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2025 Annual Members' Meeting

Thursday 20 November, Brisbane City Hall

All members are invited to attend Brighter Super’s 2025 Annual Members’ Meeting which is being held on Thursday 20 November 2025 at Brisbane City Hall and online.

Brighter Super members can participate either in-person at Brisbane City Hall – or online through our live webinar. The Annual Members’ Meeting is your opportunity to come together with the Brighter Super team, ask questions and hear from the Executive Leadership Team and Board Directors.

Date

Thursday
20 November 2025

Time

12.00 pm to 1.30 pm AEST

Location

Brisbane City Hall
Ithaca Auditorium (Level 2)
64 Adelaide Street, Brisbane


How to register

You can register to attend, either in-person or online:


If you have any questions that you would like us to answer during the Annual Members' Meeting, you can submit them when registering to attend. Registrations and pre-submitted questions close at 5.00 pm AEST on Friday 14 November 2025.




Agenda

11.00 am to 12.00 pm AEST Exhibition area is open, with light refreshments served
12.00 pm to 1.30 pm AEST Annual Members' Meeting
The Fund's Year in Focus: Highlights from 2024/25
Performance Overview: The Fund in 2024/25
Legislative Updates
The future direction of the Fund
1.30 pm to 2.30 pm AEST Visit the exhibition area, with light refreshments served

Venue details are available on Brisbane City Council's website at
Brisbane City Hall and King George Square | Brisbane City Council

  • Notes to the short-form expenditure summary

    Please note that expenditure disclosed in each expenditure item in the short-form expenditure summary is not mutually exclusive. That is, payments to some entities may be included in multiple expenditure items as required by section 29P(3) of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth), and regulation 2.10 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (Cth). This may result in an overstatement of the total expenditure.

    Remuneration expenditure includes the remuneration of all executive officers of the Fund for the financial year 2024/2025. Executive officers include directors, special advisors and executives who have the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Fund.

    Promotion, marketing or sponsorship expenditure includes expenditure of design, production and distribution of Fund promotional or educational materials, advertising development and media costs, and partnership arrangements. This expenditure is necessary to grow the Fund.

    Political donations – Brighter Super does not make political donations.

    Industrial body payments are payments to organisations registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 for distribution of Fund promotional and education materials supporting member engagement and marketing of the Fund. The amounts recorded here are also included within the total promotion, marketing or sponsorship expenditure item. 

    Related party payments include payments made to entities which are either wholly owned by Brighter Super or organisations that provide services to Brighter Super where a Brighter Super Director or Officer is a member of key management personnel of that organisation. The payments to Brighter Super wholly owned entities relate to administration, financial advice and management services provided to the Fund. The payments to entities which share key management personnel relate to membership and sponsorship costs and insurance premiums. 

    Note: Financial information reported in the short form expenditure summary may differ to the Annual Financial Report due to differences in requirements between the Superannuation Industry Supervision Act and the Australian accounting standards.

  • Brighter Super short-form expenditure summary for financial year 2024/25

    Expenditure item   Aggregate amount ($)
     Remuneration expenditure  6,476,817
     Promotion, marketing or sponsorship expenditure  2,552,041
     Political donations  Nil
     Industrial body payments  88,782
     Related party payments  10,928,105
  • Details of contracts associated with promotion, marketing or sponsorship expenditure

    Organisations Contract term Expenditure 2023/24 ($) Expenditure 2024/25 ($) Expenditure 2025/26 ($) Expenditure 2026/27 ($) Total payments ($) Comments 
    Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union Queensland (Services and Northern Administrative Services) Branch  1-Jul-24  30-Jun-25  0  59,046  0  0  59,046 Sponsorship    
    BCM Group (Australia) Pty Ltd  30-Aug-23  29-Aug-25  456,544  858,212  0  0  1,314,756  Marketing

    Cole Lawson Communications Pty Ltd

     01-Sep-24

     31-Aug-25

     0

     63,629

     30,400

     0

     94,029

     Public
    relations

       1-Sep-24  31-Aug-25  0  48,047  19,000  0  67,047  Marketing
    Count Financial Limited  22-May-25  31-Dec-25  0  26,125  0  0  26,125  Sponsorship

    Electrical & Communications Association WA

     1-Jul-24  30-Jun-25  0  26,125  0  0  26,125  Sponsorship
    Epically Projects Pty Ltd, trading as Epic Retirement Institute  12-Mar-25 11-Apr-25  0  3,135  0  0  3,135  Marketing

    Financial Advice Association of Australia Ltd

     25-Oct-24

     30-Apr-25

     0

     20,900

     0

     0

     20,900

     Sponsorship

       6-Jun-24  29-Nov-25  0  15,675  0  0  15,675  Sponsorship
    Flare HR Pty Ltd  12-Apr-24  11-Apr-27  0  296,502  0  0  296,502  Marketing
    GrowthOps Khemistry Pty Ltd                     1-Jul-23  30-Jun-25  185,077  73,889  0  0  258,966  Marketing
    Local Government Association of  Queensland (LGAQ)  1-Jul-24  30-Jun-25  0  51,691  0  0  51,691  Sponsorship

    Local Government Managers Australia (QLD) Inc. (LGMA)

     1-Jan-24

     31-Dec-24

     13,871

     27,772

     0

     0

     41,643

     Sponsorship

       1-Jan-25  31-Dec-25  0  15,604  15,604  0  31,207  Sponsorship
    Master Electricians Association Queensland Industrial Organisation of Employers (MEA)  1-Jul-24  30-Jun-25  0  79,013  0  0  79,013  Sponsorship
    Mates in Construction (Australia) Ltd (trading as MATES in Energy)  1-Jul-24  30-Jun-25  0  156,750  0  0  156,750  Sponsorship
    PEER Education Employment & Training Ltd  1-Jul-24  30-Jun-25  0  13,962  0  0  13,962  Sponsorship

    Pinstripe Media Pty Ltd

     14-Mar-24

     13-Mar-27

    113,864

     278,104

     305,000

     240,000

     936,968

     Marketing

       24-Sep-24  31-Dec-24  0  83,989  0  0  83,989  Sponsorship
       28-Mar-25  30-Sep-25  0  41,800  40,000  0  81,800  Sponsorship
    Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  21-May-25  21-May-25  0  16,720  0  0  16,720  Sponsorship
    25ers Club South East Qld      0  2,500  0  0  2,500  Sponsorship
    Canstar Pty Ltd      0  11,631  0  0  11,631  Marketing
    Conexus Financial Pty Ltd      0  52,250  0  0  52,250  Sponsorship
    LifeFlight Foundation Ltd      0  712  0  0  712  Marketing
    Local Government Finance Professionals Queensland      0  5,921  0  0  5,921  Sponsorship
    LocalBuy       0  4,389  0  0  4,389  Sponsorship
    National Electrical and Communications Association NSW      0  3,611  0  0  3,611  Sponsorship
    Peak Services Pty Ltd      0  4,100  0  0  4,100  Sponsorship
    Queensland Energy Club Pty Ltd      0  33,591  0  0  33,591  Sponsorship
    South West QLD Regional Organisation of Councils Inc      0  1,881  0  0  1,881  Sponsorship
    Suncorp Corporate Services Pty Ltd      0  1,045  0  0  1,045  Sponsorship
    SuperRatings Pty Ltd      0  29,645  0  0  29,645  Marketing
    The Aussiepal.com.au Pty Ltd      0  1,495  0  0  1,495  Marketing
    The trustee for the Freemarket Trust, trading as The Branding Business      0   132,014  0  0  132,014  Marketing
    Hewley Pty Ltd, trading as The Magazine Publishing Company      0  4,682  0  0  4,682  Marketing
    Toowoomba & Surat Basin Enterprise Pty Ltd      0  4,993  0  0  4,993  Sponsorship
    Townsville Enterprise Limited      0  888  0  0  888  Sponsorship
    TOTAL    
     2,552,041

     3,971,397  
  • Itemised list of industrial body payments for financial year 2024/25

    Organisation   Amount ($) Date 
     National Electrical and Communications Association NSW  3,612  3/10/2024
     National Electrical and Communications Association WA  26,125  19/12/2024
     Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union Queensland (Services and Northern Administrative Services) Branch  59,046  22/05/2025
     TOTAL  88,782  
  • Itemised list of related party payments for financial year 2024/25


    Payment  Related party  Amount ($) Date 
     Sponsorship                                        Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union Queensland (Services and Northern Administrative Services) Branch  59,046  22/05/2025
     Administration and advice fees  ESI Financial Services  349,386  31/07/2024
     Administration and advice fees  ESI Financial Services  349,386  30/08/2024
     Administration and advice fees  ESI Financial Services  349,386  30/09/2024
     Administration and advice fees  ESI Financial Services  349,386  31/10/2024
     Administration and advice fees  ESI Financial Services  349,386  30/11/2024
     Administration and advice fees  ESI Financial Services  349,386  31/12/2024
     Administration and advice fees  ESI Financial Services  349,386  31/01/2025
     Administration and advice fees  ESI Financial Services  349,386  28/02/2025
     Administration and advice fees  ESI Financial Services  349,386  31/03/2025
     Administration and advice fees  ESI Financial Services  349,386  30/04/2025
     Administration and advice fees  ESI Financial Services  349,386  31/05/2025
     Administration and advice fees  ESI Financial Services  349,386  30/06/2025
     Membership  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  2,243  31/07/2024
     Membership  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  2,243  12/09/2024
     Membership  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  2,243  30/09/2024
     Membership  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  2,243  31/10/2024
     Membership  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  2,243  29/11/2024
     Membership  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  2,243  29/12/2024
     Membership  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  2,243  29/01/2025
     Membership  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  2,243  28/02/2025
     Membership  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  2,243  31/03/2025
     Membership  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  2,243  28/04/2025
     Sponsorship  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited 16,720  09/05/2025
     Membership  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  2,243  28/05/2025
     Membership  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  2,243  28/06/2025
     Training and development  Queensland Futures Institute Pty Limited  10,304  17/06/2025
     Cost recovery reimbursements  SPSL Services  722,347  31/07/2024
     Cost recovery reimbursements  SPSL Services  411,529  28/08/2024
     Cost recovery reimbursements  SPSL Services  938,709  30/09/2024
     Cost recovery reimbursements  SPSL Services  601,708  31/10/2024
     Cost recovery reimbursements  SPSL Services  569,026  30/11/2024
     Cost recovery reimbursements  SPSL Services  524,436  31/12/2024
     Cost recovery reimbursements  SPSL Services  743,942  31/01/2025
     Cost recovery reimbursements  SPSL Services  479,492  28/02/2025
     Cost recovery reimbursements  SPSL Services  545,242  31/03/2025
     Cost recovery reimbursements  SPSL Services  429,479  30/04/2025
     Cost recovery reimbursements  SPSL Services  604,260  31/05/2025
     Cost recovery reimbursements  SPSL Services  19,366  30/06/2025
     Premium  WorkCover Queensland  5,490  12/09/2024
     Premium  WorkCover Queensland  2,745  30/09/2024
     Premium  WorkCover Queensland  2,745  31/10/2024
     Premium  WorkCover Queensland  2,745  29/11/2024
     Premium  WorkCover Queensland  2,745  29/12/2024
     Premium  WorkCover Queensland  2,745  29/01/2025
     Premium  WorkCover Queensland  2,745  28/02/2025
     Premium  WorkCover Queensland  2,745  31/03/2025
     Premium  WorkCover Queensland  2,745  28/04/2025
     Premium  WorkCover Queensland  2,745  28/05/2025
     Premium  WorkCover Queensland  2,745  28/06/2025
     TOTAL                                        10,928,105  
Brighter Super Trustee (ABN 94 085 088 484 AFS Licence No. 230511) ("Trustee") as trustee for Brighter Super (ABN 23 053 121 564) ("Fund"). Brighter Super may refer to the Trustee or the Fund as the context may be. Brighter Super products are issued by the Trustee on behalf of the Fund.