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NEWS - NEWS FROM THE APPLE ISLE 2008
| Tasmania - Published on December 23‚ 2008 |
 FROM KIM ROBINSON
November 2008
Rhonda and Tony Thatcher (pictured) are about to embark on their Tasmanian holiday which was one of the major auction prizes at the Kids Tennis Foundation “Pastel Paisley & Pearl” Ball in Melbourne recently.
The couple honeymooned in Tasmania some years ago and are very excited about their 10 night stay. They fly into Hobart and stay at Sullivan’s Cove Apartments for two nights before taking a Thrifty hire car to explore the rest of the state. Two nights at Edgewater and then off to Cradle Mountain to stay at Lemonthyme Lodge for a couple of nights before heading to Circular Head where they will stay at the world renowned @ VDL Stanley. Exploring Dismal Swamp, the Nut and many other attractions in the area will keep Rhonda and Tony busy. They then stay two nights at the fabulous Kokopelli Lodge at Port Sorell. Whilst there they will take a Murray’s Day Out tour to sample the award winning wines at Ghost Rock Vineyard and Barringwood Park. In addition they will enjoy Goodstone dining, a Gourmet 2 Go Gift Basket, Tiger Ranch wines and lots of other attractions. The package was assisted by Motors Pty Ltd, Tasfresh, Powertek Australia and Tennis Tasmania and thanks to all the sponsors Tony and Rhonda will spend 11 days in Tasmania.
All these businesses are great supporters of Kids Tennis Foundation and the money raised will ensure ongoing KTF programs in the State. Rhonda and Tony will pass through many of the small remote towns where Kids Tennis Foundation programs are conducted.
July 2008
Tasmania is a bit slow this time of the year (please no Tasmanian jokes) as we hibernate for winter. We have however had fantastic autumn weather with crisp clear mornings and calm sunny days so great tennis weather.
Of course there are those who would love some good rain as we continue to have drought-effected areas throughout Tasmania. Our thoughts are with others in the country experiencing the same tough times on the land and the wild and unpredictable weather that has been news for many months now.
We continue to have problems down under finding coaches to travel to remote schools in remote areas of the state. Tennis Tasmania who used to conduct "Tennis in Schools" have not run this program in the State for almost two years so Kids Tennis Foundation provides a great opportunity for disadvantaged children in many regional areas, however the challenge is to get coaches to deliver the programs.
We are working hard to have a number of new programs in third term which will continue in terms 1 and three next year. Yes, in Tassy we only have three terms per year, which works well for us, especially for families wanting to travel interstate during our school holidays.
It does seem that the only consistent tennis participation provider (perhaps in the country) is KTF and we are all proud to be associated, especially when we get such great feedback from our schools and our children.
We are continuing to build a working relationship with Tennis Tasmania so that KTF can fill some gaps left by the defunct Tennis in Schools program.
I hope that someone in the newsletter also congratulated our wonder Susie Norton on her big “0” birthday recently. It was a great party and so many spoke so highly of this very special woman who continues to inspire all of us to keep working hard for KTF in our various states. When the going gets tough here I just get a “dose of Susie and Kate” and am enthused and inspired again!!!!
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