2017-10-10 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 6 - Sport and Active Recreation Plan

                                                                                                                                       Sport and Active Recreation Plan




6.6 Industry Peak and                                    Understanding the key strategic directions of            As an example, the Sunshine Coast Council and
                                                         state bodies enables Council and local providers         the University of the Sunshine Coast continue
Representative Bodies                                    to align planning and strategic priorities,              to have a significant resource and financial
                                                         maximising the opportunities to leverage state           investment in the development of facilities to
Each industry peak and representative body
                                                         resources for the local community.                       cater for elite athletes for both competition and
provides the strategic intent for its own sporting
                                                                                                                  training. Noosa is well placed to partner and
activity.
                                                         6.7 Noosa Council                                        leverage this investment through supporting
Generally operating on a not-for-profit basis and                                                                 strong athlete development pathways, rather
funded by government they provide industry               Noosa Council has a number of roles within the           than duplicate or compete with such facilities and
advocacy, resourcing and support to providers of         development and delivery of sport and active             services.
their activity.                                          recreation services and facilities in the Shire. These
                                                         include:
The extent and level of strategic planning and           •   Provision and management of land for
direction varies between sports with more popular,           providers of sport and active recreation eg
professional and larger participatory sports such            tenure to commercial and NFP sport and                “Not for profit clubs like this one
as AFL, cricket, and netball having well established
policies and frameworks, whereas smaller sports
                                                             active recreation providers, permits                    need continuing and ongoing
such as baseball or table tennis have these to a         •   Provision, management and maintenance of              support in most areas to ensure
                                                             public infrastructure used for sport and active
lesser degree.
                                                             recreation activities eg parks, roads, pathways,
                                                                                                                    their viabilty for the long term.”
For the pupose of this Plan a review of 57 State Level       cycle paths etc                                                      - Local sports club
Organsations (SLOs) governing sports known to be         •   Provision of sporting facilities and services eg
participated in by Noosa residents was conducted.            Noosa Leisure Centre, Noosa Aquatic Centre
Facility development plans and strategic plans were
identified, with the review focusing on the impact of    •   Development of policies and plans eg Noosa
these documents on Noosa. Further detail about the           Sport and Active Recreation Plan, Noosaville
facility development plans is included in Section 9.         Foreshore Land Use Management Plan

                                                         •   Communitiy development staff to assist NFP
Strategic Plan development for State level sporting          clubs in matters of governance, planning,
organisations is tied to State government funding,           external grant submissions and other support
therefore a common practice. The results of the
review of the Strategic Plans is included as Appendix    •   Funding to sports clubs eg Sports field
3. Common themes through the Plans were:                     maintenance and community grants, water
                                                             rebate
•   Increasing participation
•   Appointment of Development Officers at a             Council officers also work collaboratively and
    regional level to assist local clubs                 network with other councils, state government
•   Increasing the participation of women and girls      representatives and peak bodies to advocate,
•   Improving infrastructure, particularly lighting      maximise opportunities and access resources
•   Linking/building better relationships with local     relevant to Noosa. This also reduces the risk of
    government                                           duplicating services on a regional level.




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