FAQs
- To enable land to be used for public open space or recreational purposes.
- To provide a range of recreational settings and activities and compatible land uses.
- To protect and enhance the natural environment for recreational purposes.
- Natural area
- Sportsground
- Park
- Area of cultural significance, or
- General community use.
- in relation to public recreation and the physical, cultural, social and intellectual welfare or development of individual members of the public, and
- in relation to purposes for which a lease, licence or other estate may be granted in respect of the land (other than the provision of public utilities and works associated with or ancillary to public utilities).
- to encourage, promote and facilitate recreational pursuits in the community involving organised and informal sporting activities and games, and
- to ensure that such activities are managed having regard to any adverse impact on nearby residences.
- to encourage, promote and facilitate recreational, cultural, social and educational pastimes and activities, and
- to provide for passive recreational activities or pastimes and for the casual playing of games, and
- to improve the land in such a way as to promote and facilitate its use to achieve the other core objectives for its management.
What is Crown land?
Crown land is land that provides public open space and green space, particularly in built-up metropolitan areas. Crown land can be used for a wide range of public purposes, including environmental and heritage protection, recreation and sport, open space, community halls, special events and government services.
What is a Plan of Management?
A Plan of Management (PoM) is a legal document that provides a clear set of guidelines for the short and long-term management of community land owned or managed by Council. For example, a PoM outlines how a park or reserve will be used, improved upon and managed in the future.
What is a Master Plan?
A Master Plan is an overarching and conceptual spatial layout (diagram) used to guide the development of land. Due to the regional significance of the Jubilee Stadium Precinct, a Master Plan to guide future development is needed in conjunction with a Plan of Management.
What is the zoning of the Jubilee Stadium Precinct?
The Jubilee Stadium Precinct is zoned RE1 Public Recreation. There is no proposal to change the zoning of the land.
The objectives of RE1 land are:
Land uses permitted with consent in the RE1 zone include: Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Centre-based child care facilities; Emergency services facilities; Information and education facilities; Jetties; Kiosks; Markets; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Recreation facilities (major); Recreation facilities (outdoor); Respite day care centres; Restaurants or cafes; Roads; Signage; Take away food and drink premises; Water recreation structures; Water storage facilities.
An entertainment facility is an additional permitted use for the precinct, which includes a theatre, cinema, music hall, concert hall, dance hall and the like, but does not include a pub or registered club.
What is categorisation of land in a draft Plan of Management (PoM)?
Under Section 36(4) of the Local Government Act 1993, a Plan of Management (PoM) must categorise community land into one of five categories:
The Crown Land Management Act 2016 provides that this same requirement for categorisation now also applies to Crown reserves under the control of a “Council manager”. This applies to Crown Reserve No. 500479 (Lot 7084 in DP93146) – Kogarah Park/Jubilee Stadium.
The relevant legislative guidelines and core objectives for the three proposed categories are outlined in the table below.
Category | Guidelines under the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 | Core Objectives under the Local Government Act 1993 |
General Community Use | Land that may be made available for use for any purpose for which community land may be used, whether by the public at large or by specific sections of the public. | The core objectives for management of community land categorised as general community use are to promote, encourage and provide for the use of the land, and to provide facilities on the land, to meet the current and future needs of the local community and of the wider public— |
Sportsground | Land should be categorised as a sportsground under section 36(4) of the Act if the land is used or proposed to be used primarily for active recreation involving organised sports or the playing of outdoor games. | The core objectives for management of community land categorised as a sportsground are— |
Park | Land should be categorised as a park under section 36(4) of the Act if the land is, or is proposed to be, improved by landscaping, gardens or the provision of non-sporting equipment and facilities, for use mainly for passive or active recreational, social, educational and cultural pursuits that do not unduly intrude on the peaceful enjoyment of the land by others. | The core objectives for management of community land categorised as a park are— |