2022-11-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                               8 NOVEMBER 2022


6.      REPORTS FOR NOTING BY THE COMMITTEE



3     NOOSA AQUATIC CENTRE (NAC) – FULL YEAR REPORT TO 30 JUNE 2022

Author            Community Facilities Manager, Brad Chalmers
                  Community Services Department

Index             ECM/ Subject/ 72.02 Noosa Aquatic Centre

Attachments       Nil

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Not applicable

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Community Facilities Manager to the Services & Organisation
Committee meeting dated 8 November 2022, providing an end of year update on the activities of
the Noosa Aquatic Centre for the 2021/22 financial year.


REPORT
The purpose of this report is to advise Councillors of the Noosa Aquatic Centre’s (NAC) activities
for the financial year ending 30 June 2022.

The NAC comprises a 50m Olympic-sized pool, 25m pool, leisure pool, fitness studio, change
rooms and associated amenities. The NAC also oversees the maintenance of the Sunshine Beach
Skate Park.

The NAC provides a broad range of aquatic and leisure programs including recreational swimming,
learn to swim (LTS) programs, elite squad training, aqua aerobics, and water polo, as well as circuit
classes and general gym usage in the fitness studio.


1.    FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

The objective of all services within the Community Facilities branch is to balance the demands of
access, equity, and community service obligations with sound financial management and to
improve revenue through innovative and entrepreneurial approaches, whilst minimising operational
costs.
It is important to note that again during the 2021/22 financial year, Covid-19 had some impact on
the reported financial performance of all of Council’s community facilities. Overall, the site has
performed particularly well considering some barriers relating to the ongoing operating uncertainty
during the financial year, and challenges relating to staffing availability and structural setup.




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