Work on the Course has progressed to the point where the 16th and 17th holes will be open for play from Saturday 16th April.
From Saturday, the Club will be running 17 hole competitions using all holes but the 7th. Competition results will be used for handicapping with adjustments made for a course of less than 18 holes, as authorised by Golf Australia.
Our thanks to the ground staff and the band of volunteers who have been working to get the Course back to normal.
Our last major effort will be this coming Thursday, 14th April to clear the debris from between the 2nd and the 17th fairways and we are looking for volunteers to assist with this.
Much progress has been made by the ground staff with the help of volunteers with clearing the Course since the serious flooding in March.
The Course is now open, and this week 18 hole competitions are being played on a composite course using 10 holes.
From Saturday 9th April, 18 hole competitions will be played on a composite course using 14 holes.
Volunteers have done an excellent job to this point and we are looking for more assistance from volunteers on Monday 11th April and Tuesday 12th April to help with preparing the remaining holes for play – so if you can help, please come along and bring a shovel or a rake.
To view more flood pictures during, immediately after, and as the clean-up progressed go to the Flickr page linked below. You can view the photos as a full page slideshow (just press the slideshow button top right) or in other forms and add comments if you want.
Thanks to those who provided photos including Bob Anderson, Arthur Bosanquet, Greg and Deb Hall and Brian O’Hare.
Members and staff have been distressed at the damage done to the course by the recent floods. These photos show why. More to come. Click to enlarge.
Looking over the 5th green area and down the 6th fairway . Photo from Greg & Deb Hall from Minnamurra Lane. Looking across to the 6th tee.Minnamurra Lane running alongside the 6th hole.
AS you are no doubt aware severe damage to our Golf Course was caused by the flash flooding on Monday 21st March when over 6 feet of water swept across the course resulting in huge damage and closing the course.
The green staff has done a tremendous job in getting the course back into playing condition. Extensive damage to two of the three greens have been repaired, tree blockages removed from under the bridges, course drainage systems cleared, water supply systems restored to the bottom end of the course, fallen trees cut up and removed and removal of the piled debris material etc.
Volunteers have done a great job in progressively clearing and piling up the flood debris for collection and removal by the green staff to enable a resumption of golf and play of a composite course this weekend.
Special thanks also to the ladies who have supplied us with morning teas to keep us going with the work.
However there is still a lot more work to be done in collecting and piling up the flood debris for removal, please help by coming down for even a few hours with gloves and a rake and or shovel to help get the entire course back into operation.
Most work is from 8am till about lunch time, but any assistance even for a couple of hours will help – check in at the starting shed before commencing work.
Mike Harris...one of the many hard woring volunteers
