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Where’s Wally now – Sir Walter PBR has ended

Posted on March 28, 2018 by matt.roche

After 20 years of Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR) protection in Australia, Sir Walter's PBR expired on 28 March 2018. The Stenotaphrum secundatum buffalo variety has been a significant contributor to the growth and development of the Australian turf production industry. As of August 2017, over 70 million square metres of Sir Walter had been sold across Australia. The significant sales were ar...
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Turf Finder helping to educate at Grovely TAFE

Posted on March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 by matt.roche

Helping Turf Education at Grovely TAFE Following recent discussions between Australian Sports Turf Consultants (ASTC) Director Matt Roche and Grovely TAFE Sports Turf Management Teacher John Hagan (pictured) it was time to resurrect the turf plots located at TAFE Queensland's Grovely Campus, Mitchelton QLD. The turf plots have served as an education source for many years for both go...
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Turf Finder

Posted on January 27, 2017 by matt.roche

Turf Finder is an independent turf web site, developed by by Matt Roche, Director of Australian Sports Turf Consultants, to assist home owners and professional turf managers in selecting the best available turf grass variety to meet their needs. Turf Finder provides factual information on commercially available grasses being sold by professional turf producers locally and from across Australia. ...
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Aussie turf collection is set to help Wimbledon

Posted on January 25, 2017 by matt.roche

All England Lawn Tennis Club is looking down under where the grass may be greener The Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI Australia) was approached by The All England Lawn Tennis Club to undertake research and development trials on suitable turf species and varieties that show potential for use within a lawn tennis environment. The purpose of the trial is to identify if a number of different tur...
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East Brisbane FC

Posted on May 6, 2016May 6, 2016 by matt.roche

Australian Sports Turf Consultants was called upon to undertake an independent assessment of the playing field surface, including turf quality and soil nutritional status, of East Brisbane Football Club's number 2 field. The assessment was requested to determine suitable sports turf varieties that would meet site conditions, the clubs available resources and expected usage before redevelopment wor...
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Monster Jam

Posted on October 6, 2015October 13, 2015 by matt.roche

Australian Sports Turf Consultants (ASTC) was engaged by the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre (QSAC) to conduct an independent agronomic sports field assessment of the natural turf playing surface pre- and post- the 2015 Monster Jam World Tour held in Brisbane on 3 October 2015. The purpose of the visits was to independently assess surface hardness, compaction, soil moisture and hydraulic...
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Sportsfield Planning Study

Posted on September 10, 2015December 15, 2015 by matt.roche

Sportsfield Planning Study for LCC Australian Sports Turf Consultants (ASTC) was recently engaged to compile a Sportsfield Planning Study for Logan City Council (LCC). The study was for the proposed reconfiguration and upgrade of CEC Clark Oval to facilitate possible play of Junior Rugby League in the future. ASTC staff visited the site, which is also located within the Beenleigh Little Athletics...
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Australia’s Warm-Season Turf GRC Collection – ASTC

Posted on August 10, 2015October 29, 2015 by matt.roche

Following consultation and lengthy discussions with the State of Queensland acting through the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) and the Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR) Office within IP Australia, approval has been given for Australian Sports Turf Consultants (ASTC) to take ownership and control of the former Redlands Warm-Season Turfgrass Collection. The collection, arguably the largest ...
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Four new varieties are published in Australia’s PVJ

Posted on August 4, 2015August 12, 2015 by matt.roche

New varieties published in Australia’s Plant Breeder’s Rights PVJ Today saw four new varieties that ASTC was the Qualified Person (QP) for published in Australia's latest Plant Varieties Journal (PVJ). The journal which is produced by IP Australia contains technical information on recently trialled varieties for the purpose of Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR) in Australia. ASTC was contracted by U...
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Turf and Music in Logan

Posted on July 20, 2015August 12, 2015 by matt.roche

Australian Sports Turf Consultants (ASTC) was called upon to conduct an independent sport field audit of the 3 fields located at Logan Brothers Rugby League before the setup and performance of the Queensland Music Festivals (QMF) Under This Sky production. The world premiere event will be held at Logan Brothers Rugby League over two days commencing 1 August 2015. The purpose of ASTC’s visit was...
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