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TEFMA Grounds Workshop 2007 University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 30-31st May CAMPUS GROUNDS – A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE. Stuart Irvine-Brown. - GOOD MORNING -. My name is Stuart Irvine-Brown Student Weeds Management Officer with Properties & Facilities UQ Gatton. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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TEFMA Grounds Workshop 2007University of Queensland,
St. Lucia, 30-31st May
CAMPUS GROUNDS – A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE
Stuart Irvine-Brown
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- GOOD MORNING -
My name is Stuart Irvine-Brown
Student Weeds Management Officer with
Properties & Facilities UQ Gatton
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University grounds can be quite different
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2001 – present
Bringing a students perspective from several years of university study.
Currently studying a Masters of Agricultural Studies culminating in an IWM project with P&F UQ Gatton.
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Sports ovals; where most studentsfirst interact with their uni grounds.
Ovals, turf, and lots of paddocks in between.
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Original perception
• My original thought was that my use of the grounds were limited to sporting and social
functions
• Grounds = student surroundings sometimes used with a ‘playground’ mentality
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What this can mean
• Rubbish
• Wheel ruts
• Property damage
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Changing the Perspective
Understanding the benefits grounds have to academic study and student university life
as a whole.– Providing a living, learning environment.– Stimulating students to interact with nature.– Encouraging custodianship ideals. – Promoting student activities, volunteering,
input, and ownership of works completed.
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Changing the Perspective
Weed problems for P&F at UQ Gatton gave me an opportunity to study
and learn.
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I.W.M. Plan UQG
• The management aim is to control and reduce the amount of weeds affecting the campus
• Integrating control options into weed management that reduce the expenditure and reliance on herbicides
• Support ecologically sustainable long-term weed control
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UQG Weed Map
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UQG Weed Map
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Into the Future
• New Pest Weed Threats
• Climate change
• Water Resources
• Carbon Emissions
Ecologically Sustainable Landscapes
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Into the FutureGrounds management will be required to become more adaptive and self sufficient to reduce costs while still providing adequate facilities that are ecologically sustainable and promote a functional and enjoyable university
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Thank you
QUESTIONS ?