CEO’S REPORT

For the past two years, I feel all I have reported on has been COVID-19 and the impacts on our business, people and community. Whilst COVID is still in and around the community, we seem to have shifted gears and pivoted from COVID talk to an outlook of high economic challenge, interest rate pressure and rising cost of living expenses – all of this will no doubt be the next wave to impact businesses, people and the community in 2023.

Despite all of this, I am pleased to report that your club has continued to trade strongly and see positive growth across all revenue streams in 2022.

To our Membership - previous results and the results of 2022 would not be possible without your continued support and loyal patronage. Thank you for your ongoing patience and understanding whilst we worked to return to all of our club operations, your favourite activities, entertainment, and promotions to a reflective sense of “normality” for you here at Wenty Leagues.

I am always extremely proud of the club industries commitment to community, outside of the club. At Wenty, we are no different. Our Team have continued to provide meals or donations of goods, to those in need at Parramatta Mission, along with donating supplies to help and assist at times throughout the year, for both Winter and Christmas appeals.

We continued to sponsor a room at Ronald McDonald House and help with donations towards the “Meals from the Heart” program for families who are doing it tough while their young ones are in hospital. We also supported the charities of “The Be Unstoppable Foundation” and “The Sebastian Foundation”, focusing on mental fitness and overall positive mental health. Our team packed 1000 school sandwiches for lunch to ensure empty tummies were full at disadvantaged schools in our local government area, as well as packed 100 special “superhero” themed medical garments, purpose made for sick kids to turn them in to superheros as they prepare for treatment at Westmead Childrens hospital. A majority of this was done outside of our ClubGRANTS community donations and were largely supported by our workplace volunteer program and commitment to supporting our local area and the great work of these charitable organisations.

Here at Wenty we don’t like to sit idle for too long and currently we are investigating and developing what we hope will be some future building works in the not too distant future. The Board and I are looking forward to communicating these exciting next stages of developments to the membership soon. All of this is in the aim of bringing the very best in facilities and offerings to our members. Moving forward with any new projects or building works, overall sustainability will play an integral factor in all our decision making on any new plans, or upgrades to infrastructure.

I wish to acknowledge and thank the Board of Directors for their unwavering support and guidance, not only of myself, but our entire Management and team of staff in 2022. The years of strong fiscal management and corporate governance structures in place ensured we were able to circumnavigate all the challenges thrown at us, and now allow us to look towards a brighter horizon.

A special thank you from me to the Executive Management Team, your assistance, professionalism, and commitment to your roles, continues to assist us in meeting our overall goal to provide a home away from home with exceptional hospitality, to all our members and guests.

We look forward to another successful year ahead.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER