company/operator · 2 meetings
Tennis Nation by Rod Fahey
Context
- Tracked aliases include Tennis Nation by Rod Fahey.
Mentions
- Proposed tenant for the Rose Bay community-land tennis centre.
- Successful tenderer for the Lyne Park Tennis Centre lease.
- The proposal would establish a long-term commercial tennis-centre arrangement on Council community land, subject to ministerial consent.
- The centre will have a new operator, tennis will remain the primary use, and some existing community bookings and staff are expected to be retained where possible.
Decisions
Long-term tennis centre lease recommended for approval
The committee recommended that Council seek the Minister for Local Government’s consent for a proposed 10-year lease, with two further five-year options, over community land at 550 New South Head Road, Rose Bay, to Tennis Nation by Rod Fahey for tennis and permitted multisport use.
The proposal would establish a long-term commercial tennis-centre arrangement on Council community land, subject to ministerial consent.
Lyne Park Tennis Centre lease awarded
Council accepted Tennis Nation by Rod Fahey as the operator for an initial 10-year lease, with two possible five-year renewals. The lease includes staged rent, a capital commitment of at least $1,966,345 excluding GST over the first three years, and a $130,000 excluding GST contribution to demolish the disused toilet block and build an additional multi-sport court, subject to approvals.
The centre will have a new operator, tennis will remain the primary use, and some existing community bookings and staff are expected to be retained where possible.