CORAKI GOLF CLUB ON PAR WITH $400,000 GRANT

By SAMANTHA ELLEY

The relief and excitement was palpable as Coraki Golf Club members gathered to hear the announcement that $400,000 grant had been given to them last week.

“This is great news,” said club vice president James Voght.

“After the flood, the golf course was closed for four months and our front fence was washed away.

“The money will go towards restoration programs on the course where we will build a network of cart tracks for people to get around.

“We will also use the funding to rebuild the fence.”

Both Federal member for Page, Kevin Hogan and outgoing State member for Clarence, Chris Gulaptis were at the announcement, accompanied by the Nationals candidate Richie Williamson for the upcoming state election.

“We all saw the devastating impact of the floods on our local communities,” Mr Hogan said.

“Investing in the repair and rebuild of key community infrastructure like the Coraki Golf Club is an investment in the long-term resilience of the local community.”

Mr Williamson agreed stating Coraki Golf Club was one of the jewels in the north of the electorate.

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“The funding will make access available for more players,” he said. The funding will allow the club to develop 2.706 km of golf cart tracks at the facility and repair those that were damaged. They will be built from a combination of concrete in areas around the tees and other areas with “SIC surfaces”, which is a combination of polyurethane and other materials which form an extremely hard and longlasting surface on top of road base.

Mr Voght isn’t stopping there with more plans in the pipeline, depending on future funding.

“We have plans to build a country club and community centre,” he said.

“Coraki currently doesn’t have anywhere to go if we get another flood.

“This area is out of the flood zone and could be used for that.

“In 2026 the club will be 100 years old so we will try to get the facility by then.”

He thanked all levels of government for their assistance with the current grant.

The $400,000 funding comes from the jointly funded Federal and State government’s Essential Community Sport Assets Program under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, as part of the broader Community Local Infrastructure Recovery Package (CLIRP).