Cup Track Running Dry
Racing -
By Editor (03 Nov 08 21:00)
With Melbourne Cup fever running high and Flemington Racecourse facing its busiest time of the year, the Victorian opposition has warned the famous racetrack is running dry. - Read Article
Hoons wreck Burwood East South Oval
General News -
By Editor (03 Nov 08 9:00)
Damage by hoons has left a Whitehorse cricket club without a home ground until after Christmas. - Read Article
Golf club Initiative finds the Rough
Golf -
By Editor (03 Nov 08 6:00)
New Zealand Golf is going back to the drawing board with its Golf Nation initiative because members of the more prestigious clubs do not want to play at lesser courses. - Read Article
Nematodes
Consultancy -
By Dr Kate Entwistle (02 Nov 08 6:00)
There are three main types of nematode but it is only the plant parasitic nematodes that have the ability to cause damage or disease to the turf. - Read Article
Are Tall Fescues Suitable as a Sports Turf Grass?
Consultancy -
By Pam Sherratt & Dr Karl Danneberger (02 Nov 08 6:00)
Slow to establish, coarse in leaf texture, less attractive, and not tolerant of typical lawn or sports turf mowing heights; just some of the reasons to ask whether tall fescues are suitable for sports turf grass - Read Article
Bulleen soccer club’s new ‘Field of Dreams’
Synthetics -
By Editor (01 Nov 08 12:00)
Bulleen is celebrating news it will get a $300,000 grant for a synthetic soccer pitch. - Read Article
Werribee Cup will Return Home
Racing -
By Editor (31 Oct 08 19:40)
Although the Werribee Cup was held at Geelong on Wednesday, Werribee officials are confident they will again host their feature race. - Read Article
Why no Clubs in Mount Isa?
Bowls -
By Editor (31 Oct 08 6:00)
There were three bowling clubs in the Queensland mining town but the once flourishing Eastern Suburbs club has now gone into recess. - Read Article
Lake Claremont Golf Course in for a Fight
Golf -
By Editor (30 Oct 08 6:00)
Residents are set to force Claremont council to hold a special electors' meeting over the future of the Lake Claremont Golf Course. They said a survey by the council this month was loaded against retaining the golf course. - Read Article
Chirnside Oval Gets Funding Boost
A.F.L -
By Editor (29 Oct 08 6:00)
Wyndham’s sports lovers will be kicking goals with Chirnside Oval receiving $700,000 in funding to be used for improvements at the ground. - Read Article
Racecourse Managers Newsletter
Racing -
By Arthur Stubbs (28 Oct 08 12:55)
Australian Racecourse Managers Association news and updates. - Read Article
AAMI Stadium latest Stadium affected by Crisis
General Sports -
By Editor (28 Oct 08 11:15)
AAMI Stadium's upgrade is in doubt as the State Government reconsiders its $100 million pledge to the arena, while the public again demands a brand new complex. - Read Article
What’s the difference between Grooming and Verticutting?
Training & Education - 1 comment -
By Editor (28 Oct 08 6:00)
One of the most important things you can do to improve your fine turf is to add turf grooming to your regime. Unfortunately, turf grooming is not well understood and it is often confused with verticutting. - Read Article
Australian Masters to be Rotated
Golf -
By Editor (27 Oct 08 6:00)
This week's announcement that the Australian Masters is to be rotated around the sandbelt after 30 years at Huntingdale G.C - Read Article
Mick Gossip has Morack Golf Course Almost Right
Golf -
By Editor (26 Oct 08 6:00)
Four months on, Morack golf course has just about recovered from a hoon attack on its greens. - Read Article
New Mid-duty Workman Utility
Industry News -
By Lesley Walker (25 Oct 08 10:10)
Toro's latest launch is the Workman MD Series, an advance on the specialist turfcare machinery manufacturer's popular mid-duty utility vehicle design in the form of two dynamic new models - the Workman MD and MDX - Read Article
New Heavy Duty Verti Drain
Industry News -
By Press Release (24 Oct 08 6:00)
Redexim is expanding its Verti-Drain range with a truly heavy duty machine for operators with the toughest de-compaction jobs to tackle. - Read Article
Perth’s New Football Stadium in Doubt
General News -
By Editor (23 Oct 08 18:40)
The future of Perth’s new football stadium remains in doubt. Plans for a $1.1 billion, 60,000-seat stadium at Kitchener Park have been put on hold with the change of government, with Mr Barnett refusing to commit to it. - Read Article
Queen Elizabeth Oval Pitch Vandalised
Cricket -
By Editor (23 Oct 08 18:25)
Vandals have damaged the fragile Queen Elizabeth Oval pitch, prompting concerns that Bendigo's show-piece ground will not be ready to host cricket next week as planned. - Read Article
Hallowed Sporting Pitch Turfed Out
Cricket -
By Editor (23 Oct 08 6:00)
Hallowed turf on which many of New Zealand's greatest sporting moments occurred is being put out to pasture, but it will live on at the home of a sports legend. - Read Article