Community Facilities Resourcing Strategy

Project Background

The Local Government Amendment (Planning and reporting) Act 2009 requires that Local Government in New South Wales implements the Integrated Planning and Reporting (IPR) Framework, which supports a strategic and integrated approach to planning and reporting by local councils. The City of Canada Bay has developed a tiered structure of strategies, plans and reports which establishes a long term vision for the community and Council within the Community, and provides for ongoing review of progress toward that vision. Plans include FuturesPlan20 - A 20 year vision for the City of Canada Bay, a strategic Asset Management Plan, Work Force Management Strategy, Property Strategy, Developers Contributions Plan and the Community Facilities Resourcing Strategy.  These strategies work together to inform existing and future resource needs.

The Community Facilities Resourcing Strategy will guide the delivery of a sustainable and equitable network of community purpose facilities across the City of Canada Bay. Community facilities are defined within the Draft Strategy as "spaces (buildings) for individuals and organisations to conduct and engage in a range of community development, recreational, social and cultural activities that enhance the community's wellbeing".

What is the Strategy?

The Community Facilities Resourcing Strategy maps existing community facilities, Council and non-Council owned and identifies community need through analysis of:

  • Demographic trends key issues and change impacting on the community Benchmarks, other plans, best practice models
  • Current service levels against above indicators
  • Community consultation with a range community groups organisations and networks across the City 
  • Consultation with key council officers and community facility managers
  • Contains strategies to meet future need for community facilities 
  • Provides a clear framework for the sustainable management of existing facilities and for the provision of Council owned community facilities into the future.  

Why has Council developed it?

  • Council will use the Strategy to document and make public the type and locations of community facilities in the LGA
  • Inform decisions on the need for provision of community facilities in light of changing demographics, such as increased or ageing populations or migration between the City of Canada Bay and neighbouring areas or other countries ageing facilities, that are single purpose, do not meet access requirements and may not meet current needs, which may be adapted or replaced with flexible, multipurpose facilities to respond to change in program and service needs
  • The need for sustainable and inter-generational community facilities to reduce costs, manage more efficiently and provide for future generations
  • Unmet need for certain types of facilities; for example meeting spaces, exhibition or performance spaces that may be incorporated into flexible multi-purpose facilities         
  • To inform other key plans and strategies of Council such as Asset Management Plans, the Property Strategy and Developer Contributions Plan         
  • Assist in the delivery of outcomes required under Council's 20 year Community Plan 'FuturesPlan20'.

The Draft Community Facilities Resourcing Strategy and Blueprint will be on exhibition until Friday, 6 April 2012. Interested persons are invited to make a written submission to Council on the Draft Strategy and Blueprint before 4.30pm on Friday, 6 April 2012.

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