ANNUAL REPORT 2017
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Contents President’s Report Management and Administration Finance International Relations Technical and Competition Media and Communications Participation and Membership High Performance and Coaching Mountain Bike Orienteering Orienteering Australia Awards Appendix 1 - National Results 2017 Appendix 2 - National Teams/Squads 2017 Appendix 3 - Office Bearers 2017 Appendix 4 - Financial Report 2017
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President’s Report I
t has been another positive year for orienteering in Australia. We continue to see gradual improvement in participation numbers, in a sporting environment where increasingly, people are looking for opportunities to engage in sport as and when they want to, and less likely to commit to the long-term (or to memberships). We continue to see particularly strong success in events, of various forms, which provide opportunities for people to orienteer close to where they live, perhaps the strongest example I’ve seen being the ACT being able to attract close to 300 (many of them juniors) to local events on a Saturday morning. We’ve also seen highly successful sprint series in a number of centres. Our flagship national events also continue to do well, with the Australian Championships week attracting numbers unmatched in any other year except those with a big influx of internationals for a World Championships or World Masters, although the ‘traditional’ Sunday bush events have found it harder to generate growth. We need to continue to innovate if we want to continue to grow our place on the Australian sporting landscape. For many of us, our comfort zone is to continue to do what we’ve always been doing, but unless we are attracting new people, that is a recipe for going backwards by a few percent a year. In doing this, we must recognise that what appeals most to existing orienteers might not necessarily be what appeals most to those entering the sport for the first time. It has been very pleasing to see the level of innovation in numerous states over the last few years and I expect we will continue to see it in the future. Our major events continue to set very high standards. In what was a very big year for New South Wales, the Australian Championships took things to a new level, as well as generating excellent media coverage (both traditional and online), and sparking the beginnings of more ongoing orienteering in the Bathurst area. With high standards comes a lot of effort; we recognise that our volunteer workforce is being stretched further and further, in organising major events, in putting together the rest of our program, and in doing everything else behind the scenes to keep the sport running. For major events, part of the solution may involve contracting out parts of the event organisation (as New Zealand did for the Oceania Championships and World Masters in 2017). For the sport more generally, I see a significant role of Orienteering Australia as being to provide (or facilitate) shared infrastructure to make everyone else’s job 2 Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017
easier; for example, now that we have almost complete coverage of events, we should finally be able to exploit the potential of Eventor to provide the participation data we need, saving states the job of having to collate it themselves. Our domestic competition continues to be vibrant. The National Orienteering League, now in place for 25 years, continues to be a competition which few other countries can match (and which many would love to be able to replicate). It wasn’t our finest year for international senior elite results in foot orienteering, but there were still plenty of moments to enjoy, most notably Lucy Mackie’s silver medal in the Junior World MTBO Championships – another example of mountain bike orienteering punching well above its weight in achieving international results. Nor do I think anyone who was there will forget, in a hurry, the astonishing day in Auckland when Australia swept more than half the available gold medals (12 out of 23) in the World Masters Sprint; if Ugly Gully were a country they would have been second on the medal table. Those examples are all at the sharp end of our pyramid, but are only a small part of the picture, where our vision is to give every orienteer in Australia the chance to develop their potential to the full, whether that’s a World Championships aspirant, or the orienteer who started out at local events in their 40s aiming to get into the top half of an age-group Australian Championships field one day. Having a larger pool of quality coaches will be important to achieving this, and we’re starting to see progress towards that goal.
Of course, managing the sport is not without its challenges. Many states and clubs are having to deal with increasingly challenging compliance burdens, especially (but not only) when it comes to accessing the land without which we cannot run events. At a national level, over the last few years we have had to deal with the withdrawal of government high performance funding from most non-Olympic sports. Some major decisions made during 2017 mean that we should now have completed the process of managing that loss, and I thank the State Associations for their willingness to support what needs to be done financially for us to be able to continue to support a credible high performance program – something which is crucial not only for the profile of the sport, but also for the retention of young people in orienteering, and of those who will become our future leaders. (To give only one example, it’s commonplace for more than half the teams at the Australian Schools Championships – in themselves, one of our great success stories – to have coaches who are former, or sometimes current, World Championships representatives). I would like to finish by thanking everyone who has worked to make orienteering in Australia successful in 2017, and are continuing to do so. This includes those who served on the Board during 2017, and Orienteering Australia’s staff. We give particular thanks to John Harding, who moves into a well-deserved retirement after years of excellent service as our Executive Officer, and to Robert Spry and Lance Read, who stood down from the Board during 2017 after making many valuable contributions over several years in their respective roles. It also includes thanks to all of you who work to make orienteering happen, from State board and committees through to those who put out or collect controls at the many hundreds of events we run every year. Without the contribution which all of you make, there would not be a sport for us to enjoy, and for us to look forward to in 2018 and beyond. Blair Trewin President
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Management and Administration Orienteering Australia (OA) in 2017 was managed and administered by:
appointed as his replacement and commenced in the role in November 2017.
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Meetings of the Board
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A Board of six headed by President Blair Trewin; Part-time paid officers: The Executive Officer, Head Coach and High-Performance Operations Manager, National Mountain Bike Orienteering Manager, Manager of Coaching Development, Manager of Coaching and Officiating Administration, Sporting Schools Coordinator and the Editor of the Australian Orienteer; Part-time contracts for the Editor of the Monthly Enews bulletin and the website curator; The 2-day Annual Conference comprising the Board members, delegates from each State and the ACT, and an athlete and a mountain bike orienteering representative, supported by OA paid staff; the Annual General Meeting and a Special General Meeting; Various committees and working groups who assist in implementing the Operational Plan; Additional appointed officers: Public Officer, National Secretary for Schools Orienteering, elite and non-elite rankings officers, and the Badge Scheme Secretary.
Membership of the Board There were two changes to the Board membership in 2017 with Lance Read (OQ), Director, High Performance and Robert Spry (ONSW) standing down at the 2017 AGM. Board members in 2017 were Blair Trewin, President; Mike Dowling, Director, International; Bruce Bowen Director, Finance; Jenny Casanova, Director, Technical; Craig Feuerherdt, Director, Unspecified Portfolio with responsibility for Media and Communications; Bill Jones was appointed Director at Large at the June Board Meeting; John Harding, Executive Officer, provided administrative support for Board meetings, and until September also took on the role of Board Meetings minutes secretary, after which time Prue Dobbin (OV) took on the role of Board Meetings minutes secretary, while John continued to provide administrative support. The positions of Director, High Performance and Director, Unspecified Portfolio with particular responsibility for risk management were both unfilled in 2017. OA Executive Officer, John Harding, stood down from the role late in 2017. Paul Prudhoe (ONSW) was 4 Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017
The Annual General Meeting was held in April (in Canberra) with a Special General Meeting being held in June (in Wagga Wagga) to discuss Governance, Finance, Participation and Schools related matters. The Annual Conference was again held in December with the Board holding monthly meetings by Skype and in person throughout 2017 as follows: 12 January, 2 March, 4 April, 18 May, 19 July, 13 September, 5 and 26 October. Board member attendance at the AGM, Annual Conference and 9 Board meetings was as follows: Blair Trewin 11, Lance Read 11, Jenny Casanova 11, Robert Spry 10, Bruce Bowen 11, Michael Dowling 11, Craig Feuerherdt 10, John Harding (meeting secretary) 11.
Staffing and Contract Work Paid staff (part-time) were John Harding (Executive Officer), Jim Russell (Head Coach), Kay Haarsma (National Mountain Bike Orienteering Coordinator), Ian Prosser (High Performance Administrator ), Jim Mackay (Sporting Schools National Coordinator and Manager, Coaching and Officiating Administration), Barbara Hill (Manager, Coaching Development), and Mike Hubbert (Editor, Australian Orienteer). Shane Jenkins was contracted as website curator,
Rebecca Jaffe as national monthly enews editor and Ian Jessup as Media Liaison Officer during 2017. Ian provided national and major state media outlets with results and reports for all National Orienteering League, national championships and international events in which Australia was participating. Various people and organisations were contracted by OA and state associations to undertake projects funded by the ASC Participation Grant.
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Remuneration Range Of OA Staff (Includes Superannuation Guarantee Contribution) Range Less than $10K $10K to $20K $20K to $30K
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Major Board Undertakings During 2017 Each of the Portfolio areas of the Board was very busy during the year, with the detail documented in the respective Portfolio areas within the Annual Report. •
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President: Blair Trewin as President took development of a proposal for a national membership model, constitution changes and contributed to the annual ASC request for OA’s performance against the ASC’s Mandatory Governance Principles, and chairing meetings of the Board by Skype and in person, in addition to being a member of the IOF Foot Orienteering Commission and liaising with Orienteering New Zealand on trans-Tasman issues. International: Mike Dowling, IOF Vice President, had substantial responsibilities in the international arena, including the lead role in reviewing the IOF Competition Program and involvement in international orienteering youth development. Finance: Bruce Bowen, Director (Finance), provided regular reports to the OA Board on annual expenditure to date, the performance of the calendar budget and the forward budget; led Conference, AGM and Board discussion on budget development in an environment of reduced funding
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from the ASC; recommended increases in fees and levies to the AGM and Conference which were endorsed; chaired the Audit and Risk Committee; prepared annual accounts for auditing; provided the ASC with audit and acquittal statements and budget figures as requested; and undertook the day to day payment of invoices. High Performance and the Development Pathway : The position of Director, High Performance on the Board was vacant for 2017. However, Jim Russell as Head Coach and Ian Prosser as HP Admin Support Officer managed the foot orienteering High Performance and Development Pathway program and submitted recommendations to the Board on appointments, selection criteria, funded activities and other aspects of the program. Kay Haarsma as manager of the Mountain Bike Orienteering (MTBO) program did likewise for that program. Ian Prosser was also the OA liaison officer with ASADA on anti-doping education and testing. Technical: In 2017 Anna Sheldon continued as Chair, Technical Committee. Media and Communications: Craig Feuerherdt, Director (Media and Communications), continued in 2017 with the managing and improving of the Eventor system, including undertaking ongoing updates to the website with the assistance of Shane Jenkins, and maintaining the quality online option for publishing of the Australian Orienteer. Special Projects: Position not filled in 2017.
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Administration The major administrative tasks during the year included: • • • • • •
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Organisation of the annual general meeting and annual meetings of committees during the Easter carnival. Organisation of the Annual Conference at the AIS in December. Administrative support for regular meetings of the OA Board. Funding submissions to the ASC and contract management with the ASC and state associations for Participation and Sporting Schools projects. National management of the Orienteering Sporting Schools Program. High performance support by the Head Coach, High Performance Administrator, National MTBO Coordinator and other members of the HighPerformance Management Group for the Australian squads and representative teams and for the National Orienteering League program. Coaching and officiating administration by Jim Mackay of the ASC accreditation schemes for coaches, controllers and training curricula. The Executive Officer representing Orienteering Australia at ASC meetings and workshops on Participation, Sporting Schools, the Annual Sports Assessment Review, and CEO Forums.
Paul Prudhoe Executive Officer
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Finance T
he accompanying annual accounts for Orienteering Australia Inc. (OA) (Appendix 4) show a deficit of $42,008 in 2017. This deficit largely arose because of differences as to when revenue was received and the date when expenditure occurred for some items. That is, it was mainly due to one-off factors. For example, during 2017 expenditure on Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Participation grants was $13K higher than revenue, as OA funded some participation projects using a carryover of unspent grant funds received in the previous financial year. Similarly, $3K of expenditure on the mapping project (funded by a generous Australian Sports Foundation donation) was incurred in 2017 while the revenue was received in 2016. Expenditure from the Whiteside bequest ($10K) to enhance the 2017 Australian Orienteering Championship events again reflected a lag between receipt of revenue and actual expenditure.
Finally, the forward budget projections (which were presented at the OA Annual Conference) show that the 2017 decision by the State Associations to provide increased support for high performance activities (an additional $10K in 2018 and from 2019 an additional $20K per annum) will allow sustainable financial support to continue to be provided for Australian orienteering teams attending world championships, training camps for senior and junior elites and the National Orienteering League. Bruce Bowen Director, Finance
Finally, another example was the January 2018 Sprint Canberra training camp, which incurred expenditure of around $9K in 2017 to secure accommodation and sports facility use at the AIS for the training camp, while revenue raised to cover these costs via athlete contributions and the entry fees from Sprint Canberra public races was not received until 2018. OA ended 2017 in a strong cash position with around $327K of which around $128K were for unexpended grants. However the financial statements also show the cash position was lower than at the end of the previous financial year. This was mainly as a result of a reduction in the ASC Participation grant. For the 2017-18 financial year the ASC halved the previous grant to $100K, following a change to support levels for various sports. Looking ahead, there are two financial ramifications following this change. First, there will be less funds than were recently available for OA to distribute to State Associations for participation projects, and second; there will be less funds available to OA for administrating the grant and funding national level activities that help to increase participation. Nevertheless, there will be still be valuable Federal government funding available for the best selected activities that can lead to an increase in participation in our sport
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International Relations A
ustralia has continued to make a significant contribution to the activities of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) through representation on Council, Commissions and in the conduct of IOF sanctioned activities.
Council and Commission Membership Michael Dowling is one of the three IOF Vice Presidents, elected for a two-year term at the 2016 IOF General Assembly in Stromstad, Sweden. Blair Trewin continues as a key member of the Foot Commission. In the supporting Rules Commission, Barry McCrae continues his role as a member. In addition, Adrian Uppill has been appointed as a member of the Map Commission and brings a fresh perspective of mapping issues in the Oceania region to the Commission.
IOF Council and Office The IOF Council has met four times in 2017. Once in conjunction with the World Championships in Tartu, Estonia in early July, in Malmö, Sweden in January, in Madrid, Spain in April and in Stockholm, Sweden in October. Within the budgetary constraints of the IOF, Council is continuing a significant effort to visit as many member federations as possible with its meetings. Michael Dowling has attended all meetings. Through 2017 all Council members have continued to work in their areas of responsibility and support. Michael Dowling has led the review into the IOF Conflicting Events Policy and is developing a remit for the review of the IOF World Ranking Scheme in anticipation of the new Sprint format for World
Championships being fully developed. Michael Dowling continues to have lead responsibility within Council for the Marketing area of IOF Core Activities and Increased Visibility within the Activity Plan. In addition, he continued to have a support role in increasing the attractiveness of orienteering to young people within the IOF Activity Plan, liaison with the Foot Commission and is the Council contact for the Oceania region.
IOF Activities The principal activity for dialogue between member federations and the IOF in 2017 was the IOF President’s Conference held in Tartu, Estonia in conjunction with the World Orienteering Championships. The President’s Conference provides a briefing to member federations of the work of the IOF between General Assemblies. At the Presidents’ Conference member federations were briefed about the initial planning of the 2018-204 Strategic Directions, strategic planning calendar for IOF events, the IOF Sustainability Policy and an update on IOF antidoping work. The Strategic Directions development process for the period 2018-2024 involves a series of stakeholder consultations and feedback in framing the vision, mission, values, working methods and goals for the IOF. The development of the IOF vision and mission is underpinned by four values: lifelong sport, sustainability, inclusivity and fair play. These values are to be built upon working methods that reflect an intention to uphold the highest standards of good governance in sports, meaning that the IOF will be fully transparent in the conduct of its business and seeks the full engagement of all its members in its decisionmaking. The IOF is also striving for simplification and innovation in its development of the sport across the different disciplines. The main goal of the draft Strategic Directions is to increase the attractiveness of orienteering • • • • • •
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to current participants and members to new participants to and through the media to external funders to partner organisations to be included in the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Foot Commission in partnership with Council has been developing a strategic planning calendar for major IOF events in the discipline. This model is also proposed to be extended to other orienteering disciplines as a basis for improved long-term planning. The essence of the planning is to provide a structured framework of defined event periods that allow for the conduct of World Championships, World Cup and Regional Championships. Allied to this has been an updating of the IOF Conflicting Dates Policy to define event order priority in the planning process. The second World Orienteering Day was held in May 2017 and plans are now in place for 2018 and 2019. This was again a resounding success with total of 103 countries and territories involved in staging 2013 individual events with a world record participation of 288,007 individuals. The World Orienteering day website was again a great way to track and view the activities with participating clubs and organisations able to share their stories of the day. In addition, the RYDC has finalised and implementing a start-up package to help new countries and regions establish our sport. The reactivated Environment Commission is working through the development of an IOF Sustainability Policy. The initial research and groundwork has resulted in a comprehensive initial draft policy and supporting documentation being forwarded to member federations for feedback. Orienteering Australia provided a valuable set of responses that have influenced the policy development process going forward. Following this consultation process the Environment Commission is now working towards a second stage of the Policy development.
Anti-doping continues to be a high priority activity for the IOF. In 2016 the IOF introduced a new funding mechanism to provide resources for anti-doping work. This continued in 2017 and has allowed the IOF to expand its anti-doping activities resulting in an increase of about 50% in the number of tests conducted over the last 12-month period. The current IOF anti-doping strategy focuses on the following key elements: • • • • •
Introduction of ABP Haematological model (previously only steroidal) Increase in the ratio of out-of-competition testing to in-competition testing Improved cooperation with National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) through agreed test data exchange in ADAMS Modified selection guidelines for the IOF Registered Testing Pool (RTP) Increased focus on deterrence work; education and communication.
The IOF continues to make progress in developing the broadcast quality of major IOF events for television and online delivery. The progress in this regard was evident in this year’s World Championships in Estonia with 139 countries and territories taking either live broadcast or highlights packages. In addition, all rounds of the 2017 World Cup had live TV broadcast quality productions and the growth of viewers through the IOF liveorienteering.com online channel has been pleasing. Allied, to this is also the pleasing growth of the IOF engagement in social media through its digital media strategy. This has seen targets exceeded for followers and interactions through Facebook and Instagram. This growth also ties in well with the IOF communications strategy developed in 2016 and implemented in the early stages of 2017. The main IOF sponsor Nokian Tyres has agreed to a renew its partnership with the IOF on an expanded basis. The new agreement covers title sponsorship of the World Orienteering Championships for the years 2018 – 2021. The agreement also includes additional engagement regarding sponsorship of World Orienteering Day for the same period. It also includes sponsorship of targeted activities at World Cup rounds and other events as desired by Nokian Tyres. Focus continues to be placed on increasing external financing through sponsorship agreements for IOF events and for the World Orienteering Day project. Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017 9
The introduction of the external communications platform LIVE Orienteering in early 2017 has provided new opportunities for communicating effectively with members, stakeholders and the global orienteering community, as well as for the generation of sales of advertising and sponsorships. The IOF has welcomed the membership of Singapore and at the same time has been working closely with new and less active member federations in an ongoing review of membership of the IOF. The key aim of developing orienteering in emerging and new federations is to ensure sustainable and realistic orienteering activities with the IOF Regional Coordinators playing a key support role in such development. The Regional and Youth Development Commission (RYDC) has developed a number of tools to assist in identifying particular federation development needs. There continues to be close cooperation with the World Military Sport Council (CISM), the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and the International World Games Association (IWGA) and most importantly the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOF was very proud to receive the 2017 FISU Award for ‘Best International Sport Federation’. To quote IOF President Leho Haldna, “It is the first big award for our organization from such a high-level organization like FISU. Because our sport is not an Olympic sport we don’t have so many places to be seen globally. Here, this is a good place for us.” Several organisers for World Championships were appointed including Germany for the 2019 World Masters Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships, Turkey for 2020 World Junior Orienteering Championships, Czech Republic for the 2020 World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships and 2021 World Orienteering Championships and Slovakia for the 2020 World Masters Orienteering Championships, Michael Dowling Director, International Relations Vice President, IOF Council
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Technical and Competition T
he Technical and Competition areas for Orienteering Australia fall under the portfolio of the OA Director, Technical, and are overseen through the following committees: • • • •
Technical (Chair, Anna Sheldon); Mapping ( Chair, Adrian Uppill, followed by Neil Barr); Events (Chair, Greg Hawthorne); Information Technology (to be disbanded);
The OA Badge Scheme is managed by John Oliver, and coaching and officiating accreditation is managed by the Manager Coaching and Officiating Development Jim Mackay. Elite rankings are maintained by Bruce Arthur, non-elite rankings by Darryl Erbacher and National Orienteering League (NOL) points by David Shepherd and Ian Prosser who took over from Blair Trewin after many years. The work of the above people and of the committee chairs in 2017 is acknowledged.
Technical Orienteering Australia (OA) rules and documents referred to below are maintained on the Orienteering Australia web site, either in the Operational Manual or the Technical Pages. Unfortunately no further updates to the technical pages on the OA website have been undertaken in the past year; summaries of technical matters extracted from controllers’ reports and the Event Management documents still need to be uploaded. Organisers, course planners and controllers are encouraged to seek clarification from state and national technical directors regarding the interpretation of the OA rules and appendices and of the NOL Guidelines.
Foot Orienteering The Technical Committee met at the Australian 3-Days in Wagga Wagga in June 2017. Recommendations for Australian Sprint Championships course-class combinations were approved by the technical committee’s meeting at Australian 3-Days in Wagga Wagga, and similar tables will be prepared in future for middle distance and relay races. Data from the Australian Relays, where the winning times for the majority of age classes were set at 35-40 minutes in 2016 and 2017, will be reviewed in order to prepare possible course-class combinations. Eric Andrews’ and David Hogg’s work on course-classwinning times combinations resulted in some suggested adjustments which were trialled at the 2016 and 2017 Long Australian Championships, however there was not a strong impetus among the technical committee to permanently reduce long race winning times for older age classes and therefore the winning times for long and middle distance races will not be amended in the 2018 OA rules. Australian University Championships are no longer required to be held on Day 2 of Easter, but may take place at a NOL sprint event.
OA rules; changes to be incorporated in 2018 to reflect changes to IOF rules: Current OA Rule 21.6 to be re-worded to make it clearer that GPS watches are permitted even in World Ranking Events. The International Orienteer ing Federation (IOF) has removed forbidden symbols from the mapping specifications and incorporated them into the IOF rules document placing the onus on the competitors to be aware of which symbols they may not cross. Orienteering Australia has likewise incorporated forbidden symbols into the OA rules, but has some reservations about their absence from the mapping specifications, particularly with the pending review of ISSOM. Previous maps of the area may be made available online.
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International Specifications for Orienteering Maps 2017 The IOF’s new mapping specifications should be read by all mappers and controllers and course planners, and may be downloaded here: https://orienteering.org/ resources/mapping/ States are encouraged to update their existing maps to ISOM 2017 where possible and new maps are being prepared to these specifications. Adrian Uppill has prepared colour copies of a sheet which shows the recommended ISOM symbols and has distributed information about the most significant changes.
IOF Control Descriptions 2018 The updated version has been released: https:// orienteering.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/controldescription-a4-pages_copy.pdf. An Australian summary sheet is available from the OA website.
Mountain Bike Orienteering Craig Steffens was event controller for the WA and Qld Champs; Jon Sutcliffe controlled Vic Champs; and Rob Vincent controlled the Australian Championships. No MTBO World Ranking Events were held by Australia in 2017 - due to the cost of hosting these vs the minimal elite attendance. MTBO-specific controllers’ modules are under current discussion among the MTBO committee, and the proposed Level 1 curriculum has been circulated. No major MTBO rule changes are anticipated for 2018.
International Orienteering Federation IOF Event Advisers are now registered in IOF Eventor and the process of Federations applying to host World Ranking Events is done online. A number of Australian L3 controllers attended the IOF EA workshop held in Auckland in April 2017 and became new IOF EAs; Australia now has 17 foot-O EAs and 1 for MTBO. IOF Eventor should ideally be made available for event entry for World Ranking Events, but it has not yet been fully determined how process this can become compatible with federations’ own pre-existing entry systems. 12 Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017
Use of SI Air Technology (SIAC) The 2017 Australian Orienteering Championships hosted by ONSW were the first in Australia to offer the use of SI Air Cards to all competitors, which necessitated the development of OA guidelines on mixed punching. An SIAC policy paper was approved by the technical committee’s meeting at the Australian 3-Days in Wagga and is to be included as an appendix to the 2018 OA Rules. SI Air has been added to the OA Rules, as an available timing system, but it is not mandated that SIAC be made available to all competitors at Australian carnivals at this point in time.
Results Database Eventor has consistently been used for uploading results from events at all levels. Some park and street series maintain their own results database in addition to Eventor due to the complexity of their scoring systems and/or first-past-the-post format of some park & street series events. The OA website and many states’ websites link directly to Eventor for current results. Event organisers are also loading detailed results including splits both into Eventor and onto Winsplits for analysis by participants.
Information Technology The Information Technology Committee has been disbanded as it no longer serves a clear purpose and its scope is covered by other working groups. Both the Australian 3-Days and Australian Championships used O-Lynx for live results display; the latter carnival was able to fund this due to the Moira Whiteside bequest through ONSW.
Events Committee The Events Committee met at the Australian 3-Days in Wagga Wagga. The proposed 2018 NOL schedule was endorsed as prepared by the High Performance Management Group. The Events Committee Chair has provided a proposed schedule of Major Australian Carnivals until 2028, allocating them to states on the rotational basis which has been used previously. IOF Regional Championships are not currently part of this schedule.
Controlling – Foot Orienteering National Events 2017 The work of the following OA Level 3 controllers for Group A events is acknowledged from 2017: • • • • •
Tas NOL races March 11/12 – Bert Elson ACT NOL sprint/middle March 25/26 – Ann Scown NSW Aus 3 day June 10-12 – Alex Davey ACT NOL Ultralong/sprint August 26/27 – Bill Jones Aust Champs NSW Sept 23-Oct 1 – Rob Vincent, Andrew Lumsden
Controllers’ reports were received following some of these events, but in Eric’s absence it has not been possible to chase them up as thoroughly as he had done previously.
IOF Event Advising IOF Event Adviser for World Ranking Events in 2017: Australian Sprint, Middle, Long Distance – Andrew Lumsden. There was a lesser number of WREs hosted by Australia in 2017 than usual, partly because of a shortage of willing host states and also the Oceania Regional Championships were held in NZ.
Controller Accreditation The ASC Level 2 controllers’ curriculum has been revised by the Manager Coaching and Officiating Development and requires signing off by the OA Director, Technical. Since the end of 2015, the expiry
period for all controllers at all levels should now be 4 years, however the points for reaccreditation can be accumulated from activities undertaken over the preceding 8 years. The Level 3 curriculum expired at the end of 2015 and historically, no new accreditations could have been processed at this level until the updated version was approved by ASC; however ASC is no longer maintaining such tight control over curricula and OA is in the process of outsourcing the revision. Once this is completed a level 3 controllers’ workshop will be held in the first half of 2018 with focus on the number of L3 controllers required by states hosting major carnivals in 2018/19.
Key Performance Indicators for Technical and Event Management These need to easily meet ASC reporting requirements, noting that our only accredited officials are controllers, although there has been previous discussion about keeping records of course planners/event organisers and the workshops they attend. The following KPIs were agreed upon at the 2017 technical committee meeting; however the ASC has not yet informed Orienteering Australia of whether these are acceptable to them: 1. 100% of group A events to meet the OA rules and guidelines, and where applicable IOF Rules and Guidelines for course setting, controlling and event management. Written reports to be received from controllers of these events. 2. Maintain electronic communication between members of the OA Technical, Mapping and Events Committees to monitor and maintain rules, standards, technology and scheduling for event management. 3. All accredited controllers to keep a log of activities so that they can reaccredit after 4 years, and to attend an update workshop within every 8 years available from Section 4 of the OA Operational Manual https://orienteering.asn.au/index.php/operationmanual/ . Jenny Casanova OA Director, Technical
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Media and Communications T
he Media and Communications portfolio was focussed on making the Australian Orienteer available through the online publishing platform ISSUU. The Australian Orienteer can be accessed at https:// issuu.com/orienteeringaustralia/.
of October. Orienteering Australia (OA) entered into a further 3 year agreement with Swedish Orienteering Federation (SOFT) which will take us through to the end of October 2020 under the same terms as the original agreement.
Publishing the Australian Orienteer as a digital magazine also allows it to be accessed by a far wider audience. OA believes this will provide opportunities to increase revenue through expanded advertising or charging a modest access fee for non-members. With additional revenue and a better understanding of the functionality available through ISSUU, more features will be added to future editions of the Australia Orienteer.
A substantial amount of work has been undertaken by the SOF to upgrade the back-end which was released late 2017. While there were some minor bugs associated with the upgrade, SOF rectified them promptly.
The other benefit of the ISSUU platform is the ability to understand what readers are viewing. This will ultimately assist the editor determine what content readers are interested in and allow the Australian Orienteer to adapt accordingly. Eventor was first introduced to Australia in 2013. The original 5 year licence agreement expired at the end
Table 1: National Orienteering Website Sessions, 2015 - 2017 OA Website 2015 2016 2017
25,974 3,749 2,568
Eventor Australia Website 150,868 171,104 232,876
Table 2: OA Facebook Likes, 2014 - 2017 Date 31 Dec 2014 31 Dec 2015 31 Dec 2016 31 Dec 2017
Likes 1,249 1,625 1,958 2,243
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OA has been given direct access to post issues and bugs into the SOF bug management system. This means that items unable to be rectified by the Eventor Working Group (EWG) members can be referred directly to the developers for resolution. Access to the system has also meant that suggested improvements are recorded in a central location along with those from other countries using Eventor increasing the chance that such suggestions may be implemented. If any club or state has a need for a specific enhancement in Eventor, the EWG is happy to assist in writing a detailed specification and will liaise with SOF to get a quotation for implementation. At the OA conference in December, Omaps was demonstrated to attendees. Omaps is a digital map database which utilises the login and permission structures from Eventor. Orienteering Queensland, seeking a map database solution, gratefully offered to pay the first years licence fee. OA believes that Omaps can assist in highlighting our map resources (if mappers
choose to share them publicly). In time SOF will be creating better linkages with Omaps allowing Eventor events to reference map files in Omaps. Omaps can be accessed at https://www.omaps.net/au The OA web site is a priority for 2018. The first task of migrating the web site to a more flexible hosting package was completed in 2017. This has also allowed OA to offer competitive, autonomous web hosting space to states and clubs. To date, 2 states and 1 club have migrated their web sites across. The current OA web site requires a rethink in terms of purpose. State and club web sites cater to newcomers and provide event information (extracted from Eventor) for existing orienteers. The OA web site should therefore focus on national level events and represent our sport to government organisations and potential sponsors. OA will consider the most appropriate way to implement this vision with the available resources.
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The ongoing help of Shane Jenkins (web), Jack Dowling (EWG) and Ian Rathbone (EWG) is gratefully acknowledged in helping to keep things on track. Craig Feuerherdt Director, Media and Communications Sporting Schools Venice by Night RRP $8.50 inc GST
Gold Rush at WMOC Sprint O or Short O? RRP $8.50 inc GST
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Participation and Membership Funding In 2017 the Australian Sports Commission provided $200,000 in funding solely for participation development projects, with all previous funding allocations no longer being available to Orienteering Australia. Late in 2017 the Australian Sports Commission announced that future funding would be reduced to $100,000.
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Participation Development Projects in 2017 The budgeted Participation Projects in 2017 were as listed in Table 1 (Orienteering Participation Projects, 2017), with a total budget of $200,173. As in 2016, the single largest funded project was for the second year of the Maprun Smartphone orienteering app development by Orienteering Queensland’s Peter Effeney. The project was again awarded $20,000. The app is becoming increasingly popular for use by States for Permanent Courses and is now in use by a number of orienteering clubs in Great Britain. The second year of funding supported further refinement of the Android and iOS app’s, further development of the website and scoring systems and a social media campaign.
Each cluster would involve either 2-5 schools which would take it in turn to host an event in which all cluster schools would participate. The schools would need to be located within 15 minutes maximum driving time. Additionally, where possible there would be an event also conducted in a neighbouring park. It is generally aimed at these being after-school events so as to have parent involvement but in some cases in school time events could be run. •
Explore the South West (2 mini-series targeting 10 ~ 15 yr olds) 2nd year: The South West Orienteering Trekkers (SWOT) project aims to increase participation in orienteering in the south west of Western Australia by setting up and running new mini-series events, ‘Explore the SW’, aimed at young families with children aged in the 10-15 year age group. Over a 2 year period, a summer and winter mini-series will be run. In the second year of the program two mini-series competitions will be set-up to run each week for 4 weeks around local parks and schools using a variety of orienteering formats such as space racing and sprint, to complement traditional Summer (February/March) and Winter (May-August) orienteering Series. This will involve 8 additional events each year.
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Great Southern Region Permanent Courses project for Schools orienteering 2nd year: Consists of mapping of areas suitable for permanent courses and that are appropriate for schools’ use, and the promotion, coordination and conduct of two annual interschool events for the Great Southern Region (primary school, high school). The target demographic is school children and their families
Also, as in 2016, a number of projects focussed on orienteering in schools, some continuing with the objective of how best to encourage participation in club orienteering by children who participated in a Sporting Schools Program. 6 schools-related projects received funding of which 2 specifically focussed on the post-Sporting Schools Program opportunities. Some of the projects were the second year of a two-year project with initial funding having been awarded in 2016. The schools-related projects to receive funding were: •
Sporting Schools to School Sport (event program of regional champs) 2nd year: This project’s original objective was to develop a structure linking Sporting Schools to School Sport in Brisbane, Darling Downs, and the Sunshine Coast. It’s aims being to strengthen current structures in Brisbane and Darling Downs and included a seeding initiative on the Sunshine Coast. A series of School Sport development activities are planned in the three regions aiding transition from Sporting Schools and other school-based orienteering to School Sport and beyond. Event promotion is to be conducted through a combination of leaflets, articles on web-sites, email reminders and social media, and will aim to
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contact every ASC Sporting Schools student. Where endorsed, promotion through Queensland School Sport will also be utilised. School Clusters program: OSA had run a number of Sporting Schools Programs in primary schools in suburban Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills and considered it important to follow up the schools to provide them with an event better experience. The proposed program would look at 6 cluster competitions in 2017 aimed at upper primary school ages. Three of these would be in different regions in suburban Adelaide and the other in the neighbouring Adelaide Hills towns of LobethalWoodside-Birdwood.
Building on Sporting Schools initiative (free weekend activities) 2nd year: This follow-up will be in the form of free events for parents and participants on weekends immediately following the completion of the Sporting Schools program. OT does not have a development officer and does not have the human resources to run free, follow-up events. To conduct this project requires funding to pay someone to follow up after the Sporting Schools engagement in the Launceston schools. •
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East Coast orienteering development program for schools 2nd year: The aims of the program were to provide a number of introductory orienteering sessions to the schools on the East Coast, and to assist the development of orienteering through the upgrade of school and appropriate town maps and to assist to establish networking between the schools with the object of some combined events. The program seeks to extend involvement to the Triabunna school and township, and to develop the expertise of existing staff with the intention that the program could become self-sustaining in the longer term. Additionally, the program would foster interest in orienteering in the wider East Coast community with a long-term goal to establish an East Coast orienteering club.
Port Macquarie is a well-recognised outdoor activity centre, primarily for the internationally renowned Ironman competition. •
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Regional Expansion - Upper Hunter Valley: To expand orienteering into the Upper Hunter Valley of NSW. The towns/areas under consideration are Branxton, Singleton, Muswellbrook, and Denman. Drive time between the towns is less than 1hr. Currently there is a very successful Newcastle club, but the majority of members are based close to Newcastle or its southern or northern suburbs. Ballarat Urban Series 2nd year: Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon; every fortnight using black and white maps with events of 1-hour duration - to maximise map/route choice discussions at about 7 pm. Events to start at 5.30 or 6.00pm (after work - before dinner) using coloured stickers at 20-30 locations. The score format will be used to ensure that everyone has success. The series will be promoted by advertising at schools, running clubs, by word of mouth, and part of the ‘navigation for seniors’ class at U3A Ballarat.
SCORE program expansion: A participation project transitioning primary school students and their parents to orienteering as a community sport.
The other projects had a number of themes – MTBO, Park and/or Street Series expansion programs and regional expansion programs taking orienteering to new areas. These projects included:
Park and Street / Regional Expansion Projects •
Urban Expansion - North Sydney Summer Series: To expand orienteering into the northern Sydney suburbs of Hornsby, Berowra and their environs.
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Regional Expansion - Port Macquarie: To expand orienteering in the Port Macquarie area. Port Macquarie is approx. 390Km (4.5hrs) from Sydney, 244Km (2.75hrs) from Newcastle, and 160Km (2hr) from Coffs Harbour. Currently these are the nearest orienteering centres to Port Macquarie.
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Table 1: Participation Projects, 2017 PROJECT National National administration of Participation and Sporting Schools Attendance at ASC Participation, Sporting Schools & CEO Forums Annual OA Board Strategic Planning workshop Strategic planning component of OA Conference Increasing Eventor data capture (uploading EXCEL results spreadsheets) Eventor information module on the website Monthly Enews subsidy Level 2 coaching curriculum update Level 1 coaching manual Travel to run Level 1 coaching courses New South Wales Urban expansion: North Sydney Summer Series Regional expansion: Port Macquarie Regional expansion: Upper Hunter Valley Corporate Challenge in Sydney Victoria Ballarat urban series yr. 2 Bendigo Park and Street Series yr. 2 MTBO promotional events targetting students and women yr 2 Queensland Maprun Smartphone orienteering courses program yr. 2 Sporting Schools to School Sport project (event program of regional champs) yr. 2 Sunshine Coast street and park orienteering development yr. 2 Warwick street orienteering program yr. 3
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$ 17000 1000 3000 2000 2500 3000 1200 3000 4000 3000 11024 1470 9344 13420
South Australia Three additional permanent courses School clusters program MTBO promotional projects season 2 Western Australia Explore the South West (2 mini-series targetting 10-15 year olds) yr. 2 Great Southern Region Permanent Courses project for schools orienteering yr. 2 Tasmania Building on Sporting Schools initiative (free weekend activities) yr. 2 East Coast orienteering development program for schools yr. 2 Northern Territory Coach and mapper training for Alice Springs club TOTAL
• 3000 4500 5600
20000 6500 8500 2800
7610 8000 6740 3220 2650
6600 7000
5000 200173
Bendigo Park and Street Series 2nd year: The series will comprise of 6 events and will be run based on the regular Bendigo model - electronic timing, selfservice entry/finish but with sufficient assistance for newcomers. Bendigo has a few maps of sufficient standard which will form the basis of the series. Additional maps will be created of suitable areas. While there will be 6 events in the series, several of the maps will be used multiple times at successive events to a) to assist newcomers become familiar with the concept of orienteering/navigation rather than being overwhelmed with a new location every week and b) reduce the burden on the event organiser by having a common start location. The series will also provide opportunities for Bendigo juniors to set courses mentored by experienced course setters and to assist organisers.
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Sunshine Coast street and park orienteering development: The existing Sunshine Orienteers club covers the region but focuses primarily on MTBO events as the Sunshine Coast has little in the way of suitable areas for bush orienteering because of thick, coastal vegetation and urban expansion. The region has a wealth of local parks and connecting streets that are considered as ideal for a park and street O program. With a population of over 275,000 and an emphasis on lifestyle and outdoor activity pursuits, the region is well suited to introducing urban orienteering to the local community.
MTBO Related Projects •
MTBO promotional projects (S. Australia) 2nd Year
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MTBO promotional events targeting Students and women (Victoria) 2nd year: Orienteering Victoria has run secondary school MTBO championships for some years with approximately 150 students participating. The aim of the project is to target the schools and students involved and to provide follow up coaching opportunities to encourage them to transition into participating in weekend events. Additionally, there is a growing number of women doing mt biking in Victoria. This is a target group as few of these know about mtb orienteering. The events are expected to attract a useful cohort of students that now know what orienteering is and expect the series to attract some to regular week-end events.
A program of park and street orienteering in the Sunshine Coast region is proposed to expand the sport by offering further participation opportunities for both foot and bike orienteering. This new project would allow residents, particularly families and juniors, to experience orienteering in a friendly, local environment and potentially boost participation and membership of the local club. Maps of these areas would also assist local schools to expand their orienteering activities. •
Warwick Street orienteering program 3rd year: To continue with the orienteering introduction program in Warwick to offer further participation opportunities for club members and as a means of introducing the local community, particularly students and their families, to the sport. Not only could participants learn the basic elements of navigation through street Orienteering, but they would also be encouraged to try out other forms of orienteering, thus boosting participation numbers and potentially membership of the local club.
Permanent Courses •
3 new Permanent Courses (S. Australia)
Other Projects •
Sydney Corporate Cup: To expand orienteering by conducting a number of Corporate Challenges in a number of different Sydney locations. The suburbs under consideration are Parramatta, Castle Hill/ NorWest, Sydney Olympic Park, Chatswood and as near to Sydney CBD as possible.
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Table 2: Registered Orienteers, 2015 to 2017 2015 Membership Category
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA & NT
TAS
ACT
TOTAL
Full financial Associate School club Other financial members Non-members in club events Non-members in corporate/ scout events
1099 80 208
697 10 22 1116
246 80 361 1116
454 100 112
267 -
442 69
403
661 1 1764 208 2710
1102
3866 171 2496 709 6384
15
1000
-
-
-
-
-
-
TOTAL
1552
6374
1845
1803
666
768
1613
13608
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA & NT
TAS
ACT
TOTAL
1289 175 50 639
712 1 23 2083
572 12 10 471
221 276 130
391 140 278
274 732
474 56 1069
3933 328 415 5402
4071
1892
-
-
-
-
-
5963
6224
2500 7211
1065
627
809
1006
1599
16041
NSW 1290 155 100 704
VIC 672 204 2190 1818
QLD 559 18 25 24 472
WA 300 268
SA & NT 259 154 82
TAS 331 539
ACT 478 7 80 907
TOTAL 3889 538 2395 24 4790
5994
2043
-
-
-
-
-
8037
8243
765 6927
1098
568
495
870
2918 1472
19673
501
2016 Membership Category Full financial Associate School club Other Financial Members Non-members in club events Non-members in corporate/ scout events Permanent course userS TOTAL
2017 Membership Category Full financial Associate School club Other Financial Members Non-members in club events Non-Members in Corporate/ Scout/School events Permanent Course Users TOTAL
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Table 3: Events and Participants - 2015 to 2017 2015 NSW VIC QLD SA and NT WA TAS ACT Total
Events 264 467 185 142 56 98 123 1,335
Participants 20,415 34,681 7,695 9,532 4,757 13,122 11,584 101,786
Av. per Event 77.3 74.3 41.6 67.1 84.9 133.9 94.2 76.2
2016 NSW VIC QLD SA and NT WA TAS ACT Total
Events 334 382 194 103 71 81 112 1,287
Participants 31,661 28,539 11,661 7,337 4,932 7,138 13,807 105,075
Av. per Event 92.0 74.7 60.1 71.2 69.5 88.1 123.3 81.6
2017 Events Participants Av. per Event NSW 448 33,778 75.4 VIC 351 25,860 73.7 QLD 203 8,737 43.0 SA and NT 105 6,517 62.1 WA 106 7,157 67.5 TAS 92 6,811 74.0 ACT 108 10,662 98.7 Total 1,413 99,522 70.4 Notes: i Excludes Sporting Schools events in 2015 and Active After Schools in earlier years. ii Excludes persons paying to use permanent courses
Sporting Schools Program in 2017 In 2017, Orienteering Australia continued to support orienteering as one of the 33 sports (with Lacrosse being added in 2017) funded by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Sporting Schools Program (SSP). The program continued throughout 2017 for public and primary schools nationally, with a selection of high schools included for a small number of sports. Orienteering, while included as one of the original sports for the national primary school program, was not one of the sports included for the initial high school pilot program in 2017. The programs are now self-funding at the state level and in 2017 just over 10,000 primary school children took part in orienteering lessons at 164 primary schools. Compared to 2016 this is a 5% drop in participants but with a 15% increase in the number of schools. The reduction in participants can be attributed to the schools having less funds available for lessons due to administration costs being included for the first time, as well as increased coach rates. 6,986 of Australian primary schools (87%) are now registered for the Sporting Schools Program, and 370 secondary schools (25%), with 6,114 being funded in 2017 (82% of all registered schools). The average grant amount to primary schools has increased from $2,054 in Term 3 2015 to $2,241 in Term 3 2016 to $2,344 in Term 3 2017. Table 5a identifies the number of schools where an orienteering program was delivered in 2017. Table 5b identifies a breakdown of the programs delivered in each State. Table 5c identifies the total number of programs and participants comparing OA sourced figures and from the ASC reporting system. OA did not record total participations for 2017 in the Sporting Schools Program. Feedback from schools to the ASC show that 90% of respondents agree that children are being exposed to a wider range of sports, with increased opportunity to play those sports, being taught lessons they would not otherwise have learnt, and in a way that supported the school curriculum. Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017 21
Table 4: Recruitment and Retention, 2013 to 2017 Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total Members New Members 5,119 3,825 4,272 5,297 4,451
2,648 1,220 1,289 1,812 679
Renewals
Non-Renewals
% New
2,648 2,605 2,983 3,485 3,772
1,081 1,260 911 1,306 1,525
48.3 31.9 30.2 34.2 15.3%
% Nonrenewing 21.1 32.9 21.3 24.7 34.3%
Source: Eventor club membership database Note: These figures have been compiled from summing figures for each orienteering club in Australia. They should be treated with caution as some orienteers will non-renew with their club and take out membership with another club, either within their state or in another state or in another country.
Table 5a: Sporting Schools Orienteering, 2017 Number of Schools OA No. of Sporting Schools (endorsed or known teacher) ASC No. of Sporting Schools (TOTAL) ASC No. of Sporting Schools (endorsed coach) ASC No. of Sporting Schools (teacher) ASC No. of Sporting Schools (not endorsed or not known) Participants ASC (Sporting Schools Participants) endorsed and not endorsed OA (Sporting Schools Participants) Participations OA (Sporting Schools Participations) 1. 2016 ASC totals include many programs not endorsed 2. 2016 T4 totals were temporary. Final numbers never received. 3. OA has not asked SSOs for participant numbers. Sources: ASC and OA
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Total 148 192 120 35 29 Total 6,778
Term 1 29 34 18 8 8 Term 1 1,175
Term 2 45 72 37 14 21 Term 2 2,070
Term 3 38 50 39 13 Term 3 1,984
10,898 Total 60,605
5,524 Term 1 -
3,347 Term 2 -
2,086 Term 3 -
Term 4 38 36 26 Term 4
Term 4 -
Table 5b: Sporting Schools by State, 2017 ASC Reported (Programs) OA Reported (Programs) ASC Reported (Participants) OA Reported (Participants)
ACT 18 17 808 1891
NSW 65 42 2201 3526
NT 1 1 101 0
QLD 29 28 892 1469
SA 10 12 350 0
TAS 15 13 402 1308
VIC 28 36 759 971
WA 17 18 450 517
Total 183 167 5965 9682
Table 5c: Sporting Schools Participants, 2017 2015 2016 2017
OA Reported ASC Reported Programs Participants Programs Participants 38 1760 69 2275 149 10898 192 6778 167 9682 183 5965
In 2017, the number of orienteering programs in participating schools as a percentage of all sports, was consistent at about 2% term-by-term nationally, and at 3% of participants.
Social Media is increasingly being used to promote funding windows, booking windows, and invoicing windows, with State Dept’s of Education now being invoiced directly.
Sporting Schools website hits for orienteering is about 1% of the total sports’ hits.
Towards the end of 2017, public and independent schools increased their (Working with Children) checks of coaches to also include mappers.
Schools’ satisfaction with orienteering coaches continued at about 97% to 100% each term, which is consistent with other sports. Follow-on communication between students, parents and local clubs is not so good, varying between 26% and 73%. A new booking system was introduced in Term 4 of 2016, and was built upon term by term through 2017, with the aim of the ASC to have all primary and high schools using the system. Usage increased from 61% of school in Term 4 of 2016 to 76% by Term 4 of 2017. The main reasons for schools not using the booking system are that they prefer to use their own coach, and they have direct contact with an organisation or provider locally. Professional development remains a key part of the program for orienteers and teachers, with states running their own accreditation workshops. The number of accredited Level 0 orienteering coaches increased from 151 at the end of 2015 to 336 in 2016 and 457 in 2017.
Orienteering is not currently under consideration for inclusion in the high schools version of the program as Orienteering Australia has not yet developed material (i.e. a single unified program) to be used as part of a national program by all States. Discussions between the States commenced in 2017 among states with a pilot test being delayed. For OA to be considered for high school programs by the ASC, a national orienteering product will be essential, and it is also possible that until OA and the States can deliver a single national product at the primary school level that orienteering will not be considered for the High School Sporting Schools Program. Future enhancements for the program by the ASC include better promotion of sport pathways, achieving co-delivery among sports, meaningful coach development, and streamlined surveys.
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Program Feedback
Orienteering Workforce, 2017
As part of the ASC’s evaluation of the programs delivered as part of the Sporting Schools Program, schools are invited to provide feedback through the ASC program delivery report.
Coaches
The following are typical ratings of the coaches delivering orienteering programs:
Table 6b illustrates the number of Accredited Coaches by State for the period to March 2018.
100% Agree that coach was well prepared
Table 6c illustrates the total number of Accredited Coaches over the period to March 2018.
100% Agree that coach collaborated with school 100% Agree that coach had sufficient knowledge
Table 6a illustrates the number of Accredited Coaches by Gender for the period 203 ~ March 2018.
The total number of accredited coaches at Level 1-3 is at its’ highest in 4 after another year of steady growth.
The following are typical ratings of the promotion of orienteering by the coaches delivering the program:
The number of Level 0 coaches recorded with OA has increased by 25% after doubling in size in the previous year.
74% of Orienteering coaches told children about a local club or sporting organisation offering that sport in community.
Controllers
43% of Orienteering coaches distributed written information about a local club or sporting org in local community. 43% of Orienteering coaches communicated with parents about the next steps in participating in community sport
Table 7a illustrates the number of Accredited Controllers by Gender for the period 2009 ~ March 2018. As can be seen from the table the number of both male and female controllers reduced by approximately 8% over the 12-month period to March 2018. Table 7b illustrates the number of Accredited Controllers by State for the period to March 2018. Table 7c illustrates the total number of Accredited Controllers over the period 2009 ~ 2018.
Table 6a: Accredited Coaches, 2009 ~ 2017 Coach Accreditation breakdown by Gender from 2009 (Level 1-3) Females
Males
Mar Mar Mar Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Dec Mar Mar Mar Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Dec 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009 Level 1 41 44 28 40 51 56 64 55 53 55 45 33 67 67 77 85 73 73 Level 2 9 5 3 4 5 12 9 12 12 9 8 7 6 10 24 26 23 30 Level 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 6 5 4 4 6 4 3 3 3 TOTAL 54 52 34 46 59 71 76 69 68 70 58 44 77 83 105 114 99 106
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Table 6b: Accredited Coaches by State, 2017 Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TOTAL 1 -3 TOTAL 0-3
ACT 11 7 1 1 9 20
NSW 179 15 4 1 20 199
NT 0 0 0 0 0 0
QLD 166 30 3 3 36 202
SA 19 19 2 1 22 41
TAS 6 5 1 2 8 14
VIC 89 6 1 2 9 98
WA 30 14 6 0 20 50
Table 6c: Accredited Coach Totals, 2009 ~ 2017 Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TOTAL 1 -3 TOTAL 0-3
Mar 2018 500 96 18 10 124 624
Coach Accreditation Totals (Level 0-3) from 2009 Mar Mar Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Dec 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009 402 215 36 31 17 12 89 61 107 118 133 149 128 125 13 10 10 15 36 35 35 42 8 7 6 9 7 6 5 6 110 78 123 142 176 190 168 174 512 293 156 173 103 202 -
Table 7a: Accredited Controllers by Gender, 2009 ~ 2017 Controller Accreditation breakdown by Gender from 2009 (Level 1-3) Females
Males
Mar Mar Mar Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Dec Mar Mar Mar Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Dec 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009 25 Level 1 12 13 13 16 26 18 19 20 30 40 29 40 60 55 41 59 49 Level 2 18 19 14 16 20 22 18 25 23 68 72 62 62 77 84 53 96 81 Level 3 7 8 8 8 10 10 9 8 8 39 38 30 48 48 48 49 43 34 TOTAL 37 40 35 40 56 57 45 53 51 137 150 121 150 185 187 143 198 164 IOF EA 5 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 13 13 13 13 13 10 12 11 7 NOTE: IOF EA are IOF accredited Event Advisers
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Table 7b: Accredited Controllers by State, 2017 ACT 6 16 6 28
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TOTAL
NSW 13 19 7 39
NT 0 2 0 2
QLD 8 4 6 18
SA 0
TAS
8
12 6 18
5
13
0
VIC 5 8 13 26
WA 9 17 3 29
Table 7c: Accredited Controller Totals, 2009 ~ 2017 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TOTAL IOF EA
Mar 2018 42 86 46 174 18
Mar 2017 53 91 46 190 18
Mar Feb Feb Feb 2016 2015 2014 2013 42 56 86 80 76 78 97 106 38 56 58 58 156 190 241 244 18 17 17 12
NOTE: IOF EA are IOF accredited Event Advisers
Paul Prudhoe Executive Officer with assitance from Jim Mackay Manager, Coaching & Officiating
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Feb 2012 59 71 58 188 14
Feb Dec 2011 2009 78 69 122 104 51 42 251 215 13 9
High Performance 2
017 was a year in which Australia’s international results were unspectacular, but are commensurate with the level of resources available, Australia’s remoteness form international competition and the size of the sport in Australia. A number of structures have been put in place which to strengthen our results in the longer term and achieve the most from our resources. The World Orienteering Championships took place in Estonia in July. The best Australian result was Simon Uppill’s 34th in the middle distance. Also encouraging were Henry McNulty reaching the sprint final on his World Championships debut, and Krystal Neumann and Natasha Key also reaching the final. Unfortunately, our women’s results were not sufficient for us to retain our status in Division 2 and we will have only one woman in the middle and long distance in 2018. The Junior World Championships took place in Finland, also in July. The highlight of the week was Joseph Dickinson’s 17th in the sprint, while Aston Key had a top-30 result in the long distance. We also had our best relay results for some years with 18th in the men’s and 16th in the women’s. Whilst they did not achieve any standout individual results, the women’s team showed more depth than we have seen for some time, and demonstrated considerable potential for the future. At a regional level, the Oceania Championships took place in New Zealand in April. New Zealand had the best of the competition, but two notable highlights were Jo Allison’s victory in the long distance, and Aston Key sweeping all three individual titles in M18. The Australian Schools team also drew the Test Match against New Zealand 2-2, the best result they have achieved on New Zealand soil. New Zealand provides important regional opportunities for us and making more use of the potential it provides for our orienteers to get experience in foreign terrain is part of our plans for the future.
The National Orienteering League continues to be the centrepiece of our domestic competition, with 16 well supported races held during the year. This year, the Canberra Cockatoos dominated both senior competitions and the Queensland Cyclones the junior women’s, but the junior men’s came down to the wire, with four teams still in the hunt on the final day before the NSW Stingers prevailed. Simon Uppill and Jo Allison took the senior individual titles, while Aston Key and Tara Melhuish were the best of the juniors. One major new initiative in 2017 was the staging of a national junior camp open to all comers in December (something New Zealand have done successfully for years). This attracted over 100 juniors and helpers from all over Australia. The camp was an initiative of our new Junior Development Squad coach, Brodie Nankervis, and should be the first of many. I would like to finish by thanking Jim Russell and Ian Prosser for their work as Head Coach and High Performance Administrator respectively, Hanny Allston and Ralph Street for their coaching and managerial role at the Junior World Championships, and Brodie Nankervis for taking on the national junior role into the future. I would, in particular, like to thank Wendy Read for many years of contribution as a coach and manager of World Championships teams, of which 2017 was the last (at least for now). Blair Trewin President
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Mountain Bike Orienteering World and Junior MTBO Championships Lithuania An outstanding silver medal to 19 year old junior star Lucy Mackie in the middle distance Junior World Championships was followed up by a close 7th in the long distance race. This was only our 2nd ever medal at Junior World Championships level and Lucy consolidated on her 5th place in 2016 in the same format. 16 year old Fergus Mackie again showed his undoubted ability with a 9th in the middle distance event. Glen Charlton made his international debut in World Champiosnhips & was beset by mechanical problems but showed great promise. Ricky Thackray (injured) & Angus Robinson (uni commitments) were both selected but were late withdrawals. This Championships saw the successful introduction of a mass start format event. With only 15 seconds to put the map onto the board and decide where you are going, plus head to head riding on loops, it certainly required different skills. Australian states are encouraged to run such events to help our elites get more comfortable with this format.
TEAM PERFORMANCES Event Place Time Junior Lucy
Fergus
Senior Glen
Relay M21
mins behind
Sprint Middle Long Mass Start Sprint Middle Long Mass Start
16 2 7 DNF 18 9 25 35
23:50 56:51 107:17 22:07 67:43 107:19 97:47
3:49 1:59 6:12 3:56 7:53 15:52 20:09
Sprint Middle Long
61 67 Mech
33:08 107:43 -
10:11 39:36 -
Lucy 16
Fergus 12
Glen 17
Overall 16
Team Members Senior – Glen Charlton (Vic) Junior – Lucy Mackie; Fergus Mackie (NSW) Coach- Kay Haarsma (SA) Manager – Hamish Mackie (NSW)
Preparation A 2 day training camp was held for elites and juniors in Ballarat immediately prior to the selection trials. Paul Darvodelsky also again assisted Lucy with her training plans. The team arrived in Vilnius a week before the World Championships and used local maps to become familiar with the terrain and mapping style.
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National Scene
State Team Totals In The 2017 National Series
Australian MTBO National League
Elites & Juniors
Three well organised rounds were held in VIC; QLD & NSW. The latter saw a record participation of 176 riders at an excellently organised Australian Championships around Wingello. Two of these events were also part of the 2018 World Masters series.
1st 2nd 3rd
Australia / New Zealand Challenge The Aus v NZ Challenge was successfully held in conjunction with the Australian Championships at Wingello (NSW) with NZ winning 23 points to 12. More classes were conducted than ever before including 2 for junior women.
National Series The 2017 National MTBO Series Individual winners are named below. M-14 M-16 M-20 M21 M40 M50 M60 M70 M80
Lachlan Young Riley Martin Tristan Miller Fergus Mackie Hamish Mackie Andrew Power Rob Prentice Leigh Privett Graeme Cadman
(NSW) (ACT) (ACT) (NSW) (NSW) (NSW) (NSW) (VIC) (VIC)
W-14 W-16 W21 W40 W50 W60 W70
Mikayla Enderby Rhiannon Prentice Lucy Mackie Tamsin Barnes Heather Leslie Peta Whitford Kathy Liley
(NSW) (NSW) (NSW) (QLD) (VIC) (VIC) (VIC)
Masters 1st 2nd 3rd
VIC 428 points QLD 357 points NSW 283 points
OA Shield– based on Australian Championships 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
NSW VIC ACT QLD WA TAS SA
142 98 43 39 25 8 4
Main Positives • •
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NSW 126 points Qld 94 points VIC 83 points
Continued international success at the World Championships for junior and veterans. Introduction of the World Masters Series and with the initial 2 events each year being held in Australia / New Zealand means that more veterans are getting European experience and bringing that knowledge back to Australia. A “MTBO Australia” Facebook site was established this year & extensively utilised for promotion. Pedal assist E Bikes with a power limit of 250 watts to be allowed on any course “non-competitively” during 2018. . After this trial, if sufficient interest, we could introduce specific EBike classes. This innovation is aimed at our older and injured riders but could attract more recreational riders too Guidelines for use of SI at National Events – it was agreed that organisers of Australian and State Championships be strongly recommended to use Sport Ident AIR for contactless punching. Liaison with NZ Orienteering sees much travel to each other’s competitions and sharing of ideas.
Issues • •
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The continued lack of depth for juniors and elites classes and our failure to attract more from the large MTB community to our sport. In the top MTBO European nations many riders come from a former foot orienteering background, or in the case of juniors, still do both. There is little cross-over in Australia. Victoria still leads the way with schools development as its annual interschool event attracts 150+ riders. However we haven’t found a means to get these riders out to weekend events. Although 5 states ran state championships the numbers were relatively small in 2 of these. In addition, would be good to have championships run by TAS & NT. MTBO Coaching Accreditation... A work in progress. Need for IOF MTBO controllers clinic in Australia.
Kay Haarsma MTBO Coordinator
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Orienteering Australia Awards 2017 Athlete Of The Year Lucy Mackie - NSW
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Silva Medal Ann Ingwersen - ACT
SILVA Award for Services to Orienteering Chris Wilmott - NSW
terrain and can trace contours and identify features onto a base map. I know that this takes considerable ability. Chris’s skill was that, as an elite orienteer himself, he knew what was important for the runner and could interpret the images to suit the needs of orienteers. Chris’s base mapping regularly showed the position of boulders, paths and vegetation which is of great assistance in subsequent fieldwork. However I think the stories that he was able to plot the position of rabbits in the field are apocryphal ! On his return to Australia in 1978, Chris could now offer the skills of both a fieldworker and photogrammetry operator, as well as the viewpoint of an elite orienteer. To progress further he needed access to a stereoplotter, and was able to use the machine at Sydney Technical College. Alex relates that he then purchased a newer machine and set it up in his house in the 1990’s. This machine has now been dismantled, having been replaced by digital technology such as LIDAR.
Chris’s work has occurred mostly behind the scenes, but it has been crucial to the development of orienteering throughout Australia. As a professional photogrammetrist he prepared the base maps for many of the best orienteering areas across the nation. These little words on a map:
In the early years Chris was also a keen competitor. He now competes irregularly, but continues to go to local IKO events with his family.
“Base map by Chris Wilmott” are a by-word for map quality and accuracy. The availability of top-quality base maps has been critical to the development of all of our elite orienteers, as well as those of us who just enjoy the sport. In preparing this citation I have drawn extensively on details compiled by Alex Tarr for his article in the September 2014 Australian Orienteer – thanks Alex. As Alex narrates, Chris started orienteering in 1973 and soon started mapping in the Royal National Park. Chris then went to Scandinavia to learn from the experts. He spent three summers and one winter in Norway orienteering and making maps. In 1977/78 he learnt photogrammetry from his Norwegian employer. Photogrammetry is a dark art to most people. By mounting pairs of aerial photos in a special viewing machine, the operator is able to create a 3D view of the Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017 33
David Hogg Medal for Services to Event Management Ricky Thackray - WA
State Level Contributions In WA, Ricky is the face of MTBO. In addition to being our best performer in MTBO he has: • • •
Been convenor for WA MTBO from 2008 to the present Set at least one MTBO event in every one of those years, including the state long distance championship course in 2011 and 2016. Assisted other setters with event venues, map updates, permissions for venues and course setting, as well as on the day activities.
In WA Ricky’s contributions to event management have also involved foot orienteering, especially our summer Metro series. Since 2009, in this series, he has: • • • •
Assisted setters for the series with map coordination Organised and set 1-2 events every year Created 1-3 new Metro maps each year Designed and coordinated a revised Metro series for 2016-17 that will allow OWA to judge what format and time is enjoyed most by participants
Ricky has also been active in the management of Sprint events. Since 2010 he has:
National Level Contributions Ricky is well known to all members who are involved with mountain bike orienteering. He has been responsible for: •
•
Organisation of the 2014 National Series round in Margaret River. He not only coordinated his small team very effectively but also mapped and set the sprint event. Carolyn Jackson, writing in the December 2014 edition of the Australian Orienteer wrote: “Ricky and his team deserve huge congratulations”. Organisation of the 2016 National MTBO carnival in Dwellingup. Again, Ricky was not only the coordinator of the organising team but mapped the area for the long distance event and set the long distance course. In the December 2016 edition of AO Carolyn wrote: “a fantastic week of mountain biking was the reward for travelling to the Australian MTBO Championships in WA last October. An already proven team led by Ricky Thackray put on an incredibly varied and fun four MTBO events”.
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Set several sprint events, and in 2016 Created a sprint map and organized and run an event.
While the term event management is understood differently by different people, there can be no doubting that Ricky has made a huge contribution to the management of events however it is defined. He has been involved in all areas from selecting areas to be mapped, mapping them, setting courses, controlling events, and organising events, right through to organising an entire carnival.
SILVA Award for Services to Coaching Michael Dowling - TAS
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Appendix 1: National Results 2017 OA Shield
National Series (Junior)
Interstate competition based on the results of the Australian Long Distance Championships.
Interstate competition based on the individual results of junior events in the National League.
New South Wales
Women: Men:
Xanthorrhoea Trophy Interstate competition based on the results of the Australian Relay Championships.
Tara Melhuish (ACT) Aston Key (VIC)
Australian MTBO Championship Plaque
New South Wales
Australian MTBO Championship Plaque Interstate competition based on the results of the Australian MTBO Sprint, Middle and Long Distance Championships.
Champion Club Trophy
New South Wales
Inter-club competition based on the placings at the end of day two of the Australian 3-Days.
Newcastle Orienteers (NSW)
National League (Senior) Interstate competition based on the team results of all senior events in the National League.
Women: Men:
Canberra Cockatoos Canberra Cockatoos
National League (Junior) Interstate competition based on the team results of junior events in the National League.
Women: Men:
Queensland Cyclones NSW Stingers
National Series (Senior) Interstate competition based on the individual results of senior events in the National League.
Women: Men:
Jo Allison (ACT) Simon Uppill (SA)
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Australian 3 Days: Wagga Wagga, NSW W21E Jo Allison ACT M21E Simon Uppill SA W17-20E Tara Melhuish ACT M17-20E Aston Key VIC W-10 Luca Hogg ACT W-12 Rebecca Craig NSW W-14 Serryn Eenjes VIC W-16 Ella Cuthbert ACT W35 Rebecca Minty ACT W40 Allison Jones ACT W45 Jennifer Enderby NSW W50 Linda Sesta NSW W55 Ana Herceg ACT W60 Carolyn Jackson VIC W65 Alison Radford VIC W70 Jenny Hawkins ACT W75 Ann Ingwersen ACT W80 Maureen Ogilvie NSW M-10 Elye Dent ACT M-12 Jamie Woolford NSW M-14 David Stocks ACT M-16 Brody McCarthy VIC M35 Andy Hogg ACT M40 Tom Walter ACT M45 Scott Simson NSW M50 Tony Woolford NSW M55 Warren Key VIC M60 Eoin Rothery NSW M65 Robert Rapkins QLD M70 Steve Flick NSW M75 Darryl Erbacher ACT M80 Eino Meuronen ACT M85 Graeme Cadman VIC M90 Hermann Wehner ACT
Australian Long Distance Championships: Hill End, NSW W21E Natasha Key VIC M21E Simon Uppill SA W17-20E Rachel Allen TAS M17-20E Aston Key VIC W-10 Aoife Rothery NSW W-12 Erika Enderby NSW W-14 Serryn Eenjes VIC W-16 Ella Cuthbert ACT W35 Kathie Dent ACT W40 Tracy Marsh NSW W45 Jennifer Enderby NSW W50 Su Yan Tay QLD W55 Jenny Bourne VIC W60 Carolyn Jackson VIC W65 Carol Brownlie WA W70 Jean Baldwin NSW W75 Ann Ingwersen ACT M-10 Elye Dent ACT M-12 Jamie Woolford NSW M-14 David Stocks ACT M-16 Noah Poland ACT M35 Stephen Craig NSW M40 Damien Enderby NSW M45 Jonathan McComb TAS M50 Tim McIntyre QLD M55 Warren Key VIC M60 Ted van Geldermalsen VIC M65 Geoff Peck QLD M70 Ross Barr NSW M75 Darryl Erbacher ACT M80 Clive Pope QLD M85 Kevin Paine ACT M90 Hermann Wehner ACT SILVA Trophy - M21E Teams Victoria Swedish Ambassador’s Trophy - W21E Teams Victoria Howden Trophy M21E - Simon Uppill (SA) Howden Trophy W21E - Natasha Key (VIC)
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Australian Middle Distance Championships: Hill End, NSW
Australian Sprint Distance Championships: Bathurst, NSW
W21E Belinda Lawford ACT M21E Matthew Crane ACT W17-20E Tara Melhuish ACT M17-20E Joseph Dickinson TAS W-10 Aoife Rothery NSW W-12 Erika Enderby NSW W-14 Justine Hobson ACT W-16 Mikaela Gray QLD W35 Phoebe Dent NSW W40 Allison Jones ACT W45 Jennifer Enderby NSW W50 Su Yan Tay QLD W55 Jenny Bourne VIC W60 Carolyn Jackson VIC W65 Lynda Rapkins QLD W70 Jenny Hawkins NSW W75 Ann Ingwersen ACT M-10 Elye Dent ACT M-12 Connor Martin WA M-14 Clyde McGhee NSW M-16 Noah Poland ACT M35 Matthew Cohen TAS M40 Douglas Jay NSW M45 Jason McCrae ACT M50 Graham Atkins ACT M55 Warren Key VIC M60 Ted van Geldermalsen VIC M65 Tony Radford VIC M70 Ross Barr NSW M75 Darryl Erbacher ACT M80 Clive Pope QLD M85 Graeme Cadman VIC
W21E Natasha Key VIC M21E Tomas Krajca ACT W17-20E Tara Melhuish ACT M17-20E Aston Key VIC
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W-10 Aoife Rothery NSW W-12 Erika Enderby NSW W-14 Rani Brennan QLD W-16 Zoe Melhuish ACT W35 Kathie Dent ACT W40 Allison Jones ACT W45 Cathy McComb TAS W50 Paula Shingler NSW W55 Jenny Bourne VIC W60 Debbie Davey NSW W65 Carol Jacobson NSW W70 Jenny Hawkins NSW W75 Ann Ingwersen ACT M-10 Ashley White VIC M-12 Dylan Bryant QLD M-14 David Stocks ACT M-16 Noah Poland ACT M35 Jim Russell VIC M40 Douglas Jay NSW M45 Jock Davis NSW M50 Mark West TAS M55 Greg Barbour NSW M60 Melvyn Cox NSW M65 Paul Hoopmann SA M70 Steve Flick NSW M75 John Le Carpentier NSW M80 Lloyd Gledhill NSW M85 Kevin Paine QLD M90 Hermann Wehner ACT
Australian Relay Championships: Hill End, NSW W21E M21E W17-20E M17-20E
Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory Queensland New South Wales
W/M-12 W-14 W-16 W35 W45 W55 W65 M-14 M-16 M35 M45 M55 M65
Tasmania Queensland Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Queensland Victoria New South Wales
Individual Teams - Classic Junior Girls Senior Girls Junior Boys Senior Boys
South Australia Tasmania Queensland Australian Capital Territory
Relay Junior Girls Senior Girls Junior Boys Senior Boys
Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory Queensland Australian Capital Territory
Australian Schools Championships Teams 1st Australian Capital Territory 2nd Queensland 3rd South Australia 4th Tasmania 5th New South Wales 6th Victoria 7th Western Australia
Queensland New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales Victoria New South Wales
Australian Schools Championships: Bathurst, NSW Individual - Sprint Junior Girls Senior Girls Junior Boys Senior Boys
Zoe Melhuish Tara Melhuish Alvin Craig Aston Key
ACT ACT NSW VIC
Individual Teams - Sprint Junior Girls Senior Girls Junior Boys Senior Boys
Queensland Tasmania New South Wales Australian Capital Territory
Individual - Classic Junior Girls Senior Girls Junior Boys Senior Boys
Joanna George Tara Melhuish Alvin Craig Aston Key
NSW ACT NSW VIC Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017 39
Oceania Long Distance Championships: Woodhill, New Zealand
Oceania Middle Distance Championships: Onewhero, New Zealand
W21E M21E
Jo Allison Gene Beveridge
AUS NZL
W21E M21E
Renee Beveridge Nick Hann
NZL NZL
W-10 W-12 W-14 W-16 W-18 W-20 W35 W40 W45 W50 W55 W60 W65 W70 W75 W80
Rebecca Craig Rachel Baker Kaia Joergensen Georgia Skelton Katie Cory-Wright Lara Molloy Lise Turner Sara Prince Jenni Adams Yvette Baker Anthea Feaver Susan Key Lynn Dabbs Jill Dalton Ann Ingwersen Maureen Ogilvie
AUS NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL AUS AUS AUS NZL AUS AUS
W-10 W-12 W-14 W-16 W-18 W-20 W35 W40 W45 W50 W55 W60 W65 W70 W75 W80
Lani Murray Rachel Baker Kaia Joergensen Sofie Safkova Danielle Goodall Lara Molloy Lise Turner Sara Prince Jenni Adams Yvette Baker Jenny Bourne Gillian Ingham Carol Brownlie Kate Fortune Ann Ingwersen Bunny Rathbone
NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL AUS NZL AUS NZL AUS NZL
M-10 M-12 M-14 M-16 M-18 M-20 M35 M40 M45 M50 M55 M60 M65 M70 M75 M80 M85
James Wright Riley Croxford Alvin Craig Will Tidswell Aston Key Cameron De L’Isle Greg Flynn Bruce Arthur Darren Ashmore Bill Edwards Warren Key Ted van Geldermalsen Nick Collins Ross Brighouse Alex Tarr Ian Holden Hermann Wehner
NZL NZL AUS NZL AUS NZL NZL AUS NZL NZL AUS NZL NZL NZL AUS NZL AUS
M-10 M-12 M-14 M-16 M-18 M-20 M35 M40 M45 M50 M55 M60 M65 M70 M75 M80 M85
James Wright Riley Croxford Alvin Craig Tom Harding Aston Key Stephen Harding Fraser Mills Neil Kerrison Carsten Joergensen Alistair Cory-Wright Greg Barbour Ted van Geldermalsen Pat Bodger Ross Brighouse Alex Tarr Ian Holden Hermann Wehner
NZL NZL AUS NZL AUS NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL NZL AUS NZL AUS
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Oceania Sprint Distance Championships: Auckland, New Zealand
Oceania Relay Championships: Woodhill, New Zealand
W21E M21E
Imogene Scott Ross Morrison
NZL NZL
W21E Australia M21E New Zealand
W-10 W-12 W-14 W-16 W-18 W-20 W35 W40 W45 W50 W55 W60 W65 W70 W75 W80 W85
Lani Murray Sophie Ryan Mikaela Gray Sofie Safkova Danielle Goodall Alice Tilley Melissa Gangemi Sara Prince Jennifer Enderby Nicola Dalheim Gayle Quantock Gillian Ingham Jacquie Rand Royce Mills Ann Ingwersen Ann Scott Sue Healy
NZL NZL AUS NZL NZL NZL AUS NZL AUS AUS AUS NZL AUS NZL AUS NZL AUS
M/W-12 Australia M/W-14 New Zealand W-16 New Zealand W-18 New Zealand W-20 Australia W35 New Zealand W45 New Zealand W55 New Zealand W65 Australia
M-10 M-12 M-14 M-16 M-18 M-20 M35 M40 M45 M50 M55 M60 M65 M70 M75 M80 M85
James Wright Riley Croxford Ryan Moore Sebastian Safka Aston Key Tommy Hayes Fraser Mills Bruce Arthur Carsten Joergensen Bill Edwards Warren Key Jeff Dunn Gordon Wilson Michael Wood John Robinson Ian Holden Hermann Wehner
NZL NZL NZL NZL AUS NZL NZL AUS NZL NZL AUS AUS AUS NZL NZL NZL AUS
M-16 Australia M-18 Australia M-20 New Zealand M35 New Zealand M45 Australia M55 Australia M65 New Zealand
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Australian MTBO Long Distance Championships: Wingello, NSW
Australian MTBO Sprint Distance Championships: Wingello, NSW
W21E Danielle Winslow ACT M21E Fergus Mackie NSW M17-20 Tristan Miller ACT
W21E Lucy Mackie NSW M21E Fergus Mackie NSW M17-20 Tristan Miller ACT
W-12 Erika Enderby NSW W-14 Mikayla Enderby NSW W-16 Rhiannon Prentice VIC W40 Carolyn Jackson VIC W50 Carolyn Matthews NSW W60 Heather Leslie VIC W70 Toy Martin NSW M-12 Nat Carroll NSW M-14 Lachlan Young ACT M-16 Riley Martin WA M40 Hamish Mackie NSW M50 Duncan Sullivan WA M60 Peter Cusworth VIC M70 Leigh Privett VIC M80 Graeme Cadman VIC
Australian MTBO Middle Distance Championships: Wingello, NSW W21E Lucy Mackie NSW M21E Fergus Mackie NSW M17-20 Tristan Miller ACT W-12 Erika Enderby NSW W-16 Rhiannon Prentice VIC W40 Carolyn Jackson VIC W50 Carolyn Matthews NSW W60 Heather Leslie VIC W70 Toy Martin NSW M-12 Aidan Guinness ACT M-14 Lachlan Young ACT M-16 Riley Martin WA M40 Craig Steffens QLD M50 Stephen Hanlon VIC M60 Robert Prentice VIC M70 Leigh Privett VIC M80 Graeme Cadman VIC
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W-12 Erika Enderby NSW W-16 Rhiannon Prentice VIC W40 Jennifer Enderby NSW W50 Carolyn Matthews NSW W60 Peta Whitford VIC W70 Toy Martin NSW M-12 Nat Carroll NSW M-16 Riley Martin WA M40 Craig Steffens QLD M50 Andrew Haigh NSW M60 Richard Robinson QLD M70 Keith Wade VIC
Appendix 2: National Teams/Squads 2017 World Championships: Tartu - Estonia
World Cup: Lintukiima - Finland
Women
Women
Bridget Anderson SA Natasha Key VIC Belinda Lawford ACT Krystal Neumann QLD
Men
Matthew Crane ACT Bryan Keely VIC Henry McNulty WA Brodie Nankervis TAS Simon Uppill (SA)
Officials
Jim Russell - Coach Wendy Read - Coach Elin Vedin - Physiotherapist
Krystal Neumann Aislinn Prendergast
Men
Kerrin Rattray Bryan Russell-Keely
Women
Aislinn Prendergast
Men
Simeon Burrill Jarrah Day Joseph Dickinson Patrick Jaffe Aston Key Toby Wilson
VIC
Men
Bryan Russell-Keely VIC QLD SWE
Junior World Championships: Tampere - Finland Rachel Allen Zoe Dowling Tara Melhuish Winnie Oakhill Caroline Pigerre Asha Steer
SA VIC
Cesis - Latvia VIC
Grindelwald - Switzerland Women
Women
QLD VIC
Aislinn Prendergast
VIC
TAS TAS ACT QLD QLD VIC
QLD TAS TAS VIC VIC NSW
Officials
Jim Russell - Coach VIC Ralph Street - Coach GBR Hanny Allson - Manager TAS Graham Hammond - Asst. Manager TAS
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Bushrangers: Aus - NZ Test Matches Women Elite
Jo Allison Bridget Anderson Nicola Blatchford Rachel Effeney Natasha Key Belinda Lawford Krystal Neumann Lanita Steer
Women Junior Elite
Rachel Allen Zoe Dowling Rebecca George Georgia Jones Joanna Maynard Tara Melhuish Meredith Norman Winnie Oakhill Caroline Pigerre Asha Steer
Men Elite
Andrew Barnett Matthew Crane Leon Keely Tomas Krajca Ian Lawford Brodie Nankervis Kerrin Rattray David Shepherd Simon Uppill
Men Junior Elite
Simeon Burrill Duncan Currie Jarrah Day Riley de Jong Joseph Dickinson Alastair George Angus Haines Aston Key Patrick Miller Jack Neumann Toby Wilson
Officials
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ACT SA NSW QLD VIC ACT QLD VIC
TAS TAS NSW NSW WA ACT SA QLD QLD VIC
World MTBO Championships: Vilnius, Lithuania Men
Glen Charlton
Officials
Kay Haarsma - Coach Hamish Mackie - Manager
QLD NSW TAS QLD TAS NSW SA VIC ACT QLD NSW
(VIC)
SA NSW
World Junior MTBO Championships Vilnius, Lithuania Women
Lucy Mackie VIC
Men
Fergus Mackie VIC
Officials ACT ACT VIC ACT ACT TAS SA ACT SA
NSW
Kay Haarsma - Coach Hamish Mackie - Manager
SA NSW
Aust/NZ Challenge: Auckland, New Zealand W16 Ella Cuthbert ACT Zoe Melhuish ACT Caitlin Young ACT W40 Jenny Casanova SA Anna Fitzgerald NSW Rachel West WA W45 Jennifer Enderby NSW Wendy Read QLD Karen Wild-Allen TAS W50 Nicola Dalheim VIC Anita Scherrer ACT Su Yan Tay QLD W55 Jenny Bourne VIC Anthea Feaver WA Toni Brown ACT W60 Debbie Davey NSW Carolyn Jackson VIC Ann Scown ACT W65 Lynda Rapkins QLD Judy Allison ACT Val Hodsdon NSW W70 Janet Fletcher WA Jenny Hawkins NSW Kathy Liley VIC W75 Ann Ingwersen ACT Janet Tarr VIC M16 Dante Afnan SA Tristan Miller ACT Noah Poland ACT M40 Bruce Arthur VIC Graham Braid WA Blair Trewin VIC M45 Steve Craig NSW Eric Morris NSW Scott Simson NSW M50 Ruhi Afnan SA Jock Davis NSW Ian Jones NSW
M55 Warren Key VIC Geoff Lawford VIC Jim Russell VIC M60 Warwick Davis VIC Paul Pacque TAS Eoin Rothery NSW M65 Paul Hoopmann SA Rob Rapkins QLD Gordon Wilson NSW M70 Ross Barr NSW Stephen Flick NSW Greg Chatfield QLD M75 John Le Carpentier NSW John Sutton ACT Alex Tarr VIC
School Sport Australia: Australian Schools All-Australian Honour Team Junior Girls
Mikayla Cooper Ella Cuthbert Joanna George Zoe Melhuish
Junior Boys
Alvin Craig Ryan Gray Andrew Kerr Ewan Shingler
Senior Girls
Rachel Allen Ellie De Jong Tara Melhuish Meredith Norman
Senior Boys
Aston Key Patrick Miller Tristan Miller Noah Poland
TAS ACT NSW ACT
NSW QLD ACT NSW
TAS QLD ACT SA
VIC ACT ACT ACT
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High Performance Squad (HPS)
Australian Junior Development Squad (AJDS)
Women
Women
Jo Allison Bridget Anderson Nicola Blatchford Michele Dawson Rachel Effeney Natasha Key Belinda Lawford Krystal Neumann Laurina Neumann Jasmine Neve Aislinn Prendergast Vanessa Round Anna Sheldon
Men
Andrew Barnett Matthew Crane Brian Keely Leon Keely Ian Lawford Henry McNulty Brodie Nankervis Kerrin Rattray David Shepherd Simon Uppill
ACT SA NSW NSW QLD VIC ACT QLD VIC VIC VIC SA QLD
ACT ACT VIC VIC ACT WA TAS SA ACT SA
National Development Squad (NDS) Women
Clare Brownridge Anna Dowling Heather Muir Olivia Sprod Lanita Steer
Men
Robert Bennett Aidan Dawson Will Kennedy Alex Massey Ashley Nankervis Todd Neve Matthew Schepisi
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VIC) TAS) QLD) SA) VIC)
NSW NSW SA NSW TAS VIC VIC
Rachel Allen Zoe Dowling Georgia Jones Joanna Maynard Tara Melhuish Winnie Oakhill Caroline Pigerre Asha Steer
Men
Simeon Burrill Jarrah Day Riley de Jong Joseph Dickinson Patrick Jaffe Aston Key Stephen Melhuish Toby Wilson
TAS TAS NSW WA ACT QLD QLD VIC
QLD) TAS) QLD) TAS) VIC) VIC) ACT) NSW)
Targeted Talented Athlete Squad (TTAS) Women
Zazi Brennan Ellie de Jong Amy Enkelaar Rebecca George Michaela Maynard Meredith Norman Caitlin Young
Men
Dante Afnan Ewan Barnett Jimmy Cameron Nicholas Congedi Duncan Currie Jed Fleming Alastair George Angus Haines Patrick Miller Tristan Miller Jack Neumann Noah Poland
QLD) QLD) TAS) NSW) WA) SA) ACT)
SA ACT VIC SA NSW TAS NSW SA ACT ACT QLD ACT
Appendix 3: Office Bearers 2017 Board President Blair Trewin VIC Director (Finance) Bruce Bowen ACT Director (Technical) Jenny Casanova SA Director Craig Feuerherdt VIC Director Bill Jones NSW Director (International Relations) Michael Dowling TAS Minutes Secretary Prue Dobbin VIC
Paid Officers Executive Officer John Harding ACT (to December) Paul Prudhoe NSW (from December) Head Coach and High Performance Administrator Nick Dent NSW (to August) Head Coach Jim Russell VIC (from August) High Performance Administrator Ian Prosser ACT (from August) Manager, Coaching & Officiating Development John Scown ACT (to March) Manager, Coaching & Officiating Accreditation: Jim Mackay NSW (from March) Manager, Coaching Development: Barbara Hill NSW (from October)
Contracted Officers Editor, The Australian Orienteer Editors, Orienteering Australia E-News
Mike Hubbert Rebecca Jaffe
VIC VIC
Committee Chairpersons Coaching Nick Dent NSW (to April) Development and Participation Vacant Events Greg Hawthorne TAS Mapping Adrian Uppill SA MTB Orienteering Craig Steffens QLD Selection - Junior Susanne Casanova SA Selection - Senior Bruce Arthur VIC Technical Anna Sheldon QLD
Coaching & Management National Senior Coach - Men Jim Russell VIC National Senior Coach - Women Wendy Read QLD National Junior Coach Ralph Street GBR National Junior Manager Hanny Allston TAS National MTBO Coach Kay Haarsma SA Bushrangers Coach Wendy Read QLD Jim Russell VIC
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Appendix 4: Financial Report 2017
ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA INC. ABN 77 406 995 497 FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017
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Contents Committee’s Report Statement by Members of the Committee Certificate by Member of the Committee Income and Expenditure Statement Detailed Balance Sheet Statement of Cash Flows Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members
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ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA INC. COMMITTEE’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017 Your committee members submit the financial accounts of the Orienteering Australia Inc for the financial year ended 31 December 2017.
Committee Members The names of committee members at the date of this report are: Blair Trewin Jenny Casanova
Bruce Bowen Mike Dowling
Craig Fevenherdt Bill Jones
Principal Activities The principal activities of the association during the financial year were: Operating as the national body responsible for the organisation and promotion of Orientering throughout Australia.
Significant Changes No significant change in the nature of these activities occurred during the year.
Operating Result The deficit from ordinary activities after providing for income tax amounted to Year Ended
Year Ended
31 December 2017
31 December 2016
$
$ (105,541.00)
Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Members of the Committee on:
____________________________________ Blair Trewin ___________________________________ Bruce Bowen
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 50 Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017
ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA INC. STATEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017 The Committee has determined that the association is not a reporting entity and that this special purpose financial report should be prepared in accordance with the accounting policies outlined in Note 1 to the financial statements. In the opinion of the Committee the Income and Expenditure Statement, Statement of Financial Position, and Notes to the Financial Statements:
1. Presents fairly the financial position of Orienteering Australia Inc as at 31 December 2017 and its performance for the year ended on that date. 2. At the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the association will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due. This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Committee and is signed for and on behalf of the Committee by:
____________________________________ Blair Trewin
____________________________________ Bruce Bowen
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017 51
ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA INC. CERTIFICATE BY MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017 I, Blair Trewin and I, Bruce Bowen certify that: 1. 2. 3. 4.
We are members of the Committee of Orienteering Australia Inc. We attended the annual general meeting of the association . We are authorised by the attached resolution of the Committee to sign this certificate. The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017 were submitted to the members of the association at its annual general meeting.
____________________________________ Blair Trewin
____________________________________ Bruce Bowen
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 52 Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017
ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA INC. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017 INCOME Interest received
2017
2016
$
$
3,178.77
5,849.53
171,213.22
174,192.85
Reimbursement from States
27,760.99
33,032.12
Uniform and Badge Sales
10,552.94
3,178.58
Receipts from States
Australian Orienteer
32,311.99
48,674.03
Grants Received
177,123.60
182,000.00
High Perfomance Items
35,191.32
16,034.70
IOF Meeting Sponsorship
4,048.00
8,430.23
Sundry Income
-
800.00
TOTAL INCOME
461,380.83
472,192.04
3,349.00
6,626.62
EXPENDITURE Purchases for Resale Audit Fees
2,200.00
2,900.00
Australian Orienteer
35,137.85
50,069.45
Office
9,231.88
10,067.67
648.14
735.60
10,000.00
10,225.00
Bank Fees And Charges Bequest Eventor Software Development Promotion
33,400.13
37,987.29
160,695.48
170,895.23
5,457.97
7,767.52
High Performance
91,552.85
86,906.88
Insurance
12,748.50
12,742.34
IOF Levies
8,288.98
10,688.61
20,939.56
17,296.83
130.84
-
33,709.87
76,204.71
OA Conference & IOF Council Meetings QA transfers to AO Sporting Schools Sundry Expenses Employee Costs TOTAL EXPENSES
-
60.00
75,898.17
76,559.29
503,389.22
577,733.04
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017 53
ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA INC. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017 cont. PROFIT (LOSS) FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES BEFORE INCOME TAX
(42,008.39)
(105,541.00)
NET PROFIT (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ASSOCIATION
(42,008.39)
(105,541.00)
TOTAL CHANGES IN EQUITY OF THE ASSOCIATION
(42,008.39)
(105,541.00)
lncome tax revenue relating to ordinary activities
Opening retained profits
247,332.18
352,873.18
Net profit (loss) attributable to the association
(42,008.39)
(105,541.00)
CLOSING RETAINED PROFITS
205,323.79
247,332.18
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 54 Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017
ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA INC. DETAILED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2017 2017
2016
$
$
63,053.88
22,988.58
CURRENT ASSETS Cash Assets Cash At Bank Cheque account - AO Savings Account - at call [ING] Term Deposit
13,635.37
22,675.03
170,458.02
288,264.75
79,898.23
78,912.73
327,045.50
412,841.09
17,327.58
9,015.00
17,327.58
9,015.00
12,748.51
12,748.51
12,748.51
12,748.51
Total Current Assets
357,121.59
434,604.60
TOTAL ASSETS
357,121.59
434,604.60
GST payable control account
23,691.63
19,655.83
Input tax credit control account
(3,320.51)
(3,320.51)
2,473.90
2,977.10
22,845.02
19,312.42
128,952.78
167,960.00
128,952.78
167,960.00
Total Current Liabilities
151,797.80
187,272.42
TOTAL LIABILITIES
151,797.80
187,272.42
Inventories Finished goods - at real value Other Prepayments
CURRENT LIABILITIES Current Tax Liabilities
Amounts withheld from salary and wages
Other Unexpended Grants
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017 55
ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA INC. DETAILED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2017 CONT. NET ASSETS
205,323.79
247,332.18
MEMBERS’ FUNDS Accumulated surplus (deficit) Total Members’Funds
205,323.79
247,332.18
205,323.79
247,332.18
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 56 Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017
ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA INC. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017
2017
2016
$
$
Receipts from customers
458,202.06
466,342.51
Payment to suppliers & employees
(547,176.42)
(498,542.58)
3,178.77
5,849.53
Net Cash Provided by / (Used in) Operating Activities (note 2)
(85,795.59)
(26,350.54)
Net increase (decrease) in cash held
(85,795.59)
(26,350.54)
Cash at the beginning of the year
412,841.09
439,191.63
Cash at the end of the year (note 1)
327,045.50
412,841.09
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Interest received
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017 57
ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA INC. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FORTHE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017 2017
2016
$
$
Cash At Bank
63,053.88
22,988.58
Cheque account - AO
13,635.37
22,675.03
Savings Account - at call [ING]
170,458.02
288,264.75
Term Deposit
79,898.23
78,912.73
327,045.50
4l2,84l.09
NOTE 1. RECONCILIATION OF CASH For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash includes cash on hand and in banks and investments in money market instruments, net of outstanding bank overdrafts. Cash at the end of the year as shown in the statement of cash flows is reconciled to the related items in the balance sheet as follows:
NOTE 2. RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY/USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO OPERATING PROFIT AFTER INCOME TAX Operating profit after income tax
(42,008.39)
(105,54l.00)
(8,312.58)
(1,320.00)
Changes in assets and liabilities net of effects of purchases and disposals of controlled entities: (Increase) decrease in finished goods (Increase) decrease in prepayments Increase (decrease) in other creditors Increase (decrease) in sundry provisions Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
-
(6.16)
(39,007.22)
75,960.00
3,532.60
4,556.62
(85,795.59)
(26,350.54)
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 58 Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017
Orienteering Australia ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA INC.Inc ABN 77 406 995 497 Independent Auditor's Report to the Members INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS
Report on the Audit of the Financial Report Opinion We have audited the financial report of Orienteering Australia Inc (the association), which comprises the Statement by Members of the Committee, Income and Expenditure Statement, Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2017, a summary of significant accounting policies and the certification by members of the committee on the annual statements giving a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of the association. In our opinion, the accompanying financial report presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the association as at 31 December 2017 and [of] its financial performance for the year then ended in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements and the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 1991.
Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the association in accordance with the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board's APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Emphasis of Matter - Basis of Accounting We draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared to assist the association to meet the requirements of Associations Incorporation Act 1991. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Responsibilities of the Committee for the Financial Report The committee is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 1991 and for such internal control as the committee determines is necessary to enable the preparation and fair presentation of a financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial report, the committee is responsible for assessing the association's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the committee either intends to liquidate the association or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2017 59
ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA INC. Orienteering Australia Inc ABN 77 406 995 497
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TOtoTHE Independent Auditor's Report the MEMBERS Members Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report. As part of an audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also: - Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. - Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the association's internal control. - Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the committee. - Conclude on the appropriateness of the committee's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the association's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the association to cease to continue as a going concern. - Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, and whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentatioh:We communicate with the committee regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
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Christine Reid and Nikki George Pty Limited 20A Beltana Road Pialligo ACT 2609
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