Page 4530 - Week 14 - Thursday, 1 December 1994
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Major Trends Emerging
Strong demand for quality indoor facilities for a wide range of sports - incorporating training and administration areas if possible.
Many of these are incompatible in a multiple use facility due to need for at lease semi-permanent setup e.g. table tennis, fencing. Could be met by specialist areas attached to multiple purpose core.
Some sports could share or jointly use facilities e.g. proposal for fencing/modern pentathlon building, wrestling with martial arts, weightlifting etc.
There is a broad appreciation of the need for multiple use facilities and a willingness to explore possibilities.
Some sports are seriously examining making a major contribution towards a facility development e.g. tennis, volleyball. Ther is a clear need for Government to facilitate joint ventures or assist in funding.
Lake Jerrabomberra could be a long term proosition for multiple water sports use but financial arrangements for capital and recurrent costs would need careful examinatin in the context of the Penrith Lakes development.
There is a need for sports to provide a facility development plan, even in fairly basic form, as part of their overall development plans to assist the ongoing assessment of need and capital works programming.
Possible Solutions/Combinations
1. High standard all weather athletics facility associated with indoor competition/training area such as that suggested for wrestling/weightlifting.
- May also link indoor facility with velodrome upgrade.
- Could provide efficient use of infrastructure e.g. parking due to differing peak usage periods.
2. At least one major indoor centre of at least 4 court capacity in main hall, with provision for expansion or adjoining special purpose halls.
- Probably viable to construct one on north side and one south. North side centre could include tennis as major user/owner/manager with provision for other users. Outcome of major Tennis ACT feasibility study in October will be valuable.
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