Community Benefit Statement
Name of approved Venue: BALLARAT GOLF CLUB
Address of approved venue: 1802 STURT STREET BALLARAT 3350
Venue operator: BALLARAT GOLF CLUB INC
Licence number: V9310088
Financial year ended 30 June 2014

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; $0
(ii) the provision of health services or care; $16,250
(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; $250
(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; $0
(xi) any other philanthropic or benevolent purpose; $0
(xii) any sporting or recreational purpose, excluding any club that holds a venue operator’s licence. $600
Class A (b). The cost of providing and maintaining sporting facilities for use by club members. $633,528
Class A (c). The cost of any subsidy for the provision of goods and services but excluding alcohol. $80,317
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 $730,945
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. $26,812
Class B (b). Financing Costs (including principal and interest). $34,962
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. $1,154,235
CLASS B – TOTAL $1,216,009
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. $550
CLASS C – TOTAL $550
CBS TOTAL (CLASS A + B + C) $1,947,504


I, Michael Phillips, 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 BALLARAT GOLF CLUB INC, has been audited by the suitably qualified person of Robert Florence of Ballarat Golf Club Inc on 23/09/2014.
I confirm that an independent auditor’s statement dated 23/09/2014 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 BALLARAT GOLF CLUB INC,’s compliance with the Act for the financial year ended 30 June 2014.

Declaration to be completed by the venue operator
  I, Michael Phillips, 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.
Ballarat Golf Club Inc, General Manager
Community Benefit Statement - Schedules
Class Details Amount
Class A (a). (ii)Fiona Elsey Donation $3500 / Rotary Club of Ballarat South 46 x weeks room hire @ $150 / Springfest / 70 golfers & $30 / United way Charity Day 120 golfers @ $30 / Motor Neurone Disease Assoc / Cameron Dunne Appeal$16,250
Class A (a). (vi)3BA Christmas in July Appeal / Child Protection$250
Class A (a). (xii)Ballarat Football Club $250 / Ballarat Indoor Bias Bowls $ 300 / Ballarat Football Umpires $50$600
Class A (b).General Course Maintenance$24,379
Class A (b).Seed, Sand, Soil & Gravel$45,091
Class A (b).Herbicides, Chemicals & Fertilisers$82,018
Class A (b).Course Wages$314,338
Class A (b).Machinery repairs & Maintenance$54,034
Class A (b).Irrigation & Drainage Maintenance$34,889
Class A (b).Power - machines Shed & Pump Station$26,244
Class A (b).Course Superannuation$27,333
Class A (b).Fuel, Oil & Grease$25,202
Class A (c). North Ballarat Probus Club - 10 weeks room hire @ $100 / 6 weeks room hire @ $50$1,300
Class A (c). Ballarat Jazz Club - 15 weeks room hire @ 150 / 15 weeks room hire @ $100$3,750
Class A (c). Rotary Club of Wendouree - 853 meals @ $6 discount / 39 meals @ $10 discount / 109 meals @ $3 discount$5,835
Class A (c). Eureka Probus 11 weeks room hire @ $100 / 10 weeks room hire @ $50$1,600
Class A (c). Goldfields Probus Club - 11 weeks room hire @ $100 / 10 weeks room hire @ $50$1,600
Class A (c). Rotary Club of Ballarat West - 121 meals @ $5 discount$605
Class A (c). Rotary Club of Ballarat South - 2503 meals @ $4 discount / 293 meals @ $10 disco9unt$12,942
Class A (c). Seniors Day Out Discount Meals 10537 meals @ $5$52,685
Class B (a).Kitchen Fyers / Combi Oven / Stacking Kit & Bench$26,812
Class B (b).Workman$5,128
Class B (b).Greensmower$6,222
Class B (b).Sprayer$7,166
Class B (b).Groundmaster$10,717
Class B (b).Airvator$5,729
Class B (e).heat, Light & Power$56,686
Class B (e).Rates$8,789
Class B (e).Wages$908,603
Class B (e).Workcover$17,177
Class B (e).Professional Retainer$14,263
Class B (e).Postage, Print & Stationery$20,158
Class B (e).Insurance$20,745
Class B (e).Telephone$11,811
Class B (e).Cleaning$16,378
Class B (e).Superannuation$79,625
Class C (c).Robert Florence - Audit$550



 


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