{"id":489101,"date":"2026-02-19T01:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/489101\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T01:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:53:12","slug":"corowa-golf-course-to-stay-open-thanks-to-some-big-hitting-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/489101\/","title":{"rendered":"Corowa golf course to stay open thanks to some big-hitting help"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mr Fraser, who grew up in Corowa, picked up the phone after learning of the club\u2019s imminent closure last week and called on Malcolm McLean, Brett Cuthbert, Richard Sargood and Graeme Chester to volunteer their time in forming a working party to save the golf club.<\/p>\n

He was also approached by former Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting who has offered his support to help raise $200,000 for the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the news broke about the closure of the golf club, Ricky Ponting called me and said \u2018we cannot let this happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Less than seven days after publicly declaring insolvency, the club showed is showing it still has a pulse, with a respectful crowd of more than 300 turning out in support to listen to what they had to say.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main objective for tonight was to ensure that our golf course would continue to be maintained and remain open for play,\u201d Mr Fraser said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy to announce that this will happen and the pro shop and golf course will remain open, albeit with a skeleton staff, as of Monday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have a long way to go, but this is a huge step forward and we\u2019re very excited that our members and guests will be able to continue playing golf.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we\u2019re frustrated and angry, now is the time for all of us to unite and fight to save our club.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not and end game scenario, we want to rebuild this place so that it is fully operational as soon as possible and successful once again.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to consider new options and not revert back to our past models to come up with a new model going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A community meeting to address the future of Corowa Golf Club filled the parking lot.<\/p>\n

Mr Fraser said the party hoped to meet with the golf club board again today to continue discussions surrounding the club\u2019s operational aspects, restructuring and recovery to continue to provide updates to the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cMultiple plans are continuing to be worked on to ensure that the course stays active,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cInitial fund-raising efforts are already in place, and we aim to raise more than $200,000 to give us a head start and lay the platform for recovery.<\/p>\n

\u201cGolf NSW is seeking to complete a full audit of Corowa Golf Club alongside the club to determine a completely reworked business model and mode of operation to ensure a successful future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Support has been pouring in from around the country since news first broke last week of the club\u2019s imminent closure.<\/p>\n

Golf clubs from Wangaratta, Port Arlington, Sydney and many more have reached out to collectively say, \u201cWe cannot let this happen\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Mayor Cheryl Cook addresses a respectful crowd of more than 300 to pledge Federation Council’s support to the golf club recovery effort.<\/p>\n

Federation Council, represented by mayor Cheryl Cook and general manager Adrian Butler, pledged their support towards the recovery effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always had a fondness for Corowa,\u201d Cr Cook said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut when this news came out here a few days ago, it was like a smack in the head.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel devastated for you, as the locals and golfers who live and breathe golf here, and who have been here for decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want you to know we\u2019re working strongly behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re behind you; we will look for solutions working closely with the golf club.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause we can\u2019t lose this; the town can\u2019t lose it, the economy can\u2019t lose it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Updates will be made available to the public as they progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mr Fraser, who grew up in Corowa, picked up the phone after learning of the club\u2019s imminent closure…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":489102,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-489101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/489102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}