As Dunsborough's sporting clubs go from 'strength to strength', it has resulted in them competing for space with current infrastructure pushed to its limits.
With Dunsborough's increase in population, its sporting clubs have also grown with the Dunsborough Junior Soccer Club reporting 30 per cent growth since its last season.
The club alone now has more than 300 children playing and training each week at the playing fields.
Club president Richard Lambert said they were anticipating similar growth next year.
"Dunsborough Juniors is comfortably the largest club in the region for girls and soccer has now become the sport of choice helped along by the upcoming Wold Cup," he said.
"We have recently engaged the services of the Believe Academy which has helped us upskill our coaches and offer technical support.
"They have also helped us create a positive culture for our players, volunteers and parents.
"This is another factor that's had a positive impact on our growth numbers and we have already had interest from parents wanting to register for next season, this is unprecedented."
Soccer is played all year round and in summer months the club competes with the cricket club which has jurisdiction over the oval space.
"There is a distinct lack of space to comfortably accommodate all users," Mr Lambert said.
It is a similar scenario for the Dunsborough Sharks Football Club which has seen its membership grow alongside population growth.
The club is focused on establishing a girls team rather than send willing players to Busselton and hope to join the South West Football League.
Club president Mark Delane said they currently had 18 junior teams with approximately 360 players, 130 Auskickers and 70 senior players which were all trying to use one oval and a small part of a second oval at the playing fields.
"Training and fixturing are at loggerheads," he said.
"The number of kids we have playing footy in Dunsborough is the highest occupancy per space in the City of Busselton for any sport.
"We are only going from strength-to-strength too, we had three more junior teams than last year, we've had an increased number of players in our seniors and masters teams as well.
"We will continue to grow as the Dunsborough population grows.
"We have a bit of juggling to do dealing with our current situation but when the city implement stage one of their Sports and Recreation Facilities Strategy 2020-2030 we will get two AFL ovals at the Dunsborough Lakes Playing Fields."
The City of Busselton plan to start work on developing the Dunsborough Lakes Sports Precinct as early 2021.
The city's director of engineering and works services Oliver Darby said the precinct would be located at Lot 40 Dunsborough Lakes Drive, adjacent to the proposed Department of Education WA primary school site.
"It's planned that the sports precinct is completed over the next two to three years, with the pavilion being the final stage and scheduled for construction in 2022-23," he said.
"The Dunsborough Lakes Sports Precinct will comprise of four soccer fields, two cricket ovals, four multi-use outdoor courts and a sporting pavilion.
"The council has committed the funds required to complete the playing fields component in 2020-21, with the construction of outdoor multipurpose courts, sports lighting, carpark, and pavilion scheduled for the 2022-23 financial year.
"The council has applied to the State Government for $1.1 million of funding to enable the construction of outdoor multi-purpose courts and sports lighting at the same time as the playing fields.
"The construction of the Dunsborough Lakes Sports Precinct will then allow for the reconfiguration of the existing Dunsborough Playing Fields to have an Aussie Rules focus as well as providing future opportunities to focus on other sports such as a Little Athletics centre for the district."
Vasse MLA Libby Mettam has backed their calls and has gone a step further by meeting with Sport and Recreation Minister Mick Murray.
She said the meeting was to seek support for the city's bid to receive state government funding for more sports infrastructure in Dunsborough.
Ms Mettam said record growth across Busselton and Dunsborough had resulted in increased pressures on junior sport across the whole region.
"I am very appreciative that Mr Murray took the time to discuss the proposal with me. This will be followed up with a meeting in the next couple of weeks which will also be attended by the city," she said.
"A recent study indicated that oval use in Dunsborough is 1.5 to 2 times more in comparison to the sports in Busselton sub-district.
"This sporting infrastructure funding need is supported by the fact that participation in the Dunsborough sub-district has increased on average by more than 200 per cent since the upgrade of the Dunsborough Playing Fields by the previous state government in 2010-12."
Sports and Recreation Minister Mick Murray said he was aware of the issues around the provision of sporting infrastructure that many towns, such as Dunsborough, were experiencing periods of population growth.
"The State Government has supported projects in the region through the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF), including the Lois Hannay Pavilion project and the associated netball court redevelopment that was officially opened a few weeks ago," he said.
"The City of Busselton has recently completed a Sport and Recreation Facilities Strategy 2020-2030 which identified a range of priority sport and recreation developments within the city.
"A key priority project identified in the city's strategy is the development of the new Dunsborough Lakes Sports Park providing playing fields and infrastructure for soccer, cricket and court sports.
"I am meeting with the city shortly to discuss their sport and recreation infrastructure plans."
