Save Wollongong Tennis Club

Please help save the Wollongong Tennis Club!!

Wollongong City Council will not extend the lease for the Wollongong Tennis Club beyond the 31st December 2020. (more details below)

Local children, students and adults rely on Wollongong Tennis Club for
- Public tennis court hire
- School tennis coaching programs
- Tennis Australia 'Hot Shots' children's program
- Affordable venue hire
- BarMax Australia courses (RSA/RCG)
- Meeting place for locals for over 60 years!!

Wollongong Tennis Club is the home venue for local darts club Night Owls, who have 3 teams that rely on the space in the upstairs function area & Wollongong Tennis Club also sponsors the following local sporting teams:
- UOW AFL Bulldogs
- Fairy Meadow Hockey Club
- Wollongong District Cricket Club

Wollongong City Council will not extend the lease for the Wollongong Tennis Club beyond the 31st December 2020.

Under the provisions of the current lease the club notified council that it intended to take the option of a further 10-year lease. The club was then informed in writing by council that we were in breach of the current lease citing “ongoing maintenance of the club” and that they would not be extending the lease beyond its expiry date.

The Wollongong Tennis Club is celebrated as the local “club that cares” and is located in the parklands of Beaton Park in Gwynneville. This iconic club has continuously served the local community since 1959 and is highly renowned as having the best tennis facilities and food in the Illawarra.

For over fifty years the Wollongong Tennis Club has been acclaimed as both a sporting venue of the highest standard and a family friendly facility for members and their guests. The Wollongong Tennis Club consistently focuses on the quality of its facilities and highest level of customer service and yet, retains its unique characteristics.