The Forest Resort Golf Club is a championship golf course set amongst 150 acres of undulating bushland. The course runs just over 6,000 metres and features broad slopes, open greens and spectacular tree-lined fairways.
The design of this course has allowed for the natural flow of the land to determine the course routing. Where possible, all available ground elements, ridges, swales, spurs and trees are used to create golf course holes that are visually aesthetic with strategic flexibility.
Natural tree corridors of mature messmate eucalypt were retained to encourage the native flora and fauna and to provide micro environments well protected for long term sustainability in mind. (1)
A number of historical relics reflecting the past Goldfields era and earlier Aboriginal history will be preserved throughout the golf course with interpretative story boards. Historic water races and gold diggings have been protected and will be preserved for future generations to appreciate.
The State Government entered into an agreement with Novotel Forest Resort Creswick’s developer to begin delicate and lengthy negotiations with the Traditional Land Owners -the Dja Dja Wurrung people.
The Creswick Golf Course Redevelopment Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) was agreed between Gary John Murray, Robert Herbert Nicholls, Rodney John Carter, Graham John Atkinson, Carmel Priscilla Barry and Connie Harrison-Edwards on behalf of the Dja Dja Wurrung Native Title Group; and The Forest Resort Pty Ltd on 31 August 2005. The ILUA was registered on the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements on 5 May 2006.
The successful agreement is now considered one of the most significant Indigenous agreements in Australia. National Native Title Tribunal File No.: VI2005/007 (2)
Ref (1). http://www.golfgrinder.com/reviews/courses/shades-of-augusta-at-creswick-forest/
Ref (2). http://www.atns.net.au/agreement.asp?EntityID=3374
Cache is a 500ml clear plastic cylindrical container with small swaps
Enjoy the visit and pay your respects to the traditional owners.
Bring a pen just in case mine goes walkabout