VTA Foundation Inc

06/02/2026

06/02/2026

We have enjoyed a wonderful few weeks this January as Melbourne welcomed the world’s best tennis players to our shores. A highlight for the Foundation has been our partnership with Investa, a leading Australian real estate management organisation. Through their Melbourne assets at 567 and 120 Collins Street, the Foundation benefited from Investa’s January fundraising initiatives, where their building communities had the chance to win fantastic tennis-themed prizes, including a group coaching session at VTA and proceeds from their Friday Flower auctions. We are sincerely grateful for their support and look forward to continuing this valued partnership.

15/07/2025

Yesterday the Foundation reached another milestone in its mission to support those who are disadvantaged or living with disabilities join in with the sport of tennis. With a sports wheelchair on loan from the Victorian Inclusion team at Tennis Australia, VTA coach Max Lambert helps a first-timer learn how to hit the ball and propel a wheelchair at the same time. Watch this space. .org.au

31/03/2025

Here we go

31/03/2025

COMMUNITY OF SPIRIT
The weather turned up trumps for us to celebrate the second annual Foundation Day event on Sunday 23rd March. Held at the Powlett Reserve VTA venue, we enjoyed a beautiful Melbourne early autumn afternoon and evening. As last year, a number of intrepid VTA coaches put them selves forward to be auctioned off to the highest bidder to partner them in a competition to the death – or at least to win the competition and have their names engraved on the trophy. The theme this year was ‘Community of Spirit” and the coaches’ themes ranged from “Pandamonium Paddy” to “Let us prey Jack” and “Top Koality Jose”. Ten teams competed against each other through a round robin event to determine the four teams for the semi-final playoffs. The event was won by “Don’t worry, be hoppy Roberrrrrrto”, and his partner Carla. Congratulations to you both.

Spectators enjoyed some fun triples and other rather energetic games, in between chowing down on an endless supply of wood-fired pizzas, and liquid refreshments. A wonderful time was had by all.

There is of course a serious side to all this, as the event is a major fund-raiser for the Foundation, and helps us to support our programs, enabling access to tennis for adults and children facing social and financial challenges. Our major program for support this year is to enable students at the Victorian College for the Deaf participate in and benefit from the sport of tennis. With our Foundation themes of inclusion, community, empowerment, and diversity the evening has raised close to $8000 (and still rising) to support our work. We also launched our Foundation website (VTAfoundation.org.au) and our Supporters Club, inviting the tennis community to help is with our aims by practical input and financial support. Thank you to all who are donating time, skills and money to our efforts.

30/03/2025

Welcome all to the VTA Foundation FB page.
Behind the scenes at VTA, we have spent the last couple of years setting up this charity and getting it running -somewhat slowly but we are getting there.
We are delighted to announce that we launched our charity website this week at

Https://vtafoundation.org.au

Please visit and read about what we are doing to support access to the benefits of tennis for all. We are enabling programs for people suffering social or economic disadvantage and those living with disabilities. And let us know if have any suggestions to include on the website.

As we are a registered charity with deductible gift recipient (DGR) status from the ATO, any donations made are tax deductible.

More to follow shortly about our recent second annual Foundation Day event
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