Bernie“It didn’t take much to suck me in, we
opened up the gate as soon as we got
there and I just said ‘that’s it, let’s go!’”
Graeme“So that’s how we came about the property.
Bernie was one, but from there we had
to put together enough people to make
it viable for us to go ahead and firstly
purchase the property and then develop the
project. It’s taken us 18 months but we have
done just that. We now own the property,
have a DA and approval to lease the Crown
Land Coastal Reserve. We are currently
looking for investors to help us build the
concept. We want to let people know
what we’ve got and what the investment
opportunity is. We are connecting with
people via Facebook alongside our website,
as well as with other marketing activities.
We want to attract investors of course,
but we also want to open King Island up
to golfers all over the world who relish the
opportunity to play links golf.
Compared to Cape Wickham, how far
along are you in the entire process?
Graeme“I mentioned the due diligence issue, for us
it was fortuitous that we didn’t get the Cape
Wickham property at the time because
there were environmental issues that had
to be overcome and we are not sure where
they’re at with those.”
ongoing management costs will be very
economical. We believe it will be successful
compared to other golf courses because we
can keep our costs to a minimum using our
expertise and experience and putting