The Lancefield Park Recreation Reserve, located on Chauncey Street, is the town's primary open space and recreation reserve. It currently hosts a number of formal and informal activities including AFL, cricket, netball, tennis, lawn bowls, equestrian, skate/BMX, smallbore rifle shooting, parkrun, public events and general community use.

Unlike many other open spaces across the shire managed by Council, Lancefield Park is on Crown Land and managed by a volunteer Committee of Management, who report to the Victorian Government's Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA).

While Council has no formal role in the day-to-day management of Lancefield Park, Council works collaboratively with the Committee of Management and provides ongoing support in a number of ways - including through annual maintenance budget contributions and in an advocacy/strategic role - in recognition of the park as an important recreational outlet for the town and the shire more broadly.

The Committee of Management last developed a Master Plan in 2012.

To assist the Committee of Management in updating the Master Plan, Council allocated specific Budget funding and made finalising an updated Plan a priority in 2024-25, as outlined in the Council Plan 2021-2031 (Year Four).

New master plan endorsed

Council formally noted the new master plan at the March 2025 Council meeting.

The master plan features a 10-year action plan to be implemented by the volunteer Committee of Management responsible for the Crown Land reserve. This follows an extensive community consultation process, during which a total of 19 submissions were received.

The updated master plan, which replaces the previous 2012 version, aims to better reflect the current needs of the community and user groups, and inform future development and upgrades of facilities such as playing surface improvements, accessways, changerooms, lighting and more.