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    You'll be itching to get on the golf course gaz.... if only to get away from a screaming kid and a tired and grumpy missus.


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    Quote Originally Posted by shazza_rs View Post
    You'll be itching to get on the golf course gaz.... if only to get away from a screaming kid and a tired and grumpy missus.

    Oh yeah ... and how
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    Sorry MTB but 7km north of the bridge (to nudgee Rd) and 12km south of the bridge are already signed off on and underway, the whole project includes 20km of road, the new bypass joins back up to the existing road just south of the nudgee road interchange and the existing road will be widened to 6 lanes for another 1 KM which looks like it goes past nudgee road and past the golf course, the graphics show the new road going past the whole course and that completion of the north road by mid 2010. And I found that info from the links you posted. The upgrade that mainroads is looking at is from nudgee road to the Pacific Hwy.

    http://www.gatewayupgradeproject.com...id=5211&id=371

    http://www.gatewayupgradeproject.com...id=5211&id=403

    http://www.gatewayupgradeproject.com...0652265484.pdf
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    Anyone going to the meeting this week or get the guff in the mail?




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    I got the brochure in the mail ..... looks like they're really going to take a lot more out of the South Course than i'd imagined

    The meeting is scheduled for Saturday isn't it ?
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    I can't believe they ignored Ross Watson design for this job and went with a guy who has limited experienced in working with established courses (and is based in Sydney???). If I was a member, I would definitely be going along to that meeting to voice my concerns.

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    I heard Watson didn't get the gig because his 'representative' kept farting during the meetings.

    What other courses has this new joker worked on anyway ?
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    isn't there meeting all week... with the last saturday?

    Has there been something public about who got the gig and how they are trying to do it? What do you know Jack/G69




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    I agree with Jack. I would want to know why the committee made the decision they did. And I would make sure they didn't dodge the question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by golfer69 View Post
    Pete,
    Our bid was unsuccessful. (gutted just quietly).
    Any reason given ?

    I'm suddenly getting a bad feeling about this whole thing
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    Do you know who got it and what they offered? eg are we 36 holes still.




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    Maybe the meeting is being called to let you know what is happening.





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    that is the reason. Doesn't stop me asking in here for the other side of the story.




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    Did Watson do the initial design of the greens on the north course when they were convertd from blue cooch to tiftgreen 328?

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    I seem to recall John Downes mentioning that Watson did the conversion of the main course. They are probably the best greens of all the old established Bris. courses done around that time. He did holes 27 to 36 according to this search.
    http://www.rosswatson.com.au/pdf/Aus_CourseDir_Feb.pdf

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    All of Watsons best work would've been done in the 80's wouldn't it ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jarro View Post
    All of Watsons best work would've been done in the 80's wouldn't it ?
    An era commonly known as pre-69er!

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    The point of the meeting was point less

    basic noted.

    They went with "golf by design" because he is an young up and comer.
    There last 3 18 hole course are ranked in the top 100 in Australia and award winning. Doesn't have a course in QLD yet, so it becomes his show piece.

    Main Roads has not issues an order for resumption of the land. So no design has been done.

    Because the Main Roads have not issued the order the club can not:
    1.put a claim in for $$$$
    2.request for more land from the local council.
    3.or set a time line for works.

    They say the course will stay at 36 course due to the RQ test case. They say they are committed to go to court if need be.

    The time line is
    1 years before they start losing land.
    The rework will take 2 years for the 36 holes. 27 holes in play at all time.

    The two plans are:
    one based on more land for two full 18 hole courses over 6km and range/chipping greens
    two based on no new land 18 hole new champ course over 6km then a second 18 hole course at 5km (about par 65)




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    very interesting Pete.........how many members at the meeting and what was the general mood ?

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    The 9:30 was big don't know about the 1pm.

    Everyone was to positive about getting extra land and eveything going smoothly. It was just PR




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    Thanks Peter,

    I'm always interested in hearing how committees justify what is often the unjustifiable.

    Quote Originally Posted by peter_rs View Post
    They went with "golf by design" because he is an young up and comer.
    There last 3 18 hole course are ranked in the top 100 in Australia and award winning. Doesn't have a course in QLD yet, so it becomes his show piece.
    These two reasons are corkers. I really hope the committee don't believe that tripe.

    James will be able to do nothing on that land that Ross & Richard couldn't have done, yet they have turned down the local guys who will be able to be on site twice as much.

    I hope it works out well for the club.

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    Thanks for the update Pete.

    I received the Annual report in the mail yesterday and it's an interesting read for sure

    Looks like it's all going to take a lot longer to sort out than anybody imagined. I just hope it's all worth the wait/trouble
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew View Post
    Thanks Peter,
    James will be able to do nothing on that land that Ross & Richard couldn't have done, yet they have turned down the local guys who will be able to be on site twice as much.

    I hope it works out well for the club.
    They believe the opposite in the proposal stage they had more visits by James then Ross. They believe that James has more to prove in QLD then Ross.




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    Peter,

    Do you know whether any of the committee came down to Sydney to look at any of his work that has been completed or the feasibility of his planned work, & talk to the various club committees about their impression of him? (Bayview, Elanora, Eastlake, Monash, Cromer, Muirfield, Belmont, Kareela, Camden Valley, Lucas Heights, etc.) Some of these courses have gone on the hire other architects, while other would have been happy with his work.

    This is not meant to be a witch-hunt; I just like to know that committees are thorough.

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    But you know that they are not Andrew.
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