Ground closures

Information on sporting ground closures in Maitland. 

UPDATE: Friday 5 August

All sportsgrounds will be the responsibility of User Groups/Hirers as of 2.00pm today, Friday 5 August, as per normal conditions.

Please ensure Wet Weather Assessments are completed and that the grounds are suitable for play. Wet Weather Assessments will be required to be completed prior to any use and emailed to [email protected] by close of business Monday 8 August 2022.

As per the Conditions of Hire and the adopted Fees & Charges, fines may be issued for any damage caused to grounds or failure to complete and submit a Wet Weather Assessment.

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.