Greyhound Racing NSW chose to be a sponsor of the 2026 Bush Summit, organised by Newscorp.
As part of their sponsorship package, GRNSW got some misleading advertorials published in Newscorp papers, but then journalist Dane Millerd wrote a more realistic piece, “How unity can save NSW greyhound racing”.
Another version of the headline said: “NSW greyhound racing: GBOTA boss Geoff Rose warns industry must unite or die”.
It was a rather downbeat article about how the NSW Greyhound Breeders, Owners and Trainers Association (GBOTA) sees the industry threatened by stagnation, rising costs and a damaging lack of confidence.
GBOTA chairman Geoff Rose conceded “the industry is very stagnant at the moment”, and didn’t think the industry could progress “unless all bodies and clubs start working together”.
Fat chance of that, Geoff. The article didn’t mention that four directors had recently resigned from GBOTA, having only been appointed with the new board in June 2026.
The conflict between GRNSW and GBOTA is of historic proportions. Remember, GRNSW rejected the GBOTA track at Orange and said it was “unlikely to receive registration due to challenges facing the sport.” (ABC)
GRNSW closed numerous tracks in an attempt to give an unsustainable business a chance to live. GBOTA ended the lease at Wentworth Park a year early. Doesn’t look like a very healthy industry.
It doesn’t appear that the greyhound racing business can afford to build a Wentworth Park replacement track in the Sydney metropolitan area, its big dream.
Hence the gloomy faces at GBOTA, and GRNSW’s desperate PR attempts to focus on the regions.
Excerpt at top from Gold Coast Bulletin