relationship between community and Council; creating neighbourhoods; and making the most of local places. It includes vision statements that describe a city where: Wyndham residents will have opportunities to stay fit and healthy. Services for health will be easily accessed and delivered at a high standard. Community members will be confident and part of caring neighbourhoods. Our parks and open spaces will connect people with the outdoors and each other. They will be activated and inviting destinations for residents and visitors. Wyndham will have a variety of ways for community members to volunteer in support of others. These vision statements help to set the scene for a city where sport plays a role in the lives of people and their communities. Wyndham City Plan The Wyndham City Plan sets the strategic objectives for Council between 2017 and 2021. The Plan integrates the vision and themes of Wyndham 2040. The Plan spans four themes: People and community Places and Spaces Earning and Learning Leadership and Participation Sport and active recreation forms an integral part of empowering the Wyndham community through the Plan’s themes and the strategic objectives over the coming four years. Physical and mental health is a key measure for the wellness of the community. It is important that the sports facility network supports the wellbeing of the community through the provision of an accessible sports network. Sports infrastructure contributes to the health, vibrancy and productiveness of the community and individuals. It considers the current opportunities for the community, the places, spaces and leadership required to achieve this whilst considering the future aspirations and needs of the community. Wyndham Leisure Strategy The Wyndham Leisure Strategy states that: “Council will ensure that all people who live, work and invest in Wyndham are connected through their involvement in leisure by continually improving their leisure opportunities throughout the city” The strategy identifies four fundamental principles to achieve its vision: leisure opportunities deliver important outcomes to individuals Providing leisure opportunities for all people builds strong and resilient communities The best results will come when all partners work towards shared outcomes Flexible + multi-functional leisure spaces support effective use of resources + strong partnerships The connection to community is significant, and aligned to the Wyndham 2040 strategy. The importance of partnerships to achieve the best outcomes for the community identifies that there are multifaceted approaches to leisure and sports provision. is important in considering the integration of the sports network, the way it is 17
Active Open Space secondary functions related to tree canopy cover targets. The design and capital requirements related to Greenstar for sports building infrastructure Delivery opportunities presented for sporting activity along shared trail and natural corridors to add value to existing places The benefits and challenges of synthetic surfaces to the sustainability of sports and the environment. and Federal Policy Federal National Sport and Active Recreation Policy Framework 2011 Commonwealth, and Territory Government expectations of Local Government as they relate to the Sports Strategy include: Facilitating a strategic approach to the provision of sporting and active recreation infrastructure including open space and other needs. Establishing local management and access policies to sport and recreation facilities. Supporting and coordinating local and regional service providers (venues and programs). Liaising and partnering with state and territory governments on targeted program delivery. Supporting and partnering with organisations that enable sport and active recreation participation. Incorporating sport and recreation development and participation opportunities in Council plans. Collaborating, engaging and partnering across government departments on shared policy agendas. Investment in sport and active recreation infrastructure. The Sports Strategy is Wyndham City’s primary document which responds to this national document. Cities The Australian Government Smart Cities Plan identifies the drive toward a network of smart Australian cities by addressing smart investment, smart policy and smart technology. The importance in creating a 30 minute city is significant to ensure people can access employment, schools, shopping, services and recreational facilities. The move to denser cities requires high levels of quality urban design and access to green open spaces and parks. Diversity and multiuse of these spaces is also important providing people with a sense of community connection. The Sports Strategy considers the influence of proximity solutions to existing land and use management practices of reserves to improve shared access, multiuse and capacity of the sports network. State Infrastructure Victoria The first strategy to outline the 30 year infrastructure plan for Victoria, it identifies the importance of connection and sustainability for all Victorians as it relates to jobs, education and services.
categorised across six primary facility types (Table 1): Urban dry land outdoor sports Urban dry land indoor sports Aquatic facility sports Aquatic outdoor sports Hard to locate sports Natural setting sports Sports listed are consistent with sports identified in community consultation and the Australian Sports Commission AusPlay data released in 2016. Consideration of facility types is based on statutory planning obligations, the inherent infrastructure required to undertake the sport, trends in sports participation and the Wyndham landscape. Impacts on Network Planning Social, economic, environmental, technological, political and legal considerations impact on the sports facility network. The multiple considerations in delivering a best value network for the community are outlined in the following sections, established from community consultation, industry investigations and local Wyndham requirements. Table 1: Sport Facility Classifications Urban Dry Land Outdoor Sports Sports suitable for location in an urban environment which can be located on Active Open Space, private or commercial premises. Australian Rules (Teeball) Cross Country Running (Park Run, Fun Runs) Cycling Dog Training (Ultimate, Disc Golf) Gaelic Football Group Fitness (Outdoor) Korfball Marching Orienteering Parkour Petanque Sepak Takraw Skate Boarding Scootering Tai Chi (Oz Tag) Walking Urban Dry Land Indoor Sports Sports suitable for location in indoor facilities within public, private or commercial premises. Aerobics (Group fitness indoor) Beach volleyball Boccia Body Building Boomerang Throwing (Box Fit) Carpet Bowls Cheerleading Chess Children’s Sport Programs Cross fit Dance Dance (Recreation) Darts Floorball Futsal Goalball (inc. Twirling) Gym (Fitness Centre) Inline Skating Laser tag Martial Arts inc. Aikido Brazilian Jujitsu
participation alongside more formal models of engagement. Organised Participation Organised sports participation commits people to and places for coordinated competition, training and tuition. It is understood that, whilst this is not the preferred model of engagement for adults, children access this model of sport and recreation as their dominant engagement type. Organised participation in Wyndham is provided across private, public and commercial settings with an industry of volunteer and employed staff supporting its demand. It operates across centralised and decentralised access models. Diversity of Providers Wyndham residents can access 58% of the total 168 sports identified in the strategy through clubs, businesses and public spaces. The highest number of providers of sport and active recreation includes netball, gym operation, dance, cricket, Australian Rules football, basketball and walking groups. Providers operate in different facility settings, including active open space, community centres, private industrial venues and commercial leisure facilities. Active open space primarily provides for the sports of Australian Rules football, soccer, cricket, tennis and netball. Community centres support a large indoor demand for sport and recreation across Wyndham. The greatest use of these venues is by recreational dance and yoga (Fig. 2). Dance sport and gym primarily operate in the commercial market along with an additional 24 sports (Fig. 3).
Consultation occurred between 23 October and 14 December 2016. A range of consultation methods were undertaken to capture both broad trends and detailed experiences of sport in Wyndham. Consultation was structured to capture activity data about individual residents of Wyndham and to understand their real and perceived ability to access sport and recreation opportunities across the City. Two themes were examined in the consultation process; understanding those that engage in physical activity and those who do not. For those who participate in sport and recreation four basic areas of questioning were undertaken across all stakeholder groups including: Individual participation: What sports are played in Wyndham and by who How do they play them Individual behaviours that enable or restrict participation What makes it easy to participate What it hard to participate Facility familiarisation Level of comfort/ discomfort with current facilities across Wyndham Opportunities for Wyndham Exposure to different activities Desire for different sporting activities Consultation Method Total Respondents Sample Survey 1201 Community Survey 606 Workshops 517 Provider Survey 25 School Survey 13 Club Surveys 31 Industry Meetings 17 Stakeholder Database 433 Sample Survey One thousand two hundred and one Wyndham residents responded to a phone survey about how they participate in sport and active recreation. The number of respondents provides a significant level of confidence in understanding what the Wyndham community play and how they want to play it. This data further provides an understanding as to how the west, central and east districts of Wyndham have access to and want to participate in sport and recreation. Community Survey Six hundred and six residents participated in the community survey that was promoted across Facebook, in shopping complexes, the internet and distributed to all known sport and community networks. Results align with the Sample Survey and allow Council to understand how the Wyndham community want to engage in sport at a municipal level. Workshops Workshops were attended by Wyndham’s newly arrived communities, sports clubs, private providers, mental health groups, children and youth. The workshops allowed Council to understand the detailed needs of specific parts of the community. Industry Consultation Providers Council connected with a database of over 330 providers of sport and recreation in Wyndham. Understanding providers in Wyndham was undertaken through a survey, a focus group session and one on one meetings with large commercial facility operators. Sport Administrators League, region and administrators were invited to engage in one on one meetings to discuss the current development and delivery of their sports.
Facility Network Priorities The priorities of the Sports Strategy have been identified through the consultation and review of the state of sport and active recreation throughout Wyndham. The priorities align to achieve the vision of the strategy to maximise the impact of the sports facility network for the community and achieve overarching principles of: best value; maximise participation; social impact; and sustainable partnership. Priority 1: Capitalise on sport and active recreation improving individual and community Health and Wellbeing Active Wyndham residents’ main reason for participating in sport and recreation is to maintain or improve their physical and mental health (42%). Sports ability to support the physical, mental and social wellness of an individual is widely understood and invaluable to the wellness of the community. Although results through the consultation identified the community has a high connection to sport and recreation, Wyndham’s population measures poorly across multiple determinants of health when analysing social and physical indicators. Therefore, improving the connection and capability of the existing sports facility network to support and develop community mental and physical health and wellbeing, is vitally important. A on active recreation that recognises the diverse nature of the sector, and the need for different models of intervention is required to meet the needs of the Wyndham community. Wyndham City identifies the importance of a sports network which enables the way people engage and connect within the community. Sports infrastructure can create places for inclusive community engagement that support wellbeing. Focus areas: Create Integrated and Inclusive facilities and hubs where the whole community can interact and feel a sense of connection Provide sports and clusters of sports which offer service models across organised and unorganised activities to have the greatest community impact Priority 2: Connect families to the value of sport and recreation to instil a lifelong journey of sporting participation The research indicates that facilities and services which enable families to access sport and recreation are important for our population now and into the future. It is important that places for sport and active recreation consider how they will meet diversity across generations, gender and cultures. The largest population group in Wyndham is couples with dependants. Children whose parents engage in physical activity are more
should not be clustered together due to the impact this has on the local catchment population to these sports. These findings are supported by studies which found an association between proximity of exercise facilities and frequency of exercise. Public Transport The public transport network provides local and regional connections to public open space and activity centres. The most connected transport corridors are through Heaths Road, Ballan Road and Sayers Road. The current train stations provide increased access to community and activity hubs, and the local bus network connects to regional facilities such as Eagle Stadium and AquaPulse. Timely network connections are important to ensure communities across Wyndham have effective mechanisms for connection to places of health and wellbeing. Focus areas: Local access to the local community is critical to providing participation opportunities Venues for higher order (category A) facilities should be located with good links to public transport enabling accessibility A decentralised approach to the delivery of major outdoor sporting venues will ensure the whole community can access regional facilities for participation and spectating. The provision of regional and municipal catchment sports facilities on major road, rail and shared path networks will improve access and connectivity. Priority 4: Provide diverse ways to participate in sport and active recreation through facilitating traditional, non-traditional, organised and unorganised opportunities. The community has identified a demand for 168 sport and recreation activities and the way people want to play varies. Forty six per cent of residents who participate in sport and recreation do not pay to access their preferred activity. Capacity to pay was also mentioned within the cultural groups, not necessarily as a primary barrier, but because their culture did not value this participation and service model. Participation was preferred through casual paid participation in ad hoc events and with friends and family informal activity. Structured through lessons and club competition is most important to children and youth under 18. Whilst participation in the same sport by persons between 18 – 50 is preferred in a social or casual structure. Unorganised participation across many sport
The mean has been established to recognise the validity of both data sets, to achieve a single demand model. Demand Results Demand outline in table 2 is represented as the percentage of the Wyndham community who engage in sport and active recreation pursuits. Table 2: Participation demand percentage for each activity Sport Demand (%) Walking 30.79 Fitness/Gym 18.27 (Total) 13.70 Athletics (Park Run, Jogging, Marathon) 8.40 Cycling – Recreational 8.13 5.79 Swimming - Casual Fee 5.14 4.90 4.66 4.26 3.64 3.60 3.48 Swimming – Lessons 2.57 Yoga 2.08 Hiking (Bushwalking) 2.06 1.66 1.55 Martial arts 1.42 Swimming – Casual No Fee 1.37 Pilates 1.32 1.29 Aerobics 1.12 Dancing (recreational) 1.05 0.96 0.95 0.95 0.78 Fishing 0.77 0.62 0.56 Sport Demand (%) 0.53 0.50 0.47 0.46 0.46 0.45 0.43 Mountain biking 0.40 0.38 Rock Climbing/ Abseiling/ Caving 0.36 0.32 Water Skiing 0.31 0.30 0.30 Skate Boarding 0.28 0.23 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.19 Scootering 0.18 Crossfit 0.17 0.17 Cycling – Criterion/ Velodrome 0.17 Shooting 0.17 0.16 diving/ Snorkelling (Underwater Sports) 0.14 0.13 Sport Demand (%) Tai Chi 0.12 0.12 0.11 0.11 0.10 Circus 0.08 0.08 0.07 Rope skipping 0.07 0.06 Geocaching 0.06 0.06 Carpet bowls 0.05 0.05 Air Racing 0.04 Kite surfing/kite boarding 0.04 Body Building 0.04 Fishing Sport 0.04 Virtual based physical activity 0.04 Roller Skating 0.03 Paddle sports 0.03 0.03 0.03 Polocrosse 0.02 0.02 0.02 Powerlifting 0.02 Swimming - Club 0.02 0.01 0.01 Paint Ball 0.01 0.01 Wood chopping 0.01 0.01 Wyndham Sports Selection Framework
District Sports Australian Rules Football Community Demand 4.90% Demand Ratio 1 oval per 9,599 residents Current Providers 1 x VFL Club 18 x Football Clubs 7 x Auskick Centres (separate to clubs) 1 x Umpires Association Venue Current Facility Supply 27 ovals 2026 Facility Demand 33 ovals 2045 Facility Demand 47 ovals Australian Rules football is the most participated in outdoor game based sport in Wyndham. Males (88%) and females (12%) participate up to five different ways, as identified in the graph below, with the club environment being the most popular way to engage (76%). Residents under the age of 18 (64%) are the largest participant base with residents aged between 18 – 50 (32%) and over 50 years (4%) engaging through senior and masters compeition. Wyndham currently has 27 Category B & C seven located at single oval facilities, 16 at double oval facilities, one triple oval venue and one synthetic oval. There is one Category A oval located at Chirnside Park. Based on the way Australian Rules is currently played Wyndham will require 47 ovals in 2045. It is expexted that all will have shared use between the summer and winter seasons, with cricket as a primary summer tenant. A regional level facility will also be required due to the populatity of the sport. Chirnside Park is Wyndham’s current Category A facility and is capable of supporting the demands of a Category A venue, supporting large spectator crowds, additional pavilion and function infrastructure. The development currently underway cements Wyndham’s commitment to this venue for elite Australian Rules football. Recommendations Deliver the Newmarket Road Reserve and Mainview reserve oval facilities inline with exsiting planning documents Develop the Manor Lakes School oval to support the Howqua Way reserve infrastructure, under a school shared facility arrangement. Master Plan the Alfred Road site to include two football ovals Progress growth corridor planning to enable oval facilites at the locations listed in Map 4.
It is expected in 2026 up to seven facilities will be demanded and by 2045, 9 boxing facilities will be required to meet demand in Wyndham. Recommendation Advocate for land zones in the west growth to corridor provide the opportunity for private boxing facilities to develop. Calisthenics – Municipal Calisthenics is largely participated in by females in Wyndham. Junior and senior participation is offered, providing access to those under and over 18 years of age. Participation is predominantly in a club based coaching model. There is one venue currently located in the Werribee industrial precinct of Loop Road. The sport is can operate in a hall space, with multiple shared users. Based on the way the sport is currently provided, it is expected that by 2026 five facilities will be required. In 2045 seven facilities distributed across Wyndham will be demanded. Recommendation Activate pavilion community to the north and west with indoor hall sports including calisthenics. Dance - District Dance sport includes all types of dance, such as the disciplines of ballroom, ballet, tap and jazz. In Wyndham, 1.66% of residents participate in Dance. The largest participation is provided through lessons (56.23%). Residents also identify that they participate in club environments (18.75%), socially (12.5%) and casually (12.5%) in a no fee environment. Dance are predominately participated by females in Wyndham (93%). Junior (63%) is the highest demanded access to the sport with those over 50 years also identifying the importance of dance as their recreation activity. Fourteen dance venues are spread across the municipality in Werribee, Hoppers Crossing, Wyndham Vale, Tarneit, Point cook and Manor Lakes. These facilities provide a high level of local access to the community and are predominately located in commercial and industrial zones. Based on the way dance is currently provided, by 2026 Wyndham will demand 25 facilities. It is expected that by 2045, 33 district venues will be required across the municipality. A Category A regional level facility which services pathway development and state level competition will be required due to the popularity of the sport. Facilities which currently perform this function include the Wyndham Cultural Centre, Encore and the Destiny Centre. It will be important to understand the relationship between the facilities for dance and the possibility of a future facility which can service all dance pathways. Recommendations Retain the district dance market in commercial and private venues
Glossary To be added refer to website for current terms. Appendix Appendix 1: Sports Strategy Methods of Consultation Cohort Method Period of Consultation Distribution Method Total Response General Community Survey 24 October – 14 December 2016 Website Email database Shopping Centre stands x 3 AquaPulse Stand Eagle Stadium Stand Youth Services – activity meet and greet Wyndham Sports Day Children’s Week Picnic Rose and Garden Event 603 individual General Sample Survey 11 November – 9 December 2016 Consultant 1201 individual Children Drawing 23 October 12 November Children’s Week Picnic Wyndham Sports Day 55 children 55 parents Children Focus Group x 4 Children’s Forum 4 Groups (est. 60 persons) Youth Face to Face – survey promotion Multiple Dates Youth Services Weekly Activities 6 Groups Youth Youth Forum x 2 16 November 2016 Youth Forum 2 Groups Aging Face to Face – survey promotion 26 October 2016 Seniors Week Event 15 individual Gender Face to Face – survey promotion and discussion 8 November 2016 21 November 2016 Just for Girls 8 people 5 people CALD African, Burmese, Pacifika, – Survey Promotion 7 November 2016 Email Main Survey CALD African Communities Workshop 10/ 17/ 24 November 2016 New Hope Foundation Inc. 8 Leaders 15 Adults 20 Youth
CALD Burmese Communities Workshop 1 December 2016 Werribee Community & Education Centre 25 individual Health Mental Health Survey 9 December 2016 CoHealth, NEAMI end of year event 25 individual Providers – Council managed sports Club Workshop 24 November 2016 13 Individuals Providers – Council managed sports clubs Club Survey 7 November – 23 November 2016 Email 85 Clubs 31 Responses Providers – and activity other Face to Face Meetings 8 November 2016 Email 178 Providers 2 Representatives Providers – Sport and activity other Provider Survey 30 November – 8 December 2016 Email 178 Providers 25 Responses Operators - Schools School Survey November 55 Schools 13 Responses Operators - Commercial Face to Face Meetings & Email responses 6 & 14 December 2016 WynCity Italian Sports Club Werribee Alamanda Club Western Leisure Services 4 Organisations Governance External Face to Face 3 October – 14 October State Sporting Association Cricket Little Athletics Hockey Diving Polo Equestrian Softball Ice Sports Golf Ultimate (flying disc) Gymnastics Tennis Australian Rules Football Squash VicSport 15 Representatives Governance Internal Face to Face 21 September – 19 October Council Departments Risk Youth Children’s Services Kinder Services Economic Development Aging and Disability Services 10 Units/ Dept.