New Bus cards.1 - Volleyball Victoria

“ one sport, two disciplines, one direction ” 

annual 

report 2009

Bill Glasson 

Vale 

Bill started coaching girls volleyball 

teams while teaching at Fairhills High 

School some 30 years ago. 

He was a founding member of the 

Eastern Metropolitan Volleyball 

Association serving continuously on the 

committee, the majority of the time as 

President. 

He was one of the longest serving 

active members of Volleyball Victoria. 

He started coaching the Victorian 

Schools Team around 1977 and served 

on the Board of Directors on several 

occasions. He was passionate about 

junior development being the driving 

force behind the establishment of the 

Victorian Coaches Commission holding 

the Chair for over 20 years. 

Bill was the Head of delegation for the 

National Junior Women’s Team at the 

4th Asian Junior Women’s 

Championships (Jakarta 1988) and 

coached the team in the 3 succeeding 

championships. 

After retiring from active coaching 

several years ago he continued as 

mentor for coaches of the State Junior 

Girls Teams. His knack of managing the 

relationships between people was well 

known. Bill would quietly listen to what 

was being said and everyone would 

leave feeling that their view had been 

heard. 

He has Life Memberships of Fairhills 

Volleyball Club, Eastern Metropolitan 

Volleyball Association, Volleyball Victoria 

and School Sport Australia and holds a 

Distinguished Service Award for the 

Australian Volleyball Federation 

For several decades, volleyball has 

benefited from Bills passion at all levels 

and he has introduced many 

generations of girls to the sport. 

He is known as a true gentleman coach 

who has been respected by all and is 

thoroughly deserving of a nomination 

for the award. 

Victorian Olympic Council 

2009 Julius L Patching 

Sports Official of the Year Award 

Bill was recognised posthumously at the 

VOC AGM on 15th April, 2010, for his 

outstanding contribution to the Sport of 

Volleyball. 

Proudly accepted by his son Paul, Bill was 

one of five Volunteers Finalists. 

The 2009 Award was presented to Geoff 

Hare - Swimming.

Contents 

Vale Bill Glasson 1 

VV Board of Directors & Staff 2 

VV Commissions & Committees 3 

Presidents Report 4 

VV Member Associations 7 

Association Reports 8 

Events Reports 16 

Country Championship Report 23 

Beach Volleyball Schools Cup 25 

Victorian State Team Program 26 

Beach Volleyball Report 31 

Coach Education Report 33 

State Volleyball Centre Report 34 

Sport Development Report 34 

Referees Commission Report 36 

Financial Statements 38 

2009 VVL Ladders 45 

Life Members 47 

Members Please Note 

The 2009 Annual Report has been 

specifically produced in the following 

two formats: 

1. Black and white spiral bound 

version with the full financial report 

included for the purpose of the 

AGM, and 

2. A Colour version supplied on CD 

to each Affiliated Association and 

Club for internal circulation, 

administration recording and 

printing where necessary. This 

version contains an abridged 

financial report 

The latter will be used intensely by 

VVI management to report to external 

stakeholders, support marketing 

plans, and provide archive records 


Volleyball Victoria Contact Information 

The Volleyball Victoria Office is situated at the following addresses: 

State Volleyball Centre 

270 Stud Road 

Dandenong North, Victoria 3175 

Phone: 03 9794 0009 

Fax: 03 9794 6006 

www.volleyballvictoria.com.au 

Volleyball Victoria Board of Directors 

At the Annual General Meeting of Volleyball Victoria in March 2009, the following 

Board of Directors was appointed/reappointed by the Volleyball Victoria Members: 

Senator Stephen Conroy President 

Mrs. Sue Hiller Vice President 

Mr. David Jensen Finance Director 

Ms. Liz Pollock Director 

Mr. Howard Williams Director 

Ms. Cristy Mace Director 

Current Vacancy Director 

At the 2009 Annual General Meeting to be held on Sunday May 25th 2010, the 

terms of office of Mrs. Hiller (Vice President) David Jensen (Finance Director) and 

Ms Cristy Mace (Director) will conclude. Within the Association rules guidelines, 

the Board is currently co-opting two new member with business and marketing 

expertise. 

All Office Bearers and ordinary Board Director positions are for two year terms. 

Board Directors who are co-opted by the Board remain in office until the following 

Annual General Meeting. 

Volleyball Victoria Staff 2010 

Mr. Terry Jones Executive Director - to August 2009 

Ms. Tania DeMarchi Operations Manager - to September 2009 

Ms. Lauren Howes Events Coordinator 

Mr. Nic Kaiser Education & Performance Coordinator 

Mr. Michael Brookens Sport Development Officer 

Mr. David Frost Sport Project Officer 

Mr. George Mraz Beach Program Coordinator 

Mr. Mark Gladman 

October 2009 

Chief Operations Officer 

Mr. Mahamoud Fahour 

October 2009 

Chief Commercial Officer 

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Volleyball Victoria 

Commissions and 

Committees 

2009 

Volleyball Victoria Country Championship Commission 

Mr. Murray Mansfield Chairman 

Mr. Howard Williams Member 

Mr. David Berry Member 

Mr. Rob Straube Member 

Volleyball Victoria Coaches Commission 

Dr. David Jensen Chairman 

Mr. Robert Strahan Member 

Mr. Allan Hassell Member 

Mr. Gary Roberts Member 

Mr. Bill McCall Member 

Mr. Nic Kaiser Staff 

Volleyball Victoria Referees Commission 

Mr. Tomas Santamaria Chairman 

Ms. Liz Pollock Secretary 


All active VVL Competition Referees Member 

Victorian Volleyball League Competitions and Technical 

Committee 

Mr. Kevin Lentin Chairman 

Mr. David Warwick Member 

Mr. Andrew Davidson Member 

Mr. Tony Vavrek Member 

State Team Program Committee 

Mr. Bill Glasson* Chairman 

Mr. Tomas Santamaria Member 

Mr. Greg Thomas Member 


Mr. George Mraz Staff 

Ms. Lauren Howes Staff 

(* deceased)

President 

Report 

by 

Senator Stephen Conroy 

2009 has been one of the most 

challenging years for Volleyball 

Victoria, but I am pleased to say that 

despite some disappointing 

discoveries in the latter part of 2009, 

we have laid the foundation for a solid 

future moving forward. 

In January 2009, the Board 

conducted a strategic planning day 

led by an independent, external 

facilitator. The day was attended by 

Board members and staff. The day 

provided a great platform for the 

activities of VVI staff for 2009 and 

these are being carried forward with 

the new management team. 

We are particularly proud to have 

secured sponsorship from Crazy 

John’s for the next 3 years which will 

help to provide a foundation for a 

number of our programs. This is the 

largest sponsorship that Volleyball 

Victoria has been able to attract and 

shows that we have a great product 

to promote. It is also pleasing to see 

over the latter part of 2009 that we 

have been successful in obtaining a 

number of other sponsorships. We 

anticipate building on these during 

2010. 

Victoria was again successful at the 

U15 Championships winning the 

overall state trophy with our Girls Blue 

team finishing first and our Boys Blue 

team finishing second. Victoria had 

three teams competing in both the 

girls and boys divisions. Our other 

girls’ teams finished fifth and ninth 

and our other boys’ teams finished 

third and sixth. This provides a solid 

grounding for our teams that compete 


at the Australian Junior Volleyball 

Championships. 

The Victorian Country Championships 

was hosted by Bendigo in 2009. This 

was the 40th year of the 

championships and a reunion of past 

players and coaches was held. 

Bendigo was able to secure some 

good corporate sponsorship. A total 

of twenty-nine teams competed in the 

championships with Geelong winning 

the Women’s Division 1 Gold and 

Bendigo the Men’s Division 1 Gold. 

Activities at the State Volleyball 

Centre are continuing to build, albeit 

not as rapidly as we had anticipated. 

There are some regular major events 

conducted at the SVC (State League, 

Victorian Schools Cup and Australian 

Schools Cup), but we need to keep 

building on this to showcase our great 

venue. Our social indoor competitions 

have begun building but there is 

much work ahead. The indoor beach 

competitions have continued to be 

strongly supported with a full 

complement of teams on most nights. 

Victoria was strongly represented in 

the Australian Volleyball League. 

Melbourne was host to both the Men’s 

and Women’s finals with the Women’s 

final being played at the SVC. The 

University Blues women finished first 

and for the first time in a number of 

years, the men failed to make the 

finals. VVI collaborates with 

representatives of the Melbourne and 

Monash Universities to support the 

teams with their training, co-ordination 

and venue hire. 

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President 

Report 

by 

Senator Stephen Conroy 

The Australian Junior Volleyball 

Championships were conducted in 

Brisbane and Victoria was once again 

strongly represented. The President’s 

Cup went to Queensland with Victoria 

finishing strongly in second place. 

This result is consistent with our 

performance in previous 

Championships where we have 

finished either 2nd or 1st. I would like 

to thank the state coaching team, 

regional and club coaches, parents 

and players for their ongoing 

contribution that underpins the 

strength of the program. Victoria can 

be rightly proud of its performance 

over the past years. 

At a national level, congratulations must 

once again go to Australian Men’s team 

who have qualified for the World 

Championships in Italy in 2010. This is 

a great achievement for Australia who 

have now consolidated their position as 

a top team in Asia. Victoria is also 

proud to be hosting two matches for 

our Australian Men’s team against the 

Canadian National team in July. This will 

be an important warm-up for the World 

Championships. 

As you are all aware our Executive 

Director and Operations Manager both 

resigned in August and September 

2009 respectively. Whilst recruitment 

activity to replace the Executive Director 

had commenced, the resignation of the 

Operations Manager provided the 

Board with an opportunity to coinsider 

a different operating model. This led to 

the abolition of our Executive Director 

position and the implementation of a 

Chief Operating Officer and Chief 

Commercial Officer. 

The new management team of Mark 

Gladman and Mahamoud Fahour report 

to a subcommittee of the Board and 

have been busy setting up the office to 

reflect the new structure and meeting 

the key stakeholders from the 

government, corporate and volleyball 

communities. The Board and I look 

forward to a new and exciting era for 

volleyball in Victoria. 

In concluding, I wish to thank the Board 

for their hard work, particularly in 

relation to the new structure. I want to 

thank all members for their ongoing 

support and I look forward to 2010.

Volleyball Victoria 

Member 

Associations 

- 2009 

The following two awards have 

been introduced by VV to 

recognise the contribution 

made by our volunteers at an 

association level. Each 

association was invited to apply 

their own selection criteria. 

Most Outstanding 

Contribution Award 

(MOCA) 

Volunteer Appreciation 

Award (VAA) 


Bairnsdale MOCA David Smythe 

VAA Craig Wilson 

Ballarat MOCA Hollie Radomski 

VAA Andrew James 

Bellarine MOCA Jon Collyer 

VAA Anne Kuklych 

Bendigo MOCA Leonie Roberts 

VAA Ron Symons 

Daylesford MOCA Colin Priest 

VAA Shane Colerio 

Eastern Metropolitan (EMVA) MOCA Tracy Cassy 

VAA Bill Glasson 

Geelong MOCA John Rosso 

VAA Jarrod Johnstone 

Horsham MOCA Peta Adamson 

VAA Andrew Adamson 

Korumburra MOCA Mandy Fletcher 

VAA Jenny Damon, Keith Jenkins (Tied) 

LaTrobe Valley MOCA Jade Henry 

VAA Darren Flanigan 

Mornington MOCA Nicole DeWeerd 

VAA Ebony Steward 

Mortlake MOCA Bruce Goddard 

VAA John Tanner 

Riddell’s Creek MOCA Eddie Barake 

VAA Gary Kirkpatrick 

Sunraysia MOCA Vicki Telfer 

VAA Jim Mason 

Warrnambool MOCA Greg Best 

VAA David McConnell 

West Gippsland MOCA Tim White 

VAA Tony Miller 

2009 

V O L U N T E E R 

A P P R E C I AT I O N 

A W A R D 

In Recognition of your 

outstanding performance, dedication, 

enthusiasm and support to the 

Volleyball Association 

In Recognition of your 

outstanding contribution, dedication, 

enthusiasm and support to the 

Volleyball Association 

2009 

M O S T 

O U T S TA N D I N G 

C O N T R I B U T I O N 

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Association 

Reports 

Bairnsdale 

Bairnsdale is a very small association 

comprising of 9 teams. Although 

mainly made up of social players we 

have a core of very dedicated 

players/coaches who keep the 

association running. We strongly 

support the Gippsland Sports 

Academy Volleyball program and 

although it is a six hour round trip, 

have coaches volunteering as a part 

of the State Volleyball program every 

year. 

Regular competition consists of both 

males and females 

Every year Bairnsdale enters teams 

into the Gippsland Volleyball Regional 

League. This requires a fairly large 

commitment from players as games 

are played once a month in Morwell 

on a Sunday. This is a great chance to 

play volleyball outside of Bairnsdale 

and compete against other regional 

teams. 

In 2009 the Bairnsdale Women’s Team 

won the Regional Grand Final while in 

the men’s grand final Bairnsdale was 

narrowly defeated. 

Bairnsdale teams also annually attend 

The Good Neighbour Tournament in 

Canberra where they have 

experienced much success, 

Bairnsdale Volleyball has been 

working hard to provide a junior 

development program for all young 

interested players and has had many 

players training with the Gippsland 

Sports Academy. Despite our 

distance from Melbourne many of our 

junior players have also had success 

at State and National levels. 

Ballarat 

Volleyball Ballarat went through a very 

up and down year in 2009. 

The Monday night ‘Social’ competition 

struggled to attract any great 

numbers, but on the other hand the 

‘Vic West Phantoms’ saw a Ballarat 

representative side in VVL for the first 

time since State Leagues inception. 

Monday competition – Darren and 

Jason White along with Andrew 

James undertook to run the 

competition night in 2009. We had 

some 7 teams enter with varying 

numbers. Attracting teams and 

players committed to an ongoing 

involvement has been a real trial over 

the years, and was no more 

successful this year. The Murnane 

family under the guise of the Phantom 

took out the premiership. 

Representative teams - 2009 saw a 

mens and womens team enter for 

VVL. The men had to play a 

qualification tournament, and missed 

selection. The women on the other 

hand played in Div 2 and preformed 

in an exceptional manner throughout 

the season. We finished 2nd on the 

ladder after the home and away 

rounds eventually going down to 

Monash Uni in the semi final. The 

commitment of the team considering 

the cost and travel was fantastic and 

to be commended. 

The Mens and Womens rep sides 

competed at Warrnambool, Ballarat, 

Horsham, Mornington as well as at 

Country Championships – with the 

women winning a bronze in Div 1, a 

best ever finish I think - through the 

year. (for once no fines – can you 

believe that!!).

Association 

Reports 

Bendigo 

The Bendigo Volleyball Association 

enjoyed a very successful year in 

2009 and is looking to make 2010 just 

as successful but in differing ways. In 

2009, we staged one of the best ever 

Country Championships. Our men’s 

division one team was successful in 

defending their title while our women’s 

division one team was runners up in a 

close five set final. 

Last year the BVA staged two 

successful tournaments – the Junior 

Dragon City Tournament in August 

and then the annual Dragon City 

Tournament. Our junior tournament 

continues to grow in only its second 

year, attracting teams from schools 

and associations throughout the state. 

Our Dragon City tournament was a 

success with many metropolitan 

teams once again enjoying the 

excellent facilities we are fortunate to 

have in Bendigo. 

Our strong support of the Bendigo 

Bank Academy of Sport Volleyball 

Program has continued, providing not 

just improved junior players and later 

senior players but also opportunities 

for the development of coaches. 

Currently we have coaches at national 

state levels. In 2009, the academy 

again had a significant number of 

players in state and national teams. 

While our player numbers have 

largely remained the same as 

previous years, the BVA is committed 

to investigating ways to grow 

numbers and increase participation. 

We aim to increase the profile of 

volleyball in primary schools through 

conducting clinics and taking an 


active role in the organising of the 

regional VSSSA tournament. We have 

also sought to attract media publicity 

and with the support of our stadium 

management, ran advertisements in 

local media to attract new players. 

We conducted referee and coaching 

courses and we are aiming to 

continue developing this essential 

infrastructure. Our Referee’s 

Commission provides qualified 

referees for our division one 

competitions and we encourage 

junior players to gain base referee 

qualifications. We are currently 

working with La Trobe University to 

provide coaching courses for 

Physical Education students to then 

promote volleyball in schools 

throughout regional Victoria to further 

raise the profile of volleyball. We are 

also hosting the 2010 Victorian 

Teachers Games in September. 

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Association 

Reports 

Bellarine 

Bellarine now boasts one of the 

largest registered memberships of the 

Regional Associations. We cater to 

our members’ varied needs by 

providing a Division 1 competition for 

experienced senior individuals and 

developing younger players. A more 

relaxed social Division 2 is suitable for 

the more casual local players and 

juniors funneled through from school 

teams. 

Our Committee has a number of aims 

we are working towards: 

• To maintain and develop the current 

competition to encourage 

participation, enjoyment and 

enthusiasm from existing players. 

• To actively encourage new players 

to join our association through 

exposure in the local media, some 

school based contact and cross 

participation with other volleyball 

competitions. 

• To field Representative teams for the 

Country Championships and a 

number of other tournaments 

throughout the year to expose our 

more elite players to competition and 

to gain exposure and experience. 

• To continue developing depth to our 

Association by encouraging and 

subsidising members to participate in 

Development Programs such as 

Refereeing and hopefully, Coaching 

courses. At this stage we have a 

number of highly qualified referees 

plus some young Regional Referees. 

For Volleyball in our region to really 

raise its profile and participation 

(particularly through the junior stages) 

we really need to see the 

establishment of a Sports Academy 

and a comprehensive School based 

program. 

Daylesford 

The Association was formed in August 

2009 after the opening of a new 

community stadium at the Daylesford 

Secondary College. The Daylesford 

community of 4500 people raised 

$300,000 and with funding from the 

state government the stadium was 

completed. 

Volleyball was introduced at the 

Daylesford Secondary College in 2007 

with school teams reaching the State 

school finals. This success has also 

resulted in 2 players achieving State 

junior selection. 

Daylesford Association conducts a 

junior and senior tournament each year 

and also sends representative sides to 

outside tournaments. 

The local competition is conducted on 

Monday nights with a social and open 

division, starting a 6.30pm. 

Eastern Metropolitan (EMVA) 

EMVA in 2009 have had a watershed 

year, trying to turn around year on 

year losses and dropping team 

numbers. More losses to come but 

there is an end in sight. 

The Men's Premier division was 

played on Wednesday nights and the 

Women's Premier division on 

Thursday nights. The 2 seasons 

(SHIELD & CUP) were adjusted in 

length so that they could both fit into 

the same calendar year. For 2010 and 

beyond there will be 2 equal length 

seasons per year. 

Referees were difficult to come by in 

2009 so some of the committee had to 

help out on occasions. A great team 

effort by all to keep the wheels 

turning. 

Arthur Sliwinski has taken over from 

Tracy Cassy as EMVA President and 

Darryl Selleck has taken over from 

Simone Brown (after 8 years in this 

role) as the EMVA Administrator.

Association 

Reports 

New photo 

Geelong 

GAVA hosted the Tianjin Polytechnic 

Volleyball Team. Our local players 

pushed them a little and took one set 

off the Chinese team. 

Our venture at CC09 – Bendigo 

brought good results. Silver for MD1, 

Gold for WD1, Bronze for MD2. 

We scheduled our inaugural Geelong 

Tournament 20-21 Feb 2010. 

The GAVA strategised to hire a full 

time development officer. The position 

is scheduled to start in February 2010 

and will assist us to gain more of a 

presence and foothold in Geelong. 

The position was advertised towards 

the end of the year in the local 

newspaper and our website. 

Special thanks goes to Jarrod 

Johnston for his continued and 

unwavering support to our game as 

the match director. We require 

someone to take over from next year. 


Horsham 

In 2009, we have taken significant 

steps forward in the Horsham 

community. 

With the introduction of our 

membership card, it is a way of giving 

our recreational players something 

more for their fees, and it hopefully has 

given those sponsors that supported it, 

something for their sponsorship. 

Giving the “B” grade players and 

women a chance to play Lightning 

Spike alongside the “A” grade players, 

an extra opportunity to play under a 

different format. Hopefully this format 

can be introduced in other grades 

going forward. 

The success of the Celebrity Challenge 

cannot go without saying. To get the 14 

celebrities to participate was the first 

challenge, then to get the support on 

the Sunday was great. 

Volleyball is at an interesting point in it’s 

future development. A fresh new broom 

has swept through the state body 

Volleyball Victoria, which hopefully 

means a better deal for the Regional 

Associations. The important thing to 

take on board is that for the sport to 

continue to prosper on a national level, 

it is going to have to start at the grass 

roots end of the spectrum. This means 

that we need to be supportive of the 

change in fee structure, but conversely 

the state body needs to be innovative 

in their support for the Regional 

Associations. 

To all who have played a part with the 

Association no matter how big or small 

over the past 12 months, thanks for 

your support. 

We look forward to your support in the 

future as Volleyball Horsham moves 

into another exciting phase of it’s 

growth. 

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Association 

Reports 

Korumburra 

Korumburra Volleyball is just a small 

Association in Sth Gippsland, having 

about 110 members including Juniors 

and Seniors. In its humble beginnings 

it started comps in a Sec. School Hall 

at Leongatha in 1983 then moved into 

a bigger Stadium at Korumburra. Five 

years ago Sth Gippsland Shire built a 

large Sporting Stadium at Leongatha, 

Sporting Bodies in the area were 

asked for input in what they would 

desire in such a Stadium, we asked 

for high roof, lights up high, full size 

crts with ample space around and 

after lots of consultation and different 

Government Grants we have our 

Stadium, so now playing our comps 

back at Leongatha. 

With only being a small Association 

we are proud of a number of our 

achievements, we have 3 National 

Graded Referees, approx 18 players 

of either current or just past seasons 

playing VVL,also a couple playing 

AVL,we do OK in our Gippsland 

Regional League, do very well in the 

Junior Tournaments that VVI run in the 

Gippsland Region. We are very proud 

of our Div 1 Womens Team that plays 

in the Country Championships 

bringing home the Trophies. 

We also have a Beach Volleyball Fun 

Day each January at Inverloch. This 

year was our 17th time having 20 

teams playing in in Juniors and 

Seniors , well Sponsored by local 

business` to make it an enjoyable day. 

We have no problems in having 

committee meetings as the committee 

is made up of at least one member 

from each of the teams, premiership 

points are deducted for non 

attendance and these meeting are 

held monthly on our Volleyball night 

for a short time before the matches. 

Our Junior program is doing quite 

well, our Spikezone numbers are 

down a little this Season but are 

confident they will increase in the last 

half of the year. 

LaTrobe Valley 

Latrobe Valley Volleyball has been 

conducting volleyball competitions in 

the towns of Latrobe Valley for over 40 

years. Current 2009 competitions are 

at the Latrobe City Leisure Centres of 

Churchill, Moe/Newborough and 

Morwell. We had 35 teams spread 

across the three competitions the 

team numbers have continued to 

decline and there is considerable 

player overlap between teams in the 

different competitions. 

In February 2008 we began to 

develop a closer link with the Monash 

University Churchill campus student 

union in order to better accommodate 

university based teams in their study 

semesters, to date this has not born 

any additional teams and the current 

Churchill stadium re-development will 

delay this initiative. 

Our junior competition in Morwell 

collapsed in the latter part of 2009 

due to the relocation of one team to 

the Moe open competition and 

insufficient younger players being 

recruited to replace others who 

moved into senior teams. 

The association is endeavouring to 

increase the number of qualified 

referees throughout Gippsland by 

hosting courses annually in 

conjunction with the Gippsland Sports 

Academy volleyball program.

Association 

Reports 

Mortlake 

Our 2009 mixed volleyball season 

commenced in May with 30 

competitors. The executive selected 

five teams with four experienced 

players and two juniors and/or new 

players in each. The competition was 

close and minimal points separated first 

from fifth at the completion of the 

round. Pennant rested for a month and 

recommenced in October with the 

same amount of players and finished 

mid December. Once again the teams 

finished the season very even which 

was a credit to the selectors. Best and 

fairest (male and female) trophies were 

awarded at the end of each pennant. 

A most improved junior trophy was 

awarded at the end of the year with the 

criteria being that ideally the player was 

to have played in both pennants and 

demonstrated improvement in all 

aspects of the game. The award is 

sponsored by a past female player who 

played until she was 55 years of age. 

Our competition age group ranges from 

13 years to approximately 50 years and 

being a small country town with a 

population of 950, the age difference is 

no barrier. 

Our only fundraising for the year was a 

chocolate drive with profits offsetting 

expenses and helps in paying for our 

end of year function. This year players 

enjoyed a BBQ and a game of social 

tennis, along with the award 

presentations. 

Mortlake Volleyball is relatively new, 

commencing in 1991 and is played at 

the college activity centre. We 

endeavour to keep our player number 

to at least 30 and along with being 

competitive, is an enjoyable, very social 

activity. 


Riddells Creek 

2009-2010 reaped the benefits of a 

strong marketing campaign of 

previous years by the Riddell’s Creek 

Association with a 50% increase in 

individual and team participation 

numbers. These strong numbers have 

been retained for three seasons. An 

innovation of dividing the teams at 

season’s end into A, B and C grades 

for finals was well received and gave 

all skill levels something to strive for. 

The Summer 2010 season has seen 

the introduction of an A grade 

competition whilst retaining the social 

fibre of our competition. 

Riddell’s Creek fielded a 

representative men’s side to compete 

at tournaments and Country 

Championships. The men’s side has 

proved very competitive over the past 

year. 2010 will see our women’s side 

take to the court for the first time and 

a second men’s side become a 

regular feature. 

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Association 

Reports 

Sunraysia 

Sunraysia Volleyball Inc (SVI) has 

enjoyed a very successful year in 

2009 across all aspects of our 

Association. 

Our domestic winter competitions 

(April – Sept) comprised: 

• Under 13’s and 15’s, boys and girls. 

• Open A Grade 

• Open A Reserve 

• Mixed Social 

SVI also ran a very successful 

shortened summer competition 

(Oct – Dec) for: 

• Under 13’s and 15’s girls and boys 

• Mixed Social 

Sunraysia Volleyball Academy 

continued to provide a magnificent 

development pathway for our junior 

athletes to graduate to our elite 

Sunraysia Academy of Sport 

Volleyball Program. In total SVI 

supported over 100 athletes through 

under 13, under 15 and the elite 

programs. 

In 2009 a total of ten (10) athletes 

from our elite program were 

successful in gaining selection to 

Victorian teams at Under 17 and 19 

levels. Two of these athletes in Brad 

Mason and Cara Meyer were also 

inducted into the National Junior 

Program at the annual December 

training camp. 

Warrnambool 

2009 represented another successful 

year for the Warrnambool Volleyball 

Association. Warrnambool had a record 

number of teams competing at 

tournaments throughout Victoria. 

Highlights being four teams competing 

at the Country Championships and 

victory for the men’s team in the 

Bendigo Dragon City Tournament 

(Division 2). 

The summer season of the domestic 

competition witnessed an increased 

number of teams competing in an 

expanded three divisions. At the AGM, 

longtime president, Greg Best resigned 

and the association expresses its 

gratitude for his many years of service 

as president. 

Continuing on from the success of the 

35th Annual Seaside Tournament in 

March 2009, featuring 63 teams over 

eight divisions, committee members are 

actively planning for the 36th Sleep City 

Seaside Tournament.

Association 

Reports 

West Gippsland 

The West Gippsland Volleyball 

Association plays each Thursday 

evening at Bellbird Park, Drouin near 

Warragul. 

2009 has been a growth year for us 

and brought about a number of new 

teams, and with that, new challenges 

for the committee to work through. 

The decision was made to commence 

a division 3 competition on a separate 

court which has a solid concrete 

playing surface. New nets, poles and 

stands were purchased and special 

skills coaching was provided for the 

first 4 weeks by volunteer 

experienced players. Within a few 

months the playing standard has 

certainly improved across the board 

with all teams seemingly enjoying 

getting into the sport for the first time. 

The start of the new competition saw 

us needing to set a policy around 

children / teenagers playing in a 

mostly adult competition. General 

guidelines have been accepted that 

children should be minimum 13 years 

old, playing with an older relative or 

trusted family friend and be aware of 

the risks that on-court collision or 

having a ball spiked towards you can 

bring. Specifically we decided to 

discourage parents from dropping off 

their children and collecting them 

later – our decision being based on 

the fact we are not geared to acting 

as a youth group / youth recreation 

facility. 

The biggest challenge we could not 

find an answer for was the desire for 

more coaching by better qualified 

people than we could provide from 

our own resources. 


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Events Report 

by 

Lauren Howes 

Events Coordinator 

2009 Crazy John’s Victorian 

Volleyball League 

There was an increase of five teams for 

the 2009 Crazy John’s Victorian Volleyball 

League (VVL) season, taking our premier 

competition to 53 club teams across 

Honours, Division 1 and Division 2. The 

State’s best volleyball was brought to the 

State Volleyball Centre across 14 rounds 

and three weeks of fiercely-contested 

finals. 

The Grand Final day was held on 

Saturday 12th September and once again 

had a fantastic atmosphere. The two 

Honours Grand Finals were contested by 

the top two teams throughout the home 

and away season. 

2009 Grand Final Results: 

Men’s Honours 

Heidelberg def Falcons (3:0) 

Heidelberg 25 25 25 

Falcons 

Women’s Honours 

17 21 21 

Monash University def Yarra Ranges (3:0) 

Monash 25 25 25 

Yarra 

Men’s Division 1 

16 19 19 

Monash University def Melbourne 

University Renegades (3:2) 

Monash 23 23 25 25 15 

Renegades 25 25 15 23 9 

Women’s Division 1 

Melbourne University Renegades def 

Monash University (3:1) 

Renegades 22 25 25 25 

Monash 


25 21 17 16 

Dandenong Cossacks def Mornington 

(3:0) 

Dandenong 25 25 25 

Mornington 22 23 19 


Monash University 2 def Monash 

University 1 (3:2) 

Monash 2 20 25 25 19 15 

Monash 1 

Junior Boys 

25 19 19 25 13 

Monash University def Yarra Ranges (3:0) 

Monash 25 25 25 

Yarra 

Junior Girls 

21 18 20 

Southern Cross Fairhills 2 def Southern 

Cross Fairhills 1 (3:1) 

SCF 2 25 25 21 27 

SCF 1 21 12 25 25 

Monash University again took out the 

Tomas Santamaria Shield for the sixth 

consecutive year as the Champion Club.

Victorian Beach 

Team Program 

2009-10 Australian Junior Beach 

Volleyball Championships – 18th to 

20th January, 2009 

Over 120 athlete’s trialled across two 

weekends in September, 2009, for 

positions in the Under 17, Under 19 and 

Under 23 Victorian teams. 

After the successful performances at 

the 2008-09 Australian Junior Beach 

Volleyball Championships (AJBVC) at 

home on South Melbourne Beach, our 

squads of 16 Under 17 pairs, 7 Under 

19 pairs, and 11 Under 23 pairs, 

travelled across to Glenelg Beach, 

South Australia, for three days 

competition in January, 2010. 

Three months of training, in all 

conditions on both South Melbourne 

and Mordialloc Beach and in the indoor 

comforts of the State Volleyball Centre, 

saw our squads well prepared to collect 

some medals. Whilst the end result was 

not Victoria retaining the Andy Burdin 

Shield for the Champion State, our 

athlete’s did achieve some outstanding 

results: 

Under 23 Women 

Jillian Cridland/Samantha Date 

– Fourth Place 


Jaimee-Lee Morrow/Monique Stojanovic 

– Silver Medals 

Under 17 Men 

Samuel Brisbane/Curtis Stockton 

– Silver Medals 

Jordan Morieson/Gerrard Lipscombe 

– Bronze Medals 

Final Placings 

Under 23 Men 

6th – Jason Pallant/Tony Valena 

9th – John Stock/Will Lewis 

11th – Jason Smale/Andrew Talman 

13th – Dylan McInerney/Alex Jenkins 

15th – Scott Collins/Scott Warden 

16th – Heath Peach/Sean Slorach 



4th - Jillian Cridland/Samantha Date 

7th – Rhiannon Watt/Danielle Stott 

9th – Carly May/Sian McLean 

10th – Ebony Camille/Simone Schuetz 

11th – Katie Van Woerkom/Christie 

Jenkins 

Under 19 Men 

12th – Bojan Janjic/Thomas Niazmand 

14th – Linford Bennett/Elliot Bowden 

15th – Matthew Shill/Jim Tziouvelis 


2nd – Jaimee-Lee Morrow/Monique 

Stojanovic 

4th – Shae Sloane/Karley Hynes 

9th – Ru-Yenn Kwok/Angelique 

Doulgeris 

11th – Eliza Smith/Jessica Westell 

Under 17 Girls 

6th – Dale Cridland/Hayley Pringle 

8th – Jade Lew/Tahli Walsh 

10th – Nicole Jechilevsky/Katrina 

Janssen 

11th – Jess Houghton/Georgina Burley 

17th – Leah Oswald/Victoria Stephens 

18th – Hayley Morris/Hannah Delaney 

20th – Alison Dale/Demi Woodlock 

Under 17 Boys 

2nd – Samuel Brisbane/Curtis Stockton 

3rd – Jordan Morieson/Gerrard 

Lipscombe 

5th – Travis Hampton/Will Kent 

6th – Bradley Davidson/Dayle Gordon 

8th – Sam Wines/Jordan Richards 

9th – Chris Brown/Kelsey Currie 

11th – Rylie Houghton/Matthew Taylor 

13th – Matthew Saunders/Liam Sieker 

17th – Daniel Slorach/Brad Mason 

The winners of the squad Most Valuable 

Players will be presented at the Blue 

and White Jacket Dinner in August, 

2010. 

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Names 

Australian Junior Beach 

Volleyball Championships 

Photos courtesy of Hans Sieker.

Victorian Under 15 

State Team 

Australian Under 15 Volleyball 

Championships 7th to 10th April, 2009 

Over 110 athletes participated in the 

selection trials in December, 2008, with 30 

boys and 30 girls selected to represent 

Victoria at the 2009 Australian Under 15 

Championships in April. 

The 2009 Australian Under 15 

Championships, hosted again by the 

Albury-Wodonga Volleyball Association at 

the Albury Sports Centre, were again a 

challenging, memorable and, importantly, 

successful tournament for our youngest 

Victorian representative team. 

Our Victorian Blue Girls maintained their 

unbeaten run in the tournament, winning a 

classic five-setter against a determined 

Queensland Central to claim the gold 

medal: 

Victoria Blue 

25 24 22 26 15 

Queensland Central 

20 26 25 24 8 

Our Victorian Blue and White Boys teams 

played a memorable five-set match for the 

spot in the Gold Medal Match. The White 

Team lead the Blue team 2-0 sets, 

however the Blue Team fought back to win 

the match in five tense sets. In the match 

for gold the Blue Boys repeated their 

Semi-Final come-back effort by winning 

the third and fourth sets, only to go down 

in a close fifth set to Heathfield 1, taking 

away a silver medal: 

Heathfield 1 

25 25 23 21 15 

Victoria Blue 

19 21 25 25 12 

The White Boys recovered from their 

narrow loss in the Semi-Final and took out 

the bronze medal against Queensland 

White in three close sets: 

Victoria White Queensland White 

25 25 25 23 16 23 

There were also fantastic results for our 

Girls White and Yellow Teams who finished 

equal-fifth and ninth respectively and the 

Boys Yellow finished equal-sixth. 

The 2009 Australian Under 15 

Championships boasted a record number 

of entries and ensured the tournament 


was very competitive. 

With a collection of a gold, silver and 

bronze medal, Victoria again claimed the 

Australian Under 15 Championship 

Champion State Trophy for the second 

year in a row, however Queensland was 

very close behind. 

Final Placings: 

Girls Boys 

1 Victoria Blue 1 Heathfield 1 

2 QLD Central 2 Victoria Blue 

3 QLD Maroon 3 Victoria White 

4 ACT Gold 4 QLD White 

5 Victoria White 5 QLD Maroon 

5 Henley 5 Bendigo Bank 

6 NSW Sky 6 Norwood Bears 

6 West Wyalong 6 Victoria Yellow 

7 Heathfield 1 7 Sunraysia 

7 Bendigo Bank 7 NSW Sky 

8 Queensland White 8 NSW Navy 

9 Victoria Yellow 8 Heathfield 2 

10 Sunraysia 9 ACT 

11 ACT White 9 Albury 

12 Albury 

13 Heathfield 2 

14 Santa Sabina 

15 NSW Navy 

Awards: 

The 2009 Under 15 Blue & White Jacket 

Dinner was held at Kingston Links Golf 

Club on Saturday 23rd May. The Girls Blue 

Team received a standing ovation and 

were toasted as the Australian 

Champions. The Most Valuable Players in 

each of the six teams were presented with 

a plaque and Blue and White Jacket – 

Congratulations to our 2009 Under 15 

Most Valuable Players: 

U15 Boys Blue - Denzel Legrand 

(Mazenod College) 

U15 Boys White - Cale Skidmore 

(Eltham High) 

U15 Boys Yellow - Brodie Currie 

(Upwey High) 

U15 Girls Blue - Alison Youlten 

(Monbulk College/Yarra Ranges) 

U15 Girls White - Hannah Wright 

(PEGS/GMVA) 

U15 Girls Yellow - Michela Burke 

(Yarra Valley Grammar) 

All athletes received a certificate for their 

achievement in representing Victoria. 

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Victorian Under 15 Men Blue 

Back Row: Mick Stevens (Coach), Nelhan Klinger, Dylan Arnold, Dion De Pace, 

Andrew Hague, Peter Rivett (Assistant Coach) 

Front Row: Denzel Legrand, Cody Bradford, Luke Brisbane, Trent Frawley, 

Josh Fidanza, Josh Rankin 

Victorian Under 15 Men White 

Back Row: Liam Sketcher (Coach), Cale Skidmore, Drew Waters, 

Alex Ielo, Ricardo Morelli 

Front Row: Angus Legg, Stephen Bruce, Perry Mitchell, Benjamin Sher, 

Joseph Yigit, Maximilliam Sablisk, Bill McHoul (Assistant Coach - absent) 

Victorian Under 15 Men Yellow 

Back Row: Andrew Fisher (Coach), Matthew Lester, David Majman, Daniel Allison, 

Daniel McStay, Justine White (Assistant Coach) 

Front Row: Anthony NGuyen, Nathan Dorman, Tuan Tran, Jae Northcott, 

Brodie Currie, Jay Rankin, Tom Ross (absent) 

Victorian Under 15 Women Blue 

Back Row: Evie Lake (Coach), Alison Youlten, Katie Myles, Katrina Janssen, 

Natalie Haase, Penny Russell (Assistant Coach) 

Front Row: Teagan Faull, Grace Harries, Elsie Rodgers, Aimee Tapp, 

Letitia Sindt, Stephanie Harrington 

Victorian Under 15 Women White 

Back Row: Gillian Irvine (Assistant Coach), Katherine Ferris, Hannah Wright, 

Colette Mahler-Hindson, Gareth De Korte (Coach) 

Front Row: Yasmin Pringle, Jacinta Djuric, Emma Blumer, Mikayla Burley, 

Deane Dobson, Eleni Argyriou, Tess Mimmo (absent) 

Victorian Under 15 Women Yellow 

Back Row: Abdel Raffass (Coach), Portia Kotz, Louise Rua, Jacqui Black, 

Maddi Britton, Djurdjica Calic (Assistant Coach) 

Front Row: Michela Burke, Emily Voss, Sophie Shewell, Mikaeli Blair, 

Cherie Vendramini, Devon Morgan

Victorian Volleyball 

Schools Cup 

2009 Australian Volleyball 

Schools Cup 

Held across the State 

Volleyball Centre and 

Melbourne Sports and 

Aquatic Centre, the 

Australian Volleyball 

Schools Cup (AVSC) see 

well over 400 teams 

entered from schools 

across Australia. In 2009, 

six Victorian Schools 

performed remarkably well, 

finishing in the 10 in the 

race to be ‘Champion 

School’. 

3rd – Billanook College 

4th – Monbulk College 

5th – Girton Grammar 

7th – Eltham High 

9th – Upwey High 

10th – Mazenod College 

Three-Day event 7-9th August, 2009; 

and One-Day event 8th (Junior) & 9th 

(Intermediate and Senior) September, 

2009. 

Once again the jewel in the Volleyball 

Victoria events calendar – the Crazy 

John’s Victorian Volleyball Schools Cup 

(VVSC) – saw more than 1,300 school 

participants play in 130 school teams in 

the Three-Day event and 40 teams in 

the One-Day events across the two 

days. 

Three-Day Event Results 

(1 = Gold, 2 = Silver, 3 = Bronze) 

Open Men’s - Honours 

1 Girton, 2 Eltham Open, 3 Monbulk 1 

Open Women’s - Honours 

1 Upwey 1, 2 Billanook, 3 Yarra Valley 

Grammar 

Under 17 Girl’s - Honours 

1 Girton, 2 Eltham, 3 Billanook 

Under 16 Boy’s - Honours 

1 Billanook, 2 Mazenod, 3 Monbulk 


1 Upwey, 2 Eltham, 3 Billanook 

Under 15 Boy’s - Honours 

1 St Bernard’s, 2 Eltham, 3 Girton 


1 Monbulk, 2 Wonthaggi, 3 Billanook 

Open Men’s - Division 1 

1 Haileybury, 2 Whitefriars, 3 Melbourne 

Open Women’s - Division 1 

1 Bendigo, 2 Horsham, 

3 Yarra Valley Grammar 

Under 17 Boy’s - Division 1 

1 Mt Eliza, 2 McKinnon, 3 Mazenod 

Under 17 Girl’s - Division 1 

1 Yarra Valley, 2 PEGS, 

3 Mary Immaculate 


1 Luther, 2 Eltham, 3 Haileybury 


1 Luther, 2 McKinnon, 3 Lavalla 


1 Eltham, 2 Upwey, 3 Mazenod 



1 Berwick, 2 Eltham, 3 Upwey 


1 Eltham 1, 2 Eltham 2, 3 Mazenod 


1 Billanook, 2 Monbulk, 3 Eltham 


1 Mazenod, 2 Eltham, 3 Haileybury 


1 Luther, 2 Eltham, 3 PEGS 

Three-Day Event Champion School 

Standings: 

After the three days of competition, it was 

Eltham who claimed the ‘Champion 

School’ trophy for the first time since their 

five-year dominance ended in 2004. 

School Points 

Eltham 212 

Billanook 129 

Upwey 125 

Girton 124 

Monbulk 113 

Mazenod 82 

Luther 63 

St Bernard’s 58 

Yarra Valley Grammar 52 

Haileybury 49 

McKinnon 42 

Wonthaggi 33 

Mt Eliza 30 

Berwick 21 

PEGS 19 

Kew 17 

Bendigo 15 

Melbourne 11 

Horsham 10 

Whitefriars 10 

Mary Immaculate 9 

Lavalla 9 

Aquinas 6 

Pascoe Vale 3 

Sebastopol 3 

Santa Maria 3 

Ballarat Grammar 3 

Mentone 3 

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Victorian Volleyball 

Schools Cup 

Cont 

New photo 

Victorian State 

Championships 

One-Day Event Results 

(1 = Gold, 2 = Silver, 3 = Bronze) 

Division – Open Boys 

1 Caulfield Grammar, 2 Mount Scopus, 

3 Catholic Reg Coll Sydenham 

Division – Open Girls 

1 Berwick, 2 MacRobertson, 

3 Caulfield Grammar 

Division – U/14 & U/15 Boys 

1 Mount Scopus, 

2 Heathdale Christian College, 

3 Luther U15 

Division – U/14 Girls 

1 Luther College, 2 Wonthaggi, 

3 Heathdale 2 

Division – U/15 Girls 

1 Santa Maria College, 2 Haileybury, 

3 Luther College 

Division – U/16 & U/17 Boys 

1 Mount Scopus, 2 Heathdale U17, 

3 Caulfield Grammar U17 

State Volleyball Centre, Saturday 4th 

& Sunday 5th April, 2009 

The inaugural Victorian State 

Championships brought 39 teams 

together across two days of volleyball 

competition in Honours, Division 1, 

Division 2 and Mixed Social divisions. 

2009 Results: 

Men’s Honours 

Final – Heidelberg def Falcons Masters 

3:2 (25-19)(19-25)(25-19)(23-25)(15-9) 

3rd/4th – Eastside Hawks def Falcons 

2:0 (25-15)(25-17) 

Women’s Honours 

Final – Renegades def Falcons 

3:1 (26-24)(25-15)(22-25)(26-24) 

3rd/4th –Eastside Hawks def Monash 

Uni 

2:1 (29-27)(22-25)(15-13) 


Final – Renegades def Mornington 

3:1 (30-28)(27-29)(26-24)(25-23) 

Division – U/16 & U/16 Girls 

1 Heathdale U17, 2 Heathdale U16, 

3 Heathdale U16 

One-Day Event Champion School 

Standings: 

School Points 

Heathdale Christian College 36 

Mount Scopus 26 

Luther College 18 

Caulfield Grammar 17 

Berwick Sec College 14 

Santa Maria College 10 

Wonthaggi College 6 

MacRobertson Girls 6 

Haileybury College 6 

Waverley Christian College 3 

Catholic Reg. Coll. Sydenham 3 

Whitefriars College 2 

St Monica's 1 

Rowville Secondary College 1 

3rd/4th – Warrnambool def Falcons 

2:1 (25-16)(24-26)(15-10) 

Women’s Division 1 (decided by 

ladder positions) 

1st – Camberwell Cobras 

2nd – Yarra Ranges 

3rd – Dandenong Cossacks 


Final – Renegades def Victoria U17's 

3:1 (25-11)(25-18)(23-25)(25-20) 

3rd/4th – Renegades Blue def Rockets 

2:1 (24-26)(25-16)(15-19) 


Final – Eastside Hawks def Falcons 

Navy 

3:1 (25-16)(24-26)(25-19)(27-25) 

3rd/4th – Renegades def Monash 

2:0 (25-16)(25-13) 

Mixed Social 

Final – Bairnsdale def TBC

Country 

Championships 

Report 

by 

Howard Williams VVCCC 

Technical Delegate 

Introduction 

Bendigo Volleyball Association hosted the 

2009 Victorian Country Championships, 

CC’09 over the Queens Birthday Long 

weekend, June 6, 7 & 8. This was the 40th 

year of the event with the first Country 

Volleyball Championship also being held in 

Bendigo, coincidentally, in October 1970; a 

reunion of players and coaches from 40 

years ago was held during the event 

culminating with a celebration during 

Monday finals day. 

Bendigo Volleyball Association gave a 

priority to marketing and presenting the 

Championships in an effort to increase the 

levels of participation both of players and 

supporters and raise the profile of the event 

within the volleyball community, and of the 

sport in Bendigo and beyond. 

A number of strategies were put in place, 

which included producing a series of 

posters and banners for use in Regional 

associations and the Bendigo area, 

establishing static displays at the 

Warrnambool Seaside Tournament in 

March and during State League and 

negotiating a promotional partnership with 

the City of Greater Bendigo and WIN TV 

network for the local region. 

The aim was to maintain and improve the 

standard for the future, building on the 

achievements of the past years and 

develop the Championships into a sporting 

event with something for participants, 

spectators and the region that would be 

capable of attracting on-going corporate 

support. 

The Bendigo Volleyball Association is 

congratulated on their excellent marketing 

and organization of the Championships and 

for securing a substantial level of corporate 

sponsorship, securing the financial success 

of the event and re-establishing regional 

television promotion for the sport. Other 

features included several newsletters issued 

prior to the event, pre-printed score sheets, 

sponsor show-bags including the event 

program in colour and large screen video 


results display. The involvement of past 

players and administrators from the first 

Country Championships and a 40th 

birthday cake added to the formal 

presentation ceremony. 

All participating associations have 

supported the format with enthusiasm, with 

players acknowledging the standard of 

competition and the enjoyment they receive 

has increased, ensuring their continued 

wish to participate into the future. 

Organisation 

The Volleyball Victoria Country 

Championship Commission appointed 

Howard Williams as the Technical Delegate 

for the event and the Volleyball Victoria 

Referee Commission appointed Willie 

Cornelis as the Referee Delegate. This year 

the VVI Operations Manager, Tania De 

Marchi, and Competitions Manager, Lauren 

Howes, have participated in Commission 

meetings and both attended the 

Championships to observe the event and 

network with association representatives. 

The continued development of the dynamic 

Country Championships web site, 

www.volleyballvictoria.com.au/ 

GIP2/home.html, saw a refinement of the 

functionality during 2008/09 to remove 

some minor data handling issues from the 

past and the introduction of additional 

pages for FAQ & Case Studies and an 

Image Gallery. Thanks to VVCCC member 

Rob Straube for this work. The site allows 

associations to enter and register their 

teams, players and officials; the regulations, 

competition draws, accommodation and 

sponsor information were all displayed on 

the site prior to the event. The results were 

updated twice daily. The site recorded over 

500 hits over the 10 day period covering 

the lead-up to the weekend and the next 3 

days. This facility, not only simplifies the 

entry and registration process, but 

significantly reduced the lead-times 

normally associated with the provision of 

information by participating teams. 

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Country 

Championships 

Report 

Cont 

The entry process required associations to 

register on the VVCCC website, have their 

VVI affiliation checked then be provided full 

access to complete the entry. This process 

could work well but does depend on 

associations completing their VVI affiliation 

early in the year. This year conditional 

access was provided immediately to allow 

the entry process to proceed and VVI asked 

to confirm associations’ affiliation by the 

close of entries. VVI should review the 

association affiliation process. 

At close of entries, 4th May 29 teams in four 

divisions were confirmed as follows: 

Men's One - 6 teams 

Men's Two - 10 teams 

Women's One - 6 teams 

Women's Two - 7 teams 

This was an increase of three teams from 

2008 which is encouraging. Ballarat men 

and women had stepped up to Division 1 

and Warrnambool now had teams in all 

divisions. 

Finance 

Securing local government and corporate 

cash sponsorship from Dennis Family 

Homes as a major sponsor, Bendigo 

Distribution Services, the City of Greater 

Bendigo and with WIN Television and radio 

3BO FM as supporting and media sponsors 

ensured the financial success of the event. 

Representatives of the sponsors 

participated in the awards ceremony, events 

on this scale wouldn’t be possible without 

the assistance of sponsors and we thank 

them for their support. Entry fees were kept 

at the same level as for 2007 & 2008, based 

on similar entry rates. 

Conclusion 

The Bendigo Volleyball Association is 

congratulated on the excellent organization 

of this year’s event. They maintained the 

high standards of recent years and raised 

the media profile and presentation; allowing 

a high standard of competition, a 

competitive yet friendly atmosphere and an 

enjoyable experience for participants. Good 

planning and an excellent team achieved 

this outcome supported by the high degree 

of compliance of participant associations 

and teams. 

Thank you to Murray Mansfield and the 

members of the Organizing Committee for 

all of their work in preparing for the 

Championship and their friendly 

co-operation throughout. Thank you also to 

the members of the Jury for an excellent job 

and to the Referee Delegate, Willie Cornelis, 

for his work in supporting and organizing 

the referee panel. Finally, thanks are 

extended to the Board and staff of Volleyball 

Victoria for their financial and moral support 

and to the members of the VVCCC for their 

work and support prior to and during the 

running of the event. 

2009 All-Star Seven Awards 

CC'09 All Star Sevens D1 CC'09 All Star Sevens D2 

MEN DIVISION 1 MEN DIVISION 2 

Name # Association Name # Association 

1 Mark Filipowicz 7 Geelong 1 Bentleigh Shefford 7 Riddells Creek 

2 Todd Broadbent 6 Bendigo 2 Brenton Price 4 Bendigo 

3 Tom Murnane 8 Ballarat 3 Craig Wilson 9 Latrobe Valley 

4 James Winzar 4 Bendigo 4 Brad Mason 6 Sunraysia 

5 Wade Andrews 7 Bendigo 5 Adam Straube 17 Geelong 

Setter Matt Berry 4 Horsham Setter Danny Anderson 2 Latrobe Valley 

Libero Josh Gordon 2 Bendigo Libero Duncan Williamson 12 Riddells Creek 

WOMEN DIVISION 1 WOMEN DIVISION 2 

Name # Association Name # Association 

1 Sarah Preston 8 Ballarat 1 Siobhan Robinson 3 Horsham 

2 Cheryl Moore 6 Geelong 2 Alysha Liston 8 Horsham 

3 Fi Adriaans 7 Ballarat 3 Narissa Telfer 3 Sunraysia 

4 Steph Paull 6 Latrobe Valley 4 Kirsty Telfer 1 Sunraysia 

5 Jennelle Carlier 4 Bendigo 5 Ash Vuillermin 6 Latrobe Valley 

Setter Chelsea Haw 1 Bendigo 6 Jess Kuklych 1 Bellarine 

Libero Kellie Houlahan 7 Bendigo Libero Cara Meyer 11 Sunraysia 

Referee of the Tournament Referee Encouragement Award 

Arthur Sliwinski - Melbourne Jonathon Lingham - Bellarine

Victorian Beach 

Volleyball Schools 

Cup 


2009 Victorian Beach Volleyball Schools Cup 

11th to 13th March, 2009 

The first Schools Cup event of the year was the 2009 Victorian Beach Volleyball 

Schools Cup, held at Mordialloc Beach for juniors (years 7 & 8), intermediates (9 & 

10) and seniors (11 & 12). Over 170 teams of pairs and fours competed across the 

three days. 

DIVISION 

Juniors Event Results: 

GOLD SILVER 

Year 7 Boys Fours Mazenod College 1 Mazenod College 3 

Year 7 Girls Fours Wonthaggi Sec College 1 Luther College 3 

Year 8 Boys Fours Mt Scopus College 2 Billanook College 1 

Year 8 Girls Fours Wonthaggi SC 1 Haileybury College 1 

Intermediate Event Results: 

Year 9 Boys Fours Mazenod Coll 1 Mazenod College 3 

Year 9 Girls Fours Eltham High 1 Copperfield SC 

Year 9 Boys Pairs Billanook College 1 Waverley Christian College 

Year 9 Girls Pairs Billanook College 3 Billanook College 2 

Year 10 Boys Fours Eltham High Mazenod College 1 

Year 10 Girls Fours Wonthaggi SC 1 Wonthaggi SC 2 

Year 10 Boys Pairs Billanook College 2 Billanook College 1 

Year 10 Girls Pairs 

Senior Event Results: 

Eltham High Haileybury College 1 

Year 11/12 Boys Fours Haileybury College Billanook College Year 11 

Year 11 Girls Fours Waverley Christian College 2 Luther College 1 

Year 11 Boys Pairs Eltham High Mazenod College 

Year 11 Girls Pairs Billanook College 1 Eltham High 

Year 12 Girls Fours Haileybury College Ballarat High 

Year 12 Boys Pairs St Leonards College McKinnon SC 

Year 12 Girls Pairs Luther College 1 Luther College 

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Victorian 

U17, 19 & 21 

State Team Program 

Australian Junior Volleyball 

Championships 

6th to 11th July, 2009 

Over 230 athletes participated in the 

2009 Victorian State Team selection 

trials over the two weekends in 

February in Bendigo and Melbourne, 

with 10 athletes being selected in each 

of the 14 final teams. 

In 2009, it was Queensland’s turn to 

host the Australian Junior Volleyball 

Championships (AJVC) with teams 

competing across two venues in 

Brisbane’s southern suburbs. And the 

competition across the six divisions was 

as fierce as ever! 

Victoria had an amazing five teams in 

the six gold medal matches and one in 

a bronze play-off with the results as 

follows: 

• U21 Men's U21 Team - Gold Medal 

• U21 Women's U21 Team - Gold 

Medal 

• U19 Men's Blue Team - Silver Medal 

• U19 Women's Blue Team - Silver 

Medal 

• U17 Men's Blue Team - Silver Medal 

• U17 Women's Blue Team - Fourth 

Place 

The President’s Cup for the ‘Champion 

State’ was not decided until the final 

gold medal match of the tournament, 

with Victoria finishing just two points 

(one gold medal) short of claiming the 

President’s Cup, narrowly beaten by 

hosts Queensland. 

Our White and Gold Development 

teams also achieved some outstanding 

results as well as the numerous 

Victorian’s selected in their division’s 

All-Star Seven Team! 

U19 Men 

6th – Victoria White, 8th – Victoria Gold 

U19 Women 


U17 Men 


U17 Women 

8th – Victorian Gold, 9th – Victoria White 

All Star Seven Athletes 

• U21 Men – Dennis Dal Santo, John 

Stock and Will Lewis 

• U21 Women – Petrice Fatchen, 

Danielle Stott, Kathryn Chen and Nikki 

Bishop 

• U19 Men – James Winzar and Luke 

Hill 

• U19 Women – Karley Hynes, Georgia 

Sverns, Monique Stojanovic and Shae 

Sloane 

• U17 Men – Curtis Stockton and Sam 

Alves 

• U17 Women – Ashley Gray


Victoria Under 21 

Men 

Back Row: Will Lewis, Andrew Talman, 

John Stock, John Van Noorden, Larone Parutu, 

Anthony Smarrelli. 

Front Row: Rob Strachan (Head Coach), 

Dennis Dal Santo, Andrew Steer, 

Ramsay Willmott, Nic May, 

Nic Kaiser (Assistant Coach). 


Women 

Back Row: Rhiannon Watt (Assistant Coach), 

Ebony Camille, Danielle Stott, Hannah Martin, 

Jacinta Cook, Ross Sullivan (Head Coach). 

Front Row: Kathryn Chen, Petrice Fatchen, 

Nikki Bishop, Caitlin Dobson, Johanna Young, 

Carly May. 


Men Gold 

Back Row: Callum Gordon, Daniel McKenzie, 

Lachlan Giles, Kye Chapple, Tom Murnane, 

Darcee Smith. 

Front Row: David Berry (Head Coach), 

Nathan Berry, Alexey Korinfsky, Joshua Gordon, 

Alastair Kosta, Leigh Gordon (Assistant Coach). 


Men White 

Back Row: Adam McCormick, Samuel Adam, 

Brayden Shaw, Harley Atcheson, Ben Gilling, 

Linford Bennett. 

Front Row: Rick McWaters (Head Coach), 

Michael Cirillo, Joshua Vendramini, 

Matthew Young, Andrew Wegman, 

Grace Sobolewski (Assistant Coach). 

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Australian Junior 

Volleyball 

Championships 


Men Blue 


Women Gold 


Women White 


Women Blue 

Back Row: Liam Sketcher 

(Assistant Coach), Corey Bates, 

Jake King, James Winzar, 

Andrew McWiggan, Bill McHoul 

(Head Coach). 

Front Row: Andrew Posch, Luke Hill, 

Luke Van Noorden, Ben Hughes, 

Corey Archer. 

Back Row: Laura Kirby, 

Laura Hamilton, Alice Ritchie, 

Susannah Ball, Ingrid Rijk, 

Merrin Buxton. 

Front Row: Brian Holding (Head Coach), 

Emma Avery, Megan Sutherland, 

Erin Molenaar, Josie Campbell, 

Lori Carroll (Assistant Coach). 

Back Row: Rhiannon Judd, 

Megan Nolan, Sheridan Olsen, 

Brodie Watts, Tahnee Woods, 

Kate Buckland. 

Front Row: Michael Brookens 

(Head Coach), Amy Grimwade, 

Claire Atherton, Sarah Johns, 

Hillary Grubb, Sarah Preston 

(Assistant Coach). 

Back Row: Jaimee-Lee Morrow, 

Eliza Hynes, Ru-Yenn Kwok, 

Eliza Smith, Monique Stojanovic, 

Jess Lampe, Sophie Paine. 

Front Row: Gary Roberts 

(Head Coach), Angelique Doulgeris, 

Shae Sloane, Georgia Sverns, 

Erin Ross (Assistant Coach).



Men Gold 

Back Row: Daniel Slorach, Ashby Smith, 

Adrian Fox, Brad Mason, Nick Adamson, 

Darby Edgeworth 

Front Row: Shayne Slorach (Assistant Coach), 

William Crawford, Jack Gretton, Fraser Cash, 

Liam Sieker, Paul Freckleton (Head Coach) 


Men White 

Back Row: Cam Stavar, Leigh Fletcher, 

Jack Gardner, Sam Hall, Jordan Richards, 

Sam Wines 

Front Row: Edward Bates (Assistant Coach), 

Jamie Yung, Hayden Brodie, Matt Hesketh, 

Braden Churcher, David Jensen (Head Coach) 


Men Blue 

Back Row: Jordan Morieson, 

Curtis Stockton, Thomas Swallow, Sam Alves, 

David Fletcher, Gerrard Lipscombe 

Front Row: David Williams (Assistant Coach), 

David Nguyen, Andrew Zhuang, Samuel 

Brisbane, Josh Latto, Dan Higgins 

(Head Coach) 


Women Gold 

Back Row: Patrice McCarthy, Georgina Jenkins, 

Siobhan Robinson, Ian Smith (Assistant Coach), 

Sophie Alexander, Paige Gordon (Vice Captain), 

Lucy Turnbull 

Front Row: Allan Hassell (Head Coach), Clare 

Wilson, Kirsty Telfer (Captain), Chloe Street, 

Cara Meyer, Debbie Hassell (Manager) 

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Australian Junior 

Volleyball 

Championships 


Women White 


Women Blue 

Blue & White Jacket Dinner 

The 2009 Blue & White Jacket Dinner 

was held at the Powerhouse in Albert 

Park on Saturday 22nd August. The 

Girls Blue Team received a standing 

ovation and were toasted as the 

Australian Champions. The Most 

Valuable Players in each of the 14 

teams were presented with a plaque 

and Blue and White Jacket – 

congratulations to our 2009 Most 

Valuable Players: 

U21 Men – Will Lewis 

U19 Men Blue – Luke Hill 

U19 Men White – Michael Cirillo 

U19 Men Gold – Kye Chapple 

U17 Men Blue – Curtis Stockton 

U17 Men White – Sam Wines 

U17 Men Gold – Brad Mason 

U21 Women – Danielle Stott 

U19 Women Blue – Shae Sloane 

U19 Women White – Tahnee Woods 

U19 Women Gold – Susannah Ball 

U17 Women Blue – Ashley Gray 

U17 Women White – Anna Williams 

U17 Women Gold – Kirsty Telfer 

Back Row: Stephen Holder (Head 

Coach), Breanna Magrath, 

Katherine Turner, Leah Oswald, 

Anna Williams, Sharlene John 

(Assistant Coach) 

Front Row: Brigitte Freemantle, 

Alexandra Silvestro, Lauren Smith, 

Brianna Horne, Romy Schauble, 

Jess Houghton 

Back Row: Ashleigh Mason, 

Stephanie Topp, Madisynne Everitt, 

Ella Tromp, Georgina Burley, 

Hayley Pringle 

Front Row: John Hiller (Head Coach), 

Ashley Gray, Emily Waugh, 

Michelle Galloway, Madeline Tucker, 

Jenny Hiller (Assistant Coach) 

The Overall Most Valuable Players for 

the entire State Team receive their 

awards sponsored by the companies 

who were Runners-Up in the State Team 

Raffle: 

TDT Training Australia Overall Female 

MVP – Petrice Fatchen 

Theo’s Ceramic Tiling & Paving Overall 

Male MVP – John Stock 

The narrow finish to the 2009 AJVC has 

only fuelled the team’s determination to 

take home more medals – and the 

President’s Cup – in 2010, when the 

AJVC heads to Perth. The success of 

the 2009 State Team can be attributed 

to the effort and passion of all athletes, 

coaches and support staff over the long 

six months of the program.

Beach Volleyball 

Report 2009/10 

by 

Greg Jury & Peter Jones 

Directors VicHealth 


The 2009/2010 Beach Volleyball Season was the 3rd year of a 3 year 

agreement in which Vic Beach managed the series of events for VVI. The 

original agreement also included the company Epic Beach as an event 

provider however Epic Beach chose to pull out of this and leave Vic Beach as 

the sole provider of official events within Victoria. 

Calendar 

The Official Calendar saw 6 Ranking events this season from Jan-Mar, 

complemented by a Pairs Season Opener in October, a fancy dress 4-a-side 

fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis and high profile regional events called the Virgin 

Blue Regional Series. 

The 2009-10 calendar provided more events for the top grade of our sport than 

in previous years but less for the lower grades. This decision was based on our 

desire to increase the showcase of the sport by taking it to rural communities. 

This hopefully will lead to increased Council and sponsor activation in years to 

come. 

Events 

Ranking 

The ranking events took a step back in set-up requirements this year. It was felt 

that to make them more viable, a simple yet professional set up was necessary. 

This decision proved to be a good one and we have since created a Standard 

Operation Plan to serve as a template for all ranking events in the future. 

Regional series 

The regional series was put together for the first time to promote Beach 

Volleyball in Regional Towns, Bendigo, Frankston, Geelong and Echuca 

Moama. These events are high profile platforms with elite players, premium 

positions and set up and created massive exposure. We also promoted social 

4’s and corporate teams with mixed results. We believe these events increased 

the profile of the sport more than ever before in the state of Victoria. 

Victorian Open 

This seasons Victorian Open saw 140 teams entered including 48 AAA Men’s 

teams and 36 AAA Women’s teams from around the country and 6 international 

teams. This proved a massive challenge and many administrative and 

operational lessons will be taken from the experience. The Finals day was held 

in conjunction with the St Kilda Festival and is the one day that we use to ‘sell’ 

the sport to sponsors and supporters. From all accounts, this day was a 

massive success with an estimated 40,000 beach volleyball spectators from 

the 400,000 festival goers. Foxtel took about 5 hours of footage for a 

documentary and Channel 9 took 3 hours of footage for the Totally 

Wild program featuring Victorian’s Tamsin Barnett/Hinchley and 

Cedric Legrand. 

Average team entry for ranking events: 83 

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Beach Volleyball 

Report 2009/10 

Cont 

Media 

The media obtained this season was 

exceptional. This was due mainly to 

our Media Officer Evan Carydakis 

who has been extremely diligent in 

building great relationships with 

various media outlets. Copies of all 

hits are available at 

www.vicbeach.com.au/ 

in-the-media.php 

8 regional TV news feeds 

33 Radio interviews 

2 one hour Radio Live Broadcasts 

(Frankston & Bendigo) 

64 Press Hits 

2 Morning TV shows 

1 feature for Totally Wild 

1 Foxtel documentary 

The years to come 

From the last 3 years, we have 

identified the following areas that 

should be focussed on in order to 

strengthen the Victorian Beach 

Volleyball community. 

1. Stronger links to State League 

teams 

i) Introduction of State League 

Beach 4 –a-side events/series 

2. Stronger links to Indoor Beach 

Centres 

i) Introduction of Beach Centre 4 

–a-side events/series 

ii) Placement of coaches in centres 

3. More variety of events – King of the 

Beach, Draw 2’s and Mixed Pairs 

4. A State Finals at end of Season to 

encourage late season 

participation 

5. More support in school/player 

development of regional towns 

6. Improve Public Liability 

arrangements 

7. Financial and resource support to 

the series 

8. Develop the network of Beach 

Coaches to improve the service 

offered to the wide variety of ability 

levels 

9. Establish a semi-permanent van at 

South Melbourne Beach – a feature 

that would allow for greater service 

to school and corporate groups as 

well as adding structure to 

coaching programs. This would 

also create a greater presence and 

exposure opportunities at this key 

venue 

Thank you VVI for your support. 

We look forward to working with you 

in the future years!

Coach Education 

Report 

by 

Nic Kaiser 

Education & Performance 

Coordinator 

We had a very productive year in 

2009 from a coaching course 

perspective. We ran three Level 1 

coaching courses in Metro 

Melbourne, two at the State Volleyball 

Centre and one course at Melbourne 

Sports and Aquatic Centre. We had 

over 40 participants attending the 

Melbourne courses. Bendigo 

Volleyball Association requested a 

course in May 2009 and was well 

represented with 9 participants. We 

were also able to run a course at 

Deakin University for 2nd year PE 

teachers. Volleyball Victoria was also 

involved with Teachers in a number of 

ACHPER conferences in 2009 with 

both myself and Michael Brookens 

presenting a Level 0 course for over 

60 participants. 

During June of 2009 we were lucky 

enough to have Mark Lebedew: one 

of Australia’s most experienced and 

decorated Volleyball coach with over 

7 years coaching experience with 

European Club Teams and 180 

games with the Australian National 

Team. Mark Presented a coaching 

seminar on ‘Why we Practice’ it was 

very well received and we hope to 

present similar seminar during 2010. 

Volleyball Victoria Coaches 

Commission 

Volleyball Victoria is pleased to 

announce the commencement of the 

Volleyball Victoria Coaches 

Commission. The commission 

commenced on the 30th September 

in 2009 with 5 Coaching members 

and 2 VV members on the 

commission: 


Board Delegate: David Jensen 

VV Staff member: Nic Kaiser 

State Team Representative: 

Rob Strachan 

Club Volleyball Representative: 

Bill McHoul 

School Volleyball Representative: 

Greg Thomas 

Talent ID Representative: 

Allan Hassell 

Beach Volleyball Representative: 

Peter Jones 

The commission has been working 

vigorously on a number of issues 

since their commencement including 

Selection Criteria for State Team 

Coaches, information and support for 

school team coaches, NCAS Level 2 

Coaching Course and expanding the 

number of qualified Presenters for 

Level 1 courses to help with delivery 

especially in regional areas. 

International Coaching 

Volleyball Victoria once again lead the 

way in coach education both in our 

Victorian State League where we 

continue to be the only state where all 

of our coaches are qualified and also 

on the international stage with a 

number of Victorian Coaches making 

Australian Youth and Junior Australian 

team Coaching positions: 

93’ Youth Men 

Acting Head Coach: Dan Higgins 

Acting Assistant Coach: Nic Kaiser 

92’ Junior Girls 

Assistant Coach: Gary Roberts 

Also Victoria had two representatives 

at the recent FIVB level 1 coaching 

course in Thailand, July 2009. Both 

Gary Roberts and Ross Sullivan 

passed the course with flying colours 

and are now FIVB level 1 qualified 

coaches, well done to Gary and Ross. 

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State Volleyball 

Centre Report 

by 

David Frost 

Sport Project Officer 

It was a key focus in 2009 to increase the 

usage of the State Volleyball Centre (SVC) 

and enhance awareness and 

marketability of the facility. In terms of 

increasing court usage there were three 

main areas targeted: 

1. Social and Elite Competition growth. 

2. Increasing the amount of casual 

volleyball users where schools are a 

major supporter. 

3. Providing for other sports and activities 

outside traditional peak volleyball 

times. 

Volleyball at SVC is considered one sport 

but represented as two disciplines, Hard 

Court and Beach Volleyball. Volleyball 

within the centre saw moderate growth 

overall of approximately 10% from 2008 

considering that the centre was in its 

second full year of operation. While the 

Victorian Volleyball League remained 

constant in terms of teams, social 

competitions grew considerably. Social 

hard court volleyball expanded to 3 nights 

a week with the introduction of a men’s 

(open) competition on Tuesday evenings, 

creating three nights of competition, 

being Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 

While Wednesday’s continued to run with 

one division, Monday evening’s expanded 

to two divisions. The indoor hard court 

social competitions averaged 

approximately 24 teams over the 2009 

period. In contrast SVC’s social beach 

competitions maintained strong numbers 

over 4 nights of competition and grew by 

almost 20% from 115 teams to 135. 

Considering that Beach social 

competitions run from 6.30pm to 

10.30pm each evening, this equated to 

93.7% capacity. Beach volleyball 

competitions at SVC have become 

prominent amongst all levels of player 

across Melbourne. 

School usage at SVC increased 

considerably during 2009. Almost all 

schools who had booked courts 

previously were back and many new 

groups/school competitions were 

enquiring about and booking space. 

Considering there was very little 

advertising directed at schools, word of 

mouth seemed to be the centre’s 

strongest advocate. Regular positive 

feedback in regards to the facility and its 

equipment has been a constant since the 

centre opened for volleyball. 

Some of the larger non-volleyball 

activities that took place in 2009 included 

the Australian Junior Futsal 

Championships, Rowville Secondary 

College’s elite basketball program, a multi 

sport day run by Presbyterian Youth of 

Victoria and regular bookings from 

Dandenong Basketball Association. 

In 2009, the State Volleyball Centre finally 

received directional signage on both Stud 

road and the Monash freeway. In regards 

to stadium signage a considerable 

amount of time was spent on working 

with our major sponsor, Crazy Johns, to 

develop billboards for the exterior of the 

building but this objective was not 

reached and remains on the agenda with 

VV/DBA management. VV will continue to 

work closely with DBA towards the 

development of exterior signage in 2010 

and it will remain as one of our key 

initiatives going forward. Internally a 

comprehensive plan and stadium map 

was developed for wall and court signage 

to support future sponsorship 

opportunities. Molten and Crazy Johns 

were the first two organisations to utilize 

this plan and were well represented 

around most parts of the stadium. 

Towards the end of 2009, it was deemed 

that the management of the VV 

component of the facility and booking 

procedures needed to undergo a 

thorough review. The review started in the 

latter stages of 2009 and will cover all 

aspects of SVC management. A draft 

SVC management and procedures 

manual is set to be completed by mid 

2010 with a working version finalised by 

the end of 2010.

Sport Development 

Report 

by 

Michael Brookens 

Sport Development Officer 

PICSAR 

Program 

by 

David Frost 

Sport Project Officer 

Junior Development 

A wide range of programs were delivered 

to a variety of schools, organisations and 

associations. VV development continues 

to focus on increasing levels of 

participation and providing avenues into 

structured programs. Within primary 

schools VV supported the Active 

After-School Communities program in its 

4th year of funding and became involved 

in the Victorian Primary Schools Cup for 

the first time, hosting the event at SVC. 

Clinics at a Secondary School level 

focused on supplementing existing 

programs and creating new programs 

with the emphasis of supporting future VV 

events. A range of coach training courses 

were run at a number of schools on 

request and we continued to run PD 

seminars for the ACHPER conference, 

APS Sport and the TIMMS regional 

conference. In 2009 VV developed a 

relationship with Melbourne University 

and ran both Level 0 and Level 1 

coaching courses respectively to their 

Primary and Secondary Teaching 

courses. The courses will become an 

annual part of the teaching syllabus. 

Spikezone (modified volleyball) continues 

to be the key program focusing on 

Primary School volleyball across Victoria 

and Australia and has again been well 

supported by associations and schools. 

Currently the program is in a review stage 

with VA. 

PICSAR Program 

In 2009 VV successfully applied to extend 

its’ PICSAR (Participation in Community 

sport and Active Recreation) program for 

a further 2 years, from July 2010 through 

to July 2011. The program is overseen by 

VicHealth and funding is provided to 

support a range of organizations develop 

partnerships and undertake activities to 

increase physical activity amongst 

disadvantaged groups and communities 

statewide. 

VV applied for and received $30,000 for 

each of the two years, increasing from 

$15,000 per annum for the 2007 to 2009 

period. The programs focus is to 

‘increase participation in community sport 

and active recreation, particularly for 


people with disabilities and those from 

low socio-economic, indigenous and new 

arrival communities’. While the first two 

years saw VV target the local African 

communities with varied success, the 

programs’ focus shifted in early 2009 to 

include all new arrival groups and 

refugees across the greater Melbourne 

region. Some of our major partners 

included the City Of Greater Dandenong, 

the Centre for Multicultural Youth, 

Spheres of Influence, New Hope from the 

Werribee region, the local Migrant 

Resource Centre, Leisure Link Up and 

both Language Schools and mainstream 

schools with high numbers of students 

from new arrival communities. During the 

2009 period of funding a number of 

programs were successfully ran which 

included: 

An eight week program at the Westall 

English Language School. 

A three day holiday camp in April at 

Noble Park English Language School 

A Single day tournament at the State 

Volleyball Centre in partnership with the 

New Hope organization for Burmese 

women from several regions of 

Melbourne. 

Joint come and try sessions with 

Dandenong Basketball Association for 

Sudanese youth. 

Support for several community sport and 

cultural events. 

The program hopes to replicate and build 

on its successes in 2009 when looking 

towards 2010 and the future. With 

additional funding there will be more 

scope to work closer with these 

communities and support them into 

mainstream volleyball programs. 

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Referees 

Commission 

Report 

by 

Tomas Santamaria 

Chairperson - VVRC 

The VVRC exists to: 

• Co-ordinate referee activity within 

Victoria; 

• Conduct National Officiating 

Accreditation Scheme (NOAS) 

Level 1 & 2 courses; 

• Provide opportunities to enable 

referees to maximise their 

refereeing potential. 

2009 saw some of the most significant 

changes to rules in recent times. 

There was significant impact on those 

rules relating to the net and 

substitutions, with some major 

changes for the 2nd referee as a 

result. Interpretations and the actual 

rules were very slow on coming out 

from the International body which 

delayed the promulgation of these 

rules nationally. 

Support to Events 

The main events supported by 

referees include the following: 

Australian Volleyball League 

The 2009 AVL season consisted of a 

series of tournaments for both the 

Men and Women. In both cases the 

finals were conducted in Melbourne. 

Women - The Women’s season was 

conducted as a series of 

tournaments in 4 states in May and 

June with the finals in July. The 

Melbourne leg was conducted on 

June 27 & 28 and the finals were 

conducted on July 25 & 26. Both 

rounds relied on Victoria for officials, 

which the VVRC was able to 

accommodate, with a Referee 

Delegate coming from interstate. 

Men - The Men’s AVL season was 

conducted as a series of 

tournaments in 3 states in October 

and November with the finals in 

Melbourne in December. The 

Referee Delegate was provided 

from interstate and interested 

National AAA referees from 

interstate were also invited to 

attend. This meant the AVL finals 

utilised Victorian Referees in 

conjunction with interstate referees 

who paid their own way to have the 

opportunity to referee at the highest 

possible standard. There were three 

games on the Saturday (all 

qualifying matches for the Sunday) 

and the Gold and Bronze medal 

matches on the Sunday. 

Both competitions were well 

organised, with plenty of notice. I 

would like to thank all the referees 

that made themselves available for 

these events. 

• Victorian Volleyball League 

We continued to have a small 

number of new referees this season, 

although as in the past, most of 

these are players. It is pleasing to 

see a number of young referees 

keenly involved, particularly in 

Junior VVL. However, the biggest 

issue confronting refereeing is the 

aging demographic. 

• Country Championships 

Willie Cornelis was the Referee 

Delegate for the Country 

Championships in 2009. The 

Country Championships continues 

to be run in a very professional 

manner and provides a good 

opportunity for referees to be 

assessed and upgraded. 

• National Juniors 

National Juniors was held in 

Brisbane in 2009. Victoria was able 

to provide 5 of the 7 referees 

required.

Referees 

Commission 

Report 

Cont 

• Victorian Schools Cup 

VVRC once again provided a 

Referee Delegate (Peter Connon 

from Tasmania) and referee 

assessors for the Victorian Schools 

Cup competition. This enables 

young referees to gain their required 

number of games for National 

Schools Cup. 

• Chinese University tour – August 

2009 

A Chinese University team toured 

Victoria in August and played a 

number of games against the 

Honors teams from VVL. The VVRC 

provided referees to support these 

matches. 

• Cossacks tournament in October 

Three referees were provided for a 

Cossacks tournament in early 

October. 

• Trans Tasman 

The Australian Youth Women’s 

squad competed against New 

Zealand in a series of matches in 

October for the Jenny Kirk Cup. 

The VVRC provided referees for 

these matches at no cost. 

Courses 

The VVRC ran a number of courses in 

2009. Courses were run in all rural 

and metropolitan regions. Courses are 

aligned with the Victorian and 

Australian Schools Cup events. 

Assessing referees at matches 

continues to be a resourcing issue 

because of the small number of 

people able to complete such 

assessments however Brian Neal has 

been able to spend considerable time 

in providing this service. Brian will 

continue to coordinate courses in 

Victoria. 


Referee Awards 

The VVRC Referee of the Year was 

awarded to Rob Szydlowski. The 

VVRC Award for Contribution to 

Refereeing was awarded to Caitlin 

Dobson. 

Overseas Appointments 

Liz Pollock attended the 1st round of 

the World Qualification tournaments in 

New Zealand in April. Rob 

Szydlowski attended the World 

University Games in Bulgaria. 

Catriona Tweedie had a number of 

overseas beach tournament 

appointments and Kevin Lentin has 

one appointment. 

Referee Upgrades at National level. 

This year David Rosamilia was 

upgraded to National AA. 

NOAS Scholarship 

Robert Szydlowski successfully 

completed his NOAS scholarship in 

2009. Rob attended an International 

Referees course in Thailand in May 

2009 followed by a number of 

National events as part of this 

scholarship. 

The VVRC would like to thank VVI for 

their wonderful support to the 

referees through all levels of 

competition. 

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Finance Directors 

Report 

by 

David Jensen 

Finance Director 

The year of 2009 at Volleyball Victoria 

Incorporated (VVI) was one of the 

most challenging years the Board has 

ever experienced. As many of 

members will know VVI finances have 

been quite stable for a number of 

years and given that the accounts 

were independently audited each 

year without issue all appeared to be 

traveling ok as we moved into the 

2009 year. Although on the surface 

the financials appeared to be stable it 

wasn’t until the change of senior 

management in October that brought 

out several critical areas that needed 

to be urgently addressed by the 

board. 

To ensure that the governance and 

member accountability was in place 

the Board moved quickly with 

corrective actions including the 

following: 

• Request for an interim audit 

immediately after the outgoing 

executive director had completed 

his tenure. 

• Focus on the recovery of a large 

amount of old debtors to improve a 

critical cash flow. 

• The appointment of a finance sub 

committee who were required to 

immediately develop or refine and 

implement financial policies. 

• The rebuilding of key stakeholder 

relationships. 

• The change of management to 

focus towards a commercial return 

for the association. 

The interim audit and review of the 

accounts and bank accounts 

identified a number of anomalies that 

were in contradiction to the 

constitution and against standard 

accounting practices. Actions were 

immediately taken to resolve all of the 

following items: 

• The correct operation of VVI Bank 

Accounts. 

• The management of VVI assets. 

• The lack of cash collection against 

debtors. 

• Not keeping the proper records for 

Creditors. 

• The lack of provision of regular pay 

slips to employees. 

• The failure to resolve outstanding 

financial issues with stakeholders. 

The end result of these issues 

combined with the final audit 

recommendations and adjustments 

will see the association record a 

significant deficit this year. However 

with a strong focus on cash flow and 

profitability, the management with 

board approval has implemented a 

conservative budget for 2010 which 

will provide sufficient surplus to begin 

the rebuilding of the organisation. 

The new commercial focus of the 

association has already shown 

significant results with an increase in 

sponsors from 2 to 8 and sponsorship 

revenue to an additional $50,000 per 

year, with much more in the pipeline 

Based on the identified outcomes of 

the accounting review conducted 

from September 2009 until April 2010 

which highlighted that our auditors 

should have raised several concerns 

much earlier than 2009 and that our 

Banking service provider should have 

been more diligent to enforce 

signatory authorities the Board is 

recommending at the AGM a change 

of both Association Auditor and Bank 

supplier to be identified by the 

management and approved by the 

board in the appropriate future. 

As we move into the New Year, we 

look forward to a financially strong 

and stable Association which will 

result in improved sport development 

opportunities with increased 

operational profits used to assist the 

youth of our sport. At this time I would 

express special thanks to the 

Australian Volleyball Federation, 

Victoria Volleyball Development Trust 

and the Dandenong Basketball 

Association for their continued 

support with the new management 

focus.

Board 

Report 

VOLLEYBALL VICTORIA INCORPORATED 

STATEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD 

In the opinion of the Members of the Board the 

accompanying financial report comprising the 

Statement of Comprehensive, Statement of Financial 

Position, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of 

Cash Flows and Notes to and forming part of the 

financial report: 

1. Presents a true and fair view of the financial position 

of Volleyball Victoria Incorporated as at 31 

December 2009 and its performance for the year 

ended on that date in accordance with Australian 

Accounting Standards, other mandatory 

professional reporting requirements and other 

authoritative pronouncements of the Australian 

Accounting Standards Board; and 

2. At the date of this statement, there are reasonable 

grounds to believe that Volleyball Victoria 

Incorporated will be able to pay its debts as and 

when they fall due. 

This statement is made in accordance with a 

resolution of the committee and is signed for and on 

behalf of the Board by: 

…………………………………… 

David Jensen 


Dated this 17th day of May 2010 


BOARD REPORT 

The members of the board present their report on the 

Association for the financial year ended December 31, 

2009. 

Members 

The members of the board throughout the year and at 

the date of this report are: 

Senator Stephen Conroy President 

David Jensen Finance Director 

Sue Hiller Director 

Howard Williams (appointed 25/03/09) Director 

Liz Pollock Director 

Cristy Mace Director 


Brendan Fleiter (appointed 15/3/10) Director 

Matthew Hall (appointed 19/4/10) Director 

Terrence Jones (removed 31/08/09) Executive Director 

The members of the board have been in office since 

the start of the financial year to the date of this report, 

unless otherwise stated. 

Principal Activities 

The principal activities of the Association during the 

financial year were the promotion, control and 

management of volleyball in Victoria. 

No significant change in the nature of these activities 

occurred during the financial year. 

Operating Results 

The net surplus/(deficit) of the Association for the 

financial year amounts to $(74,114) (2008: $38,384 

surplus). A review of the operations of the Association 

during the financial year and the results of those 

operations are included in the financial statements. 

Significant Changes in State of Affairs 

No significant changes in the Association’s state of 

affairs occurred during the financial year. 

Future Developments. 

No matters or circumstances have arisen since the 

end of the financial year which significantly affected or 

may significantly affect the operations of the 

association, the results of those operations, or the 

state of affairs of the Association in future financial 

years. 

Director Salaries 

Since the end of the previous financial year no director 

other than the Executive Director has received or 

become entitled to receive a benefit or fixed salary, by 

reason of a contract between the Association or 

related corporation and an executive member or firm 

of which he is a member or a company in which he 

has substantial financial interest. 

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the 

Members of the Board: 

…………………………………… 

David Jensen 


Dated this 17th day of May 2010 

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Finance 

Report 


STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009 

Notes 2009 2008 

$ $ 

Revenues from ordinary activities 2 1,463,843 1,337,501 

Depreciation and amortisation 3 (22,245) (6,368) 

Commissions, Referee & Coaching (29,747) (19,945) 

State League Expenses (93,037) (90,898) 

Junior Development (371,577) (218,528) 

Beach Volleyball Expenses - - 

Audit fees (2,714) (4,750) 

Membership expenses (81,909) (70,407) 

Office administration expenses (32,942) (30,588) 

Social Competitions Expenses (74,878) (75,997) 

AJVC Hosting (3,751) (86,812) 

Employee benefits expense (368,330) (331,176) 

State Volleyball Centre expenses (280,011) (272,616) 

Insurance (18,693) (19,565) 

Rental expenses (33,154) (29,200) 

Other expenses from ordinary activities (124,967) (42,267) 

Surplus excluding development project expenditure (74,114) 38,384 

Development project expenditure - - 

Surplus/(Deficit) from ordinary activities 

attributable to the members (74,114) 38,384 

Other comprehensive income 

Net gain/loss on revaluation of assets - - 

Other comprehensive income for the year - - 

Total comprehensive income for the year (74,114) 38,384 

Total comprehensive income attributable 

to the members (74,114) 38,384

Finance 

Report 


STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009 


Notes 2009 2008 

$ $ 

CURRENT ASSETS 

Cash and cash equivalents 5 59,023 184 

Trade and other receivables 6 100,464 134,570 

Prepayments 10,800 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 170,287 134,754 

NON-CURRENT ASSETS 

Property, plant and equipment 7 22,254 43,228 

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 22,254 43,228 

TOTAL ASSETS 192,541 177,982 

CURRENT LIABILITIES 

Trade and other payables 8 164,731 50,034 

Short-term provisions – employee benefits 9 10,319 30,634 

Loans 11 9,750 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 184,800 80,668 

NON CURRENT LIABILITES 

Long-term provisions – employee benefits 10 500 15,959 

TOTAL NON CURRENT LIABILITES 500 15,959 

TOTAL LIABILITIES 185,301 96,627 

NET ASSETS 7,241 81,355 

EQUITY 

Retained surplus 7,241 81,355 

TOTAL MEMBERS' FUNDS 7,241 81,355 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009 

` Retained Financial General Total 

Earnings Assets Reserves $ 

$ Reserve $ 

$ 

Balance at 1 January 2008 42,971 - - 42,971 

Profit attributable to members 38,384 - - 38,384 

Balance at 31 December 2008 81,355 - - 81,355 

Profit attributable to members (74,114) - - (74,114) 

Total other comprehensive 

income for the year - - - - 

Balance at 31 December 2009 7,241 - - 7,241 


STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009 

Notes 2009 2008 

$ $ 

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

Receipts from members/sponsorship programs 1,474,228 1,316,614 

Payments to suppliers and employees (1,423,867) (1,287,468) 

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 15b 50,361 29,528 

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES 

Net proceeds/(payments) for property, plant and equipment (1,272) (32,511) 

Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities (1,272) (32,511) 

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 

Proceeds from borrowings 10,000 - 

Repayments of borrowings (250) - 

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities 9,750 - 

Cash at beginning of financial year 184 3,167 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held 58,839 (2,983) 

Cash at end of financial year 5, 15a 59,023 184 

* A copy of the full report will be provided to the member Affiliates at the AGM

Audit 

Report 

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT 

TO THE MEMBERS OF 

VOLLEYBALL VICTORIA 

INCORPORATED 

Report on the Financial Report 

We have audited the accompanying 

financial report of Volleyball Victoria 

Incorporated, which comprises the 

statement of financial position as at 

31 December 2009, and the 

statement of comprehensive income, 

statement of changes in equity and 

statement of cash flows for the year 

then ended, a summary of significant 

accounting policies and other 

explanatory notes and the statement 

by members of the board. 

Board’s Responsibility for the 

Financial Report 

The board of the association is 

responsible for the preparation and 

fair presentation of the financial report 

in accordance with Australian 

Accounting Standards (including the 

Australian Accounting Interpretations) 

and are consistent with the financial 

reporting requirements of the 

Associations Incorporation Act 

Victoria 1981 and are appropriate to 

meet the needs of the members. The 

board’s responsibilities also include 

establishing and maintaining internal 

control relevant to the preparation and 

fair presentation of the financial report 

that is free from material 

misstatement, whether due to fraud or 

error; selecting and applying 

appropriate accounting policies; and 

making accounting estimates that are 

reasonable in the circumstances. 

Auditor’s Responsibility 

Our responsibility is to express an 

opinion on the financial report based 

on our audit. We conducted our audit 


in accordance with Australian 

Auditing Standards. These Auditing 

Standards require that we comply 

with relevant ethical requirements 

relating to audit engagements and 

plan and perform the audit to obtain 

reasonable assurance whether the 

financial report is free from material 

misstatement. 

An audit involves performing 

procedures to obtain audit evidence 

about the amounts and disclosures in 

the financial report. The procedures 

selected depend on the auditor’s 

judgment, including the assessment 

of the risks of material misstatement 

of the financial report, whether due to 

fraud or error. In making those risk 

assessments, the auditor considers 

internal control relevant to the entity’s 

preparation and fair presentation of 

the financial report in order to design 

audit procedures that are appropriate 

in the circumstances, but not for the 

purpose of expressing an opinion on 

the effectiveness of the entity’s 

internal control. An audit also includes 

evaluating the appropriateness of 

accounting policies used and the 

reasonableness of accounting 

estimates made by the Board, as well 

as evaluating the overall presentation 

of the financial report. 

The financial report has been 

prepared for distribution to members 

for the purpose of fulfilling the board’s 

financial reporting under the 

Associations Incorporation Act 

Victoria 1981. We disclaim any 

assumption of responsibility for any 

reliance on this report or on the 

financial report to which it relates to 

any person other than the members, 

or for any purpose other than that for 

which it was prepared. 

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We believe that the audit evidence we 

have obtained is sufficient and 

appropriate to provide a basis for our 

audit opinion. 

Independence 

In conducting our audit, we have 

complied with the independence 

requirements of Australian 

professional ethical pronouncements. 

Basis for Qualified Auditor’s 

Opinion 

As is common for organisations of this 

type, it is not practical for Volleyball 

Victoria Incorporated to maintain an 

effective system of internal control 

over the income until the initial entry in 

the accounting records. Accordingly, 

our audit in relation to income was 

limited to amounts recorded. 

Qualified Audit Opinion 

In our opinion, except for the effect of 

such adjustments, if any, as might 

have been determined necessary had 

the limitation discussed in the 

qualification paragraph not existed, 

the financial report of Volleyball 

Victoria Incorporated is in accordance 

with Australian Accounting Standards 

(including the Australian Accounting 

Interpretations), the Associations 

Incorporation Act Victoria 1981 and 

presents a true and fair view of the 

association's financial position as at 

31 December 2009 and its financial 

performance and its cash flows for 

the year there ended. 

Uncertainty Regarding 

Continuation as a Going Concern 

Without further qualifying our opinion, 

we draw attention to Note 1(a) in the 

financial report which indicates that 

the Association incurred a net loss of 

$74,114 during the year ended 31 

December 2009. This result, along 

with other matters set forth in Note 1, 

indicate the existence of some 

uncertainty that may cast some doubt 

about the Association’s ability to 

continue as a going concern. 

NEXIA ASR 

ABN: 16 847 721 257 

Simon Hourigan - Partner 

Audit and Assurance Services 

Melbourne 

Dated: 30th April 2010

Finance 

Report 

NOTE 1: 

STATEMENT 

OF 

SIGNIFICANT 

ACCOUNTING 

POLICIES 


The financial report is a general purpose financial report that has been prepared in accordance 

with Australian Accounting Standards, Australian Accounting Interpretations, other authoritative 

pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the requirements of the 

Association Incorporation Act 1981 of Victoria. 

The financial report covers Volleyball Victoria Incorporated as an individual entity. Volleyball 

Victoria Incorporated is an association incorporated in Victoria under the Association Incorporations 

Act 1981. 

The financial report of Volleyball Victoria Incorporated as an individual entity complies with all 

Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS) in their entirety. 

The following is a summary of the material accounting policies adopted by the Association in the 

preparation of the financial report. The accounting policies have been consistently applied, unless 

otherwise stated. 

Reporting Basis and Conventions 

The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historical costs 

modified by the revaluation of selected non-current assets, and financial assets and financial 

liabilities for which the fair value basis of accounting has been applied. 

Accounting Policies 

(a) Going concern 

As at 31 December 2009 the Association recorded a net loss of $74,114 and a net cash inflow from 

operating activities of $50,361 for the year. The Association has a net asset position of at 31 

December 2009. A conservative approach to the recovery of debts has seen a provision for 

doubtful debts of $23,720. 

These factors although quite different from previous years reflect a much more conservative 

position of the association than would have been projected in past years. The Directors considered 

the above factors and believe it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going 

concern basis. 

Operational Strategies 

The budget for the 2010 financial year projects a return to profitability. 

The organisation has employed a Commercial Officer whose role it is to focus on revenue 

generating activities and stakeholder relationships. This role with the renewed governance put in 

place by the Board of directors strengthens the ability for the organisation to meet it's financial 

goals and 2010 budget. 

Financial 

The organisation has met its debts as and when they fall due or in accordance with agreed 

payment plans and is in compliance with all regulatory requirements. 

The organisation continues to enjoy the support of the Victorian Volleyball Trust, Dandenong 

Basketball Association and the Australian Volleyball Federation. 

As a consequence, the directors believe that a "going concern" basis is appropriate for these 

financial statements. 

In the event the organisation is not successful in the implementation of these strategies or does not 

produce a surplus in 2010 there could be some uncertainty as to whether the organisation could 

continue as a going concern.

Finance 

Report 

NOTE 1: STATEMENT 

OF SIGNIFICANT 

ACCOUNTING 

POLICIES 

(Continued) 

(b) Income Tax 

The Association is exempt from income tax under section 50-45 of the Income Tax 

Assessment Act 1998. 

(c) Inventories 

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. 

(d) Property, Plant and Equipment 

Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at cost or fair value less, 

where applicable, any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. 

Property, Plant and equipment 

Property, plant and equipment is measured on a cost basis less depreciation and 

impairment losses. 

The carrying amount of property, plant and equipment is reviewed annually by the 

Association to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount of those assets. 

The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of expected net cash flows, 

which will be received from the asset’s employment and subsequent disposal. 

Depreciation 

The depreciable amount of all fixed assets including building, is depreciated on a 

straight-line basis over their useful lives commencing from the time the asset is held 

ready for use. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of either 

the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the improvements. 

The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable assets are: 

Class of depreciable asset Depreciation rates Depreciation basis 

Office equipment 17% Prime cost 

Computer equipment 25 - 50% Prime cost 

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed and adjusted, if 

appropriate, at each balance date. 

An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if 

the asset’s carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount. 

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the 

carrying amount. These gains or losses are included in the income statement. 

When revalued assets are sold, amounts included in the revaluation reserve 

relating to that asset are transferred to retained earnings. 

(e) Leases 

Lease payments for operating leases, where substantially all the risks and benefits 

remain with the lessor, are charged as expenses in the periods in which they are 

incurred. 

(f) Financial Instruments 

Recognition 

Financial instruments are initially measured at cost on trade date, which includes 

transaction costs, when the related contractual rights or obligations exist. 

Subsequent to initial recognition these instruments are measured as set out below.

Finance 

Report 

NOTE 1: 

STATEMENT OF 

SIGNIFICANT 

ACCOUNTING 

POLICIES 

(Continued) 

Loans and receivables 


Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that 

are not quoted in an active market and are stated at amortised cost using the effective interest rate 

method. 

Financial liabilities 

Non-derivative financial liabilities are recognised at amortised cost, comprising original debt less 

principal payments and amortisation. 

Fair value 

Fair value is determined based on current bid prices for all quoted investments. Valuation 

techniques are applied to determine the fair value for all unlisted securities, including recent arm’s 

length transactions, reference to similar instruments and option pricing models 

Impairment 

At each reporting date, the group assesses whether there is objective evidence that a financial 

instrument has been impaired. Impairment losses are recognised in the income statement. 

(g) Impairment of Assets 

At each reporting date, the Association reviews the carrying values of its tangible and intangible 

assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have been impaired. If such an 

indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair value less 

costs to sell and value in use, is compared to the asset’s carrying value. Any excess of the asset’s 

carrying value over its recoverable amount is expensed to the income statement. 

(h) Employee Benefits 

Provision is made for the Association’s liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered 

by employees to balance date. Employee benefits that are expected to be settled within one year 

have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled, plus related 

on-costs. Employee benefits payable later than one year have been measured at the present value 

of the estimated future cash outflows to be made for those benefits. 

(i) Provisions 

Provisions are recognised when the Association has a legal or constructive obligation, as a result of 

past events, for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that outflow 

can be reliably measured. 

(j) Cash and Cash Equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term 

highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank 

overdrafts are shown within short-term borrowings in current liabilities on the balance sheet. 

(k) Revenue 

Sponsorship revenue is recognised when received. 

Interest revenue is recognised on a proportional basis taking into account the interest rates 

applicable to the financial assets. 

Revenue from the rendering of a service is recognised upon the delivery of the service to the 

customers. 

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).

Finance 

Report 

NOTE 1: STATEMENT 

OF SIGNIFICANT 

ACCOUNTING 

POLICIES 

(Continued) 

(l) Borrowing Costs 

All borrowing costs are recognised in the income statement in the period in which 

they are incurred. 

(m) Goods and Services Tax (GST) 

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except 

where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation 

Office. In these circumstances, the GST is recognised as part of the cost of 

acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense. Receivables and 

payables in the balance sheet are shown inclusive of GST. 

Cash flows are presented in the cash flow statement on a gross basis, except for 

the GST component of investing and financing activities, which are disclosed as 

operating cash flows. 

(n) Comparative Figures 

When required by Accounting Standards, comparative figures have been adjusted 

to conform to changes in presentation for the current financial year. 

Critical accounting estimates and judgments 

The members of the committee evaluate estimates and judgments incorporated 

into the financial report based on historical knowledge and best available current 

information. Estimates assume a reasonable expectation of future events and are 

based on current trends and economic data, obtained both externally and within 

the association. 

Key estimates — Impairment 

The Association assesses impairment at each reporting date by evaluating 

conditions specific to the association that may lead to impairment of assets. Where 

an impairment trigger exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is determined. 

Value-in-use calculations performed in assessing recoverable amounts incorporate 

a number of key estimates. 

Key judgments — Doubtful debts provision 

The Association does not believe that the financial statements include any key 

judgements that require separate disclosure.

Finance 

Report 

NOTES TO 

THE FINANCIAL 

STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR 

ENDED 

31 DECEMBER 

2009 



Notes 2009 2008 

NOTE 2: REVENUE $ $ 

Operating activities of the association: 9 

Affiliations and Registrations 141,014 143,453 

Commissions, Coaching & VCCC 12,436 12,513 

Junior Development 58,829 50,119 

National Championships 380,584 224,526 

Beach Volleyball - - 

Social VVI competition receipts 133,740 154,435 

State League 190,059 112,666 

GMVA program 34,032 14,618 

Sponsorship 65,686 57,500 

SVC Beach Courts Income 131,916 122,625 

SVC Indoor Courts Income 300,498 318,365 

Other income 15,049 126,681 

NOTE 3: SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES 

Surplus/(Deficit) from ordinary activities before income tax has been determined 

1,463,843 1,337,501 

Expenses: 

Depreciation of non-current assets 22,246 6,368 

Total depreciation 22,246 6,368 

Bad and doubtful debts 

Net loss on disposal of non-current assets: 

49,450 4,762 

Property, plant and equipment - 1,863 

NOTE 4: AUDITOR REMUNERATION 

Remuneration of the auditor for: 

-Audit Services 2,714 4,750 

NOTE 5: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 

Cash on hand 50 50 

Cash at bank 58,973 134 

59,023 184

Finance 

Report 

NOTES TO 

THE FINANCIAL 

STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR 

ENDED 

31 DECEMBER 2009 

NOTE 6: TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES 

CURRENT 

Receivables 124,184 134,570 

Less Provision for impairment (23,720) - 

NOTE 7: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 

100,464 134,570 

Plant and equipment – at cost 69,555 68,283 

Less accumulated depreciation (47,301) (25,055) 

Total property, plant and equipment 22,254 43,228 

7(a) Movement in Carrying Amounts 

Movements for the 2008 - 2009 financial years in the carrying amounts for each 

class of property, plant and equipment between the beginning and the end of the 

current year. 

Balance at the Carrying 

Asset beginning of Depreciation amount at the 

Class the year Additions Disposals expense end of year 

Property, plant 

$ $ $ $ $ 

& equipment 43,228 1,272 - (22,246) 22,254 

Total 43,228 1,272 - (22,246) 22,254 

NOTE 8: TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES 

CURRENT 

Notes 2009 2008 

$ $ 

Goods and services tax (1,374) 17,114 

Payables and accrued expenses 147,528 31,048 

Withholding taxes and superannuation 18,577 1,873 

NOTE 9: SHORT-TERM PROVISIONS 

CURRENT 

164,731 50,035 

Provision for annual leave 12 10,319 30,633 

NOTE 10: LONG TERM PROVISIONS 

NON CURRENT 

Provision for long service leave 12 500 15,959 

NOTE 11: BORROWINGS 

CURRENT 

Loan - Victorian Volleyball Development Trust 9,750 - 

The loan is a non-interest bearing loan from the Victorian Volleyball Development 

Trust, of which three Volleyball Victoria Incorporated Board members are Trustees.

Finance 

Report 

NOTES TO 

THE FINANCIAL 

STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR 

ENDED 

31 DECEMBER 

2009 


NOTE 12: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 

Opening Balance as at 1 January 2009 46,592 40,658 

Additional provisions raised during the year 10,819 8,378 

Amounts used/lapsed (46,592) (2,444) 

Provision as at 31 December 2009 10,819 46,592 

NOTE 13: KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL COMPENSATION Short-term benefits 

Salary & Fees Superannuation Other Total 

2009 

Total compensation 102,409 7,713 - 110,122 

2008 

Total compensation 80,000 8,259 - 88,259 

NOTE 14: CAPITAL AND LEASING COMMITMENTS Notes 2009 2008 

(a) Operating leasing commitments 

Payable 

$ $ 

- not later than one year 53,643 52,081 

- later than one year and not later than five years 293,344 284,800 

- later than five years 2,205,117 2,267,305 

2,552,104 2,604,186 

General description of leasing arrangement: 

The lease commitments are to the City of Greater Dandenong for the use of the Dandenong Stadium 

at 270 Stud Rd Dandenong. The lease term is 30 years commencing 2007. 

There were no other capital commitments or requirements as at 31 December 2009. 

NOTE 15: CASH FLOW INFORMATION Notes 2009 2008 

(a) Reconciliation of cash 

$ $ 

Cash at the end of the financial year as shown in the statement of Cash Flows is reconciled to the 

related items in the statement of financial position as follows: 

Cash on hand 50 50 

Cash at bank 55,513 134 

5 55,563 184 

(b) Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to surplus/(deficit) from ordinary 

activities 

Surplus/(deficit) from ordinary activities 

Non cash flows in surplus/(deficit) from ordinary activities 

(74,114) 38,384 

Depreciation 22,246 6,368 

Provision for doubtful debts 

Changes in assets & liabilities: 

23,721 

(Increase)/decrease in receivables 10,385 (11,282) 

(Increase)/decrease in prepayments (10,800) 

Increase/(decrease) in creditors and accruals 78,923 (1,863) 

Increase/(decrease) in GST and PAYG payable - (9,480) 

Increase/(decrease) in employee entitlements - 5,934 

Net (Gain)/ Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment - 1,467 

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 50,361 29,528

Finance 

Report 

NOTES TO 

THE FINANCIAL 

STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR 

ENDED 

31 DECEMBER 2009 

NOTE 16: CONTINGENT LIABILITIES 

There were no specific contingent liabilities or requirements as at 31 December 

2009. 

NOTE 17: EVENTS SUBEQUENT TO BALANCE DATE 

(a) There were no matters that have arisen since the end of the year, which 

significantly affect or may affect the operations of the Association, the results 

of those operations, or the state of affairs in subsequent years. 

(b) The financial report was authorised for issue on 17th May 2010 by the 

Members of the Board. 

NOTE 18: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 

The association’s financial instruments consist mainly of deposits and loans with 

banks, accounts receivable and payable. The association does not have any 

derivative instruments at 31 December 2009. 

The main risks the group is exposed to through its financial instruments are credit 

risk and liquidity risk. 

(a) Interest Rate Risk 

The Association has minimal exposure to interest rate risk, which is the risk that a 

financial instrument’s value will fluctuate as a result of changes in market interest 

rates and the effective weighted average interest rates of those classes of financial 

assets and financial liabilities. This risk was not considered material at balance 

date and therefore no sensitivity analysis was performed. 

(b) Credit Risk 

The maximum exposure to credit risk, excluding the value of any collateral or other 

security, at balance date to recognize financial assets is the carrying amount, net of 

any provisions for doubtful debts, as disclosed in the balance sheet and notes to 

the financial statements. The Association does not have any material credit risk 

exposure to any single debtor or group of debtors under financial instruments 

entered into by the Association. 

Category 2009 

0-30 Days – Not yet due 57,468 

31-90 Days – Past due but not impaired 21,959 

90+ Days – Past due but not impaired 21,037 

Total 100,464 

(c) Liquidity risk 

The association manages liquidity risk by monitoring forecast cash flows and 

ensuring that adequate unutilised borrowing facilities are maintained. 

(d) Foreign currency risk 

The association is not exposed to fluctuations in foreign currencies. 

(d) Price risk 

The association is not exposed to any material commodity price risk. 

(e) Financial Instrument Composition and Maturity Analysis 

The table below reflects the undiscounted contractual settlement terms for financial 

instruments of a fixed period of maturity, as well as management’s expectations of 

the settlement period for all other financial instruments. As such, the amounts may 

not reconcile to the balance sheet.

Finance 

Report 

NOTES TO 

THE FINANCIAL 

STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR 

ENDED 

31 DECEMBER 

2009 


NOTE 18: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Continued) 

Weighted 

Average Floating 

Effective Interest Fixed Interest Rate Non Interest 

Interest Rate Rate Maturing within Bearing Total 

Financial Assets: 

2009 

1 year 1-5 years 

Cash & 

% 

cash equivalents 0-4.2 59,023 - - - 59,023 

Trade Debtors - - - - 100,464 100,464 

Total 

2008 

0-4.2 59,023 - - 100,464 159,487 

Cash & 

% 

cash equivalents 0-4.2 184 - - - 184 

Trade Debtors - - - - 134,570 134,570 

Total 0-4.2 184 - - 134,570 134,754 

Financial Liabilities: 

2009 % 

Trade & Other Payables - - - - 164,731 164,731 

Loans - - - - 9,750 9,750 

Total - - - - 174,481 174,481 

2008 % 

Trade & Other Payables - - - - 50,035 50,035 

Total - - - - 50,035 50,035 

NOTE 19: CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 

The committee members control the capital of the association in order to maintain a good 

debt-to-equity ratio and to ensure that the association can fund its operations and continue as a 

going concern. 

The association’s debt and capital includes financial liabilities, supported by financial assets. There 

are no externally imposed capital requirements. 

The committee members effectively manage the association’s capital by assessing the association’s 

financial risks and adjusting its capital structure in response to changes in these risks and in the 

market. These responses include the management of debt levels. 

There have been no changes in the strategy adopted by management to control the capital of the 

association since the prior year. This strategy is to ensure that there is sufficient cash to meet trade 

and sundry payables and borrowings.

Finance 

Report 

NOTE 20: ASSOCIATION DETAILS 

The registered office and principal place of business of the association is: 

Volleyball Victoria Incorporated 

State Volleyball Centre 

270 Stud Road, 

Dandenong Victoria 3175 

Australia 

I, David Jensen, certify that: 


CERTIFICATE BY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD 

(a) I am a member of the Board of Volleyball Victoria Incorporated; 

(b) I will attend the annual general meeting of the association to be held on 23 

May 2010; 

(c) I am authorised by the board to sign this certificate; and 

(d) This annual statement will be submitted to the members of the association at 

its annual general meeting. 

…………………………………… 

David Jensen 


Dated this 17th day of May 2010

VVL 

2009 LADDERS 

Team 


Games 

Pen. Match Sets Points 

P W L Points For Ag Ratio For Ag Ratio 

Honours Men 

Heidelberg 14 13 1 0 52 40 17 70.18 1325 1160 53.32 

Falcons 14 12 2 0 48 38 17 69.09 1302 1138 53.36 

Melb Uni Renegades 14 8 6 0 32 29 26 52.73 1206 1232 49.47 

Monash University 14 7 7 0 28 31 23 57.41 1227 1173 51.12 

Yarra Ranges 14 7 7 0 28 28 27 50.91 1235 1193 50.86 

Southern Cross Fairhills 14 4 10 0 16 22 32 40.74 1169 1229 48.75 

Eastside Hawks 14 4 10 0 16 21 36 36.84 1202 1307 47.91 

Mornington 

Honours Women 

14 1 13 0 4 10 41 19.61 989 1223 44.71 


Yarra Ranges 12 8 4 0 32 29 22 56.86 1134 1106 50.62 

Falcons 12 7 5 0 28 25 18 58.14 967 946 50.55 

Heidelberg 12 5 7 0 20 24 24 50.00 1041 1065 49.43 



Camberwell Cobras 

Division 1 Men 

12 4 8 0 16 21 31 40.38 1123 1150 49.41 


Southern Cross Fairhills 14 10 4 -1 39 36 27 57.14 1376 1330 50.85 


Heidelberg 14 8 6 0 32 30 28 51.72 1275 1224 51.02 

Dandenong Cossacks 14 6 8 0 24 26 27 49.06 1181 1173 50.17 

Yarra Ranges 14 6 8 0 24 28 35 44.44 1315 1384 48.72 

Latrobe Valley 14 4 10 -2 14 26 35 42.62 1280 1336 48.93 

Falcons 

Division 1 Women 

14 3 11 0 12 22 37 37.29 1222 1343 47.64 

Camberwell Cobras 14 10 4 0 40 34 17 66.67 1174 1037 53.10 



Yarra Ranges 14 9 5 0 36 35 20 63.64 1259 1170 51.83 

Falcons 14 8 6 0 32 29 26 52.73 1180 1190 49.79 


Heidelberg 14 4 10 -2 14 20 33 37.74 1024 1166 46.76 

Mornington 

Division 2 Men 

14 0 14 -1 -1 3 42 6.67 788 1121 41.28 


Mornington 14 12 2 0 48 38 9 80.85 1139 844 57.44 

Camberwell Cobras 14 10 4 0 40 35 13 72.92 1137 906 55.65 

Melb Uni Renegades Red 14 10 4 0 40 34 13 72.34 1086 895 54.82 

Monash University 3 14 10 4 0 40 32 16 66.67 1135 932 54.91 


Melb Uni Reneg Blue 14 4 10 -3 13 15 32 31.91 908 1085 45.56 

Southern Cross Fairhills 14 3 11 -2 10 11 34 24.44 828 1063 43.79 


Melb Uni Renegades White 14 1 13 -1 3 5 41 10.87 742 1120 39.85 

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2009 LADDERS 

Team 

Games 

Pen. Match Sets Points 

P W L Points For Ag Ratio For Ag Ratio 

Division 2 Women 



West Vic Phantoms 13 11 2 0 44 36 12 75.00 1119 884 55.87 


Yarra Ranges 1 13 7 6 -4 24 26 22 54.17 973 1006 49.17 

Latrobe Valley 13 6 7 0 24 20 27 42.55 998 1016 49.55 

Falcons Navy 13 6 7 -1 23 22 28 44.00 1043 1054 49.74 

Falcons Gold 13 6 7 -3 21 27 24 52.94 1106 1035 51.66 


Yarra Ranges 2 13 3 10 -1 11 13 34 27.66 891 1083 45.14 


Mornington 13 0 13 0 0 10 39 20.41 833 1124 42.57 

2009 LADDERS 

Team GP SW PW Drw PL SL 

Match 

Pen 

Pts For 

Sets 

Ag Ratio For 

Points 

Ag Ratio 

Junior Boys 

Monash Uni 1 13 11 1 0 0 1 0 47 31 9 77.50 968 736 56.81 

Yarra Ranges 13 10 0 0 2 1 0 42 33 6 84.62 953 682 58.29 

SCF 13 7 0 0 0 6 0 28 20 19 51.28 882 889 49.80 

Monash Uni 2 13 6 1 0 0 6 0 27 21 17 55.26 831 777 51.68 

Melb Uni Rene 1 13 3 0 0 0 10 0 12 9 32 21.95 723 965 42.83 

Melb Uni Rene 2 13 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 5 36 12.20 687 995 40.84 

Junior Girls 

SCF 1 10 9 0 0 0 1 0 36 24 9 72.73 763 636 54.54 

SCF2 10 8 0 0 0 2 0 32 23 8 74.19 762 617 55.26 

Yarra Ranges 1 10 5 0 0 0 5 0 20 16 17 48.48 687 718 48.90 

Monash University 11 2 0 0 0 9 0 8 10 22 31.25 668 780 46.13 

Eastside Hawks 11 2 0 0 0 9 0 8 8 25 24.24 670 799 45.61

VVI Life Members 

2009 Women - 

Australia 

Representation 

2009 Men - Australia 

Representation 

Mr. John Barker 

Mr. Argood Fricsons* 

Mr. Bill Glasson* 

Mr. Wolfgang Gollong* 

Mr. Eric Hyman* 

Mr. Joe Hiller* 

Mr. George Mraz 

Mr. Murray Mansfield 

Mr. Gabe Mauerhofer 

Victorian Volleyball wishes to 

acknowledge and congratulate the 

following Victorian athletes who were 

selected in National Teams in 2009. 

Louise Bates - 

2009 Vietnam Cup & 2009 Asian Seniors 

Shannon Campbell - 2009 Vietnam Cup 

Rhiannon Watt - 

2009 Vietnam Cup & 2009 Asian Seniors 

Lauren Bertolacci - 2009 Asian Seniors 

Neira Borcic - 2009 Asian Seniors 

Danielle Stott - 2009 Asian Seniors 

2009 Jenny Kirk Trans Tasman Trophy 

Shae Sloane 

Jaimee-Lee Morrow 

Georgia Sverns 

Sophie Paine 

Karley Hynes 

Ashley Gray 

Eliza Smith 

Monique Stojanovic 

Assistant Coach – Gary Roberts 

Trainer – Bill McHoul 


Mr. Andrew Moorhouse 

Mr. Russell Newman 

Mr. Tomas Santamaria 

Mr. Tom Stevens 

Mr. Howard Williams 

Mr. Peter Hassell 

Mr. John Roso 

Mr. David Berry 

(* deceased) 

2009 Arafura Games - Darwin 

Ru-Yenn Kwok 



Rhiannon Judd 

Shae Sloane 

Sophie Paine 

Assistant Coach – Bill McHoul 

92 National Youth Girls – 2009, 7th 

Asian Youth Girls Championships 


Shae Sloane 

Karley Hynes 

Monique Stojanovic 


Ru-Yenn Kwok 

Angelique Doulgeris 

Assistant Coach – Gary Roberts 

FIVB World Tour - Beach 

Louise Bawden 

2009 Swatch FIVB Youth U19 World 

Championships (Turkey) – Beach 

Karley Hynes - (1st World Y.C) 

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