Equestrian Queensland 2017 AGM
The Equestrian Queensland 2017 AGM was held at Sports House South at Woolloongabba at 6pm Wednesday 21 March, 2018.
The business of the meeting included the audited financials for the year ended 31 December 2017 and the adoption of the full 2017 Annual Report, which were presented.
Finance Director, Charles Gregory was pleased to report another strong financial year with revenue growth and a healthy consolidated surplus which outperformed forecast.
‘The surplus reported will ultimately be invested in the sport and our members to ensure our long-term sustainability as a membership focused organisation’.
Chairman, David Finch, highlighted the progress against the strategic objectives including recognising lifetime contribution to Equestrian through the inaugural EQ Hall of Fame inductee Guy Creighton, elevating Queensland as a more prominent event destination, investment and development of our elite riders on and off the ground and completion of a facility audit of more than 100 affiliates to identify gaps to cater for future growth and evolving demands.
CEO Matt Helmers highlighted another successful year including growth in membership, horse registrations and sponsorship revenue as well as securing additional support from the Queensland Government to review a suite of contracts and agreements with key stakeholders who contribute to promoting the EQ brand.
‘As we advance our strategic objective to raise the profile of the sport, we also extend the scope of responsibility to protect our brand and uphold our organisational values of fairness, accountability, integrity and respect and welfare of the horse. We maintain a vigilant approach to rider safety at all levels of ability and continue to act proactively in this regard’.
The meeting also ratified the Board and Sport Committees nominations received.
The AGM was immediately followed by a board meeting where David Finch was re-elected as chair, Cathi Collier as vice chair and Charles Gregory as Finance Director. Dressage Queensland elected Nicole Tough as chair, Kim Tenkate as vice chair, Leesa Murray as Treasurer, Linda Laing (correspondence secretary)and Kristy Battista as minutes secretary. Carriage Driving Queensland elected Karyn Dillmann as chair, Tracie Borg as vice chair and Carla Cosgrove as secretary/treasurer. The other sport committees have their first post-AGM meeting to elect their executive scheduled over the coming month.
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