The Doutta Galla Tennis Club is pleased to announce and welcome our new coach, Anthony Guccione to the club. Anthony will take over the club’s coaching position from our previous coach, Courtney Kelly, who has scaled her business back to have a baby. Anthony comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and experience which is highlighted by his name and the tennis expereince which comes with that. Coaching announcements will be sent out soon, but for any Term One enquiries please call Anthony on 0438 358 945.
The redevelopment and landscaping of the Club’s rear courtyard is almost complete. Some very nice paving has been laid and a water tank will be installed soon. Please come down and have a look at the great new area behind the club.
Last night the club held its Annual General Meeting with many topics discussed and updates on the club’s current situation. The current Committee was re-elected in its entirety with President Aaron Sharpe, Vice-President Michael Mann, Treasurer Kathryn Glass and Secretary Annette Mann leading the club through the next financial year. The major topic of the night was what projects the club can undertake with the Moonee Valley Council’s Allocated Funds to the club. The following list contains an early list of what the club will hope to achieve in order of priority:
- Repair of Light Posts on Court Two which are currently leaning due to problems with their bases or the poles themselves.
- Purchase of new Baggers for Courts Two and Three.
- Renovation of the Club’s Male and Female Bathrooms. Installation of new toilet suites, basins, tapware and shower facilities as well as new tiling and painting as required.
- Landscaping work to be done at the rear of the club. Includes planting of new drought resistant plants as well as paving as well as the installation of a Water Tank with the possibility of a 5 Star Pump system.
- Installation of a new floor covering throughout the club house. Tiles, Carpet, Lino or new Floorboards are all a possiblity and will be investigated.
- A Cover over the outside decking with either a Polycarbonate or Solid roof.
- Other Items including the possibility of a Split System Air Conditioner / Heater or a propper outdoor setting for the decking.
Comments and opinions on the above list are always welcome.
The committee is pleased to announce that due to some very hard work from the President, Aaron Sharpe, the Moonee Valley City Council has allocated significant funds in their 2009/10 budget to the Doutta Galla Tennis Club. These funds will go towards further developing our little club.
Although it is not certain what we will spend the generous amount of money on yet, you can be sure this money will play a significant role in drastically improving the club. Members are invited to reply to this email with suggestions to possible projects the club will undertake.
The Committee would like to thank Aaron for his continuous hard work for the club over the last good part of a decade. Without his help, this contribution from the Council and many other projects around the club would be only a dream.
We would also like to thank the Moonee Valley City Council for their continued support.
The Doutta Galla Tennis Club has officially joined Tennis Victoria. This move will provide extensive opportunities for our club, including the option for members to parcipitate in Pennant competition. For more information about the affiliation, please visit Tennis Victoria’s website. A Pennant team is currently being created, for more information please visit our Pennant page.
As the club is about to join Tennis Victoria, the club and its members will be able to participate in Tennis Victoria’s Pennant Competition. The club is looking for interested players to play in the 2009 season, if you wish to play, please email us or sign up at the notice board at the club house.
About Pennant:
- Matches are held on Saturday Afternoon, Sunday Morning or Sunday Afternoon.
- Four players play each week.
- Singles is played one week, doubles the next.
- Matches are played all over Greater Melbourne.
- A season is fourteen matches, with each team playing all others twice,
both singles and doubles. - Competition starts in late April with the finals during August.
Welcome our new Sponsors: Benton’s Plumbtec
The Doutta Galla Tennis Club is proud to welcome our newest sponsor on board, Benton’s Beautiful Bathrooms & Kitchens. Benton’s is your best destination for all your Bathroom, Kitchen, Laundry and Plumbing needs, with 11 retail stores throughout Melbourne and Victoria. Please support our sponsors by visiting their website at www.bentons.com.au.
Our latest poll has now finished and the results are in. But first, the question was: Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova recently won the 2008 Australian Open. Were they worthy winners?
33% of voters stated that Both Deserved it, 33% said Djokovic only, Sharapova scared everyone away with that screech, 17% said Sharapova only, Djokovic only beat Federer because he was sick. and 16% said Neither, the players of yesteryear would have thrashed them. The results were interesting, to say the least.
Dear Members,
It has come to the attention of the committee in the past months that many members have not been paying for the use of lights when they have used them. We will remind everyone that it is $10 per hour per court.
This is a form of stealing and will not be tolerated any longer.
In addition we would like to remind our members of the rules of having visitors playing at our courts. They must be supervised by a member at all times and should not be left alone at all. Furthermore, a visitors fee is needed to be paid upon arrival. Juniors are $1 each and Adults are $3.
We would like to emphasise the low price for visitors. It is not a great deal of money and it is expected of our members to be honest enough to pay for the use of the courts.
Please note members, the above mentioned topics will no longer be tolerated by any member. The committee does not want to change the honour system we have in place now and have had for many years, however if this trend continues stronger consequences will be enforced.
For repeat offenders, a possible termination of membership will occur.
Help the club who continues to provide you with fantastic facilities and a great atmosphere.
Regards,
Aaron Sharpe
President Doutta Galla Tennis Club
Our first Web Poll has been completed with interesting results. The question When playing doubles, what side do you like to play on? was asked, with an overwhelming amount of people prefer to play on the forehand side (50%). Second were the “democratic” style of players with 29% of the vote. The Backhand side was third with 14% and the selfish result of American Doubles only came in last with 7%.
Please vote on our new poll on the left hand side of the page.