Park and Sportsground Hire

Mason Park 2.jpg

Strathfield LGA has 8 beautiful parks available for hire, with 31 sports fields and courts, servicing a variety of sports including soccer, cricket, basketball, netball, rugby, rugby league and touch football.

Our regular maintenance schedule and dedication high-performance sportsgrounds, means whatever your sporting preference, Strathfield is your destination.

Location Winter Season Summer Season Map 
Strathfield Park
Homebush Road Strathfield

2x Synthetic Fields
 1x Soccer Field
 2x Basketball/Netball Courts (all-weather)

 2x Synthetic Field
2x Basketball/Netball Courts (all-weather)		 Strathfield Park Map(JPG, 505KB)  
Airey Park
Bates Street Homebush		 1x Rugby/Rugby League Field 5x Practice Cricket Nets
1x Cricket Pitch (Turf Wicket)		 Airey Park Map(JPG, 469KB)

Mason Park
Underwood Road Homebush

 2x Soccer Fields 
1x Synthetic Field
1x 6/7 Touch Football Oz Tag Fields (lights available)		 1x Cricket Pitch (Synthetic Field)
1x Synthetic Field
1x 6/7 Touch Football Oz Tag Fields (lights available)		 Mason Park Map(JPG, 431KB)
Cooke Park
Madeline Street Belfield		 1x Synthetic Field
3x Soccer Fields (lights available)		 1x Cricket Pitch (synthetic wicket)
1x Synthetic Field 		 Cooke Park Map(JPG, 383KB)
Begnell Field
Madeline Street Belfield		 1x Rugby League Field
2x Touch Football Fields		 1x Rugby League Field
2x Touch Football Fields (no lighting)		 Begnell Field Map(JPG, 375KB)
Hudson Oval
Arthur St Strathfield		 1x Rugby Field (Limited times on weekdays and Sundays only)

1x Cricket Pitch (Turf Wicket) - Sunday only

 Hudson Oval Map(JPG, 444KB) 
Bark Huts Reserve
Elliot Street, Belfield		 2x Soccer Fields (lights available)
4x Touch Football Fields (lights available)
1x Basketball/Netball Court (all-weather hard court)		 1x Cricket Pitch (Turf Wicket)
4x Touch Football Fields 
1x Basketball/Netball Court (all-weather hard court)

Bark Huts Reserve Summer Map(JPG, 457KB)

Bark Huts Reserve Winter Map(JPG, 454KB)
Bressington Park
Homebush		 1x Synthetic Field
4x Soccer Fields

5x Cricket practice wickets
2x Cricket Pitch (Synthetic)

 Bressington Park Map(JPG, 407KB)

 

Park and Sportsground Hire Information

Application Form

Applications for the 2025-2026 Summer Season Sportsgrounds allocation are now OPEN until the 14th of July.

If you would like to be notified when applications open for the next season, please email bookings@strathfield.nsw.gov.au

Applying for Sportsground Hire

Before applying, please refer to Council’s Community Facilities Terms and Conditions, Council Grounds Casual Booking Form to complete your application:

2023 Strathfield Council Grounds Casual Booking Form(PDF, 207KB)
2023 Strathfield Council Community Facilities Terms & Conditions(PDF, 152KB)

Please ensure all applications & supporting documents required to assess your application are provided via email bookings@strathfield.nsw.gov.au

Seasonal Application Documents

1.-Sports-Grounds-Seasonal-Application-Form_lk.pdf(PDF, 584KB)

1.1-Seasonal-Sports-Ground-Booking-Application-Sheet_lk.xlsx(XLSX, 30KB)

2.-Parks-Reserves-Terms-Conditions_lk.pdf(PDF, 264KB)

3.-Seasonal-Sportsfield-Allocation-Policy_lk.pdf(PDF, 336KB)

Please do not modify any of the formatting of these documents when submitting to bookings@strathfield.nsw.gov.au. Documents will only be considered in their original format posted here due to filing and records restrictions:

1. Sports Grounds Seasonal Application Form (PDF)

2. Seasonal Sports Ground Booking Application Sheet (Excel)

Sporting Ground Hire Policies and Terms and Conditions

Council encourages the active use of its sporting ground.  The process for the allocation of the sporting grounds is outlined in the Sporting Grounds Allocation Policy.

Council endorsed a Sporting Grounds Allocation Policy on 4 July 2023.

For Seasonal Sport Ground Hire, please complete the following documents and submit to bookings@strathfield.nsw.gov.au

Park Casual Event (less than 30 people)

Casual use of parks is permitted, for up to 30 people, without approval from Council subject to the conditions outlined in Council’s Terms and Conditions for Council Park & Community Facilities Hire.

If hirers want to use a space in a Council park exclusively, it is recommended that a booking is made.  If a location is booked by another group, they will have priority of use.

Park Casual Events are subject to conditions outlined in the Events in Council Parks and Facilities Policy and the Terms and Conditions for Council Park & Community Facilities Hire, featured above.

 

Park Minor Events (up to 250 people)

Minor events in Council parks and community facilities are permitted, for up to 250 people, subject to the submission of an Application Form.  For minor events in parks, the Application Form must be submitted to Council at least six weeks in advance.

Park Minor Events are subject to conditions outlined in the Events in Council Parks and Facilities Policy and the Terms and Conditions for Council Park & Community Facilities Hire.

 

Park Major Events (greater than 250 people)

Any event in a park with greater than 250 people is considered a major event.  Major events are subject to the submission of an Application Form.

Depending on the type and size of the proposed event, it may require a planning approval, under Section 68 of the Local Government Act (Section 68 Application).  If a Section 68 Application is required, it must be submitted to Council at least six months in advance.

Park Major Events are subject to conditions outlined in the Events in Council Parks and Facilities Policy and the Terms and Conditions for Council Park & Community Facilities Hire, featured above.

 

Events in Council Parks and Facilities Policy

Council endorsed the Events in Council Parks and Facilities Policy on 3 November 2023.

Events in Council Parks and Facilities Policy(PDF, 222KB)
Terms and Conditions for Council Park & Community Facilities Hire(PDF, 218KB)

Fees

Hire fees are determined by Council’s Fees and Charges.

 

Commercial Fitness Groups and Personal Training

Applications for the use of Council’s parks and reserves by Commercial Fitness Groups/Personal Trainers can be made by using the Commercial Fitness Groups and Personal Training Application Form (below).

The form must be signed by the person responsible for the payment of the fees and charges arising from the hiring and in observance of the terms and conditions stated on the form.

Commercial Fitness Groups and Personal Training Application Form(PDF, 279KB)

Further Information

Contact Council’s Customer Service on 9748 9999.

 

Important Notices

Summer Season 2025 - 2026
The 2025-2026 Summer Season EOI is now open. Please submit your applications to bookings@strathfield.nsw.gov.au no later than July 14 for consideration.

Wet Weather
Please check Council’s Wet Weather Line 9748 9999 (Press 4, then 2) for the open/closed status of sporting fields.

Fields Closed on Mondays
All natural fields are closed on Mondays for rest/maintenance. Only synthetic fields are able to be booked on Mondays.

Post-Season Rest
At the end of every summer and winter season, there is a two week break for rest/maintenance of all fields. Lights are switched off at the fields in this period. The next rest period is September 1 to September 15.

 

Field Closures

Western Sydney Infrastructure Grant Projects

  • Airey Park sporting ground will be closed April 2026 and will reopen December 2026
  • Begnell Field sporting ground will be closed August 2025 and will reopen April 2026
  • Hudson Park sporting ground will be closed August 2026 and will reopen June 2027
  • Strathfield Park hard courts will be closed October 2025 and will reopen June 2026

  • Mason Park Grass Fields will be closed from September 2025 to October 2025

     

 

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