97-year-old Brisbane bowls club saved from demolition in $6 million deal
The 97-year-old Coorparoo Bowls Club in Brisbane has been saved from demolition after a $6 million purchase by a local investor. The deal prioritizes the preservation of the club's sporting facilities over a higher-priced offer from developers, ensuring the site remains a community hub.
Why it matters
It highlights the tension between urban redevelopment and the preservation of historic community social infrastructure.
For a club that spent years staring down the prospect of demolition, the future of Coorparoo Bowls Club now looks very different. The 97-year-old Brisbane institution will remain a place for bowls and community gatherings after the site was sold for $6 million to a local investor, ending plans that could have replaced the club with high-rise apartments, states the latest news report by ABC News. The deal preserves both bowling greens and gives the historic club a chance to enter its next chapter without losing the character that has defined it for generations.A campaign that kept the greens aliveAs per the ABC News report, the sale follows a multi-year campaign by the Coorparoo Bowls Club committee, which had been fighting to protect the venue and was facing eviction in May this year.
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