Tom Foster, Author at Landscape Contractor

Masport brands the TTM102RH V-twin as a ‘lawn tractor’ rather than just a ride-on, a nod to its versatility. Image: Prime Creative Media

Masport TTM102RH

Masport says its TTM range of ride-ons are powerful, balanced and very comfortable for the operator. Landscape Contractor took out the new Masport TTM102RH rear-bagger model for a test drive to find out how the rear-discharge unit differs from its side-discharge cousins in the TTM range. Read More

Tom FosterSeptember 1, 2025, 9:58 amSeptember 1, 2025

Associations, Awards, Landscaping industry, LIAWA, Upcoming Events, Updates

2025 LIAWA Awards finalists

The judges’ selections for the 2025 LIAWA Awards finalists have been announced. Read More

Tom FosterSeptember 1, 2025, 8:49 amSeptember 1, 2025

Juan Jose Fernandez, owner of The Mower Goat, has two Bobcat ZT2000s. Image: The Mower Goat

Bobcat, Clark Equipment, Landscaping innovations, Mowers, skid steers and landscape machinery, Updates

The Mower Goat and Bobcat

Gold Coast property-maintenance outfit, The Mower Goat, is firm in its view that choosing Bobcat was a smart move. Read More

Tom FosterAugust 30, 2025, 4:06 pmAugust 30, 2025

battery power, Business, Excavators, Landscaping industry, Landscaping innovations, LiuGong, LiuGong, Loaders, Mini excavators, Mowers, skid steers and landscape machinery, Updates

LiuGong metro dealerships

Rising levels of support for the growing LiuGong equipment range across Australia’s civil, construction and mining industries are in for a turbo-boost, particularly catapulting the brand in key metro markets along the eastern seaboard. Read More

Tom FosterAugust 29, 2025, 8:41 amAugust 29, 2025

The G140 grader is well suited to all maintenance and light to medium construction tasks. Image: Hitachi CA

Graders, Hitachi, Landscaping industry, Mowers, skid steers and landscape machinery, Updates

The Bell G140 and Hitachi

Bell Equipment, in partnership with Hitachi Construction Machinery, will soon introduce the Bell G140 motor grader. Read More

Tom FosterAugust 28, 2025, 3:10 pmAugust 28, 2025

Accessibility, Landscaping industry, Landscaping innovations, OH&S, Updates, WorldSkills Australia

Celebrating the Skillaroos Training Squad for 2026

A message on Skillaroos selection from Trevor Schwenke, CEO of WorldSkills Australia… Read More

Tom FosterAugust 25, 2025, 8:40 amAugust 25, 2025

Using a measure on a fence. Image: ronstik/stock.adobe.com

Business, Landscape products: pavers, paints, plant control and more, Landscaping industry, Updates

Measure up!

Whether it’s running a tape measure along a sleeper before cutting or sizing up the volume of fill needed to level up a steeply sloping backyard, pretty much every job, big and small, starts with measurement and relies on accurate figures to be cost effective. It’s a landscaping fundamental. Read More

Tom FosterAugust 23, 2025, 7:29 amAugust 23, 2025