2018-10-09 Services & Organisation Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   9 OCTOBER 2018




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                               9 OCTOBER 2018

         Regional Facilities Plan for Difficult to Locate Sports (Consultation Draft - August 2018)

             3.2      MOTOR CYCLING SPORTS

             Disciplines that fall within motor cycling sports are:   3.2.1   Need for Regional Competition
             >» Enduro Trials                                                 Facilities
             » Motocross, Supercross and Dirt Track                   Considerations for developing facilities/ sites that
             » Speedway                                               offer regional level infrastructure and competition
             >» Track                                                 opportunities for each discipline are:
             > Trial                                                  » Motorcycling Queensland (MQ) does not have a
             » All Terrain Vehicles (ATV)                                specific state facility plan, with rounds of State
             » Road racing                                               and National championships hosted at various
             » Supermoto                                                 club facilities. With the growth over recent years
             » Minikhana                                                 in recreational riding, the traditional focus of MQ
                                                                         on competition has shifted towards identifying
             Information from five (5) motor cycling sports related      and seeking opportunities for land acquisition and
             peak/ State level organisations, regional associations      new/ improved facilities that will meet the needs of
             and local clubs indicated that current and emerging         recreational riders and operators of clubs.
             trends impacting (or potentially impacting) on motor    >»  In general, facility requirements for the majority
             cycling sports are as follows:                              of motor cycling disciplines could be met with the
             » Volunteers are becoming harder and harder to find         development of one regional facility with different
                and hold; 18-30yo seem to be the primary cohort          surfaces (road, dirt etc). Long-distance trail events
                that won't or don’t volunteer;                           require identification of a site that could access
             » There has been an increase in membership/                 event use of adjacent lands as a secondary use.
                participation, when comparing 2014 to 2017. This      » The evidence from the state government and others
                increase may be attributed to the opportunities          is that identifying a single all inclusive facility
                that the club offers riders of all ages and abilities    will be a significant challenge. As the study area
                on the Sunshine Coast. Also, the profile of the          already has two established competition facilities
                Coolum Pines Facility, and its proximity to major        (catering to different events), it is considered that
                infrastructure may contribute to the popularity of       consolidation of use at those sites is a better
                both recreational and competitive motor cycling in       strategy.
                the study area;                                       » Recreational riding has increased and for the State
             » The Club and facility must continue to evolve to          body, has become a more prevalent focus. The
                meet the requirements of members and the local           catchment for recreational use is broad, however
                community;                                               the indications are that participants seek locations
             » Participation is increasing;                              within the study area catchment and that unlawful
             » Clubs are satisfied with existing venues;                 riding is a large part of this provision.
             » The issue of long term tenure at Coolum Pines          > For regional level competitive events, participants
                Motocross requires resolution to ensure club             are prepared to travel some distances to access
                survival;                                                facilities that provide the required level of
             » Previous efforts to secure additional locations have      infrastructure.
                been unsuccessful due to noise and amenity issues     » During the development of the regional facilities
                or other State Government planning priorities or         plan, some concern was expressed at the absence
                land use restrictions;                                   of a motor sports precinct (accommodating road
             » In response to demand, a major recreational and           racing for motor cycles) within the study area.
                competition site was developed on public land at         Although road racing is currently provided for at
                Wyaralong. Investigations by the state government        Lakeside (Moreton Bay Regional Council south
                to duplicate a similar facility north of Brisbane have   of the study area), this facility has constraints on
                to date been unsuccessful. A number of recreational      the number of events due to noise and nearby
                riding areas and private tracks have been developed      residential impacts. The current difficult-to-locate
                by private property owners, however these do not         sports study for Sunshine Coast has identified a
                cater for competition.                                   future motor sport and driver education facility in
                                                                         the Inter Urban Break (IUB) south of Caloundra. The
                                                                         acquisition of land in the I|UB has been confirmed in
                                                                         the recently approved Environment and Liveability
                                                                         Strategy (SCC).

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