Golf courses in Melbourne’s south-east are in the government’s sights as pressure builds from developers and Labor MPs to increase housing supply, but many residents are bunkered down in opposition.
of the former Eastern course at Doncaster, where Mirvac has built hundreds of homes, is often held up as exemplar.
The Keysborough golf club is pushing for approval from Greater Dandenong Council to relocate and develop its existing site. It has had an agreement to sell its 76-hectare course to developer Intrapac since 2015.week, the club’s plan to relocate to nearby Bangholme has stirred controversy, particularly about its offer of a $30 million “sweetener” to the council in the form of a parcel of land and community sports centre.
The Kingswood course is within the city’s urban growth boundary and, therefore, more likely to be developed than Keysborough, which is in the green wedge.In 2018, the company also bought part of the struggling Rossdale course in Aspendale, which has been approved for development. But it is awaiting rezoning approval before purchasing the rest of the site.
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