grounds & weather
ultraviolet
Sydney UV
UV levels
Don't be fooled
When UV levels are 3 and above, the sun's rays are strong enough to damage your skin and put you at risk.
Don’t be fooled by cooler weather or by cloud cover, you are still at risk of sunburn when playing sports in spring and autumn! Even in winter in many parts of NSW, UV levels remain 3 or above for some or all of the day and sun protection remains important.
Sources: Cancer Council NSW and Sunsmart NSW.
air quality
Sydney AQI
Air Quality Index
The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a scale of air pollution. It's a measure of how clean or polluted the air is.
The AQI will help you understand the current level of air quality with a number value and colour code; a lower value indicates better air quality and a higher value, worse. Hover over the number value for details.Source: Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW).
disclaimer
Climate data is presented on this website for the purpose of disseminating information about weather, air pollution levels and solar ultraviolet radiation levels for the benefit of Club Members only and is not intended for use by the general public. Nothing contained in this website, or the data presented, is intended to be used as a substitute for a health professional's advice. The Club does not accept any liability for any injury, loss, damage, costs incurred or any consequences resulting directly or indirectly by use of or reliance on the information presented on this website. Information is obtained automatically from government agencies' data feeds. Before relying on the information presented on this website, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for their purposes, and should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances. The Club cannot guarantee and assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information.
weather forecast
Greystanes
ground updates
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Updates are posted during the football season for fields used by and under our responsibility only.
Council determines if grounds are open but we remain responsible for determining suitability of grounds in terms of player safety and potential ground damage.
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Cumberland Council Grounds Information & Closures
You can check if a sporting ground is open or closed by calling the information line or visiting the 'Sports Ground Closures' website page; details below. This information line is available to the public 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
During times of extreme weather conditions Council will assess its playing fields and update the information line by 3pm Monday to Thursday and by 12 noon on Fridays.
More information see policy below.
information
Club Responsibilities
When Council determines that grounds are open users remain responsible for determining the suitability of grounds for use of individual grounds in terms of player safety and potential ground damage and are requested to exercise discretion in the event of any wet weather.
If sportsgrounds are closed by Council, clubs and organisations do not have the authority to approve their use.
Council’s decision on whether to close a sportsground will be based on the likelihood of injury to players, the likelihood of damage to the playing surface and the prevailing weather forecast.
If Council’s ground closure instructions are ignored and play goes ahead, the user will be responsible for the full cost of repair to the field(s) and their usage arrangements may be terminated.
Even if Council deems a sportsground to be open at 12.00pm on Friday, clubs and organisations don’t have to play if rain occurs later that day or during the weekend and injury to players or damage to the sportsground becomes a possibility.
Cumberland Council LGA
click/tap name for map and directions
Apha Road Park ALP Bathurst Street Reserve BTH Coleman Park CLM Colquhoun Park _ Daniel Street Park DAN Everley Park North EVE Freame Park FRE Girraween Park GIR Granville Park Guildford Park GLD Guildford West Sports Ground GLW Harry Grapes Reserve _ Horlyck Reserve _ King Park KNG Merrylands Park MRY Mona Park Philips Park PHL Princes Park PRP Progress Park PRG Ray Marshall Reserve RAY Ted Burge Sportsground TBS Webbs Avenue Reserve WEB Wyatt ParkCumberland Council LGA
City of Parramatta Grounds Information & Closures
You can check the status of a sports ground during wet weather with the Wet Weather Line or City of Parramatta 'Sports Ground closure information' website page. The line is updated at 3:00pm on weekdays and before 7:00am on Saturdays.
When a ground is closed it is closed for that night and the following day, until the Wet Weather Line / website is updated again in the afternoon.
More information see policy below.
information
Club Responsibilities
City of Parramatta provides up-to-date sports ground closure information in the local governmental area. Users are encouraged to monitor the information daily, as grounds can remain closed for several days after a period of rain.
The use of a sporting field following significant rainfall can damage the playing surface and raise risk management issues with emphasis on player safety. To ensure that our sporting fields are maintained at a safe standard, it is necessary for City of Parramatta to close grounds until they are suitable for use again.
All users and hiring users must observe sporting field closures, as liability for the cost of rectifying any wet weather damage will be incurred.
When a ground is closed it is closed for that night and the following day, until the Wet Weather Line is updated again in the afternoon. Sports ground floodlighting is not operational when fields are closed.
City of Parramatta LGA
Blacktown City Council Sports Field Closures
Blacktown City Council updates their Sports Field Closures page on weekdays only. If a field is shown as closed on a Friday, it will remain closed over the weekend.
If a field is shown as closed, no activities are to take place there until it is reopened.
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Granville Association
Blacktown Association
hot weather policy
Applicable to all Football NSW competitions and events
Nice aussie weather...
don't forget Slip, Slop, Slap
With high temperatures consideration must be given to the effects of heat and humidity on amateur athletes, particularly children, involved in football activities.
Football NSW recommends the following in accordance with duty of care and information as issued by Sports Medicine Australia.
Recommended Temperatures
ADULTS
Postponement or cancellation is recommended for events involving adults at a temperature of 37° celsius.CHILDREN (up to and including 16 years of age)
Postponement or cancellation is recommended for events involving children at a temperature of 32° celsius.CAUTION: These are the maximum cancellation temperatures. Cancellation of games, training or events at lower temperatures may be necessary depending on factors such as: humidity; local conditions including radiant heat from synthetic surfaces and lack of ventilation at indoor centres; player wellbeing; and player acclimatisation. Note that young children are especially at risk in the heat and should not be forced to continue playing or training if they appear distressed or complain about feeling unwell.
wet weather policy
During wet weather conditions all training and games are assumed to be on, as scheduled.
You will be notified of any changes by your team coach/manager.
Always communicate with your team coach/manager as they will have the latest information regarding cancelled, rescheduled or transferred training and games.
Greystanes FC ground closure information can be found on this page and website. For information on other Clubs' grounds visit the GDSFA or the relevant Council's page (info on this page).
lightning policy
LOOK UP LOOK OUT : 30/30 Rule
Take appropriate shelter when you count 30 seconds or fewer between lightning and thunder. Then remain sheltered for 30 minutes after the last thunder.
- Never shelter under a tree or group of trees or in an open field or in small open structures such as picnic shelters.
- Stay away from metal poles, fences, clothes lines.
- Do not use umbrellas or mobile telephones.
You should wait a minimum of 30 minutes after the last sound of thunder is heard before resuming outdoor activities.
safety
- Drive safely in and around our parks. When at our grounds please take care with pedestrians, especially children, when driving and parking your vehicle.
- Smoking is banned in spectator areas of all sports grounds during organised sport events. Penalties apply.
- Alcohol Free Zone. No alcohol products are to consumed on or near the playing fields. Penalties apply.
- Keep our parks clean by putting all your rubbish in the garbage bins provided or take it with you.
automatic external defribrillator
Defibrillator units are located inside the Bathurst Street Park canteen
gfc fields
- Shade
- Playground
- Parking (Ballina Street)
- Toilets & changerooms
- Canteen
- AE defribillator
- Spectator grandstand
- Seating
- Mini fields
- Field lighting
- Shade
- Parking
- Toilets & changerooms
- AE defribillator
Bathurst Street Park Fields
grounds & directions
Ground name and code with travel directions
Annangrove Oval Apha Road Park ALP Arthur Phillip Reserve Athol Barnes Reserve Bathurst Street Reserve BTH Bella Vista Oval BEL Bernie Mullane Complex BMC Binalong Oval BIN Coleman Park CLM Colquhuon Park COL Commercial Road Reserve COM Crestwood Reserve CRE Curtis Oval CRT Daniel Street Park DAN Eric Mobbs Reserve EMR Eric Primrose Reserve ERC Everley Park North EVE Francesco Crescent Reserve FCO Freame Park FRE Fred Caterson Reserve FRD Garside Park George Kendall Riverside Park GKR Gilroy College Girraween Park GIR Granville Park Greenup Park Guildford Park GLD Guildford West Sports Ground GLW Harry Gapes Reserve HGR Hazel Ryan Oval HZR Jones Park JON King Park KNG Masonic Schools MAS Max Ruddock Reserve MAX McCoy Park MCC Melita Stadium Memorial Park MEM Merrylands Park MRY Mona Park Murray Farm Reserve MUR North Rocks Park NRP Philips Park PHL Princes Park PRP Progress Park PRG Ray Marshall Reserve RAY Robin Thomas Reserve ROB Ron Mondy Oval RMD Rydalmere Park RYD Second Ponds Oval, Rouse Hill SCP Sydney Smith Reserve SYD Ted Burge Sportsground TBS Ted Horwood Reserve TED Webbs Avenue Reserve WEB Wilson Park WIL Wyatt Park _ _MPIO
Member Protection Information Officer
Greystanes FC has a Member Protection Information Officer (MPIO). The role of the MPIO is to be the first point of contact for anyone with an enquiry or concern about a member protection issue. The MPIO is a sounding board for these concerns and can offer information on complaint resolution, policies and other aspects of the issue being discussed.
The MPIO does not offer advice, suggestions or recommendations and the MPIO does not investigate complaints or reports. It is the responsibility of the Club (President and/or Executive) to decide who investigates complaints or reports but it should never be the MPIO who conducts the investigation.
Member Protection encompasses several areas: Harassment, abuse, victimisation, racial vilification, child protection and bullying. Any matters outside of this scope are not member protection matters.
