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Are You In The Ball Park?
2013 Asset Management In Parks Seminar
IPWEAvic
What is Yardstick
• International benchmarking programme
• Australia, New Zealand, South Africa (and Swaziland), Canada, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Ireland
• Involves more than 100 parks organisations
• Subscription based, and is industry owned and driven
• Operated in Australia by IPWEA
• Project managed by Xyst Australia Pty Ltd
Membership Composition
Australia34%
New Zealand42%
Southern Africa
4%
Canada10%
Europe10%
Membership Composition
NSW36%
NT4%
QLD18%
SA4%
TAS7%
WA32%
What is Yardstick
What is Parkcheck Management Measures• Quantitative assessment of parks operation
Provision Cost Operation Asset management Planning and strategy Environmental sustainability Social outcomes Australian specific questions
• July to October
What is Parkcheck – Management Measures
• Survey completed online – www.yardstickglobal.org
• Detailed guidelines
• Onsite desk based audit
• No anonymous reporting – information sharing
• Searchable database
• Individual improvement plan
What is Parkcheck Visitor Measures
• Park user intercept survey
• Collect information on park user demographics
• Measures community levels of service
• Measures service level gaps
• Undertaken from August to November
• Benchmarked and individual reports
What is Parkcheck Visitor Measures• Satisfaction and importance
Gardens and trees Playgrounds Seats and tables Toilets Signs Cleanliness Grass maintenance Paths Shade Security
What is Parkcheck Visitor Measures• Park user profile
Age Ethnicity Place of residence Distance travelled Mode of transport Frequency of visit Length of stay Activities Comments and suggestions
Asset Management and Best Practice
• What are you basing your assumptions on – how much is enough? Too much?
• What information don’t you have
• What systems don’t you have
• Are your services cost effective
• Where is everyone else on the asset management journey
• Just who is your parks community and what is important to them
Provision
Australi
a
New Zeala
nd
South
ern Afri
ca
Canad
a
Europe
Int'l M
edian0.02.04.06.08.0
10.012.014.016.018.020.0 18.5
15.9
1.2
8.0
11.3 11.3
Hectares of park land per 1,000 residents
Provision
0123456789
6.47
7.90
0.50
4.90
3.60
4.90
Hectares of actively maintained park land parkland per 1,000 residents
Provision
Australia New Zealand Canada Europe Int'l Median0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
1.9
2.3
1.5
0.5
1.7
Hectares of sports park per 1,000 residents
Provision
Australia New Zealand Southern Africa
Canada Europe Int'l Median0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.07.0
3.9
1.0
5.9
1.2
3.9
Playgrounds per 1,000 children
Asset Management
Australia New Zealand Southern Africa
Canada Europe Int'l Median0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
45%
57%
0%
67%
0%
45%
Asset renewal plan in place
Planning
Australi
a
New Zeala
nd
South
ern Afri
ca
Canad
a
Europe
Int'l M
edian0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
50%
66%
50%
78%
56% 56%
Overall plan or strategy for parks
Planning
Australia New Zealand Southern Africa
Canada Europe Int'l Median0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
23%
35%
0%
67%
25% 25%
Detailed and comprehensive provision LOS
Planning
Australia New Zealand Southern Africa
Canada Europe Int'l Median0%5%
10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%
7%
26%
0%
44%
0%
7%
Detailed and comprehensive development LOS
Planning
Australi
a
New Zeala
nd
South
ern Afri
ca
Canad
a
Europe
Int'l M
edian0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
23%
66%
25%
67%
88%
66%
Detailed and comprehensive operating LOS
Parks visit frequency
First visit14%
Less than once a year
2%About once a
year3%
About 2-6 times per year
8%
About once a month
8%About once a
fortnight6%
About once a week13%
Several times a week
24%
Every day21%
Don't know/irregular1%
Gender and age
Male45%
Fe-male55%
Gender
15-1
9
20-2
4
25-2
9
30-3
4
35-3
9
40-4
4
45-4
9
50-5
4
55-6
465
+
Refus
ed0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%
10.0%12.0%14.0%16.0%
Age
Provision
Use Parkcheck for:
• Influencing budgets
• Prioritising allocation of financial resources
• Providing factual information that drives asset management and sustainable financial planning
• Setting, monitoring, and managing performance measures
Use Parkcheck for:
• Justifying additional resources
• Providing a research base for information on parks and open space provision, cost and management
• Interacting with park users
• Identifying visitor expectations and satisfaction levels
What does it cost?
• Management Measures – between $2,400 and $4,900
• Visitor Measures - $5,800 + surveying costs
www.yardstickglobal.org