Monash Recreation and Aquatics Needs Survey
Posted February 15, 2010 at 8:12 pm by The PresThe local council has requested the members of the hockey club to help with future planning requirements for leisure services and recreation programs for the city of Monash. Please complete this questionnaire to ensure that the voice of the club and its members are heard. The link to the survey is:
http://www.monash.vic.gov.au/feedback/recreation/index.htm
The focus on the questionnaire is on the physical needs for people that live in the City of Monash. This includes the current and future needs for playgrounds, aquatic and leisure services and recreation programs.
No personal identifying information is requested of you and all responses will be kept confidential.
Collated results will be included in Council’s Recreation, Aquatics and Leisure Services Plan and Playground Strategy which will be on public exhibition later in the year.
Two community consultations will be conducted at Oakleigh Training Centre, on Wednesday 24th February from 7pm – 9pm. We encourage you to come along and have your say on recreation in the City of Monash. Refreshments and a light supper will be provided.
A further Recreation Needs community consultation will be conducted on Monday 1 March at the Monash Civic Centre, 293 Springvale Road Glen Waverley. You are encouraged to come along and have your say on recreation issues . Refreshments and a light supper will be provided.
Further enquiries regarding the Recreation Needs Study should be directed to: John Weeks – Coordinator Recreation Projects and Projects Ph: 9518 3359 or email johnwe@monash.vic.gov.au
This is a great opportunity to voice our need for greater support for local youth and the limited facilities we are able to provide given the huge number of hockey players (and rate payers) this club supports. Suggest this link is forwarded by email to all club members to ensure we get maximum response.
We have three children playing Hockey. Last year the hockey pitch was constantly booked so heavily that their teams were only allocated 45 minutes each week for training. This was simply not enough time which is why the club is forced to look at a deal with monash for this coming year. This option has the unfortumate result in taking people away from the club.
A good point you raise Roy, and a reason why we need to get as many people to complete this survey as possibly can to ensure that our voice is heard. The club has some big plans going forward however we are relying on council support to help us achieve our goal and grow the club to service more in the community. This issue was discussed at the AGM and we are awaiting council decisions on the future of sport and rec in the city of Monash and it is surveys like this that will help in their decision making process.
The growth the club has seen in recent years has been excellent. The growth is putting pressure on the facility which the the house committee and the unit presidents are working on.
The Executive has been very proactive in addressing the the issues that the terrific growth we are seeing is putting on our facility and developing strategies to move forward. We have met with State government and in conjunction with Hockey Victoria made a presentation to City of Monash as part of councils Active Reserve Startegy project project. The project was undertaken by council to ensure that Council has an evidence based and well articulated strategy for the provision, support and usage of sporting facilities across the municipality. We expect to be informed of the results of this project in the next 3 – 4 weeks.
If anyone wants to be part of this strategy group, please let me know