Dear Gary,
Thank you for your email and attendance at the Yagoona roadshow. There are a few inaccuracies in your notes, which Id like to clarify.
Point 3- the positive unpublicised news is that, current registrations for all will be extended to 30/6/2019- "As explained at the roadshow, there will be new requirements for registration including enhanced background checks and training. All current licences held with GRNSW will be rolled over to give participants time to complete training".
Point 5- There will be a move to extend the racing opportunities for slow/slowing dogs- "This is a decision for GRNSW. GRNSW is looking into the matter but no decision has been made at this stage".
Point 7- John Keniry spoke about the Bond and it will be introduced unless the Governments decision can be changed and a model is being developed. "It is important to clarify that the Greyhound Industry Reform Panel, led by Morris Iemma recommended the creation of a modest, upfront bond paid by the breeder and ongoing annual payments paid by the owner. The Government accepted this recommendation. No decisions have been made yet about the amount or terms of the bond".
Point 12- At the end of the meeting when challenged by a participant, Alan Brown confirmed his commitment in trying to help the Greyhound Industry and he and his immediate family were involved in Greyhound Racing in the early part of his life, with him attending his first greyhound meeting in 1956 at Harold Park (?) and his grandfather trained Take a Bow to win the Australian Cup in 1962, which he was there to witness. Alan also advised, he use to walk his grandfathers greyhounds, as a youth. "Alan lived in Melbourne until 1963 and his early experiences with greyhounds occurred there. He never mentioned going to Harold Park in 1956".

Before this whole saga the Select Committee gave recommendations that the government mostly accepted. They werent put in place. Why suddenly are we bound by the Iemma recommendations, which were arrived at hastily and without industry consultation?

They do not have to put in place any of the recommendations that haven't already been incorporated into the new legislation and to keep using that as an excuse is just lazy and suggests that they are there only for the benefit of the government and not as Alan Brown stated on Monday for the benefit of us.

I will also point out that on Monday he said a condition of the ban being overturned was the formation of GWIC so we should embrace them because without them we dont have an industry.

There were NO conditions attached to the overturning of the ban. The Premier himself rang the Alliance just before the announcement and confirmed there were NO conditions.

Will more background checks, Training, extra fee structure Re: Breeding, Rearing, Breaking Dogs etc Be covered by GRNSW? seeing we haven't had a decent Prizemoney Increase?.....bs
Gary Point5 Mate: This amounts to more Pathways & Masters racing? so I assume 12 races on TAB tracks will become the norm?.....bs
Point7 Gary: Puppy bond...Why? cant produce full fields now? Modest? $100? $200?..Holly shit just had 12 pups..$1200! $2400! still a modest fee? 3 never got named? get your money back? What about the ones you sold Interstate?? Not thought though..Dogs Brekky Gary!
Point 12..? lost me completely! Hang on, I attended the 1968 G/F between Carlton v Richmond...I should be qualified to run the AFL?
Gary your being led up the proverbial garden path if you believe that crap?

BTW. I think if Teflon Mike was Premier today, V'Landys would have gladly bought him a 1/2 Share in Winx! and still came out on top.

Quote form a media source

New South Wales Premier Mike Baird says he ditched a ban on greyhounds because he "got it wrong" and believes the majority of the community wants the industry to have a second chance.

Key points:

$1,500 bond for every dog bred, breeding to be capped to 2,000 and number of tracks reduced

Tough penalties will be introduced and increased funding for rehoming

Leadership spill avoided as result of position change

NSW Cabinet ministers this morning officially signed off on a plan to reverse the greyhound racing ban.

The ministers took a new policy to the partyroom that will mean fewer races, fewer tracks and a suite of tougher animal welfare measures.

Mr Baird said while the community was rightly horrified by the findings, they also wanted the industry to be given one more chance.

He brushed off suggestions that polls had shown a majority of people in New South Wales supported the ban and he was actually listening to a vocal minority.

"So it's clear in hindsight as we reflect on this we got it wrong I got it wrong, the Cabinet got it wrong, the Government got it wrong," he said.

Unquote

September 2016 - The Alliance gave guarantees in September 2016.

October 2016 - Ban was to be overturned

November 2016 - SFF Part won the Orange By-Election and created history.

March 2017 - Iemma's Reform Panel and Recommendations came out shortly after.

July 2017 - Greyhound Racing Act was enacted

Well, he lied to the Alliance and the Alliance contributed to the conditions.

It acknowledges that consultation with stakeholders is needed. Something we are currently not being afforded.

It acknowledges that there can be unintended consequences if not done properly. Think cobalt and arsenic thresholds, hydration policy etc.

It says they will start again. Something that we desperately need to be done in relation to us. Throw out the Reform Panel recommendations, a body that was not properly structured and was conducted with the ban legislation still in force and hanging over our heads.

In terms of community expectations it seems to be suggesting that it realises the community actually expects people affected to be consulted and be on these advisory committees and not just the animals rights groups that we seem to always be stuck with.

Terry

I did not offer an opinion, just an interpretation (my notes) what was relayed at the Roadshow.

The answer to "I do wonder exactly what the horses did to get such a good deal" is very obvious - the big end of town.

Even so, this is fuel for the challenge in that Grant, like Baird, often displayed an apparent personal dislike of greyhounds ...

* The wording of clauses in the brief to McHugh - ie should it be shut down is a leading question in law.
* The selection of Rushton as Counsel Assisting (a greenish history)
* Using a 10% figure ex IER which his advisors would have certainly been aware of, if not him.
* The delay in implementing the 10% - until the future was sorted out.
* His obvious acquiescence to Baird's incorrect and over the top advertising - as criticised by the Auditor General - given he was Deputy Premier and Racing Minister.
* The AG also pointed out that personal views were ethically improper to use when arriving at decisions.
* Anything else you can think of but note the Bar Association strongly criticised him for (unrelated) other reasons, including making the Attorney General report to him as Police Minister, which was unprecedented.

And there is no question that Newson was at GRNSW - he responded to the 10% by agreeing with it officially.

The only purpose of the IER report was so that NSW could chest thump by saying my industry is better than yours. Vic had already done similar but different studies.

Gary: Not having a dig at you! Unless you believe the crap they are feeding back.

Q. What course or qualification will I need to donate my funds to the industry every year ?

Secondly, how do get out of being a greyhound participant in NSW ?