Scrum over Glenferrie Oval
Rugby -
By Editor (09 Nov 08 6:00)
Four sporting clubs want to roost at the former Hawks Nest Glenferrie Oval. - Read Article
350mil G.C to be Built in Batu Kawan.
Golf -
By Editor (08 Nov 08 6:00)
Does Penang need more golf courses? This is the question watchdog groups here are asking following the announcement by the state government that a new RM350mil golf course is to be built in Batu Kawan. - Read Article
More water for Thirsty Monash grounds
General News -
By Editor (07 Nov 08 6:00)
Monash sporting grounds will receive an extra nine megalitres of water this financial year, thanks to the resurfacing of two football grounds and a modified watering system. - Read Article
New Water-Recycling Project
General News -
By Editor (05 Nov 08 6:00)
A new water-recycling project proclaimed the first of its kind in Australia by Knox Council was officially launched at Tormore Reserve in Boronia last week. - Read Article
Nutrition of Sand Greens Part 1.
Consultancy -
By Jerry Spencer (05 Nov 08 6:00)
The nutrition of pure sand constructions raises a whole host of issues but there are a number of rules that are can be applied and can help guide you in the right direction. Sand-based putting greens are less forgiving than native soil greens when it comes to nutrient management, having inherently lower nutrient-holding and -buffering capacities and allowing large amounts of water to flow through them. As a result, they are prone to multiple, sudden and perhaps serious nutrient deficiencies. - Read Article
Flemington Racecourse & the Melbourne Cup 2008
Racing -
By Editor (04 Nov 08 20:55)
Australia's greatest event - the race that stops a nation!
The European raiders prayed for rain on the night before the cup but it didn't help as the worlds most famous race cup remained in Australia! Some parts of Melbourne received up to 10 millimetres of rain yesterday. Flemington had received only a fraction of that. - Read Article
Buy a Piece of Millbrook Resort
Golf -
By Editor (04 Nov 08 6:00)
Millbrook resort is letting golfers take the course home with them, piece by piece. - Read Article
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
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