the crawford report, which is just that, a report, includes a number of recommendation about the potential future of sport in australia. most of the focus will be on how many medals Australia will win at the Olympics, but the report also includes important plans to get the nation active, use facilities better and prepare for changing demographics.

1. crawford report: facilities isfm summary prepared by chris green and peter holmes à court 10.01.10 webcast: slideshare.net/peterhac contact/comments: peter@whitebull.com.au

3. the crawford report was released to the public on november 17 and will be formally “replied to” by the federal government in february 2010

4. the crawford report was released to the public on november 17 and will be formally “replied to” by the federal government in february 2010 the crawford report is not about cutting funding for fringe sports or olympic medal counts the report includes transformational recommendations for sporting organisations across the country

5. summary 1: mass participation in all sport should be a focus of all levels of government in the future (as opposed to elite sports/winning gold medals) but the infrastructure and facilities are not able to support current levels of grassroots participation , let alone the next generation of participants crawford report: isfm summary

6. summary 2: “in order to meet the needs of the community, it is critical to know what they really are “ funding facilities without an assessment of need is unlikely to provide optimal outcomes” source: crawford report, 17.11.2009 crawford report: isfm summary

7. summary 3: the panel recommends facilities become multi-sport and community focused to decrease the chances of them being financial sinkholes for LGA’s they need to have facilities such as meeting rooms, classrooms, function facilities, canteens etc for non-sport use they should also cater for emerging sports crawford report: isfm summary

8. summary 4: “ community sport underpins elite sport by deepening the talent pool [and] also directly contributes to the social agenda” source: crawford report, 17.11.2009 crawford report: isfm summary

9. the Federal Govt create a $1b pool of funds over 4 years ($250m per year) for facilities at local level LGA’s apply to a central resource to upgrade facilities, preference given for LGA’s that match dollar-for-dollar this should be on top of any existing plans to upgrade/refit current facilities efficient buildings key financing recommendation

12. there is little to no data on participation at grassroots levels across all sports, and little to no data on facilities nationwide understanding what is there

13. there is little to no data on participation at grassroots levels across all sports little to no data on facilities nationwide making decisions on where to invest money is impossible without an audit that captures what the facilities offer and who is using them understanding who is there

14. demographics are rapidly changing in australia but no-one is reflecting this in planning for new sports that might emerge One example is the influx of Asian immigrants - the dominant sports in the countries they come from are table tennis and badminton, but facilities aren’t available for these sports understand the demographics

15. government needs to be able to ‘unlock’ the facilities inside schools, universities and defence force sites for use on weekends by sports clubs due to excess demand for facilities around the country - and the majority of these sites being dormant on weekends using what we have better

16. the federal government should mandate schools upgrade/repair/create sports facilities at schools as part of their current and future stimulus funding to schools Schools would be mandated to include indoor sporting facilities in school halls. using what we have better

17. the panel recommends facilities become multi-sport and community focused to decrease the chances of them being financial sinkholes for LGA’s they need to have facilities like meeting rooms, class rooms, function facilities, canteens etc for non-sport use, and should also cater for the emerging sports using what we have better

18. Local Govt (LGA’s) carry most of the burden for funding (original and on-going) for local sporting facilities with Federal and State Govt’s having an ad-hoc input, mainly around large stadia Federal Govt needs to be involved in assisting LGA’s by funding them directly helping local government

19. rural communities particularly badly off both with facilities in poor state of repair and demographic changes sport is more often important in the country than it is in the city due to the social nature of sport in country towns helping rural communities

20. “ in order to meet the needs of the community, it is critical to know what they really are. Funding facilities without an assessment of need is unlikely to provide optimal outcomes.” understanding the assets source: crawford report, 17.11.2009

22. “ a web-based geographic information system (GIS)... a national infrastructure database and blueprint, which would logically be held and maintained by the Australian Government “ this database would be a compilation of local databases connected through web-based technologies” we can use technology to do this source: crawford report, 17.11.2009

23. huge importance on future design to be as ‘green’ as possible, artificial turf, water tanks, recyled water, solar power, energy-efficient buildings etc urgent greening and sustaining

26. more peter hac presentations: www.slideshare.net/peterhac contact and comments: peter@whitebull.com.au additional resources: A summary ISFM’s work on the redevelopment of Redfern Oval and adjacent commercial properties in conjunction with the major stakeholders including the City of Sydney Council, South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney Leagues Club, and property developers Trivest. The completed project, and the adjoining park is considered a benchmark in community and elite sports integration. Viocorp developed this site to create a broadcast model for the track cycling masters championship. The model demonstrated how high quality multi-camera coverage, produced efficiently (i.e., cheaply) could create multiple new revenue streams (organiser, participants, sponsors, syndication) and enable a small participation sport to reach its geographically diverse fan base. www.cyclingmasters.tv www.isfm.com.au/projects_redfernoval.html