Projects
Current Projects
- Analytical
- ASTC
- Construction
- Council
- Flood recovery
- General Consultancy
- Golf
- Irrigation
- Irrigation Auditing
- Maintenance
- PBR
- Pests Diseases and Weeds
- Redevelopment
- Research
- School
- Sports Field Auditing
- Stadium
- Turf Collection
- Turf Farm
- Turf Finder
Ipswich Grammar School Sports Field Management
Sports Field Maintenance ASTC has been engaged by Ipswich Grammar School to assist them in maintaining and improving their sports field surfaces. The school has
Heath Park Football Field Redevelopment x 3
Heath Park Client: Brisbane City Council Timeframe: December 2022 to current Contractor: Hancey’s Turf Location: 48 Hilton Street, East Brisbane QLD 4169 Heath Park in
Shaw Park Estate Rugby Field Redevelopment
Shaw Park Estate (Rugby) Client: Brisbane City Council Timeframe: August 2023 to current Contractor: Twin View Turf Location: 150 Shaw Road, Wavell Heights QLD 4012
Brisbane South State Secondary College Sports Complex
Project Details A new sporting complex is being constructed in Rocklea. The sports complex will be developed in 2 stages. It will contain: Stage 1
Suncorp Stadium
ASTC Director Matt Roche has been involved in sports field auditing and benchmarking at Suncorp Stadium, on regular frequencies, since 2002.
ASTC is involved in independent performance and analytical testing for Suncorp Stadium, which is a Stadiums Queensland venue.
Previous Projects
- Analytical
- ASTC
- Construction
- Council
- Flood recovery
- General Consultancy
- Golf
- Irrigation
- Irrigation Auditing
- Maintenance
- PBR
- Pests Diseases and Weeds
- Redevelopment
- Research
- School
- Sports Field Auditing
- Stadium
- Turf Collection
- Turf Farm
- Turf Finder
Queensland Department of Education – Minimbah State School
Minimbah State School Client: Queensland Department of Education Timeframe: 1 June 2022 to 12 September 2023 Project Management: Honeywill Consulting Contractor: Honeywill Consulting Location: Cnr
Ashgrove Golf Club Flood Recovery Project
Ashgrove GC Flood Works Client: Ashgrove Golf Club Timeframe: 28 March to 14 September 2023 Contractor: Golf Spectrum Location: 863 Waterworks Road, The Gap, QLD
Ballina Shire Council – National Emergency Management Agency – Flood Recovery Works
Sports Field Improvement Works Client: Ballina Shire Council Timeframe: May 2023 Location: Ballina, NSW As part of the National Emergency Management Agency – Flood Recovery
Brisbane Sustainability Agency Sports Field and Irrigation Auditing
Since November 2021 to recently, ASTC has conducted sports turf and irrigation audits across more than 30 of Brisbane City Council’s sporting facilities as part of the Brisbane Sustainability Agency’s (BSA) club enhancement program.
Tweed Seagulls RLFC Complex Upgrade
Piggabeen Sports Complex Upgrade Tweed Shire Council, through Boyds Bay Group, enlisted ASTC to undertake sports field consultancy works for the redevelopment of Piggabeen Sports
Rockhampton Regional Council Auditing
ASTC conducted independent sports field (turf) and irrigation auditing across Rockhampton’s sporting fields.
The Rockhampton Grammar School
Sports field auditing and soil nutritional testing was conducted by ASTC across The Rockhampton Grammar School’s Top and Bottom Ovals.
Graceville Avenue Park Rugby
Graceville Avenue Park Rugby Client: Brisbane City Council Timeframe: August 2021 to February 2023 Contractor: Twin View Turf Location: Graceville Avenue, Graceville QLD 4075 ASTC
Keperra Country Golf Club Junior and Community Short Golf Course Redevelopment
Project Details Objective: To provide a six-hole short golf course suitable for use as training area for junior golfers and community members; and a short
Toowoomba Grammar Sports Field Auditing
Sports Field Assessment Australian Sports Turf Consultants (ASTC) was engaged by Toowoomba Grammar School to conduct sports field auditing of their five (5) sporting ovals,
2022 Campaspe Shire Playing Surface Auditing
Project Details The Shire of Campaspe carries out condition assessments on key asset classes and asset types on a rolling schedule to understand the condition
QSAC Main Field Redevelopment
Project Details Australian Sports Turf Consultants has been engaged by the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC), a Venue of Stadiums Queensland, to Project Manage
Samford Stags Rugby League Football Club Field Extension
Alan Cash Park Client: City of Moreton Bay Timeframe: June 2020 to October 2020 and January to May 2022 Contractor: Golbal Turf Location: Alan Cash
2022 Moreton Bay Regional Council Sports Field Auditing
Client Details Name: Moreton Bay Regional Council (MBRC) Location: Moreton Bay, QLD ASTC was the successful tenderer for the 2022 sports field auditing works across
Redlands Coast Regional Sport and Recreation Precinct
A new 100-hectare sport and recreational facility on Redlands Coast.
Sunnybank Rugby Field 3 Redevelopment
Sports field redevelopment by Brisbane City Council (BCC).
Turf NSW Specifiers
The presenters will cover fundamental design, installation and care issues, with a focus on specifying for correct performance level and getting the right outcome for turf in public spaces. A Q&A session will follow their presentations.
Caloundra Cricket Club Turf Maintenance
ASTC was engaged by Caloundra Cricket Club to undertake an inspection of their 2 cricket fields, meet with the Ground Manager and Executive Committee Members, to discuss their existing maintenance program and to then provide recommendations to help maintain and improve ground conditions.
Toowoomba Regional Council
In April 2021 ASTC carried out annual sports field benchmarking across a number of Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) sporting fields.
Bribie Island Soccer Field Redevelopment
MBRC have engaged ASTC to undertake a pre-works site investigation and soil testing to then provide technical specifications in the redevelopment of Soccer Field 1 within the Bribie Island Soccer Club. Quality Control inspections will also be undertaken during the redevelopment to assist Council.
Soil Testing in the Isaac Region
ASTC have been engaged by Isaac Regional Council to visit the region and collect soil samples from their sports fields for nutritional testing. Isaac Council has requested independent testing and recommendations to maintain and improve their sporting facilities.
Somerset College
Since 2018, ASTC has been undertaking sports field auditing (benchmarking) across Somerset College’s sporting fields. This was following ASTC’s involvement in the redevelopment of both sports fields in 2017 and 2018.
Sports Turf Fertiliser Trial
ASTC organised a sports turf fertiliser to be setup within South East Queensland. The trial, endorsed by Brisbane City Council, was established to compare 22 fertilisers products from suppliers to be able to demonstrate differences to Council and sporting clubs.
Improved Turf Options for the Macadamia Industry
ASTC has been engaged by Barenbrug Australia Pty Ltd to conduct an independent research study to evaluate the shade tolerance of a series of new and improved turfgrass varieties for possible use within the Australian macadamia industry.
Speaker’s Green Redevelopment
Queensland Parliamentary Service engaged ASTC to assess the Speaker’s Green within Queensland’s Parliament House and provide recommendations and technical specifications for its redevelopment.
Nudgee Recreation Reserve
Brisbane City Council (BCC) engaged ASTC to provide specialist soil and sports turf services for the design of the 9-hectare sports fields to be constructed at Nudgee.
Sports Field Topdressing Trial
ASTC organised a sand blend topdressing trial to be setup within South East Queensland. The trial, endorsed by Brisbane City Council, was established to compare 4 sand topdressing blends to be able to demonstrate product differences to Council and sporting clubs.
QSAC Bermudagrass Trial
Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre (QSAC) engaged ASTC to manage a comparative 12 month study on assessing different types of couches (bermudagrasses). The project was designed to help QSAC management choose a suitable grass for turf replacement of their Main Field in 2022.
South Pine Sports Complex Soccer 2
ASTC were engaged by Moreton Bay Regional Council to undertake a pre-works site investigation, survey works, to prepare detailed specifications and BOQ for tender use, and quality control checks during the construction and consolidation period.
North Lakes State College Sports Field Redevelopment
North Lakes State College engaged ASTC to provide technical specifications and quality control checks for the redevelopment of their two sporting fields in North Lakes, QLD.
Tahoma 31 Australian PBR Trial and Registration
ASTC has been engaged by Greenspace Turf Co-operative Limited to undertaken the PBR trial and registration of the American warm-season turfgrass variety ‘Tahoma 31’ which was developed by Oklahoma State University.
Griffin Sports Complex
ASTC is the turf consultant for the new sporting fields to be built in Griffin, within Moreton Bay Regional Council, QLD.
BCC 2019-2020 Redevelopment Projects
Australian Sports Turf Consultants (ASTC) were engaged by Brisbane City Council to provide independent sports turf consultancy services across four (4) of their recent sports
Marist College Ashgrove Sporting Fields
Marist College Ashgrove (MCA) in Brisbane engaged ASTC to undertake a series of face-to-face meeting with key stakeholders within the College, audit and conduct nutritional testing of their 7 sports fields and provide an annual sports turf maintenance program.
St Peters Lutheran College
ASTC was engaged to undertake an independent review of St Peters Lutheran College (SPLC) Indooroopilly Ovals including Mayer, Stolz and Harts Road. The review included meetings with key SPLC staff, sports field auditing, soil nutritional testing and provision of an annual turf maintenance plan.
A.B. Paterson College
ASTC were engaged to undertake sports field auditing across A.B. Paterson’s playing fields to determine their conditions and provide agronomic recommendations to maintain and improve the playing surfaces.
A.B. Paterson Oval
ASTC were engaged by A.B. Paterson College to provide independent specialist sports turf advice to assist with the rectification work and redevelopment of A.B. Paterson Oval.
Ormiston College’s New Sports Fields
ASTC has been engaged by Rohrig (QLD) Pty Ltd to provide specialist turf consultancy services for the construction and maintenance of new sports fields at Ormiston College in Ormiston, QLD. The fields include a large 1.5-hectare multi-use sports field and a natural turf field inside the new tartan athletics track.
Ormiston College Sporting Fields
ASTC were engaged to conduct a sports field audit and soil nutritional testing across the College’s sporting fields. This was to determine the status of the existing fields and to assist with the new sports fields which commenced construction in late 2020.
Cricket Australia Hybrid Wickets
ASTC has been engaged by Cricket Australia to conduct a comparative field study at Alan Border Field in Brisbane, QLD.
Sydney – Assessment and rating of sports field playability
City of Sydney engaged ASTC to undertake the independent sports field auditing of their playing surfaces in 2019.
St John’s College
ASTC were engaged by St John’s to undertake a sports field audit across their two multi-use sports fields and provide recommendations to maintain and improve the playing surfaces. A turf maintenance plan was also provided.
Five Sports Field Redevelopment Projects
In September 2019 ASTC commenced a busy sports field redevelopment period with works being conducted at Annerley Football Club (Annerley), Pine Hills Football Club (Bunya), North Pine Football Club (Dakabin), Northlakes Rugby League Football Club, (North Lakes) and Caboolture Junior Rugby League (Caboolture).
The Lakes College New Sporting Fields
ASTC provided written specifications for the design and construction of new rugby and athletic fields. We also provided quality control inspections during the construction and consolidation period.
Sunshine Coast Grammar School
ASTC provided Sunshine Coast Grammar School with independent sports turf consultancy services to assess, maintain and improve their sporting fields.
East Brisbane FC
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
Gold Coast Titans Training Facility
New Training Facility for Gold Coast Titans Australian Sports Turf Consultants (ASTC) has been contracted to provide design, specifications and consultancy services for the construction
Monster Jam
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
Four new varieties published in Australia’s Plant Variety Journal
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
Turf and Music in Logan
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
UQ Sportsfield Specifications
ASTC has been contracted by The University of Queensland (UQ) to independently assess and prepare tender documentation for the redevelopment of the sportsfields at William
Peel Developments
Peel Developments have called upon ASTC to provide turf and landscape installation advice across their growing portfolio across South East Queensland. With innovative and cutting
Eco Turf PBR Trail
A four year Australian Research Council (ARC) linkage project was conducted by turf researchers at The University of QLD and the former QLD State Government
TAP Accreditation Process (TAP)
TAP is a voluntary process that allows turf enterprises to identify themselves as more sustainable and profitable farming enterprises, creating a distinct competitive advantage with
Ryegrass germination study
Barenbrug Australia (formerly Heritage Seeds) engaged ASTC to undertake two ryegrass oversowing trials (i) to compare 5 observational ryegrasses and (ii) in the main trial, to compare and measure the performance of 9 sports turf ryegrasses under South East Queensland growing conditions.
New Buffalograss
ASTC’s Matt Roche was the Qualified Person (QP) for the testing and registration of Australia’s new Stenotaphrum secundatum (buffalograss) variety ‘TBLL’,
