Hello Senior Players.

As you may know we are still under Covid-19 restrictions and therefore are unable to have a large Christmas party this year.
We have decided that the easiest way around this is to have two separate parties, one on Friday night and one on Saturday night.
Senior players are invited to come to the club this Saturday night, 12th December, at 6 pm for a free sausage sizzle. Or come earlier if you would like to watch some great tennis.
We understand that some players are playing at other venues on the day but we would love to see them after their matches for a quick bite.

Cheers and see you on Saturday night.

Good evening all.
Just a quick note in regards to some upcoming dates.
Summer season is upon us!

SeniorsPlay starts this Saturday - Matt will text all players to confirm times and venues.

Junior State League
Play starts this Friday night at 6pm, Green Ball State League starts the following Friday (16th) at 6pm

- Li will text all players to confirm times and venues.

Other Juniors
Play starts the weekend of Friday 16th and Saturday 17th. The Orange Ball draw is yet to be determined but play will apparently start this same Saturday. Emails from me coming soon.

Team Training
Resumes Thursday 1st October at 5pm. Available to all playing juniors.

Tournament this Sunday
We have a UTR tournament being held this Sunday from 8am. All courts will be occupied but feel free to come down and watch some great tennis.

We’ll see you around the club soon.

Cheers

Good afternoon everybody.Just a quick reminder that our 2020 Annual General Meeting is this Sunday, 26th July.
We are aiming for a 12 noon BBQ lunch and a 1pm start to the meeting.
If you have any topics you would like to be discussed please reply and I will add them to the agenda.
Have a nice day and we’ll see you on Sunday.
Cheers

Dear Club members

Hope you are all keeping well in these abnormal times.

Given the restrictions are easing and under the Government’s Covid Safeplan, community sports are beginning to return with both Junior and Senior winter tennis having been given approval for their seasons to commence.

Start dates are the 12th and 13th of June respectively. There are some print-outs detailing activity

restrictions and

guidelines available for people to read in the club rooms so please take the time to have a quick look at what is expected of us all with the resumption of competition.

More details are available at https://www.tennis.com.au/sa/

We’d also like to announce a few changes that are happening around the club in the coming weeks.

The first being that we are unfortunately saying farewell to Marcus and Peak Performance tennis in its current capacity, Marcus has elected not to renew his contract with the Club as Club Head coach and Junior Coordinator. He has elected to pursue a fresh start, so we wish him all the best for his future endeavors and thank him for his past services for the Club.

Secondly with that being said and after an extensive interview process, we’d like to announce the appointment of Ben Milner and Li Tu from M2 Tennis as the new Head Coaches of the Club from July 1st. We’re excited with this announcement, and the future opportunities and growth it will bring to our club.

Please feel free to contact them on 0411 812 181 or ben to arrange coaching after this date. We will organise a time for parents and players to come and meet the guys sometime in the near future so stay tuned…

The club has also decided to form a Junior Coordination Committee headed by myself, with the inclusion of Trevor Frangs and Cassandra Ackerie. We feel that Marcus has done a fantastic job over the journey and they will certainly be tough shoes to fill. Please also feel free to contact us with any concerns or questions.

For those that are interested in attending our Annual General Meeting it has been slated for Sunday 26th July starting with a BBQ lunch around 12 noon. More details to follow soon.

If you’re wondering where your trophy is from last summer season or the 2020 club tournament – don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten you. If you can hold out until our next Open Day on Sunday 30th August we will be making presentations of all outstanding awards. More info on the open day also to come at a later date.

Lastly, we’d like to take this opportunity to remind people of the wonderful support we have received from our sponsors over the last financial year and urge you to take your business their way whenever possible.
Thank you Oakford Homes, WBH Legal, A.H. Trophies, John Cullen from Raine & Horne, Arthur Knight, Villi’s, Totally WorkWear, Lynair Logistics, Michell Wool.

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https://wbhlegal.com.au/

http://ahtrophies.com.au/

https://www.raineandhorne.com.au/kurraltapark/sales_agents/john-cullen

https://www.vilis.com/

https://www.totallyworkwear.com.au/

https://lynairlogistics.com.au/

http://www.michellwool.com/landing_page/

Thanks and look forward to seeing everybody around the club soon.

Good morning all.

For those that have not already heard on the grapevine – Winter Season 2020 is happening.
We have only got two weeks to lodge our teams so please contact Matt Rymill on 0411 868 686, or mrymill00 for seniors comp – or reply to me for juniors.
Winter Pennant seniors is planned to commence on Saturday 6 June, with an 11 week home and away season plus two weeks of finals.
GDTA juniors Saturday comp and WDTA Friday night Premier league comp will decide on their start dates in the next few days.
So if you haven’t already done so please register your interest to play ASAP.
More info about how the Covid situation affects the season will also be sent out in the coming days but it will more than likely mean the canteen can’t be open and spectators are encouraged to stay in their cars and watch. And no kissing your opponent after your match!

Stay tuned…

Good evening all.

The club has recently received notification from the West Torrens City Council stating that we have been forced to close due to COVID-19.

Unfortunately this means we are unable to run the canteen, gather at the clubhouse or even play social tennis on the premises until further notice.

If you need access to the club rooms to retrieve any property or just have any questions in regards to this order please feel free to contact me.

Once again, this is an order from the council – not a decision made by the club.

Please see below :

IMPORTANT NOTICE RE: COVID-19 PANDEMIC

As you would be aware, the COVID-19 pandemic is a global health and societal emergency that requires effective and immediate action by governments, individuals and businesses. As custodians of our community, the City of West Torrens is obligated to ensure that we do the best to ensure the safety of our residents, ratepayers and our staff by following the directions given by the relevant authorities.

Last night, the Prime Minister announced sweeping new closures for council, business and community facilities across Australia designed to slow the spread of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.

Critically for local government, the Prime Minister’s announcement, which will be given the force of law by way of direction of the Commissioner of Police under the Emergency Management Act 2004 in South Australia, requires the closure of all non-essential local government services by midnight tonight, Wednesday 25 March 2020.

Among the local government facilities specifically singled out for closure are:

• Libraries and community centres, youth centres and community halls;
• Galleries, museums and historic sites;
• Recreation centres and swimming pools;
• Social sporting activities;
• Health clubs, fitness centres, saunas and wellness centres; and
• Indoor and outdoor play centres.

Consequently, your licence/lease with the City of West Torrens is now suspended and the premises must remain closed until notified otherwise.

Council will be considering a number of initiatives aimed at reducing the financial impact on affected organisations and more information will be provided as it become available.

This challenge is one that we have never experienced before and we ask for your ongoing cooperation in order to protect the health and wellbeing of our community.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your members the very best in these trying times.

Yes – trying times indeed…

Good evening all.

I guess it will come as no surprise to most that the committee has decided to postpone this season’s presentation night until further notice.
This is

obviously due to the

risk of COVID-19 infection associated with large gatherings and the fact that we don’t have enough room inside to feed everyone at the same time under the new federal guidelines of 1 person per four square metres .
Please stay tuned for updates – and be nice to your local supermarket employees!

Regards

–

Nick Weston 0435 803 488
Secretary
Peake Gardens Riverside Tennis Club
Bice St, Marleston SA 5033

Morning all.Please find attached a pdf sent out by Tennis Australia regarding the current Coronavirus situation.
The pdf mainly talks about washing hands and avoiding unnecessary contact but they have also issued a separate statement stating that Metro and State league comp has been cancelled until further notice.
Your GDTA/WDTA matches at this stage are going ahead today (Saturday March 14) and you may have already received a text message about not shaking hands after your match if you don’t want to.
So… seeing as we are not shaking hands today you might as well come down to the club after your match and put a hot sausage in one hand and a cold drink in the other. 6pm start.

Cheers

COVID-19-Guidelines-for-ATOs-Version-03-1.pdf

Good afternoon all.

Play Resumes this Saturday
We still have one minor round to go for our Metro and GDTA teams and our SDTA teams start their finals this week. There will be a sausage sizzle from 6pm at the club this Saturday to celebrate those who made finals and commiserate those that didn’t.
Our Men’s and Women’s Metro, div 3, 5, 8, 9 men, div 2 women, div 2 & 4 mixed doubles teams are all in contention for finals and many of our junior teams are in good positions as well. If you’re not playing finals don’t forget to get along to some matches and support your club.

As always if you are unable to play please let your team captains know or tell Marcus for juniors or Matt for seniors.

Winter 2020 Nominations
Before you’ve even had time to mow that lawn, get your racket restrung and have a Saturday lunch with the in-laws the call goes out to get your Winter 2020 team nominations in. If you want to play please register your interest with Matt and/or Marcus before the 26th of March. Winter season starts the weekend of May 2nd.

Presentation Night
Once again our season 2019/20 presentation night will be held on the night of the GDTA grand final Saturday, which this year falls on March 28th. Junior trophy presentations at 6pm, gourmet BBQ and salads at 7pm and seniors presentations at 8pm. Please bring a desert if that’s what you’re into and you’ll need to BYO your dinner if you have any special dietary requirements.
This will also be your chance to cast your vote on the …

Club Logo Competition
We’ve had some fantastic entries in our quest for an updated club logo/mascot but there’s still time to get your designs to me for consideration. The winner will be picked by popular vote at the presentation night as outlined above. Send entries to pgrtcsecretary

Club Survey
Don’t forget to jump online and voice your concerns, encouragement or feedback on our club survey :- www.pgrtc.net.au/survey.php
All opinions are welcome and your input is important to us.

Cheers
Nick

Good evening all.Hope you have all had a good holiday season and are not spending too much time watching the tennis on TV.
A few things to note as we head into 2020:

Matches Resume This Week
Saturday matches for juniors and seniors resume this weekend with Friday night Premier league and Junior State League kicking off this Friday January 31st. If you are aware of any days you are unavailable to play please tell your team captains or contact Matt Rymill to let him know (or Marcus for juniors).
In fact we would love to see all and sundry this Friday night for the JSL Central Round at 6:30pm. Come, have a bevvy/snag and support our State League boys as their season resumes. We’re expecting some VIP guests and would love to show them what a great community venue we are.

New Look Website
Check out the updated website at pgrtc.net.au . The pixies have been working hard to get it finished (mostly) and it is now good to go. Many thanks to Pete McMahon for his years of service maintaining the older site but the need for mobile friendly access along with flashy graphics that unnecessarily chew up your download limit has reared it’s insta-friendly head.

Club Online Survey
The new site includes an online questionnaire at pgrtcsecretary.

Jump online and let us know what you’re thinking.

Club Tournament and GDTA Junior Tournament
Don’t forget the PGRTC and Glenelg Districts Tennis Association Junior tournaments will be hosted over the next few months so watch this space for details…

Cheers and we’ll see you all around the club soon.