Expression of Interest Process - Tennis and Sporting Clubs

We require documentation addressing the below points to be included in your application.

  1. Actual Local Prospect resident participation within the sport or club organisation
  2. Potential Local Prospect resident participation within the sport or club organisation
  3. Maximise use of Courts and Clubrooms - willingness and capacity to operate cooperatively and share the facilities as required.
  4. Accessible - encourage participation, fees, equipment, casual and members.
  5. Diversity in opportunities in the city - type of sport, gender, age, culture, social inclusion.
  6. Contribution to potential upgrade projects, improving the facilities of the Tennis precinct.
  7. Contribution to continuing to improve the facilities of the Tennis precinct.
  8. Environmental considerations.
  9. Governance - business plan, management structure, policies and evaluation, risk management, child protection practices, history of effective systems etc.
  10. Economic Sustainability – systems, grant funding.
Requested Information from Tennis Clubs

1. Actual Local Prospect resident participation within the sport or club organisation

In no more than 500 words, please address the items below:

  • Demonstrate the number of existing members of your Club who currently reside within City of Prospect geographical boundaries
  • Describe the history and/or connections that your Club has with Prospect?

2. Potential Local Prospect resident participation within the sport or club organisation

In no more than 500 words, please address the items below:

  • Demonstrate the steps that your club will take to engage local Prospect residents to join your Club and encourage their participation within your sport or a Club member or volunteer.
  • Describe strategies within your Club’s Business Plan that are relevant to this requirement to engage with residents.

3. Maximise use of Courts and Clubrooms - willingness and capacity to operate cooperatively

In no more than 500 words, please address the items below:

  • Describe how your club will facilitate community access to the courts and facilities
  • Describe your capacity and willingness to cooperate with other Clubs that may require access to the Clubrooms and/or Courts.

4. Accessible - encourage participation, fees, equipment, casual and members

In no more than 500 words, please address the items below:

  • Provide detail about the people actively involved with your Club, including ages, gender, what they do, etc. This should include information regarding junior players, senior players, club officials, volunteers and others.
  • Provide details of the fees and charges applied by the Club to your members/participants?
  • Provide details of the equipment requirements applied by the Club to your members/participants? What does it cost for a junior and senior member to join and participate within your Club?
  • Describe any sponsorship or support initiatives provided by your Club to encourage those less able to participate within your Club?
  • Provide details of Club policies, procedures and practices to involve people with disabilities within Club activities?
  • Describe the level of commitment required from the Club for participation within Club activities? I.e. casual memberships, ‘come & try’ options, etc.

5. Diversity in opportunities in the city - type of sport, gender, age, culture, social inclusion

In no more than 500 words, please address the item below:

  • Describe any sponsorship or support initiatives provided by your Club to encourage those less able to participate within your Club activities?
  • Provide details of Club policies, procedures and practices that involve people with disabilities within Club activities?
  • Describe what does the Club do to engage with and involve women and girls within Club activities?
  • Describe what the Club does to develop an inclusive and non–discriminatory Club culture?

6. Contribution to potential upgrade projects, improving the facilities of the Tennis precinct

In no more than 500 words, please address the item below:

  • Describe, if offered a long-term License for the courts and Clubrooms, what the Club will do to contribute to any upgrade opportunities and what r