Grade 1 - Sports Ground

Applies to the following facilities:

Cahill Oval, 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; Macquarie Field, SPEERS POINT; Peacock Field, TORONTO; Feighan Oval, WARNERS BAY; John Street Field, WARNERS BAY; Johnston Park, WEST WALLSEND; Lisle Carr Field, WHITEBRIDGE

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.

Description Approved Fee (incl. GST)
Commercial hire – per hour per field $111.00
Commercial hire – per month per field (up to 10 hours per week) $771.00
Commercial hire – per month per field (up to 20 hours per week) $1,115.00
Casual hire – per hour per field $76.00
Casual hire – half day per field $258.00
Casual hire – full day per field $414.00
Seasonal Fee – Cricket / Football – (Aged 18 & over) (Playing) per registered player $61.00
Seasonal Fee – Cricket / Football – (Aged 18 & over) (Training) per registered player including lighting* $43.00
Seasonal Fee – Cricket / Football – (Under 18) (Playing) per registered player $37.00
Seasonal Fee – Cricket / Football – (Under 18) (Training) per registered player including lighting* $25.00
*Where the team/club training at the ground is not the primary user, the lighting is not included and the team/club is to pay the lighting fee as well as the training fee
Lighting per hour $43.00
Spectator Charge – The user sports club may charge a spectator fee to cover its commitments to a sporting association.  
Meeting room per hour (where available) $21.00
Additional key $65.00
Key deposit/bond – (refunded with return of key and receipt) $65.00

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: 13 Jul 2023