Most ACT government irrigated sportsgrounds will be closed for the bi-annual two-week maintenance period from tomorrow (Tuesday) to Monday, September 30 to prepare fields for the summer sport season.

“This work is essential to help maintain the 129 sportsgrounds that are used year-round for various sporting groups. Before the summer and winter sport seasons, work on the fields is done to prepare for the next sporting period,” Director of Sport & Recreation Facilities, Luke Halpin said.

“Maintenance work will include removing goalposts, top dressing, upgrading the turf as well as fertilising grass.

To provide some sports with an opportunity to prepare and train ahead of the summer sport season, some grounds will remain open during the two-week period.

“This approach of keeping some grounds open has proven to work well for the sporting community and helped to avoid any impacts to training activity players may do ahead of the season,” Mr Halpin said.

“Maintenance work has commenced at some sportsgrounds already. Other grounds that still require maintenance will close at a later date that suits the various sporting groups,” Mr Halpin said.

A list of the 19 fields that will remain open for bookings during the traditional maintenance period is below. Synthetic fields are not affected during this period and will remain open. Sporting groups planning on using the grounds listed below between September 17-30 will need to liaise with their sport peak body who will make the necessary arrangements with the government.

• Banks (one field)
• Kaleen Enclosed Oval (one field)
• Stirling (one field)
• Greenway Enclosed Oval (one field)
• Kambah (one field)
• Taylor (two fields)
• Gungahlin Enclosed Oval (one field)
• Latham (three fields)
• Woden Park (one field)
• Holt (five fields)
• Mawson (two fields)