Annual Report 2012 - 2013 · Rowing NSW Annual Report 2012-2013 Page 7 Stephen Handley Attended 9 from a possible 12 Board meetings Stephen Handley has been a member of Sydney Rowing

Annual Report

2012 - 2013

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is given of the 135th Annual General Meeting of Rowing New South Wales. The meeting will

be held at 7pm on Wednesday 25 September 2013 at Sports House, Ken Brown Rooms (lower car

park level), 6A Figtree Drive, Sydney Olympic Park.

All RNSW registered members are welcome to attend.

Rowing NSW Annual Report 2012-2013 Page 3

Table of Contents

Governance ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Board of Directors ................................................................................................................................................................. 6

RNSW Staff & Office Bearers ................................................................................................................................................. 9

President’s Report .............................................................................................................................................................. 10

Chief Executive Officer’s Report ......................................................................................................................................... 13

Director of Finance Report .................................................................................................................................................. 15

Commissions

Regatta Commission ........................................................................................................................................... 17

Umpires Commission .......................................................................................................................................... 19

Competition Commission .................................................................................................................................... 20

o 2012 London Olympic Games .............................................................................................................. 21

o 2013 Interstate Regatta ....................................................................................................................... 23

o Masters Rowing ................................................................................................................................... 27

o Para-Rowing ........................................................................................................................................ 28

Reporting Entities

NSW Union of Rowers ......................................................................................................................................... 29

NSW Union of Oarswomen ................................................................................................................................. 31

L.E. Stepto Memorial Trust .................................................................................................................................. 33

E.R. Bromley Trust ............................................................................................................................................... 34

Central Districts Rowing Association ................................................................................................................... 35

Northern Rivers Rowing Association ................................................................................................................... 36

Results & Achievements ..................................................................................................................................................... 38

Interstate Rowing Championships ...................................................................................................................... 38

Australian Masters Rowing Championships ........................................................................................................ 39

NSW Sprint Championships ................................................................................................................................. 40

NSW Rowing Championships .............................................................................................................................. 44

Edward Trickett NSW Grade Championships ...................................................................................................... 48

NSW Masters Championships ............................................................................................................................. 51

Presentation Awards ........................................................................................................................................................... 55

RNSW Representatives in Australian Teams ....................................................................................................................... 57

Obituaries ........................................................................................................................................................................... 59

Financial Reports ................................................................................................................................................................. 61

Our Supporters ................................................................................................................................................................... 79


ROWING NSW INC

Found in 1878

Patron

Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of New South Wales

Life Members

Mr A Brown, Mr P Cayzer OAM, *Mr E Chapman OAM, Mr J Coates AC, *Mr D Croot AM,

Mr S Derwin, *Mr E Dorsch, Mr K Jameson OAM, Mr J Lanning, Mrs M Mackenzie OAM,

Mr B Moynahan OAM, Mr G Neilson OAM, *Mr G Parlby, *Mr M Reddan OAM, Mr D Sollom,

*Mr R Stride, Dr W Webb OAM, *Mr M Wood MBE

*Deceased

Members of the Board of Directors

President Ivan Adlam

Deputy President Bryan Weir

Director of Finance Andrew Gannon

Directors Deanna Fekete, Stephen Handley, Chris Noel OAM, Bronwen Watson,

Miranda Bennett, Sam Crosby


Governance The business of Rowing New South Wales (RNSW) is carried out under the direction of the Board of

RNSW for the benefit of constituent and registered members. The Directors may exercise all the

powers of the Company, except any power the Corporations Act or the Rules requires the Company

to exercise in a general meeting of members. The Board is responsible for the appointment of the

Chief Executive Officer to do all things necessary for the proper management and administration of

the organisation. The CEO is ultimately accountable to the Board of Rowing New South Wales,

however the CEO is accountable to the President on a day-to-day basis.

Rowing New South Wales is committed to best practice models of governance to ensure the long

term viability of the organisation. Corporate governance for the Board of Rowing New South Wales

relates to:

The process of setting, guiding and monitoring the organisation’s future direction

Ensuring the organisation operates within its relevant legal and other boundaries

Driving organisational performance through the management team appointed by the

Board

Establishing appropriate control processes and accountability systems

The Board meets monthly, comprising 9 Directors elected by the members of Rowing New South

Wales. The following members comprise the RNSW Board:

President Ivan Adlam

Deputy President Bryan Weir

Director of Finance Andrew Gannon

Directors Deanna Fekete, Stephen Handley, Chris Noel OAM, Bronwen Watson,

Miranda Bennett, Sam Crosby


Board of Directors Ivan Adlam – President

Attended 12 from a possible 12 Board meetings

Ivan’s introduction to rowing was as a parent in 2003. Since then he has been

involved as a regatta volunteer, trainee BRO and achieved level 2 coaching

accreditation. He has also served on the committees of the Endeavour Rowing

Club and the Central Districts Rowing Association. Ivan has extensive

experience in corporate accounting and financial management roles in

Australia and overseas. He was appointed to the Board of Rowing NSW as

Finance Director in October 2010.

Bryan Weir – Deputy President


Bryan Weir graduated from University of New South Wales with degrees in

Law and Commerce in 1976. He joined the law firm of Freehill Hollingdale &

Page (now Freehills), becoming a partner in 1980. In 1993, he left Freehills to

become a divisional director of Macquarie Bank, where he remained until

1998. Since then, he has (with a business partner) established and operated a

private investment and advisory group known as the Walker Douglas Group,

which holds and manages investments in commercial and industrial real estate

and in hotels. Bryan is a past president of Mosman Rowing Club.

Andrew Gannon – Director of Finance


Andrew has held senior roles in the Financial Services industry for a number of

years, specifically in the areas of strategy & distribution. A Riverview graduate

and Mosman Rowing Club alumnus, Andrew has represented the state at the

1991 National Championships in the Youth Eight. He brings to the RNSW board

a valuable blend of corporate experience and in-depth rowing knowledge,

particularly in the areas of strategic planning and idea generation.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts from University of New South Wales, a Master

of Commerce from Macquarie University and a Masters of Business

Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management and studied Performance

Leadership at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne,

Switzerland.

Joe Zammit


Mr Zammit was elected in 2002 and was the longest serving Director on the

RNSW Board. He was also Chair of the Organizing committee of the World

Masters Games held in 2009. Joe has worked for more than 25 years in financial

management, human resources, risk management and project management. In

2003 he left the corporate world to use his expertise in community service. He is

currently working for Independent Community Living Association that cares for

people with mental disabilities as the Operations Manager.


Stephen Handley


Stephen Handley has been a member of Sydney Rowing Club for over 40 years,

joining as a junior active member in 1970. Stephen enjoyed success as an

athlete winning many state and national championships and representing

Australia at two world championships and the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games.

Following many years in banking and finance for the past 20 years he has

owned and operated an electronics engineering business specialising in IT and

telecommunications. Stephen has been a director of Rowing NSW since 2007.

Chris Noel


B Ec.1971, Hon Fellow Sydney University 2007.Rowed competitively at school

and in club rowing from 1964 to 1977. Awarded a Sydney University Blue in

rowing 1971. Served as Treasurer, Captain, President and Vice President of

Sydney Uni Boat Club from 1975 to present. Member of the Board of Sydney

University Sport and Fitness 1990 - 2009. President of Rowing NSW 2006-2008.

In recent years Chris has headed the NSW Kings Cup Committee. This committee

aims to support NSW State rowers and to promote the success of NSW crews in

the annual interstate regatta. Chris has filled the role of Rowing Program

Coordinator at Sydney University Boat Club since 1994.

Deanna Fekete


A member of Leichhardt Rowing Club, Deanna has a particular interest in

women's rowing and a strong desire to capitalise on the breadth of NSW

schoolgirl talent. Her deep administrative experience as the event manager

for the Leichhardt Corporate Rowing Challenge provides valuable insights into

her role as a RNSW Director, as is her renowned networking capabilities.

Having been mother to three former rowers, Deanna also has a keen sense of

what rowing currently succeeds in and what it still requires in NSW. When not

on the water or at her club, Deanna is the director of Resource Connections,

an independent energy consultant business based in Balmain.

Bronwen Watson


Bronwen was elected to the Board in May 2010. Following on from a

successful representative career as an athlete on the Australian Rowing Team,

which includes one Bronze and two Gold World Championship medals, she is

now continuing in the sport from an administrative and management

perspective including the role of President at Sydney University Women’s

Rowing Club. With nearly 30 State and National titles to her name, Bronwen

has been an avid competitor and supporter of NSW, representing NSW across

15 years of National competition and continues to have close ties with young

elite competitors in the sport.


Sam Crosby


Sam brings extensive experience within the sphere of policy and corporate

affairs. Sam is currently the manager of corporate affairs at Johnson &

Johnson. Previously a senior policy advisor for the NSW Treasurer, Sam was

also Chief of Staff in the office of the NSW Minister for Waterways, Mineral

& Forest Resources & Ports. Sam is currently an ambassador for White

Ribbon Day and President of Concord’s St Vincent de Paul conference. Sam

holds a Masters of Business Administration from UNSW and a Bachelor in

Economics and Social Sciences (Hons1) from the University of Sydney. In

2001 Sam rowed in the winning men’s eight at the Head of the Charles

(Boston). Sam is determined to see more people share in the benefits of the sport.

Miranda Bennett


Three time world champion in the Lightweight Women’s Quad (and world

record holder), Miranda brings extensive experience to the Rowing NSW board,

including several years of administration and coaching experience with the UTS

Rowing Club and Rowing South Australia and as a coach at the Wilderness

School in Adelaide and PLC in Sydney. Miranda is currently Corporate Counsel at

O’Donnell Griffin and has extensive experience in providing legal and

commercial advice to business units on a range of legal issues. Miranda

possesses a strong understanding of corporate governance processes and

requirements acquired over eight years in the legal industry.


RNSW Staff & Office Bearers Chief Executive Officer .............................................................Christian Renford (until March 2013)

Tony Blower (from April 2013)

Finance Officer ..........................................................................Melissa McCormack

Sport Development Officer .......................................................Ian Evans (until Sept 2012)

Alan Bennett (from Oct 2012)

Administration Officer ..............................................................Brett Morley

Regatta Secretary .....................................................................Tony Blower

Communications Officer ..........................................................Jenny Cole

State Selection Panel ................................................................Terry O’Hanlon (Chair), Michael Smith,

Nick Baxter

Regatta Commission .................................................................Keith Jameson OAM, Phil Titterton, Paul Coates,

Tony Blower, Alex Butt

Competition Commission .........................................................Steve Handley (Chair), Chris Noel OAM,

Terry O’Hanlon, Noel Watson, Nick Baxter,

Marty Rabjohns, Christian Renford

Honorary Medical Officer .........................................................Dr. Phillip Sharp

Honorary Historian/Archivist ....................................................Dr. Phillip Sharp

Honorary Solicitor .....................................................................Torquil Murray

Registrar of Colours ..................................................................Tim Wainman

Boat Race Official Assessor Panel .............................................Victor Walter, Tim Wainman, Greg Smith,

Ron Beattie, Brian Kelleher

Councillor to Rowing Australia .................................................Ivan Adlam

Delegate to Waterways ............................................................Murray Clarke OAM

NSWIS Joint Management Committee .....................................Andrew Rowley, Stephen Handley,

Christian Renford

Delegates to NSW Olympic Council ..........................................Doug Donoghue AM, Margaret Mackenzie OAM

Delegate to Commonwealth Games Association .....................Margaret Mackenzie OAM

Property Officer ........................................................................Rod Richardson

Trustees of the LE Stepto Trust ................................................Don Croot AM, Doug Donoghue AM,

Geoff McIntyre AM

Trustees of the ER Bromley Trust .............................................Geoff McIntyre AM, Dr Graham Jones,

Terry O’Hanlon

Governance & Audit Commission .............................................Ivan Adlam (Chair), Andrew Gannon,

Christian Renford, Melissa McCormack


President’s Report Thanks to my fellow board members for their

commitment in time and energy to provide

guidance and governorship to the

organisation which is Rowing New South

Wales. The board met on 12 occasions during

the year and members also represented on

sub-committees, commissions and specific

project task forces.

Since my last report we farewelled Joe

Zammit and welcomed Miranda Bennett who

was elected at last year’s AGM. Joe was on

the Board for 10 years and contributed greatly

as a member of the Audit and Governance

committee as well as serving as a State

masters selector. Miranda has a distinguished

career in elite

rowing and, as a

member of the law

profession, brings

valuable insight to

the Board.

We congratulate

one of our long

serving members

on recognition of

his outstanding

contribution to the sports community,

particularly to rowing. Doug Donoghue was

this year recognised with a Life Membership

of the NSW Olympic Council.

Communications

The Board is committed to transparency and

open communications. All board meeting

minutes are published on the website and

additional forums were scheduled during the

year to share information and seek input from

members. These included the Treasurers

meeting in April, the Regatta Planning forum

in June and the Presidents’ meeting in July. In

addition, the Competition Commission and

the Regatta Commission met regularly during

the year. I would like to thank all members of

the commissions and all those who attended

or participated in the forums for their time

and contribution.

Strategic Planning

Last year the Board developed a strategic plan

for the next 5 years. The resultant document

sets a framework to provide focus for our

activities going forward and we continue to

measure the performance of ourselves and

the organisation

against the targets

outlined in that

plan. It is pleasing

to see that in most

cases we are on

track to achieve or

exceed the initial

objectives and the

plan is being

updated

accordingly.

Recently the Australian Sports Commission

(ASC) announced some “Mandatory

Governance Principles” for those sports which

receive substantial Federal Government

funding. Included therein are a number of

administrative provisions including a

requirement to have a single, whole of sport

strategic plan. We will be working closely with

Rowing Australia and the ASC to achieve the

stated end game which is: “to maximise the

interests of the sport”.


Regattas

Rowing regattas are our business. They are the culmination of all that we do. Athletes, Coaches,

BROs, Volunteers, Supporters and Staff all work toward regatta day. Above all else, successful

regattas indicate a healthy sport.

We continue to be challenged to provide more regattas with more events each year and, while we

do our best to accommodate the growing demand, we do appreciate the toll this takes on our

volunteers and staff. A priority objective for the upcoming season is to facilitate better resourcing of

BROs and volunteers in order to spread the load more evenly and thereby lessen our reliance on the

faithful few. The NSW State Championships was, once again, a magnificent event followed four

weeks later by the Sydney International Regatta which hosted a FISA World Cup for the first time

ever in Australia. Both of these events were outstandingly successful and showcased SIRC as a world

class facility and Rowing NSW as a community that can deliver where it matters – on the water.

Representative Honours

Congratulations go to all of our members (and there were many) who have had the honour of

representing their state and/or country over the last season. Our athletes have represented their

state with distinction as evidenced by our first place overall at the interstate regatta and their

inclusion in national teams. But, in addition, there are many others who deserve our acclaim. I think

here of the coaches and team officials who travelled with state and national crews and Boat Race

Officials who officiated at interstate and international events. We are privileged to have members of

such calibre in our midst.

We continue to build cooperative relationships with the upstream development pathway for

athletes and coaches as well as the overall development of the sport in Australia by maintaining

close partnerships with the New South Wales Institute of Sport and Rowing Australia.


Staff

The staff of RNSW continues to do an outstanding job. A number of changes occurred during the

year and I applaud the way the transitions have been conducted seamlessly and without loss of

service delivery. I must acknowledge Christian Renford who left us during the year for a position as

CEO of Swimming NZ. Christian made a huge contribution to the organisation and the sport. Tony

Blower stepped up from Regatta Secretary to take the reins as CEO while Alan Bennett (Sport

Development), Paul Coates (Regatta Secretary) and Dominic Grimm (Membership Liaison) joined the

group. Along with the ongoing contribution from Melissa McCormack (Finance) and Brett Morley

(Event Operations) we have a truly talented and dedicated team.

Sponsors

Finally I would like to thank our sponsors who you will find listed on the back inside cover of this

report. Their support is vital to our growth and I encourage all members to give them your

patronage whenever possible.

Ivan Adlam

President


Chief Executive Officer’s Report I am delighted to be able to present the CEO’s

Review of Rowing NSW for the year ended 30

June 2013. Before looking at the year in detail

it is appropriate that I acknowledge Christian

Renford who stood down as CEO in March

2013 to take up the position of CEO at

Swimming New Zealand. Christian has left a

legacy with our organization that has been

built on professionalism and a focus on

engaging with our members to provide world

class results on and off the water. His shoes

are difficult to fill.

This year has been one of great success for

Rowing NSW. On the water we have:

1. Won the Rowing Australia Cup for the

best performing state at the interstate

regatta

2. Three of our crews at the interstate

regatta won gold; the Kings Cup Crew,

the Bicentenary Cup Crew and the Noel

Wilkinson Cup crew. It was the sixth

time in a row that we have won the

Kings Cup.

3. New South Wales won the para-rowing

shield for the best performed state in

adaptive rowing at the National

Championships

4. 30% of athletes and 40% of coaches in

the Australian Senior B team were from

New South Wales.

Our success has not been confined to the elite

level; our participation at all levels of the

sport and our memberships in all categories

continue to grow. For example:

1. There were 47,096 seats raced during

the year at Rowing NSW sanctioned

regattas

2. We now have 463 Official and

Supporting Members

3. We conducted 68 regattas under the

umbrella of Rowing NSW.

Perhaps the largest undertaking during the

year was the holding of the Sydney

International Rowing Regatta. This regatta

comprised four separate events; The

Australian Open Regatta ,The Open Schools

Championship, The King and Queen’s Cup

Regatta and the first World Cup Regatta of the

year.

The regatta was a wonderful success and the

efforts of Rowing NSW and our volunteers

were applauded by not only the Organising

Committee but also Rowing Australia and

World Rowing, the sport’s peak body. In

particular they praised our commitment and

our professionalism. We are looking forward

to SIRR 2014.


Off the water we have continued to perform well with our ongoing commitment to service and

excellence. Rowing NSW has continued to enhance our interface with our members. Our website,

Facebook page and Twitter feed continue to attract record usage and provides our membership with

unique access to information regarding rowing and competition. Our regatta entry and management

system Rowing Manager we believe is one of the best in the world and we will continue to look to

explore ways of making it even better from a member’s use perspective over the coming period.

As witnessed by our Finance Directors report the finances of Rowing NSW are in good shape and we

will look to continue to build on this firm base.

I would particularly like to acknowledge two groups of hardworking and dedicated individuals. Firstly

the staff of Rowing NSW has performed above and beyond the call of duty this year and their

professionalism in difficult circumstances is to be applauded. Secondly our volunteers have been

unfailing. After working tirelessly at SIRC to deliver a wonderful event they backed up unstintingly

for our regattas large and small. There is no doubt that Rowing NSW would not be able to function

at the level we do without our volunteers.

Looking forward we want to build on our recent successes and continue to engage our members

with a view to delivering rowing in New South Wales at world’s best practice.

In the coming year we want to concentrate on the development of our sport not only in the

metropolitan and elite areas but also regionally. We will do this by offering further courses and

camps at a club and regional locations.

Finally I would like to personally thank the Board of Rowing NSW for their unfailing support and

guidance over the year.

Anthony Blower

Chief Executive Officer

Rowing NSW

August 2013


2012-13 Income Annual Events

Club & Schools Regattas

NSWRA Regattaa

Coaching Income

Income From Trusts

Other Income

State Teams

NRCE+NTID

Affiliation Fees

Grants & Sponsorships

Levys

Other Admin Income

Memberships

2012-13 Expense Annual Events Regatta Expenses BRO Expenses Boatshed Rent Admin Costs Coaching and Development Trust Disbursements NTID NSWIS Clinics & Camps State Team Expenses Office Admin Expenses Travel Expenses Rowing Manager/Directory Telecommunications Bank Fees Sponsor Serving Consulting Fees Membership Expenses

Director of Finance Report The surplus of income over expenditure for the year was $17,648 bringing members accumulated

funds to $529,383 as at 30th June 2013. The Rowing New South Wales Board has a strong

commitment to delivering a relatively modest annual surplus in order to ensure the financial

integrity of the organization and enable us to meet any unforeseen obligations, or to take advantage

of opportunities which may be presented, whilst delivering infrastructure and support to members

to ensure we remain Australia’s premier rowing state.

Revenue for the year to 30th

June 2013 was $1,089,581.

Increased levels of participation

& membership growth were

reflected in a modest increase in

these revenue items. Regatta

fees represented $458,196, an

increase of 29% on 2012,

underlining the importance of

delivering quality racing and

socialisation opportunities to our

members. Revenue derived

from annual events was down from last year due to a lesser number of these being hosted including

the Youth Cup and the University Games.

Expenditure for the year to 30th

June 2013 was $1,072,644.

Administration costs of $

488,229, an increase of 15%,

reflected the addition of the

member services position.

Expenses from regatta

operations was $222,148 and

reflect increased participation,

regatta hosting costs and

continued investments in RNSW

hosted regattas. Expenses from

non-competition events were down significantly on 2012 because, the U23 fundraiser which

occurred at club level, and the annual presentation dinner which failed to receive sufficient support

to ensure its viability, were not hosted by RNSW. While neither of these events is intended to

contribute to net income, the Board has concluded that they should at least break even financially

and, in addition, provide a forum for the promotion of achievement in NSW rowing. Format, timing

and venues will all be examined to determine a model which delivers on these objectives. Also the

Erg Challenge, which is a net income earner, had to be postponed due to weather.


From a governance perspective, financial reporting to the Rowing NSW board occurs on a monthly

basis with actual results compared with month and year to date budget amounts. The debtor’s

collection process continues to be improved and increasing use of Rowing Manager by clubs is

providing efficiencies across the rowing community. We have continued to enhance the services

that we offer regional areas by extending the role of collecting seat fees not only for all CDRA

regatta’s but also NRRA regatta’s, which has further aligned the process and freed up the

administration involved for both member organizations.

We have also extended utilization of the option to pre-pay seat fees for the season from a small

number of schools two years ago to now having the majority of schools preferring to pay their seat

fees upfront. This capability will also be available to clubs for the upcoming season, providing the

potential for further efficiency improvements across our membership. Improvements of our RNSW

website & Rowing Manager with increased self-service functionality have also assisted member

clubs.

For the coming year RNSW expects to achieve an overall surplus of about $35,000 with the main

drivers of growth being increased memberships, more activity in the sport development area and

continued efforts to seek external sponsorships in order to further enhance our service delivery to

the rowing community.

Andrew Gannon

Director of Finance


Regatta Commission We had a busy 2012-2013 season.

A key regatta of the season was the Sydney International Rowing Regatta held on 18-24 March 2013,

combining the Australian Rowing Championships, the Interstate Regatta, the Australian School

Championships, and the FISA World Cup 1 Regatta.

In the lead up to this regatta, the NSW State Championship Regatta was well supported, with strong

fields including many entries from interstate, and a record number of athletes competing. Such a

large regatta, extending over three days, is a great showcase for our sport, but it also presents many

difficulties and challenges for competitors, officials and volunteers. The Regatta Commission is alert

to these concerns.

Most regattas in the season featured an increased number of competitors.

The RNSW 2000m Regatta in mid-December is now well established and has a greatly increased

participation and a higher standard of racing. This is an excellent opportunity for competition on the

Olympic course, and a valuable lead-up to the NSW Championships.

The Edward Trickett Grade Championship Regatta continues to be a popular regatta.

The introduction, on a trial basis, of novice races at Grade regattas, limited to competitors who have

not raced in a previous RNSW season or won races in the current season, was a great success and

the races were strongly supported. These races will continue.

The Taree Summer Regatta, held over three days in January, is our largest regatta and growing each

year in terms of the number of seats entered and the number of competitors taking part. Its

popularity owes much to the venue and the date of the regatta in the holiday period.

Masters rowing continues to be well supported, at the State Masters Regatta and at designated

regattas over the season.

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The Regatta Commission met on 16 occasions. The Commission initiated a review of the Grade

rowing system and for this purpose formed a Grade System Review Committee and co-opted a

number of club representatives to work with the Commission members and provide us with a

broader range of experience and opinion. The Grade System Review Committee proposed a number

of changes to the existing rules to provide closer racing and ensure greater equity in Grade events.

These were adopted by the Board.

Other changes to the Laws of Boat Racing were adopted in order to bring the procedures for

weighing of coxswains into line with national rules, provide for an additional class of masters rowing,

and provide for static umpiring on a fully buoyed course such as SIRC.

In order to promote lightweight sculling, the Commission decided to add races for Under 21 and

Under 23 lightweight scullers onto the programme for the NSW Rowing Championships in the

coming season.

The Regatta Commission adopted this year a strategy document that shows the structure of the

regatta season in a consistent manner and can be used as the basis for future planning.

The annual Regatta Forum was held in June in order to present to clubs and other interested parties

the draft regatta programme for the new season. The meeting provided valuable feedback to the

Regatta Commission, resulting in a number of adjustments and fine tuning to the programme.

In a break with long tradition, entries for regattas in the coming season will now close at the

beginning of the week of the regatta instead of the middle of the previous week.

Keith Jameson OAM

Chairman, Regatta Commission


Umpires Commission As promised the Sydney International Rowing

Regatta held at SIRC in March 2013 along with

the National Championships and Interstate

Regatta were a great spectacle to watch and

attend. The weather was glorious, the rowing

fantastic and the whole week I think turned

out a huge success. NSW was doubly lucky in

Victor Walter being the Referee for the

Nationals and the International Rowing

Regatta and all will agree he did a great job

assisted by some fine BROs from around the

world and from across Australia. As one of the

NSW RA Officials I can

say it truly was a most

rewarding and

educational week and I

hope next year will be

even better.

Unfortunately not as

many overseas crews

attended but those that

did put on a great show

in ideal conditions on

arguably the best course

in the world, we think

anyway.

21012/13 as any other

rowing season was very

busy with 3 regattas

being held on some

weekends. All regattas had some officials and

most had a full team available to give the

athletes the best coverage in all positions. As

ever we are short of officials and many more

are required so that the load can be spread

and not continually fall to the few dedicated

officials that turn up week after week. I

urgently urge all rowers and club officials to

seriously think about getting some of their

members accredited to assist at a few

regattas each year or specifically at their own

regatta. The training is not arduous, nor is it

long but the rewards are there to be had.

The JB Sharp series of regattas on the Iron

Cove at the time of writing are nearly finished,

the weather this year has been great and the

attendance also great. We have had a few

new trainee officials who have given their

time to have a “look” and we hope they will

return during the next season to complete

training and become NSW BROs.

There have been a few minor rule changes

made this year and with further FISA changes

recently made we hope there will be a rapid

flow on to NSW so that

we can continue to

move towards a National

set of Rules of Boat

Racing. Most States now

adopt RA rules or a set

which are very close in

most aspects. The RA

Umpires Commission is

very keen to see all

States adopt a National

set of Rules of Boat

Racing.

I would like to remind all

schools and clubs that

Umpires are available to

come your school or club

to give a short seminar

on the Rules of Boat

Racing which contains PowerPoint

presentations and slideshows. These seminars

explain the finer points of getting to the start,

what happens at the start, during the race and

end of the race. Q and A time is usually very

interesting and we have been asked some

very good questions over the last few years.

Coxswain seminars are also available.

Tim Wainman

Chairman Umpires Commission


Competition Commission The Competition Commission met quite a few

times in 2012-2013 season. Our major task

was to arrange policies for state team

selections. Our objectives for the year were to

retain the interstate trophies won in 2012 to

improve our state team performance and to

ensure the strongest possible team for The

Australian Youth Olympics held in January

2013.

The commission also periodically reviews the

competitive structure within the Rowing NSW

regatta system and makes recommendations

to the Board on possible changes. The

Commission has played an important part in

promoting U21 competition as a path for

developing rowers from Junior to U23 at both

competition and elite levels.

In 2012-13 the Commission was again ably

chaired by Board member Stephen Handley

who provided our group with strong

leadership and a very cool meeting room!

Commission members were Chris Noel,

Bronwen Watson, Andrew Rowley, Nick

Baxter and Christian Renford. NSWIS Rowing

Manager Marty Rabjohns was also a key

member of the Commission.

The commission also received valuable input

and attendance from the NSW Selectors

particularly from the Chair of Selectors, Terry

O’Hanlon. The NSW selectors are appointed

by the Board upon the recommendation of

the Competition Commission.

One of the principles of the Commission has

followed is to try and inject planning, support,

consistency and methodology into our State

Team selection processes.

In 2013 the NSW State Team achieved their

best results since 2008 when we last won the

Rowing Australia Cup for the Interstate

Competition. We retained the Kings Cup and

the crew set a new record for New South

Wales with our sixth consecutive win in this

event. NSW also retained its Men’s and

Women’s Youth eight titles won in Perth in

2012. Our required points to win the RA Cup

were boosted by solid performances in small

boats with the lightweight men’s and

women’s crews finishing third and Sasha

Belonogoff gaining 2nd place in the

President’s Cup for the men’s single.

Congratulations must go to all our team

coaches, Nick “Gadget” Garratt, Mark Prater,

Debbie Fox, Tom Morris, Ellen Randell, Alfie

Young, Rick van Hooydonk, Dave Gely, Chris

Holliday, Adam Vine-Hall and Stuart Halsall

and to our selectors Terry O’Hanlon, Nick

Baxter and Mick Smith.

We would also thank those clubs who

provided coaching support, trained our NSW

athletes and generously lent their facilities

and equipment for state teams to train in and

race.

New South Wales also selected a team for the

2013 Australian Youth Olympics – contested

in rowing between the various states, Great

Britain and New Zealand. Congratulations to

our women’s team at this event. They

achieved 3 gold and 2 bronze medals.

The commission would like to particularly

acknowledge the contribution of Marty

Rabjohns who has now moved onto the role

of Elite Development Manager at Rowing

Australia. From coxing our men’s eights nail-

biting win in the 2008 King’s Cup to planning

for ongoing success of our rowers and state

teams his contribution to our work has been

invaluable.

Christopher Noel

Competition Commission


2012 London Olympic Games Rowing at the pinnacle event of our sport, the

Olympic Games, is a goal and dream for many

athletes. The London Olympics 2012 certainly

did not disappoint. It was an experience that

not one of us will forget. In London, NSW

rowers moved from their Sydney International

Regatta Centre home (circa Sydney 2000) to

Eton Dorney, the location of the rowing

course for the London Olympics, seamlessly.

Brooke Pratley, James Chapman and Dan

Noonan lead the charge becoming Olympic

Silver Medallists in the women’s double scull

and men’s four and bronze medallist in the

men’s quad, respectively. Stoically, all NSW

rowers were Olympic Finalists, a feat in itself.

Athletes included Amy Clay (4th W4x),

Bronwyn Watson (5th LW2x), Tess Gerrand

(6th W8+), Brodie

Buckland (5th), Nick

Purnell, Matt Ryan,

Sam Loch, Francis

Hegarty and Toby

Lister, all members

of the men’s eight

(6th). Additionally,

Fergus Pragnell and

Nick Hudson were the reliable reserves and

YouTube sensations as they ensured the

satellite Olympic Rowing Village did not miss

out on the opening ceremony.

The Men’s Four with James Chapman (Sydney

Rowing Club) continued the traditional battle

with Great Britain fearlessly, placing second in

one and winning the other World Cup event.

With a 1-1 draw with GBR, the Olympics were

always going to be a test. In a courageous

race against the best, the Australian’s could

not hold off GBR and became 2012 Olympic

Silver Medallists.

Over the past five years, Dan Noonan of

Mosman Rowing Club has fired the Men’s

Quad up to being one of the most successful

and consistent Australian crews. Coming in as

the World Champions in this tough category,

there were high hopes. After a regatta that

replicated their performances over the past

four years, they continued to be consistent

and race hard although were eventually

outclassed by two other previous World

Champions, earning an Olympic Bronze

medal.

Brooke Pratley (Sydney University Women’s

Boat Club) joined with Kim Crow in the

Women’s Double Scull. Brooke had an

interrupted season with injury, allowing Kim

to perform in the

single scull,

however, they

remained confident

and attempted to

take on Great

Britain’s undefeated

flagship women’s

crew. They fought,

but had to settle for

Silver as the Brits were not allowing anyone

within a boat length of their Gold.

After not being selected after the initial trials,

when Amy Clay (Mosman Rowing Club)

received the call up for the Women’s quad at

the second World Cup, she jumped at the

opportunity and took the boat to new heights.

The uncertainty and disrupted lead up to this

point were soon forgotten as she got on with

the task ahead. By the Olympic Games, the

women’s quad were on speed with the

others, and put together some good races

placing 4th in the final.


The Men’s Pair of Brodie Buckland (Sydney University Boat Club) and James Marburg were a new

combination for the 2012 season. Under the guidance of Tim Conrad (coach of the Beijing Men’s

Four), each race they were improving. Up against the untouchable Kiwi Pair of Bond and Murray,

the Gold was out of question. However, they put a strong race together and placed 5th after a

handful of races together.

The Women’s Eight with Tess Gerrand (Sydney Rowing Club) and Sydney University Boat Club

members Sarah Cook and Sally Kehoe had a tumultuous year. Winning their right to represent

Australia and going on to convincingly qualify at the ‘Last Chance’ Olympic Qualification regatta in

Switzerland; their season was full of surprises. At the Games, they raced valiantly putting everything

on the line each race. In the final, from an unfavourable lane, they put themselves in with a chance

but were knocked out by GBR on the far side and placed 6th.

The Men’s Eight with the athletes from Sydney University Boat Club went into the Olympics with

high hopes after some close racing in Lucerne and Munich. It was always going to be a tough

challenge to beat the German’s who went undefeated for the whole Olympiad, but all crews were

out to try. This final was a spectacle with the race being the closest race in Olympic history. Only

three seconds separated the Gold Medallists to the 6th place Australian crew.

Toby Lister

Men’s 8+ Coxswain, London Olympic Games


2013 Interstate Regatta

Sydney International Regatta Centre

This year, the Interstate regatta was part of the Sydney International Rowing Regatta (SIRR) comprising of the Australian National Championships, National Schools Championships, World Cup #1 and the Interstate regatta. This caused some logistical problems during the regatta time with limited training time for crews being imposed by the NCRE. With the majority of our Kings Cup crew having retired after the Olympics and also living across three states and one territory, training for this crew proved difficult. This was overcome by conducting training weekends in Sydney, Nepean or SIRC during the season. For the other Interstate crews, training squads were announced in October with the intention of having these crews boat once per week with their allocated crew coach. Regular changes to the squads were based on results from the monthly time trial and ergo testing results. This squad training allow coaches to gather information on the individuals and how the various crew combinations moulded together. This information and results from the RNSW Small Boats regatta was used to determine how each crew proceeded with its selection. Once crews were finally selected, training continued on a weekly basis up until SIRR and then whenever it could be fitted in between other crew training / racing. There was a huge expectation on the team based on last year’s results and they did not disappoint. First up was Tess Gerrand in the W1x for the Nell Slater Trophy. This was a race in three parts, with the first and second places battling it out, third and fourth having another battle then fifth and sixth having yet another battle. Unfortunately, Tess came out on the wrong side of the third battle finishing in a close sixth position.

Crew Coach

Tess Gerrand (SRC) Tom Morris (SRC)

Next up was Sasha Belonogoff in the M1x in the President’s Cup. Having a good start and leading for approximately 900m, a sustained effort by the WA sculler saw him take the lead and never to relinquish it. A very fast finish by the TAS sculler pushing very hard, but Sasha managed to hang on to claim second position with a very close margin back to third.

Crew Coach

Sasha Belonogoff (SUBC) Mark Prater (SUBC)


Unfortunately, the Victoria Cup LW4x sustained an injury the week prior to the regatta, losing one of its strongest members, Georgia Miansarow, who was replaced by Marianna Doumanis from the QC squad. This crew was involved in a tight tussle, sitting in second place but constantly being attacked by TAS, who eventually get the upper hand relegating NSW to third. However, this was a great result for this crew and the first time the NSW have finished in the medals for the last 4 years.

Crew Coach

Jo Wood (SUWRC); Sarah Pound (UTS); Marianna Doumanis* (SUWRC); Laura Dunn (UTS); Georgie Miansarow (MRC)

Ellen Randell (UTS) Chris Holliday (SUWRC)

In the Penrith Cup LM4- we had a group of guys that have been training together on and off for a period of time. Margins in lightweight rowing are always small and having trailed the field to the halfway mark, a concerted move in the third 500m pulled them through into third place which they maintained through to the finish line. Again, NSW have not finished in the medals since 2006 so this was a great result.

Crew Coach

Dean Robinson (SRC); Simon Nola (SRC); Ed DE Carvalho (SUBC); Dennis Bernhardsson (SRC); Hugh McLeod (SRC)

Tom Morris (SRC) Rick van Hooydonk (SUBC)

Five returning athletes headed up the Bicentennial Cup WY8+ to defend their title from last year. As this group were primarily from one club, training this boat was far less complicated. Having raced the opposition at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) earlier in the year the girls knew they were in for a tough race. However, leading from the start they were never headed and went on to record an impressive victory.

Crew Coach

Isabella Wells (MRC); Rachael Kiely (MRC); Kelly Parker (UTS); Leah Saunders (SRC); Genevieve Horton (MRC); Jessie Allen (MRC); Coco Bryant (MRC); Georgia Gotch (MRC); cox Millicent Cheetham (SRC); India Evans (SUWRC)

Alfie Young (MRC) Stuart Halsall (MLC)


In the Noel Wilkinson Trophy MY8+, three from last year’s boat were there to contest the title. Similar to the women’s crew, all bar one of the crew came from one club, which did make training easier. Unlike the women’s crew, this crew only contained four that had been part of the AYOF team, whereas their closest rivals, SA contained seven and WA had six from their AYOF team. This did not detract from their mission to retain the title and a solid first 1000m gave them a good lead which they continued to build on over the next 500m. Crossing the line with open water secured back to back wins in this event.

Crew Coach

Ben Scott (SUBC); Harry Foxton (SUBC); Alex Purnell (SUBC); Ross Jarvis (MRC); Nick Wheatley (SUBC); Jack Hargreaves (SUBC); Peter Koster (SUBC); Jonathan Rundle (SUBC); cox Franc Gourlas (SUBC); Dan O’Malley –Jones (SRC); Ben Edwards (SUBC)

Mark Prater (SUBC) Adam Vine Hall (SRC)

The Queen’s Cup W8+ has been something we have struggled with for a period of time, having been out of the medals since 2007 and this year was no different. With not much depth in NSW women’s heavyweight rowers, the squad did contain some lightweight and youth rowers. However, they were very committed to their task and diligent in their training and preparation. This showed in their racing and although they were never in contention, they were consistent throughout and managed a very creditable fifth place.

Crew Coach

Anna O’Brien (UTS); Elise Andrews (UTS); Caitlin McCormack (UTS); Holly Lawrence (SUWRC); Candice Williams (SUWRC); Nicola Metcalfe (SUWRC); India Evans (SUWRC); Kendall Brodie (SRC)

Debbie Fox (SUWRC) David Gely (Loreto Normanhurst)


Whilst there had been tremendous interest in the previous racing, all eyes were on the boys in the Kings Cup M8+. Could they pull it off again for a record sixth time? Having had limited time to train as a crew and with the majority of them having the year off, it was going to be a big ask. However, their passion to win was their driving force. The boat contained the basis of the crew that has changed by one or two people over the years and the new boy on board this year was Spencer Turrin. Putting in a strong first 1000m, they opened up to just under a length on their main rivals VIC. This gap closed very slightly over the next 500m and it was here that VIC launched their attack. However, they fell short leaving NSW to win their sixth consecutive Kings Cup.

Crew Coach

Sam Loch (SUBC); Francis Hegerty (SUBC); James Chapman (SRC); Spencer Turrin (SRC); Nick Purnell (SUBC); Matt Ryan (SUBC); Fergus Pragnell (SUBC); Dan Noonan (MRC); cox Toby Lister (SUBC); Alex Lloyd (SRC); Matt Edstein (SRC)

Nick Garratt (MRC) Mark Prater (SUBC)

Since its introduction in 1999, the Rowing Australia Cup for overall pointscore has been won by Victoria an outstanding ten times, only being interrupted by NSW in 2003 and 2008 & Queensland 2004. However, the superb performance and contribution by all NSW crews meant that we had won the overall point score for 2012. This success would not have been possible without the co-operation of all club coaches to work together to supply training venues, racing boats and equipment to all the crews. Thanks must also be given to the RNSW Selectors, club and RNSW/NSWIS officials for ensuring that

everything was done to get the best possible crews to the start line.

Alan Bennett


Masters Rowing Masters participation in the sport has continued to grow with a noticeable increase in nomination

for the State crews, and strong participation in both Age and Grade Regattas throughout the season.

This season the Premiership and the Masters Shield was won by St George, followed by Leichhardt

who were narrowly ahead of Sydney Rowing Club. The 490 point margin by St George masters was

the deciding factor in their narrow Premiership win over Sydney with the last regatta being the

decider!

The State Masters Championship Regatta was held at SIRC in excellent conditions, and was attended

by 36 clubs but a lower than expected 503 competitors. It was interesting that this regatta had more

women competing than men.

Our Representative crews did well at the National Championships in Canberra, with the Women’s

quad placed third in the Interstate Race, just 0.47sec behind the winner; the Men’s & Women’s VIII

finished third and the Men’s Quad fourth.

The 2012-13 “Masters Rower of the Year” was awarded to Ken Ambler of Sydney Rowing Club by the

NSW Union of Rowers.

Phillip Titterton


Para-Rowing The number of para-rowers in NSW has been steadily increasing for about three years. This is both

an exciting and challenging growth to be part of. While able bodied rowers can be trained anywhere

and at any time, para-rowers bring special challenges to clubs, coaches and members generally of

clubs wishing to embrace this growth. As well as the special challenges come joys aplenty, laughs

and learning for all. Some para-rowers can only train in daylight hours while others require special

equipment and assistance beyond that which able bodied rowers require.

This year it was fantastic to

see three LTA MI4+ boats

competing at the Nationals.

It’s the first time this event

has been staged at the

National Championships

and as a Championship

event. This only happened

because of the support and

behind the scenes

assistance from all at RNSW

as well as that coming from

Gordon Marks, RA. To have

8 LTA rowers on the water

at once was unheard of, but

to have them competing for

Gold was tremendous. It

also needs to be recorded

that thanks to the number of para-rowers from NSW we were successful in winning the National

Para-Shield and I intend to make sure we hold it to our hearts for many, many, many years to come.

RNSW is to be commended for their continuing support of para-rowing and for their constant

preparedness to try and solve any problems, to ensure racing remains possible and to accommodate

our para-rowers by, when needed, creative solutions. It’s now up to all clubs to look amongst the

members of their local community and to seek out potential para-rowers and entice them in to their

clubs and get them on the water. The challenges of para-rowing are not so great as to not be able to

be solved by every club that can train able-bodied rowers. We have far too few para-rowers and my

wish is to see so many on the water competing we need to have more than one Division.

Currently an LTA para-rowing crew is in the final stages of training and then will be heading off to the

Head of the Charles, Boston to compete in the LTA MI4+ Division. The crew is well represented by 4

NSW members with a Queenslander and 2 Victorians rounding out the numbers. Again a very special

thanks to RNSW, Penrith Rowing Club, Balmain Rowing Club and all donors who have helped to

make this trip a reality. We intend to return victorious, but regardless of the result, the efforts of the

crew, the coaches and all the supporters have made the trip a success already.

Barbara Ramjan


Reporting Entities

NSW Union of Rowers The 2012/13 Rowing Season saw, for the first time, Australia host the first round of the World Cup at

SIRC. The event could not have been a success without the many, many volunteers who gave their

time and worked throughout both the National Regatta as well as the Samsung World Cup. The

success of both events was directly related to the unsung heroes, the volunteers, and of those

volunteers many were members of this Union. It is this unselfish giving of time and effort that the

Union is recognised for and forms the basis of our Constitution and reason for being. Thank you to

all members that took part this year and I hope as many members as possible will step up again in

2014 for the National Regatta/Samsung World Cup. See you all at SIRC in March 2014.

The Union mourned the loss of several members this year. Of particular note, are both Don Croot

and Ernie Chapman whose active roles in both the Union and the sport of rowing are mentioned

later in this report.

2013 has been a year of change and growth for the Union. Change in that we have altered the

Constitution and for the

first time have provision

for the President to

serve two terms rather

than the traditional one

term. It was recognised

that to undertake any

task of substance it was

necessary to have the

time to ensure the task

was properly planned

and then followed

through to completion.

One year did not allow

for such proper

completion of some

plans by the President.

I am honoured to be

both the first female

President as well as the first to serve two terms and it has been a great honour to see the Union

grow and take on change as well as witness the continuing strength and support the Union shows

towards fostering Junior rowing via our Youth Scholarships. This year we have awarded 7 $1, 000.00

scholarships having received 20 nominations and all 20 were of an extremely high calibre. I thank the

selection sub-committee for their diligence and time in assessing each applicant and after much

debate and thought choosing our winners.


The Union extends his heartfelt thanks as well as recognising the great loss to the Union of our

Honorary Secretary, Terry Maher who is stepping down this year.

This year Terry was awarded the Kevyn Webb OAM Award by RNSW. This award is presented to an

individual, club or school who has accomplished major advances in the sport of rowing and there can

be no better winner than Terry as the advances he has personally accomplished for rowing in this

state and nationally have been superb. Terry commenced his rowing association with the Balmain

Rowing Club and was half of the unbeatable pair/double combination of Maher/Hunt that saw

success every time they took to the water whether locally or nationally. Terry moved on to RNSW

and served with distinction as the CEO and in doing so dragged rowing in this State in to the 20th

century with his diligence, common sense and unwavering view as to how things should be done for

the sport to grow. He has served as secretary of this Union for so long that the job is synonymous

with him and he with it. He shall be sorely missed and although we acknowledge his entitlement to

do something else for a while that won’t stop us from trying to entice him back to the Union.

I extend a special thanks to all those on the Union’s Committee who have assisted me this year, to

our wonderful Hon. Secretary Terry Maher who made sure the wheels remained oiled, to Anne Craig

our Treasurer who made sure we remained financially healthy and able to provide the plaques at

SIRC as well as continue our scholarship awards and to Dr Phil Sharpe for always being enthused and

excited about our history and ensuring every little piece of memorabilia is properly stored and

shared and to the membership without whom we wouldn’t exist.

From the Past, For the Future, thanks and good luck in 2014.

Barbara Ramjan


NSW Union of Oarswomen

Established in 1962 – Supporters of Schoolgirls’ Rowing and Women in Masters’ Rowing

The 2012 -2013 season was especially busy as we celebrated our 50th Anniversary in November

2012. We were also heavily involved with volunteering at the Sydney International Rowing Regatta

in May 2013.

Volunteering

The Union has continued to demonstrate its commitment to volunteering work for Rowing NSW,

Rowing Australia, The Association of Independent Schools and NSW CHS Sports Association in

regattas such as the Australian Youth Olympics, NSW State and Masters Championships. In March,

2013, the Sydney International Rowing Regatta was held at SIRC, giving several of our members

many opportunities to participate in a variety of roles and meet many of the state, national and

international rowers and their support team members. It was a very busy, but enjoyable experience.

In June 2013, Rowing NSW held a splendid Thank You function for its volunteers on Rodd Island. This

event was greatly enjoyed by all and many volunteering stories were eagerly shared.

One of our members was honoured by being named the Rowing NSW Volunteer of the Year 2013.

Schoolgirl Rowing

The First Eight trophy - The Rose

Evans Memorial Trophy - was won

by Queenwood School for Girls

and the Open Single Sculls trophy

– The Betty Spurling Memorial

Trophy - was won by Isabella

Wells from McKellar Girls’ High

School.

The NSW Combined High School’s

Championship Regatta was held

over two days at Grafton with the

races held on the mighty Clarence

River. Our trophies were

presented to the following race

winners - The Merv Perry

Memorial Trophy for the Championship Women’s Single Scull to Gemma Dane of Maclean High

School; The NSW Union of Oarswomen’s trophy for the Under 16 Single Scull race was won by

Romola Davenport of Sydney Girls’ High School; The Rita Goldie Memorial trophy for the Under 16

Coxless Quad Sculls race to Maclean High School and the NSW Union of Oarswomen Trophy for the

Under 15 Coxless Quad Scull to the Sydney Girls 1 crew.


Masters Rowing

We offered sponsorship for a woman in Masters rowing to participate in the Rowing NSW Level 1

Coaching course in 2012-13. We are pleased to announce that Christine Foster of the Endeavour

Rowing Club was the most outstanding applicant and became the proud recipient of our

sponsorship. This sponsorship will be offered again for the next rowing season. At the NSW Masters’

Championship Regatta in May 2013, our NSW Union of Oarswomen’s trophy for the Championship

Women’s D Quad Scull was won by the North Shore Composite crew of Tess Jeffery, Kim Chilton,

Ann Campbell and Tasmin Brew.

50th Anniversary Luncheon

We successfully celebrated the Union’s 50th Anniversary at Sydney Rowing Club in November 2012.

It was great to catch up with many of our “out of town” members and friends. Our guest speaker -

Margaret MacKenzie OAM - spoke enthusiastically and with a vast amount of background knowledge

on the thought-provoking topic - “Women’s Rowing - Past, Present and Future”. Also, Jessie Allen

and Georgie Gotch, whom we had sponsored to the Junior World Rowing Championships in Bulgaria

in August 2012, gave an exciting account of their international rowing experiences and their dreams

for the future. We will be closely following these talented young rowers’ careers in the years to

come.

Katie Kershaw

President 2012 – 2013 NSW Union of Oarswomen


L.E. Stepto Memorial Trust During the year the Trust Fund contributed $5,000 to the 2013 Kings/Queens Cup Fund Raising

Appeal.

Income received came from interest and partial readjustment of term deposit $3,765.28 and from

Rowing NSW $3,569.10.

The bank current account balance at year end was $3,254.93 and the amount on term deposit with

the NAB totalled $80,000.

It is with sadness and sincere appreciation that we record in this Report that the last remaining

founding Trustee Don Croot AM passed away in January this year. The Trust was established in 1987

and Don made an outstanding contribution over 26 years.

In accordance with the Trust Deed, the Trustees recommended to Rowing NSW that Andrew Rowley,

a former President of Rowing NSW be appointed a Trustee and this recommendation was approved.

TRUSTEES

Geoffrey E. McIntyre AM - Chairman

J. Doug Donoghue AM

Andrew Rowley


E.R. Bromley Trust The E.R. Bromley Trust was established by the late Ted Bromley in January 1993 to assist rowers

from New South Wales chosen to represent the State, initially in the Kings Cup but expanded to

include representation for Australia in World Championships in the Junior and Under 23 categories.

In the year ended June 30, it was a big year for New South Wales in that 17 rowers and one coxswain

were chosen for the Under 23 World Championships in Linz, Austria and the Junior World

Championships in Trakai, Lithunia. A remarkable achievement which augurs well for our State in the

future.

Accordingly the Trustees decided to award $1,000 to each of the following named rowers and

coxswain making a total award amount of $18,000.00.

UNDER 23 TEAM

Tom Gunton - Sydney

Edward White - Sydney

Angus Bagby (Cox) - Sydney

Jessie Allen - Mosman

Genevieve Horton - Mosman

Georgia Miansarow - Mosman

Georgie Gotch - Mosman

Jack Hargreaves - Sydney Uni

Chris Cunningham Reid - Sydney Uni

Tom Sacre - Sydney Uni

Nick Wheatley - Sydney Uni

Hamish Playfair - Sydney Uni

Peter Koster - Sydney Uni

Sarah Pound - UTS

JUNIOR TEAM

Robert Black - Mosman

Tom Schramko - Mosman

Robin Molun-Grigull - Mosman

Jessie Allen - Mosman

Genevieve Horton - Mosman

Alex Purnell - Sydney Uni

The Trustees look forward to continuing to assist young rowers from NSW chosen to represent

Australia and to remind them of Ted’s expectation that “they will display great spirit, enthusiasm

and determination” in representing their country.

Geoffrey E. McIntyre AM - Chairman/Trustee

Dr. Graham R. D. Jones - Trustee

Edward (Terry) O’Hanlon - Trustee

July, 2013


Central Districts Rowing Association Regattas

Nine regattas including sprint and standard distance Championships were scheduled, including the

first Newcastle Grammar School Regatta which was held at Berry Park. The standard distance CDRA

Championships were cancelled due to flooding of the Manning River.

Total seats entered for the nine regattas were 6,160 at an average of 684 seats per regatta,

compared with an average of 567 per regatta in 2011/2012. The average of 684 seats per regatta is

approximately 100 per regatta higher than the previous highest average.

Other Championship Regattas

Rowers from Central Districts achieved some good results at National and State level including:

Jessica Richardson of Newcastle University being a member of the winning Women’s Under

23 Quad Scull at the Australian Championships.

Newcastle Grammar winning three State Championship events.

CDRA crews winning seven Australian Masters Championship events and having rowers in

another four winning composite crews.

CDRA crews winning eight NSW Masters Championships and having rowers in another six

winning composite crews.

Association Membership

During the season St Joseph’s Regional College Port Macquarie and Hastings Regional Rowing Group

were admitted as Associated Clubs by the Association.

Representatives of St Joseph’s High School Aberdeen attended the Association General Meeting in

October to outline plans with Scone Grammar School to reactivate rowing at Lake Glenbawn in the

Upper Hunter area.

Regatta Equipment

The Association’s equipment used for the management of regattas was expanded through the

purchase of an electronic timing system, which apart from some teething problems provided a

quicker system of recording and uploading regatta results.

Annual Rowing Camp

A rowing camp attended by junior rowers drawn from the Hunter area was held at Newcastle

Rowing Club in January with coaches from within the Association and Lizzi Chapman and Steve

Whittington arranged by Rowing NSW. Their attendance and expertise was very much appreciated.

Appreciation

All of the Association’s activities are conducted on a volunteer basis and the work of the volunteers

is very much appreciated, particularly the Boat Race Officials, Brian Kelleher for undertaking the

draws and results and John McLeod for his work as Secretary/Treasurer.

Graham Nix

President


Northern Rivers Rowing Association NRRA continues to maintain a high profile as an association both in the Northern Rivers region as

well as with Rowing NSW. This is due to the hard work and unity of this committee, the BROs and

the rowers and members and friends of all the rowing clubs.

I am pleased to announce that the association has a new member, Coffs Harbour Rowing Club. We

welcome them into

NRRA and wish them

well for the future.

Again the regatta season

has been successful with

eight regattas and two

marathons being

undertaken. However, as

in the last two seasons,

competitor numbers are

down. We are trying to

address this trend.

Results this year saw

Tweed winning the Club,

Open, Mixed and

individual sections,

(Peter Faint); Lower

Clarence taking out the

Junior section and Women’s single scull (Keryn Saunders); Grafton the Masters section ; and the

Men’s master’s single scull, Iluka (Dan Fadey).

On a very encouraging and exciting note for the region, one of our ex-rowers, Leah Saunders, was

chosen to row in the Bicentennial cup and the Youth Olympics.

As in past years, floods have again caused the cancellation of regattas, this time the South Grafton

High School Regatta and once again, the NRRA Age Championships. Luckily the Iluka regatta was held

the day before one of the three floods that saw Grafton Rowing Club sheds go underwater. The

NRRA Masters Regatta was a near casualty of these continuing rains, but thanks to the good call of

Peter Faint, Tim Rose and Bob Meehan, it was held. This regatta is one where, as it is the

Association, not an individual club regatta, a more active involvement by the Association in the

running of the regatta is required. I thank all the volunteers who stood up and were counted on the

day, as well as the host club, Murwillumbah.

The recent introduction by Rowing NSW of the affiliation fee has placed another strain on the

financial status of clubs in the Northern Rivers area, especially the smaller ones. We are scheduled to

have discussions with Rowing NSW with regards to proposed benefits to rowers and rowing in the

area.


Our BROs continue to be strength of and to NRRA. We certainly can be proud of them, their ongoing

and tireless work making our regattas the success that they are, and the generosity of some of them

officiating not only at NRRA regattas, but also at SIRC. We thank them as always, for this. You

continue to be a credit to our Association. We are also seeing more people commence training to

become a BRO. Thanks to Rowing NSW, and in particular Ron Beattie, a training and examination

weekend was held in December 2012, allowing some trainees to achieve full qualification status or

upgrade to Level Two.

As always, I extend my thanks, to all the coaches, volunteers, families and friends of rowing for their

continuing support, work and enthusiasm.

My final thanks must go to all committee members, for the support given to this Association and to

myself, and for the unity and collegiality that has been shown throughout the season. In particular I

would like to thank our secretary, Bob Meehan, who is stepping down from this position after three

years of hard work. I wish him well for the future.

Lisa Cottee

President NRRA

2013


Results & Achievements

Interstate Rowing Championships Sydney International Regatta Centre – NSW – March 23, 2013

Interstate Women’s Single Scull, Nell Slatter Cup – 6th

Tess Gerrand (Sydney)

1st: QLD, 2nd: VIC, 3rd: TAS, 4th: WA, 5th: SA, 6th: NSW

Interstate Men’s Single Scull, Presidents Cup – Silver

Sasha Belonogoff (Sydney University)

1st: WA, 2nd: NSW, 3rd: TAS, 4th: QLD, 5th: VIC, 6th: ACT

Interstate Women’s Lightweight Quad, Victoria Cup – Bronze

Jo Wood (Sydney University), Sarah Pound (UTS), Marianna Doumanis (Sydney University), Laura

Dunn (UTS)

1st: WA, 2nd: TAS, 3rd: NSW, 4th: VIC, 5th: QLD, 6th: SA

Interstate Men’s Lightweight Four, Penrith Cup – Bronze

Dean Robinson (Sydney), Simon Nola (Sydney), Edward de Carvalho (Sydney University), Dennis

Bernhardsson (Sydney)

1st: QLD, 2nd: TAS, 3rd: NSW, 4th: WA, 5th: VIC

Interstate Women’s Youth Eight, Bicentenary Cup – GOLD

Isabella Wells (Mosman), Rachael Kiely (Mosman), Kelly Parker (UTS), Leah Saunders (Sydney),

Genevieve Horton (Mosman), Jessie Allen (Mosman), Coco Bryant (Mosman), Georgina Gotch

(Mosman), Millicent Cheetham (Sydney)

1st: NSW, 2nd: VIC, 3rd: QLD, 4th: WA, 5th: SA

Interstate Men’s Youth Eight, Noel F Wilkinson Cup – GOLD

Benjamin Scott (Sydney University), Harry Foxton (Sydney University), Alex Purnell (Sydney

University), Ross Jarvis (Mosman), Nick Wheatley (Sydney University), Jack Hargreaves (Sydney

University), Peter Koster (Sydney University), Jonathon Rundle (Sydney University), Franc Gourlas

(Sydney University)

1st: NSW, 2nd: SA, 3rd: WA, 4th: VIC, 5th: TAS, 6th: QLD

Interstate Women’s Eight, Queens Cup – 5th

Anna O’Brien (UTS), Elise Andrews (UTS), Caitlin McCormack (UTS), Holly Lawrence (Sydney

University), Candice Williams (Sydney University), Sarah Cook (Sydney University), Nicola Metcalfe

(Sydney University), India Evans (Sydney University), Kendall Brodie (Sydney)

1st: VIC, 2nd: QLD, 3rd: WA, 4th: SA, 5th: NSW, 6th: TAS, 7th: ACT

Interstate Men’s Eight, Kings Cup – GOLD

Samson Loch (Sydney University), Francis Hegerty (Sydney University), James Chapman (Sydney),

Spencer Turrin (Sydney), Nick Purnell (Sydney University), Matt Ryan (Sydney University), Fergus

Pragnell (Sydney University), Dan Noonan (Mosman), Tobias Lister (Sydney University)

1st: NSW, 2nd: VIC, 3rd: SA, 4th: WA, 5th: QLD, 6th: TAS, 7th: ACT


Australian Masters Rowing ChampionshipsLake Burley Griffin – ACT – April 25-28, 2013

Interstate Women’s Masters Quad Scull – Bronze

Sandra Rourke (Leichhardt), Krystine Macready (St George), Kathleen Hextell (Drummoyne), Tamsin

Brew (North Shore)

1st: VIC, 2nd: QLD, 3rd: NSW, 4th: ACT, 5th: TAS

Interstate Men’s Masters Quad Scull – 4th

Stephen Irons (St George), Marc Bindner (St George), Sean Abbott (Mosman), Ken Ambler (Sydney)

1st: VIC, 2nd: TAS, 3rd: QLD, 4th: NSW, 5th: ACT

Interstate Women’s Masters Eight – Bronze

Kirsten Liljeqvist (Sydney), Pip Cumming (Sydney University), Tiffany Hutcheson (Mosman), Nicki

Blackwell (North Shore), Dianne Williams (Leichhardt), Sarah Holey (Sydney University), Angela

Conry (Leichhardt), Caroline Vernon (Leichhardt), Robert Wright (Mosman)

1st: QLD, 2nd: ACT, 3rd: NSW, 4th: VIC, 5th: TAS

Interstate Men’s Masters Eight – Bronze

Brad Smith (Glebe), Kenneth Major (Glebe), William Moyes (UNSW), Robert Newlinds (UNSW), John

Struik (Mosman), Thomas Brown (Old Ignatians), Robert McNeill (Drummoyne), Dan O’Callaghan

(Leichhardt), Rebecca Harrison (Drummoyne)


NSW Sprint Championships Women’s Under 16 Single Scull

1st Romola Davenport, Sydney, 1:54.63

Women’s Under 16 Double Scull

1st Ascham School, 1:46.18, Georgina Masters,

Mimi Hall

Women’s Under 16 Quad Scull

1st Loreto Normanhurst, Sarah Munro, Emma

Fanayan, Alexandra McInerney, Alexandra

Mahoney, Cox: Annabelle Gray

Men’s Under 16 Single Scull

1st Nick Filmer, Newcastle Grammar, 1:43.22

Men’s Under 16 Double Scull

1st Newcastle Grammar, 1:37.71, Hamish

Burge, Nick Filmer

Men’s Under 16 Quad Scull

1st Kinross Wolaroi, 1:34.34, Liam Taylorwood-

Roe, Hamish Ellis-Peck, Zac Whitehead,

Joseph Hamblin

Women’s Under 17 Single Scull

1st Madeline Hawthorne, Kinross Wolaroi,

1:56.62


1st Newcastle Grammar, 1:43.89, Tia-Rose

Mills, Caitlin Davis


1st Newcastle Grammar, 1:44.99, Jemma

O'Carroll, Tia-Rose Mills, Sarah Brown, Caitlin

Davis, Cox: Ben Boyle


1st Tom Schramko, Mosman, 1:40.00


1st Newcastle, 1:33.11, Kip Hamiltons, Odin

Mackintosh


1st Kinross Wolaroi, 1:33.29, Alexander Amos,

John Thompson, Benjamin Watt, Hugh Alston


1st Jessie Allen, Mosman


1st Mosman, 1:41.30, Isabella Wells, Jessie

Allen

Women’s Under 19 Pair

1st Mosman, 1:51.15, Genevieve Horton,

Jessie Allen



Mills, Chloe Hutchinson, Madeleine Gentizon,

Caitlin Davis

Women’s Under 19 Coxed Four

1st Loreto Normanhurst, 1:52.46, Rose

Beasley, Emma Fessey, Alexandra Cooksey,

Madelyn Picone, Cox: Katja Pearsall


1st Thomas Whitehead, Kinross Wolaroi,

1:39.84


1st St George, 1:31.82, James Chuter,

Benjamin Crooks


1st Kinross Wolaroi, 1:25.59, Luke Weeks,

Thomas Whitehead, Benjamin Watt, Eden

Taylorwood-Roe

Men’s Under 19 Coxless Pair

1st Kinross Wolaroi,1:38.78, Lloyd Lockwood,

Logan Brockman

Men’s Under 19 Coxless Four

1st Mosman, 1:43.01, Tom Schramko,

Christopher Burns, Robert Tucker, Dominic

Glover

Men’s Under 19 Coxed Four


Lloyd Lockwood, Logan Brockman, Hugh

Alston, Cox: Kellie O'Connor



1st Victoria Delipetar, UTS, 1:50.59


1st UTS, 1:45.14, Victoria Delipetar, Lauren

Temm


1st Mosman, 1:46.34, Coco Bryant, Rachael

Kiely


1st Mosman, 1:34.71, Georgia Miansarow,

Jessie Allen, Genevieve Horton, Rachael Kiely


1st Alexander Lazarou, Sydney, 1:38.85


1st Sydney, 1:34.42, Lachlan Hine, Thomas

Birtwhistle


1st Sydney, 1:43.31, Alexander Lazarou, Ben

Wainwright



Wainwright, Thomas Birtwhistle, Danial

O’Malley Jones

Men’s Under 21 Coxed Four


Wainwright, Thomas Birtwhistle, Daniel

O'Malley-Jones, Cox: Millicent Cheetham


1st Rachael See, Sydney, 1:50.68


1st Sydney, 1:37.84, Leah Saunders, Rachael

See


1st Mosman, 1:46.57, Coco Bryant, Georgina

Gotch


1st Mosman, 1:50.88, Courtney Toombes,

Lucinda Clay, Eliza Sheridan, Rowena

Meredith


1st Charles Marriott, Mosman, 1:38.80


1st Mosman, 1:35.56, Charles Marriott, Ross

Jarvis


1st Mosman, 1:42.14, Charles Marriott,

Michael Bernerius




Taylorwood-Roe

Men’s Under 23 Coxless Four



Alston

Women’s Open Lightweight Single Scull

1st Natalie Matthews, UTS, 1:52.43

Women’s Open Lightweight Double Scull

1st Leichhardt, 1:50.25, Janine Lippi, Sandra

Rourke

Men’s Open Lightweight Single Scull

1st Simon Nola, Sydney, 1:38.59

Men’s Open Lightweight Double Scull

1st Sydney, 1:32.47, James Gerofi, Hugh

McLeod

Men’s Open Lightweight Pair

1st Balmain, 1:42.79, James Waldersee, Peter

Waldersee

Men’s Open Lightweight Quad Scull

1st Sydney, 1:25.39, Hugh McLeod, Dean

Robinson, Simon Nola, James Gerofi


Men’s Open Lightweight Coxless Four

1st Sydney, 1:30.56, James Gerofi, Simon Nola,

Dean Robinson, Hugh McLeod

Women’s Open Single Scull

1st Anna O’Brian, UTS, 1:48.06

Women’s Open Double Scull

1st UTS, 1:39.30, Emma Molenaar, Anna

O’Brien

Women’s Open Pair

1st Sydney, 1:41.28, Leah Saunders, Rachael

See

Women’s Open Quad Scull

1st UTS, 1:36.72, Natalie Mathews, Elizabeth

Halsall, Elise Andrews, Anna O’Brian

Men’s Open Single Scull

1st Danjels Reedman, UTS, 1:35.32

Men’s Open Double Scull

1st Canberra, 1:30.39, 2nd Glebe, 1:30.42, Brad

Smith, Kenneth Major

Men’s Open Quad Scull

1st Macquarie University, 1:33.06, Connor

Whyntie, Seamus Thomson, Justin White,

Benjamin Hackett

Men’s Open Coxless Pair

1st Glebe, 1:31.93, Brad Smith, Kenneth Major

Women’s Masters Single Scull

1st Krystine Macready, St George, 2:07.16

Women’s Masters Double Scull

1st Mosman, 2:01.57, Anne Taylor,

Margaret Small

Women’s Masters Quad Scull

1st Mosman, 1:53.07, Libby Vanderheide,

Anne Taylor, Margaret Small, Liz Burrows

Women’s Masters Coxless Four

1st North Shore, 2:06.04, Fiona Jefferies, Karyn

Knowles, Renai Venables, Nicki Blackwell

Women’s Masters Eight

1st North Shore, 1:45.50, Madeleine Gross,

Susan Walter, Charlotte Tanner, Selina Pyle,

Fiona Jefferies, Karyn Knowles, Renai

Venables, Nicki Blackwell, Cox: Jan Williams

Men’s Masters Single Scull

1st Swan River, 1:48.62, 2nd Canberra, 1:48.75,

3rd James Taylor, Mosman, 1:58.69

Men’s Masters Double Scull

1st Leichhardt, 1:49.72, Brian Davis, David

Hogan

Men’s Masters Quad Scull

1st St George, 1:46.40, Ian Toll, Graham

Williams, Henry Battam, Graeme Thorburn

Men’s Masters Coxless Pair

1st Mosman, 1:43.18, John Struik, John May

Men’s Masters Coxless Four

1st St George, 1:46.40, Graham Williams,

Graeme Thorburn, Ian Toll, John Rowell

Men’s Masters Coxed Four

1st Mosman, 1:40.97, Phillip Titterton, John

May, Mark Lewarne, Mark Connaghan,

Cox: Robert Wright

Men’s Masters Eight

1st Mosman, 1:38.69, Phillip Titterton, Mark

Connaghan, Mark Lewarne, John May, John

Struik, Graeme Farrell, James Taylor, Robert

Drury, Cox: Robert Wright

Women’s Adaptive Single Scull

1st Kathleen Murdoch, Nepean, 1:58.36

Women’s Adaptive Double Scull

1st Nepean, 1:52.13, Palmina Grady, Kathleen

Murdoch

Men’s Adaptive Single Scull

1st Stephen Knott, Balmain, 2:02.64

Men’s Adaptive Double Scull

1st Balmain, 2:04.96, Stephen Knott, Peter

Allsopp



NSW Rowing Championships Championship Schoolgirl Single Scull

1st Isabella Wells, Mosman, 8:29.16

Championship Schoolgirl Double Scull

1st Radford College, 7:45.44, 2nd Newcastle

Grammar, 7:45.88, Chloe Hutchinson, Caitlin

Davis

Championship Schoolgirl Coxed Quad Scull

1st Radford College, 7:33.83, 2nd Ruyton Girls,

7:39.77, 3rd Hunter Valley Grammar, 7:44.06,

Claire Hart, Georgia Bowd, Aimee Hill, Emma

Killalea, Cox: Patrick Hart

Championship Schoolgirl Coxed Four


Mills, Madeleine Gentizon, Chloe Hutchinson,

Caitlin Davis, Cox: Ben Boyle

Championship Schoolgirl Eight

1st Carey Grammar, 7:00.50, 2nd Queenwood,

7:02.78, Zoe Elvy, Saskia Hartog, Georgia Dee,

Lucy Lillas, Gillian Horne, Anna Neville, Rafaela

Stalph, Sophie Deans, Cox: Danielle Pettit

Championship Schoolboy Single Scull

1st Tom Schramko, Mosman, 7:36.47

Championship Schoolboy Double Scull

1st Canberra Grammar, 6:51.35, 2nd Mosman,

6:51.50, Robert Tucker, Dominic Glover

Championship Schoolboy Coxed Quad Scull



Taylorwood-Roe, Cox: Ross Alston

Championship Schoolboy Coxed Four



Alston, Cox: Kellie O'Connor

Championship Schoolboy Eight

1st Scotch College, 6:03.21, 2nd Shore, 6:06.14,

Alastair Holmes A Court, Tom Scott, Robert

Wells, Sam Horsley, Nick Horwitz, James Riley,

Mark Brinker, Dylan Boakes, Cox: Angus

Tinworth

Championship Women’s Adaptive TA/A

Single Scull

1st Kathryn Ross, 4:45.89

Championship Women’s Adaptive LTA Single

Scull

1st Kathleen Murdoch, 4:18.05

Championship Men’s Adaptive TA/A Single

Scull

1st Erik Horrie, 5:08.70

Championship Men’s Adaptive LTA Single

Scull

1st Stephen Knott, Balmain, 4:26.87

Championship Women’s Adaptive LTA

Double Scull

1st Nepean, 3:59.99, Palmina Grady, Kathleen

Murdoch

Championship Men’s Adaptive LTA Double

Scull

1st Balmain, 3:57.40, Alexander Bentley,

Stephen Knott

Championship Women’s Under 16 Single

Scull

1st Romola Davenport, Sydney, 3:56.45

Championship Women’s Under 16 Double

Scull

1st Tara School, 3:57.59, Elizabeth Gordon,

Olivia Bartram

Championship Women’s Under 16 Coxed

Quad Scull

1st Loreto Kirribilli, 3:42.89, Poppy Wills,

Sophie De Angelis, Elise Dixon, Tara Rigney,

Cox: Charlotte Shackley


Championship Men’s Under 16 Single Scull

1st Corio Bay, 3:40.37, 2nd Nick Filmer,

Newcastle Grammar, 3:43.65

Championship Men’s Under 16 Double Scull

1st Newcastle Grammar, 3:29.89, Bronson

Elsley, Nick Filmer

Championship Men’s Under 16 Coxed Quad

Scull

1st Newcastle Grammar, 3:18.26, Xavier

Logan, Harry Thomas, Bronson Elsley, Nick

Filmer, Cox: Gabby Angus


Scull

1st Cathedral, 8:30.44, 2nd Trinity Lutheran,

8:31.64, 3rd Anais Alonso, Sydney, 8:32.11


Scull

1st Tara School, 7:49.14, O’Gorman Bridie,

Kate O’Gorman


Quad Scull

1st Tara School, 7:37.43, Olivia Bartram,

Isabella Bianchini, Kate O'Gorman, O'Gorman

Bridie, Cox: Chantelle Winter


1st Maxwell Duignan, Penrith, 7:36.46


1st Cathedral, 7:14.29, 2nd Cathedral, 7:15.03,

3rd Penrith, 7:16.65, Hamish Cullen, Maxwell

Duignan

Championship Men’s Under 17 Coxed Quad

Scull

1st Drummoyne, 6:58.56, Michael Bishop,

Thomas Payne, Lucian John, Sebastian

Schwartz, Cox: Will Guthleben


Scull

1st Swan River, 8:15.70, 2nd Isabella Wells,

Mosman, 8:19.63


Scull

1st Brisbane & GPS, 7:45.12, 2nd Brisbane &

GPS/University of Queensland, 7:48.37, 3rd

Tweed Heads/University of Queensland,

7:49.08, Kate Rowan [UQBC], Emily Carey

[TWEED]

Championship Women’s Under 19 Quad Scull

1st University of Queensland Composite,

6:53.08, Ellen Pozzi [UQBC], Emily Carey

[TWEED], Isabella Wells [MOSM], Kate Rowan

[UQBC]


Four

1st Queenwood, 7:37.22, Lucy Lillas, Gillian

Horne, Rafaela Stalph, Sophie Deans,

Cox: Danielle Pettit


1st Robin Molen-Grigull, Mosman, 7:25.65


1st Centenary/Commercial, 6:57.45, 2nd

Sydney University, 6:59.16, Nicholas Minch,

Alex Purnell

Championship Men’s Under 19 Quad Scull

1st Kings, 6:18.48, James Greentree, Will

Taylor, Scott Munro, Robert Black

Championship Men’s Under 19 Coxed Four

1st Commercial, 6:49.74, 2nd Mercantile,

6:53.76, 3rd Kings, 6:58.41, Will Taylor, Scott

Munro, Hamish Rowe, Robert Black,

Cox: Hamish Robertson


Scull

1st Georgina Gotch, Mosman, 8:11.16

Championship Women’s Under 21 Quad Scull

1st UTS, Sophie Jerapetritis, Lauren Temm,

Kelly Parker, Victoria Delipetar 7:20.58


Championship Women’s Under 21 Coxless

Pair

1st Adelaide University/Adelaide, 7:25.16, 2nd

Mosman/Swan River, Georgina Gotch, 7:28.48

Championship Women’s Under 21 Eight

1st Melbourne University, 6:42.70, 2nd

Brisbane & GPS, 6:52.70, 3rd Carey Grammar,

6:59.42,


1st Ross Jarvis, Mosman, 7:19.65

Championship Men’s Under 21 Quad Scull

1st Toowong Composite, 6:14.36, 2nd Sydney

University, Benjamin Edwards, Daniel

Whitehead, Benjamin Scott, Harry Foxton,

6:14.98

Championship Men’s Under 21 Coxless Pair

1st Melbourne University, 6:48.61, 2nd Sydney

University, Peter Koster, Jonothan Rundle,

6:51.91

Championship Men’s Under 21 Eight

1st Scotch College, 5:59.38, 2nd Melbourne

University, 6:01.76, 3rd Sydney University,

Nicholas Minch, Alex Purnell, Benjamin

Edwards, Daniel Whitehead, Harry Foxton,

Benjamin Scott, Jonothan Rundle, Peter

Koster, Cox: Franc Gourlas, 6:02.10


Scull

1st Adelaide, 7:59.53, 2nd Brisbane & GPS,

8:06.35, 3rd Toowong, 8:09.33

Championship Women’s Under 23 Coxless

Pair

1st Swan River/WARC, Adelaide, 7:38.02, 2nd

University/Adelaide, 7:39.48, 3rd

Mosman/Swan River, Georgina Gotch, 7:39.50


1st Melbourne University, 7:09.18, 2nd

Buckingham, 7:11.28, 3rd Thomas McClintock,

Sydney University, 7:12.68

Championship Men’s Under 23 Coxless Pair

1st Sydney University, 6:52.58, Thomas Sacre,

Nick Wheatley

Championship Women’s Elite Lightweight

Single Scull

1st Huon, 8:01.93, 2nd Huon, 8:07.35, 3rd

Georgia Miansarow, Mosman, 8:10.87


Double Scull

1st Melbourne University, 7:38.76, 2nd UTS,

7:41.03, Laura Dunn, Sarah Pound


Quad Scull

1st Hanoi, 6:58.41, 2nd Brisbane & GPS,

7:02.69, 3rd UTS, 7:09.71, Natalie Matthews,

Sally Medhurst, Sophie Jerapetritis, Emma

Molenaar

Championship Men’s Elite Lightweight Single

Scull

1st Jost Schoemann-Fink, UTS, 7:10.56

Championship Men’s Elite Lightweight

Double Scull

1st UTS/Sydney, 6:52.26, Hugh McLeod [SRC],

Franz Gravenhorst [UTS]

Championship Men’s Elite Lightweight Quad

Scull

1st Sydney, 6:05.35, Hugh McLeod, Dean

Robinson, Joshua Taylor, Dennis Bernhardsson


Coxless Pair

1st Tamar, 6:44.00, 2nd Toowong, 6:47.45, 3rd

Commercial/Toowong, 6:49.23


Coxless Four

1st Tamar/Toowong, 6:12.31, 2nd Swan River

Composite, 6:19.47, 3rd Toowong/Pine Rivers,

6:24.88


Championship Men’s Elite Lightweight Eight

1st Toowong Composite, 6:00.94, 2nd Sydney

Composite, 6:06.58, Hugh McLeod [SRC],

William Clark [MOSM], James Waldersee

[BALM], Dennis Bernhardsson [SRC], Dean

Robinson [SRC], Jack Hanley [NUBC], Franz

Gravenhorst [UTS], Simon Nola [SRC],

Cox: Millicent Cheetham [SRC]

Championship Women’s Elite Single Scull

1st Corio Bay, 7:45.85, 2nd Adelaide, 7:46.76,

3rd Commercial, 7:47.49

Championship Women’s Elite Double Scull

1st Brisbane & GPS/Commercial, 7:04.80, 2nd

Mercantile/Adelaide, 7:09.75, 3rd Adelaide

Mercantile, 7:12.96

Championship Women’s Elite Quad Scull

1st Brisbane & GPS, 6:56.36, 2nd UTS, 7:01.84,

Anna O'Brien, Caitlin McCormack, Laura

Honson, Elizabeth Halsall

Championship Women’s Elite Coxless Pair

1st Mercantile/Sydney, 7:21.79, Tess Gerrand

[SRC], Katrina Bateman [MERC]

Championship Women’s Elite Coxless Four

1st Melbourne Uni Composite, 6:48.59,

Charlotte Sutherland [MERC], Tess Gerrand

[SRC], Katrina Bateman [MERC], Lucy Stephan

[MUBC]

Championship Women’s Elite Eight

1st Mosman, 6:40.42, Sophie Deans, Rowena

Meredith, Isabella Wells, Georgina Gotch,

Jessie Allen, Genevieve Horton, Coco Bryant,

Rachael Kiely, Cox: Chelsea Duncan

Championship Men’s Elite Single Scull

1st Mercantile, 6:59.67, 2nd Sasha Belonogoff,

Sydney University, 7:03.65

Championship Men’s Elite Double Scull

1st Sydney University, 6:29.59, Sasha

Belonogoff, Ryan Edwards

Championship Men’s Elite Quad Scull

1st Mosman, 5:57.80, Charles Marriott, Ross

Jarvis, Kieran Kobelke, Daniel Noonan

Championship Men’s Elite Coxless Pair

1st Adelaide/Murray Bridge, 6:42.62, 2nd

Sydney, 6:45.59, Spencer Turrin, Alexander

Lloyd

Championship Men’s Elite Coxless Four

1st Adelaide Composite, 6:08.69, 2nd Sydney

Composite, 6:09.61, Jordan Hooper [MERC],

Harrison Casey [MUBC], Spencer Turrin [SRC],

Alexander Lloyd [SRC]

Championship Men’s Elite Coxed Four

1st Sydney, 6:33.47, Edward White, Scott

Woodward, Matthew Edstein, Tom Gunton,

Cox: Scott Trayhurn

Championship Men’s Elite Eight

1st Sydney University, 5:43.85, Christopher

Cunningham-Reid, Ryan Edwards, Cameron

Girdlestone, Jack Hargreaves, Sasha

Belonogoff, Nicholas Purnell, Hamish Playfair,

Fergus Pragnell, Cox: Toby Lister


Edward Trickett NSW Grade Championships Women's C Grade Quad Scull

1st Brisbane Water 3:28.98, Michelle Hall,

Phoebe Hancock, Rani Walsh, Solest

Montgomery

Men’s C Grade Eight

1st Sydney 2:59.09, Jack Van Der Vegt,

Timothy Stanway, Max Brenner, Zac

Bengtsson, Theodore Cominos, Lachlan Hine,

Michael Keene, Daniel O'Malley-Jones, Cox:

Millicent Cheetham

Men's Novice Single Scull

1st Macquarie University 3:41.68 Connor Clark

Men's D Grade Single Scull

1st Newcastle 3:40.42 Lucas McBeath

Men's B Grade Double Scull

1st Canberra 6:47.01, 2nd Sydney 6:51.10, Dean

Robinson, Michael Keene

Men's A Grade Double Scull

1st Sydney University 6:51.09, Benjamin Scott,

Harry Foxton

Women's B Grade Coxless Pair

1st Leichhardt 9:06.69, Samantha Reardon,

Jane Hutchison

Women's A Grade Coxless Pair

1st Mosman 7:36.24, Jessie Allen, Genevieve

Horton

Women's C Grade Double Scull

1st Sydney 3:49.50, Ellen Schiffler, Anais

Alonso

Men's C Grade Coxed Four

1st Sydney 3:18.99, Zac Bengtsson, Timothy

Stanway, Theodore Cominos, Jack Van Der

Vegt, Cox: Romola Davenport

Women’s D Grade Eight

1st Sydney 3:32.44, Kirsten Liljeqvist,

Genevieve Becker, Ellen Towers, Bryony Cole,

Eleanor Marshall, Stephanie Harper, Jennifer

Edge, Romola Davenport, Cox: Millicent

Cheetham

Men's D Grade Quad Scull

1st St George 3:12.28, Airton Granja Ramos

Junior, Joel Tankard, Daniel Duffy, Airton

Granja Ramos

Men's B Grade Single Scull

1st Mosman 7:22.93, Tom Schramko

Men's A Grade Single Scull

1st Sydney University 7:11.35, Nicholas Purnell

Men's Adaptive Single Scull

1st Balmain 4:25.84, Stephen Knott

Women's Adaptive Single Scull

1st Balmain 4:31.08, Julia Story

Women's C Grade Coxless Pair

1st St George 4:03.21, Elyse Niall, Rebecca

Bates

Men's C Grade Single Scull

1st Newcastle 3:31.32, Lucas McBeath

Women's Novice Double Scull

1st University of NSW 4:07.83, Emily

O'Loughlin, Laura Coleman-Meyer

Women's D Grade Double Scull

1st Nepean 3:48.32, Anna O'Rourke, Kathleen

Murdoch

Men's D Grade Coxed Four

1st Leichhardt 3:23.97, Gerald Lundgren,

Alexander Farkash, Thomas Reid, Jack Buster,

Cox: Belinda Brigham

Men's B Grade Quad Scull

1st Sydney 6:20.70, Sean Madeley, Thomas

Birtwhistle, Lachlan Hine, Alexander Lazarou


Men's A Grade Quad Scull

1st Sydney University 6:18.23, Benjamin Scott,

Thomas McClintock, Jonothan Rundle, Harry

Foxton

Women’s B Grade Eight

1st Leichhardt 8:03.51, Hannah Pollard, Angela

Pantangco, Stephanie Johnstone, Grace Allen,

Laura Hanlon, Kristin Moss, Isabella Moore,

Belinda Brigham, Cox: Amy Pottie

Women's Adaptive Double Scull

1st Nepean 4:05.01, Palmina Grady, Kathleen

Murdoch

Men's Adaptive Double Scull

1st Balmain 4:17.83, John-Henry Mallam,

Nikolai Olding

Men's C Grade Quad Scull

1st St George 3:10.12, James Chuter, Benjamin

Crooks, Nicholas Harrison, Daniel Duffy

Women’s C Grade Eight

1st Sydney 3:27.74, Phoebe Donovan,

Samantha Doyle, Ellen Towers, Bryony Cole,

Eleanor Marshall, Stephanie Harper, Jennifer

Edge, Leah Saunders, Cox: Millicent Cheetham

Women's Novice Single Scull

1st Mosman 4:26.76, Bernadette Smith-Kerr

Women's D Grade Single Scull

1st Capital Lakes 4:15.59, 2nd Black Mountain

4:16.94, 3rd St George 4:17.67, Danika Wright

Women's B Grade Double Scull

1st Leichhardt 7:59.70, Brigitte Hadley, Daniela

Borgert

Men's B Grade Coxless Pair

1st Canberra 7:17.39, Tom Perry, Joseph

Gubler

Men's A Grade Coxless Pair

1st Sydney 6:59.95, Edward White, Tom

Gunton

Men's C Grade Double Scull

1st St George 3:25.70, Kurt Armstrong, Aidan

Mullooly

Women's C Grade Coxed Four

1st Sydney 3:47.18, Samantha Doyle, Eleanor

Marshall, Bryony Cole, Jennifer Edge, Cox:

Millicent Cheetham

Men’s D Grade Eight

1st Sydney 3:07.27, Charles Lloyd Jones,

Martin Ward, Mark Barrett, Scott Turner,

Archie Law, Stephen Graham, David

Greenslade, Roger Brighton, Cox: Scott

Trayhurn

Women's D Grade Quad Scull

1st Capital Lakes 3:38.14, 2nd Nepean 3:45.66,

Palmina Grady, Lorraine Handley, Anna

O'Rourke, Kathleen Murdoch

Women's B Grade Single Scull

1st St George 8:37.60, Amanda Behrendt

Women's A Grade Single Scull

1st UTS 8:11.51, Laura Dunn

Men's A Grade Coxless Four

1st Sydney University 6:25.98, Thomas Sacre,

Christopher Cunningham-Reid, Jack

Hargreaves, Nick Wheatley

Men's C Grade Coxless Pair

1st Balmain 3:36.52, James Armati, Michael

Wiseman

Women's C Grade Single Scull

1st Sydney 4:06.01, Phoebe Donovan

Men's Novice Double Scull

1st Canberra 3:38.89, Michael McCormack,

Nathan Kennedy

Men's D Grade Double Scull

1st St George 3:34.54, Airton Granja Ramos,

Aidan Mullooly


Women's D Grade Coxed Four

1st Latrobe University 3:57.44, Megan Smylie, Sarah Sansom, Sophie Cooper, Lucy Laussen, Cox:

Stephanie Eaves

Women's B Grade Quad Scull

1st Brisbane Water 7:25.18, Michelle Hall, Phoebe Hancock, Rani Walsh, Solest, Montgomery

Men’s B Grade Eight

1st Sydney 6:06.94, Jack Van Der Vegt, Daniel O'Malley-Jones, Sam Hardy, Lachlan Hine, Scott

Woodward, Theodore Cominos, Edward White, Tom Gunton, Cox: Angus Bagby


NSW Masters Championships Men's A Single Scull

1st. Glebe 3:42.78, Brad Smith

Men's A-B Pair

1st. Glebe 3:32.97, Brad Smith, Kenneth

Major,

Men's A-B Double Scull

1st. Glebe 3:22.09, Brad Smith, Kenneth

Major,

Men's A-B Coxless Four

1st. Balmain 3:15.59, Nicholas Smith, Evan

Sturrock, James Armati, Saxon Lyne

Men's B Single Scull

1st. Mosman 3:48.53, Sean Abbott

Men's C Pair

1st. Sydney 3:37.31, David Greenslade, Roger

Brighton

Men's C Double Scull

1st. Leichhardt 3:29.06, Richard Medway,

Gerard Quinn

Men's C Coxless Four

1st. DRC Rowers/Old Ignatians/Leichhardt

3:31.19, Dan O'Callaghan (LEICH), Robert

Glendenning (DRC), Simon Glascott (OLDIG),

Robert McNeill (DRC)

Men's C Quad Scull

1st. Glebe 3:09.46, Marc Sundstrom, Mark

Tietjen, Brad Smith, Kenneth Major

Men's C Eight

1st. Sydney 3:01.12, Martin West, Ken Rikard-

Bell, Mark Barrett, Stephen Graham, Archie

Law, Carl Quitzau, David Greenslade, Roger

Brighton, Cox: Scott Trayhurn

Men's D Single Scull

1st. DRC Rowers 3:46.14, Maurice Sizzi

Men's D Pair

1st. St George 3:39.95, Stephen Irons, Steven

Harrison

Men's D Double Scull

1st. Mosman 3:33.85, Sean Abbott, Mark

Williams

Men's D Coxless Four

1st. St George/Old Ignatians/DRC Rowers

3:22.95, Marc Bindner (STGEO), Robert

Glendenning (DRC), Simon Glascott (OLDIG),

Steven Harrison (STGEO)

Men's D Quad Scull

1st. Mosman 3:15.38, James Taylor, Sean

Abbott, Paul Bartels, Mark Williams

Men's E Pair

1st. Glebe 3:45.79, Terry Davis, Kim Mackney

Men's E Double Scull

1st. Sydney 3:32.98, Carl Quitzau, Ken Ambler

Men's E Coxless Four

1st. Glebe 3:29.27, Anthony Blower, John

Briggs, Terry Davis, Kim Mackney

Men's E Quad Scull

1st. St George/Sydney 3:16.68, Stephen Irons

(STGEO), Peter McLaren (STGEO), Ken Ambler

(SRC), Steven Harrison (STGEO)

Men's E Eight

1st. Glebe 3:10.50, Mark Tietjen, Mark

McKeown, Anthony Blower, John Briggs, Terry

Davis, Kim Mackney, Brad Smith, Kenneth

Major, Cox: Sam Holst

Men's F Single Scull

1st. Manning River 4:00.36, Roy Halliday

Men's F Pair

1st. Glebe 3:42.00, Terry Davis, Kim Mackney

Men's F Coxless Four

1st. Glebe 3:29.87, Anthony Blower, John

Briggs, Terry Davis, Kim Mackney

Men's F Quad Scull

1st. Manning River 3:28.63, Graham Nix,

Richard Reddel, Roy Halliday, John Corbett


Men's F Eight

1st. Mosman 3:18.63, John Newcomb, Peter

Spasojevic, John Hardy, Mark Campbell,

Timothy Sheridan, John Myburgh, John Struik,

John May, Cox: Robert Wright

Men's Masters G Single Scull

1st. Manning River 4:02.60, Graham Nix

Men's Masters G Coxless Pair

1st. Mosman 4:03.37, John Struik, John May

Men's Masters G Double Scull

1st. Manning River 3:44.61, Richard Reddel,

Graham Nix

Men's Masters G Coxless Four

1st. Mosman 3:34.75, John Hardy, Mark

Connaghan, John Struik, John May

Men's G Eight

1st. Mosman 3:26.52, Michael North Ash,

Phillip Titterton, Peter Mayoh, Mark

Connaghan, John Hardy, John Newcomb, John

Struik, John May, Cox: Robert Wright

Men’s Masters H Single Scull

1st. Lake Macquarie 4:01.79, Bruce Sharp

Men’s Masters H Double Scull

1st. St George 4:03.91, Chris Woodham,

Henry Battam

Men's H-J Pair

1st. St George 4:24.65, Ian Toll, Graham

Williams

Men's H-J Coxless Four

1st. St George 4:07.15, Henry Battam, Chris

Woodham, Ian Toll, Graham Williams

Men's H-J Eight

1st. St George/Leichhardt 4:00.70, Jack

Boerma (STGEO), Henry Battam (STGEO), John

O'Brien (STGEO), Chris Woodham (STGEO),

Denis Tracey (LEICH), Graeme Thorburn

(STGEO), Ian Toll (STGEO), Graham Williams

(STGEO), Cox: Jacky Peile

Men’s Masters I-J Coxless Quad Scull

1st. St George/The Lakes Rowers 4:04.77, Jack

Boerma (STGEO), Graeme Thorburn (STGEO),

Lance Reeve (LAKES), Ian Toll (STGEO)

Women's A Single Scull

1st. St George 4:05.54, Amanda Behrendt

Women's A-B Double Scull

1st. Brisbane Water 3:50.76, Rani Walsh,

Solest Montgomery

Women's A-B Coxless Four

1st. St George/Brisbane Water 3:49.60,

Carolyn Withey (STGEO), Rani Walsh (BRISW),

Solest Montgomery (BRISW), Wendy Miller

(STGEO)

Women's A-B Quad Scull

1st. St George/Brisbane Water 3:34.92, Rani

Walsh (BRISW), Solest Montgomery (BRISW),

Wendy Miller (STGEO), Andrea Cooze (STGEO)

Women's A-C Pair

1st. Sydney/DRC Rowers 4:09.15, Kathleen

Hextell (DRC), Kirsten Liljeqvist (SRC)

Women’s Masters B Single Scull

1st. St George 4:07.91, Amanda Behrendt

Women's C Single Scull

1st. North Shore 4:13.93, Tamsin Brew

Women's C Double Scull

1st. St George 3:56.38, Krystine Macready,

Andrea Cooze

Women's C Quad Scull

1st. Port Macquarie/North Shore/St George

3:36.03, Krystine Macready (STGEO), Amanda

Behrendt (STGEO), Tamsin Brew (NSHR), Kim

Chilton (PTMAC)


Women's C Eight

1st. St George/Balmain/Lake

Macquarie/North Shore/Port Macquarie

3:33.02, Krystine Macready (STGEO), Danika

Wright (STGEO), Kim Chilton (PTMAC), Tamsin

Brew (NSHR),, Tess Jeffery (LMRC), Mishella

Duzel (LMRC), Geertje Ijpma (BALM), Susan

Robinson (STGEO), Cox: Jacky Peile

Women's D Single Scull

1st. St George 4:16.10, Krystine Macready

Women's D Double Scull

1st. Port Macquarie/St George 4:00.36,

Krystine Macready (STGEO), Kim Chilton

(PTMAC)

Women's D Coxless Four

1st. Leichhardt 4:00.42, Deanna Fekete,

Dianne Williams, Angela Conry, Anne Parbury

Women's D Quad Scull

1st. North Shore/Lake Macquarie/Port

Macquarie 3:44.17, Tess Jeffery (LMRC), Kim

Chilton (PTMAC), Ann Campbell (LMRC),

Tamsin Brew (NSHR)

Women's D Eight

1st. Leichhardt/DRC Rowers 3:37.62, Caroline

Vernon (LEICH), Lydia Miladinovic (DRC), Anne

Parbury (LEICH), Angela Conry (LEICH),

Deanna Fekete (LEICH), Dianne Williams

(LEICH), Katherine Collings (LEICH), Daniela

Borgert (LEICH), Cox: Chloe Congdon

Women's E Single Scull

1st. DRC Rowers 4:34.21, Lindy Nisbett

Women's E Double Scull

1st. Leichhardt 3:59.76, Sandra Rourke, Janine

Lippi

Women's E Coxless Four

1st. Sydney University Women’s 3:51.31,

Gillian O'Malley, Jill Moore, Jo Pollett, Kerrie

Bigsworth

Women's E Quad Scull

1st. Leichhardt 3:51.02, Deanna Fekete,

Dianne Williams, Anne Parbury, Angela Conry

Women's E Eight

1st. Leichhardt/Mosman 3:40.66, Liz Burrows

(MOSM), Kathryn Alexander (MOSM), Virginia

Van Ewyk (LEICH), Caroline Vernon (LEICH),

Dianne Williams (LEICH), Deanna Fekete

(LEICH), Angela Conry (LEICH), Anne Parbury

(LEICH), Cox: Chloe Congdon

Women’s Masters F Single Scull

1st. Leichhardt 4:32.29, Sandra Rourke

Women’s Masters F Double Scull

1st. Mosman 4:11.24, Anne Taylor, Margaret

Small

Women’s Masters F Coxless Four

1st. Sydney University Women’s 4:03.90, Ann

Tout, Jill Moore, Jo Pollett, Kerrie Bigsworth

Women’s Masters F Quad Scull

1st. Mosman 3:51.58, Kathryn Alexander,

Anne Taylor, Margaret Small, Liz Burrows

Women’s Masters F Eight

1st. North Shore 3:47.41, Susan Walter, Jan

Williams, Linda McDonald, Janet Mathews,

Selina Pyle, Susan Wannan, Madeleine Gross,

Nicki Blackwell, Cox: Alison Scott

Women’s Masters G Single Scull

1st. Mosman 4:40.81, Margaret Small

Women’s Masters G Double Scull

1st. Sydney 4:40.34, Kaye Smythe, Dorothy De

George

Women’s Masters G Coxless Quad Scull

1st. North Shore 4:07.10, Madeleine Gross,

Linda McDonald, Susan Wannan, Susan

Walter

Women’s Masters G-J Coxless Pair

1st. Sydney University Women’s 4:48.42,

Susan Barnett, Mary Boland


Women’s Masters G-J Eight

1st. DRC Rowers/North Shore/Lake Macquarie 3:55.87, Patricia McMeekin (NSHR), Jan Williams

(NSHR), Linda McDonald (NSHR), Susan Walter (NSHR), Jeanette Beeton (LMRC), Susan Wannan

(NSHR), Madeleine Gross (NSHR), Alex Warner (DRC), Cox: Alison Scott

Women’s Masters H-J Single Scull

1st. Port Macquarie 5:22.62, Carry Williamson

Women’s Masters H-J Double Scull

1st. Lake Macquarie/Port Macquarie 4:53.70, Carry Williamson (PTMAC), Jeanette Beeton (LMRC)


Presentation Awards SCHOOLGIRLS SHIELD

Loreto Normanhurst

SCHOOLBOYS SHIELD

The Shore School

COMBINED JUNIOR SHIELD

Newcastle Grammar

COMBINED UNDER 20 SHIELD

Mosman Rowing Club

WOMEN’S SENIOR & OPEN SHIELD

UTS Rowing Club

MEN’S SENIOR & OPEN SHIELD

Sydney Rowing Club

WOMEN’S ELITE & U23 SHIELD

UTS Rowing Club

MEN’S ELITE & U23 SHIELD

Sydney Rowing Club

SPENCER GRACE OAM COMBINED MASTERS SHIELD

St George Rowing Club

RNSW HONOURS RECIPIENTS TROPHY

Mosman Rowing Club

BOHEMIA CRYSTAL RIVER CUP

Sydney Rowing Club

KEVYN WEB OAM POINTSCORE – RNSW SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Mosman Rowing Club

RNSW SCHOOLBOY HEAD OF THE RIVER POINTSCORE

The Shore School

EDWARD TRICKETT NSW GRADE CHAMPIONSHIPS POINTSCORE

Sydney Rowing Club

CENTRAL DISTRICTS ROWING ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP

Lake Macquarie Rowing Club

NORTHERN RIVERS ROWING ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP

Tweed Heads & Coolangatta Rowing Club


GRADE POINTSCORE

GRADE A GRADE B

Sydney Rowing Club Sydney Rowing Club

GRADE C GRADE D

St George Rowing Club Leichhardt Rowing Club

L.E. STEPTO MEMORIAL PREMIERSHIP SHIELD

St George Rowing Club

AWARDS FOR ACHIEVEMENT

NOVICE OF THE YEAR

Samantha Pett (Central Tablelands Rowing Club)

COXSWAIN OF THE YEAR

Robert Wright (Mosman Rowing Club)

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Katie Kershaw

SCHOOLGIRL COACH OF THE YEAR

Adam de Koning & Richard Coakley (Queenwood)

SCHOOLBOY COACH OF THE YEAR

David Jennings (The Shore School)

NSW COACH OF THE YEAR

Alfie Young (Mosman Rowing Club, Queenwood)

OARSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

Tess Gerrand (Sydney Rowing Club)

OARSMAN OF THE YEAR

Spencer Turrin (Sydney Rowing Club)

RUSTY ROBERTSON MBE AWARD

Nick Garratt (Mosman Rowing Club)

KEVYN WEBB OAM AWARD

Terry Maher


RNSW Representatives in Australian Teams

2012 WORLD ROWING U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS

– Trakai Galve, Lithuania (July 11 – 15)

BM8+ (Bronze)

Spencer Turrin (Sydney)

Alexander Lloyd (Sydney)

Tom Morris (coach)(Sydney)

BM4+ (5th)

Scott Woodward (Sydney)

Aarong Wright (Mosman)

William Raven (cox) (Sydney University)

BM4x (Bronze)

Ryan Edwards (Sydney University)

Alexander Belonogoff (Sydney University)

Jay Ditmarsch (Mosman)

Mark Prater (coach)(Sydney University)

2012 OLYMPIC GAMES – Dorney Lake, Great

Britain (July 28 – August 4)

M4x (Bronze)

Dan Noonan (Mosman)

M4- (Silver)

James Chapman (Sydney)

M8+ (6th)

Matt Ryan (Sydney University)

Nick Purnell (Sydney University)

Francis Hegerty (Sydney University)

Sam Loch (Sydney University)

Tobias Lister (cox) (Sydney University)

Curtis Jordan (coach)(NSWIS)

M2- (5th)

Brodie Buckland (Sydney University)

LM2x (13th)

Rod Chisholm (UTS)

W4x (4th)

Amy Clay (Mosman)

W2x (Silver)

Brooke Pratley (Sydney University)

W8+ (6th)

Sally Kehoe (Sydney University)


Sarah Cook (Sydney University)

Nick Garratt (coach)(Mosman)

LW2x (5th)

Bronwen Watson (Sydney University)

2012 WORLD ROWING SENIOR NON-

OLYMPIC & JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS –

Plovdiv Lake, Bulgaria (August 15 – 19)

LM8+ (5th)

Oli Zuk (UTS)

JM4+ (11th)

Franc Gourlas (Sydney University)

JM4- (9th)

Jesse Coyle (Sydney)

Adam Vine-Hall (coach)(Sydney)

JM4x (16th)

Daniel Whitehead (Sydney University)

JW4- (5th)

Jessie Allen (Mosman)

Georgie Gotch (Mosman)

Alfie Young (coach)(Mosman)

2012 PARALYMPIC GAMES – Dorney Lake,

Great Britain (August 31 – September 2)

ASM1x (Silver)

Erik Horrie (Dragons)

2013 WORLD ROWING CUP I – Penrith,

Australia (March 22 – 24)

M4x #1 (Bronze)

Chris Morgan (Sydney)


Mark Prater (coach)(Sydney University)


M4x #2 (4th)

Simon Nola (Sydney)

M2x (Bronze)


Ryan Edwards (Sydney University)

M1x #1 (Silver)

Kieran Kobelke (Mosman)

M8+ #1 (Bronze)

Christopher Cunningham-Reid (Sydney University)

Jack Hargreaves (Sydney University)

Nick Wheatley (Sydney University)

Tom Sacre (Sydney University)

M8+ #2 (5th)

Tobias Lister (cox) (Sydney University)

M4- #1 (Silver)



Tom Morris (coach)(Sydney)

M4- #2 (Gold)

James Chapman (Sydney)

LM2x #2 (4th)

Edward de Carvalho (Sydney University)

Rick van Hooydank (coach)(Sydney University)

W2- (Bronze)



W8+ (Gold)


Genevieve Horton (Mosman)


LW1x (Bronze)

Sarah Pound (UTS)

Ellen Randell (coach)(UTS)

2013 WORLD ROWING CUP II – Dorney Lake,

Great Britain (June 21 – 23)

M4x (4th)



Kieran Kobelke (Mosman)

M4- (Gold)



W2- (7th)



Obituaries We regret to report the deaths of the following members since our last report:

Jack Doig August 2012

Esteemed Glebe Rowing Club Life member Jack Doig, passed away on Sunday 19th August 2012.

Jack joined the club 1935 and was Vice Captain under Captain Reg Stride in 1944, during his time at

the club he was a much loved member and will never be forgotten.

Bob Allen August 2012

Bob rowed in the 1960s and continued through to the 1980s. He was a highly regarded lightweight

rower with many successes over a long period of time, and he won the Champion Lightweight Sculls

of Australia three times, the last being in 1989, aged 40. Bob has had a long illness, suffering from

myelodysplastic anaemia, a form of leukaemia, requiring many blood transfusions, and he has been

constantly in and out of hospital over recent years. He has been living in Geraldton with his sister

Beth. In these last weeks he developed complications leading to pneumonia.

Don Croot AM January 2013

Don’s involvement with rowing began in New Zealand where he held the following honours and

positions: Life Member of West End Rowing Club NZ, Chairman of National Regatta Committees NZ,

1950 - British Empire Games Lake Karapiro – New Zealand Men’s Eight Reserve, 1965 – New Zealand

Manager of Australia-New Zealand Test Series, 1967 – New Zealand Manager of the FISA North

American Championships – St Catherines, 1967 – New Zealand Manager of the United States

National Championships – Philadelphia, 1968 – New Zealand Assistant Chef de Mission - Mexico

Olympic Games. Following his arrival in Australia Don joined the Balmain Rowing Club and served

with distinction as President of the club for over 16 years as well as holding the following positions:

Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the NSW Rowing Association for eight years, and Australian Team

Manager to five world rowing events including the 1984 Olympic Games, Life Member, Balmain

Rowing Club; Life Member, NSW Rowing Assn; Life Member and former President Union of Rowers,

Chairman and Deputy Chairman, NSW Rowing Assn eight years; Manager, five Australian Rowing

Teams, including 1984 Olympics, Los Angeles and served as an Australian Selector eight years. Don

will be greatly missed by both the sport and his family.

Bill Dankbaar March 2013

It is with the deepest regret that we advise the passing of Bill Dankbaar. Bill had been battling

pancreatic cancer and passed away with his family at his side. An Olympian, champion oarsman and

successful coach Bill was a very talented sportsman.

Our sympathies are with Bill's family.

Ernie Chapman OAM March 2013

Ernie’s involvement with rowing commenced at the Balmain Rowing Club where he learnt to row. He

was an outstanding rower from an early age and clearly moving toward National selection. Ernie

transferred from Balmain to Sydney Rowing Club in order to further his rowing and went on to

compete in the 1952 Summer Olympics rowing in the two seat of the Australian eight which finished

with a bronze medal. Ernie served as vice-captain of Sydney Rowing Club for eight consecutive

seasons from 1951. He was the club president in two tenures from 1975 to 1978 and then from 1979

till 1995. Ernie will be greatly missed by the Union, the Boat Race Officals and his family.


Jerry Koutts April 2013

We are saddened to hear of the sudden death of Jerry Koutts who died peacefully in his sleep in the

early hours of 2nd April. Jerry was instrumental in helping set up the rowing program at Ascham

School. Larger than life, loved and respected by so many, he will be greatly missed by all who knew

him. He is survived by his wife Ann, his daughters Nina, Georgia and Alexandra, and his

granddaughter Beth.

Ray Jones May 2013

Ray Jones, while at a Scotch Dance in Balmain in 1952-3 met Bob Stone, who rowed with Leichardt

Rowing Club (Ray’s Father, Chief Petty Officer Bertie Jones had competed in rowing events in the

Australian Navy). Ray joined and within weeks won his first race, a novice pair on the 4th July 1953

at Drummoyne. This was later followed by more important wins in lightweight and heavyweight

events including two NSW State Championships in lightweight fours (1954 and 1955) and two NSW

State Championships in Lightweight events (1954 and 1955). Sadly state representation was not

introduced for another two years.

From 2000 Ray battled stomach cancer and its secondary manifestations, eventually succumbing in

January 2013. He is much missed.

David Ward June 2013

Dave Ward from Leichhardt Rowing Club passed away Thursday morning, 20th June, in Nepean

Hospital after a long illness. David in his later years had served as a President of the New South

Wales Union of Old Oarsmen, (now Union of Rowers) and as a young man had been a Secretary of

Leichardt Rowing, and a lightweight champion oarsman in both eights and fours in the late 1940’s.

Aged 85 years he is fondly remembered by club members particularly those of the Leichhardt Old

Rowers with whom he enjoyed many regular reunions.

Condolences go to David’s family. May David rest in peace.

Financial Reports

ROWING NEW SOUTH WALES INC.

ABN 16 289 721 685

& ITS CONTROLLED ENTITIES

ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

30 JUNE 2013

CONTENTS PAGE

Statement of comprehensive income 1

Statement of financial position 2

Statement of cash flows 3

Notes to the Financial Statements 4 – 11

Directors’ Declaration 12

Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members 13- 14

Compilation Report 15

Detailed Income and Expenditure Statement 16 - 17

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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013

Note 2013 2012

$ $

Revenue 2 1,089,581 1,238,314

Employee Benefits Expense (465,292) (410,895)

Depreciation Expense (25,768) (16,501)

Interest Charges (3,216) -

Administration & Regatta Expenses (577,657) (800,314)

Surplus before Income Tax Expense 17,648 10,604

Income Tax Expense 3 - -

Surplus after Income Tax 17,648 10,604

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 30 JUNE 2013

Note 2013 2012

$ $

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and Cash Equivalents 4 421,679 385,094

Trade and Other Receivables 5 4,320 50,629

Other 6 14,750 11,862

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 440,749 447,585

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

LE Stepto Memorial Trust Fund 8 83,254 84,479

Property, Plant and Equipment 9 104,058 88,102

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 187,312 172,581

TOTAL ASSETS 628,061 620,166

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade and Other Payables 10 45,101 72,633

Others 10,075 -

Leave liability 5,297 -

Provisions 12 15,836 35,798

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 76,309 108,431

NON CURRENT LIABILITIES

Lease liability 22,369 -

TOTAL NON CURRENT LIABILITIES 22,369 -

TOTAL LIABILITIES 98,678 108,431

NET ASSETS 529,383 511,735

MEMBERS’ ACCUMULATED FUNDS

Accumulated Surplus 13 529,383 511,735

TOTAL MEMBERS’ ACCUMULATED FUNDS 529,383 511,735

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS


Note 2013 2012

$ $

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

Receipts from Members and Third Parties 1,115,444 1,190,355

Interest Received 16,446 23,639

Interest Paid (3,216) -

Payments to Suppliers & Employees (1,078,031) (1,306,978)

Net Cash provided from/ (used in) Operating Activities 16(a) 50,643 (92,984)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

Payment for Property, Plant & Equipment (9,293) (3,328)

Payment for Lease Liability (4,765) -

Net Cash used in Investing Activities (14,058) (3,328)

Net Increase in Cash Held 36,585 (96,312)

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Financial Year 385,094 -

Cash transferred from New South Wales Rowing Association - 481,406

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Financial Year 16(b) 421,679 385,094

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Consolidation

The financial statements consolidate the financial results of Rowing NSW Incorporated, and the LE

Stepto Memorial Trust Fund. The Incorporated Association & its Controlled Entities together are

referred to as the Economic Entity.

Basis of Accounting

Rowing New South Wales Inc. is incorporated in the state of New South Wales under the

Associations Incorporations Act 2009. The financial statements of the Economic Entity have been

prepared as Special Purpose Financial Statements for use by the Board and Members of the

Incorporated Association and for the purposes of complying with the New South Wales legislation the

Associations Incorporation Act 2009. The financial statements have been prepared on the basis that

the Economic Entity is not a reporting entity because there are unlikely to be any other users of the

financial statements as all users can obtain information specific to their needs upon demand.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement

requirements specified by the Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the

Australian Accounting Standards Board ('AASB') and the disclosure requirements of AASB 101

'Presentation of Financial Statements', AASB 107 'Statement of Cash Flows', AASB 108 'Accounting

Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors', AASB 1031 'Materiality' and AASB 1048

'Interpretation and Application of Standards'. These financial statements do not conform with

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards

Board ('IASB').

The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historic costs and

do not take into account changing money values or, except where specifically stated, current

valuations of non-current assets. The preparation of the financial statements requires the use of certain

critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of

applying the incorporated association's accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of

judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial

statements, are disclosed in note paragraph titled ‘Critical Accounting Adjustments’.

Financial Statements Preparation

The classification “Members’ Accumulated Funds” is used in the financial statements as the

Incorporated Association has no shareholders. It is believed the use of the classification “Equity”

would be misleading as such no statement of equity has been prepared.

The following material accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless

otherwise stated, have been adopted in the preparation of these financial statements.

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New Accounting Standards and Interpretations not yet mandatory or early adopted

Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations that have recently been issued or amended but

are not yet mandatory, have not been early adopted by the incorporated association for the annual

reporting period ended 30 June 2013. The incorporated association has not yet assessed the impact of

these new or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations.

Income Tax

The Incorporated Association is exempt from income tax by virtue of Section 50–45 of the Income

Tax Assessment Act 1997. As such no provision for income tax has been made and tax-effect

accounting has not been adopted.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and short-term deposits in the Statement of Financial Position comprise cash at bank and on

hand together with short-term deposits with an original maturity of twelve months or less.

Trade and Other Receivables

Trade receivables, which generally have 90 day terms, are recognised and carried at original invoice

amount less an allowance for doubtful debts.

An allowance for doubtful debts is made when there is objective evidence that the Economic Entity

will not be able to collect the debts. Bad debts are written off when identified.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are brought to account at cost less where applicable any accumulated

depreciation and any impairment of value. The carrying amount of property, plant and equipment is

reviewed annually by the directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount of those

assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of expected net cash flows which will be

received from the assets employment and subsequent disposal.

The depreciable amount of all property, plant and equipment, including building improvements, are

depreciated over their useful lives commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.

The depreciation is charged on a straight line basis and the following rates used for each class of asset

are as follows:

Building Improvements 5%

Boats, Motors and Equipment 9% - 33%

Office Equipment and Fixtures 10% - 33%

Motor Vehicles 12.5%

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Leases

The determination of whether an arrangement is or contains a lease is based on the substance of the

arrangement and requires an assessment of whether the fulfilment of the arrangement is dependent on the

use of a specific asset or assets and the arrangement conveys a right to use the asset.

A distinction is made between finance leases, which effectively transfer from the lessor to the lessee

substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of leased assets, and operating leases, under

which the lessor effectively retains substantially all such risks and benefits.

Finance leases are capitalised. A lease asset and liability are established at the fair value of the leased

assets, or if lower, the present value of minimum lease payments. Lease payments are allocated between

the principal component of the lease liability and the finance costs, so as to achieve a constant rate of

interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Leased assets acquired under a finance lease are depreciated over the asset's useful life or over the shorter

of the asset’s useful life and the lease term if there is no reasonable certainty that the company will obtain

ownership at the end of the lease term.

Operating lease payments, net of any incentives received from the lessor, are charged to profit or loss on a

straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

Employee Benefits

Provision is made, as a current liability, for the legal liability to permanent employees for annual

leave and long service leave. Long service leave is not provided until a permanent employee attains

five years continuous service. Sick leave is brought to account as incurred.

Contributions are made by the economic entity to nominated employee superannuation funds and are

charged as expenses when incurred. Apart from statutory obligations the Association has no other

legal obligation to provide benefits to employees on retirement.

Maintenance and Repairs Maintenance, repair costs and minor renewals are charged as expenses when incurred.

Critical accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and

assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Management continually

evaluates its judgements and estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, contingent liabilities, revenue

and expenses. Management bases its judgements, estimates and assumptions on historical experience

and on other various factors, including expectations of future events, management believes to be

reasonable under the circumstances. The resulting accounting judgements and estimates will seldom

equal the related actual results. The judgements, estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk

of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next

financial year are discussed below.

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Estimation of useful lives of assets

The economic entity determines the estimated useful lives and related depreciation and amortisation

charges for its property, plant and equipment. The useful lives could change significantly as a result of

technical innovations or some other event. The depreciation charge will increase where the useful

lives are less than previously estimated lives, or technically obsolete or non-strategic assets that have

been abandoned or sold will be written off or written down.

Adjustments of Comparatives

Subsequent to signing the financial report for the year ended 30 June 2012, an overstatement of

revenue and an overstatement of assets in Stepto Trust of $5,000 were identified. The comparative

numbers have been amendment to correct this overstatement.

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2013 2012

$ $

REVENUE

Member Subscriptions 229,056 220,201

Regatta Entry Fees 676,755 626,904

Interest Received 16,446 23,639

Grants 55,000 70,000

Income from Member Activities 112,324 297,570

1,089,581 1,238,314

3 INCOME TAX EXPENSE

The Association is exempt from income tax by virtue of Section 50-45 of the Income Tax Assessment

Act 1997.

4 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Current

Cash at Bank 421,179 383,979

Cash on Hand 0 614

Deposit 500 500

421,679 385,094

5 TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Current Trade Debtors 4,320 50,629

6 OTHER ASSETS

Current

Prepayments 14,750 11,862

7 INVESTMENTS

The Association is the sole beneficiary of the LE Stepto Memorial Trust Fund and through the Trust

Deed able to approve the trustees appointed to the trust. Accordingly demonstrating the ability to

control the trust.

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8 LE STEPTO MEMORIAL TRUST FUND

Represented by:

Cash at Bank – In the name of LE Stepto Trust 83,254 84,479

9 PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

Non-Current

Boats and Motors - At Cost 51,084 44,720

Less: Accumulated Depreciation 23,122 17,198

27,962 27,522

Regatta Equipment - At Cost 37,710 37,710


13,931 18,987

Office Equipment – At Cost 17,989 15,060


3,463 5,995

Motor Vehicles - At Cost 42,191 42,191


30,324 35,598

Motor Vehicles - Lease 32,432 -

Less: Accumulated Depreciation 4,054 -

28,378 -

Total Property, Plant & Equipment 104,058 88,102

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10 TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

Current

Trade Creditors and Accruals 45,101 72,633

12 PROVISIONS

Current

Provision for Annual Leave 15,836 35,798

15,836 35,798

13 ACCUMULATED SURPLUS

Accumulated Surplus at Beginning of Year 511,735 -

Asset transfer from The New South Wales Rowing Association - 501,131

Surplus for the year 17,648 10,604

Accumulated Surplus at End of Year 529,383 511,735

14 AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION

Amounts received, or due and receivable,

by ESV Chartered Accountants for:

Audit of the Financial Statements 7,500 7,500

Other Services - 250

7,500 7,750

15 SEGMENT REPORTING

The Economic Entity operates in the sport of rowing in the State of New South Wales.

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$ $

16 CASH FLOW INFORMATION

(a) Reconciliation of Surplus to Net Cash provided by

Operating Activities

Surplus after Income Tax 17,648 10,604

Non-Cash Flows and Non-Operating Items in Surplus:

Depreciation 25,768 16,501

Donation in kind - (12,500)

Other 1,225 (1,406)

Changes in Assets & Liabilities:

Decrease / (Increase) in Trade and Other Receivables 46,309 (16,820)

Decrease / (Increase) in Other Assets (2,888) -

Decrease in Trade and Other Payables (17,457) (106,253)

(Decrease) / Increase in Income In Advance - (4,187)

Increase / (Decrease) in Current Provisions (19,962) 6,936

Net Cash used in Operating Activities 50,643 (92,984)

(b) Reconciliation of Cash

For the purposes of the Statement of cash flows,

cash includes cash and at call deposits with banks, and

investments in money market instruments, net of bank

overdrafts. Cash at the end of the financial year as shown in

the Statement of cash flows is reconciled to the

related items in the Statement of financial position

as follows:

Cash and Cash Items 421,679 385,094

17 CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

Finance Lease Payable – minimum lease payment

- Not later than twelve (12) months 5,297 -

- Between twelve (12) months and five (5) years 22,369 -

27,666 -

The motor vehicle lease is on a thirty-six (36) months term lease with rent payable monthly in

advance. A residual value of $17,662 is to be paid at the end of the lease. The lease liability is secured

by the vehicle subject to the lease.

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DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

The directors have determined Rowing New South Wales Inc. & its Controlled Entities (“the

economic entity”) is not a reporting entity and these special purpose financial statements have been

prepared in accordance with accounting policies in Note 1 to the financial statements. The special

purpose financial statements have been prepared to meet the financial reporting requirements of the

economic entity and to provide financial information to members.

The directors declare that the financial statements set out on pages 1 to 10 are drawn up in accordance

with the accounting policies described in Note 1 so as to give a true and fair view of the economic

entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2013 and of its performance, as represented by the results of

its operations and its cash flows, for the financial year ended on that date.

In the directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the economic entity can meet its

debts as and when they become due and payable.

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors and is signed for

and on behalf of the directors by:

Director ....................................................................

Ivan Adlam

President

Director ....................................................................

Bryan Weir

Deputy President

Dated: 21/08/2013

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the members of Rowing New South Wales Incorporated

Report on the Financial Report

We have audited the accompanying financial report of Rowing New South Wales Incorporated, which comprises the statement of financial position as at 30 June 2013, the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and management’s assertion statement.

Management's Responsibility for the Financial Report

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Association Incorporations Act 2009 (NSW), and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

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Opinion

In our opinion, the financial report presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Rowing New South Wales Incorporated as at 30 June 2013, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, the Association Incorporations Act 2009 (NSW) and other mandatory professional and statutory reporting requirements in Australia.

Basis of Accounting

Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report is prepared to assist Rowing New South Wales Incorporated to comply with the financial reporting provisions of the Association Incorporations Act 2009 (NSW) and the association’s constitution. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose.

Dated at Sydney on the 22nd day of August 2013.

ESV

Tim Valtwies Partner

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Compilation Report to the members of Rowing New South Wales Incorporated

The additional financial data presented on pages 16 to 17 are in accordance with the books and records of Rowing New South Wales Inc. & its Controlled Entities (“the economic entity”), which have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the economic entity for the year ended 30 June 2013. It will be appreciated that our audit did not cover all details of the attached financial data.

Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on such financial data and in particular no warranty of accuracy or reliability is given. Neither the firm nor any member of the firm undertakes responsibility in any way whatsoever to any person (other than the economic entity) in respect of such data, including any errors or omissions however caused.

Dated at Sydney on the 22nd of August 2013.

ESV Tim Valtwies

Partner

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DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT


2013 2012

$ $

INCOME

Operations 10,582

Presentation Dinner 10,631

Aust Championship Seat Fees 57,063

Kings Cup Luncheon 17,814 28,003

Youth Cup (245) 78,423

Under 23 Junior Fundraiser 105,742

Australian University Games 1,113 30,000

Youth Olympics 2013 34,989

SIRR Regatta 43,870

ERG Challenge 18,182

Club & School Regatta Income 174,017 128,600

Late Seat Fees 8,134 11,324

Equipment Hire 23,934 26,654

Boatshed Charges 2,750 2,500

Canada Bay Charges 17,673 18,004

RNSW Regattas 284,179 225,812

Development

Coaching Income 39,507 34,983

Income From Trusts 3,475 2,054

Other Income 12,633

State Teams 4,716 4,990

Administration

Affiliation Fees 37,687 42,641

Grants & Sponsorships 68,670 118,521

Levys 78,508 78,060

Other Admin Income 1,478 1,477

Metro Competitor 82,332 81,342

Regional Competitor 25,516 23,222

Metro Junior 95,777 90,174

Regional Junior 14,581 13,690

AAGPS Competitor 5,527 4,745

Supporting Member 341 2,659

Transfer Fees 1,500 931

Recreational Members 3,559 3,436

1,089,581 1,238,314

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DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT (CONTINUED)


2013 2012

$ $

EXPENDITURE

Operations

Presentation Dinner 0 15,598

Aust Championship Seat Fees 0 57,741

Kings Cup Luncheon 33,725 27,027

Youth Cup 14,937 68,016

Under 23 Fundraiser 0 105,906

Australian Uni Games 1,113 16,063

Youth Olympics 22,988

ERG Challenge 950

Regatta Admin Expenses 48,897 30,741

SIRC Venue Hire 54,512 61,787

Regatta Timing Services 4,815 3,927

Regatta Volunteer Support 8,058 21,829

Regatta Host Income Share 68,755 64,889

BRO Expenses 10,550 16,041

Boatshed Expenses 8,439 13,237 8,468

Boat Holders 4,655 6,295

Regatta Programs 5,268 5,560

Medical 6,480 5,280

Trophies & Medalions 20,708 21,955

Operations Staff 107,421 115,661

Development

Coaching and Development 13,533 18,314 545

Trust Disbursements 0 3,569

NSWIS 2,000 277

Clinics & Camps 15,061 12,187

State Team Expenses 48,706 39,986

Development Staff 82,131 69,989

Administration

Office Admin Expenses 61,582 60,892 13,149

Travel Expenses 43,557 30,746

Rowing Manager 8,877 10,904

Telecommunications 25,059 22,169

Bank Fees 5,173 5,550

Sponsor Serving 26,306 31,748

Consulting Fees 20,748 32,420

Staff Costs 286,009 225,246 ing, Postage and Stationery 15,605

Membership Expenses 10,918 6,160

1,071,933 1,227,710

SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR 17,648 10,604

Our Supporters The Association relies heavily on the support of a number of Sponsors, Merchandisers and Service

Providers who assist the Association either through traditional sponsor relationships or through in-

kind support or the provision of significantly discounted goods and services. Most of these

relationships have been nurtured over many years and the benefits to the Association and our

membership are becoming quite significant.

MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS

PARTNERS

SUPPORTERS

NEW SOUTH WALES UNION OF ROWERS, PARK PRINTING, THE CARBINE CLUB,

LAKESIDE RESTAURANT, AMBULANCE SERVICE AUSTRALIA

Rowing New South Wales acknowledges the support of our many clubs and schools who have

sponsored races at State Championships or supported the Association through the provision of

facilities and equipment this season. Rowing New South Wales is also extremely grateful for the

support of the Trusts and Unions reported upon previously; particularly the LE Stepto Trust and the

ER Bromley Trust.

Documents

Annual Report 2012 - 2013 · Rowing NSW Annual Report 2012-2013 Page 7 Stephen Handley Attended 9 from a possible 12 Board meetings Stephen Handley has been a member of Sydney Rowing