Tennis is one of the very select few sports which can go ahead during the COVID-19 lockdown, due to the limited involvement and natural social distancing.

Certain restrictions are still in place but players have been able to book times to play at the Paramount courts, and club president Charlie Whiteley said it's been hugely beneficial.

"People can play singles or you can play within your household. So families or a few housemates could have a hit of doubles," Whiteley said.

"Just having an activity or sport available with so many restrictions in place on other things is very valuable.

"We've had a decent amount of bookings, which is great, and I was down there on Sunday with my wife and kids and some others were too.

"While keeping safe from COVID is everyone's first priority there are other considerations like general physical health and mental health, so if you can get out play some competitive or social tennis and it helps keep you sane that can be a very beneficial thing.

"We encourage people to know it's there but the safety message is still there."

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Checking in and checking out is one of the biggest requirements while players must maintain social distancing and stick to their allotted booking time at the courts.

While some play is allowed, Paramount's current winter competition has been cancelled while the Central West Cup that also involves clubs in Orange and Bathurst has been put on hold.

The hope is to play the final three rounds of the later in the year while the Play Tennis Dubbo coaching sessions at Paramount are also on hold for now.

The club is also using the time to make plenty of improvements.

Paramount recently received a grant through the ATP Cup Tennis Legacy Fund that will go towards upgrades around areas used for the HotShots kids program while there's hope shade clothes around sections of the club could be added.

There are also plans for a mural on the clubhouse. There was plenty of expressions of interest put forward recently before the club settled on local artist Gill Pedrana.

Meetings with Pedrana are expected to take place soon and involve design plans, timeline, and the potential to involve people local art students.

"We think it will be fantastic for the club and for Dubbo," Whiteley said.

"It's great to see more murals in Dubbo and regional and rural NSW."

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