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City of Bunbury Hay Park Master Plan
April 2015
Table of Contents 1.
Executive Summary ..................................................................................................... 3
2.
Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Short and Medium Term Recommendations ........................................................ 4 2.2 Long Term Recommendations .............................................................................. 5
3.
Project Methodology.................................................................................................... 6
4.
Review of Previous Studies Information .................................................................... 7 4.1 Hay Park Feasibility Study – March 2009 Review ......................................... 7 - 13 4.2 5 Year Recreation Implementation Plan 2007-2012 Review ....................... 13 - 15 4.3 Bunbury-Wellington District Sports Facilities Plan ................................... 15 – 16
5.
Current Hay Park Facilities........................................................................................ 17 5.1. Sports Facilities ........................................................................................... 17 - 28 5.2. Light Towers ................................................................................................. 28 - 36
6.
Hay Park Stakeholders ....................................................................................... 37 - 42
7.
Hay Park 5 Year Membership Projection ........................................................... 43 - 52
8.
Priority Needs ..................................................................................................... 53 - 59
9.
Future Hay Park Development Works ...................................................................... 60 9.1. Hay Park Facilities........................................................................................ 60 - 65 9.2. Hay Park Light Towers ................................................................................. 65 - 69 9.3. Hay Park Cycle Ways .................................................................................. 70 – 71 9.4. Lions Park.................................................................................................... 72 – 79
10. Facility Management ........................................................................................... 80 - 82 10.1. Existing Facility Management Structure .......................................................... 82 10.2. Proposed Facility Management Structure ................................................ 83 - 85
11. 10 Year Costing of Hay Park Priority Needs ..................................................... 86 - 91
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12. Funding Opportunities ........................................................................................ 92- 93
13. Summary .............................................................................................................. 94 -95 13.1 Hay Park Master Plan – Community Consultation ..................................... 96 -97 14. Appendix 1 – Hay Park Facilities Tour – Supporting Documents................. 98 – 103 15. Appendix 2 – Current Condition of Hay Park Facilities Images ................... 104 - 106 16. Appendix 3 – Consultation Groups/Organisations ................................................ 107
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1.
Executive Summary The Hay Park Master Plan outlines the rationale for the development of the Master Plan prioritisations to enhance the current Hay Park Facilities. As a result of extensive consultation, background research, needs analysis and creative thinking the proposed development of the Master Plan will ensure that the facilities at Hay Park are of a standard that is acceptable and appropriate to the Hay Park Users. The development works proposed in this Master Plan will not only meet the Hay Park Users current needs and demands but will also cater for future needs and demands.
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2.
Recommendations The Hay Park Master Plan will go into further detail on what the recommended development works for Hay Park are and will outline timescales and costs against these recommendations. Listed below is a summary of the short, medium and long term recommendations for Hay Park.
2.1
Short and Medium Term Recommendations Upgrade Current Hay Park Facilities (Len Nisbett Pavilion, Ned Myles Pavilion, Kit Keddie Pavilion etc) Power Upgrades to Hay Park South, North and Central Construct Hay Park South Premier Rugby Pitch Install Light Towers to Hay Park South Premier Soccer and Rugby Pitch Construct ‘Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park’ at Lions Park Install Light Towers to Lions Park Install Light Towers to Hay Park Rugby Pitch 2 Transform Dis-used Basketball Courts at Hay Park Central into Car Parking Install Added Shading to Spectators Area at Athletics Arena Upgrade Changing Room Facilities at Soccerdrome Install Undercover Area for Spectators at Netball Arena Improve Drainage on Hay Park Central Grounds
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2.2
Long Term Recommendations Construct Multi Sports Pavilion at Hay Park North Construct Multi Sports Pavilion at Hay Park Central Construct Multi Sports Pavilion at Athletics Arena Install Light Towers at Athletics Arena Install Light Towers at Hay Park North Install Light Towers at Hay Park Central Install Light Towers at Hay Park South Replace Hard and Practise Wickets at Hay Park North Construct ‘Cycle Ways’ within Hay Park Upgrade Grass Hockey Fields at Hay Park South Increase General Lighting Throughout Hay Park Construct Shelter Structures on Hay Park Grounds Construct Pedestrian Pathways Throughout Hay Park
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3.
Project Methodology This report has concentrated on four key areas of investigation which includes:
Review of Previous Studies and existing information Development of current Hay Park Facilities Construction of Future Facilities at Hay Park based on User Needs and Demands Community Consultation
Process Flow Chart
Project
Previous Studies and Existing Information Review
Development of Current Hay Park Facilities
Construction of Future Hay Park Facilities
Community Consultation
Determination of User Needs and Demands
Identification of Options
Development Plans
Financial Planning
Logical Timeframes
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4.
Review of Previous Studies Information There have been a number of master plans and reviews carried out on sport and recreation grounds in Bunbury. The two most recent studies that have been carried out on sporting facilities in Bunbury and mainly focusing on Hay Park have been: City of Bunbury’s 5 Year Recreation Implementation Plan 2007-2012 City of Bunbury’s Hay Park Feasibility Study – March 2009 Both the documents mentioned above reported on the then conditions of the Hay Park grounds and facilities and detailed what development work was required. The two studies gave a rough estimation on cost of all the required development work and also gave short, medium and long term timeframes of when these developments should be carried out. In addition, in November 2012 there was a site tour conducted of Hay Park with all the City of Bunbury Executive Directors and they were able to see first-hand the current condition of these facilities. Please see Appendix 1 for the accompanied documentation that went with the Hay Park Facilities Tour.
4.1
Hay Park Feasibility Study – March 2009 – Review The Hay Park Feasibility Study of 2009 recommended that a number of multipurpose and shared use facilities should be constructed across Hay Park to accommodate the large number of sport and recreation clubs operating out of Hay Park. To date, only one multi-sports pavilion has been approved and funding granted. This will be built in 2014/2015. This multi-sports pavilion will be constructed at Hay Park South and will prominently be shared by soccer and rugby league but will also be available for other sport and recreation clubs to utilise. The Hay Park Feasibility Study detailed what short and medium term developments should be carried out between all of the Hay Park grounds over a ten year period (2009 to 2019). Hay Park North Precinct The northern precinct of Hay Park incorporates ‘Hay Park North’, ‘Hay Park Central’ and ‘Hay Park Rugby Fields’ and caters for Cricket, AFL, Soccer, Rugby Union, Dog Club, Touch Football, Hockey and Ultimate Frisbee. The following short and medium term developments were recommended for this area: Six dual purpose cricket and junior football grounds (two with turf wickets) A multi-purpose pavilion (junior football, cricket, dog club and casual users)
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A toilet block/equipment store Extensions to the existing cricket practise nets Earthworks and landscaping to create elevated grassed banks at the perimeter of the playing fields for spectators Upgrading and development of car parks The total estimated cost for all of the above mentioned development work to be carried out was $7,439,000. The table below shows the progression of these developments to date and what priority level they would currently sit in within this master plan schedule:
Hay Park Feasibility Study Development Works Six dual purpose cricket and junior football grounds (two with turf wickets)
Current Status
Future Priority Planning Level
Completed: However there is only One Turf Wicket
Low Priority for Second Turf Wicket
Multi-Purpose Pavilion (junior football, cricket, dog club and casual users)
Not Completed
High Priority
A Toilet Block/Equipment Store
Not Completed
High Priority: However this development work could be incorporated into the multipurpose pavilion development
Extensions to existing Cricket Practise Nets
Not Completed
Low Priority
Elevated Grassed Banks at Playing Fields for Spectators
Not Completed
Low Priority: However this development work could be incorporated into the multipurpose pavilion development
Upgrading and Development of Car Parks
Partially Completed
Medium Priority: The old ‘On Road Radio Control Car Club’ area was turned into an overflow car park area
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The majority of developments that were ear marked in the Hay Park Feasibility Study for the Hay Park North Precinct have not been carried out to date and the majority of these developments remain as high priorities. Development works that have been carried out at the Hay Park North Precinct are that there have been an appropriate number of cricket and football ovals created and the old ‘On Road Remote Controlled Car Club’ area has partially been constructed into a car park. One area that was not mentioned within this study for development was construction of Light Towers, however in 2011 four light towers were erected at the Hay Park Rugby Fields to benefit the Hay Park Users. Development works that were ear-marked in this study and have still to be carried out at the Hay Park North Precinct and are still high priority needs include a multi sports pavilion and a toilet/equipment storage building. Both of these development works, as well as the medium priority development work of elevated grass banks for spectators, can be achieved in one action by constructing a well-designed multipurpose sports pavilion that provides changing rooms, toilets, storage and spectator viewing. In future planning for Hay Park, within this Master Plan, multi sports pavilions will be explored further but regarding multi-purpose pavilions, the model at Dalyellup in the Shire of Capel would be a good model to follow when looking at well designed and constructed models. The reason being that the multi-purpose pavilion in Dalyellup provides all the facilities that are needed for sport and recreation clubs to share such as changing rooms, toilets, storage, function area’s and spectator viewing and the cost of this pavilion was estimated at around the $2 million mark. Within the Hay Park North Precinct you would be looking at around two multipurpose pavilions being needed for the different areas and if the Dalyellup model was to be followed then for the cost of two of this type of multi-purpose pavilion would be around about the same cost as to what it is currently costing to build one multi-purpose pavilion at Hay Park South.
Hay Park Central Precinct The Central Precinct of Hay Park incorporates the ‘South West Sports Centre’, ‘Badminton Arena’, ‘Athletics Arena’, ‘Netball Arena’, ‘Tennis Club’ and ‘Croquet Club’ and caters for Athletics, Tennis, Netball, Croquet, Aquatic Sports, Squash and Basketball. The short and medium term developments that were highlighted for this area were: A new synthetic athletics track A new grassed area west of the drain for 10 archery shoots Covering and resurfacing of six netball courts to enable shared-use for basketball training and installation of 6 all-weather shelters adjacent to the netball courts Page | 9
A specialist facility for the On Road Radio Controlled Car Club A shared use clubhouse facility (Athletics, Netball, Archery, On Road Radio Controlled Car Club) Upgrading of the tennis clubhouse and resurfacing of 12 tennis courts (6 synthetic hard court and 6 artificial grass) Upgrading and development of car parks The total cost of the above development works for the Hay Park Central Precinct was estimated at $10,655,300. The table below shows the progression of these developments to date and what priority level they would currently sit in within this master plan schedule: Hay Park Feasibility Study Development Works A new synthetic athletics track
Current Status
Future Priority Planning Level
Completed
N/A
A new grassed area west of drain for 10 archery shoots
Not Completed
Ongoing discussions with the Bunbury Archery Club as they would like to relocate back to Hay Park
Covering and resurfacing of six netball courts to enable shared use for basketball training and installation of six all weather shelters adjacent to the netball courts
Partially Completed: Netball Courts have been resurfaced
Medium Priority: South West Sports Centre Master Plan may incorporate some developments in relation to this development
A specialist facility for the On Road Radio Control Car Club
Not Completed
No longer a priority as Club no longer exists
A shared club-house facility (Athletics, Netball, Archery, On Road Radio Control Car Club)
Not Completed
Medium Priority: Instead of a shared club-house facility a multi sports pavilion would be more suitable for athletics, netball and other users of athletics and netball area
Upgrading of tennis clubhouse and resurfacing of 12 tennis courts (6 synthetic hard courts and 6 artificial grass courts)
Not Completed
Low Priority
Upgrading and Development of Car Parks
Partially Completed: Car Park between Tennis and Netball has been resurfaced
Low Priority
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Similar to the recommended development works at the Hay Park North Precinct, the majority of development works at the Hay Park Central Precinct have not been carried out to date. However the development work that has been carried out to date includes a new synthetic athletics track has been created, the netball courts have been re-surfaced and the car park between tennis and netball has been relayed. Other development work that has been carried out within this area that was not mentioned in the Hay Park Feasibility Study is that a new toilet block has been erected at the athletics arena which will help with the high attendance figures that this venue receives. The recommended development work of: A specialist facility for the On Road Radio Controlled Car Club is no longer a future development as the ‘On Road Radio Controlled Car Club’ has folded as a club. It was originally believed that the development work of: A new grassed area west of the drain for 10 archery shoots would no longer be a future development for Hay Park as the archery club are no longer based at Hay Park and operate out of the Bunbury Trotting Track. However through the consultation process for the Hay Park Master Plan it has come to the City’s attention that the Bunbury Archery Club would like to relocate back to Hay Park. There have been a number of meetings between the City of Bunbury and the Bunbury Archery Club in 2015 in regards to the possibility of the archery club being based from Hay Park and discussions and planning are ongoing for the Bunbury Archery Club to be based at Hay Park South in the ground area that is situated between the Moorabinda Croquet Club and the Bunbury Hockey Stadium with a possible demountable facility for the club to utilise being further researched. What with clubs having left Hay Park and others folding, the future plans for this area at Hay Park have changed. High Priority development works that are required at the Hay Park Central Precinct and will be covered in more detail later on in the Master Plan are: Light Towers for Athletics Arena Shading for Netball Arena and Athletics Arena Creation of ‘Community Off Leash Dog Park’ Upgrade of current Toilet and Changing Room Facilities Multi-purpose sports pavilion
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The development works that were referred to in the feasibility study and discussed work being carried out on specific sport and recreation club rooms, such as the tennis club, would be classed as low priorities as the public/shared facilities at Hay Park are in a much worse of condition and require immediate work compared to the sport and recreation clubs leased buildings. Hay Park Central Precinct The Hay Park South Precinct incorporates the ‘Hockey Stadium’, ‘Hay Park Community Hall/Soccerdrome’ and the ‘BMX Track’ and caters for Hockey, Soccer, BMX and soon to be Rugby League. The development works that were recommended for this area within the Hay Park Feasibility Study were:
Three upgraded grass hockey fields with training lights A premier soccer ground to comply with Football West’s Class A Ground requirements (should be designed to accommodate rugby) Seven multi-purpose playing fields for soccer (senior and junior) and tee-ball One multi-purpose sports field for hockey, soccer, rugby and tee-ball Dedicated floodlight training areas for large ball sports training A multi-purpose pavilion with spectator viewing facilities Upgrading and development of car parks
The total cost of the above mentioned re-development work at the Hay Park South Precinct was estimated at $9,436,000. The table on page 13 shows the progression of these developments to date and what priority level they would currently sit in within this master plan schedule:
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Hay Park Feasibility Study Development Works Three upgraded grass hockey fields with training lights
Current Status
Future Priority Planning Level
Not Completed
Low Priority
A premier soccer ground to comply with Football West’s ‘A’ Class ground requirements (should be designed to accommodate rugby)
Completed: Although ground only caters for soccer as rugby will have their own premier ground created
High Priority for Premier Rugby Ground
Seven multi-purpose playing fields for soccer and tee-ball
Completed: Although fields only cater for soccer and hockey as Tee-ball are no longer located at Hay Park
N/A
One multi-purpose sports field for hockey, soccer, rugby and tee-ball
Not Completed
Low Priority
Dedicated floodlight training areas for large ball sports
Not Completed
High Priority
A multi-purpose pavilion with spectator viewing facilities
Not Completed: Although funding has been approved for pavilion
High Priority
Upgrading and Development of Car Parks
Partially Complete: BMX Car Park has been hot-mixed.
Low Priority
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The Hay Park South Precinct has probably had more development work carried out on it than any other area in Hay Park over the last 5 years. The development works that have been carried out include the premier soccer ground was created in 2010 and there are seven multi-purpose playing fields at Hay Park South. As in other areas of Hay Park that have already been mentioned, some development work at Hay Park South involved clubs who are no longer located at Hay Park and this is the case with the development works for the tee-ball club who are now located in Eaton. The Hay Park South Multi-Sports Pavilion that has been approved will be a major development that will benefit all sport and recreation clubs who utilise the grounds at Hay Park South. The Hay Park Feasibility Study recommended that a number of ground works should be carried out at Hay Park South but at this present day in time these development works would be seen as low priority as there are higher priority developments that are required at Hay Park South such as facilities and lighting. In general the majority of the recommended development works outlined in the Hay Park Feasibility Study have not been carried out over the last 5 years and the priorities back in 2009 that were of a high level are even higher at present and some low priorities then are now medium/high priorities.
4.2
5 Year Recreation Implementation Plan – 2007 to 2012 The City of Bunbury’s 5 Year Creation Implementation Plan was very similar to the Hay Park Feasibility Study in terms of the short and long term development plans for Hay Park. The 5 Year Recreation Implementation Plan highlighted the need for a number of multi-purpose sports pavilions at Hay Park to be constructed, as well as the need for an athletics arena. The table below shows what other short, medium and long term developments were outlined for Hay Park:
5 Year Recreation Plan Implementation Plan Development Works Construction of Multi-Function Pavilion at Hay Park North Construction of Multi-Function Pavilion at Hay Park South
Short Term Medium Term Long Term (2006 to 2010) (2011 to 2015) (2015 to 2019) √
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Construction of Multi-Function Pavilion at Hay Park Rugby Fields/Athletics Arena
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Covering of six netball courts
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Resurfacing of all four weather tennis courts
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Badminton hall roof replacement
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The majority of the development works mentioned above in the Recreation Plan have not been carried out to timescales that were specified in the above table. The development work of ‘Construction of Multi-Function Pavilion at Hay Park South’ is the closest development work to being completed and even at that this is still roughly one year to being complete. The development works that recommended a Multi-Function Pavilion being constructed at Hay Park North and Hay Park Rugby Fields/Athletics arena are to date high priorities and will be explored further within this Master Plan along with the need for upgrading of current toilet and changing room facilities. The other development works that involve specific leased club buildings, as previously mentioned in this document, are low priorities at this point in time. When you take into account both the Hay Park Feasibility Study and 5 Year Recreation Plan, a lot of the recommended development works that were mentioned in these studies are the same development works that are required to be carried out at this point in time. The reason for this is because of out of all of the recommended development works, very little work has been carried out in the last 7 years. The majority of the work that was required back in 2005 is now even more of a priority in this day and age as no work has been done in the past 7 years to rectify the condition that these facilities at Hay Park are in. The current conditions of the facilities at Hay Park, which will be outlined further in this document, not only do not meet the needs and demands of the clubs who utilise them on regular basis but they are also of a condition that is not acceptable for visiting sport and recreation clubs to Bunbury. The difference between the two previous studies to this Hay Park Master Plan is that prioritisation of the recommended development work has changed to meet with the more urgent needs of the Hay Park Users and rational and realistic timeframes have been applied, based on financial management of plans.
4.3
Bunbury-Wellington District Sports Facilities Plan The Department of Sport and Recreation’s ‘Bunbury-Wellington District Sports Facilities Plan’ was researched when devising the short, medium and long term needs for Hay Park. The Bunbury-Wellington Districts Sports Facilities Plan is a reference document to assist future recreation planning and development of sports facilities in the South West. The table on page 16 shows what references have been made to Hay Park within the Bunbury-Wellington Districts Sports Facilities Plan:
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Bunbury-Wellington Districts Sports Facilities Plan – Hay Park Reference
Description of Hay Park Reference
Hay Park Athletics Arena
Hay Park Athletics Arena has been identified as the regional centre for athletics and should continue to be promoted in this way.
Hay Park Hockey Grounds
Hay Park grass hockey pitches need to be secured at Hay Park with potential long term investment in the clubroom and spectator amenities being looked into.
Hay Park Rugby Union
Develop a dedicated venue for rugby.
New Infrastructure for Hay Park
The long term development of key regional and high level district facilities (which include Hay Park) needs to progress in advance of the more detailed planning processes for new infrastructure provision. This is to ensure current and immediate needs are fully catered for and their viability is secured by maintaining potential usage prior to investing in new development.
Increase Capacity at Hay Park
Hay Park is the principal regional reserve and recreation centre which provides a focus for large regional sporting, cultural and recreational events. Potential exists to increase capacity on site.
More Defined Areas at Hay Park
The Department of Sport and Recreation feel that Hay Park could and should have better defined areas in terms of sporting precincts and this is something that should be worked on through not only landscaping and pitch provision but also signage, vehicle access and connectivity.
Usage Increase at Hay Park
The South West Development Commission recognises significant growth will occur in the Dalyellup area and therefore their sport and recreation provisions will need to be provisioned, some of which may be able to be accessed through Bunbury at Hay Park.
Quality Infrastructure at Hay Park
Hay Park has been highlighted as a focus point for having the provision of quality infrastructure.
Funding for Hay Park
The Department of Sport and Recreation have noted that investment could be provided for consolidation of the facilities at Hay Park.
Hay Park Athletics Arena Upgrades
Investigations should be carried out for potential further development of club house facility combined with adjoining Hay Park Sports Clubs.
Hay Park Hockey Upgrades
The current regional hockey centre is based at Hay Park South and whilst pitch infrastructure is good, ancillary supporting facilities are in need of upgrade/extending to support activities.
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5.
Current Hay Park Facilities The Hay Park facilities are the most utilised sports facilities in all of Bunbury with 19 sport and recreation organizations all utilising the grounds and facilities 7 days a week for 12 months of the year. The combined membership numbers of all the 19 sports and recreation organizations that utilise Hay Park is 5,217. This figure does not take into account the number of members that visiting sport and recreation teams bring to Hay Park when competing against the Hay Park based sport and recreation clubs. If you were to combine the Hay Park Users membership numbers with visiting team’s membership numbers then you would be looking at possibly around 10,000 people utilising the Hay Park grounds and facilities This figure shows how much the Hay Park facilities and grounds are used throughout the year and with the Hay Park Users membership figures expected to grow to over 6,500 members within the next 5 years, there will be a massive impact on the current facilities. The table below (minus visiting team membership numbers) shows the usage difference that other sports grounds in Bunbury receive compared to Hay Park:
Hay Park Users Membership Numbers
Forrest Park Users Membership Numbers
Recreation Ground Users Membership Numbers
5,217
960
336
Given the large number of people utilising the Hay Park facilities the current condition of the facilities are of a standard that do not meet today’s regulations for both health and safety as well as access and inclusion. The facilities are not only noncompliant for present day regulations but they also do not meet the needs and demands of the sport and recreation clubs utilising the facilities. The condition of the Hay Park facilities are one of the major issues at Hay Park but another area that needs to be addressed is the lack of light towers at the Hay Park grounds. The size of Hay Park is approximately 150 acres and there is only 19 light towers (15 of them sub-standard) across this entire area which have to service 5,217 users.
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Sports Facilities The majority of the facilities at Hay Park were constructed over 60 years ago and very little work has been carried out on these facilities over the years and for this reason the facilities are highly unacceptable for Hay Park Users.
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There are 12 facilities located across Hay Park (not including the South West Sports Centre) and they are a mixture of leased facilities to sport and recreation clubs and shared use facilities. The shared use facilities receive an enormous amount of usage due to the number of sport and recreation clubs utilising the facilities and this factor contributes to the current condition they are in. The shared use facilities are a mixture of changing rooms and toilet blocks and they are the: Len Nisbett Pavilion Kit Keddie Pavilion Ned Myles Pavilion Athletics Arena Toilet Block BMX Toilet Block
The leased facilities at Hay Park are a mixture of clubrooms, toilet blocks and changing rooms and they are the: Exies Hockey Club Rooms Netball Club Rooms Tennis Club Rooms Croquet Club Rooms Hockey Stadium BMX Track Soccer Club Rooms
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Shared Use Facility
Kit Keddie Pavilion
Len Nisbett Pavilion
Shared Use Facility
Ned Myles Pavilion
Shared Use Facility
The facilities at Hay Park that are leased to sport and recreation clubs are actually in a better condition than what the shared usage facilities are and the reason for this is because the sport and recreation clubs have maintained and updated the leased facilities over the years, whereas the City of Bunbury has not carried out the same procedure on the shared use facilities.
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Netball Club Rooms
Leased Facility
Tennis Club Rooms
Leased Facility
Hockey Club Rooms
Leased Facility
The issues with the shared use facilities such as the ‘Len Nisbett Pavilion’ and ‘Kit Keddie Pavilion’ are that they are out dated and not fit for purpose. As previously mentioned, very little upgrades have been carried out on these facilities and they are in the condition they are in due to the lack of development and upgrade combined with the increase in usage they receive. The images on page 21 show the current condition of some of the shared use facilities at Hay Park:
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Len Nisbett Pavilion
Ned Myles Pavilion
Kit Keddie Pavilion
As previously mentioned, the Hay Park facilities are the most utilised sport and recreation facilities in all of Bunbury. The two images shown on page 22 and 23 show the % of usage each ground at Hay Park receives and what Hay Park facilities each sport and recreation club utilise. Please reference ‘Appendix 2’ for further images of the current condition of the Hay Park Facilities.
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% of Ground Usage
Hay Park North 4% Usage
Hay Park Rugby 10% Usage
Athletics Arena 7% Usage
*Hay Park United Soccer Club *Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association *Exies Hockey Club
* City Bulls Rugby Union Club *Bunbury and Districts Dog Club *Bunbury Touch Association * Ultimate Frisbee Club
*Bunbury and Districts Little Athletics Club *Bunbury Regional Athletics Club
Netball Arena 16% Usage
Hay Park Tennis 6% Usage
*Bunbury Netball Association
*Bunbury Tennis Club
Croquet 1% Usage *Moorabinda Croquet Club
Hay Park South 48% Usage *Bunbury and Districts Hockey Association *Bunbury Forum Force *Bunbury United Soccer Club Bunbury BMX Club
Hay Park Central 8% Usage *South West Junior Football League *Bunbury and Districts Junior Cricket Association
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Utilised Facilities
1
2
3 4 5 6 7
8
9
10
11 12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Exies Hockey Club Leased
Len Nisbett Pavilion Shared Usage
Kit Keddie Pavilion Shared Usage
S.W.J.F.L Kiosk
Athletics Toilet Block Shared Usage
Ned Myles Pavilion Shared Usage
Netball Club Rooms Leased
Tennis Club Rooms Leased
Croquet Club Rooms Leased
*Exies Hockey Club
*Hay Park United Soccer Club *Bunbury and Districts Cricket
*Bunbury Rugby Union Club *Bunbury Dog Club *Bunbury Touch Football *Bunbury Ultimate Frisbee Club
*South West Junior Football League
*Bunbury Tennis Club
*Bunbury and Districts Junior Cricket Association *South West Junior Football League
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11
12
Hockey Stadium Leased
Soccer Club Rooms Leased
BMX Track
*Bunbury and Districts Hockey Association
*Bunbury United Soccer Club *Bunbury Forum Force
*Bunbury BMX Club
Leased
* Bunbury Netball Association
*South West Junior Football League *Bunbury and Districts Junior Cricket Association
*Moorabinda Croquet Club
Leased
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The evidence that supports the facts that the facilities at Hay Park need to be updated comes from both the recent Health and Access and Inclusion Inspections that were carried out on the Hay Park facilities as well as the feedback that was received from the Hay Park Users Survey. On the 9th January 2014, facility inspections were carried out on the majority of the facilities at Hay Park by the City of Bunbury’s Environmental Health Officer and Access and Inclusions Officer. The reason for these inspections was to highlight what the current condition these facilities are in with a view to planning for future development works to be carried out on the facilities based on the inspections report. The reports were collated and the information below shows what upgrades are required at the facilities to bring them up to a standard that is acceptable in this day and age and meets the needs and requirements of the Hay Park Users. Soccer Club Rooms – Hay Park South In terms of upgrading this facility to meet ‘access and inclusion’ requirements there are few minor adjustments required. Upgrades that need to be carried out to meet ‘access and inclusion’ requirements are that the kerb and ramps leading up to the facility need to be adjusted to meet compliance, the ACROD bays need to be re-painted and toilet roll holders and sinks need to be adjusted to cater for people with disabilities. The main area that needs upgraded from an access and inclusion point of view is that the viewing area at the back of the facility needs to be completely reconstructed as there is really no access to this area for people who have certain disabilities as there is a large steel ramp which then drops into a large inaccessible step. The toilet and changing room facilities at the soccer club rooms do not meet with Health and Safety requirements as there are not enough toilets to match the number of users who can access the facility. Ventilation within the toilet facilities seems to be a problem as the male facilities rely largely on mechanical extraction which does not appear to be working effectively. The female toilet block has a vent but no extraction is evident and the windows cannot open. BMX Facilities – Hay Park South The BMX facilities have some issues when it comes to ‘access and inclusion’. Both the toilets at this facility have access issues as there are steps at the entrance of the toilet block and the gravel entrance to the BMX Track itself is an unsteady surface. To bring this facility up to an appropriate standard to
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meet ‘access and inclusion’ requirements the facility would require the surrounding surface to be resurfaced. The BMX kitchen has some issues which do not meet health and safety standards and they are such issues as the entrance area to the canteen has structural cracks, the door frame is badly damaged and requires replacement, canopies/extractor over cooking area do not comply with Australian Standards, hand basin has two separate taps for hot and cold water where as a single tap with hands free operation is preferable, wall cracks below the counter in the servery area require repair and the frame areas around the servery hatches require sealing to prevent access by pests. The BMX toilet block also has some health and safety issues which are the windows and ceiling are stained, tiles around top of the urinals are broken and require replacement and the metal strapping attached to the brick work (to secure roof structure is badly rusted. Hockey Stadium – Hay Park South There are a few small issues within the Hockey Stadium facility that do not comply with ‘access and inclusion’ requirements. These include ramps being required on the paths of travel to the facility and rails being required in the toilets. Also one of the ACROD bays is obstructed with bollards which is an issue from an ‘access and inclusion’ point of view. Again, from a health and safety point of view there are only a few areas that need to be improved on in this facility. These include, two of the vanity tops in the changing rooms show some wear and should be replaced, the canopy/extractor over the cooking area does not cover the cooking area completely and a suitably fixed canopy that is compliant with Australian Standards should be installed. Other areas that need attention are that the hand basin has two separate taps for hot and cold water where as a single tap with hands free operation is preferable and some of the kitchen fittings around the counter need replacing. Croquet Club Rooms – Hay Park Central The toilets in this facility need to be upgraded as they currently have no accessible or ambulant accessible facilities available. There is also an issue with the access to the building as this is done via a step and similar to the BMX track the current car park surface is uneven gravel which needs to be resurfaced to bring it up to an appropriate standard for ‘access and inclusion’.
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This facility, from a health and safety point of view, only requires some small matters to be addressed, such as the hand basin, shelving and cabinetry work has some exposed chipboard that needs to be addressed as this does not meet the suitable standards for serving food and the cornice/ceiling along one of the kitchen walls requires refixing. Athletics Arena Toilet Block – Hay Park Athletics Arena There is currently no accessible disabled toilet at this facility however small areas would have to be addressed to bring it up to an appropriate standard, such as light switches, toilet rolls and rails being positioned at appropriate heights and locations. The existing toilet block at this location does not meet the appropriate health and safety standards for the number of users accessing this facility. Other areas that need attention from a health and safety point of view are that there are missing and damaged wall tiles and the roof itself is damaged. Ned Myles Pavilion – Hay Park Central This facility does not have any accessible features and would require a complete overhaul and upgrade to bring it up to the standards required for ‘access and inclusion’. Areas that need to be updated to an accessible standard or ‘access and inclusion’ is that an accessible path to the building from the car park needs to be constructed, the ACROD parking in the car park needs to be created and the toilet and changing rooms need to be brought up to an accessible and ambulant standard. There are a number of issues at this facility that needs to be addressed from a health and safety perspective, such as the termite issue being addressed in the door frame of the female toilets and also in the office window frame and male changing rooms. Other areas that need to be addressed are the loose electrical sockets, the rust on the steel veranda roof frames and gutters need to be replaced and the damage to the exterior brick work needs to be fixed. Len Nisbett Pavilion – Hay Park North Similar to the Ned Myles Pavilion, this facility does not have any accessible features and would require a complete overhaul and upgrade to bring it up to the standards required for ‘access and inclusion’. Areas that need to be updated to an accessible standard for ‘access and inclusion’ are that an accessible path to the building from the car park needs to be constructed, the ACROD parking in the car park needs to be created and the toilet and
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changing rooms need to be brought up to an accessible and ambulant standard. The areas in this facility that need to be addressed from a health and safety point of view are that the broken vents on the external wall need to be fixed/replaced. The concrete surround to the drain outlet on the veranda is damaged and needs to be fixed and the cracked floor in the concrete in the changing room needs to be attended to. Other areas that need addressing are the stained floors need to be thoroughly cleaned and the wall tiles around the basin are damaged and need to be replaced. Exies Hockey Club Rooms – Hay Park North Similar to both the Ned Myles Pavilion and the Len Nisbett Pavilion, from an ‘access and inclusion’ point of view, an upgrade of the facility would entail large scale introduction of accessible facilities here. There is inadequate access to the building from both sides (only via steps) and there are no ambulant toilet facilities, nor adequate access from the parking areas which are informal and non-accessible themselves. This facility from a health and safety point of view meets all the requirements that are expected for a building of this type and what it is utilised for. Kit Keddie Pavilion – Hay Park Central Similar to the Exies Hockey Club Rooms, there is currently inadequate access to this building from the road and veranda and to the building itself (current allowances are hand-made and make-shift). There are also no ambulant toilet facilities which would need to be introduced. There are a number of health and safety issues that need to be addressed with this facility, such as the outside paving is uneven and is a trip hazard and needs to be fixed, the toilet area floor and door frames need painting, there are a few missing tiles that need replacing and there is uncertified wiring to the veranda lighting that needs to be looked at. Other areas that need to be addressed are that there is rust on veranda roof frames that need to be replaced, there is ceiling staining/mould that needs to be addressed, the ventilation is inadequate as windows are sealed closed and the facility has a single toilet block with no separation of sexes which is not good in this day and age.
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this Master Plan) has been used when it comes to priority planning of development works at Hay Park over the next 10 years.
5.2
Light Towers
The other major issue that currently face the Hay Park Users is the lack of light towers on sports fields. Although there are 69 light towers located across Hay Park, only 4 light towers belong to the City of Bunbury with the others belonging to the following sport and recreation clubs: Bunbury United Soccer Club = 2 x Light Towers Hay Park United Soccer Club = 2 x Light Towers Bunbury Forum Force = 9 x Light Towers Bunbury and Districts Dog Club = 2 x Light Towers Bunbury and Districts Netball Association = 12 x Light Towers Bunbury Tennis Club = 12 x Light Towers Moorabinda Croquet Club = 8 x Light Towers Bunbury and Districts Hockey Association = 14 x Light Towers Bunbury BMX Club = 4 x Light Towers
Sport and recreation clubs who have been based at Hay Park have for a number of years been struggling to fit in training sessions in the evening as well night matches due to the lack of light towers. As only 4 of the light towers at Hay Park belong to the City of Bunbury, the scheduling of the field that these lights are located on is heavily over-used due to the high demand for these light towers from a wide variety of sport and recreation clubs.
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The following sports are all found at Hay Park and the majority of these sports all compete for the limited light towers that are available: Soccer Cricket Rugby Union Football Netball Athletics Tennis Croquet Dog Club Ultimate Frisbee Touch Football Hockey All of the sports mentioned above who require light towers either have to schedule their training sessions in the early evening when there is still enough light or go to other sporting fields in Bunbury that have light towers. The only other light towers that the City of Bunbury own in Bunbury are located at Hands Oval and all other light towers on sport and recreation grounds in Bunbury belong to individual sport and recreation clubs.
Some sport and recreation clubs from Bunbury even have to go to surrounding shires to utilise their light towers as these shires have a sufficient amount of light towers to cater for a number of different sport and recreation clubs.
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Sport and recreation clubs wishing to hold night matches at Hay Park are more or less out of the questions as, not only is there not enough light towers to cater for this request but the lux level of the current light towers at Hay Park are not of the required standard set by sport state associations.
The diagram on page 31 shows the current location of the light towers at Hay Park and who they belong to.
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Current Hay Park Light Towers
Legend Hay Park Soccer Club Light Towers
Bunbury Dog Club Light Towers
City of Bunbury Light Towers
Bunbury Forum Force Light Towers
Bunbury United Light Towers
Bunbury Netball Association
Bunbury Tennis Club (4 x lights per court)
Moorabinda Croquet Club (4 x lights per court)
Bunbury Hockey Light Towers
Bunbury BMX (4 x lights within track)
Hay Park North
Hay Park Rugby
Hay Park Netball
Hay Park Tennis
Hay Park Croquet
Hay Park South
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As previously mentioned in this document, the membership numbers of the sport and recreation clubs who are based at Hay Park are continuing to grow at a fast rate and the growing demand for usage of light towers at Hay Park is increasing at a dramatic rate. The table below shows the current membership numbers of the sport and recreation clubs who would benefit from added light towers and the location they are based at: Sport and Recreation Club Hay Park Soccer Club
Membership Numbers Juniors Seniors Total 80 75 155
Hay Park Location Hay Park North
Hay Park Cricket Club
/
/
104
Hay Park North
Bunbury City Bulls Senior Rugby Union Club
N/A
15
15
Hay Park Rugby Pitches
Bunbury City Bulls Junior Rugby Union Club
120
N/A
120
Hay Park Rugby Pitches
South West Junior Football League
392
N/A
392
Hay Park Central
Bunbury and Districts Little Athletics Club
392
N/A
392
Hay Park Athletics Arena
Bunbury Regional Athletics Club
10
34
44
Hay Park Athletics Arena
Bunbury and Districts Dog Club
6
34
40
Hay Park Rugby Pitches
Bunbury Ultimate Frisbee Club
0
15
15
Hay Park Rugby Pitches
Bunbury Touch Association
24
48
72
Hay Park Rugby Pitch
Bunbury Forum Force
84
30
114
Hay Park South
Bunbury United Soccer Club
145
70
215
Hay Park South
Bunbury Hockey Association
150
?
150
Hay Park South
Bunbury Junior Cricket Association
150
N/A
150
Hay Park Central
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With the lack of light towers at Hay Park the usage of the grounds at Hay Park during the day time, to compensate for the lack of light towers, is at an extremely high rate. The Hay Park Rugby Pitch, which has the 4 light towers that the City own, is used all year round with very little/no break in ground usage as the majority of both summer and winter clubs wish to utilise the light towers. The Hay Park Grounds are not only used by local sport and recreation clubs in Bunbury but are also used by school carnivals, large music shows as well as large state wide sports events. All of these types of carnivals/events would benefit from added light towers at Hay Park. The table below shows the yearly events that occur on the Hay Park Grounds and the amount of people that attend these events: Carnival/Event School Athletics Carnivals in 2013
Attendance Numbers 17 (Average number at Carnivals 500)
Hay Park Location Hay Park Athletics Arena
South West Hockey Carnival
4,000
All of Hay Park South
Country Coastal Junior Soccer Carnival
400
All of Hay Park South
State Youth Games
900
Hay Park Athletics, Hay Park Central, Hay Park North and Hay Park Rugby Pitches
Bunbury Horse and Country Music Show
15,000
Hay Park North, Hay Park Central and Hay Park Rugby Pitches
‘Grooven The Moo’ (Music Event)
22,500
Hay Park Central, Hay Park North and Hay Park Rugby Pitches
The events such as the South West Hockey Carnival, Country Coastal Junior Soccer Carnival, State Youth Games and the School Athletics Carnivals would all benefit from added light towers at Hay Park as they would utilise these added light towers to conduct their events later into the night instead of sometimes coming across event scheduling congestion when trying to cram their events into just during the day. The events such as the Bunbury Horse and Country Music Show and Grooven the Moo could possibly benefit from added light towers at Hay Park is this could possibly aid their events later into the night instead of having to hire portable light towers. The bonus from the City’s Page | 33
point of view that on top of the fee from ground usage from these two events, with added light towers at Hay Park, they can also command a fee for light towers usage. If Hay Park was to have added light towers to the majority of its grounds then it would not only benefit the sport and recreation clubs utilising the grounds and lights but it would also allow the City of Bunbury to have a wider variety of grounds to schedule events onto, thus allowing certain grounds to receive a well-earned rest and allow ground maintenance to be carried out. By having the option of giving some of the Hay Park grounds a rest and having ground maintenance work carried out, it gives the Hay Park grounds the best possible chance to be in the best possible condition to be utilised by sport and recreation clubs. The table below shows the average overall usage numbers that each of the grounds at Hay Park receive, with the majority of these grounds being utilised all year round with no rest: Hay Park Location Hay Park South
Usage Numbers 4,979
Hay Park Central
38,942
Hay Park North
363 (Not Including Senior Cricket)
Hay Park Rugby Fields
252
Hay Park Athletics Arena
15,600
The need for more light towers at Hay Park is not only for the sport and recreation clubs who currently operate at Hay Park but also for the clubs who will be relocating to Hay Park once the Hay Park South Multi Sports Pavilion is built. The South West Warriors Rugby League Club will be relocating from the Recreation Ground to Hay Park once the Multi Sports Pavilion is built and they have membership numbers of 180 (Junior: 120/Senior: 60) so this is going to be an increase in usage numbers to Hay Park in a few years. The South West Warriors Rugby League Club require light towers to operate training sessions in the winter as well as running touch rugby competitions in the summer. There is no funding within the Hay Park South Multi Sports Pavilion budget to provide light towers to either the Premier Soccer Pitch or for the future Premier Rugby League Pitch at Hay Park. This means the South West Warriors Rugby League Club will have to continue to train in another shire that is able to provide adequate light facilities. The cost of installing quality light towers across the whole of Hay Park is going to be an expensive outlay as is it is not only going to be the cost of installing the light towers but also the cost of installing added power upgrades to Hay Park. There is currently not enough power at Hay Park to allow for anymore light towers to be installed so the upgrading of Page | 34
power to Hay Park is going to be the first area that needs to be provided before any light towers can be constructed. The cost of upgrading power to Hay Park South alone is going to cost roughly $250,000 with another $500,000 being required to provide power upgrades to Hay Park Central and Hay Park North. The cost of light towers will vary depending on the lux level of the light towers required for each ground. When the City of Bunbury installed the 4 light towers at the Hay Park Rugby fields back in 2011 it was at a cost of $102,546.00 and this was for the supply and installation of four 20m high light towers and did not require any power upgrades to be carried out. The City of Bunbury paid for these light towers by going through the Department of Sport and Recreation’s CSRFF (Community Sport and Recreation Facility Funding) project where the City provided $74, 546 of the funding and the Department of Sport and Recreation provided $28,000. An option for the City of Bunbury to look into when costing the added light towers for Hay Park would be to go down the CSRFF route again. The benefits for the City of Bunbury of going down the CSRFF route is that they save money on the project as they do not have to outlay the full cost of the project. The Department of Sport and Recreation look favourably upon light tower projects and the proof in this statement is that through the CSRFF Project in 2012 the Department of Sport and Recreation funded a total of 16 light towers projects across WA at a cost of $1.9 million. With the data from the 2012 CSRFF Project showing how favourably the Department of Sport and Recreation look upon light projects the chances of the City of Bunbury being granted funding from the CSRFF project is high. Future planning of light tower projects for Hay Park would benefit from the City having a ‘Light Tower Project Schedule’ that ties in with the relevant CSRFF project funding dates. The table below gives an example of how this ‘Light Towers Project Schedule’ may look: Light Tower Project Hay Park – Lions Park – 4 x 50 Lux Level Light Towers
Light Project Cost $51,000
CSRFF Funding Date Small Grants – June 2015
Hay Park South – Premier Soccer Pitch – 4 x 500 Lux Level Light Towers
$550,000
Forward Planning Grant – February 2018
Hay Park South – Premier Rugby Pitch – 4 x 500 Lux Level Light Towers
$550,000
Forward Planning Grant – February 2018
Hay Park Rugby Pitches – 4 x 100 Lux Level Light Towers
$318,450
Annual Grants – June 2019
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Light Tower Project Hay Park Central – 6 x 100 Lux Level Light Towers
Light Project Cost $550,000
CSRFF Funding Date Forward Planning Grant – February 2023
Hay Park – Athletics Arena – 4 x 500 Lux Level Light Towers
$550,000
Forward Planning Grant – February 2021
Hay Park North – 6 x 100 Lux Level Light Towers
$550,000
Forward Planning Grant – June 2023
Hay Park South – 6 x 100 Lux Level Light Towers
$550,000
Forward Planning Grant – June 2024
As previously mentioned, no more light towers can be added to Hay Park until there is a power upgrade carried out on all of Hay Park. The power upgrades at Hay Park could be scheduled in on the following years: Power Upgrade Project Hay Park South Power Upgrade
Project Cost $250,000
Project Start Date June 2015
Hay Park North and Central Power Upgrade
$500,000
June 2019
Priority scheduling of installation of light towers at Hay Park should be assessed on need and demand of sport and recreation clubs, City of Bunbury’s future planning of Sycle projects and ground usage. With the construction of the Hay Park South Multi Sports Pavilion due to start within the next year, light towers on the Premier Soccer Pitch and future Premier Rugby League Pitch in Hay Park South would be looked as high priority areas. Another area that should be looked at as high priority for light towers would be Lions Park as there is a strong possibility that the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club will be relocated to this area in the near future.
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6.
Hay Park Stakeholders As previously mentioned there are 19 sport and recreation clubs who utilise the Hay Park facilities and this master plan will show what the opinions and views of these clubs are on the facilities at Hay Park and what work they believe needs to be carried out to bring Hay Park up to a standard that meets the needs and requirements of the users. There are a number of clubs who all share the same grounds and facilities at Hay Park and the graph below shows exactly how many sport and recreation clubs utilise each ground.
Hay Park Users Survey - Location Statistics 10 9
Number of Clubs at Location
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Hay Park Locations
Given this high number of sport and recreation clubs all sharing the grounds and facilities at Hay Park this in turn means that there is a high number of actual users all sharing the facilities given that the majority of the sport and recreation clubs at Hay Park all have high membership numbers. The table on Page 38 shows the actual number of users who use the facilities at the different grounds at Hay Park.
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Membership Numbers at Locations
Hay Park Users Survey - Present Membership Numbers 2000 1800 1600 Senior Members Junior Members
1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
Hay Park Location and Members
Out of all of the 19 sport and recreation clubs who utilise the facilities at Hay Park, 76% of the clubs are Not Happy with the current facilities at Hay Park compared to the 24% of clubs who are Happy with the current facilities. The reasons why the clubs who are not happy with the facilities at Hay Park are shown on the graph on page 39.
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Hay Park Users Survey Club's reasons for NOT being happy with Hay Park Facilities Inadequate Parking 3%
Inadequate Inadequate Shading Storage 3% 3%
Inadequate Lighting 7%
Facilities are Not Large Enough 8%
Inadequate Toilets 38% Inadequate Changing Rooms 38%
The Hay Park users have also stated what development works they believe are required at Hay Park to bring it up to an appropriate standard that meets the needs and demands of the users. The development work that the Hay Park users believe should be carried out on the Hay Park facilities are:
Additional Light Towers
Upgrading of Car Parks
Upgrade of Leased Facilities
Upgrade of Changing Rooms
Upgrade of Ablution Blocks
New/Additional Ovals
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Construction of Shading
Added Storage Facilities
Through consultation with the Hay Park users it is clear to see that they are frustrated with the lack of development work that has been carried out on the facilities over the years. The sport and recreation clubs at Hay Park are growing concerned at the lack of development at Hay Park as they feel they are asked to complete user’s surveys and give their opinions and views but nothing is followed up in regards to the information they provide. The evidence is clear to support the way the Hay Park users are feeling in regards to their opinions and views of the Hay Park facilities being noted but nothing being done to rectify the issues they have stated. The evidence that supports this feeling from the Hay Park users is that back in 2008 a user’s survey was sent out to all the Hay Park users to gain information on what the current condition of the facilities were at that moment in time. Within this survey the Hay Park users were asked what requirements were needed at Hay Park to make the facilities meet the needs and demands of the users. The feedback the Hay Park users gave in 2008 in terms of the current issues at Hay Park as well as what development work is required is almost identical to the feedback the Hay Park users gave in 2013. The table below shows the needs/improvements that were needed by the Hay Park users back in 2008, matched against the needs/improvements that the Hay Park users of 2013 are saying is required: 2008 Hay Park Users Opinion on Needs/Improvements for Hay Park Storage Sheds
2013 Hay Park Users Opinion on Needs/Improvements for Hay Park Additional Storage Sheds
New/Additional Ovals
New/Additional Ovals
Multi Sports Pavilions
Multi Sports Pavilions
Upgrades to Current Changing Rooms
Upgrade to Current Changing Rooms
Extension of Car Parks
Upgrading of Car Parks
Upgrade of Ablution Blocks
Upgrade of Ablution Blocks
Added Light Towers
Upgrade/Additional Light Towers
Upgrade of Fencing
Added Shading
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Although very little work has been carried out on the Hay Park facilities in the last 5 years, the City of Bunbury has taken some steps to try and meet the needs and requirements that were raised by the Hay Park users back in 2008. The diagram below shows what steps have been taken over the last 5 years to try and cater for the needs and demands of the Hay Park users
Multi Sports Pavilions
Hay Park South Multi Sports Pavilion has been approved and should be complete in 2015/2016
Extension of Car Parks
The dis-used Remote Control Car Club Area was transformed into additonal car parking in 2012
Upgrade of Ablution Blocks
1 additional ablution block was constructed at the Bunbury Regional Athletics Arena in 2014
Additonal Light Towers
4 light towers were installed on the Hay Park Rugby Pitches in 2011
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In the grand scale of work being required to have been carried out in the last 5 years at Hay Park there has not been enough done on priority needs. Further on in the Master Plan, the current day priority needs for Hay Park will be discussed in more depth but the diagram below gives an initial idea of what those priority need are:
Upgrade of Changing Rooms
Upgrade of Ablution Blocks
Additional Light Towers
Multi Sports Pavilions
Additional Shading
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7.
Hay Park 5 Year Membership Projection
As Hay Park has the most used sporting facilities in all of Bunbury it is envisaged that the current membership numbers of the sport and recreation clubs utilising Hay Park is going to increase at a significant rate over the next 5 years. The Hay Park Users Survey conducted in 2013 asked the Hay Park users what they projected their clubs membership numbers would be in 5 years-time. The clubs based this projection on previous year’s membership numbers as well as membership trends in general within their sport. The graphs from page 43 to page 49 shows what the projected membership numbers at each of the Hay Park Grounds are likely to be over the next 5 years based on data received from the Hay Park user’s survey:
Hay Park South Projected Membership Increase in 5 years-time for all sport and recreation clubs who use Hay Park South: 339 New Members 339 ÷ 5 Years = 68 New Members a Year Current Membership Numbers for all Sport and Recreation Clubs who use Hay Park South: 2,800 Current Members
2014 Projected Membership Numbers: 2,868 2015 Projected Membership Numbers: 2,936 2016 Projected Membership Numbers: 3,004 2017 Projected Membership Numbers: 3,072 2018 Projected Membership Numbers: 3,140
Hay Park South - 5 Year Membership Projection Membership Numbers
3200 3100 3000 2900 2800 2700 2600 2500 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Year
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Hay Park Rugby Projected Membership Increase in 5 years-time for all sport and recreation clubs who use Hay Park Rugby Fields: 210 New Members 210 ÷ 5 Years = 42 New Members a Year Current Membership Numbers for all Sport and Recreation Clubs who use Hay Park Rugby Fields: 668 Current Members
2014 Projected Membership Numbers: 710 2015 Projected Membership Numbers: 752 2016 Projected Membership Numbers: 794 2017 Projected Membership Numbers: 836 2018 Projected Membership Numbers: 878
Hay Park Rugby Fields - 5 Year Membership Projection
Membership Numbers
900 850 800 750 700 650 600 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Year
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Hay Park North Projected Membership Increase in 5 years-time for all sport and recreation clubs who use Hay Park North: 10 New Members 10 ÷ 5 Years = 2 New Members a Year Current Membership Numbers for all Sport and Recreation Clubs who use Hay Park North: 273 Current Members
2014 Projected Membership Numbers: 275 2015 Projected Membership Numbers: 277 2016 Projected Membership Numbers: 279 2017 Projected Membership Numbers: 281 2018 Projected Membership Numbers: 283
Hay Park North - 5 Year Membership Projection 300
Membership Numbers
295 290 285 280 275 270 265 260 255 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Year
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Hay Park Croquet Projected Membership Increase in 5 years-time for all sport and recreation clubs who use Hay Park Croquet: 39 New Members 39 ÷ 5 Years = 8 New Members a Year Current Membership Numbers for all Sport and Recreation Clubs who use Hay Park Croquet: 41 Current Members
2014 Projected Membership Numbers: 49 2015 Projected Membership Numbers: 57 2016 Projected Membership Numbers: 65 2017 Projected Membership Numbers: 73 2018 Projected Membership Numbers: 81
Hay Park Croquet - 5 Year Membership Projection Membership Numbers
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Year
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Hay Park Tennis Projected Membership Increase in 5 years-time for all sport and recreation clubs who use Hay Park Tennis: 50 New Members 50 ÷ 5 Years = 10 New Members a Year Current Membership Numbers for all Sport and Recreation Clubs who use Hay Park Tennis: 295 Current Members
2014 Projected Membership Numbers: 305 2015 Projected Membership Numbers: 315 2016 Projected Membership Numbers: 325 2017 Projected Membership Numbers: 335 2018 Projected Membership Numbers: 345
Hay Park Tennis - 5 Year Membership Projection
Membership Numbers
400
350
300
250
200
150
100 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Year
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Hay Park Netball Projected Membership Increase in 5 years-time for all sport and recreation clubs who use Hay Park Netball: 209 New Members 209 ÷ 5 Years = 42 New Members a Year Current Membership Numbers for all Sport and Recreation Clubs who use Hay Park Netball: 911 Current Members
2014 Projected Membership Numbers: 953 2015 Projected Membership Numbers: 995 2016 Projected Membership Numbers: 1,037 2017 Projected Membership Numbers: 1,079 2018 Projected Membership Numbers: 1,121
Hay Park Netball - 5 Year Membership Projection 1200
Membership Numbers
1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Year
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Hay Park Athletics Projected Membership Increase in 5 years-time for all sport and recreation clubs who use Hay Park Athletics: 160 New Members 160 ÷ 5 Years = 32 New Members a Year Current Membership Numbers for all Sport and Recreation Clubs who use Hay Park Athletics: 342 Current Members
2014 Projected Membership Numbers: 374 2015 Projected Membership Numbers: 406 2016 Projected Membership Numbers: 438 2017 Projected Membership Numbers: 470 2018 Projected Membership Numbers: 502
Hay Park Athletics - 5 Year Membership Projection
Membership Numbers
500
450
400
350
300 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Year
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The projected membership numbers shown in the graphs from pages 43 to 49 could quite possibly be higher than expected. The reason for this is because of certain statistics from the ‘Australian Bureau of Statistics’ which show that the majority of sports that are played at Hay Park are among some of the most popular participated sports in Australia as well as some of the fastest growing sports. Diagram 1 below shows what the Top 10 Most Popular Sports in Australia are in accordance with the ‘Australian Bureau of Statistics’ and which of those sports are played at Hay Park. Diagram 2 on page 51 shows what the Top 10 Fastest Growing Outdoor Sports in Australia are in accordance with the ‘Australian Bureau of Statistics’ and which of those sports are played at Hay Park. Finally Diagram 3 on page 52 shows an overall 5 Year Membership Projection for all of the Hay Park Grounds: Diagram 1 – Top 10 Most Popular Sports in Australia (Bottom to Top)
Rugby Union
Future Hay Park Sport
Hay Park Sport
Rugby League
Cricket
Hay Park Sport
Gymnastics
Martial Arts Hay Park Sport
Tennis
Basketball Hay Park Sport
South West Sports Centre Sport
Netball
A.F.L Hay Park Sport
South West Sports Centre Sport
Hay Park Sport
Soccer
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Diagram 2 – Top 10 Fastest Growing Outdoor Sports in Australia
Number 1
Hay Park Sport
Hay Park Sport
Number 2
Hay Park Sport
Number 3
Hay Park Sport
Number 4
Number 5
Hay Park Sport
Number 6
Hay Park Sport
Number 7
Hay Park Sport
Hay Park Sport
Number 8
Hay Park Sport
Hay Park Sport
Number 9
Number 10
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Diagram 3 – Overall 5 Year Membership Projection of Hay Park
Hay Park South
3500
Hay Park - Overall 5 Year Membership Projection
Hay Park Netball 3000 Hay Park Rugby 2500
Hay Park Athletics
2000
1500
Hay Park Tennis 1000
Hay Park North
Hay Park Croquet
500
0 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
The increase in population that will result from the development work that is planned to be carried out at Tuart Brook (area next to Hay Park), further supports the projected increase in membership numbers of sport and recreation clubs located at Hay Park. With the projected membership numbers over the next 5 years of the sport and recreation clubs based at Hay Park to increase significantly, it further highlights the importance of the priority needs such as upgrades to current facilities, installation of light towers and construction of multi sports pavilions to be carried out within the next 5 years at least. Hay Park currently has over 5,000 regular users and the current poor standard of the facilities does not meet the needs and demands of these users. If the priority needs mentioned above were to not be carried out when the expected membership numbers at Hay Park is to grow to over 6,500 over the next 5 years, then this would be highly unacceptable for the Hay Park users and visitors to Hay Park.
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8.
Hay Park Priority Needs As previously mentioned in this Master Plan, the priority needs that are currently required to be carried out, basically mirror the priority needs that were required in 2008. There are two lots of Priority Needs and they are: City of Bunbury’s Priority Needs Hay Park Users Priority Needs Utilizing the Hay Park Facilities Inspections that were carried out in January 2014 and the data received from the 2013 Hay Park Users Survey the City of Bunbury has been able to devise a plan of Priority Needs that they feel will benefit a wide range of sport and recreation clubs based at Hay Park. The 2013 Hay Park Users Survey demonstrated that a number of clubs, who are based at Hay Park and have a lease over certain facilities, believe that their facilities should be among the facilities that deserve to be classed as high priority and require upgrades. The table on page 54 shows what the City of Bunbury’s Priority Needs for Hay Park are and the timescale at which these priority needs should be carried out.
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Short Term Needs (1 to 5 Years)
Long Term Needs (6 to 10 Years)
Upgrade of Len Nisbett Pavilion
Construction of Multi Sports Pavilion at Hay Park North
Upgrade of Kit Keddie Rooms
Construction of Multi Sports Pavilion at Hay Park Central
Upgrade of Ned Myles Rooms
Construction of Multi Sports Pavilion at Athletics Arena
Power Upgrade To All of Hay Park
Installation of Light Towers at Athletics Arena
Installation of Light Towers to Hay Park South Premier Soccer Pitch
Installation of Light Towers at Hay Park North
Installation of Light Towers to Hay Park South Premier Rugby Pitch
Installation of Light Towers at Hay Park Central
Installation of Light of Towers to Lions Park
Installation of Light Towers at Hay Park South
Installation of Light Towers to Hay Park Rugby Pitch
Replace Hard and Practise Wickets at Hay Park North
Construction of Premier Rugby Pitch at Hay Park South
Demolish Kiosk at Hay Park and Construct 30 Parking Bays
Transform dis-used basketball courts into car parking
Construct ‘Cycle Ways’
Construction of ‘Community Park’ at Lions Park
Upgrade the Grass Hockey Fields
Improve Drainage Ground at Hay Park Central
Increase General Lighting Throughout Hay Park
The table on page 55 shows the Hay Park Users Priority Needs for Hay Park and the timescale at which these priority needs should be carried out.
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Short Term Needs (1 to 5 Years)
Long Term Needs (6 to 10 Years)
Upgrade Light Tower Heads on two remaining towers at BMX Facility
Upgrade BMX Facilities
Upgrading of Facilities at Soccerdrome
Construct Hockey Stadium Extensions
Permanent Shade Structure for Athletics Arena
Refurbish Tennis Club Pavilion
Undercover Area for Spectators at Netball Arena
Added Changing Rooms for Soccerdrome
Resurface Car Park at Moorabinda Croquet Club
Refurbish Moorabinda Croquet Clubrooms
Replace Light Tower Heads on Two Towers at Moorabinda Croquet Club
New Perimeter Fence for Moorabinda Croquet Club
Construct Shelter Structures at Hay Park Grounds
Refurbishment of Netball Clubrooms
Construct Pedestrian Pathways Throughout Hay Park
Boundary Fence Replacement at Hockey Stadium
In June 2014 the City of Bunbury held a ‘Prioritisation Workshop’ and invited all of the Hay Park Users to attend with the idea of hopefully getting their opinion on the priority needs that have been outlined in the Hay Park Master Plan. The City of Bunbury believed that the ‘Prioritisation Workshop’ would be worthwhile as in previous Master Plans that have been devised for the City of Bunbury, the users groups involved/affected by the Master Plan have felt that the priorities listed in these Master Plan have been dictating to them what the priorities are rather than discussing with the users to find out if these priorities actually cater for the needs/requirements of them. The way that the ‘Prioritisation Workshop’ worked was that the Hay Park Users were asked to consider the list of priorities that had already been generated by the planning process undertaken to date (i.e. user’s group survey, previous studies and latest research). They were then asked to add to this list any further priorities that were of significance to their club. Once the final list was generated, documented and displayed on the wall, two rounds of prioritization took place, which enabled the participants to ‘prioritise the priorities’. In both rounds of prioritization, participants were given five ‘sticky dots’. Each ‘dot’ represented one vote, and the five votes could be cast in any number of ways. If a participant felt that one particular priority was critically significant above all others, they could give that priority all five votes. Alternatively they could spread their votes Page | 55
evenly across five priorities, or allocate differing numbers of votes to different priorities. The first round was the ‘red round’. Participants had five red dots and were asked to vote from the point of view of their club only. The second round was the ‘blue round’ where participants had five blue dots and were asked to vote from the point of view of all users. Once all votes were cast, they were tallied to reveal the ‘priority of the priorities’. The two rounds gave a much deeper level of analysis than a single round would have yielded. It also gave the participants who are members of more than one club an opportunity to think beyond a single club and represent a broader view. The pictures below were taken at the ‘Prioritisation Workshop’ at the completion of the prioritisation process:
The ‘prioritisation process’ of the workshop showed that from the Hay Park Users point of view the priorities listed below were the top five user group priorities for Hay Park: 1. Construction of a Multi Sports Pavilion at Hay Park North (Total Votes = 42) 2. Construction of additional/new toilets and change rooms at Hay Park North (Total Votes = 36) 3. Installation of added shading/undercover area at spectators area at Athletics and Netball Arenas (Total Votes = 32) 4. Upgrading of existing pavilion facilities in general (Total Votes = 26) 5. Provision of more storage space at Hay Park North (Total Votes = 24) The key priorities listed above are all priorities that have been outlined by the City of Bunbury in the Master Plan and the majority have been outlined as short term developments in this Master Plan. The full details of the results of the prioritisation process are provided in the table on page 57: Page | 56
Hay Park Priorities – Table of Results Priority
Red
Blue
Total
1.
Construct Multi Sports Pavilion at Hay Park North
9
33
42
2.
Construct additional/new toilets and change rooms at Hay Park North for rugby and soccer clubs
19
17
36
3.
Install added shading/undercover area at spectators’ area at Athletics and Netball Arenas
21
11
32
4.
Upgrade of existing facilities (e.g. all pavilions)
12
14
26
5.
Provide more storage space at Hay Park North
13
11
24
6.
Refurbish the swimming club and water polo club rooms
13
2
15
7.
Transform dis-used basketball courts at Hay Park Central into car park
1
13
14
8.
Fix open drain behind Netball area (very smelly and dangerous)
1
12
13
9.
Update facilities at Soccerdome
10
2
12
10.
Upgrade power to Hay Park South, North and Central
10
1
11
11.
Install light towers at Hay Park North
4
7
11
12.
Construct Multi Sports Pavilion at Athletics and Netball Arenas (link to priority 2)
6
3
9
13.
Install light towers at Athletics Arena
7
0
7
14.
Upgrade the grass hockey fields
5
0
5
15.
Install toilets at Lions Park
2
3
5
16.
Resurface car park at Moorabinda Croquet Club
3
2
5
17.
Fix lights nos. 5 & 6 at Moorabinda Croquet Club
4
0
4
18.
Install light towers at Lions Park
2
2
4
19.
Construct “off leash” community dog walking park at Lions Park
2
2
4
20.
Construct new fence around Moorabinda Croquet Club
3
1
4
21.
Increase general area lighting throughout Hay Park
0
4
4
22.
Construct cycle ways and bike trails within Hay Park
0
4
4
23.
Install light towers at Hay Park Rugby Pitch 2
3
0
3
24.
Provide facilities at Lions Park (link to priorities15, 18 & 25)
3
0
3
25.
Install reticulation at Lions Park
2
0
2
26.
Install light towers at Hay Park South Premier Soccer and Rugby Pitch
0
1
1
27.
Install light towers at Hay Park South
0
1
1
28.
Construct Hay Park South Premier Rugby Pitch
0
0
0
29.
Construct Multi Sports pavilion at Hay Park Central
0
0
0
30.
Install light towers at Hay Park Central
0
0
0
31.
Replace hard and practice wickets at Hay Park North
0
0
0
32.
Improve drainage ground at Hay Park Central
0
0
0
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Although some of the priority needs from both the City of Bunbury and the Hay Park Users have just been devised, there are some priority needs that are currently within the City of Bunbury’s internal project program known as ‘Sycle’. The priority needs that are currently listed within ‘Sycle’ for Hay Park are shown on table below and shows the date at which these development works are due to be completed.
Hay Park Sycle Project
Project Completion Date
Replace Ablution Block Athletics/Netball
June 2014
Upgrade Power Supply to Hay Park South
June 2015
Construct Hay Park South Multi Sports Pavilion
June 2016
Replace Hard and Practice Cricket Wickets
June 2016
Replace Len Nisbett Pavilion
June 2016
Transform Dis-used Basketball Courts into Car Parking
June 2017
Construct Multi Sports Pavilion for athletics arena and netball
June 2018
Demolish Kiosk and Construct 30 Parking Bays at Hay Park
June 2018
Replace Kit Keddie Rooms at Hay Park
June 2018
Provide Lighting to Hay Park South
June 2018
Upgrade BMX Facilities
June 2022
Refurbish Tennis Pavilion
June 2022
Construct Hockey Stadium Extensions
June 2023
Install In-Field Lighting at Athletics Arena
June 2023
Construct Hay Park South Premier Rugby Pitch and Fencing
June 2023
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The above projects, currently in Sycle, will have to be reviewed in accordance with the priority needs outcomes of this Master Plan and the new priority needs will need to be programmed into Sycle as well. The reason that the upgrades of the Len Nisbett Pavilion, the Kit Keddie Pavilion and the Ned Myles Pavilion are all priority needs is because these are the three main facilities utilized at Hay Park by a large number of users. In reality it is going to be a few years before funding can be located to construct multi sports pavilions at Hay Park North, Hay Park Central and the Hay Park Athletics Arena. Taking this into account, it would be beneficial for all users if the Len Nisbett Pavilion, Kit Keddie Pavilion and Ned Myles Pavilion are upgraded to a standard that meets the needs and requirements of the users. In terms of ‘upgrading’ these facilities, this would entail new toilets and showers, new roofing, new guttering, new changing room benches being constructed and painting of the inside and outside of the buildings. With the upgrades to the current facilities being the main priority for Hay Park the next priorities that should be addressed are upgrading of power to all of Hay Park, installation of light towers across Hay Park and construction of Multi Sports Pavilion across Hay Park. Cost estimation of all of the priority needs will be detailed further in this Master Plan and reference will be made to the possible funding opportunities that are available that could assist with the priority needs being carried out. In general the priority needs that have been detailed by the City of Bunbury should be the needs that are carried out first before the needs of the individual clubs are met. The reason for this being that the majority of the City of Bunbury’s priority needs look to aid a number of sport and recreation clubs rather than individual clubs, which the Hay Park Users priority needs do.
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9.
Future Hay Park Development Works The priority needs that have been devised by the City of Bunbury will make up what the future development works are for Hay Park. The three major development works that will be carried out at Hay Park over the next 10 years will be ‘facility upgrades/construction of new facilities’, ‘installation of light towers’ and ‘construction of community off-leash dog walking park’. Another major future development work that could possibly be considered for construction would be ‘Bike Trails’ within Hay Park. This development work will be explored further within this Master Plan.
9.1
Hay Park Facilities The Hay Park facilities will be first priority when it comes to development work being carried out and as previously mentioned this will start with the upgrades to the current facilities at Hay Park. However with the growth in users at Hay Park the future facilities that will cater best for the users would be multi sports pavilions located at different grounds within Hay Park. With the Hay Park South Multi Sports Pavilion due for completion in 2015, this facility will cater for the sport and recreation clubs located at Hay Park South but the remaining sport and recreation clubs located across the other areas of Hay Park will still have to utilise the current out-dated and non-functional facilities. Hay Park would benefit in the long term from three other multi sports pavilions being constructed. The design and cost of the Hay Park South Multi Sports pavilion would not be the best suited pavilion to be located at other grounds within Hay Park. In terms of what multi sports pavilions would be best suited for other areas in Hay Park, as previously mentioned the multi sports pavilion in Dalyellup in the Shire of Capel would be a good model to follow. The reason being that the Dalyellup Multi Sports Pavilion provides all the facilities that are needed for a number of sport and recreation clubs to utilise. The Dalyellup Multi Sports Pavilion came at a cost of around $2 million and comprises of two separate change room blocks and a central amenities building and is all connected by functional paved areas.
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Dalyellup Multi Sports Pavilion
Dalyellup Multi Sports Pavilion
Within the Dalyellup Multi Sports Pavilion there are tiered concrete bleachers which provide significant viewing areas for the ovals to the north and the east whilst there is also an elevated meeting room and kiosk which over-looks the grassy banks and panoramic views of the playing fields.
Dalyellup Multi Sports Pavilion
Dalyellup Multi Sports Pavilion
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This type of multi sports pavilion would be the ideal design for the Hay Park users at Hay Park North, Hay Park Central and the Athletics Arena as it would cater for their needs and requirements. Very little would have to be changed in terms of design plans for the Dalyellup Multi Sports Pavilion to be replicated at Hay Park and if you look to construct 3 of these types of pavilions then that would roughly be a cost of $6 million dollars. The $6 million cost for three of these type of pavilions is only $1 million dearer than what it is costing to build the one multi sports pavilion at Hay Park South. The image below shows the locations of where the multi sports pavilions would be constructed at Hay Park: Proposed Multi Sport Pavilion Locations
Legend Hay Park North Hay Park North Pavilion
Hay Park Central
Hay Park Netball/Athletics
Hay Park Central Pavilion
Netball/Athletics Pavilion
Hay Park South Hay Park South Pavilion
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Hay Park North Multi Sports Pavilion
The sport and recreation clubs who would utilise this pavilion would be the users of the Hay Park North and Hay Park Rugby Pitches. The pavilion would be similar to the Dalyellup Multi Sports Pavilion where there would be tiered concrete bleaches to provide significant viewing to both Hay Park North and the Hay Park Rugby Fields. This pavilion will combine the Hay Park Rugby Grounds and the Hay Park North Grounds and in the future both grounds will be known as ‘Hay Park North’. The sport and recreation clubs who would utilise this pavilion are: Hay Park United Soccer Club (Seniors) Hay Park Redbacks Cricket Club Exies Hockey Club Bunbury City Bulls Rugby Union Club (Seniors and Juniors) Bunbury Ultimate Frisbee Club Bunbury Touch Football Association
Hay Park Central Multi Sports Pavilion
The sport and recreation clubs who would utilise this pavilion include the users of Hay Park Central. The pavilion at this location would be slightly different to the pavilion at Hay Park North as this pavilion would only have one single facing tiered concrete bleacher, as this pavilion would only face onto the Hay Park Central grounds. The space behind this pavilion is already in ‘Sycle’ as a project to transform it into an over flow car parking area which would fit in conjunction with the multi sports pavilion plan. The sport and recreation clubs who would utilise this pavilion are: South West Junior Football League Bunbury and Districts Junior Cricket Association Both of the sport and recreation clubs mentioned above operate in different seasons so one club would be able to operate out of the pavilion in summer (Bunbury and Districts Junior Cricket Association) and one in winter (South West Junior Football League). At times when the pavilion is not in use for these sport and recreation clubs the pavilion can be hired out for events such as ‘Horse and Ag Show’, ‘Grooven The Moo’, ‘State Youth Games’ and other organisations who wish to hire the pavilion.
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Athletics/Netball Pavilion
The sport and recreation clubs who would utilise this pavilion include the users of the Hay Park Athletics Arena and Hay Park Netball Arena. Again, similar to the Hay Park North Pavilion there would be tiered concrete bleaches to provide significant viewing to both the athletics arena and the netball arena. The sport and recreation clubs who would utilise this pavilion are: Bunbury and Districts Little Athletics Club Bunbury Regional Athletics Club Bunbury Netball Association Hay Park United Soccer Club (Juniors) South West Academy of Sport At times when the pavilion is not in use for these sport and recreation clubs the pavilion can be hired out for events such as ‘School Carnivals’ and ‘Netball Carnivals’ and other organisations who wish to use the pavilion. With roughly 15 to 20 school carnivals held every year at the athletics arena, a multi sports pavilion in this location will definitely benefit these groups as the current toilet and changing room facilities at the athletics arena are extremely inadequate. Hay Park South Multi Sports Pavilion
The Hay Park South Multi Sports Pavilion has already been approved and construction on the pavilion is due to start in 2014/2015. The clubs who will utilise this pavilion will be: Bunbury Forum Force South West Warriors Rugby League Club At times when the pavilion is not in use for these sport and recreation clubs the pavilion can be hired out for events such as ‘Soccer Carnivals’, ‘Rugby Carnivals’, ‘Hockey Carnivals’ and other organisations who wish to hire the pavilion. The 2013 Hay Park Users Survey showed that a number of clubs based at Hay Park wanted a facility to be able to call their own and be based from. The construction of these multi sports pavilions will go some way to providing these clubs with this request. It is realistic that the funding for these facilities will come mainly from the City of Bunbury and other funding bodies such as ‘Royalties for Regions’ and ‘CSRFF’ so clubs will not be able to lay claim to these pavilions. The best way to make the clubs have a sense of ‘home’ in the multi sports pavilions is to manage the booking of these facilities through ‘seasonal hire’. A ‘Seasonal Hire’ booking process allows clubs to have a sense of home for the duration of their season and allows the
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City of Bunbury to provide a top quality facility for a wide variety of sport and recreation clubs based at Hay Park. Sport and recreation clubs may feel that within the multi sports pavilions that they require offices and areas to show-case their trophies/medals. This could be possible for the sport and recreation clubs but not within the multi sports pavilions. There is the possibility that within the review of the South West Sports Centre Master Plan that potential ‘club house’ offices could be constructed which would allow sport and recreation clubs to hire one of these ‘houses’ as offices space as well as be able to showcase their club’s medals and trophies. This would be ideal for the Hay Park Sport and Recreation Clubs as the South West Sports Centre is located in the centre of Hay Park. The 10 Year Costing of Hay Park Prioritisation Needs will detail the full cost of the multi sports pavilions and the recommended construction dates.
9.2
Hay Park Light Towers
The added light towers that are required at Hay Park will not all be the same and this is due to the level of sport that is played on each of the grounds where the added light towers will be constructed. The following areas of Hay Park are where light towers are needed to be constructed to meet the demands of the Hay Park users as well as aid the City of Bunbury with ground maintenance and scheduling: Hay Park North Hay Park Central Hay Park Rugby Fields (Pitch 2) Athletics Arena Lions Park (Community Off Leash Dog Walking Park) Hay Park South Premier Soccer Pitch Hay Park South Premier Rugby Pitch Hay Park South (Soccer Playing Fields)
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As previously mentioned the light towers that are needed to be constructed at Hay Park are not going to be the same given that there are a number of different sport and recreation clubs located at Hay Park who all play at different levels within their sport. State Sport Associations have guidelines on what type of lux level lighting is required for the different levels within their sport. An example of this is that ‘Football West’ who is the State Soccer Association in WA has the following guidelines when it comes to lux lighting within soccer:
Level
Training
Competition
Amateur and SemiProfessional
50 Lux Level Lighting
200 Lux Level Lighting
Professional
100 Lux Level Lighting
500 Lux Level Lighting
The majority of the light towers at Hay Park will be 100/200 Lux Level Light Towers but there are a few grounds at Hay Park that will require 500 Lux Level Light Towers. The table on page 67 shows what areas the light towers will be located at, the number of light towers there will be, the lux level of these light towers and what sport and recreation clubs would utilise the lights:
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Light Tower Location
Number of Light Towers
Lux Level
6 x Light Towers
100 Lux Level
Sport and Recreation Club
Hay Park North
6 x Light Towers
100 Lux Level
Hay Park Central
4 x Light Towers
100 Lux Level
Hay Park Rugby Field (Pitch 2)
4 x Light Towers
500 Lux Level
Athletics Arena
Lions Park
Bunbury City Bulls Rugby Union Club (Seniors and Juniors) Bunbury Ultimate Frisbee Club Bunbury Touch Football Association Bunbury and Districts Little Athletics Club Bunbury Regional Athletics Club
Bunbury and Districts Dog Club
500 Lux Level
Bunbury Forum Force South West Football Association Country Coastal Junior Soccer Association
Hay Park South Premier Soccer Pitch
4 x Light Towers
500 Lux Level
South West Warriors Rugby League Club
6 x Light Towers
100 Lux Level
Bunbury United Soccer Club Bunbury Forum Force Country Coastal Junior Soccer Association South West Soccer Association
Hay Park South Premier Rugby Pitch
Hay Park South (Soccer Fields)
South West Junior Football League Bunbury and Districts Junior Cricket Association
100 Lux Level 4 x Light Towers
4 x Light Towers
Hay Park United Soccer Club Hay Park Red Backs Cricket Club Exies Hockey Club
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The 500 Lux Level Light Towers are required at the Hay Park Premier Soccer Pitch and the Hay Park Premier Rugby Pitch because the sport and recreation clubs that operate out of these grounds play at a state level. Although the maximum lighting they would require would be 200 Lux, both of these grounds will be looked to attract professional sports clubs to participate against both the local state clubs in the future as well as potential gala matches and these matches could be played at night and the lux level lighting required would be 500 Lux. The 500 Lux Level Light Towers for the Hay Park Premier Soccer Pitch, Hay Park Premier Rugby Pitch and the Athletics Arena could be of the same model that is currently at Hands Oval in Bunbury. The Hands Oval Light Towers are 500 Lux Level but the lux level light system allows for the lights to be programmed to 100 Lux and also 200 Lux. This programming would allow for sport and recreation clubs utilising the lights to set the required lux level for their sport. The other benefit of this lux level light system is that there can be different costs applied to the appropriate lux level. An example of this is: 100 Lux Level = $14 per hour 200 Lux Level = $21 per hour 500 Lux Level = $56 per hour This same lux level light system could be applied to the 500 Lux lights at Hay Park in order to help the sport and recreation clubs with their club finances when it comes to light hire. As previously mentioned in this Master Plan, added light towers are not only going to benefit the City of Bunbury and the sport and recreation clubs based at Hay Park but will also benefit some of the large events that book the grounds at Hay Park annually such as ‘Grooven the Moo’, ‘The Horse and Agricultural Show’ and ‘State Youth Games’. The image on page 69 shows the exact location that each of the light towers should be constructed and shows what Lux Level the light towers are:
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Future Hay Park Light Towers
Legend 100 Lux Level Lights
500 Lux Level Lights
Hay Park North
Hay Park Central
Lions Park
Premier Soccer Pitch
Existing Light Towers
Athletics Arena
Hay Park South
Premier Rugby Pitch
The 10 Year Costing of Hay Park Prioritisation Needs will detail the full cost of the light towers and the recommended construction dates.
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9.3
Hay Park ‘Cycle Ways’
In 2009 the City of Bunbury produced a ‘Cycle Plan’ that detailed exactly what plans were currently in place in regards to cycle paths and what future cycle plans were recommended. Within the City of Bunbury’s ‘Cycle Plan’, Hay Park was one area that was going to have a mixture of both ‘commuter and recreation bike networks’ as well as ‘casual bike networks’. The image below shows what cycle plans were recommended for Hay Park and the surrounding areas:
4
1
2
3
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The ‘Casual Bike Network’ that is recommended for Hay Park is based upon certain road closures being implemented within Hay Park. The reason that the ‘Casual Bike Network’ stops half way within Hay Park (end of Socceroos Place, 1 ) is because it was planned within the City Bike Plan that the entrance and exist at either side of the Bussell Highway Road and Parade Road would be closed off. This would mean that the only entry and exist into Hay Park would be from either half way down Parade Road 2 or from Washington Avenue 3 . Taking into account possible road closures within Hay Park, these road closures will also fit in with the positioning of the Multi Sports Pavilions at Hay Park North and Hay Park Central with the only other possible change being that the first entrance 4 on Parade Road remaining open for additional access to Hay Park and service for possible future Hay Park North Multi Sports Pavilion. ‘Cycle Paths and Networks’ would be worthwhile being incorporated into Hay Park due to the amount of benefits that they can provide to the community. These cycle paths will also benefit the future needs of the resident’s located in the ‘Tuart Brook’ area. The fact the space is there to create both a ‘Commuter and Recreation Bike Network’ and a ‘Casual Bike Networks’ within Hay Park then these projects should be made as medium term priorities when carrying out development works at Hay Park.
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9.4
Lions Park
Lions Park is a large area located within the Hay Park grounds and is currently not used for any social or recreational purposes. The area at Lions Park is that large of an area that there are a number of development works that could be carried out that would benefit the community. One development work that has been earmarked for Lions Park is the construction of an ‘Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park’ and there are a number of reasons for this. One such is that the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club are currently based out of the Hay Park Rugby Fields area and have an M.O.U over part of the ‘Kit Keddie Pavilion’. Over the years there has been an increase in sport and recreation clubs wishing to utilise this area and facilities and relations between these clubs and the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club have become strained. It is believed that it would be in the best interest of all groups if the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club are relocated. Relocation of the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club will benefit them by creating an area that is away from sport and recreation clubs and will allow them to make the relocated area feel like their own entity. Sport and recreation clubs who utilise Hay Park Rugby Fields and the ‘Kit Keddie Pavilion’ will benefit from the relocation as the pitch usage and facility usage will increase due to the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club freeing up 4 to 5 bookings a week. The pitch size that the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club currently utilize at the Hay Park Rugby Fields is: Area Size: 5,976m2 Length: 103 meters Width: 58 meters The Bunbury and Districts Dog Club only use the full size area at Hay Park Rugby Fields for trials and competitions and use half the size of the field for training sessions. The image on page 73 shows the exact layout of the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club’s current area at Hay Park:
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Bunbury and Districts Dog Club’s Current Location – Hay Park Rugby Fields
The City of Bunbury reviewed a number of different locations across Bunbury that the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club could be relocated to and it was agreed, in discussions with the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club, that Lions Park would be the best location for the dog club to be based from. The area at Lions Park that the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club would use for training, trials and competitions is larger in size than the area they currently utilize at the Hay Park Rugby Fields. The size of the area at Lions Park is: Area Size: 7,040 m2 Length: 110 metres With: 64 metres The image on page 74 shows the layout of the area at Lions Park that the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club would utilise:
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Bunbury and Districts Dog Club’s Proposed Relocation – Lions Park
Legend Lions Park Area Off Leash Dog Park Area
Lions Park is currently a large vacant area of land that has great potential for future development that would transform the area into a useful and worth-while area that can be utilised by the community. As this area is currently vacant with no facilities or structures within it there are certain measures that the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club would need installed in this area for it to be used for the purpose of their club. The measures that the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club require are some of the requirements that would be carried out anyway for this area to become an ‘Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park’ for the community to utilise. The Bunbury and Districts Dog Club need the following measures to be in place at Lions Park for them to operate out of the ‘Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park’: Fenced Area Toilets Page | 74
Storage Lighting All of the above measures can be installed in a ‘3 phase process’ but there are solutions that can be implemented in the mean-time for the area at Lions Park to be utilised by the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club while these phases are waiting to be carried out. The ‘3 Phase Diagram’ below shows what work could be carried out to make an area within Lions Park into an official ‘Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park’ and the cost of carrying out this development work. 3 Phase Process Diagram
Phase 1: Fencing
$14,000 Phase 2: Lighting
$153,450
Reticulation
Footbridge
$20,000
$10,000
Toilets and Storage
$149,605
Phase 3: Car Parking
$ 350,000
The reason for the ‘footbridge’ in phase 1 is to allow the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club to have access to the new ablution and storage block at the athletics arena until the time comes that a similar facility can be installed at Lions Park. The ablutions and storage block at the athletics arena have 6 toilets (2 disabled) and a storage area and this would be the ideal model to have installed at Lions Park in phase 2.
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In phase 2 the light towers required by the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club would be 100 Lux Level Light Towers and the estimate cost for lighting mentioned in the diagram above would be for four light towers. In phase 3, the construction of the car park at Lions Park would not only benefit the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club but also the community who will utilise the ‘Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park’. The other benefits of creating a car park at this location is that it could act as an over flow car park for the sport and recreation clubs who utilise the Hay Park North and Rugby Fields. The 2013 Hay Park Users Survey showed that car parking is often an issue at Hay Park with users feeling that there is not enough. As previously mentioned in this Master Plan, there are a number of large events held at Hay Park such as ‘Grooven the Moo’ and the ‘Horse and Agricultural Show’ and there is a shortage of car parking for these types of events and the Hay Park fields in the end act as parking for these events. By constructing a car park at the Lions Park area this could also help solve some of parking issues for these large events. The City of Bunbury will more than likely be footing the majority of funding for this project and as a result it has been discussed with the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club that they should take responsibility for on-going cost of maintaining the ‘Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park’ through an M.O.U. Taking into account the entire size of Lions Park, future developments could be carried out on the area other than just the ‘Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park’. These future developments could include such things as: Children’s Playground/Fitness Park/Disc Golf Park Community BBQ’s Picnic Tables Water Fountains
The images on pages 77 and 78 show how the Lions Park area would look throughout the different phases as well as the possible development options mentioned above.
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Phase One – Lions Park
Legend Fenced ‘Off Leash Dog Park’ Footbridge Existing Toilet/Storage Block
Phase Two – Lions Park
Legend Fenced ‘Off Leash Dog Park’ Footbridge Existing Toilet/Storage Block 100 Lux Level Light Towers Toilet/Storage Facility
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Phase Three – Lions Park
Legend Fenced ‘Off Leash Dog Park’
Access Road and Parking
Footbridge Existing Toilet/Storage Block 100 Lux Level Light Towers Toilet/Storage Facility
Future Community Development Works
Legend Fenced ‘Off Leash Dog Park’
Playground
Community Area
Footbridge 500 Lux Level Light Towers
Picnic Table
BBQ
Water Fountain
Existing Toilet/Storage Facility Access Road and Car Parking To
Toilet/Storage Facility
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The benefit of transforming Lions Park into a well-designed and constructed area is not only going to benefit the Bunbury and Districts Dog Club, who will have a recognised location to be based from, but the entire community will benefit for a number of reasons. There are currently 4,500 registered dog owners in Bunbury and in the recent ‘Withers Urban Renewal Strategy’ the stakeholders and community engagement indicated that 41.4% of respondents use parks and open space to exercise their pets. The reason for this is because in Bunbury there is no recognised Dog Park for members of the community to exercise their pets. With the creation of the ‘Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park’ this will cater for not only the 41.4% of Withers residents who indicated they exercise their pets on open space it will also allow members of the community from all over Bunbury to utilise the park. The benefit to the community of an ‘Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park’ being created at Lions Park is that the park can be utilised at any time of the day or night at no cost. The other benefits to the community in regards to construction of playgrounds, BBQ’s and picnic tables is that it gives the community an area within Hay Park to go to and spend time with friends and family in a comfortable and relaxed location.
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10.
Facility Management The facilities located across all of Hay Park are all currently managed differently due to the variation in leases and M.O.U’s that are in place at the facilities. Due to the difference in management at the Hay Park facilities there is often a lot of confusion between the Hay Park users and the City of Bunbury as to who is responsible for certain management requirements within the facility. The confusion with some of the management models currently in place at the facilities across Hay park is that they Hay Park users who have leases and M.O.U’s are unsure what maintenance work they are required to carry out and what maintenance work is required by the City of Bunbury to be carried out. The majority of the Hay Park users who have leases and M.O.U’s over facilities at Hay Park carry out the majority of the maintenance work themselves. The table below and on page 81 shows all the facilities located at Hay Park and what the management model currently in place is and who carries out the maintenance on the facility: Facility
Location
Management Model
Maintenance Management
Exies Hockey Club Rooms
Hay Park North
Leased Facility: Exies Hockey Club
Exies Hockey Club carry out all facility maintenance
Len Nisbett Pavilion
Hay Park North
Shared-Use Facility
City of Bunbury carry out all facility maintenance
Kit Keddie Pavilion
Hay Park Rugby Fields
½ M.O.U Facility: Bunbury and Districts Dog Club ½ Shared-Use Facility
City of Bunbury carry out all facility maintenance
Hay Park Kiosk
Hay Park Central
Leased Facility: South West Junior Football League
City of Bunbury carry out all facility maintenance
Ned Myles Pavilion
Hay Park Central
Shared-Use Facility
City of Bunbury carry out all facility maintenance
Athletics Arena Toilet Blocks
Hay Park Athletics Arena
Shared-Use Facility
City of Bunbury carry out all facility maintenance
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Facility
Location
Management Model
Netball Club Rooms
Hay Park Netball Arena
Leased Facility: Bunbury Netball Association
Maintenance Management
Tennis Club Rooms
Hay Park Tennis Arena
Leased Facility: Bunbury Tennis Club
Croquet Club Rooms
Hay Park Croquet Courts
Leased Facility: Moorabinda Croquet Club
City of Bunbury carry out major maintenance on the facility Bunbury Netball Association carry out minor maintenance on facility City of Bunbury carry out major maintenance on the facility Bunbury Tennis Club carry out minor maintenance on facility City of Bunbury carry out major maintenance on the facility Moorabinda Croquet Club carry out minor maintenance on facility
Swimming Club Rooms
Next to South West Sports Centre
Leased Facility: Bunbury Swimming Club
Bunbury Swimming Club carry out all facility maintenance
Water Polo Club Rooms
Next to South West Sports Centre
Leased Facility: Bunbury Water Polo Club
Bunbury Water Polo Club carry out all facility maintenance
Hockey Stadium
Hay Park South
Leased Facility: Bunbury and Districts Hockey Association
Bunbury and Districts Hockey Association carry out all facility maintenance
Soccerdrome
Hay Park South
Leased Facility: Bunbury United Soccer Club
City of Bunbury carry out all facility maintenance
BMX Toilet Block
Hay Park South
Shared-Use Facility
City of Bunbury carry out all of the facility maintenance
Due to some of the leases that are in place at Hay Park being rather old and not being due for renewal for a number of years, City of Bunbury cannot access certain facilities across Hay Park due to the fact that locks have been changed by the leasee's over the years. Page | 81
Examples of access not being able to be gained by the City of Bunbury to facilities across Hay Park are the Bunbury Swimming Club Rooms and the Water Polo Club Rooms, locks have been changed over the years and the City of Bunbury have not been informed of this change. With the proposed recommendation within this Master Plan of three multi sports pavilions being created across Hay Park, the opportunity is there for a full review of the management of the current facilities at Hay Park to be conducted with a view to implementing better structured management models across both existing facilities and proposed new facilities.
10.1 Existing Facility Management Structure As previously mentioned in this Master Plan, the existing management structure for facilities at Hay Park is made up of: Leased Facilities M.O.U Facilities Shared-Use Facilities Within the management structure for all of the Hay Park facilities there are a number of departments within the City of Bunbury who are involved in the management of these facilities and they are: Sport, Leisure and Active Lifestyle Department Properties and Leasing Department Parks and Gardens Department Building and Maintenance Department With the wide variety of departments involved in the management of the Hay Park facilities, frustration grows amongst the Hay Park users. This is due to the fact that if a matter is needing tended to regarding the facilities then when they report the matter to one of the City of Bunbury staff members, discussions then have to be had with other members of staff across the different departments. The outcome of the matter being addressed can sometimes take some time to get resolved or dealt with depending on the cross communication of the departments. The existing management structure within the Hay Park facilities is lacking a dedicated position to take care of all matters related to Hay Park on a daily basis.
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10.2 Proposed Facility Management Structure Across Western Australia, large sports complexes that are similar to Hay Park usually have a ‘Facility Co-ordinator’ who is responsible for co-ordinating the facilities and grounds at that complex. The ‘Facility Co-ordinator’ essentially takes on the job roles that are carried out by the ‘Sport, Leisure and Active Lifestyle Department’, ‘Properties and Leasing Department’, ‘Parks and Gardens Department’ and the ‘Building and Maintenance Department’. This type of role would be ideal to be created at Hay Park as it would solve a lot of frustrations that the Hay Park users currently have when it comes to having to deal with a number of different departments on facility matters. Taken into account the recommendations within this Master Plan of three multi sports pavilions being created (four multi sports pavilions in total) at Hay Park as well as a number of light towers being constructed, a ‘Hay Park Facility Co-ordinator’ would be able to coordinate all maintenance related to these structures as well as take on responsibility for liaising with the Hay Park users who have leases and M.O.U’s over current Hay Park facilities. The Lark Hill Sports Complex in Rockingham has a ‘Facility Co-ordinator’ who is responsible for overseeing the maintenance and management of the 3 multi sports pavilions located within this complex. The ‘Facility Co-ordinator’ at Lark Hill is based within the complex and liaises with the seasonal sport and recreation clubs who have seasonal leases over the multi sports pavilion. The Lark Hill ‘Facility Co-ordinator’ helps the seasonal clubs when it comes to maintenance matters related to the multi sports pavilions. Given the fact that in the future there could possibly be four multi sports pavilions located at Hay Park as well as a number of leased sport and recreation facilities , the job role of a ‘Facility Co-ordinator’ at Hay Park could be similar to that of the ‘Facility Co-ordinator’ at Lark Hill. The diagram on page 84 shows how the ‘Hay Park Facilities Co-ordinator’ would fit into the City of Bunbury’s Work Force Structure when it comes to maintenance matters regarding Hay Park facilities.
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City of Bunbury Work Force Structure
Manager of Sport, Leisure and Active Lifestyle
Manager of Civil and Open Space
Hay Park Facilities
Liaising
Manager of Building and Maintenace
Co-ordinator Sport and Recreation Liaison Officer
Hay Park Users
The roles and responsibilities of the ‘Hay Park Facilities Co-ordinator’ would be to: Support community participation in a healthy and active lifestyle by providing high quality facility management and programming at the Hay Park facilities. Ensure the Hay Park facilities are maintained to the highest possible standard. Conduct regular inspections of all of the Hay Park facilities. Oversee ongoing development and implementation of quality assurance and improvement systems for the Hay Park facilities. Develop and maintain sound relationships with local community groups, sporting and recreational bodies associated with each facility at Hay Park. Liaise with and seek feedback from these groups on a regular basis. Encourage optimum use of the facilities and multi-use facilities, including maintaining regular user groups maximising casual and special event use as appropriate. Page | 84
Liaise with the City of Bunbury’s Sport and Recreation Liaison Officer to keep informed of developments in the recreation fields and in other areas which may be of benefit to the Hay Park facilities. Oversee any maintenance and improvements of the Hay Park facilities in conjunction with the City of Bunbury’s Building and Maintenance Manager. Maintain all Hay Park Facilities to project an appealing, exciting, clean and safe environment. Maintain accurate records at all times for all the Hay Park facilities.
The City of Bunbury’s Community Recreation Team currently take responsibility for carrying out weekly checks on the Hay Park grounds and facilities and report any issues to the relevant departments. Due to the recent increase in homelessness and drug usage in Bunbury, Hay Park has become an ideal location for homeless people to seek shelter in the sub-standard secure facilities as well as for drug usage to be carried out within/around the facilities. The Hay Park facilities are becoming damaged on a more regular basis due to homeless people taking shelter in the facilities and drug users taking drugs in and around the facilities. The City of Bunbury’s Community Recreation Team are only able to conduct a facility check at Hay Park once a week due to work schedules and by having a ‘Hay Park Facility Coordinator’ located within the Community Recreation Team then these checks could be carried out more frequently and allow for possible security measures to be improved to alleviate the on-going issues surrounding the facilities. One of the reasons that the current facilities at Hay Park are in such a poor condition is because they have not been checked and maintained on a regular basis over the years. The appointment of a ‘Hay Park Facilities Co-ordinator’ would allow for the current facilities as well as future facilities to be kept to a standard that is acceptable to the Hay Park users and to stop the City of Bunbury from getting to the point they are currently at where the facilities are not fit for purpose.
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11. 10 Year Costing of Hay Park Priority Needs The costing of the priority needs at Hay Park is based on estimates from sport and recreation organisations who supply certain structures associated with the prioritisations. The costing of the priority needs is also devised from recent City of Bunbury reports as well as discussion with the relevant City of Bunbury Officers. The cost estimations for priority needs associated with facilities being ‘upgraded’ mean that new toilets, showers, changing room benches and decorating of the interior and exterior of the building will be carried out. The cost estimations of the priority needs of multi sports pavilions are based on the same design and cost of the Shire of Capel’s Multi Sports Pavilion in Dalyellup. The installation costs of the priority needs of light towers across Hay Park are based on what Lux level is required for the sport and recreation clubs operating at the relevant ground. The table on pages 87 and 88 show the cost estimations of the City of Bunbury’s short term priority needs as well as the Hay Park Users short term priority needs.
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Priority Need
Location
Upgrade of Len Nisbett Pavilion
Hay Park North
Upgrade of Kit Keddie Rooms
Upgrade of Ned Myles Rooms
Installation of Light Towers (500 Lux) to Premier Soccer Pitch
Already in Sycle YES NO √
Hay Park South
$251,600
PR2626
Hay Park Rugby Pitches Hay Park Central
Estimated Cost of Project
Possible Project Funding Bodies City of Bunbury DSR -CSRFF
√
$175,000
City of Bunbury DSR - CSRFF
√
$150,000
PR2664
City of Bunbury DSR - CSRFF
√
$580,00 (4 Light Poles)
PR3395
City of Bunbury DSR -CSRFF Regional Development Funding Bunbury Forum Force
Installation of Light Towers (500 Lux) to Premier Rugby Pitch
Hay Park South
√
$580,000 (4 Light Poles)
PR3395
City of Bunbury DSR -CSRFF Regional Development Funding South West Warriors Rugby League Club
Installation of Light Towers (50 Lux) at Lions Park
Lions Park
√
$153,450 (4 Light Poles)
City of Bunbury Bunbury and Districts Dog Club DSR - CSRFF
Installation of Light Towers (100 Lux) at Hay Park Rugby Pitch
Hay Park Rugby
√
$318,450 ( 4 Light Poles)
City of Bunbury CSRFF
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Priority Need
Location
Power Upgrade to Hay Park North and Central
Hay Park Central and Hay Park North
Construction of Hay Park Premier Rugby Pitch
Hay Park South
Transform disused basketball courts into car parking
Hay Park Central
Construction of Community Park at ‘Lions Park’
Lions Park
Already in Sycle YES NO √
Estimated Cost of Project
Possible Project Funding Bodies
$250,000
City of Bunbury
$150,000
City of Bunbury
$70,000
City of Bunbury
$15,000
City of Bunbury
√
$303,055
√
$350,000
Bunbury and Districts Dog Club
√ PR3396
√ PR2665
√ PR3608
Upgrade Light Tower Heads on two remaining towers at BMX Facility
BMX Track
√
$15,000
Bunbury BMX Club
Upgrading of facilities at Soccerdrome
Hay Park South
√
$20,000
Bunbury United Soccer Club
Permanent Shade Structure for Athletics Arena
Athletics Arena
$75,000
Bunbury and Districts Little Athletics Club
√ PR3225
City of Bunbury Undercover Area for spectators at Netball Arena
Netball Arena
Power Upgrade to Hay Park South
Hay Park South
√
√ √
$20,000
Bunbury Netball Association
$250,000
City of Bunbury
PR3626
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The table below and on page 90 and 91 show the cost estimations of the City of Bunbury’s long term priority needs as well as the Hay Park Users long term priority needs. Priority Need
Location
Construction of Multi Sports Pavilion at Hay Park North
Hay Park North
Already in Sycle YES NO √
Estimated Cost of Project $2,000,000
PR2392
Possible Project Funding Bodies City of Bunbury Regional Development Funding Hay Park North Sport and Recreation Clubs
Construction of Multi Sports Pavilion at Hay Park Central
Hay Park Central
√
$2,000,000
City of Bunbury Regional Development Funding Hay Park Central Sport and Recreation Clubs
Construction of Multi Sports Pavilion at Athletics Arena
Athletics Arena
√
$2,000,000
PR1809
City of Bunbury Regional Development Funding Athletics Clubs
Installation of Light Towers (500 Lux) at Athletics Arena
Athletics Arena
√
$580,000 (4 Light Poles)
PR2405
City of Bunbury DSR -CSRFF Regional Development Funding Athletics Clubs
Installation of Light Towers (100 Lux) at Hay Park North
Hay Park North
√
$477,675 (6 Light Poles)
City of Bunbury DSR -CSRFF Regional Development Funding Hay Park North Sport and Recreation Clubs
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Priority Need
Location
Installation of Light Towers (100 Lux) at Hay Park Central
Hay Park Central
Already in Sycle YES NO √
Estimated Cost of Project $477,675 (6 Light Poles)
Possible Project Funding Bodies City of Bunbury DSR -CSRFF Regional Development Funding Hay Park Central Sport and Recreation Clubs
Installation of Light Towers (100 Lux) at Hay Park South
Hay Park South
√
$477,675 (6 Light Poles)
City of Bunbury DSR -CSRFF Regional Development Funding Hay Park South Sport and Recreation Clubs
Replace Hard and Practise Wickets at Hay Park North
Hay Park North
Demolish Kiosk at Hay Park and construct 30 parking bays
Hay Park Central
Upgrade BMX Facilities
BMX Track
√
$80,000
City of Bunbury
$96,800
City of Bunbury
$500,000
Bunbury BMX Club
PR1503
√ PR2663
√ PR1810
City of Bunbury DSR - CSRFF
Construct Hockey Stadium Extensions
Hay Park South
√ PR2399
$2,000,000
City of Bunbury Regional Development Funding Bunbury Hockey Association
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Priority Need
Location
Refurbish Tennis Club Pavilion
Hay Park Tennis Courts
Already in Sycle YES NO √
Estimated Cost of Project
Possible Project Funding Bodies
$2,000,000
City of Bunbury
PR2409
Regional Development Funding Bunbury Tennis Club
Added Changing Rooms for Soccerdrome
Hay Park South
√
$350,000
City of Bunbury DSR –CSRFF Bunbury United Soccer Club
Refurbish Moorabinda Croquet Clubrooms
Hay Park Croquet
New Fence for Moorabinda Croquet Club
Hay Park Croquet
√
$100,000
PR2410
Moorabinda Croquet Club DSR - CSRFF
√
T.B.C
Moorabinda Croquet Club DSR - CSRFF
Boundary Fence Replacement at Hockey Stadium Upgrade of Netball Clubrooms
√ Hay Park South
PR3227
$140,000
Bunbury Hockey Association DSR - CSRFF
Hay Park Netball
√
$250,000
Bunbury Netball Association DSR - CSRFF
Construct Shelter Structures on Hay Park Grounds
Construct Pedestrian Pathways Throughout Hay Park
Hay Park North
City of Bunbury DSR – CSRFF
Hay Park Central
√
$50,000 Lotterywest
Hay Park South
Hay Park Sport and Recreation Clubs
Hay Park North
City of Bunbury
Hay Park Central
√
T.B.C
Hay Park South
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12.
Funding Opportunities There were a number of funding opportunities researched by the City of Bunbury in order to determine what funding opportunities would be available for when it came time to look for potential financial support to be able to carry out the priority needs for Hay Park. The four funding options that were looked at were: Australian Sports Foundation – Facility Development Funding Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development – Community Development Grants Programme Department of Sport and Recreation – Community Sporting and Recreation Facility Fund (CSRFF) Royalties for Regions – Country Local Government Fund Research was carried out into all of the options mentioned above and discussions were had with all of the relevant bodies. The two funding options that would be best suited to pursue when it comes to carrying out the priority needs for Hay Park are the Department of Sport and Recreation’s Community Sporting and Recreation Facility Fund (CSRFF) and the Royalties for Regions – Country Local Government Fund. The Australian Sports Foundation ‘Facility Development Funding’ and the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development’s ‘Community Development Grants Programme’ are unable to supply direct grants for facility development and are more catered for aiding organisations when it comes to fundraising so that the funds gathered are tax detectable. The purpose of the Department of Sport and Recreation’s CSRFF program is to provide financial assistance to community groups and local government authorities to develop infrastructure for sport and recreation. The program aims to increase participation in sport and recreation with an emphasis on physical activity, through rational development of good quality, well designed and well utilised facilities.
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The reason that the CSRFF program will be a good avenue to follow when looking for funding to carry out the priority needs at Hay Park are: Upgrade and additions to existing facilities where they will lead to an increase in physical activity or more rational use of facilities. Construction of new facilities to meet sport and active recreation needs. Floodlighting projects The three main areas above that the CSRFF program provides financial assistance to is 3 of the main priority needs that are required at Hay Park. The three grants within the CSRFF program that would best suit the City of Bunbury when it comes to applying for funding to carry out the priority needs at Hay Park are: CSRFF Small Grants CSRFF Annual Grants CSRFF Forward Planning Grants ‘Small Grants’ are awarded to projects with a basic level of planning and the project cost must not exceed $150,000. Some of the Hay Park priority needs such as ‘upgrades of ablutions blocks’ and ‘installation of light towers’ fall within this grant. ‘Annual Grants’ are awarded to projects with a planning and construction process that will be complete within 12 months and has a total project cost of between $150,000 and $500,000. Upgrades to clubrooms/pavilions fall within this grant and this again is an area within the priorities of Hay Park that need to be addressed. ‘Forward Planning Grants’ are awarded to more complex projects that require a planning period between one and three years. Grants in this project cost over $500,000 and may be up to a maximum project cost of $4 million and may be allocated in one or a combination of the years in the triennium. Construction of large ablution block/change rooms fall within this grant and once again this is a priority area within Hay Park. The Royalties for Regions Country Local Government Fund is utilised to address infrastructure needs across the country local government sector. One of the aims of this grant is to address infrastructure needs and this is a major area within Hay Park in terms of infrastructure needs and for this reason the Royalties for Regions Grant is worthwhile being followed up on when it comes to looking to apply for funding for the priority needs at Hay Park to be carried out.
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13.
Summary The proposed priority needs for Hay Park that need to be addressed over the timescale specified in this Master Plan must be adhered to as previous master plans have highlighted the desperate need for urgent development work to be carried out Hay Park in order to better serve the users of Hay Park. With very little work having been carried out at Hay Park in not only just the last 10 years but in the last 50 years, Hay Park is crying out for upgrades to current facilities, construction of new facilities, added light towers and added car parking to be carried out. On top of these needs being carried out at Hay Park along with other development works such as ‘Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park’ and ‘Bike/Walk Trails’ being created then this is only going to provide a number of benefits for both the City of Bunbury and the community. The benefits of the priority needs that have been mentioned in this Master Plan being carried out are: Development of contemporary buildings which better suit the needs of the current users as well as future user groups Reduction in conflicts regarding facility usage Better use of green space Allows for improved passive use and support facilities The image on page 95 shows how Hay Park could potentially look with the priority needs mentioned in the Master Plan are carried out:
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Hay Park Future Design Plans
Legend Commuter and Recreation Bike Network
Casual Bike Network
Off Leash Community Dog Walking Park
P.R.P
Premier Rugby Pitch
100 Lux Level Light Towers Hockey Lights
P.S.P
Lions Park
Hay Park North Multi Sports Pavilion
Hay Park Central Multi Sports Pavilion
500 Lux Level Light Towers Tennis Lights (4 x lights per court)
Demount able Archery Facility
Premier Soccer Pitch
Hay Park South Multi Sports Pavilion
Athletics/Netball Multi Sports Pavilion
City of Bunbury Existing Light Towers Croquet Lights (4 x lights per court)
Netball Lights BMX Lights (4 x lights within track)
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13.1
Hay Park Master Plan – Community Consultation
The Hay Park Master Plan was open for Community Consultation from 1st January 2015 until 27th February 2015. There were a total of 242 surveys submitted with feedback on the Hay Park Master Plan and there was also 12 sport and recreation clubs based in Bunbury who submitted official club letters providing support/feedback for the master plan. Within the survey that was issued as part of the Hay Park Master Plan Community Consultation, one question that was asked was whether the community agreed that the facilities at Hay Park needed to be upgraded. 97% agreed that the facilities at Hay Park needed to be upgraded with 3% saying that the facilities did not need to be upgraded:
Another question that was asked within the survey was whether the community agreed that the upgrade of facilities at Hay Park should be considered as a priority by the Bunbury City Council and 92% agreed that the upgrades should be considered as a priority by the Bunbury City Council with 8% disagreeing:
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Out of the 242 people completing the survey, 86% agreed with the short and medium term priorities that have been listed in the Hay Park Master Plan with 14% disagreeing:
In the Hay Park Master Plan Community Consultation Survey the community were asked if they agreed with the long term priorities listed in the Hay Park Master Plan and 90% agreed with what has been proposed as long term priorities with 10% disagreeing:
With the 14% disagreeing with the short and medium term priorities and the 10% disagreeing with the long term priorities listed in the master plan, the feedback from the surveys was that they believed that certain priorities in the long term should be listed in the short term priorities and vice versa.
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14. Appendix 1 – Hay Park Facilities Tour – Supporting Documents
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15.
Appendix 2 – Current Condition of Hay Park Facilities Images
Len Nisbett Pavilion
Len Nisbett Pavilion
Len Nisbett Pavilion
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Ned Myles Pavilion
Ned Myles Pavilion
Ned Myles Pavilion
Ned Myles Pavilion
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Kit Keddie Pavilion
Athletics Arena
Athletics Arena
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16.
Appendix 3 – Consultation Groups/Organisations
The following groups/organisations were consulted when gathering data and information for the Hay Park Master Plan:
Department of Sport and Recreation
Lottery West
City of Rockingham
Football West
WA Rugby League
Shire of Capel
Aqwest
ATCO Gas Australia
Telstra
Water Corporation
Western Power
Bunbury Regional Athletics Club
Bunbury Netball Association
Hay Park United Soccer Club
Moorabinda Croquet Club Bunbury and Districts Dog Club
Bunbury United Soccer Club
Hay Park Cricket Club
Bunbury Forum Force
Bunbury and Districts Touch Association
Bunbury Ultimate Frisbee Club
Bunbury BMX Club
Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association
South West Junior Football League
Bunbury City Bulls Junior Rugby Union Club
Bunbury and Districts Little Athletics Club
Bunbury City Bulls Senior Rugby Union Club
Exies Hockey Club
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