Remarkable Regional Business – Episode 48 (Part Two)

Guest: Mathew Goggin

Business Name: 7 Mile Beach

Website: https://www.7milegolf.com.au/

He did the project management. He ran the Instagram. He recorded the podcasts. He did all of it himself. And the course still ended up rated number three in Australia before it had been open six months.

In Part Two of this conversation on Remarkable Regional Business, Caleb Maxwell continues the discussion with Mathew Goggin, founder of 7 Mile Beach Golf in Tasmania. The conversation moves into the origin story behind the project, how Mat went from professional golfer to golf course developer, and the business thinking behind what is shaping up to be one of the great golf destinations in the world.

Mat also talks through the second course now under construction, the membership model he is moving towards, the partnerships being built with Hobart's best hotels and local Tasmanian producers, and why he still has a bottle of wine he hasn't opened yet because he believes the moment to celebrate is still to come.

Topics Covered

/ The second course and the vision for 36 holes How King Collins Dormer, a group whose first project outside America this will be, are now clearing land for the north course, and what 36 holes makes possible from a business model perspective.

/ The membership model and how it changes everything Why a membership base can cover half the operating costs before a single green fee is collected, and the careful balance between member exclusivity and resort play.

/ How 7 Mile Beach achieved its ranking so quickly What Mat did from a marketing standpoint entirely on his own, why it worked, and how the course was winning polls for the world's best golf logo before it had even opened.

/ Unreasonable hospitality as a business philosophy Why the experience a person has matters more than the green fee they paid, and how every partnership from Sullivans Cove Whisky to The Tasman hotel is chosen to maintain that standard from the moment someone arrives in Hobart.

/ How 7 Mile Beach is lifting the whole region Why local golf courses are now having their record green fee months and what that has to do with what Mat built.

/ Business wisdom from a first time developer Know every part of your business inside out. If the thing you are underpinning is not world class you are wasting your time. And yes, Mat still cannot work the point of sale system.

Watch Part One to hear what makes the course itself so special, who designed it, and the construction challenges of building something world class on Tasmanian sand dunes.

// Links https://www.7milegolf.com.au/

Remarkable Regional Business – Episode 48 (Part One)

Guest: Mathew Goggin

Business Name: 7 Mile Beach

Website: https://www.7milegolf.com.au/

He grew up near the property. Watched it sit there for decades screaming out for a golf course. And eventually decided if nobody else was going to do it, he would.

In Part One of this conversation on Remarkable Regional Business, Caleb Maxwell sits down with Mathew Goggin, founder of 7 Mile Beach in Tasmania. A former professional golfer with no background in development, no experience building anything at this scale, and a piece of land he had known since childhood that he believed was one of the best sites for a golf course in the world.

Already rated in the top 10 in Australia after opening for public play in December 2025, 7 Mile Beach is being talked about as a future top ten course in the world. And this is the story of how it came to be.

Topics Covered

/ The three ingredients of a world class golf course Interesting topography, great views by the water, and sand. Why this property had all three and why that matters more than most people realise.

/ What makes the course visually unique How a blown over pine plantation seeded the dunes and created an unusually choppy and irregular landscape that gives 7 Mile Beach its distinctive eye candy.

/ Why Tasmania is one of the best places in the world to build a links course The cool climate, fescue grass and sandy coastal conditions that put Tasmania in the same band as Scotland, Ireland and the UK.

/ The designers behind the course How Mat brought in Clayton, DeVries and Pont, whose principals between them co-designed Barnbougle and Cape Wickham, and why having the main guy on site for eighteen months was something most projects never get.

/ The complexities of building a golf course in coastal Tasmania Wind, shifting sand, construction challenges, and what it actually takes to shape something world class in those conditions.

This is Part One of the conversation with Mathew Goggin from 7 Mile Beach Golf. Continue to Part Two to hear the origin story behind the project, how the course achieved its ranking so quickly, the business model taking shape, and what Matt has learned building something genuinely world class from scratch.

// Links www.7milegolf.com.au/

Remarkable Regional Business – Episode 47 (Part Two)

Guest: Jacqui Naunton

Business Name: White Deer Graphic Design

Website: https://whitedeer.com.au/

She runs calls at 10am, 1:30pm and 8pm on the same day every fortnight. Because her clients are in Australia, Europe and America. All from her hometown in Bendigo.

In Part Two of this conversation on Remarkable Regional Business, Caleb Maxwell continues the discussion with Jacqui Naunton from White Deer. The conversation gets into the detail of how each of her three offerings actually works, what people pay, how the Co-Creation Design Club runs, and the marketing channels that have built her a global audience.

Jacqui also shares the business philosophy that has underpinned everything, from how she thinks about consistency and showing up even when she doesn't feel like it, to why she acts on ideas within weeks rather than sitting on them for months while other business owners are still ruminating.

Topics Covered

/ The full breakdown of each offering

The DIY course for newer businesses, the Co-Creation Design Club for businesses wanting ongoing support and co-creation, and the done for you studio for clients who just want it handled.

/ How the Co-Creation Design Club works

Unlimited Slack access, live calls across three time zones every fortnight, screen recordings, live design sessions and coaching all included, and why no one has ever overstepped what Jacqui thinks is fair.

/ Price points and how they are structured

How Jacqui has anchored each offering to a different stage of business and why the model works across a wide range of clients from solopreneurs to businesses with teams and VAs.

/ Marketing channels that are actually working

YouTube, Facebook ads, Instagram, email list and podcast, what each one does, which ones bring the most clients, and how she knows.

/ Building a global audience from a regional base

How Jacqui has grown audiences across multiple platforms simultaneously from Bendigo, and what she has learned about what works and what doesn't.

/ The business philosophy behind it all

Show up consistently. Act on ideas quickly. Put it out there and fix it rather than sitting on it for six months. And keep doing the monotonous things even when you don't feel like it.

Watch Part One to hear how White Deer started, why Jacqui flipped her business model six years ago, and how she sold a course she hadn't written yet from a family holiday in Tasmania.

// Links

https://whitedeer.com.au/