July 31, 2024

It is important for clubs to properly conduct their corporate governance and property strategy, in order to optimise benefits and avoid legal ‘complications’. For a licensed club to put the correct framework in place to make good property decisions, and prevent the pitfalls of bad investment decisions made with members’ money, principals must understand how

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July 31, 2024

Queensland’s LNP opposition has brought the poker machine debate to the forefront, with an election promise of more poker machines to clubs with multiple premises, should it win. The party contends that this move would enable larger clubs, which have already reached their EGM quotas, to merge with smaller clubs at risk of shutting down.

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July 31, 2024

Blind golfers from around Australia will be competing at the Emerald Lakes Golf Club on the Gold Coast this weekend. There for the 2024 ISPS HANDA Blind Golf Australian Open, the top golfers will play over 36 holes of stroke play. Darren Solly, Vice President of Blind Golf Australia, said it is the first time

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July 24, 2024

The enterprising Doyalson-Wyee RSL – aka Doylo – has inked the start of an amalgamation with Northmead Bowling, Recreation & Sporting Club, known as NBC Sports. Doylo Lifestyle Group (DLG) and NBC Sports have announced the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) toward the goal of a merger. Nearly five months since discussions

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July 24, 2024

It was revealed last week that one of Melbourne’s first clubs – the historic Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC) – fell victim to a ransomware attack by the Medusa gang. According to Medusa’s darknet leak site, the gang stole over 94 gigabytes of data from the club, posting evidence including personal details of both members

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