Landscape Construction
The Southport School – Oval Refurbishment
Location
Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland
Value
$870,000
Client
The Southport School
Status
Complete
About the project
The Southport School is a private boys’ school located on the Gold Coast. The school ovals are used for rugby union, soccer and cricket, as well as training facilities for professional sporting teams visiting the area. JMac was engaged for the redevelopment of the main sporting fields including four football fields which can be reconfigured as two cricket ovals.
Scope
6000m3 of earthworks including stripping, ameliorating, respreading, and reshaping of the site soil
Supply and lay 37,000m2 of turf for the new playing surface
Construction of two new cricket pitches
Construction of a new drainage system which included a series of drainage inlet points connected to the main stormwater drain
Installation of irrigation to playing surfaces
Outcomes
The ovals are in a natural overland flow and prior to the redevelopment had major drainage issues following minor rainfall events. JMac revitalised the ovals to ensure they could withstand heavy use in all weather conditions and ameliorated the site soil to achieve an optimum growing environment for turf. The project team applied hydro mulch to the soil stockpiles along with erosion and sediment controls. This ensured dust was minimised and the environmental impact on surrounding residents and the nearby waterway was neutralised.