TTQ Board Members

PRESIDENT - TERRY MORATO

Terry has been involved in Table Tennis for 40 years having started playing at the age of 21 and from there being involved as a club President of Lower Burdekin and more recently President of the Townsville Table Tennis Association. He has also been a member of the TTQ board for a number of years. Terry has throughout those years held a Level One Coaching Certificate and a State Umpire Badge as well as being a player. Terry continues to be a keen player having competed in Asian Veterans Competitions, New Zealand Veterans and World Veterans competitions along with many State Open and Closed Tournaments over many years. Terry has almost 40 Years of management experience being involved with community organisations, Commercial Business groups as well as managing a large agricultural businesses. As President Terry believes TTQ needs to be fostering and adding value to its member clubs by assisting them in any way using TTQ resources. Also to continue with the strong development program for juniors and to find ways to bring sponsorships on board to allow for better support of our Representative and emerging Players both male and female.

VICE PRESIDENT - JANICE KENT

A farmer’s wife, an Insurance Broker, a mum, Grandma (and more recently a Great Grandma), Janice’s involvement in New Zealand included playing at a local club one day a week, in Hawkes Bay and participating in a limited number of competitions since 1998. Since arriving in Australia in 2014 Janice’s enjoyment and involvement in Table Tennis has been continually evolving. Initially becoming a member of the Mackay Table Tennis Club has seen her grow from Club member to Club President (for the last three years) and engage with the changes within both the Membership and the Community as a whole. The commitment of those involved at all levels, from Club through to State and National Level is amazing and Janice is pleased to be able to take the next step to join the TTQ Board and be part of the driving force to assist in the growth of the sport in Queensland. Being selected and to represent Queensland at the Australian Veterans Championships over three years has been a major highlight along with the social aspect of this sport. Janice is looking forward to completing her State Umpire’s certification and to then complete a Level 1 Coaching Accreditation when there is time, to pass on the passion to younger members of the sport coming through.

TREASURER - VIVIENNE HALOCHA

Vivienne is a retired School Business Manager and has a Masters in Practising Accounting, a Batchelor in Information Management and was a CPA for 20 years. Vivienne has been a club table tennis player for over 35 yearrs, and has represented VIC at Junior, Youth, Senior & Veterans level. Vivienne moved to QLD in 2022, and has had the opportunity to visit many QLD clubs in her travels as a player. Vivienne has represented QLD at Veterans level and have also represented TTA at the NZ Veterans, and played at the 2018 Las Vegas World Veterans. In the last 2 yrs (2023/24), Vivienne has been coaching at Moreton Bay and offers multiple sessions at the club per week as a Level 1 qualified coach. Vivienne is honoured  to serve on the TTQ Board and is keen to develop the profile and participation of Table Tennis in QLD.

SECRETARY - VINNIE BATTEN 

NORTHERN BOARD MEMBER - VENKAT VANGAVETI

Venkat Vangaveti has been playing table tennis last 20 years. Hailing from India, Venkat has been a member of University team during his graduate days. He now represents Townsville and Queensland in the Over 30’s team winning the Over 30’s team gold at Australian Veteran championships 2017. Venkat is a Senior Research officer at James Cook University, involved in undertaking and supporting medical research at the Tropics. He is also currently a board member of Townsville Table Tennis Association, His interests include coaching and mentoring juniors at the club and he is keen to help improve table tennis grow in the North Queensland region.

NORTHERN BOARD MEMBER - JASON HOCKINGS

Jason Hockings first got into table tennis in Rockhampton at the age of 10 and has been actively involved in the sport ever since. As a junior, Jason regularly competed in open tournaments and represented Rockhampton at the Queensland Junior Championships on six occasions. In 2009, Jason moved to Brisbane for university, completed his Level 1 Coaching Accreditation and began coaching at the Brisbane Table Tennis Association. Since moving back to Rockhampton, Jason has completed his Level 2 Coaching Accreditation and has regularly mentored junior players at club, state and national level events. Prior to joining the TTQ board, Jason has spent a number of years on the Rockhampton Table Tennis Association management committee. In addition to this, Jason has also been a member of the Rockhampton Tennis Association tournament and fixture committee for the past two years. Jason is passionate about fostering improvement in the attraction, development and retention of junior players within the sport, and about marketing the sport to the wider community to increase participation throughout the state.

SOUTHERN BOARD MEMBER - LUKAS KOZAK

Lukas has been involved in table tennis for over 15 years and is very active in the aspects of playing and management side of the game. Lukas has played for his club at many State Championships at Junior and Senior level, winning numerous State Titles. He has also represented QLD at several National Championships in all age categories. Lukas has completed a Bachelor degree in Business Management, Majoring in Sport, Tourism and Hospitality and is currently the Centre Manager of the Gold Coast Association. His administration experience in the sport is vastly growing in terms of organisation of events, undertaking roles as Tournament Director and Competition Manager at several State, National and International Championships. Lukas has over 12 years of committee experience at his local club, being Secretary since 2009. Previously on the TTQ board for two years, Lukas is looking forward to once again help grow the profile of the sport in all areas of the game.

SOUTHERN BOARD MEMBER - HANNAH SUNLEY

Hannah has been involved with table tennis since starting as a junior when she was 10 years old. Following her return from university after completing a Bachelor of Medical Imaging, she has broadened her involvement with table tennis. This includes having verious roles on the committee in Bundaberg, including secretary and now President, and pursuing her coaching accreditation. Hannah has also contributed to be a keen player and has been a QLD Veterans respresentative for the last couple of years since being eligible to play. Hannah is excited and honoured to be given this opportunity to be part of the TTQ board. She is looking forward to using her enthusiasm and passion for the sport to help see table tennis grow in Queensland.

For more information, please contact the office of Table Tennis Queensland ceo@tabletennisqld.org