Funding Proposal April - 2021

FUNDING PROPOSAL APRIL - 2021

CLUB ROOMS & MULTI-USE AMENITIES TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 2

PROPOSAL BRIEF 3

OBJECTIVES 4

ANALYSIS OF KEY RISKS 5

STORY SO FAR 6

BUCKBY MOTORS PARK 7

PROSPECT VALE PARK SPORTING PRECINCT 8

CHANGE ROOMS 9

OVERALL TITLE VIEW 10

PRECINCT LONG-TERM PLAN 11

THE STATE OF PLAY 12

FEMALE PARTICIPATION 13

FOOTBALL TASMANIA 14

OUR CURRENT FACILITIES 15

FEMALE FRIENDLY CHANGING ROOMS 16

THE PROPOSED AMENITIES 16

BUDGET QUOTATION 17

THE FINAL WORD 18

APPENDIX 1) VOS CONSTRUCTION - BUDGET QUOTATION 19 2) MEANDER VALLEY COUNCIL - LETTER OF SUPPORT 21 3) AUSTRALIAN ITALIAN CLUB - LETTER OF SUPPORT 22 4) BUCKBY MOTORS - LETTER OF SUPPORT 23 5) ROSEMARY ARMITAGE - LETTER OF SUPPORT 24 6) AMANDA MURPHY - LETTER OF SUPPORT 25 7) KEILIN FAGAN - LETTER OF SUPPORT 26 PROPOSAL BRIEF PAGE 3

Multi-Use Amenities & Club Room Upgrade Launceston City FC Inc. - Buckby Motors Park.

Proposal Brief:

Launceston City FC Inc. is seeking up to $2.0M funding for the development of football facilities at their Prospect Vale Park home ground, Buckby Motors Park. The proposed development has been presented such that it can be staged as funding becomes available with the primary focus on new upgraded, modern, inclusive male/female change rooms, additional public toilets, storage & medical rooms. Included are extended club rooms & wet area to future proof the club’s current location. An Initial investment from the Tasmanian Government of $1.0M will enable the highest priority upgrades to commence. Namely the new change rooms, additional public toilets, storage & medical rooms.

This development proposal has wide ranging support from Football Tasmania, (FT), Meander Valley Council, (MVC), Australian Italian Club, (AIC), major sponsors Buckby Motors, The Honourable Rosemary Armitage MLC & many others. The Meander Valley Council have identified this as a priority project for the Community, the Australian Italian Club have provided land owner consent and are very supportive of the proposal. Various letters of support attached. OBJECTIVES PAGE 4

The primary objective of the development is to offer additional, modernised & inclusive player amenities in line with the current Australian Building Code, Australian Standards and community expectations. Secondary focus will be improved spectator and community facilities.

1. Existing amenities are well past their use by date and do not meet the requirements or expectations of 200 game day participants!

2. Council owned amenities are over utilised and do not allow for the venue to fully utilise the grounds available (accessing PVP change rooms by Launceston City Football Club is limited due to existing use).

3. Allows the venue as a whole to reach its full growth potential.

4. Improvements to the safety and security for players, supporters & general public.

5. Improved social function space for the club’s sponsors, supporters, players & wider community.

6. A greater ability to revenue or fundraise through improved catering & social space.

Critical issues to be rectified: 1. Use of shipping containers as change rooms will be rectified.

2. Improved disability accesses.

3. Just one toilet currently exits per change room, (only 3 in total).

4. Storage for player’s gear is very limited, especially with multiple teams on the same day.

5. The shower facility is completely open with no private shower cubicles as required in new developments (lockable shower cubicles).

6. The change rooms can even be viewed directly through external windows.

7. Heating is non-existent; being of concrete construction means temperatures within the change rooms are very uncomfortable during winter. This makes changing and showering a rather unpleasant experience for all concerned!

LAUNCESTON CITY DEVILS FC - 2021 FUNDING PROPOSAL ANALYSIS OF KEY RISKS PAGE 5 SWOT - FACILITY UPGRADE PROJECT STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

• Soccer, (football) is by far the leading participant • Aligning Multi-stakeholder funding and involvement. team sport in Tasmania & Nationally. • Gaining the volunteer base for fundraising can be • Strong growth in player registrations at club challenging, especially post COVID level. • Proposed development situated on community • Expected growth in female participants on the back based AIC land. of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023.

• Very strong social media presence.

• Proud club history since 1958.

• NPL Licence playing at the highest level in the State.

• Access to 4 full size soccer pitches, 3 with drainage & irrigation works already completed.

• Lights to all grounds.

• Good seasonal access for games & training.

• Significant presence in Launceston & Meander Valley communities.

• Strong population growth planned for the local community over the next 10 years, predicted in excess of 1000 households.

• Solid Club Structure - Proactive Board, Experienced Coaching staff, long term home grown players, SAP, Strong Junior Academy program, large parent/supporter/volunteer base.

• Board members consist of: MLC, Accountant/auditor, Business owners, previous mayor of MVC & CEO/Director of Regional Development Tasmania.

• Strong links and cooperation with major external stakeholders – Meander Valley Council, Football Tasmania, State Government.

• Fantastic Corporate partners.

• Long term lease on the community based AIC land.

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

• Meet FA National Premier League licence requirements. • May not be able to fully fund the desired development in its entirety and may need to undertake in stages. • A higher level of Player Amenity to draw a higher level of player to the club leads to continued success. • Strong Cricket and Australian Rules Football associations and structures winning/grabbing the majority of grant, government • Improved amenity improves professionalism and opportunity funding revenue. to grow corporate partners, sponsors, A-League club partners. • Timing of funding application processes • New amenity allows club to grow player base and therefore grow revenue base.

• Offer clubhouse and amenities to other sporting codes for training and exercise - revenue and community relations growth.

• Offer clubhouse and amenities to other community organisations for functions - revenue and community relations growth.

• Allows for Prospect Vale Park to reach full potential without STORY SO FAR PAGE 6

The Launceston City Football Club (LCFC) Inc. was formed in 1958 and has always aspired to compete at the highest level. The Club has a proud history having won several Northern and State Championships making it the most successful Launceston based team to date.

Launceston Juventus was offered a chance to participate in the 1979 State League. In order to participate, Juventus had to have their own ground. As a result, in 1978 The Australian Italian Club (AIC) was contacted to see if they would be interested in joining forces and suitable land was acquired at Prospect, where the club is located to this day.

The AIC paid for the land and built their premises on it at the same time. The land was cleared, levelled and prepared for top soil using solely volunteer labour and equipment paid for with beer and money for fuel! 3 ½ days of very hard work!

That was only part of the work though and what followed were many days & weeks of free labour, toil & sweat to get the ground ready for the very first game!

In the early days the grounds were fully maintained by the club using their force of volunteers, mowing lawns with their own mowers & moving the sprinklers around as required. Lights were added during the late 1990s early 2000s at great expense, again a large portion of the work performed by volunteers with a lot of donated items.

The grounds were eventually handed back to the Meander Valley Council in 2004/2005 as the associated running costs became just too much for the members & volunteers involved at the time. It should be noted that some of those very same members remain loyal supporters to this day!

Since 2013 LCFC has been one of only 2 Launceston based Clubs to compete in the state wide ‘Victory League’ alongside 5 Clubs from Hobart and 1 club from Devonport. This competition was rebranded in 2016 as the ‘National Premier League – Tasmania’ and now consists of 8 NPL clubs.

LAUNCESTON CITY DEVILS FC - 2021 FUNDING PROPOSAL BUCKBY MOTORS PARK PAGE 7

During season 2021 Buckby Motors Park will host approximately:

• NPL Games – 11

• Senior Men’s Championship Games – 33

• Senior Women’s Championship Games - 11

• Youth Games – 14

• School & Junior Games – 12

• Pre-season Games – 8

• Cup games – 4

• Academy/Junior Gala Days – 8

• Social Men’s – 4

• Other club games/friendlies – 4 to 8

• Specialised junior academy training over 4 school terms for 90 juniors!

• Coaching/Training sessions total player hours – in excess of 40,000 hours! PROSPECT VALE PARK SPORTING PRECINCT Now & the future PAGE 8

Launceston City FC would like to congratulate the Meander Valley Council on the development work undertaken to date, especially the most recent upgrade to the lower training pitches officially opened on the 29th of March this year. There is no doubt the future of the venue as a whole looks bright.

Currently the site is utilised by some3500 regular sporting participants annually. With the venue now boasting 8 touch fields, 4 full size soccer pitches & 1 AFL ground it has the potential to become a premier community sporting venue in the state! These pitches are top quality, all weather grounds, the significance of which should not be underestimated.

With an estimated1,000 homes, (in excess of actually), already planned for the next 10 years just in the local Prospect/Blackstone Heights community there is no question that additional facilities are needed to keep up with demand.

With that in mind Launceston City FC is prepared to put in the work to ensure the long term potential of the park by undertaking the development as described. Without the development there is a real risk of restricting the growth potential and given all the work undertaken over a very long period of time that seems such a shame!

Recently, due to a heavy schedule of both football & AFL on the same weekends, our U16s & Northern Championship women were forced to change in temporary shipping containers! Seriously, with the FIFA Women’s World Cup scheduled in Australia & New Zealand in 2023 our teams should not be getting changed in temporary shipping containers in 2021! CHANGE ROOMS PAGE 9

Launceston City FC ‘State of the art temporary change rooms 2021’.

Two shipping containers were placed on site and used for women as well as youth men due to the additional change rooms at the Ray Johnstone Centre being used by other Prospect Vale Park users. OVERALL TITLE VIEW PAGE 10

Overall title view:

Lot 3/414 Westbury Road

Launceston City Football Club recently renegotiated a 5 year x 3 lease. A critical part of the new lease negotiation was to support the building of new and appropriate change room facilities.

LAUNCESTON CITY DEVILS FC - 2021 FUNDING PROPOSAL PRECINCT LONG-TERM PLAN PAGE 11 THE STATE OF PLAY PAGE 12

Participation:The growth continues!

In December 2019 Launceston City FC undertook a complete overhaul of the outdated club constitution combining our senior and junior feeder clubs to form‘One Club’. As a result we now have 430 juniors & 120 senior playing members.

During the 2019 ‘COVID’ Season we were able to rebuild our women’s program to include a strongly supported Northern Women’s Championship Team, surprising though as we believe not having modern, expanded & inclusive change room facilities is the main barrier for our female participants.

Junior numbers alone have increased 45% since 2018 & up 20% from last season.

The growth of our junior members has been a very positive sign with significant numbers registering to partake in our junior academy. This is additional training over and above the normal team training and on average there are 90 players per school term training an average of 2hrs per week, the future is certainly bright!

Launceston City Football Club – COVID Season 2020

Total Player Registrations Male Female Total Teams

Senior players - 93 67 26 5

Junior players - 351 256 95 32

Total player registrations 2020 - 444 323 121 37

Launceston City Football Club – Season 2021

Total Player Registrations Male Female Total Teams

Senior players - 120 95 25 7 Junior players - 430 327 103 41 Total player registrations 2021 - 550 422 128 48 FEMALE PARTICIPATION PAGE 13

In 2018 our female participants made up 24% of club members.

We had two women’s teams, one competing at state level in the Women’s Super League (WSL) and the other in the Northern Championship competing across the north of the state.

Our numbers have been declining for more than the last 3 years and we believe a major contributor to be no private showers or change room facilities. The simple fact is Women and men are different physically. There are worldwide campaigns about keeping female athletes confident and in sport.

The ‘Like a Girl’ campaign has turned the insult, “like a girl”, into a compliment. The campaign states that at puberty 50% of girls are paralysed by the fear of failure. The retention of female footballers who continue after their periods is very low. That barrier is reported largely due to no female specific or private showers and toilet facilities.

Football Nationally:

Football is now the most-played competitive sport in Australia, having trumped Golf in popularity in 2016 and has grown in participation by substantially since 2001.

Number of Regular Participants Nationwide:(SportAus report April 2019).

CODE 2001 2016 2019

Football 428,000 1,143,600 1,090,000 Tennis 711,000 926,400 861,000 Netball 414,000 603,100 676,300 AFL 256,000 499,900 549,800 FOOTBALL TASMANIA PAGE 14

Football Tasmania (FT) is committed to the development of Tasmanian football infrastructure to allow further participation growth and to provide players at all levels of the sport with access to facilities equivalent to the best amateur sports grounds in the country.

Football participation in Tasmania is booming with over 38,000 participants, more than any other team sport in the state!

More than 1,000 new participants each year in U-6 to U-12 age groups registered to play football between the 2014-2018 seasons and developing enough high-quality facilities to accommodate this level of growth into the future is key to ensuring junior players continue enjoying the sport as they mature. OUR CURRENT FACILITIES PAGE 15

The existing change room facilities were built in 1978. A grant of $5,000 was received from the then Labor Government facilitated by the Honourable Harry Holgate, (who was also club patron at the time).

The change rooms had a design capacity in the vicinity of 52 showers but during the last few years have had to contend with up to 14 teams, (consistently up to 200 participants!), meaning quite a few players simply missed out on a shower and travelled home dirty! There has even been occasion where players had to change in temporary on-site containers located in the lower car park. DON’T DROP THE SOAP We’re not sure that we can even add any other comments to this photo, there is one each of these in each of our change rooms providing only 3 shower heads, (add the referees single shower head and that is a total of only 7 for the whole complex!), and very little space for much else!

LAUNCESTON CITY DEVILS FC - 2021 FUNDING PROPOSAL FEMALE FRIENDLY CHANGING ROOMS PAGE 16

Throughout Tasmania, increased participation amongst females in football has created a privacy issue at many playing venues, with male and female teams having to share a changing room when playing consecutive matches at the one ground.

This issue has acted as a barrier to the further growth of female football participation, particularly for younger girls as they transition from junior to senior football. This has been noted as a contributing factor in the demise of our women’s program for 2019.

THE PROPOSED AMENITIES

The proposed development will address the issue of male and female teams sharing the same toilet and shower areas when playing in consecutive matches, creating an environment where players of all ages and genders feel comfortable and safe when preparing for a game or changing afterwards.

Concept plans will show the detail but in summary:

• Two full sets of interconnecting change rooms complete with 16 lockable shower & 14 lockable toilet cubicles. The main change rooms can be either opened up into 2 large rooms or 4 smaller private rooms allowing for gender segregation and privacy.

• Two independent gender specific change rooms for referees.

• Secure storage rooms for training & player’s equipment.

• A State of the art medical/first aid/physio room providing direct and easy access onto the pitch for medical/training staff along with wide opening doors for easy ambulance access to the rear allowing prompt attention for any injured player or spectator.

• Public toilets to better serve all patrons of all abilities, ages & genders.

LAUNCESTON CITY DEVILS FC - 2021 FUNDING PROPOSAL BUDGET QUOTATION PAGE 17

Budget quotation prices supplied by:

New Change Rooms: $1,000,000

• DA & all necessary approvals.

• Civils & services, including the demolition of existing storage buildings.

• New fully functional change rooms as drawn.

Civil Works $250,000

• Civils & services, including the demolition of existing storage buildings.

• Minor works to realign lower carpark access.

Club Rooms $450,000

• Function room extension & relocation of ‘wet area’.

• Civil works to wet area to suit all weather, (concrete, pavers or tarmac).

• Relocate new bar area.

• Extend & refurbish canteen.

Outdoor viewing area $150,000

• Roof over & wind break wall to wet area.

• Improvement to seating and standing terrace

Contingency: $150,000

Total Budget Costs (Excluding GST): $2,000,000 • Refer to Appendix 1, page 19 for official VOS Construction budget quote

LAUNCESTON CITY DEVILS FC - 2021 FUNDING PROPOSAL THE FINAL WORD PAGE 18

We see new modern and inclusive amenities as crucial for the continued growth and success of our great club, integral to the development of our women’s program and imperative to future proof the Prospect Vale Park Sporting Precinct!

To be blunt it is beyond -

The ‘need’ for new change rooms

Well past the ‘want’ for new change rooms

We strongly believe we ‘deserve’ new change rooms!

Let’s ‘pull the plug’ on the existing amenities and build a facility that the community as a whole can be very proud of well into the future!

7th April 2021

Danny Linger Launceston City FC 416 Westbury Road Prospect Vale TAS 7250

Dear Danny,

RE: Multi-Use Amenities and Club Room Upgrade

Vos Construction and Joinery Pty Ltd is pleased to submit our budget quotation for construction services for the proposed new Multi-Use Amenities and Club Room Upgrade at 416 Westbury Rd, Prospect Vale. Vos are keen to partner with Launceston City FC as we see this as a fantastic opportunity to add value to the community with an organisation that exhibits the same core values as ourselves. Our goal for this project would be to provide an efficient, high quality, compliant facility to cater for LCFC’s athletes, volunteers, families and spectators. As requested, I have provided a breakdown of costings in line with your funding proposal.

Our budget price for this project is;

New Change Rooms: $1,000,000.00

. DA and all necessary approvals . Civils and services, including the demolition of existing storage buildings . New fully functional change rooms

Civil Works: $250,000.00

. Civils and services, including the demolition of existing storage buildings . Minor works to realign lower carpark access

Club Rooms: $450,000.00

. Function room extension and relocation of ‘wet area’ . Civil works to wet area to suit all weather (concrete, pavers or tarmac ) . Relocate new bar . Extend and refurbish canteen

Outdoor Viewing Area: $150,000.00

. Roof over and wind break wall to wet area . Improvement to seating and standing terrace

Contingency $150,000.00

Total Budget Costs (Excluding GST) $2,000,000.00

Notes and Clarifications;

1. This quote is valid for 90 days 2. Price based on preliminary client brief documents provided 3. Nil allowance for the removal of any hazardous or contaminated materials (including naturally occurring) 4. Nil allowance for latent conditions

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Should you require any further clarification please contact the undersigned on (03) 6398 8300 or by email [email protected] .

Yours faithfully,

Brent Wilcox CONSTRUCTION MANAGER | NORTH VOS CONSTRUCTION

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MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE Document Set ID: 1380314 Version: 1, Version Date: 05/11/2020

1 April 2019

RE: APPLICATION FOR FUNDING

To whom it may concern

As a major sponsor of Launceston City Football Club (LCFC), Buckby Motors have always been concerned about the state of the changerooms and the image they portray in regard to the club.

We consider the changerooms to be antiquated and not fit for purpose for the modern game and the overall comfort of players.

Players appreciate modern facilities and they are a reflection of their club. Players should be able to feel comfortable in talking with pride about their club rather than being concerned that they cannot compete with clubs that have already secured funding in this area.

New state of the art facilities, meeting the needs of players, is desperately needed to insure the continued growth of the club. Modern facilities do play a part in attracting new players and family members. Any growth in membership of a club benefits all sponsors due to increased exposure and provides more incentive for the club to increase their sponsorship base.

As a major sponsor Buckby Motors fully supports LCFC in their endeavour and vision to provide modern facilities for all players and hope their proposal results in a favorable outcome for all involved.

Regards

Elise Dorazio Director

www.buckbymotors.com.au Buckby Motors Pty Ltd 37-41 St John Street Launceston TAS 7250 PO Box 1881 Launceston TAS 7250 t (03) 6332 2800 f (03) 6332 2840 ABN 47 264305077 ACN 077 722 555