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

                                                                                                                                                                                         Sport and Active Recreation Plan




The Noosa Shire is home to three surf clubs: Noosa        and horse riders. Due to the linear nature of trails,    Trails used by mountain bikers also exist in the      8.10 Events
Heads Surf Life Saving Club, Peregian Beach Surf          they invariably transverse multiple tenures which        Noosa National Park linking Peregian and Noosa,
Lifesaving Club (under the management of Noosa            can raise issues of liability, safety, connection,       the Great Sandy National Park, Tinbeerwah,            Noosa is home to a number of large scale sporting
Heads Surf Life Saving Club), and Sunshine Beach          maintenance etc.                                         Tuchekoi National Park and Woondum National           events. It is estimated that sporting events
Surf Life Saving Club. Surf clubs have a vital role in                                                             Park.                                                 contribute approximately $25 million each year to
the community providing surf patrol and rescue            The Noosa Trail Network will be the focus of a                                                                 the local economy. The following is a list of these
services, surf sports competitions and education and      Tourism Noosa led Noosa Trail Master Plan to be          Feedback provided on the Draft Sport and Active       annual events:
community service.                                        developed in 2017/18. This Master Plan will aim          Recreation Plan indicate that both approved and
                                                          to outline the future development, management,           unapproved trails are being used by mountain          •   Noosa Summer Swim (Feb)
Surf clubs often use local swimming pools for flat        opportunities and key actions necessary for walking      bike riders across the Shire.                         •   Noosa Festival of Surfing (March)
water training. Similarly to other volunteer based        and bike trails on the Noosa Trail Network.                                                                    •   Ultraman Australia (May)
sports clubs, surf clubs are experiencing a rise in                                                                The Sunshine Coast Cycling Club which operates        •   Noosa Ultimate Sports Festival (May)
operational and equipment costs and an expectation        Cyclists comprise users of varying age and abilities     regionally, has expressed the need for a public       •   Sunshine Coastrek (July)
to provide year-round activities (winter lifesaving       from competitive sports to commuter to the               velodrome in the region to meet the training and      •   Pomona King of the Mountain (July)
sports competitions) with some clubs now patrolling       family on a recreational ride. Cyclists have varying     competition needs of track cyclists. The closest      •   Noosa Strade Bianche (August)
12 months of the year.                                    skill levels and needs. When developing cycling/         velodrome is in Brisbane. A feasibility study would   •   Hydrothon Noosa (Sept)
                                                          pathways infrastructure, consideration should be         be required in partnership with neighbouring          •   Noosa International Rugby Sevens Festival
The changing nature of volunteerism is affecting          given to cyclists who have not developed their           LGAs, Cycling Qld and local stakeholders to inform        (October)
surf clubs with clubs reporting that volunteers are       road sense (eg children and inexperienced adults)        the demand and location of any future regional        •   Noosa Triathlon Multi Sports Festival (Oct-
not wanting to commit to extended periods of time         through the provision of adequate off-road facilities    velodrome.                                                Nov)
which has forced training and patrol activities to        and safe road crossing facilities (particularly around                                                         •   Sunshine Coast Masters (Dec)
adapt.                                                    schools and sporting venues). Wayfinding signage         Given the high participation numbers, the             •   World Series Swim Open Days
                                                          (in line with Noosa Design Principles) along walking     increasing use of on-road and off-road trails
                                                                                                                                                                         A survey of NFP sporting organisations was
8.9 Cycle Ways, Pathways and                              and cycle path networks is essential infrastructure      and the requests for additional infrastructure
                                                                                                                                                                         conducted in preparation for this Plan in which
                                                          that should be an inclusion when planning and            for cycling, the Shire would benefit from the
Trails Network                                            constructing any pathway to further encourage            development of a cycle/bike plan that provided
                                                                                                                                                                         they were asked about events hosted at their
                                                                                                                                                                         venues.
                                                          regular use in addition to landscaping that provides     an evidence-based and ‘master planned’
Noosa has an extensive walking and cycle network
                                                          natural shading along routes. Across the Shire ‘gaps’    approach to all types of cycling and the required     Of the 38 clubs that responded to the survey 64%
that caters for a variety of fitness levels in both the
                                                          or ‘missing sections’ in trails and pathways have        infrastructure to meet current and future demand.     of clubs had hosted a major sporting event or
hinterland and coastal regions. Walking, mountain
biking, bushwalking and cycling were four of              been identified which need to be addressed in line                                                             carnival at their grounds with 50% of respondents
                                                                                                                   This would require significant input and
the top five most popular physical activities for         with the Noosa Transport Strategy, Principle Cycle                                                             also reporting hosting non-sporting events at
                                                                                                                   consultation with surrounding LGAs, QPWS,
residents according to the Noosa Physical Activity        Network Plan SEQ and the Priority Routes identified                                                            their grounds in the last three years.
                                                                                                                   SLOs, and local stakeholders. This Plan
Participation Survey. Activities such as cycling,         for Noosa.
                                                                                                                   would incorporate the findings and key                Clubs reported that 65% of these events occurred
mountain biking, adventure racing and bush                                                                         recommendations from other developed and
                                                          Mountain biking is experiencing a rapid growth,                                                                annually. There exists an opportunity to better co-
walking are major contributors to a continuously                                                                   developing plans including the Noosa Trail
                                                          particularly in Noosa. The upgrade of tracks in the                                                            ordinate these events and develop partnerships
growing ‘adventure toursim market’ and provide the                                                                 Network Master Plan and Noosa Transport
                                                          Tewantin National Park (Wooroi section) has seen                                                               with commercial operators and Tourism Noosa to
opportunity for nature-based tourism that can be of                                                                Strategy.
                                                          a significant increase in use, putting significant                                                             enhance the “Noosa experience” and economic
great economic benefit to hinterland villages.
                                                          pressure on trails and surrounding vegetation                                                                  benefit to the broader community. This may
The Noosa Trail Network provides a series of eight        with the need for amenities identified as a major                                                              also require capacity building for clubs in event
multi-use trails (total length approximately 90kms)       concern for the public in the Noosa Physical Activity                                                          management.
suitable for bushwalkers, mountain bike riders            Participation Survey.


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