After a couple of years in planning, the council spurred on by local residents rejected the lighting plan on the grounds of impact on amenity.

Although the lighting plan passed the technical aspects of court lighting, VCAT upheld the permit rejection in July 2023.

Back story: The club has formally applied for a planning permit to install lighting at the club on courts 1 and 2 only to premit year round play and coaching.

Mid week night tennis continues to appeal to a broader range of players, particularly younger people who wish to keep weekends free.

Modern Court lighting technology is superior to past solutions and we have been able to devise a plan which meets all the requirements as to spill and glare under the various residential codes. While we are lighting two courts we are in fact using the same number of lights as one court.

The next stage is to commence local advertising to neighbours and then deal with any council issues.

We have been building the funds to commence the project within the next 6 months or so. Plus, we would like to apply for various grants from local council and Tennis Victoria.