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ABC News reports that the 97-year-old Coorparoo Bowls Club in Brisbane was saved from demolition with a $6 million sale to local investor Will Griffin of Griffin Hospitality Group, rejecting a higher $7 million offer. The agreement ensures both bowling greens remain operational for competitions and casual play, while preserving the club's community role and historic character through planned renovations that maintain its atmosphere as more than just a sports venue.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-23,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Griffin Hospitality Group purchased Coorparoo Bowls Club in Brisbane for $6 million, saving it from potential demolition to make way for high-rise apartments. The sale follows a multi-year campaign by the club's committee to preserve the venue, which was due to be evicted in May this year. Despite higher offers, Bowls Queensland, the organization overseeing the club, chose this deal to ensure that both bowling greens would remain operational—one for competitions and one for casual players. The new owner plans to renovate the clubhouse, bar, and kitchen while maintaining the site as a community hub. This decision safeguards the future of the 97-year-old institution, allowing it to continue its role in the local community.
Written for “Brisbane Bowling Club Saved” on 2026-10-04,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
For a club that spent years staring down the prospect of demolition, the future of Coorparoo Bowls Club now looks very different.
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future → spend → Club
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.
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report → remain → 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.
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that → preserve → generations
A campaign that kept the greens alive
As 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.
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which → keep → May
Rather than see the site disappear under a redevelopment, the club will now remain in place under new ownership.
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club → see → ownership
Bowls Queensland reached the $6 million agreement with Coorparoo local Will Griffin of Griffin Hospitality Group after considering competing offers.
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Queensland → reach → offers
The organisation rejected an offer that was $1 million higher, prioritising an agreement that would keep bowls operating at the site.
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bowls → reject → site
That decision means both existing greens will stay.
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greens → mean → ?
One will be available for competitions, while the other will cater to casual players, preserving the club's role for both organised games and everyday community use.
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other → cater → games
Plans for a renewed clubhouse
The new ownership is expected to bring changes to the venue, but not a complete transformation, adds the online report.
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report → renew → transformation
Griffin Hospitality plans to renovate the clubhouse, bar and kitchen while retaining the atmosphere and character associated with the club.
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Hospitality → plan → club
The aim is to make the venue more welcoming for bowlers, families and visitors while keeping the sport at its centre.
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venue → make → centre
The plans also position the club as more than a sporting venue, with space for meals, social gatherings and community activities alongside regular bowls.
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plans → position → bowls
For a property that had been facing a very different future, the approach offers a way to modernise the venue without erasing its history.
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approach → face → history
The committee stays on
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committee → stay → ?
The report also states that the committee that led the campaign to save Coorparoo Bowls Club will remain involved, signing a five-year lease to continue running the club.
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that → state → club
That arrangement keeps the people who have helped steer the club through its uncertain years connected to its future.
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who → keep → future
With both greens protected, renovations planned and the existing committee remaining at the helm, Coorparoo Bowls Club has avoided demolition and secured a path forward.
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Club → protect → path
After nearly a century at the heart of the local community, the club will continue rolling bowls rather than making way for towers.
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club → continue → towers
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