Balfe Park is an important shared space for sport and recreation in Brusnwick. Local residents and their pets use the open green space to exercise, rest or gather. The park is also also home to the Brunswick Zebras Football Club, which supports 42 teams across the Merri-bek.
We want to make sure the park can meet the evolving needs of the community into the future. In late 2026 we will begin works on Balfe park that will:
- Improve drainage
- Reshape the playing surface
- Upgraded the ground so it can sustain the level of community use.
- Level out the ground to make it safer and easier to use.
As we upgrade the ground, we are committed to environmentally friendly practices.
The aim of the project
Through this upgrade we aim to make Balfe Park a safe and fit-for-purpose ground. The park will be able to support more community use across the year.
The proposed works will:
- Improve drainage and level out the turf.
- Improve areas that are worn out and reduce mud at entry points.
- Create a more even and reliable playing surface.
- Improve the shape of the ground, improve drainage to increase the hours of use. It will also remove existing undulation of the ground and improving its useability.
- Import a 100mm sand profile with a drainage gravel subgrade that will improve the drainage and overall hours usage.
- Installation of new automated irrigation system and pump station. Retain existing ground perimeter fencing
- Installation and Extension of the 6.0m high behind goal netting.
- Installation of 300mm wide concrete edge strip to eliminate foreign grass infiltration into the ground.
- New Santa Ana Turf
- Installation of a 1.5m wide granitic sand path Including timber edging.
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Our decision making framework
This diagram shows the process we follow when making decisions about our sportsground surfaces. Click on the spots to learn more about each step.
