THURSDAY, 12 JUNE 2025
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Bowlo still in negotiations – after 16 weeks Gosford Bowling Club is still fighting desperately for its future – four months after thinking Central Coast Council was its knight in shining armour. Council announced in February that it would organise a six-month seasonal booking deal with the club. It sounded like it was stepping in after Central Coast Leagues Club decided it no longer wanted to hold the lease. But after 16 weeks of negotiations, the bowlers cannot get Council to agree to them using the site for more than four days a week. The site would be closed for the rest of the time – because that’s how “sixmonth seasonal bookings” work. But Gosford Bowling Club signs up
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for statewide competitions that go all through the week and the weekend. “Operating four days a week means we cannot function as a bowling club both socially and commercially,” Club president Heather McColl said. “The state and regional bowls calendar is extensive, and operates seven days a week for about nine months of the year. “It is imperative that we are able to offer our greens for events so we can derive necessary income. “We have been told that by the end of the six-month seasonal booking, we need to show that we are able to cover our costs before we can apply for a five-year lease on the premises.
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