Politics · Australia · 20 hrs ago
Liverpool Council plan to replace Ireland Park fields with car park
Liverpool Council has approved a redevelopment of Ireland Park in Sydney’s west.
The plan will replace three fields used by the grassroots football club Liverpool Rangers with a car park.
The club says less space will mean fewer junior teams and higher fees for registration and uniforms.
Its committee warns some families may no longer be able to afford for their children to play.
Parents have also raised safety concerns about a playground planned behind the amenities building, away from view of the fields.
The council’s report acknowledges that reduced playing capacity could hurt the club’s income and participation.
The plan also includes a cricket pitch, a walking and cycling track, an outdoor gym and an off-leash dog park.
Liverpool Council has approved a plan to replace three fields at Ireland Park in Sydney’s west with a car park.
The fields are home to the Liverpool Rangers grassroots football club.
The club’s committee says reduced playing space will force it to cut junior teams and raise fees.
Parents and locals have also raised safety concerns about a playground planned behind the amenities building.
The redevelopment plan also includes a cricket pitch, walking and cycling track, outdoor gym and off-leash dog park.
- Who
- Liverpool Council approved the redevelopment plan; the Liverpool Rangers and local residents oppose its effects.
- What
- The plan will replace three playing fields at Ireland Park with a car park and add other facilities.
- When
- Council approved the plan at an extraordinary meeting in September; the article was published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Ireland Park in Sydney’s west, in the Liverpool local government area.
- Why
- The plan will make way for a car park and other facilities. The sources do not state the council’s reason for approving it.
Liverpool Council
Liverpool Rangers and concerned locals
Playing fields
Liverpool Council
The approved plan will replace three fields with a car park.
Liverpool Rangers and concerned locals
The club says losing playing space will reduce its capacity to train and play.
Effects on sport
Liverpool Council
The plan includes a cricket pitch, walking and cycling track, outdoor gym and off-leash dog park.
Liverpool Rangers and concerned locals
The club says it will need to cut junior teams and raise fees, potentially pricing children out of sport.
Safety
Liverpool Council
The plan places a playground behind the amenities building.
Liverpool Rangers and concerned locals
Parents say the playground would be out of public view and could increase safety risks for children.
Those players that we lose may not even get back into soccer because parents just can’t afford it
I could lose nearly half of my junior players because there just won’t be the space for them to train and play
vast ramifications for grassroots sport in Liverpool
Rangers president Matt McMah approached council to raise concerns and suggest a revised master plan.
Liverpool Council approved the redevelopment plan at an extraordinary meeting.
The SMH reported that the plan would proceed despite concerns raised by the club and locals.
- Fields to be replaced
- Three at Ireland Park
- Club
- Liverpool Rangers
- Council approval
- September 2026
- Planned facilities
- Cricket pitch, walking and cycling track, outdoor gym and off-leash dog park
- Article publication
- October 11, 2026
Sources
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