF DP TIME STEWARD Paul Mills Noala Gordon Taylah Kinshela - AM John Robinson Shona Whitlock - PM DP BAR Jess Ross CANTEEN Abby Nicholls (C) Hannah Laggeroth Olivia Barsby Taylah Kinshela Kate Blanchard Kelsey Hartnett Isabella Flynn Renee Andrea Sophie Stevenson Rhiannon Aleksic Lisa Hinton Kelsey Pigram Jeremy Truscott Tiarne Logan Lacey Robinson Jacob Pobjie Grace Brown SPORTS TRAINERS John Thomas Courtney Kerr Force Sports Team Steph Vincent Lauren Money 2017 HONORARY MEMBERS Mr Andrew Blanchard Ms Leonnie Howard Mrs Maria Mijts Mr Darren Bodimeade Mr Stuart Hudson Mrs Sarah Mitchell Mrs Lynda Boyle Ms Cheryl Jaffrey Mrs Pam Nicol Mr Shane Bradnoch Mr Ian Knights Mrs Pam Nitarski Mr Bruce Carroll Mr Alex Krzensk Mrs Alena Polovich Mr Ken Dohnt Mrs Jane Lee Mrs Nicole Richter Mrs Kathy Dutton Mr David Lewis Mrs Karra Seawright Mr Brendan Edwards Mr Tony Martin Mr Keith Tidey Mr Peter Gaddes Mrs Pamela McCann Mr Graham Wakefield Mrs Sally Harris Mrs Shirley Woodward 4 2017 MEETINGS Management Meetings (20) Name Attendance Karin Walduck 19 Sonya Fisher 8 Christine Blanchard 16 Kath Proctor 20 Lesley Bennett 17 Kellie Roberts 15 Kris Birch 12 Sue Reid 18 Bron Morris 18 Di Brodie 19 Council Meetings (7) Club Attendance Club Attendance All Hallows 6 Pine Hills 7 Arana Ascot/Ascot 7 Pine Rivers 4 Bulimba 7 QUT 2 Commercial 7 Redcliffe 6 Commodores 5 St Andrews 7 Easts 6 SBE 7 Kedron Wavell 5 Stuartholme 2 Logan 5 SWU 7 LHC 4 University 4 MBC 5 Valley 5 Norths 7 5 CONTENTS Page President’s Report 7 Vale – Elma Brennand 8 Vice President’s Report 8 General Managers Report 9 Treasurer’s Report 12 Hockey Zone Report 16 Data Base & Administration Report 14 Volunteers & Compliance Report 15 Database Report 16 Communications & Analysis Report 16 Competitions Portfolio Fixture & Grading 17 Operations (Umpires, Technical and Masters) 18 Turf Umpires Steward’s Report 19 Grass Umpires Steward’s Report 19 Recording & Reporting (Match Secretary Report) 20 Development Portfolio Report Member Development Manager Report 21 Regional Development Officer Report 22 Equipment & Uniforms & Tours Report 23 Facility & Development Portfolio Report 24 Archives Report 25 Canteen Convenor Report 26 Records Senior Points Table 26 Senior Results 30 BWHA, Hockey Queensland and Australia Umpires Badges and Awards 33 Queensland and Australian Technical Appointments 34 State Championships Teams & Results 36 Southern Cross Teams & Results 37 Queensland Representatives 43 International Representatives 45 Hockey Queensland Officials 45 Junior section (please see contents P37) 46 Appendix Financial Statement – Year ending 30th September 2017 65 6 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2017 is coming to a close, and this report is an opportunity for me to reflect on the year gone by, in terms of what BWHA has achieved, and what is yet to be completed. Once again everyone in the association has worked hard to achieve a successful fixture competition across junior and senior grass and turf competitions, development of players, umpires, coaches and technical officials and successful performances at state championships. The results of these activities are listed elsewhere in this report and a brief summary is provided here to put this effort into context. • Ran hockey fixture competitions for juniors, seniors and masters, at five turf venues and two grass venues, for over 3,300 registered players. Player numbers have increased marginally over both junior and senior divisions. • Sent 20 teams to compete at State Championships for Super League, Festival of Hockey, U18, U15, U13 and Masters as well as 4 teams competing in the U11 Southern Cross at Downey Park. The ability of these teams is evident in that BWHA finished the rep season with 4 first and 2 second placings across the 6 Tournaments, it was a great achievement to be in every State Championship first division final. We have continued to actively work with clubs to ensure inappropriate on-field and sideline behaviour is minimised, and comprehensively dealt with when it occurs. Clubs have committed to managing their players and spectators, reinforcing good behaviour, and dealing with bad behaviour. We will continue to work with clubs to ensure these actions are maintained. We continue to work with Brisbane Hockey Association (BHA) and Kedron Wavell Services Hockey Club (KWSHC) to administer the Brisbane Hockey Management Group (BHMG), which manages the Burringbar turf facility. Funding has been secured for a second turf and a Development Application is underway with Brisbane City Council to start construction works. All effort is being made to have the second field ready for the 2018 season, and the remaining grass field remediated. The future of Hockey Zone has also been under the microscope, since we lack funding support for this initiative from other hockey bodies. A survey conducted to ascertain ongoing interest highlighted the popularity of HockeyZone both intra- and inter-state and we have committed to continue with this initiative for another year. Hockey Zone is a considerable investment by both BWHA and BHA, and we will persevere with seeking further funding sources. Much effort has gone into pursuing council approval to construct turf fields at Downey Park, with little success to date - further details are available in the Vice-President’s report.