Golf Programs Australia Incorporated

GPAI Golf Programs Australia Incorporated uses the activity of golf to 'Drive Inclusion & Break Isolation'. The Vision GPAI's mission is to secure funding to establish a world's first golf facility that provides training and meaningful employment for individuals living with an intellectual disability. The Facility The GPAI golf Facility will include: A modern 2 tier, 36 bay driving range, 18 hole pitch & putt course, mini golf centre, cafe, function room, indoor golf simulators, warehouse & store, greenkeepers shed, onsite cabins, garden, nursery & aqua-culture, under cover carwash & detailing centre. Training Areas of training will include: Basic Greenkeeping; Basic Machinery Operation; Hospitality; Administration; Housekeeping; Warehousing & Store Work; Retail Sales; Car Detailing & Washing; Nursery Work & Gardening; Aqua-Culture & More. Programs GPAI Golf will include programs for those living with; Intellectual & Physical Disabilities; Mental Health Programs; Youth At Risk; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) programs for the Aged and Indigenous golf initiatives. Accessibility The proposed facility will be open to the public. GPAI Social Enterprise In late 2016 the GPAI Creative Cooperative opened at Shop 1, 89 currie Street, Nambour, Qld, Australia and is a working social enterprise model that receives no funding from government or corporate sectors. Micro-business concepts have been created specifically to provide a source of funding via a retail space which also incorporates training for 5 intellectually disabled students that learn retail, business & creativity. The store also acts as a community outreach and a platform to raise the organisation's community profile. Those wishing to support GPAI can donate online at or contact admin@gpai.org.au