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To nominate someone in your tennis community for a Service Award, a member of the Committee or Manager of the Tennis Club, Centre or Association must complete the Tennis Service Award nomination form online and submit for it to be considered by the Board of Tennis Victoria. Your Tennis Development Officer can assist with the Tennis Service Award nomination process.

Nominations will be assessed by the Board on a regular basis. The due dates for each round of nominations are:

Nomination due date Nomination outcome
31 January 2024 – closed 29 February 2024
27 March 2024 – closed 26 April 2024
8 May 2024 – closed 6 June 2024
26 June 2024 – closed 25 July 2024
14 August 2024 – closed 12 September 2024
9 October 2024 – closed 7 November 2024

2025 Dates will be announced shortly.

Highly Commended Service Awards

An award to recognise those who have demonstrated their long-term contribution to the sport of tennis in Victoria through exemplary service to multiple Tennis Victoria affiliated clubs/centres, associations or Tennis Victoria. Service can be continuous or broken and should be no less than 15 years. Service to other tennis related bodies may also be recognised.

A maximum of ten Highly Commended Service Awards are awarded per calendar year.

Highly Commended Service Awards Honour Roll
1981 Val Drew, Ray Stock, Lew Twamley, Ralph Van Esveld
1982 Phillip Leek
1983 Kevin Bolton
1985 Daryl Cox
1986 Jack May, Bob Hodgson
1987 Morris Scott
1988 Jim Sheppard
1989 Doug Newgreen
1993 Phil Edwards, Ray O’Connor, Tony Parrott
1994 Tom McAllister
1996 Peter Whitaker, Mark Collins, Ted Kendt
1998 Graeme Williams
2000 Fran Graham, Glad Woods, Roma Shipp, Max Atkins, David Bierwirth, Brian Connor
 2004 Doug Jeffery
 2005 Graeme Cumbrae-Stewart
 2006 Darrell White
 2008 Vickie Moore
 2010 Len Pratt, Rod Binns, Elsie Anderson
 2013 Lyn Robinson
 2014 Lyn Gillen, Ken Jones, Clive Edmonds, Beth McDonald, Fran Absolom
 2015 Dominico Alberico, Marcia Handasyde, Bill Collins
 2016 Paul Fitzgerald, Rob Brian, Frank Devlin, Chris Thomson, Neil Lamond, Sally Kirstine, Aaron Sharpe, Trevor Holt, Maureen Bottomley
 2017 Larraine McLean, Ken Hastie, Helen Hastie, Ron Morton, Dorothy Evans
 2018 Sandra Stone, Terry Stone, Graeme Wilson, Jill Morrison, Sue Exell
 2019 Jim Birch, Karyn Fraser, David McNamara, John Voss, Brian Breuer
 2020 Steve Baldry
 2021 Judy Unwin, Philip Bush, Robert Hughes, Cynthia McKenzie, Peter Keller, Glenn Awty, Jane Crozier
 2022 Judy Lambert, Carole Houston
 2023 Peter Gillieron, Robert Jackson, Bert Faux, Chiro Mukerjea

Service Awards

An award to recognise those who have demonstrated their long-term volunteer contribution to the sport of tennis in Victoria through significant service to a Tennis Victoria affiliated Club, Centre or Association. Service can be continuous or broken and should be no less than 7 years. Service to other tennis related bodies may also be recognised.

The number of recipients per calendar year is unlimited.

Service Awards Honour Roll
1981 Bill McGrath, Sam Phillips
1982 Jack Thompson, Richard Bear, Jim Billows,
Bobbie Collinson, Harvey Harris, Eric Morris
1984 Laurie Sweet
1985 Yvonne Peters
1986 Cec Williams
1987 Ian Haebich, Ken Jones, Roma Shipp
1989 Ken Blackshaw, Ron Bury
1990 Tim Burns, Pat Guthrie, Roland Klinge, Keith Morrison, Ron Williams
1991 Ray Abbey, Stan Heywood
1992 Les Blackburn, Phyl Crowther, Phonse Orger, Len Spence, Lola Whiting
1993 Barry Barton, Bev McConnell
1994 Brian Collins, Len Pratt, Bob Hoopell
1996 Rosemary Wright, Ralph Beeby
1997 Pat Flynn, Vicki Moore
1998 John Finlay
1999 Robert Brian, Robert Greig
2000 Bev Hosie, John Angus
2001 Sue Saliba, Enid Miller, Jim Miller, Angelo Cianchi
2002 Denise Huthinson, Aldene Glenister
 2003 Maurice Baker, Jennifer Walker, Selma Ruddick
 2004 Bryan Curran, Ron Nelson
 2005 Kevin O’Callaghan
 2006 Ian Adderley, Ron Carter, Gregory Cooke, Gail Morse, Glenda Sundstrom
 2008 Marilyn Hannah, Trevor Valentine, Jack Carnell
 2009 Muray Hart, Jocelyn Oliver
 2010 Robert Payne, Marjorie Cox, Frank Sutherland, Jill Morrison, Robert Jackson, Jim Birch, Eva Bettiol
 2011 Trevor Smyth, Loretta Thrupp, Peter Thrupp, Russ Nicholls, David Hocking, Mrs Janice Hocking, Bill Goodwin, Dorothy Murdoch, Yvonne Law
 2012 Daryl Carter, Dawn McCormack, Marg Begent, Stephen Swann, Gail Norman
 2013 Ian Strong, Patricia Gilchrist, Carol Pearce, Ken Young, Nicole Seckold, Geoff Gordon, Derek Kew, George Kunti, Colin Thompson, Bill Caven, Rick Highett, David Clarke, Faye McLachlan, Susie Grumley, Laurie Sparks, Brian Hovey, Peter Ternes, Alan Herberle, Anne Hubbard
 2014 Russell Hart, Trudy Miles, Les McInerney, Judith Dungey, Faye Noble, Barbara Currie, Fran Coggins
 2015 Robert Peterson, Kym Stephen, Andrew Nicoll, Helen Pendry, Ian Jenkins, Alan Bristow, Paul Polidano,   Stephan Swann, Alex Goetzke, Gavin Perry
 2016 Shirley Peake, Geoff Armstrong, Mallory Marsh, Lauren Higgins, Sam Baulch, David McPhail, Don Higgins, Leigh Gadd,  Kathy Rehe, Betty Malloy, John Glynn, Faye Harris, Nigel Wilson, Des Bath, Bernie Morris, Graeme Stuckey, Brendon Noonan, Eddie Pierce, Denis Day, Jill Brock, Val Kennedy, Wendy Moore, Pat Murdoch, Anthony Smith, Leanne Gibson, Rochelle Barrass, Susan Roberts, Alistair Gore, Geoff Kline, John Brookshaw, John Garvey, Sandra McLean, Ron Lamb, Kathy Glass, Graeme Glass, Kat Glass, Dianne Linforth, Ivon Tori, Mark Schumann, Shirley Dalgleish, John Gluyas, Jonathon Ridnell, Geoff Bottomley.
 2017 Brian Heenan, Rae Heenan, Sandra Griffin, Ethel Elkington, Jackie Mackertich, Kevin Kelly, Marg Barter, Frank Dekker, Rhonda Newton, Greg Marshman, Peter Jewell, Bradley Griffin, Debbie Griffith.
 2018 Sharyn Finlayson, Garry Finlayson, Loraine Kraus, Nancy Rintoule, Peter Matessi, Russell Ford, Colin Akers, Jennie Waters, Stirling Lingard, Michelle Brooker, Patsy Wilson, Des O’Brien, Maria Pulvirenti, Charles Buttigieg, Dot Fitzgerald, Jan Richardson, June Uebergang, Christine Wittkopp, Brian Falconer, Colleen Battye, Debbie Sicely
 2019 Lisa Kelly, David Kimberley, Nina Socratous, Bob Carpenter, Rhonda Carpenter, David Mims, Debbie Mims, Luke Sampson, Marcel Pietrasik, Alison Rogers, Victor Blitsas, Shirley Barclay, Fernando Martinez, Lynn Kimber, Michael Leder, Janet Towns, Marc Olynyk, Boyd McLaws
 2020 Michael Hindson, Charles Povey, Frank Harris, Anthony Whelan
 2021 Donna Milne, Brad Lever, Lindsay Coster, Paul Bowman, Phil Hunt, Geoff Plummer, Joan Lightowler, Laurie Anderson, Neil Ozane, Craig Farrar, Kevin Freeman
 2022 Sue Taylor, Lynne Finch, Margaret Harris, Brian Harris,
 2023 Ian Henderson, Kevin Walsh, Margaret Schooneveldt, Michael Kennedy, Margaret Elliot, Maree Thompson, Sue Haviland, Jill Steele, Karyn Dickens, Gail Scott
2024 Sharon Clough, Fiona Wilson, Neville Mears, Cathy Mears, Alan Honeycombe, Michael Falkenberg

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