Sydney's lord mayor Clove Moore is renewing a push to halve the size of an 18-hole course at Moore Park | Mattonews
The coronavirus pandemic has reignited a squabble over golf courses in densely populated parts of Sydney, after lord mayor Clover Moore renewed a push to halve the size of Moore Park Golf Course to free up more parkland for the public.during the lockdown, Cr Moore said it was "scandalous" that a large part of the golf course, across the road from apartment towers in inner Sydney, remained off-limits despite the land on which it sits being bequeathed for public use.
Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore has renewed her push for Moore Park Golf Course to be reduced to nine holes."There has been tremendous pressure on our parks right across the metropolitan area. It is vital that this land is shared with the broader community."But Golf NSW chief executive Stuart Fraser warned councils against underestimating the community support for courses, citing a backlash last year against a move to reduce the size of Warringah Golf Club on the northern beaches.
The course returned more than $4 million to the Centennial and Moore Park Trust last financial year, due in part to an increase in golfers and its driving range. The trust controls the course.The City of Sydney this week directed its chief executive to develop a proposal to take to Planning Minister Rob Stokes to extend public access to Moore Park by reducing the golf course's size.
"Twenty million people visit the Centennial and Moore [Park] parklands annually, while just 60,000 rounds of golf are played on the course each year," she said. "All of those tall towers that are being approved as part of Green Square overlook this green open space, and the public can't use it generally."
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