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Council has strict building codes and standards to ensure that all building, renovations and other development work are carried out to a safe standard.
Hornsby Shire is famous for its bushland and waterways. Along with vibrant commercial centres, many sporting facilities and parks, Hornsby Shire is a great place to live!
Hornsby Shire Council is directly responsible for 2,000 hectares of bushland. Council manages policies and strategies as well as operate programs to ensure that our bushlands and waterways and the flora and fauna that live in them are protected.
A lack of space / facility access will lead to increasing numbers of participants being turned away from sport
Increasing physical inactivity, sedentary leisure behaviour and related health and disease impacts for the local community
Reducing benefits brought about by participation in sport and physical activity including reduced social cohesion, and life skills.
With lower participation in sports from reduced access to facilities, there is also a correlation with declining health and overall increase in health cost
Existing sportsgrounds are used more intensively, thereby generating conflict between passive and active users
Dedicated sports participants will be required to travel further afield for opportunities to access suitable facilities
Generational inequity – the previous population had ready access to sportsgrounds for sport, whilst the new generation and incoming populations lacks the same access
Over time, under the current population and participation growth trajectory, the gap between sports facility demand and supply, will continue to grow.
