Stephen Pitt (Golf Australia), Frank McCarthy (Chair AGIC Research Sub group, formerly Callaway Golf), Warren Sevil (Australian Ladies Professional Golf) Max Garske Chair (PGA Australia) David Burton (Golf Management Australia), John Neylan (Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association), Graham Papworth, (Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA), Frances Crampton (Golf Australia). The Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC) has taken yet another step forward in its endeavor to further both the political and commercial objectives of the Australian Golf Industry by becoming a fully incorporated body it announced today. The motion to incorporate was supported unanimously by all parties at the AGIC meeting held at Medway Golf Club on October 7, 2010, and precedes the AGIC delegation s upcoming visit to Canberra where for the second consecutive year they will lobby key government representatives on behalf of the entire Australian Golf Industry. The move to incorporate is an important step forward for the Council that was originally established in September 2006 as an unincorporated not-for-profit partnership between the key industry administrators and membership organisations. As the Chair of the AGIC, Max Garske, CEO of the PGA of Australia, said that the incorporation of the Council will allow for greater recognition while also allowing the group to pursue key projects in a more efficient and coordinated manner. The AGIC has already proven its value to the Australian Golf Industry by demonstrating the benefits of speaking with one voice. said Garske. The entire industry recognises the way forward for golf is to continue to pursue the AGIC s objectives and its underlying projects and our incorporation is a major step forward in this ongoing process. Leading the delegation back to Parliament House in November, Garske says the initial visit to Canberra back in June 2009 has already opened doors for the Australian Golf Industry and it is hoped that the second visit will reaffirm the Industry s intention to establish an even closer relationship with all levels of government. On November 15 the AGIC delegation will head back to Canberra where we will meet with a range of Federal Ministers servicing an array of portfolios relevant to our diverse Industry. This visit will coincide with the start of the Australian Summer of Golf and will follow on from Tiger s upcoming visit to Melbourne. Golf will already be firmly on the agenda and this is the ideal time for us to develop an even closer working relationship with government whilst lobbying for assistance with key projects that will help us advance golf in Australia. The AGIC is represented by the Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association (AGCSA), Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG), Australian Sporting Goods Association- representing golf equipment suppliers & manufacturers (ASGA), Golf Australia (GA), Golf Management Australia (GMA), PGA of Australia (PGA), and Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA). Individual experts from the industry have also been invited to participate in the activities of the AGIC.
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