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HOWLONG NEWS                                                                 JULY 2018
PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Welcome to the July edition of                       This month, the club also hosted a wonderful work
the Howlong News!                                    experience student, Rorey McNamara who spent a
                                                     week in the golf shop. Rorey is passionate about all
What a fantastic month we have had, with major       things golf so it was great for the team to pass on a
events highlighting our wonderful resort.            wealth of knowledge, and for him to get to know our
                                                     club and the members.
The Ladies Golf Club Championships were held
with some fantastic results, congratulations         On an exciting note, towards the end of May, the
ladies! As well as the ladies, the Remote            club made an application through Federation
Members Club Championships were also held            Council’s Small Community Grants Program which
which seen great numbers and as a result, our        has just been announced that we were successful
accommodation fully booked.                          in receiving a grant to fund medical supplies for our
                                                     first aid room which is also progressing well.
The Annual Bowls Presentation Night was at
the end of June in which many, well deserving        Adding to the great events and celebrations that
members and players were recognised for              2018 is bringing, the Howlong Golf Resort will
their talents and of course for their fantastic      be celebrating its 90th birthday this November.
contribution to the entire club.                     Celebrations will be aplenty with a formal dinner
                                                     to be hosted on Saturday 17th November 2018.
June also seen the club host a Croquet Interclub     Continue reading the newsletter for further details
Social day which was great to see players from       and don’t forget to SAVE THE DATE!
all around the region participating.
                                                     I hope you are all enjoying the cooler weather and
Regan’s Charity Tournament was no doubt the          are still heading out and about to enjoy what’s on
stand out event in June. What an incredible day,     offer at the club, inside and out.
seeing staff and members, along with the wider
community and complete strangers, rally together     Keep well and warm!
to raise funds for Regan and her family during her
journey through Breast Cancer treatment.                                   Graham Gould, Club President

Around the club!
Our gaming area will see some new and exciting
products installed over the coming weeks, so
be sure to keep an eye out. New specials and
promotions will be popping up, so as a member,
definitely take advantage.
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SAVE THE DATE
         HOWLONG GOLF RESORT

               90th
               Birthday Dinner
           Saturday 17th
           November 2018
                Ticketing information to be
               announced closer to the date.

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MEN’S GOLF NEWS

After two rounds of the 2BBB the leading         Buck Jones and Greg Claney (Myrtleford) 45
pairs are; Marcus and Scott Reid 97 pts; Peter   pts c/b; Fourth John Mason (Howlong) and
and David Stevens 91 pts; Ray Reid and Des       Denis Gorman (Yarrawonga) 45 pts; Fifth
Nemeth 89 pts; Deon Van De Merwe and Ian         Carl Iverson And Des Kelly (Wodonga) 44
Charles 89 pts; John Arthur and Robert Reid      pts; Sixth Glenn O’Connell and Jenny Richter
88 pts; Wazza Norton and Martin Tobin 85 pts.    (Bright) 43 pts; Seventh Rob Chuck and Mike
The next round of the 2BBB will be held on       Monro (Jubilee) 42 pts c/b. Thanks to the
Saturday 14th of July.                           members of the Men’s Match Committee for
                                                 their assistance in what is proving to be a
Congratulations to Phil Gibbons and Andrew       great opportunity to promote our club.
Neilson for winning the qualifying event for
the Keno 2Ball with a great score of Plus 11     The next NE Vets is at Corowa on Monday
in very cold conditions. Another Howlong pair    28th of July.
of Stuart James and Wayne Hannan were                                   Rob Forrest, Captain
runners up with Plus 7.
                                                 2018 KENO MEN’S NSW FOURBALL
Following the June Howlong Vets the leaders
                                                 On Sunday 17th June, Howlong Golf Resort
in the Consistency Award are as follows.
                                                 hosted the 2018 Murray District Golf Association
                                                 2018 Keno Men’s NSW Fourball.
A Grade Men
Gordon Sawyer       19                           With cold and rainy condititions, skills were put
Ian Williams		      13                           to the test, with the added motivation of knowing
John Mason		        13                           that the winning pair from the District Final will
Peter Donovan       13                           qualify for the State Final at Bonville Golf Resort.
B Grade Men                                      Winners for the NSW 4BBB Par were Andrew
David Charles       15                           Neilson and Phil Gibbins with +11 Runners up
Gordon Goodear      15                           were Stuart James and Wayne Hannan with +7.
Graham Gould        15                           Winner of the 18 hole Medley was Cliff Harmer
Richard Murray      15
                                                 with 38 points.
Women
Goldie Reid		       17
Sue Harris		        13
Marilyn Seddon      12

Howlong hosted the North East Veterans 2BBB
on Monday 25th of June with 132 players. This
is only the second year we have hosted this
event and we have lifted from 96 players last
year to a maximum field this year with several
players left on a waiting list.

The winners were Joe Borg (Yarrawonga)
and Derek Goodman (Corowa) scoring 47
points on a countback from John Patrick
and John Millman (Wangaratta). Third were
                                                 ABOVE - Winners for the NSW 4BBB Par,
                                                 Andrew Neilson (left) and Phil Gibbins (right).
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REGAN’S CHARITY TOURNAMENT

Friday 22nd June 2018 saw the golf course
filled with 120 participants for the much
anticipated Regan’s Charity Tournmament.

In a sea of red and pink, the Lions family,
especially Regan herself, were absolutely
speechless with the response and generosity
from members and the Howlong community.

With The Border Mail, WIN News and Dame
Edna herself making an appearance on the 5th
hole, the event certainly drew an enormous
crowd.

The major auction and raffle turned out to be
the highlight of the day, with some competitive
bidders adding to the atmosphere.

In the spirit of the tournament, a winning team
of the day took out the top prize, Robert Hill,
Gary Fitzgibbons, Mark Gregory and Allen
Pendlebury with 45 points. Other winners
were drawn at random which added further
excitement to the presentations.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when Regan
and her family thanked everyone involved in
the day which was the perfect end to the event.

Following the day, the excitement continued to
build, leading up to the announcement of the
total funds raised.

Howlong Golf Resort and leading event
organisers of Regan’s Charity Tournament
were excited to announce and present to the
Lions family, a cheque for the total funds
raised....

      $ 28,697.85                                      Special thanks!
                                                     To the particpants, volunteers
                                                    and especially to the people and
                                                  businesses who generously donated
                                                    their time and items for the day.

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REGAN’S CHARITY TOURNAMENT
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LADIES GOLF NEWS

Bonjour mes amis....this last month has certainly      WOMENS CLUB
been busy.                                             CHAMPIONSHIPS
                                                       Congratulations to Sue Eisenhauer who
Golf lovers have traversed the countryside from
                                                       defended her title of Ladies Club Champion.
Kyabram to Tarrawingee to Henty to The Rock to
                                                       Sue finished 5 strokes ahead of Gail
Albury and Jubilee.
                                                       O’Halloran. B Grade saw another player Julie
                                                       Cox defend her title. Julie and Sue Harris were
Winners are grinners at Tarrawingee, The Rock +
                                                       tied on completion of play. Julie prevailed on
Henty. Congratulations to all golfers.
                                                       a countback courtesy of her last round 18
                                                       hole score. Valerie Cross was triumphant by
The RLGA Foursommes was played at Jerilderie
                                                       2 strokes in C Grade over Mary Dixon while In
on Thursday 24th May with Howlong golfers Sue
                                                       D Grade Maureen Harris dominated the win by
and Noellene winning. Congratulations and well
                                                       15 strokes.
done.

In June two teams Silver/Bronze from RLGA
played Southwest at Junee. Howlong reps were
in both teams. Congrats to the Silver Team in
winning your games. Unfortunately the Bronze
team did not fair so well but next year they will be
on home territory at Howlong so look out.!!! Well
done to both teams on your participation in this
great competition.

The Single Match play Final will be played this
Wednesday 4th July between Di + Judy. Goodluck
ladies.

Our 27 Hole Tournament flyer has been circulated.
Entries usually are very popular so be as quick as     ABOVE - Helen Foster with Scratch Winners,
you can and enter. Don’t miss out.                     Sue, Julie, Val and Maureen.

DATES TO REMEMBER
27.07.18   Berrigan ..Petzke Salver
03.08.18   RLGA Sandscrapes..Ganmain
13.08.18   Welaregang
26.08.18   Rutherglen Bowl
24.08.18   Yarrawonga Bowl
28.08.18   Coleambally Tournament
29.08 18   Howlong 27 Hole Tournament

Good golfing ladies and soak up the beautiful
sunny days.

                                                       ABOVE - Helen Foster with Handicap Winners,
               Di Tyrell-Miller, Committee Member      Gail, Julie and Maureen (Mary absent from
                                                       photo).
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REMOTE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS                        CHARITY TEXAS AMBROSE

On Saturday 23rd June, the club hosted its       Sunday 24th June seen the club host a Charity
2018 Remote Member Club Championships.           Texas Ambrose for the Albury Wodonga
                                                 Regional Cancer Centre Trust Fund.
In chilly conditions, Josh Carr won the Mens
Remote Club Champs with 39 points.               With 98 players taking the course, it was
                                                 clear that a cold day wasn’t a turn off for
Margaret Anderson won the Ladies Remote          many.
Club Champs with 37 points.
                                                 Winning status for the day tournament went
It was great to see so many of our remote        to Dominic Star and Dean Mathews and
members travel from far and wide to attend the   Hamilton McMaster and Hayden Mathews
championship tournament                          Score 141.
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NORTH EAST VETS                                                    JULY HOWLONG VETS

Winners from the North East Vets 4BBB Stableford,                  The Hyundai Genesis Howlong Vets
held on Monday 25th June were Joseph Borg and                      competition was held on Monday 2nd July,
Derek Goodman who won on a countback with a                        2018.
score of 47 points.
John Patrick and John Millman coming in 2nd                        A frosty start held the players off for a later
place also with 47 points.                                         shotgun start, however once the sunshine
The next NE Vets is at Corowa on Monday 28th of                    came out, it turned into a glorious day with
July.                                                              another good field.

                                                                   Results from the day; A Grade winner Henry
                                                                   Hopkins with 39 points.
                                                                   B Grade winner Bill Tomkins with 37 points.
                                                                   Loretta Lehmann with 37 points.

ABOVE - Prize Winners of the North East VETS competition held on
Monday 25th June at the Howlong Golf Resort.

Shot of the Day!                                                   ABOVE - July Howlong Vets Prize Winners Gordon, Gwen, Henry, Rino and
                                                                   Loretta with Bill missing.

Shot of the Day was a very clever one by Di
I’Anson, who made this incredible shot on the
17th.

                                                                   Upcoming H owlong
                                                                   Vets!
                                                                   AUGUST HOWLONG VETS
                                                                   Monday 6th August

                                                                   SEPTEMBER HOWLONG VETS
                                                                   Monday 3rd September

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                                    Tickets available
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KOOKABARRA SITS ON THE 7TH

A great photograph of one of our resident Kookaburra’s who regularly likes to have a sticky beak on the
mens 7th tee.
                                                                           Photo taken by: Helen Foster

Do you enjoy taking photos around the greens?

We love including photos tthat have been aken by our members.
Email your photos to marketing@howlonggolf.com.au or see reception.

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WOMEN’S BOWLS NEWS

One item discussed at the last General            The RDWBA Annual and General Meetings of
Meeting concerned Commercial Albury’s offer       Delegates will be held in Culcairn on Monday
as a venue for a Women’s Bowls NSW State          20th August, 2018, at 1pm. The A.G.M. Notice
Event in 2019 and 2020.                           is on the Club Notice-board and Nominations
                                                  close on Wednesday 4th July.
On Wednesday 20th June, WBNSW advised
venues that have been accepted, however,          A Club General Meeting will be held at
Commercial Albury’s name did not appear on        10.30am on Wednesday 22nd August, 2018.
the list.                                         There will be much to discuss: Reports from
                                                  the RDWBA Meetings on the 20th August and,
In 2019; Champion of Club Champion Singles        most importantly, our preparations for Ladies
will be held at Asquith B.C. in July.             Opening Day to be held on Wednesday, 29th
Pennant Finals will be held at Kingscliff Beach   August, 2018.
B.C. in August. NSW Championships will be
held at South Tamworth B.C. in September.                 Margaret Crichton, Secretary/Treasurer.

Daniel Gatt, CEO of WBNSW advised “the
appetite for clubs to host an event in 2019 and
                                                   From the archives!
2020 was unexpected with many applications
received, and the selection process was very
hard as there were many worthwhile venues
who could have easily been able to host our
events.” All the clubs who submitted an
Expression of Interest were thanked for doing
so, and Daniel hoped they would do so again
when applications open for 2021/2022.

Members attending the Joint Presentation
Night held on Saturday 30th June, 2018, enjoyed
a very pleasant evening. Presentations were
made to the: Consistency Winner Margaret
Bourne and Runner-Up Dianne Fletcher.              ABOVE - R.D.W.B.A No. 4 Pennant Winners 1980 - 81
                                                   Nell Anderson, Helen reid, Bonnie Rushby, Joan McCooke, Pat
Championship Pairs Winners Lorna Lean              Shelley, Stella Fuller, Rita McLaughlin, Nancy Jervois, Gwen Clark and
and Margaret O’Donnell (s) and Runners-            Grace Just.
Up Diane Wasley and Margaret Bourne (s).
Championship Singles Winner Margaret
Bourne and Runner-Up Merle Welsh.

Lady bowlers! You are again reminded that our
men bowlers are running Mixed Competitive
Bowls on Wednesdays, during July and August,
and they would like you to join them on the
green as often as possible, and particularly
when the weather is fine.

                                                   ABOVE - R.D.W.B.A No. 3 Pennant Winners 1989
                                                   Grace Just, Joan McCooke, Melba Steinke, Thelma O’Halloran, Joyce
                                                   Streeter, Dulcie Schmidt, Olive Don and Edna Eaton.
MEN’S BOWLS NEWS

Winter is well and truly upon us and we haven’t      The third place getter was the usually reliable
managed any social competition days in the last      Corowa Civic team led by Max Scanlon. The
few weeks.                                           best game winners were Reino from Chiltern
                                                     with plus 15, Keith Truin from Howlong on plus
As previously advised the Zone 8, Grade 4,           11 and Curly from Tallangatta on plus 6.
District finals were held with Howlong hosting
this event on the 16th and 17th of June.             Howlong had a good result at Lavington on
The visiting players were prepared for some          Thursday 28th June for the Winter Triples. The
unfavourable weather but were really tested by       team of John Boyd, Kel Smith and David Smith
a cold, as well as very wet, weekend.                took out one of the 3 best game winners and
                                                     the team of Paul Baensch, Jeff Brundell and
Even allowing for the conditions all teams           George Lee went one better winning the day’s
showed great concentration as well as high skill     competition against all teams with 3 wins and
levels and it was a very competitive event. On       plus 37 shots up. Well done to all players.
Saturday Holbrook was defeated by Narrandera.
On Sunday the semi - finals saw Junee defeat         We know it is still footy season but we are just
Temora and Harden defeat Narranderra. The            3 months from re-igniting our well attended
final saw Junee with 74 shots defeat Harden 49       Wednesday Night Charity Bowls Tournament. If
shots. A special mention should be made with         you haven’t participated before you will find great
thanks to our Howlong Club’s Steve Tessier who       social interaction from within our community as
umpired the entire event in atrocious conditions     well as displaying your probable hidden bowls
and with his usual personable and professional       skills AND help your chosen charity. Please
capabilities.                                        start to get your teams organised.

While we are mentioning our Club members             A reminder to all members that every Friday
Wally Bourne, our Bowls Manager, has also            morning is a working bee on and around the
been recognised and awarded the Chairman of          greens and volunteers are always welcome to
Selectors for the Albury and District Association,   assist our regulars for as much time as you can
with his first task relating to the Bing Wallder     spare for up to an hour or two.
Shield team. Good luck Wally. Jeff Brundell
was also reappointed as the Albury & District        Your new Bowls Committee for 2018/2019 year
Bowling Association President for a further 12       has been elected and includes Wally Bourne,
Months on Sunday.                                    Jeff Brundell, Bob Schneider, Ribs Doolan, Rob
                                                     McConnell and Ron Furness. We look forward
The winter triples event on Thursday 21st June,      to moving our Bowls Club forward in the next 12
hosted by Howlong, saw 22 teams front up on          months as the basis for our long term future.
a beautiful sunny day. On a day of quality and
very even play one of the Lavington teams            Good bowling to all.
skippered by Kevin Fietz won with 3 wins and
a plus 6 score. Lavington had a great result day                Ron Furness, Men’s Bowls Committee
with another team, skippered by Les Waldron as
runner up with an identical score, only to lose on
a count back. Well done Lavington.

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School Holidays
      Family Golf
The Family Course Program allows family members to play on the golf course properly.
  Players play off special markers over a shortened course which builds confidence.
                    Special rates are available for the family course.
           Hire Clubs are also available and need to be booked in advance.

              RATES                                TEE TIMES
 6 Holes $5 per Player        Monday: All day
 9 Holes $10 per Player       Tuesday – Sunday: 3pm >
 18 Holes u/18 $10 per Player
          o/18 $20 per Player *Times may very during major events.

For further enquiries or to book a round of
family golf, please contact the Pro Shop on
(02) 6026 5822.
SPLIT SIXES TOURNAMENT

The Winter Split Sixes League kicked off on
Sunday 1st July, with 8 teams vying for this
year’s title.

Congrats to Dot Reitenbach and Michelle
Stevens for winning the daily pairs on Sunday
1st July with a score of 62 points.

Each round comprises by Holes 1-6 2BBB
Stableford, Holes 7-12 2B Aggregate Stableford,
Holes 13-18 2B Multiplier Stableford.

RIGHT - Dot Reitenbach and Michelle Stevens.

               SPLIT SIXES LEADERBOARD
         Team                                Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
         OTHG: Les Stevens, Wendel           116                             116
         Reitenbach, Michelle Stevens,
         Dot Reitenbach.
         The Defenders: Mel Preston,         113                             113
         Glenda Hoskin, Wayne Hannan,
         Neville Batt.
         Mrs Seddon All Star Team: 110                                       110
         Maralyn Seddon, Graham Gould,
         Ray Reid, Goldie Reid.
         Savines: Heather Sarau, Mark        109                             109
         Sarau, Paul Irvine, Shandell
         Irvine.
         Barbarian GC: John Arthur,          107                             107
         Bill Iverach, Rob Forrest, John
         Kimber, Terry Mardling, John
         Mentakis, Daniel Krause, Gail
         Krause, Tim Cameron.
         All Sorts: Gail O’Halloran,         104                             104
         Sue Harris, Helen Foster, Bernie
         Weiss, Anne Weiss, Robin
         Stevens, Maureen Harris.
         TB’s: Bruce Barnes, Fay Barnes, 103                                 103
         Bill Tanks, Joan Trevethan, Peter
         Redhead.
         Tee Cups: Wendy Day, Bill Day, 92                                   92
         Diane I’Anson, Judy Stephens.

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MESSAGE FROM THE GOLF SHOP
Hi golfers!
                                                     UPCOMNG IMPORTANT
I will be on annual leave from Monday 23rd July
for 4 weeks. I‘m sure James, Cheryl and Sandra
                                                     GOLF DATES
will more than satisfy your golfing needs in my
                                                     Wednesday 29th August
absence. Thank you to all the members over
                                                     Ladies Annual ENZED Tournament
the last 12 months your support.
              Timothy Cameron, Director of Golf      Saturday 1st September
                                                     ENZED Men and Ladies Ambrose
TOP TIPS - RAIN + GOLF                               (2 Person Event)
Know the Rules
It’s vital to understand the rules that apply to     Sunday 2nd September
rain-affected areas of the course. Excessive         Men Annual 27 Hole ENZED Tournament
rain can cause small areas of the green, fairway
and bunker to become flooded. These areas are        Monday 3rd September
described as “casual water” in the rulebook.         COURSE CLOSED Green Renovations
If there’s casual water directly between your
ball and the pin when you are putting, you can       Sunday 9th September TBC
reposition the ball - but no nearer the hole in      Grazing the Greens
the process.
                                                     Sunday 23rd September
In The Bunker                                        Howlong Challenge
If your ball lands in casual water you can lift it   (4 person Ambrose Event)
out and drop it on the nearest dry area without
penalty. In a bunker the nearest point of relief     Sunday 7th October
must be in that same bunker – and not the            Mixed Foursome Championship
nearest dry point on the fairway or green.
                                                     Sunday 18th November
Swinging in the Rain                                 Men Foursome Championship
As well as having the correct wet weather
equipment you must also be aware of swing
problems caused by wet conditions. A normal
swing is difficult in a wet-weather suit. The
extra weight and additional layers restrict the
body movement. Don’t try to overcome the
                                                         PRODUCT SPECIAL
problem by forcing your swing. Keep your               Srixon Soft Feel Special -
normal tempo and make a three-quarter swing          $25 per doz. or $40 for 2 doz.
if it feels easier.
The key is to maintain your concentration and
tempo in the rain. This may be harder than
you think. A wet fairway slows down the roll
of the ball, so many players wrongly increase
the speed of their swing to compensate for
reduced length. This is often disastrous. When
the course plays long, take one more club that
usual and concentrate on keeping the same
tempo as always. It’s particularly important
to play within your limits in damp conditions.
Never gamble.
GOLF SHOP WORK EXPERIENCE                         CROQUET NEWS

For the last week of June, the golf shop          On Monday 11th June we held an interclub
hosted high school student Rorey McNamara         social day. We had 32 players playing on 4 half
for a weeks work experience.                      courts. Players came from Albury, Wodonga,
                                                  Corowa, Twin City and Yarrawonga and we
As a huge fan of golf, Rorey was keen to learn    had 5 players from Howlong to make up the
the ropes.                                        numbers.

“I wanted to learn what goes on behind the        There was a lot of laughter and frustration from
scenes in the golf shop from running comps        players as the ball would look like it was on
to doing repairs. I just love being in a golf     track for a hoop then would roll away down the
environment.                                      hill. The players from the other clubs took it in
                                                  good spirit and said they enjoyed the challenge.
After being in the golf shop for a week, I have   Most players went into the club for lunch and
quickly learnt that there is a lot more behind    all came back to the club for afternoon tea and
the scenes work than what I thought. I have       awards.
loved every minute of it.
                                                  Congratulations to Ron Allen from Twin City
I want to thank Chris, Tim and James for the      who won on the day. I would like to commend
opportunity of being in here and learning new     the girls in the café who had to contend with 2
skills.“                                          large groups for lunch and did a wonderful job.

Well done to Rorey on a great week of hard        The afternoon tea provided was praised by all.
work, you’re always welcome here!                 A big thank you to all the staff concerned.

                                                  		               Susanne Nielsen, Chairperson

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SUPERINTENDENT NEWS

The Ground staff team have been busy in the      e.g. 6 & 7 don’t see any sun this time of the
off season completing maintenance jobs in        year with large Casuarinas blanketing out any
preparation for next summer. The focus shifts    UV light and not allowing soil to dry out once
from frequent mowing on turf grass surfaces      wet. If golfers can be proactive in avoiding
to machinery, irrigation and vegetation work.    driving through wet areas and generally
With a recent spate of sub-zero overnight        protecting the golf course this time of the
temperatures, the soil temperatures are below    year, it makes things better for everyone. It
10 degrees Celsius and all couch grass areas     was discussed at Greens Committee level to
are fully dormant.                               step up the Gypsum program to help improve
                                                 the soil structure therefore resulting in better
Our back up river water supply pumping           drainage.
station has been overhauled and rebuilt
to avoid a repeat of last summer when we         Some recent infiltration test conducted on
were low on irrigation water for several         fairways at various depths in the soil show
days due to our submersible groundwater          that it is only the top 100-120mm that’s is
pump malfunctioning. This should keep            sealing up and not allowing water to infiltrate
us in good stead for years to come with all      naturally. This issue is being address and
irrigation pumps and major components            monitored frequently. There can also be
being inspected and necessary preventative       some changes in conditions if there is a large
maintenance carried out.                         frost and there is ice on the greens, this can
                                                 result in tee off times being slightly delayed
Our irrigation holding tanks and bowling green   until conditions improve to minimize damage
irrigation tanks have been cleaned out to        occurring.
remove any iron deposits and other sediment
on the bottom. Other irrigation jobs are being   Some new sturdy seats have been put on
carried out including replacement of on course   the course, fabricated by the Howlong Men’s
air release valves faulty heads and adjusting    Shed with more currently being built to
sprinkler arcs.                                  replace other seats past their use by date.

Other jobs that have been carried out by         In October this year capital works will
Ground staff have been;                          commence to upgrade the Croquet Courts.
• Broadleaf weed spraying, particularly in       Surface level will be rectified and a possible
   roughs                                        laser level done if funds allow. A Clubs NSW
• Bunker base leveling and sand added            Grant has been received for $19,000 for
   where needed                                  funding of this project. A full out line of works
• Tree trimming and shaping                      will be in the November Newsletter.
• Sand and seed added to uneven areas in
   roughs                                                   Paul Irvine, Course Superintendent
• Bunkers with steep entry and exit points
   modified and improved
• Herbicide application under trees for
   weed control

This time of the year with high rainfall we
need ropes on course to direct traffic and
carts away from damp areas. Some fairways,
particularly those in an east/west direction
We’ll cover up to
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MEMBERS USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

Social media offers the opportunity for people to   If a member suspects a post they have viewed
gather in online communities of shared interest     on social media in relation to the club that may
and create, share or consume content.               be in poor taste or inappropriate, the comment
                                                    should be brought to the attention of the club
As a member based organisation, Howlong             for further investigation. This can be provided
Golf Resort recognises the benefits of social       anonymously via the following ways;
media as an important tool of engagement and
enrichment for our members.                         PHONE (02) 6026 5321

The benefits of social media are highly valuable    EMAIL gm@howlonggolf.com.au
however Howlong Golf Resort members using
social media should note that though good           ONLINE www.howlonggolf.com.au
intentions may in place, misuse of social media
can have a large impact on the club.                A suggestion box is also located at club
                                                    reception and at the main bar. Members are
Howlong Golf Resort currently has a formal          able to provide suggestions and feedback while
social media policy in practice and has just        remaining anonymous if desired.
recently created a brochure, accessible to all
members, which includes key points from the
policy to ensure all social media use is positive
and unharmful to the reputation of the club.

For a copy of the Members Social Media Use
Flyer, please visit the website
www.howlonggolf.com.au or pick up a hard copy
from the notice board in reception.

 This is Bill.

 Bill is on Facebook.

 Bill   supports     his
 club by not posting
 negative things about
 the staff, venue or any
 part.

 Bill is smart.
 Be like Bill.
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