Section 2: Asset Description Section 2: Asset Description 2.1 Reserve Categories Reserve areas have been classified into the following Park Categories. Park Category Description/Primary Purpose Sport & Recreation Sport and recreation activity, recreation facilities and buildings, often multiple use Neighbourhood Local, informal recreation, play and amenity space Public Gardens Horticultural collections for relaxation/contemplation, education and /or amenity Nature Experience and/or protection of the natural environment: native bush, coastal, forestry, farm parks, wetlands and water bodies Cultural Heritage Protection of built cultural and historical environment to provide for commemoration, mourning and remembrance Outdoor Adventure Recreation activities and built facilities, requiring a large scale non-urban environment Civic Space Social and community open space and events Recreation and Ecological Open space, linkages and corridors, water margins Linkages 2.2 Sport and Recreation Park Primary Typical Characteristics Type of Use/Value Likely Reserves Category Purpose Act 1977 Class Sport & Sport and Sport facilities, eg; grass Organised sport Recreation, with Recreation recreation fields, hard courts, artificial Social sports parts possibly activity surfaces classified as Buildings, eg; changing Active recreation Local Purpose rooms, clubrooms, Informal sport & recreation community centres, community activities Walking Recreation facilities, eg; Amenity & open Playgrounds, skate parks, space half courts, picnic areas, bike Events tracks, Dog park Seating Landscaping Usually large size Leased sites could be small (eg; the size of a single club) Page 18