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How can football fans enjoy watching games at Brookvale Oval without disturbing local residents?
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Comment 1 5 Aug 2010, 8:53 AM
Are local residents being disturbed?
I live 100m from the oval and have had no issues apart from people parking in my driveway.
Sort out the parking problems and there shouldn't be any issues.
Comment 1.1 5 Aug 2010, 9:54 AM
This question assumes a problem that does not exist.
I also live within 100m of the Oval and I knew it was there when I moved in (14 years ago). There are only 10 NRL games all year and I do not consider it to be a disturbance.
Comment 2 5 Aug 2010, 12:43 PM
There are half a dozen night games, the latest of which are well over by 9-9.30pm,the crowd having well dispersed by 10pm. That's 6 or so nights still 10pm at the latest (some finish at 7pm), per year.
If anyone is hanging around the streets misbehaving after that, it is a police issue, not a council issue.
Whenever 15,000 people gather at an event there will be noise. And so be it. At least it's the happy noise of people cheering.
Comment 3 6 Aug 2010, 8:37 PM
I am also a local and have not had issues. Is there a record kept of the number of alleged disturbances?
Perhaps compare the number of disturbances in ratio to the number of attendees? and weigh up whether it is in fact a growing issue or a little more security presence will solve.
Comment 4 23 Aug 2010, 10:12 PM
Agree, I live very close to the oval and the game itself is not the problem, it's parking and traffic that needs to be fixed, maybe a bit more policing after the game, especially if the Eagles lost the game...(not too often!)
Comment 4.1 24 Aug 2010, 5:29 PM
By the sounds of things having an alternative transport/parking system would help remove the cars etc from the seats. Hvaing an Olympic Park style bus service between 4 or 5 key locations would alleaviate the need for people to park close to the oval.
Also the Leagues being accomodated in a new commercail development at the ground would also remove fans from walking between the ground and the present location whihc the pathwya is in the middle of a residential areas
Comment 5 27 Aug 2010, 3:56 PM
Brookvale Oval and football have been around for decades. If residents do not wish to be "disturbed" by football matches, why live by the oval?
Comment 5.1 1 Sep 2010, 10:27 AM
I think this is an unfair comment. I know a number of people who have lived near the Oval for many decades, well before there were rugby league matches there.
