{"id":162,"date":"2014-08-07T18:07:22","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T08:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/the-course\/the-environment\/"},"modified":"2020-08-01T15:40:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T05:40:53","slug":"the-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/the-course\/the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment\/Vegetation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To achieve these goals The Kew Golf Club commits to the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Constantly striving to prevent pollution in our environmental performance.<\/li>\n<li>Complying with legal and regulatory requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Developing, implementing and maintaining an effective Vegetation Management Plan.<\/li>\n<li>Taking action to address potentially sensitive environmental impacts resulting from our activities such as discharge of waters, energy use, erosion and sedimentation and disposal of waste.<\/li>\n<li>Openly communicating our environmental policy and vegetation management plan to employees, contractors, members and public.<\/li>\n<li>Assessing the effectiveness of the Environmental Management Program and Vegetation Management Plan through a review of objectives and targets and a continual improvement process.<\/li>\n<li>Fostering an environmentally responsible attitude within our organization by providing appropriate training and competency assessments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Accountability for the application of this policy rest with the management group of the golf club and all employees sharing the environmental management responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>To view the Vegetation Management Plan and previous club correspondence regarding vegetation please click on the links below:<\/p>\n<h3>Club Correspondence<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Kew%20VMP%20Revised%20April%202020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vegetation Management Plan (August 2018, Revised April 2020)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Report%20to%20members%20-%20course%20and%20vegetation%20%2821.04.2020%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report to Members: Course and Vegetation Plan (April 2020)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Report%20to%20members%20-%20course%20and%20vegetation%20%2821.04.2020%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Report-to-members-course-and-vegetation-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Report-to-members-course-and-vegetation-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Report-to-members-course-and-vegetation.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agcsa.com.au\/news-item\/5016\/kew-gc-collects-coveted-crockford-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 Claude Crockford Environmental Award (July 2020)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/assets.impactapp.com.au\/uploads\/file\/d569e876-1925-4c43-aabc-82b56ce5d5b0\/Turfgrass_Magazine_-_Environment_22.3_pg_60-63.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Australian Turfgrass Management magazine article (June 2020)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h7n18ZWrjRg&amp;t=4s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Burke Vegetation Podcast (June 2020)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h7n18ZWrjRg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/2020\/04\/board-update-3rd-april-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Board Update &#8211; April 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/2019\/12\/board-update-5-vegetation-management-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Board Update &#8211; Vegetation Management Plan (December 2019)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/2019\/08\/course-update-bunkers-vegetation-and-other-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Course Update &#8211; Bunkers, Vegetation and Other Projects (August 2019)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/2019\/05\/course-design-record-masterplan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Course Update &#8211; Course Design Record\/Masterplan (May 2019)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kewgolfclub.com.au\/cms\/2018\/02\/vegetation-management-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Course Update &#8211; Vegetation Management Plan (December 2018)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jb1sSGw0ZWY&amp;t=290s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kate Torgersen Vegetation Podcast (December 2018)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jb1sSGw0ZWY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Additional Reading<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/ca910bb62b65dde883da9e950\/files\/bfeec153-e22c-4f00-90fa-dfb52c6bf5a2\/Environmental_Benefits_of_Australian_Golf_Courses_June2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golf &#8211; 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