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ANNUAL REPORT

MISSION STATEMENT:For athletics to be the premier recreational and competitive participation sport in Victoria

OUR VISION:To provide leading opportunities in athletics to all Victorians

WHAT WE OFFER:

JOIN. EXPERIENCE. BENEFIT.JOIN as a member – competing athlete, official, coach, affiliate, club; as a commercial partner; a government; any stakeholder partnership.

EXPERIENCE our events & competitions, educational courses & seminars, athlete development, sponsor activation, and consultation services.

BENEFIT from overall health & wellbeing, individual and team performance & results, personal & professional development, knowledge gain, social integration and community relationships, club awareness & member return, and team identity.

FROM THE PRESIDENT PG 02

PAST PRESIDENTS PG 05

HONOUR ROLL PG 06

OFFICE BEARERS & STAFF PG 09

FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PG 10

DEVELOPMENT PG 15

MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS PG 18

OFFICIALS PG 21

COMPETITIONS REPORT PG 23

STATE TEAMS PG 30

VICTORIAN RECORDS PG 32

XCR’15 TROPHY WINNERS PG 34

VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT PG 37

COACH EDUCATION PG 39

RECREATIONAL RUNNING PG 41

FINANCIAL REPORT PG 42

On behalf of the Committee of Athletics Victoria I am pleased to present the 2015 President’s report which will be my first report to the membership.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr Ian Jones who stood down as President at the 2015 Annual General Meeting. Ian was first elected to the then Board of Athletics Victoria in 2008 and was elected as President in 2011 where he continued in that role until he stood down last year. Ian successfully represented AV at many national and state events and played a pivotal role as a member of the Joint Sub Committee between Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Australia and also on the Athletics Australia sub-committee to amend the AA constitution. I would personally like to thank Ian for his commitment and work towards athletics in Victoria but also for his mentoring and guidance over the past years.

Turning now to this year, Athletics Victoria continues to proceed in a positive direction to maintain growth as we head towards the strategic objectives. With the constitutional changes adopted at the 2015 Annual General Meeting, the Committee has spent considerable time on the following areas – governance, resources and IT services, member communication and developing new channels to market the product and services we have to offer.

The introduction of the model rules has now aligned the business with our legislative requirements as an association and provides a strong foundation to continue with good governance. Four sub- committees were created in 2015 and Committee members assigned based on the skills assessment completed before the 2015 AGM. The sub committees are there to advise and ultimately set up the framework for the Management team to conduct business. With a strong representation of skills across the four committees the work has begun to continue to support the Management team to achieve the goals and objectives set out in the Athletics Victoria Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan will be in its final year cycle in 2016 which

deliberately coincides with the release of the Vision for Athletics in Australia, expected later in 2016.

A significant amount of work has been completed by Athletics Australia, Little Athletics Australia, State Members Associations from both organisations and our members and stakeholders who all consulted on the vision. While it is a bold approach it provides the base from which Athletics Victoria will incorporate some of the components of the vision to form our next strategic plan which is to commence in the season 2017/2018.

A key driver is ‘Onesport’ which will involve the continuation of conversations to better align the products and services offered by various organisations in our sport. Athletics Victoria already has a close working relationship with Little Athletics Victoria with shared offices and joint staff arrangements. There is still more work to be done and it is imperative that we continue to engage each other at all levels from clubs to centres, regions to zones. There is a general agreement that we need to align our sport but there is also an inherent fear that perhaps clubs will lose their history or club administrators may lose their power or position. But it is clear Clubs are at the heart of the sport and play a key role in ensuring we retain and recruit new members who can clearly understand how to participate in our sport We have to move away from this to make sure we retain and recruit new members who can clearly understand how to participate in our sport and understand that they have the option to come in or out of the sport at any level or capability they wish.

The Committee along with the Management Team has worked to continue to improve engagement with athletes, officials and coaches. Members receive regular updates through the AV News, monthly updates from the Chief Executive Officer, communications to club Presidents, along with photos and news via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. We continue to welcome members’ feedback, either directly to the Chief Executive or to the President via [email protected].

Prior to the introduction of the new membership offering, the Committee consulted extensively with members and tested the modelling undertaken by the

Management Team. The Committee is firm in its belief that moving to a user pays model across the whole season is the right model for the sport. However, as with all new offerings, there may be some minor tweaks required.

The Committee is also considering, and will report back at the next Annual General meeting, in relation to increasing the number of Committee positions. Any increase in Committee positions would be direct appointments to the Committee to ensure that the right skills are available, without reducing the number of club representatives.

Athletics in Victoria would not be the success it is today without the support of the dedicated support of the

athletes, officials and coaches. These people, along with the exceptional staff and Management Team of Athletics Victoria led by Glenn Turnor are the key to maintaining a bright and successful future for our sport.

Finally, I would like to thank the Committee for its tireless work, but particularly to Russell Clowes and Eric Sigmont who are both stepping down after serving the maximum of nine years on the Committee and to Peter Jones who stepped down from the Board in April 2016. Your commitment to the sport is commended.

Heather Ridley, President

A key driver is ‘Onesport’ which will involve the continuation of conversations to better align the products and services offered by various organisations in our sport.

VICTORIAN AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1891 - 1897 Hon Robert W BEST MLA * 1897 - 1897 Mr Walter T COLDHAM * 1897 - 1901 Mr Montague COHEN * 1901 - 1905 Mr Lawrence A ADAMSON * 1905 - 1918 Sir John MADDEN * 1918 - 1943 Sir William H IRVINE * 1943 - 1957 Sir John G LATHAM * 1957 - 1970 Sir Wilfred K HUGHES * 1970 - 1976 Sir Edgar S TANNER * 1976 - 1978 Hon Justice Allan W McDONALD 1978 - 1982 Sir Murray V McINERNEY *

VICTORIAN WOMEN’S AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1929 - 1935 Miss Louise C MILLS * 1935 - 1937 Mrs Doris M MULCAHY * 1937 - 1938 Mrs Flora HYAMS * 1938 - 1945 Miss Louise C MILLS * 1945 - 1948 Miss Doris J CARTER * 1948 - 1952 Mrs Doris IL DAVIS * 1952 - 1961 Mrs Mabel E ROBINSON * 1961 - 1962 Mrs Lena BERZINSKI * 1962 - 1965 Mrs Aileen VE KENNEDY * 1965 - 1976 Mrs Joyce I DAVIS * 1976 - 1982 Mrs Margaret L MAHONY

VICTORIAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION INC. 1982 - 1983 Dr Frank P LARKINS 1983 - 1984 Mr Gary A COZENS 1984 - 1989 Mr Stan M L GUILFOYLE 1989 - 1992 Dr Brian HODGSON

ATHLETICS VICTORIA INC. 1992 - 1994 Dr Brian HODGSON 1994 - 1995 Mr Greg D LEWIS 1995 - 1997 Mr Kevin L DYNAN 1997 - 2002 Mr John K HIGHAM 2002 - 2005 Mr Max C BINNINGTON 2005 - 2011 Ms Anne LORD 2012 - 2015 Dr Ian K JONES 2015 - Present Heather RIDLEY

* Deceased

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LIFE MEMBERS1896 PARKINSON Basil J *1901 COHEN Montague * 1904 BARRETT Albert O * 1906 TRAVIS Herbert A * 1909 BRIGGS Walter E * 1912 CROLL Robert H * 1914 ADAMSON Lawrence A CMG MA* 1915 SERLE E Hamilton OBE* SHAPPERE Philip * 1920 STILLWELL J Alexander * 1926 SMITH Harry D * 1928 ABBOTT Harry A * LANGFORD George E * 1935 WEIR Hugh R CBE * 1938 RYAN William M * 1939 SCHOBER Albert V * 1944 AKERS Phyllis M * MILLS Louise C * WILLSON Doris M * 1945 NEVILLE Lilian M OAM * PAINTER Wilfred E * 1948 ROBINSON Mabel E MBE * O’DRISCOLL Jack X QC OBE * 1949 KENNEDY Aileen VE BEM * PIZZEY F H “Bill” * GRANT C William H * 1951 AITKEN C Ronald CBE * CURNOW Leonard B OBE *1953 GARDINER C Herbert G QJM *1954 KIELY Nance * 1957 BENNETT Iris I * MAYER Sidney M * MORRIS Evelyn LF * 1958 DUNCAN F May * DAVIES Owen E * 1961 CLEMSON Reginald * 1963 JAMIESON Alexander A * 1964 McQUISTON Maisie BEM * 1967 PATCHING Julius L AO OBE * STRINGER George B * 1968 MEARS Kitt F * CAMPBELL A Hugh *1969 ROBINSON Alfred E * 1970 ANDERSSON Phyllis M H *1972 MOORE Edward *1973 DUNN Crystal1974 EASTHAM Edward D *1975 EMBLING Stewart A *1976 FERRIER Douglas G *1976 GELL Jean I OAM1977 BUROW Amy EB1977 DAVIS Joyce I MBE *1979 DAVIS Doris IL * McDONALD Allan W Hon Mr Justice1980 LEACH William J *1981 BEOVICH Beverley L * CHUGG Jack W * MAHONY Margaret L OAM

1982 BELL Donald F OAM * DYNAN Kevin L1983 DAVIS Robert L * TUNALEY William S *1984 GALBRAITH Alec C *1985 BIGGINS Jack McD * DOWNES Lola C OAM * STANTON Horace J ISM *1986 COLDREY Fred H * FIELD Ralph W * GRIERSON William R * KNOTT George CH * LONNQUIST Arthur H * McBETH Emily T * PATTERSON Marion J OAM STANTON Doreen F * TURNER Dick A * WOOD WJP “Bill” *1988 GRAF Fred JG * NICHOLLS Stanley L OAM * ROBLEY Stuart E SCHUBERT Henri J MBE * SHILSTON Mark W *1991 GRANT Irene M * HODGSON Brian1992 KENNY Raymond M *1993 HINES Joan L * ROBERTS Phyl M *1994 SAUNDERS Margaret L *1995 ABBOTT Sylvia M * DUNBAR Margaret E FRASER Martha * THOMPSON Margaret A WATT Eileen M *1996 AGG Patricia J1997 GUILFOYLE Stanley ML AM1998 CURNOW Vern W HOCHREITER Rudi J * JENKINS Ronda M OAM WOODS E Frank *1999 NOLAN Charles R SMITH Raymond C *1999 STEVENS Harold M OAM2000 JENES Paul OAM2001 CARMODY Joseph *2001 COLLINGS Vern F SILLITOE Neville J2002 BRADBURY B Joy2003 MC LELLAN Amy C C *2005 FISHER Margaret M *2007 WHITCHELL Arthur2008 LAWYSZ Richard PRESTON Laurie WILLIAMS Tony2009 BOYD Roy HARDING Ivan2010 GARDINER Robert RICKARD Ian

2011 FREEMAN Catherine MOORE Brian VINCENT Trevor2012 CLARKE Ron * BINNINGTON Max CURTIS Kingsley *2013 LORD Anne RIENIETS Helen2014 MORGAN Lorraine MCLENNAN William PERRY Ellen MANOU Tamsyn

MERIT AWARD1960 BURT Maisie S *1962 MEARS Kitt F *1969 VENN Fay N *1970 McBETH Emily T * ROSE Gladys I * STANTON Doreen F *1972 HOLMAN Keith1974 PATTERSON Marion J OAM1978 STEPHENSON Harry F *1980 SAUNDERS George E MBE *1983 NICHOLLS Stanley L OAM *1984 DUNN Jack B * FRASER Martha * FRASER William C* WOOD WJP ‘Bill’ *1986 ABBOTT Sylvia M *1987 COX Sydney J * HENRY Laurie F *1988 KITT W David * WALSH Jim F*1989 KENNY Raymond M * SAUNDERS Margaret L *1990 DONALD Wyn V DUNBAR Margaret E1991 FOLEY Royce P * ROBERTS Phyl M *1992 AGG Patricia J VAUGHAN Hazel G1994 BETHELL Peter S BOURKE Russell J BRADBURY B Joy HOCHREITER Rudi J * LETHBRIDGE RA ‘Tony’ OAM WATT Eileen M * WOODS E Frank *1995 VODDEN Nancie A *1996 WARREN E Geoff1998 GRANT Geoff F1998 HALL Lew R * MILLER Ron A1998 MINTER Allan J SMITH J Gordon SMITH Laura A * WILLIAMS Tony J

1999 FISHER Margaret M * KITT Ivan T LAWYSZ Richard B2000 BLUNDY Merv A DAVIDSON John G HANCOCK Tom B MORGAN Lorraine M AM2001 LUCARDIE Ron T * MCKECHNIE Hugh L TOOHEY Bill J VINCENT Trevor A OAM WOODBRIDGE Russell H2002 MONEGHETTI Stephen J PRESTON Laurence G RICKARD Ian UPTON Ian2003 HALL Ken R MC DONALD Ray MOORE Brian PUOPOLO A ‘Gus’ J2004 ANDERSON Peter K GARDINER Robert C MAJOR Geoff W WILLIAMS Irene2006 LAMBDEN Ruby WHITCHELL Arthur2007 BARRETT Peter GARTSIDE Patricia NODEN Pamela2008 BARNETT Diana BOAS John GRIFFIN Rod MASON Harry * MASON Judy STEWART Bill WIGMORE Kevin VIZE Beth2009 PAIN Diane PERRY Ellen RIENIETS Helen RUMBLE Barbara2010 FISHER Ian McLENNAN William YARRANTON John2011 BOWDEN Scott GLOVER Alan * GLOVER Yvonne LOWDEN Diane2012 SMITH Lorraine NICHOLLS Graeme2014 DUNN Peter WILLIAMS Ian

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE1989 DAVIES Judy J1994 GUILFOYLE Stanley ML AM2002 CHESTERMAN Scott2002 HIGHAM John K

* Joint funded position with Little Athletics Victoria

Vice PresidentsRohan Claffey

Amber McDougall

Statistician Paul Jenes OAM

Tracks Officer Kevin Dynan

Treasurer Jamie Strudley

Legal Affairs Scott Chesterman Minter Ellison

Records Officer Ronda Jenkins OAM

Secretary Glenn Turnor

Committee MembersRod Griffin

Eric Sigmont

Peter Jones

Russell Clowes

OFFICERS

COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS

Championships & Special Meets

Khan Sharp

Officials Dr John Coleman

Summer Lyn Owen

Technical Garry McBroom

SUB COMMITTEE MANAGERS

Competitions Manager Ross Cunningham

Competitions Coordinators Travis Poznachowski

Hugo Hicks

Athlete Development Officer Nick Wall/Sean Whipp

Membership Services Officer Emma Manks

Finance Manager Sharon Russell

Asset Management Gary McBroom

Reception Sian Mezzetesta

Josy Caon

Club Development Manager Kirby Ellis

Coaching Coordinator Kylie Italiano

Marketing Communications Coordinator – Chris Kenner

Multimedia Coordinator Steve Marty

Recreational Running & Seminars – Tim Crosbie

Officials Training & Accreditation Manager

Andrea Hallett*

Victorian Officials Administration Officer

Sally Koenitz

ATHLETICS VICTORIA TEAM

The 2015/2016 membership year that concluded on 31 March 2016, has been significant for athletics in Victoria. Strong results came in the areas of membership, increased event participation, continued growth in education and training, and the completion of the first phase of the Club Connect program. Throughout the competition season there was a plethora of personal bests, club, country, state and national records broken by Victorian athletes,along with an ever increasing number of medals being awarded to Victorians at National Championships.

Looking at the specifics, the Association membership increased from 5902 to 6099 with 58 affiliated clubs, 164 additional competing athletes, 2 more active registered officials and 16 additional accredited coaches. Event participation also grew on average 6% across the events that are directly managed by

Athletics Victoria (AV) and finally the financial results came in within 6% of the approved budget.

While the numbers and statistics surrounding performance outcomes continued to be positive, there was also considerable focus on improving and increasing education, training, retention and recruitment for Coaches and Officials; both of which are essential aspects of the sport.

Club Connect continued with all clubs now completing the first stage of the program that focused on ‘Compliance’. AV supplied clubs with all the necessary templates for model rules, by-laws, and a number of other standard policies aimed to protect both the clubs and their members. While some clubs found it to be a challenging process,overall it proved to be a successful project that will continue with the aim of empowering clubs to grow, be successful and sustainable.

Our competitions seasons’ which are traditionally divided into winter and summer, continue to see growth in participation. A six year comparison of XCR shows significant growth, not only from the previous year, but all the way through from 2010. In 2015, the AV team focused on and invested in event presentation and event experience which has had a direct impact on participation.

XCR15ROUND EVENT EVENT TYPE 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

1 XC Relay Relay 1182 1000 1060 1008 968 901

2 8k & 4k XC Cross Country 844 708 548 735 781 677

3 10k Road Road Race 925 832 810 852 885 975

4 15k Road Road Race 832 630 742 711 724 681


6 Ekiden Relay Relay 733 – – 578 591 585


8 Road Relay Relay 1018 1012 1057 773 919 794

9 Half Marathon Road Race 516 503 490 539 539 434

10 Tan Relay Relay 1145 1106 1031 1033 978 908

Total participation 8493 7167 7069 7502 7604 7008

Average participation per event 849 796 785 750 760 701

The Summer season, and in particular the State and Schools Track & Field Championships, also continued to show positive growth across all events;

SUMMER 15/16 EVENT 2015/16 2014/15Vic Schools Relay Champs

446 teams 367 teams

Vic Schools Knockout

97 teams 79 teams

Vic All Schools Track & Field

2277 event entries 1161 athletes

2085 event entries 1081 athletes

Vic State 5km Champs

137 123

Vic Track Relay Champs

430 teams 419 teams

Vic Country Champs

2382 event entries 870 individuals


Vic Junior Champs



Vic Masters Champs



Vic Multi Champs 56 57

The other measure for any Association is the financial statement which is presented in this report and is also covered in more detail by the Treasurer at the Annual General Meeting.

In 15/16 the Association will report a loss of ($95,365) against a budgeted loss of ($89,218) with the approved budget for 16/17 approved at a realistic ($6,001) loss.

A significant decision and investment for the business in 2015/16 was to undertake the preliminary scoping work to upgrade our online membership and club portal. The purpose of the upgrade was to accommodate a new membership offering that was well overdue. Instead of raising membership fees by a significant amount in 15/16, the Committee made a calculated decision to marginally increase fees and absorb the budgeted deficit for an additional year in this three-year cycle. .

The scoping work for the IT upgrade was considerable and very detailed from the teams’, members and clubs’ perspective. I would like to thank Club Development Manager Kirby Ellis for remaining both patient and professional throughout the process. Kirby lead the IT project while managing both Club and Member projects along the way.

The Victorian Officials are a wonderfully talented group of volunteers and further investment was made in rewarding and recognising them through a number of programs including; education and training, the exchange program with Athletics NSW and our appreciation program indirectly supported by the Coles Myer Group. The Victorian Officials Committee continues to adapt, educate and support new and existing Officials and thanks goes to the entire Committee, under Chair John Coleman. Special thanks to Andrea Hallett for the work that she does both inside and outside of Athletics Victoria.

The strategy for our Coaches and the education framework was also a key focus in 20105/16. Victoria lead the country in the Sporting Schools Program, with a large number of primary and secondary schools selecting IAAF Kids’ Athletics for their funded program. This impacted the coaching workforce and as a result, several upskilling sessions were put in place to cater for demand. In addition, ea strategy has been drafted to upskill teachers in Victoria in curriculum aligned IAAF Kids’ Athletics program. The goal is to support these teachers in becoming ambassadors for the sport and encourage more children and teens to be both active and develop their love of Athletics. The second phase which is currently being implemented this year is to empower our new ambassadors to be confident in rolling out programs suitable for all ages. It is an exciting time and this project will be one of several initiatives to create awareness of what we offer.

While a number of new initiatives were trialled this season some of which worked and some did not, we are confident to continue to make changes. We will continue to implement new programs, events and strategies and extend invitations to a broader group of people to come along and participate. At the 2015 Annual General Meeting, a number of issues

GLENN TURNOR, CEO

were discussed around the summer competition. It was a long meeting with issues focused around a perceived lack of communication and consultation. It is important to remind members that there a number of ways to be heard and provide feedback through existing sub committees and channels. AV continues to evaluate how we communicate as we strive for excellence in this area.

While we will focus on performance in other reports, I would like to highlight the performance of the Australian Para Athletics Team that competed at the IPC World Championships in Doha in 2015. With 48 athletes nominated to participate there were a number of exceptional performances resulting in 8 Gold, 4 Silver and 10 Bronze medals. Congratulations to World Champion Isis Holt in the 100m and 200m and to Brydee Moore Silver medallist in the Womens Shot Put. I would also like to congratulate Jarryd Clifford, Jesse Wyatt, Jake Lappin, Sam McIntosh, Russell Short and Madeline Hogan.

There are many people that contribute to what is produced at Athletics Victoria. The Team during the 2015/16 season was represented by Ross, Travis, Emma N, Chris K, Nick W, Sharon, Steve M, Sweeper,

Tim, Kirby, Emma M, Sally, Kylie, Tina and Adriana and I would like thank each of them for their commitment to our strategy and for their dedication to getting the job done.

To the Shield Committee under the Chair of Lyn Owen and the Athletics Advisory Group and Chair Marian O’Shaughnessy, thank you for your continued support and commitment.

The Committee of Athletics Victoria is a strong skilled based group who are extremely committed to good governance and unconditional support to the AV Team. I would like to extend special thanks to former President Dr Ian Jones who stood down last year and to thank our new President Heather Ridley and the entire Committee for continuing to show and offer their support.

Finally, to our Clubs, members, officials, club helpers, marshals, parents, friends and family of Athletics Victoria – thank you for your support this season.

Glenn Turnor, CEO

‘The Victorian Officials are a wonderfully talented group of volunteers and further investment was made in rewarding and recognising them through a number of programs including; education and training, the exchange program with Athletics NSW and our appreciation program indirectly supported by the Coles Myer Group.’

The 2015-16 season proved to be a successful one for membership numbers across all areas of Athletics Victoria (AV), recording a total increase of 3.3%.

There were some minor changes to the membership structure, most notable being the introduction of the Recreational Runner member type which was offered to all affiliated Specialist Groups. While the uptake on this offer was not as popular as we had hoped, we have a dedicated team working on how to make this more attractive to the recreational audience.

The ongoing educational courses on offer allowed for AV’s Coach and Official numbers to remain stable for the 2015-16 season, while the greatest area of growth was seen in overall competing member numbers (3.6%).

The table below outlines competing membership figures over the past five seasons:

Open U20 U18 U16 U14 Total

2011-12 2058 344 572 651 590 4215

2012-13 2214 380 642 777 684 4697

2013-14 2212 353 648 779 650 4642

2014-15 2164 342 640 749 635 4530

2015-16 2306 400 645 723 620 4694

The season’s overall increase in membership is due largely to the thankless work of the 58 Athletics Victoria affiliated clubs and the volunteers who run them. While it was sad to see two clubs end their affiliation with AV in the 2015-16 season, an astonishing 38 clubs were successful in equalling or improving their competing member numbers from the previous season. Clubs who had significant growth in their competing membership base are; Albury Athletics, who with a new name and new look boasted an impressive 66.7% increase, Old Xaverians who, in their first XCR season as a stand-alone club, more than doubled their open athlete members, to record an overall 49.5% rise. Honourable mentions

must also go to; Haileybury Athletic Club, Wendouree Athletic Club and South Melbourne Athletic Club, who posted improvements of 35.7%, 34.8% and 33.3% respectively.

The esteemed “100 club” and “200 club” remained stable for the third consecutive season. Athletics Essendon, Glenhuntly Athletic Club, Box Hill Athletic Club and Diamond Valley Athletic Club, consolidated their position as the four most populous clubs in the state by remaining in the 200 club. The success of these clubs highlights the importance of having a strong infrastructure from which to grow and develop the sport.

The table below shows the number of Athletics Victoria affiliated clubs and those in excess of 100 and 200 competing members respectively over the past five seasons:

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Total Clubs 61 63 62 60 58

100+ members 12 14 17 16 17

200+ members 2 3 4 4 4

DEVELOPMENTThe 2015-16 season saw the completion of the first year of the mandatory Club Connect Program. This first year was designed to; ensure that all clubs comply with the minimum national standards for sporting clubs and, identify a baseline standard from which they can grow and develop in areas including membership and volunteer pools. All 58 affiliated clubs were successful in completing the first year and Athletics Victoria will continue to work closely with all clubs to ensure optimal results throughout the second year of the program.

Since the inception of the Athletics Victoria online portal, launched in the 2013-14 season, there has been considerable feedback from clubs and members alike. With this in mind, much of the 2015-16 season was spent reviewing the processes and functions available to clubs and members in order to complete an upgrade

developmentKIRBY ELLIS, CLUB DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

of both the portal and the internal operating system of AV. The upgrade is primarily aimed at creating a more flexible, user friendly experience.

In conjunction with the developments to the online portal, Athletics Victoria established a sub-committee for a much needed review of the membership structure. Drawing on feedback from the membership base and industry research, the primary focus of the review was to create a more flexible and appealing model to assist with the growth and development of Athletics in Victoria.

Athletics Victoria would like to formally acknowledge and thank all the affiliated clubs of the 2015-16 season for their continued support and look forward to working together into the future.

‘The esteemed “100 club” and “200 club” remained stable for the third consecutive season…

…The success of these clubs highlights the importance of having a strong infrastructure from which to grow and develop the sport.’

KIRBY ELLIS

MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS

KIRBY ELLIS

CLUB OPE

N M

ALE

U20

U18

U16

U14

TOTA

L M

ALE

OPE

N F

EMA

LE

U20

U18

U16

U14

TOTA

L FE

MA

LE

ATH

LETE

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COA

CH

ES

OFF

ICIA

LS

SOC

IAL

REC

RUN

NER

TOTA

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Albury Athletics 2 2 1 5 2 12 5 1 4 2 1 13 25 7 0 1 28

Athletics Chilwell AC 33 6 12 11 16 78 18 3 11 12 9 53 131 12 12 1 144

Athletics Essendon 70 11 27 18 15 141 34 14 25 27 18 118 259 20 18 1 290

Athletics Nunawading 34 4 9 4 5 56 16 7 8 6 5 42 98 5 5 2 107

Athletics Waverley 32 1 3 6 1 43 12 0 1 1 1 15 58 6 2 0 59

Ballarat Harriers AC 29 6 6 9 1 51 11 0 4 6 1 22 73 8 5 0 77

Ballarat YCW Harriers AC 21 2 0 7 4 34 4 0 2 7 8 21 55 6 6 3 67

Bellarine Athletics T&F 13 2 1 1 1 18 3 1 0 1 3 8 26 3 7 0 31

Bendigo Harriers AC 28 8 17 17 4 74 7 1 6 12 13 39 113 12 7 4 125

Bendigo University AC 9 1 1 0 3 14 2 0 0 1 1 4 18 1 1 1 19

Box Hill AC 70 14 18 16 11 129 43 14 21 21 15 114 243 27 10 0 261

Brunswick AC 11 3 1 4 3 22 9 1 1 1 5 17 39 2 9 1 45

Casey Cardinia Athletics 16 6 9 13 7 51 12 1 9 9 12 43 94 9 4 2 102

Coburg Harriers AC 32 0 2 2 1 37 14 1 0 0 0 15 52 5 3 2 56

Collingwood Harriers AC 82 7 10 14 5 118 31 3 8 11 10 63 181 19 14 0 197

Corio AC 7 0 2 1 0 10 5 3 1 2 6 17 27 5 8 0 34

Croydon AC 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 1 0 11 6 18 23 1 0 2 26

Deakin AC 17 4 4 2 2 29 9 1 1 1 0 12 41 11 5 0 51

Diamond Valley AC 55 13 22 14 15 119 31 4 13 24 16 88 207 15 8 2 223

Doncaster AC 45 7 13 11 5 81 35 2 9 7 1 54 135 40 8 0 157

Eaglehawk AC 21 1 1 3 1 27 16 3 0 6 6 31 58 8 10 0 63

Eureka AC 21 6 5 2 4 38 13 3 2 2 6 26 64 12 2 8 76

Frankston AC 20 9 19 21 14 83 9 14 17 12 17 69 152 23 10 3 181

Geelong Guild AC 20 3 5 5 3 36 13 2 6 7 8 36 72 9 11 1 86

Gippsland Athletics Club 7 1 1 3 5 17 5 0 4 4 6 19 36 5 7 0 40

Glenhuntly AC 100 16 13 20 8 157 46 4 15 10 13 88 245 31 13 4 280

Haileybury AC 6 1 2 9 5 23 1 2 1 3 8 15 38 12 2 2 48

Ivanhoe Harriers AC 15 0 0 3 1 19 4 0 0 0 0 4 23 7 6 0 29

Keilor St Bernards AC 34 5 12 11 11 73 21 3 12 11 9 56 129 13 9 3 137

Knox AC 45 11 8 13 4 81 20 10 14 7 10 61 142 18 3 1 157

Maccabi AC 9 0 3 2 1 15 0 0 2 1 2 5 20 1 4 15 38

CLUB OPE

N M

ALE

U20

U18

U16

U14

TOTA

L M

ALE

OPE

N F

EMA

LE

U20

U18

U16

U14

TOTA

L FE

MA

LE

ATH

LETE

S

COA

CH

ES

OFF

ICIA

LS

SOC

IAL

REC

RUN

NER

TOTA

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Malvern Harriers AC 22 0 1 0 0 23 13 0 0 0 1 14 37 4 1 7 46

Melbourne University AC 83 8 1 0 0 92 53 12 2 0 0 67 159 18 7 0 171

Mentone AC 18 4 8 8 4 42 15 2 6 10 15 48 90 11 1 0 101

Mornington Peninsula AC 25 3 3 5 2 38 6 1 1 0 0 8 46 7 3 1 54

Oakleigh AC 19 0 0 0 0 19 2 0 0 0 0 2 21 2 3 0 23

Old Melburnians AC 24 4 8 2 2 40 1 0 0 0 0 1 41 5 0 0 42

Old Scotch Collegians AC 24 1 7 5 0 37 2 0 0 0 2 4 41 3 1 1 44

Old Xaverians AC 41 10 6 10 7 74 21 12 9 16 10 68 142 15 1 0 150

Preston AC 8 1 1 1 0 11 9 1 4 1 4 19 30 5 5 2 38

Richmond Harriers AC 27 0 2 1 0 30 11 0 2 2 0 15 45 3 4 7 54

Ringwood AC 23 0 19 12 9 63 22 4 7 8 13 54 117 13 5 3 134

Sandringham AC 18 5 14 8 9 54 22 7 11 19 12 71 125 25 15 2 151

South Bendigo AC 14 5 2 4 4 29 9 4 5 7 4 29 58 8 14 0 65

South Coast Athletics 11 0 1 3 2 17 5 4 2 2 5 18 35 7 4 3 42

South Melbourne AC 50 0 2 3 5 60 35 0 1 7 8 51 111 18 1 1 122

St Kevins AC 34 7 9 13 12 75 0 0 0 0 1 1 76 9 1 1 78

St Stephens Harriers AC 23 2 6 4 1 36 10 1 1 0 1 13 49 7 4 1 55

Traralgon Harriers AC 18 0 0 3 1 22 7 1 0 0 0 8 30 6 0 86 120

Victorian Masters AC 17 0 0 0 0 17 12 0 0 0 0 12 29 4 5 4 40

Wellington AC 3 2 4 3 8 20 2 0 1 6 13 22 42 1 0 6 50

Wendouree AC 15 1 7 8 13 44 10 6 9 8 16 49 93 6 11 7 105

Western Athletics AC 46 12 18 21 16 113 27 6 9 5 10 57 170 17 8 3 183

Whittlesea City AC 8 2 6 6 0 22 4 4 3 8 2 21 43 7 6 0 52

Williamstown AC 21 4 8 0 3 36 11 4 1 8 4 28 64 8 0 1 68

Wodonga AC 7 1 1 4 3 16 3 1 2 6 5 17 33 12 3 2 43

Wyndham Track & Field 5 4 3 2 2 16 2 0 0 1 1 4 20 9 3 3 33

Yarra Ranges Athletics 20 1 2 4 7 34 14 4 6 6 6 36 70 8 1 2 75

Specialist Group 22 3 64 19 106

Independent 516 124 620

TOTAL 1529 227 366 378 271 2771 777 173 279 345 349 1923 4694 1129 443 266 19 6099

The Victorian Officials had a total of 443 registered volunteers during 2015-16 which is 1 up on 2014-15 numbers, this total includes active and non-active registered volunteers.

This past 12-months has been a very busy period for Victorian officials, with increased competition resulting in resources issues. A major problem was the availability of Victorian officials for competitions, particularly when competitions were concurrent.

This situation has highlighted the difficulties with recruitment and retention of existing officials.

Discussions between key stakeholders - Victorian Officials Committee Athletics Victoria and Little Athletics Victoria continue to try and develop a strategy to increase official numbers, attract a younger demographic and retain current officials.

During the past year the Victorian Officials Committee welcomed former Athletics Australia Officials Administrator Lorraine Morgan as a member, and welcomed back Sarah Davis who has been unavailable for a period of time.

Thanks to Victorian Officials Committee foundation member Caroline Peachey and Don Blyth for their contribution to officiating in Victoria, the pair retired from the committee during the course of 2015-16 and both have played a key role in the development of officiating over a number of years.

The annual Officials Exchange with Athletics NSW took place for the second time in February, during the respective junior championships. Victorian Officials Christine Dell, Josh Savage and Stuart Schnaars gained valuable experience of state level competition. Their positive report to the Victorian Officials Committee reinforced our belief that this

programme is a valuable investment in the future of athletics in Victoria and we thank Athletics Victoria and Athletics NSW for funding the program.

A number of our Victorian officials were acknowledged at the 2015 Victorian Officials Annual Awards Luncheon. These awards recognise the contribution of officials either at a state, region or zone level. The recipients of the awards were nominated by their peers and the final decisions made by a subcommittee of the Victorian Officials Committee:

• Male Official of the Year - Michael Lindstrom

• Female Official of the Year - Sally Hockey

• New Official of the Year - Colin Segota

Region and Zone award winners were: Martyn Kibel, Michael Lindstrom, Peter Dunn, Les Burgess, Christine Christie, Peter Hayes, Sally Hockey, Fiona Werner, Colin Segota, Aileen Zanelli, Sam Barbuto, Leanne Ryan, Mark Jouvelet and Stephen Hough.

We congratulate and thank these award winners for their contribution.

A number of Victorian officials were recognised with service awards, including Margaret Dunbar and Laurie Preston who were recognised for their 45 years’ service.

At a national level Richard Lawysz was awarded the Athletics Australia Official of the Year and Lorraine Morgan was made a Life Governor of Athletics Australia.

The Victorian Officials Committee was proactive in providing educational opportunities throughout Victoria during 2015-16. Seminars were held in the areas of Jumps, Out of Stadia events, Track, Technical/Administration and Throws.

Additional training was also held for EDM operation, Data input and Starting and Little Athletics conducted ten Introduction to Officiating courses.

All up there were 269 attendees at educational activities conducted by the Victorian Officials Committee in 2015-16. The number of seminars held was reduced in 2015-16 as a result of the introduction of Athletics Australia’s new online education system.

In June of 2016 Victoria will be hosting a TOECS 1 course and 13 local officials have been nominated for this course.

The Officials in Schools Program continues to grow and provide an important income stream for Athletics Victoria and Victorian officials.

With 6 new schools coming on in 2015-16 it has been identified as a key area of growth for Athletics Victoria.

Athletics Victoria along with the Victorian Officials Committee would like to acknowledge the contribution of Sally Koenitz – Officials Administration Officer, who resigned in April 2015 after two and half years of service.

What a year 2015/16 has been for Athletics in Victoria. There have been a number of long standing records broken, targets achieved and selection criteria’s met across Cross Country and Track and Field competition as well as an increase in participation numbers across all genres of competition.

These stats are a great testament to the efforts coaches, family, friends and volunteers go to assisting an athlete on their path to success. Athletics Victoria is one of those support frameworks that provides, services and creates a platform for our athletes with continued investment in resources and infrastructure across all regions of Victoria.

The competition element of Athletics Victoria in reality is a core focus and our main priority is in preparing athletes and supporting coaches to lay the foundations for performance. In 2014 Athletics Victoria implemented a new competition pathway platform that outlines the tiers of competition for all members of Athletics Victoria. The 2015/16 season was the second year in which the new format operated with some positives and some areas to which we are developing going forward.

It has been an extremely busy period for the competitions department this year with AV Schools Competition, AV Shield, Zone v Zone, AV Knockout, XCR and AV Championship competition. It was also in 2015 that Athletics Victoria played host to the National Cross Country Championships at Moonee Valley Racecourse in August.

With over 70,000 athlete results exported from AV Shield and AV Knockout competition alone through the AV Rankings we can now see that performances and the publishing of results and statistics play a huge role in supporting athlete progress. 2016 could see

some fundamental inclusions to the Rankings with championship results and new athlete profiling features included.

Athletics Victoria are continuing to invest and develop in projects like the AV Rankings as well as new initiatives surrounding our current structure including AV Shield and Championships with the aim to better the sport across the state of Victoria.

In last year’s report I outlined the significant staff changes that took place within the organisation. This year has seen the competition team flourish in key roles and develop skills on key projects. 2015 witnessed the exit of Competitions Coordinator Toby Jedwab who was headhunted to fulfil a role as Team Manager for the Sandringham Zebras. Toby is replaced with Hugo Hicks who has worked at company’s such as The Gemba Group and served some time with Athletics Australia on an internship.

SUMMER AV SHIELD REVIEWThe restructure of the competition pathway model in 2014 witnessed some significant changes to the AV Shield format with ten rounds of competition replacing the original twelve rounds. In its second year of operation the inclusion of Zone versus Zone competition has proved the most successful. We have seen some great performances at this competition in 2015/16 and with National Permit Status, offers athletes’ a great opportunity to achieve a sanctioned and credited performance.

AV Shield competition had three (3) rounds where attendances were over 450 athletes, Yellow Round 6 (458), White Round 5 (456) and Yellow again in round 10 with (454).

The Shield Final attendance from two years ago on the same program was up by 86 athletes which is just under a 9% increase. Bendigo and Geelong Region attendances were up also which shows contained support from the country regions.

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We witnessed another membership increase across the Victoria zones again this year with improved attendance numbers across Shield competition for the season however the biggest growth came from the number of events supported across the ten rounds of metro competition with a 110% increase in event attendance.

Registered members per zone:

METRO COUNTRYBlue: 892 Ballarat: 285

Red: 664 Bendigo: 247

White: 1024 Geelong: 307

Yellow: 1003

In the inaugural year of Zone versus Zone, Yellow Zone proved too strong for the other regions and were presented with the Alan Glover Shield on the final day of competition.

The Alan Glover Shield was named in memory of the late Alan Glover, a member of Athletics Waverley for many years and with Waverley situated in white zone under the Athletics Victoria regional bracket. It was only fitting that White Zone were crowned 2015/16 champions and presented with the Alan Glover Shield by Yvonne Glover, wife of Alan.

Throughout the 2015/16 season we have listened to the feedback provided by our members and for the upcoming 2016/17 summer season will reinstate twelve (12) individual rounds of AV Shield competition with the AV Shield Final planned for February.

Athletics Victoria is continuing to invest significantly into resources for AV Shield competition with additional funding put into event workforce teams in specialist areas such as Photo Finish and Results Scorers. All metro and country regions are to be commended for their efforts across the season. The hard work and commitment of the regional committees and organisers is an essential part of making this competition what it is today.

Athletics Victoria would like to congratulate the following winning teams from the Shield Final 2015/2016:

MEN WOMENDivision 1 Box Hill Athletics Essendon

Division 2 Keilor St Bernard’s Mentone

40+ Diamond Valley Box Hill

Under 20 Mentone Athletics Essendon

Under 18 Athletics Essendon Doncaster AC

Under 16 Western Athletics Athletics Essendon

Under 14 Western Athletics Collingwood Harriers

SUMMER SCHOOLS REVIEWVictorian All Schools Track Relay Championships

Victorian All Schools Track Relays kick started the summer season this year with an incredible 47 Victorian Schools entering 446 teams into the competition. This was a dramatic rise from 2014 where only 367 teams entered. The day proved to be an exciting competition which resulted in Caulfield Grammar and Xavier College taking the overall team awards for the women and men’s teams respectively.

Victorian Schools Knockout The Victorian Schools Knockout competition was held on September 10 at Lakeside Stadium, with 97 team entries across 26 Victorian schools. Yet another increase in regards to competing teams at AV Schools competition. The Victorian Schools Knockout is the qualification round for Victorian schools to become eligible to compete in the Australian Schools Knockout competition held later in the year at the Australian Schools Championships. Congratulations to all 2015 competitors and medallists.

Victorian All Schools Track & Field Championships Victorian school athletes came together to compete at the 2015 Victorian All Schools Track and Field Championships on November 7 – 9 at Lakeside Stadium. With a record number of event entries (2,277) and athletes entered (1,200) we witnessed another huge increase again in 2014 from the previous 10% increase from 2013 proving that the school’s framework is generating some new and exciting prospects in the sport. It was great to see so many schools come out to support and celebrate their athletes who competed

throughout the weekend and we look forward to welcoming all schools back in 2016.

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Victorian 5km ChampionshipsThe 2015 Victorian 5000m Championships came back to Lakeside Stadium and with that 112 athletes competed across seven different graded races. In the Women’s ‘A’ race, Linden Hall of Athletics Essendon took the gold medal in 16:02.51 with Amelia Mazza-Downie running second in a World Junior Qualifying time of 16:27.80. Athletics Essendon’s Mitchel Brown took line honours in the Men’s ‘A’ race in front of Knox Athletics’ Zac Patterson in a time of 14:05.63. We look forward to the 2016 5000m Championships and hope to continue the increase in participation numbers in this competition.

Victorian Track Relay ChampionshipsA record number of teams entered into the 2015 Victorian Track Relays with 430 teams up from 419 in 2014. Lakeside Stadium hosted the Track Relays again and some great racing occurred throughout the entire day. The Men’s and Women’s Open 4x400m finalists were decided, these teams then getting the chance to compete in the final at Zatopek:10 in December. A total of 40 clubs from around Victoria turned up to compete in what is becoming one of the biggest State Championship events and gives a chance for clubs to come together in a team based competition.

2016 Victorian Country ChampionshipsThe 2016 Victorian Country Championships was hosted at the famous John Landy Athletics Track in Geelong. A record breaking 2306 athletes competed across the three-day event. This is a 10.4% increase from 2015’s total event entries with age groups from Juniors through to Masters Athletes competing at high numbers.

The Victorian summer produced some of its finest days throughout the competition which added even more energy to the event. Whilst conditions were dry and tough it didn’t stop athletes putting on an absolute show of performances for the appreciative crowd. Many families and athletes also enjoyed watching Australian Olympic Stars Eleanor Patterson (High Jump), Brooke

Stratton (Long Jump) & Damien Birkinhead (Shot put) who all performed at the highest level.

Big congratulations to Bendigo Harriers and Athletics Chilwell who were titled the Club Champions across the weekend. Outstanding performances went to Mia Gross, Oliver Courtnay, Christian Davis, Coreena Van der Klooster and Peter O’Dwyer placing first in multiple events and being awarded the best athletes for their respective age groups. Full credit must be given to all athletes, clubs, officials and spectators who made the travel down to Geelong full of enthusiasm, determination and hard work. The Victorian Country Championships are renowned for creating a fun and enjoyable event for athletes, officials and spectators. Special thanks to the Geelong Region Committee for putting so much time and effort into creating another successful event. Casey Fields and South Coast will play host to the 2017 Victorian Country Championships and will no doubt create another memorable and fun weekend for all members in the athletics community.

Victorian Junior Track & Field Championships This competition provides athletes an opportunity to achieve their goals and a platform for those who qualify to compete for the Big V at the Australian Junior Championships. On February 12 – 14 Lakeside Stadium played host to the 2016 Victorian Junior Track and Field Championships. This is the biggest event on the summer calendar with 1,121 athletes entered and 2,223 event entries spread across the three-day event. This event witnessed a slight increase in athletes competing from 2015 and with clear skies and dry weather the event was in stark contrast to that of 2014 when inclement weather reduced the schedule to two days. The Junior Championships are the pinnacle for most of our state junior athletes.

Victorian Open Track & Field ChampionshipsThe Victorian Open Track and Field Championships this season were held in conjunction with the AV Junior Knockout Final across the three days. There were plenty of great results across all competitions that were held across the weekend and with an increase in competing athletes on 2015 it was fantastic to see so many Victorian, interstate and international athletes aiming

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to compete and achieve a high performance in this championship. The Junior Knockout Final also proved a success with some impressive performances coupled with notable records throughout the series.

In 2016 the HH Hunter Shield was awarded to Athletics Essendon who finished on a total of 175 points, slightly less than last year’s total of 185 but still a clear winning margin from runners up Box Hill AC on 118 and Sandringham AC on 98 going one better than their 2015 result. The HH Hunter Shield is a long standing award that recognises the depth of a club over all track and field disciplines for both genders.

Victorian Multi Event ChampionshipsA total of 56 athletes competed in the 2016 Victorian Multi Event Championships, ranging from U14 Pentathlon all the way up to the 60+ Decathlon. The Multi Event Championships are always contested in great spirit between the athletes, with everyone supporting each other and enjoying the weekend. This year was held at the Tom Kelly Athletics Track, Doncaster as a standalone event and although numbers were down from last year, the weekend had a real community feel to it and was a great event to be involved in.

2016 VICTORIAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPSThe Victorian Masters Championships was hosted at the Tom Kelly Athletics Track in Doncaster. It was the second year Doncaster hosted this event and the venue produced another successful championship event. This year witnessed a 5.17% increase on 2015 with a total of 1018 total event entries over the weekend. The heavens came out to play too with lots of wet weather and sun showers throughout the weekend, however this didn’t wipe the, dedication, enthusiasm and smiles from all Masters Athletes. Outstanding performances on the day were from Lavinia Petrie & Allan Cook who continue to inspire Masters athletes around Victoria. It was fantastic seeing so many of our Victorian Officials providing much support to our athletes, families and spectators. Special thanks to Doncaster AC who did a terrific job in assisting Athletics Victoria with the venue set up and the Victorian Masters Association (VMA) who assisted with the pre-event planning. We look forward

to working with the VMA and Doncaster AC for future master’s events.

AV KnockoutIn 2014 as part of the new competition pathway model, Athletics Victoria introduced AV Knockout as part of a new second tier age graded competition format. The purpose of the competition was to allow athletes a chance to compete in their relevant age group and gender as well as compete based on performance level. For this season AV incorporated the finals in with the weekends of the AV Junior Championships and IAAF Melbourne Track Classic respectfully. Having operated the competition over two years and with 2015 numbers not living up to expectations Athletics Victoria has taken the decision remove this event from the 2016/17 calendar and focus more on the core values of the organisation.

In light of a restructure of the Athletics Australia National Tour in which the pre-existing seven events have now been pulled in favour of Nitro, AV Knockout will now play no part of the AV Calendar. The message that the competitions department and Athletics Victoria as a whole would like to convey is; we acknowledge the feedback from our members and we are continuing to provide the best service and platform for our members to achieve their goals. It is important to remember that AV Shield is our core competition product which should be offering competition for all levels from grass roots to elite. We understand that it is difficult to please all members however Athletics Victoria’s aim is to improve the AV Shield format as a whole. In 2016/17 we will be focusing on key aspects such as equipment and resources and the operational running of shield events throughout the season.

XCR ReviewThe Athletics Victoria XCR series of cross country and road racing witnessed a 15% growth in numbers participating throughout the 2014 season, 2015 went one better with an increase of 18% with a staggering 8493 total participating athletes.

We have also seen an increase in the average number of participants per event from 796 in 2014 to 849 in 2015, an increase of 6%. If we look at a ten-year cycle and compare participation from 2005 to present we see a

huge increase of 60% in competing athletes across the series.

The steady growth in numbers over the past few years shows Athletics Victoria is providing not only high quality races but the standard and delivery of events has increased greatly not to mention the great work the clubs do in the regions to support the series.

We endeavour to improve year on year and we have highlighted in recent years the need to improve our results and scoring systems. Athletics Victoria’s goal is to implement a new and improved process for the start of 2017 XCR season.

XCR RelaysThe iconic image of all competing clubs lined up on their divisional start line at Jells Park has become synonymous with the opening of the XCR series. 2015 had 1182 competing athletes and 344 team entries across the 23 divisions. This was up by 18% which was a great positive after the slight 6% decrease on the numbers from 2013.

The mid-season relays at Sandown Racecourse always proves a challenge. The harsh winter conditions and high winds that ripped through the venue again proved problematic for most athletes. We still had over 1000 athletes (308 Teams) come out to race on the cold winter’s day. This was an increase on last year however it doesn’t quite reach the numbers we achieved back in 2013 (1057).

Once again the final round of the XCR season was held at Melbourne’s iconic Tan Track at Kings Domain. Last year’s record of 1106 competing individuals was smashed with 1145 athletes’ racing for their club on the day. In recent years we have been blessed with enjoyable Melbourne spring weather and 2015 did not disappoint again with temperatures akin to summer. With 337 team entries it was bound to be a great spectacle and it did not fail. This event was a great way to finish off a successful XCR’15 season.

XCR Schools The schools season started off with a beautiful sunny day at Jells Park where 263 school teams entered to compete. In previous years the weather has been wet and muddy so it was a pleasant change for the athletes

who competed on the day with conditions more alike to trail running. 2015 numbers were down on 2014 by 34 teams which is disappointing.

Albert Park played host for another to welcome all participants to the All Schools Road Relays. 323 teams entered across 46 Victorian schools, which was up on last year. The races again did not disappoint this year with over 1200 athletes again taking to the precinct and enjoying the course. Athletics Victoria would like to thank all those schools who have been involved in making these competitions a success.

XCR IndividualOur first individual event was held amongst the rolling hills of Lardner Park where one of the most challenging courses is set. Series ticket entries were up and the turn out for this event was very high with a 19% increase in on the day participants from last year and interestingly a 54% increase since 2013.

Round three was set to be a big race at Brimbank Park for the heritage round. With 2015 being the last year of staging the heritage round at Brimbank Park, entry numbers were down by almost 13%. Some big names were missing on the day however this did not stop Liam Adams taking the win with a time of 49 minutes and 54 seconds. In the women’s race Courtney Powell claimed the win with a 20.17 performance from Frankston AC athlete Gemma Maini.

Both School and XCR athletes share Round 4 of XCR competing at Bundoora Park in the Victorian Cross Country Championships. This is always a big day for athletes who are vying for a spot on the Victorian team to compete at the Australian Cross Country Championships. Entries were up on par from the previous year with 1267 junior athletes entered into the school event and 949 entered into the XCR round which was an increase of 87 competing athletes. Bundoora is always a tough day of racing and it is great to see the support athletes get from both club and schools throughout the day. The variation in the course from 2013 has made it a quicker and more efficient racing experience for those competing.

The midseason rounds of XCR six, seven and eight came around in July, August in September with athletes competing at Albert Park, Lake Wendouree and Burnley

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for the last of the individual rounds of the series. This was the third year of the Albert Park 10km and entries increased by almost 11% and this was again listed as one of the fastest 10km races in Australia. This Albert Park 10k is fast becoming one of athlete’s favourites with the fast paced road race finishing with a lap of the track inside Lakeside Stadium. Lake Wendouree Round 3 in 2015 reached its highest ever competing number statistics with 832 competing athletes. The closest this round has come was in 2013 where 742 athletes attended.

The last round of the individual race season was the Burnley Half Marathon. Yet again we were blessed with beautiful weather on Father’s Day. 516 participants experienced the glorious Melbourne morning sunshine. In the Open Men’s race, Mitch Brown of Athletics Essendon won the race with a time of 1:04.55. The women’s race was a close one with only nine seconds the difference however it was Virginia Moloney of Collingwood Harriers who took out the win from Karinna Fyfe of Glenhuntly AC.

Congratulations to all the individuals and teams who participated over the season. Some special congratulations must go to individual male winner Nicholas Wightman from Geelong Region and individual female winner Gemma Maini from Frankston Athletics Club for their excellent performances over the season which ultimately crowned them Male and Female Champions of 2015.

On the whole the statistics for XCR are extremely encouraging. The XCR’15 season was very successful with the individual races being well supported by our clubs and also recreational runners throughout the year.

The steady growth in numbers over the past few years shows Athletics Victoria is providing not only high quality competition but continued investment in equipment and resources have raised the standard and delivery of the competition events. The hard work and effort that goes in to organising team entries and individuals by the club administrators should not go unnoticed. Without the efforts of these people we would not see the high standard of competition we have witnessed over the course of the season.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe Competitions Team would like to personally thank our members including athletes, coaches, club helpers, officials, volunteers and all our stakeholders involved in supporting Athletics Victoria.

Notable mentions must go to the committees and its members that support the operations of Athletics Victoria.

I would also like to extend my thank you to Rhonda Jenkins (Championship Administration) Khan Sharp (Competition) Gary McBroom (Technical), Paul Jenes (Statistician), Ian Rickard (AV Shield Statistics) and Dr John Coleman (Officials Committee) who play an influential role across our sport.

The services and support these individuals and all involved in the sport provide are integral to developing and building the sport we know and love.

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National XC 2015 – Moonee Valley Race Course, Melbourne The National Cross Country Championships returned to Melbourne, with Moonee Valley Race Course offering a mixture of undulating muddy loops for athletes to traverse. Athletics Victoria fielded a full team for the event, performing strongly in both Senior and Junior team events.

Individual highlights included Liam Adams (Essendon), and Nick Wightman (Geelong) completing an impressive Open 1-2, winning the team scoring competition by 1 point, assisted by 5 finishers inside the top 10. Courtney Powell (Box Hill) dominated the Women’s field, claiming Gold whilst defeating highly credentialed Jessica Trengrove (SA), leading the Victorian Women to victory in the Open Women’s team scoring. With junior competition fierce, Victoria performed admirably, claiming 6 Junior Team medals.

Oceania & Australian Race Walking Championships – Melbourne and AdelaideThe 2016 20km Australia & Oceania Race Walking Championship took place in Adelaide, acting as the selection trial for the Rio Olympics and the World Team Race Walking Championships. Victorian’s claimed 5 medals, with Rachel Tallent and Rhydian Cowley solidifying their claims for eventual selection through 1st and 2nd placings respectively, as Juniors Adam Garganis, Kyle Swan and Tayla-Paige Billington secured selection for the 2016 IAAF Team Race Walking Championships (Rome).

Australian Road Running Championships – Melbourne & SydneyThe Australian Marathon Championships took place in Sydney, with Victorian Robert Pope claiming the National Title, as Victoria went on to place 3rd in the Team event.

The Australian Half-Marathon Championships were located in Melbourne, with local athlete Lisa Weightman defeating fellow Olympian Eloise Wellings (NSW) in an exciting contest, as the Victorian Women’s team won in convincing fashion, finishing 1st, 5th and 6th. Sydney hosted another major Road Running Championship, as the individual 10km title was won by Liam Adams (Essendon) in 29:22, holding off talented triathlete Jake Birtwhistle (Tasmania) in a sprint finish (29:23), as Stewart McSweyn (Eureka) experienced a breakout run for 3rd (29:42).

National Schools Knockout Final (Melbourne)Victoria was well represented, with 14 schools qualifying for the points based team competition, the National Schools Knockout Final, held in Melbourne. The Women’s competition saw Sacred Heart Geelong take Silver (Women, Intermediate), and Wesley secured a Bronze (Women, Junior). The Men’s Junior competition was a competitive highlight, as Brighton Grammar took Gold, winning by 6 points, as Wesley missed out on Bronze by the slimmest of margins, finishing 2 points behind St Laurence College, 190 points to 188 points.

National All Schools Track & Field Championships: Melbourne 2015Australia’s premier Junior Track & Field development meet was hosted by Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria. Victorians experienced a different competitive environment to the usual All Schools experience, with a home state competition allowing athletes to prepare for the competition from the comfort of home. Victoria performed strongly, finishing 3rd behind New South Wales (135) and Queensland (113), with 92 medals in total. The competition provided a unique opportunity for athletes to compete against the best twelve to seventeen year olds in the country in their own backyard, with the Victorian team claiming 34 Gold, 31 Silver and 27 Bronze medals, improving in total

medal tally by 28 in comparison to the previous year’s National All Schools Championships.

Australian Junior Track & Field Championships 2016: PerthThe Australian Junior Track & Field Championships doubled in function this year, acting as the selection trial for the IAAF World Under-20 Championships. 444 Victorian athletes excelled across the meet, finishing 3rd overall on the medal table with 190 medals, 71 Gold, 52 Silver, and 67 Bronze, finishing behind New South Wales (212) and Queensland (197) respectively. Team administration and medical support was superb, with both physiotherapists playing instrumental roles in keeping athletes calm and healthy.

At the conclusion of competition, 17 Victorian’s, 6 Men and 11 Women, were named to the Australian Junior team set to compete in Poland in July, taking on the world’s best in Bydgoszcz.

With Victorian’s selected in the Australian Under-20 team in 12 different events, the performance of these formidable Under-20 athletes act as a testament to the tireless work of personal coaches across the state, indicative of the depth in Victorian coaching excellence.

Australian Olympic TrialsThe Australian Track & Field Championships were a point of national interest this year, with Sydney Olympic Park offering Victorian athletes the chance to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics.

National Champions

MEN:Jesse Wyatt Frankston Discus Throw

Nicholas Hum Glenhuntly Para Long Jump

Luke Mathews SKAAC 800m

Ryan Gregson Glenhuntly 1500m

David McNeill Old Xaverians 10,000m

Alwyn Jones Athletics Essendon Triple Jump

Dennis Ramsay Wodonga Javelin Throw

Gary Haasbroek Ringwood U18 Decathlon

Matthew Sheppard Athletics Essendon Shot put

Russell Short Glenhuntly Shot Put Ambulant

WOMEN:Dayna Crees Casey Cardinia Para Long Jump

Kirstie Newcombe Chilwell Athletics Para 800m & 1500m

Morgan Mitchell Western Athletics 400m

Genevieve LaCaze Glenhuntly 5000m

Eleanor Patterson South Coast High Jump

Brooke Stratton Nunawading Long Jump

Meggan O’Riley Athletics Essendon Triple Jump

Brydee Moore Nunawading Shot Put

Isis Holt Old Xaverians 100m & 200m Ambulant

VICTORIANS SELECTED FOR RIO:Damien Birkinhead Shot Put

Melissa Duncan 1500m

Luke Mathews 800m

Kathryn Mitchell Javelin

Morgan Mitchell 400m

Eleanor Patterson High Jump

Brooke Stratton Long Jump

Brett Robinson 5000m

Genevieve LaCaze 3000m Steeplechase

TTPThe Victorian Target Talent Program (TTP) is a nationally aligned talent identification and development program. Funded directly by the Australian Institute of Sport’s “Winning Edge Program”, the Victorian TTP acts as a state-based talent squad, providing a link between state and national talent squads, such as the Athletics Australia Under-17 Development Squad, and Under-19 Talent Squad.

2016 has seen a change in the delivery of the TTP concept, with the program now aligned with Athletics Australia’s strategic development structure. This year has seen a renewed focus on utilisation of State Event Coaches, with a greater number of event-specific squad days planned for 2016.

The Target Talent Program continues to highlight the phenomenal talent developing across the state, with TTP athletes securing four Youth Commonwealth Games medals, two IAAF World Youth Championship medals, whilst 17 TTP participants were named to the Australian 2016 IAAF Under-20 Championship team.

MEN EVENT STATE COUNTRY RECORD LOCATION DATE

Damien Birkinhead Shot Put Open 20.40 mts Netherlands 13/06/2015

Damien Birkinhead Shot Put Open 20.69 mts Lakeside 27/02/2016

Oliver Courtnay Hammer (3kg) U14 U14 50.94 mts Lakeside 8/11/2015



Oliver Courtnay Shot Put (3kg) U14 U14 18.02 mts Lakeside 7/11/2015

Christian Davis 400 mts U17 48.55 Geelong 23/01/2016

Christian Davis 800 mts U17 1.51.01 Lakeside 6/12/2015

Nicholas Fidler 2000m Steeplechase U15 U15 6.13.20 Perth 10/03/2016

Parker Lawrence 400 mts U16 49.07 Lakeside 13/02/2016

Aaron Leferink 100m Hurdles U15 & U16 13.04 Lakeside 5/12/2015

Nikola Mandic 3000m Walk U13 14.47.48 Lakeside 8/11/2015

Melvin Monleh 100 mts U14 =11.38 Lakeside 5/11/2015

Melvin Monleh 100 mts U14 11.29 Lakeside 6/12/2015

Melvin Monleh 200 mts U14 22.69 Lakeside 5/12/2015

Harvey Murrant 400m Hurdles U17 53.79 Lakeside 13/02/2016

Angus Norman 2000m Steeplechase U16 6.05.36 Lakeside 6/12/2015

Harry Sharp 3000 mts U14 9.18.24 Perth 8/03/2016

Benjamin Voogd Hammer (3kg) U14 56.40 mts Lakeside 5/12/2015

Benjamin Voogd Hammer (3kg) U14 57.23 mts Nunawading 9/01/2016



Ned Weatherly Hammer (5kg) U18 79.34 mts Lakeside 8/11/2015

Ned Weatherly Hammer (5kg) U18 80.32 mts Lakeside 5/12/2015

Ned Weatherly Hammer (6kg) U19 & U20 71.68 mts Perth 12/03/2016

Ned Weatherly Hammer (7.26kg) U19 62.93 mts Lakeside 27/02/2016

Ned Weatherly Hammer (7.26kg) U19 62.99 mts Lakeside 27/02/2016

Ned Weatherly Hammer (7.26kg) U19 63.80 mts Sydney 1/04/2016

Ned Weatherly Hammer (7.26kg) U19 64.34 mts Sydney 1/04/2016

Tayleb Willis 90m Hurdles U13 13.20 Perth 11/03/2016

Athletics Essendon 4x100m Relay U18 & U19 42.20 Lakeside 28/11/2015

Vic State Team 4x100m Relay U14 45.25 Lakeside 5/12/2015

WOMEN EVENT STATE COUNTRY RECORD LOCATION DATE

Chloe Beovich Hammer (3kg) U15 45.00 mts Lakeside 8/11/2015

Chloe Beovich Hammer (3kg) U15 45.07 mts Lakeside 8/11/2015

Aliyah Canepa Hammer (3kg) U14 41.48 mts Lakeside 5/12/2015



Zoe Cunningham Hammer (3kg) U14 39.59 mts Lakeside 8/11/2015

Zoe Cunningham Hammer (3kg) U14 40.28 mts Lakeside 8/11/2015

BROKEN IN 2015-16

WOMEN EVENT STATE COUNTRY RECORD LOCATION DATE

Kiahna Evans Hammer (3kg) U16 47.27 mts Lakeside 14/02/2016

Olivia Graham Hammer (3kg) U16 44.88 mts Lakeside 8/11/2015

Olivia Graham Hammer (3kg) U16 46.50 mts Lakeside 4/12/2015

Olivia Graham Hammer (3kg) U16 47.30 mts Perth 13/03/2016

Mia Gross 200 mts U15 24.27 Perth 12/03/2016

Olivia Gross Pole Vault U14 2.85 mts Perth 11/03/2016

Abbey Krippl 80m Hurdles U13 13.20 Lakeside 14/02/2016

Amelia Mazza-Downie 5000 mts U17, U18, U19 16.27.80 Lakeside 19/11/2015

Louise Mendes Hammer (3kg) U17 & U18 53.15 mts Lakeside 8/11/2015

Louise Mendes Hammer (3kg) U17 & U18 53.68 mts Geelong 22/01/2016



Louise Mendes Hammer (3kg) U18 55.13 mts Lakeside 14/02/2016



Louise Mendes Hammer (3kg) U18 58.80 mts Perth 13/03/2016

Chelsea Owen-Smith Javelin (500gr) U18 42.96 mts Lakeside 7/11/2015

Chelsea Owen-Smith Javelin (500gr) U16 46.08 mts Lakeside 6/12/2015

Alanna Peart 3000m Walk U15 14.13.78 Perth 9/03/2016

Alanna Peart 3000m Walk U13 15.02.99 Perth 10/03/2016

Stephanie Rarcliffe Hammer (3kg) U15 46.77 mts Lakeside 13/12/2015




Stephanie Rarcliffe Hammer (3kg) U16 & U17 54.69 mts Lakeside 14/02/2016

Danielle Shaw 100m Hudles U17 & U18 13.59 Colombia 16/07/2015

Brooke Stratton Long Jump Open 6.94 mts Canberra 20/02/2016

Brooke Stratton Long Jump Open 7.05 mts Perth 12/03/2016

Leia Varely Shot Put (3kg) 12.54 mts Lakeside 12/02/2016

Leia Varely Shot Put (3kg) U15, U16, U17, U18 13.08 mts Lakeside 12/02/2016

Leia Varely Shot Put (3kg) U15, U16, U17, U18 13.31 mts Lakeside 12/02/2016

Leia Varely Shot Put (3kg) U15, U16, U17, U18 13.74 mts Perth 12/03/2016




Lateisha Willis 100m Hudles U17 & U18 13.49 Perth 11/03/2016

Lateisha Willis 200m Hurdles U16 27.64 Lakeside 6/12/2015



Sandringham 4x100m Relay U16 =48.88 Lakeside 28/11/2015

Vic State Team Swedish Relay U16 2.12.98 Lakeside 6/12/2015

Vic State Team 4x100m Relay U14 48.71 Lakeside 5/12/2015

Vic State Team 4x100m Relay U17 46.59 Perth 11/03/2016

Vic State Team 4x400m Relay U17 3.45.71 Perth 13/03/2016

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TROPHY EVENT WINNER CLUB

AV Trophy Champion Male Winter Winner Nicholas Wightman DKN

George Saunders Trophy Champion Female Winter Athlete Gemma Maini FKN

Lola Downes Trophy Outstanding Female XCR Athlete Courtney Powell BOH

Neil Ryan Award - AV Bronze Medal Men 40+ Champion Brett Coleman GLG

Lavinia Petrie Award - AV Bronze Medal Women 40+ Champion Angela Williams BAR

Chris Wardlaw Award - AV Bronze Medal Men 45+ Champion Craig Semple ESS

Margaret Dunbar Award - AV Bronze Medal Women 45+ Champion Susanne Wilson KNA

Trevor Vincent Award - AV Bronze Medal Men 50+ Champion John Meagher BOH

Colleen Stephens Award - AV Bronze Medal Women 50+ Champion June Petrie BOH

Peter Battrick Award - AV Bronze Medal Men 55+ Champion Mark Purvis APS

Anne Lord Award - AV Bronze Medal Women 55+ Champion Stacey Van Dueren COB

Ian Upton Award - AV Bronze Medal Men 60+ Champion John Williams MAL

Bendigo Building Society Trophy Men U14 Champion Brandon Muscat WES

Frank Chapman Trophy Women U14 Champion Ruby Dixon YRA

Joe Carmody Men U16 Champion James Laven YRA

Joyce Davis Trophy Women U16 Champion Heidi Demeo GLG

George Thomas Trophy Men U18 Champion Luke Burns FKN

Joan Beretta Trophy Women U18 Champion Amelia Mazza-Downie ESS

Stewart Fraser Trophy Women U20 Champion Georgia Griffth MUA

Athletics Victoria Trophy Men U20 Champion Ben Kelly GHY

SC Reeve Perpetual Trophy Male 8km Cross Country Champion Nicholas Wightman DKN

Mark Shilston Trophy Male 12km Cross Country Champion Nicholas Wightman DKN

Eddie Moore Trophy Male 16km Cross Country Champion Liam Adams ESS

JC Draper Memorial Trophy Male 10km Road Champion Mitchel Brown ESS

Jack Biggins Trophy Male 15km Road Champion Nicholas Wightman DKN

Athletics Victoria Trophy Female 15km Road Champion Sinead Diver SME

Marion Patterson Trophy Female Marathon Champion Virginia Moloney COL

Lillian Neville Trophy Women Open Team Champions Glenhuntly

Les Perry Perpetual Trophy Women Road Relay Champions Glenhuntly

Les Perry Perpetual Trophy Mens Road Relay Champions Geelong Region

Phyllis Andersson Trophy Women U16 Road Relay Team Athletics Essendon

Robbie Morgan-Morris Shield Coed School - Cross Country Haileybury College

Joan Beretta Shield Female School - Cross Country Ruyton Girls School

Geoff Walker Trophy Male School - Cross Country Marcellin College

LaTrobe University Trophy Under 18 Boys Team Marcellin College

LaTrobe University Trophy Under 18 Girls Team Caulfield Grammar

The VIS program operates in partnership with Athletics Australia (AA) and Athletics Victoria (AV) to support Victorian based athletes to become world’s best and to compete on the international stage at benchmark events including the Olympics, Paralympics and Commonwealth Games, IAAF and IPC World Championships.

The VIS provider performance services support in areas such as sport medicine, sport science, performance psychology, strength and conditioning and personal excellence to athletes selected to the Athletics Australia NASS program each year.

The VIS Athletics Program Manager works closely with the network coaches, athletes and each athlete’s appointed Athlete Performance Advisor (AA HP staff member) to provide access to training facilities and support services with an aim to provide a world class daily training environment for each athlete in their pursuit of international success.

ATHLETES

For the Scholarship Period 1st October 2014 – 30th September 2015Joel Baden, Damien Birkinhead, Zoe Buckman, Luke Cann, Richard Colman, Rhydian Cowley, Melissa Duncan, Chris Erickson, Ryan Gregson, Georgia Griffiths, Kelly Hetherington, Todd Hodgetts, Madeleine Hogan, Nicholas Hum, Genevieve LaCaze, Kaila KcKnight, Kathryn Mitchell, Morgan Mitchell, Zac Patterson, Courtney Powell, Jeffrey Riseley, Brett Robinson, Alex Rowe, Russell Short, Brooke Stratton, Lisa Weightman.

26 Athletes

For the Scholarship Period 1st October 2015 – 30th September 2016Joel Baden, Damien Birkinhead, Zoe Buckman, Richard Colman, Rhydian Cowley, Jaryd Clifford, Melissa Duncan, Chris Erickson, Ryan Gregson, Georgia Griffiths, Todd Hodgetts, Isis Holt, Madeleine Hogan, Nicholas Hum, Genevieve LaCaze, Regan Lamble, Sam McIntosh, Kathryn Mitchell, Morgan Mitchell, Brydee Moore, Zac Patterson, Courtney Powell, Jeffrey Riseley, Brett Robinson, Alex Rowe, Russell Short, Brooke Stratton, Lisa Weightman, Jessee Wyatt.

29 Athletes

NETWORK COACHES

For the Scholarship Period 1st October 2014 – 30th September 2015Nic Bideau, Max Binnington, Sandro Bisetto, Peter Burke, Mandi Cole, John Eden, Stephen Ellinghaus, Uwe Hohn, Richard Huggins, Scott Martin, Craig Mottram, Gus Puopolo, Justin Rinaldi, Andrew Russell, Iain Simmons, Dave Smith, Russell Stratton, Dick Telford, Brent Vallance.

For the Scholarship Period 1st October 2015 – 30th September 2016Simon Baker, Nic Bideau, Max Binnington, Sandro Bisetto, Mandi Cole, John Eden, Stephen Ellinghaus, Peter Fitzgerald, Uwe Hohn, Scott Martin, Jim Moore, Fred Periac, Gus Puopolo, Justin Rinaldi, Andrew Russell, Russell Stratton, Dick Telford, Brent Vallance, Nick Wall.

DEREK BOOTHROYD

PROGRAM MANAGERDerek Boothroyd

ATHLETE SERVICE PROVIDERS

Marina Mateos Athlete Career and Education

Kylie Andrew Dietetics

Matthew Thompson Performance Administration

Cory Prout Physiotherapy

Dr Adam Castricum Sport Medicine

Dr Greg Hickey Sport Medicine

Mark Spargo Sport Psychology

Elaine Tor Sport Science (Biomechanics)

Cath Pruscino Sport Science (Physiology)

Cory Innes Strength and Conditioning

Nathan Heaney Strength and Conditioning

Ben Willey Strength and Conditioning

TRAINING VENUESLakeside Stadium

VIS High Performance Facility, Albert Park

Various athletics centres across Victoria

SPONSORS2XU Performance Apparel

PARTNERSAthletics Australia

Athletics Victoria

Coaching is both an art and a skill: it’s the art of recognising what supports athletes and participants to enthusiastically engage in physical activity, and the skill of designing and applying programs that will best support the development of physical competence. Considering this, in many ways for coaches, coaching is their ‘event’ that they train for in order be the best that they can be.

This year there has been a wide variety of formal and informal opportunities for coaches to develop their skills, through professional development sessions and accredited courses. In addition, many coaches spend time reading articles, spending time with mentors and engaging in coaching conversations to refine and expand their knowledge.

An excellent opportunity also arose this year with the introduction of the IAAF Kids’ Athletics program for Sporting Schools. This has given coaches the opportunity to expand their skills in coaching in Primary Schools. The Sporting Schools Program is a Government funded program aimed at getting more kids actively engaged in sport.

The IAAF Kids’ Athletics program is curriculum aligned and is designed to deliver the fundamental movement patterns of run, jump and throw in a fun and engaging activity based program. In its first year in Victoria, 62 endorsed and upskilled coaches have delivered in 151 schools to 9,630 students. This is excellent for the sport, with athletics constantly being in the top 3 sports being conducted in the Sporting Schools Program. It has also given coaches an excellent employment opportunity within the school system.

The core education opportunities for coaches have come from the accredited courses that have been facilitated by the Athletics Victoria team of dedicated

coach education facilitators, Anula Costa, Nick Bowden, Leana Joyce, Kathleen O’Connell, Tim Crosbie, Brent Vallance, Rod Griffin, John Eden, Lisa Verstraten, Gordon Talbot and Brigid Junot. We thank them for their hard work and for consistently inspiring the course participants to learn and engage in their coaching practice.

COURSES HELD OVER THE 2015 YEARLevel 1 Community Athletics Coach

10 Courses throughout Melbourne and Victoria with 187 coaches taking part

Level 2 Intermediate Club Coach

4 Courses - 2 in Melbourne and 2 Regional with 45 participants in total

Level 2 Advanced

This course is held once per year in Melbourne for each event group. This year 22 coaches went through this level of accreditation

IAAF Level 3 Victoria had 8 coaches go through this 4th level of accreditation in the areas of Sprints Relays Hurdles and Throws

IAAF Kids’ Athletics

4 courses with 151 coaches becoming accredited Kids’ Athletics deliverers

University Partners

ACU, RMIT, Deakin, Federation Uni Ballarat, Latrobe Bendigo and Victoria University – all able to accredit for Level 1

At year end, Victoria had 1,125 accredited and registered coaches. This is an excellent number and it is pleasing to know that it is made up of coaches who focus on the recreational runners, developmental participants and performance athletes. Victoria excels in the area of coaching and we are very proud of the effort coaches make to ensure those who want to get active and be the best they can be are supported so well.

It is important to acknowledge those who have particularly excelled in their coaching practice over the year and for the service that they offer the athletics community. This year at the 2015-16 Athletics Victoria Awards night, Barb Augustine was awarded the Community Coaching award and Gus Puopolo the service to coaching award. Congratulations to both coaches for their extraordinary achievements this year and service to athletics in Victoria.

Over the past year Athletics Victoria have continued to develop strategies in the Recreational Running space that provide a holistic approach to the industry through strong links across all levels of engagement.

Critical to AV’s strategy is growth at grass root level through the development of Recreational Running clubs that are emerging and expanding at a remarkable rate. AV now provides an important service to these clubs as they navigate the bureaucratic maze of club formation – an area AV have been working in with the existing club network for decades.

With the number of affiliated Recreational Runner Clubs now approaching 20 and currently growing at around 10 new clubs per year, the reach Athletics Victoria enjoy is constantly expanding and most importantly leading towards non-traditional areas of membership.

The establishment of the Victorian Running Network in 2015 has seen AV take a national lead in positioning as an Industry peak body. As the role of the VRN becomes more visible, we are becoming the primary consultation point on Recreational Running for bodies such as:

• Local government

• Running groups

• Existing AV clubs

• Coaches

• Event organisers

• Industry publications

• Medical research institutions

• Individual runners looking for opportunities

Services offered to these entities include:• Provision of Recreational Running trends and

statistics

• Advice on relevant strategies to engage Recreational Runners

• Facility development

• Event calendar coordination

• Coach education opportunities

• Promotional exposure to Recreational Runners via the VRN

2015-16 also saw the VRN further develop event offerings aimed at linking Recreational Runners with traditional Athletic club products such as track races. This will expand even further with the introduction of a Trail Racing series later in 2016 which targets both the broader running community and Athletics Victoria members who don’t wish to participate in AV Shield competition.

Whilst Recreational Running continues as a major focus area for our sport, Athletics Victoria acknowledge the need to maintain a strong and vibrant culture amongst the existing club network. As such we look to work with AV clubs to explore opportunities they may find within the Recreational Running community and provide opportunities and pathways for runners who may not have previously considered club membership a viable option.

TIM CROSBIE, RECREATIONAL RUNNING COORDINATOR

ATHLETICS VICTORIA FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2016

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONAs at 31 March 2016

Note 2016 $

2015 $

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and Cash Equivalents 4 163,770 400,378

Accounts Receivable 5 128,666 91,377

Inventories 122,085 73,935

Payments in Advance 6 69,846 73,936

Deposits Paid 500 0

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 484,867 639,626

NON CURRENT ASSETS

Property, Plant & Equipment 7 153,660 182,398

Other Non-Current Assets 8 412,550 436,467

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 566,210 618,865

TOTAL ASSETS 1,051,077 1,258,491

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Projects in Progress 11 21,903 4,860

Accounts payable and other Payables 9 201,541 310,233

Provisions 10 91,700 87,900

Current Borrowings 12 80,000 110,000

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 395,144 512,993

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Provisions 10 34,000 28,300

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 34,000 28,300

TOTAL LIABILITIES 429,144 541,293

NET ASSETS 621,933 717,198

EQUITY

Accumulated Reserves 2 (169,383) (74,118)

financial report ATHLETICS VICTORIA FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2016

STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

As at 31 March 2016 Note 2016 $

2015 $

REVENUE

Athlete Registrations 618,492 564,084

Club Affiliation/Claims/Transfers 28,159 28,455

Investment Interest 9,639 16,053

Management/Administration Fees 475 45

Athletics Australia – Development Grant 86,147 73,775

Distribution from Athletic Trust of Victoria 30,000 80,000

Merchandising 83,626 112,690

Sponsorship/Grants/Disbsursements 43,739 49,867

Sundry 25,785 7,553

VAL/Office/function room 80,145 84,174

SUB TOTAL 1,006,207 1,016,696

DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Government Grants 13 42,500 49,950

Vic Health Grant 23,000 144,518

Schools Competitions 8,345 6,300

Officials/Coaches 154,965 149,127

General Development 14,256 5,478

SUB TOTAL 243,066 355,373

COMPETITION ACTIVITIES

Winter Events 173,713 151,435

Summer Events 23,388 20,141

Championships 135,205 131,053

Schools Events 111,310 103,639

State Teams 83,637 183,446

Special Meets 72,356 21,642

SUB TOTAL 599,609 611,356

TOTAL REVENUE 1,848,882 1,983,425

TOTAL COST OF SALES 69,747 89,344

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 1,874,400 1,968,199

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE ENTITY (95,265) (74,118)


STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

As at 31 March 2016 Note 2016 $

2015 $

EXPENDITUREADMINISTRATIONAffiliation Expenses 815 554Audit fees 5,750 6,250Awards & Gifts 3,611 473Bank/Government/IMG charges 28,033 26,001Board expenses 577 3,709Committee Expenses 2,118 804Computer Expenses 11,303 7,929Depreciation 76,237 112,809Function Centre/office 868 832Insurances 32,541 33,974Legal Expenses 0 0Maintenance – Equipment & Furniture 6,336 7,900Marketing/Sponsorship 33,742 18,182Meetings 3,777 4,547Office Establishment 0 0Office Rent 72,161 72,095Payroll/Fringe Benefits Tax 17,233 16,047Photocopier and Fax Expenses 7,567 8,703Postage 1,202 2,423Printing & Stationery 8,829 9,919Salaries 795,688 760,669Staff - Consulting 81,603 101,428Staff - Recruitment 3,133 3,750Staff/Office Amenities 3,402 1,911Staff Training 723 3,270Sundry 13,290 9,590Superannuation 75,954 71,397Telephone 6,573 6,805Travel 6,030 7,722TOTAL ADMINISTRATION 1,299,096 1,299,693

DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIESGovernment GrantsVic Health Grant 3,382 24,893Schools Competitions 3,958 4,249Officials/Coaches 108,382 94,914General Development 32,218 51,234SUB TOTAL 147,940 175,290

COMPETITION ACTIVITIESWinter Events 92,039 64,312

Summer Events 83,832 108,364

Championships 80,928 68,798

Schools Events 40,073 43,912

State Teams 61,860 164,486Special Meets 68,632 43,344

427,364 493,216

SUB TOTAL 1,874,400 1,968,199

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the year ended 31 March 2016

Accumulated Reserves

$

Balance at 1st April 2014 791,316

Loss attributable to members (74,118)

Balance at 31st March 2015 717,198

Loss attributable to members (95,265)

Balance at 31st March 2016 621,933

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the year ended 31 March 2016

Note 2016 $

2015 $

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Receipts from customers 1,645,829 1,933,743

Payments to suppliers and employees (1,845,264) (2,013,334)

Interest received 10,327 22,187

NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (189,108) (57,404)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Payment for Property Plant and Equip (47,500) (89,686)

NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITES (47,500) (89,686)

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH HELD (236,608) (147,090)

Add opening cash brought forward 400,378 547,468

CLOSING CASH CARRIED FORWARD 4 163,770 400,378


NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2016

The financial statements cover Athletics Victoria Inc as an individual entity. Athletics Victoria Inc is an association incorporated in Victoria under the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012.

Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesThe financial statements were authorised for issue on 23rd May 2016 by the committee.

Basis of PreparationAthletics Victoria Association (RDR) Inc applies Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements as set out in AASB 1053: Application of Tiers of Australian Accounting Standards and AASB 2010-2: Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from Reduced Disclosure Requirements and other applicable Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements.

The financial statements are general purpose financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards- Reduced Disclosure Requirements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012. The association is a not-for-profit entity for financial reporting purposes under Australian Accounting Standards.

Australian Accounting Standards set out accounting policies that the AASB has concluded would result in financial statements containing relevant and reliable information about transactions, events and conditions. Material accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are presented below and have been consistently applied unless otherwise stated.

The financial statements, except for the cash flow information, have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs, modified, where applicable, by the measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities. The amounts presented in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest dollar.

Accounting Policies(a) Income Tax

The Association is exempt from income tax by virtue of Section 50-45 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

(b) Inventories Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

(c) Property, Plant and Equipment Plant and equipment are measured on the cost basis and are therefore carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. In the event the carrying amount of plant and equipment is greater than its estimated recoverable amount, the carrying amount is written down immediately to its estimated recoverable amount and impairment losses recognised either in profit or loss or as a revaluation decrease if the impairment losses relate to a revalued asset. A formal assessment of recoverable amount is made when impairment indicators are present.

The depreciable amount of all fixed assets, is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the asset’s useful life commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.

The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable assets are: Computer equipment 33.3% Plant & Equipment 20%

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed and adjusted, if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the carrying amount. These gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss in the period in which they occur.

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities The association measures some of its assets at fair value on a recurring basis.

Fair value is the price the association would receive to sell an asset or would have to pay to transfer a liability in an orderly (ie unforced) transaction between independent, knowledgeable and willing market participants at the measurement date.

As fair value is a market-based measure, the closest equivalent observable market pricing information is used to determine fair value. Adjustments to market values may be made having regard to the characteristics of the specific asset or liability.

To the extent possible, market information is extracted from either the principal market for the asset or liability (ie the market with the greatest volume and level of activity for the asset or liability) or, in the absence of such a market, the most advantageous market available to the entity at reporting date (ie the market that maximises the receipts from the sale of the asset or minimises the payment made to transfer the liability, after taking into account transaction costs and transport costs).

Leases Lease payments for operating leases, where substantially all the risks and benefits remain with the lessor, are

recognised as expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Lease incentives under operating leases are recognised as a liability and amortised on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease term.

(d) Financial Instruments Initial recognition and measurement

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions to the instrument. For financial assets, this is equivalent to the date that the association commits itself to either purchase or sell the asset (ie trade date accounting is adopted).

Financial instruments are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs, except where the instrument is classified “at fair value through profit or loss” in which transaction costs are recognised immediately as expenses in profit or loss.

Classification and subsequent measurement Financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, amortised cost using the effective interest method, or cost.

Amortised cost is calculated as the amount at which the financial asset or financial liability is measured at initial recognition less principal repayments and any reduction for impairment, and adjusted for any cumulative amortisation of the difference between that initial amount and the maturity amount calculated using the effective interest method.

The effective interest method is used to allocate interest income or interest expense over the relevant period and is equivalent to the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts (including fees, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the financial instrument to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or financial liability.


(i) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Financial assets are classified at “fair value through profit or loss” when they are held for trading for the

purpose of short term profit taking, derivatives not held for hedging purposes, or when they are designated as such to avoid an accounting mismatch or to enable performance evaluation where a group of financial assets is managed by key management personnel on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy. Such assets are subsequently measured at fair value with changes in carrying amount being included in profit or loss.

(ii) Loans and receivables Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not

quoted in an active market and are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Gains or losses are recognised in profit or loss through the amortisation process and when the financial asset is derecognised.

(iii) Financial Liabilities Non-derivative financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Gains or losses are

recognised in profit or loss through the amortisation process and when the financial liability is derecognised.

ImpairmentAt the end of each reporting period, the association assesses whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset has been impaired. A financial asset (or group of financial assets) is deemed to be impaired if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events (a “loss event”) having occurred, which has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset(s).

In the case of financial assets carried at amortised cost, loss events may include: indications that the debtors or a group of debtors are experiencing significant financial difficulty, default or delinquency in interest or principal payments; indications that they will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation; and changes in arrears or economic conditions that correlate with defaults.

DerecognitionFinancial assets are derecognised when the contractual right to receipt of cash flows expires or the asset is transferred to another party whereby the entity no longer has any significant continuing involvement in the risks and benefits associated with the asset. Financial liabilities are derecognised when the related obligations are discharged or cancelled, or have expired. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability extinguished or transferred to another party and the fair value of consideration paid, including the transfer of non-cash assets or liabilities assumed, is recognised in profit or loss.

Impairment of AssetsAt the end of each reporting period, the association assesses whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired. If such an indication exists, an impairment test is carried out on the asset by comparing the recoverable amount of the asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs of disposal and value in use, to the asset’s carrying amount. Any excess of the asset’s carrying amount over its recoverable amount is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the asset is carried at a revalued amount in accordance with another Standard (eg in accordance with the revaluation model in AASB 116). Any impairment loss of a revalued asset is treated as a revaluation decrease in accordance with that other Standard.

Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the association estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. . Where the future economic benefits of the asset are not primarily dependent upon the asset’s ability to generate net cash inflows and when the entity would, if deprived of the asset, replace its remaining future economic benefits, value in use is determined as the depreciated replacement cost of an asset.

(e) Employee Benefits Employee Provisions

Short-term employee benefits Provision is made for the association’s obligation for short-term employee benefits. Short-term employee

benefits are benefits (other than termination benefits) that are expected to be settled wholly before 12 months after the end of the annual reporting period in which the employees render the related service, including wages, salaries and sick leave. Short-term employee benefits are measured at the (undiscounted) amounts expected to be paid when the obligation is settled.

The association’s obligations for short-term employee benefits such as wages, salaries and sick leave are recognised as a part of provisions in the statement of financial position.

Other long-term employee benefits

Other long-term employee benefits are measured at the present value of the expected future payments to be made to employees. Expected future payments incorporate anticipated future wage and salary levels, durations of service and employee departures, and are discounted at rates determined by reference to market yields at the end of the reporting period on government bonds that have maturity dates that approximate the terms of the obligations.

The association’s obligations for long-term employee benefits are presented as non-current provisions in its statement of financial position, except where the association does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least 12 months after the reporting date, in which case the obligations are presented as current provisions.

(f ) Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at-call with banks, other short-term highly liquid

investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts.

(g) Accounts Receivable and Other Debtors Accounts receivable and other debtors include amounts due from members as well as amounts receivable from customers for goods sold in the ordinary course of business. Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the reporting period are classified as current assets. All other receivables are classified as non-current assets.

Accounts receivable are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment. Refer to Note 1(d) for further discussion on the determination of impairment losses.

(h) Revenue and Other Income Non-reciprocal grant revenue is recognised in profit or loss when the association obtains control of the grant, it

is probable that the economic benefits gained from the grant will flow to the association and the amount of the grant can be measured reliably.

If conditions are attached to the grant which must be satisfied before it is eligible to receive the contribution, the recognition of the grant as revenue will be deferred until those conditions are satisfied.

When grant revenue is received whereby the association incurs an obligation to deliver economic value directly back to the contributor, this is considered a reciprocal transaction and the grant revenue is recognised in the statement of financial position as a liability until the service has been delivered to the contributor, otherwise the grant is recognised as income on receipt.


Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest method, which for floating rate financial assets is the rate inherent in the instrument. Dividend revenue is recognised when the right to receive a dividend has been established.

Revenue from the rendering of a service is recognised upon the delivery of the service to the customers.

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax.

(i) Goods and Services Tax Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST. Receivables and Payables in the Balance Sheet are shown inclusive of GST.

Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included with other receivables or payables in the statement of financial position.

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing or financing activities which are recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO are presented as operating cash flows included in receipts from customers or payments to suppliers.

(j) Comparative Figures When required by Accounting Standards, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation for the current financial year.

(k) Accounts Payable and Other Payables Accounts payable and other payables represent the liabilities outstanding at the end of the reporting period for goods and services received by the association during the reporting period that remain unpaid. The balance is recognised as a current liability with the amounts normally paid within 30 days of recognition of the liability.

(l) Provisions Provisions are recognised when the association has a legal or constructive obligation, as a result of past events, for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that outflow can be reliably measured. Provisions recognised represent the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation at the end of the reporting period.

(m) New Accounting Standards for Application in Future Periods The AASB has issued a number of new and amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations that have mandatory application dates for future reporting periods, some of which are relevant to the association. The association has decided not to early adopt any of the new and amended pronouncements. The new and amended pronouncements are not expected to have any material impact on the financials.

Key Judgements

Employee benefits

For the purpose of measurement, AASB 119: Employee Benefits (September 2011) defines obligations for short-term employee benefits as obligations expected to be settled wholly before 12 months after the end of the annual reporting period in which the employees render the related services. As the association expects that all of its employees would use all of their annual leave entitlements earned during a reporting period before 12 months after the end of the reporting period, the association believes that obligations for annual leave entitlements satisfy the definition of short-term employee benefits and, therefore, can be measured at the (undiscounted) amounts expected to be paid to employees when the obligations are settled.

Note 2: Membership Funds

2016 $

2015 $

Accumulated Surplus as at 1 April 2015 717,198 791,316

Surplus/(Deficit) for year (95,265) (74,118)

Balance as at 31 March 2015 621,933 717,198

Note 3: Key Management Personnel Compensation

The totals of remuneration paid to key management personnel (KMP) of the association during the year are as follows:

Key management personnel compensation 183,412 175,702

Note 4: Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash on hand 300 300

A.N.Z. Bank 24,136 49,071

Bendigo Bank 97,448 94,644

RABO Direct 41,451 205,607

ANZ OnLine Saver 435 50,756

Balance as at 31 March 2016 163,770 400,378

The effective interest rate on short-term bank deposits was 2.6% (2015 3.3%). These deposits have an average maturity of 30 days.

Cash at the end of the financial year as shown in the statement of cash flows is reconciled to items in the statement of financial position as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents 163,770 400,378

Note 5: Accounts Receivable and Other Debtors

Current

Trade receivable 128,138 90,163

Income Accrued 528 1,214

Total current accounts receivable and other debtors 128,666 91,377

Financial assets classified as loans and receivables

Accounts receivable and other debtors

- total current 18 128,666 91,377


Note 6: Payments in Advance

2016 $

2015 $

CURRENT

Prepayments 2,083 1,383

Advance Purchases 67,763 72,553

69,846 73,936

Note 7: Property, Plant and Equipment

Office Equipment & Furniture at cost 422,075 479,310

Less accumulated depreciation (315,915) (296,912)

Capital Works in Progress 47,500 0

Total Property, Plant & Equipment at 31 March 2016 153,660 182,398

Information Technology

$

Office Equipment

$

Total $

Balance 1/4/15 172,722 306,588 479,310

Additions 0 0 0

Disposals (55,371) (1,864) (57,235)

Accum Depreciation Expense (89,371) (226,544) (315,915)

Capital Works in Progress 47,500 0 47,500

Carrying amount 31/3/15 75,480 78,180 153,660

Note 8: Other Non Current Assets

2016 $

2015 $

Contribution to Athletics House building 412,550 436,467

Athletics Victoria has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Health and Human Services and Parks Victoria to occupy Athletics House at Albert Park.

Athletics Victoria contributed $500,000 to the costs of building and fit-out of the Athletics Building and in return will receive commercial benefits over the duration of the lease. As at today’s date, no formal contracts have been signed.

Note 9: Accounts Payable and Other Payables

2016 $

2015 $

CURRENT

Unsecured liabilities:

Accounts Payable 142,427 79,496

Advance Deposits 18,615 88,952

Accruals 13,753 50,255

GST Payable 15,246 23,483

Advance Grants 11,500 68,047

201,541 310,233

a Financial liabilities at amortised cost classified as accounts payable and other payables:

Accounts payable and other payables:

– total current 201,541 310,233

– total non-current 0 0

Less grants (state) received in advance 11,500 68,047

Financial liabilities as accounts payable and other payables 18 190,041 242,186

Collateral pledged

No collateral has been pledged for any of the accounts payable and other payable balances.

Note 10: Provisions

CURRENT

Provision for Annual Leave 61,500 60,800

Provision for Long Service Leave 30,200 27,100

NON CURRENT

Provision for Long Service Leave 34,000 28,300

125,700 116,200

Analysis of Employee Provisions – Annual Leave Entitlements

Opening balance at 1 April 2015 60,800 42,400

Additional provisions 58,054 26,000

Amounts used 57,354 7,600Balance at 31 March 2015 61,500 60,800

Provisions include the amount accrued for annual leave entitlements that have vested with the employees. Based on past experience, the association does not expect the full amount of annual leave balance, although classified as current, to be settled within the next 12 months. However, these amounts must be classified as current liabilities since the association does not have an unconditional right to defer the settlement of these amounts in the event employees wish to use their leave entitlement.


Note 11: Projects in Progress

2016 $

2015 $

National Junior Championships 19,843 0

Officials Shield/Schools/Masters 2,060 4,860

Balance unexpended at 31 March 2016 21,903 4,860

Projects in progress represents unexpended funds from projects which are expected to be spent in the future.

Note 12: Borrowings

Current

Athletic Trust of Victoria loan 80,000 110,000

Athletics Victoria Foundation Loan

In September 2012, Athletics Victoria requested a loan of $250,000 from Athletic Trust of Victoria to enable it to make a $500,000 contribution to the Fit-Out of Athletics House (refer Note 8). Subsequent grants of $170,000 from the Athletic Trust of Victoria have been taken up as a reduction of this loan.

Note 13: State Government Grants

Advance Grants at 1 April 2015

Victorians More Active * 6,000 7,500

Regional Coach Education 5,000 0

11,000 7,500

add income:

Victorians More Active* 24,000 37,500

Supporting Athletics in Victoria* 12,500

36,500 37,500

Other Grants:

Zatopek:10 (2015) 2,500

National XC/National All Schools 20,000 0

Relocation Reimbursement 0 12,45022,500 12,450

total 70,000 0 57,450

less expenses 0less Advance Grants – SRV at 31 March 2016 0 11,000

0 11,000

70,000 46,450

The reported Government Grant Revenue $42,500 comprises items marked (*). Remaining income shown within activity areas. The reported surplus of $70,000 is offset by expenses of salaries, administration, program/event running costs, hence the program has made a nil net contribution to the Statement of Financial Performance of the Association.

Note 14: Operating Lease Commitments

2016 $

2015 $

Non-cancellable operating lease contracted for but not recognised in the financial statements

Payable – minimum lease payments:

– not later than 12 months 54,137 53,468

– between 12 months and five years 226,105 217,754

– later than 5 years 740,957 782,317

1,021,199 1,053,539

The property lease commitment is a non-cancellable lease with a 21 year term, with rent payable monthly in advance. Contingent rental provisions within the lease agreement require that the minimum lease payments shall be increased by the lower of the change on the consumer price index or 2.5% per annum.

The lease allows for subletting of all lease areas. Capital Finance Australia Limited holds a charge over the assets of the association for the finance lease on the photocopier.

Note 15: Events After the Report PeriodThe committee is not aware of any significant events since the end of the reporting period.

Note 16: Related Party TransactionsDuring the year ended 31 March 2016, Athletics Victoria Inc entered into a contract with Little Athletics Victoria Incorporated to share the services of the Receptionists and the Officials Training and Accreditation Manager to provide the services of Reception and Officials training and accreditation. 114,537 104,812

Transactions between related parties are on normal commercial terms and under conditions no more favourable than those available to other persons unless otherwise stated.

Note 17: Association DetailsThe registered office of the association is: Athletics Victoria Incorporated Level 1, Athletics House 31, Aughtie Drive Albert Park Vic 3206

The principal place of business is: Athletics Victoria Incorporated Level 1, Athletics House, 31 Aughtie Drive Albert Park Vic 3206

Note 18: Financial Risk MananagementThe associations’ financial instruments consist mainly of deposits with banks, short-term investments, accounts receivable and payable. The carrying amounts for each category of financial instruments, measured in accordance with AASB 139 as detailed in the accounting policies to these financial statements, are as follows:

Financial assetsCash and cash equivalents 4 163,770 400,378Accounts receivable and other debtors 5 128,666 91,377Total financial assets 292,436 491,755

Financial Liabilities

Financial liabilities at amortised cost

– accounts payable and other payables 9 190,041 242,186Total financial liabilities 190,041 242,186


Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 as 94(2)(b) and 100(2)(b)

ANNUAL STATEMENTS GIVE TRUE AND FAIR VIEW OF FINANCIAL POSITION OF INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION

We Heather Ridley and Jamie Strudley, being members of the committee of Athletics Victoria Associaiton (RDR) Inc., certify that: The statements attached to this certificate give a true and fair view of the financial position of Athletics Victoria Association (RDR) Inc. during and at the end of the financial year of the association ending on 31 March 2016. Signed: Signed:

Dated: 31 May, 2016 Dated: 31 May, 2016

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ATHLETICS VICTORIA INC.Report on the Financial ReportWe have audited the accompanying financial report of Athletics Victoria Inc. (the Association) which comprises the statement of financial position as at 31st March 2016, the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, the statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the certification by members of the committee on the annual statements giving a true and fair view of the financial position of the association.

Committee’s Responsibility for the Financial Report The committee of the association is responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements and the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 and for such internal control as the committee determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the 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 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 judgment, 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 association’s preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view 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 committee, 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.

OpinionIn our opinion, the financial report of Athletics Victoria Inc. Association is in accordance with the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012, including:

(i) giving a true and fair view of the Association’s financial position as at 31 March 2016 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and

(ii) complying with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements.

Name of Firm: E. F. McPHAIL AND PARTNERSName of Partner: Wayne C. DurdinAddress: 38 Ellingworth Parade, Box Hill, Victoria, 3128

Signed: Dated this 31st day of May 2016

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ATHLETICS VICTORIA GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT

OVER THE 2015–16 YEAR

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