Amended Minutes of MC meeting 13th May 2026 

From Kristo Bradley on 2026-05-14 19:24

1. Welcome and Apologies 

Meeting held at TMGC meeting room on Wednesday 13 May 2026 at 1 pm

The chair welcomed all present. Meeting opened at 8:20 am.

Attendees: Gerry Moloney (President), Kevin Arnold (Vice President), Peter Arnesen (Captain by phone), John De Jersey, Katy Hewitt, Tony Cole, Simon Briggs, guest Kristo Bradley (Secretary),

Apologies

2. Ladies report - transferring a third of the cost of screen doors and windows $750.

Requests: (A) Seat on 6th tee , ladies to organise with the Men’s Shed

(B) steps by the magnolia tree on the 6th to be fixed (Simon)

(C) Steps on the 17th – Simon and Kevin

3. Veterans report - nil

4. Professional report - nil

5. Report from Bjorn re marketing - nil

6. Minutes of Previous Meeting 

The following minutes have been circulated. 

Moved that the minutes of the meeting of 15 April 2026 be accepted as a true and accurate record 

Moved by Simon. Seconded by Kevin  Unanimous

7. Business Arising from April Minutes

( not otherwise listed on a gender)

  . Membership cards - Gerry, Tina, Dave have been ordered

  . Interclub competition between Surfers Paradise and Tamborine Mountain - Gerry 

  . Blue cards for MC members - John

  . Check TV aerial connection - Tony C

   . Insurance questions – charging of golf carts - Tony, kitchen flue clean - Kevin. 

  . Collect historical paraphernalia - Simon

8. New Membership Approvals read out by Treasurer.

Names to be sent to Gerry for inclusion on website

Suggestion to add a referee regarding membership applications. Applications to include nominator and seconded for new membership form

9. Financial Report

April visitors:  667

TMGC Working account: $87,275.49

Subcommittee account balances: Vets $                  Ladies $ 

Tee sign rental to remain the same. 

10. Workplace Health and Safety

- see ladies report

- Katy organising -  defibrillator in clubhouse needs new battery and pads. 

11. Competition: Match Committee Report:

Presentation reports on MiClub/Facebook, Local Rules, Interclub with Surfers Paradise GC, Scores on TV in clubhouse, Shotgun Starts on Saturday 8am, due to worry about neighbours complaining!!! 2027 King and Queen of the Mountain review. 

Pennants review: Simon and Peter to attend GCDGA meeting 27 May 26

12. TMGC Strategic Action Plan: Strategic Actions Scorecard for 2026 to be discussed on 20 May 2026

13. Correspondence In: 

Millie Mitchell CQ, re workshop for Peter Jacobsen re fairway mower + trad ins ($13,250), GA re safeguarding webinar 29 April. 13:30. Also received a thank you email from Clear Henderson CQ. 

14. Correspondence Out: 

Millie Mitchell CQ, Jacobsen, GA re safeguarding webinar. 



15. Course Committee Report: Simon/Peter/Graeme set for 20 May 26

16. General Business 

1. GCDGA AGM meeting Wed 27 May at Links Hope Island – pennant review plus delegate nominations – Simon and Peter to attend

2. Advertising in Local Brochure organised by Alison Rip plus T M. Separate brochure placed in specific areas on the mountain catering to visitors. To be continued the cost being approx $25 a month.

3. MiClub- GA warning about third-party access to MiClub systems. To be included in next newsletter

4. Scam warning for Mailchimp newsletters with a few members (Domain site attended to) plus some members are targeted using this email address from Gerry Moloney < executivepresident2727@gmail.com> (bogus email address) and Leon Radunz. Bjorn investigating and sharing scam info with members via Facebook. 

5. Update on safeguarding GA webinar attended by Gerry and John.

6. Financial information for the management committee (John) to be discussed on 20 May 26

7. Green fees/membership fees (CPI 4.7%) / Competition fees/ Cart Shed + electricity charges/

Moved John Seconded Gerry that the fees be increased by CPI and Social fees be set as follows. A new membership form to include a nominator and a seconder both of whom are to be members.

Members - 284

Membership fees suggested to rise by CPI. 

Full membership $910 to $950             Weekday $695 to $730

Lifestyle $695 to $730                               Country $600 to $620

Young adult $320 to $335                        Junior $105 to $115

Visitors fees :

18 holes from $40 to $50     9 holes from $25 to $30   Members guest from $35 to $40

Comp fees remain at $12

Cart shed and electricity charges to be discussed later in the year when appropriate

8. Governance 1: vision & mission statements/ TMGC Management Committee Charter/ MC Annual Work Plan/ MC & Subcommittee Survey/ sent to MC members by Gerry

9. Governance 2: a) succession planning- and suitable member list

b) Current MC Skill Sets and sharing of responsibilities distributed by president

10. Honour Board, TV and Separate historical photo collection for second TV on PowerPoint to be shown to MC on 20th May (Gerry)

11. Complete honour board in clubhouse, including hole-in-one board (Gerry and Kevin to liaise with Kevin’s daughter)

12. Replace old carpet in meeting room with carpet squares (Kevin)

13. Repair Street entry to Greenkeepers shed. (Kevin and Simon) meeting Scott from Howards the concreter today. 

14. Master Plan including future parking needs extra cart sheds. (Kylie Bennett)

And storage Shed close to clubhouse – (Kylie and Katy to investigate possible sites) -To be discussed at the next meeting. 

15. Member Management and CPR group to be organised hopefully for the 20th May 26

16. Grants Update - No golf clubs were successful in either Energex or Ergon energy. Clearly not one for golf clubs. With Games On and GCBF, likely timings are mid-June and July sometime respectively. GCBF is installing a new portal so they may not be in a hurry to complete this assessment process.

17. Call Of Next Meeting and Closure

It was noted that the next schedule meeting has been called for Wednesday, 20 May 2026. The meeting was closed by the chair at 10:07 am.