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Manningham Highball Infrastructure
Plan 2013
Contents
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Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3
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What is the current situation? ........................................................................................................ 4
Council facilities .................................................................................................................................. 4
Joint use facilities ................................................................................................................................ 4
Other facilities ..................................................................................................................................... 4
3.
Why do we need more courts? ....................................................................................................... 5
Needs assessment............................................................................................................................... 5
Future demand ................................................................................................................................... 6
Facility quality and functionality ......................................................................................................... 6
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What should Manningham’s court facilities look like? ................................................................... 7
Trends in facility design ...................................................................................................................... 7
Trends in facility financial performance ............................................................................................. 7
Multi-use facility ................................................................................................................................. 7
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Providing optimum facilities for the community (Recommendations) .......................................... 9
Planning principles .............................................................................................................................. 9
Council development priorities......................................................................................................... 10
Joint use agreements ........................................................................................................................ 10
School / private developments ......................................................................................................... 11
Asset management of existing facilities ........................................................................................... 11
Managing programming priorities .................................................................................................... 11
Funding for new infrastructure ......................................................................................................... 12
Appendix 1 - Existing highball provision ............................................................................................... 13
Council owned facilities .................................................................................................................... 13
School facilities - Joint use agreements ............................................................................................ 14
Summary of all highball facilities in Manningham ............................................................................ 14
Appendix 2 - Site assessments .............................................................................................................. 16
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Introduction
This is a plan for highball infrastructure development within the City of Manningham for the ten year
period from 2013 to 2023.
Highball is a term used to describe indoor court facilities that are purpose-built for traditional
‘highball’ sports such as badminton, basketball, futsal (indoor soccer) netball, table tennis and
volleyball. In addition, these facilities are also commonly used for a range of community based
programs, exhibitions and events. The Plan has also considered the needs of gymnastics due to the
existing purpose-built gymnastics facility within one of Manningham’s highball facilities.
In planning for highball infrastructure for the next ten years, Manningham City Council (MCC) has
undertaken a major review of all previous studies, together with an up to date assessment of:
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Policy context
Existing highball facilities (including school and private)
National, State and local participation in highball sports
Benchmarking and industry trends
Demand for highball facilities
Potential future facilities
Consultation with major tenants at highball stadiums
Funding models and opportunities for highball developments.
The draft Plan recommends seven planning principles to guide the implementation of highball
infrastructure development, maintenance and management in Manningham over the next ten years.
The draft Plan also recommends the prioritisation of two major highball facility developments,
including a new five court multi-use facility at Mullum Mullum Reserve Donvale, and an extension of
the facility at Manningham DISC Donvale, and includes recommendations in relation to Council’s
approach to joint use agreements, maintenance of existing facilities and private development of
highball facilities.
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2.
What is the current situation?
As summarised in Appendix 1, there are a total of 33 highball courts in Manningham in 25 separate
facilities.
Council facilities
Manningham City Council owns four highball facilities:
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Doncaster Leeds Street Sports Centre
Manningham Donvale Indoor Sports Centre (DISC).
Manningham Templestowe Leisure Centre.
Sheahans Road Stadium.
A summary of these sites is:
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All facilities have two courts, with Sheahans Road Stadium also having a 3/4 size court.
The total number of Council owned highball courts is 8 courts.
All venues are over 15 years old and each will require an upgrading to bring the facility to
current day standards.
No large multi-court venues (i.e. three courts plus) exist in the municipality.
These facilities are all located to the west of Mullum Mullum Creek, with Sheahans Road the
most western facility located just inside the Manningham border with Banyule.
Joint use facilities
In addition to the above, Council has Joint Use Agreements with four local schools and the
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development for access rights to highball courts. A
summary is as follows:
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Joint Use Agreements exist with Anderson Creek Primary School (Warrandyte Community
Sports Complex), Doncaster Primary School (Sports Centre), Park Orchards Primary School
(Community Centre) and Templestowe Heights Primary School (Sports Hall).
These schools all have one highball court – a combined total of four courts.
The Joint Use Agreements outline a range of management arrangements including: hours of
access by the school and external community use, cleaning requirements, day to day repairs
and maintenance and major maintenance.
Three of the four school stadiums are reaching the end of their lifespan (30 + years old) and
as such will need major refurbishment to bring them up to current day standards within the
next 15 years.
Other facilities
Other highball facilities in the municipality are:
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Eight schools which have a combined total of ten highball courts.
Six private organisations (i.e. private schools and the Veneto Club) which have a combined
total of eight courts.
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3.
Why do we need more courts?
Based on a club needs assessment, future demand, benchmarking and industry trends, facility
provision and venue capacity, quality and functionality, it has been determined that Council has a
demand for an additional 15.5 courts over the next ten years.
Needs assessment
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Basketball is at capacity and many associations / clubs are competing and training across
multiple 1-2 court venues. Depending on the level of competition, many venues do not meet
current sporting standards.
Manningham is home to the Bulleen Boomers who compete in the Women’s National
Basketball League (WNBL). Manningham does not have a suitable facility to host these
matches.
The badminton association is at capacity, with a waiting list, and it has the potential to
significantly increase its membership if it has access to increased space.
Gymnastics is at capacity and has a waiting list. The club is currently unable to program the
new and more popular forms of the sport, such as sports aerobics, circus stunt training, and
cheerleading.
Due to the shortfall in highball courts, sports such as futsal (indoor soccer), volleyball and
table tennis do not have any peak hour access to courts in Manningham. These minority
sports are considered a high priority for future programming as identified in the Active for
Life, Recreation Strategy 2010.
The local netball association does not have access to indoor courts on its main competition
day, resulting in games being played on outdoor courts.
The table below provides a summary of the identified need by clubs for additional highball courts in
Manningham for the next ten years using the following inputs as a basis for projections:
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Advice provided to Council by clubs and associations on their current situation and unmet
demand.
Industry benchmarking based on Exercise Recreation and Sports Survey (ERASS)
participation rates.
Previous studies, demographics, associated research and key consultation findings.
Consultation with the Manningham YMCA (management authority of 6 highball stadiums
within Manningham).
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Club or Activity
Comment
Additional
Courts
Bulleen Templestowe Basketball Club
Four-five courts inc. show court
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Doncaster All Abilities Basketball
Two-three additional nights
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Doncaster & District Community Youth Club (Basketball)
No demand identified
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Park Orchards Basketball Club
One court
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Warrandyte Basketball Association
One court
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Doncaster District Netball Association
Four indoor courts
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Bulleen Templestowe Youth Club (Gymnastics)
One -two courts
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Doncaster Badminton Club
One court
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Futsal (new competition)
Estimated based on ERASS
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Table Tennis (new competition)
2-3 additional nights
0.25
Total Demand for Additional Courts
15.5
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The major increase in the identified shortfall since the Recreation Strategy 2010 estimate
(shortfall of ten courts) is the inclusion of netball shifting to indoor courts in the future.
It is assumed that the demand information provided by the clubs will also adequately
accommodate a projected population growth of approximately 7.5% over 10 years.
It is assumed that all existing highball facilities are to be retained.
Refer to Section 5 for recommendations to address the identified shortfall.
Future demand
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It is projected that the Manningham population will increase from 118,000 to 136,000 in the
period 2011 to 2031. This is an overall growth of approximately 15% over the 20 year
period. Using this growth rate as a basis, it is estimated that the overall Manningham
population will increase by approximately 7.5% in the 10 year period from 2013 to 2023.
Netball Victoria indicates that the future of netball is shifting to indoor venues over the next
5-10 years. The local netball association does not currently have access to indoor courts on
its competition day. Provision of indoor courts for netball competition on Saturdays would
support the transition of netball moving to an indoor / outdoor competition.
Council’s current stadium management group, Manningham YMCA, has the capacity to
provide a range of community based programs within stadiums and requires additional
space to provide the programs.
In response to growing health concerns associated with physical inactivity within the
community, high priority needs to be given to getting more people more active, more often.
Facility quality and functionality
Council facilities are all in excess of 15 years old, ageing and in all instances are inadequate in one or
more of the following areas:
• Court dimensions, including run-off distances.
• Lighting and associated lux levels.
• Change room facilities, including accommodating special needs groups.
• Spectator seating and capacity.
• Carparking.
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What should Manningham’s court facilities look like?
Trends in facility design
Relevant trends in indoor sports facility design include:
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Large multi-court venues (four or more courts).
The design and development of facilities that can be configured to meet a variety of
different needs and uses, including sports, events, conferences and exhibitions.
The design of meeting and social places within sports and leisure facilities.
A growing community preference for indoor facility provision, at the expense of
participation in outdoor sports.
Trends in facility financial performance
The current relevant trends in the financial performance of indoor sports centres are that:
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Facilities that are designed and operated to be multi-use are generally operating at higher
levels of usage capacity and financial performance.
Large regional facilities with four or more courts that are centrally located in large
catchment areas, with a low level of competition, in prominent positions, have an increased
chance of being financially viable.
Generally, stadiums with less than three to four courts have a lower income generating
capacity and lower likelihood of being financially viable.
There is a general trend that people are seeking more time efficient recreation and activity
pursuits with programs at indoor sports facilities generally timetabled to meet these criteria.
Multi-use facility
As part of the development of the draft Highball Infrastructure Plan a review has been undertaken of
highball facilities in neighbouring municipalities in terms of facility provision, venue capacity and
quality and functionality.
Based on that review and the trends described above, the optimum design for Manningham’s court
provision is considered to be a large multi-use stadium, for the reasons outlined below:
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Large multi-use facilities can be used for a variety of sport and non-sport purposes, such as
regional competitions, major events, conferences and exhibitions.
Multi-use competition venues can assist in providing enhanced sport pathways with a
variety of competition standards in the one location.
For the above reasons, multi-use venues have a more efficient operational model resulting
in improved financial performance.
Sports can administer and conduct competitions under the one roof as opposed to
spreading across multiple venues. (i.e. one administration hub, one referee pool, enhanced
social environment and efficiencies with merchandise and café sales).
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Participants often have siblings and a large multi-use venue option maximises the
opportunities of them playing at the same location. This enhances ease of access as parents
only need to go to the one location.
In the absence of a large multi-use facility, Manningham has a significant weakness in its existing
provision of highball facilities. As a comparison, most other benchmarked municipalities have
contemporary facilities that meet the relevant sport specifications. In addition, these contemporary
facilities also offer broader benefits including:
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Enhanced participant and spectator experience.
Improved programming opportunities.
Greater scope to attract community and sport based events.
Meet increasing community expectations.
Increased efficiency and effectiveness of operation and management.
Enhanced accessibility for culturally and linguistically diverse and special needs groups.
Better able to respond to changing trends and requirements.
Consideration of energy efficiency and environmentally friendly features within the design of
sports and leisure facilities.
Co-locating leisure and sports facilities close to other community assets such as retail
precincts, arts precincts, libraries and other facilities is an emerging trend, designed to
maximise the visibility, traffic and through-put to these facilities.
The design of joint-use facilities (educational and community use) at school and other
educational facility locations, allowing educational use during the off-peak daytime periods
(weekdays), and community use during the peak evening and weekend periods.
There is an emerging trend of public-private partnerships between developers, government
and sports clubs to develop sports facilities.
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5.
Providing optimum facilities for the community
(Recommendations)
The needs assessment has identified a shortfall of 15.5 courts in Manningham. However it is clear
that Council alone cannot address this shortfall due to the significant cost associated with
development, limited access to appropriate sites and competing priorities for infrastructure and
services.
This draft Highball Infrastructure Plan recommends a multipronged approach to address the
identified shortfall through future developments, asset management of existing facilities and
managing programming opportunities.
Planning principles
Seven planning principles have been developed to guide the development/redevelopment,
maintenance of highball facilities in the City of Manningham over the next ten years.
It is proposed that Council:
1. Prioritises the development of a large multi-court (four or more courts), multi-use facility
managed by an independent management group, located central to the municipality and
that meets contemporary requirements for both quality and compliance.
2. Prioritises the (re) development of existing highball facilities that accommodate a variety of
sports and community activities that have traditionally been underserviced and those
activities that currently cannot be conducted, such as large sporting events.
3. Develops a Priority of Use Policy for sport and community activities for a Manningham large
multi-court, multi-use facility with key stakeholder groups and subsequently reviews usage
at existing facilities based on any impacts / consequences.
4. Collaborates with schools and other private organisations and relevant sports to maximise
the utilisation of school and private facilities within Manningham.
5. Continues to monitor participation in all sports, in particular netball as a result of that sport
moving towards greater use of indoor facilities.
6. Renews existing Council facilities (including those school venues on a Joint Use Agreement)
to maintain them in a suitable condition for future use (due to the high level of demand for
highball courts) to meet appropriate standards.
7. Reviews and monitors the overall Manningham Highball Infrastructure Plan on an ongoing
basis, in approximately two years, after Council has an opportunity to review court space
utilisation and conduct condition audits under the new management arrangements.
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Council development priorities
Following extensive research, and taking into account Council’s capacity to meet the identified
shortfall of highball facilities in the municipality, four Council owned sites have been considered for
future highball development. The detailed site assessments are included as Appendix 2.
The following priority order is recommended for the highball infrastructure development on those
sites.
Priority order
Short Term
3-5 years
Medium Term
5-7 years
Long Term
(priority order to be
determined)
Site
Potential scope of development
Mullum Mullum
Reserve – green field
site
Development of a 5 court stadium including show court
capability (1,500+ retractable seating), multipurpose room,
meeting rooms, offices, kiosk, change rooms, referee rooms,
associated amenities and additional car parking.
Expansion of a multiuse hall, storage, retention of two court
stadium and upgrade of existing foyer, change rooms,
amenities.
Additional two courts to create a 7 court facility.
Manningham
Donvale Indoor
Sports Centre
Mullum Mullum
Reserve
Manningham
Templestowe Leisure
Centre
Sheahans Road
Stadium extension to enclose two outdoor courts, increase car
parking with a result of 4 indoor and 4 outdoor courts.
1 or 2 court extension to create a 3 or 4 court venue, with
additional car parking.
Conversations have been held with the major tenants of the existing highball facilities seeking their
preliminary views regarding the proposed priority order for development as outlined in the draft
Highball Infrastructure Plan. All clubs / associations have given Council Officers indicative support
for the concept of prioritising a large multiuse highball facility central in the municipality, to be
managed independently.
Joint use agreements
Joint Use Agreements have traditionally played an important role in the provision of highball
facilities in Manningham due to:
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Increased overall court provision for community usage in the municipality.
Provision of peak hour court time.
Providing value for money for Council’s overall highball provision.
Effective utilisation of community infrastructure.
Support for local associations and clubs to grow membership and usage base.
It is for these reasons that it is recommended that Council:
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Ensures that the major beneficiaries of future Joint Use Agreements are those
activities/sports that are currently under-represented in Manningham and require Council
support.
Involves the Manningham in the evaluation process associated with the benefits of future
Council Joint Use Agreements.
Encourages major sports (e.g. basketball) to make arrangements for access and use of
schools facilities directly with the relevant school.
School / private developments
Recent research has identified that a number of new highball facilities have been proposed within
Manningham which may contribute to addressing the shortfall in courts. Potential developments
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East Doncaster Secondary College – a two court stadium in 2013.
Doncaster Secondary College – extension of one additional court to create a 3 court stadium
in 2014.
Donvale Christian College - a two court stadium in 2017.
Wonga Park Primary School – a potential enclosure of one of the existing two outdoor
courts.
Coptic Church, Park Orchards – the potential development of a three court stadium
Council should consider opportunities for collaboration with private providers on a case-by-case
basis given that these opportunities may provide solutions to address the 15.5 court shortfall in
Manningham, especially considering the following:
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Limited Council land available for future developments.
Opportunities for private public partnerships.
Opportunity to influence the priority for sport / club usage at the venue.
Asset management of existing facilities
Council has adopted an Asset Management Strategy (AMS) that provides a formalised approach to
asset management, and defines the principles and methodology on which Council's 10 Year Capital
Works Program is developed. The AMS will ensure that Council continues to meet its financial and
service obligations, in the ongoing renewal and refurbishment of its infrastructure assets.
Council’s highball facilities, including those facilities under a joint use agreement, have been
assessed to inform current and future asset renewal requirements. Council's AMS will be reviewed
on an annual basis to ensure that Council’s existing highball facilities continue to function and meet
the needs of the community, changes in standards and compliance with legislative requirements.
Managing programming priorities
It is recommended that a Priority of Use Policy be developed to establish how the proposed multiuse
facility would be programmed across the sports and associations / clubs. The development of this
Policy would require significant consultation with potential user groups and MYMCA, as Council’s
current independent management group. This Policy would be informed by the key principles of the
Active for Life Recreation Strategy and the Policy would further inform the detailed design of the
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facility, to ensure that the requirements for each sports/activity are considered in the design, and
meet the standards for appropriate run offs, roof height, lighting etc.
Additionally, the Policy would identify further programming opportunities for all Council highball
facilities in Manningham including the reallocation of existing usage to Mullum Mullum Reserve
(proposed new facility), thus freeing up court space at the other venues for expanded or new
programming opportunities. The specific details would be explored throughout the Priority of Use
Policy development process.
Funding for new infrastructure
The funding model for the draft Highball Infrastructure Plan will require consideration of the range
of funding sources, prioritisation of capital expenditure and an ability to generate income (i.e.
contract management arrangements).
Funding partnerships will be a crucial element in progressing the proposed highball infrastructure
developments. However it is becoming increasingly more difficult to secure State and Federal
government funding and local Councils are the major financial contributor to funding Council
highball facilities.
Manningham City Council’s existing Ten Year Capital Works Program allocates funds for
development and redevelopment of Council assets. The Program allocated $49,198 million over ten
years (2012/13 - 2021/22) to progress highball infrastructure development. This figure included
$13,200 million of funds from asset sales (no longer available due to the decision to retain the
Manningham Templestowe Leisure Centre site entirely in Council ownership) and $7.747 million
from potential external income (reviewed due to two unsuccessful grant bids).
In order to implement the draft Highball Infrastructure Plan, allocation of approximately $26.5
million would be required over the next ten years (2013/14 - 2022/23) and attraction of
approximately $5 million in external funding.
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Appendix 1 - Existing highball provision
The following information provides an overview of indoor court provision in Manningham including:
Council owned facilities, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development facilities and
private facilities. The facilities are illustrated on the map over-page which shows the distribution of
facilities within Manningham.
Council owned facilities
Facility name
Doncaster Leeds Street
Sports Centre
Facilities
Two multi-use courts
Multi-purpose room
Gym/meeting room
Major Tenants
Doncaster District
Community Youth Club
Incorporated
Office and admin space
Kiosk / canteen
Manningham Donvale
Indoor Sports Centre
Two multi-use courts
Gymnastics hall
Bulleen Templestowe Youth
Club gymnastics
Glazed viewing area
Senior sports program
Multi-purpose room
Multiple basketball clubs
Office and admin space
Doncaster All Abilities
Basketball
Kiosk / canteen
Manningham
Templestowe Leisure
Centre
Two multi-use courts
Activity room
Eight outdoor netball courts
Office and admin space
Bulleen Templestowe
Basketball Club
Doncaster and District
Netball Association
Kiosk / canteen
Sheahans Road
Stadium
Two multi-use courts (Note: also has
a three quarter size court)
Bulleen Templestowe
Basketball Club
Office and administration space
Club memorabilia room and
merchandise shop
Kiosk / canteen
Total Courts
4 sites - 8 courts
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School facilities - Joint use agreements
Council has out of school hours access to four school stadiums through a Joint Use Agreement (JUA).
JUAs are contractual arrangements between the Department of Education and Early Childhood
Development (DEECD), the school and Council to manage access and maintenance of school based
facilities. A JUA stipulates that Council facilitates the provision of community access to a school
based facility out of school hours.
Facility Name
Facilities
Major Tenants
Anderson Creek Primary School
Sports Complex
One multi-use
Doncaster Primary School Sports
Centre
One multi-use
Doncaster and Templestowe Badminton
Association. Doncaster Primary School in
school hours
Park Orchards Primary School
Community Centre
One multi-use
Park Orchards Basketball Club outside of
school hours. Park Orchards Primary
School in school hours
Templestowe Heights Primary
School Sports Hall
One multi-use
Bulleen Templestowe Basketball Club.
Total Courts
Warrandyte Basketball Association.
Anderson Creek Primary School in school
hours
Koonung Basketball Club. Templestowe
Heights Primary School
4 single court
facilities
Summary of all highball facilities in Manningham
The table below outlines the stadium facilities in Manningham including Council owned, Department
of Education facilities with a JUA, other school facilities and private facilities.
Ownership
Number of
Sites
Number of
Courts
Percentage
of Provision
Council Facilities
4
8
25%
Department of
Education
Facilities (JUA)
4
4
12%
Department of
Education
Facilities (Other)
9
11
33%
Private Facilities
8
10
30%
Total Provision
25
33 Courts
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Appendix 2 - Site assessments
Development Priority
Mullum Mullum
Reserve
Components
Development of a 5 court
stadium including show
court capability (1,500+
retractable seating),
multipurpose room,
meeting rooms, offices,
kiosk, change rooms,
referee rooms,
associated amenities and
additional car parking
Advantages
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Mullum Mullum stage
2 court extension
Additional two courts to
create a 7 court facility
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Manningham Donvale
Indoor Sports Centre
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Multiuse facility
extension, retention of
two court stadium and
upgrade of existing
facility
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Disadvantages / Issues
Central location – contributes to servicing predominantly Manningham
community.
Green field flat site enabling cost effective construction.
Show court capability.
Potential to attract additional external construction funding (due to large
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venue & show court provision) .
Independent management model.
Accommodate mixed use for all highball clubs in Manningham.
Complements existing sporting precinct.
Positive consultation undertaken with existing tenants of the sporting
precinct.
Indicative support given by major highball clubs / associations.
Increase capacity to generate funds to Council (i.e., contract management
arrangements).
Fills gaps in existing facilities (sports compliance and space for events /
exhibitions).
Supports under serviced sports and community events / activities.
Utilises existing car parking infrastructure with space to expand car parking.
Located on arterial road network, linear trail, horse trail and bus
transportation.
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Requires further club consultation.
Still requires resident consultation.
Expansion on an existing flat site (pending above development).
Increases capacity to generate funds to council (i.e., contract management
arrangements).
Supports high level usage and multipurpose venue.
Existing sporting precinct.
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Requires development of concept
plans and costings.
Still requires club and resident
consultation.
Upgrade of existing facility to include change rooms, toilets, foyer, offices,
storage etc.
Extension of purpose built gym hall, central toilets, entry point, foyer,
meeting rooms etc.
Existing multiuse site that accommodates gymnastics, table tennis,
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Site considered being close to
capacity.
Existing issues with entry into venue
from Springvale Rd.
Existing issues with car parking /
Clubs / associations have provided officers with indicative support for financial contributions to capital cost of facility
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Development Priority
Components
Advantages
Disadvantages / Issues
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badminton, basketball and the senior sports program etc.
Home venue for BTYC gymnastics, 1,300 members, currently at capacity.
Retention of the two court stadium for highball usage.
Provides support for under serviced sports.
Provides a suitable alternative to previously recommended option at DISC.
Club has given initial indication that it is in a financial position to make
significant capital contribution.
pedestrian access.
Requires development of concept
plans and costings.
Still requires club and resident
consultation.
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Sheahans Road
1 or 2 court extension to
create a 3 or 4 court
venue
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Catering to largest basketball club (BTBC) in municipality.
Capability to accommodate increased car parking.
Expands and upgrades foyer, kiosk, meeting rooms, change rooms etc.
Community support and development plan approved by Council.
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Site within a residential area.
Local road access.
Cost penalty due to site topography.
Manningham
Templestowe Leisure
Centre
Stadium extension to
enclose two outdoor
courts.
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Extension of existing facility to enclose two outdoor courts, resulting in 4
indoor courts, toilets, change rooms kiosk, foyer etc.
Retention of four outdoor netball courts to complement the indoor courts.
Development of high quality regional netball venue.
Capability to accommodate increased car parking from 62 to approx 123
spaces.
Supports netball association to move towards industry standards of indoor
courts .
Indicative support given by netball association.
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Site considered being close to
capacity.
Limited car parking within
Templestowe Village.
Still requires club, traders and
resident consultation.
Requires development of concept
plans and costings.
Constraints with heritage building
and site conditions.
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Mullum Mullum Reserve
Manningham Templestowe Leisure Centre
Sheahans Road Stadium
Manningham Donvale Indoor Sports Centre
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