Tasmanian club given the green light for multi-million dollar project
Launceston Golf Club‘s proposed plan to sell off two parcels of land in an attempt to ensure their financial future and improve revenue streams has been given the green light by members.
Attracting more members
The recouped revenue from the development would be used to establish a future fund to help lessen the reliance on membership fees, improve the course and renovate the club rooms and driving range to provide the club with better revenue streams going forward.
The club hopes these plans will attract more members to the club and ensure it remains a strong community asset.
The vote gained 72 per cent of approval from members and provides the club’s board with a binding mandate to progress with the project.
Launceston Golf Club president Tony Wilks said the club was pleased with the outcome of the vote, which provided the green light for the plan.
“Like any community-based organisation, the golf club is a bit of a microcosm of the community … that’s a mandate which is pretty strong and we’ll go forward on that basis,” he said.
“I am pretty confident that those that had misgivings will quickly see the benefit of the project and we’ll take the whole membership with us on this journey.”
The prosposed plan was provided to members in at a special general meeting and a copy of was received by The Examiner.
A wildlife threat
A letter prior to the club’s vote raised concerns about the developments impact on the surrounding wildlife and their habitat.
The club boarders Punchbowl Reserve and the letter estimates 100 trees would have to be cut down for the development to take place, threatening the wildlife.
The letter also raised concerns about the proposal splitting the golf club membership as well as the impact on traffic caused by the development.
At this stage, the club will not commit to funding anything other than funding the application to council for approval.
