Our Club

Ian Izzard
ian.izzard@tripleopropertymaintenance.com.au
0449 803 295

Dean Forbes

0416 104 714

Colin Thompson
angletom@bigpond.net.au
0426 212 295

Joanne Ciacic

info@bptc.com.au
joanneleec@gmail.com
0426 768 221

Shakila Maclean

info@allhoursproperty.com.au

Julie Thompson
angletom@bigpond.net.au
0421 211 409

Carol Munro
scrts@alphalink.com.au
0419 169 756

Mark Chandler
bonic@vic.chariot.net.au
0418 529 666

Kathy Palumbieri

0412 263 152

Julian Brock

0435 083 023

Courts 1, 2 & 3 resurfaced by Tiger Turf

Peter Hubble celebrates 40 years as club coach and retires. New coach Calan McCarthy appointed commencing January 2023

New drains installed to courts 1,2 & 3, new access gates installed to top courts for court replacement in 2023.

August 2021 - Inside of Clubhouse remodelled. Clubrooms plastered and painted, new kitchen and bar area installed, Free WIFI and mobile charging station available

Courts 1-3 had LED lights installed by ELA Tennis Court lighting. All Clubhouse lighting was upgraded to LED.

The pergola was upgraded and a new roof was installed. The exterior of the clubhouse was rendered and painted.

Courts 4-7 had LED lights installed by D & A Lighting.

The storeroom was rebuilt and the Clubhouse re-roofed.

Courts 4 to 6 were resurfaced by Tiger Turf using "Tournament 1000" synthetic grass. all the net post were replaced and low areas leveled.

The new 7th court was constructed and completed in early January by WM Loud.

Courts 1 to 3 were resurfaced by Tiger Turf using "Tournament 1000" synthetic grass.

An application was made to the council to install a further 7th court to the club and this was approved, the club also provided funds for the construction of the court.

50th birthday celebration was held with a big function held at Ultima Receptions with over 300 people attending.

Extensions were made to the clubhouse which included new toilets, the Bar and Committee room.

Wilfred Brooks was a big driver in this extension getting completed.

A new application for a liquor license was made and this time commonsense prevailed - it was approved at the AGM.

An application was made to obtain a liquor license, however this was defeated at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) - it was decided to keep the club a "dry club".

Lights were installed on the top courts 1 to 3 DNA Lighting.

Lights were installed on courts 4-6 by Baxter Electrical.

Courts 4-6 converted to Synthetic grass

Peter Hubble commenced as the club coach.

Courts 1, 2 & 3 were changed to a more low maintenance synthetic grass courts surface.

BPTC was the first club in northern suburbs to use the synthetic grass on it's courts.

New brick club house built. Frank Crowe was the driving force behind its construction.

During construction period, an old prefab tent was provided by Jim Thompson, (Colin’s Dad), to be used as temporary clubrooms.

A 6th porous court was added.

This was done by raising funds through the the issuing of Debentures to members, to a total value $6,850 to help pay for the new court. This money was paid back to the debentures holders over the next few years.

Competition started.

A Small weatherboard building was erected on the site to be used as the clubhouse.

A meeting of 28 people was held at the civic hall to discuss the forming a new Club at Buckley Park as part of the Buckley park Civic Association. They had indications from over 70 people who were interested in joining the club.

At this meeting a foundation committee was formed and included.

President: CJ Richards Esq.

A.W. Graham E.T. Millar

S.O. Haywood JF Russell

J.E.L Jeffrey NK Smyth

J.P Knight Mrs A Selby

Miss G. Walker

5 porous courts were installed.

Should you have any information or details to add to the listing, or if you have any photos, please email your information to info@bptc.com.au or contact Ian Izzard.