Open Space, Recreation and Community Facilities Strategy
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OPEN SPACE, RECREATION 2 November 2018 Georges River Council AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES STRATEGY Draft Strategy 2018-2036 Prepared by Elton Consulting and Otium Planning Group www.elton.com.au [email protected] Sydney | Canberra | Melbourne | Darwin ABN 56 003 853 101 Photographer Credit Front cover photos by Matthew Vasilescu www.mattvas.com.au Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8 PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND APPROACH 1 INTRODUCTION 14 1.1 Strategy background and purpose 14 1.2 Scope 15 1.3 Document structure 15 2 PLANNING APPROACH 16 2.1 Georges River Council in the 30 minute city 16 2.2 A hierarchy of facilities and spaces 17 2.3 Catchment areas 18 2.4 Benchmarks and standards 18 2.5 Methodology 19 3 CATCHMENT AREAS 21 3.1 Local government area characteristics 21 3.2 How the catchments were developed 21 3.3 Differences between catchment areas 24 4 KEY DIRECTIONS FROM EXISTING STRATEGIES AND STUDIES 26 4.1 Documents reviewed 26 4.2 Key directions 27 PART TWO: GEORGES RIVER EXISTING CONTEXT 5 EXISTING POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS 32 5.1 Georges River community characteristics 32 5.2 Catchment population characteristics 33 5.3 Non-resident workforce and nearby suburbs 35 5.4 Summary and strategy implications 38 6 FUTURE POPULATION PROJECTIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS 39 6.1 Population growth and distribution 39 6.2 Georges River future population characteristics 41 6.3 Projected in service age groups, by area 42 6.4 Summary and strategy implications 44 7 EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTRES 45 7.1 Quantity and distribution of facilities 48 7.2 Quality of community facilities 50 7.3 Utilisation of hireable community space 52 7.4 Standards and benchmarks 58 7.5 Facility management 60 7.6 Non-Council facilities and facilities owned by neighbouring councils 61 7.7 Relevant consultation outcomes 64 7.8 Summary and strategy implications 66 8 EXISTING LIBRARIES 67 8.1 Quantity and distribution of libraries 67 8.2 Standards and benchmarks 67 8.3 Current library model 72 8.4 Quality of libraries 73 8.5 Utilisation of libraries 75 8.6 Nearby libraries operated by neighbouring councils 76 8.7 Relevant consultation outcomes 76 8.8 Summary and strategy implications 79 9 EXISTING OPEN SPACE 80 9.1 Quantity and distribution of open space 80 9.2 Quality of passive open space and bushland 89 9.3 Utilisation of passive open space and bushland 92 9.4 Standards and benchmarks 93 9.5 Open space provided by neighbouring councils 97 9.6 Relevant consultation outcomes 100 9.7 Summary and strategy implications 104 10 EXISTING SPORTS AND RECREATION FACILITIES 105 10.1 Sports fields 105 10.2 Outdoor sports courts 127 10.3 Indoor sport facilities 135 10.4 Relevant consultation outcomes 143 10.5 Summary and strategy implications 144 11 EXISTING ATHLETICS FACILITIES 145 11.1 Quantity, distribution and quality of facilities 145 11.2 Utilisation and demand 147 11.3 Athletics facilities in neighbouring councils 149 11.4 Relevant consultation outcomes 152 11.5 Summary and strategy implications 154 12 EXISTING AQUATIC FACILITIES 155 12.1 Quantum, distribution and quality of provision 155 12.2 Utilisation 162 12.3 Benchmarks and standards 163 12.4 Non-Council and neighbouring LGA facilities 164 12.5 Relevant consultation outcomes 167 12.6 Summary and strategy implications 168 PART THREE: FUTURE DIRECTIONS 13 TRENDS IN PROVISION 170 14 GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR FUTURE FACILITIES AND SPACES 174 15 FUTURE SPACES AND FACILITIES HIERARCHY 177 16 STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS 181 16.1 Community hubs approach 181 16.2 Strategic directions for community hubs 182 16.3 Other strategic directions, by facility type 200 17 IMPLEMENTATION 206 17.1 Capital works priorities 206 17.2 Indicative costings 208 17.3 Potential funding sources 210 17.4 Implications for future developer contributions 210 18 REFERENCES 211 APPENDICES A Demographics of survey respondents 214 B Sport and recreation trends 215 C Aquatic and leisure facility trends 221 D Facility costing benchmarks 226 E Synthetic field suitability assessment 227 F Schools with sharable facilities 229 G Parks with playgrounds and outdoor exercise equipment 231 FIGURES Figure 1 Sydney as a metropolis of three ‘30 minute cities’ 16 Figure 2 Georges River Council catchment areas 22 Figure 3 Character of the Georges River area 25 Figure 4 Nearby suburbs considered in the demographic analysis 37 Figure 5 Georges River Council current and future population 40 Figure 6 Projected population growth by service age group 41 Figure 7 Georges River Council community facilities 46 Figure 8 Varying quality of hireable community facilities 51 Figure 9 Nearby and non-Council community centres 62 Figure 10 Georges River libraries and nearby libraries 70 Figure 11 Varying quality of libraries 74 Figure 12 Georges River Council parks and open space 82 Figure 13 Playgrounds, outdoor exercise equipment and skate parks 86 Figure 14 Skate parks in nearby areas 88 Figure 15 Examples of high quality parks in Georges River 91 Figure 16 Areas further than 400m from open space 94 Figure 17 Areas further than 200m from open space 95 Figure 18 Nearby and non-Council parks and open space 98 Figure 19 Highly valued features of Georges River open space 102 Figure 20 Georges River sports fields 106 Figure 21 Poor surface quality of Beverly Hills Park 109 Figure 22 Varying quality surfaces at Olds Park 109 Figure 23 High quality surface at Hurstville Oval 109 Figure 24 Field utilisation in comparison with 25hr and 30 hr capacity benchmarks. 113 Figure 25 Nearby and non-Council sports fields 118 Figure 26 Kareela Synthetic Sports Fields in Sutherland Shire 120 Figure 27 Outdoor sports courts 128 Figure 28 Olds Park netball courts 131 Figure 29 Indoor sports facilities 136 Figure 30 Georges River athletics facilities 146 Figure 31 Athletics facilities in neighbouring LGAs 150 Figure 32 Nearby and non-Council athletics facilities 151 Figure 33 Georges River aquatic facilities 156 Figure 34 Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre indoor pools and sports courts 158 Figure 35 Carss Park Pool outdoor 50 metre swimming pool 159 Figure 36 Sans Souci Leisure Centre outdoor and indoor pools 161 Figure 37 Nearby and non-Council aquatic facilities 165 Figure 38 Trends and best practice images 173 Figure 39 Future facility hierarchy 177 Figure 40 Long term community hubs in Georges River Council 184 Figure 41 Where did survey respondents live? 214 Figure 42 Successful aquatic and leisure facility components 221 Figure 43 Main aquatic leisure facility user markets 222 TABLES Table 1 Key population characteristics by catchment 34 Table 2 Population growth by catchment 39 Table 3 Hireable community centre space, by catchment 48 Table 4 Top regular hirers, by community facility 55 Table 5 Community facility bookings 2017 57 Table 6 Suggested future community centre floor area 58 Table 7 Comparative rates of provision of community centres 59 Table 8 State Library of NSW population-based benchmarks for library floorspace 67 Table 9 Existing library floorspace suggested by standards 68 Table 10 Future library floorspace suggested by standards 68 Table 11 Library events and attendance 75 Table 12 Open space provision by catchment 80 Table 13 Number of open spaces with key types of embellishment 89 Table 14 Adult participation in non sport physical activities 2017 92 Table 15 Benchmarking open space provision against nearby councils 96 Table 16 Comparison of open space types between nearby councils 96 Table 17 Current utilisation of sports fields 110 Table 18 Participation-Based Demand Analysis Modelling of winter field sport demand compared with current supply 115 Table 19 Non-Council and nearby sports fields 117 Table 20 Sports club membership for five sports in Georges River LGA 121 Table 21 Participation rates for five sports in Georges River LGA 121 Table 22 Top club-based sports activities participated in by Australians in 2016 122 Table 23 Sports fields with potential for upgrade 124 Table 24 Synthetic turf site selection criteria 125 Table 25 Most suitable fields for upgrade to synthetic turf 126 Table 26 Outdoor netball and tennis courts in Georges River LGA 127 Table 27 Formal utilisation of netball courts in Georges River LGA 130 Table 28 Summary of nearby and non-Council outdoor sports courts 134 Table 29 Estimated distribution of use types at Johnny Warren Indoor Stadium 138 Table 30 Summary of nearby and non-Council indoor sports facilities 139 Table 31 Estimated current demand and shortfall for indoor sports courts 141 Table 32 Summary of existing athletics facilities 145 Table 33 Athletics facility utilisation and demand 147 Table 34 Athletics club members who reside in the Georges River LGA 147 Table 35 Athletics club membership in Georges River LGA 148 Table 36 Synthetic athletics facilities in neighbouring councils 149 Table 37 Council owned aquatic facilities 155 Table 38 Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre facilities 157 Table 39 Carss Park Pool facilities 159 Table 40 Sans Souci Leisure Centre facilities 161 Table 41 Aquatic facility catchment populations and typical components 163 Table 42 Other facilities located within Council aquatic centre primary catchment zones 166 Table 43 Contemporary trends in open space and community facilities 170 Table 44 Typical characteristics and standards for future facilities, by facility type 178 Table 45 Capital works priorities across facility types 207 Table 46 Indicative costs for proposed community centre and library space 208 Table 47 Indicative costs for embellishing passive open space 208 Table 48 Indicative costs associated with major sport and recreation facility projects 208 Table 49 Top 15 sports activities participated in by NSW adults in 2016 and 2017 216 Table 50 Top 10 sports activities participated in by NSW children in 2016 and 2017 217 Table 51 Gender differences in sport participation 218 Table 52 Facility costing benchmarking estimates 226 Table 53 Synthetic field suitability assessment results 228 Table 54 Schools with potential for shared use, by catchment 229 Table 55 Georges River playgrounds and outdoor exercise stations 231 Executive Summary This strategy provides high-level direction for community centres, libraries, open space, sport and recreation facilities, athletics and aquatic facilities in the Georges River area.