D’Arcy Street - South Hobart Oval Needs Your Voice

2 Mar

A request to everyone who plays here

If your club has played at South Hobart Oval over the years, league matches, cup ties, youth games, women’s fixtures, pre-season friendlies, we would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to have your say in the City of Hobart consultation.

This is not about arguing with anyone. It is about helping Council understand how widely this ground is used for organised football.

A regional football ground

South Hobart Oval is the City of Hobart’s only regional-level rectangular football ground capable of hosting state and national matches.

Each season teams from across Tasmania come here to play. Youth players run out for their first competitive match. Senior players represent their clubs and communities. Referees officiate important games. Volunteers set up goals, run canteens, manage matches and pack everything away again.

Many of Tasmania’s growing girls’ and women’s competitions rely on South Hobart Oval for safe, well-prepared matches.

If you have played here, you know what the ground means.

Why your voice matters

Council hears many perspectives in consultations. That is fair.

But sometimes the quiet users of community sport, players, coaches, referees, parents, visiting clubs, do not realise their experience is important evidence too.

Visiting clubs trust that South Hobart Oval will be a safe playing surface for their players and referees. That duty of care matters to every club that travels here.

If your team has played at South Hobart Oval, please tell Council why safe, well-maintained football facilities matter to you.

Short, factual submissions are powerful.

If it helps, you might mention things like
• league or cup matches you played here
• youth teams who travelled to Hobart
• referees who officiated here
• why safe grounds matter to your club and players
• what a regional football facility means in Tasmania

Your own words are best.

Respect for all users

Dog owners are part of our community too. No one is questioning their right to exercise their pets or enjoy local parks.

The proposal before Council simply recognises that some facilities have specialised purposes. A regional football ground is one of them.

Council is proposing an alternative fenced off-lead area nearby.

How to have your say

City of Hobart consultation
Dog Management Policy

👉 https://yoursay.hobartcity.com.au/dog-management

Submissions close 18 March 2026. It takes five minutes.

If South Hobart Oval has hosted your team or players, please consider sharing your experience.

Your voice helps protect safe facilities for players across Tasmania, today and into the future.

Victoria Morton