Community Benefit Statement
Name of approved Venue: STAWELL HARNESS RACING CLUB
Address of approved venue: LAIDLAW PARK, PATRICK STREET STAWELL VIC 3380
Venue operator: STAWELL HARNESS RACING CLUB INC
Licence number: V9510033
Financial year ended 30 June 2017

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; $0
(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; $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; $0
(xii) any sporting or recreational purpose, excluding any club that holds a venue operator’s licence. $310
Class A (b). The cost of providing and maintaining sporting facilities for use by club members. $41,738
Class A (c). The cost of any subsidy for the provision of goods and services but excluding alcohol. $23,796
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 $65,844
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. $47,990
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. $207,141
CLASS B – TOTAL $255,131
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. $0
CLASS C – TOTAL $0
CBS TOTAL (CLASS A + B + C) $320,975


I, Lisa McIlvride, 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 STAWELL HARNESS RACING CLUB INC, has been audited by the suitably qualified person of Kathie Teasdale of Richard Sinnott & Delahunty on 26/09/2017.
I confirm that an independent auditor’s statement dated 19/09/2017 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 STAWELL HARNESS RACING CLUB INC,’s compliance with the Act for the financial year ended 30 June 2017.

Declaration to be completed by the venue operator
  I, Lisa McIlvride, 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.
Stawell Harness Racing Club, CEO
Community Benefit Statement - Schedules
Class Details Amount
Class A (a). (xii)Orchid Society Annual Show Ribbons $100 Probus Club of Stawell Lawn Bowls Tournament $110 Stawell Golf Bowling Club Tournament $100$310
Class A (b).Racing Expenses$29,272
Class A (b).Catering Expenses$12,466
Class A (c). Donation of Room for Wakes Food and Soft Drink$1,015
Class A (c). Donation of Room to Stawell Ladies Probus$1,760
Class A (c). Donation of Hall To Calisthenics College$13,031
Class A (c). Donation of Room to Individuals$1,460
Class A (c). Donation of Room to Mens Probus$2,420
Class A (c). Donation of Room for Wakes Food and Soft Drink$1,470
Class A (c). Donation of Room to Gold Reef Ladies Probus$2,640
Class B (a).Track Redevelpment$38,388
Class B (a).Recovering Bistro Chairs$6,065
Class B (a).Bistro Renovations$3,537
Class B (e).Hiring Expenses Racing$3,135
Class B (e).Superannuation$14,968
Class B (e).Racing Trophies$1,473
Class B (e).Rates$1,404
Class B (e).Water$1,784
Class B (e).Workcover$1,453
Class B (e).Wages$168,164
Class B (e).Lease POS system$664
Class B (e).Uniforms Catering and Racing$238
Class B (e).Electricity and Gas$6,678
Class B (e).Training Catering and Racing$275
Class B (e).Racing Stakemoney$6,905



 


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