Community Benefit Statement
Name of approved Venue: SEAGULLS NEST
Address of approved venue: 1 MASON STREET NEWPORT 3015
Venue operator: WILLIAMSTOWN FOOTBALL CLUB
Licence number: V9710012
Financial year ended 30 June 2010

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; $150
(ii) the provision of health services or care; $500
(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; $954
(xii) any sporting or recreational purpose, excluding any club that holds a venue operator’s licence. $3,115,761
Class A (b). The cost of providing and maintaining sporting facilities for use by club members. $82,693
Class A (c). The cost of any subsidy for the provision of goods and services but excluding alcohol. $0
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. $1,600
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 $3,201,658
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. $48,435
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. $1,284,513
CLASS B – TOTAL $1,332,948
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. $3,000
CLASS C – TOTAL $3,000
CBS TOTAL (CLASS A + B + C) $4,537,606


I, Ian Francis, 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 WILLIAMSTOWN FOOTBALL CLUB, has been audited by the suitably qualified person of Gerard Dillon of Dilon Partners on 21/09/2010.
I confirm that an independent auditor’s statement dated 21/09/2010 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 WILLIAMSTOWN FOOTBALL CLUB,’s compliance with the Act for the financial year ended 30 June 2010.

Declaration to be completed by the venue operator
  I, Ian Francis, 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.
Ian Francis, Manager
Community Benefit Statement - Schedules
Class Details Amount
Class A (a). (i)Skoolsport Equipment$150
Class A (a). (ii)Peter McCallum Cancer$500
Class A (a). (xi)Sponsorship of Empire Trade Exchange and gifts to the Rotary Club of Williamstown and the Williamstown Literary Festival$954
Class A (a). (xii)Gifts of Williamstown Football Club Season Tickets to children at locals schools, Auskick Junior Players and members of the Western Bulldogs Football Club. The market value of tickets is $70 therefore we estimate that 43,928 tickets to the value of $3,074,960 were gited during the year. Smaller donations were made to the Williamstown Junior F.C, Western Region FL , Jan Juc surf life saving club, Newport Power and Newport Bowls club also during the year$3,115,761
Class A (b).Installation of Light Towers at Croft Park reserve for training purposes$53,580
Class A (b).Repairs and Maintenance$16,452
Class A (b).Electricity cost (Morris Street)$6,632
Class A (b).Rent of football ground (Morris Street)$6,029
Class A (d).Provision of pro-bono coaching clinics by Junior Football Club$1,600
Class B (a).Rewiring of cabling for antennas$7,148
Class B (a).Till sytems$19,389
Class B (a).Kitchen$21,898
Class B (e).Motor vehicle$2,206
Class B (e).Audit expense$12,646
Class B (e).Management fees (Salary component only)$113,386
Class B (e).Gas - Cylinders$912
Class B (e).Pest control$833
Class B (e).Telephone$3,378
Class B (e).Wages$318,511
Class B (e).Waste removal$1,697
Class B (e).Payroll Tax$18,737
Class B (e).Reserves prizes$3,240
Class B (e).Team of the century$278
Class B (e).Police services$2,532
Class B (e).Annual leave and Long Service leave (cash paid)$1,462
Class B (e).Sky channel$12,264
Class B (e).Printing and stationery$14,462
Class B (e).Salaries - Players$143,958
Class B (e).Registrations$201
Class B (e).Promotional expenses$53,706
Class B (e).Travelling$2,367
Class B (e).Accounting Fees$2,607
Class B (e).Computer operating expenses$119
Class B (e).Cleaning materials$1,798
Class B (e).Bank fees$2,978
Class B (e).Training$3,860
Class B (e).Insurance$13,560
Class B (e).VFL Expenses$9,436
Class B (e).Repairs and maintenance$19,764
Class B (e).Signage$4,865
Class B (e).Advertising Fees$11,932
Class B (e).Consultant$22,249
Class B (e).Security$2,741
Class B (e).General$3,943
Class B (e).Cleaning$2,108
Class B (e).Hire of Plant and Equipment$567
Class B (e).Liqour Licence fee$368
Class B (e).Plaques and trophies$246
Class B (e).Rent$296,746
Class B (e).Stamp duty (operational)$1,442
Class B (e).Catering$2,577
Class B (e).Medical expenses$10,991
Class B (e).Seniors prizes$6,479
Class B (e).Consumables$4,162
Class B (e).Transfer fees paid$10,413
Class B (e).Match commitee expenses$1,591
Class B (e).Rates and taxes$5,600
Class B (e).Gas$775
Class B (e).Board expenses$1,367
Class B (e).Group tax - Players$11,680
Class B (e).Superannuation$32,570
Class B (e).Electricity$31,906
Class B (e).Cleaning contractors$16,713
Class B (e).Subscriptions$2,093
Class B (e).Postage$127
Class B (e).Player apparel and uniforms$12,189
Class B (e).Team expenses$25,178
Class C (c).Accounting and Audit Service$3,000



 


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