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2017/2018 BOWLS WA ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS PAGE Office Bearersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Committee & Staff 4 Sponsors 4 Past Presidents 5 Reports President 6 Chief Executive Officer 8 Bowls Management 10 Country 12 Club Development 14 High Performance 16 Fixtures & Events 17 Greens & Infrastructure 18 Umpires 19 Inclusive Practices 20 Regional Bowls Managers 22 Finance 24 Financial Statements 26 Bowls WA Events 46 Country Pennants 52 Metropolitan Pennants 54 Bowls WA Awards 56 Club Membership 60

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BOWLS WA OFFICE BEARERS & SPONSORS Office Bearers 2017 / 18

Patron: Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC Governor of Western Australia Vice Patron: Beryl Brennan President: Kerry Andersen Deputy President: Tim Murray Board Directors: Lisa Featherby (Finance), Ross Warburton (Country), Hendy Cowan, Vince Del Prete (Governance and People Development), Marc Abonnel (Club Development), Deborah Capper, Larry Bandy Auditor: Reliance Auditing Services

General Committees

Bowls Management: Tim Murray (Ch), Kevin Murphy, Brian Burton, John Bridge, Ron Mance, Bev Bradshaw, Anne Lilley, Carol Lee, Merle Burn (part), Valerie Hulbert (part), Ross Warburton, Michael Goble-Garratt, Tony Hockey, Jim Powell Country: Ross Warburton (Ch), Darrel Hudson, Dot Glass, Sandra Trenowden, Norm Skoglund (part), Barrye Thompson (part), Kevin Heberle, Bev Broom, Bob Plater Finance: Lisa Featherby (Ch), Kerry Andersen, Larry Bandy Governance and People Development: Vince Del Prete (Ch), Hendy Cowan Club Development: Mark Abonnel (Ch), Deborah Capper, Ray Povey, Paul Firth Greens & Infrastructure: Jim Powell (Ch), Kevin Lynch, Dicky Dawe, Peter Bekink, Ron Mance, Bill Blakely, Colin Cooke Fixtures and Events: Brian Burton (Ch), Trevor Barron, John Bridge, Derek Boardman, Leigh Salter, Ross Dolton, Leonie Potts, Cathy Taylor, Carol Lee, Helen Hamilton Umpires: Michael Goble-Garratt (Ch), William Cowan, Anne Crabb, Wiggy Harley, Sue Hogg, Eric Williams, Peter Barnett, Vicki Eva, Gavan Ebsworth Over 60’s Selector’s Men: Roger Barns, Brian Burton, Mike Zusman Over 60’s Selector’s Women: Sue Hogg, Helen Stevens, Kaye Blackwell State Selector’s Men: Roger Barns (Ch), Tony Hockey, Michael Zusman, Glyn Vaughan State Selector’s Women: Helen Stevens (Ch), Jaewyn Norton, Therese Hastings State Coaches Men: Tony Hockey, Lindsay Thorn (Assistant) State Coaches Women: Therese Hastings, Elaine McDonald (Assistant) State Coach Under 18’s: Ken Perks

Office Administration

Chief Executive Officer: Ken Pride Operations Manager: Aaron Delaporte Competition & Events Manager: Pieter Harris Office Staff: Clare Sopp (Reception and Administration), Elizabeth Rolt (Accounts and Membership), Denise McMillan (Inclusive Practices Officer & High Performance) Regional Bowls Managers: Clive Adams & Steven Unsworth Official Photographer: Dave Rankin Sunday Times Reporter: Clive Adams

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Bowls WA would like to thank and acknowledge the following sponsors and business partners for their ongoing support:

PAST PRESIDENTS

Bowls WA Unified Past Presidents

G Leeks 2014-16 P Buller 2010-14 F Lilley 2008-10 N Samuel 2006-08 T Barron 2004-06

RWABA - Past Presidents

B Gilbride 2002-04 J Yandle 2000-02 V McIntyre 1998-00 G V Bainbridge 1996-98 J W Morton 1994-96 A F Ayres 1992-94 K T Cadee 1990-92 J J Carter 1988-90 T H Joel 1986-88 R G Wishart 1984-86 P N Stanley 1982-84 C W Hicks 1980-82 N E Fraser MBE 1978-80 A M Eddy AM JP 1976-78 A W Hall 1974-76 H G Charleson 1972-74 J Murray JP 1970-72 E I Paddick JP 1967-70 H E Smith JP 1963-67 A Cruikshank 1961-63 Dr A P Davis 1957-61 J L Rae 1953-57 E C Lawrence 1947-53 W J Sumpton 1945-47 W Christie 1936-45 E B McKenna 1934-36 J Hammill 1931-34 Dr F W Carter 1930-31 G H Olney 1928-30 J Holdcroft 1927-28 W M Nairn 1926-27 J Scaddan C.M.G. 1921-26

RWABA - Past Presidents

L Alexander 1920-21 A L Parsons 1919-20 J Hammill 1918-19 G P Stevens 1917-18 W W Berry 1909-17 E A Evans 1908-09 F L Parkes 1907-08 R P Vincent 1906-07 L Alexander 1904-06 F Good 1903-04 J Stoddart 1902-03 J G Warner 1901-02 C J McHenry-Clarke 1900-01 R A Dixon 1899-00 T B Jackson 1898-99

WALBA Past Presidents

N Samuel 2003-04 F Doran 2001-03 G Susac 1999-01 B Brennan 1996-99 V Lester 1994-96 B Meyers 1993-94 A Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shannassy 1991-93 P Plowman 1989-91 E Reynolds 1987-89 M Slavich 1985-87 D Filmer 1983-85 H Repacholi 1981-83 C Hicks 1979-81 P Needham 1976-79 J Ellett 1973-76 J Shaw 1969-73 S Rogers 1965-69 M Fraser 1961-65 G Hulin 1957-61 I Allen 1952-57 A Neill 1944-52 A M Yates 1935-44

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - PRESIDENT

President’s Report

Kerry Andersen

It gives me great pleasure to present my report for the 2017/18 season.

Strategic Planning The proposed new Pennant Structure for the 17/18 season was defeated at the last July AGM. Much work had been done over an 18 month period by the members of the Fixtures and Events committee. I commend them for their professional attitude in putting aside their disappointment and returning at once to work on preparing for the coming season. Unfortunately, the AGM decision led to the resignation of Board member Brian Lucas, who I would like to thank for his services to the Board. The Mission of the Bowls WA Strategic Plan is to provide Leadership, Support and Guidance to our clubs and to achieve long term sustainability for the sport. For the past twelve months the Board and its committees have been trying to engage with the clubs in many ways. • The “Gotta Love the Bowlo” campaign is the largest investment undertaken by BWA in an effort to welcome the public into the clubs to experience the many opportunities clubs provide. Whilst the benefits are difficult to quantify at this early stage, the fact that the television promotion has been seen by many, in significant time slots, presents the sport for attention. • The Club Resource Guide is now on the website for clubs to utilise. This enables clubs to access information to effectively manage their clubs. • The Top Club Plan has been undertaken by many clubs, including those in country areas. With a Strategic Plan in place, CSRFF funding is more accessible to clubs. • Club Compliance Courses are available to ensure committees are up to date with legal compliance and the obligations of the committee member. • The Presidents’ and Ladies’ Forums continue to be a valuable information sharing exercise with topical issues raised. • The Affiliation Review Committee includes club representatives, both metropolitan and country, and is working to seek a fair, transparent and equitable system of fees for clubs. • The Regional Bowls Managers, Clive Adams and Steve Unsworth are always available for clubs needing assistance and advice. Shenayde Heldt resigned as RBM in August to take a position in the Northern Territory. Thanks to Shenayde for her services to the sport, both as an RBM and as a regular member of the women’s State team.

Partnerships I would like to thank the Dept of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries for their continued support by way of funding and grants to clubs. I thank the generous sponsors who have supported our Association this past year- BCIB, Dyenamic, Henselite, Crown Perth, Seniors Recreation Council and Sheridan’s Badges.

Finance Following the appointment of new auditors, Reliance Auditing Services, the Association was guided into a revised presentation of accounts to comply with new accounting and compliance laws. Finance Director, Lisa Featherby, makes full comment later in this Annual Report. Whilst revenue is becoming harder to maintain, the Finance Committee holds a tight rein on finances to present a balanced budget to its members.

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Country Once again Men’s and Women’s Country Weeks attracted players from regional areas to participate in this annual tournament. Thanks to all the metropolitan clubs who hosted players and contributed to the success of both events. Congratulations to the Country Week Singles winners – Justin Smith from the York BC, and Anne Blechynden from the Bunbury BC. The Inter League and Inter Zone events are important fixtures on the calendar and I had pleasure in attending some of these events. My thanks to Ross Warburton and the Country Committee who work hard to address issues facing our leagues and zones. The decline in membership in some of our country clubs is of major concern with no remedy in sight. I commend those small clubs and leagues who are trying alternative ways to conduct a pennant competition.

High Performance I attended the National Sides Series in Darwin in early May. Although the Men’s and Women’s State sides did not feature high in the final standings, I saw positive improvement in performance which augers well for the future. The National Multi Bowl Disability Championships were held in WA for the first time in May. The athletes were truly inspiring and the standard of bowls was very high. I thank the Kardinya BC for hosting the event, and Denise McMillan who spent many hours organising the Championships. Congratulations to all Club pennant winners and achievers in State events. I would like to congratulate Kristina Krstic who won the World Singles title at the Youth Games in February. Winner of the Connie Hicks Brooch (Bowler of the Year), Beryl Godfrey Award (Player of the Series at the National Sides Championships) and President’s Brooch (State Singles) at the recent Awards night – Kristina has had an outstanding season. Kristina is soon to tour the UK and Scotland with the Australian team. We wish her well on her travels. Warren Holt from the Wagin BC won the Men’s State Singles and backed this up with a win in the Champion of Champion Singles – a wonderful achievement. A WA State Bowling Arm team represented at the National Championships for the first time. Congratulations to the Women’s Over 60s team who won a Silver medal at the Series held in SA in October. The Men’s team finished a creditable fourth. The inaugural State Mixed Pairs competition held at the Stirling Adriatic Club was a resounding success and is confirmation that a shorter, exciting game is a welcome addition to the calendar. It was my pleasure to induct John Gustafson and Therese Hastings into the Hall of Fame at the recent Awards night. I offer my congratulations on this highest honour. Therese has since been appointed by Bowls Australia as an Australian Selector. Bowls Australia is proposing a Festival of Bowls to incorporate all BA events, with the exception of the Australian Open. This will be held over two weeks with a proposal to commence in October 2019. This is an exciting innovation and we eagerly await more details.

Board, Staff and Volunteers Larry Bandy was appointed to the Board as an elected Director in September, and has since been a valuable member of the Finance Committee. Regrettably, Deputy President Tim Murray resigned from the Board in May due to work commitments. I thank Tim for his service to the Board. BWA is indeed fortunate to have a dedicated and efficient staff and I thank Ken Pride and his team for their tireless work in conducting the game of bowls in this State. Thank you to the members of the Board and the various committees for their support and contribution to the game.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - CEO

Chief Executive Officer Report

Ken Pride

The second year of the Affiliation Fee Model has seen 52% of the clubs statewide benefit from increased membership or at least an increase in ACTIVE bowlers as per their Bowls Connect database. The challenge was to have that improvement spread across an even greater numbers of clubs; hence the most significant investment in promoting our sport through our member clubs in the Association’s history.

The focus on club’s The key change within the compilation of the 2017-2022 Bowls WA Strategic Plan was the acknowledged need for a significantly greater investment in our clubs. Governance and Compliance are the two critical tasks that face today’s not for profit sector. In short the Association identified the need for our clubs to improve the way they do business if the sport was to not only grow, but survive. The formation of the Club Development Committee as one of the Board’s compulsory standing committees was specifically designed to address this issue. That committee’s charter is clear; “to provide support and assistance to clubs and their members, in whatever form that may take. The objective of the committee’s activities will be to assist clubs achieve long term sustainability on and off the green.” As a result the committee has worked in a number of areas including the offering of several Club Development Workshops in conjunction with Clubs WA, training in software that allows for an easily formulated strategic plan for clubs – Top Club, published a wide ranging Club Resource Guide for club executive use and provided assistance via the RBM program for necessary updates on Constitutions given changes to the Incorporated Associations Act. Combined with the unprecedented $100,000 investment in promoting the sport and the offerings of clubs through the Gotta Love the Bowlo campaign, the Board has identified the need for the sustainability of clubs as its number one priority for the next strategic period. It is now up to the clubs themselves to take full advantage of those opportunities.

The Affiliation Fee review As agreed at the 2016 AGM, the Board appointed a sub-committee to consider the current Affiliation Fee Model and to recommend any changes to that Model for clubs to consider. That committee was appointed in late 2017, with a combination of small and large metro and country club representatives, chaired by BWA Director of Finance Lisa Featherby. The committee has worked hard on finding a model that is simple to understand, as fair as possible to all and transparent for both club and Bowls WA. At the time of writing a number of clubs had been shown a Model that is based upon allocated pennant rinks, one area that the vast majority of clubs in WA shares. It seems to have found favour with most clubs in attaining the objectives above. This proposed Model will be further refined for the 2018 AGM, with a Special General Meeting held to formally vote on any Constitutional changes required later this year. This will give clubs ample time to understand the Model before a proposed introduction for the 2019/20 financial year.

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High Performance events There are some very interesting discussions taking place at a national level, which may result in a very exciting format for our high performance events. Leaving aside the successful Australian Open, other national events such as the Australian Sides Series, Over 60s Sides Series, Champion of Champions, Australian Championships, Australian Indoors and the Australian Under 18s will be packaged up as a Festival of Bowls over a two week period in early October – most likely 2019, although this is to be confirmed. This will provide BA with a far greater marketable commodity with commercial opportunities both via direct sponsorship and television. The Festival will be offered to State’s and Territories under a bidding format, with a 3-5 year contract awarded to the successful tender. WA is well placed in this regard with a number of four green clubs (a basic infrastructural requirement), although it would no doubt require the support of local and state government to make it a reality here in the West. Stay tuned for more information and the specific tender criteria for this significant change in how our national events are run.

Financial changes The details of this year’s finances are detailed in the Director’s report. It is sufficient to note that the Association has been able to call on Reserves to support the promotional campaign; but changes to Accounting Standards have seen our new Auditor recommend substantive amendments to our accounts. Many deal with non cash items such as Depreciation, with this year being acknowledged as one of transition, to be fully explained at the Annual General Meeting.

Corporate partners We have again enjoyed the support of a number of long term corporate partners over 2017/18. Many thanks to BCiB, Australian bowls most enduring corporate supporter with almost $400,000 pumped into the sport each year. To Crown Perth, Henselite, the Seniors Recreation Council and Sheridan’s Badges our on-going thanks. We welcomed a new and substantial partner in Dyenamic Bowls Uniforms, who took on the role of naming rights supporter of the Perth Suns and provided outstanding service in the provision of staff, board and state representative team uniforms. Already a number of clubs have utilized their WA based factory, saving on time and money whilst receiving a superior local product. Many thank to all our corporate partners. In this regard the sport must also acknowledge the Sport and Recreation Department, who provide direct funding to Bowls WA via various programs, as well as the significant support to improve club infrastructure through the CSRFF program. Bowls as a sport is well supported in this regard and we thank the state government for this critical initiative.

Staff and Board A final thank you to Kerry Andersen as our President and the Board. They have been very supportive of myself and the team in all that we do – and it is much appreciated. Similarly I thank the staff, (including our BA employed RBMs) for the work they do, often well beyond what would be regarded as their employed role. The time they devote to Bowls is quite enormous with many hours outside of the usual 9-5; also to Bowls Australia through CEO Neil Dalrymple and latterly President Darryl Clout. We have a very strong relationship with our national body, who are always willing to listen to those from the West. To all, enjoy the “off season” – next season will no doubt again be a challenge for all.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - BOWLS MANAGEMENT

Bowls Management Committee

Tim Murray

The Bowls Management Committee carries the responsibility of developing new initiatives to our game with the intention of increasing participation and membership.

With this in mind, this committee put forward proposals that were designed to transform the traditional bowls format. At the July 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) these proposals were defeated by a vote from participating clubs. Whilst the Board supported the proposed changes it was also quick to acknowledge and accept the will of the majority in rejecting these changes. All members of the various operational committees give up their time voluntarily and take the responsibility seriously as they work hard to achieve their chosen goals. The Fixtures and Events Committee have a particularly difficult task in developing initiatives that gain universal support. In fact, this is not achievable as there are always contrary views as how to do things better. To the credit of those Committee members they buckled down and worked tirelessly to ensure the 2017/18 pennant season and the accompanying events they organised were conducted seamlessly. In addition, the Committee also organised further events such as the State mixed pairs which proved to be very popular. The Umpires Committee is a well disciplined and invaluable resource to the Association. They are there for the betterment of the game and are subject matter experts on how the Laws of the Game are interpreted. This includes existing laws and laws that may be introduced at any time. The Greens and Infrastructure Committee now has an agreed process for the inspection of greens. This ensures that all clubs are assessed using the same criteria. During the past year the Board at Bowls WA approved expenditure to assist the High Performance Committee in achieving sustained success for Western Australia. This included but was not limited to engaging a professional sports company to assist our State teams (Men and Women) to realise the potential we know we have in this State. Whilst success did not arrive immediately via the past State side series, the High Performance Committee are extremely confident that success is coming. On that point, success should not be judged on simply winning the title but on consistency of performance and personal manner including positive interaction with team mates. The introduction of the Fixed Fee Model has substantially encouraged social and corporate bowlers which is very pleasing. It is through this increase we can work towards transitioning these players into pennant or club championship players. As Chairman I sincerely thank the BMC committee members, for their valuable commitment and support during the year.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - COUNTRY

Country

Ross Warburton

It is with great pleasure that I give my annual report for the 2017-18 season. This year has been exceptional for country bowlers with Warren Holt from Wagin winning the State singles title and Rosenthal Medal for the bowler of the year, brother’s Aaron and Nathan Smith on winning the State Pairs and Gary Keep from Collie winning the Over 60’s state singles.

Inter Zone Round Robins I attended the Men’s IZRR at Dalwallinu and witnessed some very exciting bowls. The South Western Zone were victorious for the second year in a row and the Women’s IZRR fours was also won by the South Western Zone at Jurien Bay. The Eastern Zone was victorious in the Ladies Pairs held at Wickepin. I would like to congratulate all the players in the winning sides for their achievements and thank the clubs who hosted these events.

Country Week Country week for Men and Women continued to be popular this year, with numbers overall being the same as last year. Congratulations to all the winners. Men’s Singles:

Justin Smith from York

Mens Pairs:

Joe Criddle and Jeff Eaton from Geralton

Mens Fours:

Peter Manning, Phil Manning, Michael Rodan and Bruce Manning from Moora.

Womens Singles: Anne Blechynden from Bunbury Womens Pairs:

Sandra Miguel and Ann Cashmore from Beacon

Womens Fours:

Kerry Scott, Karen Gaglia, Chris Dawson and Linda Burgin from Busselton.

The Bowls WA survey that was distributed during country week has given the Bowls Management Committee direction as to what country bowlers would like to happen in the future and I thank the players for taking the time to fill the survey out. 538 or 58% of players completed the survey with the playing surface of Metro Clubs rated 8.2 out of 10 and quality of food rated 8.5 out of 10. 58% would like the Booklet retained and 67% would like no increase in entry fees. 70% voted to keep the IZRR events in the country. I would like to mention my appreciation and thanks to all the Metro clubs and volunteers for their time and effort on the way they managed Country Week.

Annual Awards Night at the Crown This was again a very successful night with over 300 people from all around the state attending. This year the Rosenthal Medal for the Male Bowler of the Year went to country bowler, Warren Holt from Wagin. Other awards were; Vice Patron’s Medal Men’s Country Bowler of the Year:

Warren Holt – Wagin

Penny Needham Women’s Country Bowler of the Year:

Lee Poletti

Bowls WA Small Country Club of the Year:

Beacon Bowling Club

- Geraldton

Bowls WA Country Club of the Year ‘The Jim Murray Award’: Busselton Bowling Club

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Country Coaching Enhancement Scheme The Coaching Enhancement Scheme proved to be popular again this year with good numbers in every Zone. The dates and venues were decided by each zone with September being the most popular time to hold the clinics. This year will follow the same format with Coaches from the metro area helping out if required. Contact your league representative to obtain a nomination form.

Armed Bowlers Congratulations to the 10 country players who were picked in the State Armed Bowlers Team to play in Maitland NSW in September. A special thank you goes to Laurie Blurton from Bunbury who has been the main instigator in getting the team up and running.

Regional Bowls Managers I would like to take this opportunity to thank Clive Adams and Steve Unsworth for the work they are putting in to help country clubs. They are employed by Bowls Australia to draw up strategic plans and to give guidance on running clubs which in future will be required to obtain any DSR money.

Sincere thanks to Ken Pride and his office staff for their continued support and wish all League and Zone representatives all the best for the coming season.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - CLUB DEVELOPMENT

Club Development

Marc Abonnel

What a year in Bowls and behind the scenes the Club development committee has been working hard to provide a structured multi year plan with the purpose to help bowling clubs to be successful by providing support and resources.

What is Club Development? The major areas being: ►Governance: Strategic, Operational, Risk Management Plans and strategies ►Financial viability: Sound and accountable financial management, Cash flow and investment management ►Membership recruitment: management and marketing, retention targets and strategies ►Club environment: Activities and events, Member surveys and Volunteer Management plan ►Infrastructure: maintenance and investment strategies (greens, clubhouse, surrounds, furniture and equipment) ►Promotion and development: Promotional strategies (community bowls, Jack Attack, attractive events) ►Compliance: with Associations Incorporations Act; Liquor Control Act; Club Constitution and By Laws; Industrial relations and workplace practices; OH&S Our target this year was to implement an ongoing programme to support the Bowling clubs of WA that covered programs, resources and tools to become healthy and sustainable clubs.

Winning Drive A new structured Club Development program for which we are seeking DSR funding to implement. The complete package program covers four key areas of support 1. Improving the human resources of clubs • Access to committee and volunteer training programs – Bowls Club Committee Compliance Training and a Bowls Link training course (Database, Website, Competitions etc.) 2. Improving club strategic and operational planning • Access to club planning program Top Club 3. Improved club resources and tools designed for club development • Access to online club resources and tools – Bowls WA Club Resource Guide 4. Club Consultants (Regional Bowls Managers) who deliver face to face support, help and advice • Access to club development consultants – Bowls Australia RBM program

Top Club A business plan for clubs. Created by sport for sport, the Top Club project engages club members in developing club values, vision and identifying appropriate and inappropriate behaviour as part of developing a year-long club plan. The plan assists the President and committee in identifying key tasks to be undertaken. Clubs who undertake the Top Club program receive great benefit for only a few hours of consultation as a Top Club facilitator takes 3-4 club committee members through the program to develop a plan for your club. Ahead of the Top Club session, a survey will seek individual club member input. These results feed into the program so your committee can see what is considered most important by members. All you need to bring along is a shared laptop.

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A year long plan which underpins a club’s values and clearly expresses expected behaviours will contribute to a stronger club. The plan will be emailed to your nominated club representative. Top Club outcome objectives can be assigned to committee members with target dates – the system has the ability to generate automatic emails to remind those responsible of upcoming targets to help keep your club on track to fulfil the set goals. Top Club is an online planning tool that can assist your club to achieve best practice procedures. It’s planning is based on what members nominate to be the club’s purpose, values, vision and appropriate member behaviour both on and off the greens. The outcome is a yearlong club plan with clear strategies and objectives that can assist you with the delegation process and prioritising. This plan can assist your club to spread the workload, enhance club culture and ultimately make life easier for your President and committee.

Club committee compliance BWA and Clubs WA have created a course compliant under the Associations Incorporation Act and Liquor Control Act, The Clubs’ Constitution, Committee Responsibilities, Club Finance, Suspension and Expulsion, Volunteers are all modules of this course. All participants receive a 180+ page committee compliance handbook for continued reference.

Gotta Love the Bowlo The campaign which saw a significant investment by the Bowls WA board into the future of the sport included web, TV, digital and social media aspects as well as local marketing material for clubs. The broad awareness campaign promoted the message that clubs provide a community environment with many aspects including a social environment as well as playing the game. The campaign looked to bring a positive message of bowls as an inclusive sport for all ages. The campaign sought to attract visitors to clubs in the 35-55 age bracket with the TV advertising in particular targeted to coincide with the Commonwealth Games, in order to attract a new generation of members into clubs. The figures from the campaign were indeed outstanding and it is hoped these numbers will eventually translate through the clubs with increased membership both social and competition based. It is important clubs embrace the campaign and welcome any new visitors to their club and encourage them into the sport. Whilst the campaign is being evaluated and new strategies created for the next 12 months Bowls WA will continue to promote the message of Gotta Love the Bowlo into the future for the benefit of clubs and the sport. Thank you to all committee members for your efforts.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - HIGH PERFORMANCE

High Performance

Denise McMillan

2017 was a year for appointing State Coaches and Selectors starting with the Open State Side:

WA Women utilized a new training formula in 2017 starting with a Training Squad of 22 players that reduced in size to 16 players prior to the selection of the final side. The women played strong games in the Northern Territory; however, came fifth this year with four wins and three losses. The WA Men placed sixth in the series with some teeth-grinding close losses in four games and went on to win three games – they ended up in the same position as last year but with much closer game results. Kristina Krstic (Manning) was awarded the Beryl Godfrey Trophy as the best women’s player for WA, while Anthony Williams (Manning) took out the Eddy/ Wishart trophy as the best player of the series for the men’s team – a remarkable achievement to win in his first series. The Senior Selection Panel was busy organising to play in the new venue of Copper Coast, South Australia, at the Wallaroo and Moonta Bowling Clubs. WA did extremely well with the Women’s Side placing second by a slim margin after losing by two shots to Queensland. In addition the rink of Bev Baker, Vicki Spragg, Liz Matthews and Kerry Andersen were the top women’s rink overall with 6 wins plus 110 shots. The Men’s Side placed a respectable Fourth winning four of their seven games. Congratulations to Kerry Andersen (Mosman Park) and Gary Caffell (Osborne Park) who won the WA Player of the Series award for these games and received the Beryl Brennan Award and Barns/McKenzie Award respectively at the 2018 Bowls WA Awards Night. The Senior State Selection Panels for the next two Senior Side Series in 2018 & 2019:

The Under 18 National Championships hosted at Taren Point, NSW saw WA struggle with the boys triples of Patrick Quinlan (Osborne Park), Marcus Simpson (Rockingham) and Cory Day (Carnarvon) edged out of the Bronze medal, the pairs of Kaleb Walding (Dampier) and Jack East (Rossmoyne) placing fifth and the fours sixth, while Kaleb succeeded in a Silver Singles finish against Jono Davis of NSW. For the girls, Georgia Cant (Meadow Springs) finished sixth in singles, and the combined WA/NT girls of Georgia and Kellie Ainsworth (Warnbro) teams finished fifth in both the pairs and triples and sixth in the fours. The Bowls Academy has grown from 16 participants to 20 in 2017-18 with a 50% representation from Country and Metro Clubs in addition to gender. A full list of players and their clubs can be found on the Bowls WA website under Bowls and High Performance.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - FIXTURES & EVENTS

Fixtures & Events

Brian Burton

I would like to thank the Fixtures and Events Committee and staff member Pieter Harris for the significant work undertaken at late notice to commence the 2017-2018 Pennant Season. The Committee had put forward the idea of a fourteen week season with the thought that it may be one way to attract or retain bowlers in our sport. It was not, by any means, the panacea for solving the problem of diminishing numbers but rather a start. To the eight members of the Committee I would like to express my thanks to them all for the wonderful job they have done and for the manner in which they have done it. The Fixtures and Events Committee is, as all bowlers know, made up of volunteers who do their best to provide a structure to the Western Australian bowling community by delivering a Pennant Competition, State Championships, Country Week, Over 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events and Championships, Under 18â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Championships and Various other events. Of course it is not possible to have these events without the help and assistance of the Clubs and their volunteers who are called upon to provide greens and facilities, to them a genuine thank you. The Committee needs the support of bowlers to strengthen its band of volunteers and I would be keen to hear from anyone, who is even the slightest bit interested, and would like to contribute to this great game of ours. The support of the Board, Bowls Management Committee and staff of Bowls WA throughout the Season has been greatly appreciated and it is hoped that this will continue. Any constructive suggestions you may have I urge you to bring them to the attention of the Committee where they will be seriously considered. Wishing all bowlers, regardless of the division they play, an enjoyable and competitive 20182019 Season.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - GREENS & INFRASTRUCTURE

Greens & Infrastructure

Jim Powell

The Bowls WA Greens and Infrastructure Committee Members began preparations for the 2017-2018 bowls season in August by holding a planning meeting at the Manning Bowling Club. Various topics were discussed with the emphasis based on consistency between inspection teams. Metropolitan Green Inspections began on Tuesday 10th October with all metropolitan inspections completed over a three day period ending on Thursday 12th October 2017. A vast majority of greens presented for inspection by clubs were deemed as passed for pennant play with the overall condition of greens considered to be at a better standard than the previous year at the same time. While a couple of clubs struggled to have enough greens ready for the start of the pennant season, all except one club started the season with enough greens due to further inspections taking place between the 13th October and the first pennant game on Tuesday October 24th. A very big thankyou to the hard working volunteers on the Greens and Infrastructure Committee who are on call throughout the season to do individual green inspections at a moments notice. To help the volunteer inspection team become more efficient, a rule was added to the Metropolitan Pennant General Conditions of Play for clubs who required inspection at short notice. Clubs are now required to give 72 hours notice before they want an inspection and the green must be adequately prepared when the inspection team arrives. Clubs were requesting inspections and expecting to get it done the next day. When the inspection teams are volunteers, this was becoming an unfair expectation on a too frequent occasion. On a number of occasions the greens were also not adequately prepared for inspection by the agreed upon inspection time. Therefore within the new rule is the ability of the inspection team to not inspect the green and to invoice the club for wasting their time. Thankfully this has not been used at this point and we certainly hope it is not in the future. During January the inspection teams were back out in force looking at clubs that had either applied for Men’s and Women’s Countryweek or to host the annual Men’s Country v State Squad game. All inspection teams sent in their ranking points and remarks from each club inspected and when they were all collated a comprehensive list was handed to the Fixtures and Events Committee for consideration when venues were allocated. The number of synthetic greens increased again as it has done for a number of years. The Metropolitan area at the start of the 2017-18 season had 65 synthetic greens in Pennant condition with 183 grass greens also in Pennant condition or under renovation. A total of 35 out of 65 metropolitan clubs had at least one synthetic green with 19 of those clubs being totally synthetic. This will increase again with the new Cockburn Bowling Club well underway, as well as a number of other clubs looking to have a new synthetic green in time for the 2018-19 pennant season. The highlight of the year was the inspection of the new Stirling Bowling Club Indoor facility. Congratulations to Stirling for their initiative and while there may have been some teething problems I am sure it will all come together in a short space of time. The new carpet green still requires some stretching which will take place over time to increase the speed and ultimate trueness of the surface. That is not to say it is not already at a good standard but I am sure it will be even better by the start of the 2018-19 season. Lastly some exciting developments recently floated at the Presidents’ Forum are currently underway to give clubs greater responsibility in ensuring greens and facilities are ready for inspection at the start of the season as well as brining the Greens and Infrastructure Committee into the technological age. I would also like to thank all club personnel that we have been in contact with during the season and for helping build a strong relationship with the inspection teams so that the greens are in the best condition for all their members and visitors.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - UMPIRES

Umpires

Michael Garratt

The two groups of courses held annually in the Metro region plus some smaller group courses held, resulted in a total of new & re-accrediting, 125 National Umpires and 19 Measurers across some 60+ clubs. In addition, 5 Members of Metro Clubs attained their World Bowls, International Technical Official’s accreditation. This brings the total officiating list within the Metro Region to 8 ITO’s; 360 National Umpires; 52 Measurers and some 12 Markers plus 43 existing Level 1/2 Umpires accredited until the beginning of the new season and up to December, and some 51 out of accreditation, but still falling within the time that would let them re-accredit rather than do all 3 sessions required of New Umpires. Country Leagues have been even busier this past year, producing some 88 new & re-accrediting officials to bring the total Officiating list across all Country Leagues to: 1 ITO; 354 National Umpires; 62 Measurers and/or Markers & 72 existing Level 1/2 Umpires still accredited until the beginning of the new season and up to December, with a further 47out of accreditation, but still falling within the time that would let them re-accredit rather than do all 3 sessions required of New Umpires. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, while these statistics may appear to be reasonable when viewed simply as total numbers, they are still a little skewed by the fact that some clubs and leagues are more diligent in maintaining their respective essential capabilities, others find it more difficult to do so. Reiterating past years comments, clubs in particular need to ensure they attribute a higher responsibility to their members toward the club’s Officiating obligations, if they are to continue as viable sporting entities. In the Country, this is caused by the tyranny of distance and the fact that some leagues still have not had the opportunity to qualify Officiating Presenter & Assessors (P&A) with 19 P&A’s from 13 of the 21 Leagues. This has required some of those P&A’s to assist adjacent Leagues by conducting courses for them. Those 19 P&A’s are to be commended on their herculean efforts and deserve our gratitude for their achievements. The Metro area has 11 Officiating P&A’s. 15 of all those 30 Officiating P&A’s are fast approaching their re-accreditation time. The roll-out of further P&A’s and of those requiring re-accreditation to ensure we can service all Leagues is totally dependant upon overdue considerations by Bowls WA/BA (as opposed to the Umpires Committee) as to how to qualify a replacement Officiating Train the Trainer to then accredit more Officiating P&A’s. This Committee thanks Yokine, Willetton and Sorrento clubs for the absolutely vital level of support they have provided this past year in allowing the use of their venues for the Metro courses. Bowls WA purchased five Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) meters, at the suggestion of the Umpires Committee, to consider their application instead of simple thermometers in stephenson screens in heat considerations. Their use in Industry and some other sports and, indeed - some military applications in readiness preparation assessment, has provided all the science needed to guide using them in Bowls. These five units were deployed to five clubs North, South, East and in the Hills and the results collated provided us data to compare against the current application of thermometers. While the milder summer produced few abandonments, the WBGT units certainly highlighted their usefulness at arriving at more science based (and easier) decision making by the Umpire as opposed to simple thermometers. Bowls WA introduced the concept to the recent forums (Presidents & Ladies) with a view to progressing to their use in place of the thermometers at all Metro Clubs in future. It is intended to deploy the same 5 units across five further clubs from East to West & the South-East. Proposed clubs are Mosman Park; Osborne Park; Midland Morrison; Armadale & the roofed venue at Byford. These clubs will be contacted to brief them on their use and the required (simple) recording on pennant days this season.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - INCLUSIVE PRACTICES

Inclusive Practices

Denise McMillan

The 2018 State All Ability Championships were played in April at Kardinya with 49 participants in four categories of Bowling Arm, Deaf, Intellectual and Physical. This is a 41% player increase from 2017. It was also the first year that Bowling Arm players participated in their own category as part of the seeking process for selection to the Representative Arm Side. The physical disability players were also seeding to represent WA in the Representative Physical Side to play in the National Multibowl Championships. Our Deaf and Intellectual bowlers participated for the fun of the game and to earn a State Title!

The National Multibowl Championships are run by rotating States, under the auspice of Disability Sports Australia, for players with physical disabilities. This year’s event was held in WA for the first time in its 30+ year history at Kardinya Bowling Club. With 48 participants it was the biggest event in history and apparently the best run ever. The WA team hosted eight players and we came away with a shared Bronze in the Open Triples with South Australia! We congratulate Kardinya on their dedication to this six day event including their awesome volunteers.

Starting in 2011 the first Bowling Arm Interstate Challenge was played between Victoria and New South Wales. This expanded in 2013 with South Australia, in 2016 with Queensland, and in 2017 with WA coming on board - it is expected that in 2018 Tasmania will be involved. The 2017 Challenge was held in Moama VIC in September and the National Title was won (again) by Victoria whom has managed to keep the Title since the Challenge was created in 2011. Laurie Blurton from Bunbury was selected as Representative Side Coordinator to develop the WA Side. Trials took place to select the 15 Player and 2 Reserve Side – congratulations to all selected and for the positive first time experience representing their state – WA will become more powerful with experience.

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WA’s Inaugural Representative Bowling Arm Side Perth & Tattersalls successfully hosted the 2018 Vision Impaired & Blind State Singles in October. In the women’s categories the overall winner was Sharon Ferres, Director Trevor Ferres, who also won the B2 section and the B3 winner was Mavis Ballantyne with Director Bob Ballantyne. In the men’s categories the overall winner was John Ryan, Director Lyn Ryan, who was also the B1 winner – this is the first time a totally blind bowler has ever won the State Singles event. The men’s B2 winner was Barry Green, Director Deb Rhine and the B4 winner was David Goddard with Director Mike Sermon. For those unfamiliar with the term ‘Director’ this is the non-playing partner who acts as the ‘eyes’ of the vision impaired bowler. Their direction can be physical (by touch), verbal (by talk), and mental (creating a picture of the head). The Director tells the player how long the jack is from the front of the mat and describes the opponent’s bowls around the head so that the player can choose the shots they wish to play. Grassroots Social Inclusion Bowling continues to be a sought-after activity with the weekly BowlAbility program at Kardinya Bowling Club now running for 7 years. In the past year there have been more enquiries from people recovering from stroke who were previous Pennant players and the program is seeing an influx of diverse participants.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - REGIONAL BOWLS MANAGER

Steven Unsworth

Clive Adams

Bowls Australia Regional Bowls Managers Report by Clive Adams

Another year has passed, and again we see more challenges for our Clubs. Some are thriving on the back of new ideas, people and concepts, and some are struggling with decreasing populations making attracting people to clubs a significant challenge. Clubs must find their areas of strength and capitalise on them, whilst then also working on areas of improvement. Clubs must show people the reasons to come to their facility and showcase them – after all, if we can’t tell people why they should come to our clubs, how can we expect them to know? The Regional Bowls Manager program continues to be effective, and with 18 RBMs travelling throughout Australia (two in WA), there’s rarely a club issue that hasn’t been faced or discussed before. In WA, Clive Adams (North/East) and WA’s newest RBM Steve Unsworth (South), have collectively paid over 750 visits to clubs, associations, schools and councils over the past 12 months.

Our Award Winners Bowls WA’s Club of the Year award went to Sorrento, a club that leads the way in terms of management, leadership and performance. Sorrento has claimed its first ever place in Premier League bowls this season and we wish them all the very best. Quinns Rocks, BWA Small Club of the Year, is a club that is going places. With a solid Jack Attack program in place, junior programs, a new website and further innovations to come, expect Quinns to build even further on it great performance in 2017/18. Beacon, the Small Country Club of the Year, continues to perform beyond the expectations of a small club. A great culture built in a small town, and a very proud club. Finally, who could forget Busselton, the BWA Country Club of the Year, if not for their speeches alone. Busselton’s acceptance speech was a memorable moment of the night, but anyone who has travelled to Busselton knows high quality greens are in order every visit, and a wonderful Country welcome. Not everyone can win an award of course, but Steve and I can both vouch for the wonderful work that is being done out there in our Clubs. A reward can simply be a thank you for a job well done to all our great Club volunteers, so…thank you!

School Programs This year has seen growth in our school programs, primarily under the Federal Sporting Schools banner. With the RBMs visiting over 225 schools this year, promoting the program, we have seen some great takeup. Primary schools are particularly important as we find we can engage with families through these programs. We have some great young coaches on board that are assisting in delivering programs to schools, and anyone interested in getting involved should simply get in touch. Congratulations to all the clubs that have engaged with schools, and as a result, the general public and promoted our great sport.

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Jack Attack Exploring new and exciting formats of our sport is crucial to the survival of our clubs. The community is demanding different times and opportunities to play bowls, and the clubs that are embracing these ideas are benefitting. Jack Attack still has the chance to grow further within WA, and we encourage clubs to get in touch and find out what it is all about.

Governance Yes, this is the more mundane, boring side of running your club, however clubs that have a good handle on this prove more appealing to new members, as well as retain their current personnel. Planning for the future, either for installing or replacing a synthetic green, upgrading lighting or club facilities etc is a must. Engagement with council early in the process, and on an ongoing basis is of paramount importance. Documenting what you want to do and how you are going to go about it is a sure path to success. Of course, Constitutions are well on the agenda at the moment with Clubs having to review and submit their constitutions to ensure they comply with the new Associations Incorporations Act before the end of June 2019. Experience shows most constitutions meet most of the criteria already, so this does not have to be the arduous task that it may first appear. Simply contact your RBM for advice in this area.

Bowls Australia’s Future of Bowls Forums Recently, Bowls Australia held three forums in WA, focussed on the future of Bowls, current and future participation and the trends in sport as a whole. Halls Head, Manning and Stirling clubs did a great job of hosting these forums, and attendees got to hear from World Champion Karen Murphy, as she detailed her pathways and stories of success. The Australian Sports Commission has produced an informative clip, which we suggest everyone watches as it guides us through the changing face of sport and what we must do engage the general public. A very interesting watch! Participation figures show that 671,316 people engaged in a bowls competition 4 or more times last year. Of these numbers only 169,349 of them were members of clubs – that shows there is a huge market out there for social and barefoot programs. In addition to this, over 700,000 people participated in bowls once or twice, below the four times required to be recognised as a participant. So that’s 1.4 million people that are engaging with our sport throughout the last census year. Huge numbers, and they show clearly that continuing to focus on our dwindling memberships is the wrong path. Clubs that are proactively encouraging more competitions at night times, and on a more social basis are setting themselves up for success.

Don’t Be Scared to Try Something The big message is try things and see if they work. If something doesn’t work, don’t be discouraged, and either refine it or try something else. If you never get something started, then it cannot grow – don’t be afraid to start small and develop – after all, that’s exactly how life works.

Get in Touch Finally, we love what we do. We get to travel around WA meeting great people and do our best to contribute. Please don’t wait for us to contact you – rather, get in touch, invite us to your Club and let’s see what we can achieve together!

Clive Adams Steven Unsworth WA RBM - North/East WA RBM - South E: cadams@bowls.com.au E: sunsworth@bowls.com.au M: 0408 136 831 M: 0418 890 680

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - FINANCE

Finance

Lisa Featherby

It certainly has been an eventful year in regard to the finances of BOWLS WA with a number of factors influencing the outcome and presentation of the accounts. The Association has adopted the new and revised Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board effective 1/5/17 and under the guidance of new auditors Reliance Auditing Services present the accounts for consideration. It can be hard to decipher the accounts and I believe my role here is to point out some significant items and the “big picture” so we all have an understanding of how we fund the Association. There is plenty of misconception out there as to what we do and how much things cost so now is the chance to impart some facts. The Association is funded primarily from Affiliation fees which this year were $716,177. The Department of Sports and Recreation contribute $150,000, with sponsorship at $70,000. We rent out the office space for $19,000 (plus recoup of outgoings) and receive income from the retained cash and investment funds at $37,000. Other income is from competition entry fees $163,000 but this is totally offset by the running of the events (wages and volunteer costs) and the allocation of prize money. Unfortunately for the Association the funds contributed by Government via DSR are significantly under threat; as is the ability to source and then maintain the outside sponsorship. Governments are tightening their belts and even though we meet all the regulatory requirements and go above and beyond there is no guarantee that funds will be maintained. We have significant participation within the sport across a range of demographics that should be attractive to the sponsorship dollar. An inability to communicate directly with all those people and/or to compel them to utilise the products of the sponsors makes it difficult to secure the diminishing sponsorship dollar, although it is an area to focus our endeavours in the future. In regard to the expenses of the Association they are constantly under review and where necessary changes are made. The accounts as presented under the new Audit process have distorted some expense areas and made it difficult to compare directly to the previous year and I will touch on the main areas which have been impacted. Administration costs - general includes a number of cost areas such as the production and postage of Jack Hi, legal and audit fees, depreciation and insurance to name a few. Depreciation on the building is now required to be included in the Profit and Loss (P @ L) accounts $16,725; as well as loss on the disposal of the “Bowls Mobile” $1,761 and some fixtures and inventory write offs ($2,928 AND $2,128). Audit fees for both FY 17 and 18 are included in this period as well as the cost of a building valuation. As a consequence, this group of costs are well above last year. Administration - Office is well below last year but this is a result of the new audit process and the fact $104,106 of provisions on the Balance Sheet have been brought back into account on the P @ L. These are funds set aside from previous surplus outcomes. Expense areas under this section such as Bowls Connect, computer software, rates, electricity and printing etc have all tracked similar to last year with the main difference being these reversals. The Development Program section of the accounts includes the cost of the BPL; Inclusive Practices; our Regional Bowls Manager contribution and the cost of Marketing. The “Gotto Love the Bowlo” campaign; TV advertising and associated program cost $97,627 and were fully funded by Bowls WA. $50,000 had previously been set aside for Marketing (and was a provision on the Balance sheet) and this was brought back into account to offset this expense area; along with another provision of $27,855. Overall a large cash outlay by Bowls WA to directly benefit

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our sport and our members. High Performance costs appear higher than the previous year but the contra income (or reimbursement by the over 60’s state players) needs to be accounted for. Overall sending the State players to Darwin did result in a slightly higher cost. Most other cost areas were similar to previous years. In February 2017 we committed to a budget forecast with a deficit of $2,141; with an understanding we would allocate up to $100,000 for the Marketing campaign paid out of reserves. Overall, we improved the outcome due to lower costs and higher income to achieve a surplus of $10,600. We spent the marketing dollars; made the changes as required by the auditors in regard to depreciation and provisions (increases and transfers) and this is the reason why a surplus of $57,283 is showing in the accounts. Not a true indication of cashflow changes. Another aspect of our accounts is the valuation of Main Street; the premises owned by Bowls WA. This was revalued this year and the valuation declined $724,000 - a function of an increased supply of office space and lack of demand currently. This asset is valued at $1,667,275 after depreciation; with vehicles, furniture and equipment increasing our fixed assets to $1,741,181. To put this in perspective then how can we rationalise the outcome for the year? The cash and Investments of Bowls WA – the funds we use to trade throughout the year and the funds held in reserve to help generate income had a value of $1,216,732 in April 2017; a value of $1,163,737 in April 2018. After additional provision for Annual Leave and Long Service leave (the only remaining provisions on the Balance Sheet) the net cash position of Bowls WA is $944,208; the Total Equity (including all assets) $2,685,389. Even after a significant cash commitment to marketing our sport and our members we have managed to secure a pretty reasonable outcome for Bowls WA. We have adopted all the new standards of accounting and our processes and procedures have been finetuned to ensure the upmost integrity and accountability. In regard to the Affiliation Fee review, meetings have been in progress to develop a transparent and equitable basis on which to charge clubs their annual fees. It is understood that the old capitation model and the current system on which that is based is flawed and there have been both winners and losers from these models over many years. A new system will be proposed in the second half of 2018. We believe members will see that greater transparency and equity is achieved and will approve the new model for adoption in the 19/20 season. There is a continual need to review funding from all sources to Bowls WA over time. Our clubs and the environment in which they operate is continually changing and no one system can be viewed as sustainable long term. We are mindful of a need to evaluate all costs of Bowls WA so any future increases in fees is sustainable for clubs. A common argument from members is that the $204,347 paid to Bowls Australia is of no value and why do we continue to be affiliated. There are so many reasons why this is necessary. For one, the $150,000 of DSR money would not be received otherwise; Community Sporting and Recreation Funds (CSRFF) applied for and received by clubs around the State would also no longer be available to our members; access to shared services; support and development of coaches and umpires; ability of our players to participate in Bowls Australia events – the benefits are significant. The forecast position 18/19 is a small deficit outcome; this will increase with some recent loss of sponsorship and the requirement to increase building depreciation but Bowls Connect costs budgeted will be lower due to the delay in the new system. Our aim is to maintain the liquidity and equity of Bowls WA and to use the reserves wisely only to directly benefit our members and the sport of Bowls in WA.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN BRIEF Interest & Jack Hi Programs Dividends 1% 3% 3%

High Performance 1% Jack Hi Grants/Sponsorship

High Performance 17%

INCOME

Interest & Programs Dividends 3% 3%

Administration 5% Administration 5%

Grants/Sponsorship

17%

Events 13% Affiliation Fees 57%

Events 13%

Affiliation Fees 57%

EXPENDITURE Administration 12%

Administration 12%

Staffing 43% Staffing 43%

Bowls Australia 17% Bowls Australia 17%

Country

Country 2% 2%

Events

Events 8% 8%

Programs Programs 10% 10%

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Jack Jack HiHi 3% 3%

High High Performance Performance 5%5%

BOWLS WA REPORTS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL, 2018 INCOME Administration Interest & Dividends Awards Night Affiliation Fees Registration Fees Coach Education Coaching - Player Development Development Programs Grants / Sponsorship High Performance Umpiring Competitions Stock Sales

NOTE

Total Income EXPENSES Administration – General Administration – Office Administration – Employment Awards Night Affiliation Fees Coach Education Coaching – Player Development Country Board Committees Development Programs Greens High Performance Junior Development Club Development Umpiring Competitions Stock Purchases Total Expenses Surplus/(Deficit) before income tax Income tax expense SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Loss on property revaluation Gain on financial assets

7 4(b)

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

2018 $ 42,669 37,077 11,795 716,177 400 3,659 1,560 24,377 219,136 14,983 11,422 163,004 10,216 ________ 1,256,475 1,256,475

2017 $ 38,904 36,900 19,295 693,382 400 2,273 680 25,318 216,136 9,376 158,380 11,888 ________ 1,212,932

91,447 17,122 518,950 46,277 204,347 3,236 1,419 17,779 16,148 2,302 90,099 3,449 65,379 183 9,248 13,202 91,983 6,622 ________ 1,199,192 ________ 57,283 ________ 57,283

70,318 121,331 473,548 51,521 200,341 1,670 396 18,713 16,549 2,518 86,144 3,730 43,030 2,002 9,472 93,099 8,146 ________ 1,202,528 ________ 10,404 ________ 10,404

( 724,000) 9,667 ________

28,809 ________

( 657,050) ========

39,213 ========

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30TH APRIL, 2018 2018 $

2017 $

3 4 5 6

426,510 737,227 17,182 17,982 6,633 _________ 1,205,534

539,172 677,560 14,267 18,511 18,096 _________ 1,267,606

7(a)

1,741,181 _________ 2,946,715

2,471,692 _________ 3,739,298

70,754 17,288 172,683 601 _________

58,226 9,938 325,624 3,071 _________

TOTAL LIABILITIES

261,326 _________

396,859 _________

NET ASSETS

2,685,389 =========

3,342,439 =========

1,966,976 603,601 14,812 100,000 _________

1,964,693 1,327,601 5,145 45,000 _________

2,685,389 =========

3,342,439 =========

CURRENT ASSETS Cash & cash equivalents Investments Trade & other receivables Inventories Prepayments

NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant & equipment

NOTE

TOTAL ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade & other payables Income in advance Provisions Other

EQUITY Retained Surplus Asset Revaluation Reserve Investment Revaluation Reserve General Reserve TOTAL EQUITY

8 9 10 11

14 14 14

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL, 2018

Asset Investment Retained Revaluation Revaluation Surplus Reserve Reserve $ $ $ Balance at 1 May 2016 Comprehensive income Surplus for the year Other comprehensive income: Investment revaluation Adjustment for the year

Total comprehensive income for the year

Balance at 1 May 2017 Comprehensive income Surplus for the year Other comprehensive income: Asset revaluation adjustment for the year Investment revaluation adjustment for the year

Total comprehensive income for the year

Total $

45,000

3,303,226

1,954,289

1,327,601

10,404

28,809

________

10,404

28,809

39,213

________

_______

________

1,964,693

1,327,601

5,145

45,000

3,342,439

57,283

( 724,000)

( 23,664)

General Reserve $

( 724,000)

9,667

________

9,667

57,283

( 724,000)

( 657,050)

Transfers between reserves

( 55,000) ________ ________

________

55,000 ________

________

Balance at 30 April 2018

1,966,976 ========

14,812 ========

100,000 ========

2,685,389 ========

603,601 ========

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL, 2018 2018 $

NOTE CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Receipts from Clubs Interest Received Grants / Sponsorship Development Programs Receipts Competition Fees Stock Sales Sundry Income Payments to Suppliers & Employees Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities

718,527 35,716 232,099 30,906 163,237 10,140 67,877 (1,295,687) _________ 12 (

37,185) _________

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Fixed Asset Purchase Proceeds from Sale of Fixed Assets Cash Invested in Investments

(

2017 $

695,255 36,900 214,261 29,038 157,018 13,565 69,967 (1,162,708) _________ 53,296 _________

26,386) 909 ( 50,000) _________

2,244) ( 155,745) _________

( 75,477) _________

( 157,989) _________

Net increase/(decrease) in cash & cash equivalents

( 112,662)

( 104,693)

Cash & cash equivalents, beginning of financial year

539,172 _________

643,865 _________

CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF FINANCIAL YEAR 3

426,510 =========

539,172 =========

Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL, 2018 1.ASSOCIATION INFORMATION The financial report of the Royal Western Australian Bowling Association Inc . (‘the Association’) for the financial year ended 30 April 2018 was authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the Board on 2 July 2018. The Royal Western Australian Bowling Association Inc. is an Association that is incorporated and domiciled in Australia. The nature of the operations and principal activities of t he Association are the administration and promotion of the sport of Lawn Bowl s in Western Australia. The principal place of business of the Association is First Floor, 158 Main Street, Osborne Park WA 6017.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Preparation The financial report is a special purpose financial report which has been prepared in accordance with the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 of Western Australia. The Board has determined that the Association is not a reporting entity, because there are n o users of the financial report who are unable to command the preparation of reports to satisfy their information needs. The financial report has been prepared on a historical cost basis , except for available-for-sale financial assets and land and buildi ngs, and is presented in Australian dollars. Statement of Compliance The special purpose financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 2015, the recognition and measurement requirements of the Accounting Standards, and the disclosure requirements of those of the Accounting Standards that apply to non-reporting entities. Specifically, the following accounting standards have been applied: AASB AASB AASB AASB AASB

101 – Presentation of Financial Statements 107 – Statement of Cash Flows 108 – Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors 1048 – Interpretation of Standards 1054 – Australian Additional Disclosures

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations In the current year, the Association has adopted the new and revised Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) that are relevant to its operations and effective for annual reporting years be ginning 1 May 2017. The adoption of these new and revised Standards and Interpretations did not have any effect on the financial position or performance of the Association. Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations relevant to the Association that have rec ently been issued or amended but are not yet effective have not been adopted for the annual reporting year ending 30 April 2018. These Standards and Interpretations are listed in the following table.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL, 2018 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.) New Accounting Standards and Interpretations (Cont.) Reference

Title

Summary

Application date of standard

Application date for Association

AASB 9 and relevant amending standards

Financial Instruments

AASB 9 includes requirements for a simpler approach for classification and measurement of financial assets compared with the requirements of AASB 139.

1 January 2018

1 May 2018

The main changes are described below. (a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Financial assets that are debt instruments will be classified based on: (1) The objective of the entity’s business model for managing the financial assets; (2) The characteristics of the contractual cash flows. Allows an irrevocable election on initial recognition to present gains and losses on investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading in other comprehensive income. Dividends in respect of these investments that are a return on investment can be recognised in profit or loss and there is no impairment or recycling on disposal of the instrument. Financial assets can be designated and measured at fair value through profit or loss at initial recognition if doing so eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would arise from measuring assets or liabilities, or recognising the gains and losses on them, on different bases. Where the fair value option is used for financial liabilities the change in fair value is to be accounted for as follows:  The change attributable to changes in credit risk are presented in other comprehensive income (OCI)  The remaining change is presented in profit or loss.

AASB9 also removes the volatility in profit or loss that was caused by changes in the credit risk of liabilities elected to be measured at fair value. This change in accounting means that gains caused by the deterioration of an entity’s own credit risk on such liabilities are no longer required in profit or loss. The impact of this standard will depend on the Association’s financial assets and liabilities at the time of application.

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Title

Summary

Application date of standard

Application date for Association

AASB 15

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The core principle of AASB 15 is that an entity recognises revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard introduces a 5-step approach to revenue recognition:

1 January 2018

1 May 2018

1 January 2019

1 May 2019

Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with the customer. Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract. Step 3: Determine the transaction price. Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract. Step 5: Recognise revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The Assocation will recognise Affiliation Fee revenue over the period the performance obligation is met. AASB 16

Leases

The key features of the standard are: 



Lessees are required to recognise assets and liabilities for all leases with a term of more than 12 months, unless the underlying asset is of low value. A lessee measures right-of-use assets similarly to other non-financial assets and lease liabilities similarly to other financial liabilities. Assets and liabilities arising from a lease are initially measured on a present value basis. The measurement includes non-cancellable lease payments and payments to be made in optional periods if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise an option to extend the lease, or not to exercise an option to terminate the lease.

A lessor continues to classify its leases as operating leases or finance leases, and to account for these two types of leases differently. Enhanced disclosure requirements will improve information disclosed about a lessor’s risk exposure. The Association will recognise a right -of-use asset and liability for its office equipment leases. In profit or loss, it will recognise depreciation on the lease assets and interest on the lease liabilities.

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Title

Summary

AASB 1058

Income of Not-forProfit Entities

AASB 2016-8

Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Australian Implementation Guidance for Notfor-Profit Entities

These standards will defer income recognition in some circumstances for not-for-profit entities, particularly where there is a performance obligation or any other liability. In addition, certain components in an arrangement, such as donations, may be separated from other types of income and recognised immediately. The standard also expands the circumstances in which not-for-profit entities are required to recognise income for goods and services received for consideration that is significantly less than the fair value of the asset principally to enable the entity to further its objectives.

Application date of standard 1 January 2019

Application date for Association 1 May 2019

Significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions The carrying amount of certain assets and liabilities is often determined based on estimates and assumptions of future events. The key estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of certain assets and liabilities within the next annual reporting year are: (i)

Estimation of useful lives of assets

The estimation of the useful lives of assets has been based on historical experience as well as manufacturersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; warranties (for plant and equipment) and turnover policies. In addition, the condition of the assets is assessed at least once every year and considered against the remaining useful life. Adjustments to useful lives are made when considered necessary. (ii)

Revaluation of land and buildings

The Association uses valuation techniques in determining the fair value of the land and buildings. This involves developing estimates and assumptions consistent with how market participants would price the land and buildings. Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of financial position comprise cash at b ank and in hand and short term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less, that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. Trade and other receivables Trade receivables are recognised initially at fair value, which is generally the original invoice amount, and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less an allowance for impairment. They generally have 14 to 30 day terms. Collectability of trade receivables is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Individual debts that are known to be uncollectible are written off when identified. An impairment allowance is recognised when there is objective evidence that the Association will not be able to collect the receivable. Financial difficulties of the debtor or default payments are considered objective evidence of impairment. The amount of the impairment loss is the receivable carrying amount compared to the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL, 2018 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.) Inventories Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Net realisable value is the net selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and net selling costs. Property, plant and equipment Freehold land and buildings are shown at their fair value (being the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable willing parties in an armâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s length transaction). Valuations are performed whenever the Board believes there has been a materi al movement in the value of the assets, or at least every five years. Increases in the carrying amount arising on revaluation of land and buildings are credited to a revaluation reserve in equity through other comprehensive income. Decreases that offset p revious increases of the same asset are charged against the related revaluation reserve through other comprehensive income; all other decreases are charged to the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. Any accumulated depreciation at the date of revaluation is eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the asset and the net amount is restated to the revalued amount of the asset. Plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Such cost includes the cost of replacing parts that are eligible for capitalisation when the cost of replacing the parts is incurred. All o ther repairs and maintenance are recognised in profit or loss as incurred. The cost of each item of property, plant and equipment is written off over its expected economic life, adjusted for any salvage value if applicable. The depreciation rates used for each class of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

Buildings and building improvements Motor vehicles

2018

2017

2.5%

30%

Office furniture and fixtures

7.5-22.5%

Office and other equipment

15-40%

The depreciation methods used are Prime Cost for Buildings and Diminishing Value for all other classes. Assets of $300 or less are fully depreciated in the year they are purchased .

Derecognition

An item of property, plant or equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when no further future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal.

Impairment

Property, plant and equipment is reviewed for impairment if there is any indication that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Trade and other payables Trade payables and other payables are carried at amortised cost and due to their short -term nature are not discounted. They represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Association prior to the end of the financial year that are unpaid and arise when the Association becomes obliged to make future payments in respect of the purchase of these goods and services. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL, 2018 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.) Employee entitlements Liabilities for wages and salaries, including non-monetary benefits, annual leave and long service leave expected to be settled within 12 months of the reporting date are recognised in respect of employees’ services up to the reporting date. They are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled and reported as current liabili ties in the statement of financial position. Revenue recognition Revenue is recognised and measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable to the extent it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Association and the revenue can be reliably measured. The following specific recognition criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised: (i)

Affiliation fees

Revenue in relation to affiliation fees is recognised over the period the performance obligation is met. (ii)

Sale of goods

Stock sales are recognised as revenue when physical control of the goods passes to the purchaser and the cost of the transaction can be measured reliably. Risks and rewards of ownership are considered passed to the buyer at the time of deliv ery of the goods to the customer. (iii)

Rental income

Rental income arising from agreements is accounted for on a straight -line basis over the agreement terms and included in revenue in profit or loss. (iv)

Interest revenue

Revenue is recognised as interest accrues using the effective interest method. This is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset and allocating the interest income over the relevant year using the effective interest rate, which is the rate that exactly discounts es timated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to the net carrying amount of the financial asset. (v)

Other revenue

Other revenue is recognised when the Association gains control, economic benefits are probable and the amount can be measured reliably. GST Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST except: 



when the GST incurred on a purchase of goods and services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in which case the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense item as applicable, and receivables and payables, which are stated with the amount of GST included.

Commitments are disclosed net of the amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority. Income taxes The Association is exempt from income tax under Division 50-A 50 -B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL, 2018 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.) Financial Instruments

Initial recognition and measurement

Financial instruments, incorporating financial assets and financial liabilities, are recognised when the Association becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Trade date accounting is adopted for financial assets that are delivered w ithin timeframes established by marketplace convention. Financial instruments are initially measured at fair value plus transactions costs where the instrument is not classified as at fair value through profit or loss. Transaction costs related to instruments classified as at fair value through profit or loss are expensed to profit or loss immediately. Financial instruments are classified and measured as set out below.

Effective interest rate method

The effective interest method is a method of calculat ing the amortised cost of a financial asset and of allocating interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial assets or, where appropriate, a shorter period. Income is recognised on an effective interest rate basis for debt instruments other than those financial assets â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;at available-for-saleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Classification and subsequent measurement

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 stated at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. Available-for-sale financial assets Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivative financial assets that are either designated as such or that are not classified in any of the other categories. They comprise investments in the equity of other entities where there is neither a fixed maturity nor fixed or dete rminable payments. They are held at fair value with changes in fair value taken through the financial assets reserve directly to other comprehensive income.

Fair value

Fair value is determined based on current bid prices for all quoted investments. Valua tion techniques are applied to determine the fair value for all unlisted securities, including recent armâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s length transactions, reference to similar instruments and option pricing models.

Impairment of financial assets

At each reporting date, the Association assesses whether there is objective evidence that a financial instrument has been impaired. In the case of available -for-sale financial instruments, a significant or prolonged decline in the value of the instrument i s considered to determine whether impairment has arisen. Impairment losses are recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. The carrying amount of financial assets including uncollectible trade receivables is reduced by the impairment loss through the use of an allowance account. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the allowance account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognised in profit or loss. With the exception of available-for-sale equity instruments, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the previously recognis ed impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortised cost would have been had the impairment not been recognised. In respect of available-for-sale equity instruments, any subsequent increase in fair value after an impairment loss is recognised directly in the financial assets reserve in other comprehensive income.

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Derecognition

Financial assets are derecognised where the contractual rights to receipt of cash flows expire or the asset is transferred to another party whereby the entity no longer has any significant continuing involvement in the risks and benefits associated with the asset. Financial liabilities are derecognised where the related obligations are either discharged, cancelled or expire. The difference between the carrying value 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. Comparative information Comparative information has been restated where required for consistency with current year disclosures. 2018 $

2017 $

3. CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash on Hand Cash at Bank Cash on Deposit

350

15,501

26,141

410,659

512,681

_________

________

426,510

539,172

========

50,000

_________

________

50,000

========

IOOF IML Pursuit - Profile 45 at fair value

278,376

283,118

IOOF IML Pursuit - DWA 50/50Trust at fair value

408,851

394,442

_________

________

687,227

677,560

========

8,065

14,267

4. INVESTMENTS a) Loans and receivables BankWest Gold Term Deposit

b) Available-for-sale

5. TRADE & OTHER RECEIVABLES Trade Debtors Other Receivables

9,117

_________

________

17,182

14,267

========

6. INVENTORIES Inventory at cost

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17,982

18,511

_________

________

17,982

18,511

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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL, 2018 7. PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT a) Details of the Association’s property, plant and equipment and their carrying amount are as follows:

Equipment

Bowls Mobile Equipment

Total

55,827

1,989

2,471,692

23,309

3,077

26,386

(2,670)

(2,928)

(5,598)

Revaluation

(724,000)

Depreciation

(16,725)

(1,545)

(6,373)

(2,656)

(27,299)

1,667,275

24,970

46,526

2,410

1,741,181

Land & Buildings

Motor Vehicles

Furniture & Fittings

2,408,000

5,876

Additions

Disposals Transfer

Balance 1 May 2017

Balance 30 April 2018

b) The Board considered it was necessary to obtain a valuation of the land and buildings due to the length of time since the last valuation. The Association’s land and buildings were revalued at 7 December 2017 by independent valuer, Jones Lang LaSalle. The valuation was made on the basis of direct comparison and capitalisation of net income approach, resulting in a value of $1.725m. 2018 $

2017 $

8. TRADE & OTHER PAYABLES Trade Creditors

37,537

30,079

Accrued Expenses

29,777

20,769

Mastercard

2,294

1,274

GST and PAYG Tax Payable

1,146

6,104

_________

________

70,754

58,226

========

12,288

9,938

9. INCOME IN ADVANCE Revenue Received in Advance Grants Received in Advance

5,000

_________

________

17,288

9,938

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BOWLS WA REPORTS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL, 2018 2018

2017

10. PROVISIONS Provision for Annual Leave

86,860

71,295

Provision for Long Service Leave

85,823

72,368

Provision for Building Repairs

97,750

Provision for Coach, Umpire & Player Development

27,855

Provision for Information Technology

6,356

Provision for Marketing

50,000

_________

________

172,683

325,624

========

601

3,071

_________

________

601

3,071

========

57,283

10,404

27,299

10,814

4,689

11. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES Over 60s Funds

12. RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Reconciliation of net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities to operating surplus/(deficit): Operating surplus/(deficit) Non-cash flows in operating surplus/(deficit) Depreciation Loss/(Profit) on asset disposal Changes in assets & liabilities Decrease/(Increase) in Trade & other receivables

(

Decrease/(Increase) in Inventories

2,915)

(

2,939)

529

6,241

Decrease/(Increase) in Prepayments

11,463

( 10,603)

Increase/(Decrease) in Trade & other payables

12,528

16,196

7,350

5,163

Increase/(Decrease) in Income in advance Increase/(Decrease) in Provisions

( 152,941)

Increase/(Decrease) in Other current liabilities

(

2,470)

(

37,185)

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

========

13. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES There are currently no contingent liabilities .

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18,129 (

109) 53,296

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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL, 2018 14. RESERVES a) Asset Revaluation Reserve The asset revaluation reserve records increments and decrements in the fair value of land and buildings. b) Investment Revaluation Reserve The investment revaluation reserve records increments and decrements in the fair value of investments. c) General Reserve This includes funds transferred from Retained Surplus for expected future infrastructure requirements.

2018 $

2017 $

15. AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION The auditor for the year ended 30 t h April, 2018 is Reliance Auditing Services. Payable to reliance Auditing Services: Audit fees for audit of the financial report

4,800

Paid to other audit firms: Audit fees for audit of the prior year financial report

1,000

________

_______

5,800

1,000

=======

16. LEASING COMMITMENTS Operating lease commitments Payable – minimum lease payments: -

not later than 12 months

between 12 months and 5 years

greater than 5 years

9,480

27,650

37,130

________

37,130

46,610

=======

========

17. EVENTS AFTER REPORTING DATE No circumstances or events have arisen subsequent to the end of the year that have had, or are likely to have, a material impact on the operations of the Association or the financial statements.

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BOWLS WA EVENTS - MEN BOWLS WA STATE SINGLES 228 participants Winner: W Holt (Wagin) R/Up: M Cranswick (Claremont)

Men’s State Singles 2017/18

BOWLS WA STATE PAIRS

304 participants Winners: A Smith & N Smith (Composite) R/Up: S Knott & A Williams (Manning)

HENSELITE STATE TRIPLES 198 participants Winners: S Walker, G Pauling, D Marsland (Composite) R/Up: T Mitchell, S Knott, C Packer (Composite)

BOWLS WA STATE FOURS

312 participants Winners: D Brown, D Trewhella, K McKay, I Lilburne (Composite) R/Up: P Wachmer, M Ngui, K Bowden J Chessell (Fremantle)

BWA 2ND DIV & UNDER STATE SINGLES

99 participants Winner: R Revell (Bassendean) R/Up: G Martin (Scarborough)

Men’s State Pairs 2017/18

Warren Holt

BWA 2ND DIV & UNDER STATE PAIRS

112 participants Winners: T Alden & D Daley (Bassendean) R/Up: G Willis & B Marino (Midland Morrison)

CHAMPION OF CLUB CHAMPION SINGLES 42 participants Winner: W Holt (Wagin) R/Up: T Leahy (Melville)

CHAMPION OF CLUB CHAMPION NOVICE SINGLES Nathan Smith and Aaron Smith

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39 participants Winner: D Evans (Manning) R/Up: S Swanson (Mosman Park)

BOWLS WA EVENTS - WOMEN BOWLS WA STATE SINGLES 77 participants Winner: K Krstic (Manning) R/Up: I Arndt (Safety Bay)

Women’s State Singles 2017/18

BOWLS WA STATE PAIRS

104 participants Winners: B Baker & S Delaporte (Mosman Park) R/Up: K Krstic & L Merz (Manning)

HENSELITE STATE TRIPLES

129 participants Winners: K Krstic, L Merz, R O’Brien (Manning) R/Up: R Coote, M Cooney, S Radcliffe (Composite)

BOWLS WA STATE FOURS

124 participants Winners: H Morss, T Hastings, R O’Brien, L Merz, (Manning) R/Up: S Saunders, A Masters, B Newstead, K Simms (Composite)

BOWLS WA 100up SINGLES 52 participants Winner: R Coote (Mosman Park) R/Up: S Neill (Leeming)

Kristina Krstic

CHAMPION OF CLUB CHAMPION SINGLES

29 participants Winner: B Scott (Capel) R/Up: L Smith (Perth & Tatts)

Women’s State Fours 2017/18

CHAMPION OF CLUB CHAMPION NOVICE SINGLES

16 participants Winner: M Blake (Leeming) R/Up: L Simm (Quinns Rocks)

MIXED EVENTS MIXED STATE PAIRS

160 Participants Winner: G Pauling, L Poletti (Composite) R/Up: S Trow, L Trow (Composite)

Helen Morss, Therese Hastings, Laura Merz, Robyn O’Brien

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BOWLS WA NATIONAL EVENTS NATIONAL EVENTS

Congratulations to all of our players who represented the State in the following National Events

2018 Australian Sides Championships WA Women’s State Team: 5th Place WA Men’s State Team: 6th Place

2017 Over 60’s National Sides Series

WA Women’s Over 60’s State Team: 2nd Place WA Men’s Over 60’s State Team: 4th Place

2017 National Under 18 Sides Series Boy’s Boy’s Boy’s Boy’s

Fours: 6th Place Triples: 4th Place Pairs: 5th Place Singles: Silver Medal

Girl’s Girl’s Girl’s Girl’s

Fours: 6th Place Triples: 5th Place Pairs: 5th Place Singles: 6th Place

PLAYER ACHIEVEMENTS

State Debutantes: Anthony Williams (Manning) 150 Games: John Slavich (Stirling), Noelene Abe (Corrigin) 100 Games: Tom Mitchell (Manning)

NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to these players who had notable achievements at National Level

Australian Selection Kristina Krstic (Manning)

Australian Champion of Champions

Men’s Singles: Clive Adams (Cambridge) Bronze Medal

Australian Champion of Champions

Men’s Fours: S O’Neill, P Caffell, K Pickering, I Lilburne (Osborne Park) Bronze Medal

Kristina Krstic

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BOWLS WA OVER 60’S EVENTS MEN’S EVENTS

Men’s Over 60s State Singles 2017/18

OVER 60’S STATE SINGLES 123 Participants Winner: G Keep (Collie) R/Up: P Nicolay (Halls Head)

OVER 60’S STATE PAIRS

236 Participants Winners: J Barry, B Eagles (Composite) R/Up: K Boswell, L Johnson (Wanneroo)

OVER 60’S STATE TRIPLES

165 Participants Winners: G Caffell, P Caffell, A Pryce (Composite) R/Up: C Lander, B Eagles, B Clausen (Sorrento)

Gary Keep

WOMEN’S EVENTS

Women’s Over 60s State Singles 2017/18

OVER 60’S STATE SINGLES 48 Participants Winner: I Arndt (Safety Bay) R/Up: J Bruce (Busselton)

OVER 60’S STATE PAIRS

114 Participants Winners: K Andersen, L Warburton (Mosman Park) R/Up: N Abe, W Stower (Composite)

OVER 60’S STATE TRIPLES

108 Participants Winners: N Abe, L Matthews, S Hogg (Composite) R/Up: I Grout, T Groves, B Gobbart (Dudley Park)

MIXED EVENTS SPONSORED BY SRC WA OVER 60’S STATE PAIRS Irene Arndt

144 Participants Winner: S Perica, L Mias (Composite) R/Up: R Cunningham, T Cunningham (Composite)

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BOWLS WA UNDER 18 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS STATE UNDER 18 OPEN SINGLES 19 Participants Winner: J East (Rossmoyne) R/Up: P Quinlan (Osborne Park)

STATE UNDER 18 OPEN PAIRS

20 Participants Winners: P Quinlan (Osborne Park), C Day (Carnarvon) R/Up: P Hagboom (Goomalling), A McAuliffe (Mullewa)

STATE UNDER 18 OPEN TRIPLES

18 Participants Winners: P Quinlan (Osborne Park), M Simpson (Rockingham), C Day (Carnarvon) R/Up: A Sear (Dampier), C Sear (Dampier), K Conway (Pemberton)

Jack East - Rossmoyne

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BOWLS WA COUNTRY WEEK WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS

Women’s Country Week Singles 2017/18