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Nettleton Park sportsground

Glen Iris

Suitable for AFL, soccer, rugby, cricket, outdoor fitness training and general sports.

Nettleton Park sportsground features: 

  • synthetic cricket pitches 
  • cricket nets with 3 lanes.

Please note:

  • we only book out the whole sportsground for cricket during summer
  • we split the sportsground into an east oval and west oval for AFL, soccer and rugby bookings during winter.

The sportsground perimeter is 402 m.

Bookings require a minimum notice of 5 full business days.

For information about what you can and can't bring to outdoor events at our venues, visit our Outdoor event requirements page.

For more information about this park, visit our Nettleton Park page.

Public facilities

  • Basketball half-court
  • Drinking fountain
  • Off-lead dog area
  • Playground
  • Toilets

Public facilities are free for all sportsground visitors to use. They are not included as part of a booking.

Capacity

Up to: 120 people

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Aerial view of playground to the south and sportsground with rugby goal posts to the north. There are walking paths on each side of the playground and thick mature trees surround the area.
Sports field with rugby goal posts at each end and grass area in the foreground. There is a single-storey dark blue and cream white building to the far left and tall trees in the background.

Parking and transport

There is a car park on Dawson Drive, within the neighbouring Back Creek Reserve. The venue is 1.3 km from Gardiner train station.

Booking times

7 days including public holidays.

April to October: 7 am to 6 pm.

November to March: 8 am to 8 pm.

 

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Booking information

Bookings fees

Casual sportsground booking: $71.50 per hour.

Terms and conditions

Please read our Terms and conditions of hire before booking.

See Before you book an outdoor space for more information about: 

  • general booking information
  • fees and bonds
  • marquees and other temporary structures. 

Read our Outdoor fitness training guidelines if you are booking a sportsground for outdoor fitness training, 

We may need to close a sportsground at short notice if harsh weather affects the condition of its surface. For example, if a sportsground becomes flooded, we will close it until it dries. See our Sportsground closures page for details. 

Restrictions

  • Studs and boots are not allowed on our sportsgrounds for casual bookings
  • No golf activities are allowed on any of our sportsgrounds.

Casual sportsground bookings do not include:

  • line marking services
  • access to power.

Contact us

For help with making or changing a booking, call (03) 9278 4444 or email [email protected].

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