Oxley Golf Club sells Land to Fund Total Course Redevelopment following Road Project

The historic Oxley Golf Club has finalised a major land sale and consolidation agreement with industrial developer LogiSPACE, converting a disruptive local infrastructure project into a multi-million dollar commercial windfall.

The pivot comes in direct response to Brisbane City Council’s Boundary Road widening initiative, an infrastructure program expanding the corridor from two lanes to four. The capital works project will effectively bisect the 98-year-old course, completely cutting off the northern landholding from the southern section and rendering the existing 18-hole layout unviable. Currently, players make approximately 300,000 hazardous road crossings annually during standard play.

Faced with severe operational impairment, the club’s executive board has formalised a corporate agreement to sell its northern 12-hectare land parcel to specialist logistics developer and fund manager LogiSPACE. While the exact financial figures of the transaction remain confidential, the substantial proceeds will be entirely reinvested to transform the club’s remaining southern 48-hectare footprint into a consolidated, world-class sports and leisure asset.

New Golf Redevelopment Funding

The capital injection will fund the construction of a new championship-standard 18-hole golf course alongside a comprehensive community recreation precinct. Designed to capitalise on the modern, high-margin off-course entertainment market, the proposed southern master plan features a new state-of-the-art clubhouse, undercover driving range and practice facility, wellness centre, and family mini-golf areas. Crucially, the blueprint introduces nine illuminated holes, a commercial master stroke targeting the lucrative night-golf demographic to significantly scale evening green-fee revenue.

Oxley Golf Club president, John Petrie, confirmed that the external pressure of the road upgrade forced the club to aggressively modernise its commercial business model.

“The Boundary Road upgrade fundamentally changes the way our golf course can safely and practically operate.”

“This was not a direction the Club had initially planned, but one it has needed to consider in response to ongoing uncertainty around the road project and its impact on the site.

“So rather than simply adapting around that constraint, we’ve taken the opportunity to propose something better for golfers, the residents, and the region’s ongoing growth,” he said.

Reflecting on the club’s century-old presence in the south-west corridor, Petrie added that the LogiSPACE partnership as a generational play for financial sustainability.

“With a history of nearly 100 years, Oxley Golf Club is vital to the local area. It supports charities, hosts events, drives economic activity through local suppliers and markets, and promotes health with 70,000 annual rounds and junior clinics, reinforcing its role as a valued community asset.”

“This proposal represents a major reinvestment into the future of golf and community recreation in Brisbane’s south-west, and we are committed to ensuring it is shaped through genuine community input as the design process progresses,” Petrie noted.

A Mirror of Golf Australia’s “Big Swings” Strategy

The venture directly mirrors Golf Australia’s newly launched ‘Big Swings’ national strategy, specifically its ‘Evolve’ pillar, which urges traditional, land-heavy venues to diversify revenue via multi-use hospitality, entertainment, and non-traditional participation clinics. Averaging 70,000 rounds of golf annually, Oxley is positioning itself to insulate its balance sheet from future membership fluctuations by functioning as a high-yield community hub.

The long-term development remains subject to Brisbane City Council planning approvals and public feedback, with both corporate entities preparing to lodge a formal Development Application.

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