WA TURF SEMINAR 2017

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1 WA TURF SEMINAR 2017 Wednesday 31st May 2017 Tompkins on Swan Function Centre Crn Dunkley Avenue & Canning Hwy Alfred Cove, WA 8:20am - 3:00pm Brochure & Delegate Registration Form Proudly presented by the STA(WA) & TGA WA

2 seminar overview The much anticipated biennial seminar, catering for all sectors of the turf industry of Western Australia has returned once again to the Tompkins on Swan Function Centre on Wednesday 31st May The WA Turf Seminar 2017 has a great line up of professional speakers presenting on a range of topics. Dr Josh Byrne, Director of Josh Byrne & Associates (JBA), and well known television presenter on the ABC s Gardening Australia will lead off with a presentation on Waste water use in WA. Reliable water provision, and constant supply were central to the development of the Wungong Urban Project Master Plan, for the future 16,000 housing lot Wungong Urban project. Enhanced integration of water into the urban landform benchmarks Wungong as a model for sustainable integrated land, water and environmental planning. Josh and his team provided specialist water-related advice and project management support to assist the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA) in achieving innovative water-related approaches well beyond the normal scope of conventional urban development requirements. This includes strategies to demonstrate water conservation and efficiency measures, planning for large-scale recycled water options and water quality management, with bureaucratic challenge. Josh will talk about this project and more, highlighting hurdles that were overcome to achieve a great result. Both regional and metropolitan delegates will benefit from a presentation by Don Woodcock, previously from the Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management group, and now with the Muresk Institute. Reliable water supply for parks and gardens, has long been an issue in regional areas, however with the assistance of grant funds, shire councils have been able to build infrastructures to harvest rainwater which is now used on recreational sites within the towns. Many of these towns have now finished a number of these construction projects such as dams, tanks, roadside curbing and the installation of solar pumps to capture and store rain water. These works have helped minimise the use of expensive scheme water piped from Mundaring Weir to water parks, ovals and town gardens. It s a model that could certainly be replicated in Perth s outer regions, and perhaps within new developments. Erik Kinlon, General Manager, Business Development and Marketing at HG Sportsturf will provide a visual update on the 60,000 seat Perth Stadium. HG Sports Turf, in conjunction with Greenacres Turf Group was appointed to prepare the pitch, growing and installing more than 17,000 square metres of hybrid turf for the Perth Stadium playing surface. A panel from the Green Space Alliance (GSA), headed by Warren Stephens from the City of Belmont, will be in attendance for an introduction and discussion forum to share information on where the alliance is directing its current energies. They are keen for delegate input. The GSA has achieved a discussion paper and position statement and have presented to Ministers, Director Generals, and government departments on the vital importance of securing and providing enough quality green space for all, for ever. Dr Phillip Ford from PGG Wrightson Turf will be providing a guide tor successful and sustainable winter over sowing in turf. Dr Ford has over thirty years of involvement in turf as an educator and researcher. Peter Ruscoe, Turf Consultant, Sports Turf Technology will provide an update on the project he commenced in 2015, being a long-term study of the sting nematode on turf in Western Australia, under the guidance of Dr Graham Stirling in Queensland. Dr Pieter Poot from the University of Western Australia School of Plant Biology will present a summary on the Application of Soil Amendments to Maintain Turf Quality on Sandy Soils under Reduced Irrigation. Pieter joined the UWA Turf Industries Research Steering Committee in 2012 and has lead the turf soil amendment research project since then. Peter Briscoe, Managing Director, Bioactive Soil Solutions, will be presenting on Understanding the microbial relationship for growing high performance turf. Peter has been engaged in a diversity of turf improvement programs with many of Australia s elite sporting venues, some of which include the MCG, Aurora Stadium, Barnbougle Golf Course and Moe Racecourse. And to close out the speaking program, Mr John Forrest from South Metropolitan TAFE, will present to delegates an encouraging lecture about How to conduct your own valid empirical research. Experimentation and innovation are key elements to effective and resilient turf management in today s modern industry and the Turf Lecturing team at South Metro TAFE are very supportive towards promoting a sustained and rewarding education for all within the turf community. We re confident that the day will be well worth your attendance. See you there, book your seats today!

3 WA TURF SEMINAR 2017 Program TITLE 08:15 WELCOME AND SEMINAR INTRODUCTION TONY GUY 08:25 FORMAL OPENING MIKE ROWE 08:30 WASTE WATER USE ON TURF DATA VS MYTH DR JOSH BYRNE SPEAKER PRESIDENT - SPORTS TURF ASSOCIATION (WA) DIRECTOR GENERAL - DEPARTMENT OF WATER JOSH BYRNE AND ASSOCIATES 09:10 REGIONAL NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DON WOODCOCK PERTH STADIUM VISUAL UPDATE ERIK KINLON TECHNICAL AND ENGAGEMENT OFFICER UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GVEC - MURESK INSTITUTE GENERAL MANAGER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING HG SPORTS TURF 10:00 VILLAGE GREEN MAJOR SEMINAR PARTNER PRESENTATION 10:10 MORNING TEA 10:40 GLOBE AUSTRALIA MAJOR SEMINAR PARTNER PRESENTATION 10:50 GREEN SPACE ALLIANCE WA DISCUSSION FORUM INTRODUCTION, GSA VIDEO AND DISCUSSION SESSION 11:10 A GUIDE FOR SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE WINTER OVER-SOWING WARREN STEVENS CITY OF BELMONT GARY MCKENZIE - LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WA NEVILLE PASSMORE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURE WA WALTER VAN DER LOO AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS WA DR PHIL FORD PGG WRIGHTSON TURF TURF PRODUCTION CHALLENGES WA DARREN KIRKWOOD 11:50 STING NEMATODE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH UPDATE CHAIRPERSON - TURF GROWERS ASSOCIATION WA PETER RUSCOE SPORTS TURF TECHNOLOGY 12:20 TURFCARE WA MAJOR SEMINAR PARTNER PRESENTATION 12:30 LUNCH 13:20 APPLICATION OF SOIL AMENDMENTS TO MAINTAIN TURF QUALITY ON SANDY SOILS UNDER REDUCED IRRIGATION. 13:55 UNDERSTANDING THE MICROBIAL RELATIONSHIP FOR GROWING HIGH PERFORMANCE TURF 14:25 HOW TO CONDUCT YOUR OWN VALID EMPIRICAL RESEARCH DR PIETER POOT SENIOR LECTURER UWA SCHOOL OF PLANT BIOLOGY PETER BRISCOE MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIOACTIVE SOIL SOLUTIONS JOHN FORREST SOUTH METROPOLITAN TAFE 14:55 FINAL DISCUSSION AND CLOSE WARREN STEPHENS - CHAIRPERSON UWA TURF INDUSTRIES RESEARCH STEERING COMMITTEE Information contained in this brochure is correct at time of publishing but organisers reserve the right to alter the program if deemed necessary. Cancellations for registrations must be made to TGAWA by c.o.b. 19th May Cancellations by this date will receive a full refund. Cancellations after this date will have the option to subsitute a delegate but refunds might not be available after this date.

4 seminar Speakers Dr Josh Byrne Dr Josh Byrne is an environmental scientist, author, television presenter and research academic. Well known for his role as the WA presenter on ABC TV s Gardening Australia program, Josh is also Director of Josh Byrne & Associates - a multi award winning Fremantle based consulting practice integrating the fields of landscape architecture, built environment sustainability, media and communications. Dr Byrne is a Research Fellow with Curtin University s Sustainability Policy Institute and the CRC for Low Carbon Living where his research activities span high performance housing, water sensitive urban design and low carbon residential precincts. For more information visit: Josh will be presenting Waste Water Use on Turf Data vs Myth Mr Don Woodcock Technical and Engagement Officer at University of Queensland GVEC - Muresk Institute Don is enthusiastic in promoting community resilience through the development of strategic vision by building ecological and agricultural regeneration to produce nutrient dense foods that will become the medicine of the present. His aim is to promote and develop proactive adaptive management strategies for all natural resources to deliver positive and synergistic multi-generational benefits. With a goal to develop a new quanta of open sourced knowledge through collaboration and cooperation to support the regeneration of the biosphere. Don will be presenting on some of his past work with managing the natural resources in regional areas. Mr Erik Kinlon General Manager at HG Sportsturf Pty. Ltd. Erik attained his HND in Golf Course Management and Business Studies at Cannington College, Somerset Erik is a motivated, adaptable and responsible person who has utilised the organisational, managerial and communication skills developed throughout his time in full time education and previous management roles. He has been in the greenkeeping industry for over 15 years, starting his career at Ballybunion Golf Club and working at other prestigious golf clubs such as The K Club, The Buckinghamshire Golf Club and Stockley Park Golf Club. Erik will be presenting a visual update on the current progress of the Perth Stadium under construction on the Burswood Peninsular. Dr Phillip Ford PGG Wrightson Turf Dr Ford has been involved in turf for over thirty years, as an educator and researcher. In 2011 he was awarded the Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association Distinguished Services Award for service to the Australian Turf Industry. Dr Ford has a degree in Agricultural Science (Melbourne University), a Master in Turf Management (Sydney University) and recently completed his PhD researching the influence of soil and grass types on injury risk in football. He currently works as a researcher at PGG Wrightson Turf. Phill will be presenting A guide for successful and sustainable winter over sowing in Turf

5 Mr Peter Ruscoe Senior Turf Consultant, Sports Turf Technology B.App.Sc. (Hort.Tech.) Hons Cert.IV Hort (Turf Management) Peter completed a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Horticulture with honours at the University of Queensland, Gatton College in Peter has worked in the turf industry since then and joined Sports Turf Technology in 2002 before becoming part owner shortly after. He was past President of the Turf Grass Association of Australia (WA) In 2015, Peter commenced a master s research project of Sting Nematode on Turf Grass in Western Australia, under the guidance of Dr Graham Stirling through the University of Queensland. The research project will involve: 1. Undertake a survey of plant-parasitic nematodes on municipal playing fields in the Perth region. 2. Study the population dynamics and depth distribution of the sting nematode on kikuyu. 3. Conduct experiments to assess: The pathogenicity of the sting nematode on various turf species. The damage threshold of the sting nematode on kikuyu. The effect of compost soil amendment on the severity of damage by the sting nematode on kikuyu. Peter will be presenting Sting Nematode Management Research Update Dr Pieter Poot - Plant Scientist, School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia Dr Poot is a plant scientist from the Netherlands who has been researching how plants are adapted to their environment (e.g. drought, waterlogging, low nutrients etc.) for the last 20 years. Dr Poot completed his MSc (Plant Physiology and Ecology) in 1991 and his PhD (Plant Ecophysiology) in 1996 at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Pieter is currently employed as a Senior Lecturer in Plant Conservation Biology and Ecophysiology at the University of Western Australia (UWA). He is coordinator of the Conservation Biology major and has won several excellence in coursework teaching awards. Pieter arrived in WA in 1998 and has since then worked on a range of research topics including: the diversity of water-use patterns of different functional groups in a Banksia woodland (contributing to a multi-authored paper in the prestigious journal Nature), the ecophysiology of rare plant species restricted to shallow-soiled ironstone communities, and the role of drought in crown decline of common eucalypt species. He joined the UWA Turf Industries Research Steering Committee in 2012 and has lead the turf soil amendment research project. Pieter will be presenting Application of soil amendments to maintain turf quality on sandy soils under reduced irrigation. Mr Peter Briscoe, General Manager, Bioactive Soil Solutions With over 10 years experience in developing and applying microbial soil improvement programs in the field, Peter brings a wealth of practical and technical knowledge on the key success factors for transforming turf performance and sustainability. As head of Bioactive Soil Solutions Pty Ltd, Peter has been engaged in quite a diversity of turf improvement programs with many of Australia s elite sporting venues, some of which include the MCG, Aurora Stadium, Barnbougle Golf Course and Moe Racecourse. Peter continues to develop his knowledge and passion of the biological world through training with some of the best and brightest minds in field. Peter will be presenting Understanding the microbial relationship for growing high performance turf

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7 Delegates Name/s WA TURF SEMINAR Registration Organisation / Contact Details ORGANISATION POSTAL ADDRESS SUBURB POSTCODE TELEPHONE FACSIMILE MOBILE Please contact me to discuss assistance with dietary, mobility, hearing or other special needs. J COST: Payment Details Individual $220 Student $110 Group of 4 $660 All fees include GST Please process this registration and send a tax invoice. Purchase Order # CHEQUE: Please make cheques payable to: WA Turf Growers Association E F T: Account Name: WA Turf Growers Association BSB #: Account #: (Please include your name in narrative for registration purposes, i.e. WATS + your name e.g. WATS John Smith) CREDIT CARD: Please charge the total fee now due to the credit card below: (Due to increases in banking fees, a surcharge of $5 per delegate will be added to any seminar payment made via credit card.) MasterCard Visa Card Number: / / / Card Holder s name: CVV: Expiry Date: / Amount: $ Signature: k RSVP Booking essential, no later than 19 th May 2017 k Registration Forms to be sent by mail, fax or to: WA Turf Growers Association 25 Shields Crescent Booragoon WA 6154 Fax: westlandturf@iinet.net.au Office: Mobile: ABN

8 Major seminar partners trade expo sponsors ORGANIC Seminar sponsors & Industry partners T A Turf Growers Association of Western Australia Inc. For more information contact: Turf WA Mrs Eva Ricci Executive Officer 100 Lorimer Road Beeliar WA 6164 Ph: (08) Mob: eva.ricci@turfwa.com.au This is a part-time position, 3 days per week. s will be checked Monday, Wednesday and Thursday