Sports field status

Updated 2:35pm 23 July 2025

Kempsey 

All Kemp/Dangar Street Sports Field OPEN

Eden 1 CLOSED

All Other Verge/Eden fields OPEN

Sea Street Oval OPEN

Service Clubs Park OPEN

Jim Stirling Oval OPEN

Villages

Crescent Head – OPEN

Willawarrin – OPEN

Stuarts Point - OPEN

Smithtown – OPEN

Gladstone – OPEN

Frederickton - CLOSED

South West Rocks

Field 1 - OPEN

Field 2 - CLOSED

* Please note that we have sustained significant lighting damages at Verge and Eden Street, Smithtown and Kemp Street sporting fields. We are working with contractors to ensure as fields open there will be some level of lighting available.

Clubs will be contacted once fields are open to discuss lighting availability.

Ground assessment

The surface conditions of the fields are checked in the early afternoon on weekdays during periods of wet weather.

The status of each field is updated as close as possible to 2pm Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.

If a field is closed on a Friday or before a public holiday it remains closed until the next working day.

Weekend users' responsibility 

The final assessment of grounds by Council staff takes place on a Friday afternoon.

If the fields are open but adverse weather moves in, it becomes the responsibility of the user groups to determine on game day if the ground is suitable for play. 

If scheduled games take place on the weekend and cause excess damage to the grounds, it may force grounds to be closed for extended periods of time. 

Disclaimer

The information on this page may not be comprehensive due to the nature of flood and storm events.

Kempsey Shire Council gives no warranty, express or implied, as to the currency, accuracy and/or completeness of any information contained within this site.