The long-awaited draft plans, which the government will release for public feedback today, include a reconfigured nine-hole golf course and an expanded 90-bay driving range at Moore Park South.
Chris Minns’ NSW government has allocated $50m in the budget to halve Moore Park Golf Club to nine holes as part of its controversial plan offer a new public park.
The future of Sydney’s Moore Park Golf Course has ignited renewed scrutiny after internal government documents, cited by The Daily Telegraph, revealed the NSW Government announced plans to halve the layout before key financial impacts were finalised.
For years, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has been adamant about closing down half of Moore Park Golf Course, the prime 18-hole course in the heart of Sydney. But as reported by News Ltd, there are growing concerns that her crusade isn’t about public space but personal benefit, considering the proximity of her properties to the golf Read more…
City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore allegedly lobbied Premier Chris Minns just three months before the government’s announcement to seize up to 20 hectares of Moore Park Golf Course for a new public park, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph.
Here’s a measured take – no, really – on an unfortunate situation that’s being made even more unfortunate by the wild misinformation and political point scoring engulfing it.
Councils and other landlords are targeting golf courses in Sydney and Melbourne for alternative community use. With an ever-growing demand for sporting facilities and recreational areas, Australian golf faces a huge battle to retain all of its existing courses. It signals the war on golf has begun.