Project lifecycle
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Timeline item 1 - complete
Community Consultation
Seeking community feedback to determine support to a trial lighting Nagle Park.
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Timeline item 3 - complete
Trial underway
At the Ordinary Council Meeting on 23 May 2023, Council resolved to proceed with the trial to light the sports field five nights a week to 8.30pm until the end of September 2023.
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Timeline item 4 - complete
Report to Council
The outcomes of the trial were reported at the Ordinary Council Meeting, 27 Feb 2024. The Council supported the recommendations of the report. As a result, the existing DA to allow an additional two nights for organised sports until 8.30pm and creating a separated dog off leash area with its own lighting.
Click here to read the outcomes of the Council meeting (see page 7).
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Timeline item 5 - complete
Community consultation
Seeking community feedback on the proposal to extend sports field lighting permanently and install separate lighting for dog walking.
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Timeline item 6 - complete
Report to Council
A report will be presented at the Ordinary Council Meeting on 18 November 2025. The report recommends:
- Extending sports field lighting permanently: Allow lights and field use five nights a week until 9pm during the winter sports season (currently three nights until 8.30pm).
- Installing separate lighting for dog walking: Four new light poles in the northern part of the park, operating independently from the sports field lights, five nights a week until 9pm during winter.
The trial showed strong community support for extended lighting, with many people using the park in the evenings for sport and dog walking.
We also heard concerns about safety on the sports fields due to dogs digging holes or leaving waste. Dogs are prohibited on the sports fields, so installing dedicated lighting in the off-leash areas will make the park safer and more enjoyable for everyone.
To address concerns about light pollution, the proposed lighting will use modern, energy-efficient fixtures designed to minimise glare and light spill, reducing impacts on nearby residents and wildlife.
Click here to read the full report.
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Timeline item 7 - active
Lighting approved
New lights will be installed in the park’s northeastern section to make it safer and more accessible for passive recreation, operating until 9 pm each weeknight.
Sports field lighting will also be extended to five nights a week until 9 pm, giving local sporting groups more time to train and play.
You can read the minutes from the Ordinary Council meeting here.
Consultation has concluded.
Council is planning to improve lighting at Nagle Park to continue supporting organised sport and general park use.
During the winter sports seasons in 2023 and 2024, Council has been trialling extended lighting in the park to support park users and dog walkers using the dedicated off-leash areas of the park.
The trial has involved increasing the number of nights the park is lit from three nights to five.
We’ve received positive feedback from park users, and we’re now proposing the following changes:
- Extend sports field lighting permanently
We propose to amend the current Development Application (DA) to allow lights and field use five nights a week until 9pm during the winter sports season. Right now, it’s only allowed three nights a week until 8.30pm. - Install separate lighting for dog walking
We're also proposing to install four new light poles, each 8 metres high, in the northern part of the park to improve safety for dog walkers. These lights would operate independently from the sports field lights and run five nights a week until 9pm also during the winter sports season.
See map for the proposed location.
Why are we proposing this?
The trial showed that lots of people want to use the park in the evenings – both for sport and dog walking. But we also heard concerns about safety on the sports fields, especially due to holes dug by dogs or waste left behind. Dogs are prohibited from the sports field, so installation of dedicated lighting in the dog off-leash areas will make this area safer and more enjoyable for everyone.
Have your say
We want your feedback to understand community support and hear any concerns before we go ahead.
Take our survey below
Or email your thoughts to council@randwick.nsw.gov.au or via post to Randwick City Council, 30 Frances Street, Randwick 2031. Please include “Nagle Park lighting” in the subject line.
Feedback open: 7 May to 4 June 2025.
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Stage 1 consultation
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Stage 1 consultation
Project update: From May to September 2023, the Council has trialled lighting the sports fields at Nagle Park five nights a week to 8.30pm.
The outcomes of the trial were reported at the Ordinary Council Meeting on 27 Feb 2024(External link) and Council determined to amend the existing Development Application (DA) to allow for an additional two nights for organised sports until 8.30pm, and creating a separated dog-off leash area with its own lighting five nights a week for passive recreation and dog walking.
The current trial arrangement will continue through the upcoming winter sports season, during which time the additional lighting will be planned, and the proposed amendments to the DA will be assessed.
Click here(External link) to read the outcomes of the Council meeting (see page 7).
Randwick City Council is seeking your feedback on a proposal to trial extended lighting of the sports fields at Nagle Park in Maroubra.
The lights at Nagle Park currently operate three nights a week until 8.30pm, April to September, when the sports fields are being used for training by Randwick Rugby Club.
We are proposing to operate a trial of extended lighting days to five days a week (Monday to Friday) until 8.30pm.
The purpose of the proposed trial is to support more informal and passive recreation in the park during the winter months. More lighting days would also support residents who walk their dogs in the park and make use of the off-leash dog sections of Nagle Park (note: dogs are not permitted on the sports field).
We would like to know what you think about the proposal.
Feedback from the survey will be carefully considered and reported to Council to help consider whether to proceed with the trial. Should the trial proceed, it will commence in June and conclude at the end of September 2023. An evaluation of the trial, including more community consultation, will then take place to consider whether the arrangements should be ongoing.
Feedback open: 5 April to 9am, 3 May 2023.
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