Our Journey. Annual Review Australia

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1 Our Jourey Aual Review 2011 Australia We re givig more Australia athletes with a itellectual disability the opportuity to reach their persoal best through sport.

2 Special Olympics Australia The atioal office of Special Olympics Australia is located at: Level 1, Sports House 6A Figtree Drive Sydey Olympic Park NSW 2127 We ca be cotacted at: PO Box 62 Cocord West NSW 2138 Telephoe: or Fax: Charitable Status Special Olympics Australia is a atioal ot-for-profit orgaisatio with tax-exempt charity ad deductible gift-recipiet status grated by the Australia Taxatio Office. We have bee operatig i Australia sice 1976 ad we are registered with the Departmet of Gamig ad Racig uder the Charitable Fudraisig Act, Our atioal fudraisig licece umber is CFN14503 ad our ABN is Reportig Period This Aual Review covers our activities ad performace from 1 Jauary 2011 to 31 December 2011, which aligs with the Special Olympics Australia fiacial year. Cotets About Us...1 Chairma s Itroductio...2 Message from the CEO...3 Message from the Australia Sports Commissio...3 Highlights of Aroud the States...5 Quality Sport ad Competitio...6 Icreasig Sports Participatio...8 Egagig Commuities...10 Securig Our Fiaces Platform of Achievemet A Uified Team Thak you Fiacial Iformatio...20 Published by Special Olympics Australia April Prited by Hoga Prit, Photos: (cover): Sady Freema receives cogratulatios from her parets, Norma ad Carol after her secod placig i the 200m idividual medley swim at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games. Sady was the yougest member of the Australia team. Photo: Peter Muhlbock. (this page): Australia tepi bowlers (left to right) Stephe O May (QLD), Raymod Scott (VIC) & Viliamu Tumaalii (NSW). Photo: Peter Muhlbock. Auditors KPMG 10 Shelley Street Sydey NSW Bakig Parter Westpac

3 About Us Special Olympics Australia is proud to provide regular sports participatio ad quality competitio to people with a itellectual disability of all ages ad abilities. Through mutually-beeficial parterships ad quality sportig pathways we ecourage every participat to have the opportuity ad choice to explore their ow possibility ad ultimately reach their full potetial. Our Missio Our missio is to provide year-roud sports traiig ad athletic competitio i a variety of Olympic-type sports for childre ad adults with a itellectual disability, givig them cotiuig opportuities to develop physical fitess, demostrate courage, experiece joy ad participate i the sharig of gifts, skills ad friedship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes ad the commuity. Our History Special Olympics bega over 40 years ago whe the late Euice Keedy Shriver ivited 75 childre with a itellectual disability ito her ow backyard to explore their talets through sport. This backyard camp has ow grow ito the global Special Olympics movemet, which supports almost 3.5 millio athletes i 170 coutries. Special Olympics bega i Australia i 1976 ad our programs are ow delivered by a dedicated group of voluteers i local commuities across the coutry. I 2011, we offered 14 official sports, plus recreatioal activities ad other lifestyle programs that reflect our holistic approach to athlete well-beig. Our Future Every two hours a Australia child is diagosed with a itellectual disability, which meas we have much work to do to meet the demad for our services. So, we have set a ambitious target to have 10,000 athletes with a itellectual disability regularly participatig i sport through our programs by This is outlied i our ew Natioal Strategy

4 Chairma s Itroductio 2011 was a year of celebratio for Special Olympics Australia as we delighted i the efforts of 130 Australia athletes at the Special Olympics World Summer Games i Greece. They brought home a bag of medals ad ribbos, but it was the team s 58 persoal best performaces that represet the Special Olympics values of perseverace ad bravery. The evet raised awareess of our orgaisatio ad I was pleased to see this iterest tur ito actio as parters, govermet departmets, sportig orgaisatios, supporters ad local commuities got behid our first multi-platform fudraisig campaig. Their support i helpig sed the team to Athes was uprecedeted ad may followed the team s progress o our website, i the media ad via olie commuicatios. Our job ow is to maitai this egagemet, because as much as the World Games is a excitig evet, it is oly a very small part of what we offer. Competitio opportuities for Special Olympics athletes who wish to compete is importat, ad I am proud of our quality competitio pathways ad strog sports parterships, but providig the beefits of regular sports participatio to more people with a itellectual disability remais our focus. I 2011, we welcomed over 1,500 ew athletes ad I am delighted that we ca ow give may more families opportuities to coect, share ad belog. My wife ad I are both Special Olympics voluteers, with two of our sos i the program, so I appreciate that Special Olympics provides a place where families ca come together ad celebrate achievemet. With 53 local Special Olympics programs across the coutry offerig over 15,000 aual traiig ad competitio sessios, there are plety of opportuities to celebrate, but we will always have to do more to meet the demad for our services marked the successful completio of our first-ever Natioal Strategy ad this platform of achievemet has already allowed us to move forward with a ambitious ew strategy that focuses o icreasig the umber of Special Olympics athletes to 10,000 by Thaks to my colleagues o the Natioal Board for guidig us o our jourey. O behalf of the Board I welcome Gill Stapleto as CEO of Special Olympics Australia. Gill is supported by a strog executive team ad dedicated staff i atioal ad state offices who cotiue to service athletes, families, parters, voluteers ad coaches. To all of these athletes, families, parters, voluteers ad coaches I say a particular thak you. You make Special Olympics a worthwhile ad ispirig orgaisatio to be part of. Without your ethusiasm, dedicatio ad passio we would have othig to celebrate, ad I look forward to may future celebratios. Mark Streetig Chair, Natioal Board Special Olympics Australia I am proud of our quality competitio pathways ad strog sports parterships, but providig the beefits of regular sports participatio to more people with a itellectual disability remais our focus. Mark Streetig Chair, Natioal Board Special Olympics Australia 2

5 Message from the CEO I 2011, I was delighted to joi the professioal team at Special Olympics Australia. With a backgroud i the corporate health sector ad a persoal commitmet to a active lifestyle, the Special Olympics visio to create better lives for people with a itellectual disability through sport fits perfectly with me. Now that I have met so may athletes, families ad carers I feel eve more ispired to lead this orgaisatio ito the future. The teacity of Special Olympics athletes ad the resiliece of their families ad carers is amazig. I am also i awe of the dedicated voluteers who cotiue to ope up a world of opportuity that allows athletes to achieve what some thought impossible. I must also recogise those voluteers who sit o regioal committees, state boards ad our Natioal Board. We have a strog goverace structure that cotiues to take us to ew heights. Someoe who uderstads this well is my predecessor Catrioa Barry. Catrioa has bee a strog leader for may years ad I am pleased that she has take o the role of Chief Operatios Officer. Of course, we would struggle to exist without our parters, so we are grateful to our Pricipal Parter the Australia Sports Commissio for supportig our visio that all Australias should be able to participate i sport at their level of choice. Special thaks also goes to our log-term parter, IGA who cotiue to provide ecessary fuds through doatios ad the sale of IGA Sigature products. The Turaroud Maagemet Associatio (TMA), Law Eforcemet Torch Ru (LETR), SAS ad News Limited are also major cotributors to our cause. Thak you marked a major milestoe for Special Olympics Australia with the ed of our first four-year Natioal Strategy. As we begi our ew jourey I ivite you to ejoy this celebratio of the year that was Gill Stapleto Chief Executive Officer Special Olympics Australia Message from the Australia Sports Commissio The Australia Govermet ad Australia Sports Commissio are proud supporters of Special Olympics Australia. A key focus of the Australia Govermet s social iclusio ageda is supportig the visio of a socially iclusive society i which all Australias have the opportuity to participate i sport at their level of choice. Ivestig ad parterig with Special Olympics Australia provides strog opportuities to achieve this visio through the orgaisatio s focus o trasformig the lives of people with a itellectual disability through sport. I the Budget, the Australia Govermet, through the Australia Sports Commissio, provided $545,000 to help the orgaisatio achieve success. This fudig has supported Special Olympics Australia to focus o gettig more people with a itellectual disability participatig i sport. This aual fudig has ad will cotiue to boost voluteerism. Australia s Special Olympics athletes ad voluteers are a ispiratio. They remid us of the power of sport to help breakdow barriers ad the Australia Sports Commissio looks forward to workig with Special Olympics Australia to pla ad support their cotiued sportig success. Simo Holligsworth Chief Executive Officer Australia Sports Commissio 3

6 Highlights of 2011 Quality Sport ad Competitio Australia athletes competed at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games i Greece the largest sportig evet i the world for the year. Team Australia competed i 11 sports ad retured home with may medals ad ribbos, as well as 58 persoal best performaces. - Special Olympics Australia ad Special Olympics New Zealad held the iaugural Tras Tasma Touramet. - A Natioal Witer Games was held as a selectio evet for the 2013 Special Olympics World Witer Games where five Australia athletes will compete. - The Natioal Selectio Committee helped establish selectio committees i each state to esure our sports ad competitios are of the highest stadards. Icreasig Sports Participatio - We welcomed 1,584 ew athletes, brigig the umber of athletes we support to 5, We also welcomed four ew regios. - Participatio i the Commuity Sports Lik program icreased by 108%. - We stregtheed our partership with Ridig for the Disabled (RDA) so our athletes ca ow ejoy equestria i Queeslad, South Australia, Victoria ad Wester Australia. Egagig Commuities - Local commuities across Australia celebrated our 2011 World Games team with a uprecedeted show of support for our fudraisig campaigs ad olie commuicatios. They also set thousads of herograms to the team. - Our media reach durig the Games, icludig stories published both olie ad i prit through News Limited, was over 250 millio viewers. - Traffic to our website icreased by 159% ad our social media reach was over 236,000 users. - Corporate voluteerig across the coutry cotiued to build mometum. - Sportig clubs from various football codes got behid our cause. Securig Our Fiaces - Fudig icreased across all icome streams. - Our first-ever multi-platform fudraisig campaig raised $1.3 millio to sed the Australia team to the Special Olympics World Summer Games i Greece. - Special Olympics Australia ad our parters IGA held our first atioal competitio to icrease awareess, fuds ad product sales. - I 2011, the Turaroud Maagemet Associatio (TMA) achieved $1 millio i fudig for our orgaisatio over the 5-year period of our partership. - All state ad territory govermets supported our World Games team with some offerig ogoig fudig. A Uified Team - Gill Stapleto joied Special Olympics Australia as CEO at the ed of 2011 whe Catrioa Barry moved from CEO to Chief Operatios Officer. - The Natioal Board cotiued to grow i stregth with the appoitmet of: Jo Scrive, Qatas; Major Geeral Michael Slater, Australia Defece Force; ad Luke Sayers, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia. - A Fiace ad Fudig Summit resulted i states ad territories agreeig to uprecedeted trasparecy ad cooperatio aroud fiaces ad future budgets. - Voluteer, Roby Cook OAM from Victoria was iducted ito our Hall of Fame ad Special Olympics athlete Adrew Williams was awarded the EKS Award. 4 Photo: The Australia wome s basketball team ad coachig staff. Photo: Peter Muhlbock.

7 Aroud the States Australia Capital Territory - Icreased athlete umbers by 31%. - Accredited the Sowy Moaro regio. - Welcomed the Territory s first affiliated groups. - Built local parterships with Westpac, Bedigo Commuity Bak ad the CFMEU resultig i ogoig icome streams over the ext three years. - Hosted three Iter-regioal Games where ivited teams from Victoria ad NSW were able to ejoy the competitios. New South Wales - Icreased athlete umbers by 114%. - Accredited the ew Illawarra regio. - Lauched the mothly Blues Iformer ewsletter. - Participated i Law Eforcemet Torch Ru (LETR) evets icludig the secod aual LETR Plae Pull. - Provided goverace traiig to regioal committees. South Australia - Icreased athlete umbers by 57%. - Accredited Limestoe Coast. - Itroduced equestria thaks to a partership with Ridig for the Disabled (RDA). Tasmaia - Icreased athlete umbers by 39%. - Secured fudig for the Commuity Sports Lik program with over 500 participats from 60 schools ad disability service providers able to ejoy 26 evets. - Juior programs were itroduced i two regios thaks to a partership with Aussie Hoops. - Corporate voluteers, icludig staff from Mystate ad Betfair, cotributed to the quality of local evets. Wester Australia - Icreased athlete umbers by 153%. - Pioeered a ew model for Athlete Leadership Programs with the Uiversity of Wester Australia. - Itroduced a successful Commuity Sports Liks program. - Lauched the Law Eforcemet Torch Ru program. Queeslad - Icreased athlete umbers by 270%. - Accredited the Fraser Coast regio. - Held a iaugural Commuicatios Coferece for all regioal chairs with such success that it has bee added to the regular Queeslad caledar. - Hosted a successful Sports Luch ad a umber of Golf Days to raise fuds for local programs. Victoria - Icreased athlete umbers by 16%. - Cofirmed Doald McGauchie as Chairma of the Games Orgaisig Committee (GOC) for the 2014 Natioal Games to be held i Melboure. - Diverted full-time resources to the Commuity Sports Lik program ad juior programs to drive growth. - Lauched the Youg Athletes program, with the support of voluteers from Mattel. 5

8 Quality Sport ad Competitio Regular Sports Participatio For All Abilities Special Olympics Australia is ot just oe sigle evet. We provide regular sports traiig ad quality competitio for athletes of all abilities across the etire caledar year. I 2011, we offered 14 official sports through more tha 350 local sports clubs with voluteers deliverig over 15,000 sports ad competitio sessios throughout the period. Upcomig Games 6 Photo: Wester Australia softball player, Browy Russell ejoys oe of our may quality competitios. Photo: WikiPoP Media. Tras Tasma Touramet 2012 Cairs QLD, Australia Juior Natioal Games 2012 Newcastle NSW, Australia Special Olympics World Witer Games 2013 PyeogChag, Republic of Korea Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games 2013 Newcastle NSW, Australia Natioal Games 2014 Melboure VIC, Australia Special Olympics World Summer Games 2015 Los Ageles, USA

9 World Games Celebratios While our core purpose is to provide regular sports traiig for people with a itellectual disability, we also offer a structured competitio ladder for athletes who choose to compete. At the top of this ladder is the Special Olympics World Games, which is held o a four-year cycle i both summer ad witer sports. I 2011, 130 Australia athletes with a i itellectual disability experieced the thrill of a lifetime whe they competed i eleve sports at the Special Olympics World Summer Games i Greece. The evet was the largest sportig evet i the world for the year with 7,500 athletes from 185 coutries comig together i a celebratio of ability ad friedship. Our Australia team retured home with a medal haul of 54 gold, 41 silver ad 43 broze medals, as well as 44 place ribbos (4-8). They also recorded 58 persoal best performaces durig the games. The motivatio of each idividual athlete cotributed to this success, as did the support of local ad team coaches who worked together to esure that athletes were well prepared for the evet. The 40 voluteers, icludig coaches, team maagemet ad medical staff, who travelled with the team, did a remarkable job ad we thak them for allowig Australia athletes to share their talets. Flame of Hope Cogratulatios to Special Olympics athlete Joshua Frost from Sydey West, NSW who was oe of oly te athletes from aroud the world selected by our global headquarters to be part of The Fial Leg of the Law Eforcemet Torch Ru for the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games. The Fial Leg is just oe of the may traditios of World Games competitio where athletes ad law eforcemet officers carry the Flame of Hope o a jourey to the Opeig Ceremoy where the flame is used to light the cauldro ad officially ope the Games. Natioal Witer Games Followig the success of previous sow camps, held i cojuctio with Disabled WiterSport Australia (DWA), Special Olympics Australia hosted our first official Natioal Witer Games, featurig sow sports. The evet, which was held i Perisher, NSW, with the support of NSW Iterschool s Sowsports, saw 27 athletes ad 7 coaches/officials from Special Olympics ACT, NSW, Queeslad ad Victoria give it their best i sowboardig ad alpie skiig. With alpie skiig split ito multiple divisios the evet was able to cater for advaced, itermediate, ovice ad begier skiers. Special Olympics Australia will ow sed five athletes ad three officials to the 2013 Special Olympics World Witer Games to be held i PyeogChag, Republic of Korea. Sports Parterships Special Olympics Australia works closely with the Australia Sports Commissio, as well as State ad Natioal Sports Orgaisatios, to maitai best practice, stregthe sports pathways, celebrate success ad develop parterships that promote sport for all. At a atioal level we have formal parterships with: - Bocce Federatio of Australia - Disabled WiterSport Australia - Football Federatio Australia - Golf Australia - Gymastics Australia - Softball Australia - Swimmig Australia - Teis Australia We also have supportive workig relatioships with Basketball Australia, Sailability, Yachtig Australia ad Tepi Bowlig Australia. I additio, our voluteer coaches ad officials are accredited, via the Australia Sports Commissio s Natioal Officiatig Accreditatio Scheme, by the goverig body relevat to their sport. We have also developed a umber of idepedet paels to work o the developmet of specific sports eeds. Expadig Opportuities For those Special Olympics athletes who wat to compete we cotiue to fid ways to provide more competitio opportuities. Kowig that oly a small percetage of athletes will reach the piacle of our competitio ladder, we approached Special Olympics New Zealad to itroduce a additioal competitio pathway for two of our most popular sports basketball ad football (soccer). This resulted i the first Tras Tasma Touramet. I November, Special Olympics New Zealad hosted the iaugural evet where Australia was represeted by five basketball teams ad five football teams. This allowed 80 Australia athletes to experiece a ew competitio pathway. Special Olympics Australia will host the competitio i 2012 where we expect to see almost 500 athletes compete i basketball, football, athletics ad tepi bowlig. Developig Our Coaches Special Olympics Australia cotiues to focus o providig voluteer coaches ad officials with the tools that allow them to ejoy their voluteer experiece while givig participats with a itellectual disability the best chace to do their best i sport. So we expaded our popular olie orietatio module to iclude additioal olie traiig for evet maagemet, Heads of Delegatio, plus policies for awards ad team selectios. Over 1,000 viewers have completed these traiig modules ad we cotiue to promote the Australia Sports Commissio s Play by the Rules courses to further ehace educatio for our valued voluteers. Selectio Committee Followig three cosecutive terms o the Natioal Selectio Committee Susa Grealy (QLD) ad Shirley-Ae Milgate (VIC) fiished their teure ad we welcomed Lorraie Clarke (NSW) ad Toy Moore (NSW) to the team. Last year the work of the Committee icluded maagig processes for aual awards, reviewig existig policies, as well as the fair ad trasparet selectio of represetative teams. 7

10 Icreasig Sports Participatio Growth I Athlete Participatio Athletes A Milestoe Last year we welcomed our 5000th registered athlete, sixtee-year-old basketballer Christia Mamfredas from the Sydey Ier West regio. Christia discovered Special Olympics through the Commuity Sports Lik program ad is ow ejoyig regular sport i his local commuity. His brother has also siged up as a Special Olympics voluteer. We Wat More Athletes At Special Olympics Australia, our visio is to brig the joy ad beefits of sport to more people with a itellectual disability i local commuities across the coutry. While the demad for our services cotiues to grow, icreasig the umber of athletes participatig i our programs remais a priority. I 2011, we were delighted to record 5,770 athletes with a itellectual disability actively participatig i our programs. I our ew Natioal Strategy we have committed to icreasig this umber to 10,000 athletes by Commuity Sports Lik Our Commuity Sports Lik program promotes parterships with disability service providers, schools ad local sports clubs. This importat program brigs sport directly to people with a itellectual disability with some of the highest support eeds. Without this program they simply would t be able to ejoy sport ad we thak the small team of Commuity Developmet Coordiators, corporate ad commuity voluteers, as well as a few geerous parters who make it happe o a shoestrig budget. I 2011, the Commuity Sports Lik program supported 2,416 athletes, a 108% icrease o participatio over the previous year. Itroductory Sports Programs Other parters are also helpig us icrease athlete participatio through itroductory sports programs. These iclude: My Golf (Golf Australia), GymAbility (Gymastics Australia), Aussie Hoops (Basketball Australia) ad I2 Cricket (Cricket Australia). New Local Programs Four ew regios are ow up ad ruig i Sowy Moaro (ACT), Illawarra (NSW), Fraser Coast (QLD) ad Limestoe Coast (SA) brigig our total umber of accredited regioal sports programs to 53 across the coutry. 8

11 Photo: Tasmaia s Kelly Bis with teis coach Neil Heyme (QLD). Photo: Peter Muhlbock. 9

12 Egagig Commuities Our Patro Special Olympics Australia is proud to have Her Excellecy Ms Queti Bryce AC CVO, Goveror-Geeral of the Commowealth of Australia as our Patro. Ms Bryce gives very geerously of her time to support Special Olympics athletes ad we were very pleased that she joied us at the official farewell fuctio for the Australia athletes headig to the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games. As Patro of a umber of charities, we were also very excited that Her Excellecy chose to feature the athletes of Special Olympics o her official Christmas card. Our Fas The Australia team who participated at the Special Olympics World Summer Games i Athes received hudreds of messages of support icludig special cogratulatios from: Australia Prime Miister, Julia Gillard; Olympic swimmer, Grat Hackett; ad siger Damie Leith. Media ad Commuicatios I 2011, the Special Olympics World Summer Games domiated our commuicatios ad egaged the commuity. Workig with our parters News Limited, olie ad prit media geerated a potetial viewership of 235,234,637. Web traffic icreased by 159% ad we recorded the highest umber of active users to our facebook page ever. 26 editios of the World Games ewsletter icreased our ewsletter subscriptio base by 27% ad we were delighted to see Special Olympics o air through ABC, SBS, Natioal Nie News, Fox Sports, WIN ad NBN. Based o Games-time egagemet our social media chaels cotiue to grow ad we have lauched a ew mothly e-ewsletter, Soapbox. 10 Corporate Voluteerig By buildig our etwork of corporate voluteers, Special Olympics Australia hopes to provide may ew opportuities to athletes with a itellectual disability, while allowig the corporate commuity to share the joy of Special Olympics ad witess the beefits of their support. I 2011, corporate voluteerig across the coutry cotiued to build mometum thaks to the staff at Bupa, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), SAS, ANZ, MLC, Booz & Compay ad Raytheo who gave their time to voluteer at commuity sports programs, state competitios ad fudraisig evets. We were also delighted that football clubs of various codes supported our program. These icluded Sydey Roosters, Melboure Storm, Parramatta Eels, West Coast Eagles, Richmod Football Club, Melboure Football Club, Melboure Heart, Melboure Rebels, ACT Brumbies, Colligwood ad Hawthore. Celebratig Achievemet Special Olympics Australia host aual awards to recogise the achievemets of athletes ad to celebrate the work of voluteers. I 2011, Victoria Roby Cook OAM was iducted ito the Special Olympics Hall of Fame which recogises a voluteer who has show outstadig service to the orgaisatio. Roby has bee voluteerig with Special Olympics for over thirty years ad has bee a great ispiratio to athletes, coaches ad fellow voluteers. Roby was delighted to receive her award from our Patro, Her Excellecy Ms Queti Bryce. The EKS award, i hoour of Special Olympics fouder Euice Keedy Shriver, is also preseted aually to a athlete who has show great leadership qualities ad Adrew Williams from Victoria was this year s wier. Adrew is dedicated to athlete leadership ad played a crucial role i establishig Australia s first Athlete Committee. I 2011, he was also the athlete represetative to the Special Olympics Australia Natioal Board. Outside of these atioal awards, states ad regioal committees also provide opportuities for recogitio ad reward. The Special Olympics movemet is very close to my heart ad I am glad to be Patro of this atioal charity. Her Excellecy Ms Queti Bryce AC CVO, Goveror-Geeral of the Commowealth of Australia

13 Photo: Her Excellecy Ms Queti Egage Bryce AO CVO, Goveror-Geeral Commuities of the Commowealth of Australia with Special Olympics golfer, Steve Robso. Photo: Peter Muhlbock. 11

14 Securig Our Fiaces Govermet & Commuity Grats 30% Sposorship, Doatios & Grats 13% Fudraisig Evets & Fuctios 14% Shows % icrease from Fudig Icome By Type - 43% Major Sports Competitio Fudig (up 4%) - 14% Fudraisig Evets ad Fuctios (up 2%) - 13% Sposorship, Campaigs ad Doatios (up 2%) - 30% Govermet, Corporate ad Grats Major Sportig Evets 43% Diversified Icome I 2011, our major icome sources across major evets, fudraisig, govermet ad commuity grats icreased o 2010 supportig our strategy to diversify our icome ad build sustaiable fudig parterships. Multi-Platform Fudraisig We delivered our best ever, atioal multi-platform fudraisig campaig i support of the 130 Australia athletes who competed at the Special Olympics World Summer Games i Greece. With thaks to News Limited ad our corporate parters over 4 millio idividuals egaged with our campaig via fa club support, sedig team herograms, olie doatios ad e-marketig activity. I excess of $1.3 millio was secured to subsidise team travel, uiforms, isurace, traiig camps ad team support. Thaks to a uited effort they retured home as oe of our most successful represetative teams. Fudraisig Evets Fudraisig evets across the atio cotiued to stregthe ad grow due to great parterships, dedicated fudraisig committees ad woderful supporters. Improvemets to marketig, sposorship ad plaig have icreased our profit margis ad added to the overall quality of our evets, which offer great etworkig opportuities to our supporters Special thaks to our atioal parters Turaroud Maagemet Associatio (TMA). I 2011, we celebrated hittig $1 millio i fudig over our five-year partership a remarkable milestoe. Diversified fudig through secod ad third party fudraisig pilots have established ew icome streams that will cotiue to provide fudig for our grassroots programs to deliver weekly sports traiig i local commuities. New Partership Campaig IGA ad Special Olympics Australia successfully delivered a ew atioal Mother s Day competitio with the backig of atioal media. The campaig icreased olie doatios to Special Olympics Australia while icreasig purchases of IGA Sigature products across all IGA stores i Australia, addig value to our existig cause-related marketig program. Govermet Relatioships I 2011, govermet departmets i every state provided fiacial support to assist us i sedig a team to Greece for the Special Olympics World Summer Games. Seator Ja McLucas, Parliametary Secretary for Disabilities ad Carers, travelled to the Games to support the team. We cotiue to work o parterships with govermet departmets to create more opportuities for athletes with a itellectual disability. Better Use of Techology Our i-house systems, ad expertise i usig ew ad existig techology, cotiues to improve the quality of our fudraisig campaigs. I 2011, we bega developig 53 local program websites with customised olie fudraisig pages assistig local regios to better coect fas ad fuds. 12

15 Parterships Steggles showed their support through Steggles Charity Nest i partership with the Sydey Roosters. Members of the Law Eforcemet Torch Ru cotiued to be some of our biggest fas raisig fuds ad drivig awareess. Hudreds of News Limited staff got behid our World Games campaig resultig i uprecedeted support for a Australia team. Supporters across Australia were ispired to sed thousads of herograms ad over 1.4 millio readers followed their progress through dedicated websites at: Courier Mail, Daily Telegraph, Herald Su, Adelaide Advertiser, Perth Times, ews.com.au, whereilive.com.au, foxsports.com.au. Hudreds of stories across all commuity titles at Quest, Cumberlad Courier (News Local) Leader ad Messeger meat every athlete was promoted as a hero. Major corporate doatios for the team came from BHP, Zurich Fiacial Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Stuart Alexader, Gloria Jea s Coffees, Steggles ad News Limited. Photos: (mai photo): Prime Miister, Julia Gillard with Special Olympics NSW athletes (left to right): Mega Newell, Steve Robso, Nicole Harris ad Alyse Saxby. Photo: (left iset): Grat Hackett is a fa of Special Olympics ad ejoyed sharig tips with Victoria swimmer Kiera Johso-Vickers. Photo: (right iset): Special Olympics gymast Chris Buto ad his mum Halia were the face of our IGA Mothers Day competitio. 13

16 Stridig Forward I our Natioal Strategy we show how we will give more people with a itellectual disability opportuity, choice ad the possibility to reach their persoal best. To view the strategy go to resources 14

17 Platform Of Achievemet 2011 marked the ed of our first four-year Natioal Strategy ad we are delighted to report that we have built a platform of achievemet as we move forward with a ambitious ew Natioal Strategy for the period Provide a Quality Sportig Experiece 60% of our official sports maaged by experts workig with the respective Natioal Sports Orgaisatio. 100% icrease i competitio opportuities at all levels ad i each sport. Recreatioal athletes have a place to belog i Special Olympics. 30% icrease i accredited coaches. Natioally implemeted stadards for ruig evets. Icrease Athlete Participatio 25% icrease i accredited regios. 25% icrease i athlete participatio. A database that is compatible with the iteratioal Games Maagemet System (GMS). A icrease i accredited states ad regios, as well as affiliated groups. Egage Commuities to Support Growth A Families Support program. Athlete Leadership Programs with athletes accompaied by traied metors o all committees. A Ambassador program to help raise awareess. A commuity program desiged to welcome voluteers ad supporters. A costatly improvig ad relevat website. Icreased awareess through media. Secure Our Fiacial Future Icrease i fudig across diversified icome streams. A structured Fa Club providig fudig. A aggregate of $14.8 millio from all sources, icludig multi-departmetal govermet fudig over the period. 12-moths of fixed outgoigs i reserve. Uify the Orgaisatio Each state ad regio operatig withi the Terms of Referece A uitary model of goverace with all state ad regios fuctioig as part of Special Olympics Australia. A cetralised fiacial maagemet system. 50% icrease i the satisfactio of voluteer committees with the leadership of the atioal office. Key: Achieved Beyod Target Achieved To Target Not achieved Photo: Special Olympics athlete Gle Patterso from Tasmaia shows his athletic talet. Photo: Peter Muhlbock. 15

18 A Uified Team Board of Directors The Special Olympics Australia Board is resposible for implemetig processes that reflect good corporate goverace ad esure that the orgaisatio is o the right path to achieve our missio. The Board brig importat skills ad expertise to the orgaisatio ad meet at least five times a year. Mark Streetig (Chair) Mark has two sos i the program ad ca ofte be see voluteerig at his local brach of Special Olympics, despite his busy schedule as a Pricipal with Booz & Compay. Mark is a experieced busiessma havig worked with various major corporate ad govermet bodies aroud the world ad cotiues to use his expertise to guide the strategic directio of Special Olympics Australia. Jacita Baldwi (Vice Chair) Jacita brigs with her a multitude of experiece from her roles with the Victoria Govermet Departmet of Huma Services, Disability Services ad the Australia Sports Commissio. Havig previously served as CEO of Deaf Sports Australia ad a board member of the Deaflympics, Jacita is a great supporter of people with a disability. Kim Brya Kim brigs with her a accomplished commuicatios ad marketig career, havig worked as the Public Affairs Maager with Caltex; Geeral Maager Marketig & Strategic Commuicatios with Rail Corp (NSW); Group Marketig Maager at St George Bak; Seior Marketig maager at ANZ Bak ad Geeral Maager, Corporate Marketig ad Brad with Queeslad Rail (QR). Julieae Cox Julieae is a log-term supporter of Special Olympics Australia ad as a parter with Baker & McKezie she regularly assists with matters of strategic importace havig worked with may major corporates throughout her career. Max Jackso Max has bee a active supporter of Special Olympics for may years ad has held the role of Chair, Special Olympics Victoria. He is a highly experieced cosultat, providig traiig ad cosultacy services to public ad private sector orgaisatios. Max has also held the role of Maager, Disability Services for the South Metropolita Regio i Melboure. Aa-Louise Kassulke Aa-Louise is a experieced Special Olympics voluteer havig joied the orgaisatio i She was istrumetal i establishig Special Olympics Queeslad ad has held the role of Head of Delegatio for the Australia team at both the 2007 ad 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games. Rex Lagthore AM Rex has bee ivolved with Special Olympics for over 20 years havig held various roles at atioal, regioal ad iteratioal levels. At a local level he remais a committed voluteer who is credited with establishig the Special Olympics Australia golf program. He is also a member of the Special Olympics Australia Hall of Fame. Toy McGrath Toy is Chairma of McGrathNicol ad was previously parter ad head of KPMG s Corporate Recovery Team. Toy brigs great fiacial expertise ad a cotiually growig etwork to Special Olympics Australia ad he is Chair of the Board s Fiace Committee. 16

19 Luke Sayers Luke is CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia where he leads the strategic directio of Australia s largest ad most respected professioal services firm. Luke is committed to spedig time with cliets ad commuities ad joied the Natioal Board to use his passio ad skills to help ispire people with a itellectual disability. Seior Executive Team Jo Scrive Jo is Group Executive, People & Corporate Services for Qatas. I this positio he is resposible for huma resources as well as overseeig the Office of the Chief Executive Officer which ecompasses safety, security, eviromet, iteral audit ad compay secretary. He also sits o the Board of the Qatas Foudatio. Roby Sefiai Roby has bee a member of the Natioal Board for over eight years ad both her ad her staff at award-wiig agecy Sefiai Commuicatios Group, have dedicated themselves to raisig the profile of Special Olympics Australia. She is a fellow of the Australia Istitute of Compay Directors ad Public Relatios Istitute of Australia. Major Geeral Michael Slater AO DSC CSC Michael is the Australia Army Forces Commader. His most seior appoitmets were withi huma resource maagemet ad strategic policy plaig ad implemetatio, plus the desig ad delivery of largescale complex traiig. Michael led the Queeslad Recostructio Authority after the floods i Adrew Williams Adrew is the athlete represetative to the Board ad brigs with him great experiece havig served o Sports Rules Advisory Committees for our global headquarters. Adrew is also a foudig member of the first Australia Athlete Advisory Committee. Gill Stapleto Chief Executive Officer Catrioa Barry Chief Operatios Officer Alex McNeilly Geeral Maager, Marketig & Corporate Relatios A Moagha Geeral Maager, Sport & Competitio Stewart Williams Geeral Maager, Fiace & Admiistratio 17

20 Thak You Patro Her Excellecy Ms Queti Bryce AC CVO, Goveror-Geeral of the Commowealth of Australia Parters Pricipal Parter Australia Sports Commissio Gold Parter IGA Silver Parters Law Eforcemet Torch Ru For Special Olympics Australia, SAS, Turaroud Maagemet Associatio (TMA) Media Parter News Limited Official Ambassadors ad Supporters Reae Camio, Paula Duca, Jarryd Haye, Damie Leith, Jim Maxwell, Ashley Oa, Peter Overto, Craig Wig, Grat Hackett, Duca Armstrog. Our Team Special Olympics Australia is fortuate to have committed ad dedicated staff who give their talet, time ad skills to grow the orgaisatio. Commuity Developmet Coordiators cotiue to itroduce sport to ew geeratios of people with a i itellectual disability through plaed sports caledars for schools ad disability services. State Developmet Maagers support both regios ad State Boards. Their role i buildig voluteer capacity is ivaluable as they positio Special Olympics as a leadig ad direct provider of quality sport. The Fudraisig Team are reletless i pursuig parterships ad opportuities that are fiacially sustaiable. Our Sports Staff are passioate about providig opportuities for athletes to compete i quality competitios at all levels ad they are rigorous i maitaiig fair team selectio procedures. Staff i the Natioal Office proudly support the commuicatios, fiace, goverace ad maagemet fuctios that are crucial to the operatio of the orgaisatio. 18 Regios Australia Capital Territory Caberra, Sowy Moaro New South Wales Blue Moutais, Cetral Coast, Cetral West, Fliders, Huter Valley, Illawarra, Macarthur, Mid-North Coast, North West New Eglad, South Coast, Sydey East, Sydey Hills, Sydey Ier West, Sydey Norther, Sydey South, Sydey Hills, Sydey Upper North Shore, Sydey West, Tweed Queeslad Brisbae East, Brisbae North, Brisbae West, Budaberg, Far North Queeslad, Fraser Coast, Gladstoe, Gold Coast, Gympie, Moreto North, Sushie Coast Victoria Ballarat, Barwo, Bedigo, Dadeog Valley, Echuca Campaspe, Gippslad, Melboure Easter Rages, Melboure Ier East, Melboure North, Melboure Souther, Melboure West, Oves & Murray, Westerport Tasmaia North West, Norther, Souther South Australia Adelaide, Limestoe Coast, Port Pirie, Riverlad Wester Australia Perth Metro North Affiliated Clubs Australia Capital Territory Capital Football, Sowy Moaro High School, Powerdome, Wode School. New South Wales AFFORD (Ashfield, Caley), Broderick Gillawara School, Caterbury Ice Skatig Rik, Cecil Hills High School, Chatswood High School, Chiese Parets Associatio, Clarke Road School, Cromehurst School, Easter Respite ad Recreatio, Edeavour Sports High School, Egadie High School, Eurella Commuity Services, Flitwood Disability Services Harris Park, FRANS, House with o Steps (Bexley, Cocord, Kigswood), Highlads Te-Pi Mittagog, JJ Cahill Memorial High School, Karoga School, Marrickville High School, Matraville Sports High School, Multicultural Respite Services, North West Disability Services, Rose Bay Secodary College, Ryde Secodary College, SEE Foudatio Westmead, Sir Joseph Baks High School, St Lucys School, Suy Have, Suyfield (Marrickville, Bexley), Sydey Secodary College Leichhardt Campus, SNAPP, The Ella Cetre- Coectios, Te-Pi City Lidcombe, Vaucluse Public School, Warrawee Public School, WINGAP Foudatio. Queeslad Calamvale Special School, Cetacare Southside Disability Service, Gold Coast Sport & Recreatio, Gooda Special School, Mudgeeraba Special School, Rural Lifestyle Optios Associatio, Special Program Commuity Edeavours, Tweed All Abilities Basketball, Ipswich West Special School. South Australia Ashford Special School, Cabra College St Marys Uit, Cardji College, Christies Beach High School, Clare High School, COMREC, Elizabeth Special School, Football Federatio SA, Fremot Elizabeth City High School, Golde Grove High School Special Educatio Uit, Gordo Educatio Cetre, Grat High School, Grove Educatio Cetre, Hamilto District Special Class, Kagaroo Islad Commuity Educatio, Kesigto Cetre, MINDA, Mt Barker High School, Mt Carmel College, Nicolso Ave School Whyalla, Pasadea High School, Remark Primary School, Riverlad Special School, Roma Mitchell Secodary College, SCOSA, South East Womas Football Associatio, St Patricks Special School, St Peters Woodlads Grammar, Suede Special School, Teiso Woods College, Ridig for The Disabled Associatio (SA). Tasmaia Able Australia Life Choices (South, North), Aglicare, Bowe Road Primary School, Claremot College, Clarece High School, Cosgrove High School, Cosmos Recreatio Service, Devoport High School, Devofield Eterprises, Domiic College, Do College, Exeter Primary School, Gle Dhu Primary School, Hobart College, Howrah Primary School, Huoville High School, Huoville Primary School, Jorda River Learig Federatio, Kigsto High School, Kigsto Primary School, Latrobe High School, Life Without Barriers, Motrose Bay High School, Mowbray Heights Primary School, Marist Regioal College, Multicap, New Tow High School, Newstead Campus of Tasmaia Polytechic, Norther Support School, Norwood Primary School, Norther Occupatioal Support Service, Oak Tasmaia, Optia, Pegui High School, Pegui Primary, Puchbowl Primary School, Prospect High School, Parkside Foudatio, Queechy High School, Reece High School, Riverside High School, Rosebery District High, Reclik, Richmod Primary School, Rosy College, Sacred Heart College, School of Special Educatio Burie, School of Special Educatio Devoport, Summerdale Primary School, Souther Support School, St Michaels Associatio, St Brigids Catholic Primary, St James Catholic College, St Virgil s College, Timsbury School, Trevally Primary School, Ulverstoe High School, West Ulverstoe Primary School, Yougtow Primary School. Victoria Bariga School, Barwo Valley School, Broadmeadows Special Developmetal School, Cocord School, Croxto Special School, Hume Valley School, Gleroy Specialist School, Glealle School, Maor Lakes Special School, Moash Special Developmetal School, Mt Evely Special Developmetal School, Noble Park Special Developmetal School, Vermot South Special School, Port Phillip Special School, Wagaratta Special School, Yarrabah Special School, Koxbroke Day Service, Mambouri Eterprises, Oemda Day Service, Helpig Hoops Basketball, Mildura Basketball Associatio, Croydo Ragers Cricket Club, Fertree Gully Cricket Club, Wydham All Abilities Football ad Cricket Club, RDA Victoria, Barstoeworth Uited Football Club, Doveto Special Soccer School, Wagaratta Just for Kicks Soccer Academy, Kox City Football Club, Nets Teis School. Wester Australia Beldo Educatio Support Cetre, Belridge Educatio Support Cetre, Burbridge Educatio Support Cetre, Caigto Commuity Educatio Support Cetre, Catholic Educatio Departmet Represetative, Cloverdale Educatio Support Cetre, Corpus Christi College, Creaey Educatio Support Cetre, Durham Road School, Halls Head Commuity College ESC, Holy Rosary Catholic School, Joh XXIIIrd College, Kalamuda SHS Educatio Support Cetre, Merriwa Educatio Support Cetre, Methodist Ladies College, Riverto Educatio Support Cetre, South Ballajura Educatio Support Cetre, Uitig Care West Take Time Willetto, Ursula Fraye Catholic College, Westmister Educatio Support Cetre.

21 Supporters 180 Corporate Pty Ltd, 2 Score 2 Pty Ltd, 2GB, 2KY, 2UE ABC, ABC Tissue Products Pty Ltd, Accelerated Evolutio, All Occasio Cruises, ANZ, ANZ Stadium, Aspe Medical Pty Ltd, Australia Post, Australia Govermet (FAHCSIA), Australia Radio Network Baker & McKezie, BakWest, Baycorp Australia, Bedford Idustries, Bedigo Bak, BHP Bilito, Bibby Fiacial Services, Boomerag Executive, Booz & Compay, Bupa Caada Bay Club, Caterbury Coucil, Carmichael Fisher, Cato Purell Parters, City of Sydey Coucil, City of Whitehorse, Clayto Utz, Coca-Cola Compay, Coca- Cola Amatil, Commowealth Bak, Codo Associates Degai s, Deluxe Products, Departmet of Familes ad Commuities (South Australia), Departmet of Plaig ad Commuity Developmet (Victoria), Departmet of Premier ad Cabiet (New South Wales), Departmet of Premier ad Cabiet (Tasmaia), Departmet of Sport & Recreatio (South Australia), Departmet of Sport & Recreatio (Wester Australia), Disabilities AC, DVT Cosultig Eclipse Hospitality Services, Ego Zehder Iteratioal, Emirates, Erst & Youg, ESMbet Factoroe, Ferrier Hodgso, Fox Sports, Freemasos Campbelltow Royal Arch Galileo Fuds, GE Capital, Gecko Prit, Geeric Publicatios, Gleorchy City Coucil, Gloria Jea s Coffees Iteratioal, Golf Australia, Graysolie, GWB Egieerig, Gyrate Hall Chadwick, Harvey Norma, Hawaiia Airlies, Healthway WA, Helpig Hoops (Victoria), Hoga Foudatio, Holdmark Property Group P/L IGA Metcash Food ad Grocery, IGA Sigature, IGA Tasmaia, IMB James N. Kirby, JW Mailig Kestrel Solutios Pty Ltd, KPMG, Kraft Food Law Eforcemet Torch Ru (South Australia), Law Eforcemet Torch Ru (New South Wales), Law Eforcemet Torch Ru (Queeslad), Law Eforcemet Torch Ru (VIC), Lexus of Parramatta, Lifework Foudatio, Lios Australia, Lisford Pty Ltd, Liverpool City Coucil, Lord Mayors Charitable Foudatio, Lord Taverers Tasmaia, Lottery West, Loudmouth Clothig M&M Commuicatios, Macquarie Bak, Masoic Care, McGrathNicol, Metcash, Moves Travel, My State Fiacial Foudatio Navarra Veues, NBN Televisio, Network Te, Newcastle Permaet, Newma s Ow Foudatio, Nie Network, Nova FM Sydey, NSW Govermet (Ageig, Disability & Home Care), NSW Commuities Sport ad Recreatio, Nyrstar Office Natioal, O Maras Valuers & Auctioeers, Oraa, OTIS Padora, Pat Nati Fudraisig, Pat Nati Roses, Patiack Farm, Paula Duca Promotios, Perpetual Trustees, Petersham RSL, Pitcher Parters, Police Credit Uio, PPB Advisory, PPI Promotios, Proveder Australia Pty Ltd, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Qatas, Queeslad State Govermet Office of Liquor ad Gamig Radwick Labor Club, Rotary Health, RPH Adelaide SAS Istitute Australia, SBS, Sefiai Commuicatios Group, SEN 1116, Smith Hacock, Sportig Pulse, Srixo, Stamit Buildig Products, Steggles - Baiada Childres Charity Nest, Steggles Sydey Roosters Charity Nest, Storage Kig, Stuart Alexader, Sucorp Bak, Sydey Olympic Park Busiess Associatio Tasmaia Commuity Fud, Tasmaia Police, Tasmaia Trade ad Labour Coucil, The Primary Club of Australia, The TOTE, True Blue Collectables, Turaroud Maagemet Associatio (TMA) Uiversity of Newcastle, Uiversity of South Australia, Uiversity of Sydey, Uiversity of Wester Sydey, Uiversity of Wollogog Vatage Performace WatervieW, Biceteial Park, Wester Australia State Govermet, Wester Australia Police, Westpac, WHK Melboure, WIN Televisio Zurich Fiacial Services Photo: Special Olympics athletes Gabrielle Clarke ad Kathy Marti ejoy some fu at a local evet. Photo: Peter Muhlbock. 19

22 Fiacial Iformatio Icome Statemet 2011 $ 2010 $ Cotributios from State & Regioal Etities 44, ,225 Fudraisig Reveue * 2,254,754 2,033,441 Govermet Grats 1,132, ,832 Sports ad Program Icome 240, ,503 Iteratioal ad Natioal Games 1,534,334 1,167,286 Other Reveue 684, ,519 Total Reveue 5,891,649 5,813,806 Fudraisig Expeses * 833, ,919 Admiistratio Expeses 638, ,914 Employee Expeses 1,816,037 1,870,140 Iteratioal & Natioal Games Expeses 1,128,973 1,003,648 Sports ad Program Expeses 911, ,090 Other Expeses 319, ,819 Total Expeses 5,646,589 5,438,530 Surplus before Icome Tax 245, ,276 Icome tax Expese - - Surplus for the Period 245, ,276 26% 4% 12% Reveue % 1% 38% Fudraisig Reveue...2,254,754 Cotributios from State & Regioal Etities...44,438 Govermet Grats...1,132,907 Sports & Program Icome ,847 Games Icome...1,534,334 Other Reveue...684,369 TOTAL...5,891,649 Balace Sheet 2011 $ 2010 $ Assets Cash ad Cash equivalets 3,112,056 3,352,506 Trade Receivables ad Accrued Icome 362, ,362 Prepaymets ad Other Assets 94,515 62,462 Total Curret Assets 3,568,879 3,846,330 Property, Plat ad equipmet 26,720 49,879 Itagible Assets 12,390 23,235 Total No-Curret Assets 39,110 73,114 Total Assets 3,607,989 3,919,444 Liabilities Trade ad Other Payables 172, ,602 Ueared Icome 603,465 1,135,862 Employee Beefits 101,961 97,865 Total Curret Liabilities 877,436 1,337,329 Ueared Icome - 100,000 Employee Beefits Provisio 42,353 38,975 Total No-Curret Liabilities 42, ,975 Total Liabilities 919,789 1,476,304 Net Assets 2,688,200 2,443,140 Equity Accumulated Surplus 2,443,140 2,067,864 Curret Year Surplus 245, ,276 Total Equity 2,688,200 2,443,140 8% 14% 17% 7% 18% 34% Expeses 2011 Fudraisig Expeses ,018 Admiistratio Expeses...638,034 Employee Expeses... 1,816,037 Games Expese...1,128,973 Sports & Program Expeses...911,057 Other Expeses...319,470 TOTAL...5,646, * I 2011 we have etted out the Gift Voucher program for comparative purposes. This fiacial iformatio is for the year eded 31 December A copy of the complete Fiacial Statemets, Directors Report & Declaratio, ad Idepedet Audit Report by KMPG is available from the Special Olympics Australia atioal office. For a copy please ifo@specialolympics.com.au

23 Special Olympics Australia is the leader i promotig sport as a meas of social iclusio for people with a itellectual disability, but we are ot widely recogised or fiaced as such. How ca you help us make a differece? Photo: (Back cover): Youg football players, Kirste Boese ad Trista Grusell are the athletes of our future. Photo: Peter Muhlbock. 21

24 Special Olympics Australia PO Box 62, Cocord West NSW 2138 Level 1, Sports House, 6A Figtree Drive, Sydey Olympic Park NSW Gold Parter Silver Parters Media Parter Pricipal Parter Australia