west lakes triathlon club - the Lakers Triathlon Club

WEST LAKES
TRIATHLON CLUB
INCORPORATED
ANNUAL REPORT
2011/2012
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
The 2011/12 year saw our Treasurer and long term member, Rick Daley deservedly
receive Life Membership. Congratulations Rick you are a truly worthy Life Member.
We also lost Life Member, Chris Mehaffey who finally lost his
10 year battle with Cancer during the year. The Club Member
of the Year Award has been renamed the Chris Mehaffey
Club Member of the Year Award in Chris’ honour. RIP
Chris.
Major highlights of the past year include:
 Membership of 206 made up of:
Female Members
Male Members
69
137
Membership movement:
2011/12
2010/11
2009/10
2008/09
2007/08
2006/07
2005/06
204
195
162
169
151
132
106
We have finally cracked the 200 member mark in the past year, finishing with a record 206.
 The fourth Summit Half Marathon took place. 44 individuals and 4 teams finished. Michael Keyte was
fastest male, Joy Gailer, fastest female, and Ben Gournay handicap winner
 The second Round the Lake Swim took place this year with over 60 swimmers on a perfect day.
 We had a staggering 11 Laker overall age group State Champions but also won 36 State
Championship events – an incredible year
Award
Age Group
Name
State Champions
Open Female
Female 16-19
Female 20-24
Female 30-34
Female 35-39
Female 45-49
Female 60-64
Male Open (2nd)
Male 40-44
Male 45-49
Male 50-54
Male 65-69
Female Open
Female 16-19
Female 20-24
Female 25-29
Female 50-54
Female 55-59
Male 35-39
Male 50-54
Male 55-59
Male 65-69
Female 60-64
Male 40-44
Male 50-54
Female 20-24
Female 55-59
Female 60-64
Male 40-44
Male 50-54
Male 65-69
Female Open
Female 16-19
Female 60-64
Male 30-34
Male 35-39
Male 40-44
Male 50-54
Male 55-59
Male 65-69
Female Open
Female 25-29
Female 45-49
Female 50-54
Male Open
Male 25-29
Male 40-44
Male 50-54
Felicity Lloyd
Georgia Trewren
Ashlea Bartram
Emma Clough
Patricia Adam
Michele Mufford
Andrena Moore
Kevin Fergusson
Shaun Richards
Stan Garland
Mark Kirtland
Rick Daley
Felicity Lloyd
Georgia Trewren
Zoe Duffy
Sarah McEachern
Nancy Cullen
Jan Daley
Nigel Pietsch
Andrew Short
Kevin Duffy
Rick Daley
Andrena Moore
Danny Salter
Mark Kirtland
Ashlea Bartram
Jan Daley
Andrena Moore
Shaun Richards
Mark Kirtland
Rick Daley
Felicity Lloyd
Georgia Trewren
Andrena Moore
Charles Rodgers
Anthony Meade
Shaun Richards
Mark Kirtland
Ian Berry
Rick Daley
Felicity Lloyd
Sarah Calton
Michele Mufford
Nancy Cullen
Kevin Fergusson
James Duffy
Shaun Richards
Mark Kirtland
Duathlon State Champions
Aquathlon State Champions
Sprint State Champions
Olympic State Champions
Long Course Champions
Progress this year:
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Membership - has continued to grow, reaching an all-time high of 206. This growth is a factor of
membership attraction and membership retention
Attraction - Generally new members join the Lakers for the following reasons:
 Introduced directly by another member
 Met friendly members at an event
 In terms of females, a strong female member presence
 Like the uniform
 Informative website
 Extensive training opportunities as found on the website
Retention – The following are factors in retaining members
 The uniform
 The communication quality and consistency – The Blue
Train Weekly
 The well organized and numerous training opportunities
 The Club “fun” events – Round the Lake, Summit Run, Glenelg 5-25 Run
 The Club social events – Presentation Night, Tour de Bakery, Christmas function
 The factionless nature of the Club – One Club, one leadership group
 The friendly/social nature of the members
 The encouragement of members irrespective of age, ability, gender, etc – a recognition of
individual member’s goals and abilities
 The low membership fees
The above represents a strong, successful marketing mix. The
challenge will be to maintain and, where possible, improve the
offer.
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Training and Coaching – The Club provides quality coaching and
training opportunities and a wide range of training sessions to suit
all levels of personal development. Training requirements have
changed as a result of the increased number, type & timing of
events in which the members compete. A professional coach
(Nigel Pietsch) assists with coaching activity.
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Women’s Development – Whilst the growth of female members in
relation to male members has stalled (unchanged compared with
an increase of 10 males) female members represent a very healthy
33% of total membership.
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Sponsorship – Income from sponsorship has remained strong,
largely through the support of loyal members. The balance
between the number of Gold members and the cost of
sponsorship is a fine balance. The aim is to limit Gold sponsors to
12. Beyond that limit, the ability to offer value diminishes. The
preference is for cash sponsorships rather than products or
services. Achieving value from products and services is difficult.
Keep it simple.
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Communications and Culture – The aim is to maintain a
communication system that facilitates awareness of Club
opportunities and policies and to foster values of respect,
honesty, humility and unity within the Club. We have a
Communications Policy, a Code of Conduct and a Bike Code.
 “The Blue Train Weekly” has been an outstanding success
in the hand of Anna Kelly. It has reduced the incidence of
emails to members, has increased the information,
improved control over communications and is a
professionally presented communication.
 Club uniforms continue to provide pride and identity for
Club members.
 The website upgrade has improved functionality,
presentation and is more user friendly – Thanks Dan Kelly
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Social - Given the time spent training together only limited additional social functions are required.
Training sessions will endeavour to allow for low level activity for beginners and families. Social
functions have been very professionally organised and supported over the past year thanks to a very
committed Social Committee led by Sarah Calton. The very successful functions held this year
included:
o Christmas function
o Presentation night
o Tour de Bakery – won in a foodslide by Club Captain Nathan Warburton
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Finance - Club finances sound and very well managed by our Treasurer (see Treasurer’s report)
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Facilities – The Club currently lacks a “home base” or even a consistent location for Committee
meetings. Your President is currently endeavouring to source a suitable, consistently available
venue for Committee Meetings.
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Organisational Structure – a review is required to more efficiently reflect members’ needs and the
changing environment
The Club is in very good shape. The challenge is to maintain the momentum
I would like to thank the Committee members for their
work during the year. In particular I would like to thank
those who are always putting their hands up when there
is an extra job to be done – Rick, Nathan, Sarah, Nigel,
Grant in particular. I would also like to recognise the
excellent work by Dan Kelly in revamping our website,
Anna Kelly’s professionally presented, consistent Blue
Train Weekly publication and Helen Shepherd for her
management of the difficult but important uniform
ordering and distribution task.
Once again the number and quality of nominations for the
2011/12 Committee indicates that we are well on the way
to another great year at the Lakers.
Finally, given that I am not offering myself for re-election as President I would like to thank those
stalwarts of the club who have contributed so much over my 7 years as President:
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Club Captain, Nathan Warburton who has been with me for the entire journey. Many Club
decisions and ideas have emerged from our discussions and I have always appreciated his
sensible contribution
Grant Fergusson for wise counsel and for coaching/managing swim training so consistently for at
least the past decade
Rick Daley for his constant work for the Club and for, at times, keeping us amused
Nigel Pietsch who almost single handedly kept Triathlon SA afloat for a number of years and who
has contributed so much to our membership base
Sarah Calton who for the past 4 years has quietly, without fuss professionally managed all of our
social events
Kevin Fergusson, past President, an inspirational athlete who exemplifies all that is great about
the sport
Chris Mehaffey – the soul of the Club
Thank you – it has been an honour
Vincent Tremaine
President
TREASURER’S REPORT 2012
Note: this report is just a summary of major income and expenditures and is not the report for auditor
1. Overview and Highlights:
 Bank balance at June 30 2011: after audit was: $38,351.94
 Bank balance at June 30 2012: $34,222.22
o Cheque acct: $1936.32
o Investment acct: $32,285.90
2. Sponsorship income: $3,825.
Thanks to: Mark Kirtland, Shaun Richards, David Adams, Anthony Meade, Shannon Stacey,
Tony Brady, Matthew Fietz, Andy Cosh, Jane Roth
3. Membership income: $6,230 (plus $2370 paid after June 30)
4. Thanks to Tony Brady for raising $1660 in wine raffle
5. The club pays an affiliation fee of $125 plus a Triathlon Australia Insurance fee of $700.
6. Running sessions: Thanks to Nigel Pietsch for his professionally run sessions. The $2 user
-pays ensure that this session is only a cost to those who attend. Fees collected amounted
to $910. Expenditure against this was $2020 in coaching fees. Nigel has put in a huge
amount of unpaid time into the club eg Sunday runs.
7. Swim sessions: the member’s session fee of $7 went towards discounted entry fee (now
$6.70) and the lane hire. Excess swim fees collected amount to $750.The committee also
paid a $1000 honorarium to Grant in return for the many hours he puts into the club
sessions.
8. Uniforms: Expenditure on uniforms was $27,995; income was $30,368 (excess uniforms
from last year). Thanks to Helen Shepherd for keeping such great records and the use of her
house as a clothing depot. We now have stock excess for new members.
9. Social functions: The club spent $3,111 on social functions. This includes drinks at races,
Xmas party, Ladies Lakers night ($430),Lake swim, Summit run ($178), presentation night
band, decorations, magican ($1764), etc
10. Internet costs etc: The club paid out $110 for web hosting and domain registration.
11. Trophies: $2974 was spent on trophies for Presentation night as well as towels and mugs.
12. Other miscellaneous costs include Post Box ($93), trailer registration$69, venue hire $450,
Lakers cycle club fee ($350).
Summary: the club is in a healthy financial position ($34K the committee
will endeavour to put money back into events for members.
Rick Daley. Treasurer
NB. Full accounts, bank statements, invoices and receipts go to accountant, Mr
Terry Murton, for auditing and the audited version, when available, is posted to
the Lakers website.
2010/11 Awards
Club Member of the Year
Junior Female Champion
Junior Male Champion
Senior Club Champion – Female
Senior Club Champion – Male
Most Improved – Female
Most Improved – Male
Most Outstanding Age Group Competitor – Female
Most Outstanding Age Group Competitor – Male
Best Performed State Series Athlete – Male
Best Performed State Series Athlete – Female
Coaches Award
Fergusson Award
Anna Kelly
Georgia Trewren
Will Carman
Felicity Lloyd
Kevin Fergusson
Emma Clough
Daniel Kelly
Andrena Moore
Shaun Richards
Mark Kirtland
Georgia Trewren
Stan Garland
Age Group Winners
16-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
Male
Female
Will Carman
N/A
Cameron Brown
Charles Rogers
Anthony Meade
Shaun Richards
Stan Garland
Mark Kirtland
Gary Adam
Chris Mehaffey
Rick Daley
Georgia Trewren
Ashley Bartram
Veronica Schliebs
Emma Clough
Patricia Adam
JA Keplin
Michelle Mufford
Mary Mitchell
Jan Daley
Andrena Moore
N/A
Committee 2011/12
Position
Name
President
Vincent Tremaine
Club Captain
Nathan Warburton
Secretary
Kevin Duffy
Treasurer
Rick Daley
Social Manager
Sarah Calton
Social Organisers
Tom Jeffrey, Dan Kelly, Anna Kelly
Marketing Manager
Thomas Warren
Communications Manager
Anna Kelly
Membership Manager
Jason Rowland
Head Coach
Nigel Pietsch
Event Manager
Vacant
Ride Coach
Nathan Warburton
Swim Coach
Grant Fergusson
Run Coach
Nigel Pietsch
Junior Coach
Verity Pietsch
Women’s Managers
Jane Rothe
Trip Coordinator
Lisa Murphy
Sponsorship Coordinator
Vincent Tremaine
Elite Coordinator
Vacant
Gear Manager
Helen
Website Coordinator
Dan Kelly
Membership 2011/12
David
Stephen
Shannon
Alex
Chirs
Kath
Melissa
Mason
Ashlea
Nathan
Cameron
Jason
Rita
Frank
Ian
Jason
Annabel
Sam
Tony
Kirsty
Anthony
Paul
Robertson
Milan
Melina
Sarah
Bruce
William
Kevin
Chris
Peter
Benjamin
Darren
Colin
Paul
Emma
James
Lisa
Michael
David
Nancy
Jan
Greg
Adrian
Andy
Steve
Luke
Kent
Jason
Kevin
James
Kerryn
Adams
Ansell
Asa
Ashden
Atkinson
Ayliffe
Bailey
Barnes
Bartram
Bates
Baulderstone
Bell
Bennink
Bennink
Berry
Berry
Blain
Boag
Brady
Brattoli
Brattoli
Broadley
Brooks
Calic
Calic
Calton
Caretti
Carman
Carr
Carter
Carter
Clark
Clarke
Clarke
Clarken
Clough
Clough
Cook
Cooke
Cooke
Cullen
Daley
Davey
De silva
Dennard
Diamond
Diamond
Dredge
Drewett
Duffy
Duffy
Eades
Annette
Bobby
Stavros
Ritchey
Trudy
Tristan
Khalee
Matthew
Sharon
Matthew
Neil
Tony
Simon
Joy
Michael
Stan
Dean
Matson
Kevin
Peter
Chris
Mark
Chris
Robyn
Ehud
Louiza
Paul
Noella
Russell
Naomi
Danielle
Sophie
Reece
Alana
Andrew
Andreanna
Caitlin
Rick
Grant
Kathrin
Thomas
Mark
Stephen
Tanya
Adam
Anna
Daniel
J.A.
Michael
Lee
Somprasong
Stewart
Eastwood
Edwards
Elia
Everson
Fenton
Fergusson
Field
Fietz
Fleming
Flueck
Foster
Gaeta
Gaeta
Gailer
Gallasch
Garland
Garrettt
Garry
Gilbert
Gilchrist
Goodrick
Gordon
Grenvold
Hansen
Hauben
Hebhardt
Hebhardt
Hebhardt
Higgins
Hill
Hoare
Holt
Homfray
Horan
Hughes
Humphrey
Humphrey
Hutchins
Ironside
Iselin
Jeffrey
Jewis
Jones
Joyce
Keegan
Kelly
Kelly
Keplin
Keyte
Kirtland
Laingam
Lake
Charlton
James
Peter
Thomas
Joanne
Felicity
Ian
Richards
Gavin
Jenni
Will
Cameron
Martin
Dean
Sarah
Sarah
David
Anthony
Mark
Louise
Mary
Lloyd
Dominic
Teresa
Ben
Peter
Steve
Michele
Misty
Lisa
Christine
Damian
Imogen
Danielle
Carl
Taira (Alex)
Brian
Stephen
Nicole
Derek
Todd
Candido
Lorenzo
Denis
Nigel
Steve
Richard
Ben
Gary
Shaun
Marcus
Jan
Lane
Levinson
Lines
Link
Link
Lloyd
Lord
Love
Lutze
Lutze
Mackay
Maher
Mancheff
Martin
Martin
McEachern
McLeod
Meade
Miller
Mills
Mitchell
Moffat
Molyneux
Molyneux
Monro
Moriarty
Morris
Mufford
Munday
Murphy
Newberry
Newberry
Noutz
Noutz
Noutz
Nozaki
O' Donovan
O'Brien
Oppermann
Ozga
Paterson
Pendini
Peressin
Perry
Pietsch
Powell
Pryor
Pyman
Rayment
Richards
Roberts
Roberts
Charles
Jane
Jason
Thom
Keith
Danny
Matt
Veronica
Bernie
David
Helen
Andrew
Caroline
Craig
Ben
Robert
Steve
Sammi
Peter
Dani
Gary
Leah
Mark
Vincent
Georgia
Andrea
Goran
Shayne
Ryan
Nathan
Thomas
Griff
Grantley
Janelle
Mark
Darren
Andrew
Rodgers
Rothe
Rowland
Rudkin
Saggers
Salter
Sandercock
Schliebs
Schliebs
Shanks
Shepherd
Short
Short
Stevens
Stevens
Steventon
Sturm
Sturm
Takos
Taylor
Thompson
Torzyn
Travers
Tremaine
Trewren
Tucker
Uzelac
Wachtel
Wallis
Warburton
Warrren
Weste
White
White
Williams
Wright
Zeuner
LIFE MEMBERS
Marilyn
Bruce
Grant
Kevin
Thelma
Mark
Garry
Chris
Andrena
Verity
Lee-Ann
Daryl
Rick
Bevan
Chalmers
Fergusson
Fergusson
Geissauf
Kirtland
Matson
Mehaffy (dec)
Moore
Pietsch
Tartoosie
Tozer
Daley