There are major costs in maintaining the facilities, and although the club has successfully renegotiated a favorable finance package with their bankers, additional support is needed.

The club has three bowling greens, a nine-hole golf course, a two-storey club with restaurant, sports bar, bottle shop and meeting rooms, and is on Coila Lake with magnificent views over the Tasman Sea.

It is rated one of Austalia's top 9-hole courses with progressive men's, veteran and ladies' sub clubs who manage their own calendars. The club was established on land gifted by Hector McWilliam and built with donated materials by volunteers. This self-help attitude continues. The club has regular competitions and hosts district pennants events.

The future looks positive and president Mike Birks, manager Stephen Hodge and men's golf president Andrew Gordon presented a strong message to Mr Constance highlighting past achievements, and outlined future projects to benefit the club and the community.

Waste water from the Moruya/Bingie sewerage plant is piped under Coila Lake and used on the course. The club could, with help, extend this system to cover the full course area.

A joint government, council, and club program would be of environmental benefit, use more waste water, and reduce the increasing load on the treatment plant. The Tuross Head club facility is also the focal point for many activities.

Work is required on pathways and parking areas require resurfacing. Traversing it is a challenge. The club is considering making one of the three bowling greens available for community activities. Covers are required for the remaining playing greens.

This hands on approach by the club was well received by the Mr Constance and staff. A detailed submission was presented with some confidence by executives and a positive response is hopefully expected for this important application.

There are more questions than answers from Why shire did not declare climate emergency (Narooma News online).

Cr Phil Constable's comment regarding the possibility of "going down the road of a very costly exercise" raises the question of what are the costs we might have incurred by council adopting the emergency motion?

Were councillors advised on what these costs might be for and how much? Were they advised of the potential costs of doing nothing? Did councillors reach their decision without full awareness?

Cr Jack Tait's assertion about not being aligned with any party is superficially good, but councillors are supposed not to be influenced by party politics yet he - and maybe others - seems to have rejected the emergency motion purely because it was raised by a "Green". Has he severed his election alignment with the mayor, whose party politics are worn on her sleeve?

Was the matter of the shire's long term water supply security considered to be a critical matter - more than enough to constitute an emergency if things go sour?

Thank you to the School of Arts for giving Montague Art and Crafts Society (MACS) credit for the idea of creating an arts and community building for Narooma 10 years ago. MACS has evolved and now our priorities concern holding a more inclusive environment which encourages the community to participate in art and craft workshops held now at 24 Glasshouse Rocks Road. Our core values include activities for those with a disability as well as working with other organisations such as Boats Afloat, The Djaadjawan Dancers, The Narooma Oyster Festival., the River of Art and taking on the management of the Narooma Visitor Information Centre.

MACS encourages members and Friends of the Visitor Centre to volunteer at the centre and always needs more. Drop in to talk to us.