Despite wet conditions and puddles around the course, more than 140 people travelled to the Mungindi Golf Club, “Royal Mungindi”, for the Mungindi Cotton Growers Association annual charity golf day.
Through this year’s event, held in August, more than $30,000 was raised and donated to 19 community groups from Mungindi and surrounding districts.
Mungindi Cotton Growers Association president and event organiser Ben Warby said the Cotton Growers Association has been overwhelmed with the generosity of the event’s sponsors.
“All 19 community groups we were able to raise money for add an enormous amount to our little community an make it a great place to live,” Ben said.
“It is a privilege for the Cotton Growers Association to be able to do a small bit to help these groups and our community flourish.”
Golfers locked the hubs in and played through wet conditions in a fun filled nine hole ambrose event, with teams in dress up themes and novelty events spread around the course.
“It’s much more about coming together for some fun and supporting the Mungindi community, than proper golf” said B&W Mungindi agronomist Mick Brosnan, shortly after hooking a ball into the Barwon River when driving off the top of a cotton bale.
Best dressed team went to “The Mum’s Club” team in their fish inspired uniforms and first place team went to the HMAg team.
Several roaming drinks carts loaded with eskies kept golfers well hydrated through the day. The Mungindi Community Preschool and Daycare catered a beautiful lunch for 140 guests, when all players stopped play for some refreshments and presentations of donations to the community groups by the platinum sponsors.
Mungindi Cotton Growers Association treasurer Rebecca Longworth thanked all the 45 sponsors, in particular the 11 platinum sponsors, who were huge supporters of the Mungindi community.
“It’s great for everyone to be able to have a fun day out, where we can also raise much needed funds for the groups that give so much to our community,” she said. “In the last five years the cotton growers golf day has raised over $120,000 for Mungindi community groups.”
A special additional donation of $1000 was made to the Mungindi Fishing Club for restocking rivers with fingerlings. Mungindi Fishing Club president Red Trindal said the government is currently matching fundraising on a two for one basis, so this donation would provide $3000 worth of fingerlings for release.
“There will be fish from bank to bank in the Barwon River after this,” said Red.
