You can enquire about programmed and formal sports use by emailing seasonalsport@melbourne.vic.gov.au.
Sports permits
Schools, clubs and other organisations that need to use a formal sports field must obtain a sports permit.
There are three permits relating to the use of our sports grounds:
If you want to organise a walkathon, marathon or run, you need to obtain an event permit. Similarly, sporting events bringing in more than three pieces of infrastructure to a park need to obtain an event permit.
For information see
Organising events and
Event permits.
When permits are not required
A permit is not required if:
- using a field that does not have sports line marking or goals
- small participation numbers i.e. 12 and less
- the activity is not associated with a sports club
- the activity is not re-occurring.
Child Safe Standards
All Victorian organisations that provide services to children (0-18) are required under the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 to comply with Child Safe Standards (CSS).
The CSS can be found at
Making children safe.
The Permit holder must comply with the CSS and ensure that any persons who use Council’s facilities pursuant to the Permit also comply with the Standards.
Without limiting the generality of the preceding, the Permit holder must ensure all persons providing services to children pursuant to the Permit hold and maintain a Working with Children Check.
Our sports fields
Six parks in the municipality have sports fields available for hire in summer (October to March) and winter (April to September). Use our
interactive map or see information on individual parks below, which show sports fields for hire and include downloadable park maps showing details of facilities.