2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Compiled by: Nicola Blatchford, Daniel Laus and David Tarbotton CONTENTS Graphic Artist: Ellen Buckley Printed by: Skoop Front cover: James Turner (credit: Getty Images) Images: Getty Images, Davidson Photography, 2 Vision and Purpose David Tarbotton, Athletics NSW 4 Chair’s Report 6 Message from the Chief Executive Officer ABBREVIATIONS 8 Key Figures AA Athletics Australia 10 Competitions ANSW Athletics NSW Limited 12 Officials ASC Australian Sports Commission 13 Coach Development LANSW Little Athletics Association of NSW Inc. 16 Marketing NSWIS NSW Institute of Sport 18 Membership & Clubs NSWMA NSW Masters Association TTP Target Talent Program 27 Records 28 NSW Champions 30 NSW Roll of Honour 32 Athletics NSW Awards 34 Staff & Advisory Panels 35 Vale 36 Athletics NSW Limited Concise Financial Statements 37 Directors' Report Auditor's Independence Declaration under 39 Section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 40 Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 41 Statement of Financial Position 42 Statement of Changes in Equity 43 Statement of Cash Flows 44 Notes to the Financial Statements 45 Directors' Declaration 46 Independent Audit Report 51 Athletics NSW Sponsors 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, Edwin Flack Drive, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW 2127 Telephone: (02) 9746 1122 Facsimile: (02) 9746 1168 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nswathletics.org.au This report covers the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 unless specified otherwise. nswathletics.org.au 1 IAAF World Athletics Championships Silver medallist - Dani Stevens OUR VISION OUR VISION IS FOR ATHLETICS IN NEW SOUTH WALES TO BE A STRONG, VIBRANT AND GROWING SPORT. OUR PURPOSE OUR PURPOSE IS TO FOSTER THE APPRECIATION, ENJOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ATHLETICS IN NEW SOUTH WALES BY: • Providing leadership and direction to clubs, athletes, coaches and officials • Supporting all athletes to reach their potential. This ranges from grassroots through to elite athletes (who are competing internationally and representing Australia) • Growing participation in a sustainable way, through the delivery of well-run competitions 2 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2017-18 nswathletics.org.au 3 CHAIR’S REPORT Vale Management team We are where we are in our sport because of Finally, I want to thank the staff of Athletics NSW. those that have gone before us. I, and other We are lucky to have a vibrant, committed, and leaders that are currently developing our sport dedicated group of men and women that put in stand on the shoulders of giants. Sadly, we have ‘above and beyond’ what is expected of them. lost many servants of our sport this year and I Customer service has been their number one want to mention them by name: priority, and this can always be hard given the Don Allen many hundreds of people that are in contact with Edwin Carr the NSW office each day. Pleasingly we have only Wayne Clark had one staff member leave in 12 months and Betty Cuthbert AC, MBE this was because of a career growth opportunity. Fira Dvoskina The staff not only works as a team amongst Bev Jaye themselves, but also with officials, coaches, Geoffrey Martin OAM athletes, club administrators, volunteers, parents, and of course the board of directors. Fred O’Connor OAM HUGE! I can almost hear the voice of the regardless of your involvement. We have active Brenda Smith Thank you and building for the future commentator Darrell Eastlake saying this word. sub committees working on Marketing, Officials, Thea Welsby Doug Barrett (Hills District) It has been a huge year but as the song says, But in my mind, this is the only way to describe and Coaches. Guiding these sub committees is an “We’ve only just begun”. We have a number of new the year of athletics that we have had… huge. overarching strategic plan for OneSport. initiatives in store with Treloar Shield and Club Board of Directors Championships. We also also looking at the format Around 12 months ago I said that there would Participation I want to thank the board of directors of Athletics of the State Open Championships. And The Sydney be positive change in our sport, and I think you Our sport is very diverse. We are actually made NSW for the brave decisions that they have made Track Classic will be completely revamped. would agree that this has indeed happened. The up of several smaller sports. On Track we have this year. It has been a year of reform and Athletics reform of our sport is continual but always based sprinters, middle distance, and long-distance NSW is both a company and also the governing We are of course Athletics NSW and not on the premise of not losing the traditions that runners. We also have Walkers. In the Field we body for our sport. We have legal and compliance Athletics Sydney and we are fully reviewing our issues as well as regulatory requirements that country competitions and the structure of the have developed over 140 years. We will however have jumpers and throwers. Away from a stadium build new traditions for future generations. we must meet while at the same time developing Country Championships. we have Cross Country runners. We also have athletics at all levels. The balance of all of this road running, and race walking out of stadium. When I started this role, I said that the board and can be challenging especially when we are Turning to Out of Stadium we are continuing to look And of course, recreational runners. looking to make positive change. Thank you to staff of Athletics NSW had three areas of focus. a the format of cross country and our road races. each board member who, like many other people Those being: When we say we want to increase participation in our sport, is volunteering their time and skills In addition to these areas of competition we are we need to think of the totality of what “Athletics” for the betterment of athletics. developing a landmark recreational running event 1. OneSport. means. If we look at what has happened over for the western suburbs and an equally innovative 2. Participation. the past 12 months, the number of people Finances event for the eastern suburbs. You will hear a lot participating in our sport has definitely increased. about these initiatives over the coming months. I 3. Member servicing. This year we will be declaring a small surplus. We have invested responsibly in the sport over look forward to working with you over the next Member Servicing the past 12 months and we plan to put even more 12 months to make this an even bigger year for In each of these areas we have moved forward, money back into the sport next year. our sport. and whilst sometimes that may have been by I have spoken many times about our athletics’ family. I truly believe we are a family; athletes, little steps (the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen), Our balance sheet is strong and we have a large What an exciting time to be involved in athletics! coaches, officials, club administrators, parents, we have nonetheless marched onwards. pool of reserves. We are in a very healthy position and fans. There has been a concerted effort to for growth and moving forward. OneSport provide world’s best practice with providing service to our family members. The feedback Our Officials and Volunteers The Joint Working Party, which is made up that I have had is that we have been achieving of representatives from Athletics NSW, Little this and it has been appreciated. It would be remiss if I didn’t thank our Officials Dr Peter Higgins Athletics NSW, and NSW Masters, has met 6 times and Volunteers. Week in and week out. Summer Chair this year. We work together as a team with the one and winter. Rain and heat. The first to arrive Athletics NSW objective of working toward one sport providing and the last to leave. Our officials are some of it is for the betterment of everyone in athletics the best in the world and consistently deliver the framework for participation and competition without these skilled and passionate individuals we would not be able to participate in our sport. 4 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2017-18 nswathletics.org.au 5 MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Progress against these objectives continues to be 2017 also saw the re-branding of our Winter events Financially, the final result delivered by Athletics positive. Simply put, participation numbers for the as the Waratah Series, aimed at making our events New South Wales Limited is in line with forecast. past 12 months saw strong growth. The number less threatening to the broader running community. The audited results show an operating profit for the of entries in our events across the Winter 2017 and There was risk involved in this decision, however business of $12,714. On the positive side this result is Summer 2017/18 seasons was up by just over 10%, it was pleasing to see that we were able to bring principally driven by higher than forecast participation suggesting that the direction we are heading with additional participants into the fold without losing in events and lower than budgeted operating costs. these Competitions strategies is the correct one. traction with rusted on Club athletes. On the other side of the ledger we have seen a Taking each objective in turn: significant reduction in commercial revenue due to The RunNSW Series continues to be viewed as a long the deterioration of Athletics NSW’s iRun business, which derives income from event organisers, 1.