“The new casino is Brisbane is under construction. The total cost will be $3 billion.”
KPIs within the existing legislation. CMAA has asked the Minister to review the Act and to consider loosening the provision of ‘direct or indirect’ remuneration payments for managers achieving KPIs based on gaming and liquor sales via Regulation. I am pleased to report that your Executive and Association management are progressing positively with the Association’s Strategic Plan formulated last July. A number of changes have already taken fruition particularly with respect to bolstering the resources in our IR department through the appointment of a HR Compliance Advisor to support Peter Cooper; an enhancement of our digital communication platform to members and the wider hospitality industry through our partnership with the Drop; A rationalisation of our outgoings through the deregistration of the RTO status and the formation of new education partnership arrangements with the Australian Institute of Management, the Association for
Data Driven Marketing & Data, Bullseye Gaming Services and the PCM communication model; the creation of a new Zone Education Officers Committee to harness the views, feedback and ideas of all of our Zones to assist in the development of new professional development products; and the first meeting of all Zone Presidents with the Federal Executive and Federal Council at the Mid-Year Conference to have direct communication from the Zones to the Board. The lease of our Head Office Administration premises is coming up for renewal at the end of 2017 and the Executive has directed the Executive Officer to investigate the purchase of a premises from that time onwards with the express intention of being able to grow an asset for the Association into the future. The Association is in a healthy financial position and with interest rates being the lowest for many years and the acknowledgement that the rent paid annually for its existing premises can well cover the prepayments on a purchase for a similar facility, due
consideration will be given for the move subject to Federal Executive and Federal Council approval. The Federal Executive was pleased to have convened its February Board meeting in Queensland at the Kedron Wavell Services Club where members of both the Gold Coast, and the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast Zones were invited to attend. The Federal Executive will be convening its October meeting this year in Victoria where members and the Victorian CMAA Committee will be invited to attend as they did last year. CMAA Federal Councillor Grant Duffy who represents Division J Victoria has reported that in December 2016, the Department of Justice asked for industry input into a review they were conducting on harm minimisation. The Government again announced this in December with a very short time line to provide a submission. Allan Peter and the Victorian Zone worked with and supported the Clubs Australia position and subsequent submission.
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