Oakleigh Golf Course in Melbourne’s south-east will continue as a nine-hole public course serving its range of community groups following a vote by City of Monash Council Tuesday evening.
After receiving overwhelming public feedback in favour of keeping the course during its consultation period last year, Council voted 10-1 in favour of a recommendation from its officers to “retain the Oakleigh Golf Course as a nine-hole public golf course for the foreseeable future and not consider any alternative options for the site until after the new management contract term and option extension is anticipated to end in 2034”.
The second alternative that was considered was to close the course and turn the site into a public park.
Described by one councillor as a “beacon for connection”, Oakleigh hosts more than 30,000 rounds of golf each year, many of those played as…
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