We’re calling on the WA Environment Minister to exempt all kids' unofficial sports in public parks and playgrounds from noise regulations during daylight hours.

The Department of Water and Environment Regulation (DWER) drafted guidelines that would have effectively shut down basketball courts in public parks across Western Australia in an attempt to reduce noise.

This would have effectively deprive kids from getting outside, being active and playing with their friends. Basketball WA estimated that at least 75% of current basketball rings breach the proposed guidelines and only 3% of WA public parks would have been eligible to have new courts installed.

Over 12,000 Western Australians made their voices heard loud and clear by signing this petition against the Government's bizarre noise guidelines on outdoor basketball courts.

After the overwhelming public response, the government was forced to walk away from their own guidelines.

The State government now needs to solve this problem once and-for-all.

We need to give basketballers, families and local councils certainty that courts in parks won’t be ripped out because of a few unhappy residents.

Let’s keep the pressure on to make sure it’s sorted once and for all.

Sign the petition today.