About Us
History
In 1953 a six hole course with sand greens was built on a vacant area of RAAF Base Fairbairn by a group of volunteer serving personnel. By 1965 the course had expanded to nine holes with grass greens – the turf coming from the old Royal Canberra Golf Club when it was forced to relocate. At that time the club was known as RAAF Golf Club Fairbairn, with membership and access largely restricted to serving personnel. In 1998 the name of the club was changed to the ADF Golf Club and in a sign of the times the Department of Defence made it clear that historical subsidies in the form of things like ‘free’ electricity and water, cleaning, waste disposal etc. could not continue indefinitely and the club would need to become self-supporting. This process of transition, which commenced in the late 1990s, led to the registration of ‘Fairbairn Golf Club Incorporated’ in 2004 and culminated in 2010 when a formal lease (The Defence Licence) was negotiated, giving the club security of tenure for an initial period of seven years in return for annual rent.
Governance
The club operates under the terms of the ‘Associations Incorporation Act 1991’ and a formal Constitution. The Constitution itself is supported by a number of By-Laws and this governance framework is managed by an elected board. In keeping with the club’s origins there is still a heavy reliance on volunteer activity, especially for occasional ‘working bees’ and the running of events.
Fairbairn Golf Club Constitution
Fairbairn Golf Club By-Laws
Fairbairn Golf Club Board and Committees 2020-21
| The Board | |
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| President | Brian Depree |
| Vice President | Chris Morgan |
| Captain | Steven Wright |
| Secretary | Suzi Wiebe |
| Treasurer | Russell Phillips |
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| Match/Greens Committee | |
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| Chair | Mark Crocker |
| Vice Captain | Steven Wright |
| Selina Walmsley | |
| Brock McKinlay | |
| Paul Clough | |
| Rod Mitchell | |
| Greens Member | Wayne Cochrane |
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| Marketing, Membership & Communications Committee | |
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| Chair | Brian Depree |
| Gary Lawless | |
| Ray Kiley | |
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| Finance, Compliance & Reporting Committee | |
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| Chair | Brian Depree |
| Russell Phillips | |
| Suzi Wiebe | |
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| House Committee | |
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| Chair | Chris Morgan |
| Craig Bird | |
| Kay Ferguson | |
| Keith Ross | |
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| Ladies’ Committee | |
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| Ladies President | Kay Ferguson |
| Ladies Vice President | Vacant |
| Ladies Captain | Selina Walmsley |
| Ladies Treasurer | Mary-Ann Wall |
| Ladies House Members | |
| Ladies General Committee | |
| Veterans’ Representative | |
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