[PHOTO: Lukas Michel]
A second golf course on the glorious Seven Mile Beach site, east of Hobart, is making progress on the road to gaining full approval.
The new Five Mile Beach project, like the currently-under-construction Seven Mile Beach course [pictured], is being delivered by the Golf Preserve Pty Ltd and is the latest project to progress successfully through the initial assessment panel stage of the Tourism EOI process. This means it is now subject to the Tasmanian Government’s relevant assessment and approvals processes.
“The latest golf destination is being progressed through our Tourism EOI process which is quickly making Tasmania the ecotourism capital of the world while generating new jobs and economic activity through sensitive and appropriate investment across Tasmanian reserves and Crown Lands,” Guy Barnett, Tasmania’s Minister for State Development, Construction and Housing, said in a media release.
Led by a passionate Tasmanian Mathew Goggin, the Golf Preserve will develop the new course at Five Mile Beach adjacent to the one currently under construction at Seven Mile Beach, creating an extensive golf precinct. Few places in the world have such a selection on top-flight courses within such short travel times of each other and from a major urban centre.
“We are proud of his sporting achievements and welcome Goggin’s continued commitment to invest and develop exciting projects in Tasmania,” Barnett said.
The Five Mile Beach site is an abandoned pine plantation. The Golf Preserve’s vision includes the revegetation of the site with native coastal species and safe community access throughout the site.
With the Seven Mile Beach course showing great progress and due to commence operations in late 2023, work on the Five Mile Beach course, subject to approvals, is now set to follow shortly after.
“Importantly, research shows that visitors that come to Tasmania to pursue interests such as golf are more likely to stay longer and spend more, which benefits our local communities and the broader economy,” Barnett added.
