2020 track deaths and injuries

All CPG data is drawn from publicly available greyhound racing stewards’ reports.

Greyhound track deaths

202

Greyhound track injuries

9861

TRACK RELATED DEATHS
VIC 72Bendigo 14 Warragul 10 Ballarat 11 Cranbourne 10 The Meadows 6 Shepparton 6 Geelong 6  Warrnambool 4 Sale 3 Horsham 2 (excludes 1 death after trial at The Meadows)  (excludes 1 death at Wagga Wagga after greyhound escaped on way to track – 10 July)
QLD 40Albion Park 13 Ipswich 11 Bundaberg 5 Capalaba 4 Rockhampton 2 Townsville 5 
NSW 48Richmond 7 Wauchope 4 Nowra 3 Gardens-Newcastle 3 Lismore 3 Dubbo 2 Bathurst 3 Gosford 3 Tamworth 2 Wentworth Park 2  Maitland 2 Goulburn 3  Casino 2  WaggaWagga 1 Kempsey 1 Taree 1 Temora 1 Grafton 1  Bulli 1  Broken Hill 1 Muswellbrook 1 Young 1
SA 18Angle Park 10 Gawler 4 Mt Gambier 2 Murray Bridge 2
TAS 12Launceston 7 North West 3 Hobart 2
WA 10Mandurah 5 Cannington 5
NT 2Darwin 2

Dana Candy was the last greyhound to be killed on Australian tracks in 2020. To learn the names of all the lives lost, click here to visit our In Memoriam page.

TOTAL INJURIES
STATETOTAL
NSW2,821
NT82
QLD1,389
SA732
TAS230
VIC3,716
WA891
GRAND TOTAL9,861

MAJOR INJURIES
STATETOTAL
NSW517
NT15
QLD215
SA199
TAS38
VIC535
WA145
GRAND TOTAL1,664