The Coburg Table Tennis Club (CTTC) was founded in 1948 at the McDonald Reserve clubrooms, with Victor French MBE playing an important role in its early history. The club was then named Coburg Harriers Table Tennis Club as it was associated with the Coburg Harriers Athletic Club until the early 1970s.
From its early years, the club was at the forefront of the sport in Victoria, winning the VTTA A Grade premiership on several occasions, the National League in 1983 as well as having representatives in both Victorian and Australian teams. To take a few examples:
- Vic Matison was selected in 1956 to represent Australia in the world championships in Tokyo
- In 1965, Leigh Pascoe won the Australian Open at the age of 15, still the youngest ever winner
- Mary Le Gassick represented Australia at the 1968 SEAPATT Championships and, later, played against China during the ‘Ping Pong’ diplomacy era
- In 1988, Nadia Bisiach became one of the first players to represent Australia in table tennis at the Olympic Games
- Dennis Makaling was national champion in 1991 and 1992
- In 2007, Trent Carter became the first male junior to win an international title and also played in the World Junior Championships
- Danni Di Toro and Trevor Hirth have represented Australia in several international Para events as well as at the Paralympics
Other notable players included John Nicholson, Roy Cintolo, Jim and Diane Kilderry, Ken Holman, Roma Greenwood, Eddie Kasser, Alois Rosario, Brett Clarke and Craig Carter. Key administrators over the years include Vic French, Tom Horsfeld, Bob Watters, Bruce Baulch, Len Bergemann and Bruce Carter.
The club moved into its current premises at the Ray Kibby Centre in Coburg North in December 1983. Today, it caters for and encourages all levels of play, from state representatives, to beginners, juniors as well as seniors.
