Lakeside Squash Club

09/12/2022

24/05/2021

A memory from 2016, two of our finest! 😊❤️

28/11/2019

Commiserations to men’s division 3 going down in a close match. Great effort from everyone. Congratulations on making the grand final and to both teams for the spirit in which the games were played.

28/11/2019

Congratulations to Ladies division 3 on your grand final win!! Well done team!

04/06/2019

Congratulations Div 2 winning your grand final!! It was very close with Mike needing to win two games in the last rubber. Well done team!!

04/06/2019

Good luck ladies Div 2 and div 3 playing grand finals tonight.

28/05/2019

Congratulations Ladies Div 2 on blitzing your final and going to the grand final.
Also congratulations Div 3 Ladies on making the grand final.
Good luck to both teams!!!

28/05/2019

Good luck to division 2 ladies playing finals tonight!!

31/12/2018

Happy New Year to all our members and friends, have
a great night and stay safe!!

17/12/2018

Ross Longbottom....Life Membership of Squash Illawarra.
Ross played squash for 20 years at mid to high grades. He owned and managed the Dapto Squash Club for 10 years.
Following that he worked for Wollongong Tafe College Recreation Centre as Manager for 23 years.
During his time at the Tafe Ross rebuilt the squash from a small club to the biggest in the Illawarra. He was the first person responsible for
importing Sydney players to the Illawarra competition. Bringing these players in helped boost the strength of the competition and the Tafe
College Squash Club had the prestige of 5 Premier Div 1 teams during 1995 - 1997 period.
Ross moved to Lakeside in 2012 and has managed the Lakeside Squash Club for the past 6 years.
He also was an organiser for World Squash Day 2012, the first event at Lakeside Leisure Centre.
Currently Lakeside Squash Club operates 10 teams in the Squash Illawarra Competition.
Ross also runs a Monday night social hit a Lakeside and welcomes players of all standards, it's a great way to introduce new people to the
game.
Ross has also been a great ambassador for the game of squash and was the original squash guru with his talent for recruiting new players
to the game and even now at age 72 is still greatly involved in that area.
Squash Illawarra has awarded Life Membership to Ross, a well deserved recognition for his many years of service to Squash in the Illawarra District.

Lakeside Squash Club is proud to have both Phil and Ross recognised for their service, passion and dedication to the game of Squash!

17/12/2018

Phil Grant....Squash Illawarra Life Membership
Phil was a late starter beginning his squash career at age 28.
He very quickly reached the high grades, playing for 40 years with 30 of those years in Division 1 Premier League
Also serving on committees at Club and District level as well as for the Leisure Coast competition.
Phil also was responsible for bringing Masters Squash into the Illawarra district, at State, National and International level.
He played and won multiple age champions awards, at state and national level but one of his best was winning an Australasian title in 2006 at Norfolk Island.
Phil is a foundation member of Lakeside Squash Club where he attends many meetings and helps out wherever and whenever help is required.
Phil was also one of the organisers of World Squash Day 2012, which was our first event at Lakeside Leisure Centre.
He still plays in all current competitions and tournaments, travelling to all parts of the country.
Phil is a legend in the squash community and promotes the game where ever he can. What a great role model and promotion Phil is for this great game of squash.
The award of Life Membership of Squash Illawarra is a well deserved recognition for many years of service to squash in the Illawarra District.

17/12/2018

Life Membership of Squash Illawarra for Phil and Ross