We love our sport on the Central Coast and we’re home to a talented and vibrant sporting community at all levels.

Council is committed to providing the best facilities and playing surfaces year-round, and we have been carrying out a comprehensive maintenance and improvement program to ensure the best quality grounds for local sport.

Sporting fields have been resurfaced, rejuvenated, returfed and regraded as part of a range of works from Woy Woy to Woongarrah.

The works will assist our sporting codes during the summer, while also preparing playing surfaces for next year’s demanding winter season.

Significant rejuvenation works involving weed spraying, aeration, fertilisation and, in some cases, turfing has been done to meet the specific needs of each ground and the sports predominately played there.

The benefits of these works have already been seen in locations across the region, with reductions in ground closures due to wet weather, faster recovery rates for playing surfaces and a decrease in the need for ongoing maintenance.

Crews have been busy at Bill Sohier Park and EDSACC Oval with work also scheduled for Darren Kennedy, Blue Haven, Hamlyn Terrace, Wadalba, Woongarrah and Jubilee ovals over the coming weeks.

The maintenance work has been focused on naturally improving drainage, increasing turf growth and improving drought tolerance.

At McKillop, Kariong and Ettalong ovals, synthetic cricket wickets have also resurfaced.

In addition, we have upgraded the carpark facilities at Hylton Moore Oval and recently finalised a community art installation at Woy Woy Oval.

The new mural depicts unity and our local sporting history, overlooking the recently redeveloped sports field.

Measuring 36 metres in length and three metres high, the mural is made up of 24 colour printed steel panels, featuring a pelican symbol surrounded by around 100 original photographs of the Peninsula’s sporting culture from the past 65 years.

We have just finished major drainage and irrigation upgrade works at Gavenlock Oval, Rogers Park and Chittaway Oval, with works scheduled to start at Baker Park in January.

The new systems will assist our sporting fields in dealing with extreme weather conditions and support quality playing surfaces for the entire season.

It will also support the maintenance of surfaces during long periods of dry weather thanks to a highly effective and efficient irrigation system.

The improvement works at Gavenlock Oval, Baker Park and Chittaway Oval have been completed in partnership with Central Coast Football - who contributed $140,000 to the projects.

Works have been finalised at Chittaway Oval, while the Rogers Park upgrade is currently underway, with Baker Park scheduled to reopen in April.

Across the Central Coast, we maintain more than 75 sports fields, 12 multi-purpose courts, three netball facilities and a wide range of other sporting facilities, such as a Disc Golf course.

Investing in our sports grounds, facilities and amenities is a key priority of Council as it helps promote an active, healthy and connected community.