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Sports Development Strategy Sports Development Strategy DRAFT 13/11/15 About this document This document is The Draft Sports Development Strategy. A supporting Document: the Sports Development Strategy Discussion Paper provides additional detail on issues raised. The document discusses the planning, development and promotion of sport and recreation in the City of Maribyrnong over the next 10 years. Acknowledgements @leisure would like to acknowledge the support and assistance provided by: • Andrea Jackson (Manager Leisure Services) • Paul Battaglia (Former Recreation Services Coordinator) • Andrew George (Recreation Planning and Development Officer), and • All other Council staff that contributed to this project. We would also like to thank all the State Sporting Associations, clubs, schools, user groups, providers and individuals who generously contributed to the project. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, by any means, without the prior written permission of the Maribyrnong City Council and @leisure GZVg*()Bi6aZmVcYZgGdVY6hXdiKVaZK>8(%('6jhigVa^V +&(.('+&++'^c[dViaZ^hjgZ#Xdb#Vjlll#ViaZ^hjgZ#Xdb#Vj SPORTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: DRAFT 1 13/11/15 Contents 1. Introduction 3 5. Opportunities for the whole population The value of Sport 3 to be involved in sport 17 Council’s role in sport 3 Opportunities 17 Policy context 4 Community sporting programs and partners 17 2. Demand for sport 4 Older adults 18 Organised versus non organised sports Demographic influences on sports participation 4 participation 18 Population size and growth 4 Gender equity in sport 18 Key trends in sports participation 5 Opportunities for the whole population to be Potential demand for activities 5 involved in sport Objective: 19 Club membership 5 Opportunities for the whole population to be Likely use by facility types 5 involved in sport : Recommended Strategies 19 Demand expressed by clubs and providers 5 Recommended Strategies (cont’d) 20 Demand for sport: Objectives and strategies 6 6. Affordability and accessibility of Recommended strategies 6 facilities 20 3. The framework for increasing participation 7 Costs to users 20 The framework for increasing participation: 7 Costs to clubs 20 Objectives 7 Occupancy agreements, allocations and The framework for increasing participation: Recommended booking 21 strategy 7 Affordability and accessibility of facilities: 4. Equitable distribution and quality of facilities 7 Objectives 21 Affordability and accessibility of facilities: Objectives: 7 Recommended Strategies 21 4.1 Overview 7 Recommended Strategies (cont’d) 22 Shared grounds and facility use and multi-code clubs 8 7. Facility and club information and Quality of facilities 8 promotion 22 Map Sports Facilities in Maribyrnong 9 Facility and club information and promotion: Capacity of sports facilities 10 Objectives 22 Support facilities 10 Facility and club information and promotion: Environmental sustainability 10 Recommended strategies 23 Use of school facilities 10 Recommended strategies (cont’d) 23 Facilities with some additional capacity 11 8. Supporting club development 24 Shared and non-club use of facilities 11 Gaps and additional facilities required 11 Opportunities to grow clubs 24 Off-road trail circuits 11 Support for the small clubs and those not on Indoor facilities 12 Council land 24 Outdoor facilities for social sports 12 Multi code clubs 24 4. 2 Aquatic Facilities 12 Supporting clubs development: Objectives 25 Supporting clubs development: Recommended Demand 12 strategies 25 Supply of aquatics facilities 12 9. Programs and events 25 4.3 Provision for Netball 13 Constraints and opportunities 26 Trends 13 Council’s support of events 26 Equitable Distribution and Quality of Facilities: Objectives 14 Programs and Events: Objectives 26 Equitable Distribution and Quality of Facilities: Recommended Strategies 14 Programs and Events: Recommended strategies 27 10. Summary: Recommended Strategies 28 SPORTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2 13/11/15 1. Introduction Council’s role in sport Council’s primary role in sport is associated with provision of infrastructure. Facilities The value of Sport enable sport to be played. However Council’s In Australian culture, sport transcends many efforts should be measured primarily in terms boundaries. It is the common ground that of what participation is generated and for brings families, people of all ages, cultures, whom, by these facilities. Therefore Council’s demographic profiles, and very different people role extends to encouraging the population to together. Most people have some connection use these facilities and to assisting clubs, with a sport, and can find a sport that is schools, residents and partners in any way suitable to play or participate in somehow, possible to facilitate sports activity. regardless of their age and ability. Council’s funding responsibility for sport is The primary benefits of sport have been shared with users of facilities, and the state measured in many ways and include: government and federal government. • Individual health and wellbeing benefits The Strategy • Health sector savings and general The purpose of this strategy is to guide the productivity benefits from a healthier planning, development and promotion of sport workforce facilities for the City of Maribyrnong over the • Social capital benefits of clubs and social next 10 years. inclusion The project involved: a review of background • The economic benefits derived from literature; face-to-face and telephone increased employment oppotuntites and interviews with stakeholders and an online events survey of interested people; a review of • Environmental benefits from the outdoor demographic and potential participation data; sporting reserves site inspections and preparation of a Discussion Paper and this Strategy document. • Educational benefits for students in terms development of skills and social Existing sports facilities interaction Maribyrnong is home to a range of regional The following diagram seeks to show the sporting facilities including: Maribyrnong linkages and interrelationships emanating from Aquatic Centre, Footscray Hockey Centre, participation. Whitten Oval, Maribyrnong College sports facilities and The Maribyrnong River. Social Capital The main indoor court sports facilities in Maribyrnong include: VU Community Sports 1 Events Stadium , Maribyrnong College, RecWest Braybrook, Footscray Gymnastics Club and RecWest Footscray. Fan Pathways to Excellence Commercial sports providers include: Ten Pin bowls, Action Indoor Sports, Fun Indoor Entertainment, and clubs on private land. Health 1 This is a non-Council facility SPORTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 3 13/11/15 The following sports are present in Maribyrnong: 2. Demand for sport • AFL • Cycling • Rugby Union Demographic influences on sports • Archery • Futsal • Skateboarding participation • Athletics • Golf /Scooter Age, gender, income, ethnicity and education • Badminton • Gridiron • Inline Skating are key determinants of health and • Baseball • Gymnastics • Soccer- football participation in sport. • Basketball • Hockey • Swimming/ • Billiards/ • Karting • Synchronised The demographic profile of The City of Swimming snooker/pool • Lacrosse Maribyrnong suggests a lower than average • Tennis likelihood that many residents will play • Bocce • Lawn/ indoor Triathlon organised sport, without assistance. This is • Boxing bowls • Trugo largely due to: a high percentage (40%) of • Canoeing • Martial Arts • Volleyball/ residents are born overseas in a non-English • Darts • Netball • Beach speaking country; relatively low levels of • Orienteering • Cricket/ Volleyball education and high unemployment rate in Indoor cricket • Roller Derby • Water Polo areas such as Braybrook, and overall a • Circus • Rowing • Wheelchair relatively high level of social disadvantage. • Rugby League sports There will be significant benefits to the population if sports participation can be The key sports not present in Maribyrnong increased. However significant assistance may include: squash, equestrian sports, Mountain be required to achieve increases in sports biking (MTB), BMX, touch rugby, rock climbing, participation. and softball. Most of these are available in A number of large redevelopment adjoining Council areas. opportunities have emerged from changes in land-use in Maribyrnong, in particular from Policy context industrial to residential sites. In contrast to Maribyrnong City’s strategic direction some large areas of public housing, these recognises the value of sport and recreation in newer areas tend to be relatively affluent. contributing to the improvement in physical Higher income households are likely to have and mental health of the community. It also higher expectations of sporting and recognises the economic and tourism recreational activities / facilities. opportunities that contribute to raising the profile of sport and the municipality. Population size and growth This Sports Development Strategy will The population of the City of Maribyrnong is complement works already completed such as: expected to grow from an estimated 85,000 in Council’s Sustainable Sports Fields Asset 2014 to approximately 103,000 residents with Management Plan 2015, Open Space Strategy 10 years. Key areas experiencing growth, 2014, the Bicycle Plan 2013, and the Recreation include: Footscray, Maribyrnong and Yarraville. Strategy 2009. This growth is likely to generate demand for a The Council Plan 2013-17 sets out six key
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