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Annual Report 2014

President’s Report 3

CEO’s Report 4

Board of Directors 6

Netball WA Staff Structure 8

Corporate Services 9

State Netball Centre 13

Business Development 14

Commercial, Marketing & Communications 16

Community Netball 20

Community – Game Development 21

Community – Member Services 28

Community Engagement 32

Competitions & Awards 38

Life Members 43

Netball WA Awards and Accolades 44

High Performance 46

2014 State Teams 47

West Coast Fever 54

Financial Report 59

Contents

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President’s Report

It is with great pleasure that I write my first report as President of Netball WA. 2014 has been a very successful year for the organisation on many fronts, and it is the hard work of many people, in all aspects of our sport through the state, that has contributed to its success.

I like to summarise our main objectives as a simple vision, entitled: “5, 4, 200”. This represents our five-year plan that commenced in 2013; a focus on top-four finishes for West Coast Fever, Western Sting and our State 21U, 19U and 17U teams; and the growth of our sport to 200,000 participants by 2018.

As an organisation, our strategic plan, our vision and its goals are firmly entrenched in everything that we do. And, only being two years into a five-year plan, I’m pleased to see that we’re clearly headed in the right direction to deliver against our objectives.

In 2014, our State 19U State team finished fourth in the National Championships and Western Sting finished third in the Australian Netball League. Our commitment is to see all our state teams (17U, 19U & 21U), Western Sting and West Coast Fever finish in the top four and there has been a lot of planning in the off-season to best position us for this outcome.

Our sport continues to grow throughout Western Australia, with over 137,000 participants and close to 46,000 individuals who are either Netball WA members or full participants of ANZ NetSetGO.

We faced setbacks in 2014 that drove resilience within the organisation, none bigger than the fire at the construction site of the State Netball Centre in July. While the fire postponed our move into the $26 million facility until 2015, we came together as a sport through this adversity.

Our achievements in 2014 are due to the hard work, commitment, drive and passion of many and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them.

Firstly, I would like to thank the Honourable Colin Barnett MEc MLA, Premier of Western Australia and West Coast Fever’s Number One Ticket Holder; and outgoing Minister for Sport and Recreation, Terry Waldron. Through the support of the State Government and Department of Sport and Recreation, the sport of netball is well positioned moving into 2015 and beyond.

I’d also like to thank our long-standing partner Healthway. Through the Smarter than Smoking and Alcohol Think Again messages, netball across Western Australia is well supported and we continue to be proud of our alignment with health promotion messages.

With that, I must thank all of Netball WA and West Coast Fever’s sponsors, partners, suppliers and stakeholders, many of which have been with us for several years. We also welcomed some new sponsors in 2014, including the Insurance Commission of Western Australia, promoting its Belt Up message, Toyota WA, Rocktape and PKF Mack.

The end of the 2014 ANZ Championship season saw us farewell head coach Norma Plummer AM and I would like to thank Norma for the significant role she played in establishing a high performance program in Western Australia and for West Coast Fever.

I’d also like to make special mention of our past President Robert Shaw and past board members Bob Byers and Lisa Cunningham. Your commitment to Netball WA through your roles on the board is much appreciated. I’d also like to welcome new board members Marita Somerford, Darren Shillington and Emma Chinnery and I look forward to working with you in the coming year.

In 2014, we also welcomed Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AO, Governor of Western Australia, as Patron of Netball WA, as well as welcoming the Honourable Mia Davies MLA, Minister for Sport and Recreation into her new portfolio.

It goes without saying that I must thank Chief Executive Officer Simon Taylor, his executive management team and all the staff of Netball WA for their hard work in 2014. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank the staff that were with us in 2014 but who have taken up other opportunities going forward. I would especially like to thank long-serving staff member Helen Robinson for her commitment to the sport of netball in Western Australia.

And lastly, I would like to thank the thousands of volunteers who contribute their time and energy to our sport week in and week out as well as our regions, associations and clubs who dedicate their time and passion to this great game.

Deane Pieters President

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As the Chief Executive Officer of Netball WA, I am pleased to report a successful year for our organisation that positions us well against our five-year strategic plan.

Netball WA now has a turnover of over $6 million and this is reflected in the growth of the business.

In 2014 we restructured our operations to deliver key outcomes against our strategic plan. This restructure saw growth in the Community Netball department, now with three key units; Game Development, Member Services and Community Engagement and greater alignment across our business to position us for the delivery of the remainder of our plan.

Our sport participation grew from 103,000 in 2013 to 137,000 participants in 2014. NetSetGO was a key driver in taking our participation to these levels.

We remain committed to social engagement within our communities and in 2014 we announced a partnership with the Mental Health Commission and Youth Focus in the delivery of mental health training to our coaches and athletes.

We continue our ongoing commitment to health promotion through our long-term partnership with Healthway, promoting the Smarter than Smoking and Alcohol Think Again messages. In 2014 we also announced a new partnership with the Insurance Commission of Western Australia that delivers the ‘Belt Up’ road safety message throughout the entire state. This reinforces our strategic goal to provide aggregation to our communities and saw the distribution of over $170,000 worth of Belt Up branded netballs to all our senior teams, Smarter than Smoking State League teams, Regional Academy Cup teams and remaining regions.

Our indigenous programs continued to grow through our seven grassroots sites and we successfully piloted the Netball WA Youth Engagement Program in Fitzroy Crossing and Halls Creek with support from the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. The success of this program and engagement with Aboriginal girls in these communities was proven. Halls Creek saw a 69% participation rate in the program across girls from years 5-12 with a 54% improvement in school attendance. We also undertook the first phase of a Cultural Awareness Program that will be further expanded in 2015.

As an organisation we remain committed to the community, our partnerships with Youth Focus, Master Builders WA and SEDA have focused our efforts on building on our connections across the sport. We have also significantly increased West Coast Fever’s commitment to community engagement hours, as part of our commitment to connect across our sport.

The West Coast Fever brand continues to grow in strength, with a game being held at Perth Arena for the second year and record membership numbers and corporate hospitality memberships through the Business Club.

We consider our sponsors, suppliers and stakeholders as key partners with our organisation and our achievements of 2014 would not have been possible without their ongoing support. Our government agency partnerships have also enabled us to achieve such success in 2014.

CEO’s Report

Simon Taylor Chief Executive Officer

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In July 2014 we faced the delay in construction of the State Netball Centre due to a fire, but we continue to look forward to its completion in 2015, as it not only provides a long-awaited ‘home of netball’ but will also provide many new opportunities for the growth of the sport in Western Australia.

On behalf of netball throughout WA, I would like to thank the State Government, especially the Premier, Hon Colin Barnett along with the Department of Sport and Recreation and VenuesWest for their commitment to our $26 million facility. Our home for netball will be fitted out with high performance recovery facilities, injury prevention and rehabilitation facilities and state-of-the-art high performance analysis cameras which will service West Coast Fever and our underpinning high performance programs including the Smarter than Smoking State League, State Teams, our State Academy Program (FIT) and Western Sting along with being a community netball facility for NetSetGO, club, association and region activities.

The Netball WA Board is committed to delivering best practice in governance and that commenced with the Netball WA Board Charter and establishment of the Finance and Audit Committee and a Board and Executive Retreat. The Retreat in August 2014 saw the establishment of 13 key priorities bringing strategy and operations closer together – a first for our sport.

The Board and executive management of Netball WA is focused on excellence, measurement, accountability and delivery, and our strategic objectives, values and behaviours are ingrained in the daily operations of our business.

I must thank the Netball WA Board for their commitment, advocacy and strategic vision, in particular our President, Deane Pieters and immediate past-President, Robert Shaw for their over and above mentoring, dedication and advice. My Executive Management team must also be acknowledged for their dedication and resilience, ensuring our plan is lived and delivered. With over 35 full time employees, and almost 300 contractors, casual staff and our 12 contracted players, this team of people work tirelessly to support the many thousands of volunteers who power our sport across the state. I would like to thank each of the staff and volunteers for your commitment to the delivery of our key strategic outcomes and your passion and drive to meet the sport’s demands. This shared passion is testament to our achievements in 2014.

2015 is set to be an even bigger year with a new-look West Coast Fever competing in the 2015 ANZ Championship, the opening of the State Netball Centre, the 2015 Netball World Cup being held in Sydney and further expansion and delivery of our community programs throughout Western Australia.

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Deane Pieters PresidentDeane, an accomplished sportsman and businessman, joined the Netball WA Board on June 10, 2013 and was appointed President on April 5, 2014.

A former freestyle swimmer who competed for Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Deane is a former World Life Saving Champion (1990) and has won eight Australian Surf Life Saving Titles between 1990 and 1993. A graduate of the Stanford Executive Program as part of the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, California, USA, Deane is also a graduate member of the Australia Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and currently works as the General Manager of Business Strategy and Growth for the West Coast Eagles. His business and sporting knowledge are valuable assets he adds to the Netball WA Board.

Jacqui JashariJacqui was appointed to the Netball WA Board in March 2010 and currently works as a Senior Consultant in Industry Development and Participation at the Department of Sport and Recreation. Jacqui has expertise working with State Sporting Organisations and Industry Representative Organisations with strategic planning, governance management, organisational structure/development and high performance. Along with this she has worked across DSR projects in policy, facilities and inclusion. Jacqui has been involved in netball for many years beginning her playing, coaching and umpiring at Fremantle Netball Association, Bunbury Netball Association and Eastern Goldfields Netball Association.

She has had various roles in netball associations and regions including, Association Umpire Development Officer, Board Member at the Coastal Netball Region, Association/Region coach and umpire over the years and is currently the Chair of the High Performance Umpire Panel. Jacqui also has extensive netball experience at international and national level as an International Umpire and as a coach/mentor and presenter at both levels. She is the Chairperson for Netball WA’s High Performance Umpire Panel, is currently on the Australian Netball League High Performance Panel and has previously been on the now defunct Netball Australia Grading and Endorsement Panel and Umpire Management Committee. Jacqui has trained umpires in South Africa, Scotland, Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand and officiated at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. She has been awarded the ANZ Sports Star Official of the Year, Womensport West Official of the Year and the Sports Medal of Australia. Jacqui has completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors course and is a member of the Australian New Zealand Sports Law Association.

Board of Directors

Deane Pieters Jacqui Jashari

Fran Haintz Mary Cash

Marita Somerford Darren Shillington

Emma Chinnery Lisa Cunningham

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Fran Haintz Fran joined the Netball WA Board in 2010 bringing with her over 15 years of experience in regional netball management. Fran is the current president of the Northwest Netball Region, a role she has filled for 12 years. She has been a member of the Port Hedland Netball Association Committee for the past 16 years holding various positions including President for seven years. Fran has a strong working background in community development and indigenous affairs focusing on strategic and financial planning in regional Australia. Fran’s current work sees her as Director of Operations for three business entities she has owned for over 10 years. This work requires Fran to use her commercial management, comprehensive financial and personnel management expertise and experience in marketing in a retail/service environment. Fran also participates as a Board Member on numerous community groups and organisations in the Pilbara and Western Australia. Fran still enjoys a frequent game of netball and continues to focus her energy into umpiring as a National B badged umpire and Association Umpire Development Officer.

Mary CashMary has been on the Board at Netball WA since 2012, yet has been an active player, coach, umpire and Life Member for many years. She is currently the President of the South East Demons Netball Region as well as being an active member of both the Southern Districts Netball Association and her club, Crusaders. Outside of netball, Mary is a partner in a business called Bee Engineering which manufactures stainless steel machinery used to make honey.

Marita SomerfordHaving been welcomed to the Netball WA Board at the 2014 AGM, Marita Somerford brings a wealth of netballing experience and a desire to make a difference.

Working professionally at Chevron as a Social Investment Analyst, Marita was previously President of Perth Netball Association, a role she held for more than eight years, and currently runs Wembley Netball Club.

Darren ShillingtonDarren Shillington joined the Netball WA Board in July 2014 and is a Senior Partner at PKF Mack & Co. Darren has more than 27 years of experience in providing taxation and business consulting advice and is father to three girls who currently play netball at Perth Netball Association.

Emma ChinneryEmma Chinnery is a commercial lawyer at Jackson McDonald with almost 10 years experience working with a broad range of clients including corporate and government organisations, the not-for-profit sector, Indigenous trusts and corporations and private clients. A netballer herself for over 20 years, Chinnery is a life member of UWA Netball Club having played over 12 seasons, as well as contributing back to her club as a committee member, and is currently on the selection committee. Chinnery’s legal experience will bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Netball WA Board and she spoke about her passion for the development of female leaders in sport as well as her experience across governance and commercial issues.

Lisa CunninghamLisa Cunningham, Chief Executive Officer of the Wirrpanda Foundation, served on the Netball WA Board for almost six years, stepping down in September 2014.

In her time on the Board at Netball WA, Cunningham has witnessed a lot of change in the sport and its operations. During her time on the Board, Lisa played an integral role in the development of many governance practices and building various stakeholder relationships with government and corporate partners. Netball WA thanks Lisa Cunningham for her service on the Board and her commitment to the sport of netball in Western Australia.

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Netball WA Staff Structure

Team Medical Officer

Sports Psychologist

Strength & Conditioning

Coach

Nutritionist

Physio

Leadership Consultant

Massage Therapist

Podiatrist

Operations Manager - WCF & HP

WCF Head Coach

West Coast Fever

Coordinator

Finance Manager

Member Services

Coordinator

Community Engagement Manager - Schools

Game Development

Manager

Brand & Communications

Manager

WCF Specialist

Coach

Trainee Events Officer

Game Development

Umpire & Officials

Coordinator

Community Engagement Coordinator -

NetGetGO

WCF Players


NetGetGO

HR ManagerWCF Assistant Coach

Game Development Player/Coach Coordinator

Sponsorship Coordinator


Inclusion

Member Education

Coordinator

Trainee Office Administrator

WCF Performance

Analyst

Membership & Events

Coordinator

Game Development Administrator

Community Engagement Coordinator - Indigenous

Member Services -

IT & Education Project

Coordinator

GM WCF & HP

GM Commercial, Marketing &

Communications

Chief Business Development

Officer

GM Operations

GM Community Netball

Venue Operations & Programming

Manager

CEO Executive Assistant

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Corporate Services

Leading and developing our stakeholders through strong governance, workforce management and administration.

The Office of CEO and Corporate Services Department is primarily responsible for overseeing corporate administration, budget development, financial services, human resources management, information technology, corporate information management, risk management, internal audit and contract management.

The Department is made up of the following key employees:

Chief Executive Officer Simon Taylor

Chief Operating Officer Stu Gilsenan

Chief Business Development Officer Richard Doggart

Finance Manager Rebecca Snowball

Human Resource Manager Fiona Kelly

Manager Venue Operations and Programing

Olivia Birkett

Executive Assistant Lisa Dowie

Finance OperationsVisionEstablish contemporary governance policies and a clear succession plan for Netball WA Board.

Oversight of the organisations financial operations continues to be the role of the Audit and Finance Committee. Quarter 4 of the 2014 financial year saw the implementation of a new Terms of Reference (located on the Netball WA website) as well as an updated membership consisting of the following individuals:

Chair Darren Shillington (Director)

Member Fran Haintz (Director)

Member Simon Taylor (CEO)

Member Stu Gilsenan (COO)

Monthly reporting protocols have again been successfully facilitated with the use of the BudgetLink program with all members of the Executive Management Team having access to and visibility over their relevant operating budgets resulting in a much more efficient reporting sequence.

Stuart Gilsenan Chief Operating Officer

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ICT OperationsVisionDevelop clear systems and policies within Netball WA aligned to Netball Australia.

During the 2014 period, the organisation again outsourced its ICT infrastructure management via a support service contract provided by Office Solutions IT which includes troubleshooting of the new IP Telephony system. A key function of the service delivery element was the establishment of an ICT disaster recovery capability through the delivery of a remote consolidated data backup solution. These initiatives addressed capacity constraints and achieved greater operating efficiencies.

The funds secured from the Department of Recreations Sport 4 All Club Talk program in 2013 were successfully commissioned in January 2014. The roll out of the organisations ICT upgrade (refer 2013 Annual Report) allowed the organisation to upgrade its standard desktop operating environment to a Mac based platform albeit still operating via the functionality of Microsoft Office. Devices used by staff consist of both a desktop and laptop fleet.

In an effort to decrease downtime and maximise cost efficiencies, fault reporting was handled centrally through the COO, which had a significant impact on reducing the number of minor service tickets lodged with Office Solutions IT service centre. Below is a snap shot of the tickets submitted buy the organisation by service type.

The MyNetball platform was further developed and introduced to wider pockets of the Netball WA membership during 2014. Whilst it was widely recognised that the system did have some initial teething problems, the capabilities of the registration, competition management and website portals will provide the whole of sport with a user friendly, state of the art, sport specific and cost effective database solution.

Human Resource OperationsVisionBuild an achievement culture within Netball WA’s paid workforce.

A key introduction to the organisations structure during 2014 was the appointment of a Human Resource Manager. Given the extent of the growth of the business over the past 2 reporting periods and the re-alignment of internal departments, the Human Resources unit now provides strategic human resource management services for the Executive Management Team as well as operational support for all staff members including advice on organisational design, staffing needs and conditions of employment, and staffing issues such as professional development, performance management, grievance resolution and industrial relations issues.

One significant achievement of the HR unit was the employee values survey conducted in quarter 3. The survey provided the opportunity for our people to express how they feel about the business, its values, its strengths as well as areas for improvement. A summary of the key recommendations is listed in figure 2.

The strengths of the business as noted by a large percentage of the paid workforce continue to relate to its ability to be visionary and forward plan, continue to strive to be industry leaders and that we embrace challenges and find solutions. The opportunities to improve are driven ostensibly by the organisations ability to communicate to its constituents and improve its operational workspaces, both of which have long term strategic significance.

The workforce faced some challenges during 2014 owing to an enforced restructure of the business in order to adapt to the needs and demands of our members and the movement in the way our internal business units operate. In spite of such challenges, the work undertaken to address concerns particularly around managing change and improving processes translated into a high degree of employee engagement

and overall productivity remained high, with most departments achieving their agreed KPI’s for the period.

Throughout 2014, Netball WA continued to experience growth and grew its head count by 21%. Key inputs from the Human Resource Manager and the wider Executive Management team, have established the building blocks of an updated and industry best practice HR policy book including a more informative and refined employee manual has begun which will assist in consistent succession planning for all Netball WA’s paid workforce. Consistent processes across the organisation underpin the recruitment, development and retention of employees.

Figure 3 details the annual growth in our workforce across each of our business units.

Operational PlanningVisionEnsure operational plans and clear KPI’s exist at each level of our sport.

Operationalising Netball WA’s strategic plan was a key driver in establishing the Plans @ Work reporting platform in 2013. Building on the refinements of both the platform and the quality of data embedded by the workforce, the organisation can now boast an annual operational plan that sets out:

• Individual actions and reportable KPI’s for achievement within a prescribed timeframe;

• Management level reporting form an whole of department perspective;

• Fluidity in the re-alignment of KPI’s, timings etc in accordance with business needs against which our performance can be assessed.

Collectively, each reporting level within the Plans @ Work platform form the basis of the performance reporting each month to the Board and relevant committees whilst continuing to track the year on year health and progress of the business against our long term strategic outcomes.

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Figure 2. Values report key recommendations.

Netball WA Values Strength Integrity Unity

Recommendations • Leadership training• Professional skills training• Structured Performance review

process• 360° feedback for Executive

Managers

• Employee Assistance Program• Workplace Mental Health Action Plan• First Aid Training (in progress)• Bullying & Harassment Training• Health and wellness initiatives• Ergonomic workstation assessments

(once moved to SNC)

• Staff Newsletter• Social club type activities• Regular All staff meetings• Corporate Team Building/

Fundraising for Charity events• Suggestion box• Staff noticeboard

Figure 3. Employment by department and gender (excluding casual staff).

Full-time Part-time Contract Staff All Positions

Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total

Office of CEO & Corporate

Services 2 3 5 2 - 2 - - - 4 3 7

Community Netball – Member Services 4 0 4 - - - - - - 4 0 4

Community Netball – Game Development 2 1 3 1 - 1 - - - 3 1 4

Community Netball – Community Engagement

5 0 5 - - - - - - 5 - 5

Commercial Marketing & Communications 4 1 5 - - - - - - 4 1 5

West Coast Fever & High Performance 3 2 5 2 - 2 3 4 7 7 7 14

State Netball Centre 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1

Totals 2014 21 7 28 5 - 5 3 4 7 27 12 39

Totals 2013 16 6 22 4 - 4 2 4 6 22 10 32

% Growth 31.25 16.66 27.27 25 - 25 50 - 16.66 22.72 20 21.87

Figure 1. Office Solutions IT Tickets by service type.

A 3rd Party Support K Networking

B Active Directory L New Computer and/or User

C Advice M New Hardware

D Antivirus N New Other AD/365 Project

E Backup O New Software Setup

F Exchange P Operating System

G File Services Q Other

H iOS R Printer

I Mailbox S Service Sub Type unspecified

J Microsoft Office T User Account (AD/365) Changes

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State Netball Centre

Our vision: Maximise commercial and high performance opportunities through the State Netball Centre.

Construction of the State Netball Centre was unfortunately disrupted due to a fire at the venue in July 2014. The anticipated completion is now the first quarter of 2015.

Netball WA would like to acknowledge the support during this period from the Department of Sport and Recreation and VenuesWest, who acted quickly to ensure as little delay and disruption as possible. Building contractors, PS Structures, were able to continue working on the venue whilst concurrently repairing fire damaged areas.

Once complete, the State Netball Centre will be the premier netball facility for Western Australia, providing four indoor courts for all levels of netball. Specific inclusions for high performance teams include the Injury Prevention Room with Consultancy Room, a Recovery Room with ice bath and high performance cameras for video analysis on each court.

Following robust contract negotiations, the Co-Management Agreement and Lease Agreement for the operation of the State Netball Centre and the leasing of Netball WA’s office space respectively were signed in December 2014. The significance of the Co-Management Agreement enables Netball WA to diversify its operational footprint in close collaboration with facility owner, VenuesWest, which also included the employment of a Manager-Venue Operations and Programing in July 2014.

Olivia Birkett Venue Operations & Programming Manager

Photo: Gareth Anderson.

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2014 was the first full annual period for the Chief Business Development role that was created in March 2013. The role operates across all three pillars of the strategic plan, One Netball Talent, One Netball Community, and The Netball Energy, however projects to date have been concentrated in the departmental areas of Community and Commercial. Through the creation of new events and programs funded by Government or Sponsorship agreements, the business development role increases netball’s capacity to deliver measurable growth throughout the State. Whilst 2014 was a more challenging fund raising environment than the previous year, Netball WA’s total revenues grew by 16.54% to $6,273,567.

Vision• Position Netball WA as a leader in the

business community and sport sectors of Western Australia

• Explore and establish new business opportunities to drive our sport

• Ensure Netball WA is an influencer of local government and commercial operators to secure access and development of facilities for our sports current and future needs

• Generate revenues for the sport through utilising our demographic data and access for engagement

• Identify partners to deliver and grow the sport

• Identify opportunities for aggregation across the Netball Community

• Promote netball in regional and rural Western Australia

• Enhance links with a range of diverse populations across Western Australia

• Ensure Netball WA, our Regions and Associations are adequately resourced to build capacity and deliver our sport

OutcomesNetball WA secured a three-year sponsorship with PKF Mack as Presenting Partner (2015) and Naming Rights Partner (2016 and 2017) of the West Coast Fever Business Club. This important new partnership with accountancy services firm PKF Mack included a number of important new initiatives, the Annual Business Club Lunch, and the Annual Netball WA Corporate Netball Day at the new State Netball Centre. Netball WA would like to thank PKF Mack for their support and looks forward to developing additional business related initiatives as the partnership develops.

Netball WA secured grants, sponsorship and in kind support to the value of $58,625 from the Department of Sport and Recreation, the City of Karratha, and the North West Shelf Project partners BHP Billiton, BP, Chevron, MIMI, Shell and Woodside. The funds generated supported the first ever pre season camp in Karratha for the West Coast Fever Team and support staff. The four-day camp tested the players strength, resilience and fortitude in preparation for the 2015 ANZ Championship season and was also a meaningful team bonding exercise as the players also delivered programs to the local indigenous communities in Wickham and Roebourne. Coaching clinics were delivered to 78 juniors and 30 adults over two days of community netball activities. Netball WA is extremely grateful to the Department of Sport and Recreation, City of Karratha and Woodside for supporting this new initiative, which we hope to replicate in 2015 in the lead up to the 2016 ANZ Championship season.

Business Development

Richard Doggart Chief Business Development Officer


Working with Charity partner Youth Focus and Relationships Australia WA, Netball WA successfully secured funding of $100,000 from the Mental Health Commission and is currently delivering an educational program to coaches, umpires, administrators and players which assists them in identifying girls within their Clubs and Associations who are “at risk” from a mental health perspective. Those responsible for delivering Coach accreditations will be specifically trained to deliver a fifteen minute Mental Health component as part of the Coach Foundation course. This program will assist greatly in ensuring early prevention and identification of potential suicide and self harm victims amongst young girls in our communities.

Recent high levels of overseas migrants in Western Australia, many from countries with different cultural norms to our own, has presented the Office of Multicultural Interests with the challenge of how best to integrate them into our communities. Sport is an excellent vehicle for community integration and Netball WA has been working with Office of Multicultural Interest to develop programs to assist with this process. Netball WA has secured a $5,000 grant to stage a Multicultural Netball Carnival in February 2015, and it is hoped this will lead to further opportunities in this important area of government policy.

Netball WA has once again worked closely with the Department of Sport and Recreation, and this body continues to be a major source of funding for Netball in Western Australia. Additional funding support included in 2014 a $10,000 grant to deliver a Festival of Netball in the Wheatbelt in 2015, and a $10,000 grant to assist with the many Indigenous programs delivered through the sport of netball.

Indigenous Programs

In 2014, Netball enjoyed the patronage of 8,340 Indigenous participants in its various programs across the state, an increase of 7.5% on 2013 figures on the back of a 70% increase from 2012.

OutcomesDuring 2014, Netball WA delivered the Youth Engagement Program into Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing District High School, utilising funds secured from the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. The program was designed to improve school attendance among school aged girls in these remote communities. Excellent results were achieved, particularly in Halls Creek where over 69% of eligible girls participated, and of those 60% improved their school attendance whilst on the program. As a direct result of this success, a funding application has been submitted to the Federal Government for funding under the Indigenous Advancement Strategy, to deliver a similar program to girls in other remote schools throughout the North West.

The Grassroots Program is a key deliverer of these increased numbers and in 2014 Netball WA secured $60,000 from the Department of Aboriginal Affairs to develop Grassroots Sites in Albany, Narrogin and Geraldton. These sites will be fully up and running by June 2015 and this funding was secured as a direct result of lobbying from the relevant Associations as to the need in their location.

Given the growth and success of the NAIDOC carnival staged in Perth, and the demand for competitions in the North West region, Netball WA has submitted an application to Eventscorp under the Regional Events Scheme to hold a North West NAIDOC Carnival in Derby during NAIDOC week July 2015. This has received considerable support from Kimberley Development Commission and the Derby Visitor Centre.

Government RelationsIt has been most encouraging in 2014 that the sources of funding for Netball from Government Departments has grown from two (DAA, and DSR) to five (DAA, DSR, OMI, MHC and City of Karratha - or six if you include the Federal Government). All these secured grants present the opportunity for ongoing funding particularly as the sport of netball holds such a unique place on the women’s sporting landscape in Western Australia. We look forward to establishing a productive and collaborative relationship with the new Minister for Sport and Recreation the Honourable Mia Davies, and are particularly pleased to have the Premier the Honourable Colin Barnett as our No1 Ticket Holder and the recently appointed Governor of Western Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson as our Patron for the coming year. Whilst the funding environment is challenging for the State Government given the decline in resource revenues, netball continues to offer excellent opportunities for Government Ministries and Departments to gain access to Western Australia’s vital female demographic.

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Commercial, Marketing & Communications

2014 can best be described as a year of growth and change across all areas of Commercial, Marketing and Communications at Netball WA and West Coast Fever. In an ever-toughening economic climate, we continued to have wins but have also taken a lot of learnings from the past year that has shaped our direction for 2015.

The department was re-structured in the second half of 2014 to incorporate membership, ticketing and events and the team is now made up of five full-time staff members; General Manager – Commercial, Marketing & Communications, Brand & Communications Manager, Sponsorship & Corporate Sales Manager, Membership & Events Coordinator and Events Trainee.

The Commercial, Marketing & Communications department has key responsibilities across sponsorships, marketing, brand and promotions, media and communications, membership, ticketing, corporate sales, and events is focused on growing the exposure of the sport of netball in Western Australia.

It goes without saying that the support of our sponsors and partners is critical in the growth of our sport, not only from a funding perspective but through the ancillary benefits of being aligned to brands that share our same values and beliefs as an organisation.

Saying that, it is pleasing to report that in 2014 Netball WA and West Coast Fever secured $1,547,803 in sponsorship cash and contra.

I would like to thank our many Sponsors, Preferred Suppliers and the many organisations who continue to support netball in Western Australia. In particular, our many thanks to Healthway, who continued their long-standing relationship with our sport in 2014. Our partnership with Healthway cements the sports commitment to health and wellbeing, a position that is further strengthened by our national body’s healthy-messaging position. Through our commitment to the Alcohol Think Again and Smarter than Smoking messages, Netball WA remains one of many few sports who have never entered into tobacco, alcohol or fast food sponsorship.

I’d like to acknowledge and welcome our new sponsors in 2014; the Insurance Commission of Western Australia, promoting the Belt Up message, Toyota WA, PKF Mack and Rocktape.

And to our loyal sponsors and suppliers, a big thank you for your ongoing commitment to Netball WA and West Coast Fever.

Amanda Gohr General Manager – Commercial, Marketing & Communications


VisionDevelopment of a framework around clean and transparent modes of communication across the whole of sport.

OutcomeA focus in 2014 was to implement process and procedure across all elements of the netball pathway ensuring exposure for all of Netball WA’s programs and its Regions, Associations and members.

The growth of social media continues to be a key driver in communications and more expertise has been put into this space to ensure valuable cut-through in a cluttered, social and digital environment.

Whilst social media is a cost-effective means of communication there is more need for a strategic approach in its use. Netball WA now has a social media presence across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and West Coast Fever continues to grow its ‘follower’s’ across all three social media platforms also.

The traditional media platforms of television, print and radio continue to be a primary focus of communication in exposing the brands and its programs to the mass market and there has been a concerted effort in 2014 to drive media content for all aspects of our sport.

VisionDevelop and deliver events, competitions and programs to the highest standards.

OutcomeNetball WA prides itself on the delivery of events to their highest standard and in 2014 saw the successful delivery of a myriad events but most notably a record 253 team entrants at the 2014 Smarter than Smoking Association Championships, a record 63 indigenous teams at the 2014 NAIDOC Netball Carnival and over 250 athletes at the 2014 Regional Academy Cup.

We also held, for the first time, the 2014 Business Club Lunch, which saw the delivery of a business networking function at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre as well as the successful delivery of the Smarter than Smoking State Netball League, 2014 ANZ Championship home games and the 2014 Netball WA Awards.

VisionEstablish one brand across the sport in Western Australia.

Outcome The brand of any organisation is its heart and soul, owned by everyone. In 2014 we learnt more about Netball WA’s brand and subsequently the brands of West Coast Fever, Western Sting, the Smarter than Smoking State Netball League and Smarter than Smoking Association Championships. Small changes have been made to connect all our brands to ensure they represent netball in Western Australia.

The subtle move to using green as the primary colour for West Coast Fever directly links the team to Netball WA without discounting its place as the key aspirational brand.

The Fever brand element of the green net/flame/swish is now used across all Netball WA programs as a representation of our pathway. Its implementation across Western Sting, State Teams, Umpiring and Staff uniforms connects the sport the best way that a brand can.

Through the restructure of the Smarter than Smoking State Netball League, Netball WA has remained committed to the rebrand of the WA Netball League with connectivity to Netball WA’s brand and the sport front of mind, and I am confident that we’re positively growing the brand recognition and position of netball in Western Australia as a result.

Vision

Convert our supporters and grassroots community from fans and spectators to participants and members.

OutcomeWest Coast Fever membership continued to grow in 2014 with a record 2151 members, which represented an increase of 49.6% on 2013 membership figures.

2014 taught us that more work needs to be put in to our game day experience. As a sporting team, we should not rely on big recruitments and on-court performance to drive our membership and ticketing results.

Instead, a priority in 2015 will be build a strong game day experience for members and supporters to drive consistent ticket sales regardless of on-court performance.

2014 also saw a prioritised focus on marketing to our 40,000-strong Netball WA members about the 2015 ANZ Championship season and West Coast Fever. The aim is to bridge the gap between playing netball and being an active fan of West Coast Fever and this will continue to be a priority in 2015.

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VisionIdentify opportunities for aggregation across the Netball community.

OutcomeWe commenced this strategy to ‘identify opportunities for aggregation’ within our community in Western Australia through our partnership with Mount Franklin in 2013.

In 2014, we continue to remain focused on including forms of aggregation in many of our new and existing partnerships. Netball WA members, in 2014, received a $25 Scody voucher resulting in over $1,000,000 value of vouchers being circulated throughout Western Australia and allowing netballers across the State the opportunity to try Scody’s state of the art apparel.

We maintained our partnership with Mount Franklin with exclusive offers provided to Associations who choose to stock their product and through our new partnership with the Insurance Commission of Western Australia we saw over 5,000 Gilbert netballs distributed to our Smarter than Smoking State Netball League teams, Netball WA regions, Regional Academy Cup teams, NAIDOC Carnival teams as well as every Senior Team in the State.

VisionIncentivise Clubs, Associations and Regions to engage in, and grow, the One Netball Brand.

OutcomeThe approach with this in 2014 was not to only tangibly incentivise our Clubs, Associations and Regions through activities like to Belt Up netballs, Scody vouchers and exclusive member discounts but to engage our Clubs, Associations and Regions through open and transparent communication.

We understand that engagement is a two-way street and we are always focused on engaging our Clubs, Associations and Regions. In 2014 this meant a greater physical presence at programs and events which allowed for more social media communications, more editorial opportunities and the ability for relationships to be built so that our Clubs, Associations and Regions have greater access to Netball WA’s marketing, media and commercial expertise.

VisionMaximise the use of Perth Arena to grow our sport.

OutcomeWest Coast Fever played their second game at Perth Arena in 2014 against the NSW Swifts on Monday 12 May. Above the line promotion in The Sunday Times and on Nova FM meant that our game was exposed to a great audience.

With just over 5,000 people in attendance, it goes without saying that Perth Arena provides a world-class venue for our sport that we aim to one day call our home venue.

VisionGenerate revenues for the sport through utilising our demographic data and access for engagement.

OutcomeThe size of our sport and ability to engage with members across the State continues to be our main benefit to commercial organisations looking to partner with sport.

Our ability to be able to distribute over 5,000 netballs to Senior teams within Western Australia is demonstration that sponsors want to engage directly with our members.

The Smarter than Smoking Association Championships also proved to be a desired vehicle to communicate direct with our membership with a record number of sponsors in attendance and activating promotions to our 10,000-strong crowd.

Netball in Western Australia continues to attract sponsors due to its huge participation numbers and captive audiences and in return our Regions, Associations, Clubs and members are set to reap the rewards.


Major Sponsor

Major Sponsors

Community Partner

Elite Sponsors

Principal Partner

Sponsors

Preferred Suppliers

Sponsors

Preferred Suppliers

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Community Netball

Liz Booth General Manager – Community Netball


Community – Game Development

Coach Accreditation and EducationVisionEnsure our coaches have access to varied and appropriate levels of coach accreditation and education.

Netball WA provides opportunity for coach accreditation and education for all coaches regardless of experience. Varied opportunities with practical face-to-face accreditation and education sessions, along with online education were provided during 2014 in both metropolitan and regional Western Australia.

The Foundation, Development, Intermediate and Advanced coach accreditation courses were delivered with excellent participation across all courses. Advanced Course participants were fortunate to have former Australian Player and Coach Jill McIntosh deliver the course.

The 2014 National Coaching Accreditation Scheme outcomes for Netball WA were as follows:

National Coaching Accreditation Course Participants

Foundation 641

Development 120

Intermediate 28

Advanced 12 (plus 3 coaches achieving accreditation from previous courses)

A two-day Coaching Conference was held in February at HBF Stadium with a fantastic line up of presenters, which included High Performance coaches Stacey Rosman, Sue Kenny, Sue Gaudion, Jill McIntosh, Yvonne Willering and recently retired Australian Diamonds captain, Natalie von Bertouch.

Netball WA endorsed and supported series one of the “Good, Bad and Ugly” coach education workshop that was delivered by High Performance coaches Sue Gaudion and Lyn Pemberton. This was another excellent opportunity for WA community coaches to obtain further up-skilling.

The “Dare to Develop a Diamond” 11-13 and 14-16 year old program was delivered in a number of locations. The 11-13 year old program resource is now available for purchase without having to attend the workshop. The 14-16 year old program resource is only available through attending a workshop.

Jill McIntosh delivered coach education sessions in September and November to the “Develop A Diamond” Regional Academy Coaches, Smarter than Smoking State League Coaches, Regional Development Officers and Advanced and High Performance Coaches. Coaches in the South West Netball Region also attended a session with Jill in Bunbury in November.

“Coaches in the Field” Coaching Education Workshops were held in the metropolitan and regional areas. These sessions were well attended and we look forward to building on these again in 2015 with some new initiatives in this area.

Academy Cup Coaches received an up-skilling session from Jill McIntosh in September and mentoring during Academy Cup from Netball WA and State League mentor coaches.

The Locker Room Series was once again delivered at a Smarter than Smoking State Netball League game in Bunbury and also at the home round of the Australian Netball League (ANL) game. Coaches were fortunate to have Victorian Flames ANL coach Cathy Fellows address them post game.

Netball WA ran the Selectors Workshop during 2014 with one of the workshops run as a practical session during Phase 1 of the State underage team trials. The practical workshop was especially well attended. The Selectors Workshop is available to complete online, however Netball WA look forward to once again delivering a practical component of this workshop in 2015.

The 2014 Netball WA Coach Education outcomes were as follows:

Coach Education Workshop Participants

Coach Development Conference 180

Coaches in the Field 188

Dare to Develop a Diamond 11-13 35

Dare to Develop a Diamond 14-16 35

Locker Room Series 16

Selectors Workshop 57

Netball WA looks forward to the new and exciting initiatives that Netball Australia and the State Member Organisations have been developing and the roll out of these over 2015.

Mental Health InitiativeNetball WA obtained funding from the Mental Health Commission as part of the State Government’s suicide prevention strategy ‘One Life WA’. Netball WA engaged with West Coast Fever’s Charity Partner “Youth Focus” and Relationships Australia to deliver Coach and Player Education Workshops. The workshops aim to increase awareness about common mental health issues, focusing on depression, anxiety, the symptoms, how to get help for yourself and how to assist others to get help. It is designed for anyone in the community. Feedback from both coaches and players that have attended the workshops has been very positive, proving the need for this type of awareness within our community. Netball WA looks forward to building on the relationship with Youth Focus and Relationships Australia and 2015 will see the continuation of the Mental Health Workshops.

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2014 Region VisitsVisionTo build capacity by providing educational opportunities and support within the Regions, Associations and Clubs volunteer workforce.

OutcomesNetball WA worked in conjunction with the Regional and Association Development Officers and the Department of Sport and Recreation Regional Offices to conduct visits to our Regions in 2014. Coach Accreditation Courses, Coach Education Workshops, Player Development sessions and Talent Identification of athletes and coaches were completed.

Regional Development Officers attended a professional development day in March and both the Regional and Association Development Officers were invited to attend a professional development weekend in October. The professional development weekends are an important event on the Netball WA calendar as they provide opportunity for the Development Officers to:

• Network, review and plan with Netball WA and other Regional and Association personnel.

• Update on existing Accreditation, Workshops and Programs.• Gain training in new programs and courses. • Explore new initiatives

Netball WA is committed to driving the “One Netball Community” and this is achieved through collaboration with our valued Development Officers and Netball Community.

Netball WA Endorsed Specialist SchoolsVisionStrengthening pathways of engagement with our sport by growing relationships with all our providers, particularly schools.

OutcomesNetball WA acknowledges the four high schools that have met criteria from the Department of Education and Netball WA to be a Netball WA Endorsed Specialist School.

• Aranmore Catholic College• Darling Range Sports College• Melville Senior High School• Warwick Senior High School

Program highlights for students and staff in the programs over 2014 has been coaching sessions from West Coast Fever athletes Khao Watts and Courtney Bruce. Australian Diamonds athlete and West Coast Fever Captain Natalie Medhurst attended Warwick Senior High Schools awards evening and West Coast Fever defender and Centre of Excellence athlete Courtney Bruce attended Darling Range Sports College awards evening where they presented awards and provided insight into their journey as an athlete and some tips on how to achieve at the top level.

Sue Gerrard from Melville Senior High School Specialist netball program coached the Western Australian 15U State School Girls team in 2014, ably assisted by Sam McShane from Darling Range Sports College. Samantha McShane also coached the Western Australian 12’s State School Girls Team in 2014.

Karly Hoar from Darling Range Sports College was appointed the WA 19U State Team Assistant Coach.

Foundation coaching accreditation courses and Level 1 umpiring courses were delivered at each of the schools as part of Netball WA ongoing support in the development of students within the programs.


Develop a Diamond Regional Academy ProgramVisionAchieving sustained high performing talent through education, training, recruitment and retention programs.

OutcomesThe Develop A Diamond Regional Academy Program is a Netball Australia program run in conjunction with Netball WA. The program forms part of the Netball WA’s player pathway and provides a consistent, elite and holistic program that focuses on the appropriate development of the individual athlete and their ability to contribute to a team environment.

Consisting of three core components, technical and tactical skill development, physical preparation and athlete wellbeing, the program is designed to maximise the potential for elite performance outcomes. It is specifically aimed at athletes ranging from 14 – 16 years old and provides the highest quality training environment that is delivered by highly qualified coaches and support staff within their local community.

The program provides a clear and well-communicated development pathway for potential athletes and coaches to easily integrate to the next level of Regional Talent Development Programs and into Netball WA’s Smarter Than Smoking State Netball League teams, Fever in Time program and the underage State teams.

Netball WA and regional selectors co-operatively identified athletes demonstrating the best competencies and potential to improve for inclusion in the program. In 2014, 330 athletes were selected and approximately 60 coaches nominated from Netball WA’s 11 regions to participate in the Develop A Diamond Regional Academy Program which varies slightly from region to region, with some country regions conducting a camp-based program over a seven-month period while others a weekly program over 4 – 5 months.

With competition exposure throughout the Develop A Diamond Regional Academy Program being an integral and important component, the participants competed in various competitions including Hub Days, Regional Cadet Cup with the program culminating with the Academy Cup in October at the WA Basketball Stadium. In 2014, for the first time the Aboriginal All-Stars competed in the Academy Cup competition and were victorious in Division 2. Although only one component of the program, these events allow athletes to display their skills and physical competencies developed in their training into a game environment. It also provides an opportunity for Develop A Diamond Academy coaches to receive invaluable mentoring from high performance coaches who were present.

Department of Sport and Recreation’s Regional Talent Development ProgramVisionAchieving sustained high performing talent through education, training, recruitment and retention programs.

Outcomes The Department of Sport and Recreation’s Regional Talent Development Program establishes a statewide network supporting regional-based talented athletes. It allows them to continue their development and progress along the pathway in their region by facilitating their access to:

• High quality coaching and sport specialist services• Other support services and participation in high-level

competition.

Identified and eligible athletes must reside in one of the Department of Sport and Recreation’s 9 designated regions. The program allows for some components to be conducted within their home environment whilst coordinated by either a local network coach or recognised regional sport service provider such as the South West and Midwest Academies of Sport or other local sport and recreation networks.

Some of the athletes selected into these programs were also recipients of a Department of Sport and Recreation Country Athlete Scholarship for 2013/2014. These scholarships were awarded to support individual athletes through financial assistance for training, competitions, travel, coaches and facilities aiding their improved performance and assisting their pathway to state and national representation.

2014 saw a period of significant growth for the Regional Talent Development Network, which included the:

• Already established key regional partners of the South West and Midwest Academies of Sport.

• Establishment of the Peel Regional Talent Development Program.• Pilot programs initiated in Albany and Narrogin and local

programs developed and conducted in Esperance and Broome. • Pilbara and Gascoyne programs, due to commence in 2015.

Netball WA continues to build sustainability in athlete, coach and official development through alignment and inclusion of the regional stakeholders and programs such as this.

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SEDA ProgramIn 2014 Netball WA entered into a partnership with SEDA to support the inaugural SEDA - Netball WA Sports Development Program. One class of 27 students was based in Perth and 6 students were part of the SEDA Multi-sport Program based in Bunbury.

SEDA is an education provider that exists to engage, educate and empower young people in Years 11 and 12 as they transition from school to employment or further study. SEDA’s program was established in 2006 in Victoria to meet the needs of young people whose education preference is for an applied and context relevant learning experience.

SEDA engages students in their education by connecting their passion for sport and recreation with a hands-on learning environment. Students complete their senior secondary qualification and gain nationally recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications. SEDA works with the strengths of students to develop their self-confidence and self-worth through positive learning experiences. This provides all students with the opportunity to develop key life skills, including organisation, independence and resilience, which see them prepared for the real world. Overall the program offers many great benefits to all students and program partners.

SEDA also partner with the sport and recreation industry, particularly State Sporting Organisations to ensure there are industry links to the student’s learning. In Western Australia in 2014 there were SEDA Sport Development Programs run in conjunction with Netball WA, WA Cricket Association, Football West/Perth Glory and the Fremantle Dockers. Overall 210 students were selected to participate in these programs in 2014.

The SEDA Netball Sport Development Program students gained valuable experience through their work placements with Netball WA and other organisations. Most of the student’s practical experience came from their engagement in Netball WA’s ScoolNet Program whereby they delivered weekly ScoolNet clinics and packages to identified schools. They also volunteered at many Netball WA competitions and events including the West Coast Fever home games, West Coast Fever Junior Coaching Clinics, Smarter than Smoking Association Championships, Aboriginal Gala Day and NAIDOC Carnival. Additionally the students also volunteered at their local club or association when available.

In 2015 there will be two SEDA Netball WA Sports Development Program classes operating in the metropolitan area and one SEDA Multi-sport Program operating in Bunbury.

The success of this partnership in its first year was exceptional and mutually beneficial to all parties. Netball WA looks forward to continued growth and development of this program in the years to come.

Umpire & Officials DevelopmentVisionTo ensure our umpires and officials have greater access to appropriate levels of accreditation and education.

A concentrated focus and commitment to our field presence and delivery of umpiring education programs and up-skilling at Regional and Association levels to ensure a strong and collaborative engagement.

The continued building of pathway opportunities to align and support those talent-identified umpires progression through the Netball WA Umpire Pathway and into Netball Australia High Performance Umpire Programs.

Outcomes• Green Shirt Program

Netball WA continued to facilitate the Green Shirt Program in 2014.

The Green Shirt Program identifies and promotes community awareness of umpires, and also encourages and provides a pathway for introductory/beginner umpires, and is used as an avenue to up-skill the Green Shirt Coordinators within the Associations.

In 2014, 39 Associations across the State participated in the program and umpires within this program were expected to complete the Level 1 Umpires Course and Section I Umpires Online Theory Exam as a pre-requisite for National Officiating Accreditation Scheme Badge attainment.

Netball WA will continue to grow the Green Shirt Program in 2015 and incorporate Netball Australia’s Community Umpire Toolkit into the existing program structure and outline.

National Officiating Accreditation Scheme ProgramThere was a marked increase in National Officiating Accreditation Scheme badges awarded across the State for 2014. In total 221 badges were awarded.

- A-Badge: 2 Awarded & 2 Endorsed- B-Badge: 16 Awarded- C-Badge: 203 Awarded


National Officiating Accreditation Scheme – Courses and ExamsThe umpire and officials courses and exams provided excellent development opportunities for all umpires and officials, whilst serving as pre-requisites for all National Officiating Accreditation Scheme (NOAS) umpire badges and officials accreditation. Participation numbers for National Officiating Accreditation courses and exams were as follows:

NOAS Umpire Courses2014 Courses Participants

Level 1 1035

Level 2 10

Rules In Action 40

Netball Australia Umpire ExamsExam Participants

Section I 1209

Section II 19

NOAS Score Bench Officials CourseNOAS Score Bench Officials Course Participants

Score Bench Introductory Course 0

Score Bench Accreditation 0

As was the case in 2013, 10 of 11 Netball WA’s Regions continued to operate with their Regional Umpire Development Officers who in turn worked with their Association Umpire Development Officers in the areas of umpire accreditation and testing, education, development and talent identification.

In 2014, a record number of umpires engaged in courses and exams with many going on to attain their National Officiating Accreditation Scheme A, B or C Badges. Netball WA staff worked collaboratively alongside Regions and Associations to ensure they were up skilled and educated around the testing of umpires to ensure all requirements and standards were being met.

Regional Umpire Talent Identification and DevelopmentVisionEnsure all umpires have access to appropriate levels of education whilst providing a pathway for talented Regional and Association umpires into high performance programs through talent identification and development.

Outcomes• 61 umpires were talent identified on Regional visits conducted

by Netball WA staff and other qualified personnel. Most of these umpires were talent identified between March and September 2014, at various Develop A Diamond Regional Academy Program competitions such as Hub Days and Regional Cadet Cup and the Smarter than Smoking Association Championships.

• 44 Metropolitan and Regional Umpires were invited to participate in the Regional Academy Cup held in October. Across this weekend they received valuable coaching and further education and up skilling from the High Performance Umpire Panel members and other senior umpire coaches. Many of these umpires were invited to join either the 2015 West Australian Netball League Squad or the State Umpire Academy Squad.

• Regional Umpire Development Officers were also invited to this event to enhance their knowledge and skill-set to assist with developing umpires in their Regions and Associations.

61 umpires were talent identified on Regional visits conducted by Netball WA staff and other qualified personnel.

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Regional/Association Umpire Development VisitsVisionTo build capacity by providing educational opportunities and support within Regions, Associations and Club volunteer workforces.

Outcomes• In 2014 Netball WA worked alongside each Regional Umpire

Development Officer and Association Umpire Development Officer to engage and capacity build. Each country region received two visits and each metropolitan region received one visit during 2014. On these visits Netball WA staff delivered educational courses, undertook coaching and testing of umpires, and coordinated the identification of talented umpires.

• Netball WA worked in conjunction with each Regional Umpire Development Officer and Association Umpire Development Officer to provide Professional Development Days, which were held in March and again in October 2014. These provided education sessions around new initiatives rolled out by Netball Australia such as the revised 2014 National Umpire Development Framework (NUDF), Level One Online Umpires course, Community Umpire Toolkit and the Netball WA and Netball Australia umpire pathways.

Regional Development Officers

Coastal Naomi Pannell

Darling Range Sue Stacey

Perth Lions Malcolm Wright

South East Demons Julie How

West Coast Lauren Bridges

Goldfields Role not filled

Great Southern Kelly Dominak

Midwest Gascoyne Leanne Fiorenza

North West Tracey Swami

South West Dale Nielson

Wheatbelt Adele Simmons

Regional Umpire Development Officers

Coastal Claire Adshead

Darling Range Nicole McKennay

Perth Lions Joseph Gorinski

South East Demons Amy Harvey

West Coast Erin Kavanagh

Goldfields Role not filled

Great Southern Donna Dowdell

Midwest Gascoyne Rebecca Swan

North West Tara Beattie

South West Wendi Nolan

Wheatbelt Heather Abel


Region and Association Presidents

Coastal Yvonne Rate

Fremantle Judith Pilatti

Mandurah Jo Fitzpatrick

Rockingham & Districts Sandra Staiger

Darling Range Sue Cowton

Eastern Hills Fiona Malloch

Kalamunda & Districts Nicole McKennay

Noranda Janice Beckamn

Swan Districts Jenny Huband

Perth Lions Gayle Watson-Galbraith

Deaf Netball WA Marie Rye

Perth Marita Somerford

WA Men’s & Mixed Bruce Bingham

South East Demons Mary Cash

Belmont Kerry Clarke

Serpentine / Jarrahdale Bill Denholm

Southern Districts Jenny Maras

Success Hazel Webb

West Coast Trish Robinson

Joondalup Joanne Bayliss

Wanneroo Districts Sallie Hoy-Poy

Goldfields

Eastern Goldfields Stephanie Milling

Esperance Sharelle Walter

Ravensthorpe Kylie Sugg

Great Southern Vicki Chadwick

Albany Judith Eskett

Boddington Jessica Fletcher

Denmark Jenny Findlay

Katanning Pip Gooding

Kojonup Lauren Thompson

Narrogin & Districts Alison Braid

Ongerup Jemma Bairstow

Midwest Gascoyne Erica Pirrottina

Carnarvon Amy Flaherty

Geraldton Janniel Harris

Kalbarri Nicole South

North Midlands Lydia Haeusler

Northampton Joanne Luxton

Turquoise Coast Suzie Hart

Region and Association PresidentsNorth West Fran Haintz

Broome Juan Johnson

Derby Jane Edwards

Exmouth Kanela Preest

Karratha Tracy Kitching

Kununarra Vanessa Jenkins

Newman Leanne Lockyer

Paraburdoo Amanda Green

Port Hedland Lisa Baldock

Tom Price Bianca McRae

Wickham Naomi Randall

South West Graham Jones

Boyup Brook Peta Meredith

Bridgetown Megan Burvill

Bunbury Trish Welsh

Busselton Shontelle Bowman

Collie Teagan Roney

Donnybrook Rae Stewart

Eaton Rodney Murray

Harvey Ninette Comito

Leschenault Kate Ryan Taylor (Vice-President)

Manjimup Susan Dawson

Margaret River Sue Cannon

Waroona & Districts Annette Mason

Wheatbelt Leanne Hunt

Avon Eleesha Coote

Central Midlands Karen Deane (Vice-President)

Central Wheatbelt Leanne Clune

Corrigin & Districts Kerry Riseborough

Cunderdin Corrina Baxter

Dalwallinu Corie Loblwein

Kellerberrin Jenna Saunders

Lancelin Ledge Point Nicole DeBari

Merredin Jayne Smith

Mortlock Jarna French

Mukinbudin Hayley Watson

Northam Leanne Hunt

Quairading Kelsie Squires

South Midlands Heather Dewer

Wongan Hills Sandra Dowsett

Wyalkatchem Amy Floyd

Yilgarn Katy McGivern (Vice-President)

York Junior Sam Ogley

York Senior Hayley Corrigan

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Community – Member Services

Volunteer Management ProjectVision• All Regions, Associations and Clubs to be adequately

resourced to build capacity and deliver our sport.• Ensure all Regions and Associations have structured

governance models.

OutcomesThe Department of Sport and Recreation’s (DSR) Community Volunteer Project, involved $2000 Community Volunteer Grants to foster sustainable volunteer environments within the Sport and Recreation industry. Netball WA identified the advantages of delivering uniformed Volunteer Management education to its netball clubs and associations.

A partnership was established between Netball WA and DSR, the netball clubs or associations who received the grant would pay $1500 to Netball WA to partake in its “Volunteer Project” and retain $500 to support the implementation of their Volunteer Management Plan. Netball WA identified appropriate clubs and associations and assisted with the grant application process. 41 entities were successful in securing the grant, with 37 completing the full planning process.

Each club and association met with the Member Education Coordinator for 2-3 hours to develop a Volunteer Management Plan. These meetings occurred between October 2013 and April 2014. It was suggested 4-8 club/association committee members attend, including the Executive Committee, Coaching and Umpiring Coordinators, and other key operational volunteers. A Volunteer Management Review questionnaire was created, facilitating clubs and associations to assess their capacity in managing volunteers. The clubs and associations were then taken through a needs analysis, to identify their areas of greatest challenge, and various strategies were discussed and developed. Action items were included in the club or association’s plan, along with room to identify who would be responsible and a timeline for completion.

Netball WA has provided ongoing support to the involved clubs and associations, assisting them to complete their actions, ultimately improving their volunteering culture. Some organisations received a follow-up visit if they required specific assistance in achieving their goals. Communication continues between the clubs and associations and Netball WA on a needs basis.

Top Club ProjectIn the final quarter of 2014 planning began for the 2015 Top Club Planning Tool Project. This project is a partnership between the WA Sports Federation and eight State Sport Associations: Netball WA, Basketball WA, Football West, Hockey WA, Rugby WA, Surf Life Saving WA, WA Cricket Association and the WA Football Commission. RAC is providing support in partnership with the Department of Sport and Recreation.

Created by sport for sport, the Top Club project engages club members in developing club values, vision and identifying appropriate and inappropriate behaviour as part of developing a year-long club plan. The plan assists the President and Committee in identifying key tasks to be undertaken throughout the year.

Clubs will participate in a 3-hour workshop, which is a great investment of the Committee’s time into the ongoing running and sustainability of the club. Based on contemporary management practices, Top Club enhances club culture through strong and effective leadership, a consultative decision-making process to achieve buy-in, agreement of behaviour standards and consistent practice of these behaviours by all members. Netball specific resources are available to assist clubs in achieving their plans. Netball WA will also provide ongoing assistance to clubs to implement their plan.

Three clubs participated in pilot workshops in 2014; Netball WA will engage 60 clubs in the project in 2015.

Created by sport for sport, the Top Club project engages club members in developing club values, vision and identifying appropriate and inappropriate behaviour as part of developing a year-long club plan.


KidSport ProgramThe Department of Sport and Recreation’s KidSport Program continues to support children in the participation of netball throughout Western Australia.

The initiative provides registration fee relief for children who may be prevented from joining sport and recreation clubs due to their financial circumstances. Children aged between five and 18 years can receive membership fee subsidies of up to $200 annually.

A report provided by the Department of Sport and Recreation indicated that in 2014 KidSport assisted 3,617 children (an increase of 25.8% from the previous year) from 100 Local Governments in joining a netball club/association. With 42.6% of these children not previously being involved in netball, it is evident that such an initiative is having a positive impact on our sport.

Since KidSport’s inception in 2011, 8,459 vouchers from 104 Local Governments have been issued to youngsters, many from diverse backgrounds. These children have registered to play within 406 netball clubs and associations during the same time period.

Affiliation & MembershipVision • To provide ongoing leadership and education to Regions,

Associations and Clubs in the areas of governance, workforce management and administration.

• Ensure the effective use of technology across all Clubs, Associations and Regions

• Ensure Netball WA, our Regions and Associations are adequately resourced to build capacity and deliver our sport.

Outcomes Affiliation

Regions: 11

Associations: 73

Clubs: 1,118

Membership2014 Membership numbers totalled 35, 052, which is a solid achievement following the abolishment of the Modified membership category from 2013. The membership breakdown is as follows:

Members

Senior: 9,570

Junior: 24,116

Non-Playing: 1,299

Life Member: 67

TOTAL: 35,052

• Ongoing education relating to Governance and Member Protection issues were provided to our member Regions and Associations throughout 2014. In particular, a high level of support and education was delivered for Constitution, By-Laws, Complaint Handling Management, Working with Children compliance and MyNetball training. In addition, there was a strong focus on educating on the importance of affiliating and recording Non-Playing members and Volunteers to ensure they are covered under the National Risk Protection Program.

• Netball WA continued to draft Joint Business Plans for each of its 11 Regions. These plans were largely based on the feedback that Regions provided during Netball WA’s Strategic Plan consultation phase and subsequent follow-up meetings and consultations. The structure and direction of these plans link strongly to Netball WA’s Strategic Plan whilst supporting the direction and activities of each region. Netball WA anticipates that these plans will further enhance the working relationship between Netball WA and its Regions and assist Regions in maintaining existing funding levels whilst sourcing new opportunities.

KidSport Netball Fast Facts • Vouchers used from 2011-2014 – 8,459

• Top Local Governments in which KidSport vouchers were used – Wanneroo (525), Swan (513), Mandurah (483), Gosnells (381), Stirling (310), Cockburn (310), Albany (304), Bunbury (301), Rockingham (282), Busselton (277)

• Top suburbs/towns where KidSport vouchers were used – Busselton (222), Albany (131), Ellenbrook (115), Gosnells (109), Thornlie, (109), Narrogin (94), Esperance (94), Bunbury (92), Dalyellup (90), Kununurra (90)

• Top 10 associations/clubs (406 in total) where vouchers were used – Mandurah Netball Association (325), Bunbury Netball Association (278), Busselton Netball Association (267) Geraldton Netball Association (165), Belmont Netball Association (159), Albany Netball Association (157), ), Nga Iwi Katoa Netball Club (137), Southern Districts Netball Association (124). Denmark Netball Association (113), Margaret River Netball Association (108)

• Most children hear about Kidsport through their Club, friends or family, School or Local Government.

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MyNetballVisionEmpowering our communities to build capacity, ensuring the effective use of technology across all Regions, Associations and Clubs.

Outcomes• 68 training sessions held in 2014 across 11 Regions, 57

Associations and 225 clubs;• 675 face to face scheduled training hours completed during

2014;• 8 Regions and 71 Associations used the Registration Module

with 4256 Individuals using the online registration forms;• 3 Regions and 33 Associations used the competition module to

formulate their fixtures and ladders;• 4 Regions and 16 Associations and 15 Clubs used the free

website offered through MyNetball;• Netball WA engaged in various forms of MyNetball training from

face to face to video-conferencing through team viewer and ongoing phone and email support;

• The following table outlines the number of participant logins to MyNetball throughout 2014. These results highlight that most of the MyNetball administration was managed by Region, Association and Club administrators rather than individual members or participants. As the training of clubs increases in 2015 and beyond, we expect this trend to change and reflect a much higher login frequency between the 1 and 7-8 times per year from the individual member/participant cohort.

Participant Logins to MyNetballLogin frequency (per year) Count

1 3564

2-4 2037

5-6 230

7-8 102

9-10 70

11-15 68

16-20 29

21+ 69

With the introductory rollout of MyNetball completed in 2013, Netball WA spent 2014 fine-tuning the system while troubleshooting for the Regions, Associations and Clubs ensuring the effective use of the technology across all levels. Netball WA continued training our Regions, Associations and Clubs and continued to be encouraged by the organisations’ eagerness and persistence with this developing system.

Moving forward our next step is to build the capacity of more clubs which will further increase the number of players, coaches and umpires signing onto the system; both using the online registration and the new e-learning module. Despite the hurdles MyNetball encountered in 2014, 2015 should see a tighter registration system, improved reporting capability and a more stable environment overall.

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Community Engagement

ScoolNetVisionTo grow the sport and brand of netball by strengthening the pathways of engagement, building relationships with key stakeholders and promoting access to our sport to new markets.

OutcomesThe ScoolNet Program has continued to grow in 2014, again reaching record numbers in all three areas of the program this year. The three components of the program consist of ScoolNet Clinics, the West Coast Fever Cup and West Coast Fever Fastball competitions. These programs are all designed to engage students in the sport of netball in a fun, safe and encouraging environment.

• A total of 15,415 participants took part in Netball WA’s ScoolNet Clinics in 2014. These included ANZ NetSetGO clinics (years 1 – 5) and Step Up Clinics (years 6 – 7). This total reflects a growth of 40%. The clinics were delivered across various locations in WA by a total of 35 ScoolNet coaches, including several West Coast Fever Players and by the SEDA Netball WA Sports Development Program students who engaged in the ScoolNet clinics to complete the required practical components of their studies.

• Participation numbers in the West Coast Fever Cup have increased by 23% this year; from 6880 in 2013 to 8494 in 2014. The ability for schools to create a West Coast Fever competition from their existing competition has been a highlight of the program. Netball WA also assists schools to establish a new competition or be placed in an existing competition. Winning schools were able to request a West Coast Fever Player to present the trophy to the winning team.

• West Coast Fever Fastball numbers increased by 963 this year, which created a total of 15,957 participants. This is compared to 14, 994 participants in 2013. The “shoulder pass” competition remains a popular component of the ScoolNet Program.

Overall, 39,426 participants engaged in the ScoolNet Program in 2014. This was a 20% increase from last year’s total of 32,854.


ANZ NetSetGOVisionStrengthening pathways of engagement with our sport allowing it to grow and unite through increased community participation and engagement.

OutcomesFor the first year, in 2014 ANZ NetSetGO was the only junior introductory netball program for 5-10 year olds in Netball WA’s One Netball community. The program has continued to provide participants with the best possible introduction to the sport of netball through the use of play-based activities, minor games and modified matches in a fun, safe and highly engaging environment. ANZ NetSetGO is a vital part of the athlete development pathway as it establishes solid foundation skills and a sense of achievement and success that encourages children to continue to participate in netball. In 2014 each participant received a pack that included a Gilbert stitched netball, an ANZ NetSetGO t-shirt, a medallion, and a West Coast Fever key ring and poster.

In 2014 each club/school participating in an ANZ NetSetGO competition (SET) had the opportunity to sign up as an ANZ NetSetGO Centre as well as being able to run the skills program (NET). Each Centre was provided with an equipment kit and access to a range of specifically designed online resources, creating equal development opportunities for each participant. Netball WA received multiple communications stating these resources were invaluable to community ANZ NetSetGO Centres.

“On behalf of the Parents and friends of Orana Catholic Primary School, we wish to express our thanks to Netball WA and ANZ for the ANZ NetSetGO resources, equipment and player packs recently provided to our teams.” – Lisa Foster P+F President Orana Catholic Primary School

In 2014 Netball WA aimed to engage 1500 participants in programs run by Netball WA and it’s community workforce. The recruitment and education of a sustainable workforce to deliver quality programs was a barrier in 2014 and therefore this target was not met. In striving to achieve this target in 2015, a comprehensive marketing and communications plan has been developed in conjunction with ongoing demographic analysis.

Significant growth has occurred in the 8-10 year age group (SET). The conversion of the previous modified membership to ANZ NetSetGO participants has helped to bolster this increase.

• In 2014, 10,347 ANZ NetSetGO participants registered with 328 centres, representing an increase of 230 centres (335% increase) and 6,315 participants (257% increase) from 2013.

• In 2014, 3,857 participants across 57 centres engaged in Inclusion NetSetGO; a version of the ANZ NetSetGO Program offered to centres with high inclusion populations.

• In 2014, working with various stakeholders, 2,917 participants engaged in ANZ NetSetGO promotional ‘Come and Try’ clinics.

• 22,065 participants took part in ANZ NetSetGO school-based programs in 2014.

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Aboriginal Netball ProgramVisionTo ensure Netball WA’s pathways are inclusive, innovative and connected through engagement with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

OutcomesAboriginal Grassroots Program

The Aboriginal Grassroots Netball Program aims to provide opportunities to increase netball participation and development for Aboriginal people living throughout Western Australia, with a strong focus on targeting players who are not currently playing in an affiliated competition on a regular basis. Netball WA assists with the delivery of the program by providing specialist netball sessions to aid the development of players, coaches, umpires and volunteers in the lead up to community netball carnivals. The 2014 Aboriginal Grassroots Program locations were as follows:

Katanning All Stars Katanning Netball Association

Kwinana Djarlyn Rockingham and Districts Netball Association

Mandurah Yirra Djinda Mandurah Netball Association

Merredin Merredin Netball Association

Moorditj Nyoongar Yorgas Bunbury Netball Association

Northam Yirra Djinda Northam Netball Association

Woola Woola Koolangkas Joondalup Netball Association

All Grassroots sites were invited to attend the annual Grassroots Gala Day and program launch in April. In 2014 the Gala Day attracted a record number of 17 teams. In addition seven grassroots representative teams went on to compete at Smarter than Smoking Association Championships held over the June long-weekend at the Wanneroo and Districts Netball Association.

Visits to each Aboriginal Grassroots Site Program continued in 2014 to provide support to the local volunteer coordinators and coaches running the program each week. These sessions were well received. Several sites also participated in a Foundation Coaching Course with 27 participants gaining their Foundation Coaching Accreditation this year. This initiative was supported by Netball Australia’s inclusion funding.

Netball WA has been successful in receiving funding to establish 3 new Aboriginal Grassroots Sites in 2015 in the following regional areas; Geraldton, Narrogin and Albany. The addition of 3 new programs will bring the total to 10 Grassroots Sites.

Cultural Awareness

In 2014 Netball WA received support from the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Department of Sport and Recreation to roll out a Cultural Awareness Education Program (CAEP). The outcomes and activities associated with the CAEP were to:

• Integrate Aboriginal netballers within the netball community;• Promote greater awareness and understanding of Aboriginal

culture by administrators, coaches, umpires and officials;• Improve communication across the sporting code.

Netball WA met with and consulted the Western Australian Football Commission who received similar initiative funding, on the development of their CAEP with particular reference to the presentation/presenter options, program development, implementation and review.

Based on this and other research, Netball WA engaged Dr Richard Walley OAM and Robyn Smith-Walley from Aboriginal Productions and Promotions to finalise session content and deliver these sessions with identified Netball WA staff and local Aboriginal community members who were invited to share their “Everybody has a Story” about their personal netball journey with the audience.

Focus and content areas included in both the Cultural Awareness Information Sessions and Workshops were:

• Why we are here?• Respect, Patience and Communication,• Heritage, Tradition and Culture• Myths and Facts• History and Timelines• Seasons and Language• Leadership, Governance & Decision Making• Challenges, Barriers and Solutions

Netball WA has been successful in receiving funding to establish 3 new Aboriginal Grassroots Sites in 2015.


CAEP sessions consisted of either a 4-hour workshop or a 1.5 hour information session and were delivered to:

Group Participants

Netball WA Board and Staff 34

Regional Development Officer Network 22

7 Associations who host a Netball WA Aboriginal Grassroots Site (2 to receive sessions in 2015)

64

Netball WA AGM Conference – Regional & Association Presidents & Administrators

51

Netball WA Game Development Conference participants

180

The CAEP sessions were well received although the various feedback clearly demonstrated that the longer sessions provided a comprehensive presentation, allowing participants to learn more and have a greater appreciation and understanding of the issues. It also provided more opportunities for discussion between all participants.

Netball is currently investigating opportunities to continue the roll out of the CAEP beyond 2014.

NAIDOC Netball Carnival

2014 marked the 10th Anniversary of the NAIDOC Netball Carnival, run by Netball WA in conjunction with the Department of Sport and Recreation. The carnival was held at the Noranda Netball Association in July, attracting a total of 65 teams who registered across 6 divisions, including the addition of a NetSetGO division for the first time in the carnival’s history. The event continued to be a platform to increase health awareness and education for the Aboriginal communities through the engagement of an array of community service providers such as the Asthma Foundation WA and Cancer Council WA. In 2014 Netball WA worked alongside the Department of Health - Epidemiology Branch to collect 132 survey responses from high school aged students in attendance. A positive 61% of respondents indicated that they engaged in the sport through a Netball WA Affiliated Club. Results from the survey will assist the Department of Health in the design of future health programs and events for Aboriginal people.

Following performances at the NAIDOC Netball Carnival, 12 athletes were selected to represent Netball WA’s All Stars Team. The All Stars took part in 3 training sessions in the lead up to the Cadet Cup, Regional Academy Hub Day and Academy Cup competitions. The All Stars were successful in their Academy Cup campaign, winning Division 2.

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Netball Aboriginal Advisory Committee

The Netball Aboriginal Advisory Committee (NAAC) was re-established in 2014 to provide culturally appropriate advice and recommendations on various aspects of Netball WA’s policies, programs and services as they relate to Aboriginal issues. NAAC also played a role in promoting Netball WA’s programs and pathways through supporting and encouraging the participation of Aboriginal girls and women within the sport. The committee is comprised of coordinators from each of the Aboriginal Grassroots Sites, 5 community representatives, 3 staff from the Department of Sport and Recreation and 3 Netball WA staff members.

The Committee meet 3-4 times per year and had their first meeting since its re-establishment, in October 2014.

Youth Engagement Program

In 2013 Netball WA received a grant from the Department of Aboriginal Affairs to undertake a pilot Aboriginal education program, known as the Youth Engagement Program (YEP), for Aboriginal girls aged 12-17 years (School Years 7-12) in Halls Creek and Fitzroy Valley District High Schools. Due to the high demand created by the announcement of the YEP, Halls Creek District High School expanded their age group to include 10 -11 year old students (School Years 5-6). The Fitzroy Valley District High School program remained for students aged 12-17 years (School Years 7-12).

The purpose of the YEP was to engage local aboriginal girls whilst utilising the sport as a vehicle to encourage improvement in school attendance, education and personal wellbeing. The program also helped the girls to understand the importance of working as part of a team and the value of bringing positive aspects of collaboration into daily living. An additional benefit of YEP was to promote netball within the local communities as a means of improving community harmony and social inclusion.

Halls Creek District High School

In 2014, the YEP ran in Terms 2 and 3. The program consisted of three well-being education sessions per week covering the following topics: values, goal setting, time eaters, reflections, health issues, nutrition and cultural awareness.

Netball sessions were delivered to specific age groups on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoon with three reward experiences used as an incentive to encourage commitment to the program and continued attendance at school.

The reward experiences for Halls Creek YEP students included the Kununurra Carnival for selected students in years 5 and 6, the Kimberley Cup for selected students in years 9-12 and the Victorian Tour for selected students in years 7-9.

Furthermore the YEP students engaged in the Garnduwa Deadly Divas Days and participated in a local school carnival both of which were held in August 2014. Ashleigh Brazill from the West Coast Fever visited Broome where both schools were competing in the Kimberley Cup to engage with the students and YEP Coordinators as part of an YEP Ambassador visit.

Fitzroy Valley District High School

The YEP ran in Term 3 and Term 4. The students had the opportunity to take part in a weekly wellbeing class along with a netball session held every second week during their physical education lessons. YEP students participated in a ‘Netball Fast 5’ school carnival at the end of Term 3 and Garnduwa’s Deadly Divas Day in Term 4. There was one reward experience offered, a Perth Tour for four selected students and their YEP Coordinator. The girls engaged in a series of educational, social and netball-specific activities across their week in Perth and thoroughly enjoyed their experience. They continued to talk about their trip until they finished school in Term 4.

The table below indicates the number of participants engaged in both YEP and the number of students who improved their school attendance throughout the pilot program.

Program Coordinator Participants No. of students with improved attendance

Halls Creek District High School Chelsea Castles & Natasha Lay 78 36

Fitzroy Valley District High School Dannielle Carrett 21 7


Inclusion Netball ProgramsVisionTo develop and deliver a range of products and programs with identified partners that increase the engagement of diverse communities.

OutcomesNetball WA’s Inclusion programs continued to grow in 2014 through engagement with Communicare, Inclusion WA, Edmund Rice Centre, Wirrpanda Foundation and Active After School Communities. Across the year a total of 8,420 Indigenous, 4,578 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) and 2,308 Disability participants engaged in a variety of mass participant and specific inclusion programs.

In 2014 Netball WA received funding from the Australian Sports Commission to deliver a three-phase Multicultural Youth Sports Pilot Program. The program was aimed at introducing netball to new communities in WA through engagement in schools, the community, and finally Netball Clubs and Associations. Netball WA delivered 25 ScoolNet Clinics to over 1,000 students prior to the commencement of the ‘Netball 4 All’ program run in partnership with Inclusion WA. The ‘Netball 4 All’ program provides an opportunity for people with a disability or those from CaLD backgrounds to participate at their local Association. In Term 2, the program operated out of Wanneroo and Districts, Noranda, Belmont, Southern Districts and Rockingham and Districts Netball Associations with an attendance figure of 1,034 participants. Local Club and Association representatives were invited to attend the final clinic of their local program in order to provide a direct pathway for participants to connect with a club. Netball WA Game Development Staff conducted a free coach and umpire education session for parents and community members in each location, with the expectation that they will be able to support or conduct future netball programs. ‘Netball 4 All’ recommenced in Term 4 at Wanneroo and Rockingham and Districts Netball Associations with an attendance figure of 273 participants.

Netball 4 All Attendance FiguresNetball Association 1 2 3 4 5 6

Term 2

Rockingham & Districts 32 39 30 33 26 26

Noranda 27 17 20 22 16 21

Wanneroo Districts 57 41 47 36 34 64

Belmont 33 26 30 17 - 12

Southern Districts 54 53 67 61 46 47

Term 4

Rockingham & Districts 14 9 14 14 10 10

Wanneroo Districts 54 42 46 - 34 26

Total 271 227 254 183 166 206

In 2014, 47% of Netball 4 All participants were either born, or had parents born outside of Australia (representing 35 nationalities), 3% identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and 19% of participants acknowledged that they had a disability.

• In August, Netball Australia funded 5 Community Engagement Legacy Officers (CELO’s) across Australia, with Netball WA being appointed a full-time resource until December 2015. The CELO is responsible for promoting the Australia Post One Netball brand through engagement with low participation groups. In 2015 the CELO will deliver educative Connected Clubs & Communities workshops to Clubs and Associations throughout the state, as well as facilitating promotions in the lead up to the Netball World Cup to be held in Sydney in August 2015.

• Netball WA also engaged in projects with other stakeholders such as Edmund Rice Centre’s ‘Programs in the Park’ in Girrawheen and Butler, Wirrpanda Foundation’s Onslow trip and Active After School Communities NetSetGO program at Campbell Primary School.

• Netball WA logged a record number of 3,857 ANZ Inclusion NetSetGO participants across 56 centers in 2014.

Across the year a total of 8,420 Indigenous, 4,578 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and 2,308 Disability participants engaged in a variety of mass participant and specific inclusion programs.

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Competitions & Awards

Smarter Than Smoking State Netball LeagueVisionTo provide a sustained high performance competition that creates an environment for players, coaches, umpires, officials and regions to develop and maximise their abilities through training, education and performance.

Outcomes2014 was the 26th year of the Smarter than Smoking State Netball League. Eight of Netball WA’s eleven Regions participated in the competition, which ran from February to July on Tuesday nights and weekends.

In 2014 games were played at Challenge Stadium and Arena Joondalup, with metropolitan teams playing at the Bunbury and Northam recreation centres. Three double–header weekends were played in Geraldton at the Geraldton Netball Association indoor facilities.

Attendance at matches across the year increased with over 18,094 spectators and supporters enjoying the high standard of competition across the three divisions of League, Reserves and 18U.

The League was again a closely contested competition with very little separating the top four teams. Demons, who were coached by club stalwart Nicky Prothero were victorious in season 2014 beating Perth Lions in the Grand Final, making it 8 Premierships at this level.

The Reserves competition was dominated by the Coastal team and although they progressed to the Grand Final against the Wheatbelt Flames, they were nearly piped at the post by their tenacious opponents. Coastal won the Grand Final by one goal; this was the second year running that they had won the Reserves competition by a solitary shot.

Coastal were again the stand–out team of the 18U competition. Led ably by Karen Turnbull, the youngsters, produced consistently strong performances across the year to remain undefeated at the end of the round matches. Although they faltered at the semi–finals and were beaten by the up and coming Demons side, they rebounded across the next two weeks to produce a convincing grand final win against Demons.

The Smarter than Smoking State Netball League awards were presented at the Netball WA’s Annual Dinner held at the Crown Entertainment Complex on 21 September with over 345 people in attendance.


2014 League ResultsTeam Played Won Lost Drawn For Against % Points

South East Demons 20 16 4 0 1192 939 126.94 32

Coastal Sharks 20 14 5 1 1113 1035 107.54 29

Perth Lions 20 13 5 2 1129 979 115.32 28

Wheatbelt Flames 20 9 11 0 1023 1023 100.00 18

West Coast Warriors 20 5 14 1 952 1048 90.84 11

Darling Rangers 20 1 19 0 829 1214 68.29 2

Finals Series

Semi Final 1 Demons 60 defeated Sharks 51

Semi Final 2 Lions 56 defeated Flames 53

Preliminary Final Lions 57 defeated Sharks 43

Grand Final Demons 56 defeated Lions 46

2014 Reserve ResultsTeam Played Won Lost Drawn For Against % Points


Coastal Sharks 18 13 5 0 982 772 127.20 24

Darling Rangers 18 10 8 0 855 827 103.39 20


Perth Lions 18 9 9 0 876 817 107.22 18


Souwest Jets 18 1 16 1 567 900 63.00 3

Final Series

Semi Final1 Sharks 50 defeated Demons 44

Semi Final 2 Flames 62 defeated Rangers 45

Preliminary Final Flames 44 defeated Demons 30

Grand Final Coastal Sharks 43 defeated Flames 42

2014 18U ResultsTeam Played Won Lost Drawn For Against % Points

Coastal Sharks 21 21 0 0 1162 654 177.68 42


Perth Lions 21 12 8 1 924 867 106.57 25

Souwest Jets 21 11 10 0 960 909 105.61 22


Darling Rangers 21 8 13 0 842 970 86.80 16


Midwest Tigers 21 0 21 0 666 1170 56.92 0

Finals Series

Semi Final 1 Demons 42 defeated Sharks 37

Semi Final 2 Lions 51 defeated Jets 28

Preliminary Final Sharks 52 defeated Lions 27

Grand Final Coastal Sharks 60 defeated Demons 43

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Smarter Than Smoking Association ChampionshipsThe Smarter than Smoking Association Championship is the largest representative netball competition on the Netball WA Calendar. In 2014 the Championship was held at the Kingsway Sporting Complex, the home of the Wanneroo and Districts Netball Association. The competition attracted approximately 3,000 players and 300 coaches who formed 253 teams. Over 200 umpires officiated 750 matches across the three–day event.

The competition comprised six aged divisions covering 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 17U and Open, totaling 34 divisions. Competitors from 43 Netball WA affiliated Associations from as far north as Port Hedland, as far south as Esperance and as far east as Kalgoorlie, participated in this competition. The event also attracted 7 Aboriginal Grassroots Sites and 4 invitational teams from ANZA Singapore.

In 2014 the Smarter than Smoking Association Championships provided a wonderful opportunity for Netball WA sponsors and official suppliers to showcase their brands and promote their key messages to a daily audience of over 10,000 people. Across the weekend a strong festival atmosphere was evident, with Netball WA introducing a multi–cultural display and exhibition match provided by the local Indian community.

Results – Finals

Open 1 Wanneroo d Southern Districts 19–17

Open 2 Mandurah A d Waroona 31–15

Open 3 Central Wheatbelt d Eastern Hills 26–24

Open 4 Northam d Bunbury 16–15

17U 1 Southern Districts d Fremantle 23–14

17U 2 Noranda d Busselton 19–11

17U 3 Wanneroo d Woola Woola 27–23

17U 4 Southern Districts d Eastern Goldfields 23–13

17U 5 Eaton d Bridgetown 23–10

15U 1 Southern Districts d Fremantle 19–14

15U 2 Joondalup d Leschnault 23–21

15U 3 Albany d Joondalup 20–16

15U 4 Eastern Goldfields d Eaton 25–20

15U 5 Bunbury d Donnybrook 19–10

14U 1 Wanneroo d Fremantle 26–14

14U 2 Busselton d Fremantle 23–20

14U 3 Fremantle d Albany 20–11

14U 4 Leschenault Marist d Bunbury 16–13

14U 5 Southern Districts d Leschenault 23–12

14U 6 Eastern Goldfields d Margaret River 20–14

13U 1 Rockingham d Fremantle 15–13

13U 2 Wanneroo d Fremantle 22–17

13U 3 Wanneroo d Kalamunda 16–15

13U 4 Joondalup d Fremantle 15–3

13U 5 Eastern Goldfields d Busselton 24–22

13U 6 Leschenault d Busselton 18–9

13U 7 Manjimup d Donnybrook 24–10

12U 1 Rockingham d Fremantle 17–14

12U 2 Southern Districts d Joondalup 18–9

12U 3 Fremantle d Wanneroo 28–12

12U 4 Southern Districts d Wanneroo 17–14

12U 5 Perth d Mandurah 11–7

12U 6 Joondalup d Esperance 14–12

12U 7 Leschenault d Eastern Goldfields 16–11


Academy CupThe Academy Cup was played at a new venue in 2014, the WA Basketball Stadium, which allowed for the competition to run over two days instead of the traditional three and also saw the length of games extended to 4 x 10 minute quarters.

Another new initiative in 2014, saw the Aboriginal All Stars team selected at the completion of the 2014 NAIDOC Carnival, participate in the Division 2 competition.

The Academy Cup is the culmination of the Develop a Diamond Regional Academy Program and provides an outstanding opportunity for players, coaches and umpires to transfer their skills into this competitive environment. Ten teams competed in Division 1 and 12 in Division 2. A total of 264 athletes, 150 officials, 10 umpire coaches and 10 selectors and coach mentors participated across the weekend of 4–5 October.

After a strong competition it was teams from Darling Range (Division 1) and Aboriginal All Stars (Division 2) who emerged victorious.

Darling Range beat Coastal 37–20 in the final, while Aboriginal All Stars got the better of Coastal 25–24

All Star selection was awarded to those players, coaches and umpires who has played, coached or umpired well across the weekend and has shown the greatest improvement, displayed a positive attitude and great commitment and endeavour throughout the Develop a Diamond Regional Academy Program.

Academy Cup All Star TeamsRegion Division 1 Division 2

Coastal Hannah Burke Renee Hardie

Darling Range Sunday Aryang Gina Steinberg

Goldfields Keeley McGee Ryley Major

Great Southern Marcia Trevenen Bridgette Latham

Midwest Gascoyne Rosie Keefe Isabelle Schultz

North West N/A Roberta Ramirez

Perth Lions Sophie Beasley Keah Waters

South East Demons Kaitlin Lees Chelsea Peck

South West Riley Culnane Elyce Webb

West Coast Eli Johnstone Brittany Taylor

Wheatbelt Emma Fewster Chelsea Dickson

Aboriginal All Stars N/A Tikera Alone

Academy Cup All Star Coaches Tibbie Galbraith – Perth Lions Netball Region Tash Aristei – North West Netball Region

Academy Cup All Star Umpires Umpire of the Tournament – Andrea Paini Emerging Umpire Talent – Natasha Willoughby

Ten teams competed in Division 1 and 12 in Division 2. A total of 264 athletes, 150 officials, 10 umpire coaches and 10 selectors and coach mentors participated.

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Life Members

Year First Name Surname2014 Franca Siatta

2014 Sue Stacey

2013 Jenny Huband

2013 Sue Neal

2013 Miranda Rounsevell

2013 Sally Ironmonger

2012 Fran Haintz

2012 Dot Lavater

2012 Jenny Maras

2012 Sandra Meloncelli

2012 Anne Parsons

2012 Lyn Pemberton

2012 Judy Roberts

2012 Marita Somerford

2010 Shirley Christmas

2010 Erica Pirrotina

2010 Laraine Thorby

2009 Lyn Lendrum

2009 Dale Nielsen

2009 Alan Pilatti

2009 Judith Pilatti

2009 Carol Watson

2008 Kaye Hunter

2008 Mary Cash

2008 Sue Scott (deceased)

2008 June Webb

2008 Yvette Thomson

2005 Liz Booth

2003 Annette Simper

2002 Margaret Baldwin OAM

2002 Lea Hadley

2002 Irene McKay

2002 Maureen Simmons

2002 Flo Starcevich (deceased)

2002 Margaret Witney

1997 Pauline Mataka

1997 Sue Neate (deceased)

1997 Helen Prince

1992 Adele Simmons

1991 Beryl Determes

1991 Sara Donovan (deceased)

1991 Coral Mahony

1991 Helen Robinson

1989 Nola Calnon (Goldman)

Year First Name Surname1988 Fran Gibbons

1988 Wendy Lee

1987 Val Eaton

1987 Dawn Ellis

1986 Jill McIntosh

1985 Adele Highet

1983 Julie Hewson

1980 Rosemary Allen

1980 Alison Elliott (deceased)

1980 Kerry Gates

1980 Barbara Mayall

1980 Colleen Ranger

1979 Gillian Anderson

1979 Lynne Moore (deceased)

1979 Sue Taylor AM

1979 Eve Wearne

1978 Jean Coleman

1977 Nancy Dorrington (deceased)

1977 Erma Smith (deceased)

1976 Yvonne Rate AM

1973 Kath Larner

1972 Glenice Dillon (deceased)

1970 Fay Bevan

1970 Kay Massey

1968 Elsinore Foley (deceased)

1968 Joyce Sharp (deceased)

1968 Marj Williams (deceased)

1967 Shirley Ayre (Doornbusch)

1966 Laura Tolliday

1964 A Catherall (deceased)

1964 J Quigley (deceased)

1962 Mabs McMahon (deceased)

1960 Yvonne Ayres

1960 Sylvia Waring (deceased)

1959 Beryl Arancini

1959 Pat Kirby (deceased)

1958 Peg Felgate (deceased)

1955 Bette Allison BEM (deceased)

1955 Joyce Marsland (Rippin)

1953 Yvette Auckett

1953 Eve Robinson

1949 Audrey Franks (Fairchild)

1948 Dorothy Hogg (Hoskins) (deceased)

1948 Maude Matthews (deceased)

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Netball WA Awards and Accolades

Jill McIntosh Medal WinnerAshleigh Neal – South East Demons

Previous winnersYear Surname First Team

2013 Mckee Rochelle Perth Lions

2012 Agbeze Ama West Coast Falcons

2011 Joynes Sally Coastal Sharks

2010 Blay Kodie Midland Brick Demons

2009 Washbourne Mia WAIS Power

2008 Beckett Emma Coastal Sharks

2007 Hunter Kym Perth Bullets

2006 Neal Kyra South East Demons

2005 Devitt Cath Coastals

2004 Devitt Cath Coastals

2003 Fuhrmann Susan Souwest Jets

2002 Mitchell Fiona Coastals

2001 Santaromita Amanda WAIS

2000 Atwell Michelle Bullets

1999 Ferguson Paula Warriors

1998 Clarke Naydene Flames

1997 Lloyd-Woods Angela Souwest Jets

1996 Fradd Leith Bullets

1995 Seinor Waveney Coastal Pumas

1994 Simeon Peta Southside Sparks

1993 Mardon Chelsea Coastal Raiders

1992 Jarrott Sharon Bullets

1991 Jones Jenny Flames

1990 Simeon Peta Southside Sparks

1989 No award

Smarter than Smoking State Netball League Player of the Year – LeagueAshleigh Neal – South East Demons

Smarter than Smoking State Netball League Players Player – LeagueAshleigh Neal – South East Demons

Smarter than Smoking State Netball League Fairest & Best – ReservesMarlee Matau – Coastal Sharks

Smarter than Smoking State Netball League Fairest & Best – 18UEmily Smith – Coastal Sharks

Smarter than Smoking State Netball League Team of the Year – LeagueGoal Shooter Larissa Harrison Wheatbelt Flames

Goal Attack Ashleigh Neal South East Demons

Wing Attack Numi Tupaea West Coast Warriors

Centre Jessica Anstiss Darling Rangers

Wing Defence Jessica Eales West Coast Warriors

Goal Defence Heidi Wilson West Coast Warriors

Goal Keeper Jessica Penny Coastal Sharks

Smarter than Smoking State Netball League Milestones – League Players100 Games Tess Cransberg Perth Lions

100 Games Megan Leitch South East Demons

100 Games Lindal Rohde South East Demons

100 Games Larissa Wilcox South East Demons

150 Games Ashleigh Neal South East Demons

175 Games Amber Harvey South East Demons

175 Games Rochelle McKee Perth Lions

200 Games Kodie Blay South East Demons

250 Games Danielle Mitchell South East Demons

Danielle is the first ever player to reach the 250 game milestone in the Smarter than Smoking State Netball League.


Smarter than Smoking State Netball League Coaches Awards

Coach of the YearDale Nielsen – Souwest Jets

Smarter than Smoking State Netball League Umpires Awards

Umpire of the YearLaura Payne – West Coast Warriors

Youth Umpire AwardEmma Wiltshire – South East Demons

Umpire’s UmpireNarelle Foster – Perth Lions

Smarter Than Smoking State Netball League Club of the YearIn recognition of the overall performance of the club during the competition – South East Demons

Netball WA Awards and Scholarships

Coach Achievement AwardTibbie Galbraith – Perth Lions Netball Region

Umpire Achievement AwardFiona Carpenter – Coastal Netball Region

Volunteer of the Year Milly Perica – Coastal Netball Region

Bette Allison Coaching Scholarship HoldersLisa Callaghan – Coastal Netball Region Jaime-Leigh Strickland – Perth Lions Netball Region

Faye Bevan Umpire Scholarship HolderTara Beattie – North West Netball Region

Flo Starcevich Manager Scholarship HoldersNot Awarded in 2014

DSR Netball Official of the YearLaura Payne

DSR Netball Coach of the YearMichelle Wilkins

Netball WA State Team Awards

17U State Team Most Valuable PlayerPhoebe Wilcox – Coastal Netball Region

19U State Team Most Valuable PlayerJessica Anstiss – Darling Range Netball Region

21U State Team Most Valuable PlayerJessica Penny – Coastal Netball Region

Australian Netball League Most Valuable PlayerAshleigh Brazill – Coastal Netball Region

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High Performance

International RepresentationAustralian Diamonds TeamCaitlin Bassett Natalie Medhurst

Australian Diamonds SquadCaitlin Bassett Natalie Medhurst

Australian Diamonds SelectorMichelle Wilkins

Australian Fast 5 FlyersAshleigh Brazill Kate Beveridge

Netball Australia Centre of ExcellenceAshleigh Brazill Courtney Bruce Kaylia Stanton Numi Tupaea

Ingrid Colyer (Specialist Camps) Annika Lee-Jones (Specialist Camps) Nicole Lendich (Specialist Camps)

Stacey Rosman (Coach)

Australian 21U TeamCourtney Bruce Kaylia Stanton

Australian 21U SquadCourtney Bruce Kaylia Stanton Numi Tupaea

Australian 19U TeamNumi Tupaea

Australian 19U SquadJessica Anstiss Annika Lee-Jones Nicole Lendich Kim Shepherd Numi Tupaea

Australian 17U Squad Natalie Bright Sophie Garbin Phoebe Wilcox


2014 State Teams

Western Sting Squad – Placing 3rd

Jessica Anstiss Darling Range Netball Region

Kate Beveridge West Coast Fever/Coastal Netball Region

Ashleigh Brazill West Coast Fever/Coastal Netball Region

Courtney Bruce South East Demons Netball Region

Ingrid Colyer Perth Lions Netball Region

Emma Cosh West Coast Netball Region

Jessica Eales West Coast Netball Region

Sarah East Wheatbelt Netball Region

Annika Lee-Jones Perth Lions Netball Region

Jessica Penny Coastal Netball Region

Lindal Rhode South East Demons Netball Region

Kaylia Stanton Perth Lions Netball Region

Numi Tupaea West Coast Netball Region

Mia Washbourne Coastal Netball Region

Heidi Wilson West Coast Netball Region

Coaching and Support Staff

Head Coach: Stacey Rosman

Assistant Coach: Michelle Wilkins

Assistant Coach: Tasha Nykyforak

Manager: Suzanne Lennon

Physiotherapist: Chris Perrey

Analyst: Gary Dawson

21U State Team – Placing 5th


Kimberley Burton Darling Range Netball Region

Ingrid Colyer Perth Lions Netball Region

Emma Cosh West Coast Netball Region

Jessica Eales West Coast Netball Region

Kara Edwards Coastal Netball Region

Sophie Garbin Coastal Netball Region


Nicole Lendich Darling Range Netball Region

Hinemoa Mehau South East Demons Netball Region


Kaylia Stanton (inj) Perth Lions Netball Region



Head Coach: Michelle Wilkins

Assistant Coach: Sally Ironmonger

Apprentice Coach: Andrea McCulloch


Physiotherapist: Dave Moala

Analyst: Tim Kendrew

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Paige Doy South East Demons Netball Region



Marlee Matau Coastal Netball Region


Rebecca Nitschke Coastal Netball Region

Teagan Phillips Coastal Netball Region

Georgia Pitt Darling Range Netball Region

Kimberley Shepherd Perth Lions Netball Region

Rebecca Tuckey Darling Range Netball Region

Brittany Turnbull Coastal Netball Region


Head Coach: Tasha Nykyforak

Assistant Coach: Karly Hoar

Apprentice Coach Jaime-Leigh Strickland

Manager: Debra Poole

Physiotherapist: Cameron Watkins

Analyst: Tim Kendrew


Aleasha Bennett Wheatbelt Netball Region

Natalie Bright Coastal Netball Region

Moeriana Bullen West Coast Netball Region

Hannah Cadlolo Perth Lions Netball Region

Sophie Garbin (inj) Coastal Netball Region

Courtney Kruta South East Demons Netball Region

Olivia Lewis Coastal Netball Region

Alexandra Morgan Coastal Netball Region

Tyler Rollo South East Demons Netball Region

Zoe Spencer Coastal Netball Region

Helen Taylor West Coast Netball Region

Miquela Vos Perth Lions Netball Region

Phoebe Wilcox Coastal Netball Region


Head Coach: Lorraine English

Assistant Coach: Naomi Pannell

Apprentice Coach: Lisa Callaghan


Physiotherapist: Brent Eales

Analyst: Alyssa Dwyer


Western StingThe 2014 Australian Netball League season was a successful one for the Western Sting side. The WA side, under the coaching of Stacey Rosman for the second year, finished the competition in bronze medal position behind Victoria and Queensland.

Stacey Rosman maximised the ANL competition to further develop WA’s current and future West Coast Fever players. Captain Ash Brazill and Vice-Captain Kate Beveridge admirably led the Western Sting. The side included young Fever players, Kaylia Stanton and Courtney Bruce, and talented WA athlete in Fever replacement player, Ingrid Colyer and Australian U21 squad member, Numi Tupea.

The young WA side showed considerable improvement throughout the competition as their game play settled and they built a culture that was relentless, united and delivered intensity.

Ash Brazill made a great comeback from a serious injury that ruled her out of the majority of the ANZ Championship. She was named Player of the Tournament in a stellar achievement for both Ash and Netball WA. This feat is an insight to Ash’s dedication to her rehabilitation and is a great stepping stone to a successful 2015 ANZ Championship season.

Congratulations to all involved and the benchmark has been set for all WA teams.

Western Sting Results

Week 1

Western Sting defeated Territory Storm 67 – 33

Western Sting lost to Vic Fury 35 – 51

Western Sting defeated Vic Flames 52 – 40

Week 2

Western Sting lost to Qld Fusion 50 – 63

Western Sting defeated NSW Waratahs 60 – 45

Week 3

Western Sting defeated NSW Blues 55 – 46

Western Sting defeated Canberra Darters 62 – 39

Week 4

Western Sting defeated Southern Force 45 – 43

Western Sting defeated Tassie Spirit 61 – 31

Semi-Finals

Western Sting lost to Qld Fusion 57 – 52

Bronze Medal Playoff

Western Sting defeated NSW Waratahs 54 – 36

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Fever In Time ProgramVision The Fever In Time (FIT) program is to develop our underpinning athletes to bring success to WA at the National Underage Championships. FIT ensures alignment with Netball Australia’s expectations in terms of training loads, intensity, and skill level. It provides an opportunity for WA athletes to be exposed to the development that a high performance program can produce.

Outcome The 2014 FIT program targeted 62 athletes ranging in age from 14 years to 20 years old. These athletes underwent an intensive program over three months that focussed on increasing physical capacity and skill development. This program is an integral part of the selection process for the State underage teams.

The athletes were challenged in their physical capacities and as a squad continue to push the bar higher with 2013 results eclipsed. The FIT program involved a commitment of four sessions per week with training consisting of drills to improve aerobic capacity, repeated sprint times, speed and agility and well as a focus on strength and skills.

Netball WA is focussed on developing our athletes so they are able to withstand the competition and training demands of national level athletes.

The athletes were exposed to a number of high quality coaches such as Stacey Rosman (West Coast Fever Head Coach), Jill McIntosh (former Australian Diamonds Coach and player), Michelle Wilkins (WAIS Head Coach) and Lyn Pemberton (former WA State Coach).

The FIT program will continue to evolve as Netball WA looks to further develop the young WA athletes.

High Performance ChallengeVisionThe 2014 High Performance Challenge is an informal weekly competition that provides development opportunities for athletes, coaches and umpires within the Netball WA pathway.

OutcomeThe 2014 High Performance Challenge saw invited athletes, coaches and umpires come together one morning a week for six weeks to participate in modified match play. The athletes were invited from the West Coast Fever, WA Netball League squads, WAIS Scholarship holders and from the 2014 FIT program.

This elite competition saw all involved exposed to high levels of intensity and elite competition conditions. The athletes, coaches and umpires were challenged and placed under pressure situations to further develop their skills and capabilities.

The High Performance Challenge provides a great opportunity for the underage athletes to play alongside the West Coast Fever squad further improving their development.


2014 Fever In Time State Academy Cassady Anderson South West Netball Region


Sunday Aryang Darling Range Netball Region

Rose Aryang Darling Range Netball Region

Megan Bakeberg Perth Lions Netball Region

Aleasha Bennett Wheatbelt Flames Netball Region

Natalie Bright Coastal Netball Region

Emma Buggins West Coast Netball Region

Moeriana Bullen West Coast Netball Region

Hannah Burke Coastal Netball Region

Kimberley Burton Darling Range Netball Region

Amber Clemesha Darling Range Netball Region

Abigail Dargan Perth Lions Netball Region

Michelle Davies Darling Range Netball Region

Amy Delcaro Darling Range Netball Region

Kate Duncan South West Netball Region

Ashton Embry South West Netball Region

Katie Evans Wheatbelt Flames Netball Region

Zoe Fisher Coastal Netball Region

Keely Fitzpatrick Perth Lions Netball Region

Brittany Follett West Coast Netball Region

Sophie Garbin Coastal Netball Region

Jennifer Gibson West Coast Netball Region

Jayme Harken Darling Range Netball Region

Jessica Harmer Darling Range Netball Region

Alice Hassett Perth Lions Netball Region

Kristy Horner West Coast Netball Region

Lily Jooste Perth Lions Netball Region

Courtney Kruta South East Demons Netball Region



Olivia Lewis Coastal Netball Region

Rebecca Lill South East Demons Netball Region

Emma Littlely South East Demons Netball Region

Belinda Lowe South West Netball Region

Tayler Macleod West Coast Netball Region

Jessica Meachim Coastal Netball Region


Morgan Millar South East Demons Netball Region

Alexandra Morgan Coastal Netball Region

Casey Murphy Darling Range Netball Region

Rebecca Nitschke Coastal Netball Region


Lily Pepper Midwest Gascoyne Netball Region

Nerize Peyper Wheatbelt Flames Netball Region

Teagan Philips Coastal Netball Region

Kate Pickerill Coastal Netball Region

Claire Pickerill Coastal Netball Region

Georgia Pitt Darling Range Netball Region

Annabel Saggers Perth Lions Netball Region

Areti Scholtz South West Netball Region

Kimberley Shepherd Perth Lions Netball Region

Emily Smith Coastal Netball Region

Zoe Spencer Coastal Netball Region

Helen Taylor West Coast Netball Region

Rebecca Tuckey Darling Range Netball Region


Brittany Turnbull Coastal Netball Region

Courtney Webb South West Netball Region

Phoebe Wilcox Coastal Netball Region

Kirsten Young Coastal Netball Region

Gina Zupanovich West Coast Netball Region

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High Performance Umpires & OfficialsSmarter Than Smoking State Netball League Umpire Squad and State Umpire AcademyIn 2014, 25 umpires were invited to participate in the Smarter Than Smoking State Netball League Umpire Squad and a further 12 umpires were invited into the State Umpire Academy.

The Smarter Than Smoking State Netball League competition is the premier netball competition in the state engaging 8 netball regions with umpires officiating matches at Challenge Stadium, Arena Joondalup, Bunbury, Northam and Geraldton.

Both Squads were again well supported by Netball WA’s hardworking High Performance Umpire Panel who oversee umpire allocation, conducted education workshops and coached/mentored umpires during their matches.

International SelectionNetball WA’s high performance umpires attained some great achievements with the appointment of Natasha Tassone to the Asian Youth Championships in Singapore as well as the 2014 Nations Cup in Singapore in August and December respectively. Paula Ferguson was appointed by the International Netball Federation to umpire the New Zealand Silver Ferns versus Malawi Queens Test Series in New Zealand in October where she was endorsed for her International Umpire Award (IUA).

This was great recognition of the skills and progress shown by these two umpires and they should be congratulated on their achievements.

Netball Australia High Performance Umpire PathwayNetball Australia introduced 3 new umpiring programs in 2014 as part of their High Performance Umpire Pathway. These included the High Performance, Emerging Talent and Developing Umpire Programs. These programs provide opportunities for umpires at this level to increase their knowledge, gain experience, and develop and extend their competencies. It is a staged approach that offers programs and support services as well as policies and procedures within each stage of the pathway. Umpires enter the high performance pathway when identified at the 17U and 19U National Championships and continue to develop through to the ANZ Championship and International levels.

In 2014, two umpires from Western Australia participated in the above-mentioned programs; Natasha Tassone who was selected into the Emerging Talent Umpire Program and Laura Payne who was identified for the Developing Umpire Program. Two coaches also participated in these programs with Jacqui Jashari selected as a High Performance Umpire Coach and Kerryn McLaughlin as a Member Organisation Coach to support both Natasha and Laura within their home environment.


Score Bench OfficialsNetball WA Score Bench officials again excelled in 2014 with 28 officials manning the score benches of the Smarter than Smoking State Netball League matches. 7 officials were invited to officiate at the 2014 ANZ Championship and a further 12 officials appointed to the ANL matches held in Perth in July.

Throughout 2014, ongoing training and assessment occurred for those Score Bench Officials who nominated for the various Technical Officials positions for the 2015 Netball World Cup to be held in Sydney in August.

The following Netball WA Score Bench Officials have been appointed to the 2015 Netball World Cup as Technical Officials:

Helen Robinson (Appointed Technical Delegate for 2015 Netball World Cup)

Shaunne Higgs

Sue Neal

Kim Prescott Brown

Darelle Seal

Wayne Shepley

Christine Robinson

Dianne Williams

Malcolm Wright

2014 Umpire and Officials achievements are listed below.

High Performance Umpire Panel

Jacqueline Berry (until May 2014)

Boyd Berryman

Paula Ferguson

Narelle Foster

Jacqui Jashari (Chairperson)

Maxine Leed

Kerryn McLaughlin

Netball Australia High Performance Umpire Coach Jacqui Jashari

Netball Australia Member Organisation Coach Kerryn McLaughlin

International Test Series – New Zealand v England – New Zealand Paula Ferguson

Asian Championships – Singapore Natasha Tassone

Nations Cup – Singapore Natasha Tassone

Netball Australia Emerging Talent Umpire Program Natasha Tassone

Netball Australia Developing Umpire Program Laura Payne

Australian Netball League Natasha Tassone

21U National Championships – Adelaide, SA Natasha Tassone

17U & 19U National Netball Championships – Melbourne, VIC Laura Payne Vanessa Pittorini

School Sport Australia 12’s National School Girls Championships Emma Wiltshire

Score Bench Officials 2014

ANZ Championship

Shaunne Higgs

Sue Neal

Kim Prescott Brown

Wayne Shepley

Pam Whitfield

Dianne Williams

Australian Netball League

Sue Douglas

Terri Fraser

Shaunne Higgs

Sue McCulloch

Jenny Maras

Sue Neal

Les Preedy

Kim Prescott Brown

Christine Robinson

Darelle Seal

Wayne Shepley

Dianne Williams

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West Coast Fever

Our vision: In 2014, West Coast Fever were “Ignited by Passion” and looking to build on the 7th place finish in 2013. The introduction of four new squad members, including Diamond and Captain Nat Medhurst, had the Fever faithful looking at a successful season.

OutcomeA strong start to the season with close losses to the Swifts and the Vixens followed by a home win over the Tactix had the team feeling confident. The NZ trip saw a one point loss to the Steel followed by a disheartening loss by 17 goals to the Magic in Round 5.

Rounds 6 and 7 saw the West Coast Fever squad return to Perth and to the winner’s circle with strong wins over the Thunderbirds and the Firebirds.

It seems the Bye came at the wrong time of the season as the side fell away from Finals contention losing five games in a row. A strong performance at home in the final round saw the team end the year on a high.

Four wins from the season reflected the challenging season for the squad but there several individual highlights and milestones:

• Josie Janz 75 Commonwealth Bank Trophy/ANZ Championship matches.

• Shae Bolton 75 Commonwealth Bank Trophy/ANZ Championship matches.

• Chelsea Pitman 50 Commonwealth Bank Trophy/ANZ Championship matches.

• Caitlin Bassett shot her 3000th goal this season.

• Natalie Medhurst shot her 2000th goal this season.

2014 saw Nat Medhurst and Caitlin Bassett win Commonwealth Games Gold and play in an undefeated Diamonds side against New Zealand and England. Ash Brazill and Kate Beveridge competed at the Fast 5 tournament for the Flyers Australian team. Kaylia Stanton and Courtney Bruce were selected in the Australian Under 21 side to tour New Zealand while they also joined Ash Brazill in the Centre of Excellence program. Ash was privileged to be selected as Captain when the Centre of Excellence side toured South Africa.

2014 saw the departure of Head Coach, Norma Plummer AM and Netball WA and the West Coast Fever want to thank her for her invaluable contribution and dedication over the past three seasons.

Shane Sullivan General Manager – West Coast Fever & High Performance

Stacey Rosman Head Coach


Matches and Results

Round 1 Swifts (54) defeated Fever (51) Away, Sydney

Round 2 Vixens (65) defeated Fever (56) Home, Challenge

Round 3 Fever (79) defeated Tactix (43) Home, Challenge

Round 4 Steel (66) defeated Fever (65) Away, Dunedin

Round 5 Magic (65) defeated Fever (48) Away, Tauranga

Round 6 Fever (53) defeated Thunderbirds (51) Home, Challenge

Round 7 Fever (48) defeated QLD Firebirds (42) Home, Challenge

Round 8 BYE

Round 9 QLD Firebirds (51) defeated Fever (44) Away, Brisbane

Round 10 Thunderbirds (57) defeated Fever (50) Away, Adelaide

Round 11 Swifts (58) defeated Fever (47) Home, Perth Arena

Round 12 Vixens (65) defeated Fever (46) Away, Melbourne

Round 13 NZ Mystics (63) defeated Fever (51) Away, Auckland

Round 14 Fever (51) defeated NZ Pulse (44) Home, Challenge

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75Commonwealth Bank Trophy / ANZ Championship matches

Josie Janz Shae Bolton

3000Caitlin Bassett shot her 3000th goal this season

50Commonwealth Bank Trophy / ANZ Championship matches

Chelsea Pitman

2000Natalie Medhurst shot her 2000th goal this season

9th

Finish in 9th place with 4 wins and 9 losses

Leading goal scorer:

Caitlin Bassett 461 goals

Leading rebounder:

Caitlin Bassett 30 rebounds

Leading interceptor:

Eboni Beckford-Chambers 18 intercepts

Leading deflector:

Eboni Beckford-Chambers 45 deflections

2014 Player milestones

West Coast Fever Awards

Best Club Person:

Liam Warwick (Rehab)

PerthNow People’s Choice Award:

Caitlin Bassett

Player of the Year:

Eboni Beckford-Chambers

Coach’s Award:

Shae Bolton


West Coast Fever Squad

Caitlin Bassett (South East Demons) 13 ANZ Championship games

Eboni Beckford-Chambers (Perth Lions) 13 ANZ Championship games

Kate Beveridge (Coastal Sharks) 6 ANZ Championship games

Shae Bolton (WATCO Wheatbelt Flames) 13 ANZ Championship games

Ashleigh Brazill (Coastal Sharks) 5 ANZ Championship games

Courtney Bruce (South East Demons) 7 ANZ Championship games

Chanel Gomes (Rangers) 4 ANZ Championship games

Josie Janz (South East Demons) 13 ANZ Championship games

Natalie Medhurst (West Coast Warriors) 13 ANZ Championship games

Chelsea Pitman (Rangers) 12 ANZ Championship games

Kaylia Stanton (Perth Lions) 0 ANZ Championship games

Khao Watts (West Coast Warriors) 9 ANZ Championship games

Ingrid Colyer* (Perth Lions) 7 ANZ Championship games

Annika Lee-Jones* (South East Demons 0 ANZ Championship games

Denise Shepley* (South East Demons) 0 ANZ Championship games

*Temporary replacement player throughout the season.


Norma Plummer AM Head Coach

Jan Daniher Team Operations Manager

Stacey Rosman Assistant Coach

Susan Kenny OAM Specialist Coach

Gary Dawson Performance Analyst

Erin Haff Strength Coach

Dr Gary Couanis Doctor

Nina Crowhurst Physiotherapist

Chris Perrey Physiotherapist

Bernd Adolph Massage Therapist

Terreen Stenvers Sports Nutrionist

Darryn Sargant Podiatrist

Jodii Maguire Wellbeing Manager

Ingrid Dick Fever Coordinator

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For the year ended 31 December 2014

Financial Report

Directors’ Report 60

Balance Sheet 62

Income Statement 63

Statement of Cash Flows 64

Notes to the Financial Statements 65

Directors’ Declaration 69

Independent Audit Report to the Members of Netball WA (Inc) 70

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Financial Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2014

The Directors present their report together with the financial report of Netball WA (Inc) for the year ended 31 December 2014 and the Auditor’s report thereon.

DirectorsThe Directors of the Association at any time during or since the end of the financial year are:

Deane Pieters (Appointed President, April 2014) Mary Cash Darren Shillington Marita Somerford Fran Haintz Jacqui Jashari Robert Byers (Resigned) Lisa Cunningham (Resigned) Emma Chinnery (Appointed November 2014) Robert Shaw (Resigned)

Operating ResultsThe Directors aim to produce a moderate surplus from operations each year in keeping with the not for profit status of the Association. In keeping with that aim, the profit for the Association for the financial year is $78,558 (2013:$35,814).

Principal activitiesThe principal activities of the Association during the course of the financial year were to control the sport of netball throughout the State of Western Australia. The Association also manages teams participating in national netball competitions and the Trans Tasman Netball competition.

Operating and financial reviewReview of Operations A review of the operations of the Association during the financial year and the results of those operations found that during the year, the Association continued to engage in its principle activity, the results of which are disclosed in the attached financial statements.

Significant changes in the state of affairsIn the opinion of the Directors there were no significant changes in the state of affairs of the Association that occurred during the financial year under review.


Directors’ Report


ObjectivesThe Association’s objectives are to:

(a) foster, promote, develop and manage the game of Netball in Western Australia;

(b) become affiliated with or subscribe to the All Australia Netball Association Limited or any other association or bodies whose objects are similar to the objects of the Association and if thought fit to withdraw or retire from any such association or body;

(c) abide by the Official Rules of the International Federation of Netball Associations and the interpretation thereof as determined by the International Federation of Netball Associations and/or the All Australia Netball Association Limited;

(d) promote and conduct Netball competitions and events at all levels;

(e) manage the representation of Western Australia in national events;

(f) use and protect the Intellectual Property of the Association in the pursuit of these objects and the sport of Netball;

(g) promote and protect the interests of all Members and other participants of Netball.

Environmental regulationThe Association’s operations are not subject to significant environmental regulations under either Commonwealth or State legislation.

Events subsequent to reporting dateThere has not arisen in the interval between the end of the financial year and the date of this report any item, transaction or event of a material and unusual nature likely, in the opinion of the directors of the Association, to affect significantly the operations of the Association, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Association, in future financial years.

Likely developmentsThe Association expects to maintain the present status and level of operations and hence there are no likely developments in the Association’s operations.

Indemnification and insurance of officers and auditorsDuring or since the end of the financial year, the Association has given indemnity or entered an agreement to indemnify, or paid or agreed to pay insurance premiums as follows:

In respect of a contract insuring the Directors of the Association and all Officers of the Association against a liability incurred as such a Director or Officer to the extent permitted by the Associations Incorporations Act 1987. The contract of insurance prohibits disclosure of the nature of the liability and the amount of the premium.

The Association has not otherwise, during or since the end of the financial year, indemnified or agreed to indemnify an auditor of the Association against a liability incurred as such an auditor.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors:

Deane Pieters Director

Darren Shillington Director

9 March 2015 9 March 2015

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Financial Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2014Financial Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2014

Balance Sheet

Note 2014 2013

$ $

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents 3 1,591,641 2,006,374

Trade and other receivables 4 213,787 111,339

Inventories 5 15,406 10,908

Prepayments 5 74,046 129,020

Total current assets 1,894,880 2,257,641

Property, plant and equipment 6 257,442 92,999

Bonds 5 5,175 7,600

Total non-current assets 262,617 100,599

Total assets 2,157,497 2,358,240

Liabilities

Trade and other payables 7 129,158 97,836

Provisions 8 79,961 106,309

Other liabilities 9 862,487 945,913

Total current liabilities 1,071,606 1,150,058

Total liabilities 1,071,606 1,150,058

Net assets 1,085,891 1,208,182

Equity

Retained earnings 10 535,061 695,140

Profit for the period 10 78,558 35,814

Building reserve 10 472,272 477,228

Total equity 1,085,891 1,208,182

The notes on pages 65 to 68 are an integral part of these financial statements.



Income Statement

Note 2014 2013

$ $

Revenue

Administration 2,476,209 2,453,703

Coach and Player 142,605 97,088

Events 267,264 240,597

Marketing 348,400 121,331

Programs 986,346 591,727

Umpiring 73,246 64,922

West Coast Fever 1,763,598 1,608,444

State Netball Centre 19,962 -

Other 195,937 11,923

Total Revenue 2 6,273,567 5,189,735

Expenses

Administration (2,189,111) (1,659,342)

Coach and Player (350,006) (387,220)

Events (190,545) (189,770)

Marketing (306,997) (229,291)

Programs (885,916) (574,626)

Umpiring (169,622) (179,220)

West Coast Fever (2,054,138) (1,896,367)

State Netball Centre (30,086) -

Other (18,588) (38,085)

Total Expenses (6,195,009) (5,153,921)

Profit from ordinary activities 78,558 35,814

Transfer to Reserve - -

Profit for the period 78,558 35,814


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Statement of Cash Flows

Note 2014 2013

$ $

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash receipts from sponsors and members 5,893,305 5,135,789

Cash paid to suppliers and employees (6,106,340) (5,038,709)

Interest received 40,133 53,946

Net cash (used in)/from operating activities 12(b) (172,902) 151,026

Cash flows from investing activities

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (206,265) (84,768)

Net cash used in investing activities (206,265) (84,768)

Cash flows from financing activities

Netball Australia levies collected 207,220 191,436

Netball Australia levies paid (242,786) (233,685)

Net cash (used in)/from financing activities (35,566) (42,249)

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (414,733) 24,009

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 2,006,374 1,982,365

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 12(a) 1,591,641 2,006,374




Notes to the Financial Statements

Note 1: Statement of Significant Accounting PoliciesThis financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared in order to satisfy the financial reporting requirements of the Association’s Constitution. The Board has determined that the Association is not a reporting entity.

The financial report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the following Australian Accounting Standards:

ASSB 1031: Materiality

No other Australian Accounting Standards, other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board have been applied.

The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historic costs and does not take into account changing money values, or except where specifically stated, current valuations of non-current assets.

The following specific accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless otherwise stated, have been adopted in the preparation of this financial report.

(a) Income Tax

No provision for income tax has been raised as the Association is exempt from income tax.

(b) Plant and equipment

Items of plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation.

When parts of an item of plant and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items.

Gains and losses on disposal of an item of plant and equipment are determined by comparing the proceeds from disposal with the carrying amount of plant and equipment and are recognised net within “other income” in profit or loss.

Depreciation

Depreciation is recognised in profit or loss on a straight line and diminishing basis over the estimated useful lives of each part of an item of plant and equipment.

The estimated useful lives for the current and comparative periods are as follows:

2014 2013

Plant and Equipment 3 years 3 years

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each reporting date.

(c) Inventories

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. The cost of inventories is based on the first in first out principle, and includes expenditure incurred in acquiring the inventories and other costs incurred in bringing them to their existing location and condition.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.

(d) Employee benefits

Provision is made for the Association’s liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees to balance date. Employee benefits that are expected to be settled within one year have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled. Employee benefits payable later than one year have been measured at the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made for those benefits.

(e) Provisions

A provision is recognised if, as a result of a past event, the Association has a present legal or constructive obligation that can be estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. Provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability.

(f) Revenue

All revenue is recognised when received and is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).

(g) Goods and services tax

Revenue, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST), except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office. In these circumstances, the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense.

Receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the Australian Taxation Office is included as a current asset or liability in the balance sheet.

Cash flows are included in the statement of cash flows on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing and financing activities which are recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO are classified as operating cash flows.

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2014 2013

$ $

Note 2: RevenueMemberships/Affiliations 2,336,008 2,161,193

Grants 1,222,453 1,008,450

Sponsorship 1,547,803 1,121,464

Other 1,127,170 844,682

6,233,434 5,135,789

Interest 40,133 53,946

6,273,567 5,189,735

Note 3: Cash and Cash EquivalentsCash on Hand 1,689 1,801

Cash at Bank 1,589,952 2,004,573

1,591,641 2,006,374

Note 4: Trade and Other ReceivablesCURRENT

Trade Receivables 223,787 85,085

Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts (10,000) (13,003)

Goods and Services tax receivable - 39,257

213,787 111,339

Note 5: Other AssetsCURRENT

Inventory 15,406 10,908

Prepayments 74,046 129,020

89,452 139,928

NON CURRENT

Bond 5,175 7,600

5,175 7,600



2014 2013

$ $

Note 6: Plant and EquipmentPlant and Equipment at Cost 403,715 210,545

Less: Accumulated Depreciation (218,698) (187,650)

185,017 22,895

Car at Cost 49,486 49,486


21,639 27,721

ICT Systems at Cost 61,007 47,912


50,786 42,383

Total Plant and Equipment 257,442 92,999

Note 7: Trade and Other PayablesCURRENT

Trade payables 54,244 59,743

Netball Australia levies - 35,564

Other payables 39,957 2,529

Goods and Services tax payable 34,957 -

129,158 97,836

Note 8: ProvisionsCURRENT

Employee benefits 79,961 106,309

Note 9: Other LiabilitiesCURRENT

Income received in advance 862,487 945,913

Note 10: EquityRetained Earnings

Building Reserve

Opening balance 730,954 477,228

Current period earnings 78,558 -

Transfer from reserve (195,893) (4,956)

613,619 472,272

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2014 2013

$ $

Note 11: Subsequent EventsThere have been no events subsequent to balance date which would have a material effect on the Association’s financial report at 31 December 2014.

Note 12: Cash Flow Information (a) Reconciliation of cash

Cash at the end of the financial year as shown in the statement of Cash Flows reconciled to the related items in the balance sheet as follows:

Cash on hand 1,689 1,801

Cash at bank 315,048 2,367

Cash on deposit 1,274,904 2,002,206

1,591,641 2,006,374

(b) Reconciliation of cash flow from operations with profit from ordinary activities

Profit from ordinary activities 78,558 35,814

Non-cash flows in profit from ordinary activities

Depreciation 41,823 18,357

Change in assets and liabilities

(Increase) / Decrease in receivables (141,705) 5,009

(Increase) / Decrease in other current assets 54,372 (117,062)

(Increase) / Decrease in inventory (4,498) (1,001)

(Increase) / Decrease in bonds 2,425 (3,200)

Increase / (Decrease) in accounts payable 106,744 (144,180)

Increase / (Decrease) in reserve transfers (200,849) -

Increase / (Decrease) in unearned income (83,424) 332,357

Increase / (Decrease) in provisions for employee entitlements (26,348) 24,932

Net cash from operating activities (172,902) 151,026

Note 13: Other The State Netball Centre move scheduled for September 2014 came to a halt on 10th July 2014, due to a fire on the premises causing millions of dollars in damage. The organisation worked to minimise and absorb costs in 2014 leading up to the re-scheduled quarter 2015 move.



Directors’ Declaration

In the opinion of the Directors of Netball WA (Inc) (the “Association”):

(a) the financial statements and notes, set out on pages 62 to 68:

(i) give a true and fair view of the Association’s financial position as at 31 December 2014 and of its performance, for the financial year ended on that date; and

(ii) comply with Australian Accounting Standards as described in Note 1;

(b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Association will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors:

Deane Pieters Director

Darren Shillington Director

9 March 2015 9 March 2015

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Independent Audit Report to the Members of Netball WA (Inc)Report on the Financial ReportWe have audited the attached financial report, being a special purpose financial report of Netball WA (Inc) for the financial year ended 31 December 2014 as set out on pages 62 to 68.

Directors’ Responsibility for the Financial Report

The Association’s Board is responsible for the preparation of the financial report and has determined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 to the financial report is appropriate to meet the requirements of the Association and the needs of the members.

The Board’s responsibility also includes such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of a financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We have conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Independence

In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the professional accounting bodies.

Audit Opinion

In our opinion, the financial report of Netball WA (Inc) presents fairly the Association’s financial position as at 31 December 2014 and its performance for the year ended on that date in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial report.

Basis of Accounting

Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared for distribution to members for the purpose of fulfilling the Association’s financial reporting requirements under its Constitution. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose.

Butler Settineri (Audit) Pty Ltd Registered Company Auditor Number 289109

Lucy P Gardner Director 9 March 2015

State Netball Centre, Wembley Sports Park, 200 Selby Street, JOLIMONT WA 6014

Postal Address: PO Box 930 SUBIACO WA 6904

Telephone: (08) 9380 3700 Fax: (08) 9380 3799 Email: [email protected]

www.netballwa.com.au

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