2010 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 14 Representation and Policy 15 Promotion 24 Treasurer’s Report 25 Financial Statements 33 Auditor’s Report 2010 Annual Report 1 The Organisation The Sports Federation of Queensland, trading • assisting in the coordination of broad, long as QSport, is the representative body for term planning for sport in the State organised, affiliated sport in Queensland and by dint of its extensive membership of mainly • assisting in the coordination of optimum State sporting organisations representative of use of sports facilities and other sporting their sporting activity throughout Queensland, resources in the State is accepted by government as the industry peak body for sport in the State. • seeking and identifying direct or indirect funding sources which could be made Established formally in 1992, the Federation is available for the development of sport in the incorporated as an independent industry based State, aiming to ensure that these funds are collective. put to their most effective use Its mission is to enhance the development of • promoting its role and that of sport by, sport in Queensland by working to promote amongst other things, the establishment and sustain interest in the development of and presentation of awards of merit or any organised sport in the State by: similar form of recognition for skill, service and ability • providing members with forums for the exchange of information, advice and QSport is analogous to the Sports Federations assistance, where appropriate of other Australian States and Territories which collectively form the Australian State Sports • formulating policies on any subject pertaining Federations Alliance (ASSFA). 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 2010 Annual Report 2010 Governance and Management PATRON CHAIRMAN The Hon. Anna Bligh MP, Premier of Queensland Richard Griffiths BOARD MEMBERS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN Aquatic Sport Group Kate Eggar John Brennan Surf Life Saving Queensland Janne Ellis Diving Queensland TREASURER John Brennan Field Team Sport Group Richard Griffiths AFL Queensland CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Sue Nisbet Softball Queensland Peter Cummiskey Indoor Sport Group OPERATIONS MANAGER Kate Eggar Taekwondo Queensland Belinda Stark (to 26 February 2010) Wayne Hill Gymnastics Queensland (to 24 March 2010) OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Derek Scott Table Tennis Queensland Samantha Dunn (from 22 March to 23 July 2010) (from 18 May 2010) Kylie Thomson (from 20 September 2010) Outdoor Sport Group ADMINISTRATION OFFICER Rob Ferguson Equestrian Queensland Karissa Petersen Jo Robey Triathlon Queensland AUDITOR Independent Member PKF Chartered Accountants John Mullins Ken Rogers BANKER Bank of Queensland HONORARY SOLICITOR Paul Paxton-Hall, Fox & Thomas 2010 Annual Report 3 Membership FULL MEMBERSHIP Queensland Synchronized Swimming Association Any autonomous incorporated organisation which, in Rowing Queensland the opinion of the Board, is actively engaged in the Royal Life Saving Society Qld conduct, administration, promotion and development Surf Life Saving Queensland of a sporting activity, and is the representative body Surfing Queensland of that sporting activity in the State. Swimming Queensland Water Polo Queensland (Section 5(1)(a) of the Sports Federation of Yachting Queensland Queensland Inc Constitution) Field Team Sport Group ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP AFL Queensland Any other * body corporate or business directly Baseball Queensland contributing to the conduct, administration, Football Queensland promotion or development of sport and/ or Gridiron Queensland recreation in some reasonable way shall be entitled Hockey Queensland to apply for “Associate Member” status at the Netball Queensland discretion of the Board. Queensland Cricket Queensland Rugby Football League (Section 5 (1)(b) of the Sports Federation of Queensland Rugby Union Queensland Inc Constitution) Queensland Touch Association *other than a Full Member Softball Queensland HONORARY MEMBERSHIP Indoor Sport Group The Board may in its discretion for any reasons Australian Karate Federation (Qld) deemed to be to the benefit of the Federation or Basketball Queensland sport in general in the State by a Special Resolution Boxing Queensland elect a person, organisation, or institution to Gymnastics Queensland membership of the Federation as an Honorary Judo Federation of Australia (Qld) Member. Powerlifting Australia (Queensland) Q Squash (Section 5(17)(a) of the Sports Federation of Queensland Badminton Association Queensland Inc Constitution) Queensland Billiards and Snooker Association Darts Queensland Members for 2010 were: Queensland Futsal Association Queensland Ice Racing Association Queensland Indoor Bowling Association Queensland Team Handball Association FULL MEMBERS Queensland Volleyball Association Aquatic Sport Group Queensland Weightlifting Association Australian Underwater Federation (Qld) Skate Queensland Association Diving Queensland Table Tennis Queensland Queensland Canoeing Taekwondo Queensland Queensland Dragon Boat Federation Tenpin Bowling Association of Queensland Queensland Masters Swimming 4 2010 Annual Report 2010 Outdoor Sport Group Queensland Police-Citizen’s Youth Welfare BMX Queensland Association Bowls Queensland Queensland Raceway Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Queensland Rugby Club Croquet Queensland Queensland School Sport Council Cycling Queensland Queensland Shooting Association Equestrian Queensland South Queensland Archery Society Golf Queensland Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association Motorcycling Queensland Sports Education and Learning Pistol Shooting Queensland Sports Medicine Australia (Queensland) Pony Club Association of Queensland Sportspeople Queensland Athletics UQ Sport Queensland Lacrosse Association Womensport Queensland Queensland Little Athletics Queensland Orienteering Association Queensland Parachute Association HONORARY MEMBER Queensland Polocrosse Association Peter Stathis Queensland Rifle Association Tennis Queensland Triathlon Queensland ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ACHPER QLD Active8 Sports Solutions Advance Sports Sunshine Coast AFL SportsReady Australian Academy of Sports Australian Commonwealth Games Assoc (Qld) Australian Paralympic Committee- Qld Branch Australian Sports Academy Australian University Sport Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Lions AFC Chess Association of Queensland Cowboys Rugby League Football Club Deaf Sports and Recreation Queensland Former Origin Greats Gold Coast Academy of Sport Greg Norman Golf Federation Life Stream Foundation Major League Corporate Marketing North Queensland Sports Foundation Offshore Sport & Events Management Queensland Bridge Association Queensland Cricketers’ Club Qld Fitness, Sport & Recreation Skills Alliance Chairman’s Report I am pleased again to present the 2010 annual has far reaching implications for sport delivery report to members and associated stakeholders. performance. The remodelling of assistance to State sporting organisations and industry peak 2010 was my fifth year as Chairman of QSport, bodies like QSport also is significant and whilst a role that continued to provide a great deal of the recent natural disasters meant suspension activity, interest and satisfaction. of some assistance to QSport, the overriding outcome of 2010 was a further engaged State Much of that was due to the varied nature of Government / industry relationship and a sport and the continued good work of the resultant further enhanced role for QSport on QSport Office but it would be remiss of me behalf of its members and sport in general. not to acknowledge the contribution of the State Minister for Sport in the Hon. Phil Reeves For that, I thank the Minister and his staff and MP whose efforts to enhance sport and assist by extension, the Premier and her Cabinet QSport in that role in his first full year in office for maintaining support for sport in the more were significant factors. difficult times for Queensland post the global financial crisis and now the challenging times After the high point of December 2009’s ahead as the Government works to restore those Sport Awards Presentation attended by 1,200 parts of Queensland impacted on, including celebrating sport’s contribution to the Q150 many sporting bodies, by the recent spate of celebrations and the new Queensland Sport natural disasters. In these circumstances, sport Hall of Fame, the calendar year 2010 offered has an important role to play and its ability to QSport a somewhat different agenda, with the do so is enhanced by an engaged government. outcomes of the Minister’s Review of State Government Programs of Assistance to Sport In looking back over the year, the Annual General and Recreation and, to a lesser extent, the Meeting in March saw the departure of former Crawford led Review of Australian Sport likely Gymnastics Queensland Executive Director impactors on the work program of the State’s Wayne Hill and his replacement by Table Tennis industry based collective for sport. Queensland Executive Officer Derek Scott whose interest in things constitutional led Not surprisingly, the first of the two provided to further minor refinement of the QSport the more relevant and engaging scenario for Constitution later in the year. QSport members, particularly