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.
The NSW Government’s controversial plan to scrap nine holes from Moore Park Golf Club has become a hot topic in the Australian federal election after the Coalition pledged $1 million to back an alternative proposal aimed at maintaining an 18-hole layout.
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…
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.