News: Surfaces
Surfacing Contractors Australia spotlights recent installations
Surfacing Contractors Australia, a leading provider of surfacing products and contracting services to the Education, Sports, Recreation, Childcare and Local Government sectors...
Dec 5, 2022
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Tickets for AFLW Grand Final sell out in hours
The 2022 AFLW Grand Final at Springfield's 8000-capacity Brighton Homes Arena has been sold out, with all tickets for the weekend game being snapped up just hours after going on...
Nov 22, 2022
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Bayside City Council to deliver lighting and surface upgrade for Hurlingham Park Tennis Club
Bayside City Council is upgrading Hurlingham Park Tennis Club in Brighton East with energy-efficient LED lighting commencing in November - great news for tennis players and the...
Nov 16, 2022
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Surburban venues to benefit in 2023 NRL season
The fixture list for the 2023 NRL season has been announced with games being scheduled at 35 different stadiums, among them a number of suburban venues such as 4 Pines Park,...
Nov 11, 2022
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Transformation of UNSW Sydney’s Village Green now complete
After extensive renovations over the last two years, the Village Green on the University of NSW’s main campus in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs has been transformed into an inclusive...
Nov 8, 2022
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Pavigym software innovation to drive World Gym’s Studio X group training concept
Gym flooring and interactive fitness solutions provider Pavigym has revealed that its Bootiq software will be a significant component of World Gym’s new Studio X boutique...
Nov 2, 2022
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$3.2 million Kununurra Water Playground gets official opening
A new 500 metre² aquatic play space featuring zones for different age groups from toddlers to teenagers, with a range of waterslides for all ages, water cannon, tipping buckets,...
Oct 30, 2022
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Upgraded facilities and sport surfaces for Wallan's RB Robson Stadium
Wallan's RB Robson Stadium is receiving $480,000 from the Victorian Government and $360,000 from Mitchell Shire Council to upgrade amenities and the stadium’s courts to improve...
Oct 28, 2022
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Female friendly pavilions and upgraded football pitches among 91 projects receiving Victorian Government funding
The Victorian Government’s 2022 Local Sports Infrastructure Fund is helping communities transform sports grounds, build female friendly change rooms, develop exciting play...
Oct 26, 2022
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New cricket training facilities installed at Wallan District Cricket Club
Wallan District Cricket Club has installed new training pitches and nets at their home ground at Greenhill Reserve made possible by $283,000 from Mitchell Shire Council, $50,000...
Oct 26, 2022
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Polytan Asia Pacific restores Arafura Stadium running track
Polytan Asia Pacific has delivered a $2.6 million renovation to the Northern Territory’s Arafura Stadium running track – restoring the track to its former glory and readying the...
Oct 24, 2022
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Macedon Ranges Shire Council welcomes funding for key sports projects
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has welcomed funding for two key sports projects to revitalise netball facilities at Gilbert Gordon Oval in Woodend and to progress the recently...
Oct 23, 2022
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Consultancies combine to present Synthetic Sports Surfaces Seminars
Leading sports surfaces consultancies Smart Connection Consultancy and SPORTENG are combining their engineering and performance surface knowledge to offer a series of seminars...
Oct 19, 2022
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Inner West Council invests almost $1 million to upgrade Leichhardt Oval amenities and sport field
Sydney’s Inner West Council is investing $960,000 in Leichhardt Oval - delivering upgrades to the playing field surface and male and female amenities from October 2022. As part...
Oct 13, 2022
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Lark Hill Sportsplex receives international recognition for its Polytan hockey pitch
A major international accolade has been secured by the main hockey pitch at the City of Rockingham’s Lark Hill Sportsplex in Port Kennedy, with its accreditation by the...
Sep 29, 2022
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East Maitland Aquatic Centre to close for remainder of 2022 due to structural damage
In a move set to impact users ahead of summer, significant structural damage has forced the closure of the East Maitland Aquatic Centre for the remainder of 2022. The Newcastle...
Sep 20, 2022
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New Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre features Life Floor’s wildlife inlays in its splash park
Among a range of innovations at the new Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre, Life Floor has introduced a flooring inlay in the children’s aquatic play area featuring Australian...
Sep 19, 2022
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All-female grounds team to curate Adelaide Oval’s turf for historic AFLW fixture
An all-female grounds team will curate Adelaide Oval’s turf for the first time in preparation for the inaugural AFLW clash between Port Adelaide and Adelaide on Friday 30th...
Sep 16, 2022
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ACT Government announces two-week closure of all its sportsgrounds
Looking to revitalise its 127 irrigated sportsgrounds for the summer months, the ACT Government has announced that all grounds will be closed from Sunday 17th to Thursday 29th...
Sep 14, 2022
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ASM Global appoints Australian sports turf expert for Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park
ASM Global has announced Malcolm Caddies, Grounds Manager at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, as General Manager of Sports Turf and Landscape at Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong....
Sep 12, 2022
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European Commission move to restrict microplastic use set to impact infill used in synthetic turf systems
The use of recycled rubber and plastic as an infill for artificial turf systems may well be impacted by recommendations from the European Commission (EC) to introduce...
Sep 8, 2022
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Christchurch City Council prepares for higher workloads for parks and sports field maintenance
With more than 1200 parks and gardens to look after across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, Christchurch City Council has advised that the record-breaking wet winter could lead...
Sep 8, 2022
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SAPIA counts down to 2022 conference
Australia’s Sports and Play Industry Association (SAPIA) is this week staging its 2022 National Conference. Being held at Brisbane’s Royal on the Park Hotel on Thursday 8th and...
Sep 5, 2022
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Perth Racing names Brock Neeling as Racecourse Manager
Perth Racing has appointed Brock Neeling to the position of Racecourse Manager, bringing extensive hands-on experience in the preparation and maintenance of turf and synthetic...
Aug 24, 2022
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