Copy of Amended TMGC MC Minutes 18 February 2026
Amended Minutes of February meeting 18 Feb 26
From Kristo Bradley
Minutes of TMGC Management Committee Meeting of 18th February 2026 at 1pm
1. Welcome and Apologies. The President in the Chair opened the meeting at 1.20pm in the Committee Room. Attendees were Gerry Moloney, President; Kevin Arnold, Vice President, Simon Briggs, Peter Arnesen Tony Cole and Katy Hewitt. Apologies, were from John de Jersey. Also present Kristo Bradley (secretary).
2. Ladies Report. None
3. Veterans Report. None
4. Professionals Report. None.
5. Report from Bjorn Schmal re marketing. None
6. Minutes of Previous Meeting. The minutes of the January 21st 2026 MC meeting had been pre-circulated and were approved on the motion carried by Simon , seconded Katy, carried unanimously.
7. Business arising from January meeting
- stormwater pit beside 6th screen, still under review. Simon, Kevin, Nick and Graeme to be involved.
- Limb overhanging the golf club’s rental property. Jason the arborist said removal of limbs will not destabilise pine trees. Quote to be done. Kristo to follow up
- Blue cards for MC members. (John) + EOI for support from golf Queensland re compliance for child safety commission (Gerry).
- Insurance 2026 (Gerry/John) Completed. AON are the club insurers
- Cart shed keys in storage box need some organisation Katy and Kevin to do this. On going
- vets and ladies transferred $750 for insect screens
- kitchen compliance certificate from Shepherd filters – Andrew
- Peter to write extra local rules, re: the pinecones and the detritus under the pine trees and plastic pavers on the course
- Tony Cole to check on TV aerial
8. Members.
New membership applications not available at this point. John to provide when back from holidays.
9. Financial Report.
932 visitors in January.
Balance: TMGC trading = $138,477
Vets = $5,794
Ladies = $11,670
No raffles
Professionals advertising: Katy sent letter and invoice - they have paid $5000 in sponsorship
10. Workplace health and safety: Holes in path below 17th tee have now been filled
11. Competition report: Peter to provide Pennants results in next Newsletter.
The Notcha Open to be held on Saturday, 21 March. Katy has obtained raffle prizes from Linda Hogan, The Cauldron , Mountain Brew and Brett Weeden so far.
It will be a shotgun start 7:30 am and 12:30 pm $22 entry fee which will all go to the heart foundation. Suggestions to have a sausage sizzle as well
King and queen of the Mountain could also be a shotgun start- prizes for gross and net
27th of February to change to 4 ball best ball with shotgun start
12. TMGC strategic action plan ongoing - members survey on hold
13. Correspondence in. Tim Chamber of Commerce, M Payne, J Staffsmith, P Legge, B Brown, A Brown, C Henderson, Brooke Smith (cctv 23 Feb 7am),
14. Correspondence out. C Henderson, P Legge, AON re-club insurance, B Brown, M Payne, J Staffsmith, A. Brown, Owen Henderson, Brooke Smith,
15. Course Committee Report.
Paspalum needs some control, dead patches on greens and true grid is being installed and sand filled.
16. General Business.
New member list for January and February. John to Email to Gerry to add to Mailchimp (Newsletter)
Katy and Kylie to look into plans for future car park and shed.
18. Call of next meeting and closure. The next meeting is scheduled March 18th at 1 pm
This meeting closed at 2:15pm.
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- 197,000+ total views
- 3,100 content interactions (likes, comments and shares)
- 15,500 page visits
- 150 link clicks
- 341 new followers
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- 103,000+ estimated views
- 1,700 content interactions
- 7,800 page visits
- 18 link clicks
- 180 new followers
📈 Year-on-year growth
Compared with 2024, in 2025 we achieved:
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- 82% more interactions
- 99% more page visits
- More than 8 times more link clicks
- Over 90% more new followers
Website
Alongside our strong social media growth, the Tamborine Mountain Golf Club website is also playing an increasingly important role in how people discover the club and get in touch. Here is a quick snapshot comparing our 2024 and 2025 website performance.
🌐 2025 website results
21,477 visits
60,699 page views
1,734 click-to-call actions
128 online form submissions
🌐 2024 website results
18,052 visits
54,568 page views
2,120 click-to-call actions
116 online form submissions
📈 Year-on-year growth
Compared with 2024, our website achieved in 2025:
- +19% more visits
- +11% more page views
- +10% more enquiry form submissions
Thank you to all members and supporters for helping showcase Tamborine Mountain Golf Club and strengthening our connection with the local community.
6. Minutes of Previous Meeting. The minutes of the November 19 MC meeting had been precirculated and were approved on the motion of Kevin, seconded Tony, carried unanimously.
7. Business Arising. Installation of three windows and three screen doors in the clubhouse by SP Screens is scheduled for January 7. Members should be requested not to leave balls in the practice nets after practicing since some unknown individuals have been hitting them down the fairways, causing damage to the mower.
Installation of a stormwater pit on left side of the 6th green is still in the planning stage (Simon, Nick Cristiano, Kevin and Graeme).
8. New Members. Applications were received from the following: Andrew Aberdeen, Full; Edward Bartlett, Country; Lachlan Battista, Junior; Darren Davis, Weekday; Leslie Fergus, Country; Andrew Gerrard, Young Adult; Alex McDonald, Junior; Cameron Wells, Country; and Warren Woods, Weekday. All applications were accepted, bringing the total membership to 299.
9. Financial Report. The balance in the main operating account at the end of November was $109,894.70 ($82792.67 in 2024). Payment for Inside Golf magazine was discussed. It was agreed that it was a worthwhile magazine to offer members, but perhaps we can reduce the number of copies per month, as some copies have been left over. The full cost of the current subscription would be $660. The Vets’ account stood at $10,260 and the Ladies Account balance was $11,518. Year to date raffle profit was $1158. The raffle was contributing to the screen doors and a practice mat. There were 657 visitors in November. The MC approved payment of membership subscription to Clubs Queensland ($ 928) and to Shane Macmillan for vermin proofing the new shed on the practice tee ($348).
10. Workplace Health and Safety. No new issues were identified.
11. Competition Report. Gerry noted that the Captain and Treasurer need to track the weekly excel spreadsheet for the Saturday competition. It was agreed that the Club enter three pennants teams in 2026, Open, Interclub and Super Seniors. The chair noted that the Club pays very substantial capitation fees for each member (including juniors), viz. $32.27 to Golf Australia and $42.09 to Golf Queensland. There are also capitation fees for the Gold Coast District Golf Associations for men and women. Gerry also noted that members were able to pay for a MiScore app (annual sub $19.49).
12 Strategic Action Plan. Agi Talas and Andrew Leventis will visit the Club early in 2026. Gerry suggested we have a membership survey run by Golf Australia at a cost of $1400. It was agreed to postpone consideration of a GA survey until January. The intention of the survey is to serve as a valuable resource when reporting to members and employees. Survey results would inform decision making into the strategic plan for the next 5 / 10 years. Our last survey and report to members was in 2023.
13. Correspondence in. Simon completed a survey for the GCDGA. Gerry has quotes for solar panels and a battery and has submitted a grant application to the Energex Ergon Community Fund for $8760
14. Correspondence out. EOI to GA re Child Safety Legislation. QRIDA grant successful $9792.93. Gerry to try and recoup the $4000 cost of the slab for the new shelter shed from S&R as a club resilience issue.
15. Course Committee Report. It was agreed that Kevin and Simon meet regularly with Graeme, as the Course Committee, and that Simon provides written reports to the MC on the Monday before our Wednesday monthly meeting. Shane McMillan is to be asked about options for restoring the rear of the greenkeepers shed, e.g. new Colorbond sheeting if gurneying is not an option. Shane Macmillan to be asked about restoring the trailer used with the blue tractor. Members agreed that the Greenkeepers Revenge competition was enjoyable and that volunteers could be made available to help with set up and course restoration as Graeme did all the work himself.
16. General Business.
- Security cameras have been repaired and are operational
- It was agreed that the March meeting is the best time of year to look at changes to fees and sponsorships.
- The AGM in 2026 will be held on Saturday, September 26.
- Definition of MC skill sets and governance responsibilities. Annual Work Plan and TMGC Strategic Actions Plan. Next meeting.
- Insurance for 2026. It was considered that we continue with the four policies we have currently in place. John to organize.
- Grants. To Gaming Fund program for concrete cart paths ($370000), to Energex Community Fund for a solar battery. A QRIDA grant previously submitted was successful; ($9792.93).
- Bluecards for MC members. John to pursue to ensure everyone is up to date.
- Honour Board TV and historical photos on TV. Ongoing.
- Master plan including future parking needs. Kylie Bennett to be asked about progress.
- Course goals. Short, medium and long term. Tour of course. Ongoing.
- Storage shed close to clubhouse. Kylie to include in master plan.
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17. Call of next meeting and closure.
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 21 January 26 at 1 pm. The meeting closed at 5.20 pm.
