Coromandel multi-sports facility captures community and Council spirit

Published on 03 June 2025

A new public Coromandel multi-sports facility has been made possible thanks to the community-minded efforts of Cooks Beach Tennis Club and Thames-Coromandel District Council.

The coastal community now boasts an outdoor sports complex catering for tennis, pickleball, netball and basketball after a $125,000 upgrade to the club’s original tennis courts.

View below a video capturing the courts' deterioration and their incredible upgrade.

Previously, the tennis club paid for and maintained its courts, on a community reserve, for club use. After years of activity the club has now closed but wanted to open the courts for greater public use, handing maintenance responsibility over to our Council.

Together, our Council and the club worked on the upgrade with club members and carried out extensive community engagement to establish local needs and aspirations for the facility.

The club also raised $20,000 towards the project which will now benefit social and competitive sports players around the district.

This upgrade includes resurfacing of the existing grounds, creation of a volley wall and new courts to also cater for pickleball, netball and basketball plus new fencing.

Council Parks Officer Sue Costello says the project highlights what can be achieved through community collaboration and commitment.

“We hope it will serve as a valuable recreational asset that the community can be proud of for years to come.”