TVA MOC

Q2

2. Creates a safe, inclusive and thriving tennis community enabling more people to play more often through good governance, leadership & development, committee/management training, child safety and succession planning.

*See attached documents.

To enable more people to play more often we have:

  • Embraced ClubSpark – OTC was one of the pilot clubs to adopt ClubSpark (& My-Tennis), as we appreciate that these systems make it easier for people to connect, join our club and play tennis.
  • Embraced the Book-A-Court system, as it enables the maximum participation, court usage and usage analysis without extra administrative burdens. 
  • Installed a second Book-A-Court gate for easier access to each 4-court enclosure.
  • Maintained our courts in peak condition, with *GrasSports 3-monthly maintenance.
  • Kept our membership fees at very affordable levels.  In 2024, our fees rose for the FIRST TIME in 9 YEARS (since 2015), with modest price increases between $10-$25.
  • Offered a 25% discount PLUS a year’s FREE membership for renewing members during COVID.
  • Always opened memberships in December, so new members during Summer get up to 19 months’ membership (for the price of 12) in their first year.

To ensure good governance, leadership & development, committee/management training, child safety and succession planning the club has:

  • Completed *Monash Council’s 12-session Club Development Program run by Leisure Networks, covering Governance, Financial, Volunteer and Planning training.
  • Complied with all, and exceeded many of the requirements in Monash Council’s Active Sports Club Framework.
  • Created a *Child Safety webpage, a *Child Safety Policy and *Code of Conduct.
  • Appointed a Member Protection Safety Officer.
  • Created *Emergency and *Risk Management Plans.
  • Paid $2,499 for ClubMap to run  a *Premium Club Planning Workshop, focussing on Club Structure and Volunteers, and acted on their recommendations by creating a *Volunteers page on our website, a *Committee & Volunteer Structure diagram and detailed *descriptions for all volunteer positions, which aided our volunteer recruitment.
  • Provided club laptops for all office bearers (making club information easier to manage on dedicated computers and making succession handovers easier).