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POINT OF CONSUMPTION (POC) TAX No reduction to POC tax rates, which will remain at 20%. Comment The Review Committee recommended a reduction in the tax rate to 15%. The government wisely told them to naff off. It was a stupid idea to start with. Mark = A + No removal of $300 000 threshold […]
RESTRUCTURE OF QRIC AND RQ Stewarding and integrity functions will remain the independent responsibility of QRIC, while operational support functions will sit with RQ. This separation preserves the integrity of decision making while enabling efficiencies and a more coordinated approach to delivering services. Queensland Government will follow the usual process for significant appointments and remuneration. […]
RIDING FOR THE DISABLED Expand access to therapeutic and equine-assisted programs. Options will be explored for a purpose-built facility dedicated to the Riding for the Disabled Association Queensland (RDAQ). The plan involves investigating partnerships with the Equine Therapy Program to align services, share facilities where possible, and maximise participant reach. A centrally-located metropolitan facility will […]
TRACEABILITY A nation-leading lifetime traceability framework will be developed, beginning with the greyhound code and progressing to equine codes. This critical system will incorporate a digital passport that tracks animals from naming through every stage to end of life. Comment Long overdue. Mark = A + REHOMING A new Greyhound Retirement Program will be introduced, […]
CENTALISATION A ‘Hub and Spoke’ model to be introduced with the aim of consolidating administrative effort, strengthening governance, and enabling targeted investment. Framework to be developed based on measurable performance standards to accredit larger clubs as ‘Hubs’ to ensure that RQ funding is matched to organisational maturity and that Hubs are appropriately rewarded for their effort […]
SWABBING Significant increase in swabbing at racetracks across the state. New “swab blitz” to be introduced, with one random race each week across the three codes in which every runner is tested. Minimum of three horses swabbed in every race: the winner, the last placegetter, and one random selection. Staged introduction of the above. Comment […]
SUPER MAIDENS Hugely popular NSW Super Maidens with enhanced prizemoney to be introduced in QLD. A tiered system with designated races across the week will aim to provide greater returns to participants sooner and enhance the quality of midweek and non-TAB fields. Comment A great boon for country racing but not sure about the rationale […]
A date has been set for the hearing of Harness Racing NSW’s application for Judicial Review of the seminal Ben Sarina decision that ruled that warned off or disqualified people were no longer bound by the rules, because they were prohibited from any involvement in the sport that the rules regulate. The matter will be […]
Three independent racing publications, including The Thoroughbred Report, have recently received correspondence from Peter V’landys’ and/or Racing NSW’s legal counsel in response to reporting on governance matters within the New South Wales thoroughbred racing industry. We want to make one point unequivocally clear: responsible journalism must not be met with legal intimidation. Independent media exists to […]
The Thoroughbred Report (TTR) claims, in a public statement it issued on Wednesday regarding legal correspondence served on it by Racing NSW, that it is an independent racing publication. This claim is not true. Allow us to explain why. T0ny Tighe is identified in the story above published by TRR as a thoroughbred breeder, racehorse […]
