‘Mistrust’, ‘scaremongering’ and ‘interference’: the proposed sale of Rosehill Racecourse to make way for 25,000 new homes could fall apart as influential racing figures fight back against the deal.
A coalition of powerful thoroughbred racing identities has signalled it may attempt to roll the board of the Australian Turf Club over a controversial proposal to sell Rosehill Racecourse, saying it does not trust the organisation’s senior leadership to allow members a final say on the deal.
“A recent letter to members by the ATC Chairman, saying members will be consulted on any sale, has not assuaged our mistrust in the ATC Board and the senior executives involved in negotiations. “There will be a vote on the sale of Rosehill Gardens at the end of this year, when all ATC members will decide the issue with finality,” the spokesman said.Advertisement
“No amount of scaremongering which conveniently ignores the facts will deviate us from our statutory obligations,” he said. The housing proposal, announced by NSW Premier Chris Minns and ATC chairman Peter McGauran in December, was hailed by the government as a “once in a generation” opportunity to ease Sydney’s housing supply shortage. In exchange for selling the course for housing, the ATC would gain a Metro station at Rosehill and investments in racing infrastructure around Sydney.
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