Sports Ground Strategic Plan 2008-2036

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Adopted by Council January 2009
Table of contents
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................3
1.1 Aim .........................................................................................................3
1.2 Objectives...............................................................................................3
1.3 Recommended actions...........................................................................3
2. Methodology ................................................................................................4
2.1 Sports field definition ..............................................................................4
2.2 Methodology outline ...............................................................................5
3. Shoalhaven City Council’s planning context ..............................................10
3.1 Issues with current sporting facilities provision.....................................10
3.2 Ecologically sustainable development ..................................................15
3.3 Existing sporting facilities hierarchy......................................................16
4. Principles for provision of future sporting facilities .....................................17
5. Recommended actions ..............................................................................18
5.1 General recommended actions ............................................................18
5.2 Specific planning area recommended actions ......................................18
5.3 Recommended Action Summary........................................................136
6. Appendix ..................................................................................................158
6.1 Planning Area Map.............................................................................159
6.2 Sports Fields Layout Plan...................................................................160
6.3 Summary of sporting groups surveyed ...............................................161
6.4 Sporting associations / peak bodies feedback....................................163
6.5 Sporting facilities hierarchy infrastructure...........................................167
6.6 Preliminary cost estimates for high priority recommended actions.....168
6.7 Future possible sporting facility sites..................................................172
6.8 Ison Park proposed layout..................................................................173
1. Introduction
1.1 Aim
The aim of the Sportsgrounds Strategic Plan is to develop a strategic plan for
the provision of future sporting facilities to meet the needs of the Shoalhaven
community up to 2036.
1.2 Objectives
The objectives of this Plan are:
1. To identify current demand for sporting facilities.
2. To identify current and future trends that will influence future sporting
facility provision.
3. To cater for the anticipated future demand for sporting facilities, giving
consideration to existing demand and population projections.
4. To determine the nature and level of sporting facilities required for
sports in each Planning Area.
5. To make recommended actions on the locations for the development of
new, expansion of existing, or rationalisation of current sporting
facilities.
6. To inform Council's Section 94 Contributions Plan of future active
recreation (sporting) facilities requirements.
1.3 Recommended actions
The recommended actions of this Plan are outlined for each Planning Area,
and where possible, detailed at existing / proposed future sporting facility sites
with a priority ranking.
The recommended actions address capital
infrastructure and future acquisition to accommodate increased participation in
sport. A map of Council’s Planning Areas is provided as Appendix 6.1. These
recommended actions are detailed in Section 5 of this Plan.
This Plan does not address or recommend actions for sporting facility
maintenance and sporting club development. Whilst some sporting facility
maintenance is detailed in Council’s Asset Maintenance Plans, future
strategies are required to address facility maintenance (i.e. surface wear,
drainage, surface level) and sporting club development.
Sportsgrounds Strategic Plan 2008-2036
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2. Methodology
2.1 Sports field definition
Definitions of specific sports field dimension used in this Plan follows.
Graphical representation of these terms is provided in Appendix 6.2 Council’s Sports Field Layout Plan. The guide used for sports field
dimensions in this Plan is the “Sports Dimensions For Playing Area” (fourth
edition 1998) which was developed by relevant State and Federal
Government agencies and will be referred to in this Plan as SDFPA.
Senior sports field
A whole playing area that ranges in size from 64m-70m wide x 100m-130m
long with surrounding space around the field specific to the user sport as
detailed in the SDFPA. Generally, these fields accommodate sports such as
soccer, rugby league, rugby union and touch football.
With sufficient surrounding space, it is possible for 2 parallel sports fields to
accommodate the overlay of a sports oval field for sports such as cricket and
AFL (as per Council’s Sports Field Layout Plan).
Junior sports field
A whole playing area that cannot accommodate the overlay of 1 sports field
and provides generally for junior sport or training. Junior sports fields range in
size according to the type of sport and age group.
Sports oval field
A whole playing area that ranges in size from a radius of 68.68m (radius from
each end for an international cricket wicket) up to 82.5m (radius from centre of
field to each goal line for AFL – 135m wide) with surrounding space around
the field specific to the user sport as detailed in the SDFPA. Generally, these
fields specifically accommodate AFL and higher grade competition cricket.
A limitation of a purpose built ‘sports oval field’ is that the facility may not have
adequate width to accommodate an overlay of 2 senior sports fields however,
it may be feasible to provide a number of junior sports fields. If the oval field
has the capacity to be overlayed by a senior sports field, it is defined in this
Plan as the maximum number of senior sports fields able to be
accommodated.
Other field sporting facilities
There are various sporting codes which have requirements for specific playing
area sizes and shapes which cannot be readily accommodated on a sports
field as defined above. These sports codes include:
 Archery
 Athletics
 Baseball
 Croquet
 Hockey
 Softball
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A limitation of purpose built facilities for ‘other field sports’ is that they are
function specific and due to size, shape and/or associated infrastructure, the
facility may not be capable of accommodating the overlay of a sports field for
alternative use.
Facilities for sports such as aquatic sports, tennis, basketball and equestrian
are acknowledged, however have not been included in this Plan as these
have been identified to be subject to individual strategies given the unique site
and user requirements. To quantify and qualify facility needs for these sports,
and the wider community, it is recommended that Council review its
Recreation Strategy that was adopted in December 1999.
2.2 Methodology outline
Development of this Plan has involved the completion of a number of key
stages. These stages were as follows:
Stage 1 - Review of relevant plans, studies and policies
This has formed the framework of the review taking into account specific
issues which impact on the development of Strategic Plan. This has involved
reviewing the following relevant plans, studies and policies:
 2007 Public Open Space Plan
 2007 Asset Management Plan for Courts - Tennis & Netball
 2006 Provision of Skate Facilities Policy
 2005 Sportsground Fencing Policy
 2005 Sporting Groups Communications Policy
 2004 Sports Tourism Policy
 2002 Sports Tourism Policy
 2001 Sporting Facilities Plan - 2016
 2001 Generic Community Land Plans of Management for
Sportsgrounds
 1999 Recreation Strategy
 1996 Recreation Study
 1993 Section 94 Contributions Plan
Stage 2 - Analysis of data collection and consultation with user groups
Analysis was undertaken of data collected and consultations with Shoalhaven
based sporting groups. Recent data that has been analysed consists of
feedback from the Sports Field Users Survey that was distributed by Council
in December 2006 to all known sporting groups that use Council
sportsgrounds. A follow up to sporting groups that did not respond was
undertaken in July 2007.
Council received 81% response rate for those sporting groups surveyed and
relevant information has been incorporated into developing the draft
“Sportsgrounds Strategic Plan 2008-2036”. A summary of sporting groups
surveyed, including those groups that responded and did not respond to the
survey is provided in Appendix 6.3.
Information provided from sports groups prior to and after this survey has also
been considered in this review.
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Stage 3- Review of existing and proposed sporting facilities
A review of sporting facilities proposed in the 1993 Section 94 Contribution
Plan and 2001 Sporting Facilities Plan – 2016 was undertaken. It is noted in
this review that the Sporting Facilities Plan - 2016 did not detail or make
specific reference to the identified facilities proposed in the 1993 S94 Plan.
Stage 4 - Review of Shoalhaven City Council’s planning context
A review of Shoalhaven City Council’s planning context that influences sports
field provision was undertaken. A variety of factors that range from available
land, population profile, to specific sports needs, influence the location and
requirements of sports fields.
A summary of Shoalhaven City Council’s planning context that has influenced
the development of this Plan is provided in Section 3 of this Plan - Shoalhaven
City Council’s planning context.
Stage 5 - Development of principles for provision of future sporting
facilities
A number of key principles have been developed that will guide specific
strategies and decision making for future sporting facilities. These principles
are detailed in Section 4 of this Plan - Principles for provision of future
sporting facilities.
Stage 6 - Site analysis and recommended actions for existing sporting
facilities
Information specific to sporting facility provision has been analysed and key
recommended actions developed. The site analysis has involved reviewing
existing physical site constraints and mapping each individual sports venue.
Council’s Open Space Plan recommends 17m2 of active recreation land /
person (1.7hectare /1,000 persons). Based on the standard area for a
minimum two sports fields and supporting infrastructure being approximately 4
hectares, as per Council’s Sports Fields Layout Plan (Appendix 6.2),
calculations have been applied to population projections for all Planning Areas
(adopted by Council May 2008) to assess current and future sports field
provision.
Future sports field provision in this Plan is detailed by relevant Planning Area.
The analysis and provision of sports fields per Planning Area, ensures that
most villages and towns will be serviced in close proximity by a sportsground.
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In addition to providing future sportsground facilities, opportunities to improve
utilisation of existing sportsgrounds through implementing the following
strategies have been investigated:
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Provision of irrigation and floodlighting
Improved drainage / surface level
Options to use school sport fields
Options to expand existing venues / make venues more
multipurpose
Through implementing the above strategies, it is anticipated that the main
outcome will be improved training / junior competition capacity and possibly
reduce wear of competition fields. However, this outcome is limited by:
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Configuration of some existing fields restricts some code use.
One venue for one Club reduces volunteer administration needs
and assists with the junior to senior transition.
Need to provide some purpose built facilities (i.e. Athletics,
Baseball) that limit use by other codes.
Recognising that no actions are included in this Strategic Plan to address
operational maintenance such as improved drainage / surface level it is
proposed that such improvements will be investigated in a separate strategy.
Stage 7 - Presentation of key principles and strategies
Prior to finalising this Plan, key principles and actions that form the basis of
this Plan were presented to a Councillor briefing held on 27 September 2007
and Shoalhaven Sports Board meetings held on 8 October 2007 and 3
December 2007.
Key principles for this Plan were adopted by Council at its meeting of
30 October, 2007 where Council resolved to:
a) Council adopt the guiding principles in the report as the basis of
developing the Sportsgrounds Strategic Plan 2008-2036.
b) Council adopt the recommended Regional and Citywide facilities
proposals as presented to the Shoalhaven Sports Board.
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Once these principles, as detailed in Section 4 of this Plan, were adopted by
the Shoalhaven Sports Board, and in accordance with Council’s Sporting
Groups Communications Policy, key principles and relevant strategies were
discussed individually with the following sporting associations / peak bodies.
The purpose of this discussion was to ensure that each association / peak
body were given the opportunity to contribute to the outcomes of this Plan.
The following is a list of all associations / peak bodies consulted in the
development of this Plan. The feedback from these associations / peak
bodies is detailed in Appendix 6.4 – Sporting associations / peak bodies
feedback.
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AFL NSW and South Coast AFL Association
Athletics clubs based in the Shoalhaven
Berry Netball Club
Far South Coast Rugby Union
Illawarra Rugby
Shoalhaven Cricket Association
Shoalhaven District Amateur Soccer Association
Shoalhaven Hockey Association
Shoalhaven Mariners Baseball Association
Shoalhaven Netball Association
South Coast Rugby League
Touch Football clubs based in the Shoalhaven
Ulladulla & Districts Netball Association
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Upon adopting the above guiding principals, Council at its meeting of 18
December 2007 recommended that:
a) Council adopt the strategic directions as outlined in part 2 of the draft
Sportsgrounds Strategic Plan 2008-2036 for comment by other
bodies/organisations, but excluding the time frames for provision of
facilities.
b) The complete draft Sportsgrounds Strategic Plan 2008-2036 be
disseminated to all relevant sporting associations in the Shoalhaven for
comment.
c) The relevant Planning Areas of the draft Sportsgrounds Strategic Plan
2008-2036 be disseminated to the following groups for comment:
i)
Community Consultative Bodies
ii)
Sports ground Management Committees
iii)
Sporting Clubs, not represented by an Association
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The Schools be requested to provide usage figures of the sports
facilities in addition to general comments on the Strategic Plan
d) A further report be prepared for Shoalhaven Sports Board endorsement
and formal adoption, subject to assessment of comments received.
The Shoalhaven Sports Board at its meeting of 18 June 2008 considered
preliminary comments, and recommended amendments, referring to the draft
Sportsgrounds Strategic Plan 2008-2036 and recommended to Council that:
a) Council endorse the Draft Sportsgrounds Strategic Plan 2008-2036 for
public exhibition; and
b) A further report be prepared for the Shoalhaven Sports Board and
Council on the comments received from the public exhibition of the
Draft Sportsgrounds Strategic Plan 2008-2036.
Stage 8 - Plan finalisation
It is proposed that finalisation of this Plan will commence after comments /
feedback have been received from the sporting community and reported to an
upcoming Shoalhaven Sports Board meeting.
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3. Shoalhaven City Council’s planning context
3.1 Issues with current sporting facilities provision
The following is a summary of issues that influence current supply of sports
field facilities within the Shoalhaven.
Summary of sporting facility planning considerations
The following is a summary of sporting facility planning considerations:
 Geographical spread
 Available land
 Ageing community
 Village & town centre growth and infill / high density dwellings
 Environmental constraints and protection
 Level of use of existing facilities
 Improvements required to existing sites
 The fluctuation of ‘user trends’ in sport preferences.
 Flexibility to respond to changing trends on a 5 year review basis.
 Opportunities for participation in physical activity
 Long term users “ownership” of existing facilities
 Conflicting user needs
 Population forecasts as adopted in 2005
 Australian Standards & Industry Standards
Shoalhaven’s geographical spread
Specific characteristics of the Shoalhaven that influence sporting facility
provision are linked to the City’s geographical spread and population.
Shoalhaven’s population and sporting facilities are geographically dispersed
throughout 49 separate towns and villages. These towns and villages are
diverse in population size. Nowra-Bomaderry is the major service and
employment centre for the City of Shoalhaven and for the peripheral areas,
towns and villages.
This settlement pattern has implications for the
distribution, access, equity, management and maintenance of sporting
facilities throughout the Shoalhaven.
For planning purposes, the towns and villages of the Shoalhaven local
government area are located within five discrete Planning Areas. The five
Planning Areas have been established by Shoalhaven City Council to provide
a spatial basis for the S94 Plan and other strategic planning considerations as
well as for the delivery of services. Areas 1, 3 and 5 are based on the major
urban areas of Nowra-Bomaderry, Jervis Bay and St Georges Basin and
Milton-Ulladulla respectively. Areas 2 and 4 are second order districts based
on Culburra Beach and Sussex Inlet as the main urban areas. Other towns
and villages are considered minor urban areas. A summary of towns and
villages located in each Planning Area follows:
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Towns and villages located in each Planning Area
(Map provide as Appendix 6.1)
Planning Area 1
Planning Area 2
Planning Area 3
Planning Area 4
Planning Area 5
Berry
Callala Bay
Basin View
Berrara
Bawley Point
Bomaderry
Callala Beach
Bewong
Cudmirrah
Bendalong
Cambewarra
Culburra Beach
Erowal Bay
Sussex Inlet
Burrill Lake
Greenwell Point
Currarong
Huskisson
Swan Haven
Conjola Park
Kangaroo Valley
Myola
Hyams Beach
Cunjurong
Nowra
Orient Point
Old Erowal Bay
Depot Beach
Shoalhaven Heads
Sanctuary Point
Dolphin Point
Terara
St Georges Basin
Durras North
Tomerong
Fishermans Paradise
Vincentia
Kings Point
Wandandian
Kioloa
Woollamia
Lake Conjola
Wrights Beach
Lake Tabourie
Manyana
Mollymook
Milton
Narrawallee
Ulladulla
The main towns and village predicted to experience increased “Greenfield’
growth and infill / high density dwellings are:
 Nowra-Bomaderry (i.e. Worrigee, north of Bomaderry, Mundamia)
 Vincentia (i.e. Stockland Vincentia development);
 Manyana/Bendalong area (i.e. a number of large subdivisions)
 Milton (i.e. Corks Lane subdivision)
 Ulladulla / Mollymook (i.e. subdivisions west of Ulladulla / Mollymook)
 Dolphin Point (i.e. a number of large subdivisions)
The main towns and villages predicted to experience infill areas (land zoned
residential 2(a1), 29(c) & 2(e) are:
 Bomaderry
 South Nowra
 Vincentia
 Milton
 North Nowra
 West Nowra
 St Georges
 Mollymook
Basin
Beach
 Nowra
 Culburra
 Sanctuary
 Mollymook
Beach
Point
 Worrigee
 Huskisson
 Sussex Inlet
 Ulladulla
Available land
Council managed land that currently provides for sporting facilities is made up
of a network of Crown Land, Community Land and Operational Land.
Whilst the total of Council managed land available to provide sporting facilities
is high, due to physical and environmental constraints, the land available to
develop sporting facilities is limited. The physical constraints may involve a
sports venue being land locked by physical features such as road, private land
and flood prone or drainage areas. Environmental constraints that may affect
development or expansion of sports venues relate to presence of significant or
threatened flora and/or fauna.
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The natural make up, and reactive nature of soils of the Shoalhaven may also
limit earthworks for a sporting facility. For example the presence of acid
sulphate soils may limit the amount of earthworks on a site. The poor and
minimal topsoil also increases the need for soil improvements at most existing
sports field sites. An ongoing annual maintenance topdressing program can
provide a significant improvement in surface drainage / ground level, all
weather playability and assist in the recovery of fields to allow increased
sports field usage.
In addition to sporting facilities provided on Council managed land, a number
of sporting facilities are provided on state government land and private land.
For example, Berry Sport and Recreation Centre, various school sites,
Ulladulla Pistol Club, various equestrian facilities and Shoalhaven ExServicemen’s Club. Where Council has negotiated agreement for community
use of such facilities, these sporting facilities have been identified in this Plan
(i.e. Shoalhaven High School and Nowra High School).
Population profile
The Shoalhaven has a high annual growth rate. 2001 census data indicated
that the Shoalhaven’s population growth was 1.7% compared to NSW (1.3%)
and the Illawarra (1.5%). Most of the population increase in the Shoalhaven
was through migration into the area. Census data also indicated that 19.1%
of the Shoalhaven’s population as being older than 65 years which is
substantially higher than the State average of 13.1% and the 0-14 age group
was 21.8%, slightly above the State average of 20.8%.
Shoalhaven City Council at its meeting of 13 May 2008 adopted the following
population projections for each Planning Area.
Area /
Year
Planning
Area 1
2001
2006
2011
41,145
43,251
46,725
51,124
55,460
59,343
62,742
65,879
7,055
6,688
6,644
6,620
6,610
6,579
6,505
6,358
17,050
18,479
19,935
21,336
22,669
23,894
24,985
25,966
Planning
Area 4
4,179
4,365
4,741
5,191
5,611
5,988
6,306
6,579
Planning
Area 5
TOTALS
18,222
19,412
20,713
22,025
23,424
24,855
26,102
27,188
87,650
92,195
98,758
106,296
113,774
120,659
126,640
131,970
Planning
Area 2
Planning
Area 3
2016
2021
2026
2031
2036
In accordance with these projections the demographic profile of the
Shoalhaven is expected to change over the next 20-30 years. Most notably,
the proportion of people aged 60 years and over is expected to increase. A
decline in the proportion of children and youth aged 0-14 and younger adults
aged 25-49, is also projected to occur.
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The ‘nature’ of sport
The organisation and administration of sport has the ability to influence the
provision of sporting facilities due to requirements for competition venues and
changing ‘nature’ of sport. For example, the organisation of competition
places an emphasis on the need for ‘home ground’ facilities, where a sport
can be based and host competitions on a ‘home’ and ‘away’ basis. Hosting
finals can also add pressure on providing games / facilities at a venue (i.e.
more spectators & players).
Where two different sporting codes are based at the same home ground, it
may not be possible for these sports to share the facility without clashing
competition dates and requirements for playing areas and or supporting
infrastructure (i.e. amenities, canteen facilities, etc).
This is further
exacerbated by the overlapping of sporting seasons (i.e. summer / winter)
where facilities are shared by different codes and the opportunity to undertake
sports field restoration works is reduced.
The positioning of specific infrastructure (i.e. goal posts, back nets, change
rooms, storage, etc) can limit sporting use of a facility. Therefore, it is not
always practical for different codes to share a facility.
This ownership of a sporting facility is then extended further if the facility is
named after a specific sport that can give the impression that other similar
sports need their own dedicated facilities. Subsequently, the planning of
future sporting facilities must take all the various issues into account and
maintain flexibility to accommodate changes in sporting trends (detailed
below).
Participation in sport and demand for facilities can be influenced by global or
national trends. For example, a sport may host a significant event (i.e.
national or international event) that encourages people to participate in the
sport, or a sport may encourage people to join in a sport through the
influence/support of dedicated sport development personnel or physical
activity program. Subsequently, sport participation numbers may initially
increase and/or fluctuate after interest has past. Therefore, the design of
sporting facilities must be multipurpose to accommodate varying participation
levels in various sporting codes.
The influence of changing participation trends in sports also requires Council
to regularly review its sporting facility needs and budget allocations.
Participation trends have changed since Council adopted the 1993 S94 Plan
and 2001 Sporting Facilities Plan - 2016. For example, the S94 Plan
identified a higher facilities requirement for sports such as hockey, tennis and
netball, and did not consider facilities for sports such as croquet, baseball and
skateboarding. In addition to individual sports, female participation in sport
has increased and so has the need to provide dedicated change rooms /
amenities. Therefore, the need to review this Plan and the active recreation
section of the S94 Plan every 5 years becomes evident to ensure relevance.
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Access and security
The provision of access and security of vandal prone sporting facilities is
challenging for Council to balance. While it is important for Council to provide
access to the general public, in some circumstances access must be
restricted to organised sporting groups (i.e. locked gates / building) to prevent
vandalism of a sporting facility. However, recognising that some casual users
(i.e. schools) need access to toilets, water taps, etc, it is important that these
facilities are made available. In circumstances where sporting infrastructure
cannot be secured (i.e. buildings, playing surfaces) to prevent vandalism, it is
important that strategies are implemented to increase passive surveillance to
deter vandalism.
School sport fields
With the exception of schools with large sport field areas or purposed built
sporting facilities (i.e. Shoalhaven High School & Nowra High School), use of
school fields generally provide an opportunity to improve training / junior
competition capacity for clubs that may have reached capacity at an existing
venue or possibly reduce wear of fields caused by overuse. This limited use
of school sports fields is due to the following constraints:
• Generally small single fields for juniors or training
• Not all have a North – South orientation.
• Limited supporting infrastructure and access (i.e. irrigation, lighting,
dedicated amenities building, car parking, etc)
• Field is used every school day.
Potential sites for further assessment and consideration include:
• Bomaderry High School
• Culburra Primary School
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Vincentia High School
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St Georges Basin Primary School
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Ulladulla High School
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Shoalhaven Anglican School (Milton)
Australian Standards & industry guidelines
Relevant Australian Standards and industry guidelines need to be considered
when developing new, or extending existing sporting facilities. Australian
Standards generally apply to buildings and vehicle access / parking areas,
however there are no Australian Standards for sports field provision. Industry
guidelines developed by the Federal and State governments are generally
used as the minimum/standard dimensions for sports playing areas.
Location of Indoor Sports Stadiums
Recognising the need to provide for indoor sporting activities, large costs
associated with provision and Council’s limited resources, the following 3
locations have been determined for provision of Indoor Sports Stadiums:
 Northern Indoor Sports Stadium (Bomaderry – servicing Planning Areas 1
& 2).
 Central Indoor Sports Stadium (Vincentia High School / Future facility
adjacent to Bay & Basin Leisure Centre – servicing Planning Areas 3 & 4).
 Southern Indoor Sports Stadium (Milton Basketball Stadium – servicing
Planning Area 5)
Where appropriate, Council’s other existing community buildings should be
encouraged for indoors sports use however, not embellished by Council with
indoor sports specific infrastructure.
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3.2 Ecologically sustainable development
Shoalhaven City Council, at it’s meeting of Monday 23 June 2003, adopted
the document “Guidelines for Integrating the Principles of Ecologically
Sustainable Development into Shoalhaven City Council Activities” as the basis
for meeting Council’s objectives for Ecological Sustainability required by the
relevant legislation and plans. As appropriate, the following guidelines taken
from this document be applied to encourage sustainable use of Council’s
sporting facilities.
 Reduce the reliance on cars as transport
 Where possible, use and encourage the use of greener forms of transport,
e.g. natural gas, bicycles and walking
 Reduce length and frequency of vehicle trips
 Increase the supply of energy from sources which reduce or eliminate
pollution, especially renewable sources such as solar, tidal and wind
 Reducing waste
 Reusing materials
 Encouraging and practising recycling
 Reduce reliance on persistent non-natural substances (e.g. chemicals,
plastics)
 Favouring industries that limit waste production
 Protect soil, air and water from activities that have the potential to reduce
their quality
 Protect native vegetation, both trees and shrub understorey
 Provide connection between areas of native vegetation
 Protect viable populations of threatened species
 Encourage community involvement, consultation and participation
 Use resources more efficiently
 Encourage the development of new ‘greener’ technology
 Increase the use of energy-saving technologies and eliminate wasteful
energy consumption in transport, industry and the home
The implementation of the above guidelines in relating to the provision of
sporting facilities would include the consideration of such actions as the use of
recycled or harvested water for irrigation of sports fields, where appropriate
consider planting native vegetation around sportsgrounds, and more energy
efficient designs for future amenities buildings.
It is Councils intention to source grant funding opportunities and develop
partnerships to meet Council’s objectives for Ecological Sustainability.
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3.3 Existing sporting facilities hierarchy
Recognising that the level of participation and competition level at each
individual sportsground facility varies, and Shoalhaven City Council’s limited
resources, Council at its Ordinary Council meeting held on Tuesday 20
December 2005 (Min 05.1830) adopted the following sporting facilities
hierarchy and definitions for sports facility provision in all its 49 towns and
villages. The sporting facilities hierarchy category provides a basis for long
term budget considerations as well as certainty for local sporting groups with
respect to recognition of infrastructure needs.
Local sporting facility
Sportsgrounds / facilities which benefit the immediate area within which they
are located and generally used for training, and predominantly local club use.
District sporting facility
Sportsground / facilities benefiting a district as defined as the Nowra /
Bomaderry area, Bay and Basin area, and Milton / Ulladulla area, and
generally used for local level competitions either by multiple clubs /
associations defined by the sport association or relevant equivalent, and used
by visiting organisations for competition, in addition to local level benefits.
Citywide sporting facility
Sportsgrounds / facilities which benefit the whole city regardless of their
physical location, and cater for competitions beyond one association or
organisation, in addition to having local / district benefits.
Regional sporting facility
In addition to providing a city wide benefit, sportsgrounds / facilities that can
cater for competitions and events at a Regional, State and / or National level,
to improve the ability of local communities to foster elite level competitions, as
well as be a home base for local clubs.
A summary of existing sporting facilities and their respective sporting facilities
hierarchy categorisation is provided in Section 5 of this Plan.
A summary of infrastructure provision for each respective sporting facilities
hierarchy categorisation is provided in Appendix 6.5 of this Plan.
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4. Principles for provision of future sporting facilities
The following principles have been developed to guide specific strategies and
decision making for provision of future sporting facilities:
1. Where practical, a philosophy of clustering of compatible sporting
facilities to maximise cost benefits be implemented.
2. Extension be undertaken to existing sporting facilities where feasible
and appropriate.
3. Consideration be given to the rationalisation of limited use sporting
facilities to improve economies of scale and useability.
4. Optimum and (where practical) multipurpose sporting facility utilisation.
5. Current user demand / trends be used as a guide to future sporting
facility planning.
6. Flexibility to respond to change in participation patterns.
7. Allocation of sporting facilities for use by sports bodies is based on
adopted terms and conditions.
8. Ecologically Sustainable Development design considerations for all
new facilities to minimise use of limited resources.
9. Future Sports field provision be based on the Sports Fields Layout Plan
(shown as Appendix 6.2).
10. Embellishment of sporting facilities capable of hosting major state and
national level games be based on Council’s Sporting Facilities
Hierarchy Standards, Sportsground Fencing Policy, and the Sports and
Tourism Policy.
11. Provision of future sports fields to be in accordance with Council’s
Sporting Facilities Hierarchy Standards.
12. Facilities for sports such as croquet and skate parks be included in this
Plan.
13. Provision of future outdoor netball, basketball, tennis courts and
equestrian facilities be subject to separate detailed studies.
14. Provision of future aquatic sporting facilities (swimming / water polo) be
subject to separate detailed studies.
15. Revision of this plan to be undertaken following availability of each
census data.
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5. Recommended actions
5.1 General recommended actions
The following are general recommended actions that have been noted
through the development of this Plan:
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That to maximise the use of current and future sporting facilities, Council
encourages sharing of facilities.
That Council adopt facility names which are geographically based or
remembrance of a key community member rather than sport specific
names.
That all future sports fields be developed in accordance with Council’s
Sports Field Layout Plan and not as single sports field venues (i.e. one
sport field facilities).
Council review its Recreation Strategy that was adopted in December
1999.
That this Plan be reviewed approximately every 5 years or sooner if
significant changes / impacts influence existing strategies.
5.2 Specific planning area recommended actions
This Section provides a summary site analysis of each venue, current facility
use, future direction and recommended actions.
Specific planning area recommended actions are subject to site specific
investigations which examine potential issues/impacts associated with:
 Natural environmental values
 Heritage and cultural values
 Traffic management
In terms of current facility use, the following symbols identify the period of
usage by sporting groups:
Low = 1 - 6hrs per week
Medium = 7 - 12hrs per week
High = 13hrs plus
This summary of usage does not consider school usage and other community
groups that may use Council’s sportsground facilities. It is proposed that this
usage will be examined in more detail in the future through Council’s reserve
booking process.
Additional facilities beyond those recommended are considered the
responsibility of the user groups or sporting codes. Consumable infrastructure
such as nets, goal posts, etc is considered to be the responsibility of the user
groups. The provision of additional infrastructure such as catering facilities
beyond basic canteens, administration rooms for officials, etc is also
considered to be the responsibility of user groups.
Provision of flood lighting to the Australian Standard is aimed to meet
training/basic competition needs of the sports played at the relevant
sportsground.
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To assist with the provision of infrastructure not detailed in this Plan, sporting
groups are encouraged to access Council’s Voluntary User Contributions
Policy funds and / or external grant schemes. Council’s Voluntary User
Contributions Policy has been developed to encourage clubs with financial
contributions towards accelerating the provision of facilities. Projects
qualifying for the Voluntary User Contributions Policy are currently subject to a
financial limit of $35,000 in matching funds.
Council’s existing Active Recreation Minor Improvement funding provides for
minor infrastructure improvements that are considered too minor to list in the
Plan and are core responsibilities of Council (i.e. minor drainage
improvements, lengthen/widen concrete (Astroturf) cricket pitches, install steel
gates on doors/roller doors on amenities, etc).
In addition to this information a summary of all recommended actions for
Planning Areas 1-5 is provided in Section 5.3 of this Plan – Recommended
Action Summary.
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Recommended action by existing sporting facilities for Planning Area 1
Recommended actions refer to the following sporting facilities:
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Artie Smith Oval, Bomaderry
Bernie Regan Sporting Complex, North Nowra
Berry Showground, Berry
Berry Sports Complex, Berry
Bomaderry Oval, Bomaderry
Bomaderry Sports Complex, Bomaderry
Drexel Park, North Nowra
Gordon Ravell Oval, Greenwell Point
Jerry Bailey Oval, Shoalhaven Heads
Kangaroo Valley Showground, Kangaroo Valley
Lyrebird Sports Park, Nowra
Narang Road Tennis Complex, Bomaderry
Nowra / Bomaderry Basketball Stadium (part of Artie Smith Oval),
Bomaderry
Nowra High School, Nowra
Nowra Recreation Ground, Nowra
Nowra Showground, Nowra
Nowra Skate Park, Nowra
Park Road Netball Courts, Nowra
Ratcliff Park, Worrigee
Ray Abood Village Green, Cambewarra
Rugby Park, Nowra
Sharman Park, North Nowra
Shoalhaven High School (Ron Brown Athletics Complex), Nowra
South Nowra Soccer Fields, South Nowra
Thurgate Oval, Bomaderry
Vic Zealand Oval, Shoalhaven Heads
West Street Oval, Nowra
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Artie Smith Oval
Site analysis
The site is:
 Community Land - Sportsground.
 Categorised district facility. The Indoor Sports Hall within this site is
categorised regional facility.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by roads on all sides with the exception of Department of
Education land to the northeast corner.
 Adjacent to Bomaderry Sporting Complex and Bomaderry Aquatic Centre.
Facility use
Facility
Sports oval field – No
1
Sports field (hockey)
– No. 2
Indoor Sports Hall (2
courts)

Summer Season
Winter Season
Cricket
AFL
Usage
Sum.
M
Cricket
Baseball & hockey
M
Venue is managed by
Shoalhaven Basketball
Association
Venue is managed by
Shoalhaven Basketball
Association
Not
assessed
Public toilets provided
Future direction
 The site has the capacity to accommodate an additional 3 indoor
multipurpose courts / 60 additional car park spaces (Planning Areas 1 & 2
project).
 The site has the potential to provide for increased sports use given its
location and current clustering with Bomaderry Sporting Complex.
Recommended action
a) That the following infrastructure be provided at this site to accommodate
use of this facility:
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Referee room
 Mini bus parking
 3 indoor multipurpose courts / 60 additional car park spaces (Planning
Areas 1 & 2 project)
b) Given the location and clustering opportunities of Artie Smith Oval and
Bomaderry Sporting Complex, these venues should be subject to further
detailed investigations prior to investing in the above infrastructure.
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Artie Smith Oval – Facilities Plan
No 1
No 2
Sportsground Property Details
Lot 1-2 DP 2886 Sec 2
Lot 2 DP 130891
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Bernie Regan Sporting Complex
Site analysis
The site is:
 Operational land.
 Categorised citywide facility.
 Zoned 6a and 1g.
 Bordered by Bomaderry Creek and private land.
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
Winter Season
Sports field ( hockey) – No. 1
Cricket
Hockey
Usage
Sum.
M
Cricket
Hockey
M
Cricket
Hockey
M
Junior sports field – No. 4
Cricket
Hockey
M

Wheelchair accessible public toilets provided
Future direction
 Subject to detailed investigations this site has the potential to provide 2
synthetic surface hockey fields / 1 additional amenities building / 60
additional car park spaces (Citywide project).
 Subject to detailed investigations this site has the potential to provide
another 2 sports fields / 1 additional amenities building / 60 additional car
park spaces (one not built as per 1993 S94 Plan) to meet future population
growth.
 In accordance with Council’s sporting facilities hierarchy, this site is
dependent on the development of a synthetic surface field facility to satisfy
the requirements to be a citywide facility.
Recommended action
a) That the following infrastructure be provided at this site to increase use of
this facility:
 Sealed car park spaces & entrance road
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Tiered seating
 Referee room
 Bus parking
 BBQ facilities
 Clubhouse
 1 synthetic surface hockey field with lighting
 1 synthetic surface hockey field with lighting/1 additional amenities
building/60 additional car park spaces
 2 sports fields/1 additional amenities building/60 additional car park
spaces
b) That the zoning of this site be amended to reflect the current and future
land use.
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Bernie Regan Sporting Complex – Facilities Plan
No. 3
No. 2
No. 1
No. 4
Lot 1 DP 848630
Lot 2 DP 856665
Lot 4 DP 856665
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Berry Showground
Site analysis
The site is:
 Crown Land.
 Categorised district facility.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by roads on all sides with the exception of a residential dwelling
in the south east corner.
 A single senior sports field facility and has the potential to provide for
increased sports use in the summer sports season (i.e. cricket or touch
football) as the sports field is not used.
 Used for Agriculture Shows and therefore sporting usage is limited to
complimentary activities which do not impact on the needs of the Annual
Show infrastructure. Included at this site is a grandstand.
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
Winter Season
Senior sports field –
No.1
Not used by an organised
sporting group
Rugby league

Usage
Sum.
M
(summer
only)
Future direction
 Investigate options to increase summer usage. In the past the sports field
had a concrete cricket wicket however this was removed.
 That the site be considered for a future site to accommodate summer sport
such as cricket or touch football.
Recommended action
this facility:
 Sealed entrance road & car park spaces
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Berry Showground – Facilities Plan
Lot 1 DP 940561
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Berry Sports Complex
Site analysis
The site is:
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Part Operational & Community Land – Sportsground.
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Categorised local facility.
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Zoned part 1b, 1g, 5d & 6a.
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Bordered by Bundewallah Creek to the north, and the privately owned
farmland pastures to the west. North St and Woodhill Mountain Rd form
the south and east boundaries.
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Current car park is not sufficient to meet increased use of the facility.
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Flood prone. Low in some areas and retains storm water, future drainage
improvement to be addressed.
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A two cricket wicket facility however, can only accommodate one cricket
game at a time.
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The entry gates to the venue are the original gates from past use of the
site.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports field
– No .1
Junior sports field
– No. 2
4 tennis courts
Summer Season
Cricket & touch football
Managed by
Management Committee
5 netball courts
Netball
1 local skate park
Used daily
 Wheelchair accessible public toilets provided
Winter Season
Not used by an
organised sporting group
Not used by an
Managed by
Netball
Used daily
Usage Sum.
L
L
Not assessed
L
Not assessed
Future direction
 Berry Junior Rugby League has outgrown its use of Berry Showground
and is in the transitional phase of moving to this venue.
 Potential to provide 1 baseball diamond on the site.
 Potential to provide additional sports fields on the site should the
population growth increase substantially beyond the current adopted
forecasts. However, this would require relocations of some existing uses.
 Potential to provide for increased sports use and future population growth.
Fields 1 & 2 are not used in the winter sports season.
 Potential to consolidate 5 grass netball courts into 2 all weather netball
courts with lighting and 1 grass netball court to increase usage.
 With increased usage, this local facility could service a district facility
function and Council’s sporting facilities hierarchy be amended
accordingly.
 The Road Traffic Authority has identified that the expansion of North Street
onto the southern area of the venue is one of a number of options to
provide a future bypass around Berry.
Recommended action
future increased use of this facility:
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 2 synthetic netball courts / 1 baseball diamond
 Additional car parking
land use.
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Berry Sports Complex – Facilities Plan
No. 1
No. 2
Lot 1 DP 973286
Lot 45 DP 651034
Lot 46 DP 1108069
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Bomaderry Oval
Site analysis
The site is:
 Categorised local facility.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by Bomaderry Creek that forms the south and south-eastern
boundary with Bolong Rd forming the north/north-west boundary. A
Council passive picnic ground and playground are located to the north and
industrial complex to the south-west and west.
 Flood prone.
 In close proximity to Thurgate Oval - located across Bolong Rd to the
north-west.
 A single sports field venue that is limited in ability to provide for multiple
sports use.
 Dangerous deteriorated cricket nets have been removed. Concrete
practice wicket remains in ground.
Facility use
Facility
No. 1

Summer Season
Winter Season
Cricket
Soccer
Usage
Sum.
M
Future direction
 Expansion of facility limited due to site constraints.
Recommended action
 Irrigation
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Bomaderry Oval – Facilities Plan
Lot 11 DP792970
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Bomaderry Sports Complex
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by Mulgen Creek to the north, Bomaderry High School to the
east, Cambewarra Rd to the south and residential dwellings to the west.
 Adjacent to Bomaderry Sporting Complex and Bomaderry Aquatic Centre.
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
Winter Season
Senior sports field No. 1
Senior sports field No. 2
Junior sports field –
No. 3
3 tennis courts
Rugby League
Usage
Sum.
M
Rugby League
M
Cricket
Mini Rugby League
L
Casual use only
Casual use only
Not
assessed
2 croquet courts
Currently being developed
Currently being
developed
Not
assessed
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No amenities provided
Future direction
 This site has the potential to provide for increased sports use given its
location and current clustering with Artie Smith Oval. Field No. 3 has the
potential to be modified to accommodate additional winter sports.
However, the site is currently being considered for the development of the
proposed Northern Leisure Centre.
Recommended action
this facility:
 Sealed car park spaces
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Referee room
b) Given the location and clustering opportunities of Artie Smith Oval and
Bomaderry Sporting Complex, these venues should be subject to further
detailed investigations prior to investing in the above infrastructure.
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Bomaderry Sports Complex – Facilities Plan
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
Lot 4 DP 544264
Lot 43 DP 244191
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Drexel Park
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned 6a.
 Surrounded by private land and future expansion/development of this site
is limited.
 A single sports field that is limited in ability to provide for multiple sports
use.
Facility use
Facility
No. 1

Summer Season
Winter Season
Cricket
Soccer
Usage
Sum.
M
Future direction
 Given the constraints of this site, it is recommended that this venue be
reviewed for alternative use.
Recommended action
a) That a review be undertaken for best use of this site.
b) That the following infrastructure be provided at this site, if the above review
supports continued sporting use of this site, to accommodate future
increased use of this facility:
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade & seating
 Additional storage
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Drexel Park – Facilities Plan
Lot 15 DP 829626
Lot 20 DP 700116
Lot 69 DP 249223
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Gordon Ravell Oval
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned 6a.
sports use.
 Surrounded by private land and future expansion/development of this site
is limited.
 The only sports field servicing Greenwell Point residents. Should the
population in this village increase substantially an alternative site with a
minimum of 2 sports fields should be provided in a future subdivision site.
 Low in some areas and retains storm water.
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
Winter Season
No. 1
1 outdoor bitumen
basketball court
Cricket
Rugby League
Casual use only
Casual use only
Not
assessed
1 tennis court
Casual use only
Casual use only
Not
assessed

Usage
Sum.
L
Future direction
 The existing amenities building needs to be upgraded to meet user and
spectator needs.
Recommended action
 Vehicle barriers
 Irrigation
 Amenities building upgrade
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Gordon Ravell Oval – Facilities Plan
Lot A DP 400413
Lot 5 DP 21750
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Jerry Bailey Oval
Site analysis
The site is:
 Crown Land.
 Zoned 6a.
 Adjacent to the Shoalhaven Heads Swimming Pool site. The site has
capacity to accommodate future sporting facilities. Council has approved
the use of a portion of the Swimming Pool site to accommodate a Bushido
Judo Club building.
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
No. 1
Infrequently used by
cricket
1 local skate park
Used daily

Winter Season
Usage
Sum.
Not used by an
L
organised sporting group (summer
only)
Used daily
Not
assessed
Future direction
 A portion of the Swimming Pool site to accommodate a Bushido Judo Club
building.
 Subject to detailed investigations this site has the potential to provide for
increased sports use and future population growth as the sports field is not
used in the winter sports season and the existing field could be expanded.
Recommended action
a) A portion of the Swimming Pool site to accommodate a Bushido Judo Club
building
b) That the following infrastructure be provided at this site to accommodate
 Irrigation
 Amenities building (toilets / change room / canteen / storage)
 1 additional senior sports field/30 car park spaces
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Jerry Bailey Oval – Facilities Plan
Bushido
Judo Club
building
site
Lot 7009 DP 1002414
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Kangaroo Valley Showground
Site analysis
The site is:
 Part Crown & Community Land - Sportsground.
 Zoned part 2e and 1b.
 Bordered by residential dwellings to the east, Moss Vale Rd to the south,
Primary school to the west and agricultural land traversed by watercourses
to the north.
Show infrastructure.
Facility use
Facility
No. 1

Summer Season
Winter Season
Rugby League
Usage
Sum.
L
Future direction
 Whilst no current need for additional sports fields in Kangaroo Valley has
been identified, should the population in this village increase substantially
an alternative minimum of 2 sports fields should be provided in a future
subdivision.
Recommended action
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
land use.
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Kangaroo Valley Showground – Facilities Plan
Lot 1-2 DP 210368
Lot 3 DP 589396
Lot D DP 409219
Lot B DP 376259
Lot A DP 376259
Part – Lot 1 DP 909749
Lot 1 DP 1003243
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Lyrebird Sports Park
Site analysis
The site is:
 Part Operational and Community Land - Sportsground.
 Categorised citywide facility
 Zoned 6a and 1g.
 Flood prone. Low in some areas and retains storm water.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports field – No. 1
 Public toilets provided
Summer Season
Winter Season
Touch Football
Touch Football
Rugby League
Rugby League
Soccer
Soccer
Soccer
Usage
Sum.
H
H
H
H
H
Future direction
 Expansion of Lyrebird Sports Park has the capacity to provide 9 additional
sports fields and facilities for sports such as cricket, AFL, athletics, archery
and baseball.
 The 1993 S94 Plan has collected contributions for future hockey, netball
and basketball facilities at this site, however, these facilities should be
considered as alternative sites due to the impacts of the site being flood
prone. It is recommended that future hockey facilities be provided at
Bernie Regan Sporting Complex, netball facilities be clustered at the
existing Park Road Netball facility, and basketball facilities be clustered at
the existing Bomaderry Basketball Stadium Site.
 With expansion and increased usage, this citywide facility could service a
regional facility function and Council’s sporting facilities hierarchy be
amended accordingly.
spectator needs.
 Investigate fencing beside Jervis Street car park drain.
 Future expansion and maintenance at the site should investigate
improving drainage at the site.
Recommended action
a) That the following infrastructure be provided at this existing sports field
area to accommodate increased use of this facility:
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard (Fields 1, 2 & 4)
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Bus parking
 Tiered seating
 BBQ facilities
 Clubhouse
 9 additional sen sports fields/3 amenities buildings/270 car park spaces
 Fence drain beside Jervis Street car park.
land use.
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Lyrebird Sports Park – Facilities Plan
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
Lot 1 DP 210298
Lot 8-14 DP 2745
Lot 21-24 DP 2745
Lot 12 DP 565010
Lot 12 DP 541302
Lot 2 DP 541303
Lot 25-27 DP 758794 Sec 39
Lot 3-4 DP 540230
Part – Lot 7 DP 758794 Sec 39
Lot 9 DP 540229
Lot 1 DP 1127303
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Narang Road Tennis Complex
Site analysis
The site is:
 Part Operational and Community Land.
 Categorised as regional.
 Zoned 2d.
 Bordered by private land and National Park.
Facility use
Facility
12 tennis courts

Summer Season
Managed by Shoalhaven
Tennis Association
Winter Season
Usage
Sum.
Managed by Shoalhaven Not
Tennis Association
assessed
Future direction
 Recent works have been undertaken at this site to prepare an area for
another 2 tennis courts / 6 car park spaces.
 Current usage and future needs has not been analysed.
 Desktop investigations recognise environmental constraints may restrict
future expansion / development of this site.
Recommended action
this facility:
 Referee room
 Bus parking
 Tiered seating
 BBQ facilities
 2 synthetic tennis courts / 6 car park spaces
land use.
c) That use and need for these tennis courts be investigated in the future.
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Narang Road Tennis Complex – Facilities Plan
Lot 108 DP131063
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Nowra High School
Site analysis
The site is:
 Owned by the Department of School Education and the sports fields are
used by school students.
 Zoned 5a.
 Adjacent to Council owned land and private land.
 Affected by the proposed future by-pass road (East Nowra Sub Arterial).
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports field
No. 1
Senior sports field
No. 2
Senior sports field
No. 3
Senior sports field
(hockey) No. 4

Summer Season
Winter Season
Cricket
Not used by an
Not used by an
L
Not used by an
L
Hockey
L
Cricket
Cricket
sporting group
Usage
Sum.
L
Future direction
 This site is not owned or managed by Council and subsequently is not
recommended to invest in substantial infrastructure at this site to meet the
requirements of Council’s Sporting Facilities Hierarchy Standards.
 The site is proposed to facilitate a future bypass road (East Nowra Sub
Arterial) and two replacement sports fields are proposed for Nowra High
School.
 It is proposed that future development of Lyrebird Sports Park will meet the
existing user needs of this facility.
Recommended action
a) It is not recommended to invest in substantial infrastructure at this site to
meet the requirements of Council’s Sporting Facilities Hierarchy Standards
without an agreement in place that guarantees Council long term use of
this site.
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Nowra High School – Facilities Plan
No. 4
No. 3
No. 2
No. 1
Part - Lot 1 DP 1106524
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Nowra Recreation Ground
Site analysis
The site is:
 Crown Land.
 Zoned 6a.
sports use due to hard ground conditions and limited infrastructure.
Subsequently, the venue is only used occasionally by cricket in the
summer sports season.
 Limited by the slope of the land, small oval and minimal supporting
infrastructure that deters organised sports usage.
 Adjacent to Shoalhaven District Hospital.
 Adjacent / clustered with the Nowra Showground.
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
No. 1
Not frequently used by
cricket (weekdays only)

Winter Season
Usage
Sum.
Not used by an
L
only)
Future direction
Recommended action
a) That this venue be reviewed for alternative use.
 Irrigation
 Amenities building (change room / canteen / storage)
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Nowra Recreation Ground – Facilities Plan
Part – Lot 7032 DP 1002793
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Nowra Showground
Site analysis
The site is:
 Part Crown and Community Land - Sportsground.
 Zoned 6a & 2a1.
Show infrastructure. Included at this site is a grandstand.
 Adjacent / clustered with Nowra Recreation Ground and West Street Oval.
Included in this site is a croquet field and building used for gymnastics.
Field No.2 is regularly used for dog training activities.
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
Winter Season
No. 1
No. 2
6 tennis courts
Cricket
Rugby league
Usage
Sum.
L
Cricket
Auskick
L
Tennis Association
Not
assessed
1 croquet court
Managed by Nowra
Croquet Club
Managed by a
Managed by
Shoalhaven Tennis
Association
Managed by Nowra
Croquet Club
Managed by a
Management
Committee
Building used for
gymnastics

Not
assessed
Not
assessed
Future direction
 The croquet court, due to construction at the present site, is unable to be
expanded and a larger facility has been approved to meet the future
population needs at Bomaderry Sporting Complex. No further
embellishment of the croquet court at the showground site is proposed.
 Field No. 2 is occasionally used in the winter season, however due to the
physical constraints of heritage trees and steep batters surrounding the
field it is not able to accommodate senior level playing fields. However the
field could be utilised more with minor field improvements for winter sports
such as junior soccer or junior AFL.
Recommended action
this facility:
 Sealed car park
 Flood lighting to Australian Standard
 Irrigation (Field No. 2)
land use.
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Nowra Showground – Facilities Plan
No. 2
No. 1
Lot 374 DP 755952 (Por 374)
Lot 702 DP 1024852
Lot NONE Sec 1
Lot F DP 397462
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Nowra Skate Park
Site analysis
The existing site is:
 Operational Land.
 Zoned 3g.
 Categorised regional facility.
 Located on the eastside of Stockland Nowra.

Facility use
 This regional skate park is used daily
Future direction
 Preparations are in place to site a replacement skate park in Harry
Sawkins Park in early 2008 as part of the Stockland Nowra development.
The proposed site consists of Operational Land and Community Land –
Park & zoned 6d & 3g.
Recommended action
a) That Nowra Skate be located in Harry Sawkins Park.
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Park Road Netball Courts
Site analysis
The site is:
 Categorised citywide facility.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by roads to the north and west and Shoalhaven High School to
the east (athletics field located within school grounds) and St Johns
Evangelist High School land to the south.
Facility use
Facility
18 netball courts

Summer Season
Netball Association
Winter Season
Usage
Sum.
Managed by Shoalhaven Not
Netball Association
assessed
Future direction
spectator needs.
 The upgrade of 6 existing painted synthetic surface courts is outstanding
and has been delayed due to significant geotechnical site problems.
 It is proposed that the existing 6 grass courts could be developed into all
weather courts to meet future user demand. To facilitate additional car
parking at this site, the old bitumen courts could be developed to provide
car parking for approximately 120 additional car park spaces.
Recommended action
this facility:
 Bus parking
 Tiered seating and shade
 BBQ facilities
 Upgrade the playing surface on 6 existing painted synthetic surfaced
courts
 Provide 6 additional synthetic netball courts
 Redevelop remaining 6 netball courts at Park Road to 120 additional
car park spaces.
54
Park Road Netball Courts – Facilities Plan
Lot 1 DP 390432
55
Ratcliff Park
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned 2c.
 Flood prone.
sports use. Subsequently, the venue is only used by cricket in the summer
sports season.
 Surrounded by residential dwellings to the south and west and Greenwell
Point Road to the north resulting in future expansion/ development of this
site is limited. The site also has drainage infrastructure constraints.
However, the site can potentially accommodate activities such as touch
football or a training ground, practice cricket nets, skate boarding or BMX.
 In close proximity to Lyrebird Sports Park.
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
No. 1
Infrequently used by
cricket

Winter Season
Usage
Sum.
Not used by an
L
only)
Future direction
Recommended action
 Irrigation
 Amenities building (toilets / change room / canteen / storage)
c) That the zoning of this site be amended to reflect the current and future
land use.
56
Ratcliff Park – Facilities Plan
Lot 133 DP 703670
57
Ray Abood Village Green
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned 6a.
 Surrounded by private land.
 A single senior sports field facility that is limited in ability to provide for
multiple sports use, however, currently it is the only sports field servicing
Cambewarra residents. The venue has limited use by cricket in the
summer sports season.
Facility use
Facility
No. 1

Summer Season
Cricket
Winter Season
Usage
Sum.
Not used by an
L
only)
Future direction
 Subject to detailed design this site has the potential to provide for
increased sports use and population growth as the sports field is not used
in the winter sports season. If the venue was expanded it would have the
potential to provide two sports fields or an AFL field for winter use.
 Through future land acquisition adjacent to this site, the venue has
potential to increase sports field supply in this Planning Area.
 Opportunity to harvest water on the site.
Recommended action
 Irrigation
 Amenities building (change room / canteen / storage)
b) That through future land acquisition this site provides 1 additional sports
field / 30 car park spaces and supporting infrastructure at this site.
58
Ray Abood Village Green – Facilities Plan
Part - Lot 131 DP 1034706
59
Rugby Park
Site analysis
The site is:
 Crown Land.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by land owned by the NSW Aboriginal Land Council.
Facility use
Facility
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3

Summer Season
Winter Season
Touch Football
Rugby Union
Usage
Sum.
M
Rugby Union
M
Rugby Union
M
Future direction
 The site has the potential to provide a major event venue for Shoalhaven
based field sports such as rugby union, rugby league, soccer and touch
football.
 Subject to detailed investigations this site has the potential to provide 1
additional sports field to meet future population growth.
Recommended action
this facility:
 Irrigation (Fields 2 & 3)
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard (Fields 2 & 3)
 Sealed car park
 Bus parking
 BBQ facilities
 1 additional sports fields / 30 car parking spaces
b) That this site be considered as a regional facility for Shoalhaven based
field sports such as rugby union, rugby league, soccer and touch football.
60
Rugby Park – Facilities Plan
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
Lot 462 DP 1062117
61
Sharman Park
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned 6a.
 Limited in ability to provide for multiple sports use. Subsequently, the
venue is only used by soccer in the winter sports season.
 Adjacent to residential dwellings to the south and roads to the north and
west. The eastern boundary is Community Land that could be developed
to provide additional junior sports fields or other community use.
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
Winter Season
No. 1
No. 2
sporting group
sporting group
Soccer

Usage
Sum.
H (winter
only)
H (winter
only)
Soccer
Future direction
spectator needs.
 Investigate the potential of Community Land on the eastern boundary that
could be developed to provide additional junior sports fields or other
community use.
Recommended action
 Irrigation on Field No.2.
62
Sharman Park – Facilities Plan
No. 2
Junior
Field
No. 1
Lot 1 DP 242911
Lot 3 DP 242911
Lot 5 DP 242911
Lot 18 DP 262400
63
Shoalhaven High School (Ron Brown Athletics Complex)
Site analysis
The site is:
 Owned by Department of Education and the sports fields are used by
school students.
 Zoned 5a.
 Located in close proximity to Park Road Netball Courts.
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
Winter Season
1 senior sports field
Athletics
Athletics

Usage
Sum.
M
Future direction
 This site is not owned or managed by Council and subsequently is not
recommended to invest in substantial infrastructure at this site to meet the
requirements of Council’s Sporting Facilities Hierarchy Standards.
 An athletics facility is proposed at Lyrebird Sports Park.
Recommended action
a) Council review the management and operation agreements related to the
use of the venue to confirm short, medium and long term strategies of the
Department of Education.
64
Shoalhaven High School (Ron Brown Athletics Complex)– Facilities Plan
Sports Oval
Field
School
Sports
Area
Part - Lot 22 DP 1003045
65
South Nowra Soccer Fields (Ison Park)
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by commercial and residential land to the south and northwest
and Princes Highway to the west.
 Experiencing significant increased usage from soccer.
 Field No. 5 is commonly referred to as “Ison Park”
Facility use
Facility
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
Summer Season
Winter Season
Soccer
Soccer
Usage
Sum.
H
Soccer
Soccer
H
Soccer & cricket
Soccer
H
Soccer & cricket
Soccer
H
Soccer
Soccer
H
Future direction
 Subject to detailed investigations this site has the potential to provide at
least another 3 sports fields to meet future population growth.
 Field drainage needs to be improved.
 Opportunity to harvest water on the site
spectator needs.
 In March 2009 Council resolved to also accommodate a baseball facility on
the site with an indicative layout plan (Appendix 6.8)
Recommended action
this facility:
 Sealed entrance road & car park spaces off Hillcrest Avenue
 Spectator shade
 Irrigation (Fields 3 & 4)
 3 additional sports fields / amenities building, 90 car parking spaces
and supporting infrastructure be developed at this site.
66
South Nowra Soccer Fields – Facilities Plan
No. 5
Training
Area
No. 2
No. 1
No. 3
No. 4
Lot 10-11 DP 26782
Lot 116-118 DP 31078
Lot 12-19 DP 26782
Lot 2-4 DP 563648
Lot 6-9 DP 26782
Lot 20 DP 26782
Lot 91-92 DP 31078
67
Thurgate Oval
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned 6a.
 Flood prone.
 Bordered by a road to the north, west and southeast and residential
dwellings in the south and northeast and industrial uses to the east.
 Adjacent to Bomaderry Oval (located across Bolong Road to the south).
 An old sawmill site and ground levels are still settling which affects the
quality of the surface.
Facility use
Facility
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3

Summer Season
Winter Season
Cricket
Soccer
Usage
Sum.
M
sporting group
sporting group
Soccer
M
Soccer
M
Future direction
Recommended action
this facility:
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
68
Thurgate Oval – Facilities Plan
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
Junior
Field
Lot 10 DP 550789
Lot 106 DP 802036
Lot 12 DP 549792
Lot 14-15 DP 2886 Sec 27
Lot 21 DP 2886 Sec 27
Lot 5 DP 774654
Lot 9 DP 544734
69
Vic Zealand Oval
Site analysis
The site is:
 Part Crown & Community Land - Sportsground.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by residential dwellings to the north, tennis courts, Fire Station
and Community Centre to the east, Shoalhaven Heads Road to the south
and Explorer Boulevard to the west.
Facility use:
Facility
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
Sports field (hockey)
– No. 5

Summer Season
Winter Season
Cricket
Soccer
Usage
Sum.
H
Cricket
Soccer
H
Cricket
Soccer
H
Cricket
Soccer
H
Cricket
Soccer & Hockey
H
Future direction
 The site has limited capacity for further expansion or modification other
than the provision of a junior sports field or training area between fields 2 &
3.
 The site requires additional storage capacity.
 The site requires additional car parking capacity
Recommended action
this facility:
 Irrigation (complete system)
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard (Fields 3, 4 & 5)
 Referee room
 Additional storage
70
Vic Zealand Oval – Facilities Plan
No. 5
No. 4
No. 3
No. 2
No. 1
Lot 1 DP 380147
Lot 102 DP 243489
Lot B DP 381368
Lot C DP 398422
Lot 78 DP 46935
Lot 7008 DP 1002212
Lot 77 DP 44344
71
West Street Oval
Site analysis
The site is:
 Crown Land.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by Crown land to the south and west, Nowra Showground to the
north and West St to the east.
 A single oval facility.
 An old garbage tip site and ground levels are still settling which affects the
quality of the surface
 Limited expansion opportunity due to steep topography on the western
side.
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
Winter Season
Sports oval field –
No. 1
sporting group
AFL

Usage
Sum.
W (winter
only)
Future direction
 This site has the potential to provide for sports use in the summer sports
season by compatible activities that will not impact on the use in winter eg,
touch football and cricket. If the venue was not used by AFL it could be
expanded to have the potential to provide two sports fields.
 Nowra Cricket Club could consider relocating from the Nowra Showground
to West Street Oval to reduce the disruption to their season from the
annual Show and other community events held on Field No. 1 at the
Nowra Showground.
Recommended action
this facility:
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Turf or synthetic cricket wicket
72
West Street Oval – Facilities Plan
Lot 701-702 DP 1024833
73
Current / future senior sports field supply
Council’s open space plan recommends 1.7ha of active open space
(sportsgrounds) per 1,000 persons. Based on the standard area for a
minimum two senior sports fields and supporting infrastructure being 4ha*, the
following calculations can be applied to the current and proposed population
for Planning Area 1.
Current
number of
senior
sports
fields in
2007
41
82 ha*
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required
according
to 2006
Census –
43,251
people
36 (0)
72 ha*
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2016 –
51,124
people#
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2026 –
59,343
people#
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2036 65,879
people#
43 (2)
86 ha*
50 (9)
100 ha*
55 (14)
110 ha*
Note (0) Indicates shortfall of sports fields based on current number of sports
fields.
* 2 ha per senior field is based on the approximate area of Council’s
Standard Sports Fields Layout Plan. This area includes provisions for
supporting infrastructure
# Population Projections (adopted by Council in May 2008)
74
Analysis
Planning Area 1 limitations include:
 14 single senior sports field/oval facilities.
 11 junior sports field facilities – including 3 single junior field facilities.
 1 sport fields with purpose built facilities (athletics).
 No facilities in this Planning Area provide for competition swimming or
water polo (50m / 8 lane pool).
 School sports fields that could be considered for use include:
o Bomaderry High School.
Future direction
 Through reviewing population projections and desktop investigations, the
following sites have the capacity (as per Council’s Sporting Facilities
Hierarchy Standards) to provide up to 14 additional sports fields in this
Planning Area by 2036:
 Lyrebird Sports Park (potential for 9 additional sports fields)
 Bernie Regan Sporting Complex (potential for 4 additional sports
fields)
 South Nowra Soccer Fields (potential for 3 additional sports fields)
 Ray Abood Village Green (potential for 1 additional sports field)
 Jerry Bailey Oval (potential for 1 additional sports field)
 Rugby Park (potential for 1 additional sports field)
 Given the population growth of the City, and specific requirements of
competition swimming and water polo, it is proposed that a citywide facility
be provided in Planning Area 1 to meet this demand.
Recommended action
a) That based on population projections and desktop investigations, the
process commence to acquire and/or develop land with supporting
infrastructure / amenities (as per Council’s Sporting Facilities Hierarchy
Standards) to provide up to 14 additional sports fields in this Planning Area
by 2036 at the following potential venues/ sites:
 Lyrebird Sports Park (potential for 9 additional sports fields)
 Bernie Regan Sporting Complex (potential for 4 additional sports
fields)
 South Nowra Soccer Fields (potential for 3 additional sports fields)
 Ray Abood Village Green (potential for 1 additional sports field)
 Jerry Bailey Oval (potential for 1 additional sports field)
 Rugby Park (potential for 1 additional sports field)
b) A feasibility study be undertaken to provide an aquatic facility for
competition swimming and water polo (50m / 8 lane pool) in Planning Area
1.
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Callala Sports Field, Callala Bay
Crookhaven Park, Culburra
Elliot Reserve, Currarong
77
Callala Sports Field
Site analysis
The site is:
 Operational Land.
 Zoned part 2a1 & 2c.
 Bordered by private property, Callala Bay Primary School and native
vegetation with Endangered Ecological Communities.
 Future drainage improvements to be addressed
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field – No. 1
Junior sports
field – No. 2
2 netball
courts
1 outdoor
bitumen
basketball
court
1 local skate
park

Summer Season
Winter Season
sporting group
sporting group
sporting group
sporting group
Soccer
Usage
Sum.
M
Soccer
M
sporting group
sporting group
Not
assessed
Not
assessed
Used daily
Used daily
Not
assessed
Future direction
 Whilst basketball and netball courts are not currently used for organised
club sport, this facility provides recreation benefits to the community.
 Recognising that this is the only sports field facility in Callala,
investigations should examine the potential to expand and provide
additional sports fields to meet future population growth.
 Desktop investigations recognise environmental and drainage constraints
restrict future expansion/ development of this site.
 Field drainage needs to be improved.
 Consideration be given to fencing the sports field boundary with the
adjacent drain to prevent balls from entering this area.
Recommended action
 Amenities building (change rooms)
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Fence adjacent to drain to prevent balls from entering this area
b) That investigations continue to examine the possibility of providing 1
additional sports field / car park spaces at this site.
land use.
78
Callala Sports Field – Facilities Plan
No.1
No.2
Lot 1-6 DP 9063 Sec 21
Lot 17-28 DP 9063 Sec 21
Lot 1-2 DP 813527
Lot 1 DP 825970
Lot 2 DP 848057
Lot 1 DP 823279
79
Crookhaven Park
Site analysis
The site is:
 Crown Land.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by road reserve and land owned by the NSW Aboriginal Land
Council.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field – No. 1
Senior sports
field – No. 2
Junior sports
field – No. 3

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Touch football
Rugby League
H
Touch football & cricket
Soccer
H
Soccer
H
Wheelchair accessible public toilets provided in the newer (most northern)
amenities building
Future direction
 Recognising that this is the only sports field facility in Culburra,
investigations should examine the potential to expand and provide
additional sports fields to meet future population growth.
 Desktop investigations recognise environmental and cultural constraints
may restrict future expansion/ development of this site.
 Playing surface needs an upgrade to improve drainage and ground slope.
spectator needs.
Recommended action
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Referee room
b) That investigations continue to examine the possibility of providing
additional sports fields / car park spaces at this site.
80
Crookhaven Park – Facilities Plan
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
Part – Lot 74 DP 755971 (Por 74)
Lot 94 DP 755871 (Por 94)
UTE 59536
UTE 59545
UTE 59539
UTE 59553
81
Elliot Reserve
Site analysis
The site is:
 Community Land – Sportsground.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by private property and road reserve.
 Used for car parking for the boat ramp facility located to the north of this
site.
Facility use
Facility
2 Tennis
courts
1 outdoor
concrete
basketball
court

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Managed by
sporting group
Managed by
Not assessed
Not used by an
Not assessed
Future direction
 This site provides a local skate park facility.
Recommended action
 Local skate park facility
82
Elliot Reserve - Facilities Plan
Proposed skate
park location
UTE 38792
83
Current
number of
senior
sports
fields in
2007
3
6 ha
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required
according
to 2006
Census 6,688
people
6 (3)
12 ha
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2016 –
6,620
people#
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2026 –
6,579
people#
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2036 –
6,358
people#
6 (3)
12 ha
6 (3)
12 ha
5 (2)
10 ha
fields.
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Proposed new facilities to meet future population growth
Analysis
 1 single senior sports field facility.
 2 junior sports fields.
o Culburra Primary School.
Future direction
 It is reasonable to suggest that sports such as AFL, rugby union, and
hockey may require current/future fields for training / completion.
 Based on population estimates it is recommended that 2 additional sports
fields are required by 2036.
 Desktop investigations have identified that Crookhaven Park and
Callala Sports Field has the potential to accommodate future sports
fields however, further detailed investigation is required.
 Investigations continue to identify a site to accommodate up to 2
additional sports fields. Initial investigations have identified land at
Culburra (known as Culburra Sporting Complex) that could possibly
accommodate future sports fields.
Recommended action
a) That existing active recreation land, if required, make provision for AFL,
rugby union and hockey sports field use in this Planning Area.
b) That based on population projections (adopted by council May 2008), the
process of commencing to acquire and develop land to provide 2
additional sports fields by 2036.
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Francis Ryan Reserve, Sanctuary Point
Huskisson Sports Ground, Huskisson
Sanctuary Point Oval, Sanctuary Point
St Georges Basin Sports Field, St Georges Basin
Vincentia High School, Vincentia
Vincentia Sportsground, Vincentia
Wool Lane Sporting Complex, Sanctuary Point
87
Francis Ryan Reserve
Site analysis
The site is:
 Community land – Sportsground.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by commercial property, road reserve and Sanctuary Point
Primary School.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field – No. 1
Junior sports
field – No. 2
Skate Park

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Cricket
Rugby League
H
Cricket
Rugby League
H
Used daily
Used daily
Not assessed
Future direction
 Recognising the sports field constraints in Planning Area 3, it has been
resolved to expand this facility (as per Council Min. 06.878) to upgrade the
existing junior sports field to another full sized sports field to meet current
and future population growth.
 The site has limited potential for expansion, as it adjoins a school to the
East, commercial buildings to the north and west and Centour Ave to the
South.
 Subject to detailed investigations this site has the potential to
accommodate a future croquet facility if the current sports field use is
relocated or changed.
 Given the location and site constraints of this venue, the current uses be
reconsidered when additional new sports fields are developed in this
Planning Area.
Recommended action
 Spectator shade
 Referee room
 Irrigation (Field No. 2)
b) That future investigation examines the potential to provide a full sized
sports field and supporting infrastructure at this site (as per Council Min
06.878).
c) That sporting use of the site be reconsidered when additional new sports
fields are developed in this Planning Area.
88
Francis Ryan Reserve - Facilities Plan
No. 2
No. 1
Lot 4 DP 806393
89
Huskisson Sportsground
Site analysis
The site is:
 Community land – Sportsground.
 Zoned 6a.
 Used for community markets / events.
 Bordered by road reserve.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field – No. 1
Senior sports
field – No. 2
Junior sports
field – No. 3
4 Tennis
courts

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
sporting group
Cricket
Soccer
H - Winter
Soccer (junior fields)
H - Winter
sporting group
Managed by Huskisson
Tennis Association
Soccer
H - Winter
Managed by Huskisson
Tennis Association
No assessed
Future direction
 Recognising the sports field constraints in Planning Area 3, current
expansion of this facility (as per Council Min 06.878) is to provide another
full sized sports field to meet current and future population growth.
 Site investigations recognise environmental constraints may restrict future
expansion / development of this site.
 The site has the capacity to provide 4 additional tennis courts.
 To minimise unnecessary wear of this facility by conflicting use of the oval,
consideration should be given to possibly relocating the community
markets / events from this site to another site.
Recommended action
 Referee room
 1 additional senior sports field /amenities upgrade
 4 tennis courts / amenities building extension / 12 car park spaces
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard (Field 2 & 3)
90
Huskisson Sportsground – Facilities Plan
No. 2
No. 1
No. 3
UTE 39386
91
Sanctuary Point Oval
Site analysis
The site is:
 Community land - Sportsground.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by private property and road reserve. An open drain is located
within the southern area of the site.
 A purpose build athletics field.
Facility use
Facility
Sports oval
field – No. 1

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Athletics and cricket
Not used by an
L
Future direction
 Given this is one of three citywide athletic venues it is reasonable to
suggest that the sports field and amenities will need to be upgraded to
meet future population growth of this Planning Area and Planning Area 4.
 Subject to detailed investigations this site has the potential to provide for
other winter field sports (i.e. soccer), although specific athletic
infrastructure may prevent full use of the field.
 Desktop investigations recognise environmental and drainage constraints
may restrict future expansion/ development of this site.
 To increase usage, drainage improvements are required.
Recommended action
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Referee room
92
Sanctuary Point Oval - Facilities Plan
Lot 1525 DP 236518
Lot 1598 DP 216922
93
St Georges Basin Sports Field
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned part 6a and 5a.
 Bordered by private, road reserve, riparian corridor and St Georges Basin.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field – No. 1
Junior sports
field – No. 2
Junior sports
field – No. 3

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Touch football
Soccer and touch
football
Soccer and touch
football
Soccer and touch
football
H
Touch football
Touch football
H
H
Future direction
 Recognising the sports field constraints in Planning Area 3 current
expansion of this facility (as per Council Min 06.878) is to provide another
1-2 full sized sports fields to meet current and future population growth.
 Site investigations recognise environmental constraints may restrict future
expansion/ development of this site.
 Recent desktop investigations have identified that it may be possible to
accommodate 2 additional full sized sports fields at this venue.
 A permanent store room needs to be provided at this site.
Recommended action
 Referee / storage room
 Irrigation
 2 additional senior sports field/60 car park spaces/1 amenities building
land use.
94
St Georges Basin Sports Field - Facilities Plan
No. 3
No. 2
No. 1
Part - Lot 175 DP 755968 (Por 175)
Lot 1 DP 1133332
95
Site analysis
The site is:
 Department of Education land and the sports fields / indoor sports hall are
used by school students.
 Zoned 5a.
 A venue that Council has contributed to the school’s indoor sports hall in
lieu of community use of this asset.
 A facility that does not meet the requirements of a senior sports field (i.e.
Rugby League) and does not have supporting infrastructure (i.e. lights,
change room, canteen, etc).
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Sports field
No known community use
Not assessed
Indoor Sports
Hall
No known community use
No known community
use
No known community
use

Not assessed
Future direction
 The agreement between the Department of Education and Council be
reviewed for relevance and future use.
 Consideration be given to the community use of the school sports field.
 Jervis Bay Netball Club has indicated interest in accessing the indoor
sports hall for wet weather training.
Recommended action
a) Council enter into dialogue with the Department of Education and Principle
of Vincentia High School regarding existing arrangements and the
possibility of future arrangements.
96
Vincentia High School – Facilities Plan
School
Sports
Field
RD
OL
O
EW
TH
indoor
sports
stadium
97
Vincentia Sportsground
Site analysis
The site is:
 Operational land. Categorised district facility and zoned part 5a & 5c.
 Bordered by private property and National Park.
Facility use
Facility
Usage
Sum.
Rugby Union & AFL H
Soccer and AFL

Summer Season
Winter Season
H
Future direction
 The Bay and Basin Leisure Centre was designed to have an indoor sports
hall constructed on the southern side. However, the joint use agreement
of the local High School hall has deferred this development.
 Given the skate facility at Francis Ryan Reserve is poorly sited and unable
to service this Planning Area, a larger district facility has been resolved to
be located on this site by 2010. This resolution was based on a premise
that commercial development was going to occur adjacent to this facility,
however this is now unlikely to occur.
 This facility is partially constructed and environmental constraints are likely
to limit substantial development of this venue.
 Consideration should be given to the best use of the existing cleared land
to accommodate all identified facilities for the area. This assessment
should be considered in conjunction with the optimum use of new venues
as per the identified land acquisition program.
 Subject to detailed investigations this site has the potential to
accommodate future netball/tennis/basketball growth in this Planning Area.
 The two senior sports fields cannot sustain future growth of 3 winter sports
at this venue and the existing facilities / car parking is in adequate.
Recommended action
future increased use of this facility :
 Spectator shade
 Amenities building expansion / storage / referee room
 A minimum of 4 hard courts with lighting (able to accommodate tennis
and/or netball), subject to a feasibility study.
 2 indoor multipurpose courts, subject to assessment of arrangement
with High School on use of existing facilities, and a feasibility study.
b) That the siting of a district skate park at this site be reviewed.
c) Given the location and site constraints, this venue should be subject to
further detailed investigations.
land use.
d) That consideration be given to providing another venue to meet growth of
winter sports using this venue.
98
Vincentia Sportsground – Facilities Plan
No. 2
No. 1
Lot 51 DP 862697
99
Wool Lane Sporting Complex
Site analysis
The site is:
 Community land - Sportsground.
 Zoned 6a and 6c.
 Currently used for a training venue by hockey, netball and baseball.
 Bordered by private land and road reserve.
 Part purpose built softball facility.
Facility use
Facility
Sports field
No. 1 (2
softball
diamonds)
Sports Field
No. 2
(hockey)
Netball (3)

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
sporting group
Baseball training
L
sporting group
Hockey training
L
sporting group
Netball training
M
Future direction
 Existing netball courts and supporting facilities are in need of an upgrade
and more courts are required to meet future population growth. A central
site that can potentially accommodate future netball growth is the Vincentia
Sportsground.
 Subject to detailed investigations this site has the potential to provide
another sports field at this venue.
future expansion/ development of this site.
Recommended action
 Irrigation
 Amenities building (change room / canteen / storage / referee room)
 1 additional sports field / 30 car parking spaces
100
Wool Lane Sporting Complex - Facilities Plan
No. 2
No. 1
Lot 23 DP 241970
Lot 13 DP 832577
Lot 29 DP 803861
101
Current
number of
senior
sports
fields in
2007
9
18 ha
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required
according
to 2006
Census 18,479
people
16 (7)
32 ha
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2016 21,336
people#
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2026 23,894
people#
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2036 25,966
people#
18 (9)
36 ha
20 (11)
40 ha
22 (13)
44 ha
fields.
102
Analysis
 3 single senior sports field / oval facilities.
 3 sports fields with purpose built facilities (i.e. softball, hockey, athletics).
o Vincentia High School
o St Georges Basin Primary School
Future direction
 It is reasonable to suggest that sports such as croquet and BMX may
require fields for training / completion.
fields are required by 2036.
 Desktop investigations have identified the following sites to have
potential to accommodate a future active recreation site with minimal
environmental constraints in this Planning Area:
o Huskisson Sportsground (potential for 1 sports field)
o St Georges Basin Sports Field (potential for 2 sports fields)
o Wool Lane Sporting Complex (potential for 1 sports field)
 Investigations continue to identify a site or sites to accommodate up to
9 sports fields. Initial investigations have identified land at Worrowing
Heights and Tomerong that could possibly accommodate future sports
fields.
Recommended action
a) That future and existing active recreation land make provision for a croquet
facility and BMX facility in this Planning Area.
b) That based on population projections (adopted by Council May 2008), the
process of commencing to acquire and develop land to provide 13
additional sports fields by 2036 at the following sites:
 Huskisson Sportsground (potential for 1 sports field)
 St Georges Basin Sports Field (potential for 2 sports fields)
 Wool Lane Sporting Complex (potential for 1 Sports field)
 To meet the remaining sports field shortfall in this Planning Area, it
is recommended that a site or sites be identified to accommodate
up to 9 sports fields.
103
104


Finkernagel Reserve, Sussex Inlet*
Thomson Street Sporting Complex, Sussex Inlet*
* Note – Due to the proximity of Wandandian (located in Planning Area 3)
which has no dedicated sports fields, some residences of this village use
sports fields in Planning Area 4.
105
Finkernagel Reserve
Site analysis
The site is:
 Council community Land - Sportsground.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by road reserve on the east, west and southern boundaries, as
well as residential dwellings to the north.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field – No. 1
Junior sports
field – No. 2

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
sporting group
sporting group
Rugby League
L
Rugby League
L
Future direction
 The existing sports field facilities in Sussex Inlet have limited capacity to
provide additional cricket fields. Subject to detailed investigations this site
has the potential to provide a small / junior cricket field.
Recommended action
 That the following infrastructure be provided at this site to accommodate
 Sealed car park
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
106
Finkernagel Reserve – Facilities Plan
Junior sports
field
No. 2
No. 1
Lot 1 DP 404590
Lot 103 DP 258600
107
Thomson Street Sporting Complex
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned 6a and 5a.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field – No. 1
Senior sports
field – No. 2
Senior sports
field – No. 3
Senior sports
field – No. 4
Junior sports
field – No. 5
5 Tennis
Courts
5 Netball
Courts

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Touch football, cricket &
soccer
Touch football, cricket &
soccer
Soccer
H
Soccer
H
Soccer
M
Touch football & soccer
Soccer
L
Touch football
Soccer
L
Managed by Management
Committee.
Committee. No regular
user group.
Committee.
Committee. No regular
user group.
Not
assessed
Not
assessed
Future direction
 This venue has the capacity to meet the needs of future population growth
and demand based on the adopted population projections.
 The feasibility of expanding a field to form a senior cricket oval be
explored.
 This venue has the potential to accommodate alternate uses such as
croquet courts on the netball courts, which are not fully utilised.
Recommended action
 1 additional cricket wicket
 Spectator shade
b) A croquet facility be considered for the netball courts subject to demand
and netball requirements.
108
Thomson Street Sporting Complex – Facilities Plan
Junior
Sports
Field
No. 5
No. 2
No. 3
Lot 2 DP 1062625
Lot 159 DP 42824
Lot 1 DP 870957
109
Current
number of
senior
sports
fields in
2007
5
10 ha
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required
according
to 2006
Census 4,365
people
4 (0)
8 ha
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2016 –
5,191
people#
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2026 –
5,988
people#
Number of
senior
ports fields
required in
2036 6,579
people#
4 (0)
8 ha
5 (0)
10 ha
6 (1)
12 ha
fields.
110
Analysis
 1 single senior sports field facility.
Future direction
 It is reasonable to suggest that sports such as AFL, rugby union, hockey,
croquet and other existing sports may require fields for training /
completion.
 Demand exists for the provision of a future skate park & BMX facility.
field is required by 2036. Desktop investigations have identified that
Thomson Street Sporting Complex or a future sports field site with a future
subdivision could meet this demand however, further detailed investigation
is required.
Recommended action
 That existing active recreation land, if required, make provision for AFL,
rugby union and hockey sports field and croquet use in this Planning Area.
 That a site be confirmed in this Planning Area for the provision of a future
skate park & BMX facility.
 That based on population estimates it is recommended that 1 additional
sports field is required by 2036.
111
112











Bill Andriske Oval, Mollymook
Burrill Lake Sportsground, Burrill Lake
Frogs Holla Reserve, Milton
Kioloa Sportsgrounds, Kioloa
Lake Conjola Sports Field, Lake Conjola
Lighthouse Oval, Ulladulla
Milton Basketball Stadium (part of Milton Showground), Milton
Milton Showground, Milton
Ulladulla Sports Parks, Ulladulla
Ulladulla Tennis Complex, Ulladulla
Yulunga Reserve, Manyana
113
Bill Andriske Oval
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by private property, road reserve and a wetland area.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
sporting group
Rugby League
M
Future direction
 Desktop investigations recognise that environmental constraints restrict
future expansion and development of this venue.
 Given there is no use in the summer period, consideration could be given
for compatible uses in the future to ensure utilisation of the infrastructure
present.
 Investigate options to improve car parking capacity within and around this
facility.
spectator needs.
Recommended action
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
114
Bill Andriske Oval – Facilities Plan
Lot 1 DP 222936
115
Burrill Lake Sportsground
Site analysis
The site is:
 Community Land – Sportsground.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by road reserve and private property.
Facility use
Facility
Junior sports
field – No. 1

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Cricket
Not used by an
L
Future direction
 The site has limited capacity for the provision of a full sized field and
associated infrastructure due to restriction of a public road on all sides of
the site.
 Given the limitations of this site, a review be undertaken for best use of the
land and the sporting facility be accommodated at a larger multipurpose
venue in the Milton Ulladulla areas.
Recommended action
supports retaining sporting use of this land, to accommodate future
 Amenities building (canteen/storage)
 Irrigation
116
Burrill Lake Sportsground – Facilities Plan
Lot 281-302 DP 15648
117
Frogs Holla Reserve
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned 6a.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field – No. 1
Senior sports
field – No. 2
Junior sports
field – No. 3
Senior sports
field – No. 4

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Touch Football & Oztag
H
Athletics & cricket
Rugby Union & Rugby
League & Hockey
Rugby League & Touch
Football
Touch Football
M
Athletics & cricket
Touch Football
M
Touch Football & Oztag
M
Future direction
 Subject to detailed investigations, expansion of the site can potentially
accommodate at least 2 additional fields and related infrastructure through
acquisition of additional land.
 Future expansion of the venue would need to take into account costs
associated with drainage and retention of a Heritage Fig.
 Additional lighting on fields 2 and 3 would enable the use of grounds to be
more even and minimise wear and tear on Field 1.
 To increase usage drainage improvements are required.
Recommended action
 Sealed entrance road and car park spaces
 Flood lighting to Australian Standards (Fields 2, 3 & 4).
 Irrigation
 Referee room
b) Through the process of land acquisition, 2 additional fields be developed
with additional infrastructure.
118
Frogs Holla Reserve – Facilities Plan
Junior
sports
Field
No. 1
No. 2
No. 4
No. 3
Lot 1 DP 625058
119
Kioloa Sportsgrounds
Site analysis
The site is:
 Crown Land.
 Zoned 2e.
 A single sports field venue is limited in ability to provide for multiple sports
use that is currently not used by an organised sporting group or for
competitions.
 The only sports field servicing Bawley Point and Kioloa residents.
 Bordered by vacant Crown Land and road reserve.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field – No. 1
2 Tennis
Courts

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
sporting group
Committee
Not used by an
L
Managed by
Not assessed
Future direction
future expansion/development of this site.
Recommended action
 Amenities building (change room / storage / canteen)
 Irrigation
land use.
120
Kioloa Sportsgrounds – Facilities Plan
Lot 7004 DP 1020466
Lot 7005 DP 1020466
121
Lake Conjola Sports Field
Site analysis
The site is:
 Crown Land.
 Zoned Interim Development Order No.1 “village zone”.
 Bordered by road reserve, private property and Lake Conjola Fire Station
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Cricket & equestrian
Equestrian
L
Future direction
future expansion / development of this site.
 This site has the potential to provide for increased sports use and
population growth as the sports field is not used in the winter sports
season (excluding equestrian activities). The venue has the potential to
provide two full sized sports fields. Should the venue have increased use
by field sports, the equestrian activities would need to be reconsidered at
this location with a view to an alternate location.
 The zoning of this site be amended to reflect the current and future land
use.
Recommended action
 Amenities building (change room / storage / canteen)
 Irrigation
b) That future investigation examines the potential to provide two sports fields
and supporting infrastructure at this site.
land use.
122
Lake Conjola Sports Field – Facilities Plan
Lot 266 DP 1115602
Lot 7030 DP 1032112
Lot 1 DP 823184
123
Lighthouse Oval
Site analysis
The site is:
 Crown Land.
 Zoned 6a.
 A high usage site in the winter season. The fluctuating history of
participation in AFL in the past did not warrant a dedicated ground,
however the recent growth in the sport has placed considerable pressure
on the existing facilities which have also experienced significant increases
in participation in soccer.
 Bordered by road reserve, private property, Ulladulla Holiday Haven
Tourist Park and native vegetation with potential Endangered Ecological
Communities.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field – No. 1
Senior sports
field – No. 2
Senior sports
field – No. 3

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
sporting group
Cricket
Soccer
H (winter only)
Soccer & AFL
H
Cricket
Soccer & AFL
H
Future direction
 Subject to detailed investigations it may be possible to provide 1 additional
field within the partially cleared area of this site.
 Desktop investigations recognise environmental and cultural constraints
restrict future expansion and development of this site.
 To reduce the excessive use of fields 2 & 3 at this facility, AFL should be
relocated to Ulladulla Sports Park.
Recommended action
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Referee room
 1 additional senior sports field/30 car park spaces
b) That a purpose built AFL ground to be provided at Ulladulla Sports Park.
124
Lighthouse Oval – Facilities Plan
No. 1
No. 3
No. 2
UTE 36018
Part – UTE 82647
125
Milton Showground
Site analysis
The site is:
 Part Crown and Community Land – Sportsground.
 Zoned 6a.
Show infrastructure.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field – No. 1
2 indoor
sports courts
Not assessed

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Cricket and equestrian
Equestrian
M
Committee
Croquet
Managed by
Croquet
Not assessed
H
Future direction
 A Plan of Management is currently in progress involving considerable
community and stakeholder consultation to determine the preferred
future development of the venue.
 Stage 2 of the croquet facility to include one additional court and car
parking spaces.
 An upgrade to the indoor sports courts has provided for indoor netball
use.
 There are a number of proposed senior residential dwellings which will
be developed on land in close proximity to the showground site. The
needs of “active adults” will need to be considered at the appropriate
time.
Recommended action
 Irrigation
 1 additional croquet court
126
Milton Showground – Facilities Plan
Lot 1 DP 630910
Lot 1 DP 575779
Lot 7031 DP 1031354
127
Ulladulla Sports Park
Site analysis
The site is:
 Part Crown and Community Land – Sportsground.
 Zoned 6a and 6d.
 Stage development of the skate park and netball courts has not been
completed.
 The master plan for the site included the development of 3 additional
sports fields, which include the development of a dedicated Australian
Rules field to reduce the heavy use of Lighthouse oval.
 Bordered by the former Ulladulla Sewage Treatment site, land owned by
the NSW Aboriginal Land Council and vacant Crown Land.
Facility use
Facility
Senior sports
field – No. 1
Senior sports
field – No. 2
Senior sports
field – No. 3
8 Netball
Courts
Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
sporting group
Cricket
Rugby League
M (winter only)
Rugby League
L
Cricket
Rugby League
L
Managed by Ulladulla &
Districts Netball
Association
Used daily
Managed by Ulladulla &
Districts Netball
Association
Used daily
M
District skate
park
 Wheelchair accessible public toilets provided
Not assessed
Future direction
 Initial investigations recognise that environmental constraints may restrict
future expansion beyond a possible 4 additional fields and associated
amenities.
 Complimentary summer use of facilities be considered.
 That future netball court demand at the site be monitored.
 To increase usage drainage, improvements are required.
Recommended action
 Sealed entrance road and car park spaces
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard (senior sports fields 2 & 3)
 Spectator shade
 Cricket training nets
 Minibus parking
 2 additional synthetic netball courts
 4 additional senior sports fields/amenities building/120 car park
spaces
 Stage two skate park extension
128
Ulladulla Sports Park – Facilities Plan
No. 2
No. 1
No. 3
Lot 7011 DP 1030676
Lot 1 DP 1036866
Lot 1 DP 631894
129
Ulladulla Tennis Complex
Site analysis
The site is:
 Crown Land.
 Zoned 6a.
 Bordered by Ulladulla Leisure Centre and vacant Crown Land.
Facility use
Facility
12 Synthetic
Tennis courts

Summer Season
Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Managed by Milton
Ulladulla District Tennis
Association
Managed by Milton
Ulladulla District Tennis
Association
Not assessed
Future direction
 No additional courts to be developed at this site due to physical
constraints.
Recommended Action
 Tiered seating
 Spectator shade
 Referee room
 Minibus parking
130
Ulladulla Tennis Complex – Facilities Plan
Lot 227 DP 257580
Lot 330 DP 41314
Lot 173 DP 75596 (Por 173)
131
Yulunga Reserve
Site analysis
The site is:
 Zoned 5a.
 Bordered by community facilities, road reserve and private property.
Facility use
Facility
Summer Season
Senior sports
field – No. 1
sporting group
2 tennis courts Managed by Management
Committee
1 outdoor
basketball
Committee
court

Winter Season
Usage Sum.
Soccer
M
Managed by
Managed by
Not assessed
Not assessed
Future direction
 This single sports field venue is limited in ability to provide for multiple
sports use and subsequently it is not used in summer sport seasons.
 This site is the only sports field servicing Bendalong and Manyana
residents. Should the population in these villages increase substantially,
an alternative site with a minimum of 2 sports fields should be provided in
a future subdivision site and the best use of this land be considered.
Recommended action
b) That the following infrastructure be provided at this site, should the above
review support continued sporting use of this site, to accommodate future
increased use of this facility :
132
Yulunga Reserve – Facilities Plan
Lot 812 DP 247285
133
As detailed above, Council’s open space plan recommends 1.7ha of active
open space (sportsgrounds) per 1,000 persons. Based on the standard area
for a minimum senior two sports fields and supporting infrastructure being
4ha*, the following calculations can be applied to the current and proposed
population for Planning Area 5.
Current
number of
senior
sports
fields in
2007
14
28 ha
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required
according
to 2006
Census 19,412
people
16 (2)
32 ha
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2016 –
22,025
people#
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2026 –
24,855
people#
Number of
senior
sports
fields
required in
2036 27,188
people#
19 (5)
38 ha
21 (7)
42 ha
23 (9)
46 ha
fields.
134
Analysis
 6 single senior sports field facilities
 1 single junior sports field facility
 1 junior sports field
o Ulladulla High School
o Shoalhaven Anglican School (Milton)
Future direction
 Through reviewing population projections and desktop investigations, the
following sites have the capacity to provide up to 9 additional sports fields
in this Planning Area by 2036:
 Ulladulla Sports Park - (potential for 4 sports fields)
 Frogs Holla Reserve - (potential for 4 sports fields)
 Lighthouse Oval – (potential for 1 sports field)
 Investigations continue to identify a site or sites to accommodate up
to 1 additional sports field. Initial investigations have identified land
at Manyana / Bendalong and Milton that could possibly
accommodate future sports fields.
Recommended action
a) That based on population projections and desktop investigations, the
process commence to acquire and/or develop land with supporting
infrastructure / amenities to provide up to 9 additional sports fields in this
Planning Area by 2036 at the following potential venues/sites:
 Ulladulla Sports Park - (potential for 4 sports fields)
 Lighthouse Oval – (potential for 1 sports field)
 Frogs Holla Reserve - (potential for 2 sports fields)
 To meet the remaining sports field shortfall in this Planning Area, it
is recommended that a site or sites be identified to accommodate
up to 3 additional sports fields.
135
5.3 Recommended Action Summary
The following is a summary of all recommended actions with an assigned
priority. Recommended actions that require monitoring have not been
identified with an assigned priority and are individually identified.
The assigned priority groups listed in the SFSP are:
 H - High
 M - Medium
 L - Low
While this Plan does not apply a timeframe to the implementation of each
priority group, the intention of this grouping is to summarise the order of
approximate implementation and funding consideration, as well as
recommended actions to be subject to detailed design and grant funding
submissions.
References to high, medium and low priorities are relevant to specific site
analysis and not citywide priorities and are indicative only; circumstances may
change with grant submissions and other external funding opportunities. The
summary of “Preliminary cost estimates for high priority recommended
actions” (detailed in Section 6.6) provides a listing of high priority projects to
inform Council’s capital works plan. These estimates are based on mid 2008
information and final project cots may vary at the time of implementation and
over time in general.
Recognising also that the Plan identifies a wide range of high priority
recommended actions, the following principles guide the order of
implementation.
Guiding Principles
1. Section 94 Contributions Plan project delivery obligation.
2. Number of current and future participants in the sport to benefit from
the proposed project.
3. Possible benefits to more than one code of sport.
4. Provides additional community benefit (i.e. emergency evacuation
facility).
5. Improved safety or compliance with relevant regulations / standards.
6. Supported by the relevant Association/Peak Body
Preliminary Cost Estimates for Provision of High Priority Recommended
Actions are provided in Appendix 6.6. The total number of high priority
actions resulting in enhancement of existing sportsground facilities totals 83
projects ($6,539,000). High priority actions resulting in major sporting facility
projects (i.e. Northern Aquatics Centre, Northern Indoor Stadium, Planning
Area 2 & Sports Fields) totals 8 projects ($41,501,232).
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This financial year (2007/08) the following budgets were allocated:
 $1,500,000 - Enhancement of existing sports field facilities.
 $2,212,180 - Major sporting facility projects.
Based on the above information:
 Enhancement could be completed over a 5 year period.
 Major projects could be completed over a 19 year period or less
if funded from dedicated funding streams and / or grant funding.
Existing funding programs provided by Council include:
Capital Enhancement program
 Active Recreation Minor Improvement Program
 Active Car Park Program
 Active Recreation Amenity Program
 Irrigation Provision Program
 Sportsfield Lighting Program
 Showground Improvement Program
 Walking Track Improvement Program
 User Contribution Policy
Capital Replacement program
 Tennis – Courts & Fencing
New Facility Program
 Sportsfields & Indoor Centres
 Tennis
 Skateparks
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Planning Area 1 – Recommended Actions Summary
Sportsgrounds Strategic Plan 2008-2036 Recommended Actions
Priority
General
 That the future sporting use of the following existing 3 single sports field venues, with limited current
capacity for multiple use, be reviewed:
o Drexel Park
o Nowra Recreation Ground
o Ratcliff Park
Monitor need
Monitor need
Monitor need

That based on population projections, the process commence to acquire and/or develop land with
supporting infrastructure / amenities (as per Council’s Sporting Facilities Hierarchy Standards) to provide
up to 14 additional senior sports fields in this Planning Area by 2036 at the following potential venues/
sites:
o Lyrebird Sports Park (9 additional senior sports fields)
o South Nowra Soccer Fields (3 additional senior sports fields)
o Bernie Regan Sporting Complex (2 synthetic hockey fields)
o Bernie Regan Sporting Complex (2 additional senior sports fields)
o Rugby Park (1 additional senior sports field)
o Ray Abood Village Green (1 additional senior sports field)
o Jerry Bailey Oval (1 additional senior sports field)
Northern Aquatic Leisure Centre
 A feasibility study be undertaken to provide an aquatic facility for competition swimming and water polo
(50m / 8 lane pool) in Planning Area 1.
M
H
H-M
M
H
M
L
H
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Planning Area 1 – Recommended Actions Summary Cont.
Artie Smith Oval
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard
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Irrigation
Spectator shade
Referee room
Mini bus parking
3 additional indoor multipurpose courts / 60 additional car park spaces (Planning Areas 1 & 2 project)
Given the location and clustering opportunities of Artie Smith Oval and Bomaderry Sporting Complex,
these venues should be subject to further detailed investigations prior to investing in the above
infrastructure.
Bernie Regan Sporting Complex
 Sealed car park spaces & entrance road
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Floodlighting to Australian Standard
Irrigation
Spectator shade
Tiered seating
Referee room
Bus parking
BBQ facilities
Clubhouse
1 synthetic surface hockey field with lighting
1 synthetic surface hockey field with lighting/1 additional amenities building/60 additional car park spaces
2 sports fields/1 additional amenities building/60 additional car park spaces
Zoning of this site be amended to reflect the current and future land use
Priority
H
H
H
M
M
H
Monitor need
H
M
M
H
M
L
L
L
L
H
M
M
H
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Berry Showground
 Sealed entrance road & car park spaces

Mini bus parking
Berry Sports Complex
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Additional car parking
Irrigation
Spectator shade
2 synthetic netball courts
1 baseball diamond
Zoning of this site be amended to reflect the current and future land use
Bomaderry Oval

Irrigation
Bomaderry Sporting Complex
 Sealed car park spaces
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Irrigation
Spectator shade
Referee room
Mini bus parking
Given the location / clustering opportunities of Artie Smith Oval and Bomaderry Sporting Complex, these
venues should be subject to further detailed investigations prior to investing in the above infrastructure.
Priority
L
L
L
H
M
M
M
H
H
H
L
L
M
H
M
H
M
M
Monitor need
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Priority
Drexel Park
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade & seating
 Additional storage
L
H
H
L
Gordon Ravell Oval
 Vehicle barriers
 Irrigation
 Amenities building upgrade
L
H
M
H
H
M
Jerry Bailey Oval
 Irrigation
 Amenities building (toilets, change room, canteen and storage)
 1 additional senior sports field/30 car park spaces
L
L
M
M
M
L
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Priority
Kangaroo Valley Showground
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Zoning of this site be amended to reflect the current and future land use
L
M
M
M
H
Lyrebird Sports Park
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard (Field 1 & 2)
 Irrigation
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard (Field 4)
 Spectator shade
 Bus parking
 Tiered seating
 BBQ facilities
 Clubhouse
 9 additional senior sports fields/3 amenities buildings/270 car park spaces
 Fence drain beside Jervis Street car park
H
L
L
H
L
L
L
L
H
M
H
H
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Priority
Narang Road Tennis Complex
 Referee room
 Bus parking
 Tiered seating
 BBQ facilities
 2 additional synthetic tennis courts/6 car park spaces
 Zoning of this site be amended to reflect the current and future land use.
 Use and need for these tennis courts be investigated in the future
M
H
L
L
L
L
M
H
H
Nowra High School
 It is not recommended to invest in substantial infrastructure at this site to meet the requirements of
Council’s Sporting Facilities Hierarchy Standards without an agreement in place that guarantees Council
long term use of this site.
Nowra Recreation Ground
 Irrigation
 Amenities building (change room/canteen/storage)
N/A
M
L
L
L
L
L
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Priority
Nowra Showground (district facility)
 Sealed car park spaces & internal roads
 Irrigation (Field No.2)
M
H
M
H
Nowra Skate Park
 Nowra Skate be located in Harry Sawkins Park.
H
Park Road Netball Courts (citywide facility)
 Bus parking
 Tiered seating
 BBQ facilities
 Upgrade the playing surface on 6 existing painted synthetic surfaced courts
 Provide 6 additional synthetic netball courts
 Redevelop remaining 6 netball courts at Park Road to 120 additional car park spaces.
M
L
L
H
H
H
M
Ratcliff Park (local facility)
 Irrigation
 Amenities building (toilets/change room/canteen/storage)
L
L
L
L
L
M
H
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Priority
Ray Abood Village Green (local facility)
 Irrigation
 Amenities building (change room/canteen/storage)
 1 additional senior sports field/land acquisition/30 car park spaces
M
M
M
M
M
Rugby Park (regional facility)
 Irrigation (Field 2 & 3)
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Sealed car park spaces
Floodlighting to Australian Standard (Field 2 & 3)
Bus parking
BBQ facilities
Provision of 1 additional senior sports field/30 additional car park spaces
That this site be considered as a regional facility for Shoalhaven based field sports such as rugby union,
rugby league, soccer and touch football
Sharman Park (local facility)
 Irrigation on Field No. 2
H
M
M
L
L
H
Monitor need
M
H
M
M
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Shoalhaven High School (Ron Brown Athletics Complex) (local facility)
 Council review the management and operation agreements related to the use of the venue to confirm
short, medium and long term strategies of the Department of Education.
Priority
N/A
South Nowra Soccer Fields (regional facility)
 Sealed entrance road & car park spaces off Hillcrest Avenue
 Spectator shade
 Irrigation (Fields 3 & 4)
 3 additional senior sports fields/1 additional amenities building/90 car park spaces
M
M
H
H
H
Thurgate Oval (local facility)
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
L
H
Vic Zealand Oval (district facility)
 Irrigation (complete system)
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard (Fields 3)
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard (Field 4 & 5)
 Referee room
 Mini bus parking
 Additional storage
 Additional car parking
H
M
H
L
L
L
M
H
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Priority
West Street Oval (local facility)
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Turf or synthetic cricket wicket
H
H
M
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Priority
General
 That based on population projections, the process commence to acquire and/or develop land with
supporting infrastructure / amenities (as per Council’s Sporting Facilities Hierarchy Standards) to provide
up to 2 additional senior sports fields in this Planning Area by 2036 at the following potential venues/
sites:
o Crookhaven Park (possible additional senior sports fields)
o Callala Sports Field (possible additional senior sports field)
o Proposed new venue to accommodate up to 2 additional senior sports fields
 That, if required, provisions for AFL, rugby union and hockey be included in this Planning Area.
H
M
M
Monitor need
Callala Sports Field
 Amenities building (change rooms)
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Fence adjacent to drain to prevent balls from entering this area
 Investigations continue to examine the possibility of providing additional sports field / car park spaces at
this site
Crookhaven Park
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Referee room
 Amenities building upgrading
 Investigations continue to examine the possibility of providing additional sports fields / car park spaces at
this site
H
M
H
H
M
H
H
H
L
M
H
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Priority
Elliot Reserve
 Local skate park facility
H
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Priority
General
 Based on population projections, the process commence to acquire and/or develop land with supporting
infrastructure / amenities (as per Council’s Sporting Facilities Hierarchy Standards) to provide up to 13
additional senior sports fields in this Planning Area by 2036 at the following potential venues / sites:
o Huskisson Sportsground (1 additional senior sports field)
o St Georges Basin Sports Field (2 additional senior sports fields)
o Wool Lane Sporting Complex (1 additional senior sports field)
o Proposed new venues to accommodate up to 4 additional senior sports fields
 That provision of 2 croquet courts and a BMX facility be considered in this Planning Area.
H
H
M
H
M
M
Francis Ryan Reserve
 Spectator shade
 Referee room
 Irrigation (Field No. 2)
 Expansion of 1 junior sports field or development of field at alternative venue
 Sporting use of site be reconsidered when additional sports fields are developed in this Planning Area.
Huskisson Sportsground
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Referee room
Mini bus parking
1 additional senior sports field/amenities upgrade
Floodlighting to Australian Standard (Field 2 & 3)
4 additional tennis courts/amenities building extension/12 car park spaces
H
H
L
M
H
M
M
L
L
H
M
L
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Priority
Sanctuary Point Oval
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Referee room
L
M
M
H
L
L
St Georges Basin Sports Field
 Referee /storage room
 Irrigation
 2 additional senior sports field/60 car park spaces/1 amenities building
H
H
M
L
H
H
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Vincentia Sportsground
 Spectator shade
 Storage
 Amenities building expansion / Referee room
 Additional car parking
 A minimum of 4 hard courts with lighting, subject to a feasibility study.
 2 indoor multipurpose courts, subject to a feasibility study.
 Future regional skate park be considered at this venue.
 Given the location and clustering opportunities of Vincentia Sportsground, this venue should be subject to
further detailed investigations
 Consideration be given to providing another venue to meet growth of winter sports using this venue
 Council enter into dialogue with the Department of Education and Principle of Vincentia High School
regarding existing arrangements and the possibility of future arrangements
Wool Lane Sporting Complex
 Irrigation
 Amenities building (change room/canteen storage/referee room)
 1 additional senior sports field / 30 car park spaces
Priority
H
H
M
M
M
M
M
Monitor need
H
H
H
M
M
M
H
M
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General
 That existing active recreation land, if required, make provision for AFL, rugby union and hockey sports
field and croquet use in this Planning Area.
 That a site be confirmed in this Planning Area for the provision of a future skate park & BMX facility.
 That based on population estimates it is recommended that 1 additional sports field is required by 2036
Priority
Monitor need
H
L
Finkernagel Reserve
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
L
M
H
M
Thomson Street Sporting Complex
 Seal car park spaces
 1 additional cricket wicket
 Spectator shade
 A croquet facility be considered for the netball courts subject to demand and netball requirements
M
M
H
Monitor need
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General
 That the future sporting use of the following existing 2 single sports field venues, with limited current
capacity for multiple use, be reviewed:
o Burrill Lake Sportsground
o Yulunga Reserve
 Based on population projections, the process commence to acquire and/or develop land with supporting
infrastructure / amenities (as per Council’s Sporting Facilities Hierarchy Standards) to provide up to 9
additional senior sports fields in this Planning Area by 2036 at the following potential venues / sites.
o Ulladulla Sports Park (4 additional senior sports fields)
o Lighthouse Oval (1 additional senior sports field)
o Frogs Holla Reserve (2 additional senior sports fields)
Bill Andriske Oval
 Irrigation
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Spectator shade
Amenities building upgrade
Burrill Lake Sportsground
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Sealed car park spaces
Amenities building (canteen/storage)
Irrigation
Spectator shade & seating
Priority
Monitor need
Monitor need
H
M
M
M
H
H
H
L
L
L
L
L
H
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Priority
Frogs Holla Reserve
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard (Fields 2,3 & 4)
 Irrigation
 Referee room
 2 additional senior sports fields/amenities building/60 car park spaces
M
H
L
M
L
L
M
Kioloa Sportsgrounds
 Amenities building (change room/storage/canteen)
 Irrigation
L
L
M
L
M
H
Lake Conjola Sports Field
 Amenities building (toilets/change room/Canteen)
 Irrigation
 Future investigation examines the potential to provide two sports fields and supporting infrastructure at
this site
L
L
M
M
M
M
H
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Priority
Lighthouse Oval
 Irrigation
 Spectator shade
 Referee room
 1 additional senior sports field/30 car park spaces
 Purpose built AFL ground to be provided at Ulladulla Sports Park
H
H
L
M
H
Milton Showground
 Irrigation
 1 additional croquet court
M
M
M
H
H
Ulladulla Sports Park
 Floodlighting to Australian Standard (required on Fields 2 & 3)
 Spectator shade
 Cricket training nets
 2 additional synthetic netball courts
 4 additional senior sports fields/amenities building/120 car park spaces
 Stage two skate park extension
M
H
H
H
L
M
H
M
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Priority
Ulladulla Tennis Complex
 Tiered seating
 Spectator shade
 Referee room
L
H
L
L
Yulunga Reserve
H
H
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6. Appendix
Appendix summary
6.1 Planning Area Map
6.2 Sports Fields Layout Plan
6.3 Summary of sporting groups surveyed
6.4 Sporting associations / peak bodies feedback
6.5 Sporting facilities hierarchy infrastructure
6.6 Preliminary cost estimates for high priority recommended actions
6.7 Future possible sporting facility sites
6.8 Ison Park proposed layout
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6.1 Planning Area Map
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6.2 Sports Fields Layout Plan
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6.3 Summary of sporting groups surveyed
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Sporting groups that responded to
survey
Bay and Basin Junior AFC
Berry Ladies Touch Football
Association
Berry/Shoalhaven Heads Cricket Club
Berry/Shoalhaven Heads Junior League
Blue Jays Hockey Club
Bomaderry Australian Football Club
Bomaderry Football Club
Bomaderry Junior AFL Club
Bomaderry Junior Rugby League Club
Bomaderry Over 35’s Touch Football
Sporting groups that did not respond
to survey
Berry Junior Touch Football
Berry/Shoalhaven Heads Senior League
Berry Mens Touch Football
Bomaderry Cricket Club
Callala Soccer Club
Culburra Bow & Rec Cricket Club
Milton Bulldogs Junior Rugby League
Milton/Ulladulla Hockey Club
Milton/Ulladulla Little Athletics
Nowra Warriors Senior Rugby League
Club
Bomaderry Rugby League Football Club St Georges Basin Hockey Club
Central Districts Cricket Club
City Hockey Club
Ulladulla United Cricket Club
Culburra Dolphins Junior Rugby League
Culburra Junior Touch Football
Culburra Soccer Club
Greenwell Point Pirates RLFC
Huskisson/Vincentia Soccer Club
Illaroo Soccer Club
Jervis Bay Netball Club
Kangaroo Valley Junior Rugby League
Kangaroo Valley Touch Football
Manyana Soccer Club
Milton/Ulladulla Rugby League Club
Milton/Ulladulla Soccer Club
Milton/Ulladulla Touch Football
Association
North Nowra/Cambewarra Cricket Club
Nowra AFC Inc
Nowra Athletics Club
Nowra Cricket Club
Nowra/Shoalhaven Touch Football
Association
Nowra Warriors Junior League
Shoalhaven District Cricket Association
Shoalhaven Dog Training Club
Shoalhaven Heads/Berry Rugby
League
Shoalhaven Heads/Berry Soccer Club
Shoalhaven Heads Hockey Club
Shoalhaven Hockey Inc
Shoalhaven Little Athletics
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Summary of clubs / organisations survey continue
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Sporting groups that responded to
survey
Shoalhaven Mariners Baseball
Association
Shoalhaven Rugby Football Club
Shoalhaven Soccer Association
Shoalhaven United Soccer Club
St Georges Basin Junior Rugby League
St Georges Basin Touch Football
Association
St Georges Basin Little Athletics
St Georges Basin Senior Rugby League
St Georges Basin Soccer Club
Sussex Inlet Districts Rugby Leagues
Club
Sussex Inlet Soccer Club
Sussex Inlet Touch Football Association
Ulladulla Junior AFL
Ulladulla Breakers Rugby Union
Club
Vincentia Van Goghs Rugby Union Club
Wreck Bay Sharks Soccer Club
Sporting groups that did not respond
to survey
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6.4 Sporting associations / peak bodies feedback
AFL NSW and South Coast AFL Association
The South Coast AFL Association would ideally like to establish a premier
facility in the Nowra area, at sites such as West Street Oval, Nowra
Showground or as part of the future development of Lyrebird Sports Park.
Nowra Showground could provide a short-term premier facility, while Lyrebird
Sports Park could provide a longer term option. A purpose built facility has
the ability to cater for local competition (SCAFL), and also be conducive to
hosting games including Sydney Swans reserves, Wollongong Lions and ACT
Clubs
Based on the current growth rate in AFL participation numbers in the Nowra /
Bomaderry area, it is anticipated that an additional AFL field will be required in
the next 2-3 years (i.e. 2010-2011) to cater for anticipated demand.
No demand for additional facilities is foreseen in the Bay and Basin area for at
least 5 years (i.e. 2013). In the Milton / Ulladulla area, Lighthouse Oval is
over-used and sharing the facility with soccer is not suitable for AFL, therefore
there is a need to create an AFL field in the Milton / Ulladulla area.
Athletics clubs based in the Shoalhaven
There is currently no Athletics Association or peak body based in the
Shoalhaven.
Currently, Ron Brown Athletics Complex (Shoalhaven High School) and
Sanctuary Point Oval cater for senior and little athletics competition, zone and
regional carnivals. Frogs Holla Reserve is another venue, however is not
purpose built like the other facilities. The availability of portable seating for
large athletic meets has been identified as a need at current athletic venues.
Future development of Lyrebird Sports Park has been identified as a long
term option for athletics as a future premier facility.
Berry Netball Club
The Berry Netball Club currently train at Berry Sports Complex and compete
in a Kiama based competition and therefore are not represented by a
Shoalhaven based Association.
To seek strategic feedback from this club Council staff facilitated a meeting
with club members. Verbal feedback from this meeting expressed the need to
provide two all weather netball courts with lighting at the Berry Sports
Complex.
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Far South Coast Rugby Union
The Ulladulla Breakers are the only team from Shoalhaven in the Far South
Coast Rugby Union, although some junior teams from Vincentia also
participate in their junior competition. The association has identified that
Sussex Inlet could develop a union club in time. There is interest in the sport
from junior in the Sussex area. No current demand for additional facilities has
been identified in the Shoalhaven.
Illawarra Rugby
Shoalhaven Rugby and Vincentia Van Goghs are represented in Illawarra
Rugby. There is no immediate demand for additional playing fields unless a
new club formed in the Shoalhaven.
The minimum requirements to host country championships are for 2 fields,
with 3 fields being ideal and Rugby Park has recently hosted U12’s, U13’s
and U18’s country championships.
Win Stadium (Wollongong) is the premier facility for Illawarra Rugby and
exhibition matches are always played at Win Stadium, as this is the premier
facility for rugby in the Illawarra.
Shoalhaven Cricket Association
The Shoalhaven Cricket Association would ideally like to establish a premier
facility at Lyrebird Sports Park when this facility is further developed. The
Association recognises that the Lyrebird Sports Park development has the
capacity to provide a number of satellite fields around a premier field. Ideally
such a premier facility should have 4 wickets/fields in the one area for junior
carnivals and representative cricket.
Currently the Association has expressed that there are not enough cricket
fields for junior cricket in the Nowra/Bomaderry area, therefore future
development of Lyrebird Sports Park will provide future fields for the sport.
Additional fields are also required in the Ulladulla area.
In addition to sports field provision, the Association has expressed the need to
provide shade facilities at its cricket facilities, particularly where there are
multiple field developments. Storage provision needs at cricket facilities also
need to be considered in order to store rollers, mowers etc.
Other major cricket facilities for the Association are the turf wickets at Nowra
Showground, Worrigee (Ex Serviceman’s) and Sanctuary Point Oval. The
Association has also highlighted the potential to provide a cricket wicket at
West Street Oval.
Shoalhaven District Amateur Soccer Association
The Association’s premier facility is South Nowra Soccer Fields. State titles
are often held at this facility as they require a total of 3 fields at one venue
The Association would ideally like to host pre-season A-League games at the
venue, however this facility does not have purpose built spectator facilities.
An existing sporting facility that could host ‘one off’ A-League games would be
Rugby Park.
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There is a need for additional soccer fields in the Bay and Basin,
Milton/Ulladulla, and Nowra areas. Additional fields are a priority in the Basin
area followed by South Nowra. Lighthouse Oval is currently unable to
accommodate both AFL and soccer. Future development of Ray Abood
Village Green to provide 2 soccer fields could reduce facility need in the North
Nowra / Bomaderry area.
There is a general need for additional change rooms to cater for the
increasing number of women participants, particularly at Huskisson Sporting
Complex, South Nowra fields, Lyrebird Sports Park and Crookhaven Park.
The Association has also highlighted that synthetic fields are now being used
in NSW.
Shoalhaven Hockey Association
The premier hockey facility for the Shoalhaven Hockey Association is Bernie
Regan Sporting Complex. Currently this site has 3 couch grass fields and 2
future synthetic fields are subject to Development Application approval. To
host major championship games the Association requires synthetic fields and
up to 3 supporting grass fields.
The Association has expressed to Council that its player base is declining due
to the Shoalhaven not having a synthetic playing surface. Currently, players
based in the Shoalhaven are travelling outside of the City to facilities at
Unanderra and Shellharbour to train and compete on a synthetic surface.
The Association is working with Council to develop a synthetic surface hockey
facility in the Shoalhaven.
Shoalhaven Mariners Baseball Association
Feedback from the Shoalhaven Mariners Baseball Association in the recent
sports field user survey noted the need for a senior baseball diamond, with
associated change rooms, amenities and canteen in Northern Shoalhaven
area. Currently, the Association does not have a dedicated facility and is
using a playing field at Artie Smith Oval and the softball diamonds at the Wool
Lane Sporting Complex.
The Association has expressed an interest in establishing 1 senior baseball
diamond at Berry sports complex. A longer term option for additional baseball
facilities is through the future expansion of Lyrebird Sports Park.
The Association’s premier facility for the Illawarra competition is the Fred
Finch Baseball Diamonds in Berkeley.
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The Association’s premier Shoalhaven sporting facility is Park Road Netball
Courts. Its secondary facility is the Wool Lane complex. The Association has
suggested the Wool Lane facility could be moved in the future to the Bay and
Basin Leisure Centre site and increased to at least 4 courts.
The Association is anticipating to access the proposed Northern Indoor Sports
Stadium for State League, Representative Games and training. Currently the
State League and Representative teams travel out of the City to train and
compete in the Wollongong and Sydney areas.
South Coast Rugby League
The premier rugby league facility for South Coast Rugby League (SCRL) is
the Croom Road Facility (Centenary Reserve) at Albion Park.
The
Association’s next major Shoalhaven facilities are Nowra Showground and Bill
Andriske Oval. The venues for major finals and grand finals are held
alternatively at different fields throughout the SCRL area (i.e. Albion Park to
Batemans Bay).
SCRL is interested in hosting finals matches, country championships and
other exhibition matches at an appropriate facility in the Shoalhaven. An
existing sporting facility that could host ‘one off’ A-League games would be
Rugby Park.
Most SCRL fields require fencing to enable clubs to charge entry for senior
matches and manage crowds.
Touch football clubs based in the Shoalhaven
There is currently no Touch Football Association or peak body based in the
Shoalhaven. To seek strategic feedback from all touch football clubs based in
the Shoalhaven Council staff facilitated a meeting with these clubs.
Feedback from this meeting expressed that no premier facility had been
identified in the Shoalhaven. Regional championships have been played at
Lyrebird Sports Park.
The Association’s premier Shoalhaven sporting facility is the netball courts at
Ulladulla Sports Park. Recent feedback from the Association has indicated
the need to provide 2 more all weather netball courts and improving car
parking and storage at this facility.
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6.5 Sporting facilities hierarchy infrastructure
Local
 Entrance Road – sealed, kerb, gutter
 Car park a minimum of 20 spaces per field * plus disabled parking
provision – sealed
 Minimum of x 1(preferably x 2) full sized fields (118 x 76m based on NSW
Sport and Recreation guidelines) N-S orientation
 Sports field – including drainage and turf
 Irrigation (subject to geotech site conditions)
 Floodlights for sports field – Competition standard (100 lux)
 Vehicle barriers to prevent car access to grounds
 Toilets x 1 male/disabled and x 1 female / disabled (per field)*
 Canteen (15sqm)
 Storage space (18sqm)
 Change rooms x 1 male and x 1 female (25sqm each)* with one shower in
each.
 Spectator shade and seating*
 Signage (Name of venue and statutory sign)
District
In addition to above
 Minimum x 2 (preferably more) full sized fields (side by side with
cricket wicket in the middle between the fields)
 Additional parking based on number of fields*
 Mini bus parking area
 Additional toilets based on number of fields*
 Referee room
 Seating x 8 bench seats @ 3m or tiered equivalent
 Training facilities eg nets for cricket
 Minimal landscaping
Citywide
 Minimum x 4 full sized playing fields
 Bus parking and turn around area
 Clubroom (18sqm)
 Footpaths linking car park to amenities and fields
 Tiered seating (approx 200 people)
 BBQ facilities
 Higher level landscaping
 Specialist surface for some sports eg. Synthetic grass etc
Regional
 Higher level lighting to accommodate television etc 200 lux
 Enhanced seating
 Fence around ground
* These items may vary subject to site and facility layout
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6.6 Preliminary cost estimates for high priority recommended
actions
A summary of preliminary cost estimates for high priority recommended
actions follows. The highlighted actions refer to items identified in Council’s
Management Plan 2008-2011.
Sports Facilities Strategic Plan 2008-2036 High Priority (0 indicative
cost = no capital funds required)
Artie Smith Oval (district facility)

Floodlighting to Australian Standard

Irrigation

Spectator shade
Bernie Regan Sporting Complex (citywide facility)

Sealed car park spaces & entrance

Spectator shade

Zoning amendment to reflect the current and future land use
Berry Sports Complex (local facility)

Additional parking

2 synthetic netball courts

1 baseball diamond

Bill Andriske Oval (district facility)

Irrigation

Spectator shade

Amenities building upgrade
Bomaderry Sporting Complex (district facility)


Spectator shade
Burrill Lake Sportsground (local facility)

Spectator shade & seating
Callala Bay Sports Field (local facility)

Amenities building (change rooms)

Spectator shade

Fence adjacent to drain to prevent balls from entering this area

Crookhaven Park (district facility)

Irrigation
Drexel Oval (local facility)

Irrigation

Elliot Reserve

Local skate park

Spectator shade
Finkernagel Reserve (local facility)

Irrigation
Francis Ryan Reserve (district facility)


Spectator shade

Expansion of 1 junior sports field (or development of field at
alternative venue)
Indicative
Cost
$100,000
$150,000
$2,000
$500,000
$2,000
0
$280,000
$250,000
$70,000
0
$80,000
$2,000
$300,000
$100,000
$2,000
$6,000
$250,000
$2,000
$10,000
0
$200,000
$80,000
$6,000
$50,000
$2,000
$60,000
$50,000
$2,000
$100,000
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Frogs Holla Reserve (district facility)

General
That a site be confirmed in Planning Area 3 for the provision of a future
skate park & BMX facility.
Gordon Ravell Oval (local facility)

Vehicle barriers

Irrigation

Huskisson Sportsground (district facility)

1 additional senior sports field/amenities upgrade
Kangaroo Valley Showground (local facility)

Kioloa Sportsground

Lake Conjola Sports Field (local facility)

Lighthouse Oval (district facility)

Irrigation

Spectator shade
Lyrebird Sports Park (citywide facility)

Floodlighting to Australian Standard (Field 1 & 2)



Fence drain beside Jervis Street car park.

Milton Showground (local facility)


1 additional croquet court
Narang Road Tennis Complex (regional facility)


Zoning amendment to reflect the current and future land use.

Use and need for these tennis courts be investigated in the
future
Nowra Showground improvement (district facility)


Nowra Skate Park

Design and development (project commenced)
Park Road Netball Courts (citywide facility)


Upgrade the playing surface on 6 existing painted synthetic
surfaced courts

Provide 6 additional synthetic netball courts
Ratcliff Park (local facility)

Rugby Park (regional facility)

Irrigation (Fields 2 & 3)

Sanctuary Point Oval (district facility)

Spectator shade
Sharman Park (local facility)

Irrigation on Field No.2
$120,000
0
$10,000
$80,000
$6,000
$600,000
0
0
0
$200,000
$2,000
$110,000
$2,000
$300,000
$5,000
0
$6,000
$150,000
$6,000
0
0
$350,000
0
0
$300,000
$300,000
$600,000
0
$220,000
$50,000
$2,000
$25,000
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
Irrigation (Fields 3 & 4)
St Georges Basin Sports Field (district facility)

Sealed entrance road & car park spaces

Referee /storage room

Zoning amendment to reflect the current and future land use.
Thompson Street Sporting Complex (district facility)

Spectator shade
Thurgate Oval (local facility)

Spectator shade
Ulladulla Sports Park (district facility)

Floodlighting to Australian Standard (required on Fields 2 & 3)

Spectator shade

Cricket training nets
Ulladulla Tennis Complex (regional facility)

Spectator shade
Vic Zealand Oval (district facility)

Irrigation (complete system)


Additional car parking

Council enter into dialogue with the Department of Education
and Principle of Vincentia High School regarding existing
arrangements and the possibility of future arrangements
Vincentia Sportsground (district facility)

Spectator shade

Storage


Consideration be given to providing another venue to meet
growth of winter sports using this venue
West Street Oval (local facility)

Irrigation

Spectator shade
Wool Lane Sporting Complex (local facility)

Yulunga Reserve (local facility)

Vehicle barriers

Irrigation (project commenced)

Total Indicative Cost Estimate (83 projects)
$120,000
$300,000
$50,000
0
$2,000
$2,000
$200,000
$2,000
$40,000
$6,000
$50,000
$6,000
$150,000
0
$2,000
$40,000
0
0
$130,000
$2,000
$6,000
$5,000
0
$6,000
$6,689,000
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Major Projects
Sports Facilities Strategic Plan 2008-2036 High Priority
Recommended Actions
Artie Smith Oval (Bomaderry Basketball Stadium)

3 additional indoor multipurpose courts / 60 additional car
park spaces
Bernie Regan Sporting Complex (citywide facility)

1 synthetic surface hockey field with lighting
Crookhaven Park (district facility)
Northern Aquatic Leisure Centre

A feasibility study be undertaken to provide an aquatic facility
for competition swimming and water polo (50m / 8 lane pool)
in Planning Area 1.
Indicative
Cost
$6,000,000
$1,500,000
20,000,000
Pursue investigations in Worrowing Heights area for proposed
new venue to accommodate future sports facilities

4 sports fields/amenities buildings/120 car park spaces

3 additional senior sports fields/1 additional amenities
building/90 car park spaces

Possible 2 additional senior sports fields / 30 car park spaces
St Georges Basin Sports Field (district facility)

2 additional senior sports field/60 car park spaces/1 amenities
building
Ulladulla Sports Park (district facility)

4 additional senior sports fields/amenities building/120 car park
spaces
Total Indicative Cost Estimate (8 projects)
$3,585,232
$3,000,000
$1,200,000
$1,800,000
$4,416,000
$41,501,232
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6.7 Future possible sporting facility sites
Future sites to be added to this Strategic Plan when the required land is
secured in Council ownership or management.
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6.8 Ison Park proposed layout
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Sports Ground Strategic Plan 2008-2036

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