infrastructure · Georges River Council
Sports-field lighting program enters Georges River’s four-year capital plan
Sports-field users are the focus of a proposed lighting program unanimously backed for inclusion in Georges River Council’s four-year capital plan using the adopted Sports Field Lighting Upgrades budget.
Sports-field users across the Georges River Council area are in line for a proposed lighting program after the Assets and Infrastructure Committee unanimously endorsed its inclusion in the Four-Year Capital Works Program, funded through the adopted Sports Field Lighting Upgrades budget.
Councillors also received and noted the results of a Lux Lighting Prioritisation Matrix for turf sports fields at the committee’s 13 July meeting.
The resolution does not name the sports fields involved or state the budget’s value. It also does not set construction dates or describe the work planned at individual sites.
The proposed works will be included in council’s four-year capital planning using the existing budget allocation. The resolution does not state that construction has started.
The committee also received and noted the July Capital Projects Update, which covers council’s broader capital works pipeline.
The lighting program is relevant to sports-field users and nearby residents because improvements to field lighting affect how council facilities are used and operated. The locations and neighbourhoods involved remain unspecified.
The lighting proposal was one of several infrastructure matters considered by the committee. Transport decisions included further engineering investigations for Park Road, Carlton, Peakhurst Park and the Penshurst station area, with any works to return to the Local Transport Forum before implementation.
The committee also supported proposed intersection changes in Mortdale and traffic-calming works on Lynwood Street and Waratah Street, Blakehurst. A request for pedestrian safety fencing on Railway Parade at Lily Street and Elizabeth Street, Allawah, was not supported.
The next step for the lighting proposal is its inclusion in the Four-Year Capital Works Program using the adopted Sports Field Lighting Upgrades budget. The affected fields, project costs and construction schedule will need to be identified before individual works are clear.
Reference minutes
Georges River Council, Assets and Infrastructure Committee, 13 July 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The Assets and Infrastructure Committee unanimously endorsed the proposed sports-field lighting works program.
- The works are to be included in Georges River Council’s Four-Year Capital Works Program.
- The adopted Sports Field Lighting Upgrades budget is to be used.
- The committee received and noted the Lux Lighting Prioritisation Matrix results.
- The decision does not specify the fields, budget value, project scope or delivery date.
Why it matters
- The proposal puts sports-field lighting upgrades into Georges River Council’s four-year capital planning, while the affected fields, costs and construction dates remain unspecified.