Sportsfield Fees: The Facts

 

1. Warringah Council maintains 127 sportsfields, which is 70% of sportsfields on the northern beaches. 22,000 players from across the wider region use these fields.
   
Council has responded to community submissions about sportsfields and budgeted for more than $3 million in improvements to sporting grounds in 2011/2012. This includes a new synthetic surface, work on creating an extra oval and lights at Cromer as well as lighting improvements across Warringah
3. Council is spending $2 million on sportsfield maintenance in 2011/12 which includes mowing, line marking, returfing, top dressing, aeration and maintaining equipment.
4. The 2011/2012 sportsfield levy will be $11 for juniors and $14.40 for seniors per season and includes training and game time
5. Council receives a small percentage of the total registration fees players pay per season to sporting unions, which can be over $190 for junior and $310 for senior players.

Council recoups less than 15% of maintenance costs, with ratepayers subsidising the remaining 85%. This approach helps Council improve the quality of fields for all players

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