By ADRIAN PRINCE
NOW in its 12th year, the charity day run by Goodtime Golfers continues to grow with 100 people involved this year.
A total of $3500 was raised for the local branches of Salvation Army, Meals on Wheels and St Vincent de Paul. The format of 9 holes of golf at Noosa Par 3 Golf or two games of croquet at Coolum Croquet Club followed by 12 ends of bowls at Coolum Bowls Club calls for a range of sporting skills.
This is a great social event with lunch at the Bowls Club provided by Coolum Meals on Wheels.
Overall winners were Coolum Bowls Club members, Freddie Diamond, Jason Thomas and Troy Somerville who played golf and bowls while the runners-up were the Coolum Croquet Club based team of Birte Spencer, Adrian Prince and Geoff Cosgrave (with input by Farida Wills and Fay Beutel of Meals on Wheels) who played croquet and bowls.
The major successful bidders at the auction were Leon and Debbie Bishop of Southern Cross Sheds fame, who bought both the major lot of a return flight for two to Fraser Island and the signed poster from the last PGA at Coolum.
Many thanks to the large range of businesses, including Air Fraser Island, Environmental Management Contractors and Coolum Beach Realty, who donated prizes and cash. Also, thanks to Margaret Matthews for her work in gathering prizes and organising the cent raffle, Fran Brockhurst for the financial management of the event and to Roscoe Baldwin as the overall organiser.
