Thursday, October 17, 2024

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

LNP Announces Major Upgrade For Airlie Beach Bowls Club

The LNP will deliver a significant upgrade to the clubhouse at the Airlie Beach Bowls
club if they win government this month.

The LNP candidate for Whitsunday, Amanda Camm, said the $100,000 investment would help the club to install solar panels to help with power bills, and include improvements to the clubhouse ceiling to keep the well-used community facility looking its best.

“It is great to be able to support Airlie Beach Bowls Club, a community organisation
that relies on the hard work of an aging volunteer base,” Ms Camm said.

"The clubhouse is a meeting point not just for the bowling community but the whole
community, so upgrades to the facility will be widely felt.

John Brown, Chairman of Airlie Beach Bowls Club welcomed the funding boost.

“These funds will allow us to get started on the upgrades straight away,” said Mr
Brown.

“Otherwise, we have to wait until we are successful in a grant application or wait the
many years it would take us as a club to raise these funds.

“Besides being a necessity for the club from a safety point, the upgrades will also be
a morale boost to the club and the community.”

The project will include upgrading the ceiling and installing new solar panels to help
reduce the overall operating costs of the club.

“This cost-of-living crisis is not only hurting families in our community but also our not
for profit organisations. Making the clubhouse more energy efficient will help reduce
the club’s increasing electricity costs”, Ms Camm stated.

John Brown, Margo Stanley, Amanda Camm MP, and John Askew, Photo credit: Ruth Puddefoot

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