We attended the Community meeting held on Tuesday 12/11 at the Hall in Coles Carpark. What came out strongly from the well attended community meeting was loss and sense of grief, and astonishment that the course and club house remains closed; no one was benefiting by its closure. Participants were asked: • How can the impacts of closing the golf course, without notice, be reduced on the community and its residents? • How can the golf club be made viable, so it continues in Vincentia? • What developments would the community tolerate of the golf club land and buildings by…
Invitation to join VGC Working Group Meeting Date/time: 5-6.30pm, Tuesday 12th Nov 2024 Vincentia Community Centre, a.k.a. “The Fireshed”, behind Coles carpark Come and join the next meeting of the VGC Working Group Want to hear what’s been going on since the Club was closed in August Who’s talking to whom & what’s being discussed Why isn’t there public uproar What avenues are being explored / pursued to move forward to get the Club back? When will broader community be involved? What events will follow this meeting? How can I contribute / what can I do The VGC Working Group comprises representatives…
your community club REMAINS CLOSED Latest news on development It appears that the developer has walked away. Combined forces of community groups – people action at it’s best ! Truth vs Gossip Community groups HAVE NOT been negotiating secretly for development. Anything to the contrary is simply wrong. Vincentia Golf Club remains closed ! This is a disturbing act that suggests if the community does not agree to development the board and management of the Country Club St Georges Basin will keep your community’s club shut.
On the 19th of October, Vincentia Residents and Ratepayers Association submitted a letter to the Shoalhaven City Council's Mayor and Councillors about the challenging and stressful situation the Vincentia community has found themselves in as a result of the Country Club St Georges Basin (CCSGB) closing the Vincentia golf course and clubhouse on the 26th of August, 2024. In the past week, both VRRA and Vincentia Matters have both submitted letters to Shoalhaven City Council's Mayor and Councillors in solidarity for Vincentia Golf Club's re-opening immediately. Here is the text of VRRA-CCB's letter: Mayor and Councillors I am writing to…
Below is the analyisis of the Vincentia Golf clubs accounts by a member https://www.fovgc.net/post/sgbcc-ltd-financials-for-2023-24-simplified
VINCENTIA GOLF CLUB Why is the Premier Club on the South Coast Closed? The abrupt and total closure of Vincentia Golf Club and course by the St George’s Basin Country Club Board on 26th August has hit both the community and golfers hard. The action appears to be punishing members, for voting NO to the proposal to change the classification of more than 50 percent of the Vincentia golf course land from “Core” land to “Non Core”. The purpose of the vote was to transfer control of the land from Club members to the Board - enabling the SGBCC to…