SURF LIFE SAVING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2007–08

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT (continued)
Graph 1: Government funding vs total SLSA expenditure
expenditure $
18,000,000
16,000,000
14,000,000
12,000,000
10,000,000
8,000,000
6,000,000
4,000,000
2,000,000
0
Total water safety funding
Total expenditure
Lifesaving expenditure
2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
Year
% DAH funding vs total expenditure
% DAH funding vs lifesaving expenditure
Increases in funding from the Australian Government have not kept pace with increases in spending on essential frontline services.
Scene from SLSA’s latest television commercial ‘Whatever it takes’, co-produced by BCM, SLSA and Zoom Productions.
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60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%