Sporting Clubs and Open Space Planning

Sporting Club Open Space Planning Survey

Temora Shire Council is seeking input from the region's sports clubs to help plan for the future of the improvement, maintenance and service levels and budgets for the Shire’s sportsgrounds as part of a broader strategic planning initiative which will be titled the Temora Shire Council Recreation and Open Space Strategy. We would love to hear about what your sports club/s see as the issues and priorities that Temora Shire needs to consider in the future. This information will help plan for the provision of these assets both now and into the future. Please fill in the following questionnaire and submit by Friday 19 March 2021.

If you have any questions in relation to the questionnaire please feel free to contact:

Council’s Town Planner, Claire Golder on 69801108 or email cgolder@temora.nsw.gov.au

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* 1. Club name

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* 2. Is your club an Incorporated entity?

Yes

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* 3. Please provide the contact details of two club representatives

Name

Position held at the club

Mobile

Email Address

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* 4. Please provide the contact details for a second club representative

Name

Position held with club

Mobile

Email Address

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* 5. Please list the Temora Shire Council venues your club uses

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* 6. How do you rate the level of maintenance of the facility/ies

Very Poor

Poor

Average

Good

Excellent

Very Poor

Poor

Average

Good

Excellent

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* 7. Overall, how do you rate the condition of the facility/ies that your club uses?

Very poor

Poor

Average

Good

Excellent

Very poor

Poor

Average

Good

Excellent

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* 8. If you have any general comments/suggestions in relation to the facility/ies your club/s use, please provide them here:

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* 9. How often does your club use the faclility/ies on average throughout a given year/season?
Example: March through to September, Tuesdays and Thursday nights from 6.30pm to 8pm and every second Saturday from 11am to 5pm

Months from:

Day and times:

Other details:

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* 10. How many adult, junior and social members does your club currently have?

Adult

Junior

Social

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* 11. How many teams do you field?

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* 12. What competition do you play in?

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* 13. Please provide your club participation/total membership figures for the last 5 years.
Council notes that many club memberships were affected by the impacts of COVID-19 in 2020.
Please comment if this affected your club's membership in 2020.

2020:

2019:

2018:

2017:

2016:

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* 14. To assist TSC in considering how it may be able to help clubs in the future please provide a ranking of which main issues may be holding your club back.

	Major issue	Minor issue	Not an issue
Quality of facilities	Quality of facilities Major issue	Quality of facilities Minor issue	Quality of facilities Not an issue	Quality of facilities	Quality of facilities
Financial pressures	Financial pressures Major issue	Financial pressures Minor issue	Financial pressures Not an issue	Financial pressures	Financial pressures
Utility costs (electricity, gas, water)	Utility costs (electricity, gas, water) Major issue	Utility costs (electricity, gas, water) Minor issue	Utility costs (electricity, gas, water) Not an issue	Utility costs (electricity, gas, water)	Utility costs (electricity, gas, water)
Facility hire rates	Facility hire rates Major issue	Facility hire rates Minor issue	Facility hire rates Not an issue	Facility hire rates	Facility hire rates
Access to facilities	Access to facilities Major issue	Access to facilities Minor issue	Access to facilities Not an issue	Access to facilities	Access to facilities
Attracting and retaining members	Attracting and retaining members Major issue	Attracting and retaining members Minor issue	Attracting and retaining members Not an issue	Attracting and retaining members	Attracting and retaining members
Generating income	Generating income Major issue	Generating income Minor issue	Generating income Not an issue	Generating income	Generating income
Regulatory burdens (OHS, licencing etc)	Regulatory burdens (OHS, licencing etc) Major issue	Regulatory burdens (OHS, licencing etc) Minor issue	Regulatory burdens (OHS, licencing etc) Not an issue	Regulatory burdens (OHS, licencing etc)	Regulatory burdens (OHS, licencing etc)
Lack of volunteers	Lack of volunteers Major issue	Lack of volunteers Minor issue	Lack of volunteers Not an issue	Lack of volunteers	Lack of volunteers

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* 15. Are there any other issues not mentioned above?

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* 16. Does your club currently display sponsorship signage at the facility/ies used?

Yes

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* 17. Does your club currently pay a usage fee/s for the facility/ies used?

Yes

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* 18. If the answer is "yes" to the above question, does your club consider the fee to be reasonable? Please justify your response.

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* 19. What are the top three (3) elements at the facility/ies that your club uses that you would like to see improved and why?

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* 20. Maintenance and upgrading of sporting facilities in Temora Shire forms a significant proportion of Council's annual budget expenditure.
Continually increasing facility amenity and service levels across Council's current asset stock is potentially financially unsustainable in the long term.
Please number in order of preference how Council should consider responding to future financial management of sporting facilities.

	Strongly preferred	Preferred	Unsure	Not preferred	Strongly not preferred
Investigate consolidation of facilities to reduce the overall number of council owned sports facilities and increase utilisation of retained facilities (shared facilities). Additionally, focus on improving the standard of high-utilisation facilities.	Investigate consolidation of facilities to reduce the overall number of council owned sports facilities and increase utilisation of retained facilities (shared facilities). Additionally, focus on improving the standard of high-utilisation facilities. Strongly preferred	Investigate consolidation of facilities to reduce the overall number of council owned sports facilities and increase utilisation of retained facilities (shared facilities). Additionally, focus on improving the standard of high-utilisation facilities. Preferred	Investigate consolidation of facilities to reduce the overall number of council owned sports facilities and increase utilisation of retained facilities (shared facilities). Additionally, focus on improving the standard of high-utilisation facilities. Unsure	Investigate consolidation of facilities to reduce the overall number of council owned sports facilities and increase utilisation of retained facilities (shared facilities). Additionally, focus on improving the standard of high-utilisation facilities. Not preferred	Investigate consolidation of facilities to reduce the overall number of council owned sports facilities and increase utilisation of retained facilities (shared facilities). Additionally, focus on improving the standard of high-utilisation facilities. Strongly not preferred
Cap the level of Council budget allocation towards facility operation and maintenance. As costs increase, service levels would then drop (mowing, watering etc.).	Cap the level of Council budget allocation towards facility operation and maintenance. As costs increase, service levels would then drop (mowing, watering etc.). Strongly preferred	Cap the level of Council budget allocation towards facility operation and maintenance. As costs increase, service levels would then drop (mowing, watering etc.). Preferred	Cap the level of Council budget allocation towards facility operation and maintenance. As costs increase, service levels would then drop (mowing, watering etc.). Unsure	Cap the level of Council budget allocation towards facility operation and maintenance. As costs increase, service levels would then drop (mowing, watering etc.). Not preferred	Cap the level of Council budget allocation towards facility operation and maintenance. As costs increase, service levels would then drop (mowing, watering etc.). Strongly not preferred
Cap the upgrade of sporting facilities to limit ongoing increased financial commitment by Council. As a result, maintain asset depreciation, operation and maintenance costs at current levels.	Cap the upgrade of sporting facilities to limit ongoing increased financial commitment by Council. As a result, maintain asset depreciation, operation and maintenance costs at current levels. Strongly preferred	Cap the upgrade of sporting facilities to limit ongoing increased financial commitment by Council. As a result, maintain asset depreciation, operation and maintenance costs at current levels. Preferred	Cap the upgrade of sporting facilities to limit ongoing increased financial commitment by Council. As a result, maintain asset depreciation, operation and maintenance costs at current levels. Unsure	Cap the upgrade of sporting facilities to limit ongoing increased financial commitment by Council. As a result, maintain asset depreciation, operation and maintenance costs at current levels. Not preferred	Cap the upgrade of sporting facilities to limit ongoing increased financial commitment by Council. As a result, maintain asset depreciation, operation and maintenance costs at current levels. Strongly not preferred

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* 21. If Council were to require increased contributions from sporting clubs, do you consider that your club has the capacity to contribute additional funds?

Yes

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* 22. Do you have any further comments or suggestions to provide to Council in relation to the management of sporting facilities?

Thank you for taking the time to complete this important questionnaire.
Temora Shire Council's next steps in the development of the new Temora Shire Recreation and Open Space Strategy will be communicated shortly.

Sporting Clubs and Open Space Planning

Sporting Club Open Space Planning Survey

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* 1. Club name

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* 2. Is your club an Incorporated entity?

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* 3. Please provide the contact details of two club representatives

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* 4. Please provide the contact details for a second club representative

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* 5. Please list the Temora Shire Council venues your club uses

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* 6. How do you rate the level of maintenance of the facility/ies

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* 7. Overall, how do you rate the condition of the facility/ies that your club uses?

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* 8. If you have any general comments/suggestions in relation to the facility/ies your club/s use, please provide them here:

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* 9. How often does your club use the faclility/ies on average throughout a given year/season?Example: March through to September, Tuesdays and Thursday nights from 6.30pm to 8pm and every second Saturday from 11am to 5pm

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* 10. How many adult, junior and social members does your club currently have?

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* 11. How many teams do you field?

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* 12. What competition do you play in?

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* 13. Please provide your club participation/total membership figures for the last 5 years.Council notes that many club memberships were affected by the impacts of COVID-19 in 2020.Please comment if this affected your club's membership in 2020.

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* 14. To assist TSC in considering how it may be able to help clubs in the future please provide a ranking of which main issues may be holding your club back.

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* 15. Are there any other issues not mentioned above?

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* 16. Does your club currently display sponsorship signage at the facility/ies used?

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* 17. Does your club currently pay a usage fee/s for the facility/ies used?

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* 18. If the answer is "yes" to the above question, does your club consider the fee to be reasonable? Please justify your response.

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* 19. What are the top three (3) elements at the facility/ies that your club uses that you would like to see improved and why?

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* 21. If Council were to require increased contributions from sporting clubs, do you consider that your club has the capacity to contribute additional funds?

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* 22. Do you have any further comments or suggestions to provide to Council in relation to the management of sporting facilities?

* 9. How often does your club use the faclility/ies on average throughout a given year/season?
Example: March through to September, Tuesdays and Thursday nights from 6.30pm to 8pm and every second Saturday from 11am to 5pm

* 13. Please provide your club participation/total membership figures for the last 5 years.
Council notes that many club memberships were affected by the impacts of COVID-19 in 2020.
Please comment if this affected your club's membership in 2020.