THE Bingara Sporting Club has made the cut when it comes to golfing play with news of $26,000 in NSW funding to help buy a new first-rate greens mower.
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Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall announced the funding this week for the local multi-sports and social club, after meeting with the executive last November to hear about the desperate need for the new piece of equipment.
Mr Marshall said the club had been successful in its Community Building Partnerships program application, and the money would enable it to buy a new specialist greens’ cutting mower. Sporting Club president Tim Cox said club executives were finalising quotes for the new machine and hoped to have it on course in a few weeks.
Mr Marshall said the club operated for around 60 years, had about 500 members, and also delivered facilities for tennis, golf, bowls, gym enthusiasts, school sports and other organisations.
“They’ve been making do with an old mower that’s basically been held together with sticky tape and good luck – so this is great news because it will help them buy a new one that will do the job perfectly and give them the best greens they can hope for,” Mr Marshall said.
Mr Marshall said the club had also been saving money from green fees and other fundraising events to go towards the cost of the new mower, which is about $38,000.
