CORA) Elite Sports Training Facility, Accommodation and Retail Village in the Surf Coast, Victoria
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Cape Otway Road Australia (CORA) Elite Sports Training facility, Accommodation and Retail Village in the Surf Coast, Victoria Regional Development Victoria Ernst & Young (EY) has been engaged on the instructions of CORA to prepare a business case for the Department of Regional Development Victoria (RDV) for the proposed CORA facility (" Project "), in accordance with the services agreement dated 26 September 2017. EY has prepared the Report for the benefit of CORA and RDV and has considered only the interests of CORA and RDV. Ernst & Young has not been engaged to act, and has not acted, as advisor to any other party. Accordingly, EY makes no representations as to the appropriateness, accuracy or completeness of the Report for any other party's purposes. Further, EY has prepared this business case in conjunction with, and relying on information provided by CORA. 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Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................... 6 Background ............................................................................................................................... 6 Benefits ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Project options considered and recommended solution ............................................................ 7 Delivering the recommended solution ..................................................................................... 10 1. Background ....................................................................................................... 14 1.1 Cape Otway Road Australia ......................................................................................... 14 1.2 Government Funding and Planning Request ................................................................ 15 1.3 Great Ocean Road Region (GORR) ............................................................................. 16 1.4 Importance of tourism to the GORR ............................................................................. 18 1.5 Strategic Masterplan for the Great Ocean Road Region Visitor Economy .................... 18 1.6 This business case ....................................................................................................... 19 2. Problem ............................................................................................................. 21 2.1 Definition and evidence of the problem ........................................................................ 21 2.1.1 Problem 1: Lack of a built visitor offering in the GORR is impacting tourism yield and experience ......................................................................................................................... 22 2.1.2 Problem 2: Increasing competition for major events is putting at risk Victoria’s reputation as the sporting capital of Australia ............................................................................ 27 2.1.3 Problem 3: Limited meaningful employment opportunities in the Region are leading to pockets of social and economic disadvantage ....................................................................... 33 2.2 Timing considerations .................................................................................................. 37 2.3 Consideration of the broader context ........................................................................... 38 3. Benefits ............................................................................................................. 40 3.1 Benefits to be delivered ................................................................................................ 40 3.1.4 Evidence of benefit delivery ........................................................................................ 44 3.2 Importance of the benefits to Government ................................................................... 44 4. Strategic Response options .............................................................................. 48 4.1 Method and criteria ...................................................................................................... 48 4.2 Strategic interventions .................................................................................................. 48 4.2.1 Response options ....................................................................................................... 50 4.2.2 Ranking of response options ....................................................................................... 50 4.3 Recommended response option ................................................................................... 53 5. Project options .................................................................................................. 55 5.1 Project Options Development ....................................................................................... 55 5.2 The Base Case ............................................................................................................ 56 5.3 Option 1: CORA ........................................................................................................... 56 5.3.1 Facilities...................................................................................................................... 56 5.3.2 Project Team .............................................................................................................. 57 5.3.3 Location ...................................................................................................................... 57 5.3.4 Funding, operating structure and revenues ................................................................. 58 5.3.5 Regulatory and Planning Requirements ...................................................................... 58 5.3.6 Timing ......................................................................................................................... 59 5.4 Option 2: A tourism development only .......................................................................... 61 5.4.1 Facilities...................................................................................................................... 61 5.4.2 Project Team .............................................................................................................. 61 5.4.3 Location ...................................................................................................................... 61 5.4.4 Regulatory and Planning Approvals ............................................................................ 61 5.4.5 Timing ......................................................................................................................... 61 5.5 Detailed Description of project options ......................................................................... 61 5.5.6 Accommodation .......................................................................................................... 63 5.5.7 Elite sports training facility ........................................................................................... 65 5.5.8 Sport Science Hub and Education Precinct ................................................................. 68 5.5.9 Retail and Commercial ................................................................................................ 69 5.5.10 Sport and Recreational for Public Use ......................................................................... 71 5.5.11 Organic Farm .............................................................................................................. 72 5.5.12 Residential development ............................................................................................. 72 6. Options Assessment ......................................................................................... 74 6.1 Stakeholder identification and consultation .................................................................. 74 6.2 Financial analysis ......................................................................................................... 80 6.2.1 Key Assumptions ........................................................................................................ 80 6.2.2 Capital Costs .............................................................................................................