Leisure Services

• Central Park Greensborough and Simms Road Oval Master Plans
• Leisure and Sport Newsletter
• Sport Development Grants
• Sport Achievement Awards
• Leisure Programs for Older Adults
• Leisure Programs for People with a Disability
• Personal and Group Training Guidelines
• FREE Leisure Programs

Central Park Greensborough and Simms Road Oval Master Plans

Banyule City Council has commissioned the preparation of two master plans to guide the future development of Central Park in Greensborough and Simms Road Oval in Montmorency.

Banyule Council would like to invite all residents, community groups and other interested parties to make an input to the master plan study. A community walk in Central Park and Simms Road Oval and public meetings will be held in February of 2012 but earlier input and ideas are invited.

If you would like to make suggestions for improvements to or new uses of Central Park or Simms Road Oval, please call Council's Leisure Services Officer, Julie Allan, on 9457 9941. Alternately, ideas can be emailed to Julie at julie.allan@banyule.vic.gov.au

Leisure and Sport Newsletter

Click on the link below to find out the latest news from the Leisure and Cultural Services Unit in Banyule relating to Sport and Leisure.

Sport Development Grants

Please click on the files below for more information.

Sport Achievement Awards

Leisure Programs for Older Adults

Leisure Programs for People with a Disability

‘Angling for All Abilities’ fishing day on Saturday 12 May at Yarrambat Park Lake, Melways ref 184 F5. This is a 100% FREE event!

Finer details:
Event commences @ 10:30 and concludes @ 3pm.There are two main opportunities for angling/fishing – a morning session (10:30-12:30) and an afternoon session (13:30-15:00).

Fishing mentors will be on hand to provide guidance and assistance. Licences, fishing equipment and bait will be supplied, free of charge.There will be a free healthy BBQ with halal meat and vegetarian options and a free hydration station

All Abilities Sport, Leisure and Recreation Needs Survey – 2012

Banyule City Council ‘Access for All Abilities’ Officers are undertaking a survey to identify the barriers which prevent people with a disability participating in sport, leisure or recreation. The results will be used to help improve services and to increase the range of sport, leisure or recreation opportunities available for people with a disability in Banyule. If you are a person with a disability and live in Banyule City Council, please complete the survey. If you know someone with a disability in living in Banyule, who would like to be heard, please alert them to this survey. Your responses will be appreciated and of great value in helping Banyule City Council ‘Access for All Abilities’ Officers best meet your needs.

Click here to take survey

Personal and Group Training Guidelines

Banyule City Council has developed new Personal and Group Training Guidelines to assist Council in managing the increase in the number of personal and group fitness trainers requesting access to Council's public open space and sporting reserves.

The Banyule community has shown a growing interest in healthy living and lifestyles, which has lead to an increase in the number of personal trainers and group trainers conducting their health and fitness activities, whether for profit or not for profit on Council open spaces. While Council recognises the valuable service personal and group trainers provide in maintaining the health and wellbeing of Banyule residents, Council also recognises the need to manage the use of public open space by these groups to ensure access for the whole community.

The guidelines outline the application process for Personal and Group Trainers to apply for the use of public open space and recreation reserves as well as define the conditions of use and the scope of activities permitted on public open spaces and recreational reserves.

Council has developed these guidelines to ensure equity of access to public open space, regulate the use of Council land by Personal and Group Trainers, reduce the impact these activities may have on public open spaces and reserves, ensure groups who use Council owned land are appropriately covered by public liability insurance and professional indemnity insurance and formalise a use agreement between Council and the Personal and Group Trainer.

The new guidelines come into force on 1st January 2010 and Applications are now open. All current and new group and personal trainers must apply via the new Personal & Group Training Guidelines and Application Process. These Guidelines can be downloaded from Councils website as detailed below.

FREE Leisure Programs