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Living Turf® Partners with Rain Bird® To Create A Winning Formula For Australian Sports Turf Managers. products naturally complements our existing Living Turf proudly announces their range of turf management products and services. appointment as a primary distribution partner for the full range of Rain Bird Commercial Combining agronomic management with irrigation systems just makes sense – it’s a perfect partnership”. irrigation products across Australia. Rob Nadebaum, General Manager of Rain Bird Both Living Turf and Rain Bird are long- standing and highly reputable brands Australia also expressed Rain Bird’s excitement with the new distribution partnership adding: within the turf industry and together “We’re proud to team-up with Living Turf. Their they recognise that agronomy and irrigation are simply reach, coupled with their expertise, will make Rain Bird products inseparable. more accessible and Living Turf already even more valuable to more golf courses distributes a range of industry- and turf surfaces across Australia.” recognised brands for professional turf managers Australian golf course superintendents and professional including Bayer, Syngenta turf managers can now experience and MatchPlay®, whilst also providing the immediate advantages of Living Turf ’s distribution innovative analysis, of Rain Bird irrigation turf pathology and online climate products. Advantages include the expertise of analysis systems two reputable brands through My-Results® and My-Climate®. delivering a complete course management solution, Now, with the convenient ordering process inclusion of Rain Bird irrigation for both agronomic and irrigation products and products, the the ongoing support of a partnership with Living Turf creates national team of Technical Service Representatives a winning formula who are highly educated that will further strengthen and deliver and technically qualified. The distribution partnership the most extensive range between Living Turf and Rain Bird of premier turf and irrigation products and services to the is now active and turf managers can now take advantage of the combined Australian Sports Turf industry. benefits provided through Living Turf. Rob Cooper, Managing Director at Living Turf, stated: “The inclusion of Rain Bird irrigation For more information contact: Living Turf Rain Bird Australia Ashley Neuendorf Rob Nadebaum Sales Manager General Manager Rain Bird Australia E: aneuendorf@livingturf.com rnadebaum@rainbird.com.au About Living Turf: Established in 2003, Living Turf is the largest Australian-owned distributor of professional turf products and services across Australia. Living Turf ’s team of tertiary trained agronomists and qualified turf managers provide strategic consul- tancy and expert agronomic advice to golf, sports and open-space turf managers. For more information visit: www.livingturf.com About Rain Bird: Based in Azusa, California, Rain Bird Corporation is the world’s leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services. Since its beginnings in 1933, Rain Bird has offered the industry’s broadest range of irrigation products for farms, golf courses, sports arenas, commercial developments and homes in more than 130 countries around the globe. Rain Bird has been awarded more than 450 patents worldwide, including the first in 1935 for the impact sprinkler. Rain Bird and The Intelli- gent Use of Water™ are about using water wisely. The company’s commitment extends beyond products to education, training and services for the industry and the community. Rain Bird maintains state-of-the-art manufacturing assembly facilities in the United States, China and Mexico. For more information visit: www.rainbird.com OR www.rainbird.com.au

SMARTtrain Chemical Application Course (Level 3) Skill Set State ID: GAA25 This course is for people who use pesticides with powered and hand-held application equipment. You will gain the skills and knowledge to apply, transport and store chemicals safely. • Determine the need for chemical use • Identify the appropriate chemical • Prepare for chemical use according to label and MSDS • Identify conditions for safely applying chemicals • List procedures for cleaning up following chemical application • Record application details • Determine how to transport and handle chemicals • Identify how to store chemical safely • Record storage details • Read and interpret label and MSDS directions for safe transport, handling and storage Competency units covered in this course: • BAP97 AHCPMG301 Control Weeds • BAN65 AHCCHM303 Prepare and Apply Chemicals • BAN70 AHCCHM304 Transport and Store Chemicals Competent students will receive a Statement of Attainment. Successful completion of this course will give participants the qualifications required to apply for a basic weed spraying licence from WA Department of Health. Other Information: • Covered shoes or boots must be worn • Pen and calculator required Participants will receive the following resources: • A reference manual • An assessment guide 2020 Dates The dates below are being planned for 2020. • 3 and 4 February Delivery location, important dates and study options • 24 and 25 February All year round • 23 and 24 March Murdoch - Various dates in 2020 • 11 and 12 May Overview Units • 8 and 9 June Duration: 2 days • 29 and 30 June Where : Murdoch How: Part Time Fee: Non concession: $605.00 Enquire now Short courses and skill set courses run subject to demand. Contact 49 Turf Grass Times - Issue 48

Government of Western Australia WORKSAFE commission Department of Commerce for occupational safety and health Work safely in the heat Avoid heat illness • Be aware of • Acclimatise to hot • Wear light clothing symptoms of heat environments illness • Use natural • Share the workload ventilation, fans, • Use barriers or blowers or chillers reflective screens • Drink water alongside heat regularly • Maintain a healthy sources lifestyle • Use shade • Take breaks in protection, a hat • Keep an eye on shaded/cool places and sunscreen your workmates

25 SHIELDS CRESCENT | BOORAGOON WA 6154 www.tgawa.com.au AG Buffalo Turf Supplies Betta Turf Bullsbrook Turf Graeme Ferguson Brian, Bev and Kelly Vidovich John and Jenny Maas Tel: 9524 2364 Tel: 9410 1426 Tel: 9306 1065 Graeme: 0418 952 706 Brian: 0418 916 734 John: 0429 905 617 Email: agbuff@ozemail.com.au Email: bettaturf@bigpond.com Email: julie@greenbull.com.au www.bettaturf.com www.greenbull.com.au www.agbuffaloturf.com.au 177 Moylan Road 900 Eighty Road WATTLEUP WA 6166 Cooper Road Supply and Installation WEST BULLSBROOK WA 6065 BALDIVIS WA 6171 Wintergreen Couch Supply of Turf Sir Walter Buffalo Supply of Turf Wintergreen Couch, Sir Walter Buffalo Kikuyu Palmetto Buffalo Empire Zoysia Kikuyu Village Green Kikuyu Down South Turf Farms Greenacres Turf Farm Greenfields Turf Farm John and Vicky Clayton Adrian and Peter Pitsikas John and Jenny Maas Tel: 9751 2228 Ph: 9525 8800 Tel: 9306 1065 John: 0419 933 927 Adrian: 0427 003 540 John: 0429 905 617 Email: info@downsouthturf.com.au Peter: 0427 003 541 Email: julie@greenbull.com.au www.downsouthturf.com.au Email: sales@greenacresturfgroup.com.au www.greenbull.com.au 207 Wonnerup Road South www.greenacresturfgroup.com.au BUSSELTON WA 6280 Lot 503 Henderson Rd 108 Franklin Rd SERPENTINE WA 6125 WANNEROO WA 6065 Supply of Turf Sir Walter Buffalo Supply of Turf Supply of Turf Village Green Kikuyu Wintergreen Couch Wintergreen Couch, Santa Ana Couch Greenhills Turf Farm Palmetto Buffalo Derrin and Cher Greenhill Palmetto Buffalo Kikuyu Sir Walter Buffalo Tel: 9192 3756 Village Green Kikuyu Empire Zoysia Derrin: 0409 689 960 Village Green Kikuyu Email: greenhillsturffarm@iinet.com.au Turf WA 171 Yamashita Rd, 12 Mile Lawn Doctor Turf Farms BROOME WA 6725 Turf WA Dave and Liz Parker Supply & Installation of Turf Eva Ricci Tel: 9306 1788 Wintergreen Couch, Tel: (08) 9437 2180 Dave: 0419 761 788 Fax: (08) 9437 2180 Sir Walter Buffalo Mob: 0422 120 990 Email: lawndoctor@lawndoctor.com.au Zoysia eva.ricci@turfwa.com.au www.lawndoctor.com.au 22 Roussett Road T A Turf Growers Association JANDABUP WA 6065 of Western Australia Inc. Supply of Turf Wintergreen Couch Sir Walter Buffalo Zoysia Turf Maintenance

The TGA WA was established in 1992 as an association of Western Australian turf growers and allied businesses governed by Rules, a Code of Ethics and a Code of Best Practice. The association is active in funding and assisting with research into turf growing and maintenance and members are committed to providing quality products and reliable service. Please support your local turf growers supporting the WA Turf Industry. Ord Valley Turf Permanent Brook Turf Perth Turf Supplies Peter, Con and Sam Paino Sophie and Rusty Cook Tony Demasi Tel: 9169 2887 Tel: 9377 6755 Tel: 9330 2711 Tony: 0417 178 667 Peter: 0407 386 255 Sophie: 0407 344 399 Email: permanentbrookturf@yahoo.com.au Con: 0407 386 256 Email: ordvalleyturf@gmail.com 313 Arthur Rd Sam: 0407 386 257 WEST SWAN WA 6055 Email: paintess@iinet.net.au Lot 250 Jabiru Road Supply & Installation of Turf www.perthturfsupplies.com,au KUNUNURRA WA 6743 Wintergreen Couch 873 Cooper Road Santa Ana Couch BULLSBROOK WA 6084 Supply of Turf Greenlees Park Supply and Installation of Turf Empire Zoysia Wintergreen Couch Palmetto Buffalo Palmetto Buffalo Queensland Blue Turf Farm Dear customers, Sapphire Buffalo Karl Rzemek Pease note: Superior Lawns Empire Zoysia Tel: 9302 2260 closed their business as from Empress Zoysia Karl: 0418 922 099 24 December 2019. Turf Developments (WA) Pty Ltd Brad: 0408 922 888 The TGA WA wish the Flugge Steve Lindsay Email: info@queenslandblueturffarm.com.au www.queenslandblueturffarm.com.au family and Superior Lawns Steve: 0418 912 257 48 Jakattah Road community all the best in the Email: turf@iprimus.com.au WEST GIN GIN WA 6503 www.turfdevelopments.com.au Supply and Installation future as they pursue new challenges and enterprises. 217 Gibbs Road Queensland Blue NOWERGUP WA 6032 West Coast Turf Supply and Installation of Turf True Blue Turf Darren Kirkwood Leonard and Jim Deale Kikuyu Tel: 9575 7520 Turf Maintenance and Renovation Tel: 9754 8873 Darren: 0428 928 309 Leonard: 0438 833 999 Jason: 0407 440 334 Westland Turf Email: info@trueblueturf.com.au Email: wcturf@bigpond.com Peter, Con and Sam Paino www.trueblueturf.com.au www.wcturf.com.au Tel: 9330 2711 PO Box 271 494 Chitna Road Peter: 0407 386 255 BUSSELTON WA 6280 NEERGABBY WA 6503 Con: 0407 386 256 Supply and Installation Sam: 0407 386 257 Supply and Installation Email: westlandturf@iinet.net.au Wintergreen Couch Wintergreen Couch www.westlandturf.com.au Nara - Native Turf Plateau Couch 209 Moylan Road Santa Ana Couch WATTLEUP WA 6166 Kikuyu Supply and Installation Kenda Kikuyu Neergabby Buffalo (ST15) Wintergreen Couch Sapphire Buffalo Village Green Kikuyu Empire Zoysia Jump-Up Fescue Palmetto Buffalo Sapphire Buffalo Empire Zoysia Empress Zoysia

from the WA Turf Executive Office by Eva Ricci It’s been a busy first half of the year of plastic. Blocks sizes are shrinking, distinguished turf managers who have for our industry. A lot has been houses are getting bigger, it’s a perpetual taken on the very serious job of lecturing. happening both in front of and spiral and I’m not sure that it is one that So as you can imagine it’s not a hard behind the scenes. Sadly, it seems that we will come out of. It really is difficult thing for our industry to step up that everyone I speak to in the industry times for the majority. obligation as mentioned and host as is working longer hours, with more From the STA(WA) maintenance and many Turf V.E.T. meetings to find a stresses and less down time and often management perspective, it has been a way forward. Recently a meeting was less reward. Unfortunately, with the time of coordinating the major event on held with reps from the Golf Course downturn in economy there is significant the WA Turf calendar with the recently, superintendents Association WA and impact across the turf production and successful WA Turf Seminar; writing a the STA(WA), with me and John Forrest maintenance boards. response to the Department of Water who has the privileged position of As you know I am employed as the Turf and Environmental Regulations “Cost understanding all sectors including his Industry Executive Officer by both the of Recovery” paper; and meeting with recently left post at TAFE met with Mr Sports Turf Association (the maintenance industry allies and sponsors regularly. Paul Etheridge from the Food Fibre sector) and the Turf Growers Association As well, I have been working with Tony industry Training Council to strategize a (the production sector) in Western Guy and John Forrest, to take affirmative path from here. Australia. action and pursue a fair-go for our turf From the turf production perspective, apprentices and students at South Metro Changing the image of turf in WA it’s been tough times here in WA TAFE in WA. I recently met with SM regarding turf sales. Sales are down TAFE’s Programs Manager, Pascaline Through all the economic pain, TGAWA across the board, even over summer by Owers, for an in-depth talk regarding members are still proactive in trying up to 60%! Each year for the past five the current education package for our to stem the tide of misinformation years sales have steadily declined, when Sports Turf Management students. How regarding the benefits of managing living conversely, producers on the eastern sea it is funded, how it is costed and how turf versus that of synthetic outdoor board don’t have enough turf to meet much time is allocated for class lecturers carpet. The Turf Growers Association supply. It’s a unique situation, and non to teach each unit of competency. A WA is intent on changing the current the less concerning and disturbing, major sticking point however, is how negative image of turf, as a priority. with the economic impacts on WA’s WA’s resourcing and allocations of hours We simply could not sit on our hands Turf Production sector becoming quite fail in comparison nationally. We are any longer and wait for a national profound. embarrassingly short-changed. It’s a marketing campaign. We have employed Some WA growers are redefining areas of tricky one to navigate, but industry has Strategic Seed Marketing consultant production, or investigating alternative an obligation to be inherently involved Harsha Quartermaine to work with me options, to try and sustain their business. to ensure that the best educational for a period of six months from March Ultimately, the production sector is in the outcomes are attained for our apprentices until August, to implement a marketing grip of an economic vice and for many and students. The WA Turf industry strategy that was developed late last year. members it has become a time to rethink, has for near forty years now been Its early days yet, but Harsha and I will re-market, redefine to simply maintain proudly connected with developing continue to work towards a tangible and their business and nurse it through these specific turf vocational education and hopefully positive outcome for initially though times. People aren’t spending, training and in doing so have produced six months, with a view to progressing competition is high, landscapers are an amazing number of outstanding for a year. mercenary, and costs are increasing. Internationally and Nationally recognised The marketing plan is a sound one and Synthetic turf is in epidemic proportion elite turf managers. What must also be requires a lot of commitment to progress in our newer suburbs, with whole streets recognised is that the Turf Department appropriately. We are hopeful that we will at TAFE consists of a rarefied group of see some results soon. 53 Turf Grass Times - Issue 48

Turf Grass Times - Issue 48 Green Space Alliance strengthens the Director General for Water and Thanks to TGAWA Vice Chairperson, Environmental Regulation for late June, Con Paino (Westland Turf) for tirelessly In my role as the WA Turf Industry with a view to booking meetings with working with me all day to get set up Executive Officer, I have once again Ministers for Water, Environment, and then attending the show every day stepped up to administrate for the Green Planning, Sport and Recreation, with me to share the load. Thank you Space Alliance, herding the ‘cats’ into Community Development and Tourism also to Chairperson Darren Kirkwood, regular meetings and steering the alliance in the latter half of the year. West Coast Turf, for delivering turf and towards better outcomes for appropriate The WA Turf industry is committed to assisting with setup. We had almost all natural green spaces for all here in WA. supporting the GSA WA well into the of Perth’s warm season turf varieties on The GSA recently developed a matrix of future. A united group with one voice to display. priorities, which has been developed and advocate for natural green space on all The TGAWA was granted the redefined over several meetings down to levels. opportunity peaking position on the seven high priorities. These priorities will I would like to take this opportunity main stage at the at the PGF. Horticulture be evaluated again shortly with the intent to especially acknowledge Neville Media Association members here in of attending to the list from highest Passmore for the Australian Institute of WA coordinate the speaking spots on priority backwards. Horticulture and the Horticulture Media the main stage for the festival. We were Association WA for always putting his blessed to be allocated mid-morning GREEN SPACE ALLIANCE hand to join me at meetings and advocate speaking spots between WA’s two most for natural green spaces in WA. popular female media horticulturists, Sue New members have come on board McDougall (Today Tonight television and with the Grey Water Industries Group, The Perth Garden Festival 2019 regular radio show 882 6PR Macquarie joining the Turf Growers Assn WA, the Media) and Sabrina Hahn (ABC Radio). Sports Turf Assn (WA), Nursery and The Perth Garden Festival 2019 was held Graeme Ferguson (AG Buffalo) presented Garden Industry Assn WA, Landscape at McCallum Park for four days from at one session and I presented at the Industries Assn WA, Australian Institute Thursday April 11th until Sunday April other. Graeme did a sterling job, and not of Landscape Architects WA, the Tree 14th, with over 36,000 visitors this year. only that, attended the show most days Guild WA, Australian Institute of to man the site and shoulder some of the Horticulture, the Horticultural Media The TGAWA decided to take up the load. I really appreciated this, as it’s a long Association WA, the Perth NRM and the opportunity of a smaller display area and tiring day and to be afforded a break City of Belmont as committed members. this year, where all WA turf varieties was a great thing. Thank you, Graeme, The Golf Course Superintendents Assn will be displayed in trays as was done couldn’t have done the show without you WA have attended a recent meeting and at the WA Lawn Expo in October 2018. and Con. fingers crossed look set to join the GSA This sort of display proved to be very Thanks also to John Maas and the entire also. State government departments popular, with the public able to touch team from Bullsbrook for ensuring that such as Sport and Recreation, Water and feel and ask questions about the we had a volunteer helper every day. and Environmental Regulation and the traits of each turfgrass, easily, with the Also, thanks to Kelly from Superior Water Corporation all remain as staunch varieties being near each other. Literature Lawns for helping to man the display participants. and business cards from member farms on the Friday. It was a great help. A communication plan, for website were on display along with our industry Thankfully, quite a few members of the extension and a social media platform is brochures. The TGAWA instructional, public were there looking for turf for being progressed and an organisational best practice videos was on loop on a their new home gardens. chart is currently being developed. There screen at the site as well. It was an entirely exhausting process, is a priority on developing a Water Policy but well worth while I believe from an paper and addressing Metronet. You can exposure perspective. find the Green Space Alliance WA on Facebook now at https://www.facebook. Turf WA com/greenspacealliancewa/ A recent meeting was held with Shelley Tel: (08) 9437 2180 Shepherd from Urbaqua, with Shelley Mob: 0422 120 990 providing a comprehensive update on New Water Ways activities, the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities and her own work in the water sector. She provided those of us in attendance with invaluable advice as we move forward to the next stage for the GSA WA. A meeting has also been booked with 54

obviously have the respect of all the apprentices, as they always go over and above for the students, with good humour. This is a great initiative by STA (WA) President Tony Guy. One that I would love to see the STA (WA) continue to undertake each year. WA Turf Seminar May 2019 Apprentices BBQ Researcher Meetings What can I say, the WA Turf Seminar The STA (WA) has held three lunchtime I recently met with Dr Maria Ignatieva 2019 on May 1st, 2019, at the Larkhill BBQ’s for the Turf Industry apprentices for the UWA School of Design, and Sporting Complex in Port Kennedy, at South Metro TAFE this year. Initially Associate Professor Louise Barton, UWA was a resounding success, thanks to the a welcome BBQ for all first-year School of Plant Biology, to discuss Maria’s apprentices, followed two separate Lawn project that was contentious in t he dedicated teamwork of all involved with BBQ’s for the second, and third-year media late last year. organising the event. apprentices. From this meeting we have established a Yes, there were a couple of minor good working relationship that may see hiccups, one of which we will learn from These BBQ’s are held on behalf of the Maria undertaking a turf project here in an IT perspective. By and large though it WA Turf Industry to introduce the WA with the assistance of funding from was a well-attended, successful day, with apprentices to our associations and to let the Australian Research Council https:// many delegates taking the time to tell the them know that there is a whole wider www.arc.gov.au/ organising committee so. industry that is prepared to support Since our initial meeting Maria attended To be involved with such a large and them, engage with them and to ensure a grower meeting to share her research successful event is always rewarding. The that their training package is the best findings and the history of lawn. Those STA (WA) executive committee are to be that it can be. We want to see these in attendance found this to be a very congratulated on achieving such a great young people come out of their time well informative presentation. seminar for our industry. It was a very educated and fully prepared for turf life. “Thank you so much Eva and Louise for educational day all round. such inspiring meeting! You can view all the photos that I took at I have found these events to be very I really look forward to developing a the event on the Sports Turf Association rewarding personally. I make sure that strong project with your help which can (WA) Facebook page. There’s also I meet and talk with each apprentice be also interesting and useful for the turf professional drone and ground footage individually. It’s amazing what you learn industry in WA. from the day on the page, should you each day from people that you have only I will also send to you shortly some of my wish to view. just met. latest publications on History of Lawns Of course, it goes without saying and Chinese lawns.” that Jeffrey and Wayne as lecturers at “Thank you so much for your hospitality! SM TAFE, do a wonderful job. They I was so glad to meet your colleagues and share my research. You have such a nice group of people! Here is the link to the Lawn project webpage Www. slu.se/en/lawn Where you can find all our publications including the book.” Dr Maria Ignatieva 55 Turf Grass Times - Issue 48

Turf Grass Times - Issue 48 Update on Fertiliser and Irrigation See examples of the soil moisture graphs below. efficiency in a drying climate project Soil moisture graph showing over watering See lots of deep drainage at 60 cm This past summer Wildeye capacitance sensors were installed on four turf farms. Soil moisture graph showing a period of water stress At each site we have three sensors that See dry soil at 30 cm in January are located at 15 cm, 30 cm and 60 cm. The top two sensors are within the root The project leaders from the Perth Natural Resource Management Group have met zone and the 60 cm sensor is used to with the City of Wanneroo tomorrow to see if they want to be involved with the determine the extent of deep drainage. project with their parks and gardens. As well they have also held discussions with John Forrest regarding the potential to work together in the future, with a view to The growers can access the data on their holding an industry information day later in the year. phones or computers and it gives them feedback on their irrigation practices. Soil water monitoring can show: • To what soil depth the irrigation reached and whether the irrigation filled up the entire root zone. • Whether excessive amounts of water were pushed past the root zone. • If the soil dried out to a point where plant stress was likely to have occurred. The critical soil water level or ‘refill point’ where irrigation should recommence can be determined. • If a rainfall event has added significant water to the crop, and if so, when irrigation should recommence. Quality products developed for WA turf conditions No one knows WA better than Baileys • Energy® range of organic based compounds • Biologically enhanced liquid fertilisers • Grosorb® granulated & liquid wetting agents • Full laboratory testing & customised nutrient programs • Fertcare Accu-Spread spreading services baileys@baileysfertiliser.com.au (08) 9439 1688 www.baileysfertiliser.com.au 56

STA(WA) CORPORATE AND SPONSOR MEMBERS TURF GRASS TIMES TRADING POST CONSULTANTANCY TURF AND TREE FARMS TURF RENOVATION MAINTENANCE & SPORTS TURF ELLENBY TREE FARM CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY Craig & Shane Woodroffe LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS Peter Ruscoe 439 Sydney Rd Stuart McIntosh Suite 6, 10 Mary Street Gnangara WA 6065 44 Edward Street COMO WA 6015 Tel: 9405 4558 Osbourne Park WA 6163 Ph: 9367 1600 Shane: 0438 078 015 9443 3737 info@ellenbytreefarm.com.au Peter: 0419 211 114 www.ellenbytreefarm.com.au Stuart: 0436 470 265 peter@sportsturf.net.au GREENACRES TURF FARM enquiries@lanscapeelements.com.au Adrian and Peter Pitsikas LABOUR HIRE Lot 503 Henderson Rd ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ Serpentine WA 6125 JBH HORTICULTURE SERVICES LOCHNESS LANDSCAPE SERVICES Jack Ma & John Forrest Ph: 9525 8800 John Troiano 17/24 Baile Road Adrian: 0427 003 540 7 Savery Way sales@greenacresturfgroup.com.au CANNING VALE WA 6155 www.greenacresturfgroup.com.au Rockingham, WA 6168 Jack: 0411 072 815 9592 9993 John: 0457 766 552 LAWN DOCTOR Bec Parker John: 0409 534 089 Jack: info@jbhhs.com.au John@lochness.com.au John: forrej@jbhhs.com.au 22 Rousset Rd Jandabup WA 6065 ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ TRAINING Tel: 9306 1788 STATE WIDE TURF SERVICES SOUTH METROPOLITAN TAFE Renovation Manager Jerrod (Kiwi) Hall TURF DEPARTMENT Paddy Caley: 0400 632 434 PO Box 2453 130 Murdoch Drive lawndoctor@lawndoctor.com.au Murdoch WA 6150 www.lawndoctor.com.au High Wycombe WA 6057 9239 8417 Tel: 9454 2168 Wayne Miller: 0401 132 584 Mob: 0430 394 141 Jeffrey Austen: 0547 766 551 statewideturf@bigpond.com Wayne.miller@smatafe.wa.edu.au Jeff.Austen@smtafe.wa.edu.au jgrmhall1@bigpond.com SPRAY EQUIPMENT SPRAYMASTER SPRAY SHOP VILLAGE GREEN TURF TURFCARE WA Kevin Kentish & Brad Costello Gary McKenzie Michael Maartensz 4/47 Monash Ave Unit 7A/ 10-18 Dowd Street Como WA 6152 PO Box 672 Welshpool WA 6106 Tel: 9443 2785 North Perth, WA, 6906 9353 1177 Kevin: 0427 940 822 Mob: 0402 816 735 Tel: 08 9302 6795 Brad: 0437 023 869 gmack@bigpond.com Fax: 08 9302 6795 www.villagegreenturf.net.au Mob: 0414 233 240 kevin@spraymaster.net.au michael@turfcarewa.com.au brad@spraymaster.net.au www.turfcarewa.com.au www.spraymaster.net.au 57 Turf Grass Times - Issue 48

Turf Grass Times - Issue 48 SOILS & NUTRITION TURF HEALTH & PROTECTION BAILEYS FERTILISERS BAYER ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TURFCARE AUSTRALIA Kim, Genevieve, Richard Bailey Craig Burleigh 21 Ballantyne Road Kewdale WA 6105 24 Beach Street Level 1, 8 Redfern Road Stephen Dartnall Kwinana WA 6167 Hawthorn East Vic 3122 Mob: 0417 986 285 Tel: 9439 1688 Ph: 03 9248 6862 stephen@turfcareaus.com.au Fax: 9439 1068 Craig: 0437 840 024 www.turfcareaustralia.com.au Clint Betts: 0417 942 570 craig.burliegh@bayer.com David Parsons: 0488 143 252 GLOBE GROWING SOLUTIONS IRRIGATION Arlin Simons: 0438 934 251 Trevor Stachan & Brent McPherson Clint - clint@baileysfertiliser.com.au 448 Victoria Road ECO EDGE RETIC SUPPLIES www.baileysfertiliser.com.au Shaun Hoffman Malaga, WA 6090 C.WISE Trevor: 0438 702 200 1964 Albany Highway Colin Rossbridge Brent: 0408 238 287 Maddington WA 6109 Nambeelup Road Trevor.Strachan@globeaus.com.au Nambeelup WA 6207 Brent.McPherson@globeaus.com.au Ph: 9493 8290 Tel: (08) 9581 9582 www.globeaustralia.com.au Shaun: 0487 240 338 Colin.rossbridge@cwise.com.au shaun@ecoedgeretic.com.au www.cwise.com.au LIVING TURF Danny Hambleton & Jeff Lane ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶

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Making the most of the extremes in Broome by Liz Meecham Ancient soils, industry booms In fact, there is only around 100,000 too, because once the downturn in that and laying the playing fields people in the entire Kimberly and Pilbara boom started three or four years ago, we of the Aussie Rules stars of the regions – scattered across a geographical started looked at scaling it all back.” future are all part of what growing turf in area as bigger than Tasmania. Greenhills now grows turf on a 2.2ha the Kimberly looks like for the only turf block – its original holding. growers in Broome, Derren (above) and “With what we have now – it’s not big, Cher Greenhill. but its sustainable, and meets the needs of “Our delivery range and decline in Liz Mecham found out what turf the market as it stands now.” population locally means that it quite farming looks like in remote Western simply cost way too much to keep nice Australia. Riding the highs and lows looking lawn with no one to sell it to.” When Derren Greenhill set up his Greenhills Turf Farm business in 1996 Derren, wife Cher and sons Steel, West Extreme turf growing as an enthusiastic 21-year-old, it was and Nash, are now the only employees with a plot of turf growing on an empty of Greenhills Turf Farm as they happily The sheer scale of things in the Kimberly housing block in Broome, Western negotiate the new market space post- region make for logistical challenges – if Australia. It wasn’t very big, but it met the mining boom. turf isn’t sold locally within Broome, then needs of the market. Then, the family- At its height, the business employed six it’s got a sizeable ride on a refrigerated run business rode the wave of the 2000s people and was growing Wintergreen truck ahead of it before reaching its mining boom and expanded to almost Couch and Sir Walter Buffalo, harvesting destination. 12 hectares as the demand for turf within four cuts from the couch, and two from The closest towns to Broome are Port the infrastructure, housing and public the buffalo on a farm 11.5ha in size. Headland, 660 kilometres away and developments as part of that boom It was a rapid development from the Karratha, 900 kilometres away, and its popped up all over the Kimberly and small housing block of turf Derren 1000 kilometres to send turf inland to Pilbara regions. started with, but a growth he was happy Newman. Now, there is a two-hectare plot of to ride while it lasted. To make sure the turf is viable by the Greenhills turf servicing the wide time it gets to those locations has taken expanse that is the far north-west of “We’ve done the full circle in 22 years,” a fair amount of management by Derren the WA, scaled down to meet the new Derren said. “From the housing block, over the years. “Any time we harvest turf, demands of a post-mining boom sector. we bought a five-acre block, and met the its cut, put into a freezer pan at -1 before market demand as it grew. being put on a refrigerated truck and sent “We’re just growing and shrinking to meet to where it needs to go. We’ve done the the demands of the market – and that’s “But then the mining boom in 2007- full circle in 22 years... good, because when it was big, we were 2008 … we simply couldn’t keep up with big, and now its smaller, we are smaller,” the demand, so we got bigger.” Derren “Even when we do all of that, the internal Derren said. said the housing and infrastructure temperature of the turf by the time it gets development that went along with that to Karratha can be 10 degrees, simply “It costs too much to be growing turf boom was extraordinary. “The demand because the turf is a living thing.” when there’s not a market for it up here, for turf for houses, and schools, and public The environment of Broome makes for we don’t have the location to be able to open spaces, it was incredible, and we some interesting production issues not offload excess turf easily.” grew to keep up with demand by putting many other growers in Australia would in another 10 hectares.” even have to contemplate. “But you’ve got to be realistic about it all “We’ve got some of the oldest soils in 61 Turf Grass Times - Issue 48

Turf Grass Times - Issue 48 Australia here, possibly the world,” Derren The 600-millimetre annual rainfall of Building fields of dreams said, referring to the Pindan soils on his the region, recognised as a semiarid, can farm. “The Pindan soil is like nothing else come in the space of just 28 days early Back in 2000, Greenhills Turf Farm – it has two percent organic matter, when in the year. The desert-like environment began to be involved with Government its hard its sets like concrete and water just includes temperatures in the high programs delivering natural turf ovals to runs off it and you need a jackhammer to 40s during summer which can mean remote indigenous communities of the dig it … and when its wet, you can bog a evaporation rates need to be taken Kimberly region. tractor in it – but it grows everything.” into consideration. In December on a Frustrated that while the programs 42-degree day, Derren measured 19mm delivered a wonderful asset to these It’s an environment which successfully of evaporation. To counter that, he communities, they often failed to grew Wintergreen Couch for many years, needed to make sure 40mm of water was consider the ongoing costs or training but Derren has shifted away from the put over his turf. requirements associated with them, variety due to a red mite issue that is Irrigation water is drawn from bores Derren has set about being part seemingly impossible to control in the with pumps at a depth of 65 metres. But of delivering sustainable ovals to public space. Derren said their greatest that comes with its own challenges – the communities. fear was their growing and selling of water is ‘too pure’ with levels of salt at This more sustainable model includes couch turf would lead to an uncontrolled 180 parts per million, it essentially has no working with community members to outbreak of mites in the local area, which minerals in it, and it has extraordinary construct and install the sports ovals, had the potential to decimate the native powers of disintegrating metals. complete with formal qualifications. couch grass that pastoralists relied on “Those first ovals we did were fantastic, for cattle feed on waterways, and public “The water wrecks your machinery worse but what we realised was there wasn’t open spaces. “The red mite … it has a than taking it for a drive in the ocean,” the training or education or funding breeding cycle of 10-14 days and while we Derren said. “The water eats through steel, with them for the ongoing care and could try and control it on the farm, if the brass … it will rot a galvanised star picket maintenance of the oval – so they were home owner or the council didn’t control it in the ground in three years.” great, but they weren’t lasting,” he said. properly, we could see it become the cane Most recently, the Greenhills have “These communities have the most toad of Western Australia and we didn’t transitioned to direct feed solar pumps, amazing footy players coming out of them want to be responsible for that.” which Derren said may have limited their and the ovals they are playing on are hot irrigation times, the off-grid aspect also bare dirt or rocks that are over 50 degrees.” Now, the farm concentrates on growing means there is significant power savings Derren now works with communities Sir Walter Buffalo (DNA certified) and for the business. and focusses on delivering “whole of has trialled zoysia grasses, which Derren concept” ovals. said they were likely to invest in growing more of in the coming year. Greenhills Turf Farm at the height of its production, April 2013. 62

GROWER SNAPSHOT Business: Greenhills Turf Farm, Broome WA Owner: Derren and Cher Greenhill Varieties: Sir Walter Buffalo DNA Certified. Trialling Zoysia and previously grew Wintergreen Couch. Markets: Servicing all markets in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of WA, growing turf on some of the oldest soils in the world in some of the most remote locations. “We work on having the communities ticket; when the irrigation system is community health issues that a lot of these involved right from the beginning, and installed there is training in reticulation communities are impacted by.” then training community members with irrigation systems; once the turf runners Derren said while the sheer logistics of recognised training programs so that once are planted and the maintenance of the getting earthmoving equipment so some the oval is there, they can maintain it. And turf begins, employees can be trained of the communities can be staggering, the what we find is, that when the community horticultural qualifications. “It’s really complexities of the culture can similarly has members that are fully involved with a whole approach to building something be challenging with the projects. its development, they take much greater – the community members are getting ownership of it than something that is formal qualifications, and at the same “There are cultural challenges with simply gifted.” time, being paid for doing the work, and negotiating with all the parties involved the end result is something that is very in a community to make sure they get an Greenhills works with other contractors beneficial to the whole community. oval that suits their needs,” Derren said. and the communities to understand what they need, and it is the community’s “Once the ovals are in and able to “But there are such huge benefits to the responsibility to source the funding for be played on, it’s amazing to see the community when we get that right and the project. transformation in the communities – there ends up being a sustainable natural the schools that have no green space turf oval in a remote community.” Once funded, the earthmoving element themselves can use it, the footy team of the project might allow for community can play on it instead of bare dirt, members to get a range of earthmoving and all of those things help the bigger qualifications, like a bobcat operators The People You Can Trust Proudly Western Australian. JBH Horticulture Services ia a labour hire company providing staffing solutions for the WA horticulture Industry. With over 30 years experience and expertise we aim to supply the Western Australian Horticulture and Turf industry with a reliable workforce. Providing committed quality personnel to Golf Courses, Contractors and Landscapers, Local Government, Nurseries, Schools and Turf Farms. For More Information contact: Jack Ma - 0411 072 819 info@jbhhs.com.au John Forrest - 0457 766 552 16/24 Baile Road | Canning Vale WA | 6155 63 Turf Grass Times - Issue 48



TURF GROWERS ASSOCIATION of WESTERN AUSTRALIA What service does the maintenance arm of Lawn Doctor provide? MEMBER PROFILE Our maintenance services cover 250 Terry Sellick – Lawn Doctor Department of Education sites which provide many challenges. Put this into Lawn Doctor is a family business perspective with each school having an which commenced in 1975 as a average of 800 students so we deal with domestic lawn mowing business 200,000 kids per cut, and potentially by Dave Parker. In this time 400,000 parents, 800,000 grandparents, the company has progressively 10,000 teachers plus other support grown to become one of Western staff. Since 1996 when these contracts Australia’s only 100% owned and were let we have never had an incident operated company that provides or accident which demonstrates our services for all aspects in turf. commitment to safety in the work place. There are many other contractors Additionally, we service hospitals, many in WA, but Lawn Doctor is unique private schools and sporting facilities. in that we own and operate our Our renovation crew service the own turf farms, renovation and metro area and several country towns construction teams, fertiliser from Port Headland to Esperance and and pesticides branch, all facets everywhere in between with aeration of mowing and a “One Stop Turf and de-compaction work, Vertimowing Shop” located in Wangara. and scarifying, top dressing, nutrient programming, watering plans, agronomy What turf varieties does Lawn especially Tiftuf. We often hear turf consultancy and turf supply. Doctor supply and why these managers asking for a fine leaf grass that I was fortunate many years ago when varieties? is suitable for rolling ball sports and easy I was in my 20’s to be involved with to maintain as they are tired of kikuyu Lin Hambleton and Ken Johnston Lawn Doctor commenced farming turf fields which don’t run as true. Tiftuf is from STT in doing trials of Iron and back in 2002 when we obtained a license being trialled on a few different sites Manganese applications which Lin based to grow the soft leaf buffalo variety “Sir around Perth now and early indications his specifications on which are in many Walter”. On the back of this success show a lot of positives. One of the more tenders that still go out today. We were and being able to provide turf to the beneficial points with Tiftuf is it requires the first company to bring in the now commercial market we started growing 38% less water than any other warm common Verti drain which Lin used to Kikuyu, Winter green couch, Sir Grange season grass available in Australia. This write specifications on hole spacings to Zoysia, Tiftuf and Kenda Kikuyu. Our grass has become successful on the East be effective in our sand, the Field Top two new varieties of Sir Grange and Coast in such a short period of time. Maker which was used at the WACA Tiftuf are gaining traction in the industry, under the guidance of the then curator Richard Winter on the centre block to remove layering in the clay and David Prior at City of Melville to remove a thatch layer from Shirley Strickland Reserve. We are still the only company in WA that has the Recycle Top Dresser, in fact we have two. These machines aerate and de-compact plus top dress bringing soil from below the turf and applying 10mm of cover on top in one pass. This saves having to bring in foreign soil from a pit which is expensive, and you need to allow for heavy vehicle driving on your turf areas, eliminates layering in the profile and releases nutrient that is locked in the soil. In 1998 we expanded and branched out with our spray division for both pesticides and foliar fertiliser applications and then the next natural progression was to commence granular fertiliser and wetting agent services. On our sprayer and spreader machinery we were the first to utilise DGPS controllers with mapping and record keeping capabilities, all of 65 Turf Grass Times - Issue 48

which is now common practice, so I over three years, a course that was pretty Turf Grass Times - Issue 48 enjoy the fact we have always been at the much the same as day apprentices. forefront of introducing new machines It was here I met Lin Hambleton, Gary Around the same time, I received my and technology into the turf industry Holloway, and John Forrest, (I think pesticide license and with Dave backing here in WA and we continue to do so. John was just starting to lecture), and me, we started our own spraying division. of course my greatest influence, Sam My first job was spraying for Mike Daley Your history in the turf industry – Franco. In my second year working for at HALE school of all places with Iron how did you become involved and myself and winter came my work was and Manganese…………no pressure why, how long you have been in the cut in half going to 4 weekly mowing, to get this right! Word started to spread business and what exactly your role Gary Holloway asked me if I was looking and next thing I’m with Steve Burke at is at Lawn Doctor? for work and gave me the number of a Aquinas, down at Guildford Grammar bloke who was looking for help with new with Darren Walkington and many other I began in the Turf Industry when I left contracts north of the river where I was places. We then won work for 92 hectares the mining industry in 1995. I bought located. I called the guy up and began of spraying at the City of Wanneroo my first house in Perth and never really working week on, week off for him and which saw us well on our way to needing got to live in it, so I left mining where I myself. Pretty soon I sold my round and a second machine. was a loader operator and thought it was began full-time work with Dave Parker As my knowledge and experience grew only natural to buy a bobcat and truck at Lawn Doctor and have been here ever I took over the role as Renovations and work for myself. I was looking in since. Manager at Lawn Doctor, after Dave the paper, (no internet then), and there I began as a supervisor in 1996 on a Parsons (now at Baileys fertilisers) left were three pages of adverts for guys mowing truck working at schools and and quickly realised I had something to with bobcats and trucks looking for hospitals, Perth Zoo, private schools etc. offer and was met with many challenges work! I knew that was not going to be a I was getting itchy feet as I was learning from guys needing help with identifying success. So, I continued looking through heaps at TAFE and wanted to learn more. issues in the metro area and country the classifieds and came across a lawn I wanted to be able to put my theory into where effluent water was used, and roads mowing round for sale. I went out with practice. I was then given an opportunity were more important than ovals. the owner of the round for a week and to work on a tender submission for Town We then started up turf farming realised this was something I could do of Victoria Park which was led by Dave which I was heavily involved with the and bought it for $13,000. However, I Parker and ex WACA curator David development of and spent 8 or so years needed to know what I was on about Crane. We won the tender and I was out in the paddock fighting the flies and and so enrolled in the evening TAFE given the role of managing the contract weather to try and continuously produce classes for turf management which ran in a hands-on role. quality grass for sale. If anyone tells you two nights per week from 4pm-8pm it’s easy they have never done it, turf farming is so intense to try Continued... Tel: 9306 1788 66

Terry Sellick - Lawn Doctor (continued) It’s a family business, what are additional services. Recently we employed Dixie Joy on a and keep the balance of grass for demand the pros and cons of working in a part time basis. Dixie spends his days without blowing your budget. family business? visiting the movers and shakers in the Landscaping Industry educating the Now I help my wife Bec in managing the Cons are you just can’t switch off, work designers on various grass types and their business and the day to day operations. consumes every minute of every day of uses. Working and living with your partner every year. Work follows you home. The We have around 30 staff and some have has its rewards and its challenges, but we responsibility of all the staff earning a been here more than ten years. We have manage this quite well as we are working wage to support their families falls on our been to their weddings, see their kids towards the same goals of providing shoulders. If we aren’t organised, neither grow up and we ride the train with them personal, professional service to our are they. on all their ups and downs, that’s what clients. Pros, I get to spend time with my wife makes us different, they become friends every day, we have our granddaughter as well as colleagues. What exactly do you do every in the office a couple of days per week, day to keep things ticking along our daughter Alira works on one of the What is that you enjoy most about smoothly? trucks so we see her every day. Alira has working in the turf industry? just begun an apprenticeship this year in First and foremost, I take our son Jamie Sports Turf Management. I get to look at I have made many friends in the turf to school so Bec can train her horses; new technology and maybe implement industry, some I met back in 1995 in if she’s happy, we are all happy. I use it into WA. Having reasonably flexible TAFE. Guys like Aaron Petrovski, Dixie modern technology to see if all the trucks hours is a bonus but when something Joy, John Forrest and Sam Franco, other have left the depot by looking at the needs doing, I just do it. guys who are now at TAFE but were camera vision and vehicle trackers on my once on the tools, like Jeff Austin, Wayne phone. Without this I would need to be Tell us about your team. Miller and Paul St Jack. The turf grower in the yard at 6am every day. community, both here in WA and the My day is spent answering emails from We have an awesome team of dedicated rest of the nation. Being a sitting member clients and visiting them, visiting the professionals. The obvious one is my wife of SIAP and making decisions based on turf farms and seeing how the guys Bec who is the General Manager of the need and necessity. are up there, attending meetings with company; she leads from the front and I still love the sight and feel of natural local government and other industry knows the business inside and out. She is turf, especially when I see grounds that personnel. Catching up with staff at the Vice President of Turf Australia and has are just perfect. I still enjoy jumping on end of the day, and with Bec, as we look been in the industry her whole life. a mower and presenting a finish that’s at our servicing schedules going forward. Paddy Caley, our renovations manager just something to sit back and say, “I did Being organised and having great staff has been with us for around 10-12 years. that!” , there’s so much satisfaction you make this easier. He’s a good old country boy who spends get from mowing a lawn. his day seeing clients and running around organising work schedules for Tel: 9306 1788 67 Turf Grass Times - Issue 48

Turf Grass Times - Issue 48 Give us a bit of a yarn, a feel good Do you think that the Regrets or celebratory times, work or funny yarn if possible but image of turf has been or personal, do you have any? anything interesting. degraded over the years and do you have I don’t have any personal regrets, I I think something that I find is just concerns for the wider might have said the wrong thing a couple amazing is the people in the industry are turf industry? of times here and there that has upset generally there to help you out if your some people, but they are very few ever in need. It wasn’t that long ago that I’m not sure the image and far between and generally through our turf delivery truck which is only a is degraded but I do think we live in a frustration. Celebratory times are now couple of years old failed mechanically society where people are more likely to seeing another generation coming into and we had turf to deliver. I made a call play on Facebook rather than going to the business. Employing apprentices and to John Maas from Bullsbrook Turf, and the local park or getting out in their own seeing them develop has always been a asked if he could deliver my turf that day gardens. I am concerned that we are no highlight. while I sorted out getting another truck longer proud to have the best lawn in the on hire until ours was repaired. John said, street and hear the sound of the Victa Who has been inspirational to you “No way mate I just can’t spare anyone.” mower on a Sunday morning, rather than in your work and/or personal life But what he did say was, “Come and get having a big television and surround and why? one of my trucks and use it for as long sound the trend seems to be to have as you need it.” So, we did borrow Johns more on the inside of the home whilst Regarding my work inspiration, I would semi, and he did not ask for a single forgetting about the outside. It’s too easy definitely say my first employer, when I cent for it, we offered him whatever he to shut the door and forget about what’s worked on sheep and cattle stations, a wanted, and he just wouldn’t have it. I on the outside. It seems that with screen great bloke called John Leeds. He took don’t think you get that type of generosity time versus green time, that screen time in a skinny bloke from Kalgoorlie and anywhere. Our industry has many guys is winning! Where’s the true Aussie lawn gave me a go. I worked 12-14-hour days just like that, not all, but many. gone? as a 16-year-old, worked for $112.00/ week, out of which board and lodging What do you see as the current Do you feel that the market has was $65.00 and my tax was $0.20 cents and future challenges for the turf changed over the last ten years? If per week, so I was left with $46.80! That industry in WA? so why do you think it’s changed was for 7 days per week every day of the and what have been the direct year. I learnt responsibility and being Water is high on the list along with impacts on your business both accountable for your own actions in that smaller block sizes. We are seeing less commercially and in the domestic job. When you’re hundreds of kilometres public open space for sports and as a market? away from anywhere, there’s no running result grounds are becoming over used. to the next-door neighbour for help. That Budgets for maintenance are becoming Since the down turn in the economy we was over 30 years ago, and I still talk to less and the future of contracting is have seen grass sales dwindle because him every week. In my personal life, my becoming difficult to envision. There’s of housing slowing right down. People family is my inspiration. been increases in running costs and would rather spend money on things that No matter what happens they always wages but the prices for services are they feel are necessary not something have my back. being pushed down. Local government they can go without or they think costs In the WA Turf industry, it’s the great who rely on contractors for services money to maintain. Unfortunately, our guys and girls I have met along the way with equipment they don’t purchase pride and the values of the Aussie home and the friendships I have forged. due to being seasonal processes, need lawn are disappearing. In the commercial to be aware of the cost to run this market it has become cut throat with too machinery and would do well to support many growers competing for the limited and promote sustainable business. number of jobs. This has seen prices for Synthetic turf is pushing very hard over turf lowering ridiculously, often resulting here in the west. On the east coast I see in a dramatic decrease in quality, which lots of local government adopting the in turn damages the industry as a whole. synthetic approach even if they must replace it every 10 years. The money Where do you see yourself in ten they save on water, fertiliser and mowing years’ time? Is this your career for maintenance cost looks attractive to life? the accountants, bursars and treasurers. The issues pertaining to heat island I would like to say sitting out in the bush effect, health and wellbeing benefits and with a cold beer after a hard day fishing socio-economics are last on their list of or prospecting. Reality is I will still be considerations. We certainly do not need sitting here grinding away and doing to see the same thing happening here, what seems to come naturally, looking as it could destroy our industry and the after turf. Yes, I think this is definitely people who rely on natural turf for their my career for life, I hope to keep meeting livelihood. new people and continue to keep those industry friendships alive. 68

Do All parties you involved with Know your work have Duty responsibilities of for safety and Care health at work. ? General Duty of Care in Western Australian workplaces The meaning of ‘practicable’ ‘General duty of care’ and ‘general duties’ Examples of general duties Some of the general duty provisions in are terms used to refer to the duties that the Act are qualified by the words ‘so far the Act places upon people to ensure • Employers must provide a workplace as is practicable’. This applies to general their own safety at work and that of where employees are not exposed to duties for employers, self-employed others who are at the workplace or who hazards. people, people with control of workplaces, might be injured by the work. These designers, manufacturers, importers, general duties are aimed at preventing • Employers must provide a safe suppliers, erectors and installers. anyone being killed, injured or system of work. These people are expected to take contracting an illness because of work or measures that are practicable. ‘Practicable’ activities at a workplace, including using • Employees must take reasonable care has a particular meaning in the Act. The plant or equipment. for their own safety and health and definition can be found in section 3(1) The following people have general duties that of others affected by their work. (with other definitions) and is explained under the Act: • Employers • Employees in more detail below. • Self-employed people • Principals • Employers and self-employed people If something is practicable, it is (people who engage contractors in must, as far as practicable, look after ‘reasonably practicable’, taking into the course of their trade or business) their own safety and health and account: • Contractors and persons engaged or ensure that their work does not affect • the severity of any injury or harm to employed by the contractor • People who the safety and health of others. have control of workplaces or the access health that may occur; to or egress from workplaces • Designers, • Designers, manufacturers, importers • the degree of risk (or likelihood) of manufacturers, importers or suppliers and suppliers must provide plant of plant or substances to be used at which is safe to install, maintain and that injury or harm occurring; workplaces • Erectors or installers of use at workplaces. • how much is known about the risk plant for use at a workplace • Designers or constructors of buildings or structures • All plant must be installed or erected of injury or harm, and the ways of for use at a workplace • Agents who are so it can be used safely. reducing, eliminating or controlling in the business of hiring out workers the risk; and (labour hire organisations) and their • Safety and health information • the availability, suitability and cost of clients (host employers) • Workers who must be supplied with all plant and the safeguards. are hired out to a host employer by a substances used at work. In other words, to be practicable, labour hire company • People who are something must not only be capable of in a working relationship that mirrors • Employees and safety and health being done, it must also be reasonable a contract of employment but is not a representatives must consult and co- in light of the factors mentioned above. contract of employment • Corporate operate in matters related to safety The risk and severity of injury must be bodies that engage workers under one of and health at work. weighed up against the overall cost and the labour relationships covered by the feasibility of the safeguards needed to Act • Government of Western Australia • • Employers must provide employees remove the risk. Only those factors listed People employed by the Government of with information, instruction, above are relevant, and a factor cannot be Western Australia. training and supervision to allow ignored unless, after considering what a them to work in a safe manner. reasonable person at the time would have known, the factor is clearly irrelevant. Source: Occupational Safety and Health Each factor is considered in light of what Act 1984 a reasonable person in the position of the person who owes the duty would have This is a short excerpt from: known. Guidance Note for General duty of care in Western Australian workplaces. 2005 69 Turf Grass Times - Issue 48

Turf Grass Times - Issue 48 Health as well as safety Contractors and sub-contractors Duties of employers and self- employed persons (towards A hazard means anything that may Contractors having their own employees themselves and others) result in injury or harm to the health of must continue to carry out the duties of a person. In providing an environment employers under section 19 of the Act. General duties Employers and self- where employees are not exposed to The duties of the Act overlap in these employed people must, so far as is hazards, employers must consider health circumstances. Both the contractor practicable, avoid harming the safety and as well as safety. Injuries could result and the principal have duties to the health of other people. Self employed from the traditional range of physical contractor’s employees. The duty under people must also take reasonable care safety issues such as falls, strains, section 23I to report certain injury to protect their own safety and health at being hit by objects and electric shock. or disease occurrences also applies to work. ‘Health’ is a broader concept. It includes both the principal and the contractor. Employers must also ensure that, so far work related injuries and diseases, Contractors and contractors’ employees as is practicable, other people are not such as industrial deafness, dermatitis, (or people engaged by a contractor) harmed by the work undertaken by their occupational overuse injuries, asbestosis working for a principal have the duties of employees. and occupational cancers. It could also an employee under section 20 in relation Source: section 21, Occupational Safety include more general health problems to the work for the principal. Note that a and Health Act 1984 like heart disease, high blood pressure contractor may have both the duties of an and stress where the work environment employer (in relation to his or her own Duties of persons who have control and procedures could be shown to be employees) and the duties of an employee of workplaces contributing factors. (in relation to the work for the principal). General duties People who have, to any Duties of employers (towards their Labour Hire Arrangements extent, control of a workplace must employees) ensure, so far as is practicable, that the Provisions dealing specifically with workplace and all entrances and exits are General duties Employers must, so far labour hire arrangements are covered safe so that people may enter, leave and as is practicable, provide and maintain in section 23F of the Act. Labour hire use the workplace without exposure to a working environment where their refers to arrangements when a host hazards. employees are not exposed to hazards. organisation or person (the client), in Source: section 22, Occupational Safety General duties include: the course of trade or business, engages and Health Act 1984 • safe systems of work; workers from an organisation which • information, instruction, training specialises in providing labour (the Duties of manufacturers, suppliers labour hire agency or agent). These and others and supervision; workers are deemed to be employees. The • consultation and co-operation; arrangement is characterised by: General duties Designers, manufacturers, • provision of personal protection; and • an agreement for remuneration importers and suppliers of plant for use • safe plant and substances. at a workplace must comply, so far as is (Source: section 19, Occupational Safety between the client and the agent practicable, with the following: and Health Act 1984) regarding supply of a worker; • design and construct plant so that • reporting of fatalities, injuries and • an agreement (which may be a contract of employment) between people who install, maintain or use it disease the agent and the worker; and are not exposed to hazards; (Source: section 23J, Occupational Safety • the lack of a contract of employment • test and examine the plant before it and Health Act 1984) between the client and the worker. is used; An agent is a person who carries on a • provide information; and Duties of employees business which provides workers (who • ensure plant is installed or erected so can be employees or contractors) to carry it can be used safely. General duties out work for clients of the person. This Manufacturers, importers and suppliers Employees must take reasonable care for includes a group training organisation of substances for use at workplaces their own safety and health at work and under the Industrial Relations Act 1979. must, so far as is practicable, provide avoid harming the safety and health of Workers are usually employed and paid information on the results of any testing other people through any act or omission by a labour hire agency or agent which and other safety and health information at work. requires them to perform their tasks or relating to these products. Designers or General duties include: functions for a client, usually under that builders of any building or structure for • following the employer’s safety and client’s direction. Both the agent and the use at a workplace must ensure, so far as client have the same general duties of is practicable, that persons constructing, health instructions; care as those applicable to an employer maintaining, repairing, servicing or using • using personal protective clothing under section 19 of the Act, in relation it are not exposed to hazards. to those matters over which each has Source: section 23, Occupational Safety and equipment; the capacity to control. The duty under and Health Act 1984 • taking good care of equipment; section 23I to report certain injury or • reporting hazards; disease occurrences also applies to both 70 • reporting work-related injuries or the agent and the client. harm to health; and • co-operating with employers so that employers are able to carry out their duties under the Act. Source: section 20, Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984

Offences and penalties Penalties under the Act are tiered in accordance with the seriousness of the offence. A breach of the general duties that causes serious harm or death attracts a higher maximum penalty than a similar breach that does not cause serious harm or death. Offences involving gross negligence, which by definition must also cause serious harm or death, are the most serious of all. An offence causes serious harm if: “… it causes any bodily injury to the person, or causes the person to have a disease, of such a nature as to: (a) endanger, or likely to endanger, the person’s life; or (b) result, or be likely to result, in permanent injury or harm to the person’s health.” (section 3(3) of the Act) Penalties are also tiered according to whether the offence is committed by a person as an employee, an individual other than an employee, or a body corporate. Penalties for employees are lower than those applicable to other duty holders, in recognition that employees do not have the same level of control over the work or the work environment as other duty holders under the Act. In 2018, the Western Australian Government passed legislation to increase workplace safety and health offence penalties, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (OSH Act) and the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 (MSI Act). Level 4 penalties increase from $500,000 to a maximum $2.7 million and level 1 penalties increase from $50,000 to a $450,000 maximum. The changes include increasing the maximum term of imprisonment from two years to five years. Levels of safety offences range from level 4 to level 1, depending on the degree of seriousness and culpability. Level 1 – applies when a person commits an offence against the OSH/MSI Acts for which a penalty is not otherwise specified Level 2 – applies when a relevant provision is contravened but not in circumstances of gross negligence or causing death, or serious injury, to a person Level 3 – applies when a relevant provision is contravened causing the death of, or serious harm to, a person Level 4 – applies when a relevant provision is contravened in circumstances of gross negligence. Chamber of Commerce and Contacts for further information: WorkSafe Industry of Western Australia UnionsWA Department of Commerce Level 4 180 Hay Street Level 5 EAST PERTH WA 6000 79 Stirling Street 1260 Hay Street Telephone: (08) 9365 7415 PERTH WA 6000 WEST PERTH WA 6005 Facsimile (08) 9365 7500 Telephone: (08) 9328 7877 Telephone: 1300 307 877 Email: osh@cciwa.com Facsimile (08) 9328 8132 TTY: (08) 9327 8838 Email: unionswa@tlcwa.org.au Facsimile: (08) 9321 8973 Email: safety@commerce.wa.gov.au WA’S LARGEST TURF FARM Quality Fresh Roll-on Lawn, Guaranteed - Weed Free! Call Now On (08) 9525 8833 Email: sales@greenacresturfgroup.com.au TradeO&pePnu6bLoDlitac5yC0s3u- MHsteoonnmd-Fererisr8osanWmRoetoalcd5op, mSmeer&pSeantti8naemWtAo621p2m5 Ask aboTuhteouCrhSopiecceiaolisfeLdaIwnsnta&llaTtiuornfSPerrovifceessionals 71 Turf Grass Times - Issue 48

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STA (WA) MEMBER PROFILE BEN RUSSELL Your Job Position/Title: Business Development Manager Turf & Government Business How long have you been at the job? 12 months at Rosher, nearly 10 years within the industry. How many staff work with/ for you? 15 Best aspect of your job? Building the Kubota Baroness brand in W.A, it’s a great challenge and loads of fun. Your worst day at work? Nearly chopping my finger off as an apprentice. Best day at work? Plenty of best days, Kubota training at the MCG , letting my kids sit on the big tractors / mowers and seeing them smiling from ear to ear. Seeing my customers happy always makes a day great. Why this career? I’ve always been passionate about turf and horticulture. Providing solutions for my customer’s needs to ensure a great playing surface is a great buz. And I love the challenge of building the Kubota Baroness brand in W.A. Who do you admire in the Turf Industry and why? I admire anyone in the turf industry who is putting in the effort to provide a playing surface for people to play sport on because I know from experience it can be very challenging and doesn’t always pay as high as other trades. Who inspires you in life? My beautiful daughter Lilly, it’s a wonderful experience seeing her kicking goals through life. My partner Alison and I admire how she puts up with me. My Mum and Dad, I love seeing them happy and healthy in retirement. If you won lotto? I’d still continue to work in the turf industry but I would buy an island for a weekend get away and set the family up with investments. Sporting Hero? Peter Brock, Michael Jordan and Happy Gilmore. Favourite way to relax? Travel, bbq with the family or beers with my mates on the weekend. 73 Turf Grass Times - Issue 48

Turf Grass Times - Issue 48 Established in 1960, E & MJ Rosher is a At E & MJ Rosher we don’t just sell We also now have a dedicated Karcher Western Australian owned and operated quality equipment, we service it too. Our Center in Malaga, showcasing the biggest company, that has built a reputation fully trained service technicians have range of Karcher product in one place. for supplying quality machinery and many years’ experience in the servicing spare parts to WA’s turf, agricultural, and repair of all types of equipment – From mowers, tractors, sweepers, utility horticultural and industrial sectors. from domestic pressure cleaners to large vehicles, implements to pressure cleaners, tractors. auto scrubbers, vacuums and more, you’ll E & MJ Rosher has over 42 years find it all at E & MJ Rosher. supplying and servicing Kubota making All service and repair work is carried E & MJ Rosher one of Australia’s oldest out at our state-of-the-art facilities at For more information please contact: Kubota dealers. Kenwick, or on-site with our multiple Ben Russell field units. With the partnership of Kubota Business Development Manager & Baroness, E & MJ Rosher proudly At our Kenwick showroom you’ll find Turf & Government Business distribute the Kubota Baroness brand one of the biggest collections of new Rosher for Western Australia with many happy and second hand turf and agricultural Mob: 0409 900 813 customers taking advantage of the machinery in Western Australia, as well Email: sales2@rosher.com.au premium turf equipment built in Japan. as a comprehensive range of quality spare (Cottesloe Golf Club, Whaleback Golf parts. Course, Pinjarra Golf Course, Christmas Island Golf Course) Supplying Western Australia’s agricultural, horticultural and industrial industries since 1960. 74

STA(WSAp)oCrtaslTeunrdfaArsosof cEiavteionnts(W20A2)0 2020 Event Calendar JAN 7 February STA(WA) FEB Super Turf Bus Tour Optus / Lathlain / WACA 4 March 11 March 18 March STA(WA) / SM TAFE STA(WA) Site Visit MAR STA(WA) BBQ Lunch All Saints’ College BBQ Breakfast Kings Park 1st Yr Apprentices 20 May WA Turf Industry APR 8 April 9 April STA(WA) STA(WA) / SM TAFE Trade EXPO Chemical Refresher Course BBQ Lunch 2nd Yr Apprentices 6 May 7 May STA(WA) Site Visit MAY Cockburn ARC STA(WA) / SM TAFE BBQ Lunch Dockers FC Training Oval 3rd Yr Apprentices 11 June 22 June STA(WA) / SM TAFE JUN BBQ Sundowner Australian Sports Turf Graduate Awards Night Students JUL 8 July 15 July STA(WA) Site Visit STA(WA) Kingsway Sports Complex Annual General Meeting STA(WA) Golf Challenge 26 August AUG STA(WA) Cricket Pitch Seminar SEPT 9 September STA(WA) Site Visit Burswood Park 27 October WA Turf Industry Awards OCT Hart eld Country Club 11 November STA(WA) Site Visit NOV Hammersly Golf Course DEC NB: dates and events may change - please check each state assoc for con rmation 75 Turf Grass Times - Issue 48

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