Colac 2050 Community Infrastructure Needs Citizens Jury November 2017
QUESTION What community infrastructure (facilities) does Colac need for a population of 20,000?
What is Community Infrastructure? Facilities accommodating/providing for community and recreation services, programs and activities. Includes: Early years facilities - M&CH centres, preschools, child care centres, toy library Education facilities – schools, TAFE, RTOs. Cultural/community facilities – library, COPAC, halls, historical society building, museums Indoor/outdoor sports facilities – ovals, courts, pavilions, fitness centre, stadium.
What is Community Infrastructure (cont.)? Facilities accommodating/providing for community and recreation services, programs and activities. Includes: Passive recreation spaces - trails, parkland, playgrounds Health facilities – hospital, allied health facilities. Police and emergency services facilities – ambulance station, police station, SES Unit, Fire Stations. Facilities for community support services – disability, welfare agencies.
What community infrastructure does Colac already have? Colac has a broad and diverse range of infrastructure – from local facilities like small neighbourhood parks to regional/sub regional facilities like the Performing Arts Centre Range and diversity reflects Colac’s role and location: As a township with a distinct local areas As the service centre for a large rural region As an administration service centre for a diverse urban/rural municipality Its location within an hour’s drive of a major regional city.
Assumptions about Colac’s in 2050 • Population will be around 20,000. • Most of the population growth will have occurred in Elliminyt (+6,000 people). • Age structure in 2050 will be same as projected for 2036. • The local area populations in 2036 and 2050 will be as follows: Local area Population Increase 2015 2036 2050 Change 2015-2050 Colac Central 3701 3932 4100 399 Colac East 2848 3184 3300 452 Colac West 2987 3700 3900 913 Elliminyt 2696 4357 8700 6004 Total Colac 12,232 15,273 20,000 7,768
Community Infrastructure Needs in 2050 (cont.) • For most infrastructure types, existing/planned facilities have the capacity to satisfy current and future demand through to 2050: Early years facilities Indoor recreation facilities – stadium and aquatic centre School facilities Football/cricket ovals Tennis courts Lawn bowls facilities Netball courts Library Ambulance station
Community Infrastructure Needs in 2050 (cont.) • For some infrastructure types, there is not sufficient or appropriate facilities and modified, expanded or new facilities will be required: Soccer facilities Active reserve for low profile sports Additional seating capacity at COPACC More community centre/meeting space Parkland in new development areas Larger neighbourhood house Larger aged services centre etc.
Community Infrastructure Needs in 2050 (cont.) • Some community facilities are dated, poorly designed and/or in poor condition: Winifred Nance Kindergarten Colac M&CH centre Some pavilions at sports grounds Playing surfaces on some sports ovals • Some facilities do not comply with accepted design standards: Netball courts Lights over netball courts
Community Infrastructure Needs in 2050 (cont.) • Some facilities do not promote service integration: Stand-alone M&CH centres Stand alone preschools • Some facilities are underutilised because of declining demand – e.g. tennis courts. • Some facilities lacks quality, diversity and connectivity: Play spaces lack diversity Some passive open spaces areas lack quality The path network is not extensive or connected
Community Infrastructure – Strategic Priorities • Addressing deficits in provision. • Renewing existing facilities to make them modern, flexible and compliant. • Making optimal use of existing facilities. • Improving the quality of passive open space. • Extending and enhancing the quality of the path and trail network. • Meeting future demand for local level community infrastructure and open space in Elliminyt. • Meeting future demand for township/sub-regional level facilities in Colac.
Community Infrastructure – Key Actions Community facilities • Develop an integrated children’s services/community centre - M&CH consulting rooms, consulting rooms, rooms for kindergarten and childcare, meeting rooms and general activity rooms. • Relocation of Colac East Preschool to nearby primary school or redeveloping at the existing site. • Additional community meeting space in Elliminyt. • Redevelopment masterplan for COPACC - a broader arts precinct which includes COPACC and the railway station area. • Increased seating capacity of the theatre/cinema. • Extension of Colac Neighbourhood House. • Extension of the Colac Planned Activity Group Centre. • Redevelopment of the Colac Police Station and Magistrates Court.
Community Infrastructure – Key Actions (cont.) Active Recreation Facilities • Provision of soccer fields. • Central Reserve: new pavilion, redeveloped grandstand, new netball changerooms, redeveloped netball courts and lighting • Western Oval: upgraded playing surface, upgraded netball changerooms and lighting • Colac Cricket Ground: upgraded clubrooms • Elliminyt Recreation Reserve: upgraded playing field, additional netball court, expanded pavilion/changerooms . • Redevelopment options for the lawn tennis club. • An active recreation reserve in Elliminyt for lower profile sports. • A single integrated facility at Lake Colac for the Colac Yacht, Rowing and Angling Clubs.
Community Infrastructure – Key Actions (cont.) Passive recreation facilities • Open space provided in the new development areas. • Play facilities upgraded at Memorial Reserve and Botanical Gardens. • Walking and cycling links improved from the CBD to Lake Colac area. • Irrewillipe Road Retarding Basin redeveloped into a fully functional water asset. • Family/picnic facilities at sports reserves enhanced (including Western Oval, Central Reserve and Eastern Reserve). • Part of the old Colac High School site converted to parkland.
Community Infrastructure – Key Actions (cont.) Justifications and Triggers • Providing for future demand is not the primary justification for most of the recommendations listed above. • Primary justification is to improve access to and the quality and capacity of existing infrastructure. • Some recommendations are providing for population growth: Additional child care centre. Third and fourth soccer fields and associated infrastructure. Meeting space in the Elliminyt area. Active recreation reserve for low profile sports. Passive open space and paths and trails in new development areas.
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