welcome to Alice Springs

Saturday 6 September 2008 - 1.34pm CST

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community sport and recreation

Council sports facilities

Alice Springs has beautiful scenery, great weather conditions and the locals just love their sport!

The elevation and dry climate are also unique conditions to Alice Springs that are enticing to athletes.

Alice Springs Town Council is dedicated to fostering a united, supportive and healthy community and aims to achieve this is by providing recreational, sporting and leisure facilities and programs that improve the community’s quality of life.

sporting facilities in Alice Springs

Alice Springs Town Council provides and maintains various sporting ovals and facilities within the community.

Commitment to encouraging physical activity, coupled with financial support from the NT Government, has enabled the Council to develop facilities for almost every sport.

Council is committed to maintaining and developing these facilities to the highest standard, which is a testament to how much sport and recreation is an integral part of Council’s strategic planning.

Alice Springs Town Council’s goal is to ensure that adequate sporting ovals and facilities are developed, operated and maintained so residents, individuals and community groups have access to quality venues for sporting and recreation activities.

the Good Sports program

Alcohol and sport are historically closely linked in Australia. Evidence is growing which demonstrates that community-based sports clubs contribute to alcohol problems by accepting and promoting excessive drinking and providing inappropriate role models for young people.

The Good Sports program is a national initiative of the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) to develop safer and healthier communities. It is a free program which helps clubs change their culture to become more focused on young people and families and less on the consumption of alcohol at high risk levels. Good Sports works to create sustainable change by enabling sporting clubs to change their systems and practices around the responsible serving of alcohol.

The key strategy of Good Sports is the accreditation program. The three level accreditation criteria consist of a set of alcohol management standards for clubs that serve and consume alcohol. Clubs are required to move through the levels in a set amount of time (maximum 5 years), maintaining all the criteria from previous levels as they do so. A Good Sports Project Officer assists the club through the entire process.

For more information, visit the Good Sports website on www.goodsports.com.au

Current sport and recreation news

Ross Park Redevelopment

The future has never looked brighter for soccer in Alice Springs. The round-ball game is booming and Football Federation Northern Territory (Southern Zone) recently secured an NT Government grant of $500,000 for the development of facilities for junior soccer in Alice Springs.

Football Federation NT, Alice Springs Town Council and the Northern Territory Government will work together to plan the development of the grounds which will include installing lighting on the main oval and building a new club room facility.

The proposed lighting design allowed for nil upward component of light and would also feature modern light fittings with a sharp cut off and very limited spill lighting. The specifics of the building are yet to be finalised but will be likely to include a meeting room and office.

In response to Eastside residents feedback regarding congestion and parking issues, Council will provide the funding to seal and line mark the existing car park area to prevent dust and increase parking availability. This should also help with traffic control and safety of participants during busy times.

    Alice Springs Swimming Centre

    The Alice Springs Swimming Centre is open from September to April.

    Organisation details

    street address Speed st Alice Springs
    phone 8953 4633
    fax 8955 5971

    The Town Council’s Alice Springs Swimming Centre, managed by the YMCA, is open from September to April.

    The complex is set in 3.1 hectares of landscaped parklands and offers three heated pools; a full size Olympic swimming pool, a learner’s pool, and a wading pool.

    The Centre also has “learn to swim” classes, aqua-aerobics, organised aquatic sports, beach volleyball courts, a basketball mini court, BBQs and extensive shade structures.

    Call the Centre for a full listing of the programs available.

    After hours bookings are available and the centre can be hired for functions.

    In September and April the pool opening hours may be reduced on cold days. The Alice Springs Town Council has extended summer trading hours until 8pm nightly from December through mid February.

    Concession ticket books are available and the Centre also offers generous club and group discounts.

    opening hours

    Hours (Sept - April)

    Monday to Friday 6 am - 7pm
    Saturday & Sunday 10am - 7pm
    Public Holidays 10am - 7pm

    The pool is closed Christmas Day, New Years Day, and Good Friday.

    Masters Games 2008

    The masters games

    11 October – 18 October
    Alice Springs

    Alice Springs Town Council is a proud supporter of the Alice Springs Masters Games. The Alice Springs Masters Games, better known as ‘The Friendly Games’ will be held once again from 11 to 18 October 2008.

    For full details on the event visit the Alice Springs Masters Games website.

    In 2006 Alice Springs played host to over 4500 competitors with most of the 30 plus sports at or near capacity. Volunteer numbers reached an all time high with 650 registered volunteers coming from all over Australia to help make the 2006 Alice Springs Masters Games one to remember.

    It’s time to get into those training regimes again as the 2008 Alice Springs Masters Games is well on its way!