Half-year NSW Government report card - C.
Id be stunned if they build a new racetrack, that sounds like bluster from racing industry. A new racetrack in 2023 is like buying a betamax in 1983.My expectations for Minns were absolutely through the floor, but I was pleasantly surprised by this policy. Urban racecourses are an absurd waste of prime land for housing. Given you can gamble from anywhere, why not have those racecourses closer to where stud farms actually are?
Sydney racecourse to make way for extra Metro West station and new ‘mini-city’
One of Sydney’s premier racecourses will be shifted as part of a long-awaited plan to expand the mega rail project and tackle Sydney’s housing crisis.www.smh.com.au
i was going to say the right people would be getting rich out of this for it to happen lolMy expectations for Minns were absolutely through the floor, but I was pleasantly surprised by this policy. Urban racecourses are an absurd waste of prime land for housing. Given you can gamble from anywhere, why not have those racecourses closer to where stud farms actually are?
Sydney racecourse to make way for extra Metro West station and new ‘mini-city’
One of Sydney’s premier racecourses will be shifted as part of a long-awaited plan to expand the mega rail project and tackle Sydney’s housing crisis.www.smh.com.au
EDIT - maybe my faith was misplaced, this was an unsolicited proposal to the government by the racecourse owner. But at least Minns accepted it.
That's capitalism I guess. Better when it has positive impacts on a major social issue, but it always makes some rich people even richer regardless. And so it shall remain until enough people want change that the Labor Party gets spooked into doing the right thing.
It happened in Victoria. Pakenham Racecourse was closed and it moved out past Nar Nar Goon
Yes people can gamble from anywhere, but unless you get them to the track at least once or twice to gain an affection with the sport they have no reason to gamble on horses and could just turn their gambling dollar to pokies or sport. Having a presence where people can get to the track every now and again is important, even if 90% of the time the gambling is done on phones away from the track at other times.My expectations for Minns were absolutely through the floor, but I was pleasantly surprised by this policy. Urban racecourses are an absurd waste of prime land for housing. Given you can gamble from anywhere, why not have those racecourses closer to where stud farms actually are?
Sydney racecourse to make way for extra Metro West station and new ‘mini-city’
One of Sydney’s premier racecourses will be shifted as part of a long-awaited plan to expand the mega rail project and tackle Sydney’s housing crisis.www.smh.com.au
EDIT - maybe my faith was misplaced, this was an unsolicited proposal to the government by the racecourse owner. But at least Minns accepted it.
That could be addressed by providing buses there from the city.
No, there goes a big chunk of the crowd.
Well, if I were supreme dictator, they choose between that and nothing, because land in the city is far too valuable during a housing affordability crisis. Since I'm not, I'll consider voting for anyone willing to get tough with the racing industry and make them move their facilities (or shut down altogether, since I really don't care for it anyway).
Right, thats your opinion and understandable, but just addressing your point that seemed to paint it as some kind of win for the racing industry if tracks were closer to where studs are located.
