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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Guardian Staff

Golfing alliance reveals counter proposal for Sydney’s Moore Park

A golfer on Moore Park course. Under the new proposal by an alliance of industry bodies, the course would be shortened to a par 68, but remain an 18-hole course.
A golfer on Moore Park course. Under the new proposal by an alliance of industry bodies, the course would be shortened to a par 68, but remain an 18-hole course. Photograph: Matt King/Getty Images

An alliance of golf organisations has revealed an alternative plan for central Sydney’s Moore Park course, after the NSW government announced plans last year to halve it to a nine-hole course, and convert 20 hectares to public park.

The NSW government says nearly 700,000 people live within five km of Centennial Parklands, most in high-rise apartments with little green space. The government proposal would turn over 20 hectares – nine holes of golf – to public parklands by mid-2026.

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