GolfWA and the PGA of Australia – WA will operate under one roof for the first time when both governing bodies complete a switch to SportHQ in Floreat.
GolfWA will make the move in late August, with the PGA of WA following suit a month later. Both organisations expect to be fully operational at their new HQ by September 1 and October 1 respectively.
Since forming in 2011, after a merger of separate men’s and women’s golf associations, GolfWA has been based out of premises in South Perth. Prior to that, those premises had been the home of the WA Golf Association since 1981.
However, the dated facilities and growing staff team have made finding a new base of operations imperative, hence the move to SportHQ, which is the headquarters of peak body SportWest.
GolfWA’s existing office space at Melville Parade in South Perth has been sold and Chief Executive Gary Thomas believes the move will be benefit not only staff, but the sport more widely.
“The facilities at SportHQ are superb and much better suited for the requirements of a major sporting body,” he said. “As well as SportWest, tenants include Rugby WA, Western Force, Lacrosse WA, Sports Medicine Australia and Triathlon WA.
“The presence of these other sporting organisations, as well as the PGA, will allow close collaboration and sharing of best practice processes that will further benefit golf in the state.”
SportHQ is the home of more than a dozen WA sporting bodies
The PGA of Australia’s WA State Manager Brendon Allanby added: “The PGA enjoys a strong relationship with GolfWA and this move will only enhance how both organisations work together into the future.
“We thank the Town of Cambridge for allowing us to call Wembley Golf Course home since 2016. It is truly a world-class facility.”
GolfWA’s phone and email contact details will remain the same, and our affiliated clubs should not notice any interruption in service during the move.
Our new physical address will be: Sport HQ, 203 Underwood Ave, Floreat, WA 6014
A new PO Box address will be organised in due course.
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