STA NSW Committee 2018-19
Chris Chapman - President
Keith McPhee - Vice President
Going on to become the Head Curator position at Newcastle’s International Paceway, overseeing after a variety of surfaces before taking on a Curator role at a Sailing club, looking after grounds and maintenance.
In 2002, Keith was offered a position at Maitland Council spraying Ovals and other Council land. Through a variety of different restructures, moving to Weeds Officer and finally to Sports Facilities Team Leader, with the care of 100 hectares of sporting fields.
Keith is a long-standing STA NSW Committee member, joining in 2013, with the idea to help increase and promote the profile of the Greenkeeping Trade as well as encourage new methodologies into the Sports Turf Industry.
Qualifications
Cert III Greenkeeping (1981)
Licensed Pest Controller (2001)
Cert IV Leadership & Management (2015)
Diploma Sports Turf Management (2015)
Graeme Logan - Vice President
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Qualifications
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Nadeem Zreikat
Grant Thomas
Grant has been a STA NSW Committee member for the past 4 years. His interest in the association stems from a keen sporting background and passion for the turf industry.
Qualifications
Greenkeeping
Turf Management Degree
Daryl Davidson
Daryl Davidson started his career at the age of 16, taking on an apprenticeship in 1999 at Ashlar Golf Club, shortly after completing my apprenticeship I was promoted to the Assistant Superintendent. After two and a half years I was offered a role as the Sydney Grammar School as the Assistant Groundsman where I was introduced to cricket wickets and sports fields.
I spent two and a half years at Sydney Grammar until I was offered a position as the Assistant Head Groundsman at Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness and after 7 years as the Assistant I was promoted to the Head Groundsman.
3 years on and I’m still loving my job.
I was very lucky to be invited to join the STA and I thought by volunteering it would be a great way to give back to a trade that has given me so much.
It’s also a great way to meet other people in the trade and make new friends, so glad I jumped on board and strongly recommend if anybody gets the chance to join they should defiantly do it.
Grant Thomas
His interest in the association stems from a keen sporting background and passion for the turf industry.
Gaining Greenkeeping qualifications in 2003, and a Post Grad Turf Management Degree in 2011, Grant has developed a diverse range of experience in the turf industry.
Turf Production, Construction, Renovation was a huge part of his expertise until 2016 when he joined Nuturf in 2016 in an Agronomy position, undertaking diagnostic works and consultation based projects. Grants role has melded recently into a Territory Management position and can be found assisting NSW based turf managers achieve their best results.
Grant Thomas
His interest in the association stems from a keen sporting background and passion for the turf industry.
Gaining Greenkeeping qualifications in 2003, and a Post Grad Turf Management Degree in 2011, Grant has developed a diverse range of experience in the turf industry.
Turf Production, Construction, Renovation was a huge part of his expertise until 2016 when he joined Nuturf in 2016 in an Agronomy position, undertaking diagnostic works and consultation based projects. Grants role has melded recently into a Territory Management position and can be found assisting NSW based turf managers achieve their best results.
Grant Thomas
His interest in the association stems from a keen sporting background and passion for the turf industry.
Gaining Greenkeeping qualifications in 2003, and a Post Grad Turf Management Degree in 2011, Grant has developed a diverse range of experience in the turf industry.
Turf Production, Construction, Renovation was a huge part of his expertise until 2016 when he joined Nuturf in 2016 in an Agronomy position, undertaking diagnostic works and consultation based projects. Grants role has melded recently into a Territory Management position and can be found assisting NSW based turf managers achieve their best results.