2017 -2018 Annual Report

our Vision “The elimination of hepatitis B and C in Australia”

our Mission “To provide leadership in community services in relation to hepatitis B and C”

Executive Directors ReportFrank FarmerI’m pleased to make available to you our report for 2018. During the year all projects have performed well and our workforce has remained stable. The info-graphics in this report speak for themselves. Developing and maintaining partnerships is an important part of our work. The Community Hepatitis B and C Education Programs have continued to work with partner organisations to deliver quality services to the community. The programs have effective relationships with a range of services including multicultural services, alcohol and drug rehabilitation services, as well as youth and community services, which enable us to access people who may be affected by viral hepatitis. The Workforce Development Program has collaborated with The Aboriginal Health Council to co-facilitate their Birds and the BBVs Project, which has provided the opportunity to travel to regional and remote communities to engage with Aboriginal health professionals as well as community members.The enhancement of our hepatitis B work with multicultural communities, supported by the additional Commonwealth funds administered by Hepatitis Australia, came to a conclusion at the end of this year. The increased program capacity over the last two years has been a great advantage, enabling us to employ another staff member and expand our reach into relevant multicultural communities. As a legacy of this opportunity the periodic Hepatitis B Outreach Clinics for multicultural communities, which were initiated with the Commonwealth funds, and have been well received, will be able to be absorbed into our mainstream program, as will the Hepatitis B Peer Educators Project, albeit in a limited capacity.The Needle and Syringe Program has maintained momentum, and distributed 180,805 syringes over 9,953 occasions of service, averaging more than 18 syringes per occasion of service.

The valuable work of the Deen Clinic has continued. However, we have experienced a slight decline in client numbers, which is reflective of the national decline in people accessing the new hepatitis C treatments, which threatens the elimination goal. We anticipate introducing complimentary strategies in the future to address this matter of concern.The Board has continued to enhance its best practice governance. A comprehensive process was undertaken to develop a new Rules of the Association which was ratified and submitted to the Commissioner.I take this opportunity to thank the staff and the Board for their continued good work and support and wish the organisation all the best for the future.

Chairperson’s ReportUrsula SwanOn behalf of the Board of Directors of HepatitisWA I am honoured to present the Chairperson’s report for this financial year. Sometimes I really don’t know where the time has gone as it seems that I only recently submitted the last report.The Board has now completed the review of the new Rules of Association which has been submitted and accepted by the Commissioner. It has been a very long process but a worthwhile job undertaken by two Board Directors, David Wilding and Max Taylor, to keep HepatitisWA in line with current legislation. Thank you both for this body of work.The World Hepatitis Alliance met in Sao Paulo (Brazil) in late October and early November for the World Hepatitis Summit 2017 where hundreds of delegates from around the globe came together to hear good news stories and challenges. The overarching agreement was to collectively declare that hepatitis C will be eradicated by 2030. I received an invitation to attend this event and was very grateful to be a part of this mammoth occasion. The major theme was to get all governments to agree to the eradication of hepatitis C by 2030 with testing and treatment for the many people that may have the virus and some not knowing that they have it. It was estimated that 300 million men, women and children may be living with Hepatitis B or C but still remain undiagnosed. It was requested that each country should define their specific populations that are most affected by the virus and the response should target these areas. By finding these missing millions it may prevent the 1.3 million deaths per year from Hepatitis B or C. It also called for an increase in the vaccinations for Hepatitis A and B as these can be prevented. On behalf of the Board I would like to say ‘Thank You’ to the management team, all staff members and volunteers for continuing the wonderful work that HepatitisWA delivers to those affected by viral hepatitis and who are playing their part to eliminate Hepatitis C by 2030.

Volunteers

2,690 volunteering hours

Marketing

18,008website page views

2,395,834campaign impressions

408 facebook likes

807 twitter followers

Deen Clinic

96% cured

Journey to the hep C cure for our patients

Workforce Development147 interactions2,174 people

Prison Program375 workshops2,729 prisoners

Client Services295 interactions195 helpline calls

23 peer education

Hep B Program

94 education sessions

1348 reach

192 people

4 number clinics

52 participants

Needle & Syringe Program

Health Promotion

23 community events

9,588 reach

144 education sessions

1,271 reach

91% people started

treatment

20% still on

treatment

35% waiting SVR test

65% have had SVR test

80% completed treatment

250 referrals

9,953 interactions

180,768 syringes distributed

“The staff there are the most amazing people I have come across in the medical field. That includes all of the staff from

reception to the Specialists. I was thrown back by all the lovely attention I received and what’s more it was all free!”

Deen Clinic Client Review

2018 2017 $ $

OPERATING INCOME

Funding Income 955,421 1,007,961

GovWA Dept CorrectionsHip Hop

156,585 155,296

Other Grants 119,897 191,550

Project Admin - 15,532

Docs management 35,563 30,200

Project management - 8,648

Donations 380 650

Memberships 330 466

Bank Interest 4,234 5,478

NSP 2,040 2,392

W/shops/Education Sessions 547 100

Reimbursements/refunds 10,515 8,074

Sundry Income 1,763 36

TOTAL OPERATING INCOME 1,287,275 1,426,384

GROSS SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR 1,287,275 1,426,384

2018 2017 $ $

OPERATING EXPENDITURE

Advertising/Media 19,460 81,840

Auditors fees 3,800 4,000

Bank Charges 1,017 991

Clinic services 5,452 12,846

Client Survey 909 1,091

Consultancy Fees 3,450 3,203

Depreciation 4,770 -

Health Promotion/Workshops 2,209 7,858

Insurances 2,528 5,032

Internet 1,532 1,665

IT Hardware 52 3,021

IT Systems Management 1,763 3,167

IT Tech Support 4,052 5,248

Leave Provisions 15,601 -

Legal Fees 2,500 -

Memberships expense 1,862 1,671

NSP Consumables 6,997 5,725

NSP Promotion 363 -

Office Equipment 155 2,848

Peer Educators 1,873 1,437

Phone/Fax 3,147 4,244

Postage/Delivery 2,192 2,482

Publications & Info Resources 22,032 8,489

Rent/Outgoings/Electricity 128,244 124,978

Resources Other 13,210 9,694

Security& Maintenance 18,360 8,528

Special Project Exp 37,615 54,380

Software 5,539 5,091

Staff Employment Expenses 886,979 916,613

Stationery/Toner 3,528 6,681

Sundry Expenses 3,958 2,499

Training & Development(staff) 7,117 5,026

Travel Expenses 46,133 69,689

Venue Hire 205 1,893

Volunteers Expense 7,744 5,804

Website Consults - 2,019

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURE 1,266,348 1,369,754

OPERATING SURPLUS 20,926 56,630

PRIOR YEAR ERRORS ADJUSTED - 8,529

NET SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR 20,926 65,159

Audited FINANCIAL Performance AS AT 30 JUNE 2018

2018 2017NOTE $ $

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETSCash and Cash Equivalents

2 503,324 623,551

Receivables 88,220 110

Prepaid Insurance 13,682 -

Total Current Assets

605,226 623,661

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Property, Plant and Equipment

3 40,940 25,910

Total Non-Current Assets

40,940 25,910

TOTAL ASSETS 646,165 649,571

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade and Other Payables

4 73,794 51,145

Provisions 5 65,422 132,896

Unexpended Grants-BBV Video Project

34,765 18,000

Unexpended Grants-Other

17,999 129,595

Funding received in Advance

80,000 -

Total Current Liabilities

271,980 331,636

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Provisions 5 12,265 -

Total Non-Current Liabilities

12,265 -

TOTAL LIABILITIES 284,245 331,636

NET ASSETS 361,921 317,936

EQUITY

Retained Earnings 317,936 252,778

General Reserve 23,058 -

Current Year Surplus

20,926 65,159

TOTAL EQUITY 361,921 317,936 0

0

Audited Statement OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2018

Our Staff Members Executive Director | Frank Farmer Community Services Manager | Sally Rowell Business Manager | Amanda Van Der MeulenClinic Coordinator | Rebecca BowmanVolunteer & NSP Coordinator | Steve Fragomeni Design & Marketing Coordinator | Eliana EnnisWorkforce Development Officer | Matt ArmstrongHealth Promotions Officer | Bianca Fish Community Engagement Hep B Officer | Amanda Siebert Prisoner Education Officers Glenn Thomas | Sue Bosley | Alison Lori | Rodney Hatch

Our Board MembersChairperson | Ursula Swan Vice Chairperson |Ms Max TaylorTreasurer | Mr David Wilding Secretary | Vacant Non-Executive | Dr Aesen Thambiran Non-Executive | Carol Houghton