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Community Sport Infrastructure
Across Australia
Sport and Community

Delivering evidence-based, future-focused sport and community planning and infrastructure services that genuinely understand community.

A trusted partner from ideation to infrastructure delivery that communities and councils rely on to navigate the complex intersection of sport and community participation, funding, sustainability and technical design.

Top features and benefits

We bring decades of experience, integrated technical disciplines, and a partner-first approach to every sport and community project.

Grounded in the realities
of Community Sport
Core capability
Grounded in the realities of Community Sport
With decades of experience working alongside clubs, councils and sporting bodies, our staff understand the operational and community dynamics that turn plans into projects that excel in functionality.

Experience

Community SportDecades of practice
Core capability
Future-Focused, Practical and Investment Ready
RECOR delivers integrated planning and technical advice that is evidence-based and future-focused, better project definition and investment ready infrastructure outcomes.

Approach

Evidence-BasedInvestment-ready outcomes
Future-Focused, Practical and Investment Ready
Working With You For The Long Term
Core capability
Working With You For The Long Term
We partner with clients as a long-term collaborator, taking the time to understand each community's unique vision, values and challenges, because no two projects should ever look the same.

Partnership

Long-TermCollaborative approach
A fundamental knowledge of the operational requirements of sport and community infrastructure and a commitment to understand the uniqueness of your community, underpins our project approach.
Sport Infrastructure and Precinct Master Planning
Integrated master planning for sporting precincts that incorporate early stage civil, structural, climate resilience, and site constraints with usage data and realistic operational functionality. Infrastructure Plans that incorporate technical and functional site assessments.
Sport and Active Recreation Strategic Planning
Working with you to create Strategic Plans that are future-focused, grounded in data and reflective of each community's unique aspirations.
Demand Analysis, Feasibility and Business Case Development
Demand analysis, business cases and feasibility studies for new or upgraded sporting infrastructure. Integrating participation data, operational functionality, demographic analysis, benchmarking and cost planning to support future investment.
Project Management Services
Project Managers that understand regulatory requirements, community passions and how to be your advocate to ensure quality outcomes.
Sport and Community
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Sport and Community Planning
Backed by Technical Depth

RECOR connects planning and in-house technical design disciplines from day one, ensuring sport and community projects are shaped by real world site, infrastructure and structural realities. Our integrated team is our point of difference. Strategic advice shaped by engineering expertise and technical solutions guided by community outcomes.

More than planning. A complete project pathway

Our multi-disciplined team combines genuine community sport expertise with in-house civil and structural engineering, assessment and project management capability.

Sport, Recreation and Community Infrastructure
Sport, recreation and community infrastructure planning, design and delivery support across Australia.
Strategic Planning and Guidance
Strategic planning and guidance services aligned to community values, future-focused and grounded in data.
Sport Precinct Master Planning
Integrated master planning for sporting precincts incorporating civil, structural, climate and operational design from day one.
Project Management
Project management led by people who understand regulatory requirements, community passions, and quality delivery outcomes.
Civil Engineering and Site Preparation
Civil engineering and site preparation services that translate plans into buildable, investment-ready infrastructure.
Structural Assessments and Infrastructure Advice
Structural assessments and infrastructure advice on existing assets, retrofits, and new community facility design.
Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Planning
Climate change adaptation and resilience planning embedded into community sport facility scoping and design.
Renewable Energy and ESG Informed Project Thinking
Renewable energy and ESG informed project thinking that helps communities and councils meet their sustainability commitments.

Sectors we serve with sport and community planning

Sport and community infrastructure planning across the sectors RECOR delivers.

Civil infrastructure
Energy and renewables
Water and wastewater
Land development
Structures
Sports and recreation
Waste and circular economy
Community and social
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Got questions? Let's clear them up

Let's discuss your next project.
Email: hello@recor.au

What does RECOR's sport and community planning service cover?

Sport infrastructure and precinct master planning, strategic planning for sport and active recreation, demand analysis and feasibility studies, business case development, and project management services. We work across the full sport and community infrastructure lifecycle, from early strategic thinking through to delivered facilities.

Who do you typically work with on sport and community projects?

Local councils, state government departments, sporting bodies, community clubs, and infrastructure operators delivering recreation assets. Our team has decades of combined experience working alongside clubs, councils and sporting bodies across Australia.

Do you handle both strategic planning and engineering delivery?

Yes. Our multi-disciplined team combines genuine community sport expertise with in-house civil, structural, project management, and engineering capability. Strategic advice is shaped by engineering expertise, and technical solutions are guided by community outcomes.

Can you support business cases and feasibility studies for funding submissions?

Yes. We deliver demand analysis, business cases, and feasibility studies integrating participation data, operational functionality, demographic analysis, benchmarking, and cost planning to support future investment and funding submissions.

How does RECOR's approach differ from a typical planning consultancy?

Our integrated team brings together planning and technical disciplines from day one, ensuring sport and community plans are shaped by real-world site, infrastructure and structural realities. We are evidence-based and future-focused, giving clients confidence in stronger decision-making, better project definition, and investment-ready infrastructure outcomes.

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