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Recreation Facilities Strategy 9/09/13 About this document Acknowledgements This document is the Recreation Facilities @leisure would like to thank the following Strategy for the City of Canada Bay. people who have contributed to the preparation of this document: This document has been prepared by @leisure following the submission of two documents; . Karen James (Strategic Planner) demand analysis and demand and supply . Vincent Conroy (Parks and Recreation Planner) analysis, and the review of comments by staff on the latter. Marjorie Ferguson (Manager Strategic Planning) . Steve Deamer (Recreation Bookings Co-ordinator) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be . Paul Dewar (Senior Strategic Planner) reproduced, stored in a retrieval . David Semmens (Recreation Programs and system or transmitted in any form, Development) by any means, without the prior written permission of the City of . Peter Sheehan (Manager City Parks and Canada Bay and @leisure Gardens) . Brian Woolley (Parks and Drainage Engineer) . John Earls (Group Manager, City Assets) . Tim Clancy (Manager Assets) . Craig Davis (Co-ordinator Parks and Rear 534 Mt AleXander Rd Sportsfields) Ascot Vale Vic 3032 P: 03 9326 1662 E: [email protected] www.atleisure.com.au RECREATION FACILITIES STRATEGY 1 10/01/14 Contents 6. Options for addressing the demand for recreation facilities ............................ 64 1. Executive Summary ............................... 3 1. Increasing extended use of existing sports 9. Appendices ......................................... 79 2. About this project ................................. 5 grounds / open space ............................ 65 A1: Demographic influences and data ......... 79 Definitions ..................................................... 5 2. Changing uses to create greater A2: Number of facilities in Canada Bay LGA, How we determined whether the number compatibility between activities ............ 66 and known providers ............................. 80 and range of facilities is enough for 2031? ... 7 3. Utilising green space not currently used A3: Recreation facilities in Canada Bay, by for sport – for sport or fitness activities 66 suburb .................................................... 84 3. The influence on demand of population 4. Programming / utilising or developing A4: Summary and the range of population / characteristics and growth .................... 9 some private facilities ............................ 69 facility ratio standards identified, for key Demographic influences on recreation 5. Purchasing new sites through types of facilities and open space .......... 88 participation .................................................. 9 development contributions in areas of A5: Criteria used to prioritise What increased demand for recreation need ....................................................... 69 recommendations .................................. 90 activities is likely due to population increase11 6. Securing some crown or state government A6: Maps illustrating the distribution of Demand by type of recreation facility ......... 14 land for additional sports use e.g. Yaralla recreation facilities in Canada Bay ......... 92 4. What facilities are needed and currently Estate ..................................................... 70 located in the City of Canada Bay? ...... 16 7. Diverting demand to other sports or new non recreational sites ............................ 70 Factors influencing supply of facilities ........ 16 Overview of recreation facility provision .... 17 7. Implementation ................................. 71 Demand for additional sports facilities ....... 18 7.1 Prioritising works ................................... 71 How much and what type of open space is 7.2 Further investigation work .................... 72 required to serve future populations? ........ 20 8. Action Plan ......................................... 73 5. Type of facilities that should be provided, considering current supply and demand ....................................... 23 Distribution of facilities ............................... 23 Summary of findings per facility type ......... 24 RECREATION FACILITIES STRATEGY 2 9/09/13 . Provision benchmarks and distance thresholds for Walking, aerobics / gym / fitness, cycling, 1. Executive Summary different facility types swimming and outdoor soccer (football), . The location and distribution and catchment of running and tennis are expected to have the This project investigated the demand for existing facilities. largest increases in participation in the neXt 20 recreation facilities in Canada Bay both now years, in addition to dogs that will need to be Demand for facilities and in the future. exercised and socialised. An increase in population of some 20,000 Facilities required are proposed based on: The lack of facilities for indoor sporting and persons living in Canada Bay is projected (21%) projected population growth and current aquatics; facilities for some specific outdoor by 2031. This may generate an additional siXty participation in recreation and sport, as well as sports such as soccer-football and both the lack thousand participant activities. the type, distribution and capacity of existing of availability of facilities and increasing facilities. The increasing proportion of medium and high densities in the some locations such as Rhodes/ density housing will impact on the availability of This document is aspirational and provides a Liberty Grove, will drive future demand. private open space for physical, and social framework to assist Council to plan for Broadly the likely numbers of users (by activity, as well as children’s play and pet recreation facility type), are shown in the recreational facilities. exercise. following table. A full range of recreation and sporting facility Considerable benefit will accrue from additional Table 1: Likely numbers of people using facilities types were considered some of which are not open space and canopy trees in areas that are present in Canada Bay (see AppendiX 2). FACILITY TYPE 2011 2031 increasing in density and are not well served by OFF-ROAD TRAIL 38,052 47,558 This project involved the following an green space, and through enhancement and INDOOR GYM / FITNESS / DANCE 24,326 30,390 assessment of the following: refurbishment of landscape elements in many OUTDOOR SPORTSGROUNDS 17,469 21,911 OUTDOOR AQUATIC SPORTS FACILITY . Projected demographic changes and influences on parks. participation OUTDOOR SPORTS COURTS 6,154 7,701 The relatively affluent and young nature of the (tennis and netball) . Secondary demand, from a range of other plans population means that there may be fewer OUTDOOR SPORTS GREENS / RINKS 6,438 8,023 and projects constraints on participation, compared to other INDOOR COURTS SPORTS 5,777 7,235 . A classification of recreation facilities areas. There is however an increasing number OUTDOOR SKATE / BMX FACILITY 4,559 5,873 . A full inventory of facilities prepared of people born overseas from non-English INDOOR RACQUET SPORTS 1,053 1,313 OUTDOOR EQUESTRIAN SPORTS 597 747 . Interviews with a number of peak bodies and speaking cultures, which will influence the clubs nature of sporting preferences. Carrying capacity of facilities and numbers likely to be required to meet participation projections RECREATION FACILITIES STRATEGY 3 9/09/13 Existing facilities and providers 2031 Some options for achieving additional use and capacity are provided. There are some 46 main recreation activities Sport Likely No. of facilities total provided in the City, at some 72 parks and Athletics Synthetic track An implementation plan (Action Plan) reserves, and by the private sector in other Australian Rules football 1-5 summarised the key actions by: type (capital locations. There are more than 130 sport / Badminton 3-12 works, project or policy directive), and probable recreation clubs or providers located within Basketball 1-8 costs. Canada Bay LGA. Cricket (outdoor) 1-12 Equestrian activities 1 A detailed spreadsheet provides actions that The Parramatta River and foreshore is a major Indoor gym / fitness 2 are weighted and rated in accordance with competitive strength and provides residents Gymnastics Dedicated space recreation principles and Council’s Future Plan with access to a range of waterbased uses, Hockey (outdoor) 1 20 directions, as well as ease of implementation. although with little involvement by Council. Lawn Bowls 1 Principles used to prioritise actions are as Council could do more in this area – especially Netball (indoor) 4 follows: through promoting available opportunities. Netball (outdoor) 10 Rugby League 3-5 A: RECREATION PRINCIPLES There is a limited range of public indoor Rugby Union 1 1. Participation sporting facilities available to Canada Bay Soccer (indoor) 1-2 2. Equitable distribution of opportunities residents, whereas there is a major trend for Soccer (outdoor) 7-26 3. Diversity of opportunity sports to move indoors. Softball 3 4. Accessibility to target groups Some common club sport facilities that are not Squash / racquetball 1-4 B. OTHER CRITERIA FROM COUNCIL’S provided in Canada Bay include: croquet, Swimming * 3 FUTURESPLAN20 canoeing, beach volleyball, diving, softball, and Tennis (club) 15-17 5. Sustainable Spaces And Places indoor bowls. Facilities are provided for Touch football 2-4 6. Protect and enhance biodiversity basketball, volleyball, and European handball, 7. Thriving and Connected (Safety and There is some additional capacity and Develops /