News: Surfaces
Smart Connection Consultancy releases world leading guidance for synthetic sports surfaces
Melbourne-based Smart Connection Consultancy has released three new Smart Guide booklets on the latest innovations, health and safety guidance and maintenance practices for...
Jul 13, 2018
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La Trobe University unveils first stage of sports precinct development
Melbourne’s La Trobe University has opened the first stage of its $150 million Sports Park development – a new artificial turf football field. The new FIFA accredited pitch will...
Jul 10, 2018
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National Sports Convention to link trade, education and networking opportunities
The National Sports Convention (NSC) is to present the largest ever coming together of Australia’s sport and recreation industry under one roof when it is held at the Melbourne...
Jul 4, 2018
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TurfBreed expands native turf portfolio with OZ TUFF acquisition
TurfBreed has announced its purchase of the well-known native turf variety, OZ TUFF®. Discovered in 2001 by turf breeder Robert Morrow, OZ TUFF® is an exceptional native green...
Jul 3, 2018
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Brisbane City Council to invest in new sports fields
As part of a flood mitigation buy-back scheme, Brisbane City Council will spend millions to turn the unusable land into sporting fields. Announced in its 2018/19 budget revealed...
Jun 14, 2018
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SAPIA opens entries for 2018 Awards program
The Sports and Play Industry Association (SAPIA) is inviting entries for its 2018 Industry Awards. Supporting the Association's goal of promoting excellence in sports and...
Jun 13, 2018
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Mundaring sport clubs welcome new indoor arena
The Shire of Mundaring has recently completed the new $10.1 million Mundaring Arena. Located in the Perth hills the new indoor sports centre, constructed by Pindan, offers four...
May 31, 2018
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Knowledge sharing a key theme at 2018 National Sports Convention
The National Sports Convention has released a comprehensive and inspiring conference program across a range of sport categories for July’s event. Conference programs will...
May 29, 2018
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Blacktown’s Joe McAleer Oval named Cricket NSW Ground of the Year
Blacktown’s Joe McAleer Oval has been named Cricket NSW 2017/18 Ground of the Year, for the second consecutive year. The award recognises excellence by curators in the...
May 14, 2018
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City of Casey backs football facilities for Team 11 consortium
The Team 11 consortium bidding for an A-League licence in Melbourne’s south east has secured $23 million in funding for a state-of-the-art headquarters and training facility....
May 14, 2018
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SportsComm offers new fitness flooring and sport surfaces concepts
SportsComm has launched a new range of high quality gym, sports and commercial flooring options in the Australian market. A world leader in providing high quality, fit for...
May 6, 2018
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New courts put extra bounce into Maroochydore netball complex
Another 10 new high quality concrete acrylic surface netball courts at the Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex have been officially opened after playing a major role in securing...
Apr 30, 2018
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Turf quality concerns lead to training ban at Perth’s Optus Stadium
Perth’s multi-use Optus Stadium has banned teams from training at the venue for the next three weeks in an effort to address issues with the turf. Recent weeks have seen several...
Apr 25, 2018
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Multi-million dollar renovations revealed at Centennial Parklands Sports Centre
$3.5 million in renovations at the Centennial Parklands Sports Centre - Sydney’s most utilised community sporting precinct - have been unveiled this week by NSW Minister for...
Apr 21, 2018
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Geelong Council lights up state-of-the-art sports facility
The City of Greater Geelong's new $2 million multi-purpose synthetic pitch at Norlane's Leisuretime Centre has been officially opened. Victorian Minister for Sport John Eren...
Apr 20, 2018
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Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council opens new synthetic football field
The Northern Beaches Council has this week opened a new artificial turf football field at Cromer Park, in the Sydney suburb of Dee Why. The new synthetic surface, a second at...
Apr 10, 2018
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Increasing use of synthetic turf in indoor training areas
The growing demand for functional training spaces for high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is seeing health clubs, athletic training facilities and specialty fitness studios...
Apr 9, 2018
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Football NSW commences Facilities Audit
Football NSW has today commenced the process of capturing the details of more than 1,200 venues and an estimated 1,600 pitches commences with the conduct of the 2018 Football...
Apr 9, 2018
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Report shows northern Sydney suburbs facing major shortfall in sports fields
The equivalent of an extra 120 sporting fields will be needed across the suburbs in Sydney’s north over the next two decades, prompting demands for the NSW Government to help...
Apr 2, 2018
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WIN Entertainment Centre to host critical Fed Cup tie
Wollongong’s WIN Entertainment Centre is to host Australia’s Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Play-off against the Netherlands on 21st and 22nd April 2018. The tie will be...
Mar 19, 2018
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Programs and registrations launch for 2018 National Sports Convention
The organisers of the National Sports Convention have announced the opening of registrations for its 2018 edition and release of the online conference programs including: •...
Mar 18, 2018
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ASTC backs AusGAP independent turf auditing program
The expansion of the AusGAP initiative (the Australian Genetic Assured Purity Turf Accreditation Program) is to see industry groups like Australian Sports Turf Consultants offer...
Mar 12, 2018
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Brisbane Broncos open new training and community hub
A new $27 million training, administration and community facility at the former Ithaca TAFE site in the inner Brisbane suburb of Red Hill has been opened. Set to be the Brisbane...
Mar 12, 2018
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SPORTENG launch Brisbane office headed by Marke Jennings-Temple
Melbourne-based sport consulting engineers, SPORTENG have opened up a second office in Brisbane. The northern location will be led by Dr Marke Jennings-Temple, formerly STRI’s...
Mar 7, 2018
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