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Summer 2012
Women Olympians to the fore
at Queensland Sport Awards;
QSport celebrates 20 years
Young Queensland sportswomen who were dominant in
Australia’s 2012 London Olympics medal haul dominated
key awards at the 18th Annual Queensland Sport Awards
on 6 December in Brisbane.
and the year in sport will form part of the
QSport 20th Anniversary Luncheon to be
held on Friday, 8 February at the Brisbane
Convention and Exhibition Centre.
A 700 strong, black tie audience at the Brisbane Convention
and Exhibition Centre saw world champion Olympic gold
medal winning hurdler Sally Pearson named The CourierMail Channel 7 Queensland Sport Star of the Year while
17 year old Olympic silver medallist diver Brittany Broben
took out the Coca Cola Amatil Channel 7 Queensland
Junior Sport Star Award.
For more on the above, go to pages 4 and
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And to complete a noteworthy trifecta, the all Queensland
Australian Womens 4 x 100m Freestyle Swimming Relay
Team, which won gold in London, beat off Queensland’s
State of Origin team, the Brisbane Roar, the Queensland
Reds and the Queensland Bulls for the Bank of Queensland
Sport Team of the Year.
Overall, women provided half the 14 winners on the night
and half the six Hall of Fame inductees, with Olympic gold
medalists in cyclist Sara Carrigan, swimmer Jodie Henry
and hockey’s Nikki Hudson joining footballers the late
Graham Cooke (rugby union), the late Jim Craig (rugby
league) and former Socceroo Craig Moore as the newest
members of the 166 strong Hall of Fame.
Inside
From the QSport Office
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Lend Lease presentation to ASSFA
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ACHPER Qld 2013 Health and
Physical Education Conferences
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School/club collaboration in
Victoria Point/Redland
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18th Queensland Sport Awards
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The late, great rugby league forward Arthur Beetson was
elevated as the 12th Legend of Queensland Sport joining
the 1st X1 Legends installed last year.
Highlights of the 2012 Awards / Hall of Fame Presentation
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From the
Office
Well, here we are, 20 years on from the
formalisation of the State’s independent sports
collective and with much to reflect on looking
back, much to do looking forward and much to
look forward to.
In truth, it’s always been that way, at the start and
end of each year over the past 20 years and will
remain so in years to come.
That is the nature of the beast called sport, a
sphere of activity which knows few bounds as it
ebbs and flows, morphing into new shapes, sizes
and structures as some largely amateur sports
have become more commercial and others remain
largely amateur.
Twenty years ago, some 40 State sporting bodies
backed by a supportive State Government ended
some twelve months of preparatory work and
incorporated the Sports Federation of Queensland
on 8 February 1993.
That collective set out, in the words of inaugural
President Robin Just, “to help all sports both large
and small...” At that point, it had no staff and
less than $2,000 in cash to begin a task for which
there is no end.
Within a month or so of incorporation, Federation
member bodies were considering mission, structure
and resourcing, the last of these thanks to support
forthcoming from the State Government.
By year’s end, the Federation had employed an
Executive Director, was operating out of premises
at Brothers Rugby Union Club at Albion in Brisbane,
increased to some 50 member bodies and was
pursuing a mission statement that read “to ensure
that the needs and aspirations of a strong, viable
and growing Queensland sports community are
properly reflected in the deliberations and decisions
of the State Government” – in short, advocacy.
Topics like communications, sports insurance,
equity and facilities were to the fore in the
Federation’s 1993 Annual Report – topics that
don’t necessarily disappear from one year to the
next.
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At year’s end, revenue from government was
some 93.5% of total turnover, with membership
fees equating to 5.5%.
Twenty years on, with the arrival of the annual
Queensland Sport Awards in 1996, largely
related sponsorship and increasing support from
government, turnover is 10 times greater, staff
operate from the QSport Office at Sports House,
Milton and government support has increased to
some $300,000+ per annum.
Twenty years on, QSport’s mission is to enhance
the development of sport of Queensland, a mission
it pursues via advocacy, information sharing,
networking, recognition and promotion, with its
public profile annually refreshed via the Queensland
Sport Awards / Hall of Fame Presentation, made
possible through the ongoing support of some
20 government and non government bodies and
some QSport members.
Revenue streams are varied but over 100 QSport
members collectively spend less than $10,000
annually on membership fees and all up, when
attendance at workshops and functions are taken
into account, are contributing less than $50,000
or less than 10% per annum of their collective’s
costs.
Members surveyed independently indicate high
levels of satisfaction with the work of a volunteer
ten person Board and a QSport Office of three. In
short, they are getting “value for money”.
Non government sponsors indicate likewise in so
far as their predominantly Sport Awards linkages
are concerned and in the next few months as
the State Government prepares its budget for
2013-14, QSport will find out whether the above
is true for ongoing support via Awards / Hall of
Fame sponsorship for 2013 and IPB and SSRODP
funding for 2014 and hopefully beyond.
Sport in Queensland is never far from the public
gaze. Indeed it is fair to say that in one or another
of its various forms, it is one of the dominant
ongoing activities that cross our daily lives.
For sport and for QSport, there are challenges
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aplenty to occupy those involved in sports
administration.
Costs of participation, access to people to run
sporting activities and access to facilities to
conduct activities remain as inhibitors to increasing
participation.
Obtaining, training and retaining people to
participate in sport as players and off-field supports
are ongoing challenges that sports administrators,
educators and others in governments need to
keep front of mind.
Vehicles like QSport assist the dialogue that needs
to occur between these facets of our system
that is not only about self interest but also wider
community health and wellbeing.
Sounds like a case for another 20 years of QSport.
For the writer’s part, there won’t be 20 years more
of the past which has encompassed a few years
as a Board member and a couple as Chairman,
followed by nearly 16 as QSport CEO.
In the past 20 years, the organisation has grown
in size and significance, as it would reasonably be
expected to do.
The core features of Board members prepared
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to do something for sport beyond their own and
competent staff servicing members and honouring
contracts with governments and other sponsors as
best they can remain consistent.
Hopefully, that can continue into the foreseeable
future.
On 8 February, QSport celebrates 20 years of
advocacy, information sharing, networking,
promotion and recognition of sport in this State, a
State well regarded by and for sport.
What better way than a lunch to reflect briefly on
the journey to date and consolidate support for
the year ahead.
With QSport Patron Premier Campbell Newman to
address members, sponsors and guests and also
inputs form ARL Commission Chairman John Grant
and five times Olympian in the recently retired gold
medal winning beach volleyballer Natalie Cook, it
should be an interesting few hours that kicks off
another QSport annual program of activities and
events.
Peter Cummiskey
Chief Executive Officer
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is now kicking goals across Queensland
Sport is an activity for good health, fun and family.
But by providing unhealthy food and drink in our sports
clubs we are sending mixed messages around healthy
lifestyles and sport, especially to our younger players.
The Australian Drug Foundation’s national Good Sports
program is a free program which assists clubs to become
healthy, safe environments by making changes to the way
alcohol is served, used and promoted in sport clubs.
Good Sports + Healthy Eating takes this one step further
and helps clubs look at the type of food and drink
supplied and promoted to players, members and guests.
The program is all about making gradual changes to the
management of alcohol, healthy food and drinks within
the club. Each club is allocated their own local Project
Officer to help them through every step of the way.
In Queensland, the program was initially trialed in
Brisbane/Gold Coast, Bundaberg, Gladstone and
Western Downs. From January 2013, the program
is open to all regions across the state to encourage
healthy food choices leading to healthier clubs.
One of the clubs involved in the initial trial program is
already reaping the benefits that Good Sports + Healthy
Eating has to offer.
Chinchilla Gymnastics Club signed up to Good Sports
+ Healthy Eating in August 2012.
Fundraising Coordinator at the club, Melinda Forrest says
that since joining the program they have been able to
make healthy changes to catering.
“We are offering our young gymnasts the chance to get
healthy bodies through exercise, so why shouldn’t we be
feeding them healthy food at the same time?” Melinda said.
“One of the biggest changes to come this year was at our
end of year break-up. Ordinarily our young members were
provided with soft drinks, chips and lollies for the end of
year celebrations. This year we offered fruit cups and other
healthy foods that the kids loved.
“The program has been great in providing advice and
ideas for making the club a healthier environment.”
Get involved today! Visit goodsports.com.au
Food for Sport program is a joint Australian,
State and Territory Government initiative
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Lend Lease
presentation to ASSFA
The Australian State Sports Federations Alliance
has taken the innovative step of inviting Lend
Lease to present to State CEO’s meeting late last
year in Brisbane. This presentation came on the
back of a Sport & Recreation forum that was held
in Perth for Lend Lease’s Alkimos Beach Project, 40
kilometres north of the CBD.
The forum was attend by more than 30
representatives from sport and recreation
organisations in WA including Outdoors WA,
Nature Play, SLSWA, Surfing WA and a large
number of field based sporting organisations. This
was the first time that Lend Lease had invited all
the major stake holders to come together in one
place at the same time.
Rob Thompson, CEO of the WA Sports Federation
said the forum was a great success, giving
organisations the opportunity have a better
understanding of the future population growth in
the northern corridor and its impact on facilities,
coaches and volunteers.
Patterson said sport and recreation continued to
play important in creating a healthy and connected
community adding that Lend Lease would welcome
further contact with the respective Federations in
each region.
Lend Lease has since been invited to present at
the Victorian Sport 30/30 Sports Industry Forum
to outline the opportunities that exist on both the
Harpley and Atherstone projects and has consulted
with ActSport in the area of facility design and
management.
Lend Lease’s previous involvement with a State
Federation was with QSport‘s Peter Cummiskey
who was consulted in the planning for the first
non government managed Sports House that was
successfully opened at Varsity Lakes in late 2011.
Lend Lease Sport and Recreation Manager Dean
Patterson said it made good business sense to
consult with the State based sporting federations
to inform them of the progress and the delivery
timeframes for Lend Lease’s 28 Master-Planned
Communities nationally. In the case of the Perth
Forum, Rob Thompson’s intimate knowledge of the
local sports industry, its people and facilities made
him the ideal contact point to initiate the forum.
“If we have the ability to consider the future
requirements of sport & recreation organisations,
trends in participation and compatible organisations
to share facilities we have the potential to get a far
better outcome for the community,” Mr Patterson
said.
The City of Wanneroo and Department of Sport
& Recreation WA also played an important role in
ensuring that potential user groups and tenants
fully understood the process for expressing interest
and ongoing facility management.
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ACHPER QLD 2013 Health and
Physical Education Conferences
They can be seen on ovals, in halls and on multipurpose courts. They are there before school, lunch
times and after school. Queensland teachers are
involved in instructing, coaching and officiating
games and sports for the students at primary,
secondary and special schools. Those teachers
specialist HPE teachers, primary teachers or
teachers of other subjects who follow the QSport
mission to “promote and sustain interest in the
development of organised sport in the State.”
ACHPER (Australian Council of Health, Physical
Education and Recreation) QLD is the professional
association for teachers of Health and Physical
Education (HPE). The vision of ACHPER is to
promote active and healthy living for all Australians,
particularly young people, through education and
quality professional practice. ACHPER’s mission
is to provide programs and services for Health
and Physical Education professionals which will
support the continuing development of their
knowledge, skills and professional practice in the
fields of health and physical education, recreation
and sport.
many topics. Sports development, coaching and
organisation for school students is will be a strand
offered at all three conferences in 2013.
In 2012 round of conferences, representatives from
Tennis Queensland, Sports Medicine Australia,
AUSTSWIM presented the latest research and
developments from their respective sport/s. Many
organisations presented practical sessions for
teachers demonstrating innovative and exciting
ways to engage students in their respective sports.
QSport members are invited to submit an
expression of interest to present or exhibit at
one or more of the conferences in 2013 by
contacting the Executive Officer, Linda Marsden
on executiveofficer@achperqld.org.au
Caroline Brooks
ACHPER QLD Conference Convenor
One of the ways that ACHPER QLD achieves its
vision is through the provision of professional
development opportunities in teaching and
coaching sport. In 2013, ACHPER QLD will host
three conferences. Two will be held in regional
areas, Townsville in May, Rockhampton in June
and Brisbane Conference in August. Over 400
educators attend these conferences to access
expert advice and up-to-date information about
ACHPER QLD Events Calendar 2013
Event
Annual General Meeting
Early Career Teachers Conference (Maleny)
North Queensland Conference (Townsville)
Central Queensland Conference (Rockhampton)
Brisbane Conference
ACHPER QLD HPE Week Celebrations
National HPE DAY
Awards Night
Women in Sport Breakfast (Brisbane)
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Date
4 March 2013
24 & 25 March 2013
16 & 17 May 2013
6 & 7 June 2013
15 & 16 August 2013
2 – 6 September 2013
4 September 2013
14 September 2013
16 October 2013
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School/club collaboration all the go
in Victoria Point/Redland
Put a committed high school teacher together
with dedicated sporting club volunteers backed by
a supportive local government and what do you
get?
Why, a better outcome for school, club, local
government and the local community they all serve
via sport, with the real winners the participants in
the sporting experiences available at the local high
school, notably young people.
The school is Victoria Point State High School via its
principal, its P and C Committee and a determined
“phys ed-er” in teacher Raymond Adams.
The sporting clubs are the likes of
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Bayside Basketball/Special Olympics Basketball
Redland Hockey
Redland Rugby League
Redland Sharks Cricket
Redland Sharks Junior AFL
Redland Sharks Netball
These, plus Queensland Badminton, all responded
last year to a survey instigated by the Victoria
Point Community Reference Group which formed
to provide dedicated, coordinated and innovative
sport and recreation programming, services
and infrastructure to meet the future needs and
expectations of the Victoria Point and broader
Redland City community.
The aim of the survey was to determine if Victoria
Point State High School (VPSHS) was a viable option
to provide alternative sporting facilities and if so,
establish the future sporting facility requirements
of local community sporting groups.
The collated data indicated that all community
groups required extra sporting venues due to
increased growth within clubs. Within the category
of venues, sporting groups indicated they required
use of indoor and outdoor court facilities and ovals.
All outdoor facility requests required floodlighting
as training would occur Monday – Friday between
the hours of 3-9pm, annually. To ensure effective
participation and establishment of long term
partnerships, all sporting groups indicated a need
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for basic infrastructure such as amenities, change
rooms, storage and seating.
Estimated resident population with Redland City
Council (RCC) has increased from 1.3% from 2012
and a further 1.7% in 2011 to 144,936 persons.
By 2016, it is expected to rise to approximately
164,142 persons as outlined by the Office of
Economical and Statistical Research. Due to an
expansive 2.4% growth in 2009, indications are
that induced pressures within RCC include the
increasing removal of green space and the increase
of anti-social behaviours and crimes due to
increased population density. The RCC in its Open
Space Strategy 2026 acknowledges the viability of
school sporting spaces especially for club training
or social competitions.
After comprehensive consultation between the
major stakeholders in this program, it is clear that
a collaborative approach must be taken to realise
the full potential of VPSHS as a central sporting
facility. Agreements need to be formalised
between Education Queensland, VPSHS, Redland
City Council and the many local community
sporting groups. A partnership that benefits all the
stakeholders will allow best economic, sporting
and social outcomes for all.
Representatives of the Working Group along with
Redland Mayor Karen Williams met recently with
State Education Minister John Paul Langbroek to
outline the potential of the process to better utilise
taxpayer funded government school facilities
via greater access for local sporting groups in a
properly controlled, cost effective and sustainable
way.
The Working Group conducted a forum at
Redland Sharks Sporting Club in late October last
year to outline the above to local representatives
and consider recommendations to progress
developments and will meet again in early 2013
to maintain momentum.
‘Source’: 2012 Redlands Community Sporting
Groups Survey Data Report.
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Awards MC’s Ben Davis (left) and Shane Webcke with Victoria Carthew, kept the night running smoothly.
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Minister for Sport Steve Dickson and John Brennan (QSport Chair) congratulated the six inductees installed in
the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.
From left to right: Steve Dickson (Minister for Sport); John Brennan (QSport Chair); Craig Moore (Football); Ross
Mitchell representing the late Jim Craig (Rugby League); Sara Carrigan (Cycling); Tony Shaw representing the late
Graham Cooke (Rugby Union); Jodie Henry (Swimming); Nikki Hudson (Hockey).
QSport Chairman John Brennan (right)
presented Minister for Sport Steve Dickson
with an award recognising 15 years support
from State Government Sport & Recreation
Services.
The Coca-Cola Channel 7 Junior Sport Star of the Year
went to Olympic Silver medallist Brittany Broben. Max
Walters, Managing Director Channel 7 and Genevieve
Mahony, Marketing Manager Coca-Cola (right)
presented the award.
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Service to Sport Award winners (from left to right) Sallyanne Gardner (canoeing), Julie McGinley (swimming),
Barry Shepherd (golf) & Mike Victor (cycling) after presentation by QSport Chair John Brennan.
Peter Hannan (centre) accepted Sally Pearson’s
Sport Star of the Year Award trophy from
Channel 7’s Max Walters (left) and News
Queensland’s Brian Burke.
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Athletics Graeme Smith received the Brisbane City
Council Queensland Sport Volunteer of the Year
Award from Cr Krista Adams.
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Sally Pearson’s coach Sharon Hannan was
represented by her Assistant Holly James in
accepting the Queensland Sport Coach of the
Year award from the Minister for Sport Steve
Dickson, Sharon winning from a hot field of other
contenders including Peter Day (Cycling), Darren
Lehmann (Cricket), Mal Meninga (Rugby League)
and Ange Postecoglou (Football).
Rob Moore (left) CEO Queensland Rugby League
accepted the Administrator of the Year Award on
behalf of winner ARL Chairman John Grant from
Steve Van Leeuwen, National Sports Manager,
OAMPS Insurance Brokers.
The Sport Team of the Year was awarded to the
Australian Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
Team. Glenn deKretser, Private Banker at Bank
of Queensland presented team representative
Melanie Schlanger with the trophy.
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Young Table Tennis stars, the Queensland U21
Team - all under 17 years old won the Junior Sport
Team of the Year Award. Richard Watson (right)
from Queensland Government Sport & Recreation
Services presented the trophy to Gary Walmsley
(left) with 3 of the 4 players.
Brenden Hall (centre) picked up the Athlete with
a Disability Award for the second time, having
also won this award in 2010. Rod Chiapello
representing McDonald’s Australia (left) and Brian
Burke, Executive Sport Editor, News Queensland
presented the award.
Cameron Pearson (right) representing the Brisbane
International accepted the award for the Brisbane
Convention and Exhibition Centre Queensland
Sport Event of the Year. The award was presented
by Shaun Mitchell, Director of Sales BCEC.
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Chelsea Roffey from AFL was overseas when her
name was read out as the winner of the Konica
Minolta Sport Officiator of the Year Award. Derek
MacMinn, Queensland Manager, Konica Minolta
(right) presented the trophy to Darryl Bray, Chair,
AFL Queensland.
Multi talented Queensland CEO Canoeing Mike
Bell (left) and Tim West captivated the audience
with their renditions of some old Beatles classics.
supporting the
Queensland
Sport Awards
Chris “Buddha” Handy (left) with Mike Bell from
Queensland Canoeing.
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