In the rough: Wollongong driving range 'not in the public interest'

Kate McIlwain
Updated February 25 2017 - 10:13am, first published 10:02am
Opposition: Alan and Louise Doughton were among hundreds of Links Seaside residents worried about how the 44-bay driving range at Wollongong Golf Club would affect their lifestyle. Picture: Adam McLean.
Opposition: Alan and Louise Doughton were among hundreds of Links Seaside residents worried about how the 44-bay driving range at Wollongong Golf Club would affect their lifestyle. Picture: Adam McLean.

An independent panel has released a scathing assessment of Wollongong Golf Club’s plans to build a two level driving range, declaring the plans against the public interest.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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