(22 October 2010)
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The Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC) has taken yet another step forward in its endeavour to further both the political and commercial objectives of the Australian Golf Industry by becoming a fully incorporated body, it announced today.
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rnThe 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.
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rnThe 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.
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rnAs 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.
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rn“The AGIC has already proven its value to the Australian Golf Industry by demonstrating the benefits of speaking with one voice,” said Garske.
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rn“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.”
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rnLeading 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.
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rn“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.”
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rn“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.”
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rnThe AGIC is represented by the Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association (AGCSA), Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG), Australian Sporting Goods Association (ASGA)- representing golf equipment suppliers & manufacturers, 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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rnFor further information please contact:
rnScott Peterson- Secretariat, Australian Golf Industry Council, 0431 900 292 or info@agic.org.au
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rnNicole Powell, Communications and PR Manager, PGA of Australia, 03 8320 1993 or npowell@pga.org.au
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rnAbout the AGIC:
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The AGIC was established in late 2006 to provide a forum to help unite the industry on agreed industry wide initiatives. The key objectives of the AGIC are to: Provide a forum to bring together all key sectors of the Australian Golf Industry to work in a co-ordinated way to grow, develop and promote the game of golf. • Identify those political and commercial objectives of the Industry that are of common interest to the members and on which broad Industry consensus views can logically be achieved. • Actively express the Industry&aposs viewpoint to all levels of Government on industry wide issues. • Coordinate and optimise industry research and other agreed industry projects • www.agic.org.au