Dear Members,
We hope you have enjoyed the summer of Tennis and a new Australian Open Champion in Jannick Sinner. Judging by the number of court bookings you are all making the most of the great weather and inspiration from the champions playing in our backyard. As there are so many members keen to play, please make sure you are turning up for your booking on time and should your circumstances change, please make sure you cancel your booking even if it is at the last minute in order to allow other members the opportunity to book or those that are playing to stay on longer. As we are seeing heavy bookings of the courts by our members, we are not taking any casual bookings from non members, however should you wish to bring a non member along to play, please ensure you pay the $10 per person visitor fee into the club bank account before you play. This will be monitored to ensure members are doing the right thing by their fellow members.
2024/25 Renewal Notices
As February 1st is the start of the club's financial year all members should have received their renewal notice. The club is very aware of the financial burdens faced by the community and in an effort to alleviate this pressure the club has decided not to increase the subscription for this year. We hope this will assist those who are finding things financially difficult at this time. As always should you have any difficulties with your renewal, please feel free to reach out to me or a member of the committee, so that we can discuss your options or a payment plan. If you have not received yours as yet please check your spam or let us know. As of Sunday the 18th of February unfinancial members will no longer be able to make bookings and the gate code will also be changed on this date.
Club Security
Over the last few months there have been a number of occasions where the courts and clubhouse have been left unlocked. It is each member's responsibility to ensure that both the clubhouse and courts are properly locked before they leave. This is to protect your club and its assets.
Clubhouse
The club has a financial plan in place to continue to improve the facilities for all members and is slowly upgrading the facilities in accordance with that plan. We do ask that all members using the clubhouse be respectful of others, that they clean up after themselves, clean and put away any dishes and be careful with the table tennis balls and bats when using them. We also ask that you turn off all lights when you leave, especially checking the toilet lights as these have often been left on. All these items cost the club money and will only mean we need to charge the members more in the future. Should you notice the clubhouse in an untidy state, or any damage please report that to me immediately on 0419 530 159 or a committee member as soon as possible.
Court Lights
As many of you would be aware the club has upgraded the court lights to LED and they are magnificent to play under. We encourage all members to use the lights and we believe that at $15 per hour that is an extremely cheap option when wanting to play at night. Should you wish to play under the lights all you need to do is put that in your booking and we will arrange for the lights to be turned on for you once you have paid the nominated amount into the clubs bank account. If you are making the booking on the day or at the last minute please text me on 0419 530 159 to let me know as I may not see your booking come through. Please do not ask our coaches or another member to turn on the lights for you as we have requested them not to and told them to get the member to contact one of the committee. If you are bringing guests along you will also be required to pay the $10 guest fee per guest prior to play.
Social Tennis
The club continues to run social on a Tuesday night for intermediate players and a Thursday night for more advanced or competition players. Both nights start at 7:30pm and all members and non members are welcome to attend. The cost for members is $18 per night or $55 for the whole month if paying at the start of the month. For non-members the cost is $25 per night.
Saturday Competition
The club has two teams entered into the Bayside Regional Tennis Association Saturday competition for the 2023/24 Spring/Summer season. Both teams are working hard to make the finals with the section 5 team sitting in 4th place, while the section 8 team is sitting in 7th however they are only one win outside the top 4. We wish both teams much success in the coming weeks and hope to see another pennant on the wall soon. This season will conclude at the end of March and nominations are open for the winter season. Winter competition will start in Mid April and goes through to September and is played each saturday excluding school holidays from 1:00pm until approximately 5:30pm. If any members are interested in representing the club please contact me on 0419530159 to discuss.
We hope you are enjoying your facilities, look forward to receiving your renewal, and seeing you around the club.
Regards
Anthony Straford
On behalf of the STATC Committee