Page 4519 - Week 14 - Thursday, 1 December 1994
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Dear
I am writing on behalf of the ACT Sport and Recreation Council on a number of issues related to development opportunities for sport and recreation facilities within the ACT.
You will be aware that the draft document Sport and Recreation in the ACT More Than A Game A Vision for 2000 has been widely circulated among sporting organisations for comment. This vision will be further developed over the next few months, by the ACT Sport and Recreation Council in consultation with government departments and non-government agencies. The result will be guiding directions for sport and recreation development in the ACT towards the Year 2000.
One of the key issues raised in the draft document is the need for the Government and ACT sport and recreation parent bodies to develop a more effective long term, coordinated approach to facility planning and development. Specific strategies recommended in the draft document are:
That a Facilities Development Committee should be established as a sub-committee of the Council; that sport and recreation organisations be encouraged to develop five year forward facility needs and development plans; and that future government major capital works program directions be developed to accommodate identified priorities.
A further impetus to ensuring coordinated and targeted facility development has arisen with the Olympic Games to be held in Sydney in the Year 2000. As a member of the ACT 2000 Committee, which was established to maximise the benefits of the 2000 Olympics for the ACT, I have agreed to advise the committee on sport and recreation facility development and improvement needs, especially in relation to the hosting of national and international sporting competitions and international training camps in the ACT during the seven year lead up to the Games.
Due to the long lead time required for facility development, the Council recognises the need to act quickly in implementing facility planning and development strategies.
You will recall that some eighteen months ago, the ACT Sport and Recreation Council conducted a survey of sporting organisations about their immediate facility development and maintenance needs. The Council wishes to encourage you now to consider the longer term facility development needs of your sport. This will: follow up the survey; reflect the community opinion as expressed in the More Than A Game document; and take advantage of the possible opportunities that may arise from the work of the ACT Olympic 2000 Committee.
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