General Managers Message
Kia ora kotou,
I hope this weeks newsletter finds everyone safe and dry after the ex-cyclone has made itself known over the last couple of days. We will not be having carts on the course tomorrow (Saturday 19th April) due to the conditions.
On ANZAC day we have the Rosie Tray, grab your partner and enter in the office.
As you would have seen on your invoices for your memberships, there is a 10-year membership special offer. If you are interested in this or want to grab one of these limited memberships please get in touch.
The Board has been doing work on the clubs acknowledgment policy. The policy covers a number of areas within the club from holes in one through to Life Memberships.
Enjoy the week.
Mangrove Seedlings and Stray Golf Balls Cleared from Conservation Pond
On Thursday 10 April, a team of seven volunteers gathered at Kaylene Place on a picture-perfect autumn morning to carry out a mangrove seedling removal at the conservation pond on the golf course.
Wearing cycle helmets for protection (stray golf balls do happen!), we walked across the course and got to work. In just an hour, we had pulled out seven sacks of young mangrove seedlings by hand—along with retrieving around 20 golf balls from the pond.
While mangroves are important along the coast, when they start spreading into ponds like this one, they can quickly take over—trapping sediment, reducing open water, and impacting the habitat for birds and aquatic species. Removing them while they’re small makes the task far easier and helps preserve the natural balance of the site.
Golf balls, too, can cause long-term environmental harm, releasing microplastics and toxins as they break down—so it’s good to get them out.
A big thank you to Rob for assisting with moving the full sacks to the compost heap. This kind of help makes all the difference.
We expect to repeat this clean-up annually and are planning a larger, family-friendly event on the beach side soon.
If you’re interested in joining local environmental efforts, contact Leonie at evc@oemi.nz or phone 021 227 2040.
Photos by Leonie Johnsen
Photo 1. – From left – Conservation volunteers Chrissy Cleaver, Evelyn Hoddinott and Marianne Whittington gearing up to go seedling mangrove pulling at the Omokoroa Golf Club Conservation pond.
Photo 2. – Omokoroa volunteers Peter Goad and Chrissy Cleaver in the Omokoroa Golf Club conservation pond pulling seedling mangroves.
Dayne Bulloch
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