Country Club Casino
A casino and resort complex in Launceston, Tasmania, operated by Federal Group.
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Overview
Country Club Casino is a casino and resort complex in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. It is part of Federal Group, a privately held Tasmanian hospitality and gaming company, and operates under the broader Country Club Tasmania identity. The property combines casino gaming with accommodation, dining, entertainment, golf and other leisure facilities, making it a destination resort rather than a standalone gaming venue. Federal Group opened Country Club Casino and Resort in 1982. The development extended the group’s role in Tasmania’s regulated gaming and tourism sectors and established a major leisure property in the Launceston area. Its architecture and interior design were influenced by the stately homes of the American South. Greg Farrell senior, associated with Federal Group, reportedly admired the Georgian character of the United States Embassy building in Canberra and considered a related architectural approach appropriate for the rural landscape around Launceston. The resulting design positioned the venue as an estate-style resort, distinguishing it from a conventional urban casino. The casino is the property’s central commercial attraction, supported by hospitality and recreational facilities. Its typical offering includes regulated casino gaming, resort accommodation, food and beverage services, entertainment, golf and other visitor activities. The golf component has been especially important to the property’s identity and has also formed the basis of a major redevelopment program. Beginning in mid-2023, Federal Group commenced a broad redevelopment of Country Club Tasmania. A principal element was the redesign and upgrade of the existing golf course toward championship standard. The project was reported to involve approximately AUD 14 million and was designed by golf-course architect Beau Welling. It included a full reconfiguration of the course layout and playing surfaces. Federal Group also began adding complementary golf and leisure infrastructure, including a mini-golf facility and a multistorey driving range. The redevelopment additionally included the staged release of up to 372 residential lots for the planned Country Club Estate, located adjacent to the resort and golf facilities. This expanded the project beyond casino and tourism infrastructure into a broader mixed leisure and residential precinct. In late 2025, the multistorey driving range, known as The Range, was reported as complete. The program reflects an effort to broaden the property’s appeal to golfers, families, local residents, tourists and event visitors, while maintaining the casino as part of the wider resort proposition. Country Club Casino’s positioning is therefore based on integrated destination hospitality: gaming is combined with accommodation, dining, entertainment, golf and leisure facilities within a landscaped resort setting. Publicly available reference material does not establish a separate corporate listing, a named founder, or a comprehensive roster of current and former executives for the property itself.
History
Country Club Casino was opened by Federal Group in 1982 as part of the Country Club Casino and Resort development in Launceston, Tasmania. The property was conceived as a combined gaming, hospitality and leisure destination rather than simply a casino venue. Its opening strengthened Federal Group’s presence in Tasmania’s regulated gaming and tourism industries and created a substantial resort facility serving the Launceston region. The architectural concept was intended to give the resort a distinctive estate-like identity. The building’s style and interior design drew on the formal character of stately homes in the American South. Greg Farrell senior reportedly admired the simple lines and Georgian influence of the United States Embassy building in Canberra and believed that a similar architectural language could suit the rural landscape around Launceston. This approach helped frame Country Club as a country resort with a strong visual identity, rather than as an anonymous gaming complex. Over time, the property developed around several complementary business areas. Casino gaming remained the core branded attraction, while accommodation, dining, entertainment and recreation broadened the visitor proposition. Golf became a significant part of the resort’s identity, linking the casino operation with tourism, events and destination leisure. The Country Club Tasmania name has been used to describe the wider resort and its facilities, while Country Club Casino identifies the gaming component and the historic casino property. In mid-2023, Federal Group began a major redevelopment program. The most significant element was the planned transformation of the existing golf course into an 18-hole course intended to meet championship standards. The project was reported to involve approximately AUD 14 million and to have been designed by Beau Welling. The works involved a comprehensive reconfiguration of the course layout and playing surfaces rather than a limited refurbishment. The redevelopment also expanded the property’s recreational infrastructure. Federal Group began construction of a mini-golf facility and a multistorey driving range, adding activities designed to appeal to a wider audience than traditional golf players or casino customers. The driving range was subsequently identified as The Range and was reported as completed in late 2025. A further component was the planned Country Club Estate, involving the staged release of up to 372 residential lots adjacent to the resort and golf facilities. This element broadened the project from a hospitality refurbishment into the creation of a mixed residential and leisure precinct. Taken together, the golf course, practice facilities, mini-golf venue and residential estate indicate a strategy of increasing the site’s value as a year-round destination and integrating it more closely with the surrounding community. Country Club Casino remains an active Federal Group property in Launceston. Available reference material confirms its origins, architectural concept and recent redevelopment, but does not provide enough reliable information to identify individual founders, current executives, detailed financial performance, or a complete chronology of operational changes.
- 2025
The Range driving range completed
[1]The multistorey driving range known as The Range was reported as completed in late 2025.
- 2023
Redevelopment program begins
[1]Federal Group commenced a broad redevelopment of Country Club Tasmania, covering the golf course, new recreational facilities and a planned residential estate.
- 2023
Championship golf course project announced
[1]The existing golf course entered a major redesign and upgrade program intended to create an 18-hole championship-standard course, with design attributed to Beau Welling.
- 2023
New leisure and residential components added
[1]Construction began on a mini-golf facility and multistorey driving range, alongside staged plans for up to 372 Country Club Estate residential lots.
- 1982
Country Club Casino and Resort opens
[1]Federal Group opened the Country Club Casino and Resort in Launceston, establishing the property as a combined casino, hospitality and leisure destination.
Products and positioning
An integrated Tasmanian casino and leisure resort combining regulated gaming, hospitality, golf and broader recreational amenities in an estate-style setting near Launceston.
Casino gaming · 1982
Country Club Casino
The core gaming operation of the Country Club Tasmania resort. It provides regulated casino entertainment within a broader hospitality and leisure complex in Launceston. The available reference material does not specify the complete game mix, operating hours or detailed gaming facilities.
Resort hospitality · 1982
Country Club Tasmania resort
The wider destination property surrounding the casino, combining accommodation, dining, entertainment and recreational activities. Its estate-style architecture and rural setting are central to the brand’s identity and distinguish it from a standalone urban casino.
Golf and leisure
Championship-standard golf course
An 18-hole golf course undergoing a substantial redesign and upgrade as part of the Country Club Tasmania redevelopment. The project involves a new configuration of the course layout and playing surfaces and was designed by golf-course architect Beau Welling.
Golf practice facility · 2025
The Range
A multistorey driving range developed as part of the resort’s expansion into broader golf and leisure activities. The facility was reported as completed in late 2025 and is intended to complement the redesigned golf course and other recreational amenities.
Family leisure
Mini-golf facility
A mini-golf attraction constructed as part of the redevelopment program. It expands the resort’s recreational offer beyond casino gaming and traditional full-course golf, with a format intended to serve a broader leisure audience.
Residential development · 2023
Country Club Estate
A planned residential precinct adjacent to the resort and golf facilities. Federal Group initiated the staged release of up to 372 lots, linking residential development with the broader Country Club Tasmania leisure and hospitality project.
Brand decisions
2023
Expand Country Club Tasmania into an integrated leisure precinctStrategyBackground
Federal Group began a redevelopment intended to broaden the property beyond casino and resort operations through golf, family leisure and adjacent residential development.
Action taken
The group initiated a championship-standard golf course redesign, construction of a mini-golf facility and multistorey driving range, and staged plans for up to 372 residential lots.
Aftermath
The redevelopment repositioned Country Club Tasmania as a more diversified destination combining gaming, hospitality, golf, leisure and residential components.
Reported golf course redevelopment cost. Approximately AUD 14 million reported for the golf course redesign and upgrade (2023 redevelopment program)
Recent events
- 2025
The Range driving facility completed at Country Club Tasmania[1]
Product launch
The multistorey driving range, branded The Range, was reported as completed in late 2025.
- 2023
Federal Group begins Country Club Tasmania redevelopment[1]
Other
Federal Group commenced a redevelopment program at Country Club Tasmania, including a substantial redesign of the golf course, new leisure infrastructure and the planned Country Club Estate.
- 2023
Country Club golf course redevelopment planned at championship standard[1]
Other · Product generation
The existing golf course was targeted for a major reconfiguration and upgrade, with design work attributed to golf-course architect Beau Welling and reported project expenditure of approximately AUD 14 million.
- 2023
Country Club Tasmania adds new golf and leisure infrastructure[1]
Product launch · Other
Construction began on a mini-golf facility and a multistorey driving range as part of the wider resort redevelopment.
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