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FROM THE PRESIDENT ’ S DESK

BY AARON MUIRHEAD

It is hard to believe that when writing this piece for our next GMAQ E-Mag we are only days away from 2018 Easter . Additionally , the Queensland Golf Industry Awards night has just been held at the Star Casino on the Gold Coast , where it was extremely pleasing that the event was supported by a record number of attendees . It was another wonderful night where the Qld Golf Industry all came together to recognise the wonderful achievements from 2017 .

On behalf of all the members of GMAQ , I would like to congratulate not only the winners , but also all the worthy nominations that were submitted as detailed below :
GMAQ CLUB OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS :
• Arundel Hills Country Club
• Ballina Golf & Sports Club
• Cairns Golf Club
• City Golf Club
• Keperra Golf Club
• Links Hope Island
• Parkwood Golf Club
• Southport Golf Club
• Victoria Park Golf Complex
GMAQ MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS :
• Luke Altschwager – Parkwood Village
• Nik Robinson – Southport Golf Club
• Paul Sanders – Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club
• Scott Wagstaff – Carbrook Golf Club
GMAQ BOARD MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS :
• Geoff Barnes – Ballina Golf & Sports Club
• Carolyn McIlvenny – McLeod Country Golf Club
• Tony Merrell – Ipswich Golf Club
• Paul Rigby – Nudgee Golf Club
GMAQ STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS :
• Belinda Dare – Gordonvale Golf Club
• Camille Ferrone – Carbrook Golf Club
• Ashlee Kachel – Links Hope Island
• James King – Gailes Golf Club
• Tim Lynch – Victoria Park Golf Complex
• Kate Ross – Emerald Lakes Golf Club
• Suzanne Walker – Twin Waters Golf Club
• Andrew Webb – City Golf Club
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