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Newcastle Golf Club votes YES to new golf course masterplan

POSTED ON November 12, 2020 @ 4:09 pm

At the Club’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), held virtually on Wednesday 11th November 2020 in excess of 80% of the voting members of Newcastle Golf Club (the Club) voted in favour of adopting a proposed new golf course masterplan designed by world renowned course architects …

Kennedy Bay development to reconfigure old golf course

POSTED ON October 28, 2020 @ 5:03 pm

A new coastal community in Port Kennedy promising more than 1000 homes, a local centre and tourist accommodation will front the WA Planning Commission today. The committee is recommending the northern portion of the structure plan be deferred pending further investigation into the suitability of …

Petition: Help save the Northcote Public Golf Course

POSTED ON October 27, 2020 @ 9:49 am

Earmarked space The Northcote public golf course (NGC) in Victoria has been earmarked for public space by the Darebin City Council, as the current management agreement runs out next year. The council decision means golfers will have to share the green space with other activities …

Moore Park Golf Course may lose 9 hole to public green space

POSTED ON October 26, 2020 @ 7:42 pm

The City of Sydney council is pushing ahead with plans to halve the size of Moore Park Golf Course to unlock more parkland, as the state government’s new parks super agency considers two proposals to carve up the site. Growing need for space Lord mayor …

Long-awaited Brisbane course to begin construction around glider habitat

POSTED ON October 14, 2020 @ 8:02 pm

The construction of a long anticipated golf course in Brisbane’s east will begin in the next few weeks, with land earmarked for squirrel glider habitat. The Cannon Hill Community Links was first flagged by Brisbane City Council in 2014 as part of an agreement with …

Greg Norman designed “The Dunes” in Port Hughes is back on the market

POSTED ON October 14, 2020 @ 7:41 pm

Colliers International  has recently put a mix of developed, englobo, and tourism sites up for sale by Expressions of Interest. The land includes the world renowned Greg Norman designed 9 hole golf course “The Dunes”. The property presents an outstanding residential, resort and tourism offering …

$3.3m Katoomba clubhouse site to become university centre

POSTED ON October 7, 2020 @ 7:59 pm

Monash University and Western Sydney University are currently finalising a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with council after it purchased the old Katoomba Golf Clubhouse site for about $3.3 million. The MoU sets out a commitment to establish a leadership centre of international significance in the …

Plans for Greg Norman designed course on hold after landowners’ liquidation

POSTED ON October 3, 2020 @ 11:47 am

Plans for a Greg Norman-designed boutique golf course near Wollongong has been compromised as the company owning the land has been placed into liquidation. VIG Huntley Golf Pty Ltd and VIG Huntley Pty Ltd, two subsidiaries of Visionary Investment Group, went into liquidation with notes …

Initial work at Royal Hobart nearing completion

POSTED ON October 3, 2020 @ 8:29 am

Richard Chamberlain is nearing completion of a first phase of renovation work at Royal Hobart Golf Club in Tasmania, Australia. “We’re aiming to give this golf course a serious facelift and a valuable transition into the next era of prosperity,” said Dieter Jones, a member …

Work to begin on Brisbane’s first new golf course in 70 years

POSTED ON September 26, 2020 @ 8:14 am

A residential project in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs will also include the development of an 18 holes public golf course – the city’s first one in 70 years. Works are only weeks away on the 125 hectare site located on the unused Brisbane City Council land …