Another possible issue that GRNSW has is apparently they have preferred tenders. Who are they ? Why ?

Weve had the Cameron Report (21/22) and Upper House Enquiry Recommendations and both were ignored by the Governments of the day, ALP n Coalition (Lib/Nat) respectively. We had some conferences, but I felt GRNSW hierarchy at the time had already made up their minds as to which way they were headed. I betcha they didnt think theyd be out of a job, lol.

What's happening with Tweed Heads ?? I thought it was closed, sold and ready for development ?

Lismores proposal for something different received a poor response at Council.

From a S/E Qld perspective, Beaudesert seems like a great place if the council approves anything / everything. It could be a Centre of Excellence!

So far, the Pet Motel has cost the participants about $1.8 million and now they want to buy eight !! Please Mr Mestrov and Board, tread warily and treat our money with respect. Eight retirement villages would cost a fortune.

However, I like that he is thinking about retired dogs. To begin with, what about housing retired dogs in kennels that are registered with GRSNSW and are suitable for retirees ? There has been a downturn recently (thank you LIB/NAT) and not many kennel complexes are full. What about looking after some of our loyal participants who wish to stay on that little bit longer with a 50/50 split from owner and GRNSW over three years to pay for dogs at already established premises ? Food for thought. Any suggestions ?

Also, the Centre of Excellence (C of E) Model seems like a costly exercise so there is push for the Hub and Racing Spoke Model. The C of E means tracks will close and the LIB/NAT don't want that to happen before the election in March 2019 do they ?

The price for each C of E has been quoted at around $1 million for about 16 tracks. Therefore, about $16 million. We know what that amount means from the LIB/NAT. It means budget blowout to about $25 million. It further means that about 17 tracks will be gooooone forever ! We have new business people on the Board with only limited experience about the industry. I'm very concerned about the next 12 months.

but that must surely be far too hard to figure out by the people in charge who are on big bucks yeah?

maybe there should be a campaign to make the government match the cash they spent on their ads they ran with after banning greyhound racing that were full of lies towards the promotion of greyhounds as being wonderful pets.

Just a small point. In Qld, there is no "nest egg". That was simply a post-Parklands promise. Any $10m will have to come out of the overall budget, which would first need majority support.

In NSW, at least the capital funding has been approved. What to do with it is up to the new board and top management, most of whom have no industry experience.

Got that. But I am puzzled. Border Park was privately owned so I presume you are talking about a possible deal between the owners and either or both of GRNSW and RQ. I am aware there were many discussions but I have no idea what they involved.

Of course, there was the nonsensical concept floated a few years ago by GRNSW/Hogan that the track and operations would be shifted into Qld jurisdiction - but not physically. That had many supporters including the then RQ mob who reckoned they could insert it into the Sunday BGC slot. Hogan claims he is a lawyer but he must have been out of the class when they talked about the umpteen legal and constitutional barriers to that happening, plus the fact that TABCORP has an agreement allowing it to conduct betting there (Tatts does not and cannot).