Lighting at Malvern Cricket Ground

We’ve upgraded the lighting at Malvern Cricket Ground by replacing the existing towers with four new 25-metre LED lighting towers.

We did this to:  

  • provide safer access to and from the sports facilities in the evening and after dark 
  • give people more opportunities to enjoy the oval for sport, recreation and exercising their dogs 
  • encourage people of all genders to participate in lacrosse and cricket. 

Key features of the lighting include: 

  • energy-efficient LED lighting that meets Australian standards 
  • controlled timing and ability to automatically turn lights off so they don’t stay on after our nominated hours (Monday to Friday, 5 pm to 9 pm between April and September).

This may change slightly based on the sports clubs’ allocated times at the oval.

Timelines

Works started in February 2026 and were completed in August 2026. 

More information 

For more information about the project, please contact our City Projects team on 8290 1333. 

Lighting tower locations

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