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Recreation SA Annual Report 2015

To increase the participation and profile of active recreation in South Australia.

Annual Report 2015


September 17th 2015


September 17th 2015

Recreation South Australia Inc Board Members

Phil Sinnott – Chair

Alistair Baird – Vice Chair

Neil Butcher – Treasurer

Matthew Rechner

Shane Farley

Julie Stevens

Tim Gill

Kane McCard

Lee Maglica

Aquatics Advisory Committee Fitness Advisory Committee

Nathan Byles – Chair Rob Heinjus (ret April 2015)

Catherine Foreman – Vice Chair Scott Lampshire

Ben Grant Paul Brown

Amanda Carmichael Lee Maglica

James Lomax Rachel Kajanto

Gareth Dunne

Julie Wilson Board Reps: Kane McCard, Lee Maglica

Board Reps: Alistair Baird, Julie Stevens

Community Advisory Committee Outdoor Advisory Committee

Rob Heinjus – Chair David Williamson

Darrilyn Wood Dannielle McBeath / Greg Boundy

Gayle Rogers Anthony Bates

Jenny Szabo Dean Casement

Natalie Gollan Ben Hopkins

Arthur Bouc – Jones (ret. April 2015)

Board Reps: Shane Farley, Neil Butcher Board Reps: Tim Gi


Partners and Sponsors


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Recreation SA EO and Presidents Report The past twelve months has seen Recreation SA cement its reputation as a relevant and valued industry

advocacy organisation.

A snapshot of Recreation SA demonstrates our growth in the last few years

2013/2014 2014/2015 Target 2015/2016

Board Committee and

Sector Volunteers

24 39 45

Membership 72 82 100

Watch Around Water

Program centres

23 36 45

Grant Funding $93,500 $222,000 $252,000

Sponsorship $4,500 $23,000 $28,500

Staffing 0.6FTE 1FTE 1.5FTE

The Board has committed to a new strategic plan with ten measures of success

Provide Leadership and Advocacy

Support increased participation

Reward and recognise innovation and high achievement

Advise of industry codes and standards

Improve communication to stakeholders

Increase and sustain membership

Advocate for infrastructure development

Maintain sound financial and business models

Advocate for inclusive recreation

Develop and maintain organisational excellence

The Board have led a strong organisation with comprehensive and clear planning, defined strategic

priorities and a collaborative vision. This has been backed up with responsive and responsible staff who

strive to connect members and communicate with stakeholders.

A theme for 2014/2015 was to have interactive and engaging communication and marketing led by a

clean, interactive website that targeted new members and stakeholders.

Financial performance and financial health was put under the microscope in the last 12 months with new

financial systems and processes providing accurate and timely reporting. A detailed budget framework and

process provided accurate reporting and allowed the board and staff to track increased revenue streams

and funding. Our aim is to now work towards financial sustainability.

Our industry sector committees have driven pertinent issues, agendas and projects throughout the year on

behalf of the broader Recreation industry and the Board. Some of the key highlights and challenges include


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Aquatics

Success

Continued growth of the Watch Around Water program

Challenges

Introduce a Code of Practice for public swimming pools

Outdoors

Success

Sector has re-established an outdoor committee as the industry body

Re-engaged trust, mutual support and respect as a value driven organisation by the broader

Outdoor Sector

Assisted Service Skills to deliver the updated Adventure Activity Standards

Challenges

“We’re happy to hear from Recreation SA” through to “We’re damn glad Recreation SA is here to

assist”

Community

Success

Development of the #Recre8SA campaign

Industry registration feasibility study

Networking events / conferences

Challenges

Further develop the Recreation and Leisure conference

Bring the industry together via a series of networking events

Refine the findings of the feasibility study into recreation registration and investigate a suitable

business model.

Fitness & Health

Success

Regular industry workshops and training

Round table local networking forums

Challenges

Industry driven support of CEC workshops

Sector shift to physical recreation and health focus


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Recreational Trails

Success

Effective transition of SATCC within the RSA governance structure

Establishment of a collaborative and united representation

Development of a state wide Recreational Trails Master Plan

Challenges

Implementation of the priority actions from the State-wide Trails Master Plan

Renew of www.southaustraliantrails.com

Recreation SA continues to develop in both capability and capacity. Our relationship with the Hon Minister

Leon Bignell MP and his Office also grows. We thank the Minister for considering the issues we have tabled

with him on behalf of our membership throughout the year

In closing, and on behalf of the Board I would like to:

Recognise and thank Recreation SA’s major sponsors and partners – the Office for Recreation and

Sport, Channel 9, Clubs SA, Boltz, Links Modular Solutions and DesignInc

Congratulate the 2015 Recreation SA Industry Award nominees and winners

Acknowledge the contribution of the entire team including Board of Directors, members of each of

our Steering Committees and staff.

We thank our members for their support and look forward to further strengthening the capacity of our

Industry in the 12 months ahead.


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Aquatics Advisory Committee

In the last year the Aquatic Committee of Recreation SA has

built momentum, set strategic priorities and enjoyed

success with its major campaign – Watch Around Water.

Success through our strategic priorities has included:

Increase the number of WAW accredited centres in SA

The number or WAW accredited pools rose to 36 pools

Lobbying to the government for support for the program

Letter of Support received from Minister for Emergency

Services, Tony Piccolo

With that, approached LGA to endorse the program into

all LGA aquatic facilities

Continue to work towards a best practice document for

swimming pools in SA

“Code of Practice for all Public Swimming Pools in SA”

Success with funding for 1 year through OR&S’s Sport

and Recreation Development and Inclusion Program

We have support from SA Health, LIWA Aquatics, NSW

LGA, SA Water Safety Committee, Office of the Technical

Regulator Plumbing, Royal Life Saving SA

Advocate for every child to have access to water safety

lessons

Communicate with VACSWIM and Education

Department to keep up to date with developments

Increase communication and advocacy for the SA aquatic

industry

Recreation SA are building their reputation as the voice

of the industry

Recreation SA has built a relationship with private swim

schools as part of the wider recreation industry. It is

encouraging to see these pools participate in the Watch

Around Water message and come together to help the

industry grow.

36 POOLS WERE REGISTERED

WATCH AROUND WATER POOLS

IN 2014/2015, A 33%

INCREASE

BRENTON RAGLESS, CHANNEL

9 NEWS READER, WAS

APPOINTED AS THE WAW

AMBASSADOR

CLUBS SA, BOLTZ AND NINE

ADELAIDE SPONSORED THE

WAW PROGRAM

ORS GRANT FUNDING WAS

SECURED TO WRITE A CODE OF

PRACTICE FOR PUBLIC

SWIMMING POOLS


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Community Advisory Committee During the past 12 months the community advisory

committee has acted on several initiatives.

At the end of the year Recreation SA hosted a breakfast

workshop to share information about the #Recre8SA

campaign which was well supported by the sector.

Recreation centres are key stakeholders in this campaign.

Whilst we have had many centres engage with the

campaign we have not reached saturation point yet and

continue to work with centres throughout the state. The

breakfast provided networking and professional

development opportunities for the sector. Darren Roberts

from Impact Training Corporation spoke about customer

service and how to add greater value to the services offered

by recreation facilities. Recreation SA collated data on the

key issues impacting the sector. We look forward to

supporting the sector further with professional development

workshops and networking opportunities in the coming

months.

A strategic priority moving forward will be inclusive

recreation and we look forward to sharing success stories in

this area as well as supporting centres to ensure they are

well placed to support a range of clients.

I would like to thank all committee members who have

shared their expertise and given generously of their time in

the past year and look forward to representing the needs of

the community recreation sector in the year ahead.

Fitness Advisory Committee The Fitness sector in South Australia has made steady

progress over the past 12 months.

Recreation SA in conjunction with Fitness Australia

facilitated 2 Fitness Round Table meetings attracting the

key players in the industry in an attempt to bring the

industry together. This presented a good opportunity for

networking and for the group, facilitated by Justin Tamsett,

to identify what the key factors were impacting the industry

in SA. From this we confirmed Recreation SA role as a

provider of professional development opportunities and as

an advocate for the industry.

It was clear that the industry was seeking clarification and

promotion of the role of both Recreation SA and Fitness

Australia.

A joint agreement with Fitness Australia has since been

signed with a clear direction moving forward. In summary

STRONG REPRESENTATION FROM THE

COMMUNITY RECREATION INDUSTRY AT

THE 2015 CONFERENCE

NETWORKING SESSIONS IDENTIFIED

FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP

THE SECTOR

8 WORKSHOPS WERE HELD AS

PART OF THE FITNESS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SERIES ATTRACTING OVER 100

PARTICIPANTS

REPRESENTED RECREATION SA

AT THE 2015 FITNESS AND

SPORT EXPO


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Rec SA will continue to provide professional development

opportunities for those in the industry. CEC workshops will

be promoted by Fitness Australia. Fitness Australia will be

responsible for registering exercise professionals.

The Professional network series has featured 8 workshops

this year with 4 of them being CEC accredited. We had

greatly improved numbers to the Adelaide Sport and Fitness

Expo Workshops this year and look forward to building on

this again in 2016.

For the first time REC SA presented a workshop at EFM

National Conference. This was well received and we will be

looking to present our workshops in similar forums moving

forward. We have had good growth in the number of fitness

professionals on our data base.

I would like to thank all of the committee members who

have given generously of their time and expertise in the

past year and look forward to consolidating further in the

coming year.

Outdoor Advisory Committee / Trails Sub

Committee A new and vibrant outdoor committee drove the outdoor

sector in 2014/2015 to advocate on the needs of the

industry and to inform the Board.

The trails subcommittee has also been part of Recreation

SA for a year and we welcome their input and guidance into

Recreation SA.

Outdoor Industry issues are communicated and

addressed and well represented to the Office for Recreation

and Sport and other government departments

Outdoor Industry Projects are relevant and needed

Outdoor Industry standards are up to date and are

maintained.

In conjunction with Service Skills SA, 9 Adventure Activity

Standards were updated. Further legal checks were

undertaken to secure the AAS were up to date and accurate

and the 9 updated standards are now available.

In 2015/2016 the following projects are being undertaken

in the outdoor industry

We have been funded to undertake an Industrial

Relations project to ensure the recreation industry

understands their HR and IR requirements and has

resources to help them. A part of this project is to undertake

initial research into an award for the outdoor industry.

TWO ROUND TABLE WORKSHOPS

WERE HELD WITH THE FITNESS

INDUSTRY

.

REPRESENTED THE OUTDOOR

INDUSTRY TO GOVERNMENT

WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

SERVICE SKILLS SA TO UPDATE

9 AAS


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We have invited Dr Paul Salmon to present a risk

management workshop in South Australia

With the Trails Sub Committee of Recreation SA we are

close to releasing the SA Recreational Trails Master Plan

and will continue to work on outcomes from the plan

A report has been commissioned to review the Trails SA

website (www.southaustraliantrails.com) to ensure that it

meets the need of the trails sector and those utilising the

trails and to provide a plan of a new website format.

The Year Ahead Recreation SA’s continued growth last financial year has

allowed the organisation to appoint a part time

Communications Project Officer for 2015-16. The

appointment will bolster the organisation’s ability to

promote our members and their facilities and services. The

project officer is also responsible for implementing

Recreation SA’s exciting new social media campaign

#Recre8SA. We would like to thank major sponsor TAFE SA

and key supporter Belgravia Leisure for getting behind our

innovative marketing strategy to promote Recreation SA

members and boost South Australians involvement in

recreation.

In order to best serve our members, we invite you to see

Recreation SA as an additional promotional outlet. Each

month we distribute an e-newsletter to more than 1000

subscribers who encompass all sections of the recreation

sector. If you have some good news to share, need some

help in securing employees or hard to source equipment

please contact Recreation SA to see how we can work

together.

Recreation SA is also ramping up its social media activity

this financial year. Have you liked Recreation SA’s Facebook

and Instagram account? Are you following us on Twitter?

Keep in touch with the latest industry news, upcoming

events and what’s happening at Recreation SA by following

our social media accounts. Recreation SA’s social media

platforms aim to improve South Australia’s recreation

industry’s brand. We will be taking every opportunity to

increase member’s visibility and connect to their audience.

Join our community.

THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TRAILS

COORDINATING COMMITTEE

WAS ESTABLISHED AS A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF RECREATION

SA TO REPRESENT THE TRAILS

INDUSTRY.

.

http://www.southaustraliantrails.com/


September 17th 2015

Award Winners 2015

2015 PV Technologies SA Aquatic Innovation

Award

YMCA - SA, Suspended Swim Program

2015 CASA Leisure Community Fitness Initiatives Award

Unley Swimming Centre, Free Friday Initiative

2015 Centaman Aquatics Industry Person of the Year

Grant Watkins

2015 Excellence in Recreation Planning Projects Award

City of Burnside, George Bolton Swimming Centre Burnside

2015 Nine Adelaide Watch Around Water Community Innovation Award

Unley Swimming Centre


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Recreation SA Financial Statements and Reports

Audited

For the Period Ended June 30 2015


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Life Members

Aquatic and Recreation Institute

of South Australia

Ray Martin

Bryce Morley

Fred Lewis – Christie

Recreation SA

Peter Vandepeer OAM

Rob Dowling

Darrilyn Wood

Dawne Thomas

Grant Watkins

John Shepherd AM

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