COURSE NEWS

Volunteers Report

AUGUST

Day One

Hedging at the old pro shop and the grasses around the 3^rd tee was carried out.

Cut out dead wood in the shrub garden left of the 11^th tee near the dam.

Removed low lying branches from shrubs in the garden on the right of 4^th tee.

Mulched the 6 garden beds at the end of the islands in the car park, behind the 10^th green and garden left of 4^th tee.

Picked up tree and shrub waste from various spots around the course.

Day Two

Completed the mulching behind the 10^th green and at the 16^th tee garden.

Picked up and removed rubbish from previous shrub trimming at the garden on the 7^th right, before the second creek crossing.

Trim trees and collected fallen branches along the left side of the 3^rd from tee to green.

 

Greens Mowing

Ground staff have right of way at all times.

Course Maintenance Plan

Weekly Course Schedules

Greens– mowed, dew whipped or rolled- 7 days a week

Holes cut- Monday AM, Friday arvo, Sunday – caps changed

Fairways– mowed- weekly- as required- less often during winter

Bunkers– raked Tuesday, Friday 

Edges- trimmed – as required

Constant manage sand depth

Tees/ Surrounds

Tee plate Rotation- twice week

Tee Divot repair- weekly

Mowing- weekly

General–

Rough cut – as required- 40ml-50ml heights.

Ball washers/ Bins/ Sand boxes, Buckets, Car park clean weekly/ twice weekly- 

Annual Maintenance Plan

Greens

Dusted- every 4-6 weeks- typically Mondays- course staff have right of way beginning August 2024

Note- Monday comp may be suspended on occasions if course maintenance doesn’t allow for comp to be played

Small Aerated – as required 

Fertilizer/ Feed – as required

Weed/ Disease eradication- as required

Greens Renovation Corring- September / Mid March 2025

Fairways

Pre emergent spray winter grass- Autumn

Post eradication spray of winter grass- Winter

Aerated – as required

Bunkers

Walk in / re-shape faces – 

Tees/ Surrounds

Tee levelling- sanding/ top dressing / seeding – as required 

General

Rough clean up- volunteers/ staff after storm damage

Arborist- regular

Irrigation

Sprinklers under review

Other Projects

4th Hole Completion

June- Sant-ana sodding around fairways and across 4th hole

Fescue- seeding around dam edging

Final shaping near green

 

2023 8th Hole

Concept design attached for re-instatement at the end of the project with Melbourne Water via TP golf.

Course Master plan

The 2010 Course Master Plan is attached below that is used as a guide for future works.

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