Medway Foundation- Est. 2024
Current Campaigns
Water Fund
Summery- Water security risk and its mitigation
in 2026- the course is in its best-ever condition. A major risk to that condition is lack of water and we are seeking to defend against that threat. If we lose the course to lack of water we lose our most important asset.
The current dam capacity is 38 megalitres. That capacity can survive through summer for about 8 weeks without rain. While this doesn’t happen very often, if the dams run out of water our course is at extreme risk. Historically in a very dry period there was a decision to only water the tees and the greens. This proved to be a poor decision and our fairways took a long time to recover. The club learnt from that experience and so to defend the course we will always purchase water to ensure the course maintains its condition.
We must create water security from both a short and long term perspective and all options require funding.
Short term
The short term defence of our course against lack of water has a few aspects:
Purchase water if / when necessary. The current price of water is $2500 per megalitre. Watering the course during the summer months uses 0.5 megalitres per night. So $10,000 will buy us about a week’s worth of water.
Deploy pumps and specific associated machinery, chemicals and wetting agents to maximise the effect of watering
Engage specialist consultants to design the long-term water storage capability with the view to expanding capacity to 60 80 megalitres
Investigate harvesting rainwater from the rooves of the clubhouse and storage sheds (when rebuilt). The additional water source contributes to, but does not alleviate, our water security risk. Two things are needed for this – time, rain and money to install the facility.
Long term
The long term defence of our course is to build new or extend our current dams to a capacity between 60 and 80 megalitres, creating capacity to a point that can sustain much longer summer periods without rainfall.
Junior Fund
Medway has a long history of supporting Junior Golf. With your support we can continue to invest in our junior via coaching programs or travel/ clothing support to represent the Club or the State.
If you would like to donate please click on the link above.
Completed- 9th Bunkers
As of August 2025 the club has raised over $4k through the Foundation toward the 9th hole bunker development as well as almost $30K through the Reverse Draw fundraiser.
Thank you for your support.
Background
Medway Golf Club is a not for profit club set up to supply members and guests with a golf club and associated facilities. We aim to grow the game of golf, have an open and progressive attitude to the game of golf and work within our community to utilise our facility. Our prime concern is to provide members satisfaction and a viable not-for-profit business.
We expect improvements to benefit the sport in that more golfers and customers can enjoy the club facilities. Providing a social and health benefit to the community.