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Monthly Awards

Tennis Victoria are pleased to recognise a Community Champion of the Month and Affiliate of the Month. The Community Champion is someone who has made a positive impact in their tennis community while living the tennis values – Collaboration, Humility, Innovation or Excellence. The affiliate of the month are a Tennis Victoria affiliate who display these same values..

Month Community Champion of the Month Affiliate of the Month
 October 2025 Jasper Steed – Eildon Park Tennis Club Liston Tennis Club
 September 2025  Trevor Colbert – Tennis Geelong Australian Melbourne Chinese Tennis Association
 August 2025 Brodie Meehan – Kerang Tennis Club Beaumaris Lawn Tennis Club
July 2025 Finn Fitzgerald – Upwey South Tennis Club Eildon Park Tennis Club
June 2025 Paul O’Beirne – Buninyong Community Tennis Club Mt Eliza Tennis Club
May 2025  Peter Cunningham – Burden Park Tennis Club Mornington Tennis Centre
April 2025 Rebecca Redfern – Ferntree Gully Tennis Club Hadfield Tennis Club
March 2025 Mary Dow – Sorrento Tennis Club Glenvale Tennis Club
February 2025 Jane Crozier – Macedon Ranges Tennis Association Swan Hill Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
January 2025 Peter Smith – Rutherglen Tennis Club Romsey Tennis Club
December 2024 William Wang – Hawthorn Tennis Club Box Hill Tennis Club
November 2024 Darren Anderson – South Gisborne Tennis Club Overport Park Tennis Club
October 2024 Frank Hill – Bendigo Tennis Association Bairnsdale Tennis Club
September 2024 Samara Hodson – Inverloch Tennis Club Research Tennis Club
August 2024 Chris Thomson – Eastern Region Tennis Maccabi Tennis Club
July 2024 Brian Cooper – New Gisborne Tennis Club Yarra Glen Tennis Club
June 2024 Simonne Liberman – Westernport Tennis Club Horsham Lawn Tennis Club
May 2024 Marilyn Bunting – Liston Tennis Club Phillip Island Tennis Club
April 2024 John Goode – St Arnaud Tennis Club Warrnambool Lawn Tennis Club
March 2024 Jason Gasper – Northcote Tennis Carlton Gardens Tennis Club
February 2024 Maddy McColl – Meredith Tennis Club Royal Park Tennis Club
January 2024 Rowen DSouza – GLTA Mildura Lawn Tennis Club
December 2023 Alex Hogan – Harkaway Tennis Club Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club
November 2023 Nam Tran – East Burwood Tennis Club Pomonal Tennis Club
October 2023 Sandra Casey – Drung South Tennis Club / Wimmera Region Tennis Mornington Tennis Centre
September 2023 Tamara Cleine – Main Ridge Tennis Club Montmorency Tennis Club
August 2023 Ken Davis – Mt Martha Tennis Club Beaumaris Lawn Tennis Club, Narre Warren North Tennis Club, Officer Tennis Club
July 2023 Drossos Haramantas – East Camberwell Tennis Club Charlton Lawn Tennis Club
June 2023 Nicole and Maria Vallos – NANDM Tennis Coaching Fawkner Tennis Club
May 2023 Hugh Bergen – Wagunyah Tennis Club Officer Tennis Club
April 2023 Dallas Newton – North Box Hill TC Shepparton Lawn Tennis Club
March 2023 Deborah Blackwell – Maidstone Tennis Club Tennis Ballarat
February 2023 Daryl Bennett – Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club Heatherdale Tennis Club
January 2023 Paul Proctor – Ferntree Gully Tennis Club Albert Park Lawn Tennis Club
December 2022 Joshua Richmond – Birchip Tennis Club Donald Lawn Tennis Club
November 2022 Michelle Vennelle – Peninsula Tennis Association Bacchus Marsh Lawn Tennis Club 
October 2022 Aron Lombardi – Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School Paynesville Tennis Club
September 2022 Nigel Wilson – All Saints TC and Tennis Geelong Kimore Tennis Club 
August 2022 Nicole Bauer – Bionic Tennis Coaching Viewbank Tennis Club
July 2022 Matt Osborne – Eynesbury Tennis Club Beaconsfield Tennis Club
June 2022  Hayden Eastwood – Castlemaine Lawn Tennis Club  North Sunshine Tennis Club
May 2022 Samir Mahir – Blind Sports Victoria

Victorian Community Champion Awards

The Victorian Community Champion Awards were presented to recognise some very special efforts by two incredible volunteers in our tennis family each year. The two awards are for one recipient in Metropolitan Melbourne and one recipient from Country Victoria. The Awards, given between 2014 and 2020 were presented at the Australian Open each January.

Year Metro Recipient Country Recipient
2020 Tom Keel (Carlton Gardens Tennis Club) Fiona Walker – Riddells Creek Tennis Club)
2019 Wendy Meers (Murrumbeena Tennis Club) Sarah Ellis (Goroke Tennis Club)
2018 Andrew MacNeill (West Lalor Tennis Club) Wendy and Adrian Tilling (Poowong Tennis Club)
2017 Son Nguyen (St Albans Tennis Club) Kerry Humphrey (Drysdale Tennis Club)
2016 Shane Fielding (Berwick Tennis Club) Heather Lees from the Goulburn Region
2015 Barbara Currie (Keon Park Tennis Club) Bill Cosgrave (Mt Prospect Tennis Association)
2014 Ron Simpson (Burwood Tennis Club) Nicole Seckold (Kinglake Ranges Tennis Club)

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Affiliate of the Month – December
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We are proud to recognise Knoxfield Pickleball and Tennis Club as our affiliate of the month for December 2025.
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Community Champion of the Month – Rick Dal Bon
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Congratulations to Rick Dal Bon from Taylors Lakes Tennis Club, our community champion of the month for November 2025!
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Affiliate of the Month – November 2025
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Tennis Victoria is proud to recognise Sale Tennis Club as our Affiliate of the Month for November 2025
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Community Champion of the Month – Jasper Steed
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Congratulations to Jasper Steed from Eildon Park, our community champion of the month for October 2025!
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