About Us
Meet the Director
Meet Toby Thomas - owner and director of Westside Gymnastics!
Having grown up in Seddon, Toby is a lifelong westie and gymnastics fanatic
After being placed in the sport as a physical outlet at age 3 for “a term or two at most” it was apparent that gymnastics was love at first sight and this journey was going to last a little longer than a few months! The years that followed saw Toby rise through the ranks, culminating in representing Victoria at the Australian Championships.
Post his athletic career, Toby has worked at a range of leading Melbourne clubs, honing his skills in the coaching and management space.
His impressive skillset includes:
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Accredited FIG II/Advanced Silver Women’s Gymnastics Coach (the second highest coaching level in Australia!)
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2024, 2025 and 2026 GCA 40 Under 40 list - named amongst the top gymnastics industry leaders under the age of 40
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Operations Manager of Gymnastics Victoria’s 2022 and 2023 Club of the Year
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Announcer and Floor Manager for Gymnastics Victoria and Gymnastics Australia
The Westside Story
And the club has been backing that up ever since. Westside was named Gymnastics Victoria's 2025 New Club of the Year in its very first year of operation, and was named a finalist in the We Are Brimbank Sports & Wellbeing Awards - recognition from the local community Westside was built to serve. What started as one venue in Albion is already proving what's possible when quality comes before volume.
This is the Westside story and it's only just beginning…
