Buddina Sports Field Redevelopment
- Client: Honeywill Consulting Pty Ltd for Buddina State School/Queensland Department of Education
- Timeframe: 12 June 2023 to current
- Contractor: To be engaged
- Location: Corner of Iluka Avenue and Tumut Street, Buddina QLD 4575
Honeywill Consulting were engaged by the Queensland Department of Education to project manage the proposed oval redevelopment. Honeywill Consulting then subcontracted Australian Sports Turf Consultants (ASTC) to provide the sports turf and irrigation technical services to ensure the project is undertaken to meet the school’s requirements.
Services provided by ASTC
Site investigation work:
- Soil and bore hole testing to determine site conditions
- Soil nutritional testing
- Irrigation audit to identify limitations and recommended rectification work
- Surveying the existing levels and features e.g. lights, goal posts, sprinkler heads, cricket wicket
Designs and/or specifications for:
- Sports field redevelopment works
- Detailed survey designs, contours, sections and proposed cut and or fill requirements
- Topsoil (soil blend) importation
- Irrigation
- Turfgrass
- Establishment and maintenance
During construction and consolidation:
- Quality control checks in line with specified Hold and Witness Points
- Analytical testing of construction materials
- Irrigation audit
- Sports field audit prior to handover of the field to the client
- Provision of an annual sports turf maintenance plan