COMMUNITY NEWS - Tennis club adds community value

With nearly 100 years of history behind it, based at the Maleny Showgrounds, the Maleny Tennis Club continues to provide a valuable recreation opportunity for the Maleny community.

The main focus of the Club is social play for members and non-members on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday (for the ladies). Over recent years, the Club has undertaken several initiatives to ensure their facilities can deliver a great tennis experience for members and visitors alike.

In late 2022, with the assistance of a grant from the Sunshine Coast Council’s minor grants program, Maleny Tennis Club was able to refurbish the playing surface on all four courts, whilst funds from the Queensland Government’s Active Clubs’ program have contributed new nets for all courts.

Most recently, the Sunshine Coast Council fully funded an upgrade to the lights on all four courts to LED, with the new lights meeting Tennis Australia lighting standards for competition tennis. Those works were completed in early June.

To further encourage utilisation of their tennis courts from early 2023, the Club has been offering free court use for two of the courts during daylight hours. This initiative has proven to be very successful with many people taking the opportunity. 

Bookings are essential and can be made online at play.tennis.com.au/malenytennisclub. Once booked, the hirer will receive an access code to unlock the courts. Players wanting to use courts in the evenings and play under lights are able to do so at the small charge of $2.50 per half hour for the lights.

Maleny Tennis Club has been extremely active in promoting social tennis competition across the Range, for both adults and juniors, and as recently as Saturday July 13 held a Range Tennis Day with a Wimbledon theme. These events have proven to be very popular with members of the participating clubs.

Following the lights upgrade, the Club is now expanding its evening social tennis offering to Mondays and Saturdays starting at 6.30pm. Monday is already in place and Wednesdays and Saturdays will commence from August 3.

In addition, commencing in August, Maleny Tennis Club’s coach, Courtney Mitchell, will be offering a “Tennis Fit” program. Operating on Tuesday and Thursday nights with a maximum of six players per session, starting at 6.30pm, the program will run for six weeks and will cost $60 for the six weeks. Further information from Courtney on 0405154 263