The fine print
Policies & Guidelines
Member Protection Policy
At Surfcoast Tennis Club we take seriously our duty of care to children and young people, as well as their families and community.
Tennis Australia made significant changes to the Tennis Australia Member Protection Policy in 2023. These changes were aimed at implementing best practice and standards to protect children and young people in their care. Member Protection is all about practices and procedures, which protect a sports organisation’s members including athletes, administrators, coaches and officials.
Tennis Australia governs grievances, harassment and dispute resolution through its Member Protection Policy.
Tennis Australia maintains an Integrity and Compliance Unit and partners with various organizations to handle complaints securely. To lodge a formal written complaint with the Tennis Australia Integrity and Compliance Unit email: integrity@tennis.com.au. To report safeguarding concerns or abuse anonymously, call 1800 11 SAFE ( 1800 117 233)
Member Protection Officer
Peter Hubacek
Please contact Peter about any child safety issue or dispute.
His number is 0428399973
Disciplinary Policy
The Surfcoast Tennis Club aims to create a safe, welcoming and inclusive tennis environment for all participants at all levels of sport.
The purpose of the Tennis Australia Disciplinary Policy is to set and maintain standards of conduct and behaviour within the sport of tennis and in doing so, ensure tennis is a safe and fair sport for all involved.
Tennis Geelong Policies
Tennis Geelong Member Protection Policy, Multimedia policy and Privacy Policy are available through their website. Please use the link below to access.
Sunsmart Policy
The following policy is in place to help Surfcoast Tennis Club minimise the risks of our members having overexposure to UV.
Social Media Policy
Tennis Australia encourages the use of Social Media and recognises and appreciates the value of Social Media as a tool for the Australian tennis community to engage, communicate, learn, share and drive innovation. As Social Media is shared in the public realm, it is vital that the valuable public reputation of TA, Australian Tennis Organisations (ATO’s), sponsors and other TA stakeholders is protected.
Extreme Weather Policy
The policy is designed to protect competitive tennis players from injury and illness that may result by playing tennis in extreme weather conditions.
Life Membership Criteria & Policy
The club also recognizes individuals for their contribution to the tennis club and award Life Membership based on the following criteria.
• Displays the values of the club and tennis in general.
• Actively promotes the tennis club and tennis in general.
• Contributes to the success and ongoing maintenance required with running the club.
• Provides valuable input to the club.
• Has provided a significant amount of years of service (not just being a member) to the club
• Tireless worker.
• Provides positivity to the club and is seen as a role model for other members.
• Benefits the club and its members.
• Life Members need to be nominated and seconded to the management committee.
The nominator and seconder must not be serving members of the committee
Any nominations please email:info@surfcoasttennisclub.com