Town of Cambridge LAMP to shine light on future community needs
Published on 29 December 2025
The Town of Cambridge is taking a strategic step to ensure its community facilities and open spaces remain sustainable, accessible, and fit for purpose well into the future with development of a Leisure Assets Master Plan (LAMP).
The LAMP is a major strategic initiative that will guide investment decisions relating to community facilities and open spaces for decades to come, including future community needs to cater for current and emerging sport, leisure and recreation trends.
It will provide a strategic framework for the Town’s community, recreation, and sporting facilities, offering clear direction on asset management, capital works, co-location and shared use opportunities, leasing and licensing arrangements, and funding priorities.
The LAMP will align with the Town’s Strategic Community Plan 2023-2033 and the Local Planning Strategy.
Central to the development of the LAMP will be a detailed program of community consultation to gather feedback on existing and future requirements of our open spaces, community and sporting facilities.
Due to the extensive nature of the consultation needed, in addition to the technical and research work needed, it is expected that the LAMP will be completed over a 12-24 month period.
During the development of the LAMP, the Town will temporarily pause any approval of requests for new, unplanned improvements to existing community facilities and open spaces. Regular maintenance and planned renewals will continue, and exceptions will be made for safety or high-risk issues.
Town of Cambridge Mayor Gary Mack said the LAMP is critical to making fair and informed decisions about the Town’s leisure assets.
“The LAMP is about planning for the future, not just responding to requests as they come in,” Mayor Mack said. “We want to make sure every investment is fair, strategic, and delivers the best outcomes for all parts of our community, not just today, but for generations to come.”
“Our clubs and community groups are the heart of Cambridge life,” he said. “This pause on unplanned improvements is not about saying no, it’s about making sure we say yes in a way that supports clubs, protects community interests, and uses ratepayer funds wisely.”
“We’ve had requests for improvements worth more than $10 million in the past year alone,” Mayor Mack added. “We need a clear plan to ensure those decisions are fair and sustainable. The LAMP will give us that roadmap.”
“The best way to advocate for your club’s needs is to take part in the engagement process. Your input will help shape the LAMP and guide how we prioritise investment for the long term,” he said.
The Town will issue a Request for Tender to appoint a consultant for the project in early 2026 with a view that the final LAMP will be delivered, at the latest by early 2028.
The Town recognises the need for our clubs and community to have clarity about future investment in these facilities as soon as possible. We are committed to working with the successful consultant to reduce timeframes as much as possible without affecting the quality of the final outcome.
It is the Town’s intent to engage a suitably qualified and resourced consultant who can move as swiftly as possible without reducing the level or effectiveness of the community consultation required or the outcomes the LAMP must deliver.
Community engagement is expected to begin mid-2026, with updates to community and Council to be provided via an extensive communications strategy.
Interested community members can keep up to date via the dedicated project page on the Town’s website: Leisure Assets Master Plan (LAMP).
Media contact:
Matt Lau
Senior Media & Communications Officer – Town of Cambridge
media@cambridge.wa.gov.au
(08) 9347 6059