From the General Manager

The sports system in Australia is a real example of diversity in action. This is evidenced by the huge range of sports that are available for people to participate in at grassroots and high performance levels, and the range, variety and locations of organisations that are formed to create those opportunities for participation. I firmly believe sport is an integral part of Australia’s social fabric, both through its iconic nature and also through its role as a social barometer.
For example, the way sport and sportspeople have responded Australia-wide to support those affected by the devastation of the bushfires in Victoria and the floods in Queensland and New South Wales has been magnificent. No doubt sport will also play a significant role in the rebuilding of social structures within the affected communities.
At a national level, the Independent Sport Panel chaired by David Crawford is examining the structures, programs and reforms required to ensure the continuing robustness of the Australian sport system. In putting together the ASF submission to the panel, I also took the opportunity to examine and test in some detail the benefits to sport and communities of the ASF’s Sport Incentive Program.
It was decided that new projects registered in the period June to December 2008 (50 projects) would form the sample. Of these, 18 (36 per cent) were from organisations in regional and rural areas, which was particularly pleasing to see, including the Wahgunyah Rowing Club (the population at Wahgunyah is 800). This is proportionately greater than the rural population distribution in Australia. Forty projects (80 per cent) were registered by sporting bodies including clubs, and regional, state and national sporting organisations, with clubs accounting for 26 (52 per cent) of these. The remainder were registered by local government, community groups and schools.
Beneficiaries of projects were identified as including national membership (smaller national sporting organisations), club members, regional or district sport, women’s sport, novices (all ages), athletes with a disability, high performance squads, juniors and students. Juniors and students were specifically identified in 20 (40 per cent) projects.
Sixteen sports were represented in the sample as well as regional academies, local government and schools. Most prominent were sailing with ten projects (20 per cent), rowing with nine (18 per cent), and Australian rules football with five (10 per cent).
Significantly, the projects sampled have plans to add in excess of $54 million to the Australian sports system through these developmental initiatives. This includes intent to fundraise nearly $11 million (20 per cent) in tax deductible donations to the ASF in support of these projects. In addition to the ASF, planned funding sources for these projects include the Australian government (8 per cent), state government (12 per cent), local government (6 per cent) and contributions by the project organisations (16 per cent). Interestingly, planned loans amount to 34 per cent, with the balance of funds coming from sponsorship, philanthropy, national sporting organisations or in-kind support.
Clearly these projects represent diversity in organisational type, project nature and location. More importantly, they represent breadth when considering the extent of sports and communities covered, and inclusiveness in the range of identified beneficiaries of these Sport Incentive Program projects.
The progress made by these projects will be evaluated in 18 months time to assess the accruing benefits to sport.
More immediately, I applaud the efforts of all sporting organisations that have actively commenced supporting the re-establishment of communities and sport in the fire-ravaged areas of Victoria.

Get those donations in...and complete the grant expenditure report

A significant amount of fundraising activity is generated as 30 June approaches. The end of the financial year energises fundraising campaigns and can create a receptive climate for donors. For the ASF it means a huge increase in business and processing, a credit card terminal that shows signs of fatigue and lots of surprises in the mail.
If donors are seeking receipts for their donations for inclusion in their 2008–09 tax return, the donation must be banked into the ASF bank account by 30 June 2009 or their credit card donation processed by the ASF before 30 June 2009. Please allow plenty of time for postage, faxing, etc., as donations banked after 30 June or credit cards processed after that date will be receipted in the 2009–10 taxation year.
The July discretionary grant round will be made from funds held by the ASF at 30 June 2009. Projects that have been requested to complete a grant expenditure report for the period ended 30 April 2009 will only be considered for a grant if the report has been completed and returned on time.

Case study - De La Salle Old Collegians Amateur Football Club

The project

Purchase and installation of an electronic scoreboard

The need

The 35-year-old scoreboard at Waverley Park in East Malvern, Victoria, home of the De La Salle Old Collegians Amateur Football Club, has seen better days. Years of searing heat, driving winds and that now scarce commodity, rain, have taken their toll, and the once graceful timber structure, now aged and rotting, needs replacement.

The goal

The club is looking to replace the scoreboard with a new, modern electronic scoreboard.
Electronic scoreboards have been around for many years, but are generally suitable only for smaller indoor facilities such as basketball stadiums. Recent developments in LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting has allowed for their use outdoors even when facing directly into sunlight.
Discussions with Adelaide-based Ledtronix Pty Ltd, which has supplied electronic scoreboards to around half a dozen Victorian country clubs, have resulted in a scoreboard to suit the club’s needs for less than $30 000.
The scoreboard will display goals, behinds and points in 450mm bright amber-coloured characters. Team names will be in 8 x 300mm characters. There is a digital clock that can run up or down, or show the time of day. The board also has the capability of displaying cricket scores in overs, wickets and runs.
A special feature is a moving message screen, also with 300mm characters, running along the bottom. This can be used to display upcoming club events, community announcements, progress scores from other grounds, sponsor advertising and any other appropriate messages.
The scoreboard will be operated from a remote keyboard stationed inside the pavilion, away from the wind and rain.
Measuring 5m x 2.655m and only 200mm deep, it will be mounted on two poles with its base 2.5m above the ground to deter potential vandalism, as well as to enhance viewing from any part of the ground.

The approach

Many designs and formats were looked at. A common negative aspect was the cost, with some quotes coming in as high as $70 000. The family of the late former club president, John O’Halloran, was keen to assist. The club sought other donors without much success until it contacted the ASF. Interest in contributing has now increased, no doubt because of the advantage of tax deductibility of donations to the ASF.
The local council, City of Stonnington, was approached and it offered to help with providing the infrastructure — engineering, footing design, poles, electrical connection, building permits and erection.

The outcome

The project is already a major talking point among other amateur football clubs and it is expected many will want to follow the De La Salle Old Collegians Amateur Football Club initiative.
The scoreboard, which will be called The John O’Halloran Scoreboard in recognition of his many years of work for the club and the contributions from his family, is currently being built and is hoped to be operational in time for the opening match of the season.
One major drawback of the old scoreboard was its position. It could not be viewed from inside the pavilion or, more particularly, from the canteen where parents were working. Another drawback was the size of the digits which made it difficult for some people to read from the opposite end of the ground.
The new scoreboard will be sited directly opposite the pavilion in good view of all spectators, especially those parents working in the canteen.
The ASF was an important component of the club’s fundraising strategy. In order to complete this much-needed and overdue project, the club required the support of its members. Registration with the ASF enabled the club to offer tax deductibility for donations made to the ASF in support of the project. The members responded and the club was able to successfully fundraise a significant proportion of the required amount through the ASF avenue. All grants that the club receives from the ASF will go towards the installation of the new scoreboard.

Location

East Malvern is a suburb of Melbourne approximately 12 kilometres east of the city centre.

Case study - Geelong Cricket Club

The project

Construction of an international standard, fully enclosed turf practice facility, comprising 16 full-length turf wickets and two full-length synthetic wickets, divided by retractable netting and highlighted by six light towers.

The need

In 2005, Geelong Cricket Club identified the need for a ‘centre of excellence’ for game preparation, not only for use by club members but also representative players and squads, as well as visiting teams. The absence of such a facility was an impediment to the development pathway of local players, and also meant that the Geelong region was unable to host national and international Twenty20 and one-day matches.

The goal

After missing the submission deadline for local government funding the club, instead of giving up on the idea, became galvanised and focused on exactly what needed to be done to make the project a reality. It was decided to stage the development — Stage 1 being the turf wickets and fencing, and Stage 2 the lighting. The total cost of the project was close to $500 000. The ‘resolve’ was for the club to manage the project and source the necessary funds itself — a brave commitment.

The approach

The club proceeded with a fundraising plan that included months of lobbying, putting the project ‘out there’ and communicating with members. This involved much door knocking, presentations to government ministers and Geelong politicians, and hosting fundraising events. The generosity of local professionals and community-minded contractors made a real difference in keeping costs down, and these in-kind contributions served as the ongoing boost that club volunteers required and valued during the resourcing period.
The club also registered the project with the ASF, as it was hoped that being able to offer tax deductibility for donations would assist with the appeal for community donations.

The successful strategies

The success of the fundraising appeal was in large part due to a lot of hard work, time and effort put in by the committee of Geelong Cricket Club. A combination of varied funding sources and personal approaches to potential financial contributors saw the project come to fruition.
It also proved to be very important that the community was well informed about the project before the club’s fundraising campaign was formally launched. This ensured that potential donors understood the need for the facility and had viewed the plans before being asked to attend a fundraising event and contribute towards the project. Acknowledgment of donors was also paramount, and community donations of $1 000 or more were recognised on an honour board hung in the club.

The outcome

In January 2008, almost four years after the project’s conception, the first stage was fully completed and funded. In November of that same year, two years ahead of schedule, the lighting towers were ready for use.
On both occasions the club organised ‘gala’ type celebrations of these milestones. Everyone who contributed to the project in any way were included in these celebrations as guests of the club.
This project provided a wonderful journey for many, and the opportunity to meet and work alongside people who have now transitioned from being strangers to becoming valued friends, strangers who embraced the project as though it were their own and who have now become wonderful advocates for the club. The outcomes of a project of this magnitude have had tremendous benefits for the club.
When the club looks back at the goals stated in its funding submission of five years ago, it can be well satisfied that the facility is being used:
. up to six days a week
. by Geelong Cricket Club the majority of the time
. by regional squads as they prepare to play representative cricket
. by ‘identified’ pathway cricketers
. by visiting men’s and women’s state teams
. by regional clubs (on application).
The club’s vision has been vindicated by all who have accessed the new facility and by the myriad of cricket administrators and other cricket fraternity members who have visited, including board and staff members of Cricket Victoria and Cricket Australia.

Location

Geelong Cricket Club is located at Kardinia Park, Geelong, approximately 75 kilometres southwest of Melbourne.

ASF grant recipients July 2008–January 2009

This is the list of sporting organisations, shires and councils, community groups and schools that shared in the $11.4 million the ASF issued in discretionary grants in the period July 2008 to January 2009. If your organisation is not mentioned here, ask the ASF about how to register your sports project, or visit the ASF website (asf.org.au) for more information.

Archery

Hastings Valley Archery Club, NSW

Athletics

Athletics Australia, VIC
Belle Vue Primary School, VIC
Box Hill Athletic Club, VIC
Glenhuntly Athletic Club, VIC
Mentone Track and Field Centre, VIC

Australian football

AFL (NSW/ACT) Commission
Box Hill Hawks Football Club, VIC
Brisbane Bears–Fitzroy Football Club, QLD
Carlton Football Club, VIC
Collingwood Football Club, VIC
Geelong Football Club, VIC
Glenelg Football Club, SA
Hawthorn Football Club, VIC
Newtown and Chilwell Football Club, VIC
North Melbourne Football Club, VIC
OSFC Foundation, VIC
Perth Football Club, WA
Port Adelaide Football Club, SA
Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club, SA
Richmond Football Club, VIC
Sydney Australian Football Foundation, NSW
Wantirna South Football Club, VIC
Western Bulldogs Forever Foundation, VIC
Woodville West Torrens Football Club, SA

Basketball

Ballarat Basketball Association, VIC
Southern Tigers Basketball Association, SA

Boxing

Boxing NSW

Canoeing

Australian Canoeing, NSW
Coomera Watersports Club, QLD

Community groups

Donnica Clarke Foundation, NSW
Geelong Cats Sports Foundation, VIC
Layne Beachley — Aim for the Stars Foundation, NSW
The Wally Foreman Foundation, WA

Cricket

Barossa and Light Cricket Association, SA
Geelong Cricket Club, VIC
Glenelg District Cricket Club, SA
Queensland Cricket Association

Cycling

On Track for Life Foundation, VIC

Equestrian

Adelaide Horse Trials Management, SA
Winton Pony Club, QLD

Fishing

Fly Fish Australia, NSW

Flight

Victorian Motorless Flight Group

Football

Johnny Warren Football Foundation of NSW
Sandringham City Junior Soccer Club, VIC

Golf

Commonwealth Golf Club, VIC
Glenelg Golf Club, SA
Golf Australia, VIC
Heidelberg Golf Club, VIC
Huntingdale Golf Club Foundation, VIC
NSW Golf Association
Royal Melbourne Golf Club, VIC
Sorrento Golf Club, VIC
The Blackheath Golf Club Foundation, NSW
The Kooyonga Foundation, SA
The Yarra Yarra Golf Club, VIC
Victorian Golf Foundation
Woodlands Golf Club, VIC

Gymnastics

Ceres Calisthenics Club, VIC

Hockey

Adelaide Hockey Club, SA
Altona Hockey Club, VIC
Aquinas College, WA
Eastern Suburbs Hockey Club, QLD
Melville City Hockey Club, WA
Port Adelaide District Hockey Club, SA
Toorak East Malvern Hockey Club, VIC

Lacrosse

Lacrosse Victoria

Lawn bowls

Denmark Bowling Club, NSW
Warringah Bowling Club, NSW
West Pymble Bowling Club, NSW

Local government

Dalby Town Council, QLD
Macedon Ranges Shire Council, VIC
Shire of Coolgardie, WA
South Gippsland Shire Council, VIC
Town of Narrogin, WA

Motor sports

Australian Motor Sport Foundation, VIC
Sporting Car Club of South Australia

National bodies

Australian Olympic Committee, NSW
Maccabi Australia, NSW

Orienteering

Orienteering Australia, ACT

Regional bodies

Central Coast Academy of Sport, NSW
South West Academy of Sport, WA

Rowing

Adelaide Rowing Club, SA
Banks Rowing Club, VIC
Buckingham Rowing Club, TAS
Canberra Rowing Club, ACT
Centenary Rowing Club, QLD
Essendon Rowing Club, VIC
Glebe Rowing Club, NSW
Hawthorn Rowing Club, VIC
Melbourne Amateur Regatta Association, VIC
Melbourne Argonauts Queer Rowing Club, VIC
Mercantile Rowing Club, VIC
Mosman Rowing Club, NSW
Newington Masters Rowing Club, NSW
North Shore Rowing Club, NSW
Port Adelaide Rowing Club, SA
Powerhouse Rowing Club, VIC
Richmond Rowing Club, VIC
Rowing Victoria
Swan River Rowing Club, WA
Sydney Rowing Club, NSW
Sydney Women’s MLC Rowing Club, NSW
Toowong Rowing Club, QLD
Torrens Rowing Club, SA
Wahgunyah Rowing Club, VIC
West Australian Rowing Club
Yarra Yarra Rowing Club, VIC

Rowing — schools

All Hallows School, QLD
Ascham School, NSW
Brisbane State High School, QLD
Carey Baptist Grammar School, VIC
Cranbrook School, NSW
Friends of Ruyton, VIC
Loreto Kirribilli Association, NSW
MLC School, NSW
Newington College, NSW
Pembroke School, SA
Presbyterian Ladies’ College, NSW
Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney, NSW
Queenwood Parents Association, NSW
Radford College, ACT
Scotch College, VIC
Scotch College, WA
Scotch College Foundation, SA
St Aidan's Anglican Girls’ School Parents and Friends Association, QLD
St Catherine’s School, VIC
St Ignatius’ College Riverview, NSW
St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace, QLD
St Margaret’s School Council, QLD
St Virgil’s College Hobart, TAS
Stuartholme School, QLD
Tara Anglican School for Girls, NSW
The Hamilton and Alexandra College, VIC
The Korowa Foundation, VIC
The Rockhampton Grammar School, QLD
The Scots College, NSW
The Southport School, QLD
UCA Kinross Wolaroi School, NSW
Unley High School, SA
Walford Foundation, SA
Wesley College Melbourne, VIC
WH Pincott Club, VIC

Rugby league

Albion Park Oak Flats Rugby League Club, NSW
Byron Bay Rugby League Club, NSW

Rugby union

Chatswood Junior Rugby Club, NSW
Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team, NSW
Melbourne Rugby Union Football Club, VIC
Sunshine Coast and Districts Rugby Union, QLD
Sydney University Football Club Foundation, NSW
Warringah Rugby Foundation, NSW

Sailing

Avalon Sailing Club, VIC
Black Rock Yacht Club, VIC
Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron, VIC
Cowes Yacht Club, VIC
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, NSW
Davey’s Bay Yacht Club, VIC
Flinders Yacht Club, VIC
Fremantle Sailing Club, WA
Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club, NSW
Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation, WA
Metung Yacht Club, VIC
Middle Harbour Yacht Club, NSW
Port Melbourne Yacht Club, VIC
Royal Brighton Yacht Club, VIC
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, WA
Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
Safety Beach Sailing Club, VIC
Sailors with Disabilities, NSW
Somers Yacht Club, VIC
South of Perth Yacht Club, WA
Squadron Yacht Racing Foundation, NSW
SYC Foundation, VIC
Tamar Yacht Club, TAS
The Australian Open Skiff Trust, NSW
The Sail Training Association of Queensland
Yachting Australia, NSW

Schools

Prince Alfred College Foundation, SA
Seventh Day Adventist Schools, WA
Solway Primary School, VIC
Sydney Boys High School, NSW
The King’s School Foundation, NSW
The Southport School, QLD
Wesley College Melbourne, VIC

Shooting

Warrnambool Gun Club, VIC

Skating

Skate Australia, QLD

State bodies

Maccabi NSW
Maccabi Victoria
Victorian Institute of Sport

Tennis

Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre, VIC
Healesville Tennis Club, VIC
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, VIC
Macleod Tennis Club, VIC
Royal Queensland Lawn Tennis Association
Sale Tennis Club, VIC
The Royal Melbourne Tennis Club, VIC

Water polo

Melville Water Polo Club, WA

Winter sports

Ice Skating Australia, NSW
Ski and Snowboard Australia, VIC
The NSW Ski Association

Diversity, breadth and inclusiveness of ASF projects

From the analysis of a sample of 50 projects approved in the period June to December 2008, the data confirmed that a significant number of funding partners were represented in the sample and the range of beneficiaries was diverse and inclusive.

See the pdf version of the newsletter for graphs

Schedule of discretionary grant rounds for 2009

The remaining discretionary grant rounds for 2009 will be:

May 2009	Includes funds accepted by 30 April 2009
July 2009	Includes funds accepted by 30 June 2009
September 2009	Includes funds accepted by 31 August 2009
November 2009	Includes funds accepted by 31 October 2009
January 2010	Includes funds accepted by 31 December 2009

Funds accepted are donations deposited into the ASF bank account and cleared, or credit card donations processed through the ASF terminal by the date specified.

Around the clubs

The ASF is pleased to support fundraising initiatives being undertaken by sporting clubs. Here is a snapshot of projects registered with the ASF that are assisting with the provision of sporting facilities for local clubs.

 

Metung Yacht Club

The Metung Yacht Club has a very keen group of junior sailors racing in Cadets and Optimist dinghies. Unfortunately the clubhouse is situated on the wrong side of busy Metung Road and therefore the juniors have to rig their boats on the grass outside the club and then drag them across the road to launch them via a very steep timber ramp. Even then they are on the inside of the Metung Marina and have to manoeuvre through the marina pens before reaching clear water.
Even with close parental supervision, the yacht club committee has been very aware of the safety issues that the situation poses to its junior sailors and has been actively lobbying all levels of government to assist in providing a safe environment for its growing junior fleet.
After discussions with the Department of Sustainability and Environment and the East Gippsland Shire Council, the proposal is to build a protective groyne, to reclaim an area of hardstanding with a concrete launching ramp, and to create a grassed area leading down to a sandy beach to provide safe, off-the-beach sailing. At the same time, undercover dinghy racks would be built so that the dinghies are permanently stored close to the new beach area.
At this time, plans have been drawn up and a planning permit has been applied for with the East Gippsland Shire Council. Fundraising has commenced and the club is excited at the prospect of enhancing the sailing experience for its juniors while ensuring their safety both on and off the water.

 

Pittsworth and District Junior Rugby League

Pittsworth and District Junior Rugby League, in consultation with senior league, junior soccer and the Pittsworth community, has identified and prioritised a list of upgrades needed at the Pittsworth Leagues Club precinct to cater for the increased growth in the town and the consequent increased memberships to the clubs.
The goals are to:
. install lighting to ovals 2 and 3 (these ovals are used for training, and currently in winter the children train by car light)
. connect a recycled water irrigation system to the three ovals in an effort to drought-proof them
. construct a players’ gymnasium and amenities block for the soccer oval
. upgrade the electronic scoreboard and improve shade and seating facilities.
The club is currently waiting for the lighting materials to arrive and hopes to have this part of the project completed within the first half of the year.

Eastern Suburbs Hockey Club

Eastern Suburbs Hockey Club has been located at its current ‘home’ since 1970, where the club has access to four grass hockey fields and a modest clubhouse. Since the introduction of synthetic surface fields, it has become apparent that the existing facilities are inadequate to meet the future needs of the club.
The Clem Jones Sports Centre was identified as the ideal location to develop hockey facilities for the club. The first stage of the development will be to construct a synthetic playing surface and associated lighting, watering system and fencing. The second stage will be to upgrade and extend the current clubhouse.
To date the club has collected more than $200 000 in ASF donations for the project and has been lucky enough to have generous members willing to contribute in-kind labour, materials and machinery hire, resulting in significant savings to the club. Stage one construction will start as soon as state government funding is confirmed.
Once the new hockey facilities have been completed, the club will once again have a venue that can host all its training and home games, as well as cater for club meetings and events. Players and spectators will have access to adequate amenities, and additional hockey competitions may be established by associations in the area, thus increasing participation in the sport. The club will also receive revenue from field hire, which will enable it to allocate funds for the future replacement of the synthetic surface.

 

Healesville Tennis Club

Healesville Tennis Club has embarked on a project to redevelop courts 3 and 4 at its Queens Park facility. These courts were originally installed in the 1930s. It was decided by the committee that the best course of action would be to transform the two courts from en tout cas to sand-filled artificial grass. Antiquated and inefficient lighting towers on these courts also needed to be upgraded to comply with Australian lighting standards.
It took longer than the club expected to gain a permit from council and to coordinate the three contractors; however, real progress has been made to date. Plastic lines from the old courts have been pulled up with the assistance of club members at a working bee (an extremely difficult task due to a lack of rain in the preceding six weeks), and new light poles and electric cables have been installed. The next step will be to cover and level the court area with crushed rock, then cover it with 100mm of concrete before the artificial carpet can be laid. The project suffered a setback due to the recent bushfires in the area, but if all goes according to plan, the redevelopment should be completed in the first half of the year.
This redevelopment will result in a number of benefits for the club, including:
. an increase in the number of courts available for use
. improvement to the existing facilities
. an environmentally friendly court surface that will not require watering
. lighting towers that will use less electricity and provide a safe environment for facility users.

 

Macleod Tennis Club

In response to the continuing drought in south-eastern Australia, Macleod Tennis Club has converted two of its six red porous courts to synthetic clay. The project was completed in July 2008. The donations received through the club’s involvement with the ASF have been a great help in meeting the $34 000 commitment to the project. The club will continue to fundraise with the ASF to retire the remaining debt held with Banyule City Council for the project.
As a result of the court conversion, Macleod Tennis Club now has at least two courts available for play irrespective of water restrictions. In recent times there has been an increase in membership and it is felt this has been largely due to the interest in the new surface. The new surface is extremely popular with members and visitors and a great asset to the club. Macleod Tennis Club is looking forward to converting more of its courts to synthetic clay.

Box Hill Hawks Football Club

Affiliated with the Victorian Football League, the Box Hill Hawks Football Club was founded in 1936 and from that time on has played at Box Hill City Oval. Since 1999, the club has operated an ‘alignment’ partnership with AFL club Hawthorn, whereby it hosts in its VFL teams Hawthorn listed players not selected in the AFL.
Since 1999, the presence of elite AFL listed players in the VFL competition has driven a need to raise the standard of all amenities at all VFL venues — upgrades to playing surfaces, improvements to training and gymnasium facilities, and expanded social and spectator facilities to accommodate increasing crowds.
The Box Hill Hawks Football Club has undertaken a $2 million redevelopment of Box Hill City Oval, with six bodies providing funding support for the project: Sport and Recreation Victoria, Whitehorse City Council, AFL Victoria, Hawthorn Football Club, Box Hill Cricket Club, and the club itself. The club is raising the majority of its project contribution of $250 000 through its members, sponsors and other supporters who are able to make tax deductible donations to the ASF in support of the project.
Phase 1 of the project, a new 500-square-metre pavilion, is presently under construction and due for completion in mid-2009. Remaining works, including new coaches boxes, training facilities and spectator amenities, are scheduled for 2010.

 

About donors

Donors are an essential part of any successful fundraising campaign, and complement other funding sources such as sponsorship, government grants, loans and in-house fundraising such as raffles, auctions, car washes, etc. Satisfied donors provide positive testimonials for a project and are more likely to repeat their support for the organisation in the future. The ASF can offer donors the benefit of tax deductibility for donations of $2 or over; however, some considerations apply, including the recognition donors may receive for their donation and the projects that they may support.
Donations can be made to the ASF by individuals or businesses by:
. cash
. cheque
. money order
. credit card (a 2 per cent administration charge is applicable to all credit card donations).
For a tax deduction to be claimable, donations to the ASF must be:
. unconditionally gifted to the ASF
. voluntary
. accompanied by a completed, approved donation form.
Donations are not subject to GST.
Donors:
. may nominate a specific project registered with the ASF as their preferred beneficiary
. must not receive any benefit, advantage, right or privilege (other than one of an insignificant nature) for their donation (apart from tax deductibility)
. will receive ASF-issued receipts for donations of $2 or over to substantiate claims for tax deductibility
. must accept that, in line with taxation law, they cannot insist that the ASF direct their donation to a specific project
. must accept that all claims for a tax deduction are subject to acceptance by the Commissioner of Taxation.
Some additional donor considerations apply to Sport Development and Team Travel projects. For example, donors may not donate in support of a project where they, a relative or associate will receive an additional benefit (for example, a reduced fee for a coaching course or team travel). Independent professional advice is encouraged if a donor is unsure of their ability to donate in support of a particular project.

 

New project approvals

The ASF welcomes the following new projects that have been approved in the period
1 July 2008 to 31 January 2009.
. AFL Northern Territory — Sport development
. Ascham School, NSW — Equipment
. Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing Association (NSW) — Equipment
. Barossa and Light Cricket Association, SA — Major event
. Belle Vue Primary School, VIC — Equipment
. Blackheath Golf Club Foundation, NSW — Sport development
. Brothers Rugby Union Club (Townsville), QLD — Facility development
. Camperdown Football and Netball Club, VIC — Facility development
. Corangamite Shire Council, VIC — Facility development
. Cranbrook School, NSW — Equipment
. De La Salle Old Collegians Amateur Football Club, VIC — Equipment
. Double Bay Sailing Club, NSW — Equipment
. Eastern Suburbs Hockey Club, QLD — Facility development
. F Troop Rowing Club, SA — Equipment
. Gymnastics Victoria — Sport development
. Hawthorn Hockey Club, VIC — Sport development
. Heathfield High School, SA — Facility development
. Kingston Heath Golf Club, VIC — Facility development
. Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, VIC — Facility development
. Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club, NSW — Equipment
. Melbourne Girls College, VIC — Equipment
. Metung Yacht Club, VIC — Facility development
. Mosman Junior Rugby Club, NSW — Facility development
. Mounts Bay Sailing Club, WA — Equipment
. Newtown and Chilwell Football Club, VIC — Facility development
. NSW Rowing Association — Sport development
. Pambula Aquatic Centre, NSW — Facility development
. Paradise Point Sailing Club, QLD — Equipment
. Pittsworth and District Junior Rugby League, QLD — Facility development
. Regional Council of Goyder, SA — Facility development
. Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron — Sport development
. Softball Australia, VIC — Team travel
. South West Academy of Sport, WA — Sport development
. Southern Tigers Basketball Association, SA — Team travel
. St Augustine’s College Sydney, NSW — Equipment
. St Hilda’s School, QLD — Equipment
. St Joseph’s Nudgee College, QLD — Facility development
. Tamar Yacht Club, TAS — Equipment and facility development
. Tasmanian Cricket Association — Sport development
. Tennis SA — Sport development
. Varsity Lakes Community Ltd, QLD — Equipment
. Victorian Regional Academies of Sport — Sport development
. Wahgunyah Rowing Club, VIC — Equipment
. Warrnambool Springers Gymnastics Club, VIC — Equipment
. Western Sydney Academy of Sport, NSW — Sport development
. Williamstown Football Club, VIC — Facility development
. Yachting QLD — Sport development
. Yarrawonga and Mulwala Table Tennis Association, VIC — Equipment
. Yerrinbool Bargo District Soccer Club, NSW — Facility development

 

Late news

Grant expenditure reports will shortly be sent to all registered project organisations that are holding ASF grant funds or that received ASF grants in the six-month period ending 30 April 2009. Completed reports (including all supporting information) are due by 22 May 2009. Organisations that do not meet this requirement will not be considered for further discretionary grants by the ASF Board until the report has been satisfactorily completed.
The ASF will be presenting at the ‘On top of your game’ clubs conference at AAMI Stadium in Adelaide on 24 May. We look forward to renewing acquaintances with SA clients and meeting interested clubs and associations at this event, which has been organised by the SA Office for Recreation and Sport.

 

Next edition

The next edition of ASF News will be in November 2009. The ASF is keen to promote the work of clubs in regional/rural areas that register projects to develop facilities or secure improved equipment for their membership. In recognition of this, the next edition will highlight some of the projects registered with the ASF by sports clubs.
It is also hoped that there will be news of progress in the redevelopment of sporting facilities in Victoria.

The ASF team

Dale Bertram — Project Officer
Robyn Fisher — Project Officer
Leanne Read — Manager, Business Operations
Melissa Orr — Finance Officer
Rod Philpot — General Manager
Kim Horne — Project Officer
Kurt Mulcahy — Athlete Support
Jaime Firman — Project Officer

 

 

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The Australian Sports Foundation was first established in 1986

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