The information in this guide will assist facility managers to prepare a management plan for a sport and recreation facility. A management plan will ensure managers achieve efficient management practices for a successful facility.
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The management of a facility plays a crucial role in its continued successful operation. Management planning will impact significantly on design, administrative and financial considerations and occurs in the initial concep stages of planning for a facility. The two most crucial factors in successful management are financial control and effective service delivery to ensure a smooth operation.
In order to remain relevant and to be an ongoing success, managers of recreation facilities need to plan ahead, anticipating change and modifying services accordingly. Without a management plan in place, organisations run the risk of being ineffective, vulnerable to changing trends and wasting valuable resources. A management plan is designed to deliver a project - not only during the set-up phase, but also for the lifetime of the project.
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This guide contains a series or practical tools to assist with the development of an Asset Management Plan for a facility.
The need for community consultation within sport and recreation facility planning has been widely documented in a number of publications.
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Before appointing a design consultant, it is important to prepare a comprehensive project design brief. This will reflect the needs and aspirations of potential users and management and helps prospective design consultants to prepare submissions.
This guide provides an overview of the facility planning process for a specific sport or recreation facility.
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The Western Australian Planning system coordinates land
use and development by balancing a number of potentially
competing issues relating to the economy, social and
environmental matters.
Focus papers are a DSR initiative to improve the planning, design and management of sport and recreation facilities.
The guidelines mean analysis and reporting can be standardised to ensure a timely and accurate technical review of your facility or project.
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