Maybe the GRNSW leadership team have identified inefficient and non compliant management practices by the GRNSW Track Management and approval processes and have now aligned the forecast spending with their commercial goals.

Perhaps they will follow best practice procurements guidelines with forensic evaluation and accountability before approving project funding and commencing any work - that paradigm will have to save stacks of money, based on the re work, sand mix failures and over budget expenditure, we have all witnessed of recent times.

If they havent been following Best Practice Procurement Guidelines what have they been doing for the past three years ? What about the last year ? Three tracks have been turned upside, but the other 29-30 tracks havent! Dont you find it coincidental ?

The old paradigm word gets a honourable mention.

However, there should be accountability and sackings or removed from the preferred tender list if need be.

The government has for months refused to cough up documents shedding light on some of its most controversial policies despite being required by parliament standing orders to do so.
The papers relate the governments multi-billion dollar stadium spend, a plan to move the Powerhouse Museum to western Sydney and an independent review into child protection services.

Labor MP Adam Searle said the LIB Government is 'addicted to secrecy'

Will be on 9 NEWS TONIGHT.

Now then I wonder if WENTWORTH PARK will be in this little lot.

Start rubbing shoulders with Luke Foley because the Libs/Nats could well and truly EXPLODE/IMPLODE.

Don't you just love Karma.

Mark I wouldn't be surprised if the spend per track is based on fewer tracks - the actual spend is likely to be higher per track.
There is a lack transparency, hence why I have stated participants are wasting their time feeding into a so called Strategic Plan engagement/feedback process.

Re "Bob you can't prepare a Strategic Plan without having undertaken a comprehensive review of the business metrics - the numbers - they will have done so, but won't be releasing them anytime soon as I surmise revenues will not fund the excessive overheads (Administration) and competitive prize money - hence the reason there is talk of asset sales and track closures.
Mark I wouldn't be surprised if the spend per track is based on fewer tracks - the actual spend is likely to be higher per track.
There is a lack transparency, hence why I have stated participants are wasting their time feeding into a so called Strategic Plan engagement/feedback process."

All pretty right. I gave up responding to these documents long ago after many years of finding that they took no notice at all. Another recent example was the survey conducted after the breeding downturn. That showed they did not understand the question so it would have been impossible to come up with sensible answers. In any event, GRNSW has failed to report on the outcome of the survey or on any action taken. Presumably nil.

There is no rational way of proceeding as, without major restructuring, there is no way the industry can handle the simultaneous impacts of declining revenue and increased costs, including the costs of increased welfare measures. Rationalising tracks will never do it as that, too, will tend to reduce revenue, leading to an ever downward spiral. Moving from Wenty will not do it because the costs of a new deal will be substantial while the reward for exiting Wenty will be nil (bar another grant).

Magically, GRNSW has the hide to pat itself on the back by claiming that "our digital media and information capabilities have grown diversified revenue streams for GRNSW". What that means is that NT bookie business has replaced TAB business and that thumbs on phones from mugs in pubs has kept the business afloat. To say nothing of the awful OzChase service which is so far behind Victoria's that it is not funny. Plus rip-off prices and now unusable betting pools to rub salt into the wound.

All of which confirms my decision of four or five years ago to wipe NSW off my map. That's after 50 years of offering my patronage. Dismal, isn't it?

I can't say these guys have lost the plot because they never had one to start with. Baird wins! The good news is that the NSW collapse will stimulate activity in the three neighbouring states.

Alternatively, is it true that GRNSW is not going to fund the restoration work at Gunnedah until Gosford has been completed ?

Alternatively, is it true that GRNSW is not going to fund the restoration work at Gosford and Gunnedah until tracks amalgamate ?

Next Sunday Albion Park 12 Races. 40 Dogs from the Rivers!

I have to ask, does the GBOTA support the closing down of tracks other than their own ?

On the land there should be.

A licenced Club to seat about 500.

Dog track [ two turn inside, one turn outside.

Bowling Greens, Weights Gym, Tennis Courts, Indoor swimming pool,

Football and Cricket pitches for all Codes.

Open seven days a week and would pay for itself.

Around 10 to 20 million to build which is nothing when you look

at what they would get for Wentworth Park.

Cessnock is owned by Agricultural Society so can never be sold. Its not Crown Land and cannot be sold and the greyhound community operate it. Richmond belongs to Richmond and Temora belongs to GBOTA.

In principle they would all be at the mercy of the GRNSW to give them racing dates n are subject to their own Board decisions.

None of them is planning on going anywhere so there isnt much difference except geographic location and track design. Temora is a long way from Sydney. Richmond is ideal, but not for three tracks. Perhaps two (current n straight) tracks. Cessnock (big track n room for a straight track too) is in the Hunter and not far from Sydney, Central Coast n Newcastle. Any track could go TAB, but for safety n welfare, its subjective as there are a few variables, such as bend starts, circumference, width of track, speed of dog into the bend, camber, loam or grass.

Wenty Park is leased to the GBOTA so they dont own it. Either the Council or State control it.