Time for the Woollahra Council to respond.

Thank you everyone we have reached 320+signatures on the petition and still climbing!

Just in case there is any confusion please be aware that if you choose to make a donation the money goes to change.org to support the organisation that provides this online petitions platform-it does not go to this campaign. 

Councillor Merrill Witt agreed to present this petition at the Woollahra Council meeting held yesterday evening but the Woollahra Council said that under its current rules change.org petitions are not accepted! 

So yesterday we also created a shorter petition requesting the Council to keep the Trumper Park Tennis courts the way they are and that petition was hand signed by the number of persons (10 or more) required by the Council rules. 

Councillor Witt tabled and read this petition at the Council Meeting yesterday evening. 

This means the Council is officially on notice. It remains up to the Council to respond positively and we need to keep the momentum going to achieve our goals. 

Our next important goal is to reach 500 signatures.

This is what the petition presented last night asks the Council to do:

Petition in relation to Trumper Park Tennis Centre

We the undersigned members of the community respectfully petition Woollahra Municipal Council to:

1.    Note that as at 25 August 2024 more than 270 people have signed the online petition entitled “Preserve Trumper Park Tennis Courts in Paddington NSW   for tennis use only".

2.    Acknowledge the concerns and opposition expressed by users of the Trumper Park tennis centre and by local residents in the Woollahra Municipality about the resolution passed by Woollahra Municipal Council on 11 June 2024 to:

A.    Initiate a Request for Tender for the lease and operation of Trumper Park Tennis Centre at 1 Quarry St. Paddington, comprising the six courts and operation of the Kiosk in connection with use of the courts; and

B.    Include provisions in the tender to allow for multi-sports use of two courts, ensuring diverse activities can take place to optimise usage of the courts. 

(referred to as the “Resolution”)

3.    Rescind or otherwise vary the Resolution at the next Council meeting occurring after the receipt of this petition, so as to ensure that:

(a) the Request For Tender does not include any provisions to allow for multi-sports use of two courts, or 

(b) if the Request for Tender has already been issued including provisions to allow for multi-sports use, that all parties who have received or expressed an interest in the Request for Tender and any other interested parties are promptly informed that such provisions no longer form part of the terms of the Request for Tender; and 

4.    Ensure that any new lease granted for the Trumper Park tennis centre contains the permitted use specified in the Plan of Management for Trumper Park, namely that the Trumper Park tennis centre tennis courts are for tennis play only.