2017-07-11 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Draft Sport & Active Recreation Plan

     Sunshine Coast Masters (Dec)
     World Series Swim Open Days

 A survey of NFP sporting organisations was conducted in preparation for this Plan. Of the 38
 clubs that responded to the survey 64% of clubs had hosted a major sporting event or carnival
 at their grounds with 50% of respondents also reporting hosting non-sporting events at their
 grounds in the last three years. Clubs reported that 65% of these events occurred annually.
 There exists an opportunity to better co-ordinate these events and partnerships with
 commercial operators and Tourism Noosa to enhance the “Noosa Experience” and economic
 benefit to the broader community. This may also require capacity building for clubs in event
 management.


8.    State Facility Plans
 In the preparation of this plan a review of 57 peak sporting bodies was conducted. 41 of
 the 57 peak sporting bodies reported not having a facility development plan nor had
 intentions of developing one within the foreseeable future. Nine peak bodies reported
 either having commenced or had plans in developing facilities plans in the near future with
 six gaining State funding to produce these plans by June 2018. Council has a role to
 ensure local clubs and facilities make the most of the opportunities of these proposed
 plans and assist in collating localised data and facility information to advocate for local
 services/facilities where required. Demographic and other data useful for facilities planning
 should be shared with the peak bodies to assist in evidence based planning for the Shire.
 Only eight of the peak bodies had facility development plans for their sports. Below is a
 summary of the key points of these sports:

 Table 10 Summary of peak sporting body facility plans
    Peak Sporting Body            Key Points
    AFL Qld Ltd                   Facilities Plan 2014-2020. Key focus is securing ovals and ongoing facility
                                  planning.
                                  Have invested approx $100k in facilities in Noosa across last 5 years. Further
                                  upgrades works required at Weyba Rd (change room expansion, drainage on
                                  second field, capacity issues on main field and spectator opportunities). Wide range
                                  of GIS planning and demand modelling tools and data available.
    Qld Cricket                   Interim only and high level only. Recognises insufficient facilities for girls and
    Association Ltd               women, lacking lighting for matches and Premier Grade fields not of a high enough
                                  standard.
                                  Identifies Sunshine Coast as a key growth area (particularly for juniors).
                                  Have received State funding and will develop a new Plan with far more detail in
                                  2017. Have done 12 months of data collection across the State as a pre-cursor to
                                  the Infrastructure Strategy
    Polocrosse                    No clubs in the Sunshine Coast area (and no development planned). Focus is the
                                  Darling Downs and to the west. Morgan Park in Warwick is the 'home' and will be
                                  hosting the 2019 World Cup
    Qld Gymnastics Assoc By 2031 high demand is forecast for facilities on the Sunshine Coast. Nothing for
    Inc                           Noosa specifically planned (Note: the Noosa Gymnastics club is undergoing a
                                  major expansion of the Bicentennial Hall).
    Rowing Qld Inc                Have a plan but is outdated and being reviewed during 2017.
    Qld Rugby League Ltd          State wide Facilities Strategy 2015-2026.
                                  The facilities available for RL in the Noosa LGA have not been identified as red flag
                                  concerns in the Strategy.
    Qld Rugby Union Ltd           Plan is outdated and in need of review.
    Qld Softball Assoc            State Facilities Direction Plan 2013.
                                  Identified actions (1) light diamond (2) identify opportunities for mid-week social
                                  softball.


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