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Over many years Mal has helped in numerous tasks;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>maintaining and cleaning all the ball washers on course<\/li>\n<li>emptying all bins each day<\/li>\n<li>repairing all bunker rakes when necessary<\/li>\n<li>repairs the warmup nets<\/li>\n<li>early morning course marshalling to ensure players are members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You&#8217;ll often see him early morning or late evening in one of the last buggies on the course driving around attending to many jobs&#8217; we members aren&#8217;t aware of.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for all you&#8217;ve done over the years Skip.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"9247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nedlandsgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9247\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"9249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nedlandsgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_9093-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9249\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"9248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nedlandsgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_9094-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9248\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Mal Skipworth, the 2024 recipient of the Meritorious Service Award. 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