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 2019

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; $80
(ii) the provision of health services or care; $14,275
(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. $3,540
Class A (b). The cost of providing and maintaining sporting facilities for use by club members. $554,902
Class A (c). The cost of any subsidy for the provision of goods and services but excluding alcohol. $29,761
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 $602,558
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. $16,653
Class B (b). Financing Costs (including principal and interest). $76,664
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. $1,375,049
CLASS B – TOTAL $1,468,366
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. $495
CLASS C – TOTAL $495
CBS TOTAL (CLASS A + B + C) $2,071,419


I, Ashley Bennett, 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 Florence Audit & Assurance on 23/09/2019.
I confirm that an independent auditor’s statement dated 19/09/2019 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 2019.

Declaration to be completed by the venue operator
  I, Ashley Bennett, 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). (i)Ballarat High School - 2 Green fees vouchers @ $40$80
Class A (a). (ii)Fiona Elsey Cancer Research - $3824.90 / Springfest Charity Golf Day - 75 golfers @ $30 / The On Track Foundation (Soup Bus Golf Day) - 100 golers @ $30, 2 x Room Hire @ $100, 12 x trays of food @ $25 / Fishes & Loaves - $501 / Ballarat Football Netball League Golf Day - 36 golers @ $30 / Ballarat Ba Hospital Golf Day - 75 golfers @ $30 / 3BA Winter Appeal - Golf for 4 guests @ $40 & 2 carts @ $30 / Road Awareness Week - 1 x Room Hire @ $100 / Friedreich Ataxia Awareness Day - Golf for 2 guests @ $40, 2 x Bistro Vouchers @ $40, Buninyong RSL - 2 Bistro vouchers @ $40 / Camp Quality - 1 Bistro voucher @ $100 / Insignia Family Party - GOlf for 2 guests @ $40, 2 Bistro Vouchers @ $50$14,275
Class A (a). (xii)Ballarat Indoor Bias Bowls - $300 Sponsorship / Balalrat & District Golf Association - 11 x Room Hire @ $100, 1 x Room Hire @ $150 / Ballarat Junior Football Netball Club - 64 Encouragement Awards @ $15, Lexton Football Netball Club - $300 Sponsorship / Faimly hardship donation - 4 x Golf passes @ $40 / 1st Alfredton Scout Group - 1 x Green fee vouchers @ $40, 1 x Bistro vouchers @ $50 / Ballarat City Rowing Club - 2 x Green fee vocuhers @ $40 / Sports Central - 2 x Room hire @ $100 / Ballarat Football Netball Club - 4 x Bistro vouchers @ $50$3,540
Class A (b).Herbicides, Chemicals & Fertilisers$60,977
Class A (b).Seed, Sand, Soil & Gravel$18,184
Class A (b).General Course Maintenance$9,248
Class A (b).Fuel, Oil & Grease$21,403
Class A (b).Power - Machinery Shed & Pump$27,378
Class A (b).Machinery Repairs & Maintenance$53,069
Class A (b).Course Improvement$17,292
Class A (b).Irrigation & Drainage Maintenance$8,636
Class A (b).Course Wages$310,600
Class A (b).Course Superannuation$28,115
Class A (c). Eureka Probus Club - 5 weeks room hire @ $50 discount / 5 weeks room hire @ $30 discount$400
Class A (c). Golfdfields Probus Club - 9 weeks room hire @ $100 discount / 5 weeks room hire @ $50 discount / 5 weeks room hire @ $30 discount$1,300
Class A (c). Ballarat Sportsmen's CLub - 7 weeks room hire @ $100 discount / 1123 meals @ $5 discount, 334 meals @ $4 discount$7,651
Class A (c). North Ballarat Probus Club - 5 weeks room hire @ $50 discount / 5 weeks room hire @ $30 discount$400
Class A (c). Rotary Club of Ballarat South - 2190 meals @ $4 discount / 146 meals @ $6 discount / 1 x Bistro voucher @ $40$9,676
Class A (c). Rotary Club of Wendouree - 341 meals @ $5 discount$1,705
Class A (c). Rtoary Club of Ballarat - 599 meals @ $5 discount / 59 meals @ $6 discount$3,349
Class A (c). Ballarat Jazz Club - 13 room hire @ $150 discount / 17 room hure @ $100 discount / 3 x $30 Bistro vouchers$3,740
Class A (c). A-L Lions Club District Meetings - 15 room hire @ $100$1,500
Class A (c). Ballarat Gardens Probus Club - 2 x Bistgro vouchers @ $20$40
Class B (a).Security System$9,571
Class B (a).2 Sign in Touch Screens @ $5445 each$7,082
Class B (b).Roughcutter - Principal & Interest$5,267
Class B (b).Greensmaster / Reelmaster / Workman - Principal & Interest$17,100
Class B (b).Workman / Reelmaster - Principal & Interest$12,811
Class B (b).Solar Panels - Principal & Interest$29,412
Class B (b).Workman / Thatchmaster - Principal & Interest$1,728
Class B (b).POS Hardward - Princiapal & Interest$2,560
Class B (b).Irrigation System - Principal & Interest$1,587
Class B (b).Excavator - Principal & Interest$6,199
Class B (e).Cleaning$48,091
Class B (e).Heat, Light & Power$60,425
Class B (e).Insurance$30,847
Class B (e).Postage, Printing & Stationery$20,212
Class B (e).Professional Retainer$27,204
Class B (e).Rates$5,828
Class B (e).Telephone$10,595
Class B (e).Workcover$27,911
Class B (e).Wages$1,047,965
Class B (e).Superannuation$95,971
Class C (c).Florene Audit & Assurance$495



 


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