Released 17/03/2024
Most ACT Government irrigated turf sportsgrounds will close from Monday 18 March 2024 for a two-week maintenance period to prepare for the winter sport season.
“During the bi-annual maintenance period, some ovals will remain open to allow teams to continue training activity ahead of the the start of the winter season,” Minister for Sport and Recreation, Yvette Berry said.
“Last season this approach was used for the first time and the ACT Government received positive feedback from sporting peak bodies. We will again use this approach with a total of 21 ovals remaining open whilst other grounds receive maintenance work.
“As well as the usual winter sports such as football, rugby league and Australian Rules, some other sports will have the opportunity to use ovals that remain open. Bookings have been received for Canberra Quadball (formerly ANU Quidditch), two Ultimate Frisbee groups who are training for the National Championships as well as Capital Football who are preparing for the Football Australia knockout cup.”
Larger ovals such as the Gungahlin Enclosed Oval, Greenway and Woden Park will be open to allow use by some sporting groups.
“The traditional sportsground maintenance period is carried out twice yearly at the beginning and end of the summer sport season,” Minister Berry said.
“Work will involve top dressing fields by spreading a new layer of sand and soil, upgrades to turf, installing goal posts and line marking.”
Sportsgrounds that are closed for maintenance work will re-open on Easter Monday, 1 April 2024.
The 21 fields (listed below) that will remain open during this two-week period will have maintenance undertaken at a later date when impact to sport is minimal.
- Banks (one field)
- Holt (two fields)
- Bonner (two fields)
- Narrabundah (two fields)
- Duffy (one field)
- O’Connor (two fields)
- Gungahlin Enclosed Oval (one field)
- Scullin (three fields)
- Greenway Oval (one field)
- Yarralumla (one field)
- Griffith (two fields)
- Woden Park (one field)
- Hackett (two fields)
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