IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT
I ADVISE THAT THE WINNERS OF
THE ABOVE AWARDS WERE:
The research papers underpinning the
proposed model are available on the Golf
Australia website at the following link
www.golf.org.au/one-golf
• GMAQ Club of the Year – City Golf
Club
• GMAQ Manager of the Year – Luke
Altschwager (Parkwood Village)
• GMAQ Board Member of the Year -
Carolyn McIlvenny – McLeod Country
Golf Club
• GMAQ Staff Member of the Year -
Ashlee Kachel – Links Hope Island
In addition, I would also like to
congratulate GMAQ Member, Paul Sanders
(Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club) for
winning the PGA Management Professional of
the Year and also Mike Orloff (Golf Industry
Central) who won the Supplier of the Year
Award. Once again, congratulations to all the
nominees and winners.
For a full list of the winners, go to https://www.
pga.org.au/news/industry/records-broken-at-
queensland-golf-night-of-nights
GMA 2020 VISION
At one of our recent GMAQ meetings at
Maroochy River Golf Club, Jim Cail, newly
appointed GMA Executive Officer, presented
to the group and detailed his focus for the
coming months and year. The main part of
his focus is to identify efficiencies in the GMA
structure, both at National and State levels.
Jim and the National Board have achieved
more progress in developing a new structure
that appears to be the start of a great model.
I will provide a further update in the coming
months.
ONE GOLF
As you are aware, information sessions were
conducted during the week of 5 to 11 March
2018 regarding the proposed One Golf model.
The presentation shown at the meetings is
now available and can be accessed by clicking
here.
Please log any queries, concerns or feedback
by 11 May 2018 with Stephen Pitt at
[email protected] or Gerard Kennedy at
[email protected]
NEXT GMAQ EVENT
The next GMAQ event is scheduled to be held
at the Redcliffe Golf Club hosted by Kerry
Newsome on 16 April. One of the features
of this event will be a presentation by Sean
Kennedy (McLeod Golf Club) who has recently
returned from the CMAA World Conference
in San Francisco. Sean has returned full of
information and ideas which he is bursting at
the seams to share with GMAQ members. I
look forward to seeing you all there!
Additionally, David Marr (Twin Waters) will be
presenting on his experience of his Interstate
Bursary last year at the weekend away. This
will be a great opportunity to hear how two of
NSW premier clubs do business.
Just a reminder that the GMAQ bursaries
(being the CMAA World Conference attendance
and the Interstate Bursary) is underpinned by
attendance to GMAQ events during the year.
The CMAA bursary requires 80 attendance
points and the Interstate Bursary requires
60 attendance points. For the full eligibility
requirements, please contact me at
[email protected].
Aaron Muirhead, GMAQ President
General Manager – Ipswich Golf Club
AUTUMN 2018
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