Good Facility Resources from Australia

Hi all, here are some good resources from Australia.

Life Cycle Cost Guidelines
http://tinyurl.com/2bspof
These Life Cycle Cost Guidelines provides facility owners, architects and engineers with the tools they need to develop life cycle cost reports that will be used by departments of sport and recreation as it considers publicly owned or funded facilities. The guidelines mean analysis and reporting can be standardised to ensure a timely and accurate technical review of your facility or project.

Asset management guide: Sport and recreation and facilities
http://tinyurl.com/2bspof
This guide contains a series of practical tools to help you through the process of developing an asset management plan so that your facilities are productive and sustainable.

Decision-making guide: Sport and recreation facilities
http://tinyurl.com/2x6wp8
This decision making tool has been prepared to assist in determining the need for, and feasibility of, community and recreation services. While the model is predominately to be used for facility planning, it has been structured so that it can also be applied to program based solutions.

How to undertake a feasibility study for a proposed sport or recreation facility
http://tinyurl.com/ywpdao
The aim of this kit is to provide local government authorities, state sporting associations, and other providers of sport and recreation facilities with a practical guide to undertaking a feasibility study. It highlights the planning issues that need to be considered, the various ways of gathering information and the outcomes that should be achieved. This kit provides an overview of the issues which need to be considered in this type of study, whether the client intends to undertake the feasibility study in-house, or engage an external consultant to undertake the research.

How to develop a management plan for your facility
http://tinyurl.com/27gnh8
This kit is designed to help facility managers prepare a management plan for their recreation or leisure centre. Each management plan will, and should be, different. There is no set formula for either the content or process undertaken in preparing a management plan. However, there are a number of key principles that should be considered. The information provided in this kit constitutes a guide to more efficient management practices, which should ultimately result in more effective service delivery.