Simon Causley Tennis Coaching
Coaching in Lane Cove

It is a sport which creates an exciting social environment, a store where people from all walks of life can appreciate a day of fun. A day at Corbould Park is a day of fun for all. Correct on the finishing line in the Members' Enclosure. It is also a vast store for your after function or conference etc. This 6 million investments, approved and funded by Racing Queensland is an example of the importance of the SCTC to the larger picture of racing in Queensland. Racing Queensland spent a further 7.1 million at Corbould Park Racecourse on the lighting project. With these major events and over 60 other race days per year the Club is elated that each year our visitor numbers increase. Although Corbould Park is obvious mainly as a racing venue it is much more than that. Other events held at the course include Conferences, Trade exhibitions and meetings. Fleas, cockroaches, mud crabs, pigs, dogs, camels, horses if it moves, man will find a way to bet on it. Horse racing with or without chariots, has been by far the maximum practiced an amenity man has taken with him wherever he migrated. Both Sir Gordon and Sir Douglas tried to discourage any plans for a fresh racecourse. Mr Owen Brown was elected as the Club’s beginning President at the time. Peter Allan produced new plans for an enlarged track extending into the adjoining property. Soon behind the letter was sent by Tom Hennessy and Peter Allan which made it clear that the area the club wanted for a racecourse was the section of low lying melon hole swamp. The success of meetings confirmed that a 50 year negotiable lease for the entire area could be agreed to. Negotiations were held to discuss the opportunity to purchase the land and lease back to the Club. Construction work commenced employing day labor for the construction and development below the supervision of the Club incorporation. The Committee was aware of the need to flourish the Race Course as a tourist attraction while providing a beginning class facility for the locals. This amount has since grown and the relationship between Tourism and local business has continued. By 1984 constructions was in packed swing, landscaping was underway and distinctive features were a visual timing device, public address system, race information board and untrue start technology were being in installed. After an imperative meeting at the Queensland Turf Club the Club was qualified to report triumph after so many lengthy and repeated partitions for a packed racing calendar. It had been a long road but healthy worth it. A unique factor to be remembered about the creation of Corbould Park is that whereas most courses have been developed gradually from ashamed beginnings, the Corbould Park design engineers and architects started from scratch and produced a perfectly planned, fully functional and pretty fresh racing venue ready to see the first barrier rise.

This 6 million investments, approved and funded by Racing Queensland is an example of the importance of the SCTC to the larger picture of racing in Queensland. The cushion track provides an all weather racing surface, and is the first of its kind in Australia.It has provided a major boost to the Club’s capacity and capability to produce tall quality training and racing facilities despite the fairly tall local rainfall. Racing Queensland spent a further 7.1 million at Corbould Park Racecourse on the lighting project. The 42 million complex, with its unique architecture, picture accurate gardens, landscape and lake, is a venue that provides for a spectrum of events, not only for residents of the Sunshine Coast, but also for interstate and international visitors. With these major events and over 60 other race days per year the Club is elated that each year our visitor numbers increase. Although Corbould Park is known mainly as a racing venue it is much more than that. Other events held at the course include Conferences, Trade exhibitions and meetings. Fleas, cockroaches, mud crabs, pigs, dogs, camels, horses if it moves, man will find a way to bet on it. Horse racing with or without chariots, has been by far the maximum practiced an amenity man has taken with him wherever he migrated. Both Sir Gordon and Sir Douglas tried to discourage any plans for a new racecourse. Mr Owen Brown was elected as the Club’s beginning President at the time. Peter Allan produced new plans for an enlarged track extending into the adjoining property. Soon after the letter was sent by Tom Hennessy and Peter Allan which made it definite that the area the club wanted for a racecourse was the section of low lying melon hole swamp. The victory of meetings confirmed that a 50 year negotiable lease for the entire area could be agreed to. Negotiations were held to discuss the opportunity to buy the land and lease back to the Club. Construction labor commenced employing day work for the construction and development under the supervision of the Club incorporation. The Committee was mindful o