Information Day and Annual General Meeting Another successful seminar was conducted on Wednesday 22nd June at Gladstone Park BC. Around 60 turfies were in attendance with some great topics on offer. First to talk was Brian Clapp from Turnpoint Services on the benefits of using their DRYJECT machine. Those who hadn’t heard of this machine were very interested in the technique applied and how much it benefitted the greens. Next speaker was Neville Treadwell from Simplot Proline, talking about PROFILE, which can be used in conjunction with the DRYJECT machine. David Sharp then gave us a quick run down on his business ABSOLUTE BOWLS and the benits it has for your clubs. Phil Ford then grabbed everyones attention with a great talk on diseases and a great way to self analyse what you may have in your green, using a plastic bag method, then one of his students gave us a quick talk on a project he conducted comparing the temperatures on a synthetic green to a natural grass green. Warren Braybon from Turf Culture was our final speaker, where he spoke about products Thumper which is used fro control of couch mite and Carbon Trader which is becoming a very popular tool in greenkeepers sheds. Thanks also to the sponsors on the day for their continued support, Golf & Bowling Machinery, K & B Adams, Colin Campbell Chemicals, Applied Agronomics, Oasis Turf, Turnpoint Services, Simplot Proline and Turf Culture. We then held our 100th AGM, where President Dyson, conducted a very short meeting, thanking retiring committee members Adrian Marston and Scretary Alan Elliot for their years of great service to the VGA. The following people were then elected onto our committee for 2011 / 2012. President : Dyson Appleyard Vice President : Adam Shawcross Secretary : Warren Maynard Assistant Secreatry : Mark Colless Treasurer : Brian Hoey Committee : Phil Grant Nick Scholfield Lee Govan Alan Mathers Doug Agnew Alan Elliot Match Committee : Tom Sculley Alan Elliot Mark Colless