Sport & Recreation The Community Alliance Party values the contribution of sport and recreation to the physical and psychological wellbeing of the ACT community. These activities bring communities together across the generations through fun and leisure activities. However, chronic under-investment by the ACT Government has caused a decline in the quality and use of the ACT’s sporting and recreational infrastructure. This is particularly true of facilities for junior and recreational athletes that are poorly maintained or under threat of disposal. New and/or upgraded facilities are urgently required for many sports in many communities. The Alliance will work with communities and sporting organisations to ensure the sustainable provision of high quality facilities for sport, training, and recreation across the ACT. o The Alliance will promote closer links between junior sporting clubs and school communities to cooperatively develop sporting programs that are accessible and enjoyable. o The Alliance believes that well-maintained and environmentally-sustainable sports facilities and well-equipped sports programs are essential to ongoing participation in every public school. o The Alliance supports the inclusion of at least 30 minutes of physical activity in every child’s school day to have fun, exercise and develop basic sporting skills. o The Alliance supports investment in developing coaching and training skills in the wider community for the benefit of junior sport. o The Alliance recognises that safe sporting and recreational facilities combined with an effective activity-promotion program will encourage participation of all sectors of the community in physical activities. o The Alliance is committed to maintaining the recreational facilities that occupy the environmental corridors of the ACT, such as horse paddocks, riding, walking and cycling trails, recognising the benefits to the social, environmental and health benefits to the ACT community. o The Alliance will maintain the ban on recreational powerboats and jet-skis on Lake Burley Griffin. o The Alliance recognises that the reestablishment of a dragway in the ACT is the sincere desire of a significant proportion of the Canberra population. We support the construction of a dragway, alongside a multipurpose motor sport complex, provided relevant environmental and community concerns are adequately addressed. - Elite and professional levels:
o Elite athletes are well provided for in the ACT with the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Stadium, and other major venues. o The Alliance will explore ways to encourage the formation of a professional, financially sound A-League football (soccer) team in the ACT. o The Alliance will support a sensitive upgrading of Manuka Oval to enable the hosting of test cricket, major AFL matches, and other popular sporting events. o Professional sports and recreational organisations will be encouraged to provide facilities and services to the community at reasonable cost.
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The Community Alliance Party is a dynamic alliance of ACT residents, community groups, and business people. We are seeking to establish balanced government and to make our Capital a better and more affordable place to live. We will achieve this through:
