WAFC Strategic Facilities PlanFriday, August 21, 2020 - 12:38 PM

The West Australian Football Commission has released its Strategic Facilities Plan to guide football and sports industry facility development over the next 10 years.

The WAFC Strategic Facilities Plan provides an integrated and strategic approach to the future planning and provision of football infrastructure across all metropolitan and country regions. 

The plan is delivered in two parts and provides a 10-year road map for prioritising stakeholder investment into facility development projects to address the immediate and long term needs of football, government and community stakeholders.

Strategic Facilities Plan – Download a Copy

This provides the principles and strategic framework to support the future development and growth of football facilities across Western Australia.  It also summarises stakeholder needs and identifies state-wide priorities and infrastructure targets for our metropolitan and country regions.

 Key Findings Report – Download a Copy

The Key Findings Report highlights the state of play for football infrastructure across metropolitan and country regions. It summarises the key issues and focus on areas identified through extensive research, participation analysis, facility auditing and stakeholder consultation. 

The Report considers the AFL’s Preferred Facility Guidelines, the latest participation and facility trends, and the impact for football on forecast population growth and demographic change.

The plan has a strong focus on collaboration with industry stakeholders, with strategies relating to State Government, Local Government, Education Department, Clubs, Leagues and many more. 

The WAFC will work with all of these stakeholders to deliver facilities and infrastructure outcomes from WAFL through to Community Footy over the next 10 years.