Annual Report 2018 – 2019 Athletics House Phone. +61 3 8646 4500 Level 1, 31 Aughtie Drive, Fax. +61 3 8646 4544 athsvic.org.au Albert Park, Victoria, 3206 Email. [email protected] Annual Report 2018–2019 01 What We Offer Mission Statement For athletics to be the premier recreational and competitive JOIN. participation sport in Victoria EXPERIENCE. Our Vision To provide leading opportunities BENEFIT. in athletics to all Victorians Join as a Member – competing athlete, official, coach, From the President 02 affiliate, club; as a commercial partner; a government; Honour Roll 04 any stakeholder partnership. Office Bearers & Staff 08 From the Chief Executive Officer 10 From the General Manager (Sport Delivery & Government) 12 Experience our events & competitions, educational From the General Manager (Community Engagement) 14 courses & seminars, athlete development, sponsor Marketing & Communications 16 activation, and consultation services. Membership 18 Victorian Officals 20 Benefit from overall health & wellbeing, individual State Team Wrap-Up 22 and team performance & results, personal & Competitions Report 28 professional development, knowledge gain, social 2018-2019 Records 34 integration and community relationships, club State Performance 36 awareness & member return, and team identity. Recreational Running 38 Financial Report 40 Independent Audit 54 Annual Report 2018–2019 03 From the President Jamie Strudley It is my pleasure on behalf of the Committee of Athletics Victoria, The combined efforts of our comps team, officials and club helpers to present the president’s report for 2018-19 to our membership. enables the event experience to be exceptional. Another key component of the strategy is to develop alternative means of 2018-19 has been another successful year for Athletics Victoria. 2018-19 has also been a year of mixed results. Our member offerings income. Our sport remains very competitively priced, to maintain this advantage We have presented 107 events across XCR and Track & Field. continue to provide exceptional value with high-quality events and This includes Australian Masters Championships, 6 track & field services contributing to positive experiences for all our members. we need to both grow our membership and deliver more value to it. To that end championships over a combined 14 days, 12 cross country and road A small drop in membership and increasing costs and fees continue events, 12 rounds of Shield competition at 5 different venues each to drive discussion at committee and management meetings. the committee and management have invested resources into upskilling and round, plus a final, and support of many community events such as outsourcing the backbone of our structure, our staff and officials. the Whitehorse Track Classic, Box Hill Classic and Frankston Gift. In addition to supporting the AV team to deliver a successful Athletics Victoria were also closely involved in the promotion and calendar of athletics, your committee has spent considerable time presentation of numerous specialty group events such as Vic Milers, this year on strategic planning to ensure that we are moving in High Velocity and the like. the right direction to be successful in the short, medium and long This has produced some additional income streams, most notably with Athletics Victoria will continue to be a focus for the committee. term. Critically, this process has included consultation with the from our competitions team and provided numerous opportunities Our membership offerings continue to provide very good value. Our officials were also exceptionally busy throughout the year membership to determine what we need to focus on and how we for our staff and officials to experience different environments and to This has resulted in an overall increase in membership, driven providing the expert and necessary skills and passion at every best organise our resources. The recently released strategy, with pass on their experiences and knowledge. largely by our recently introduced Recreation Runner membership. event presented by Athletics Victoria plus over 85 schools events the emphasis on club development and member experience, is the This membership, which provides recreational athletes with an in Victoria and a high number involved at other state and national foundation of our future planning. By far the most challenging task for the committee this year has been opportunity to get at taste of what Athletics Victoria has to offer as events. Our officials are to be congratulated and applauded for the centred around the make-up of our committee. Ensuring we have an well as introduce potential new members to our clubs. professionalism and expertise they show at every event they attend. The opportunities, concerns, roadblocks and strengths of our clubs appropriate level of skills, experience and governance knowledge Our sport relies on their passion and we are extremely grateful for remain the focus for the committee. Our strong, vibrant, engaging as well as determining how we meet and continue to meet, new The committee continues to be extremely grateful to our hard their ongoing support. and inclusive clubs are the envy of other states and sporting government requirements for gender balance in our committee is -working, always effervescent staff. Without their commitment and bodies. We must, and will, continue to assist our clubs to develop of paramount importance. The government requirement for at least passion, our sport would not be in the strong position it is now. We We are also fortunate to have received the support of hundreds new, innovative formats to encourage growth in membership. We 40% female participation at a committee level was particularly thank CEO, Glenn Turnor, and his management team led by Ross of volunteer “club helpers” who are an essential part of the event need to work toward closer club relationships with schools, little important to address. The committee has developed a program Cunningham for continuing to set and demand high standards. experience for our competing members. We value and acknowledge athletics clubs and other sporting clubs. To this end, it is with some moving forward which, with club and membership support, will the time provided by these volunteers and sincerely thank them for excitement that we have introduced a new senior management future proof our organisation, especially in regard to funding and the Finally, I would like to thank the committee for their work and their time and efforts. position in the AV team tasked with club and community committee skills matrix. passion over the last 12 months. Allison Robinson, Sam Culbert, engagement and welcomed Caitlin Honey to the team recently Tamsyn Manou, Ian Rickard, Rob Wendel, Grant McKenzie and Every one of these events provides opportunities for members to as General Manager – Community Engagement. We can all look One Sport remains a high priority for Athletics Victoria. Obtaining especially our two members who resigned recently, Rohan Claffey fulfill their athletic goals, experiences and expectations, as well as forward to hearing from and talking with Caitlin over the coming and retaining interest and support from other organisations who and Ben Bailey It has been a pleasure to work alongside each of you provide our clubs with a product to offer new and existing members. months. might benefit Athletics Victoria and benefit from closer relationships as we strive to make Athletics in Victoria as strong as possible. 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