SNAPSHOT OF TENNIS WITHIN YARRA RANGES Tennis Facility Summary There are currently 34 facilities (Council, crown land and private) offering tennis opportunities to the community. The majority of these facilities are Council owned (23), four are managed by Council as Crown Land Committee of Management under the Crown Land Reserves Act 1978. There are four facilities directly operating under Department of Environment and Primary Industries (formerly DSE) appointed Committees of Management and three private facilities. The table below outlines the current distribution by Council Ward. Ward Club Name Venue No. Of Courts Members Coaching Program O’Shannassy Warburton Warburton Caravan Park Yarra Junction Gladysdale Woori Yallock Yellingbo Hoddles Creek Launching Place Swing Bridge Reserve Warburton Caravan Park Junction Recreation Reserve Gladysdale Public Hall Woori Yallock Recreation Reserve Tudor Crt Rd Hoddles Creek Recreation Reserve Wickhams Rd Reserve 2 4 (2 courts managed by Warburton Tennis Club 4 1 4 2 2 2 (22) 65 30 Public access only 11 8 10 Public access only (124) Y N Y N N N N N Chandler Seville Monbulk Seville Recreation Reserve Monbulk Recreation Reserve 6 4 90 111 Y Y
(10) (201) Ward Club Name Venue No. Of Courts Members Coaching Program Billanook Mount Evelyn Mountainvale Birmingham Rd Hereford Rd 4 4 (Indoor) (8) 60 Commercial business (60) Y Y Chirnside Chirnside Park Country Club Public Court Chirnside Park Country Club Village Green Reserve 6 1 (7) 100 No club (100) Y N Lyster Belgrave Heights Belgrave The Patch Minak Reserve Central Park Borthwick Park The Hall 4 5 4 1 (14) 60 60 90 40 (250) Y Y Y Y Melba Manchester Heights Lilydale Lakeside (BJ Allatt) Avenue Reserve Anderson St Hull Rd 6 8 2 (16) 100 120 Private / coaching (220) Y Y Y Steels Creek Healesville Coldstream Yarra Glen Gruyere Steels Creek Rd Queens Park Don Rd Reserve Halley Supple Reserve McKenzie Reserve Gruyere Recreation Reserve 2 6 4 4 6 2 (24) 70 180 18 69 Public Access only (343) Y Y Y Y N
Ward Club Name No. Of Courts Members Coaching Program Streeton Kalorama / Mt Dandenong Ferny Creek Upwey Tecoma Upwey South Kalorama Reserve Creek Recreation Reserve Upwey Recreation Reserve Upwey South Recreation Reserve 3 5 5 6 (19) 20 150 50 80 (300) Y Y Y Y Walling Kilsyth Montrose Terrace Montrose Mooroolbark Kilsyth Recreation Reserve Keith Hume Fraser Reserve Montrose Reserve Kiloran Park 7 4 7 8 (28) 86 20 200 40 (346) Y N to commence in 2014) Y N 147 1944
Health and Social Objectives Community Development Objectives Community / Public Access 1+ courts Publically accessible Health and Social Objectives Community Development Objectives as listed in Appendix 2 Appendix 2 – Venue Specific Recommendations for facilities on Council Land or where Council is the nominated Committee of Management Facility / Club Recommendations Priority Who High 1 – 3 years Medium 4 – 7 years Low 8 – 10 years Belgrave Continue to support club – viable facility Recreation Services Belgrave Heights Pavilion review toilets and change facilities x Recreation Services in partnership with Major Projects Coldstream Meetings to be held with Coldstream Community to transition courts for netball, one court to be dual marked for 2 tennis courts X x Recreation Services East Warburton Dismantle court and fencing x Recreation Services / Parks and Bushlands Gruyere Court surface to be cleaned to allow community public access x Recreation Services / Parks and Bushlands
Two courts to remain and be available for public/community use x Wickhams Road / Launching Place Facility to be made available for public/community use and monitored for 2 years x Recreation Services Lilydale Continue to support club – viable facility Consider developing as a District Tennis Centre x Recreation Services Facility / Club Recommendations Priority Who High 1 – 3 Medium 4 – 7 years Low 8 – 10 Manchester Heights Continue to support club – viable facility Recreation Services Monbulk Continue to support club – viable facility Recreation Services Montrose Continue to support club – viable facility Recreation Services Montrose Terrace Two courts to be closed Four courts to be maintained in accordance with the current agreement. Membership numbers to be monitored for three years No additional Council funding to be made available for this period. x Recreation Services / and Bushlands Morrisons Reserve (Mt Evelyn) Reference to this facility as being suitable for tennis to cease x Recreation Services
Upwey Tecoma Continue to support club – viable facility Recreation Services Warburton (Caravan & Camping Ground) Discussions to be held with Warburton Tennis Club to make 2 courts available for public/community use Remaining 2 courts to be dismantled x Recreation Services / Facilities Management / Parks and Bushlands Facility / Club Recommendations Priority Who High 1 – 3 Medium 4 – 7 years Low 8 – 10 Wandin East Seek alternative use for club rooms – possibly Wandin / Silvan Field Day Committee Courts to be demolished x Recreation Services /Parks and Bushlands Wesburn Park Dismantle tennis facility and reinstate site x Recreation Services / Parks and Bushlands Woori Yallock Tennis Club to option to relocate to use Seville Local Tennis Centre Two courts to transition to multi use netball/tennis x Recreation Services Yarra Glen Investigate whether courts 5 and 6 can be safely transitioned for MLC Hot Shots with costs to be shared by Tennis Victoria, Council and the club X Recreation Services
constraints. What the table does demonstrate is the significant costs facing clubs to maintain court surfaces as well as the renewal costs facing Council to maintain our facilities to an acceptable standard. Clubs that operate on Crown land not managed by Council are not included in this table however they would be required to meet both maintenance and renewal costs. Facility/Club Courts x Surface Required Estimated Cost Club Council Total Belgrave 4 x en tout cas Maintenance x 4 39,600 39,600 Belgrave Heights 3 x plexi cushion 2 x en tout cas Maintenance x 3 Renewal x 2 23,340 39,600 62,940 Chirnside Park Public 1 x asphalt 1,500 1,500 Coldstream 4 x en tout cas Decommission 2, transition 2 to netball (with dual marking for tennis 80,000 80,000 Gruyere 2 x plexi pave 8,000 22,000 30,000 Healesville (Don Road Sporting Complex) – assuming no change in current arrangements 4 x en tout cas Maintenance x 2 Renewal x 2 35,640 39,600 75,240 Healesville (Queens Park) 4 x synthetic 2 x acrylic hard court 4 x maintenance 2 x renewal 30,000 22,000 52,000 Hoddles Creek 2 x en tout cas Decommission 10,000 10,000 Facility/Club Courts x Surface Works Required Estimated Cost Club Council Total Kalorama/Mt Dandenong 3 x en tout cas Maintenance x 2 Multi purpose x 1 19,800 5,000 24,800 Kilsyth 5 x en tout cas 2 x synthetic Decommission x 5 Renewal x 2 51,700 88,000 139,700