Sydney tennis club faces eviction after 50 years over higher rent offer
Love'n Deuce tennis club must leave by mid-September. The Aboriginal Land Council found a higher bidder for the Naremburn site.
Love'n Deuce must leave Talus Street Reserve in Sydney's north by mid-September. The Aboriginal Land Council took over about four years ago.
The Aboriginal Land Council leased the site to a higher bidder. The club has run the facility for over four decades.
It is NSW's busiest public tennis court. Thousands of members use the courts.
The clubhouse hosts the Humpty Dumpty Charity. It has raised over $100 million.
The managing director said the eviction sends a worrying message. Recreational land is now being valued only for profit.
It should be valued for community benefit instead. A 2022 court ruling found the reserve was Crown land that could be claimed under Aboriginal land rights law.
This gave the Council authority over its use. Media figures including Ray Martin and former Today host Steve Liebmann have called the decision a tragedy for the community.
- Over 4 decades
- Years of operation
- Over $100 million
- Humpty Dumpty Charity raised
- Thousands of people
- Users daily
- Mid-September
- Eviction deadline
Why it mattersA major recreational asset used by thousands will vanish. People will lose a gathering place for exercise, socialising, and charity work.
