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 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; $3,300
(ii) the provision of health services or care; $1,900
(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; $500
(vi) the provision of services and assistance for the aged; $500
(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; $9,100
(xii) any sporting or recreational purpose, excluding any club that holds a venue operator’s licence. $12,731
Class A (b). The cost of providing and maintaining sporting facilities for use by club members. $24,252
Class A (c). The cost of any subsidy for the provision of goods and services but excluding alcohol. $21,955
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 $74,238
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. $26,193
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. $288,408
CLASS B – TOTAL $314,601
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) $388,839


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 17/09/2019.
I confirm that an independent auditor’s statement dated 17/09/2019 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 STAWELL HARNESS RACING CLUB INC,’s compliance with the Act for the financial year ended 30 June 2019.

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). (i)Stawell West Primary School Classroom Furniture & Scholarship $1,100 Stawell Primary School Scholarship $100 Stawell Primary School Kiln Project $1,000 St Pats Primary School Scholarship $100 Stawell Secondary college Scholarship $1,000$3,300
Class A (a). (ii)ANZ Gynaecological oncology group $400 Team Teal Stawell Biarri Group for Genealogy to update computers $1500$1,900
Class A (a). (v)Stawell Inter Church council welfare boost to Christmas resources$500
Class A (a). (vi)Senior Citizens kitchen upgrade new fridge and microwave$500
Class A (a). (xi)Stawell Historical Society Digitisation Project $1,000 Agricultural Society Toilet repairs $600 Campbells Bridge new nozzles on firetruck $500 Stawell Railway Station Gallery heating/cooling $1,950 St Peters Lutheran Church Restoration of organ $2,000 Lutheran Church voucher for Christmas raffle $50 Riding for the Disabled training and upkeep of Standardbred $2,000 Stawell Vintage Tractor Pull & Engine Pull Event $1,000$9,100
Class A (a). (xii)Pomonal Cricket Club new chairs $1,000 Probus Club of Stawell bowls tournament $100 Stawell Football Netball Club donation for volunteer $300 Greater Western Rebels sponsor of Crystal Summers $250 Grampians Field & Game - Gift of Old Stewards Tower $11,081$12,731
Class A (b).Racing repairs and maintenance$24,252
Class A (c). Donation of Room Gold Reef Ladies Probus$2,200
Class A (c). Donation of Room Mens probus$2,420
Class A (c). Donation of Hall for storage of costumes for Calisthenics College$11,440
Class A (c). Donation of room for wakes$1,760
Class A (c). Donation of venue for 2 days for Tractor Pull Event$1,600
Class A (c). Donation of room Stawell Probus Christmas$220
Class A (c). Donation of room Firebrigade Christmas$220
Class A (c). Donation of room Ladies Probus Christmas$220
Class A (c). Food for Life Member Martin Wake$1,875
Class B (a).Front Landscaping Project per depn schedule cost $102116.81 x 25.65% non gaming$26,193
Class B (e).Wages$229,566
Class B (e).Workcover$3,001
Class B (e).Superannuation$19,580
Class B (e).Staff Training Catering & Racing$563
Class B (e).Uniforms Catering & Racing$311
Class B (e).Gas/Electricity floor space for Catering and Racing 80.01%$12,071
Class B (e).Water Floor space Catering & Racing 80.01%$1,755
Class B (e).Racing Trophies$2,056
Class B (e).Hiring Costs Racing$4,063
Class B (e).Lease POS system catering$269
Class B (e).Repairs & Maintenance Catering$3,327
Class B (e).Racing Stakemoney$9,747
Class B (e).Rates Floor space catering and racing 80.01%$2,099



 


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