Released 17/03/2025
Most ACT Government irrigated sportsgrounds will close for a two-week maintenance period from Tuesday (March 18) to prepare for the winter sport season.
Minister for Sport and Recreation, Yvette Berry said this two-week period provides a good opportunity for the Sport & Recreation facilities team to get grounds ready for a variety of winter sport.
“This includes, top dressing surfaces, installing goal posts, line marking ovals, upgrading turf, fertilising and in some locations adding coconut fibres into the soil to help with better water retention on ovals,” Minister Berry said.
During the maintenance period, 25 ovals will remain available for booking to accommodate the need for pre-season training.
“The ACT Government continues to receive positive feedback from sporting peak bodies of this approach in keeping some grounds open during the two-week maintenance period. These 25 playing fields will receive maintenance later in 2025,” Minister Berry said.
The traditional sportsground maintenance period is carried out twice yearly at the beginning and end of the summer sport season.
All grounds will re-open on Tuesday 1 April 2025.
The 25 fields (listed below) that will remain open over the next two weeks include:
Bonython (2 fields)
Hughes (2 fields)
Cook (1 field)
Isabella Plains (2 fields)
Giralang (1 field)
Latham (3 fields)
Gowrie (5 fields)
Pearce (2 fields)
Holt (7 fields)
Woden Park (athletics) will remain open as well as synthetic grass fields at Holt (1 field), Nicholls (2 fields) and Pearce (1 field).
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