Kiama Table Tennis Club is inviting players of all skill and ability levels to join now that it has secured a new table tennis table for wheelchair players.

The purchase was made thanks to a grant from Table Tennis Australia, bringing the Kiama club’s total to nine tables. The new table allows wheelchair users to push much further under the table to reach shorter shots than a standard table.

The Club only has one wheelchair player now, Joy Boyd, an Order of Australia Medal recipient, and Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist, who founded the club in 2003 with her husband Tom. 

The Club is keen to have more players with disabilities join now that they can accommodate them. Players meet twice a week at the Kiama Leisure Centre on Mondays and Thursdays between 12pm - 3pm. Players are provided with bats, balls and afternoon tea, all for $7.

Kiama Table Tennis Club mostly caters to senior players, but is open to players of all ages, with more than 70 registered members on the books.

The Club’s oldest player, Ken White, recently turned 90 this month, so there’s no excuse not to give it a try!