From the General Manager

It was terrific to recently attend the On Top of Your Game club development conference organised by the Office for Recreation and Sport in South Australia. Attendees were mostly volunteers in their clubs or sporting organisations, and the topics covered were designed to offer possibilities, opportunities and the chance to network.
From an ASF point of view, club development conferences give us a chance to meet with grassroots sport and discuss the ways in which the ASF can complement the objectives and aspirations of clubs, as well as allowing us to get a feel for the local issues and challenges. We will be attending a similar conference being conducted by the WA Department of Sport and Recreation in early June.
It is interesting to reflect on the questions put to the ASF by clubs. The common themes are: ‘What do you do?’, ‘How can you help us?’ and ‘How does it work?’ Answering the first one is relatively easy. The ASF is an independent company initiated by the Australian Government and incorporated in 1986 with the charter to support the development of sport in Australia. The ASF is listed in the Income Tax Assessment Act (1997) as a deductible gift recipient, which means that donations to the ASF in support of sporting projects conducted by eligible organisations are tax deductible. The aim of the ASF is to enable sporting organisations to source additional funds in the form of donations for specific purposes, using the incentive of tax deductibility.
Help is offered through the Sport Incentive Program. This includes a range of project types covering most aspects of sport development, and which are designed to assist organisations to value-add to their sporting infrastructure. Clubs tend to favour registration of equipment or facility development projects, although as mentioned in the last newsletter, the popularity of the sport development category relating to growth of their sport, development of elite or juniors and preservation of sports history is increasing. The key is that fundraising with the ASF is designed to complement and add to existing funding sources and not be a substitute or replacement for them.
The way the Sport Incentive Program works is explained on the ASF website (asf.org.au), where there are fact sheets, case studies and guidelines available for potential clients. Topical aspects of the administration of the Sport Incentive Program are also published periodically in this newsletter. For example, this edition contains an explanation of the process related to the acquittal of discretionary grants received from the ASF by the completion of a grant expenditure report. The importance of accountability is integral to the success and sustainability of the work undertaken by the ASF and its clients.
A focus of the ASF is to comprehensively discuss ideas and opportunities with interested parties prior to them applying for registration of a project. Undertaking an ASF project can become a smoother and more successful process by investing time ‘up front’ to ensure the ASF fully understands an organisation’s intentions, and that the organisation, in turn, understands the ways in which the Sport Incentive Program can assist.
Finally, as the Olympic Games in Beijing draw nearer, the ASF would like to congratulate all participating Australian athletes and support staff and wish them every success in their pursuit of excellence.

Rod Philpot
General Manager
Australian Sports Foundation

Get those donations in …

An enormous 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 stress and lots of surprises in the mail.
If donors are seeking receipts for their donations for inclusion in their 2007–08 tax return, their donation must be banked into the ASF bank account by 30 June 2008 or their credit card donation processed by the ASF before 30 June 2008. 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 2008–09 taxation year.
The July discretionary grant round will be made from funds held by the ASF at 30 June 2008.
 

Case study - The Australian Open Skiff Trust

The project

To support the sport of traditional open 18-foot skiff racing by acquiring, building and racing pre-1950 replicas of famous skiffs and recording the history of the sport at the Sydney Flying Squadron, Careening Cove, Sydney Harbour.

The need

Many people are aware that Sydney Harbour has nurtured Sydneysiders and provided a sense of place and prosperity for its caretakers and its people. There is also a sense of pride in its globally recognised man-made icons, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.
What is less well known is that before either of these icons were constructed, 18-footer racing was the main cultural sport and social talking point for Sydneysiders during their long summers.
Although maritime museums exhibit original skiffs and snapshots of 18-foot racing, these displays are static and do not reflect or demonstrate the human element involved in shaping the evolution of skiff design and construction, and the social interaction and promotion of the iconic Australian 18-foot skiff over years that included two world wars and the Great Depression.
The need for action became obvious, with time becoming critical before the key human links to 60 years of 18-footer racing skill and history literally passed on and knowledge was lost forever, together with historic trophies, memorabilia and journals that could end up buried in landfills across the country.
By 2006, a simple plan and initiative had gained momentum and interest, stimulated by re-enactments of historic events and regular weekend historic skiff races conducted at the Sydney Flying Squadron.
Rather than let the sport just fade away over time, a decision was made to expand the replica fleet and crews to re-create and formalise interest in the sport. This decision needed a sustainable management plan that could raise necessary funds to commission new replicas, maintain the existing fleet and build a storage shed on Sydney Flying Squadron land adjacent to the club.
The ASF was subsequently approached to consider supporting the project’s financial needs through Category 1 project registration. This would enable fundraising using the ASF’s tax deductible status as an incentive for donors and consideration for discretionary grants. ASF approval for our Traditional 18s Project was granted to the Australian Open Skiff Trust in 2006.

 
The goal

The goal is to build a critical mass of interest and support for the sport of 18-footer skiff sailing at the Sydney Flying Squadron into the future and to provide sufficient revenue to underpin the management plan’s sustainability for future generations to become the next caretakers of the history and the racing fleet.
To achieve that outcome the Australian Open Skiff Trust wants to raise funds over the next period to launch five new replica 18-foot skiffs and cap the fleet off at 15 race boats. Initially three famous original skiffs were researched — HC Press, Desdemona and Crows Nest — and traditional timber boat builders are ready to build them from their original plans and half models. By utilising volunteer labour, a ready-to-race replica can be launched for around $100 000 each.
To provide storage for the boats the Trust wants to rebuild the burnt-out boatshed on waterfront land owned by the Sydney Flying Squadron, and to that end a development application has been prepared for submission to North Sydney Council for approval. The boatshed and approval has been costed at $300 000 and the intention is to register a second ASF project for this facility development.

 
The approach

To date the fundraising approach has been successful, and mid-season 2007 saw the launch of the 1925 replica of Yendys and the 1943 replica of Australia IV, which took the Sydney Flying Squadron race fleet to ten.
To raise the necessary funds to build skiffs, a mailing list was sourced and a descriptive, full-colour brochure (approved by the ASF) produced which included an ASF donation form. Donations were invited in support of the Yendys and Australia IV projects from those approached via our mailout, who were known to be generous supporters of historic Sydney Harbour maritime projects.

The challenge

The challenge for the Australian Open Skiff Trust is to forge ahead to meet the goals of establishing sufficient equipment, infrastructure and support to enable sustainable historic sailing at the Sydney Flying Squadron.
With the current ten-boat race fleet, there is now the momentum and a powerful presence on Sydney Harbour, and positive feedback has been received that the race fleet is now a harbour feature, a spectacle in its own right.
A similar response has been received from the media, fans and supporters wherever our fleet has raced — the Brisbane River, Perth River and Port Macquarie. As well as promoting the sport, these interstate races have showcased the potential for other clubs to be involved with the Australian Open Skiff Trust to raise funds to build replicas of their own famous 18-foot skiffs, which will enable more historic championships to be held and lead to further interest in, and development of, the sport.
So the challenge for the Australian Open Skiff Trust and the Sydney Flying Squadron skiff sailors is to continue to build on the growing support base by involving and helping other historic 18-foot skiff clubs to come on board, build their replicas and develop race crew skills for parochial competitions into the future.
Importantly, it is not solely about the boats. They are merely the tools to bring together all types of people who are compelled and excited by the opportunity of racing historic wooden gaff-rigged 18-foot skiffs.
The current race crews comprise both men and women, experienced ‘skiffies’ and beginners, from teens to the twin Notley brothers, who have raced skiffs continuously for 63 years, all mixed together over the 26 Saturdays of the Sydney Flying Squadron summer season.
The most rewarding outcome of this project, apart from the exciting spectacle of the skiffs racing on the harbour, is to witness the human connection that building, maintaining and racing these historic skiffs provides. Old friendships are rekindled, new ones forged and, more importantly, they provide a great opportunity for senior sailors to mentor the young. This is a prefect example of something that is difficult to find these days — young and old finding mutual sporting challenges and enjoyment together.
Parallel to the on-water achievements, the Australian Open Skiff Trust’s historian, John ‘Steamer’ Stanley, continues to research, align and present the lost history of the sport from private handed-down collections of journals, trophies, championship pennants and old newspaper clippings. This provides a great sense of achievement and tangible joint ownership of the sport by both old and new sailors.
The Australian Open Skiff Trust project is on target to reach its goals and there is confidence that when the history is completed, available and accessible at the Sydney Flying Squadron, new generations of caretakers will step up and protect this valuable link to Australia’s sailing past, keeping the special sailing skills alive and relevant to future generations.

The successful strategies

Apart from mail outs to potential project donors, which helped raise funds to launch Yendys and Australia IV, the Australian Open Skiff Trust has had success with special invitations to keen yachtsmen to race on the new boats. This ignited skiff sailing passion and donations followed, so both of these strategies will continue.
The current goal is to raise more funds to build the boatshed and the three new replicas and the intention is to use the positive momentum and interest around the harbour to engage small groups of passionate yachties to support the building of one of these replicas. They will be encouraged to take an ongoing interest in their replica skiff by following the weekly race results, especially in future championship events.
To fund the one-off $300 000 needed to rebuild the burnt-out boatshed, the Trust will endeavour to attract a passionate benefactor. Following ASF project registration, the individual or business entity will be able to receive tax deductibility for their donation, as do all Australian Open Skiff Trust project supporters.
The ASF offer of tax deductibility for donations in support of the Australian Open Skiff Trust project has given 18-footer skiff sailing and its host, the Sydney Flying Squadron, a new life. The ASF has provided the funding vehicle to raise the necessary funds to finish off and make sustainable the early contributions of Bob ‘Angry’ Tearne, John ‘Woody’ Winning, Dick ‘Not’ Notley, ‘Steamer’, ‘Fergie’ and ‘Smithy’ to name a few.
It is hoped that the Sydney Flying Squadron will become the historic home of 18-footer racing and a bona fide sailing attraction on Sydney Harbour. At that point the ASF and its team will have helped to create something very special.

Location

The Australian Open Skiff Trust is based from the Sydney Flying Squadron on Sydney Harbour.

ASF grant recipients July 2007–June 2008

This is the list of sporting organisations, shires and councils, community groups and schools who shared in the $13.5 million the ASF issued in discretionary grants in the 2007–08 financial year. 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.

Athletics
Athletics Australia, VIC
 Box Hill Athletics Club, VIC
 Glenhuntly Athletics Club, VIC
 Temora Golden Gift Committee, NSW
 University of Queensland Athletics Club
 
Australian football
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
 OSFC Foundation, VIC
 Perth Football Club, WA
 Port Adelaide Football Club, SA
 Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club, SA
 Red and Blue Foundation, VIC
 Richmond Football Club, VIC
 St Kilda 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
Gateway Family Church, VIC
 Mornington District Basketball Association, VIC
 
Boxing
Boxing NSW
 
Community groups
Coomera Watersports Club, QLD
 Donnica Clarke Foundation, NSW
 Geelong Cats Sports Foundation, VIC
 Harrow and District Recreation Reserve Committee, VIC
 Layne Beachley — Aim For The Stars Foundation, NSW
 Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust, NSW
 The Rotary Club of Brighton, VIC
 The Wally Foreman Foundation, WA
 Tri State Games, SA
 
Cricket
Geelong Cricket Club, VIC
 Glenelg District Cricket Club, SA
 Gordon District Cricket Club, NSW
 NSW Cricket Association
 South Brisbane District Cricket Club, QLD
 The Hampton Cricket Club, VIC
 Toodyay Cricket Club, WA
 Virginia Cricket Club, SA
 Warehouse Cricket Association, QLD
 
Cycling
Henk Vogels Cycling Foundation, WA
 On Track for Life Foundation, VIC
 
Flight
Victorian Motorless Flight Group
 
Football
Holland Park Hawks Football Club, QLD
 Johnny Warren Football Foundation of NSW
 Sandringham City Junior Soccer Club, VIC
 Woden Valley Soccer Club, ACT
 
Golf
Commonwealth Golf Club, VIC
 Frankston Golf Club, VIC
 Glenelg Golf Club, SA
 Golf Australia, VIC
 Greg Norman Golf Foundation, QLD
 Heidelberg Golf Club, VIC
 Huntingdale Golf Club Foundation, VIC
 Leongatha Golf Club, VIC
 Portsea Golf Club, VIC
 Royal Melbourne Golf Club, VIC
 Spring Valley Golf Club, VIC
 The Kooyonga Foundation, SA
 The Royal Adelaide Golf Club, SA
 The Yarra Yarra Golf Club, VIC
 Victorian Golf Foundation
 Woodlands Golf Club, VIC
 
Gymnastics
Box Hill Wesley Calisthenics Club, VIC
 Ceres Calisthenics Club, VIC
 
Hockey
Altona Hockey Club, VIC
 Arncliffe Scots–St George District Hockey Club, NSW
 Hockey Tasmania
 Port Adelaide District Hockey Club, SA
 Shentons Club, WA
 Toorak East Malvern Hockey Club, VIC
 
Lacrosse
Victorian Lacrosse Association
 
Lawn bowls
Condong Bowling Club, NSW
 Newport Bowling Club, NSW
 Somerton Bowling Club, SA
 Warringah Bowling Club, NSW
 West Pymble Bowling Club, NSW
 
Local government
Dalby Town Council, VIC
 Horsham Rural City Council, VIC
 Macedon Ranges Shire Council, VIC
 Shire of Coolgardie, WA
 Shire of Merredin, WA
 South Gippsland Shire Council, VIC
 Town of Narrogin, WA
 Wellington Shire Council, VIC
 
Martial arts
Rose Mountain Incorporated, NSW
 
Motor sports
Australian Motor Sport Foundation, VIC
 Sporting Car Club of South Australia
 
National bodies
Australian Olympic Committee, NSW
 Maccabi Australia, NSW
 The Sport Australia Hall of Fame, VIC
 
Orienteering
Orienteering Australia, ACT
 
Parachuting
Australian Parachute Federation, ACT
 
Rowing
Banks Rowing Club, VIC
 Black Mountain Rowing Club, ACT
 Buckingham Rowing Club (Tas)
 Canberra Rowing Club, ACT
 Capital Lakes Rowing Club, ACT
 Centenary Rowing Club, QLD
 Dutton Park Rowing and Supporters Club, QLD
 Glebe Rowing Club, NSW
 Hawthorn Rowing Club, VIC
 Mackay Rowing Club, QLD
 Melbourne Amateur Regatta Association, VIC
 Mercantile Rowing Club, VIC
 Mosman Rowing Club, NSW
 Newcastle Rowing Club, NSW
 Newington Masters Rowing Club, NSW
 North Esk Rowing Club, TAS
 North Shore Rowing Club, NSW
 Powerhouse Rowing Club, VIC
 SA Rowing Association
 Sydney Rowing Club, NSW
 Sydney Women's MLC Rowing Club, NSW
 The Bobby Pearce Foundation, NSW
 Toowong Rowing Club, QLD
 Torrens Rowing Club, SA
 
Rowing — schools
All Hallows School, QLD
  Brisbane Boy’s College, QLD
 Brisbane Grammar School, QLD
  Brisbane State High School, QLD
 Canberra Girls Grammar School Rowing Club, ACT
 Carey Baptist Grammar School, VIC
 Friends of Ruyton, VIC
 Loreto Kirribilli Association, NSW
 Loreto Mandeville Hall Association, VIC
  MLC School, NSW
 Newington College, NSW
 Pembroke School, SA
 Presbyterian Ladies’ College, VIC
 Presbyterian Ladies’ College Sydney, NSW
 Prince Alfred College Foundation, SA
 Scotch College, WA
 Scotch Oakburn College, TAS
 Seymour College, 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
 Stuartholme School, QLD
 Tara Anglican School for Girls, NSW
 The Korowa Foundation, VIC
 The Rockhampton Grammar School, QLD
 The Southport School, QLD
 UCA–Kinross Wolaroi School, NSW
 Unley High School, SA
 WH Pincott Club, VIC
 Walford Foundation, SA
 Wesley College Melbourne, VIC
 Xavier College Foundation, VIC
 
Rugby union
Eastwood District Rugby Union Football Club, NSW
 Harlequin Club, VIC
 Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team, NSW
 Melbourne Rugby Union Football Club, VIC
 Parramatta District Rugby Union Football Club, NSW
 Sydney University Football Club Foundation, NSW
 The Forest District Rugby Club, NSW
 Universities Rugby Club (ACT)
 Victorian Rugby Union
 
Rugby league
Albion Park Oak Flats Rugby League Club, NSW
 
Sailing
Avalon Sailing Club, NSW
 Black Rock Yacht Club, VIC
 Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron, VIC
 Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, NSW
 Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation, WA
 Metung Yacht Club, VIC
 Middle Harbour Yacht Club, NSW
 NQ Sailing, QLD
 Port Melbourne Yacht Club, VIC
 Royal Brighton Yacht Club, VIC
 Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, WA
 Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, VIC
 Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron
 Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, NSW
 Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
 Safety Beach Sailing Club, VIC
 Somers Yacht Club, VIC
 Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club, VIC
 South of Perth Yacht Club, WA
 Squadron Yacht Racing Foundation, NSW
 SYC Foundation, VIC
 The Australian Open Skiff Trust, NSW
 Warren Jones Memorial Youth Regatta, WA
 Yachting Association of NSW
 Yachting Australia, NSW
 
Schools
Canberra Grammar School, ACT
 Seventh Day Adventist Schools (Western Australia)
 Solway Primary School, SA
 St Joseph’s Nudgee College, QLD
 Sydney Boys High School, NSW
 Wesley College Melbourne, VIC
 Westfields Sports High School, NSW
 
Shooting
Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (VIC)
 
State bodies
Maccabi NSW
 Maccabi Victoria
 NSW Institute of Sport
 Womensport Queensland
 
Swimming
Casey Amateur Swimming Club, VIC
 
Tennis
Applecross Tennis Club, WA
 Kooyong Foundation, VIC
 Royal Queensland Lawn Tennis Association
 Somers Tennis Club, VIC
 The Royal Melbourne Tennis Club, VIC
 Victorian Tennis Association
 
Water polo
Drummoyne Water Polo Club, NSW
 Melville Water Polo Club, WA
 
Winter sports
Ice Skating Australia, NSW
 Ski and Snowboard Australia, VIC
 The NSW Ski Association

Schedule of ASF grant rounds for 2008–09

The six discretionary grant rounds in the 2008–09 financial year will be:

 ‘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 states

The ASF is pleased to support fundraising initiatives being undertaken by sporting and other organisations keen to develop their sport. ASF sport development projects incorporate programs designed to increase opportunities for Australians to excel in sports performance, participate in sport or record the history of their sport. Here is a snapshot of ASF sport development projects.

Glenelg District Cricket Club

The cricket season of 2007–08 was the 100th season for the Glenelg District Cricket Club, which presented the opportunity for the club’s board to nominate a centenary project to be involved in.
The board decided that as it was the 100th year, they would address the recording and preservation of the club’s history for future generations.
To this end the board decided the project would encompass the following:
. preserve the club honour board, which covers the first 100 years of the club’s history
. exactly replicate that honour board to record the second 100 years of the club’s history
. update the club memorabilia case
. invent a club wall of history to display premiership shields and awards won.
Thanks to the generous support of donors, the centenary project is now fully completed and has been officially unveiled as part of the launch of the centenary season. This would not have been possible without the assistance of the ASF and the ability to be able to collect tax deductible donations.
This project has ensured that future generations of Glenelg District Cricket Club players and officials will be fully aware of the club’s history. The display of this history is an attraction to the many community patrons who use the club premises.

Johnny Warren Football Foundation

The Johnny Warren Football Foundation supports the development of young, talented football players in New South Wales, and all ASF grants are used for this purpose. The foundation aims to capture and build on the passion that the late Johnny Warren had for the game. It was his desire that the sport of football continue to grow in New South Wales and all over Australia and for young talented players to have every opportunity to reach their full potential.
The Johnny Warren Football Foundation works closely with the Australian Sports Foundation to achieve Johnny Warren’s dream of an Australian team winning the World Cup. The ASF has enabled donors to take advantage of the fully tax deductible donations made in support of this project.
It is through these generous donations that the Johnny Warren Football Foundation has been able to run football camps throughout the year for young, talented football players. With assistance from the ASF, the Johnny Warren Football Foundation will continue to strive towards a bright future for football in Australia.

The Sport Australia Hall of Fame

The Sport Australia Hall of Fame was formed in 1985 to recognise the outstanding achievements of Australian athletes across all sports, representing over 200 years of sporting history.
Representing the ‘best of the best’ of Australian sport, The Sport Australia Hall of Fame aims to excite the youth of Australia to excel in their chosen sport and to achieve life’s potential. In 2006, The Sport Australia Hall of Fame scholarship program was introduced, offering aspiring athletes under 21 years financial assistance, mentoring and support from past champions.
The objective of this scholarship program is to inspire young men and women to believe that ‘if they can do it, so can I’, and 15 young Australians are reaping the benefits, many developing long-term relationships with their mentors and heroes.
Registering a project with the ASF provided the opportunity for voluntary donations, using the incentive of tax deductibility, to help fund and expand the program. Nominations for the 2008–09 scholarships are now open. Refer to The Sport Australia Hall of Fame web site (sahof.org.au) for details.

Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust

Two of Australia’s most famous sportsmen have been honoured by the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust as part of the Basil Sellers Sports Sculptures Project and with the assistance of the ASF.
Former Australian cricket captain Richie Benaud and rugby league legend Dally Messenger are the first two of ten sporting subjects to be celebrated with life-sized sculptures at the Sydney Cricket Ground and the Sydney Football Stadium.
The project is a magnificent testimonial to the impact chosen sportsmen have made to Australian sport and to the history of the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium, where they represented the country with distinction.
The ten project sculptures will comprise four cricketers, two rugby league players, two rugby union greats, and two AFL players who have played for the Sydney Swans since the team’s re-location to Sydney in 1982. The cricketers, rugby league and rugby union players will have represented New South Wales and Australia.
The remaining eight sculptures will be progressively unveiled and positioned at selected locations around the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium, and will be easily accessible for the public to view, touch and photograph.
The sculptures will form a magnificent sports gallery that will promote Australia’s rich sports history and traditions.

Toorak East Malvern Hockey Club

The Toorak East Malvern Hockey Club created The Contantian Club back in 2005 as a fund to create and foster growth and development opportunities for individuals and groups within the club. The broad purpose of the project is to assist players, umpires and coaches, and one example where the club has been able to lend its support is in the case of Aaron Kleinschmidt, a very talented Toorak East Malvern player. In 2007 at just 17, Aaron was selected in the U21 Australian squad. He went on to become the highest goal scorer in the test series against Malaysia in Queensland, where Australia won the series 4–1. Earlier this year Aaron also played in the 8-nation series in Kuala Lumpur, which Australia won. Aaron was named player of the final. Aaron will certainly go far with his hockey, and The Constantian Club hopes to help many other Toorak East Malvern members by assisting with travel expenses, equipment and coaching clinic costs.

Stakeholder survey outcomes

A stakeholder survey was conducted by the ASF in September 2007 to measure awareness about the ASF and its products and services, stakeholder satisfaction with the service quality provided by the ASF, and to identify potential areas for improvement.
A random sample of one in four registered project organisations was selected, covering all states and territories, all project types and a selection of organisation types. In all, 106 surveys were electronically distributed, with a high response rate of 64 per cent (exclusive of late returns).
Changes initiated by the ASF as an outcome of the survey include:
. upgrading the ASF website
. using email as the preferred method of formal communication with projects where possible and convenient
. further refinement of the ASF guidelines
. a review of fact sheets, particularly with the increasing popularity of the sport development project category.
Thanks again to all who responded to the survey.

 
Acquittal of discretionary grants

Registered organisations must submit grant expenditure reports twice yearly to certify that ASF grants are being spent in accordance with the agreed project purpose.
To assist in this acquittal process, the ASF emails a grant expenditure report template to the organisation’s primary contact. The organisation then compiles the relevant information and forwards the completed report and attachments to the ASF by the due date. This ensures the registered organisation remains compliant with the terms of the grant agreement and eligible to receive further ASF grants.
The process involves providing copies of invoices paid using ASF grants, or alternatively, by providing a bank statement to show ASF grants are yet to be spent. The ASF recommends that organisations retain copies of invoices paid throughout the reporting period in anticipation of these acquittal requirements. Expenditure must relate to the agreed project purpose. Further examples of the types of eligible expenditure are contained in the Sport Incentive Program guidelines.
Grants from the ASF are grossed up for GST if the recipient organisation is GST registered. However, organisations registered for GST must use GST-exclusive invoice amounts when acquitting ASF discretionary grants.

New project approvals

The ASF welcomes the following new projects that have been approved in the period 1 July 2007 to 30 April 2008.
. Adelaide Football Club, SA — Facility development
. Adelaide Hockey Club, SA — Facility development
. Adelaide Horse Trials Management, SA — Major event
. Athletics Australia, VIC — Team travel
. Avalon Sailing Club, NSW — Equipment
. Ballarat Basketball Association, VIC — Sport development
. Barwon Sports Academy, VIC — Sport development
. Birralee Gymnastics, VIC — Facility development
. Brothers Rugby Club Foundation Trust, QLD — Facility feasibility study
. Byron Bay Rugby League Club, NSW — Facility development
. Carey Baptist Grammar School, VIC — Equipment
. Centenary Rowing Club, QLD — Facility development and equipment
. Central Coast Academy of Sport, NSW — Sport development
. Central Victorian Hockey Association, VIC — Facility feasibility study
. Denmark Bowling Club, WA — Facility development
. Donnica Clarke Foundation, NSW — Sport development
. Dutton Park Rowing and Supporters Club, QLD — Equipment
. Essendon Rowing Club, VIC — Equipment
. Fitzroy Junior Rugby League Club, QLD — Equipment
. Flinders Yacht Club, VIC — Equipment
. Football Federation Victoria — Team travel
. Fremantle Sailing Club, WA — Sport development
. Gordon Rugby Foundation, NSW — Sport development
. Goyder Council, SA — Facility development
. Hastings Valley Archery Club, NSW — Facility development and equipment
. Healesville Tennis Club, VIC — Facility development
. Holland Park Hawks Football Club, QLD — Facility development
. Hunter Hurricanes, NSW — Sport development
. Ice Skating Australia, NSW — Sport development
. Illawarra Academy of Sport, NSW — Sport development
. Kooyonga Golf Club, SA — Facility development
. Launceston City Council, TAS — Facility development
. Mornington District Basketball Association, VIC — Facility development
. Mosman Rugby Foundation, NSW — Sport development
. Newington Masters Rowing Club, NSW — Equipment
. North Murray Diamond Sports Association, WA — Equipment
. NSW Fencing Association — Facility development
. NSW Rowing Association — Sport development
. Port Douglas Yacht Club, QLD — Equipment
. Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, WA — Sport development
. Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club, VIC — Facility development
. Royal Yacht Club of Victoria — Facility development and equipment
. Sailors with Disabilities, NSW — Sport development
. Sale Tennis Club, VIC — Facility development
. Scotch College Melbourne, VIC — Facility development
. Seymour College, SA — Equipment
. Solway Primary School, VIC — Facility development
. Somerton Bowling Club, SA — Facility development
. South Australian Cricket Association — Facility development
. South of Perth Yacht Club, WA — Equipment
. Sporting Car Club of South Australia — Sport development
. St Virgil’s College Hobart, TAS — Equipment
. Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust, NSW — Sport development
. Sydney Junior Rugby Union, NSW — Sport development
. The Hamilton and Alexandra College, VIC — Equipment
. The Royal Adelaide Golf Club, SA — Facility development
. The Southport School, QLD — Equipment
. The Wally Foreman Foundation, WA — Sport development
. University of Queensland Athletics Club — Sport development
. Victorian Institute of Sport — Sport development
. WA Modern Pentathlon Association — Sport development
. West Australian Rowing Club — Facility development, equipment and sport development
. Wahroonga Rugby Club, NSW — Facility development
. Wangaratta Rovers Football Club, VIC — Facility development
. Wantirna South Football Club, VIC — Facility development
. WestVic Academy of Sport, VIC — Sport development
. Yachting Victoria — Sport development

Late news

Grant expenditure reports were recently sent to all registered project organisations holding ASF grant funds or that received ASF grants in the six-month period to 30 April 2008. Completed reports (including all supporting information) were due by 23 May 2008. Organisations that have not met this requirement will not be considered for further discretionary grants by the ASF board until the report is satisfactorily completed. This includes the next discretionary grant round to be held in July 2008.

Next edition

The next edition of ASF News will be in November 2008. The ASF is keen to promote the work of small clubs 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.
If there are any matters on this or other topics involving the ASF that your organisation would like addressed in the next edition, please contact the ASF.

 
The ASF team

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

Did you know?

The Australian Sports Foundation was first established in 1986

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