Town of Cambridge clarifies Council’s long standing direction for LAMP
Published on 19 February 2026
The Town of Cambridge is aware of statements made at the Agenda Briefing on 17 February suggesting that the Leisure Assets Master Plan (LAMP) was not previously identified, endorsed, or funded by Council. These claims are incorrect.
The LAMP is a critical strategic project that has been consistently contemplated, supported, and incorporated into the Town’s integrated planning and reporting framework for several years. It is not a new initiative and is a project which has been endorsed by Council multiple times since 2021.
The requirement to prepare a long-term open space and community infrastructure strategy was first established in the Local Planning Strategy (LPS) in 2021. The LPS was endorsed by Council in 2020 and received final endorsement by the Western Australian Planning Commission on 30 April 2021.
The LPS includes explicit actions; one of which is the development of an Open Space and Community Facilities Strategy, and a Community Infrastructure Plan with defined timeframes and scope elements that are incorporated within the LAMP. The LAMP has also previously been referred to as the Open Space and Community Infrastructure Strategy (OSCIS); the Open Space and Community Facilities Infrastructure Strategy (OSCFIS) and the Strategic Recreation and Community Facilities Master Plan (SRCF).
The Town confirms the project has been in the forward planning program since the LPS was endorsed in 2021 and has been identified in multiple strategic documents and subject to Council reporting and prioritisation processes. The LAMP is specifically funded in the 2025/26 adopted budget.
Since 2021, Council has considered and endorsed the project through several decision points:
- A notice of motion in December 2023 and subsequent Council report in May 2024 which confirmed key actions to be undertaken for urban consolidation precincts identified in the LPS. This confirmed the OSCIS as a current project which was paused to prioritise other planning projects for key areas within the Town including the Floreat Activity Centre, Wembley and West Leederville and Cambridge Street corridors. These other projects are now completed and the pause on the LAMP can be lifted.
- Adoption of the 2025/26 Annual Budget, which allocates $300,000 for the development of the Open space and Community Facilities Infrastructure Strategy. The Budget was adopted by Council on 24 June 2025. A Community Facilities, Infrastructure and Open Space Strategy is identified in the report to Council as an action from the LPS and an increase in service level for 2025/26.
- Adoption of the Corporate Business Plan 2025/26–2028/29 which identifies the development of the Strategic Recreation and Community Facilities Master Plan with a budget of $300,000 for 2025/26. The Corporate Business Plan 2025/26 – 2028/29 was adopted by Council on 26 August 2025. Quarterly progress reports for the Corporate Business Plan, delivered in October 2025 and February 2026, have also provided updates on the progress of the LAMP.
- Adoption of the minor review of the Strategic Community Plan 2023-2033 on 25 November 2025. The Strategic Community Plan identifies the LAMP as a key informing plan and a measure of the Town’s performance in achieving the objectives set out in the SCP under the Our People pillar.
The previous version of the SCP (adopted in 2023) also noted the adoption of the Open Space and Community Infrastructure Strategy as an indicator of the Town’s progress towards of its objectives under the “Our People” pillar. This reinforces the LAMP as an informing strategy aligned with community outcomes.
The LAMP is a critical, long term, forward planning tool for the Town of Cambridge. It will provide the evidence base needed for Council to make fully informed decisions about future facilities, parks, public open spaces, and community infrastructure needs across the Town and in a manner consistent with the LPS.
High community satisfaction ratings with the Town’s current service delivery across open spaces and community facilities does not negate the need for long-term planning for future community needs. The LAMP is required to ensure the Town can maintain current service levels and plan for future demand.
Suggestions that Council has not been given the opportunity to understand or discuss the project are incorrect. The scope and need for the LAMP have been before Council in numerous forums, workshops, briefings, and formal documents over several years.
The Town will continue progressing the LAMP in accordance with the endorsed budget, Council direction, and the adopted strategic planning framework.
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