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