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DSR Annual Report 2003/2004

2003/2004 reports and financial statements, including the year's highlights, Director General's report, corporate overview and grants approved.

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  • Redevelopment of Perth Oval in partnership with the Town of Vincent into a custom-built rectangular stadium for sports such as soccer and the rugby codes. Members Equity Stadium also provides a permanent home for the Perth Glory Soccer Club.
  • Facility developments including the commencement of construction of a baseball stadium at Tom Bateman Reserve and the completion of a Football Centre of Excellence at Leederville Oval and the collocation of Subiaco and East Perth football teams. Further planning development for netball, gymnastics, rowing and canoeing.
  • Investment of $9 million in community level facilities through the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund. Approximately $6 million was allocated to regional projects.
  • Facilitation of the reform of soccer in Western Australia which led to the creation of a new state body, the Western Australian Soccer Association.
  • Presentation of the Sport and Recreation Industry Awards in November 2003. The awards, held every two years, are an opportunity to formally recognise innovation and excellence in the pursuit of best practice in Western Australia’s sport and recreation industry.
  • The department commenced hosting of the Standing Committee on Recreation and Sport (SCORS) secretariat in January 2004. A key responsibility will be the department’s coordination and presentation of the National Leaders in Sport Conference to be held in November 2004.
  • Publication of the Asset Management Guide for Sport and Recreation Facilities – A guide for Facility Owners and Managers. This guide was the result of a facilities branch Leading Edge Seminar and has been widely accepted by the industry.
  • Pursued national agenda issues such as fare equalisation, national championships rotation and organisational governance.
  • Publication of Future Directions of Trail Development in Western Australia – A Framework for the sustainable development of Trails, which provides a clear framework for trails development over the next five years.
  • Introduction of strategic facility planning targeting sports identified as needing direction in the development of facilities.
  • The industry continued to embrace Strategic Directions for Western Australian Sport and Recreation 2003-2005.
  • Lotterywest agreed to extend its support for the Trails Grants Program for a further three years to 2005/2006 for a minimum of $1.5m.
  • The department was represented on several State Government working parties including the CEO’s Taskforce on Insurance and the SCORS Insurance/Risk Management Working Party.
  • Provided $9.3 million in funding to Western Australian sport through the Sports Lotteries Account for sport development in Western Australia. A further $528,496 was provided to support sport development initiatives in regional Western Australia.
  • Through the Country Sport Enrichment Scheme the department provided funding of more than $239,000 for country and regional communities to access state and national level sporting events. Nineteen events were held involving 11 sporting associations.
  • The department developed international sporting links with India and Indonesia, signing memoranda of understanding to provide Western Australian sporting expertise.
  • Through the department’s Sport International WA unit, Western Australia hosted sporting teams from Iraq, South Korea, Kuwait, Slovakia, Spain and Malaysia. Sport International also provided assistance for WA Institute of Sport athletes to train and compete in gymnastics, swimming, water polo and yachting in countries such as Greece, Spain and Singapore.
  • The highly successful Alcoa Coach in Residence Scheme entered its 25th year in 2004. This program is one of the longest running sports partnerships in Western Australia. The department matched Alcoa’s contribution dollar for dollar, further enhancing opportunities for sports to access high quality coaches for coach and athlete education.
  • The department under the Club Development Scheme hosted the First Clubs Conference, the only conference of its kind in Australia. Almost 400 volunteers attended the conference in Perth.
  • The department launched the Rio Tinto Volunteer Management Scheme, a $540,000 partnership between the department and the Rio Tinto WA Future Fund. To date almost 300 people have attended seminars on volunteer management and almost 900 copies of the Clubs’ Guide to Volunteer Management have been distributed.
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