Locality Analysis - South Gippsland Shire Council

LOCALITY ANALYSIS STRATEGY VOL. 2 19/9/07
Key demand issues
Korumburra Croquet Cl ub
The club is installing rain tanks.
Korumburra & Di stri cts P ony Cl ub
Lack of facilities and ability to develop the land is the key issue.
The club finds it different to source sufficient funds.
Communi ty forum
The key issues raised in the forum were:
Funding:
� The majority of funding for facilities in the town has come from the
community. This may not be sustainable in the future.
� Previous success achieved through the “Shire Raffle”
� There is a disparity in funding between reserves / locations / committee’s
� Recreation facilities are currently servicing needs, but may not in the
future if the population grows.
� Activities now include: Cricket, basketball, volleyball, netball, badminton,
football, bowls, tennis, croquet, pony club, indoor bowls, shooting, skate
park, aerobics, swimming - motor bikes at Outrim. Wide distribution of
existing sporting facilities, preference would be have them centrally
located.
Showground:
� Major project at the sporting precinct happening - grant has been
approved
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� Basketball has a very high participation - ages 5 to 35 age
groups is 35%, highest in Victoria
� Volleyball - stadium is inadequate to cater for volleyball. One
of the top rural regional volleyball competitions in Victoria - has
a strong junior program the courts are under-sized, no run-off
and height restrictions. Look at potential development /
expansion.
� Football club concerns regarding the size of the ‘top’ recreation
reserve and have moved activities to the Showgrounds -
concern is that the ground is leased and costs. However it is
the only facility that can cater for football club expansion
� Potential new location for tennis and lawn bowling club should
population grow
� Traffic management and car parking issues associated with the
showgrounds / sporting precinct - a decent access from the
Highway would assist to provide an overall improvement.
Potential to create an access from the sale yards (which have
been sold - maybe for commercial development).
� Future planning for floodlighting of the lawn bowls club - can
bowl year round on the synthetic green
� Master planning exercise for the showgrounds precinct -
question the future of the “drill hall”.
� Potential to create a “sporting council” to oversee and plan the
future of sport in the township / district. Help to set the
direction in a coordinated way, with a prioritised plan.
Swimming pool
� Korumburra is the only Olympic sized swimming pool west of
Dandenong out - draws regional schools to host carnivals and
tournaments. It is a priority swimming pool for maintenance
and improvement
� Help to increase communication amongst and between groups.