Common property turned into school playground

Hi Guys

I’m in Sydney(NSW strata laws). My building has 2-potential areas for recreational events 1)Swimming pool 2) Some Grass area on common property.

Only problem is the swimming pool is the only area that is regulated with signs and rules, and a fence so “recreational behaviour” at the pool is regulated and enclosed in reality. The grass-area is not, and anarchy has set in amongst the unregulated set-up of the grassed-area at this stage. Why the anarchy?

1) My apartment building like many wasn’t designed to deal with small children and young families(it’s an old style 1960’s New York high rise), planning standards were different, and as we know houses cheaper and not as many families lived in Apt-Buildings. Times as we know have changed massively, last 4-years(2012-16) massive increase in young families with kids in building. 

They have turned the grass common-property into a school playground, after school/or kindergarten they all run out and play(with multiple ball games and balls being thrown around). Children’s birthday parties, parents drinking alcohol and then all the anti-social behaviour and consequences that happen as a result (swearing/arguments/lack of approbate parental supervision of children set’s in). Tradesman work on the building during the week on common-property, and balls are flying everywhere often. I’m especially worried that during school holidays when kids will be at home, a child will be hit by a tradesman’s car, as the Tradies car-park(visitors car park) of the building is right next to some of the grassed area of the area of the building, or they might bump into and have an accidental head-clash with a tradie, and drunk parents don’t help at the children’s birthday parties/picnics they have(frolicking in the midday-sun on booze, forgetting about the kids-lack of parental supervision setting in). Plus the sport-balls of many shapes and sizes and hardness (from cricket balls-to tennis balls to soccer balls) hitting other residents walking past. I’m worried as well the balls will hit a resident’s window, and that can cause serious injury and death. 

I have written to my “OC” for these common-property issues to be tabled at next month’s Executive committee meeting. I want a ban on “recreational events” on common property, except for at the swimming pool(which is properly regulated and enclosed/suitable and safe, and signs etc). As no where else on the CP of my building do I deem as safe for “recreational events” to happen and be suitably regulated for the reasons I’ve given.

I suppose the question I pose to Flat-Chat members is, what are the chances of the OC putting a ban on “recreational events” on CP except for the outdoor swimming-pool? If not a ban will they put up signs outside/or put in CP rules e.g. No alcohol. They have all these type of signs in my building’s swimming pool e.g. Alcohol Ban/No Barbecues etc. So some feedback guys would be valued, as I’m very curious what the Executive-Commitee will do, thanks guys.