Facility Auditor - Sport
The Sports Facility Auditor - Sport is a collaborative initiative that partners with major sporting organisations to enhance facility planning and management across Australia. Working alongside AFL, Cricket Australia, Football Australia, Netball Victoria, Netball New South Wales, Netball Queensland, and Golf Australia, the SFA program aims to improve the quality and accessibility of sports facilities nationwide.
This collaboration brings together insights and expertise from the sport, ensuring that the audit reflects the specific needs and standards of each particular sport. By conducting comprehensive facility assessments, SFA helps identify areas for improvement, prioritise investments, and develop strategies for sustainable facility management.
The program utilises data-driven methodologies to evaluate existing infrastructure, gauge condition using sport specific ratings, and assess compliance with accessibility and environmental standards. It also promotes stakeholder and land-owner engagement, ensuring that facilities are collaboratively planned to meet the needs of diverse users.
Using outcomes from SFA - Sport, partner organisations can make informed decisions regarding facility upgrades, maintenance, and new developments. SFA not only allows sporting organisations to use the insights provided to enhance the overall sporting experience, but also contributes to the long-term growth and sustainability of sports across Australia. This unified approach fosters a vibrant sporting culture and supports increased participation at all levels.
Sports Facility Auditor - Sport supports sporting organisations, asset managers and landowners to:
Better understand asset provision and facility networks
Make informed decisions based on quality, accurate and consistent data
Build strategy and infrastructure investment plans
Drive stakeholder and industry collaboration
Improve shared asset knowledge, data quality and use
Drive venue management and provision standards
Integrate data across platforms to create powerful analytics and insights
GENERIC EXPLAINER
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Program Functions
Compliance
Evaluates infrastructure to ensure it meets regulatory and industry standards, sport and recreation facility guidelines and compliance for facility and amenity provision, size, optimal placement and layout, functionality and safety.
Environment
Identify if energy efficient systems, appliances and materials are used (including LED lighting), if water saving and re-use technologies (for buildings and fields of play) are in place and renewable energy is being implemented (e.g solar panels, battery storage).
Condition
Assess facilities using universal and IPWEA adopted rating scales to determine overall condition of playing areas, site amenities and facilities. Identify factors that may contribute to condition, including usage, damage and defects, maintenance regimes and identify capital renewal requirements.
Capacity
Collects data on field usage, including hours, activities, and participant numbers for peak usage insights. Integration with player, membership and competition fixturing systems supports facility capacity analysis, and ensures facilities align with sport and user needs and guide overall network planning and resource allocation.
Inclusivity
Understand how universal design principles have been incorporated into each facility to ensure accessibility for all users, regardless of gender or ability. Ensure venues are accessible, car parking and pathways are adequate, signage is clear and visible and gender inclusivity is provided in all toilet and change room environments.
Investment
Identifies infrastructure needs and upgrades based on usage data and condition ratings. Historical and future capital projects data can be stored, enabling the development of long-term investment strategies and exploring of partnership funding options to support facility development and enhancements.
Who we work with
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Program Features
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Mobile friendly - inspect via smart phone or tablet
Photo integration - attach images to components
Custom reports - tailored Venue Inspections Reports
Efficient - streamlined inspection and reporting
Track progress - monitor improvements over time
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Custom reports tailored to specific needs
Automated reports generated instantly
Data exports in CSV format
Comprehensive insights to highlight key issues
Flexible formats
Smart reporting giving data-driven recommendations
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Interactive dashboards
Real-time data - visuals updated instantly
Custom reports
Data integration to combine multiple data sources
User-friendly, intuitive interface for easy navigation
Customisable visuals - adjust charts and graphs easily
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Informed data-driven decisions
Clear prioritisation of high-impact projects
Efficient budget planning and cost estimates
Collaboration and reporting to stakeholders
Long-term asset management strategy support
Strong justification for funding requests
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Centralised storage
Easy access to retrieve documents anytime
Organised categories for quick search
Secure, safe storage for sensitive files
File sharing with stakeholders
Flexible formats which supports various file types
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Structured reporting
Easy export from applications
Data sharing with stakeholders
Custom fields
Batch processing to handle large datasets efficiently
Import options for seamless integration with systems
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Detailed maps - visualise venues and areas
Layering - combine multiple data layers
Analysis tools - run drive time analysis
Custom maps tailored to your needs
Data overlay - merge internal and external data
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Centralised storage
Easy access to retrieve images anytime
Organised categories for quick search
File sharing with stakeholders
Flexible formats which supports various image types