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JBCSC Update Community Questions

The results of the Bayswood flyer drop have seen a great rise in community support and interest in donations, pledges, and volunteering. Our team of volunteers enjoyed chatting to Bayswood residents who were really excited to hear that our new Club will provide community meeting and celebration spaces, as well as other sports for their families and friends.  The Heads of Agreement (HOA) with BY Group was welcomed news, especially by the golfers who for some time have wanted to enjoy the amenity of a rejuvenated open clubhouse and see simple course improvements made, including drainage and cart paths that have…

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JBCSC partners with BY Group to progress de-amalgamation

The Jervis Bay Community and Sports Club (JBCSC) has announced that the St Georges Basin Country Club (SGBCC) has been advised that a major local Shoalhaven company, BY Group Pty Ltd, will be working with JBCSC to help acquire the VincentiaGolf Club precinct, and to establish and grow the new community club at Vincentia. The JBCSC Chair, Craig Hatton, said that the St Georges Basin Country Club was informed last week that BY Group is positioned to guarantee the required $2 million for the purchase of the Vincentia Golf Club. Both SGBCC and JBCSC have been working constructively and collaboratively…

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General Meeting Result

The SGBCC General Meeting on the 3rd of August, 2025 saw the five resolutions all defeated with almost unanimous NO votes from the more than 800 members in attendance. This is an important result for two reasons. Firstly, it means the land associated with the Vincentia Golf Club remains core, so there can be no sell-off or development without members’ approval. Secondly, it means that our communities can move on from the upset and angst caused last year by the closure of the VGC course and clubhouse and the antagonistic SGBCC director elections. The JBCSC would like to thank the…

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Golf Club Update from the Working group

Matters might seem to have quietened down since last December - when it was announced Liza Butler brokered a deal with the CC to de amalgamate. Not so. There has been diverse activity & negotiations happening in the background, but the requirement for confidentiality and discretion prevented disclosure. If you recall the VRRA community meeting in January 2025 where Liza Butler warned us all for the need to avoid upsets; to be respectful and patient. So we complied: The community, by removing protest signs and not posting hostile comments. Friends, quietly continued operating in the background without any fanfare, thinking…

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VGC Working Group Update 6

De-amalgamation Update The decision to unwind the 2017 amalgamation is welcomed The Board of the St Georges Basin Country Club (SGBCC) announced on 24 December 2024 its intention to pursue a de-amalgamation of Country Club Vincentia, unwinding the 2017 amalgamation and allowing a vote by members on the future of the Vincentia precinct. The Vincentia Community welcomed the decision. It followed on from a lot of work by many people concerned by SGBCC unilaterally closing the Vincentia precinct when Country Club members voted against a Board proposal to sell part of the course and clubhouse to Oakstand to develop a…

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Vincentia Golf Working Group

Things are happening around the Vincentia golf precinctAnd we need your supportThe decision to unwind the 2017 amalgamation is welcomedThe Board of the St Georges Basin Country Club announced in December 2024 its intention to pursue a de-amalgamation of Country Club Vincentia, unwinding the 2017 amalgamation and allowing a vote by members on the future of the Vincentia precinct.The Vincentia community welcomed the decision.It followed on from a lot of work by many people. Since September the various community groups, including VRRA, Vincentia Matters and FoVGC, have been working together in a Working Group which includes the golfing sub-clubs, residents…

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