During 2018 the Board of Tennis West endorsed the ‘Tennis West Strategic Facilities Plan (a roadmap for the future of tennis facilities-2018 and beyond)’. The plan provides clear direction and priorities for the future planning and development of tennis facilities in Western Australia.
Through the pursuit of a strategic approach to facility development, Tennis West aims to address the current issues and challenges experienced by tennis providers and facility owners, and delivers a framework for growing tennis participation through the prioritization and future provision of quality, accessible and sustainable tennis facilities.
Through the development of this Plan, Tennis West is aiming to achieve the following outcomes:
- Obtain accurate and up to date facility and participation information to enable informed and strategic decision making that supports the development of sustainable
- Clearly understand the needs of affiliated clubs and their respective facility development
- Identify and establish an appropriate level of tennis provision within the tennis facilities hierarchy to support a range of participation initiatives, including ANZ Hot Shots and Book a
- Establishing appropriate court mix and surface types that can maximize tennis participation, meet athlete development objectives and improve
- Strengthen partnerships with local government and collaborate with key stakeholders on planning and strategic decision making for tennis facility
- Attract external investment in tennis facilities through evidenced based planning and a holistic approach to ensuring everybody has the opportunity to access quality Identify partnership opportunities that enable the delivery of regional (16+ court) tennis venues in key growth corridors.
The key tasks undertaken to deliver the Tennis West Strategic Facilities Plan included:
- Consultation with key tennis and government stakeholders, including targeted engagement with metropolitan and country affiliates and
- Review and update of existing tennis facilities inventory provided by Tennis West and site visits to several metropolitan
- Assessment and review of current affiliated club and membership
- Gap analysis and demand assessment based on current facility provision, participation, population change and demographic
- Development of an interactive dashboard to enable the assessment of participation and facilities by tennis zone and local government
- Development of a State of Play Report that summarized all background information and identifies key facility issues, consultation outcomes and development
A snapshot of tennis in Western Australia:
- Three metropolitan and 15 country zones.
- 19,786 affiliated members (3.7% increase since 2015/16).
- 183 affiliated clubs / venues (68% in metropolitan zones).
- 1,720 courts (56% in metropolitan zones).
- 52% of all club courts are floodlit.
- Dominant surface types – acrylic (36%), grass (34%) and synthetic (24%)
- 10 facilities with Book a Court and a further 10
- Over 100 local government partners
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