Ground closures

Information on sporting ground closures in Maitland. 

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.

Closed grounds
Open grounds
Wet Weather Ground Closure Procedure

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.