Hancey’s Turf prepared, shaped and turfed the Les Hughes Rugby League Fields at Bray Park for Moreton Bay Regional Council (MBRC). After surveying the site and working with the lay of the land, we proposed the field design below as the best solution for the playing surface. The fields were shaped to that design with a GPS machine-controlled, low ground pressure dozer and turfed with 15,000 m² of certified and inspected Wintergreen couch, harvested in three days.
After surveying the site and working with the lay of the land, the above designed was proposed as the best solution for the playing surface.Shaping the fields to design with a machine control GPS low ground pressure dozer
Scope of works
Site set-up and safety
WHS documentation, including a Work Method Statement, Site Specific Safety Plan and Construction Schedule
Service location before any works began (Dial Before You Dig)
Site establishment, with construction fencing around the site
Soil preparation, shaping and levelling
Soil tests, with soil amendments applied
RRA Organics soil conditioner supplied and applied
Blecavating in three passes
Laser levelling of the fields and a final trim
Irrigation and turfing
A temporary irrigation system supplied, installed and tested before turfing
15,000 m² of certified and inspected Wintergreen turf supplied and installed
Ronstar and starter fertiliser, pesticide and controlled-release fertiliser applied
Turf being harvested for the field 15,000 sqm in 3 days.
Grow-in and maintenance: 13 weeks
After the turf went down, we maintained the fields for 13 weeks, including the temporary fence line, mowing and whipper-snipping. The mowing programme was:
1st mow and sweep
2nd mow and sweep, with 10 mm of top-dressing
3rd mow and sweep
4th mow and sweep
5th mow and sweep, with 10 mm of top-dressing
Line marking
4 Days after the turf was installed
Handover requirements
Less than 1% weeds in the playing surface at handover
100% turf coverage and establishment guaranteed through the maintenance period
As Constructed Drawings provided to the MBRC representative
The fields left ready for use when the project finished
