Castlemaine Golf Club - The Fairway - Spring, 2021
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Castlemaine Golf Club
The Fairway - Spring, 2021
Hello members This is not the fault of these members who
We have hit Spring - the course is in great condition volunteer their time, it is just their personal
but we are still limited in our ability to use the situation doesn’t facilitate the time required for
facility. their committee tasks. So, for those people who
wish to stand for the committee, or offer their time
COVID has knocked us around again this year both on sub-committees, please evaluate if you have the
on the field and in the clubhouse. A large number of time to commit to these positions.
events booked for the clubhouse have been
cancelled, but fields (when we can play) have been Our volunteers continue to help Glenn around the
very good. We are mainly running social stablefords course cleaning up the rough and some of the
at present until further restrictions are lifted and we lower hanging branches on the trees lining the
did run a social Ambrose event on AFL Grand Final fairway. Glenn has also borrowed Dave Gudgeon’s
eve which was well supported. sander to dust some of the greens with more sand.
Lots of other projects are being, or have been
Sponsorship is steadily growing. We undertaken in recent months (see page 3). We
will be looking to increase always appreciate helpers - if anyone has any time
sponsorship to the point we are that they can contribute to helping Glenn
able to cover our monthly liabilities throughout the year, please let us know.
from sponsorship. Trevor Bray has been working
his way around to potential new sponsors and this As members can see, there is
has been successful, with some new sponsors a lot of grass to be cut,
coming on board e.g. Maldon Community Bank, especially at this time of year.
Good As Gold Golf Carts; other organisations are We have purchased another
also interested in taking on sponsorship. Gravily mower as we prepare for
the Power Industry Association (PIA)
The time of the year golf weekend (26, 27 and 28th November). This will
has come for our be a huge event for our club, and we will
Annual General Meeting, be looking for as many helpers as we can get!
which will be held on
Wednesday 27th October at 5.00 pm. Another site has been levelled for a cart shed to
accommodate an increasing demand. We are
This will involve completing nomination forms that looking at ways to get this project off the ground as
will be available in the clubhouse. In saying that, we we have limited cart space. This work was carried
have found this year that some committee out by Leech Earthmoving who are filling the dam
members are time poor and have found it difficult on the side of the 15th.
to attend meetings and provide reports.
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Castlemaine Golf Club, Inc. Pyrenees Hwy, Muckleford, Vic, 3451 (PO Box 147, Castlemaine, 3450)
Email: admin@castlemainegolf.com Website: www.castlemainegolf.com
President: Martin Cross 0417 635 490. Admin Officer: Dee Sansom 0447 635 223
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We would also like to find some extra room for
Vale Stan Saville
Members of the Castlemaine
machinery, as we are gathering more around us.
Golf Club were recently
It has been suggested that we sell the container
saddened to hear that our very
(Caesar’s Palace) and put the money towards the
popular member Stan Saville
shed, as container prices have increased lately. was called to an early tee-time
We still need to complete the concrete in our in another place.
newest cart shed, which we hope to complete over
the next couple of months; we have sourced the Stan was a wonderful supporter,
reinforcing to complete the task. great friend and proud member
of Castlemaine Golf Club for
The dam project is all but completed, Darren Rice many years.
has spread the fill and top soil so that the grass will Besides his enjoyment of playing golf, Stan gave of
begin to grow. Darren will add to the area and put his time generously to support the maintenance and
fill around the edge to give us a bigger surface. We development of our course.
need to decide what we will do with the area going
forward. Stan was a popular playing partner - encouraging,
humorous and always with a story at the nineteenth.
I have had regular contact with Dale Husted from Stan, a really good bloke, will be much missed but
Coliban Water; Dale has been lobbying on behalf never forgotten, and wherever he plays may the
of us with the financial team at Coliban on our putts drop. Our sincere condolences to Regina and
payments and interest. This has been a huge task family.
within the COVID restriction period, with many When the dust settles from COVID, a special day will
people working from home. The changes in staff be held for Stan.
have also caused some hiccups.
….. and Kathy Williams
Martin Cross
President Recently we also said
goodbye to Kathy Williams,
wife of Terry Williams, who
Fairways have been irregular this year, with so is a committee member, and
many of our events being cancelled, however we organiser of our Footy
have tried to keep in touch through emails, our Tipping Competition.
website and our Facebook page. Readers will see
that we haven’t been idle - lots has happened on In recent years prior to her illness, Kathy offered
the course! her time to help out in the bar, and we are very
We look forward to resuming our full golfing grateful for her help in this way.
program very soon - hopefully in November! Our sincere condolences go to Terry and family.
29th September 2021
The complete document has been sent to members by email (it’s also on our website and Facebook page)
Some key points (aside from the obvious and well-known COVID-safe rules):
✦ Hospitality limits in regional Victoria are now increased to 30 patrons outdoors, and 10 indoors.
✦ No changes to previous operational advice provided for regional Victoria - ie no competition golf - an
indicative date of 5 November (Phase C) has been stated when competition golf can be reinstated.
✦ The Government Roadmap (Regional) will restrict non-vaccinated golfers from playing when the
roadmap target is reached.
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Our band of helpers hasn’t been idle during lockdowns!!
Even though play has been intermittent during the past few months, life has continued around the course
with plenty happening……. a big THANK YOU to everyone who has put in their time - and energy!
Timber cutting, ready for sale for next winter
The garden bed and sleepers near the 3rd
tee have been removed - a bit to do yet…
The spruced-up bbq area - and thank you to
Cellarbrations for donating the umbrellas!
The site has been cleared for the
next cart shed
Weeds have been removed from the garden
beds on the 1st, and the beds mulched.
Seats and bins are being progressively
freshly painted throughout the course.
Rock fill to shore up the eroding pathway from the 9th
The freesias in the garden bed near
the 1st tee were planted by Max
Gale (CGC golf legend), in memory
of his wife, Anne, some years ago.
Step one of the next cart shed - clearing th
The freesias are
a welcome sign
of spring each
year, and a time
to remember
Max too…
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It’s never too young to play golf!
Maybe more of our kids would like to have a hit … they may not aspire to become champions, but
they might enjoy the game just as much as we do!
Back in 2017 when Alex
Pearson was about 18 months
old, his Dad Joel said that
Alex’s favourite toy was his golf
stick.
Now he’s all of 5 years old, he’s
looking quite the professional!
Dad says, ‘he just loves to have
a hit…’
Angus O’Brien has been a keen golfer and
enjoyed having a few hits with his Dad,
James, basically all his life - well at least,
pretty well ever since he could walk.
Now 9 years old, he played in his first
competition last year.
His old man isn’t bad either…..
Lucas Herbert as a 5 year old (left), often had a few hits with his Grandfather, Ray, at Castlemaine
Golf Club.
In 2016, after taking on the game seriously and travelling extensively, he came back to Castlemaine
and had a game with his Dad Linden and his Grandfather Ray… and in 2021, he won the Irish Open!
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Around the course ….
Daniel Pollard will
remember this day
for ever!
He hit a Hole in One
on the 5th - playing
partner James Collie
was there to witness
this amazing feat.
No-one can recall
anyone else hitting a
Is this Darth Vader or Ross Bottomley on the
Hole in One on this
fairway mower ….?
hole….
Congratulations Daniel!
A couple of characters have been spotted around the
club ….
One in the clubhouse -
probably taking a rest
after doing all that
extra cleaning that
has to be done these
days….
Glenn Carroll and Geoff Margary kept an eye
on Blake Prendergast, who spent a week doing
work experience at CGC some time ago.
… and another …. this
artwork (on display in
the Market Building a
couple of months ago)
bears an uncanny
likeness to one of
our members - any
guesses? … the only
thing missing is the
beard…..
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5th August 2020
Matt’s Petstock is locally-owned Lauren and Renee say the new Need a tow?
and staffed for all your furry season stock is in. ‘Have a look!’ Need a dent fixed?
friends, big and small! Their new email address is: Call Chris at any time!
info@menslandcastlemaine.com.au
Our bar is an essential part of club life.
Thank you to everyone who has paid their
membership for 2021-2022 - it is reassuring to
know that our members support us, especially
during these tricky COVID times.
Sometimes membership payments slip through
We have a need for someone, or several people, the cracks - perhaps you didn’t receive an invoice
to manage the bar, especially on Thursdays, - so if you haven’t yet paid please do so as soon
Saturdays and on special event days. as possible.
Do you know of anyone (they don’t have to be As we are already almost into October, our
players) who would be prepared to manage the Treasurer, Bev Pike, has a plan that will make it
bar, serve the drinks and run the till? Setting up easy for you to pay in instalments if you like. To
a roster may one way we can spread the load. receive your invoice, or learn about a payment
We’re open for ideas. Please contact Martin plan, please contact Bev:
(M: 0417 635 490). E: bevp33@gmail.com, M: 0428 589 986.
Although it was doubtful we’d make it through this season’s footy tipping this year, we
managed it. Played in two sections - all the better so winners have two goes at the prize -
our winner of the first half was Bryan Fitzgerald and runners up Kors Van Eyk and Laurie
Harding, and for the second half, Terry Williams was our winner (no cheating?!), with
Martin Cross and Glenn Carroll equal second.Thank you Terry for running this tipping competition again.
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