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Leisure Strategic Plan HORNSBY -SHIRE 7OUNCIL \ , HORNSBY LEISURE STRATEGIC $ PLAN *\ STAGE 2 REPORT DEMAND, SUPPLY & SERVICE GAP ANALYSIS Prepared for Hornsby Shire Council BY Recreation Planning Associates, 40 Milson Pde, Normanhurst Hornsby Shire Council N.S.W. 2076 Parks & Landscape Division PO Box 37 Report STAGE 2 HORNSBY 1630 MAY 2000 Tel: 9847 6900 Hornsby Leisure Strategic Plan 1. Introduction 2. Study Approach 2.1. SUPPLYIDEMAND ANALYSES 2.2. SERVICE GAPS AND NEEDS ANALYSIS 3. Leisure and Sport Participation Trends 3.1. ~NTRODUCTION 3.2. CAUSES OF CHANGE IN LEISURE PARTICIPATION 3.3. KEY TRENDS IN LEISURE PARTICIPATION 3.4. IMPLICATIONS FOR HORNSBYSHIRE 4. Population Profile 4.1. INTRODUCTION 4.2. REGIONAL CONTEXT 4.3. HORNSBY SHIRE'S POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS 4.3.1. Shire-wide Characteristics 4.3.2. Differences between Planning Districts 4.4. POPULATION GROWTH & CHANGE 4.4.1. Shire Wide Growth 4.5. POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS AND LEISURE NEEDS AND DEMANDS 4.6. LEISURE NEED IMPLICATIONS OF THE SHIRE'S POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS 5. Community Consultations 5.1. INTRODUCTION 5.2. PREVIOUS CONSULTATIONS 5.3. RANDOM COMMUNITY SURVEY 5.4. ORGANISATIONSSURVEY 5.5. SUBMISSIONS 5.6. SPORTSIRECREATION STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETING 5.7. FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS 5.8. CONSULTATIONS- SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 6. Demand Analysis - Conclusions 7. Existing Leisure Facilities 7.1. MODEL OF LEISURE FACILITY AND SERVICE PROVISION 7.2. COUNCIL'S ROLE IN LEISURE SERVICES 7.2.1. Scope 7.2.2. Mission and Policy 7.2.3. Leisure Facilities 7.2.4. Leisure Programs 7.2.5. Expenditure 7.2.6. Staffing 7.3. FACILITIES/SERVICESASSESSMENT 8. Facilities Assessment - Open Space 8.1. INTRODUCTION 8.2. HORNSBY SHIRE'S OPEN SPACE SYSTEM 8.3. PARKS & GARDENS 8.3.1. Quantity 8.3.2. Quality & Recreation Value of Parks &Gardens 8.3.3. Quality Assessment of the Shire's Parks 8 Gardens 8.3.4: Distribution Equity Assessment of the Shire's Parks & Gardens 8.3.5. Current~ - Use of Local & District Parks 8.4. OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPORTS FACILITIES 8.4.1. Quantity 8.4.2. Quality Issues - Outdoor Sports Facilities 8.4.3. Current Use of Outdoor Sports Facilities 8.5. 'PRIVATE' SPORTS FACILITIES 8.6. EQUESTRIAN 8 SHOWGROUNDFACILITIES 8.7. CIVIC/ANCILLARYOPEN SPACE Hornsby Leisure Strategic Plan 8.8. BUSHLAND 8.8.1. Quantity & Distribution 8.8.2. Bushland Values 8.8.3. Council's Roles 8.9. ADEQUACY OF OPEN SPACE 8.9.1. Methodology issues 8.9.2. Outdoor Sport Facilities 8.9.3. Outdoor Informal Recreation 8.9.4. Bushland Resource 8.9.5. Equestrian Facilities 8.10. CONCLUSIONS - OPEN SPACE ASSESSMENT 9. Facilities Assessment - Indoor Recreation 9.1. INDOOR SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 9.1.l. - Community Indoor Sports Halls 9.1.2. Commercial Sport and Fitness Centres 9.2. ADEQUACY OF INDOOR SPORT/RECREATION FACILITIES 9.3. CONCLUS~ONS- INDOOR SPORTS FACILITY ASSESSMENT 10. Facilities Assessment -Aquatic Facilities 10.1. INTRODUCTION 10.2. COUNCIL FACILITIES 10.3. THE MARKETS FOR COUNCIL'S FACILITIES 10.4. UTILISATIONOF COUNCIL FACILITIES 10.5. OTHER FACILITIES 10.6. ADEQUACY OF THE SHIRE'SAQUATICFACILITIES 10.7. RECENT AND CURRENT STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE AQUATIC FACILITIES 10.8. CONCLUSIONS - AQUATIC FACILITIES ASSESSMENT 11. Facilities Assessment - Halls & Community Centres 11.1. INTRODUCTION 11.2. COUNCIL MANAGED FACILITIES 11.3. NON-COUNCIL HALLS 11.4. OVERALL PROVISION OF COMMUNITY CENTRES AND HALLS 11.5. ADEQUACY OF COMMUNITY CENTRESlHALLS 11.6. CURRENT POLICIES/STRATEGIESON COMMUNITY CENTRES 11.7. CONCLUSIONS - COMMUNITY CENTRESIHALLS 12. Assessment - Youth Facilities & Services 12.1. INTRODUCTION 12.2. 'YOUTH-FRIENDLY' PUBLIC SPACES 12.3. YOUTH CENTRES 12.4. SKATEBOARD FAClLlTlES 12.5. ADEQUACY OF YOUTH LEISURE SERVICES 12.6. CURRENT POLICIES/STRATEGIES ON YOUTH SERVICES 12.7. CONCLUSIONS - YOUTH LEISURE SERVICES 13. Facilities Assessment - Seniors' Centres 13.1. INTRODUCTION 13.2. EXISTING SENIOR CITIZENS' CENTRES 13.3. PURPOSE AND FUNCTIONS OF CENTRES 13.4. CURRENT USE OF CENTRES 13.5. RELEVANCE OF SENIORS' CENTRES TO THE LEISURE NEEDS OF OLDER PEOPLE 13.6. CURRENT POLlClES/STRATEGlES ON SENIORS' CENTRES 13.7. CONCLU~IONS- SENIORS ' CENTRES 14. Facilities Assessment - Libraries 14.1. INTRODUCTION 14.2. SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE EXISTING LIBRARY SERVICE 14.3. LOCAT~ONAND FUNCTIONS OF EXISTING FACILITIES 14.4. USE OF EXISTING FACILITIES 14.5. ADEQUACY OF LIBRARY FACILITIES Hornsby Leisure Strategic Plan 14.6. CURRENTSTRATEGIES 14.7. CONCLUSIONS- LIBRARY FACILITIES 15. Assessment - Cultural Development 15.1. INTRODUCTION 15.2. COMMUNITY CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 15.3. VISUAL ARTSICRAFTS 15.4. PERFORMING ARTS 15.5. RECENT COUNCIL 8 COMMUNITY INITIATIVES ON CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 15.6. ADEQUACY OF CULTURAL FACILITIES/ACTIVITIES 15.7. CONCLUSIONS - CULTURAL FACILITIES 16. Service Gaps 16.1. INTRODUCTION 16.2. EXISTING POPULATION 66.3. FUTURE POPULATIONS 17. Council's capacity to address service gaps 17.1. INTRODUCTION 17.2. OPTIMISINGFUNDS 17.3. HUMAN RESOURCES 17.4. STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT 17.4.1. Why Asset Management? 17.4.2. Recent Council Initiatives in Asset Management 17.4.3. Future Directions in Asset Management ATTACHMENT A: DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS ATTACHMENT B: COMMUNITY SURVEY ATTACHMENT C: ORGANISATION SURVEY ATTACHMENT D: FOCUS GROUPS ATTACHMENT E: USE OF SPORTSGROUNDS ATTACHMENT F: SCHOOL OUTDOOR SPORTS FACILITIES AlTACHMENT G: SPORTS FACILITY CAPAClTIES ATTACHMENT H: SPORTS PARTICIPATION LEVEE ATTACHMENT I: USE OF COUNCIL COMMUNITY CENTRES ATTACHMENT J: USE OF NON-COUNCIL COMMUNITY CENTRES/HALLS ATTACHMENT K: MAPS DEMAND, SUPPLY & SERVICE GAP ANALYSIS Hornsby Leisure Strategic Plan I 1. Introduction ! Council's overall objective for this project is the preparation of a strategic report that provides the 'basis for long-term leisure planning and services and facilities provision for the Hornsby community'. The Plan builds upon Council's existing policies and programs and proposes strategies 'to best align service and facility provision with the identified leisure needs of Hornsby's present and future populations'.' This report deals with stages 2 to 4 - demand and supply assessment and gap analysis - of a six-stage study process. Stage 1 entailed a detailed review of existing policies and strategies and this was reported to Council's project steering committee in June 2001. Stage 5 and 6 will, respectively, comprise the preparation of astrategic framework and the public exhibition of the framework and other key recommendations. The Stage 1 report documented the key issues to emerge out of the review of existing plans and strategies. These key issues included the following: Council's overall vision and objectives, for leisure and recreation require broadening and clarification. , There are apparent gaps in the provision of different types of open s'pace setting and different types of leisurelcommunity facility. There appears, for example, to be an under-supply of facilities for both sport and physical recreation (sports fields, indoor sports courts and swimming pools) and 'unstructured' activities (cycle ways and walking trails, picnic areas, dog off leash areas, skate board facilities etc). Previous open spacelrecreation studies have not been comprehensive in their analysis of both demand and supply issues. The type and extent of leisure service gaps therefore requires further investigation. There are perceived equity issues surrounding the distribution of leisure facilities (between urban and rural locations), Council's user fee and licensing policies and the targeting of services (with concerns expressed in regard to opportunities for young people, women's sport and the leisure needs of 'healthy' older people). The enhancement of existing facilities was oflen seen as a higher priority than the provision of wholly new facilities. I The Leisure Strategic Plan complements and does not replace existing working plans - including the 1997 Open Space Plan Recreation Planning Associates 2 Hornsby Leisure Strategic Plan Particular issues included the upgrading and improved presentation of parks and open spaces, swimming pools and tourist infrastructure and 'value adding' to many existing services The previous studies identified barriers to participation - including ,poor public transport to recreation and community facilities, inadequate disability access provisions, lack of information on opportunities, perceived safety issues in public ,places and insufficient leisure programming. The provision of more andlor improved walking and cycling opportunities are perceived as key needs. The protection of ecological and outdoor recreation values (that are present in many locations within Council's open space system) was seen as a high priority. Opportunities to improve Council's leisure planning and management capability. A need to review aspects of Council's S94 planning methodology The Stage 1 review of previous studies - some of which a% now 10 years old - identified a range of perceptions and issues in regard to leisure service gaps. The review also noted that because some of the studies lacked comprehensiveness in their methodologies, their findings needed to be treated with some caution. The stage 2 study - the subject of this report - builds on the knowledge base provided by these previous studies. Through a comprehensive demand,' supply and needs analysis, it investigates and documents the extent of service gaps and other issues across a wide range of leisure facilities and services. In doing so, it identifies the issues of most current concern and relevance - and how these reflect or differ from the concerns
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