Wyndham City is seeking an operator to run weekend netball competitions and participation programs at Jamieson Way Reserve in Point Cook. The proposal is about giving local players a place to compete in their own suburb, while existing clubs continue to use the courts for training.
The council has opened an expression of interest rather than announced a new league. No operator, competition timetable, registration date or player fee has been confirmed. The distinction matters for families who may be ready to enrol: the current deadline is for organisations proposing to run the program, not for players.
AI-generated illustration for reference only. It does not show Jamieson Way Reserve, a current competition or actual participants.
What the council is asking for
The council's expression of interest seeks an experienced operator for Saturday and Sunday competitions and programs. Its detailed eight-page brief says Point Cook does not currently have a competition based in the suburb, despite long-standing club training at Jamieson Way.
Council wants a Netball Victoria affiliated competition that can grow alongside local demand. The brief also calls for beginner and participation programs, rather than a timetable made up entirely of formal matches. It identifies primary school aged players as a priority and asks applicants to consider youth gaps, including opportunities for boys.
These are requirements for proposals, not a published promise that every age group or program will start at once. Applicants must set out the seasons, age groups, game lengths and expected capacity they could actually deliver. Council has not chosen a preferred structure in advance.
| What is confirmed | What remains to be decided |
|---|---|
| Six outdoor courts are available in the complex | Which operator will run competitions |
| Weekend access is proposed year round | Seasons, age groups and match times |
| Primary school players are a priority | Player fees and registration dates |
| Existing clubs retain their training role | Any extra weekday program access |
That gap between a proposed service and an operating competition is the main point for residents. A successful appointment could reduce the need to travel for some games. It cannot yet be counted as an available local fixture.
How Jamieson Way would be used
The reserve's council venue listing places the complex at 59 Jamieson Way. It lists six netball courts, a pavilion and other shared facilities. The council brief says the outdoor courts have lighting, with player and official change rooms in the pavilion.
The brief offers the prospective operator access to the six outdoor courts between 9 am and 9 pm on Saturdays and Sundays, throughout the year. This is an access window from which the operator could propose a schedule. It does not mean matches will occupy every court for every hour.
Use of the social room, kitchen, toilets and storage would need further negotiation. So would weekday court access. The indoor hall is handled through a separate booking process and is outside this expression of interest. Those boundaries are important when interpreting any future claim about the scale of the program.
Jamieson Way is already a shared sporting reserve. The venue page names Point Cook Netball Club and Sanctuary Lakes Netball Association as permanent user groups. Council says both have long-held court allocations for training, and an incoming weekend operator would be a co-tenant rather than the manager of the whole reserve.
The arrangement therefore needs to fit around established training and other reserve users. Council explicitly asks applicants to explain how they would work with the clubs, schools and community organisations. A new competition is intended to complement the current local netball network, not displace it.
Residents looking beyond netball can see the wider reserve and community facility context in Point Cook Local's amenities guide. The site also has a Term 4 community programs guide for currently listed activities. Those guides do not provide registration for the proposed competition.
What applicants must show
The council's brief allows a management company, association, club, group or other entity to make a proposal if it can meet the conditions. Applicants need to demonstrate the experience, staffing and resources to establish and sustain a competition, as well as a way to reach Point Cook participants.
The submission must include projected team, program and participant numbers and expected court use for each of the first three years. Applicants must also propose their court hire fee. Council says participation costs should be comparable with other community netball competitions across Wyndham, but it has not set a player price.
Council's assessment gives price a 30 per cent weighting. Capability accounts for 25 per cent, facility use 20 per cent, local engagement 15 per cent, and competition structure and scheduling 10 per cent. Registration, affiliation or commitment to affiliate with Netball Victoria, and acceptance of licence conditions are threshold checks.
Those weightings show what an applicant must balance. A low-cost offer alone is not the whole assessment; it also needs a workable schedule, credible participation plan and ability to use the courts well. Equally, a broad proposed program does not establish what a family will eventually pay.
The planned agreement starts with a three-year licence. The brief says a continuing seasonal arrangement could follow if agreed performance measures and licence conditions are met. That is an intended framework for the selected operator, not a guarantee that a competition will run for any particular number of seasons.
The decision timetable
The council opened the EOI on 16 September. Completed proposals are due by noon Melbourne time on Wednesday 14 October 2026. Applicants must request the proposal form and attachments and lodge the completed material through recreationstrategy@wyndham.vic.gov.au.
The council's indicative timetable puts assessment in the second half of October, possible interviews in early November, negotiations in November and finalisation by the end of that month. The brief says those dates may change. It also says the last day for clarification requests is 7 October.
- Operators: read the full brief and request the required form before preparing a submission.
- Clubs and schools: watch for any appointed operator's actual program announcement before promoting registrations.
- Players and parents: treat the weekend court access as a proposal window, not a fixture list.
- Residents: check the council EOI page for updates if a new local competition would affect your plans.
For local families, the useful development is that Wyndham City is trying to turn a training venue into a place for Point Cook based competition. Times, ages, cost and enrolment will only be clear after an operator is selected and publishes a program.
Point Cook Local's guide to activities with children covers other existing local options in the meantime.