STA (Vic) Notice of AGM TO BE HELD 28 JULY 2021 AT THE MCG MELBOURNE

Dear Members, The 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held as follows:- Wednesday 28th July, 2021, Olympic Room, Level 2, Melbourne Cricket Ground, commencing at 8.00am sharp. The AGM will take place prior to the start of the Sports Turf Seminar. For your information, please click on the following links to read documents relevant to the AGM. Nomination Form …

Presentation slides from recent Turf Seminar in Ballarat

At the recent Turf Seminar in Ballarat we were lucky to have Jessie Doull and Andrew Pirchan speak.  A few people have asked for their presentations, so we have uploaded them here: Dr Phil Ford’s presentation Jessie Doull’s presentation Andrew Pirchan’s presentation

2021 An Active Year Ahead

Currently with the everchanging landscape, especially in Victoria, it is a little difficult to plan and book events going forward.  What appears a clear path today can be shattered tomorrow. With this fickleness of the Covid-19 pandemic we all deserve a pat on the back for our collective achievements during 2020 and early 2021. However, the STA (Vic) Committee has …

Notice of STA (Vic) Annual General Meeting

Members are advised that this year’s Annual General Meeting will be held virtually due to COVID and the lockdown and social gathering restrictions. The date of the meeting is Wednesday 28th October, 2020 commencing at 1.00pm via Video Conference. The following documents associated with the AGM are available : Full notice of meeting (including exciting news of guest speaker to …

STA (Vic) Events for 2020

Due to advice regarding COVID-19 the Regional Seminar to be held on the 21st April, 2020 at Mars Stadium, Creswick Road, Ballarat has been postponed.  We hope to bring you the program we have been working on for some time later in the year. This program is themed around education, research information, and bringing sports to regional areas. Thank you …

STA Australia Autumn Newsletter

STA Australia’s Newsletter – Autumn 2020, packed full of interesting information – have a read:- Turf Reflections Autumn 2020 Vers5  

STA (Vic) Transition Trial

STA (Vic) will support the ANTEP 5 trial undertaken by the Australian Seed Federation (ASF) and also run a herbicide trial alongside the ANTEP 5 to trial and compare the various chemical options available to assist in transitioning out rye grass from a couch base. Therefore, we are reaching out to members for any suggestions of chemicals or especially mixes …