Business
31 July, 2024
Bowls club renos near completion
Mossman Bowls Club is much loved by visitors and locals from over the Douglas Shire.
Not only does it offer great value for those requiring a tasty lunch or dinner, but it is also well known for its state-of-the-art bowling facilities, loved by both experts of the sport and those trying a roll up for the first time.
The club is just about to get bigger and better as major expansion work, which has been underway for the last few months, will soon be completed
Secretary-manager Greg ‘Harry’ Potter said “this is the first upgrade of the club since the original expansion back in 2009”.
“Last year, the 2023 management committee recommended, along with the members’ approval, an upgrade to the front of the club, plus new office space and a new and expanded gaming room for 44 gaming machines,” he said.
The appointed contractor for the upgrade, Rubicon, commenced works late 2023 and the current renovations will be completed with the new gaming room to open early August. Cyclone Jasper and the subsequent rain event did delay the project by a couple of weeks.
The function hall will be upgraded to include a new separate airconditioned sports bar and this will include a TAB, a pool table and large screen TVs for major sports events.
The final renovations will be completed by November, hopefully in time for the Melbourne Cup.
As part of the upgrade to the bistro, the club will be offering pizzas on the menu for both dine-in and takeaway.
Chairman Bill Allison is mindful of the importance the club is to the local community, so a smaller function room will be retained for seating up to about 60 people.
The new function room will be available for hire to local community groups etc.
The club will be rebranded as Club Mossman, but will always be known as the Mossman Memorial Bowls Club, formed on September 1, 1945.
Bowlers will have direct access to the undercover synthetic green from the carpark and the club has this year completed the replacement of the lighting over the bowling green.
The club’s management is very aware of the recent decision to place the Mossman Mill in receivership and remains extremely confident that the investment and renovations to the club, and the rebranding to Club Mossman, will be well received by the local community, members, bowlers, and visitors to the Douglas Shire.
I’m off for a sneak peek of the new look bowls club, so for now it’s Gazza signing out.
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