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Stand the Test wrote: They do not report to the Department. Show me the clause in the constitution or whatever that says they do - and in any event there is a difference between giving a report to and reporting to.

In USSR the government ran sporting codes. That doesn't happen here.

STT is quite right.
The WACA land and all is owned by the WACA
The only reporting mechanism is that the WACA cricket programs must be conducted in a way that aligns with the values of sporting organisations of this state as monitored by Dept of Sport and Rec..
Now the state and commonwealth may have a say on the ground if they decide to tip in some money, but in the meantime if other organisations want to use the WACA ground, then show us the money.
A WAFL club would not be able to afford using the WACA.

therealswansman wrote:

Stand the Test wrote: They do not report to the Department. Show me the clause in the constitution or whatever that says they do - and in any event there is a difference between giving a report to and reporting to.

In USSR the government ran sporting codes. That doesn't happen here.

STT is quite right.
The WACA land and all is owned by the WACA
The only reporting mechanism is that the WACA cricket programs must be conducted in a way that aligns with the values of sporting organisations of this state as monitored by Dept of Sport and Rec..
Now the state and commonwealth may have a say on the ground if they decide to tip in some m, but in the meantime if other organisations wnat to use the WACA ground, then show us the money.
A WAFL club would not be able to afford using the WACA.

And the highlighted above is one of the major points in why the WACA will not get the funding they are after for their mooted upgrade!
An $80 million upgrade just to host only a handful of domestic cricket games that get 100 people in attendance...the WACA desperately needs another tenant like a WAFL club before State & Federal would even look at the proposal, there is no point in pricing them out now.

Getting back on topic...it now appears WP's creditors won't receive anything not even 4 cents in the $ according to today's West.

thewest.com.au/sport/wafl/west-perth-not...rplus-ng-b881176360z

And old Fongy says the membership isn't rallying as much as he would have liked. My question is what campaign are they supposed to be rallying behind? You have to give it a name, a time frame and a purpose and promote it. What Fong means is I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas.

BC wrote: Getting back on topic...it now appears WP's creditors won't receive anything not even 4 cents in the $ according to today's West.

thewest.com.au/sport/wafl/west-perth-not...rplus-ng-b881176360z

BC your a numbers man which I am not but can you explain how the f**k do WP come up with a $300k++ profit?????? Sounds like a continuation of their past dodgy bookkeeping. If they are saying they have a profit it should go straight to the creditors.

I wouldn't call it a $350k profit SS...I'd call it a surplus of income in it's various forms over expenses but when you take into account it's also made up of a loan from the WAFC of $250k which is due later this year and some sort of credit for the fit-out of the new premises of $380k whatever that may be and creditors getting sfa...without drilling down into the numbers I think they're still in the shit based on that article.

And the biggest sfa is what they doing to get out of it!! Where is the save our falcons campaign? If the international day can't be done make that the save our falcons day where everyone who cares is encouraged to come and to make a donation etc. PFC had a prez named Brian Lawrence years ago who said bugger being broke and now Dees have half a million in the bank. Where is their Brian Lawrence. It sure as shit ain't Fong.

Fong doing something right-which ever you cut it it is a profit and that is better news than a loss

Stand the Test wrote: And the biggest sfa is what they doing to get out of it!! Where is the save our falcons campaign? If the international day can't be done make that the save our falcons day where everyone who cares is encouraged to come and to make a donation etc. PFC had a prez named Brian Lawrence years ago who said bugger being broke and now Dees have half a million in the bank. Where is their Brian Lawrence. It sure as shit ain't Fong.

Brian Lawrence was Deputy Principal at my high school in the 70s StT…..a terrific bloke and doesn't surprise me one little bit that he pulled the Dees out of the shit given the nature and character of the man.

Really? That is interesting BC. He ended up Vice Chancellor of ECU. Great man, sorely missed.