Book a sports venue
Our sports facilities can be booked by community groups, sports clubs or casual users.
Frequently asked questions
Recreation facilities such as sportgrounds, cricket nets and basketball/netball courts are part of Yarra’s network of public open space. They are available for shared, informal community use outside of booking periods. Yarra’s community sport and recreation clubs utilise sports facilities after 4pm on weekdays and all day on the weekend. Exceptions may be observed due to a range of reasons, including maintenance periods and cancellations.
A casual booking is required for any formal sport or recreational activity to take place.
- Casual bookings are only available on weekdays between 7am and 4pm.
- Pavilions are not available for casual hire.
- Turf cricket pitches are not available for casual hire.
- Sports lights are not available for casual bookings.
- Mayors Park Tennis Centre has individual booking requirements.Visit Mayors Park Tennis and Netball Centre for more information.
Browse Yarra's facilities to investigate what type of recreation facilities are available within each park and what supporting facilities are available (such as public toilets).
- All booking requests are subject to Council approval.
- A valid insurance policy (minimum $20 million public liability) is required for all casual bookings. The value of this policy is mandatory and there is no flexibility. Certificates of currency must be uploaded during the booking request process. Community groups requiring public liability insurance can enquire online on the Local Community Insurance Services website.
- Booking requests can only be made a minimum of 5 days and maximum of 45 days prior to the planned event date. For major events requiring a longer lead time, visit Plan an event.
- Citizens Park and George Knott Reserve are not available for casual bookings. Victoria Park has strictly limited availability.
- Bookings do not include any sport specific equipment such as goalpost pads, goal nets, corner flags, sirens or scoreboards. The hirer is to provide these if required. The only exception to this is Victoria Park where AFL goalpost pads are permanently in place.
- Bookings do not include any sport specific line markings. Hirers are prohibited from marking the ground and must consider temporary alternatives such as cones.
Premier sportsgrounds
- Victoria Park in Abbotsford
- Bastow 1 at Kevin Bartlett Reserve
Netball
- Ryans Reserve in Richmond
Table tennis
- Stanton Street Hall near Collingwood Library
Other outdoor grounds
- Alan Bain Reserve at Barkly Gardens
- Alfred Crescent Oval at Edinburgh Gardens
- Alphington Park Oval in Fairfield
- Bastow 2 at Kevin Bartlett Reserve
- Burnley Oval at Burnley Park
- Coulson Reserve in Clifton Hill
- Fairfield Park in Fairfield
- Fletcher 1 at Kevin Bartlett Reserve
- Fletcher 2 at Kevin Bartlett Reserve
- J A Loughnan Oval at Kevin Bartlett Reserve
- Ramsden Street Reserve at Quarries Park
- Walker Street Soccer Ground at Hall Reserve
- WT Peterson Oval (also known as Brunswick Street Oval) at Edinburgh Gardens
- Yambla Pavilion at Quarries Park
- Log into Yarra City Council's Zipporah booking system.
- Either register a new account or login using your account details.
- First time users will also need to register their organisation (link provided in welcome email upon account registration).
- After creating your organisation, click the home button near the top right of the screen to proceed with the booking request.
- Select ‘make a casual sports ground booking’ from the booking system menu.
- Follow the booking request process. You will receive an acknowledgement email upon completion. This is not confirmation of your booking. A Council Officer will review all booking requests prior to approving any booking.
Our fees
Eligibility for fee types
- Commercial fee: Private hirers, non-Yarra private schools and professional sporting clubs
- Concession 1: Non-Yarra not-for-profit community groups (including sports clubs), non-Yarra government high schools and Yarra private schools
- Concession 2: Yarra not-for profit community groups (including sports clubs), Yarra government high schools
- Concession 3: Yarra primary schools
Peak and off-peak times
- Peak (P): Monday to Thursday: 5pm to 10.30pm, Saturday and Sunday: 8am to 5pm
- Off-peak (OP): Monday to Thursday: 6am to 5pm, Friday: 6am to 10.30pm (all day), Saturday and Sunday: 5pm to 10.30pm
| Fee type | Commercial fee | Concession 1 | Concession 2 | Concession 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier grounds | $330.45 / hour | $96.90 / hour | $44.80 / hour | $22.35 / hour |
| All other sportsgrounds | $130.00 / hour | $31.70 / hour | $11.65 / hour | No charge |
| Sherrin Stand change rooms | $130.10 / hour | $38.30 / hour | $30.90 / hour | $23.40 / hour |
| Fairlea Netball Precinct | P: $42.60 / hour OP: $35.10 / hour | $26.65 / hour | $15.95 / hour | $5.30 / hour |
| Mayors Park Tennis & Netball Centre | P: $35.10 / hour OP: $28.25 / hour | $17.25 / hour | $6.80 / hour | No charge |
| Ryan's Reserve | P: $35.10 / hour OP: $28.25 / hour | $17.25 / hour | $6.85 / hour | No charge |
Create an account with Zipporah, then use the calendar function to browse availability.
There's plenty of ways to get active in Yarra, with local sporting clubs, community groups and activities for all ages and abilities.
A limited number of sporting organisation are allocated season hire agreements over our facilities.