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Alice Springs Sport

Alice Springs has beautiful scenery, great weather conditions and the locals just love their sport!

The elevation and dry climate are also unique conditions to Alice Springs that are enticing to athletes.

Alice Springs Town Council is dedicated to fostering a united, supportive and healthy community and aims to achieve this is by providing recreational, sporting and leisure facilities and programs that improve the community's quality of life.

Sporting organisations in the Alice Springs Community Directory.

 

Sports Facilities Advisory Committee

The Alice Springs Town Council is inviting interested persons to submit an expression of interest for membership on the Sports Facilities Advisory Committee (SFAC).

The Committee is made up of representatives from Government, the Council and community organisations, as well as individual members from the community.

Download Expression of Interest form.  Nominations close at 5pm on Monday, 31st October 2011.

 

Sporting Facilities in Alice Springs

Alice Springs Town Council provides and maintains various sporting ovals and facilities within the community.

Commitment to encouraging physical activity, coupled with financial support from the NT Government, has enabled the Council to develop facilities for almost every sport.

Council is committed to maintaining and developing these facilities to the highest standard, which is a testament to how much sport and recreation is an integral part of Council’s strategic planning.

Alice Springs Town Council’s goal is to ensure that adequate sporting ovals and facilities are developed, operated and maintained so residents, individuals and community groups have access to quality venues for sporting and recreation activities.


Parks and Playgrounds in Alice Springs


In addition to the major sporting facilities listed above, Alice Springs Town Council also maintains a large number of community parks and playgrounds for the enjoyment of residents throughout the town:
  • Acacia Park (Acacia Street, The Gap)
  • Ashwin Park (Ashwin Street)
  • Battarbee Park (Battarbee Street)
  • Beefwood Park (Plumbago Crescent, Saltbush Court and Beefwood Court)
  • Billy Goat Hill Park (Stott Terrace)
  • Bowman Close Park (Bowman Close)
  • Bougainvilia Park (Bougainvilia Avenue and Cypress Crescent)
  • Campbell Park (Campbell Street and Lackman Terrace)
  • Carmichael Park (Tmara Mara Circuit)
  • Chalmers Park (Chalmers Street and Cora Crescent)
  • Clara Court Park (Clara Court)
  • Davidson Park (Davidson Street and McKay Street)
  • Day Park (Day Street and Nichols Street)
  • Diarama Park (Diarama Close)
  • Dixon Park (Dixon Road)
  • Eagle Court Park (Eagle Court and Moore Court)
  • Finlayson Park (Finlayson Street and Carruthers Crescent)
  • Flynn Church Lawns (Todd Street)
  • Forrest Park (Forrest Crescent)
  • Frank McEllister Park (Larapinta Drive)
  • Francis Smith Park (Kurrajong Drive)
  • Gillen Park (Mueller Street and Goyder Street)
  • Gosse Street Park (Goose Street)
  • Grant Park (Grant Road)
  • Grey Park (Grey Court and Woods Terrace)
  • Heidenreich Court Park (Heidenreich Court)
  • Hospital Lawns / RFDS (Stuart Terrace)
  • Kempeana Park (Kempeana Crescent)
  • Kilgariff Park (Kilgariff Crescent and Laver Court)
  • Kunoth Park (Kunoth Street and Woods Terrace)
  • Larapinta Ovals (Milner Road, Memorial Avenue and Palmer Street)
  • Lewis Gilbert Park (Hillside Gardens)
  • Lyndavale Park (Lyndavale Drive)
  • Madigan Park (Madigan Street)
  • Maynard Park (Head Street and Lackman Terrace)
  • McCoy Park (Tietkens Avenue and Hearne Place)
  • McDonnell Park (McDonnell Court)
  • Mercorella Court Park (Mercorella Court)
  • Nelson Park (Nelson Terrace)
  • Newland Park (Milner Road and Newland Street)
  • Noonie Park (Rieff Court)
  • Oleander Park (Oleander Crescent and Banksia Street)
  • Plowman Park (Plowman Street and Bruce Street)
  • Poeppel Park (Poeppel Gardens)
  • Prickle Park (Sturt Terrace)
  • Priest Street Park (Priest Street)
  • Roberts Park (Roberts Crescent and Hablett Crescent)
  • Rotoract Park (Madigan Street and Angguna Avenue)
  • Snow Kenna Park (Wills Terrace)
  • Shanahan Park (Shanahan Close)
  • Spearwood Drive Park (Spearwood Drive and Grevillea Drive)
  • Spencer Park (Spencer Street and Bacon Street)
  • Spicer Crescent Park (Spicer Crescent and Irvine Crescent)
  • Sturt Terrace Park (Sturt Terrace)
  • Trevor Reid Park (Wills Terrace)
  • Tucker Park (Tucker Street and Cheong Street)
  • Walmulla Park (Walmulla Street)
  • Warber Park (Harms Court)
  • Westland Park (De Havaland Drive)
  • Willowby Park (Gilbert Place)
  • Wills Terrace (Leichhardt Terrace and Wills Terrace)