Community Benefit Statement
Name of approved Venue: ECHUCA WORKERS AND SERVICES CLUB
Address of approved venue: 165 -171 ANNESLEY STREET ECHUCA VIC 3564
Venue operator: ECHUCA WORKERS & SERVICES CLUB LTD
Licence number: V9310122
Financial year ended 30 June 2016

CLASS OF CLAIM AND CATEGORY WITHIN CLASS Amount of revenue applied
CLASS A: Venue operators may claim up to 100 percent of revenue applied to a Class A purpose or activity.
Class A (a).  Donations, gifts and sponsorship (including cash, goods and services) to another person resident in Victoria, not including to the club itself, for the purpose or activities set out below.
(i) any educational purpose; $1,900
(ii) the provision of health services or care; $3,000
(iii) services for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling and drug and alcohol addictions; $0
(iv) housing assistance for disadvantaged persons; $0
(v) the relief of poverty; $0
(vi) the provision of services and assistance for the aged; $3,800
(vii) the provision of services and assistance for young people; $0
(viii) the protection and preservation of the environment; $0
(ix) the provision of assistance to relieve distress caused by natural or other disasters; $0
(x) the provision of advice, support and services to ex-service personnel, their carers and families; $3,600
(xi) any other philanthropic or benevolent purpose; $11,318
(xii) any sporting or recreational purpose, excluding any club that holds a venue operator’s licence. $53,208
Class A (b). The cost of providing and maintaining sporting facilities for use by club members. $0
Class A (c). The cost of any subsidy for the provision of goods and services but excluding alcohol. $29,592
Class A (d). Voluntary services provided by members and/or staff of the club to another person in the community, in fulfilment of Class A(a)(i)-(xii) above. $0
Class A (e). Advice, support and services provided by the RSL (Victorian Branch) to ex-service personnel, their carers and families. $0
CLASS A – TOTAL $106,418
CLASS B: Venue operators may claim an amount equal to the proportion of the club’s non-gaming revenue to its total revenue for Class B.
Non-Gaming Revenue proportion % 0
Class B (a). Capital expenditure. $0
Class B (b). Financing Costs (including principal and interest). $5,188
Class B (c). Retained earnings accumulated during the year. $0
Class B (d). The provision of buildings, plant or equipment over $10,000 per item excluding gaming equipment or the gaming machine area of the venue. $0
Class B (e). Operating costs. $1,060,168
CLASS B – TOTAL $1,065,356
CLASS C: Venue operators may claim up to 100 percent of revenue applied to a Class C purpose or activity.
Class C (a). The provision of responsible gambling measures and activities but excluding those required by law. $0
Class C (b). Reimbursement of expenses reasonably incurred by volunteers. $0
Class C (c). CBS preparation and auditing expenses to a maximum of $3,000. $750
CLASS C – TOTAL $750
CBS TOTAL (CLASS A + B + C) $1,172,524


I, Tania Smith, certify that:
1. The claims are consistent with the Ministerial Order made on 28 June 2012.
2. The following information is accurate for the financial year:
  a) The percentage (if any) of the venue’s gaming revenue applied to community purposes or activities under Classes A, B and C.
b) The value of any non-financial contribution to community purposes (e.g. voluntary work) by, or on behalf of the venue operator, expressed as a percentage of the venue’s revenue.
c) Any amount payable by a gaming operator under a declaration made by the VGCCC under section 3.6.8(4A) of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 (the Act), expressed as a percentage of the venue's gaming revenue.
  The amount is
 
less than  
equal to  
greater than  X 
  8 1/3 per cent of the venue’s gaming revenue for that financial year, as the required by section 3.6.2 of the Act.
3. The CBS in relation to ECHUCA WORKERS & SERVICES CLUB LTD, has been audited by the suitably qualified person of Jason Hargreaves of PPT Audit Pty Ltd on 28/09/2016.
I confirm that an independent auditor’s statement dated 28/09/2016 has been received which states that, in the auditor’s opinion, this CBS presents fairly, in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards in Australia, and, is consistent with the auditor’s understanding of sections 3.6.9(2)(a) and (b) and section 3.6.9(3) of the Act, the ECHUCA WORKERS & SERVICES CLUB LTD,’s compliance with the Act for the financial year ended 30 June 2016.

Declaration to be completed by the venue operator
  I, Tania Smith, declare that:
1. The information contained in this CBS form is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
2. I have retained all relevant documentation used in the preparation and auditing of this CBS.
3. I acknowledge that it is an offence to provide false or misleading information.

I understand that by typing my name below, I am deemed to have signed this CBS form.
Tania Smith, Bookkeeper
Community Benefit Statement - Schedules
Class Details Amount
Class A (a). (i)Echuca West Primary School $500, Echuca Specialist School $600, Echuca South Primary $600, Echuca 208 Primary $200$1,900
Class A (a). (ii)Purple Day Epilepsy $350 Community Living & Respite $1,650; Murray Human Services $1,000$3,000
Class A (a). (vi)Twin Rivers Probus $1,800; Laurel Ladies $2,000 (Meetings)$3,800
Class A (a). (x)RSL Men Echuca $2,400; Vietnam Vets $1,200 (Meetings)$3,600
Class A (a). (xi)Ulysses MC $2,800; Kiwanis $4,000 (Meetings) Torrumbarry Community Club $198; Echuca Moama Artists $500; Echuca Lions Club $200; Echuca Benevolent Society $1,000; Echuca Animal Rescue $500; Echuca Moama Mens Shed $500; Kiwanis $1,620$11,318
Class A (a). (xii)Leitchville Gunbower Football Club $2,287; Special Olympics Echuca $500; Echuca Junior Football Club $950; Echuca Football & Netball Club $950; Moama Echuca Touch Football $50; Rochester Umpires $7,358; Echuca Darts $560; Echuca Snooker $1,206; Echuca Cricket Club $4,647; Echuca South Cricket Club $7,841; Echuca City Bowls Club $1,199; Echuca United Football & Netball $9,979; Echuca Master Rules Football Club $9,784; Picola United Football Club $800; Lockington Bamawm United Football Netball Club $758; YMCA Back 9 Golf Club $100; Girgarre Football & Netball Club $2,181; Calivil FNC $100; Echuca Harness Racing $1,000; Echuca Moama Badminton $300; Echuca Moama Field & Game $500; Echuca Moama Rockets $160$53,208
Class A (c). Members Benefits - Water, Tea & Cofee, Friday Night Snacks, Newspapers$10,884
Class A (c). Country Music$2,708
Class A (c). Community Group Meetings$16,000
Class B (b).Finance Costs$5,188
Class B (e).Car Expenses$5
Class B (e).Electricity$46,283
Class B (e).Promotions - Coupons$7,046
Class B (e).Wages Bar$107,713
Class B (e).Time In Lieu Expense$11,230
Class B (e).Wages Gaming$107,126
Class B (e).Bus Finance Costs$151
Class B (e).Members Benefits Loyalty$4,037
Class B (e).Wages - Security$7,358
Class B (e).Members Discount - Bistro$7,807
Class B (e).Computer Services$8,173
Class B (e).Annual Leave Expense$35,362
Class B (e).Promotions - Fathers Day$48
Class B (e).Water$4,017
Class B (e).Workers Compensation$17,002
Class B (e).Audit Fees$6,521
Class B (e).Gas$3,903
Class B (e).Directors Expenses$8,854
Class B (e).Telephone$6,585
Class B (e).Subscriptions/Journals/Memberships$10,407
Class B (e).Wages - Cleaning$22,337
Class B (e).Wages - Bistro$64,538
Class B (e).Printing & Stationary$5,522
Class B (e).Sundry Expenses$4,522
Class B (e).Promotions - Easter$112
Class B (e).Long Servcie Leave Expense$5,964
Class B (e).Photocopier Expenses$533
Class B (e).Insurance$16,940
Class B (e).Tools & Equipment Kitchen$1,803
Class B (e).Wages Manager$43,315
Class B (e).Repairs & Maintenance Business Premises$8,987
Class B (e).Bus Fuel$3,310
Class B (e).Wages - Bus Driver$32,574
Class B (e).General Expenses$5,365
Class B (e).Consultants Fees$10,115
Class B (e).Hire - Plant & Equipment$5,160
Class B (e).Superannuation$58,830
Class B (e).Advertising Radio$10,439
Class B (e).Cleaning & Laundry$12,373
Class B (e).Club Entertainment$7,681
Class B (e).Advertising - Other$7,940
Class B (e).Bus Maintenance Expenses$1,278
Class B (e).Promotions - Bistro Specials$10,766
Class B (e).Managers Amenities$1,733
Class B (e).Computer Stationary$1,689
Class B (e).Repairs & Maintenance - Plant$9,242
Class B (e).Kitchen Expenses$6,797
Class B (e).Advertising - Brochures$5,550
Class B (e).Staff Amenities$2,369
Class B (e).Staff Uniforms$867
Class B (e).Contract Cleaning$1,604
Class B (e).Repairs & Maintenance - Kitchen$1,860
Class B (e).Legal Fees$416
Class B (e).Members Benefits Sky Channel$9,016
Class B (e).Postage$1,942
Class B (e).Compliance Costs$660
Class B (e).Rates & Taxes$11,340
Class B (e).Wages Kitchen$135,303
Class B (e).Chubb Fees$6,772
Class B (e).C/Card Fees$45
Class B (e).Waste Disposal$3,443
Class B (e).Merchant Fees$2,828
Class B (e).Management Meals$6,145
Class B (e).Members Benefits - Austar Expense$10,623
Class B (e).Staff Training$2,978
Class B (e).Community Benefits$1,401
Class B (e).Wages - Reception$19,600
Class B (e).Bank Charges$433
Class B (e).Function Coordinator$6,459
Class B (e).Wages Admin$61,511
Class B (e).General Promotion$89
Class B (e).Wages - Training$1,934
Class B (e).Advertising - Newspaper$5,484
Class C (c).Audit Fee - Community Benefits Statement$750


 
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