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Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub Community Engagement Findings Report (Stage 1) ‘A City that supports community wellbeing; healthy, inclusive, cohesive’
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Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub
Community Engagement Findings
Report (Stage 1) ‘A City that supports community wellbeing; healthy, inclusive, cohesive’
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City Plan 2030 sets out our long-term vision for the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It’s a way to express in simple terms the things our community have told us are important to a great city - and something about what they look like, and how we’ll know if we’re making progress. There are already lots of plans, projects and services which help deliver on our City Plan. But there’s more to do. Much of the work we need to do starts with conversations with people that live, work and play in our City. One such conversation has recently been undertaken about sport and recreation in the Eastern-side
of our City….A conversation about the proposed Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub. Record numbers
of community members have spoken to us about their hopes for what the new facility will include.
To ensure we are delivering what are community needs in line with our City Plan 2030 we have
developed a clear vision for this project. Being clear about what we are aiming to achieve with the
project helps us to understand the conversations we have been having with you and apply the
insights we have gained in a strategic way that delivers positive social outcomes and helps us to
make our City a better place for all community residents.
Clarity of vision gives us a framework to work to, while being responsive to community needs at the
same time. Our vision for this project:
Our diverse community is supported and encouraged to lead active and healthy lifestyles through
the provision of a modern, sustainably managed and fit-for-purpose indoor recreation facility that
offers a range of sport, recreation and community uses.
Figure 1: Lightsview Indoor Sport and Recreation Hub Vision
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The conversations we have had will inform the direction of the project and help us to deliver what
our community has asked for both specifically in relation to this project and the City Plan 2030.
We will continue talking to various members of our community as this project unfolds, but for
now….Here’s what we’ve heard so far.
Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub - Project overview
We have been working in partnership with the State Government to deliver an exciting multi-purpose community recreational facility in the new suburb of Lightsview. The project follows several years of investigations and research to address the shortage of indoor sport and recreation facilities in the Eastern part of our City.
Full details can be found on Council’s site at: https://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/lightsviewrechub
Where will it be?
The site for the new indoor recreation hub is part of the former Ross Smith Secondary School site located on the corner of Hampstead Road and East Parkway in the new suburb of Lightsview (refer to location map below).
What are we going to build?
Our early investigative work has shown us that there is a need for a minimum of four indoor courts (basketball/multi-use courts) and associated amenities like change-rooms, toilets, kiosk, storage facilities, etc. We are considering how we can make this facility as inclusive as possible and how we can maximize the positive social outcomes that sport and recreation offer by talking to our community and understanding what they need and how they would use this facility.
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Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub - Map
Figure 2: Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub - Map
Community Consultation Plan
To make sure we talked to the right people and gave everyone the chance to talk to us and share
their valuable insights in to how to make this facility the best possible solution for the community, we
designed a Community Consultation Plan (Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub - Community
Consultation Plan).
The purpose of this report is to summarise the findings of the first stage of this Plan. The Community
Consultation Plan was designed to include four stages:
Stage 1 – Pre-design engagement (understanding the sporting and recreation needs of the community)
Stage 2 – Consultation on options
Stage 3 – Construction engagement
Stage 4 – Marketing and end-user engagement
To ensure openness and transparency around all stages of the engagement process for the
Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub, the feedback from the community will inform and guide the
direction of the project and design of the facility. The Community Consultation Plan has been
designed to cumulate the findings and responses from each stage to inform the development and
finalisation of subsequent stages and the project as a whole.
Stage 1 – Pre-design engagement is made up of three distinct phases:
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Phase 1: Project awareness building
Phase 2: Context and needs research
Phase 3: Analysis and reporting
A more detailed overview of Stage 1 of the Community Consultation Plan can be found in the
appendices of this report in the Overview of Stage 1 – Pre-design engagement section.
Findings Summary
Swimming or court based sports - In response to the community survey question: ‘Are there any
sports indoor sports or recreational activities that you would like to do but are not currently able
to?’ 29% of respondents indicated that they would like to but are unable to go swimming. This
represented the largest response to any single sport or activity.
It is worth noting however that the combined responses to this question for a desire to participate in
court based sports accounted for a far larger proportion of the community.
There is clearly a strong level of interest for aquatic recreation in this area. The original scope and
purpose of this project was to address the documented shortage of indoor courts in the Eastern part
of our City, and the finding in the Western Adelaide Sporting Facility & Demand Study (jointly funded
by the Cities of Charles Sturt, Port Adelaide Enfield and West Torrens, Adelaide Shores and the Office
for Recreation and Sport) - summary report presented to Council for Information (14-07-2015) that:
“Hillcrest Stadium (multi-use indoor courts) – the facility requires replacement; alternative
locations for the re-development of multi-use indoor courts should be considered due to
existing site constraints”.
The report further comments that:
Currently there is not a high need to expand indoor aquatic provision in the region, however, a
more detailed needs analysis should be conducted to determine future indoor aquatic sport
demands and needs.
Furthermore Recreation SA is preparing a Statewide Swimming Pool Audit and Master Plan which
will inform PAE Sports Development Plan. A key action from which states:
Subject to Recreation SA’s ‘Statewide Swimming Pool Audit and Master Plan’, review the
potential future requirements to deliver additional aquatic facilities (e.g. swimming and diving
pools). Work with the private sector, neighbouring LGAs and other service providers in the
delivery of additional or enhanced aquatic facilities where feasible.
Therefore the Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub Prudential Report has been developed for an indoor
court based facility to meet the documented needs outlined above. The need for further aquatic
facilities in the area is an ongoing conversation which will be informed by the completion of the
‘Statewide Swimming Pool Audit and Master Plan’ which will in turn inform our approach as a
Council to understanding this issue in more detail and ensuring we meet the needs of the
community in the most appropriate and effective way.
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Affordability seen as a significant barrier to participation – while the lack of local facilities is
perceived to be a significant barrier for many to be involved in sport or recreation activities, this is
most often cited by the healthiest in our community. Our survey results indicated that the less
healthy a community member perceives themselves to be; the less likely they are to mention a lack
of local facilities as a barrier. There is also a clear correlation between health and affordability as a
barrier to participation. The least healthy are the most likely to mention affordability as a barrier to
participation. This tells us that to deliver our vision for this project affordability of participation must
be a key consideration for how we develop the facility, the sports on offer, and the way the
programmes are designed.
Furthermore beyond the design and building of the facility Council should consider ways to remove
barriers to participation such as affordability for those less involved in sport currently. Specifically
those who perceive themselves to have lower levels of health could be proactively encouraged to
participate more in sport and recreation at the facility in order to build a sense of health and
wellbeing and a sense of belonging to the community.
Those already involved in organised sport are most likely to use the facility – there is a clear
difference in the likelihood of community members using the facility based on whether they are
already involved in organised sport. For these community members the facility will most likely
represent a more convenient location, or better facilities, or a wider choice of sports to participate
in. Those not already involved in organised sport and recreation activities are less likely to use the
facility, therefore to address our project vision, particular attention should be paid to ensuring a
wide range of sports are catered for through the design of the facility. Consideration should be made
towards accessibility, affordability, and inclusivity of sports and programmes offered.
Need to balance sport focused stakeholders and community needs – given the shortfall of court
based sport facilities in the area there is a potentially large geographic catchment for this facility.
Residents of other Council areas indicated that they are willing travel (up to and over 10kms) to use
the facility, especially those who are already involved in organised sport. However to address the
needs of the local community and to achieve our vision particular attention should be paid to
ensuring flexibility and optionality is built into the design of the facility to enable as wide a range of
our community has the opportunity to participate in sport or recreation at the facility as possible.
The aim of this project in line with the City Plan 2030 is to deliver positive social impacts through
health and wellbeing outcomes. This means increasing the number of people involved in sport and
recreation in our Council area, rather than increasing convenience of participation for those already
involved.
Health and community belonging are intrinsically linked – we have found a clear link between our
community members’ perceptions of their own health, and their sense of belonging to our
community. Our indicators for success in the City Plan 2030: Community sections are the proportion
of our community who say they are healthy, and who say they feel part of their community. With
this in mind, improving health through participation in sport and recreation and increasing the
number of people involved in these activities will not only improve the lives of those living in the
area, but also help us to deliver on what we have promised through our City Plan. This once again
directs us and the project towards ensuring we offer a wide range of sports and recreation activities
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to include as many members of our community as possible. These activities will need to cover not
only the most popular sports or the sports that already have significant numbers of participants, but
also non-sport based activities for the very young, or older members of society, as well as activities
for less physically able, and less culturally homogenous groups. This means that not only will the
facilities need to be highly accessible but that Council will need to design programmes and activities
that encourage participation and seek to build community involvement in at the facility at every
opportunity.
Stage 1: Phase 1 – In detail
The key activities in this phase are detailed in Table 2: Project awareness building activities which
can be found in the appendices of this report.
The first phase of community consultation was focused on building awareness in the community
about the proposed project. The Lightsview Community Consultation Plan has been developed to
allow any stakeholder from the community to be able to self-select their level of involvement. The
Plan was developed in line with the City of Port Adelaide Enfield’s Community Engagement Policy,
and all relevant legislation. As such the Plan uses the IAP2 spectrum (See appendix XXXX) to inform
its approach. Specifically the Plan was designed to build the level of participation for stakeholders
who had the greatest level of interest in the project. For example the Plan aimed to ‘inform’ all
members of the community regardless of their interest in the project, whereas a more collaborative
approach was taken with relevant sporting bodies, and potential anchor tenants or partners.
A key step in ensuring that interested parties (stakeholders) are able to have their say is make them
aware of what Council is proposing and how they can be involved if they wish.
Website The first step in this phase was to ensure that Council shared as much information as possible with
the community about the project. A webpage (http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/lightsviewrechub ) was
set up specifically for information relating to this project which included:
background information about the project;
links to related documents;
details, and a map, of the project site;
a summary of the project phases;
subscription instructions for a project mailing list;
a list of frequently asked questions and responses; and
contact details for further information or submissions.
Throughout the project the website has been and will continue to be updated as the project
progresses. Once the project entered Stage1: Phase 2 – Context and needs research, the webpage
was updated to include links to the online community survey, and links for stakeholders to submit
expressions of interest.
As of May 3rd 2017 (end of Stage 1 consultation period) the webpage had been visited 723 times,
with 598 unique page visits, with an average time spent on the page of 3 minutes 51 seconds.
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Community Event (Lightsview Community Fair) The developer for Lightsview (PEET) holds several community events in and for the Lightsview
community throughout the year. Council took the opportunity to speak with local residents about
the proposed facility. Council’s presence at the Community Fair allowed Council staff to raise the
profile of the project with local residents, as well as to answer any questions they may have had, and
furthermore offered them the opportunity to signup for the project mailing list. More than 70 local
residents signed up for the project mailing list on the day and received invitations to participate in
the online survey.
Key Stakeholder Conversations Disability Recreation and Sport (DRS) and the North Adelaide Basketball Club have been interested
parties since the early discussions regarding an indoor recreation centre in Lightsview. However, it is
a key direction that the facility is a multi-purpose community recreation and sport facility. The new
facility will need to provide a variety of community sport and recreational activities.
A major stakeholder in this project is the Office for Recreation and Sport (ORS) who have provided
the grant to acquire the land. ORS have provided a range of special conditions, agreed to by the City
of Port Adelaide Enfield that identifies the key stakeholders that will need to be considered for this
project.
The Lightsview Recreation Hub is expected to provide key facilities for sports, recreation and
community activities and will consider the following to be included in the design for the new
building:
Sports facilities and clubs / organisations that maximise community participation and support pathways to elite sport
Sports facilities and programs that offer a range of accessible sporting opportunities targeted to the needs of our diverse community and deliver associated health benefits to all people regardless of age, cultural background, socio economic status or ability
Community facilities that are openly accessible to various user groups including social clubs, local schools and other educational institutions
Independent commercial / retail leases are to be considered as part of the development for the site and will provide services / products that are tailored to meet the needs of facility users to assist in subsidising and keeping costs of community sport at affordable levels
To support this it was determined that the first step in identifying potential key stakeholders for the
Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub was to undertake an Expression of Interest process to understand
the potential stakeholders that can be considered for a long term partnership.
Separate Expressions of Interest were undertaken with sporting stakeholders, schools, and
commercial stakeholders.
A detailed analysis of the Expression of Interest process can be found in Expressions of interest
section of this report.
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Stage 1: Phase 2 – In detail
The key activities in this phase are detailed in Table 3: Context and needs research activities which
can be found in the appendices of this report.
Phase 2 of the consultation aimed to gain a deeper understanding of the sport and recreation needs
of the community, as well as understanding the social context of the area in relation to the proposed
facility.
This phase increased the level of public participation from informing to consulting, seeking feedback
and input from the community and potential users, and user groups of the facility. With certain
groups for who the facility would represent a significant impact in terms of their operations Council
sought to involve them as far as possible in the process. This was undertaken to ensure that
decisions were made with respect to the impacts they would have on key community, and sporting
groups, including schools, as well as exploring the opportunities these relationships represented in
terms of delivering value for the rate payers, and enabling the realisation of key strategic goals as set
out in our City Plan 2030.
The findings from this phase are outlined in this report and the appendices, and will be used to
guide, the principles by which the facility will be designed, and how decisions are made in relation to
the project and any future related projects.
Community survey As well as the summary of key findings in the Findings Summary section of this report, full survey
findings can be found in Community survey findings in detail section of this report. The purpose of
this report is to summarise the findings of the Community Survey undertaken as part of the
Community Engagement Plan for the Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub project being undertaken by
The City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
The Community Survey is a key component of the Pre-design engagement work undertaken as part
of the Community Engagement Plan for this project, specifically Stage 1- Phase 2: Context and needs
research.
This component of the engagement process was designed to help inform Council’s decision making
process in terms of designing the facility to best meet community needs and expectations in relation
to sport and recreation in the new facility.
The aim of the Community Survey was to understand what sport and recreation activities the
community would like to see in the proposed facility, to understand what other facilities the
community would like to see in the facility, and to understand what barriers or difficulties the
community currently face in participating in sport and recreation.
The audience for the survey was not limited to Port Adelaide Enfield Council residents, but was
distributed to targeted groups with a bias towards PAE residents. It is believed that the users of the
facility will come from surrounding Council areas as well as PAE. With this in mind understanding
what would bring users to the facility was a key consideration when thinking about how to ensure
viability of the facility and ultimately best value for money for the PAE rate payers.
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The survey was completed by 352 members of the public, with:
287 online completes via the Lightsview Indoor Recreation hub web page (http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/lightsviewrechub) ,
57 responses via email invitations sent to the project community mailing list subscribers and various community groups,
8 hardcopy submissions.
The analysis of the survey findings as detailed in the Community survey findings in detail section of
this report include the 352 responses described above, as well as a further 31 responses gained
during conversations during four Street Talk session conducted with URPS, giving a total sample size
of 383.
Survey distribution
As outlined in the Community Consultation Plan for this project the survey was shared as widely as
possible to ensure Council captured feedback from any interested parties. The survey was posted to:
Council’s Facebook page, receiving 340 likes, and 48 shares,
Paid Facebook advertising, with a post reach of 54,087, and 937 engagements,
Paid Messenger advertising,
Hardcopies available in Council’s libraries, and Community Centres.
Key Council staff with relevant networks shared links to the survey with their networks, including
Youth and Disability networks,
Links to the survey were also shared with Lightsview developers (PEET) and posted on their website,
posted on Councillor Basham’s website,
Various community groups including non-English speaking groups also shared the survey through
their networks.
The online and hardcopy surveys both referenced the Lightsview Indoor Sport and Recreation Hub
webpage so that respondents were able to find out more about the project if they wished. The
webpage includes a list of frequently asked questions to try to answer commonly heard queries.
Street Talk sessions Council engaged URPS to assist in the administration and facilitation of several key aspect of this
stage of the engagement process. In order to add depth of understanding to the community survey
results, four ‘Street Talk’ sessions were held on the 29th of March at the Northgate and Greenacres
shopping centres, 30th March at the Northgate shopping centre, and 1st of April at the IGA on
Hampstead Road.
The purpose of these sessions was to ensure visibility of the project at strategic locations around the
site of the new facility, to capture the views of those who may not have seen, or had access to the
online information about the facility or to the online version of the survey.
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The results of these sessions are detailed in a separate report compiled by URPS, entitled
Community Engagement for the Lightsview Recreation Hub. The information gathered during these
exercises was also combined with the findings from the community survey and analysed and
described in Community survey findings in detail section of this report.
Meetings with non-English speaking community groups To ensure Port Adelaide Enfield Council was talking to as many members of the community as
possible, the Community Consultation Plan aimed to talk to, or gain the input of, non-English
speaking members of the community. Early demographic research by Council indicated that the local
area had high Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, as well as several African communities whose input was
sought. With the assistance of URPS, Council contacted several community groups who represented
the non-English speaking portion of our community. For this stage of the engagement process these
conversations were informal and sought the assistance of the groups to distribute the survey and
project information with a wider audience. Furthermore these groups will be engaged during Stage 2
of the consultation for more in-depth conversations about the design of the facility.
Further details of the groups we spoke to can be found in the supplementary report entitled
Community Engagement for the Lightsview Recreation Hub.
Community groups contacted through direct email Using available information from www.sacommunity.org/ survey information and links to the
community survey were also sent to all community groups within the surrounding suburbs of the
site. While there may be other community groups for who the information may have been relevant
direct emails were only sent to those groups registered on www.sacommunity.org/, it is hoped that
through word of mouth or via the Facebook advertising and community conversations that any other
group for who the information is relevant would have been made aware of it.
Community groups had the option to submit a formal Expression of Interest, enter their views via
the community survey, or to submit any other information via the project email address or through
Council’s website.
Expressions of interest The Expression of Interest process was designed to determine the level of interest of potential
stakeholders. As previously noted Expressions of Interest were designed for Sporting Stakeholders,
Schools and Commercial Stakeholders. The following provides an overview of the approach for each
stakeholder group.
Sporting Stakeholders
This Expression of Interest was designed to identify sport and recreation stakeholders who require
indoor sports facilities to establish, grow or develop their sport and could be considered for a long
term partnership with the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
The Expressions of Interest response forms were designed using Survey Monkey. Expressions of
Interest opened on December 22 and closed Monday 13 February
It was promoted and distributed via the following:
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The Office for Recreation and Sport distributed the link to the Expression of Interest to their State Sporting Bodies, seeking their interest in the project and support in distributing to relevant clubs
Local sporting and recreational clubs within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield
City of Port Adelaide Enfield Facebook posts
Council received 35 Expressions of Interest from the following sports:
Disability Recreation & Sport North Adelaide Basketball Club Basketball SA
Volleyball SA Line Dancers of SA Dynamic Gymnastics
Special Olympics Tea Tree Gully Gymsports Hockey SA
Gymnastics SA Netball SA Murder City Roller Girls
SA Indoor Bias Bowls Lacrosse SA Lac Viet Badminton Club
Allegro Gymnastics Club Kenpo 4 Life SACSA Sports
Swimming SA GKR Karate United Indians of SA
Squash SA MKA Australia Empty Hands Martial Arts
Archery SA Table Tennis SA Fencing SA
Water Polo SA SA Bocce Federation Clearview Bowling Club
Tenpin SA Bowls SA SA Futsal League
Light City Derby Grasshopper Soccer Adelaide
Following the closing date staff contacted each of the above sports directly to discuss further their
Expression of Interest to assist in assessing potential stakeholders for the Lightsview Indoor
Recreation Hub.
School Stakeholders
This Expression of Interest was designed to identify interest from local schools who require indoor
sports facilities to support their school sports programs.
Expressions of Interest opened on December 22 and closed Monday 13 February. It was promoted
and distributed to local schools in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield on the eastern side of South Rd.
Council received one Expression of Interest from the Roma Mitchell Secondary School.
A meeting has been held with the school to discuss their potential involvement in the Lightsview
Indoor Recreation Hub.
Commercial Stakeholders
This Expression of Interest was designed to explore interest from businesses and professionals from
allied health services, sport and exercise medicine, sport performance, health and well-being, sport
and equipment retail who have a desire to establish themselves within the Lightsview Indoor
Recreation Hub.
Expressions of Interest opened on Wednesday 15 March 2017. No closing date was assigned to the
Expression of Interest.
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Council partnered with the South Australia Sports Medicine Association to undertake a targeted
approach with a focus on testing the market, with an understanding that a broader market approach
would be established in the future, once it is confirmed that commercial space will be available
within the Lightsview indoor Recreation Hub.
This process received two Expressions of Interest from a Physio clinic and Podiatry business.
Staff contacted each of the businesses to discuss their interest. Once further information is available
regarding the commercial spaces following up meetings will be scheduled.
Stage 1: Phase 3 – In detail
The final phase of this first stage of the community consultation is designed to share the findings
from the earlier two phases with Council staff, elected members, and project architects, to reach
alignment on the priorities for the project and the facilities design.
This report as well as webpage updates, and a Council report will pull together what our community
have told us and will guide the next stages of the community consultation and the project as a
whole.
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Appendices
Community survey findings in detail The community survey was undertaken to understand the sport and recreation context of our City,
what people are doing, and what they are not, what the barriers to participation are. Another key
consideration for this engagement process sand the project as a whole is how this information can
be used to deliver our City Plan 2030, in particular the Community aspect of it, which relates to
health and wellbeing outcomes.
The survey covered various areas of questions:
1. Demographic information, 2. Current sport and recreation activity; 3. Barriers to sport and recreation activity, and 4. Other facilities
The demographic questions were designed to understand who we were hearing from and what their
thoughts were on the project.
The demographic information captured was used to analyse the information we had received, but
also to understand if the information we received was representative of the whole community.
Throughout the engagement period the demographic data was assessed to identify groups that were
underrepresented in the responses we were receiving. For example during the engagement period it
was evident that the responses were dominated by certain age groups, the youngest and oldest
members of our community being underrepresented. A second round of Facebook advertising was
therefore targeted at these groups in an attempt to balance out the demographic profile of
respondents.
The charts in the following sections have bene selected to show the key insights for relevant data
points. The ‘N =’ values show the total number of respondents who answered a certain question, or
the number of respondents who can be categorised as belonging to a certain group based on their
answers. Not every question was answered by every survey respondent, and some questions
allowed for multiple answers from each respondent. The ‘N’ value therefore does not always equal
the total sample size of 383.
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Demographic information
The survey was open to any member of the public who had an interest in the project, however with
the targeting of who we shared the survey with and the nature of the project; the majority (74%) of
the respondents were residents of The City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
Figure 3: Port Adelaide Enfield Council residents
Half of the suburbs in the Council area were represented by respondents (26 of 52 suburbs) with a
particularly high representation (as shown in Figure 4: Which suburb do you live in?) of those
suburbs in close proximity to the proposed site at Lightsview.
Figure 4: Which suburb do you live in?
The full list of represented suburbs is shown in Table 1: Represented Port Adelaide Enfield Council
suburbs. There were a further 29 suburbs from other Council areas represented to varying degrees
74%
26%
Which suburb do you live in?
PAE resident (n = 282)
Non-resident (n = 101)
16%
13%
11%
5% 5% 4%
3% 3% 2% 2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%Which suburb do you live in? (N = 381)
Which suburb do you live in?(N = 381)
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in the responses. The majority of those suburbs were in close proximity to the proposed site in
neighbouring Council areas such as Tea Tree Gully, and Prospect.
Alberton Birkenhead Blair Athol
Broadview Clearview Enfield
Ethelton Exeter Gepps Cross
Gilles Plains Greenacres Hampstead Gardens
Hillcrest Holden Hill Kilburn
Klemzig Largs Bay Largs North
Lightsview Manningham Mansfield Park
North Haven Northfield Northgate
Oakden Port Adelaide Queenstown
Rosewater Semaphore Taperoo
Valley View Walkley Heights Windsor Gardens
Woodville Gardens
Table 1: Represented Port Adelaide Enfield Council suburbs
The median age of Port Adelaide Enfield Council residents, according to ABS data from 2011 is 37
years old. The average age of survey respondents was 41 years old (39.6 years old for PAE residents
only), four years older than the ABS 2011 data median age.
The older median age of respondents to this survey is accounted for by the over representation of
the 25 to 50 year old age group that was over-represented in the sample.
Preliminary research undertaken by Council showed that Lightsview and surrounding areas will
represent a major growth area for young people, and young families in particular. According to
available ABS data from 2011 the under 25 year old population of Port Adelaide Enfield Council
accounts for approximately 19% of the total population. In contrast the survey respondents for this
survey were made up of less than 10% under 25 year olds.
Although efforts were made to engage with schools, and youth advisory groups, this cohort of the
population is under represented in this survey data. The younger audience has historically been a
difficult group for Council to gain feedback from though standard engagement techniques. This
group should therefore be targeted in later stage engagements for this project to ensure that final
designs and programming for the centre are focused on understanding the needs of this group as
well as the older populations.
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Figure 5: What is your age?
Some consideration should also be paid to the older members of the community as they too were
under represented in this survey. Furthermore the younger audience did have some third party
representation from their parents, answering the survey with their children in mind.
For both the youngest and oldest in the community particular attention should be paid to the
affordability, and scheduling of the facility’s program offerings, as well as the non-sport related
facilities especially for the older community members.
The responses to the question ‘Which of the following best describes your household?’ further
indicate that the data is likely to capture the interests of younger members of the community is the
very high response rate among couples with children (52% of total sample).
When looking in more detail at the couples with children respondents, as shown in Figure 6:
Household types by Council area, there is a clear difference in the response rates between Port
Adelaide Enfield residents and those from other council areas. There is a greater representation of
couples with children among the non-resident group (63%) when compared with the representation
from PAE residents (49%).
This difference is most likely due to the level of interest in the proposed facility and the relevance to
different groups. For example there may be less interest in a new facility in a council area other than
your own (if you are not paying for it), however if you have children and are involved in sport and
recreational activities already your interest may be spiked. This factor may be multiplied if you are
travelling significant distances to take children to sporting events and a new facility may reduce your
travel time. Couples with children made up 67% of survey respondents who came from outside the
PAE area and who were involved in organised sport.
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13%
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What is your age?
ABS data 2011
Survey respondents (n = 345)
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Figure 6: Household types by Council area
Understanding our community’s current health is also a key factor in determining the needs and
context of the project and what it aims to deliver. In response to the question ‘How would you rate
your health?’ 60% of PAE residents rated their health as Excellent or Very Good. In comparison (as
shown in Figure 7: How would you rate your health?) among those from other council areas only
41% rated their health as Excellent or Good. This perhaps indicates the type of people responding to
the survey rather than suggesting that PAE is a healthier Council area than others.
Figure 7: How would you rate your health?
This data suggests that the survey has been responded to by PAE residents who are involved in
organised sport and recreation and are looking to this new facility as an upgrade to existing facilities,
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How would you rate your health?
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or a facility which is more convenient. Those coming from outside the PAE area however seem to
have much lower perceptions of their own health, indicative perhaps that they are unable to
participate in sport or recreation in their own Council areas for some reason and so would look to
the Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub to answer those issues.
Through exploration of other survey questions and open ended responses, it is evident that those
with lower levels of health especially those from other council areas have an interest in wheelchair
sports and accessibility, and affordability as significant barriers to sport and recreation participation.
“I think it is important that sports are accessible to every person in the community and that as many
barriers to participation are removed.”(PAE resident)
The link between sport and recreation and positive community outcomes is well established and a
key outcome of this project is to ensure PAE is delivering positive social outcomes through the
project and understanding enough about the community to maximise those outcomes.
Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with the statement ‘I feel part of my
community’ and the results are shown in Figure 8: I feel part of my community. While only 13% of
the PAE residents disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement, there was a much more
positive response from the non-residents with 17% strongly agreeing with the statement compared
with only 9% from PAE.
Figure 8: I feel part of my community
It's about time the inner north-eastern suburbs got something - it's hard to feel connected to this
local council area when there's nothing very 'local' about it. (PAE resident)
Of greater interest and potential to inform the direction of the project is the result shown in Figure
9: I feel part of my community X Health.
This chart takes the responses from two questions asked in the community survey (How
much do you agree with the following statement? ‘I feel part of my community’ and, How
would you describe your health? The combination of responses from multiple questions
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How much do you agree with the following statement? 'I feel part of my community.'
PAE resident (n = 269)
Non-resident (n = 63)
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allows us to understand correlations, and trends between groups of respondents based on
their responses. This chart specifically, shows the relationship between respondents’
perceptions of their own health, and their sense of connection to their community.
There is a clear correlation between perceptions of health and feeling part of the community. While
its is not possible to extrapolate causality from this chart (does greater health = community
belonging, or vice versa?) it is possible to say that those who have lower levels of health are less
likely to feel part of the community. With that in mind the design of the facility and the
programming of events should aim to include sports and activities aimed at those with lower levels
of health. Further consultation with groups focused on disabilities and accessibility will form part of
Stage 2 of the community consultation for this project.
Figure 9: I feel part of my community X Health
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How would you describe your health?
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How would you describe your health?
'I feel part of my community'
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Current sport and recreation activity
A key aspect of the research and context building part of the community consultation process was to
understand the current sport and recreation habits of our community. By asking ‘Do you or your
family regularly participate in any indoor sport/recreation activities?’ Council was able to start
building a picture of how active our community is, and in which activities. This information helps also
to understand where the gaps are in relation to community members’ ability to access and
participate in sport and recreation activities currently. This information when used in conjunction
with other responses to questions to build an understanding of the gaps in facilities and where the
needs are greatest. For example by combining the responses to this question to responses about
demographics, reasons for inability to participate, or feelings of belonging to the community Council
can determine where the most value can be gleaned in terms of sports to include and design
requirements.
Activities such as gym use, swimming, and group fitness classes had high levels of participation from
both Port Adelaide Enfield residents and those from outside our Council area. The implication being
that these sports or activities are well catered for community members are able to access them if
they wish to do so. Other sports on the list received smaller percentages of responses; the results
showed that those respondents from outside of our Council area participated in sport at a higher
rate than Port Adelaide Enfield residents. However this is likely a reflection of the level of interest in
this project for different groups. The project and the survey are likely to have gained more interest
from non-residents if they have an interest in sport and recreation and an interest in using the
proposed facility. Therefore it should not be assumed that non-residents actually participate in sport
at higher rates, but just that this survey sparked interest in non-residents who are already
predisposed to have an interest in sport and recreation.
Figure 10: Do you or your family currently participate in any indoor sport/recreation activities?
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Do you or your family regularly participate in any indoor sport/recreation activities?
PAE resident (n = 294) Non-resident (n = 69)
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As well as whether or not respondents participated in sport Council was interested to know how
likely community members would be to use the proposed facility. The key differential for responses
to this question was whether or not respondents were already involved in organised sport and
recreation activities.
As shown in Figure 11: How likely would you be to use the proposed facility? The likelihood of
community members to use the proposed facility increases with involvement in organised sport.
Those currently involved in organised sport at a rate of 79% indicated that they would be highly
likely or would definitely use the facility, whereas only 65% of those not involved indicated the
same.
Under the community section of the City Plan 2030, the proportion who say they are healthy, and
the proportion who say they feel part of their community are Council’s measures of success. As seen
in Figure 9: I feel part of my community X Health, health and feelings of community belonging are
connected and therefore efforts should be made to ensure that those who are not able to
participate in sport are given the opportunity to do so. It is therefore important to consider ways in
which the facility can be designed to allow for, and encourage greater levels of participation in sport
for all community members, not just those who already participate in sport.
The design of available programs, and sports, should consider how to address these key measures of
Council’s success and ensure that efforts are made to remove barriers to participation in sport and
recreation for all community members. Barriers to sport and recreation will be explored in the
following section of the report.
Figure 11: How likely would you be to use the proposed facility?
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Involved in organised sport (n= 206)
Not involved in organisedsport (n = 141)
How likely would you be to use the proposed facility?
I would definitely use the facility
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Barriers to sport and recreation activity
The chart below (Figure 12: Are there any indoor sports or recreational activities that you would like
to do but are not currently able to?) shows the percentage of respondents who indicated they
wanted to do a certain sport or recreation activity, but were not currently able to. The percentages
shown are the percentage of respondents that selected the activity; respondents were able to select
as many options as they wished.
Consideration should be made by Council as to the ability to accommodate multiple sports and
activities within the facility. Figure 12: Are there any indoor sports or recreational activities that you
would like to do but are not currently able to? shows the percentage of respondents who selected
each activity. Respondents were able to select as many options as they wished.
Swimming was the most popular response to this question, (29% of respondents). However court
based sports or sports which could be accommodated by court space (roller-skating 11%, badminton
11%, gymnastics 11%, basketball 9%, netball 9%, indoor cricket 7%, indoor football/futsal 7%,
athletics 6%, volleyball 5%, fencing 4%, and wheelchair sports 4%) account for a far larger proportion
of the community.
Activities such as group fitness classes, gym, squash, cultural/religious activities/events would
require or could be accommodated by other spaces within the centre and most likely would require
space which is auxiliary to the main sport based space.
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Figure 12: Are there any indoor sports or recreational activities that you would like to do but are not currently able
to?
While there are some clear indicators of sports and activities which respondents indicated they were
not currently able to do, when looking at the same responses through the lens of current
involvement in sport (Figure 13: What would you like to do X are you currently involved in
sport/recreation) there were some clear differences. Those who were already involved in some kind
of organised sport or recreation activity on average selected 1.4 different activities from the list.
Those who were not currently involved in organised activities selected, on average, 2 activities from
the list.
Those who were already involved in organised activities in general selected one key activity they
wished to do; where as those who were not involved selected twice as many options. This accounts
for the higher total percentages represented by the ‘Not involved’ group.
The demand for several activities were selected at more than twice the rate by those not involved in
organised sport than those who are, these include:
Swimming
Martial Arts
Badminton
Squash
Indoor soccer/futsal
Volleyball, and
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Are there any sports which you would like to do but are not currently able to? (N = 317)
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Fencing. This should not however be taken as an indication that these sports or activities would be twice as
popular with those not involved in sport currently, but perhaps that those who are not involved in
sport and recreation are more open to different options, whereas those already involved are more
focused on the specific sports they are interested in and therefore the barriers to participation in
those sports.
Figure 13: What would you like to do X are you currently involved in sport/recreation
For those not currently involved in organised sports the most popular activities they were not able
to participate in are:
Swimming (39%)
Group fitness classes (26%)
Gym (18%)
Martial Arts (18%) When exploring the reasons for not being able to participate as shown in Figure 14: Why are you not
able to participate? The availability of local facilities was a key factor, however less so than for those
who are already involved in organised sport (41% not involved in organised sport, 52% involved in
organised sport). The delivery of a new indoor sport facility will go some way to addressing this
issue, so long as the sport the community wants to do is catered for in the new facility.
Furthermore affordability was indicated as a key issue by 24% of those not involved in sport, and
only 16% of those who are already involved. Council should therefore consider how to make sports
and recreation more affordable in order to encourage greater participation in sport and recreation
activities.
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Are there any indoor sports or recreational activities that you would like to do but are not
currently able to? X Are you invovled in any organised sports?
Not involvedin organisedsports (n =141)
Involved inorganisedsports (n =191)
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Figure 14: Why are you not able to participate?
“Indoor sports are great but are often organised around needing a whole team of people to be
involved. This makes it extremely difficult for people who are new to the community, people who are
isolated, and people who don't have friends who like the sport or live nearby. I think it is important
that sports are accessible to every person in the community and that as many barriers to
participation are removed.” (Clearview Resident)
With the aim of developing a facility which encourages sport and recreation participation from as
many community members as possible, to build community health and a sense of belonging, looking
at the barriers to those with different perceptions of their own health was a key consideration. As
shown in Figure 15: Barriers to participation X perceptions of health affordability is again an issue for
those with the lowest perception of their own health (29%). There is a clear trend in relation to
affordability relating to perceptions of health, the healthier respondents perceived themselves to be
the less affordability was a factor. For the healthiest in the community, in line with those involved in
organised sport and recreation a lack of local facilities is a greater issue.
Make it affordable for people to use... For example, it is becoming expensive to play basketball at
Mars. (Couple with children, non-PAE resident)
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What is the main reason you are not able to participate in this activity? X Are you or your
family invovled in any organised sport or recreation clubs?
Invovled in organised sport (n =227)
Not invovled in organisaed sport(n = 180)
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There seems to be a base line for participation which is closely correlated to the perception of health
of the community. Factors such as affordability, a lack of age appropriate groups, and disabled
access are greater barriers for those with lower health perceptions. Once these barriers are removed
and health increases the focus seems to shift to the availability, and anecdotally the quality of, local
facilities. A clear direction for Council therefore is to ensure that barriers such as cost, access and
program design to be more inclusive are removed to allow for the greatest possible level of
participation in sport and recreation. Ensuring the facility is inclusive and can be accessed by the
whole community will fit with our City Plan 2030 as well as delivering optimal community outcomes
in relation to health and community belonging.
Figure 15: Barriers to participation X perceptions of health
Be great to have a facility that encourages people with disabilities to participate. Access to
wheelchair sports such as basketball, bocce would be great to encourage community inclusion.
(Couple with children, non-PAE resident)
It needs to be user friendly for people with disabilities. (Oakden resident)
Be great to have a facility that encourages people with disabilities to participate. Access to
wheelchair sports such as basketball, bocce would be great to encourage community inclusion.
(Couple with children, non-PAE resident)
Please design the accessible toilets to at least include to an adult size change table and also look into
making it a 'changing place' toilet. I'm sick of having to change my son on the floor of public toilets.
(Valley View resident)
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What is the main reason you are not able to participate in this activity? X How would you
describe your health?
Excellent (n = 80)
Very Good (n = 151)
Good (n = 123)
Fair (n = 48)
Poor (n = 7)
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Other facilities
When addressing the question of ‘What other facilities do you think should be included as part of
the proposed facility?’ the issues of inclusivity should again be considered. The responses to this
question are shown in Figure 16: What other facilities do you think should be included as part of the
proposed facility? Respondents were able to select as many options as they wished; the chart shows
the percentage of respondents who indicated the facility should include each option.
The café was by far the most popular option; this served slightly different purposes for different
members of the community. For those involved in organised sport the ability to buy healthy food
was a critical factor, for parents of children involved in sport the ability to buy a coffee and have
somewhere to wait for their children was important, and for less active members of the community
(aged, and less physically able) somewhere to meet or make new friends over a coffee was
important.
Other options selected such as a crèche and sport and health related businesses were seen as
important factors to allow more access and greater participation. The crèche for example would
allow young parents to stay active so long as operating hours were sufficient.
Crèche would be wonderful for longer than just the standard few hours on weekday mornings.
(Manningham resident)
A sport and health related hub with connected businesses was seen as a way of optimising time for
users by reducing travel time to such businesses by having them all ’under one roof’.
Figure 16: What other facilities do you think should be included as part of the proposed facility?
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What other facilities do you think should be included as part of the proposed facility?
(N = 381)
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Overview of Stage 1 – Pre-design engagement
Stage 1 of the Community Consultation Plan was designed to research the sports and recreation
needs of the local community. This is an awareness building and information gathering stage to
understand;
how the community participate in sport and recreation currently;
what impact a new facility at the proposed site would have; and
the community’s needs and hopes for what the proposed facility could offer.
This stage was also designed to identify key members or groups within the community who have a
specific interest in the project as either potential partners or end-users of the facility. As such Stage
1- Phase 1 informed relevant groups (sporting bodies, schools, community groups) of the intent of
the project and invited feedback via:
the Council webpage (https://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/lightsviewrechub);
access to the project mailing list;
individual conversations with relevant sporting and community groups, and local schools;
Council attendance at the Lightsview Community Fair.
Stage 1 – Phase 2 focused on gaining information from the wider community and relevant
stakeholders in order to build an evidence base for community sport and recreation needs and
practices. To achieve this Council:
held four Street Talk Sessions -facilitated by Urban and Regional Planning Solutions (URPS) at various locations in the area around the project site;
made contact with non-English speaking and new arrival communities to seek their input;
conducted an online survey, which was distributed via the Council Facebook page, paid Facebook advertising, local Messenger advertising, as well as drawing on the Libraries, local schools, and community and sporting groups to share with their networks; and
invited expressions of interest from potential partners and other sporting groups for the facility.
Stage 1 – Phase 3 brings all the findings together to inform the design phase of the project. By the
end of this stage we will understand what the current and future recreation needs are of the
surrounding communities, and identify key stakeholders (‘anchor tenants’ and key partners) for the
project.
The findings from this stage will feed into the design process for the facility and then inform Stage 2
of the Community Consultation Plan. Stage 2 will then seek input from key stakeholders, and
feedback from a broader cross-section of the community, on the design of the facility.
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Stage one – key phase activity tables
Phase one – Project awareness building
Activities IAP2 level of engagement
Target stakeholder groups Objectives
Website Inform Local sporting clubs
Disability sporting groups
State and Peak sporting bodies
Local schools
Local residents and surrounding community
Hillcrest Basketball Stadium Users
Community groups and organisations
Inform stakeholders of the project and answer frequently asked questions.
Collect details of interested parties and add to mailing list.
Allow for feedback at any stage of the project via the feedback form.
Promote community event at Lightsview on the 5
th Feb 2017
Community event (Lightsview Community Fair)
Inform Local sporting clubs
Local schools
Local residents and surrounding community
Community groups and organisations
PEET
To maximise the breadth of the engagement and audience Council will be attending the Lightsview Community Fair (PEET Limited) to discuss sport and recreation needs in the suburb.
The event will also serve as a relationship building exercise and will include library staff, and customer service representatives.
Inform stakeholders of the potential for the project and answer frequently asked questions.
Collect details of interested parties and add to mailing list.
Direct traffic to the website for project updates and link to the online survey once live.
Key stakeholder conversations
Consult Local sporting clubs
Disability sporting groups
State and Peak sporting bodies
Local schools
Community groups and organisations
Relevant State Government agencies
State and Federal MP’s
Identify, build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders who will be heavily impacted or involved in the project.
Table 2: Project awareness building activities
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Phase two – Context and needs research
Activities IAP2 level of engagement
Target stakeholder groups Objectives
Community survey
Consult Local sporting clubs;
Disability sporting groups
State and Peak sporting bodies;
Local schools;
Local residents and surrounding community
Hillcrest Basketball Stadium Users
Community groups and organisations
Develop an evidence based understanding of the needs and desires of the local and surrounding communities in relation to recreation in the area.
Focus on schools in the local area to disseminate surveys and share via social media.
To also gain input from new arrival communities.
Council will work with engagement consultants to disseminate surveys to local community groups and new arrival communities.
Street Talk Sessions
Consult Local residents and surrounding community
To understand the needs and desires of the local community in relation to a new sporting facility.
Meetings with local non-English speaking community groups
Consult Local residents and surrounding community (including methods for engaging new arrivals and/or those who speak languages other than English)
Working with URPS to identify and engage with non-English speaking communities with the use of bilingual workers.
Face to face meetings with relevant groups to understand the needs of these groups in relation to the project.
Also maximising the breadth of engagement by disseminating the online survey through these networks for those with English language proficiency.
Expressions of interest
Involve Local sporting clubs;
Disability sporting groups
State and Peak sporting bodies;
Community groups and organisations
Identify and understand the potential key stakeholders for the project, understand their expectations for the facility.
Develop and/or maintain on-going relationships with interested parties, and key stakeholders.
Identify anchor tenants for the site.
Table 3: Context and needs research activities
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Phase three – Analysis and reporting
Activities IAP2 level of engagement
Target stakeholder groups Objectives
Assess feedback to date from EOI and survey processes
Consult Elected Members
Councils Staff
Ensure key stakeholders needs are considered and any issues worked out prior to the design phase.
Feed outcomes into the planning for the following engagement stages.
Results of the engagement to date will also be shared publically, via website, and mailing list, to ensure high levels of transparency.
Table 4: Analysis and reporting activities
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Need more information? If you need to talk to someone:
Customer service staff are available 8.30am- 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Phone: 08 8405 6600
In person: 163 St Vincent St, Port Adelaide
Write to us: PO Box 110 Port Adelaide SA 5015
Email: [email protected]
Or visit our project webpage:
http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/lightsviewrechub
