Alexandra Oval Reserve Precinct
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Alexandra Oval Reserve Precinct Master Plan
Project Control Group
Alexandra Oval Reserve Precinct/Facility Management Plan
Alexandra Oval Reserve Precinct Master Plan
The Alexandra Oval Reserve Committee of Management has been working with Council on a coordinated approach for the future planning and development of the Alexandra Oval Reserve precinct. The proposed development of the Alexandra Oval Reserve Precinct presents an exciting opportunity that has the capacity to benefit all sectors of the Ararat community, generating many economic and social returns. Ultimately the intent of the master plan is to develop Alexandra Oval Reserve precinct as “Council’s premier outdoor sporting precinct incorporating football, cricket, tennis, netball and other like future uses”. Hockey has already been accepted as a future user of the precinct and has been included into the Master Plan.
The Alexandra Oval Reserve precinct is an important meeting place for the local community and is home to a number of sporting and community activities. It is a highly utilised sport and recreation facility that caters for cricket, football, netball, tennis, athletics and also provides an important community space for a number of events and community activities. The master plan for the reserve precinct specifically focuses on providing regional sports infrastructure for the community.
The Master Plan has the capacity to benefit all sectors of the Ararat community, generating many economic and social returns. The Master Plan is a five to 10-year plan for the Alexandra Oval Reserve precinct that has identified current community need and future development strategies and is the result of much research and community consultation. The implementation of the Master Plan will need to be broken down into a number of manageable stages. Significant funding from a number of partners including State, Federal and Local Government and the local community will be required to see the Master Plan come to fruition. A full copy of the Master Plan document can be viewed by opening “Alexandra Oval Reserve Precinct Draft Master Plan” in the right hand attachments. An overview/summary of the Master Plan Components can be viewed by opening “Master Plan Overview/ Summary” in the right hand attachments.
The development of the Master Plan is the first step in the future planning for Alexandra Oval Reserve precinct developments. To move the Master Plan to the implementation phase Council has established a Project Control Group whose role is to provide Council with clear direction on the implementation of the Master Plan.
Project Control Group
The Project Control Group consisting of Gayle Dadswell, Tim Cronin, Peter Brennan, Andrew Eastick, Cr. Gwenda Allgood, Andrew Evans and Nicole Frampton will work through the required processes for management, schematic design, costs and funding and complete the necessary tasks required to implement the elements/components of the proposed Master Plan. To view the latest Project Control Group newsletter open the Update’s in the right hand attachments.
Alexandra Oval Reserve Precinct/Facility Management Plan
The aim of the Management Plan is to provide a clear, concise and practical framework for the management of the Alexandra Oval Reserve Precinct and to provide the user groups, the Reserve Committee, the Ararat Rural City Council, and the community with guidelines to ensure that the use, management and operation of the Reserve are underpinned by a clear and well-defined management framework and that there is an agreed management framework for Alexandra Oval Reserve prior to the commencement of the implementation of the Master Plan. The Management Plan will ensure the effective and efficient use of the current facilities and any new and upgraded sporting facilities by existing and potential new reserve user groups to ensure that the current and long-term needs of the community are met.
For more information on the Alexandra Oval Precinct Redevelopment Master Plan download the Project Control Group Update 4 document in the related publications section.
