Victorian Vision Impaired Table Tennis Association

15/02/2025

Another match from today's doubles competition filmed with the meta glasses!

15/02/2025

ten teams are competing in the doubles competition at Kooyong. We extend our best wishes to all Victorian clubs participating. Here is footage of the day's opening match!}

07/10/2024

Announcement Of The 2024 VVITTA Nationals

Hi everyone,

It is my pleasure to share the fixture and other important information for the 2024 VVITTA Nationals.

This year, Nationals are being held between Friday the 18th and Sunday the 20th of October at Vision Australia (454 Glenferrie Road in Kooyong).

There is a lot of information in this post, so please take the time to read it carefully. If you are not participating, you are very welcome to come along to spectate.

The fixture is attached to this email. There will also be a small number of Braille and print copies available.

The official VVITTA rules and code of conduct are also attached. Everyone involved in the tournament must abide by these two documents during the weekend.

Running times for the tournament are as follows:
Friday: 5:00pm until 10:00pm, with an hour for dinner at 6:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am until 5:25pm, with an hour for lunch at 1:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am until 6:45pm, with an hour for lunch at 1:00pm

Please avoid arriving at Kooyong prior to 4:30 on Friday afternoon to allow those of us setting up plenty of time and space to do so.

Please also ensure you allow yourself plenty of time to get to Kooyong prior to the start of play to avoid forfeiting any of your matches. If you leave Vision Australia during the day for any reason, you will also need to ensure you are back in time for your next match as we will not have the time to wait for you.

When you arrive, you will need to call any of the following people to be let inside:
Cass (on 0400 671 926)
Marco (on 0412 128 429)
Robyn (on 0417 159 106)

We will be providing dinner on Friday night and lunches on Saturday and Sunday to anyone involved in the tournament, including players and volunteers. You will get a free can of soft drink with each meal.

If you have any dietary requirements but have not shared these with me, please ensure you do so no later than Friday the 11th.

We will also have chips, chocolates and cans of soft drink for sale for $2 each. We will not be selling water this year, so please remember to bring your drink bottle with you so you can refill it using the filter tap. Purchases can be made using cash or EFTPOS, but please be aware that EFTPOS purchases will incur a 1.9% transaction fee.

For those who would like to join us for dinner on Saturday, I have booked the Malvern Hotel (on the corner of Glenferrie and Malvern Roads in Toorak) for 6:00pm. This will be at your own expense. You can view the menu here.

As Vision Australia have only just replaced the floors in the conference centre, we ask that you do not wear any high healed shoes in the building.

If you have not yet paid your $90 entry fee, please do this ASAP. I have included the bank account details below (and please don’t forget to include your name in the reference):

Account Name: Vic Swish
BSB: 033002
Account Number: 326056

As always, don’t hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.

I look forward to catching up with many of you then!

Cass
[email protected]

The 2024 Nationals fixture, the VVITTA code of conduct and the VVITTA rules can all be downloaded at the following link.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hmj1J8oDeeHUDLizDd9db4VnI7cF_BZ6?usp=drive_link

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08/12/2023

A huge thanks to Jenny Forbes from the Frankston Vision Impaired Table Tennis Club for co-ordinating with the ABC in order to get this article out.

Usually in table tennis the aim is to hit the ball over the net, but in swish — aka vision impaired table tennis — a clever variation makes the sport accessible to all.

11/04/2023

Hi everyone,

Please see below for some important information about the 2023 Interclub Tournament being held this coming Saturday.

Below this post you will find a link for the fixture.

The tournament will be held at Vision Australia in Kooyong. It starts at 11:00am and finishes at 4:20pm. There will be a 30 minute break for lunch at 1:00pm. Please remember to BYO lunch.

Please ensure you arrive at Kooyong prior to 11:00am to avoid forfeiting any of your matches.

When you arrive, you will need to call either Marco (on 0412 128 429) or Robyn (on 0417 159 106) to be let inside as the doors will be locked.

Some players will be heading to a pub for dinner afterwards, so keep your ears peeled for more details on the day.

As always, don’t hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.

I am unable to join you for this tournament, but I wish those of you who are involved the best of luck.

Cass
VVITTA Secretary
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1flkcWmyTJIflyCh-igHDoFCAf-8ru1bF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115316894828724280057&rtpof=true&sd=true

03/04/2023

Hi all,

Congratulations on being selected to represent Victoria in the 2023 Grand Prix. The teams that we have selected are as follows:

Ethan and Marco
Mark and Robyn
Frank and Rocky

The Grand Prix is taking place in Brisbane from Friday the 26th until Sunday the 28th of May.

The entry fee for the Grand Prix is $70. Please transfer this into VVITTA’s bank account ASAP so I can forward it to Brisbane Swish on your behalf.

Flights will be at your own expense, and you will need to make your own travel plans.

VVITTA will organize the accommodation. We are currently exploring ways that we can help subsidise this, but you may still end up being out of pocket for some of the cost of an Air BNB. I will be in touch as soon as I know more.

As always, don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or concerns.

Cass
VVITTA Secretary

08/09/2022

Just a reminder that if you are looking at registering for the 2022 VVITTA Nationals, you need to have your entry into our secretary, Cass Embling, by COB tomorrow, 09/09/2022. Cass can be reached via email at [email protected]. The cost for this year's tournament is $90, which includes both lunches on the Saturday and Sunday, as well as dinner on Friday evening. If you are looking at playing doubles, you will need to find your own partner. So let's get cracking guys!

25/08/2022

A massive congratulations to Michael Fogarty and Cassie Embling for taking out the singles competitions in the mens and womens divisions over the weekend. Special mentions to Kim and Frank for finishing runners-up.

Don't forget, our mixed doubles tournament is coming up on the 18th of September, so make sure you pick your doubles partner and get yourselves into the draw by emailing Cassie at [email protected]

18/08/2022

Hi everyone,

Please find below the fixture for this Saturday’s Singles Tournament to be held at Vision Australia in Kooyong! You will notice that it is shaping up to be a long day, so we may need to be a little flexible at times (particularly when it comes to the finals series). Please continue reading for everything you need to know.

The tournament starts at 10:00am, and there will be a 30 minute break for lunch at 1:00pm. Please remember to BYO lunch.

Please ensure you arrive at Kooyong prior to 10:00am to avoid forfeiting any of your matches.

When you arrive, you will need to call either marco (on 0412 128 429) or Robyn (on 0417 159 106) to be let inside as the doors will be locked.

Many of us will be heading to the Elgin Inn for dinner (at 75 burwood Road in Hawthorn) after the tournament and we would love you to join us.

If you are not playing, please consider coming along to support your fellow VI Table Tennis enthusiasts.

As always, don’t hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.

I look forward to seeing many of you on Saturday!

Cass
VVITTA Secretary
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cxYTJM6XkNrnswGbBfWPythDHrNy9DID/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115316894828724280057&rtpof=true&sd=true

04/08/2022

Hi everyone,

Just a quick note to let you all know that VVITTA held its AGM last Saturday.

The new committee is:

President: Marco Curralejo
Vice-President: Marg Shanahan
Secretary: Cassie Embling
Treasurer: Jamie Kelly

We would like to thank Robyn Bousie for all of her hard work as former President over the past decade and wish her luck with her future endeavours.

The new committee is looking forward to the many challenges that face us and to continue going about welcoming new participants into our community and continuing to spread the word that VI table tennis is, and always will be, inclusive to all!

12/02/2021

Hello everyone,

Due to the latest announcement by Dan Andrews, vi table tennis will not be played at any of our Victorian clubs for at least the next five days, as the entire state is back to stage 4 lockdown.