2020-01-13 GC Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 1 - Noosa District Sports Complex Master Plan

4.4      Implications for the Master Plan for Noosa District Sports Complex
Participation in the sports (that returned detailed information) indicate growth over three years ranging from
44% to 85%, with two clubs indicating a decrease of 11% and 30%, although with population growth, moves to
year-round sport, alternative formats and increase in female options in non-traditional sports mean that these
growth trends are likely to continue/ be exceeded.
The built facilities and amenities at Noosa District Sports Complex are ageing with condition and standards that
are less than desirable and therefore unable to appropriately cope with growth and change in sport format or
participation levels. National and State sporting organisations have developed/ documented facility standards
to guide development/ requirements for local and regional competitions. Lighting, playing surfaces and
amenities should comply with these facility standards where appropriate to the participation level, facility
management plan and resourcing.
Cricket and rugby league clubs have plans for expansion/ new clubhouse and amenities, incorporating space for
fitness development, allied health and community access. Netball and cricket are seeking a new multi-purpose
indoor facility to accommodate indoor forms of training and competition in their sports. Clubs at the southern
end of the Complex are concerned about the future use of and current land management of the former TAFE
site. This area is considered as the source of fire and pest risk for the user groups’ facilities.
Council and the clubs are similarly interested in increasing the environmental sustainability of the Complex
with installation of appropriate technology to reduce/ optimise energy and water use and decrease the overall
impact of the Complex and its operations on the environment.
As the Complex is located in a largely residential area with some further surrounding residential expansion, its
active recreation offer should also be increased, thus optimising the overall community benefit derived from
the Complex.




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