Council Resolution - Draft Sports Ground Allocation Policy 2022

Published on 28 March 2023

The Sportsground Allocation Policy Review was tabled at the Council Meeting held on 28 February 2023. Council resolved the following:

(a) That Council delegate the Chief Executive Officer to facilitate a meeting within 5 days with the Christie Park users.

(b) That the meeting held by the Chief Executive Officer and Christie Park users outline the new direction the Council is taking with the (City Of Excellence) Football at Christie Park.

  • Equal Share use allocation
  • Equal Share use of amenities, operations and canteen
  • Gender equality in the allocation of men’s and women’s teams
  • Define the new allocation policy: Football training; Football Academy; Football Development programs

(c) That the Chief Executive Officer be delegated to proceed without any further report coming back to Council ensuring that outcomes are delivered by Christie Park users. 

 

Following the Council Meeting, the Chief Executive Officer facilitated a meeting with relevant staff and officials from the representative football clubs based in the City of Ryde, on Thursday, 9 March 2023.

Council agreed to undertake the allocation of the three (3) existing synthetic fields at ELS Hall Park and Christie Park for the 2023 winter season to be consistent with previous allocations made in the 2022 winter season.

This allocation will be provided on a trial basis with a review, undertaken by Council, to occur.

A further meeting will be facilitated later this year, to discuss the outcomes of the trial.

All other items within the Sports Ground Allocation Policy have been accepted and included in the final document.

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