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

                                                                                                                                                                                  Sport and Active Recreation Plan




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                                As part of the consultation process for the development of this        Commercial Operators                                     •   32% of comments were positive with 45% neither
                                Plan local organisations were surveyed and phone interviewed,                                                                       negative nor positive.
                                                                                                       •   Potential over supply of gyms and personal
                                and not-for-profit clubs were invited to attend a workshop                                                                      •   40% of comments related to cycling with 27%
                                                                                                           trainers in Noosa.
                                to articulate their future needs and suggestions for the                                                                            requesting facility improvements (eg trails, taps,
                                                                                                       •   Operators (activity instructors, personal trainers
                                development of sport and active recreation in Noosa.                                                                                toilets), 17% requesting an increase in bike trails
                                                                                                           etc) operating in public spaces without Council
                                                                                                                                                                    and 12.4% relating to on-road cycle safety.
                                                                                                           permits.
                                The public participation survey also provided for general                                                                       •   Comments about off-road trails for either cycling,
                                                                                                       •   Potential for government and businesses to better


 Identified
                                comments and suggestions for the sector. The following is                                                                           horse riding or walking made up 32% of all
                                                                                                           network and collaborate on decision making and
                                a summary list of identified needs and concerns from these                                                                          comments.
                                                                                                           initiatives that promote physical activity (health
                                consultations.                                                                                                                  •   Better off-road cycle links between Sunshine
                                                                                                           benefits) in the Shire.


issues and
                                                                                                                                                                    Beach and Noosa, Tewantin and Hinterland, Lake
                                Not for Profit Clubs                                                   •   Co-location of commercial operators with NFP
                                                                                                                                                                    Entrance Boulevard and Noosaville.
                                                                                                           clubs.
                                •   86% of responding NFP clubs indicated that they face                                                                        •   Toilet amenities at Wooroi Day Use area.
                                                                                                       •   Difficulty in accessing affordable indoor space
                                    specific barriers to increasing their membership. The need

   needs
                                                                                                                                                                •   Increase mountain biking options (Wooroi being
                                                                                                           zoned appropriately for use (eg use of industrial
                                    for a facility upgrade was the most common barrier listed.                                                                      overused).
                                                                                                           zone land for sport purposes).
                                •   A perception exists that increasing participation fees                                                                      •   Adventure playground in Cooroy.
                                                                                                       •   Longer permit periods for commercial operators
                                    to cover operational costs will make participation too                                                                      •   Access to free/low cost activities/facilities for
                                                                                                           (beyond three years).
                                    expensive.                                                                                                                      children with special needs.
                                                                                                       •   Enforcement and/or extension of six knot speed
                                •   Significant reliance on volunteers, who are becoming
                                                                                                           limit on Noosa River.
                                    harder to engage, recruit and retain.
                                                                                                                                                                All the above points have been considered in the
                                •   Extended seasons, changing game formats and/or                     General Public
                                                                                                                                                                formulation of the recommendations of this plan.
                                    increasing memberships requiring an increase in playing            •   95 (27%) of respondents to the public survey
                                    spaces or cap on membership growth.                                    provided general comments about sport and
                                •   Conflict between co-located clubs where seasonal use has               active recreation in Noosa.
       “The state of            •
                                    now extended to year-round seasons.
                                    Need for lighting to extend playing times into evenings,
      volunteerism                  particularly for outdoor sports to avoid playing during heat
                                    of the day (temperature increase due to climate change)
        is changing.                and maximising field usage.
                                •   Restriction on growth due to lack of access to indoor court
   People still want                facilities.

   to volunteer but             •   Difficulty in maintaining facilities using volunteer labour
                                    and expertise, driving focus away from core activity of
 they don’t have to             •
                                    physical activity provision.
                                    Lack of local facilities for specific sports, specifically track
time to commit for                  cycling and water polo.
                                •   Greater communication and collaboration between local
extended periods.”                  clubs to share resources and learnings - needs to be Council
          - Local sports club       driven.
                                •   Need for additional indoor sports facilities to accommodate
                                    existing peak demand (specifically Futsal, basketball and
                                    netball).


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