{"id":639789,"date":"2026-04-30T04:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/639789\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T04:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:09:14","slug":"city-of-wanneroo-to-make-upgrades-to-carramar-and-marangaroo-golf-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/639789\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Wanneroo to make upgrades to Carramar and Marangaroo golf courses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Golf in Perth\u2019s northern suburbs is about to get a massive facelift, with the City of Wanneroo officially progressing with $26 million worth of upgrades to its two public courses.<\/p>\n

Details and a first glimpse at major redevelopment plans for the Carramar and Marangaroo golf courses have now been unveiled by the City.<\/p>\n

The Carramar Golf Course will be getting a $10m makeover, with a 33-bay undercover, floodlit driving range set to be constructed.<\/p>\n

The new range will also feature 10 dedicated grass bays and will have automated ball distribution and collection.<\/p>\n

\"AnCamera IconAn artist\u2019s impression of how a redeveloped Carramar could look. Credit: Christou Design Group<\/p>\n

Plans also include a refurbished pro shop with a simulator and tuition room, a new commercial kitchen and lounge area, an outdoor deck overlooking the 18th green, as well as upgraded changerooms and an electric cart storage facility.<\/p>\n

The project is set to modernise the facilities at Carramar, where the range currently features an all-grass practice area that has remained largely unchanged since it opened in 1994.<\/p>\n

Over at Marangaroo Golf Course, a $16m redevelopment will see a new clubhouse built featuring a fully integrated pro shop and changerooms, as well as a double-storey, 44-bay undercover driving range with smart golf technology.<\/p>\n

It will also include improved indoor and outdoor hospitality areas and additional parking.<\/p>\n

Like Carramar, Marangaroo has a grass driving range and has seen little change since it opened in 1988.<\/p>\n

\"AnCamera IconAn aerial artist\u2019s impression of how a redeveloped Marangaroo could look. Credit: Christou Design Group<\/p>\n

With approval already granted by the WA Planning Commission, the Carramar project is nearly ready to move into the construction phase, with the city hoping to start works on the site as early as this August.<\/p>\n

Wanneroo mayor Linda Aitken said the upgrades to the two facilities would help ensure they continued to meet the needs of current and future users.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarramar and Marangaroo have long been valued public golf courses for our community, and these upgrades are about making sure they continue to serve them well into the future,\u201d Ms Aitken said<\/p>\n

\u201cGolf is changing, and we are seeing growing demand for facilities that are more modern, accessible and welcoming to a broader range of users.<\/p>\n

\"AnCamera IconAn aerial artist\u2019s impression of how a redeveloped Carramar could look. Credit: Christou Design Group<\/p>\n

\u201cThese upgrades will improve the experience for existing players while also creating more opportunities for women, young people, families and social players to get involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both projects are still subject to final budget adoption by the council and, in line with the city\u2019s long term financial plan, funding is expected to come from a mix of reserves and loans.<\/p>\n

According to the city, the upgrades are in line with its golf courses strategic plan 2024\u20132039, which set up a long-term direction to modernise both courses and create more accessible, welcoming and financially sustainable public golf facilities.<\/p>\n

Golf participation rates in Australia are at an all-time high, according to a recent participation report. In 2024-25, more than four million people played golf in some format in Australia for the first time ever.<\/p>\n

This surge in popularity has seen several local governments across Perth invest in their public courses, including the City of Stirling, which recently completed a $20m upgrade at the Hamersley Public Golf Course.<\/p>\n

The City of Canning is currently upgrading the Whaleback driving range, while the City of Fremantle has just started construction on upgrades to the Fremantle Public Golf Course.<\/p>\n

The City of South Perth also just broke ground on a $19.8m upgrade to the Collier Park Golf Course driving range.<\/p>\n

Since 2022, both the Carramar and Marangaroo golf courses have been managed by Belgravia Leisure on behalf of the City.<\/p>\n

Belgravia Leisure business operations manager Douglas Bailey believes the upgrades to the two facilities will help them meet growing demand and broaden their appeal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese upgrades will make both venues more welcoming and accessible to a broader cross-section of the community, including younger people, women and those trying the game for the first time,\u201d Mr Bailey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGolf is no longer just about traditional course play. We are seeing more people engage through driving ranges, beginner programs and social formats and that is creating new opportunities for public courses like Carramar and Marangaroo.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Golf in Perth\u2019s northern suburbs is about to get a massive facelift, with the City of Wanneroo officially…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":639790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,503,47,46,588,85,45,504],"class_list":["post-639789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-joondalup","tag-north","tag-perth","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-wa-news","tag-wanneroo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639789","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=639789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/639790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=639789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=639789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=639789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}