In late 1985 approval was given for the Sandgate Hack and Pony Club to use a 12.63-hectare piece of Council-owned land between the pound and the old tip. Overgrown with weeds, this block was already designated “Sport and Recreation”, and the Club was responsible for making it suitable for use. It needed to be fenced before the move was made.

Council announced in November 2018 that the Club would have to move the following year to make way for a netball precinct. The initial plan was for Council to help it relocate to a purpose-built site west of Hidden World, on the site of the landfill. In April 2019, however, Council gave the club six weeks to vacate their home since 1985. The proposal for the Roghan Road site was abandoned, as it would have cost about $2.7 million for site remediation. No suitable alternatives were available at this time.

By the May deadline the Club had moved a few horses and much of the gear to Redcliffe Pony Club, which gave it permission to hold events, clinics and musters there. Most of the horses found private agistment. In August the Council offered the Club a new home within the Bill Brown Sports Reserve but said the Club would have to wait at least two years before moving in. Because a suitable site could not be found quickly, the Club closed completely. Its assets and funds were donated to Redcliffe Pony Club Inc.¹

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