b'CeO RePORTRepresentationI.have.represented.EA.at.the.local,.national.and.international.levels I. have. attended. metropolitan. and. rural. and. regional.equestrian.events.across.Australia.and.across.equestrian.sports.disciplinesIt.has.been.a.fruitful.and.constructive.relationship.to.work.with.state.branches.and.to.consult.regularly.I.attended.the.World.Equestrian.Games.(WEG).in.September.2018.in.the.USA.at.which.all.eight.disciplines.were.representedThese.Games.were.Olympic.qualifiers.and.Australia.qualified.in.all.three.disciplines.for.the.Tokyo.2020.OlympicsTo.qualify.in.that.number.of.disciplines.this.early.in.the.cycle.is.a.great.achievement.I.attended.the.FEI.Sports.Forum.in.Lausanne.Switzerland.in.May.2019.as.Secretary-General.for.AustraliaFollowing.this.forum.I.was.privileged.to.be.invited.to.a.National.Federation.Secretary.General.course.sponsored.by.the.FEI.President.Ingmar.de.VosHaving.a.voice.on.behalf.of.our.National.Federation.and.all.shane rose at Weg Tryon(Cara grimshaw) sport.disciplines,.stakeholders.and.participants.is.critical.for.our.futureIt.is.also.important.to.build.a.strong.network.with.fellow.Finance Oceania.and.Asian.equestrian.federationsA. sound. and. sustainable. financial. base. is. important. to. any. As.part.of.my.regular.liaison.with.other.sporting.bodies.I.have.organisation.and.critical.for.national.sporting.bodiesDuring.the. attended. Sport. Australia. Hall. of. Fame. dinners. and. official.year.a.new.funding.agreement.has.been.negotiated.with.Sports. government. events,. including. the. Chair/CEO. Roundtable.AustraliaWe.weresuccessful.in.securing.additional.funding. sponsored. by. Sport. Australia There. has. also. been. regular.of.$200,000.to.be.divided.equally.between.a.new.full-time. Australian.Olympic.Committee.National.Sporting.Organisation.National.Safety.Manager.role.and.for.additional.safety.initiatives CEO.gatherings.$20,000. funding. was. also. granted. for. a. policy. review That. Forums & Highlightsreview.has.commenced.with.a.view.to.making.all.EA.policies. Feedback.from.the.branches.was.there.had.not.been.a.Sports.compatible.with.the.new.National.Sports.Tribunal.and.Federal. Forum.for.over.two.yearsOn.my.first.day.in.the.job.there.Government.Integrity.Commission was.a.Sports.Forum.held.in.Melbourne.on.24.August.2018The.surplus.reported.by.the.company.for.the.Financial.Year. Following.the.AGM.in.Sydney.on.15.November.2018.there.ending. 30. June. 2019. was. $141,349 Our. dedicated. finance. were. two. associated. events. -. a. National. Coaches. Forum.team.continue.to.provide.highly.professional.financial.support. which.led.to.the.relaunch.of.the.EA.Coaching.Committee,.and.to.all.the.departments.of.Equestrian.AustraliaThe.increased. the.second.Sports.Forum.with.EA,.State.Branches.and.National.competency.in.the.finance.team.has.led.to.efficient.and.effective. Sport.Discipline.Committee.representativesfinancial. management,. process. improvement,. risk. mitigation,. EA.and.Branch.CEOs.convene.monthly.via.teleconference.to.budget.management.and.at.the.same.time.meeting.all.regulatory. discuss.a.range.of.issues.and.to.share.information.and.work.and.statutory.compliance.obligations togetherBiennial.face-to-face.meetings.were.reintroduced.with.The. continued. effort. to. deliver. cost-savings. across. the. state.branch.CEOsThe.first.meeting.is.to.be.held.in.Perth.on.organisation.made.a.positive.impact.on.the.overall.surplus.of. 16.August.2019.the.organisation,.which.in.turn.will.be.used.to.provide.much. Relations. with. the. High. Performance. Program. have. been.needed.services.back.to.equestrian.sports.and.our.participant. strengthened Regular. meetings. with. the. High. Performance.members Director. are. being. hosted. and. the. Chair. of. the. Board. and.We.have.recently.engaged.a.new.external.auditor.to.provide. high.performance.panel.liaise.regularlyThe.athlete.appointed.audit. services Equestrian. Australia. has. again. produced. an. director.on.the.high.performance.panel.has.also.been.a.great.unqualified.audit.report.and.the.audit.opinion.received.from. asset.the.auditors.on.the.financial.management.practices.and.financial.controls.implemented.by.the.company.is.very.encouraging.8'