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Bid to save Kingswood Golf Club course hits Supreme Court

POSTED ON September 4, 2014 @ 10:00 am

* GIC has been informed by  GM of Kingswood GC that the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the club this week.

As well this letter was sent to all members on 5/9/14

“We write to inform Members that, with the Board’s approval, the Club has entered into a binding Contract of Sale with a large, well-known company for the purchase of the Dingley land.

At the request of the Purchaser, for valid commercial reasons, there will be a short delay before the specific terms of the sale can be announced. We can advise members however that the terms fully meet, and indeed exceed, the sale amount forecast in the Member Information Pack.

Importantly, our Kingswood site will remain in operation for a further three years.

The sale was achieved at the end of a very competitive process where a large number of National and International developers sought to purchase the land.

We are very pleased with the outcome and wish to thank Marcus Willison and Jodi Bastian from Ernst & Young for their professionalism shown during the process.”

General Manager- Heath Wilson


A LONG-time Kingswood Golf Club member has launched a Supreme Court battle to try to save the club’s Dingley golf course.

William Falkingham, 65, was to begin the face-off against Kingswood Golf Club in court on Monday after he won the right to take the case to trial.

Mr Falkingham is contesting the legality of the vote among members last September to merge Kingswood with Frankston’s Peninsula Golf Club, into what is now known as Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club.

That decision ultimately led to the club putting the Dingley course up for sale.

Mr Falkingham, who has been a member of the course for 36 years, said he was happy to have his day in court.

“We just want the club to go back to the local members,” Mr Falkingham said.

“I have been heavily involved with the golf club for 36 years, my brother died on the course, it’s a very emotive issue for me,” he said.

“It’s been part of the community for over 100 years and I didn’t think it was right to have it sold down the river.”

Community members have also tried to stop the sale of the $80 million site.

On its website, a statement from the club said: “The board welcomes this development as it will resolve the matter speedily.”

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