Grade 1 - Sports Ground
Applies to the following facilities:
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Cahill Oval, Barton Fields, Lumsdon Field BELMONT; Pasterfield Sports Complex, CAMERON PARK; St John Oval, CHARLESTOWN; Cooranbong Sports Complex, COORANBONG; Croudace Bay Sports Complex, CROUDACE BAY; Jack McLaughlin Oval, EDGEWORTH; Allen Davis/Ernie Calland Fields (Football), GATESHEAD; Fred Wright Oval, GATESHEAD; Harold Knight Oval, GATESHEAD; Macquarie Field, SPEERS POINT; Peacock Field, TORONTO; Feighan Oval, WARNERS BAY; John Street Field, WARNERS BAY; Johnston Park, WEST WALLSEND; Lisle Carr Field, WHITEBRIDGE
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Winter sports season is recognised as the period between March/April through to September. Summer sports season is recognised as the period between October through to March. Regular trainings, competitions or development programs outside these primary season timeframes will need to pay the relevant Pre/Post season fee. Eg, Summer 9s, JDL Football and Twilight netball competitions would all pay the Pre/Post seasonal fee as these are competitions and programming outside their primary season.
Teams from outside the City are to pay the casual rate for ground hire and lighting, not the seasonal rate. Fees to be used by management body to operate and manage fields and facilities.
| Community & Recreation - Sporting Facilities - Sportsgrounds Grade 1 | 2026/2027 Fee (inc. GST) |
| Commercial hire - per hour per field | $125 |
| Commercial hire - per month per field (up to 10 hours per week) | $868 |
| Commercial hire - per month per field (up to 20 hours per week) | $1,255 |
| Casual/School hire - per hour per field | $86 |
| Casual/School hire - per day per field | $344 |
| Seasonal Fee - (playing) per registered player 18 and over | $70 |
| Seasonal Fee - (playing) per registered player under 18 | $42 |
| Seasonal Fee - (training) per registered player 18 and over, including lighting* | $49 |
| Seasonal Fee - (training) per registered player under 18, including lighting* | $30 |
| Pre/Post Season Fee - (playing) per registered player 18 and over | $42 |
| Pre/Post Season Fee - (playing) per registered player under 18 | $25 |
| Pre/Post Season Fee - (training) per registered player 18 and over, including lighting* | $29 |
| Pre/Post Season Fee - (training) per registered player under 18, including lighting* | $18 |
| *Where the team/club training at the ground is not the primary user, the lighting is not included and team/club is to pay the lighting fee as well as training fee | |
| Lighting - per hour - casual or commercial hirer | $49 |
| Key - additional key cost | $60 |
| Meeting room hire - per hour (where applicable) | $26 |
| Spectator charge - The user sports club may charge a spectator fee to cover its commitments to a sports association. | |
Standard Hours of Operation
- Facility with lighting available
- 7.00am – 10.30pm
- Facility without lighting
- 7.00am – 7.00pm
Extension of hours will require Council Approval.
Page Last Updated: 30 Jun 2026