30th Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition Guide

30th Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre

22-27 June 2014 AGCSA

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Welcome to the Gold Coast

n behalf of my fellow AGCSA Directors I would like to welcome you all to the 30th Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach. We appreciate you making the effort to attend what is the Australian turf industry’s largest annual gathering.

The industry continues to experience a time of change across the board and we believe we have compiled a diverse range of speakers and topics to help you remain at the cutting edge of your chosen profession.

Topics include ‘Taking the next step’, ‘Alternative/biological practices’, a forum on bunker design, an excellent discussion on couchgrass dormancy and a Cricket World Cup preparation forum.

Pat Finlen, former GCSAA president, superintendent and now general manager of The Olympic Club in San Francisco, is one of our headline speakers not to be missed and will join a panel of Australian superintendents who have taken the major step from the course into the general manager’s office.

Last year’s highly successful Jacobsen sponsored workshops make a welcome return on the Monday of conference week with Dr Karl Danneberger (Ohio State University, US) and David Bancroft-Turner (Academy of Political Intelligence, UK) hosting these. David’s presentation on ‘How to survive, thrive and manage the politics at your club’ booked out very quickly and Dr Danneberger will provide the latest information on ‘Managing turfgrass under environmental and pest stress’. Together with our own home grown array of speakers there really is something for everyone with the Golf stream supported by the Sportsfield, Architects and Technicians streams.

The trade exhibition this year will allow you to see the latest innovations and products available in our industry. At the time of printing, it appears that the exhibition centre will be near capacity and as always we are indebted to our trade partners for their unwavering support of conference week – please support those companies that support us. Don’t forget to download the official 30th Australian

Turfgrass Conference app to enhance your experience around the trade show floor and education sessions as well.

The AGCSA Golf Championships, once again hosted by AGCSA Platinum Partner Toro Australia, will be held on the superb TifEagle greens of Sanctuary Cove (Robin Doodson, AGCSA Accredited Superintendent) and the equally impressive 328 greens of Hope Island (superintendent Danny Foote).

Unfortunately I will not be joining you this year as a significant birthday for my wife will find me out of the country. I am sure that the AGCSA Board and the staff, led capably by our general manager Peter Frewin, will once again ensure a seamless week of education and entertainment.

Peter Lonergan Coolangatta & Tweed Heads GC President, AGCSA

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he Australian Golf Course Superintendents’ Association, in conjunction with principal partners Toro, Jacobsen, Syngenta, John Deere and Rain Bird, extends a very warm welcome to delegates of the 30th Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition.

This is the second time in four years that the conference ventures to the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) and after the warm climes of the Sunshine Coast last year, delegates, particularly those from down south, will be looking forward to returning to Queensland. The GCCEC, refurbished ahead of the 2010 conference, proved to be a sensational venue and combined with the tremendous facilities and hospitality that the Gold Coast is famous for, it’s little surprise that the turf industry’s biggest gathering is heading back to the Broadbeach hub.

So what’s in store for delegates? Well, whether its golf, education, networking with peers or seeing the latest innovations from the trade, the 30th Australian Turfgrass Conference will have something for all sectors of our diverse and talented industry.

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To make sure delegates get the most out of their conference experience, the AGCSA has been mindful to keep costs down, while at the same time providing a wide range of topics, social events and networking opportunities.

session highlights Following a successful trial last year, the 2014 Toro AGCSA Golf Championships will again be played on Sunday which frees up the Monday for the Jacobsen-sponsored workshops. These daylong workshops were introduced for the first time on the Sunshine Coast last year and proved to be extremely popular with delegates. That looks likely to continue, with both workshops this year fully subscribed within weeks of being announced. The two workshops to be held this year are: l Managing turfgrass under environmental and pest stress: The identification and management of agronomic stresses is the key to successful golf and sportsturf management. Turfgrasses grow within an optimum range of conditions whether it is temperature, light or moisture.

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Outside the optimum range plant stress occurs.

This day-long workshop, presented by Dr Karl Danneberger (Professor of Turfgrass Science, Ohio State University, USA) will look at the impact of environmental stress on turfgrass growth and how we can manage the turf during these stress periods.

How to survive, thrive and manage politics at your club: Political behaviour is alive and well in all golf clubs, schools and councils. This session, presented by expert David BancroftTurner (The Academy of Political Intelligence, UK) will help turf managers to recognise and manage politics more effectively and provide tips and suggestions to improve performance.

The tradition education component from Tuesday through to Thursday will again encompass four individual streams – Golf, Sportsfield, Technicians and Architects. Both Danneberger and BancroftTurner will also present during these sessions as will another of this year’s keynote speakers Pat Finlen, immediate past president of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA).

As well as being at the head of the world’s largest superintendent organisation, Finlen is also a key figure at one of America’s most revered sporting institutions – The Olympic Club in San Francisco.

Finlen is currently the general manager and up until recently was course superintendent, hosting among other things the 2012 US Open. Finlen will make the following presentations during his time on the Gold Coast: l Hosting the US Open (Plenary Session, Tuesday 24 June, 12.20pm); l ‘Taking the next step’ management forum with Andrew Casey, Peter Schumacher and Craig Molloy (Golf Stream, Wednesday 25 June, 8.30am); and l Course maintenance at The Olympic Club (Golf Stream, Thursday 26 June, 12pm).

This year’s programme also sees the inclusion of a two-hour Spray Application Workshop. Initially two were scheduled for the week, however, they proved so popular that the AGCSA has added a third. These workshops will be held: l Wednesday 25 June: 1pm-3pm l

Wednesday 25 June: 3.30pm-5.30pm Thursday 26 June: 11am-1pm Other highlights to watch out for during the education sessions include: l Staging the Cricket World Cup: Stephen Newport will discuss preparations for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup to be jointly held between Australia and New Zealand (Plenary Session, Tuesday 24 June, 9.50am). This will be followed on Thursday by a Cricket World Cup Wicket Preparation Forum, which will feature a number of curators discussing their various wickets and preparations methods (Sportsfield Stream, Thursday 26 June, 11.30am). l l

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Bunker Management Workshop: Superintendents Daryl Sellar (Glenelg GC), Paul Gumbleton (Monash CC) and David Warwick (Avondale GC) will join with golf course architects Richard Chamberlain and Ross Perret to discuss all aspects of bunkers, from design through to construction and maintenance (Golf Stream, Wednesday 25 June, 10.30am).

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Event changes There have been a number of changes made to the social events to be held during the Gold Coast conference. One of the biggest changes is the switching of the Syngenta President’s Dinner from the end of the week to the start of the week. To be held in the Pavilion Ballroom at Jupiters on Monday 23 June, the dinner also incorporates the annual AGCSA Awards where the industry acknowledges its outstanding achievers.

Following a hiatus at last year’s conference, the AGCSA is delighted to inform delegates that its highest honour, the Distinguished Service Award, will be bestowed in 2014. So if you are heading to the Gold Coast make sure to book yourself a dinner ticket and come and celebrate what will be a special night for one of this industry’s principal contributors.

With the dinner taking the place of the usual Welcome Reception, this has freed up Thursday evening for the Everris-sponsored Farewell Bash.

The traditional post conference Turf Tour has also morphed and will now feature not only a tour but golf as well. The AGCSA AGM has also had a change

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of timeslot and will now be held on Wednesday morning ahead of the start of the education sessions.

For all the information (dates, times, venues) on the key events at this year’s conference check out the page opposite and punch them into your calendar, or better still, download the…

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Phil Beal

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Conference app Yes, the official 30th Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition app is now available for download and is bigger and better than last year.

Developed by local Victorian company Invisage, the app is available on all Apple and Android devices and can be downloaded for FREE from the respective app stores simply by searching for ‘AGCSA’.

The app contains all the relevant information that you need to know about this year’s event and it will be continually updated in the lead-up to and during the conference with the latest information for delegates. Here are some of the app’s features: Speakers: Under the Speakers icon there is a list of all speakers in alphabetical order (by surname) which contains a photo, biography and the sessions they are presenting. By clicking on their sessions you can bring up a synopsis of their presentation which includes title, time, location and duration.

From here you can take notes for that particular session (you can then email all notes through the Settings feature), rate the session or bookmark it. Bookmarking the session will add it to your Upcoming Schedule which will appear on the front page of the app. You can bookmark as many sessions as you like and as the show goes on the next session will be displayed on the front page.

Programme: The Programme icon contains the complete conference programme which includes all the education sessions and social events which can be viewed either by day or by stream (Jacobsen Monday workshops, Plenary sessions, the two Golf streams and Sportsfield stream). Clicking on a session, as above, will take you through to information about the session – time, location and duration as well as a brief synopsis – and you can bookmark it so that it appears on your schedule.

You can also simply click the star icon next to the session listings to add it to your schedule.

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Exhibitors: Those companies exhibiting at the trade show are contained behind the Exhibitors icon and are listed both alphabetically and by category (e.g.: machinery, irrigation, chemicals etc) and by AGCSA partner status. Clicking on an exhibitor will take you through to a company bio and logo and here you can also access full company and representative contact details. Under the Actions tab you can mark the company as a favourite (you can also do this by clicking the star icon next to the company in the main exhibitor listings), take notes and click the Visited tab to indicate you have stopped by the stand. Links to product brochures are also available.

The new app also features a photo gallery, which will be updated during the week with photos from the event, and a ‘Contacts’ icon which contains a list of those delegates attending the conference along with their details (you can set up your contact details through the My Profile area in Settings).

Please ensure that when you download the app that you allow Push Notifications as this will be one of the key means through which the AGCSA will communicate important updates to delegates during the actual conference.

Conference webcasts Over the past four years, the AGCSA, in conjunction with Brisbane-based TR Vidcom, has recorded a series of webcasts from each conference. The Gold Coast conference in 2010 saw the first of these webcasts produced and since then the AGCSA has ramped up the number of webcasts recorded. Over the past four conferences, a total of 102 webcasts have been released, representing more than 97 hours worth of turf management education.

The full suite of webcasts from past conferences can be accessed through the AGCSA website http:// www.agcsa.com.au/video and all delegates who attend this year’s conference will receive exclusive access to the 2014 webcasts as soon as they are published. For those who don’t attend, the 2014 webcasts will be available in the lead up to the 2015 conference.

Disclaimer: The above speaker session information was correct at the time of this edition of ATM going to print. Any changes will be announced during the conference sessions or notified through the official conference app.

Event Information and Conference Registration

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he main conference registration desk will be located in the main foyer of the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC). Delegates are requested to visit the registration desk upon arrival to receive their conference accreditation and delegate satchel.

There will also be a registration desk set up outside the entry of the trade exhibition during trade exhibition hours. If the main conference registration desk is closed, please proceed to the trade exhibition registration desk. The registration desk(s) will be open during the following times: l Sunday: 2pm-4pm l Monday: 9am-4pm l Tuesday: 8am-4pm l Wednesday: 8am-3pm l Thursday: 8am-2.30pm

2014 Toro AGCSA Golf Championships and Dinner

2014 AGCSA annual general meeting When: Wednesday 25 June (7am for a 7.30am start) Where: GCCEC (Room 6 or 7 – please check on the day) Details: Please note the change in time from previous years. Open to all current financial AGCSA members. Two AGCSA Director positions will be up for election. Coffee and muffins will be served from 7am with a 7.30am meeting start.

Everris Farewell Bash

Cost: $330 (team of three), $120 per person or included for those companies exhibiting at the Trade Exhibition.

When: Sunday 22 June (10am-8.30pm) Where: Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club and Hope Island Golf Club Details: The 2014 Toro AGCSA Golf Championships will be played across two courses, with the stroke competition held on the Palms Course at Sanctuary Cove and stableford competition staged at Hope Island Golf Club. 11.30am shotgun start at Sanctuary Cove, 12 noon shotgun start at Hope Island.

For those at Sanctuary Cove, at the conclusion of the round players will be transported to Hope Island for the presentation dinner. Buses will depart from the GCCEC for both courses at 10am and return 9pm. Cost: $130.

Syngenta President’s Welcome Dinner and 2014 AGCSA Awards

2014 AGCSA Trade Challenge

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When: Monday 23 June (10am-5pm) Where: Lakelands Golf Club Details: The 2014 AGCSA Trade Challenge will be contested at Lakelands Golf Club.

Open to all AGCSA and state trade members, this is a three-person team stableford event with the best two scores counting. There will also be an individual prize. Winning team receives $2000 credit for advertising in Australian Turfgrass Management Journal.

At the conclusion of the round there will be drinks, finger food and prize presentation.

Players are requested to be at Lakelands by 10.45am for an 11.30am shotgun start.

Buses will depart from the GCCEC at 10am and return at the conclusion of presentations.

When: Monday 23 June (6.30pm-10.30pm) Where: Pavilion Ballroom, Jupiters Details: Traditionally held at the end of the conference, this year’s Syngenta President’s Dinner will kick off the conference week and replaces the Welcome Reception of past years. Always a highlight of the week, this great night of fine food, AGCSA Award presentations and entertainment will be the perfect platform from which to launch the conference’s return to the Gold Coast. Predinner drinks from 6.30pm. Dress code: Semi-formal, dress pants and collared shirt (jacket and tie optional). Cost: $120.

When: Wednesday 25 June (9am-5pm) and Thursday 26 June (9am-2pm) Where: GCCEC Details: This year’s trade exhibition will feature more than 60 of the industry’s leading turf management companies exhibiting their products and services. Entry to the trade exhibition is FREE (please note if you are only attending the trade exhibition you will still need to register on the door to receive a name tag). See later in this guide for a full listing of companies exhibiting.

For registered delegates only, the trade exhibition cocktail opening will be held from 4pm-6pm on Tuesday 24 June.

When: Thursday 26 June (6pm-8pm) Where: PA Pub, Jupiters Details: With the Syngenta President’s Dinner moving to the start of the week, the Everris-sponsored Farewell Bash will take its place on the Thursday evening. This will be a great way to relax and unwind with fellow delegates and reflect on the conference week that was. Finger food and drinks provided. Cost: Included for all registered conference delegates and trade show exhibitors. Additional tickets $88.

Friday Fun Day When: Friday 27 June (8.30am-5pm) Where: RACV Royal Pines Resort Details: Normally the day set aside for the post conference Turf Tour, Friday this year will incorporate a tour of RACV Royal Pines Resort, currently being reconstructed, as well as 18 holes of golf (scramble) in the afternoon.

Buses will depart from the GCCEC to RACV Royal Pines at 8.30am for a 9am tour start with superintendent Lincoln Coombes.

For those staying on to play golf, a BBQ lunch will be served from 11am with a 12 noon shotgun start. For those who just want to attend the tour of the course, this component is free, however, please note that there will be no transportation back to the GCCEC until the conclusion of the golf.

Cost: $120 (for those playing golf). Tour component free (does not include lunch or golf).

Disclaimer: The above event information was correct at the time of this edition of ATM going to print. Any changes in times, venues or locations will be announced during the conference sessions or notified through the official conference app (see more on the app oppositie page).

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AGCSA, STA graduates vie for national honours ATM profiles the finalists in both the AGCSA and STA Graduate of the Year Awards which will be handed out during the 30th Australian Turfgrass Conference on the Gold Coast.

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he future of the Australian turf management industry lies in the young blood coming through its ranks and each year the AGCSA and STA aim to give two lucky turf management apprentices a kick start to their careers through their respective Graduate of the Year Award programmes.

The life of a turf management apprentice can be a thankless one at times, but as this year’s field of finalists demonstrate, with a little bit of hard work and commitment, not to mention a fair helping of skill and nous, the wonderful opportunities that the industry can afford are there for the taking.

As has been tradition, this year’s recipients will receive a trip of a lifetime courtesy of award sponsors Toro Australia.

Both graduates will get the opportunity to attend the Winter School of Turf Management at the University of Massachusetts and visit the 2015 Golf Industry Show in San Antonio.

Judging for both awards was undertaken in mid-May and the AGCSA, together with the STA, congratulate the following finalists for getting through to this stage and making some fantastic presentations to the judging panel.

GCSAQ Simon Winzar Lakelands Golf Club A naturally gifted sportsman from an early age, Winzar took up playing golf at the age of 12 and immediately fell in love with the sport. A fiveday work experience placement at a small privately run golf course in Nerang fuelled the desire to work on golf courses even more and eventually led to a school-based traineeship opening up with Lakelands Golf Club.

Working one day a week and weekends starting in November 2008, Winzar would go on to complete his Certificate II in Sports Turf Management through Grovely TAFE and following Year 12 was taken on as a first year apprentice. Following completion of that, Winzar immediately enrolled in the Diploma of Sports Turf Management course through Ryde TAFE in Sydney as well as the Certificate III in Landscape Construction. Having completed the latter, he hopes to finish the Diploma by the end of 2014.

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If having a full time job at Lakelands and studying isn’t enough to keep him busy, the 20-year-old also operates his own lawn and landscaping business for clients around the Gold Coast. Such has been the success of this little venture that Winzar now has a parttime employee working for him.

GCSAWA Chris Varty Gosnells Golf Club Born and bred in Victoria but spending most of his formative years in Western Australia, Varty began his turf management career back in Victoria at the age of 19 working for a contract maintenance company. Visiting many different facilities during this time exposed Varty to many facets of the turf industry, but it was golf courses which appealed the most.

Moving back to Perth, Varty struggled to gain an apprenticeship and ended up working as a removalist. It was after suffering a dislocated knee that Varty was able to re-evaluate his career goals and as luck would have it he successfully applied for an apprenticeship at Gosnells Golf Club.

During his time at Gosnells, Varty has worked under three different course superintendents which has exposed him to different turf management styles and philosophies. However, it has been attending Challenger TAFE and understanding the reasoning behind the various turf management practices employed on the golf course that has truly opened Varty’s eyes to the world of turf management.

NSWGCSA Kurt Eldridge Bermagui Golf Club Eldridge is one of two finalists this year to have completed their studies through the Canberra Institute of Technology. Employed at Bermagui Country Club since January 2010, Eldridge has inherited a love for plants and nature through his mother who is a horticulturalist.

During his time at Bermagui, under the astute leadership of AGCSA Accredited Superintendent David Thomson, Eldridge has completed his Certificate III in Sports Turf

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Management and has actively participated and contributed in daily preparations of the golf course, bowling greens, croquet and clay tennis courts.

Bermagui has a small crew of six which has meant that Eldridge has experienced most facets of golf course maintenance. With all capital improvement works being carried out in-house as well, Eldridge has been exposed to a number of major projects during his apprenticeship including irrigation design and installation, bunker construction, tee construction, landscaping and renovations.

The big goal for Eldridge is to secure a placement on The Ohio Program.

SAGCSA Luke Merchant Vines Golf Club of Reynella Twenty-year-old Merchant has been employed at The Vines Golf Club of Reynella since 2011 under AGCSA Accredited Superintendent Rob Millington. Completing his studies through Urrbrae TAFE, Merchant is now looking to undertake Certificate IV and hopes to move to England with his girlfriend in the near future and continue his career there.

STA ACT Simon Snedden Gold Creek Country Club It has been a whirlwind past six months for STA ACT representative Simon Snedden. Following the completion of his apprenticeship last year, Snedden joined the crew at Gold Creek Country Club, Canberra in January and impressed AGCSA Accredited Superintendent Scott Harris so much that within five months he was elevated to assistant superintendent.

Twenty-six-year-old Snedden’s path into golf course management came about after his contract to play rugby league with the Newcastle Knights ended. During his time at the Knights he was part of the stadium’s ground crew for six months, but it was his love for golf (Snedden is a 3 handicapper) that saw him take on an apprenticeship at Young Golf Club in 2010 which he completed through the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) last December. Snedden’s future ambition

is to continue on and complete his Diploma in Sports Turf Management and in the years following become a course superintendent.

Snedden is one of two finalists this year to hail from CIT and will be looking to emulate the feats of 2013 winner Luke Jorgensen (Federal Golf Club) who became the fifth graduate from CIT to win the national award since its inception in 1996.

TGCSA Andrew Burgess Riverside Golf Club Twenty-two-year-old Andrew Burgess is the second TGCSA Apprentice of the Year in as many years to hail from Launceston’s Riverside Golf Club, following in the footsteps of Andrew Schindler in 2013. Burgess has worked at Riverside for the past five years and completed his apprenticeship through TAFE Tasmania.

Burgess is part of a small team of three, headed by course superintendent Sam O’Keefe, that is tasked with maintaining the

18-hole course which lies on the western banks of the Tamar River. Should Burgess win the AGCSA Graduate of the Year Award it would be Tasmania’s first at the national level.

VGCSA Ethan Bell Wangaratta Golf Club Bell, who at just 19 years of age has the honour of being the youngest finalist in 2014, hails from Wangaratta Golf Club where in only a short amount of time he has risen to be assistant superintendent such is his maturity and skill level.

Born and bred in the north eastern Victorian township, it was during Year 9 that a family friend who ran his own turf management business offered Bell some part time summer work. That sparked his desire to be in the industry and in 2010 Bell undertook a school-based apprenticeship through Wangaratta Golf Club which saw him continue his schooling four days a week with one day

a week spent at the golf course. Recognising his abilities, the club offered him a full-time apprenticeship in 2011 which he completed through Wodonga TAFE. In early 2012 Bell was promoted to assistant superintendent and when incumbent superintendent David Warnaar moved to Warrnambool Golf Club at the start of that winter, Bell was asked by the club to fill the void until a new superintendent was appointed.

Taking charge at just 17 years of age, Bell acquitted himself for some three months in the role before current superintendent Rick Lee was appointed. Since then Bell has continued to impress in his role as assistant and is also undertaking the Diploma course.

AGCSA Graduate of the Year Award – Past Winners 2013: Luke Jorgensen (Federal Golf Club, ACT); 2012: Dave Canterbury (Kiama Golf Club, NSW); 2011: Dan Oswin (Novotel Forest Resort, VIC); 2010: Adam Shields (Casino Golf Club, NSW).

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yong Shire Council’s Andrew Spicer created a little slice of history for STA NSW when he became their first graduate representative to collect the STA National Sports Turf graduate of the Year Award at the 2013 Twin Waters conference.

This year sees a field of four contest the national award with the finalists coming from the ACT, NSW, Queensland and WA.

STA ACT Timothy Jopling Aust Sports Commission Jopling’s career in sports turf management developed after several years working in horticulture. Since completing his Certificate in Horticulture (Nursery) in 2004, Jopling has worked his way from apprentice to horticulturist at nurseries and for the past five years has been at the Australian Sports Commission.

Jopling completed his Sports Turf Management course at the Canberra Institute of Technology. He loves the variety of work undertaken each day and the different skill sets required to achieve good results. Jopling is keen to continue to expand his knowledge of turf management in the future.

STA NSW Tom Kelly Green Options When asked what he enjoys about his job, Kelly replied, “I

have the best job in the world!” Kelly recently received the highest pass at Ryde TAFE for students working on sportsfields, cricket wickets or race tracks and his commitment to his work is evident in the way he talks about preparing surfaces.

Kelly works at sites such as St Ignatius College, Graham Reserve, Manly Oval and Macquarie University playing fields. He prepares wickets for 1st Grade cricket as well as rugby and soccer events.

STA QLD Alex Jensen Brisbane Metropolitan Touch Association Jensen’s love for sports and being outdoors has set him up for the best job he could ask for. Since graduating from Brisbane North Institute of TAFE, Jensen has been promoted to head groundsman at Brisbane Metropolitan Touch Association (BTMA) giving him the responsibility of looking after the sports fields.

The BTMA competition is one of Australia’s largest and operates across two venues including Queensland’s premier touch football facility, Whites Hill Super Centre, which comprises 15 floodlit fields built specifically for touch.

Prior to greenkeeping, Jensen worked in landscape construction. His long-term ambition is to work at a major stadium either in Australia or the US.

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Luke Cooney Hale School It is fair to say that Cooney isn’t your average turfie. His background is studying economics at university but it was his true passion for cricket that gave him the opportunity to change his career path.

After helping out with looking after wickets at Tuart Hill Cricket Club between university classes, he gained as much information and advice he could to manage the wickets for the six weeks remaining in the season. The following season he was then offered the position of curator at the club. He put down the pen and calculator and grabbed hold of a wicket roller and hasn’t looked back.

Cooney spent five years working at the University of WA as cricket curator at James Oval and while there completed his apprenticeship after attending Challenger Institute of Technology. Last November he collected the C.H. Bailey & Sons Perpetual Shield for best WA sports turf graduate. More recently Cooney has made the move to Hale School .

STA sports turf graduate of the year – Past Winners 2013: Andrew Spicer (Wyong Shire); 2012: Rory Bairnsfather-Scott (WACA); 2011: Rebecca Dynon (Racing Victoria)

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Golf Sunday

10am - 4.30pm - AGCSA Golf Championships - Sanctuary Cove and Hope Island GCs 4.30pm - 5.30pm - Pre-dinner drinks and canapes (Hope Island GC) 5.30pm - 8.30pm - Toro Golf Dinner (Hope Island GC)

Monday

All Day Workshops 10am - 3pm (Lunch @ 12.30pm) Karl Danneberger Managing turfgrass under environmental and pest stress David Bancroft-Turner Political intelligence - How to survive, thrive and manage the politics at your club 10am - 5pm - AGCSA Trade Challenge - Lakeslands GC 6.30pm - 10.30pm SYNGENTA President’s dinner

wednesday

AGCSA

7.30am - AGCSA AGM Golf I 8.30am - 10am Pat Finlen, Peter Schumacher, Andrew Casey and Craig Molloy Taking the Next Step 10.30am - 12.30pm Bunker Maintenance Workshop Golf ll 8.30am - 10am Alternative/Biological Practices David Officer - Biological control of Parramatta Grass; Graham Sait - Minerals, microbes and turf resilience; Nick Malajczuk - Adding Mycorrhizal fungi to improve plant performance 10.30am - 12.30pm Dr Caragh Threlfall, Dr Nick Williams and Dr Nigel Stork Practical and cost-effective ways to improve golf course vegetation habitat for different biodiversity groups 12.30pm - 5pm - Lunch/Trade Show

tuesday

8.30am - 9.10am David Bancroft-Turner - What is politics and why do I have to manage them?

9.10am - 9.50am Dr Karl Danneberger - Growing Degree Days 9.50am - 10.30am Stephen Newport - Staging the Cricket World Cup 10.30am - 11.00am - Morning Tea 11am - 12.20pm Dr Caragh Threlfall, Dr Nick Williams and Dr Nigel Stork - Final Report on Uni Melb Biodiversity Study 12.20pm - 1pm Pat Finlen - Hosting the US Open 1pm-2pm - Lunch 2pm - 4pm Soils and Couch Dormancy Discussion Jim Hull - Carbon in Soils; Dr Phil Ford - Reducing couch dormancy; John Neylan - Couch Dormancy: Is it necessary?

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thursday

8.30am - 9.10am Plenary Discussion - Scott Harris, Bruce Davies, Luke Jorgensen Sportsturf management apprentices 9.10am - 9.50am John Neylan - Reflections: A career in turf 9.50am - 10.30am Phil Beal - Rebuilding The Australian 10.30am - 11.30am - Morning Tea 11.30am - 12pm Adam Power - Update on New Course Rating System 12pm - 12.30pm Pat Finlen - Course maintenance at The Olympic Club 12.30pm - 1pm David Bancroft-Turner - Making club politics a positive experience 1pm - 2pm - Lunch and Trade Show 2pm - 4pm Paul McLean and Gavin Kirkamn Workplace accidents - Learning on the run 6pm - 8pm - everris Farewell Bash

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friday

8.30am - 5pm - Friday Fun Day Tour of RACV Royal Pines reconstruction with optional 18-hole Scramble golf event N.B. Times correct at time of publication. Subject to change

architects tuesday

Society of Australian Golf Course Architects Golf Competition and Dinner - Featuring Fireside chat

wednesday

10.30am - 12.30pm Bunker Maintenance Workshop Daryl Sellar will be joined by various superintendents and architects to look at bunkers and the use of bunker liners as cost/time saving tools.

12.30pm - 2pm - Lunch 2.15pm - 4.30pm SAGCA Annual General Meeting 4.30pm - 5.30pm Paul Jones, David Hanby and Andrew Price - Key irrigation information for golf course architects.

thursday

Choice of sessions and Trade Show 6pm - 8pm - EVERRIS Farewell Bash

spray applicAtion Workshops Interactive learning experience on making sprayers, products and people work seamlessly to get great results. Max. 40 per session.

Wednesday: 1pm - 3.00pm Wednesday: 3.30pm - 5.30pm Thursday: 11am - 1pm

sportsfield Sunday

10am - 4.30pm - AGCSA Golf Championships - Sanctuary Cove and Hope Island GCs 4.30pm - 5.30pm - Pre-dinner drinks and canapes (Hope Island GC) 5.30pm - 8.30pm - Toro Golf Dinner (Hope Island GC)

Monday

All Day Workshops 10am - 3pm (Lunch @ 12.30pm) Karl Danneberger Managing turfgrass under environmental and pest stress David Bancroft-Turner Political intelligence - How to survive, thrive and manage the politics at your club 10am - 5pm - AGCSA Trade Challenge - Lakeslands GC 6.30pm - 10.30pm SYNGENTA President’s dinner

tuesday

8.30am - 9.10am David Bancroft-Turner - What is politics and why do I have to manage them?

9.10am - 9.50am Dr Karl Danneberger - Growing Degree Days 9.50am - 10.30am Stephen Newport - Staging the Cricket World Cup 10.30am - 11.00am - Morning Tea

wednesday

8.30am - 10.30am Manuka Oval Redevelopment Forum Brad van Dam, John Neylan, Jarrod Hill and Dimitri Dimakopoulos 10.30am - 11am - Morning Tea 11am - 12.30pm Alternative/Biological Practices David Officer - Biological control of Parramatta Grass; Graham Sait - Minerals, microbes and turf resilience; Nick Malajczuk - Adding Mycorrhizal fungi to improve plant performance 12.30pm - 5pm - Lunch/Trade Show

thursday

8.30am - 9.10am Plenary Discussion - Scott Harris, Bruce Davies, Luke Jorgensen - Sportsturf management apprentices - A shared responsibility 9.10am - 9.50am Dr Chris Lambrides - University of Queensland EcoTurf project 9.50am - 10.30am Jim Hull/Phil Ford - Oversowing couch with ryegrass on sportsfields 10.30am - 11.30am - Morning Tea 11.30am - 1pm 2015 Cricket World Cup Cricket Wicket Preparation Forum - A look at the varying methods of pitch types and preperation methods across some of the CWC venues.

2pm - 3.30pm David Bancroft-Turner - Managing the politics rather than politics managing you

1pm-2pm - Lunch

6pm - 8pm everris Farewell Bash

4pm - 6pm - TRADE SHOW COCKTAIL OPENING

10am - 4.30pm - AGCSA Golf Championships - Sanctuary Cove and Hope Island GCs 4.30pm - 5.30pm - Pre-dinner drinks and canapes (Hope Island GC) 5.30pm - 8.30pm - Toro Golf Dinner (Hope Island GC)

Monday

8.30 - 4.00 Toro Workshop 6.30pm - 10.30pm SYNGENTA President’s dinner

tuesday

8.30am - 4pm Jacobsen Workshop 4pm - 6pm - TRADE SHOW COCKTAIL OPENING

wednesday

8.30am - 4pm John Deere Workshop 4pm - 8pm - JOHN DEERE TECHNICIANS DINNER

thursday

All day - Trade Show 6pm - 8pm everris Farewell Bash

1pm - 2pm - Lunch and Trade Show

11am - 12.20pm Dr Caragh Threlfall, Dr Nick Williams and Dr Nigel Stork - Final Report on Uni Melb Biodiversity Study 12.20pm - 1pm Pat Finlen - Hosting the US Open

2pm - 4pm Soils and Couch Dormancy Discussion Jim Hull - Carbon in Soils; Dr Phil Ford - Reducing couch dormancy; John Neylan - Couch Dormancy: Is it necessary?

technicians Sunday

friday

8.30am - 5pm - Friday Fun Day Tour of RACV Royal Pines reconstruction with optional 18-hole Scramble golf event

spray applicAtion Workshops Interactive learning experience on making sprayers, products and people work seamlessly to get great results. Max. 40 per session.

Wednesday: 1pm - 3.00pm Wednesday: 3.30pm - 5.30pm Thursday: 11am - 1pm

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30th Australian Turfgrass Conference Trade Exhibition

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, 25-26 June 2014 Whether you’re a seasoned turf manager or an apprentice just entering the industry, the annual Australian Turfgrass Conference Trade Exhibition is one event you can’t afford to miss. Read on to see which of Australia’s leading turf management companies and service providers will be present on the Gold Coast.

Abel Sports Stand 25 Abel Sports is a leading manufacturer and supplier of aluminium goal post and sports ground equipment for major sporting stadiums, councils, schools and sporting clubs throughout Australia. We manufacture and install goal posts for AFL football, rugby league, rugby union, soccer and hockey.

All goal posts are designed to be easily and safely installed/removed and be WH&S compliant.

AFL and rugby goals are available in all lengths up to 16m and come with ground tubes, base plates or hinges. Soccer and futsal goals are available for either junior or senior level. Semi-permanent or portable soccer goals are also available with rear posts and hinged base supports for nets.

Abel Sports also manufacture rugby/soccer combo goals approved by both codes. Goal post storage systems are also available for onsite and offsite storage.

Other Abel Sports products include coaches boxes and interchange benches, goal post pads, boot cleaning and goal post lifting systems. Abel Sports also design and install to engineer specifications barrier/safety netting systems for AFL, soccer and cricket grounds. Abel Sports not only guarantee all their manufactured products (5 years), they have their own team of installers and guarantee all installations. Abel Sports is a proud supporter of the Australian Made Campaign.

ADE Turf Equipment Stand 98 ADE Turf Equipment on Stand 98 is pleased to bring together an exciting range of innovative turf equipment to the conference.

Shibaura Golf and Turf products include compact tractors, rotary and reel mowers and the amazing Slope Mower CE certified to 30 degrees – Japanese quality at a competitive price.

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Buffalo Turbine boasts the most comprehensive range of turbine blowers in the market. Check out the impressive 40hp twin turbine blower along with front mount and PTO versions.

Club Car golf and turf vehicles – visit us to view the amazing new Carryall utility vehicles which feature the new fuel efficient Subaru fuel injected engines to bring a new level of performance and fuel consumption savings of up to 50 percent. The new heavy duty 48 volt battery systems feature extended endurance, on board chargers and increased payloads.

Advanced Seed Stand 50 Advanced Seed is a leading importer and provider of turfgrass seed and related products for both the commercial and retail markets throughout Australia. Our products are used by leading racecourses, golf courses, turf farms, local governments and sporting facilities throughout Australia.

Our extensive range of both cool- and warm-season grasses allows us to provide

AGCSA Stand 1 AGCSA The official host of the 30th Australian Turfgrass Conference, the Australian Golf Course Superintendents’ Association is committed to the ongoing professional development and support of all those involved in the golf course maintenance and turf management industry.

With a membership of over 1200 drawn from Australasia and across the globe, the AGCSA offers a range of unique services to help superintendents, turf managers and their staff who are seeking access to resources, training and networking opportunities.

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the very best selection of products to turf managers. Access to major seed producers and breeders from USA, Europe and New Zealand allows us to provide a product range at the cutting edge of turfgrass research. High performance varieties from leading turf grass breeders Seed Research of Oregon & DLF Seeds provide a quality broad selection of turfgrass for the turf professional.

Apart from highlighting our turf grasses, we will be displaying information on our Evergreen Turf Covers, Earthway Spreaders and our new Playmatta product. Be sure to visit us at Stand 50 where we will be happy to assist you with all of your turf enquiries. www. adseed.com.au.

All Stake Supply Stand 43 All Stake Supply is a family owned, Australian company established in 1976. Our business is focused on providing a complete distribution service supplying quality grass reinforcement, revegetation and erosion control systems.

Visit our Stand (No. 43) to see the latest technology in grass reinforcement. needs of people working in the golf course and turf maintenance industry. Back issues of the AGCSA’s award-winning journal, Australian Turfgrass Management, will be available, as will merchandise and a wide selection of turf management text books.

New membership applications from delegates are always welcome and current members can renew their membership or update contact details. In the coming months the AGCSA will be launching a newlook website and membership management system, so it is important that we have your correct details on file. Get your photo taken at the stand and go into the draw to win a major prize. AGCSA Board members and AGCSATech agronomist Andrew Peart will also be present throughout the show to help with any queries.

Bayer Stand 49 AGCSA Visit Bayer at Stand 49 and hear about Bayer’s latest innovation in turf fungicides – Interface with StressGard Formulation Technology.

StressGard is unique to Bayer and is proven to give outstanding disease control while alleviating plant stresses, ultimately improving turf quality, density, colour and playability. The newly launched Interface with StressGard is Bayer’s most powerful turf fungicide to date.

Have you registered with Bayer’s Amplify Turf website yet – www. bayeramplifyturf.com.au? Register at the Bayer booth and go in the draw to win an iPad Mini! Bayer Amplify Turf is SILVER SPONSOR

Augusta Golf Cars Stand 60 Our new Cushman range of maintenance and utility vehicles were born to help you eliminate downtime and get more doing out of your day. For decades, we’ve sat on the top of the leaderboard for hauling, moving, loading and just plain getting the job done and the new Cushman Hauler Pro is fully loaded and ready to work all day long.

Equipped with a 72-volt AC drivetrain, the Cushman Hauler PRO has the range, power and operational efficiencies your course demands. Powered by a quiet, zero emissions 72-volt electric drivetrain, the Hauler PRO features a daily range of up to 80km fully loaded and all the energy benefits of a low maintenance and unique AC system.

A standard on-board charger gives you the flexibility to charge the Hauler PRO at any outlet within your facility.

With a 450kg vehicle payload, over 500kg towing capacity and optional limited-slip differential, the Hauler PRO is the strong silent type that is easy to work with! Augusta Golf Cars now have stock of the new Hauler Pro around the country and ready for delivery.

Visit www.ezgo.com.au.

BA Group Australia Stand 28 BA Group Australia is a manufacturer of spraying equipment, established in 2008 with a dedicated team encompassing years of experience in the ag spraying industry.

Our head office is based in Geelong, Victoria and we also have a warehouse in Toowoomba, Queensland. Together we distribute a large range of sprayers and accessories, creating spraying solutions for the turfgrass industry.

designed for golf superintendents and turf managers. It aims to help you solve your biggest challenges and concerns whether budgeting, water, disease, insect or weed management. Our online training keeps you up to date with the latest in skills and knowledge on everything from managing chemical spills to broadleaf weed control and chemical application.

Our regular weekly insights and advice will give you practical tips on everything from correct application of insecticides, herbicides and fungicides to compliance with laws regulating chemical use. Finally, ‘Turf Talk’ will take you to the golf courses that are leading the way in the latest thinking and innovation and show you how they are managing the important issues.

We have a large range of trailed and skid mount units, our new Greens keeper walk behind sprayer especially designed for green and bunker surrounds. We also distribute TeeJet products and can provide you the latest info on nozzle technology. We provide a custom build service as well so give us a call any time to discuss your spraying needs with one of our sprayer specialists. Keep your spraying on course with BA Group Australia.

BASF Stand 92 BASF is a trusted resource in providing solutions to meet the needs of professionals in the turf industry, including superintendents and turf managers, greenhouse and nursery growers, lake and pond managers and vegetation management applicators. We are dedicated to producing the highest quality products that help solve unique challenges, backed by guaranteed customer service satisfaction.

Brown Brothers Engineers AGCSA Stand 94 Brown Brothers Engineers Australia P/L is an importer and distributor of Lowara pumps and pumping equipment, with sales offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Lowara pumps were established in Vicenza, Italy in 1968 and it is part of Xylem Inc., a global engineering and manufacturing company.

Lowara specialises in the manufacture of premium quality pumps and fluid handling equipment and is recognised worldwide for quality, efficiency and reliability.

Brown Brothers Engineers specialises in the design and fabrication of purpose built booster systems particularly for golf BRONZE SPONSOR

Our products are specifically designed to help solve any of your turfgrass problems with maximum efficiency of labour and other resources. For the turf professional this means a powerful portfolio of leading edge chemistry, colorants, dyes, wetting agents, herbicide, fungicide and insecticide

Country Club International

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Stand 66 The evolution of Country Club International into one of Australia’s leading golf course and range suppliers has been built on an eclectic and diverse range of products that have been compiled and evolved to meet market need for innovation and quality.

The most obvious include; the biggest and tallest safety barrier screens in Australia (over 36m high in some cases); the latest high tech closed loop ESD Waste2Water washdown systems from USA that are now becoming a ‘must’ in every maintenance shed facility; practice range equipment from Range Servant Sweden that has been the world industry benchmark for the past 20 years; and the signature Par Aide product range that has inspired imitators (supposedly the most sincere form of flattery!) both in Australia and around the world.

Complementing these are some fabulous suppliers including; Eagle One in the USA with an incredible array of golf course product; Petro Industrial in Australia with the largest range of fuel storage tanks and accessories; Woodbay Engineering in Canada with their amazing de-thatchers and greens rollers; Enviromist Industries with their world leading CDA chemical sprayers; and Greenjoy, Duchell and many more. See what’s new from Country Club International. You will be surprised!

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courses in both New Zealand and Australia.

Many of these booster systems include a microprocessor pumping system controller, but it does more than just change the speed.

It actually manages the performance of the pump to match a wide range of system conditions and requirements.

The Hydrovar software is designed specifically for centrifugal pump operation, control and protection. It can be set up to protect the pump for operating under various unfavourable conditions, e.g. cavitation, operating against a closed head, low NPSH etc. The Hydrovar provides the golf course superintendent with flexibility of watering when required with substantial savings on installation, power usage and maintenance.

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David Golf Stand 75 AGCSA For over 50 years, Melbourne based David Golf has been a household name to course superintendents and club managers. The company is Australia’s largest supplier of course hardware and practice equipment with in excess of 200 product lines. The company also has offices in Sydney and Brisbane and exports to Asia and New Zealand.

At David Golf our commitment to the golf industry is very real. We have a commitment to quality, a commitment to carrying a full range of product, a commitment to inventory which means we can supply immediate delivery and a commitment to client service.

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In recent years David Golf has expanded into corporate promotional golf products, supply of selected pro-shop equipment such as golf hire buggies, work and safety gear and construction of safety netting barriers through Sports Safety Netting.

Of particular importance has been the expansion of our hardware sales to countries outside Australia. New Zealand, USA, South East Asia, Japan, China and India have become important markets as superintendents realise the quality and service benefits of dealing with David Golf.

Our client’s requirements are our priority.

We intend to keep improving each year by providing the service and back-up customers have come to expect.

technologies that provide the optimal level of protection for both cool-season and warmseason turf.

Managing turfgrass requires significant expertise, particularly when it comes to disease management. We’re here to help.

Take a look and see which BASF solution is right for you. Come see us at the 30th Australian Turfgrass Conference at Stand 92.

and municipal courses world-wide, is always in ideal cutting condition. Bernhard Grinders helps greenkeepers, owners and operators cultivate consistent, healthy turf. Private, public and resort golf courses realise top and bottomline benefits from their precise cut, ease of use, reliability, environmental friendliness, safety-first design, value proposition, industrybest 10-year warranty and more.

Bernhard Grinders

Chemsearch

Stand 65 Well known by the professional golf tours worldwide as the premier blade sharpening machines, Bernhard Grinders ensure maintenance equipment at the World Top 100 mainstays, as well as daily-fee, private, resort

Stand 57 Chemsearch’s BioAmp system is a revolutionary and environmentally friendly biological solution or your turf and pond care. The BioAmp system plus FreeFlow significantly improves golf course conditions, while also providing an excellent alternative to traditional treatments. BioAmp has the ability to break down organic compounds, like pesticide residue, and convert difficult minerals into useful nutrients. FreeFlow bacteria have the ability to trigger a plant’s natural defences against stress, reducing the level of disease and giving the turf a nutritional advantage.

Golf courses are experiencing the benefits of using the BioAmp system plus FreeFlow, from reductions in chemical costs to minimising expensive labour fees. The BioAmp system has become a popular choice for superintendents all over Australia.

Where industry turns for solutions, visit www. chemsearch.net.au or call us at 1800 252 087.

Dint Golf Solutions

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Stand 59 Dint Golf is proud to be once again exhibiting at the Australian Turfgrass Conference Trade Exhibition. The year comes and goes so quickly in the busy golfing world that we all operate in and so the annual conference is an ideal way to stop for a while and catch up with friends. The relationships that Dint has built with loyal customers over many years are highly valued.

Dint will be exhibiting new products, new ideas and offering our highest levels of service. As you know, our ability to customise and accommodate our products to suit your needs is second to none, and we will have many examples of this work to show you and talk about when we catch up in June. Dint will be at Stand 59 and the sales team of Adam, Nathan, Jon and Damien, as well as Anthony, will look forward to welcoming you. The team at Dint Golf – making golf courses look great.

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Colin Campbell (Chemicals) Stand 2 Colin Campbell (Chemicals) has been developing plant protection products since the 1940s. We have brought to the industry many innovative turf products and continue

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to do so with our commitment to the turf industry. At Campbells we pride ourselves in bringing the highest quality products to the turf industry. We test all products stringently before bringing the product to the turf market.

We will be providing updated information on our existing product range along with an update on fairy ring trials with the workings of Monstar and best way to manage fairy ring. Also, come talk to us about disease management; we can show you how to make your existing programme work better for you.

Social media and apps are becoming more popular within our industry for turf management and we can help by providing you with a list of tools to assist with your daily turf management regimes. If you need help on how to start we can help you as well.

Come see us during the week. You can keep up to date before and during the show on our website www.campbellchemcials.com.au our blog www.campbellturf.blogspot.com. You can also follow us on twitter.com/campbellturf.

Dennis & SISIS Stand 46 Dennis and SISIS have been manufacturing world class turf maintenance equipment for over 80 years. Quality influences our approach at every stage and shapes our attitude towards delivering excellent equipment capable of creating a world class finish.

The product portfolio includes dedicated and cassette system mowers, pedestrian and tractor-mounted scarifiers, sweepers, aerators, seeders and brushes. Take hold of Dennis or SISIS machine and you’ll feel the difference immediately – solidly built, well balanced and a joy to operate. To find out more about our range of products or request a catalogue please visit Stand 46.

drumMUSTER/ChemClear Stand 22 Chemical users across Australia can take advantage of two fantastic industry stewardship programmes that can help them dispose of both their out-of-date ag vet chemicals and empty containers.

The drumMUSTER service was first established in 1998 and works in conjunction with local tips and waste transfer sites to arrange the collection and recycling of precleaned, empty chemical containers. Once you find your local collection site and clean your containers, simply call your local collection site, bring them in during the relevant opening hours and we will do the rest. To find out more about the programme or to discover your nearest collection site, go to www.drummuster. com.au or call 1800 008 707.

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Everris Stand 53 AGCSA Everris is a global organisation with product portfolios renowned for their innovation, performance and precision, including but not limited to turf fertiliser brands Sierrablen, Sierraform GT, Sportsmaster and ProTurf, with Osmocote Exact and Rout in the horticulture market and brands like Agroblen and Agrocote in agriculture.

Working in partnership with customers and inspired by nature, Everris is passionate about creating improved nutrition programmes and total solutions delivering healthy green turf. As the world leader in fertiliser manufacturing, Everris has a vast range of solutions to deliver reliable and exemplary results. Everris offers high quality BRONZE SPONSOR

Leaving left-over obsolete chemical on your property can create a variety of potential dangers. ChemClear started in 2004 and is responsible for the collection and disposal of your unwanted, inherited or out-of-date chemical products. We liaise with shire councils to arrange state-wide collection runs, which are set up according to demand. To get started, give us a call or 1800 008 182 or head online at www.chemclear.com.au to register and begin taking an inventory of the chemicals you wish to dispose of.

Equipment Solutions Stands 80 and 82 Equipment Solutions Pty Ltd, a division of Amgrow, imports, distributes and sources locally manufactured range of specialist turf management equipment. Equipment Solutions has access to the latest technologies and design and our national network of sales specialists can assist you with new and used equipment as well as spare parts and accessories.

The huge range of equipment available comprises tractor-mounted deep tine and rotary blade de-compaction aerators, rotary blade root pruner, overseeders, renovation/ debris collection machines, debris blowers, topdressers and material handlers, tractormounted and walk-behind scarifiers, walk behind turf cutters, pedestrian corers and specialist articulating wide area mowing equipment.

International brands such as Agrimetal, Amazone, Blec, Dakota, First Products, Groundsman Industries, RGF, Lastec, True Surface, Thatch-Away and Wiedenmann, along with local manufactured brands such as Truturf ,Turf Engineering and our own ES Allied range are available through our sales

products such as premium fertilisers, wetting agents and plant protection to deliver a solution for every turf manager’s need.

Around the world, turf managers put their trust in Everris’ advanced technology to deliver high-quality nutrition for optimum health, performance, endurance and appearance. Dynamic products such as slow and controlled release fertilisers put the turf manager in total control. This allows for efficient and precise delivery of nutrients, specifically designed for your turf. We also manufacture and supply economical shortterm release fertilisers in mini prill sizes for quick response when needed. Everris is committed to maintaining balance and respect with the natural environment it is inspired by. team. This year Equipment Solutions will display some new innovative products that have not yet been exposed to the Australian Turf Management industry. So drop by Stand 80 and discuss your equipment requirements with Stan Wells, Mike Pauna, Dean Scullion and Jordan Tishler.

Evergreen Turf Stand 54 An Australian owned business, now in its 32nd year, Evergreen Turf has grown into one of Australia’s leading turf and horticultural entities.

Evergreen Turf provide products and services to golf courses, sporting clubs, schools, builders, sports stadiums, race courses and turf growers. Evergreen Turf offers consultation, design, construction and maintenance services and turf reinforcing systems for race courses and sportsfields, landscaping services and turf machinery.

Evergreen Turf understand the needs of the turf industry which is why we proudly supply StaLok and Evergreen ‘Matrix’ Instant play turf. Both are turf replacement systems which can be used immediately after installation on any turf surface. Two of our most recent stadium StaLok installations have been the Sydney Cricket Ground after the Major League Baseball and Manuka Oval reconstruction in Canberra.

Evergreen Turf also offers a wide range of services to cater for your needs, including but not limited to the following: lineplanting and sprigging, verti-draining, fertilising, topdressing, oversowing, coring, scarifying, topmaking, instant turf replacement, consultancy, design and construction. For all inquiries, see one of our staff at Stand 54 at the AGCSA Trade Show 2014.

Stand 71 Fernland Agencies is a family owned business which has been servicing the needs of the horticultural industry since 1978. We are a ‘one stop shop’ for all nursery, landscape and turf care requirements. In the last 12 months we have added some excellent new products to our turf care range, including VerdeCal (activated lime and gypsum), OARS (a corrective wetting agent), Essential Plus (a root promoter and soil conditioner), Companion (microbial inoculant), Tru-Prill fertiliser for golf greens and Club Green fertiliser for fairways and sports fields.

Between our two specialist turf consultants, who have many years practical experience in the trade and in sales, we can offer expert advice and supply products for golf courses, sports fields, stadiums and other facilities.

We operate out of a purpose-built warehouse and distribution centre, located adjacent to the Bruce Hwy at Yandina (approx. 1hr north of Brisbane), from where we can efficiently despatch products anywhere in Australia.

Our commitment: friendly and helpful staff who understand the products we sell; a wide range of quality products which give excellent value across a broad range of applications ; and prompt despatch of all orders, with clear communication if there are any hold-ups with any products.

Floratine Products Group Stand 78 Floratine Products Group has been designing and manufacturing high-grade nutrient products for the turf industry for over 22 years. They understand that your professional reputation and livelihood are largely dependent upon the quality of the turfgrass you manage, and with their technically trained and dedicated distribution team, Floratine works with turf managers to develop proactive plans that meet the turf management goals of each particular facility.

Floratine’s product line is divided among four general categories: foliar, soil, biological and additional (specialty) products, such as wetting agents. Our Floratine Foliars allow the turf manager to deliver nutrients quickly and efficiently directly through the leaves, bypassing the root system, making pH, microbes, nutrient tie-ups, temperatures and other factors irrelevant to ensure your turf is receiving nutrients exactly when it needs them most.

Our products are environmentally friendly, do not contain non-beneficial, agricultural or utility-grade nutrients, or synthetic chelates.

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and have a chat with our experienced sales team. We look forward to seeing you all on the beautiful Gold Coast this coming June.

GEO TYRES ONLINE Stand 51 GEOTyres Online is an Australian-based online tyre distributor specialising in all tyres for golf courses, sports grounds, parks and off-highway industrial and agricultural uses.

GEOTyres Online is a division of Australia’s largest importer of turf, ATV, UTV, industrial and specialty tyres, who have been importing world-leading brands Kenda and Deestone for over 16 years.

The main focus of the business is on supplying quality tyre solutions to the golf course and turf industries in the most convenient and easiest way for customers – a one-stop shop for all turf and golf cart tyres, being just one click away when you need it.

All tyres are covered by the manufacturer’s warranty and product liability insurance, backed up with the long-term commercial commitment within Australia. Our online network, with stocking points around Australia ensures fastest delivery times. Stock is available when you need it. Visit www. geotyres.com.au

Golf & Bowling Machinery Stand 95 Golf & Bowling Machinery are the Australian distributors of Scott Bonnar turf equipment, Smooth Range turf equipment and JRM tines and bedknives.

The Scott Bonnar 30” Queen mower, Scott Bonnar scarifier, Smooth Roll for golf clubs and bowls clubs, Smooth Spread and Smooth Cut mower are all products sold Australia wide

by Golf & Bowling Machinery.

Golf & Bowling Machinery stock a huge range of JRM high quality bedknives and tines making the task of maintaining and improving your golf course more efficient. New to this range is the Super-thin cut bedknife designed to cut as low as 0.50” for courses looking to go low for those special events.

Golf, bowling and sporting clubs can also benefit from our range of pre-owned equipment. From ‘as traded’ to ‘fully reconditioned’, we work with clubs to come up with the best product to suit their needs.

Our hire equipment is also available to provide clubs with a flexible and economical option for renovation equipment. With five technicians employed across two branches, we support our products with specialised service and repairs. Golf & Bowling Machinery – sales, service and hire; servicing the turf industry since 1982.

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Jacobsen, A Textron Company Stand 58 Jacobsen® is committed to providing highquality turf equipment to customers around the world. We produce walking greens, riding greens and fairway mowers, as well as utility vehicles, sprayers and aerators. We engineer our products to meet the needs of today’s turfgrass professionals by asking for and listening to their feedback throughout the product lifecycle. You will find Jacobsen equipment at the finest golf courses and sports facilities world-wide.

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Jacobsen is a Textron company. We market and sell Jacobsen products through an extensive global distribution network and

Graden Industries Stand 40 Graden Industries has been around a long time – since 1986 in fact. We are known for our high quality, ‘Australian’ designed and manufactured range of turf equipment, known worldwide for their effectiveness and troublefree service life.

Specialising in verticutters for greens and fairway application, Graden now has responded to the many requests for machines to pick up the bigger volume of material these verticutters generate. Graden is launching the first of a new range of clean-up units – the Groundhog See video footage of the new Groundhog in action, collecting cores and verticutting material, removing it and dumping into a trailer – a one man clean-up machine.

The Swing-Wing tractor mounted fairway unit can be viewed, specifically designed for undulating fairways and effectively address the entire surface with its floating wings. The Contour Sand Injector will have its seeder attachment, allowing a fourth process to be incorporated in the one pass – aeration, de-thatching, sand injecting and over-seeding.

This has been very successful in the UK. Graden’s smallest verticutter – the Airrow – will also be on the stand. Obvious applications for this unit are tight tee box areas, lawn areas with obstacles and domestic applications.

Globe Growing Solutions Stand 4 Globe is a long-term supporter of the Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association and

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our sister company Ransomes Jacobsen, in the UK. Our skilled teams are trained to provide quality service and support for every machine we sell. We even have our own training facility – Jacobsen University – which provides service training for customers and dealers.

We take great pride in our business and are pleased to be the only turf equipment manufacturer to have achieved ISO 14001 Certification for environmental management.

We know that the environment is the cornerstone of our business and yours, so we do everything we can to protect it in our facilities and in the field.

has been a major participant in the trade exhibition for many years. It is a great opportunity for Globe Growing Solutions to introduce new products and services to the Australian professional turf market. Equally it is important for Globe Growing Solutions staff to spend time with their clients, both at a business and social level.

This year, Globe Growing Solutions will have our key golf client managers from each state at the AGCSA event to be amongst the clientele at conference week. The Globe Growing Solutions team is looking forward to discussing some of our new technologies and products that have become industry trialled and trusted.

Make sure you drop past the Globe Growing Solutions trade stand to see what new and exciting products and promotions we are offering. We wish all delegates an enjoyable and worthwhile time at the 2014 AGCSA Conference on the Gold Coast.

HG Sports Turf Stand 55 HG Sports Turf is a global leader in the design and construction of premium quality natural, synthetic and hybrid turf sports fields. HG Sports Turf markets and installs proprietary products throughout Australasia (including Xtragrass and Desso Grassmaster), ensuring it is at the forefront of worldwide research, development and innovation through its many partnerships with respected international companies.

Many high profile events including the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games (Olympic Stadium),

the 2003 and 2011 Rugby World Cups, the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games (MCG) and the 2006 Doha Asian Games (Qatar) have been played on HG Sports Turf.

Over the last decade, the company has built or rebuilt many sports stadium fields in Australia and New Zealand with one of its proprietary products, Eclipse Stabilized Turf including AMI Stadium, ANZ Stadium, Canberra Stadium, Eden Park, Etihad Stadium, Gabba, MCG, NIB Stadium, and Waikato Stadium. www. hgsportsturf.com.au. Please come and visit us at Stand 55.

Horticultural Training P/L Stand 84 Horticultural Training Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organisation and has been offering specialist horticulture and conservation and land management training since their establishment in 1991.

They offer nationally accredited competency based training from Certificate II to Advanced Diploma level in a range of horticultural subjects including turf, parks and gardens, arboriculture, landscaping, nursery and conservation and land management.

All training is delivered onsite by knowledgeable, qualified trainers and tailored to the enterprise and learners requirements.

This is backed up by comprehensive learning resources compiled over many years. Learning material has been written

by Horticultural Training specifically for the horticultural industry. This ensures their ability to deliver superior work based training.

Training can be arranged for new and existing employees. Additional services offered include agricultural chemical and distribution control licensing, AusChem training, chainsaw training, irrigation training, skills audits, competency assessments and recognition of prior learning. Horticultural Training Pty Ltd is an accredited training provider with funding may be available to assist with your training requirements.

Hunter Industries Stand 42 Hunter Industries is a global manufacturer of products for the irrigation, landscape lighting and custom moulding sectors. Founded in 1981, the family-owned company offers over 1000 products including a complete spectrum of water-efficient solutions for golf course irrigation systems.

Our Central Control System can be used in retrofit, upgrade and new construction situations. Paired with Hunter’s Total Top Serviceable Rotors, this package offers

complete control of your course. To learn more about Hunter’s line of golf irrigation products, visit hunterindustries.com/golf.

Hybrid Ag Stand 77 Hybrid Ag was established in Melbourne in 2002 with the sole focus of supplying the agricultural market with high quality, prescription-blended soil and plant nutrient solutions. At that time a market was emerging that was demanding higher quality and higher profitability at lower prices. The only way for the grower to survive was to raise the yields! Through careful analysis of the soil and plants and applying the relevant nutrients in a buffered and balanced manner, the results required began to speak for themselves.

As demand for our services grew, a decision was made to move to Wangaratta. Our new manufacturing plant has been meticulously set up to produce the highest quality product on time, every time. Hybrid Ag has complete control over the entire supply chain, from raw materials through manufacturing, bottling and supply and delivery, making our operations smooth and streamlined.

Today, through recognition that there was a significant need within the market, Hybrid Ag has moved into turf nutrient supply. After working with three major players in the turf market for the last three years, to achieve maximum R&D, we are ready to help the industry move forward into a new and exciting era of turf fertilisation.

Hydro Technics Irrigation Stand 47 Visit Hydro Technics Irrigation to see the latest technology for actuating sprinklers wirelessly – the ‘G Wave’ Control System. Capable of

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John deere Golf Stand 70 John Deere has been involved with grounds maintenance since 1837 stemming from a simple blacksmith shop in Illinois, USA. Today the company has grown by listening to customers and meeting expectations for a wide range of products and environmentally friendly technology such as hybrid mowers resulting in reduced noise levels and fuel consumption whilst still providing leading performance and longevity.

Customers who are using John Deere machines around the world today to maintain golf courses and sporting venues

adaption to any controller which puts out a 24v signal and sprinklers that can use a DC latching coil via the use of the patented ground wave system designed and developed in Australia. This new ground wave technology represents the future of irrigation.

Whether installing a new system or retrofitting an old one, wiring between satellite and sprinkler is now redundant. Simply install the new sprinkler with receiver, load the unique ID number into the transmitter using the user friendly software package and you are operational. The elimination of field wiring within the system will reduce maintenance costs to almost nothing as well as limiting damage caused by lightning to satellites as there are no wires connected. Visit Hydro Technics Irrigation on Stand 47 for a working display.

Independent Turf Services Stand 56 Independent Turf Services (ITS) was started in August 2007, with one main objective – to service the commercial turf industry with a range of quality products, unique renovation practices, soil testing and sportsfield construction services. The company manufactures, imports and distributes turf seed, specialist fertilisers, chemicals, analytical services, general irrigation equipment and golf course accessories. ITS also lead the turf industry in warm-season grass conversions and specialised renovation equipment.

The key to our success has been our commitment to practical research and development programmes. Most recently ITS, in conjunction with the Australian soil research company Injekta, has brought soil structural stability soil testing to the turf market for to exceptional high standards are supported by a factory-trained dealer network that is second to none. This network can provide service, including parts solutions with minimal downtime should the need arise.

When partnered with the flexibility of being able to offer finance options through John Deere Finance, the company’s own finance division, it’s no wonder that John Deere is proud to have been entrusted with the grounds maintenance of top golf courses and sporting arenas throughout the world.

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the first time. Injekta’s soil structural stability assessment comprehensively analyses the stability of soil structure through the assessment of a range of factors including the Cation Ratio of Soil Stability (CROSS), Zeta potential measurement as well as soluble and exchangeable cation analysis, in addition to the traditional basic suite of soil measurements.

The S3A diagnosis positions ITS to interpret the performance of a soil and develop immediate and effective management plans to improve soil function, whether improving soil porosity and drainage, addressing soil and plant nutrient deficiencies or overcoming pathogens in the soil.

Kustom Bind Stand 52 Kustom Bind is a permeable, polymer-treated gravel layer, used for the lining of bunkers, separating the bunker base from the bunker sand. The process involves binding specified aggregates together, which produces a superior drainage blanket for water to escape the bunker sand, enabling it to move laterally toward the drainage pipes.

Kustom Bind prevents sand slumping, erosion and contamination, drastically reducing the costs associated with bunker maintenance as well as being extremely durable, long-lasting and environmentally friendly. Kustom Bind is also resistant yet flexible and will not crack, break down or disintegrate like other liners on the market.

Kustom Bind’s polymer formula will not be affected by weather-caused soil expansion or contraction – it moves with the soil, rather than resisting it.

Furthermore, Kustom Bind is the most effective Australian made bunker liner that seals off the bunker sub grade eliminating contamination of the sand and drainage systems. We know of no other system that protects the integrity of your drainage the way Kustom Bind does. Fully functional, fast drainage means the sand dries quicker and the course is back in play faster after it rains.

Lawn Solutions Australia Stand 97 Lawn Solutions Australia – your national accredited turf supply group. Lawn Solutions Australia is a hand-picked group of Australia’s best and most experienced turf producers who have come together to make it easier to specify and purchase turf across the country.

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same standard of quality and performance to our new range of turf brands. When you deal with a Lawn Solutions Australia, you can be confident you are accessing consistently branded varieties that will suit your needs and local growing environment.

Lawn Solutions Australia has exclusive arrangements with the world’s leading turf breeders and research facilities, including Texas A&M University and the University of Georgia in the US. We are committed to investigating and commercialising new breeds and varieties – but only if they bring something new to the table. Our strategy is to introduce new varieties only if they have clear and distinguishable environmental advantages over existing varieties in the marketplace.

You can find out more, including the location of your nearest Lawn Solutions Australia grower by visiting www. lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au or calling 1300 883 711.

Living Turf Stand 81 Living Turf will showcase Australia’s first smart phone app with ‘disease alerts’ from My-Results. My-Results’ proprietary algorithms draw on local weather information and historic data to provide early warning on disease breakouts and weed emergence. This allows you to treat less, more accurately and for greater effect. The mobile app format allows all your staff access, no matter where they are, 24/7.

Additionally, Living Turf sales professionals will be on the stand to profile Australia’s largest range of technology specific fertilisers, including exclusive brands you can’t get anywhere else such as SoluCal, Lebanon, Nutrite and Matchplay, an Australian owned and made range developed in conjunction with Living Turf that has been proven across some of Australia’s most iconic stadiums and golf courses.

Living Turf is proud of the fact that our field team individually all have a minimum of 15 years’ experience in Australian turf, making us the largest Australian owned distributor of turf products in this market today. Having tertiary trained agronomists and trade qualified sales professionals on staff, it is our focus to seek to understand first that lets us provide smarter results for clients. While you are visiting Living Turf, ask about the ‘Green and Gold Challenge’.

Maredo BV Stand 44 Maredo is a Dutch company that develops innovative heads like coring, seeding and

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sweeping for triplex greens mowers. Now is the time to use your triplex greens mower for more than just mowing!!

Maxwell & Kemp Stand 20 At M&K we have been servicing the golf and sports turf industry with supply of chemical, fertiliser, wetters, seed, hardware and professional testing services since 1984. We have seen a lot of change in this time and it is great to see how professional the industry is today. Sales staff at M&K are all former superintendents, which holds them in a great position when dealing with our clients, in that they have a firsthand understanding of the client’s issues, needs and requirements.

We are proud to distribute for a wide range of respected manufacturers and offer a range of niche products in conjunction with the mainstream ranges. We are an independent, family owned and proud Australian Company and we hope you come and pay us a visit at Stand 20 at the Australian Turfgrass Conference.

McMahons Stand 90 Whether it is a single tee construction or the development of a 27-hole golf course, McMahons are specialists in the field having provided services to the industry throughout Australia for in excess of 20 years. Remodelling and renovation works are undertaken using our specialist equipment operated by our team of experienced operators.

There is a growing trend within the golfing community to restore greens to their original design. Golf greens throughout their life will undergo minor repair or modification works in addition to regular maintenance regimes.

The result being many greens slowly deviate from their original design and slowly, albeit unnoticeably, change.

As many courses are looking to return to their heritage design they are enlisting technology to achieve exactly this. Our ability to scale with flexibility to adapt to any size project, benefits clubs in drawing on our extensive experience and resources to satisfy project requirements, affordably.

Mentay Stand 88 Selecting the right cricket pitch roller is important. Some prefer water-ballasted rollers while others choose a ride on roller with a concrete-filled rear barrel. The Gabba in Brisbane has been using a Mentay 2000 for years. The Allan Border Fields have one as well. We have developed a new roller, the

Mentay 1200 Custom, ride-on cricket pitch roller which is wider and those that use it love it. Scotch College in Melbourne saw it at a trade show and asked us to deliver it to them at the end of the show.

The Mentay 2000 ride on cricket pitch roller with a petrol motor has a tare weight of 860kg. Water ballasted the roller weighs 1660kg. The Mentay 2000 wicket roller has a total weight of 2200kg with a water filled barrel at the front and a concrete filled rear barrel.

Nuturf Australia Stand 91 Nuturf, a division of Amgrow P/L, is a leading distributor of products and agronomic services specialising in the turf and amenity horticulture industry in Australia. Our national network of qualified sales specialists offers advice and solutions in plant nutrition, plant protection, seed, surfactants and colourants.

PGG Wrightson Turf Stand 27 AGCSA PGG Wrightson Turf is a leader in the research and development of innovative seed products for the Australasian turf market. From our world class research and development site at Kimihia Research Centre based in Christchurch, New Zealand, we utilise the latest technology advances to thoroughly evaluate products before bringing them to the market.

PGG Wrightson Turf specifically selects and breeds turfgrasses for Australasia’s unique temperate environment. The process of plant breeding involves correctly selecting plants, both locally sourced and from international germplasm, that are genetically crossed, and backcrossed, and then further selected for the characteristics that are sought after for the desired environment. From there, the suitable plants are rigorously tested in multiple turf trials spread throughout Australasia, where only the elite cultivars are finally selected for commercial production.

PGG Wrightson Turf has partnerships with AgResearch, STRI (UK), NTEP (USA), ANTEP (Australia), NZSTI (NZ) and PLANTwise (Lincoln University, New Zealand) and work with these organisations to produce new cultivars and technology. PGG Wrightson Turf has qualified representatives on hand to ensure the correct seed selection is made.

With representatives and facilities covering Australia, we are well placed to cater for customer’s needs, always delivering in a timely fashion.

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The core segments of the business which our sales specialists focus on are golf courses, sportsfields and amenity turf, spray contractors and facility management, racetracks, schools, turf farms, bowling greens, landscape, industrial vegetation management In addition to servicing the Australian market, Nuturf also operates in New Zealand, Fiji, China and Singapore. Nuturf continues to look for new opportunities in overseas markets to expand its international activities. Nuturf’s mission is to deliver to the Australian turf and amenity horticulture industry products, service and agronomic solutions above and beyond the expectations of our valued clients. Our commitment is to our customers, our staff, the environment and the community. The reputation and performance of our products and service is critical in achieving growth and business success, providing a great place to work, and the delivery of our mission.

Website: www.nuturf.com.au. Organisation street address: Unit B2a, 3-29 Birnie Avenue Lidcombe NSW 2141. Call 1800 631 008 or email sales@nuturf.com.au

On-Pin Stand 19 On-Pin is now launching LinksMap, a webbased course management system with an interactive aerial map of the golf course which in conjunction with online reports is used to manage a course’s logistical requirements and succession planning. For the golf club it will provide a live, constantly evolving, permanent online library of course knowledge.

Founded in 1998 On-Pin has grown from its Australian roots into a global operation with offices now in Australia, Europe and Asia.

On-Pin is as passionate about enhancing the golfer’s playing experience as it is about providing the golf club with a management solution that can have a significant impact on the productivity and efficiency of the golf operation.

Along with our international development partners, On-Pin’s commitment to continual improvement in technology, product functionality and affordability has resulted in a state-of-the-art range of GPS products to suit the golf course management, superintendent, individual golfer and fleet markets. This commitment to excellence is built around industry feedback over the past 14 years from both golfers and club managers alike.

QTurf Machinery Stand 38 QTurf Machinery is a Brisbane based company specialising in the supply, installation and support of aeration, topdressing and mowing

equipment used in the renovation and maintenance of turfgrass on golf courses, sportsfields and in parks and gardens applications.

QTurf is the Australian and New Zealand importer and distributor of the Wiedenmann product range. Wiedenmann is one of the leading manufacturers of high-class machines for turf maintenance, dirt removal and winter service. The comprehensive range of implements for compact tractors and light-duty utility vehicles is targeted towards commercial and municipal customers. The main focus are machines for turf regeneration, collection and removal of grass and leaves, mower decks, turf sweepers and sand spreaders as well as sweepers for snow and dirt, snow blades and salt spreaders. Wiedenmann make products that are suited to every situation, such as artificial turf maintenance, turf maintenance and dirt removal.

QTurf Machinery is also the importer and distributor of the Fieldmaster range of high quality, high productivity grass maintenance equipment used extensively in the commercial and municipal market as well as in the agricultural industry. The range includes machines for basic grass slashing and pasture topping to dedicated heavy duty roadside mower/slashers and fine park mowers.

PLP Golf and Turf AGCSA Stand 79 PLP Golf and Turf is a division of Powerup Lawncare Products which operates under the banner of family owned company, Roy Gripske & Sons Pty. Ltd., a 100 per cent Australian owned and operated company.

We are Australian distributors for Hustler Golf, Ryan Turf renovation products, Eastman Hover Mower, R&R products, Bayco golf accessories, Golfco rollers, Mean Green II lapping paste and Accuproducts.

Our philosophy is to provide the golf and turf industry with quality, affordable products backed up by our customer service team that is second to none. We have an extensive sales team on the road – servicing every state of Australia – ready to answer any of your questions concerning our products.

This year at the 30th Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition you will be able to view all of our new products on Stand 79 from R&R, Bayco, Golfco and Accu-products . We look forward to answering any of your questions concerning our products or about us and our vision.

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Rain Bird Australia Stand 99 A privately held company founded in 1933, Rain Bird Corporation is the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services. Since its beginnings, Rain Bird has offered the industry’s broadest range of irrigation products for farms, golf courses, sports arenas, commercial developments and homes in more than 130 countries around the world.

Rain Bird has been awarded more than 130 patents, including the first in 1935 for the original horizontal action impact drive sprinkler (U.S. patent #1997901), which revolutionised the food production industry and ushered in a new era in irrigation worldwide. The original impact sprinkler was designated a historic landmark in 1990 by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Today, Rain Bird offers over

Redexim Stand 100 Redexim continues to address the global demand for more efficient turf renovation and cleaning equipment for both natural and synthetic turf. Understanding these needs and working closely with clients across all facets of turf maintenance has led Redexim to developing and now offering over 120 specialised machines to meet these demands.

This comprehensive range include pedestrian, self-propelled and tractormounted machines to carry out these maintenance practices including deep tine aeration, slitting with ability for sand inlaying, coring, scarification, raking, sweeping, seeding, topdressing, stone buriers and the comprehensive range of synthetic turf maintenance products.

Redexim’s reputation for quality, reliability, multifunctional applications, ease of use and high safety standards continues and remains paramount in the quest to continue serving the respective sectors of the turf industry. For more information visit Stand 100 and chat with our representatives. www.redexim.com or call 0419 310 546.

Signature Control Systems Stand 41 Signature can trace its roots in the irrigation industry to over 100 years ago. Since then, Signature Control Systems has been dedicated to providing the highest-quality products and 54

4000 irrigation products and services.

Rain Bird is committed to The Intelligent Use of Water™. It is our legacy to design and manufacture only those products of the highest value and quality. We work for long-term, responsible partnerships with our customers and our vendors. This is who we are, and this is how we wish to be perceived in the irrigation industry and our communities.

Come and talk to us about Supa-Trac and I-Trac, find out how they have been used at stadiums and golf courses throughout Australia and how they can help you!

Supa-Trac will provide superior turf protection over any other product available worldwide. Supa-Trac can be laid down for longer periods than any comparable product, without leaving bearing marks or feet circles.

This unique product is trafficable and at the same time allows the turf to breath and enhances growth. I-Trac is an extremely heavy duty roadway that will not damage the profile or kill the grass. I-Trac has been embraced by stadia and major events as an answer to shortterm temporary access of heavy vehicles. With turf replacement at $100m2, I-Trac can save you many thousands of dollars.

Even if you don’t have an immediate need, it will come up one day, so come and see us.

We will be happy to provide all the information you may ever need, so when the unforseen happens you won’t be left with the damage.

Southern Pacific Sands services in the golf, landscape and irrigation industry. Signature Control Systems is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of intelligent golf, residential and commercial irrigation equipment for golf courses, turfgrass sites and landscape management. We will be exhibiting sprinklers, intelligent irrigation controllers, intelligent field satellites, valves, sensors and accessories, electronic control equipment, central control systems and site management software.

We provide superintendents, landscape managers and property managers direct control of their irrigation system, water and energy resources. With our global strategic partners, we have more than 600 golf courses installed with Signature irrigation systems worldwide. Many are in the Top 100 golf courses in the world. With our intelligent control systems, golf course superintendents have reduced their water usage between 20-30 per cent, thus supporting our environmental awareness campaign and contributing to their operational efficiency.

Signature Control Systems is now a full line manufacturer and supplier to the irrigation industry with products that cover any installation requirement. Check out the Signature Share web-based ET Controllers.

Smart Track Australia Stand 21 Smart Track Australia is proud to be exhibiting its extensive range of turf protection products.

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Stand 96 Located at Ningi, approximately 40km north of Brisbane, Southern Pacific Sands is the premier supplier of quality washed silica sands, bio-retention filtration medium and AS4419

Simplot Partners Stand 76 AGCSA Simplot Partners is amongst the largest suppliers of professional turf products in the world, with facilities throughout the western USA, Asia and Australia. Simplot welcomes the opportunity to be involved in the 30th Australian Turfgrass Conference on the Gold Coast.

This year we will be introducing an exclusive range of new specialty products including one of the most advanced surfactants direct from the USA. We will also have on display our exclusive Spectrum Technologies tools including the popular TDR 300 plus a number of new released products. We will also have on our stand Tony Braga from AAC to discuss the Simplot liquids which are considered the most advanced turf liquid range on the market including such names as LiquiMaxx GreenMaxx, Ferro-cious and Drop Zone etc…

As per previous years we will be running some promotions on the stand including fantastic industry related prizes. Please come and see us on the Simplot Partners stand – No. 76.

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soil products servicing Brisbane, South East Queensland and beyond. Established in 1993 Southern Pacific Sands has built a reputation of providing high quality silica sand, soil products and timely service, providing a truly independent supply source of washed and classified sands, As a certified ISO9001 quality organisation, we are proud of our ability to provide a range of products meeting specific industry standards such as FAWB, AS4419, AS4422 and DTMR (Dept of Transport & Main Roads). From major projects or developments requiring bulk supply, through to smaller single load deliveries, Southern Pacific Sands prides itself on the proven track record of providing quality products, excellent service and delivery.

Southern Pacific Sands has a diverse customer base from metal casting foundries, concrete and asphalt batching plants, civil construction industry, local and international supply of golf course construction and maintenance material through to locomotive grit for Queensland Railways.

With significant proven reserves, Southern Pacific Sands has the ability to provide customers with the security of accessing a long term supply of quality products.

SST Australia Stand 7 SST Australia is a significant manufacturer and supplier of soil moisture maintenance aids and spray additives for the turf industry in Australia and New Zealand. The principle products supplied by SST include Aquaforce (a premium highly penetrating soil wetting agent), Broadwet (an irrigation applied soil wetting agent), Restore (an economical general purpose soil wetting agent), Breakthru Gold (a highly effective corrective wetting agent for severely water repellent areas) and Envirodye (an environmentally compatible marker dyes for turf sprays).

SST Australia has recently introduced to the market a new product known as Bi-Agra.

Bi-Agra is a highly effective moisture retention aid which is easily applied to turfgrass and sports areas that suffer from poor moisture retention and consequent poor turf health and vigour. Independent trials have shown that application of Bi-Agra can retain up to five times the normal amount of moisture held in the rootzone at field capacity. Improved appearance and vigour can be obtained with half the amount of applied water to the turf, enabling reduced irrigation requirements.

SST’s products are exclusively available from Globe Australia and in New Zealand from PPG Wrightson Turf.

StrathAyr Turf Systems Stand 86 StrathAyr is a turf producer, a developer of natural turf technology and a world-leader in sportsfield and racetrack construction techniques. StrathAyr has turf farms in Victoria and Tasmania and grow a full range of turf varieties for supply to major sport and racing facilities and the domestic market. Turf varieties include: Legend couchgrass, Village Green kikuyu, Sir Walter Buffalo Lawn Turf, RTF tall fescue, Santa ana couch, Penn G2 bentgrass and Penn A1/A4 bentgrass StrathAyr Turf Systems is based at our Victorian farm. We specialise in the ReFlex reinforced StrathAyr System for sportsfields and racetracks and also construct high quality unreinforced sand profile sportsfields. We also produce MegAyr Turf – instant use, 50mm thick turf reinforced with ReFlex mesh elements. This product is ideal for use on both sportsfields and racetracks.

Other StrathAyr products include: removable natural turf systems for stadia, tennis and racecourses; permanent natural turf system for stadia and racecourses; ‘drop-in’ portable cricket wickets; and natural instant turf teplacement products. We have recently completed the construction of a sand profile field for the Richmond Football Club at Punt Road with other projects including Moe Racetrack, Kensington Track at Royal Randwick and Adelaide Oval.

Supaturf Stand 16 An Australian company established in 1992 with experience spanning nearly 20 years,

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Syngenta Australia Stand 39 Syngenta has an ongoing commitment toward creating specialist turf management solutions and services for the golf industry, combining innovative, commercially viable and environmentally responsible ways for superintendents and turf managers to achieve consistently high levels of playing surface quality. As the game of golf evolves to embrace new markets, we are gaining an even greater understanding of the challenges that superintendents face in terms of maintaining and developing the courses of tomorrow.

Our products and services have been developed through significant investment in research and development, harnessing the

Supaturf provides a complete line marking system for professional use on grass sports surfaces – everything you need available from one single supplier who specialises only in this area with all products made in Australia. While providing consistent and quality service, Supaturf accurately defines and meets specific line marking and logo requirements. Because of this experience we have developed a strong and loyal customer base from local football clubs through to professional stadia.

Internationally recognised in the design and manufacture of line marking systems, Supaturf has introduced a new and improved formulation. Our new superior, environmental line marking liquids and sophisticated production methods now create a brighter, whiter and longer lasting product.

Supaturf has representatives in ACT, Victoria and NSW and distributors in WA, SA, Tasmania, Queensland, NT, Central Coast NSW, South Coast NSW, NZ and New Caledonia. Visit www.supaturf.com.au or call (02) 6040 4808 to find out how Supaturf can streamline your line marking requirements.

The Groundsman Stand 64 The Groundsman is your premier resource for buying and selling new and used turf and landscaping equipment. Why? Because The Groundsman is the first place turf care professionals turn to when looking to buy the right equipment for the right price.

Visit Stand 64 for FREE copies of the special Turfgrass Trade Exhibition Edition of The Groundsman and get the info you latest discoveries in science and technology to provide new ways to enhance courses worldwide. Alongside our product range, we share our insight and expertise through education, support and advice – helping our customers to get the most from their time and resources by promoting best practice usage.

Syngenta is one of the world’s leading companies, with over 27,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to bringing plant potential to life.

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Toro Australia Stand 102 Toro Australia was founded over 40 years ago and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Toro Company. Toro Australia today is a leading nationwide supplier of mowers, turf care and construction equipment that caters for golf, turf, sports fields and grounds, professional landscape contractor, residential and hire and rental markets. Toro Australia has also expanded to become the largest single supplier of irrigation products to landscape, agricultural, turf care and domestic garden markets.

Toro Australia continues to provide unparalleled service and new technical advances across all of its ever-expanding fleet and irrigation products. Each piece of equipment is designed to make the job

need for your next purchase. Have it on hand for reference when making enquiries with advertisers that are also attending and exhibiting at the Trade Exhibition. Ask about the benefits of becoming a member of The Groundsman and how the latest technology is being embraced to make it easier to source and sell your machinery and equipment.

Looking to market your business or product? Discuss how The Groundsman can offer marketing strategies using printed products, the internet and social media to get you and your products noticed by your target market. Got something to sell? Visit Stand 64 to receive special offers and discounts only available to Turfgrass attendees! We look forward to meeting you!

Triangle Waterquip safer, easier, more economical and kinder to the environment. Toro Australia’s highly efficient golf sprinklers and controllers can help you save time, money and water and ultimately deliver improved playing conditions.

Built on a legacy of excellence and innovation, Toro Australia offers a range of commercial turf management equipment, irrigation products, quality used machinery, spare parts and a reputation for service and support like no other.

including pumps (pressure, stormwater and sewage), a range of irrigation sprinklers, complete filtrations systems, controller and solenoid valve systems for irrigation applications, PVC and poly pressure pipes, valves and fittings.

By dealing with one supplier for your water, fluid and environmental management projects, you can improve your bottom line through increasing your logistical and operational efficiencies. Our experience in delivering successful turn-key water management systems for both small and large projects makes us a market leader in the industry. Come and see us at Stand 25 to discuss the solutions we can offer you.

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Stand 26 Total Eden has been a supplier to the irrigation, turf, water treatment and agricultural market for the last 50 years. We pride ourselves on providing complete and sustainable solutions involving quality products, expertise and service.

Putting customers first is fundamental to the way we do business and it is this ethos that has helped make us one of Australia’s premier suppliers of quality water management products and services.

Our nationwide service network and personnel, who understand the specific needs of the market, make Total Eden your smart choice supplier. Total Eden offer products and services across a range of applications

Stand 17 Turf Drain Australia specialises in sports field slit drainage and sports field construction projects, including the design and construction of turf bowling greens and turf cricket wickets. We have been successfully installing these types of projects across Australia for over 30 years and have developed an industry-proven reputation for our quality, service and experience. All projects we complete are either the drainage or construction of sports field surfaces.

Turf Drain Australia offers the following services; sports field slit drainage – design and construction; sports field – design and construction; laser controlled

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Stand 93 Triangle Waterquip is an Australian owned company that has been established for 30 years as a manufacturer, distributor of irrigation equipment to the golf course, turf and agricultural irrigation markets. Our head office is located in Melbourne with branch offices in Perth, Sydney and Brisbane. Key contacts are managing director Wally Menke and national marketing manager Gary Horton.

A range of the Filtaworx stainless steel Australian made, fully automatic self-cleaning screen filters, that have developed a strong reputation for reliability and dependability even in the most difficult of water conditions, will be on display. Additionally we will be exhibiting a comprehensive range of electric fertigation injection pumps which can be installed to operate fully automatic with a controller and sensors or as a manually controlled system.

Should your requirements be as simple as applying wetting agent on an irregular basis or injecting acid for pH correction, we will have equipment on display to suit your needs. Other products on display will include water meters, hydraulic control valves, impact sprinklers and manual filtration equipment.

Tru-Turf Stand 89 Tru-Turf – the original turf rolling company that brought you such things as the patented tri-roller smoothing heads. Tru-Turf greens rollers are renowned for their ability to follow the most contoured of greens with even ground pressure, utilising design, not weight, to produce a Tru-Turf surface.

Our latest stealthy R52-ELTac machine will be making its first appearance at the show with its AC electric motor and belt drive trenching, GPS guided and two-way laser controlled grading, turf wicket construction to international standard; bowling green construction; and sanding and grooving Turf Drain Australia brings our vast experience, the right equipment and a proven track record to every project.

Plus we own and operate all of our highly specialised and purpose built equipment.

This means that we can ensure that we achieve a successful outcome for our clients on any project that we undertake.

Turf Drain Australia is proud of our reputation and we are continually ongoing in our efforts to develop innovative machinery, processes and methodologies that will continue to improve sports field slit drainage and construction projects.

making it even quieter. This new model will roll in excess of 25 greens on a single charge, while effortlessly maintaining its rolling speed up or down hills. The unique and easily operated, built in trailer includes built in axles and trailer arms. When combined with the rugged lightweight features of Tru-Turf greens rollers, they’re ready to take on the world’s most demanding golf courses. Tru-Turf greens rollers are used extensively on the PGA Tour, Champions Tour and the Web.Com Tour.

We will also be releasing the new FRH108 fairway rolling heads. They’re five heads that attach in the place of the cutting heads to a fairway mower, so as to allow the fairways to be rolled for a fraction of the cost of the current dedicated machine on the market.

TurfCraft International Stand 24 This year’s Australian Turfgrass Conference will continue the long association between TurfCraft International and the event. TurfCraft

editor Alastair Dowie was invited to be on the organising committee of the Millennium conference and TurfCraft has been an exhibitor and supporter for many years.

Once again the stand will be manned

by Alastair and TurfCraft sales manager Ed Kryskow. The pair invites all current and past subscribers to the magazine to come and have a chat and pass on any feedback regarding the magazine and how it can meet the needs of the readers and its valuable advertisers. TurfCraft also welcomes new subscriber inquiries and has a range of features that are relevant for turf managers and staff from all sectors of the industry.

This year the stand will also feature demonstrations and information on the recently upgraded TurfCraft International website. Alastair and Ed will be available throughout the trade show to discuss the website and how readers and advertisers can take advantage of the site. TurfCraft is on Stand 24 so drop in for a visit.

Ventrac Stands 3&5 Take the risk out of the operation. Ventrac will provide you a level of stability and comfort that is unmatched while operating on severe inclines. See the simplicity and versatility that Ventrac has to offer with its 30 plus attachments and the ease of changing from one to the other.

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Also Exhibiting…

River Sands (85).

Disclaimer: The exhibitor listings and stand numbers above were correct at the time of this edition of ATM going to print. Any changes will be announced during the conference sessions or notified through the official conference app.

the agcsa wishes to thank Principal conference Sponsors

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