Xyst was contracted to complete this piece of work which included desktop analysis, stakeholder consultation and option analysis. For the purpose of this report, only green fields were considered which included sports such as: rugby, touch rugby, football, softball, athletics, lacrosse etc. Exclusions from this report included hard surfaces and specialised surfaces such as tennis courts, netball courts, lawn bowling greens, croquet lawns and hockey turfs.
Throughout the project, Council and Xyst, engaged with the lessees and other stakeholders, to assess the current model and explore the best lease model to achieve the agreed outcomes. This engagement with lessees was completed face-to-face in one on one meetings. Other user groups such as clubs, organisations and event organisers were engaged online through surveys.
