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                    Casual sport permit

                    A casual sport permit is required for groups or individuals who wish to use a sports facility for formal and organised use.

                    Apply for a casual sport permit

                    To apply, complete and return an Application form for a casual sport permit (PDF 65 KB).

                    A minimum of 10 business days’ notice, from the first date of planned use, is required to issue a permit. 

                    Council approved fees are applicable and payable, in advance of the permit being issued.

                    Casual hire fees

                    ​Casual hire of sports grounds and facilities

                    Facility
                    Weekday fee
                    Weekend fee
                    ​Cricket turf $​420 (7 days)
                    ​$​420 (7 days)
                    ​Cricket synthetic $​71
                    $​147
                    ​Football (AFL)
                    ​$150
                    $​297
                    ​Rugby/soccer/hockey/lacrosse
                    $​99
                    ​$200
                    ​Touch ​$68
                    ​$137
                    ​Softball ​$49
                    ​$99
                    ​Baseball ​$81
                    $​173
                    ​Other – low impact, no infrastructure (<50 people)
                    ​$49
                    $​99
                    ​Other - medium to high impact (>50 pax)
                    ​$115
                    $240​
                    ​Pavilion hire – Category A ​$425
                    $​440
                    ​Pavilion hire – Category B $​215
                    ​$220
                    ​Pavilion hire – Minimum three hours
                    ​$11 per hour
                    $11 per hour​
                    ​Training – all sports ​$1.45 per player per session
                    ​​$1.45 per player per session
                    ​Walmsley House hire –Restricted to 'local' community groups
                    ​$8.20
                    ​​$8.20


                    Fees listed above are:

                    • approved by City of Melbourne for the 2022-23 financial year
                    • inclusive of GST
                    • current at the time of publishing
                    • subject to change.

                    Concessions

                    Concessions on fees may apply for some groups if relevant information is provided at the time of application.

                    ​Sponsored groups​Fee waiver
                    ​Application of fee waiver
                    ​Primary schools​100%
                    Discount automatically applied to all registered primary schools.
                    ​Secondary schools
                    25%​Discount automatically applied to all registered secondary schools.
                    Junior and female groups50%​Automatically applied any use of facilities pertaining to use by juniors (under 18 years) and female participants.

                    Special groups – City of Melbourne community grants program provides funding to support and empower people and communities to engage, connect and take local action with a focus on local and vulnerable people.

                    Grants are provided to schools, not-for-profit sports and community organisations to improve people’s quality of life.

                    ​Advised at time of application.

                    Grants are managed annually.

                    To be eligible to apply for a community grant, applicants must meet the following criteria:

                    • Applicants must be a school in the City of Melbourne or a not-for-profit constituted body such as an incorporated association, or be sponsored or auspice by one.   
                    • Organisations must be located within or offer a project within the City of Melbourne municipality. You can view or download the City of Melbourne boundary map.
                    • Applications must have a focus on local and / or vulnerable communities.
                    • Applicants must have fully acquitted previous completed grants and have no outstanding debts to the City of Melbourne.
                    • A single project, event, activity or program will only be considered for one City of Melbourne grant program at a time. 

                    For more information, visit community grants.


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