Frankston Indoor Basketball Facility
Expansion
July 2013
Draft Report – Stage One
Prepared for City of Frankston
Prepared by: SGL Consulting Group Australia Pty Ltd
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1
STUDY BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................. 1
1.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................. 1
1.2.1 Project Objectives .................................................................................................................. 1
1.2.2 Project Key Tasks/Stages ....................................................................................................... 2
1.3
2
PROJECT METHODOLOGY....................................................................................................... 2
THE PROJECT AREA .......................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 AGE STRUCTURE ....................................................................................................................... 4
2.1.1 Emerging Groups .................................................................................................................... 5
2.1.2 Household Income ................................................................................................................. 5
3
2.2
FUTURE POPULATION PROJECTIONS ....................................................................................... 6
2.3
ANALYSIS OF KEY DEMOGRAPHIC FINDINGS ....................................................................... 6
FRANKSTON INDOOR SPORTS STADIUMS REVIEW ......................................................................... 7
3.1
INDOOR SPORTING FACILITY CATCHMENTS ......................................................................... 7
3.2
CURRENT FACILITY PROVISION ............................................................................................... 7
3.3
SCHOOL FACILITY PROVISION................................................................................................ 9
3.4
REGIONAL FACILITY PROVISION ............................................................................................ 9
3.5 OCCUPANCY REVIEW OF FACILITIES USED BY FRANKSTON BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION 10
3.5.1 Frankston Indoor Basketball Facility .................................................................................. 10
3.5.2 Elisabeth Murdoch Secondary College ........................................................................... 11
3.5.3 Patterson River Secondary School .................................................................................... 11
4
FRANKSTON DISTRICTS BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION .................................................................... 13
4.1
SITE CONTEXT ......................................................................................................................... 13
4.2
KANANOOK RESERVE OVERVIEW......................................................................................... 14
4.3 PARTICPATION/MEMBERSHIP ................................................................................................ 15
4.3.1 Comparison Against State and National Participation................................................. 16
4.4 FRANKSTON DISTRICT BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION DISCUSSION ........................................ 16
4.4.1 Future Facility Requirements ............................................................................................... 17
4.4.2 Proposed Facility ................................................................................................................... 18
5
MARKET RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION ................................................................................... 19
5.1 INTERVIEWS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS ................................................................................. 19
5.1.1 Frankston and District Netball Association ....................................................................... 19
5.1.2 Mornington Volleyball Association .................................................................................... 20
5.1.3 Mornington Peninsula Table Tennis Association.............................................................. 20
5.1.4 Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association ...................................................................... 21
5.1.5 Kananook Sports Club ......................................................................................................... 21
5.1.6 Southern Umpires Association ............................................................................................ 21
5.1.7 Frankston and District Junior Football League ................................................................ 22
5.2 Council Officers .................................................................................................................... 23
5.2.1 Coordinator Parks, Planning and Development ............................................................ 23
5.2.2 Manager Governance and Customer Relations ........................................................... 23
5.3 State Sporting Association ................................................................................................... 24
5.3.1 Basketball Victoria ................................................................................................................ 24
5.3.2 Netball Victoria ..................................................................................................................... 25
5.3.3 Volleyball Victoria ................................................................................................................. 25
5.3.4 Table Tennis Victoria ............................................................................................................. 26
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5.3.5
5.3.6
5.4
Badminton Victoria............................................................................................................... 26
Sport and Recreation Victoria ........................................................................................... 27
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH AND LITERATURE ............................................................. 27
5.5 INDOOR SPORTS FACILITIES TREND REVIEW ......................................................................... 29
5.5.1 Indoor Sporting Facility Trends ............................................................................................ 29
5.5.2 General recreation and Sports Trends.............................................................................. 29
5.5.3 Comparison of National/State Sport and Recreation Participation Trends .............. 31
6
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDING AND STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS ........................................................ 33
6.1
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 33
6.2 SUMMARY OF CURRENT INDOOR SPORT STADIUM DEMANDS ........................................... 33
6.2.1 Sporting Association/Clubs Needs .................................................................................... 33
6.2.2 Occupancy Review ............................................................................................................. 35
6.2.3 Demographic Profile ............................................................................................................ 36
6.2.4 Other ....................................................................................................................................... 36
6.3 ESTIMATING FUTURE INDOOR COURT FACILITY REQUIREMENTS ........................................ 36
6.3.1 Predicted Participation........................................................................................................ 36
6.4
FUTURE INDOOR STADIUM STRATEGY ................................................................................... 37
6.5
PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT OPTIONS COMPONENT BRIEF .............................................. 39
DIRECTORY OF TABLES
Table 1.1 Project Methodology ............................................................................................................ 3
Table 2.1 Age Structure – Five year age groups Frankston .............................................................. 4
Table 4.1 Frankston Indoor Sports Facilities and Courts .................................................................... 7
Table 3.2 Regional Indoor Sporting Facilities ..................................................................................... 9
Table 4.1 Summary - Frankston District Basketball Association membership 2010/11 – 2012/13
........................................................................................................................................................ 15
Table 4.2 Summary - Frankston District Basketball Association Total participants 2010/11 –
2012/13 .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Table 4.3 Frankston Basketball Participation Comparison Against Sate and National
Participation .................................................................................................................................. 16
Table 5.1 ............................................................................................................................................... 24
Table 5.2 ............................................................................................................................................... 24
Table 5.3 FDNA Registration Numbers NV ........................................................................................ 25
Table 5.4 Victorian Badminton Participation .................................................................................... 27
Table 5.5 Previous Research and Document Summary .................................................................. 27
Table 5.6 Participation Trends ............................................................................................................ 32
Table 6.1 Summary of Current Indoor Sports Participation ............................................................. 33
Table 6.2 Indoor Sports Facilities Occupancy Levels ...................................................................... 35
Table 6.3 Predicted Population and Court Requirement ................................................................ 37
APPENDIX
APPENDIX ONE:
LITERATURE REVIEW SUMMARY
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1
INTRODUCTION
Frankston City is located in the outer southern suburbs of Melbourne, about 40 kilometres
south of the Melbourne CBD. Council is responsible for the effective management of over
$800 million of infrastructure assets across an area of 131 square kilometres, which includes the
neighbourhood areas of Carrum Downs, Frankston central, Frankston Heights, Frankston North,
Frankston South, Karingal, Langwarrin, Langwarrin South, Sandhurst Seaford and Skye.
Central Frankston functions as the major regional retail and commercial centre, servicing the
outer southern Melbourne region and Mornington Peninsula
Frankston is strategically placed as regional centre providing facilities and services for a
population far greater than its municipal boundaries.
1.1
STUDY BACKGROUND
This project has been commissioned in order to investigate the feasibility of upgrading and
expanding Frankston City’s indoor basketball facilities.
As part of the project a review of the Frankston Basketball facility, its needs and that of the
Frankston and District Basketball Association (FDBA) and the sport of basketball in Frankston
City has been completed.
If increased basketball facilities are deemed to be required, the project will determine the
level of additional courts required and the ability of the current site at Bardia Avenue to
accommodate an expanded facility and/or determine a feasible alternative.
1.2
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The key objectives for the project, as stated in the Project Brief were:

To determine the required facilities to support indoor basketball activity and the FDBA
for the next 15 years;

To determine the most feasible location for expanded indoor basketball facilities in
Frankston City;

To determine the ability of facilities to serve other community recreational and leisure
needs;

If required establish a business case for any proposed expansion;

To develop a master plan concept design of the site and proposed facility.
1.2.1
Project Objectives
Some issues that were identified for consideration as part of this feasibility study were:

The FDBA’s desired facility expansion requires considerable land space to be
accommodated. The FDBA developed concept plans show significant takeover of
the adjacent reserve requiring change of sporting code use and loss of open space
that has not been accounted for.
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
Any alternative location proposed would need to support the same catchment of
players.

If expansion of indoor basketball facilities is to be consolidated, usage of a number of
satellite venues within the municipality such as the three court stadium in Langwarrin
will be impacted and need to be considered.

Stadium car parking is currently available to rail passengers by agreement with
Council. Impacts on commuters who currently utilise this space for parking will need to
be considered.
1.2.2
Project Key Tasks/Stages
The projects key tasks and stages included:
(i)
Determine the size and function of facility needed
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


(ii)
Determine the most appropriate site for expanded / upgraded basketball facilities




(iii)
Determine appropriateness of Bardia Avenue site to accommodate facility expansion
and car parking
Identify and assess other sites within the municipality
Engage and consult with residents and key stakeholders around preferred site
locations
Identify preferred site with high level costs
Undertake a community cost benefit analysis for the operation and costing of facility

(iv)
Establish a business case for any proposed expansion / facility upgrade that
compares the total expected cost of the preferred option against the total expected
benefits.
Master plan development

1.3
Determine number of courts required to service basketball use now and 15 years into
the future
Put forward a recommendation for the strategic positioning of Frankston
Basketball within broader state context and municipal priorities
Determine the suitability of co-locating other indoor sport/s with Frankston Basketball
Develop a master plan schematic design for the preferred site and a conceptual
design of the proposed facility involving all site and key stakeholders
PROJECT METHODOLOGY
The planning process and methodology employed for this project has included the following
key stages and tasks. It should be noted that this report assesses stages one and two only.
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Table 1.1
Project Methodology
STAGE ONE: NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS
Task 1: Project Clarification
Task 2: Review of relevant documents
Task 3: Demographic Review
Task 4: Review of Industry Trends
Task 5: Market Analysis
Task 6: Occupancy Review
Task 7: Key stakeholder interviews
Task 8: Interviews State Government and State Sports
Task 9: Summary of Key Needs and Issues
STAGE TWO: SITE REVIEW
Task 1: Facility Component Schedule
Task 2: Site review
Task 3: Preferred Site
STAGE THREE: COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Task 1: Values and Vision Workshop
Task 2:Economic Benefit and Events
Task 3: Business Case
Task 4: Financial Modelling and Sensitivity Analysis
STAGE FOUR: MASTER PLAN SCHEMATIC DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Task 1: Schematic Plans
Task 2: Capital Cost
Task 3: Draft Feasibility Study Report
Task 4: Review of Draft Report
Task 5: Final Report
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2
THE PROJECT AREA
Frankston City is situated on the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay approximately 40 kilometres
south of Melbourne. The municipality covers an area of about 131 square kilometres from
Seaford Wetlands in the north, to Mt Eliza in the south, and the Western Port Highway in the
east. The western boundary of the City is made up of about 10 kilometres of coastline along
Port Phillip Bay.
Frankston City is strategically placed as the activity centre for the
Mornington Peninsula and the nearby south east growth corridor of Melbourne.
The current official population of the Frankston City is 131,188 as of the 30th June 2012.
2.1
AGE STRUCTURE
The Age Structure of the population is important when considering recreation and sporting
facilities and services. For example previous market research and benchmarking indicates
people less than 40 years of age use sporting facilities twice as much as people aged 40
years and over.
Age profiles are also an indicator of an area’s residential role and function and how it is likely
to change in the future. The age structure of a population is usually indicative of an area’s
era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities
(as most services and facilities are age-specific).
The age profile from the last 2011 census compared to the 2006 census is listed in the
following table:
Table 2.1
Age Structure – Five-year age groups Frankston
Frankston City
Five year age
groups (years)
0 to 4
5 to 9
10 to 14
15 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 29
30 to 34
35 to 39
40 to 44
45 to 49
50 to 54
55 to 59
60 to 64
65 to 69
70 to 74
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 and over
Total
2011
Number
%
8,675
7,646
7,990
8,527
8,414
8,546
8,565
9,206
9,399
9,198
8,541
7,516
6,935
5,344
4,073
3,099
2,503
2,280
126,457
6.9
6.0
6.3
6.7
6.7
6.8
6.8
7.3
7.4
7.3
6.8
5.9
5.5
4.2
3.2
2.5
2.0
1.8
100.0
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2006
Greater
Melbourne
6.5
6.0
5.9
6.3
7.5
7.9
7.5
7.5
7.5
6.9
6.4
5.6
5.1
3.9
3.0
2.4
2.0
1.8
100.0
Number
%
7,559
7,895
8,627
8,251
7,522
7,233
8,396
9,100
8,921
8,601
7,597
7,159
5,628
4,430
3,487
3,132
2,303
1,963
117,804
6.4
6.7
7.3
7.0
6.4
6.1
7.1
7.7
7.6
7.3
6.4
6.1
4.8
3.8
3.0
2.7
2.0
1.7
100.0
Greater
Melbourne
6.3
6.3
6.4
6.7
7.4
7.1
7.7
7.9
7.5
7.2
6.4
5.9
4.5
3.6
3.0
2.6
2.0
1.6
100.0
Change
2006 to
2011
+1,116
-249
-637
+276
+892
+1,313
+169
+106
+478
+597
+944
+357
+1,307
+914
+586
-33
+200
+317
+8,653
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Analysis of the five-year age groups of the Frankston City in 2011 compared to Greater
Melbourne shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups
(under 15) as well as a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 19.2% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 13.7% were aged 65 years
and over, compared with 18.5% and 13.1% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between the age structure of the Frankston City and Greater
Melbourne were:
• A smaller percentage of persons aged 25 to 29 (6.8% compared to 7.9%)
• A smaller percentage of persons aged 20 to 24 (6.7% compared to 7.5%)
• A smaller percentage of persons aged 30 to 34 (6.8% compared to 7.5%)
2.1.1 Emerging Groups
From 2006 to 2011, Frankston City's population increased by 8,653 people (7.3%). This
represents an average annual population change of 1.43% per year over the period.
The largest changes in age structure in this area between 2006 and 2011 were in the age
groups:
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
25 to 29 (+1,313 persons)
60 to 64 (+1,307 persons)
0 to 4 (+1,116 persons)
50 to 54 (+944 persons)
2.1.2 Household Income
In the Frankston City, 12% of households earned $2,500 or more per week
Analysis of household income levels in the Frankston City in 2011 compared to Greater
Melbourne shows that there was a smaller proportion of high-income households (those
earning $2,500 per week or more) and a higher proportion of low-income households (those
earning less than $600 per week).
Overall, 11.7% of the households earned a high income, and 21.7% were low-income
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households, compared with 19.4% and 19.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between the household incomes of the Frankston City and Greater
Melbourne were:




2.2
A larger percentage of households who earned $600-$799 (9.2% compared to 7.7%)
A larger percentage of households who earned $400-$599 (9.7% compared to 8.1%)
A larger percentage of households who earned $300-$399 (6.8% compared to 5.3%)
A larger percentage of households who earned $1000-$1249 (9.3% compared to 8.0%)
FUTURE POPULATION PROJECTIONS
Victoria in Future 2012 (VIF 2012) sets out projections of population and households in across
Victoria. The VIF 2012 provides inter-Censal projections based on the latest available
Australian Bureau of Statics estimates at 30 June 2011. The following table provide a summary
of the project population and household projections for Frankston 2011 – 2031.
Table 2
Frankston City Council Population Forecasts
Total Population
% Aged under 20
years
2011
2021
132,000
144,900
2031
153,000
Annual %
change
Annual %
change
2011-21
2021 - 31
0.9
0.5
% Aged 65
years or older
2011
2031
2011
2031
26.0
23.3
13.4
20.7
Source Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Census
2.3
ANALYSIS OF KEY DEMOGRAPHIC FINDINGS
The key findings of the project area's demographic review indicates:

The City of Frankston Local Government area covers an area of 131square kilometres
and had a total population of approximately 131,188 people (2011).

Approximately 61% people are aged in their most active years of 0-44 years. This
indicates that the current pressure and demands being placed on both sporting
clubs/organisations and Council to provide a range of sporting activities and facilities
to meet the needs of residents will continue.

There was a smaller proportion of high-income households (those earning $2,500 per
week or more) and a higher proportion of low income households (those earning less
than $600 per week) compared to Greater Melbourne.

The review of annual income levels indicates that some residents will have limited
opportunities to participate in sporting activities due to a lack of disposable income.
Therefore fees to enter facilities will need to be set at affordable prices.

83.1% of the households owned at least one car, which means that a significant
proportion of residents can independently access leisure and sporting facilities.
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FRANKSTON INDOOR SPORTS STADIUMS REVIEW
Previous research and industry trends indicate that the future viability of indoor stadiums may
be affected by the range of facilities that are located within the primary catchment area.
3.1
INDOOR SPORTING FACILITY CATCHMENTS
Leisure and sporting facility trends and benchmarking generally indicate that local or
municipal recreation or sporting facilities have a primary catchment radius of approximately
5 Km and a secondary catchment radius of 10 km. In general approximately 75% to 85% of
users will reside within a 0 Km to 5 km radius of a facility with the remaining 15% to 25% coming
from areas within the 5 Km to 10 km radius of the facility. Regional facilities providing unique
facility components and larger number of courts will draw users from a much wider
catchment than a local/municipal facility.
The size and shape of the catchment area will be influenced by a number of factors
including the range and quality of facilities and services offered, natural and built barriers i.e.
freeways, travel times and the availability of competing facilities. In metropolitan Melbourne,
it is not uncommon for facilities to share catchment areas, particularly the secondary
catchment areas.
A review of the usage patterns of the Frankston Basketball Facility indicates that the
catchment of this facility is within industry trends. Due to the Representative Basketball
competition at both a junior and senior level players from across the state use the facility.
3.2
CURRENT FACILITY PROVISION
Within the Frankston area, there are a total of twenty-four indoor sports stadiums totalling
thirty-seven indoor sports courts that are available for community sporting groups. Of the
twenty-five facilities, five are community facilities, 18 are part of a primary or secondary
educational institution and the remaining facility is part of Monash University. The Jubilee
Netball Centre currently caters for Netball only and includes indoor and outdoor courts.
The table below details the current Frankston Indoor sports facility provision.
Table 4.1
Frankston Indoor Sports Facilities and Courts
Facility Name
Number of Courts
Ownership
Council owned
Frankston Basketball Facility
Frankston South Recreation Centre
Karingal Place
St Kilda Training Facility
Jubilee Park Netball Centre
Sub total Community Facilities
6 court
1 court
1 court
1 court
2 indoor, 14 outdoor
5 Facilities =11 courts
FCC
FCC
FCC
FCC
FCC
School Facilities
Aldercourt Primary School
Banyan Fields Primary School
Carrum Downs Secondary College
Derinya Primary School
Elisabeth Murdoch College
Flinders Christian Community College
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1 court
1 court
1 court
1 court
3 courts
2 courts
DEECD
DEECD
DEECD
DEECD
DEECD
Independent
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Facility Name
Number of Courts
Frankston High School
John Paul College
Langwarrin Park Primary School
McClelland College
Monterey Secondary College
Mt Erin Secondary College
Patterson River Secondary College
St Joachims Catholic Primary School
St John’s School
St Jude’s School
Woodland Primary School
Woodleigh School (senior campus)
Sub total School facilities
Other
Monash Peninsula Activity and
Recreation Centre – Monash University
Sub total School facilities
TOTAL NUMBER OF COURTS
1 court
2 courts
1 court
1 court
2 courts
1 court
3 courts
1 court
1 court
1 court
1 court
1 court
18 Facilities = 25 Court
2 Court
Ownership
DEECD
Catholic
DEECD
DEECD
DEECD
DEECD
DEECD
Catholic
Catholic
Catholic
DEECD
DEECD
Monash University
1 Facilities = 1 Court
24 FACILITIES = 35 COURTS
The following provides a summary of the Council owned indoor sporting facilities:

The Frankston Basketball Facility located at Bardia Avenue is a six-court facility. One
of the courts has seating capacity for approximately 500 to 600 spectators. The
Frankston Basketball Facility is the home base for the Frankston Basketball Association.
The Frankston Indoor Basketball Facility includes the following:
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Six (6) indoor sports courts
Show court with spectator seating for 500/600 people
Change rooms and amenities
Administration area
Car parking approximately 173 spaces 2 accessible spaces
Bus drop off zone

The Frankston South Recreation Centre is a single court, multi use community facility that
provides a range of community based activities. The Centre is located at 55 Towherhill
Road, Frankston South.

Karingal PLACE is a multi-service children and family 'hub' located in the heart of Karingal.
The Centre includes a range of multi purpose community rooms.

The St Kilda Training Facility is located at Frankston Oval – corner of Bay Street South and
Plowman Place. The facility includes State of the art elite football training facility for the St
Kilda Football Club. The facility also includes a range of Club and community use facilities
including:
-

Specialised rehabilitation pool;
Indoor multipurpose sports hall;
Meeting rooms; and
Lecture theatre
Jubilee Park Netball Facility includes a two-court indoor netball stadium and 14 all warmer
outdoor netball courts. The facility is located as part of the sporting precinct at Jubilee
Park, Hillcrest Road, Frankston
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3.3
SCHOOL FACILITY PROVISION
As part of the economic stimulus package provided by the Federal Government schools
across Victoria received funding to develop infrastructure to support the activities of the
schools under the building the Education revolution program (BER). A number of the school
facilities received funding for courts under this program. In some cases however the facilities
were not built to standard and do not have the required runoff (2 metres) to enable
competition to be played at the courts. These facilities however are used as training venues.
3.4
REGIONAL FACILITY PROVISION
A review of the following neighbouring municipalities indicates the current indoor sporting
facility provision.
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City of Casey
City of Greater Dandenong
Shire of Mornington
City of Kingston
Table 3.2
Regional Indoor Sporting Facilities
Municipality
City of Casey
City of Greater
Dandenong
Mornington Peninsula
Shire Council
City of Kingston
Facility Name
Number of
Sports Courts
Ownership/Management
Cranbourne Life Be in It Centre
Hampton Park Sports Stadium
Dandenong Basketball Stadium
6 courts
2 court
10 courts
CoC
SSV
CoGD
Heatherhill Secondary College
2 courts
DEECD
David Collings Leisure Centre
2 courts
MPSC
Mornington Secondary College
3 courts
DEECD
Dromana Basketball Centre
3 courts
SPBA
Hillview Stadium
2 courts
SPBA
Eastbourne Primary School
1 court
DEECD
Rye Primary School
1 court
DEECD
Chelsea Basketball Stadium
2 courts
CBA
Springers Leisure Centre
Carrum Downs Secondary
College
5 courts
1 courts
CoGD
DEECD
The review indicates that there are 13 indoor sports courts facilities with a total of 40 indoor
sports court. Discussions with a number of the Local Government areas indicated that they
are reviewing their indoor sports courts needs and anticipate development of additional
courts within the next five years to address the needs in the region as the populations
increase.
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3.5
OCCUPANCY REVIEW OF FACILITIES USED BY FRANKSTON BASKETBALL
ASSOCIATION
Of the current available indoor sporting facilities, the Frankston and District Basketball
Association use the following three facilities for competition:
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
Frankston Basketball Facility
Elisabeth Murdoch College
Patterson River Secondary College
6 courts
3 courts
3 courts
Industry trends indicate that peak usage for indoor sports courts is typically between the hours
of 4.00pm to 11.00pm Monday to Friday and 8.00am to 8.00pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
These times will alter slightly if the facilities are based at a school facility. Occupancy tables
for the three indoor facilities used by the Frankston and District Basketball Association are
detailed in Appendix A. The following provides a summary of the occupancy of the facilities:
3.5.1
Frankston Indoor Basketball Facility
The following provides a summary of the current usage of the Frankston Basketball Centre
The stadium is currently available for use for 564 court hours per week based on the following
times:
Weekdays (Monday to Friday)


Off Peak =
Peak=
210 hours
210 hours
Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)


Saturday =
Sunday =
72 hours
72 hours
Total available hours = 564 hours

During summer the Stadium is occupied 385 hours (68.3%) for community sporting club
use of the total 564 court hours available. During winter the Stadium is occupied 297
hours (52.6%) for community sporting club use of the total 564 court hours available

During summer weekday peak usage accounts for 163 hours (78%) of total peak use
hours. During winter weekday peak usage accounts for 162 hours (77%) of total peak
use hours. This is between the hours of 4.00pm to 11.00pm (210 hrs per week) Monday
to Friday.

During summer weekday off peak usage accounts for 3 hours (1.4%) of total off peak
use hours. During winter weekday off peak usage accounts for 21 hours (10%) of total
off peak use hours. This is between the hours of 8.00am to 4.00pm (210 hrs per week)
Monday to Friday. It should be noted that this does not include school weekday use.

During summer average weekend use accounts for 72 hours (50%) of total weekend
use hours. During winter average weekend use accounts for 145 hours (69%) of total
weekend use hours This is between the hours of 8.00am to 8.00pm Saturday and
8.00am and 9.00pm Sunday (144 hrs per weekend).
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3.5.2
These figures indicate that the facility is at full capacity during the prime operating
hours for indoor sports courts and as a result is unable to accommodate any current or
future additional usage or demand. There is capacity to increase weekday off peak
usage for mid-week competitions however the current lack of a crèche has limits this
opportunity.
Elisabeth Murdoch Secondary College
The following provides a summary of the current usage of the three courts at the Elisabeth
Murdoch Secondary College.
The stadium is currently available for use for 192 court hours per week based on the following
times:
Weekdays (Monday to Friday)
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Off Peak =
Peak=
0 school use
120 hours
Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)
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Saturday =
Sunday =
36 hours
36 hours
Total available hours = 192 hours
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The stadium is occupied 117 hours (61%) for community sporting club use of the total
192 court hours available.

Weekday peak usage accounts for 105 hours (87.5%) of total peak use hours. This is
between the hours of 4.00pm to 11.00pm (120 hrs per week) Monday to Friday.

The facility is not available during weekday off peak times when the school is using the
facility.
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Weekend use accounts for 12 hours (16.6%) of total weekend use hours. This is
between the hours of 8.00am to 8.00pm Saturday and 8.00am and 9.00pm Sunday (72
hrs per weekend).

These figures indicate that the facility mostly at capacity during weekday peak time,
with some capacity on weekends.
3.5.3
Patterson River Secondary School
The stadium is currently available for use for 243
court hours per week based on the following times:
Weekdays (Monday to Friday)
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Off Peak =
Peak=
0 school use
135 hours
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Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)
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Saturday =
Sunday =
57 hours
57 hours
Total available hours = 249 hours

The stadium is occupied 243 hours, which equates to 100% of available time for
community activity.

Weekday peak usage accounts for 135 hours which is 100% of weekday peak usage
times.

The facility is not available during weekday off peak times when the school is using the
facility.

Weekend use accounts for 114 hours also 100% of weekend usage

These figures indicate that the facility at capacity during weekday and on weekends.
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4
FRANKSTON DISTRICTS BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
The Frankston and Districts Basketball Association (FDBA) is one of the top five basketball
associations in Victoria and considers itself the regional hub for basketball on the Mornington
Peninsula. The Association has over 700 teams on a weekly basis competing in various
organised competitions for able and special needs athletes.
The FDBA use the following three facilities providing 12 courts for basketball competition:

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Frankston basketball Facility
Elisabeth Murdoch College
Patterson River Secondary College
6 courts
3 court
3 courts
The primary operations of the FDBA have been based at the Frankston Basketball Facility
Bardia Avenue facility since it was first built as a two-court stadium in 1979. The stadium was
extended with a further four courts in 1992. The office and entry area were extended and
upgraded in 2008. The facility now includes 6 courts.
A shared use arrangement was made in 2003 to share a new three-court stadium at Elisabeth
Murdoch Secondary College in Langwarrin. The Association contributed $150,000 towards
the capital development of the facility in return for a 30-year usage agreement. Due to the
high demand the Association also uses Patterson River Secondary College’s three-court
venue through a Joint Venture with the Chelsea Basketball Association for competition. The
FDBA pay a lease fee to Council for the use of the Frankston Basketball Facility. In 2012 the
Association also paid approximately $63,504 for the hire of the external courts.
Affiliated Clubs also use the following nine venues for training:
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4.1
St Kilda Football Club, Seaford
Carrum Downs Primary School
St Johns Primary School
Banyule Primary School
Woodlands Primary School
Patterson Lakes Primary School
Monterey Technical School
Frankston Secondary College
1 court
1 court
1 court
1 court
1 court
1 court
1 court
1 court
SITE CONTEXT
The Frankston Basketball stadium is located in the suburb of Seaford approximately 37 radial
kilometres from central Melbourne. The surrounding area is predominantly an older industrial
area consisting mainly of brick factories and warehouses built in the 1970’s period.
The stadium is exposed to nearby Wells Road, which is a primary road and carries a
substantial amount of vehicular traffic past the stadium. The stadium is well serviced by road
networks including the Frankston freeway, Dandenong-Frankston Road and the Nepean
Highway.
The site is also well serviced by public transport facilities including bus services in nearby Wells
Road and the Kananook Railway Station is situated approximately 300 metres south of the
property. Access to the venue is also available through Easton Avenue.
The site sits across two zones under the provisions of the Frankston Planning Scheme being
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“Public Park and Recreation zone” and “Industrial 1”.
The following provides an aerial view of the Frankston Basketball Centre.
4.2
KANANOOK RESERVE OVERVIEW
The Frankston Basketball Facility is part of a sporting precinct at Kananook Reserve. The
reserve is a local level facility that includes a sporting oval, a district level playground, and a
natural parkland area. The playground is the local play space for residents bounded by
Seaford Road, Overton Road, Wells Road and Nepean Highway.
The reserve also houses a long-jump pit, public toilets and three sports pavilions. Kananook
Reserve can be accessed from Kirkwood Avenue, Easton Road and McCulloch Avenue. Five
sports clubs utilise the oval and associated facilities throughout the year. For three of the
groups it is their home base. These include:
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Kananook Sports Club;
Southern Umpires Association;
Bus Maintenance Depot
Vehicle Sales Centre (privately owned) General purpose factory (hobby classes)
General purpose factory (storage)
Frankston and District Junior Football League.
Two other clubs use the ground for overflow training and match purposes:

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Skye Football Club
Skye Cricket Club
This ground is also used for the relocation of other football and cricket clubs from across the
municipality when impacted by refurbishment or redevelopment works. The basketball
stadium is adjacent to the reserve at its east.
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4.3
PARTICPATION/MEMBERSHIP
The following tables provide a review the membership of the FDBA over the last three years.
Table 4.1
Summary - Frankston District Basketball Association membership 2010/11 – 2012/13
Years
Category
Domestic
All Abilities
Senior Men
Senior Women
Mixed Seniors
Junior Boys
Junior Girls
Total Teams
Total Participants
Development Programs
Total participants
Representative Program
Junior
Senior
Total Teams
Total Participants
2010/2011
2011/2012
2012/2013
Summer
Winter
Summer
Winter
Summer
Winter
13
176
61
62
86
67
13
189
58
73
213
143
12
193
67
78
92
53
12
206
57
81
228
140
12
205
57
83
101
50
12
207
56
87
245
152
465
689
495
724
508
759
3421
5192
3622
5448
3719
5722
512
519
533
43
4
47
470
45
4
49
490
47
4
51
510
Table 4.2
Summary - Frankston District Basketball Association Total participants 2010/11 – 2012/13
Years
Category
Domestic competition
Development
Programs
Representative
competition
TOTAL PARTICIPANTS
2010/2011
2011/2012
2012/2013
Summer
Winter
Summer
Winter
Summer
Winter
3421
512
5192
512
3622
519
5448
519
3719
533
5722
533
470
470
490
490
510
510
4403
6174
4631
6457
4762
6765
A review of basketball participation over the past three years indicates:

The current membership of Frankston Basketball Association is approximately 6,765
players. In each of the past three years participation has increased from the summer
to the winter season.
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
Of the current membership approximately 5,722 are part of the grass roots domestic
completion (84.6%), 533 are part of junior development program (7.9%) and 510 are
part of the higher-level representative basketball competition (7.5%).

Using the highest membership level of winter, participation has increased over the
past three years from approximately 6,174 players to 6,765 players an increase of
approximately 594 players 9.5%. It should be noted that these figure represent player
participants only and do not include the large number of administrators, officials and
volunteers that are also part of the associations

A review of annual growth indicates an increase of approximately 283 players (4.6%)
between 2010/2011 and approximately 308 players (4.8%) between 2011/2012 and
2012/2013. This represents an average increase in participation of 4.7%.

A review of Frankston participation against the current Frankston population indicates
a current take up of approximately 5.15%.
4.3.1
Comparison Against State and National Participation
The table below details the current Frankston Basketball participation rates compared to
State and national participation rates. A review of the results indicates a greater uptake of
basketball in Frankston when compared to State and National averages. Basketball
participation in Frankston is 1.65% greater than national participation and 0.35% greater than
state participation.
Table 4.3
Frankston Basketball Participation Comparison Against Sate and National Participation
Frankston Participation Rate
National
Victorian
%
Category
Participation Rate %
Participation Rate %
2010
2010
Basketball
5.15%
3.5%
4.8%
4.4
FRANKSTON DISTRICT BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION DISCUSSION
The FDBA was established in the late 1960’s. The Association operate a range of programs
providing a pathway from grass roots and development programs through to elite
competition. The programs cater for approximately 13,000 people per annum. The key
programs include:
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Primary school grass roots program
Domestic competition for both juniors and seniors
Programs for people with special needs
Representative programs
Coach and referee development
Given the size, location and catchment of the Association it sees itself as providing the
regional hub for basketball on the Mornington Peninsula.
Due to the demand for basketball programs the Association is required to use three
competition venues providing a total of 12 courts. Two of the facilities are located on land
owned by the Department of Education and Early childhood Development. The courts are
used under a joint use agreement with the department and are only available after school
hours.
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The current available competition facilities are at capacity. The Association has attempted
to make use of the 2 court facility at Monash Peninsula Activity and Recreation Centre –
Monash University however the Centre run their own competition and the Multipurpose courts
at the St Kilda Training Centre charge for community use.
Some of the strategies that have been implemented to address the lack of available courts
include:
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
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Scheduling mid week games at 10.00pm
Running a bye for each competition
Reducing the game time to 45 minutes
Discontinuing the high performance program,
Restrained the growth of the All Abilities program on Friday night
The Aussie Hoops grass roots development program is at capacity and has a waiting list.
Athlete development now has less of a focus due to the number of courts required to meet
the competition demands.
As part of a basketball sport development program the association has been going into
schools, however this can only be limited as there is no capacity to service the participants
wanting to start playing.
More schools want to enter teams which is restricting training time access.
The current facilities do not meet all the Disability Discrimination Act Standards or some of the
facility criteria to enable them to bid for major events. For example the Association could not
bid for any national Basketball League pre season games or National Junior Classic games
due to sub standard facilities.
4.4.1
Future Facility Requirements
Based on the current membership and the growth over the past three years the Association
believe there is a need for an additional 4 courts one of which would be a show court at the
Bardia Avenue facility. The association believe it is appropriate to redevelop the existing
facility, as it is centrally located to the primary catchment of Frankston, has good access to
the freeway and public transport. The Association would also like a centralised facilities with
multiple courts at one site and a show court to ensure the ongoing efficiency of the
competition and to help assist with the ongoing financial sustainability.
The facility should ideally include:
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10 sports courts, one of which is a show court with spectator seating for up to 1,500
people.
Frankston Blue Boardroom
Referees Room
FDBA Room
VIP Function Room
Gymnasium
Merchandise area
Sport medicine area
Administration space for 6-10 staff
While the facility could not meet the needs for weekly netball competitions the facility would
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have the capacity to host major netball events.
The proposed facility should be an integrated facility and may be able to house the
Frankston District Junior Football League administration centre that is currently based behind
the facility.
4.4.2
Proposed Facility
The Frankston District Basketball Association commissioned Peddle Thorp Architects to
develop preliminary concept plans based on their perceived requirements. Appendix B
provides copies of the concept plans developed by FDBA.
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5
MARKET RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION
This section summarises the key findings identified through the study’s market research and
consultation and includes:
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Interviews with key stakeholders
Interviews with State Sporting Associations
Indoor sport facility trends
Previous research and literature review
5.1
INTERVIEWS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS
The following provides a summary of the key issues identified through discussions with the key
stakeholders identified by the Project Steering Committee.
5.1.1
Frankston and District Netball Association
The Frankston and District Netball Association is located as part of a larger sporting precinct
at Jubilee Park. The facilities include 2 indoor netball courts and 14 outdoor courts.
The Association currently have approximately 14 clubs affiliated with them which equates to
160 teams playing on a Saturday and 164 teams playing weeknights. This equates to
approximately 2,000 players.
A feasibility /master plan study was recently developed for Jubilee Park. A key objective of
the master plan was to assess the capacity of Jubilee Park to continue to host elite sport.
The master plan identified the following shortcomings in relation to the netball facilities:
Outdoor courts
 Surface cracking and poor acrylic covering of the courts and undulating court
surface
 Location of light poles with minimal run off zones
 Lack of spectator and player shelter
Indoor courts
 Insufficient clear space around the courts
 Inadequate provision of player change rooms
 Inadequate provision of umpire change rooms
 Lack of suitable function room
The Association presented a five year plan to Council in 2005/2006 which to date has not
been implemented. Part of the Plan is to develop an Elite Facility Strategy which provides for
grass roots participation through to the VNL licenced teams.
The Peninsula Waves is the Victorian Netball League team that compete in the State League
competition. These teams train at the Patterson River Secondary College and compete at
the State Netball and Hockey Centre.
Based on the master plan one additional indoor court is to be provided and the outdoor
courts are to be upgraded. This will enable the VNL teams to train at the home base. The
project is waiting for the pool to close before commencing.
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The Netball Association do not believe they would make use of an expanded basketball
facility if an additional court was developed at Jubilee Park as they would like to retain there
activities at their home base.
5.1.2
Mornington Volleyball Association
The Mornington Volleyball Association (MVA) was originally based at the Karingal Park
Secondary College. The facility was a two-court facility and the association had 24 teams.
In the late 1990s’ the Association moved to a two-court facility at Padua College Oakbank
Rd, Mornington. Over the past 12 years participation decreased to 8 teams. As a result the
association decided to move closer to the Frankston catchment and are now based at
Toorak College. Participation has increased to 10 teams with two representative teams.
The ten teams represent approximately 100 people of which 30 are juniors and 70 are seniors.
The ratio of male to female is 50/50.
The Association would like to become a key tenant in any redeveloped Frankston Basketball
Facility. If the growth continues the Association would like access to one basketball court
(two volleyball courts) and a dedicated storage area. The opportunity to include one
outdoor beach volleyball court would also be well received.
The association run development programs in the local primary schools however they do not
have a home base to service the demand.
5.1.3
Mornington Peninsula Table Tennis Association
The Morning Peninsula Table Tennis Association is located in a 9-court facility at Civic Reserve
Mornington.
The Association has a current membership of approximately 300 people. Approximately 600
people make use of the 9 table tennis courts per week. Membership includes:

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60 Juniors
80 Seniors
160 Veterans
Of the membership approximately 90% are male and 10% are female.
There is no capacity at the current facility to accommodate demand. The Mornington Shire
Council has plans to spend approximately $8.5m on redeveloping the facility to include 2
additional table tennis courts, a gymnastics area and tennis courts.
Due to the lack of courts the association loose members to the Dandenong facility that has
16 courts.
The catchment for table tennis is very wide as they are the only association on the Peninsula.
The Centre operates seven days a week from 8am to 10/11pm everyday of the year except
Christmas day and new years day.
There is a large demand for schools to use the courts however than cannot be
accommodated as the courts are at capacity.
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The Association would like to be part of any redeveloped basketball facility. They would still
retain the Mornington facility as a satellite venue. The key requirements include:
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5.1.4
18 courts with capacity to expand to 24 courts
Appropriate lighting
Spectator area
Tournament control room
Kitchen/lounge
Boardroom/general purpose room
Administration area
Shared change rooms
Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association

Kananook is the home ground for Skye cricket club but the usage is dependent on
the number of teams they have each season. They only field teams in the lower
grades to play on this ground.

The oval has a hard wicket only and surface is suitable for lower grades.

MPCA has a huge shortage of grounds so if Kananook was changed in configuration
then a replacement facility would need to be supplied.

PMCA are looking at using school grounds
5.1.5
Kananook Sports Club

The oval is used for footy and cricket, however the area is not used that much on
weekends.

Club could move to Seaford if this could be negotiated with Council.

Understand and supports Frankston basketball’s need to have more courts

Conducts the disabled Basketball Club on Friday nights and feels they are limited for
court space and time. Could run 6 teams if more space was available to them.

Feels that stadium has more users than footy ground so supports the need to have
more courts
5.1.6
Southern Umpires Association

Have 300 members and over 100 of them train on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Plus have meetings on Wednesday nights

The Association has invested money into the lighting system.

The Association own the site and buildings.

They use the whole oval for training and need the oval shape and goals for drills and
skill development.
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
The needs of the Association are currently being met with existing facilities.

There are no female change rooms at the site however the Association is planning
renovations to rectify.

A gym would be useful and if it were provided in the new building the association
would make use of it.
Key issues for the association are the shape of the oval and parking

5.1.7
Frankston and District Junior Football League
The pavilion occupied by the F&DJFL is owned by the league. Kananook Reserve is an
important asset for the development of junior players pathways into the AFL and senior
football. The F&DJFL is almost 50 years old and has operated out of this location for that
period of time. The F&DJFL have produced over 50 players & umpires that have participated
at VFL/AFL level.
The league has 13 clubs, 150 teams and 3,500 players currently participating in AFL football in
2013.
The League are aware of the proposal to expand the stadium and are happy to discuss
further options for there rooms to be integrated into and new facility elsewhere on the
Reserve however they do not want the oval size being reduced to a soccer size playing
surface.
Below is a summary of the usage of the pavilion & oval over a 12-month period.
Pavilion
 Monthly club Delegate meetings from February to October
 Monthly Executive meetings are held from November to September
 All tribunal matters
 Administration of Development program - February to June, 2 nights a week
 We conduct club training courses and information sessions
 Our Youth Leadership program is run one night a month
 Umpires train 1 night a week from March to September
 A SEDA (Sports Education & Development Australia) group will operate out of here 5
days a week commencing January 2014 studying Certificate 3 in Sports Development
 Various functions
 Various meetings as required
 Graduate program training 1 night a week - April to September, commencing in 2014
Oval
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Development program training - February to June, 2 nights a week
Umpires train 1 night a week from March to September
Ground is used as overflow ground for matches as required
Graduate program training 1 night a week - April to September, commencing in 2014
SEDA usage
Other
 Sothern umpires use the ground for training 2 nights a week
 Kananook Sports Club use the ground for training
 Skye Football Club use it one night a week
 Ground is used for cricket
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5.2
Council Officers
The following provides a summary of the key issues identified through discussions with the
relevant local sporting associations.
5.2.1
Coordinator Parks, Planning and Development
 Area is used as the overflow car park for the Kananook train station. Councillors have
supported this in the past;
 Council has recently constructed new lights for the oval and the irrigation system is
reasonably new as well;
 Oval dimensions are important as the oval is used for overflow but also fro relocation when
clubs/teams are having their home grounds upgraded;
 The current shape needs to be maintained to provide for the user groups;
 There would be difficulty in providing alternative oval spaces if this was discontinued as
spaces are limited already;
 Need to be aware of a large drain that exists on the northern part of the site;
 Council has considered water collection form the indoor centre roof but this has been
replaced with investigation of availability of recycled water.
5.2.2
Manager Governance and Customer Relations
 Junior Football don't use the oval as much as they used to;
 Investigation have be made into a co-tenant but not been supported
 There is a drainage easement at the back of the stadium
 The oval is on an old tip site but not the stadium. Ground still moves/settles making it
undulating;
 Council erected flood lights 12 months ago;
 Ground was reconstructed and is currently listed as a priority to reconstruct again
 There are existing leases between Council and the umpires and junior football league.
 There is a preference for oval shape to best cater for umpires training
 An option to move the umpires to Frankston Football Club with the VFL has been
considered.
 Residents used to have issues with the umpires having functions in their club rooms but this
has become less of an issue in recent times (5-7 yrs) with stronger management.
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5.3
State Sporting Association
The following provides a summary of the key issues identified through discussions with the
Indoor Sporting codes State Associations.
5.3.1
Basketball Victoria
Participation in Basketball is increasing particularly in the younger age groups. There is some
fluctuation with participation rates for seniors. Over the last four years participation in the
Frankston area has increased by approximately 27%. Within Victoria there are also
approximately 25,000 primary school students participating in a school-based program called
Hoop Time.
FDBA is a one of the largest Associations in the state. The association is a financially stable
and has the capacity to manage and operate a facility.
Basketball Victoria (BV) is supportive of expanding the existing facility and has met with the
FDBA on a number of occasions to discuss and provide support to the project. The
development of four additional courts at the existing site would benefit the further
development and growth of basketball. The location of the facility in the sporting precinct is
a significant benefit to the further expansion of the facility.
The following provides the registration numbers of FDBA with Basketball Victoria over the past
six years.
Table 5.1
Frankston Basketball Registration Numbers with BV
Year
Senior
Junior
Mini
Mid Week
Inclusion
Total Teams
2007
228
188
110
8
8
542
2008
248
148
116
7
8
527
2009
276
132
110
6
9
533
2010
292
146
108
5
10
561
2011
330
139
110
6
11
596
2012
347
142
173
6
10
678
Total
1721
895
727
38
56
3434
The following table compares Melbourne South basketball participation to the other regions
in metropolitan Melbourne in 2013.
Table 5.2
Frankston Basketball Registration Numbers with BV
Region:
Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne
East
North East
Southern
West
Established
Expanding
Expanding
Expanding
Metropolitan
Metropolitan
Metropolitan
Metropolitan
20
9
12
10
Slow - 0.4%
Strong - 1.8%
Strong - 1.9%
Strong - 2.1%
Highest in the state
5th in State -
2nd in State -
3rd in the State -
42,195
11,159
29,319
19,819
6.3% - 6th in the state
2.9% - lowest the state
6.5% - 4th in the state
4.3% - 8th in the state
Type of Region:
Number of Associations:
Growth Outlook:
Participation:
Participation Rate:
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Given the location of the facility and Frankston the Association is well placed to serve the
region from Chelsea through the Mornington Peninsula. There are some smaller association in
the area including Mornington, Southern Peninsula, Western Port and a church based
association that could all be supported by a larger regional association at Frankston. They
could also be the coordinating body for a regional SEBAL Team.
5.3.2
Netball Victoria
Netball Victoria (NV) is very supportive of indoor facilities as they improve the standard of the
game and are easier on players’ bodies. An indoor facility allows matches to continue
regardless of the weather.
Netball Victoria has been working with Council and the Frankston and District Netball
Association (FDNA) in relation to the redevelopment of the netball facilities at Jubilee Park.
The FDNA have one of the ten licences for Victorian Netball League representative state
teams the Peninsula Waves. These teams currently train at Patterson Lakes Secondary
College as the Jubilee Park facilities do not meet the facility specifications, particularly for
court run off. The 14 outdoor courts are also of a poor standard.
Due to the standard of the facility and lack of indoor quality courts NV does not use the
venue for Association Championships.
The FDNA have plans to provide one additional indoor court and upgrade the outdoor
courts. A fourth indoor court would be ideal.
NV is looking at providing a pathway program for netball in the Frankston area and therefore
believe Netball should be located at one venue. This would definitely be the priority over
making use of the basketball facilities. The Football – Netball league is also strong in the area.
Frankston District Netball Association registration data appears below:
Table 5.3
FDNA Registration Numbers NV
Category
2010
2011
2012
Junior
Modified
Seniors
TOTAL
822
350
901
2,073
842
361
982
2,185
880
396
1057
2,334
Registration rates between 2010 and 2012 have increased over the past three years by
approximately 261 players (12.6%). The Association is now one of the 10 largest in the state.
5.3.3
Volleyball Victoria
Volleyball Victoria is in a development stage with new administrators working hard to
establish systems that will capture membership and participation in the sport.
Three years ago Volleyball Victoria recorded approximately 3,000 members, which will grow
to approximately 5,000 by the end of 2013. These are players that are registered with a club
or affiliated association.
Volleyball Victoria has developed a participation strategy with a focus on primary school
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aged children to grow the sport. Junior participation is the current focus. Southeast Victoria is
where the strength and numbers currently are.
Volleyball would like to have more centres where events could be taken to the public rather
than just the State Volleyball Centre at the Dandenong Stadium. The key issue is having the
height clearance.
Volleyball Victoria reports that after soccer, volleyball has the second highest levels of
participation across the world. This is not the case in Australia. Volleyball Victoria has
recognised there is significant interest in participating in social volleyball from those who
come to Australia from other countries.
5.3.4
Table Tennis Victoria
Within Victoria there are 3,500 registered table tennis players. Within Australia 60% of total
registered players are based in Victoria. Membership has been stable for the last five years.
A large number of people play table tennis socially and are therefore, not registered with the
State Association. Of the 3,500 registered players, 1,000 (28%) are junior players.
Where dedicated courts are available large junior clubs exist. Courts are not hard to fill as
schools are heavy users of dedicated tables during the day as it is a sport that is playable by
all children regardless of their general sporting abilities.
The State Association also indicated that should a dedicated space be available within any
new development that the provision of a supper room is important in order for the social
objectives of the competition to be met as opposing teams share supper after the
competition is finished. A viewing area is also beneficial.
The Mornington Peninsula Table Tennis Association (MPTTA) is at capacity at their current 8court facility. Table Tennis Victoria have been working with MPTTA to get an additional 6
courts however the Shire of Mornington will only allow an additional 2 courts. The two courts
will address the needs in the short term i.e. 6 months.
The MPTTA is now ranked the second largest association in Victoria with 274 registered
members. It is a well-run association and is financially stable with some funds saved. MPTTA
cannot bid for major events due to the lack of courts. The Association would like to be a
regional hub but at presented this is restricted by lack of facilities.
Due to the lack of support from the Mornington Shire for additional courts MPTTA are looking
at the options of developing courts as part of developments in the Frankston area.
Table Tennis Victoria believe the southeast region has strong growth along with the western
growth corridor areas. Table Tennis Victoria has state regional training centres in Dandenong,
Croydon, Coburg and Geelong and would like the MPTTA to be part of the program.
5.3.5
Badminton Victoria
There are no dedicated badminton facilities located within the City of Frankston
Below are the numbers of registered players and affiliated member badminton associations
over the past 5 years.
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Table 5.4
Victorian Badminton Participation
Category
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
Registered players
Ave players per club
5080
175
4800
141
4600
135
3400
111
3500
103
The number of clubs who have affiliated with the state sporting association has grown
dramatically over the last 4 years as a result the number of registered players has also
increased in total. The drop in average number of players per club can be associated with an
increase of smaller regional clubs coming on board with smaller playing numbers.
5.3.6
Sport and Recreation Victoria
A discussion was held with the regional representative from Sport and Recreation Victoria in
relation to the State Governments priorities for the provision of indoor facilities. The key issues
identified included:
The State Government is aware that the is a dearth of indoor stadiums across Victoria to meet
both the current and future needs for indoor sporting activities.
There is high participation in sporting and recreation activities by residents in Frankston and
any facilities that support increased participation should be supported and encouraged.
The Department of Sport and Recreation will rely on the local planning and feasibility work to
determine the need and demand for facilities. Any funding contribution by the State
Government would be via the formal funding programs available.
Development of facilities on Education Department land is a good use of resources however
there are a number of constraints and restrictions to the community use and operations of the
facility.
5.4
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH AND LITERATURE
A review of all the relevant previous research and documentation related to the provision of
indoor stadiums and basketball facilities has been completed. The following provides a
summary of the key issues identified that may impact on the Needs Assessment.
Table 5.5
Previous Research and Document Summary
Name of
Report/Document
Frankston City Sport
Development Plan
2013-2019
Summary of Key Issues
 Relates to the infrastructure provision for organized sports
 Actions from this report include: Called for the undertaking of a feasibility to determine
the need to extend the Frankston Basketball Association Stadium
 5.1.1.6 – Indoor Sports and Active Recreation Facilities
- Identified that potential exists to expand the stadium to include additional courts if
ongoing growth can be proven.
- “The need for increased indoor netball facilities should be reviewed in conjunction with
the possible decommissioning of Jubilee Park Aquatics Centre due to the close proximity
of the aquatics centre to the current Jubilee Park Netball facilities.
 5.1.2.2 – Formal Use of Open Space
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Name of
Report/Document
Summary of Key Issues
“Management of pressure on playing field availability may need to consider
opportunities to obtain more physical space and increase use of synthetic surfaces”
5.1.1 – Sports Development Plan Principles
Council strongly supports multi-use facility development to the point that single-use
will generally not be supported
Recommendations from the report (page 66)
Urgently undertake the feasibility to determine the need to extend the FDBA to
include additional courts and consolidate reserve infrastructure. There has been
considerable community demand and advocacy for this to occur.
Council continue to develop partnerships with schools for the public use of courts.
A facility audit for Frankston is provided in the report inclusive of current participation
trends for all local sports
Pillar 3 – Provision of the most appropriate cross section of sport and active recreation
opportunities across the municipality and accessible to all.



Frankston City
Recreation Strategy
2009-2014
Frankston District
Basketball
Association
Jubilee Park Master
plan

 Scope of preferred inclusion for an extended facility
4 new indoor courts
3 show courts of at last 200 seats with the main one of these having 2,000 seats
Gym – free weights and cardio focus, proposing that it be managed commercially
Lifestyle oriented café with seating
Social rooms and congregation facilities – above the current offices
External capacity for basketball and social activity – outdoor courts, signage and
children’s playground
Audio visual theatrette for 20-40 persons
Social club/bar overlooking court 1 and capable of displaying trophies
Re-alignment of entry and exit to better cater for wheelchairs as well as providing
better circulation in general
Sports Science focus – consulting rooms
Static webcams – live feeds for all games
 Participation in Netball is very strong and will increase as the population increases
 Audit of outdoor courts at Jubilee Park 2007
Courts cracked and undulating
Light poles are within runoffs
Lack of player and spectator shelters
 Built a 3 court facility at Patterson River Secondary College in 2009 to cater for the
Peninsula Waves playing in the Vic Netball League
FCC contributed $250,000
FDNA contributed $10,000
Total cost = $2,819,566
FDNA are allocated 420 hours per year of free usage as part of agreement
Issue is that it has provided limited growth because of the arrangement as well the
distance from the ‘heartland’ and the cost of duplicating the management of the
facilities
 Jubilee Park indoor courts are non-conforming
 The proposal being presented at present is that the Jubilee Park indoor be configured to
house just one conforming court and build an additional 2 courts. Also renovate the 14
outdoor courts to be just 12 (8 with lighting). Demolish the existing pavilion and include
amenities in new indoor facility with seating for 400-500.
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5.5
INDOOR SPORTS FACILITIES TREND REVIEW
The following provides a review of the key sports facilities and participation trends that may
impact on the feasibility study. Implications from these trends have been considered in
completing the overall demand assessment and facility development requirements
presented later in this report.
5.5.1
(i)
Indoor Sporting Facility Trends
Indoor Recreation Facility Management Trends
A number of common indoor facility management trends have been observed in recent
times, including:





(ii)
A general shift (back) to in house Council management.
Limited choice in professional nongovernment indoor facility management service
providers.
Incorporation of commercial facility components into the overall service mix, e.g.
retail outlets, health services and café facilities.
Establishment of community Boards of Management/Committees to oversee the
operation of indoor facilities.
Pursuit of nonsporting uses for indoor facilities: eg events, displays, functions etc
Financial Performance of Indoor Sports Facilities
The following relevant trends in the financial performance of indoor sporting facility:





5.5.2
Generally, stadiums with less than three to four courts have a lower income
generating capacity and lower likelihood of being financially viable.
Facilities that are designed and operated to be “multiuse” are generally operate at
higher levels of usage capacity and financial performance than single sport/specialist
facilities.
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 a
greater chance of being financially viable.
Larger centralised facilities are more efficient in terms of both competition
coordination and financial sustainability.
Successful indoor sporting associations have access to a larger multi court facility (4 or
more courts) for competition and a range of smaller facilities (ie schools) for training.
General recreation and Sports Trends
The Study’s key findings combined with the consultant team’s previous leisure research
experience, current industry trends and latest research findings indicate the following trends
may impact upon the Study area.
(i)
Factors Affecting Recreation Participation and Facility Provision
Current trends that affect the sport and recreation industry are being driven by several wider
trends in Australian society being:

A gradual ageing of the population as life expectancy increases, birth rates stay low
and the baby boomers grow older. Therefore, an increase in master/seniors program
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


(ii)
is being experienced by a number of sports.
Broad mix of different times when people participate in leisure, as demands on
people’s time continues to increase and work practices change.
Increased variety of leisure options means change in traditional participation
Constraints on government spending together with a new degree of entrepreneurs in
the Australian economy.
Participation
There is a slow reduction in participation in competitive and traditional sports, with people
becoming increasingly unwilling to commit themselves to play ‘for a whole season’ or
available to play and train a number of days a week.
Due to daily time constraints, people are cutting back their leisure and recreation activities
and are more demanding about those that remain. To remain viable, the quality of facilities
and services will have to continually improve.
There will be a greater demand in the future for indoor facilities (available all year/every day)
and higher quality outdoor playing surfaces.
With increased age longevity and larger numbers of fit, healthy older people, the demand for
exercise, and for conveniently located facilities, is expected to increase.
Because of their reliance on young players, many sports will grow more slowly than the adult
population as a whole.
With new technologies and commercial interests investing in leisure, a wide range of
activities, particularly those targeting teenagers, will continue to undergo cyclic popularity.
Sports clubs dependent on voluntary labour and support will be required to provide greater
incentives and better management to attract volunteers. The costs to sports clubs of
equipping, insuring and managing players and administering games is expected to continue
to increase.
(iii)
Facility Trends
With ongoing Government economic constraints and limited capital and operational
budgets, many new sports facilities may have to be joint venture arrangements between
private and public sectors and sports clubs.
The reduction in commitment to curriculum based school sports in State Schools will have
impacts on the local availability of school sports facilities while also discouraging public sector
investment in new facilities at these sites.
Due to restricted rate and other revenue bases, local Councils, may have to encourage
greater private investment in leisure facilities and services. This may be achieved by a mix of
rate concessions, payback loans, management rights in return for investment, provision of
land and planning concessions.
Facility provision is changing from single-purpose to multi-purpose. However there is an
emphasis on ensuring facilities are designed to meet the specific needs of the key user
groups. A great deal of infrastructure expenditure is now being directed to the development
of larger public and private complexes providing aquatic, health, fitness and indoor sports
facilities because of the higher utilisation which can be achieved. There is less emphasis on
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the development of traditional single purpose outdoor sports facilities.
More flexible designs are being created and there is a growing expectation that facilities will
need to be renovated/upgraded on a periodic basis. There is a realisation that facilities have
a “customer interest life-span” which is much less than the facility life-span.
The planning process for new facilities has improved significantly with the conduct of
effective feasibility studies being the norm.
These studies have generally included
management /marketing/financial plans with demand projections based on sophisticated
survey data.
There has been considerable improvement in the management of leisure facilities, with
increased expectations of managers to produce better financial outcomes and generate
higher attendance. Public sector facility managers now need higher skill levels, face broader
roles, need access to better training and professional networks and improved financial
reporting systems.
As competition increases there will be an increased emphasis on programming and target
marketing based on adopting consumer driven strategies and performance evaluation
techniques. This indicates a greater resourcing of local area planning, knowing who are your
customers and how to attract them.
5.5.3
Comparison of National/State Sport and Recreation Participation Trends
The Exercise, Recreation and Sport Survey (ERASS) was a joint initiative of the Australian Sports
Commission and the state and territory government agencies responsible for sport and
recreation, and was first conducted in 2001.
This publication presents results from the annual ERASS collection, which was conducted in
2010.
ERASS collects information on the frequency, duration, nature and type of activities that are
participated in by persons aged 15 years and over for exercise, recreation and sport during
the 12 months prior to interview. Participation means active ‘playing’ participation, and does
not include coaching, refereeing and being a spectator or activities related to work or
household chores.
During the 12 months prior to interviews in 2010, an estimated 12.2 million persons aged 15
years and over participated at least once per week in physical activity for exercise,
recreation and sport, a participation rate of 69.4%. Household, or garden chores, or activities
that were part of work were not included. However, the participation rate drops markedly
when higher frequency of involvement is considered.
An estimated 8.3 million persons aged 15 years and over exercised three times per week or
more (47.7%). In 2010 an estimated 14.4 million persons aged 15 years and over (82.3%) living
in occupied private dwellings participated at least once annually in physical activity for
exercise, recreation or sport
National and State leisure participation trends from the ERASS particularly relevant to this
project are detailed in the table below:
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Table 5.6
Participation Trends
Category
Walking for recreation
Basketball
Running
Australian Rules Football
Outdoor Cricket
Outdoor Football (Soccer)
Indoor Football (Soccer)
Netball
Yoga
Aerobics/Fitness
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National
Participation Rate %
2010
35.9%
3.5%
10.6%
3.3
3.2%
4.8%
1.9%
3.7%
3.5%
23.5%
Victorian
Participation Rate %
2010
36.6%
4.8%
12.7%
5.4%
3.5%
3.5%
2.6%
4.3%
4.3%
24.7%
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6
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDING AND STRATEGIC
DIRECTIONS
6.1
INTRODUCTION
This section summarises the range of key market research findings that is expected to
impact on the long-term stadium requirements in the Frankston area.
6.2
SUMMARY OF CURRENT INDOOR SPORT STADIUM DEMANDS
The key informant interviews, current stadium occupancy reviews and State Sport
Association reviews indicate a high demand for additional indoor courts in the
Frankston area.
The table below summarises the current demand for each Sport Association:
Table 6.1
Summary of Current Indoor Sports Participation
CURRENT DEMAND
SPORT
Junior Players
Senior Players
Total Players
Basketball
4,179
2,744
6,753
Netball
1,273
1,057
2,330
Volleyball
30
70
100
Table Tennis
60
240
300
5,542
4,111
9,483
TOTAL
6.2.1
Sporting Association/Clubs Needs
Based on the discussions with the local Sporting Clubs/Associations and the relevant State
sporting bodies, the following summarises the key issues identified:
(i)
Basketball
The review of current indoor sports users in Frankston City indicates that basketball is
the highest participatory sport with approximately 6,753 players.

There are significantly more junior players 62% compared to senior players 38%.

A review of annual growth indicates an increase of approximately 283 players (4.6%)
between 2010/2011 and approximately 308 players (4.8%) between 2011/2012 and
2012/2013. This represents an average increase in participation of 4.7%.

Discussion with the Frankston Basketball Association indicates that growth is currently
restricted by the lack of facilities. If the additional facilities were available in the
Frankston area, coupled with the predicted population increase, participation would
continue to increase by between 5% to 6% each year over the next five years.
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
To address the lack of courts the following occurs:
-
Bye for all competitions
Games length reduced to 45 minutes
External venues are being used at a cost of approximately $63,500 per annum.

The Association indicated that additional courts at the Frankston Basketball Facility
would be required to address the continued need and demand for basketball
activities.

The Association believes the competition should be centralised at the Frankston
Basketball Facility for the following reasons:
(ii)
Efficient use of human, physical and financial resources i.e. referees.
Ability to create a social/club atmosphere.
Convenience for parents who may have a number of children playing in
different grades/age groups.
Ability to provide teams with competition and training activities at the one
venue.
Facility is centrally located
Presence of required supporting infrastructure i.e. car parking
Access to good public transport and freeway access
Netball

The review of current indoor sports users in the Frankston area indicates that netball is
the second highest participatory sport, with approximately 2,330 players.

There are slightly more junior players (54.6%), compared to senior players (45.4%).

Between 2010 and 2012, participation has increased by approximately (11.2%).
Discussions with the Frankston and District Netball Association indicate that this
increase is restricted due to the lack of available indoor quality netball facilities at
Jubilee Park. The VNL teams are required to train at the Patterson Lakes Secondary
College due to the poor standard of the current indoor facility.

A recent master plan developed for Jubilee Park recommended the development of
one additional indoor netball court at Jubilee Park and the upgrade of the 14 outdoor
courts to enable the elite pathway strategy to be implemented.

Discussion with the Netball Associations indicated that, with the provision of indoor
netball facilities, it is likely that participation in netball will increase over the next five
years.

Registration figures provided by Netball Victoria support the popularity of netball by
Frankston residents.
(iii)

Table Tennis
There are approximately 300 people participating in Table Tennis in the Mornington
area, the majority of which are senior players (80%).
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
Membership has been increased over the last five years. The competition is at
capacity at its current facility on Mornington. Mornington Shire Council is providing
funds to extend the current facility by two additional courts, however this will only
address the short-term growth in demand.

There is no capacity to address the requests of schools to use the facility.
(iv)
Volleyball

Volleyball has recently moved back into the Frankston catchment to address the
declining participation numbers. As a result participation has increased.

The volleyball association would like to access any redeveloped basketball facility as
a key tenant.
6.2.2
Occupancy Review

Within the Frankston area, the 6 courts at the Frankston Basketball Facility are the only
community multiple indoor court facility that is used for Basketball.

The association relies on the use of the 3 court facilities at Elisabeth Murdoch College
and the Patterson lake Secondary College to meet the competition demands. A
further nine courts are also used as training venues.

The following table provides a summary of the occupancy levels of the three facilities
used by the Frankston and District Basketball Association.
Table 6.2
Indoor Sports Facilities Occupancy Levels
Facility Name
Total
Occupancy
Weekday Usage
Peak
Frankston Basketball Facility
Elisabeth Murdoch College
68.3%
61%
78%
87.5
Patterson Lake Secondary
College
64.2%
100%
Off
Peak
10%
School
Use
School
use
Weekend
98%
16.6%
100%

These figures indicate that the Frankston Basketball facility is at full capacity during the
prime operating hours for indoor sports courts and as a result, is barely able to
accommodate current demand or any future additional usage or demand. There is
some capacity to increase weekday off peak usage for mid-week competitions,
however the current lack of a crèche has limited this opportunity.

The lack of court space is also restricting programming opportunities such as Access
for All Abilities Programs and Elite training programs.
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6.2.3
Demographic Profile

The City of Frankston Local Government area covers an area of 131square kilometres
and had a total population of approximately 131,188 people (2011).

Leisure statistics indicated that people aged between 0-34 years are more likely to
participate in leisure and sporting activities and, therefore use facilities such as indoor
stadiums. People in this age group currently represent approximately (61%) of the
Frankston population.

The age structure of the City’s population is expected to change gradually but much
slower than the general aging trends of the Australian community due to the ongoing
influx of young families to Frankston.

A review of the income levels of Frankston residents indicates that they have some
discretionary income, which may be related to leisure and sporting pursuits.

The review of basketball participation indicates that Frankston at 5.15% of the
population is higher than both the state and national participation rates at 4.8% and
3.5% respectively.
6.2.4
Other
Discussions with users of the Kananook Reserve and council officers indicate the need
to retain the oval reserve. There would be strong community opposition if public open
space was lost or the oval was reconfigured for alternate uses.
Commuters using the train service across from the stadium make use of the car park of
the facility during the day. A current review of the car parking indicates that it is
extremely tight particularly when all uses of the precinct are in operation.
6.3
ESTIMATING FUTURE INDOOR COURT FACILITY REQUIREMENTS
There are four major considerations when attempting to estimate future demand for
indoor sports courts. These are:




Understanding current participation levels and unmet demand across the City.
The impact of any trends in indoor sport participation.
Identifying potential regional facility developments
Projecting the impact of changing demographics on participation.
To determine the future requirements for indoor stadium the above factors have all
been taken into consideration. The following details the process for determining the
future court requirement for Frankston.
6.3.1
Predicted Participation
It is assumed that due to the young age profile of the Frankston area, participation in
indoor sporting activities will increase in line with the predicted population increases
and demographic profile. Both basketball and netball have reported increases over
the last five to eight years, which are in line with the population increases during the
same period.
The following table details the predicted participation increases over the next 20
years.
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Table 6.3
Predicted Population and Court Requirement
Category
Population
Percentage Change
Predicted participation
Court Requirement
2012
Current
132,000
7,000
14
2021
15 Years
144,900
0.9%
7,700
15/16
2031
153,00
0.5%
8,085
16/17
Based on these figures the likely participation in basketball could increase to
approximately 8,000 - 9000 people by 2031. This figure does not include participation
rates of other indoor sports users such as netball, table tennis, volleyball or futsal. The
predicted court numbers therefore do not include the demand for total indoor courts
to meet the current and future needs of these sports. It is understood that the netball
requirements will be addressed as part of the proposed expansion of the Jubilee Park
netball facilities. Volleyball could potentially be accommodated as part of an
expanded basketball centre (depending on the number of courts provided. There
may be an opportunity to include an area to accommodate the growth of table
tennis as part of either the netball or basketball centre expansions as an additional
area i.e. the size of two basketball courts.
Recent Strategic Plans developed by Netball Victoria and Basketball Victoria has
identified that based on available useable court hours one sports court can
accommodate 500 people per week. This is based on an average use per person of
2.8 hours per week (training and competition).
Based on this ratio the total number of courts required over the next 20 years to
service the increasing indoor sports court needs for the Frankston population is
between 4 and 5 additional courts. This court requirement is based on the 3 courts at
Elisabeth Murdoch and the 3 courts at Patterson Lake Secondary College continuing
to be available for community use. If this is not the case an additional 10 to 11 courts
will be required.
6.4
FUTURE INDOOR STADIUM STRATEGY
The project findings clearly indicate the need in the short, medium and long term to
develop additional indoor courts in the Frankston area.
The lack of available courts, current high occupancy level of the existing facilities,
participation growth, predicted population growth rate coupled with the anticipated
demand, particularly for basketball activities, supports the future provision of
additional indoor sports courts.
The Consultant Team recommends that over the next twenty years there will be
demand for between 4 and 5 indoor sports courts in Frankston assuming the existing
school facilities remain available.
The six courts at the Frankston Basketball Facility cannot meet the current demand for
indoor sports courts. This shortfall is addressed through implementation of a number of
strategies, including large numbers of byes, competitions on modified court spaces,
shortened program times and reduced programs.
It is recommended that the following strategy steps be implemented for the future
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provision of indoor sports courts in Frankston:
Step One - Assesment of Need Confirmed
•Market Research and consultation confirmed the need for an additional 4/5 indoor sports courts to service the needs of
basketball over next 20 years.
•consideration should be given to the development of facilities to support table tennis and volleyball as part of an integrated
centre.
•Needs of netball will be addressed if the Juibilee Park indoor facility is expanded by one additional court and outdoor courts are
resurfaced.
Step Two - Delivery Model
•Consultant team recommend the most effcient delivery model is a large mutiple court facility for competition, supported by
smaller single and double court facilities for training.
•Based on the financial investment in the exisiting Basketball facility the opportunity to extend the exisitng facility should be
further investigated.
Step Three - Review Capacity of Exisiting Facility
•Consultation process identified no net loss of public open space at Kananook Reserve.
•Current users not supportive of change of shape of sporting field from oval to rectangle.
•Need to determine the capcity of the exisiting facility to accomodate additional basketball courts and support infrastructure How many courts can be accomodated on the site taking into consderation the issue of car parking and no net loss of open space.
•Determine potential land options ie purchase of private land.
Step Four- Identify Alternate Site Options
•Based on the capacity of the exisiting site, review if alternate locations are required. This may include one or more of the
following options:
•Option one: Redevelop Bardia Ave 2,3 or 4 courts
•Option two: Identify alternate sites to accomodate additional courts (ie school sites 2/3 courts)
•Option three: Identify new site for either total of 10 new court development or 4 courts with capcity to expand (assuming Bardia
remains at 6 courts)
Step Six - Develop Facility Concept Plans, QS and Business Model
•Based on the preferred development option(s) develop concept plans, capital cost estimates, funding strategies and financial
operating models.
The key findings that support this strategy include:

The large numbers of residents participating in basketball activities and the
potential opportunity to increase existing sports of table tennis and volleyball
and introduce new programs and services.

The current facility is at capacity with no other multiple court opportunities.

The opportunity to attract regional and county events/tournaments to the
Centre providing an economic benefit to the City i.e accommodation, food
and beverage

The strong basketball competition in the Frankston area and the lack of a full
size indoor basketball courts with the required runoffs.

The large proportion of residents in their active years. In excess of half the
population (61%) of residents are aged in their most active years 0 - 44 years.
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PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT OPTIONS COMPONENT BRIEF
The above priorities indicate a need to consider a significant redevelopment of the site and
facilities and this is reflected in the following proposed component brief.
The table on the following page details the priority facility components that have been
established to guide the facility layout plans.
The table details:
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Facility Components
Target Markets
Facility Objectives
Functional Relationships
Other Features to Consider
Area Schedules
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FACILITY
COMPONENTS
ACTIVITY AREA
Indoor Sports
Hall
Additional 4/5 full size
indoor sports courts
suitable for competition
netball court
configuration
Including 1 show court
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Education
Competition
Events
Training
Consider the option for
18 court table tennis
area
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Education
Competition
Events
Training
Spectator Seating
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Education
Competition
Events
Casual spectator
Other support facilities
- Storage
- Plant rooms
Subtotal Indoor Sports Hall
Administration
area and social
room
Gym/weights
room
TARGET MARKETS
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FDBA
administration
Meeting rooms
Board room
Social room
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Consider Weight
room for strength
training and
stretching
Subtotal gym and administration area
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 Service areas
FACILITY OBJECTIVES
 Provide indoor sports
courts for:
 Basketball
 Table tennis
 Volleyball
 With some courts line
marked for netball
 Provide for 18 table
tennis courts with
capacity to expand to 24
courts in the future.
 Spectator seating
 Show court - permanent
seating 500 - 600
 Retractable spectator
seating to show court o
increase capacity to 1500
 Bench seating for middle
court
 Service areas
FUNCTIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS
OTHER FEATURES TO
CONSIDER
AREA SCHEDULES
TOTAL AREA
(m2)
 Adjacent to spectator areas.
 Disabled access
 Adjacent to amenities block
 Potential future
 Linkage to food and beverage
expansion on one
area
additional court
 4/5 Courts 900 m2 per
court
 Runoff to netball
dimensions
3600m2 –
4500m2
 Access to
- boardroom
- meeting room
- change rooms
 Disabled access
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 18 courts 98 m2 per
court
1,800 m2
 Along one side of court one.
 Add temporary seats
(3000) to provide total
capacity of spectators for
special events.
 Seating area down side
of court one
 Storage off main sports hall
 Storage of sports
equipment for multi lined
sports courts
 Storage – 80m²
 Plant – 300m2
380m2
 Located close to reception
 Located close to dry change
 Shared storage
 Close to amenities and
reception area
 Option to provide social
room to over look show
court and should be
flexible to enable area to
be separated into 2 or
more meeting rooms
 Social room to include
bar an kitchen
 Rubberised floor
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Office
accommodation
500 m2
meeting room/board
room
Social room capacity
to seated around a
table 250 people
Storage
600m2
Area between
100m2 –
100m2
TBD
TBD
 FDBA staff and Board  Functional working area
for the operation of the
Frankston and District
Basketball Association
and other potential key
stakeholders
 Players not public
access
 Functional area for free
weights, pin loaded and
cardio machines
 Close to change rooms and
player amenities
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700m2
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ACTIVITY AREA
FACILITY
COMPONENTS
Front of House
Relocated Foyer /
Areas – Café, and Reception /
general
Merchandising
circulation
TARGET MARKETS
 All customers
Merchandise
 All customers
Café/ Lounge
 All customers and
staff
FUNCTIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS
FACILITY OBJECTIVES
 Provide welcoming entry
area that allows users to
relax and socialise before
entering main activity
areas.
 Social areas that
encourage casual stay
and increased secondary
spending.
 Close to reception for the
selling of uniforms and
merchandise
 Provide food area that
attracts high secondary
spend.
 Key socialisation area
OTHER FEATURES TO
CONSIDER
AREA SCHEDULES
 Links to lounge and café
 Links to main activity areas
 Possible future
extensions to centre may
need link through
foyer/reception area
 Foyer – 100m²
 Reception – 60m²
 Merchandising as part
of reception
 Storage
200m2
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 Retail outlet
50m2
 Links to foyer
 Linkage to other activity
areas for sales
 Allows people to take
food away or sit down to
eat.
 Lounge – 100m²
 Café serveries – 30m²
150m2
400m2
Subtotal Front of House
Amenities /
Change
 Change rooms and
Amenities
 Referees control
room
 First aid room
 Storage
 All customers
 Provide modern
amenities easily
maintained
 Adjoining all main activity
areas
 Lockable links to dry
facilities to open up all
amenities for major
events
 Area of sufficient size for
warm up benches
 4 lockable change
rooms capacity for 20
people
male/female/disabled
 Referees control room
capacity for up to 40
people
 First aid room
 Referees room
 Service areas
 Storage
Plant room
Cleaners Room / Store
Sub Total Other Areas
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Sub total outdoor areas
 Allowance
 Allowance
TBD
220m2
TBD
TBD
TBD
Car Parking including circulation (area to be confirmed)
TBD
Future Expansion Zone
TBD
Total Indicative development Area
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TBD
TBD
Subtotal Amenities
Other Areas
TOTAL AREA
(m2)
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ACTIVITY AREA
FACILITY
COMPONENTS
TARGET MARKETS
FACILITY OBJECTIVES
FUNCTIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS
AREA SCHEDULES
TOTAL AREA
(m2)
TBD
Gross up factor landscape/set back (say 15%)
TBD
Contingency 10%
TBD
TOTAL DEVELOPMENT SITE
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OTHER FEATURES TO
CONSIDER
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APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF FACILITY OCCUPANCY
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APPENDIX B: FDBA CONCEPT PLANS FOR PROPOSED
REDEVELOPED FACILITY
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EXISITNG FACILITY
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GROUND FLOOR
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FIRST FLOOR
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THREE DIMENSIONAL VIEW
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