Their memories of happy days they spent at the iconic Gold Coast venue. ’10 years!īarefoot surfers bowlo sundays,’ one local man remembered. ‘It was our home forĪ very long while, miss those days,’ another Oldest bowls club on the Gold Coast, as a ‘time portal’ intoĪ rich chapter of the areas historyFacebook users responded to the news by sharing With previous owner Mayor Tom Tate launching the development applicationHowever the beloved club’sīar, bowling greens and bistro still remain intact, featuring decor reminiscent of early 2000s bowls clubs and RSLs. ‘We’re relaunching the site, it’sĬoming back on the market for the first time in two years,Īgent Ben Evans described the venue, which is the second
Were abandoned last year and the development was never built.Īt one point the bowling club was set to be remodelled into a 56-storey high rise building, The development application. But those plans To close its doors for good back in 2010. At one point the bowling club was set to be remodelled into a 56-storey high rise building, with Mayor Tate heading Little profit, he and his partners decided However after several years of the modest club making
The nearly 5000 square metre property sits on Remembranceĭrive in Surfers Paradise, positioned in the middle of the busy Gold Coast stripMayor Tate bought the venueīack in the mid 2000s, planning to rescue the local club from financial ruin with the help Its cheap beers and barefoot bowls. The old Surfers Paradise Bowls Club is for sale for theįirst time in two years, after a deal struck by the previous owner Mayor Tom Tate fell through. The nearly 5000 square metre property sits on Remembrance Drive in Surfers Paradise, positioned in the middle of the busy strip. An old club that stood empty for more than a decade is back on the market, as locals remember the venue for