Sunshine Coast Skate and BMX Plan 2011-2020
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Sunshine Coast Skate and BMX Plan 2011-2020 Acknowledgements The Sunshine Coast Council project team would like to recognise the significant number of individuals and organisations for their contribution during the community engagement process and in the development of this Sunshine Coast Skate and BMX Plan 2011-2020 for the Sunshine Coast region. They include: ► Sunshine Coast Council Councillors and officers ► Project Reference Group members ► community organisations (neighbourhood community centres, surf clubs) ► active facility users Disclaimer ► community members This report has been prepared by the Wellbeing Planning ► Department of Communities, Sport and Recreation and Programs Unit, Sunshine Coast Council for the Services purposes of providing direction for addressing skate and ► local businesses BMX facilities and opportunities on the Sunshine Coast. ► BMX sporting clubs ► Skateboarding Australia Information in this report is based on available data at the ► Stella Maris Catholic College time of writing. This is a strategic document which deals ► Coolum State High School with technical matters in a summary way only. Council or ► Maroochydore State High School its officers accept no responsibility for any loss occasioned ► Caloundra State High School to any person acting or refraining from acting in reliance ► Project Working Group members upon any material contained in this report. ► Plan C project consultants ► Convic Design © Sunshine Coast Regional Council 2011. We would also like to give a special thanks to all skate www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au and BMX park users or user groups who were consulted [email protected] during the audit or through the ‘Meet us in the Park’ events T 07 5475 7272 F 07 5475 7277 for their valuable feedback, who are not mentioned above. Locked Bag 72 Sunshine Coast Mail Centre Qld 4560 Contents Foreword ..................................................................................................... 5 Message from the Mayor and Community Policy and Programs Portfolio Councillor ....................................................................................... 5 Executive summary .................................................................................... 6 1 Plan framework ................................................................................. 8 1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................... 9 1.2 About this document ........................................................................... 9 1.3 Background ......................................................................................... 9 1.4 Need .................................................................................................... 9 1.5 Scope .................................................................................................. 9 1.6 Methodology ...................................................................................... 10 1.7 Plan alignment .................................................................................. 10 2 Strategic context ............................................................................. 12 2.1 The Sunshine Coast in context ......................................................... 13 2.2 Governance ....................................................................................... 14 2.3 Skate and BMX facility user profiles .................................................. 14 2.4 Participation rates ............................................................................. 15 2.5 Skate and BMX facility trends ........................................................... 16 2.6 Differing needs of skaters and BMX riders ........................................ 16 2.7 BMX dirt parks ................................................................................... 16 2.8 Skate and BMX economic development potential ............................. 17 2.9 Consultation findings summary ......................................................... 18 2.10 Methods to assist the delivery and maintenance of the Skate and BMX Network .................................................................................... 19 2.11 Fencing ............................................................................................. 20 2.12 Development processes .................................................................... 20 3 Skate and BMX facility audit ......................................................... 22 3.1 Existing skate and BMX facilities ...................................................... 23 3.2 Audit findings summary ..................................................................... 23 3.3 Considerations for policy and strategy planning ............................... 24 3.4 Skate and BMX facility type hierarchy ............................................... 25 3.5 Existing skate and BMX facility network audit ................................... 26 3.6 Benchmarking ................................................................................... 28 4 Desired Standards of Service policy ............................................. 32 4.1 Catchment and provision standards .................................................. 33 4.2 Site selection criteria for skate and BMX facilities ............................. 33 4.3 Site selection considerations ............................................................. 36 4.4 Development and management principles ........................................ 38 4.5 Maintenance and management famework ........................................ 40 4.6 Embellishments for skate and BMX facilities .................................... 42 5 Supply and demand assessment .................................................. 44 Sunshine Coast Skate and BMX Plan 2011-2020 3 6 Vision, strategy and recommendations ........................................ 52 6.1 Vision................................................................................................. 53 6.2 Guiding principles .............................................................................. 53 6.3 Sunshine Coast Skate and BMX Plan 2011-2020 strategic framework ........................................................................... 54 6.4 Strategies and actions ....................................................................... 55 6.5 Abbreviations .................................................................................... 55 7 Existing facility recommendations ................................................ 62 Beerwah District Skate and BMX Facility ................................................... 63 Bli Bli Local Skate and BMX Facility ........................................................... 64 Kuluin Local Skate and BMX Facility .......................................................... 65 Caloundra District Skate and BMX Facility ................................................. 66 Coolum District Skate and BMX Facility ..................................................... 67 Cooran Neighbourhood Skate and BMX Facility ........................................ 68 Cooroy Local Skate and BMX Facility and BMX Dirt Park ......................... 69 Currimundi Neighbourhood Skate and BMX Facility .................................. 70 Dicky Beach District Skate and BMX Facility ............................................. 71 Eumundi Local Skate and BMX Facility...................................................... 72 Eudlo Local Skate and BMX Facility........................................................... 73 Boreen Point Neighbourhood Skate and BMX Facility ............................... 74 Landsborough Local Skate and BMX Facility ............................................. 75 Little Mountain Neighbourhood Skate and BMX Facility ............................ 76 Maleny Local Skate and BMX Facility ........................................................ 77 Mapleton Local Skate and BMX Facility ..................................................... 78 Pacific Paradise Local Skate and BMX Facility .......................................... 79 Mudjimba Local Skate and BMX Facility .................................................... 80 Alexandra Headlands District Skate and BMX Facility ............................... 81 Mooloolah Valley Local Skate and BMX Facility ......................................... 82 Mooloolah Valley BMX Race Facility .......................................................... 83 Nambour District Skate and BMX Facility................................................... 84 Palmwoods Local Skate and BMX Facility ................................................. 85 Peregian Beach Local Skate and BMX Facility ...................................... 86 Persimmon Park Skate Ditch ............................................................... 86 Pomona Local Skate and BMX Facility ...................................................... 87 Kenilworth Local Skate and BMX Facility ................................................... 88 Sippy Downs Neighbourhood Skate and BMX Facilities ............................ 89 Sunshine Beach District Skate and BMX Facility ....................................... 90 Tewantin Neighbourhood Skate and BMX Facility...................................... 91 Kawana District Skate and BMX Facility .................................................... 92 Yandina Local Skate and BMX Facility ....................................................... 93 Yandina District BMX Race Facility