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bowls australia president and ceo report............................................................................................................................... 4 Australian Sports Commission message.................................................................................................................................10 BOWLS AUSTRALIA board............................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 BOWLS AUSTRALIA COMMITTEES & STAFF...............................................................................................................................................16 HONOUR ROLL.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 HIGH PERFORMANCE report............................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 events and competitions report..................................................................................................................................................................26 awards night report..............................................................................................................................................................................................................32 PARTICIPATION report............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
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coaching and officiating report. ............................................................................................................................................................. 40 bowlslink report.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 commercial operations report..................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Finance report................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 STATE AND TERRITORY ASSOCIATIONS.....................................................................................................................................................IBC
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President and CEO report Joint message from Bowls Australia President Darryl Clout and Chief Executive Officer Neil Dalrymple.
As the President and CEO of Bowls Australia (BA), it is our pleasure to present this joint report, on behalf of the board directors and staff.
participation products, and the extension of our Australian Open agreement with Tourism and Events Queensland and City of Gold Coast for a further five years.
It has been more than one year since BA unveiled its new five-year strategy, titled ‘Bowls Unleashed’, which places more emphasis on participants and participation-growth products, better collaboration between all levels of bowls governance, delivering success on the world stage, enhancing our fan/ spectator experience and embracing technology to stay ahead of the game.
The period was also highlighted by the staging of the 2019 Asia Pacific Championships, the growth and expanded broadcast of the BPL Cup, the announcement of the amalgamation of many national events to be known as ‘The Nationals’, as well as the inaugural World Bowls Challenge event on Australian shores, and the appointment of longstanding BA employee Tony Sherwill to the helm of Bowls Victoria.
The past 12 months have seen some critical milestones for the sport aligning with the strategic direction outlined in ‘Bowls Unleashed’, including the implementation of the new whole-of-sport information technology platform ‘BowlsLink’, the successful funding submissions for two federal grants for
Strategic Plan Bowls Unleashed, BA’s strategic plan for 2018-2022, has been the blueprint for the organisation’s direction for more than 12 months at the time of this report. Everything BA does as an organisation is governed and measured by this Strategic Plan, which aligns every member of the Australian bowls community on the same path in achieving our collective vision, that is for all Australians to engage with bowls socially or competitively during their lifetime. BA’s board and staff have worked diligently on implementing and achieving the strategic priorities and recommendations outlined in this plan, and while great progress has been made to date, there is still considerable work ahead for all levels of the sport. It’s pertinent to take stock and reflect on the strategic priorities that we identified and agreed upon in this report, to achieve our desired common vision.
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Roll Back The Clock grant
3. Winning Teams - We will deliver winning teams on the international stage that inspire and excite Australians.
BA welcomed a $1.2 million grant from Sport Australia’s Better Ageing program to develop the ‘Roll Back The Clock’ initiative.
4. Inspired Fans - We will continue to improve the live spectator experience whilst driving innovations in how we deliver bowls to the widest possible audience.
Roll Back the Clock aims to boost physical activity rates among Australians aged 65 and over through bowls, light exercise and education.
5. Staying ahead of the Game - We are open to new ideas and different ways of thinks; we are prepared to be challenges; we are committed to sharing ideas and information to benefit the sport.
The funding comes at an important time when sedentary behaviour and isolation are key risk factors in our ageing population.
BowlsLink
Sessions are adapted for individuals and benefits include flexibility, muscular endurance and strength and in some instances aerobic/cardiovascular exercise.
A key pillar of progression during this period was the development and roll-out of a new and improved whole-ofsport information technology platform, titled “BowlsLink”.
One of 27 successful applicants, BA received $1,200,000 to help more than 8,000 older Australians when inactivity, isolation and loneliness are key concerns for the increasingly ageing Australian population.
The BowlsLink project involves a partnership between the sport’s national governing body and State and Territory Associations to develop a tailor-made IT system for all levels of the sport, inclusive of a competition management system, a centralised connected membership database system, and new and improved websites for all levels of the sport.
Jack Attack grant In a coup for the sport, BA was also successfully granted federal funding as part of the $28.9 million Move It AUS Participation Grant Program.
The BowlsLink system was developed by Melbournebased web development agency Savage Bull, following a comprehensive 18-month tender process, led by a working group featuring a cross-section of the sport’s key stakeholders.
BA was successful in receiving $250,000 in funding for the Jack Attack program, a fun and fast-paced format of the sport which aims to encourage participation with non-bowling members of the community.
Through the BowlsLink system, all 1,873 affiliated bowls clubs nationwide have access to a modern, new website, utilising the WordPress content management system, provided free of charge.
The Move It AUS Participation Grant Program grants give sport, physical activity and local government provider’s resources to get Australians moving and to support the aspiration to make Australia the world’s most active and healthy nation.
A core element of BowlsLink is a new competition management system designed from the ground-up and tailored to the sport’s unique needs, which, in a first for the sport, will be connected and communicate to the new database system and website platforms.
Jack Attack is at the forefront of BA’s strategy to promote the sport to a new demographic of players and the program provides the tools to see the sport appeal to non-bowling
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President and CEO report continued Asia Pacific Championships The staging of the 2019 Asia Pacific Championships, at Broadbeach, Helensvale and Musgrave Hill Bowls Clubs in June 2019 was an important milestone event. The Asia Pacific Championships is an important qualifying and preparatory event for the World Bowls Championships, set to be staged in May and June 2020, once again on the Gold Coast. On the green, the Australian Jackaroos claimed four gold medals from the eight disciplines contested while off the green BA’s events team gleaned useful learnings from the preparation and staging of the event to put into practice at the World Bowls Championships. audiences, as well as the more than 600,000 regular participants nationally.
Australian Open contract extension Queensland will continue to play host to the world’s largest open lawn bowls event for a further five years, with the Australian Open tournament secured for the Gold Coast in 2020-2024 as part of the Commonwealth Games legacy. The announcement was made by Queensland Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones during the staging of the 2019 Australian Open, which saw a record number of competitors and entrants from across Australia and the world. The Australian Open has already established itself as the world’s premier open bowls event, catering for nationals and internationals of all ages and abilities through the 14 disciplines contested, and is the sport’s most lucrative open competition, distributing more than $1.2 million in prize money during its five years on the Gold Coast, from 2015-2019.
BPL Cup growth and broadcast
Bowls Australia acknowledges the support of Tourism and Events Queensland and City of Gold Coast in delivering the coveted Australian Open annually.
The increased growth of the BPL Cup in its second year of existence was testament to the appeal of short-format, fastpaced competitions. The BPL Cup featured an expanded broadcast offering, with seven quarter-final, semi-final and final matches packaged up into 90-minute episodes and delivered to Australian sporting enthusiasts on Fox Sports.
The Nationals announcement Bowls Australia announced plans to amalgamate six of the sport’s most revered competitions, and introduce a new national barefoot event, in an exciting initiative to be rolled out in 2020 called “The Nationals”. Following a comprehensive review of the events landscape, BA have confirmed The Nationals will encompass up to nine events staged consecutively, and in some cases simultaneously, at the same venue/s from October 3 to 16, 2020. Six current national events, inclusive of the Australian Sides Championships, Australian Senior Sides Championships, Australian Under-18 Championships, Australian Championships, Australian Champion of Champions and the
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Awards Night and Hall of Fame, will be staged during the 14day festival.
behalf of World Bowls and the State and Territory Associations. Following extensive research and identification, a detailed brand blueprint has been created to guide the development of a compelling brand position and subsequent marketing campaign, which will be launched publicly towards the end of 2019.
An inaugural Australian Barefoot Bowls Championships, and the Australian Multi-disability National Championships, currently run by Disability Sport Australia, are two prospective events that are also being proposed. The fusion of events is seen to offer a range of benefits for both the organisation and competitors, including reducing travel and costs for attendees, creating space on the national event calendar, increasing attractiveness for partners and government support, and improving media appeal.
Broadcast partnership The sport of bowls will roll into a new era of media production over the next five years, involving both broadcast and radio, following an extended partnership between Bowls Australia and Crocmedia.
World Bowls Challenge announcement
The announcement signals a significant joint commitment to the future growth and development of the sport, its events and its competitors.
The creation and announcement of a new marquee international bowls event, called the World Bowls Challenge, will see the BCiB Australian Jackaroos face a composite team made up of the world’s premier players.
This will see existing radio and television coverage expanded, while Crocmedia will also represent the commercial interests of Bowls Australia, including broadcast rights, advertising and sponsorship.
The World Bowls Challenge, to be staged at Moama Bowling Club in November 2019, will feature Australia v Rest of the World in an exciting ten-a-side format played across November 29 and 30, on the covered surfaces of the state-of-the-art Moama Bowling Club, fresh off multi-million-dollar renovations.
The five-year broadcast deal, from 2019-2024, will see Crocmedia’s TV production division Rainmaker deploy its newly acquired state-of-the-art broadcast facilities to produce high-end programming for multiple platforms including Fox Sports, SBS and multiple social channels covering the sport’s biggest competitions including the prestigious Australian Open each June, the made-for-television Bowls Premier League each February and November, the 2020 World Bowls Championships, 2019 World Bowls Challenge and the annual The Bowls Show.
The creation of the event is seen to help raise the profile of the sport and its premier players and provide new opportunities to promote the sport globally.
Marketing blueprint In order to achieve our vision of engaging every Australian, BA led the development of a brand and marketing strategy, on
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President and CEO report continued Tony Sherwill’s appointment to Bowls Victoria
Terry Murphy OAM – Former Bowls Australia board member and former President of the Royal NSW Bowling Association.
Long-time BA employee Tony Sherwill was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer of Bowls Victoria during this period, following an eleven-year stint at BA.
Daniel Patterson – Western Australian state representative whose life was tragically cut short at the age of 28.
At BA, Sherwill played an integral role both in growing participation and our Jackaroos success on the International stage.
Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge the loyal support and generous contribution from the Federal Government through Sport Australia and Australian Institute of Sport, who have provided invaluable advice and support to our organisation over this period.
On behalf of BA’s board and staff, we congratulate Tony on his appointment and thank him for his invaluable contribution to the organisation over the past eleven years.
Sincere thanks are also expressed to Commonwealth Games Australia for their continued support of Bowls and our High Performance program. A special acknowledgement must be made to BA’s broadcast partners, SBS, Fox Sports Australia and Sky Sport NZ for their support and efforts in bringing bowls into the lounge rooms of fans across the country and abroad. To our valued sponsors and corporate partners who are outlined in the Commercial section of this annual report, the BA Board and staff extend our sincerest thanks and appreciation for these partnerships and look forward to continuing to develop these relationships collaboratively into the future. A special thank-you is made to BA’s Board of Directors, staff, national committees and volunteers for their continual commitment and dedication to the growth and development of the sport and brand of Bowls in Australia.
Australian Jackaroos retirements Former Australian Jackaroos vice-captain Brett Wilkie and onetime international representative Lee Schraner both announced their retirement from international competition during this period.
We also acknowledge World Bowls’ board and staff for their efforts over this period. Overall, it has been a very pleasing 12-month period, and we have already set our sights on an even more successful 2019/20 period, which will involve the staging of the 2020 World Bowls Championships on the Gold Coast.
With more than 250 international appearances under his belt and a swag of international medals of all varieties, Wilkie has dedicated himself to the Australian Jackaroos’ cause and commitments for a long period of time and is to be commended and acknowledged for his significant contribution.
Darryl Clout President Neil Dalrymple CEO
Vale: In memoriam During the course of the 2018/19 Annual Report period, Bowls Australia was saddened by the passing of a number of influential figures, who all contributed to the betterment of the sport during their lifetimes. Beryl Brennan – the last President of the Australian Women’s Bowling Council, from 2001-2002, and then the first unified Vice-President of the newly established BA from 2002-2004, before becoming the sport’s first female national President from 2004 to 2005. Neville Day – One-time Australian representative, who laid claim to being the oldest person, at the time, to don the green and gold uniform for Australia in 1987 at the age of 63. John Vance OAM - former Australian Blind Bowlers Association (ABBA) president and Vision-Impaired bowler.
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Message from Sport Australia It has been a watershed year for the Australian Sports Commission. We’ve launched a new public-facing brand - Sport Australia – with a renewed vision for Australia to be the world’s most active sporting nation, known for its integrity, sporting success and world-leading sports industry. This aligns with the Australian Government’s long-term vision for sport in this country, outlined in Sport 2030, released in August 2018 by Minister for Sport Bridget McKenzie. Sport Australia will be central to delivering the priorities outlined in this national sport plan. At the fundamental level, Sport Australia’s focus will be on getting Australians moving through sport and, more broadly, physical activity. We want to inspire and activating people across every age, race, gender, cultural background and physical ability. We will continue to build partnerships in the health and education sectors to ensure physical activity is a national priority. We need to ensure sporting organisations are equipped to make the most of a renewed interest in physical activity, and so we will continue working with sports to improve the workforce capability, governance and partnerships. We want to help sports innovate, connect with existing and new participants in the digital era and provide products that meet current expectations. The AIS is redefining its role too, leading a united and collaborative high performance system for Australian sport. Success will be measured by Australians consistently winning medals at major international events, but also in the national pride and inspiration generated by our athletes. Working in partnerships, the AIS will be focused on doing the big system-level things on the frontiers of ethical sporting performance that no other body is naturally positioned to do. The AIS has launched a new Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement team, focused on supporting athletes to transition through their sporting careers and connect with their communities. We want sporting champions to be positive influences. Australia enjoyed genuine sporting success in 2018. In challenging times, the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games helped restore Australia’s faith in our sports and athletes. Positions on the podium are wonderful to celebrate, but the narrative is incomplete without humility, generosity of spirit, confidence in what our athletes stand for and how they carry themselves. At the Gold Coast Games, we saw the very best in our athletes, and this display of spirit and integrity is sure to give them the best start to their preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We also had some outstanding performances at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Australia equalled its most successful Winter Olympics haul of three medals in PyeongChang, two silvers and one bronze medal matching the result in Sochi 2014. It was also our best result at a Paralympic Winter Games in 16 years. Sport integrity has justifiably gained additional focus in the past year, and is a very important priority for Sport Australia and for Australian sport more generally. We, and everyone involved in sport, owe it to the athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, fans and the public at large to ensure that Australian sport is fair and clean, and is seen to be fair and clean. We thank all of our partners – including athletes, coaches, board members and administrators – for your effort and contribution to Australian sport, and your enthusiasm for building a more active Australia. We look forward to continued success and progress together. John Wylie AM Chair Australian Sports Commission
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Winning partnership Proudly supporting Bowls Australia The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) invests in sport at all levels in Australia. We work with Bowls Australia to ensure Australian bowls players excel in the international sporting arena whilst increasing participation in bowls. Bowls Australia is one of many national sporting organisations partnering with us to achieve Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Winning Edge.
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Greater Together on the Gold Coast 2018 and the lead up to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games was a landmark period for Commonwealth Games Australia, our member sports and our athletes. Of course, much of CGA’s focus during the reporting year was on preparation for and participation at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. To complement the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, we set ourselves an ambitious new strategic direction focused on four key areas: Building team success; Building a valued brand; Connecting with communities; and Leading the way. In the lead-up to the Gold Coast Games the theme ‘Greater Together’ was developed. Greater Together was about the importance of every person and every role within our Australian Team of 756—the biggest Australian Commonwealth Games team in history. Together we were greater and collectively we all delivered on these strategic priorities. Our important work in these areas will continue in the lead up to Birmingham 2022 and beyond. Our team total of 198 medals including 80 Gold, 59 Silver and 59 Bronze topped the medal tally and was the best return from since our previous home games, Melbourne 2006. Bowls made a significant contribution to the team’s success, entertaining large crowds under blues skies at Broadbeach. With a tally of five gold and two silver medals, Para-Bowler Ken Hansen created history, becoming the oldest ever Australian Commonwealth Games gold medallist, as a member of the B6/B7/B8 Triples. Gold medals to the women’s Triples and Fours, Para B2/B3 mixed pair, and Aaron Wilson’s men’s singles victory capped a strong Games. Our Australian Team was led superbly by Chef de Mission Steve Moneghetti, his contribution to CGA has been immense as both an athlete and team official. To provide an environment conducive to success, we worked hand-in-hand with our member sports and the Australian sporting system. This work saw CGA form partnerships with Paralympics Australia, the Australian Institute of Sport and the National Institute Network. The partnership with the AIS included the successful roll out of the Sideline Champions program. During this Games cycle, CGA provided $21.6 million in funding to member sports through programs ranging from youth to the elite. Bowls Australia and your athletes benefitted significantly from this program with $829,000 in funding spread across the Gold Coast Gold, NextGEN, DAIS and Podium Initiative programs. That is a significant contribution to Australian sport, for which CGA is very proud and we remain committed to working with our sports to improve our programs going forward. It is important that we continue to engage with our member sports and the Australian sporting system, and this will be a priority of the newly shaped CGA Board. Work is already underway for Birmingham 2022 we look forward to building on the successes of the Gold Coast 2018 campaign. We thank Bowls Australia for their support. Craig Phillips CEO Commonwealth Games Australia
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Bowls Australia board
Darryl Clout - President QUALIFICATIONS
Former President Softball Australia
Australian Institute of Company Directors (Residential) Course
EXPERIENCE Vice President – International Softball Federation; Former General Manager Department of Sport & Recreation NSW
Former Board member of NSW Institute of Sport
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Member - CEO Performance and Remuneration Committee Member - Good Governance working party
Former executive board member NSW Softball Association
Kathryn Bailey EXPERIENCE
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Metropolitan Director - Bowls SA for (three years)
Member - CEO Performance and Remuneration Committee
Board representative to the SA Match and Program Committee Member – Bowls SA Hall of Fame Selection Committee
Member - Good Governance Project Working Party Chair - Audit, Risk & Policy Committee
Previous employment at Indoor Cricket Arenas introducing pilot sports to lift participation
Robert (Bob) Boorman QUALIFICATIONS
Member - Board of Management, Renewal SA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of South Australia
Extensive experience in Management and Executive roles in business
EXPERIENCE
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Former Independent Director - Bowls SA
Member - Audit, Risk & Policy Committee
President - Adelaide Bowling Club Former Director - Smith Family, Atomix Design, SA Housing Trust
Ray Dienelt EXPERIENCE
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Managing Director - Hareeba Enterprises Pty Ltd
Marketing and Brand Working Party
General Manager - Shaedz of Alice, Alice Springs Former President - Memorial Bowls Club, Alice Springs State Representative - NT, 2009 - 2015
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Wayne Turley OAM EXPERIENCE
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Director Turley Enterprises Pty Ltd
Member of the Bowls Premier League Advisory Committee
2006 Commonwealth Games men’s triples gold medal
Member - Nominations Committee
Bowls Coordinator Taren Point Bowling Club Joint owner – Wayne Turley & Claire Duke’s Aero Bowls World
Lydia Dowse QUALIFICATIONS University of Melbourne: Bachelor of Arts (Hons.); Bachelor of Laws
EXPERIENCE
Former Contract Management Director, Events Division (Tourism WA) Former Head of Football at Football Federation Victoria (soccer)Former COE, Leading Teams Australia Pty Ltd
General Manager, Integrity and Safe Sport, Swimming Australia Ltd
Former Event Development Manager, Victorian Major Events Company
Former Executive Manager, Governance, West Australian Football Commission (AFL)
Former Event Development Manager, Events Corp WA
Louise Witton EXPERIENCE
Represented NSW: 2004-2012
Director - The Neutral Bay Club, NSW (16 consecutive years) Chair of the Board - The Neutral Bay Club (six consecutive years)
Represented Queensland: 2013-present
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Member - Audit, Risk and Policy Committee
Office Manager - Zenith Media, Australia’s largest media consultancy (10 years)
Tracey Wright EXPERIENCE
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Current Head of Energy Services at Energy Australia
Bowls Connect Tender Panel
Widespread experience working for US multinational companies Former Regional Managing Director, Australasia for Hallmark Cards Owner - Tracey Wright Consulting Pty Ltd
Kate hutchison QUALIFICATIONS Post Graduate Diploma in Arts (Political Studies) Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Political Studies
Former Communications Manager (Men’s Cricket and Team Performance) - Cricket Australia Former Public Relations Executive - New Zealand Rugby Union
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
EXPERIENCE Head of Media and Communications - Swimming Australia
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Marketing and Brand Working Party
Bowls Australia Committees and Staff Wayne Prosser
STATE CONSULTATIVE BODY
Bowls SA President
Mark Easton
Darryl Clout
Bowls SA Chief Executive Officer
Bowls Australia President (Chair)
Erin haines
Kathryn Bailey
Bowls SA Acting Chief Executive Officer (March to June 2019)
Bowls Australia Board Director
Wally kuhn
Tracey Wright
Bowls ACT President
Bowls Australia Board Director
kate Lyttle
Ray Dienelt
Bowls ACT Executive Officer
Bowls Australia Board Director
Sue ross
Robert (Bob) Boorman
Bowls Tasmania President (until May 2019)
Bowls Australia Board Director
Graham hay
Louise Witton
Bowls Tasmania President (from May 2019)
Bowls Australia Board Director
rebecca Van Asch
Wayne Turley OAM
Bowls Tasmania Executive Officer
Bowls Australia Board Director
Anthony Quinlan Bowls NT President
Lydia Dowse Bowls Australia Board Director
Jill Tiller Bowls NT Executive Officer
Kate Hutchison Bowls Australia Board Director (from April, 2019)
Barbara Gilbert
BOWLS AUSTRALIA COMMITTEES
Bowls Victoria President
Graeme Bridge Bowls Victoria Chief Executive Officer (until February 2019)
Board Committees
Wes Fawaz
Audit, Risk and Policy
Bowls Victoria Acting Chief Executive Officer (from March to June 2019)
Kathryn Bailey Bowls Australia Board Director (Chair)
Vincent Beard
Lydia Dowse
RNSWBA President
Bowls Australia Board Director
Greg Helm
Louise Witton
RNSWBA Chief Executive Officer
Bowls Australia Board Director
Maryann Parcell
Chris Brophy
Women’s Bowls NSW President
Independent Member
Daniel Gatt Women’s Bowls NSW Executive Officer
CEO Performance and Remuneration
Peter Williamson
Darryl Clout Bowls Australia President (Chair)
Bowls Queensland President
Kathryn Bailey
Brett Wilkie
Bowls Australia Board Director
Bowls Queensland Chief Executive Officer
Ray Dienelt
Kerry Andersen
Bowls Australia Board Director
Bowls WA President
Ken Pride Bowls WA Chief Executive Officer
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Nominations
National Selection Panel
Darryl Clout
Peter Brown
Bowls Australia President (Chair)
Bowls Australia High Performance and Pathways Manager (Chair - non-voting)
Wayne Turley OAM
Steve Glasson OAM
Bowls Australia Board Director
Bowls Australia National Coach
Michael Catlow
Kelvin Kerkow OAM
Independent Member
Dave Stockham
Neil Dalrymple
Therese Hastings
Bowls Australia Chief Executive Officer
World Bowls 2020
BPL Management Committee
Neil Dalrymple
Neil Dalrymple Bowls Australia Chief Executive Officer (Chair)
Bowls Australia Chief Executive Officer (Chair)
Wayne Turley OAM
Nigel Smith
Bowls Australia Board Director
Bowls Australia Immediate Past President
Andrew Howie
Brian Baldwin
Events and Competition Manager
Mulgrave Hill Bowls Club representative
Aidan Davis
Len Brunt
Communications and Marketing Manager
Club Helensvale Bowls Club representative
Andrew Gommers
Colleen Gilbert
Sponsorship and Partnership Coordinator
Broadbeach Bowls Club representative
Tony Sherwill
Laurel Rigoni
Chief Operating Officer
Tourism and Events Queensland representative
Andrew Howie
Hall of Fame
Events and Competition Manager representative
Louise Witton
Brett Wilkie
Bowls Australia Board Director (Chair)
Bowls Queensland Chief Executive Officer
Nigel Smith
Steve Brook
Immediate Past President, Bowls Australia
City of Gold Coast representative
Lynsey Clarke Hall of Fame member
Board Appointed Committees National Officiating Advisory Group
John Snell OAM Hall of Fame member
John Roberts (Chair)
Dave Stockham
Bob Carlson
National Selector
Sue Hogg
National Development Advisory Panel
Pam Hockings
Tony Sherwill
Ian Irvine
Chief Operating Officer (Chair)
Andrew Lynn
Chris Wallace
Sandy Wallace
Bowls Australia Participation Manager
Michael Beaumont
Clive Adams
Bowls Australia Education and Training Coordinator
Bowls Australia Senior Regional Bowls Manager
Tony Sherwill
John Emerson
Bowls Australia Chief Operating Officer (until June 2019)
Bowls Australia Senior Regional Bowls Manager
Andrew Howie Bowls Australia Events and Competition Manager
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Bowls Australia Committees and Staff continued Wayne Street
staff
Independent member
BowlsLink Working Party Operations
Kelvin Rogers Bowls Australia Training and Education Coordinator (Chair)
Neil Dalrymple
Luke Brown
Chief Executive Officer
Bowls Victoria IT Coordinator
Glenn Hudson
Kate Lyttle
Finance Manager
Bowls ACT Executive Officer
Samantha Trimble
Greg Helm
People & Culture Manager (part-time)
RNSWBA Chief Executive Officer
Linda Moli
Aaron Delaporte
Finance Coordinator
Bowls WA Operations Manager
Bronwyn White
Kylie Hartley
Executive Assistant (part-time)
Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bowls NSW Administration Officer
Kim Keating
Roxanne Bell
Operations Administrator (part-time)
Bowls Queensland Operations Manager
Commercial Operations
Bianca Chiera Bowls SA Member Liaison
Aidan Davis
BowlsLink Steering Committee
Communications & Marketing Manager
Jennifer Pitson
Tracey Wright
Sponsorship & Partnership Manager (from March 2016 until March 2019)
Bowls Australia Board Director (Chair)
Kelsey Cottrell
Kelvin Rogers
Communications Coordinator (part-time) (November 2014 until March 2019)
Bowls Australia Training and Education Coordinator
Domenic Favata
Robert Savage
Media and Digital Coordinator
CEO, Savage Bull
Andrew Gommers
Greg Helm RNSWBA Chief Executive Officer
Sponsorship and Partnership Coordinator (from October 2018)
Tony Sherwill
Bowls Operations
Bowls Australia Chief Operating Officer (until June 2019)
Tony Sherwill
Membership Model Review Panel
Chief Operating Officer (from March 2008 until June 2019)
Chris Wallace
Robert (Bob) Boorman Bowls Australia Board Director (Chair)
National Development and Government Relations Manager (from August 2018) National Participation Manager (from January 2017 until August 2018)
Ken Pride
Regional Bowls Manager (from January 2015 until January 2017)
Bowls WA Chief Executive Officer
Deborah Niccol
Daniel Gatt
National Participation Manager (from July 2018 until May 2019)
WBNSW Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Howie
Rebecca Van Ash
Events & Competition Manager (from July 2018) Regional Bowls Manager/Senior Regional Bowls Manager (from October 2014
BTAS Chief Executive Officer
Ken Warburton
until July 2018)
BVIC Finance Director
Reece Wilson
Neil Dalrymple
Events and Competitions Coordinator (From June 2019)
Bowls Australia Chief Executive Officer (Ex Officio) or nominee
Steve Glasson OAM National Coach
Gary Willis Ntc Coach Act/Nsw & National Assistant Coach
Peter Brown High Performance and Pathways Manager
Danielle Montague Bowls Operations Coordinator
Michael Beaumont Education and Training Coordinator (part-time)
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Kelvin Rodgers
Kym Ireland
Training and Support Coordinator
Regional Bowls Manager – Southern & Eastern SA (from March 2018 until August 2018)
Michael Haarsma Better Ageing Program Project Manager (contract to December 2020)
Paul Holtschke
(from April 2019)
Regional Bowls Manager – Western & Northern metro/Geelong
Olivia Beaman
Simon Morrison
Schools and Social Programs Coordinator (casual) (from October 2018 until February 2019) Schools and Social Programs Coordinator (part-time)
Regional Bowls Manager – Tasmania
Mark Whiteman
(from February 2018 until July 2018)
Regional Bowls Manager – Newcastle & Central Coast
Danielle Cirillo
John Emerson
Social Programs and Inclusion Coordinator (casual) (from May 2019)
Senior Regional Bowls Manager - North East Victoria
Leah Lazzaro
Paul Jackson Regional Bowls Manager – Western Victoria (from August 2018)
High-Performance and Participation Administrator (part-time) (from February 2019) High-Performance Program Administrator (part-time)
Scot Nicolson Regional Bowls Manager – Eastern & Southern Melbourne/Gippsland
(from September 2017 to February 2019)
(from March 2017 until June 2019)
Therese Hastings
Craig Donaldson
National Training Centre Coach – Western Australia (Part-time)
Regional Bowls Manager – Northern NSW
Clive Adams
Wade Mutzleburg
Regional Bowls Manager – Senior RBM Northern & Eastern WA
Regional Bowls Manager – Central Queensland
Multi Media Presenter (from July 2018)
Rachel Mulcahy
David Inglis
Regional Bowls Manager – Northern Queensland
Regional Bowls Manager – Riverina NSW
(from March 2018 until August 2018)
Nick Hind
Lesley Bates
Regional Bowls Manager – South East NSW/ACT (from October 2018)
Regional Bowls Manager – Tropical North Queensland
Michael Sorrensen
(from October 2018)
Regional Bowls Manager South East Queensland
Brett Hughes
Shane Moon
Senior Regional Bowls Manager – Sydney Metro
Regional Bowls Manager – North & Western SA
Steve Unsworth
(from February 2015 until February 2019)
Regional Bowls Manager – Southern Western Australia
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Honour roll
(Results)
2018 BOWLS PREMIER LEAGUE (BPL08)
ANNUAL NATIONAL EVENTS
CLUB PINE RIVERS, QLD Winners: Brisbane Pirates (Kelsey Cottrell, Michael Breen, Alex Marshall and Coach Dave Edwards)
2018 BPL CUP CLUB PINE RIVERS, QLD Winners: Narrabri (NSW)
2018 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS CLUB SAPPHIRE, MERIMBULA, NSW Men’s singles: Ray Pearse (Cabramatta, NSW) Men’s pairs: Jade Groenewege and Sean Baker (Victoria Point, QLD) Men’s triples: Alan Howard, Peter Balderson and Mitchell Mears (Composite, QLD) Men’s fours: Jordan Yates, Darren Burgess, Jay Bye-Norris and Anthony Flapper (Essendon, VIC) Women’s singles: Carla Krizanic (Sunbury, VIC) Women’s pairs: Anne Johns and Kelsey Cottrell (St Johns Park, NSW)
2018 AUSTRALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS TWEED HEADS, QLD
Women’s triples: Louise Cronin, Kate Walker and Katrina Wright (Taren Point, NSW)
Men: Aaron Teys (Warilla, NSW) Women: Rebecca Van Asch (Invermay, TAS)
Women’s fours: Laura Merz, Robyn O’Brien, Therese Hastings and Helen Morss (Manning Memorial, WA)
2018 AUSTRALIAN UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS CAPALABA, QLD Singles: Jarryd Davies (VIC) and Kira Bourke (VIC) Pairs: Tyson Cromie, Jarryd Davies (VIC) and Lauren Banks, Jorja Maughan (TAS) Triples: Matthew Freebairnm Fergus Rowntree, Nathan Black (SA) and Erin Swatridge, Rebekah Lord, Brittany Camp (NSW Fours: Carl Flegler, Bradley Fleger, Kane Nelson, Nick Cahill (QLD) and Hannah Ogden, Kyandra Kelly, Zayah Morgan, Caysee Wilson (QLD) Boys’ title: Victoria Girls’ title: Queensland Overall title: Victoria
2018 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
2019 BOWLS PREMIER LEAGUE (BPL09)
KINGBOROUGH, TAS
NAENAE BOWLING CLUB, NZ
Men: Lee Schraner (Rosny Park, TAS) Women: Kylie Whitehead (Wodonga, VIC)
Winners: ASAHI ILLAWARRA GORILLAS (Kay Moran, Aaron Teys, Jeremy Henry and Coach Wes Falconer)
2018 AUSTRALIAN SENIOR SIDES CHAMPIONSHIPS
2019 AUSTRALIAN SIDES CHAMPIONSHIPS
MOONTA MEMORIAL AND WALAROO, SA
ETTALONG, NSW
Men: Victoria
Alley Shield (Men): QLD
Women: NSW
Marj Morris Trophy (Women): NSW
Glyn Bosisto MBE Overall Champions Trophy: Victoria
Overall State Champions Trophy: NSW
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2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
2019 WORLD CUP
13 GOLD COAST CLUBS, QLD
WARILLA, NSW
Men’s Singles: Aron Sherriff
Australian representatives: Aaron Teys (Warilla, NSW), Rebecca Van Asch (Invermay, TAS), Jeremy Henry (Warilla, NSW)
Women’s Singles: Natasha Scott Men’s Pairs: Ray Pearse & Aron Sherriff Women’s Pairs: Genevieve Delves & Dawn Hayman
Men’s singles: Gary Kelly (NIR) gold, Brendan Aquilina (MAL) silver
Men’s Fours: Bradley Lawson, Scott De Jongh, Jamie Anderson, Kurt Brown
Women’s singles: Jo Edwards (NZ) gold, Lucy Beere (GUE) silver
Women’s Fours: Lynsey Clarke, Anne Johns, Kelsey, Rebecca Van Asch
2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS BROADBEACH, CLUB HELENSVALE, MUSGRAVE HILL, GOLD COAST, QLD
Under-18 Boy’s Singles: Jarryd Davies Under-18 Girls’ Singles: Kira Bourke
Australian representatives: Carla Krizanic (Sunbury, VIC), Kelsey Cottrell (St Johns Park, NSW), Natasha Scott, (Raymond Terrace, NSW), Rebecca Van Asch (Invermay, TAS), Lynsey Clarke (Club Helensvale, QLD), Aaron Teys (Warilla, NSW), Nathan Rice (Club Helensvale, QLD), Aron Sherriff, (Club Helensvale, QLD), Barrie Lester (Melbourne, VIC), Ray Pearse (Cabramatta, NSW)
Over-60’s Men’s Singles: Sam Laguzza & Rowan Brassey Over-60’s Women’s Singles: Jude Whaites & Jane Bush Multi-Disability Open Singles: Ken Hanson Multi-Disability Pairs: Lucas Protopapas & Ken Hanson Vision-Impaired Singles: Jake Fehlberg Vision-Impaired Pairs: Brandon Smith & Jake Fehlberg
Men’s Singles: Shannon McIlroy (NZ) Men’s Pairs: Shannon McIlroy, Gary Lawson (NZ) Men’s Triples: Barrie Lester, Aaron Teys, Aron Sherriff (Australia)
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
Men’s Fours: Barrie Lester, Aaron Teys, Nathan Rice, Aron Sherriff (Australia)
2018 WORLD CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
Women’s Singles: Jo Edwards (NZ)
ST JOHNS PARK, AUS
Women’s Pairs: Lynsey Clarke, Kelsey Cottrell (Australia)
Australian representatives: Lee Schraner (Rosny Park, TAS), Colleen Orr (Darwin, NT)
Women’s Triples: Carla Krizanic, Natasha Scott, Rebecca Van Asch (Australia)
Men’s singles: Shannon McIlroy (NZ)
Women’s Fours: Wendy Jensen, Kirsten Edwards, Katelyn Inch, Val Smith (NZ)
Women’s singles: Jo Edwards (NZ)
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HIGH PERFORMANCE and international events report The BCiB Australian Jackaroos were again dominant on the international stage, under the tutelage of National Coach Steve Glasson OAM.
In terms of competing in international events, it was a slightly quieter year for Bowls Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High Performance team and the BCiB Australian Jackaroos in 2019, following the busy period that encompassed the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
This tour provided enormous opportunity to play a feast of bowls on the greens of the venue for the 2022 Games, Royal Leamington Spa, against quality opposition such as Ireland, Scotland, England as well as Wales (in Wales). It was fabulous to again have representatives from our visionimpaired and athletes with a disability categories join the able-body competitors for their first taste of outdoor bowls in the UK.
At the time writing, the Jackaroos are very well advanced in preparation for the next benchmark event, the 2020 World Bowls Championships on the Gold Coast.
Iconic dual international Andy Thomson, who had an esteemed career with both Scotland and England, was recruited to help with the tactics, wisdom and knowledge necessary in the UK and his involvement was instrumental in ensuring the Jackaroosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; adaption to this foreign style of play.
In addition to gearing up for 2020WBC, the Jackaroos continue their commitment towards the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, with another tour of the United Kingdom undertaken by the squad in July 2019.
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The UK touring party included:
Medal Tally
Vision-Impaired Mixed Pairs Lynne Seymour (Director Bob Seymour) & Jake Fehlberg (Director Grant Fehlberg)
4 Gold medals
Athletes with a Disability Joshua Barry, Anthony Bonnell, Barry Brennan & Chris Flavel
2 Bronze medals
1 Silver medal
Australia’s women claimed the Overall Women’s Trophy.
Ladies Team Kelsey Cottrell, Karen Murphy, Natasha Scott, Samantha Shannahan & Chloe Stewart
2019/2020 Australian Squads
Men’s Team Ray Pearse, Aaron Teys, Benjamin Twist, Corey Wedlock & Aaron Wilson
Women: Lynsey Clarke (35, Club Helensvale, QLD) Kelsey Cottrell (29, St Johns Park, NSW) Dawn Hayman (22, St Johns Park, NSW)* Carla Krizanic (29, Sunbury, VIC) Kristina Krstic (25, Manning Memorial, WA) Karen Murphy (44, Cabramatta, NSW) Ellen Ryan (22, Cabramatta, NSW) Natasha Scott (28, Raymond Terrace, NSW) Chloe Stewart (23, Tweed Heads, QLD) Rebecca Van Asch (31, Invermay, TAS)
Asia Pacific Championships The 2019 Asia Pacific Championships took place at the magnificent Musgrave Hill, Helensvale & Broadbeach clubs, which will be utilised for the 2020 World Bowls Championships, Competitors from 19 countries converged on the Gold Coast, all with a vison of making the medal podiums and/or qualifying for the 2020WBC.
Men: Barrie Lester (37, Melbourne, VIC) Jesse Noronha (28, Warilla, NSW) Ray Pearse (34, Cabramatta, NSW) Nathan Rice (40, Club Helensvale, QLD) Wayne Ruediger (42, Grange, SA) Aron Sherriff (33, Club Helensvale, QLD) Aaron Teys (25, Warilla, NSW) Benjamin Twist (29, St Johns Park, NSW) Corey Wedlock (23, Warilla, NSW) Aaron Wilson (27, Cabramatta, NSW)
The BCiB Jackaroos line-up included: Women’s Singles: Kelsey Cottrell Women’s Pairs: Lynsey Clarke & Kelsey Cottrell Women’s Triples: Carla Krizanic, Natasha Scott & Rebecca Van Asch Women’s Fours: Lynsey Clarke, Carla Krizanic, Rebecca Van Asch & Natasha Scott Men’s Singles: Ray Pearse Men’s Pairs: Ray Pearse & Nathan Rice Men’s Triples: Barrie Lester, Aaron Teys & Aron Sherriff Men’s Fours: Barrie Lester, Aaron Teys, Nathan Rice & Aron Sherriff
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HIGH PERFORMANCE continued
Australian Emerging Jackaroos Women:
International Competitions
Tiffany Brodie (21, St Kilda, VIC) Bolivia Millerick (25, Broadbeach, QLD) Samantha Shannahan (30, Deer Park, VIC) Brianna Smith (19, St Johns Park, NSW)* Jessica Srisamruaybai (19, Tweed Heads, QLD) Kira Bourke (16, Tweed Heads, QLD)*
The Jackaroos also enjoyed hit-outs at numerous other capped and non-capped events across the 2018/19 financial year. Ellen Ryan and Natasha Scott combined brilliantly capturing the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic’s women’s pairs title, whilst Benjamin Twist backed up his pairs title from the previous year with a monumental win in the men’s singles.
Men: Jayden Christie (20, Club Helensvale, QLD) Carl Healey (32, Cabramatta, NSW) Joshua Studham (18, Club Holdfast, SA)* Mason Lewis (22, Engadine, NSW)* Jake Rynne (15, North Toowoomba, QLD)* Jarryd Davies (16, Essendon, VIC)*
Aaron Wilson returned to Dunedin’s North East Valley, claiming a successive Invitational Singles title. Warilla again successfully hosted the World Cup and Australia’s Rebecca Van Asch again finished on the podium, securing a bronze medal in a fabulous return to top line bowls following the birth of fist baby and daughter Lexi just weeks before.
* indicates new inclusion
The World Champion of Champions again converged on Sydney’s St Johns Park, where Tasmania’s Lee Schraner recorded the highlight of his career, with a bronze medal finish; Schraner will get another opportunity when the event moves to Adelaide in late 2019.
Para Sport Squad Athletes with a Disability: Tony Bonnell (51, Broadbeach, QLD) Joshua Barry (38, Deer Park, VIC) Chris Flavel (35, Payneham, SA) Barry Brennan (72, Moama, VIC)
Bowls Australia’s High Performance staff would like to sincere and graciously thank all stakeholders who supported the HP Program in 2018/19, with specific mention of Commonwealth Games Australia, The Australian Institute of Sport and BCiB Insurance Brokers, who contribution was invaluable to development and success of the BCiB Australian Jackaroos during this period.
Vision-impaired: Jake Fehlberg (25, Burleigh Heads, QLD, Director – Grant Fehlberg) Lynne Seymour (69, Thuringowa, QLD, Director – Robert Seymour)
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Events and Competitions report This period marked the last occasion that many national events will be held in isolation across the country, ahead of their amalgamation under The Nationals brand in 2020.
Australian Indoors Championships
2017 Australian Under-18 Championships
– Tweed Heads Bowls Club, NSW
– Capalaba Sports Club, QLD
The 2018 Australian Indoor Championships was another hotly contested event which saw state, national and international stars converge on the carpet of Tweed Heads Bowls Club. After four grueling days of competition, it was two Australian Jackroos who emerged from the talented field to be crowned champions. In the women’s event defending champion Rebecca Van Asch continued her rich vein of form to go back-to-back and claim the coverted title against fellow Australian Jackaroo and Tweed Heads local Chloe Stewart. Van Asch jumped out of the blocks to lock away the first set 9-4 before Chloe showed her fighting spirit to square the match a set a piece with a 9-1 score line; in the tie-break Rebecca showed her experience to claim the match.
Victoria reigned supreme at the 2018 Australian Under-18 Championships, claiming the boys’ overall champions trophy, along with the overall champion state title.
In the men’s final, Australian Jackaroo Aaron Teys faced off against Western Australian State Representative Clive Adams. In a game where the score line didn’t reflect how close of final this was, both players delivered a great spectacle of bowls trading blows end after end. However, Teys demonstrated all his class to record a straight-sets 8-5, 9-5 victory and add another singles title to his growing list of achievements.
After claiming the girls’ overall champions silverware, and a strong performance in the boys’ event, Queensland was the runner-up state from an overall perspective. The Victorian boys stamped their authority over the rest of the field with a dominant display, claiming two gold and one bronze medal across the four disciplines, highlighted by up-andcoming superstar Jarryd Davies claiming two gold medals. In the boys’ singles final, Davies claimed a 21-19 victory over Western Australia’s Jack East, while in the boys’ pairs, Davies and Tyson Cromie claimed a 17-16 victory over Tasmania’s Isaac Maughan and Josh Walker-Davis, which was won on the last bowl of the match. Kira Bourke once again proved she’s destined for higher honors in the future, after claiming back-to-back gold medals in the girls’ singles, defeating Queensland’s Isabella Lawson 21-14 in what was a quality final.
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In the boys’ competition, other gold medal winners included New South Wales’ quartet of Thomas Holburn, Bailey Meti, Connor Freeman and Heath Walker, while the South Australian team of Matthew Freebairn, Fergus Rowntree and Nathan Black claimed triples gold. In the girls’ event, other the gold medals were shared with the fours title going to the Queensland team of Hannah Ogden, Kyandra Kelly, Zayah Morgan and Caysee Wilson, while the NSW combination of Erin Swatridge, Rebekah Lord and Brittany Camp claimed triples glory, and the Tasmanian duo of Lauren Banks and Jorja Maughan won the pairs gold.
Australian Champion of Champions
Australian Senior Sides Championships
– Kingborough Bowls Club, TAS The 2018 Champion of Champion event moved to Kingborough Bowls Club in Tasmania with a fantastic field of men’s and women’s champions lining up to be crowned Australian Champion and by virtue, earn the right to represent Australia at the World Champion of Champions.
– Wallaroo Bowling Club and Moonta Memorial Bowls Club, SA The best over-60s players in the country converged on South Australia’s Wallaroo and Moonta Bowls Clubs for the second year in a row.
In the men’s event, a star-studded line up, which included the likes of Ryan Bester, David Ferguson, Barrie Lester and Lee Schraner, meant it was near impossible to pick a pretournament favourite.
This year saw two hotly contested events with both coming down to the last game to decide the winners. In the women’s event, New South Wales and Western Australia finished on the same points but the blues claimed victory by a superior rink margin of 1.
However, after three grueling days of fierce competition, it was hometown hero Lee Schraner who claimed the converted crown after going through the event undefeated, two games clear of silver medalist Barrie Lester.
While the men saw a similar occurrence, with Victoria and Queensland locked on equal points after seven rounds with both teams only dropping 1 game, however it was Victoria who claimed the men’s title with a 3 rink better differential.
In the women’s event, Victoria’s Kylie Whitehead added yet another national singles accolade to her ever-expanding litany of achievements.
With both events so close it was no surprise a countback was needed to decide the overall champions, which saw Victoria secure the overall champion state trophy by the smallest of margins.
Like Schraner, Whitehead also went through the competition undefeated, while Lauren Banks rounded out a successful event for Tasmania claiming silver.
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Events and Competitions continued Bowls Premier League (BPL08) – Club Pine Rivers (QLD)
In what was a brilliant week of bowls, played under a stateof-the-art, semi-indoor facility, the championships threw up a number of great results.
In what has been widely touted as the best event to date, the eighth Bowls Premier League delivered everything in spades, with eight clubs converging on Club Pine Rivers for a who’s who of bowls battling it out for the converted title.
The blue-ribbon singles event saw Australian Jackaroo Carla Krizanic claim the women’s crown with a 25-15 victory over Tasmania’s Lynn Triffitt, while the men’s contest was a battle between two of the most inform players in the country, in NSW’s Ray Pearse and Tasmania’s Lee Schraner, which saw Pearse claim his first national singles crown with a 25-19 score line.
The record number of spectators were treated to a feast of bowls over the four days, which culminated in the grand final played out between hometown heroes Brisbane Pirates and the Murray Steamers. The grand final had everything with Alex Marshall at his formidable best, Ryan Best with his trade mark drives and the crowd singing along to ‘Sweet Coralline’.
The pairs disciplines saw Queensland and NSW take the spoils; in the women’s event, the NSW combination of Anne Johns and Australian Jackaroo Kelsey Cottrell proved too strong for Victoria’s Leeanne Fitzgerald and Rebecca McMahon 24- 7, while the men’s encounter saw both teams trade blows for most of the game, before the Maroon combination of Jade Groenewege and Sean Baker took control of the last few ends to run out 15-9 victors over Victoria’s Adrian Marchioli and Nathan Murray.
In the end, the local team of Kelsey Cottrell, Michael Breen and Alex Marshal steered Brisbane to their second title, ultimately proving too strong in a straight-sets 9-2, 6-2 victory. After round robin play, the player who polled highest in the Most Valuable Player voting was the Murray Steamers’ Ryan Bester.
This year’s triples event also went to Queensland and NSW respectively; the women’s event saw NSW’s Katrina Wright, Louise Cronan and Kate Walker pitted against Western Australia’s Robyn O’Brien, Laura Merz and Australian Jackaroo Kristina Krstic in a tantalising final that left viewers enthralled, with the game in the balance right up until Wright’s last delivery, where she calmed her nerves to deliver victory to NSW with a 14-13 score line.
Australian Championships – Club Sapphire, Merrimbula, NSW State winners from all around the country again converged on the picturesque Club Sapphire, in Merimbula, for a second successive year, for the staging of the 2018 Australian Championships.
The men’s final saw two underdog teams progress through to the decider, with the Queensland combination of Alan Howard, Peter Balderson and rising star Mitchell Mears defeating the Victorian combinations of Johnny Sanders, Troy Stafford and Josh Sanders 20-11 The fours events were closely contested, with Victoria and Western Australia sharing the spoils; in the women’s, the Western Australia team of Laura Merz, Robyn O’Brien, Therese Hastings and Helens Morss defeated South Australia’s combination of Barbara Maiden, Chris Keller, Anne Onto and Fiona McGregor 16-7. The men’s event saw Victoria round out an impressive week on the greens, with Jordan Yates, Darren Burgess, Jay Bye- Norris and Anthony Flapper defeating the star-studded NSW team of Josh Berry, Mathew Pieterson, Nathan Wise and Ben Twist 16-12.
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Bowls Premier League (BPL09)
Australian Sides Championships
– Naenae Bowls Club, NZ
– Ettalong Bowls Club, NSW
The 2019 Australian Sides Championships moved to the NSW Central Coast, to be staged at the magnificent Ettalong Bowls Club. The event proved to be the year of the Blues, who secured both the Women’s Marj Morris Trophy and Men’s Alley Shield. NSW Women were led by Australian superstars Kelsey Cottrell, Karen Murphy, Natasha Scott and with names like that it’s no wonder the blues went through undefeated to claim the trophy, while Queensland were relegated to silver despite only dropping one game. The ninth installment of the Bowls Premier League travelled to Nanenae Bowls Club in Wellington New Zealand, and once again, the best players in the world were on display battling it out for premier league supremacy.
NSW Men weren’t to be outdone, progressing through the event undefeated, led by Australian stars, Aaron Wilson, Ray Pearse and Ben Twist, delivering a well overdue win for their state, with Queensland earning silver following an impressive run that saw them drop just one game and a draw another out of seven rounds of play.
The Club Pine Rivers Brisbane Pirates were pre-tournament favourites after claiming the BPL08 silverware, and they certainly didn’t disappoint this time around either.
The final awards were rounded out with the best performed rinks in both the women’s and men’s competition, with NSW’s combination of Jamie-Lee Worsnop, Kate Walker, Ellen Ryan and Karen Murphy earning women’s accolade, while the Queensland team of Jayden Christie, Jamie Anderson, Sean Ingham and Brett Wilkie claimed the men’s honour.
Led by Alex Marshall, Michael Breen and Kelsey Cottrell, the ever-consistent team progressed all the way to the final, where they were met by the Illawarra Gorillas’ Jeremy Henry, Aaron Teys and Kay Moran, who after a disappointing finish in the previous event, were out to prove their status among the competition. The promise of the final decider certainly raised the spirits of the spectators who braved the cold condition and late finish, with two of arguably the best players in the world, in Alex Marshall and Jeremy Henry, in action. However, it was young Australian superstar Aaron Teys who stole the show going head-to-head with Marshall and coming out on top. After dropping the first set, Teys lead the Gorillas’ fightback, claiming the second set, tie-break and tittle of BPL09 Champions, with a final score line of 6-9, 7-1, 1-0. After 14 rounds of round robin play, the coaches’ voting declared Alex Marshall as the event’s Most Valuable Player, by 1 vote over Aaron Teys.
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Events and Competitions continued 2019 Australian Open – Gold Coast, Queensland The Australian Open continued to grow in both participation and prestige in 2019, with a record number of entries, over 2,600, which included growth in international entries and many states around Australia. Players enjoyed 14 days of perfect Gold Coast weather, where play was spread across 13 host venues around the Gold Coast, culminating in two days of finals at Broadbeach Bowls Club. In the blue-ribbon singles, it was two Australian superstars, in Natasha Scott and Aron Sherriff, who claimed the coveted titles yet again.
The women’s fours final saw a battle of the current and former Australian Jackaroos line-up of Lynsey Clarke, Anne Johns, Kelsey Cottrell and Rebecca Van Asch taking on the future stars of the women’s game Brianna Smith, Jessica Hogan, Louise Cronan and Tiffany Brodie.
Scott defeated Victorian star Tiffany Brodie 21-12 to claim her second Australian Open Singles crown, while Sherriff demonstrated why he is unquestionably considered one of the best players in the world, defeating Queensland local Gus Templeton 21-6 after cutting a swath through the knockout field.
Van Asch’s experienced team jumped out of the blocks and gained the ascendency early in the match, but much to the credit of the Brodie combination, the young-gun quartet fought back valiantly, but ultimately fell short, with Van Asch’s combination claiming the title 13- 9.
In the women’s pairs final, it was an all NSW affair with Genevieve Delves and Dawn Hayman taking on Jessica Hogan and Carmen Anderson, with nothing separating the teams for three quarters of the match, however it was Hayman’s team who finished the match off best to claim a 17-12 victory and a maiden Australian Open crown.
The men’s fours final saw two aspiring combinations progress through to this year’s decider, played between Bradley Lawson, Scott De Jongh, Jamie Anderson and Kurt Brown facing off against Wayne Hutson, Mark Thatcher, Steven Tong and Matthew Lucas - a memorable final results, with both teams locked at 11 a piece going into the last end, before the Brown combination held nerve to claim the trophy 13-11.
The men’s pairs final featured three Australian Jackaroos, with Ray Pearse and Sherriff taking on Wayne Ruediger and threetime Australian Open winner Nathan Pedersen, in what was a seesawing encounter that saw the result come down to the last end, where Pearse and Sherriff showed their class to record a 13-11 victory.
Once again, the under-18 boys’ and girls’ singles, men’s and women’s over-60’s pairs, and disability events showcased many of the inclusive elements of the sport of bowls with exceptional performances. Victoria’s Jarryd Davies and Queensland’s Kira Bourke continued their rich vein of form in the under-18 discipline, claiming the junior titles, while in the over-60s event Queensland locals Judy Whaites and Jane Bush and NSW’s Sam Laguzza and Rowan Brassay secured the women’s and men’s titles respectively, with Laguzza and Brassey the first over-60s team to win consecutive crowns. This year marked the first occasion that all disability finales were live-streamed, which showcased Ken Hanson securing the multi-disability open singles crown, with victory of Nathan Appleton 21-16, followed by his second title in a matter of hours, when he teamed with Lucas Protopapas to defeat Richard Rombouts and Damien Delgado, 14-13. Attention then shifted to the vision-impaired finals, where Jake Fehlberg continued his rich vein of form, claiming both the singles and pairs crowns; in the singles final, Jake prevailed 21-5 over Queensland Don Dias, before teaming with Brandon Smith to secure the double, with victory over Jacqueline Hudson and Rob Barker, 15-7.
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The Australian Open continues to grow in participation year after year, with its action-packed 14-day festival of bowls. Bowls Australia thank and acknowledged all 13 host clubs and the 600 volunteers used to make this event run smoothly.
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2018 Awards Night report
The ninth staging of the annual Awards Night saw deserving players, administrators, volunteers, officials and clubs recognised for their contribution to the sport over the previous 12 months.
Class of 2018 honoured at annual Awards Night Bowls Australia (BA) staged its eighth annual Awards Night tonight, at Mantra on View, on Surfers Paradise tonight, with the sport’s most deserving athletes, administrators, clubs and officials recognised for their outstanding contribution over the past 12 months. Award winners were crowned for 11 categories, including the prestigious International Bowler, Male Bowler and Female Bowler of the year categories. BA congratulates the following award winners, in addition to all finalists recognised at the sport’s night of nights.
Bolton Clarke Regional Bowls Manager of the Year John Emerson (Western Victoria) John leads by example in every element of the RBM role, within his previous region of Western Victoria and now within his new region North East Victoria. With outstanding management skills, John has success engaging all stakeholders as a relatable, helpful and experienced professional whilst delivering vital outcomes for the sport.
From the Australian Open, to the club’s prestigious 5-A-Side event, to the running of Jack Attack programs, Geoff oversees all club events and championships as chief volunteer.
Achieving exceptional results in his area and supporting team members as one of three Senior RBMs, John continues to be an integral member of the Program. John assisted clubs with procuring $1.6millon in grants whilst completing over 400 visits to clubs, schools and local councils in his region.
Whether it be inputting results, marking games, collecting cards, tidying the grounds, pulling the sun shades back or returning the scoreboards back to their correct positions, Geoff does it all.
Volunteer of the Year Geoff O’Meagher (Club Helensvale, QLD)
He has also assisted the local Gold Coast Tweed District in providing commentary to their live-streamed events.
Geoff is a prized member of the Club Helensvale family and is highly regarded as their go-to operator when it comes to major events.
A 12-year member of the club, Geoff has instilled a great culture and is progress-driven, a big reason behind Club Helensvale’s flourishing success.
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Official of the Year Sue Hogg (Manning Memorial, WA) Sue is a highly distinguished International Technical Officer, having officiated at some of Australia and the World’s biggest events including the Commonwealth Games, Australian Open and several other national events. She is credited with having an outstanding knowledge for the laws of the sport and contributes regularly in reviewing and improving the sport’s regulations. An active member of her local club Manning and member of the West Australia State Umpires body, she is highly regarded both within her home state and nationwide. Australia to glory on the world stage, in his capacity as Coach of the para-sport team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
City of Gold Coast Coach of the Year Steve Glasson (Club Mount Lewis, NSW)
Kerkow played a huge role in the off-green selection and ongreen development of all BCiB Australian Jackaroos players chosen to compete at the Commonwealth Games, and specifically was instrumental in the success of the two parasport disciplines.
Steve Glasson OAM has played a pivotal role in orchestrating the success of the BCiB Australian Jackaroos at all international competitions over the last eight years, as National Coach, and in particular, was a critical element of the nation’s scintillating performance at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Glasson has presided over the BCiB Jackaroos’ campaigns at the last two World Bowls Championships and Commonwealth Games, and has guided them to success at home and abroad.
Significantly, two of the nation’s five gold medals came via the two para-sport events, with our vision-impaired pairs and bowlers with a disability open triples producing two remarkable campaigns, breaking records in the process.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games result has been etched into sport’s history books, as the BCiB Jackaroos’ best Games performance ever achieved, with five gold and two silver medals from ten disciplines.
Kerkow was able to get the best out of his charges, which aided Lynne Seymour (67) and Ken Hanson (68) to set the record as the two oldest Australian Commonwealth Games gold medallists in history, in any sport.
An immensely humble man, who would no doubt attempt to downplay his role in the team achieving the momentous results, however, Glasson’s contribution to Australia’s success cannot be overstated or underestimated.
Gary Willis (Cabramatta, NSW) Gary Willis has tirelessly contributed to the overall performance of the BCiB Australian Jackaroos in his role as National Assistant Coach, and as was also an essential element of the record-breaking Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games campaign.
Kelvin Kerkow (Tweed Heads, QLD) Kelvin Kerkow OAM similarly played a vital role in helping
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2018 Awards night continued Bowler with a Disability of the Year Jake Fehlberg (Burleigh Heads, QLD)
Willis played a particularly crucial role in coaching Commonwealth Games debutant Wilson, 26, who became just the nation’s third gold medallist in the showpiece men’s singles discipline, behind Rob Parrella (1990) and Kelvin Kerkow (2006).
At just 24 years of age, Jake has truly cemented himself as one of Australia’s finest para-sport bowlers in 2018. A gold medal in his debut Commonwealth Games with Lynne Seymour to go with the Vision-Impaired Singles crown at the 2018 Australian Open, the Broadbeach Bowls Club played host to some incredibly special memories for Jake and Director/Dad extraordinaire, Grant.
While Willis’ contribution to the whole team’s Games performance was extensive, he was also significant in helping steer the women’s triples and fours teams to dual gold medals; the nation’s first ever dual gold medallists from the same Games, and the first Australians to win Comm Games gold and world titles in the same two disciplines.
Jake also produced some exceptional results in the 2018 National Blind Bowls Championships, collecting gold in the B3 Mixed Pairs as well as silver in both the B3 Men’s Singles and Open Pairs.
Furthermore, Willis’ considerable contribution to the overall Bowls Australia’s High Performance program and the development of the next generation of elite players cannot be underemphasized.
He was also a member of the para-squad that tackled New Zealand late last year in the Trans Tasman series, where he lead the team to eight wins from nine matches and a 3-0 series clean-sweep.
BCiB Insurance Brokers Under-18 Female Bowler of the Year Jessie Cottell (Club Helensvale, QLD) Another incredibly exciting product to come out of Club Helensvale, Jessie capped off an outstanding 12 months with victory in the 2018 Australian Open Under-18 Girls’ Singles and selection in the Emerging Jackaroos squad. She was a member of the Queensland team that took out the overall prize at the 2017 Australian Under-18 Championships, winning gold in the Girls’ Pairs discipline along the way.
Stockland Retirement Living Club of the Year Rockhampton Bowls Club (QLD)
Jessie has enjoyed a strong rise up the National Rankings to sit inside the Top 25 (at the time of print), no doubt spurred on by her entrance into the Open-Age ranks, where she has debuted for both the Queensland Ladies Open team and Queensland Open team for the 2018 Australian Sides Championships.
Rockhampton prides itself on its ability to conduct its business affairs in a very robust and documented fashion, allowing for a seamless running of the club off the green which in turn has resulted in prosperity on the green. Well aware that it, like most other clubs, is run solely using volunteers, the club has strived to ensure its policies and procedures are most up-to-date and their communication with members is highly-regarded.
Mentored closely by Sue McKenzie, a constant supporter for her throughout her short but distinguished bowls career to date, Jessie can also boast her triple gold-medal winning performance (Pairs, Triples & Fours) at the Queensland Junior Championships.
The club has a solid financial base and its long-term viability underpins its fiscal model, always striving for growth.
BCiB Insurance Brokers Under-18 Male Bowler of the Year Josh Studham (Holdfast Bay, SA)
Following a downturn in membership, the club is again experiencing an increase in membership thanks to a number of initiatives.
Josh enjoyed a historic year in 2018 by becoming the youngest competitor to win the South Australian State Singles title in the event’s 107-year existence.
Members have emerged from Jack Attack, Twilight Bowls and Barefoot Bowls, while a number of high schools/colleges in the area have been targeted in a bid to attract a new demographic.
Clearly a prodigious talent, Josh was a victor in the State Open Men’s Pairs and runner-up in State Under-18 Pairs, and in the process, was recognised as the South Australia Men’s Bowler of the Year.
The club has also targeted a number of demographics foreign to the sport, including a partnership with JBS Meatworks with 180 foreign and 320 Australian workers set to try bowls for the first time at the club.
Runner-up in the 2018 Australian Open Under-18 Boys’ Final and a strong performer with two medals at the 2017 Australian Under-18 Championships, Josh has soared to a National Ranking of 31 (at the time of print).
Consistently striving to involve itself in all domains of the community, the Rockhampton Bowls Club has emerged from a club struggling with membership to now, a forward-thinking, process-driven hub of the community with people from all walks of life stepping onto their greens.
Josh represented South Australian at the 2018 Australian Sides Championships and will do so again at the 2018 Australian Championships in the Singles and Pairs.
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Australian Sports Commission International Bowler of the Year Brett Wilkie (Club Helensvale, QLD) BCiB Australian Jackaroos stalwart Brett Wilkie enjoyed a scintillating conclusion to his nine-year international career in 2018, with both international events contested during the eligibility period played in his home city, the Gold Coast. Wilkie was undoubtedly the most dominant player for the green and gold contingent during the Trans Tasman Test Series, staged at Broadbeach in November 2017, where he helped the BCiB Jackaroos retain the Senior Men’s Trophy, and as a result, was rewarded with the lion’s share of votes from his BCiB Jackaroos peers. Wilkie secured 32 out of 120 total votes during the Trans Tasman, 8 clear of the next best performer, and 22 more than the third highest achiever.
Tourism and Events Queensland Male Bowler of the Year winner David Ferguson (Engadine, NSW)
At the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, Wilkie secured a silver medal in the men’s fours discipline, alongside three of his closest friends and teammates, before bowing out of further international representation to pursue his career at the helm of the sport in his state, as CEO of Bowls Queensland.
Finishing 36 points clear of Tasmania’s Lee Schraner to earn his first Number One Male Bowler title, David enjoyed success across all levels of the sport during the 2017/18 rankings period, ending the year on a high with inclusion in the Australian Emerging Jackaroos squad.
Wilkie will be forever etched in the sport’s annals, as one of Australia’s highest achievers, with more than 240 appearances to his name and a swag of medallions of all varieties collected over the journey.
David amassed 543 ranking points during the period, 39 more than any other player in the history of the National Player Rankings System. His biggest achievements during the timeframe include victories at the Australian Indoor Championships men’s event, NSW State Champion of Champion Singles, the Ballina Summerland Singles and Pairs, The Hills Twilight Pairs and the Engadine Broughton Triples. Further recognition came as a runner-up int he NSW State Singles, semi-finalist of the Australian Open Pairs, runner-up at the Weston Creek Summer Fours and as a semi-finalist at the Park Beach Singles.
Tourism and Events Queensland Female Bowler of the Year Natasha Scott (Raymond Terrace, NSW) Now a dual-Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Natasha produced an ever-so consistent 2017-18 period and secured her fourth Female Bowler of the Year award. Having won the titles in 2012, 2015 and 2016, she secured the bulk of her rankings points through a grand-slam of NSW State titles, in the Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours, which collected 198 out of her 343 total points. Additional points were awarded courtesy of success at the 2017 Australian Championships, with victory in the Womens’ Triples and runner-up placings in the other three disciplines, a semi-finalist placing at the State Champion of Champions singles and quarter-final finishes in the 2018 Australian Open’s Singles and Pairs. Natasha eclipsed Jackaroo teammate Rebecca Van Asch by 73 points, who stormed home in the latter half of the calendar year to claim second spot.
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participation report
Participation is the cornerstone of the sport and Bowls Australia continued to implement measures to promote participation initiatives and ensure club sustainability.
Apart from participation initiatives, the RBMs also promote the importance of business/strategic planning and relay the message that stronger clubs consider themselves as customerfocused community hubs.
Regional Bowls Managers The Participation team at Bowls Australia comprises of a passionate group of remotely-based Regional Bowls Managers and a handful of enthusiastic support staff at our Melbourne office.
Three Regional Bowls Managers joined the program in 2018/19 - Nick Hind (South Coast NSW & ACT), Lesley Bates (Northern QLD) and Paul Jackson (Western VIC), who rejoined the team after having worked in the role previously in Northern QLD.
Regional Bowls Managers strive to support clubs, promote participation initiatives and encourage venue sustainability.
We wished Shane Moon (Western/Northern SA) farewell after three-and-a-half years of excellent service in the role.
All of the funding from the National Merchandising Program (which is generated through the licencing of the Bowls Australia logo on playing attire in pennant-and-above competition) is reinvested in the sport through the Regional Bowls Managersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; support of grassroots clubs and associations, and 2018/19 saw this community-based initiative move into its eighth year.
The 2017/18 Regional Bowls Manager of the Year was John Emerson, who leads by example in every element of the RBM role, within his previous region of Western Victoria and now within his new region of North East Victoria. John assisted clubs with securing $1.6M in grants whilst completing over 400 visits to clubs, schools and local councils.
During the year, the 16 RBMs conducted over 5000 visits to clubs, regional/district associations, schools, partners and local governments.
As a whole, the RBM team provided assistance, along with the
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STAs, in helping 399 Clubs obtain over $17.4M in grants during the year.
Sporting Schools
The entire Participation team would like to recognise the many volunteers who dedicate countless hours each year to ensuring clubs and associations provide welcoming and inclusive places to play and socialise.
Through Sport Australia’s Sporting Schools initiative, Bowls Australia’s national junior participation product, Jr. Jack Attack, is delivered in many primary schools nationwide.
The willingness of clubs to call on Regional Bowls Managers for their services is testament to the RBM program making a difference.
Now into its fourth year, the program is gaining more momentum every year and continues to promote a physical activity opportunities for all school children.
If your club would like assistance in any way, your Regional Bowls Manager is happy to help and their service is completely free – contact details can be found at www.bowls.com.au, under Club Support.
Jr. Jack Attack is a compilation of short activities involving foam bowls and other equipment adding a fun, creative and modern twist onto traditional bowls that can be played on almost any surface, negating the need to specifically travel to a bowls club. Within schools the format is gaining popularity for being an alternative activity and one that is accessible for children all abilities.
Jack Attack
In the 2018/19 financial year, 169 schools successfully booked and ran a program through Sporting Schools, reaching 6871 students who have now gained exposure to the sport of bowls and developed key skills.
Jack Attack, which was introduced in 2015 to increase participation in the sport, is a semi-competitive and fun format of competition that clubs can run to help bridge the gap between formal competitions and barefoot/casual bowls. As of writing this report, there are now 218 Jack Attack Clubs around the country introducing new people to bowls every week.
Meeting the target outlined in Bowls Australia’s Participation Plan 2016-2022, BA have already surpassed the 2022 target to sell 1500 Jr. Jack Attack kits with over 1800 sold to date.
Killara Bowling Club joined up for Jack Attack in early 2019; the Club ran their first Jack Attack event in March, which saw participation from 187 people across the four Friday evenings, with many being visitors to the club.
One of the Program’s many success stories is the impact that the sessions have had on two primary schools in Gloucester. Following the successful implementation of the Sporting Schools program at Gloucester Public School in 2016, the neighbouring St Joseph’s Primary School also jumped at the opportunity to introduce bowls to their students, with positive results.
Killara’s event coordinator stated that the Jack Attack season achieved “the right balance of competition and fun” and he was “confident that the great atmosphere will encourage visitors to join their club”. With the program also attributed to driving youth participation and player development, Jack Attack is helping to introduce a whole new cohort of people to the sport.
Just a five-minute walk from Gloucester Public, St Joseph’s has become the second school in the tiny New South Wales town to embrace the sport, contributing positively to the increase of competitive young bowlers in the region.
The vision is to expand Jack Attack to 350 Clubs by 2022.
Facilitated by local Gloucester Bowling Club President George
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participation continued
Wisemantel, with the assistance of Regional Bowls Manager Mark Whiteman, the students warmed to the Jr. Jack Attack format from the outset. The modified version of the sport on this occasion began with a quick warm-up activity that basically let students discover the bowls bias before they were divided into four teams which rotated through four different fun activities and allowed for competitiveness to progressively surface.
Program consists of multiple sessions of one hour per session across four to six weeks. Each session is designed to improve older Australians overall health and wellbeing, particularly those less active by:
Throughout the remainder of the ten-week program, George and the teachers involved continued to utilise the Jr. Jack Attack kits and instructional activities included.
• Enhancing the understanding and benefits of regular physical activity;
Bowls Australia are continually developing new Sporting Schools options to innovate and grow the program, and are excited to see many more school-aged children engaged through Sporting Schools programs and the use of Jr. Jack Attack kits.
• Improving access to sport and physical activity opportunities; • Enabling regular engagement in sport and physical activity; • A session broken into two parts that includes activities for the body and mind that incorporates bowls, functional training, fitness, education and socialisation. Programs are to be delivered by trained professionals in Bowls Clubs and Stockland Retirement Villages across the country with 180 programs to be held by the end of 2020.
Roll Back The Clock
The benefits to clubs are many and include: • Opening up the clubs to the community as a community hub; • Advertising the clubs value to the community through local advertising and the Local Government; • Revenue to club through secondary spends; • Provide an opportunity to make new people aware of the club within the community; • Opportunity for existing members to introduce friends and family in a new way; • Expose people to the game of bowls and possible future membership; • The opportunity for people to become volunteers at the club and join the community;
Bowls Australia was successful in securing $1.2M in funding from Sport Australia as part of the national Better Ageing Grant Program.
• Members to exercise and learn about the benefits of health and wellness;
Roll Back The Clock aims to boost physical activity rates among Australians aged-65 and over through bowls, light exercise and education.
• More use of facilities at off peak times; • Increased exposure to club through social media;
The funding comes at an important time when sedentary behaviour and isolation are key risk factors in our ageing population.
• Connections with local community organisations. More information about the Roll Back The Clock Program can be found under the Get Involved tab at www.bowls.com.au.
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Coaching and Officiating report The last 12 months has been a time of consolidation for the coaching realm. Though more than 40 people expressed interest in undertaking the Bowls Administration Certificate course, we failed to gather enough participants to hold the course. In the business world it is often said it is better to fail fast, and that is what happened to us on this particular occasion. We have withdrawn the course, which was disappointing after so much work went into its preparation, but perhaps there will be an opportunity to revisit the education piece further down the track. ‘Bowling the Australian Way - Coaching Conference’ was a tremendous success, which demonstrated that there is a real thirst for more knowledge in the coaching area. Special thanks to the High Performance team of Steve Glasson and Peter Brown for their role in the conference.
The manuals for Officials’ education have been reviewed and work has started on bringing more of the framework online.
The Team Coaching module is was rolled out during this period, after being trialling in three different states, with Presenters and Assessors across the country now set to start the process.
The establishment of a coaching advisory group will be one of the priorities to help shape the future direction of the Coaching and Officiating areas.
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BowlsLink report During the 2018/19 financial year period, the sport embarked on the development of a new Whole of Sport (WOS) IT platform, encompassing new national, state and club websites, membership and competition management, and e-store functionality.
State and Territory Association (STA) and Club Websites The new national and state websites were made public in the latter half of the 2018 calendar year, with some bodies intentionally delaying the reveal of their sites until early in 2019 to align to their seasonal calendar. Six state bodies, in addition to Bowls Australia (BA), launched their new websites during this period, while Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bowls NSW and Bowls Queensland are still developing their sites, with the expectation that they will be made public in by October 2019. The initial phase of the club website rollout saw 335 club websites imported into the new BowlsLink format.
One of the features of the new system is an easy to manage certifications menu, which will allow administrators to see formal accreditations in a clear and concise manner.
Presently, there are more than 400 sites in the new format, with a number of clubs who previously have not had a web presence opting into the project free-of-charge.
This aspect of the system can also be used for playing classifications to provide a centralised repository of information about disability-classified players for state and national bodies.
Any clubs who had a website under the previous SportsTG platform, but did not voluntarily move to the new system will be automatically transitioned before the conclusion of September 2019.
The new system also allows for players to belong to multiple clubs simultaneously, with the system sharing the information to both clubs, a function not available to the sport previously. All members will be able to access their own data online through the system, enabling members to update their details and view event and match results through the online completion system, available to all clubs in participating states.
Membership System Membership data from the outdated SportsTG platform was imported into the new BowlsLink membership system during this period, although the data cleansing process was considerable and not completed during the timeframe of this report.
The membership system also includes emailing functionality so that administrators can connect and communicate with their members.
BA and the STAs will continue working collaboratively to ensure the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s data is accurate and can be used in meaningful ways to improve the sport as a whole.
Competition Management While not publicly available during this reporting period, much work went into the development of the new online competition management system, which will enable clubs to take entries, and publish draws and results online. This will be available to all levels of the sport and will incorporate a number of formats and scoring systems to accommodate the needs of all levels. Competitions run through BowlsLink can be linked back to player profiles giving members the opportunity to have a record of competitions entered and results achieved throughout the year. BA successfully mirrored the 2019 Australian Open on the new BowlsLink system as a means of living testing, with the new system proving to be considerably more user-friendly than previous versions of systems.
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commercial operations report Australian Open
The Nationals
With $250,000 in prize money up for grabs, a record number of entrants from Australia and Internationally competed in the largest Australian Open ever in 2019.
In April 2019, Bowls Australia formally announced plans to restructure its national events calendar from 2020, with an amalgamation of eight events to become known as The Nationals.
Staged on the Gold Coast in early June, more than 2600 participants enjoyed this year’s staging of the biggest open Bowls event in the world, which was the final year of the fiveyear hosting agreement with Tourism and Events Queensland and the City of Gold Coast.
The Nationals will provide a range of benefits to the sport including less travel for attendees, cost efficiencies and freeing up calendar space. Additionally, there is potential for government and tourism financial support, given the expected economic impact to the host region; Bowls Australia is currently negotiating this matter, with a host city expected to be announced towards the end of 2019.
On the back of 2019’s record numbers, Bowls Australia was thrilled to announce recently that the Australian Open would return to the popular Gold Coast venues for a further five years in a coup for the event and participants. Once again, the finals were broadcast live onto free-to-air television via SBS, simulcast live on Fox Sports as well as being made available through Kayo Sports for the first time.
Production partner Crocmedia continued their support of the sport of Bowls as a valued broadcast production partner, working on the Australian Open, Bowls Premier League, The Road to the BPL Cup, The Bowls Show television programs, in addition to the Without Bias radio program.
Additionally, through Bowls Australia’s own ‘Rinkside Live’ streaming service, greater reach and exposure was achieved than ever before.
Given the strong relationship, Bowls Australia and Crocmedia worked during this time towards an expanded and significant commercial partnership, which will generate tremendous added value and cost savings for the sport over the next five years. In return for Crocmedia covering the costs associated with production of the above broadcast products, Bowls Australia will assign sponsorship rights to Crocmedia, working closely together to ensure the growth and development of the sport in Australia.
Bowls Premier League The Bowls Premier League returned in the 2018/19 financial year, with BPL08 held in November at Club Pine Rivers in Queensland, while BPL09 was run and won at Naenae Bowls Club in New Zealand this past February. Foxtel, Kayo Sports and Sky Sports were again instrumental in providing broadcast exposure of the event.
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Preferred apparel supplier BLK entered the second year of a two-year agreement, continuing to provide apparel for the High Performance squads and national teams plus the Australian Open, Australian Indoor Championships and Bowls Premier League events.
Valued Partners In August 2018, long term Bowls Australia partner, BCIB Insurance Brokers agreed to an increased relationship which saw them installed as the Naming Rights Partner of the sports national team.
New Age Caravans were welcomed back as a partner in early 2019, delivering digital and on-site activations as a supporting partner of the 2019 Australian Open and The Bowls Show, plus the upcoming BPL10 in November 2019.
Under the partnership, the sport’s High Performance squad became officially known and recognised as the BCIB Australian Jackaroos for two years.
Bolton Clarke continued to provide free Health and Wellbeing sessions into Bowls clubs as part of their continued commitment to the sport, as well as providing our Regional Bowls Managers workforce with a car through their fleet to facilitate club and stakeholder visits.
In the third year of a three-year partnership, Stockland Retirement Living continued to offer their residents Coaching Clinics held by Australian Jackaroos players such as Carla Krizanic and Karen Murphy.
National Merchandise Program
Bowls Australia and Stockland also worked in partnership to establish and ‘roll out’ the Roll Back The Clock program, aimed to boost physical activity rates among Australians aged-65 and over.
The National Merchandise Program (NMP) generated $616,973 revenue throughout the 18/19 financial year. Compliance was a focus, with greater investment from Bowls Australia to ensure adherence to the policy.
2018 was MakMax’s first year of a new two-year partnership as Bowls Australia Preferred Supplier of Bowling Green Shade products; MakMax’s impressive Bowls portfolio has grown in recent years, with highlights including Moama Bowling Club.
Bowls Australia’s e-store generated $40,072 as we continue to look to expand the product ranges on offer.
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FINANCE report The operating result for the 2019 year was a surplus of $55,615 compared with a surplus of $25,584 in 2018. We enjoyed a small increase in revenue of $39,582, while expenses grew by only $9,551.
• Promoting and expanding the Bowls Premier League Cup.
revenue
• Coaching and officiating training and accreditation programs and courses.
Ongoing grant support from the Sport Australia provided a total of $1.54m. This included amounts of $667k relating to High Performance and $685k promoting Sport Participation. $125K was received to support the Sport Australia’s #Move It AUS campaign.
The year saw continued investment in the BowlsLink project in partnership with Savage Bull. This project is on track for use in the 2019-20 season. The BPL enjoyed its third stint in New Zealand, whilst BA again made a significant contribution to the cost of travel for teams attending the Australian Senior Sides Championships in Regional South Australia.
Commonwealth Games Australia provided a total of $121.8k, lower by $62.7K than last year. Major sponsors and partners for the year included Tourism and Events Queensland, Domina Insurance, BLK and the City of Gold Coast.
The Bowls Show returned for the fourth season of broadcast on SBS.
The National Merchandising Program continues to be a major revenue source to support the employment of Regional Bowls Managers throughout Australia.
BALANCE SHEET and CASH RESOURCES BA’s strong financial position improved with $3.3m held in Cash and Cash equivalents (2018 $2.8m).
expenditure Overall expenditure increased for the year by $9,551k to be $7.018m, (2018: $7.008m).
A focus continues on investing into the areas of sport development/participation activities and our high performance program together with the marketing and promotion of the sport.
Spending on development/participation activities grew $2.143m for the year (2018 $1.924m).
Credit management remains effective with no bad debt experienced for the year.
Development/Promotion expenditure during the year was directed towards:
Net equity remains slightly over $2m. Bowls Australia continues to maintain a conservative financial position from which to advance the sport of Bowls.
• The ongoing management and funding of the activities of seventeen (17) Regional Bowls Managers throughout Australia giving both support to bowling clubs and the development of the sport;
Glenn Hudson Finance Manager August 2019
• The continued roll out of “Jack Attack”;
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INCOME Year ended 30th June, 2019
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32% Capitation Fees
14% Licensing and Merchandise Sales
23% Operating Grants
9% Sundry Items
21% Sponsorships . and Commercial
1% Interest
expenditure
%
Year ended 30th June, 2019 34% Game . Development 25% National Bowls Events
5% Television Production 3% Merchandising - . materials consumed
16% High Performance 7% Communication. & Marketing
3% Governance
5% Administration . & Governance
2% World Bowls Affiliation
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LTD ABN 65 427 736 644 FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 DIRECTORS’ REPORT Your Board of Directors present this report on the company for the financial year ended 30 June 2019. Directors The names of each person who has been a Director during the year and to the date of this report are: Darryl Clout - Chair/President Wayne Turley Florence (Louise) Witton Kathryn Bailey Ray Dienelt Tracey Lee Wright Robert Laurence Boorman Lydia Jane Dowse Kate Hutchison (Appointed 09/04/2019) Directors have been in office since the start of the financial year to the date of this report unless otherwise stated. Principal Activities The principal activity of the company during the financial year was to provide leadership and facilitate the growth, development and the success of the sport of bowls in Australia. Short-term and Long-term Objectives The company’s short-term objectives are to: – grow and develop membership and participation in the sport of bowls; – develop and improve stakeholder relationships; – develop high performance pathways and events; – promote the commercial development of the sport of bowls. – The company’s long-term objectives are to: – stimulate innovation in the sport of bowls so that peak bodies and clubs become known for their delivery of excellent services and resources, facilities become contemporary community venues and the game attracts people of all ages. Demonstrate core values through: Collaboration
Innovation
Customer Focus
Inclusiveness
Strategies To achieve its stated objectives, the company has adopted the following strategies: 1.
OUR BUSINESS MODEL: Development of A Shared Services Model for STA’s. Optimal Governance and Administrative Model for Australian Bowls Community. Implementation of the BA facilities and Lifestyle Villages Strategy.
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Strategies continued
DIRECTORS’ REPORT CONTINUED
2.
MORE PLAY: BA 2018-2022 National Participation Plan. Development of a Community Hub – Club Strategy. Bowls Club Enhancement Initiative.
3.
WINNING TEAMS: Implementation of the 2016/17 High Performance Review. BA Player Support Pathway Model (FTEM). Update the BA Coach Development Framework. High Performance Review.
4.
INSPIRED FANS: Develop an Action Plan based on recommendations of 2017 BA Events Review. Expand the BPL and BPL Cup. BA Digital Strategy.
5.
STAYING AHEAD OF THE GAME: Development of a BA Marketing and Communications Strategy. Development of a BA Commercial Strategy. National Research Strategy.
Key Performance Measures The company measures its own performance through the use of both quantitative and qualitative benchmarks.
2019
2018
Regional Bowls Managers
16
17
High Performance staff
6
5
Other Commercial & administrative staff
18
17
9
7
Staff (as at 30 June)
Events Number held
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 DIRECTORS’ REPORT CONTINUED Key Performance Measures continued 2019
2018
Capitation fee
$2,260,289
$2,260,289
Government Grants
$1,657,333
$1,583,845
Sponsorships
$1,146,462
$1,438,716
Game development
$2,373,024
$1,923,798
High performance activities
$1,134,641
$1,090,955
Events
$1,758,254
$1,482,131
Operational and Financial Value of funding provided by:
Value of funding spent on
Information on Directors (who have held office during the year) Darryl Clout
Chair/President
Experience
Former Vice President - International Softball Federation; Former General Manager - Dept. of Sport and Recreation NSW; Past Executive Board member NSW Softball Association; Past President Softball Australia; Former Board Member of NSW Institute of Sport; Director, Commonwealth Games Australia.
Special Responsibilities
Chair of the CEO Performance and Remuneration Committee.
Wayne Turley Experience
Director Turley Enterprises Pty Ltd; Gold Medallist – Lawn Bowls Men’s Triples, Commonwealth Games 2006; Bowl Manager, Tweed Heads Bowling Club; Former Bowls Coordinator Taren Point Bowling Club.
Special Responsibilities
Member of the Bowls Premier League Advisory Committee; Member of the Nominations Committee.
Florence (Louise) Witton Experience
Former Chairperson and Director of The Neutral Bay Club; Former Office Manager of the media consultancy firm Zenith Media; Former Area Manager – Canberra Building Society.
Special Responsibilities
Member of the Audit, Risk and Policy Committee; Chair of the Hall of Fame Committee. 3
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DIRECTORS’ REPORT CONTINUED Information on Directors (who have held office during the year) continued Kathryn Bailey Qualifications
Associate Diploma Business Office Administration.
Experience
Former Metropolitan Director of Bowls SA; Former Board representative to SA Match & Program Committee; Member of the Bowls SA Hall of Fame Selection Committee; Former Manager Indoor Cricket Arenas (SA) Pty Ltd.
Special Responsibilities
Member of the CEO Performance and Remuneration Committee; Chair of the Audit, Risk and Policy Committee.
Ray Dienelt Experience
Special Responsibilities
Self Employed; Director, Hareeba Enterprises Pty Ltd. Member of the CEO Performance and Remuneration Committee.
Tracey Lee Wright Qualifications
Bachelor of Business (Marketing and Human Resources).
Experience
Current CEO APAC – Club Assist; Strategic Business Consultant Tracey Wright Consulting; Former Head of Energy Services Energy Australia; Former Regional Managing Director Hallmark Cards Australasia.
Special Responsibilities
Chair; Bowlslink Steering Committee.
Robert Laurence Boorman Qualifications
Graduate Diploma Project Management; Master’s Degree Business Administration.
Experience
Principal, Bob Boorman and Associates; Director, Renewal SA; Former Director Bowls SA; Former President, Adelaide Bowls Club; Former Director, SA Housing Trust; Former Director, The Smith Family.
Special Responsibilities
Member of the Audit, Risk and Policy Committee; Chair, Membership/Affiliation Review Panel. 4
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DIRECTORSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; REPORT CONTINUED Information on Directors (who have held office during the year) continued
Lydia Dowse Qualifications Experience
Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Arts, Melbourne University Masters in Sport Management University of Technology Sydney. General Manager, Integrity and Safe Sport, Swimming Australia Ltd; Former Executive Manager, Governance, West Australian Football Commission (AFL); Former Contract Management Director, Events Division (Tourism WA); Former Head of Football at Football Federation Victoria; Director, Cricket Victoria.
Special Responsibilities
Member of Audit, Risk and Policy Committee.
Kate Hutchison (Appointed 09/04/2019) Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts, University of Otago (NZ)
Experience
Head of Media and Communications, Swimming Australia; Former Communication Manager, Cricket Australia; Former PR Executive, New Zealand Rugby.
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AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION UNDER S 307C OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 TO THE DIRECTORS OF BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION UNDER S 307CandOF THE CORPORATIONS 2001 I declare that, to the best of my knowledge belief, during the year ended 30 June 2019 thereACT have been no contraventions of: TO THE DIRECTORS OF BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED i.
the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and
I declare that, to applicable the best ofcode my knowledge and belief, during the year ended 30 June 2019 there have been no contraventions of: ii. any of professional conduct in relation to the audit. i.
the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and
ii.
any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.
MORROWS AUDIT PTY LTD
L.S. WONG MORROWS AUDIT PTY LTD Audit Principal Dated:
30 August 2019
L.S. WONG Melbourne Audit Principal Dated:
30 August 2019
Melbourne
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 Note
2019
2018
$
$
Revenue Membership Fees
2,260,289
2,260,289
Government Grants
1,657,333
1,583,845
Sponsorships and Commercial
1,469,365
1,438,716
967,314
975,458
48,544
48,484
670,867
727,338
7,073,712
7,034,130
Game Development
2,373,024
1,923,798
High Performance and Training Programs
1,134,641
1,090,955
National Event Expenses
1,758,254
1,482,131
Television Production Costs
378,539
590,516
Communications and Marketing
524,240
677,265
Licencing and Merchandise Expenses
189,564
225,291
285,576
621,679
Governance Expenses â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Board, Council & Committees
180,574
214,107
World Bowls Affiliation Fees
128,903
119,310
49,232
48,499
0
0
15,550
14,995
7,018,098
7,008,546
55,615
25,584
-
-
55,615
25,584
Licencing and Merchandise Sales Interest Received Sundry Items
2a
Total Revenue Expenditures
Administration Expenses
2b
Depreciation Provision of Bad & Doubtful Debts Audit Fees Total Expenditures Net current year surplus Total other comprehensive income for the year Total comprehensive income/(deficit) attributable to members
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2019 Note
2019
2018
$
$
ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash on hand and cash equivalents
3
3,294,321
2,673,989
Accounts receivable and other debtors
4
640,003
392,643
Inventories on hand
5
181,161
239,543
Other current assets
6
308,889
133,743
4,424,374
3,439,918
36,659
103,139
36,659
103,139
4,461,033
3,543,057
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS NON-CURRENT ASSETS Plant and equipment
7
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable and other payables
8
988,474
751,843
Employee Benefits
9
269,129
256,633
Deferred Income received in advance
10
1,081,475
459,403
2,339,078
1,467,879
26,778
35,616
26,778
35,616
TOTAL LIABILITIES
2,365,856
1,503,495
NET ASSETS
2,095,177
2,039,562
Retained surplus
2,095,177
2,039,562
TOTAL EQUITY
2,095,177
2,039,562
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES NON CURRENT LIABILITIES Employee Benefits
9
TOTAL NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
EQUITY
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 9
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 Retained Surplus $ Balance at 1 July 2018
2,013,978
Comprehensive income Surplus for the year attributable to members of the entity Other comprehensive income for the year
25,584 -
Total comprehensive income attributable to members of the entity Balance at 30 June 2019
25,584 2,039,562
Comprehensive income Surplus for the year attributable to members of the entity Other comprehensive income for the year
55,615 -
Total comprehensive income attributable to members of the entity Balance at 30 June 2019
55,615 2,095,177
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 10
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 Note
2019
2018
$
$
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Receipts
7,397,988
7,722,662
(6,804,414)
(7,911,518)
48,545
48,484
642,119
(140,372)
Payment for plant and equipment
(21,787)
(17,689)
Net cash used in investing activities
(21,787)
(17,689)
Net increase in cash held
620,332
(158,061)
2,673,989
2,832,050
3,294,321
2,673,989
Payments to suppliers and employees Interest received Net cash generated from operating activities
11
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash on hand at the beginning of the financial year Cash on hand at the end of the financial year
3
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 11
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 The financial statements cover Bowls Australia Limited as an individual entity, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Bowls Australia Limited is a company limited by guarantee. NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Directors have prepared the financial statements on the basis that the company is a non-reporting entity because there are no users who are dependent on its general purpose financial statements. These financial statements are therefore special purpose financial statements that have been prepared in order to meet the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. The company is a not-forprofit entity for financial reporting purposes under Australian Accounting Standards. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the mandatory Australian Accounting Standards applicable to entities reporting under the Corporations Act 2001 and the significant accounting policies disclosed below, which the Directors have determined are appropriate to meet the needs of members. Such accounting policies are consistent with those of previous periods unless stated otherwise. The financial statements, except for the cash flow information, have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs unless otherwise stated in the notes. Material accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are presented below and have been consistently applied unless stated otherwise. The amounts presented in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest dollar. Accounting Policies a.
Revenue Non-reciprocal grant revenue is recognised in the profit or loss when the entity obtains control of the grant and it is probable that the economic benefits gained from the grant will flow to the entity and the amount of the grant can be measured reliably. If conditions are attached to the grant which must be satisfied before it is eligible to receive the contribution, the recognition of the grant as revenue will be deferred until those conditions are satisfied. When grant revenue is received whereby the entity incurs an obligation to deliver economic value directly back to the contributor, this is considered a reciprocal transaction and the grant revenue is recognised in the statement of financial position as a liability until the service has been delivered to the contributor, otherwise the grant is recognised as income on receipt. Donations and bequests are recognised as revenue when received. Interest revenue is recognised as it accrues using the effective interest method, which for floating rate financial assets is the rate inherent in the instrument. Revenue from the rendering of a service is recognised upon the delivery of the service to the customers. All revenue is stated net of the amount of the goods and services tax.
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED b.
Inventories on Hand Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less estimated costs necessary to make the sale. Inventories acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, are valued at the cost applicable as at the date of acquisition.
c.
Property, Plant and Equipment Plant and equipment are measured on the cost basis less depreciation and any impairment losses. The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by Directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from these assets. In the event the carrying amount of plant and equipment is greater than the recoverable amount, the carrying amount is written down immediately to the estimated recoverable amount. A formal assessment of recoverable amount is made when impairment indicators are present (refer to Note 1(f) for details of impairment). Plant and equipment that have been contributed at no cost, or for nominal cost, are recognised at the fair value of the asset at the date it is acquired. Depreciation The depreciable amount of all fixed assets is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the assetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s useful life to the entity commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use. The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable assets are: Class of Fixed Asset Office furniture and equipment
Depreciation Rate 15% â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 33.3%
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the carrying amount. These gains or losses are recognised in profit or loss in the period in which they arise. When revalued assets are sold, amounts included in the revaluation surplus relating to that asset are transferred to retained earnings.
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED d.
Leases Leases of fixed assets, where substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to the ownership of the asset (but not the legal ownership) that are transferred to entities in the economic entity, are classified as finance leases. Finance leases are capitalised by recording an asset and a liability at the lower of the amounts equal to the fair value of the leased property or the present value of the minimum lease payments, including any guaranteed residual values. Lease payments are allocated between the reduction of the lease liability and the lease interest expense for the period. Leased assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the lease term. Lease payments for operating leases, where substantially all the risks and benefits remain with the lessor, are charged as expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
e.
Financial Instruments Initial recognition and measurement Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions to the instrument. For financial assets, this is equivalent to the date that the company commits itself to either purchase or sell the asset (i.e. trade date accounting is adopted). Financial instruments are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs except where the instrument is classified â&#x20AC;&#x153;at fair value through profit or lossâ&#x20AC;?, in which case transaction costs are expensed to profit or loss immediately. Classification and subsequent measurement Financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, amortised cost using the effective interest method, or cost. Where available, quoted prices in an active market are used to determine fair value. In other circumstances, valuation techniques are adopted. Amortised cost is calculated as the amount at which the financial asset or financial liability is measured at initial recognition less principal repayments and any reduction for impairment, and adjusted for any cumulative amortisation of the difference between that initial amount and the maturity amount calculated using the effective interest method.
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED e.
Financial Instruments continued Classification and subsequent measurement continued The effective interest method is used to allocate interest income or interest expense over the relevant period and is equivalent to the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts (including fees, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life (or when this cannot be reliably predicted, the contractual term) of the financial instrument to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or financial liability. Revisions to expected future net cash flows will necessitate an adjustment to the carrying amount with a consequential recognition of an income or expense item in profit or loss. Fair value is the price the company would receive to sell an asset or would have to pay to transfer a liability in an orderly (i.e. unforced) transaction between independent, knowledgeable and willing market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is determined based on current bid prices for all quoted investments. Valuation techniques are applied to determine the fair value for all unlisted securities, including recent armâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s length transactions, reference to similar instruments and option pricing models. (i)
Loans and receivables Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market and are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Gains or losses are recognised in profit or loss through the amortisation process and when the financial asset is derecognised.
(ii)
Financial liabilities Non-derivative financial liabilities other than financial guarantees are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Gains or losses are recognised in profit or loss through the amortisation process and when the financial liability is derecognised.
Impairment At the end of each reporting period, the company assesses whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset has been impaired. A financial asset (or a group of financial assets) is deemed to be impaired if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events (a â&#x20AC;&#x153;loss eventâ&#x20AC;?) having occurred, which has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset(s). In the case of financial assets carried at amortised cost, loss events may include: indications that the debtors or a group of debtors are experiencing significant financial difficulty, default or delinquency in interest or principal payments; indications that they will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation; and changes in arrears or economic conditions that correlate with defaults. For financial assets carried at amortised cost (including loans and receivables), a separate allowance account is used to reduce the carrying amount of financial assets impaired by credit losses. After having taken all possible measures of recovery, if the management establishes that the carrying amount cannot be recovered by any means, at that point the written-off amounts are charged to the allowance account or the carrying amount of impaired financial assets is reduced directly if no impairment amount was previously recognised in the allowance accounts. 15
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED e.
Financial Instruments continued Impairment continued When the terms of financial assets that would otherwise have been past due or impaired have been renegotiated, the company recognises the impairment for such financial assets by taking into account the original terms as if the terms have not been renegotiated so that the loss events that have occurred are duly considered. Derecognition Financial assets are derecognised where the contractual rights to receipt of cash flows expire or the asset is transferred to another party whereby the entity no longer has any significant continuing involvement in the risks and benefits associated with the asset. Financial liabilities are derecognised where the related obligations are discharged, cancelled or have expired. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability, which is extinguished or transferred to another party, and the fair value of consideration paid, including the transfer of non-cash assets or liabilities assumed, is recognised in profit or loss.
f.
Impairment of Assets At the end of each reporting period, the entity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have been impaired. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair amount less costs of disposal and value in use, is compared to the asset’s carrying amount. Any excess of the asset’s carrying amount over its recoverable amount is recognised immediately in profit or loss. Where the future economic benefits of the asset are not primarily dependent upon on the asset’s ability to generate net cash inflows and when the entity would, if deprived of the asset, replace its remaining future economic benefits, value in use is determined as the depreciated replacement cost of an asset. Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of a class of asset, the entity estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Where an impairment loss on a revalued asset is identified, this is debited against the revaluation surplus in respect of the same class of asset to the extent that the impairment loss does not exceed the amount in the revaluation surplus for that same class of asset.
g.
Employee Provisions Short-term employee benefits Provision is made for the company’s obligation for short-term employee benefits. Short-term employee benefits are benefits (other than termination benefits) that are expected to be settled wholly before 12 months after the end of the annual reporting period in which the employees render the related service. Short-term employee benefits are measured at amounts expected to be paid when the obligation is settled.
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED g.
Employee Provisions continued The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obligations for short-term employee benefits such as wages, salaries and annual leave are recognised as a part of employee benefits in the statement of financial position. Contributions are made by the entity to an employee superannuation fund and are charged as expenses on an accrual basis.
h.
Cash on Hand Cash on hand equivalents includes cash on hand and deposits held at-call with banks.
i.
Accounts Receivable and Other Debtors Accounts receivable and other debtors include amounts due from retailers and any outstanding grant receipts. Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the reporting period are classified as current assets. All other receivables are classified as noncurrent assets.
j.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included with other receivables or payables in the statement of financial position. Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing or financing activities which are recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO are presented as operating cash flows included in receipts from customers or payments to suppliers.
k.
Income Tax No provision for income tax has been raised as the entity is exempt from income tax under Div 50 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
l.
Provisions Provisions are recognised when the entity has a legal or constructive obligation, as a result of past events, for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that outflow can be reliably measured. Provisions recognised represent the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation at the end of the reporting period.
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED m.
Comparative Figures Comparatives are consistent with prior years unless otherwise stated.
n.
Accounts Payable and Other Payables Trade and other payables represent the liability outstanding at the end of the reporting period for goods and services received by the company during the reporting period which remain unpaid.
o.
Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements The Directors evaluate estimates and judgements incorporated into the financial statements based on historical knowledge and best available current information. Estimates assume a reasonable expectation of future events and are based on current trends and economic data, obtained both externally and within the company. Key estimates (i)
Impairment The company assesses impairment at the end of each reporting period by evaluating conditions and events specific to the company that may be indicative of impairment triggers.
(ii)
Inventories Donated inventories of clothing are carried at $Nil at the end of the reporting period and is not recognised at replacement cost determined by any reference to the current market price as the clothing is unique to Bowls Australia Ltd and is generally not marketable.
(iii)
Deferred income The entity reviews grant and sponsorship monies received during the year and determines the amount utilised from this at the end of each reporting period. As at 30 June 2019 $1,081,475 of the grant and sponsorship monies had not been utilised and was deferred. (2018: $459,403).
p.
Economic Dependence Bowls Australia Limited is dependent on the Australian Sports Commission for a major proportion of revenue used to operate the business. At the date of this report the Board of Directors has no reason to believe that the Australian Sports Commission will not continue to provide this support.
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED q.
New Accounting Standards for Application in Future Periods AASB 15 Revenue from contracts with customers AASB 2014-5 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 15 (applicable for annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2019) AASB 15 introduces a five step process for revenue recognition with the core principle of the new Standard being for entities to recognise revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration (that is, payment) to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Accounting policy changes will arise in timing of revenue recognition, treatment of contracts costs and contracts which contain a financing element. The changes in revenue recognition requirements in AASB 15 may cause changes to the timing and amount of revenue recorded in the financial statements as well as additional disclosures. The impact of AASB 15 has not yet been quantified. AASB16 Leases (applicable for annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2019) AASB 16 will cause the majority of leases of an entity to be brought onto the statement of financial position. There are limited exceptions relating to short-term leases and low value assets which may remain off-balance sheet. The calculation of the lease liability will take into account appropriate discount rates, assumptions about lease term and increases in lease payments. A corresponding right to use asset will be recognised which will be amortised over the term of the lease. Rent expense will no longer be shown; the profit and loss impact of the leases will be through amortisation and interest charges. Whilst the impact of AASB 16 has not yet been quantified, the entity currently has an office rental lease which we anticipate will be brought onto the statement of financial position. Interest and amortisation expense will increase and rental expense will decrease.
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED r.
Change in accounting policy Financial Instruments â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Adoption of AASB 9 The company has adopted AASB 9 Financial Instruments for the first time in the current year with a date of initial adoption of 1 July 2018. As part of the adoption of AASB 9, the Company adopted consequential amendments to other accounting standards arising from the issue of AASB 9 as follows; -
AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements requires the impairment of financial assets to be presented in a separate line item in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures requires amended disclosures due to changes arising from AASB 9, this disclosures have been provided for the current year.
There were no key changes to the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accounting policy or impact on these financial statements from applying AASB 9.
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 2: NET CURRENT YEAR SURPLUS
a.
2019
2018
$
$
Sundry Revenue Recovery of Administration costs: Australian Premier League Ltd & World Bowls 2020 Ltd
0
0
572,514
537,362
0
104,576
98,353
85,400
670,867
727,338
217,654
213,882
67,922
407,797
285,576
621,679
Cash at bank
1,568,293
987,342
Short-term bank deposits
1,726,028
1,686,647
3,294,321
2,673,989
Event Entry, Ticket and Program Sales Reimbursement GOLDOC Other
b.
Administration Expenses Occupancy and Function Costs Staff Expenses
NOTE 3: CASH ON HAND AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 4: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER DEBTORS 2019
2018
$
$
569,755
320,504
CURRENT Accounts Receivable Provision for bad and doubtful debts
-
Other debtors Total current accounts receivable and other debtors
-
569,755
302,504
70,247
72,139
640,003
392,643
Past due but not impaired (days overdue) Gross amount
Past due and impaired
< 30
31-60
61-90
>90
Within initial trade terms
2019 Trade receivables Other receivables
569,755
-
-
188,762
4,371
116,477
260,145
70,247
-
-
-
-
-
70,247
Total
640,003
-
0
188,762
4,371
116,477
330,392
2018 Trade receivables Other receivables
320,504
-
0
6,400
15,911
29,254
268,939
72,876
-
-
-
-
-
72,876
Total
393,380
-
0
6,400
15,911
29,254
341,815
NOTE 5: INVENTORIES ON HAND CURRENT Merchandise
181,161
239,543
NOTE 6: OTHER CURRENT ASSETS Prepayments
308,889
133,743
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 7: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Office furniture and equipment Opening office furniture, property, plant and equipment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; At cost Plus additions furniture, property, plant Plus additions portable rink Less disposals Closing office furniture, property, plant and equipment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; At cost
2019
2018
$
$
439,842 21,787 0 (98,263) 363,366
425,729 17,687 0 (3,574) 439,842
336,703 49,232 0 (59,228) 326,707
291,779 23,968 24,530 (3,574) 336,703
36,659 0 36,659
31,567 71,572 103,139
Accounts payable
498,289
358,519
Other Payables
490,185
393,324
988,474
751,843
269,129
256,633
26,778
35,616
Opening accumulated depreciation Plus depreciation for financial year Plus depreciation for portable rink Less disposals Closing accumulated depreciation Total office furniture, property, plant and equipment Total portable rink Total property, plant and equipment NOTE 8: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER PAYABLES CURRENT
NOTE 9: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CURRENT Employee leave entitlements NON-CURRENT Employee leave entitlements
Provision for employee entitlements represents amounts accrued for annual leave and long service leave. The current portion for this provision includes the total amount accrued for annual leave entitlements and the amounts accrued for long service leave entitlements that have vested due to employees having completed the required period of service. Based on past experience, the Company does not expect the full amount of annual leave or long service leave balances classified as current liabilities to be settled within the next 12 months. However, these amounts must be classified as current liabilities since the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer the settlement of these amounts in the event employees wish to use their leave entitlement. The non-current portion for this provision includes amounts accrued for long service leave entitlements that have not yet vested in relation to those employees who have not yet completed the required period of service. 23
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 10: DEFERRED INCOME RECEIVED IN ADVANCE
2019
2018
$
$
Government Grants
566,667
0
Sponsorship Monies
429,808
459,403
1,081,475
459,403
55,615
25,584
48,499
NOTE 11: CASH FLOW INFORMATION Reconciliation of cash flows from operations with net current year surplus Net current year surplus Non-cash flows in profit: –
depreciation and amortisation
49,232
–
Loss on disposal of Fixed Asset
39,035
0
Changes in assets and liabilities: –
(increase)/decrease in accounts receivable and other debtors
–
(decrease)/increase in grants received in advance
–
decrease/(increase) in prepayments
–
(increase)/decrease in inventories on hand
–
increase in accounts payable and other payables
–
increase/(decrease) in employee benefits
Cash flows provided by operating activities
(247,360)
65,310
622,072
(65,664)
(175,146)
16,201
58,381
87,382
236,632
(298,356)
3,658
(19,328)
642,119
(140,372)
NOTE 12: KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REMUNERATION Key Management Personnel (KMP) remuneration expense for the reporting period: 2019 $
2018 $
Short-term Employee Benefits – Salary & Annual Leave Post-Employment Benefits – Superannuation Other Long-term Benefits – Long Service Leave
548,967 45,551 9,748
497,564 44,483 9,360
Total Senior Executive Remuneration Expense
604,266
551,767
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 12: KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REMUNERATION CONTINUED KMP remuneration expense – Average annual remuneration for the reporting period: 2019
$ 50,000
to
$149,999
1
122,736
11,924
Average Longterm Benefits $ 2,615
$150,000 $175,000 $200,000
to to to
$174,999 $199,999 $249,999
2
213,115
16,813
3,356
KMP No
Average Reportable Salary $
Average Superannuation $
1 1 1
125,418 156,430 215,715
11,889 14,204 18,750
Average Longterm Benefits $ 2,615 2,328 4,418
2018
$ 50,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000
to to to to
$149,999 $179,999 $199,999 $249,999
KMP No
Average Reportable Salary $
Average Superannuation $
Total $ 137,275 236,640
Total $ 139,922 172,289 238,883
For the purposes of this note only those employees considered to have the capacity and responsibility for decision making that can have a significant and direct impact on the strategic direction and financial performance of the company, are included. A payout of Long Service and Annual Leave entitlements for T. Sherwill is included in 2019. Total Employment Costs – All Employees Total Remuneration Expense Head Count at 30th June FTE Game Development High Performance National Events Communications and Marketing Administration Governance
2019 2,841,733 34.70
2018 2,838,428 36.99
1,641,278 590,700 321,126
1,406,632 425,835 247,284
211,463 67,922 9,244
350,880 407,797 -
Allocation of employment cost have been adjusted this year to more closely represent the area in which the effort of employees is directed.
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BOWLS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ABN 65 427 736 644 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 NOTE 13: COMMITMENTS 2019 $ Minimum development payments under software contract No Later than one year Between one and five years
$371,333 $930,000 1,301,333
2018 $ -
NOTE 14: MEMBERS GUARANTEE The company is incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 and is a company limited by guarantee. If the company is wound up, the constitution states that each member is required to contribute a maximum of $20 each towards meeting any outstanding obligations of the entity. At 30 June 2019, the total amount that members of the company are liable to contribute if the company is wound up is $180 (2018: $180) NOTE 15: ENTITY DETAILS The registered office and principal place of business of the company is: Bowls Australia Limited Darebin International Sports Centre 281 Darebin Road Thornbury Victoria 3071
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State and territory association contacts Bowls ACT Phone: (02) 6257 3560 Fax: (02) 6108 3557 admin@bowlsact.org.au www.bowlsact.org.au
Bowls WA Phone: (08) 9340 0800 Fax: (08) 9242 1866 enquiries@bowlswa.com.au www.bowlswa.com.au
Bowls NT Phone: 0423 619 879 bowlsnt@bigpond.com www.bowlsnt.com.au
Women’s Bowls NSW Phone: (02) 9267 7155 Fax: (02) 9267 7254 reception@womensbowlsnsw.org www.womensbowlsnsw.org
Women’s Bowls NEW SOUTH WALES
Bowls QLD Phone: (07) 3355 9988 Fax: (07) 3855 0010 admin@bowlsqld.org www.bowlsqld.org
Bowls new south wales Phone: (02) 9283 4555 Fax: (02) 9283 4252 rnswba@rnswba.org.au www.rnswba.org.au
Bowls SA Phone: (08) 8234 7544 Fax: (08) 8351 8220 reception@bowlssa.com.au www.bowlssa.com.au
bowls Victoria Phone: (03) 9861 7100 Fax: (03) 9819 5453 bowlsvic@bowlsvic.org.au www.bowlsvic.org.au
Bowls TAS Ph: 03 6331 7436 Fax: 03 6344 7435 exec@bowlstasmania.com.au www.bowlstasmania.com.au
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Darebin International Sports Centre John Cain Memorial Park 281 Darebin Road, Thornbury, VIC 3071
www.bowls.com.au