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The AGCSA is delighted to announce that highly regarded greens construction authority and all round good guy Jim Moore (pictured) from the USGA will be heading Down Under for the 27th Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition in Adelaide next year.

 

The August 2010 edition of AGCSA Action, the members-only newsletter, was emailed to members last week and is also available for download through the members section of the AGCSA website. Members can also view back issues of the Action newsletter here as well.

 

Members of the AGCSA Accreditation Programme will be able to earn points towards their status by attending the upcoming Bayer Environmental Science International Speaker’s Tour which was announced recently.

Bunbury Golf Club superintendent Des Russell has been appointed to the dual role of vice-president and secretary following the GCSAWA’s Annual General Meeting in early August. Russell takes over the VP role from Brad Anderson who moves back down to a general committee position.

Starting yesterday the AGCSA has rolled out the series of webcasts recorded at the recent 26th Australian Turfgrass Conference.

 

Cottesloe Golf Club in Perth will host the Simon Bourne Charity Golf Day to help raise further funds for their injured course superintendent. Registrations are now being taken for the day which will be held on Friday 3 September and all turfies and industry companies are encouraged to support the event.

As mentioned in recent editions of The Cut, AGCSA events and education manager Simone Staples is currently in the process of updating points tallies for members of the AGCSA Accreditation Programme (AAP).

Paul McLean is the new face on the GCSAQ committee following the association’s Annual General Meeting held last week at Coolangatta and Tweed Heads Golf Club. The RACV Royal Pines Resort superintendent and AGCSA member was voted on to the general committee alongside Charlie Giffard, Brent Robinson and Ben Tilley.

Curlewis Golf Club on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula has been successful in the latest round of funding announced by the Victorian Government’s Smart Water Fund.