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UPDATE: MONDAY 4 JULY
Council has closed ALL sports grounds in Maitland, except Maitland Regional Sporting Complex, as of Monday 4 July due to the massive amounts of rain experienced over the weekend.
At this point, grounds will be closed for the entire week, pending a change in weather conditions.
We will keep user groups updated through the usual channels, and the wider public through social media.
Wet Weather Ground Closure
Council will control ground closures from Monday through to 2.00pm Fridays. Notification of ground closures during this time will be displayed on the website.
Weekends
From Friday 2.00pm, Council hands over sports grounds to the designated User Group. This means that from Friday 2.00pm to Monday 8.30am, it is up to the User Groups to determine whether or not the ground is fit to play.
Council does not close grounds on the weekend.
All User Groups must undertake a wet weather assessment and complete a wet weather ground assessment form whenever there is surface water or ground softness present on the sports ground or there has been a recent rainfall event.
The completed document must be forwarded to the Recreation Planning and Development Officer by 5.00pm the following Monday. Please email to [email protected] with 'Wet Weather Assessment' as the subject line or delivered to Council’s Administration Building at 285 - 287 High Street, Maitland.
All user groups are to undertake and submit a wet weather assessment on Friday, Saturday and Sunday if there has been inclement weather. Refer to the process below.
Title | Last inspected by Council |
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Metford Recreation Reserve No. 2 | 30 June 2022 |
Title | Last inspected |
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A & D Lawrence No. 1 | 20 June 2022 |
A & D Lawrence No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
Beryl Humble Sports Complex No. 1 | 21 June 2022 |
Beryl Humble Sports Complex No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
Bolwarra Sporting Complex No.1 | 20 June 2022 |
Bolwarra Sporting Complex No.2 | 20 June 2022 |
Bolwarra Sporting Complex No.3 | 20 June 2022 |
Chelmsford Drive Oval | 20 June 2022 |
Cooks Square Park No. 1 | 20 June 2022 |
Cooks Square Park No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
Coronation Oval Sporting Complex | 20 June 2022 |
Ernie Jurd Oval | 20 June 2022 |
Fieldsend Oval No. 1 | 20 June 2022 |
Fieldsend Oval No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
Fred Harvey Sports Complex No. 1 | 30 June 2022 |
Fred Harvey Sports Complex No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
Hartcher Field | 20 June 2022 |
Johnston Reserve No. 1 | 20 June 2022 |
Johnston Reserve No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
Johnston Reserve No. 3 | 20 June 2022 |
Johnston Reserve No. 4 | 20 June 2022 |
King Edward Park | 20 June 2022 |
Lochinvar Sports Complex No. 1 | 20 June 2022 |
Lochinvar Sports Complex No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
Lochinvar Sports Complex No. 3 | 20 June 2022 |
Lorn Park | 20 June 2022 |
Maitland No. 1 Sportsground | 3 June 2022 |
Maitland Park Outer Sports Field No. 1 | 20 June 2022 |
Maitland Park Outer Sports Field No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
Maitland Park Outer Sports Field No. 3 | 20 June 2022 |
Maitland Park Outer Sports Field No. 4 | 20 June 2022 |
Maitland Park Outer Sports Field No. 5 | 20 June 2022 |
Max McMahon Oval | 20 June 2022 |
McKeachies Sports ground No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
McKeachies Sportsground No. 1 | 20 June 2022 |
Metford Recreation Reserve No. 1 | 30 June 2022 |
Morpeth Oval No. 1 | 20 June 2022 |
Morpeth Oval No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
Morpeth Oval No. 3 | 20 June 2022 |
Norm Chapman Oval No. 1 | 20 June 2022 |
Norm Chapman Oval No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
Norm Chapman Oval No. 3 | 20 June 2022 |
Robins Oval | 20 June 2022 |
Ron Stewart Sports Area | 20 June 2022 |
Roy Jordan Oval | 20 June 2022 |
Shamrock Hill No. 1 | 20 June 2022 |
Shamrock Hill No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
Somerset Drive Park No. 1 | 20 June 2022 |
Somerset Drive Park No. 2 | 20 June 2022 |
Tenambit No. 1 | 28 June 2022 |
Tenambit No. 2 | 21 June 2022 |
Thornton Oval | 20 June 2022 |
The Wet Weather Ground Closure procedure has been developed to assist with determining when grounds are opened or closed.
Weekdays
Council will control ground closures from Monday through to 2.00pm Fridays. Notification of ground closures during this time will be displayed on the website.
Weekends
Use of sports grounds from 2.00pm Friday until 8.30am Monday will be allowed at the discretion of the User Group that has been allocated use of the ground at that time. All User Groups must undertake a wet weather assessment and complete a wet weather ground assessment form whenever there is surface water or ground softness present on the sportsground or there has been a recent rainfall event. The completed document must be forwarded to the Recreation Planning and Development Officer by 5.00pm the following Monday. Please email to [email protected] with 'Wet Weather Assessment' as the subject line or delivered to Council’s Administration Building at 285 - 287 High Street, Maitland.
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