Community Benefit Statement
Name of approved Venue: ESSENDON FOOTBALL & COMMUNITY SPORTING CLUB
Address of approved venue: CNR NAPIER STREET & BREWSTER STREET ESSENDON VIC 3040
Venue operator: ESSENDON FOOTBALL CLUB
Licence number: V04095766
Financial year ended 30 June 2021

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; $16,622
(ii) the provision of health services or care; $0
(iii) services for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling and drug and alcohol addictions; $3,690
(iv) housing assistance for disadvantaged persons; $0
(v) the relief of poverty; $0
(vi) the provision of services and assistance for the aged; $0
(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; $6,768
(xii) any sporting or recreational purpose, excluding any club that holds a venue operator’s licence. $31,574
Class A (b). The cost of providing and maintaining sporting facilities for use by club members. $278,501
Class A (c). The cost of any subsidy for the provision of goods and services but excluding alcohol. $29,866
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 $367,021
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). $0
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. $340,180
CLASS B – TOTAL $340,180
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. $2,575
CLASS C – TOTAL $2,575
CBS TOTAL (CLASS A + B + C) $709,776


I, Kevin Dixon, 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 ESSENDON FOOTBALL CLUB, has been audited by the suitably qualified person of Tony Pititto of Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd on 28/09/2021.
I confirm that an independent auditor’s statement dated 28/09/2021 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 ESSENDON FOOTBALL CLUB,’s compliance with the Act for the financial year ended 30 June 2021.

Declaration to be completed by the venue operator
  I, Kevin Dixon, 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.
Kevin Dixon, Chief Financial Officer
Community Benefit Statement - Schedules
Class Details Amount
Class A (a). (i)Train like a Bomber educational program$16,622
Class A (a). (iii)Deadly choices sponsorship$3,690
Class A (a). (xi)Donations including Bushfire relief$6,768
Class A (a). (xii)Purchase of Steeple chase equipment for Athletics Essendon, Purchase Scoreboard and Goals for Essendon Water Polo club and support of emerging Women's Football talent$31,574
Class A (b).Contractors Fees - Windy Hill Oval$132,215
Class A (b).Curation Fees - Bowling Greens$48,142
Class A (b).Curation Fees - Hangar Community Oval$98,144
Class A (c). Food Promos$2,167
Class A (c). Fox Footy$16,521
Class A (c). Sky Channel$10,053
Class A (c). Room Hire$1,125
Class B (e).Wages$270,919
Class B (e).Superannuation$18,101
Class B (e).Workcover$2,863
Class B (e).Uniforms$270
Class B (e).Staff Training$214
Class B (e).Light & Power$13,254
Class B (e).Gas & Fuel$2,103
Class B (e).Cleaning$9,242
Class B (e).Insurance$12,068
Class B (e).Security$11,146
Class C (c).Audit fee paid to Grant Thornton for CBS audit$2,575



 


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