[1] On the southern side of the reserve, on Murray Street, is the facilities for tennis, croquet and lawn bowls.

[1] The reserve is owned by the Government of Western Australia, but is managed by the City of Bayswater.

[3]: 61  On 22 February 1907, the recreation ground and hall was officially opened by James Brebber, the state's Minister for Works.

[3]: 176 In 1952, the Bayswater Road Board made the controversial decision to lease out the oval to the WA Soccer Association for use as its home ground.

[4] In August 2021, the grandstand was renamed to the Gerry Maio Stand, after the soccer club's president, who had died earlier that month.