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Released 16/09/2025
Most ACT Government irrigated sportsgrounds will be temporarily closed for two weeks from tomorrow, Wednesday 17 September to Tuesday 30 September 2025 (inclusive) to prepare fields for the summer sport season ahead.
This work is essential to help maintain the 129 sportsgrounds that are used year-round for various sporting groups. Before the summer and winter sport seasons, work on the fields is done to prepare for the next sporting period,” Director of Sport & Recreation Facilities, Luke Halpin said.
“Maintenance work will include getting grounds ready for summer sport activities as well as removing goal posts, top dressing, upgrading the turf as well as fertilising grass,” Mr Halpin said.
Once again, to provide some sports with an opportunity to prepare and train ahead of the summer sport season, the ACT Government has been working with peak sporting bodies and will leave some grounds open during the two- week period.
“This approach of keeping some grounds open has proven to work well for the sporting community and helped to avoid any impacts to training activity players may do ahead of the season,” Mr Halpin said.
“Having a close relationship with sport peak bodies also is important and the team with Sport and Recreation Facilities work closely with these groups throughout the sporting seasons.
“Some maintenance work has commenced at grounds already. Other grounds that still require maintenance will close at a later date that suits the various sporting groups,” Mr Halpin said.
Any sporting groups planning on using the grounds listed below from 17 to 30 September 2025 will need to liaise with their sport peak body who will make the necessary arrangements with the ACT Government.
A list of the 18 fields that will remain open for bookings during the traditional maintenance period is below.
Synthetic fields and cricket nets are not affected during this period and will remain open.
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Alfred Deakin High School (one field) |
Duffy (one field) |
Kambah (four fields) |
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Banks (one field) |
Greenway Enclosed Oval (one field) |
Kingsford Smith High School – Holt (one field) |
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Boomanulla Oval – Narrabundah (one field) |
Gungahlin Enclosed Oval (one field) |
Narrabundah (two fields) |
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Canberra High School – Macquarie (two fields) |
Holt (two fields) |
Woden Park (one field) |
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