FAQs for sportsground hire

Yes, a booking is required if you are setting up a sports field for a social game of sport. This includes bubble soccer and laser tag.

No, we only approve full field bookings.

Yes, members of the public or other groups are not permitted to use any available spaces of the sportsground during your booking.

To find out if a ground is closed, check the Sportsground Status page for updates or call the Wet Weather Line on 02 9391 7916 for a recorded message. Signs may also be placed at the grounds. If there is a wet weather event after these updates are provided, the onus is on the hirer to check the field of the following before starting their booking:

• surface water present
• water rises to the surface when walking across the surface (this indicates soil is at its saturation point)
• surface is slippery to walk on, or grass surface is dislodged easily

No. We often allocate bookings back to back. Your booking time must include any time you need to set up the field before training/competition begins as well as any time required to pack up after.

All sportsgrounds have public toilets available. The following sportsgrounds have changeroom facilities:

• Andrew Petrie Oval (Synthetic field)
• Woollahra Playing Fields (Ovals 2 & 3)
• Trumper Park
• Lyne Park

Access to changerooms is provided upon application. Additional fees may apply.

The following sportsgrounds have (basic) canteen facilities available for hire (additional fees may apply)

• Woollahra Playing Fields (Ovals 2 & 3)
• Trumper Park

Amplified music is not permitted i.e. instruments connected to speakers. Some events may be approved with special conditions.

Marquees and other temporary structures are permitted in some of our parks depending on the footprint. Approval is required.

Yes, amusement devices are permitted in many of our parks. Approval is required