Magazine

The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau First GEO Certified Facility in Asia-Pacific
23 May 2011 - Golf - Benjamin Warren
The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course, one of the busiest public golf courses in the world, becomes first GEO Certified™ facility in Asia-Pacific

IGCEMA launches new Certificate Programme for Turf Equipment Technicians
23 May 2011 - Mechanics - Ellie Parry
The International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association has launch its Certificate Programme, providing technicians with education and accreditation tailored to their specific job.

WA Still no Vision for New Stadium
22 May 2011 - General News - Editor
WA still has no clear vision of when it will finally get a stadium after today's State Budget

1200 Trees could be Chopped at Exclusive Killara G.C
22 May 2011 - Golf - Editor
More than 1200 trees could be chopped down at exclusive Killara Golf Club partly because they are ruining golfer’s games.

Build Another Course!
21 May 2011 - Golf - Editor
Federal politician Alex Somlyay has called on Sunshine Coast Council to withdraw its $39 million offer for Horton Park Golf Club and to instead build it a new course.

Try This Technique for Improving Drainage
21 May 2011 - Consultancy - Micah Woods
It is always a challenge to manage areas with poor drainage, and on sandcapped turfgrass areas the drainage can be quite problematic once organic matter builds up over the sand layer.

Social Networking Part 2
20 May 2011 - General News - Greencast - 1 comment
In the previous issue of TechNotes -SH (issue 2, 2011) a short article appeared on how one golf course superintendent was integrating blogging, twitter and an ipad to communicate with his members and crew.

Bonnie Doon's on Course to Standout
20 May 2011 - Golf - Editor
Bonnie Doon Golf Club and Ogilvy Clayton’s design team started constructing stage one of the club’s masterplan on Thursday.

Australian Open Champion looks to Design first Aussie Course
20 May 2011 - Golf - Press Release
Gary Player Design has appointed Golf Industry Central as its Australasian representative to explore new golf course design projects Down Under.

Bay of Plenty Cricket Chief Resigns
19 May 2011 - Cricket - Editor
Bay of Plenty will await the outcome of two reviews - one internal and the other being conducted by parent body Northern Districts - before deciding what direction to take following the surprise resignation of general manager David Johnston.

Water hazard for $500 million Floating Maldives G.C
19 May 2011 - Golf - Editor
Building on floating islands clearly comes with a risk of pollution. Golf courses need pesticides and you need to deal with that properly to make sure it doesn't get into the ocean. There's also the issue of desalinating the water to irrigate the course. That has to be done cleanly too.

4m Saltie Crocodile Spotted near Half Moon Bay G.C
19 May 2011 - Golf - Editor
Concerns have been raised about a large crocodile that appears to have made its home in a creek next to a popular Cairns golf course.

Stawell get Flood Help from Commonwealth Bank
18 May 2011 - General News - Editor
Stawell - Several Stawell groups can now rebuild with confidence following the devastating January floods, thanks to a grant from Commonwealth Bank.

Papatoetoe Rugby Club Turn to Artificial Turf
18 May 2011 - Rugby - Editor
Papatoetoe Rugby Club premiers coach Geoff Moon is looking forward to artificial turf at their grounds to avoid closures that cost up to two months of playing and training time each winter. Two of the three grass playing fields have already been closed this season

$1-Million Purchase Price for Lysaghts Oval
18 May 2011 - General News - Editor
Football South Coast says it doesn't have the ability to increase its offer for Lysaght Oval at Figtree. The owners are seeking expressions of interest for the sale of the sports field

Whitsundays, Mackay to join ChemClear Collection
18 May 2011 - Industry News - ChemClear
Residents across all areas of Mackay and the Whitsundays have received a boost to their post-flood clean up operations with the announcement that these regions will benefit from a ChemClear-funded collection.

Photos from Turf Alive at Castle Hill Showground
17 May 2011 - Shows and seminars - Rob Jenkins
Check out some of the action from the great event Turf Alive at Castle Hill Showground in Sydney. Stay tuned for a full wrap up coming soon.