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August 2020 www.insidegolf.com.au www.facebook.com/InsideGolfIndustry IG business 14 to new people, both casual and serious, and we will be working closely with Greenspace Management to unlock the true potential of what will become an amazing community asset.” Regulars will notice a change to the logo incorporating a Port Adelaide local, the Pelican, plus the all-important addition of “Community” to the name to instil a focus on local engagement with the facility throughout the new activations and activities that will take place. GreenSpace is a leading Australian golf facility management and maintenance company with a combined eighty years’ experience within Australian Golf and were formed on the basis to provide clients with market leading, bespoke solutions. For more information about this media release please contact GreenSpace Managing Director, Peter Vlahandreas via peter@greenspacemanagement.com.au or on +61 402 189 819. Cancer Council NSW offers free sun protection on the course T here’s no denying the fact that skin cancer is our national cancer; two in three people who grow up in Australia will be diagnosed with skin cancer at some point in their life. But not many people know that men are more likely to be diagnosed than women. In NSW, men over the age of 40 are 1.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma and 2.5 times more likely to die of melanoma than women of a similar age. Golfers are also at greater risk of skin cancer due to spending long periods of time outdoors in an environment with minimal shade and many surfaces (grass, sand, and water) that reflect ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Cancer Council NSW’s Skin Cancer Prevention Manager, Liz King says “we know that the most effective way to reduce skin cancer rates is to reduce exposure to UV by regularly using five forms of sun protection, and the good news is, it’s never too late to start.” That’s why Cancer Council NSW launched their Improve your long game program back in 2016. The free program aims to improve the sun protection habits of golfers by providing clubs with sunscreen stands for the 1st and 10th tee, information and GreenSpace to manage Adelaide’s Regency Park T he future is looking bright for the popular Regency Park Community Golf Course, with the announcement that new course operator GreenSpace Management, will be expanding and creating what will become the best little golf course in Adelaide. The much-loved community golf course at Regency Park, owned by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, will now be operated by GreenSpace Management. There are lots of exciting things in store for the future, but perhaps the biggest is the establishment of a new mini golf site ‘SHANX’, which will inspire the next generation of golfers GreenSpace Managing Director, Peter Vlahandreas, said,“In partnership with the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, we see an enormous opportunity to be innovative and lead the market with a diverse range of amenities for the community to enjoy for generations. The inclusion of a mini-golf facility is the first step in this direction.” “There is significant opportunity for the Regency Park Community Golf Course within the broader community to create a facility that facilitates the game of golf, and many fun community activations.” “GreenSpace genuinely believes that the City of Port Adelaide Enfield has a unique opportunity to develop a first-class facility that is modern, family-friendly, fun, innovative and community centric.” City of Port Adelaide Enfield Mayor, Claire Boan, is enthusiastic for the future,“Regency Park is a much-loved golf course, but we can’t wait to unlock its potential even further and with these exciting developments which will encourage more and more people to get outside and give golf a go.” “It is all about opening up the game of golf resources to help reduce skin cancer risk. Last year, more than 180 golf clubs across NSW participated in the program, protecting their golfers from exposure to UV radiation to reduce their risk of skin cancer. Registration for 2020/21 is now open to all NSW golf clubs. The program runs year-round, as UV levels are high enough in NSW to damage unprotected skin most months of the year. Sun protection is recommended whenever the UV level is three (moderate) or above. On average, in Sydney, sun protection is needed for 320 days a year! In northern parts of NSW, such as Newcastle, the UV is even higher; there are only 12 days a year or less when the UV is below three, which is why it is crucial that golfers make sun protection a part of every game throughout the year. Register today by visiting www.cancercouncil.com.au/golf and completing the online registration form. For more information or assistance with registering your club, contact the Improve your long game team on (02) 9334 1761 or improveyourlonggame@nswcc.org.au