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Chairman’s Report for 2009/10 Year

It has been my privilege once again to be Chairman for the 2009-10 financial year.   The Board and Executive Officers provide excellent services and support to members along with supporting the Chairman.   There were no changes in the Board executive with Stuart Merrylees as Deputy Chair and Andrew Zeuner as Treasurer for the year.   Each member of the Board and staff team provides support, focuses on CCI’s purpose and gives significant time to provide the best benefits for our members.  

This year Andrew Zeuner has decided to resign as Treasurer and Board Member after almost 6 years of significant service particularly in the financial areas.   Jenny will also be leaving after representing the Child Care Centre sector for 7 years.   We are grateful for their contributions, particularly the knowledge of finance and child care that they have shared respectively.

Three sub-committees have operated again and each has developed appropriate guidelines for its involvement the Finance Committee, the Policy Committee and the Legal & Constitutional Committee

The Board has continued the appointment of Grant Thornton as both Auditor & Accountant (different partners) assisting our financial and taxation management processes.   Maria Zito continues as the administrative assistant who assists Marcia with membership records, bookkeeping and a variety of other tasks particularly looking after the office when Marcia is absent.

During the year the Board has undertaken a range of activities:

A Members Day was held at the SA Jockey Club in February where suppliers presented their wares and provided some interesting insights into services that they provide and that we should be working with.   They also provided a wide range of samples of their goods and CCI provided lunch.   It was a very enjoyable and useful time for each participant and a busy time for Marcia and Maria who ensured that it ran smoothly.   On the negative side was the fact that not as many members as we hoped for attended.   At the end of June our membership had increased to 165.

Our Executive Officer, Marcia Evans, has represented us at various conferences by providing information on a stand in cooperation with our suppliers.   Each occasion has been worthwhile in introducing members and potential members to the services that we offer and negotiate for them.

A Suppliers Day was held in August at the Kooyonga Complex and we were able to share some learning experiences with them and to share in discussion at the meal breaks.   It is reassuring to know how much suppliers support CCI and its members through the extra services that they provide in addition to their products.

This financial year we have grown our spend by 25%, a considerable achievement that augers well as we negotiate new contracts with suppliers. All members are able to benefit through the communal strength and smaller organisations are assisted to be more viable by the lower prices and the negotiations done through this congregate process.   Our (relatively) new tender process is state of the art and assures members that the tender process is vigorous, transparent and can assist those who have accreditation processes to manage.

This year we have welcomed new suppliers Crispy Fresh and Barker Boy and re-appointed PFD and Tip Top.

We continue to review the Strategic Plan and Business Plan for out future development.   These processes ensure that we will continue to provide members with the best services possible over the next years as we have tried to do in the past.   During the next year we need to significantly work through the Strategic Plan and its attendant Business Plan and continue an upgrade of our Website to make it more user-friendly and less work intensive for the staff.

Our interest in providing similar services for organisations interstate and the interest generated by those organisations and our suppliers is encouraging us to work further in the new year to develop the organisation gradually in other States. 

We have seen the skills of our Executive Officer Marcia Evans, improving the processes of the organization and therefore  improving its professionalism.  I thank her and our Administration Assistant, Maria Zito, for the significant work that they contribute and their dedication and keenness in seeking the best for members in all that they do for CCI.  

This is my last time as Chairman of CCI but I will to remain on the Board for a few years longer providing that I am able to make a contribution to the organisation! I look forward to the next year expecting that there will be even greater achievements likely to benefit members for whom we exist.

Kelvin Dickens, Chairman, 30th June 2010