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Locals to have their say on Belair Golf Course future

POSTED ON August 18, 2018 @ 3:25 pm

Thousands of people have had their say on the future of the old Belair Golf Course and Country Club, with suggestions ranging from accommodation to a permanent outdoor cinema. More than 2200 people responded to the State Government’s community consultation on the site, which has …

Indooroopilly Golf Club seeking DA for Retirement Facility

POSTED ON August 17, 2018 @ 5:56 pm

A development application has been lodged for a Retirement Facility, located at the Indooroopilly Golf Club, 145 Meiers Road Indooroopilly. Designed by Cox Architecture, the proposal seeks two hundred and fifteen (215) Retirement units within four (4) architecturally designed residential towers (each with two wings) …

Millbrook Resort starts work on $50million development

POSTED ON August 12, 2018 @ 10:00 am

Millbrook Resort starts work on $50million development Four years of planning, appeals, hearings and zone changes have finally come to fruition for Queenstown’s Millbrook Resort. The multi-award-winning resort has been granted resource consent for a $50m development that will see it develop a neighbouring farm …

Auckland golf’s future jeopardised after council threatens with land sale

POSTED ON August 4, 2018 @ 12:20 pm

New Zealand Golf has expressed concern over the perceived poor use of council managed green space occupied by golf facilities within Auckland and North Harbour, and has prepared a discussion document based around the Golf Sector Plan for Auckland in response and to advocate for …

Farewell to Raffles Country Club, as SLA acquires land for HSR project

POSTED ON August 3, 2018 @ 11:29 pm

Despite lingering uncertainty over the Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project, the Government on Wednesday (Aug 1) proceeded with its acquisition of the land that Raffles Country Club (RCC) sits on. In January 2017, the Government announced that RCC would be the second club …

Innovative Garden Course Loops Planned at Tanah Merah

POSTED ON August 3, 2018 @ 11:25 pm

Reinventing the golf experience at Tanah Merah Country Club, Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects (RTJ II) has designed multiple playing loops into the routing for the new Garden Course. Construction for the complete renovation project is scheduled to begin in January, with the …

Community outcry over proposed North Lakes development

POSTED ON July 31, 2018 @ 5:12 pm

Last week’s announcement of a proposed retirement development at North Lakes Resort Golf Club north of Brisbane has cause havoc among the local community, who are now determined to fight the proposition. The news of the suggested land sale saw almost 200 locals and Federal …

116-year-old Featherston GC to close because of decline in member numbers

POSTED ON July 30, 2018 @ 12:18 am

Featherston may have the second hottest property market in the country, but that hasn’t helped boost its golfing numbers. The 116-year-old Featherston Golf Club is winding up and its 18-hole course a couple of kilometres south of the Wairarapa town is being sold, much to the disappointment of …

Robert Trent Jones II lights up Hoi An

POSTED ON July 29, 2018 @ 12:09 am

Hoiana Shores Golf Club unveiled just south of UNESCO World Heritage Site in the heart of Vietnam The coastline project of Hoiana will be home to Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects’ (RTJ II) first Vietnamese championship golf course design: Hoiana Shores Golf Club. …