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Football and cricket ovals for public use
Find details for public football and cricket ovals in the City of Whittlesea.
We have a number of public football and cricket ovals that you can use for free.
On several evenings and weekends during winter and summer, ovals are booked out by local sports clubs, so public access may be limited during those times.
Doreen
Doreen Recreation Reserve
Corner Bridge Inn Road & Yan Yean Road, Doreen 3754
1x Cricket pitch
Laurimar Recreation Reserve
6W Painted Hill Road, Doreen 2754
2 x Football ovals
Home Clubs: Summer Season – Laurimar Cricket Club, Winter Season – Laurimar Football Club
Epping
Epping Recreation Reserve
861 High Street, Epping 3076
2 x Football ovals
Home Clubs: Summer Season - Epping Cricket Club, Winter Season – Epping Football Club
Lowalde Recreation Reserve
31 Lowalde Drive, Epping 3076
1 x Cricket pitch
Meadowglen Reserve
146-176 McDonalds Road, Epping 3076
1 x Cricket pitch
Lalor
Lalor Reserve
22-24 Sydney Crescent, Lalor 3075
1 x Football oval
Home Club: Winter season – Lalor Football Club, Summer season – Lalor Warriors Cricket Club
Huskisson Recreation Reserve
25A Huskisson Avenue, Lalor 3075
1 x Cricket oval
Home Clubs: Summer season – Darebin Chargers Cricket Club
WA Smith Reserve
186-192 Darebin Drive, Lalor 3075
2 x Cricket ovals (Summer season) & 2 x Rugby League fields (Winter season)
Home Clubs: Summer season - Lalor Stars Cricket Club, Winter season – Mernda Dragons Rugby League Club
Mernda
Waterview Recreation Reserve
36 Brinkhill Drive, Mernda 3754
2 x Football ovals
Home Clubs: Summer season - Mernda Cricket Club, Winter season – Mernda Football Club
Mernda Reserve
54-68 Schotters Road, Mernda 3754
1 x Football Oval
Mill Park
Sycamore Reserve
30 Sycamore Street, Mill Park 3082
1 x Cricket pitch
Kelynack Reserve
55 -57 Azalea Avenue, Mill Park 3082
1 x Football oval
Home Club: Winter season - Mill Park Football Club, Summer season – Rivergum Cricket Club
Redleap Reserve
3-37 Redleap Avenue, Mill Park 3082
1 x Football oval
Home Clubs: Summer season – Mill Park Cricket Club, Winter season – Mill Park Football Club
South Morang
Mill Park Lakes Recreation Reserve
201 The Lakes Boulevard, South Morang 3752
2 x Football ovals
Home Clubs: Summer season – South Morang Cricket Club, Winter season – South Morang Football Club
Thomastown
Main Street Recreation Reserve
54 – 76 Main Street, Thomastown 3074
2 x Football Ovals
Home Clubs: Summer season – Thomastown Cricket Club, Winter season – Thomastown Football Club
Thomastown East Recreation Reserve
16 Leslie Street, Thomastown 3074
2 x Football
Home Clubs: Summer season – Thomastown United Cricket Club
Whittlesea
AF Walker Reserve
2 Forest Street, Whittlesea 3757
1 x Football oval
Home Clubs: Summer season – Whittlesea Cricket Club, Winter season – Whittlesea Junior Football Club