South-East Queensland

The GroundsKeepers Good Grounds Start Here.

150+ properties annually. Body corporates, high-rise complexes, holiday hotels, and commercial estates across South-East Queensland — with photo-verified reporting and a detailed estimate before we begin.

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Proud supporters of sustainable communities & local employment
150+
Properties Serviced Annually
3000+
Residents Maintained
Strata → Bush
High-Rises to Native Regrowth
100%
Photo-Verified Visits

Last 30 Days of Rain

Rainfall directly impacts mowing frequency, herbicide timing, and how quickly common areas recover between visits. Here's what our crew has been working through on the Gold Coast.

Daily Rainfall — Gold Coast (mm)

Bureau of Meteorology data · Southport station area

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🌸 Spring in Queensland — October 2026

Best Practices Right Now

Spring conditions across South-East Queensland call for specific turf and garden care. Here's what our crew recommends for October — updated automatically each season.

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Turf Management

🧪 Fertiliser
  • First fertilise of the year — apply a balanced slow-release with nitrogen to kick-start spring growth
  • September application is ideal timing; follow up with a second feed in October if growth is strong
  • For couch or zoysia, a scalp and fertilise in August/September sets up excellent summer coverage
🐛 Pest & Weed Control
  • Pre-emergent herbicide in September controls summer weeds before they germinate
  • Lawn grubs re-emerge in spring — inspect thatch as temps warm and treat early if found
  • Broadleaf weed pressure increases rapidly — spray before summer growth closes the canopy
✂️ General Care
  • Increase mowing frequency as temperatures rise — transition from monthly back to 3-weekly by October
  • Oversow thin or bare areas in September for best strike rate before summer heat
  • Service and calibrate irrigation systems before the wet season demand begins
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Garden Beds

🧪 Fertiliser
  • Apply a complete slow-release fertiliser to all shrubs, perennials, and trees as they break dormancy
  • Boost flowering plants with a high-potassium feed (tomato fertiliser works well) for strong blooms
  • Start a regular liquid-feed program for annuals every 2 weeks as growth accelerates
🐛 Pest & Disease Control
  • Aphid populations explode on spring growth — monitor new shoots closely and act early with soap spray or neem
  • Caterpillars and grasshoppers emerge with warming temps — inspect and treat with Dipel (Bt) for caterpillars
  • Sooty mould (from aphid/scale secretions) on leaves — treat the pest first, then wipe mould with damp cloth
🌱 General Care
  • Refresh mulch to 75mm after winter breakdown — essential before summer heat arrives
  • Replace cool-season annuals with summer colour (impatiens, petunias, vincas) by October
  • Divide and replant congested perennials while they're actively shooting
  • Install or check weed matting in beds before summer weeds germinate en masse

Complete Grounds Management
From Lawn to Landscape

Trusted by body corporates, high-rise complexes, holiday hotels, lifestyle resorts, and commercial estates — our skilled crew delivers environmentally responsible maintenance tailored to every landscape.

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Lawn Mowing & Edging

Regular mowing, precision edging, and trimming to keep your lawns sharp and healthy all year round.

Mowing Edging Fertilising
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Hedge & Shrub Trimming

Precision shaping of hedges, shrubs, and feature plants to maintain clean lines throughout the property.

Hedges Topiary Sculpting
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Garden & Tree Maintenance

Comprehensive care for garden beds and trees — weeding, mulching, and seasonal colour work included.

Weeding Mulching Seasonal
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Weed Control

Effective weed management across garden beds, lawns, and hard surface areas to keep your grounds pristine.

Beds Lawns Hardscape
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Clean & Tidy / Blowing

Post-service cleanup including debris removal, blowing of hard surfaces, and green waste disposal after every visit.

Blowing Collection Disposal
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Broadleaf Spraying

Targeted broadleaf weed control using environmentally responsible herbicide programs — protecting lawn grasses while eliminating invasive species.

Selective Herbicide Invasives
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Fertilising

Professional-grade fertiliser programs tailored to your soil type and turf variety — promoting deep root health, vibrant colour, and long-term resilience.

Slow-release Seasonal Soil health
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Slashing

Heavy-duty slashing of overgrown paddocks, regrowth corridors, roadsides, and large acreage — our fleet handles everything from light scrub to dense seasonal growth.

Acreage Regrowth Roadside
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Top Dressing

Precision top dressing to level surfaces, improve drainage, and stimulate turf recovery — essential for body corporate common areas, sports grounds, and estate lawns.

Levelling Drainage Recovery
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Scheduled Maintenance Plans

Tailored visit schedules — including extra mows in warmer months — with photo-verified reporting and proactive site recommendations after every service.

Custom schedule Reports Photos

Modern Reporting. 360° Visibility.

We don't just maintain your grounds — we keep you fully informed. Our digital reporting system delivers complete visibility after every single visit.

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Before & After Documentation

Every visit is photo-documented — before and after — so you can see exactly what was completed, not just read about it.

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Detailed Visit Reports

Written scope-of-work reports generated after each service, recording what was done and any proactive site recommendations.

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360° Feedback Loop

Your feedback is captured and acted on. Crew notes, client observations, and site recommendations continuously improve your service plan.

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Digital-First, Always Accessible

Records, photos, and reports stored digitally and accessible on demand — a complete, searchable history of every visit to your property.

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We believe great grounds management and environmental responsibility go hand in hand — caring for your property means caring for the land it sits on.
— The GroundsKeepers, South-East Queensland

A Diverse Team.
A Sustainable Approach.

The GroundsKeepers is an inclusive, equal-opportunity employer and specialist landscape maintenance company. Our professionally trained team — proudly diverse and community-rooted — services 150+ properties annually across South-East Queensland, from high-rise strata complexes to native bushland.

We are committed to environmentally friendly, low-impact maintenance practices that support biodiversity, protect native vegetation, and minimise chemical use — because healthy grounds start with a healthy ecosystem.

  • Licensed & fully insured
  • Inclusive, diverse workforce
  • Environmentally responsible
  • Native vegetation aware
  • Photo-verified every visit
  • Proactive site recommendations
  • Tailored scopes of work
  • Seasonal schedule flexibility

Tips from Our Crew

South-East Queensland grounds change dramatically through the seasons. Here's what our team focuses on to keep your property at its best year-round.

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Summer
  • Weekly mowing essential
  • Heat-stress lawn watering
  • Broadleaf weed peak season
  • Edge overgrowth control
  • Check irrigation systems
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Autumn
  • Fertilise before cooler months
  • Leaf litter cleanup
  • Aeration & top dressing
  • Trim back summer growth
  • Prepare garden beds
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Winter
  • Reduce mow frequency
  • Broadleaf spray timing
  • Hedge & shrub shaping
  • Lawn recovery programs
  • Native regrowth slashing
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Spring
  • First fertilise of the year
  • Scalp & prep warm-season lawns
  • Boom spray paddocks early
  • Top dress & oversow bare areas
  • Seasonal colour planting
Turf industry best-practice video

📌 Industry resource. The turf professionals in this video are industry experts we respect and reference — not GroundsKeepers employees.

Body Corporates & Strata

How to Keep Your
Common Areas Immaculate

Managing a body corporate means balancing resident expectations, committee budgets, and compliance obligations — all while keeping shared spaces looking their best. Here's the schedule and key principles our crew follows across the strata and high-rise properties we service.

Pro tip: A written maintenance schedule tabled at your AGM protects the committee, sets resident expectations, and makes it easy to demonstrate due diligence to your insurer.

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Documented Scope of Work

Every visit recorded with photos and written notes. Essential for committee reporting, levy disputes, and contractor accountability.

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Irrigation Management

Shared irrigation systems must be audited seasonally. A faulty zone can waste thousands of litres and spike the body corp's water bill.

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Budget for the Wet Season

Growth rates double in summer. Budget for fortnightly mowing Nov–Mar or allow for extra visits — or common areas look neglected within weeks.

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Separate Lots from Common

Clearly define the boundary between lot-holder responsibility and common-area maintenance in your contract. Ambiguity creates disputes.

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Photo Verification Policy

Require before-and-after photos on every visit. Residents can verify work was completed without raising a formal dispute to the committee.

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Native Buffer Zones

Where body corp land adjoins bushland or creek corridors, a low-mow native buffer reduces maintenance cost and meets council soft-landscaping requirements.

Recommended Annual Maintenance Schedule — Body Corporate & Strata

January
  • Fortnightly mow (peak growth)
  • Edge all paths & kerbs
  • Check irrigation for storm damage
  • Broadleaf weed spot spray
February
  • Fortnightly mow continues
  • Hedge trim — summer growth
  • Blow & clean common areas
  • Monitor for grass grub activity
March
  • Transition to 3-weekly mow
  • Fertilise warm-season turf
  • Aerate compacted areas
  • Garden bed tidy & mulch top-up
April
  • Monthly mow schedule begins
  • Leaf litter management
  • Autumn fertilise application
  • Shrub shape & tidy
May
  • Monthly mow — adjust height
  • Broadleaf spray (ideal timing)
  • Inspect & repair garden edging
  • Reduce irrigation frequency
June
  • Monthly mow — raise blade
  • Winter hedge shaping
  • Native regrowth slash (if needed)
  • Annual scope review with committee
July
  • Monthly mow continues
  • Top dress bare/worn patches
  • Weed barrier inspection
  • Tree pruning (dormant season)
August
  • Monthly mow — last of winter
  • Scalp & prep turf for spring
  • Irrigation system service
  • Oversow thin areas
September
  • 3-weekly mow resumes
  • Spring fertilise (first of year)
  • Boom spray paddocks/buffers
  • Seasonal colour planting
October
  • 3-weekly mow — increasing growth
  • Edge refresh — all common areas
  • Second fertilise application
  • Weed control — pre-wet season
November
  • Fortnightly mow — wet season
  • Full irrigation activation
  • Hedge & shrub pre-summer trim
  • Storm debris contingency ready
December
  • Fortnightly mow (peak season)
  • Holiday presentation blitz
  • Annual contractor review
  • Budget plan for following year

Environmentally Friendly by Design

We recognise that every property we maintain is part of a broader ecosystem. Our environmentally responsible approach is embedded in everything we do.

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Native & Biodiverse Landscapes

We work sensitively in and around native vegetation, supporting biodiversity outcomes and avoiding unnecessary clearing of ecologically significant plants.

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Water-Wise, Low-Impact Methods

We champion water-conscious irrigation management, reduced chemical use, and integrated pest management practices that minimise environmental harm.

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Inclusive, Equitable Workplace

The GroundsKeepers is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where all crew members are valued.

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Responsible Waste Management

Green waste is managed thoughtfully — mulched on-site where possible, composted, or disposed of via responsible channels to minimise landfill footprint.

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Community & Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work across South-East Queensland and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

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Transparent & Accountable

Full photo documentation and written reporting after every visit means clients can verify our work and environmental practices at any time — accountability drives improvement.

Simple. Reliable. Transparent.

From your first enquiry through to ongoing maintenance, our process is designed to be straightforward and completely worry-free.

01
Enquiry
Get in Touch

Contact us by phone or email. We'll discuss your property and arrange a no-charge site inspection at a time that suits you.

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Proposal
Scope & Proposal

We'll prepare a detailed maintenance scope with visit schedule, service inclusions, and clear pricing — tailored to your specific site.

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Scheduled Visits
Regular Maintenance

Your crew arrives on schedule, every time. All services are completed to our quality standard with the same dedicated, familiar team.

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Reporting
Photo Reports

After every visit you receive a completion report with before-and-after photos, work notes, and any proactive site recommendations.

Ready for Grounds That
Give Back?

Talk to our team about an environmentally conscious maintenance plan tailored to your property — from estate lawns to native bushland.

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