Sunshine Coast Stadium – Facility Development Plan 2015 - 2030 © Sunshine Coast Regional Council 2015. www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au [email protected] T 07 5475 7272 F 07 5475 7277 Locked Bag 72 Sunshine Coast Mail Centre Qld 4560 Acknowledgements Council wishes to thank all contributors and stakeholders involved in the development of this document. Disclaimer Information contained in this document is based on available information at the time of writing. All figures and diagrams are indicative only and should be referred to as such. While the Sunshine Coast Regional Council has exercised reasonable care in preparing this document it does not warrant or represent that it is accurate or complete. Council or its officers accept no responsibility for any loss occasioned to any person acting or refraining from acting in reliance upon any material contained in this document. Table of Contents 1. Study Framework ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction and Purpose .................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 What is a Facility Development Plan? .............................................................................................. 1 1.3 Project Methodology ............................................................................................................................ 2 2. Literature Review ......................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Sunshine Coast Council Documents ................................................................................................ 3 2.2 Previous Quad Park Corporation ...................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 6 3. Current Situation .......................................................................................................................................... 7 3.1 Site Overview........................................................................................................................................ 7 3.2 Stadium Overview ................................................................................................................................ 8 3.3 Management Considerations ........................................................................................................... 10 3.4 Planning Considerations ................................................................................................................... 10 3.5 Site Characteristic and Assessment ............................................................................................... 14 4. Demand Analysis ....................................................................................................................................... 15 4.1 Community Characteristics .............................................................................................................. 15 4.2 Population Projections ...................................................................................................................... 16 4.3 Summary and Implications ............................................................................................................... 16 5. Sunshine Coast Stadium Usage Summary ........................................................................................... 17 5.1 Regular Usage Summary - Eastern Fields Precinct ..................................................................... 17 5.2 Event Summary .................................................................................................................................. 18 5.3 Summary ............................................................................................................................................. 20 6. Catchment Analysis ................................................................................................................................... 21 6.1 Regular Usage Catchment Analysis ............................................................................................... 21 6.2 Event Usage Catchment Analysis ................................................................................................... 23 6.3 Summary ............................................................................................................................................. 23 7. Consultation Summary .............................................................................................................................. 24 7.1 Existing User Groups ........................................................................................................................ 24 7.2 Council ................................................................................................................................................. 24 7.3 Other Stakeholders ............................................................................................................................ 25 8. Benchmarking Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 26 8.1 Benchmarking of Stadium Seating in Comparable Cities ............................................................ 26 8.2 Summary and Implications ............................................................................................................... 27 9. Trends in Sport, Recreation and Event Spaces .................................................................................... 28 9.1 Sporting Trends .................................................................................................................................. 28 9.2 Recreation and Physical Activity Trends ........................................................................................ 28 9.3 Event Space Trends .......................................................................................................................... 29 9.4 Stadia Trends ..................................................................................................................................... 29 9.5 Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) ....................................................... 30 9.6 Summary ............................................................................................................................................. 30 10. Synthetic Playing Field Considerations .............................................................................................. 31 10.1 Lifecycle Cost Considerations .......................................................................................................... 32 10.2 Implications for Sunshine Coast Stadium ...................................................................................... 32 11. Contribution of the Sunshine Coast Stadium..................................................................................... 33 11.1 Patron Expenditure ............................................................................................................................ 33 11.2 Economic Contribution ...................................................................................................................... 33 11.3 Social Benefits .................................................................................................................................... 33 11.4 Study Conclusions ............................................................................................................................. 34 11.5 Implications for the Facility Development Plan ............................................................................. 34 12. Facility Development Plan .................................................................................................................... 35 12.1 Vision ................................................................................................................................................... 35 12.2 Facility Design .................................................................................................................................... 35 12.3 Priority Areas ...................................................................................................................................... 37 13. Staged Implementation Plan ................................................................................................................ 38 13.1 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................. 38 13.2 Final Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 41 Appendix A: Sunshine Coast Stadium - Facility Development Plan .......................................................... 42 1. Study Framework 1.1 Introduction and Purpose The Sunshine Coast Stadium (the Stadium) is a regional level sport, recreation and event facility catering for local, regional, national and international sporting events. The Stadium is located within the suburb of Bokarina on the Sunshine Coast. Sunshine Coast Stadium