Tuesday, 10 September 2019

 Ms TERPSTRA (Eastern Metropolitan) (13:37): Just a few short weeks ago, in August this year, my office was pleased to see Table Tennis Victoria CEO Ritchie Hinton at the Manningham Table Tennis Club for the unveiling of their two new wheelchair-friendly table tennis tables. The tables were acquired through the Victorian Labor government’s active clubs grants. This has allowed them to introduce social table tennis opportunities for children and people with disabilities, with a focus on participation and enjoyment. Almost $3000 was granted to the club for the purpose of purchasing these new wheelchair-friendly tables. The grant was a part of the wider $750 000 VicHealth funding to make it easier for Victorians to get active. The club’s successful application was under the category 2 funding, supporting social and modified sport for less active Victorians.

The Manningham Table Tennis Club aims to encourage greater participation in table tennis activities within the Manningham community. The club hopes to achieve this by improving and expanding the range of social, competitive and coaching programs that they currently offer. Players of all ages, experience, background and abilities are welcome at the club. In the future the club hopes to expand its activities by making table tennis more accessible to players of all abilities. I commend the Manningham Table Tennis Club for their inclusive aims and wish them every success in growing their sport.