Strategic Plan 2024 – 2027
This four-year plan focusses on sustaining the strengths of our community as well as embracing new opportunities. It aims to ensure that our sport is well equipped to not only be future-focused but future shaping. It was important that we deliver a plan that is meaningful and relevant. It was also vital that this plan was grounded out of the plethora of data and feedback from our community, collated during the 6- month process in the creation of this Plan. We are appreciative of the constructive feedback received during the consultation phase which will shape the future focus of our sport. Our current and future members are our priority to ensure that our sport and its offerings exceed their expectations. Rowing SA will lead the delivery of our strategies as a community by instilling our newly created set of values into everything we do.
The strategic review process led by the Rowing SA Board with external support from Keystone Sporting Solutions, highlighted the need for increased engagement and communication by Rowing SA with the rowing community and the need to inform its members of the successful initiatives that are already being undertaken across the community. It also identified where Rowing SA needs to improve its key offerings and dedicate its resources. We encourage our Rowing SA community to engage with this 4-year plan so we can collectively establish a safe, inclusive and sustainable rowing community in South Australia. We encourage everyone to be open and accessible to new ideas, willing to investigate new thinking and be on the front foot when it comes to providing a quality experience that gives our community an advantage. Our work with this new Plan is well underway and we are very excited about our future as a leading rowing State in Australia.
The Strategic Plan is available by clicking on the button below.
Governance and Structure
Rowing SA follows the governance platform provided by Rowing Australia through the Rowing in Australia Framework and Whole of Sport Policies. As a Member Association, it is our responsibility to be compliant with the Governance Principles and continue to provide the underpinning framework from which rowing in Australian can grow and achieve sustainable success. Rowing SA adopts the relevant required governance to comply with both the Australian Sports Commission’s requirements and good governance principles.
The Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction of Rowing SA and has oversight of its activities. Each member of the Board is elected to serve terms up to 2-years. At least 3 Elected Directors are subject to re-election annually. Once nominations are received, board members are elected by the Rowing SA membership by way of secret ballot conducted at the AGM each year. The Staff of Rowing SA, led by the CEO, are responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of Rowing SA in achieving the strategic direction set by the Board.
Rowing Australia (RA) is governed by a Board, which is elected by the seven State Associations that make up the Australian rowing community. The RA Board answers to the RA Council, a body comprising of Councillors from each State/Territory association. Rowing SA, together with Rowing WA, Rowing Queensland, Rowing Tasmania and Rowing ACT each have one delegate, whilst Rowing Victoria and NSW Rowing Association are both allocated 2 delegates due to their larger number of active participants.
Rowing South Australia Board Members 2024 – 2025
Dr Greg Keene – Elected Director & Chairperson
Kathryn Presser AM – Elected Director & Deputy Chairperson
Catherine McDougall – Elected Director
Jo Malcolm – Elected Director
Anna Tree – Appointed Director
Fearnley Szuster – Elected Director
Dr Richard Sawers AM – Elected Director
Greg Walters – Elected Director
Presidential Positions
Patron
Her Excellency the Honorable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia
Vice Patron
Mayor of the City of Charles Sturt, Angela Evans
President
Phillip Mangelsdorf
Vice Presidents
Lou Crotti, Michael Eastaughffe, Rod Elleway, Robert Russell, Penny Halliday, Paul Logan, Steve Pennington
Rowing South Australia Committees
Clubs and Masters
Members
Chair: Richard Sawers AM
Finance, Audit,Risk and Governance
Chair – Kathryn Presser AM
Richard Sawers AM
Paul Knight
Andrew Swift
Toni Ryan
Schools
Members
Chair – Fearnley Szuster
Infrastructure
Members and Details
Chair: Greg Walters
Greg Keene
Kathryn Presser AM
Anna Tree
Andrew Swift
Rob Cheesman
Umpire & Racing Rules
Paul Knight
Steve Pennington
Brett Ralph
Andrew Swift
Christine Newberry
Bec Lannan