armstrong creek urban growth plan volume 1 - City of Greater Geelong

Providing clear guidance to Council
Contribute to social and/or economic well-being and growth
A flexible long term focus
Provision partnerships
Existing Recreational Facilities
The Community and Social/ Recreation and Open Space Technical Report notes
that several of the recreational reserves in the suburbs adjacent to Armstrong
Creek are located on the boundary of the growth area and thus have the potential
to provide for the local recreational needs of future residents of the northern
segment of the growth area. In addition, the Leisure Link facility and Deakin
University are also located in the southern portion of Geelong’s urban area 15 .
Nevertheless, the existing sporting reserves in Grovedale and Waurn Ponds are
becoming over-used, perhaps with the exception of Grovedale Recreation
Reserve. Thus, these reserves are unlikely to be sufficient to provide for the
growth area’s recreational needs. In any case, the physical barrier between
Armstrong Creek and the adjacent suburbs presented by the rail line would inhibit,
to some degree, the usability of existing recreational facilities by the Armstrong
Creek population.
Future Provision
Provision should be made within the growth area for a recreational and open space
network capable of servicing the local recreational needs of the Study Area’s
population. This should include:
indoor recreation facilities, such as swimming pools and gymnasiums;
active parks, such as playing fields; and
passive parks, such as bushland and walking trails.
The Community and Social/ Recreation and Open Space Technical Report notes
that the popularity of walking and other individualistic leisure activities in the
suburbs surrounding the Armstrong Creek growth area and indeed across the
nation should be considered when the rate of provision of particular recreational
facilities in the growth area is determined 16 . Specifically, a basis is available for
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