Kingborough Council manages a number of sporting grounds for community use. These are generally open to the public but may be booked out by sporting groups for seasonal or casual use.
If your organisation would like to hire any of our grounds for casual or out-of-season use, please complete the below online form. Please remember to save the form before returning.
Email forms to:
kc@kingborough.tas.gov.au
Or post to: Civic Centre, Locked Bag 1, Kingston TAS 7050 or in person to Kingborough Council Civic Centre, 15 Channel Highway, Kingston.
For further queries, please phone (03) 6211 8200.
Note that use of sports ground facilities should be in line with Council’s
Sports Ground User Manual (PDF).
For information on Ground Hire fees, please see our page on Payments/Fees
here
Sports Ground Seasonal Tenancies – Applications for Summer 2026-27 are now open
Applications are now open for clubs to wishing to apply for a tenancy application for the Summer 2026-27 (1st Oct 2026-28th Feb 2027) season. Application forms are available
here.
Applications close on Friday 21st August 2026. Clubs will be advised of the outcome of their application by mid-September 2026.
Sports ground status
We maintain the grounds to ensure that they stay in good playing condition. In order to do this, we may need to close them from time to time. More major maintenance occurs each March and September, between sports seasons when grounds are closed.
Current status of our sporting grounds:
Please note this page is only updated when changes to the ground status is required – last updated at 12.00pm on Wednesday 5th August 2026. Please ensure you check with your sports club/organisation for any changes to fixtured activities.
| Ground |
Open/Closed/Restrictions |
| Alonnah Oval |
Open |
| Gormley Park |
Open |
| Kelvedon Oval |
Open |
| Kettering Oval |
Open |
| Kingston Beach Oval |
Open |
| Leslie Vale Oval |
Open |
| Lightwood Park 1 and 1b |
Open |
| Lightwood Park 2 |
Open |
| Lightwood Park 3 |
Open |
| Margate Memorial Oval |
Open |
| Sandfly Oval |
Open |
| Sherburd Park |
Open |
| Snug Oval |
Open |
| Twin Oval 1 |
Open |
| Twin Oval 2 |
Open |
| Woodbridge Oval |
Open |
