97-year-old Brisbane bowls club saved in $6M deal after $1M higher offer rejected

Griffin Hospitality plans to renovate the clubhouse, bar and kitchen while retaining the atmosphere and character associated with the club. The aim is to make the venue more welcoming for bowlers, families and visitors while keeping the sport at its centre. For a club that spent years staring down the prospect of demolition, the future of Coorparoo Bowls Club now looks very different. The 97-year-old Brisbane institution will remain a place for bowls and community gatherings after the site was sold for $6 million to a local investor, ending plans that could have replaced the club with high-rise apartments, states the latest news report by ABC News. The deal preserves both bowling greens and gives the historic club a chance to enter its next chapter without losing the character that has defined it for generations.A campaign that kept the greens aliveAs per the ABC News report, the sale follows a multi-year campaign by the Coorparoo Bowls Club committee, which had been fighting to protect the venue and was facing eviction in May this year. Rather than see the site disappear under a redevelopment, the club will now remain in place under new ownership. Bowls Queensland reached the $6 m...