Members asked to vote on $970000 spend to keep Warrnambool Golf Club viable | The Standard

Construction is under way on a new $7.5 million clubhouse at Warrnambool Golf Club. Increase in construction costs have seen the price jump from the initial $4.8 million. Picture by Anthony BradyWarrnambool Golf Club is seeking permission from its members to dip into a special fund to help cover a $2.5 million shortfall in its new clubhouse.The project, which was expected to be $4.8 million, was hit by a 30 per cent jump in construction cost over 18 months sending the final price tag closer to $7.5 million.To cover the funding shortfall, members are being asked to vote later this month to allow the club to dip into money it had in reserve from the sale of neighbouring Mervue estate land, which amounts to about $970,000.Club manager Ashlee Scott said she didn’t believe the club would have any trouble getting support from 75 per cent of members to vote it through.”It was put away for a rainy day really, it was put away for the future viability of the club,” she said.”We see the clubhouse as the viability of the club. It needed to happen. It was an important project for us. “What we’re saying is it is necessary for
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