KING ISLAND RECREATION PLAN 1 PART 2. GOALS, PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS DECEMBER 2019 About this document This document is the King Island Recreation Plan prepared by @leisure Planners. The other documents prepared for this project are: • Recreation Facility Inventory and Suggested Directions • Demand and Consultation Findings • Issues Paper Acknowledgements @leisure would like to acknowledge the support ã All rights reserved. and assistance provided by the community and No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval staff, to this project in particular: system or transmitted in any form, by any means, without the prior written • Helen Thomas (Project Manager) permission of King Island Council and • Kate Mauric, Senior Manager Finance & @leisure. Community Services • Other Council staff and Councillors who came to a workshop, and • Members of the community who completed a survey, were interviewed, sent in some comments or went to a community meeting. Photos were taken by Kramer Photography (unless otherwise referenced). The King Island Recreation Plan was part- funded by the Building Better Regions Fund. KING ISLAND RECREATION PLAN 2 PART 2. GOALS, PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS PART 1. INTRODUCTION 9 SEPTEMBER 2019 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 4 7. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS 40 1.1 The Project 4 7.1 Summary of recommendations by location 43 1.2 Planning and Policy Context 4 8. APPENDICES 44 1.3 Alignment with State and Council Plans 6 Appendix 1. Status of Actions: 2008 Recreation Plan 44 2. RECREATION FACILITIES ON KING ISLAND 11 Appendix 2. Recreation Facility Inventory (excerpts only). 46 2.1 Range of facilities 11 Appendix 3. Known Walks on King Island 50 3. DEMAND FOR RECREATION 15 Appendix 4. Summary of themes arising from the Community Engagement 51 Appendix 5. Examples of funding sources 55 3.1 Demographic influences 15 3.2 Community and stakeholder engagement 15 4. LOCATIONAL ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS 17 4.1 Grassy 17 4.2 Currie 18 4.3 Naracoopa 20 4.4 Reekara 21 5. GOALS AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PRIORITIES 22 6. THE ISSUES, PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY GOAL 23 6.1 Strategic and sustainable service and infrastructure provision 23 6.2 Adequate resourcing of recreation 27 6.3 Improving participation and sports development opportunities 30 6.4 Access to quality information and promotion of opportunities 32 6.5 A network of well managed managing track and trails 34 6.6 High quality landscape amenity and functional streetscapes and public spaces 36 KING ISLAND RECREATION PLAN 3 PART 1. INTRODUCTION PART 1. INTRODUCTION, DEMAND AND SUPPLY 9 SEPTEMBER 2019 1. Introduction 1.2 Planning and Policy Context 1.1 The Project Context King Island is remote. It is located in the Bass Why a Recreation Plan is needed The project Strait, off the north west coast of Tasmania and Council recognises: The project brief required: approximately halfway between Victoria and Tasmania. This location means it is popular for • The value and benefits of recreation and • Preparation of an inventory of facilities and migratory birds and has some unique active lifestyles and voluntary participation activities environmental assets. • That access to a range of recreation • A review of the existing facilities and services The island is 64km long and about 27km across experiences will benefit residents, visitors and physical, financial and cultural accessibility the Island as a whole. at its widest point. The majority of the island was • An analysis of the demographic profile and cleared for agricultural activities including grazing The population is growing and changing, and trends in provision and implication of those of beef and dairy cattle. There are some leisure needs also change over time. The last for King Island. significant areas of reserve manage by Parks plan was prepared in 2008. • Determine the recreation needs and and Wildlife and some small areas of working This plan will guide the Council's planning aspirations of the King Island community forest. There is one large scheelite mine and priorities over the next ten years as well as • Determine any gaps in provision several small mines on the island. The island funding decisions. currently offers a wide range of unique recreation • Make recommendations about things that settings including two State Reserves, ten could support and improve recreation Conservation Areas, eight Nature Reserves and opportunities and well-being – that are beaches that provide spectacular and secluded affordable. settings for walking, surfing, fishing and boating, birdwatching and nature appreciation, coupled with historical shipwreck sites. The island also has three spectacular and highly ranked golf courses, opportunities for game hunting and a wide range of community sporting and recreation clubs and facilities. There are many small lakes and both sandy and rocky coastlines. KING ISLAND RECREATION PLAN 4 PART 1. INTRODUCTION PART 1. INTRODUCTION, DEMAND AND SUPPLY 9 SEPTEMBER 2019 These lakes provide a wide array of recreation The previous recreation plan 2008 • The colocation of education, recreational, opportunities and stunning scenery important to health and retail services, to present a more both residents and visitors. This spectacular The 2008 plan identified some trends and attractive, functional and viable mix of scenery contributes significantly to tourism by actions that have not been able to be adequately opportunities to the community; to providing the setting for many recreation addressed or have recurred. These include the strengthen the social elements and benefits experiences, including the island’s highly ranked need for: of recreational participation as a means of golf courses. tapping more diverse funding sources, and to • Higher standard facilities and services share costs more widely King Island has a rich history. The island was the (parking, toilets, paths, lighting, signposting, site of Australia's worst marine disaster in 1845 kitchens) • The provision of quality café and childcare facilities as a means of defraying the cost of when the Cataraqui ran aground. The • Facilities which comply with disability some facilities and ensuring social justice in Lighthouse and Museum buildings in Currie are discrimination and occupational health and provision. on the Register of the National Estate. safety legislation and which minimise energy • To upgrade the large number and diversity of Kings Island has a small population of use venues on the Island. approximately 1600 people, 40% of whom live in • Facilities which are of a flexible design so Currie. The King Island population is also quite different groups can use them for different • The island has experienced a loss of nearly dispersed and has had reductions since 2008 types of activities at different times of the day half of the mix of sporting activities which when the previous Recreation Plan was and week existed as recently as 1999 although there has been some increase in cultural and non- prepared. Some 13000 visitors travel to King • The 'packaging' of programs and services for competitive pursuits and activities. Island annually. "target" groups in the community to make venues more attractive Appendix 1. Illustrates the actions of the last A large number of recreation activities that were plan that are still current, and not implemented. • The colocation of a wide mix of facilities, identified in the 1999 plan were not available in programs and services as a means of 2008 and more have subsequently been lost. encouraging "cross-pollination" of use, avoiding the duplication of services (such as sewerage, parking, lighting, toilets and water), and to keeping facilities central to the population they serve KING ISLAND RECREATION PLAN 5 PART 1. INTRODUCTION PART 1. INTRODUCTION, DEMAND AND SUPPLY 9 SEPTEMBER 2019 1.3 Alignment with State and Council Plans A range of State and Council plans provide a planning and policy context for this Strategy. The important plans include the following: KEY STATE AND REGIONAL POLICIES TASMANIAN WALKING & HEALTHY TASMANIA FIVE TASMANIA?S PLAN FOR TASMANIAN OPEN SPACE TASMANIA MTB PLAN THE TASMANIAN VISITOR CYCLING FOR ACTIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FRAMEWORK ECONOMY STRATEGY TRANSPORT STRATEGY 2015-2020 More active transport means Building infrastructure, providing Building infrastructure, providing State based Open Space Tasmanian plan to establish itself The Tasmanian Government and healthy living. opportunities for healthy life choices. opportunities for healthy life Framework. as a unique MTB destination industry partnering on four priorities choices. including travel, air and sea access, tourism and infrastructure. LIVING ON THE COAST TASMANIAN POPULATION CRADLE COAST OPEN SUSTAINABLE MURCHISON TASMANIAN CYCLE GROWTH STRATEGY SPACE STRATEGY COMMUNITY PLAN 2040 TOURISM STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN 2020 Cradle Coast Regional Land Use Grow the population to 650,000 to Consistent open space planning Community?s vision for Murchison, Establishing Tasmania as a leader Strategy. drive economic growth, create jobs focusing on best practice and with analysis of, resources, in the cycle tourism market. and improve the standard of living. greater certainty for developers and community infrastructure and social planners. ecology. KING ISLAND RECREATION PLAN 6 PART 1. INTRODUCTION PART 1. INTRODUCTION, DEMAND AND SUPPLY 9 SEPTEMBER 2019 1.3.1 State Plans Healthy Tasmania Strategic Plan Tasmania's Population Growth Strategy The Healthy Tasmania Strategic Plan 2016 is a The