SPORTS & ACTIVE COMMUNITIES Agenda 26 th July 2012

SPORTS & ACTIVE COMMUNITIESAgenda 26th July 2012 • Welcome • Apologies • Confirmation of minutes from previous meeting • Matters from Previous Meeting • Website Layout • Work Plan • Sports Strategy – Process and Project timeline • General Business • Proposed July Agenda Item - Waste Recycling Presentation • Date of Next Meeting

Strategic Sports Plan Planning Framework

Strategic Sports Plan Planning Framework • Purpose and Objectives • The project seeks to review and assess the diversity, distribution and provision of sports infrastructure • in public open space across the Shire. • Development of a Shire Strategic Sports Plan will attempt to foster a coordinated approach and shared vision for sport development and provision within the Shire, thereby maximising potential for funding programs and grant opportunities. • Other key objectives proposed; • To engage the relevant stakeholders in the process, • To integrate the outcomes of the project into Council 10 year financial plan and asset management framework. • To provide the various Sporting Groups a basis for future development of facilities, • To identify needs for potential developments, • To develop a series of achievable and sustainable recommendations, and • To prioritise and quantify proposed developments, including indicative costs.

Strategic Sports Plan Phase Two - – Defining the Scope

Strategic Sports Plan Phase Three – Review Existing Provision Review of ground allocation practices Review of current maintenance and renovation practices Review of playing field assessment procedure Review of works prioritisation procedure Part 2 of the project (assessing field condition in July and providing amendment works) To be completed in July using the modified site assessment sheet Survey of the soil, drainage and other information at each field completed Maps of every site showing locations where soil is too shallow, sandy, waterlogged, and this information will be presented along with the site usage data and July playing field condition data into a single mini report for each site – August meeting.

Strategic Sports Plan Phase Three – Review Existing Provision

Sports that have Participated Touch Football (3) AFL (1) Cricket (3) Cycling (2) Rugby Union (2) Rugby League (1) Football (Soccer) (2) • Oztag (2) • Netball (1) • Athletics (5) • Triathlon (2) • Hockey (2) • Baseball (2) • Softball (1)

Survey Respondent Snap Shot • Represents 52,000 Participants • ¼ of the Sutherland Shire’s population • 14 sports • 24 sporting associations / clubs

Association Level ‘yes’ represents 29,205 participants ‘no’ represents 23,421 participants

Club Level

State or National Level

Strategic Sports Plan Phase Four - Determining Future Demand - Some Current Concepts • Current Development Concepts • Greenhills playing fields • Ten new fields – including 2 Synthetic Hockey • 1 Baseball – 7 green spaces Aussie Rules/Soccer/League Union. • With some relocation spare capacity will be achieved at • Jenola– 2/3 fields • Gwawley Fields – 2/3 fields • Tonkin Oval – new winter allocation?? • Sylvania Height School – one new field • Cronulla High School – two new fields • Boys Town – Council under lease to manage this facility • Archery – initial discussions for local facility • AFL relocate Seniors off Gwawley to Waratah and Juniors to Greenhills • Sutherland Men’s Hockey seeking second synthetic at Garnet Road Sylvania Hts • Sharks soccer second synthetic pitch Seymour Shaw • Shire Netball seeking major expansion 30-40 new netball courts • Model Aero Club – potential relocation due to residential expansion • SSJFA – Synthetic pitch Bates Drive complex • Cronulla Sharks – relocation of Cron/Caringbah Rugby League club off Endeavour to Cronulla High

SPORTS & ACTIVE COMMUNITIES Agenda 26 th July 2012