b'neW SOuTh WAleSWith.our.strong.financial.position,.Equestrian.NSW.was.able.to.invest.more.than.$329k.(-1.8%).with.our.NSW.Discipline.Councils. and. Committees,. who. delivered. programs. across.Administration,. Swabbing,. Officials. Education,. Major. Event.Support,.High.Performance.and.Club.Development.NSW. athletes. now. comprise. nearly. 50%. of. the. Equestrian.Australia.High.Performance.squads.Funding.is.always.a.problem,.but.Equestrian.NSW.provided.over.$80k.in.FY2019,.including.$22k.from.Equestrian.Australia,.across.the.Olympic.disciplines.Re-instatement.of.the.Equestrian.Australia.Coaching.Committee,.strongly. supported. by. the. Coaching. NSW. Committee,. has.started.the.journey.to.reclaim.the.prestige.and.reputation.of.the.EA.coach.accreditation.program.Recent.Coaching.NSW.update.clinics.have.seen.a.renewed.engagement.by.and.with.NSW.coaches.Its.been.a.huge.turnaround,.but.still.with.plenty.World Cup 2019 Clay simmons(one eyed Frog Photography) of.work.to.do.Sadly,. our. highly. respected. Finance. Manager,. Nichole. Knox,. As.the.State.Sporting.Organisation.for.equestrian.in.NSW,.we.resigned. with. serious. health. issues . In. response,. we. took. benefit.from.and.pay.thanks.for.the.expertise.and.hard.work.the.opportunity.to.restructure.the.team,.with.Tina.Mougios. by.our.Discipline.Councils.and.Committees.In.turn,.they.have.being.recruited.into.the.new.role.of.Operation.and.Integrity. thousands.of.volunteers.who.stage.and.officiate.at.competitionsManager.Tina.oversees.the.office.and.finance.functions,.which. Yes,.we.have.the.most.Members.amongst.the.branches,.but.the.is.now.performed.by.Sports.Accounting.Her.role.was.recently. quality.of.our.people.at.the.coal.face.is.outstanding.Without.expanded.to.include.Integrity,.guiding.Members.through.the. them,.our.sport.would.simply.not.exist.member.protection.and.complaints.processes. Challenges for Year AheadThe.migration.from.MYOB.to.Xero,.completed.in.November. Resuming. normal. service. in. FY2020. will. be. the. focus. for.2018,.was.a.revelation.Transaction.processing.is.now.more. the.Equestrian.NSW.Board.and.team.After.the.turmoil.in.straightforward.and.the.reporting,.from.day-to-day.up.to.Board. FY2019,.getting.back.to.basics.and.providing.better.service,.level,.is.flexible.and.focused. communication,.value.and.experiences.for.our.Members.will.be.NSW. Fair. Trading. advised. that. our. Income. and. Assets. our.highest.priority.Responding.to.the.recommendations.from.now. exceed. the. maximum. threshold. for. a. Not-For-Profit. the.inquests.into.the.deaths.of.Olivia.and.Caitlyn,.moving.from.Incorporated.Association,.so.that.we.need.to.transition.to.a. an.association.to.a.company.and.bedding.down.the.finance.Company.Limited.by.Guarantee.under.ASIC.Limited.progress. systems.will.also.need.to.be.achieved.We.look.forward.to.was.made,.with.the.necessary.changes.due.to.be.presented.to. working.with.Equestrian.Australia.and.our.Branch.colleagues.Members.in.FY2020. towards. a. better. and. brighter. equestrian. future. for. all. our.Equestrian. NSW. congratulated. Equestrian. Australia. on. the. Members.And.why.do.we.do.it.Its.all.about.the.horses.appointment. of. Chief. Executive. Officer,. Lucy. Warhurst,. Bruce Farrar.in. August. 2018 . Her. people. skills,. integrity,. resilience. and. CEO,.Equestrian.NSWknowledge.of.sports.management.have.given.Equestrian.NSW.the.confidence.to.build.a.new.relationship.based.on.trust.and.delivering.on.promises.made.29'