Health & Wellbeing

Saddleworth Lawn Tennis Club recognises that active participation in tennis has physical, social, children's developmental and emotional and psychological benefits. To find out more about these benefits , visit https://www.tennis.com.au/learn/benefits or contact us today to enquire about how you can play tennis at our courts in Saddleworth!

Smoking

Our Club is proudly SmokeFree, and the grounds at the Saddleworth War Memorial Community Centre are also SmokeFree. Quitting smoking can be a challenge for most people, however if you are thinking of quitting smoking and would like some resources you can

Mental Health

At any stage of life, and increasingly with pressures such as the COVID-19 epidemic, people may experience feelings of anxiety and distress or depression.

Tennis Australia's  community partner Beyond Blue offers a range of advice and support services through their Beyond Blue Support Service, Online Forums, NewAccess, The Way Back Support Service and Be You programs and also have a dedicated ‘Coping with the Coronavirus outbreak’ section and a page dedicated to Beyond Blue Looking after your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak. Visit https://www.tennis.com.au/play/covid-19/mental-health-and-wellbeing-support for more information.

You can also call Beyond Blue’s 24/7 support service on 1300 22 4636 to speak to a mental health professional.

For immediate support call Lifeline on 13 11 14 and in an emergency, always call triple zero (000).

Alcohol

Our club has commitmed to become an accredited Good Sports Club. We encourage the responsible consumption of alcohol, and for our members and visitors to ensure they don't Drink Drive.  To view our Good Sports Policy please click on the link below.

https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:ae064973-ba42-3393-b504-149ab9d20dfa

Other resources:

Drink wise: https://drinkwise.org.au/ 

DRUGINFO: 1300 85 85 84

druginfo@adf.org.au

DrugInfo is a confidential, non-judgemental telephone and email information and referral service for anyone seeking help for their own or another person’s alcohol or drug use. Australian Drug Foundation adf.org.au has  resource page with links to help and support services in South Australia.

ADIS: 1300 131 340

The Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) provides free, anonymous support between 8:30am and 10pm that includes telephone counselling, information about alcohol and other drugs and a referral service for treatment.

FAMILY DRUG HELP: 1300 660 068

Family Drug Help provides free, 24-hour support to families and friends affected by alcohol and other drugs.