Western Adelaide Sporting Facility Supply & Demand Study

29 Pages·2015·9.22 MB·English

by  Ben Cunningham

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CONTENTS

01 INTRODUCTION 1
02 CONTEXT 3
03 CURRENT SITUATION 9
04 GUIDING PRINCIPLES 13
05 THE APPROACH 15
06 IMPLEMENTATION 26
01

INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION
There is a growing body of evidence that The profile of communities, in the Western Local and State Government are instrumental in
documents the value of sport to communities. Adelaide region has also shifted. It is rapidly the provision of sport and active recreation
Sport can, amongst many other things: increasing in cultural diversity and diversity of facilities throughout Western Adelaide. The
wealth, health, education and disadvantage levels. Western Adelaide Sporting Facility Supply and
• Improve the physical and mental health and
Demand Study is a collaborative planning approach
wellbeing of participants and combat the Geographically, it is divided into major transport
undertaken by the Cities of Charles Sturt, Port
prevalence of lifestyle diseases; corridors, areas of industrial and commercial land
Adelaide Enfield and West Torrens, Adelaide
• Broaden social and professional networks, use and local communities which have distinct
Shores and the Office for Recreation and Sport.
reduce social isolation and promote character. The region is also undergoing growth
N These partners have worked together to develop a
integration and tolerance; and changing land-use through increasing
strategic framework that guides and prioritises the
O • Influence the values, beliefs and behaviours of residential density.
provision of sustainable community sporting and
I children and adolescents;
The service delivery environment for sporting active recreation facilities for the future.
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• attract visitors and generate economic
organisations has altered significantly in recent
C benefits to local communities; The Study recommends the future provision of
years. This has been emphasised by the increasing
U • Sustain lifelong participation in community life sporting and active recreation facilities and
difficulty in recruiting and retaining volunteers;
D through volunteering; increased and more complex compliance infrastructure to meet changing community and
O • Provide opportunities for people to achieve requirements; escalating operating costs (e.g. user needs, while contributing to the improvement
of the health and well-being of the people living in
individual success; and power, water and insurance); and changing
R • Create a sense of identity and belonging. participation preferences. These are all impacting the Western Adelaide region.
T on the viability of community sporting and active The Study's recommendations are guided by a
In recent years the strategic management of public
N recreation organisations and the ability to provide shared vision:
sporting and active recreation assets for
sustainable sport and active recreation assets.
I community benefit has become increasingly
important in sustaining participation in sport and Despite these challenges, the sport and active “Improving equitable access to sport and active
active recreation activities, and the context for recreation industry is well placed to act as a recreation opportunities, and assisting in the
public asset management has undergone rapid and fundamental component, within a whole of provision and maintenance of sport and active
regular change. government response, in improving community recreation facilities that are economically,
health and wellbeing. This would be achieved socially, culturally and environmentally
Sustainable service delivery is high on the agenda
through the delivery of fit-for-purpose, sustainable sustainable”.
of all levels of government looking for best value
and appropriate assets (facilities and
service delivery in an increasingly diverse, aware
infrastructure), services (programs, activities,
and demanding community. In many cases it is a
events and competitions), and policies that
community which has a reduced capacity to pay
support, facilitate and promote participation in
and increased competition for their leisure time
sport and active recreation.
and disposable income.
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02

CONTEXT

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CONTEXT

South Australia’s Strategic Plan Office for Recreation and Sport Strategic Plan Local government sets social, environmental, and
‘Our Health’ is a critical pillar of the State’s The Office for Recreation and Sport is the lead economic objectives that reflect the community's
strategic response to an ageing population and the agency for the State Government’s policy on sport aspirations, delivered through business efficiency
need for greater preventative health in promoting and active recreation. The Office partners with and effectiveness. The Councils of the Western
sustainable communities. Physical activity is a local government (in this case those comprising the Adelaide region share a desire for whole of
primary approach to looking after personal health, Western Adelaide region) and sporting and community access to sporting and active
with participation in sport and active recreation community organisations to develop policy, recreation opportunities as an essential element of
the single greatest focus for measuring the State’s strategically plan for and fund sustainable sport personal health, and an indicator of community
performance in this area. and recreation facilities. wellbeing.
30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide Preventative Health Planning Land Use Planning
The 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide is the spatial Effective provision of sport and active recreation The Western Adelaide region is required to achieve
representation of South Australia’s strategic plan. facilities and services offers a range of solutions to population targets set by the 30 Year Plan for
It presents principles that promote greater address the growing problem of preventable Greater Adelaide through urban growth, placing an

Y sustainability, efficiency, diversity and resource diseases (e.g. heart disease, type II diabetes, emphasis on infill development and urban renewal.
C security across greater Adelaide’s urban form. strokes) caused by a range of issues including Urban densification will in turn create pressures on
I These principles guide the provision of sedentary lifestyles and high levels of inactivity. open space provision and use, which will impact
L conveniently located, sustainable sporting This is emphasised by ongoing preventative health sport and active recreation capacity. The partners
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infrastructure, which provides diverse activities planning at the national and state level and, most will need to consider future development
P and is designed to minimise resource consumption. recently, at the local level, with the requirement opportunities, triggered by changes to land use,
for councils to develop localised public health and that land use and asset planning is relevant to
Strategic Infrastructure Plan plans. the new and existing communities.
The Strategic Infrastructure Plan for South
Australia supports the development of regional Council Plans Study Framework
sporting facility asset strategies. It focuses on: The functions of a council are listed in the Local The following diagram represents the Study
Government Act (1999) and include planning for framework.
• Increased use of school land and buildings;
the future requirements of its area, and providing
• Integrated recreation and sport hubs; for the wellbeing of individuals and groups within Audit findings
• Coordination between state and local Western Adelaide
its community. Council strategic plans offer Sporting Facility Supply &
governments to develop sustainable, multi-use
and adaptable facilities which meet changing direction over ten, four and one year horizons. This Demand Study
approach links business plans for the immediate Mapping
community needs; and
budget year to long term financial, asset and
• Provision and distribution of indoor recreation
service planning, influenced by medium term goal
and sports centres.
setting. Facility Assessment
Strategic Framework
Criteria
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CONTEXT
Lifestyle Influences on Sport As service level requirements have changed over Participation Trends
Lifestyle change has had an impact on the way time (due to changing community needs and The most popular sports for adults and children in
sporting and active recreation is conducted. The demands) the service ‘gap’ has increased, resulting South Australia include cycling, netball, Australian
nature of sporting delivery and volunteering has in many facilities not being fit-for-purpose. This Rules football, basketball, soccer, tennis and
changed, and participation in organised sport has restricts the sustainability and growth of sport and cricket. These sports are likely to sustain high
diversified. Individual sporting pursuits are active recreation participation. participation rates for the foreseeable future as:
increasing in popularity as people include physical • Heavy investment from national sporting
Sporting Organisation Viability
activity into daily schedules and avoid seasonal bodies and the federal Government in main
commitment and inflexible training schedules. Volunteer sporting club committees are faced with stream sport development programs
There is a rise in lifestyle, adventure and increased complexity in administering community continues;
S alternative sports, all of which attract younger sport. This includes increasing risk management • Children participants progress into adult
D participants away from traditional club based and liability issues, legislation, compliance competitions; and
sport1. requirements and increasing operating costs. This • New arrivals take up dominant international
N is intensified in some cases by declining
sports such as soccer, cricket and basketball.
E Asset Management membership bases, volunteers, and income
R Local government is the major provider of streams.
The most popular sport and recreation activities
community level sporting facilities and
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There are several key trends that have been in South Australia are:
infrastructure, with an estimated 4 out of 5 public
shaping the landscape for sporting organisations
sporting facilities provided by this level of • Walking for exercise;
and facility provision including:
government. Federal and State Government • Fitness/gym;
provide funding support for these community level
• Multi-use and co-location of clubs and sports; • Cycling/BMXing;
facilities and provide the majority of elite level and
• Extended seasons of use; • Jogging/running; and
mass entertainment sporting facilities.
• Increasing demand for indoor and outdoor • Tennis.

These facilities (assets), typically, rely on lifecycle sporting space;
asset management programs for refurbishment • Increasing operating costs; and The most popular team oriented sports in South
Australia are:
and replacement, often at existing levels of service. • Increasing user expectations of facility quality.
In some instances facilities are altered as required • Netball;
by legislative change. • Australian rules football;

• Basketball;
• Soccer; and
• Cricket.

1 The Future of Australian Sport, a consultancy report by the
CSIRO for the Australian Sports Commission, April 2013.
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CONTEXT
Age Profile Socio Economic Diversity sporting facilities and space) and, potentially, a lack
The Western Adelaide region has a highly diverse The region hosts considerable differences in of available ‘backyard’ space, resulting in a higher
age profile. The coastal and established suburbs wealth and health: reliance on public sporting facilities. Higher density
tend to have on older population, whereas those • There are suburbs reporting some of the suburbs in the Western Adelaide region tend to be
suburbs located closer to the Adelaide CBD and highest levels of socio-economic status in located closer to the Adelaide CBD and in newly
within urban renewal and development areas are South Australia, with others reporting some of developed or regenerated areas.

E characterised by a growing number of young the lowest;
The Western Adelaide region has experienced
L families and students accommodated in higher • Disadvantaged areas of the region are
strong population growth over the last decade.
I density housing. vulnerable to public health risks as
F Infill development, overseas migration and urban
disadvantaged communities have lower
O renewal are driving much of this growth. Forecast
Accessibility, amenity and safety of sporting
participation rates in physical activity,
population growth is also strong with an additional
R facilities will be important in assisting social including sport, there is also a reduced
45,000 residents expected to make the Western
connectivity for older residents. A likely increase in
P capacity to pay for services and increased
Adelaide region home by 2026.
junior sporting participation rates in urban renewal
accessibility barriers;
Y development areas will need to be catered for, • The areas of higher disadvantage, also Population growth is an important indicator for
T both at existing sites and at non-Council owned sporting facility planning and provision. Areas of
correlate strongly with the areas of higher
I facilities, with a focus on schools. growth are likely to require facilities with increased
cultural diversity, reinforcing the need to
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provide improved access to sporting capacity or newly developed facilities. Increasing
U Cultural Diversity opportunities in these areas; and population density and population growth will
M The Western Adelaide region is considerably more • To increase sporting participation in the place increasing pressure on facility owners and
culturally diverse than both Greater Adelaide and managers to more efficiently and effectively
disadvantaged areas of the Western Adelaide
M South Australia as a whole. This is characterised by region, financial and accessibility barriers will manage and expand existing facilities, and, where
a high and growing percentage of people from there is available space, plan for the provision of
need to be reduced, (i.e. membership fees,
O non-English speaking backgrounds [greater than 1 game day fees). Planning for facilities needs to new facilities.
in 5 persons].
C make them easily accessible by walking, Consultation
cycling or using public transport.
Increased cultural diversity brings with it a wider Extensive consultation was undertaken with key
range of sporting preferences, participation trends Population Density and Growth stakeholders in the Western Adelaide region to
and usage patterns. It places a greater emphasis on Population density is an important consideration in inform the study development. A summary of the
the role of sporting organisations as a vehicle for terms of sporting facility provision. Areas of high key consultation processes and findings is
integrating communities and broadening social population density tend to foster a greater presented on the following page.
networks. demand for sporting facilities due to a combination
of factors. This includes the high number of local

residents, the prevalence of housing (in lieu of
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Key project stakeholders Key online survey findings Facilities aspects that rated poorly

N • Community sports clubs and • Nearly one quarter of • Condition of facilities;
O associations; clubs/organisations did not have a • Parking provision; and
• Project steering committee; strategic plan in place; • Functionality of facilities.
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T • Elected Members and staff of the Cities • Half the respondents indicated the
A of Charles Sturt, Port Adelaide Enfield facilities their club/organisation uses Facilities aspects that rated well
T and West Torrens; does not meet current and/ or future
L • Adelaide Shores; needs; • Condition of playing surfaces;
U • Office for Recreation and Sport; • 7 out of 10 state sporting associations • Functionality of playing surfaces; and
S • State sporting bodies; rated the ability of the current • Current tenure arrangements.
N • Schools (public and independent); sporting facilities in the Western
Key reasons suggested for membership
O • Churches; Adelaide region to meet their sport’s
growth in clubs and associations
C • Department for Education and Child; needs as very good, good or
satisfactory;
Development; • Improvements made to facilities;
Y • Sport SA; and • Just under half of clubs/organisations
T utilise two or more facilities, nearly • Strong management practices;
• Local Government Association.
I one quarter utilise three or more • Focussing on organisational
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recruitment/marketing; and
Methods of consultation facilities and almost one in ten use 5
U or more facilities; and • Increases in participation rate due to
M • Face to face interviews; • 69% of organisation operated all year wider social trends.
• Workshops; and round, 18% operate only in winter
M Key reasons suggested for membership
• Online surveys. and 13% operate only in summer.
decline in clubs and associations
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C • Increasing cost of participation;
• Declining condition and or lack of
facilities available; and
• Competition from other
clubs/sports/ interest groups.

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CONTEXT
Summary and Implications
State and local government strategic plans align on The community will continue to diversify by
the importance of an adequate supply and making convenient, safe and appealing facilities
distribution of community sporting facilities and which will be important ‘centres’ for community
multi-use sporting hubs, that are conveniently connection. However, potential participants across
located and adaptable to meeting changing the Western Adelaide region may not be able to
community needs. travel far, may not be able to pay too much, and
may face time constraints that restrict access
This approach is seen as essential to achieving during ‘normal’ hours of operation.
strategic goals of increasing participation in sport,
creating healthy and safe communities, providing
sustainable and cost effective facilities which will The Western Adelaide region will also continue to
provide attractive places for people to participate grow through increased population density and
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and perform. new arrival communities. This will intensify
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demand and require a strategic approach to:
A With regard to service delivery and ongoing
administration of sporting activities, there are • Enhancing capacity and quality of existing
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multiple factors placing pressure on accessibility facilities;
M and availability of facilities. These include longer • Partnering with alternative landholders in
seasons, increased diversity of sporting and active the region, including schools;
U recreation activities, and an increasing burden on a • Consolidation of similar activities to
declining pool of volunteers. This directly affects facilitate diversity; and
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the scheduling of activities and the ability to • Acquisition and divestment of land and
maintain appropriate quality facilities. assets for sporting and recreation purposes
to reflect changing needs.
To cater for demand many clubs are fragmented
across multiple sites, despite inherent potential to
increase capacity, within the existing sites, by
improving auxiliary facility provision.

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