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Home The Australian Golf Industry Council
(AGIC) was established in late 2006 to provide a forum to help unite the
industry on agreed industry wide initiatives. The AGIC has continued to
operate as an unincorporated not for profit partnership between the key industry
administrations and membership organisations - Australian Golf Course
Superintendents Association (AGCSA), Australian Ladies Professional Golf
(ALPG), Australian Sporting Goods Association (representing golf equipment
suppliers & manufacturers) - ASGA, Golf Australia (GA), Golf Management
Australia (GMA), PGA of Australia (PGA), Society of Australian Golf Course
Architects (SAGCA), and golf and real estate development. Individual experts
from the industry have also been invited to participate in the activities of
the AGIC. Parliament
welcomes AGIC - On 23 June 2009 representatives from the
Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC) met with a range of Federal Ministers
and senior officials at Parliament House in Canberra to raise awareness of
the significant economic, social and environmental benefits of the Australian
Golf Industry. The Hon Kate Ellis MP, Minister for Sport and The Hon Richard
Marles, MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry helped to
co-ordinate the day and welcomed delegates from the AGIC to Canberra. “Golf is incredibly important to the Australian government,” said Ms
Ellis on the lawns of Parliament House after receiving a golf lesson from PGA
professional Jake Nagle, grandson of Australian great Kel. “In terms of reaching government objectives, it is (the government’s)
objective to have a healthy community. It is our objective to have a strong
economy. It is our objective to have well supported and well operating large
industries. It is our objective to boost tourism and to do a whole range of
things that golf - out there as a silent achiever- is already doing. And today is about recognising that.” At the end of the day’s meetings, Max Garske, Chair of the AGIC and CEO
of the PGA of Australia added, “golf is an extremely diverse industry and we
cut across so many portfolios including Trade, International Affairs,
Regional Development, Local Government, Women, Small Business, Health &
Ageing, Tourism and the Environment.
Today was really about working out how we can further leverage our
sport. At the forefront of priorities for the delegation was conveying the
substantial value of the Australian Golf Industry that directly employs
23,000 Australians and contributes $2.7 billion to the national annual
economy. "The golf industry is
massive in terms of financial measures like employment and economic impact,”
commented Stephen Pitt, CEO of Golf Australia. “Beyond this it has an
enormously positive impact on the health and happiness of more than a million
Australians. There is a clear necessity for us to ensure that all levels of
Australian Government understand the true and total value of golf in this
country." The day’s proceedings concluded with a dinner at which five-time
British Open Champion Peter Thomson, AO CBE, and Dawn Fraser, AO MBE, as
patron of Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG), took to the stage as
guest speakers and entertained over 40 MP’s and Senators from all political
parties. The clear
message of the day was that golf is both a sport contributing to the health
and well being of those who play the game and is a substantial industry
important to the economy, jobs and to the environment. The future of the Australian Golf Industry
will be enhanced by a co-operative working relationship between all industry
parties and all levels of government – and the AGIC is committed to ensuring
this becomes a reality. Click here for
the official press release. AGIC launches data research project - The Australian Golf Industry
Council (AGIC) is requesting the help of golf clubs nationally for an
innovative data research project
that aims to help the industry ‘stay
ahead of the game.’ The new national research project is reliant on the collection
of monthly round data from clubs across Australia so that industry trends can
be tracked and reported regularly for the benefit of the entire industry. Click here
to view the full press release.
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