Sportsfields

Sportfields Bookings

Sportsfields must be booked to avoid clashing with other sporting groups. All bookings must be accompanied by the organisation's Certificate of Currency for Public Liability (minimum $20 million) with Council noted as an interested party. 

To book for the summer or winter sporting seasons please complete the form below and email to council at least two weeks before the booking date.

• Seasonal Use of Sports Ground Booking Form

Occasional or one-off bookings of public land for schools, clinics etc. can complete the form below at least two weeks before the booking date.

• Casual Sports Booking on Public Land Application Form 

Sports and Recreation Facility Plan 

The purpose of the Sport and Recreation Facility Plan is to assess and document Ballina Shire's current and future sport and active recreation needs to guide Council and the community in providing sport and active recreation facilities.

• Sports and Recreation Plan (36mb pdf)

The objectives of the Plan are to:

• understand sport and recreation participation and needs
• establish facility provision gap assessment for current and predicted future demand
• establish Council’s and the community’s role in addressing demand
• maximise efficiencies (through rationalisation, avoiding duplication and establishing key partnerships)
• detail preferred management arrangements
• develop a detailed and realistic implementation plan that will guide Council (and the community) in the future provision of (and investment in) fit-for-purpose sport, recreation and open space facilities across the LGA.

Wet weather and field closures

Sportfields may close in wet weather or during field renovations. Cancellations are at the discretion of the sporting clubs in the first instance. 

Please contact your club to confirm the status of your activity or game.