GRV’s paramount responsibility is the health, safety and welfare of all Victorian participants and their greyhounds and of our clubs and our staff. However, we also recognise that greyhound racing provides jobs, income and markets for thousands of people and many businesses across the State.
I’d like to congratulate Fernando’s Riot and Anthony Azzopardi on a great run at the Australian Cup last Sunday. And the team at The Meadows once again did a wonderful job of presenting one of the peak events in Australia’s greyhound racing calendar.
Firstly, I’d like to offer my heartful thanks to Victoria’s greyhound racing participants and clubs for your great efforts in supporting Victorian communities affected by the bushfires.
Welcome to the first edition of Greyhound Monthly Victoria for 2020 and to what promises to be another extremely busy year for our sport in Victoria.
I’d like to congratulate Whiskey Riot and connections on a great win in the 2019 TAB Melbourne Cup. And I thank Sandown Park for their great work again in presenting one of the world’s greatest greyhound races.
As you are aware, the Minister for Racing, Martin Pakula, has appointed Peita Duncan as Chair of Greyhound Racing Victoria and re-appointed Emmett Dunne to the GRV Board and I strongly welcome both appointments.
Welcome to the October edition of Greyhound Monthly Victoria where you can see there’s lot happening in the sport in Victoria at the moment.
The fourth Annual VGAs, hosted by GRV at Crown Palladium on Friday 16 August, was a great celebration of the sport’s achievements over the past 12 months and I congratulate all the winners and nominees for their contribution to greyhound racing in Victoria.
August is shaping up to be another busy month for greyhound racing in Victoria, both on and off the track.
The big news for GRV last month was the decision by Bernie Carolan to step down as Chair of Greyhound Racing Victoria on 30 June after a four-year term.