Bungarribee Partnership Project Students from Colyton High School with representatives from Mt Druitt TAFE, BREED and Urban Growth

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1 Bungarribee Partnership Project Students from Colyton High School with representatives from Mt Druitt TAFE, BREED and Urban Growth

2 CONTENTS Page To Our Stakeholders...2 About BREED...3 Our Mission...3 Our Vision...3 Objectives..3 Our Work...4 Our Region...5 Governance...6 Our Board.8 Our Staff 8 Reports..9 - Chair - Treasurer - Managing Director - Marketing, Media, Communications and Events - Partnership Brokers - Work Placement Service Program - Independent Employment Advisors Service - BREED Business Centre 2013 Awards for Excellence...28 Featherdale Wildlife Park Special Award Financial Report.32 1

3 TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS BREED would like to thank our Stakeholders for providing opportunities to our students and to new and expanding businesses in the Blacktown Region. BREED continues to make a difference to the lives of over 3,500 young people per year by providing work placements, brokering partnerships that will provide opportunities for young people, and providing new and developing business a low cost solution to operate within. It is with the support of our Stakeholders that we can continue this important work for the youth and businesses of Greater Sydney Region. We look forward to working with our Stakeholders in

4 ABOUT BREED BREED s mission is to provide experiences that strengthen a person s employment opportunities and has been doing this for over 20 years. BREED was as an initiative of the local community; with preliminary funding from the then Federal Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET). Soon after, in 1994 BREED was incorporated as a not-for-profit organisation, with the aim of stimulating economic and employment growth across the Blacktown region. Today, BREED has a wider focus across Greater Sydney. Today BREED works predominantly within two sectors, the youth educational attainment and employment transition and business development. The two sectors are: The youth sector BREED works with education, business and the general community to improve students year 12 attainment or equivalent, which radically improves their transition to post school education, training and/or employment. New and developing business BREED provides a low cost and supportive office environment, in which businesses can, start-up and/or continue to develop, become entrepreneurial and develop their customer base. MISSION: BREED is committed to providing experiences that strengthen a person s employment opportunities. VISION: BREED s vision is to enhance, influence and transform skills and attitudes and to act as the primary conduit between people and business. OBJECTIVES: BREED has a unique opportunity to investigate initiatives that would not normally attract government funding, to: 1. To work with Industry, Union (employee), Community, Commonwealth, State and Local Governments to provide an effective and efficient delivery of employment, education and training programs and services; 2. Help unemployed people in situations of helplessness to become more self-reliant during periods of unemployment, and develop their capacities for obtaining employment; 3. Help young people disengaged from school from becoming long term unemployed by reengaging them in learning and supporting their transition to employment; 4. Provide for students and those starting out in business experiences to strengthen the person s employment and business opportunities; 5. Be a primary conduit between students, people, communities and businesses to enhance, influence and transform skills and attitudes of those looking to have a trade, profession and or business; 6. Assist unemployed people to develop entrepreneurial skills and provide them with support to start their own business as a way of gaining employment; 7. Provide services and or, offices to people or other organisations operating a business; 8. Provide assistance and training to people or other organisations; 9. Investigate restructuring issues in regional labor markets; 10. Research and report on education, employment and economic development, particularly new enterprise and small business opportunities; and 11. Organise, promote and advertise the objects of the company. 3

5 OUR WORK Work Placement Service Program (WPSP) Students taking a NSW Higher School Certificate Vocational Education Training (VET) course are required to undertake a minimum of 35 hours work placement in a relevant industry setting in each of their Year 11 and Year 12 programs. This is a mandatory part of their course. The BREED WPSP team works with over 21 High Schools, local TAFE Colleges, business, industry, and Government across the region. Each year over 3,500 students are placed into work placement for the 14 different industry frameworks. Frameworks include: Business Services, Information Technology, Café Skills, Commercial Cookery, Entertainment, Tourism, Primary Industries, Human Services, Construction, Metals and Engineering, Retail, Automotive, Financial Services, and Electro-technology. School Business Community Partnership Broker Program BREED Partnership Brokers (PB s), foster a whole of community approach and work with schools, business and industry, parents and families, and community groups to support young people attain a Year 12 or equivalent qualification, allowing them to reach their full educational and social potential. The partnerships fostered by PB s, enrich the learning experiences for young people, leading to improved levels of participation, engagement attainment and employment. Independent Employment Advisor Service (IEAS) The Independent Employment Advisor Service is a major demonstration project of the NSW Government which provides real-life industry grounded support for young people who are disengaging from school. It helps them to identify a career path, explore a variety of education and training options to acquire relevant skills. The program also brokers employment opportunities aligned to their interests. The BREED IEAS program works with a growing number of schools and students across the Region. The BREED Business Centre (previously The Nirimba Business Centre) is a business incubator and is one of two in Greater Sydney. BREED BUSINESS CENTRE (BBC) The BREED Business Centre was established by BREED in 1997 to focus on nurturing new and developing businesses, in order that they may develop entrepreneurial skills, become self-sustaining and meet the needs of their own customer base. BBC is now 100 percent self-funded. The BBC currently has 23 offices leased plus another five virtual tenants and has hosted over 132 start-up or small businesses over the past 16 years employing over 306 people. Facilities include: a range of office space, reception and answering service, meeting rooms, security, cleaning, kitchen and catering and parking. BBC is centrally located in Quakers Hill; and only a short distance to the M7, M4, and M2, enabling convenient access to Blacktown, Parramatta, Norwest, Castle Hill, Rouse Hill, Windsor and Penrith. 4

6 BREED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE YOUTH ATTAINMENT AND TRANSITIONS SERVICE REGION EIGHT. 5

7 GOVERNANCE BREED is a not-for-profit association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act of Ultimately the responsibility of the governance of BREED rests with the Board. This governance statement outlines how the Board meets that responsibility. The Board s primary role is to ensure that BREED activities are directed towards achieving its vision and that the mission is achieved in the most efficient and effective way possible while preserving and promoting the BREED reputation. The Board fulfils its responsibilities by: Formulating BREED s Strategic Plan in conjunction with the Managing Director (MD) and staff Selecting, appointing, guiding and monitoring the performance of the MD Ensuring optimal succession planning is in place for the role of MD and Board members Monitoring management s progress in achieving the strategic plan Monitoring BREED s financial performance Ensuring the integrity of internal control, risk management and management information systems Ensuring BREED s financial viability, solvency and sustainability Ensuring Stakeholders receive regular reports, including financial reports Ensuring the organisation complies with relevant legislation, regulations and contracts Acting as an advocate for BREED whenever and wherever necessary. Management Responsibility The Board has formally delegated responsibility for BREED s day to day operations and administration to the Managing Director. Managing Director The MD provides the leadership of the team and the organisation. The MD is also responsible for achieving the results set out in the strategic plan and is authorised by the Board to put in place policies and practices, take decisions and actions and initiate activities to achieve those results. Board Oversight The Board oversees and monitors BREED s performance by: Meeting at least five times during the year Receiving detailed financial and other reports from the MD at these meetings Receiving additional information and input from the MD when necessary Assigning to relevant Board sub-committees the responsibility to oversee particular aspects of BREED s operations and administration. Risk Management The Board oversees the establishment, implementation and review of BREED s risk management system, which is designed to protect the organisation s reputation and manage those risks that might preclude it from achieving its goals. The MD is responsible for establishing and implementing the risk management system, which assesses, monitors and manages operational, financial reporting and compliance risks. The Board is responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of the risk management system between reviews. 6

8 Risk Management continued The Board and Board sub-committees have access to advice on legal, investment and insurance matters when required. Board members, MD and staff are expected to comply with relevant laws and the codes of conduct of relevant professional bodies, and to act with integrity, compassion, fairness and honesty at all times when dealing with communities, colleagues and Stakeholders. Board members and staff are made aware of BREED s code of conduct and conflicts of interest policy during their induction to the organisation and are provided with a copy of both documents at that time. Our Stakeholders BREED has many Stakeholders, including those we work with across our Local State, Catholic and Independent High Schools and TAFE WSI. The Federal Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, The NSW Department Education and Communities, Local Council, our host employers, tenant businesses and the many other community groups that we partner with as well as, our staff and volunteers, the broader community and our suppliers. BREED s staff are regularly invited to speak at a variety of organisations and conferences throughout the year. In 2012 BREED staff spoke at schools, and community and business organisation events. Community Organisations BREED s staff serve on a number of Boards and committees that include: TAFE Advisory Committee, NSW P&C, Mt Druitt Ethnic Communities Agency, and Community Resource Network. 7

9 OUR BOARD MEMBERS Executive: President Berice Miller, Manager of Educational Programs, TAFE NSW WSI Blacktown College Vice President Barry Calvert, Councillor, Hawkesbury City Council Secretary Steven Brown, Chairman, Etienne Lawyers Treasurer Dr. Jim Taggart OAM, Taggart Group Committee: Samantha Rankins, Manager College Operations, Nirimba College of TAFE Karen Rupert, RTO Compliance Manager, Catholic Education Office Nathan Burbridge, Economic Development Strategist, Blacktown City Council John Ciric, Manufacturing Manager, All Metal Products Garry Sandher, Joint Managing Director, Top Secret Imports Jack Sandher, Joint Managing Director, Top Secret Imports Stephen Frost, Managing Director, BREED OUR STAFF Managing Director Stephen Frost School Business Community Partnership Team Sandra Ongley Team Leader Stephen Gummerson Christine Taylor Work Placement Service Program Robyn MacDonald Team Leader Robyn Wilms Kerrie Tindall Independent Employment Advisory Service Harley McGregor Team Leader Kudzi Maforimbo BREED Business Centre Donna Patriarca Centre Manager Naomi Pikse Receptionist/Administration Marketing and Communications Keren Lavery 8

10 CHAIR S REPORT Berice Miller The Board was fortunate to have a very enthusiastic and hard-working team who are to be congratulated on their efforts. In 2013 the Board consisted of Berice Miller (chair) Barry Calvert (Deputy Chair), Dr. Jim Taggart (Treasurer), Steve Brown (Secretary and Public Officer) and Executive members included: John Ciric, Jack Sandher, Karen Ruppert, Stephen Frost, Gary Sandher, Nathan Burbridge, Samantha Rankins and Donna Patriaca attended the meetings. The March Sub-Committee Meeting continued working on the new Constitution and amendments were made. It was decided to send the Constitution in draft form to the ATO. The ATO could then advise if anything needed to be added for BREED to become gift deductible (GDR status). Trademark documentation has been received and the BREED name is in the process of being trademarked. A new Policy on Professional Development was written to acknowledge that professional development is integral to personal satisfaction, workplace productivity, reward and recognition. It is critical to the achievements of the organisations mission and continuous improvements in the quality of its programs and services. A policy was also produced on the Use of Equipment such as mobile phones, GPS and Laptops, Annual Leave and on Acceptable Debit Card Usage. The Board sent a letter to the NSW Government supporting the Northwest rail link corridor. The letter congratulated the Government on reserving the transport corridor to extend the proposed rail line to the Marsden Park employment area and a further commitment to investigate an extension of the transport corridor via Mt Druitt to the employment areas at Eastern Creek, Huntingwood and Smithfield Wetherill Park. The Business Basics seminars/workshops instigated by Steve Brown have proved very successful. Topics have included Branding on a Budget, Workplace Health and Safety and Developing a Website with Wordpress. It was suggested that BREED develop a series of Webinars or lectures for After they have been trialled they could be offered to organisation (e.g. Chambers of Commerce) for a fee. Schools could also be approached by BREED to provide seminars for students on Starting Their Own Business. There would be a charge for this service. BREED has had to deal with the loss of one contract and consequently a member of staff. The changes in both State and Federal Governments could put other contracts at risk. For example, funds for school work placements may be paid directly to schools. BREED must be in a position to offer services to schools if this development takes place. However at the moment the state of financial affairs is stable, but we need to look outside government contracts for sources of funding. Congratulations to the Board and to the staff for a very successful year. 9

11 TREASURER S REPORT Dr. Jim Taggart OAM 2013 was another solid year financially for BREED. In line with ASIC and individual contractual requirements, the organisations financial reports and supporting documentation has been audited by an independent auditor certifying that they meet all legal requirements. Provisions have been made for all current and accrued liabilities, in particular employment liabilities. It should be noted, as reported in the 2012 Annual Report, that the initial 2012 payment for the Work Placement Service Program (WPSP) contract was received in 2011; making the income reported in 2012 artificially low thus when comparing the 2013 income to 2012 income it is artificially high by $114, Taking that into account, there was a real increase in income in 2012; this was due to BREED being successful in attracting funding to administer three additional government contracts. Income generated from the Business Centre was up 13.5% due to increased tenancy and casual hire of the meeting and training rooms. $5,690 was allocated for bad debts however, these are in the hands of a debt collector and it is hoped that at least some of these funds will be retrieved. There was an 8% decrease in telecommunications income. This was mainly due to an increase in tenant use of mobile phones and wireless access to the internet creating a reduced demand on the Centres PABX and Internet service. There are significant fixed costs associated with these services thus there will need to be consideration of how BREED can increase its return on investment or reduce the cost of the service. There was a 36% increase in marketing expenditure; this was mainly due to the procurement of significant marketing collateral to support BREED s rebranding. Donna Patriarca is to be congratulated in the way she maintains the day to day financial administration of the organisation and BREED s individual contracts. It is a credit to her attention to detail how smoothly the audit was able to be conducted. In summary, BREED is in a sound financial position and is well placed to ride out the uncertain times ahead of any contractual policy changes resultant of a change of focus of the new national government. 10

12 MANAGING DIRECTOR S REPORT Stephen Frost 2013 has seen BREED continue to grow as an organisation. As noted in the Treasurer s report BREED is in a sound financial position. BREED is increasingly being sought after to deliver additional programs and contracts and to work with other organisations to deliver in areas of our expertise to assist them to deliver on their contractual obligations. BREED maintained a solid team of 12 dedicated employees delivering in their areas of expertise across all divisions of the organisation. With the State Government ceasing to fund the IEAS program it saw the departure of Kudzanayi Maforimbo (Kudzi) at the end of His contribution to the organisation was appreciated by all who worked with him. On a brighter note BREED was able to recruit an additional Partnership Broker, Darren Wilgress, and we look forward to welcoming him onto the team when he commences duties early in Also, 2013 saw Sandra Ongley reach the milestone of being with BREED for five years, a significant achievement in a not for profit organisation often dependant on annual funding contracts to employ staff. During the year BREED was able to offer the team a number of professional development opportunities that would have benefit both in the work place and at home. These included: Workplace first aid, Fire safety awareness, Work, health and safety, and Parents As Career Transition Support (PACTS) facilitation. Early in 2013 BREED held a community consultation forum. This was attended by a large cross section of the local community representatives. The forum allowed us to obtain information from the community to assist us to complete our contractual obligations to update an environmental scan for the region and fed into our strategic and work plans for the year. BREED continued to work with our Alliance partners, SIP in Penrith and AusSIP in Parramatta. A team building and planning day was held and we were fortunate to have David Rendall, a renowned author and youth consultant from the USA, address us and facilitate a session. After a number of years working on the UK Turning Work Experience into Work Inspiration (WI) concept, 2013 saw the program rapidly take off in Australia. The Australian Government provided over $1m to the Foundation for Young Australians and the Smith Family to manage the program nationally. I was invited to attended a Master Class facilitated by Mick Keay from the UK, there was a national launch of the Program, Blacktown City Council hosted a WI Business Breakfast and BREED negotiated its first WI Partnership with more lined up for BREED continues to network across the region, and are members and active participants of the associations: Blacktown Business Network, Cumberland Chamber of Commerce, NSW Business Chamber, 11

13 Sydney Hills Chamber Greater Western Sydney Business Enterprise Centre, and Western Sydney Business Connection To promote the BREED brand we sponsored a number of activities in 2013 including: Blacktown Business Awards, Western Sydney Institute of TAFE Student Excellence Awards Western Sydney Academy of Sport Gala Evening, Blacktown Business Network, and Wyndham College Alternate Learning Centre and the BREED Business Centre With the NSW Government reforming the Department of Education and Communities from 10 regions to four zones, BREED hosted and facilitated the formation meetings of the Western Sydney Parents and Citizens Association. BREED also assisted with the planning, in conjunction with TAFE NSW Blacktown College and Blacktown City Council, of the Blacktown Employment and Skills Expo at Blacktown TAFE. Under the initiative of Keren Lavery BREED entered the Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence of which we were Finalists and the Western Sydney Community Sector ZEST Awards of which we are also Finalists, the winners will be announced at a function in February Initiated by Steve Brown, the Business Basics series of networking/information sessions have proven to be an enormous success! Steve and the Business Centre team are to be congratulated for putting this concept together and it has developed a momentum of its own with the UWS and TAFE NSW WSI wanting to partner with BREED to host a number of sessions in BREED was pleased to be able to acknowledge Featherdale Wildlife Park for its contributions to our local youth programs for more than 15 years at this year s annual awards dinner. They have hosted nearly 1,000 VET students with an in-kind contribution in excess of $500,000. As can be seen it has been a busy and rewarding year for the BREED Team and the Board. Without their dedication we would not have achieved what we have. A special thank you goes to Donna Patriarca; the whole team relies on her sound administration and financial processes for the smooth day to day functioning of the organisation. I also thank Berice Miller, BREED s Chair for her sound advice and solid support throughout the year. 12

14 MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA AND EVENTS KEREN LAVERY, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Marketing BREED commenced the 2013 year with the new website in place, with most of the marketing collateral soon to follow; providing the BREED partnership brokers with tools with which to communicate BREED programs and messages. Over the 12 months visitors to the website grew from approximately 400 visitors per month to an average of 800 visitors per month. We thank Vision Creative for developing such a fantastic website for BREED. The site is easy to use, allowing BREED to update almost all images, content, new pages, forms and more. The most dramatic aspect of the 2013 marketing for BREED was the installation of the BREED Business Centre signs. We thank Vision Creative for the design and Brand Right and Print Signs for the installation, for which there was little inconvenience to the comings and goings of the Centre. With the major components of the BREED branding in place, the next challenge was to update the BREED and BREED Business Centre documents, that were either in circulation in the BREED system or with our stakeholders. We have just about weeded out most of the old documentation and replaced with the new. Public Relations BREED entered into two business awards throughout 2013 The Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence (WSABE) and the Zest Awards. The Zest Award results are announced in February 2014 and BREED was a finalist in the WSABE awards. Being part of these local awards helps to communicate the BREED message and raises brand awareness in the community. Advertising BREED has advertised both BREED Education and the BBC in the following publications/media throughout the year: Monthly GWP Magazine Quarterly GWP business directory editions. Access Magazine Hope Media online Hope Radio Cumberland Chamber of Commerce Special feature Social Media BREED commenced using the BREED Facebook page and makes regular posts of BREED events and activities, quotes, images, sharing business information, positions vacant or information that may be of use to other individuals and organisations. We currently have 111, likes, up from 13 when we commenced using the Facebook page. Media BREED has been quite successful with getting stories into the local newspapers including: Blacktown Sun, Blacktown Advocate, Rouse Hill Times, Mt Druitt St Mary s Star and Standard. The type of stories that the local press are interested in are stories about the successes of the local students. Particularly, with the winner of the 2013 Awards for Excellence. Merchandising At the end of 2013 BREED put in place a new merchandise range. Items include: USB drives, rulers, sweets, wrist bands, calendars, wallets, post-it notes, pens and other gifts. The items will be used for event showbags, gifts for schools and businesses and for students. 13

15 Marketing report continued emarketing BREED undertook a number of direct marketing campaigns, targeting key groups within the BREED database. These direct campaigns are highly effective and deliver outcomes in terms of new placements and new host employers, whilst also communicating to stakeholders about the work that BREED performs in the community. Events The major events for 2013 were the Melbourne Cup Luncheon and the Awards for Excellence. BREED also introduced The BREED Business Basics series, where monthly topics were presented. The seminars are held at the BREED Business Centre and guests including, tenants and other local small business people. The guest RSVPs range from 10 to 60. Further, over the organisation, BREED is either involved with or sponsors over 32 other event throughout the community. 14

16 SCHOOL BUSINESS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP REPORT Sandra Ongley, Senior Partnership Broker Programs and events not officially partnerships, but complement the COAG agreement to support young people reengage with education, training and employment. Icareer In 2013 we continued with icareer with funding for a further 40 young people (not in education, training or employment) becoming available. 45 have started employment 4 have returned to high school 20 have enrolled in TAFE 2 have enrolled for UNI 1 has gone to Cumberland Industries a sheltered workshop due to their disability which is paid work. 72 of the 80 placed in employment or training Apprenticeship Information Night In October we worked with the Group Training Association to organise an information night to advertise the many apprenticeships available in our region starting in Jan We had 94 young people and their parents attend. PACTS - Parents as Career Transition Support I attended this training with Harley and Robyn which is a workshop for parents to understand how to help with advising their child on transitioning to employment or further training. Robyn and I co-facilitated a 2 hour workshop during the evening at Mitchell High School for 12 parents. Under The Radar BREED, Blacktown City Council and the NRMA have formed the Under the Radar Drink Drug Drive partnership to look for ways to work with young people to create effective road safety messages. Council s Under the Radar program has found one of the most serious risks young drivers face is being convicted of drink or drug driving. Even when not involved in a crash, the negative consequences of a drink or drug drive conviction can last for over 10 years effecting employment opportunities. The key strategy of the Under the Radar Drink Drug Drive partnership is to acknowledge and utilise the student s inherent strengths they already use negotiating with their friends and family about a range of issues. NRMA have awarded the partnership with funding to buy 5 Ipads and provide to local schools. The Ipads are intended to be used by the schools to: View current media campaigns. Collect student s comments about how effective the campaign was in changing driver behaviour. Develop strategies to encourage friends and family avoid drink and drug driving. To ensure your students and the project partners obtain maximum benefit from this partnership we would also like for students to develop a series of multimedia examples of strength based road safety messages. 15

17 BREED 2013 PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS Sandra Ongley It is with enormous pleasure and pride I would like to report The Trust Bus partnership became sustainable and they changed their name to F.O.C.U.S. (Facilitating Opportunities for Community Unity and Strength)Lalor Park. The community really supported the Lalor Parks Got Talent event with over 400 people crammed into the school hall. The enthusiasm for holding another event is building and a date should be announced soon. Torque It Up ran in Term 1 and 2; I think the smiles on the boys faces say it all! Using an old car to engage the boys from Dunheved, Bidwill and Mt. Druitt Chifley College Campus, that are in the special needs class worked very well. Although we could not access teacher release funding to continue bringing boys from Mt. Druitt and Dunheved in Term 3 and 4, Bidwill Campus continued with their class. 16

18 Bungarribee Partnership This partnership came about through our Workplace Service Provider team member Kerrie Tindal approaching Blacktown City Council to promote Construction Work placements at Bungarribee residential community development. The main aim was to encourage new employers to host students. The outcome was across sectorial partnership which grew into a four day gala event and an ongoing commitment to work together. Urban Growth invited students to participate in the construction of the eco-friendly straw bale walled structure with world renowned environmentalist Frank Thomas. We encouraged trades people working on the.87ha site to attend a free BBQ and find out more about the straw bale construction of the community centre and look at taking a student for work placement or a traineeship. The partners are now looking at working together again on another part of the community centre construction, including the gardens and landscaping. Urban Growth has expressed their commitment in continuing the relationship with the schools as an ongoing partnership and is planning projects for when the centre is built. Marist Youth Care our Youth Connections provider has a female construction Cert II course which Urban Growth is very interested in supporting as it will increase women in the industry. The Partnership Broker has also started a conversation about other areas in the region that Urban Growth have under development. My sincere thanks to Kerrie for her initiative and negotiating skills in developing the relationships between the partners and effectively giving the PB team an effective partnership on a plate. Icareer This program was funded by DEEWR for another 40 young people in March and I cannot speak highly enough of the life coach Paula and Recruiter Queenie who conducted the 3 intensive weeks of the program the results were amazing the case study below was typical of the young people who attended. 17

19 icareer Continued Brad s Story Brad came to icareer with a history of being in and out of school since Year 8, half way through his Year 10 he was asked to leave after a violent attack on his school principle Brad passionately hated school and learning Brad s personal story he is the eldest of many children (biologically and through marriage/partnership), his parents separated when he was only a baby, both parents went on to repartner and have children with 3 different partners each. Many of the new partners also had their own children which he needed to embrace as family in total he has over 21 siblings After an intense one-on-one session, Brad accepted the fact that his anger, resentment and violent outbursts stem from the many changes he endured during his most valuable impressionable and formative years, as well as the feeling of not being good enough Several of his step mothers and fathers were abusive and have their own issues with substance abuse Apart from anxiety and anger management issues, Brad suffers aspersers, he was bullied at school, has learning difficulties and very poor literacy and numeracy skills Brad came in hating his parents and had a very colourful way of describing them and his relationship with them Brad is now wanting to complete his school certificate and his HSC and has a career pathway plan in place to work towards being a motor vehicle mechanic At graduation, Brad happily took photos with family members - The Following was received from Brad s grandmother Hello Paula, Last week I felt very privileged to be given the opportunity to share with you and your team a 'mini' overview of the icareer courses you conduct at Nirimba. I believe your course came at an opportune time for my grandson Brad and will now assist him immensely towards his progress in becoming a responsible young adult. Both socially and personally. Thank you so much for your dedication and prowess in conducting these very worthwhile courses. I took away with me on Friday many new perceptions of what can be achieved through programs like yours and realise that to reach our young youth we need to not only work with them as individuals but also with their peers in developing a real sense of their worth in the community. His first ever graduation ceremony and the lasting memories will travel with him on his life's journey. I will certainly keep you up to date from time to time as he continues this progression and once again a big THANK YOU. I wish you continued success. Bravo! 18

20 Chris Taylor The Lab Partnership Last June I established a partnership based on The Lab, which is a model pioneered by Dr Stefan Schutt and Dale Linegar in Melbourne. The Lab is an after school IT club where young people who are aged years and have Asperger s/high Functioning Autism, meet one afternoon per week. Whilst participants are mentored by two highly skilled and passionate IT mentors, their parents meet in another room and develop a support network. Demonstrated outcomes have surpassed the level of expectations and include IT up-skilling, Parents and Students at the Lab 2013 Christmas Party an increase in social skills, a sense of belonging, new friendships have formed between participants and within schools they attend, and school performance has improved. Overall, parents and participants now experience a more inclusive community. Young Entrepreneurs Australia Partnership A variation on the original BREED Young Entrepreneurs Partnership (YE) is being trialled. This is a six month partnership which includes House With No Steps and BoysTown. Participants are young people aged years who have a mild disability. YE is incorporated into a Transition To Work Program which is delivered by Choice Solutions. Although in the initial stages, two successful small business owners are already volunteering their time to be business mentors each week in which they will assist participants to establish and run a micro business of their choice. Fair Trading have commenced a customised financial literacy program designed to increase the participants knowledge and understanding of their rights and responsibilities as consumers. Additionally, the presentations will respond to the requirements for setting-up a small business; buying goods and services; complaints process; credit problems and so on. Pathways to Education and Employment In July 2013, notification was received that a submission for NBN funding for a Digital Enterprise Project was successful. $3 million was awarded to four sites across Australia, one of which is BREED. In May 2014 each site will establish a high tech learning program for 48 young people who have a disability. 19

21 Stephen Gummerson Willmot Small Motors Partnership Marist -Youth Connections asked BREED for partnership help for the Wilmott youth identified as not in work, study, or getting much help. The targeted re-engagement approach, collaborating with other partners, used an interest in motors so young people not only learnt skills, but engaged with BREED s local employers. Most participants are now in study or getting support. Jake went on to a preapprenticeship course and is now at TAFE. Western Sydney Try a Skill Helping over 1000 teenagers annually, this hands on activity has grown to become a partnership run entirely by the eight partner organisations. BREED is proud of the support that we have given in the past, but even prouder that this partnership became self- sustaining in Past surveys show that 86% of students changed their career choice after attending Try a Skill. Now Self-sustaining, Try a Skill engaged with over 1000 youth from across Western Sydney Jayden Calleja trying welding with BOC Gases Nic Bothma Work Inspiration with Transport and Logistics (T and L) employers: T and L faces a skills shortage in the region so linking large T and L employers in partnership with one or two High schools each, follows the UK model for running Work Inspiration. Although none are running yet, employers are recognising the strategic value of engaging with students in Careers in T and L is a lot larger in scope and variety than people realise 20

22 Advancing Metals in Western Sydney Metals teachers and the manufacturing Industry are working together to engage young people more in this skills shortage industry. Aims are to make Metals courses more engaging, supporting a Metals Teachers Network for professional development, facilitating students access to more positive metals industry experiences, including video access to factory tours, amongst other strategies. Advancing Metals - some of the teachers in Metals Teacher Network see the biggest machine made locally at 120m long) Increasing Pacific Islander (PI) Attainment Partners recognise the educational disadvantage PI youth face. Some strategies are direct ones to encourage Churches and community groups to start homework groups, with two now running. Other strategies are for increasing young people s expectation of success by promoting PI role models, and by educating parents on ways to support their children. Work Inspiration 2013 was when BREED ran its first WI program for students. Plumpton High School chose the 14 students who they felt needed positive and relatable insights from business. Over 2 days, students met 11 workers at 9 businesses who could give them the three Insights the Work Inspiration model involves. Note: this particular WI was not a partnership, but to run the WI model as way to ensure that these young people s experience of work, was going to be a positive one 21

23 WORK PLACEMENT SERVICE PROGRAM Robyn MacDonald, Work Placement Service Program Team Leader Work placement hinges on industry support. In 2013, approximately 600 big-hearted employers provided just under 3,500 individual, one-week placements in their businesses to HSC students. These young people studied VET courses at 22 senior schools and 5 TAFE campuses in our catchment area. Courses included Hospitality, Business Services, IT, Primary Industries, Tourism, Construction, Metals and Engineering, Retail, Automotive, Financial Services, Electro-technology, Hospitality Accommodation, Entertainment and Aged Care. Building on previous success, the team again launched the year with a breakfast briefing, attended by each of our schools. Industry again participated, including Blacktown Council, who presented their traineeship program. Feedback was very positive, with participants reflecting that they had gained better understanding of each other s requirements. This translated into enhanced cooperation throughout the year. To assist in developing students work readiness, we provided work ready sessions to classes by request and also to entire VET cohorts within schools. We also promoted the new DEC online training resource: go2workplacement, which seeks to prepare students for situations that they may face in the workplace. Welcoming nine other work placement teams from across the greater Sydney area to our office, we hosted a most successful networking meeting. Teams all shared strategies and approaches to common challenges, to the benefit of all. Via Blacktown City Council s Social Planning Coordinator, we engaged with Urban Growth on their building of the Bungarribee straw bale hub. Construction and Hospitality students completed placements as part of the project. We continue to develop a most positive relationship with Urban Growth and look forward to working with them on future projects in our area. Hosting 17 Business and IT VET students in our office through the year, our team enjoyed the benefits: each student brings current skills and knowledge, a fresh perspective and energy to the workplace. We cannot thank all our wonderful host employers enough, for their contributions to the futures of our HSC students! SOME OF OUR 2013 WORK PLACEMENTS Employers often say that it s difficult to find, and to keep, good people. When Emmaus College s Monica Ivsan completed her Retail work placement at Lowes St Marys in October 2013, she impressed. Michelle Caruana, Store Manager, hired her! Monica explained that she had developed her existing skills to a greater extent with the help of the lovely staff, who were willing to lend me a hand at any stage. Her understanding of WH&S requirements and her application to her tasks, which included stocktake, customer service and re-stocking, demonstrated her capability and importantly, her positive attitude. Monica said that she is: forever grateful for the offer of the position. 22

24 OUTSTANDING SCHOOL BASED TRAINEE DYLAN JOHNSTONE Dylan is a well-grounded young man and has grown both personally and professionally whilst in the branch and within his role. Dylan has displayed exceptional service delivery with all of his branch clients and has impacted positively to achievements within the branch. Dylan is driven in his future career and will be a success and asset to any company he should choose to work with. Nicole Bennan, Commonwealth Bank Blacktown Branch OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN PRIMARY INDUSTRIES CHELSEA WODHAMS Chelsea was enthusiastic, driven and dedicated to any task. She showed exceptional organisational skills and a willingness to undertake any task with a smile. She showed unexpected maturity in taking responsibility for tasks which ultimately were attributable to supervisors. Her drive and planning skills will equip her for whatever she desires in the future. Chantelle Doyle, Greening Australia 23

25 INDEPENDENT EMPLOYMENT ADVISORS SERVICE (IEAS) REPORT Harley McGregor, Partnership Broker BREED identified ten schools within our region to participate in the IEA Program in The schools who participated were: Blacktown Girls Evans High School Chifley College Dunheved Chifley College Shalvey Chifley College Bidwill Quakers Hill Rooty Hill High Mitchell High Riverstone High Four schools Chifley College Dunheved, Chifley College Shalvey, Quakers Hill and Riverstone are junior campuses. All schools started at various times throughout the year which suit their individual needs The most common format was 1 x session per week for approximately 2 hours depending on the length of time the school periods were. Our program ran for a minimum of 10 weeks face to face delivery We were able to maintain the same case manager for the students to ensure structure and consistent delivery to the students Returning schools to the program in 2012 chose new students to participate Specific Goals: To identify as quickly as possible why the student was not engaging in their education and assist them with achievable goals for their future whether it be, re-engagement to school or an exit plan to employment, or further education and training. To deliver a program that provided real results for the participants both short term and long term. We achieved this by offering participating students Transition plans Resume preparation and portfolio construction Career exploration Employability skills Personal development Self esteem Employer expectations Communication skills Teamwork Industry work placement HSC schooling options VET and TVET options Mentoring SBA and SBT options The IEAS Program was delivered by in small groups with a strong emphasis on one on one session time to ensure the individual needs of the students participating were being met. All students were able to select additional modules depending on their individual needs to ensure the program was tailored to their personal needs. Regular scheduled meetings with the students assisted the students with attendance issues by attending classes on a consistent basis 24

26 IEAS report continued Students also had the opportunity to participate in the following events: Try a Trade Industry tours Mt Druitt TAFE 9 Industries in 90 minutes Nepean Careers Market Get that job day Apprenticeship Expo Blacktown TAFE course expo TAFE short courses Blacktown International Sports Park Employment tour TAFE short courses As available Pre apprenticeship courses As available Apprenticepower aptitude testing Industry speakers Milestones: 157 Students from 10 schools participated in 2013 IEAS program. 144 students was our minimum contracted number 109 % of our contracted numbers of students have completed the program 19 Students from the eight schools opted out of the program before meeting with us. The reasons are either not returning their permission note or the course delivery day conflicted with a class which they wanted or needed to attend. This year we were able to assist many students with the initial step to transitioning into the work force. 48 students have obtained part-time work since starting the program, and 10 have confirmed apprenticeships for Over 80% of the year 10 students who participated in the program this year have selected VET or TVET courses for their HSC studies starting in Schools participating in Independent Employment Advisors Service as of 31 st December 2013 School Year 9 Male Year 9 Female Year 10 Male Year 10 Female Year 11 Male Rooty Hill Evans CC Dunheved CC Shalvey Quakers Hill Riverstone Doonside 7 7 CC Bidwill Blacktown Girls Mitchell TOTAL Unfortunately this program has not been refunded for Total 25

27 IEAS report continued 2013 IEA student of the year Jarryd Ring at work experience Suburban Towing Supplies, where he now has an apprenticeship. 26

28 BREED BUSINESS CENTRE REPORT Donna Patriarca, Centre Manager 2013 was another successful year for the Business Centre with plenty of activity within! Nathan Rose (Speaker), Donna Patriarca, Steve Brown- Using Apps for Business event. the reception area. This year, emphasis was placed on the modernisation of the Business Centre and making the space fresh and professional. Offices and training rooms were refurbished and painted with new furniture purchased. New signage was erected that completely refreshes the look of the building which is now more vibrant and inviting. Business Centre banners were purchased and are on display in A new server was purchased and the Centre s photocopier was upgraded to a current model. Internet services are currently in the process of being upgraded. New merchandise was also purchased to promote the Centre. The past twelve months has seen plenty of movement within the building with fourteen new businesses joining the Centre. These businesses included, cleaning contractors, mortgage brokers, advertising agents, sound engineers and performing arts. As at the end of 2013, the Centre currently had twenty three offices leased and two virtual tenants. There was an increase in training room activity this year, with new clients leasing these rooms on a regular monthly basis. The smaller training/interview office was leased by a Melbourne based company every Tuesday throughout The Centre also hosted the icareer program over a period of nine weeks. These generated additional income from extra services, including, catering, photocopying, internet services etc. The Centre donated an office to Wyndham College who required a space for a group of year 11 students who had become disengaged from school. These students worked from one of our training rooms, fitted with whiteboards, desks and lounges providing a more relaxed learning environment. The classified website gumtree.com.au along with the BREED website has proven to be the most effective way to market the centre. There were many inquiries for offices to lease as a result of these two vehicles. The BBC was organised and promoted 10 Business Basics Seminars throughout These seminars were an overwhelming success with positive feedback from those in attendance. Topics discussed throughout the year included; marketing, social media, business and tax and cloud computing. A big thank you to all of our presenters! In particular; a special thank you to Stephen Brown for his efforts throughout the year. The Business Centre hosted its annual Melbourne Cup Day in November. All staff pulled together for another fun filled day. This was our largest Melbourne Cup ever with over 80 people attending. We are looking forward to delivering an even bigger event next year. Business Centre was a major sponsor of the Blacktown Business Awards that were held in May. BREED has been supporting this event for five years, recognising small businesses and their contribution to the region. The Blacktown Business Network is a networking group that caters to small, micro and home based businesses. The BREED Business Centre supports this networking group through assisting with administration and sponsoring their annual Christmas networking event as an opportunity to promote the BBC to the members. This year has gone incredibly quickly and I look forward to working with the BREED Team and Stakeholders in

29 2013 BREED AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE BREED had a record of over 300 nominations for students and over 200 employers for The nomination process was streamlined and an online system was implemented for the 2013 awards. Student winners were selected on the criteria of employability by a BREED committee in consultation with employers. Skills assessed are: communication, team work, problem solving, initiative and enterprise, planning and organisation, self-management, learning and technology. The 2013 Student of the Year was Dylan Johnston who was also the School Based Trainee of the year. (Dylan is now employed full-time at the Commonwealth Bank Blacktown) Vocation Education and Training provides year 11 and 12 students with valuable skills while they are still at school and provides the student with a Certificate II or III when the course is completed. VET helps students get a head start in building their careers. Having an extra qualification when leaving school, is a great advantage when students apply for a job or further education. The students came from 10 of the 20 High Schools in the Blacktown Region Student Award for Excellence winners VET award categories include: Business Services, Information Technology, Café Skills, Commercial Cookery, Entertainment, Tourism, Primary Industries, Construction, Metals and Engineering, Retail, Automotive, Financial Services, Health Services Assistance and Electro-technology. Other categories include: School Based Trainee and Apprentice, Work Experience and Independent Employment Advisory Student and for the first time BREED had an Award for an icareer student. 28

30 2013 BREED Award for Excellence Student VET Category Winners Category Student Name Nominating Organisation School/TAFE Automotive - Sound Thomas Amone PowerSound Car Audio WSI TAFE Blacktown College Business Services Jo-Raelene Dalco Ripples Leisure Centre St Marys Senior High School Cafe Skills Patrick Pope Common Groundz Community Café The Hills Sport High School Construction Tika Khatiwada Instyle Carpentry Evans High School Electro-technology Ben Jerrard Benetron WSI TAFE Mt Druitt College Entertainment Jaydon Carling Richmond Players Inc Rooty Hill High School Financial Services Tiffany Clarke Australian Red Cross WSI TAFE Blacktown College Hospitality Katrina Montesclaros The Westin Sydney Terra Sancta College Information Technology Liam Cummings Computer Paramedics Plumpton High School Metals and Engineering Nicolas Hamilton GMG Pacific Plumpton High School Primary Industries Chelsea Wodhams Greening Australia Erskine Park High School Retail Services Brittany Duggan Lincraft Blacktown Mitchell High School Tourism and Events Tristan Silva Featherdale Wildlife Loyola Senior High School Park Work Experience Jessica Blundell Seven Hills Florist Riverstone High School School Based Trainee Dylan Johnstone Commonwealth Bank- Wyndham College Blacktown Branch IEAS Program Jarryd Ring Independent Employment Service Riverstone High 29

31 2013 Award for Excellence Employers and Partners Without our employers, BREED would not be able to provide placement to our students and an important part of the awards is the employer awards by each framework as well as outstanding partnership awards. The winning partners and employers for the 2013 Awards for Excellence are as follows: Award heading Business Name Suburb Outstanding Employer in Automotive - Sound PowerSound Car Audio Mt Druitt Outstanding Employer in Business Services Global Skills Blacktown Blacktown Outstanding Employer in Construction Instyle Carpentry St Clair Outstanding Employer in Electro-technology Benetron Blacktown Outstanding Employer in Entertainment Richmond Players Inc Richmond Outstanding Employer in Financial Services Arnold Stevens Finlay Blacktown Outstanding Employer in Hospitality Blacktown Hospital Food Services Blacktown Outstanding Employer in Information Technology Dcomp Mt Druitt Mt Druitt Outstanding Employer in Metals and Engineering M D Conversions Blacktown Outstanding Employer in Primary Industries Featherdale Wildlife Park Blacktown Outstanding Employer in Retail Services Target Mt Druitt Mt Druitt Outstanding Employer in Tourism and Events Chifley Hotel Eastern Creek Doonside Outstanding BREED Partner Outstanding BREED Partner Richard Swancott St Marys Senior High School Sam Kent apprenticepower Cambridge Park Dean Park 30

32 FEATHERDALE WILDLIFE PARK Featherdale Wildlife Park was not only an employer winner for the 2013 Awards for Excellence, BREED also award the Park with an outstanding Stakeholder Award. BREED works with many wonderful stakeholders, however, few can boast 15 years service. BREED works closely with school career advisors and Featherdale to provide over 90 work experience placements per year to students interested in working with animals as a vocation. Work experience placements are predominantly from the Sydney area; however, students as far as Coffs Harbour have undertaken work experience at the award winning Wildlife Park. In addition, BREED is proud to have sponsored Education section at the pelican enclosure. There is a common bond between BREED and Featherdale; BREED is located at the Nirimba Education precinct and Nirimba is the indigenous name for the pelican. 31

33 BREED FINANCIAL REPORT BREED TASKFORCE INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2013 Page Trading, Profit & Loss Statement Income Statement Statement of Comprehensive Income Balance Sheet Statement of Changes in Equity Notes to the Accounts Fixed Asset and Depreciation Schedule Statement by Members of the Committee Independent Auditor's Report Independent Auditors Declaration

34 BREED Taskforce Inc. Trading, Profit and Loss Statement For the Year ended 31 December Income Property Rental 163, ,918 Telecommunications 37,131 40,350 Postage 4,805 4,550 Vending Machine Government Contracts 1,398,327 1,112,491 Bad debts recovered - 15,573 Admin Services 89,773 77,000 Photocopying 43,542 38,431 Catering 5,518 1,468 Sundry Income 2,065 1,666 1,745,318 1,436,168 Less Direct Expenses Sales Property Expenses 13,824 14,976 Telecommunications 21,916 23,241 Admin Services 15,545 9,227 Vending Machine Merchant Facilities 1,446 1,896 53,399 49,952 Gross Profit from Trading 1,691,919 1,386,216 Expenditure Administration & Consumables 57,806 66,261 Promotion & Marketing 164, ,351 Audit & Professional Fees 10,320 10,998 Bank Charges 1 (1) Depreciation 20,017 20,783 Equipment 15,988 14,629 Employment Expenses 1,146,028 1,118,034 Finance 6, Insurance 5,790 5,287 Motor Vehicle Expenses 10,340 7,237 Occupancy 54,335 46,088 Telecommunications 49,107 51,557 1,540,369 1,462,563 Other Income Interest Received 41,380 48,724 Foreign Currency Exchanges (83) (675) Profit on Sale of Non-current Assets - 1,144 Loss on Sale of Non-current Assets (1,379) - 39,918 49,193 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. These financial statements have not been subject to audit or review and should be read in conjunction with the attached Compilation Report. 33

35 BREED Taskforce Inc. Trading, Profit and Loss Statement For the Year ended 31 December Profit before Income Tax $191,468 $(27,154) BREED Taskforce Inc. Income Statement For the Year ended 31 December 2013 Note $ $ Revenue 1,779,115 1,482,902 Depreciation and Amortisation 20,017 20,783 Other Expenses 1,567,630 1,489,273 Profit before Income Tax 2 191,468 (27,154) The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. These financial statements have not been subject to audit or review and should read in conjunction with the attached Compilation Report 34

36 BREED Taskforce Inc. Balance Sheet As at 31 December 2013 Note $ $ Current Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,479,934 1,249,609 Trade and Other Receivables 5 69,745 38,541 Other Current Assets Total Current Assets 1,549,679 1,288,538 Non-Current Assets Property, Plant and Equipment 6 89,342 76,401 Total Non-Current Assets 89,342 76,401 Total Assets 1,639,021 1,364,939 Current Liabilities Trade and Other Payables 7 52,075 26,850 Provisions 8 382, ,723 Other 38,258 34,166 Total Current Liabilities 472, ,739 Total Liabilities 472, ,739 Net Assets 1,166, ,200 Equity Retained Profits 1,166, ,200 Total Equity 1,166, ,200 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 35

37 BREED Taskforce Inc. Statement of Changes in Equity For the Year ended 31 December 2013 Retained Earnings $ $ Balance at 1 January ,200 1,002,354 Profit Attributable to Members 191,468 (27,154) Balance at 31 December ,166, ,200 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 36

38 BREED Taskforce Inc. Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year ended 31 December STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 2013 BREED Annual Report The financial statements are special purpose financial statements prepared in order to satisfy the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act (NSW). The committee has determined that the association is not a reporting entity. The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historic costs and do not take into account changing money values or, except where specifically stated, current valuations of non-current assets. The following material accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless stated otherwise, have been adopted in the preparation of the financial statements. (a) (b) (c) (d) 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 borrowings in current liabilities on the balance sheet. 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. Provisions are measured using the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation at the end of the reporting period. Employee Benefits Provision is made for the association s liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees to the end of the reporting period. Employee benefits have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled. Property, Plant and Equipment Leasehold improvements and office equipment are carried at cost less, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation. The depreciable amount of all fixed assets are depreciated over the useful lives of the assets to the association commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use. Leasehold improvements are amortised over the shorter of either the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the improvements. (e) Trade and Other Receivables Trade receivables are recognised initially at the transaction price (i.e. cost) and are subsequently measured at cost less provision for impairment. Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the reporting period are classified as current assets. All other receivables are classified as non- 37

39 BREED Taskforce Inc. Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year ended 31 December 2013 current assets. At the end of each reporting period, the carrying amount of trade and other receivables are reviewed to determine whether there is any objective evidence that the amounts are not recoverable. If so, an impairment loss is recognised immediately in income and expenditure statement. (f) Revenue and Other Income Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable after taking into account any trade discounts and volume rebates allowed. For this purpose, deferred consideration is not discounted to present values when recognising revenue. Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest method, which for floating rate financial assets is the rate inherent in the instrument. All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST). (g) Trade and Other Payables Trade and other payables represent the liabilities at the end of the reporting period for goods and services received by the association that remain unpaid. Trade payables are recognised at their transaction price. Trade payables are obligations on the basis of normal credit terms. The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. These financial statements have not been subject to audit or review and should be read in conjunction with the attached Compilation Report. 38

40 BREED Taskforce Inc. Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year ended 31 December $ $ 2. Profit Expenses Raw Materials, Purchases and Consumables Used 21,916 23,241 Depreciation and Amortisation 20,017 20,783 Promotion & Marketing 164, ,351 Bank Charges 1 (1) Insurance 5,790 5,287 Telecommunications 49,107 51,557 Other Expenses 1,332,412 1,290,972 1,593,851 1,513, Profit for the Year Profit before income tax expense from continuing operations includes the following specific expenses: Charging as Expense Movements in Provisions Depreciation - Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment 20,017 20,783 Net Expenses Resulting from Movement in Provisions 20,017 20,78 3 Foreign Currency Translation Losses Cash and Cash Equivalents Term Deposit 1 131, ,769 Term Deposit 2 13,128 12,617 Petty Cash Cash at Bank - Nirimba Cheque A/c 40,487 12,010 Cash at Bank - Online Saver Account 1,293,908 1,097,916 1,479,934 1,249,609 Reconciliation of Cash Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,479,934 1,249,609 1,479,934 1,249,609 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. These financial statements have not been subject to audit or review and should be read in conjunction with the attached Compilation Report. 39

41 BREED Taskforce Inc. Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year ended 31 December Trade and Other Receivables $ $ Current Debit Mastercard 4,706 4,444 Trade Debtors 62,314 23,434 Less Provision for Doubtful Debts (9,450) (3,503) Other Debtors 4,248 4,911 Others - Travel Card (S Frost) 2,121 2,204 - Accrued Income 5,806 7,051 69,745 38,541 Total Trade and Other Receivables 69,745 38, Property, Plant and Equipment Land and Buildings Building Improvements 140, ,420 Less Accumulated Depreciation 140, ,420 Plant and Equipment Motor Vehicles 36,391 38,264 Less Accumulated Depreciation 1,097 18,056 35,294 20,208 Office Furniture & Equipment 36,879 36,879 Less Accumulated Depreciation 28,905 26,911 7,974 9,968 Furniture & Fittings 32,006 25,805 Less Accumulated Depreciation 26,299 25,805 5,707 - Air Conditioning 42,084 41,024 Less Accumulated Depreciation 35,582 34,180 6,502 6,844 Data Proc. Equipment 98,529 92,389 Less Accumulated Depreciation 84,397 77,674 14,132 14,715 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. These financial statements have not been subject to audit or review and should be read in conjunction with the attached Compilation Report. 40

42 BREED Taskforce Inc. Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year ended 31 December $ $ PABX at Cost 112, ,182 Less Accumulated Depreciation 92,516 92,516 19,733 24,666 Total Plant and Equipment 89,342 76,401 Total Property, Plant and Equipment 89,342 76, Trade and Other Payables Current Sundry Creditors GST Collected 38,333 17,549 GST Paid (15,773) (16,261) PAYG Payable 27,673 22,048 Trade Creditors 1,842 3,514 Total Trade and Other Payables 52,075 26, Provisions Current Employee Entitlements Annual Leave Provisions 80,065 86,525 Provision for Long Service Leave 78,959 64,849 Personal/Carers Leave Provisions 73,662 55,980 Superannuation Contributions Payable 21,661 19,327 Redundancy Provisions 127, , , ,723 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. These financial statements have not been subject to audit or review and should be read in conjunction with the attached Compilation Report. 41

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45 BREED Taskforce Inc. Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of BREED Taskforce Inc. I have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report, of BREED Taskforce Inc. (the association), which comprises the committee's report, the assets and liabilities statement as at 31 December 2013, the income and expenditure statement for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the statement by members of the committee. Committee s Responsibility for the Financial Report The committee of BREED Taskforce Inc. is responsible for the preparation of the financial report, and has determined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 is appropriate to meet the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act (NSW) and the needs of the members. The committee's responsibility also includes such internal control as the committee determines is necessary to enable the preparation of a financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor s Responsibility My responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. I have conducted my audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards require that I 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 association's preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view, 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 association's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the committee, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report. I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion. Opinion In my opinion, the financial report presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BREED Taskforce Inc. as at 31 December 2013 and its financial performance for the year then ended in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements, and the Associations Incorporation Act (NSW). 44

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