Status of sportsgrounds

COVID-19 Update

If you are planning to use these facilities, please do so with caution. Make sure you wash your hands before and after you use any equipment.

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Ovals Open. Updated Monday 30 March, 2021 

Our sports ground hotline is a pre-recorded message and can be used to gain information on the ovals status - the hotline number is 4780 5617 and is updated frequently.

Alert 1 April, 2021 - KATOOMBA SHOWGROUND SINK HOLE
Katoomba Showground is closed for the next two months, due to a sink hole developing near the centre of the oval.
The oval has been temporarily fenced while we continue investigations and remediate.
The hole, that is expanding, has been caused by failed pipelines during recent flooding.

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Council is required to close its sports grounds and ovals from time to time in response to adverse weather conditions and other circumstances. The decision to close and reopen sports grounds and ovals is made on a needs basis. When grounds are CLOSED it is to prevent damage to the sporting fields, usually during wet weather. 

If grounds are declared CLOSED on the day of scheduled training, then training is not permitted. If grounds are declared OPEN, training is permitted at the discretion of the club.

  • Clubs and users are to conduct their own risk assessments for suitability of use for players and to avoid/reduce damage to the turf
  • Council is mowing the ovals, but there may still be long grass in patches and grass clippings on the ground
  • The ovals could still be damp in places due to the regular rain storms occurring  
  • Ovals may still be wet in sections, if so play is not permitted on the oval
Users are to conduct their own risk assessment prior to use for suitability of use / play due to recent wet weather.
 
Sports Ground Status Review Date

Lapstone Oval

Explorers Road, Lapstone

 OPEN

 

Glenbrook Oval

Moore Street, Glenbrook

 OPEN

 

Knapsack Park

Barnett Street, Glenbrook

 OPEN

 

Glenbrook Park

Park Street, Glenbrook

 OPEN

 

Blaxland Oval (St Johns Oval)

St Johns Road, Blaxland

 OPEN

 

Warrimoo Oval

Rickard Road, Warrimoo

 OPEN

 

Lomatia Park

Bland Street, Springwood

 OPEN

 

Summerhayes Park

Hawkesbury Road, Winmalee

 OPEN

 

Churchill Place Courts

Churchill Place – Springwood

 OPEN

 

Tom Hunter Park

Hunter Way, Faulconbridge

 OPEN

 

Gloria Park

Lester Street, Hazelbrook

 OPEN

 

Lawson Oval

Ferris Lane, Lawson

 OPEN

 

Pitt Park

Matcham Avenue, Wentworth Falls

 OPEN

 

Leura Oval

Lone Pine Avenue, Leura (Off Malvern Road)

 OPEN

 

Peter Carroll Field

Clarence Street, Katoomba

 OPEN

 

Katoomba Showground

Off Woodlands Road, Katoomba

 CLOSED

 

Katoomba Falls Reserve

Cliff Drive, Katoomba

 OPEN

 

Bureau Park

Albion Street, Katoomba

 OPEN

 

Melrose Park

Barton Street, Katoomba

 OPEN

 

Blackheath Oval

Clan William Street, Blackheath

 OPEN

 

Browntown Oval

Great Western Highway, Mt Victoria

 OPEN

 

*Fields that have been reopened are up to the discretion of the clubs and users, should use of the field during the session show signs of damage to the field, and playing surface, clubs should close down the session and make alternative arrangements.