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A large slice of state land could remain the home of a golf club for another 115 years.

The Opposition last week committed to renew the Beerwah Golf Club’s tenancy at 24 Biondi Crescent for 99 years after the current agreement expires in late 2040.

The LNP also stated that it would provide $225,000 for irrigation.

The 18-hole par-72 Beerwah Golf Course covers an estimated 60 hectares (148 acres) of prime land on the eastern outskirts of Beerwah. The club, which has a bar and bistro, was established in 1970.

LNP candidate for Caloundra Kendall Morton said the investment would be of significant benefit.

“The Beerwah Golf Club is known as one of the friendliest golf clubs on the Sunshine Coast, and this commitment will allow them to invest in their club facilities with confidence and provide certainty and protection of green space for this much-loved community,” she said via a media release.

The Beerwah Golf Club.

Club president Wendy Bradley welcomed the announcement.

“This will give our club the certainty we need to plan and invest in our community going forward,” she said.

Sunshine Coast News contacted the Department of Resources and Minister Scott Stewart’s office, requesting comments about the future of the land.

The department simply stated that “the Beerwah Golf Club holds a lease for recreation purposes, which expires on December 3, 2040″.

Club treasurer Ken Sharpe, LNP candidate for Caloundra Kendall Morton, club promotions and sponsorship director Wendy Bradley and Glass House MP Andrew Powell.

It is unclear whether there are any plans for the land beyond then.

The club, which has about 900 members, stated on its website that the golf course was founded after a meeting at the Beerwah Peachester RSL in 1967, and the first nine holes opened to the public three years later.

“It was quite a feat as the land was a virtual swamp and it’s a tribute to the hard work and dedication of the early members,” it reported.

“Since then, many thousands of man hours and dollars have gone into making the course what it is today, a valuable community sporting and social facility.”

The scenic Beerwah Golf Club.
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