Annual Report 2017 - 2018 CONTENTS 2 Wheelchair Sports NSW 3 Highlights 2017 – 2018 4 Chair Report 5 CEO Report 6 2018 GIO Summer Down Under Track and Road Racing Series 8 Annual Awards Dinner 9 Juniors 10 Wheelchair Sports NSW Roadshow 12 Sports Programs 18 Regional Development 22 Fundraising 24 Kevin Betts Stadium i-xx WS NSW Financial Report NOTE: The acronym for Wheelchair Sports NSW namely WS NSW will be used throughout the copy of this Annual Report. “Just wanted to say thank you on behalf of Chase and I for being able to participate today (Annual Luncheon). It was touching to see the wide community support behind everything you and the team do. Such a wonderful event.” Narcis (mother of junior member Chase) Image left: Madison de Rozario racing in the 29th Oz Day 10K, Australia Day in The Rocks WHEELCHAIR SPORTS NSW Our Vision: To enrich the lives of individuals with a physical disability through participation in sport. Our Mission: In order to achieve our vision we will: • Provide quality sporting opportunities for all ages • Build strong and strategic relationships with the and stages. community and government. • Engage with our members and be responsive to • Ensure sustainability. their needs. • Promote brand awareness. • Advocate integration into mainstream sport. Values: Our values are to: • Strive for excellence. • Display empathy and respect. • Celebrate our achievements. • Be ethical, transparent and accountable. Board of Directors Numbers in brackets denote Board meetings attended out of 5 (from April 2017 to March 2018) Chair: David Piper OAM (1) resigned 26/06/2017 Directors: Jason Preston (5) Chair from 27/07/2017 Angela Ballard (0) resigned 26/06/2017 (AGM) Vice George Bogdanovic (3) from 26/06/2017 (AGM) Chair: Craig Jarvis (5) Chris Nicholls (4) Di Pass (4) Colin Roden (3) Sarah Stewart (4) from 26/06/2017 (AGM) Brendon Talbott (4) Staff Chief Executive Officer: Jim O’Brien Manager Sports Programs and Events: Kathleen Nicholls Sports Development Officer: Melanie Chapman (until August 2017), Jessica McMahon (from August 2017) and Mark Wilson Regional Sports Development Officer (Northern): Shaun Fitzgibbon (until September 2017), Joseph Shoebridge (from October 2017) Regional Sports Development Officer (Southern): Todd Parker Fundraising Manager: Helen O’Connor Fundraising Administrator: Deborah Harding Fundraising Assistant: Margaret Malouf Grant Writer: Gerardine Grace Accounts: Anthony Sammut, Sue Wellfare, Bill Hooker Office Administrator / Roadshow Manager: Mel Jones Stadium Manager: Matt Wilkinson Life Members: Richard Cordukes, Michael Godfrey-Roberts AM, Errol Hyde, Craig Jarvis OAM, Terry Mason, Ray Munro, Eino Okkonen, Linda Ross, Judy Simpson, Yvonne Talbott OAM, Graeme Watts AM, Jeff Wiseman and Kevin Betts OAM (deceased) PAGE 2 | WHEELCHAIR SPORTS NSW HIGHLIGHTS 2017 – 2018 » GIO NSW Wheelchair Rugby Gladiators were National Champions for 4th consecutive season » Wollongong RollerHawks win the National Wheelchair Basketball League » Sydney Metro Blues Women win the Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball League » Madison de Rozario wins Gold in the T54 5,000m at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships » Greg Luff wins 3 Gold medals at the inaugural IPC Athletics Junior World Championships » Life Member and Vice Chair of the WS NSW Board Craig Jarvis was awarded the Order of Australia for services to the disability sport community. » The Sydney International Wheelchair Tennis Open celebrated its 30 year Anniversary » Troy Sachs OAM was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame » WS NSW hosted the inaugural Canberra Open Wheelchair Tennis Tournament » Lisa Edmonds was inducted into the Basketball NSW Hall of Fame » Phillip Plackett wins the Multi Disbaility Pairs at the 2017 Australian Open Lawn Bowls Championships with partner Bernie Wolland (QLD). » The WS NSW Roadshow was awarded a $100K grant from the Minister for Roads » GIO Insurance became the Regional Partner of WS NSW taking over the icare Building Stronger Regions Program. » Madison de Rozario defended her GIO Oz Day 10K title. » Ron Mowday was awarded Disability Bowler of the Year by Bowls NSW » Jim Callinan, Sky News, won the Best Coverage of Sport for People with a Disability Award at the 2017 Australian Sports Commission Media Awards for his commentary of the 2017 GIO Oz Day 10K. PAGE 3 | ASSOCIATION HIGHLIGHTS CHAIR REPORT “Our brand and reputation is strong with our stakeholders...” I was delighted and honoured to Talking of awards and successes we by the Board and staff. In this take on the role of Chair of WS should single out some individuals process we have focussed on 4 NSW following last year’s AGM. and teams and congratulate them. major Strategies namely Member My predecessor David Piper OAM Basketballer Troy Sachs OAM was Satisfaction, ensuring we remain had done a wonderful job for the inducted into the Sport Australia relevant to the Membership, Staff past 4 years and I look forward to Hall of Fame while basketballer Lisa and Volunteer Support through a continuing the momentum in these Edmonds was inducted into the strong operating model,Sustainable exciting but challenging times. Our Basketball NSW Hall of Fame. Track Funding and methods to achieve brand and reputation is strong with athlete Madi de Rozario achieved that funding, and lastly Continuity our stakeholders and we need to a World Championship gold medal, of our Operation by maintaining our retain this as we explore ways to Greg Luff was awarded the NSW brand / reputation and our program sustain WS NSW into the future. Junior Athlete of the Year with a delivery to members. There were 2 changes to the Board Disability while the Men’s Roller Could I thank all those who assist make-up in the past year. Three time Hawks and the Women’s Sydney with the work of WS NSW. These are Paralympian, and a driving force Metro Blues Basketball teams won our donors, corporates, sponsors, in women’s wheelchair basketball their respective National Leagues. trusts / foundations, supporters and Sarah Stewart, joined us taking the Also the NSW Gladiators Wheelchair friends. In particular we thank GIO place of Angie Ballard who spent Rugby team won the National for their unwavering support. Others 13 years on the Board. We thanked Championships. Outstanding results are listed in this Annual Report. all round and other successes are Angie for her significant contribution Another group that needs to be particularly when it came to member listed in the body of this Annual Report. thanked is our Volunteers. They representation. are generous with their time and Following David Piper stepping WS NSW took part in an commitment and are found across down, his place was taken by George Organisational Health Survey with the length and breadth of NSW. Bogdanovic who is GM Financial the NSW Government Office of Sport Thank you also to CEO Jim O’Brien Performance at icare. He previously along with 95 other State Sporting and his dedicated staff who believe worked for Suncorp in the CTP Organisations. For various aspects strongly in the work they do. And Insurance sector. Obviously he has of our operations e.g. financial to my fellow Board members I am links with 2 of our major supporters / management, delivery of services, appreciative of your contribution. sponsors namely icare and GIO. leadership etc. we received a score of 78% which was above the I wish our members the very best While on the Board we must average of 75% for the sector. We in their future sporting endeavours. congratulate long term Board were recorded as having “sound WS NSW is here for you, the member and great contributor Craig organisational health” which was members, and to support you in your Jarvis who was awarded an OAM in pleasing. sporting pursuits. the Australian Honours listing for his services to wheelchair sports for the This result and recommendations Jason Preston last 38 years. were taken into account in a Chair major Strategic Planning process PAGE 4 | CHAIR REPORT CEO REPORT “The staff are very conscious of a member first philosophy and supporting members in any way possible. ...” The finances for our last financial Another challenge that we face is hard work and dedication to our year show an interesting bottom associated with our major event of work. The staff are very conscious line. A surplus or profit of close to the year – the Oz Day 10K in The of a member first philosophy and $300,000 has eventuated but there Rocks. In the last few years we supporting members in any way is one big item that has influenced have had to move from Alfred St to possible. Also there is always a this. Over the last few years we George St North for a start / finish need to recognise the work of our have received very significant funds and as well for the first time have our wonderful volunteers who continue ($292,000) from icare for upgraded wheelchair racers do the 3 laps of a to give their time and energy. improvements to our Kevin Betts course because of the encroachment We cannot survive without the Stadium. All this money has been of developments in the Rocks and help of our donors, sponsors and invested and we now have to Barangaroo precincts. We are being supporters. Thank you to those realise this amount as income in squeezed and further developments individuals and organisations that our finances. So our profit for the along Hickson Rd in the Rocks could believe in us and the work we do year roughly corresponds with compromise the course and our and back that up with their financial this amount, meaning we would iconic race. support. otherwise be looking at a break even We were delighted that GIO took budget without these icare funds. Lastly to Chair Jason Preston and over the sponsorship of our regional the Board I thank you for your Still we are facing difficult times in program from icare.