Want to exercise after dark? In order to maintain your health and happiness, it’s important to get outside to exercise, even during a Covid lockdown! To maximise the opportunity that we have to exercise outdoors, the local councils across the North Shore are leaving the lights on at selected sports fields and ovals until 8pm weeknights. Take a look at our list of North Shore Sports Fields & Ovals with lights on at night.
With working from home whilst entertaining and educating children, there’s nothing better than getting out of the house for some fresh air. If you don’t have the time during the day to exercise, then why not head to your local sports field or oval for an end-of-day runaround? It’s a great way to burn off some excess energy and release any stresses from the day.
We share the list of the sports fields and ovals with lights on during lockdown.
Covid restrictions:
- People must stay in their Local Government Area or within 10kms of their home for exercise and outdoor recreation, with no carpooling between non-household members
- Please socially distance when exercising
- Exercise outdoors is limited to families living in the same household or one other person outside your family group.
- It is recommended (though not an official health order) that you wear a face mask
Click here for the most up-to-date health advice and Covid rules.
Mosman Council
Mosman Council is turning on the lights at one of the ovals in their local government area, from 4.45pm – 8pm.
- Allan Border Oval – Mosman
- Balmoral Oval – Balmoral
- Rawson Park – Mosman
North Sydney Council
From 5pm to 9pm seven days a week, to enable more residents to exercise while the stay-at-home orders are in place, North Sydney Council will be turning on the lights at our ovals in:
- Cammeray Park – Cammeray
- Primrose Park – Cremorne
- Forsyth Park – Neutral Bay
- Waverton Park – Waverton
- Anderson Park – Neutral Bay
Lane Cove Council
To help extend the opportunity to exercise safely, Lane Cove Council has turned on the lights at the following sports grounds during the current COVID-19 restrictions. Lights will be on from 5pm – 8pm at:
- Blackman Park – Lane Cove West
- Bob Campbell Oval – Greenwich
- Pottery Green Oval – Lane Cove
- Tantallon Oval – Lane Cove North
Willoughby Council
Throughout Covid restrictions, Willoughby Council will be leaving the lights on Monday to Friday evenings until 8pm to provide additional opportunities to get outdoors, at these major ovals:
- Artarmon Reserve Oval – Artarmon
- Beauchamp – Chatswood
- Castle Cove Park
- Gore Hill Oval – St Leonards
- Mowbray Road Public School Oval – Chatswood West
- Northbridge Oval – Northbridge
- Rotary War Memorial Athletics Field – Chatswood
- Thomson Park – Artarmon
- Willoughby Park – Willoughby
Ku-ring-gai Council
Ku-ring-gai’s Sportsfields will have lighting turned on daily between 5pm and 8pm to assist residents to exercise after business hours and at weekends.
- Acron Oval – St Ives
- Allan Small Park – Killara
- Sir David Martin Playing Fields (Auluba 1 and 2) – South Turramurra
- Bannockburn Oval – Pymble
- Barra Brui Oval – St Ives
- Cliff Oval 1 and 2 – Wahroonga
- Comenarra Playing Field – Turramurra
- Golden Jubilee Playing Fields – Wahroonga
- Hassell Park Oval – St Ives
- Howson Oval – Turramurra
- Koola Park – Killara
- Lindfield Oval – Tryon Oval No.2
- Lofberg Oval – West Pymble
- Mimosa Sports Field – Turramurra
- Norman Griffiths Oval – West Pymble
- North Turramurra Recreation Area – North Turramurra
- Primula Oval – Lindfield
- Queen Elizabeth Reserve – West Lindfield
- Roseville Chase Oval – Roseville Chase
- Samuel King Oval – North Turramurra
- St Ives Showground Main Arena – St Ives
- St Ives Village Green – St Ives
- Turramurra Oval – Turramurra
- Warrimoo Oval – St Ives
- William Cowan Oval – St Ives
Hornsby Shire Council
To help everyone maximise their opportunities to exercise outside during lockdown, the lights at the following sports fields and ovals will be switched on during weeknights from 5pm – 8pm. If it’s too wet, the lights will stay off.
- Mark Taylor Oval – Waitara
- Rofe Park – Hornsby Heights
- Foxglove Oval – Mount Colah
- Warrina St Oval – Berowra
- Ruddock Park – Westleigh
- Greenway Oval No.1 – Cherrybrook
- Epping Oval – Epping
- Hayes Oval – Galston
