2019-11-12 S&O Agenda - Item 8 - Attachment 2 - Draft Noosa District Sports Complex Master Plan

NQ provided recent registration data that indicates growth in NNA with 32% increase from 2017 to 2018, this
growth being predominantly in the junior ages, attributed in part to the success of the Sunshine Coast
Lightning.
The NNA is the only (NQ affiliated) netball association and complex within Noosa Shire. They operate at the
Complex for their winter competition and run summer indoor competition at the Noosa Leisure Centre and
Good Shepherd Lutheran College; and believe that in addition to improvements at the complex, additional
indoor court space/ facility is required. Improvements for the Complex include:
    •    renewal of lighting,
    •    courts surfacing and fencing to protect court surfaces from damage/ marking due to inappropriate use
         and
    •    expanded amenities to better cater for participants and spectators.

    4.3.2.5        Cricket

In 2018 Queensland Cricket (QC) completed an Infrastructure Strategy which identifies specific facility-required
upgrades as well improvements within the various cricket regions across Queensland. Improvements identified
for the Complex (in the Infrastructure Strategy) focus on Read Park and are informed by the club’s own master
plan:
    •    Development of a training facility (new practice nets with three synthetic and two turf pitches and
         lighting have been funded by the Queensland Government and constructed in the north-west portion of
         Read Park)
    •    Lighting (funding from the federal government has been received for new LED lights, with capacity to
         750 lux; planning approval assessment is underway).

More broadly the QC Infrastructure Strategy reinforces the:
    •    Retention and upgrade/ renewal of synthetic pitch playing fields and synthetic practice nets, e.g. 40
         new synthetic wickets required on the Sunshine Coast;
    •    Development of appropriate lighting for training nets; and
    •    Provision of unisex change and amenities.

Membership of the club has increased by between 14% and 29% per year with an overall increase from 2014-15
year of 85%; predominantly in junior ages and girls. The introduction of a senior women’s team and the
establishment of a senior women's competition on the Sunshine Coast has highlighted the need for amenity
upgrades to better accommodate female participants.
The club has developed a 10-year master plan for the cricket facilities, in the QC Infrastructure Strategy the
facility is indicated as Tier 3-4 local cricket, with representative carnival and minor event-host capability. To
achieve this and continued implementation of the club’s master plan, specific requirements include:
    •    Improvements to the change facilities
    •    Development of a new turf wicket block
    •    Maintain the synthetic / junior capability and capacity, with the possibility of either building a smaller
         turf block adjacent to the existing synthetic wicket or replace and rebuild (minimum) one synthetic
         wicket at another suitable location within the Complex
    •    Grounds maintenance storage (Read Park)
    •    Installation of shade.

The club has also indicated, that if an indoor training facility was planned or available, they would make use of
it.



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