Court Bookings and News

Booking of courts (under COVID regulations)
Note Courts closed Fri 6 Aug to date TBA.

Due to restrictions, you must not access the courts unless you book first using the booking form available below.
Please note:

You (and other players) must read the attached booking form and additional rules carefully to ensure we comply with all requirements of State Government, Tennis Victoria and Whitehorse Council.
You must submit an email booking request first and receive an email confirming your time or you are not to play.
Members who fail to book and provide player details may have their membership cancelled by the Committee.
Singles or doubles can be played - no restriction on the number of households
Access to the toilets and access to the Clubhouse for water or to use court lights is now possible. Please use sanitizer provided to wipe down contacted surfaces of either room - only one person to access the clubhouse at a time.
TopTenn have commenced lessons - contact them direct (see detail under Coaching tab)

Please use this new booking form.

To assist planning, confirmed bookings for the current week are shown under the tab "Confirmed Bookings" and is updated by 8 am each day.
Confirmation is normally prompt but it is best to book well ahead to get your preferred time.
Note that any bookings made after 8 am on the same day will not be included on the "Confirmed Bookings" page until the next day. To ensure there is no clash with other short notice bookings, please try to book at least 2 hours ahead of time. Your booking is only confirmed when you receive an acknowledgement of the booking, usually within 1-2 hours of sending the the booking form (on-line court booking triallists excluded)

Next Social function -re-scheduled due to COVID regulations

The next Club Social function planned for 27th May was deferred due to Government regulations. The function will be re-scheduled now that regulations have been lifted. Members will be notified accordingly.

On-Line court booking trial

The club is currently trialling an on-line court booking system with regular users. It is expected to be made available to all members over time. All other members should book either court using the web form above.

New Committee for 2020-2021

At the last AGM, a new Committee was formed. Rob Teese has taken over as President and Lil Harold has taken up Social Events. Many thanks to Alan Foster and Caroline Chaplin for many years of excellent service in their respective roles. Two new members have joined the Committee - welcome to Raymond and George - we look forward to some fresh ideas in the running of the club.

Guests

Members are reminded they are able able to invite a guest or two at no additional charge for occasional play and can use one court only.

Court hours

Members are reminded that normally court hours are 7.30 am in the morning to 9.30 pm in the evening. This is to ensure that neighbours are not affected by noise outside these hours.

Adult Social Tennis (not yet available under COVID restrictions)

Normally Adult Social tennis is held on Monday nights at 7.30-9.30pm Email invites are sent out each Monday to all members registered with an interest to play. Various Committee members host the social tennis nights during the year. If you wish to be included on the Monday email list, provide your details to membership@bluebellhill.org.au

Keeping the clubhouse clean

The Committee has engaged a cleaner to clean the clubhouse and bathroom area once a month.
To ensure the clubhouse is clean at all times, it would be appreciated if members could clean and put away any glasses or cups they use.