The Indoor Sports Plan will recommend how Council should:

• improve existing indoor sports facilities and ensure they are used to their full potential
• outline where and when to provide new indoor sports facilities
• change the way services are delivered or how facilities are used, to make best of them and reduce operational costs.

At this stage, the plan will examine current and future needs for the following indoor sports:

• Basketball
• Calisthenics
• Gymnastics
• Martial arts
• Futsal
• Netball (indoor and covered outdoor)
• Badminton
• Table tennis
• Volleyball
• Indoor cricket
• Fencing
• Emerging sports such as paddle ball and pickleball.

An Indoor Sports Plan will address the evolving needs of the Whitehorse community for adequate and suitable indoor sports facilities.

Since we last reviewed this in 2020, there have been significant changes in sports participation trends due to COVID-19 and other factors, meaning a fresh assessment to meet current and future demands.

The plan will help the Council strategically support and develop various indoor sports, providing clear direction for short-term (1-10 years), medium-term (11-20 years), and long-term (21+ years) needs.

The funding and implementation of recommendations in the Indoor Sports Plan will be determined based on a combination of Council budget allocations, potential grants or funding opportunities from state or federal governments, and partnerships with private stakeholders or community organisations.

This approach aims to ensure that the plan is financially sustainable and that facilities are developed in accordance with community needs and priorities.

Yes, feedback from the Indoor Sports Feasibility Study 2020 will be incorporated into the new Indoor Sports Plan. The previous review’s data, although based on information from 2018 and 2019, provides a valuable foundation.

The new plan will build upon this, considering recent trends and developments to ensure comprehensive and updated recommendations.

Your feedback will help inform the development of the draft Indoor Sports Plan, which will aim to provide a clear direction for the future of indoor sports in Whitehorse.

Following this, a second round of engagement will be held to seek community feedback on the draft Indoor Sports Plan.