A MACKAY REGION MOUNTAIN BIKE STRATEGY Final Report February 2019 Prepared for Mackay Regional Council by Otium Planning Group in partnership with World Trail. HEAD OFFICE Level 6, 60 Albert Road South Melbourne VIC 3205 p (03) 9698 7300 e
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[email protected] OTIUM PLANNING GROUP OFFICES « Brisbane « Cairns « Darwin « Melbourne « New Zealand « Perth « Sydney OPG, IVG and PTA Partnership has offices in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing © 2019 Otium Planning Group Pty. Ltd. This document may only be used for the purposes for which it was commissioned and in accordance with the terms of engagement for the commission. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 2 INTRODUCTION 9 2.1 Methodology 10 3 PLANNING & GOVERNANCE IMPACT REVIEW 11 4 TRENDS ANALYSIS 20 4.1 Participation 20 4.2 Mountain Bike Industry 23 5 BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS 28 5.1 The Market 28 5.2 Leading Destinations 30 6 BEST PRACTICE PRINCIPLES 34 7 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT FINDINGS 36 7.1 Councillor Workshop 36 7.2 Council Staff 37 7.3 Mackay Sport and Recreation Advisory Committee 37 7.4 Local Mountain Bike Stakeholders 38 7.5 Mackay Tourism 39 7.6 Mountain Bike Australia 39 7.7 Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service 39 7.8 Department of Transport and Main Roads 40 7.9 Traditional Owners 40 8 REGIONAL AUDIT SUMMARY 41 8.1 Mackay Mtb Scene 41 8.2 Local Mtb Trails 42 8.3 Rowallan Park 44