Sportsfield Information, Ground Closures and Bookings

Sportsfield Bookings

Tweed Shire Council allows the hire of all our Sports fields to sporting groups, dependant on availability. The majority of Council’s Sports fields are under a seasonal licence agreement with local sports clubs. However these can be used by the general public outside of the agreed licenced hours.

Please refer to the Sports Field Procudures (179kB PDF) for information on timeframes and how to apply for a sports field and the responsibilities of each user group.

Casual Use - Temporary Licence

Casual Sports Field Use is for one off events outside of a clubs seasonal licence agreement or for organised commercial or informal sporting activities. Eg Gala days, carnivals, coaching clinics, tournament days, training. Please refer to Council's Fees for the relevant fees. Applications must be recived a minimum of ten weeks prior to use. Fees are to be paid prior to the issue of an approval. Public liability inurance is required. Please refer to the application form and Sports Field Procedures for further information.

Application forms for casual use of a sports field by schools can be found at Sports Field Usage - Schools and Government Agencies and for everyone else at Sports Field Usage - Casual - Not Schools.

Sporting Clubs - Seasonal Licence

All sporting associations wishing to start a comp or renew a seasonal licence, please complete the Season licensing application on Sports Field Usage - Summer/Winter . To be considered a sporting club, the club must be incorporated and provided the Certificate of Incorporation number on the application form.

Insurance

All hirers of a sports field must have public liability insurance. This must be to a minimum of $20,000,000 and be in the name of the club applying for the licence and list Tweed Shire Council as an interested party. If this policy expires during a season licence, a copy of the new certificate of currency is required for the licence to remain valid.

Exemptions apply to Schools and Government organisations due to having an on-going policy requirement.