annual 2012 report Presented to Members of the Sports Federation of Queensland Inc. trading as QSport at the Annual General Meeting 21 March 2013 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 22012012 Table of Contents 02 The Organisation 03 Governance and Management 04 Membership 06 Chair’s Report 08 CEO’s Report 10 Sponsorship 11 Board 12 Member Services 14 Representation and Policy 15 Promotion 27 Treasurer’s Report 28 Financial Statements 37 Auditor’s Report 39 Notice of Annual General Meeting 2012 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, affi liated 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 Community Sport Australia • formulating policies on any subject pertaining Ltd. 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 2012 Annual Report 22012012 Governance and Management PATRON CHAIRMAN The Hon. Anna Bligh MP, Premier of Queensland John Brennan OAM (from 30 March 2012) (to 24 March 2012) DEPUTY CHAIRMAN The Hon. Campbell Newman MP, Premier of Kate Eggar Queensland (from 28 March 2012) TREASURER BOARD MEMBERS John Brennan OAM (to 28 March 2012) Aquatic Sport Group Derek Scott (from 30 March 2012) John Brennan OAM Surf Life Saving Queensland CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Janne Ellis Diving Queensland Peter Cummiskey Field Team Sport Group OPERATIONS MANAGER Graham Dixon Queensland Cricket Kylie Thomson Sue Nisbet Softball Queensland ADMINISTRATION OFFICER Indoor Sport Group Karissa Petersen Kate Eggar Taekwondo Queensland Derek Scott Table Tennis Queensland AUDITOR BDO Outdoor Sport Group Rob Ferguson Equestrian Queensland BANKER Lindsay Granger Motorcycling Bank of Queensland Queensland HONORARY SOLICITOR Independent Member Paul Paxton-Hall, Fox & Thomas John Mullins Ken Rogers 2012 Annual Report 3 Membership FULL MEMBERSHIP Queensland Masters Swimming Any autonomous incorporated organisation which, in Queensland Synchronized Swimming Association the opinion of the Board, is actively engaged in the Rowing Queensland conduct, administration, promotion and development Royal Life Saving Society Qld of a sporting activity, and is the representative body Surf Life Saving Queensland of that sporting activity in the State. Surfi ng Queensland Swimming Queensland (Section 5(1)(a) of the Sports Federation of Water Polo Queensland Queensland Inc Constitution) Yachting Queensland ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP Field Team Sport Group Any other * body corporate or business directly AFL Queensland contributing to the conduct, administration, Baseball Queensland promotion or development of sport and/ or Football Queensland recreation in some reasonable way shall be entitled Gridiron Queensland to apply for “Associate Member” status at the Hockey Queensland discretion of the Board. Netball Queensland Queensland Cricket (Section 5 (1)(b) of the Sports Federation of Queensland Gaelic Football & Hurling Association Queensland Inc Constitution) Queensland Rugby League *other than a an Ordinary Member Queensland Rugby Union Queensland Touch HONORARY MEMBERSHIP Softball Queensland The Board may in its discretion for any reasons Indoor Sport Group deemed to be to the benefi t of the Federation or sport in general in the State by a Special Resolution Australian Karate Federation (Qld) elect a person, organisation, or institution to Basketball Queensland membership of the Federation as an Honorary Boxing Queensland Member. Darts Queensland Gymnastics Queensland (Section 5(17)(a) of the Sports Federation of Judo Federation of Australia (Qld) Queensland Inc Constitution) Q Squash Queensland Badminton Association Members for 2012 were: Queensland Billiards and Snooker Association Queensland Futsal Association Queensland Ice Racing Association ORDINARY MEMBERS Queensland Indoor Bowling Association Queensland Team Handball Association Aquatic Sport Group Queensland Volleyball Association Aquatic Sport Group Queensland Weightlifting Association Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing (Qld Centre) Skate Queensland Association Australian Underwater Federation (Qld) Table Tennis Queensland Diving Queensland Taekwondo Queensland Queensland Canoeing Tenpin Bowling Association of Queensland Queensland Dragon Boat Federation 4 2012 Annual Report 22012012 Outdoor Sport Group Major League Corporate Marketing Archery Queensland Model Aeronautical Association of Queensland BMX Queensland Momentum Pty Ltd Bowls Queensland North Queensland Sports Foundation Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Offshore Sport & Events Management Croquet Queensland Queensland Bridge Association Cycling Queensland Queensland Cricketers’ Club Equestrian Queensland Qld Fitness, Sport & Recreation Skills Alliance Golf Queensland Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Little Athletics Queensland Rugby League Motorcycling Queensland Queensland Olympic Council Pistol Shooting Queensland Queensland Police-Citizen’s Youth Welfare Pony Club Association of Queensland Association Queensland Athletics Queensland Raceways Queensland Lacrosse Association Queensland School Sport Council Queensland Orienteering Association Queensland Shooting Association Queensland Parachute Association Special Olympics Queensland Queensland Polo Association Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association Queensland Polocrosse Association Sports Ahead Queensland Rifl e Association Sports Education and Learning Tennis Queensland Sports Medicine Australia (Queensland) Triathlon Queensland Sportspeople Squash Australia Strategic Leisure Group ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Sunshine Coast Sports Federation UQ Sport ACHPER QLD Womensport Queensland Active8 Sports Solutions Advance Sports Sunshine Coast AFL SportsReady HONORARY MEMBER Applied VFM Australian Academy of Sport Peter Stathis Australian Commonwealth Games Assoc (Qld) Australian Paralympic Committee - Qld Branch Australian Sports Academy Australian University Sport Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Lions AFC Brisbane Roar FC Chess Association of Queensland Cowboys Rugby League Football Club Deaf Sports and Recreation Queensland Former Origin Greats Gold Coast Academy of Sport Gold Coast Football Club Greg Norman Golf Foundation Ipswich City Council (Ipswich Sports House) Lander & Rogers Life Stream Foundation 2012 Annual Report 5 Chair’s Report It is with much pleasure that I present this The outcome of that session was a list of some report to QSport members and in due course, 20 actions to be pursued over the remainder other interested parties on the activities of the of the year, organised in two groupings of ten. organisation for 2012. I am pleased to report that the Board dealt This was my fi rst year as Chairman as well as with all as best it could over the ensuing eight serving as a Board member representing the months, reporting to QSport General Meetings Aquatic Sport Group, following some years also in June and August and fi nally in December on as QSport Treasurer. actions taken. That latter experience prepared me well for this From the Board retreat in late March latest privilege and a year that brought a number to mid September’s State Government of challenges not previously experienced, not at 2012-13 Budget, there was some concern least to quite the same degree. over continued government support for sport that pleasingly was allayed by the eventual My appointment as Chairman came less than a budget announcement that support largely week after the LNP under Campbell Newman would be maintained in 2013, including for won a signifi cant State election victory, ending industry peak bodies in QSport and QORF and over a decade of Labor State Governments in member State sport and recreation bodies Queensland, governments that supported, like under SSRODP, also the Local Jobs Plan and the the Borbidge Government of the late 1990’s, Government’s new Get in the Game package, QSport and its members to enhance the the allocation for which was increased. development of sport in Queensland. QSport commends Minister for Sport Steve The QSport Board and members