Homes may Replace Golf Course in N.Z
Golf -
By Editor (06 Apr 08 8:05)
The rolling fairways of Red Beach’s 44-hectare Peninsula Golf Club could become home to 600 houses. - Read Article
Track consistency will be key to New Surface in QLD.
Racing -
By Editor (05 Apr 08 7:00)
Cushion track is the trade name for a combination of wax, fibres and high quality sand to produce an all-weather training surface which can also be used for racing. After yesterday's trials there was minimal marking of the surface and an acceptable level of "kick back" from horses at top speed. The track is a valuable training tool if it can withstand the harsh Queensland climate. - Read Article
Royal Queensland Golf Club Changes in North Shore Project
Golf -
By Editor (04 Apr 08 7:00)
Changes to the Royal Queensland Golf Club may be on the way after the iconic course was included in the boundaries of the Hamilton North Shore redevelopment. - Read Article
Wine into Water
Golf -
By Editor (03 Apr 08 7:00)
One winery’s waste will become the Barossa Valley Golf Club’s gain to drought proof their greens. - Read Article
AFL Venue hit by Firebug
A.F.L -
By Editor (02 Apr 08 7:00)
A Deliberately lit fire at Aurora Stadium in Launceston yesterday was the third major sporting venue to be targeted by arsonists in Tasmania since September. - Read Article
Torguay Golf Clubs $90million Plan
Golf -
By Editor (01 Apr 08 9:00)
Plans were unveiled today for the Torquay Golf Club's $90 million redevelopment. - Read Article
Buggy joyriders wreck course at Rossdale Golf Club
General News -
By Editor (27 Mar 08 6:00)
A late night joyride at a golf course where buggies were driven on greens, through bunkers and into a dam has caused an estimated $100,000 worth of damage. - Read Article
New Water Sensors Keep Fields Green
General News -
By Editor (26 Mar 08 6:00)
Ipswich will be the first to appreciate new water monitoring sensors installed at several sporting fields across the city. - Read Article
Dunedin Back in Test Match Mix With New Stadium
Rugby -
By Editor (23 Mar 08 18:00)
Dunedin is set to return to the test rugby schedule with the city council's decision to back a new $188 million roofed stadium. - Read Article
Major Change Facing Eastern Golf Club
Golf -
By Editor (22 Mar 08 18:00)
Independent experts are assessing options for the future of Doncaster's Eastern Golf Club. - Read Article
Cowra Golf Club Gets a Precious Gift
Golf -
By Editor (21 Mar 08 18:00)
With Cowra Golf Club’s prestigious Easter Classic set to tee off on Friday, the club has been forced to take extreme measures to combat the big dry. - Read Article
New Paradise For Golfers in Thailand
Golf -
By Editor (20 Mar 08 6:00)
A new paradise for golfers, the 27-hole Plantation Course at Siam Country Club in Pattaya Thailand is now open. It features Asia's only triple green. The grand opening of the New Siam Country Club Pattaya Plantation is scheduled for May. - Read Article
AAMI Stadium Plans Backed
A.F.L -
By Editor (18 Mar 08 6:30)
South Australian football bosses told the Federal Government at least a month ago they preferred upgrading AAMI stadium to building a new venue in Adelaide's CBD. - Read Article
Queenstown's Millbrook West Project Well Underway
Golf -
By Editor (14 Mar 08 6:00)
The 91ha site west of the existing five-star Millbrook Resort will include 200 homes and a new nine-hole golf course, designed by New Zealand golf legend Greg Turner. - Read Article
Vandals Burn Up Greens in N.Z
Golf -
By Editor (06 Mar 08 6:00)
Vandals have ripped up and burned up fairways and greens in a spree that has caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to the Manukorihi Golf Club course. - Read Article
Townsville Golf Club to Axe 9 Holes for Land Sales
Golf -
By Editor (04 Mar 08 6:10)
trimming of the course from 27 to 18 holes and the development of some 323 units and townhouses. - Read Article
$10 million upgrade of the Track at Launceston
Racing -
By Editor (03 Mar 08 6:00)
Work begins today on a $10 million upgrade of the track at Launceston's Mowbray Racecourse.
The state-of-the-art track is due to be completed by the end of November.
The Tasmanian Turf Club's chief executive, Robert Biffin, says work will begin as soon as the clean-up is complete from yesterday's Launceston Cup. - Read Article
Groundsman Ignored as 9 Year Old Boy Dies
Health and Safety -
By Editor (01 Mar 08 10:00)
THE groundsman at a Territory school where a 9-year-old boy was killed by a branch, said the principal ignored his pleas to maintain trees in order to save money, a coronial inquest heard yesterday. - Read Article
Massey Ferguson unveils exciting line up of Ride on Mowers and Tractors
Industry News -
By Editor (01 Mar 08 6:00)
Massey Ferguson and its dealers are gearing up for a successful 2008 grass-cutting season with an uprated and extended range of premium quality ride-on garden tractors and mowers featuring either stepless automatic or fully hydrostatic wheel drive.
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Cameron Hodgkins New Head Curator at the MCG
Cricket - 2 comments -
By Editor (29 Feb 08 19:40)
Bellerive's curator is taking over at the MCG. Cameron Hodgkins has turned the Hobart wicket into a far more even strip after years of it being perceived as a batsman's paradise. And now looks forward to the new challenges the 'G' will bring. - Read Article