1995
Badminton starts at the Jim Satchell Recreation Centre in Dianella as a drop-in session open to all players.
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About Us
Who We Are
We are a local not-for-profit badminton club running weekly in Perth, Western Australia.
Several members volunteer their time and effort to help ensure the club is a great place to play badminton.
Our Players
We maintain a player pool of about 50 members and casuals. Our players are from diverse backgrounds, age groups, and skill levels – united through our interest in badminton.
Over the years, we’ve had players from all over the world and backgrounds:
- Bhutan
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Canada
- China
- Denmark
- England
- France
- Germany
- Guernsey
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Iraq
- Italy
- Japan
- Kenya
- Korea
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Poland
- Reunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Scotland
- Singapore
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- United States
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Timeline
How it all began
2008
Online presence established in late October to increase the number of players after a low of 13 players on 8th September.
2009
Waiting list introduced in late June after number of players peaked to 50 on the 22nd June session.
2014
Attendance record of 56 players on 26th May.
2014
Jim Satchell Recreation Centre undergoes major refurbishments for a year commencing August. The club temporary relocates to the Karrinyup Sports Centre.
2015
The club returns to the Jim Satchell Recreation Centre in July.
2017
The club temporarily relocates to Trinity College during August whilst the Jim Satchell Recreation Centre undergoes repairs to the floor.
2020
The club temporarily closes on 16th March due to COVID-19. The club re-opened on the 8th June with a booking system and a 32 player limit. Automated match scheduling was introduced on 28th September.
2021
Prepaid payment method accepted commencing 17th August.
2022
The club temporarily relocates to Scarborough Leisure Centre in December whilst the main hall at Jim Satchell Community Centre undergoes safety maintenance.