19 February 2019 | Tennis Queensland

A Successful Summer of Tennis

The Summer of Tennis kicked off with a forum series at the Brisbane International, which included Club Forums, an Industry Leaders Breakfast, a Local Government Forum, and concluded with a Parliamentary Friends of Tennis event.

Industry Leaders Forum

Michael Blomer, Tennis Queensland Facilities Development Manager, presented the latest Infrastructure Planning Guidelines resource; the steps to successful project management; an update on Tennis Queensland Court Tech recent and upcoming projects as well as being successful with obtaining LocalBuy registration as a preferred design and project management consultancy; an update on the Queensland Government’s GIS Mapping system as it relates to tennis venues and recent modifications to the Queensland Building & Construction Commission licensing requirements.

With a recent, write up in the latest Sports & Play Industry Association newsletter.

Local Government Forum

Wednesday 2nd January saw Local and State Government descend on the Brisbane International for the 2019 Local Government Forum. Following a welcome, from Tennis Queensland President, Mark Bloomfield and opening speech from the Honourable Stirling Hinchliffe, Minister or Local Government, Racing & Multicultural Affairs; the forum kicked off with Mark Handley, Brisbane International General Manager & Tennis Queensland CEO, presenting the Tennis Queensland achievements in local and state government for 2018.

Following the opening addresses, the forum showcased and informed attendees about how Tennis is helping clubs and LGAs through available research and resources; in addition to the next phase of the Queensland Tennis Facility Strategy 2028, which included a presentation of the completed facility plan with Brisbane City Council. The topics were presented by Steve Marquis, Tennis Australia Head of Places, and Elia Hill, Tennis Queensland Government Relations Manager, respectively.

Upon closing, forum delegates were provided with a networking opportunity whilst watching the day’s play on Pat Rafter Arena. Thank you to those who attended and we look forward to seeing you again next year.

Parliamentary Friends of Tennis

The 2019 Brisbane International Forum and Event series concluded with a Parliamentary Friends of Tennis Event on Saturday 5th January. Seven Members of Parliament participated in Fast4 tennis, before watching the Men’s and Women’s Singles Semi-Finals. It was a great success and we look forward to welcoming more Members to the event in the future.