ANNUAL REPORT 2014–2015 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS Company Information . .1 Directors’ Profiles . .2 Chairman’s Report . .4 CEO’s Report . .6 Directors’ Report . .9 Auditor’s Independence Declaration under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 . .13 Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income . .14 Statement of Financial Position . .15 Statement of Changes in Equity . .16 Statement of Cash Flows . .17 Notes to the Financial Statements . .18 Directors’ Declaration . .26 Independent Audit Report . .27 Disclaimer . .29 Detailed Profit and Loss Statement . .30 Membership and Clubs . .33 Membership Statistics . .34 Competition . .38 Records . .41 Officials . .42 Development . .43 RunNSW . .45 Little Athletics NSW Coaching and Development . .46 Target Talent Program . .47 Marketing . .48 NSW Champions . .52 NSW Roll of Honour . .62 Athletics NSW Awards . .64 Life Members . .67 Merit Awards . .68 Condolences . .69 ATHLETICS NSW LIMITED ABN 11 330 775 869 FOUNDED 20 APRIL 1887, INCORPORATED 15 JANUARY 1996 Postal Address: PO Box 595, Sydney Markets, NSW 2129 Street Address: Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, This report covers the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 Edwin Flack Drive, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW 2127 unless specified otherwise. Edited by Janet Naylon Proofreading by Lynette Smith Telephone: (02) 9746 1122 Designed and printed by KDR Design and Print Facsimile: (02) 9746 1168 Photographs by Andrew Atkinson-Howatt, Email: [email protected] Stuart Paterson, David Tarbotton Website: www.nswathletics.org.au 12 COMPANY INFORMATION Board of Directors Staff Sean Scanlon (Chairman) Managing Director and Tracie Edmondson (Appointed February 2015) Chief Executive Officer: Greg Meagher Marguerite Gregan (Retired July 2014) Angela Haynes (Elected July 2014) Financial Controller: Graeme Reid Peter Higgins Accounts: Rachael Woo Neil Hinton Kerry O’Keefe (Appointed March 2015) Competition Manager: Brent Hayward Michael O’Mara (Retired March 2015) Operations Manager: Hanri Delanty Stuart Paterson (Retired July 2014) (Resigned 29 November 2014) Andrew Watson Matthew Whitbread Assistant Competition Manager Matt Lynch Brian White (Appointed 24 November 2014) Development Manager: Matt Rowan Advisory Panels Competition Advisory Panel Development Officer: Lisa Corrigan Youcef Abdi (BAN) Club Development and Paul Carr (MIN) Membership Manager: James Matthews Ben Cross (SYU) Ian Lister (ILL) Marketing Manager: Linda Smith Andrew Watson (BAL) (Resigned 16 January 2015) Matt Lynch (ANSW Assistant Competition Manager) Katie Kelly Brent Hayward (ANSW Competition Manager) (Appointed 12 January 2015) Digital Marketing and Officials Advisory Panel Media Coordinator: Matt Lynch Neil Hinton (WYO) Geoffrey Martin OAM (SYU) Recreation Running Manager: Scott Westcott Janet Munro (WOL) IT Consultant: Ashley McMahon John Morris (NOW) Kim Owens (RBH) Barry Pecar (IND) Peter Reynolds (HIL) Office Volunteers Ron Richter OAM (CBT) Registrations: Vilis Gravitis (SGD) Matt Lynch (ANSW Assistant Competition Manager) Archives: Ron Richter OAM (CBT) Awards Committee Honorary Positions Phil Brennan (SYU) Constitution Officer: Michael O’Mara (BAN) Richard Batterley (MIN) Solicitor: Geoffrey Adelstein Ian Lister (ILL) Betty Moore (RYD) Auditor DFK Laurence Varney David Tarbotton (UTN) Special Awards Committee John Atterton (UTN) Janelle Eldridge OAM Rod Gibb OAM (NOW) Jean Harmey 1 2014–2015 ANNUAL REPORT DIRECTORS’ PROFILES CHAIRMAN: ANGELA HAYES – WOODSTOCK RUNNERS SEAN SCANLON – WALLSEND ATHLETIC CLUB • Athletics NSW – Director since 2014; Chair Risk Committee • Athletics NSW – Director since 2010; Chairman since 2011; Finance • Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), CA, MAICD and Audit Committee, Remuneration and Nominations Committee • Associate Director, Corporate Advisory and Restructuring, PwC • Bachelor of Commerce, Diploma of Law, Graduate Diploma Legal • Other commercial experience includes: Senior Manager, Practice, Master of Property, Master of Laws, FCA, GAICD Specialised Business Services, NAB (secondment); CFO, • Vice Chancellor Administration for the Catholic Diocese of Mattrans Pty Ltd and various roles at Lynch Flowers Pty Ltd. Maitland-Newcastle • Former Board Member, NSW Veterinary Practitioners Association • Formerly a member on the strategic planning team for Barclays and General Secretary UWS Student Association Bank in London, Global Business Manager for UBS Finance in • AA Level 2 Coach (Recreational Running) London and CEO Office Business Manager for Russia and the CIS • Regular competitor in road/trail running events • Competed in athletics around the world in track, marathon and • President Woodstock Runners Inc. road running events • Level 2 Jumps Coach PETER HIGGINS – UTS NORTHERN SUBURBS ATHLETICS CLUB • Has held positions of Administrator and Treasurer of Wallsend • Athletics NSW – Director since 2012; Risk Committee; Athletic Club former member Officials Advisory Panel • Bachelor of Veterinary Science, MBA, FAIM, FAICD, FAMI, JP BOARD OF DIRECTORS: • Director of Expert Results Pty Ltd and Australia Media Centre Pty Ltd TRACIE EDMONDSON – SUTHERLAND ATHLETICS CLUB • Held senior management and marketing roles with Nestlé, Mars, • Athletics NSW – Director since 2015 Commonwealth Bank, Encyclopaedia Britannica and • Bachelor of Arts (Journalism; Human Movement Majors); Graduate NSW Government; currently lecturing at University of Sydney Diploma of Professional Communications (Public Relations Major); • Previous Director of Australian Red Cross, Guide Dog Association, currently doing Doctorate of Communications Sydney Media Centre (Olympics), TSE Foundation, Eyes of the • Currently employed as Cronulla Sharks Senior Consultant - World, Animal Welfare League Communications and Corporate Affairs • AA Technical Official • Held senior communications management roles in a variety of • Member AA Facilities and Equipment Committee sporting organisations including: LOC Asian Cup Australia 2015, • Committee member, UTS Northern Suburbs Athletic Club National Rugby League, St George Illawarra Dragons, Surf Life Saving Australia, Surf Life Saving Queensland and Women’s NEIL HINTON – WYONG ATHLETICS CENTRE INC. Hockey Australia • Athletics NSW – Director since 2008; Risk Committee, Officials • Olympic Games 2000, 2012, 2014; appointed for 2016 - AOC Media Advisory Panel Liaison Officer with Australian Team • Graduate Diploma of Teaching, Diploma of Teaching • Fitness Australia Business Council Member; Sport NSW Advocate • Retired Teacher • Level 2 Recreational Running Coach • Olympic Games 2000 – Athletics Training and Warm-Up • Competed in marathon, half marathon and 10km road running Venue Volunteer events around Australia and overseas (placing in top 10 overall • Commonwealth Games 2006 – Technical Official female and age group winner) • Level 3 Coach – Sprints, Hurdles and Throws; Level 1 and 2 coach education presenter MARGUERITE GREGAN – SYDNEY UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS CLUB • AA Technical Official • Athletics NSW – Director 2011-2014; Chair Risk Committee • Life Member Wyong Athletics Centre (currently Treasurer) • Bachelor of Commerce • Athletics NSW Life Member and Merit Award • Banker in Dublin, London and Sydney (retired) • Professional experience in the areas of Operations, KERRY O’KEEFE – PARRAMATTA CITY TRACK & FIELD Risk Management, Lending, Lending Recovery and Offshoring ATHLETIC CLUB • Involvement or participation in athletics for over 35 years - • Athletics NSW – Director since 2015 represented Ireland as a sprinter in junior competition and now • Bachelor of Applied Science in Sports Studies (major in Sports participates in 10km and half marathon events Coaching and sub-major in Sports Administration) • Olympic Games 2000 - Pioneer Volunteer and Athletics Training • Chief Executive Officer, Little Athletics NSW and Warm-Up Venue Volunteer • Previously Little Athletics Education and Development Officer • World Junior Championships 1996 - Manager, Team Liaison Officers • Member of Athletics Australia/Little Athletics Australia Joint • AA Technical Official Venture Management Group 2011-2013 and Joint Athletics Management Group 2014 to present • World Junior Championships 1996 – Volunteer, VIP Liaison • Involvement in athletics for 40 years – as an athlete (several national medals at the junior level in race walking), coach (accreditations in coaching young athletes and race walking), team manager (NSW All Schools teams and Little Athletics NSW state teams) and administrator (Little Athletics NSW) 2 MICHAEL O’MARA – BANKSTOWN SPORTS ATHLETICS CLUB MATTHEW WHITBREAD – BANKSTOWN SPORTS ATHLETICS CLUB • Athletics NSW – Director 2003-2015; Chair Finance and Audit • Athletics NSW – Director since 2013; member Winter Harriers Committee; Constitution Review Committee, By-Law Review Committee Committee; Honorary Constitution Officer; former Chairman • Solicitor, Stewart & Associates Competition Advisory Panel • Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts in Communications • Bachelor of Business (Accounting), CPA, ACIS (Social Inquiry) • Consulting Finance Manager, formerly Finance Manager, RailCorp • Bankstown Sports Athletics Club Committee – Secretary, • Regularly competes in distance events formerly Executive Vice-President • Olympic Games 2000 – Press Operations Team (Athletics) • NSW Half Marathon Championships Organising Committee • Paralympic Games 2000 – Technical Information Centre (Athletics) 2009-2014 • World Junior Championships 1996 – Ticketing Manager • AA Technical Official BRIAN WHITE – SYDNEY UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS