{"id":4683,"date":"2023-10-03T07:13:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T07:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/?page_id=4683"},"modified":"2025-12-08T15:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T05:26:45","slug":"about-turf-nsw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/?page_id=4683","title":{"rendered":"About Turf NSW"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4683\" class=\"elementor elementor-4683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea365c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea365c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3421298\" data-id=\"3421298\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59be526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59be526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/turf273-qbf5p25t5hcxv3dyi6ic1z0sm5j134ao87cwaxyu98.jpg\" title=\"turf273\" alt=\"turf273\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb51b64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb51b64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce29788\" data-id=\"ce29788\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f0fe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8f0fe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Turf NSW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b98f0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b98f0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f33179b\" data-id=\"f33179b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33eb73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33eb73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turf NSW is the representative body for Turf Producers in NSW and has been operating for 40 years.<\/p><p>The role of Turf NSW is to support growers with opportunities of education, networking and advocacy.\u00a0 Turf NSW is a not for profit association, guided by a voluntary board with an Executive Officer managing the day-to-day operations and projects.<\/p><h4>2025\/2026 Turf NSW Board\u00a0<\/h4><p>President: <span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Patrick Muscat, Musturf<\/span><\/p><p>Vice President:\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Joshua Muscat &#8211; Greenlife Turf<\/span><\/p><p>Treasurer: Anthony Muscat &#8211; Greener Lawn Supplies<\/p><p>General Committee:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 Jessica Micallef &#8211; Abulk Turf\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 Ben Muscat &#8211; Greenway Turf<\/p><p>\u00a0 Anna Fraser &#8211; Lorn Turf<\/p><p>\u00a0 Andrew Coombe &#8211; Lorn Turf<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7da49eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7da49eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38f587d\" data-id=\"38f587d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f404c5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8f404c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-510aaad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"510aaad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfd0f54\" data-id=\"dfd0f54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab56b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab56b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Annual General Meeting 2025<\/h4>\n<p>The Turf NSW AGM was held on 23rd September 2025.<\/p>\n<p>A review of the year was provided and a new committee elected for 2025-26.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Troy Franks who decided to step down from his role on the Board and as President.<\/p>\n<p>Troy had been part of the Board since 2018 and in the role of President since 2021.&nbsp; Turf NSW thanks him for this commitment, time and work for the association over the last 8 years.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac0b5b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac0b5b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3338e87\" data-id=\"3338e87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d6c7c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c6d6c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0e935b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0e935b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18713bf\" data-id=\"18713bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d552a17 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d552a17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pat-Muscat-image-242x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6141\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pat-Muscat-image-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pat-Muscat-image-768x951.jpg 768w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pat-Muscat-image.jpg 781w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Patrick Muscat - President Turf NSW<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Patrick Muscat was elected to position of Turf NSW President at the 2025 AGM.\n\n\"I'm very happy to accept this position and look forward to the role and working closely with the other Board members to continue to develop Turf NSW.  I'd like to thank Troy Franks for his leadership in the role as the previous President and the work he has done.\n\nFeel free to reach out if you have any questions and I hope to see you at events in the future\".<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58c5703 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58c5703\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efdadde\" data-id=\"efdadde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878c0c7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"878c0c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eab209a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eab209a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9788880\" data-id=\"9788880\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b36fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b36fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic Plan 2021 - 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ce598c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ce598c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e0fd18\" data-id=\"2e0fd18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8c1fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec8c1fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Our Vision:<\/strong> <em style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">To develop and promote the natural turf production industry to improve the economic, environmental and social wellbeing of the NSW community.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Our Purpose:<\/strong> <em>Provide our members with products and services that improve the profitability and sustainability of their business.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TNSW_StrategicPlan_021_Final-1.pdf\"><em>Read more<\/em><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-580b5fc\" data-id=\"580b5fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf60187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf60187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/grwo-green-strategy.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"grwo-green-strategy\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDEwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdHVyZm5zdy5jb20uYXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA4XC9ncndvLWdyZWVuLXN0cmF0ZWd5LnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/grwo-green-strategy-768x540.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-410\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/grwo-green-strategy-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/grwo-green-strategy-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/grwo-green-strategy-1024x721.png 1024w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/grwo-green-strategy-1536x1081.png 1536w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/grwo-green-strategy.png 1995w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9c0f83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9c0f83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca44403\" data-id=\"ca44403\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b58bb74 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b58bb74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-254b0fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"254b0fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6583bed\" data-id=\"6583bed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a291656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a291656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Life Members<\/strong><\/h3><p>Turf NSW recognises the support of members who go above and beyond expectations and are awarded with Life Membership.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Peter-McMaugh-AM.pdf\">Peter McMaugh AM<\/a><\/li><li>Geoff Hatton<\/li><li>Dennis James<\/li><li>Noel Ferris\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1658e47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1658e47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f06d8a\" data-id=\"8f06d8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f0df1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"46f0df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78bb369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78bb369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>History of the Association<\/strong><\/h3><p><em>By Peter McMaugh<\/em><\/p><p>The Turf growers Association of NSW was formed in 1983 under the influence of Hugh Alan who was the District Agronomist with the Department of Agriculture at the time in Windsor.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Terry Allen and Peter McMaugh were both involved \u2013 and an initial meeting was held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College and then another event at the North Richmond Sports Club in Kurrajong soon thereafter.\u00a0 The Guest Speaker was Don Burke.\u00a0<\/p><p>The principal discussion was about were turf growers getting as proper value for their turf.\u00a0 Don put two pot plants on the table one 4\u2033 pot, one 6\u2033 pot.\u00a0 The 4\u2033 pot sold for $2.90, the 6\u2033 pot for $3.80.\u00a0 He then put up a roll of turf.\u00a0 How much more plant matter are you selling in a roll of turf compared with these 2 pots he asked?\u00a0 And what is the price of the turf?\u00a0 Kikuyu $1.90, Couch $2.85, Buffalo $4.50.\u00a0 Does this make sense?<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>During the period 1983 \u2013 1986 the Hawkesbury went through one of its most destructive flood cycles.\u00a0 There were 6 floods in 2 years, and this saw a huge influx of new growers from the vegetable industry coming across to turf production.\u00a0 Most of these were Maltese families and they have become a dominant part of the Association to date, particularly in the Hawkesbury Valley.<\/p><p>There was a hiatus in the industry for 2 years and the Association ceased to function until Dennis James from Yarramalong turf, who was the treasurer at the time, came to the realisation that all the Associations assets would go into consolidated revenue unless Dennis restarted the Association with its current name.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Norm Bartholomew from Yarramalong became President.\u00a0 After 18 months, the Central Coast team invited the Hawkesbury back into the Association. Dennis James was President for a short time and the Hawkesbury group led by Terry Allen took over the running of the committee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-929a863 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"929a863\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e71045\" data-id=\"3e71045\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63181a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d63181a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d15778 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d15778\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1efb64b\" data-id=\"1efb64b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa7199c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa7199c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>History of Growing Turf in the Hawkesbury<\/h3><p>The Hawkesbury has been referred to as the breadbasket of the Sydney region for over two hundred years. Vegetables, citrus and stone fruit were taken to Sydney by steamers down the Hawkesbury River. In recent decades, repeated disastrous floods have prompted farmers to change crops, for example, citrus to vegetables and vegetables to turf.\u00a0<\/p><p>The fertile floodplains of the Hawkesbury river and its tributaries are home to Australia\u2019s largest turf industry, comprising one-quarter of national production. The timeline below lists some major events and people involved in the growth of the local sod (or instant) turf industry.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/History-of-turf-in-the-Hawkesbury.pdf\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d432f32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d432f32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0711209\" data-id=\"0711209\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc5147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cc5147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hawkesbury-aerial-768x393.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4699\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hawkesbury-aerial-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hawkesbury-aerial-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hawkesbury-aerial-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hawkesbury-aerial-1536x786.png 1536w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hawkesbury-aerial.png 1872w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Turf NSW Turf NSW is the representative body for Turf Producers in NSW and has been operating for 40 years. The role of Turf NSW is to support growers with opportunities of education, networking and advocacy.\u00a0 Turf NSW is a not for profit association, guided by a voluntary board with an Executive Officer managing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4683","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4683"}],"version-history":[{"count":59,"href":"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6275,"href":"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4683\/revisions\/6275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}