Draft Sport Field Allocation Policy

Consultation period: 12 August - 8 September 2024

Council is preparing a Sport Field Allocation Policy that will help to manage the demand for Council-owned and/or managed sport fields across sports clubs/associations and the wider community. The development of this policy is a focus of the Sports Strategy and Implementation Plan 2022-2037.

The policy will:

• Ensure fair and equitable access to sport fields for all user groups within the community
• Optimise the use of sports fields to accommodate the increasing demand
• Enhance communication and collaboration between Council and users by providing transparent and consistent rules for allocation and usage of sports fields.

The Principles of the Sports Field Allocation Policy are outlined in detail in the attached Schedules (p. 7 to 23) and include:

• A: Equity of access
• B: Optimal usage of sports fields
• C: Minimising impact on surrounding residents
• D: Protect public infrastructure
• E: Insurance and liability.

Have your say

To prepare our draft Sport Field Allocation Policy we have engaged with key stakeholders including the Sport and Active Communities Sub-Committee, the Policies and Procedures Collaboration Group, and other Councils. We are now seeking feedback from our community until 8 September 2024. You can provide feedback:

• online by taking the survey below
• email feedback to sport@ssc.nsw.gov.au
• in writing to Sport Services Team, Sutherland Shire Council, Locked Bag 17, Sutherland 1499.

Next steps:

Following community consultation, Council will review and consider all feedback. Some changes may be made to the policy. It will then be finalised and reported to Council for adoption. We will keep interested members of the community updated.

For a list of sport fields in the Sutherland Shire, please visit the Council website.