prospect vale park - Meander Valley Council

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Executive Summary
PROSPECT VALE PARK
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
A 20 year vision
2012
A guide to future
infrastructure
investment recognising
the needs of users and
the community.
The facility will
provide safe and
affordable sport
for the Launceston
region and recreation
opportunities for local
residents.
Contents
1
Prospect Vale Park...................... 1
2
A plan for the future................... 4
3
Key findings of background
research....................................... 7
4
A proposed long term plan......... 9
5
Where to next?..........................13
Meander Valley Council - Prospect Vale Park Development Plan 2012 - A 20 Year Vision - Working Together
1 Prospect Vale Park
Meander Valley Council recognises the need to
have a plan for Prospect Vale Park to help guide
development and investment in the facility.
Prospect Vale Park (PVP) is a 9.5 hectare sports facility that is
one of Meander Valley Council’s (MVC) most important assets
and best utilised grounds. It is a regional facility catering for
Touch football, soccer and Australian Rules football with 3000
regular users.
Located at the eastern end of the Meander Valley Municipality,
the suburb of Prospect Vale borders the city of Launceston and
is experiencing the largest population growth in the northern
region. It is well used by the local community as an informal
recreation space with a playground and fitness trails.
PVP experiences heavy useage from numerous competing
groups, making its management complex. There are few
available hiring hours, except on week days during school hours.
In winter the grounds need to be rested and, therefore, cannot
accommodate additional users.
“
a regional
facility
catering for
Touch football,
soccer and
Australian
Rules football
with 3000
regular
users
”
1
Location of Prospect Vale Park
Prospect Vale Park
2 Harley Parade
Prospect Vale
Tasmania 7250
Prospect Vale
Park
2
Current layout of Prospect Vale Park
Luana Villas
Residential
Development
Australian
Italian Club
Launceston
City Soccer
Club Rooms
Touch 3
Touch 4
Touch 5
Training
Areas
Launceston City
Soccer Ground
Touch 6
Touch 2
Fitness
Trail
Main
Car Park
Prospect Vale
Park Club Rooms
Prospect Knights
Soccer Ground
Touch 1
Cricket
Nets
Touch 7
AFL Oval
Fitness
Equipment
Touch 8
Public Toilets
Playground
& BBQ Area
Meander Valley
Council Depot
Harley Pa
Main
Entrance
West
bury
rade
Road
Van Diemens
Street Rod Club
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2 A plan for the future
The ‘Prospect Vale Park Management Review
2009’ looked at the management needs,
limitations of infrastructure, turf management,
and capacity of the facility to handle increased
growth.
This review recommended that MVC investigate infrastructure
upgrades to manage these issues. The ‘Prospect Vale Park
Development Plan 2012’ looks at the next twenty years of
infrastructure improvements to the site.
MVC would like to make evidence based, long term decisions
about infrastructure upgrades with regular user and community
input. MVC intends to continue to maximise participation at
the site without jeopardising the safety and expected level of
service of the users. There are numerous pressures on the site
that need to be considered and addressed within this plan.
There is growing demand for the facility. Within some of
the existing clubs the member numbers are rising, and there is
a desire to have pre-season training on the site which strains
the facility’s capacity. The region continues to expand and MVC
would like to ensure that the facility can meet the needs of the
growing population.
An increased expectation of the ground conditions with
“
evidencebased, long
term decisions
about
infrastructure
upgrades
with regular
user and
community
input
a subsequent rise in operation and maintenance costs of the
facility. The users want reliable access to the grounds, but with
the current ground conditions and weather patterns this has not
been possible.
MVC receives regular feedback from users and local residents
about continual traffic and parking congestion.
The methodology of the Development Plan focuses on four
stages: pre-planning, background research, developing the draft
plan, and developing the final plan.
”
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Stages of the project plan
PROJECT PLAN
Stage 1
PRE-PLANNING
Stage 2
BACKGROUND RESEARCH
Develop Project Brief including:
Background/context
Objectives, outcomes,
outputs
Scope
Key performance indicators
Reporting requirements
Identify resources, standards
and related projects
Assumptions and constraints
Risk minimisation strategy
Site Assessment:
Number of users
Predicted growth
Assets
Expenditure, fees
Develop Project Plan including:
Tasks
Timelines
Contingency plans
Reporting process
Communication strategy
Report and Policy Review
Initial Consultation:
MVC staff
Users
Community
Demographic and Trend Analysis
Stage 3
DEVELOP DRAFT PLAN
Evaluate Findings
Develop Action Plan
Specialist Reports:
Lighting audit and future
upgrades costed
Ground upgrade costings
Concept Plan Development
Stage 4
DEVELOP FINAL PLAN
Release draft plan for community
comment:
User groups and stakeholders
Meander Valley News
Website
Cost Actions
Consultation:
Councillors
User groups
Stakeholders
Community
WRITE DRAFT PLAN
Draft Prospect Vale Park
Development Plan 2012
Final Plan to Council Meeting
for Adoption
Monitor and Review
Revise & Develop Final Draft
01 October 2012
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Conversations
with users and the community
The following table outlines the consultation process for the Development Plan.
STAKEHOLDERS
Council Staff:
• Meander Valley Council Councillors
• Team Members
• Advisory Group
• Outdoor staff and other relevant
staff
Regular Sport Club Users:
• Prospect Park Sports Club Inc.
• Prospect Hawks Senior Football Club
• Prospect Hawks Junior Football Club
• Prospect Knights Soccer Club
• Southern Raiders Junior Soccer Club
• Launceston City Soccer Club
• Westside Devils Junior Soccer Club
• Launceston Touch Association
• Touch Football Association
• Northern High Schools’ Sports
Association
• Van Diemens Street Rod Club Inc.
HOW CONSULTED
INFORMATION COLLECTED
Weekly team meetings,
monthly or as needed
meetings with advisory
group, workshops with
specialist officers and
Councillors
Guidance on plans,
approach and history.
Individual club
representative meetings,
written survey, emails
Needs, desires, and visions
WHEN
Initial stage
Draft stage
Final stage
Operations, financial and
technical options
Club growth, changes and
aspirations
Initial stage
Draft stage
Final stage
Specific issues with
ground, infrastructure and
management
Group meeting
Feedback on concept plans
Written draft feedback
Support, feedback
Phone calls, meetings,
emails
What they have available
that fills gaps in provision
at PVP, what do their
plans for the future hold,
opinions, guidance, and
resources
Initial stage
Draft stage
Final stage
State Sporting Bodies
Meetings
Aspirations, plans, changes,
guidance, and resources
Initial stage
Draft stage
Final stage
Neighbours around Park
Survey, door knock,
interviews
Needs, uses, opinions and
issues
Initial stage
Draft stage
Wider Community
Meander Valley News,
website, email list, press
release, The Examiner
newspaper
Feedback on draft
Draft stage
Councillors
Council Meetings
Acceptance of Draft Plan
Draft stage
Final stage
Wider Stakeholders:
• Australian Italian Club
• Luana Villas
• Country Club Casino
• Sport & Recreation Tasmania
• Launceston City Council
• West Tamar Council
• Ben Lomond Water
Adoption of Plan
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3
Key findings
of background research
Demographic and literature reviews
According to The Value of Sport and Physical Recreation
to Tasmania (Australian Innovation Research Centre,
University of Tasmania, 2010):
•
$4 value for every $1 invested by the community in
sport and recreation
•
$100 million invested by government is repaid 50
times over in returns to the community
•
The labour of volunteers is worth more than the entire
contribution of government.
The Northern Tasmania Regional Profile 2010 identified
the Prospect Vale/Blackstone/Hadspen area as having
one of the lowest provisions of sportsgrounds and
recreation grounds in the northern region.
“
$4 value
for every
$1 invested
by the
community
in sport and
recreation
According to the Exercise, Recreation and Sport Survey
2010, only 6.3% of the population 15 years and older
regularly participate in club based physical activity, while
38.5% participate in non-organised regular physical
activity.
”
Site assessment
All of the grounds need drainage, irrigation and shaping
work. Most grounds need sportsground lighting work as
well.
The site cannot handle the current winter usage because
the grounds do not drain during periods of wet weather.
There is a significant impact on use during years of
average or above average rainfall. So far in 2012 there
have been 26 days of ground closures.
There is room available for growth in Touch football
through the summer, but if the Association numbers
increase, as they predict, they may need to find additional
grounds.
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Key findings continued ...
Club survey
“
all regular
user groups’
number one
priority is to
access the
grounds more
safely and
reliably
”
70% of users believe that PVP is good value for money.
This verifies that the PVP is meeting one of its objectives
of providing affordable sport for most clubs.
Although all of the users find the ground conditions
average or above, 50% expect a higher standard of
surface condition than is currently provided.
Community survey (142 respondents)
47% of the survey respondents have visited PVP at least
once a week, with a further 26% visiting on a monthly
basis.
It was stated by 89% of respondents that the main
purpose of their visit was to use the park for informal
recreation (i.e. walking, kicking a ball, using the
playground/picnic area, taking the dog for a walk, etc).
80% of the respondents used the walking tracks in the
past 12 months.
PVP was rated by 89% of the respondents as above
average or excellent.
Summary of needs
There is a need to plan and invest in facilities that cater
for the whole community including both organised sport
and informal recreation.
All regular user groups’ number one priority is to access
the grounds more safely and reliably. This equates
to lights and drainage. In addition, most users have
prioritised the need for more parking and safer road
access.
The community is most focused on informal recreation
opportunities for all, and parking and traffic issues.
The local residents need to be considered in the future
planning for the site. Opportunities for exercise, such as
walking, and other low impact physical activities need to
be provided.
MVC will need to work with other ground managers to
plan for growth and the provision of sport and recreation
facilities in the region.
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4 A proposed long term plan
The following is a proposed program of works for
Prospect Vale Park over a 20 year period within
the current levels of Council affordability.
Lights
A lighting review was conducted which found that most of the
grounds need improvement.
The highest priority is to install new lights and towers on the
training area (grounds 2, 3 and 4 - refer to diagram of proposed
long term development on page 10) and to upgrade the lighting
control system.
Ground upgrades
Ground conditions have significantly improved over time. To
further improve on the conditions and to increase ground
availability for sports use, reconstruction of all the playing
fields will need to occur by improving the surface, drainage and
irrigation network.
The highest priority grounds have been identified as numbers 2,
3 and 4, as they are high use training areas.
Informal recreation
Continual investment in improving the fitness trail and
upgrading the playground/BBQ area are seen as the highest
priorities.
In the long term, the creation of a central hub will provide
greater amenity to users and the community, as well as
improving safety by removing vehicles to new parking around
the perimeter.
“
the highest
priority is to
install new
lights and
towers on
the training
area
”
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A proposed long term plan continued ...
Road access and parking
The long term plan provides for an increase from 154 to 500 car
parking spaces, with a more direct access to PVP from Westbury
Road.
In the short term there is a potential to increase car parking
spaces if negotiations with the Australian Italian Club over
access to parking are successful.
Building
Minor improvements to the PVP Clubrooms will continue in
order to improve amenity to users. Other areas are highlighted
as opportunities to extend or build new facilities in the long
term.
Management Action Plan
A Management Action Plan has been developed. The main
priorities are:
•
•
•
a code of conduct for users;
set times for maintenance and resting of grounds; and
better communication channels with Council and Clubs.
“
the long term plan
provides for an
increase from 154 to
500 car parking spaces,
with a more direct
access to PVP from
Westbury Road
”
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How much does the plan cost?
The following table outlines the Prospect Vale Park Development Plan 2012-2032 estimated costings
of short, medium and long term priorities.
Prospect Vale Park development
20 year costing plan
Cost
SHORT TERM (1 - 6 years)
• New lights (2, 3, 4 and control system)
$280,000
• Ground upgrades (3, 4, new 2, surface, irrigation, drainage)
$750,000
• Informal recreation (playground and BBQ area)
$100,000
• Road access and parking (Luana Villas, oval, recreation area)
$330,000
• Building (medical and umpire rooms, kitchen, office)
$ 70,000
Total for 6 years
$1,530,000
MEDIUM TERM (7 - 12 years)
• Light upgrade (1, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
$200,000
• Ground upgrades (1, 5, 6, surface, irrigation, drainage)
$600,000
• Informal recreation (fitness trail and equipment)
$100,000
• Road access and parking (Launceston City, access road, central
turning)
$310,000
Total for 6 years
$1,210,000
LONG TERM (13 - 20 years)
• Ground upgrades (7, 8, surface, irrigation, drainage)
$600,000
• Informal recreation (central hub)
$500,000
• Road access and parking (southern car park)
$180,000
• Building (storage, club extensions, depot)
$700,000
Total for 8 years
Total cost for 20 years
$1,980,000
$4,720,000
Note: Numbers in the table refer to touch football ground locations, as indicated on the
map on page 3.
This is a proposed program of the works over a 20 year period and is within the current levels of
Council affordability as per the long term financial plan. It can be accelerated as additional, external
funding becomes available.
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5 Where To next?
Council currently has $420,000 in the 2012/2013
capital works program to undertake works in
accordance with the Development Plan. Council
intends to continue to fund the plan at a rate of
$250,000 per year.
This level of funding is not sufficient to undertake all the short
term projects and/or to upgrade all of the grounds over a
shorter time period.
Federal/State Government and/or other funding streams will
need to be sought in order to progress this plan at a rate that is
in line with user expectation.
A target program based on available funding and assuming a
50/50 split with external funding would be:
2012
Sep to
Dec
• Take final draft plan to Council for endorsement
• Receive draft plan feedback from community and
user groups
• Update plan and present to Council for adoption
• Commence planning for projects on training area
(grounds 2, 3 and 4).
2013
Mar
• Install lights on training area
• Lodge application for federal/state government
funding
Jun
• Design of training area upgrade
Sep to
Dec
• Pending funding, upgrade of training area
Mar
• Continue upgrade of training area
Jun to
Sep
• Continue with other projects as per short term plan.
2014
“
other funding
streams
will need to
be sought
in order to
progress this
plan at a rate
that is in line
with user
expectation
”
Meander Valley Council
26 Lyall Street
(PO Box 102)
Westbury TAS 7303
ph
fax
email
web
03 6393 5300
03 6393 1474
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www.meander.tas.gov.au
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