Parks & Sporting Grounds Asset Management Plan 2022-2032 5 Risk Management Planning

5.1 Asset Criticality / Hierarchy

To manage Council’s open spaces and assets within these open spaces more effectively, they have been categorised based on the level of importance and criticality. The hierarchy approach recognises that different parcels of open spaces provide different levels of service, and is a useful approach to ensure different needs (e.g. for local community space vs major regional space) are met efficiently.

The ‘Recreation Needs Study - A Healthier Inner West October 2021’, proposes the following open space hierarchy in Table 18 and is summarised as follows:

Criticality / Hierarchy Description

• High level of management and service being a highly important space to both the Community and Council.

• Community has high expectations on proper maintenance and management.

Regional

• Assets within these open spaces aimed to serve a wider community including patrons outside of the LGA.

• All residents should be within 5-10km of a regional park which is 5+ ha.

• High to moderate levels of management and service being an important space to both the Community and Council.

• Community has high expectations on proper maintenance and management.

District

• Assets within these open spaces typically aimed to serve community within LGA

• All residents should be within 2km of a district park which is 2-5 ha.

• Average level of management and service being a medium importance space to both the Community and Council.

• Community has medium expectations on proper maintenance and management.

Level 1

Local

• Assets within these open spaces aimed to serve community within LGA

• All residents should be within 400m of an area of highquality open space of between 0.5-2ha, with walkable connections and no major barriers

Example Open Space Type

Henson Park, Marrickville

Ashfield Park, Ashfield

Easton Park, Rozelle

Marrickville Park, Marrickville

McNeilly Park, Marrickville

Punch Park, Balmain

Level 2

Local

• Reasonable level of management and service being a medium importance space to both the Community and Council.

Federation Plaza Reserve, Haberfield

Pocket Park