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Spurtan BV running track for Sydney's E.S. Marks Athletics Field
Centennial Parklands is preparing to play its part in developing the next generation of national sporting champions with the installation of a new synthetic running track at its...
Aug 24, 2012
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QEII athletics track goes to a good cause
Christchurch City Council has donated pieces of the historic athletics track at QEII Park to the New Zealand Spinal Trust, who are offering them as unique pieces of memorabilia...
Aug 16, 2012
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Turf One edge STI to win school synthetic AFL field contract
Synthetic sports field specialist Turf One Pty Ltd have been awarded the contract to build a multi purpose artificial sports field at Narrabeen Sports High School on Sydney's...
Aug 14, 2012
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New community infrastructure plan for Melbourne Docklands
Victorian Minister for Planning Matthew Guy and Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle have unveiled a plan for $300 million in community infrastructure projects in Docklands. A...
Aug 9, 2012
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Artificial fields popular with Wellington sport clubs
Wellington City Council (WCC) has revealed that its new artificial turf sports fields are having an overwhelming positive impact on winter sports - resulting in fewer cancelled...
Aug 8, 2012
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Hockey SA gets second pitch in $3.3 million Pines Stadium upgrade
A $3.3 million upgrade of The Pines Hockey Stadium at Gepps Cross will see more international and national hockey matches played in South Australia. South Australian Recreation...
Aug 1, 2012
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2012 Sports Contractors Association annual conference to learn about latest surface developments
The annual Sports Contractors Association (SCA) conference, being held today at the Quay West Suites in Sydney's Rocks, is set to learn of new developments in tennis facilities,...
Jul 27, 2012
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New Perry Park sports facility encourages community to 'Get in the Game'
New multi-use community sporting facilities have been opened at Brisbane's Perry Park. The venue, once the home of football in the Queensland capital, was reopened by Queensland...
Jul 25, 2012
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Netballers get first use of new facilities at Mercury Bay Sport Park
Netballers have been the first sportspeople able to use impressive new facilities at the Thames Coromandel District Council's Mercury Bay Sports Park. Netballers have been using...
Jul 19, 2012
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Futsal facility opens on Singapore rooftops
A new futsal venue, The View, is set to open on the rooftops of selected Singapore Housing and Development Board (HDB) apartment blocks. The View Director Jeremy Goh, said it...
Jul 9, 2012
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Australia's first Fieldturf Revolution playing surface unveiled at Cromer Park
Australia's first Fieldturf Revolution synthetic playing surface has been opened at Cromer Park on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. The $1.25 million surface has been constructed for...
Jul 2, 2012
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Governments pitch in for second synthetic hockey field at UWA
The Federal and Western Australian Governments are to fund the building of a second synthetic turf hockey pitch at the University of Western Australia (UWA) Sports Park in Mount...
Jun 20, 2012
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PolySoft presents landscape and aquatic surfacing solutions
Representing a major breakthrough in soft surfacing technology for playgrounds and aquatic facilities, the new PolySoft surfacing solution represents the culmination of years of...
Apr 24, 2012
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New artificial turf pitch for Wellington College
The newly built artificial sportsfield at Wellington College has been opened to the public. The all-weather facility is a partnership between College and Wellington City Council...
Apr 2, 2012
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Five-a-side football centres open in NSW
Predicted as being 'the next big thing' in sports facility management, a growing number of five-a-side football centres are opening in NSW. Fuelled by the success of United...
Mar 21, 2012
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Sports consultancy updates synthetic sporting surfaces guidebook
Consultant Martin Sheppart has released an updated second edition of The Smart Guide to Synthetic Sport Surfaces . Published by Sheppards's Smart Connection Company, the updated...
Mar 14, 2012
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Blacktown Football Park gets official opening
A new local stadium for NSW State League football has been opened in the western Sydney suburb of Doonside. Located opposite the Blacktown International Sportspark (the former...
Mar 6, 2012
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Room for Improvement say A-League Players on Pitch Quality
Despite some of the most entertaining football being played in the A-League this season, figures show that a comparison with the overall pitch quality after the same number of...
Feb 25, 2012
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Synthetic surfaces advisor highlights new research on artificial turf safety
Synthetic surfaces advisor Martin Sheppard, Managing Director of Smart Connection Company, who consults councils and clubs on the use of artificial turf, believes that local...
Jan 25, 2012
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FieldTurf responds on rubber infill safety
Artificial turf industry leader, FieldTurf has issued an emphatic response to news articles questioning the safety of rubber infill used on synthetic surfaces as published in...
Jan 24, 2012
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Artificial turf beat up fails to highlight alternatives
While the media storm over the safety of rubber infill in synthetic surfaces created by Sydney newspaper The Sun-Herald is confusing synthetic grass products with artificial...
Jan 23, 2012
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Media 'beat up' artificial turf: synthetic grass
Sydney newspaper The Sun-Herald has published a full page feature warning of the 'Threat of toxic playgrounds' and alleged dangers associated with recycled rubber infill with...
Jan 22, 2012
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Grafton Tennis Centre upgrade demonstrates success of Tennis Australia's Tennis 2020 initiative
The recent completion of seven new Plexipave tennis courts at the Grafton Tennis Centre is a further example of Tennis Australia's development strategy. Opened by Federal...
Dec 31, 2011
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RAS appoints Turf Curator for new Sydney Showground
The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) has appointed Terry O'Keeffe to the newly-created role of Head Turf Curator for the new Sydney Showground Stadium (Skoda Stadium)....
Dec 23, 2011
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