Kingston Council interested in land lease and course reopening
The Kingswood site at Dingley Village may be leased by the Council in order to open the golf course back up again.
The site was purchased by Australian Super in 2014 for $125 million. The original proposal for the land, to subdivide it and build nearly 800 residential dwellings, did not proceed after Kingston Council voted to abandon the planning scheme amendment for rezoning in late 2018
Golf is no longer played at the site, and its future remains unclear.
Revised guidelines
At their 24 August meeting, Kingston councillors voted to write to the owners of the golf course to “ascertain any interest in leasing the Kingswood land to the City of Kingston for the purpose of council establishing an 18 hole public golf course”.
After council receives a response from the owner, it is expected to prepare a detailed report to assess the viability of the proposal.
The state government published their revised guidelines for the conversion of golf course land for other purposes in June this year. After the document was released, Australian Super put out a statement that read that it would “consider the new planning guidelines as it determines the most appropriate way to proceed with plans for the site”.
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