Week of mayhem at Muswellbrook spoils the GRNSW party

Greyhound Racing NSW was all swagger before the launch of the rebuilt $3m Muswellbrook racetrack in the Hunter Valley on 16 April 2023. In a press release, GRNSW head Rob Macaulay said the track will offer “another state-of-the-art venue in the region to race at, along with The Gardens in Newcastle and the Maitland track.” … Read more

Racing industry’s plan to “warehouse” dogs defeated as community rises up

Greyhound Racing NSW has suffered a significant setback after the rejection of its proposal for a 400-dog rehoming centre in NSW’s Hunter Valley.  The $30m centre, submitted by GRNSW as an “animal boarding and training facility”, was rejected unanimously by the Regional Planning Panel after strong local opposition. The Panel said the proposal for Martindale … Read more

Sako Outlaw wins Greyhound of the Year

Three-year old Sako Outlaw, who suffered a horrible death on the Capalaba track, has been named Queensland Greyhound of the Year for 2022. In a poll of Queensland members of the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds, Sako Outlaw earned the award for symbolising the appalling cruelty inflicted on greyhounds. He fell on the supposedly … Read more