What do you think of the draft Master Plan?

In early 2021, we heard from 307 people about their needs and priorities at Yarraville Oval.

We have now drafted a Master Plan for the reserve and want to hear whether it reflects your needs.

You can share your thoughts online or in person before midnight Sunday 21 June 2026.

The draft Master Plan has been informed by community feedback and includes:

• new and improved paths around the Oval and to Yarraville West Primary School
• more trees, shade and planting around the reserve
• the existing skate park retained and upgraded
• public toilets included as part of a pavilion upgrade
• reduced mounds to create more open space
• key buildings retained and restored, including the grandstand, scorer’s box and Mouth Organ Band Hall.

Cricket practice facility

The development of the Master Plan was to identify the preferred location and design of a cricket training facility.

The proposed nets will not be a traditional fixed net system, but rather netting curtains between wickets. This will allow the space to be opened for school, sporting, and community use beyond traditional cricket use.

Five locations at the reserve were considered:

• Option 1: northwest corner – not considered suitable.
• Option 2: northeast corner – not considered suitable.
• Option 3: eastern edge adjacent to the former toilet block – not preferred.
• Option 4: south of the existing turf wicket practice nets – preferred option.
• Option 5: area between the band hall and the pavilion – not considered suitable.

An alternative option for the cricket club to undertake all training at McIvor Reserve was not preferred.

All options are outlined in the 19 May Council report.

The master planning process helped us decide how the Reserve can be used now and in the future.

It looked at the needs of local sporting clubs, community groups and the wider community, while keeping the Oval as an active sports space.

Because the site is landlocked, the focus is on making better use of the existing space.

In early 2021, we heard from the broader community through an online survey and received 307 responses.

Here’s what you asked for and how the draft Master Plan responds:

What is it?

Yarraville Oval is a well-used local recreation reserve. It is used widely by the community for sports training and competition, schools activities, by music clubs, and for casual activities like tennis, skating, dog walking and exercise.

Where is it?

Yarraville Oval is located in Yarraville, in Melbourne’s inner west at 203 Williamstown Road, Yarraville 3013.

What does it have?

The reserve has:

• an oval with a turf cricket wicket
• floodlights for training in winter
• cricket practice nets for club use
• public toilets
• a heritage scorer’s box
• a grandstand
• a sports club pavilion
• tennis courts with a practice wall
• a skate park
• the historic Mouth Organ Band Hall.

How long has it been around?

The Reserve was first established in 1889 and permanently reserved under the Yarraville (Recreation Ground) Land Act 1967.