Mosman Open Space Recreational Needs Assessment 19/11/14

About this document

This document is the Draft Mosman Open Space Recreational Needs Assessment 2014. It follows the preparation of a Demand and Consultation findings document and the

Recreation Facilities Supply analysis. These were provided previously as separate documents.

Acknowledgements

@leisure Planners appreciates the input made by the project manager Mr John Grady, Council staff, and the residents, park users, clubs, sports and visitors who contributed to this study via surveys, interviews submissions, and attending workshops.

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Contents

1. INTRODUCTION ...... 3 The project ...... 4 Context ...... 4 The last plan ...... 5

2. OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION FACILITY PROVISION ...... 6 2.1 Facility overview ...... 6 2.2 Open space and recreation facilities, by type .. 8

3. DEMAND FOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES - OVERVIEW ...... 15 3.1 Key demographic characteristics that have an influence on leisure needs ...... 15 3.2 Potential number of people using different types of facilities ...... 16 3.3 Activities/Facilities consistently identified as in demand ...... 17

4. KEY GOALS AND ISSUES ...... 19 4.1 Goals ...... 19 4.2 Issues and Recommended Actions ...... 19 4.2.1 Equity and Diversity ...... 19 4.2.2 Programmability and Utilisation ...... 22 4.2.3 Partnerships and Resource Efficiency ...... 23 4.2.4 Managing Capacity ...... 25 4.2.5 Asset Renewal ...... 27

5. ACTION PLAN ...... 33

6. APPENDICES ...... 33 Appendix 1. Availability of recreation facilities in Mosman, by classification ...... 33 Appendix 2. Inventory of recreation facilities ...... 35 Appendix 3. Summary of open space and recreation facilities in Mosman schools ...... 41 Appendix 4. Mosman Recreation Strategy Action Plan 2001: Status of Actions ...... 42

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Executive Summary

The project brief was to review the Mosman Equity and Diversity: making opportunities and Recreational Needs Assessment prepared in 2000; infrastructure more accessible to a wider range of the current provision, use and users of outdoor people, with a priority focus on providing play recreational facilities in Mosman, and assist opportunities, trails and ensuring open space and Council with planning for development, facilities are equitably distributed. This includes improvement and maintenance of future promoting what is accessible to people with a recreation facilities in the next 10 years. disability for example, to create better choices. The LGA is almost completely surrounded by Maintaining a good diversity of open space close Sydney and Middle Harbour, with only the to where people live is also important for healthy western boundary adjoining land. It is lifestyles and with increasing urban densities. characterised by its high aesthetic qualities, , Programmability and Utilisation: enhancing historic significance, large areas of bushland, utilisation of existing facilities on public land for a Crown-owned foreshore open space and a number range of activities at different times of the day, of unmade roads. These all provide high value and to program space not typically programmed open space and contribute significantly to the will provide additional value to residents. health and wellbeing of residents and visitors. These characteristics however provide some Partnerships and Resource Efficiency: Developing considerable constraints in developing indoor and partnerships with adjacent councils, other land competitive sports facilities, which are in high management agencies, sporting associations and demand. schools will create more opportunities for participation, and provide efficiencies in service There are many constraints in providing new delivery and asset management. facilities in Mosman however subject to funding more could be made of water based recreation, Managing Capacity: Demand may need to be promotion and protection of unmade road diverted from some locations such as Balmoral to reserves, especially for fitness access to the maintain quality. Sportsgrounds capacity will need Harbour, trees and contact with nature. Some to be increased through surface enhancements additional packaging, co-location and sharing of and more intensive management to, sports facilities in multisport hubs, across land accommodate more people, more often. management boundaries may provide additional Asset Renewal: As assets age, there are opportunities. opportunities to enhance functionality, The key opportunities the Council can action to accessibility, capacity and performance rather assist in meeting increasing demand include the than replace like with like. In a number of cases following: strategic planning can ensure parks provide a suite of more complementary experiences and design that better integrate facilities into park settings.

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1. Introduction Context Mosman is one suburb and a local government The project area located on the lower North Shore of Sydney, approximately 8 kilometres from the Sydney CBD. The project brief was to review the Mosman The LGA is almost completely surrounded by Recreational Needs Assessment prepared in 2000; Sydney Harbour, with only the western boundary the current provision, use, users and provision of adjoining land. outdoor recreational facilities in Mosman, and assist Council with planning for development, improvement and maintenance of future recreation facilities in the next 10 years. Recreation facilities were classified and analysed along with demand in those categories. The influence of the demographic profile and changes were analysed along with potential participation based on state participation rates, NSW sports participation rates and local membership. The community engagement process included the following: ! An online householder survey ! An online community organisations survey Image 1: Mosman Council LGA ! An intercept survey of users in public spaces ! Face to face interviews with adjacent Mosman is characterised by its high aesthetic Councils qualities, waterfront location, historic significance, high property values, large areas of bushland, ! Telephone interviews with peak sporting Crown-owned open space adjacent to the bodies foreshore and a number of unmade roads that ! Telephone interviews with schools provide open space values. These characteristics ! Telephone surveys of clubs and groups all contribute significantly to the value of open providing recreation activities in Mosman space, as well as providing some constraints and ! Calls for submissions and comments through opportunities associated with supply. print, social media and council website Mosman is primarily residential, with a small ! Workshops for residents and organisations commercial / retail focus around Military Road. Mosman and the harbour frontages have a very high level of significance for cultural heritage. There are a number of defence embattlements and memorials in open space along the foreshore. This area is also a significant area for Australian art history. Artists’ camps were formed at Balmoral Beach and Sirius Cove where Heidelberg School artists such as Tom Roberts regularly painted. A high proportion of residents have a swimming pool or sports facility (such as tennis, basketball or netball court) at home.

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The last plan

Key achievements from the last plan include the following: 1. Indoor and outdoor netball courts constructed The key actions of the last plan not yet achieved in 2011(Drill Hall and Common) for various reasons include: 2. A program of improvements to sporting ! Seek additional sporting reserves (Drill Hall reserves implemented Common & MBSC developed) 3. A plan for active youth: Skate park constructed ! Assess site options for a BMX facility (Proposed in Balmoral Reserve in 2005 site found not suitable and the need for a BMX 4. Plan for development of aquatic facilities: 25m specific facility was reviewed) indoor pool constructed in 2004 ! Reid Park Plan of Management 5. Playground upgrades completed in 2013 ! Boat/ dinghy tracks and racks (Rosherville & Sirius Cove yet to be completed) 6. Plans of management prepared for Parks and Bushland 2012. Rawson Park 2001 Clifton ! Special disability initiatives: Access to the Gardens 2003, The Spit Reserves 2011, beaches, Play spaces, Sensory gardens, and Rosherville Reserve Chinamans Beach 2010 Paths in natural areas/ foreshore ! 7. A review, and bike and pedestrian plans Programs and activities that support physical completed and projects prioritised in 2014 activity ! Volunteers involved in sports development 8. Boat / dingy racks and the locations reviewed. programs for young people Three dinghy racks installed in 2007. 9. Improved access. Pedestrian Access and Appendix 4. lists the status of actions from the last Mobility Plan (PAMP) completed in 2012. Key plan. projects identified. Accessibility considered in

all capital projects 10. Lighting upgrades completed on Balmoral & Rawson Ovals in 2009 11. Subsurface drainage completed at all ovals in 2013 12. Initiatives identified with Recreation Advisory Group 13. Brochure on playgrounds in Mosman completed. 2005. Web information updated regularly 14. Provided training and allocate resources that support bushcare volunteer program. Mosman Bushland Matters published 4 times per year 15. Unmade Roads Restoration Program established in 2002 and total sites works under this program in 2014 is 28.

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2.1 Open space and recreation The quality of public open space and the general facility provision public domain contributes significantly to the health and wellbeing of residents and visitors. This quality is enhanced by harbour views, the 2.1 Facility overview presence of historic features, mature trees and vegetation, as well as the quality of adjacent This project principally concerns Council owned or housing. managed open space and recreation facilities. Appendix 1 outlines the availability of recreation Mosman has 220 ha of open space that is owned facilities in Mosman by classification. or managed by Council or Crown agencies (see Appendix 2 provides a list of known recreation Image 2). Council manage 32 open spaces with a facilities in Mosman – including those owned or recreation function covering an area of over 17 ha. managed by clubs, government agencies and the There are a further 31 ha of bushland areas private sector. managed by Council. For a small local government area there is a good The major spaces are generally located at the east range of facilities available. The following types of of the municipality or are foreshore reserves. See recreation facilities are not present in the Mosman Image 2. LGA, but most are available in the broader area: ! Outdoor greens / rink sports – (golf, bocce, petanque) ! Outdoor sports courts – beach volleyball ! Outdoor sports grounds – diamond sports and target sports ! Off-road trail outdoor cycle sport facility –BMX and MTB and orienteering ! Outdoor aquatic sports facility – diving and water polo ! Outdoor climbing facility ! Outdoor motor sports ! Outdoor equestrian sports ! Indoor climbing facility ! Indoor racquet sports – squash and racquet ball ! Indoor skate/ BMX facility – skateboard, inline, scooter and BMX ! Indoor bowling sports – ten pin bowls and carpet bowls ! Indoor ice sports – ice racing, skating, curling and ice hockey

! Indoor gym/fitness/dance – gymnastics hall

Image 2: Location of open space in Mosman

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Open space owned by others Other significant open space / recreation The Crown owns much of the public open space in facilities outside the Mosman LGA Mosman. Crown owned open space is Significant areas of open space and recreation concentrated on Mosman’s foreshore and in the facilities located close to, yet outside Mosman fingers of bushland inland. Council manages a LGA include: large number of parcels of Crown land, including: Balmoral Reserve, Rosherville Reserve, Spit • Cammeray Golf Course (North Sydney Council) Reserve and Mosman Park. • North Bridge Golf Course (Willoughby Council) St Leonards Park (North Sydney Council) Significant open space and recreation features are • located in the Sydney Harbour National Park. • Tunks Park / Flat Rock Gully (Willoughby These include: Council, North Sydney Council) • North Sydney Olympic Pool (North Sydney • Cobblers Beach Council) • Middle Head • Manly to Spit Walk (Manly Council) • Georges Head • North Sydney Oval (North Sydney Council) • Chowder Bay • Manly Dam (Warringah Council) • Bradleys Head The community survey identified a number of • Athol Hall sports and facilities that are undertaken / used • Bradleys Head amphitheatre / military relics outside of Mosman by Mosman residents, as these Within the Mosman LGA there are other activities or facilities are not available in Mosman. significant open space / recreation facilities owned These activities include: Rugby League (North or managed by other authorities. These include: Sydney and Manly) Golf (North Sydney), Basketball (Willoughby, and North Sydney), Hockey (Sydney • Sydney Harbour Federation Trust land Olympic Park, and Pennant Hills- Hornsby Shire) • Privately managed art centres, galleries, and Mountain Biking (Warringah).. museums and community gardens • Water based recreation facilities – e.g. boat sheds, jetties and wharfs, managed by NSW Roads and Maritime Services • Taronga Zoo • Church Halls are often used for community purposes such as playgroups, youth groups, and seniors’ recreation activities. Scots Kirk Hall (Presbyterian Church hall is used by community groups for tai chi, Pilates and other programs) • Recycled buildings on Sydney Harbour Federation Trust land at Georges Heights including artists studios, gyms, a dance studio, a child care centre, events centre, accommodation

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Target sports 2.2 Open space and recreation facilities, There are no known target sports such as sport by type shooting or archery in the LGA.

Outdoor sportsgrounds Diamond sports 2 Mosman has five sports grounds : Teeball have used the Middle Head Oval. • Mosman Park (Allan Border Oval) There is some suggestion that George Heights Oval • Balmoral Park East / West is sometimes used for softball by schools. • Georges Heights Oval There is no baseball played in the LGA. Mosman • Middle Head Oval Baseball Club disbanded in 2009. • Rawson Oval Outdoor greens / rink sports (e.g. croquet, lawn All ovals except for Mosman Park are located in bowls, golf) the east of the municipality (see Image 3). Mosman has two lawn bowls clubs: Warringah All have been constructed as ovals (rather than as Bowls Mosman (two synthetic greens), and rectangular grounds). These grounds cater Mosman Bowls Club (two grass greens). primarily to soccer (football), cricket, rugby, and Australian Rules football, as well as athletics, There is one croquet club (Mosman Croquet Club) triathlon, school sports and some hockey. in Mosman. Mosman Croquet Club is located on Rawson Park. Croquet NSW remarked that the There are three grounds with turf wickets, due to Mosman Croquet Club have ‘the best facilities in the level at which cricket is played in Mosman. the State’. The Club is looking to improve all abilities access on lawns 3 and 4. There are no golf courses in Mosman, however there are several within 5km. The nearest courses are located in North Sydney Council (Cammeray), Willoughby (Northbridge Golf Club) and Manly (Balgowlah Golf Club). In addition, there are others located in the Warringah area. There are no facilities for bocce or petanque in Mosman.

Outdoor sports courts (e.g. netball, basketball, tennis)

Tennis Tennis courts in Mosman include: two courts on Harbour trust land, one tennis court in Mosman High School, four synthetic tennis courts in Rawson Park (leased by the Crown to a private operator), the Mosman Lawn Tennis Club, and a private one court tennis centre at Bickell Road Mosman.

The Mosman Lawn Tennis facility is a site with 6 lawn courts. It does not have lights and further Image 3: Location of sports grounds in Mosman (in development of this facility is constrained by the blue) residential setting. A large number of residential dwellings have tennis courts in Mosman. 2 Rosherville Park, Reid Park and The Spit Reserve are used for pre-season training and some junior sport.

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Netball furthest from play spaces include those around Council has a three-court outdoor netball facility northern Bradleys Head Rd, and the Bay St / at Rawson Park. This is not lit, and is not able to be Beauty Point Rd area. used for competition due to the conditions of the Site inspections indicated the use of sand in a lease and the Management Plan, as land is under number of play spaces (which has high play value), the control of the Sydney Harbour Foundation the access to natural elements in many as well as Trust. high quality lawn areas. The indoor court at Marie Bashir Indoor Sports However, there are few play equipment areas that Centre is also suitable for netball. are inclusive of people with a disability.

Basketball Image 4 shows the location of playgrounds in Mosman. Council has one half-court basketball court in Memory Park and one in Clifton Gardens. There are no full sized outdoor courts provided by Mosman Council and most schools do not provide public access to their courts for social use outside of school hours. One indoor facility (Marie Bashir Indoor Sports Centre) provides basketball (and a range of other indoor activities to hirers), however this centre is not available for casual basketball use.

Parks and social, family recreation space Social / family recreation open space provides unorganised play and social opportunities for people of different age groups and abilities. Open spaces in Mosman that provide a social / family recreational function include: • Balmoral Foreshore/ The Esplanade • Spit Reserve West • Mosman Park • Bay Street Park • Clifton Gardens Reserve • Countess Street Park • Curraghbeena Park Image 4: Location of playgrounds in Mosman • Hunter Park Council only has two play spaces with bark chips • Reginald Street Park for soft fall. Staff noted that many residents have • Reid Park indicated that they don’t like this surface. • Sirius Cove Reserve During site inspections it was noted that some • Memory Park play space reserves are partly fenced. Some sites Children’s play spaces have fencing very close to the equipment without open space and landscape elements surrounding Recreation facilities specific to young people equipment or inside the fence. Play activities tend include 14 public playgrounds (see Image 4). Since to spill out from equipment, so it is not desirable the last plan Council has undertaken a major for a fence to tightly corral that equipment. upgrade of its playgrounds. Some areas of the Council area are more than 600m (considered an excessive distance to walk with children) from playgrounds. Residential areas

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Children have a relatively good distribution of Judging from the response from community informal and unorganised opportunities for play in consultation a number of residents do not appear natural areas, and for physical activity, especially to know this – thinking instead that they are those who live within walking distance of the unauthorized users of public space. Personal water. trainers do not have identified specific licenced locations, although licences to use Balmoral Dog socialisation and exercise areas foreshore and oval area are more expensive due Designated dog off-leash areas in Mosman include the area’ s popularity for training. (subject to times/dates): Spaces protecting bushland and biodiversity • Rawson Park (parts of) values • Lawry Plunkett Reserve (top of Plunkett Road) Council manages 22 areas protected for their • Reid Park biodiversity values and bushland, covering 31 ha. • Spit Reserve West These areas provide: • Spit Reserve East ! important habitat for fauna (particularly • Clifton Gardens Reserve birdlife) and protection of flora • Sirius Park ! visual amenity and vertical interest in • Rosherville Reserve residential areas • . ! buffers and screens residences from roadways and vehicle noise None of these spaces are fenced. ! valuable access to nature and environmental Dogs are allowed on one beach (Clifton Gardens) education for children before 9 am and after 4 pm. Dogs are not allowed ! restorative values that contribute significantly on sports grounds (prohibited on Rawson Oval and to residents and visitor’s sense of wellbeing Drill hall Common). ! high quality setting for walking Outdoor skate / BMX facilities ! a major contribution to air and water quality and reduces the heat island affect of hard Mosman has one skate park at Balmoral Park surfaces in residential areas (recently constructed). There are no BMX facilities. Many unmade roads in Mosman have pockets of The skate park is not in a very central location for bushland/urban forest on them. Local bushcare young people to reach, although it is colocated groups contribute to the maintenance of these. with the very popular Balmoral Park. Skate websites suggest that the facility is showing Unmade roads some wear and tear and that it needs to be kept Council own 89 unmade road reserves covering clean. 7.5 ha. These provide a significant resource to Mosman residents, in that they protect: Outdoor gym and fitness facilities ! Pockets of green space in increasingly high- Council has fitness equipment at Balmoral and density residential areas. plans to introduce static exercise equipment at ! Views and areas open to the sky. Spit West. ! Pockets of vegetation, habitat and many There are a large number of private fitness and pockets of bushland close to residences. gym operators with facilities that are located in ! Valuable public access to the waterfront. Mosman. ! Walkways and stairs for exercise There are a number of fitness trainers registered ! Open space for play. to use public space by Council. Council has a registration process for personal trainers, where A number of these unmade roads have retaining they pay an annual license fee per year for a walls, stairs and paths that are likely to require specific number of persons. renewal or upgrade in the future. There are also likely to be some encroachment issues associated with these spaces.

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Key unmade roads that provide public access to Outdoor aquatic sports facility (swimming, the waterfront include: boating and fishing facilities) • Burrawong Avenue (Taylors Bay) Council has two outdoor sea baths. One at Wyong Road Balmoral and the other at Clifton Gardens. A small • tidal children rock pool at Edwards beach is also • Shellbank Avenue available. There is a small boat jetty at Inkerman • Burton Street, Inkerman Street, Bickell Place Street. There was a third baths at Quakers Hat (Quakers Hat Bay) that was substantially demolished in the 1990’s. • Fairfax, Edwards Bay Road, Awaba Street, The North Sydney Olympic Pool is also located Mandolong Road (Hunter Bay) south west of Mosman. • Grecia Lane, Rosherville Road (Middle Harbour) There are a number of water-based recreation and sporting clubs located in the LGA. These clubs • McLeod Street, Boyle Street (Mosman Bay) include swimming, triathlon, rowing, sailing, • McLeod Street, Illawarra Street, Sverge Street yachting, outrigger canoe, sea scouts, and a beach (Little Sirius Cove) club that provides lifesaving activities for young • Musgrave Street, Raglan Street (South people. Sailing, yachting and sea scouts operate Mosman) from Balmoral Beach. The Mosman Rowing Club • Pulpit Lane, Quakers Road (Quakers Hat Bay) operate out of the Spit Reserve. • Unnamed Road (The Spit East) Water based recreation opportunities range from • Almora Street social, school, hire based services to club and elite • Le Gay Brereton Park Olympic standard yachting and rowing facilities and programs. Fishing facilities

Access to and along the foreshore Council has three jetties / wharfs: Inkerman Street wharf, Balmoral and Clifton Gardens. Much of the Mosman waterfront is in private ownership, or is Sydney Harbour Federation Trust The main fishing locations in Mosman are Clifton or Defence or National Park land and therefore Gardens, Sirius Cove and the Spit Reserve (and there is restrictions on access for residents and Ellery Park). Council provides one fish-cleaning visitors, and their use of this land for recreational tray. purposes. Aquatic areas surrounding Mosman are part of There are still some aging pieces of infrastructure the Sydney Harbour Intertidal Protected Area. on public land along the foreshore and a number They are dedicated for the protection of selected of buildings have been recycled for commercial rocky habitats and intertidal species. Collection of and community uses. intertidal animals (such as crabs, snails, cunjevoi, octopus, sea urchins, anemones, pipis, cockles, There are some unmade road reserves that mussels, oysters, and saltwater yabbies) is strictly provide access to the harbour, however due to the prohibited in this area. Fishing is permitted in location of private land it is not possible to provide Intertidal Protected Areas, but bait collection is continuous public access to, and along the not allowed. foreshore.

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Beaches Cycling Council has several beaches located along the The Triathlon Club use Obelisk Bay and Middle eastern foreshore. These include Chinamans Head Road for four triathlons a year. Beach, Balmoral Beach, Clifton Gardens and Sirius While the LGA has a number of great Cove. Rosherville Reserve has the last semi-natural opportunities to train with undulating topography sand dunes in Sydney Harbour. Council has and some limited through roads – such as through provided sand to retain a small beach at Spit the National Park, the quality of roads is a concern Reserve West. for competitive cycling. Mosman’s beaches provide an important resource Mosman Council does not have any cycle sports for a large number of people from the Greater facilities such as a velodrome, criterium circuit, Sydney area. mountain bike or BMX track facilities. Mountain bike riders go to Manly Dam and Terrey Hills to Off-road trails ride. Mosman has a number of walking tracks. The most significant tracks run through Sydney Harbour Open space for relaxation National Park and adjacent open spaces. Mosman has a large number of open spaces (see Significant off-road trails in Mosman include: Appendix 2) with higher environmental quality without facilities for social, recreational activities, • Harbour Bridge to The Spit Bridge walking which are protected because they are bushlands. track • Bradleys Head to Chowder Bay walk It has been suggested that community want reserves to maintain their character and identity • Mosman Park and Balmoral Park (several of rather than changing them to; improve quality, Mosman’s larger open spaces) are part “modernise” facilities or increase participation. bounded by perimeter paths. • Bicentennial Walk (Quakers Hat Park) A number of small spaces that have high amenity value may be able to accommodate facilities such Council also has some inner urban spaces and as community gardens, trails or other activities. unmade roads that provide walkways, access to However there is often unwillingness by adjacent the water and public domain in association with residents to activate such spaces. community and shopping areas, such as the Library walk. Visual amenity space / look out Council has some excellent information about Mosman has a number of spaces providing walks in Mosman, including information about lookouts over the harbour. In fact there are history and features along the walks. constraints on development of some foreshore There are few off-road shared paths suitable for land due to the visual importance of this to Sydney cycling in Mosman, and few large reserves that Harbour and Sydney’s history. Two open spaces have perimeter paths around them. have a formal look out function: Carroll’s Lookout and Curraghbeena Lookout. These are important The majority of the major foreshore walks are not to view harbour events such as the New Years Eve accessible to people using wheelchairs or mobility fireworks. A number of unmade road reserves also devices. serve this function. The stairs at Balmoral make it difficult for people with a disability to train on the beach with the triathlon club.

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Community horticulture / garden The Mosman Drill Hall is located adjacent to the Mosman has two community gardens operated by Marie Bashir Indoor Sports Centre. It is owned by the Mosman Community Gardeners Association: the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust but managed Mackie Lane Garden and Middle Head Garden by Mosman Council and can be hired for private (Soldiers Institute). Both gardens are on land not functions and community activities. One of its owned by Council. principal users is an afterschool program. It has All plots are communal and some herbs and plants sport court markings but is not currently used for are located outside the fence to allow residents to sport. enjoy them. Council has found it difficult to gain an acceptance from adjacent residents to locate additional community gardens in parks in Mosman.

Other outdoor fitness facilities (e.g. climbing, parkour etc.) Mosman does not have any outdoor fitness facilities other than exercise equipment. However there is some evidence of climbing and parkour at the Spit and the cliff has been used for bouldering.

Memorial gardens Part of Mosman Park (also known as Memorial Park) is set aside as a war memorial. The adjacent space is also used as a parade ground. This space is important on occasions such as ANZAC day, but also due to the close proximity to defence establishments and Mosman history related to defence. There are no cemeteries or crematoria in Mosman.

Indoor facilities Whilst indoor facilities are outside the scope of this plan it is necessary to broadly consider these in context with outdoor opportunities.

Indoor courts sports Marie Bashir Indoor Sports Centre is Mosman’s premier indoor recreation facility. It is a single court facility managed directly by Council. It is used for futsal, netball, indoor hockey and basketball competitions as well as casual hire. It is not open for casual use, and the centre is not programmed, rather it is purely available for hire.

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The Drill Hall could potentially accommodate Hall / community meeting place young children’s sports development programs, , group fitness activities, dance or older adult sports Halls and community meeting places in Mosman such as table tennis, soft tennis and movement include: classes such as pilates and yoga. • Balmoral Scout Hall (Balmoral Park) Some schools also provide indoor sports courts. • Scout and Guide Hall (Parriwi Bushland Reserve) There is considerable demand for additional indoor sports clubs and to a degree this can • Athol Hall (Sydney Harbour National Park) substitute for the lack of opportunities for training • Mosman Seniors Centre (Spit Junction) for outdoor sports clubs. • Mosman Drill Hall (Cross St)

Indoor racquet sports • Mosman Art Gallery and Community Centre Other indoor spaces used for fitness and Mosman does not have an indoor racquet sports facility. Both badminton and squash are no longer recreation activities in Mosman include Kirk Hall, which is part of the Presbyterian Church. Mosman sports played in Mosman. Mosman Square Seniors Library, the senior citizens centre and the youth Centre does offer table tennis to seniors. centres all provide indoor recreation Other indoor facilities opportunities. Mosman High School and bowling clubs are also used for fitness and recreation Mosman does not have an indoor skate centre, activities. (the closest venue for roller derby is Sydney, and for indoor skateboarding is at Sydney Olympic Recreation facilities in schools Park), Indoor bowling sports, (the closest facilities Mosman has seven schools. These schools are in the Sydney CBD), Indoor ice sports (the generally have limited space for recreation. closest venue is Macquarie Ice Rink in North Ryde). Schools train and compete on Mosman’s sport ovals as well as at water-based facilities such as Indoor aquatic facility Mosman Rowing Club (Spit Reserve West) and Mosman has one indoor aquatic centre: Mosman private providers on the Balmoral foreshore. Swim Centre. Mosman Swim Centre is located on Schools (combined) are the third biggest type of Vista Street, Mosman. It provides a six lane 25m users of Councils sportsgrounds, using them for indoor-heated pool and activities such as learn to more than 1600 hours in 2013. swim, aquarobics and swim club. As few schools have open space or compliant Queenwood School for Girls own an indoor sports facilities there is little opportunity for aquatic facility (Lawrence Pool). community clubs to utilise these. However, most schools do have outdoor sports courts and / or school halls. These could contribute opportunities especially for teenagers. Mosman High School has a community college, which operates from the school and additional community facilities. This provides a wide range of sporting, fitness and recreation programs. Some schools are located in close proximity to open space. Appendix 3. lists known facilities provided at schools in Mosman.

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! Mosman attracts a high number of visitors to its foreshore parks, perhaps because of its high 3. DEMAND FOR RECREATION aesthetic values, beaches, harbour views, ACTIVITIES – OVERVIEW accessibility to the Warringah freeway and Taronga Zoo.

The assessment of demand for this project Implications of demographic profile and included: analysing the demographic profile of population size Mosman and implications on sport and leisure; analysing available usage and participation data; The cost of increasing the level of service and projecting participation in sport and recreation range of services spread across all areas will be a activities and likely use of different facility types; challenge due to the constrained population and community engagement. growth and rate base and limitations of existing supply. The community engagement process for this project included: a householder and community Any increasing densities will mean the further loss organisations survey, opportunities to comment or of private open space and potentially restorative make a submission, onsite intercept surveys, values, as well as opportunities for incidental play telephone interviews of clubs, stakeholders and and home based activity such as playing with pets peak bodies, and workshops with staff, as a well as horticulture. stakeholders, and community. Affluence and high levels of education may Further information about the population profile increase the demand for opportunities and and implications for recreation, and the findings expectations of quality of services beyond what from the community engagement process can be Council can afford. found in the Demand and Consultation Findings Opportunities to better service specific population document previously submitted for this project. groups such as young people, older adults and people with a disability are addressed under the 3.1 Key demographic characteristics Issues section. that have an influence on leisure Due to increasing demand for recreation and open space there is a need for Council to consider more Key characteristics of Mosman that influence conscious and equitable provision of resources to leisure behaviour are as follows: specific population groups. Facilities for each must ! Relatively slow growth in population, (7.18% in be equitably distributed across the LGA to “future next 10 years) to approximately 31,000 people. proof” facilities from demographic change. ! Increasing housing density (63% of dwellings medium or high density) ! All new dwellings will be apartments ! Thirty five percent of dwellings will be lone person households by 2024 (up 2%) ! Fewer school children and families with children by 2024 (down by 2%) ! An increasing proportion of older adults and people with a disability. Twenty-two percent of population will be 65 years or older by 2024. ! High employment and discretionary income, and education levels (almost double median household income of NSW average) ! Only .5% of dwellings are public housing ! A small proportion of non-English overseas born residents (less than 14% of residents)

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3.2 Potential number of people using Lower than expected participation in these sports is likely to be a result of the lack facilities, different types of facilities particularly in the case of cricket, hockey and netball. Using state participation rates applied to the Mosman population the potential numbers of In the case of tennis – the limited number of lit residents who would use cycling and walking paths tennis courts and centres with strong competition is almost double that of the next facility type pathways, foundation, development, social and ranked by the potential number of users. Outdoor coaching programs, as well as the nature of playing fields ranked second by potential numbers surfaces may impact on participation. For rugby of users, followed by gym and fitness, and league, the strength of other rugby and football swimming facilities (equal). codes and the demographic profile of Mosman are likely to favour rugby union. Due to the proximity to the harbour, swimming and yachting facilities (as born out by the There has been a loss of some sports from th LGA householder survey and membership data) is likely since the 2000 Plan. These sports include lacrosse, to be higher than these potential user numbers squash, baseball and water polo. show. The consultation with peak sporting bodies and Table 1: Potential numbers of users of facilities by type, local clubs identified the following demand related 2014 and 2024 issues: Facility Type 2014 2024 ! Mosman Netball Club is one of the largest Cycling and walking paths 15583 15588 community run netball clubs in NSW Outdoor playing field sports 8909 8815 ! Mosman has the highest number of triathletes Gym / group fitness 8314 8375 by LGA in the country Swimming pools 4267 4266 ! Sailing and croquet, and the Swans Junior AFL Outdoor court sports 3531 3530 have some of the biggest clubs in NSW Indoor court sports 2158 2164 ! Mosman / North Sydney leads the way with Outdoor water based sports 1895 1914 junior growth in sailing “Tackers” program Skate / roller sports 1715 1604 ! Clubs have stated numbers in soccer (football) and Aust. Rules, cricket and sea scouts are When potential participation by activity is capped, as there is no capacity to compared to known membership of clubs, there accommodate additional participants in local are a number of sports with considerably higher facilities participation rates than those for NSW. ! Mosman bowls and Mosman croquet facilities These include: are state of the art; and provide an opportunity to grow participation from additional markets ! Sailing at off peak times and for events ! Little athletics ! A wide range of sports, health and well being ! Triathlon activities are being conducted by schools, ! Croquet including sports not played at club level in ! Rowing, and Mosman; e.g. softball, rugby league, ! Rugby union. gymnastics The sports with lower than expected participation ! Relationships with schools are very important in Mosman include: for clubs and there is a drop off when children ! Cricket go to private schools. Many children then drop ! Hockey out of sport after school. ! Rugby league ! Netball

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3.3 Activities/Facilities consistently identified as in demand For outdoor fitness activities, enablers in descending order were: Throughout the community engagement the ! Put me in touch with others who have this following activities / facilities were consistently interest or someone to go with identified as being in demand or requiring some ! Provide some assistance to get there and action. during the activity ! Swimming Key enablers to encourage people to cycle were, in ! Basketball descending order: ! Physical exercise, programs / equipment ! Provide discounts, or reduce the cost of using ! Cycle and walking trails an existing facility ! Sportsgrounds ! Improve the quality of existing facilities Others included: The key enabler that could encourage people to ! Kayak / water based club activities play basketball was: ! Practice facilities ! Provide additional or new facilities for this ! “youth facilities” activity ! Tennis ! Netball Key enablers that could encourage people to ! Improved play spaces and BBQ/picnic swim, in descending order were: ! Spaces and management of dogs ! Provide an opportunity to learn a new activity / develop confidence in doing this activity Outdoor recreation activities residents ! Provide additional or new facilities for this would like to participate that they don’t activity currently ! Provide suitable programs / or classes in existing facilities Forty-five percent of respondents to the community survey would like to participate in an outdoor recreation activity that they don’t Additional demand for sport and recreation currently undertake. activities The majority of respondents who would like to Almost 60% of the survey respondents indicated participate in an outdoor recreation activity that that there is additional demand for sport and they don’t currently undertake, were 30-34 year recreation activities that is not currently being met olds. The most common activities listed were: in Mosman. Responses primarily focussed around the following facilities: ! Outdoor fitness /personal training (high intensity) (boot camp) (boxing) program ! Swimming ! Cycling ! Cycling / Off road trails ! Basketball ! Sportsgrounds ! Swimming ! Basketball ! Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi ! BBQ / picnic areas ! Tennis ! Physical activity / fitness ! Hockey ! Hockey ! Kayaking ! Dog walking ! Waterbased recreation The key enablers to encourage people to do these ! Skate / Scooter facilities activities vary considerably between activities.

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Priorities for recreation and sports facility ! Demand for stand-up paddle boarding, social improvement or provision identified from beach volleyball and kayaking is increasing the community survey (mostly amongst males). Boat numbers have Respondents to the household survey identified also increased. Two marinas have increased approximately one hundred and twenty priorities. their berths. The Navy also now has berths off The majority of those issues raised were similar in Balmoral. This is having an affect on swimming nature to those raised about additional facilities. among so many boats. ! There is more shared ownership / and storage In descending order of frequency, the key for boats, and better sharing between sports priorities identified were: grounds codes now, as there is not enough ! Sports grounds (more, all weather and space. However clubrooms are mostly improvements) undersized and limit options for sharing. ! Trails and paths ! Some facilities may be underutilized during the ! Sports courts (netball, basketball, and tennis) day e.g. sports courts use could be encouraged ! Fitness equipment from schools, and older persons i.e. short ! Play spaces (softfall, age, fencing) programs and come and try sessions. ! Swimming (pool / maintaining Balmoral Baths) ! There is a concern for additional track and trails ! Environment / Bushland and about the condition and maintenance of ! BBQ’s paths, tracks and trails. This demand related to similar activities reflected ! Water based club activities are constrained by overall. issues associated with storage, trailer parking, Comments about facilities rigging, washdown, conflicts with motorised use and the condition and functionality of A wide range of comments were received about clubrooms. types of facilities and specific parks and sports grounds. These are provided in the Demand and Consultation findings for future reference.

Some key points overall include the following: ! Quality and size of facilities (netball, little athletics) limits growth ! Some participation benefits could be accrued with facility improvements; to drainage, support facilities, storage, number and size of grounds and compliance, ground maintenance, practice wickets, provision of lights and a synthetic playing field ! Lack of lighting in some instances limits uses for tennis, netball, soccer (football), Aust. Rules Football and on road and trails for cycling ! There is a demand for addition cricket practice nets that are accessible to the community (including at Reid Park and longer nets at Balmoral) ! Some conflicts exist between sports and will be exacerbated as demand increases i.e. between: summer and winter users. Same season users, motorised watercraft and sailing / rowing, cyclists and dogs on trails.

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4. KEY GOALS AND ISSUES 4.2 Issues and Recommended Actions

4.1 Goals 4.2.1 Equity and Diversity

The following goals have been established as a Access to recreation and sports facilities result of investigation and public consultation. It is during the day and at night, for a wide range considered that they are consistent with Council’s of activities and a diversity of population MosPlan commitments to: Partnerships, Environmental Protection, Efficiency, and Social groups Inclusion and have considered the community and Key opportunities to enhance participation related stakeholder preferences, potential demand and the to specific population groups are provided below. nature characteristics and distribution of current recreation and sporting facilities. Older adults and lone person households The goals are: There is demand to stay active longer. Strong participation in older people can be supported by

1. Maximise access to recreation and sports providing and programming suitable activities i.e. facilities during the day and at night, for a walking, fishing, outdoor bowls, indoor bowls, warm wide range of activities and a diversity of water swimming, tennis, croquet community population groups (Equity and diversity) gardening, men’s shed and golf. Opportunities can 2. Increase participation in physical activity and also be explored to allow middle-aged people to sport though programming of indoor and continue to cycle, and unmet demand can be outdoor venues (Programmability and addressed through indoor exercise and sports such utilisation) as badminton and table tennis. 3. Increase efficiency of management and There are significant benefits of providing additional development capability (Resource Efficiency opportunities for social connectedness and and Partnerships) connection to nature for lone person households. 4. Increase the capacity of sportsgrounds, trails An affluent and older population not in the and outdoor spaces to better accommodate workforce may provide a resource as volunteers for current and forecast future demand guided activities, skill development and programs. (Managing Capacity) Providing more seats, shelters, picnic facilities, 5. Continue to develop and improve asset suitable exercise equipment, public toilets, management and renewal to enhance: accessible circuit trails and perimeter paths in parks accessibility of sports and recreation could assist in more older adults exercising and facilities to all people, functionality; fit for socialising outdoors. purpose and shared use (Asset renewal) Due to the high demand for seats and tables especially those with backs and arms and the need for paths to access them for people with mobility aids, the willingness to sponsor these and the value for encouraging older people to use parks, watch activity and enabling a sense of belonging, there is value in developing a strategy for seat and table placement, accessibility and design improvements. Stairs in parks and unmade road reserves provide opportunities for residents and visitors, as well as older adults, to keep fit. For older women there is likely to be demand for affordable indoor social programs and classes close to home i.e. Tai Chi, Yoga or gentle exercise in parks.

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People with disability Opportunities to include more people with Off-road opportunities to cycle and walk, secure disabilities in sport and recreation activities are bike parking and additional public transport will considerable. These opportunities include: assist young people in accessing facilities and social improvements to the design of swimming, sport, opportunities. play and picnic facilities and selective accessible The need for basketball facilities for young people paths of travel through parks and along the was a major issue raised in the community foreshore. engagement process. Providing more assistance and suitable equipment With fewer children per household in the longer to individuals to use facilities (especially swimming term, schools will be more important for incidental facilities), as well as programming coupled with play, unorganised sport and social activity. transport, and respite care options, could increase the use of facilities in non-peak times and will mean Sports and activities for females more people from these groups could participate. Significantly more males in Australia aged 15–24 There is a need for additional information to enable years old participate in sport and physical activities people to match their ability and interest with than females. Historically football (soccer) and available opportunities, especially information cricket codes have been primarily male; typically it is about walking paths and transport. Such more difficult for female teams to get access to information needs to be made available in an facilities. accessible media and content. Support needs to be given to sports such as netball, Young people and school aged children tennis, dance, gymnastics, soccer (football), gym and fitness and kayaking in order to ensure the high Most issues identified in the community propensity of females to play these sports is met consultation related to provision of facilities for with opportunity. children related to: sportsgrounds, the need to provide safe cycling opportunities and play spaces. Personal trainers in outdoor parks and users of Playgrounds for kids older than toddlers, equipment outdoor exercise equipment has increased variety, more adventurous and natural elements significantly in recent years, and with it has seen the and more shade were key issues. increase in participation in physical activities by women. The short duration and flexibility in time to For young people more opportunities to play free undertake these activities often enables women to access social basketball and tennis, lit social places schedule them around family and work to gather and more tables in open spaces were commitments. identified in the community survey and are desirable. There is growth in demand for kayaking and other non-motorised water based activities from women, Practice sports facilities are important for older however paddlers are made up mainly of individuals children, as are hard courts, and where sports who are not part of a club, and transporting and facilities exist; free access courts for tennis and handling crafts were identified as issues, especially basketball, practice cricket wickets, and goals for by females. social soccer (football) are desirable. Any opportunities to provide additional capacity on outdoor playing fields and on sports courts through programming and casual use being made available in indoor spaces, along with better connections between clubs and schools will enhance opportunities for young people.

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Demand for a diversity of opportunities Equity and Diversity: Strategies A diversity of opportunities and experiences will be • Consciously plan to enhance design and equitable enhanced and protected in open space with high access to recreation for specific population groups environmental quality and a diversity of functions of and include additional recreation, play and social open space and setting types. There is a good opportunities for older adults and people with a disability diversity of open space and bushland across the LGA. This should be retained. • Seek to provide a diversity of recreational opportunities for all residents Most play spaces are designed primarily for children • Where Council provides for user groups, seek to and are therefore single-purpose. A more cost ensure they have equitable shared access to effective approach to play spaces is to ensure their necessary fit-for-purpose support facilities design addresses the needs of the whole family, multiple age groups and people of all abilities. Recommended actions: Equity and Diversity: Where possible, the social and family recreation Consciously plan to enhance design and equitable areas preferred are those that include play access to recreation for specific population elements, nature play, landscaped areas and trees groups for shade, kick about space, seating for carers, paths for walking and small wheeled toys, along with 1. Review and undertake design improvement to social sports opportunities for older children, such facilities where funding is available at the as hard courts for basketball and futsal or practice Mosman swim centre, and Balmoral Baths to nets for cricket and soccer. improve accessibility for older adults and people with a disability. As a general principle providing a path system and 2. Select tracks, sports facilities, playgrounds and spaces that encourage children and carers using trails to encourage more people with a wheelchairs and mobility devices in central and disability to be included in and participate in social areas is the most important addition. sport, physical activity and play. The play value of equipment could also be enhanced 3. Investigate the options for more people with a through landscape design, although children appear disability to access water based sporting and to have quite good access to natural spaces in and recreational activities including transport to all around Mosman. It is also desirable to have a the main recreation clubs and facilities such as selection of fenced sites. Balmoral Beach. There is a need to provide additional shade in 4. Review and update the community directory information (including transport) in order to strategic locations in parks and at play spaces. provide information about accessibility of Opportunities for cycling off-road are relatively facilities for people using wheelchairs. limited due to the topography and lack of Council 5. Continue to encourage sporting and fitness owned land and foreshore without heritage opportunities that target females, including constraints. activities such as netball, football (soccer), Respondents to the household survey noted that personal training, and (where possible) gymnastics and dance etc. providing a new aquatic facility was a priority issue, however given the population size and the 6. Explore options for basketball courts in the availability of one indoor centre, a large number of selective development of several social family residential and sea pools, it is not considered a recreation areas such as: 1. Rawson Park 2. priority at this time Reid Park, and 3. Clifton Gardens.

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4.2.2 Programmability and Utilisation Seek to encourage access to a diversity of recreational opportunities for all residents Participation in physical activity and sport through programming and promotion of 7. Continue to provide a balance of dog off- indoor and outdoor venues lead and on-lead areas, and facilities with no dog access, to minimise conflicts between The return on investment in sport and recreation pets and people, and in order to protect all facilities should be measured in terms of user’s interests in parks and beaches. participation. 8. When designing playgrounds consider Whilst the use of outdoor sports fields exceeds fencing larger areas of selected reserves capacity, there are some indoor and outdoor courts with play spaces and include people using that may not be fully utilised and could attract wheelchairs and a good size green space as well as other landscape elements inside the further casual use. Additional use could be both fence. . Promote the location of those organised sport and programmed activities in order enclosed play spaces to those who rely on to include people from specific population groups them. that need additional incentives to participate.

9. Complete the dinghy rack upgrade program Sports courts and fields with specialised and and investigate the feasibility of provision of synthetic surfaces could offer opportunities for kayak storage (especially for females). programming, and use by all ages and abilities, both social and corporate. 10. Encourage, and work with the Sydney Federation Harbour Trust to revise the 2003 There may be opportunities to resurface some Management Plans for Headland Park, smaller spaces to enable these spaces to be Middle Head, George Heights and Chowder programmed for group fitness, sports training or Bay in order to create more accessible and various other programs. circuit paths and routes for walking and cycling. As well as to accommodate a more Some school sites, for example, are central and sustainable balanced mix and practical large enough for small-scale activities, sports and layout of multiple sports fields and off-field training for outdoor teams sports. associated parking and club houses. Tennis, netball, bowls and indoor courts can lend Where Council provides for user groups, seek to themselves to programming, especially if they have ensure they have equitable shared access to lights. necessary fit-for-purpose support facilities Where possible it is desirable to maximise the 11. In the design of future amenity and pavilion number of tennis courts that are lit in Mosman, as building improvements endeavour to ensure the majority of demand for tennis is in the evening, all clubs using grounds or the Harbour have on weekdays and retain ITF approved surfaces to access to shared change rooms for both enable a pathway from foundation skill genders, facilities for referees and first aid, storage, canteen and shade / shelter. development to club and elite competition. Indoor facilities offer considerable opportunities for

additional programed use, rather than just venue hire.

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Given the lack of available social hard courts in Mosman, the availability of these in schools, and Provide additional information to enable users to school’s reliance on Councils sports grounds, Council match their needs with available recreation should investigate reciprocal rights to access such opportunities and promote use facilities. 5. Promote opportunities to participate in water- Some schools have synthetic or hard surfaced areas based recreation through providing additional on their perimeter, which could be easily secured information and promotion of facilities and from the rest of school for social or sports use for programs. young people out of hours, for example. 6. Develop a program to consistently sign and promote the shared trails in the LGA. Programmability and Utilisation 7. Identify and promote the unmade road reserves in the LGA as public spaces, especially those with Strategies: Programmability and Utilisation tracks and stairs leading down to the Harbour and identify trails that are accessible to people with • Maximise the use of available places and prams and mobility devices. spaces (not fully utilised) through programming • Provide additional information to enable 4.2.3 Partnerships and Resource users to match their needs with available Efficiency recreation opportunities and promote use Efficiency of management, and development Recommended actions: Programmability and capability Utilisation Council has a relatively small population with Maximising the use of available places and spaces limited growth projected. (not fully utilised) through programming The relatively small Council area means residents 1. Work with schools to develop a co-operative are likely to travel across multiple LGAs to access approach to the use of sports facilities for clubs and facilities of their choice. North Sydney organised and unorganised sports and propose Council, whose sports facilities complement those in an arrangement whereby use of Council’s ovals Mosman, abuts Mosman. North Sydney has a is compensated for by access to social hard multiple indoor courts sports venues that Mosman courts and other school facilities not utilised out doesn’t have. It may be possible to program North of hours. Sydney Council’s indoor centre in conjunction with 2. Program the use of Marie Bashir Indoor Centre those in Mosman. and the outdoor netball courts for a range of activities utilising all available hours (i.e. non- Due to the small size of the LGA Council cannot peak times) and look to prioritise uses for indoor provide a full array of sport and recreation facilities centres based on level of demand and in favour required by the population. of those uses that are dependant on indoor sports courts. Economies of scale could be introduced by 3. Encourage local clubs to work with Tennis NSW partnerships to manage and develop existing sports to increase the diversity of tennis opportunities and recreation facilities in schools and open spaces. on existing courts, retain ITF compliant courts The need for second tier sports such as athletics, and light courts where possible to increase the hockey, diamond sports and indoor sports such as utilisation of all courts. basketball, netball, badminton and futsal may be 4. Explore the feasibility of installing a synthetic more cost effectively delivered together, rather surface at George's Heights Oval so that it can than in each LGA. be utilised more fully.

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The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust has several individual tennis courts that could be programmed in conjunction with those at Rawson Park. Create additional resource efficiencies through Additionally there are multiple sports facilities increased sharing and co-operation between users, Council and other land management agencies around Rawson Park in different land management arrangements where there are possible synergies. 3. Work closely in partnership with National Parks and Wildlife and Sydney Harbour Federation Trust In noting there is comparatively high provision of to manage and utilise the foreshore roads for parkland areas some opportunities to recycle cycling events and training. additional underutilised land for sports purposes 4. Work closely in partnership with the Sydney should be further investigated around Headland Harbour Federation Trust to improve sports fields Park. capacity and associated facilities at Middle Head Oval and Georges Heights Oval. Partnerships and Resource Efficiency: Strategies 5. Negotiate with schools over use of Council grass playing facilities in the exchange for use of school • Seek partnerships to deliver beneficial hard courts / gyms etc. services in Mosman that are not cost 6. Negotiate with other agencies to support shared / effective to provide separately, or solely by subsidised parking in association with Middle Council Head Oval. • Create additional resource efficiencies through increased sharing and co-operation 7. Work with existing land managers and user groups between users, Council and other land to manage the Rawson Park and Georges Heights sports facilities more as a sporting precinct with management agencies multiple codes (croquet, tennis, rugby, soccer- • Provide sports development assistance to football, cricket, basketball, netball) sharing second tier sports clubs that have potential support facilities and programming available for growth, and where facility capacity courts. allows or can be improved 8. Work with the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to manage and program the tennis courts in Recommended actions: Partnerships and conjunction with those in Rawson Park. Resource Efficiency Provide sports development assistance to clubs that Seek partnerships to deliver beneficial services in have potential for growth where facility capacity allows Mosman that are not cost effective to provide separately, or solely by Council 9. Encourage Mosman Bowls and schools to increase participation in bowls and use of the greens. 1. Examine opportunities to develop partnerships with neighbouring land and recreational facility 10. Encourage better connections between clubs and managers to take advantage of economies of scale schools to provide pathways for children to and improved programing of recreational facilities. develop sports skills, play club competition and continue to play sports. 2. Work with other partners and stakeholders such as local schools and the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to investigate opportunities to increase the range of recreation activities provided within the LGA (beyond the mainstream team sports) and to provide more opportunities to engage in activities with the highest demand.

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4.2.4 Managing Capacity The condition of some grounds is impacted on in some instances by rabbits, dogs, wet conditions and Capacity of sportsgrounds, trails and outdoor playing patterns. Additional funds could enable more development works such as further drainage spaces to meet demand improvements and more intense maintenance that The sportsgrounds and water space in Mosman are will enable some additional use. at or near capacity. Additional demand for sport and Club sport represents only approximately 55% of physical activity won’t be met unless additional organised sportsground use. However as clubs capacity can be created by the improvement in; involve considerable volunteers and are dependant condition, use during non-peak times (on greens, on these facilities they should be given priority of sports courts, indoor centres, ovals), casual use of use. beaches and parks, and by expanding and improving trails, roads and footpaths, for walking and cycling. The investigation of replacing turf fields with some synthetic surfaces will be a worth while exercise. Some Council sports facilities are single grounds. Synthetic surfaces would enable additional capacity Most sports fields are ovals, however there is also however it will not increase availability at peak pressure from sports needing rectangular grounds. demand times and will also come at significant cost. The presence of turf wickets limits some grounds and their capacity to be effectively used by multiple A number of disused buildings on Harbour Trust codes. These locational and design characteristics land, which are in a poor state of repair, may have an implication for clubs as hiring separate provide a potential development opportunity for a multiple venues is expensive and logistically difficult new sports field. Desirably multiple facilities should to manage. be located together to enhance flexibility and reduce the cost of servicing. The lack of space and lights constrain the availability of off field training and practice facilities. The use of netball courts is not at capacity due to the lack of light and inability to play competitions It would be beneficial for all sports grounds and there. With a higher recognition of the value of practice facilities to be lit in order to be able to social and physical activities than when the maximise the use of these when there is demand management plan was prepared further use of this and capacity and to be able to have the flexibility of site may gain greater acceptance. moving training and games around in accordance with ground conditions and levels of use for It is desirable that most tennis courts are lit, as the different activities. majority of demand is in the evening. There is a very high demand for events on Council Further monitoring of the use of open space by dog reserves, as well as casual use. These events mostly and personal trainers, is worthwhile and ongoing include small group celebrations, such as parties and liaisons with trainers will be beneficial to minimise weddings, however there are also a number of overuse and perceived conflicts and divert demand larger community and regional events held away from some popular sites such as Balmoral. throughout the year. Some issues arise in relation to Off road trails have the highest potential use by where temporary facilities can be located, without participants of any other recreation facility type. damage to services, lawn and vegetation and managing the demand for private celebrations. Due to the high demand for walking and cycling, and increasing visitor loads, the capacity and condition The demand for playing fields is increasing across all of roads, track and trails is, and will continue to be, the codes. Council is not able to accommodate a an issue. A major focus on works in years to come considerable amount of the current demand. The needs to be about expanding and developing a use of all sportsgrounds in winter exceeds current strategic network of trails and routes for cycling and carrying capacity of the grounds and the pressure walking. leaves little time to rest grounds between seasons. Council currently funds substantial restoration There is significant growth in cycling as a sport works between seasons. Ground conditions will (especially from older adults), through cycling continue to decline with current levels of use. events and people training, therefore identifying some safer routes and signing these may be desirable.

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Middle Head and Bradleys Head with no through traffic could be a good route for cycling. Chowder

Bay Road is a popular cycling route but is without lights. Seek additional facilities and increase capacity to meet The consultation identified that a lot of people current recreational demand would like to cycle, but find it too dangerous. 6. Provide several public BBQs in the Council area in Families would like to cycle more locally (to pool, association with picnic tables / shelter and play library, park etc.) but find roads intimidating and facilities away from dog exercise areas where these dangerous. can be integrated well into park design. Increase opportunities for residents to cycle on-road Strategies: Managing Capacity and off-road

• Assess methods to increase available funds for 7. Prepare a plan for the upgrade of off -road cycling drainage, sportsground reconstruction, and and walking tracks to provide: lighting to enhance hours of use • Perimeter path exercise circuits around large • Assist schools to enable school sporting and reserves (e.g. Reid Park, Clifton Gardens, recreation space to be better utilised out of Middle Head Oval) hours • Dedicated path circuits with selected routes • Continue to manage the condition of facilities that are wheelchair accessible in different by diverting demand away from overused sites localities across the LGA • Increase opportunities for residents to cycle on- • More continuous cycling and walking road and off-road opportunities on other government land • Continue to manage potentially conflicting uses linking with key sports and community through clear allocation policies and education facilities, ferry wharfs and visitor destinations including constructing a trail from Taronga Zoo Recommended actions: Managing Capacity gate to the wharf Continue to manage the condition of parks by diverting Increase funds for drainage, sportsground demand away from overused sites reconstruction, lighting and restoration to enhance hours of use 8. Provide better water craft storage at Rosherville Reserve and Sirius Cove, and continue to manage 1. Identify the most suitable location for the craft being left on public open space potential construction of a synthetic sports surface, considering access, lighting, potential 9. Provide circuits of fitness equipment at a number multiple (priority) users. The field should as a of key sites in Mosman. minimum suit soccer –football, and be able to be used under lights until at least 9pm. 10. Consider upgrading the outdoor netball court run outs at the Drill Hall to enable them to be better 2. Consider options for off-field training for sports utilised as 'multi-purpose' courts for other sports clubs such as tennis and netball courts. . such as basketball, futsal and tennis.

Assist schools to provide additional sporting and 11. Where the management plan allows, seek to recreation space and utilise that current availability for utilise these netball courts for competition and out of hours use training under lights.

3. Seek to have all sportsgrounds and courts lit suitably Continue to manage potentially conflicting uses for purpose, to maximise usage. through clear allocation policies and education

4. Explore options to enter into further arrangements 12. Prepare codes of conduct for sporting facilities, to allow community access of / programming of fitness and dog trainers, water based users, dog outdoor facilities at Beauty Point Public School e.g. owners and path users. for football training and social basketball. 5. Explore options to better utilise outdoor space on 13. Provide some clear messages to residents through the perimeter of one or more school sites that can educational material about the importance and be isolated from the rest of school property - for benefits of outdoor fitness and personal training social recreation activities i.e. basketball games. (especially for females) and the process Council uses to manage this in parks.

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4.2.5 Asset Renewal A large number of respondents to the householder survey were concerned about the condition of Asset renewal to enhance the accessibility of public toilets and walking paths and trails, suggesting they need additional maintenance, infrastructure to all people, functionality, fit- (including the footpaths in Spit and Military Roads). for-purpose and shared use Due the age of the furniture, sporting and support Asset renewal: Strategies infrastructure, the changing nature of sports, as well • Enhance the functionality and accessibility as the need to share and cater for a diversity of ages and integrated nature of furniture, paths and abilities, as well as the changing economics - and facilities in parks there is a need to redesign and renew sporting and

recreation infrastructure incrementally. • Work to implement Asset Management Plans and renew assets that are: in poor Sporting and water based clubs consistently condition, functionally obsolete, or are not reported that clubrooms and amenity blocks are too fit-for-purpose small, lack storage, are in relatively poor condition and don't meet the current requirements of their Asset renewal: Recommended Actions sports. Enhance the functionality, accessibility and integrated Most supporting infrastructure wasn't designed to nature of furniture, paths and facilities in parks accommodate change facilities for females and males, access for people with mobility devices, nor 1. Review the design of and increase the number of provide necessary storage, referee, first aid, and seats and tables, shelters, and paths that can be canteen facilities. However, care needs to be taken integrated into park design to improve when considering that the scales of new support useability, accessibility and integration of park elements. facilities do not become disproportionate to the playing field and that building placement does not 2. Prepare a management plan for Harnett Park, impact on field sizes. Reid Park, Curraghbeena Reserve and Sirius Cove Reserve and ensure they are developed as a For waterbased clubs, the need for washdown and suite, with complementary uses. rigging areas, trailer parking, kayak storage and general facility upgrades were identified. 3. Work with sailing, rowing, sea scouts and other water based clubs and providers as well as the Park furniture will need to be incrementally updated NSW Government to provide a suite of to be DDA compliant and to accommodate higher contemporary, shared and accessible storage seats with backs and arms, to accommodate more racks and support facilities on public land in older adults. Mosman. 4. As play equipment reaches the end of its useful When various facilities such as play equipment life, redesign play spaces in conjunction with reaches the end of its useful life, there will be a stakeholders to be more inclusive, family need not to replace a like with like, but to redesign oriented spaces, with higher quality play value, spaces to be more inclusive and family oriented with diversity, and more shade and natural and loose higher quality play value and diversity in order to materials. promote children’s development, provide more shade and natural and loose materials. Renew assets that are in poor condition, functionally obsolete or not fit for purpose In some cases sports do not have access to 5. Introduce regular cleaning and concrete compliant playing facilities that compromises use maintenance at the Balmoral skate park. for competition. 6. In conjunction with other agencies prepare an asset management / replacement plan for all sports oval support facilities and clubhouses and water based recreation infrastructure, and upgrade these to provide facilities consistent with core service levels.

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5. Action Plan

Priority 1 - Actions to completed within 1-4 years Priority 2 - Actions to be completed within 5-7 years Priority 3 - Actions to be completed within 8-10 years

Strategy and Action Priority (1, 2 or 3)

Equity and Diversity

Consciously plan to enhance design and equitable access to recreation for specific population groups

1. Review and undertake design improvement to facilities at the Mosman swim centre, and Balmoral Baths where funds are available to improve accessibility for older adults and people 2 with a disability.

2. Select tracks, sports facilities, playgrounds and trails to encourage more people with a disability to be included in and participate in sport, physical activity and play. 2

3. Investigate the options for more people with a disability to access water based sporting and recreational activities including transport to all the main recreation clubs and facilities such as 1 Balmoral Beach.

4. Review and update the community directory information (including transport) in order to provide information about accessibility of facilities for people using wheelchairs. 1

5. Continue to encourage sporting and fitness opportunities that target females, including activities such as netball, football (soccer), personal training, and (where possible) gymnastics 2 and dance etc.

6. Provide access to basketball courts in the selective development of several social family recreation areas such as: 1. Rawson Park 2. Reid Park, and 3.Clifton Gardens. 3

Seek to encourage access to a diversity of recreational opportunities for all residents

7. Continue to provide a balance of dog off-lead and on-lead areas, and facilities with no dog access, to minimise conflicts between pets and people, and in order to protect all user’s 1 interests in parks and beaches.

8. When designing playgrounds with fences, consider fencing larger areas of selected reserves with play spaces and include people using wheelchairs and a good size green space as well as other landscape elements inside the fence. Provide a specific budget for fencing so it can be 2 integrated into the park design; Promote the location of those enclosed play spaces to those who rely on them

9. Complete the dinghy rack upgrade program and investigate the feasibility of provision of kayak storage (especially for females). 1

10. Encourage, and work with the Sydney Federation Harbour Trust to revise the 2003 Management Plans for Headland Park, Middle Head, George Heights and Chowder Bay in order to create more accessible circuit paths and routes for walking and cycling. As well as to accommodate a more sustainable balanced mix and practical layout of multiple sports fields 3 and associated facilities (parking and pavilion buildings)

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Strategy and Action Priority (1, 2 or 3)

Where Council provides for user groups, seek to ensure they have equitable shared access to necessary fit-for-purpose support facilities

11. In the design of future amenity and pavilion building improvements endeavour to ensure all clubs using grounds or the Harbour have access to shared change rooms for both genders, 2 facilities for referees and first aid, storage, canteen and shade / shelter.

Programmability and Utilisation

Maximising the use of available places and spaces (not fully utilised) through programming

12. Work with schools to develop a co-operative approach to the use of sports facilities for organised and unorganised sports, and propose an arrangement whereby use of Council’s ovals is compensated for by access to social hard courts and other school facilities not utilised out of 1 hours.

13. Program the use of Marie Bashir Indoor Centre and the outdoor netball courts for a range of activities utilising all available hours (ie non-peak times) and look to prioritise uses for indoor centres based on level of demand and in favour of those uses that are dependant on indoor 1 sports courts.

14. Encourage local clubs to work with Tennis NSW to increase the diversity of tennis opportunities on existing courts, retain ITF compliant courts, and light courts where possible to increase the 3 utilisation of all courts.

15. Explore the feasibility of installing a synthetic surface at Balmoral Oval or George's Heights Oval so that it can be utilised more fully and explore grant opportunities. 1

Provide additional information to enable users to match their needs with available recreation opportunities and promote use

16. Promote opportunities to participate in water based recreation through providing additional information and promotion of facilities and programs. 1

17. Develop a program to consistently sign and promote the shared trails in the LGA; 2

18. Identify and promote the unmade road reserves in the LGA as public spaces, especially those with tracks and stairs leading down to the Harbour and identify trails that are accessible to 1 people with prams and mobility devices. Install bubblers at selected locations.

Partnerships and Resource Efficiency

Seek partnerships to deliver beneficial services in Mosman that are not cost effective to provide separately, or solely by Council

19. Examine opportunities to develop partnerships with neighbouring land and recreational facility managers to take advantage of economies of scale and improved programing of recreational 2 facilities.

20. Work with other partners and stakeholders such as local schools and the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to investigate opportunities to increase the range of recreation activities provided within the LGA (beyond the mainstream team sports) and to provide more opportunities to engage in activities with the highest demand. 2

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Strategy and Action Priority (1, 2 or 3)

Create additional resource efficiencies through increased sharing and co-operation between users, Council and other land management agencies

21. Work closely in partnership with National Parks and Wildlife and Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to manage and utilise the foreshore roads for cycling events and training 3

22. Work closely in partnership with the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to improve sports fields capacity and associated facilities at Middle Head Oval and Georges Heights Oval 1

23. Negotiate with schools over use of Council grass playing facilities in the exchange for use of school hard courts / gyms etc. 1

24. Negotiate with other agencies to support shared / subsidised parking in association with Middle Head Oval 2

25. Work with existing land managers and user groups to manage the Rawson Park and Georges Heights sports facilities more as a sporting precinct with multiple codes (croquet, tennis, rugby, soccer- football, cricket, basketball, netball) sharing support facilities and programming 3 available courts

26. Work with the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to manage and program the tennis courts in conjunction with those in Rawson Park 3

Provide sports development assistance to clubs that have potential for growth where facility capacity allows

27. Encourage Mosman Bowls and schools to increase participation in bowls and use of the greens 3

28. Encourage better connections between clubs and schools to provide pathways for children to develop sports skills, play club competition and continue to play sports. 2

Managing Capacity

Increase funds for drainage, sportsground reconstruction, lighting and restoration to enhance hours of use

29. Identify the most suitable location for the potential construction of a synthetic sports surface, considering access, lighting, potential multiple (priority) users. The field should as a minimum 1 suit soccer –football and be able to be used under lights until at least 9pm

30. Consider options for off-field training for sports clubs such as tennis and netball courts. 2

Assist schools to provide additional sporting and recreation space and utilise that current availability for out of hours use

31. Seek to have all sportsgrounds and courts lit suitably for purpose, to maximise usage 1

32. Explore options to enter into further arrangements to allow community access of / programming of outdoor facilities at Beauty Point Public School e.g. for football training and 1 social basketball

33. Explore options to better utilise outdoor space on the perimeter of one or more school sites that can be isolated from the rest of school property - for social recreation activities i.e. basketball games 2

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Strategy and Action Priority (1, 2 or 3)

Seek additional facilities and increase capacity to meet current recreational demand

34. Provide several public BBQs in the Council area in association with picnic tables / shelter and play facilities away from dog exercise areas where these can be integrated well into park 1 design. Spit West and Sirius Cove initially.

Increase opportunities for residents to cycle on-road and off-road

35. Prepare a plan for the upgrade of off -road cycling and walking tracks to provide: • perimeter path exercise circuits around large reserves (e.g. Reid Park, Spit Reserve, Clifton Gardens, Middle Head Oval) • dedicated path circuits with selected routes that are wheelchair accessible in different 2 localities across the LGA • more continuous cycling and walking opportunities on other government land linking with key sports and community facilities, ferry wharfs and visitor destinations including constructing a trail from Taronga Zoo gate to the wharf

36. Refer to the Mosman Bicycle Plan to mark, light and promote several suitable on road training circuits for cyclists. 3

Continue to manage the condition of parks by diverting demand away from overused sites

37. Provide better water craft storage at Rosherville Reserve and Sirius Cove, and continue to manage craft being left on public open space 1

38. Provide circuits of fitness equipment at a number of key sites in Mosman. 2

39. Consider upgrading the outdoor netball court run outs at the Drill Hall to enable them to be better utilised as 'multi-purpose' courts for other sports such as basketball, futsal and tennis. 2

40. Where the management plan allows, seek to utilise these netball courts for competition and training under lights. 2

Continue to manage potentially conflicting uses through clear allocation policies and education

41. Prepare codes of conduct for sporting facilities, fitness and dog trainers, water based users, dog owners and path users 2

42. Provide some clear messages to residents through educational material about the importance and benefits of outdoor fitness and personal training (especially for females) and the process 2 Council uses to manage this in parks.

Asset renewal

Enhance the functionality, accessibility and integrated nature of furniture, paths and facilities in parks

43. Review the design of and increase the number of park furniture, shelters, and paths that can be integrated into park design to improve useability, accessibility and integration of park elements 1

44. Prepare a management plan for Harnett Park, Reid Park, Curraghbeena Reserve and Sirius Cove Reserve and ensure they are developed as a suite, with complementary uses. 3

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Strategy and Action Priority (1, 2 or 3)

45. Work with sailing, rowing, sea scouts and other water based clubs and providers as well as the Dept. of Transport and Maritime Services to provide a suite of contemporary, shared and 3 accessible storage racks and support facilities on public land in Mosman

46. As play equipment reaches the end of its useful life, redesign play spaces in conjunction with stakeholders to be more inclusive, family oriented spaces, with higher quality play value, 2 diversity, and more shade and natural and loose materials

Renew assets that are in poor condition, functionally obsolete or not fit for purpose

47. Introduce regular cleaning and concrete maintenance at the Balmoral skate park 2

48. In conjunction with other agencies prepare an asset management / replacement plan for all and sports oval support facilities and clubhouses and water based recreation infrastructure, 1 and upgrade these to provide facilities consistent with core service levels

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6. Appendices

Appendix 1. Availability of recreation facilities in Mosman, by classification

Classification Code/Activity Availability in Council Council Mosman owned Managed SPORTS FACILITY Outdoor Greens / Rink Sports Golf X Croquet ! ! Bocce/ Petanque X Lawn bowls ! ! Outdoor Sports Courts Netball ! ! ! Tennis ! X Outdoor Sports Grounds Ovals Australian rules football ! ! ! Athletics ! ! ! Cricket ! ! ! Diamond Sports No purpose-built Softball, baseball, teeball facility Rectangular Codes No purpose-built Hockey - outdoor facility Rugby league X Rugby union ! ! ! Soccer - football ! ! ! Touch football ! ! ! Target Sport Facilities Archery, shooting etc. X Outdoor Motor Sports X Outdoor Equestrian Sports X Outdoor Skate / BMX Facility ! ! ! Biodiversity / Biological ! ! ! Heritage Space Social / Family Recreation Dog off-leash area ! ! ! Park Children’s play facility ! ! ! Open Space For Relaxation ! ! ! Visual Amenity Space / Look ! ! ! Out Community Horticulture / Community garden farm ! X Garden Fitness stations, climbing, ! ! ! Outdoor Fitness Facility parkour Personal training ! X Memorial Garden Memorial park ! X Zoological/ Botanic Garden Zoo ! X Walking track, Shared Trail ! ! ! Off-Road Trail / Outdoor Cycling - MTB, BMX X Cycle Sport Facility Orienteering X Outdoor Aquatic Sports Aquatic programs / fitness ! ! Facility Lifesaving ! X Swimming pool (Sea baths) ! ! ! Diving X Triathlon ! ! Fishing ! ! ! Non-Motorised Boating Rowing ! X

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Classification Code/Activity Availability in Council Council Mosman owned Managed Canoeing / kayaking / ! X dragon boating Sailing / Yachting ! X Indoor Courts Sports Indoor hockey / floorball / ! ! ! handball / futsal Indoor netball / basketball ! ! ! Volleyball ! X Table tennis ! X Badminton ! Seniors only ! Indoor cricket X Indoor Racquet Sports Squash / racquet ball X Roller derby, skateboard, X Indoor Skate Facility inline skate, quad skate Ten pin, indoor bowls, X Indoor Bowling Sports boccia Skating, dance, ice racing, X Indoor Ice Sports curling, jockey Boxing ! ! Seniors ! Group fitness, yoga, pilates only Indoor Gym / Fitness / Dance Dance ! Gymnastics ! X Circus skills X Martial arts ! X Swimming pool, water polo, ! ! Indoor Aquatic Facility diving, water play Scouts / guides, Civic Centre ! ! Hall / Community Meeting community church hall, Place youth seniors centres

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Appendix 2. Inventory of recreation facilities

Reserve / facility Primary Recreation Setting Facility Street Ownership Management name Function type Name/ address Activities

Ashton Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Bradleys Crown Council Heritage Head Rd Balmoral Foreshore Open Space for Foreshore Balmoral The Crown Council (North of Raglan) Relaxation foreshore Esplanade Balmoral Foreshore Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Beach Club, The Crown Council (South of Raglan) Facility triathlon, Esplanade sailing, boot camp

Balmoral Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trail The Crown Council Heritage Esplanade

Balmoral Park Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Sailing, Sea The Crown Private Facility Scouts Esplanade

Balmoral Park Outdoor Skate / BMX Paved Balmoral Skate The Crown Council Facility area / Park Esplanade plaza Balmoral Park Outdoor Sportsground Managed Touch football, The Crown Council (2) Turf soccer football, Esplanade rugby union, cricket,

athletics Bay Street Park Open Space for Bushland Bay St Council Council Relaxation Bay Street Park Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play Bay St Council Council Park Parkland space Beauty Point Park Open Space for Open Bay St / Council Council Relaxation Grass Quakers Rd Area Botanic Road Park Open Space for Open Botanic Rd Crown Council Relaxation Parkland Carroll's Lookout Visual Amenity Space / Bushland The Crown Council lookout Esplanade Cartref Park Open Space for Treed Brierley St Council Council Relaxation Parkland Chowder Bay Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Chowder Bay SHFT SHFT Facility Centre Rd Clifton Gardens Reserve Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Swimming pool Morella Rd Council Council Facility Waterbas Fishing ed Jetty / wharf Recreatio n Facility Social / Family Recreation Open Dog off leash Morella Rd Crown Council Clifton Gardens Reserve Park Parkland area Children’s play facility Countess Street Park Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play Corner Council Council Park Parkland facility (part Awaba St / fenced) Countess St Curraghbeena Lookout Visual amenity space / Open Raglan St Council Council lookout Grass Area

Curraghbeena Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Currughbeen Crown Council Heritage a Rd

Curraghbeena Park Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play Currughbeen Crown Council Park Grass facility a Rd Area Drill Hall Common Outdoor Sports Court Specialise Netball Cross St SHFT Council d Sports Surface Drill Hall Common Social Family Recreation Open Dog off-leash Cross St SHFT Council Park Grass area

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Reserve / facility Primary Recreation Setting Facility Street Ownership Management name Function type Name/ address Activities

Area Ellery Park Outdoor Aquatic Sports Beach Jetty Spit Rd Crown Council Facility Georges Heights Oval Outdoor Sportsground Managed Soccer- Suakin Dr / SHFT Council Turf football, rugby Dominion union, cricket Cres Hampshire Park Open Space for Open Bradleys Council Council Relaxation Parkland Head Road Harnett Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking Trails Lower Boyle Crown Council Heritage St Harnett Park Open Space for Open Lower Boyle Council Council Relaxation Parkland St Harnett Park Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Canoeing / Lower Boyle Crown Council Facility kayaking / St dragon boating Herron Park Open Space for Open Raglan St Council Council Relaxation Parkland Hunter Park Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play Hunter Rd Council Council Park Grass area, tai chi, Area seats Joel's Reserve Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Off-Road Trail Julian St Council Council Heritage Joel's Reserve Open Space for Open Julian St Council Council Relaxation Grass Area Lawry Plunkett Reserve Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Off-Road Trail Botanic Rd Council Council Heritage Lawry Plunkett Reserve Social / Family Recreation Open Dog off leash Plunkett Rd Council Council Park Grass area, Children Area play facility Library Walk Off-road Trail Paved Walkway Between Crown Council area / Military Rd plaza and The Crescent Little Ashton Park Open Space for Open Whiting Council Council Relaxation Parkland Beach Rd Memory Park Social / Family Recreation Treed Children’s play Cowles Rd Council Council Park Parkland facility (and half court basketball) Middle Head Oval Outdoor Sports Grounds Managed Soccer - Middle Head SHFT Council Turf football Rd Morella Road Reserve Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Morella Rd Crown Council Heritage Morella Road Reserve Open Space for Open Morella Rd Crown Council Relaxation Parkland Mosman Bay Reserve Open Space for Open Avenue Road Crown Council Relaxation Parkland Mosman Park Outdoor Sportsground Managed AFL, soccer The Crescent Crown Council Turf football, dog obedience, cricket, triathlon Mosman Park Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play The Crescent Crown Council Playground Park Parkland facility Mosman Park Anzac Memorial garden Open ANZAC The Crescent Crown Council Memorial Parkland Memorial Mosman Square Open Space for Paved Military Rd Crown Council Relaxation area / plaza Mosman Community Community Horticulture Garden / Mackie Lane AUSGRID Private Garden / Garden Pasture

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Reserve / facility Primary Recreation Setting Facility Street Ownership Management name Function type Name/ address Activities

Warringah Bowls Club Outdoor Greens / Rink Specialise Lawn Bowls Bradleys Private Private Mosman Sports d Sports Head Rd Surface Warringah Bowls Club Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Pilates Bradleys Private Private Mosman Dance meeting Head Rd place / hall Sydney School of Soo Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Martial arts Bradleys Private Private Bahk Do Dance Head Rd Imagination Dance Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Dance Belmont Rd Private Private Dance Salseros Salsa Sydney Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Dance Short St Private Private Dance Mosman Dance Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Dance Spit Rd Private Private Academy Dance Star Dance Studios Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Dance Melrose St Private Private Dance Fitness First Mosman Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness MediGym Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness Rawfit Personal Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Training Dance fitness Vision Personal Training Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness Xtend Barre Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness Gymbaroo Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Heydon St Private Private Dance fitness Momentum for Life Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness Dream Fitness Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / The Crescent Private Private Dance fitness Mosman Pilates Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness Sanus Active Body Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Spit Rd Private Private Therapies Dance fitness iTrain Fitness Mosman Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Raglan St Private Private Dance fitness Healthland Fitness Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private International Dance fitness Mosman Lawn Bowls Outdoor Greens / Rink Managed Lawn bowls Belmont Rd Private Private Club Sports Turf Mosman Lawn Tennis Outdoor Sports Courts Managed Tennis Rosebery St Private Private Club Turf Mosman Tennis Centre Outdoor Sports Courts Specialise Tennis Bickell Rd Private Private d Sports Surface Mosman Swim Centre Indoor Aquatic Sports Indoor Aquatic Vista St Council Private Facility programs/ fitness, swimming Parrawi Park Open Space for Open Seating, Spit Rd Crown Council Relaxation Grass lookout Area Parrawi Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Spit Rd Crown Council Lighthouse Bushland Heritage Reserve (Rosherville)

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Reserve / facility Primary Recreation Setting Facility Street Ownership Management name Function type Name/ address Activities

st Parrawi Park Hall / Community Indoor 1 Mosman Spit Rd Crown Private Meeting Place Scouts Scots Kirk Hall Hall / Community Indoor Pilates, yoga, Belmont Rd Presbyteria Private Meeting Place tai chi n Church Quakers Hat Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Pearl Bay Ave Crown Council Heritage Quakers Hat North Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Bay St Crown Council Heritage Quakers Hat South Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Bay St Council Council Heritage Rawson Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Alexander Crown Council Heritage Ave Rawson Park Outdoor Sportsgrounds Managed Cricket, soccer Alexander Crown Council Turf football, rugby Ave union Rawson Park Tennis Outdoor Sports Courts Specialise Tennis Alexander Crown Private Centre d Sports Ave Surface Mosman Croquet Club Outdoor Greens / Rink Managed Croquet Alexander Crown Private Sports Turf Ave Marie Bashir Indoor Indoor Courts Sports Indoor Netball, Alexander SHFT Council Sports Centre basketball, Ave hockey, floorball, handball, futsal, indoor cricket Reginald Street Park Open Space for Open Reginald St Council Council Relaxation Parkland Reginald Street Park Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play Reginald St Council Council Park Grass facility Area Reid Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Park Ave Crown Council Heritage Reid Park Social / Family Recreation Open Dog off leash Park Ave Crown Council Park Grass area, Children’s Area play area Reservoir Park & Open Space for Treed Gazebo used Military Rd Council Council Boronia House Relaxation Parkland for weddings Rest Park Open Space for Open Avenue Road Crown Council Relaxation Parkland Rosherville Reserve Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Hopetoun Crown Crown Heritage Ave Rosherville Reserve Social / Family Recreation Open Dog off leash Hopetoun Crown Council Park Parkland area, children’s Ave play facility Rosherville Reserve Waterbased Recreation Beach / Chinamans Hopetoun Crown Council Foreshore Beach Ave Sirius Cove Reserve Outdoor Sports Grounds Open Pre season Sirius Cove Rd Crown Council Parkland training (code unspecified) Sirius Cove Reserve Social / Family Recreation Open Dog off leash Sirius Cove Rd Crown Council Park Parkland area, children’s play facility Sirius Park East Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Sirius Cove Rd Crown Council Heritage Sirius Park West Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Sirius Cove Rd Crown Council Heritage Spit Reserve East Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Spit Rd Crown Council Heritage Spit Reserve East Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Sailing, jetty Spit Rd Crown Council Facility Spit Reserve East Social / Family Recreation Open Dog off leash Spit Rd Crown Council

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Reserve / facility Primary Recreation Setting Facility Street Ownership Management name Function type Name/ address Activities

Park Grass area Area Spit Reserve West Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Rowing, Fishing Spit Rd Crown Council Facility Spit Reserve West Off-Road Trail Paved Cycling, shared Spit Rd Crown Council area / walking trail plaza Spit Reserve West Outdoor Sports Grounds Managed Soccer-football, Spit Rd Crown Council Turf rugby union, cricket (informal) Spit Reserve West Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play Spit Rd Crown Council Park Parkland facility, dog off leash area, beach Sydney Harbour Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Bradley’s Head Morella Rd Crown NPWS National Park Heritage Amphitheatre (and others) Sydney Harbour Community Horticulture Communi Middle Head Middle Head Crown NPWS (private) National Park (Middle / Garden ty Garden Community Rd Head Community Garden Garden) Sydney Harbour Hall / Community Indoor Athol Hall Bradleys Crown NPWS National Park Meeting Place Head Rd Sydney Harbour Off-Road Trail / Outdoor Bushland Walking trail Chowder Bay SHFT SHFT National Park Cycle Sports Facility Rd Sydney Harbour Off-Road Trail / Outdoor Bushland Walking trail Athol Wharf Crown NPWS National Park Cycle Sports Facility Rd Sydney Harbour Social / Family Recreation Beach Cobblers Beach Cobblers Crown NPWS National Park Park Beach Rd Taylors Bay Outdoor Aquatic Sports Beach Taylors Bay Iluka Rd Crown NPWS Facility The Esplanade Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play The Crown Crown Park Grass facility Esplanade Area Unnamed Park (Corner Play Open Bickell Place Corner of Council Council of Bickell Rd / Bay St) Parkland Bickell Rd / Bay St Unnamed Park (Corner Visual Amenity Bushland Road reserve Corner of Council Council of Koowong Ave / Koowong Ave Bullencourt Ave North) / Bullencourt Ave North Unnamed Park (Corner Visual Amenity Bushland Road reserve Corner of Council Council of Koowong Ave / Koowong Ave Quakers Rd) / Quakers Rd Unnamed Park (Corner Open Space for Open Corner of Spit Council Council of Spit Rd / Parriwi Relaxation Parkland Rd / Parriwi Road) Road Unnamed Park (Glen St) Visual Amenity Bushland Road reserve Glen St Council Council Unnamed Park Open Space for Open Shellbank St Council Council (Shellbank St) Relaxation Parkland Wyargine Reserve Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Wyarine Point Burran Ave / Crown Council Heritage Stanton Rd Mosman Seniors Centre Hall / Community Indoor Badminton, Mosman Council Council Meeting Place Table tennis, Square Dance Mosman Library Library Indoor Military Rd Council Council Balmoral Beach Outdoor Aquatic Facility Balmoral Windsurfing, The Crown Council Beach Sailing, Esplanade Kayaking, Paddle Surfing, Balmoral Baths Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Swimming The Crown NSW RMS

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Reserve / facility Primary Recreation Setting Facility Street Ownership Management name Function type Name/ address Activities

Facility Esplanade Balmoral Wharf Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshor Fishing, Boating The Crown NSW RMS Facility e Esplanade Mosman Bay Wharf Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshor Wharf Centenary Dr Crown NSW RMS Facility e South Mosman Wharf Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Wharf Musgrave St Crown NSW RMS Facility Taronga Zoo Zoological Garden Ornamen Taronga Zoo Bradleys Crown Private tal Head Rd Garden Taronga Wharf Waterbased Recreation Foreshore Wharf Athol Wharf Crown NSW RMS Rd

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Appendix 3. Summary of open space and recreation facilities in Mosman schools

School Sport and Recreation Facilities Mosman Preparatory • One indoor hall / basketball court (not big enough for competition sport) School • One outdoor court (used for basketball training, tennis, run about / play space) • Two after school care groups use the indoor hall Sacred Heart Primary • One outdoor multi sport court School Queenswood School for • One indoor hall used for performances, assemblies, dance, drama, Girls gymnastics • One synthetic surface used for netball / basketball / run about • No dedicated sports courts / ovals • A playground with modern playground equipment Mosman Public School • One outdoor netball / basketball court • Vegetable garden • School hall Beauty Point Primary School • One indoor hall - used for assemblies, not for sport • One outdoor basketball / run about synthetic space • Playground Mosman High School • Two outdoor basketball / netball courts • One outdoor tennis court • Exercise circuit Blessed Sacrament Catholic • One outdoor tennis court Primary School • Play space • Synthetic run around area

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Appendix 4. Mosman Recreation Strategy Action Plan 2001: Status of Actions

ACTION TASK STATUS Establish hard surface Submit a Development Application for netball courts at Rawson Completed 2009. 3x External netball courts Park in line with directions in the draft Rawson Park Management (Drill Hall Common) 1x Plan. internal MBSC 1x internal (reduced size) Drill Hall Investigate other appropriate locations for hard surface netball Drill Hall Common site courts (as an alternative to Rawson Park) as part of the developed Development Application process. Pursue funding for the development of courts, including grant Grants received for MBSC & funding and sponsorship. Drill Hall redevelopment Undertake a program of Implement Council’s 5 year Sporting Fields Improvements Program. Developed and completed improvements to majority of priority projects. sporting reserves. Investigate and address issues and priority works that need to be Lighting Upgrades undertaken at key sporting reserves completed Balmoral & Rawson Ovals Prepare Plans of Management and Landscape Master Plan for Completed Mosman Park, possibly incorporating Mosman Square and surrounds for implementation. Finalise and/ or implement Plans of Management for Rawson Park Completed and Balmoral Reserves. Retain the use of Represent Council on the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Completed Sporting Uses Georges Heights Oval Consultative Committee and participate in the planning process as identified in SHFT POM's and Middle Head Oval per MOSPLAN 10:01. and seek additional sporting reserves (as per MOSPLAN 10:01 H). Determine Council’s future commitment to works, improvements Informal use / management and maintenance for the Georges Heights and Middle Head Ovals. Agreement ongoing. Develop a formal statement of commitment for presentation to the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust. Formalise an agreement between Council and the Sydney Harbour Formal licence agreement in Federation Trust for the use and management of the Georges development. Heights and Middle Head Ovals, for at least a 20 year period. As part of the Sydney Harbour Federation Master Plan process, Input made into SHFT investigate further opportunities to obtain and establish sporting planning processes. Ongoing reserves around Middle Head and Georges Heights. Plan for active outdoor In accordance with Council’s resolution, develop concept designs Completed. Skate park facilities for youth, e.g. for a skate/ rollerblade facility for the chosen site/s, in consultation Installed Balmoral Reserve skate/ rollerblade and with youth and the broader community. Design and develop the 2005 BMX facilities. facility once a location is agreed to, and where necessary, have regard to the Flora Fauna Study 2001. Continue to respond to proposals and assess site options for a BMX Preferred site not suitable facility, having regard to the recommendations made in the Flora (contamination) and Fauna Study 2001. Determine Facilitate the development of sports and recreation participation 'Advisory Groups' opportunities to programs for young people, through consultations with the disbanded. Ongoing increase youth Council’s Recreation Advisory Group and Youth Advisory Group. participation in activities. Encourage the use of In consultation with youth, consider the needs of youth in all open Ongoing informal and sporting space and facility design and planning, facilities by youth Upgrade and develop Implement Council’s 5 Year Playground Improvements Program. Playgrounds upgrade quality playgrounds Continue undertaking works for one larger and one smaller program completed 2013. across Mosman. playground each year as a minimum.

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ACTION TASK STATUS Consult with children, parents and Ward Councillors in preparing 2x annual safety inspections. concept/ detailed designs for each playground prior to upgrade. Consultation undertaken in concept planning stage. Improve existing As part of Plans of Management, plan for and implement Proposed to recommence playgrounds in key improvements to existing key playgrounds, incorporating unique program considering safety areas of informal open features and materials inspections and AMP space. Plan for the appropriate Prepare a management and use strategy for the Council owned Completed 25m indoor pool development and use of 25m public pool to be established in Vista Street in order to ensure completed 2004. aquatic facilities in the greatest benefit to the Mosman community. Mosman. In accordance with MOSPLAN 10:03 C, assess the appropriateness Completed 25m indoor pool of and options for establishing another aquatic facility, including a completed 2004. 50-metre pool as desired by the community. Undertake rigorous financial analysis as stated in MOSPLAN Plan for high standard Prepare and implement Plans of Management and Landscape 5 completed (Reid Park informal open spaces Master Plans for the following key informal open spaces: · Clifton outstanding) that support the natural Gardens · Reid Park · The Spit Reserve · Sirius Park · Rosherville and cultural values of Reserve (Landscape Master Plan only) · Rawson Park (PoM under Mosman. draft) Implement current Plans of Management for: · Balmoral Reserves · Ongoing - Identified projects Parks, including Rosherville Reserve · Natural Areas (Bushland) prioritised and included in capital works programs. Implement Council’s 5-year capital works program for the Ongoing - Identified projects improvement of reserves. prioritised and included in capital works programs. Incorporate public art and heritage features in key informal open Ongoing. - Identified spaces, as part of Plans of Management and playground planning. projects prioritised and included in capital works programs. Undertake a review of Assess the existing provision of walking and cycle paths and Completed / ongoing paths in Mosman. develop strategies to address issues and improve the provision Review Council’s provision of boat/ dinghy racks and the location of 3x dinghy racks installed. 2x boat racks. to be completed (Rosherville & Sirius Cove) Investigate the options Liaise with SHOROC and potential user groups on the options for Regional project. for indoor and outdoor establishing a dedicated synthetic surface hockey field in the Incomplete. hockey. region. In consultation with hockey associations/ clubs, investigate the Not included in SHFT POM opportunities to establish an indoor hockey facility, possibly as part for the area. of Sydney Harbour Federation Trust planning for Georges Heights and Middle Head. Improve disability Prepare a five-year action plan to improve disability access within Pedestrian Access and access and undertake all planning and operations, including catering for people in Mobility Plan (PAMP) special ‘access’ projects. wheelchairs and people with sight impairments. completed. Key projects identified. Accessibility considered in all capital projects. Investigate and plan special disability initiatives, Ongoing. Faculties improved and improved accessibility considered in all capital projects. Establish new programs Draw on the document ‘Creating Active Communities, Physical Ongoing and events in Mosman. Activity Guidelines for Local Councils’ to identify opportunities for programs and activities that support physical activity. Consult with the Council’s Recreation Advisory Group to develop Advisory Groups' disbanded. program and event initiatives. Facilitate and support programs and Ongoing events developed by this group.

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ACTION TASK STATUS Provide for staff to publish a quarterly bushland newsletter and Compete and ongoing. hold meetings for persons involved or interested in bushland Mosman Bushland Matter issues. published 4x pa. Prepare a brochure showing the location and nature of parks in Completed. 2005. Web info Mosman including playgrounds and facilities. updated 2014. Involve local clubs and community groups in the development of Programs provided by local programs, e.g. sailing and rowing programs. Provide support by clubs and private operators providing ‘seed’ funding and/ or promoting programs. utalising public reserves Further develop Provide training and allocate resources that support projects within Competed and ongoing. Council’s volunteer Council’s bushcare volunteer program. Regular bushcare training program, through opportunities provided. training and resources. In consultation with the Recreation Advisory Group, develop a 'Advisory Groups' volunteer program linked to recreation and sport, disbanded. Ongoing. Clubs advised of NSW Sport & Rec programs.

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About this document

This document is the Draft Mosman Open Space Recreational Needs Assessment 2014. It follows the preparation of a Demand and Consultation findings document and the

Recreation Facilities Supply analysis. These were provided previously as separate documents.

Acknowledgements

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Contents

1. INTRODUCTION ...... 3 The project ...... 5 Context ...... 5 The last plan ...... 6

2. OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION FACILITY PROVISION ...... 7 2.1 Facility overview ...... 7 2.2 Open space and recreation facilities, by type .. 9

3. DEMAND FOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES - OVERVIEW ...... 16 3.1 Key demographic characteristics that have an influence on leisure needs ...... 16 3.2 Potential number of people using different types of facilities ...... 17 3.3 Activities/Facilities consistently identified as in demand ...... 18

4. KEY GOALS AND ISSUES ...... 20 4.1 Goals ...... 20 4.2 Issues and Recommended Actions ...... 20 4.2.1 Equity and Diversity ...... 20 4.2.2 Programmability and Utilisation ...... 23 4.2.3 Partnerships and Resource Efficiency ...... 24 4.2.4 Managing Capacity ...... 26 4.2.5 Asset Renewal ...... 28

5. ACTION PLAN ...... 33

6. APPENDICES ...... 35 Appendix 1. Availability of recreation facilities in Mosman, by classification ...... 35 Appendix 2. Inventory of recreation facilities ...... 37 Appendix 3. Summary of open space and recreation facilities in Mosman schools ...... 43 Appendix 4. Mosman Recreation Strategy Action Plan 2001: Status of Actions ...... 44

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Executive Summary The findings of the community engagement process are summarised in the separate Demand The project brief was to review the Mosman and Consultation Findings document. Recreational Needs Assessment prepared in 2000; When asked what types of things would enable the current provision, use and users of outdoor people to participate in activities they like but recreational facilities in Mosman, and assist don't do now the main things reported are more Council with planning for development, complex than just providing facilities. Key improvement and maintenance of future examples include: Put me in touch with someone I recreation facilities in the next 10 years. can go with; provide assistance to get there and during the activity; and provide either an Demand opportunity to learn … programs and classes, or The demand assessment included an analysis of targetted information. the demographic profile of Mosman and implications for recreation participation, the Supply of Opportunities projection of future participation in activities and The LGA is almost completely surrounded by use of facilities, and community engagement. Sydney Harbour, with only the western boundary Mosman has a relatively small population with adjoining land. It is characterised by its high little growth, (.6% in next 10 years) to aesthetic qualities, undulating topography, historic approximately 30,000 people. It has increasing significance, large areas of bushland, Crown- housing density and lone person households. In owned foreshore open space and a number of the future there are fewer school children and unmade roads. These all provide high value open families with children projected, these things will space and contribute significantly to the health contain local recreation demand especially for and wellbeing of residents and visitors. These team sports. However with increasing characteristics however provide some expectations, and as a small LGA with high considerable constraints in developing indoor and aesthetic qualities and harbour front facilities, and competitive sports facilities, which are in high constraints on sports facility availability in the LGA demand. and neighbouring Councils, the demand for Mosman has five sports grounds1: Mosman Park opportunities is likely to continue to increase. (Allan Border Oval); Balmoral Park East / West; The community engagement process included: Georges Heights Oval; Middle Head Oval, and Rawson Oval. These are overused in winter, and ! Online householder and community can’t meet the demand for the range of sports organisation surveys desired by Mosman residents. ! An intercept survey of users in public spaces ! Telephone interviews with peak sporting There is a narrower range of recreation activities bodies, adjacent Councils, schools, clubs and since the 2000 plan. For example, lacrosse, providers baseball, and squash are no longer played in ! Calls for submissions and comments through Mosman. Facilities not in Mosman, but in print, social media and council website, and neighbouring LGAs include: Golf, BMX and MTB, ! Workshops for residents and organisations orienteering, diving, water polo, outdoors climbing, ice sports, dance and gymnastics. The community engagement process highlighted additional demand than can be met, (consistent There are many constraints in providing new across all forms of consultation) for the following facilities in Mosman however more could be made activities: swimming, basketball, physical exercise of water based recreation, promotion and programs / equipment, cycle and walking trails protection of unmade road reserves, especially for and additional sportsgrounds. Other issues fitness access to the Harbour, trees and contact regularly raised included: netball facilities, kayak / with nature. Some additional packaging, co- water based club activities, facilities for young location and sharing of sports facilities in multi people, practice facilities, improved play spaces sport hubs, across land management boundaries and BBQ/picnic, spaces for and management of may provide additional opportunities. dogs, shade, tennis and hockey facilities.

1 Rosherville Park, Reid Park and The Spit Reserve are used for pre-season training and some junior sport.

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An overview of facilities is provided in the separate Recreation Facility Supply document. • Quality and location of parks and reserve, The key opportunities the Council can action to and harbour access, history – like no assist in meeting increasing demand include the where else. Walking tracks. following: • Very limited access to indoor sports- trend Equity and Diversity: making opportunities and towards indoor infrastructure more accessible to a wider range of • The main opportunities Council has to people, with a priority focus on providing play address demand is opportunities, trails and ensuring open space and facilities are equitably distributed. This includes promoting what is accessible to people with a disability for example, to create better choices. Maintaining a good diversity of open space close to where people live is also important for healthy lifestyles and with increasing urban densities. Programmability and Utilisation: enhancing utilisation of existing facilities on public land for a range of activities at different times of the day, and to program space not typically programmed will provide additional value to residents. Partnerships and Resource Efficiency: Developing partnerships with adjacent councils, other land management agencies, sporting associations and schools will create more opportunities for participation, and provide efficiencies in service delivery and asset management. Managing Capacity: Demand may need to be diverted from some locations such as Balmoral to maintain quality. Sportsgrounds capacity will need to be increased through surface enhancements and more intensive management to, accommodate more people, more often. Asset Renewal: Many assets are reaching the end of their functional life; particularly support facilities in sporting reserves and along the water. As assets age, there are opportunities to enhance functionality, accessibility, capacity and performance rather than replace like with like. In a number of cases strategic planning can ensure parks provide a suite of more complementary experiences and design better integrate facilities into park settings.

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Context 1. Introduction Mosman is one suburb and a local government area located on the lower North Shore of Sydney, The project approximately 8 kilometres from the Sydney CBD.

The project brief was to review the Mosman The LGA is almost completely surrounded by Recreational Needs Assessment prepared in 2000; Sydney Harbour, with only the western boundary the current provision, use, users and provision of adjoining land. outdoor recreational facilities in Mosman, and assist Council with planning for development, improvement and maintenance of future recreation facilities in the next 10 years. Recreation facilities were classified and analysed along with demand in those categories. The influence of the demographic profile and changes were analysed along with potential participation based on state participation rates, NSW sports participation rates and local membership. The community engagement process included the following: ! An online householder survey ! An online community organisations survey Image 1: Mosman Council LGA ! An intercept survey of users in public spaces Mosman is characterised by its high aesthetic ! Face to face interviews with adjacent qualities, waterfront location, undulating Councils topography, historic significance, high property ! Telephone interviews with peak sporting values, large areas of bushland, Crown-owned bodies open space adjacent to the foreshore and a ! Telephone interviews with schools number of unmade roads that provide open space ! Telephone surveys of clubs and groups values. These characteristics all contribute providing recreation activities in Mosman significantly to the value of open space, as well as providing some constraints and opportunities ! Calls for submissions and comments through associated with supply. print, social media and council website ! Workshops for residents and organisations Mosman is primarily residential, with a small commercial / retail focus around Military Rd. The findings of the community engagement process are summarised in the separate document Mosman Recreation Needs Assessment: Demand and Consultation Findings.

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Mosman and the harbour frontages have a very The key actions of the last plan not yet achieved high level of significance for cultural heritage. for various reasons include: There are a number of defence embattlements and memorials in open space along the foreshore. ! Seek additional sporting reserves (Drill Hall Common & MBSC developed) This area is also a significant area for Australian art ! Assess site options for a BMX facility (Proposed history. Artists’ camps were formed at Balmoral site found not suitable and the need for a BMX Beach and Sirius Cove where Heidelberg School specific facility was reviewed) artists such as Tom Roberts regularly painted. ! Reid Park Plan of Management A high proportion of residents have a swimming ! Boat/ dinghy tracks and racks (Rosherville & pool or sports facility (such as tennis, basketball or Sirius Cove yet to be completed) netball court) at home. ! Special disability initiatives: Access to the beaches, Play spaces, Sensory gardens, and The last plan Paths in natural areas/ foreshore Key achievements from the last plan include the ! Programs and activities that support physical following: activity ! Volunteers involved in sports development

1. Indoor and outdoor netball courts constructed programs for young people (Drill Hall and Common) Appendix 4. lists the status of actions from the last 2. A program of improvements to sporting plan. reserves implemented 3. A plan for active youth: Skate park constructed in Balmoral Reserve in 2005 4. Plan for development of aquatic facilities: 25m indoor pool constructed in 2004 5. Playground upgrades completed in 2013 6. Plans of management prepared for Parks and Bushland 2012. Rawson Park 2001 Clifton Gardens 2003, The Spit Reserves 2011, Rosherville Reserve Chinamans Beach 2010 7. A review, and bike and pedestrian plans completed and projects prioritised 8. Boat / dingy racks and the locations reviewed. Three dinghy racks installed. 9. Improved access. Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP) completed. Key projects identified. Accessibility considered in all capital projects 10. Lighting upgrades completed on Balmoral & Rawson Ovals 11. Subsurface drainage completed at all ovals 12. Initiatives identified with Recreation Advisory Group 13. Brochure on playgrounds in Mosman completed. 2005. Web information updated regularly 14. Provided training and allocate resources that support bushcare volunteer program. Mosman Bushland Matters published 4 times per year

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2.1 Open space and recreation The quality of public open space and the general facility provision public domain contributes significantly to the health and wellbeing of residents and visitors. This quality is enhanced by harbour views, the 2.1 Facility overview presence of historic features, mature trees and vegetation, as well as the quality of adjacent This project principally concerns Council owned or housing. managed open space and recreation facilities. Appendix 1 outlines the availability of recreation Mosman has 220 ha of open space that is owned facilities in Mosman by classification. or managed by Council or Crown agencies (see Appendix 2 provides a list of known recreation Image 2). Council manage 32 open spaces with a facilities in Mosman – including those owned or recreation function covering an area of over 17 ha. managed by clubs, government agencies and the There are a further 31 ha of bushland areas private sector. managed by Council. For a small local government area there is a good The major spaces are generally located at the east range of facilities available. The following types of of the municipality or are foreshore reserves. See recreation facilities are not present in the Mosman following image. LGA, but most are available in the broader area: ! Outdoor greens / rink sports – (golf, bocce, petanque) ! Outdoor sports courts – beach volleyball ! Outdoor sports grounds – diamond sports and target sports ! Off-road trail outdoor cycle sport facility –BMX and MTB and orienteering ! Outdoor aquatic sports facility – diving and water polo ! Outdoor climbing facility ! Outdoor motor sports ! Outdoor equestrian sports ! Indoor climbing facility ! Indoor racquet sports – squash and racquet ball ! Indoor skate/ BMX facility – skateboard, inline, scooter and BMX ! Indoor bowling sports – ten pin bowls and carpet bowls ! Indoor ice sports – ice racing, skating, curling and ice hockey

! Indoor gym/fitness/dance – gymnastics hall

Image 2: Location of open space in Mosman

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Open space owned by others Other significant open space / recreation The Crown owns much of the public open space in facilities outside the Mosman LGA Mosman. Crown owned open space is Significant areas of open space and recreation concentrated on Mosman’s foreshore and in the facilities located close to, yet outside Mosman fingers of bushland inland. Council manages a Council include: large number of parcels of Crown land, including: Balmoral Reserve, Rosherville Reserve, Spit • Cammeray Golf Course (North Sydney Council) Reserve and Mosman Park. • North Bridge Golf Course (Willoughby Council) St Leonards Park (North Sydney Council) Significant open space and recreation features are • located in the Sydney Harbour National Park. • Tunks Park / Flat Rock Gully (Willoughby These include: Council, North Sydney Council) • North Sydney Olympic Pool (North Sydney • Cobblers Beach Council) • Middle Head • Manly to Spit Walk (Manly Council) • Georges Head • North Sydney Oval (North Sydney Council) • Chowder Bay • Manly Dam (Warringah Council) • Bradleys Head The community survey identified a number of • Athol Hall sports and facilities that are undertaken / used • Bradleys Head amphitheatre / military relics outside of Mosman by Mosman residents, as these Within the Mosman LGA there are other activities or facilities are not available in Mosman. significant open space / recreation facilities owned These activities include: Rugby League (North or managed by other authorities. These include: Sydney and Manly) Golf, (North Sydney), Basketball (Willoughby, and North Sydney), • Sydney Harbour Federation Trust land Hockey (Sydney Olympic Park, and Pennant Hills- • Privately managed art centres, galleries, Hornsby Shire) and Mountain Biking (Warringah museums and community gardens Council). • Water based recreation facilities – e.g. boat sheds, jetties and wharfs, managed by NSW Roads and Maritime Services • Taronga Zoo • Church Halls are often used for community purposes such as playgroups, youth groups, and seniors’ recreation activities. Scots Kirk Hall (Presbyterian Church hall is used by community groups for tai chi, Pilates and other programs) • Recycled buildings on Sydney Harbour Federation Trust land at Georges Heights including artists studios, gyms, a dance studio, a child care centre, events centre, accommodation

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Target sports 2.2 Open space and recreation facilities, There are no known target sports such as sport by type shooting or archery in the LGA.

Outdoor sportsgrounds Diamond sports 2 Mosman has five sports grounds : Teeball have used the Middle Head Oval. • Mosman Park (Allan Border Oval) There is some suggestion that George Heights Oval • Balmoral Park East / West is sometimes used for softball by schools. • Georges Heights Oval There is no baseball played in the LGA. Mosman • Middle Head Oval Baseball Club disbanded in 2009. • Rawson Oval Outdoor greens / rink sports (e.g. croquet, lawn All ovals except for Mosman Park are located in bowls, golf) the east of the municipality (see Image 3). Mosman has two lawn bowls clubs: Warringah All have been constructed as ovals (rather than as Bowls Mosman (two synthetic greens), and rectangular grounds). These grounds cater Mosman Bowls Club (two grass greens). primarily to soccer (football), cricket, rugby, and Aust. Rules football, as well as athletics, triathlon, There is one croquet club (Mosman Croquet Club) school sports and some hockey. in Mosman. Mosman Croquet Club is located on Rawson Park. Croquet NSW remarked that the There are three grounds with turf wickets, due to Mosman Croquet Club have ‘the best facilities in the level at which cricket is played in Mosman. the State’. The Club is looking to improve all abilities access on lawns 3 and 4. There are no golf courses in Mosman, however there are several within 5km. The nearest courses are located in North Sydney Council (Cammeray), Willoughby (Northbridge Golf Club) and Manly (Balgowlah Golf Club). In addition, there are others located in the Manly area. There are no facilities for bocce or petanque in Mosman.

Outdoor sports courts (e.g. netball, basketball, tennis)

Tennis Tennis courts in the Mosman include: two courts on Harbour trust land, one tennis court in Mosman High School, four synthetic tennis courts in Rawson Park (leased by the Crown to a private operator), the Mosman Lawn Tennis Club, and a private one court tennis centre at Bickell Road Mosman.

The Mosman Lawn Tennis facility is a site with 6 lawn courts. It does not have lights and further Image 3: Location of sports grounds in Mosman (in development of this facility is constrained by the blue) residential setting. A large number of residential dwellings have tennis courts in Mosman. 2 Rosherville Park, Reid Park and The Spit Reserve are used for pre-season training and some junior sport.

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Netball Some areas of the Council area are more than Council has a three-court outdoor netball facility 800m (considered an excessive distance to walk at Rawson Park. This is not lit, and is not able to be with children) from playgrounds. Residential areas used for competition due to the conditions of the furthest from play spaces include those around lease and the Management Plan, as land is under northern Bradleys Head Rd, and the Bay St / the control of the Sydney Harbour Foundation Beauty Point Rd area. Trust. The run-outs of the courts are not sufficient Site inspections indicated the use of sand in a for competition. number of play spaces (which has high play value), The indoor court at Marie Bashir Indoor Sports the access to natural elements in many as well as Centre is also suitable for netball. high quality lawn areas. However, there are few play equipment areas that Basketball are inclusive of people with a disability. Council has one half-court basketball court in The following image shows the location of Memory Park and one in Clifton Gardens. playgrounds in Mosman. There are no full sized courts provided by Mosman Council and most schools do not provide public access to their courts for social use outside of school hours. One indoor facility (Marie Bashir Indoor Sports Centre) provides basketball (and a range of other indoor activities to hirers), however this centre is not available for casual basketball use.

Parks and social, family recreation space Social / family recreation open space provides unorganised play and social opportunities for people of different age groups and abilities. Open spaces in Mosman that provide a social / family recreational function include: • Balmoral Foreshore/ The Esplanade • Spit Reserve West • Mosman Park • Bay Street Park • Clifton Gardens Reserve • Countess Street Park • Curraghbeena Park • • Hunter Park Image 4: Location of playgrounds in Mosman • Reginald Street Park • Reid Park Council only has two play spaces with bark chips • Sirius Cove Reserve for soft fall. Staff noted that many residents have indicated that they don’t like this surface. • Memory Park During site inspections it was noted that some There is a skate facility at Balmoral Park. play space reserves are partly fenced. Some sites Children’s play spaces have fencing very close to the equipment without open space and landscape elements surrounding Recreation facilities specific to young people equipment or inside the fence. Play activities tend include 14 public playgrounds (see Image 4). Since to spill out from equipment, so it is not desirable the last plan Council has undertaken a major for a fence to tightly corral that equipment. upgrade of its playgrounds.

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Children have a relatively good distribution of instead that they are unauthorized users of public informal and unorganised opportunities for play in space. Personal trainers do not have identified natural areas, and for physical activity, especially specific licenced locations, although licences to those who live within walking distance of the use Balmoral foreshore and oval area are more water. expensive due the area’ s popularity for training.

Dog socialisation and exercise areas Spaces protecting bushland and biodiversity Designated dog off-leash areas in Mosman include values (subject to times/dates): Council manages 22 areas protected for their biodiversity values and bushland, covering 31 ha. • Rawson Park (parts of) These areas provide: • Lawry Plunkett Reserve ! • Reid Park important habitat for fauna (particularly birdlife) and protection of flora • Spit Reserve West ! visual amenity and vertical interest in • Spit Reserve East residential areas • Clifton Gardens Reserve ! buffers and screens residences from roadways • Sirius Park and vehicle noise • Rosherville Reserve ! valuable access to nature and environmental • Sirius Cove. education for children None of these spaces are fenced. ! restorative values that contribute significantly to residents and visitor’s sense of wellbeing Dogs are allowed on one beach (Clifton Gardens) before 9 am and after 4 pm. Dogs are not allowed ! high quality setting for walking and cycling on sports grounds (prohibited on Rawson Oval and ! a major contribution to air and water quality Drill hall Common). and reduces the heat island affect of hard surfaces in residential areas Outdoor skate / BMX facilities Many unmade roads in Mosman have pockets of Mosman has one skate park at Balmoral Park bushland/urban forest on them. Local bushcare (recently constructed). There are no BMX facilities. groups contribute to the maintenance of these.

The skate park is not in a very central location for Unmade roads young people to reach, although it is colocated with the very popular Balmoral Park. Council own 89 unmade road reserves covering 7.5 ha. These provide a significant resource to Skate websites suggest that the facility is showing Mosman residents, in that they protect: some wear and tear and that it needs to be kept clean. ! Pockets of green space in increasingly high- density residential areas. Outdoor gym and fitness facilities ! Views and areas open to the sky. Council has fitness equipment at Balmoral and ! Pockets of vegetation, habitat and many plans to introduce static exercise equipment at pockets of bushland close to residences. Spit West. ! Valuable public access to the waterfront. There are a large number of private fitness and ! Walkways and stairs for exercise gym operators with facilities that are located in ! Open space for play. Mosman. A number of these unmade roads have retaining There are a number of fitness trainers registered walls, stairs and paths that are likely to require to use public space by Council. Council has a renewal or upgrade in the near future. There are registration process for personal trainers, where also likely to be some encroachment issues they pay an annual license fee per year for a associated with these spaces. specific number of persons. Judging from the response from community consultation a number of residents do not appear to know this – thinking

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Key unmade roads that provide public access to Outdoor aquatic sports facility (swimming, the waterfront include: boating and fishing facilities) • Burrawong Avenue (Taylors Bay) Council has two outdoor sea baths at Balmoral and Wyong Road Clifton Gardens, and a small tidal children rock • pool at Edwards beach. There is a small boat jetty • Shellbank Avenue at Inkerman Street. There was a third baths at • Burton Street, Inkerman Street, Bickell Place Quakers Hat that was substantially demolished in (Quakers Hat Bay) the 1990’s. • Fairfax, Edwards Bay Road, Awaba Street, The North Sydney Olympic Pool is also located Mandolong Road (Hunter Bay) south west of Mosman. • Grecia Lane, Rosherville Road (Middle Harbour) There are a number of water-based recreation and sporting clubs located in the LGA. These clubs • McLeod Street, Boyle Street (Mosman Bay) include swimming, triathlon, rowing, sailing, • McLeod Street, Illawarra Street, Sverge Street yachting, outrigger canoe, sea scouts, and a beach (Little Sirius Cove) club that provides lifesaving activities for young • Musgrave Street, Raglan Street (South people. Sailing, yachting and sea scouts operate Mosman) from Balmoral Beach. The Mosman Rowing Club • Pulpit Lane, Quakers Road (Quakers Hat Bay) operate out of the Spit Reserve. • Unnamed Road (The Spit East) Water based recreation opportunities range from social, school, hire based services to club and elite Fishing facilities Olympic standard yachting and rowing facilities Council has three small jetties / wharfs: Inkerman and programs. Street wharf, Balmoral and Clifton Gardens. Access to and along the foreshore The main fishing locations in Mosman are Clifton Gardens, Sirius Cove and the Spit Reserve (and Much of the Mosman waterfront is in private Ellery Park). Council provides one fish-cleaning ownership, or is Sydney Harbour Federation Trust tray. or Defence or National Park land and therefore there is restrictions on access for residents and Aquatic areas surrounding Mosman are part of visitors, and their use of this land for recreational the Sydney Harbour Intertidal Protected Area. purposes. They are dedicated for the protection of selected rocky habitats and intertidal species. Collection of There are still some aging pieces of infrastructure intertidal animals (such as crabs, snails, cunjevoi, on public land along the foreshore and a number octopus, sea urchins, anemones, pipis, cockles, of buildings have been recycled for commercial mussels, oysters, and saltwater yabbies) is strictly and community uses. prohibited in this area. Fishing is permitted in There are some unmade road reserves that Intertidal Protected Areas, but bait collection is provide access to the harbour, however due to the not allowed. location of private land it is not possible to provide continuous public access to, and along the Beaches foreshore. Council has several beaches located along the eastern foreshore. These include Chinamans Beach, Balmoral Beach, Clifton Gardens and Sirius Cove. Rosherville Reserve has the last natural beach in Sydney Harbour. Council has provided sand to retain a small beach at Spit Reserve West. Mosman’s beaches provide an important resource for a large number of people from the Greater Sydney area.

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Off-road trails Open space for relaxation Mosman has a number of walking tracks. The most Mosman has a large number of open spaces (see significant tracks run through Sydney Harbour Appendix 2) with higher environmental quality National Park and adjacent open spaces. without facilities for social, recreational activities, which are protected because they are bushlands. Significant off-road trails in Mosman include: It has been suggested that community want • Harbour Bridge to The Spit Bridge walking reserves to maintain their character and identity track rather than changing them to; improve quality, • Bradleys Head to Chowder Bay walk “modernise” facilities or increase participation. • Mosman Park and Balmoral Park (several of A number of small spaces that have high amenity Mosman’s larger open spaces) are part value may be able to accommodate facilities such bounded by perimeter paths. as community gardens, trails or other activities. Council also has some inner urban spaces and However there is often unwillingness by adjacent unmade roads that provide walkways, access to residents to activate such spaces. the water and public domain in association with community and shopping areas, such as the Visual amenity space / look out Library walk. Mosman has a number of spaces providing Council has some excellent information about lookouts over the harbour. In fact there are walks in Mosman, including information about constraints on development of some foreshore history and features along the walks. land due to the visual importance of this to Sydney There are few off-road shared paths suitable for Harbour and Sydney’s history. Two open spaces cycling in Mosman, and few large reserves that have a formal look out function: Carroll’s Lookout have perimeter paths around them. and Curraghbeena Lookout. These are important to view harbour events such as the New Years Eve The majority of the major foreshore walks are not fireworks. A number of unmade road reserves also accessible to people using wheelchairs or mobility serve this function. devices. The stairs at Balmoral make it difficult for people Community horticulture / garden with a disability to train on the beach with the Mosman has two community gardens operated by triathlon club. the Mosman Community Gardeners Association: Mackie Lane Garden and Middle Head Garden Cycling (Soldiers Institute). Both gardens are on land not The Triathlon Club use Obelisk Bay and Middle owned by Council. Head Road for four triathlons a year. All plots are communal and some herbs and plants While the LGA has a number of great are located outside the fence to allow residents to opportunities to train with undulating topography enjoy them. and some limited through roads – such as through Council has found it difficult to gain an acceptance the National Park, the quality of roads is a concern from adjacent residents to locate additional for competitive cycling. community gardens in parks in Mosman. Mosman Council does not have any cycle sports facilities such as a velodrome, criterium circuit, mountain bike or BMX track facilities. Mountain bike riders go to Manly Dam and Terrey Hills to ride.

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The Drill Hall could also potentially accommodate Other outdoor fitness facilities (e.g. climbing, young children’s sports development programs, parkour etc.) training to minimise outdoor ground use, group Mosman does not have any outdoor fitness fitness activities, dance or older adult sports such facilities other than exercise equipment. However as table tennis, soft tennis and movement classes there is some evidence of climbing and parkour at such as pilates and yoga. It appears to be used for the Spit and the cliff has been used for bouldering. programs, which do not need a sports floor and is underutilised as a sporting facility during the day. Memorial gardens Some schools also provide indoor sports courts. Part of Mosman Park (also known as Memorial There is considerable demand for additional Park) is set aside as a war memorial. The adjacent indoor sports clubs and to a degree this can space is also used as a parade ground. This space substitute for the lack of opportunities for training is important on occasions such as ANZAC day, but for outdoor sports clubs. also due to the close proximity to defence establishments and Mosman history related to Indoor racquet sports defence. Mosman does not have an indoor racquet sports There are no cemeteries or crematoria in facility. Both badminton and squash are no longer Mosman. sports played in Mosman. Mosman Square Seniors Centre does offer table tennis to seniors. Indoor facilities Other indoor facilities Whilst indoor facilities are outside the scope of this plan it is necessary to broadly consider these Mosman does not have an indoor skate centre, in context with outdoor opportunities. (the closest venue for roller derby is Sydney, and for indoor skateboarding is at Sydney Olympic Indoor courts sports Park), Indoor bowling sports, (the closest facilities are in the Sydney CBD), Indoor ice sports (the Marie Bashir Indoor Sports Centre is Mosman’s closest venue is Macquarie Ice Rink in North premier indoor recreation facility. It is a single Ryde). court facility managed directly by Council. It is used for futsal, netball, indoor hockey and Indoor aquatic facility basketball competitions as well as casual hire. It is not open for casual use, and the centre is not Mosman has one indoor aquatic centre: Mosman programmed, rather it is purely available for hire. Swim Centre. Mosman Swim Centre is located on Vista Street, Mosman. It provides a six lane 25m The facility’s value is limited by being a single indoor-heated pool and activities such as learn to court. This limits flexibility of use, the number of swim, aquarobics and swim club. codes that can use it, the size of any indoor sports clubs and the cost per participant to run. Queenwood School for Girls own an indoor aquatic facility (Lawrence Pool). The Mosman Drill Hall is located adjacent to the Marie Bashir Indoor Sports Centre. It is owned by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust and can be hired for private functions and community activities. One of its principal users is an afterschool program. It has sport court markings but is not currently used for sport.

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Recreation facilities in schools Hall / community meeting place Mosman has seven schools. These schools generally have limited space for recreation. Halls and community meeting places in Mosman include: Schools train and compete on Mosman’s sport reserves as well as at water-based facilities such as • Balmoral Scout Hall (Balmoral Park) Mosman Rowing Club (Spit Reserve West) and • Scout and Guide Hall (Parriwi Bushland private providers on the Balmoral foreshore. Reserve) Schools (combined) are the third biggest type of • Athol Hall (Sydney Harbour National Park) users of Councils sportsgrounds, using them for • Mosman Seniors Centre (Spit Junction) more than 1600 hours in 2013. • Mosman Drill Hall (Cross St) As few schools have open space or compliant

• Mosman Art Gallery and Community Centre sports facilities there is little opportunity for Other indoor spaces used for fitness and community clubs to utilise these. However, most recreation activities in Mosman include Kirk Hall, schools do have outdoor sports courts and / or which is part of the Presbyterian Church. Mosman school halls. These could contribute opportunities Library, the senior citizens centre and the youth especially for teenagers. centres all provide indoor recreation Mosman High School has a community college, opportunities. Mosman High School and bowling which operates from the school and additional clubs are also used for fitness and recreation community facilities. This provides a wide range of activities. sporting, fitness and recreation programs. Some schools are located in close proximity to open space. Appendix 3. lists known facilities provided at schools in Mosman.

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! Mosman attracts a high number of visitors to its foreshore parks, perhaps because of its high 3. DEMAND FOR RECREATION aesthetic values, foreshore parks and beaches, ACTIVITIES – OVERVIEW harbour views, accessibility to the Warringah freeway and Taronga Zoo.

The assessment of demand for this project Implications of demographic profile and included: analysing the demographic profile of population size Mosman and implications on sport and leisure; analysing available usage and participation data; The cost of increasing the level of service and projecting participation in sport and recreation range of services spread across all areas will be a activities and likely use of different facility types; challenge due to the constrained population and community engagement. growth and rate base and limitations of existing supply.. The community engagement process for this project included: a householder and community Any increasing densities will mean the further loss organisations survey, opportunities to comment or of private open space and potentially restorative make a submission, onsite intercept surveys, values, as well as opportunities for incidental play telephone interviews of clubs, stakeholders and and home based activity such as playing with pets peak bodies, and workshops with staff, as a well as horticulture. stakeholders, and community. Affluence and high levels of education may Further information about the population profile increase the demand for opportunities and and implications for recreation, and the findings expectations of quality of services beyond what from the community engagement process can be Council can afford. found in the Demand and Consultation Findings Opportunities to better service specific population document previously submitted for this project. groups such as young people, older adults and people with a disability are addressed under the 3.1 Key demographic characteristics Issues section. that have an influence on leisure Due to increasing demand for recreation and open needs space there is a need for Council to consider more conscious and equitable provision of resources to Key characteristics of Mosman that influence specific population groups. Facilities for each must leisure behaviour are as follows: be equitably distributed across the LGA to “future proof” facilities from demographic change. ! Slow growth in population, (.6% in next 10 years) to approximately 30,000 people. ! Increasing housing density (63% of dwellings medium or high density) ! All new dwellings will be apartments ! Thirty five percent of dwellings will be lone person households by 2024 (up 2%) ! Fewer school children and families with children by 2024 (down by 2%) ! An increasing proportion of older adults and people with a disability. Twenty-two percent of population will be 65 years or older by 2024. ! High employment and discretionary income, and education levels (almost double median household income of NSW average) ! Only .5% of dwellings are public housing ! A small proportion of non-English overseas born residents (less than 14% or residents)

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3.2 Potential number of people using Lower than expected participation in these sports is likely to be a result of the lack facilities, different types of facilities particularly in the case of cricket, hockey and netball. Using state participation rates applied to the Mosman population the potential numbers of In the case of tennis – the limited number of lit residents who would use cycling and walking paths tennis courts and centres with strong competition is almost double that of the next facility type pathways, foundation, development, social and ranked by the potential number of users. Outdoor coaching programs, as well as the nature of playing fields ranked second by potential numbers surfaces may impact on participation. For rugby of users, followed by gym and fitness, and league, the strength of other rugby and football swimming facilities (equal). codes and the demographic profile of Mosman are likely to favour rugby union. Due to the proximity to the harbour, swimming and yachting facilities (as born out by the There has been a loss of some sports from th LGA householder survey and membership data) is likely since the 2000 Plan. These sports include lacrosse, to be higher than these potential user numbers squash, baseball and water polo. show. The consultation with peak sporting bodies and Table 1: Potential numbers of users of facilities by type, local clubs identified the following demand related 2014 and 2024 issues: Facility Type 2014 2024 ! Mosman Netball Club is one of the largest Cycling and walking paths 15583 15588 community run netball clubs in NSW Outdoor playing field sports 8909 8815 ! Mosman has the highest number of triathletes Gym / group fitness 8314 8375 by LGA in the country Swimming pools 4267 4266 ! Sailing and croquet, and the Swans Junior AFL Outdoor court sports 3531 3530 have some of the biggest clubs in NSW Indoor court sports 2158 2164 ! Mosman / North Sydney leads the way with Outdoor water based sports 1895 1914 junior growth in sailing “Tackers” program Skate / roller sports 1715 1604 ! Clubs have stated numbers in soccer (football) and Aust. Rules, cricket and sea scouts are When potential participation by activity is capped, as there is no capacity to compared to known membership of clubs, there accommodate additional participants in local are a number of sports with considerably higher facilities participation rates than those for NSW. ! Mosman bowls and Mosman croquet facilities These include: are state of the art; and provide an opportunity to grow participation from additional markets ! Sailing at off peak times and for events ! Little athletics ! A wide range of sports, health and well being ! Triathlon activities are being conducted by schools, ! Croquet including sports not played at club level in ! Rowing, and Mosman; e.g. softball, rugby league, ! Rugby union. gymnastics The sports with lower than expected participation ! Relationships with schools are very important in Mosman include: for clubs and there is a drop off when children ! Cricket go to private schools. Many children then drop ! Hockey out of sport after school. ! Rugby league ! Netball

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3.3 Activities/Facilities consistently identified as in demand For outdoor fitness activities, enablers in descending order were: Throughout the community engagement the ! Put me in touch with others who have this following activities / facilities were consistently interest or someone to go with identified as being in demand or requiring some ! Provide some assistance to get there and action. during the activity ! Swimming Key enablers to encourage people to cycle were, in ! Basketball descending order: ! Physical exercise, programs / equipment ! Provide discounts, or reduce the cost of using ! Cycle and walking trails an existing facility ! Sportsgrounds ! Improve the quality of existing facilities Others included: The key enabler that could encourage people to ! Kayak / water based club activities play basketball was: ! Practice facilities ! Provide additional or new facilities for this ! “youth facilities” activity ! Tennis ! Netball Key enablers that could encourage people to ! Improved play spaces and BBQ/picnic swim, in descending order were: ! Spaces and management of dogs ! Provide an opportunity to learn a new activity / develop confidence in doing this activity Outdoor recreation activities residents ! Provide additional or new facilities for this would like to participate that they don’t activity currently ! Provide suitable programs / or classes in existing facilities Forty-five percent of respondents to the community survey would like to participate in an outdoor recreation activity that they don’t Additional demand for sport and recreation currently undertake. activities The majority of respondents who would like to Almost 60% of the survey respondents indicated participate in an outdoor recreation activity that that there is additional demand for sport and they don’t currently undertake, were 30-34 year recreation activities that is not currently being met olds. The most common activities listed were: in Mosman. Responses primarily focussed around the following facilities: ! Outdoor fitness /personal training (high intensity) (boot camp) (boxing) program ! Swimming ! Cycling ! Cycling / Off road trails ! Basketball ! Sportsgrounds ! Swimming ! Basketball ! Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi ! BBQ / picnic areas ! Tennis ! Physical activity / fitness ! Hockey ! Hockey ! Kayaking ! Dog walking ! Waterbased recreation The key enablers to encourage people to do these ! Skate / Scooter facilities activities vary considerably between activities.

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! Demand for stand-up paddle boarding, social Priorities for recreation and sports facility beach volleyball and kayaking is increasing improvement or provision identified from (mostly amongst males). Boat numbers have the community survey also increased. Two marinas have increased their berths. The Navy also now has berths off Respondents to the household survey identified Balmoral. This is having an affect on swimming approximately one hundred and twenty priorities. among so many boats. The majority of those issues raised were similar in ! nature to those raised about additional facilities. There is more shared ownership / and storage for boats, and better sharing between sports In descending order of frequency, the key grounds codes now, as there is not enough priorities identified were: space. However clubrooms are mostly ! Sports grounds (more, all weather and undersized and limit options for sharing. improvements) ! Some facilities may be underutilized during the ! Trails and paths day e.g. sports courts use could be encouraged ! Sports courts (netball, basketball, and tennis) from schools, and older persons i.e. short ! Fitness equipment programs and come and try sessions. ! Play spaces (softfall, age, fencing) ! There is a concern for additional track and trails ! Swimming (pool / maintaining Balmoral Baths) and about the condition and maintenance of ! Environment / Bushland paths, tracks and trails. ! BBQ’s ! Water based club clubs activities are This demand related to similar activities reflected constrained by issues associated with storage, overall. trailer parking, rigging, washdown, conflicts with motorised use and the condition and Comments about facilities functionality of clubrooms. A wide range of comments were received about types of facilities and specific parks and sports

grounds. These are provided in the Demand and Consultation findings for future reference. Some key points overall include the following: ! Quality and size of facilities (netball, little athletics) limits growth ! Some participation benefits could be accrued with facility improvements; to drainage, support facilities, storage, number and size of grounds and compliance, ground maintenance, practice wickets, provision of lights and a synthetic playing field ! Lack of lighting in some instances limits uses for tennis, netball, soccer (football), Aust. Rules Football and on road and trails for cycling ! There is a demand for addition cricket practice nets that are accessible to the community (including at Reid Park and longer nets at Balmoral) ! Some conflicts exist between sports and will be exacerbated as demand increases i.e. between: summer and winter users. Same season users, motorised watercraft and sailing / rowing, cyclists and dogs on trails.

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4. KEY GOALS AND ISSUES 4.2 Issues and Recommended Actions

4.1 Goals 4.2.1 Equity and Diversity

The following goals provided are consistent with Access to recreation and sports facilities Council’s MosPlan commitments to: Partnerships, during the day and at night, for a wide range Environmental Protection, Efficiency, and Social of activities and a diversity of population Inclusion and have considered the community and stakeholder preferences, potential demand and the groups nature characteristics and distribution of current Key opportunities to enhance participation related recreation and sporting facilities. to specific population groups are provided below. The goals are: Older adults and lone person households 1. Maximise access to recreation and sports There is demand to stay active longer. Strong facilities during the day and at night, for a participation in older people can be supported by wide range of activities and a diversity of providing and programming suitable activities i.e. population groups (Equity and diversity) walking, fishing, outdoor bowls, indoor bowls, warm 2. Increase participation in physical activity and water swimming, tennis, croquet community sport though programming of indoor and gardening, men’s shed and golf. Opportunities can outdoor venues (Programmability and also be explored to allow middle-aged people to utilisation) continue to cycle, and unmet demand can be addressed through indoor exercise and sports such 3. Increase efficiency of management and as badminton and table tennis. development capability (Resource Efficiency and Partnerships) There are significant benefits of providing additional opportunities for social connectedness and 4. Increase the capacity of sportsgrounds, trails connection to nature for lone person households. and outdoor spaces to better accommodate current and forecast future demand An affluent and older population not in the (Managing Capacity) workforce may provide a resource as volunteers for guided activities, skill development and programs. 5. Continue to develop and improve asset management and renewal to enhance: Providing more seats, shelters, picnic facilities, accessibility of sports and recreation suitable exercise equipment, public toilets, facilities to all people, functionality; fit for accessible circuit trails and perimeter paths in parks purpose and shared use (Asset renewal) could assist in more older adults exercising and socialising outdoors.

Due to the high demand for seats and tables especially those with backs and arms and the need for paths to access them for people with mobility aids, the willingness to sponsor these and the value for encouraging older people to use parks, watch activity and enabling a sense of belonging, there is value in developing a strategy for seat and table placement, accessibility and design improvements. Stairs in parks and unmade road reserves provide opportunities for residents and visitors, as well as older adults, to keep fit. For older women there is likely to be demand for affordable indoor social programs and classes close to home i.e. Tai Chi, Yoga or gentle exercise in parks.

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People with disability Opportunities to include more people with Off-road opportunities to cycle and walk, secure disabilities in sport and recreation activities are bike parking and additional public transport will considerable. These opportunities include: assist young people in accessing facilities and social improvements to the design of swimming, sport, opportunities. play and picnic facilities and selective accessible The need for basketball facilities for young people paths of travel through parks and along the was a major issue raised in the community foreshore. engagement process. Providing more assistance and suitable equipment With fewer children per household in the longer to individuals to use facilities (especially swimming term, schools will be more important for incidental facilities), as well as programming coupled with play, unorganised sport and social activity. transport, and respite care options, could increase the use of facilities in non-peak times and will mean Sports and activities for females more people from these groups could participate. Significantly more males in Australia aged 15–24 There is a need for additional information to enable years old participate in sport and physical activities people to match their ability and interest with than females. Historically football (soccer) and available opportunities, especially information cricket codes have been primarily male; typically it is about walking paths and transport. Such more difficult for female teams to get access to information needs to be made available in an facilities. accessible media and content. Support needs to be given to sports such as netball, Young people and school aged children tennis, dance, gymnastics, soccer (football), gym and fitness and kayaking in order to ensure the high Most issues identified in the community propensity of females to play these sports is met consultation related to provision of facilities for with opportunity. children related to: sportsgrounds, the need to provide safe cycling opportunities and play spaces. Personal trainers in outdoor parks and users of Playgrounds for kids older than toddlers, equipment outdoor exercise equipment has increased variety, more adventurous and natural elements significantly in recent years, and with it has seen the and more shade were key issues. increase in participation in physical activities by women. The short duration and flexibility in time to For young people more opportunities to play free undertake these activities often enables women to access social basketball and tennis, lit social places schedule them around family and work to gather and more tables in open spaces were commitments. identified in the community survey and are desirable. There is growth in demand for kayaking and other non-motorised water based activities from women, Practice sports facilities are important for older however paddlers are made up mainly of individuals children, as are hard courts, and where sports who are not part of a club, and transporting and facilities exist; free access courts for tennis and handling crafts were identified as issues, especially basketball, practice cricket wickets, and goals for by females. social soccer (football) are desirable. Any opportunities to provide additional capacity on outdoor playing fields and on sports courts through programming and casual use being made available in indoor spaces, along with better connections between clubs and schools will enhance opportunities for young people.

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Demand for a diversity of opportunities Equity and Diversity: Strategies A diversity of opportunities and experiences will be • Consciously plan to enhance design and equitable enhanced and protected in open space with high access to recreation for specific population groups environmental quality and a diversity of functions of and include additional recreation, play and social open space and setting types. There is a good opportunities for older adults and people with a disability diversity of open space and bushland across the LGA. This should be retained. • Seek to provide a diversity of recreational opportunities for all residents Most play spaces are designed primarily for children • Where Council provides for user groups, seek to and are therefore single-purpose. A more cost ensure they have equitable shared access to effective approach to play spaces is to ensure their necessary fit-for-purpose support facilities design addresses the needs of the whole family, multiple age groups and people of all abilities. Recommended actions: Equity and Diversity: Where possible, the social and family recreation Consciously plan to enhance design and equitable areas preferred are those that include play access to recreation for specific population elements, nature play, landscaped areas and trees groups for shade, kick about space, seating for carers, paths for walking and small wheeled toys, along with 1. Review and undertake design improvement to social sports opportunities for older children, such facilities at the Mosman swim centre, and as hard courts for basketball and futsal or practice Balmoral Baths to improve accessibility for nets for cricket and soccer. older adults and people with a disability. 2. Select tracks, sports facilities, playgrounds and As a general principle providing a path system and trails to encourage more people with a spaces that encourage children and carers using disability to be included in and participate in wheelchairs and mobility devices in central and sport, physical activity and play. social areas is the most important addition. 3. Investigate the options for more people with a The play value of equipment could also be enhanced disability to access water based sporting and through landscape design, although children appear recreational activities including transport to all to have quite good access to natural spaces in and the main recreation clubs and facilities such as around Mosman. It is also desirable to have a Balmoral Beach. selection of fenced sites. 4. Review and update the community directory There is a need to provide additional shade in information (including transport) in order to provide information about accessibility of strategic locations in parks and at play spaces. facilities for people using wheelchairs. Opportunities for cycling off-road are relatively 5. Continue to encourage sporting and fitness limited due to the topography and lack of Council opportunities that target females, including owned land and foreshore without heritage activities such as netball, football (soccer), constraints. personal training, and (where possible) Respondents to the household survey noted that gymnastics and dance etc. providing a new aquatic facility was a priority issue, 6. Provide access to basketball courts in the however given the population size and the selective development of several social family availability of one indoor centre, a large number of recreation areas such as: 1. Rawson Park 2. residential and sea pools, it is not considered a Reid Park, and 3. Sirius Cove. priority at this time

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4.2.2 Programmability and Utilisation Seek to encourage access to a diversity of recreational opportunities for all residents Participation in physical activity and sport through programming and promotion of indoor and outdoor venues 7. Continue to provide a balance of dog off- The return on investment in sport and recreation lead and on-lead areas, and facilities with no facilities should be measured in terms of dog access, to minimise conflicts between pets and people, and in order to protect all participation. user’s interests in parks and beaches. Whilst the use of outdoor sports fields exceeds 8. When designing playgrounds consider capacity, there are some indoor and outdoor courts fencing larger areas of selected reserves that may not be fully utilised and could attract with play spaces and include people using further casual use. Additional use could be both wheelchairs and a good size green space as organised sport and programmed activities in order well as other landscape elements inside the to include people from specific population groups fence. Provide a specific budget for fencing that need additional incentives to participate. so it can be integrated into the park design;. Promote the location of those enclosed play Sports courts and fields with specialised and spaces to those who rely on them. synthetic surfaces could offer opportunities for programming, and use by all ages and abilities, both

9. Complete the dinghy rack upgrade program social and corporate. and investigate the feasibility of provision of kayak storage (especially for females). There may be opportunities to resurface some smaller spaces to enable these spaces to be 10. Encourage, and work with the Sydney Federation Harbour Trust to revise the 2003 programmed for group fitness, sports training or Management Plans for Headland Park, various other programs. Middle Head, George Heights and Chowder Some school sites, for example, are central and Bay in order to create more accessible and large enough for small-scale activities, sports and circuit paths and routes for walking and cycling. As well as to accommodate a more off-field training for outdoor teams sports. sustainable balanced mix and practical Tennis, netball, bowls and indoor courts can lend layout of multiple sports fields and themselves to programming, especially if they have associated parking and club houses. lights. Where Council provides for user groups, seek to Where possible it is desirable to maximise the ensure they have equitable shared access to number of tennis courts that are lit in Mosman, as necessary fit-for-purpose support facilities the majority of demand for tennis is in the evening, 11. In the design of future amenity and pavilion on weekdays and retain ITF approved surfaces to building improvements endeavour to ensure enable a pathway from foundation skill all clubs using grounds or the Harbour have development to club and elite competition. access to shared change rooms for both Indoor facilities offer considerable opportunities for genders, facilities for referees and first aid, storage, canteen and shade / shelter. additional programed use, rather than just venue hire.

Provision of at least one beach volleyball court would be beneficial, in order to add diversity to beach opportunities.

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Given the lack of available social hard courts in Mosman, the availability of these in schools, and Provide additional information to enable users to school’s reliance on Councils sports grounds, Council match their needs with available recreation should investigate reciprocal rights to access such opportunities and promote use facilities. 5. Promote opportunities to participate in water- Some schools have synthetic or hard surfaced areas based recreation through providing additional on their perimeter, which could be easily secured information and promotion of facilities and from the rest of school for social or sports use for programs. young people out of hours, for example. 6. Develop a program to consistently sign and promote the shared trails in the LGA. Programmability and Utilisation 7. Identify and promote the unmade road reserves in the LGA as public spaces, especially those with Strategies: Programmability and Utilisation tracks and stairs leading down to the Harbour and identify trails that are accessible to people with • Maximise the use of available places and prams and mobility devices. spaces (not fully utilised) through programming • Provide additional information to enable 4.2.3 Partnerships and Resource users to match their needs with available Efficiency recreation opportunities and promote use Efficiency of management, and development Recommended actions: Programmability and capability Utilisation Council has a relatively small population with Maximising the use of available places and spaces limited growth projected. (not fully utilised) through programming The relatively small Council area means residents 1. Work with schools to develop a co-operative are likely to travel across multiple LGAs to access approach to the use of sports facilities for clubs and facilities of their choice. North Sydney organised and unorganised sports and propose Council, whose sports facilities complement those in an arrangement whereby use of Council’s ovals Mosman, abuts Mosman. North Sydney has a is compensated for by access to social hard multiple indoor courts sports venues that Mosman courts and other school facilities not utilised out doesn’t have. It may be possible to program North of hours. Sydney Council’s indoor centre in conjunction with 2. Program the use of the Drill Hall, Marie Bashir those in Mosman. Indoor Centre and the outdoor netball courts for a range of activities utilising all available hours Due to the small size of the LGA Council cannot (ie non-peak times) and look to prioritise uses provide a full array of sport and recreation facilities for indoor centres based on level of demand and required by the population. in favour of those uses that are dependant on indoor sports courts. Economies of scale could be introduced by 3. Encourage local clubs to work with Tennis NSW partnerships to manage and develop existing sports to increase the diversity of tennis opportunities and recreation facilities in schools and open spaces. on existing courts, retain ITF compliant courts The need for second tier sports such as athletics, and light courts where possible to increase the hockey, diamond sports and indoor sports such as utilisation of all courts. basketball, netball, badminton and futsal may be 4. Explore the feasibility of installing a synthetic more cost effectively delivered together, rather surface at Balmoral Oval or Middle Head Oval so than in each LGA. that it can be utilised more fully.

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The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust has several individual tennis courts that could be programmed in conjunction with those at Rawson Park. Create additional resource efficiencies through Additionally there are multiple sports facilities increased sharing and co-operation between users, Council and other land management agencies around Rawson Park in different land management arrangements where there are possible synergies. 3. Work closely in partnership with National Parks and Wildlife and Sydney Harbour Federation Trust In noting there is comparatively high provision of to manage and utilise the foreshore roads for parkland areas some opportunities to recycle cycling events and training. additional underutilised land for sports purposes 4. Work closely in partnership with the Sydney should be further investigated around Headland Harbour Federation Trust to improve sports fields Park. capacity and associated facilities at Middle Head Oval and Georges Heights Oval. Partnerships and Resource Efficiency: Strategies 5. Negotiate with schools over use of Council grass playing facilities in the exchange for use of school • Seek partnerships to deliver beneficial hard courts / gyms etc. services in Mosman that are not cost 6. Negotiate with other agencies to support shared / effective to provide separately, or solely by subsidised parking in association with Middle Council Head Oval. Create additional resource efficiencies • through increased sharing and co-operation between users, Council and other land management agencies • Provide sports development assistance to Recommended actions: Partnerships and second tier sports clubs that have potential Resource Efficiency (cont’d) for growth, and where facility capacity allows or can be improved 7. Work with existing land managers and user groups Recommended actions: Partnerships and to manage the Rawson Park and Georges Heights sports facilities more as a sporting precinct with Resource Efficiency multiple codes (croquet, tennis, rugby, soccer- football, cricket, basketball, netball) sharing Seek partnerships to deliver beneficial services in support facilities and programming available Mosman that are not cost effective to provide courts. separately, or solely by Council 8. Work with the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to 1. Examine opportunities to develop partnerships manage and program the tennis courts in with neighbouring land and recreational facility conjunction with those in Rawson Park. managers to take advantage of economies of scale and improved programing of recreational facilities. Provide sports development assistance to clubs that 2. Work with other partners and stakeholders such have potential for growth where facility capacity allows as local schools and the Sydney Harbour 9. Encourage Mosman Bowls and schools to increase Federation Trust to investigate opportunities to participation in bowls and use of the greens. increase the range of recreation activities provided within the LGA (beyond the mainstream 10. Encourage better connections between clubs and team sports) and to provide more opportunities to schools to provide pathways for children to engage in activities with the highest demand. develop sports skills, play club competition and continue to play sports.

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4.2.4 Managing Capacity more development works such as further drainage improvements and more intense maintenance that Capacity of sportsgrounds, trails and outdoor will enable some additional use. spaces to meet demand Club sport represents only approximately 55% of organised sportsground use. However as clubs The sportsgrounds and water space in Mosman are involve considerable volunteers and are dependant at or near capacity. Additional demand for sport and on these facilities they should be given priority of physical activity won’t be met unless additional use. capacity can be created by the improvement in; condition, use during non-peak times (on greens, The investigation of replacing turf fields with some sports courts, indoor centres, ovals), casual use of synthetic surfaces will be a worth while exercise. beaches and parks, and by expanding and improving Synthetic surfaces would enable additional capacity trails, roads and footpaths, for walking and cycling. however it will not increase availability at peak demand times and will also come at significant cost. Some Council sports facilities are single grounds. Most sports fields are ovals, however there is also A number of disused buildings on Harbour Trust pressure from sports needing rectangular grounds. land, which are in a poor state of repair, may The presence of turf wickets limits some grounds provide a potential development opportunity for a and their capacity to be effectively used by multiple new sports field. Desirably multiple facilities should codes. These locational and design characteristics be located together to enhance flexibility and have an implication for clubs as hiring separate reduce the cost of servicing. multiple venues is expensive and logistically difficult The use of netball courts is not at capacity due to to manage. the lack of light and inability to play competitions The lack of space and lights constrain the availability there. With a higher recognition of the value of of off field training and practice facilities. social and physical activities than when the management plan was prepared further use of this It would be beneficial for all sports grounds and site may gain greater acceptance. practice facilities to be lit in order to be able to maximise the use of these when there is demand It is desirable that most tennis courts are lit, as the and capacity and to be able to have the flexibility of majority of demand is in the evening. moving training and games around in accordance Further monitoring of the use of open space by dog with ground conditions and levels of use for trainers and PT’s is worthwhile and ongoing liaisons different activities. with trainers will be beneficial to minimise overuse There is a very high demand for events on Council and perceived conflicts and divert demand away reserves, as well as casual use. These events mostly from some popular sites such as Balmoral. include small group celebrations, such as parties and Off road trails have the highest potential use by weddings, however there are also a number of participants of any other recreation facility type. larger community and regional events held throughout the year. Some issues arise in relation to Due to the high demand for walking and cycling, and where temporary facilities can be located, without increasing visitor loads, the capacity and condition damage to services, lawn and vegetation and of roads, track and trails is, and will continue to be, managing the demand for private celebrations. an issue. A major focus on works in years to come needs to be about expanding and developing a The demand for playing fields is increasing across all strategic network of trails and routes for cycling and the codes. Council is not able to accommodate a walking. considerable amount of the current demand. The use of all sportsgrounds in winter exceeds current There is significant growth in cycling as a sport carrying capacity of the grounds and the pressure (especially from older adults), through cycling leaves little time to rest grounds between seasons. events and people training, therefore identifying Council currently funds substantial restoration some safer routes and signing these may be works between seasons. Ground conditions will desirable. continue to decline with current levels of use. Middle Head and Bradleys Head with no through The condition of some grounds is impacted on in traffic could be a good route for cycling. Chowder some instances by rabbits, dogs, wet conditions and Bay Road is a popular cycling route but is without playing patterns. Additional funds could enable lights.

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The consultation identified that a lot of people Seek additional facilities and increase capacity to meet would like to cycle, but find it too dangerous. current recreational demand Families would like to cycle more locally (to pool, library, park etc.) but find roads intimidating and 6. Provide several public BBQs in the Council area in dangerous. association with picnic tables / shelter and play facilities away from dog exercise areas where these can be integrated well into park design. Strategies: Managing Capacity Increase opportunities for residents to cycle on-road • Assess methods to increase available funds for and off-road drainage, sportsground reconstruction, and lighting to enhance hours of use 7. Prepare a plan for the upgrade of off -road cycling • Assist schools to enable school sporting and and walking tracks to provide: recreation space to be better utilised out of • Perimeter path exercise circuits around large hours reserves (e.g. Reid Park, Spit Reserve, Clifton • Continue to manage the condition of facilities Gardens, Middle Head Oval) by diverting demand away from overused sites • Dedicated path circuits with selected routes • Increase opportunities for residents to cycle on- that are wheelchair accessible in different road and off-road localities across the LGA • Continue to manage potentially conflicting uses • More continuous cycling and walking through clear allocation policies and education opportunities on other government land linking with key sports and community Recommended actions: Managing Capacity facilities, ferry wharfs and visitor destinations including constructing a trail from Taronga Zoo gate to the wharf Increase funds for drainage, sportsground reconstruction, lighting and restoration to enhance 8. Refer to the Mosman Bicycle Plan to mark, light hours of use and promote several suitable on road training circuits for cyclists. 1. Identify the most suitable location for the potential construction of a synthetic sports Continue to manage the condition of parks by diverting surface, considering access, lighting, potential demand away from overused sites multiple (priority) users. The field should as a minimum suit soccer –football and be able to be 9. Provide better water craft storage at Rosherville used under lights until at least 9pm. Reserve and Sirius Cove, and continue to manage craft being left on public open space 2. Consider options for off-field training for sports clubs such as tennis and netball courts and 10. Provide clusters of fitness equipment at a number indoor facilities such as the Drill Hall. of key sites in Mosman.

11. Consider upgrading the outdoor netball court run outs at the Drill Hall to enable them to be better Assist schools to provide additional sporting and utilised as 'multi-purpose' courts for other sports recreation space and utilise that current availability for such as basketball, futsal and tennis. out of hours use 12. Where the management plan allows, seek to 3. Seek to have all sportsgrounds and courts lit suitably utilise these netball courts for competition and for purpose, to maximise usage. training under lights.

4. Explore options to enter into further arrangements Continue to manage potentially conflicting uses to allow community access of / programming of through clear allocation policies and education outdoor facilities at Beauty Point Public School e.g. for football training and social basketball. 12. Prepare codes of conduct for sporting facilities, 5. Explore options to better utilise outdoor space on fitness and dog trainers, water based users, dog the perimeter of one or more school sites that can owners and path users. be isolated from the rest of school property - for 13. Provide some clear messages to residents through social recreation activities i.e. basketball games. educational material about the importance and benefits of outdoor fitness and personal training (especially for females) and the process Council uses to manage this in parks.

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4.2.5 Asset Renewal A large number of respondents to the householder Asset renewal to enhance the accessibility of survey were concerned about the condition of infrastructure to all people, functionality, fit- public toilets and walking paths and trails, for-purpose and shared use suggesting they need additional maintenance, (including the footpaths in Spit and Military Roads). Due the age of the furniture, sporting and support infrastructure, the changing nature of sports, as well Asset renewal: Strategies as the need to share and cater for a diversity of ages and abilities, as well as the changing economics - • Enhance the functionality and accessibility there is a need to redesign and renew sporting and and integrated nature of furniture, paths recreation infrastructure incrementally. and facilities in parks Work to implement Asset Management Sporting and water based clubs consistently • Plans and renew assets that are: in poor reported that clubrooms and amenity blocks are too condition, functionally obsolete, or are not small, lack storage, are in relatively poor condition fit-for-purpose and don't meet the current requirements of their sports. Asset renewal: Recommended Actions Most supporting infrastructure wasn't designed to accommodate change facilities for females and Enhance the functionality, accessibility and integrated males, access for people with mobility devices, nor nature of furniture, paths and facilities in parks provide necessary storage, referee, first aid, and 1. Review the design of and increase the number of canteen facilities. However, care needs to be taken park furniture, shelters, and paths that can be when considering that the scales of new support integrated into park design to improve facilities do not become disproportionate to the useability, accessibility and integration of park playing field and that building placement does not elements. impact on field sizes. 2. Prepare a management plan for Harnett Park, For waterbased clubs, the need for washdown and Reid Park, Curraghbeena Reserve and Sirius Cove rigging areas, trailer parking, kayak storage and Reserve and ensure they are developed as a general facility upgrades were identified. suite, with complementary uses. Park furniture will need to be incrementally updated 3. Work with sailing, rowing, sea scouts and other to be DDA compliant and to accommodate higher water based clubs and providers as well as the seats with backs and arms, to accommodate more Dept. of Transport and Maritime Services to provide a suite of contemporary, shared and older adults. accessible storage racks and support facilities on When various facilities such as play equipment public land in Mosman. reaches the end of its useful life, there will be a 4. As play equipment reaches the end of its useful need not to replace a like with like, but to redesign life, redesign play spaces in conjunction with spaces to be more inclusive and family oriented with stakeholders to be more inclusive, family higher quality play value and diversity in order to oriented spaces, with higher quality play value, promote children’s development, provide more diversity, and more shade and natural and loose materials. shade and natural and loose materials. In some cases sports do not have access to Renew assets that are in poor condition, functionally obsolete or not fit for purpose compliant playing facilities that compromises use for competition. 5. Investigate the need for additional asset maintenance, renewal and improvements to Balmoral Baths infrastructure, including accessibility works and removal of oysters and barnacles for personal safety reasons.

6. Introduce regular cleaning and concrete maintenance at the Balmoral skate park.

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7. In conjunction with the adopted Asset Management Plans introduce a 10-year capital improvement program, which considers current needs and provision gaps for sportsgrounds, pavilion buildings, toilets, storage and lights.

8. In conjunction with other agencies prepare an asset management / replacement plan for all and sports oval support facilities and clubhouses and water based recreation infrastructure, and upgrade these to provide facilities consistent with core service levels.

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5. Action Plan

Strategy and Action Priority (1, 2 or 3)

Equity and Diversity

Consciously plan to enhance design and equitable access to recreation for specific population groups

1. Review and undertake design improvement to facilities at the Mosman swim centre, and Balmoral Baths to improve accessibility for older adults and people with a disability. 2

2. Select tracks, sports facilities, playgrounds and trails to encourage more people with a disability to be included in and participate in sport, physical activity and play. 2

3. Investigate the options for more people with a disability to access water based sporting and recreational activities including transport to all the main recreation clubs and facilities such as 1 Balmoral Beach.

4. Review and update the community directory information (including transport) in order to provide information about accessibility of facilities for people using wheelchairs. 1

5. Continue to encourage sporting and fitness opportunities that target females, including activities such as netball, football (soccer), personal training, and (where possible) gymnastics 2 and dance etc.

6. Provide access to basketball courts in the selective development of several social family recreation areas such as: 1. Rawson Park 2. Reid Park, and 3. Sirius Cove. 3

Seek to encourage access to a diversity of recreational opportunities for all residents

7. Continue to provide a balance of dog off-lead and on-lead areas, and facilities with no dog access, to minimise conflicts between pets and people, and in order to protect all user’s 2 interests in parks and beaches.

8. When designing playgrounds with fences, consider fencing larger areas of selected reserves with play spaces and include people using wheelchairs and a good size green space as well as other landscape elements inside the fence. Provide a specific budget for fencing so it can be 2 integrated into the park design; Promote the location of those enclosed play spaces to those who rely on them

9. Complete the dinghy rack upgrade program and investigate the feasibility of provision of kayak storage (especially for females). 2

10. Encourage, and work with the Sydney Federation Harbour Trust to revise the 2003 Management Plans for Headland Park, Middle Head, George Heights and Chowder Bay in order to create more accessible circuit paths and routes for walking and cycling. As well as to 3 accommodate a more sustainable balanced mix and practical layout of multiple sports fields and associated facilities (parking and pavilion buildings)

Where Council provides for user groups, seek to ensure they have equitable shared access to necessary fit-for-purpose support facilities

11. In the design of future amenity and pavilion building improvements endeavour to ensure all clubs using grounds or the Harbour have access to shared change rooms for both genders, 2 facilities for referees and first aid, storage, canteen and shade / shelter.

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Strategy and Action Priority (1, 2 or 3)

Programmability and Utilisation

Maximising the use of available places and spaces (not fully utilised) through programming

12. Work with schools to develop a co-operative approach to the use of sports facilities for organised and unorganised sports and propose an arrangement whereby use of Council’s ovals is compensated for by access to social hard courts and other school facilities not utilised out of 1 hours.

13. Program the use of the Drill Hall, Marie Bashir Indoor Centre and the outdoor netball courts for a range of activities utilising all available hours (ie non-peak times) and look to prioritise uses for indoor centres based on level of demand and in favour of those uses that are dependant on 2 indoor sports courts.

14. Encourage local clubs to work with Tennis NSW to increase the diversity of tennis opportunities on existing courts, retain ITF compliant courts, and light courts where possible to increase the 3 utilisation of all courts.

15. Explore the feasibility of installing a synthetic surface at Balmoral Oval or Middle Head Oval so that it can be utilised more fully. 2

Provide additional information to enable users to match their needs with available recreation opportunities and promote use

16. Promote opportunities to participate in water based recreation through providing additional information and promotion of facilities and programs. 1

17. Develop a program to consistently sign and promote the shared trails in the LGA; 2

18. Identify and promote the unmade road reserves in the LGA as public spaces, especially those with tracks and stairs leading down to the Harbour and identify trails that are accessible to 1 people with prams and mobility devices.

Partnerships and Resource Efficiency

Seek partnerships to deliver beneficial services in Mosman that are not cost effective to provide separately, or solely by Council

19. Examine opportunities to develop partnerships with neighbouring land and recreational facility managers to take advantage of economies of scale and improved programing of recreational 2 facilities.

20. Work with other partners and stakeholders such as local schools and the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to investigate opportunities to increase the range of recreation activities provided within the LGA (beyond the mainstream team sports) and to provide more 2 opportunities to engage in activities with the highest demand.

Create additional resource efficiencies through increased sharing and co-operation between users, Council and other land management agencies

21. Work closely in partnership with National Parks and Wildlife and Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to manage and utilise the foreshore roads for cycling events and training 3

22. Work closely in partnership with the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to improve sports fields capacity and associated facilities at Middle Head Oval and Georges Heights Oval 2

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Strategy and Action Priority (1, 2 or 3)

23. Negotiate with schools over use of Council grass playing facilities in the exchange for use of school hard courts / gyms etc. 1

24. Negotiate with other agencies to support shared / subsidised parking in association with Middle Head Oval 2

25. Work with existing land managers and user groups to manage the Rawson Park and Georges Heights sports facilities more as a sporting precinct with multiple codes (croquet, tennis, rugby, soccer- football, cricket, basketball, netball) sharing support facilities and programming 3 available courts

26. Work with the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to manage and program the tennis courts in conjunction with those in Rawson Park 3

Provide sports development assistance to clubs that have potential for growth where facility capacity allows

27. Encourage Mosman Bowls and schools to increase participation in bowls and use of the greens 3

28. Encourage better connections between clubs and schools to provide pathways for children to develop sports skills, play club competition and continue to play sports. 2

Managing Capacity

Increase funds for drainage, sportsground reconstruction, lighting and restoration to enhance hours of use

29. Identify the most suitable location for the potential construction of a synthetic sports surface, considering access, lighting, potential multiple (priority) users. The field should as a minimum 1 suit soccer –football and be able to be used under lights until at least 9pm

30. Consider options for off-field training for sports clubs such as tennis and netball courts and indoor facilities such as the Drill Hall 3

Assist schools to provide additional sporting and recreation space and utilise that current availability for out of hours use

31. Seek to have all sportsgrounds and courts lit suitably for purpose, to maximise usage 1

32. Explore options to enter into further arrangements to allow community access of / programming of outdoor facilities at Beauty Point Public School e.g. for football training and 1 social basketball

33. Explore options to better utilise outdoor space on the perimeter of one or more school sites that can be isolated from the rest of school property - for social recreation activities i.e. 2 basketball games

Seek additional facilities and increase capacity to meet current recreational demand

34. Provide several public BBQs in the Council area in association with picnic tables / shelter and play facilities away from dog exercise areas where these can be integrated well into park 3 design

Increase opportunities for residents to cycle on-road and off-road

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Strategy and Action Priority (1, 2 or 3)

35. Prepare a plan for the upgrade of off -road cycling and walking tracks to provide: • perimeter path exercise circuits around large reserves (e.g. Reid Park, Spit Reserve, Clifton Gardens, Middle Head Oval) • dedicated path circuits with selected routes that are wheelchair accessible in different 3 localities across the LGA • more continuous cycling and walking opportunities on other government land linking with key sports and community facilities, ferry wharfs and visitor destinations including constructing a trail from Taronga Zoo gate to the wharf

36. Refer to the Mosman Bicycle Plan to mark, light and promote several suitable on road training circuits for cyclists. 3

Continue to manage the condition of parks by diverting demand away from overused sites

37. Provide better water craft storage at Rosherville Reserve and Sirius Cove, and continue to manage craft being left on public open space 1

38. Provide clusters of fitness equipment at a number of key sites in Mosman. 1

39. Consider upgrading the outdoor netball court run outs at the Drill Hall to enable them to be better utilised as 'multi-purpose' courts for other sports such as basketball, futsal and tennis. 3

40. Where the management plan allows, seek to utilise these netball courts for competition and training under lights. 3

Continue to manage potentially conflicting uses through clear allocation policies and education

41. Prepare codes of conduct for sporting facilities, fitness and dog trainers, water based users, dog owners and path users 2

42. Provide some clear messages to residents through educational material about the importance and benefits of outdoor fitness and personal training (especially for females) and the process 1 Council uses to manage this in parks.

Asset renewal

Enhance the functionality, accessibility and integrated nature of furniture, paths and facilities in parks

43. Review the design of and increase the number of park furniture, shelters, and paths that can be integrated into park design to improve useability, accessibility and integration of park elements 2

44. Prepare a management plan for Harnett Park, Reid Park, Curraghbeena Reserve and Sirius Cove Reserve and ensure they are developed as a suite, with complementary uses. 1

45. Work with sailing, rowing, sea scouts and other water based clubs and providers as well as the Dept. of Transport and Maritime Services to provide a suite of contemporary, shared and 3 accessible storage racks and support facilities on public land in Mosman

46. As play equipment reaches the end of its useful life, redesign play spaces in conjunction with stakeholders to be more inclusive, family oriented spaces, with higher quality play value, 1 diversity, and more shade and natural and loose materials

Renew assets that are in poor condition, functionally obsolete or not fit for purpose

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Strategy and Action Priority (1, 2 or 3)

47. Investigate the need for additional asset maintenance, renewal and improvements to Balmoral Baths infrastructure, including accessibility works and increased regular removal of oysters and 1 barnacles to improve personal safety.

48. Introduce regular cleaning and concrete maintenance at the Balmoral skate park 2

49. In conjunction with the adopted Asset Management Plans introduce a 10 year capital improvement program which considers current needs and provision gaps for sportsgrounds, 1 pavilion buildings, toilets, storage and lights

50. In conjunction with other agencies prepare an asset management / replacement plan for all and sports oval support facilities and clubhouses and water based recreation infrastructure, 3 and upgrade these to provide facilities consistent with core service levels

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6. Appendices

Appendix 1. Availability of recreation facilities in Mosman, by classification

Classification Code/Activity Availability in Council Council Mosman owned Managed SPORTS FACILITY Outdoor Greens / Rink Sports Golf X Croquet ! ! Bocce/ Petanque X Lawn bowls ! ! Outdoor Sports Courts Netball ! ! ! Tennis ! X Outdoor Sports Grounds Ovals Australian rules football ! ! ! Athletics ! ! ! Cricket ! ! ! Diamond Sports No purpose-built Softball, baseball, teeball facility Rectangular Codes No purpose-built Hockey - outdoor facility Rugby league X Rugby union ! ! ! Soccer - football ! ! ! Touch football ! ! ! Target Sport Facilities Archery, shooting etc. X Outdoor Motor Sports X Outdoor Equestrian Sports X Outdoor Skate / BMX Facility ! ! ! Biodiversity / Biological ! ! ! Heritage Space Social / Family Recreation Dog off-leash area ! ! ! Park Children’s play facility ! ! ! Open Space For Relaxation ! ! ! Visual Amenity Space / Look ! ! ! Out Community Horticulture / Community garden farm ! X Garden Fitness stations, climbing, ! ! ! Outdoor Fitness Facility parkour Personal training ! X Memorial Garden Memorial park ! X Zoological/ Botanic Garden Zoo ! X Walking track, Shared Trail ! ! ! Off-Road Trail / Outdoor Cycling - MTB, BMX X Cycle Sport Facility Orienteering X Outdoor Aquatic Sports Aquatic programs / fitness ! ! Facility Lifesaving ! X Swimming pool (Sea baths) ! ! ! Diving X Triathlon ! ! Fishing ! ! ! Non-Motorised Boating Rowing ! X Canoeing / kayaking / ! X

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Classification Code/Activity Availability in Council Council Mosman owned Managed dragon boating Sailing / Yachting ! X Indoor Courts Sports Indoor hockey / floorball / ! ! ! handball / futsal Indoor netball / basketball ! ! ! Volleyball ! X Table tennis ! X Badminton ! Seniors only ! Indoor cricket X Indoor Racquet Sports Squash / racquet ball X Roller derby, skateboard, X Indoor Skate Facility inline skate, quad skate Ten pin, indoor bowls, X Indoor Bowling Sports boccia Skating, dance, ice racing, X Indoor Ice Sports curling, jockey Boxing ! ! Seniors ! Group fitness, yoga, pilates only Indoor Gym / Fitness / Dance Dance ! Gymnastics ! X Circus skills X Martial arts ! X Swimming pool, water polo, ! ! Indoor Aquatic Facility diving, water play Scouts / guides, Civic Centre ! ! Hall / Community Meeting community church hall, Place youth seniors centres

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Appendix 2. Inventory of recreation facilities

Reserve / facility Primary Recreation Setting Facility Street Ownership Manageme name Function type Name/ address nt Activities

Ashton Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Bradleys Head Crown Council Heritage Rd Balmoral Foreshore Open Space for Foreshore Balmoral The Crown Council (North of Raglan) Relaxation foreshore Esplanade Balmoral Foreshore Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Beach Club, The Crown Council (South of Raglan) Facility triathlon, Esplanade sailing, boot camp

Balmoral Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trail The Crown Council Heritage Esplanade

Balmoral Park Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Sailing, Sea The Crown Private Facility Scouts Esplanade

Balmoral Park Outdoor Skate / BMX Paved Balmoral Skate The Crown Council Facility area / Park Esplanade plaza Balmoral Park Outdoor Sportsground (2) Managed Touch football, The Crown Council Turf soccer football, Esplanade rugby union, cricket, athletics

Bay Street Park Open Space for Bushland Bay St Council Council Relaxation

Bay Street Park Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play Bay St Council Council Park Parkland space

Beauty Point Park Open Space for Open Bay St / Council Council Relaxation Grass Quakers Rd Area Botanic Road Park Open Space for Open Botanic Rd Crown Council Relaxation Parkland Carroll's Lookout Visual Amenity Space / Bushland The Crown Council lookout Esplanade Cartref Park Open Space for Treed Brierley St Council Council Relaxation Parkland

Chowder Bay Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Chowder Bay SHFT SHFT Facility Centre Rd Clifton Gardens Reserve Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Swimming pool Morella Rd Council Council Facility Waterbas Fishing ed Jetty / wharf Recreatio n Facility Clifton Gardens Reserve Social / Family Recreation Open Dog off leash Morella Rd Crown Council Park Parkland area

Children’s play facility

Countess Street Park Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play Corner Awaba Council Council Park Parkland facility (part St / Countess fenced) St Curraghbeena Lookout Visual amenity space / Open Raglan St Council Council lookout Grass Area Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Currughbeena Crown Curraghbeena Park Council Heritage Rd Curraghbeena Park Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play Currughbeena Crown Council Park Grass facility Rd Area Drill Hall Common Outdoor Sports Court Specialise Netball Cross St SHFT Council d Sports Surface Drill Hall Common Social Family Recreation Open Dog off-leash Cross St SHFT Council Park Grass area Area

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Reserve / facility Primary Recreation Setting Facility Street Ownership Manageme name Function type Name/ address nt Activities

Ellery Park Outdoor Aquatic Sports Beach Jetty Spit Rd Crown Council Facility Georges Heights Oval Outdoor Sportsground Managed Soccer- football, Suakin Dr / SHFT Council Turf rugby union, Dominion cricket Cres Hampshire Park Open Space for Open Bradleys Head Council Council Relaxation Parkland Road Harnett Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking Trails Lower Boyle Crown Council Heritage St Harnett Park Open Space for Open Lower Boyle Council Council Relaxation Parkland St Harnett Park Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Canoeing / Lower Boyle Crown Council Facility kayaking / St dragon boating Herron Park Open Space for Open Raglan St Council Council Relaxation Parkland Hunter Park Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play Hunter Rd Council Council Park Grass area, tai chi, Area seats Joel's Reserve Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Off-Road Trail Julian St Council Council Heritage Joel's Reserve Open Space for Open Julian St Council Council Relaxation Grass Area Lawry Plunkett Reserve Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Off-Road Trail Botanic Rd Council Council Heritage Lawry Plunkett Reserve Social / Family Recreation Open Dog off leash Plunkett Rd Council Council Park Grass area, Children Area play facility Library Walk Off-road Trail Paved Walkway Between Crown Council area / Military Rd plaza and The Crescent Little Ashton Park Open Space for Open Whiting Council Council Relaxation Parkland Beach Rd Memory Park Social / Family Recreation Treed Children’s play Cowles Rd Council Council Park Parkland facility (and half court basketball) Middle Head Oval Outdoor Sports Grounds Managed Soccer - football Middle Head SHFT Council Turf Rd Morella Road Reserve Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Morella Rd Crown Council Heritage Morella Road Reserve Open Space for Open Morella Rd Crown Council Relaxation Parkland Mosman Bay Reserve Open Space for Open Avenue Road Crown Council Relaxation Parkland Mosman Park Outdoor Sportsground Managed AFL, soccer The Crescent Crown Council Turf football, dog obedience, cricket, triathlon Mosman Park Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play The Crescent Crown Council Playground Park Parkland facility Mosman Park Anzac Memorial garden Open ANZAC The Crescent Crown Council Memorial Parkland Memorial Mosman Square Open Space for Paved Military Rd Crown Council Relaxation area / plaza Mosman Community Community Horticulture / Garden / Mackie Lane AUSGRID Private Garden Garden Pasture

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Reserve / facility Primary Recreation Setting Facility Street Ownership Manageme name Function type Name/ address nt Activities

Warringah Bowls Club Outdoor Greens / Rink Specialise Lawn Bowls Bradleys Head Private Private Mosman Sports d Sports Rd Surface Warringah Bowls Club Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Pilates Bradleys Head Private Private Mosman Dance meeting Rd place / hall Sydney School of Soo Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Martial arts Bradleys Head Private Private Bahk Do Dance Rd Imagination Dance Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Dance Belmont Rd Private Private Dance Salseros Salsa Sydney Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Dance Short St Private Private Dance Mosman Dance Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Dance Spit Rd Private Private Academy Dance Star Dance Studios Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Dance Melrose St Private Private Dance Fitness First Mosman Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness MediGym Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness Rawfit Personal Training Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness Vision Personal Training Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness Xtend Barre Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness Gymbaroo Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Heydon St Private Private Dance fitness Momentum for Life Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness Dream Fitness Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / The Crescent Private Private Dance fitness Mosman Pilates Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private Dance fitness Sanus Active Body Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Spit Rd Private Private Therapies Dance fitness iTrain Fitness Mosman Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Raglan St Private Private Dance fitness Healthland Fitness Indoor Gym / Fitness / Indoor Aerobics / Military Rd Private Private International Dance fitness Mosman Lawn Bowls Outdoor Greens / Rink Managed Lawn bowls Belmont Rd Private Private Club Sports Turf Mosman Lawn Tennis Outdoor Sports Courts Managed Tennis Rosebery St Private Private Club Turf Mosman Tennis Centre Outdoor Sports Courts Specialise Tennis Bickell Rd Private Private d Sports Surface Mosman Swim Centre Indoor Aquatic Sports Indoor Aquatic Vista St Council Private Facility programs/ fitness, swimming Parrawi Park Open Space for Open Seating, lookout Spit Rd Crown Council Relaxation Grass Area Parrawi Park Lighthouse Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Spit Rd Crown Council Bushland Reserve Heritage (Rosherville)

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Reserve / facility Primary Recreation Setting Facility Street Ownership Manageme name Function type Name/ address nt Activities

st Parrawi Park Hall / Community Indoor 1 Mosman Spit Rd Crown Private Meeting Place Scouts Scots Kirk Hall Hall / Community Indoor Pilates, yoga, tai Belmont Rd Presbyteria Private Meeting Place chi n Church Quakers Hat Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Pearl Bay Ave Crown Council Heritage Quakers Hat North Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Bay St Crown Council Heritage Quakers Hat South Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Bay St Council Council Heritage Rawson Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Alexander Crown Council Heritage Ave Rawson Park Outdoor Sportsgrounds Managed Cricket, soccer Alexander Crown Council Turf football, rugby Ave union Rawson Park Tennis Outdoor Sports Courts Specialise Tennis Alexander Crown Private Centre d Sports Ave Surface Mosman Croquet Club Outdoor Greens / Rink Managed Croquet Alexander Crown Private Sports Turf Ave Marie Bashir Indoor Indoor Courts Sports Indoor Netball, Alexander SHFT Council Sports Centre basketball, Ave hockey, floorball, handball, futsal, indoor cricket Reginald Street Park Open Space for Open Reginald St Council Council Relaxation Parkland Reginald Street Park Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play Reginald St Council Council Park Grass facility Area Reid Park Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Park Ave Crown Council Heritage Reid Park Social / Family Recreation Open Dog off leash Park Ave Crown Council Park Grass area, Children’s Area play area Reservoir Park & Open Space for Treed Gazebo used for Military Rd Council Council Boronia House Relaxation Parkland weddings Rest Park Open Space for Open Avenue Road Crown Council Relaxation Parkland Rosherville Reserve Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Hopetoun Ave Crown Crown Heritage Rosherville Reserve Social / Family Recreation Open Dog off leash Hopetoun Ave Crown Council Park Parkland area, children’s play facility Rosherville Reserve Waterbased Recreation Beach / Chinamans Hopetoun Ave Crown Council Foreshore Beach Sirius Cove Reserve Outdoor Sports Grounds Open Pre season Sirius Cove Rd Crown Council Parkland training (code unspecified) Sirius Cove Reserve Social / Family Recreation Open Dog off leash Sirius Cove Rd Crown Council Park Parkland area, children’s play facility Sirius Park East Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Sirius Cove Rd Crown Council Heritage Sirius Park West Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Walking trails Sirius Cove Rd Crown Council Heritage Spit Reserve East Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Spit Rd Crown Council Heritage Spit Reserve East Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Sailing, jetty Spit Rd Crown Council Facility Spit Reserve East Social / Family Recreation Open Dog off leash Spit Rd Crown Council

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Reserve / facility Primary Recreation Setting Facility Street Ownership Manageme name Function type Name/ address nt Activities

Park Grass area Area Spit Reserve West Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Rowing, Fishing Spit Rd Crown Council Facility Spit Reserve West Off-Road Trail Paved Cycling, shared Spit Rd Crown Council area / walking trail plaza Spit Reserve West Outdoor Sports Grounds Managed Soccer-football, Spit Rd Crown Council Turf rugby union, cricket (informal) Spit Reserve West Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play Spit Rd Crown Council Park Parkland facility, dog off leash area, beach Sydney Harbour Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Bradley’s Head Morella Rd Crown NPWS National Park Heritage Amphitheatre (and others) Sydney Harbour Community Horticulture / Communi Middle Head Middle Head Crown NPWS National Park (Middle Garden ty Garden Community Rd (private) Head Community Garden Garden) Sydney Harbour Hall / Community Indoor Athol Hall Bradleys Head Crown NPWS National Park Meeting Place Rd Sydney Harbour Off-Road Trail / Outdoor Bushland Walking trail Chowder Bay SHFT SHFT National Park Cycle Sports Facility Rd Sydney Harbour Off-Road Trail / Outdoor Bushland Walking trail Athol Wharf Crown NPWS National Park Cycle Sports Facility Rd Sydney Harbour Social / Family Recreation Beach Cobblers Beach Cobblers Crown NPWS National Park Park Beach Rd Taylors Bay Outdoor Aquatic Sports Beach Taylors Bay Iluka Rd Crown NPWS Facility The Esplanade Social / Family Recreation Open Children’s play The Crown Crown Park Grass facility Esplanade Area Unnamed Park (Corner Play Open Bickell Place Corner of Council Council of Bickell Rd / Bay St) Parkland Bickell Rd / Bay St Unnamed Park (Corner Visual Amenity Bushland Road reserve Corner of Council Council of Koowong Ave / Koowong Ave Bullencourt Ave North) / Bullencourt Ave North Unnamed Park (Corner Visual Amenity Bushland Road reserve Corner of Council Council of Koowong Ave / Koowong Ave Quakers Rd) / Quakers Rd Unnamed Park (Corner Open Space for Open Corner of Spit Council Council of Spit Rd / Parriwi Relaxation Parkland Rd / Parriwi Road) Road Unnamed Park (Glen St) Visual Amenity Bushland Road reserve Glen St Council Council Unnamed Park Open Space for Open Shellbank St Council Council (Shellbank St) Relaxation Parkland Wyargine Reserve Biodiversity / Biological Bushland Wyarine Point Burran Ave / Crown Council Heritage Stanton Rd Mosman Seniors Centre Hall / Community Indoor Badminton, Mosman Council Council Meeting Place Table tennis, Square Dance Mosman Library Library Indoor Military Rd Council Council Balmoral Beach Outdoor Aquatic Facility Balmoral Windsurfing, The Crown Council Beach Sailing, Esplanade Kayaking, Paddle Surfing, Balmoral Baths Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Swimming The Crown NSW RMS

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Reserve / facility Primary Recreation Setting Facility Street Ownership Manageme name Function type Name/ address nt Activities

Facility Esplanade Balmoral Wharf Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshor Fishing, Boating The Crown NSW RMS Facility e Esplanade Mosman Bay Wharf Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshor Wharf Centenary Dr Crown NSW RMS Facility e South Mosman Wharf Outdoor Aquatic Sports Foreshore Wharf Musgrave St Crown NSW RMS Facility Taronga Zoo Zoological Garden Ornament Taronga Zoo Bradleys Head Crown Private al Garden Rd Taronga Wharf Waterbased Recreation Foreshore Wharf Athol Wharf Crown NSW RMS Rd

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Appendix 3. Summary of open space and recreation facilities in Mosman schools

School Sport and Recreation Facilities Mosman Preparatory • One indoor hall / basketball court (not big enough for competition sport) School • One outdoor court (used for basketball training, tennis, run about / play space) • Two after school care groups use the indoor hall Sacred Heart Primary • One outdoor multi sport court School Queenswood School for • One indoor hall used for performances, assemblies, dance, drama, Girls gymnastics • One synthetic surface used for netball / basketball / run about • No dedicated sports courts / ovals • A playground with modern playground equipment Mosman Public School • One outdoor netball / basketball court • Vegetable garden • School hall Beauty Point Primary School • One indoor hall - used for assemblies, not for sport • One outdoor basketball / run about synthetic space • Playground Mosman High School • Two outdoor basketball / netball courts • One outdoor tennis court • Exercise circuit Blessed Sacrament Catholic • One outdoor tennis court Primary School • Play space • Synthetic run around area

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Appendix 4. Mosman Recreation Strategy Action Plan 2001: Status of Actions

ACTION TASK STATUS Establish hard surface Submit a Development Application for netball courts at Rawson Completed 2009. 3x External netball courts Park in line with directions in the draft Rawson Park Management (Drill Hall Common) 1x Plan. internal MBSC 1x internal (reduced size) Drill Hall Investigate other appropriate locations for hard surface netball Drill Hall Common site courts (as an alternative to Rawson Park) as part of the developed Development Application process. Pursue funding for the development of courts, including grant Grants received for MBSC & funding and sponsorship. Drill Hall redevelopment Undertake a program of Implement Council’s 5 year Sporting Fields Improvements Program. Developed and completed improvements to majority of priority projects. sporting reserves. Investigate and address issues and priority works that need to be Lighting Upgrades undertaken at key sporting reserves completed Balmoral & Rawson Ovals Prepare Plans of Management and Landscape Master Plan for Completed Mosman Park, possibly incorporating Mosman Square and surrounds for implementation. Finalise and/ or implement Plans of Management for Rawson Park Completed and Balmoral Reserves. Retain the use of Represent Council on the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Completed Sporting Uses Georges Heights Oval Consultative Committee and participate in the planning process as identified in SHFT POM's and Middle Head Oval per MOSPLAN 10:01. and seek additional sporting reserves (as per MOSPLAN 10:01 H). Determine Council’s future commitment to works, improvements Informal use / management and maintenance for the Georges Heights and Middle Head Ovals. Agreement ongoing. Develop a formal statement of commitment for presentation to the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust. Formalise an agreement between Council and the Sydney Harbour Formal licence agreement in Federation Trust for the use and management of the Georges development. Heights and Middle Head Ovals, for at least a 20 year period. As part of the Sydney Harbour Federation Master Plan process, Input made into SHFT investigate further opportunities to obtain and establish sporting planning processes. Ongoing reserves around Middle Head and Georges Heights. Plan for active outdoor In accordance with Council’s resolution, develop concept designs Completed. Skate park facilities for youth, e.g. for a skate/ rollerblade facility for the chosen site/s, in consultation Installed Balmoral Reserve skate/ rollerblade and with youth and the broader community. Design and develop the 2005 BMX facilities. facility once a location is agreed to, and where necessary, have regard to the Flora Fauna Study 2001. Continue to respond to proposals and assess site options for a BMX Incomplete. Preferred site facility, having regard to the recommendations made in the Flora not suitable (contamination) and Fauna Study 2001. Determine Facilitate the development of sports and recreation participation 'Advisory Groups' opportunities to programs for young people, through consultations with the disbanded. Ongoing increase youth Council’s Recreation Advisory Group and Youth Advisory Group. participation in activities. Encourage the use of In consultation with youth, consider the needs of youth in all open Ongoing informal and sporting space and facility design and planning, facilities by youth Upgrade and develop Implement Council’s 5 Year Playground Improvements Program. Playgrounds upgrade quality playgrounds Continue undertaking works for one larger and one smaller program completed 2013. across Mosman. playground each year as a minimum. Consult with children, parents and Ward Councillors in preparing 2x annual safety inspections. concept/ detailed designs for each playground prior to upgrade. Consultation undertaken in

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ACTION TASK STATUS concept planning stage. Improve existing As part of Plans of Management, plan for and implement Proposed to recommence playgrounds in key improvements to existing key playgrounds, incorporating unique program considering safety areas of informal open features and materials inspections and AMP space. Plan for the appropriate Prepare a management and use strategy for the Council owned Completed 25m indoor pool development and use of 25m public pool to be established in Vista Street in order to ensure completed 2004. aquatic facilities in the greatest benefit to the Mosman community. Mosman. In accordance with MOSPLAN 10:03 C, assess the appropriateness Completed 25m indoor pool of and options for establishing another aquatic facility, including a completed 2004. 50-metre pool as desired by the community. Undertake rigorous financial analysis as stated in MOSPLAN Plan for high standard Prepare and implement Plans of Management and Landscape 5 completed (Reid Park informal open spaces Master Plans for the following key informal open spaces: · Clifton outstanding) that support the natural Gardens · Reid Park · The Spit Reserve · Sirius Park · Rosherville and cultural values of Reserve (Landscape Master Plan only) · Rawson Park (PoM under Mosman. draft) Implement current Plans of Management for: · Balmoral Reserves · Ongoing - Identified projects Parks, including Rosherville Reserve · Natural Areas (Bushland) prioritised and included in capital works programs. Implement Council’s 5-year capital works program for the Ongoing - Identified projects improvement of reserves. prioritised and included in capital works programs. Incorporate public art and heritage features in key informal open Ongoing. - Identified spaces, as part of Plans of Management and playground planning. projects prioritised and included in capital works programs. Undertake a review of Assess the existing provision of walking and cycle paths and Completed / ongoing paths in Mosman. develop strategies to address issues and improve the provision Review Council’s provision of boat/ dinghy racks and the location of 3x dinghy racks installed. 2x boat racks. to be completed (Rosherville & Sirius Cove) Investigate the options Liaise with SHOROC and potential user groups on the options for Regional project. for indoor and outdoor establishing a dedicated synthetic surface hockey field in the Incomplete. hockey. region. In consultation with hockey associations/ clubs, investigate the Not included in SHFT POM opportunities to establish an indoor hockey facility, possibly as part for the area. of Sydney Harbour Federation Trust planning for Georges Heights and Middle Head. Improve disability Prepare a five-year action plan to improve disability access within Pedestrian Access and access and undertake all planning and operations, including catering for people in Mobility Plan (PAMP) special ‘access’ projects. wheelchairs and people with sight impairments. completed. Key projects identified. Accessibility considered in all capital projects. Investigate and plan special disability initiatives, Ongoing. Faculties improved and improved accessibility considered in all capital projects. Establish new programs Draw on the document ‘Creating Active Communities, Physical Ongoing and events in Mosman. Activity Guidelines for Local Councils’ to identify opportunities for programs and activities that support physical activity. Consult with the Council’s Recreation Advisory Group to develop Advisory Groups' disbanded. program and event initiatives. Facilitate and support programs and Ongoing events developed by this group. Provide for staff to publish a quarterly bushland newsletter and Compete and ongoing. hold meetings for persons involved or interested in bushland Mosman Bushland Matter issues. published 4x pa.

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ACTION TASK STATUS Prepare a brochure showing the location and nature of parks in Completed. 2005. Web info Mosman including playgrounds and facilities. updated regularly. Major web update project underway. Involve local clubs and community groups in the development of Programs provided by local programs, e.g. sailing and rowing programs. Provide support by clubs and private operators providing ‘seed’ funding and/ or promoting programs. utalising public reserves Further develop Provide training and allocate resources that support projects within Competed and ongoing. Council’s volunteer Council’s bushcare volunteer program. Regular bushcare training program, through opportunities provided. training and resources. In consultation with the Recreation Advisory Group, develop a 'Advisory Groups' volunteer program linked to recreation and sport, disbanded. Ongoing. Clubs advised of NSW Sport & Rec programs.

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