TasCAHRD Annual Report 2009-2010

Annual Report 2009-2010

Tasmania’s primary non-government HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C body.

Vision Statement Our vision is a society that respects and embraces diversity and supports TasCAHRD’s client and consumer groups to achieve quality of life and to reach their full poten?al.

Cover image by Amanda Walker (taken at Songs in the Blood, December 2009)

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Table of Contents Board Members ........................................................................................................................................................3 Presidents Report ....................................................................................................................................................4 Chief Executive Officer’s Report .........................................................................................................................5 Current Staff (as at 30 June 2010) ...........................................................................................................................................6 Former Staff............................................................................................................................................................................................6

Program Reports ......................................................................................................................................................7 MAN2MAN Program .........................................................................................................................................................................7 HIV Care and Support Program ....................................................................................................................................................9 AIDS Awareness Week 2009 ....................................................................................................................................................11 Hep in Tas Program ........................................................................................................................................................................12 Needle and Syringe Program ......................................................................................................................................................14 Nigel Mallet Housing Program ...................................................................................................................................................15 Andrew Shaw Foundation .............................................................................................................................................................15

Treasurer’s Report ...............................................................................................................................................16 Financial Statements ...........................................................................................................................................17 Supporters................................................................................................................................................................34 Memberships and Affiliations ...........................................................................................................................34 National ..................................................................................................................................................................................................34 State ........................................................................................................................................................................................................34 Other Affiliations ................................................................................................................................................................................34

Board Members John McDonald President

Desmond Hargreaves Vice-­‐President

Grahame Foster Board member (Jul -­‐ Mar) Treasurer (Apr -­‐ Jun)

Susan Di9er Secretary

Wayne Hornsby Public Officer

Kevin Marrio9 Chief Execu?ve Officer

Anne Sheehan Treasurer (Jul – Mar) Board Member (Apr – Jun)

Ian Moore Board Member

Paul Leve9 Board Member

David Williams Board Member

Vacant Board Member

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Presidents Report The past year has seen TasCAHRD progressing in the quest of providing effec?ve services to our clients, and to the Tasmanian community. That this has been achieved in the face of significant staff changes over the period is a credit to the professionalism and dedica?on of the CEO and staff, including those who have leW and those who have joined the team in 2009/10. The Board acknowledges the excellent contribu?ons from Amanda Walker, Tania Hunt, Lee Eggleston and most recently, Jude O’Day and wishes them well in their new careers.

Highlights of the year include the launch of the “Hep in Tas” campaign, and the increasing demand for the MAN2MAN magazine and on-­‐line services. Less visible highlights were the successful re-­‐alloca?on of du?es amongst staff, recruitment and the move to an in-­‐house financial management system, all detailed in the CEO’s report.

Also notable was the recruitment of new Board members. Dr Paul Leve` has added a deep knowledge of the public sector to the Board skill set; David Williams has brought commercial and marke?ng exper?se to bear on Board issues.

They have already made significant contribu?ons to TasCAHRD governance, and I welcome them both. I regret to report that Board member Anne Sheehan has resigned as Treasurer, for health reasons, but am pleased that she has remained on the Board. The financial reins have been ably grasped by Grahame Foster.

Whilst a key Board focus has been strategic planning, this task has been made more difficult by the ongoing funding model uncertainty as DHHS itself evolves the process. Business planning has been maintained at a high level, but longer term financial planning has taken a temporary back seat, given the necessary addi?onal ad-­‐hoc du?es undertaken by the CEO in covering periodic staff shortages and changes.

I would like to personally thank my fellow Board members for their dedica?on, support and (on occasion) tolerance.

From my perspec?ve, the Board has worked harmoniously and produc?vely for the year.

I also thank CEO Kevin Marrio`, and his staff, for shining through some poten?ally clouded periods. Kevin in par?cular has had to shoulder an increased burden this year, as staff change-­‐overs have produced significant shorfalls in staff ?me available to address the mul?tudinous demands on TasCAHRD. Having emerged from a turbulent period, restructured and refreshed, TasCAHRD is well placed to con?nue to improve, adapt and expand as necessary to meet the changing needs of our clients and our community.

John McDonald

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Chief Executive Officer’s Report The 2009-­‐2010 financial year has been one of ongoing change and con?nued shiW toward a more contemporary organisa?on. This has occurred in an environment of changing parameters both na?onally and in Tasmania. On the na?onal front was the development of the 2010-­‐2013 Na?onal Strategies for HIV, hepa??s C, hepa??s B and sexually transmi`ed infec?ons. The Na?onal Strategies directly influence the direc?on of government funded services and research. The previous Na?onal Strategies expired in 2008.

Locally, the Tasmanian Blood-­‐borne Virus and Sexually Transmi`ed Infec?ons Ac?on Plan expired in 2008 and to date had not been comprehensively reviewed. The Tasmanian Ac?on Plan con?nued to guide the work of TasCAHRD through 2009-­‐2010. Tasmania also experienced the first no?fica?ons of newly acquired cases of HIV in many years, all being younger men, as well as an increase in HIV no?fica?ons among women. These groups also saw increases in no?fica?ons in other states. The future of funding for TasCAHRD’s exis?ng programs con?nues to be unclear.

TasCAHRD’s exis?ng Funding Agreements have been rolled over for a further year however it has been indicated that a new tendering process will be in place from 2011. Within this environment, TasCAHRD con?nued to explore new ways of engaging the community in regard to HIV preven?on as well as hepa??s C awareness.

TasCAHRD conducted its first major television adver?sing campaign, launching ‘Hep in Tas’. This con?nued the approach of re-­‐branding programs to appeal more directly with the relevant target groups – as had been the case with the introduc?on of MAN2MAN Program in the previous year. Hep in Tas was launched in the first weeks of January 2010 highligh?ng that hepa??s C was preventable, treatable and manageable. This consisted of television and print media direc?ng people to a dedicated website (hepintas.com) or to phone an informa?on line. The dedicated website is ongoing with the Department of Health and Human and Services – Popula?on Health Unit considering this the hub for both service providers and the Tasmanian community to access relevant informa?on about hepa??s.

Con?nuing on from the introduc?on of the MAN2MAN magazine in 2008-­‐2009, TasCAHRD introduced the MAN2MAN Online website (m2mtas.com) as an addi?onal resource for gay men and other men who have sex with men in Tasmania. This strategy has been very successful for the Program with print-­‐run of the magazine hilng 4,000 in June 2010 and the unique visitors to the site con?nuing to grow. Staffing was increased in the MAN2MAN Program during the year.

The approach to providing support to people living with HIV and/or hepa??s C was revised following two key staff receiving training in Chronic Disease Self-­‐Management from Flinders University during the previous year. The introduc?on of more comprehensive care plans commenced and focused increasingly on goal selng with individual clients. Gathering more informa?on about the lived experience of hepa??s also played an important role for informing future services. This included case study interviews with Tasmanians living with hepa??s C. To support a realloca?on of staffing hours from the HIV Care and Support Program to the MAN2MAN Program, Management Services took over the administra?ve aspects of the Andrew Shaw Founda?on and the Nigel Mallet Housing Project. This shiW also removed any perceived conflict of interest for the Care and Support staff.

In addi?on to the aforemen?oned staff changes three longer-­‐term employees leW to pursue other opportuni?es.

Ini?ally this leW the posi?ons of Office Manager and Harm Reduc?on Coordinator vacant, crea?ng an opportunity to again review the staffing structure. Rather than reinstate the posi?ons TasCAHRD shiWed coordina?on of the Needle and Syringe Program to the Hep in Tas Coordinator and created a new full-­‐?me Quality and Compliance Manager posi?on. It was considered this would create some synergy in target groups and allow the Chief Execu?ve Officer to have an increased focus on strategic issues across all program areas and for the organisa?on generally. The Quality and Compliance Manager will strengthen TasCAHRD’s commitment to con?nuous quality improvement and the next Quality Review in the coming year. Although occurring aWer the end of the financial year TasCAHRD saw a third long-­‐ term employee decide to take on new challenges, leaving the Care and Support Coordinator posi?on vacant. Overall these changes have resulted in a more focused response without decreases in service provision to our client base.

However, as is the case with staff vacancies, TasCAHRD’s capacity to par?cipate in some forums, both na?onally and locally, has been limited during this period.

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases I would like offer a special thank you to Amanda Walker, Tania Hunt and Jude O’Day who have demonstrated true dedica?on to the organisa?on and a preparedness to embrace change.

The transi?on to in-­‐house financial systems con?nued with the contrac?ng of a bookkeeper and a review of the chart of accounts with a new chart to be implemented from July 2010. This process has enabled the organisa?on to clean up longstanding deficiencies in our system to make it more responsive for current repor?ng prac?ces and simplified management.

Overall, TasCAHRD has achieved the majority of the ac?vi?es set out in the Business Plan for 2009-­‐2010 and is well on the way to mee?ng the strategic objec?ves of the organisa?on. The coming year will see the development of a new Strategic Plan. This will include posing the difficult ques?ons and considering the future direc?ons of the organisa?on for the longer term.

Without the dedicated team of staff listed below, TasCAHRD would not be the organisa?on it is today. While there have been numerous challenges during the past year it has not dented the professionalism of the team. Yes, the dynamic of the team will con?nue to change during the beginning of the next twelve months and the challenges will con?nue. TasCAHRD will con?nue to be a great place to work!

Kevin Marrio9

Current Staff (as at 30 June 2010) Kevin Marrio9 Chief Execu?ve Officer

Dave Willans Quality and Compliance Manager

Brian Morris MAN2MAN Program Coordinator

Jude O’Day Carolyn Hay HIV/AIDS Care and Support Coordinator Hep in Tas Program Coordinator

Mandy Wilton Harm Reduc?on Officer

Barry Sco9 Administra?on Officer (Part-­‐?me)

Emily Arnold Resource Officer (part-­‐?me)

Tanya Zollner Harm Reduc?on Officer (Part-­‐?me)

Kellie Terry Harm Reduc?on Officer (Casual)

Aaron Meyrick Harm Reduc?on Officer (Casual)

Ali Cummins Harm Reduc?on Officer (Casual)

David Samson Harm Reduc?on Officer (Casual)

Jade Barker Harm Reduc?on Officer (Casual)

Nigel Farley Harm Reduc?on Officer (Casual)

A special thanks goes to Bob, Michael and Ali for your consistent voluntary support.

Former Staff Amanda Walker Office Manager

Tania Hunt Harm Reduc?on Coordinator

Lee Eggleston Client Support Officer

Myf Brigs Harm Reduc?on Officer (Casual)

Likita Marley Harm Reduc?on Officer (Part-­‐?me)

Sue Fielding Minutes Secretary (Casual)

Kirk Rowley MAN2MAN Project Officer (Part-­‐?me)

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Program Reports MAN2MAN Program Following the success of the Drama Downunder campaign in 2007 the MAN2MAN Program launched the second phase of this na?onwide sexual health campaign. This campaign was once again predominantly executed u?lising outdoor adver?sing in the form of bus adver?sing within all three regions of the state, in addi?on to print media and LGBTI venue based promo?on. Rollout of the campaign will con?nue with the dissemina?on of MSM-­‐related STI, syphilis & rectal tes?ng resource materials to medical prac??oners throughout the state.

Evalua?on of Sexual Health Service client data in rela?on to this campaign is featured in the diagram opposite.

The na?onal Sero-­‐sorters HIV Tes?ng campaign was similarly implemented this year but targeted to LGBTI venues, LGBTI print media and the widely distributed MAN2MAN magazine.

Given a substan?al increase in new diagnoses of HIV for the first ?me in Tasmania during 2009 the MAN2MAN Program swiWly placed a major focus of its program ac?vi?es on promo?ng increased youth engagement in all regions of the state. During the year extensive networking with LGBTI youth groups as well as mainstream youth centres and organisa?ons was accomplished, in addi?on to engagement with matricula?on college LGBTI support groups. A dedicated youth issue of the popular MAN2MAN magazine was disseminated state-­‐wide and the MAN2MAN Program a`ended the University of Tasmania (UTAS) Orienta?on Week, UTAS Interna?onal Student Expos, UTAS Sexpo, as well as UTAS Health & Wellbeing Expos both in the south and north of the state. The MAN2MAN magazine has mul?ple distribu?on outlets in each UTAS campus within all three regions of the state. Similarly engagement with Polytechnic campuses throughout the state was accomplished through direct networking and the MAN2MAN magazine distribu?on on campus. A Facebook site was similarly created for the MAN2MAN magazine with the aim of further engaging with Tasmanian LGBTI youth.

Following the recent success of rebadging the MAN2MAN Program the MAN2MAN magazine this year increased its print run fourfold to 4000 copies with an ever increasing distribu?on outlet number currently totalling over 190 different points state-­‐wide including the East Coast. A magazine readership survey showed overwhelming support and apprecia?on for the magazine’s content & design layout and the survey will help inform future issues.

This year once again saw the MAN2MAN Program being a key-­‐contribu?ng member of the Men’s Services Network of Tasmania (MSNT) both on a state-­‐wide basis as well as in the south. The MAN2MAN Program was ac?vely involved in Interna?onal Men’s Health Week and the Coordinator has been ac?vely involved in a small core group furthering peak body discussions and involved on a steering commi`ee for the Tasmanian Men’s Health Conference 2010 supported by a grant from DHHS. Involvement with the MSNT has enabled the program to be`er engage with non gay-­‐iden?fying as well as married men as well as allowed other organisa?ons a be`er understanding of issues faced by the LGBTI community.

Online engagement with men this year reached an ever-­‐increasing number with a total of 186 online outreach interac?ons during this year. This was accomplished by increased hours of coverage on four same-­‐sex a`racted da?ng chat sites, some solely frequented by non-­‐gay iden?fying men. A total of 59% of the interac?ons were recorded from two sites predominantly accessed by non-­‐gay iden?fying, married men & transgender individuals. This year also saw a substan?al increase in engagement with these groups of men. The MAN2MAN Program Coordinator led the Internet Outreach Networking Workshop at the 2010 AFAO HIV Educators Conference in Sydney.

As in previous years a substan?al propor?on of the programs ?me and ac?vi?es were dedicated to engaging with regional areas, especially the northwest of the state and for the first ?me commenced networking on the East Coast of

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Tasmania. This has already resulted in successful and meaningful engagement with increasing numbers of men from these rural areas. The Coordinator also led the TasPride commi`ee for the TasPride Fes?val’s first Northern Tasmanian arm of the fes?val in November.

Month June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009

m2mtas.com site data Views 1,250 1,737 1,304 1,000 819 812 1,019 719 648 864

Unique visitors 276 386 383 353 246 218 158 147 94 38

Another major focus of the program this year has been the rollout and expansion of the MAN2MAN Online website (m2mtas.com). Concomitant to this the website has seen an impressive increase in unique website visits with increased website visits seen each month.

In addi?on to the website the MAN2MAN Program commenced the introduc?on of a dedicated Facebook group to accompany the magazine and online presence as well as increase engagement with Tasmanian LGBTI youth.

As in previous years a substan?al component of program ac?vi?es were informed by input from the TasCAHRD HIV/ AIDS Program Advisory Group mee?ngs, held quarterly. These mee?ngs have also provided input into the MAN2MAN magazine content and implementa?on of state-­‐wide campaigns.

Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations

ARE YOU REALLY SURE HE'S HIV NEGATIVE TOO? If he has had sex without condoms since his last HIV test, he may have picked up, and be passing on HIV. One-third of all new HIV infections come from men who don’t even know they are HIV positive.

Some of the people most likely to pass on HIV may not even know they have it.

If you can’t be sure of his HIV status, use condoms and lube.

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases HIV Care and Support Program This year the HIV Care and Support Program saw the number of registered client change throughout the year. A total of forty-­‐two individuals who had contact with the services were registered with the service. Six new clients were registered; eight discharged for various reasons and sadly there were three deaths.

A new data collec?on system was trialled from October 2009 un?l June 2010. Based on the average number of contacts during this period it is es?mated there were five hundred and ninety-­‐one occasions of service provided to people living with HIV (PLHIV). Addi?onal contacts were with people of undisclosed health status, significant others, carers or associated service providers. There were 503 contacts overall with 443 of these contacts being PLHIV. Extrapolated out on the average HIV contacts it is es?mated there would have been 591 individual contacts with PLWHIV over the twelve-­‐month period.

The provision of emo?onal support con?nues to be the most common service provided. Emo?onal support is a very broad heading and with the absence of an ‘other’ category or a further breakdown, it will include a variety of issues.

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases During 2009 – 2010 there was a concerted effort to increase contact with PLHIV in areas outside of the Hobart area.

While there is no compara?ve data the following graph indicated the distribu?on of contacts across the state over a nine-­‐month period.

Client ac?vi?es included a HIV Retreat in March. In keeping with the memorandum of understanding with PLWHA Victoria, the Health Promo?on Officer from PLWHA Victoria a`ended to conduct a two-­‐day workshop covering smoking cessa?on and goal selng. Evalua?on of the Retreat was posi?ve and the nine par?cipants enjoyed it immensely and gained value from the workshop.

Staffing changed with the Care & Support Officer leaving in January and a decision was made not to refill this posi?on and the associated hours were moved to the MAN2MAN Program. To reduce the burden on the HIV Care and Support Program, the administra?on of NMHP and the Andrew Shaw Founda?on was shiWed to the Quality and Compliance Manager within Management Services.

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AIDS Awareness Week 2009 For AIDS Awareness Week (AAW) 2009 the Working Party, led by Amanda Walker was successful in securing Songs in the Blood as the primary event. This was linked to pre-­‐event workshops and informa?on sessions with the guest speakers. In keeping with Songs in the Blood the workshops were delivered to women, including women in prison.

This theme was con?nued with the produc?on delivered at the Female Factory Historic Site.

The Working Party as a whole contributed considerably to Songs in the Blood planning and prepara?on and promoted AAW ac?vi?es within their networks. These services also volunteered their staff on World AIDS Day (WAD) to assist with the Red Ribbon Appeal collec?on day and were a welcome addi?on to our fundraising efforts state wide, including promo?onal ac?vi?es and displays at their premises.

Embracing social networking formed part of the awareness and volunteer recruitment strategy. A Facebook Group was established and a`racted over 550 members, a strategy that will be con?nued. We also u?lised the websites, upda?ng informa?on regularly.

Our networking had posi?ve results again this year, with lots of interest and support from services and organiza?ons, in-­‐kind support and generous sponsorship and prac?cal help. The produc?on of Songs in the Blood , a radio play, was enhanced by a video produc?on developed by TasCAHRD’s Resource Officer, Emily Arnold.

The workshops and involvement of the Mary Hutchison Women’s Prison inmates and Hobart Women’s Health Centre were integral to the success of Songs in the Blood. The workshops, while focused on discussion about HIV, produced the origami candle boxes (featured on the cover) used to form a glowing Red Ribbon at the event.

Presenters and musicians to be thanked for their part in Songs in the Blood; Elisabeth Manusl, Kath Leane, Pam Price, Edward Van Boxtel Bmus, Xianan Lie, Phil Joughin and Haly O’Day. Songs in the Blood would not have happened without the generosity of the sponsors listed in the back of this report.

AAW/WAD working party members: • Jude O’Day, Emily Arnold and Amanda Walker of TasCAHRD • Deb Siddall – Correc?onal Primary Health, • Ankarah Grace and Ali – Hobart Women’s Health Centre, • Christy Measham – Family Planning Tasmania Inc, • Graham Foster – Launceston Community and • Haley O’Day – Community representa?ve

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Hep in Tas Program Formally known as the Hepa??s C Program, Hep in Tas was launched in January 2010. This was the most significant investment to-­‐date in raising awareness of hepa??s C in Tasmania. Consis?ng of two television adver?sements and print adver?sing, the campaign ran over several weeks and introduced a dedicated website (hepintas.com). The campaign sought to highlight that hepa??s C is preventable, treatable and manageable. The website is intended to become a central hub of informa?on for both the community and service providers in Tasmania.

Access to the site has been slow and further work will be undertaken to hepintas.com site data Month

Views

Unique Visitors

June 2010

354

90

May 2010

787

90

April 2010

339

87

March 2010

457

88

February 2010

346

69

January 2010

1,291

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enhance the site in the later half of 2010. The table above indicates the use of the site so far. The increase in views can be a`ributed to World Hepa??s Day occurring on 19 May 2010.

Another focus of the Hep in Tas Program was to increase engagement with and find out more about the experiences of people living with hepa??s C . This involved providing support to individuals, gathering personal stories and involving people with lived experience in training and program planning.

The number of individuals contac?ng for support and informa?on con?nues to be low. The data, shown below, was gathered between August 2009 and June 2010. This data is only contact made directly with the Program staff member and excludes any contacts occurring in the TasCAHRD operated Needle and Syringe Program outlets. Consistent with the primary popula?on group being people who inject drugs, contact is predominately male.

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases The nature of issues discussed during contacts is diverse. The following graph demonstrates the percentage of overall contact ?me spent on each subject. .

It is important to note that Hep in Tas consists of one dedicated worker responsible for the provision of support, delivery of educa?on and promo?ng community awareness. The following table indicates the number of educa?on session provided and the number of individuals who par?cipated.

Type of session

No of Sessions

No. of parTcipants

Women prisoners

1

5

Housing Tasmania staff (north)

1

12

New TasCAHRD and NSP staff

1

5

CentreCare staff

1

70

ASHM Workshop (Doctors and Nurses)

1

40

Drug Ac?on Week event Glenorchy

1

20

Drug Ac?on week event Bridge

1

12

Young women at risk

1

3

Housing Tasmania staff

1

24

Bridge Program residents

1

5

Centrelink staff

1

6

CALD Health Workers

1

12

Ashley Youth Deten?on Centre Residents

2

32

SHE staff and management

1

6

Mental Health Week event (par?cipants comple?ng quizzes)

1

43

16

295

Total

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Needle and Syringe Program TasCAHRD con?nued to operate Needle and Syringe Program outlets at Glenorchy and Hobart. Following the departure of the Harm Reduc?on Coordinator the supervision of the outlet staff was shiWed to the Hep in Tas Program Coordinator early in 2010. Funding for the Needle and Syringe Program outlets has not increased at all in recent years requiring some ?ghtening of expenditure and maintaining a local focus. The produc?on of TASTE Magazine was stopped due to insufficient funds to produce the resource in a good quality format. This was also seen as a statewide resource and TasCAHRD had previously requested that unless funding increased, output would need to be limited to the delivery of a local service. The opera?ng hours for the outlets was also reduced by three and a half hours in Hobart and two and a half hours in Glenorchy. Towards the end of the year the number of casual staff engaged was increased to ensure trained staff were available to operate the outlets.

Made possible with funding from the Community Support Levy -­‐ Charitable Organisa?ons Grants Program, clinical consulta?ons for people who inject drugs (PWID) were established in the Hobart office from July 2009. Appointments were available each Wednesday aWernoon. A survey of individuals who had accessed the clinical service was conducted at three and six months. The evalua?on report indicated that the service has been very helpful, with 100% of consumers surveyed repor?ng high levels of sa?sfac?on with the clinician.

Within six months fiWy-­‐six individual sessions with the GP had been recorded. The number of appointments not a`ended was s?ll quite high (32%) but showed a marked improvement from the previous three months (48%). The numbers who did not show up were fairly small (18% overall) There are a number of possible reasons for this. The gradual increase in a`endance rates could indicate that people became more comfortable accessing the service.

Almost half the people a`ending the clinic reported drug treatment as an issue. The provision of these clinical sessions will be con?nuing un?l a further review later in 2010.

The program con?nued to be involved in ac?vi?es, which offer future benefit to PWID, including par?cipa?ng in the Illicit Drug Repor?ng System survey for2009 – 2010 and Drug Ac?on Week. Staff also par?cipated in community based ac?vi?es to promote awareness of drug related issues when ever possible.

Transac?on numbers in both outlets have con?nued a slow decline. This is consistent with declining numbers across all outlets in Tasmania but no reason had become evident at the ?me of repor?ng.

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Nigel Mallet Housing Program As highlighted in the HIV Care and Support Program report, the administra?on of Nigel Mallet Housing was shiWed to the Management Services Program. This shiW means that nego?a?ons with the two contracted property managers now occur through the Quality and Compliance Manager. The change frees up staff working directly with the client to advocate in housing related ma`ers.

Two of the four proper?es had a change of tenant during the year. Inspec?ons of the proper?es were carried out with maintenance work undertaken as appropriate. A further audit of the proper?es will take place in the coming year to ensure ongoing maintenance is undertaken in a ?mely manner.

Rental income through Nigel Mallet proper?es was more consistent during 2009-­‐2010 with no significant issues with rental arrears.

Andrew Shaw Foundation The provision of financial assistance to people living with HIV and their carers con?nued to be an important aspect of TasCAHRD’s work. The data below demonstrates that the cost of u?li?es, such as electricity remain the primary reason for assistance. The Andrew Shaw founda?on also provides financial assistance to enable social peer interac?on for people living with HIV. There were a total of 58 applica?ons for assistance received, all of which were approved. However the poten?al for this to increase is significant in that only 40% of those eligible to access assistance sought support through the Andrew Shaw Founda?on. A total of $9,464.00 was u?lised to support people living with HIV. This included $6,293.00 in direct financial assistance, a decrease on the previous year ($7,687.00).

Income for the Andrew Shaw Founda?on had a significant increase this year to $21,890.00, up from $12,153.00 in 2008-­‐2009. The term deposit for the Andrew Shaw Founda?on increased to $57,797.00 from $55,453.00 in the previous year.

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Treasurer’s Report As iden?fied in the 2008-­‐2009 Annual Report, the administra?on of financial systems was brought in-­‐house aWer many years of our-­‐sourcing. The bedding down of this con?nued through 2009-­‐2010. TasCAHRD con?nued to engage the services of Tenbensel and Dee and to support this Express Records was engaged to provide bookkeeping services.

Following the Annual General Mee?ng in September 2009, it was agreed to change auditors for this financial year.

WHK was engaged to undertake the audit of our financial records for 2009-­‐2010.

In order to keep up with changing accoun?ng standards and improvements in audit soWware, the presenta?on of the financial statements is different to previous years. The grouping of some informa?on varies from previous reports however the compara?ve data has been adjusted accordingly.

TasCAHRD has once again demonstrated competence in fiscal management. The total asset base increased slightly with the equity at $771,426 (previously $767,303). It is important to note that a large propor?on of assets currently exist as non-­‐cash assets such as the building at 319 Liverpool Street, Hobart. While provisions exist for accrued staffing costs, when taking into account the exis?ng cash reserves and current liabili?es it will be important for TasCAHRD to increase the cash reserves into the future. This will ensure the capacity of the organisa?on to operate for a longer period should there be future delays in funding or poten?al loss of funding.

In terms of the opera?ng result, the organisa?on recorded a loss of $7,156 with income totaling $838,162 and expenses of $845,318 As is usual prac?ce, the opera?ng budget for government funded programs was reviewed in late January and necessary adjustments made according to projected expenditure for the relevant grants. At year end most funded programs recorded unexpended funds, which will be carried to the relevant programs in 2010-­‐2011. Some notable increases in expenditure are shown in regard to adver?sing and prin?ng. This can be directly a`ributed to shiWs in programming, specifically the Hep in Tas adver?sing campaign and the produc?on of the MAN2MAN magazine.

During the last few months of the year it was decided to review the Chart of Accounts in order to clean up the data file and allow a new data file to be created for 2010-­‐2011. This will enable be`er alignment with repor?ng requirements both internally and par?cularly to funding bodies. It is important to note that this will again mean some changes in the presenta?on of the financial data in future years. One effect of this change may be that aligning data from the previous year may not be possible or will require significant explanatory notes. TasCAHRD is confident the changes are not vastly different to current interpreta?ons and will portray a more accurate picture for our members.

In addi?on to this work, a new set of financial polices and procedures are well underway and will be implemented early in the new financial year.

On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Anne Sheehan for previously taking on the role of Treasurer. Anne stepped down from this role in April 2009, at which ?me I took up the role. I would also like to thank Barry Sco` for his pa?ence, hard work and diligence in ensuring the financial system is opera?ng smoothly.

Grahame Foster

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis & Related Diseases Inc Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 30 June 2010

CONTENTS Page Financial Statements Board Report

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Statement by Members of the Board

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Statement of Financial Performance

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Statement of Financial Position

22

Statement of Changes in Equity

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Notes to the Financial Statements

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Auditors Independence Declaration

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Independent Audit Report

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases

Statement of Financial Performance For the year ended 30 June 2010

2010 $

2009 $

Butterflies / Filters

7,290

8,005

Condoms and Lube

1,357

619

16,258

13,486

-

255

Donations

1,443

792

Fundraising Revenue

2,441

579

738,845

768,943

13,230

13,930

9,384

12,628

910

960

2,009

1,575

NSP Accommodation and Infrastructure Income

23,050

26,171

Other Income

24,077

21,263

Rental income

11,824

13,010

Less Unexpended Income

(13,956)

-

Total Income

838,162

882,216

Accounting fees

22,559

25,576

Advertising

24,038

12,067

-

280

Bank charges

2,755

5,918

Cleaning

6,373

6,123

148

785

Board Expenses

1,009

2,908

Client Space Resourcing

1,043

1,939

Condoms/Lubes

10,049

12,912

Depreciation

33,462

21,270

Electricity & water

8,989

5,400

Education & Prev Material

2,499

1,431

Equipment/Computing

1,926

1,563

Freight

756

-

Function Expenses

125

994

Fundraising

354

158

Glyde Freight

590

544

16,619

17,369

Loss on sale of asset

3,601

653

Leave Provision

(819)

8,836

Membership Costs

3,765

3,162

Income

Glyde Condoms and Lube Glyde products Promotional

Government grants HEP C Accommodation and Infrastructure Income Interest income Member subscriptions Management of Projects

Less: Expenses

Bad debts

Commissions

Insurance

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2009 $

NSP Stock

10,317

10,179

Motor vehicle expenses

11,864

12,489

Mentoring/Critical Incidents

-

330

NMHP Administration Fees

638

680

10,131

8,768

4,982

3,845

240

240

-

255

761

930

Property Management Fees

1,714

1,174

Public Awareness Program

7,476

10,741

Postage

5,836

6,589

30,085

19,978

Quality Assurance

5,660

11,980

Rates

3,822

4,145

-

74

16,630

12,007

Salaries

464,287

457,207

Security

2,666

1,087

29,070

29,984

1,090

504

Superannuation contributions

41,780

41,011

Telephone and fax

23,301

23,485

Travel ‑ local

17,381

24,271

3,190

2,589

355

592

6,837

8,710

459

1,386

4,905

878

(845,318)

(825,996)

(7,156)

56,220

Office equipment Other employee costs NMHP Sinking Fund Promotional giveaways Positive People Support & Deve

Printing and stationery

Reference Materials Repairs and maintenance

Staff Sundry expenses

Venue Hire/Catering Workplace & OHS Costs Workers compensation Volunteer expenses Cost of sales Total Expenses Surplus/(Deficit)

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Statement of Financial Position As at 30 June 2010 Note

ASSETS

2010 $

2009 $

CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents

2

282,959

296,620

Trade and other receivables

3

17,967

5,388

Inventories

4

5,505

10,410

Other assets

6

3,623

4,240

282,959

296,620

705,035

715,237

509

657

705,544

715,894

1,015,598

1,032,552

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS NON‑CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant and equipment

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Other Assets TOTAL NON‑CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables

7

24,146

43,197

Short‑term provisions

10

31,309

32,127

Other Liabilities

8

89,671

70,390

145,126

145,714

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES NON‑CURRENT LIABILITIES Borrowings

9

91,617

113,176

Other long‑term provisions

10

7,429

6,359

99,046

119,535

TOTAL LIABILITIES

244,172

265,249

NET ASSETS

771,426

767,303

114,182

105,226

213,950

218,950

422,048

422,048

21,246

21,079

771,426

767,303

TOTAL NON‑CURRENT LIABILITIES

EQUITY Funds Held in Trust General Reserve Asset Revaluation Reserves Accumulated Surpluses TOTAL EQUITY

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases

Statement of Change in Equity For the Year ended 30 June 2010 2010 Accumulated Surpluses

Fund Held In Trust

General Reserve

$

$

$

Asset Revaluation Reserve

Total $

$

Balance at 1 July 2009

21,079

105,226

218,950

422,048

767,303

Profit attributable to members

(7,156)

-

-

-

(7,156)

7,323

-

-

-

7,323

‑ General Reserve

-

-

(5,000)

-

(5,000)

‑ asset revaluation reserve

-

-

-

-

-

‑ Fund Held In Trust

-

8,956

-

-

8,956

167

8,956

(5,000)

-

4,123

21,246

114,182

213,950

422,048

771,426

Prior Period Adjustment Transfers to and from reserves

Sub‑total Balance at 30 June 2010

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2010 1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (a)

Basis of Preparation This financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared in order to satisfy the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act Tasmania. The Board has determined that the association is not a reporting entity.

The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historic costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where specifically stated, current valuations of non‑current assets.

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless otherwise stated, have been adopted in the preparation of this financial report.

(b)

Comparative Figures When required, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation for the current financial year.

(c)

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.

(d)

Trade and other receivables The association considers accounts receivable to be fully collectible; accordingly no allowance for doubtful accounts is required.

(e)

Property, Plant and Equipment Leasehold improvements and office equipment are carried at cost less, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation.

The depreciable amount of all property, plant and equipment is 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.

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2010

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Continued

Depreciation rates The depreciable amount of all fixed assets including buildings and capitalised leased assets, is depreciated on a straight‑line basis over the asset's useful life commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.

The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable assets are: The assets' residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date.

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

These gains and 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 Accumulated Surpluses.

(f)

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments The Board 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 based on current trends and economic data, obtained both externally and within the association.

(g)

Trade payables Trade and other payables are stated at cost, which approximates fair value due to the short term nature of these liabilities.

(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 have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled.

Contribution made by the association to an employee superannuation fund are charged as expenses when incurred

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2010 1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Continued

(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)

Income Tax Class of Fixed Asset Depreciation: Buildings

20% Prime Cost

Plant and equipment

10 ‑ 40% Prime Cost

Motor vehicles

15%Diminishing Value

No provision for income tax has been raised as the association is exempt from income tax under Div 50 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

(k)

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 Tax 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 statement of financial position are shown inclusive of GST.

(l)

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.

Subscription Income is recognised over the period to which the subscriptions relate.

Interest revenue is recognised over the period for which the funds are invested.

Rental income is recognised in the period to which the rent relates.

Revenue from the provision of services is recognised upon delivery of the service to the customers.

Revenue from the provision of membership subscriptions is recognised on a straight line basis over the financial year.

Grant and donation income is recognised when the association obtains control over the funds which is generally at the time of receipt.

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

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases (m)

Economic Dependence Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis & Related Diseases is dependent on the Government for the majority of its revenue used to operate the business. At the date of this report the Board have no reason to believe the Government will not continue to support Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis & Related Diseases.

Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2010 1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Continued

(n)

Unexpended Grants It is the policy of the association to treat grant monies as unexpended grant liabilities in the statement of financial position where the association is contractually obliged to provide the services in a subsequent financial period to when the grant is received or in the case of specific project grants where the project has not been completed.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents 2010

2009

$

$

235

180

TasCAHRD Account

14,394

22,491

NMHP Account

60,149

56,982

ASF Account

19,170

9,088

131,214 57,797

152,426 55,453

282,959

296,620

2010

2009

$

$

17,967

5,388

17,967

5,388

Cash on hand

Online Saver Account Term deposits 3

Trade and other receivables

CURRENT Trade receivables

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2010

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Inventories 2010

2009

$

$

5,505

10,410

5,505

10,410

2010

2009

$

$

630,000

630,000

Accumulated depreciation

(68)

-

Total buildings Total land and buildings

629,932 629,932

630,000 630,000

9,374

22,569

(3,215)

(12,213)

6,159

10,356

49,962

49,961

(10,782)

(3,894)

39,180

46,067

At cost

106,901

195,590

Accumulated depreciation

(81,788)

(166,777)

25,113

28,813

At cost

4,651

-

Total improvements

4,651

-

75,103

85,235

705,035

715,237

CURRENT At Cost Merchandise 5

Property, Plant and Equipment

LAND AND BUILDINGS Buildings At cost

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Furniture, fixture and fittings At cost Accumulated depreciation Total furniture, fixture and fittings Motor vehicles At cost Accumulated depreciation Total motor vehicles Office equipment

Total office equipment Improvements

Total plant and equipment Total property, plant and equipment

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2010

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Other Assets 2010

2009

$

$

3,623

4,240

3,623

4,240

2010

2009

$

$

2,731

9,290

16,802

12,738

Accrued employee entitlements

-

17,924

Sundry payables and accrued expenses

-

1,700

4,614

1,546

24,146

43,197

2010

2009

$

$

Deposit on House NMHP

11,947

11,947

NSP Funding

10,928

4,354

Sexual Health Funding

27,801

26,994

9,381

8,198

-

-

AFAO Funds

4,139

4,500

CSLI

1,308

-

WIWP

2,909

-

68,413

55,993

13,956

12,141

7,302

2,256

21,258

14,399

89,671

70,390

CURRENT Prepayments 7

Trade and other payables CURRENT Trade payables GST & PAYG payable

Superannuation payables 8

Other Liabilities

Unexpended Grants

Hep C Funding WEB Funds

Funds Carried Forward TasCAHRD Funds Glyde Program

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Borrowings 2010

2009

$

$

Secured Loan – TPT

50,000

60,449

Secured Loan – Motor Vehicles

41,617

52,727

Secured liabilities

91,617

113,176

2010

2009

$

$

31,309

32,127

7,429

6,359

38,738

38,486

Non-current

10 Provisions Analysis of Total Leave Provisions

Annual Leave Long Service Leave

11 Capital and Leasing Commitments There are no capital or leasing commitments as at reporting date to be disclosed.

12 Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets There are no contingent liabilities or contingent assets as at reporting date to be disclosed.

13 Events After the Balance Sheet Date There are no events after the balance sheet date affecting this financial report to be disclosed.

14 Association Details

The registered office of the association is: Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis & Related Diseases Inc 319 Liverpool Street Hobart Tasmania 7000

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Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases

Supporters TasCAHRD thanks the generosity of all who have contributed both financially and in-­‐kind to support the Andrew Shaw Founda?on and other ac?vi?es such as AIDS Awareness Week. We respect the privacy of our donors and do not publish a list of all donors each year. Only those where it has been agreed with the individual or it has been publicly acknowledged in other ways are listed here.

Mr Rob Williams Jin-­‐Gang-­‐Dhyana Xin De Founda?on Glyde Sexual Health Products The Old Woolstore Scenechange Parks and Wildlife Sauce Publishing Abel Labels

Female Factory Historic Site Road Runners Supagas Black Rose Centrelink Staff Community Fund, ecoHaven WHK Denison

Memberships and Affiliations

TasCAHRD maintains membership or other formalized arrangements with the following na?onal and state bodies, which are relevant to the work of the organisa?ons.

National

Australian Federa?on of AIDS Organisa?ons (member) Hepa??s Australia (member) Australian Injec?ng & Illicit Drug Users League (associate member) Na?onal LGBT Health Alliance (member) Australian Health Promo?on Associa?on (member) Associa?ons Forum (member) Jobs Australia (member) Our Community (member)

State

TasCOSS (member) Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Council of Tasmania (member)

Other Affiliations

Scarlet Alliance (MOU) PLWHA Victoria (MOU)

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