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Wet weather and closures

Sport facility users are able to check sport field closures by calling Waverley Council’s Wet Weather Line on 9083 8305.

Council has a responsibility to provide suitable, safe and sustainable venues for sporting clubs and users to train and compete. With that, sports facility closures are inevitable throughout the year, due to weather and turf conditions.

The decision to close a sporting field or court is not taken lightly. They will be closed only after assessment undertaken by qualified Park Operations staff. To minimise disruption to clubs and users, this assessment will be made before 12 noon between Monday and Friday, and by 7am on Saturday and Sunday for weekend use.

The following criteria is used during assessment of facilities:

1. Surface water present
2. Saturation of soil (water rising to surface while walking on)
3. Surface is slippery to walk on
4. Grass and surface is dislodged easily
5. Existing condition of the surface

The objective of Council is to ensure a sustainable standard of sporting grounds, so clubs and sports participation can grow in the Local Government Area.

It is important that all users acknowledge and respond to ground closures to ensure the grounds can be maintained for future use. In addition, we ask users to take reasonable steps to reduce damage to grounds during use.