The golf and country club in the town of Tatura, which was built in 1965, acknowledges it has to evolve to survive long-term.
Since becoming General Manager in March 2023, Christopher Longbottom and the Hill Top Golf and Bowls committee consulted Phil Ryan, from the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects.
“We decided that we would look at redoing the caravan park, redoing some of the club facilities, but the biggest sustainable solution is a community retirement lifestyle village,” Christopher said.
It could provide 200 apartments or more, in four-to-six-storey buildings.
Hill Top, which is 167km north of Melbourne's CBD, has received strong support from its members, Greater Shepparton City Council, and Golf Australia.
“Victoria doesn’t have one yet, but they are successful elsewhere. For us, this is groundbreaking."
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