Dear All Members & Users of St Christophers Tennis Club,

Please see the attached document below for the current revised edition of the "Return to Tennis" protocol. The document can be viewed here: Return to Tennis Protocol Revised

Key Updates include

There will be no club-sanctioned social play under the present reinstated Stage 3 restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne.There will be no club-sanctioned social play under the present reinstated Stage 3 restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne.

Informal casual play may ONLY take place involving: members of a household who live at the same address; or a maximum of two people playing together who live at different addresses.

The latter may include a single player being coached by the club coach.

Players must maintain physical distancing (minimum 1.5 metres) whether on or off the courts.

For informal casual play by members (and guests), a responsible member of St Christopher’s Tennis Club must take responsibility for ensuring that anyone in his/ her group (whether member(s) or guest(s)) understands and abides by these rules, the current Stage 3 restriction for metropolitan Melbourne as published on the Department of Health and Human Services website and the directions of that member with respect to safety.

Members who choose to attend the club agree to abide by this Protocol and the directions of the responsible member.

Use of the pavilion must be limited to use of toilets ONLY, if a clubroom key is available, and subject to users thoroughly washing or sanitising as appropriate any equipment, utensils, other items or surfaces that they touch;

The person conducting the pre-play disinfection should complete the sanitisation checklist.  Copies are available in a plastic envelope next to the pavilion door: please complete on the day, then take home and store securely for reference.  A copy or photograph of the completed form should be emailed as soon as practicable to stctennis@gmail.com.

For more information

Here is a link to the detailed advice from the Government regarding the current restrictions, which includes an explanation of how they apply to non-competition tennis (see “Are outdoor sport facilities closed?": https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/sport-and-exercise-metropolitan-melbourne-and-mitchell-shire-covid-19

Please continue to take care during these times and look out for one another

St Christophers Tennis Club Committee