Moved by Councillor Phelps, seconded by Councillor Chung –
It is resolved that:
(A) Council note:
(i) the Pyrmont Community Centre and Maybanke Recreation Centre provide the local community with opportunities for fitness, recreation and becoming involved in the local community. The Pyrmont Community Centre also delivers much-needed local services for children such as a playgroup, and after-school and holiday care;
(ii) the Community Centre opened in 1993 when Pyrmont's residential population was in the hundreds;
(iii) today, the Pyrmont Community Centre is one of the busiest in the City, with around 14,000 people living in the area;
(iv) the Maybanke Recreation Centre is being underutilised due to inadequate staffing and resources; and
(v) the City's Social Sustainability Policy and Action Plan states its commitment is to "ensuring our community facilities continue to respond to changing community needs and preferences by analysing user trends, emerging unmet demands and opportunities to improve delivery"; and
(B) the Chief Executive Officer be requested to:
(i) assess the need for staff at the Pyrmont Community Centre and Maybanke Recreation Centre;
(ii) investigate the possibility of increasing staffing to optimise the management of the Pyrmont Community Centre and Maybanke Recreation Centre;
(iii) seek feedback from local community groups about whether the City's Social Sustainability Policy and Action Plan's commitments are being fulfilled in the Pyrmont area; and
(iv) report the findings back to Council via CEO Update.
Carried unanimously.
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