Wednesday, 18 February 2026

 Natalie HUTCHINS (Sydenham) (10:06): I am really pleased to update the house on the exciting developments that we have seen across the Sydenham electorate in our tennis community, and a huge shout-out to Tennis Victoria. Over summer I visited Taylors Lakes Tennis Club to welcome the Singha K-Swiss Thai junior team to the club. They were staying in Melbourne, visiting from Thailand, and what an inspiration it was to see the locals hosting these talented young international players and fostering cultural exchange and everyone sharing their passion for tennis. The club was warmly hosting all involved. Events like this highlight our outstanding volunteers. In November last year Tennis Victoria named Rick Dal Bon, the president of the Taylors Lakes Tennis Club, their community champion of the month, and he richly deserves it. Rick has given the club 18 years and has been the president for the past eight.