After more than 70 years of operation on Imlay Street, Eden Fishermen's Club will close its doors this Sunday, August 1.
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Chief executive officer Andrew Terry said he was very excited about the new premises currently under construction at the Eden Country Club.
"All things being equal, the new club will open on September 6," Mr Terry said.
"We need the month to take out the commercial kitchen and bars and have them reinstalled down the road. We have to move an enormous amount of equipment out of here."
The club's tenure on the main street of town will come to an end quietly, with current COVID restrictions greatly limiting use of the venue.
"We had a massive week planned this week, but obviously restrictions have meant we had to cancel bands and entertainment, with mask wearing, the 4-metre rule and restrictions on singing and dancing," Mr Terry said.
"We are trying to avert large numbers coming now, it's a real bummer."
With Victorians staying on their side of the border once again, Mr Terry said, "everyone is hurting right around the region, especially accommodation providers, who lost Christmas, Easter, and the school holidays."
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Mr Terry said there were mixed feelings from club members about the upcoming relocation of the club to the new venue.
"it's about 60/40. Some are sentimental, some are opposed and don't like the idea," he said.
"The club has been here for 74 years, the '50s, '60s and '70s in particular were a real boom time for Eden, but we really haven't had those good old days for at least 20 years now, they are well and truly gone.
"As I have said over the last couple of years, if the club wants to remain as a local entity this had to be the reality," he said.
A large percentage of the tradesmen working at the new site are from Sydney and have been in Eden for four or five weeks, since before the metropolitan lockdown.
The official handover of the new venue is scheduled for mid-August.
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"At this stage the new premises are still on track, providing we don't have any COVID drama," Mr Terry said.
"When people see what the new club looks like, I think its going to turn a lot of negative attitudes around very quickly.
"We have managed to invest in families and kids, we have reduced the gaming space quite considerably, making it a more social space.
"It's very functional and modern, we have heavily invested to make sure the new site will last us for a very long time, it's really super flash," Mr Terry said.