Minutes of TMGC MC Meeting of Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

1.   Welcome and Apologies. The meeting commenced at 10.50 am (early because weather curtailed golf) with the President in the Chair. Present were Gerry Moloney, President; Kevin Arnold, Vice President; Ross Barnes, Treasurer; Simon Briggs, Captain; John de Jersey, Secretary. Apologies were received from Katy Hewitt and Kristo Bradley. Guest: Andrew Revie, Club Professional; Bjorn Schmal, Webmaster and Social Media Consultant.

2.   Ladies Sub-Committee. See Financial Report.

3.   Veterans’ Sub-Committee. See Financial Report.

4.   Professionals Report. Andrew has gained sponsorship from Tamborine Boutique Hotel, to be followed up.

5.   Report from Bjorn Schmal re Marketing and Social Media. Bjorn began by giving a rundown on website hits and Facebook contacts. He apologized for not doing more over the last couple of months, due to not being able to recruit good support staff. This problem has been solved. The MC agreed to continue Bjorn’s contract with the Club from September 1 till December 31. He will send a letter to the MC setting out his aims for the Club over the three months. One matter that will be given more emphasis is attempts to recruit more members, given that membership has fallen from over three hundred in June to 234. This call will focus on our low annual subscription compared with Gold Coast clubs as well as the quality of our course. He will work on synchronising the membership lists held by Andrew, Ross and Gerry.

6.   Minutes of July MC Meeting. The Minutes had been pre-circulated and were confirmed (moved by Kevin, seconded by Simon, approved unanimously).

7.   Business Arising. 

·       Membership lists to be synchronized: see above. 

·       Hole in One Honour Boards. It was decided that Holes in One achieved on the temporary holes/practice green during closure of the sixth green not be included on the Honour Board.

·       Updates for the Honour Board were provided by Gerry to Kevin for the lettering to be done.

·       Graeme Andrews is on holiday leave from September 15-19.

·       Completion of Buggy Sheds. The erection is complete. Electrical connection to the individual sheds is required. Kevin will ask electrician Tom Duncan to do the job and also to install an extractor fan in the rental house bathroom. Kevin will look after building up the ground in front of the new sheds with gravel to allow smooth entrance and exit. Kevin will also investigate how the water running from the gutters on the new sheds will best be handled and also investigate installing a trellised garden along the clubhouse side of the new sheds.

·       Katy has signed up Nick Cristiano as a TMGC sponsor and a tee sign is being prepared by Dave Strong for Loren Murray who is sponsoring one of the tee signs.

·       Kevin will email details about the owner of the house next to the rental house so that the secretary can write to him about the large pine trees growing on his property which have large branches overhanging the rental property.

8.   New Membership Approvals. Ross will provide the details of new members joining in July. There was discussion about the significant decrease in membership, which was well over 300 at the end of the financial year and now stands at 234. Also see Item 5 above. It was agreed that more emphasis needs to be paid to determining reasons people have left and chasing members who may have forgotten to renew.

9.   Financial Report. Ross reported a closing balance in the Club operating account at the end of July of $108,436.62 compared with the opening balance of $61,178.46. There were 609 visitors in July. The Ladies account balance was $12,239. The Treasurer moved that the Ladies’ Account become a club account which is required for accountability and reporting purposes, seconded Gerry, carried unanimously. The Vets’ account balance was $9331.34 at the end of July.

10.                       Workplace Health and Safety. Council has agreed to remove storm-damaged jacaranda trees near the machinery shed. The Club, not the Council, is responsible for repairing the crossings between the Club property and Jenyns Road. Also see course report below.

11.                      Competition Report. Simon reported that the Club Championships had been run and won and that the presentation ceremony had been well organized, with special guests from the SRRC and The Professionals. It was agreed that in future, it would be good if more members could be present as the last groups come up the final hole.

As agreed previously, a minor change has been made to the handicap ranges for A grade (now up to 10), B grade (now 11-19) and C grade (20 and above).

It was agreed to include a comment on expectations of player behaviour during the Club Championships (and more generally) in the next Newsletter.

It was agreed to ask the last Competition group on Saturday afternoons to remove the black tee markers so that social players will not use them.

12.                       TMGC Strategic Plan. On Hold.

13.                       Correspondence In. Nil

14.                       Correspondence out: Nil.

15.                      Course Committee Report. The Course Committee (Kevin, Graeme and Gerry) met prior to the MC and circulated a list of current and future activities and developments. The MC endorsed the list and progress will be monitored at future Course Committee and MC meetings. Key points were:

The new workshop toilet/shower block has been fitted and plumbed and we are just waiting for the steps.

Ring mains around remaining greens will be installed in September, completing the irrigation program. The trenches should fully cover with grass during the spring-summer growth period.

The greens should also fully recover during the growth period and any patching required will be carried out soon.

Low branches and overhanging branches will be pruned.

Consultation will be undertaken by Liam to determine the best way to install the TrueGrid mesh on worn patches around the course.

It was agreed to turn the practice area behind the 8th green into a bent grass nursery, rather than convert the practice green to bent grass, as previously discussed.

A new Jacobsen greens Mower has been ordered and should arrive in September. Cost $61 000.

The shelter shed near the practice tee area should be erected (by Shane McMillan) by the end of August. One of the new hitting pad carpets will be purchased by the Club, the other by Andrew.

A grant has been submitted for an $80,000 contribution to the cost of a new Toro fairway mower (expected cost $147k).

There was discussion about the best way to protect the 6th green and surrounds from water draining from the properties above the green. Simon will discuss drainage options with Nick Cristiano.

16.                      General Business.

·       Mountain Trees have been booked for September 1, 2, or 3.

·       TrueGrid paver installation. See above.

·       Grant application in preparation to QRIDA for shelter shed.

·       Volunteers sought for GA Connect onboarding. Michael Jones and Tracey Willett suggested.

·       Proposed sponsored golf day by Challenger. On hold.

·       Master plan including future parking needs. On hold.

·       Shelter shed update. See above.

·       Toilet/shower for GKS. See above.

·       Car park signage update. Dave Strong has made the signs.

·       Cart shed update. See above.

·       Storage shed. On hold.

·       CCTV for front deck. In process.

·       Wish list and tour of the course. Upcoming.

·       Super Seniors competition is underway.

17.                      Closure and Next Meeting. The President closed the meeting at 1.30 pm, with the next MC meeting set down for Wednesday September 17.

Minutes prepared by John de Jersey, TMGC Secretary.