Designed by engineer member J. B. MacKenzie, the farmland was transformed by the establishment of magnificent plantations of Australian native trees and shrubs and has the most famous specimen of red flowering gum (Corymbia ficifolia) in Australia. This huge tree, magnificent in bloom in February and well over 100 years old, is the Club emblem with the winged golf ball.

The Metropolitan Golf Club is a private golf club. Play is primarily restricted to members and their guests. Limited playing times are available to interstate and overseas visitors.

Playing times for visitors who are members of an interstate or overseas golf club are generally available on Monday morning or afternoon, Wednesday mornings, Thursday mornings and Friday mornings and afternoons.