Neal Ames works as a Senior Recreation Planner for the Queensland Government. His role involves researching, analyzing, planning, and implementing strategic sport and recreation programs, infrastructure, and directing key stakeholders to meet the present and future needs of communities. He serves on several planning committees and works to assess funding programs. Some of his responsibilities include project managing major infrastructure developments and coordinating the Get Playing Plus program.

1. Strategic Recreation Planning

2. Neal Ames
Senior Recreation Planner
Queensland Government

3. Daly et al (2005) describes Recreation Planning as a people-orientated
process that brings together information about the rational allocation of
recreation and sport resources to meet the present and future requirements of
communities
My role:
To research, analyse, plan and implement strategic sport and recreation
programs, infrastructure and direct key stakeholders to meet present and
future sport and recreation needs of the community

4. Duties
• Council/state strategic planning committees
– Charlton Sports Precinct
– Highfields Sports Park
– Trail Development committees
• Urban Planning committees
• Sustainable and active transport committees
• Assess and review all funding programs
• Lockyer Valley Regional Council
• Project manage major infrastructure; Toowoomba Regional Tennis Centre,
Lockyer Valley Aquatic Centre
• Get Playing Plus – Program coordinator
• Mentor Advisors
• Regional Infrastructure Portfolio
• Parks and Leisure Australia – Advisory Executive
• Darling Downs School Sports Board
• Ipswich Sports House Board

5. The Two Myths
1. Demand is masquerading as need
2. Capacity

6. Need
Supply
Demand
33% - 63%
demand being
met
Regionally,
according to
international
standards we are
either above (rural)
or slightly below
(urban)
Inelastic relationship
between need and
demand, and supply
and demand. Elastic
relationship between
supply and need.
Service Delivery
Gap Analysis
(SDGA)

7. Demand, Need and Supply Curves
$
Demand
$
Need
Supply
Equilibrium
Demand (tangential curve)

8. Get Playing Plus
South West Region - 14 Applications - $12,197,289
Far North - $12,247M
Northern - $20,540M
Central - $13,739M
North Coast - $17,978M
South East - $11,177M
Brisbane - $17,530M
South West - $12,197M

9. Get Playing Plus - Priority
G2 Reference Client Name Project Name
Requested
Amount Total Project Cost Rating Score Priority
F-048-00023 Maranoa Regional Council Outdoor - netball courts 485,000 735,000 HH 82/85 1
F-048-00010 Somerset Regional Council Field - multi-sportfields 800,000 1,600,000 HH 74/85 2
F-048-00036 Toowoomba Regional Council Outdoor - multi-spot facility 1,500,000 9,863,000 HH 82/85 3
F-048-00038 Ipswich City Council Outdoor - cycling facility 1,500,000 3,214,952 HH 79/85 4
F-048-00040 Lockyer Valley Regional Council Ancillary - lighting 400,000 800,000 HH 72/85 5
F-048-00026 Rowing Queensland Inc Outdoor - rowing centre 790,000 1,576,198 HM 81/85 6
F-048-00046 Stanthorpe Sports Association Inc
Ancillary - lighting and ancillary
facilities 444,493 888,986 HM 40/85 7
F-048-00011 The City Golf Club Inc Outdoor - regional golf complex 996,000 1,996,000 HH 68/85 8
F-048-00039 Ipswich City Council
Outdoor - mulit discipline skate
park 1,489,522 2,979,043 MH 55/85 9
F-048-00030 Toowoomba Regional Council
Ancillary - aquatic facilities
accessibility project 600,000 1,415,000 HH 53/85 10
F-048-00009
Lowood Recreational Complex
Association Inc
Ancillay - lighting and ancillary
facilities 497,274 994,548 LH 37/85 11
F-048-00007 Murweh Shire Council
Ancillary - changerooms and
grandstand 495,000 750,000 LM 37/85 12
F-048-00028
Gold Park Sporting Club
Incorporated
Ancillary - grandsatnd and ancillary
facilities 1,500,000 4,200,000 MM 23/85 13
F-048-00014 Cotton Country Cutting Club Inc Outdoor - equestrian facility 700,000 832,301 LM 21/85 14
12,197,289 31,845,028

10. Get Playing Plus - Priority
G2 Reference Client Name Project Name
Requested
Amount Total Project Cost Rating Score Priority
F-048-00023 Maranoa Regional Council Outdoor - netball courts 485,000 735,000 HH 82/85 1
F-048-00010 Somerset Regional Council Field - multi-sportfields 800,000 1,600,000 HH 74/85 2
F-048-00036 Toowoomba Regional Council Outdoor - multi-spot facility 1,500,000 9,863,000 HH 82/85 3
F-048-00038 Ipswich City Council Outdoor - cycling facility 1,500,000 3,214,952 HH 79/85 4
F-048-00040 Lockyer Valley Regional Council Ancillary - lighting 400,000 800,000 HH 72/85 5
F-048-00026 Rowing Queensland Inc Outdoor - rowing centre 790,000 1,576,198 HM 81/85 6
F-048-00046 Stanthorpe Sports Association Inc
Ancillary - lighting and ancillary
facilities 444,493 888,986 HM 40/85 7
F-048-00011 The City Golf Club Inc Outdoor - regional golf complex 996,000 1,996,000 HH 68/85 8
F-048-00039 Ipswich City Council
Outdoor - mulit discipline skate
park 1,489,522 2,979,043 MH 55/85 9
F-048-00030 Toowoomba Regional Council
Ancillary - aquatic facilities
accessibility project 600,000 1,415,000 HH 53/85 10
F-048-00009
Lowood Recreational Complex
Association Inc
Ancillay - lighting and ancillary
facilities 497,274 994,548 LH 37/85 11
F-048-00007 Murweh Shire Council
Ancillary - changerooms and
grandstand 495,000 750,000 LM 37/85 12
F-048-00028
Gold Park Sporting Club
Incorporated
Ancillary - grandsatnd and ancillary
facilities 1,500,000 4,200,000 MM 23/85 13
F-048-00014 Cotton Country Cutting Club Inc Outdoor - equestrian facility 700,000 832,301 LM 21/85 14
12,197,289 31,845,028