City of Bunbury Hay Park Master Plan April 2015 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary ..................................................................................................... 3 2. Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Short and Medium Term Recommendations ........................................................ 4 2.2 Long Term Recommendations .............................................................................. 5 3. Project Methodology.................................................................................................... 6 4. Review of Previous Studies Information .................................................................... 7 4.1 Hay Park Feasibility Study – March 2009 Review ......................................... 7 - 13 4.2 5 Year Recreation Implementation Plan 2007-2012 Review ....................... 13 - 15 4.3 Bunbury-Wellington District Sports Facilities Plan ................................... 15 – 16 5. Current Hay Park Facilities........................................................................................ 17 5.1. Sports Facilities ........................................................................................... 17 - 28 5.2. Light Towers ................................................................................................. 28 - 36 6. Hay Park Stakeholders ....................................................................................... 37 - 42 7. Hay Park 5 Year Membership Projection ........................................................... 43 - 52 8. Priority Needs ..................................................................................................... 53 - 59 9. Future Hay Park Development Works ...................................................................... 60 9.1. Hay Park Facilities ........................................................................................ 60 - 65 9.2. Hay Park Light Towers ................................................................................. 65 - 69 9.3. Hay Park Cycle Ways .................................................................................. 70 – 71 9.4. Lions Park.................................................................................................... 72 – 79 10. Facility Management ........................................................................................... 80 - 82 10.1. Existing Facility Management Structure .......................................................... 82 10.2. Proposed Facility Management Structure ................................................ 83 - 85 11. 10 Year Costing of Hay Park Priority Needs ..................................................... 86 - 91 Page | 1 12. Funding Opportunities ........................................................................................ 92- 93 13. Summary .............................................................................................................. 94 -95 13.1 Hay Park Master Plan – Community Consultation ..................................... 96 -97 14. Appendix 1 – Hay Park Facilities Tour – Supporting Documents ................. 98 – 103 15. Appendix 2 – Current Condition of Hay Park Facilities Images ................... 104 - 106 16. Appendix 3 – Consultation Groups/Organisations ................................................ 107 Page | 2 1. Executive Summary The Hay Park Master Plan outlines the rationale for the development of the Master Plan prioritisations to enhance the current Hay Park Facilities. As a result of extensive consultation, background research, needs analysis and creative thinking the proposed development of the Master Plan will ensure that the facilities at Hay Park are of a standard that is acceptable and appropriate to the Hay Park Users. The development works proposed in this Master Plan will not only meet the Hay Park Users current needs and demands but will also cater for future needs and demands. Page | 3 2. Recommendations The Hay Park Master Plan will go into further detail on what the recommended development works for Hay Park are and will outline timescales and costs against these recommendations. Listed below is a summary of the short, medium and long term recommendations for Hay Park. 2.1 Short and Medium Term Recommendations Upgrade Current Hay Park Facilities (Len Nisbett Pavilion, Ned Myles Pavilion, Kit Keddie Pavilion etc) Power Upgrades to Hay Park South, North and Central Construct Hay Park South Premier Rugby Pitch Install Light Towers to Hay Park South Premier Soccer and Rugby Pitch Construct ‘Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park’ at Lions Park Install Light Towers to Lions Park Install Light Towers to Hay Park Rugby Pitch 2 Transform Dis-used Basketball Courts at Hay Park Central into Car Parking Install Added Shading to Spectators Area at Athletics Arena Upgrade Changing Room Facilities at Soccerdrome Install Undercover Area for Spectators at Netball Arena Improve Drainage on Hay Park Central Grounds Page | 4 2.2 Long Term Recommendations Construct Multi Sports Pavilion at Hay Park North Construct Multi Sports Pavilion at Hay Park Central Construct Multi Sports Pavilion at Athletics Arena Install Light Towers at Athletics Arena Install Light Towers at Hay Park North Install Light Towers at Hay Park Central Install Light Towers at Hay Park South Replace Hard and Practise Wickets at Hay Park North Construct ‘Cycle Ways’ within Hay Park Upgrade Grass Hockey Fields at Hay Park South Increase General Lighting Throughout Hay Park Construct Shelter Structures on Hay Park Grounds Construct Pedestrian Pathways Throughout Hay Park Page | 5 3. Project Methodology This report has concentrated on four key areas of investigation which includes: Review of Previous Studies and existing information Development of current Hay Park Facilities Construction of Future Facilities at Hay Park based on User Needs and Demands Community Consultation Process Flow Chart Project Previous Studies and Existing Information Review Development of Construction of Community Current Hay Park Future Hay Park Consultation Facilities Facilities Determination of User Needs and Demands Identification of Options Development Plans Financial Planning Logical Timeframes Page | 6 4. Review of Previous Studies Information There have been a number of master plans and reviews carried out on sport and recreation grounds in Bunbury. The two most recent studies that have been carried out on sporting facilities in Bunbury and mainly focusing on Hay Park have been: City of Bunbury’s 5 Year Recreation Implementation Plan 2007-2012 City of Bunbury’s Hay Park Feasibility Study – March 2009 Both the documents mentioned above reported on the then conditions of the Hay Park grounds and facilities and detailed what development work was required. The two studies gave a rough estimation on cost of all the required development work and also gave short, medium and long term timeframes of when these developments should be carried out. In addition, in November 2012 there was a site tour conducted of Hay Park with all the City of Bunbury Executive Directors and they were able to see first-hand the current condition of these facilities. Please see Appendix 1 for the accompanied documentation that went with the Hay Park Facilities Tour. 4.1 Hay Park Feasibility Study – March 2009 – Review The Hay Park Feasibility Study of 2009 recommended that a number of multi- purpose and shared use facilities should be constructed across Hay Park to accommodate the large number of sport and recreation clubs operating out of Hay Park. To date, only one multi-sports pavilion has been approved and funding granted. This will be built in 2014/2015. This multi-sports pavilion will be constructed at Hay Park South and will prominently be shared by soccer and rugby league but will also be available for other sport and recreation clubs to utilise. The Hay Park Feasibility Study detailed what short and medium term developments should be carried out between all of the Hay Park grounds over a ten year period (2009 to 2019). Hay Park North Precinct The northern precinct of Hay Park incorporates ‘Hay Park North’, ‘Hay Park Central’ and ‘Hay Park Rugby Fields’ and caters for Cricket, AFL, Soccer, Rugby Union, Dog Club, Touch Football, Hockey and Ultimate Frisbee. The following short and medium term developments were recommended for this area: Six dual purpose cricket and junior football grounds (two with turf wickets) A multi-purpose pavilion (junior football, cricket, dog club and casual users) Page | 7 A toilet block/equipment store Extensions to the existing cricket practise nets Earthworks and landscaping to create elevated grassed banks at the perimeter of the playing fields for spectators Upgrading and development of car parks The total estimated cost for all of the above mentioned development work to be carried out was $7,439,000. The table below shows the progression of these developments to date and what priority level they would currently sit in within this master plan schedule: Hay Park Feasibility Study Current Status Future Priority Planning Level Development Works Six dual purpose cricket and Completed: However there is Low Priority for Second Turf junior football grounds only One Turf Wicket Wicket (two with turf wickets) Multi-Purpose Pavilion (junior Not Completed High Priority football, cricket, dog club and casual users) A Toilet Block/Equipment Store Not Completed