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Eligibility of North Lakes GC redevelopment still to be determined

POSTED ON August 31, 2020 @ 7:35 pm

The application to redevelop part of the former North Lakes Golf Course as a retirement village or aged care facility will be investigated by an independent barrister. The barrister’s appointment follows the signing of a ‘Heads of Agreement’ document by both the golf course land …

Locals fight for trees against Royal Sydney Golf Club overhaul plan

POSTED ON August 31, 2020 @ 6:56 pm

A locals campaign to save 569 trees has pitted plans to restore Royal Sydney Golf Club. Of the 569 trees slated for the axe to widen fairways by 64 per cent and improve bunkers, three needed to be removed because they were in poor health …

Lonsdale Links enters next stage of major redevelopment

POSTED ON August 29, 2020 @ 11:06 am

  Victorian golf course Lonsdale Links is currently undergoing a major course overhaul, with the existing course being completely transformed The public-access 18 hole links course, located in the coastal dunes of Point Lonsdale and bordering the beautiful Lake Victoria, will be ready for play …

Covid-19 restrictions force Torquay golf resort on the market

POSTED ON August 29, 2020 @ 8:24 am

Sydney-based private lender Smart Wealth has appointed receivers to sell the 195-hectare The Sands Resort golf course and hotel in Torquay on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. The resort, originally developed by Rupert Murdoch’s nephew Paddy Handbury, includes an 18-hole championship links golf course designed by PGA …

Master planning for Belair National Park underway

POSTED ON August 24, 2020 @ 6:46 pm

The State Government’s revitalisation of South Australian parks will include Belair National Park with upgrade works in progress and community consultation on a master planning process for the former golf course and Country Club underway. The upgrades include the redevelopment of Old Government House, a …

Major upgrade has started on Fremantle Public Golf Course

POSTED ON August 18, 2020 @ 8:43 pm

Work is underway on a major upgrade to Fremantle Public Golf Course, including a revamp to the existing clubhouse facility, three completely new holes and the introduction of a par 5 hole. The project is initiated by the Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) High Street …

Terrace Downs resort for sale after owner dies from Covid-19

POSTED ON August 17, 2020 @ 7:28 pm

The luxury Terrace Downs golf resort in Canterbury is for sale after its owner died from Covid-19. Japanese investor Hiroshi Hasegawa bought the resort, near Mt Hutt in Mid-Canterbury, in 2012 after gaining Overseas Investment Office approval. Hasegawa died in Japan on April 22 from …

500 staff to lose their jobs as Bintan Lagoon Resort closes

POSTED ON August 10, 2020 @ 7:04 pm

Riau Island Resort closure Southeast Asia is poised to lose two more golf courses with Bintan Lagoon Resort (BLR) shutting its doors. According to a report in TTG Asia, the 36-hole golfing venue, which is a 75-minute ferry ride from Singapore, has decided to cease …

NZ: Billionaire’s golf tourism vision for Mangawhai region

POSTED ON August 1, 2020 @ 5:21 pm

Build it and they will come. A US billionaire’s plan to build more golf courses in Mangawhai to attract tourists rolls on despite border closures.  A town north of Auckland which is home to around 10,000 residents is set to have four golf courses. Two …

Ravenshoe Millstream CC turned tourist park (QLD)

POSTED ON August 1, 2020 @ 6:49 am

Visiting tourists with an itch for golf will be able to get that and more after the Ravenshoe Millstream Country Club applied for a Material Change of Use at last week’s ordinary Tablelands Regional Council meeting. The motion for the Material Change of Use was …