Consultation has concluded

Council is reviewing how usage fees for local sporting fields are structured. Your feedback is essential to help us develop a fair, transparent, and sustainable approach that supports our sporting community.

What’s happening?

Following community input and guidance from the Port Macquarie-Hastings Sports Council, three draft options for the Sports Field User-Pay Model have been developed:

• Per Field Model: Fees based on the number of fields used.
• Per Participant Model: Fees based on the number of players using the fields.
• No Fee (current approach): Continue without charging usage fees.

You can view the draft options to the right (or below if viewing this page on a mobile device).

Why your feedback matters

Sporting fields are vital to our community’s health, wellbeing, and connection. Balancing fair access with ongoing maintenance and improvements is important. Your input will guide Council in choosing the best approach.

How to get involve

• Complete the short survey below;
• Register to attend our workshop session (either in person or via ZOOM);
• Emailing council@pmhc.nsw.gov.au; or
• Posting to: CEO Port Macquarie Hastings Council, PO Box 84, Port Macquarie NSW 2444

All comments will be reported to a future Council meeting for consideration before a final decision is made. Please note that any submission may be made public. Contact details remain confidential; however, you can let us know if you would like your name to remain confidential.

🗓️ Consultation closes: 18 August 2025

CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

Survey

Writing a submission is one way of sharing your views and opinions with Council. All submissions are considered before making a decision and your submission may be included in a report to Council.

Note: Information collected via submissions and petitions is public information, this information may form part of Council reports or made public in their entirety subject to the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993 or the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act). You may request, in writing, that Council suppress the personal information in your submission from public release, if you consider that the personal safety of any person would be affected if the information was not suppressed Any such request will be dealt with in accordance with the GIPA Act and the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

Workshop Session Registration

Register below to attend of our Information session (in person or via Zoom).