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

                                                                                                Sport and Active Recreation Plan




       2              2.1 Purpose of the Noosa
                          Sport and Active
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                                                                                   Arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions
                                                                                   Asthma
                                                                                   Diabetes mellitus
                          Recreation Plan                                      •   Cancer Control

                      The development of a Noosa Sport and Active              •   Dementia
                      Recreation Plan (the ‘Plan’) was a recommendation


Introduction
                                                                               Low rates of physical activity and poor access to
                      of the 2016 Noosa Social Strategy. Its purpose is
                                                                               recreational facilities are identified risk factors
                      to provide a guiding document for the continued
                                                                               for seven of the nine NHPAs (all except cancer
                      development of the sport and active recreation
                                                                               control and asthma). A summary table of the
                      sector in the Noosa Shire. The Plan aims to
                                                                               biological, behavioural, social and physical
                      provide an understanding of the current position
                                                                               environment risk factors is included as Appendix
                      and potential for future development of the
                                                                               1. The proposed Noosa Community Health Plan
                      local sport and active recreation sector including
                                                                               (a recommendation from the 2016 Noosa Social
                      participation, facilities and service provision. It
                                                                               Strategy) will address NHPAs in more detail,
                      identifies the providers of services and facilities
                                                                               however the Noosa Sport and Active Recreation
                      to Noosa residents and actions for future
                                                                               Plan focuses on ensuring physical activity
                      development in terms of participation, facility
                                                                               participation, and the providers of opportunities
                      development and service provision.
                                                                               for residents are supported and developed.
                                                                               Effectively planning for programs, facilities
                      2.2 Rationale for Sport and                              and services that promote physical activity
                      Active Recreation Planning                               participation will have significant benefits for the
                                                                               health and wellbeing of the community.
                      Sport and active recreation planning focuses on
                      the providers, places and enablers of physical
                                                                               2.3 Scope and methodology
                      activity participation. Planning for physical activity

         A guiding    participation is important for local government
                      as it is core to the health and well-being of a
                                                                               2.3.1 Scope
     document for     community. The Commonwealth Government                   Sport and active recreation activities included
                      identifies nine National Health Priority Areas           in the scope of this plan have been identified in
    the continued     (NHPAs) which significantly contribute to the            Appendix 2. Included activities are determined
                      burden of disease. These are largely preventable
  development of      (and/or manageable), contribute significant cost
                                                                               by those that fit within the definitions of ‘sport’
                                                                               or ‘active recreation’ (see page 5 ‘Definitions’) and

  sport and active    to individuals and communities, and have the
                      potential for a range of strategies that can be
                                                                               that have been identified as available to residents
                                                                               of the Noosa Shire.
      recreation in   implemented to improve health in these areas.
                      The NHPAs are:                                           Consideration was also given to include activities
            Noosa     •   Obesity                                              residents have said they participate in, which
                                                                               require travel outside of the Shire to access.
                      •   Cardiovascular health
                      •   Mental health
                      •   Injury prevention and control


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