2019-03-12 S&O Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 1 - Regional Facilities Plan for Difficult to Locate Sports

Regional Facilities Plan for Difficult to Locate Sports (including Implementation Priorities) (Final Draft – February 2019)




    3.2 MOTOR CYCLING SPORTS
    Disciplines that fall within motor cycling sports are:                 3.2.1 Need for Regional Competition
    ӹӹ Enduro Trials                                                             Facilities
    ӹӹ Motocross, Supercross and Dirt Track                                Considerations for developing facilities/ sites that
    ӹӹ Speedway                                                            offer regional level infrastructure and competition
    ӹӹ Track                                                               opportunities for each discipline are:
    ӹӹ Trial                                                               ӹӹ Motorcycling Queensland (MQ) does not have a
    ӹӹ All Terrain Vehicles (ATV)                                             specific state facility plan, with rounds of State
    ӹӹ Road racing                                                            and National championships hosted at various
    ӹӹ Supermoto                                                              club facilities. With the growth over recent years
    ӹӹ Minikhana                                                              in recreational riding, the traditional focus of MQ
                                                                              on competition has shifted towards identifying
    Information from motor cycling sports related peak/                       and seeking opportunities for land acquisition and
    State level organisations, regional associations and                      new/ improved facilities that will meet the needs of
    local clubs indicated that current and emerging trends                    recreational riders and operators of clubs.
    impacting (or potentially impacting) on motor cycling                  ӹӹ In general, facility requirements for the majority
    sports are as follows:                                                    of motor cycling disciplines could be met with the
    ӹӹ Volunteers are becoming harder and harder to find                      development of one regional facility with different
       and hold; 18-30yo seem to be the primary cohort                        surfaces (road, dirt etc). Long-distance trail events
       that won’t or don’t volunteer;                                         require identification of a site that could access
    ӹӹ There has been an increase in membership/                              event use of adjacent lands as a secondary use.
       participation, when comparing 2014 to 2017. This                    ӹӹ The evidence from State government and planning
       increase may be attributed to the opportunities                        experience from other jurisdictions is that
       that the club offers riders of all ages and abilities                  identifying a single all-inclusive facility will be a
       on the Sunshine Coast. Also, the profile of the                        significant challenge. As the study area already has
       Coolum Pines Facility, and its proximity to major                      two established competition facilities (catering to
       infrastructure may contribute to the popularity of                     different events), it is considered that consolidation
       both recreational and competitive motor cycling in                     of use at those sites is a better strategy.
       the study area;                                                     ӹӹ Recreational riding has increased and for the State
    ӹӹ Motorcycling clubs and facilities must continue to                     body, has become a more prevalent focus. The
       evolve to meet the requirements of members and                         catchment for recreational use is broad, however
       the local community;                                                   the indications are that participants seek locations
    ӹӹ Clubs are satisfied with existing venues;                              within the study area catchment and that unlawful
    ӹӹ The issue of long-term tenure at Coolum Pines                          riding is a large part of this provision.
       Motocross requires resolution to ensure club                        ӹӹ For regional level competitive events, participants
       survival as it is stifling investment and the ability to               are prepared to travel to access facilities that
       plan longer term for event hosting;                                    provide the required level of infrastructure. Coolum
    ӹӹ Previous efforts to secure additional locations have                   Pines Motocross facility has hosted a number
       been unsuccessful due to noise and amenity issues,                     of events which have contributed to the local
       other State Government planning priorities or land                     economy. This facility would be a strong candidate
       use restriction. Noise monitoring and impact from                      for designation as a regional facility, if future tenure
       use of existing local/ club facilities is a continuing                 was not a concern. Hosting a regional competition
       issue for residents in the surrounding area (of these                  facility and a number of regional or higher events is
       facilities).                                                           a positive for the local economy.
    ӹӹ In response to demand, a major recreational                         ӹӹ During the development of the regional facilities
       and competition site was developed on public                           plan, some concern was expressed at the absence
       land at Wyaralong (external to the study area).                        of a motor sports precinct (accommodating road
       Investigations by the State government to duplicate                    racing for motor cycles) within the study area.
       a similar facility north of Brisbane have to date                      Although road racing is currently provided for at
       been unsuccessful. A number of recreational riding                     Lakeside (Moreton Bay Regional Council, south
       areas and private tracks have been developed by                        of the study area), this facility has constraints on
       private property owners, however these do not cater                    the number of events due to noise and nearby
       for competition.                                                       residential impacts.  The current difficult-to-locate




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